CN109332052B - Spraying hanger for automobile front side shell - Google Patents

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CN109332052B
CN109332052B CN201811406029.4A CN201811406029A CN109332052B CN 109332052 B CN109332052 B CN 109332052B CN 201811406029 A CN201811406029 A CN 201811406029A CN 109332052 B CN109332052 B CN 109332052B
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高明旺
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The application discloses a spraying hanger for an automobile front side shell, which relates to the technical field of automobile spraying and comprises a bottom plate, three vertical support columns, three horizontal mounting columns and a shell support frame, wherein the vertical support columns are vertically and uniformly arranged on the bottom plate, the horizontal mounting columns are horizontally and uniformly arranged on the vertical support columns, sliding rails are arranged on the front side and the rear side of each horizontal mounting column, sliding blocks are slidably arranged on the sliding rails, sliding plates are fixedly arranged on the sliding blocks, the shell support frame is symmetrically arranged and is overhung on the sliding plates, the shell support frame comprises a triangular bracket and a vertical bracket, the triangular bracket is arranged on the sliding plates, the vertical bracket is vertically welded at the overhanging end of the triangular bracket, a rectangular steel cylinder and a bottom support frame are welded on the vertical bracket, a middle support frame and an upper support frame are respectively welded on the outer part of the rectangular steel cylinder, and middle ejector rods and upper ejector rods are respectively welded on the tops of the middle support frame and the upper support frame. The application utilizes the shell supporting frame to realize the hanging installation of the front shell of the automobile.

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Spraying hanger for automobile front side shell
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of automobile paint spraying, in particular to a spraying hanger for an automobile front side shell.
Background
The automobile, i.e. the vehicle which has power to drive itself, does not need to be erected according to the track or electric power, and can run in a motorized way. In a broad sense, vehicles having four wheels travel are commonly referred to as automobiles. An automobile is generally composed of four basic parts, namely an engine, a chassis, a body and electrical equipment. When the front shell of the automobile is manufactured, the outer surface of the front shell of the automobile is required to be sprayed, the existing spraying hanger for the front shell of the automobile is generally welded, so that the spraying hanger is poor in adaptability and flexibility, and meanwhile, the sprayed front shell of the automobile is required to be placed on the spraying hanger all the time before paint is dried, so that the utilization rate of the spraying hanger is seriously reduced.
The application discloses a rotary hanger for spraying automobile parts, which comprises a base, a rotary rod and a hanger. The rotary hanger for spraying the automobile parts is characterized in that the rotary rod can freely rotate in the actual use process, an operator can rotate the rotary rod to adjust the parts to be sprayed in front of the rotary rod, and spraying is convenient. The parts are fixed through the electromagnet, so that the parts are prevented from shaking and falling in the spraying and transporting processes, the spraying quality is improved, and meanwhile, the parts are prevented from falling and damaging.
The application of Chinese patent publication No. CN102921580A discloses a full-automatic spraying hanger for an automobile bumper, which adopts a split structure and consists of a primary general hanger and a secondary special hanger, wherein the primary general hanger adopts a frame structure, and the frame edge of the primary general hanger is provided with a buckle and a plurality of groups of mounting holes; the special stores pylon of second grade includes preceding stores pylon and side stores pylon, and preceding stores pylon is installed in the place ahead of the general stores pylon of one-level, and the both sides at the general stores pylon of one-level are installed respectively to the side stores pylon. The hanger has the advantages of simple structure, light weight and strong universality, and is particularly suitable for spraying production of various and small-batch automobile bumpers.
The spray hanger in the automotive field referred to in the above-mentioned reference does not solve the problem of the present application for spraying automotive front shells.
Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to provide a spraying hanger for an automobile front side shell, which is used for solving the defects caused by the prior art.
The utility model provides a spraying hanger for front side shell of car, includes bottom plate, three vertical support column, three horizontal erection column and shell support frame, vertical and the equipartition of vertical support column is installed on the bottom plate, horizontal erection column level and equipartition are installed on vertical support column, the slide rail is all installed to the front and back both sides of horizontal erection column, slidable mounting has the slider on the slide rail, fixed mounting has the slide on the slider, the slide is supported fixedly through hand screw two and horizontal erection column, shell support frame symmetry sets up and the overhang is installed on the slide, the shell support frame includes tripod and vertical support, the tripod passes through the screw and installs on the slide, vertical support vertical welding is at the overhang end of tripod, the welding has about rectangular steel cylinder of orientation and slope decurrent bottom support frame on the vertical support respectively, the bottom of bottom support frame is equipped with the bottom fixture block, be equipped with the draw-in groove on the fixture block, the outside of rectangular steel cylinder has the ascending middle part support frame of slope and upper portion support frame respectively, the top of middle part support frame and upper portion support frame has middle part and right side to weld respectively and rectangular push rod and right side to support frame, the inside two side of rectangle steel cylinders are equipped with a square screw and the slide bar through the inside screw.
Preferably, the storage battery is arranged on the bottom plate and is fixed on the bottom plate through the battery fixing plate, a top supporting plate is arranged at the top of the vertical supporting column, a solar cell panel is arranged on the upper end face of the top supporting plate, and the solar cell panel is electrically connected with the storage battery.
Preferably, the lighting lamp is installed to the lower terminal surface of top backup pad, electric connection is equipped with the switch on the vertical support column of left side between lighting lamp and the battery, the switch is installed on the connecting line of lighting lamp and battery.
Preferably, the middle vertical support columns are uniformly provided with hinge supports I, the hinge supports I are hinged with support rods, the overhanging ends of the support rods are provided with fans, the fans are electrically connected with the storage battery, and the switches are arranged on the connecting pipeline of the fans and the storage battery.
Preferably, the vertical support columns on the left side and the right side are symmetrically provided with a second hinged support, and the second hinged support is hinged with a push-pull rod.
Preferably, universal wheels are uniformly arranged below the bottom plate, and stop friction plates are arranged on the universal wheels.
The working principle and the advantages of the application are that: according to the application, the distance between the shell supporting frames on two sides is adjusted according to the width of the automobile shell to be sprayed, and then the shell supporting frames on two sides are utilized to realize the suspension installation of the shell on the front side of the automobile. The application has the characteristics of simple structure, convenient operation and maintenance, strong practicability and high utilization rate.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall front view of the present application.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall side view of the present application.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a housing support frame according to the present application.
Wherein, 1-a bottom plate; 2-universal wheels; 201-stop friction plate; 3-vertical support columns; 4-a horizontal mounting post; 5-sliding rails; 6-sliding blocks; 7-a skateboard; 8-a tripod; 9-vertical supports; 10-rectangular steel cylinders; 11-a bottom support frame; 111-a bottom clip block; 12-a middle support frame; 121-a middle ejector rod; 13-an upper support frame; 131-upper ejector pins; 14-sliding bar; 15-screwing a first screw by hand; 16-automobile front shell; 17-a top support plate; 18-a solar panel; 19-lighting lamp; 20-a first hinge support; 21-supporting rods; 22-fans; 23-accumulator; 24-battery fixing plate; 25-switching; 26-a second hinge support; 27-a push-pull rod; 28-hand screw second.
Detailed Description
The application is further described in connection with the following detailed description, in order to make the technical means, the creation characteristics, the achievement of the purpose and the effect of the application easy to understand.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a spraying hanger for an automobile front side shell comprises a bottom plate 1, three vertical support columns 3, three horizontal installation columns 4 and a shell support frame, wherein the vertical support columns 3 are vertically and uniformly distributed on the bottom plate 1, the horizontal installation columns 4 are horizontally and uniformly distributed on the vertical support columns 3, sliding rails 5 are respectively installed on the front side and the rear side of the horizontal installation columns 4, sliding blocks 6 are slidably installed on the sliding rails 5, sliding plates 7 are fixedly installed on the sliding blocks 6, the sliding plates 7 are propped against and fixed through two hand screws 28 and the horizontal installation columns 4, the shell support frame is symmetrically arranged and is hung on the sliding plates 7, the shell support frame comprises a triangular support frame 8 and a vertical support frame 9, the triangular support frame 8 is installed on the sliding plates 7 through screws, the vertical support frame 9 is vertically welded at the hanging ends of the triangular support frame 8, rectangular steel cylinders 10 which face left and right are respectively welded on the vertical support frame 9, bottom clamping blocks 111 are arranged at the bottoms of the bottom support frame 11, clamping grooves are formed in the positions of the clamping blocks 111, the rectangular support frames 10 are respectively welded on the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 12 and the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13, and the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13 are respectively welded on the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13, and the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13 are respectively welded on the middle parts of the top of the rectangular support frames 13, and the middle parts of the top parts of the rectangular support frames 13 are respectively, and the top parts of the top part 13 are respectively, and the top part of the top frame 13.
Preferably, the storage battery 23 is arranged on the bottom plate 1 and is fixed on the bottom plate 1 through the battery fixing plate 24, the top of the vertical support column 3 is provided with a top support plate 17, the upper end surface of the top support plate 17 is provided with a solar cell panel 18, and the solar cell panel 18 is electrically connected with the storage battery 23. When the spraying hanger is idle, the spraying hanger can be put under the sun for shining, the solar panel 18 is utilized to absorb and convert solar energy, and the storage battery 23 is utilized to store the converted solar energy.
Preferably, the lighting lamp 19 is installed on the lower end surface of the top supporting plate 17, the lighting lamp 19 is electrically connected with the storage battery 23, the switch 25 is arranged on the left vertical supporting column 3, and the switch 25 is installed on a connecting line of the lighting lamp 19 and the storage battery 23. The provision of the illumination lamp 19 provides effective illumination when the operator sprays the front automotive skin 16, while using converted solar energy.
Example 2
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a spraying hanger for an automobile front side shell comprises a bottom plate 1, three vertical support columns 3, three horizontal installation columns 4 and a shell support frame, wherein the vertical support columns 3 are vertically and uniformly distributed on the bottom plate 1, the horizontal installation columns 4 are horizontally and uniformly distributed on the vertical support columns 3, sliding rails 5 are respectively installed on the front side and the rear side of the horizontal installation columns 4, sliding blocks 6 are slidably installed on the sliding rails 5, sliding plates 7 are fixedly installed on the sliding blocks 6, the sliding plates 7 are propped against and fixed through two hand screws 28 and the horizontal installation columns 4, the shell support frame is symmetrically arranged and is hung on the sliding plates 7, the shell support frame comprises a triangular support frame 8 and a vertical support frame 9, the triangular support frame 8 is installed on the sliding plates 7 through screws, the vertical support frame 9 is vertically welded at the hanging ends of the triangular support frame 8, rectangular steel cylinders 10 which face left and right are respectively welded on the vertical support frame 9, bottom clamping blocks 111 are arranged at the bottoms of the bottom support frame 11, clamping grooves are formed in the positions of the clamping blocks 111, the rectangular support frames 10 are respectively welded on the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 12 and the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13, and the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13 are respectively welded on the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13, and the middle parts of the rectangular support frames 13 are respectively welded on the middle parts of the top of the rectangular support frames 13, and the middle parts of the top parts of the rectangular support frames 13 are respectively, and the top parts of the top part 13 are respectively, and the top part of the top frame 13.
Preferably, the storage battery 23 is arranged on the bottom plate 1 and is fixed on the bottom plate 1 through the battery fixing plate 24, the top of the vertical support column 3 is provided with a top support plate 17, the upper end surface of the top support plate 17 is provided with a solar cell panel 18, and the solar cell panel 18 is electrically connected with the storage battery 23. When the spraying hanger is idle, the spraying hanger can be put under the sun for shining, the solar panel 18 is utilized to absorb and convert solar energy, and the storage battery 23 is utilized to store the converted solar energy.
Preferably, the lighting lamp 19 is installed on the lower end surface of the top supporting plate 17, the lighting lamp 19 is electrically connected with the storage battery 23, the switch 25 is arranged on the left vertical supporting column 3, and the switch 25 is installed on a connecting line of the lighting lamp 19 and the storage battery 23. The provision of the illumination lamp 19 provides effective illumination when the operator sprays the front automotive skin 16, while using converted solar energy.
Preferably, the middle vertical support columns 3 are uniformly provided with first hinge supports 20, the first hinge supports 20 are hinged with support rods 21, the overhanging ends of the support rods 21 are provided with fans 22, the fans 22 are electrically connected with storage batteries 23, and the switches 25 are arranged on the connecting lines of the fans 22 and the storage batteries 23. The provision of the stowable fan 22 allows the air generated by the fan 22 to accelerate the drying of paint in the shade when the front housing 16 of the vehicle is finished with the converted solar energy.
Preferably, the two hinge supports 26 are symmetrically arranged on the vertical support columns 3 on the left side and the right side, and the two hinge supports 26 are hinged with push-pull rods 27. The push-pull rod 27 is arranged in combination with the universal wheel 2 to facilitate the movement of the spray hanger.
Preferably, universal wheels 2 are uniformly distributed below the bottom plate 1, and stop friction plates 201 are arranged on the universal wheels 2. The universal wheel 2 and the push-pull rod 21 are combined to facilitate the movement of the spraying hanger.
In summary, the working principle and the advantages of the application are as follows: the application firstly adjusts the distance between the two side shell supporting frames according to the width of the automobile shell 16 to be sprayed, and then utilizes the two side shell supporting frames to realize the suspension installation of the front side shell of the automobile, mainly utilizes a bottom clamping block 111 on a bottom supporting frame 11 to clamp the bottom of the front shell 16 of the automobile, utilizes a middle ejector rod 121 on a middle supporting frame 12 to prop against the middle part of the front shell 16 of the automobile, and utilizes an upper ejector rod 131 on an upper supporting frame 13 to prop against the upper part of the front shell 16 of the automobile. The application has the characteristics of simple structure, convenient operation and maintenance, strong practicability and high utilization rate.
Accordingly, the above disclosed embodiments are illustrative in all respects, and not exclusive. All changes that come within the scope of the application or equivalents thereto are intended to be embraced therein.

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1. A spraying hanger for car front side shell, its characterized in that: including bottom plate (1), three vertical support column (3), three horizontal erection column (4) and shell support frame, universal wheel (2) are installed to the below equipartition of bottom plate (1), be equipped with stopping friction disc (201) on universal wheel (2), vertical support column (3) are vertical and the equipartition is installed on bottom plate (1), horizontal erection column (4) level and equipartition are installed on vertical support column (3), slide rail (5) are all installed to the front and back both sides of horizontal erection column (4), slidable mounting has slider (6) on slide rail (5), fixed mounting has slide (7) on slider (6), slide (7) are supported fixedly through hand screw two (28) and horizontal erection column (4), shell support frame symmetry sets up and overhang installs on slide (7), the shell support frame includes tripod (8) and vertical support (9), tripod (8) are installed on slide (7) through installing on the screw, vertical support (9) are vertical on tripod (8) respectively, bottom (11) are equipped with bottom (11) of a slope support frame and a bottom (11) are equipped with to the bottom of a slope support frame (11), the clamping block (111) is provided with a clamping groove, the outside of the rectangular steel cylinder (10) is respectively welded with an inclined upward middle supporting frame (12) and an upper supporting frame (13), the tops of the middle supporting frame (12) and the upper supporting frame (13) are respectively welded with a middle ejector rod (121) and an upper ejector rod (131), the inside of the rectangular steel cylinder (10) on the left side and the right side is provided with a sliding rod (14), the sliding rod (14) is propped against and fixed through a first hand screwing screw (15) and the rectangular steel cylinder (10), a storage battery (23) is arranged on the bottom plate (1) and is fixed on the bottom plate (1) through a battery fixing plate (24), the top of the vertical supporting column (3) is provided with a top supporting plate (17), and the upper end face of the top supporting plate (17) is provided with a solar cell panel (18), and the solar cell panel (18) is electrically connected with the storage battery (23).
2. A spray hanger for automotive front side shells as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the utility model discloses a lamp, including top backup pad (17), light (19) are installed to the lower terminal surface of top backup pad (17), electric connection between light (19) and battery (23), be equipped with switch (25) on vertical support column (3) of left side, switch (25) are installed on the connecting wire of light (19) and battery (23).
3. A spray hanger for automotive front side shells according to claim 2, characterized in that: the middle vertical support column (3) is uniformly distributed with a first hinge support (20), a support rod (21) is hinged to the first hinge support (20), a fan (22) is arranged at the overhanging end of the support rod (21), the fan (22) is electrically connected with a storage battery (23), and a switch (25) is arranged on a connecting line of the fan (22) and the storage battery (23).
4. A spray hanger for automotive front side shells as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the two sides of the vertical support columns (3) are symmetrically provided with a second hinge support (26), and the second hinge support (26) is hinged with a push-pull rod (27).
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