An automated laser cleaning apparatus for tire molds

Abstract

This utility model discloses an automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds, including a gantry beam with a moving mechanism. The lower part of the moving mechanism is connected to an equipment box containing a laser main unit and a dust collector. The laser main unit and the dust collector are respectively equipped with an optical fiber extension cable and a dust collection extension tube. The lower part of the equipment box has a combing component for combing the optical fiber extension cable and the dust collection extension tube. The lower end of the combing component has a hanging plate for holding the laser cleaning head. The laser cleaning head is connected to a dust collection tube and a connecting frame, with a connector on one side of the connecting frame that connects to the hanging plate. A limiting component on one side of the connector limits the connection between the connector and the hanging plate. This utility model's laser cleaning equipment adopts a split design, allowing stable movement across multiple working areas without occupying additional space. It facilitates laser cleaning of a large number of tire molds placed in multiple areas, meeting the needs of large-scale laser cleaning operations and improving the efficiency of laser cleaning of tire molds.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of laser cleaning technology, and in particular to an automated laser cleaning device for tire molds. Background Technology

[0002] Tire molds are used in tire production and are essential tools in the vulcanization and molding process of various tires. They consist of sideplates and multiple tread blocks. During production, tire molds generate contaminants that are difficult to remove, such as rubber, sulfides, inorganic oxides, silicone oil, and carbon black. These contaminants remaining inside the mold can affect the quality of the final tire product. Therefore, tire molds need to be cleaned regularly to remove residual contaminants from their surface. Compared to traditional handheld dry ice cleaning equipment and chemical cleaning equipment used for cleaning tire molds, laser cleaning is a non-contact, safe, and environmentally friendly cleaning method. Laser cleaning has advantages such as high efficiency, good results, environmental friendliness, and ease of automation, and is widely used in tire mold cleaning.

[0003] However, most existing automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds is an integrated design, which occupies a large area and is more cumbersome. Not only does the equipment occupy a lot of space, but it is also inconvenient to move and not convenient to perform laser cleaning on a large number of tire molds placed in multiple areas. It cannot meet the needs of large-scale laser cleaning operations, and the tire molds to be cleaned need to be moved to the working area of ​​the laser cleaning equipment multiple times before cleaning can be performed, resulting in low laser cleaning efficiency for tire molds. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the technical problems of existing laser cleaning equipment being too space-consuming and inconvenient to move, thus failing to meet the requirements of large-scale laser cleaning operations and resulting in low efficiency in laser cleaning of tire molds, this utility model provides the following technical solution.

[0005] This utility model discloses an automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds, comprising a gantry beam with a moving mechanism. The lower part of the moving mechanism is connected to an equipment box containing a laser host and a dust collector. The laser host and the dust collector are respectively provided with an optical fiber extension cable and a dust suction extension tube. The lower part of the equipment box is provided with a combing component for combing the optical fiber extension cable and the dust suction extension tube. The lower end of the combing component is provided with a hanging plate for holding the laser cleaning head. The laser cleaning head is connected to a dust suction tube and a connecting frame. One side of the connecting frame is provided with a connector that connects to the hanging plate. One side of the connector is provided with a limiting component that limits the connection between the connector and the hanging plate.

[0006] As a further technical solution, the lower end of the hanging plate is provided with a hook block, and the connector includes a housing and a hook groove located inside the housing that matches the hook block.

[0007] As a further technical solution, the hook block is provided with a hook hole in the horizontal direction, and the hook groove is provided with a limiting hole corresponding to the hook hole for the insertion of the limiting member.

[0008] As a further technical solution, the limiting member includes a limiting post with a pull ring at one end inserted into the limiting hole and the hook holding hole, and a spring that is fixedly connected to the pull ring and the housing is sleeved on the outer periphery of the limiting post.

[0009] As a further technical solution, one end of the suction pipe is connected to the suction extension pipe, and the end of the suction pipe away from the suction extension pipe is provided with an inclined suction head.

[0010] As a further technical solution, one side of the combing component is provided with a first combing ring for accommodating the dust extraction extension tube and a second combing ring for accommodating the optical fiber extension line.

[0011] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: The laser cleaning equipment of this utility model adopts a split design. The laser host and dust collector, which occupy a large amount of space, move along with the moving mechanism on the gantry beam at a high position, without occupying additional space. Moreover, the laser cleaning head can move with the equipment box, which facilitates laser cleaning of a large number of tire molds placed in multiple areas. It can meet the needs of large-scale laser cleaning operations and improve the laser cleaning efficiency of tire molds. At the same time, the laser cleaning head is connected to the hanging plate that moves with the equipment box through the connecting frame and connecting parts, and the connecting parts are limited to the hanging plate by the limiting parts to prevent the laser cleaning head from falling off during the movement, thus ensuring the stability of the laser cleaning head when moving with the equipment box in multiple working areas. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the connection of the laser cleaning head of the automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds of this utility model; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the laser cleaning head of the automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to this utility model from another perspective; Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the connecting parts of the automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds of this utility model; In the diagram: 1-Gantry beam; 2-Moving mechanism; 3-Equipment box; 301-Laser host; 302-Dust collector; 303-Fiber optic extension cable; 304-Dust suction extension tube; 4-Comb component; 401-First comb ring; 402-Second comb ring; 5-Hanging plate; 501-Hook block; 502-Hook hole; 6-Connecting frame; 7-Dust suction pipe; 701-Dust suction head; 702-Connecting ring; 8-Connecting component; 801-Housing; 802-Hook groove; 803-Limiting hole; 9-Limiting component; 901-Limiting post; 902-Pull ring; 903-Spring; 10-Laser cleaning head. Detailed Implementation

[0013] 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 the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described herein can be combined with each other.

[0014] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper" and "lower" are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do 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. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0015] like Figure 1 As shown, this utility model discloses an automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds, comprising a gantry beam 1 with a moving mechanism 2, and an equipment box 3 containing a laser host 301 and a dust collector 302 connected to the lower part of the moving mechanism 2. The gantry beam 1 spans multiple laser cleaning work areas. The moving mechanism 2 can drive the equipment box 3 to move below the gantry beam 1. The laser host 301 inside the equipment box 3 is used to emit lasers for cleaning the tire molds and is equipped with cooling equipment. The dust collector 302 is used to absorb pollutants and exhaust gases generated during laser cleaning, preventing them from polluting the factory environment. In this embodiment, the moving mechanism 2, the laser host 301, and the dust collector 302 inside the equipment box 3 all adopt existing technology; therefore, their specific structures will not be described in detail.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment, the laser host 301 and the dust collector 302 are respectively equipped with an optical fiber extension cable 303 and a dust collection extension tube 304. To prevent the optical fiber extension cable 303 and the dust collection extension tube 304 from bending during the movement of the equipment box 3 with the moving mechanism 2, both the optical fiber extension cable 303 and the dust collection extension tube 304 extend downward from the bottom of the equipment box 3. Simultaneously, to prevent the optical fiber extension cable 303 and the dust collection extension tube 304 from tangling or touching other equipment, a combing component 4 is provided at the bottom of the equipment box 3 for combing the optical fiber extension cable 303 and the dust collection extension tube 304. The combing component 4 can drive the optical fiber extension cable 303 and the dust collection extension tube 304 to move stably with the equipment box 3. The combing component 4 is a plate structure as shown in the figure, but it can also be a columnar structure. Furthermore, since the optical fiber of the laser cleaning head 10 cannot be bent more than 90 degrees, the length direction of the laser cleaning head 10 can be parallel or nearly parallel to the length direction of the combing component 4.

[0017] At this time, the combing component 4 has a first combing ring 401 for accommodating the dust suction extension tube 304 and a second combing ring 402 for accommodating the optical fiber extension line 303 on one side. The first combing ring 401 and the second combing ring 402 are two ring-shaped structures integrally formed of ABS material, which can be connected to the plate-type combing component 4 by snap-fit.

[0018] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in a preferred embodiment, the lower end of the combing component 4 is provided with a hanging plate 5 for holding the laser cleaning head 10. The hanging plate 5 is made of stainless steel and is fixedly connected to the combing component 4. A dust suction pipe 7 is connected to the upper part of the laser cleaning head 10, and a connecting frame 6 is fitted around the outer periphery of the laser cleaning head 10. A connector 8 is provided on one side of the connecting frame 6 to connect with the hanging plate 5. After the connector 8 is connected to the hanging plate 5, the connecting frame 6 and the laser cleaning head 10 can move with the equipment box 3, which facilitates laser cleaning operations on tire molds in multiple cleaning work areas.

[0019] At this time, one end of the suction pipe 7 is connected to the suction extension pipe 304, and the end of the suction pipe 7 away from the suction extension pipe 304 is provided with an inclined suction head 701. The suction head 701 faces the front of the laser cleaning head 10 and can suck up the pollutants and exhaust gas generated during the cleaning operation.

[0020] like Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, in a preferred embodiment, the lower end of the hanging plate 5 is provided with a hook block 501, and the connector 8 includes a housing 801, which is fixedly connected to one side of the connecting frame 6. The inner cavity of the housing 801 is provided with a hook groove 802 that matches the hook block 501. By operating the connecting frame 6, the hook block 501 can be inserted into the hook groove 802, thereby connecting and fixing the connector 8 to the hanging plate 5. To prevent the laser cleaning head 10 from falling off during the movement of the equipment box 3 and to ensure the stability of the laser cleaning head 10 as it moves with the equipment box 3 in multiple working areas, a limiting member 9 is provided on one side of the connector 8 to limit the connection between the connector 8 and the hanging plate 5. The limiting member 9 can prevent the connector 8 from detaching from the hanging plate 5.

[0021] In a preferred embodiment, the hook block 501 is provided with a hook hole 502 in the horizontal direction, and the hook groove 802 is provided with a limiting hole 803 corresponding to the hook hole 502 for the insertion of the limiting member 9. The limiting hole 803 is a through hole. The limiting hole 803 can be one or two through holes that pass through the hook groove 802 and penetrate through the housing 801. This utility model does not make any special limitation on it. At this time, the limiting member 9 includes a limiting post 901 that is inserted into the limiting hole 803 and the hook hole 502. One end of the limiting post 901 is provided with a pull ring 902, and a spring 903 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the limiting post 901 and fixedly connected to the pull ring 902 and the housing 801. When the pull ring 902 is not operated, the limiting post 901 is stably inserted into the limiting hole 803 and the hook hole 502 under the elastic force of the spring 903, so that the connecting member 8 is connected and fixed to the hanging plate 5. When it is necessary to separate the connecting member 8 from the hanging plate 5, the pull ring 902 is pulled to overcome the elastic force of the spring 903, and the limiting post 901 is disengaged from the hook hole 502, so that the connecting member 8 can be separated from the hook block 501.

[0022] In practical use, the moving mechanism 2 can drive the equipment box 3 to move on the gantry beam 1, and the laser cleaning head 10 will move to the designated work area. The laser cleaning head 10 will perform automated laser cleaning on the wheel mold. After the cleaning of this area is completed, the control system will control the moving mechanism 2 to move the equipment box 3 and the laser cleaning head 10 to the next cleaning work area.

[0023] The preferred embodiments and examples of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and examples. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes or equivalent substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated laser cleaning device for tire molds, characterized in that: The device includes a gantry beam (1) with a moving mechanism (2). The lower part of the moving mechanism (2) is connected to an equipment box (3) containing a laser host (301) and a dust collector (302). The laser host (301) and the dust collector (302) are respectively provided with an optical fiber extension line (303) and a dust suction extension tube (304). The lower part of the equipment box (3) is provided with a combing part (4) for combing the optical fiber extension line (303) and the dust suction extension tube (304). The lower end of the combing part (4) is provided with a hanging plate (5) for holding the laser cleaning head (10). The laser cleaning head (10) is connected to a dust suction tube (7) and a connecting frame (6). One side of the connecting frame (6) is provided with a connector (8) connected to the hanging plate (5). One side of the connector (8) is provided with a limiting part (9) for limiting the connection between the connector (8) and the hanging plate (5).

2. The automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the hanging plate (5) is provided with a hook block (501), and the connector (8) includes a housing (801) and a hook groove (802) located in the housing (801) that matches the hook block (501).

3. The automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to claim 2, characterized in that: The hook block (501) is provided with a hook hole (502) in the horizontal direction, and the hook groove (802) is provided with a limiting hole (803) corresponding to the hook hole (502) for the insertion of the limiting member (9).

4. The automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to claim 3, characterized in that: The limiting member (9) includes a limiting post (901) with a pull ring (902) at one end inserted into the limiting hole (803) and the hook hole (502). A spring (903) is sleeved on the outer periphery of the limiting post (901) and is fixedly connected to the pull ring (902) and the housing (801).

5. The automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the suction pipe (7) is connected to the suction extension pipe (304), and the end of the suction pipe (7) away from the suction extension pipe (304) is provided with an inclined suction head (701).

6. The automated laser cleaning equipment for tire molds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The combing component (4) has a first combing ring (401) for accommodating the dust extraction extension tube (304) and a second combing ring (402) for accommodating the optical fiber extension line (303) on one side.

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