Hub flange runout detection device

By designing an automated wheel hub flange inspection device, which utilizes rotating components and sensor components to achieve fully automated inspection, the problems of low inspection efficiency and high labor costs in existing technologies have been solved, achieving efficient and low-cost inspection results.

CN224034594UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24ENDITI (XIAMEN) INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-05-22
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing wheel hub flange inspection methods mainly rely on manual labor, resulting in low inspection efficiency and high labor costs.

Method used

Design an automated inspection device that includes a support, a rotating assembly, a base plate, a flange fixture, a workpiece inspection assembly, and an end face runout detection assembly. The device utilizes a stepper motor to drive a rotating platform, a through-beam photoelectric sensor to detect the presence of the workpiece, and a laser sensor to detect changes in the end face height, thereby achieving fully automated inspection.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved highly efficient and automated inspection of wheel hub flanges, reducing manual labor and costs, and improving inspection efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a hub flange run-out detection device which comprises a support, a rotating assembly, a base plate, a flange tool, a workpiece detection assembly and an end face run-out detection assembly. The rotating assembly is installed on the support. The base plate is arranged above the rotating assembly and can be driven by the rotating assembly to rotate; the flange tool is fixed above the base plate and is used for placing a hub flange to be detected; the workpiece detection assembly is fixed to the support and used for detecting whether a workpiece exists on the flange tool or not. The end face run-out detection assembly is arranged on the support and used for detecting the height size change of the hub flange end face. According to the hub flange run-out detection device provided by the utility model, after a truss manipulator places a workpiece on a detection station, a workpiece detection assembly detects that the workpiece is arranged on a tool and starts to rotate slowly, and an end face run-out detection assembly detects the height size change of the end face of a hub flange, so that the thickness difference, namely the end face run-out, of a product can be obtained. Operation is easy, the automation degree is high, the manual labor amount is reduced, and the labor cost is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to wheel hub flange detection technical field, especially a kind of wheel hub flange run-out detection device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Wheel hub flange is the main core part of automobile wheel assembly, and is widely used in automobile production manufacturing industry.Wheel hub flange needs to be detected after being made, to prevent product thickness difference from exceeding standard value, and the existing detection method is mostly realized by artificial way, with low detection efficiency and high labor cost, so a wheel hub flange run-out detection device with high detection efficiency needs to be designed. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0003] In view of the technical problems in the background art, the utility model aims at providing a wheel hub flange run-out detection device with high detection efficiency.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] A wheel hub flange run-out detection device comprises:

[0006] A support;

[0007] A rotating assembly is installed on the support;

[0008] A base plate is arranged above the rotating assembly and can rotate under the drive thereof;

[0009] A flange tool is fixed above the base plate and used for placing wheel hub flange to be detected;

[0010] A workpiece detection assembly is fixed on the support and used for detecting whether there is workpiece on the flange tool;

[0011] An end face run-out detection assembly is arranged on the support and used for detecting the change of end face height size of wheel hub flange.

[0012] Further, the rotating assembly comprises a stepping motor and a rotating platform connected with the stepping motor, the rotating platform is fixed on the support, and the stepping motor is arranged below the support.

[0013] Preferably, in order to facilitate the placement of wheel hub flange, a through hole for accommodating the bottom butt joint area of wheel hub flange is formed in the inner side of the flange tool.

[0014] Further, the workpiece detection assembly comprises two groups of sensor assemblies arranged on two sides of the flange tool, the sensor assembly comprises a support, a photoelectric clamp fixed to the upper part of the support, and a pair of photoelectric sensors fixed to the photoelectric clamp, and the signal transmission channel of the pair of photoelectric sensors is opposite to the side position of the hub flange.

[0015] Further, the end face run-out detection assembly comprises a cylinder support fixed to the top of the support, a sliding table cylinder fixed transversely to the cylinder support, a sensor support fixed to the sliding table of the sliding table cylinder, and a laser sensor installed on the sensor support and capable of extending above the hub flange under the driving of the sliding table cylinder.

[0016] Preferably, in order to better guarantee the detection effect of the laser sensor, the side of the laser sensor is provided with a shield, and the shield is fixed to the sensor support.

[0017] The hub flange run-out detection device has the following beneficial effects: after the workpiece is placed on the detection station by the truss mechanical hand, the workpiece detection assembly detects that there is a workpiece on the tool, and starts to rotate slowly, the end face run-out detection assembly detects the change of the end face height size of the hub flange, and the product thickness difference, i.e. the end face run-out, can be obtained. The utility model discloses full-automatic detection, simple operation, high automation degree, reduces the artificial labor amount, and reduces the labor cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic view in the detection state of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is a main view schematic view after the shield is hidden.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the hub flange.

[0022] Main component symbol explanation: 1, support; 21, stepping motor; 22, rotating platform; 3, base plate; 4, flange tool; 40, through hole; 51, sensor assembly; 511, support; 512, photoelectric clamp; 513, pair of photoelectric sensors; 61, cylinder support; 62, sliding table cylinder; 63, sensor support; 64, laser sensor; 65, shield; 7, hub flange; 70, bottom butt joint area. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The utility model will be further explained in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0024] As Figures 1-4 The utility model discloses a kind of hub flange run-out detection devices, including support 1, rotating assembly, substrate 3, flange tooling 4, workpiece detection assembly and end face run-out detection assembly.

[0025] Rotating assembly is installed on support 1, substrate 3 is arranged above rotating assembly and can rotate under its drive, flange tooling 4 is fixed above substrate 3 and is used to place the hub flange 7 to be detected, workpiece detection assembly is fixed on support 1 and is used to detect whether there is workpiece on flange tooling 4, end face run-out detection assembly is arranged on support 1 and is used to detect the height dimension variation of hub flange 7 end face.

[0026] Rotating assembly includes step motor 21 and rotating platform 22 connected with step motor 21, rotating platform 22 is fixed on support 1, and step motor 21 is arranged below support 1.

[0027] Preferably, the inner side of flange tooling 4 is provided with a through hole 40 for accommodating the bottom butt joint area 70 of hub flange 7.

[0028] Workpiece detection assembly includes two groups of sensor assemblies 51 oppositely arranged on both sides of flange tooling 4, sensor assembly 51 includes support 511, photoelectric clamp 512 fixed on the upper part of support 511 and opposite light sensor 513 fixed on photoelectric clamp 512, and the signal emission channel of opposite light sensor 513 is opposite to the side position of hub flange 7.

[0029] End face run-out detection assembly includes cylinder bracket 61 fixed on the top of support 1, sliding table cylinder 62 fixed transversely on cylinder bracket 61, sensor bracket 63 fixed on the sliding table of sliding table cylinder 62 and laser sensor 64 installed on sensor bracket 63 and can be driven by sliding table cylinder 62 to stretch above hub flange 7. Preferably, the side of laser sensor 64 is provided with a shroud 65, and the shroud 65 is fixed on the sensor bracket 63.

[0030] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: 1, truss manipulator places hub flange 7 on flange tooling 4; 2, opposite light sensor 513 detects that there is workpiece on flange tooling 4, and starts to rotate slowly; 3, sliding table cylinder 62 acts, and laser sensor 64 is stretched above hub flange 7, the height dimension variation of hub flange end face is detected, product thickness difference, i.e. end face run-out is obtained. If the detected product is qualified, truss manipulator moves the detected hub flange 7 to good product area, when end face run-out is detected to be too large, the equipment issues an alarm, truss manipulator moves the detected hub flange 7 to defective product area, and subsequent repair or scrap treatment is carried out.

[0031] Although the utility model is specifically shown and introduced in combination with the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes can be made to the utility model in form and details without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model defined in the appended claims, and all of them are within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A wheel hub flange run-out detection device, characterized by, The utility model relates to a wheel hub flange detection device, including: A support; A rotating assembly installed on the support; A base plate arranged above the rotating assembly and rotatable under the drive of the rotating assembly; A flange tool fixed above the base plate and used for placing a wheel hub flange to be detected; A workpiece detection assembly fixed on the support and used for detecting whether there is a workpiece on the flange tool; An end face runout detection assembly arranged on the support and used for detecting the dimensional variation of the end face height of the wheel hub flange.

2. A wheel flange run-out detection device as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that: The rotating assembly includes a stepper motor and a rotating platform connected with the stepper motor, the rotating platform is fixed on the support, and the stepper motor is arranged below the support.

3. A wheel flange run-out detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The inner side of the flange tool is provided with a through hole for accommodating the bottom butt joint area of the wheel hub flange.

4. A wheel flange run-out detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The workpiece detection assembly includes two groups of sensor assemblies arranged oppositely on both sides of the flange tool, the sensor assembly includes a support, a photoelectric clamp fixed on the upper part of the support, and a pair of photoelectric sensors fixed on the photoelectric clamp, and the signal emission channel of the pair of photoelectric sensors is opposite to the side position of the wheel hub flange.

5. A wheel flange runout detection device as described in claim 1, wherein: The end face runout detection assembly includes a cylinder support fixed on the top of the support, a sliding table cylinder fixed transversely on the cylinder support, a sensor support fixed on the sliding table of the sliding table cylinder, and a laser sensor installed on the sensor support and capable of extending above the wheel hub flange under the drive of the sliding table cylinder.

6. A wheel flange run-out detection device as claimed in claim 5, wherein: The side of the laser sensor is provided with a shield, and the shield is fixed on the sensor support.