A floating mechanism for automatic detection of oil rail product threads
By designing an automated inspection mechanism for oil rail products, the thread inspection was automated, solving the problems of low efficiency and thread damage caused by manual operation, and improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- USUI AUTOMOTIVE PARTS(SHANGHAI) CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-29
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the thread inspection of oil rail products relies on manual operation, which is inefficient and easily leads to thread damage.
An automatic detection mechanism was designed, which includes a positioning, floating and automatic thread tightening device. The positioning device achieves precise positioning, the floating device achieves multi-directional floating, and the automatic thread tightening device achieves automatic thread detection.
It has enabled automated detection of the threads of oil rail products, avoiding thread damage and improving production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of automatic thread detection, specifically, a floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products. Background Technology
[0002] The current testing method involves manually holding the nut and screwing it into the thread of the nut to check whether it is qualified. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies and provide a floating mechanism for automatic thread detection in oil rail products. This application enables automatic detection of the threads being tested without manual operation.
[0004] The objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0005] A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products is characterized in that it includes a positioning device, a floating device, and an automatic thread tightening device; the positioning device is fixed on a large base plate, the floating device is fixed on a movable small base plate, the movable small base plate is fixed on the large base plate, and the automatic thread tightening device is fixed on the movable small base plate.
[0006] The positioning device includes a base plate, positioning pins, positioning columns, pre-positioning blocks, support columns, support blocks, compression springs, leveling screws, clamping blocks, cylinders, and mounting plates.
[0007] The locating pin is installed on the locating post using screws;
[0008] The positioning pins are mounted on the base plate with screws.
[0009] The pre-positioning block is mounted on the base plate via a support column and a height-equalizing screw passing through a compression spring.
[0010] The support block is mounted on the base plate via a support column and a compression spring using equal-height screws.
[0011] The clamping block is mounted on the cylinder with screws;
[0012] The cylinder is mounted on the mounting plate with screws.
[0013] The mounting plate is screwed onto the base plate.
[0014] The positioning device achieves pre-positioning through the support block, and then the clamping cylinder pushes the positioning hole of the oil rail product onto the positioning pin through the clamping block, and presses it onto the positioning surface of the positioning column, thereby achieving precise positioning of the oil rail product and preparing it for thread inspection.
[0015] The floating device includes two equal-height screws, a compression spring, a movable base plate, a floating seat, a linear guide rail, a support base, and a follower.
[0016] The floating seat is mounted on the movable base plate by passing two equal-height screws through the spring.
[0017] The linear guide is mounted on the floating seat with screws;
[0018] The support base is screwed onto the slider of the linear guide rail, and two springs are placed on both sides for support.
[0019] The follower is mounted on the floating base via a threaded connection;
[0020] The floating device supports the floating base with two equal-height screws and two springs, enabling the entire device to float in both the up and down directions. The support base is supported by linear guide rails and springs on both sides, enabling the device to float left and right. The follower is used to contact and support the threading device, thus achieving the device's up, down, left, and right floating.
[0021] The automatic thread tightening device includes a support plate, a fixed base plate, a linear guide rail, a propulsion cylinder, a connecting rod, a movable base plate, a motor, a motor mounting plate, a coupling, a rotating body mounting plate, a rotating body, a height-equalizing screw, a spring, a floating rotating body, a threaded block, a sensor bracket, and a sensor.
[0022] The support plate is screwed onto the base plate.
[0023] The small base plate is fixed to the support plate with screws;
[0024] The linear guide rail is mounted on a fixed base plate;
[0025] The propulsion cylinder is mounted on a fixed base plate with screws.
[0026] The movable base plate is screwed onto the slider of the linear guide rail and connected to the propulsion cylinder via a connecting rod;
[0027] The motor is mounted on the movable base plate with screws via a motor mounting plate;
[0028] The rotating body is mounted on a rotating body mounting plate and connected to the motor via a coupling;
[0029] The floating rotating body is mounted on the rotating body by screws of equal height passing through the spring;
[0030] The threaded block is connected to the floating rotating body through its own steps, six sides, and a spring is placed between the threaded block and the rotating body to press the threaded block against the floating rotating body. The motor provides rotational torque, which is transmitted to the rotating body through the coupling, then to the floating rotating body through the equal height screw and spring, and then to the threaded block through the six sides of the floating rotating body and the spring. Thus, the torque is transmitted from the motor to the threaded block. Combined with the push of the propulsion cylinder and the signal from the sensor, the threaded block is rotated to the correct position and stops. This completes the fixed depth detection of the thread on the oil rail.
[0031] Compared with the prior art, the positive effects of this utility model are:
[0032] For the first time, a floating mechanism has been implemented for automated thread inspection, avoiding thread damage caused by the inspection device.
[0033] Secondly, it enables automated thread contact testing, thereby improving production efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0034] Figure 1 The workflow diagram of this application;
[0035] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the positioning device;
[0036] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the floating device;
[0037] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of an automatic thread-tightening device;
[0038] The labels in the attached diagram are:
[0039] 01. Positioning device; 02. Floating device; 03. Threading device;
[0040] 11. Base plate; 12. Locating pin; 13. Locating post; 14. Pre-positioning block; 15. Support column; 16. Support block; 17. Compression spring; 18. Equal height screw; 19. Clamping block; 20. Cylinder; 21. Mounting plate;
[0041] 31. Equal height screw; 32. Compression spring; 33. Moving base plate; 34. Floating seat; 35. Linear guide rail; 36. Support seat; 37. Follower.
[0042] 41. Support plate, 42. Fixed base plate, 43. Linear guide rail, 44. Propulsion cylinder, 45. Connecting rod, 46. Moving base plate, 47. Motor, 48. Motor mounting plate, 49. Coupling, 50. Rotating body mounting plate, 51. Rotating body, 52. Height-equalizing screw, 53. Spring, 54. Floating rotating body, 55. Threaded block, 56. Sensor bracket, 57. Sensor. Detailed Implementation
[0043] The following is a floating mechanism for automatic thread detection in oil rail products according to this utility model.
[0044] Specific implementation methods.
[0045] Example 1
[0046] Please refer to the attached drawings. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products is characterized in that it includes a positioning device 01, a floating device 02, and an automatic thread tightening device 03; the positioning device is fixed on the large base plate 11, the floating device is fixed on the movable small base plate 31, the movable small base plate 31 is fixed on the large base plate 11, and the automatic thread tightening device 03 is fixed on the movable small floor 31.
[0047] The positioning device 01 includes a large base plate 11, a positioning pin 12, a positioning column 13, a pre-positioning block 14, a support column 15, a support block 16, a compression spring 17, an equalizing screw 18, a clamping block 19, a cylinder 20, and a mounting plate 21.
[0048] The locating pin 12 is installed on the locating post 13 with screws;
[0049] The positioning post 13 is installed on the base plate 11 with screws;
[0050] The prepositioning block 14 is mounted on the base plate 11 via the support column 15 and the equal-height screw 18 passes through the compression spring 17.
[0051] The support block 16 is mounted on the base plate 11 via the support column 15 and through the compression spring 17 using equal-height screws 18.
[0052] The clamping block 19 is mounted on the cylinder 20 with screws;
[0053] Cylinder 20 is mounted on mounting plate 21 with screws;
[0054] Mounting plate 21 is mounted on base plate 11 with screws;
[0055] The positioning device 01 achieves pre-positioning through the support block 16. Then, the clamping cylinder 20 pushes the positioning hole of the oil rail product onto the positioning pin 12 through the clamping block 19, and presses it onto the positioning surface of the positioning column 13, thereby achieving accurate positioning of the oil rail product and preparing for thread inspection.
[0056] The floating device 02 includes two equal-height screws 31, a compression spring 32, a movable small base plate 33, a floating seat 34, a linear guide rail 35, a support seat 36, and a follower 37.
[0057] The floating seat 34 is mounted on the movable base plate 33 by passing two equal-height screws 31 through the compression spring 32.
[0058] The linear guide 35 is mounted on the floating seat 34 with screws;
[0059] The support base 36 is screwed onto the slider of the linear guide rail 35, and two compression springs 32 are placed on both sides for support.
[0060] Follower 37 is mounted on floating seat 34 via a threaded connection;
[0061] The floating device 02 supports the floating seat 34 through two equal-height screws 31 and two compression springs 32, thereby enabling the entire device to float in both the up and down directions. The support seat 36 is supported by the linear guide rail 35 and the compression springs 32 on both sides, enabling the device to float in the left and right directions. The follower 37 is used to contact and support the threading device 03, thus enabling the device to float in the up, down, left, and right directions.
[0062] The automatic thread tightening device 03 includes a support plate 41, a fixed base plate 42, a linear guide rail 43, a propulsion cylinder 44, a connecting rod 45, a movable base plate 46, a motor 47, a motor mounting plate 48, a coupling 49, a rotating body mounting plate 50, a rotating body 51, a height equalizing screw 52, a spring 53, a floating rotating body 54, a thread block 55, a sensor bracket 56, and a sensor 57.
[0063] The support plate 41 is screwed onto the base plate 11;
[0064] The small base plate 42 is fixed to the support plate 41 with screws;
[0065] Linear guide rail 43 is mounted on fixed base plate 42;
[0066] The propulsion cylinder 44 is mounted on the fixed base plate 42 with screws;
[0067] The movable base plate 46 is screwed onto the slider of the linear guide rail 43 and is connected to the propulsion cylinder 44 via the connecting rod 45;
[0068] The motor 47 is mounted on the movable base plate 46 with screws via the motor mounting plate 48;
[0069] The rotating body 51 is mounted on the rotating body mounting plate 50 and connected to the motor 47 via the coupling 49;
[0070] The floating rotating body 54 is mounted on the rotating body 51 by a height-equal screw 52 passing through a spring 53;
[0071] Threaded block 55 is mounted on floating rotating body 54;
[0072] The threaded block 55 is connected to the floating rotating body 54 via its own steps, six faces, and a spring 53 is placed between the threaded block 55 and the rotating body 51, so that the threaded block 55 presses against the floating rotating body 54. The motor 47 provides rotational torque, which is transmitted to the rotating body 51 through the coupling 49, and then to the floating rotating body 54 through the equalizing screw 52 and the spring 53. The torque is then transmitted to the threaded block 55 through the six faces of the floating rotating body 54 and the spring 53, thus realizing the transmission of torque from the motor 47 to the threaded block 55. Combined with the push of the propulsion cylinder 44 and the signal from the sensor 57, the threaded block 55 rotates to the correct position and stops, thus completing the fixed depth detection of the thread on the oil rail.
[0073] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of 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 concept 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 floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products, characterized in that, It includes a positioning device, a floating device, and an automatic threading device; the positioning device is fixed on the large base plate, the floating device is fixed on the movable small base plate, the movable small base plate is fixed on the large base plate, and the automatic threading device is fixed on the movable small base plate.
2. The floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning device includes a base plate and a mounting plate; The locating pin is installed on the locating post using screws; The clamping block is mounted on the cylinder with screws; The positioning pins are mounted on the base plate with screws. The mounting plate is installed on the base plate with screws.
3. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The pre-positioning block is mounted on the base plate via a support column and a height-equalizing screw passing through a compression spring.
4. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The support block is mounted on the base plate via a support column and a compression spring using equal-height screws.
5. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The cylinder is mounted on the mounting plate with screws.
6. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The floating device includes a movable base plate and a floating seat; The floating seat is mounted on the movable base plate by passing two equal-height screws through the spring. The linear guide is mounted on the floating seat with screws; The follower is mounted on the floating seat via a threaded connection.
7. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The support base is screwed onto the slider of the linear guide rail, and two springs are placed on both sides for support.
8. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The floating device supports the floating base with two equal-height screws and two springs, enabling the entire device to float in both the vertical and horizontal directions. The support base is supported by linear guide rails and springs on both sides, enabling the device to float in the horizontal direction.
9. A floating mechanism for automatic thread detection of oil rail products as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The automatic threading device includes a support plate, a fixed base plate, a linear guide rail, a propulsion cylinder, a connecting rod, a movable base plate, a motor, a motor mounting plate, a coupling, a rotating body mounting plate, a rotating body, a height-equalizing screw, a spring, a floating rotating body, a threaded block, a sensor bracket, and a sensor. The support plate is screwed onto the base plate. The small base plate is fixed to the support plate with screws; The linear guide rail is mounted on a fixed base plate; The propulsion cylinder is mounted on a fixed base plate with screws. The movable base plate is screwed onto the slider of the linear guide rail and connected to the propulsion cylinder via a connecting rod; The motor is mounted on the movable base plate with screws via a motor mounting plate; The rotating body is mounted on a rotating body mounting plate and connected to the motor via a coupling; The floating rotating body is mounted on the rotating body by screws of equal height passing through the spring.