Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the existing mold overturning device, the invention provides the mold overturning device which can realize the reciprocating overturning motion of the mold between the horizontal position and the vertical position, and meanwhile, the degree of automation is high, the overturning positioning accuracy is high, and the conveying and overturning efficiency of the mold in a production line is improved.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the die overturning device comprises a lathe bed, an overturning machine arranged on the lathe bed and an overturning machine sliding component used for driving the overturning machine to slide along the lathe bed; the turnover machine comprises a frame which is connected with the lathe bed in a sliding way, wherein a turnover shaft and a turnover frame which can fix a die through electromagnetic adsorption are arranged on the frame, the turnover shaft is arranged on the frame along the horizontal direction, and the turnover frame is movably connected with the periphery of the turnover shaft and can reciprocally turn around the turnover shaft; the turnover frame is connected with a turnover driving piece for driving the turnover frame to turn reciprocally, and the turnover driving piece is electrically connected with a turnover control assembly for controlling the turnover angle of the turnover frame.
Preferably, the top of the roll-over stand is provided with a loading platform for bearing the mould, the bottom of the roll-over stand is connected with the roll-over driving piece, and the roll-over shaft passes through the middle of the roll-over stand.
Preferably, an electric permanent magnet chuck for adsorbing the die is fixedly connected to the roll-over stand, the electric permanent magnet chuck is connected with a magnetizing and demagnetizing controller for controlling the magnetizing and demagnetizing of the electric permanent magnet chuck, and a guiding unit for enabling the die to slide into or slide out of the adsorption position is further arranged on the roll-over stand.
Preferably, the guiding unit comprises a guiding limiting component for guiding the die to slide and limiting the left and right positions of the die when the die slides and an end limiting piece for limiting the die to slide into the end point of the adsorption position, and the guiding limiting component and the end limiting piece are fixedly connected to the roll-over stand and encircle three side surfaces of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck; the guide limiting component is close to two opposite side surfaces of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck, and the end limiting component is close to the side surface of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck perpendicular to the two opposite side surfaces.
Preferably, the guiding and limiting assembly comprises a limiting plate vertically connected to the roll-over stand, the limiting plate extends along the sliding direction of the die, a row of guiding rollers are arranged at the top of the limiting plate along the extending direction of the limiting plate, and the circumferential surfaces of the guiding rollers are in contact with the side surfaces of the die.
Preferably, the guiding unit comprises a lifting component which can lift relative to the electro-permanent magnetic chuck, the lifting component is fixedly connected to the roll-over stand and is positioned between the guiding limiting component and the electro-permanent magnetic chuck, and the top of the lifting component is contacted with the bottom of the die.
Preferably, the lifting assembly comprises a base fixedly connected to the roll-over stand, the top surface of the base is an inclined surface, a wedge block is arranged above the base, and the bottom surface of the wedge block is in sliding fit with the top surface of the base along the inclined direction of the inclined surface; one end of the wedge block is fixedly connected with an air cylinder for driving the wedge block to slide relative to the base, and the air cylinder is fixedly connected to the roll-over stand; the left side and the right side of the sliding direction of the wedge block are respectively provided with a first limiting block and a second limiting block which are used for limiting the sliding direction of the wedge block, and the first limiting block and the second limiting block are fixedly connected to the base; the wedge is provided with a row of riding wheels, the riding wheels are arranged close to the top of the wedge, and the circumferential surface of the riding wheels is contacted with the bottom surface of the die.
Preferably, the overturning driving piece is an oil cylinder, one end of the oil cylinder is fixedly connected with the frame, and the other end of the oil cylinder is hinged with the overturning frame; the overturning control assembly comprises a detection switch for detecting the stroke of the oil cylinder and an oil cylinder telescopic controller for controlling the oil cylinder to stretch out and draw back, and the detection switch is electrically connected with the oil cylinder telescopic controller to send an oil cylinder stroke detection signal to the oil cylinder telescopic controller.
Preferably, the lathe bed comprises a bottom plate, a sliding rail is arranged on the bottom plate, a sliding block matched with the sliding rail is connected to the sliding rail in a sliding manner, and the sliding block is fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame of the turnover machine.
Preferably, the slipping component of the turnover machine comprises a servo motor and a ball screw which are arranged on the lathe bed, a synchronous belt is connected between the servo motor and the ball screw for transmission, and a nut matched with the ball screw is sleeved on the periphery of the ball screw; the turnover machine sliding assembly further comprises a connecting block fixedly connected to the bottom of the turnover machine frame, and the nut is fixedly connected in the connecting block.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that:
1. According to the die overturning device, the overturning frame is driven to overturn in a reciprocating manner through the overturning driving piece arranged on the overturning machine, so that the die can overturn in a reciprocating manner between the horizontal position and the vertical position, meanwhile, the overturning machine is driven to slide between the die conveying belt and the follow-up equipment through the overturning machine sliding component, the die can be transported in a reciprocating manner between the die conveying belt and the follow-up equipment, the degree of automation is high, the use is convenient, and the die transporting and overturning efficiency in a production line can be improved;
2. According to the die overturning device, the overturning angle of the overturning frame is controlled through the overturning control assembly, and overturning positioning accuracy is high. In addition, according to the die overturning device, the overturning frame can fix the die through electromagnetic adsorption, so that the die can be firmly fixed during overturning, and the die overturning device is safe and reliable.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be specifically described below by way of exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood that elements, structures, and features of one embodiment may be beneficially incorporated in other embodiments without further recitation.
In the description of the present invention, the left and right sides when the mold slides refer to the left and right sides with respect to the sliding direction of the mold; the terms "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", and the like refer to an orientation or positional relationship based on the positional relationship shown in fig. 1, for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
As shown in fig. 1, the present invention relates to a mold turning device, comprising a lathe bed 1, a turning machine 2 mounted on the lathe bed 1, and a turning machine sliding component 3 for driving the turning machine 2 to slide along the lathe bed 1; as shown in fig. 2, the turnover machine 2 comprises a frame 21 slidably connected to the machine body 1, a turnover shaft 22 and a turnover frame 23 capable of fixing the mold 4 by electromagnetic adsorption are mounted on the frame 21, the turnover shaft 22 is mounted on the frame 21 along the horizontal direction, and the turnover frame 23 is movably connected to the periphery of the turnover shaft 22 and can reciprocally turn around the turnover shaft 22; the roll-over stand 23 is connected with a roll-over driving member 24 for driving the roll-over stand 23 to roll back and forth, and the roll-over driving member 24 is electrically connected with a roll-over control assembly 25 for controlling the roll-over angle of the roll-over stand 23.
The above-mentioned die turning device is used for transporting the die 4 back and forth between the die conveyer belt and the subsequent equipment, and turn over the die 4 according to transporting the demand, specifically, the die 4 is in horizontal position while transporting it from the die conveyer belt to the subsequent equipment, need to turn over the die 4 from horizontal position to vertical position, in order to take off the die 4; when the mould 4 is returned to the mould conveyor from the following equipment, the mould 4 needs to be turned back to the flat position from the vertical position in order to facilitate the transport of the mould 4.
In the above-mentioned mould turning device, the upset machine 2 is used for overturning the mould 4, and the upset frame 23 accessible electromagnetism of upset machine 2 adsorbs fixed mould 4, and then, according to the upset needs of mould 4, through upset driving piece 24 drive upset frame 23 around roll-over shaft 22, upset frame 23 can drive the mould 4 and overturn in step, realizes the reciprocal upset of mould 4 between horizontal position and vertical position, and the upset angle of upset frame 23 passes through upset control assembly 25 control, can guarantee the degree of accuracy of upset location. The structure of the roll-over machine 2 is shown in fig. 2, and the following is described in connection with the specific embodiment:
As shown in fig. 2, the top of the roll-over stand 23 has a loading platform 231 for carrying the molds 4, and the bottom of the roll-over stand 23 is connected to a roll-over drive 24, with the roll-over shaft 22 passing through the middle of the roll-over stand 23. The roll-over stand 23 thus installed is supported by the roll-over shaft 22 in the middle, and the roll-over driving member 24 drives the bottom of the roll-over stand 23 to rotate around the roll-over shaft 22, thereby enabling the loading platform 231 at the top of the roll-over stand 23 to roll back and forth around the roll-over shaft 22 between the horizontal position and the vertical position.
In order to fix the mold 4 conveniently, as shown in fig. 2, an electro-permanent magnet chuck 26 for adsorbing the mold 4 is fixedly connected to the loading platform 231, the electro-permanent magnet chuck 26 is connected to a magnetizing and demagnetizing controller 27 for controlling the electro-permanent magnet chuck 26 to magnetize and demagnetize, and a guiding unit 28 for sliding the mold 4 into or out of the adsorbing position is further arranged on the loading platform 231. When the mold 4 is conveyed onto the loading platform 231 of the mold turning device from the mold conveying belt in use, the mold 4 slides into the adsorption position of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 through the guide unit 28, and the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 is controlled to be magnetized through the magnetizing and demagnetizing controller 27, so that the mold 4 is firmly adsorbed on the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26; when the mold 4 is returned to the mold conveyor from the loading platform 231, the electromagnetic chuck 26 is controlled by the magnetizing and demagnetizing controller 27 to demagnetize the mold 4, so that the mold 4 is separated from the electromagnetic chuck 26, and the mold 4 can be slid out of the adsorption position through the guiding unit 28, so that the mold 4 slides onto the mold conveyor. It should be noted that, the magnetizing and demagnetizing controller 27 may be a control switch for controlling the permanent magnet chuck 26 to be powered on or powered off.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the guiding unit 28 includes a guiding and limiting assembly 281 for guiding the sliding of the mold 4 and limiting the left and right positions of the mold 4 when sliding, and an end limiting member 283 for limiting the sliding of the mold 4 into the end point of the adsorption position, wherein the guiding and limiting assembly 281 and the end limiting member 283 are fixedly connected to the loading platform 231 and surround three sides of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26; wherein, the guiding and limiting components 281 are close to two opposite sides of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26, and the end limiting parts 283 are close to the sides of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 perpendicular to the two opposite sides, so that the mold 4 slides in or slides out from the direction of the side of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 which is not surrounded. The die 4 is limited by the guide limiting assembly 281 and the end limiting member 283, and the overturning control assembly 25 is matched to control the overturning angle of the overturning frame 23, so that the overturning positioning accuracy can be further improved.
As shown in fig. 3, the guiding and limiting assembly 281 comprises a limiting plate 2811 vertically connected to the loading platform 231, the limiting plate 2811 extends along the sliding direction of the die 4, a row of guiding rollers 2812 are arranged at the top of the limiting plate 2811 along the extending direction of the limiting plate 2811, and the circumferential surfaces of the guiding rollers 2812 are contacted with the side surfaces of the die 4. When the mold 4 slides in, the mold 4 is limited between the guide rollers 2812 on the left and right sides of the mold 4, the left and right sides of the mold 4 are respectively contacted with the circumferential surfaces of the guide rollers 2812, and as the guide rollers 2812 rotate, the mold 4 slides above the permanent magnet sucker 26, and when the front side of the mold 4 is blocked by the end limiting piece 283, the mold 4 stops sliding, so that the mold 4 is accurately positioned on the adsorption position of the permanent magnet sucker 26. When the die 4 slides out, the die 4 can smoothly slide out from between the guide rollers 2812 on the left and right sides of the die 4 as the guide rollers 2812 rotate.
Further, as shown in fig. 2, the guiding unit 28 further includes a lifting component 282 capable of lifting relative to the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26, where the lifting component 282 is fixedly connected to the loading platform 231 and located between the guiding and limiting component 281 and the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26, and a top of the lifting component 282 contacts with a bottom of the mold 4 to support the bottom of the mold 4 to lift the mold 4 relative to the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26. Lifting up and down assembly 282 when mold 4 slides in, supporting the bottom of mold 4 by lifting up and down assembly 282, and lowering up and down assembly 282 to lower mold 4 onto electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 when mold 4 slides completely over the suction position; when the mold 4 needs to slide out, the lifting assembly 282 is lifted to lift the mold 4, so that the mold 4 slides out after being separated from the permanent magnet sucker 26. The arrangement can effectively avoid the mutual friction between the bottom surface of the die 4 and the top surface of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 when the die 4 slides, and can avoid the damage of the die 4 and the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26. It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 2, the lifting assemblies 282 are two, and are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the permanent magnet chuck 26.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the lifting assembly 282 includes a base 2821 fixedly connected to the loading platform 231, the top surface of the base 2821 is an inclined surface, a wedge 2822 is arranged above the base 2821, the bottom surface of the wedge 2822 is an inclined surface matched with the top surface of the base 2821, and the bottom surface of the wedge 2822 is in sliding fit with the top surface of the base 2821 along the inclined direction of the inclined surface; one end of the wedge 2822 is fixedly connected with an air cylinder 2823 for driving the wedge 2822 to slide relative to the base 2821, and the air cylinder 2823 is fixedly connected to the loading platform 231; the left side and the right side of the sliding direction of the wedge 2822 are respectively provided with a first limiting block 2824 and a second limiting block 2825 which are used for limiting the sliding direction of the wedge 2822, and the first limiting block 2824 and the second limiting block 2825 are fixedly connected to the base 2821; the wedge 2822 is provided with a row of riding wheels 2826, the riding wheels 2826 are arranged near the top of the wedge 2822, and the circumferential surface of the riding wheels 2826 is contacted with the bottom surface of the die 4 so as to support the bottom surface of the die 4. When the electric permanent magnet sucker is used, the wedge 2822 is driven to slide upwards along the top surface of the base 2821 by the expansion and contraction of the air cylinder 2823, so that the riding wheel 2826 arranged on the wedge 2822 can ascend, and when the die 4 slides into or slides out of the adsorption position, the bottom of the die 4 is supported by the riding wheel 2826, so that friction with the top surface of the electric permanent magnet sucker 26 can be avoided; when the die 4 is required to be adsorbed on the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26, the wedge 2822 is driven to slide obliquely downwards along the top surface of the base 2821 by the expansion of the cylinder 2823, so that the riding wheels 2826 arranged on the wedge 2822 can be lowered, and the die 4 supported by the riding wheels 2826 can be lowered onto the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26.
In addition, as shown in fig. 2, the overturning driving member 24 is specifically an oil cylinder, one end of which is fixedly connected to the frame 21, and the other end of which is hinged to the overturning frame 23, specifically to the bottom end of the overturning frame 23, so as to drive the overturning frame 23 to overturn by the expansion and contraction of the oil cylinder. The overturning control assembly 25 comprises a detection switch 251 for detecting the stroke of the oil cylinder and an oil cylinder telescopic controller 252 for controlling the telescopic action of the oil cylinder, wherein the detection switch 251 is electrically connected with the oil cylinder telescopic controller 252 to send an oil cylinder stroke detection signal to the oil cylinder telescopic controller 252 so as to control the telescopic action of the oil cylinder and further control the overturning angle of the overturning frame 23. It will be appreciated that other suitable roll-over drives 24 and roll-over control assemblies 25 may be employed by those skilled in the art as long as they function to drive roll-over stand 23 and control the roll-over angle of roll-over stand 23.
In the above-mentioned mold turning device, the turner 2 can slide along the bed 1 by driving the turner sliding component 3, so that the turner 2 slides to a position close to the mold conveying belt or a position close to the subsequent equipment, so as to facilitate loading or unloading of the mold 4. In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the bed 1 includes a bottom plate 11, a slide rail 12 is disposed on the bottom plate 11, a slide block 13 matched with the slide rail 12 is slidably connected on the slide rail 12, and the slide block 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom of a frame 21 of the tilter 2, so that the tilter 2 can slide along the bed 1. In order to keep the inverter 2 stable during sliding, as shown in fig. 6, two slide rails 12 are provided, and the two slide rails 12 are disposed in parallel. Furthermore, it should be noted that the slide rail 12 is arranged in the direction of the mold conveyor to the following equipment.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 6, the turnover machine sliding assembly 3 includes a servo motor 32 and a ball screw 33 (specifically, installed on the bottom plate 11 of the machine body 1) installed on the machine body 1, a synchronous belt 34 is connected between the servo motor 32 and the ball screw 33, the servo motor 32 drives the ball screw 33 to rotate through the synchronous belt 34, and a nut 35 matched with the ball screw 33 is sleeved on the periphery of the ball screw 33; the turnover machine sliding assembly 3 further comprises a connecting block 31 fixedly connected to the bottom of the frame 21 of the turnover machine 2, and a nut 35 is fixedly connected in the connecting block 31. When the turnover machine is used, the ball screw 33 can be rotated by driving the servo motor 32 and driving the synchronous belt 34, so that the nut 35 arranged on the ball screw 33 moves forwards or backwards along the ball screw 33, and the nut 35 drives the turnover machine 2 to move forwards or backwards through the connecting block 31, so that the sliding of the turnover machine 2 is realized. The ball screw 33 is disposed in the same direction as the sliding direction of the inverter 2, that is, in the same direction as the slide rail 12. In addition, when the nut 35 and the connection block 31 are connected, attention should be paid to the installation direction of the roll-over machine 2 to ensure that the loading platform 231 of the roll-over stand 23 faces the following equipment direction when the roll-over stand 23 is turned to the vertical position.
The operation method for transporting the mold 4 from the mold conveyer belt to the subsequent equipment by using the mold turning device comprises the following steps:
(1) The turnover machine 2 is driven to slide along the lathe bed 1 in a direction approaching to the die conveying belt by the turnover machine sliding component 3; specifically, the ball screw 33 is rotated by driving the servo motor 32 and driving the synchronous belt 34, and the nut 35 on the ball screw 33 moves in the direction of the mold conveying belt, so that the tilter 2 is driven to slide in the direction of the mold conveying belt.
(2) As shown in fig. 7, the turnover frame 23 is driven to turn by the turnover driving member 24 to a position where one side of the turnover frame 23 close to the mold conveying belt is inclined upward by 5 ° -10 °, and the turnover angle of the turnover frame 23 is controlled by the turnover control assembly 25; specifically, the retraction length of the cylinder is controlled by the detection switch 251 and the cylinder retraction controller 252, so that the loading platform 231 of the roll-over stand 23 is inclined upward by 5 ° to 10 ° on the side close to the mold conveying belt.
(3) The die 4 is sent to a roll-over stand 23 from a die conveying belt, and the roll-over stand 23 fixes the die 4 through electromagnetic adsorption; specifically, the lifting assembly 282 on the loading platform 231 is lifted (specifically, the telescopic driving wedge 2822 of the air cylinder 2823 slides upwards along the top surface of the base 2821 to enable the supporting roller 2826 arranged on the wedge 2822 to lift), the die 4 slides along the inclined loading platform 231, during the sliding process, the bottom of the die 4 is supported by the lifting assembly 282 (specifically, the bottom of the die 4 is supported by the supporting roller 2826 in the lifting assembly 282), the die 4 slides between the guiding limiting assemblies 281 on the left side and the right side of the die 4, when the die 4 is blocked by the end limiting members 283, the die 4 stops sliding, the lifting assembly 282 is lowered to enable the die 4 to descend to the surface of the electro-permanent magnet sucker 26 (specifically, the telescopic driving wedge 2822 of the air cylinder 2823 slides downwards along the top surface of the base 2821 to enable the supporting roller 2826 arranged on the wedge 2822 to descend), the electro-permanent magnet sucker 26 is controlled by the magnetizing and the magnetizing controller 27 to enable the die 4 to be adsorbed on the electro-permanent magnet sucker 26, and the state diagram of the overturning device of the die 4 after the die 4 is adsorbed is shown in fig. 8.
(4) As shown in fig. 9, the turnover frame 23 is driven to turn around the turnover shaft 22 by the turnover driving piece 24, so that the turnover frame 23 drives the die 4 to turn to the vertical position; specifically, the detection switch 251 and the oil cylinder telescopic controller 252 control the contraction length of the oil cylinder, so that the roll-over stand 23 drives the die 4 to roll over to the vertical position.
(5) As shown in fig. 9, the tilter 2 is driven to slide along the bed 1 in a direction approaching to subsequent equipment by the tilter sliding component 3; specifically, the ball screw 33 is driven by the servo motor 32 and driven by the synchronous belt 34, the nut 35 on the ball screw 33 moves in the direction of the subsequent equipment, and drives the turnover machine 2 to slide in the direction of the subsequent equipment, so that the transportation of the die 4 is completed.
The operation method when the die 4 is transported from the subsequent equipment to the die conveyer belt by using the die turning device is as follows:
(1) The roll-over stand 23 of the roll-over machine 2 is kept in a vertical position, the subsequent equipment places the mold 4 on the adsorption position of the roll-over stand 23, and the roll-over stand 23 fixes the mold 4 by electromagnetic adsorption; specifically, the mold 4 is placed in the adsorption position defined by the three sides of the guide limiting assembly 281 and the end limiting member 283 surrounding the electro-permanent magnet suction cup 26, and the magnetizing of the electro-permanent magnet suction cup 26 is controlled by the magnetizing and demagnetizing controller 27 so that the mold 4 is firmly adsorbed to the electro-permanent magnet suction cup 26.
(2) As shown in fig. 10, the tilter 2 is driven to slide along the bed 1 in a direction approaching the mold conveying belt by the tilter sliding component 3; specifically, the ball screw 33 is rotated by driving the servo motor 32 and driving the synchronous belt 34, and the nut 35 on the ball screw 33 moves in the direction of the mold conveying belt, so that the tilter 2 is driven to slide in the direction of the mold conveying belt.
(3) As shown in fig. 10, the turnover frame 23 is driven to turn around the turnover shaft 22 by the turnover driving piece 24, so that the turnover frame 23 drives the die 4 to turn to a position that one side of the turnover frame 23, which is close to the die conveying belt, is inclined downwards by 5-10 degrees; specifically, the detection switch 251 and the oil cylinder telescopic controller 252 control the extension length of the oil cylinder, so that the roll-over stand 23 drives the die 4 to roll over to the side, close to the die conveying belt, of the loading platform 231 to incline downwards by 5-10 degrees.
(4) The electromagnetic adsorption effect of the roll-over stand 23 is released, so that the die 4 slides onto a die conveying belt along the inclined roll-over stand 23; specifically, the magnetizing and demagnetizing controller 27 controls the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 to demagnetize, so that the adsorption action of the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26 is released, the lifting assembly 282 is lifted to enable the die 4 to be separated from the electro-permanent magnetic chuck 26, and the die 4 slides onto the die conveying belt along the inclined loading platform 231, so that the die 4 is returned.
According to the die overturning device provided by the invention, the overturning driving piece 24 arranged on the overturning machine 2 drives the overturning frame 23 to overturn in a reciprocating manner, so that the reciprocating overturning of the die 4 between the horizontal position and the vertical position can be realized, meanwhile, the overturning machine 2 is driven to slide between the die conveying belt and the follow-up equipment through the overturning machine sliding component 3, the reciprocating conveying of the die 4 between the die conveying belt and the follow-up equipment can be realized, the automation degree is high, the use is convenient, and the conveying and overturning efficiency of the die 4 in a production line can be improved. Meanwhile, according to the die overturning device, the overturning angle of the overturning frame 23 is controlled through the overturning control assembly 25, and overturning and positioning accuracy is high. In addition, according to the die overturning device provided by the invention, the overturning frame 23 can fix the die 4 through electromagnetic adsorption, so that the die 4 can be firmly fixed during overturning, and the die overturning device is safe and reliable.