CN101871841B - Reverse assembly detection device and detection method for conical roller bearing inner ring assembly - Google Patents

Reverse assembly detection device and detection method for conical roller bearing inner ring assembly Download PDF

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CN101871841B
CN101871841B CN2010102063596A CN201010206359A CN101871841B CN 101871841 B CN101871841 B CN 101871841B CN 2010102063596 A CN2010102063596 A CN 2010102063596A CN 201010206359 A CN201010206359 A CN 201010206359A CN 101871841 B CN101871841 B CN 101871841B
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The invention discloses a reverse assembly detection device and a reverse assembly detection method for a conical roller bearing inner ring assembly. The reverse assembly detection device comprises a base, a columnar core shaft with an annular step, and one or two groups of adjusting stop block and bolt combinations; the columnar core shaft comprises an upper small core shaft, a lower large core shaft and the middle annular step; the lower end of the columnar core shaft is fixedly connected with the base, and the columnar core shaft and the base are mutually vertically arranged; and the adjusting stop block is positioned on one side of the columnar core shaft with the step and connected with the base by bolts in a proper distance. The small end of a product to be detected is put on the annular step of the columnar core shaft, and an operator rotates the product by hand; if the product can rotate in a whole ring, the assembly of the product is normal; if the product collides with the large end of the conical roller and is blocked by the adjusting stop block so as not to rotate in the whole ring, the conical roller is reversely assembled. The reverse assembly detection device has the advantages of simple structure, convenient debugging and operation, strong practicability and high detection efficiency, ensures full reliable detection, and ensures the quality of the product.

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Anti-pick-up unit and the detection method adorned of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly pick-up unit and detection method, particularly relate to anti-pick-up unit and the detection method adorned of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly.
Background technology
Conical roller bearing inner ring assembly is made up of conical inner ring, retainer and conical roller, shown in Fig. 3 (A), (B).In the cone assembly assembling process, because factors such as lathe frock or workmans, the possibility of the anti-dress of conical roller can appear inevitably, the big end of just conical roller and small end is counter adorns is shown in Fig. 4 (A), (B).So conical roller bearing inner ring assembly must have the detection operation one after assembling, the anti-conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of adorning all must be checked.
At present, the detection means of the most of Production of bearing of China producer is that naked eyes detect.But whether anti-naked eyes detect conical roller dress, omission easily.Because in hand-turning, may rotate not exclusively at conical roller bearing inner ring assembly; Or the operation in night, light is bad, or because range estimation for a long time causes operator's visual fatigue, or certain situation takes place on every side, the negligence between new line all may cause omission, thereby has a strong impact on product quality.In case this type of situation occurs, the quality accident that causes is fatal often, not only influences the reputation of enterprise, and may bring irremediable loss to the client.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is in the above-mentioned prior art, whether anti-naked eyes detect conical roller dress, omission easily, have a strong impact on the defective of product quality, a kind of pick-up unit of simple in structure, easy to operate, practicality and high efficiency is provided, has guaranteed to detect reliable fully, guaranteed product quality.
The technical scheme taked of the present invention is to achieve these goals: the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly, comprise base, the right cylinder core axle that also comprises a band shape step, and 1 or 2 group regulated block and screw combination, right cylinder core axle comprises the top small core shaft, the big mandrel in bottom and a circular step, the inner ring diameter of bore of top small core shaft diameter and detected taper roll bearing inner ring assembly is complementary, the inner ring endoporus of taper roll bearing inner ring assembly can be enclosed within on the small core shaft of top, be rotationally connected with the top small core shaft, circular step is between the big mandrel of top small core shaft and bottom, fixedly connected with base in the lower end of right cylinder core axle, orthogonal installation, regulate the side of block at the right cylinder core axle of band shape step, with base is that screw is connected, distance between the right cylinder core axle of described adjusting block and band shape step, should be greater than the contact point of the normal component location guide conical roller of its top and detected position distance to the right cylinder core axle of band shape step, less than the contact point of the conical roller of anti-dress of its top and detected position distance to the right cylinder core axle of band shape step.So the moving range L of adjusting block equals the distance between above-mentioned two contact points.
Comprise that 2 groups are regulated block and screw combination, in the right cylinder core axle symmetria bilateralis setting of band shape step.
Make up corresponding place with adjusting block and screw on the described base screw hole is arranged, adjusting block middle part is provided with two ends has elongate slot with the level for semicircle, middle part, screw is through regulating the elongate slot of block, is connected with screw hole screw on the base.
The height of described adjusting block should make the contact point of the conical roller of its top and detected position, at the 1/3-1/4 place of conical roller by the bottom.
The height of described adjusting block should make the contact point of the conical roller of its top and detected position, at 1/4 place of conical roller by the bottom.
Distance between the right cylinder core axle of described adjusting block and band shape step ", equal the intermediate value of " regulating the distance of the contact point of block top and the normal component location guide conical roller of detected position " and " contact point of the conical roller of anti-dress of adjusting block top and detected position is to the distance of the right cylinder core axle of band shape step " to the right cylinder core axle of band shape step.
The shape at described adjusting block top can be rectangle, half round post or prismatic.
Described adjusting block top be shaped as rectangle.
The anti-pick-up unit detection method of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly, this technology comprises the steps:
(1) equipment is installed: the right cylinder core axle of a band shape step is fixed on the base, and orthogonal installation is regulated block to 2 and tentatively is installed on the base of right cylinder core axle both sides by screw, is symmetrical arranged;
(2) equipment debugging: slightly unclamp screw; Model according to conical roller; Regulate block respectively on its elongate slot with the level for 2; Adjust to suitable position; Make regulate block and with the distance between the cylindrical mandrel of ring-type step "; Equal the median of " contact point of regulating block top and the normal component location guide conical roller of detected position is to the distance with the cylindrical mandrel of ring-type step " and " contact point of the conical roller of anti-dress of adjusting block top and detected position is to the distance with the cylindrical mandrel of ring-type step "
Screw is fixing slightly;
(3) unit check: test with the normal conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of 2-5 spare, its small end is put into the top small core shaft of right cylinder core axle, to circular step, rotate product by hand, can put in order circle and rotate, test with the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of the anti-dress of 2-5 spare again, its small end is put into the top small core shaft of right cylinder core axle, to circular step, rotate product by hand, can not put in order circle and rotate;
(4) equipment is fixed: the screw-driving of both sides, regulate block to 2 and pass through screw, the distance between the last right cylinder core axle on request and band shape step is installed on the base of right cylinder core axle both sides;
(5) product detects: the top small core shaft of the small end of the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly that detect being put into right cylinder core axle, to circular step, operator (testing staff) rotates conical roller bearing inner ring assembly with hand, can put in order circle as conical roller bearing inner ring assembly freely rotates, illustrate that this part product assembling is normal, regard as specification product; As the big end of running into conical roller is conditioned block and blocks, and rotates and can not put in order circle, and then explanation has conical roller reversed phenomenon, assert that this part product is defective.
Compared with prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects as follows:
(1) simple in structure, debugging, easy to operate, practical, detection efficiency height;
(2) guarantee to detect fully reliably, can hundred-percently detect, guaranteed product quality, safeguarded the reputation of enterprise, avoid fully and may bring irremediable loss to the client by the anti-conical roller of adorning.
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Accompanying drawing 1 (A) is: structural drawing of the present invention;
Accompanying drawing 1 (B) is: a side is for regulating the structural drawing of the present invention of block and screw combination decomposition figure;
Accompanying drawing 2 (A) is: the present invention's one side regulates block and enlarged drawing is overlooked in the screw combination;
Accompanying drawing 2 (B) is: the A-A cut-open view of accompanying drawing 2 (A);
Accompanying drawing 3 (A) is: the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly structural drawing of normal assembling;
Accompanying drawing 3 (B) is: the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly STRUCTURE DECOMPOSITION figure of normal assembling;
Accompanying drawing 4 (A) is: the bearing inner race assembly assumption diagram that has the conical roller of anti-dress;
Accompanying drawing 4 (B) is: the bearing inner race modular construction exploded view that has the conical roller of anti-dress;
Accompanying drawing 5 is: the synoptic diagram when the present invention detects normal product;
Accompanying drawing 6 (A) is: the synoptic diagram when the present invention detects the product of the conical roller have anti-dress;
Accompanying drawing 6 (B) is: the enlarged drawing of the A of accompanying drawing 6 (A).
Description of reference numerals: 1 base, 2 mandrels, 21 small core shafts, 22 big mandrel 23 circular steps 3 are regulated the conical roller of block 31 steps 32 slotted eyes 4 screws 41 screw holes 5 conical roller 51 anti-dresses.
L is for regulating block displacement.
M is the conical roller outer contour of anti-dress.
N is the conical roller outer contour of the normal assembling of simulation.
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The invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
Shown in Fig. 1 (A)-Fig. 2 (B), the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly, comprise base 1, the right cylinder core axle 2 that also comprises a band shape step 23, and 1 or 2 group regulated block 3 and screw 4 combinations, right cylinder core axle 2 comprises top small core shaft 21, the big mandrel 22 in bottom and a circular step 23, the inner ring diameter of bore of top small core shaft 21 diameters and detected taper roll bearing inner ring assembly is complementary, the inner ring endoporus of taper roll bearing inner ring assembly can be enclosed within on the top small core shaft 21, be rotationally connected with top small core shaft 21, circular step 23 is between the big mandrel 22 of top small core shaft 21 and bottom, fixedly connected with base 1 in the lower end of right cylinder core axle 2, the side of block 3 at the right cylinder core axle 2 of band shape step 23 regulated in orthogonal installation, is connected for screw with base 1.Comprise that 2 groups are regulated block 3 and screw 4 combinations, in the right cylinder core axle 2 symmetria bilateralis settings of band shape step 23.With adjusting block 3 and the corresponding place of screw 4 combinations a screw hole 41 is arranged on the described base 1, regulate block 3 middle parts and be provided with there is band step 31 at two ends for semicircle, middle part elongate slot 32, screw 4 is through regulating the elongate slot 32 of block 3, is connected for screw with screw hole 41 on the base 1.The height of described adjusting block 3 should make the contact point of the conical roller 5 of its top and detected position, at 1/4 place of conical roller 5 by the bottom.
Shown in Fig. 6 (B), L represents to regulate block displacement, and m represents the conical roller outer contour of anti-dress, the conical roller outer contour of the normal assembling of n (long dotted line) expression simulation.Distance between the right cylinder core axle 2 of described adjusting block 3 and band shape step 23 "; equal the intermediate value of " contact point of the normal component location guide conical roller 5 of adjusting block 3 tops and detected position is to the distance of the right cylinder core axle 2 of band shape step 23 " and " contact point of the conical roller 51 of anti-dress of adjusting block 3 tops and detected position is to the distance of the right cylinder core axle 2 of band shape step 23 ", the moving range L of adjusting block 3 equals the distance between above-mentioned two contact points; Regulate block 3 in above-mentioned " intermediate value " position or when " moving range L " position, can guarantee the distance between the right cylinder core axle 2 of described adjusting block 3 and band shape step 23, greater than the distance of the contact point of regulating block 3 tops and the normal component location guide conical roller 5 of detected position, less than the contact point of the conical roller 51 of anti-dress of adjusting block 3 tops and detected position distance to the right cylinder core axle 2 of band shape step 23 to the right cylinder core axle 2 of band shape step 23.Described adjusting block 3 tops be shaped as rectangle.
Shown in Fig. 1 (A)-Fig. 6 (B), the anti-pick-up unit detection method of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly, this technology comprises the steps:
(1) equipment is installed: the right cylinder core axle 2 of a band shape step 23 is fixed on the base 1, and orthogonal installation is regulated block 3 to 2 and tentatively is installed on the base 1 of right cylinder core axle 2 both sides by screw 4, is symmetrical arranged;
(2) equipment debugging: unclamp screw 4 slightly, model according to conical roller, regulate block 3 respectively on the elongate slot 32 of its band step 31 for 2, earlier be transferred to the position of contact point of the normal component location guide conical roller 5 of its top and detected position regulating block 3, place a wheal, be transferred to the position of contact point of the conical roller 5 of anti-dress of its top and detected position regulating block 3 again, also place a wheal, the centre position of 2 marks is exactly the working position of regulating block 3, and is fixing slightly with screw 4;
(3) unit check: test with the normal conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of 2-5 spare, its small end is put into the top small core shaft 21 of right cylinder core axle 2, to circular step 23, rotate product by hand, can put in order circle and rotate, test with the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of the anti-dress of 2-5 spare again, its small end is put into the top small core shaft 21 of right cylinder core axle 2, to circular step 23, rotate product by hand, can not put in order circle and rotate;
(4) equipment is fixed: the screw 4 of both sides is tightened, regulated block 3 to 2 and pass through screw 4, the distance between the last right cylinder core axle 2 on request and band shape step 23 is installed on the base of right cylinder core axle 2 both sides;
(5) product detects: the top small core shaft 21 of the small end of the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly that detect being put into right cylinder core axle 2, to circular step 23, operator (testing staff) rotates conical roller bearing inner ring assembly with hand, can put in order circle as conical roller bearing inner ring assembly freely rotates, illustrate that this part product assembling is normal, regard as specification product; As the big end of running into conical roller is conditioned block and blocks, and rotates and can not put in order circle, and then explanation has conical roller reversed phenomenon, assert that this part product is defective.
Above-described embodiment, the present invention embodiment a kind of more preferably just, the common variation that those skilled in the art carries out in the technical solution of the present invention scope and replacing all should be included in protection scope of the present invention.

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1. anti-pick-up unit of adorning of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly, comprise base, it is characterized in that: the right cylinder core axle that also comprises a band shape step, and 1 or 2 group regulated block and screw combination, right cylinder core axle comprises the top small core shaft, the big mandrel in bottom and a circular step, the inner ring diameter of bore of top small core shaft diameter and detected taper roll bearing inner ring assembly is complementary, the inner ring endoporus of taper roll bearing inner ring assembly can be enclosed within on the small core shaft of top, be rotationally connected with the top small core shaft, circular step is between the big mandrel of top small core shaft and bottom, fixedly connected with base in the lower end of right cylinder core axle, orthogonal installation, regulating the side of block at the right cylinder core axle of band shape step, is that screw is connected with base; Distance between the right cylinder core axle of described adjusting block and band shape step, should be greater than the contact point of the normal component location guide conical roller of its top and detected position distance to the right cylinder core axle of band shape step, less than the contact point of the conical roller of anti-dress of its top and detected position distance to the right cylinder core axle of band shape step.
2. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that: comprise that 2 groups are regulated block and screw combination, in the right cylinder core axle symmetria bilateralis setting of band shape step.
3. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that: making up corresponding place with adjusting block and screw on the described base has a screw hole, adjusting block middle part is provided with two ends has elongate slot with the level for semicircle, middle part, screw is through regulating the elongate slot of block, is connected with screw hole screw on the base.
4. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the height of described adjusting block, should make the contact point of the conical roller of its top and detected position, at the 1/3-1/4 place of conical roller by the bottom.
5. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: the height of described adjusting block, should make the contact point of the conical roller of its top and detected position, at 1/4 place of conical roller by the bottom.
6. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 6, it is characterized in that: " distance between the right cylinder core axle of described adjusting block and band shape step " equals the intermediate value of " regulating the distance of the contact point of block top and the normal component location guide conical roller of detected position to the right cylinder core axle of band shape step " and " contact point of the conical roller of anti-dress of adjusting block top and detected position is to the distance of the right cylinder core axle of band shape step ".
7. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the shape at described adjusting block top can be rectangle, half round post or prismatic.
8. the anti-pick-up unit of adorning of a kind of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly according to claim 8 is characterized in that: described adjusting block top be shaped as rectangle.
9. anti-pick-up unit detection method of adorning of conical roller bearing inner ring assembly, this technology comprises the steps:
(1) equipment is installed: the right cylinder core axle of a band shape step is fixed on the base, and orthogonal installation is regulated block to 2 and tentatively is installed on the base of right cylinder core axle both sides by screw, is symmetrical arranged;
(2) equipment debugging: unclamp screw slightly, model according to conical roller, regulate block respectively on its elongate slot with the level for 2, adjust to suitable position, make " distance between the right cylinder core axle of adjusting block and band shape step ", equal the intermediate value of " contact point of the normal component location guide conical roller of adjusting block top and detected position is to the distance of the right cylinder core axle of band shape step " and " contact point of the conical roller of anti-dress of adjusting block top and detected position is to the distance of the right cylinder core axle of band shape step ", screw is fixing slightly;
(3) unit check: test with the normal conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of 2-5 spare, its small end is put into the top small core shaft of right cylinder core axle, to circular step, rotate product by hand, can put in order circle and rotate, test with the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly of the anti-dress of 2-5 spare again, its small end is put into the top small core shaft of right cylinder core axle, to circular step, rotate product by hand, can not put in order circle and rotate;
(4) equipment is fixed: the screw-driving of both sides, regulate block to 2 and pass through screw, the distance between the right cylinder core axle on request and band shape step is installed on the base of right cylinder core axle both sides;
(5) product detects: the top small core shaft of the small end of the conical roller bearing inner ring assembly that detect being put into right cylinder core axle, to circular step, the operator rotates conical roller bearing inner ring assembly with hand, can put in order circle as conical roller bearing inner ring assembly freely rotates, illustrate that this part product assembling is normal, regard as specification product; As the big end of running into conical roller is conditioned block and blocks, and rotates and can not put in order circle, and then explanation has conical roller reversed phenomenon, assert that this part product is defective.
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