Micro-Lubrication Device for Wheel Machining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional cutting fluid lubrication methods for aluminum wheel machining are costly, environmentally harmful, and pose health risks due to fluid leakage and odor, necessitating a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative.
Innovation Solution
A micro-lubrication device that mixes a small amount of pollution-free oil mist with compressed gas to provide high-speed lubrication and cooling, replacing traditional cutting fluids by connecting oil mist output interfaces to various cutters and compressed air output interfaces to manage aluminum scraps during machining.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional cutting fluid lubrication is used, then lubrication effect is achieved, but use cost is very high and environment is polluted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of lubricant from liquid cutting fluid to oil mist (aerosol form), and changes the delivery method from direct spraying to compressed air carrier. This parameter change reduces lubricant consumption from large amounts to small amounts while eliminating the harmful effects of liquid cutting fluid leakage and pollution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses compressed air as a carrier gas to transport and deliver oil mist to the machining point. This pneumatic delivery system replaces the traditional liquid cutting fluid spraying system, enabling precise control of lubricant application and eliminating the need for large quantities of cutting fluid.
2Temperature
If traditional cutting fluid is sprayed in large amounts, then cooling and lubrication are achieved, but cutting fluid flows away and leaks causing odor and health damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the lubricant delivery from liquid spray to compressed oil mist, changing the physical parameters of delivery. The oil mist is carried by compressed air to the machining point, providing cooling and lubrication while preventing the leakage and odor problems associated with liquid cutting fluid.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the necessary amount of lubricant (oil mist) and delivers it precisely to the machining point through compressed air carrier. This extraction approach eliminates the excess cutting fluid that would otherwise flow away, leak, and cause odor and health problems.
3Manufacturing precision
If micro-lubrication technique is introduced, then lubricant permeability and cooling effect are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses compressed air to serve multiple functions: as a carrier gas for oil mist delivery, as a cooling medium, and as a power source for the aerosol generation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate systems and simplifies the overall device structure despite the advanced lubrication technique.
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 micro-lubrication device effectively reduces manufacturing costs, improves the machining environment, and enhances surface quality by providing essential cooling and lubrication, while preventing cutter tip damage and wheel surface scratches.
Implementation Method 1
The micro-lubrication cutting technique is to mix a small amount of pollution-free oil mist into compressed gas
Implementation Method 2
The high-speed oil mist spray increases the permeability of the lubricant, and improves the cooling and lubrication effect
Implementation Method 3
mix a small amount of pollution-free oil mist into compressed gas to replace the large amount of cutting fluid to cool and lubricate a cutting point
Implementation Method 4
the high-speed oil mist spray increases the permeability of the lubricant, and improves the cooling and lubrication effect
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AI summary
Disclosed is a lubricating device for wheel machining, which is composed of an air compressor, a safety valve, an oil drain valve, an oil tank, an oil filling port, a oil quantity regulating valve, an oil mist pressure regulating valve and the like. The air compressor is fixed on a frame, the output end thereof is divided into two paths, one path is connected to the oil mist pressure regulating valve, and an oil mist pressure regulating knob is connected outside the regulating valve; the other path is connected to an air pressure regulating valve, and an air pressure regulating knob is connected outside the regulating valve; an oil mist pressure gauge interface is arranged between the oil mist pressure regulating valve and an oil mist generator, and an oil mist pressure gauge is connected outside the interface; an air pressure gauge interface is arranged between the air pressure regulating valve and an air separator, and a compressed air pressure gauge is connected outside the interface. The device can meet the requirements of a lubrication process when a wheel is machined, can completely replace the conventional cutting fluid lubrication method, greatly reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the manufacturing environment, and has the advantages of simple structure, easy manufacture, convenient operation and the like.