Adjustable spot welding tool for condenser collecting pipe assembly

By designing an adjustable spot welding fixture for the condenser manifold assembly, the problem of fixture modification and scrapping when the product structure changes was solved, achieving flexible positioning and efficient welding, reducing costs and improving development efficiency.

CN223518992UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07SHIYAN TIANYA AUTO TECH
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Application Number
CN202520005698.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-02
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-02

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Technical Problem

During the development and verification of the condenser, due to the product not being finalized, the special tooling for spot welding positioning needed to be frequently modified or scrapped, resulting in serious waste and hindering the control of tooling costs.

Method used

Design an adjustable spot welding fixture for condenser manifold assembly, including a base plate, a horizontal adjustable support, an adjustable positioning bracket, and locking bolts. By adjusting the position and height of the adjustable positioning bracket, it can adapt to different product structures and achieve flexible positioning and welding.

Benefits of technology

It improved the flexibility and adaptability of condenser development and verification, reduced the possibility of subsequent processing modifications and scrapping, controlled tooling costs, and increased development speed.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of condenser production, in particular to a condenser header pipe assembly adjustable spot welding tool which comprises a bottom plate and a horizontal adjustable supporting part, the horizontal adjustable supporting part is arranged in the middle of the upper surface of the bottom plate, and a condenser header pipe is horizontally placed on the horizontal adjustable supporting part. A plurality of sets of adjustable positioning supports arranged at intervals are assembled on the two sides of the upper surface of the bottom plate respectively, a pressing plate connector / mounting support to be subjected to spot welding is detachably assembled on the sides, close to the horizontal adjustable supporting parts, of the adjustable positioning supports, and the adjustable positioning supports are fixed to the bottom plate through locking bolts. The adjustable spot welding tool for the collecting pipe assembly of the condenser can adapt to various product structures, is high in flexibility and good in adaptability, can meet the requirement for early-stage development and verification work of most condensers, reduces the possibility of follow-up machining rectification and scrap treatment, facilitates control over the tool cost, is not prone to causing waste, and is suitable for popularization and application. And the development and verification speed of the product can be improved to a certain extent.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application relates to the technical field of condenser production, in particular to an adjustable spot welding tool for a condenser header assembly. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the production process of a condenser core of an automobile air conditioning system, a key process of argon arc spot welding is required, that is, a plate joint is positioned and spot welded at the inlet and outlet ends of the condenser header pipe, and a plurality of mounting brackets are positioned and spot welded at the middle part of the condenser header pipe. In order to ensure the accurate positioning of the plate joint and the mounting bracket, a corresponding spot welding positioning special tool needs to be made for each condenser header pipe.

[0003] However, during the development and verification of the condenser, the time is generally urgent. If the above-mentioned spot welding positioning special tool is newly made, the design and processing need a certain time, and the development progress is often affected. Since the product has not been finalized, once the structure of the subsequent product changes, the spot welding positioning special tool made in the early stage generally needs to be reprocessed and modified in some parts, or even be scrapped, which is a serious waste and is not conducive to controlling the cost of the tool. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The application provides an adjustable spot welding tool for a condenser header assembly to improve the following technical problems:

[0005] During the development and verification of the condenser, since the product has not been finalized, once the structure of the subsequent product changes, the spot welding positioning special tool made in the early stage generally needs to be reprocessed and modified in some parts, or even be scrapped, which is a serious waste and is not conducive to controlling the cost of the tool.

[0006] The application provides an adjustable spot welding tool for a condenser header assembly, which adopts the following technical scheme:

[0007] The adjustable spot welding tool for the condenser header assembly comprises a bottom plate and a horizontal adjustable support part, the horizontal adjustable support part is arranged in the middle part of the upper surface of the bottom plate, the condenser header pipe is horizontally placed on the horizontal adjustable support part, a plurality of groups of adjustable positioning brackets are arranged at both sides of the upper surface of the bottom plate at intervals, a plate joint / mounting bracket to be spot welded is detachably assembled on one side of the adjustable positioning bracket close to the horizontal adjustable support part, the adjustable positioning bracket is fixed on the bottom plate through locking bolts, the position of the adjustable positioning bracket can be adjusted by loosening the locking bolts, and the adjustable positioning bracket also has the function of adjusting the height of the plate joint / mounting bracket.

[0008] In an implementation of the present application, the bottom plate is provided with a strip-shaped mounting hole, which is parallel to the condenser header; the adjustable positioning bracket is provided with an L-shaped sliding seat, which is provided with a strip-shaped through hole; and the locking bolt penetrates through the strip-shaped through hole and is threadedly connected in the strip-shaped mounting hole.

[0009] In an implementation of the present application, one side of the L-shaped sliding seat is further provided with a vertical guide rail, which is connected with a positioning plate through lifting and sliding; the positioning plate is vertically connected to the vertical guide rail; a plurality of adjusting bolts are arranged at intervals on the vertical guide rail; the adjusting bolts penetrate through the vertical guide rail and are threadedly connected to one end of the positioning plate; and the other end of the positioning plate is used for connecting a pressing plate joint / installing bracket.

[0010] In an implementation of the present application, the positioning plate is in the shape of an I-beam; one end of the positioning plate is provided with a sliding groove matched with the vertical guide rail; and the other end of the positioning plate is provided with a horizontally arranged dismounting hole, and the pressing plate joint / installing bracket is connected to the positioning plate through a bolt fixed in the dismounting hole.

[0011] In an implementation of the present application, the horizontal adjustable support part includes a plurality of support blocks arranged at intervals; the support blocks are fixed to the bottom plate through bolt locking; and the top of the support block is provided with a circular arc groove matched with the condenser header.

[0012] In an implementation of the present application, the horizontal adjustable support part further includes two limiting baffle plates; the limiting baffle plates are bolted to the two outermost support blocks; and the top of the limiting baffle plate is higher than the bottom of the circular arc groove.

[0013] In an implementation of the present application, the bottom plate is provided with a limiting groove; and the bottom of each of the plurality of support blocks is clamped in the limiting groove.

[0014] In an implementation of the present application, the horizontal adjustable support part has 2-5 groups of adjustable positioning brackets on each side; and the plurality of strip-shaped mounting holes on the same side are arranged on the same straight line.

[0015] In summary, the present application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0016] The condenser header can be first placed horizontally on the horizontal adjustable support part, then the front / rear, left / right and up / down positions of each adjustable positioning support are adjusted and fixed by locking bolts, then the pressing plate joint / installing support is fixed on the adjustable positioning support at the corresponding position, and the height of the pressing plate joint / installing support is adjusted adaptively, until the condenser header and all the pressing plate joints / installing supports are relatively fixed, and then the spot welding work can be started;

[0017] The tooling of the present application can adapt to various product structures, has high flexibility and good adaptability, can sufficiently meet the early development and verification work of most condensers, reduces the possibility of subsequent processing and rectification and scrap processing, is beneficial to controlling the tooling cost, is not easy to cause waste, and can also improve the development and verification speed of products to a certain extent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0019] Fig. 1 is a structure schematic view of the adjustable spot welding tooling of the condenser header assembly in the embodiments of the present application.

[0020] Fig. 2 is a structure schematic view of the installing support installed on the adjustable positioning support in the embodiments of the present application.

[0021] Fig. 3 is a structure schematic view of the pressing plate joint installed on the adjustable positioning support in the embodiments of the present application.

[0022] Explanation of reference signs:

[0023] 100, condenser header;

[0024] 200, pressing plate joint;

[0025] 300, installing support;

[0026] 1, bottom plate; 11, strip-shaped mounting hole; 12, limiting groove;

[0027] 2, horizontal adjustable support part; 21, support block; 22, limiting baffle;

[0028] 3, adjustable positioning support; 31, L-shaped sliding seat; 311, strip-shaped perforation; 32, vertical guide rail; 33, positioning plate; 331, sliding groove; 332, detachable hole; 34, adjusting bolt; 4, locking bolt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only intended to explain the present application, and not to limit the present application.

[0030] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0031] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0032] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0033] The following will be described in detail with reference to the drawings Figs. 1-3 The present application will be further described in detail.

[0034] The embodiment of the present application discloses an adjustable spot welding tool for a condenser header assembly. Referring to Figs. 1-3 The adjustable spot welding tool for the condenser header assembly includes a bottom plate 1 and a horizontal adjustable support part 2, the horizontal adjustable support part 2 is arranged in the middle part of the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, the condenser header 100 is horizontally placed on the horizontal adjustable support part 2, a plurality of groups of adjustable positioning supports 3 are respectively arranged on both sides of the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, the plate joint 200 to be spot welded / the mounting bracket 300 is detachably assembled on one side of the adjustable positioning support 3 close to the horizontal adjustable support part 2, the adjustable positioning support 3 is fixed on the bottom plate 1 through locking bolts 4, loosening the locking bolts 4 can be used to adjust the position of the adjustable positioning support 3, and the adjustable positioning support 3 also has the function of adjusting the height of the plate joint 200 / the mounting bracket 300.

[0035] In the embodiment, the bottom plate 1 is provided with strip-shaped mounting holes 11 parallel to the condenser header 100, the adjustable positioning support 3 is provided with an L-shaped sliding seat 31, the L-shaped sliding seat 31 is provided with a strip-shaped through hole 311, and the locking bolt 4 penetrates through the strip-shaped through hole 311 and is threadedly connected in the strip-shaped mounting hole 11.

[0036] The horizontal adjustable support part 2 is provided with 2-5 groups of adjustable positioning supports 3 on both sides, respectively, and a plurality of strip-shaped mounting holes 11 located on the same side are located on the same straight line.

[0037] The L-shaped sliding seat 31 is further provided with a vertical guide rail 32 on one side, the vertical guide rail 32 and the top of the L-shaped sliding seat 31 are connected by bolts, so as to adjust the position and be more flexible, the vertical guide rail 32 is connected with a positioning plate 33 through sliding, the positioning plate 33 is vertically connected to the vertical guide rail 32, a plurality of adjusting bolts 34 are arranged on the vertical guide rail 32 at intervals, the adjusting bolts 34 penetrate through the vertical guide rail 32 and are threadedly connected to one end of the positioning plate 33, and the other end of the positioning plate 33 is used for connecting the pressing plate joint 200 / installing support 300.

[0038] The positioning plate 33 is in the shape of an I-beam, one end of the positioning plate 33 is provided with a sliding groove 331 matched with the vertical guide rail 32, and the other end of the positioning plate 33 is provided with a dismounting hole 332 arranged horizontally, and the pressing plate joint 200 / installing support 300 is connected to the positioning plate 33 through bolts fixed in the dismounting hole 332.

[0039] The adjustable positioning support 3 designed above is simple in structure and firm and stable, and it is convenient to adjust the position and the height of the pressing plate joint 200 / installing support 300, and it is beneficial to efficient welding work.

[0040] In the embodiment, the horizontal adjustable support part 2 includes a plurality of support blocks 21 arranged at intervals, the support blocks 21 are fixed on the bottom plate 1 through bolt locking, and the top of the support block 21 is provided with a circular arc groove matched with the condenser header 100.

[0041] The horizontal adjustable support part 2 further includes two limiting baffle plates 22, the limiting baffle plates 22 are locked on the two outermost support blocks 21 through bolts, the top of the limiting baffle plate 22 is higher than the bottom of the circular arc groove, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a limiting groove 12, and the bottoms of the plurality of support blocks 21 are clamped in the limiting groove 12.

[0042] The horizontal adjustable support part 2 designed above is simple in structure and firm and stable, the position of the support block 21 can be adjusted according to the length of the condenser header 100, the condenser header 100 is clamped between the two limiting baffle plates 22, and the condenser header 100 is more stable during welding.

[0043] The beneficial technical effects of the condenser header assembly adjustable spot welding tool of the embodiments of the present application are generally as follows:

[0044] The condenser header 100 can be first placed horizontally on the horizontal adjustable support part 2, then the front / rear, left / right, and up / down positions of each adjustable positioning bracket 3 are adjusted and fixed by the locking bolt 4, then the pressing plate joint 200 / installing bracket 300 is fixed on the adjustable positioning bracket 3 at the corresponding position, and the height of the pressing plate joint 200 / installing bracket 300 is adaptively adjusted, until the condenser header 100 and all the pressing plate joints 200 / installing brackets 300 are relatively fixed, and then the spot welding work can be started;

[0045] The tool of the present application can adapt to various product structures, has high flexibility, good adaptability, is sufficient to meet the early development verification work of most condensers, reduces the possibility of subsequent processing rectification and scrap processing, is conducive to controlling the tool cost, is not easy to cause waste, and can also improve the development verification speed of the product to a certain extent.

[0046] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A condenser header assembly adjustable spot welding tooling characterized by, The utility model provides a kind of condenser header (100) horizontal placement on the horizontal adjustable support part (2) of bottom plate (1) upper surface middle part, and the upper surface both sides of bottom plate (1) are respectively equipped with multiple groups of adjustable positioning support (3) arranged at intervals, and the adjustable positioning support (3) is fixed on bottom plate (1) by locking bolt (4), and the position of adjustable positioning support (3) can be adjusted by loosening locking bolt (4), and adjustable positioning support (3) also has the function of adjusting the height of pressing plate joint (200) / mounting bracket (300).

2. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 1, wherein, The bottom plate (1) is provided with a strip-shaped mounting hole (11), which is parallel to the condenser header (100). The adjustable positioning support (3) is provided with an L-shaped sliding seat (31), and the L-shaped sliding seat (31) is provided with a strip-shaped perforation (311). The locking bolt (4) penetrates the strip-shaped perforation (311) and is screwed into the strip-shaped mounting hole (11).

3. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 2, wherein, The L-shaped sliding seat (31) is further provided with a vertical guide rail (32) on one side. The vertical guide rail (32) is connected with a positioning plate (33) through lifting and sliding. The positioning plate (33) is connected vertically to the vertical guide rail (32). A plurality of adjusting bolts (34) are arranged at intervals on the vertical guide rail (32). The adjusting bolts (34) penetrate the vertical guide rail (32) and are screwed into one end of the positioning plate (33). The other end of the positioning plate (33) is used to connect the pressing plate joint (200) / mounting bracket (300).

4. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 3, wherein, The positioning plate (33) is in the shape of an I-beam. One end of the positioning plate (33) is provided with a sliding groove (331) that fits the vertical guide rail (32). The other end of the positioning plate (33) is provided with a horizontal arrangement dismounting hole (332). The pressing plate joint (200) / mounting bracket (300) is connected to the positioning plate (33) through a bolt fixed in the dismounting hole (332).

5. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 1, wherein, The horizontal adjustable support part (2) includes a plurality of support blocks (21) arranged at intervals. The support blocks (21) are fixed to the bottom plate (1) by bolt locking. The top of the support block (21) is provided with a circular arc groove that fits the condenser header (100).

6. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 5, wherein, The horizontal adjustable support part (2) further includes two limiting baffle plates (22). The limiting baffle plates (22) are locked by bolts on the two outermost support blocks (21). The top of the limiting baffle plate (22) is higher than the bottom of the circular arc groove.

7. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 5, wherein, The bottom plate (1) is provided with a limiting groove (12). The bottom of the plurality of support blocks (21) is clamped in the limiting groove (12).

8. The condenser header assembly point adjustment tooling of claim 2, wherein, The horizontal adjustable support part (2) has 2-5 groups of adjustable positioning supports (3) on both sides, and the strip-shaped mounting holes (11) on the same side are located on the same straight line.