Diamond ring line plating line body

By designing an automated material handling mechanism and rotating components for diamond toroidal electroplating lines, the problems of labor costs and health threats in existing technologies have been solved, achieving efficient production and health protection.

CN224337771UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-09HUNAN LUJIANG AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
HUNAN LUJIANG AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-26
Publication Date
2026-06-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The current diamond toroidal electroplating production process consumes a lot of manpower and time, has a long production cycle, low overall efficiency, and exposes operators to harmful chemicals, threatening their health.

Method used

A diamond toroidal electroplating line is designed, which uses an automated material handling mechanism to transfer the fixture, realizing automated flow between workstations, reducing manual intervention, and combining the design of rotating components and liquid collection boxes to protect the health of operators.

Benefits of technology

It improved production efficiency and product yield, reduced staffing and costs, and protected the health of operators.

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Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of electroplating line technology, and in particular to a diamond toroidal wire electroplating line, comprising: a machine base having several workstations and an loading / unloading station; each workstation of the machine base is provided with a bearing component for hanging fixtures, and a material-picking mechanism is slidably connected above the machine base for transferring the fixtures; wherein, a rotating component is also provided at the loading / unloading station, and during the loading stage, the material-picking mechanism picks up the fixtures loaded with the workpieces to be electroplated from the rotating component; the electroplating line of this utility model has made a breakthrough on the basis of traditional manual production, with the material-picking mechanism automatically transferring the fixtures at each workstation. From the first process to the last process, only the operator needs to operate at the loading / unloading station, without any manual intervention. Production quality can be uniformly controlled, improving work efficiency and product yield, thereby reducing personnel and production costs.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of electroplating line technology, and in particular to a diamond toroidal electroplating line. Background Technology

[0002] Electroplating is currently the mainstream method for preparing high-performance diamond toroidal wires. By electroplating nickel or other metals onto the baseline surface and combining it with diamond abrasive, a cutting edge layer with high hardness and wear resistance is formed.

[0003] However, most existing technologies employ a single-station production model with a high degree of manual intervention. Specifically, this method typically requires operators to manually move diamond wires sequentially to different water tanks to complete the electroplating process. This "one tank per step" production method not only consumes a large amount of manpower and time, resulting in a lengthy production cycle and low overall production efficiency, but also poses a potential threat to the health of operators due to the frequent contact with these harmful substances involved in the electroplating process, which involves various corrosive and toxic chemical reagents and electrolytes.

[0004] Based on this, in order to improve the applicability of existing electroplating processes, we propose a diamond toroidal electroplating line. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies, such as the high manpower and time consumption, resulting in long production cycles and low overall production efficiency, and to propose a diamond toroidal electroplating wire.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] Design a diamond toroidal electroplated wire body, including:

[0008] A machine with several workstations and one loading / unloading station;

[0009] The machine tool is equipped with a support component for hanging fixtures at each of the workstations, and a material picking mechanism is slidably connected above the machine tool for transferring the fixtures.

[0010] The loading and unloading positions are equipped with a rotating assembly. During the loading stage, the material handling mechanism picks up the fixture loaded with the workpiece to be electroplated from the rotating assembly. During the unloading stage, the material handling mechanism unloads the fixture loaded with the electroplated workpiece onto the rotating assembly.

[0011] Furthermore, the bearing assembly includes a bearing plate fixed to the machine frame, the bearing plate being located above the workstation, and having a first opening on the end face of the bearing plate, with the retaining ring at the top of the clamp engaging in the first opening.

[0012] Furthermore, the material handling mechanism includes two guide rails and a rack fixedly mounted on the machine base;

[0013] The tops of the two guide rails are slidably connected to the carrier by a slider. A displacement motor is fixedly installed on the top of the carrier. The shaft end of the displacement motor passes through the carrier and is fixedly connected to a gear. The gear and the rack mesh for transmission.

[0014] Furthermore, the material handling mechanism also includes:

[0015] A mounting bracket is fixedly installed on the carrier. A first lead screw module is provided on both sides of the mounting bracket. A second lead screw module is installed on the slide of the first lead screw module. A pneumatic gripper for holding the fixture is fixedly installed on the slide of the second lead screw module.

[0016] Furthermore, two accordion covers are provided above the machine base, and one end of each accordion cover is connected to both sides of the base.

[0017] A liquid collection box is also fixedly installed in front of the carrier.

[0018] Furthermore, the rotating assembly includes a rotary motor fixedly mounted on the machine frame, a bracket fixedly mounted on the shaft end of the rotary motor, and a second opening for accommodating the clamping ring on the side of the bracket.

[0019] Furthermore, a cover is provided on the outside of the frame of the machine, and the cover is equipped with an opening and closing door.

[0020] The beneficial effects of the diamond toroidal electroplating line proposed in this utility model are as follows: This electroplating line breaks through the traditional manual production method. The material handling mechanism automatically transfers the fixtures at each station. From the first process to the last process, only the operator needs to operate at the loading and unloading positions. No manual intervention is required in between. The production quality can be uniformly controlled, improving work efficiency and product yield. It can also reduce personnel and production costs. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the machine tool of this utility model after the cover is removed;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified structural diagram of area A;

[0024] Figure 4 for Figure 2A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of region B;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the material handling mechanism of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating component structure of this utility model.

[0027] In the diagram: 1. Machine base; 11. Workstation; 12. Loading / unloading position; 13. Cover; 2. Fixture; 3. Bearing assembly; 31. Bearing plate; 32. First opening; 4. Material handling mechanism; 41. Guide rail; 42. Rack; 43. Carrier; 44. Displacement motor; 45. Mounting bracket; 46. First lead screw module; 47. Second lead screw module; 48. Pneumatic gripper; 49. Bellows cover; 410. Liquid collection box; 5. Rotating assembly; 51. Rotating motor; 52. Hanger. Detailed Implementation

[0028] In the description of this utility model, if directional descriptions are involved, such as "up," "down," "front," "back," "left," "right," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, it is only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and does 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. If a certain technical feature is referred to as "set," "fixed," "connected," or "installed" on another technical feature, it can be directly set, fixed, or connected to the other technical feature, or it can be indirectly set, fixed, connected, or installed on the other technical feature.

[0029] In the description of this utility model, the term "several" means one or more; the term "multiple" means two or more; the terms "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" should be understood as excluding the stated number; and the terms "above," "below," and "within" should be understood as including the stated number. The terms "first," "second," etc., should be understood as being used only to distinguish identical or similar technical feature names, and should not be interpreted as implying / indicating the relative importance of the technical features, the number of technical features, or the sequential relationship between the technical features.

[0030] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.

[0031] Reference Figure 1-6As one embodiment of this utility model, a diamond toroidal electroplating line is disclosed. Specifically, the electroplating line includes a machine 1 with several workstations 11 and an unloading / loading station 12. In this embodiment, the workstations 11 can be set as water tanks made of polypropylene. The diamond toroidal electroplating process includes degreasing, electrolysis, water washing, sulfuric acid washing, hydrochloric acid washing, ultrasonic cleaning, pre-plating, sanding, water washing, reinforcement, water washing, and material return. Therefore, the specific number of workstations 11 can be adaptively selected and adjusted by those skilled in the art. Of course, each process is a conventional method for those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail here.

[0032] The machine platform 1 is provided with a bearing component 3 for hanging the clamp 2 at each of the work stations 11. A material picking mechanism 4 is slidably connected above the machine platform 1. The material picking mechanism 4 is used to transfer the clamp 2.

[0033] A rotating assembly 5 is also provided at the loading and unloading positions 12. During the loading stage, the picking mechanism 4 picks up the fixture 2 loaded with the workpiece to be electroplated from the rotating assembly 5. During the unloading stage, the picking mechanism 4 unloads the fixture 2 loaded with the electroplated workpiece onto the rotating assembly 5.

[0034] In some embodiments, the bearing assembly 3 of the present invention includes a bearing plate 31 fixed on the frame of the machine base 1. The bearing plate 31 is located above the work station 11 and has a first opening 32 on the end face of the bearing plate 31. The retaining ring at the top of the clamp 2 is engaged in the first opening 32.

[0035] Specifically, in this invention, the diamond wire loop is first installed in the fixture 2. Then, a person manually hangs the fixture 2, which contains the workpiece to be electroplated, on the rotating assembly 5 at the loading / unloading position 12. After that, the material handling mechanism 4 picks up the fixture 2 and transfers it to the corresponding workstation. Then, the fixture 2 is placed on the first opening 32 of the bearing plate 31 to support and position the fixture 2. In this way, the electroplating operation process of the current workstation can be carried out. Similarly, when the processing of the current workstation 11 is completed, the material handling mechanism 4 transfers the fixture 2 to the next workstation 11.

[0036] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the material handling mechanism 4 includes two guide rails 41 and a rack 42 fixedly installed on the machine base 1, with the rack 42 located between the two guide rails 41;

[0037] The tops of the two guide rails 41 are slidably connected to the carrier 43 by a slider. A displacement motor 44 is fixedly installed on the top of the carrier 43. The shaft end of the displacement motor 44 passes through the carrier 43 and is fixedly connected to a gear. The gear meshes with the rack 42 for transmission.

[0038] In this embodiment, the movement of the material handling mechanism 4 is driven by the displacement motor 44, which drives the gear to rotate, and the gear meshes with the rack 42 to achieve movement control of the entire mechanism.

[0039] Based on the above embodiments, the material handling mechanism 4 in this embodiment further includes:

[0040] A mounting bracket 45 is fixedly installed on the carrier 43. A first lead screw module 46 is provided on both sides of the mounting bracket 45. A second lead screw module 47 is installed on the slide of the first lead screw module 46. A pneumatic gripper 48 for holding the clamp 2 is fixedly installed on the slide of the second lead screw module 47.

[0041] In this embodiment, both the first lead screw module 46 and the second lead screw module 47 can be configured as ball screw modules driven by a motor. The first lead screw module 46 is used to adjust and control the height of the pneumatic gripper 48, and the second lead screw module 47 is used to control the front and rear positions of the pneumatic gripper 48. In this way, multi-position picking and picking operations of the pneumatic gripper 48 on the clamp 2 can be realized.

[0042] In view of the protection of the guide rail 41 and the rack 42, two bellows covers 49 are provided above the machine base 1 in this embodiment. One end of the two bellows covers 49 is connected to both sides of the carrier 43. Of course, one end of the bellows cover 49 is fixed on the machine base 1, and the bellows cover 49 is sleeved on the outside of the guide rail 41 and the rack 42.

[0043] A liquid collection box 410 is fixedly installed in front of the carrier 43. The liquid collection box 410 is used to prevent the electroplating liquid in the work station 11 from dripping onto the machine table 1 when the fixture 2 is removed. Preferably, the liquid collection box 410 in this embodiment is made of polypropylene, which has good corrosion resistance and better protection.

[0044] In some embodiments, the rotating component 5 of this utility model includes a rotating motor 51 fixedly installed on the frame of the machine base 1. A bracket 52 is fixedly installed on the shaft end of the rotating motor 51. The side of the bracket 52 is provided with a second opening to accommodate the retaining ring of the clamp 2. During the loading process, the user only needs to put the retaining ring of the clamp 2 into the second opening at the loading / unloading position 12 to complete the loading of the clamp 2. Similarly, after the diamond wire ring electroplating is completed, the material handling mechanism 4 can place the clamp 2 on the bracket 52 of the cedar tree.

[0045] Specifically, in this embodiment, the hanger 52 is configured as a cross-shaped plate, which supports the placement of four clamps 2.

[0046] It should be noted that in this embodiment, a cover 13 is also covered on the outside of the frame of the machine tool 1. The cover 13 is equipped with an opening and closing door. In this embodiment, the cover 13 is closed with transparent blue acrylic and sheet metal, and the processing inside can be observed through the transparent blue acrylic.

[0047] In summary, the electroplating line of this utility model has made a breakthrough on the basis of traditional manual production. The material handling mechanism 4 automatically transfers the clamps 2 on each station 11. From the first process to the last process, only the operator needs to operate at the loading and unloading positions 12. There is no need for manual intervention in between. The production quality can be uniformly controlled, improving work efficiency and product yield. This can reduce personnel configuration, lower production costs, and protect the health of operators.

[0048] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present utility model, based on the technical solution and the inventive concept of the present utility model, should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A diamond toroidal electroplated wire body, characterized in that, include: A machine (1) having several workstations (11) and a loading / unloading station (12). The machine (1) is provided with a bearing component (3) for hanging the clamp (2) at each of the work stations (11). A material picking mechanism (4) is slidably connected above the machine (1). The material picking mechanism (4) is used to transfer the clamp (2). Among them, a rotating component (5) is also provided at the loading and unloading position (12). During the loading stage, the picking mechanism (4) picks up the fixture (2) loaded with the workpiece to be electroplated from the rotating component (5); during the unloading stage, the picking mechanism (4) unloads the fixture (2) loaded with the electroplated workpiece onto the rotating component (5).

2. The diamond toroidal electroplating wire body according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bearing assembly (3) includes a bearing plate (31) fixed on the frame of the machine base (1). The bearing plate (31) is located above the work station (11) and has a first opening (32) on the end face of the bearing plate (31). The retaining ring at the top of the clamp (2) is engaged in the first opening (32).

3. The diamond toroidal electroplating wire body according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material handling mechanism (4) includes two guide rails (41) and a rack (42) fixedly installed on the machine base (1). The tops of the two guide rails (41) are slidably connected to the carrier (43) by a slider. A displacement motor (44) is fixedly installed on the top of the carrier (43). The shaft end of the displacement motor (44) passes through the carrier (43) and is fixedly connected to a gear. The gear and the rack (42) mesh and drive each other.

4. The diamond toroidal electroplated wire body according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material handling mechanism (4) further includes: A mounting bracket (45) is fixedly installed on the carrier (43). A first lead screw module (46) is provided on both sides of the mounting bracket (45). A second lead screw module (47) is installed on the slide of the first lead screw module (46). A pneumatic gripper (48) for clamping the clamp (2) is fixedly installed on the slide of the second lead screw module (47).

5. A diamond toroidal electroplated wire body according to claim 3, characterized in that: Two bellows covers (49) are provided above the machine base (1), and one end of the two bellows covers (49) is connected to both sides of the carrier (43); A liquid collection box (410) is also fixedly installed in front of the carrier (43).

6. The diamond toroidal electroplating wire body according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly (5) includes a rotating motor (51) fixedly mounted on the frame of the machine base (1). A bracket (52) is fixedly mounted on the shaft end of the rotating motor (51). A second opening for accommodating the clamp (2) retaining ring is provided on the side of the bracket (52).

7. A diamond toroidal electroplated wire body according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: The frame of the machine (1) is also covered by a cover (13), and the cover (13) is equipped with an opening and closing door.