Vertical friction stir welding equipment

By combining a spring-driven extrusion ring with steel balls and a motor-driven transmission system, the problem of uneven welds caused by wear of the stirring head is solved. This enables convenient replacement of the stirring head and precise control of the welding position, improving the aesthetics and quality of the welds.

CN224058909UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-31ZHUOZHOU LIANHANG MASCH EQUIP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-28
Publication Date
2026-03-31

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Technical Problem

After prolonged use, existing vertical friction stir welding equipment suffers from wear on the surface of the welding machine's stirring head, resulting in scratches, unevenness, or inconsistent textures on the weld surface, which affects the aesthetics of the weld.

Method used

The mixing head is limited and disassembled by a spring-driven extrusion ring and steel balls, facilitating replacement. The motor-driven transmission system moves the worktable longitudinally, ensuring the accuracy of the welding position.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient replacement of the stirring head and precise control of the welding position, and is suitable for welding seams of various lengths and positions, improving the aesthetics and welding quality of the seams.

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Abstract

The vertical friction stir welding equipment comprises a machine body, a sleeve is fixedly installed at the bottom of the machine body, a plurality of round holes are formed in the sleeve, steel balls are movably installed in the round holes of the sleeve in a sleeved mode, a plurality of springs are fixedly installed on the outer portion of the sleeve, an extrusion ring is movably installed on the outer portion of the sleeve in a sleeved mode, and the extrusion ring is fixedly installed on the outer portion of the machine body in a sleeved mode. A stirring head is movably sleeved with the sleeve, a limiting plate is fixedly installed above the stirring head, a transmission shaft is movably sleeved with the machine body, and a base is fixedly installed below the machine body. By means of the structure, when the stirring head needs to be replaced, the extrusion ring is manually controlled to enable the steel ball to be far away from the stirring head, so that the stirring head can be detached, the extrusion ring is manually controlled to enable the stirring head to be sleeved with the sleeve, and then the extrusion ring extrudes the steel ball under the action of the spring; and the steel ball is in contact with the embedding groove of the transmission shaft for limiting.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of friction stir welding, in particular to a vertical friction stir welding equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] The vertical friction stir welding equipment is suitable for laboratory research and small batch production, utilizes the heat generated by the friction between the high-speed rotating welding tool and the workpiece to locally melt the welded material, and forms a solid-phase weld joint under extrusion when the welding tool moves along the welding interface.

[0003] In the prior art, a vertical friction stir welding equipment is disclosed in patent 202022519047.2, the welding machine cavity is driven to move along the Z-axis direction by a Z-axis driving mechanism, to move along the Y-axis direction by a Y-axis driving mechanism, and to move along the X-axis direction by an X-axis driving mechanism, so as to simultaneously and without interference move to different welding positions in different directions and distances, thereby facilitating the quick and convenient stirring friction welding of different positions of materials with different thicknesses by extending into the weld. However, the surface of the welding machine stirring head will become rough due to wear after long-term use, and such a rough surface will cause obvious scratches, unevenness or uneven lines on the surface of the weld during the welding process, thereby affecting the appearance of the weld. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a vertical friction stir welding equipment is proposed. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a vertical friction stir welding equipment, which is limited by the contact between the steel ball and the embedding groove of the transmission shaft under the extrusion of the spring, so that the workbench can be driven to move longitudinally, and the welding position to be welded can be accurately sent to the position below the stirring head, thereby being suitable for welding of welds with various lengths and positions.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, a vertical friction stir welding equipment is provided, which comprises a machine body, a sleeve fixedly installed at the bottom of the machine body, a plurality of circular holes formed in the inside of the sleeve, a steel ball movably sleeved in each of the circular holes of the sleeve, a plurality of springs fixedly installed at the outside of the sleeve, an extrusion ring movably sleeved at the outside of the sleeve, a stirring head movably sleeved in the inside of the sleeve, a limiting plate fixedly installed above the stirring head, a transmission shaft movably sleeved in the inside of the machine body, a base fixedly installed below the machine body, two support plates fixedly installed above the base, a rotating shaft movably sleeved in the inside of each support plate, a transmission wheel movably sleeved at the outside of each rotating shaft, a belt transmission connection between the transmission wheels, a workbench movably installed above each support plate, a fixed plate fixedly installed at the bottom of the workbench, a bolt movably sleeved at one side of the fixed plate, and two baffles fixedly installed at one side of each support plate.

[0006] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the inside of the transmission shaft is provided with a matching groove, and the limiting plate is movably sleeved in the inside of the transmission shaft matching groove.

[0007] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the inside of the extrusion ring is provided with a groove, and the spring is fixedly connected to the inside of the extrusion ring groove.

[0008] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the first motor is fixedly installed in the inside of the machine body, and the output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected with the transmission shaft.

[0009] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the inside of the extrusion ring is provided with a notch, and the notch of the extrusion ring can be in contact with the steel ball.

[0010] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the outside of the stirring head is provided with a matching groove, and the matching groove of the stirring head is in contact with the steel ball.

[0011] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the second motor is fixedly installed on one side of the supporting plate, and the output shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft.

[0012] According to the vertical friction stir welding equipment, the fixed plate is fixedly connected with the belt through bolts.

[0013] Beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. When the stirring head needs to be replaced, the steel ball is moved away from the stirring head by manually controlling the extrusion ring, so that the stirring head can be disassembled, the stirring head is sleeved in the inside of the sleeve by manually controlling the extrusion ring, and then the extrusion ring extrudes the steel ball under the action of the spring, so that the steel ball is in contact with the matching groove of the transmission shaft for limiting.

[0015] 2. The first motor can drive the transmission wheels and the belt to move, and since the fixed plate is fixedly connected with the belt through bolts, the belt can drive the fixed plate to move, and since the fixed plate is fixedly connected with the workbench, the workbench can be driven to move longitudinally, so that the to-be-welded part can be accurately sent to the position below the stirring head, and the welding of welds of various lengths and positions is suitable.

[0016] Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be partially given in the following description, and some will become apparent from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.

[0018] Figure 1A perspective view of a vertical type friction stir welding equipment is provided in the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 A sectional view of a vertical type friction stir welding equipment is provided in the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 A sleeve schematic view of a vertical type friction stir welding equipment is provided in the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 An extrusion ring schematic view of a vertical type friction stir welding equipment is provided in the utility model.

[0022] Legend:

[0023] 1, machine body; 2, sleeve; 3, steel ball; 4, spring; 5, extrusion ring; 6, stirring head; 7, transmission shaft; 8, limiting plate; 9, base; 10, support plate; 11, rotating shaft; 12, transmission wheel; 13, belt; 14, workbench; 15, fixed plate; 16, bolt; 17, baffle; 18, first motor; 19, second motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the utility model in detail, and the preferred embodiments of the utility model are shown in the drawings, and the drawings are used to supplement the description of the text part in the form of graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the utility model, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the protection scope of the utility model.

[0025] Reference Figures 1-4The utility model discloses a vertical type friction stir welding equipment, it includes the body 1, utilizes the body 1 to be better and can stir friction welding, the bottom fixed mounting of body 1 has the sleeve 2, can be fitted with the stirring head 6 through the sleeve 2, a plurality of round holes are seted up in the inside of sleeve 2, the inside of sleeve 2 round hole all movably fits with steel ball 3, utilizes steel ball 3 and can position stirring head 6, a plurality of springs 4 are fixedly installed outside sleeve 2, utilize the reset effect of spring 4 to make extrusion ring 5 extrude steel ball 3, extrusion ring 5 is movably fitted outside sleeve 2, utilizes extrusion ring 5 and can position steel ball 3, the inside movably fits with stirring head 6 of sleeve 2, utilizes stirring head 6 and can carry out stirring welding, the upper fixed mounting of stirring head 6 has the limiting plate 8, utilizes limiting plate 8 and can be fitted in the inside of transmission shaft 7, the inside movably fits with transmission shaft 7 of body 1, utilizes transmission shaft 7 and can drive stirring head 6 to rotate, the bottom fixed mounting of body 1 has the base 9, utilizes base 9 and can support the support plate 10, the upper fixed mounting of base 9 has two support plates 10, utilizes support plate 10 and can support the workbench 14, the inside movably fits with rotating shaft 11 of support plate 10, utilizes rotating shaft 11 and can position transmission pulley 12, the outside movably fits with transmission pulley 12 of rotating shaft 11, through transmission pulley 12 can drive the belt 13 to move, transmission pulley 12 is drivenly connected through the belt 13, utilizes the belt 13 and can drive fixed plate 15 to move, the upper movably installs with workbench 14 of support plate 10, utilizes workbench 14 and can place material on its upper, the bottom fixed mounting of workbench 14 has fixed plate 15, the side movably fits with bolt 16 of fixed plate 15, the side fixed mounting of support plate 10 has two baffle 17, utilizes baffle 17 and can position workbench 14.

[0026] Specifically: the inside of transmission shaft 7 is seted up with the fitting groove, the limiting plate 8 movably fits in the inside of transmission shaft 7 fitting groove, utilizes transmission shaft 7 fitting groove and can position limiting plate 8.

[0027] Specifically: the inside of extrusion ring 5 is seted up with recess, spring 4 extends to the inside of extrusion ring 5 recess and is fixedly connected with extrusion ring 5, utilizes the spring 4 elasticity and can make extrusion ring 5 reset.

[0028] Specifically: the inside fixed mounting of body 1 has first motor 18, the output shaft of first motor 18 is fixedly connected with transmission shaft 7, utilizes first motor 18 and can drive transmission shaft 7 to rotate.

[0029] Specifically: the inside of extrusion ring 5 is seted up with notch, the notch of extrusion ring 5 can contact with steel ball 3, utilizes extrusion ring 5 and can position steel ball 3.

[0030] Specifically, the external of the stirring head 6 is provided with a fitting groove, the fitting groove of the stirring head 6 contacts the steel ball 3, and the steel ball 3 can limit the stirring head 6 through the fitting groove of the stirring head 6 contacting the steel ball 3.

[0031] Specifically, the support plate 10 is fixedly provided with a second motor 19 on one side, and the output shaft of the second motor 19 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft 11, so that the rotating shaft 11 can be driven to rotate by the second motor 19.

[0032] Specifically, the fixed plate 15 is fixedly connected with the belt 13 through the bolts 16, so that the fixed plate 15 can be driven to move by the belt 13 after the fixed plate 15 is fixedly connected with the belt 13 through the bolts 16.

[0033] Working principle: when in use, the material to be welded is placed above the workbench 14, and then the transmission wheel 12 and the belt 13 can be driven to move by the first motor 18, and since the fixed plate 15 is fixedly connected with the belt 13 through the bolts 16, the belt 13 can drive the fixed plate 15 to move, and since the fixed plate 15 is fixedly connected with the workbench 14, the workbench 14 can be driven to move longitudinally, and when the workbench 14 moves longitudinally, it can be limited by the baffle 17, and when it is necessary to replace the stirring head 6, the steel ball 3 is driven away from the stirring head 6 by manually controlling the extrusion ring 5, so that the stirring head 6 can be disassembled, and then the stirring head 6 is sleeved in the sleeve 2 by manually controlling the extrusion ring 5, and then the extrusion ring 5 extrudes the steel ball 3 under the action of the spring 4, so that the steel ball 3 contacts the fitting groove of the stirring head 6 to limit the stirring head 6, and at the same time, the transmission shaft 7 is driven to rotate by the second motor 19, and since the limiting plate 8 is movably sleeved in the fitting groove of the transmission shaft 7, the stirring head 6 is driven to rotate by the transmission shaft 7.

[0034] The above describes the embodiments of the utility model in detail in combination with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge range of ordinary skilled in the art without departing from the purpose of the utility model.

Claims

1. A vertical friction stir welding apparatus comprising a machine body (1), characterised in that: The bottom of the machine body (1) is fixedly installed with a sleeve (2), a plurality of circular holes are formed in the inside of the sleeve (2), a steel ball (3) is movably sleeved in the inside of each circular hole of the sleeve (2), a plurality of springs (4) are fixedly installed on the outside of the sleeve (2), an extrusion ring (5) is movably sleeved on the outside of the sleeve (2), a stirring head (6) is movably sleeved in the inside of the sleeve (2), a limiting plate (8) is fixedly installed above the stirring head (6), a transmission shaft (7) is movably sleeved in the inside of the machine body (1), a base (9) is fixedly installed below the machine body (1), two supporting plates (10) are fixedly installed above the base (9), a rotating shaft (11) is movably sleeved in the inside of each supporting plate (10), a transmission wheel (12) is movably sleeved on the outside of the rotating shaft (11), the transmission wheels (12) are drivingly connected through a belt (13), a workbench (14) is movably installed above the supporting plate (10), a fixed plate (15) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the workbench (14), a bolt (16) is movably sleeved on one side of the fixed plate (15), and two baffle plates (17) are fixedly installed on one side of the supporting plate (10).

2. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The inside of the transmission shaft (7) is provided with a matching groove, and the limiting plate (8) is movably sleeved in the matching groove of the transmission shaft (7).

3. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The inside of the extrusion ring (5) is provided with a groove, and the spring (4) is fixedly connected with the extrusion ring (5) by extending into the groove of the extrusion ring (5).

4. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The inside of the machine body (1) is fixedly installed with a first motor (18), and the output shaft of the first motor (18) is fixedly connected with the transmission shaft (7).

5. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The inside of the extrusion ring (5) is provided with a notch, and the notch of the extrusion ring (5) can be in contact with the steel ball (3).

6. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The outside of the stirring head (6) is provided with a matching groove, and the matching groove of the stirring head (6) is in contact with the steel ball (3).

7. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein One side of the supporting plate (10) is fixedly installed with a second motor (19), and the output shaft of the second motor (19) is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft (11).

8. The vertical friction stir welding apparatus of claim 1, wherein The fixed plate (15) is fixedly connected with the belt (13) through the bolt (16).

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