CN108168414A - A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device - Google Patents

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CN108168414A
CN108168414A CN201711335523.1A CN201711335523A CN108168414A CN 108168414 A CN108168414 A CN 108168414A CN 201711335523 A CN201711335523 A CN 201711335523A CN 108168414 A CN108168414 A CN 108168414A
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The invention discloses a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring devices, and including pedestal, pedestal is equipped with retained part, position portion, displacement loading section and deformation measurement part;Retained part mounting base and pressing plate, pressing plate are pushed by driving device;Position portion includes locating piece and supporting rod, and locating piece is equipped with locating slot;Displacement loading section includes motor cabinet, motor and eccentric wheel load maintainer, and motor rotational angle accurately controls, and eccentric wheel load maintainer is used to apply displacement in sample one end, and sample is made to generate flexural deformation;Deformation measurement part includes industrial camera, camera lens and light source, and light source and industrial camera are separately positioned on the both sides of sample;Chassis interior is equipped with control and electrical equipment, side are additionally provided with screen and button.The present invention applies the displacement incrementally increased to sample end, detects the set deformation volume of sample, by calculating the bending stress of sample, low cost, elastic limit that is automatic, accurate, easily measuring all kinds of sheet metal strips.

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A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device
Technical field
The present invention relates to sheet metal strip measuring device field, specifically a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device.
Background technology
In mechanical manufacturing field, sheet metal strip is widely used in making all kinds of elastic parts, therefore elastic limit is weighing apparatus Measure an important physical amount of its mechanical characteristic.In practical applications, the working stress of elastic part is generally required in its material Elastic limit below.However, the elastic limit of material will generally use the Material Testing Machine of profession to pass through tension test ability It obtains, needs more time and financial resources.Therefore, widely used in engineering is to measure material hardness, then pass through hardness and its Empirical relation between mechanical property, and then weigh the performance of material.But different materials its consistency and elasticity limit is not There is very strict correspondence, it is not intuitive enough using this measurement method result, and there are more uncertainties.Therefore, The prior art needs further improvement and develops.
Invention content is the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, to solve existing skill Art there are the problem of, realize elastic limit that is automatic, accurate, easily measuring all kinds of sheet metal strips.
In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is:
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:Including be set on the base retained part, positioning region Divide, displacement loading section and deformation measurement part, wherein position portion horizontal location place sheet metal strip to be measured, retained part folder Position portion is detached from sheet metal strip to be measured, displacement loading unit when holding the sheet metal strip to be measured of fixed horizontality, and gripping Divide makes the sheet metal strip to be measured end generate bending displacement downwards in sheet metal strip one end to be measured loading force, and deformation measurement part uses Optical image acquisition mode acquires the set deformation volume of sheet metal strip to be measured.
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:The position portion includes vertical peace Mounted in base top can electric up-down supporting rod, post upper is fixedly connected with locating piece, locating piece top surface be equipped with The wide locating slot of sheet metal strip to be measured, sheet metal strip interfix to be measured are placed in locating slot.
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:The retained part includes being fixed on Mounting base on pedestal and the suspension being suspended from above mounting base are equipped with driving device at the top of suspension, are equipped with above mounting base Pressing plate, the driving device connect with pressing plate and pressing plate are driven to lift, and sheet metal strip one to be measured is placed in mounting base, by driving Sheet metal strip to be measured is pressed abd fixed in mounting base by device band dynamic pressure plate.
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:The driving device for hydraulic cylinder or Cylinder or push-rod electric machine.
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:The displacement loading section includes solid It is scheduled on pedestal and the motor cabinet on sheet metal strip long side extension line direction to be measured, motor cabinet is towards sheet metal strip end to be measured It is rotatablely equipped with runner on the seat surface in portion, motor cabinet opposite side seat surface is equipped with the motor being sequentially connected with runner, on runner partially The heart is hinged with two connecting rods, and two connecting rod lower ends are connected with, to the wedge of sheet metal strip end to be measured applied force, by runner, two to be connected Bar and wedge form eccentric wheel load maintainer.
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:The motor is stepper motor or watches Take motor.
A kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:The deformation measurement part is by industry Camera and light source are formed, and the set deformation volume of sheet metal strip to be measured are acquired by industrial camera, light source and industrial camera are respectively in Sheet metal strip both sides to be measured form back lighting mode.
Compared with the prior art, beneficial effects of the present invention are embodied in:
1. sheet metal strip positioning to be measured to be measured and fixed accurate, raising measurement accuracy;
2. applying gradual increased displacement in sheet metal strip end circulation to be measured, repeatedly by eccentric wheel load maintainer, and pass through Industrial camera detects the set deformation volume of sheet metal strip to be measured in real time, when the set deformation volume of sheet metal strip end to be measured reaches pre- The parameters such as the displacement, sheet metal strip thickness to be measured, the length that apply when can pass through test during definite value are by calculating automatically derived treat Survey the elastic limit of sheet metal strip material;
3. using back lighting mode, the edge feature of sheet metal strip to be measured protrudes, and the accuracy of detection of industrial camera is high;
4. installation sheet metal strip to be measured, and process can be measured automatically after passing through key-press input relevant parameter, and passes through screen Curtain shows measurement result, easy to operate;
5. whole device is substantially reduced relative to Material Testing Machine, cost.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of structure diagram of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is that the side of sheet metal strip to be measured in a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device loading procedure of the present invention shows It is intended to.
Fig. 3 is a kind of work flow diagram of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device of the present invention.
Wherein:1st, pedestal;2nd, pressing plate;3rd, driving device;4th, light source;5th, eccentric wheel load maintainer;6th, motor;7th, motor Seat;8th, locating piece;801st, locating slot;9th, supporting rod;10th, camera lens;11st, industrial camera;12nd, button;13rd, mounting base;14th, it is to be measured Sheet metal strip;15th, screen.
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The present invention provides a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, for make the purpose of the present invention, technical solution and Effect is clearer, clear and definite, and the present invention is described in more detail below.It should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein It is only used to explain the present invention, be not intended to limit the present invention.
The present invention provides a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, including pedestal 1, Pedestal 1 is equipped with retained part, position portion, displacement loading section and deformation measurement part;Retained part includes mounting base 13, one end of mounting base 13 is fixed on pedestal 1, and the other end of mounting base 13 is used to place sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, mounting base 13 top is equipped with pressing plate 2 and driving device 3, and driving device 3 can move up and down with dynamic pressure plate 2, when pressing plate 2 moves downward with Mounting base 13 together fixes sheet metal strip 14 to be measured;Position portion include locating piece 8 and supporting rod 9, locating piece 8 be equipped with and The wide locating slot 801 of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, locating piece 8 and supporting rod 9 move upward to when sheet metal strip 14 to be measured is installed Predetermined altitude, sheet metal strip 14 to be measured are first placed in the locating slot 801 on locating piece 8, then are compressed by pressing plate 2, pass through this Kind of mode can ensure the installation direction of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, and later, locating piece 8 and supporting rod 9 move downward, and with it is to be measured Sheet metal strip 14 keeps certain distance.
After sheet metal strip 14 to be measured is fixed, displacement loading section loads one end of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured.Displacement Loading section includes motor 6 and eccentric wheel load maintainer 5, and eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 is mounted on the output shaft of motor 6, motor 6 Mounted on motor cabinet 7, motor cabinet 7 is mounted on pedestal 1.Motor 6 be preferably can accurately control rotational angle stepper motor or Person's servo motor, after motor 6 turns an angle, eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 is in contact with the surface of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, and Apply a downward displacement to 14 end of sheet metal strip to be measured, eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 is applied to 14 end of sheet metal strip to be measured The size for adding displacement is related to the rotational angle of motor 6, can accurately be adjusted by the control to motor 6.It can according to the mechanics of materials Know, when under the promotion of eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 slight bending occurs for sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, produced in sheet metal strip 14 to be measured The parameters such as raw bending stress, size, 14 thickness of sheet metal strip to be measured, the length that the maximum value of the stress can be by applying displacement into Row calculates, if maximum stress is less than the elastic limit of 14 material of sheet metal strip to be measured, motor 6 is with movable eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 After reset, sheet metal strip 14 to be measured will restore normal condition, but when the displacement that 14 end of sheet metal strip to be measured applies is sufficiently large When, the maximum stress in sheet metal strip 14 to be measured exceeds the elastic limit of 14 material of sheet metal strip to be measured, and motor 6 is with movable eccentric wheel After load maintainer 5 resets, sheet metal strip 14 to be measured cannot revert to pervious state completely, be embodied in sheet metal strip to be measured 14 ends will generate a certain size permanent deformation, which can be detected by deformation measurement part.
Deformation measurement part includes industrial camera 11 and light source 4, and industrial camera 11 is right after the reset of eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 Sheet metal strip 14 to be measured is taken pictures, and identifies and compare the permanent deformation for obtaining 14 end of sheet metal strip to be measured by image Amount, when the set deformation volume measured reaches scheduled numerical value, you can by the way that metal tape to be measured under the load deflection is calculated The maximum stress in bend of material 14, and pass through the elastic limit that data processing obtains 14 material of sheet metal strip to be measured.Meet to obtain It is required that 14 image of sheet metal strip to be measured, be additionally provided with camera lens 10 on industrial camera 11, the edge for protrusion sheet metal strip 14 to be measured Feature, light source 4 and industrial camera 11 are separately positioned on the both sides of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, form back lighting mode.
The mating control of measuring device and electrical equipment are each provided inside pedestal 1, for convenience of operation and human-computer interaction, pedestal 1 side is additionally provided with screen 15 and button 12.
The course of work of the present invention is as follows:
Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, after opening measuring device, position portion and displacement loading section carry out initialization operation, positioning Block 8 and supporting rod 9 move upward to predetermined altitude, at this time 801 bottom surface of locating slot of locating piece 8 and 13 upper surface of mounting base etc. It is high;The motor 6 of displacement loading section moves to initial position with movable eccentric wheel load maintainer 5;4 He of light source of deformation measurement part Industrial camera 11 is started to work.Operating personnel position sheet metal strip 14 to be measured by the locating slot 801 of locating piece 8, and Sheet metal strip 14 to be measured is placed in mounting base 13.Then operating personnel are by the relevant parameter of 12 input measurement of button, and Start test, driving device 3 moves downward with dynamic pressure plate 2, together sheet metal strip 14 to be measured fixed with mounting base 13.It is fixed later Position block 8 and supporting rod 9 move downward, and keep certain distance with sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, and motor 6 turns an angle, and drives Eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 applies a small displacement to the end of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, and then motor 6 adds with movable eccentric wheel Mounted mechanism 5 resets, and then applies an equal amount of displacement to the end of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured again, so repeatedly several It is secondary, ensure that the residual stress in sheet metal strip 14 to be measured is thoroughly discharged.Then industrial camera 11 is to sheet metal strip 14 to be measured It takes pictures, and measures the set deformation volume of 14 end of sheet metal strip to be measured, permanent deformation or set deformation volume does not occur such as Less than the value of default, then the displacement for applying eccentric wheel load maintainer 5 by controlling the corner of motor 6 increases one and presets Small quantity, and loading reset is multiple in manner previously described, and it is thorough to ensure that the residual stress in sheet metal strip 14 to be measured obtains Bottom discharges, and measures the set deformation volume of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured again later, so repeated multiple times to be until set deformation volume reaches Then the value of system setting passes through the parameters such as displacement, 14 thickness of sheet metal strip to be measured, length that sheet metal strip 14 to be measured applies and calculates Go out the maximum stress of sheet metal strip 14 to be measured, and pass through the elastic limit that data processing obtains 14 material of sheet metal strip to be measured, then Measurement result is exported by screen 15.Finally, driving device 3 is moved upwards with dynamic pressure plate 2, and sheet metal strip 14 to be measured is surveyed after taking out Amount process terminates.
Certainly, described above is only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, should the present invention is not limited to enumerate above-described embodiment When explanation, any those skilled in the art are all equivalent substitutes for being made, bright under the introduction of this specification Aobvious variant, all falls within the essential scope of this specification, ought to be protected by the present invention.

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1. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device, it is characterised in that:Including be set on the base retained part, positioning Partly, sheet metal strip to be measured, retained part are placed in displacement loading section and deformation measurement part, wherein position portion horizontal location Position portion is detached from sheet metal strip to be measured, displacement loading when gripping the sheet metal strip to be measured of horizontality, and gripping Part makes the sheet metal strip to be measured end generate bending displacement downwards in sheet metal strip one end to be measured loading force, and deformation measurement part is adopted The set deformation volume of sheet metal strip to be measured is acquired with optical image acquisition mode.
2. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The position portion Including be vertically installed at base top can electric up-down supporting rod, post upper is fixedly connected with locating piece, locating piece Top surface is equipped with the locating slot wide with sheet metal strip to be measured, and sheet metal strip interfix to be measured is placed in locating slot.
3. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The retained part Including the mounting base being fixed on pedestal and the suspension being suspended from above mounting base, driving device is installed at the top of suspension, is installed Seat top is equipped with pressing plate, and the driving device connect with pressing plate and pressing plate is driven to lift, and sheet metal strip one to be measured is placed on installation On seat, sheet metal strip to be measured is pressed abd fixed in mounting base by driving device band dynamic pressure plate.
4. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:The driving device For hydraulic cylinder or cylinder or push-rod electric machine.
5. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The displacement loading Part includes being fixed on pedestal and the motor cabinet on sheet metal strip long side extension line direction to be measured, and motor cabinet is towards to be measured Runner is rotatablely equipped on the seat surface of sheet metal strip end, motor cabinet opposite side seat surface is equipped with the electricity being sequentially connected with runner Machine, bias is hinged with two connecting rods on runner, and two connecting rod lower ends are connected with for the wedge of sheet metal strip end to be measured applied force, Eccentric wheel load maintainer is formed by runner, two connecting rods and wedge.
6. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that:The motor is step Stepper motor or servo motor.
7. a kind of sheet metal strip elastic limit measuring device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The deformation measurement Part is made of industrial camera and light source, and the set deformation volume of sheet metal strip to be measured, light source and industry are acquired by industrial camera Camera is respectively in sheet metal strip both sides to be measured and forms back lighting mode.
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