CN107597892A - A kind of shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a kind of shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting, include mounting seat, shaping disc, shaping disc is radially slidably arranged in mounting seat, and pressure is provided with elastic parts between the circumferential side wall and mounting seat of described shaping disc.Using above-mentioned technical proposal, the invention provides a kind of shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting, aligning can be automatically carried out after shaping disc stretches into pipe port, so that its center alignment pipe part center, so as to ensure that shaping effect is good, precision is high, and the processing fit precision so to other each parts requires low, so as to reduce cost.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to port shaper for pipe fitting field, the shaping disc component of more particularly to a kind of port shaper for pipe fitting.
Background technology
After pipe fitting is cold extrusion shaped, due to technique, its port not rounding, it is necessary to by trimmer to port carry out
Shaping.
Existing port shaper for pipe fitting, including organic frame, frame are provided with upper die and lower die, for driving upper mould to lift
The first actuator, the lower end of upper mould is provided with upper cavity, and the upper end of lower mould corresponds to epicoele body position and is provided with lower chamber, upper cavity with
Lower chamber forms pipe fitting plastic chamber, and the shaping disc component for stretching into pipe port progress shaping is additionally provided with frame and is used for
Drive the second flexible actuator of shaping disc component；Wherein, shaping disc component includes mounting seat, shaping disc, and shaping disc is through peace
Dress seat is connected with the second actuator, and shaping disc is fixedly installed in mounting seat.Due to upper die and lower die and the first actuator,
There is mismachining tolerance in each part such as two actuators, frame so that be not located at pipe fitting centre bit when shaping disc is stretched into pipe port
Put, so that it can not be properly arrived at the effect of shaping port, and the shaping disc used at present is all integrally fixed at mounting seat
On, it can not change position and carry out aligning, so as to meet needs.
The content of the invention
The purpose of the present invention：The defects of in order to overcome prior art, the invention provides a kind of port shaper for pipe fitting
Shaping disc component, aligning can be automatically carried out after shaping disc stretches into pipe port so that its center alignment pipe part center
Position, so as to ensure that shaping effect is good, precision is high, and the processing fit precision so to other each parts requires low, so as to reduce
Cost.
Technical scheme：A kind of shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting, includes mounting seat, shaping disc,
It is characterized in that：Shaping disc is radially slidably arranged in mounting seat, the circumferential side wall of described shaping disc and mounting seat it
Between pressure be provided with elastic parts.
Using above-mentioned technical proposal, mounting seat is radially slidably arranged in by the elastic parts and shaping disc of setting
On, aligning so can be automatically carried out after shaping disc stretches into pipe port so that its center alignment pipe part center,
So as to ensure that shaping effect is good, precision is high, and the processing fit precision so to other each parts requires low, so as to reduce cost.
The further setting of the present invention：Elastic parts includes several leaf springs, and each leaf spring is circumferentially disposed around shaping disc, phase
Adjacent two leaf springs contradict.
Further set using above-mentioned, elastic parts uses leaf spring, and its is simple in construction, easy for installation, in shaping disc to phase
When adjacent leaf spring contradicts position motion, elastic deformation can also be produced well, so as to ensure the circumferential each position of shaping disc
To produce elastic deformation.
The further setting of the present invention：Described mounting seat is provided with cavity, and described shaping disc is arranged in cavity,
Leaf spring is arranged between shaping disc circumferential side wall and cavity interior walls, and step is circumferentially with along it on described shaping disc, described
Several spacers are installed with mounting seat, described spacer is pressed on the axial limiting formed on step to shaping disc.
Further being set using above-mentioned, the cavity of setting can reduce overall volume, and structure is compacter, moreover, this
Kind shaping disc axial limiting mode, it is simple in construction, it is easy for installation.
The present invention's is further set again：Described shaping disc includes disk body, pedestal, and described leaf spring is arranged on base
Between seat and cavity interior walls, described disk body includes the sliding block of several split settings, and sliding block is distributed around the axial direction of pedestal, sliding
Radial direction of the block along pedestal is slidably matched with pedestal, the control for also including for while controlling each sliding block radially outward to be slided along pedestal
Device processed and the first return unit for resetting each sliding block.
Using above-mentioned setting further again, due to the body of same external diameter, its wall thickness is often different, so causes in it
Footpath is also different, by control device each sliding block can be controlled radially outward to be slided along pedestal so as to change the external diameter of disk body to meet
The needs of different inner diameters body, it is not necessary to change the shaping disc i.e. achievable shaping to different inner diameters body port, use range
Extensively.
The present invention's is further set again：Control device includes the groove in the medial extremity setting of each sliding block, each cunning
Groove on block surrounds horn mouth, and bell-mouthed osculum end is set towards pedestal, and taper regulating block is inserted with horn mouth, is adjusted
Adjusting rod is equipped with block, adjusting rod one end is fixedly connected with base central, and the other end passes regulating block, and adjusting rod passes regulation
One end of block is arranged with adjusting nut, and adjusting nut coordinates with adjusting rod screw thread, and adjusting nut contradicts with regulating block.
Using above-mentioned setting further again, it is only necessary to rotate adjusting nut can squeeze adjustments block so that each cunning
Block radially outward slides the external diameter for changing disk body along pedestal, easy to adjust, simple in construction.
The present invention's is further set again：The first described return unit uses spring, and it is set in the outside of each sliding block.
Using above-mentioned setting further again, this first return unit set-up mode both can sliding block along pedestal radially to
Each sliding block is resetted after outer slip, can prevent each sliding block is scattered can play certain position-limiting action again.
The present invention's is further set again：Described pedestal is provided with groove, and each sliding block is arranged in groove, sliding block
Lateral wall is provided with recess, tabletting is installed with described pedestal, it is axial along pedestal to sliding block that tabletting extends to formation in recess
It is spacing.
It is this to limit method of the sliding block along pedestal axial direction so that whole shaping disc using above-mentioned setting further again
It is compact-sized, small volume.
The present invention's is further set again：Be additionally provided between described regulating block and pedestal for along adjusting rod axially to
Outer the second return unit for resetting regulating block.
Using above-mentioned setting further again, the second return unit can provide extra elastic thrust to regulating block so that
It is reliable to adjust block reset.
The present invention's is further set again：The lateral wall of sliding block is provided with the circular arc for being used for contacting with body port inner wall
Face.
Using above-mentioned setting further again, arc surface is most after body port is stretched into, on sliding block lateral wall for shaping disc
High point is contradicted with body port inner wall, and aligning so can be radially slided in order to shaping disc, and abrasion is small；Moreover, arc surface
Body port can be stretched into order to shaping disc, collision, abrasion will not be produced.
The present invention's is further set again：On described pedestal radially and corresponding slide position is provided with guide groove,
The corresponding groove location that is oriented to is provided with gib block on sliding block, and gib block is placed in guide groove.
Using above-mentioned setting further again, sliding block can be slided along guide groove, position skew will not be produced, so as to
It is stuck to be avoided that two neighboring sliding block contradicts, it is more smooth to ensure that sliding block radially slides along pedestal.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the specific embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 2 is the cut-away view of the specific embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 3 is disk body structure chart in the specific embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 4 is spring installation structure figure in the specific embodiment of the invention；
Fig. 5 is slide block structure figure in the specific embodiment of the invention.
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As Figure 1-5, the component of shaping disc 2 of a kind of port shaper for pipe fitting, mounting seat 1, shaping disc 2 are included, it is whole
Shape disk 2 is radially slidably arranged in mounting seat 1, and pressure is provided with bullet between the circumferential side wall and mounting seat 1 of described shaping disc 2
Property component, elastic parts include several leaf springs 3, and each leaf spring 3 is circumferentially disposed around shaping disc 2, and two neighboring leaf spring 3 contradicts,
Certainly, elastic parts can also use spring etc. to realize.Radially it is slidably arranged in by the leaf spring 3 and shaping disc 2 of setting
In mounting seat 1, so aligning can be automatically carried out after shaping disc 2 stretches into pipe port so that its center alignment pipe part
Center, so as to ensure that shaping effect is good, precision is high, and the processing fit precision so to other each parts requires low, so as to
Reduce cost.
In the specific embodiment of the invention, described mounting seat 1 is provided with cavity 11, and described shaping disc 2 is arranged on cavity
In 11, leaf spring 3 is arranged between the circumferential side wall of shaping disc 2 and the inwall of cavity 11, and platform is circumferentially with along it on described shaping disc 2
Rank 20, several spacers 4 are installed with described mounting seat 1, and described spacer 4 is pressed on step 20 and formed to shaping
The axial limiting of disk 2.Overall volume can be reduced by the cavity 11 of setting, structure is compacter, moreover, this shaping disc 2
Axial limiting mode, it is simple in construction, it is easy for installation.
In the specific embodiment of the invention, described shaping disc 2 includes disk body 21, pedestal 22, and described leaf spring 3 is arranged on
Between pedestal 22 and the inwall of cavity 11, described disk body 21 includes the sliding block 211 of several split settings, and sliding block 211 is around base
The axial direction distribution of seat 22, each shape size of sliding block 211 is identical and is arranged at intervals, and will not be worn between such adjacent sliders, sliding block
Outer peripheral face for arc surface so that shaping disc periphery forms circle, radial direction of the sliding block 211 along pedestal 22 is slided with pedestal 22
Coordinate, also include for while control control device 24 that each sliding block 211 radially outward slides along pedestal 22 and for answering
First return unit 23 of each sliding block 211 in position, the first described return unit 23 use spring, and it is set in the outside of each sliding block 211.
This set-up mode of first return unit 23 can both reset each sliding block 211 after sliding block 211 radially outward slides along pedestal 22,
It can prevent each sliding block 211 is scattered can play certain position-limiting action again.Due to the body of same external diameter, its wall thickness is often not
Together, so cause its internal diameter also different, by control device 24 can control each sliding block 211 along pedestal 22 radially outward slide from
And change the external diameter of disk body 21 to meet the needs of different inner diameters body, it is not necessary to change shaping disc 2 and can be achieved in difference
The shaping of footpath body port, use range are wide.Wherein, control device 24 includes on the slope of the medial extremity setting of each sliding block 211
Mouthfuls 2111, the groove 2111 on each sliding block 211 surrounds horn mouth 241, and the osculum end of horn mouth 241 is set towards pedestal 22, loudspeaker
Taper regulating block 242 is inserted with mouth 241, adjusting rod 243, the one end of adjusting rod 243 and pedestal 22 are equipped with regulating block 242
Center is fixedly connected, and the other end passes regulating block 242, and one end that adjusting rod 243 passes regulating block 242 is arranged with adjusting nut
244, adjusting nut 244 coordinates with the screw thread of adjusting rod 243, and adjusting nut 244 contradicts with regulating block 242.During regulation, it is only necessary to turn
Dynamic adjusting nut 244 can squeeze adjustments block 242 so that each sliding block 211 radially outward slides change disk body along pedestal 22
21 external diameter, it is easy to adjust, it is simple in construction.
In the specific embodiment of the invention, described pedestal 22 is provided with groove 221, and each sliding block 211 is arranged on groove 221
Interior, the lateral wall of sliding block 211 is provided with recess 2112, is installed with tabletting 25 on described pedestal 22, tabletting 25 extends to recess
Formed in 2112 to sliding block 211 along the spacing of the axial direction of pedestal 22.
It is additionally provided between described regulating block 242 and pedestal 22 for resetting regulating block 242 axially outward along adjusting rod 243
The second return unit 26, the second return unit 26 also uses spring, its be set on adjusting rod 243 and both ends respectively at pedestal 22,
Regulating block 242 contradicts, and the second return unit 26 can provide extra elastic thrust to regulating block 242 so that regulating block 242 resets
Reliably.
In the specific embodiment of the invention, the lateral wall of sliding block 211 is provided with the circular arc for being used for contacting with body port inner wall
Face 2113.Shaping disc 2 is after body port is stretched into, and the peak of arc surface 2113 and tube end are intraoral on the lateral wall of sliding block 211
Wall is contradicted, and aligning so can be radially slided in order to shaping disc 2, and abrasion is small；Moreover, arc surface can be in order to shaping disc 2
Body port is stretched into, collision, abrasion will not be produced.
In the specific embodiment of the invention, on described pedestal 22 radially and the corresponding position of sliding block 211 is provided with guide groove
222, the corresponding groove location that is oriented to is provided with gib block 2114 on sliding block 211, and gib block 2114 is placed in guide groove 222.So can be with
So that sliding block 211 slides along guide groove, position skew will not be produced, so as to be avoided that it is stuck that two neighboring sliding block 211 contradicts, is protected
Card sliding block 211 radially slides more smooth along pedestal 22.
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1. a kind of shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting, includes mounting seat, shaping disc, it is characterised in that：Shaping disc edge
It, which is radially slided, is arranged in mounting seat, and pressure is provided with elastic parts between the circumferential side wall and mounting seat of described shaping disc.
2. the shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：Elastic parts includes
Several leaf springs, each leaf spring is circumferentially disposed around shaping disc, and two neighboring leaf spring contradicts.
3. the shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that：Described installation
Seat is provided with cavity, and described shaping disc is arranged in cavity, and leaf spring is arranged between shaping disc circumferential side wall and cavity interior walls,
Step is circumferentially with along it on described shaping disc, several spacers, described spacer are installed with described mounting seat
It is pressed on the axial limiting formed on step to shaping disc.
4. the shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 3, it is characterised in that：Described shaping disc bag
Disk body, pedestal are included, described leaf spring is arranged between pedestal and cavity interior walls, and described disk body includes several splits and set
The sliding block put, sliding block are distributed around the axial direction of pedestal, and radial direction of the sliding block along pedestal is slidably matched with pedestal, also include for simultaneously
Control the control device that each sliding block radially outward slides along pedestal and the first return unit for resetting each sliding block.
5. the shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 4, it is characterised in that：Control device includes
Groove on the groove that the medial extremity of each sliding block is set, each sliding block surrounds horn mouth, and bell-mouthed osculum end is set towards pedestal
Put, taper regulating block is inserted with horn mouth, adjusting rod is equipped with regulating block, adjusting rod one end is fixed with base central to be connected
Connect, the other end passes regulating block, and one end that adjusting rod passes regulating block is arranged with adjusting nut, adjusting nut and adjusting rod screw thread
Coordinate, adjusting nut contradicts with regulating block.
6. the shaping disc component of port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 5, it is characterised in that：Described first resets
Part uses spring, and it is set in the outside of each sliding block.
7. the shaping disc component of the port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 4 or 5 or 6, it is characterised in that：Described base
Seat is provided with groove, and each sliding block is arranged in groove, and the lateral wall of sliding block is provided with recess, and pressure is installed with described pedestal
Piece, tabletting, which is extended in recess, to be formed to sliding block along the spacing of pedestal axial direction.
8. the shaping disc component of the port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 5 or 6, it is characterised in that：Described regulation
The second return unit for resetting regulating block axially outward along adjusting rod is additionally provided between block and pedestal.
9. the shaping disc component of the port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 4 or 5 or 6, it is characterised in that：Outside sliding block
Side wall is provided with the arc surface for being used for contacting with body port inner wall.
10. the shaping disc component of the port shaper for pipe fitting according to claim 4 or 5 or 6, it is characterised in that：Described
On pedestal radially and corresponding slide position is provided with guide groove, corresponding guiding groove location is provided with gib block, gib block on sliding block
It is placed in guide groove.
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