Piston ring blanking and collecting device
By designing a piston ring feeding and collection device, which utilizes mechanical grippers and rotating discharge rollers to achieve automated feeding of piston rings, the problems of low efficiency and safety risks associated with manual material handling are solved, thereby improving the degree of automation and safety.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the piston rings need to be removed manually after the outer circle is ground, which is inefficient and poses safety risks, especially since high-temperature piston rings may cause injury to operators.
A piston ring unloading and collection device was designed, which uses mechanical grippers and rotating discharge rollers to realize automatic clamping, transfer and unloading of piston rings. Combined with lifting mechanism and pneumatic grippers, the degree of automation is improved and the safety risks of manual operation are reduced.
The automated feeding of piston rings has been achieved, which has improved work efficiency, reduced safety risks for operators, and ensured the safe transfer and heat dissipation of piston rings.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model mainly relates to piston ring technical field, concretely relates to a piston ring blanking collection device. BACKGROUND
[0002] As one of the core components of the engine, the machining precision of the outer surface of the piston ring has a crucial influence on the performance and durability of the engine. In order to ensure that the key parameters such as the roundness, cylindricity and surface roughness of the outer circle of the piston ring meet the design standard, the machining process must maintain a very high quality requirement. At present, the polishing of the outer circle of the piston ring is mainly completed by manual operation or semi-automatic equipment. After the polishing of the outer circle of the piston ring is completed, the polished piston ring needs to be taken out for packaging, so as to facilitate the subsequent conveying operation.
[0003] The inventor found the following defects in the specific embodiment operation process:
[0004] At present, after the polishing of the outer circle of the piston ring is completed, the polished piston ring needs to be taken down manually, which is low in working efficiency, and the temperature of the piston ring is high after polishing. If protective equipment is not worn or the protective equipment is damaged when the piston ring is taken out, the operator is likely to be injured.
[0005] It should be noted that the above content belongs to the technical cognition range of the inventor. Since the technical content in this field is vast and complex, the above content of the present application does not necessarily constitute the prior art. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0006] 1. Technical problem to be solved by the utility model:
[0007] The utility model provides a piston ring blanking collection device to solve the technical problems existing in the background art.
[0008] 2. Technical scheme:
[0009] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a technical scheme: a piston ring blanking collection device, comprising symmetrically arranged working bases, the top of the working base is connected with a lifting mechanism, the side surface of the lifting mechanism is connected with a lifting block, the middle part of the lifting block is connected with a first air cylinder, the end part of the first air cylinder is connected with a rotating column, the rotating column is connected with a mechanical clamp jaw, the side surface of the working base is provided with an L-shaped notch, the side surface of the L-shaped notch is provided with a fixed block, the fixed block is provided with a first motor, the output shaft of the first motor is connected with a rotating discharge roller, the bottom rear side of the L-shaped notch is connected with a discharge chute, and the discharge chute is rotationally connected with the end part of the rotating discharge roller.
[0010] Further, the lifting mechanism comprises a concave base, a lifting groove is formed on the side of the concave base, the lifting block is slidably connected in the lifting groove, a rotating lead screw is arranged on one side of the lifting groove, and a guide rod is arranged on the other side of the lifting groove, and the rotating lead screw and the guide rod are matched with the lifting block.
[0011] Further, a through groove is formed on the rear part of the concave base, and the through groove is matched with the first air cylinder.
[0012] Further, one end of the rotating column is rotatably connected with the telescopic shaft of the first air cylinder, a sliding groove is formed on the bottom of the rotating column, a sliding bead is matched with the sliding groove, the sliding bead is connected with a supporting table at the bottom, the supporting table is arranged at the bottom of the first air cylinder, and the other end of the rotating column is connected with the mechanical clamp jaw.
[0013] Further, the mechanical clamp jaw is a pneumatic clamp jaw, and the pneumatic clamp jaw is fixedly connected with the rotating column.
[0014] Further, a rubber strip is arranged on the inner side of the arc-shaped clamping part of the pneumatic clamp jaw.
[0015] Further, the rotating discharging roller is a polygonal structure, and the end of the rotating discharging roller is connected with the discharging chute through the inner ring of the bearing.
[0016] Further, the discharging chute comprises a supporting column, the supporting column is connected with the L-shaped gap at the bottom, the supporting column is connected with a discharging chute at the side, the discharging chute is provided with a dividing strip at the middle of the top surface, the end of the discharging chute is upwardly protruded, and the protruded part is connected with the outer ring of the bearing.
[0017] 3. Beneficial effects:
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme has the following beneficial effects:
[0019] The utility model discloses a reasonable design, and the discharging chute is used to cooperate with the mechanical clamp jaw that can move up and down, and after the polishing of the piston ring is completed, the piston ring is automatically clamped and transferred, is transferred to the discharging chute and is discharged, and under the action of the rotating discharging roller, the polished piston ring can be automatically rotated into the discharging chute at the bottom, so that the degree of automation is high, and the safety risk of the operator is reduced.
[0020] It should be noted that the structures not introduced in the utility model are the same as or can be realized by the prior art, and details are not repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0021] Figure 1 The structure schematic view is prepared for the utility model.
[0022] Figure 2 Structure diagram of the mechanical clamping jaw of the utility model when discharging;
[0023] Figure 3 Structure diagram of the utility model;
[0024] Figure 4 Structure diagram of the rear part of the utility model;
[0025] Figure 5 Structure diagram of the discharge chute of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 6 Structure diagram of the bottom part of the mechanical clamping jaw of the utility model;
[0027] Figure 7 Structure diagram of the sliding groove of the rotating column of the utility model;
[0028] Figure 8 Structure diagram of the A part of the utility model Figure 7 enlarged structure diagram.
[0029] Reference signs:
[0030] 1, working base; 2, lifting mechanism; 21, concave base; 211, through groove; 22, lifting groove; 23, rotating screw; 24, guide rod; 3, lifting block; 4, first cylinder; 41, sliding groove; 42, sliding ball; 43, support table; 5, rotating column; 6, mechanical clamping jaw; 61, rubber strip; 7, fixed block; 8, first motor; 9, rotating discharge roller; 10, discharge chute; 101, support column; 102, discharging chute; 103, split strip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] In order to facilitate the understanding of the utility model, the utility model will be described more fully below with reference to the related drawings, wherein several embodiments of the utility model are given, however, the utility model can be realized in many different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described herein, on the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the utility model more thorough and comprehensive.
[0032] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "page", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like is the orientation or positional relationship shown based on the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.
[0033] In addition, the terms "first" and "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.
[0034] In the utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing", "provided with", "provided in" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixedly connected, can be detachably connected, or integrally connected, can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected, can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the communication inside two elements.
[0035] It should be noted that the structures not introduced in the present application can adopt the existing technology known to those skilled in the art since they do not involve the design points and improvement direction of the present application.
[0036] The specific implementation of the present application is described in detail below in combination with specific embodiments.
[0037] Referring to the drawings Figures 1-8The utility model provides a piston ring blanking collection device, including symmetrical working base 1, the top of working base 1 is connected lifting mechanism 2, lifting mechanism 2 side is connected lifting block 3, the middle part of lifting block 3 is connected first cylinder 4, and the end of first cylinder 4 is connected rotary column 5, and rotary column 5 is connected mechanical jaw 6, L-shaped gap is formed in the side of working base 1, fixed block 7 is equipped in the side of L-shaped gap, first motor 8 is equipped in fixed block 7, the output shaft of first motor 8 is connected rotating discharge roller 9, the bottom rear side of L-shaped gap is connected discharge chute 10, and discharge chute 10 is rotatably connected with the end of rotating discharge roller 9, the working base 1 of the device is arranged at the side of piston ring outer circle polishing equipment, when the outer circle of piston ring is polished, two extruding heads are used to fix the circle of piston ring, and then the outer side of piston ring is polished by polishing equipment on both sides, and the polishing equipment and extruding head adopt prior art, and the main technical improvement point of the utility model is not involved, and here is not repeated, after polishing, please refer to Figure 1 first cylinder 4 drives mechanical jaw 6 to move outward and makes mechanical jaw 6 deflect to vertical state through rotary column 5, then lifting mechanism 2 drives the whole mechanical jaw 6 to move downward, mechanical jaw 6 moves to the middle position of two extruding heads, when the extruding head loosens the polished piston ring, mechanical jaw 6 is clamped to the piston ring, then lifting mechanism 2 drives lifting block 3 and first cylinder 4 to rise, after rising to the preset position, first cylinder 4 drives selection column and mechanical jaw 6 to reset, please refer to Figure 2 during the resetting process, rotary column 5 makes mechanical jaw 6 deflect to the side, then piston ring is moved to the top of discharge chute 10, after mechanical jaw 6 releases piston ring, piston ring falls on rotating discharge roller 9 under the action of gravity, rotating discharge roller 9 continuously rotates, please refer to Figure 3 when the notch of piston ring is located at the top, it falls downward from rotating discharge roller 9 and is discharged to the bottom discharge chute 10, then the operator can take out piston ring from the bottom end of discharge chute 10 every interval time, when taking out piston ring, only need to slightly break the notch of piston ring outward, then mechanical jaw 6 can wait for the next polishing operation, the whole device has high degree of automation, and can naturally cool piston ring, reduces the safety risk of operator processing.
[0038] The lifting mechanism 2 comprises a concave base 21, the concave base 21 is provided with a lifting groove 22 on the side, the lifting block 3 is slidably connected in the lifting groove 22, a rotating screw rod 23 is arranged on one side of the lifting groove 22, a guide rod 24 is arranged on the other side of the lifting groove 22, the rotating screw rod 23 and the guide rod 24 are matchedly connected with the lifting block 3, the lifting mechanism 2 lifts the lifting block 3 and the first cylinder 4, when the lifting operation is needed, the rotating screw rod 23 rotates and drives the lifting block 3 to slide up and down on the guide rod 24, the rotating screw rod 23 is connected with a motor, which is a prior art and will not be described here, the lifting block 3 slides up and down in the side lifting groove 22 and drives the mechanical clamp jaw 6 to move up and down.
[0039] The concave base 21 is provided with a through groove 211 at the rear, the through groove 211 is matched with the first cylinder 4, and the through groove 211 facilitates the installation and lifting work of the first cylinder 4.
[0040] One end of the rotating column 5 is rotatably connected with the telescopic shaft of the first cylinder 4, the bottom of the rotating column 5 is provided with a sliding groove 41, the sliding groove 41 is matchedly connected with a sliding bead 42, the bottom of the sliding bead 42 is connected with a support table 43, the support table 43 is arranged at the bottom of the first cylinder 4, the other end of the rotating column 5 is connected with the mechanical clamp jaw 6, please refer to Figures 5-7 The sliding groove 41 of the device is arranged at the bottom of the rotating column 5 and is slidably connected with the sliding bead 42, when the first cylinder 4 drives the rotating column 5 to move outward, the rotating column 5 will rotate the mechanical clamp jaw 6 assembly to a vertical position due to the limiting of the bottom sliding bead 42, which is convenient for grabbing the bottom piston ring, when it is needed to move the piston ring to the discharge chute 10 position, the first cylinder 4 drives the rotating column 5 to move inward, the rotating column 5 drives the mechanical clamp jaw 6 to tilt to the side due to the limiting cooperation of the bottom sliding bead 42 and the sliding groove 41, until the mechanical clamp jaw 6 sends the piston ring into the discharge chute 10.
[0041] The mechanical clamp jaw 6 adopts a pneumatic clamp jaw, the pneumatic clamp jaw is fixedly connected with the rotating column 5 on the side, in the embodiment, the pneumatic clamp jaw can limit and clamp the piston ring through two symmetrically arranged arc-shaped clamping parts, the pneumatic clamp jaw adopts a prior art and will not be described here.
[0042] The inside of the arc-shaped clamping part of the pneumatic clamp jaw is provided with a rubber strip 61, the rubber strip 61 can increase the friction force and improve the stability when clamping the piston ring.
[0043] The rotating discharging roller 9 is a polygonal structure, the end of the rotating discharging roller 9 is connected with the discharging chute 10 through a bearing inner ring, the piston ring has a notch, when the piston ring falls to the rotating discharging roller 9, it needs to fall to the discharging chute 10 at the bottom in time, therefore, the discharging roller 9 with a polygonal structure is arranged, when the rotating discharging roller 9 rotates, it drives the piston ring to rotate until the piston ring falls to the bottom.
[0044] The discharging chute 10 comprises a supporting column 101, the supporting column 101 is connected with the L-shaped notch at the bottom, the side of the supporting column 101 is connected with a discharging chute 102, the top surface of the discharging chute 102 is provided with a partition strip 103 in the middle, the end of the discharging chute 102 is upwardly protruded, the protruded part is connected with a bearing outer ring, when the piston ring falls to the discharging chute 102, the notch is upward, therefore, the notch is clamped on both sides of the partition strip 103, the discharging chute 102 is arranged to be inclined, all the piston rings slide downward and are arranged in rows, which is convenient for the subsequent workers to separate and take the materials, through the connection and cooperation of the bearing inner ring and the bearing outer ring, the rotating of the rotating discharging roller 9 is facilitated.
[0045] The above embodiment only expresses certain implementation manners of the utility model, the description is more specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the patent range of the utility model; it should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled persons in the art, on the premise of not departing from the utility model concept, a plurality of deformations and improvements can be made, which belong to the protection range of the utility model; therefore, the protection range of the utility model patent should be subject to the appended claims.
Claims
1. A piston ring feeding and collecting device, characterized in that: The device includes a symmetrically arranged working base (1), a lifting mechanism (2) connected to the top of the working base (1), a lifting block (3) connected to the side of the lifting mechanism (2), a first cylinder (4) connected to the middle of the lifting block (3), a rotating column (5) connected to the end of the first cylinder (4), a mechanical gripper (6) connected to the rotating column (5), an L-shaped notch on the side of the working base (1), a fixing block (7) on the side of the L-shaped notch, a first motor (8) inside the fixing block (7), the output shaft of the first motor (8) connected to a rotating discharge roller (9), a discharge slide (10) connected to the rear side of the bottom of the L-shaped notch, and the discharge slide (10) rotatably connected to the end of the rotating discharge roller (9).
2. The piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (2) includes a concave base (21), and a lifting groove (22) is opened on the side of the concave base (21). The lifting block (3) is slidably connected in the lifting groove (22). A rotating screw (23) is provided on one side of the lifting groove (22), and a guide rod (24) is provided on the other side of the lifting groove (22). The rotating screw (23) and the guide rod (24) are matched and connected to the lifting block (3).
3. The piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The concave base (21) has a through groove (211) at the rear, which matches the first cylinder (4).
4. The piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the rotating column (5) is rotatably connected to the telescopic shaft of the first cylinder (4). The bottom of the rotating column (5) has a sliding groove (41). The sliding groove (41) is matched and connected to the sliding ball (42). The bottom of the sliding ball (42) is connected to the support platform (43). The support platform (43) is located at the bottom of the first cylinder (4). The other end of the rotating column (5) is connected to the mechanical gripper (6).
5. The piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mechanical gripper (6) is a pneumatic gripper, and the rotating column (5) is fixedly connected to the side of the pneumatic gripper.
6. A piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The pneumatic gripper has a rubber strip (61) on the inner side of its arc-shaped gripping part.
7. A piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating discharge roller (9) has a polygonal structure, and the end of the rotating discharge roller (9) is connected to the discharge slide (10) through the inner ring of the bearing.
8. A piston ring feeding and collecting device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The discharge chute (10) includes a support column (101), the bottom of which is connected to the L-shaped notch, and the side of the support column (101) is connected to the discharge chute (102). The top surface of the discharge chute (102) is provided with a dividing strip (103), and the end of the discharge chute (102) protrudes upward, with the protruding part connected to the outer ring of the bearing.