Integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform

By combining an integrated heating platform design with a water-cooling mechanism, the problems of gas leakage and uneven temperature caused by split heating platforms are solved, thereby improving the stability of the superplastic forming process and the quality of the formed parts.

CN223556998UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18SUZHOU XINDAFENG METAL FORMING TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423231827.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-26
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-26

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Technical Problem

Existing split heating platforms suffer from poor flatness and uneven pressure, leading to gas leakage and affecting temperature uniformity and equipment stability during the superplastic forming process.

Method used

It adopts an integrated heating platform design, combining a heat insulation mechanism and a water cooling mechanism. The positioning columns ensure the stability of the heating plate and the heat insulation ceramic, and the water circulation cooling reduces the base temperature to prevent deformation.

Benefits of technology

This achieves a tight connection between the heating plate and the heating element, ensuring uniform heat transfer, reducing gas leakage and thermal stress, and ensuring that the material is within the ideal temperature range during superplastic forming, thereby improving the stability of the equipment and the quality of the formed parts.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform which comprises a base, a water cooling mechanism is arranged above the base, a heat insulation mechanism is arranged above the water cooling mechanism, a heating plate is installed above the heat insulation mechanism, and a positioning column penetrates through the upper portion of the heating plate. According to the integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform, the heat insulation mechanism, the heating plate and the positioning columns are used in cooperation, the integrated heating plate is adopted, the flatness is high, gas leakage caused by uneven pressure can be avoided, a heating element and the heating plate are tightly combined, heat transfer is more uniform, and the service life of the heating platform is prolonged. According to the superplastic forming device, a material is always in an ideal temperature range in the superplastic forming process, meanwhile, thermal stress caused by temperature changes can be reduced, the heating plate can still keep stable performance under long-time high-temperature work, the positioning columns are used for positioning the heating plate and the heat insulation ceramic, and it is ensured that the relative positions of the heating plate and the heat insulation ceramic are stable.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the related technical field of heating platform, concretely is a kind of integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform. BACKGROUND

[0002] Superplastic forming equipment is specially designed for aerospace industry and parts manufacturing industry, for the hot forming processing of difficult-to-machine materials such as titanium alloy, in the superplastic forming process, metal material is first heated to superplastic temperature, becomes very soft and plastic, then, by applying gas pressure or hydraulic pressure to fill the shape mold to produce the required shape, the heating platform is a key component in the superplastic forming process, which is crucial to ensure that the workpiece reaches the required temperature and temperature uniformity during superplastic forming.

[0003] The existing heating platform is usually a split type heating platform, and the overall flatness is poor after combination, and the uneven pressure leads to gas leakage, therefore, the present application provides a kind of integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform to meet the needs. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform, including base, the upper portion of the base is provided with water cooling mechanism, the upper portion of the water cooling mechanism is provided with heat insulation mechanism, the upper portion of the heat insulation mechanism is installed with heating plate, the upper portion of the heating plate is penetrated with positioning column;

[0006] The heat insulation mechanism includes heat insulation ceramic, butt joint groove, connecting frame, locking frame and bolt, the heat insulation ceramic is installed on the upper portion of the base, butt joint grooves are formed in the two sides of the heat insulation ceramic, the connecting frame is installed in the butt joint groove, the locking frame is sleeved on the outer side of the connecting frame, and the bolt is arranged on the upper portion of the locking frame.

[0007] Preferably, the water cooling mechanism includes a fixed frame, a heat conduction plate, a copper pipe, a fixed buckle, a cooling row, a water pump and a fixed groove, the fixed frame is installed on the upper portion of the base, the heat conduction plate is fixed on the upper portion of the fixed frame, the copper pipe is fixed below the heat conduction plate, the fixed buckle is fixed on the two sides of the fixed frame, the cooling row is arranged on one side of the base, the water pump is installed on one side of the cooling row, and the fixed grooves are formed in the two sides of the base.

[0008] Preferably, the two ends of the copper pipe are connected with the cooling row and the water pump respectively, and the copper pipe is used in cooperation with the heat conduction plate.

[0009] Preferably, the fixed frame is connected with the base by a fixed buckle, and the fixed buckle is symmetrically arranged with the central axis of the fixed frame.

[0010] Preferably, the heat insulation ceramic is provided with four pieces, and the locking frame can slide on the outside of the connecting frame.

[0011] Preferably, the positioning column passes through the heating plate and the heat insulation ceramic, and the positioning column is symmetrically arranged with the central axis of the heating plate.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0013] 1. The integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform adopts the integrated heating plate, has high flatness, can avoid gas leakage caused by uneven pressure, makes the heating element and the heating plate tightly combined, heat transfer is more uniform, ensures that the material is always in the ideal temperature range in the superplastic forming process, simultaneously helps reducing thermal stress caused by temperature change, makes the heating plate still keep stable performance under long time high temperature work, and the positioning column is used for positioning the heating plate and the heat insulation ceramic, ensures the relative position stability of the heating plate and the heat insulation ceramic.

[0014] 2. The integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform is provided with the water cooling mechanism, reduces the temperature below the heat insulation ceramic through water circulation cooling, prevents the base from being deformed due to heating, ensures the normal operation of the superplastic forming equipment and the quality of the formed part, and the fixed frame can be clamped and installed through the fixed buckle, and is convenient to disassemble and assemble. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is the whole structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic view of the water cooling mechanism of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of the heating plate of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic view of the heat insulation mechanism of the utility model.

[0019] In the drawing: 1, base; 2, water cooling mechanism; 201, fixed frame; 202, heat conduction plate; 203, copper pipe; 204, fixed buckle; 205, cooling row; 206, water pump; 207, fixed groove; 3, heat insulation mechanism; 301, heat insulation ceramic; 302, butt joint groove; 303, connecting frame; 304, locking frame; 305, bolt; 4, heating plate; 5, positioning column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described in connection with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0021] Please refer to Figures 1-3 The utility model provides technical scheme: a kind of integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform, including pedestal 1, water cooling mechanism 2 is arranged on the top of pedestal 1, water cooling mechanism 2 includes fixed frame 201, heat conducting plate 202, copper pipe 203, fixed buckle 204, cold row 205, water pump 206 and fixed groove 207, fixed frame 201 is installed on the top of pedestal 1, heat conducting plate 202 is fixed on the top of fixed frame 201, copper pipe 203 is fixed below heat conducting plate 202, fixed buckle 204 is fixed on the both sides of fixed frame 201, cold row 205 is provided on the side of pedestal 1, water pump 206 is installed on the side of cold row 205, fixed groove 207 is set in the both sides of the inside of pedestal 1, water cooling mechanism 2 can effectively reduce thermal deformation, to keep the precision and stability of equipment, the both ends of copper pipe 203 are connected with cold row 205 and water pump 206 respectively, copper pipe 203 is used in conjunction with heat conducting plate 202, temperature below heat-insulating ceramic 301 is reduced by water circulation cooling, prevent pedestal 1 from being deformed due to heating, ensure the normal operation of superplastic forming equipment and the quality of forming piece, fixed frame 201 is connected with pedestal 1 by fixed buckle 204, fixed buckle 204 is symmetrically arranged with the central axis of fixed frame 201, fixed frame 201 can be installed by fixed buckle 204, and disassembly and assembly are relatively convenient, heat-insulating mechanism 3 is arranged on the top of water cooling mechanism 2, heating plate 4 is installed on the top of heat-insulating mechanism 3, positioning column 5 is penetrated on the top of heating plate 4, positioning column 5 passes through heating plate 4 and heat-insulating ceramic 301 simultaneously, positioning column 5 is symmetrically arranged with the central axis of heating plate 4, adopt integrated heating plate 4, and the flatness is higher, can avoid gas leakage due to uneven pressure, so that heating element is closely combined with heating plate 4, heat transfer is more uniform, ensure that material is always in ideal temperature range in superplastic forming process, simultaneously help reducing thermal stress caused by temperature change, so that heating plate 4 can still keep stable performance under long time high temperature work, positioning column 5 is used for positioning heating plate 4 and heat-insulating ceramic 301, ensure the relative position stability of heating plate 4 and heat-insulating ceramic 301;

[0022] Please refer to Figure 4The heat insulation mechanism 3 comprises heat insulation ceramics 301, butt joints 302, connecting frames 303, locking frames 304 and bolts 305, the heat insulation ceramics 301 are arranged above the base 1, the heat insulation ceramics 301 are provided with four pieces, the locking frames 304 can slide on the outside of the connecting frames 303, the heat insulation ceramics 301 are arranged in a splicing mode, when one of the heat insulation ceramics 301 is broken, the broken heat insulation ceramic 301 can be replaced individually, thereby reducing replacement cost, butt joints 302 are formed in the two sides of the heat insulation ceramics 301, the connecting frames 303 are arranged in the butt joints 302, the locking frames 304 are arranged on the outside of the connecting frames 303, and the bolts 305 are arranged above the locking frames 304.

[0023] Working principle: when the integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform is used, first, the external power supply is connected, then the positioning column 5 is penetrated through the heating plate 4 and the top of the heat insulation ceramics 301, the heating plate 4 and the heat insulation ceramics 301 are fixed, heat is transmitted to the workpiece through the heating plate 4 in the superplastic forming process, the integrated heating plate 4 has high flatness, and gas leakage caused by uneven pressure can be avoided, secondly, the switch of the water pump 206 is turned on, so that the cooling water circulates in the copper pipe 203, the temperature below the heat insulation ceramics 301 is reduced through water circulation cooling, deformation of the base 1 caused by heat is prevented, normal operation of the superplastic forming equipment and the quality of the formed part are ensured, and the external power supply of the device is cut off when the device is not used, so that the use process of the integrated superplastic forming equipment heating platform is completed.

[0024] The standard parts used in the utility model can be purchased from the market, the special-shaped parts can be ordered according to the description and the drawings, the specific connection mode of each part adopts the conventional means such as bolts, rivets and welding in the prior art, the machinery, parts and equipment adopt conventional models in the prior art, and the circuit connection adopts the conventional connection mode in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here, and the contents not described in detail in the description belong to the prior art known to the person skilled in the art.

[0025] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables a person skilled in the art to implement or use the utility model, various modifications of the embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the utility model. Therefore, the utility model will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An integrated superplastic forming apparatus heating platform comprising a base (1) characterised in that: The upper portion of the base (1) is provided with a water cooling mechanism (2), the upper portion of the water cooling mechanism (2) is provided with a heat insulation mechanism (3), the upper portion of the heat insulation mechanism (3) is installed with a heating plate (4), the upper portion of the heating plate (4) is penetrated by a positioning column (5). The heat insulation mechanism (3) comprises heat insulation ceramics (301), butt joint grooves (302), connecting frames (303), locking frames (304) and bolts (305), the heat insulation ceramics (301) is installed above the base (1), butt joint grooves (302) are formed in the both sides of the heat insulation ceramics (301), the connecting frames (303) are installed in the butt joint grooves (302), the locking frames (304) are sleeved on the outer sides of the connecting frames (303), and the bolts (305) are arranged above the locking frames (304).

2. An integrated superplastic forming apparatus heating platform according to claim 1, wherein, The water cooling mechanism (2) comprises a fixed frame (201), a heat conduction plate (202), a copper pipe (203), a fixed buckle (204), a cooling row (205), a water pump (206) and a fixed groove (207), the fixed frame (201) is installed above the base (1), the heat conduction plate (202) is fixed above the fixed frame (201), the copper pipe (203) is fixed below the heat conduction plate (202), the fixed buckles (204) are fixed on the both sides of the fixed frame (201), the cooling row (205) is arranged on one side of the base (1), the water pump (206) is installed on one side of the cooling row (205), and the fixed grooves (207) are formed in the both sides of the base (1).

3. An integrated superplastic forming apparatus heating platform according to claim 2, wherein, The both ends of the copper pipe (203) are connected with the cooling row (205) and the water pump (206) respectively, and the copper pipe (203) is used in cooperation with the heat conduction plate (202).

4. The one-piece hyperplastic forming apparatus heating platform of claim 2, wherein, The fixed frame (201) is clamped and connected with the base (1) through the fixed buckles (204), and the fixed buckles (204) are symmetrically arranged with the central axis of the fixed frame (201).

5. The integrated superplastic forming apparatus heating platform of claim 1, wherein, The heat insulation ceramics (301) are provided with four pieces, and the locking frames (304) can slide on the outer sides of the connecting frames (303).

6. An integrated superplastic forming apparatus heating platform according to claim 1, wherein, The positioning column (5) penetrates the heating plate (4) and the heat insulation ceramics (301) simultaneously, and the positioning column (5) is symmetrically arranged with the central axis of the heating plate (4).