CN107246308B - Split type blast pipe and installation frock thereof - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
- B23P19/00—Machines for simply fitting together or separating metal parts or objects, or metal and non-metal parts, whether or not involving some deformation; Tools or devices therefor so far as not provided for in other classes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F01N13/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
- F01N13/18—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly
- F01N13/1838—Construction facilitating manufacture, assembly, or disassembly characterised by the type of connection between parts of exhaust or silencing apparatus, e.g. between housing and tubes, between tubes and baffles
- F01N13/1844—Mechanical joints
- F01N13/185—Mechanical joints the connection being realised by deforming housing, tube, baffle, plate, or parts thereof
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of supercharger production, in particular to a split exhaust pipe and an installation tool thereof, wherein the split exhaust pipe comprises a plurality of exhaust pipe sections, an end sleeve and an end head are respectively arranged at the adjacent ends of any adjacent exhaust pipe sections, the end head is pressed into the end sleeve, and a connecting flange connected with a supercharger is arranged on any exhaust pipe section; the installation frock of split type blast pipe includes mounting bracket, lift drive, direction subassembly and installation component, and wherein installation component includes a plurality of mounting panels, and the mounting panel of downside passes through lift drive rises, is equipped with the top on the mounting panel upside of topside the mounting bracket top is equipped with the cope match-plate pattern, during the pressure equipment the top with the cope match-plate pattern offsets, and each exhaust pipe section is installed respectively on each mounting panel during the pressure equipment. The invention reduces the production and processing difficulty while ensuring the product quality, and is convenient to install.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of supercharger production, in particular to a split exhaust pipe and an installation tool thereof.
Background
With the development of the supercharger industry, a plurality of novel superchargers are developed, and the superchargers are continuously improved in the aspects of performance, materials, air inlet and outlet, sealing and the like, wherein the superchargers adopting the exhaust pipe integrated volute are more and more popular, but because the rotation diameter is large, the centrifugal force and the revolution requirement are inversely proportional, the surface roughness is difficult to realize idealization, the processing difficulty is high, the size and the weight of the die are also high, and the space requirement during installation is correspondingly increased.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a split exhaust pipe and an installation tool thereof, wherein a supercharger and an engine exhaust pipe adopt a structure of decomposition processing and assembly combination, so that the production and processing difficulty is reduced while the product quality is ensured, and the split exhaust pipe is convenient to install and fully meets the market demand.
The aim of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a split exhaust pipe comprises a plurality of exhaust pipe sections, wherein an end sleeve and an end head are respectively arranged at adjacent ends of any adjacent exhaust pipe sections, the end head is pressed into the end sleeve, and a connecting flange connected with a supercharger is arranged on any exhaust pipe section.
The utility model provides a mounting fixture for installing split type blast pipe, includes mounting bracket, lift drive, direction subassembly and installation component, wherein lift drive sets up in the mounting bracket bottom, and the installation component includes guide pillar and a plurality of mounting panel, wherein the vertical setting of guide pillar and lower extreme link firmly with the mounting panel of downside, other mounting panels mobilizable set up in on the guide pillar, the mounting panel of downside passes through lift drive rises, is equipped with the top at the mounting panel upside of topside the mounting bracket top is equipped with the cope match-plate pattern, during the pressure equipment the top with the cope match-plate pattern offsets, be equipped with the direction stand along vertical direction on the mounting bracket, the direction subassembly movably set up in on the direction stand, just the direction subassembly links firmly with any mounting panel, and each exhaust pipe section is installed respectively on each mounting panel during the pressure equipment.
The mounting frame comprises an upper template, a lower template, a supporting upright and a guiding upright, wherein the upper template is arranged at the top ends of the supporting upright and the guiding upright, the lower template is arranged at the bottom ends of the supporting upright and the guiding upright, and the lifting driving device is arranged on the lower template.
The middle pad is arranged on the lower side of the upper template, and the middle part of the lower side of the middle pad is provided with a guide post.
The guide assembly comprises a connecting plate and guide sleeves, the guide sleeves are respectively sleeved on different guide upright posts, the upper ends and the lower ends of the guide sleeves are respectively fixedly connected through the connecting plate, and the connecting plate is fixedly connected with any mounting plate in the mounting assembly.
The installation component includes two guide pillars and a plurality of mounting panel, and the upper and lower end of every mounting panel both sides forms the bulge respectively, and two guide pillars pass the bulge of each mounting panel both sides respectively in proper order, just the lower extreme of two guide pillars links firmly with the bulge of the lower extreme of downside mounting panel both sides respectively.
The lower side of the lowest mounting plate is provided with a lower plug, and the lower plug is propped against the power output shaft of the lifting driving device.
The invention has the advantages and positive effects that:
1. the invention adopts the structure of decomposing, processing, assembling and combining the supercharger and the engine exhaust pipe, thereby greatly reducing the production and processing difficulty and being convenient to install.
2. The invention adopts a set of novel installation tool to assemble each section of the exhaust pipe, has simple operation, ensures that the quality of products is not affected by sectional installation, and is applicable to mass production of the products.
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Figure 1 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the present invention,
figure 2 is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention,
figure 3 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the installation tool used in the present invention,
figure 4 is a left side view of the installation tool of figure 3,
figure 5 is a perspective view of the installation tool of figure 3,
figure 6 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the installation tool used in the present invention,
figure 7 is a left side view of the installation tool of figure 6,
fig. 8 is a perspective view of the installation tool of fig. 6.
Wherein 1 is a supercharger, 21 is an exhaust pipe middle section, 22 is an exhaust pipe side section, 23 is an end sleeve, 24 is an end head, 25 is a connecting flange, 31 is an exhaust pipe A section, 32 is an exhaust pipe B section, 4 is a mounting rack, 41 is an upper template, 411 is a middle pad, 412 is a guide post, 42 is a lower template, 43 is a support post, 44 is a guide post, 5 is a lifting driving device, 6 is a guide assembly, 61 is a connecting plate, 62 is a guide sleeve, 7 is a mounting assembly, 71 is a mounting plate, 72 is a guide post, 73 is an upper plug, and 74 is a lower plug.
Detailed Description
The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1-2, the invention comprises a plurality of exhaust pipe sections, wherein each exhaust pipe section is connected by press fit, an end sleeve 23 and a terminal 24 are respectively arranged at the adjacent ends of any adjacent exhaust pipe sections, the terminal 24 is press-fit into the end sleeve 23 to realize the sealing and fixing connection of the adjacent exhaust pipe sections, and a connecting flange 25 connected with the supercharger 1 is arranged on any exhaust pipe section. The exhaust pipe sections can effectively reduce the volume of the die, reduce the design difficulty of the die, and also reduce the production and processing difficulty and the installation space requirement.
As shown in fig. 1, the first embodiment of the present invention includes three exhaust pipe sections, which are a middle exhaust pipe middle section 21 and two exhaust pipe side sections 22 on two sides, wherein two ends of the exhaust pipe middle section 21 are respectively provided with an end sleeve 23, one end of each exhaust pipe side section 22 connected with the exhaust pipe middle section 21 is provided with an end head 24, and the end heads 24 are pressed into the end sleeves 23 in a press-fitting manner to realize interference fit, so as to realize sealing and fixing connection of the exhaust pipe middle section 21 and the exhaust pipe side sections 22, and a connecting flange 25 connected with the supercharger 1 is provided on the exhaust pipe middle section 21.
As shown in fig. 2, the second embodiment of the present invention includes an exhaust pipe a section 31 and an exhaust pipe B section 32, wherein the exhaust pipe a section 31 and the exhaust pipe B section 32 are also press-fitted into the end sleeve 23 through the end head 24 to realize sealing and fastening, and the exhaust pipe a section 31 is provided with a connecting flange 25 connected with the supercharger 1.
In order to ensure that the quality of products is not affected by sectional installation, the invention adopts a novel installation tool to assemble each section of the exhaust pipe in a combined way.
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, the installation fixture comprises an installation frame 4, a lifting driving device 5, a guiding component 6 and an installation component 7, wherein the lifting driving device 5 is arranged at the bottom of the installation frame 4, the installation component 7 is arranged in the installation frame 4 and driven to lift by the lifting driving device 5, the installation component 7 comprises a guide pillar 72 and a plurality of installation plates 71, wherein the lower end of the guide pillar 72 is fixedly connected with the installation plate 71 at the lowest side, the rest of the installation plates 71 are movably arranged on the guide pillar 72, the installation plate 71 at the lowest side is driven to lift by the lifting driving device 5 so as to sequentially push each installation plate 71 to lift, an upper top 73 is arranged at the upper side of the installation plate 71 at the uppermost side, an upper template 41 is arranged at the top end of the installation frame 4, the upper top 73 is propped against the upper template 41 during press mounting, a guiding upright 44 is arranged on the installation frame 4 along the vertical direction, the guiding component 6 is movably arranged on the guiding upright 44, and the guiding component 6 is fixedly connected with any installation plate 71.
During press fitting, each exhaust pipe section is respectively installed on each mounting plate 71, then the lifting driving device 5 drives each mounting plate 71 to ascend, and when the upper top 73 on the upper side of the mounting plate 71 at the uppermost side is propped against the upper template 41 at the top end of the mounting frame, the lifting driving device 5 continuously outputs power, so that each exhaust pipe section is fixedly connected together through press fitting.
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, the mounting frame 4 includes an upper template 41, a lower template 42, two support columns 43 and two guide columns 44, the upper template 41 is disposed at the top ends of the support columns 43 and the guide columns 44, the lower template 42 is disposed at the bottom ends of the support columns 43 and the guide columns 44, and the lifting driving device 5 is mounted on the lower template 42. In order to prevent the exhaust pipe section from being damaged, a middle pad 411 is arranged on the lower side of the upper template 41, a guide post 412 is arranged in the middle of the lower side of the middle pad 411, and when the mounting plate 71 ascends, the guide post 412 enters the exhaust pipe section to play an auxiliary guide role.
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, the guide assembly 6 includes a connecting plate 61 and a guide sleeve 62, the two guide sleeves 62 are respectively sleeved on the two guide posts 44, the upper ends of the two guide sleeves 62 are fixedly connected through one connecting plate 61, the lower ends of the two guide sleeves are fixedly connected through the other connecting plate 61, and the two connecting plates 61 are fixedly connected with any mounting plate 71 in the mounting assembly 7.
As shown in fig. 3 to 8, the mounting assembly 7 includes two guide posts 72 and a plurality of mounting plates 71, each mounting plate 71 is i-shaped, that is, protruding portions are formed at the upper and lower ends of two sides of each mounting plate 71, the two guide posts 72 respectively pass through the protruding portions of two sides of each mounting plate 71 in sequence, the bottommost ends of the two guide posts 72 are respectively fixedly connected with the protruding portions of the bottommost ends of two sides of the bottommost mounting plate 71, a lower plug 74 is arranged at the lower side of the bottommost mounting plate 71, and the lower plug 74 abuts against the power output shaft of the lifting driving device 5. The lifting driving device 5 is a jack or a hydraulic cylinder.
The working principle of the invention is as follows:
the invention comprises a plurality of exhaust pipe sections, and the exhaust pipe sections are connected by press fit, so that the size of the die can be effectively reduced, the design difficulty of the die is reduced, and the production and processing difficulties and the installation space requirements are also reduced. In order to ensure that the quality of products is not affected by sectional installation, the novel installation tool is adopted to carry out the assembly of each section of the exhaust pipe, each exhaust pipe section is respectively installed on each installation plate 71 during press fitting, then the lifting driving device 5 sequentially drives each installation plate 71 to ascend, and when the upper top 73 on the upper side of the uppermost installation plate 71 is propped against the upper template 41 on the top end of the installation frame, the lifting driving device 5 continuously outputs power, so that each exhaust pipe section is fixedly connected together through press fitting.
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1. Split type blast pipe installation frock, its characterized in that: the split exhaust pipe comprises a plurality of exhaust pipe sections, an end sleeve (23) and an end socket (24) are respectively arranged at adjacent ends of any adjacent exhaust pipe sections, the end socket (24) is pressed into the end sleeve (23), a connecting flange (25) connected with a supercharger (1) is arranged on any exhaust pipe section, the installation fixture comprises an installation frame (4), a lifting driving device (5), a guide component (6) and an installation component (7), wherein the lifting driving device (5) is arranged at the bottom of the installation frame (4), the installation component (7) comprises a guide post (72) and a plurality of installation plates (71), the guide post (72) is vertically arranged, the lower end of the installation plate is fixedly connected with the installation plate (71) at the lowest side, the rest of the installation plates (71) are movably arranged on the guide post (72), the installation plate (71) at the lowest side is driven to rise through the lifting driving device (5), an upper top head (73) is arranged on the upper side of the installation plate (71) at the uppermost side, the top end of the installation frame (4) is provided with an upper template (41), when the installation frame (4) is pressed, the upper top head (73) abuts against the upper template (41) and can be arranged on the guide post (44) along the guide post (4), the guide assembly (6) is fixedly connected with any mounting plate (71), and each exhaust pipe section is respectively mounted on each mounting plate (71) during press mounting;
the mounting frame (4) comprises an upper template (41), a lower template (42), a supporting upright post (43) and a guide upright post (44), wherein the upper template (41) is arranged at the top ends of the supporting upright post (43) and the guide upright post (44), the lower template (42) is arranged at the bottom ends of the supporting upright post (43) and the guide upright post (44), and the lifting driving device (5) is arranged on the lower template (42);
the guide assembly (6) comprises a connecting plate (61) and guide sleeves (62), the guide sleeves (62) are respectively sleeved on different guide posts (44), the upper ends and the lower ends of the guide sleeves (62) are respectively fixedly connected through the connecting plate (61), and the connecting plate (61) is fixedly connected with any mounting plate (71) in the mounting assembly (7).
2. The split exhaust pipe installation tool according to claim 1, wherein: an intermediate pad (411) is arranged on the lower side of the upper die plate (41), and a guide column (412) is arranged in the middle of the lower side of the intermediate pad (411).
3. The split exhaust pipe installation tool according to claim 1, wherein: the mounting assembly (7) comprises two guide posts (72) and a plurality of mounting plates (71), wherein protruding parts are respectively formed at the upper end and the lower end of the two sides of each mounting plate (71), the two guide posts (72) respectively penetrate through the protruding parts on the two sides of each mounting plate (71) in sequence, and the bottommost ends of the two guide posts (72) are respectively fixedly connected with the protruding parts on the bottommost ends of the two sides of the bottommost mounting plate (71).
4. A split stack installation tool according to claim 1 or 3, wherein: a lower plug (74) is arranged at the lower side of the lowest mounting plate (71), and the lower plug (74) is propped against the power output shaft of the lifting driving device (5).
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