CN109216011B - Combined mould for winding coil of multifunctional transformer and assembling method - Google Patents

Combined mould for winding coil of multifunctional transformer and assembling method Download PDF

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CN109216011B
CN109216011B CN201811434418.8A CN201811434418A CN109216011B CN 109216011 B CN109216011 B CN 109216011B CN 201811434418 A CN201811434418 A CN 201811434418A CN 109216011 B CN109216011 B CN 109216011B
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The invention discloses a combined mould for winding a coil of a multifunctional transformer and an assembling method, which belong to the technical field of transformers and comprise the following steps: the two clamping fixture supporting plates are provided with holes A1-2 at the central position of each clamping fixture supporting plate, the four corners of each clamping fixture supporting plate are provided with connecting holes B, and the side edge of each clamping fixture supporting plate is provided with a coil head notch A; four or eight mould supporting plates, wherein a notch B is formed in one corner of each mould supporting plate; each mould support plate is provided with a connecting hole C; the two clamping fixture baffles are provided with rectangular holes C at the center of each clamping fixture baffle, and a notch C and a notch are formed at two sides of each clamping fixture baffle; the four mould hubs are fixedly connected by sequentially penetrating the bolts through the connecting holes B, the connecting holes C and the bolt holes; the two mould baffles are sleeved on the outer sides of the four mould hubs, and clamping tools for limiting the mould baffles are fixed on the outer sides of the four mould hubs.

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Combined mould for winding coil of multifunctional transformer and assembling method
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of transformers, and particularly relates to a combined clamping fixture for a winding coil of a multifunctional transformer and an assembling method.
Background
A Transformer (Transformer) is a device for changing an ac voltage using the principle of electromagnetic induction, and the main components are a primary coil, a secondary coil, and an iron core (magnetic core). The main functions are as follows: voltage transformation, current transformation, impedance transformation, isolation, voltage stabilization (magnetic saturation transformers), and the like. The method can be divided into the following according to the purposes: power transformers and special transformers (electric furnace transformers, rectifier transformers, power frequency test transformers, voltage regulators, mining transformers, audio transformers, medium frequency transformers, high frequency transformers, impact transformers, instrument transformers, electronic transformers, reactors, transformers, etc.). The circuit symbols are commonly referred to as T as the beginning of the number, examples are T01, T201, etc.
As is well known, the coil is one of the core components of the transformer, the quality of the coil directly affects the performance of the transformer, and the coil sizes of different transformers are different, so in the manufacturing process of the transformer coil, winding moulds with different specifications are required to be designed, the traditional winding moulds are special moulds, namely, special winding moulds are adopted for the coil with a specific size, and obviously, the traditional moulds have the following defects, namely, the traditional moulds have poor adaptability, namely, the requirement of the coil with one size can be met; 2. resources are consumed, and when a coil of a certain size is out of production, the mould is regarded as scrapped.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a combined mould for winding a coil of a multifunctional transformer and an assembling method.
The specific technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a combined mold for winding a coil of a multifunctional transformer, which at least comprises:
holes A1-2 are formed in the center of each mould supporting plate (1), connecting holes B (1-1) are formed in four corners of each mould supporting plate (1), and head notches A (1-3) of coils are formed in the side edges of each mould supporting plate (1);
a mould support plate (2) with four or eight rectangular structures, wherein a notch B (2-1) is formed in one corner of each mould support plate (2); a connecting hole C (2-2) is formed in each mould support plate (2);
the two clamping fixture baffles (3) are provided with rectangular holes C (3-1) at the center of each clamping fixture baffle (3), and a notch C (3-2) and a notch (3-3) are formed at two sides of each clamping fixture baffle (3);
four mould hubs (5), wherein each mould hub (5) is of a strip-shaped structure, and the end face of each mould hub (5) is provided with a bolt hole; wherein:
the four mould hubs (5) are mutually parallel, each mould hub (5) is mutually perpendicular to the mould supporting plate (1) and the mould supporting plate (2), and the bolts (6) sequentially penetrate through the connecting holes B (1-1), the connecting holes C (2-2) and the bolt holes to fixedly connect the mould supporting plate, the mould supporting plate and the mould supporting plate; the two clamping fixture baffles (3) are sleeved on the outer sides of the four clamping fixture hubs (5), clamping fixtures (4) for limiting the clamping fixture baffles (3) are fixed on the outer sides of the four clamping fixture hubs (5), and the end faces of the clamping fixtures (4) are L-shaped.
Further: the thickness range of the mould supporting plate (1) is 7.5 mm-8.5 mm.
Further: the thickness range of the mould support plate (2) is 7.5 mm-8.5 mm.
Further: the number of the mould supporting plates (2) is four, and each mould supporting plate (2) is provided with a through nail.
Further: the thickness range of the mould baffle plate (3) is 14.5 mm-15.5 mm.
The second object of the present invention is to provide a method for assembling the above-mentioned combined mold for winding a coil of a multi-functional transformer, which at least comprises the following steps:
s1, machining a mould supporting plate (1), a mould supporting plate (2), a mould baffle (3), a clamp (4) and a mould hub (5) according to actual requirements;
s2, aligning the connecting holes B (1-1) of the mould supporting plates (1), the connecting holes C (2-2) of the mould supporting plates (2) and bolt holes of the mould hubs (5) so that the four notches B (2-1) of the four mould supporting plates (2) are positioned at the four corners of the rectangular holes, and then fixing the four notches B with bolts (6) to form a winding bracket; the outer walls of the four mould support plates (2) are inner diameter support frameworks of the coils;
s3, penetrating the winding bracket from a rectangular hole C (3-1) of the clamping fixture baffle plate (3), and adjusting the distance between the two clamping fixture baffle plates (3) according to the height of the coil, wherein the distance between the two clamping fixture baffle plates (3) is equal to the height of the coil;
s4, fixing the fixture (4) at the outer side of the two mould baffles (3).
Further: a plurality of connecting holes B (1-1) are formed in four corners of each mould supporting plate (1).
The invention has the advantages and positive effects that:
by adopting the technical scheme, the invention has the following technical effects:
the invention meets the winding requirements of coils with different sizes by reasonably splicing the components, and specifically comprises the following steps:
the outer side walls of the four mould hubs meet the specification requirements of the inner diameter of the coil by adjusting the relative positions of the four mould hubs, and the coil with the coil height is further met by adjusting the distance between the two mould baffles; therefore, the invention can adapt to the winding requirements of various coils;
meanwhile, after the coil is wound, the coil can be taken down only by disassembling the mold baffle on one side, and the coil is very convenient to disassemble and take.
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FIG. 1 is a front view of a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 3 is a front view of a mold support plate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front view of a mold support plate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a front view of a mold barrier in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a front view of a fixture in a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 7 is a right side view of the fixture in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a front view of the mold hub in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a right side view of the mold hub in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein: 1. a mold support plate; 2. a mould support plate; 3. a mould baffle; 4. a clamp; 5. a mold hub; 6. and (5) a bolt.
Detailed Description
For a further understanding of the invention, its features and advantages, reference is now made to the following examples, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
The structure of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Please refer to fig. 1 to 9: a multifunctional combined mold for winding a coil of a transformer comprises:
two rectangular mould supporting plates 1, wherein a hole A1-2 is formed in the center of each mould supporting plate 1, connecting holes B1-1 are formed in four corners of each mould supporting plate 1, and a coil head notch A1-3 is formed in the side edge of each mould supporting plate 1; the connecting holes B1-1 are used for adjusting the positions among the four mold hubs 5, so that the connecting holes B1-1 of each mold supporting plate 1 are preferably a plurality of; the inner diameter of the hole A1-2 is basically the same as the outer diameter of the rotating shaft of the winding machine, when the winding machine is used, the rotating shaft of the winding machine needs to pass through the hole A1-2, and in order to prevent sliding between the rotating shaft of the winding machine and the hole A1-2, the rotating shaft of the winding machine and the hole A1-2 are preferably designed to be rectangular or square;
four or eight mould support plates 2 with rectangular structures, wherein a notch B2-1 is formed in one corner of each mould support plate 2; each mould support plate 2 is provided with a connecting hole C2-2; the notch B2-1 is used for clamping a rotating shaft of the winding machine;
the two mould baffles 3 are provided with rectangular holes C3-1 at the center of each mould baffle 3, and a notch C3-2 and a notch 3-3 are arranged at two sides of each mould baffle 3; the notch C3-2 and the notch 3-3 are used for wiring, and the machine coil is wound;
four mould hubs 5, wherein each mould hub 5 is of a strip-shaped structure, and bolt holes 5-1 are formed in the end face of each mould hub 5; a notch D5-2, a notch E5-3 and a notch F5-4 are formed in the side edge of each mould hub 5; wherein: the notch D5-2, the notch E5-3 and the notch F5-4 are used for being clamped with rotating shafts of winding machines with different sizes;
the four mould hubs 5 are mutually parallel, each mould hub 5 is mutually perpendicular to the mould supporting plate 1 and the mould supporting plate 2, and the bolts 6 sequentially pass through the connecting holes B1-1, the connecting holes C2-2 and the bolt holes to fixedly connect the three; the two clamping fixture baffles 3 are sleeved on the outer sides of the four clamping fixture hubs 5, clamping fixtures 4 for limiting the clamping fixture baffles 3 are fixed on the outer sides of the four clamping fixture hubs 5, and the end faces of the clamping fixtures 4 are L-shaped.
As preferable: the thickness of the mold supporting plate 1 ranges from 7.5mm to 8.5mm.
The thickness range of the mould support plate 2 is 7.5 mm-8.5 mm.
The number of the mould supporting plates 2 is four, and each mould supporting plate 2 is provided with a through nail.
The thickness of the mould baffle plate 3 ranges from 14.5mm to 15.5mm.
An assembling method of a combined mould for winding a coil of a multifunctional transformer comprises the following steps:
s1, machining a mould supporting plate 1, a mould supporting plate 2, a mould baffle 3, a clamp 4 and a mould hub 5 according to actual requirements;
s2, aligning the connecting holes B1-1 of the mould supporting plate 1, the connecting holes C2-2 of the mould supporting plate 2 and the bolt holes of the mould hubs 5, enabling the four notches B2-1 of the four mould supporting plates 2 to be positioned on the four corners of the rectangular holes, and then fixing the four notches B2-1 by bolts 6 to form a winding bracket; the outer walls of the four mould support plates 2 are inner diameter support frameworks of the coils;
s3, penetrating the winding bracket from a rectangular hole C3-1 of the clamping fixture baffle plate 3, and adjusting the distance between the two clamping fixture baffle plates 3 according to the height of the coil, wherein the distance between the two clamping fixture baffle plates 3 is equal to the height of the coil;
s4, fixing the fixture 4 at the outer side of the two mould baffles 3.
A plurality of connecting holes B1-1 are arranged at four corners of each mould supporting plate 1.
When the multifunctional transformer winding device is used, the rotating shaft of the winding machine penetrates through a hollow channel formed by surrounding the holes A1-2 of the clamping fixture supporting plate 1 and the four clamping fixture hubs 5, then the rotating shaft of the winding machine drives the multifunctional transformer winding coil to rotate by the combined clamping fixture to perform a winding process, and when the winding is completed, the tyre is removed, only one clamping fixture baffle 3 is required to be detached.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the invention in any way, but any simple modification, equivalent variation and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical principles of the present invention are within the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

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1. A multifunctional transformer winding coil is with combination formula mould, its characterized in that: at least comprises:
holes A1-2 are formed in the center of each mould supporting plate (1), connecting holes B (1-1) are formed in four corners of each mould supporting plate (1), and head notches A (1-3) of coils are formed in the side edges of each mould supporting plate (1);
a mould support plate (2) with four or eight rectangular structures, wherein a notch B (2-1) is formed in one corner of each mould support plate (2); a connecting hole C (2-2) is formed in each mould support plate (2);
the two clamping fixture baffles (3) are provided with rectangular holes C (3-1) at the center of each clamping fixture baffle (3), and a notch C (3-2) and a notch (3-3) are formed at two sides of each clamping fixture baffle (3);
four mould hubs (5), wherein each mould hub (5) is of a strip-shaped structure, and bolt holes (5-1) are formed in the end face of each mould hub (5); a notch D (5-2), a notch E (5-3) and a notch F (5-4) are formed on the side edge of each mould hub (5); the notch D (5-2), the notch E (5-3) and the notch F (5-4) are clamped with rotating shafts of winding machines with different sizes; wherein:
the four mould hubs (5) are mutually parallel, each mould hub (5) is mutually perpendicular to the mould supporting plate (1) and the mould supporting plate (2), and the bolts (6) sequentially penetrate through the connecting holes B (1-1), the connecting holes C (2-2) and the bolt holes to fixedly connect the mould supporting plate, the mould supporting plate and the mould supporting plate; the two clamping fixture baffles (3) are sleeved on the outer sides of the four clamping fixture hubs (5), clamping fixtures (4) for limiting the clamping fixture baffles (3) are fixed on the outer sides of the four clamping fixture hubs (5), and the end faces of the clamping fixtures (4) are L-shaped.
2. The modular mold for winding a coil of a multi-functional transformer according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness range of the mould supporting plate (1) is 7.5 mm-8.5 mm.
3. The modular mold for winding a coil of a multi-functional transformer according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness range of the mould support plate (2) is 7.5 mm-8.5 mm.
4. The modular mold for winding a coil of a multi-functional transformer according to claim 1, wherein: the number of the mould supporting plates (2) is four, and each mould supporting plate (2) is provided with a through nail.
5. The modular mold for winding a coil of a multi-functional transformer according to claim 1, wherein: the thickness range of the mould baffle plate (3) is 14.5 mm-15.5 mm.
6. A method of assembling a modular mold for winding a multi-functional transformer of claim 1, comprising: at least comprises the following steps:
s1, machining a mould supporting plate (1), a mould supporting plate (2), a mould baffle (3), a clamp (4) and a mould hub (5) according to actual requirements;
s2, aligning the connecting holes B (1-1) of the mould supporting plates (1), the connecting holes C (2-2) of the mould supporting plates (2) and bolt holes of the mould hubs (5) so that the four notches B (2-1) of the four mould supporting plates (2) are positioned at the four corners of the rectangular holes, and then fixing the four notches B with bolts (6) to form a winding bracket; the outer walls of the four mould support plates (2) are inner diameter support frameworks of the coils;
s3, penetrating the winding bracket from a rectangular hole C (3-1) of the clamping fixture baffle plate (3), and adjusting the distance between the two clamping fixture baffle plates (3) according to the height of the coil, wherein the distance between the two clamping fixture baffle plates (3) is equal to the height of the coil;
s4, fixing the fixture (4) at the outer side of the two mould baffles (3).
7. The method of forming a modular mold for winding a coil of a multi-functional transformer of claim 6, wherein: a plurality of connecting holes B (1-1) are formed in four corners of each mould supporting plate (1).
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