Vertical curing oven for brake pad

Abstract

The utility model provides a vertical curing oven for a brake pad, which relates to the field of curing ovens and comprises a vertical support frame, a horizontal support frame, a horizontal support frame, a horizontal support frame and a horizontal support frame, the modularized material frames are arranged in the supporting frame in a layered mode in the vertical direction, trays capable of loading brake pads are arranged on all the layers, and vertical positioning of the material frames is achieved through driving of a lifting mechanism; provided is a material transfer system. The vertical structure design is adopted, the vertical space of a workshop is fully utilized, and compared with a horizontal curing oven, a larger curing space is provided under the same occupied area. The problem that the space of a production site is limited is effectively solved, the site cost of an enterprise is reduced, meanwhile, more space is vacated for the enterprise to expand the production scale, reasonably arrange other production equipment and store materials, and the space utilization rate of a production workshop is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of curing ovens, and in particular to a vertical curing oven for brake pads. Background Technology

[0002] In modern industrial production, brake pads are a key safety component in automobiles, machinery, and other fields, and their production quality and efficiency are of great concern. The curing process is a crucial step in brake pad production, directly affecting the performance and quality stability of the brake pads.

[0003] Currently, traditional horizontal curing ovens are widely used in brake pad production. However, with the rapid development of the manufacturing industry and increasingly limited production space, the limitations of horizontal curing ovens are becoming more and more apparent. Horizontal curing ovens have a horizontal layout and occupy a large area, which undoubtedly increases the company's site costs in space-constrained production workshops. This is especially true for smaller manufacturers or those with limited space; the large floor space occupied by horizontal curing ovens significantly reduces the space available for other production equipment or material storage, severely limiting the company's ability to expand production scale and improve production efficiency.

[0004] Meanwhile, horizontal curing ovens have a relatively limited internal space utilization and curing capacity. Within the same floor area, horizontal curing ovens struggle to meet the growing production demands of businesses, hindering large-scale, high-efficiency production. This not only impacts production efficiency but may also prevent businesses from meeting timely customer demands when faced with increasing market orders, thus reducing their market competitiveness.

[0005] To address this, a vertical curing oven for brake pads is provided, which, compared to a horizontal curing oven that occupies a larger area, can provide a larger curing space within the same floor area, thus improving space utilization. Utility Model Content

[0006] This invention addresses the shortcomings of existing technologies by employing a vertical structure design, making full use of the vertical space in the workshop. Compared to horizontal curing ovens, it provides a larger curing space within the same floor area. This effectively solves the problem of limited production space, reduces the company's site costs, and frees up more space for the company to expand its production scale, rationally arrange other production equipment, and store materials, thereby improving the space utilization rate of the production workshop.

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention solves the problems of traditional horizontal curing ovens in terms of space utilization and production efficiency through the following technical solution.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0009] A vertical curing furnace for brake pads comprises:

[0010] A vertical support frame is composed of a top frame assembly and a bottom frame assembly, and saves workshop floor space through vertical space layout;

[0011] Modular material racks are arranged in layers in the vertical direction in the support frame, each layer is configured with a tray capable of loading brake pads, and the vertical positioning of the material racks is realized through a lifting mechanism;

[0012] A material transfer system comprises a horizontal chain conveying assembly and a material pushing mechanism, the horizontal chain conveying assembly is arranged on the bottom frame assembly, and the material pushing mechanism is arranged on the top frame assembly.

[0013] Preferably, the lifting mechanism is a closed-loop transmission mechanism composed of a chain, a sprocket and a drive shaft, and the vertical positioning of the modular material racks is realized through a speed reducer motor.

[0014] Preferably, the horizontal chain conveying assembly comprises an upper conveying frame, a lower conveying frame and a jacking support plate, the upper conveying frame and the lower conveying frame cooperate to realize material conveying, and the jacking support plate realizes interlayer transfer through a worm and gear speed reducer.

[0015] Preferably, the material pushing mechanism comprises a pushing bracket, an extension rod and a servo motor, the pushing bracket is used to push the tray in or out, the extension rod is connected between the pushing bracket and the servo motor, and the servo motor is used to provide power for the pushing bracket.

[0016] Preferably, both ends of the pushing bracket are provided with guide wheels, guide columns are arranged in the top frame assembly, and the material pushing mechanism realizes the translation of the tray through the cooperation of the guide wheels and the guide columns.

[0017] Preferably, guide pipes are arranged at four corners of the vertical support frame, the guide pipes are in sliding cooperation with the four corners of the tray, and the centering property in the lifting process is ensured.

[0018] Preferably, the bottom frame assembly is configured with a tensioning hanging plate, and the preset tension of the chain is maintained through bolt adjustment.

[0019] Preferably, the sprockets are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the vertical support frame, wear-resistant guide rails are arranged on the running track of the chain, and the cross section of the wear-resistant guide rails is in a U-shaped cladding mode of the chain movement surface.

[0020] Preferably, the tray of the modular material rack is made of high-temperature-resistant composite material.

[0021] Preferably, a detection positioning mechanism is arranged in the top frame assembly.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the vertical curing furnace for brake pads has the following beneficial effects:

[0023] The vertical curing furnace for brake pads provided by the application fully utilizes the vertical space of the workshop by adopting a vertical structure design, and provides a larger curing space under the same land area compared with a horizontal curing furnace. This effectively solves the problem of tight space in the production site, reduces the site cost of the enterprise, and at the same time, leaves more space for the enterprise to expand the production scale, reasonably arrange other production equipment and store materials, and improves the space utilization rate of the production workshop.

[0024] The feeding, curing and discharging links of the application are realized in a relatively automatic operation. The horizontal chain conveying assembly, the material pushing mechanism and the lifting mechanism work cooperatively, the tray can automatically flow between the stations, reduces the manual intervention, improves the production efficiency, and also reduces the error and safety risk possibly caused by manual operation.

[0025] In the curing process, the tray is centered by cooperating with the guide pipe when being lifted, and can sequentially pass through different curing areas, so that the brake pad is uniformly heated. The detected position mechanism monitors the tray position in real time, can accurately control the curing process, and ensures that the brake pad is cured at a suitable temperature and time, so as to ensure the stability of the curing quality.

[0026] The tensioning hanging plate configured in the chassis assembly can adjust the chain tension, so that the chain is always in a suitable tensioning state, avoiding affecting the equipment operation due to the slack chain. At the same time, the wear-resistant guide rail arranged on the chain running track reduces the wear of the chain, prolongs the service life of the chain, improves the overall reliability and stability of the equipment, reduces the equipment maintenance cost and downtime.

[0027] The layered design of the modular material rack can accommodate multiple trays for curing at the same time, improving the production efficiency; the tray is made of high-temperature resistant composite material, which can adapt to the high-temperature environment in the curing process, ensuring the service life and performance of the tray; the material pushing mechanism realizes accurate translation of the tray by cooperating with the guide wheel and guide column, improving the accuracy of operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced as follows. 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.

[0029] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present application.

[0030] Figure 2The utility model discloses a top frame assembly, a bottom frame assembly and a modular material rack partial structure schematic view.

[0031] Figure 3 The utility model discloses a lifting mechanism and push material mechanism partial structure schematic view.

[0032] Figure 4 The utility model discloses a tray, horizontal chain conveying assembly and detection in place mechanism partial structure schematic view.

[0033] Figure 5 The utility model discloses a detection in place mechanism partial structure schematic view.

[0034] Figure number explanation: 1, top frame assembly, 2, bottom frame assembly, 3, modular material rack, 4, tray, 5, lifting mechanism, 6, horizontal chain conveying assembly, 7, push material mechanism, 8, chain wheel, 9, drive shaft, 10, chain, 11, speed reducer motor, 12, upper layer conveying frame, 13, lower layer conveying frame, 14, jacking support plate, 15, worm gear reducer, 16, push material support, 17, lengthening rod, 18, servo motor, 19, guide wheel, 20, guide column, 21, guide pipe, 22, wear -resisting guide rail, 23, detection in place mechanism, 24, tensioning hanging plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The utility model will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings.

[0036] The following description is used to disclose the utility model so that those skilled in the art can realize the utility model. The preferred embodiments in the following description are only as examples, and other obvious modifications can be thought by those skilled in the art. The basic principles defined in the following description can be used in other implementation, modification, improvement, equivalent and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

[0037] Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the utility model, the orientation or position indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the simplified description of the utility model for the convenience of description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore the above-mentioned terms can not be understood as the limitation of the utility model.

[0038] It can be understood that the term "one" should be understood as "at least one" or "one or more", that is, in one embodiment, the number of one element can be one, and in another embodiment, the number of the element can be multiple, and the term "one" cannot be understood as a limitation on the number. Embodiments

[0039] Please refer to Figures 1-5 A vertical curing oven for brake pads, comprising:

[0040] A vertical support frame composed of a top frame assembly 1 and a bottom frame assembly 2, which saves workshop floor space through vertical space layout;

[0041] Modular material racks 3 are arranged in layers in the vertical direction in the support frame, each layer is configured with a tray 4 that can load brake pads, and the vertical positioning of the material rack is achieved through the driving of the lifting mechanism 5;

[0042] A material transfer system, including a horizontal chain conveyor assembly 6 and a material pushing mechanism 7, the horizontal chain conveyor assembly 6 is provided on the bottom frame assembly 2, and the material pushing mechanism 7 is provided on the top frame assembly 1.

[0043] The vertical curing oven for brake pads of the present application is mainly composed of a top frame assembly 1, a bottom frame assembly 2, modular material racks 3, trays 4, a lifting mechanism 5, a horizontal chain conveyor assembly 6 and a material pushing mechanism 7, and the following is the detailed structure and working principle.

[0044] I. Detailed structure and connection method of each component

[0045] Vertical support frame: The vertical support frame is composed of a top frame assembly 1 and a bottom frame assembly 2, which saves workshop floor space through vertical space layout. This design makes the curing oven provide more curing space under the same floor area, improving the space utilization.

[0046] Modular material rack: The modular material rack 3 is arranged in layers in the vertical direction in the vertical support frame, each layer is configured with a tray 4 that can load brake pads. Through the driving of the lifting mechanism 5, the vertical positioning of the material rack is achieved. This modular design makes the material rack can be flexibly adjusted in layers and position according to production needs, improving production efficiency.

[0047] Material transfer system: The material transfer system includes a horizontal chain conveying assembly 6 and a pushing mechanism 7. The horizontal chain conveying assembly 6 is arranged on the bottom rack assembly 2, and the pushing mechanism 7 is arranged on the top rack assembly 1. The horizontal chain conveying assembly 6 includes an upper conveying frame 12, a lower conveying frame 13, and a jacking plate 14. The upper conveying frame 12 and the lower conveying frame 13 cooperate to realize material conveying, and the jacking plate 14 realizes interlayer transfer through a worm and gear reducer 15. The pushing mechanism 7 is composed of a pushing bracket 16, an extension rod 17, and a servo motor 18. The pushing bracket 16 is used to push the tray 4 in or out, the extension rod 17 is connected between the pushing bracket 16 and the servo motor 18, and the servo motor 18 is used to provide power for the pushing bracket 16. Both ends of the pushing bracket 16 are provided with guide wheels 19, and the top rack assembly 1 is provided with guide columns 20. The pushing mechanism 7 realizes the translation of the tray 4 by cooperating with the guide wheels 19 and the guide columns 20.

[0048] Lifting mechanism 5: The lifting mechanism 5 is composed of a closed-loop transmission mechanism of chain 10, chain wheel 8, and drive shaft 9, and realizes the vertical positioning of the modular material rack 3 by driving a reduction motor 11. The chain wheels 8 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the vertical support frame, the wear-resistant guide rail 22 is arranged on the running track of the chain 10, and the cross section of the wear-resistant guide rail 22 is U-shaped to cover the movement surface of the chain 10. This design ensures the stability and wear resistance of chain transmission.

[0049] Guide pipe 21: The vertical support frame is provided with guide pipes 21 at four corners, and the guide pipes 21 form a sliding fit with the four corners of the tray 4 to ensure the centring nature of the lifting process. This design ensures the stability and centring nature of the tray during lifting, avoiding tilting or deviation of the tray.

[0050] Tensioning hanging plate 24: The bottom rack assembly 2 is provided with a tensioning hanging plate 24, and the preset tension of the chain 10 is maintained by bolt adjustment. This design ensures the uniform tension of the chain, avoids chain slack or over-tightening, and prolongs the service life of the chain.

[0051] Detection positioning mechanism 23: The top rack assembly 1 is provided with a detection positioning mechanism 23 for detecting whether the tray 4 reaches the predetermined position. This design improves the automation degree of the system and ensures the accuracy and reliability of the material transfer.

[0052] II. Working principle

[0053] The starting point of the whole process is the loading of the material. The operator arranges the brake pads to be cured neatly on the specially designed trays 4, which are designed with positioning structures to ensure that the brake pads remain stable during subsequent conveying and curing to prevent position deviation from affecting the curing effect. The tray with the brake pads arranged is then placed at the starting end of the horizontal chain conveying assembly 6. The horizontal chain conveying assembly 6 is composed of an upper conveying frame 12 and a lower conveying frame 13, which work together to smoothly push the tray forward along the preset track through the circular rotation of the chain. During the conveying process, the lifting tray 14 plays a key role, which can lift the tray from the lower conveying frame 13 to the upper conveying frame 12 or from the upper conveying frame 12 to the lower conveying frame 13 through the drive of the worm gear reducer 15, thereby realizing flexible transfer of the material between different levels. This design enables efficient conveying and distribution of the material in a limited space, preparing for subsequent curing treatment.

[0054] When the tray 4 is conveyed to the bottom of the vertical support frame by the horizontal chain conveying assembly 6, the lifting mechanism 5 starts to work. The core of the lifting mechanism 5 is a closed-loop transmission mechanism composed of a chain 10, a sprocket 8 and a drive shaft 9, which realizes precise and stable vertical movement through the drive of a speed reducer motor 11. The chain 10 makes a circular motion under the drive of the sprocket 8, which is symmetrically arranged on both sides of the vertical support frame to ensure uniform force on the chain 10 and avoid unstable operation or chain damage due to uneven force. Wear-resistant guide rails 22 are provided on the running track of the chain 10, which have a U-shaped cross section and can cover the movement surface of the chain 10, effectively reducing the friction loss between the chain and the guide rail and prolonging the service life of the equipment. Under the drive of the speed reducer motor 11, the chain 10 drives the modular material rack 3 to smoothly rise or fall along the vertical direction, accurately positioning the tray 4 at the predetermined vertical position. This process ensures the stable operation and accurate positioning of the material rack in the vertical direction through the precise cooperation of the chain and the sprocket, as well as the assistance of the wear-resistant guide rails 22, providing reliable spatial support for the curing of the brake pads.

[0055] After the modular material rack 3 is vertically positioned, the pushing mechanism 7 begins to perform the transfer operation of the tray 4. The pushing mechanism 7 mainly includes a pushing support 16, an extension rod 17, and a servo motor 18. The servo motor 18 serves as the power source, and transmits power to the pushing support 16 through the extension rod 17, pushing the pushing support 16 to move linearly in the horizontal direction. The two ends of the pushing support 16 are provided with guide wheels 19, which cooperate with guide columns 20 in the top rack assembly 1 to ensure the stability and accuracy of the pushing support 16 during movement. When the pushing support 16 moves, it pushes or pulls the tray 4 out of or into the current position of the modular material rack 3, realizing the accurate transfer of the tray between different positions of the material rack. This design enables the tray to move flexibly within the vertical material rack, meeting the needs of different curing positions and improving the flexibility and production efficiency of the equipment.

[0056] When the brake pads loaded on the trays 4 of the modular material rack 3 enter the curing stage, they begin to receive curing treatment. Since the modular material rack 3 is made of high-temperature-resistant composite material, it can maintain structural stability in high-temperature environments, ensuring the safety and reliability of the brake pads during the curing process. The top rack assembly 1 is equipped with a detection positioning mechanism 23, which plays an important monitoring role during the curing process. When the pushing support 16 pushes the tray 4 to the predetermined position, the impact wheel of the detection positioning mechanism 23 touches the detection swing arm, causing the detection swing arm to swing and trigger the proximity switch sensing bracket, sending a signal indicating that the tray 4 has reached the predetermined position. The detection positioning mechanism 23 ensures the accurate positioning of the tray during the curing process through the cooperation of the detection swing arm and the proximity switch. It can detect in real time whether the tray 4 has reached the predetermined position and feed back the detection signal to the control system. The control system accurately controls the pushing mechanism 7 and the lifting mechanism 5 based on these feedback information, ensuring the accurate positioning of the tray 4 during the curing process. This real-time monitoring and feedback mechanism enables the equipment to timely discover and correct possible positional deviations, ensuring the smooth progress of the curing process and improving the quality stability of the products.

[0057] When the brake pads complete the curing process, the lifting mechanism 5 is activated again to lower the modular material rack 3 to the bottom of the vertical support frame. At this time, the pushing mechanism 7 operates in reverse, pushing the tray 4 containing the cured brake pads out of the modular material rack 3 and transporting the tray out of the equipment through the horizontal chain conveying assembly 6. The top lifting plate 14 of the horizontal chain conveying assembly 6 is again driven by the worm gear reducer 15 to lower the tray from the upper conveying rack 12 to the lower conveying rack 13, or to convey the tray to other designated positions according to the production process. This process marks the end of a complete work cycle, and the equipment is ready to start the next work cycle to welcome new brake pads for curing treatment.

[0058] Through the above detailed working principle description, the operation process of the vertical curing furnace for brake pads and the cooperative working mode between the components can be clearly understood. The design not only improves the production efficiency, but also significantly improves the space utilization of the equipment, and is particularly suitable for application in a production environment with limited space.

[0059] It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the utility model shown in the above description and the drawings are only examples and do not limit the utility model. The purpose of the utility model has been completely and effectively realized. The function and structural principle of the utility model have been shown and explained in the embodiments, and the embodiments of the utility model can have any deformation or modification without departing from the principle.

Claims

1. A brake pad vertical curing oven characterized by, The application relates to a vertical supporting frame composed of a top frame assembly (1) and a bottom frame assembly (2), which saves workshop floor space through vertical space layout; a modular material rack (3) is arranged in the supporting frame in a vertical direction, each layer is provided with a tray (4) capable of loading brake pads, and the vertical positioning of the material rack is realized through driving of a lifting mechanism (5); a material transfer system is provided with a horizontal chain conveying assembly (6) and a material pushing mechanism (7), the horizontal chain conveying assembly (6) is arranged on the bottom frame assembly (2), and the material pushing mechanism (7) is arranged on the top frame assembly (1). The lifting mechanism (5) is composed of a closed-loop transmission mechanism of a chain (10), a chain wheel (8) and a driving shaft (9), and the vertical positioning of the modular material rack (3) is realized through driving of a speed reducer (11). The horizontal chain conveying assembly (6) is provided with an upper conveying frame (12), a lower conveying frame (13) and a jacking supporting plate (14), the upper conveying frame (12) and the lower conveying frame (13) are matched to realize material conveying, and the jacking supporting plate (14) realizes interlayer transfer through a worm and gear speed reducer (15). The material pushing mechanism (7) is provided with a material pushing support (16), an extended rod (17) and a servo motor (18), the material pushing support (16) is used for pushing the tray (4) in or out, the extended rod (17) is connected between the material pushing support (16) and the servo motor (18), and the servo motor (18) is used for providing power for the material pushing support (16).

2. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1 wherein: Both ends of the material pushing support (16) are provided with guide wheels (19), guide columns (20) are arranged in the top frame assembly (1), and the material pushing mechanism (7) realizes the translation of the tray (4) through cooperation of the guide wheels (19) and the guide columns (20).

3. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1, wherein: Guide pipes (21) are arranged at four corners of the vertical supporting frame, the guide pipes (21) are slidably matched with four corners of the tray (4), and the centring property in the lifting process is ensured.

4. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The bottom frame assembly (2) is provided with a tensioning hanging plate (24), and the preset tension of the chain (10) is maintained through bolt adjustment.

5. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 4 wherein: The chain wheels (8) are symmetrically arranged at two sides of the vertical supporting frame, wear-resistant guide rails (22) are arranged on the running track of the chain (10), and the cross section of the wear-resistant guide rails (22) is U-shaped and covers the movement surface of the chain (10).

6. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The tray (4) of the modular material rack (3) is made of high-temperature-resistant composite material.

7. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The top frame assembly (1) is provided with a detection positioning mechanism (23).

8. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 2, wherein: ​ 9. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1, wherein: ​ 10. A vertical curing oven for brake pads as claimed in claim 1, wherein: ​

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