CN103042334A - Saw blade clamping and centering device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a saw blade clamping and centering device which comprises a pneumatic finger and two connecting rods. The pneumatic finger is provided with two fingers capable of relatively rotating and swinging and a piston rod capable of extending and retracting linearly, the piston rod linearly extends and retracts so as to drive the two fingers to synchronously rotate and swing harmonically, each connecting rod is pivoted with a frame to form a first pivoted point, one end of each connecting rod is pivoted with the corresponding finger to form a second pivoted point, a clamping block which is clamped with a side surface of a saw blade in an abutted manner is arranged at the other end of each connecting rod, the two clamping blocks are opposite to each other, the two first pivoted points and the second pivoted points are symmetrically arranged around the same plane penetrating through the center line of the piston rod, and distances from abutted surfaces among the clamping blocks and the saw blade to the same plane are equal. Accordingly, the saw blade clamped by the saw blade clamping and centering device is positioned in the center line of the piston rod, and purposes of quickly clamping and precisely positioning the saw blade are realized.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of clamping centralising device, relate in particular to a kind of being applicable to saw blade is clamped and the saw blade of centering clamps centralising device.
Background technology
Along with the continuous progress of the development of economy and science and technology, impel be applied to industry various device just towards the future development of intelligent, highly integrated and high efficiency being adapted to the requirement of automated job, and can reach the manufacturing purpose of precision.
As everyone knows, in order to improve the anti-wear performance of circular saw bit, general except on the material of circular saw bit, and outside the manufacturing process of circular saw bit reasonably designs, another kind of the best way is exactly the weld tabs that is welded with wear-resisting alloy on the saw tooth of circular saw bit, this weld tabs is comprised of paster and cutter head and so that the saw tooth of saw blade is more wear-resisting, to reach the cost that reduces saw blade.
At present, the equipment that weld tabs is welded on the saw tooth of saw blade is called the saw blade sawtooth welder, and the saw blade sawtooth welder mainly is comprised of high-frequency heating mechanism, weld tabs conveying mechanism, glue applying mechanism, saw blade conveying mechanism, saw blade contraposition mechanism and saw blade clamp mechanism.Wherein, the process that the saw blade sawtooth welder is welded on the saw tooth of saw blade weld tabs is: make the saw blade contraposition behind the welding sequence position by saw blade contraposition mechanism first, then, relend and help the saw blade clamp mechanism that the saw blade after the contraposition is fixedly clamped, then, the weld tabs conveying mechanism is transported to weld tabs on the saw tooth of the saw blade of contraposition after fixing, weld tabs is welded on purpose on the saw tooth of saw blade by high-frequency heating mechanism at last.
But, weld tabs is before being welded in the saw tooth of saw blade, after need to positioning saw blade by positioning mechanism for saw blade, could be fixedly clamped to the saw blade after locating by the saw blade clamp mechanism, thereby cannot realize simultaneously purpose to clamping and the contraposition of saw blade, thereby so that the operating process that existing saw blade contraposition clamps is loaded down with trivial details, and efficient is low to increase production cost.
Therefore, be badly in need of wanting a kind of saw blade simple to operate and that efficient is high to clamp centralising device and overcome above-mentioned defective.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of saw blade simple to operate and that efficient is high and clamp centralising device.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of saw blade and clamp centralising device, be installed on the support body of saw blade sawtooth welder and to saw blade and clamp and centering, wherein, saw blade of the present invention clamps centralising device and comprises pneumatic-finger and two connecting rods.Pneumatic-finger has all right one way or the other piston rod of doing the finger section of relative rotary oscillation and doing linear telescopic, the linear telescopic of piston rod drives the rotary oscillation that two finger section are done synchronous coordination, each connecting rod and support body articulate and form one first pivotal point, and an end of each connecting rod articulates with a corresponding finger section and forms one second pivoting point, the other end of each connecting rod is provided with the clamp with the inconsistent clamping in saw blade side, two clamps be mutually over against setting, and two first pivotal points and the second pivotal point all are symmetrical setting take the same plane of crossing the piston rod center line as symmetrical centre, and each clamp is equal setting to resistance surface to the conplane spacing of saw blade.
Preferably, each clamp is along being located on the support body of sliding perpendicular to the flexible direction of piston rod, and each clamp forms one the 3rd pivoting point with the pivot joint that a corresponding connecting rod is matched in clearance, and two the 3rd pivoting points are symmetrical setting take same plane as symmetrical centre.
Preferably, two finger section, connecting rod and clamp all are symmetrical setting take same plane as symmetrical centre.
Preferably, support body is provided with a slide rail for the clamp slip, and clamp is being placed on the slide rail of being slidingly matched.
Preferably, saw blade of the present invention clamp centralising device also comprise in pushing tow two connecting rods one near or away from the trimming assembly of the another one in two connecting rods.
Preferably, trimming assembly comprises that the fine setting screw rod reaches and the angled-lift splits of finely tuning the screw flight engaged transmission, the fine setting screw rod is being arranged on the support body of rotation along the retraction direction of piston rod, angled-lift splits cooperates with the inclined-plane that support body is slip, the angled-lift splits that rotarily drives of fine setting screw rod moves along the flexible direction of piston rod, then mobile angled-lift splits by the inclined-plane cooperate order about a corresponding connecting rod do near or away from the fine setting campaign of another connecting rod.
Compared with prior art, because articulating, each connecting rod of the present invention and support body form one first pivotal point, and an end of each connecting rod articulates with a corresponding finger section and forms one second pivoting point, the other end of each connecting rod is provided with the clamp with the inconsistent clamping in saw blade side, two clamps be mutually over against setting, and two first pivotal points and the second pivotal point all are the setting of symmetry as symmetrical centre take the same plane of crossing the piston rod center line, and each clamp is equal setting to resistance surface to the conplane spacing of saw blade, therefore so that two connecting rods are done the rotation of synchronous coordination under the ordering about of pneumatic-finger, thereby make saw blade by tight between two clamps and be in the position of center line of piston rod, thereby so that the clamping of saw blade and centering are to carry out synchronously, therefore, saw blade of the present invention clamps centralising device and has advantages of and increase work efficiency and simple to operate.
By following description also by reference to the accompanying drawings, it is more clear that the present invention will become, and these accompanying drawings are used for explaining embodiments of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional structure diagram that saw blade of the present invention clamps centralising device.
Fig. 2 is the plane structure chart that saw blade of the present invention clamps centralising device.
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With reference now to accompanying drawing, describe embodiments of the invention, similar element numbers represents similar element in the accompanying drawing.
See also Fig. 1 to Fig. 2, saw blade of the present invention clamps on the support body 200 that centralising device 100 is installed in the saw blade sawtooth welder and to the saw blade (not shown) and clamps and centering, wherein, saw blade clamping centralising device 100 of the present invention comprises pneumatic-finger 10 and two connecting rods 20.Pneumatic-finger 10 has all right one way or the other piston rod 12 of doing the finger section 11 of relative rotary oscillation and doing linear telescopic, and the linear telescopic of piston rod 12 drives the rotary oscillation that two finger section 11 are done synchronous coordination; Each connecting rod 20 articulates with support body 200 and forms one first pivot points P 1, and an end of each connecting rod 20 articulates with a corresponding finger section 11 and forms one second pivoting point P2, the other end of each connecting rod 20 is provided with the clamp 30 with the inconsistent clamping in saw blade side, two clamps 30 be mutually over against setting, and two first pivot points P 1 and the second pivot points P 2 all are the setting of symmetry for symmetrical centre take the same plane 40 of crossing piston rod 12 center lines, and the resistance surface 31 of 30 pairs of saw blades of each clamp to the spacing of same plane 40 is equal setting.Particularly, in the present embodiment, each clamp 30 is along being located on the support body 200 of sliding perpendicular to the flexible direction (being direction and the rightabout of arrow A indication among Fig. 2) of piston rod 12, and each clamp 30 forms one the 3rd pivoting point P3 with the pivot joint that a corresponding connecting rod 20 is matched in clearance, two the 3rd pivoting point P3 are symmetrical setting take same plane 40 as symmetrical centre, to guarantee to be in by the saw blade that two clamps 30 are clamped the position of center line of piston rod 12, realize the purpose that saw blade carries out when clamping with contraposition.And realize that the mode that each clamp 30 and a corresponding connecting rod 20 are matched in clearance is: offer long slot bore (among the figure mark) on each clamp 30, and a corresponding connecting rod 20 has and stretches in the long slot bore and the traveller that can slide in long slot bore, by cooperating of long slot bore and traveller, so that the connecting rod 20 of rotation can drive the slip of clamp 30 reliably; Simultaneously, realize that clamp 30 in the mode that support body 200 slides is: support body 200 is provided with a slide rail 210 for clamp 30 slips, clamp 30 is being placed on the slide rail 210 of being slidingly matched, so that the slip of clamp 30 on support body 200 is more steady, reliable reaching precisely.More specifically, as follows:
Than the superior, two finger section 11, two connecting rods 20 and two clamps 30 all are symmetrical setting take same plane 40 as symmetrical centre, so that the structure of each finger section 11 between the finger section 11 is identical, the structure of each connecting rod 20 between the connecting rod 20 is identical, and the structure of each clamp 30 between the clamp 30 is identical, correspondingly reduces the manufacturing cost of finger section 11, connecting rod 20 and clamp 30.
Simultaneously, saw blade of the present invention clamp centralising device 100 also comprise in pushing tow two connecting rods 20 one near or away from the trimming assembly 50 of the another one in two connecting rods 20, to carry out adaptive adjustment according to actual conditions; Particularly, trimming assembly 50 comprises that fine setting screw rod 51 reaches and the angled-lift splits 52 of finely tuning screw rod 51 screw-threaded engagement transmissions, fine setting screw rod 51 is being arranged on the support body 200 of rotation along the retraction direction (namely being the rightabout of arrow A indication among Fig. 2) of piston rod 12, and angled-lift splits 52 cooperates with the inclined-plane that support body 200 is slip; When rotary fine adjustment screw rod 51, the fine setting screw rod 51 drive angled-lift splitses 52 of rotation move along the flexible direction of piston rod 12, then mobile angled-lift splits 52 by the inclined-plane cooperate order about a corresponding connecting rod 20 do near or away from the fine setting campaign of another connecting rod 20, guaranteeing further being in piston rod 12 position of center line by the saw blade that two clamps 30 are clamped, and simplify the structure of trimming assembly 50.
By reference to the accompanying drawings, the operation principle that saw blade of the present invention is clamped centralising device is described in detail: in the time will clamping saw blade, pneumatic-finger 10 starts of this moment, the pneumatic-finger 10 of start makes piston rod 12 stretch out along the direction of arrow A indication among Fig. 2, the piston rod 12 that stretches out drives two finger section 11 are done synchronous coordination along the direction of opening rotation, and connecting rod 20 corresponding to each finger section 11 drive of synchronous coordination rotation done close direction rotation separately around the first pivot points P 1, and each connecting rod 20 of rotation drives more corresponding clamp 30 and moves towards close direction separately, thereby so that doing the clamping of synchronous coordination, move two clamps 30, when final so that saw blade is clamped between two clamps 30, also make saw blade be in the position of center line of piston rod 12.When the clamping that will unclamp saw blade, the piston rod 12 of this moment inside contracts along the rightabout of arrow A indication among Fig. 2, the piston rod 12 that inside contracts drives two finger section 11 are done synchronous coordination along the direction of drawing in rotation, and each finger section 11 of synchronous coordination rotation drives corresponding connecting rod 20 and does direction rotation away from separately around the first pivot points P 1, and each connecting rod 20 of rotation drives more corresponding clamp 30 courts and moves away from separately direction, thereby so that 30 pairs of saw blade synchronous coordinations of two clamps unclamp movement, final so that two clamps 30 unclamp clamping and the centering to saw blade.
Compared with prior art, because each connecting rod 20 of the present invention articulates with support body 200 and forms one first pivot points P 1, and an end of each connecting rod 20 articulates with a corresponding finger section 11 and forms one second pivoting point P2, the other end of each connecting rod 20 is provided with the clamp 30 with the inconsistent clamping in saw blade side, two clamps 30 be mutually over against setting, and two first pivot points P 1 and the second pivot points P 2 all are the setting of symmetry as symmetrical centre take the same plane 40 of crossing piston rod 12 center lines, and the resistance surface 31 of 30 pairs of saw blades of each clamp to the spacing of same plane 40 is equal setting, therefore so that two connecting rods 20 are done the rotation of synchronous coordination under the ordering about of pneumatic-finger 10, thereby make saw blade by tight between two clamps 30 and be in the position of center line of piston rod 12, thereby so that the clamping of saw blade and centering are to carry out synchronously, therefore, saw blade of the present invention clamps centralising device 100 and has advantages of and increase work efficiency and simple to operate.
Certainly just the preferred embodiments of the present invention described above; certainly can not limit with this interest field of the present invention; the above-mentioned specific embodiment only is schematic; rather than restrictive; those of ordinary skill in the art is under enlightenment of the present invention; not breaking away from the scope situation that aim of the present invention and claim protect, can also make a lot of forms, these still belong to the scope that the present invention is contained.
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1. a saw blade clamps centralising device, be installed on the support body of saw blade sawtooth welder and to saw blade and clamp and centering, it is characterized in that, described saw blade clamps centralising device and comprises pneumatic-finger and two connecting rods, described pneumatic-finger has all right one way or the other piston rod of doing the finger section of relative rotary oscillation and doing linear telescopic, the linear telescopic of described piston rod drives the rotary oscillation that two described finger section are done synchronous coordination, each described connecting rod and described support body articulate and form one first pivotal point, and an end of each described connecting rod articulates with a corresponding described finger section and forms one second pivoting point, the other end of each described connecting rod is provided with the clamp with the inconsistent clamping in described saw blade side, two described clamps be mutually over against setting, and two described the first pivotal points and the second pivotal point all are symmetrical setting take the same plane of crossing described piston rod center line as symmetrical centre, and each described clamp is equal setting to resistance surface to the described conplane spacing of described saw blade.
2. saw blade according to claim 1 clamps centralising device, it is characterized in that, each described clamp is along being located on the described support body of sliding perpendicular to the flexible direction of described piston rod, and each described clamp forms one the 3rd pivoting point with the pivot joint that a corresponding described connecting rod is matched in clearance, and two described the 3rd pivoting points are symmetrical setting take described same plane as symmetrical centre.
3. saw blade according to claim 2 clamps centralising device, it is characterized in that, two described finger section, connecting rod and clamp all are symmetrical setting take described same plane as symmetrical centre.
According to claim 2 or 3 described saw blades clamp centralising devices, it is characterized in that, described support body is provided with a slide rail that slides for described clamp, described clamp is being placed on the described slide rail of being slidingly matched.
5. saw blade according to claim 1 clamps centralising device, it is characterized in that, also comprise in the pushing tow two described connecting rods one near or away from the trimming assembly of the another one in the two described connecting rods.
6. saw blade according to claim 5 clamps centralising device, it is characterized in that, described trimming assembly comprises that the fine setting screw rod reaches and the angled-lift splits of described fine setting screw flight engaged transmission, described fine setting screw rod is on the described support body of being arranged at of rotation along the retraction direction of described piston rod, described angled-lift splits cooperates with the inclined-plane that described support body is slip, the described angled-lift splits that rotarily drives of described fine setting screw rod moves along the flexible direction of described piston rod, then mobile described angled-lift splits by the inclined-plane cooperate order about a corresponding described connecting rod do near or away from the fine setting campaign of another described connecting rod.
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