CN110653327A - Cold-heading equipment for automobile bolt - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses cold heading equipment for automobile bolts, which relates to the field of automobile bolt production and processing, and comprises a machine body, a discharge hopper arranged on the machine body, a collecting tank and a receiving tank which are arranged side by side, wherein a supporting frame is arranged on the collecting tank, a transmission plate is horizontally arranged on the supporting frame, one end of the transmission plate is communicated with the discharge hopper, and the other end of the transmission plate is communicated with the receiving tank; the transmission plate comprises a transmission plate, the two ends of the transmission plate are transversely provided with strip-shaped through holes, the transmission rollers are rotationally connected in the through holes, the outer walls of the pair of transmission rollers are wound with cleaning cloth, the cleaning cloth is attached to the upper end face and the lower end face of the transmission plate, and the lower end face of the transmission plate is provided with an oil squeezing mechanism used for squeezing oil in the cleaning cloth. The invention has the following advantages and effects: the adsorption of oil on the surface of a finished product is realized by arranging the cleaning cloth, and meanwhile, the oil in the cleaning cloth is extruded by the oil extruding mechanism, so that the oil is fully recovered, and the resource waste of the oil is reduced.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of production and processing of automobile bolts, in particular to cold heading equipment for automobile bolts.
Background
The cold heading equipment is special equipment for mass production of fasteners such as automobile nuts and bolts by taking piers as main parts, and applies a certain pressure to a metal blank at normal temperature according to a metal plastic deformation theory so as to generate plastic deformation in a die cavity and form the metal blank according to a specified shape and size.
Chinese patent CN203409504U discloses a cold heading machine, it includes the frame and installs power unit in the frame, feed mechanism, cut material mechanism, the mechanism is beaten in the upset, material returned mechanism and play hopper, feed mechanism sets up the front end in the frame, the mechanism sets up the middle part in the frame in the upset, it is located between feed mechanism and the mechanism is beaten in the upset to cut material mechanism, material returned mechanism is connected with the mechanism is beaten in the upset, go out the hopper setting in the bottom of beating the mechanism, power unit sets up at the end of frame and with feed mechanism, material cut mechanism, the mechanism is beaten in the upset and material returned mechanism links to each other.
When the cold header is used and a finished product is formed, the finished product slides out along the discharge hopper and falls into the collecting container. Because the finished product is being processed, its surface will adhere a large amount of fluid, consequently when a large amount of finished products pile up in the collecting vessel, a large amount of fluid will be deposited to the collecting vessel bottom, if not in time retrieve fluid, will cause the waste of fluid resource, await improvement.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide cold heading equipment for an automobile bolt, which has the effect of reducing resource waste.
The technical purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme: the cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt comprises a machine body, a discharge hopper arranged on the machine body, a collecting tank and a receiving tank which are arranged side by side, wherein a supporting frame is arranged on the collecting tank, a transmission plate is horizontally arranged on the supporting frame, one end of the transmission plate is communicated with the discharge hopper, and the other end of the transmission plate is communicated with the receiving tank; the conveying plate comprises a conveying plate, strip-shaped through holes are transversely formed in two ends of the conveying plate, conveying rollers are rotatably connected in the through holes, cleaning cloth is wound on the outer walls of the pair of conveying rollers and attached to the upper end face and the lower end face of the conveying plate, and an oil squeezing mechanism used for squeezing oil in the cleaning cloth is arranged on the lower end face of the conveying plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the finished product along the play hopper roll-off, on the piece drops the cleaning cloth to the transmission board, can utilize cleaning cloth to adsorb the fluid on finished product surface this moment. Meanwhile, the transmission roller is controlled by the motor to rotate towards the receiving pool, the transmission roller drives the cleaning cloth to move synchronously, and the finished products are gradually transmitted into the receiving pool. And when the cleaning cloth moves, the oil squeezing mechanism is used for squeezing the cleaning cloth to squeeze out oil in the cleaning cloth, so that the oil is recovered. Therefore, the oil liquid on the surface of the finished product is adsorbed by the cleaning cloth, and the oil liquid in the cleaning cloth is extruded by the oil extruding mechanism, so that the oil liquid is fully recovered, and the resource waste of the oil liquid is reduced.
The invention is further provided with: the oil squeezing mechanism comprises a pair of supporting seats arranged on the lower end face of the transmission plate, the pair of supporting seats are located on two sides of the transmission plate, a pair of clamping rods are arranged between the pair of supporting seats, and the pair of clamping rods are used for pressing the upper end face and the lower end face of the cleaning cloth.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when cleaning cloth moved, take place relative slip between cleaning cloth and the clamping bar, can utilize the clamping bar extrusion cleaning cloth this moment to extrude the fluid in the cleaning cloth. The structure of the oil extruding mechanism is simple, and the working process is stable, so that stable extrusion and recovery of oil are realized.
The invention is further provided with: the conveying plate is provided with a portal frame near one end of the discharge hopper, a long-strip-shaped rubber pressing plate is arranged below the portal frame, and the rubber pressing plate is located above the cleaning cloth and used for abutting against the upper surface of a finished product.
By adopting the technical scheme, when the cleaning cloth transmits the finished product, the finished product is extruded by the rubber pressing plate and is sunk into the cleaning cloth, so that the oil on the surface of the finished product can be adsorbed more thoroughly, and the oil can be fully adsorbed and recovered.
The invention is further provided with: the lower end face of the rubber pressing plate is transversely provided with a plurality of rubber stop rods, and the plurality of rubber stop rods are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the rubber pressing plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, provide certain resistance to the finished product through setting up the rubber pin to through the cooperation with cleaning cloth, control finished product rolls on cleaning cloth, realize wiping of each position of finished product, realize the abundant absorption and the recovery of fluid on the finished product simultaneously.
The invention is further provided with: the rubber pressing plate comprises a rubber plate and an adjusting rod vertically arranged on the upper end face of the rubber plate, an adjusting hole for the adjusting rod to penetrate is formed in the portal frame, and the adjusting rod is connected with a pair of nuts used for respectively pressing the upper end face and the lower end face of the portal frame in a threaded mode.
By adopting the technical scheme, when the size of a finished product is changed, the pair of nuts is loosened, and then the adjusting rod is pulled to drive the rubber plate to move upwards or downwards. And after the height position of the rubber plate is proper, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the portal frame are tightly pressed by screwing a pair of nuts, so that the fixing of the adjusting rod and the rubber plate is realized. Therefore, the rubber plate with the adjustable height is arranged, so that the rubber pressing plate can be adapted to finished products with different sizes, and the adaptability of the whole equipment is improved.
The invention is further provided with: the bottom wall of the material receiving pool is provided with an elastic net, the middle of the elastic net is higher than the periphery, and one end of the transmission plate, which deviates from the discharge hopper, is positioned right above the middle of the elastic net.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the finished product drops to receiving in the pond, the finished product drops to the middle part position of elasticity net, utilizes the elasticity of elasticity net to cushion the finished product this moment, avoids the finished product to appear damaging. And because the middle part of the elastic net is higher than the periphery, the finished product can automatically slide to the periphery of the elastic net, and a reserved space is always provided for the middle part of the elastic net, so that the buffer of each finished product is realized.
In conclusion, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the oil liquid on the surface of the finished product is adsorbed by arranging the cleaning cloth, and the oil liquid in the cleaning cloth is extruded by the oil extruding mechanism, so that the oil liquid is fully recovered, and the resource waste of the oil liquid is reduced;
2. the finished product is squeezed by arranging the rubber pressing plate to be sunk into the cleaning cloth, and is driven to rotate by matching of the rubber stop lever, so that wiping of all positions of the finished product is realized, and meanwhile, sufficient adsorption and recovery of oil on the finished product are realized;
3. the rubber plate with adjustable height is arranged, so that the rubber pressing plate can be adapted to finished products with different sizes, and the adaptability of the whole equipment is improved;
4. through set up the elasticity net in receiving the pond, for the finished product provides the buffering, avoid the finished product to appear damaging, realize off-the-shelf stable collection.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a transmission plate of the embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the material receiving tank according to the embodiment.
Reference numerals: 1. a body; 2. a discharge hopper; 3. a collection tank; 4. a receiving tank; 41. an elastic net; 5. a support frame; 6. a transmission plate; 61. a through hole; 62. a transfer roller; 63. a cleaning cloth; 7. an oil squeezing mechanism; 71. a supporting seat; 72. a clamping bar; 8. a gantry; 81. an adjustment hole; 9. a rubber press plate; 91. a rubber stopper rod; 92. a rubber plate; 93. adjusting a rod; 94. and a nut.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in figure 1, the cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt comprises an engine body 1, a discharge hopper 2 arranged on the engine body 1, a collecting tank 3 and a receiving tank 4 which are arranged side by side.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a support frame 5 is arranged on the collecting tank 3, a transmission plate 6 is horizontally arranged on the support frame 5, one end of the transmission plate 6 is communicated with the discharge hopper 2, and the other end is communicated with the receiving tank 4.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the two ends of the transmission plate 6 are transversely provided with strip-shaped through holes 61, the transmission rollers 62 are rotatably connected to the through holes 61, and the outer walls of the pair of transmission rollers 62 are wound with cleaning cloth 63.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cleaning cloth 63 is attached to the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the transfer plate 6, and the lower end surface of the transfer plate 6 is provided with an oil squeezing mechanism 7 for squeezing out oil in the cleaning cloth 63.
As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the bottom wall of the receiving tank 4 is provided with an elastic net 41, the middle of the elastic net 41 is higher than the periphery, and one end of the transmission plate 6, which is far away from the discharge hopper 2, is positioned right above the middle of the elastic net 41.
When the cold heading equipment is used, the machine body 1 is utilized to perform cold heading processing on the blank, the blank is processed into a finished bolt product, and then the finished product is transported to the position of the discharge hopper 2. And when the finished product slides out along the discharge hopper 2, the finished product slides on the cleaning cloth 63 on the transmission plate 6 in a piece, and the oil on the surface of the finished product can be adsorbed by the cleaning cloth 63.
Meanwhile, the motor (not shown) is used to control the transmission roller 62 to rotate towards the receiving tank 4, at this time, the transmission roller 62 drives the cleaning cloth 63 to move synchronously, and the finished product is gradually transmitted into the receiving tank 4. Meanwhile, the oil squeezing mechanism 7 is used for squeezing the cleaning cloth 63 to squeeze oil in the cleaning cloth 63, so that the oil is recovered.
And when the finished products are gradually conveyed to the position above the material receiving tank 4, the finished products fall to the middle position of the elastic net 41, and the finished products are buffered by the elasticity of the elastic net 41, so that the finished products automatically slide to the peripheral positions of the elastic net 41, and the stable collection of the finished products is realized.
As shown in fig. 2, a portal frame 8 is arranged at one end of the transmission plate 6 close to the discharge hopper 2, a strip-shaped rubber pressing plate 9 is arranged below the portal frame 8, and the rubber pressing plate 9 is located above the cleaning cloth 63 and used for abutting against the upper surface of the finished product. The lower end surface of the rubber press plate 9 is transversely provided with a plurality of rubber stop bars 91, and the plurality of rubber stop bars 91 are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the rubber press plate 9.
When the cleaning cloth 63 is used for conveying the finished product, the finished product is extruded by the rubber pressing plate 9 and is sunk into the cleaning cloth 63, so that the oil on the surface of the finished product can be adsorbed more thoroughly. Meanwhile, a rubber stop lever 91 is arranged to provide certain resistance to the finished product, and the finished product is controlled to roll on the cleaning cloth 63 through matching with the cleaning cloth 63, so that wiping of all positions of the finished product is achieved, and meanwhile, sufficient adsorption and recovery of oil on the finished product are achieved.
As shown in fig. 2, the rubber pressing plate 9 includes a rubber plate 92 and an adjusting rod 93 vertically disposed on the upper end surface of the rubber plate 92, an adjusting hole 81 for the adjusting rod 93 to penetrate through is disposed on the portal frame 8, and a pair of nuts 94 for respectively pressing the upper and lower end surfaces of the portal frame 8 are connected to the adjusting rod 93 through threads.
When the size of the finished product changes, the pair of nuts 94 is loosened, and then the adjusting rod 93 is pulled to drive the rubber plate 92 to move upwards or downwards. After the rubber plate 92 is in a proper height position, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the portal frame 8 are tightly pressed by screwing the pair of nuts 94, so that the adjusting rod 93 and the rubber plate 92 are fixed, and the rubber pressing plate 9 can be adapted to finished products with different sizes.
As shown in fig. 2, the oil squeezing mechanism 7 includes a pair of supporting seats 71 disposed on the lower end surface of the transmission plate 6, and the pair of supporting seats 71 are located on both sides of the transmission plate 6. A pair of clamping rods 72 is arranged between the pair of supporting seats 71, and the pair of clamping rods 72 is used for pressing the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the cleaning cloth 63.
When the cleaning cloth 63 moves, the cleaning cloth 63 and the clamping rods 72 slide relatively, and the pair of clamping rods 72 clamps the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the cleaning cloth 63, so that the clamping rods 72 can be used for extruding the cleaning cloth 63 and extruding oil in the cleaning cloth 63, and the oil is recovered.
The specific embodiments are only for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can make modifications without inventive contribution to the present embodiments as needed after reading the present specification, but all of them are protected by patent law within the scope of the claims of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides an automotive bolts is with cold-heading equipment, include organism (1) and set up in go out hopper (2) on organism (1), its characterized in that: the material collecting device is characterized by further comprising a collecting tank (3) and a material receiving tank (4) which are arranged side by side, wherein a supporting frame (5) is arranged on the collecting tank (3), a transmission plate (6) is horizontally arranged on the supporting frame (5), one end of the transmission plate (6) is communicated with the material discharging hopper (2), and the other end of the transmission plate is communicated with the material receiving tank (4);
the oil squeezing device is characterized in that strip-shaped through holes (61) are transversely formed in two ends of the transmission plate (6), transmission rollers (62) are rotatably connected in the through holes (61), cleaning cloth (63) is wound on the outer walls of the pair of transmission rollers (62), the cleaning cloth (63) is attached to the upper end face and the lower end face of the transmission plate (6), and an oil squeezing mechanism (7) used for squeezing oil in the cleaning cloth (63) out is arranged on the lower end face of the transmission plate (6).
2. The cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the oil squeezing mechanism (7) comprises a pair of supporting seats (71) arranged on the lower end face of the transmission plate (6), the pair of supporting seats (71) are located on two sides of the transmission plate (6), a pair of clamping rods (72) are arranged between the pair of supporting seats (71), and the pair of clamping rods (72) are used for pressing the upper end face and the lower end face of the cleaning cloth (63).
3. The cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the conveying plate (6) is close to one end of the discharging hopper (2) and is provided with a portal frame (8), a long-strip-shaped rubber pressing plate (9) is arranged below the portal frame (8), and the rubber pressing plate (9) is located above the cleaning cloth (63) and is used for abutting against the upper surface of a finished product.
4. The cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the lower end face of the rubber pressing plate (9) is transversely provided with a plurality of rubber stop rods (91), and the rubber stop rods (91) are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the rubber pressing plate (9).
5. The cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the rubber pressing plate (9) comprises a rubber plate (92) and an adjusting rod (93) vertically arranged on the upper end face of the rubber plate (92), an adjusting hole (81) for the adjusting rod (93) to penetrate through is formed in the portal frame (8), and a pair of nuts (94) used for respectively pressing the upper end face and the lower end face of the portal frame (8) are in threaded connection with the adjusting rod (93).
6. The cold heading equipment for the automobile bolt as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the bottom wall of the material receiving pool (4) is provided with an elastic net (41), the middle of the elastic net (41) is higher than the periphery, and one end of the transmission plate (6) departing from the discharge hopper (2) is positioned right above the middle of the elastic net (41).
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