CN108994391A - Inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool - Google Patents

Inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool Download PDF

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CN108994391A
CN108994391A CN201810949430.6A CN201810949430A CN108994391A CN 108994391 A CN108994391 A CN 108994391A CN 201810949430 A CN201810949430 A CN 201810949430A CN 108994391 A CN108994391 A CN 108994391A
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白云岭
付晓鹏
侯玉刚
赵占明
杨栋波
卢建刚
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23DPLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23BTURNING; BORING
    • B23B27/00Tools for turning or boring machines; Tools of a similar kind in general; Accessories therefor
    • B23B27/14Cutting tools of which the bits or tips or cutting inserts are of special material
    • B23B27/16Cutting tools of which the bits or tips or cutting inserts are of special material with exchangeable cutting bits or cutting inserts, e.g. able to be clamped
    • B23B27/1614Cutting tools of which the bits or tips or cutting inserts are of special material with exchangeable cutting bits or cutting inserts, e.g. able to be clamped with plate-like cutting inserts of special shape clamped against the walls of the recess in the shank by a clamping member acting upon the wall of a hole in the insert
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23BTURNING; BORING
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    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23BTURNING; BORING
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    • B23B2205/04Fixation screws, bolts or pins of particular form
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tools, belong to cold working equipment technical field, including lathe bed, control panel, spindle box, sliding box, middle supporting plate and cutter for cutting sleeve oil groove in internal hole of parts, spindle box is located at lathe bed one end, sliding box is located at lathe bed side and middle supporting plate is connected with sliding box, axle sleeve to be processed is clamped by claw on the chuck of spindle box side, cutter is set in the rack on middle supporting plate, and cutter is driven by driving device;Spindle box, sliding box and driving device are electrically connected with control panel.The present invention facilitates processing and fabricating, it is simple and compact for structure, high in machining efficiency, the movement of spindle box, sliding box and driving device is controlled by control panel, while the axle sleeve rotation that driving gripper chuck is held, cutter also high speed rotation, can realize that cutter processes satisfactory oil groove on inner hole of shaft sleeve by the program on control panel.Low manufacture cost of the present invention can reduce equipment cost investment.

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Inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool
Technical field
The invention belongs to cold working equipment technical fields, are to be related to a kind of inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove processing machine more specifically Bed.
Background technique
Axle sleeve belongs to a kind of sliding bearing, as the important spare part cooperated with axis, using wide on many mechanical equipments It is general.In order to guarantee the good lubrication between axis, oil groove usually is processed in inner hole of shaft sleeve and carrys out cloth oil, to meet axis and axle sleeve Between lubrication.Since the oil groove in internal hole of parts of axle sleeve is mostly closed annular groove (as shown in Figure 4), reality is difficult on centre numerically controlled lathe It is existing, it needs to complete on lathe in machining center, and processing center machine tool is processed for a long time for processing precise product Axle sleeve can reduce the machining accuracy of lathe, and the price of processing center machine tool is higher.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tools, to solve axis existing in the prior art Cover oil groove in internal hole of parts difficulty of processing on numerically controlled lathe it is big, and using processing center machine tool processing can then reduce machine finish, The high technical problem of price.
To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is that: a kind of inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool is provided, wrap Include lathe bed, control panel, spindle box, sliding box and the middle supporting plate of bed ways cooperation and for cutting sleeve oil groove in internal hole of parts Cutter, in lathe bed one end, sliding box setting is in lathe bed side and middle supporting plate is connected with sliding box, described for spindle box setting Axle sleeve to be processed is clamped by claw on the chuck of spindle box side, the cutter is set in rack, and the rack is set to On middle supporting plate, the cutter is driven by driving device;The spindle box, sliding box and driving device are electrically connected with control panel It connects.
Further, the cutter be split type structure, including can with central rack broach shell cooperate knife bar and can It is fixed on the blade of knife bar end, the front end face of the knife bar is equipped with positioning screw hole, and the blade is fixed on knife by screw The front end face of bar, the middle part of the blade are equipped with the mounting hole matched with screw.
Further, the positioning screw hole deviates knife bar and is centrally disposed on the end face of knife bar, and the knife bar end face is equipped with Limiting slot for limiting to blade, the positioning screw hole are set in limiting slot.
Further, the limiting slot is open, and the limiting slot is made of two sides limiting stand, and open end is towards knife bar Outside.
Further, the blade is triangle, and the triangle portion of the blade is equipped with the blade for cutting;It is described The two sides limiting stand angle of limiting slot is in 60 °, and the intersection of two sides limiting stand is equipped with the excessive circular of protrusion.
Further, flanging normal thereto wherein is equipped on the outside of the edge of side limiting stand.
Further, the driving device includes motor and transmission mechanism, and the motor passes through transmission mechanism trigger shaft Rotation, the motor are electrically connected with control panel.
Further, the knife bar include with broach shell cooperation mounting portion and with the extension of blades fit, the installation Portion and broach shell have Morse's taper, and the extension is equipped with taper β.
Further, the Morse's taper of the mounting portion and broach shell is No.4 Morse's taper, and the taper β of the extension is 4-8°。
The beneficial effect of inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention is: compared with prior art, the present invention Inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool structure is simple, high in machining efficiency, controls spindle box, sliding box and driving by control panel and fills The movement set, while the axle sleeve rotation that driving gripper chuck is held, cutter also high speed rotation can be real by the program on control panel Existing cutter processes satisfactory oil groove on inner hole of shaft sleeve.The present invention facilitates processing and fabricating, and low manufacture cost can reduce Equipment cost investment.
Detailed description of the invention
It to describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, below will be to embodiment or description of the prior art Needed in attached drawing be briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only of the invention some Embodiment for those of ordinary skill in the art without any creative labor, can also be according to these Attached drawing obtains other attached drawings.
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of knife bar in inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the A direction view of knife bar in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of a certain specification axle sleeve;
Wherein, each appended drawing reference in figure:
1- lathe bed, 2- control panel, 3- spindle box, 4- sliding box, 5- guide rail, supporting plate in 6-, 7- axle sleeve, 8- chuck, 9- Rack, 10- knife bar, 100- mounting portion, 101- extension;11- positioning screw hole, 12- limiting slot, 120- limiting stand, 121- flanging; 13- excessive circular, 14- motor;15- oil groove.
Specific embodiment
In order to which technical problems, technical solutions and advantages to be solved are more clearly understood, tie below Accompanying drawings and embodiments are closed, the present invention will be described in further detail.It should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein is only To explain the present invention, it is not intended to limit the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, existing be illustrated inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention.The inner hole of shaft sleeve oil Slot machining tool including lathe bed 1, control panel 2, spindle box 3, sliding box 4, the middle supporting plate 6 cooperated with 1 guide rail 5 of lathe bed and is used In the cutter of 7 oil groove in internal hole of parts of cutting sleeve, the setting of spindle box 3 in 1 one end of lathe bed, the setting of sliding box 41 side of lathe bed, And middle supporting plate 6 is connected with sliding box 4, clamps axle sleeve 7 to be processed, the knife by claw on the chuck 8 of 3 side of spindle box Tool is set in rack 9, and the rack 9 is set on middle supporting plate 6, and the cutter is driven by driving device;The spindle box 3, Sliding box 4 and driving device are electrically connected with control panel 2.Processing program is write according to processing request on the control panel, While axle sleeve rotates, cutter traverse feed and length feed synthesize satisfactory oil groove machining locus and oil groove depth. Using the present invention can program can realize that cutter processes satisfactory oil groove on inner hole of shaft sleeve.
Inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention, compared with prior art, the present invention have structure simply tight Gather, structure is simple, high in machining efficiency, pass through control panel control spindle box, sliding box and driving device movement, drive chuck While the axle sleeve rotation of clamping, cutter also high speed rotation can realize cutter in inner hole of shaft sleeve by the program on control panel On process satisfactory oil groove.The present invention facilitates processing and fabricating, and low manufacture cost can reduce equipment cost investment.
Further, Fig. 2,3 are please referred to, a kind of specific reality as inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention Apply mode, the cutter is split type structure, the knife bar 10 including that can cooperate with 9 middle part broach shell of rack and is capable of fixing in knife The front end face of the blade of 10 end of bar, the knife bar 10 is equipped with positioning screw hole 11, and the blade is fixed on knife bar by screw 10 front end face, the middle part of the blade are equipped with the mounting hole matched with screw.The cutter of split type structure is convenient for changing knife Piece extends the service life of knife bar.
Further, referring to Fig. 3, a kind of specific implementation as inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention Mode, the positioning screw hole 11 deviate knife bar 10 and are centrally disposed on the end face of knife bar 10, and the eccentricity of blade can guarantee oil The realization of slot machining locus;10 end face of knife bar is equipped with the limiting slot 12 for limiting to blade, and the positioning screw hole 11 is set It is placed in limiting slot 12.Blade is limited using limiting slot, reaction force is provided to blade by limiting slot, avoids blade Stress is excessive and fall off during the cutting process.
Further, referring to Fig. 3, a kind of specific implementation as inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention Mode, the limiting slot 12 be it is open, the limiting slot 12 is made of two sides limiting stand 120, and open end is towards outside knife bar 10 Side.Wherein flanging 121 normal thereto is equipped on the outside of the edge of side limiting stand 120.Blade is provided using two sides limiting stand Reaction force, the open side of limiting slot are then conducive to the installation of blade.
Further, the blade is triangle, and the triangle portion of the blade is equipped with the blade for cutting;It is described 120 angle of two sides limiting stand of limiting slot 12 is in 60 °, and the intersection of two sides limiting stand 120 is equipped with the excessive circular 13 of protrusion.Three Three angular corners are equipped with blade, and three blades of a blade can replace three angles and mention without more changing knife rod High processing efficiency.
Further, the driving device includes motor 14 and transmission mechanism, and the motor 14 is driven by transmission mechanism Knife bar 10 rotates, and the motor 14 is electrically connected with control panel 2.Wherein, servo motor can be selected in motor, and transmission mechanism includes master Movable belt pulley, synchronous belt and driven pulley, driving pulley are arranged on motor output shaft, and driving pulley passes through synchronous with driven pulley Band is connected, and driven pulley is coaxially fixed with knife bar.Pass through
Further, referring to Fig. 2, a kind of specific implementation as inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention Mode, the knife bar 10 include with broach shell cooperation mounting portion 100 and with the extension 101 of blades fit, the mounting portion 100 Morse's taper is had with broach shell, the extension 101 is equipped with taper β.It is more convenient to extend knife bar with tapered extension To the inner hole of axle sleeve.
Further, referring to Fig. 2, a kind of specific implementation as inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool provided by the invention The Morse's taper of mode, the mounting portion 100 and broach shell is No.4 Morse's taper, and the taper β of the extension 101 is 4-8 °, β It is preferred that 6 °.
Present invention production is simple, low in cost, can be realized the oil groove processing of plurality of specifications axle sleeve, reduces equipment cost Investment, so that instead of processing center machine tool, plan of conveniently arranging production also ensures the process-cycle of sophisticated product.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not intended to limit the invention, all in essence of the invention Made any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements etc., should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention within mind and principle.

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1. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool, including in lathe bed, control panel, spindle box, sliding box and bed ways cooperation Supporting plate and cutter for cutting sleeve oil groove in internal hole of parts, in lathe bed one end, sliding box is arranged in lathe bed one for the spindle box setting Side and middle supporting plate is connected with sliding box, clamps axle sleeve to be processed by claw on the chuck of the spindle box side, feature exists In: the cutter is set in rack, and the rack is set on middle supporting plate, and the cutter is driven by driving device;The master Axle box, sliding box and driving device are electrically connected with control panel.
2. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as described in claim 1, it is characterised in that: the cutter is split type structure, Including the knife bar that can cooperate with central rack broach shell and it is capable of fixing on the blade of knife bar end, the front end face of the knife bar Equipped with positioning screw hole, the blade is fixed on the front end face of knife bar by screw, and the middle part of the blade is equipped with to match with screw The mounting hole of conjunction.
3. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the positioning screw hole deviates in knife bar The heart is set on the end face of knife bar, and the knife bar end face is equipped with the limiting slot for limiting to blade, the positioning screw hole setting In in limiting slot.
4. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that: the limiting slot is open, institute It states limiting slot to be made of two sides limiting stand, open end is towards on the outside of knife bar.
5. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that: the blade is triangle, described The triangle portion of blade is equipped with the blade for cutting;The two sides limiting stand angle of the limiting slot is in 60 °, two sides limiting stand Intersection be equipped with protrusion excessive circular.
6. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that: wherein outside the edge of side limiting stand Side is equipped with flanging normal thereto.
7. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the driving device include motor and Transmission mechanism, the motor are rotated by transmission mechanism trigger shaft, and the motor is electrically connected with control panel.
8. such as the described in any item inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tools of claim 2-7, it is characterised in that: the knife bar include with The mounting portion that broach shell cooperates and the extension with blades fit, the mounting portion and broach shell have Morse's taper, the extension Portion is equipped with taper β.
9. inner hole of shaft sleeve oil groove machining tool as claimed in claim 8, it is characterised in that: the Mohs of the mounting portion and broach shell Taper is No.4 Morse's taper, and the taper β of the extension is 4-8 °.
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