Digital-Twin Welding Positioning Tool With Slag Self-Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle body welding tools face issues with welding slag adhering to fixtures, causing defects in the vehicle body, and require manual adjustment for different vehicle models, leading to inefficiencies in the welding process.
Innovation Solution
An anti-skid and wear-resistant automatic positioning tool for welding production lines based on digital twinning, featuring a base plate with support columns, telescopic air cylinders, clamping plates, and detachable chip removal and cleaning components, which automatically clean the clamping plates and adjust for different vehicle models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual disassembly and reconfiguration is used to adjust tools for different vehicle models, then adaptability is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning tool employs adjustable positioning blocks that can be dynamically repositioned along the base plate to accommodate different vehicle model dimensions. The quick-release mechanism allows the clamping plate to be rapidly detached and reattached, transforming a static tool into a dynamic system that adapts to various vehicle sizes without requiring complete disassembly and reconfiguration
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning tool is divided into separable components including the base plate, positioning blocks, and clamping plate with quick-release mechanisms. This segmentation allows individual components to be independently adjusted or quickly replaced, enabling rapid reconfiguration for different vehicle models while minimizing overall adjustment time
2Ease of manufacture
If welding slag is not promptly disposed of, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but harmful effects increase
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping plate incorporates an integrated scraping component that automatically removes welding slag from its surface through relative motion during the clamping operation. The scraping component works in conjunction with the clamping action to self-clean the clamping plate, eliminating the need for separate manual cleaning operations while preventing slag contamination of the vehicle body
Solution Approach 2:
The scraping component is positioned and configured to perform preliminary cleaning of the clamping plate surface before the actual clamping of the vehicle body occurs. By removing welding slag in advance through the scraping action, the system prevents contamination before it can cause harmful effects, ensuring a clean clamping surface for the next welding operation
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 tool effectively removes welding slag from clamping plates, preventing defects in the vehicle body and improving welding quality, while also allowing for quick adjustments between vehicle models, reducing labor intensity and increasing efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
telescopic air cylinders; telescopic pulling columns are hinged to upper ends of the support columns, and upper ends of the telescopic air cylinders are rotatably connected to the telescopic pulling columns
Implementation Method 2
a magnetic sliding sleeve rod, a magnetic block I, and a magnetic block II; an outer wall, close to the magnetic sliding sleeve rod, of the support column is fixedly connected to the magnetic block I and the magnetic block II
Implementation Method 3
a hollow conical sleeve, a limit spring, limit insertion blocks; an outer wall of the support column is sleeved with the limit spring
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an anti-skip and wear-resistant automatic positioning tool for welding production line based on digital twinning. Insertion holes are uniformly disposed on a base plate, and the insertion holes serve to be inserted with support columns. Flat plates are fixedly connected to telescopic air cylinders. Telescopic pulling columns are hinged to upper ends of the support columns. Tabletop cleaning components are mounted on the base plate. In the present disclosure, welding slag adhered to surfaces of clamping plates can be effectively removed, preventing issues when clamping the next welding vehicle body. This avoids minor scratches or dents on a surface of the vehicle body caused by pressure from particles of the welding slag, ensuring that the welding process is not affected by the presence of welding slag.