CN112757819A - Automatic sizing degree measuring equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an automatic sizing degree measuring device, which comprises: the pen rack comprises a shell, a three-way sliding group in the shell, a pen rack connected with the bottom end of an X-direction sliding block in the three-way sliding group, a sizing degree pen connected with the pen rack and a control panel above the shell; the scribing stroke and force of the glue application pen are controlled by a machine, so that the problems of non-straight manual scribing, non-uniform force and the like, which cause measurement errors, are avoided, and the accuracy is improved; ink dipping is not needed for each scribing, so that the measurement efficiency is improved; avoid annotating the nib of china ink with the hand direct contact, the ink is direct to go out the china ink evenly from the nib inside, can not be because drawing a line and all need being stained with the china ink at every turn and lead to need wipe unnecessary ink clean, improves the clean degree of experimentation, and the process is cleaner optimization.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of detection of paper sizing degree, in particular to automatic sizing degree measuring equipment.
Background
Paper sizing refers to adding sizing agent into paper pulp before sheet forming or sizing on the surface of paper to improve the strength, wettability and surface morphology of paper, so that the performance of paper is obviously improved. The paper sizing degree is an index for measuring the hydrophobic performance of paper, and two main methods of the paper sizing degree are specified in the standard GB 460 + 2008 paper sizing degree, wherein although the ink marking method specified by the method A has detailed specification on the sizing degree, the method can cause some inconvenience in the actual operation process, and meanwhile, manual marking can cause the problems of uneven force, non-straight marking and the like, thereby influencing the measurement accuracy.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides automatic sizing degree measuring equipment for solving the problems in the prior art.
An automatic sizing degree measuring apparatus comprising: the device comprises a shell, a three-way sliding group in the shell, a pen rack connected with the bottom end of an X-direction sliding block in the three-way sliding group, a sizing degree pen connected with the pen rack and a control panel above the shell, wherein the scribing stroke and force of the sizing degree pen are controlled by a machine, so that the problems of non-straight manual scribing, non-uniform force and the like, which cause measurement errors, are avoided; the sizing degree pen comprises a stroke rod, an ink storage rod in threaded connection with the stroke rod, a pen point in threaded connection with the ink storage rod, and a pen point fixedly connected with the pen point; be equipped with the width adjusting device who is used for adjusting two arc steel sheet intervals on the nib, width adjusting device includes: the screw rod penetrates through the two arc steel sheets to be in threaded connection with the screwing nut; the pen point is connected with one ends of the two hoses, the other end of each hose penetrates through the middle of the arc-shaped steel sheet to the inner side of the arc-shaped steel sheet, ink is directly and uniformly discharged from the inner part of the pen point, and redundant ink cannot be wiped off due to the fact that ink needs to be stained during each marking; the ink storage rod is internally provided with a piston rod for absorbing ink, one end of the piston rod, which is provided with a piston, is tightly attached to the inner side of the ink storage rod and can slide along the axial direction of the ink storage rod, the other end of the piston rod is positioned in the stroke rod and can slide along the axial direction of the stroke rod, ink is absorbed to the ink storage rod through the piston rod and is stored, and multiple marking can be performed.
Further, in order to allow the sizing degree pen to move freely in three-axis directions, the three-way sliding group comprises: the X-direction sliding group is connected with the Y-direction sliding block in the Y-direction sliding group.
Furthermore, in order that the machine can control the uniform ink outlet of the sizing pen, an electric telescopic rod for pushing the piston rod to slide along the axial direction of the sizing pen is arranged in the pen rack.
Furthermore, in order to control the scribing force of the sizing degree pen, a pressure sensor is arranged on the X-direction sliding block in the X-direction sliding group.
Furthermore, in order to avoid the contact of the hand with ink when the width of the pen point is adjusted, an extension column is arranged in the middle of the screwing nut.
Furthermore, in order to adjust the width of the pen point according to the product standard, scale marks are arranged at one end of the threaded connection between the screw rod and the screwing nut.
Further, in order to facilitate observation of the scribing lines, the shell is provided with a transparent vertical hinged door.
Furthermore, in order to set the stroke of the stroke line of the sizing degree, the injection amount of ink, the initial position of the marking, the marking force and the start marking, a control panel for setting the stroke of the stroke line of the sizing degree, the injection amount of the ink, the initial position of the marking, the marking force and the start marking is arranged above the shell.
Further, in order to draw lines according to a specified 45-degree included angle, the pen rack and the X-direction sliding block form a 45-degree included angle.
Furthermore, in order to prevent the paper from sliding to influence measurement during scribing, two grooves are formed in the bottom end of the inner side of the shell and are square with the side length of 150 mm, the two grooves can be used for measuring two pieces of paper at the same time, and the measurement efficiency is improved.
The invention has the technical effects that: the measuring apparatus includes: the device comprises a shell, a three-way sliding group in the shell, a pen rack connected with the bottom end of an X-direction sliding block in the three-way sliding group, a sizing degree pen connected with the pen rack and a control panel above the shell, wherein the marking stroke and force of the sizing degree pen are controlled by a machine, so that the problems of non-straight manual marking, non-uniform force and the like, which cause measurement errors, are avoided, and the accuracy is improved; ink dipping is not needed for each scribing, so that the measurement efficiency is improved; the pen point is connected with one end of each of the two hoses, and the other end of each hose penetrates through the middle of the arc-shaped steel sheet to the inner side of the arc-shaped steel sheet; a piston rod for absorbing ink is arranged in the ink storage rod, one end of the piston rod, provided with a piston, is tightly attached to the inner side of the ink storage rod and can slide along the axial direction of the ink storage rod, the other end of the piston rod is positioned in the stroke rod and can slide along the axial direction of the stroke rod, so that the pen point for injecting ink is prevented from being directly contacted with a hand, ink is directly and uniformly discharged from the inner part of the pen point, the excess ink cannot be wiped off due to the fact that ink needs to be absorbed every time of scribing, the cleaning degree of the experimental process is improved, and the process is cleaner; two grooves are formed in the bottom end of the inner side of the shell, the grooves are square with the side length of 150 mm, two pieces of paper are measured simultaneously, and the measuring efficiency is greatly improved.
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FIG. 1 is an internal overall structural view of a measuring apparatus in the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a measuring device of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a sizing pen of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a pen stand according to the present invention;
in the figure: 1. the pen comprises a shell, 1-1 parts of a transparent vertical hinged door, 1-2 parts of a groove, 2 parts of a three-way sliding group, 2-1 parts of a Z-direction sliding block, 2-1 parts of a pressure sensor, 2-2 parts of an X-direction sliding group, 2-2 parts of an X-direction sliding block, 2-2 parts of an X-direction sliding rail, 2-3 parts of a Y-direction sliding group, 2-3 parts of a Y-direction sliding block, 2-3 parts of a Y-direction sliding rail, 3 parts of a pen rack, 3-1 parts of an electric telescopic rod, 3-2 parts of a clamping groove, 4 parts of a sizing degree pen, 4-1 parts of a stroke rod, 4-2 parts of an ink storage rod, 4-2-1 parts of a piston rod, 4-3 parts of a pen head, 4-3 parts of a hose, 4-4 parts of a pen point and 4-5 parts of, 4-5-1 of screwing nut, 4-5-2 of screw rod, 4-5-3 of extension column, 4-6 of arc steel sheet and 5 of control panel.
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The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 1 to 4.
An automatic sizing degree measuring apparatus comprising: the pen rack comprises a shell 1, a three-way sliding group 2 in the shell 1, a pen rack 3 connected with the bottom end of an X-direction sliding block 2-2-1 in the three-way sliding group 2, a sizing degree pen 4 connected with the pen rack 3 through a clamping groove 3-2, and a control panel 5 above the shell 1; the shell 1 is provided with a transparent vertical hinged door 1-1; a control panel 5 for setting stroke of sizing degree, injection amount of ink, initial position of scribing, scribing force and starting scribing is arranged above the shell 1; the bottom end of the inner side of the shell 1 is provided with two grooves 1-2, and the grooves 1-2 are squares with the side length of 150 mm; three-way sliding group 2 includes: the X-direction sliding device comprises four Z-direction sliding groups 2-1 moving in the vertical direction, two Y-direction sliding groups 2-3 moving back and forth and an X-direction sliding group 2-2 moving left and right, wherein Y-direction sliding rails 2-3-2 in the Y-direction sliding groups 2-3 are connected with Z-direction sliding blocks 2-1-1 in the Z-direction sliding groups 2-1, and X-direction sliding rails 2-2-2 in the X-direction sliding groups 2-2 are connected with Y-direction sliding blocks 2-3-1 in the Y-direction sliding groups 2-3; an X-direction sliding block 2-2-1 in the X-direction sliding group 2-2 is provided with a pressure sensor 2-1-2; the pen rack 3 and the X-direction sliding block 2-2-1 form an included angle of 45 degrees; an electric telescopic rod 3-1 used for pushing the piston rod 4-2-1 to slide along the axis direction of the sizing degree pen 4 is arranged in the pen rack 3; the sizing degree pen 4 comprises a stroke rod 4-1, an ink storage rod 4-2 in threaded connection with the stroke rod 4-1, a pen point 4-3 in threaded connection with the ink storage rod 4-2, and a pen point 4-4 fixedly connected with the pen point 4-3; the pen point 4-4 is provided with a width adjusting device 4-5 for adjusting the distance between the two arc-shaped steel sheets 4-6, and the width adjusting device 4-5 comprises: 4-5-2 parts of screw rod and 4-5-1 parts of screw nut in threaded connection with 4-5-2 parts of screw rod, wherein the 4-5-2 parts of screw rod pass through two arc steel sheets 4-6 and are in threaded connection with 4-5-1 parts of screw nut; an extension column 4-5-3 is arranged on one side of the screwing nut 4-5-1 far away from the pen point 4-4; the end of the screw rod 4-5-2 in threaded connection with the screwing nut 4-5-1 is provided with a scale mark; the pen point 4-3 is connected with one end of two hoses 4-3-1, and the other end of the hose 4-3-1 penetrates through the middle of the arc-shaped steel sheet 4-6 to the inner side of the arc-shaped steel sheet 4-6; a piston rod 4-2-1 for absorbing ink is arranged in the ink storage rod 4-2, one end of the piston rod 4-2-1, provided with a piston, is tightly attached to the inner side of the ink storage rod 4-2 and can slide along the axial direction of the ink storage rod 4-2, and the other end of the piston rod 4-2-1 is positioned in the stroke rod 4-1 and can slide along the axial direction of the stroke rod 4-1.
The working principle is as follows: disassembling an ink storage rod 4-2 in a sizing degree pen 4, sucking ink into the ink storage rod 4-2 through a piston rod 4-2-1, observing scales on a screw rod 4-5-2 after the sizing degree pen 4 is installed, adjusting the width of a pen point 4-4 of the sizing degree pen 4 through a width adjusting device 4-5, installing the pen point onto a pen frame 3, placing paper to be measured into a groove 1-2, setting the stroke of a sizing degree stroke line, the injection amount of the ink, the initial position of marking and the marking force through a control panel 5, starting marking after the setting is finished, pushing the piston rod 4-2-1 by an electric telescopic rod 3-1 in the pen frame 3 at a uniform speed according to the set injection amount of the ink, enabling the ink in the ink storage rod 4-2 to flow to the pen point 4-3 through a hose 4-3-1, the line is drawn on the paper according to the set stroke through the three-way sliding group 2 glue application degree pen 4, the line is drawn according to the set line drawing force through the pressure sensor 2-1-2, the line drawing process of the glue application degree pen 4 is observed through the transparent vertical hinged door 1-1, and the glue application degree is measured after the line drawing is finished.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and these modifications or substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution devulcanize the scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention.
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1. An automatic sizing degree measuring apparatus comprising: the pen rack comprises a shell (1), a three-way sliding group (2) in the shell (1), a pen rack (3) connected with the bottom end of an X-direction sliding block (2-2-1) in the three-way sliding group (2), a sizing degree pen (4) connected with the pen rack (3) through a clamping groove (3-2), and a control panel (5) above the shell (1);
the method is characterized in that: the sizing degree pen (4) comprises a stroke rod (4-1), an ink storage rod (4-2) in threaded connection with the stroke rod (4-1), a pen point (4-3) in threaded connection with the ink storage rod (4-2), and a pen point (4-4) fixedly connected with the pen point (4-3);
be equipped with width adjusting device (4-5) that are used for adjusting two arc steel sheet (4-6) intervals on nib (4-4), width adjusting device (4-5) include: the screw (4-5-2) and the screwing nut (4-5-1) are in threaded connection with the screw (4-5-2), and the screw (4-5-2) penetrates through the two arc steel sheets (4-6) to be in threaded connection with the screwing nut (4-5-1);
the pen point (4-3) is connected with one end of each of the two hoses (4-3-1), and the other end of each hose (4-3-1) penetrates through the middle of the arc-shaped steel sheet (4-6) to the inner side of the arc-shaped steel sheet (4-6);
a piston rod (4-2-1) for absorbing ink is arranged in the ink storage rod (4-2), one end of the piston rod (4-2-1) provided with a piston is tightly attached to the inner side of the ink storage rod (4-2) and can slide along the axial direction of the ink storage rod (4-2), and the other end of the piston rod (4-2-1) is positioned in the stroke rod (4-1) and can slide along the axial direction of the stroke rod (4-1).
2. Measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that said three-way sliding group (2) comprises: the device comprises four Z-direction sliding groups (2-1) moving in the vertical direction, two Y-direction sliding groups (2-3) moving back and forth and an X-direction sliding group (2-2) moving left and right, Y-direction sliding rails (2-3-2) in the Y-direction sliding groups (2-3) are connected with Z-direction sliding blocks (2-1-1) in the Z-direction sliding groups (2-1), and X-direction sliding rails (2-2-2) in the X-direction sliding groups (2-2) are connected with Y-direction sliding blocks (2-3-1) in the Y-direction sliding groups (2-3).
3. The measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that an electric telescopic rod (3-1) for pushing a piston rod (4-2-1) to slide along the axis direction of the sizing degree pen (4) is arranged in the pen holder (3).
4. A measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the X-slide (2-2-1) in the X-slide group (2-2) is provided with a pressure sensor (2-1-2).
5. Measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the screw-on nut (4-5-1) is provided with an extension post (4-5-3) on the side facing away from the pen tip (4-4).
6. The measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the end of the threaded rod (4-5-2) in threaded connection with the screwing nut (4-5-1) is provided with graduation marks.
7. Measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (1) is provided with a transparent side-hung door (1-1).
8. The measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that a control panel (5) for setting stroke length of sizing degree, injection amount of ink, scribing start position, scribing force, starting scribing is arranged above the housing (1).
9. A measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pen holder (3) is angled at 45 ° to the X-slide (2-2-1).
10. The measuring device according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom end of the inside of the housing (1) is provided with two grooves (1-2), the grooves (1-2) being square with a side length of 150 mm.
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