Automated Wheel Cleaning Device for Base Powder Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing manual removal of base powder from aluminum alloy wheels after spraying is inefficient and ineffective, particularly on the flange and center hole, and does not address the issue of adhesion between protective plugs and the wheel.
Innovation Solution
A comprehensive wheel cleaning device incorporating a lifting system, brush system, clamping rotating system, and ejection system, utilizing cylinders, servo motors, brushes, and ejector rods to automate the removal of base powder and protective plugs, ensuring efficient and thorough cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual removal of base powder is used, then labor flexibility is maintained, but cleaning efficiency and effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The wheel itself serves as the cleaning tool through its rotation. The horizontal and vertical brushes contact the rotating wheel surface, allowing the wheel's own motion to facilitate the cleaning process without requiring additional complex positioning mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaning device integrates multiple functions into a single system: base powder removal from flanges, center hole cleaning, and protective plug removal are all performed by the same apparatus through coordinated brush movements and wheel rotation.
2Productivity
If automatic cleaning device is introduced, then cleaning efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The horizontal brush mechanism and vertical brush mechanism are merged into a single movable plate assembly that moves together. The lifting system combines cylindrical actuators with guide posts and guide sleeves to create a coordinated motion system that reduces individual component complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device transitions from static to dynamic operation through the rotation of the wheel and the coordinated movement of the movable plate with horizontal and vertical brushes. This dynamic approach allows a single apparatus to perform multiple cleaning tasks that would otherwise require separate fixed stations.
3Reliability
If base powder removal is performed immediately after spraying, then adhesion problems are avoided, but manual operation effectiveness is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
Manual mechanical removal operations are replaced with an automated system using rotational brushes and a moving cleaning apparatus. The horizontal brush rotates against the wheel flange while the vertical brush cleans the center hole, eliminating the need for manual tools and operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable plate acts as an intermediary carrier that holds both the horizontal and vertical brushes. This intermediary structure coordinates the movement and positioning of multiple cleaning elements, allowing them to work simultaneously on different parts of the wheel without complex direct control mechanisms.
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 achieves high efficiency and automation in removing base powder from the wheel flange and center hole, while also addressing adhesion issues between protective plugs and the wheel, enhancing production efficiency, safety, and stability.
Implementation Method 1
a horizontal brush and a vertical brush which can rotate and contact a wheel
Implementation Method 2
removing base powder left on an inner circle of a flange and in a center hole of the wheel by the horizontal brush and the vertical brush
Implementation Method 3
the plurality of ejector rods jacking the wheel flange can retract, and when the ejector rods jack protective plugs in bolt holes of the wheel, the protective plugs can be ejected under the action of the springs
Data Source
AI summary
The application discloses an improved wheel cleaning device, comprising a lifting system, a brush system, a clamping rotating system, a turnover system and an ejection system. When the device is used, a cylinder II drives a left sliding plate to synchronously clamp a wheel, and a servo motor II drives the wheel to rotate; a servo motor I drives a horizontal brush to rotate, cylinders I drive the rotating horizontal brush and vertical brush to ascend, and when the horizontal brush contacts a wheel flange, base powder which is redundant during spraying therein can be removed; an electric servo cylinder drives the vertical brush to move right, and when the vertical brush contacts a center hole of the wheel, base powder which is redundant during spraying sprayed therein can be removed; after the base powder is removed, a servo motor III drives the clamped wheel to turn over 180 degrees.