CN111370224B - Automatic lead cutting device for production of high-frequency electronic transformer - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production, which belongs to the technical field of high-frequency electronic transformer production and comprises a box body, wherein a groove is formed in the upper part of the box body, a lead cutting assembly is arranged on the box body on one side of the groove, a traction assembly used for clamping a lead is arranged in the groove, a driving assembly used for driving the traction assembly to reciprocate along the groove is arranged in the box body, the traction assembly comprises a supporting plate connected with the bottom of the groove in a sliding mode, a first clamping plate fixedly connected to one side of the supporting plate and a second clamping plate arranged above the first clamping plate and movably connected with the supporting plate, and a third magnet is arranged at the bottom of the second clamping plate. The embodiment of the invention has the advantages of good lead cutting effect and high automation degree.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of production of high-frequency electronic transformers, and particularly relates to an automatic lead cutting device for production of a high-frequency electronic transformer.
Background
The high-frequency electronic transformer is an electronic transformer with high working frequency, and the working frequency is generally higher than 20 kHz. In order to adapt to the increasingly light, thin, short and small electronic devices, one of the main development directions of high-frequency electronic transformers is to develop from a three-dimensional structure to a planar structure, a sheet structure and a thin-film structure, so as to form a new generation of high-frequency electronic transformers: planar transformers, sheet transformers, thin film transformers.
Need cut off the lead wire during high frequency electronic transformer production, cut the lead wire into required length, current lead wire cutting device need the manual work to carry out the feed when cutting the lead wire, is about to lead wire intermittent type's promotion and treats shutdown mechanism below to realize that current lead wire cutting device has the defect that degree of automation is lower, and then influence the cutting efficiency of lead wire.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the defects of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the following technical scheme:
an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production comprises a box body, wherein a groove is formed in the upper portion of the box body, a lead cutting assembly is arranged on the box body on one side of the groove, a traction assembly used for clamping a lead is arranged in the groove, a driving assembly used for driving the traction assembly to reciprocate along the groove is arranged in the box body, the traction assembly comprises a supporting plate in sliding connection with the bottom of the groove, a first clamping plate fixedly connected to one side of the supporting plate, and a second clamping plate arranged above the first clamping plate and movably connected with the supporting plate, a third magnet is arranged at the bottom of the second clamping plate, a sliding inner cavity is arranged in the first clamping plate, a notch communicated with the sliding inner cavity is formed in the upper portion of the first clamping plate, one end of the sliding inner cavity extends to the end face of the first clamping plate through a first channel, the other end of the sliding inner cavity extends to the other end face of the first clamping plate through a second channel, a first magnet and a second magnet which are connected with each other are arranged in the sliding inner cavity, a first rod body connected with the first magnet is arranged in the first channel, and a second rod body connected with the second magnet is arranged in the second channel; one side in the groove is provided with a first support rod corresponding to the first rod body, the other side in the groove is provided with a second support rod corresponding to the second rod body, and the magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet are opposite.
As a further improvement of the invention: drive assembly includes by motor control pivoted drive wheel, the eccentric department of drive wheel side rotates and is connected with the connecting rod, the connecting rod is kept away from the one end of drive wheel articulates there is the actuating lever, the actuating lever is kept away from the one end of connecting rod extends to inside the recess and with backup pad fixed connection.
As a further improvement of the invention: the bottom of the supporting plate is fixedly provided with a sliding block, and the bottom of the groove is provided with a guide rail in sliding fit with the sliding block.
As a further improvement of the invention: the supporting plate is provided with a sliding groove, and the side wall of the second clamping plate is in sliding fit with the sliding groove through a sliding rod.
As a still further improvement of the invention: the cutting assembly comprises a support fixedly arranged on the upper portion of the box body, a power assembly arranged on the upper portion of the support and a cutter arranged at the output end of the power assembly.
As a still further improvement of the invention: the box is internally provided with a guide sleeve movably matched with the driving rod.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of good lead cutting effect and high automation degree, the support plate and the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate on the support plate are driven by the driving assembly to reciprocate in the groove, and the lead is continuously pulled to the position of the cutting assembly by utilizing the intermittent clamping effect of the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate, so that the continuous cutting of the lead is realized.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production;
FIG. 2 is a first schematic structural diagram of a first clamping plate of an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production;
FIG. 3 is a second schematic structural view of a first clamping plate of an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a first clamping plate of an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production;
in the figure: the device comprises a box body 1, a driving wheel 2, a connecting rod 3, a driving rod 4, a guide sleeve 5, a guide rail 6, a sliding block 7, a supporting plate 8, a groove 9, a support 10, a cutter 11, a power assembly 12, a second supporting rod 13, a second clamping plate 14, a sliding chute 15, a first clamping plate 16, a first supporting rod 17, a notch 18, a first channel 19, a first rod 20, a first magnet 21, a second magnet 22, a second rod 23, a second channel 24 and a sliding inner cavity 25.
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The technical solution of the present patent will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments.
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present patent, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present patent and are not to be construed as limiting the present patent.
In the description of this patent, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for the convenience of describing the patent and for the simplicity of description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the patent.
In the description of this patent, it is noted that unless otherwise specifically stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "disposed" are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixedly connected, disposed, detachably connected, disposed, or integrally connected and disposed. The specific meaning of the above terms in this patent may be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-4, the present embodiment provides an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production, including a box body 1, a groove 9 is disposed at an upper portion of the box body 1, a lead cutting assembly is disposed on the box body 1 at one side of the groove 9, a traction assembly for clamping a lead is disposed inside the groove 9, a driving assembly for driving the traction assembly to reciprocate along the groove 9 is disposed inside the box body 1, specifically, the traction assembly includes a supporting plate 8 slidably connected to a bottom of the groove 9, a first clamping plate 16 fixedly connected to one side of the supporting plate 8, and a second clamping plate 14 disposed above the first clamping plate 16 and movably connected to the supporting plate 8, the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14 have the same structure, and a third magnet (not shown) is disposed at a bottom of the second clamping plate 14, a sliding inner cavity 25 is arranged in the first clamping plate 16, a notch 18 communicated with the sliding inner cavity 25 is formed in the upper portion of the first clamping plate 16, one end of the sliding inner cavity 25 extends to the end face of the first clamping plate 16 through a first channel 19, the other end of the sliding inner cavity 25 extends to the other end face of the first clamping plate 16 through a second channel 24, a first magnet 21 and a second magnet 22 which are connected with each other are arranged in the sliding inner cavity 25, a first rod body 20 connected with the first magnet 21 is arranged in the first channel 19, and a second rod body 23 connected with the second magnet 22 is arranged in the second channel 24; a first support rod 17 corresponding to the first rod body 20 is arranged on one side in the groove 9, a second support rod 13 corresponding to the second rod body 23 is arranged on the other side in the groove 9, and the magnetic poles of the first magnet 21 and the second magnet 22 are opposite.
The supporting plate 8 is driven to reciprocate in the groove 9 through the driving component, when the supporting plate 8 moves to one end, far away from the cutting component, of the groove 9, the first supporting rod 17 extends to the inside of the first channel 19 and pushes the first rod body 20, the first magnet 21, the second magnet 22 and the second rod body 23 are integrally moved rightwards, the first magnet 21 corresponds to the notch 18, the second clamping plate 14 moves downwards by utilizing the mutual attraction of the first magnet 21 and the third magnet, the lead is clamped between the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14, the supporting plate 8 is driven by the driving component to move towards the cutting component, the lead is clamped by utilizing the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14 and pulled towards the cutting component, and the lead is cut through the cutting component; when the supporting plate 8 moves to a position close to the cutting assembly, the second supporting rod 13 extends into the second channel 24 and pushes the second rod body 23, so that the second magnet 22, the first magnet 21 and the first rod body 20 integrally move leftwards, the second magnet 22 is moved to the position below the notch 18, the mutual repulsion action of the second magnet 22 and the third magnet is utilized, the second clamping plate 14 moves upwards, the lead is loosened, the lead returns along with the supporting plate 8 under the action of the driving assembly, the reciprocating operation is realized, the automatic conveying of the lead is realized, the cutting assembly is matched, and the continuous cutting operation of the lead is realized.
Specifically, drive assembly includes by motor (not shown) control pivoted drive wheel 2, 2 eccentric departments in side of drive wheel rotate and are connected with connecting rod 3, connecting rod 3 keeps away from the one end of drive wheel 2 articulates there is actuating lever 4, actuating lever 4 keeps away from the one end of connecting rod 3 extends to inside the recess 9 and with backup pad 8 fixed connection.
Drive wheel 2 through the motor and rotate, utilize drive wheel 2 to pull connecting rod 3 for actuating lever 4 carries out reciprocating motion in recess 9 is inside, and then drives backup pad 8 and carries out reciprocating motion, realizes the continuous of lead wire and pulls.
Specifically, a sliding block 7 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the supporting plate 8, and a guide rail 6 in sliding fit with the sliding block 7 is installed at the bottom of the groove 9.
Specifically, a sliding groove 15 is formed in the supporting plate 8, and a side wall of the second clamping plate 14 is in sliding fit with the sliding groove 15 through a sliding rod (not shown).
Specifically, the cutting assembly comprises a bracket 10 fixedly arranged on the upper part of the box body 1, a power assembly 12 arranged on the upper part of the bracket 10 and a cutter 11 arranged at the output end of the power assembly 12.
The power assembly 12 drives the cutter 11 to move up and down, so that the lead drawn below the cutter 11 is continuously cut off.
Specifically, the power assembly is a hydraulic push rod.
The working principle of the embodiment is as follows: the supporting plate 8 is driven to reciprocate in the groove 9 through the driving component, when the supporting plate 8 moves to one end, far away from the cutting component, of the groove 9, the first supporting rod 17 extends to the inside of the first channel 19 and pushes the first rod body 20, the first magnet 21, the second magnet 22 and the second rod body 23 are integrally moved rightwards, the first magnet 21 corresponds to the notch 18, the second clamping plate 14 moves downwards by utilizing the mutual attraction of the first magnet 21 and the third magnet, the lead is clamped between the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14, the supporting plate 8 is driven by the driving component to move towards the cutting component, the lead is clamped by utilizing the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14 and pulled towards the cutting component, and the lead is cut through the cutting component; when the supporting plate 8 moves to a position close to the cutting assembly, the second supporting rod 13 extends into the second channel 24 and pushes the second rod body 23, so that the second magnet 22, the first magnet 21 and the first rod body 20 integrally move leftwards, the second magnet 22 is moved to the position below the notch 18, the mutual repulsion action of the second magnet 22 and the third magnet is utilized, the second clamping plate 14 moves upwards, the lead is loosened, the lead returns along with the supporting plate 8 under the action of the driving assembly, the reciprocating operation is realized, the automatic conveying of the lead is realized, the cutting assembly is matched, and the continuous cutting operation of the lead is realized.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 1, in this embodiment, compared with embodiment 1, an automatic lead cutting device for high-frequency electronic transformer production is provided, in which a guiding sleeve 5 movably matched with a driving rod 4 is disposed inside a box body 1.
Through the setting of guide sleeve 5, can guarantee that actuating lever 4 can carry out steady movement.
The embodiment of the invention has the advantages of good lead cutting effect and high automation degree, the support plate 8 and the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14 on the support plate 8 are driven by the driving assembly to reciprocate in the groove 9, and the lead is continuously pulled to the position of the cutting assembly by utilizing the intermittent clamping effect of the first clamping plate 16 and the second clamping plate 14, so that the continuous cutting of the lead is realized.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present patent have been described in detail, the present patent is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present patent within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.
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1. The automatic lead cutting device for the production of the high-frequency electronic transformer is characterized by comprising a box body (1), wherein a groove (9) is formed in the upper portion of the box body (1), a lead cutting assembly is arranged on the box body (1) on one side of the groove (9), a traction assembly for clamping a lead is arranged in the groove (9), a driving assembly for driving the traction assembly to reciprocate along the groove (9) is arranged in the box body (1), the traction assembly comprises a supporting plate (8) in sliding connection with the bottom of the groove (9), a first clamping plate (16) fixedly connected to one side of the supporting plate (8) and a second clamping plate (14) arranged above the first clamping plate (16) and movably connected with the supporting plate (8), and a third magnet is arranged at the bottom of the second clamping plate (14), a sliding inner cavity (25) is arranged in the first clamping plate (16), a notch (18) communicated with the sliding inner cavity (25) is formed in the upper portion of the first clamping plate (16), one end of the sliding inner cavity (25) extends to the end face of the first clamping plate (16) through a first channel (19), the other end of the sliding inner cavity (25) extends to the other end face of the first clamping plate (16) through a second channel (24), a first magnet (21) and a second magnet (22) which are connected with each other are arranged in the sliding inner cavity (25), a first rod body (20) connected with the first magnet (21) is arranged in the first channel (19), and a second rod body (23) connected with the second magnet (22) is arranged in the second channel (24); a first support rod (17) corresponding to the first rod body (20) is arranged on one side in the groove (9), a second support rod (13) corresponding to the second rod body (23) is arranged on the other side in the groove (9), and the magnetic poles of the first magnet (21) and the second magnet (22) are opposite;
a sliding groove (15) is formed in the supporting plate (8), and the side wall of the second clamping plate (14) is in sliding fit with the sliding groove (15) through a sliding rod;
the cutting assembly comprises a support (10) fixedly arranged on the upper portion of the box body (1), a power assembly (12) arranged on the upper portion of the support (10) and a cutter (11) arranged at the output end of the power assembly (12).
2. The automatic lead cutting device for the production of the high-frequency electronic transformer according to claim 1, wherein the driving assembly comprises a driving wheel (2) controlled by a motor to rotate, a connecting rod (3) is rotatably connected to the eccentric position of the side surface of the driving wheel (2), one end, away from the driving wheel (2), of the connecting rod (3) is hinged to a driving rod (4), and one end, away from the connecting rod (3), of the driving rod (4) extends into the groove (9) and is fixedly connected with the supporting plate (8).
3. The automatic lead cutting device for the production of the high-frequency electronic transformer according to claim 1, wherein a sliding block (7) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the supporting plate (8), and a guide rail (6) which is in sliding fit with the sliding block (7) is arranged at the bottom of the groove (9).
4. The automatic lead cutting device for the production of the high-frequency electronic transformer according to claim 2, characterized in that a guide sleeve (5) movably matched with the driving rod (4) is arranged inside the box body (1).
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