Cooling mechanism and processing equipment

By designing a cooling mechanism, the spindle drives the tool to move to the cleaning brush to remove debris and then into the cooling chamber for cooling. This solves the problems of excessive tool temperature and the danger of manual cleaning, achieving automated cleaning and stable cooling, and improving processing safety and efficiency.

CN223671379UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16HENAN YUZHAN PRECISION TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422991211.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-04
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-04

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Technical Problem

During processing, excessively high tool temperatures can cause plastic impurities to adhere to the tool, which can easily lead to burns or scratches during manual cleaning. Furthermore, existing technologies lack automated cleaning and cooling methods.

Method used

Design a cooling mechanism including a cleaning system and a cooling chamber. The mechanism drives the spindle to move the tool to the cleaning brush to automatically remove debris, and cools the tool with cooling fluid in the cooling chamber. A pressure holding component monitors the level of the cooling fluid to maintain a normal state.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automatic cleaning of tool debris, improving safety, and drives tool cooling through the spindle to ensure stable cooling fluid level, preventing the tool from failing to detect coolant, thus improving machining safety and efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of tool cooling, and provides a cooling mechanism and machining equipment, and the cooling mechanism comprises a cleaning brush used for cleaning chippings on a tool; the cooling box is arranged on one side of the cleaning brush, cooling liquid is contained in the cooling box, and the cooling liquid is used for cooling the cutter stretching into the cooling box; the pressure maintaining assembly is arranged on one side of the cooling box, a containing cavity communicated with the cooling box is formed in the pressure maintaining assembly, and the air pressure value in the containing cavity represents the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling box. The cooling mechanism drives the cutter to move to the cleaning brush through the driving main shaft and drives the cutter to rotate, chippings on the cutter can be automatically cleaned, and safety is high; the cutter is driven by the driving main shaft to extend into the cooling box, so that the cleaned cutter can be cooled; the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling box can be monitored by monitoring the air pressure value in the containing cavity of the pressure maintaining assembly, so that the cooling liquid in the cooling box is kept at the normal liquid level height all the time, and the situation that a tool cannot detect the cooling liquid is avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of tool cooling, in particular to a cooling mechanism and machining equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, during the machining of a workpiece with plastic material properties, the tool rotates with the driving spindle, and the tool is in cutting friction with the workpiece for a long time, which can cause the tool temperature to be too high and the tool surface to adhere to plastic impurities that need to be cleaned manually. Since the temperature of the tool surface is high, the person cleaning the debris on the tool surface is prone to being scalded or scratched. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a cooling mechanism and machining equipment that can automatically clean the debris on the tool surface and cool the tool after cleaning.

[0004] The embodiment of the present application provides a cooling mechanism for cooling a tool, comprising: a cleaning brush for cleaning debris on the tool; a cooling tank arranged on one side of the cleaning brush, wherein the cooling tank contains cooling liquid, and the cooling liquid is used to cool the tool inserted into the cooling tank; and a pressure maintaining assembly arranged on one side of the cooling tank, wherein the pressure maintaining assembly has a containing cavity in communication with the cooling tank, and the air pressure value in the containing cavity represents the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank.

[0005] In the scheme provided by the embodiment of the present application, the tool is moved to the cleaning brush and rotated by the driving spindle, so that the debris on the tool can be automatically cleaned, and the safety is high; the tool is inserted into the cooling tank by the driving spindle, so that the cleaned tool can be cooled; the air pressure value in the containing cavity of the pressure maintaining assembly is monitored, so that the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank can be monitored, so that the cooling liquid in the cooling tank is always kept at a normal liquid level height, and the tool cannot detect the cooling liquid.

[0006] In a possible implementation, the cooling tank comprises a tank body and a cooling hole, the cooling liquid is located in the tank body, and the cooling hole is arranged at the top of the tank body.

[0007] In a possible implementation, the cooling mechanism further comprises a detector arranged in the cooling hole, wherein a detection hole is arranged on the detector, and the detector detects whether the tool is broken or chipped when the tool is inserted into the detection hole.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the pressure maintaining assembly comprises a pressure maintaining box, an air outlet member and an air inlet member, the pressure maintaining box is arranged at one side of the cooling box, the accommodating cavity is arranged in the pressure maintaining box, the pressure maintaining box is provided with an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening which are in communication with the accommodating cavity, two ends of the air outlet member are in communication with the air outlet opening and the cooling box respectively, and two ends of the air inlet member are connected with the air inlet opening and an external air device respectively.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the air inlet opening and the air outlet opening are located at opposite sides of the pressure maintaining box.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the air inlet opening is located above the air outlet opening.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the cooling mechanism further comprises a support member, the support member is arranged on the pressure maintaining box, and the cleaning brush is arranged at one side of the support member.

[0012] In a possible implementation, the cooling mechanism further comprises a moving driving assembly, the moving driving assembly is drivingly connected with the pressure maintaining box, and is used to drive the pressure maintaining box to move, so that the tool contacts the cleaning brush and extends into the box.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the moving driving assembly comprises a first driving member and a second driving member, the first driving member is drivingly connected with the second driving member, and is used to drive the second driving member to move in a first direction, the second driving member is drivingly connected with the pressure maintaining box, and is used to drive the pressure maintaining box to move in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction.

[0014] Embodiments of the present application provide a machining device, which comprises a bearing member for bearing a workpiece, a driving spindle for clamping and driving a tool to move, and the cooling mechanism as any one of the above, the bearing member is arranged at one side of the pressure maintaining assembly, and the driving spindle is arranged above the cooling mechanism.

[0015] In the scheme provided by the embodiments of the present application, the tool is moved to the cleaning brush and rotated by the driving spindle, so that the tool can be automatically cleaned, and the safety is higher; the tool is extended into the cooling box by the driving spindle, so that the tool after cleaning can be cooled; the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling box is monitored by monitoring the air pressure value in the accommodating cavity of the pressure maintaining assembly, so that the cooling liquid in the cooling box can always be kept at a normal liquid level height, and the tool can avoid detecting the cooling liquid. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a machining device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a schematic view of the bearing and cooling mechanism in the processing equipment shown in

[0018] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is a schematic view of the cooling mechanism along the A-A direction in the cooling mechanism shown in

[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 2 is an exploded view of the cooling mechanism shown in

[0020] Explanation of main component symbols

[0021] Processing equipment 100, bearing 10, limiting groove 11, driving main shaft 20, cooling mechanism 30, cleaning brush 31, brush body 311, brush hair 312, cooling box 32, box body 321, cooling hole 322, pressure maintaining assembly 33, containing cavity 331, pressure maintaining box 332, air inlet 3321, air outlet 3322, air outlet member 333, air inlet member 334, detector 40, detection hole 41, support member 50, moving and carrying driving assembly 60, first driving member 61, second driving member 62, mounting seat 70, workpiece 200, tool 300. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The embodiments of the present application are described below in detail, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary only, and are used only for explaining the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0024] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the term "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrally connected; it can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection or can communicate with each other, it can be direct connection, or indirect connection through intermediate medium, it can be internal communication of two elements or interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned term in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0025] Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] Please refer to Figure 1 The embodiment of the present application provides a processing equipment 100, which comprises a bearing part 10, a driving main shaft 20 and a cooling mechanism 30.

[0027] Please refer to Figure 2 The bearing part 10 is a jig in the shape of a cuboid, and the bearing part 10 is arranged on the cooling mechanism 30 and used for bearing a processed part 200. The bearing part 10 is provided with a limiting groove 11, and the processed part 200 is placed in the limiting groove 11. The limiting groove 11 can limit the position of the processed part 200, so as to prevent the processed part 200 from shaking during the processing. In the embodiment, the processed part 200 has the characteristic of plastic material, for example, the material is bakelite or epoxy resin.

[0028] The driving main shaft 20 is used for clamping and driving the cutter 300 to move.

[0029] The cooling mechanism 30 is used for cooling the cutter 300, and the cooling mechanism 30 comprises a cleaning brush 31, a cooling tank 32 and a pressure maintaining assembly 33. The cleaning brush 31 is used for cleaning the debris on the cutter 300. The cooling tank 32 is arranged on one side of the cleaning brush 31, and the cooling tank 32 is provided with a cooling liquid (not shown in the figure). The cooling liquid is used for cooling the cutter 300 which is inserted into the cooling tank 32. The pressure maintaining assembly 33 is arranged on one side of the cooling tank 32. Please refer to Figure 3 The pressure maintaining assembly 33 is provided with a containing cavity 331 which is in communication with the cooling tank 32. The air pressure value in the containing cavity 331 represents the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank 32. It can be understood that the cooling tank 32 can be provided with a scale line, and the scale line can represent the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank 32.

[0030] In the scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the tool 300 is moved to the cleaning brush 31 and rotated by the driving spindle 20, so that the tool 300 can be automatically cleaned, and the safety is higher; the tool 300 is inserted into the cooling tank 32 by the driving spindle 20, so that the tool 300 after cleaning can be cooled; the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank 32 is monitored by monitoring the air pressure value in the containing cavity 331 of the pressure maintaining assembly 33, so that the cooling liquid in the cooling tank 32 is always kept at a normal liquid level height, and the tool 300 cannot detect the cooling liquid.

[0031] The cleaning brush 31 comprises a brush body 311 and a plurality of bristles 312, and the plurality of bristles 312 are arranged in an array on one side of the brush body 311.

[0032] The cooling tank 32 comprises a tank body 321 and a cooling hole 322, the cooling liquid is located in the tank body 321, and the cooling hole 322 is arranged on the top of the tank body 321. In the embodiment, the cooling liquid is water. By arranging the cooling hole 322 on the top of the tank body 321, the tool 300 can be directly inserted into the cooling tank 32 by the driving spindle 20, so that the tool 300 can be cooled, and the operation is simple and convenient.

[0033] Please see Figure 4 The cooling mechanism 30 further comprises a detector 40, the detector 40 is arranged in the cooling hole 322, a detection hole 41 is arranged on the detector 40, and the detector 40 detects whether the tool 300 is broken or chipped when the tool 300 is inserted into the detection hole 41. In the embodiment, the detector 40 can emit infrared light, the infrared light can detect the tool 300 in the detection hole 41 to obtain tool 300 measurement information, and the tool 300 measurement information is compared with the tool 300 standard information stored in the machining equipment 100, so as to judge whether the tool 300 is broken or chipped, so as to monitor the quality of the tool 300.

[0034] The pressure maintaining assembly 33 comprises a pressure maintaining tank 332, an air outlet 333 and an air inlet 334, the pressure maintaining tank 332 is arranged on one side of the cooling tank 32, the containing cavity 331 is arranged in the pressure maintaining tank 332, the air inlet 3321 and the air outlet 3322 which are in communication with the containing cavity 331 are arranged on the pressure maintaining tank 332, the two ends of the air outlet 333 are respectively in communication with the air outlet 3322 and the cooling tank 32, and the two ends of the air inlet 334 are respectively connected with the air inlet 3321 and an external air device (not shown in the figure). In the embodiment, the air outlet 333 is an air outlet pipe, and the air inlet 334 is a pipe joint connected with the air inlet 3321. The containing cavity 331 of the pressure maintaining tank 332 is ventilated by the air device, so that the containing cavity 331 is filled with gas. Since the air outlet 333 is in communication with the tank body 321, the air pressure value in the containing cavity 331 is positively correlated with the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank 32, so the air pressure value in the containing cavity 331 can represent the liquid level height of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank 32.

[0035] The air inlet 3321 and the air outlet 3322 are located on opposite sides of the pressure maintaining box 332. In this way, the containing cavity 331 of the pressure maintaining box 332 can be quickly filled with the incoming gas and reach the preset air pressure value.

[0036] Further, the air inlet 3321 is located above the air outlet 3322. As shown in the drawings, the air inlet 3321 is located above the right side of the pressure maintaining box 332, and the air outlet 3322 is located below the left side of the pressure maintaining box 332. In this way, the incoming gas can fill the containing cavity 331 of the pressure maintaining box 332. Figure 4

[0037] The cooling mechanism 30 further comprises a support 50, which is substantially plate-shaped. The support 50 is arranged on the pressure maintaining box 332, and the cleaning brush 31 is arranged on one side of the support 50. In this way, the cleaning brush 31 can be conveniently installed and removed.

[0038] The cooling mechanism 30 further comprises a transfer driving assembly 60, which is drivingly connected with the pressure maintaining box 332. The transfer driving assembly 60 is used to drive the pressure maintaining box 332 to move, so that the tool 300 contacts the cleaning brush 31 and extends into the box body 321. In the embodiment, the transfer driving assembly 60 drives the pressure maintaining box 332 to move along a first direction and a second direction, and the driving spindle 20 drives the tool 300 to move along a third direction. The first direction is the Y-axis direction, the second direction is the X-axis direction, and the third direction is the Z-axis direction. In this way, by arranging the transfer driving assembly 60, the cleaning brush 31 can be moved to the tool 300 and clean the debris on the tool 300. In addition, the detection hole 41 on the detector 40 can be aligned with the tool 300, so that the driving spindle 20 drives the tool 300 to extend into the cooling box 32.

[0039] The transfer driving assembly 60 comprises a first driving member 61 and a second driving member 62. The first driving member 61 is drivingly connected with the second driving member 62, and is used to drive the second driving member 62 to move along the first direction. The second driving member 62 is drivingly connected with the pressure maintaining box 332, and is used to drive the pressure maintaining box 332 to move along the second direction perpendicular to the first direction. In the embodiment, the first driving member 61 and the second driving member 62 are both screw-nut driving structures. By cooperating the first driving member 61 and the second driving member 62 to drive the pressure maintaining box 332 to move along the first direction and the second direction, the cleaning brush 31 can be moved to the tool 300 and clean the debris on the tool 300. In addition, the detection hole 41 on the detector 40 can be aligned with the tool 300, so that the driving spindle 20 drives the tool 300 to extend into the cooling box 32.

[0040] ​The cooling mechanism 30 further comprises a mounting base 70 in driving connection with the second driving member 62, the mounting base 70 being arranged on the side of the second driving member 62 away from the first driving member 61, and the carrier 10 and the cooling mechanism 30 being arranged side by side on the side of the mounting base 70 away from the second driving member 62.

[0041] The implementation process of the machining equipment 100 for cooling the tool 300 is as follows:

[0042] The first driving member 61 and the second driving member 62 drive the pressure maintaining box 332 to move in the first direction and the second direction, so that the cleaning brush 31 moves to one side of the tool 300, and the main shaft 20 drives the tool 300 to rotate, so that the cleaning brush 31 cleans the debris on the tool 300; then the first driving member 61 and the second driving member 62 drive the pressure maintaining box 332 to move in the first direction and the second direction, so that the detection hole 41 on the detector 40 is aligned with the tool 300, the main shaft 20 drives the tool 300 to extend into the detection hole 41, the detector 40 detects the tool 300 in the detection hole 41 to obtain the measurement information of the tool 300, and compares the measurement information with the standard information of the tool 300 stored in the machining equipment 100, so as to determine whether the tool 300 is broken or has a broken edge, when the tool 300 is broken or has a broken edge, the main shaft 20 drives the tool 300 to move out of the detection hole 41 and replace the tool 300, when the tool 300 is not broken or has no broken edge, the main shaft 20 drives the tool 300 to extend into the cooling box 32, and the cooling liquid in the cooling box 32 cools the cleaned tool 300.

[0043] It is apparent for those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing exemplary embodiments, and the present application can be implemented in other concrete forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered as exemplary and not limiting, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and all changes falling within the meaning and range of equivalency of the elements of the claims are intended to be embraced therein. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims to the figures in which the reference signs are used. Furthermore, it is explicitly stated that the word comprising should not be interpreted as limiting the elements to follow such elements are exemplified without limitation.

[0044] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application rather than limit the present application, and although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present application can be modified or replaced equivalently without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application.

Claims

1. A cooling mechanism for cooling a tool, characterized by, The application relates to a cooling mechanism for a cutting tool. The cooling mechanism comprises a cleaning brush for cleaning the cutting tool; a cooling tank arranged on one side of the cleaning brush, wherein the cooling tank is filled with cooling liquid, and the cooling liquid is used to cool the cutting tool inserted into the cooling tank; and a pressure maintaining assembly arranged on one side of the cooling tank, wherein the pressure maintaining assembly has a containing cavity in communication with the cooling tank, and the air pressure value in the containing cavity represents the liquid level of the cooling liquid in the cooling tank. The cooling tank comprises a tank body and a cooling hole, wherein the cooling liquid is arranged in the tank body, and the cooling hole is arranged on the top of the tank body. The cooling mechanism further comprises a detector arranged in the cooling hole, wherein a detection hole is arranged on the detector, and the detector detects whether the cutting tool is broken or chipped when the cutting tool is inserted into the detection hole.

2. The cooling mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The pressure maintaining assembly comprises a pressure maintaining tank, an air outlet member and an air inlet member, wherein the pressure maintaining tank is arranged on one side of the cooling tank, the containing cavity is arranged in the pressure maintaining tank, air inlets and outlets are arranged on the pressure maintaining tank and in communication with the containing cavity, the two ends of the air outlet member are in communication with the air outlet and the cooling tank, and the two ends of the air inlet member are in communication with the air inlet and an external air device.

3. The cooling mechanism according to claim 2, wherein The air inlets and outlets are arranged on opposite sides of the pressure maintaining tank.

4. The cooling mechanism according to claim 2, wherein The air inlets are arranged above the air outlets.

5. The cooling mechanism according to claim 4, wherein The cooling mechanism further comprises a support arranged on the pressure maintaining tank, and the cleaning brush is arranged on one side of the support.

6. The cooling mechanism according to claim 5, wherein The cooling mechanism further comprises a moving driving assembly in driving connection with the pressure maintaining tank, which is used to drive the pressure maintaining tank to move, so that the cutting tool contacts the cleaning brush and is inserted into the tank body.

7. The cooling mechanism according to claim 4, wherein The moving driving assembly comprises a first driving member and a second driving member, wherein the first driving member is in driving connection with the second driving member, which is used to drive the second driving member to move in a first direction, and the second driving member is in driving connection with the pressure maintaining tank, which is used to drive the pressure maintaining tank to move in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

8. The cooling mechanism according to claim 4, wherein The application further relates to a cutting tool, which comprises a bearing member for bearing a workpiece, a driving spindle for clamping and driving a cutting tool to move, and the cooling mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1-9, wherein the bearing member is arranged on one side of the pressure maintaining assembly, and the driving spindle is arranged above the cooling mechanism.

9. The cooling mechanism according to claim 8, wherein ​ 10. A processing apparatus characterized by comprising: ​