CN108303146A - A kind of sunshade detection device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of sunshade detection device, including rack, be arranged in rack sunshade fixed mechanism, drive sunshade folding and unfolding driving mechanism, in sunshade folding and unfolding during detection sunshade torsional spring torque the first testing agency and/or detect sunshade cord sag of chain the second testing agency.The sunshade detection device of the present invention can be detected during sunshade folding and unfolding the torque of torsional spring of sunshade, sunshade cord sag of chain, and the detection is carried out during sunshade automatically opens, without the cooperation that manually cooperates, the force unevenness that can avoid to cord is detected during automatically opening, it is ensured that the accuracy and reliability of testing result.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to detection technique field more particularly to a kind of sunshade detection devices.
Background technology
For the purpose of light-shading and sun, sunshade can be all installed additional on the inside of the skylight of one kind automobile at present, constitute main packet
Include puggaree, spool and electronic spiral motor.Sunshade needs to be detected it before manufacture, needs to detect the door curtain made of cloth
The torque of spring in sag of chain, spool, to judge whether sunshade meets the requirements.
Existing detection device is fairly simple, mostly semi-automatic or manual detection, and accuracy of detection is relatively low.
In view of the above shortcomings, the designer, is actively subject to research and innovation, to found a kind of sunshade detection dress
It sets, makes it with more the utility value in industry.
Invention content
It is an object of the invention to propose a kind of sunshade detection device, can automatically be examined in sunshade moving process
The sag of chain of the torque of the torsional spring of sunshade, the cord of sunshade is surveyed, accuracy of detection is high.
For this purpose, the present invention uses following technical scheme:
A kind of sunshade detection device, including rack, the sunshade fixed mechanism being arranged in the rack, described in driving
The driving mechanism of sunshade folding and unfolding, detected during the sunshade folding and unfolding sunshade torsional spring torque first inspection
Survey the second testing agency of the sag of chain of the cord of mechanism and/or the detection sunshade.
Further, the sunshade fixed mechanism include be arranged on two opposite sides of the rack it is multiple simultaneously
The cord fabric guide rail in each fixed seat is arranged along the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade in the fixed seat of row, wherein
It is equipped with spool jack, and two fixed seats close to two opposite fixed seats of the Frame end
On the spool jack be oppositely arranged;
The card slot of the cord side of sunshade described in clamping is equipped on two cord fabric guide rails.
Further, respectively close to two fixations equipped with the spool jack there are two being set on the Frame end
The compression bar bearing of seat, the compression bar bearing are equipped with the fixture block for compression column with fixed end.
Further, cord guide pad, and the curtain are equipped in two fixed seats equipped with the spool jack
Cloth guide pad is close to the inlet of the cord fabric guide rail.
Further, the driving mechanism includes two synchronous belts for being respectively parallel to two cord fabric guide rails, passes through
Transmission component drive the first motor that two synchronous belts rotate simultaneously, two be separately mounted to described two synchronous belts
On holder, two guide the first sliding rails for move with the synchronous belt of two holders respectively, the holder, which is equipped with, to be blocked
Hold the blocked block of the edge strip of the sunshade.
Further, first testing agency is dynamometry inductor, and dynamometry inductor one end is mounted on the branch
On frame, the other end connect with the blocked block.
Further, it is additionally provided on the holder at the spool for preventing the edge strip of the sunshade from recoiling to the sunshade
Bumping post, the bumping post is perpendicular to the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade, and the end of the bumping post is equipped with edge strip card slot, the side
The opening direction of clamp bar slot is opposite with the direction that the cord of the sunshade furls.
Further, second testing agency is the ultrasonic ranging that can be moved along the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade
Instrument.
Further, the rack, which is equipped with, guides the ultrasonic range finder to be moved along the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade
The second sliding rail, with second sliding rail lead screw disposed in parallel, the second motor of driving lead screw rotation, the ultrasonic wave
Rangefinder is mounted on the screw of the lead screw.
Further, multiple idler wheels are additionally provided in the bottom of the frame.
Beneficial effects of the present invention are:Torque, the sunshade of the torsional spring of sunshade can be detected during sunshade folding and unfolding
The sag of chain of the cord of curtain, and the detection is carried out during sunshade automatically opens, and is coordinated without artificial cooperation, certainly
The force unevenness that can avoid to cord is detected during dynamic opening, it is ensured that the accuracy and reliability of testing result.
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Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram for the sunshade detection device that the specific embodiment of the invention provides;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of another angle for the sunshade detection device that the specific embodiment of the invention provides;
Fig. 3 is the partial enlarged view in the portions A in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the mounting structure signal on the holder in the sunshade detection device that the specific embodiment of the invention provides
Figure.
In figure:10- racks, 11- idler wheels, 20- sunshade fixed mechanisms, 21- fixed seats, 22- cord fabric guide rails, 23- spools
Jack, 24- card slots, 25- compression bar bearings, 26- fixture blocks, 27- cord guide pads, the first testing agencies of 30-, the second detection machines of 40-
Structure, 51- synchronous belts, 52- first motors, 53- holders, the first sliding rails of 54-, 55- blocked blocks, 56- bumping posts, 57- edge strip card slots,
The second sliding rails of 61-, 62- lead screws, 63- third motors.
Specific implementation mode
Technical solution to further illustrate the present invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in Figures 1 to 4, sunshade detection device of the invention, including rack 10, the sunshade that is arranged in rack 10
Fixed mechanism 20, drive sunshade folding and unfolding driving mechanism, during sunshade folding and unfolding detect sunshade torsional spring torque
The first testing agency 30 and/or detect sunshade cord sag of chain the second testing agency.
Specifically, sunshade fixed mechanism 20 includes multiple the consolidating side by side being arranged on two opposite sides of rack 10
Reservation 21, the cord fabric guide rail 22 being arranged in each fixed seat 21 along the folding and unfolding direction of sunshade, wherein close to 10 end of rack
Two seats 21 that are relatively fixed are equipped with spool jack 23, and the spool jack 23 in two fixed seats 21 is oppositely arranged;Two
The card slot 24 of the cord side of clamping sunshade is equipped on cord fabric guide rail 22.The spool both ends of sunshade are stuck in two
In spool jack 23, and the both sides of cord are stuck in two card slots 24, cord folding and unfolding are smoothly guided using two card slots 24,
To can ensure that the precision of detection.
Certainly, in order to adapt to the spool of different thicknesses, can according to demand be arranged in fixed seat 21 multiple sizes of
Spool jack 23.
In addition, the present invention is set on 10 end of rack, there are two respectively close to two fixed seats 21 equipped with spool jack 23
Compression bar bearing 25, compression bar bearing 25 be equipped with for compression column with fixed end fixture block 26.Compression bar is installed on two fixture blocks 26,
Can the cord that released from spool be depressed into the level height of card slot 24, so that it is guaranteed that the torque and cord of the torsional spring detected
Sag of chain it is reliable, precisely.
Certainly, in order to make smoothly to transit in card slot 24 from the cord released on spool, the present invention is equipped with spool
Cord guide pad 27 is equipped in two fixed seats 21 of jack 23, and cord guide pad 27 is close to the entrance of cord fabric guide rail 22
Place.
In order to make sunshade can simultaneously stable folding and unfolding automatically, driving mechanism of the invention is respectively parallel to two including two
The synchronous belt 51 of cord fabric guide rail 22 drives 52, two points of the first motor that two synchronous belts 51 rotate simultaneously by transmission component
53, two, holder that An Zhuan be on two synchronous belts 51 guides the first sliding rail that two holders 53 are moved with synchronous belt 51 respectively
54, holder 53 is equipped with the blocked block 55 of the edge strip of clamping sunshade.When two synchronous belts 51 are under the driving of first motor 52
When rotation, two holders 53 are mobile back and forth horizontally with synchronous belt 51 respectively along two the first sliding rails 54, the clamping on holder 53
Block 55 sticks the edge strip of sunshade, to make sunshade automatic deploying and retracting,
For the torque of the torsional spring of detection sunshade during sunshade automatic deploying and retracting, the first testing agency of the invention
30 be dynamometry inductor, and dynamometry inductor one end is mounted on holder 53, the other end and blocked block 55 connect.Work as blocked block
When 55 edge strips for clipping sunshade drive cord folding and unfolding, torsional spring will produce torque, and dynamometry inductor generates shape by blocked block 55
Become, to measure the torque of torsional spring.
Sunshade, since torsional spring is during sunshade is decontroled, has accumulated elastic potential energy, in order to avoid elasticity in retracting
The effect of potential energy, and the edge strip in sunshading curtain winding is caused to spring back, the present invention is additionally provided with the side for preventing sunshade on holder 53
Item recoils to the bumping post 56 at the spool of sunshade, and bumping post 56 is perpendicular to the folding and unfolding direction of sunshade, and the end of bumping post 56 is set
There is edge strip card slot 57, the opening direction of the edge strip card slot 57 is opposite with the direction that cord furls.As it can be seen that can avoid using bumping post 56
The edge strip of sunshade quickly recoils at the spool of sunshade.
In addition, the second testing agency 40 of the present invention is the ultrasonic ranging that can be moved along the folding and unfolding direction of sunshade
Instrument.After sunshade is opened, the second testing agency 40 moves back and forth below cord, by ranging, can detect cord
Sag of chain.
In order to enable ultrasonic range finder to be moved along the folding and unfolding direction of sunshade, the present invention is equipped with guiding in rack 10
The second sliding rail 61 that ultrasonic range finder is moved along the folding and unfolding direction of sunshade, with the second sliding rail 61 lead screw 62 disposed in parallel,
The second motor 63 for driving lead screw 62 to rotate, ultrasonic range finder are mounted on the screw of lead screw 62.When the second motor 63 start,
Lead screw 63 is driven to rotate, screw can be moved back and forth along lead screw 63, to drive ultrasonic range finder along the folding and unfolding side of sunshade
To movement.
As presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the present invention is additionally provided with multiple idler wheels 11 on 10 bottom of rack, can be by the screening
Positive curtain detection device is moved at required position.
To sum up, sunshade detection device of the invention can detect the torsion of the torsional spring of sunshade during sunshade folding and unfolding
Square, sunshade cord sag of chain, and the detection is carried out during sunshade automatically opens, and is matched without manually cooperating
Close, be detected during automatically opening can avoid it is uneven to the force of cord, it is ensured that the accuracy of testing result and
Reliability.
The technical principle of the present invention is described above in association with specific embodiment.These descriptions are intended merely to explain the present invention's
Principle, and it cannot be construed to limiting the scope of the invention in any way.Based on the explanation herein, the technology of this field
Personnel would not require any inventive effort the other specific implementation modes that can associate the present invention, these modes are fallen within
Within protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of sunshade detection device, which is characterized in that fix machine including rack, the sunshade being arranged in the rack
Structure, the driving mechanism of the driving sunshade folding and unfolding, the torsional spring for detecting during the sunshade folding and unfolding sunshade
Second testing agency of the sag of chain of the first testing agency of torque and/or the cord of the detection sunshade.
2. sunshade detection device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the sunshade fixed mechanism includes setting
Multiple fixed seats side by side on two opposite sides of the rack are arranged along the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade in each institute
State the cord fabric guide rail in fixed seat, wherein
Two opposite fixed seats close to the Frame end are equipped with spool jack, and in two fixed seats
The spool jack is oppositely arranged;
The card slot of the cord side of sunshade described in clamping is equipped on two cord fabric guide rails.
3. sunshade detection device according to claim 2, which is characterized in that there are two being set on the Frame end respectively
Close to the compression bar bearing of two fixed seats equipped with the spool jack, the compression bar bearing, which is equipped with, is used for compression column with fixed
The fixture block of end.
4. sunshade detection device according to claim 2, which is characterized in that described in be equipped with the spool jack two
Cord guide pad is equipped in fixed seat, and the cord guide pad is close to the inlet of the cord fabric guide rail.
5. sunshade detection device according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the driving mechanism is put down respectively including two
Row in two cord fabric guide rails synchronous belt, pass through the first electricity that transmission component drives two synchronous belts to rotate simultaneously
Machine, two holders being separately mounted on described two synchronous belts, two guide two holders with described same respectively
It walks with the first mobile sliding rail, the holder is equipped with the blocked block of the edge strip of sunshade described in clamping.
6. sunshade detection device according to claim 5, which is characterized in that first testing agency incudes for dynamometry
Device, dynamometry inductor one end install on the bracket, the other end connect with the blocked block.
7. sunshade detection device according to claim 5, which is characterized in that being additionally provided on the holder prevents the screening
The edge strip of positive curtain recoils to the bumping post at the spool of the sunshade, the bumping post perpendicular to the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade,
And the end of the bumping post is equipped with edge strip card slot, the side that the opening direction of the edge strip card slot is furled with the cord of the sunshade
To opposite.
8. sunshade detection device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that second testing agency is can be along institute
State the ultrasonic range finder of the folding and unfolding direction movement of sunshade.
9. sunshade detection device according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the rack, which is equipped with, guides the ultrasound
The second sliding rail and second sliding rail lead screw disposed in parallel, drive that wave rangefinder is moved along the folding and unfolding direction of the sunshade
Second motor of the dynamic lead screw rotation, the ultrasonic range finder are mounted on the screw of the lead screw.
10. according to claim 1-9 any one of them sunshade detection devices, which is characterized in that in the bottom of the frame also
Equipped with multiple idler wheels.
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