An autoclave for carbon fiber molding

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of carbon fiber production technology, specifically to a carbon fiber molding autoclave, including a tank body and two supporting rails disposed opposite each other within the tank body; a connecting seat slidably disposed between the tops of the two supporting rails, having a through groove thereon; a guide member disposed between the supporting rails and the connecting seat; and a docking member disposed within the through groove, comprising a connecting rod slidably sleeved within the through groove and a limiting block fixed to the outside of the connecting rod, the limiting block being close to the edge of the through groove, and an intercepting rod fixedly disposed at one end of the connecting rod. This utility model, through the cooperation of the docking member and connecting arm disposed on the connecting seat and a loading vehicle for loading movable molds, can efficiently and accurately dock the mold with the connecting seat inside the tank body, eliminating the need for fixed-point track laying and truss installation, requiring only a loading vehicle, reducing equipment investment costs, simplifying mold filling steps, reducing mold filling difficulty, and improving filling efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of carbon fiber production technology, and in particular to a hot autoclave for carbon fiber molding. Background Technology

[0002] When using the autoclave, first transfer the mold filled with raw materials to the vicinity of the autoclave, and set up a transfer track on the ground outside the end of the autoclave corresponding to its internal support track. Then, use a truss to hoist the mold onto the carrier on the transfer track, and push the carrier and the mold into the autoclave together by manual pushing. Finally, close the autoclave lid. After high temperature, high pressure and cooling operations, the carbon fiber composite material in the mold is finally shaped. Remove the mold and complete the demolding operation to obtain the prepared carbon fiber composite material.

[0003] In the process of transferring the mold to the autoclave, the mold needs to be transferred to the vicinity of the autoclave first, then to the carrier vehicle pre-set on the transfer track, and finally loaded into the autoclave by manual pushing. During the mold filling process, the transfer track, carrier vehicle and truss need to cooperate, and the equipment investment cost is high. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of this utility model is to propose a thermostatic jar for carbon fiber molding, so as to solve the problem that the mold filling process requires the assistance of transfer tracks, carrier vehicles and trusses, resulting in high equipment investment costs.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides a carbon fiber molding autoclave, including a can body and two support rails disposed opposite to each other inside the can body. The connecting seat is slidably disposed between the tops of the two support rails and has a through groove; The guide component is located between the support rail and the connecting seat; A connecting component disposed in a through groove includes a connecting rod slidably sleeved in the through groove and a limiting block fixed to the outside of the connecting rod. The limiting block is close to the edge of the through groove, and an intercepting rod is fixedly provided at one end of the connecting rod. A connecting arm hinged to the top of the connecting seat; The linkage between the hinge shaft and the connecting rod on the connecting arm, when the mold moves radially and moves synchronously against the intercepting rod, the free end of the linkage connecting arm deflects toward the top of the mold and engages with the buckle groove on the mold, thereby achieving the docking of the mold and the connecting seat.

[0006] Preferably, the guide includes a guide groove on the support rail and a guide block fixed to the end face of the connecting seat, with one side of the guide block slidably fitted inside the guide groove.

[0007] Preferably, the vertical cross-section of the support track is L-shaped, and the two guide grooves are located on opposite vertical surfaces of the two support tracks.

[0008] Preferably, the connecting arm is in the shape of a "U", the length of the buckle groove is greater than the moving distance of the intercepting rod, and the two ends of the length side of the buckle groove are in the same direction as the moving direction of the intercepting rod.

[0009] Preferably, the linkage includes a mounting cavity within the connecting seat and a guide strip fixed to the bottom of the mounting cavity. A rack is fixedly mounted on the connecting rod. The top of the guide strip is slidably connected to a groove at the bottom of the rack. A vertical shaft is rotatably mounted within the mounting cavity. A spur gear is fixedly mounted at the midpoint of the vertical shaft. The tooth surface of the spur gear meshes with the tooth surface of the rack. The top end of the vertical shaft passes upward through the top of the connecting seat. Bevel gears are fixedly mounted on the top of the vertical shaft and the hinge shaft of the connecting arm. The tooth surfaces of the two bevel gears mesh.

[0010] Preferably, the rack and the connecting rod form a T-shape in the horizontal direction, and the two ends of the rack point in the same direction as the movement of the connecting rod.

[0011] Preferably, a stop is fixedly provided at one end of the support track near the tank cover, the stop being used to prevent the connecting seat from laterally disengaging from the support track.

[0012] Preferably, the interceptor bar is located at one end near the connector, and the initial position of the interceptor bar is located at the end of the groove away from the end face of the connector.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: This invention utilizes a docking component and a connecting arm mounted on a connecting seat, along with a loading vehicle for loading a movable mold. The loading vehicle adjusts the position of the docking groove on the mold to correspond with the intercepting rod on the connecting seat. The loading vehicle then carries the mold to fit against the end face of the tank and moves it horizontally along the tank. During this process, the intercepting rod first inserts into the docking groove, contacts the mold, and moves synchronously with the mold until it can no longer move. At this point, the linkage between the connecting arm and the intercepting rod engages both, causing the free end of the connecting arm to deflect and engage with the locking groove on the mold. This completes the precise axial docking of the mold with the support rail on the tank. Combined with the traction component and the drive source on the loading vehicle, the mold can be pulled into the tank. This eliminates the need for fixed-point track laying and truss installation; only the loading vehicle is required, reducing equipment investment costs, simplifying the mold filling process, reducing the difficulty of mold filling, and improving filling efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only for this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 2 ; Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 3 ; Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 4 ; Figure 5 for Figure 4 The main view; Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 5 ; Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional illustration of the present invention. Figure 6 .

[0016] The diagram is marked as follows: 1. Tank body; 2. Support rail; 3. Connecting seat; 4. Connecting arm; 5. Through groove; 6. Connecting part; 61. Connecting rod; 62. Intercepting rod; 63. Limiting block; 7. Linkage part; 71. Mounting cavity; 72. Guide bar; 73. Rack; 74. Sliding groove; 75. Flat gear; 76. Bevel gear; 77. Vertical shaft; 8. Traction component; 81. Traction ring; 82. Fixed pulley; 83. Wire rope; 9. Guide component; 91. Guide groove; 92. Guide block; 10. Stop block; 11. Connecting groove; 12. Snap groove. Detailed Implementation

[0017] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0018] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used in this utility model should have the ordinary meaning understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model pertains. The terms "first," "second," and similar terms used in this utility model do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. Terms such as "comprising" or "including" mean that the element or object preceding the word encompasses the elements or objects listed following the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. Terms such as "connected" or "linked" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. Terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, a carbon fiber molding autoclave includes a tank body 1 and two support rails 2 disposed opposite each other inside the tank body 1. The top of the support rails 2 gradually slopes upward from the end of the tank body 1 towards the inside of the tank body 1, and the tilt angle of the top of the support rails 2 is 5°, so as to facilitate the automatic sliding out of the mold by utilizing inertia in the later stage.

[0020] The connecting seat 3 is slidably disposed between the tops of the two support rails 2, and has a through groove 5. At least two rollers are rotatably disposed at both ends of the bottom of the connecting seat 3, so that rolling friction is formed between the connecting seat 3 and the top of the support rail 2, thereby reducing frictional resistance.

[0021] The guide member 9 is located between the support rail 2 and the connecting seat 3. It is used to constrain the degree of freedom of the connecting seat 3 so that it can only move along the axis of the support rail 2.

[0022] The docking component 6, located within the slot 5, includes a connecting rod 61 slidably fitted within the slot 5 and a limiting block 63 fixed to the outside of the connecting rod 61. The limiting block 63 is close to the edge of the slot 5. One end of the connecting rod 61 is fixedly provided with an intercepting rod 62. The end of the intercepting rod 62 away from the connecting seat 3 is slidably inserted into the docking groove 11 on the mold. The bottom of the mold is provided with two rows of rollers. The distance between the opposite faces of the two rows of rollers is equal to the minimum distance between the opposite faces of the two supporting rails 2. The loading vehicle moves the mold to the vicinity of the end face of the tank 1, and then the end face of the mold near the docking groove 11 is attached to the tank. On the end face of 1, while keeping the mold in contact with the end face of the tank 1 and pushing it radially towards the intercepting rod 62, when it contacts the inner wall opposite to the intercepting rod 62 in the mating groove 11 on the mold, it will push the intercepting rod 62 to move synchronously until the intercepting rod 62 is pushed to contact the inner wall of the through groove 5 near the connecting seat 3. At this time, the roller at the bottom of the mold corresponds to the support rail 2 to ensure the docking accuracy between the mold and the support rail 2. One end of the intercepting rod 62 is close to the connecting seat 3, and the initial position of the intercepting rod 62 is located at the end of the through groove 5 away from the end face of the connecting seat 3.

[0023] The connecting arm 4 is hinged to the top of the connecting base 3, and the shape of the connecting arm 4 is "7".

[0024] The linkage 7 between the hinge shaft on the connecting arm 4 and the connecting rod 61, when the mold moves radially and moves synchronously against the intercepting rod 62, the free end of the linkage connecting arm 4 deflects toward the top of the mold and engages with the buckle groove 12 on the mold. The length of the buckle groove 12 is greater than the moving distance of the intercepting rod 62, and the two ends of the length side of the buckle groove 12 are consistent with the moving direction of the intercepting rod 62, so as to realize the docking of the mold and the connecting seat 3.

[0025] The tank body 1 is equipped with a traction component 8, which includes a fixed pulley 82 on the inner wall of the tank body 1 away from the end face of the tank body 1. A steel wire rope 83 is fixedly installed on the side of the connecting seat 3 away from the end face of the tank body 1. The remaining end of the steel wire rope 83 is horizontally inserted into the groove outside the fixed pulley 82 and out of the groove outside the fixed pulley 82. The remaining end of the steel wire rope 83 is fixedly equipped with a traction ring 81. The traction ring 81 can be hooked by a movable traction machine and the connecting seat 3 and the mold can be moved synchronously by pulling the steel wire rope 83, so that the mold can be pulled into the interior of the tank body 1. Then, the steel wire rope 83 is pressed into the U-shaped lock at the bottom of the mold and the nut is tightened to press the steel wire rope 83. Finally, the free end of the steel wire rope 83 is placed inside the tank body 1 and the tank cover on the end face of the tank body 1 is closed.

[0026] By cooperating with the docking part 6 and connecting arm 4 set on the connecting seat 3 and the loading vehicle for loading the movable mold, the position of the docking groove 11 on the mold can be adjusted by the loading vehicle to correspond with the intercepting rod 62 on the connecting seat 3. Then, the loading vehicle is operated to carry the mold to fit against the end face of the tank 1 and move horizontally radially along the tank 1. During this process, the intercepting rod 62 first inserts into the docking groove 11, then abuts against the mold and moves synchronously with the mold until the intercepting rod 62 can no longer move. At this time, the linkage part 7 between the connecting arm 4 and the intercepting rod 62 links the two, causing the free end of the connecting arm 4 to deflect and snap into the snapping groove 12 on the mold, completing the precise docking of the mold with the support rail 2 in the axial direction of the tank 1. With the drive of the traction component and the drive source on the loading vehicle, the mold can be pulled into the tank. There is no need to lay the track at a fixed point or set up the truss. Only the loading vehicle is needed, which reduces the equipment investment cost, simplifies the mold filling steps, reduces the mold filling difficulty and improves the filling efficiency.

[0027] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the guide member 9 includes a guide groove 91 provided on the support rail 2 and a guide block 92 fixed on the end face of the connecting seat 3. One side of the guide block 92 is slidably sleeved in the guide groove 91. The vertical cross-section of the support rail 2 is L-shaped. The two guide grooves 91 are respectively located on the opposite vertical surfaces of the two support rails 2. In this way, the guide block 92 can be limited and guided by the two guide grooves 91, which can constrain the degree of freedom of the connecting seat 3 in all directions except the axial direction of the support rail 2, thereby improving the stability of the movement of the connecting seat 3.

[0028] like Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the linkage 7 includes a mounting cavity 71 located within the connecting seat 3 and a guide bar 72 fixed to the bottom of the mounting cavity 71. A rack 73 is fixedly mounted on the connecting rod 61. The rack 73 and the connecting rod 61 form a T-shape in the horizontal direction, and the two ends of the rack 73 point in the same direction as the movement of the connecting rod 61. The top of the guide bar 72 is slidably connected to a groove 74 located at the bottom of the rack 73. A vertical shaft 77 is rotatably mounted inside the mounting cavity 71. A spur gear 75 is fixedly mounted at the midpoint of the vertical shaft 77. The tooth surface of the spur gear 75 meshes with the tooth surface of the rack 73. The top of the vertical shaft 77 passes upward through the top of the connecting seat 3. Bevel gears 76 are fixedly mounted on the top of the vertical shaft 77 and the hinge shaft of the connecting arm 4. The tooth surfaces of the two bevel gears 76... When the mold contacts the intercepting rod 62 and pushes the intercepting rod 62 to move synchronously, the intercepting rod 62 drives the rack 73 to move synchronously. Through the power transmission of the flat gear 75 and the two bevel gears 76, the free end of the drive connecting arm 4 is deflected from top to bottom and moves closer to the mold. When the intercepting rod 62 contacts the inner wall of the groove 5 near the end face of the connecting seat 3 and stops moving, the connecting arm 4 deflects to a horizontal state, and its free end is engaged inside the locking groove 12 and hooks the edge of the locking groove 12, realizing the connection between the mold and the connecting seat 3 in the axial direction of the tank 1. At this time, the mold and the connecting seat 3 are precisely connected. Only a loading vehicle is needed to transport the mold. There is no need to set up guide rails and trusses, which reduces the investment cost of transfer equipment and improves the efficiency of filling the mold into the tank 1.

[0029] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, a stop block 10 is fixedly provided at one end of the support rail 2 near the tank cover 1. The stop block 10 is used to prevent the connecting seat 3 from detaching laterally from the support rail 2.

[0030] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples; within the framework of the present invention, the technical features of the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, the steps can be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in the details for the sake of brevity.

[0031] This utility model is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications, and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A carbon fiber molding autoclave, comprising a tank body (1) and two support rails (2) disposed opposite each other within the tank body (1), characterized in that: The connecting seat (3) is slidably disposed between the tops of the two support rails (2), and has a through groove (5) on it; The guide (9) is located between the support rail (2) and the connecting seat (3); The connecting piece (6) provided in the through groove (5) includes a connecting rod (61) slidably sleeved in the through groove (5) and a limiting block (63) fixed outside the connecting rod (61). The limiting block (63) is close to the edge of the through groove (5), and an intercepting rod (62) is fixedly provided at one end of the connecting rod (61). Connecting arm (4) hinged to the top of connecting seat (3); The linkage part (7) between the hinge shaft and the connecting rod (61) on the connecting arm (4) moves radially and moves synchronously against the intercepting rod (62). The free end of the linkage connecting arm (4) deflects toward the top of the mold and engages with the buckle groove (12) on the mold, thereby realizing the docking of the mold and the connecting seat (3).

2. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guide (9) includes a guide groove (91) provided on the support rail (2) and a guide block (92) fixed on the end face of the connecting seat (3). One side of the guide block (92) is slidably sleeved in the guide groove (91).

3. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 2, characterized in that, The vertical cross-section of the support track (2) is L-shaped, and the two guide grooves (91) are located on opposite vertical surfaces of the two support tracks (2).

4. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connecting arm (4) is shaped like a "7". The length of the buckle groove (12) is greater than the moving distance of the interceptor rod (62), and the two ends of the length side of the buckle groove (12) are in the same direction as the moving direction of the interceptor rod (62).

5. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 1, characterized in that, The linkage part (7) includes an installation cavity (71) provided in the connecting seat (3) and a guide strip (72) fixed to the bottom of the installation cavity (71). A rack (73) is fixedly provided on the connecting rod (61). The top of the guide strip (72) is slidably connected to the slide groove (74) provided at the bottom of the rack (73). A vertical shaft (77) is rotatably provided in the installation cavity (71). A flat gear (75) is fixedly sleeved at the midpoint of the vertical shaft (77). The tooth surface of the flat gear (75) meshes with the tooth surface of the rack (73). The top of the vertical shaft (77) passes upward through the top of the connecting seat (3). A bevel gear (76) is fixedly provided on the top of the vertical shaft (77) and the hinge shaft of the connecting arm (4). The tooth surfaces of the two bevel gears (76) mesh.

6. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 5, characterized in that, The rack (73) and the connecting rod (61) form a T-shape in the horizontal direction, and the two ends of the rack (73) point in the same direction as the movement of the connecting rod (61).

7. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 1, characterized in that, A stop (10) is fixedly provided at one end of the support rail (2) near the tank body (1) for preventing the connecting seat (3) from detaching laterally from the support rail (2).

8. The autoclave for carbon fiber molding according to claim 1, characterized in that, The interceptor (62) is located at one end near the connecting seat (3), and the initial position of the interceptor (62) is located at the end of the through groove (5) away from the end face of the connecting seat (3).

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