Metal processing device with turnover mechanism
By introducing a flipping mechanism and positioning track into the metal processing equipment, the problem that existing equipment can only process on one side is solved, realizing automatic flipping of workpieces and efficient drilling, thereby improving processing efficiency and automation.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SUZHOU ANJIN METAL MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing metal drilling equipment lacks a flipping component, resulting in processing only on one side, which is inefficient and requires manual flipping of the channel steel.
Design a metal processing device with a flipping mechanism, including a top drilling mechanism, a side drilling mechanism and a flipping assembly. The device achieves automatic workpiece flipping through a rack plate, gears, gear shafts and gripper cylinders, and is equipped with a positioning track and support structure to ensure the positioning and support of the workpiece before and after flipping.
It enables the one-time completion of drilling on the top and sides of the workpiece, improving work efficiency, reducing workpiece vibration, and increasing the degree of automation in the processing.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of metal material processing, and in particular to a metal processing device with a flipping mechanism. Background Technology
[0002] With the rapid economic development and technological progress in various regions, some machinery companies in the market need to perform metal sheet drilling when processing equipment, and this processing needs to be carried out on a metal cutting platform.
[0003] A search revealed a Chinese patent publication number, CN221848711U, which discloses a multi-faceted drilling device for channel steel, relating to the technical field of channel steel processing equipment. The device includes a fixed base and a positioning mechanism. A sluice is formed in the middle of the fixed base along its length. A gantry is erected along the width of the fixed base, positioned directly above the sluice. An upper drilling mechanism is located at the top of the gantry. Two side drilling mechanisms are symmetrically positioned on the side walls of the gantry corresponding to the side walls of the channel steel. The positioning mechanism is located along the length of the fixed base. A fixing mechanism for abutting the end of the channel steel is located above the end of the sluice away from the positioning mechanism. An electric slider that slides within the sluice is provided on the lower outer surface of the fixing mechanism. One end of the channel steel abuts against the positioning mechanism, and the other end abuts against the fixing mechanism.
[0004] Existing metal drilling equipment lacks a flipping component, can only process from one side, and requires manual flipping of the channel steel, resulting in low efficiency.
[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings, the designer actively researched and innovated in order to create a metal processing device with a flipping mechanism, which would make it more industrially valuable. Utility Model Content
[0006] To solve any of the above-mentioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a metal processing device with a flipping mechanism.
[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0008] A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism includes an operating table and a top drilling mechanism and a side drilling mechanism mounted on the operating table.
[0009] The top punching mechanism is located to the left of the side punching mechanism, and a flipping assembly is installed on the operating table at the rear between the top punching mechanism and the side punching mechanism. A side support mechanism that cooperates with it is installed on the operating table at the rear of the side punching mechanism.
[0010] The flipping assembly includes a rack plate pushing cylinder, a rack plate, a rack, a gear, a gear shaft, a flipping frame, and a gripper cylinder. The rack plate pushing cylinder can drive the left rack plate to move left and right. A rack distributed along the left and right direction is installed on the rack plate. The rack meshes with the gear above. A gear shaft distributed along the front and back direction is installed on the gear. A flipping frame is installed in the middle of the gear shaft. A gripper cylinder is installed on the flipping frame. Grippers are installed on both the front and back sides of the gripper cylinder.
[0011] As a further improvement of this utility model, a positioning track distributed along the left and right direction is provided on the operating table between the top punching mechanism and the side punching mechanism.
[0012] As a further improvement of this utility model, a grating is installed on the operating table on the left side of the top drilling mechanism, and a protective cover is installed on the operating table outside the rack plate, rack and gear.
[0013] As a further improvement of this utility model, a rack guide frame is installed on the operating table below the rack plate, and the bottom of the rack plate moves left and right on the rack guide frame through a guide mechanism.
[0014] As a further improvement of this utility model, a limit block is installed on the rear side of the rack plate, and limit posts are installed on the operating platforms on the left and right sides of the limit block, respectively.
[0015] As a further improvement of this utility model, the top drilling mechanism includes a top drilling base, a top drilling cylinder, and a top drilling support frame. The top drilling cylinder is mounted on a top drilling cylinder mounting bracket, which is mounted on a top drilling column via a top drilling sliding locking sleeve. The top drilling column is mounted on the top drilling base. The top drilling cylinder can drive the bottom top drilling head to move up and down via a top drilling head mounting rod. Top drilling support frames are respectively installed on the operating platforms on the front and rear sides below the top drilling head, and a top drilling support block is installed on the inner top of the top of the top drilling support frame.
[0016] As a further improvement of this utility model, a top punch camera mounting bracket is installed on the operating table on one side below the top punch head, and a top punch camera is installed on the top of the top punch camera mounting bracket.
[0017] As a further improvement of this utility model, the side drilling mechanism includes a side drilling cylinder and a side drilling head. The side drilling cylinder is mounted on the side drilling base through a side drilling cylinder mounting bracket. A side drilling guide seat for guiding the side drilling head mounting rod is installed on the side drilling cylinder mounting bracket behind the side drilling cylinder. The side drilling cylinder drives the rear side drilling head to move back and forth through the side drilling head mounting rod.
[0018] As a further improvement of this utility model, the side support mechanism includes a side support cylinder and a side support block. The side support cylinder is mounted on the side support base through a side support cylinder mounting bracket. A side support guide seat for guiding the side support block mounting rod is installed on the side support cylinder mounting bracket in front of the side support cylinder. The side support cylinder drives the front side side support block to move back and forth through the side support block mounting rod.
[0019] By means of the above solution, this utility model has at least the following advantages:
[0020] This invention utilizes the cooperation of a top drilling mechanism, a flipping assembly, and a side drilling mechanism to complete the top and side drilling of a workpiece in one go, resulting in high work efficiency.
[0021] This invention enables the workpiece to be positioned before and after flipping by the coordinated operation of the flipping component and the positioning track.
[0022] This invention incorporates a support structure to provide reverse support force and reduce workpiece vibration when drilling holes on the top and sides of the workpiece.
[0023] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a metal processing device with a flipping mechanism according to this utility model;
[0026] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the top-middle perforation mechanism;
[0027] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the inverting component;
[0028] Figure 4 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the middle side drilling mechanism;
[0029] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the middle side support mechanism.
[0030] The meanings of the labels in the figures are as follows.
[0031] 1. Operating table; 2. Positioning rail; 3. Optical grating; 4. Top drilling mechanism; 5. Flip assembly; 6. Protective cover; 7. Side drilling mechanism; 8. Side support mechanism;
[0032] Top-drilled base 401, top-drilled column 402, top-drilled sliding locking sleeve 403, top-drilled cylinder mounting bracket 404, top-drilled cylinder 405, top-drilled head mounting rod 406, top-drilled head 407, top-drilled support frame 408, top-drilled support block 409, top-drilled camera mounting bracket 410, top-drilled camera 411;
[0033] Rack plate push cylinder 501, rack plate guide frame 502, rack plate 503, rack 504, gear 505, limit block 506, limit post 507, gear shaft 508, tilting frame 509, bearing seat 510, gripper cylinder 511, gripper 512.
[0034] Side-drilling base 701, side-drilling cylinder mounting bracket 702, side-drilling cylinder 703, side-drilling head mounting rod 704, side-drilling guide seat 705, side-drilling head 706;
[0035] Side support base 801, side support cylinder mounting bracket 802, side support cylinder 803, side support block mounting rod 804, side support guide seat 805, side support block 806. Detailed Implementation
[0036] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate this utility model, but are not intended to limit its scope.
[0037] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. The components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0038] The first embodiment of this utility model:
[0039] like Figure 1 The metal processing device with a flipping mechanism in this embodiment mainly includes an operating table 1, a top punching mechanism 4, a flipping component 5, and a side punching mechanism 7.
[0040] The structural distribution of the above components is briefly described as follows: the top drilling mechanism 4 is located on the left side of the operating table 1, and the side drilling mechanism 7 is located on the right side of the operating table 1. A flipping component 5 is installed on the rear side of the operating table 1 between the top drilling mechanism 4 and the side drilling mechanism 7. The workpiece to be processed can be flipped through the flipping component 5, so as to be adapted to the top drilling mechanism 4 and the side drilling mechanism 7 respectively.
[0041] like Figure 2 The top drilling mechanism 4 mainly includes a top drilling base 401, a top drilling cylinder 405, a top drilling head 407, a top drilling support frame 408, and a top drilling camera 411.
[0042] The top-drilled base 401 is installed on the operating table 1, the top-drilled column 402 is installed on the top-drilled base 401, and the top-drilled cylinder 405 is installed on the top-drilled cylinder mounting bracket 404. The top-drilled cylinder mounting bracket 404 is installed on the top-drilled column 402 through the top-drilled sliding locking sleeve 403. The top-drilled sliding locking sleeve 403 can move up and down a certain distance on the top-drilled column 402 and lock it, thereby flexibly adjusting the height of the top-drilled cylinder 405.
[0043] The top drilling cylinder 405 can drive the bottom top drilling head mounting rod 406 to move up and down. A top drilling head 407 is installed at the bottom of the top drilling head mounting rod 406, and the top drilling head 407 is used to drill holes on the top side of the workpiece.
[0044] In addition, in order to provide front and rear support during the top drilling process of the workpiece, top drilling support frames 408 are installed on the operating tables 1 on the left and right sides of the workpiece, respectively. The top drilling support block 409 located on the inner side of the top of the top of the top drilling support frame 408 can simultaneously support the workpiece.
[0045] The aforementioned top-perforated support block 409 can be made of a material with a certain degree of elasticity, such as rubber or silicone.
[0046] In addition, in order to perform real-time detection during drilling, a top drilling camera mounting bracket 410 is installed on the operating table 1 on one side below the top drilling head 407, and a top drilling camera 411 is installed on the top of the top drilling camera mounting bracket 410.
[0047] like Figure 4 The side drilling mechanism 7 mainly includes a side drilling cylinder 703 and a side drilling head 706. The side drilling cylinder 703 is installed on the front side of the side drilling cylinder mounting bracket 702. The side drilling cylinder mounting bracket 702 is installed on the side drilling base 701. The side drilling base 701 is installed on the operating table 1.
[0048] A side-drilling guide seat 705 is mounted on the rear side of the side-drilling cylinder mounting bracket 702. The side-drilling head mounting rod 704 moves along the front-back direction under the guidance of the side-drilling guide seat 705. A side-drilling head 706 is mounted on the rear side of the side-drilling head mounting rod 704. Driven by the side-drilling cylinder 703, the side-drilling head mounting rod 704 drives the side-drilling head 706 to move back and forth, thereby drilling the workpiece on the rear side.
[0049] like Figure 3 The flipping assembly 5 mainly includes a rack and pinion push cylinder 501, a rack and pinion 503, a rack 504, a gear 505, a gear shaft 508, a flipping frame 509, a gripper cylinder 511, and a gripper 512.
[0050] The rack plate push cylinder 501 is installed at the rear right side of the operating table 1. The rack plate guide frame 502 is installed on the operating table 1 to the left of the rack plate push cylinder 501. The rack plate 503 is installed on the rack plate guide frame 502. The rack plate 503 can move left and right on the rack plate guide frame 502 through the guide mechanism.
[0051] A rack 504 distributed in the left-right direction is installed on the rack plate 503. The rack 504 meshes with the gear 505 above it. The gear 505 is installed on the rear side of the gear shaft 508. A tilting frame 509 is installed in the middle of the gear shaft 508. The gear shafts 508 on both the front and rear sides of the tilting frame 509 are installed on the operating table 1 through bearing seats 510.
[0052] A gripper cylinder 511 is installed in the middle of the flipping frame 509. Two grippers 512 are installed on the gripper cylinder 511. The two grippers 512 are used to grip the workpiece, thereby cooperating to realize the workpiece flipping process.
[0053] Among them, a protective cover 6 is installed on the operating table 1 outside the rack plate 503, rack 504 and gear 505, which can protect the main structural components in the flipping assembly 5.
[0054] The guiding mechanism designed on the rack plate guide frame 502 can be a guide rail slider assembly or a slide groove slider assembly, which facilitates better guidance of the left and right movement of the rack plate 503.
[0055] A limit block 506 is provided on the rear side of the rack plate 503. A limit post 507 is installed on the operating table 1 on the left and right sides of the limit block 506. Through the mutual cooperation between the two limit posts 507 and the inner limit block 506, the left and right movement of the rack plate 503 is limited.
[0056] In addition, to better maintain the stability of the rack plate 503 at the left and right workstations, through holes distributed vertically can be provided on the limiting block 506, and insertion holes adapted to the through holes are also provided on the operating table 1 at the left and right workstations. When the rack plate 503 moves to the leftmost and rightmost workstations, a pin is inserted into the through hole and then inserted into the insertion hole below, thereby maintaining the working state at the current workstation.
[0057] The second embodiment of this utility model:
[0058] like Figure 1 In order to position the workpiece on the operating table 1, a positioning track 2 is provided on the operating table 1 along the left and right direction. The positioning track 2 is distributed along the left and right direction and extends between the top drilling mechanism 4 and the side drilling mechanism 7, and can cooperate with the top drilling mechanism 4 and the side drilling mechanism 7 respectively.
[0059] The positioning track 2 can be a groove-shaped structure opened on the operating table 1.
[0060] The workpiece to be processed is first placed in the positioning rail 2 on one side below the top drilling mechanism 4. After the top drilling of the workpiece is completed, the workpiece is then clamped by the flipping component 5 and flipped to the positioning rail 2 on the side of the side drilling mechanism 7 on the right.
[0061] In addition, in order to perform sensing processing on the loading of workpieces, a grating 3 is installed on the operating table 1 on the left side of the top drilling mechanism 4.
[0062] The third embodiment of this utility model:
[0063] like Figure 1 In order to provide rear support during the side drilling process of the workpiece, a side support mechanism 8 is installed on the operating table 1 behind the side drilling mechanism 7 to cooperate with it.
[0064] like Figure 5 The side support mechanism 8 mainly includes a side support base 801, a side support cylinder 803, and a side support block 806. The side support cylinder 803 is mounted on the rear side of the side support cylinder mounting bracket 802, the side support cylinder mounting bracket 802 is mounted on the side support base 801, and the side support base 801 is mounted on the operating table 1.
[0065] A side support guide seat 805 is installed on the front side of the side support cylinder mounting bracket 802. The side support block mounting rod 804 moves along the front-back direction under the guidance of the side support guide seat 805. A side support block 806 is installed on the front side of the side support block mounting rod 804. Driven by the side support cylinder 803, the side support block mounting rod 804 drives the side support block 806 to move back and forth, thereby cooperating with the side drilling mechanism 7 to support the workpiece on the front side.
[0066] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships, are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first," "second," etc., may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.
[0067] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.
[0068] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism, comprising an operating table (1) and a top punching mechanism (4) and a side punching mechanism (7) mounted on the operating table (1); Its features are: The top punching mechanism (4) is located to the left of the side punching mechanism (7), and a flipping assembly (5) is installed on the operating table (1) on the rear side between the top punching mechanism (4) and the side punching mechanism (7). A side support mechanism (8) that cooperates with it is installed on the operating table (1) on the rear side of the side punching mechanism (7). The flipping assembly (5) includes a rack plate pushing cylinder (501), a rack plate (503), a rack (504), a gear (505), a gear shaft (508), a flipping frame (509), and a gripper cylinder (511). The rack plate pushing cylinder (501) can drive the left rack plate (503) to move left and right. A rack (504) distributed along the left and right direction is installed on the rack plate (503). The rack (504) meshes with the gear (505) above. A gear shaft (508) distributed along the front and back direction is installed on the gear (505). A flipping frame (509) is installed in the middle of the gear shaft (508). A gripper cylinder (511) is installed on the flipping frame (509). Grippers (512) are installed on both the front and back sides of the gripper cylinder (511).
2. The metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Positioning rails (2) distributed along the left and right directions are provided on the operating table (1) between the top drilling mechanism (4) and the side drilling mechanism (7).
3. The metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A grating (3) is installed on the operating table (1) on the left side of the top drilling mechanism (4), and a protective cover (6) is installed on the operating table (1) outside the rack plate (503), rack (504) and gear (505).
4. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, A rack guide frame (502) is installed on the operating table (1) below the rack plate (503), and the bottom of the rack plate (503) moves left and right on the rack guide frame (502) through a guide mechanism.
5. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 4, characterized in that, A limit block (506) is installed on the rear side of the rack plate (503), and limit posts (507) are installed on the operating tables (1) on the left and right sides of the limit block (506).
6. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The top drilling mechanism (4) includes a top drilling base (401), a top drilling cylinder (405), and a top drilling support frame (408). The top drilling cylinder (405) is mounted on a top drilling cylinder mounting bracket (404). The top drilling cylinder mounting bracket (404) is mounted on a top drilling column (402) via a top drilling sliding locking sleeve (403). The top drilling column (402) is mounted on the top drilling base (401). The top drilling cylinder (405) can drive the bottom top drilling head (407) to move up and down via a top drilling head mounting rod (406). Top drilling support frames (408) are respectively installed on the operating tables (1) on the front and rear sides below the top drilling head (407). A top drilling support block (409) is installed on the top inner side of the top of the top drilling support frame (408).
7. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 6, characterized in that, A top punch camera mounting bracket (410) is installed on the operating table (1) on one side below the top punch head (407), and a top punch camera (411) is installed on the top of the top punch camera mounting bracket (410).
8. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The side drilling mechanism (7) includes a side drilling cylinder (703) and a side drilling head (706). The side drilling cylinder (703) is mounted on the side drilling base (701) via a side drilling cylinder mounting bracket (702). A side drilling guide seat (705) for guiding the side drilling head mounting rod (704) is mounted on the side drilling cylinder mounting bracket (702) on the rear side of the side drilling cylinder (703). The side drilling cylinder (703) drives the rear side drilling head (706) to move back and forth via the side drilling head mounting rod (704).
9. A metal processing apparatus with a flipping mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The side support mechanism (8) includes a side support cylinder (803) and a side support block (806). The side support cylinder (803) is mounted on the side support base (801) via a side support cylinder mounting bracket (802). A side support guide seat (805) for guiding the side support block mounting rod (804) is mounted on the side support cylinder mounting bracket (802) in front of the side support cylinder (803). The side support cylinder (803) drives the front side support block (806) to move back and forth via the side support block mounting rod (804).