CN110625385B - Assembling machine for cleaning pipe joint - Google Patents

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CN110625385B
CN110625385B CN201910848318.8A CN201910848318A CN110625385B CN 110625385 B CN110625385 B CN 110625385B CN 201910848318 A CN201910848318 A CN 201910848318A CN 110625385 B CN110625385 B CN 110625385B
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The invention discloses a cleaning pipe joint assembly machine which comprises a frame, wherein the frame is provided with a material conveying mechanism and an assembly mechanism, the material conveying mechanism is connected with the assembly mechanism, and the assembly mechanism comprises a sheath moving part, a pipe clamping part, a pipe shrinking part, a hose backing part and a top core moving part. The invention can reduce blocking materials, has smoother operation, improves the assembly efficiency, improves the operation precision of an assembly mechanism, improves the assembly effect of the cleaning pipe joint, and improves the assembly quality of the cleaning pipe joint.

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Assembling machine for cleaning pipe joint
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of automatic assembling machines, and particularly relates to an assembling machine for cleaning pipe joints.
Background
The assembly machine is mechanical equipment for combining a plurality of parts of a product together in a manner of tight fit, buckling, threaded connection, adhesion, riveting, welding and the like to obtain a finished product meeting preset dimensional precision and functions. The cleaning pipe joint is generally composed of three parts, a core, a steel sleeve and a sheath, when the cleaning pipe joint is assembled, the sheath and the steel sleeve are sleeved into the cleaning pipe, and the core is driven into the cleaning pipe. How to quickly, efficiently and accurately complete the assembly of the cleaning pipe joint is a problem to be solved by the person skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problems in the prior art, and provides the pipe joint cleaning assembly machine, which can reduce clamping materials, run more smoothly, improve the assembly efficiency, improve the running precision of an assembly mechanism, improve the assembly effect of the pipe joint cleaning and improve the assembly quality of the pipe joint cleaning.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
cleaning pipe joint assembly machine, including the frame, its characterized in that: the frame is equipped with material conveying mechanism and assembly devices, and material conveying mechanism is connected with assembly devices, and assembly devices includes sheath moving part, pipe clamping part, pipe contracting part, hose backup part and top core moving part. The sheath moving part can convey the sheath and avoid the clamping of the sheath; the pipe clamping component can clamp the cleaning pipe, so that the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, the pipe contraction component can straighten the cleaning pipe, the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, and the assembly quality is improved; the hose leaning part plays a role in positioning the length of the cleaning pipe and starting the machine, and when the two ends of the cleaning pipe are propped against the hose leaning part, the lengths of the cleaning pipes propped against the assembling mechanism can be ensured to be the same; the top core moving part is used for driving the core and the steel sleeve into the cleaning pipe. The top of frame is the aluminum alloy ex-trusions, all is equipped with all around and opens the door, and the shrouding is toughened glass, conveniently observes, is equipped with the alarm lamp on the top, can report to the police when machine trouble and remind.
Further, the material conveying mechanism comprises a steel sleeve vibration disc, a core vibration disc, a sheath vibration disc, a steel sleeve guide rail, a core guide rail and a sheath guide rail, wherein the steel sleeve vibration disc and the core vibration disc are arranged on the side part of the assembly mechanism, the sheath vibration disc is arranged above the assembly mechanism, the steel sleeve guide rail is connected with the steel sleeve vibration disc and the assembly mechanism, and the core guide rail is connected with the core vibration disc and the assembly mechanism and the sheath guide rail is connected with the sheath vibration disc and the assembly mechanism. The sheath is from lateral part feeding, and easy card is dead, through setting up the sheath vibration dish in assembly devices's top for the sheath is from the rear feeding, can reduce the condition of card material, and the operation is more smooth and easy, and the troubleshooting is more convenient simultaneously. The steel sleeve vibration disc is arranged at the side part, so that the length of the steel sleeve is shortened, the material is not easy to clamp, and the operation is smoother.
Further, the steel sleeve guide rail and the core guide rail are both provided with a first proximity switch. The corresponding quantity of material is accumulated on steel bushing guide rail or core guide rail, and first proximity switch senses, and the vibration dish that corresponding material guide rail corresponds stops the work, and otherwise then begins the work, so can reduce the noise of machine.
Further, sheath moving part includes sheath moving cylinder, sheath moving seat and casing, the casing is equipped with sheath import and washpipe import, the sheath moving seat is equipped with the sheath constant head tank, sheath moving cylinder drive sheath constant head tank reciprocating motion between sheath import and washpipe import, the casing is equipped with first guide rail, the sheath moving seat is located on the first guide rail, sheath moving seat and first guide rail swing joint, the casing includes the front shroud, the upper shroud, first side cover plate and second side cover plate, the sheath import is located on the upper shroud, washpipe import is located on the front shroud, the sheath moving cylinder is located on the first side cover plate, be equipped with the connecting axle between sheath moving cylinder and the sheath moving seat, be equipped with the adjusting bolt on the nut, adjusting bolt spacing sheath moving seat, the sheath moving seat is equipped with the baffle, be bolted connection between front shroud, the upper shroud, first side cover plate and the second side cover plate. The sheath moving part is used for receiving and sending the sheath, and only one sheath is transported at a time, so that the problem that the sheath is blocked easily due to sheath overlapping caused by the fact that the sheath in the sheath guide rail directly enters the sheath positioning groove can be avoided. Before the sheath moving part works, the sheath positioning groove is aligned with the sheath inlet, one sheath falls into the sheath positioning groove from the sheath guide rail, the sheath moving part starts to work, the sheath moving cylinder pushes the sheath positioning groove to be aligned with the cleaning pipe inlet, at the moment, the rest sheaths on the sheath guide rail are blocked by the baffle of the sheath moving seat, and after the sheath moving seat retreats, the sheaths in the sheath guide rail fall into the sheath positioning groove. The front cover plate, the upper cover plate, the first side cover plate and the second side cover plate are connected through bolts, so that the sheath moving part can be detached when clamped, and the maintenance and the fault removal are convenient. When the sheath moving cylinder pushes the sheath moving seat to the cleaning pipe inlet, the adjusting bolt can play a limiting role on the sheath moving seat, the stroke of the sheath moving seat can be changed by changing the length of the adjusting bolt in the shell, and the center of the sheath positioning groove can be aligned with the center of the cleaning pipe inlet. The adoption of the first guide rail can enable the operation of the sheath moving seat to be more stable.
Further, press from both sides the pipe part and include clamp pipe cylinder, clamp pipe cylinder fixing base and clamp mould, clamp pipe cylinder locates on the clamp pipe cylinder fixing base, sliding connection has clamp mould fixing base in the clamp pipe cylinder fixing base, and clamp mould locates on the clamp mould fixing base, and clamp mould fixing base is equipped with the cylindric lock, and clamp pipe cylinder fixing base is equipped with the spacing groove, and the cylindric lock is located in the spacing groove, and the cylindric lock is spacing to press from both sides the clamp mould fixing base. The pipe clamping component is used for clamping the cleaning pipe. The clamping dies are driven by the pipe clamping air cylinders to clamp the cleaning pipe, the clamping die fixing base slides in the square groove of the pipe clamping air cylinder fixing base, the sliding precision is high, the clamping dies on two sides can be aligned more easily, and the center is ensured not to deviate. The cylindric lock slides in the spacing groove, can control the stroke of clamp pipe cylinder, and the cylinder force of the clamp pipe cylinder at both ends is different, reaction time is different, can sometimes lead to the center skew of clamp mould, can guarantee through the cylindric lock limit that the center of clamp mould does not skew, has improved the clamping effect of cleaning pipe, has improved the assembly quality of cleaning pipe joint.
Further, the shrinkage pipe part is including shrinkage pipe clamping seat, shrinkage pipe cylinder, press from both sides tight cylinder, shrinkage pipe sliding block seat and shrinkage pipe clamping block, the shrinkage pipe clamping block is located on the shrinkage pipe clamping seat with pressing from both sides tight cylinder, the shrinkage pipe clamping block is pressed from both sides tight seat sliding connection with the shrinkage pipe, press from both sides tight cylinder drive shrinkage pipe clamping block and slide, the shrinkage pipe is pressed from both sides tight seat and is located on the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat, shrinkage pipe sliding block seat and frame sliding connection, shrinkage pipe cylinder drive shrinkage pipe sliding block seat slides, the frame is equipped with first slider axle, be equipped with first linear bearing on the first slider axle, first linear bearing is connected with shrinkage pipe sliding block seat. The shrinkage pipe part is used for straightening the cleaning pipe, the cleaning pipe is clamped by the shrinkage pipe clamping seat, and then the shrinkage pipe cylinder drives the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat to conduct shrinkage pipe action, so that the cleaning pipe is straightened. Through installing two draw tight seats on a draw slider seat, drive by a draw cylinder again, improved the synchronism that two draw tight seats moved. The shrinkage tube clamping block slides in the square groove of the shrinkage tube clamping seat, so that deviation and shaking cannot be generated, and the clamping effect is good. Through first slider axle and first linear bearing, play the guide effect to the slip of draw slider seat, draw slider seat's slip is more steady, and the straight effect of straightening out of cleaning tube is better, is convenient for the assembly of steel bushing and core in the cleaning tube.
Further, the hose backup part comprises a core steel sleeve cover plate and a first fixing plate, wherein the first fixing plate is provided with a backup cylinder, a sliding shaft is arranged between the core steel sleeve cover plate and the first fixing plate, a second linear bearing is sleeved on the sliding shaft and is provided with a mounting plate, the backup cylinder is connected with the mounting plate, the backup cylinder drives the mounting plate to slide on the sliding shaft, the mounting plate is provided with a second proximity switch and a hose backup contact piece, the hose backup contact piece is rotationally connected with the mounting plate, and a first tension spring is arranged between the mounting plate and the hose backup contact piece. The hose backup part can play a role in positioning the length of the cleaning pipe and starting the assembly machine in an induction way. The hose is by mountain contact and second proximity switch to be in the inductive state, supports the hose when the wash pipe and leans on mountain contact for hose is leaned on mountain contact to rotate, and hose leans on the upper portion of mountain contact to break away from second proximity switch, and hose leans on mountain contact and second proximity switch to break away from the response, and the hose is leaned on mountain contact to break away from the response when both sides, and the machine just can start work. The mounting plate is driven to lift by the backer cylinder, so that the hose backer contact piece is driven to lift. And the cooperation of second linear bearing and sliding shaft can make mounting panel lift in-process operation more steady. The sliding shaft is thickened, the strength is higher, and the service life can be prolonged.
Further, the top core moving part comprises a second fixed plate, a top core cylinder, a steel sleeve core seat and a top core cylinder shaft, wherein the top core cylinder, the steel sleeve core seat and the top core cylinder shaft are all arranged on the second fixed plate, the top core cylinder shaft is movably connected with the second fixed plate, the top core cylinder drives the top core cylinder shaft to reciprocate in the steel sleeve core seat, the second fixed plate is provided with a second guide rail, a first sliding block is movably connected on the second guide rail, the first sliding block is provided with a top core shaft fixing seat, the top core shaft fixing seat is fixedly connected with the top core cylinder shaft, the top core cylinder is provided with a connecting plate, the connecting plate is connected with the top core shaft fixing seat, the steel sleeve core seat is provided with a core pulling piece, the core pulling piece is rotationally connected with the steel sleeve core seat, a second tension spring is arranged between the steel sleeve core seat and the core pulling piece, and the second fixed plate is provided with a housing. The top core moving component is used for positioning the core and the steel sleeve and can drive the core and the steel sleeve into the cleaning pipe. The cooperation of adopting second guide rail and first slider can play the guide effect to the motion of top core cylinder axle, makes the motion of top core cylinder axle more steady, improves the running accuracy, improves the effect of driving into the cleaning tube with core and steel bushing, improves product quality. The two top core cylinder shafts are driven to synchronously move by one top core cylinder through the connecting plate, so that the concentricity is higher, and the problems of easy eccentricity, quick and slow advance and asynchronous advance and retreat caused by adopting two cylinders to respectively drive the top core cylinder shafts can be avoided. The core poking plate is adopted to clamp the core for positioning, when the core jacking cylinder shaft is driven, the core poking plate is turned downwards, the core is not influenced by the core jacking cylinder shaft to drive the core into the cleaning pipe, and when the core jacking cylinder shaft is retracted, the core poking plate is reset under the action of the second tension spring.
Further, the frame is equipped with sideslip cylinder, is equipped with the connecting block between sideslip cylinder and the second fixed plate, and sideslip cylinder drive second fixed plate removes. The frame is equipped with the second slider axle, is equipped with the second slider on the second slider axle, and second slider axle sliding connection, second slider are connected with the second fixed plate. The transverse movement of the second fixing plate is realized through the transverse movement air cylinder, so that the two steel sleeve core seats on the second fixing plate can move simultaneously to receive materials, the materials are not easy to eccentric, the adjustment is convenient, the materials are not easy to clamp, the second sliding block shaft and the second sliding block play a guiding role on the movement of the second fixing plate, and the movement of the second fixing plate is stable and smooth.
Further, both sides of the top core moving part are provided with the hydraulic buffer and the backer, so that the movement of the top core moving part can be buffered and limited, and the working center of the second fixing plate can be adjusted by adjusting the gap between the backers at both sides.
Due to the adoption of the technical scheme, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
according to the invention, the cleaning pipe is continuously assembled through the material conveying mechanism and the assembling mechanism, so that the assembling efficiency and the assembling quality are improved, the assembling mechanism comprises a sheath moving part, a pipe clamping part, a pipe shrinking part, a hose backing part and a core jacking moving part, and the sheath moving part can convey a sheath and avoid clamping the sheath; the pipe clamping component can clamp the cleaning pipe, so that the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, the pipe contraction component can straighten the cleaning pipe, the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, and the assembly quality is improved; the hose leaning part plays a role in positioning the length of the cleaning pipe and starting the machine, and when the two ends of the cleaning pipe are propped against the hose leaning part, the lengths of the cleaning pipes propped against the assembling mechanism can be ensured to be the same; the top core moving part is used for driving the core and the steel sleeve into the cleaning pipe. The invention adjusts the positions of the steel sleeve vibration disc, the core vibration disc and the sheath vibration disc, shortens the lengths of the sheath guide rail and the steel sleeve guide rail, reduces clamping materials, and operates more smoothly, and simultaneously avoids clamping materials of an assembly mechanism, thereby improving the assembly efficiency, improving the operation precision of the assembly mechanism, improving the assembly effect of cleaning pipe joints and improving the assembly quality of cleaning pipe joints.
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The invention is further described in connection with the accompanying drawings (the double arrow in the drawing indicates the direction of movement of the piston rod of the cylinder):
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a cleaning pipe joint assembly machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the connection of the material conveying mechanism and the assembly mechanism in the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the structure at A in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the assembly mechanism of the present invention disposed on a frame;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the jacket moving member of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the moving part of the sheath according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the connection between the sheath moving seat and the first guide rail in the present invention;
FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a tube clamping member of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the tube clamping member of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is an exploded view of a tube-shrinking section of the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the structure of the pipe shrinking member of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is an exploded view of a hose depending component of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the construction of a hose depending from the invention;
FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the structure of the connection of the traversing cylinder and the second fixing plate in the present invention;
FIG. 15 is an exploded view of a core displacement member of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the structure of the core displacement member of the present invention;
FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the initial assembly;
FIG. 18 is a schematic view of a purge tube being passed into a sheath;
FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the hose mountain member when lifted;
FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the top core displacement member as it moves to the right side assembly center;
FIG. 21 is a schematic view of a core and steel sleeve as they are driven into a cleaning tube;
FIG. 22 is a schematic view of the tube gripping member and the tube contracting member releasing the cleaning tube;
fig. 23 is a schematic view when the cleaning tube is pulled out.
In the figure, a 1-rack; 2-a material conveying mechanism; 3-an assembly mechanism; 4-sheath moving part; 5-clamping a pipe component; a 6-shrink tube member; 7-hose mountain parts; 8-a core-ejecting moving member; 9-a steel sleeve vibration disc; 10-a core vibrating disk; 11-a sheath vibration plate; 12-steel sleeve guide rails; 13-a core rail; 14-sheath guide rail; 15-a first proximity switch; 16-a sheath moving cylinder; 17-a sheath moving seat; 18-a housing; 19-sheath inlet; 20-cleaning the inlet of the pipe; 21-a sheath positioning groove; 22-a first rail; 23-a front cover plate; 24-upper cover plate; 25-a first side cover plate; 26-a second side cover plate; 27-a connecting shaft; 28-nut; 29-adjusting bolts; 30-baffle plates; 31-pipe clamping air cylinder; 32-clamping tube cylinder fixing seats; 33-clamping the die; 34-clamping the die fixing seat; 35-cylindrical pins; 36-a limit groove; 37-a shrinkage tube clamping seat; 38-shrinking pipe cylinder; 39-clamping cylinder; 40-shrinking the sliding block seat; 41-a first slider shaft; 42-a first linear bearing; 43-shrink tube clamping block; 44-core steel sleeve cover plate; 45-a first fixing plate; 46-backing cylinder; 47-sliding shaft; 48-a second linear bearing; 49-mounting plate; 50-a second proximity switch; 51-hose mountain contact piece; 52-a first tension spring; 53-a second fixing plate; 54-core jacking cylinder; 55-a steel sleeve core seat; 56-top core cylinder shaft; 57-a second rail; 58-a first slider; 59-pushing the mandrel fixing seat; 60-connecting plates; 61-core plectrum; 62-a second tension spring; 63-a housing; 64-traversing cylinder; 65-connecting blocks; 66-a second slider shaft; 67-a second slider; 68-an oil pressure buffer; 69-mountain leaning; 70-cleaning the tube; 71-a sheath; 72-steel sleeve; 73-core.
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As shown in fig. 1 to 16, the assembling machine for cleaning pipe joints of the invention comprises a frame 1, wherein the frame 1 is provided with a material conveying mechanism 2 and an assembling mechanism 3, the material conveying mechanism 2 is connected with the assembling mechanism 3, and the assembling mechanism 3 comprises a sheath moving part 4, a pipe clamping part 5, a pipe shrinking part 6, a hose backing part 7 and a top core moving part 8. The sheath moving part 4 can transport the sheath and avoid the clamping of the sheath; the pipe clamping component 5 can clamp the cleaning pipe, so that the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, the pipe contraction component 6 can straighten the cleaning pipe, so that the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, and the assembly quality is improved; the hose rest part 7 plays a role in positioning the length of the cleaning pipe and starting the machine, and when the two ends of the cleaning pipe are propped against the hose rest part 7, the lengths of the cleaning pipes propped against the assembling mechanism 3 can be ensured to be the same; the core ejecting moving member 8 is used for driving the core and the steel jacket into the cleaning pipe
The material conveying mechanism 2 comprises a steel sleeve vibration disc 9, a core vibration disc 10, a sheath vibration disc 11, a steel sleeve guide rail 12, a core guide rail 13 and a sheath guide rail 14, wherein the steel sleeve vibration disc 9 and the core vibration disc 10 are arranged on the side part of the assembly mechanism 3, the sheath vibration disc 11 is arranged above the assembly mechanism 3, the steel sleeve guide rail 12 is connected with the steel sleeve vibration disc 9 and the assembly mechanism 3, the core guide rail 13 is connected with the core vibration disc 10 and the assembly mechanism 3, and the sheath guide rail 14 is connected with the sheath vibration disc 11 and the assembly mechanism 3. The sheath is from lateral part feeding, and easy card is dead, through setting up sheath vibration dish 11 in the top of assembly devices 3 for the sheath is from the rear feeding, can reduce the condition of card material, and the operation is more smooth and easy, and the troubleshooting is more convenient simultaneously. The steel sleeve vibration disc 9 is arranged at the side part, so that the length of the steel sleeve is shortened, the material is not easy to clamp, and the operation is smoother.
The steel sleeve guide rail 12 and the core guide rail 13 are both provided with a first proximity switch 15. The corresponding quantity of materials is accumulated on the steel sleeve guide rail 12 or the core guide rail 13, the first proximity switch 15 senses that the vibration disc corresponding to the corresponding material guide rail stops working, and otherwise, the vibration disc starts working, so that the noise of the machine can be reduced.
The sheath moving part 4 comprises a sheath moving cylinder 16, a sheath moving seat 17 and a shell 18, wherein the shell 18 is provided with a sheath inlet 19 and a cleaning pipe inlet 20, the sheath moving seat 17 is provided with a sheath positioning groove 21, the sheath moving cylinder 16 drives the sheath positioning groove 21 to reciprocate between the sheath inlet 19 and the cleaning pipe inlet 20, the shell 18 is provided with a first guide rail 22, the sheath moving seat 17 is arranged on the first guide rail 22, the sheath moving seat 17 is movably connected with the first guide rail 22, the shell 18 comprises a front cover plate 23, an upper cover plate 24, a first side cover plate 25 and a second side cover plate 26, the sheath inlet 19 is arranged on the upper cover plate 24, the cleaning pipe inlet 20 is arranged on the front cover plate 23, the sheath moving cylinder 16 is arranged on the first side cover plate 25, a connecting shaft 27 is arranged between the sheath moving cylinder 16 and the sheath moving seat 17, a nut 28 is arranged on the second side cover plate 26, an adjusting bolt 29 is arranged on the nut 28 to limit the sheath moving seat 17, the sheath moving seat 17 is provided with a baffle 30, and the front cover plate 23, the upper cover plate 24, the first side cover plate 25 and the second side cover plate 26 are in bolted connection. The sheath moving part 4 is used for receiving and sending the sheaths, and only one sheath is transported at a time, so that the problem that the sheaths in the sheath guide rail 14 directly enter the sheath positioning groove 21 and the sheaths are easily blocked due to sheath overlapping can be avoided. Before the sheath moving part 4 works, the sheath positioning groove 21 is aligned with the sheath inlet 19, a sheath falls into the sheath positioning groove 21 from the sheath guide rail 14, the sheath moving part 4 starts to work, the sheath moving cylinder 16 pushes the sheath positioning groove 21 to be aligned with the cleaning pipe inlet 20, at this time, the rest of the sheath on the sheath guide rail 14 is blocked by the baffle 30 of the sheath moving seat 17, and after the sheath moving seat 17 retreats, the sheath in the sheath guide rail 14 falls into the sheath positioning groove 21. The front cover plate 23, the upper cover plate 24, the first side cover plate 25 and the second side cover plate 26 are connected through bolts, so that the sheath moving part 4 can be detached when clamped, and the maintenance and the fault removal are convenient. When the sheath moving cylinder 16 pushes the sheath moving seat 17 to the cleaning tube inlet 20, the adjusting bolt 29 can play a limiting role on the sheath moving seat 17, the stroke of the sheath moving seat 17 can be changed by changing the length of the adjusting bolt 29 in the housing 18, and the center of the sheath positioning groove 21 can be aligned with the center of the cleaning tube inlet 20. The use of the first guide rail 22 can make the operation of the sheath moving seat 17 smoother.
The pipe clamping component 5 comprises a pipe clamping cylinder 31, a pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat 32 and a clamping die 33, wherein the pipe clamping cylinder 31 is arranged on the pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat 32, a clamping die fixing seat 34 is connected in the pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat 32 in a sliding manner, the clamping die 33 is arranged on the clamping die fixing seat 34, the clamping die fixing seat 34 is provided with a cylindrical pin 35, the pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat 32 is provided with a limiting groove 36, the cylindrical pin 35 is arranged in the limiting groove 36, and the cylindrical pin 35 limits the clamping die fixing seat 34. The tube clamping member 5 is used for clamping the cleaning tube. The clamping dies 33 are driven by the pipe clamping air cylinders 31 to clamp the cleaning pipe, the clamping die fixing seats 34 slide in the square grooves of the pipe clamping air cylinder fixing seats 32, the sliding precision is high, the clamping dies 33 on two sides can be aligned more easily, and the center is ensured not to deviate. The cylindric lock 35 slides in spacing groove 36, can control the stroke of clamp pipe cylinder 31, and the cylinder force of the clamp pipe cylinder 31 at both ends is different, and response time is different, can sometimes lead to the center skew of clamp mould 33, can guarantee through cylindric lock 35 that the center of clamp mould 33 does not skew, has improved the clamping effect of cleaning tube, has improved the assembly quality of cleaning tube coupling.
The pipe shrinking part 6 comprises a pipe shrinking clamping seat 37, a pipe shrinking air cylinder 38, a clamping air cylinder 39, a pipe shrinking sliding block seat 40 and a pipe shrinking clamping block 43, the pipe shrinking clamping block 43 and the clamping air cylinder 39 are arranged on the pipe shrinking clamping seat 37, the pipe shrinking clamping block 43 is in sliding connection with the pipe shrinking clamping seat 37, the clamping air cylinder 39 drives the pipe shrinking clamping block 43 to slide, the pipe shrinking clamping seat 37 is arranged on the pipe shrinking sliding block seat 40, the pipe shrinking sliding block seat 40 is in sliding connection with the frame 1, the pipe shrinking air cylinder 38 drives the pipe shrinking sliding block seat 40 to slide, the frame 1 is provided with a first sliding block shaft 41, a first linear bearing 42 is arranged on the first sliding block shaft 41, and the first linear bearing 42 is connected with the pipe shrinking sliding block seat 40. The shrinkage pipe part 6 is used for straightening and cleaning the pipe, the cleaning pipe is clamped by the shrinkage pipe clamping seat 37, and then the shrinkage pipe cylinder 38 drives the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat 40 to conduct shrinkage pipe action, so that the cleaning pipe is straightened. By installing the two shrink tube clamping seats 37 on one shrink tube sliding block seat 40 and then driving the two shrink tube clamping seats by one shrink tube air cylinder 38, the moving synchronism of the two shrink tube clamping seats 37 is improved. The shrinkage tube clamping block 43 slides in the square groove of the shrinkage tube clamping seat 37, and cannot deviate and shake, so that the clamping effect is good. Through first slider axle 41 and first linear bearing 42, play the guide effect to the slip of draw slider seat 40, draw slider seat 40 slip more steady, the effect of straightening out of cleaning tube is better, the assembly of steel bushing and core in the cleaning tube of being convenient for.
The hose backup member 7 comprises a core steel sleeve cover plate 44 and a first fixing plate 45, wherein the first fixing plate 45 is provided with a backup cylinder 46, a sliding shaft 47 is arranged between the core steel sleeve cover plate 44 and the first fixing plate 45, a second linear bearing 48 is sleeved on the sliding shaft 47, a mounting plate 49 is arranged on the second linear bearing 48, the backup cylinder 46 is connected with the mounting plate 49, the backup cylinder 46 drives the mounting plate 49 to slide on the sliding shaft 47, the mounting plate 49 is provided with a second proximity switch 50 and a hose backup contact piece 51, the hose backup contact piece 51 is rotationally connected with the mounting plate 49, and a first tension spring 52 is arranged between the mounting plate 49 and the hose backup contact piece 51. The hose backup member 7 can perform cleaning pipe length positioning and assembly machine induction start. The hose backup contact piece 51 and the second proximity switch 50 are in an induction state, when the cleaning pipe is propped into the hose backup contact piece 51, the hose backup contact piece 51 rotates, the upper part of the hose backup contact piece 51 is separated from the second proximity switch 50, the hose backup contact piece 51 and the second proximity switch 50 are separated from induction, and when the hose backup contact pieces 51 on two sides are separated from induction, the machine can start to work. The mounting plate 49 is driven to lift by the backup cylinder 46, thereby driving the hose backup contact piece 51 to lift. And the cooperation of the second linear bearing 48 and the sliding shaft 47 can enable the mounting plate 49 to run more stably in the lifting process. The sliding shaft 47 is thickened, so that the strength is higher, and the service life can be prolonged.
The core ejecting moving member 8 comprises a second fixing plate 53, a core ejecting cylinder 54, a steel sleeve core seat 55 and a core ejecting cylinder shaft 56, wherein the core ejecting cylinder 54, the steel sleeve core seat 55 and the core ejecting cylinder shaft 56 are all arranged on the second fixing plate 53, the core ejecting cylinder shaft 56 is movably connected with the second fixing plate 53, the core ejecting cylinder 54 drives the core ejecting cylinder shaft 56 to reciprocate in the steel sleeve core seat 55, the second fixing plate 53 is provided with a second guide rail 57, a first sliding block 58 is movably connected on the second guide rail 57, the first sliding block 58 is provided with a core ejecting shaft fixing seat 59, the core ejecting shaft fixing seat 59 is fixedly connected with the core ejecting cylinder shaft 56, the core ejecting cylinder 54 is provided with a connecting plate 60, the connecting plate 60 is connected with the core ejecting shaft fixing seat 59, the steel sleeve core seat 55 is provided with a core pulling piece 61, the core pulling piece 61 is rotatably connected with the steel sleeve core seat 55, a second tension spring 62 is arranged between the steel sleeve core seat 55 and the core pulling piece 61, and the second fixing plate 53 is provided with a housing 63. The core ejecting moving member 8 is used for positioning the core and the steel jacket while being capable of driving the core and the steel jacket into the cleaning pipe. The cooperation of the second guide rail 57 and the first sliding block 58 can play a role in guiding the movement of the core jacking cylinder shaft 56, so that the movement of the core jacking cylinder shaft 56 is more stable, the operation precision is improved, the effect of driving the core and the steel sleeve into the cleaning pipe is improved, and the product quality is improved. The synchronous movement of the two core jacking cylinder shafts 56 driven by one core jacking cylinder 54 is realized through the connecting plate 60, so that the concentricity is higher, and the problems of easy eccentricity, quick and slow advance and asynchronous advance and retreat when the two cylinders are adopted to respectively drive the core jacking cylinder shafts 56 can be avoided. The core poking plate 61 is adopted to clamp the core for positioning, when the core jacking cylinder shaft 56 is driven, the core poking plate 61 is turned downwards, the core jacking cylinder shaft 56 is not influenced to drive the core into the cleaning pipe, and when the core jacking cylinder shaft 56 is retracted, the core poking plate 61 is reset under the action of the second tension spring 62.
The frame 1 is provided with a traversing cylinder 64, a connecting block 65 is arranged between the traversing cylinder 64 and the second fixed plate 53, and the traversing cylinder 64 drives the second fixed plate 53 to move. The frame 1 is provided with a second slide block shaft 66, a second slide block 67 is arranged on the second slide block shaft 66, the second slide block 67 is in sliding connection with the second slide block shaft 66, and the second slide block 67 is connected with the second fixing plate 53. The transverse movement of the second fixing plate 53 is achieved through the transverse movement air cylinder 64, the two steel sleeve core seats 55 on the second fixing plate 53 can move to receive materials simultaneously, eccentricity is not easy, adjustment is convenient, clamping is not easy, the second sliding block shaft 66 and the second sliding block 67 play a guiding role on movement of the second fixing plate 53, and movement of the second fixing plate 53 is smooth and steady.
Both sides of the top core moving part 8 are provided with a hydraulic buffer 68 and a backup 69, so that the movement of the top core moving part 8 can be buffered and limited, and the working center of the second fixing plate 53 can be adjusted by adjusting the gap between the backup 69 at both sides.
According to the invention, the cleaning pipe is continuously assembled through the material conveying mechanism 2 and the assembling mechanism 3, so that the assembling efficiency and the assembling quality are improved, the assembling mechanism 3 comprises a sheath moving part 4, a pipe clamping part 5, a pipe shrinking part 6, a hose backing part 7 and a core jacking moving part 8, and the sheath moving part 4 can convey a sheath and avoid clamping the sheath; the pipe clamping component 5 can clamp the cleaning pipe, so that the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, the pipe contraction component 6 can straighten the cleaning pipe, so that the steel sleeve and the core can be conveniently assembled, and the assembly quality is improved; the hose rest part 7 plays a role in positioning the length of the cleaning pipe and starting the machine, and when the two ends of the cleaning pipe are propped against the hose rest part 7, the lengths of the cleaning pipes propped against the assembling mechanism 3 can be ensured to be the same; the top core moving means 8 is used to drive the core and steel jacket into the cleaning tube. The invention adjusts the positions of the steel sleeve vibration disc 9, the core vibration disc 10 and the sheath vibration disc 11, shortens the lengths of the sheath guide rail 14 and the steel sleeve guide rail 12, reduces clamping materials, and operates more smoothly, and simultaneously avoids clamping materials of the assembly mechanism 3, thereby improving the assembly efficiency, the operation precision of the assembly mechanism 3, the assembly effect of cleaning pipe joints and the assembly quality of cleaning pipe joints.
As shown in fig. 17 to 23, the operation flow of the present invention is shown schematically:
fig. 17 shows a first step of preparing the wash pipe 70 and starting assembly.
Fig. 18 shows a second step, placing the cleaning tube 70 into the cleaning tube inlet 20, into the sheath 71 of the sheath moving mount 17, and against the hose backup contact piece 51.
Fig. 19 shows a third step, the cleaning tube 70 is pushed onto the hose backup contact piece 51, the hose backup contact piece 51 is far away from the second proximity switch 50, the machine is started, the tube clamping part 5 and the tube contraction part 6 clamp the cleaning tube 70, and the hose backup part 7 is started to lift upwards.
In the fourth step, the shrinking cylinder 38 is started, the shrinking part 6 moves forward, the traversing cylinder 64 is started, and the top core moving part 8 is driven to move to the right side assembly center.
In the fifth step of fig. 21, the core-ejecting cylinder 54 is activated, the core 73 and the steel sleeve 72 are driven into the cleaning tube, the pipe-contracting cylinder 38 is in the gas-cut state at this time, and the pipe-contracting member 6 is ejected back by the core-ejecting cylinder 54.
Fig. 22 to 23 show a sixth step, in which the core pushing cylinder 54 is retracted, the pipe clamping member 5 and the pipe shrinking member 6 loosen the cleaning pipe 70, the cleaning pipe 70 is pulled out, the traverse cylinder 64 is started after the assembly is completed, the core pushing member 8 is moved back to the original position for receiving the material, the hose backup member 7 is moved down, the sheath moving cylinder 16 of the sheath moving member 4 is retracted, and the sheath moving seat 17 is ejected to the cleaning pipe inlet 20 after the sheath moving seat 17 receives the material.
The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the technical features of the present invention are not limited thereto. Any simple changes, equivalent substitutions or modifications and the like made on the basis of the present invention to solve the substantially same technical problems and achieve the substantially same technical effects are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. Cleaning pipe joint assembly machine, including the frame, its characterized in that: the machine frame is provided with a material conveying mechanism and an assembling mechanism, the material conveying mechanism is connected with the assembling mechanism, and the assembling mechanism comprises a sheath moving part, a pipe clamping part, a pipe shrinking part, a hose backup part and a core jacking moving part; the sheath moving part is used for conveying the sheath; the pipe clamping component is used for clamping the cleaning pipe; the shrinkage pipe component is used for straightening the cleaning pipe; the hose backup component is used for positioning the length of the cleaning pipe and starting the machine; the top core moving component is used for driving the core and the steel sleeve into the cleaning pipe; the pipe clamping component comprises a pipe clamping cylinder, a pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat and a clamping die, wherein the pipe clamping cylinder is arranged on the pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat, the clamping die fixing seat is connected in the pipe clamping cylinder fixing seat in a sliding manner, the clamping die is arranged on the clamping die fixing seat, the clamping die fixing seat is provided with a cylindrical pin, the cylinder fixing seat is provided with a limiting groove, the cylindrical pin is arranged in the limiting groove, and the cylindrical pin is used for limiting the clamping die fixing seat; the top core moving component comprises a second fixing plate, a top core cylinder, a steel sleeve core seat and a top core cylinder shaft, wherein the top core cylinder, the steel sleeve core seat and the top core cylinder shaft are all arranged on the second fixing plate, the top core cylinder shaft is movably connected with the second fixing plate, the top core cylinder drives the top core cylinder shaft to reciprocate in the steel sleeve core seat, the second fixing plate is provided with a second guide rail, a first sliding block is movably connected on the second guide rail, the first sliding block is provided with a top core shaft fixing seat and is fixedly connected with the top core cylinder shaft, the top core cylinder is provided with a connecting plate, the connecting plate is connected with the top core shaft fixing seat, the steel sleeve core seat is provided with a core poking piece, the core poking piece is rotatably connected with the steel sleeve core seat, a second tension spring is arranged between the steel sleeve core seat and the core poking piece, and the second fixing plate is provided with a housing.
2. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 1, wherein: the material conveying mechanism comprises a steel sleeve vibration disc, a core vibration disc, a sheath vibration disc, a steel sleeve guide rail, a core guide rail and a sheath guide rail, wherein the steel sleeve vibration disc and the core vibration disc are arranged on the side part of the assembly mechanism, the sheath vibration disc is arranged above the assembly mechanism, the steel sleeve guide rail is connected with the steel sleeve vibration disc and the assembly mechanism, the core guide rail is connected with the core vibration disc and the assembly mechanism, and the sheath guide rail is connected with the sheath vibration disc and the assembly mechanism.
3. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 2, wherein: the steel sleeve guide rail and the core guide rail are both provided with a first proximity switch.
4. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 1, wherein: the sheath moving part comprises a sheath moving cylinder, a sheath moving seat and a shell, wherein the shell is provided with a sheath inlet and a cleaning pipe inlet, the sheath moving seat is provided with a sheath positioning groove, the sheath moving cylinder drives the sheath positioning groove to reciprocate between the sheath inlet and the cleaning pipe inlet, the shell is provided with a first guide rail, the sheath moving seat is arranged on the first guide rail, the sheath moving seat is movably connected with the first guide rail, the shell comprises a front cover plate, an upper cover plate, a first side cover plate and a second side cover plate, the sheath inlet is arranged on the upper cover plate, the cleaning pipe inlet is arranged on the front cover plate, the sheath moving cylinder is arranged on the first side cover plate, a connecting shaft is arranged between the sheath moving cylinder and the sheath moving seat, a nut is arranged on the second side cover plate, an adjusting bolt is arranged on the nut, the adjusting bolt is limited by the sheath moving seat, and the front cover plate, the upper cover plate, the first side cover plate and the second side cover plate are connected by the bolt.
5. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 1, wherein: the shrinkage pipe part is including shrinkage pipe clamping seat, shrinkage pipe cylinder, clamp cylinder, shrinkage pipe sliding block seat and shrinkage pipe clamping block, the shrinkage pipe clamping block with clamp cylinder locates on the shrinkage pipe clamping seat, the shrinkage pipe clamping seat is located on the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat, the shrinkage pipe clamping block with shrinkage pipe clamping seat sliding connection, clamp cylinder drive the shrinkage pipe clamping block slides, the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat with frame sliding connection, the shrinkage pipe cylinder drive the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat slides, the frame is equipped with first slider axle, be equipped with first linear bearing on the first slider axle, first linear bearing with the shrinkage pipe sliding block seat is connected.
6. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 1, wherein: the hose backup part comprises a core steel sleeve cover plate and a first fixing plate, wherein the first fixing plate is provided with a backup cylinder, a sliding shaft is arranged between the core steel sleeve cover plate and the first fixing plate, a second linear bearing is sleeved on the sliding shaft and provided with a mounting plate, the backup cylinder is connected with the mounting plate, the backup cylinder drives the mounting plate to slide on the sliding shaft, the mounting plate is provided with a second proximity switch and a hose backup contact piece, the hose backup contact piece is connected with the mounting plate in a rotating mode, and a first tension spring is arranged between the mounting plate and the hose backup contact piece.
7. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 1, wherein: the frame is equipped with the sideslip cylinder, the sideslip cylinder with be equipped with the connecting block between the second fixed plate, the sideslip cylinder drive the second fixed plate removes, the frame is equipped with the second slider axle, be equipped with the second slider on the second slider axle, the second slider with second slider axle sliding connection, the second slider with the second fixed plate is connected.
8. The cleaning pipe joint assembling machine according to claim 1, wherein: both sides of the top core moving part are provided with an oil pressure buffer and a backer.
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