Automatic machining device for valve guide pipe
By designing an automated valve guide processing device, automated loading, unloading, and clamping are achieved, solving the problem of low production efficiency caused by manual operation, improving production efficiency and reducing costs, and meeting the needs of mass production.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520483038.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-19
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-19
AI Technical Summary
In the existing valve guide machining process on CNC lathes, the manual loading, unloading, and clamping time accounts for a relatively high proportion, resulting in low production efficiency. One person can only operate two machine tools, which cannot meet the needs of mass production.
An automated machining device for valve guides was designed, including a valve jaw chuck, a support base plate, a cutting tool holder, a boring tool holder, a valve guide loading device, and a material unloading device, which realizes automated loading, unloading, and clamping, eliminating manual operation.
It significantly improved production efficiency, reduced auxiliary time, lowered labor costs, and met the needs of mass production.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of valve guide processing technology, specifically to an automated valve guide processing device. Background Technology
[0002] Valve guides are the guiding devices for the valves of an automotive engine, installed on the cylinder head. Their main function is to ensure the valves perform reciprocating linear motion, to ensure proper contact between the valve and the valve seat, and to transfer the heat from the valve stem to the cylinder head. Currently, the production and processing of valve guides requires the use of CNC lathes for machining.
[0003] Currently, when valve guides are machined using CNC lathes, the production mode is generally manual loading and unloading, with an actual machining cycle of about 1 minute. The auxiliary loading and unloading time is 10 seconds, accounting for 16% of the total auxiliary time. Moreover, one person can only operate two machine tools, resulting in low production efficiency and increased costs that cannot meet the requirements for mass production. Therefore, an automated valve guide machining device is proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems. Utility Model Content
[0004] (a) Technical problems to be solved
[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an automated valve guide processing device. It has advantages such as eliminating the auxiliary time for manual loading and unloading and clamping, and significantly improving production efficiency. It solves the problems of the current valve guide processing on CNC lathes, where manual loading and unloading and clamping are generally required. The actual machining cycle of valve guides is about 1 minute, with 10 seconds of auxiliary loading and unloading and clamping time, accounting for 16% of the total auxiliary time. Moreover, one person can only operate two machine tools, resulting in low production efficiency and increased costs that cannot meet the needs of mass production.
[0006] (II) Technical Solution
[0007] The technical solution of this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows: an automated processing device for valve guides, including a chuck and a support base plate, a cutting tool holder fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate, a boring tool holder fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate, a valve guide feeding device fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate, and a valve guide picking device fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate.
[0008] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0009] This automated valve guide processing device has the advantage of eliminating the auxiliary time of manual loading, unloading, and clamping, thus significantly improving production efficiency.
[0010] Based on the above technical solution, the present invention can be further improved as follows.
[0011] Furthermore, the cylinder jaw chuck is located on the left side of the support base plate, and a collection box is fixedly connected to the outer side of the support base plate. The collection box is located directly below the valve guide material handling device.
[0012] Furthermore, the valve guide feeding device includes a support base fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate, a hopper fixedly connected to the outside of the support base, a pusher block fixedly connected to the outside of the hopper, a feeding cylinder fixedly connected to the outside of the support base plate, a stirring assembly rotatably connected to the outside of the support base, and a plurality of valve guides to be processed arranged on the inside of the hopper.
[0013] The advantage of adopting the above-mentioned further solution is that the valve guide feeding device can facilitate the feeding operation of the valve guide to be processed.
[0014] Furthermore, the stirring assembly includes a stirring cylinder rotatably connected to the outside of the support base, a rotating plate rotatably connected to the inside of the hopper, and the outside of the telescopic end of the stirring cylinder rotatably connected to the outside of the rotating plate.
[0015] The advantage of adopting the above-mentioned further solution is that the stirring assembly can perform stirring operations on the valve guide to be processed.
[0016] Furthermore, the valve guide material handling device includes a pneumatic gripper support fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate, a clamping pneumatic gripper fixedly connected to the outer side of the pneumatic gripper support, and a clamping claw fixedly connected to the outer side of the output end of the clamping pneumatic gripper.
[0017] The advantage of adopting the above-mentioned further solution is that the valve guide take-up device can easily remove the valve guide to be processed.
[0018] Furthermore, the cutting tool holder, boring tool holder, valve guide feeding device, and valve guide taking device are distributed from back to front. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 This is a connection diagram of the support base and the hopper of this utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 This is a connection diagram of the stirring cylinder and the rotating plate of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing the connection between the gripper and the gripper of this utility model.
[0023] In the diagram: 1. Claw chuck; 2. Support base plate; 3. Cutting tool holder; 4. Boring tool holder; 5. Valve guide feeding device; 51. Support base; 52. Hopper; 53. Push block; 54. Feeding cylinder; 55. Mixing assembly; 5501. Mixing cylinder; 5502. Rotating plate; 56. Valve guide to be processed; 6. Valve guide picking device; 61. Pneumatic gripper support; 62. Clamping gripper; 63. Clamping gripper; 7. Collection box. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0025] In the embodiments, by Figure 1-4 The present invention provides an automated processing device for valve guides. The device includes a chuck 1 and a support base plate 2. A cutting tool holder 3 is fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate 2, a boring tool holder 4 is fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate 2, a valve guide feeding device 5 is fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate 2, and a valve guide picking device 6 is fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate 2.
[0026] The outer side of the chuck 1 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the moving end of the first linear guide, so that the chuck 1 can move back and forth. The outer side of the support base plate 2 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the moving end of the second linear guide, so that the support base plate 2 can move left and right.
[0027] The cylinder jaw chuck 1 is located on the left side of the support base plate 2, and a collection box 7 is fixedly connected to the outside of the support base plate 2. The collection box 7 is located directly below the valve guide material handling device 6.
[0028] The collection box 7 can conveniently collect the processed valve guide 56.
[0029] The valve guide feeding device 5 includes a support base 51 fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate 2, a hopper 52 fixedly connected to the outside of the support base 51, a pusher block 53 fixedly connected to the outside of the hopper 52, a feeding cylinder 54 fixedly connected to the outside of the support base plate 2, a stirring assembly 55 rotatably connected to the outside of the support base 51, and a plurality of valve guides 56 to be processed arranged on the inside of the hopper 52.
[0030] When it is necessary to discharge the valve guide 56 to be processed, starting the feeding cylinder 54 can move the valve guide 56 to be processed out of the hopper 52 through the push block 53.
[0031] The stirring assembly 55 includes a stirring cylinder 5501 rotatably connected to the outside of the support base 51, a rotating plate 5502 rotatably connected to the inside of the hopper 52, and the outer side of the telescopic end of the stirring cylinder 5501 rotatably connected to the outer side of the rotating plate 5502.
[0032] The stirring assembly 55 can stir the valve guide 56 to be processed, effectively preventing the valve guide 56 to be processed from becoming clogged.
[0033] The valve guide feeding device 6 includes a pneumatic gripper support 61 fixedly connected to the top of the support base plate 2, a clamping pneumatic gripper 62 fixedly connected to the outside of the pneumatic gripper support 61, and a clamping pneumatic gripper 63 fixedly connected to the outside of the output end of the clamping pneumatic gripper 62.
[0034] The valve guide take-up device 6 can easily remove the valve guide 56 to be processed.
[0035] Among them, the cutting tool holder 3, the boring tool holder 4, the valve guide feeding device 5, and the valve guide taking device 6 are distributed from back to front.
[0036] Working principle:
[0037] After placing the valve guide 56 to be processed into the inner side of the hopper 52, when it is time to process the valve guide 56, move the chuck 1 to the outside of the push block 53, and start the loading cylinder 54 to move the valve guide 56 to be processed into the inner side of the chuck 1 through the push block 53. Then, the chuck 1 clamps the valve guide 56 to be processed and moves it to the outside of the cutting tool holder 3 and the boring tool holder 4 for processing. After processing, move it to the outside of the clamping jaw 62, and then the clamping jaw 63 on the outside of the clamping jaw 62 can remove the valve guide 56 from the inside of the chuck 1. Then, repeat the above operation to perform the processing operation of the next valve guide 56.
[0038] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.
[0039] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A valve guide automatic processing device, comprising a barrel jaw chuck (1) and a supporting bottom plate (2), characterized in that: The top end of the supporting bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected with a cutting tool seat (3), the top end of the supporting bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected with a boring tool seat (4), the top end of the supporting bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected with a valve guide feeding device (5), and the top end of the supporting bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected with a valve guide taking device (6).
2. A valve guide automatic processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cylinder claw chuck (1) is located on the left side of the supporting bottom plate (2), the outer side of the supporting bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected with a collecting box (7), and the collecting box (7) is located directly below the valve guide taking device (6).
3. The valve guide automatic machining apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by: The valve guide feeding device (5) comprises a supporting base (51) fixedly connected to the top end of the supporting bottom plate (2), the outer side of the supporting base (51) is fixedly connected with a storage bin (52), the outer side of the storage bin (52) is fixedly connected with a push pin (53), the outer side of the supporting bottom plate (2) is fixedly connected with a feeding cylinder (54), the outer side of the supporting base (51) is rotatably connected with a stirring assembly (55), and the inner side of the storage bin (52) is provided with a plurality of valve guides (56) to be processed.
4. A valve guide automatic machining apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by: The stirring assembly (55) comprises a stirring cylinder (5501) rotatably connected to the outer side of the supporting base (51), the inner side of the storage bin (52) is rotatably connected with a rotating plate (5502), and the outer side of the telescopic end of the stirring cylinder (5501) is rotatably connected with the outer side of the rotating plate (5502).
5. The valve guide automatic machining apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The valve guide taking device (6) comprises a gas claw supporting base (61) fixedly connected to the top end of the supporting bottom plate (2), the outer side of the gas claw supporting base (61) is fixedly connected with a clamping gas claw (62), and the output end of the clamping gas claw (62) is fixedly connected with a clamping claw (63).
6. The valve guide automatic machining apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by: The cutting tool seat (3), the boring tool seat (4), the valve guide feeding device (5) and the valve guide taking device (6) are distributed from back to front.