Spiral cable cooling mechanism

By combining a spray cooling mechanism and an air blowing device, the problems of excessive manual operation and metal oxidation and corrosion during the cooling process of spiral cables are solved, achieving efficient and safe spiral cable cooling, and improving production efficiency and product quality.

CN223743336UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-30YANGZHOU POLYTECHNIC INST
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Application Number
CN202422678092.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-04
Publication Date
2025-12-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-04

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Technical Problem

The existing spiral cable cooling process suffers from problems such as excessive manual operation, low efficiency, and safety hazards. Traditional water cooling methods may cause metal oxidation and corrosion, affecting cable performance.

Method used

A spray cooling mechanism is adopted, which uses a cooling tunnel, spray nozzles, water collection tank, water pump and chain track to form an assembly line to realize the mechanized cooling of the spiral cable. The cooling water is recycled and combined with an air blowing device to prevent water dripping.

Benefits of technology

This technology enables highly efficient mechanized cooling of spiral cables, improving production efficiency, preventing metal oxidation and corrosion, and ensuring safety and product quality.

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Abstract

A spiral cable cooling mechanism belongs to the technical field of spiral cable processing. The device is characterized by comprising a plurality of winding rods which are uniformly spaced, a cooling tunnel, a plurality of spraying nozzles, a water collecting tank, a water pump and two groups of chain type rails. The cooling tunnel is installed on the supporting steel frame through two stainless steel water baffles arranged in parallel, and a cavity with the four side faces open is formed. The multiple spraying nozzles are distributed on the inner side of the cooling tunnel, the water collecting tank is located below the cooling tunnel, and the water pump communicates with the water collecting tank and the spraying nozzles. The two chain type guide rails are installed at the top and the bottom of the supporting steel frame respectively, and the two ends of the winding rod are connected with the two chain type guide rails respectively. Spray cooling is adopted, cooling water can be recycled, mechanical operation is achieved, and production efficiency is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a spiral cable cooling mechanism and belongs to the spiral cable processing technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] Spiral cable, also known as spring cable, has good flexibility and elasticity and is widely used in movable devices such as automobiles, charging piles and instruments. The manufacturing process of spiral cable generally includes: first, winding the cable into a shape, then high-temperature shaping in an oven, and then cooling. In the prior art, the following two cooling methods are generally used for cooling the high-temperature shaped cable:

[0003] (1) Air cooling:

[0004] Due to the limitations of factory space, production technology, cost and the like, most spiral cable manufacturers currently do not form a flow line operation, the high-temperature heating of the spiral cable is manually sent into the oven, and the cooling of the spiral cable is manually taken out of the oven and arranged under the fan for cooling. The manual operation involves too many people, is time-consuming and labor-intensive, has low efficiency, and even has safety hazards.

[0005] (2) Water cooling:

[0006] Unlike the large length of straight cable, the length of a single spiral cable is limited. If the traditional immersion type water cooling tank for straight cable is used for cooling the spiral cable, the cable cut at both ends of the spiral cable will be infiltrated with water, resulting in oxidation and corrosion of the spiral cable metal material and affecting the performance of the spiral cable. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0007] The utility model aims at improving the cooling link in the spiral cable manufacturing process and provides a spiral cable cooling mechanism which uses spray cooling, the cooling water can be recycled, realizes mechanized operation and improves production efficiency.

[0008] The technical scheme of the utility model is as follows: a spiral cable cooling mechanism, characterized by comprising: a plurality of evenly spaced winding rods, a cooling tunnel, a plurality of spray nozzles, a water collecting tank, a water pump and two groups of chain type rails. The cooling tunnel is installed on the support steel frame by two parallel arranged stainless steel water retaining plates to form a cavity with four open sides. The plurality of spray nozzles are distributed on the inner side of the cooling tunnel, the water collecting tank is located below the cooling tunnel, and the water pump is connected with the water collecting tank and the spray nozzles. The two groups of chain type rails are respectively installed on the top and bottom of the support steel frame, and the two ends of the winding rod are respectively connected with the two groups of chain type rails.

[0009] In the above scheme, the winding rod is used to fix the spiral cable, the spiral cable is axially wound along the winding rod and the two ends are fixed by wire clamps; two groups of chain tracks are provided with mounting seats at the connection with the winding rod, the two ends of the winding rod can be connected with the corresponding mounting seats by magnetic attraction or other quick connection methods, and a plurality of winding rods are evenly distributed between the two groups of chain tracks; the winding rods are vertically installed on the logistics carrier (i.e. the two groups of chain tracks) in a assembly line mode, and sequentially pass through the cooling tunnel for cooling.

[0010] In the above scheme, the upper side, lower side, left side and right side of the cooling tunnel are open, the left side and the right side are respectively used as the inlet end and the outlet end of the cooling tunnel, the lower side is used as the falling port of the cooling water in the cavity of the cooling tunnel, and the two groups of chain tracks pass through the left and right ends of the cooling tunnel. By driving the chain tracks, a plurality of winding rods wound with spiral cables enter the cavity from the inlet end of the cooling tunnel, the water pump sends the cooling water from the water collecting tank to the spray nozzles, a plurality of spray nozzles spray and cool the spiral cables on the winding rods in the cavity, the cooling water returns to the water collecting tank from the lower side of the cooling tunnel, and after the spray cooling is completed, the winding rods leave through the outlet end of the cooling tunnel.

[0011] Further, the water collecting tank comprises a filter layer on the upper layer and a collecting layer on the lower layer; the bottom of the filter layer is provided with a filter screen structure, and the filter screen is paved with filter cotton. The water collecting tank adopts a split structure, which facilitates the replacement of filter cotton and the cleaning of the water collecting tank, and the bottom of the water collecting tank can be provided with walking wheels or handles as needed.

[0012] Further, it further comprises a water chiller, the water inlet pipe of the water chiller is connected with the collecting layer of the water collecting tank, the water outlet pipe of the water chiller is connected with the water inlet of the water pump; the water outlet of the water pump is connected with the cooling water pipe, the cooling water pipe is arranged between the two stainless steel water retaining plates, and a plurality of spray nozzles are connected with the cooling water pipe. The water chiller can cool the cooling water in the water collecting tank, and the water pump sprays the low-temperature water in the water collecting tank through the cooling water pipe and the spray nozzles to cool the spiral cables.

[0013] Further, the spray nozzles are divided into a plurality of groups, two by two; the two spray nozzles in each group are arranged above and below to form a water spraying level; and the spray nozzles on the two stainless steel water retaining plates are one-to-one corresponding. The heights of the upper and lower spray nozzles in each group are respectively matched with the top and middle positions of the spiral cables.

[0014] Further, two groups of air blowing nozzles are arranged near the outlet end in the cooling tunnel; two air blowing nozzles are arranged above and below in each group to form an air blowing level; the two groups of air blowing nozzles are symmetrically arranged on the two stainless steel water retaining plates and are respectively connected with the external compressed air through air flow pipelines. The air flow pipelines are connected with the compressed air source, and the compressed air is blown out through the air blowing nozzles, which aims to blow away the water on the spiral cables and the winding rods, prevent the water from being taken out of the cooling tunnel and dropping on the ground, and avoid the water marks on the surface of the spiral cables after drying.

[0015] Further, the plurality of winding rods are arranged at intervals, the distance between two adjacent winding rods is equal to the distance between two adjacent water spraying positions, and is also equal to the distance between the air blowing position and the nearest water spraying position.

[0016] Further, the spraying angle of the spraying nozzle and the air blowing nozzle can be adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model (remove the stainless steel water baffle);

[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model (remove the stainless steel water baffle, cross bar);

[0020] Figure 4 It is a side view of the utility model;

[0021] In the drawing: stainless steel water baffle 1, support steel frame 2, rectangular frame 2-1, cross beam 2-2, cross bar 2-3, water collecting tank 3, filter layer 3-1, collection layer 3-2, spiral cable 4, winding rod 5, chain type guide rail 6, water chiller 7, water inlet pipe 7-1, water outlet pipe 7-2, water pump 8, cooling water pipe 9, spraying nozzle 10, air blowing nozzle 11, air flow pipeline 12. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] A spiral cable cooling mechanism, as shown in the drawing, comprises: a logistics carrier, a winding rod, a cooling tunnel, a spraying nozzle, a water collecting tank, a water pump and a water chiller.

[0023] The cooling tunnel is formed by two parallel arranged stainless steel water baffles 1 installed on the support steel frame 2, and forms a cavity with four open sides. The left side and the right side are respectively the inlet end and the outlet end of the cooling tunnel, and the lower side is the falling port of the cooling water in the cooling tunnel cavity. The water collecting tank 3 is located below the cooling tunnel.

[0024] The support steel frame 2 comprises: the rectangular frame 2-1 at the left and right ends, the cross beam 2-2 at the upper and lower sides, and the plurality of cross bars 2-3 at the front and rear sides. The stainless steel water baffle is connected with the support steel frame through the cross bar, and the chain type guide rail is installed through the cross beam.

[0025] The spiral cable 4 is axially wound along the winding rod 5 and fixed at both ends by wire clamps, the logistics carrier adopts a chain guide 6, two groups of chain guides are respectively installed on two cross beams of a support steel frame, the winding rod is vertically installed on the two groups of chain guides, and a flow line is formed.

[0026] The water inlet pipe 7-1 of the water chiller 7 is connected with a water collecting tank, the water outlet pipe 7-2 of the water chiller is connected with the water inlet of the water pump 8, the water outlet of the water pump is connected with a cooling water pipe 9, the cooling water pipe is arranged on the cross bars of the support steel frame and fixed, and a plurality of spray nozzles 10 are arranged on the inner side of the cooling tunnel and communicated with the cooling water pipe.

[0027] The chain guide is driven, the winding rod with the spiral cable is entered from the inlet end of the cooling tunnel, the water pump sends the cooling water from the water collecting tank to the spray nozzles, the spray nozzles spray and cool the winding rod, after the spray cooling is completed, the winding rod leaves through the outlet end of the cooling tunnel. After the spray, the cooling water returns to the water collecting tank from the lower side of the cooling tunnel, the cooling water in the water collecting tank is cooled by the water chiller and then sent to the spray nozzles by the water pump.

[0028] In an embodiment of the utility model, the both ends of winding rod adopt magnetic type and connect with corresponding mounting seat of chain guide.

[0029] In an embodiment of the utility model, the water collecting tank adopts split structure, including: the filter layer 3-1 of upper layer, the collection layer 3-2 of lower layer, the bottom of filter layer adopts filter screen structure, and filter screen is laid with filter cotton.

[0030] In an embodiment of the utility model, the spray nozzles 10 are two by two in a group and are divided into several groups;The upper and lower two spray nozzles in each group are arranged, forming a water spraying position;The water spraying positions on the two stainless steel water retaining plates are one-to-one corresponding. The heights of the upper and lower two spray nozzles in each group are respectively matched with the top and middle positions of the spiral cable.

[0031] In an embodiment of the utility model, two groups of air blowing nozzles 11 are arranged near the outlet end of the cooling tunnel;Two air blowing nozzles distributed above and below are arranged in each group, forming an air blowing position;The two groups of air blowing nozzles are symmetrically arranged on the two stainless steel water retaining plates and are respectively connected with external compressed air through air flow pipes 12. The distance between the adjacent two winding rods is equal to the distance between the adjacent two water spraying positions, and is also equal to the distance between the air blowing position and the nearest water spraying position.

Claims

1. A spiral cable cooling mechanism, characterized by, The utility model relates to a cooling device for spiral cable, comprising: a winding rod, which is wound with a spiral cable; a cooling tunnel, which is formed by two parallel arranged stainless steel water baffle plates installed on a support steel frame, and has an open cavity on four sides; a plurality of spray nozzles, which are distributed on the inner side of the cooling tunnel to spray and cool the spiral cable on the winding rod in the cavity of the cooling tunnel; a water collecting tank, which is located below the cooling tunnel; a water pump, which is connected to the water collecting tank and the spray nozzles; two chain guide rails, which are respectively installed on the top and bottom of the support steel frame, and the two ends of the winding rod are connected to the two chain guide rails.

2. A spiral cable cooling mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The water collecting tank comprises a filter layer on the upper layer and a collecting layer on the lower layer; the bottom of the filter layer is provided with a filter screen structure, and filter cotton is laid on the filter screen.

3. A spiral cable cooling mechanism according to claim 2, wherein The utility model further comprises a water chiller, the water inlet pipe of the water chiller is connected to the collecting layer of the water collecting tank, the water outlet pipe of the water chiller is connected to the water inlet of the water pump, the water outlet of the water pump is connected to a cooling water pipe, the cooling water pipe is arranged on the two stainless steel water baffle plates, and the plurality of spray nozzles are connected to the cooling water pipe.

4. A spiral cable cooling mechanism according to claim 3, wherein The spray nozzles are divided into several groups, two spray nozzles in each group are arranged in an up-down manner to form a water spraying position, and the spray nozzles on the two stainless steel water baffle plates are in one-to-one correspondence.

5. A spiral cable cooling mechanism according to claim 4, wherein Two groups of air blowing nozzles are arranged near the outlet end in the cooling tunnel; two air blowing nozzles distributed in an up-down manner are arranged in each group to form an air blowing position; the two groups of air blowing nozzles are symmetrically arranged on the two stainless steel water baffle plates and are respectively connected to external compressed air through air flow pipes.

6. A spiral cable cooling mechanism according to claim 5, wherein The plurality of winding rods are arranged at intervals and uniformly, the distance between two adjacent winding rods is equal to the distance between two adjacent water spraying positions, and is also equal to the distance between an air blowing position and the nearest water spraying position.