Gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces

By using a push-pull cylinder to drive the circular drive disc to rotate, the arc-shaped clamping plate closes and fits against the outer wall of the flange, solving the problem of uneven flange clamping and achieving high-precision flange end face machining.

CN224347442UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-12鑫屹(广东)工业服务有限公司

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
鑫屹(广东)工业服务有限公司
Filing Date
2025-07-05
Publication Date
2026-06-12

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Technical Problem

Conventional gantry milling machines have uneven clamping force distribution when clamping flanges, which makes the flanges prone to slight displacement or vibration under the action of cutting force, making it difficult to meet the requirements of high-precision machining.

Method used

A push-pull cylinder drives a circular drive disc to rotate, causing four arc-shaped clamping plates to close together. The inner wall of the arc-shaped clamping plates is attached to the outer wall of the flange, forming a stable clamping. A tension sensor is used to prevent over-clamping.

🎯Benefits of technology

This achieves stable flange clamping, improves machining accuracy, avoids the occurrence of vibration marks, and meets the requirements of high-precision machining.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a kind of flange end face processing's gantry milling machine, comprising: milling machine main body, including processing bed;And clamping assembly installed on milling machine main body;Clamping assembly includes the support platform installed on processing bed, rotatable installation circular driving disc on the bottom surface of support platform, the push-pull cylinder connected with one side of circular driving disc, and four arc clamps are evenly spaced and slidably installed on the top surface of support platform;Four arc clamps are distributed in the form of circumferential array along the center of circular driving disc, arc clamps are slidably connected with circular driving disc downwards, and circular driving disc is used to drive four arc clamps mutually to converge or mutually to be far away from each other.The above-mentioned flange end face processing's gantry milling machine, simple structure, convenient to use, using push-pull cylinder drives circular driving disc rotation, can make four arc clamps mutually converge, the inner wall of arc clamps betterly fits the outer wall of flange, to form stable clamping to flange.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of gantry milling machine technology, and in particular to a gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces. Background Technology

[0002] Flanges, typically disc-shaped or ring-shaped structures with bolt holes, are critical components in pipelines, equipment, or machinery used for connection, sealing, or support. The machining accuracy of their end faces directly affects the sealing performance, load-bearing capacity, and operational safety of the equipment.

[0003] Conventional gantry milling machines often use general-purpose vises or clamping plates to clamp flanges. The uneven distribution of clamping force can easily cause the flange to shift slightly or vibrate under cutting force, resulting in chatter marks on the machined surface, which is difficult to meet the requirements of high-precision machining. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on this, the present invention provides a gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces. It has a simple structure and is easy to use. By using a push-pull cylinder to drive the circular drive disc to rotate, the four arc-shaped clamping plates can be closed together, and the inner wall of the arc-shaped clamping plates can better fit the outer wall of the flange to form a stable clamping of the flange.

[0005] To achieve the objectives of this utility model, the following technical solution is adopted:

[0006] A gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces, comprising:

[0007] The main body of the milling machine includes the machining bed; and

[0008] The clamping assembly is mounted on the main body of the milling machine. The clamping assembly includes a support table mounted on the machining bed, a circular drive disk rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the support table, a push-pull cylinder connected to one side of the circular drive disk, and four arc-shaped clamping plates slidably mounted on the top surface of the support table at even intervals. The four arc-shaped clamping plates are arranged in a circumferential array along the center of the circular drive disk. The arc-shaped clamping plates slide downwards to connect with the circular drive disk, and the circular drive disk is used to drive the four arc-shaped clamping plates to close together or move away from each other.

[0009] The gantry milling machine for machining the flange end face described above has a simple structure and is easy to use. By using a push-pull cylinder to drive the circular drive disc to rotate, the four arc-shaped clamping plates can be closed together, and the inner wall of the arc-shaped clamping plates can better fit the outer wall of the flange to form a stable clamping of the flange.

[0010] In one embodiment, the circular drive disk has four arc-shaped grooves extending outward from the center of the circular drive disk at even intervals; the bottom end of the arc-shaped clamping plate is connected to a pulley, which passes through the support platform and is fitted into the interior of the groove.

[0011] In one embodiment, the support platform is provided with four through holes at even intervals, and the through holes are arranged one-to-one below the arc-shaped clamping plate. The through holes are used for the pulleys to pass through.

[0012] In one embodiment, the arc-shaped clamp is slidably connected to the top surface of the support platform via a guide rail pair, and the movement direction of the arc-shaped clamp is consistent with the radial direction of the circular drive disc.

[0013] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly further includes a force sensor connected between the circular drive disc and the push-pull cylinder.

[0014] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly further includes a pad installed between two adjacent arc-shaped clamps.

[0015] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly further includes a plurality of track wheels rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the support platform, the track wheels abutting against the periphery of the circular drive disk at even intervals.

[0016] In one embodiment, the milling machine body further includes a gantry that is movably connected to the machining bed, and a spindle box mounted on the gantry; a milling cutter is mounted at the end of the spindle box. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a gantry milling machine for machining the flange end face according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a gantry milling machine machining the flange end face from another perspective;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the clamping assembly in a gantry milling machine for machining the flange end face;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A three-dimensional schematic diagram from another perspective of the assembly being clamped in a gantry milling machine for machining the flange end face;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 3 An exploded view of the clamping assembly in a gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 5 An exploded view of the assembly being clamped in a gantry milling machine for machining the flange end face, shown from another perspective.

[0023] Attached image annotations:

[0024] 10-Milling machine body, 11-Machining machine, 12-Gantry frame, 13-Spindle box;

[0025] 20-Clamping assembly, 21-Support platform, 210-Through hole, 22-Circular drive disk, 220-Slide groove, 23-Push-pull cylinder, 24-Arc-shaped clamping plate, 240-Pulley, 25-Padded block, 26-Tension sensor, 27-Rail wheel. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of this utility model are shown in the drawings. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.

[0027] It should be noted that when a component is said to be "fixed to" another component, it can be directly attached to the other component or there may be an intervening component. When a component is said to be "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intervening component.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0029] Please see Figures 1 to 6 The present invention relates to a gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces, comprising a milling machine body 10 and a clamping assembly 20 mounted on the milling machine body 10.

[0030] The milling machine body 10 includes a machining bed 11, a gantry 12 movably connected to the machining bed 11, and a spindle box 13 mounted on the gantry 12; a milling cutter is mounted at the end of the spindle box 13, and the milling cutter is used to cut the end face of the flange.

[0031] The clamping assembly 20 includes a support platform 21 mounted on the machining bed 11, a circular drive disk 22 rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the support platform 21, a push-pull cylinder 23 connected to one side of the circular drive disk 22, four arc-shaped clamping plates 24 slidably mounted at even intervals on the top surface of the support platform 21, and pads 25 installed between adjacent arc-shaped clamping plates 24. The pads 25 support flanges located between the four arc-shaped clamping plates 24. The four arc-shaped clamping plates 24 are arranged in a circumferential array along the center of the circular drive disk 22, and the direction of movement of the arc-shaped clamping plates 24 is consistent with the radial direction of the circular drive disk 22. The arc-shaped clamping plates 24 slide downwards to connect with the circular drive disk 22, which drives the four arc-shaped clamping plates 24 to move closer together or further apart.

[0032] Specifically, such as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the circular drive disc 22 has four arc-shaped grooves 220 extending outward from its center at even intervals. Arc-shaped clamping plates 24 are slidably connected to the top surface of the support platform 21 via guide rails. A pulley 240 is connected to the bottom end of each arc-shaped clamping plate 24, and the pulley 240 passes through the support platform 21 and fits into the groove 220. By using a push-pull cylinder 23 to drive the circular drive disc 22 to rotate, the four arc-shaped clamping plates 24 can close together, allowing the inner wall of the arc-shaped clamping plates 24 to better conform to the outer wall of the flange, thus forming a stable clamping effect on the flange.

[0033] In this embodiment, the support platform 21 is provided with four through holes 210 at even intervals. The through holes 210 are arranged one-to-one below the arc-shaped clamping plate 24 and are used for the pulleys 240 to pass through.

[0034] In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 20 further includes a tension sensor 26 connected between the circular drive disk 22 and the push-pull cylinder 23. The tension sensor 26 is used to detect the tension applied by the push-pull cylinder 23 to prevent the push-pull cylinder 23 from pulling too much and causing the arc-shaped clamping plate 24 to over-clamp the flange, resulting in damage to the arc-shaped clamping plate 24.

[0035] In this embodiment, in order to improve the stability of the movement of the circular drive disk 22, the clamping assembly 20 also includes a plurality of track wheels 27 rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the support platform 21, and the track wheels 27 are evenly spaced and abut against the periphery of the circular drive disk 22.

[0036] The gantry milling machine for machining the flange end face described above has a simple structure and is easy to use. By using the push-pull cylinder 23 to drive the circular drive disk 22 to rotate, the four arc-shaped clamping plates 24 can be closed together, and the inner wall of the arc-shaped clamping plates 24 can better fit the outer wall of the flange to form a stable clamping of the flange.

[0037] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0038] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces, characterized in that, include: The milling machine body includes the machining bed; and The clamping assembly is mounted on the main body of the milling machine. The clamping assembly includes a support table mounted on the machining bed, a circular drive disk rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the support table, a push-pull cylinder connected to one side of the circular drive disk, and four arc-shaped clamping plates slidably mounted on the top surface of the support table at even intervals. The four arc-shaped clamping plates are arranged in a circumferential array along the center of the circular drive disk. The arc-shaped clamping plates slide downwards to connect with the circular drive disk, and the circular drive disk is used to drive the four arc-shaped clamping plates to close together or move away from each other.

2. The gantry milling machine for flange end face machining according to claim 1, characterized in that, The circular drive plate has four arc-shaped grooves that extend outward from the center of the circular drive plate at even intervals; the bottom end of the arc-shaped clamping plate is connected to a pulley, which passes through the support platform and is fitted into the interior of the groove.

3. The gantry milling machine for flange end face machining according to claim 2, characterized in that, The support platform has four through holes evenly spaced, which are located one-to-one below the arc-shaped clamping plate and are used for the pulleys to pass through.

4. The gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The arc-shaped clamp is slidably connected to the top surface of the support platform via a guide rail pair, and the direction of movement of the arc-shaped clamp is consistent with the radial direction of the circular drive disc.

5. The gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping assembly also includes a force sensor connected between the circular drive disc and the push-pull cylinder.

6. The gantry milling machine for machining flange end faces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping assembly also includes a pad installed between two adjacent curved clamps.

7. The gantry milling machine for flange end face machining according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping assembly also includes multiple track wheels that are rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the support platform, with the track wheels evenly spaced and abutting against the periphery of the circular drive disc.

8. The gantry milling machine for flange end face machining according to claim 1, characterized in that, The milling machine body also includes a gantry that can be movably connected to the machining bed, and a spindle box mounted on the gantry; a milling cutter is mounted at the end of the spindle box.