End face support and four-in-one clamp

By designing a rotatable locking plate and an end face bracket with replaceable support components, the positioning problem of existing brackets when supporting spherical or easily sliding workpieces is solved, realizing multi-dimensional support adjustment, adapting to different workpiece shapes and sizes, and improving processing accuracy and production efficiency.

CN224463902UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-07武汉创点智能科技有限公司

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
武汉创点智能科技有限公司
Filing Date
2025-08-07
Publication Date
2026-07-07

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Technical Problem

Existing end-face supports lack effective positioning and constraint when supporting spherical or easily sliding workpieces, resulting in reduced machining accuracy and an inability to adapt to workpieces of different sizes, affecting production efficiency and flexibility.

Method used

A rotatable locking plate is designed, equipped with a replaceable suction cup or roller workpiece support assembly. Combined with a lifting assembly and an angle adjustment unit, it can achieve multi-dimensional support adjustment to adapt to workpieces of different shapes and sizes.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise support for workpieces of different shapes and sizes, improves processing accuracy and production efficiency, reduces the frequency of bracket replacement, and enhances processing flexibility.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to laser engraving processing technical field, concretely is a kind of end face support and four-in-one fixture, including locking plate, rotatable locking recessed groove rod is equipped on the locking plate, the inside installation of recessed groove rod has lifting assembly, the lifting end of lifting assembly is installed with moving block, and moving block is rotatably connected with the push plate through angle adjusting part, the head end of the push plate is equipped with replaceable workpiece support assembly, and the workpiece support assembly includes the suction cup for adsorbing workpiece or the roller shaft for rolling support workpiece.This end face support and four-in-one fixture, through replaceable suction cup or roller shaft, can respectively adapt adsorption spherical, easy-to-slide workpiece and rolling support conventional workpiece, solve the problem that existing support support mode is single, the sliding adjustment of locking plate, the height adjustment of lifting assembly, the angle adjustment of angle adjusting part, realize the multidimensional accurate adjustment of workpiece support position, can adapt to workpiece of different size and shape, need not frequently replace support.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of laser engraving processing technology, specifically to an end face support and a four-in-one clamp. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of laser engraving, a rotary motor is often used to drive a fixture to rotate the workpiece. However, current end-face supports have significant limitations in workpiece support methods. Most existing end-face supports use rollers to roll and support the workpiece. This method is only suitable for some conventionally shaped workpieces. When dealing with spherical, easily sliding, or special workpieces that are thicker at one end than the other, its drawbacks become apparent. For spherical or easily sliding workpieces, the lack of an effective positioning and constraint mechanism makes them prone to displacement during processing, resulting in a significant reduction in processing accuracy. For workpieces that are thicker at one end than the other, rollers cannot provide uniform and stable support, which also fails to meet the requirements of high-precision processing. This severely limits the types of workpieces that can be processed and greatly reduces processing flexibility.

[0003] Furthermore, existing end face supports cannot be adaptively adjusted according to the size of the workpiece, and the fixed structure of traditional end face supports cannot meet this requirement. In actual production, if workpieces of various sizes need to be processed, it is necessary to frequently change end face supports of different specifications, which not only increases production costs, but also consumes a lot of time and manpower, seriously affecting production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an end face bracket, including a locking plate, wherein the locking plate is provided with a rotatable locking groove rod, a lifting assembly is installed inside the groove rod, a moving block is installed at the lifting end of the lifting assembly, a lever is rotatably connected to the moving block through an angle adjustment part, and a replaceable workpiece support assembly is provided at the head end of the lever, wherein the workpiece support assembly includes a suction cup for adsorbing the workpiece or a roller for rolling support of the workpiece.

[0005] Furthermore, the lifting assembly includes a lead screw nut installed in a grooved rod, and a drive component for driving the lead screw nut to rotate is provided at the top.

[0006] Furthermore, the driving component is a rotating handle located at the top of the grooved rod and fixed to the top of the lead screw that is fixed to the lead screw nut, or a motor connected to the lead screw drive.

[0007] Furthermore, the angle adjustment part includes an arc-shaped groove formed on the moving block, one end of the dial plate is rotatably mounted on the moving block, and an adjustment screw is screwed onto the dial plate, with the end of the adjustment screw located in the arc-shaped groove.

[0008] Furthermore, a pair of protruding plates are installed on the top of the locking plate, and a rotating shaft is provided between the protruding plates to fix the groove rod. One side of the bottom of the groove rod is arc-shaped, and a side hole is also provided on one side of the groove rod. The groove rod is positioned by screws extending from one side of the protruding plate into the side hole.

[0009] A four-in-one fixture includes a base and an end face support; a locking plate of the end face support is installed on the base, the base is provided with a support and a plurality of bearing seats, a drive motor is installed on the support, rollers are rotatably connected between opposite bearing seats, a workpiece clamping assembly is provided at the drive end of the drive motor, and a belt drive device is provided between the drive end of the drive motor and one end of the roller.

[0010] Furthermore, a rolling support assembly is provided between the locking plate and the base. The rolling support assembly includes multiple bearings or rollers, which are installed at the bottom of the locking plate and roll in cooperation with the side of the base.

[0011] Furthermore, the bottom of the locking plate is provided with a sliding locking structure, which includes a hole block fixed to the bottom of the locking plate, and the hole block can be locked to the base by screws.

[0012] Furthermore, the workpiece clamping assembly is a pneumatic gripper or an electric gripper, and the inner side of the gripper is provided with an anti-slip pad.

[0013] Furthermore, the support is provided with an adjustable tensioning wheel, and the support is also provided with an elongated adjustment hole. The tensioning wheel is installed in the elongated adjustment hole by a locking member and can slide along it for adjustment.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] This end-face bracket and four-in-one clamp, through replaceable suction cups or rollers, can respectively adapt to adsorbing spherical and easily sliding workpieces and rolling support for conventional workpieces, solving the problem of the single support method of existing brackets. The sliding adjustment of the locking plate, the height adjustment of the lifting component, and the angle adjustment of the angle adjustment part realize multi-dimensional precise adjustment of the workpiece support position, which can adapt to workpieces of different sizes and shapes without the need for frequent bracket replacement. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention from the left view.

[0018] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 A three-dimensional structural diagram of replacing the suction cup with a roller.

[0019] In the diagram: 1. Base; 2. Drive motor; 3. Pneumatic gripper; 4. Bearing seat; 5. Roller; 6. Belt drive device; 7. Locking plate; 8. Bearing; 9. Hole block; 10. Groove rod; 11. Lead screw nut; 12. Rotary handle; 13. Moving block; 14. Arc groove; 15. Pulley; 16. Suction cup; 17. Support; 18. Roller; 19. Tensioner. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0021] Please see Figure 1-3 In this embodiment, an end face bracket includes a locking plate 7. A pair of protruding plates are installed on the top side of the locking plate 7. A grooved rod 10 is connected between the protruding plates by a rotating shaft. The back of the bottom of the grooved rod 10 is arc-shaped, and the right protruding plate extends to the side hole of the grooved rod 10 by a screw to achieve rotation locking and positioning. At the same time, the grooved rod can be erected and lowered.

[0022] The grooved rod 10 has a lifting assembly installed inside. The lifting assembly includes a lead screw nut 11 installed inside the grooved rod 10 and a drive component that drives the lead screw nut 11 to run. The drive component is a handle 12 fixed to the top of the lead screw of the lead screw nut 11, or a motor installed on the top of the grooved rod 10 to drive the lead screw to rotate. Rotating the handle 12 can drive the lead screw nut 11 to rotate. The nut end of the lead screw nut 11 is fixed with a T-shaped moving block 13. When the handle or the motor drives the lead screw to rotate, it can drive the moving block 13 to rise and fall.

[0023] In addition, the movable block 13 is provided with an arc-shaped groove 14. The tail end of the dial plate 15 is rotatably mounted on the movable block 13 by a screw. The tail end of the dial plate 15 is also provided with an adjusting screw, and the end of the adjusting screw is located in the arc-shaped groove 14. Loosening the adjusting screw can adjust the dial plate 15 so that the dial plate is horizontal or vertical. The head end of the dial plate 15 is rotatably mounted with a detachable suction cup 16 or multiple rollers 18. The suction cup 16 is used to adsorb spherical and easily sliding workpieces, and the rollers 18 are used for rolling support of conventional workpieces.

[0024] In Embodiment 1, the locking plate 7 of the end face bracket is installed on the base 1. The base 1 is fixed with a support 17 by screws. A drive motor 2 is installed on the support 17. The drive end of the drive motor 2 is provided with a workpiece clamping assembly, which is a pneumatic gripper 3 or an electric gripper. The inner side of the gripper is provided with an anti-slip pad. When the workpiece length is appropriate, the workpiece can be directly clamped and fixed by the pneumatic gripper or the electric gripper. The drive motor drives the pneumatic gripper or the electric gripper to rotate, thereby causing the workpiece to rotate.

[0025] In Embodiment Two, combined with Embodiment One, the bottom of the locking plate 7 is equipped with two pairs of bearings 8 or rollers that slide together on both sides of the base 1. Simultaneously, a hole block 9 is fixed between the left pair of bearings 8 at the bottom of the locking plate 7. The hole block 9 is locked to the base 1 by screws. At this time, a suction cup 16 is installed on the lever plate 15. Therefore, when the tail end of the workpiece is spherical or easily sliding, the workpiece is first clamped and fixed using Embodiment One. Then, the locking plate is moved so that the suction cup approaches the tail end of the workpiece and adheres to it, thus providing support and improving the stability of the workpiece rotation driven by the gripper via the drive motor.

[0026] In Example 3, combining Examples 2 and 1, the suction cup 16 on the dial plate 15 is removed and replaced with multiple rollers 18. First, the gripper clamps and fixes the head end of the workpiece. The rollers are installed on the dial plate. The sliding screw of the locking plate is loosened, so that the rollers move to a position below the tail end of the workpiece. The rotating handle is rotated to raise the moving block, so that the rollers contact the workpiece and provide support. The drive motor drives the workpiece to rotate, and the rollers cooperate to provide rolling support.

[0027] In Example 4, combined with Examples 1, 2, and 3, the base 1 has two rows of positioning holes, each with two pairs of bearing seats 4 secured by screws. Rollers 5 are rotatably connected between opposing bearing seats 4. A belt drive device 6 is connected between the shaft end of the drive motor 2 and the two sets of rollers 5. The support 17 has an adjustable tension wheel 19, and also has an elongated adjustment hole. The tension wheel 19 is installed in the elongated adjustment hole by a locking element and can slide along it for adjustment. In this configuration, when a workpiece is clamped and fixed by a pneumatic gripper and supported by a suction cup or roller, if the workpiece is heavy, its bottom can be brought into contact with the two rollers, improving bottom support. When the gripper is driven to rotate by the drive motor, the belt drive device also drives the rollers to rotate, thereby assisting in the rotation of the workpiece and improving rotational stability.

[0028] The entire workflow is now complete, and anything not described in detail in this specification is existing technology known to those skilled in the art.

[0029] It should be noted that in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0030] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An end-face support, characterized in that: The device includes a locking plate (7), on which a rotatable locking grooved rod (10) is provided. A lifting assembly is installed inside the grooved rod (10). A moving block (13) is installed at the lifting end of the lifting assembly. A lever (15) is rotatably connected to the moving block (13) via an angle adjustment part. A replaceable workpiece support assembly is provided at the head end of the lever (15). The workpiece support assembly includes a suction cup (16) for adsorbing the workpiece or a roller (18) for rolling support of the workpiece.

2. The end face bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a lead screw nut (11) installed in a grooved rod (10), and a drive component for driving the lead screw nut (11) to rotate is provided on the top.

3. The end face bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving component is a handle (12) located on the top of the grooved rod (10) and fixed to the top of the lead screw, which is fixed to the lead screw nut (11), or a motor connected to the lead screw drive.

4. The end face bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The angle adjustment part includes an arc-shaped groove (14) opened on the moving block (13), one end of the dial plate (15) is rotatably mounted on the moving block (13), and an adjustment screw is screwed on the dial plate (15), with the end of the adjustment screw located in the arc-shaped groove (14).

5. An end-face bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the locking plate (7) is equipped with a pair of protruding plates, and a rotating shaft is provided between the protruding plates to fix the groove rod (10). One side of the bottom of the groove rod (10) is arc-shaped, and a side hole is also provided on one side of the groove rod (10). The groove rod (10) is positioned by screws extending from one side of the protruding plate into the side hole.

6. A four-in-one clamp, characterized in that: The device includes a base (1) and an end face support as described in any one of claims 1-5; the locking plate (7) of the end face support is mounted on the base (1), the base (1) is provided with a support (17) and a plurality of bearing seats (4), a drive motor (2) is mounted on the support (17), and rollers (5) are rotatably connected between the opposing bearing seats (4), the drive end of the drive motor (2) is provided with a workpiece clamping assembly, and a belt drive device (6) is provided between the drive end of the drive motor (2) and one end of the roller (5).

7. A four-in-one clamp according to claim 6, characterized in that: A rolling support assembly is provided between the locking plate (7) and the base (1). The rolling support assembly includes multiple bearings (8) or rollers. The bearings (8) or rollers are installed at the bottom of the locking plate (7) and roll in cooperation with the side of the base (1).

8. A four-in-one clamp according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom of the locking plate (7) is provided with a sliding locking structure, which includes a hole block (9) fixed to the bottom of the locking plate (7). The hole block (9) can be locked to the base (1) by screws.

9. A four-in-one clamp according to claim 6, characterized in that: The workpiece clamping assembly is a pneumatic gripper (3) or an electric gripper, and the inner side of the gripper is provided with an anti-slip pad.

10. A four-in-one clamp according to claim 6, characterized in that: The support (17) is provided with a tensioning wheel (19) with an adjustable position. The support (17) is also provided with an elongated adjustment hole. The tensioning wheel (19) is installed in the elongated adjustment hole by a locking member and can slide along it for adjustment.