Blank Water Blowing Device for Wheel Residual Water Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the automobile wheel machining process, residual water on wheel blanks needs to be removed accurately before X-ray inspection, and existing methods are inefficient in ensuring precision and effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A blank water blowing device utilizing high-pressure air, composed of a frame, lift cylinder, guide shafts, servomotor, air amplifiers, and floating columns, which precisely locates the wheel and uses high-pressure air flows to remove residual water through a combination of mechanical and pneumatic components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If water cooling mode is used to cool the wheel blank, then the cooling efficiency is improved, but residual water remains on the front surface of the wheel blank
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes the harmful residual water from the wheel blank surface using high-pressure air blowing devices positioned after the water cooling section, separating the cooling function from the drying function to eliminate the harmful effect of residual water
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the residual water on the surface as an indicator of effective cooling, then converts this harmful residual water into a beneficial cooling effect by using water spray devices that leverage the existing moisture layer to enhance cooling before removing excess water with air blowing
2Object-affected harmful factors
If high-pressure air is used to remove residual water, then the removal effectiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the water removal system into multiple segmented air blowing devices positioned at different locations and angles, with each device handling a specific zone of the wheel blank surface, making the complex removal task manageable through modular segmentation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the air blowing devices to serve multiple functions: cooling the surface, removing residual water, and preparing the surface for inspection, allowing a single device structure to perform multiple operations and reduce overall system complexity
3Area of stationary object
If multiple air amplifiers are arranged to cover the entire front surface, then the water blowing coverage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent arranges air amplifiers in a nested or overlapping configuration where the airflow patterns of adjacent amplifiers interlock to cover the entire front surface, allowing comprehensive coverage through coordinated arrangement rather than simply increasing the number of independent devices
Solution Approach 2:
The patent positions air amplifiers at different angular orientations and vertical heights to cover the wheel blank surface from multiple dimensions, using spatial arrangement in three-dimensional space to achieve complete coverage without proportionally increasing device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device ensures high-precision location and effective removal of residual water, offering a simple, manufacturable, and stable solution for precision machining requirements.
Implementation Method 1
the compressed air passes through the air amplifiers to form high-pressure air flows, and the high-pressure air flows blow off residual water on the blank
Implementation Method 2
the floating columns can float up and down under the action of an external force and the springs
Implementation Method 3
two ends of each spring are respectively connected with the base plate and a plane of a large-diameter lower end of the middle part of the corresponding floating column
Implementation Method 4
the lift cylinder drives the flange to lift up through the linear bearings and the guide shafts
Implementation Method 5
The servomotor starts working to drive the flange and the wheel to rotate
Implementation Method 6
the upper end of the rotating shaft is connected with the synchronous pulley A through the synchronous belt
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AI summary
The present invention provides a blank on-line water blowing device. The blank on-line water blowing device includes a frame, a lift cylinder, bearing seats A, linear bearings, guide shafts, a support, a servomotor, a lifting frame, a speed reducer, a bearing seat B, a bearing, a rotating shaft, a synchronous pulley A, a synchronous belt, a gland, a base, a base plate, a flange, springs, copper sleeves, floating columns, an air supply pipe, air amplifiers and a mounting rack. The blank on-line water blowing device provided by the present invention can meet the requirement of blank water blowing, and meanwhile, has the characteristics of simple structure, convenience in manufacturing, stable performance and capability of meeting the precision machining requirement.