CN110899197A - Bearing inner race cleaning device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a bearing inner ring cleaning device, which relates to the technical field of bearing processing and comprises an ultrasonic generator, wherein the upper surface of the ultrasonic generator is fixedly connected with a placing groove, a conveying rail is fixedly embedded in the inner wall of the placing groove, the top end of the placing groove is fixedly connected with a limiting plate, one end of the conveying rail is fixedly connected with a conveying frame, and one end of the conveying frame penetrates through the placing groove and extends to the outside of the placing groove. This bearing inner race cleaning device passes through supersonic generator, the standing groove, delivery track, the limiting plate, carry the frame, conveyer pipe and open-ended setting, can effectually carry out the automation with the bearing inner race and carry, improved work efficiency greatly, through the motor, the carousel, the baffle, the connecting rod, cleaning roller and butterfly nut's setting, can some carry out automatic interlude to cleaning roller with the bearing inner race to cancelled and alternate the mode with artificial mode, great promotion work efficiency.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of bearing processing, in particular to a bearing inner ring cleaning device.
Background
The bearing is a lightweight part in modern mechanical equipment. Its main function is to support the mechanical rotating body to reduce the friction coefficient of mechanical load of equipment in the transmission process.
Chinese patent No. CN208373632U discloses a bearing inner ring cleaning device, which is generally manually inserted when a bearing inner ring is placed on a cleaning roller, so that the working efficiency is low, the labor force of workers is increased, and the automatic insertion effect is difficult to achieve.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a bearing inner ring cleaning device to solve the problems in the prior art.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a bearing inner race cleaning device, includes supersonic generator, supersonic generator's last fixed surface is connected with the standing groove, the inner wall of standing groove is fixed to be inlayed and is had the delivery track, the top fixedly connected with limiting plate of standing groove, the frame is carried to delivery track's one end fixedly connected with, the one end of carrying the frame runs through the standing groove and extends to the outside of standing groove, the fixed intercommunication in bottom surface that the standing groove was kept away from to the frame has the conveyer pipe, a side of conveyer pipe is equipped with the washing casing, the one end of conveyer pipe runs through the inside that washs the casing and extend to the washing casing, the last fixed surface of wasing the casing is connected with the water pump, the fixed intercommunication of one end of water pump has the intercommunication box, the fixed intercommunication of input.
The back of the cleaning shell is provided with a water storage tank, one end of the water inlet pipe is communicated with the upper surface of the water storage tank fixedly, the outer surface of the water inlet pipe penetrates through the water storage tank and extends to the inside of the water inlet pipe, the output end of the water pump is fixedly communicated with a water outlet pipe, one end of the water outlet pipe sequentially penetrates through the communication box and the cleaning shell and extends to the inside of the cleaning shell, one end of the water outlet pipe is fixedly connected with the inner side wall of the cleaning shell, the bottom end of the water outlet pipe is fixedly communicated with atomizing nozzles which are arranged equidistantly, one side surface of the cleaning shell, far away from the conveying pipe, is fixedly connected with a motor, the output end of the motor penetrates through the cleaning shell and extends to the inside of the cleaning shell, the output end of the motor is fixedly connected with a turntable, one side surface of the turntable is provided with a, a connecting rod is fixedly connected to one side face of the rotary table, and a baffle is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting rod.
Furthermore, an opening is formed in one side face of the top end of the conveying track, and the caliber value of the opening is larger than that of the bearing inner ring.
By adopting the technical scheme, when the bearing inner rings are conveyed to the conveying frame, redundant bearing inner rings can fall to the inner bottom wall of the placing groove, and the bearing inner rings are conveyed to the conveying track for subsequent conveying.
Furthermore, the caliber value of the conveying frame is matched with the diameter value of the conveying track, the caliber value of the conveying frame is matched with the diameter value of the bearing inner ring, and the caliber value of the conveying pipe is larger than the diameter value of the bearing inner ring.
By adopting the technical scheme, the bearing inner ring can be effectively conveyed, so that the automatic conveying effect is realized.
Further, supersonic generator's bottom surface fixedly connected with is the first supporting leg of circumference array, wash the equal fixedly connected with second supporting leg in four edges of casing bottom surface, the equal fixedly connected with third supporting leg in four edges of water storage box bottom surface, the bottom fixedly connected with fixing base of first supporting leg, second supporting leg and third supporting leg.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can make this conveyor obtain effectual fixed to this conveyor's stability has been improved.
Furthermore, wash the inside wall fixedly connected with waste water collecting vat of casing, the fixed intercommunication of interior diapire of waste water collecting vat has the drain pipe, and the surface cover of drain pipe is equipped with manual valve.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can make the waste water after wasing flow to the wastewater collection inslot, discharge in the control through the water storage box.
Furthermore, the cleaning rollers are arranged in a circumferential array, and jacks are formed in the outer surfaces, close to the conveying pipe, of the cleaning rollers.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can make the bearing inner race alternate to the surface department of cleaning roller, carry out spacingly through the bolt with the cleaning roller, effectually prevented that the bearing from appearing dropping in the cleaning process.
Furthermore, the connecting rods and the baffles are arranged in a circumferential array, and the diameter values of the baffles are larger than the diameter values of the conveying pipes.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when rotating the carousel, can block up the export of conveyer pipe, the effectual inside bearing inner race that has prevented the conveyer pipe drops from the export of conveyer pipe.
Compared with the prior art, the bearing inner ring cleaning device has the following beneficial effects:
1. according to the automatic bearing inner ring conveying device, the bearing inner ring can be effectively and automatically conveyed through the arrangement of the ultrasonic generator, the placing groove, the conveying track, the limiting plate, the conveying frame, the conveying pipe and the opening, the working efficiency is greatly improved, the bearing inner ring can be automatically inserted onto the cleaning roller through the arrangement of the motor, the rotary table, the baffle plate, the connecting rod, the cleaning roller and the butterfly nut, so that a manual insertion mode is omitted, and the working efficiency is greatly improved.
2. The invention can make the redundant bearing inner ring drop to the inner bottom wall of the placing groove when the bearing inner ring is conveyed to the conveying frame through the arrangement of the opening, the bearing inner ring is conveyed to the interior of the conveying track again for subsequent conveying, the bearing inner ring can be effectively conveyed through the arrangement of the conveying frame and the conveying pipe, thereby realizing the effect of automatic conveying, the conveying device can be effectively fixed through the arrangement of the first supporting leg, the second supporting leg and the third supporting leg, thereby improving the stability of the conveying device, the cleaned wastewater can flow into the wastewater through the arrangement of the wastewater collecting tank and the water storage tank, the wastewater is discharged through the control of the water storage tank, the bearing inner ring can be inserted to the outer surface of the cleaning roller through the arrangement of the cleaning roller, and the cleaning roller is limited through the inserted pin, the effectual bearing that has prevented appears dropping in the cleaning process, through the setting of connecting rod and baffle, when rotating the carousel, can block up the export of conveyer pipe, the effectual inside bearing inner race that has prevented the conveyer pipe drops from the export of conveyer pipe.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure at A in FIG. 3 according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an opening structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a fixed seat; 2. a first support leg; 3. an ultrasonic generator; 4. a placement groove; 5. a conveying track; 6. a limiting plate; 7. a conveying frame; 8. a delivery pipe; 9. a water inlet pipe; 10. a water outlet pipe; 11. an opening; 12. an electric motor; 13. cleaning the shell; 14. a second support leg; 15. a water pump; 16. a communication box; 17. an atomizing spray head; 18. a turntable; 19. a water storage tank; 20. a third support leg; 21. a drain pipe; 22. a baffle plate; 23. a connecting rod; 24. a wastewater collection tank; 25. a cleaning roller; 26. a butterfly nut.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-6, the present invention provides a technical solution: a bearing inner ring cleaning device comprises an ultrasonic generator 3, wherein a placing groove 4 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the ultrasonic generator 3, a conveying track 5 is fixedly embedded in the inner wall of the placing groove 4, an opening 11 is formed in one side surface of the top end of the conveying track 5, the caliber value of the opening 11 is larger than the diameter value of a bearing inner ring, when the bearing inner ring is conveyed to a conveying frame 7, redundant bearing inner rings can fall to the inner bottom wall of the placing groove 4, the bearing inner ring is conveyed to the inside of the conveying track 5 again for subsequent conveying, a limiting plate 6 is fixedly connected to the top end of the placing groove 4, one end of the conveying track 5 is fixedly connected with the conveying frame 7, the angle of the conveying frame 7 is inclined downwards, the bearing inner ring of the conveying frame 7 can be effectively conveyed into a conveying pipe 8, one end of the conveying frame 7 penetrates through the placing groove 4 and extends to the outside of, the bottom surface of the conveying frame 7, which is far away from the placing groove 4, is fixedly communicated with a conveying pipe 8, the aperture value of the conveying frame 7 is matched with the diameter value of the conveying track 5, the aperture value of the conveying frame 7 is larger than the diameter value of the bearing inner ring, and the aperture value of the conveying pipe 8 is larger than the diameter value of the bearing inner ring, so that the bearing inner ring can be effectively conveyed, and the automatic conveying effect is realized, one side surface of the conveying pipe 8 is provided with a cleaning shell 13, the inner side wall of the cleaning shell 13 is fixedly connected with a wastewater collection tank 24, the inner bottom wall of the wastewater collection tank 24 is fixedly communicated with a drain pipe 21, the outer surface of the drain pipe 21 is sleeved with a manual valve, so that the cleaned wastewater can flow into the wastewater collection tank 24 and is discharged under the control of a water storage tank 19, one end of the conveying pipe 8 penetrates through the cleaning shell 13 and extends into the cleaning, the model of the water pump 15 is 50WQP15-15, one end of the water pump 15 is fixedly communicated with a communicating box 16, and the input end of the water pump 15 is fixedly communicated with a water inlet pipe 9.
Wash the back of casing 13 and be equipped with water storage box 19, the water inlet has been seted up to a side of water storage box 19 upper surface, the top threaded connection of water inlet has the sealing plug, supersonic generator 3's bottom surface fixedly connected with is first supporting leg 2 of circumference array, wash the equal fixedly connected with second supporting leg 14 in four edges of casing 13 bottom surface, the equal fixedly connected with third supporting leg 20 in four edges of water storage box 19 bottom surface, first supporting leg 2, the bottom fixedly connected with fixing base 1 of second supporting leg 14 and third supporting leg 20, can make this conveyor obtain effectual fixed, thereby the stability of this conveyor has been improved, the one end of inlet tube 9 and the fixed surface intercommunication of water storage box 19, and the surface of inlet tube 9 runs through water storage box 19 and extends to the inside of inlet tube 9, the fixed intercommunication of output of water pump 15 has outlet pipe 10, the one end of outlet pipe 10 runs through in proper order and leads to box 16 and washing casing 13 and extends to the inside of washing casing 13 One end of the water outlet pipe 10 is fixedly connected with the inner side wall of the cleaning shell 13, the bottom end of the water outlet pipe 10 is fixedly communicated with atomizing nozzles 17 which are arranged equidistantly, one side surface of the cleaning shell 13 far away from the delivery pipe 8 is fixedly connected with a motor 12, the model of the motor 12 is YE2-132M-4, the output end of the motor 12 penetrates through the cleaning shell 13 and extends to the inside of the cleaning shell 13, the output end of the motor 12 is fixedly connected with a turntable 18, one side surface of the turntable 18 is provided with cleaning rollers 25, the cleaning rollers 25 are arranged in a circumferential array, and the outer surfaces of the cleaning rollers 25 close to the delivery pipe 8 are provided with jacks, so that the inner rings of the bearings can penetrate to the outer surfaces of the cleaning rollers 25, the cleaning rollers 25 are limited by bolts, the bearings are effectively prevented from falling in the cleaning process, one end, one end of butterfly nut 26 and the surface threaded connection of carousel 18, a side fixedly connected with connecting rod 23 of carousel 18, the one end fixedly connected with baffle 22 of connecting rod 23, connecting rod 23 and baffle 22 are the circumference array range, and the diameter value of baffle 22 is greater than the bore value of conveyer pipe 8, when rotating carousel 18, can block up the export of conveyer pipe 8, the effectual inside bearing inner circle that has prevented conveyer pipe 8 drops from the export of conveyer pipe 8.
When the cleaning roller is used, firstly, the bearing inner ring to be cleaned is placed in the placing groove 4, the ultrasonic generator 3 is connected with a municipal power supply, the operation of the ultrasonic generator 3 is started, the bearing inner ring in the placing groove 4 can be conveyed into the conveying track 5 under the action of the ultrasonic generator 3, the bearing enters the conveying frame 7 and sequentially enters the conveying pipe 8 when being conveyed to the inlet of the conveying frame 7 from the inside of the conveying track 5, at the moment, redundant bearings can fall to the inner bottom wall of the placing groove 4 through the opening 11 and are conveyed to the inside of the conveying track 5 again, the circulation is performed sequentially, the motor 12 is connected with the municipal power supply, one end of the cleaning roller 25 is effectively aligned to the outlet of the conveying pipe 8, at the moment, the bearing inner ring is automatically sleeved in the cleaning roller 25, and after a proper number of bearing inner rings are sleeved on the outer surface of the cleaning roller 25, the bolt can be inserted into the jack for limiting, the motor 12 is operated at the moment, due to the arrangement of the baffle plate 22, when the rotary disc 18 rotates, the outlet of the conveying pipe 8 can be effectively blocked, after knowing that the next cleaning roller 25 is effectively aligned with the conveying pipe 8, the bearing inner rings are orderly conveyed to the outer surface of the cleaning roller 25, the steps are circulated, after the proper bearing inner rings are sleeved on the outer surfaces of all the cleaning rollers 25, the power supply of the ultrasonic generator 3 is turned off, at the moment, the conveying of the bearings is stopped simultaneously, the outlet of the conveying pipe 8 can be blocked through the baffle plate 22, the bearing inner rings in the conveying pipe 8 are prevented from falling off in the subsequent cleaning process, the power supply of the motor 12 is turned off, at the moment, the water pump 15 is connected with a municipal power supply, the water pump 15 is started, the water in the water storage tank 19 can be pumped into the water outlet pipe 10 through the water inlet pipe, water is sprayed to the bearing inner ring to be cleaned through the atomizing nozzle 17, after the cleaning is finished, the power supply of the water pump 15 is turned off, the water storage tank 19 is opened through the manual valve, at the moment, wastewater in the wastewater collection tank 24 can be discharged through the drain pipe 21, the cleaning rollers 25 are detached through the rotary butterfly nuts 26, and the cleaned bearing inner ring is collected.
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1. The utility model provides a bearing inner race cleaning device, includes supersonic generator (3), its characterized in that: the ultrasonic cleaning machine is characterized in that a placing groove (4) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the ultrasonic generator (3), a conveying track (5) is fixedly inlaid on the inner wall of the placing groove (4), a limiting plate (6) is fixedly connected to the top end of the placing groove (4), a conveying frame (7) is fixedly connected to one end of the conveying track (5), one end of the conveying frame (7) penetrates through the placing groove (4) and extends to the outside of the placing groove (4), a conveying pipe (8) is fixedly communicated with the bottom surface, away from the placing groove (4), of the conveying frame (7), a cleaning shell (13) is arranged on one side surface of the conveying pipe (8), one end of the conveying pipe (8) penetrates through the cleaning shell (13) and extends to the inside of the cleaning shell (13), a water pump (15) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cleaning shell (13), and a communicating box (16) is fixedly communicated with one end of, the input end of the water pump (15) is fixedly communicated with a water inlet pipe (9);
the back of wasing casing (13) is equipped with water storage box (19), the one end of inlet tube (9) and the fixed surface intercommunication of water storage box (19), and the surface of inlet tube (9) runs through water storage box (19) and extends to the inside of inlet tube (9), the fixed intercommunication of output end of water pump (15) has outlet pipe (10), the one end of outlet pipe (10) runs through in proper order and communicates box (16) and wash casing (13) and extend to the inside of wasing casing (13), the one end of outlet pipe (10) and the inside wall fixed connection who washs casing (13), the bottom mounting intercommunication of outlet pipe (10) has atomizer (17) that the equidistance was arranged, wash a side fixedly connected with motor (12) that conveyer pipe (8) were kept away from to casing (13), the output of motor (12) runs through and washs casing (13) and extends to the inside of wasing casing (13), the output fixedly connected with carousel (18) of motor (12), a side of carousel (18) is equipped with cleaning roller (25), the one end threaded connection of cleaning roller (25) has butterfly nut (26), the one end of butterfly nut (26) and the surface threaded connection of carousel (18), a side fixedly connected with connecting rod (23) of carousel (18), the one end fixedly connected with baffle (22) of connecting rod (23).
2. The bearing inner race cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: an opening (11) is formed in one side face of the top end of the conveying track (5), and the caliber value of the opening (11) is larger than that of the bearing inner ring.
3. The bearing inner race cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the caliber value of the conveying frame (7) is matched with the diameter value of the conveying track (5), the caliber value of the conveying frame (7) is larger than the diameter value of the bearing inner ring, and the caliber value of the conveying pipe (8) is larger than the diameter value of the bearing inner ring.
4. The bearing inner race cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the bottom surface fixedly connected with of supersonic generator (3) is first supporting leg (2) of circumference array, wash the equal fixedly connected with second supporting leg (14) in four edges of casing (13) bottom surface, the equal fixedly connected with third supporting leg (20) in four edges of water storage box (19) bottom surface, the bottom fixedly connected with fixing base (1) of first supporting leg (2), second supporting leg (14) and third supporting leg (20).
5. The bearing inner race cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: wash inside wall fixedly connected with waste water collecting vat (24) of casing (13), the interior diapire fixed intercommunication of waste water collecting vat (24) has drain pipe (21), and the surface cover of drain pipe (21) is equipped with manual valve.
6. The bearing inner race cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the cleaning rollers (25) are arranged in a circumferential array, and jacks are formed in the outer surfaces, close to the conveying pipes (8), of the cleaning rollers (25).
7. The bearing inner race cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the connecting rods (23) and the baffles (22) are arranged in a circumferential array mode, and the diameter value of the baffles (22) is larger than the diameter value of the conveying pipe (8).
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