CN114472971A - Multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining - Google Patents

Multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining Download PDF

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CN114472971A
CN114472971A CN202111620613.1A CN202111620613A CN114472971A CN 114472971 A CN114472971 A CN 114472971A CN 202111620613 A CN202111620613 A CN 202111620613A CN 114472971 A CN114472971 A CN 114472971A
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孙华荣
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    • B23BTURNING; BORING
    • B23B41/00Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor
    • B23B41/02Boring or drilling machines or devices specially adapted for particular work; Accessories specially adapted therefor for boring deep holes; Trepanning, e.g. of gun or rifle barrels
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    • B23CMILLING
    • B23C5/00Milling-cutters
    • B23C5/02Milling-cutters characterised by the shape of the cutter
    • B23C5/10Shank-type cutters, i.e. with an integral shaft
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    • B23Q3/02Devices holding, supporting, or positioning work or tools, of a kind normally removable from the machine for mounting on a work-table, tool-slide, or analogous part
    • B23Q3/06Work-clamping means

Abstract

The invention discloses multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining, relates to the technical field of flange machining, and aims to solve the problems that drilling equipment commonly used for flange machining in the prior art adopts single milling cutter drilling and is low in working efficiency. First regulating arm and second regulating arm are installed respectively to diameter adjusting device's inside, and first regulating arm and second regulating arm all with diameter adjusting device sliding connection, first protective housing is installed to the one end of first regulating arm, and first protective housing passes through bolt fixed connection with first regulating arm, first milling cutter is installed to the below of first protective housing, and just first milling cutter passes through the bearing rotation with first protective housing and is connected, the second protective housing is installed to the one end of second regulating arm, and second protective housing passes through bolt fixed connection with the second regulating arm, second milling cutter is installed to the below of second protective housing, and second milling cutter passes through the bearing rotation with the second protective housing and is connected.

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Multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of flange machining, in particular to multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining.
Background
Flanges, also called flange flanges or lugs, are parts of the mutual connection between shafts, used for the connection between pipe ends; the flange on the inlet and the outlet of the equipment is also used for connecting the two pieces of equipment, such as a speed reducer flange, a flange connection or a flange joint, and the flange, the gasket and the bolt are connected with each other to form a detachable connection of a combined sealing structure.
The flange needs to be perforated during production, most of the flanges in the current market are numerical control drilling machines, a single milling cutter is generally adopted for drilling, only the flanges with specific sizes and produced in batches are perforated by a plurality of milling cutters, but when the produced flanges are various in size and different in size, one milling cutter is adopted for perforating one by one, so that perforating efficiency is reduced; therefore, the market urgently needs to develop the multi-station drilling equipment for flange processing to help people solve the existing problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining, and aims to solve the problems that the drilling equipment for flange machining in the background art adopts single milling cutter drilling and is low in working efficiency.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a multistation drilling equipment is used in flange processing, includes workstation and diameter adjustment device, first regulating arm and second regulating arm are installed respectively to diameter adjustment device's inside, and just first regulating arm and second regulating arm all with diameter adjustment device sliding connection, first protective housing is installed to the one end of first regulating arm, and first protective housing passes through bolt fixed connection with first regulating arm, first milling cutter is installed to the below of first protective housing, and just first milling cutter passes through the bearing rotation with first protective housing and is connected, the second protective housing is installed to the one end of second regulating arm, and the second protective housing passes through bolt fixed connection with the second regulating arm, second milling cutter is installed to the below of second protective housing, and second milling cutter passes through the bearing rotation with the second protective housing and is connected.
Preferably, the inboard of first regulating arm is provided with first screw rod, and first screw rod and first regulating arm threaded connection, the inboard of second regulating arm is provided with the second screw rod, and second screw rod and second regulating arm threaded connection, first driven gear is installed to the one end of first screw rod, and first driven gear and first screw rod fixed connection, second driven gear is installed to the one end of second screw rod, and second driven gear and second screw rod fixed connection.
Preferably, the drive case is installed to diameter adjusting device's below, and the drive case passes through fastening screw fixed connection with diameter adjusting device, the internally mounted of drive case has second drive arrangement, and second drive arrangement passes through fastening screw fixed connection with the drive case, diameter adjusting device's inside is provided with drive gear, drive gear passes through even hub connection with second drive arrangement.
Preferably, the internally mounted of first protective housing has first motor, and first motor passes through fastening screw fixed connection with first protective housing, the internally mounted of second protective housing has the second motor, and the second motor passes through fastening screw fixed connection with the second protective housing, the rotation case is installed to diameter adjusting device's top, and rotates the case and pass through the bearing rotation with diameter adjusting device and be connected, the internally mounted who rotates the case has first drive arrangement, and first drive arrangement passes through fastening screw fixed connection with the rotation case.
Preferably, the pillar is installed to the top of workstation, and the pillar passes through bolt fixed connection with the workstation, the cantilever is installed to the top of pillar, and the cantilever passes through bolt fixed connection with the pillar, first hydraulic ram is installed to the inboard of cantilever, and first hydraulic ram passes through bolt fixed connection with the cantilever.
Preferably, the second hydraulic ram is installed to the inboard of workstation, and the second hydraulic ram passes through bolt fixed connection with the workstation, the dop is installed to the jacking end on second hydraulic ram, and the dop passes through bolt fixed connection with the second hydraulic ram.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. according to the invention, through the arrangement of the first milling cutter, the second milling cutter and the diameter adjusting device, the first milling cutter and the second milling cutter are respectively arranged at two ends of the diameter adjusting device, the distance between the first milling cutter and the second milling cutter can be adjusted through the diameter adjusting device, so that the distance between the first milling cutter and the second milling cutter can meet flanges with different sizes, and when drilling is carried out, the first milling cutter and the second milling cutter can simultaneously work and simultaneously open two holes, and the first milling cutter and the second milling cutter are rotated through rotating the diameter adjusting device, so that the hole opening efficiency of the flange can be improved, and the hole opening processing efficiency of the flange is improved.
2. According to the drilling equipment, the number of the second hydraulic jacks and the number of the clamping heads are four, the clamping heads and the second hydraulic jacks are arranged around the flange, the flange can be clamped through the four clamping heads, and the distance between the clamping heads can be adjusted through the second hydraulic jacks, so that the flanges with different sizes can be fixed, the fixing effect of the flange is improved, and the drilling equipment is more reliable and stable in working.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a multi-station drilling device for flange processing according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an internal structure of the diameter adjusting device of the present invention;
fig. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the invention at a.
In the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a pillar; 3. a cantilever; 4. a first hydraulic ram; 5. a rotating box; 6. a second hydraulic ram; 7. clamping a head; 8. a diameter adjustment device; 9. a first protective case; 10. a second protective shell; 11. a first driving device; 12. a first screw; 13. a first adjustment arm; 14. a second screw; 15. a second adjustment arm; 16. a first motor; 17. a first milling cutter; 18. a second motor; 19. a second milling cutter; 20. a drive box; 21. a second driving device; 22. a first driven gear; 23. a second driven gear; 24. the gears are driven.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1-3, an embodiment of the present invention is shown: the utility model provides a multistation drilling equipment is used in flange processing, including workstation 1 and diameter adjusting device 8, first regulating arm 13 and second regulating arm 15 are installed respectively to diameter adjusting device 8's inside, first regulating arm 13 and second regulating arm 15 all with diameter adjusting device 8 sliding connection, first protective housing 9 is installed to the one end of first regulating arm 13, first protective housing 9 passes through bolt fixed connection with first regulating arm 13, first milling cutter 17 is installed to the below of first protective housing 9, first milling cutter 17 rotates through the bearing with first protective housing 9 and is connected, second protective housing 10 is installed to the one end of second regulating arm 15, second protective housing 10 passes through bolt fixed connection with second regulating arm 15, second milling cutter 19 is installed to the below of second protective housing 10, second milling cutter 19 rotates through the bearing with second protective housing 10 and is connected.
Further, the inner side of the first adjusting arm 13 is provided with a first screw 12, the first screw 12 is in threaded connection with the first adjusting arm 13, the inner side of the second adjusting arm 15 is provided with a second screw 14, the second screw 14 is in threaded connection with the second adjusting arm 15, a first driven gear 22 is installed at one end of the first screw 12, the first driven gear 22 is fixedly connected with the first screw 12, a second driven gear 23 is installed at one end of the second screw 14, the second driven gear 23 is fixedly connected with the second screw 14, and the first screw 12 and the second screw 14 are both in rotational connection with the diameter adjusting device 8 through bearings.
Further, a driving box 20 is installed below the diameter adjusting device 8, the driving box 20 is fixedly connected with the diameter adjusting device 8 through a fastening screw, a second driving device 21 is installed inside the driving box 20, the second driving device 21 is fixedly connected with the driving box 20 through the fastening screw, a driving gear 24 is arranged inside the diameter adjusting device 8, the driving gear 24 is connected with the second driving device 21 through a connecting shaft, and both the first driven gear 22 and the second driven gear 23 are connected with the driving gear 24 in a meshing manner.
Further, the inside of the first protective shell 9 is provided with a first motor 16, the first motor 16 is fixedly connected with the first protective shell 9 through a fastening screw, the inside of the second protective shell 10 is provided with a second motor 18, the second motor 18 is fixedly connected with the second protective shell 10 through a fastening screw, the rotating box 5 is installed above the diameter adjusting device 8, the rotating box 5 is rotatably connected with the diameter adjusting device 8 through a bearing, the inside of the rotating box 5 is provided with a first driving device 11, the first driving device 11 is fixedly connected with the rotating box 5 through a fastening screw, the first motor 16 is connected with the first milling cutter 17 through a connecting shaft, the second motor 18 is connected with the second milling cutter 19 through a connecting shaft, and the first driving device 11 is connected with the diameter adjusting device 8 through a connecting shaft.
Further, pillar 2 is installed to the top of workstation 1, and pillar 2 passes through bolt fixed connection with workstation 1, and cantilever 3 is installed to the top of pillar 2, and cantilever 3 passes through bolt fixed connection with pillar 2, and first hydraulic ram 4 is installed to the inboard of cantilever 3, and first hydraulic ram 4 passes through bolt fixed connection with cantilever 3, and the jacking end of first hydraulic ram 4 and rotation case 5 fixed connection.
Further, second hydraulic ram 6 is installed to the inboard of workstation 1, and second hydraulic ram 6 passes through bolt fixed connection with workstation 1, and dop 7 is installed to the jacking end of second hydraulic ram 6, and dop 7 passes through bolt fixed connection with second hydraulic ram 6, and second hydraulic ram 6 and dop 7 all are provided with four.
The working principle is as follows: when the flange tapping machine is used, a flange is placed above the workbench 1, the second hydraulic jack 6 is started, the flange is clamped by the clamping head 7, the flange is fixed, the second driving device 21 is started, the second driving device 21 drives the driving gear 24 to rotate, the driving gear 24 drives the first screw rod 12 and the second screw rod 14 to rotate through the first driven gear 22 and the second driven gear 23 respectively, the first adjusting arm 13 and the second adjusting arm 15 are driven to move outwards, the first milling cutter 17 and the second milling cutter 19 are adjusted to the distance which meets the size of a flange plate, at the moment, the rotating box 5 and the structure below the rotating box 5 are driven to move downwards through the first hydraulic jack 4, the first milling cutter 17 and the second milling cutter 19 are extruded to the flange, the first milling cutter 17 and the second milling cutter 19 are driven to rotate at high speed through the first motor 16 and the second motor 18 respectively, and the hole tapping work is carried out on the flange, the diameter adjusting device 8 can be driven to rotate by the first driving device 11, so that the hole drilling work at different positions on the periphery of the flange is performed.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.

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1. The utility model provides a multistation drilling equipment is used in flange processing, includes workstation (1) and diameter adjusting device (8), its characterized in that: a first adjusting arm (13) and a second adjusting arm (15) are respectively arranged in the diameter adjusting device (8), and the first adjusting arm (13) and the second adjusting arm (15) are both connected with the diameter adjusting device (8) in a sliding way, one end of the first adjusting arm (13) is provided with a first protective shell (9), and the first protective shell (9) is fixedly connected with the first adjusting arm (13) through a bolt, a first milling cutter (17) is arranged below the first protective shell (9), and the first milling cutter (17) is rotationally connected with the first protective shell (9) through a bearing, one end of the second adjusting arm (15) is provided with a second protective shell (10), and the second protective shell (10) is fixedly connected with the second adjusting arm (15) through a bolt, a second milling cutter (19) is arranged below the second protective shell (10), and the second milling cutter (19) is rotatably connected with the second protective shell (10) through a bearing.
2. The multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining according to claim 1, characterized in that: the inboard of first regulating arm (13) is provided with first screw rod (12), and first screw rod (12) and first regulating arm (13) threaded connection, the inboard of second regulating arm (15) is provided with second screw rod (14), and second screw rod (14) and second regulating arm (15) threaded connection, first driven gear (22) are installed to the one end of first screw rod (12), and first driven gear (22) and first screw rod (12) fixed connection, second driven gear (23) are installed to the one end of second screw rod (14), and second driven gear (23) and second screw rod (14) fixed connection.
3. The multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining according to claim 1, characterized in that: drive case (20) is installed to the below of diameter adjusting device (8), and drive case (20) passes through fastening screw fixed connection with diameter adjusting device (8), the internally mounted of drive case (20) has second drive arrangement (21), and second drive arrangement (21) passes through fastening screw fixed connection with drive case (20), the inside of diameter adjusting device (8) is provided with drive gear (24), drive gear (24) is through linking hub connection with second drive arrangement (21).
4. The multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining according to claim 1, characterized in that: the utility model discloses a diameter adjusting device, including first protective housing (9), the internally mounted of first protective housing (9) has first motor (16), and first motor (16) and first protective housing (9) pass through fastening screw fixed connection, the internally mounted of second protective housing (10) has second motor (18), and second motor (18) and second protective housing (10) pass through fastening screw fixed connection, rotation case (5) are installed to the top of diameter adjusting device (8), and rotate case (5) and be connected through bearing rotation with diameter adjusting device (8), the internally mounted who rotates case (5) has first drive arrangement (11), and first drive arrangement (11) and rotation case (5) pass through fastening screw fixed connection.
5. The multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining according to claim 1, characterized in that: pillar (2) are installed to the top of workstation (1), and pillar (2) pass through bolt fixed connection with workstation (1), cantilever (3) are installed to the top of pillar (2), and cantilever (3) pass through bolt fixed connection with pillar (2), first hydraulic ram (4) are installed to the inboard of cantilever (3), and first hydraulic ram (4) pass through bolt fixed connection with cantilever (3).
6. The multi-station drilling equipment for flange machining according to claim 1, characterized in that: second hydraulic ram (6) is installed to the inboard of workstation (1), and second hydraulic ram (6) and workstation (1) pass through bolt fixed connection, dop (7) are installed to the jacking end of second hydraulic ram (6), and dop (7) and second hydraulic ram (6) pass through bolt fixed connection.
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