Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides automatic cutting equipment which is mainly applied to cutting of composite materials.
On the other hand, the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are respectively arranged on two sides of the cutting mechanism, when the composite material is cut, two sides of the cutting part are pressed by the pressing mechanisms, the material main body is protected, and deformation of the material in the cutting process can be effectively avoided. And the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism can move back and forth in the horizontal direction, so that the continuous cutting of materials can be realized, and the materials with different lengths can be obtained by cutting according to actual requirements.
The invention realizes the purpose through the following technical scheme:
an automated cutting apparatus comprising, on a work platform of the cutting apparatus: the first pressing mechanism is arranged at one end of the working platform and can do linear reciprocating motion along the horizontal direction of the working platform, the first pressing mechanism comprises a first base and a first pressing beam, the first base and the first pressing beam are arranged in the same vertical direction, contact surfaces can be mutually occluded, and the first pressing beam can do reciprocating motion in the vertical direction relative to the first base; the second pressing mechanism is arranged at the other end of the working platform and can do linear reciprocating motion along the horizontal direction of the working platform, the second pressing mechanism comprises a second base and a second pressing beam, the second base and the second pressing beam are arranged in the same vertical direction, contact surfaces can be mutually occluded, and the second pressing beam can do reciprocating motion relative to the second base in the vertical direction; the cutting mechanism is arranged between the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism and comprises an upper cutting groove and a lower cutting groove, the lower cutting groove is fixed on the working platform, the upper cutting groove is positioned right above the lower cutting groove and can do linear reciprocating motion in the vertical direction, a cutting tool is arranged in the lower cutting groove, and the cutting tool cuts materials from bottom to top; the first pressing mechanism, the second pressing mechanism and the cutting mechanism are sequentially arranged in the length direction of the working platform, and the upper surfaces of the first base, the second base and the lower cutting groove are on the same horizontal plane parallel to the working platform.
Furthermore, the upper cutting groove is arranged in the width direction of the working platform, the upper cutting groove is a strip-shaped hollow frame body without a bottom and a cover, and the upper cutting groove and the lower cutting groove are consistent in shape and size and can be overlapped with each other.
Further, the lower cutting groove is arranged in the width direction of the working platform, the lower cutting groove is a long-strip-shaped hollow frame body with a bottom and without a cover, the bottom of the lower cutting groove is communicated with a dust collecting device, the cutting tool cuts materials in the lower cutting groove, and formed dust is collected in the dust collecting device.
Furthermore, the dust collecting device is a cavity with a volume larger than that of the lower cutting groove, a plurality of dust collecting plates are arranged on the inner wall of the dust collecting device, and the dust collecting plates are obliquely and downwards arranged on the inner wall of the dust collecting device.
Further, dust collecting device internal connection has the draught fan, the import pipe of draught fan with dust collecting device's intercommunication, the play tuber pipe of draught fan stretches out outside the dust collecting device.
Further, the cutting tool comprises a diamond grinding wheel, the diamond grinding wheel rotates at a high speed along the lower surface of the material and moves linearly along the lower cutting groove, and the material is cut.
Furthermore, an elastic adhesive layer is fixed on the upper surface of the first base and the lower surface of the first pressing beam, and an elastic adhesive layer is fixed on the upper surface of the second base and the lower surface of the second pressing beam.
Further, the upper parts of the first pressing beam and the second pressing beam are provided with air cylinders for driving the first pressing beam and the second pressing beam to move in the vertical direction.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the invention cuts the composite material under the conditions of normal temperature and drying, and prevents the composite material from being affected with damp or burned by water jet cutting, laser cutting and the like to damage the main structure of the material.
2. The pressing mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the cutting mechanism, so that the precision of a cutting position and the stability of the cutting process can be guaranteed, and the pressing devices are arranged on two sides of a material cutting position to protect the material cutting position, so that the bearing capacity of the composite material is improved, and the deformation of the material main body caused by cutting pressure is avoided.
3. The equipment has simple mechanical structure design and convenient operation. The full-automatic control is realized, the composite materials with various specifications can be cut and formed at one time, and the precision requirement is met.
4. The cutting tool is arranged in the lower cutting groove, and in the cutting process, the generated dust falls into the lower cutting groove and is absorbed into the dust collecting device, so that the dust is prevented from being dispersed around the outside of the cutting equipment, and the difficulty in dust removal is avoided. Obviously improves the operation environment and reduces the dust removal cost.
Detailed Description
The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic cutting device according to this embodiment, the device is mounted on a long-strip-shaped working platform 7, a speed reduction motor and corresponding electrical components are placed below the platform, a dust collecting device is placed below the platform, a working surface of the cutting device is arranged above the platform, and a first pressing mechanism 1, a cutting mechanism 3 and a second pressing mechanism 2 are sequentially arranged in the length direction of the working platform. The cutting mechanism is fixed in the middle of the working platform in the length direction, the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are sleeved on the ball screw 5, the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are respectively connected with a speed reducing motor 6, and the speed reducing motors drive the ball screw to rotate forward and backward through chain transmission, so that the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are driven to move back and forth in the length direction of the working platform. That is, the first pressing mechanism is arranged on one side of the cutting mechanism and moves for a distance from one end of the working platform to one side of the cutting mechanism, the second pressing mechanism is arranged on the other side of the cutting mechanism and moves for a distance from the other end of the working platform to the other side of the cutting mechanism.
Further, first hold-down mechanism 1 includes first base 11 and first pressure beam 12, and first base and first pressure beam setting are in same vertical direction to the contact surface can interlock each other, and first base cover is established outside ball, and first pressure beam passes through the cylinder and connects in first base top, and first pressure beam can be for first base reciprocating motion in vertical direction under the effect of cylinder. The second pressing mechanism 2 comprises a second base 21 and a second pressing beam 22, the second base and the second pressing beam are arranged in the same vertical direction, contact surfaces can be mutually meshed, the second base is sleeved at the other end of the ball screw, the second pressing beam is connected above the second base through an air cylinder, and the second pressing beam can move back and forth in the vertical direction relative to the second base under the action of the air cylinder. The cutting mechanism 3 is arranged between the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism and comprises an upper cutting groove 31 and a lower cutting groove 32, the lower cutting groove is fixed in the width direction of the working platform, the upper cutting groove is located right above the lower cutting groove and can do linear reciprocating motion in the vertical direction, a cutting tool 34 is installed in the lower cutting groove, and the cutting tool cuts materials from bottom to top. The upper surfaces of the first base, the second base and the lower cutting groove are on the same horizontal plane parallel to the working platform, when the composite material is cut, the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are used for clamping the material, the cutting mechanism is used for cutting the material, and the composite material can be made to be on the same horizontal plane to prevent deformation caused by uneven stress. Furthermore, the upper surface at first base and the lower surface of first pressure beam are fixed with elastic glue film, the upper surface of second base with the lower surface of second pressure beam is fixed with elastic glue film, and elastic glue film can avoid causing the damage to material itself when compressing tightly the material.
The components of the present embodiment will be further described below.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first pressing mechanism in this embodiment, and the first pressing mechanism includes a first base 11, a first pressing beam 12, a nut 13, a lead screw 5, and a first beam frame 14, where the first base is a strip-shaped flat plate structure and is disposed in the width direction of the working platform. The upper surface of the first pressing mechanism is in contact with a composite material to be cut, the shape of the first pressing mechanism is preferably rectangular, a nut is arranged in the middle of the lower surface of the first base, the nut is sleeved outside a screw rod in the length direction of the working platform, and the first pressing mechanism is connected through rotation of the screw rod of the nut, so that the first pressing mechanism can move linearly in the length direction of the working platform. The two ends of the lower surface of the first base are provided with sliding blocks 15, the sliding blocks are matched with the sliding blocks, and two sliding rails 16 are arranged in the length direction of the working platform. And two ends of the first base in the length direction are respectively provided with a first beam frame, the first beam frames are movably connected with the first compression beams, and the first compression beams can move in the vertical direction along the first beam frames. A first cylinder 17 is provided on the first beam frame for driving movement of the first hold-down beam. The lower surface of the first compression beam and the upper surface of the first base can be mutually meshed, the composite material is placed between the first base and the first compression beam, and the cylinder drives the first compression beam to move downwards to compress the composite material. When the cylinder drives the first compression beam to move upwards, the composite material is loosened.
Specifically, the first beam frame is a rigid base with a groove, the upper bottom surface and the lower bottom surface of the rigid base are communicated, one end of the first compression beam is embedded into the groove, and the width of the groove is matched with that of the first compression beam. The inner wall of the groove is longitudinally embedded with a plurality of steel balls, the side wall of the first compression beam is provided with movable grooves matched with the positions and the number of the steel balls, when the first compression beam moves up and down along the groove, the steel balls roll in the movable grooves, and the steel balls roll and slide in the movable grooves, so that the friction force is small, and the precision is high. The first compressing beam is provided with an air cylinder, a piston of the air cylinder is connected with the first compressing beam, the first compressing beam moves up and down in the groove due to the stretching of the piston of the air cylinder, when the piston shrinks to drive the first compressing beam to lift, the composite material is placed between the first compressing beam and the first base, the piston of the air cylinder extends out to drive the first compressing beam to descend, and the composite material is guaranteed to be compressed on the first compressing mechanism. The steel balls are arranged around the first compression beam to ensure the position accuracy and the motion stability, and the whole structure has longer service life. The movable groove of the first beam frame provides a guiding effect for the first compression beam, and meanwhile, the movable groove is in line contact with the steel ball, so that the integral bearing capacity is improved. The cylinder is at the pressurization in-process, and the both ends of first compact beam can move down simultaneously and compress tightly the material, and the atress is even at the in-process that compresses tightly the material, can not take place the slope.
The second pressing mechanism in this embodiment is disposed at the other end of the working platform, has the same specific structure as the first pressing mechanism, and is mirror-symmetric to the first pressing mechanism when mounted on the working platform. That is, the second pressing mechanism includes a second base 21, a second pressing beam 22, a nut 13, a lead screw 5, and a second beam frame 23, wherein the second base is disposed in the width direction of the working platform. The middle of the lower surface of the second base is provided with a nut, the nut is sleeved outside a screw rod in the length direction of the working platform, and the second pressing mechanism is connected through rotation of the screw rod of the nut to make linear motion in the length direction of the working platform. The two ends of the lower surface of the second base are provided with sliding blocks 24, the sliding blocks are matched with the sliding blocks, and two sliding rails 25 are arranged in the length direction of the working platform. The movement distance of the second pressing mechanism is from the other end of the working platform to the middle position of the working platform. And two ends of the second base in the length direction are respectively provided with a second beam frame, the second beam frames are movably connected with the second compression beams, and the second compression beams can move in the vertical direction along the second beam frames. And a second air cylinder is arranged on the second beam frame and used for driving the second pressing beam to move. The lower surface of the second pressing beam and the upper surface of the second base can be mutually meshed, the composite material is placed between the second base and the second pressing beam, and the cylinder drives the second pressing beam to move downwards to press the composite material. When the cylinder drives the second compression beam to move upwards, the composite material is loosened.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the cutting mechanism according to the embodiment. The cutting mechanism is arranged between the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism and comprises an upper cutting groove 31 and a lower cutting groove 32, the lower cutting groove is fixed on the working platform, and the upper cutting groove is located right above the lower cutting groove and can do linear reciprocating motion in the vertical direction. Specifically, the lower cutting groove is arranged in the width direction of the working platform and is parallel to the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism. The lower cutting groove is a rectangular hollow frame body with a bottom and no cover, the upper cutting groove is a rectangular hollow frame body with a bottom and no cover, the cross sections of the upper cutting groove and the lower cutting groove are identical in shape and size, and when the lower bottom surface of the upper cutting groove is contacted with the upper bottom surface of the lower cutting groove, the upper cutting groove and the lower cutting groove form a rectangular cavity.
Furthermore, two ends of the lower cutting groove in the length direction are respectively provided with a support column 33, and the support columns can move up and down in the vertical direction of the working platform. The support column is elastically connected with two ends of the upper cutting groove. When the elastic piece is in a relaxed state, the upper cutting groove and the lower cutting groove are mutually overlapped, and when the upper cutting groove moves vertically upwards, the elastic piece is stretched, and the upper cutting groove receives a downward pulling force. When the cutting device works, the supporting columns move upwards, materials to be cut are placed between the upper cutting groove and the lower cutting groove, then the supporting columns move downwards, the upper surfaces of the materials are in contact with the upper cutting groove, and the lower surfaces of the materials are in contact with the lower cutting groove. Meanwhile, the elastic member is stretched due to the thickness of the material, and the upper cutting groove is subjected to a downward tensile force. The material is cut off along with the cutting, the upper cutting groove is overlapped with the upper cutting groove under the downward pulling action, the inner part of the lower cutting groove is always in a closed state, and dust caused by cutting is reduced to the greatest extent and is dispersed on the working platform.
Mounted in the lower cutting groove is a cutting tool 34, which cuts the material from bottom to top. The cutting tool is a diamond grinding wheel, diamond is a substance with highest hardness known in the nature, the diamond has excellent performance when the composite material is cut, and proper rotating speed and feeding amount are needed when the composite material is cut so as not to be damaged. Because when the rotating speed is too high, higher temperature can be generated in the cutting process, and the composite material can be melted due to the too high temperature, so that the processing precision requirement is influenced. In order to make the quality of the material surface meet the accuracy requirements, the feed amount cannot be too large. When the grinding wheel is used for processing materials, proper technological parameters are set, the composite material cannot be layered, and the notch quality is high.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the dust collecting device of this embodiment. The bottom of cutting the grooving under, be provided with dust outlet 42, dust outlet intercommunication has dust collecting device, and dust collecting device's upper portion is provided with draught fan 43, in the dust that will cut the cause inhales dust collecting device fast, the export of draught fan stretches into in the pond, during the dust through the tuber pipe was collected the pond to realize the purpose of removing dust. Meanwhile, the influence of a large amount of dust on the cutter in the lower cutting groove is avoided. After the dust that is not sucked away by the induced draft fan enters the dust collecting device, the large-particle dust naturally sinks to the discharge opening 44 of the dust collecting device, and most of the other dust can be settled after being impacted for many times by the dust collecting plate 41. The dust collecting plates are obliquely and downwards arranged on the inner wall of the dust collecting device and are uniformly distributed on the periphery of the inner wall. The bottom of the dust collecting device is provided with a dust removing opening, and the dust removing opening is opened periodically to clean dust in the dust collecting device.
When the cutting equipment works, the first pressing mechanism abuts against one side of the cutting mechanism, and the second pressing mechanism abuts against the other side of the cutting mechanism. Through program control, the first pressing beam moves upwards to open the first pressing mechanism, and similarly, the supporting column moves upwards to open the cutting mechanism, and the second pressing beam moves upwards to open the second pressing mechanism. And putting the composite material to be cut on the working platform, so that one end of the composite material is positioned between the first base and the first compression beam, the middle of the material is positioned between the upper cutting groove and the lower cutting groove, and the other end of the material is positioned between the second base and the second compression beam. The first pressing beam, the supporting column and the second pressing beam are moved downwards to enable the materials to be in a pressing state. After the cutting is started, the cutter upwards cuts the material from the lower part of the lower cutting groove, and simultaneously, an induced draft fan of the dust collecting device is started.
When the materials need to be continuously cut in different sizes, for example, when the materials on one side of the second pressing mechanism are cut, the first pressing mechanism is closed, the cutting mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are opened, the first pressing mechanism moves towards the direction far away from the cutting mechanism, the second pressing mechanism and the cutting mechanism are closed until the cutting position of the materials is aligned with the lower cutting groove of the cutting mechanism, the first pressing mechanism is opened, the first pressing mechanism moves towards the direction close to the cutting mechanism, when the first pressing mechanism and the second pressing mechanism are respectively arranged on the two sides of the cutting mechanism, the first pressing mechanism is closed, the cutter starts to cut, the process can be repeatedly carried out, and the distance of the first pressing mechanism moving towards the direction far away from the cutting mechanism is adjusted according to the required length of the materials.
Similarly, when the material on one side of the first pressing mechanism needs to be cut, the second pressing mechanism is closed, the cutting mechanism and the first pressing mechanism are opened, the second pressing mechanism moves towards the direction far away from the cutting mechanism until the cutting position of the material is aligned with the lower cutting groove of the cutting mechanism, the first pressing mechanism and the cutting mechanism are closed, the second pressing mechanism is opened, the second pressing mechanism moves towards the direction close to the cutting mechanism, when the second pressing mechanism and the first pressing mechanism are respectively located on the two sides of the cutting mechanism, the second pressing mechanism is closed, the cutter starts to cut, the process can be repeatedly carried out, and the distance of the second pressing mechanism moving towards the direction far away from the cutting mechanism is adjusted according to the length required by the material.
The foregoing illustrates and describes the principles, general features, and advantages of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are described in the specification and illustrated only to illustrate the principle of the present invention, but that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.