Automobile aluminum part product milling equipment

By designing a milling machine for automotive aluminum parts that uses a dual-station worktable and robot collaborative processing, the problem of low efficiency caused by high fixture requirements of CNC equipment has been solved, achieving high-precision and high-efficiency aluminum part processing while ensuring operational safety.

CN223603865UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28NINGBO CHUANGJIE AUTOMATION CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423105858.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-17
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-17

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Technical Problem

When CNC equipment is used to process existing automotive aluminum parts, the high requirements for fixtures result in extremely low production efficiency.

Method used

A milling machine for automotive aluminum parts, comprising a platform base, a positioner head frame assembly, and a tail frame assembly, was designed. It employs a dual-station worktable and two robots for processing, and is equipped with a safety light curtain and protective frame to achieve high-precision and high-efficiency processing.

Benefits of technology

The precise coordination of the positioner headstock and tailstock components improves machining accuracy and efficiency. The robot's automatic tool changing further enhances efficiency, ensures operational safety, and the protective frame and cover protect the equipment from external interference.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses automobile aluminum piece product milling equipment which comprises a platform base, a tool base is arranged on the front portion of the upper side of the platform base, and a positioner headstock assembly and a positioner tailstock assembly are fixedly installed on the two sides of the tool base respectively. A double-station workbench is rotatably arranged between the positioner headstock assembly and the positioner tailstock assembly, two robots are arranged on the rear side of the platform base side by side, and a first cutter and a second cutter are detachably arranged at the ends of the robots respectively. The double-station workbench comprises a frame, and tool plates used for installing tool clamps are oppositely arranged on the front side and the rear side of the frame. The utility model can solve the problem that the production efficiency is extremely low due to the fact that CNC (computer numerical control) equipment has higher requirements on a clamp in the conventional automobile aluminum part product which is generally processed by CNC (computer numerical control) equipment.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts processing equipment, in particular to a kind of milling equipment for automobile aluminum product. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the development of the trend of lightweight automobile, aluminum parts are more and more widely used in automobile manufacturing, such as aluminum alloy automobile parts, such as bumper beam, exterior trim and sunroof frame, which not only help to reduce the weight of the car, improve fuel economy and driving performance, but also meet the development trend of modern cars for environmental protection, energy saving and lightweight. However, the processing of aluminum trim, bumper beam and aluminum sunroof is complex, and high-precision and high-efficiency tooling equipment is needed to meet production needs. The existing automobile aluminum product generally adopts CNC machining, which requires high-precision CNC equipment, resulting in low production efficiency. Therefore, a new kind of milling equipment for automobile aluminum product is designed to meet the current processing requirements. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model provides a kind of milling equipment for automobile aluminum product, can solve the problem that the existing automobile aluminum product generally adopts CNC machining, CNC equipment is higher in requirement to fixture, resulting in low production efficiency.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of milling equipment for automobile aluminum product, including platform base, the upper side front portion of the platform base is provided with tooling base, the both sides of the tooling base are respectively fixedly installed with positioner headstock assembly and positioner tailstock assembly, rotatably arranged with double-station workbench between the positioner headstock assembly and positioner tailstock assembly, the rear side of the platform base is provided with two robots side by side, and the end of the robot is respectively detachably provided with first cutter and second cutter;The double-station workbench includes frame, and the front and rear sides of the frame are oppositely provided with tooling plate for installing tooling fixture;The positioner headstock assembly is used to support and drive the rotation of double-station workbench, and the positioner headstock assembly includes first mounting support vertically arranged on the upper side of the tooling base, the upper portion of the first mounting support is horizontally provided with driving device, the driving device is installed with connecting flange, the front end of the connecting flange is fixedly provided with first bearing, and the first bearing is connected with the first mounting support;The positioner tailstock assembly commonly supports and drives the rotation of double-station workbench, and the positioner tailstock assembly includes second mounting support vertically arranged on the upper side of the tooling base, and the upper portion of the second mounting support is provided with at least one second bearing, and the middle part of the second bearing is inserted with rotating shaft.

[0005] As preferred, the movable end of the driving device and one side of the rotating shaft are provided with fixing assemblies, the fixing assembly comprises a fixing plate connected with the first bearing or the rotating shaft, one side of the fixing plate is provided with a mounting block, one side of the mounting block is provided with a connecting plate, the connecting plate is connected with the tool plate, and the double-station workbench is fixed and connected.

[0006] As preferred, the upper side of the platform base is provided with a protective frame for protecting the entire device from external interference, the front left side of the platform base is provided with a tool maintenance grinding wheel for tool maintenance and maintenance, the right side of the platform base is provided with a waste material discharging machine, one end of the waste material discharging machine extends to the bottom of the platform base, and the right side of the platform base is provided with a waste material discharging machine for discharging waste materials generated in the machining process.

[0007] As preferred, the right rear side of the protective frame is provided with a device distribution box for providing power support for the entire device, one side of the device distribution box is provided with a robot control cabinet for controlling the movement and operation of the robot, and one side of the robot control cabinet is provided with a water cooler for providing cooling water for the robot and the tool.

[0008] As preferred, the left top end of the protective frame is provided with an air pump, and the right top end of the protective frame is provided with an air exhauster for discharging dust and waste gas generated in the machining process.

[0009] As preferred, the front sides of the protective frame are oppositely provided with safety gratings, one side of the safety grating is provided with an operation panel for detecting the entry of the operator and stopping the operation of the device to ensure the safety of the operator. One side of the safety grating is provided with an operation panel for operation and monitoring of the device.

[0010] As preferred, the opposite outer sides of the two tool plates are provided with protective covers, and during machining, the protective covers guide the cooling liquid to flow into the waste material discharging machine at the bottom.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0012] Through the accurate cooperation of the positioner head frame assembly and the positioner tail frame assembly, high-precision rotation of the double-station workbench is realized, thereby improving the machining precision; the double-station workbench and the two robots are used for simultaneous machining, thereby greatly improving the machining efficiency; meanwhile, the robot can automatically replace the tool according to the requirement, thereby further improving the machining efficiency; the safety grating and the operation panel are arranged on the device, thereby ensuring the safety of the operator; meanwhile, the protective frame and the protective cover are arranged, thereby protecting the device and the workpiece from external interference. The utility model can solve the problem that the existing automobile aluminum product is generally machined by CNC, and the CNC device has high requirements on the clamp, thereby resulting in extremely low production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the utility model without the protective frame;

[0015] Figure 3 is an exploded view of the double-station workbench of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of the robot of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 is a perspective view of the headstock assembly of the positioner of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 6 is a perspective view of the tailstock assembly of the positioner of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 7 is a perspective view of the fixing assembly of the utility model.

[0020] Reference signs:

[0021] 1, platform base, 2, tooling base, 3, headstock assembly of positioner, 31, first mounting support, 32, driving device, 33, connecting flange, 34, first bearing, 35, fixing assembly, 351, fixing plate, 352, mounting block, 353, connecting plate, 4, tailstock assembly of positioner, 41, second mounting support, 42, second bearing, 43, rotating shaft, 5, double-station workbench, 51, frame, 52, tooling plate, 53, protective cover, 6, robot, 61, first cutter, 62, second cutter, 7, cutter maintenance grinding wheel, 8, waste material discharging machine, 9, equipment distribution box, 10, robot control cabinet, 11, water chiller, 12, protective frame, 13, air pump, 14, exhaust fan, 15, safety grating, 16, operation panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model.

[0023] As Figures 1-7The utility model discloses to solve the problem that the production efficiency is extremely low because that the existing automobile aluminum product generally adopts CNC processing and the requirement of CNC equipment to fixture is higher, provide the following technical scheme: a kind of milling equipment for automobile aluminum product, including platform base 1, the upper side front portion of platform base 1 is provided with tooling base 2, two sides of tooling base 2 are respectively fixedly installed with positioner headstock assembly 3 and positioner tailstock assembly 4, rotatably be provided with double-station worktable 5 between positioner headstock assembly 3 and positioner tailstock assembly 4, the rear side of platform base 1 is provided with two robots 6 side by side, and the end of robot 6 is respectively detachably provided with first cutter 61 and second cutter 62;Double-station worktable 5 includes frame 51, and the front and rear sides of frame 51 are oppositely provided with tooling plate 52 for installing tooling fixture;Positioner headstock assembly 3 is used to support and drive the rotation of double-station worktable 5, and positioner headstock assembly 3 includes first mounting support 31 vertically arranged on the upper side of tooling base 2, driving device 32 is horizontally arranged on the upper portion of first mounting support 31, connecting flange 33 is installed on driving device 32, first bearing 34 is fixedly arranged on the front end of connecting flange 33, and first bearing 34 is connected with first mounting support 31;Positioner tailstock assembly 4 commonly supports and drives the rotation of double-station worktable 5, and positioner tailstock assembly 4 includes second mounting support 41 vertically arranged on the upper side of tooling base 2, at least one second bearing 42 is arranged on the upper portion of second mounting support 41, and rotating shaft 43 is inserted into the middle portion of second bearing 42.

[0024] In the embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 7 The movable end of driving device 32 and one side of rotating shaft 43 are both provided with fixing assembly 35, fixing assembly 35 includes fixing plate 351 connected with first bearing 34 or rotating shaft 43, one side of fixing plate 351 is provided with mounting block 352, one side of mounting block 352 is provided with connecting plate 353, connecting plate 353 is connected with tooling plate 52, and is used for fixing and connecting double-station worktable 5.

[0025] In the embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 The upper side of platform base 1 is provided with protection frame 12, for protecting the whole equipment from outside interference, the front side left portion of platform base 1 is provided with cutter maintenance grinding wheel 7, for maintenance and maintenance of cutter, the right side of platform base 1 is provided with waste material discharging machine 8, one end of waste material discharging machine 8 extends to the bottom of platform base 1, the right side of platform base 1 is provided with waste material discharging machine 8, for discharging waste material generated in the processing process.

[0026] In the embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 2As shown, the right rear of the protective frame 12 is provided with a device distribution box 9 for providing power support for the entire device, one side of the device distribution box 9 is provided with a robot control cabinet 10 for controlling the movement and operation of the robot, and one side of the robot control cabinet 10 is provided with a water cooler 11 for providing cooling water for the robot and the cutter.

[0027] In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 The left end of the top of the protective frame 12 is provided with an air pump 13, and the right end of the top of the protective frame 12 is provided with an exhaust fan 14 for discharging dust and waste gas generated during processing.

[0028] In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 The front side of the protective frame 12 is provided with a safety grating 15, and one side of the safety grating 15 is provided with an operation panel 16 for detecting the entry of the operator and stopping the operation of the device to ensure the safety of the operator. One side of the safety grating 15 is provided with an operation panel 16 for operation and monitoring of the device.

[0029] In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 3 The opposite outer sides of the two tooling plates 52 are provided with protective covers 53, which guide the cooling liquid into the bottom of the waste material discharging machine 8 during workpiece processing.

[0030] In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 As shown, the automobile workpiece to be processed is installed on the tooling clamp, the tooling clamp is installed on the tooling plate 52 of the double-station workbench 5 and fixed, the device is started through the operation panel 16, the device distribution box 9 provides power support for the entire device, the robot control cabinet 10 controls the movement and operation of the robot 6, and the robot 6 drives the first cutter 61 and the second cutter 62 to process the automobile workpiece. After the automobile workpiece on the tooling clamp on one side is processed, the driving device 32 is started to drive the double-station workbench 5 to rotate to the specified position through the positioner head frame assembly 3 and the positioner tail frame assembly 4. The tooling clamp on the other side faces the robot 6, and at the same time, the robot 6 performs milling operation according to the preset processing path and parameters; during processing, the air pump 13 provides compressed air for cleaning the cutting area, and the exhaust fan 14 discharges the dust and waste gas generated; when the cutter needs to be replaced, the current cutter on the robot 6 is replaced with a spare cutter, and at the same time, the waste material discharging machine 8 discharges the waste material generated during processing to the specified position. After processing is completed, the device is stopped through the operation panel 16, the operator can safely enter the inside of the device, take out the processed workpiece, and prepare for the next round of processing.

[0031] It should be noted that all directional indications, such as upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, etc., in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0032] In addition, the description such as "first", "second" and the like in the present application is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0033] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "connection", "fixing" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, "fixing" can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integral; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through intermediate medium; can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0034] In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment of the present application can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of the ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor within the scope of protection required by the present application.

Claims

1. A milling machine for automotive aluminum parts, characterized in that, Include: The platform base (1), the upper side of the platform base (1) is provided with a tool base (2), the two sides of the tool base (2) are respectively fixedly installed with a positioner headstock assembly (3) and a positioner tailstock assembly (4), a double-station worktable (5) is rotatably arranged between the positioner headstock assembly (3) and the positioner tailstock assembly (4), the rear side of the platform base (1) is provided with two robots (6) side by side, and the end of the robot (6) is respectively detachably provided with a first cutter (61) and a second cutter (62); The double-station worktable (5) comprises a frame (51), and tool plates (52) for mounting tool clamps are arranged on the opposite sides of the front and rear of the frame (51); The positioner headstock assembly (3) comprises a first mounting support (31) vertically arranged on the upper side of the tool base (2), a driving device (32) is horizontally arranged on the upper portion of the first mounting support (31), a connecting flange (33) is arranged on the driving device (32), a first bearing (34) is fixedly arranged on the front end of the connecting flange (33), and the first bearing (34) is connected with the first mounting support (31); The positioner tailstock assembly (4) comprises a second mounting support (41) vertically arranged on the upper side of the tool base (2), and at least one second bearing (42) is arranged on the upper portion of the second mounting support (41), and a rotating shaft (43) is inserted into the middle portion of the second bearing (42).

2. The apparatus for milling defects from an automotive aluminum product of claim 1, wherein: The movable end of the driving device (32) and one side of the rotating shaft (43) are provided with a fixing assembly (35), the fixing assembly (35) comprises a fixing plate (351) connected with the first bearing (34) or the rotating shaft (43), one side of the fixing plate (351) is provided with a mounting block (352), one side of the mounting block (352) is provided with a connecting plate (353), and the connecting plate (353) is connected with the tool plate (52).

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The upper side of the platform base (1) is provided with a protective frame (12), the front side left portion of the platform base (1) is provided with a cutter maintenance grinding wheel (7), the right side of the platform base (1) is provided with a waste material discharging machine (8), and one end of the waste material discharging machine (8) extends to the bottom of the platform base (1).

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The rear right portion of the protective frame (12) is provided with an equipment distribution box (9), one side of the equipment distribution box (9) is provided with a robot control cabinet (10), and one side of the robot control cabinet (10) is provided with a cold water machine (11).

5. The apparatus for milling defects from an automotive aluminum product of claim 3, wherein: The top left end of the protective frame (12) is provided with an air pump (13), and the top right end of the protective frame (12) is provided with an exhaust fan (14).

6. The apparatus for milling defects from an automotive aluminum product of claim 3, wherein: The front side of the protective frame (12) is provided with safety grating (15) in opposition, and one side of the safety grating (15) is provided with an operation panel (16).

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The opposite outer sides of the two tool plates (52) are provided with protective covers (53).