CN105081053A - Cold-stamping trimming mold for automobile parts - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a cold-stamping trimming mold for automobile parts. The cold-stamping trimming mold comprises an upper mold body and a lower mold body. The upper mold body further comprises an upper mold base, an upper-mold pressing core, four lifting parts and an upper-mold split type male mold body embedded into the upper-mold pressing core. The lower mold body further comprises a lower mold base, a supporting male mold body and a lower-mold pressing core. Springs are located below a releasing plate of the lower-mold pressing core. Upper sliding plates matched with lower sliding plates are arranged on the outer side wall of a left boss and the outer side wall of a right boss. Each upper sliding plate is provided with a plurality of through holes at intervals. Graphite columns are embedded into the through holes. Four square sleeves with hollowed through holes formed in the centers are movably installed at the portions close to the four corners, of the lower mold base through hinges. According to the cold-stamping trimming mold, due to efficient trimming operation, the trimming accuracy is greatly improved, more labor is saved during trimming, trimming is tidier, working procedures are effectively reduced, and safety is improved.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, belong to Stamping Die Technology field.
Background technology
In auto parts production process, a lot of stamping parts needs to carry out trimming process step after molding procedure, to shear unnecessary process residue.The Trimming Die carrying out trimming process step comprises the patrix of trimming edge and has the counterdie of lower trimming edge, and during upper die and lower die matched moulds, unnecessary process residue excises by upper trimming edge and lower trimming edge.
Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to provide a kind of auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, the cold stamping Trimming Die deburring efficiently of these auto parts operates, and patrix material pressing core and supporting arrange between punch some to elastomer and balance weight, and arrange between patrix fission_typed punch and counterdie material pressing core some to elastomer and balance weight, substantially increase the precision of deburring, cut repair more laborsaving, more neat; Effective minimizing operation, reduces costs.
For achieving the above object, the technical solution used in the present invention is: a kind of auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, comprise upper die and lower die, described patrix comprises upper bolster further, patrix material pressing core, 4 lifting portions and the patrix fission_typed punch embedded in patrix material pressing core, described upper bolster two ends are respectively arranged with a left side, right boss, these upper bolster central authorities have depressed area, described patrix material pressing core, patrix fission_typed punch embeds in the first depressed area, described patrix material pressing core medial surface and patrix fission_typed punch lateral surface are slidably connected to upper guide plate is identical by some, be slidably connected to upper guide plate is identical by some between described patrix material pressing core lateral surface and depressed area medial surface, described patrix fission_typed punch fringe region is made up of several cutter blocks, described patrix fission_typed punch central authorities are provided with several elastomers on first,
Described counterdie comprises die shoe further, support punch and counterdie material pressing core, the central authorities of described support punch have the second depressed area, several first time balance weight is provided with bottom this second depressed area, guide pillar and spring, described spring is positioned at below the stripper of counterdie material pressing core, described guide pillar runs through the T-shaped through hole of stripper, the flange being positioned at guide pillar one end is positioned at T-shaped through hole top and its diameter is greater than the lower diameter of T-shaped through hole, described first time balance weight embeds the through hole of stripper and exposes the surface of stripper, described stripper fringe region is intervally distributed with several blank holder inserts,
Described left and right boss lateral wall is provided with the upper slide coordinated with lower skateboard, and this upper slide is provided with several through holes all with interval, and this through hole is embedded with graphite column; The two ends of described die shoe have left and right gap slot respectively, and the madial wall of this left and right gap slot is provided with lower skateboard, and this lower skateboard is provided with several through holes uniform intervals, and this through hole is embedded with graphite column; The square casing that 4 centers have hollow out through hole is installed on described die shoe near four corners by articulate, and under off working state, square casing is positioned at die shoe upper surface, and under duty, square casing is positioned at die shoe side surface.
The technical scheme improved further in technique scheme is as follows:
As preferably, the support punch edge of described counterdie is evenly distributed with several second time balance weight, the patrix material pressing core of described patrix all has and is distributed with elastomer on corresponding with second time balance weight second.
Because technique scheme is used, the present invention compared with prior art has following advantages and effect:
1, auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die of the present invention, after when its punching press is descending, patrix material pressing core and support punch first locate workpiece to be processed, by patrix fission_typed punch, workpiece to be processed is carried out deburring again to operate, patrix fission_typed punch also can drive counterdie material pressing core descending simultaneously, after completing deburring, patrix fission_typed punch is up, now, counterdie material pressing core stripper under the promotion of its spring is up, complete the retainer operation of workpiece to be processed, achieve the operation of deburring efficiently, and patrix material pressing core and supporting arrange between punch some to elastomer and balance weight, and arrange between patrix fission_typed punch and counterdie material pressing core some to elastomer and balance weight, substantially increase the precision of deburring, cut repair more laborsaving, more neat, improve balance and the buffering of diel entirety, reduce vibrations and the infringement that material is caused of strong impulsive force, simultaneously, stress balance when keeping in touch, also the rate of decay of mould is reduced, effective minimizing operation, reduce costs.
2, auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die of the present invention, its left and right boss lateral wall is provided with the upper slide coordinated with lower skateboard, and this upper slide is provided with several through holes all with interval, and this through hole is embedded with graphite column; The two ends of described die shoe have left and right gap slot respectively, the madial wall of this left and right gap slot is provided with lower skateboard, this lower skateboard is provided with several through holes uniform intervals, this through hole is embedded with graphite column, both improve intensity, in turn ensure that the precision of guiding, counteract side force, thus ensure precision, the reliability and stability of stamping products; Secondly, the graphite column being positioned at slide plate has the function absorbing lubricating oil, ensure that upper die and lower die repeatedly keep high-lubricity and stability in Reusability, improves the quality of quality of materials.
3, auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die of the present invention, its square casing rotates around hinge and rolls up die shoe, when there is improper phenomenon, time under upper punch, first press on square casing, due to square casing, central authorities have hollow space, therefore the pressure from patrix is offset in square casing distortion, it also avoid flies out at the pressure square casing of 50 tons hurts operating personnel, thus protection product, counterdie and operating personnel, improve security; Secondly, its work pieces process district is provided with insert, ensure that in counterdie work pieces process district, vulnerable areas is easily changed, during maintenance, only keep in repair local, greatly reduce cost and improve convenience.
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Accompanying drawing 1 is upper die structure schematic diagram in auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die of the present invention;
Accompanying drawing 2 is patrix material pressing core structural representation in auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die of the present invention;
Accompanying drawing 3 is lower die structure schematic diagram in diel of the present invention;
Accompanying drawing 4 is counterdie material pressing core structural representation in diel of the present invention;
Accompanying drawing 5 is upper slide, lower skateboard structural representation in diel of the present invention.
In above accompanying drawing: 1, patrix; 2, counterdie; 3, upper bolster; 31, the first depressed area; 4, patrix material pressing core; 5, patrix fission_typed punch; 6, left boss; 7, right boss; 8, upper guide plate; 9, cutter block; 10, elastomer on first; 11, die shoe; 12, punch is supported; 121, the second depressed area; 13, counterdie material pressing core; 131, stripper; 132, T-shaped through hole; 14, lifting portion; 15, first time balance weight; 16, guide pillar; 161, flange; 17, spring; 18, blank holder insert; 19, second time balance weight; 20, elastomer on second; 21, upper slide; 22, lower skateboard; 23, through hole; 24, graphite column; 25, left gap slot; 26, right gap slot; 27, square casing; 271, hollow out through hole.
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Below in conjunction with embodiment, the invention will be further described:
Embodiment 1: a kind of auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, comprise patrix 1 and counterdie 2, described patrix 1 comprises upper bolster 3 further, patrix material pressing core 4, 4 lifting portions 14 and the patrix fission_typed punch 5 embedded in patrix material pressing core 4, described upper bolster 3 two ends are respectively arranged with a left side, right boss 6, 7, these upper bolster 3 central authorities have depressed area 31, described patrix material pressing core 4, patrix fission_typed punch 5 embeds in the first depressed area 31, described patrix material pressing core 4 medial surface and patrix fission_typed punch 5 lateral surface are slidably connected to upper guide plate 8 is identical by some, be slidably connected to upper guide plate 8 is identical by some between described patrix material pressing core 4 lateral surface and depressed area 31 medial surface, described patrix fission_typed punch 5 fringe region is made up of several cutter blocks 9, described patrix fission_typed punch 5 central authorities are provided with several elastomers 10 on first,
Described counterdie 2 comprises die shoe 11 further, support punch 12 and counterdie material pressing core 13, the central authorities of described support punch 12 have the second depressed area 121, several first time balance weight 15 is provided with bottom this second depressed area 121, guide pillar 16 and spring 17, described spring 17 is positioned at below the stripper 131 of counterdie material pressing core 13, described guide pillar 16 runs through the T-shaped through hole 132 of stripper 131, the flange 161 being positioned at guide pillar 16 one end is positioned at T-shaped through hole 132 top and its diameter is greater than the lower diameter of T-shaped through hole 132, described first time balance weight 15 embeds the through hole of stripper 131 and exposes the surface of stripper 131, described stripper 131 fringe region is intervally distributed with several blank holder inserts 18,
Described left and right boss 6,7 lateral wall is provided with the upper slide 21 coordinated with lower skateboard 22, and this upper slide 21 is provided with all with interval several through holes 23, this through hole 23 is embedded with graphite column 24; The two ends of described die shoe 11 have left and right gap slot 25,26 respectively, and the madial wall of this left and right gap slot 25,26 is provided with lower skateboard 22, this lower skateboard 22 is provided with several through holes 23 uniform intervals, this through hole 23 is embedded with graphite column 24; The square casing 27 that 4 centers have hollow out through hole 271 is installed on described die shoe 11 near four corners by articulate, under off working state, square casing 27 is positioned at die shoe 11 upper surface, and under duty, square casing 27 is positioned at die shoe 11 side surface.
Embodiment 2: a kind of auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, comprise patrix 1 and counterdie 2, described patrix 1 comprises upper bolster 3 further, patrix material pressing core 4, 4 lifting portions 14 and the patrix fission_typed punch 5 embedded in patrix material pressing core 4, described upper bolster 3 two ends are respectively arranged with a left side, right boss 6, 7, these upper bolster 3 central authorities have depressed area 31, described patrix material pressing core 4, patrix fission_typed punch 5 embeds in the first depressed area 31, described patrix material pressing core 4 medial surface and patrix fission_typed punch 5 lateral surface are slidably connected to upper guide plate 8 is identical by some, be slidably connected to upper guide plate 8 is identical by some between described patrix material pressing core 4 lateral surface and depressed area 31 medial surface, described patrix fission_typed punch 5 fringe region is made up of several cutter blocks 9, described patrix fission_typed punch 5 central authorities are provided with several elastomers 10 on first,
Described counterdie 2 comprises die shoe 11 further, support punch 12 and counterdie material pressing core 13, the central authorities of described support punch 12 have the second depressed area 121, several first time balance weight 15 is provided with bottom this second depressed area 121, guide pillar 16 and spring 17, described spring 17 is positioned at below the stripper 131 of counterdie material pressing core 13, described guide pillar 16 runs through the T-shaped through hole 132 of stripper 131, the flange 161 being positioned at guide pillar 16 one end is positioned at T-shaped through hole 132 top and its diameter is greater than the lower diameter of T-shaped through hole 132, described first time balance weight 15 embeds the through hole of stripper 131 and exposes the surface of stripper 131, described stripper 131 fringe region is intervally distributed with several blank holder inserts 18,
Described left and right boss 6,7 lateral wall is provided with the upper slide 21 coordinated with lower skateboard 22, and this upper slide 21 is provided with all with interval several through holes 23, this through hole 23 is embedded with graphite column 24; The two ends of described die shoe 11 have left and right gap slot 25,26 respectively, and the madial wall of this left and right gap slot 25,26 is provided with lower skateboard 22, this lower skateboard 22 is provided with several through holes 23 uniform intervals, this through hole 23 is embedded with graphite column 24; The square casing 27 that 4 centers have hollow out through hole 271 is installed on described die shoe 11 near four corners by articulate, under off working state, square casing 27 is positioned at die shoe 11 upper surface, and under duty, square casing 27 is positioned at die shoe 11 side surface.
Support punch 12 edge of above-mentioned counterdie 2 is evenly distributed with several second time balance weight 19, the patrix material pressing core 4 of described patrix 1 all has and is distributed with elastomer 20 on corresponding with second time balance weight 19 second.
When adopting above-mentioned auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, after when its punching press is descending, patrix material pressing core and support punch first locate workpiece to be processed, by patrix fission_typed punch, workpiece to be processed is carried out deburring again to operate, patrix fission_typed punch also can drive counterdie material pressing core descending simultaneously, after completing deburring, patrix fission_typed punch is up, now, counterdie material pressing core stripper under the promotion of its spring is up, complete the retainer operation of workpiece to be processed, achieve the operation of deburring efficiently, and patrix material pressing core and supporting arrange between punch some to elastomer and balance weight, and arrange between patrix fission_typed punch and counterdie material pressing core some to elastomer and balance weight, substantially increase the precision of deburring, cut repair more laborsaving, more neat, effective minimizing operation, reduces costs, again, both improve intensity, and in turn ensure that the precision of guiding, counteract side force, thus ensure precision, the reliability and stability of stamping products, secondly, the graphite column being positioned at slide plate has the function absorbing lubricating oil, ensure that upper die and lower die repeatedly keep high-lubricity and stability in Reusability, improve the quality of quality of materials, its square casing rotates around hinge and rolls up die shoe, when there is improper phenomenon, time under upper punch, first press on square casing, due to square casing, central authorities have hollow space, therefore the pressure from patrix is offset in square casing distortion, it also avoid flies out at the pressure square casing of 50 tons hurts operating personnel, thus protection product, counterdie and operating personnel, improve security, secondly, its work pieces process district is provided with insert, ensure that in counterdie work pieces process district, vulnerable areas is easily changed, during maintenance, only keep in repair local, greatly reduce cost and improve convenience.
Above-described embodiment, only for technical conceive of the present invention and feature are described, its object is to person skilled in the art can be understood content of the present invention and implement according to this, can not limit the scope of the invention with this.All equivalences done according to Spirit Essence of the present invention change or modify, and all should be encompassed within protection scope of the present invention.
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1. an auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die, it is characterized in that: comprise patrix (1) and counterdie (2), described patrix (1) comprises upper bolster (3) further, patrix material pressing core (4), 4 lifting portions (14) and the patrix fission_typed punch (5) embedded in patrix material pressing core (4), described upper bolster (3) two ends are respectively arranged with a left side, right boss (6, 7), this upper bolster (3) central authorities have depressed area (31), described patrix material pressing core (4), patrix fission_typed punch (5) embeds in the first depressed area (31), described patrix material pressing core (4) medial surface and patrix fission_typed punch (5) lateral surface are slidably connected to upper guide plate (8) is identical by some, be slidably connected to upper guide plate (8) is identical by some between described patrix material pressing core (4) lateral surface and depressed area (31) medial surface, described patrix fission_typed punch (5) fringe region is made up of several cutter blocks (9), described patrix fission_typed punch (5) central authorities are provided with several elastomers (10) on first,
Described counterdie (2) comprises die shoe (11) further, support punch (12) and counterdie material pressing core (13), the central authorities of described support punch (12) have the second depressed area (121), this bottom, the second depressed area (121) is provided with several first time balance weight (15), guide pillar (16) and spring (17), described spring (17) is positioned at stripper (131) below of counterdie material pressing core (13), described guide pillar (16) runs through the T-shaped through hole (132) of stripper (131), the flange (161) being positioned at guide pillar (16) one end is positioned at T-shaped through hole (132) top and its diameter is greater than the lower diameter of T-shaped through hole (132), described first time balance weight (15) embeds the through hole of stripper (131) and exposes the surface of stripper (131), described stripper (131) fringe region is intervally distributed with several blank holder inserts (18),
Described left and right boss (6,7) lateral wall is provided with the upper slide (21) coordinated with lower skateboard (22), this upper slide (21) is provided with all with interval several through holes (23), this through hole (23) is embedded with graphite column (24); The two ends of described die shoe (11) have left and right gap slot (25,26) respectively, the madial wall of this left and right gap slot (25,26) is provided with lower skateboard (22), be provided with several through holes (23), this through hole (23) is embedded with graphite column (24) the upper uniform intervals of this lower skateboard (22); The square casing (27) that 4 centers have hollow out through hole (271) is installed on described die shoe (11) near four corners by articulate, under off working state, square casing (27) is positioned at die shoe (11) upper surface, under duty, square casing (27) is positioned at die shoe (11) side surface.
2. auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described graphite column (24) surface accounts for 40 ~ 50% of lower skateboard (22) or upper slide (21) surface.
3. auto parts cold stamping Trimming Die according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: support punch (12) edge of described counterdie (2) is evenly distributed with several second time balance weight (19) the patrix material pressing core (4) of described patrix (1) all having and is distributed with elastomer (20) on corresponding with second time balance weight (19) second.
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