CN113828648A - Aluminum alloy extrusion device and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides an aluminum alloy extrusion device and method, belongs to the technical field of aluminum alloy processing, and comprises an extrusion device, wherein the extrusion device comprises a heating furnace module, an extrusion module and a positioning module, the heating furnace module is arranged on one side of a feeding table, a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor is arranged in the heating furnace module, the extrusion module is arranged on the side part of the heating furnace module, the extrusion module is arranged on an extrusion guide seat, the upper part of the extrusion module is connected with a loss-prevention extrusion seat in a nested manner, and the positioning module is arranged at the front part of the extrusion module. The extrusion module is connected with the extrusion guide seat through the first buffer spring and the second buffer spring, and simultaneously, the effects of buffering and reducing stress are achieved, so that the operating platform is prevented from being damaged; during extrusion operation, aluminum is aligned through the positioning moduleThe alloy is positioned and fixed, so that the quality is prevented from being influenced by dislocation of the aluminum alloy; the heating temperature T of the aluminum bar is accurately set through a control console, a temperature control device and the likeHeat generationHeating time HHeat generationAnd extrusion speed VExtrusion processAnd the extrusion effect of the aluminum alloy is improved.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of aluminum alloy processing, in particular to an aluminum alloy extrusion device and method.
Background
Aluminum alloy is a non-ferrous metal structural material which is most widely applied in industry, the rapid development of industrial economy has increased the demand on aluminum alloy welding structural parts, the weldability research of the aluminum alloy is also deepened, and the aluminum alloy is the most widely applied alloy at present.
At present, extrusion molding is a main processing method of aluminum profiles, and has the following characteristics: the plasticity of the processed metal can be fully exerted; can produce various section shapes and pipes with variable cross sections and extremely complex shapes; the processing flexibility is large, and products with different shapes, specifications and varieties can be produced on one device only by replacing extrusion tools such as dies and the like. The extrusion process has the important social and economic benefits of reducing equipment investment, saving energy, improving the utilization rate of metal, reducing the total cost of products and the like.
The patent with the application number of CN201821884793.8 provides full-automatic aluminum alloy extrusion forming equipment, the lower part of an upper mounting box of the equipment is welded above an aluminum alloy extrusion device, the lower part of a bottom plate is arranged above ground feet, the left side of a controller is arranged on the right side of a reduction gearbox, the aluminum alloy is conveyed to an object to be extruded through the operation of a transmission belt, then an upper extrusion column is extruded to drive an extrusion plate to be pressed down in a chute to be pressed to the aluminum alloy, when the aluminum alloy is pressed down, a first forming plate and a second forming plate below the lower part of the aluminum alloy are pressed down through a torsion spring until a pressing rod is pressed down to a spring, so that the aluminum alloy is extruded and conveyed to the outside from an outlet, when the aluminum alloy is extruded, the pressing rod is sprung up through the reset of the spring, the next extrusion is carried out, when the aluminum alloy is extruded in the extrusion process, the extruded position is not easy to deviate, so that the extruded aluminum alloy shapes are uniform, thereby leading to better extrusion effect of the aluminum alloy.
Although this technique prevents the aluminum alloy from deviating in the extrusion work to some extent, there are still some problems. Firstly, the extruded aluminum alloy and the operation track cannot be guided and positioned, so that the aluminum alloy dislocation is fully prevented from influencing the processing quality of the aluminum alloy; secondly, can't protect extrusion work platform, prevent to receive external force and damage. .
Therefore, it is very necessary to provide an aluminum alloy extrusion apparatus and method.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to comprehensively solve the problems, particularly the defects in the prior art, the invention provides an aluminum alloy extrusion device and method which can comprehensively solve the problems. The invention can achieve the effects of improving the extrusion forming effect of the aluminum alloy and preventing equipment from being damaged.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical means:
the invention provides an aluminum alloy extrusion device and a method, comprising an extrusion device, wherein one end of the extrusion device is provided with a feeding platform, a Y80M1-2 type first driving motor is arranged on the side surface of the feeding table, the upper part of the feeding table is rotationally connected with a transmission shaft, the upper part of the transmission shaft is provided with an aluminum rod, the extrusion device is controlled by a control console arranged on the side surface of the feeding platform to operate, the MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controller is arranged in the console, the extrusion device comprises an automatic heating furnace module, an extrusion module and a positioning module, a heating furnace module is arranged on one side of the feeding table, a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor is arranged in the heating furnace module, the side part of the heating furnace module is provided with an extrusion module which is arranged on an extrusion guide seat, the upper portion of the extrusion module is connected with a loss-prevention extrusion seat in a nested mode, and the front portion of the extrusion module is provided with a positioning module.
It should be noted that the extrusion device realizes the automatic extrusion operation of the aluminum bar through the heating furnace module, the extrusion module and the positioning module, and improves the processing efficiency of the aluminum bar.
Preferably, the heating furnace module is close to the one end of feed table and is equipped with the feeding automatically-controlled door, the other infrared laser inductor of a pair of feeding of installing of feeding automatically-controlled door, ejection of compact automatically-controlled door is installed to the heating furnace module other end, the other infrared laser inductor of installing a pair of ejection of compact automatically-controlled door, heating furnace module upper portion is equipped with the temperature control device of TCU type, temperature control device electric connection has heat-resisting type thermocouple formula temperature sensor.
It needs to explain, the user puts into the aluminium bar that needs processing to the feed table, feed table side-mounting's a driving motor drives the transmission axle and rotates, the aluminium bar is the forward movement under the drive of transmission axle, when arriving the feeding automatically-controlled door, the aluminium bar blocks feeding infrared laser sensor, at this moment the feeding automatically-controlled door is automatic to be opened, feeding automatically-controlled door self-closing after the aluminium bar gets into heating furnace module, the aluminium bar begins to heat and heat time H is hot, after the heating is accomplished, ejection of compact automatically-controlled door is opened, the aluminium bar removes out of heating furnace module, ejection of compact infrared laser sensor is blocked and is left ejection of compact infrared laser sensor and back ejection of compact automatically-controlled door after the aluminium bar removes.
Preferably, the front part of the heating furnace module is provided with a material moving table, the upper part of the material moving table is provided with a pushing seat, the side surface of the pushing seat is provided with a Y80M1-2 type second driving motor, the front part of the second driving motor is connected with a first screw rod, and the upper part of the first screw rod is nested with a push plate.
Specifically, the heated aluminum bar moves to the material moving table, a second driving motor arranged on the side face of a pushing seat on the upper portion of the material moving table starts to work, the second driving motor drives a first screw rod to rotate, and the first screw rod drives a pushing plate with an upper portion in a nested connection mode to move forwards to push the heated aluminum bar to the upper portion of an extrusion guide seat beside the pushing plate.
Preferably, the extrusion module is driven by QABP 4 KW-4P's driving motor, the extrusion module front portion is connected with the second lead screw, the nested loss prevention extrusion seat of installing in second lead screw upper portion, the anterior fixedly connected with extrusion axle of loss prevention extrusion seat, the anterior fixed mounting of extrusion axle has the stripper plate, loss prevention extrusion seat bottom both sides are equipped with the loss prevention slider, loss prevention slider both sides bottom is equipped with first buffer spring, first buffer spring front portion is connected with first buffer board, first buffer spring upside fixed mounting has the upper fixed plate, upper fixed plate upper portion is connected with second buffer spring, second buffer spring upper portion is connected with the second buffer board.
Specifically, a QABP 4 KW-4P driving motor of the extrusion module starts to work to drive a second screw rod to rotate, and the second screw rod drives the damage-preventing extrusion seat to extrude at a speed VExtrusion processThe aluminum bar is extruded to move forwards to the positioning seat after moving forwards at a constant speed. In the moving process, the first buffer spring and the second buffer spring arranged at the bottom of the damage-proof extrusion seat buffer and reduce the external force in the extrusion moving process of the aluminum bar, and the aluminum bar or the extrusion guide seat is prevented from being damaged.
Preferably, the extrusion module is installed on extrusion guide holder upper portion, extrusion guide holder upper portion both sides are equipped with the guided way, the fixed rear end that is equipped with in extrusion guide holder rear portion, extrusion guide holder front portion is equipped with the front end, the intermediate position is connected on extrusion guide holder upper portion is equipped with the direction cambered surface.
Preferably, the bottom of the positioning module is slidably connected with a positioning plate, the positioning module is fixedly installed on one side of the front end, an electric slide rail is arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the positioning module, the positioning plate is slidably connected with the electric slide rail through electric slide blocks fixedly connected with two sides of the upper portion, a positioning pressing plate is arranged on the front portion of the positioning plate, and the positioning module is installed on the upper portion of the positioning seat.
Preferably, be connected through the locating spring between locating plate and the locating plate, locating plate bottom is equipped with pressure sensor, pressure sensor is MBS1900064G6523 type pressure sensor, pressure sensor and the inside MSP430F 149 single chip microcomputer controller electric connection who sets up of control cabinet.
It should be noted that, after the aluminum bar moves to the positioning seat, the positioning module on the upper portion of the positioning seat starts to work, the positioning plate at the bottom of the positioning module moves towards one side close to the aluminum bar along the electric slide rail, the pressure sensor arranged at the bottom of the positioning pressure plate senses the pressure and transmits the pressure to the MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controller arranged inside the console to analyze and control the positioning pressure plate to stop moving, at this moment, the aluminum bar is stabilized on the upper portion of the positioning seat, and the positioning spring arranged between the positioning pressure plate and the positioning plate buffers the stress of the extrusion operation, so that the aluminum bar is fixed in the moving direction.
Preferably, the front part of the positioning seat is provided with an extrusion container, and an extrusion die is arranged in the extrusion container.
Preferably, the aluminum alloy extrusion treatment step is as follows:
firstly, the heating temperature T of the aluminum bar is set on a control consoleHeat generationHeating time HHeat generationAnd extrusion speed VExtrusion process；
Secondly, starting the equipment, controlling the temperature control device to start heating the heating furnace module until the heating temperature THeat generationReal-time detection of heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor in heating furnace moduleThe internal temperature of the hot furnace module is transmitted to the temperature control device;
thirdly, simultaneously, a user puts the aluminum rod to be processed on the feeding table, and the aluminum rod enters the heating furnace module to be heated H under the driving of the transmission shaftHeat generation；
Fourthly, the heated aluminum bar automatically moves to the upper part of the extrusion guide seat under the action of the material moving table;
fifthly, the extrusion module extrudes at an extrusion speed VExtrusion processExtruding the aluminum bar at a constant speed, stably pushing the aluminum bar to the positioning seat, and fixing the aluminum bar in the moving direction through the positioning module, so that the phenomenon that dislocation occurs in the extruding process and the processing quality is influenced is prevented;
and finally, extruding and forming the aluminum bar by an extrusion die arranged in the extrusion cylinder to output a finished product.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. the damage to the work table is prevented. The extrusion module and the extrusion guide seat are connected through the first buffer spring and the second buffer spring, and simultaneously play a role in buffering and reducing stress between the two parts, so that the operating platform is prevented from being damaged.
2. Prevent dislocation and influence on quality. The aluminum alloy extrusion die realizes the positioning and fixing of the aluminum alloy during the extrusion operation through the positioning module, and prevents the aluminum alloy from being dislocated to influence the quality.
3. The extrusion parameters are accurate, and the aluminum alloy extrusion effect is improved. The invention accurately sets the heating temperature T of the aluminum bar through a console, a temperature control device, an infrared laser sensor and the likeHeat generationHeating time HHeat generationAnd extrusion speed VExtrusion processAnd the extrusion effect of the aluminum alloy is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the feed structure of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the extrusion guide shoe of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the extrusion guide shoe of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of fig. 5 according to the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the positioning seat of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the figure alignment socket of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of fig. 8 at B according to the present invention.
Figure 10 is a partial cross-sectional view of a locating plate of the present invention.
Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion of the invention at C in fig. 10.
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100. an extrusion device; 1. a first drive motor; 2. a feeding table; 3. a transmission shaft; 4. an aluminum bar; 51. feeding an infrared laser sensor; 52. discharging an infrared laser sensor; 6. a heating furnace module; 7. a material moving platform; 8. a pushing seat; 9. a console; 10. an extrusion module; 11. extruding the guide seat; 12. a front end; 13. positioning seats; 14. a positioning module; 15. an extrusion cylinder; 61. a temperature control device; 62. a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor; 63. a feed automatic door; 64. an automatic discharge door; 81. a second drive motor; 82. pushing the plate; 83. a first lead screw; 101. a damage prevention extrusion seat; 102. a second lead screw; 1011. extruding the shaft; 1012. a pressing plate; 1013. a damage-proof slide block; 1014. an upper fixing plate; 1015. a second buffer spring; 1016. a second buffer plate; 1017. a first buffer spring; 1018. a first buffer plate; 111. a guide rail; 112. a back end; 113. a guiding cambered surface; 141. an electric slide rail; 142. positioning a plate; 143. positioning a pressing plate; 144. a pressure sensor; 145. an electric slider; 146. a positioning spring; t isHeat generation-a heating temperature; hHeat generation-a heating time; vExtrusion process-extrusion speed.
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The invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
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as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the present invention provides an aluminum alloy extrusion apparatus and method, including an extrusion apparatus 100, wherein one end of the extrusion apparatus 100 is provided with a feeding table 2, a Y80M1-2 type first driving motor 1 is installed on the side surface of the feeding table 2, the upper portion of the feeding table 2 is rotatably connected with a transmission shaft 3, an aluminum rod 4 is placed on the upper portion of the transmission shaft 3, the extrusion apparatus 100 is controlled by a console 9 installed on the side surface of the feeding table 2 to operate, an MSP430F 149 single chip microcomputer controller is installed inside the console 9, the extrusion apparatus 100 includes an automatic heating furnace module 6, an extrusion module 10 and a positioning module 14, the heating furnace module 6 is installed on one side of the feeding table 2, a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor 62 is installed inside the heating furnace module 6, the extrusion module 10 is installed on the side portion of the heating furnace module 6, the extrusion module 10 is installed on an extrusion guide seat 11, the upper portion of the extrusion module 10 is connected with a loss prevention extrusion seat 101 in a nested mode, and a positioning module 14 is installed on the front portion of the extrusion module 10.
It should be noted that the extrusion device 100 realizes the automatic extrusion operation of the aluminum bar 4 through the heating furnace module 6, the extrusion module 10 and the positioning module 14, and improves the processing efficiency of the aluminum bar 4.
As shown in fig. 2 to fig. 3, in the above embodiment, specifically, a feeding automatic door 63 is disposed at one end of the heating furnace module 6 close to the feeding table 2, a pair of feeding infrared laser sensors 51 is installed beside the feeding automatic door 63, an discharging automatic door 64 is installed at the other end of the heating furnace module 6, a pair of discharging infrared laser sensors 52 is installed beside the discharging automatic door 64, a TCU-shaped temperature control device 61 is disposed at an upper portion of the heating furnace module 6, and the temperature control device 61 is electrically connected to a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor 62.
It needs to be explained, the user puts into the aluminium bar 4 that needs processing on to feed table 2, the first driving motor 1 of 2 side-mounting of feed table drives transmission shaft 3 and rotates, aluminium bar 4 is the forward movement under the drive of transmission shaft 3, when arriving feeding automatically-controlled door 63, aluminium bar 4 blocks feeding infrared laser inductor 51, at this moment feeding automatically-controlled door 63 is automatic to be opened, feeding automatically-controlled door 63 self-closing after aluminium bar 4 gets into heating furnace module 6, aluminium bar 4 begins to heat and heating time HHeat generationAnd after the heating is finished, the discharging automatic door 64 is opened, the aluminum bar 4 moves out of the heating furnace module 6, and the discharging automatic door 64 is closed until the aluminum bar 4 moves away from the discharging infrared laser sensor 52 after the discharging infrared laser sensor 52 is blocked.
As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, in the above embodiment, specifically, a material moving table 7 is arranged at the front of the heating furnace module 6, a pushing seat 8 is installed at the upper part of the material moving table 7, a Y80M1-2 type second driving motor 81 is installed at the side surface of the pushing seat 8, a first screw 83 is connected to the front part of the second driving motor 81, and a pushing plate 82 is nested at the upper part of the first screw 83.
Specifically, the heated aluminum bar 4 moves to the material moving table 7, the second driving motor 81 mounted on the side surface of the pushing seat 8 on the upper portion of the material moving table 7 starts to work, the second driving motor 81 drives the first screw rod 83 to rotate, and the first screw rod 83 drives the pushing plate 82 with the upper portion in nested connection to move forward to push the heated aluminum bar 4 to the upper portion of the nearby extrusion guide seat 11.
As shown in fig. 3 to fig. 6, in the above embodiment, specifically, the extrusion module 10 is driven by a drive motor of QABP 4 KW-4P, a second lead screw 102 is connected to the front of the extrusion module 10, a damage prevention extrusion seat 101 is nested on the upper portion of the second lead screw 102, an extrusion shaft 1011 is fixedly connected to the front of the damage prevention extrusion seat 101, an extrusion plate 1012 is fixedly mounted to the front of the extrusion shaft 1011, damage prevention sliders 1013 are disposed on two sides of the bottom of the damage prevention extrusion seat 101, first buffer springs 1017 are disposed on two sides of the damage prevention sliders 1013, a first buffer plate 1018 is connected to the front of the first buffer springs 1017, an upper fixing plate 1014 is fixedly mounted on the upper side of the first buffer springs 1017, a second buffer spring 1015 is connected to the upper portion of the upper fixing plate 1014, and a second buffer plate 1016 is connected to the upper portion of the second buffer spring 1015.
Specifically, the driving motor of QABP 4 KW-4P of the extrusion module 10 starts to work to drive the second screw rod 102 to rotate, and the second screw rod 102 drives the damage prevention extrusion base 101 to perform extrusion at the extrusion speed VExtrusion processThe aluminum bar 4 is extruded to move forwards to the positioning seat 13 after moving forwards at a constant speed. During movement, the first buffer spring 1017 and the second buffer spring 1015 arranged at the bottom of the damage-preventing extrusion seat 101 buffer and relieve external force generated during extrusion movement of the aluminum bar 4, and prevent the aluminum bar 4 or the extrusion guide seat 11 from being damaged.
As shown in fig. 3 to 5, in the above embodiment, specifically, the extrusion module 10 is installed on the upper portion of the extrusion guide seat 11, guide rails 111 are arranged on two sides of the upper portion of the extrusion guide seat 11, a rear end 112 is fixedly arranged at the rear portion of the extrusion guide seat 11, a front end 12 is arranged at the front portion of the extrusion guide seat 11, and a guide arc surface 113 is arranged at a middle position of the upper portion of the extrusion guide seat 11.
As shown in fig. 6 to 9, in the above embodiment, specifically, a positioning plate 142 is slidably connected to the bottom of the positioning module 14, the positioning module 14 is fixedly installed at one side of the front end 12, an electric slide rail 141 is arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the positioning module 14, the positioning plate 142 is slidably connected to the electric slide rail 141 through an electric slide block 145 fixedly connected to two sides of the upper portion, a positioning pressing plate 143 is arranged at the front portion of the positioning plate 142, and the positioning module 14 is installed on the upper portion of the positioning seat 13.
In the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 6 to 11, specifically, the positioning pressure plate 143 is connected to the positioning plate 142 through a positioning spring 146, a pressure sensor 144 is disposed at the bottom of the positioning pressure plate 143, the pressure sensor 144 is an MBS1900064G6523 type pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor 144 is electrically connected to an MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controller disposed inside the console 9.
It should be noted that, after the aluminum bar 4 moves to the positioning seat 13, the positioning module 14 on the upper portion of the positioning seat 13 starts to operate, the positioning plate 142 at the bottom of the positioning module 14 moves toward the side close to the aluminum bar 4 along the electric slide rail 141, when the pressure sensor 144 arranged at the bottom of the positioning pressure plate 143 senses the pressure and transmits the pressure to the MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controller arranged in the console 9 to analyze and control the movement of the positioning pressure plate 143, at this time, the aluminum bar 4 is stabilized on the upper portion of the positioning seat 13, the positioning spring 146 arranged between the positioning pressure plate 143 and the positioning plate 142 buffers the stress of the extrusion operation, and the aluminum bar 4 is fixed in the moving direction.
As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, in the above embodiment, specifically, a container 15 is installed in front of the positioning seat 13, and an extrusion die is disposed inside the container 15.
As shown in fig. 1 to 11, in the above embodiment, specifically, the aluminum alloy extrusion processing step is:
firstly, the heating temperature T of the aluminum bar 4 is set on the control console 9Heat generationHeating timeHHeat generationAnd extrusion speed VExtrusion process；
Secondly, starting the equipment, controlling the temperature control device 61 to start heating the heating furnace module 6 until the heating temperature THeat generationA heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor 62 inside the heating furnace module 6 detects the temperature inside the heating furnace module 6 in real time and transmits the temperature to the temperature control device 61;
thirdly, simultaneously, a user puts the aluminum rod 4 to be processed on the feeding table 2, and the aluminum rod 4 enters the heating furnace module 6 to be heated H under the drive of the transmission shaft 3Heat generation；
Fourthly, the heated aluminum bar 4 automatically moves to the upper part of the extrusion guide seat 11 under the action of the material moving table 7;
fifthly, the extrusion module 10 extrudes at an extrusion speed VExtrusion processExtruding the aluminum bar 4 at a constant speed, stably pushing the aluminum bar 4 to the positioning seat 13, and fixing the aluminum bar 4 in the moving direction through the positioning module 14, so that the processing quality is prevented from being influenced by dislocation in the extruding process;
and finally, extruding and forming the aluminum bar 4 by an extrusion die arranged in the extrusion cylinder 15 to output a finished product.
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Before the aluminum bar heating device is used, the heating temperature T of the aluminum bar 4 is set on the console 9 through an internally arranged MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controllerHeat generationHeating time HHeat generationAnd extrusion speed VExtrusion process。
Starting the device, controlling the temperature control device 61 to start heating through the console 9, detecting the internal temperature of the heating furnace module 6 in real time by the heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor 62 in the heating furnace module 6 and transmitting the temperature to the temperature control device 61, and controlling the heating furnace module 6 to continuously heat up until the heating temperature THeat generation. Simultaneously, the user puts into the aluminium bar 4 that needs processing on to feed table 2, the first driving motor 1 of 2 side-mounting of feed table drives transmission shaft 3 and rotates, aluminium bar 4 is the forward movement under transmission shaft 3's drive, when arriving feeding automatically-controlled door 63, aluminium bar 4 blocks feeding infrared laser inductor 51, at this moment feeding automatically-controlled door 63 is automatic to be opened, feeding automatically-controlled door 63 self-closing after aluminium bar 4 gets into heating furnace module 6, aluminium bar 4 begins to heat and heat time HHeat generationAfter heating, the automatic discharging door 64 is openedAnd opening, the aluminum bar 4 moves out of the heating furnace module 6, and the discharging infrared laser sensor 52 is blocked until the discharging automatic door 64 is closed after the aluminum bar 4 moves away from the discharging infrared laser sensor 52.
Then, the heated aluminum bar 4 moves to the material moving table 7, the second driving motor 81 installed on the side surface of the pushing seat 8 on the upper portion of the material moving table 7 starts to work, the second driving motor 81 drives the first screw rod 83 to rotate, and the first screw rod 83 drives the pushing plate 82 with the nested connection on the upper portion to move forward to push the heated aluminum bar 4 to the upper portion of the nearby extrusion guide seat 11.
Then, the driving motor of QABP 4 KW-4P of the extrusion module 10 starts to work to drive the second screw rod 102 to rotate, and the second screw rod 102 drives the damage-preventing extrusion seat 101 to extrude at the extrusion speed VExtrusion processThe aluminum bar 4 is extruded to move forwards to the positioning seat 13 after moving forwards at a constant speed. During movement, the first buffer spring 1017 and the second buffer spring 1015 arranged at the bottom of the damage-preventing extrusion seat 101 buffer and relieve external force generated during extrusion movement of the aluminum bar 4, and prevent the aluminum bar 4 or the extrusion guide seat 11 from being damaged.
After the aluminum bar 4 moves to the positioning seat 13, the positioning module 14 on the upper portion of the positioning seat 13 starts to operate, the positioning plate 142 at the bottom of the positioning module 14 moves towards one side close to the aluminum bar 4 along the electric slide rail 141, when the pressure sensor 144 arranged at the bottom of the positioning pressure plate 143 senses the pressure and transmits the pressure to the MSP430F 149 monolithic processor controller arranged inside the console 9 to analyze and control the positioning pressure plate 143 to stop moving, at this time, the aluminum bar 4 is stabilized on the upper portion of the positioning seat 13, the positioning spring 146 arranged between the positioning pressure plate 143 and the positioning plate 142 buffers the stress of the extrusion operation, the aluminum bar 4 is fixed in the moving direction, the extrusion module 10 continues to extrude and push the aluminum bar 4 into the extrusion cylinder 15, and a finished product is extruded and output through the extrusion die arranged inside the extrusion cylinder 15.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the embodiments and/or equivalents thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. An aluminum alloy extrusion device comprises an extrusion device (100), wherein one end of the extrusion device (100) is provided with a feeding table (2), the side surface of the feeding table (2) is provided with a Y80M1-2 type first driving motor (1), the upper part of the feeding table (2) is rotatably connected with a transmission shaft (3), an aluminum rod (4) is placed on the upper part of the transmission shaft (3), the extrusion device (100) is controlled to operate by a control console (9) arranged on the side surface of the feeding table (2), an MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controller is arranged inside the control console (9), the aluminum alloy extrusion device is characterized in that the extrusion device (100) comprises an automatic heating furnace module (6), an extrusion module (10) and a positioning module (14), one side of the feeding table (2) is provided with a heating furnace module (6), and a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor (62) is arranged inside the heating furnace module (6), heating furnace module (6) lateral part is equipped with extrusion module (10), extrusion module (10) are installed at extrusion guide holder (11), extrusion module (10) upper portion nested connection has loss prevention extrusion seat (101), extrusion module (10) front-mounted has orientation module (14).
2. The aluminum alloy extrusion device according to claim 1, wherein a feeding automatic door (63) is arranged at one end, close to the feeding table (2), of the heating furnace module (6), a pair of feeding infrared laser sensors (51) is installed beside the feeding automatic door (63), a discharging automatic door (64) is installed at the other end of the heating furnace module (6), a pair of discharging infrared laser sensors (52) is installed beside the discharging automatic door (64), a TCU-shaped temperature control device (61) is arranged on the upper portion of the heating furnace module (6), and the temperature control device (61) is electrically connected with a heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor (62).
3. The aluminum alloy extrusion device according to claim 2, wherein a material moving table (7) is arranged in front of the heating furnace module (6), a material pushing seat (8) is arranged at the upper part of the material moving table (7), a second driving motor (81) of Y80M1-2 type is arranged on the side surface of the material pushing seat (8), a first screw rod (83) is connected to the front part of the second driving motor (81), and a push plate (82) is nested on the upper part of the first screw rod (83).
4. The aluminum alloy extrusion device according to claim 1, wherein the extrusion module (10) is driven by a drive motor of QABP 4 KW-4P, a second lead screw (102) is connected to the front of the extrusion module (10), a damage prevention extrusion seat (101) is nested on the upper portion of the second lead screw (102), an extrusion shaft (1011) is fixedly connected to the front of the damage prevention extrusion seat (101), an extrusion plate (1012) is fixedly mounted on the front of the extrusion shaft (1011), damage prevention sliders (1013) are arranged on two sides of the bottom of the damage prevention extrusion seat (101), first buffer springs (1017) are arranged on two sides of the damage prevention sliders (1013), a first buffer plate (1018) is connected to the front of the first buffer springs (1017), an upper fixing plate (1014) is fixedly mounted on the upper side of the first buffer springs (1017), and a second buffer spring (1015) is connected to the upper fixing plate (1014), and a second buffer plate (1016) is connected to the upper part of the second buffer spring (1015).
5. The aluminum alloy extrusion device according to claim 4, wherein the extrusion module (10) is installed on the upper portion of the extrusion guide seat (11), guide rails (111) are arranged on two sides of the upper portion of the extrusion guide seat (11), a rear end (112) is fixedly arranged on the rear portion of the extrusion guide seat (11), a front end (12) is arranged on the front portion of the extrusion guide seat (11), and a guide arc surface (113) is arranged at the middle position of the upper portion of the extrusion guide seat (11).
6. The aluminum alloy extrusion device as recited in claim 1, wherein a positioning plate (142) is slidably connected to the bottom of the positioning module (14), the positioning module (14) is fixedly installed at one side of the front end (12), an electric slide rail (141) is provided at the inner side of the bottom of the positioning module (14), the positioning plate (142) is slidably connected to the electric slide rail (141) through an electric slide block (145) fixedly connected to two sides of the upper portion, a positioning pressing plate (143) is provided at the front portion of the positioning plate (142), and the positioning module (14) is installed at the upper portion of the positioning seat (13).
7. The aluminum alloy extrusion device as recited in claim 6, wherein the positioning pressure plate (143) is connected with the positioning plate (142) through a positioning spring (146), a pressure sensor (144) is disposed at the bottom of the positioning pressure plate (143), the pressure sensor (144) is a MBS1900064G6523 type pressure sensor, and the pressure sensor (144) is electrically connected with an MSP430F 149 single-chip microcomputer controller disposed inside the console (9).
8. The aluminum alloy extrusion device as recited in claim 6, wherein a container (15) is mounted in front of the positioning seat (13), and an extrusion die is arranged inside the container (15).
9. The aluminum alloy extrusion apparatus and method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aluminum alloy extrusion processing steps are:
firstly, the heating temperature T of the aluminum bar (4) is set on a control console (9)Heat generationHeating time HHeat generationAnd extrusion speed VExtrusion process；
Secondly, starting the equipment, controlling a temperature control device (61) to start heating the heating furnace module (6) until the heating temperature THeat generationA heat-resistant thermocouple type temperature sensor (62) in the heating furnace module (6) detects the internal temperature of the heating furnace module (6) in real time and transmits the internal temperature to a temperature control device (61);
thirdly, a user puts the aluminum rod (4) to be processed on the feeding table (2), and the aluminum rod (4) enters the heating furnace module (6) to be heated H under the drive of the transmission shaft (3)Heat generation；
The heated aluminum bar (4) automatically moves to the upper part of the extrusion guide seat (11) under the action of the material moving table (7);
fifthly, the extrusion module (10) extrudes at an extrusion speed VExtrusion processThe aluminum bar (4) is extruded at a constant speed and is stably pushed to the positioning seat (13), and the aluminum bar (4) is fixed in the moving direction through the positioning module (14), so that the phenomenon that dislocation occurs in the extrusion process and the processing quality is influenced is prevented;
and finally, extruding and forming the aluminum bar (4) by an extrusion die arranged in the extrusion cylinder (15) to output a finished product.
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