CN104723663B - Device for automatically printing colored rings on shells - Google Patents

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CN104723663B
CN104723663B CN201510126064.0A CN201510126064A CN104723663B CN 104723663 B CN104723663 B CN 104723663B CN 201510126064 A CN201510126064 A CN 201510126064A CN 104723663 B CN104723663 B CN 104723663B
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The invention discloses a device for automatically printing colored rings on shells. The device is composed of a machine body (1), a main transmission system (2), a shell rotating system (3), a longitudinal movement system (4), a printing ink coating portion (5) and an electric portion (6), wherein the main transmission system (2), the shell rotating system (3), the longitudinal movement system (4) and the printing ink coating portion (5) are all located on the machine body (1), the electric portion (6) is electrically connected with the main transmission system (2) and the shell rotating system (3), the main transmission system (2) is connected with the printing ink coating portion (5), and the shell rotating system (3) is connected with the shells. The device is accurate in clamping and convenient to use, and precision requirements in terms of design and technology of color rings on the shells are met, bulk production is achieved, product quality is guaranteed, and qualified products can be delivered on schedule.

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A kind of housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to the structure design and applied technical field of the color ring apparatus of housing print, specifically provide a kind of housing certainly Dynamic print coloured silk ring apparatus.
Background technology
Existing housing print coloured silk ring product, because without housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus, manual print coloured silk ring is it is difficult to ensure that quality.And Inefficiency, it is impossible to meet batch production, had a strong impact on product quality and qualified products are paid on schedule.
People are highly desirable to obtain a kind of excellent housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus of technique effect.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of excellent housing automatic printing coloured silk ring that can realize producing in enormous quantities of technique effect Equipment.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus constitute as follows:It is body part 1, main transmission 2, housing rotary system 3, vertical To mobile system 4, ink coated portion 5 and electric part 6;The main transmission 2, housing rotary system 3, vertically move and be System 4 and ink coated portion 5 are respectively positioned on body part 1, and electric part 6 is constituted with main transmission 2 and housing rotary system 3 Electrical connection, main transmission 2 is connected with ink coated portion 5, and housing rotary system 3 is connected with product shell.
The body part 1 constitutes as follows:Sliding panel 11, support 12, base 13, pillar 14 and axle sleeve 15;The slip Plate 11 is located in the sliding groove of support 12;The positioning of support 12 is fastened on above base 13, and the positioning of pillar 14 is fastened on base 13 Bottom, axle sleeve 15 is fastened in the axis hole of support 2, and sliding panel 11 can be along the accurately longitudinally reciprocal shifting of the sliding groove of support 12 It is dynamic.Strict guarantee required precision of the equipment to levelness and longitudinal bias;After axle sleeve 15 weares and teares, can change, to ensure to set Standby precision, extension device service life.
The main transmission 2 constitutes as follows:Mair motor 21, bearing 22, connecting bushing 23, power transmission shaft I24, belt pulley 25th, belt 26, power transmission shaft II27;The mair motor 21 is fixed on base 13 by bearing 22 and screw, packing ring;Power transmission shaft One end of I24 is connected with mair motor 21 by connecting bushing 23, and the other end fixes big inking wheel 54;One end of power transmission shaft II27 It is connected with power transmission shaft I24 by belt pulley 25 and belt 26, power transmission shaft II27 and power transmission shaft I24 is rotated simultaneously;Power transmission shaft The other end of II27 fixes little inking wheel 53, and power transmission shaft I24 and power transmission shaft II27 is each passed through four axle sleeves 15;Each part passes through Screw is fastened.The mechanism makes two inking wheels while continuously rotating, and realizes different housings and prints two on an equipment Plant the color ring of different colours.
The housing rotary system 3 constitutes as follows:Motor 31, clutch shaft bearing 7, fixed hub 33, clamp shaft 34, bearing block 35th, first gear 8, shell clamp 37.
The bearing block 35 is fixed on sliding panel 11 by itself key and screw, strict guarantee equipment longitudinal bias Required precision;Motor 31 is fastened on bearing block 35, and the outer ring of clutch shaft bearing 7 is fastened in the axis hole of bearing block 35, fixture The one end of axle 34 passes through clutch shaft bearing 7;The middle part of clamp shaft 34 is provided with first gear 8, and the output end of motor 31 is provided with first gear 8, two gears 8 are located at identical vertical plane, and shell clamp 37 is connected to the other end of clamp shaft 34, product shell and clamp shaft 34 are connected;The mechanism drives product shell to be simultaneously rotated, and further ensure that the attaching oil grisaille painting ring uniform on housing Cause.
The vertical moving system 4 constitutes as follows:Tooth bar 41, second gear, gear shaft 42, handwheel bearing 43, the second axle Hold, handwheel 44;The outer ring of the second bearing is fastened in handwheel bearing 43 by screw, and handwheel bearing 43 passes through bolt washer It is fixed on base 13, one end of gear shaft 42 is connected through second bearing with handwheel 44, the other end installs second gear, tooth bar 41 are fastened on sliding panel 11 by screw, by handwheel 44 drive second gear rotation, make tooth bar 41 drive sliding panel 11 and The longitudinally reciprocal movement of product shell, so that inking wheel is pressed close to and left to housing, completes every product shell print coloured silk ring operation.
The ink coated portion 5 constitutes as follows:It is little ink cartridge 51, scraper plate 52, little inking wheel 53, big inking wheel 54, big Ink cartridge 55, column 56.The little ink cartridge 51 and big ink cartridge 55 are fixed on base 13 by two columns 56 and screw, packing ring On, scraper plate 52 is separately fixed in little ink cartridge 51 and big ink cartridge 55, and its rim section is from ink cartridge when inking wheel is rotated Pass through, continuously and uniformly adhere to ink, the ink on control inking wheel is adjusted by scraper plate 52 and adheres to thickness.It is further ensured that Attaching oil grisaille painting ring uniformity on housing.
The electric part 6 by main transmission 2 and housing rotary system 3 wiring, switch and switch carrier constitute.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus workflow is as follows:Product shell is fixed in the shell clamp 37 of equipment, And as motor continuously rotates;Little inking wheel 53, the big inking wheel 54 for being rotated by continuously and smoothly simultaneously, makes housing equably glue Attached ink coloured silk ring.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus advantage is as follows:
According to the design standard of Digit Control Machine Tool, design, manufacture and the installation and debugging of equipment are carried out;By strictly controlling each zero Manufacturing process of components each operation, it is ensured that the tolerance at each part cooperation, to ensure levelness during assembling, axiality, hang down Every required precision such as straight degree.So as to realize the color ring uniformity of all housings, product design and technological requirement are met.
In body part, along the sliding groove accurately longitudinally reciprocal movement of support, strict guarantee equipment is to level for sliding panel The required precision of degree and longitudinal bias.
The mounting sleeve between each power transmission shaft and the axis hole of support;Housing rotary system clamp shaft and bearing saddle bore it Between bearing is installed, make transmission uniform and stable, reduce noise.Bearing, axle sleeve and each transmission can in time be changed according to abrasion condition Axle, so as to ensure equipment precision, increases the service life.It is further ensured that housing coloured silk ring uniformity.
Main transmission adopts belt transmission, drives two inking wheels continuously to rotate simultaneously, realizes different shells Body prints two different colors of color ring on an equipment.
In housing rotary system, bearing block is fixed on sliding panel by itself positioning key and screw, strict guarantee The required precision of equipment longitudinal bias;Drive product shell also to rotate by a pair of little gears of Motor drive, further protect Card housing coloured silk ring uniformity.
Vertical moving system adopts rack pinion, quickly and easily realizes the longitudinally reciprocal movement of product shell.
Ink coated portion adopts scraper plate, the ink attachment thickness on adjustment control inking wheel, to be further ensured that housing Color ring uniformity.
Can quickly manufacture and change the fixture of different product housing, you can the use for meeting the color ring of different product housing print will Ask.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus clamping is accurate, easy to use, and meets housing coloured silk ring in design, technique side The required precision in face.Meet production in enormous quantities, it is ensured that product quality and qualified products are paid on schedule.
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Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiment the present invention is further detailed explanation:
Fig. 1 is housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus structural representation;
Fig. 2 is sectional view at A-A in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is sectional view at B-B in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is sectional view at C-C in Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is body partial schematic diagram;
Fig. 6 is sectional view at A-A in Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is main transmission schematic diagram;
Fig. 8 is A direction views in Fig. 7;
Fig. 9 is housing rotary system structural representation;
Figure 10 is vertical moving system structural representation;
Figure 11 is ink coated portion structural representation;
Figure 12 is A direction views in Figure 11.
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Embodiment 1
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus constitute as follows:It is body part 1, main transmission 2, housing rotary system 3, vertical To mobile system 4, ink coated portion 5 and electric part 6;The main transmission 2, housing rotary system 3, vertically move and be System 4 and ink coated portion 5 are respectively positioned on body part 1, and electric part 6 is constituted with main transmission 2 and housing rotary system 3 Electrical connection, main transmission 2 is connected with ink coated portion 5, and housing rotary system 3 is connected with product shell.
The body part 1 constitutes as follows:Sliding panel 11, support 12, base 13, pillar 14 and axle sleeve 15;The slip Plate 11 is located in the sliding groove of support 12;The positioning of support 12 is fastened on above base 13, and the positioning of pillar 14 is fastened on base 13 Bottom, axle sleeve 15 is fastened in the axis hole of support 2, and sliding panel 11 can be along the accurately longitudinally reciprocal shifting of the sliding groove of support 12 It is dynamic.Strict guarantee required precision of the equipment to levelness and longitudinal bias;After axle sleeve 15 weares and teares, can change, to ensure to set Standby precision, extension device service life.
The main transmission 2 constitutes as follows:Mair motor 21, bearing 22, connecting bushing 23, power transmission shaft I24, belt pulley 25th, belt 26, power transmission shaft II27;The mair motor 21 is fixed on base 13 by bearing 22 and screw, packing ring;Power transmission shaft One end of I24 is connected with mair motor 21 by connecting bushing 23, and the other end fixes big inking wheel 54;One end of power transmission shaft II27 It is connected with power transmission shaft I24 by belt pulley 25 and belt 26, power transmission shaft II27 and power transmission shaft I24 is rotated simultaneously;Power transmission shaft The other end of II27 fixes little inking wheel 53, and power transmission shaft I24 and power transmission shaft II27 is each passed through four axle sleeves 15;Each part passes through Screw is fastened.The mechanism makes two inking wheels while continuously rotating, and realizes different housings and prints two on an equipment Plant the color ring of different colours.
The housing rotary system 3 constitutes as follows:Motor 31, clutch shaft bearing 7, fixed hub 33, clamp shaft 34, bearing block 35th, first gear 8, shell clamp 37.
The bearing block 35 is fixed on sliding panel 11 by itself key and screw, strict guarantee equipment longitudinal bias Required precision;Motor 31 is fastened on bearing block 35, and the outer ring of clutch shaft bearing 7 is fastened in the axis hole of bearing block 35, fixture The one end of axle 34 passes through clutch shaft bearing 7;The middle part of clamp shaft 34 is provided with first gear 8, and the output end of motor 31 is provided with first gear 8, two gears 8 are located at identical vertical plane, and shell clamp 37 is connected to the other end of clamp shaft 34, product shell and clamp shaft 34 are connected;The mechanism drives product shell to be simultaneously rotated, and further ensure that the attaching oil grisaille painting ring uniform on housing Cause.
The vertical moving system 4 constitutes as follows:Tooth bar 41, second gear, gear shaft 42, handwheel bearing 43, the second axle Hold, handwheel 44;The outer ring of the second bearing is fastened in handwheel bearing 43 by screw, and handwheel bearing 43 passes through bolt washer It is fixed on base 13, one end of gear shaft 42 is connected through second bearing with handwheel 44, the other end installs second gear, tooth bar 41 are fastened on sliding panel 11 by screw, by handwheel 44 drive second gear rotation, make tooth bar 41 drive sliding panel 11 and The longitudinally reciprocal movement of product shell, so that inking wheel is pressed close to and left to housing, completes every product shell print coloured silk ring operation.
The ink coated portion 5 constitutes as follows:It is little ink cartridge 51, scraper plate 52, little inking wheel 53, big inking wheel 54, big Ink cartridge 55, column 56.The little ink cartridge 51 and big ink cartridge 55 are fixed on base 13 by two columns 56 and screw, packing ring On, scraper plate 52 is separately fixed in little ink cartridge 51 and big ink cartridge 55, and its rim section is from ink cartridge when inking wheel is rotated Pass through, continuously and uniformly adhere to ink, the ink on control inking wheel is adjusted by scraper plate 52 and adheres to thickness.It is further ensured that Attaching oil grisaille painting ring uniformity on housing.
The electric part 6 by main transmission 2 and housing rotary system 3 wiring, switch and switch carrier constitute.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus workflow is as follows:Product shell is fixed in the shell clamp 37 of equipment, And as motor continuously rotates;Little inking wheel 53, the big inking wheel 54 for being rotated by continuously and smoothly simultaneously, makes housing equably glue Attached ink coloured silk ring.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus advantage is as follows:
According to the design standard of Digit Control Machine Tool, design, manufacture and the installation and debugging of equipment are carried out;By strictly controlling each zero Manufacturing process of components each operation, it is ensured that the tolerance at each part cooperation, to ensure levelness during assembling, axiality, hang down Every required precision such as straight degree.So as to realize the color ring uniformity of all housings, product design and technological requirement are met.
In body part, along the sliding groove accurately longitudinally reciprocal movement of support, strict guarantee equipment is to level for sliding panel The required precision of degree and longitudinal bias.
The mounting sleeve between each power transmission shaft and the axis hole of support;Housing rotary system clamp shaft and bearing saddle bore it Between bearing is installed, make transmission uniform and stable, reduce noise.Bearing, axle sleeve and each transmission can in time be changed according to abrasion condition Axle, so as to ensure equipment precision, increases the service life.It is further ensured that housing coloured silk ring uniformity.
Main transmission adopts belt transmission, drives two inking wheels continuously to rotate simultaneously, realizes different shells Body prints two different colors of color ring on an equipment.
In housing rotary system, bearing block is fixed on sliding panel by itself positioning key and screw, strict guarantee The required precision of equipment longitudinal bias;Drive product shell also to rotate by a pair of little gears of Motor drive, further protect Card housing coloured silk ring uniformity.
Vertical moving system adopts rack pinion, quickly and easily realizes the longitudinally reciprocal movement of product shell.
Ink coated portion adopts scraper plate, the ink attachment thickness on adjustment control inking wheel, to be further ensured that housing Color ring uniformity.
Can quickly manufacture and change the fixture of different product housing, you can the use for meeting the color ring of different product housing print will Ask.
The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus clamping is accurate, easy to use, and meets housing coloured silk ring in design, technique side The required precision in face.Meet production in enormous quantities, it is ensured that product quality and qualified products are paid on schedule.

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1. a kind of housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus, it is characterised in that:The housing automatic printing coloured silk ring apparatus constitute as follows:Body portion Divide (1), main transmission (2), housing rotary system (3), vertical moving system (4), ink coated portion (5) and electric part (6);The main transmission (2), housing rotary system (3), vertical moving system (4) and ink coated portion (5) are respectively positioned on On body part (1), electric part (6) is constituted with main transmission (2) and housing rotary system (3) and electrically connected, main transmission System (2) is connected with ink coated portion (5), and housing rotary system (3) is connected with product shell;
The body part (1) constitutes as follows:Sliding panel (11), support (12), base (13), pillar (14) and axle sleeve (15); The sliding panel (11) is in the sliding groove of support (12);Support (12) positioning is fastened on above base (13), pillar (14) positioning is fastened on the bottom of base (13), and axle sleeve (15) is fastened in the axis hole of support (12);
The main transmission (2) constitutes as follows:Mair motor (21), bearing (22), connecting bushing (23), power transmission shaft I (24), skin Belt wheel (25), belt (26) and power transmission shaft II (27);The mair motor (21) is fixed on base (13) by bearing (22);Pass One end of moving axis I (24) is connected with mair motor (21) by connecting bushing (23), and the other end fixes big inking wheel (54);Transmission One end of axle II (27) is connected by belt pulley (25) and belt (26) with power transmission shaft I (24);The other end of power transmission shaft II (27) The little inking wheel (53) of fixation, power transmission shaft I (24) and power transmission shaft II (27) is each passed through four axle sleeves (15);
The housing rotary system (3) constitutes as follows:Motor (31), clutch shaft bearing (7), fixed hub (33), clamp shaft (34), Bearing block (35), gear (8), shell clamp (37);The bearing block (35) is fixed on sliding panel (11), motor (31) fastening On bearing block (35), clutch shaft bearing (7) is fastened in the axis hole of bearing block (35), and clamp shaft (34) one end passes through clutch shaft bearing (7);Clamp shaft (34) middle part is provided with gear (8), and motor (31) output end is provided with gear (8), and two gears (8) are positioned at phase Same vertical plane, shell clamp (37) is connected to the other end of clamp shaft (34), and product shell is connected with clamp shaft (34);
The vertical moving system (4) constitutes as follows:Tooth bar (41), second gear, gear shaft (42), handwheel bearing (43), Two bearings, handwheel (44);The second bearing is fixed in handwheel bearing (43), and handwheel bearing (43) is fixed on base (13) On, one end of gear shaft (42) is connected through second bearing with handwheel (44), and the other end installs second gear, tooth bar (41) fastening On sliding panel (11);
The ink coated portion (5) constitutes as follows:Little ink cartridge (51), scraper plate (52), little inking wheel (53), big inking wheel (54), big ink cartridge (55), column (56);The little ink cartridge (51) and big ink cartridge (55) are fixed on by two columns (56) On base (13), scraper plate (52) is separately fixed in little ink cartridge (51) and big ink cartridge (55).
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