CN104476093B - Automatic welding machine of fan blade - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an automatic welding machine of a fan blade, and is used for fixing the base of the fan blade with a plurality of blades. The automatic welding machine comprises a workbench, a blade pushing device, a base installation mechanism and an electric welding mechanism, wherein the blade pushing device, the base installation mechanism and the electric welding mechanism are arranged on the workbench; the blades are pushed to the base installation mechanism by the blade pushing device till the blades are abutted against the base; the base and the blades are fixed by the electric welding mechanism; the electric welding mechanism is respectively electrically connected with the blade pushing device and the base installation mechanism, and a welding circuit is formed when the blades and the base are abutted. After the above scheme is adopted, the invention provides the automatic welding machine of the fan blade, which does not need to adopt artificial welding and has high working efficiency.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of metal fan flabellum process equipment, be specifically related to a kind of electric fan automatic welding machine.
Background technology
Electric fan is called for short electric fan, also referred to as fan, ventilating fan, is that one utilizes motor-driven flabellum to rotate, and reaches the electrical equipment making air accelerate circulation, is mainly used in cooling and heatstroke-eliminating and ventilating air.It is widely used in family, office, shop, hospital and hotels and other places.Electric fan is as the topmost parts of fan, it includes being set in the base portion that motor shaft constitutes linkage and the blade being fixedly installed around base portion periphery, and the angle of inclination between blade with base portion, interlobate relative position, the factor such as angle of bend of blade itself directly affect the air-flow size that fan produces, affect air and circulate effect.
The processing mode of traditional electric fan is to be positioned over base portion and a piece of blade on frock clamp to be fixed by welding simultaneously, after having fixed, manually rotating base certain angle welds down a piece of, such processing mode, the most manually location mode of rotatable engagement scale rotating base, make interlobate interval error bigger, on the other hand the mode of welding closely operates operator and need to wear protective garment, makes work efficiency be substantially reduced.
Summary of the invention
The deficiency existed for prior art, it is an object of the invention to provide a kind of without using human weld and the high electric fan automatic welding machine of work efficiency.
For achieving the above object, the technical scheme is that and it is characterized in that: include workbench and the blade pusher being arranged on workbench, base portion installing mechanism, electric welding mechanism, blade is pushed until blade is offseted with base portion and base portion and blade is fixed by electric welding mechanism by described blade pusher to base portion installing mechanism, described electric welding mechanism electrically connects with blade pusher and base portion installing mechanism respectively, and constitutes welding circuit with base portion when blade offsets.
By using technique scheme, blade is placed on blade pusher, by it, blade is pushed until blade offsets with base portion to base portion installing mechanism, the electric welding mechanism electrically connected with blade pusher and base portion installing mechanism respectively provides high-tension electricity to realize welding of blade and base portion, blade only need to be positioned on blade pusher by such mode, or by other automatic equipments blade is positioned on blade pusher and to be automatically performed welding, it is greatly improved the time needed for work efficiency and the long-time welding that reduces a staff and workload, it also avoid the situation of the not prison welding that staff is likely to occur when working long hours,
The present invention is further arranged to: described base portion installing mechanism includes base, for placing the rotating seat of base portion and angularly rotating adjusting part, described base is provided with the rotary shaft rotated in a circumferential direction for rotating seat and by angularly rotating adjusting part rotation rotating seat.
By using technique scheme, angularly rotating adjusting part and accurately adjust base portion after a piece of blade completes and rotate in a circumferential direction angle, make the deviation angle at blade opposed base wall center and interlobate spacing identical, manufactured Product Precision is more increased.
The present invention is further arranged to: the described adjusting part that angularly rotates includes between base and rotating seat and along the adjustment seat of rotary shaft axial slip and the reset assembly that adjustment seat resetted to rotating seat, described adjustment seat is circumferentially disposed with, on the end face of rotating seat, the locating slot that several shapes are identical, described rotating seat is circumferentially disposed with several corresponding with each locating slot and that shape is suitable locating pieces towards the end face of adjustment seat, is provided with the locating piece of phase snap-fit is guided the guide surface to next locating slot in described locating slot.
By using technique scheme, when rotating seat rotates, the locating slot of adjustment seat is constituted snap-fit to locating piece reset with locating slot position relative to reset assembly by locating piece, realize the locking of a blade welding position, until this blade has welded, continue to rotate rotating seat, locating piece slides onto next locating slot along the guide surface of relative locating slot, reset assembly again resets and locating piece and next locating slot constitutes the locking of next welding position, owing to each locating slot shape is identical, when rotating, the anglec of rotation of rotating seat is the most identical i.e. every time, the existing equivalent rotating base circumference angle of historical facts or anecdotes carries out the function welded.
The present invention is further arranged to: described reset assembly includes being fixedly installed on base several leads through adjustment seat, and described lead is arranged with the spring that pressure is located between base and adjustment seat.
By using technique scheme, lead makes adjustment seat will not rotate with it and make adjustment seat more stable along rotary shaft axial slip when rotating seat rotates, and use spring housing to be located at simple realization spring on lead and realize the adjustment seat reset to rotating seat while installing, make structure optimize further.
The present invention is further arranged to: described blade pusher includes the track arranged along the direction close and far from base portion installing mechanism, sliding is in the mounting blocks of track, the sliding drive mechanism of drive installation block sliding and be installed in the clamp assembly for clamping blade of mounting blocks, described clamp assembly includes clamping unit, lower clamping unit and the lift drive mechanism of the driving upper clamping unit lower clamping unit of laminating, the installation cavity suitable with blade local shape is constituted when clamping unit and the laminating of lower clamping unit on this, it is provided with the soldering opening towards base portion installing mechanism in described installation cavity and supports the positionable wall joining location with blade.
By using technique scheme, lift drive mechanism drives the upper clamping unit lower clamping unit of decline laminating to constitute the installation cavity clamping blade suitable with blade local shape, sliding drive mechanism is coordinated to drive the mounting blocks on track to realize the automatic propelling movement of blade near base portion installing mechanism, and the soldering opening towards base portion installing mechanism that installation cavity is arranged makes it realize smoothly welding to joining with base portion, easily realize location when positionable wall then makes staff put into blade, reduce the time spent by location.
The present invention is further arranged to: described electric welding mechanism includes electric welding machine, the first electrical connection module connected by base portion installing mechanism and the second electrical connection module connected with electric welding machine by blade pusher with electric welding machine, and the second described electrical connection module includes the second electric connection board that the first electric connection board electrically connected with electric welding machine electrically connects and the flexible copper sheet group the first electric connection board and the second electric connection board being electrically connected with upper clamping unit.
By using technique scheme, flexible copper sheet group is set between the first electric connection board and the second electric connection board, remains to the electrical connection of stable holding and electric welding case when mounting blocks sliding, make electric welding function normally work.
The invention will be further described with detailed description of the invention below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is the axonometric chart of the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the axonometric chart of base portion installing mechanism in the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the explosive view of base portion installing mechanism in the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the axonometric chart of adjustment seat in the specific embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the axonometric chart of specific embodiment of the invention Leaf pusher;
Fig. 6 is the enlarged drawing of A in Fig. 5.
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nullAs shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 6,The invention discloses a kind of electric fan automatic welding machine,Including workbench 1 and the blade pusher 2 that is arranged on workbench 1、Base portion installing mechanism 3、Electric welding mechanism 4,Blade pusher 2 is pushed to base portion installing mechanism 3 by blade until blade is offseted with base portion and base portion and blade is fixed by electric welding mechanism 4,Electric welding mechanism 4 electrically connects with blade pusher 2 and base portion installing mechanism 3 respectively,And welding circuit is constituted with base portion when blade offsets,Blade is placed on blade pusher 2,By it, blade is pushed until blade offsets with base portion to base portion installing mechanism 3,The electric welding mechanism 4 electrically connected with blade pusher 2 and base portion installing mechanism 3 respectively provides high-tension electricity to realize welding of blade and base portion,Blade only need to be positioned on blade pusher by such mode,Or by other automatic equipments blade is positioned on blade pusher and to be automatically performed welding,It is greatly improved the time needed for work efficiency and the long-time welding that reduces a staff and workload,It also avoid the situation of the not prison welding that staff is likely to occur when working long hours,
Base portion installing mechanism 3 includes base 31, for placing the rotating seat 32 of base portion and angularly rotating adjusting part 33, it is provided with the rotary shaft 311 rotated in a circumferential direction for rotating seat on base 31 and rotates rotating seat by angularly rotating adjusting part 33, angularly rotate adjusting part 33 after a piece of blade completes, accurately to adjust base portion rotate in a circumferential direction angle, the deviation angle and the interlobate spacing that make blade opposed base wall center are identical, and manufactured Product Precision is more increased.
nullAngularly rotate adjusting part 33 to include between base 31 and rotating seat 32 and along the adjustment seat 331 of rotary shaft 311 axial slip and the reset assembly that adjustment seat 331 resetted to rotating seat 32,Adjustment seat 331 is circumferentially disposed with the identical locating slot of several shapes 332 on the end face of rotating seat 32,Rotating seat 32 is made up of rotating seat top 322 and rotating seat bottom 323,Can be fixed by bolt between rotating seat top 322 and rotating seat bottom 323,Chuck 3111 it is provided with in rotary shaft 311,Being provided with the card chamber 324 suitable with chuck 3111 shape between rotating seat top 322 and rotating seat bottom 323 makes the rotating seat 32 will not be axially displaced when rotating in a circumferential direction,Rotating seat top 322 is provided centrally with screwed hole 3221 away from the end face of rotating seat bottom 323 and installs bolt 3222,Installation bolt 3222 coordinates basal detachable installation through the centre bore of base portion with screwed hole 3221,Rotating seat bottom 323 is circumferentially disposed with several and each locating piece that locating slot 332 is corresponding and shape is suitable 321 towards the end face of adjustment seat 331,It is provided with in locating slot 332 and the locating piece 321 of phase snap-fit is guided the guide surface 3321 to next locating slot 332,When rotating seat 32 rotates, the locating slot 332 of adjustment seat 331 is resetted composition snap-fit to locating piece 321 by locating piece 321 and locating slot 332 position relative to reset assembly,Realize the locking of a blade welding position,Until this blade has welded,Continue to rotate rotating seat 32,Locating piece 321 slides onto next locating slot 332 along the guide surface 3321 of relative locating slot 332,Reset assembly again resets and locating piece 321 and next locating slot 332 constitutes the locking of next welding position,Owing to each locating slot shape is identical,When rotating, the anglec of rotation of rotating seat is the most identical i.e. every time,The existing equivalent rotating base circumference angle of historical facts or anecdotes carries out the function welded.
Reset assembly includes being fixedly installed on base 31 several leads 312 through adjustment seat 331, the spring 313 that pressure is located between base 31 and adjustment seat 331 it is arranged with on lead 312, lead 312 makes adjustment seat 331 will not rotate with it and make adjustment seat 331 more stable along rotary shaft 331 axial slip when rotating seat 32 rotates, and use spring 313 to be sheathed on simple realization spring on lead 312 and realize the adjustment seat 331 reset to rotating seat 32 while installing, make structure optimize further.
nullBlade pusher 2 includes the track 21 arranged along the direction close and far from base portion installing mechanism 3、Sliding is in the mounting blocks 22 of track 21、The sliding drive mechanism 24 of drive installation block 22 sliding and be installed in the clamp assembly 23 for clamping blade of mounting blocks 22,This sliding drive mechanism 24 can use various structures,Can with screw mandrel motor、Cylinder、The modes such as hydraulic cylinder realize,Use cylinder in the present invention,Appropriate application source of the gas provides power for multi power source,Clamp assembly 23 includes clamping unit 231、Lower clamping unit 232 and the lift drive mechanism 234 of the driving upper clamping unit 231 lower clamping unit 232 of laminating,This lift drive mechanism 234 can use various structures,Can with screw mandrel motor、Cylinder、The modes such as hydraulic cylinder realize,Use cylinder in the present invention,On this, clamping unit 231 and lower clamping unit 232 constitute the installation cavity 233 suitable with blade local shape when fitting,The soldering opening 2331 towards base portion installing mechanism 3 it is provided with in installation cavity 233、With blade support join location positionable wall 2332 and be easy to blade insert put into mouth 2333,Often adjacent with blade two sides of positionable wall 2332 are all to joining guarantee locating effect,Soldering opening 2331 is arranged at lower clamping unit 232,It is suitable with base portion installing mechanism 3 edge in arranging its profile to the bending of inner side that lower clamping unit 232 is positioned at side, soldering opening 2331 place 2321,The blade laminating of the base portion being easy on base portion installing mechanism 3 and blade pusher 2,Put into mouth 2333 to arrange blade by putting into mouth 2333 and pushing into installation cavity 233 until supporting in positionable wall 2332 and joining towards operator,It is more convenient to operate,Lift drive mechanism drives the upper clamping unit 231 lower clamping unit 232 of decline laminating to constitute the installation cavity 233 suitable with blade local shape and clamps blade,Sliding drive mechanism is coordinated to drive the mounting blocks 22 on track 21 to realize the automatic propelling movement of blade near base portion installing mechanism 3,And the soldering opening 2331 towards base portion installing mechanism 3 that installation cavity 223 is arranged makes it realize smoothly welding to joining with base portion,Location is easily realized when positionable wall 2332 then makes staff put into blade,Reduce the time spent by location.
nullElectric welding mechanism 4 includes electric welding machine、The first electrical connection module 41 that base portion installing mechanism 3 is connected with electric welding machine and the second electrical connection module 42 that blade pusher 2 is connected with electric welding machine,Electric welding machine is installed on below workbench to save space,Second electrical connection module 42 includes the first electric connection board 421 electrically connected with electric welding machine、The second electric connection board 422 electrically connected with lower clamping unit 232 and the flexible copper sheet group 423 that the first electric connection board 221 and the second electric connection board 222 are electrically connected,First electric connection board 421 and the second electric connection board 222 stretch into constitute with electric welding machine below workbench 1 and electrically connect,Between first electric connection board 421 and the second electric connection board 422, flexible copper sheet group 423 is set,The electrical connection of stable holding and electric welding case 41 is remained to when mounting blocks 22 sliding,Electric welding function is made normally to work.
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- null1. an electric fan automatic welding machine,For the base portion of electric fan and several blades are fixed,It is characterized in that: include workbench and the blade pusher being arranged on workbench、Base portion installing mechanism、Electric welding mechanism,Blade is pushed until blade is offseted with base portion and base portion and blade is fixed by electric welding mechanism by described blade pusher to base portion installing mechanism,Described electric welding mechanism electrically connects with blade pusher and base portion installing mechanism respectively,And welding circuit is constituted with base portion when blade offsets,Described base portion installing mechanism includes base、For placing the rotating seat of base portion and angularly rotating adjusting part,It is provided with the rotary shaft rotated in a circumferential direction for rotating seat on described base and rotates rotating seat by angularly rotating adjusting part,The described adjusting part that angularly rotates includes between base and rotating seat and along the adjustment seat of rotary shaft axial slip and the reset assembly that adjustment seat resetted to rotating seat,Described adjustment seat is circumferentially disposed with, on the end face of rotating seat, the locating slot that several shapes are identical,Described rotating seat is circumferentially disposed with several corresponding with each locating slot and that shape is suitable locating pieces towards the end face of adjustment seat,It is provided with in described locating slot and the locating piece of phase snap-fit is guided the guide surface to next locating slot.
- Electric fan automatic welding machine the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described reset assembly includes being fixedly installed on base several leads through adjustment seat, and described lead is arranged with the spring that pressure is located between base and adjustment seat.
- Electric fan automatic welding machine the most according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described blade pusher includes the track arranged along the direction close and far from base portion installing mechanism, sliding is in the mounting blocks of track, the sliding drive mechanism of drive installation block sliding and be installed in the clamp assembly for clamping blade of mounting blocks, described clamp assembly includes clamping unit, lower clamping unit and the lift drive mechanism of the driving upper clamping unit lower clamping unit of laminating, the installation cavity suitable with blade local shape is constituted when clamping unit and the laminating of lower clamping unit on this, it is provided with the soldering opening towards base portion installing mechanism in described installation cavity and supports the positionable wall joining location with blade.
- Electric fan automatic welding machine the most according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: described electric welding mechanism includes electric welding machine, the first electrical connection module connected by base portion installing mechanism and the second electrical connection module connected with electric welding machine by blade pusher with electric welding machine, the second described electrical connection module includes the second electric connection board that the first electric connection board electrically connected with electric welding machine electrically connects and the flexible copper sheet group the first electric connection board and the second electric connection board being electrically connected with upper clamping unit.
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