CN109590654A - A kind of clamp system and its application method for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding - Google Patents

A kind of clamp system and its application method for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding Download PDF

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CN109590654A
CN109590654A CN201910078358.9A CN201910078358A CN109590654A CN 109590654 A CN109590654 A CN 109590654A CN 201910078358 A CN201910078358 A CN 201910078358A CN 109590654 A CN109590654 A CN 109590654A
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束建平
陈彤
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23KSOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K37/00Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups
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    • B23KSOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of clamp systems and its application method for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, upper clamping block is pushed to cooperate lower gripping block by piston guide block, realize that mining chain ring clamps above and below, the vertical line of clamping force can be reduced at a distance from clamping point, reduce the direction offset of clamping force;And, the upset axial line direction of horizontal upset forging cylinder and the center in mining chain ring weld clamp region are on same horizontal plane, the offset of the traffic direction to mining chain ring forging force can be reduced, increase the effective power of vertical clamping forces and horizontal forging force, further stablize the quality of mining chain ring, eliminate the weld bond shift phenomenon of mining chain ring, convenient for welding, the tear strength of entire clamp system is reduced simultaneously, prolong the service life, ring Flash Butt Welding equipment failure rate and maintenance rate are reduced, is had a good application prospect.

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A kind of clamp system and its application method for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding
Technical field
The present invention relates to welding equipment jig technical fields, and in particular to a kind of folder for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding Tight mechanism and its application method.
Background technique
Flash Butt Welding equipment is that mining chain ring manufacture was mainly run at the widely used production equipment of industry at present Journey is to clamp chain link with upper and lower electrode, then connects low-voltage and high-current, by control system Flash Butt Welding, weld bond is welded At silent ring, it is desirable that weld bond stretching after cooling and bending strength are equal to or more than base material.Its formal parameter meets country simultaneously Standard.
Currently, the flash welder that the sector uses is all made of extensional mode clamping mode structure, and as shown in Figures 1 and 2, sliding Formula clamps the clamping mode of voussoir, will lead to the offset in output clamping force direction, influences welding effect, moreover, because it is vertical Farther out from clamping point, and the direction offset of power transmitting is big for clamping cylinder 101 and the force output center of horizontal upset forging cylinder 102, Cause power transmitting offset larger, to keep the abrasion of fixture guiding mechanism larger.Moreover, in the horizontal upset oil of welding process The upsetting direction of cylinder 102 and clamping region be not in same level, when last upset, weld bond dislocation and postwelding is be easy to cause to move It is dynamic, the accurate execution of the effect and welding procedure of welding is influenced, causes product quality cannot be guaranteed, also increases flash welder The shutdown maintenance rate of equipment.
Therefore, how to overcome above-mentioned flash welder the problems of on clamping mode, be current urgently to be solved.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the present invention is overcome in the prior art flash welder clamped in the mining chain ring of fixation using extensional mode The problems of mode.Clamp system and its application method for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding of the invention, passes through work Filling in guide pad pushes upper clamping block to cooperate lower gripping block, realizes that mining chain ring clamps above and below, can reduce the vertical line of clamping force At a distance from clamping point, reduce the direction offset of clamping force;Moreover, the upset axial line direction and mine of horizontal upset forging cylinder With the center in chain ring weld clamp region on same horizontal plane, the fortune to mining chain ring forging force can be reduced The offset of line direction increases the effective power of vertical clamping forces and horizontal forging force, further stablizes the matter of mining chain ring Amount, eliminates the weld bond shift phenomenon of mining chain ring, convenient for welding, while reducing the tear strength of entire clamp system, extends Service life reduces ring Flash Butt Welding equipment failure rate and maintenance rate, has a good application prospect.
In order to achieve the above object, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is that:
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, including work base station, the installation of work base station upper surface Have in left and right symmetrical left grip block, right grip block, the left grip block is fixed on work base station upper surface, the right side The side of grip block is provided with horizontal upset forging cylinder, and the horizontal upset forging cylinder controls right grip block in work base station position, with Just the spacing between left grip block, right grip block is adjusted,
Vertical clamping oil cylinder, the folder of the left grip block, right grip block are mounted on above the left grip block, right grip block The face of holding is provided with L shape notch arranged symmetrically,
The bottom of the L shape notch is fixed with lower gripping block, and the top of the L shape notch is provided with piston guide block, institute It states and is fixed with upper clamping block below piston guide block, the vertical clamping oil cylinder of the piston guide block and respective side is connected, Piston guide block is controlled by vertical clamping oil cylinder vertically to move up and down,
The left grip block, lower gripping block, forms mining chain ring weld clamp region between upper clamping block at right grip block,
The upset axial line direction of the horizontal upset forging cylinder and the center in mining chain ring weld clamp region exist On same horizontal plane.
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding above-mentioned, the lower gripping block, upper clamping block are copper Matter gripping block.
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding above-mentioned is provided on the outside of the left grip block Reinforce baffle.
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding above-mentioned, locating for the left grip block, right grip block Height it is identical, and the left grip block be fixedly mounted, the right grip block horizontal upset forging cylinder control under move horizontally.
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding above-mentioned, the bending place of the L shape notch is straight Angle transition.
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding above-mentioned, the width of the lower gripping block, upper clamping block It spends identical as the length of the short side of L shape notch.
A kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding above-mentioned is provided with for putting in the lower gripping block The arc groove of mining chain ring to be welded is positioned when setting.
A kind of application method of the clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, includes the following steps,
Step (A) controls right grip block movement by horizontal upset forging cylinder, reaches the specific bit for clamping mining chain ring welding It sets, keeps the forging force of horizontal upset forging cylinder output constant, mining chain ring to be welded is placed into two pieces of lower gripping blocks The intermediate region of side;
Step (B), by vertical clamping oil cylinder by controlling under two pieces of piston guide blocks above mining chain ring to be welded It moves, is moved down by piston guide block, upper clamping block moves down, and cooperates lower gripping block to complete upper and lower to mining chain ring to be welded It clamps;
Step (C), controlled level upset forging cylinder guarantees and step (A) identical forging force, completes to the left and right folder of mining chain ring Tightly, the clamping of mining chain ring is realized, the center of the forging force direction and mining chain ring to be welded is same Horizontal plane on.
It is previously described for the application method of the clamp system of mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, step (A), by mine to be welded It is placed into the intermediate region above two pieces of lower gripping blocks with chain ring, the mining chain to be welded is orientable to be placed into down In the arc groove of gripping block upper surface.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are: of the invention clamp system and its user for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding Method pushes upper clamping block to cooperate lower gripping block, realizes that mining chain ring clamps above and below, can reduce clamping by piston guide block The vertical line of power reduces the direction offset of clamping force at a distance from clamping point;Moreover, the upset axial line institute of horizontal upset forging cylinder In the center in direction and mining chain ring weld clamp region on same horizontal plane, it can reduce to mining chain ring The offset of the traffic direction of forging force increases the effective power of vertical clamping forces and horizontal forging force, further stablizes mining The quality of chain ring eliminates the weld bond shift phenomenon of mining chain ring, convenient for welding, while reducing the abrasion of entire clamp system Intensity prolongs the service life, and reduces ring Flash Butt Welding equipment failure rate and maintenance rate, has a good application prospect.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram for being traditionally used for the clamp system of mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding;
Fig. 2 is the top view for being traditionally used for the clamp system of mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding;
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the top view of the clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding of the invention.
Attached meaning marked in the figure is as follows:
1: work base station;2: left grip block;3: right grip block;4: horizontal upset forging cylinder;5:L shape notch;6: lower gripping block;7: Piston guide block;8: upper clamping block;9: reinforcing baffle;10: vertical clamping oil cylinder.
Specific embodiment
Below in conjunction with Figure of description, the present invention is further illustrated.
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding of the invention, including work base station 1,1 upper surface of work base station is equipped in left and right symmetrical left grip block 2, right grip block 3, the left grip block 2 It is fixed on 1 upper surface of work base station, the side of the right grip block 3 is provided with horizontal upset forging cylinder 4, the horizontal upset forging cylinder The 4 right grip blocks 3 of control are in work 1 position of base station, to adjust the spacing between left grip block 2, right grip block 3,
The left grip block 2, right grip block 3 top be mounted on vertical clamping oil cylinder 10, the left grip block 2, right clamping The clamping face of block 3 is provided with L shape notch 5 arranged symmetrically,
The bottom of the L shape notch 5 is fixed with lower gripping block 6, and the top of the L shape notch 5 is provided with piston guide block 7, the lower section of the piston guide block 7 is fixed with upper clamping block 8, the vertical clamping oil cylinder of the piston guide block 7 and respective side 10 are connected, and control piston guide block 7 by vertical clamping oil cylinder 10 and vertically move up and down,
The left grip block 2, lower gripping block 6, forms mining chain ring weld clamp area between upper clamping block 8 at right grip block 3 Domain,
The upset axial line direction of the horizontal upset forging cylinder 4 and the center in mining chain ring weld clamp region exist On same horizontal plane, it is directly delivered to its forging force on mining chain ring soldering opening, reduces electrode when welding machine upset It is abnormal mobile, improve welding quality.
Preferably, the lower gripping block 6, upper clamping block 8 are copper gripping block, are provided in lower gripping block 6 for placing The arc groove of mining chain ring Shi Dingwei to be welded first reliably positions mining chain ring to be welded, under Gripping block 6, the width of upper clamping block 8 are identical as the length of the short side of L shape notch 5, can be reduced in clamping process, under The problem of gripping block 6, upper clamping block 8 deviate component.
Preferably, the outside of the left grip block 2, which is provided with, reinforces baffle 9, guarantees the fixed reliability of left grip block 2.
Preferably, the left grip block 2, height is identical locating for right grip block 3, and the left grip block 2 is fixed peace Dress, the right grip block 3 move horizontally under the control of horizontal upset forging cylinder 4, what the right flat upset forging cylinder 4 of 3 water flowing of grip block provided Right grip block 3 is moved to designated position by forging force, realizes the effect positioning of mining chain ring to be welded.
Preferably, the bending place of the L shape notch 5 is that right angle transition prevents convenient for the installation of lower gripping block 6 Gap, under the influence of 6 fixation of gripping block reliability.
The application method of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding of the invention, includes the following steps,
Step (A) controls the right movement of grip block 3 by horizontal upset forging cylinder 4, reaches the specific bit for clamping mining chain ring welding It sets, the forging force for keeping horizontal upset forging cylinder 4 to export is constant, and mining chain ring to be welded is placed into two pieces of lower gripping blocks 6 The intermediate region of top, in the orientable arc groove for being placed into lower 6 upper surface of gripping block of the mining chain to be welded, just In placing the reliability for improving mining chain to be welded and placing, prevent from deviating;
Step (B), by vertical clamping oil cylinder 10 by controlling two pieces of piston guide blocks 7 above mining chain ring to be welded It moves down, is moved down by piston guide block 7, upper clamping block 8 moves down, and lower gripping block 6 is cooperated to complete to mining chain ring to be welded It is upper and lower to clamp;
Step (C), controlled level upset forging cylinder 4 guarantees and step (A) identical forging force, completes left and right to mining chain ring It clamps, realizes the clamping of mining chain ring, the center of the forging force direction and mining chain ring to be welded is same On one horizontal plane.
In conclusion the clamp system and its application method for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding of the invention, passes through work Filling in guide pad pushes upper clamping block to cooperate lower gripping block, realizes that mining chain ring clamps above and below, can reduce the vertical line of clamping force At a distance from clamping point, reduce the direction offset of clamping force, moreover it is possible to reduce the inclined of the direction of vertical clamping oil cylinder output clamping force It moves, increases chuck strength;Moreover, the upset axial line direction of horizontal upset forging cylinder and mining chain ring weld clamp area The center in domain can reduce the offset of the traffic direction to mining chain ring forging force, make to hang down on same horizontal plane Straight clamping force and the effective power of horizontal forging force increase, and further stablize the quality of mining chain ring, eliminate mining chain ring Weld bond shift phenomenon while reducing the tear strength of entire clamp system convenient for welding, prolong the service life, reduce ring and dodge Photocoagulation equipment failure rate and maintenance rate, have a good application prospect.
Basic principles and main features and advantage of the invention have been shown and described above.The technical staff of the industry should Understand, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and description only describe originals of the invention Reason, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, various changes and improvements may be made to the invention, these changes and improvements It all fall within the protetion scope of the claimed invention.The claimed scope of the invention is by appended claims and its equivalent circle It is fixed.

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1. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, it is characterised in that: including working base station (1), the work Make base station (1) upper surface to be equipped in left and right symmetrical left grip block (2), right grip block (3), the left grip block (2) It is fixed on work base station (1) upper surface, the side of the right grip block (3) is provided with horizontal upset forging cylinder (4), the horizontal top It forges oil cylinder (4) and controls right grip block (3) in work base station (1) position, to adjust between left grip block (2), right grip block (3) Spacing,
It is mounted on vertical clamping oil cylinder (10) above the left grip block (2), right grip block (3), the left grip block (2), the clamping face of right grip block (3) is provided with L shape notch (5) arranged symmetrically,
The bottom of the L shape notch (5) is fixed with lower gripping block (6), and the top of the L shape notch (5) is provided with piston Guide pad (7) is fixed with upper clamping block (8) below the piston guide block (7), the piston guide block (7) and respective side Vertical clamping oil cylinder (10) be connected, it is vertically upper and lower by vertical clamping oil cylinder (10) control piston guide block (7) It is mobile,
The left grip block (2), lower gripping block (6), forms mining chain ring welding between upper clamping block (8) at right grip block (3) Clamping region,
The upset axial line direction of the horizontal upset forging cylinder (4) and the center in mining chain ring weld clamp region On same horizontal plane.
2. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described Lower gripping block (6), upper clamping block (8) are copper gripping block.
3. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: institute It states to be provided on the outside of left grip block (2) and reinforces baffle (9).
4. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: institute It is identical to state height locating for left grip block (2), right grip block (3), and the left grip block (2) is to be fixedly mounted, the right folder Block (3) is held to move horizontally under horizontal upset forging cylinder (4) control.
5. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: described The bending place of L shape notch (5) is right angle transition.
6. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: described Lower gripping block (6), the width of upper clamping block (8) are identical as the length of short side of L shape notch (5).
7. a kind of clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: described The arc groove of mining chain ring to be welded is positioned when being provided on lower gripping block (6) for placing.
8. a kind of application method of the clamp system for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, it is characterised in that: include the following steps,
Step (A) controls right grip block (3) movement by horizontal upset forging cylinder (4), reaches the finger for clamping mining chain ring welding Positioning is set, and the forging force for keeping horizontal upset forging cylinder (4) to export is constant, and mining chain ring to be welded is placed under two pieces and is pressed from both sides Intermediate region above tight block (6);
Step (B), by vertical clamping oil cylinder (10) by controlling two pieces of piston guides above mining chain ring to be welded Block (7) moves down, and is moved down by piston guide block (7), and upper clamping block (8) moves down, and lower gripping block (6) is cooperated to complete to be welded Mining chain ring clamps above and below;
Step (C), controlled level upset forging cylinder (4) guarantee with step (A) identical forging force, complete it is left to mining chain ring, The clamping of mining chain ring is realized in right clamping, and the center of the forging force direction and mining chain ring to be welded exists On same horizontal plane.
9. the application method of the clamp system according to claim 8 for mining chain ring Flash Butt Welding, feature exist In: mining chain ring to be welded is placed into the intermediate region above two pieces of lower gripping blocks (6) by step (A), described to be welded The orientable arc groove for being placed into lower gripping block (6) upper surface of mining chain in.
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