CN116624358B - Inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping and inflating method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of inflation equipment, in particular to an inflation pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping and an inflation method, wherein the inflation pump comprises a base, a driving mechanism and two air cylinders, and piston rods which are in sliding fit with the two air cylinders are arranged in the two air cylinders; the driving mechanism is located between the two cylinders and comprises a first rotary driving motor, a mounting frame, a first rotating shaft and a first crankshaft, the radial sliding of the first rotating shaft is carried out on the first crankshaft through the connector, the displacement distance of the piston rod in the cylinders can be changed through the change of the position of the connector, the conveying capacity of the piston rod to air in the cylinders is improved through the change of the displacement distance, the air supply capacity of the two cylinders to a workpiece is improved or reduced, the torque of the first rotary driving motor is increased under the condition that the rotating speed of the first rotary driving motor is unchanged, the conveying gas with higher efficiency is achieved, the conveying capacity of the gas is adjustable, and the suitability of the inflator pump is improved.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of inflation equipment, in particular to an inflation pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping and an inflation method.
Background
The inflator pump is also called an inflator, an inflating pump and an inflator, works through the operation of a motor, and is an inflating tool. The traditional inflator pump generally comprises an air cylinder, a piston rod, a crankshaft and a motor, wherein the current double-cylinder inflator pump drives two crankshafts through the motor, drives the piston rod to move in the air cylinder through the crankshafts, and drives the two air cylinders to alternately inflate workpieces; when the small-sized workpiece is inflated, the power of the motor is too high, and the over-inflation is easy to cause, so that the suitability of the inflator pump is lower; meanwhile, the cylinder body of the air cylinder also limits the air charging amount of the air pump when the air pump conveys air to the workpiece, so that the suitability of the air pump is further reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
According to the inflator pump and the inflating method based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping, the connector slides on the first crankshaft along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft, so that the displacement distance of the piston rod in the cylinder can be changed by changing the position of the connector, the conveying quantity of the piston rod to air in the cylinder can be improved by changing the displacement distance, the air conveying quantity of the two cylinders to a workpiece is improved or reduced, the rotating moment of the first rotating driving motor is increased under the condition that the rotating speed of the first rotating driving motor is unchanged, the gas is conveyed more efficiently, the conveying quantity of the gas is adjustable, and the adaptability of the inflator pump is improved.
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping comprises a base, a driving mechanism arranged on the base and two cylinders, wherein the two cylinders are in mirror symmetry and positioned at two ends of the base, and piston rods in sliding fit with the two cylinders are arranged in the two cylinders;
the driving mechanism is positioned between the two cylinders and comprises a first rotary driving motor, a mounting frame, a first rotating shaft and a first crankshaft, and the mounting frame is fixedly connected to the base;
the first rotating shaft is arranged on the mounting frame in a horizontal state in a rotatable manner;
the first rotary driving motor is positioned on the mounting frame, and the first rotary shaft is in transmission connection with the first rotary driving motor;
the first crankshaft is sleeved on the first rotating shaft, an adjustable connector is arranged on the first crankshaft, the connector can slide along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft, and one ends, far away from the air cylinders, of the two piston rods are hinged with the connector.
Preferably, the first crankshaft is provided with a first chute extending along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft, the connector is slidably arranged on the first chute, the first rotating shaft is provided with a first adjusting component capable of sliding along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft, the first adjusting component is rotatably arranged on the first rotating shaft, a connecting rod is arranged between the first adjusting component and the connector, and two ends of the connecting rod are hinged with the connector and the first adjusting component respectively.
Preferably, the first adjusting component comprises a driving block, a connecting ring, a first screw rod, a mounting plate and two first guide rods, wherein the two first guide rods are respectively located at two sides of the first rotating shaft, the two first guide rods are parallel to the axis of the first rotating shaft, the mounting plate is fixedly connected to one end of the two first guide rods, which is far away from the mounting frame, the first screw rod is of a hollow structure, the first screw rod is sleeved on the first rotating shaft, the first screw rod is rotatably arranged between the mounting plate and the mounting frame, the driving block is sleeved on the first screw rod and the two first guide rods, the driving block is in threaded fit with the first screw rod, the driving block is in sliding fit with the two first guide rods, the connecting ring is rotatably sleeved on the driving block, a first lug hole which is mutually matched with the connecting rod is formed in the connecting ring, and one end of the first rotating shaft, which is far away from the mounting frame, is sleeved on the first rotating shaft.
Preferably, the mounting frame is further provided with a second rotating shaft and a second crankshaft, the connector penetrates through a first sliding groove formed in the first crankshaft and the second crankshaft, the connector is in sliding fit with the first sliding groove of the first crankshaft and the first sliding groove of the second crankshaft, two ends of the connector are respectively provided with a second lug hole matched with the connecting rod, the second rotating shaft is in transmission connection with the first rotating shaft, the second rotating shaft is provided with a second adjusting component in transmission connection with the first adjusting component, the structure of the second adjusting component is consistent with that of the first adjusting component, and the first adjusting component is in mirror symmetry with the second adjusting component.
Preferably, the two cylinders comprise a first cylinder body and a second cylinder body, the first cylinder bodies of the two cylinders are fixedly connected to the base, second sliding grooves are formed in the outer walls of the first cylinder bodies of the two cylinders, the second cylinder bodies of the two cylinders are respectively arranged on the two second sliding grooves in a sliding mode, the second cylinder bodies of the two cylinders are respectively connected with the driving blocks of the first adjusting assembly and the second adjusting assembly in a transmission mode, and when the connector is located at one end, far away from the first rotating shaft, of the first sliding groove, the linear distance between the second cylinder bodies and the driving mechanism reaches the maximum value; when the connector is positioned at one end of the first sliding groove close to the first rotating shaft, the linear distance between the second cylinder body and the driving mechanism reaches the minimum value.
Preferably, the bottoms of the second cylinder bodies of the two cylinders are respectively provided with a sliding rod, the driving blocks of the first adjusting component and the second adjusting component are respectively provided with a driving frame fixedly connected with the driving blocks, the bottoms of the driving frames are provided with driving plates, the driving plates are provided with sliding rails matched with the sliding rods, the sliding rails are obliquely arranged, and the sliding rods are in sliding fit with the sliding rails.
Preferably, a first transmission shaft is arranged above the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft, the first transmission shaft is rotatably arranged on the mounting frame, the first rotation driving motor is located at one end of the first transmission shaft, the first transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the first rotation driving motor, and first synchronous belts in transmission connection with the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft are respectively arranged at two ends of the first transmission shaft.
Preferably, the second transmission shaft and the second rotary driving motor are arranged below the first adjusting assembly and the second adjusting assembly, the second transmission shaft can be rotatably arranged on the mounting frame, the second rotary driving motor is located at one end of the second transmission shaft, the second transmission shaft is in transmission connection with the second rotary driving motor, and two ends of the second transmission shaft are respectively provided with a second synchronous belt in transmission connection with the first screw rod of the first adjusting assembly and the second adjusting assembly.
Preferably, one end of the two cylinders far away from the driving mechanism is provided with a one-way valve and a pipeline, and the two pipelines are mutually communicated.
An inflation method of an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping is applied to an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping, and comprises the following steps:
s1, when an inflator pump is required to be inflated, a first rotary driving motor is started, the first rotary driving motor drives a first rotary shaft to rotate, a first crankshaft is driven to move through the first rotary shaft, a first crankshaft drives a connector to move, and two piston rods hinged with the first crankshaft are driven to move through the connector, so that the piston rods push air in an air cylinder through sliding, and the air can be injected into a workpiece to be inflated until inflation operation is completed;
s2, adjusting the position of the connector on the first crankshaft according to the process requirement, thereby changing the driving distance of the connector to the piston rod, and when the moving distance of the piston rod is larger, the delivered air quantity is larger, and the moving distance of the piston rod is smaller, and the delivered air quantity is smaller.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. according to the invention, through the arrangement of the connectors, the connectors slide on the first crankshaft along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft, the displacement distance of the piston rod in the cylinder can be changed through the change of the positions of the connectors, and the conveying quantity of the piston rod to the air in the cylinder can be improved through the change of the displacement distance, so that the air supply quantity of the two cylinders to a workpiece is improved or reduced, the rotating moment of the first rotating driving motor is increased under the condition that the rotating speed of the first rotating driving motor is unchanged, thereby realizing higher-efficiency gas conveying, adjusting the conveying quantity of the gas and improving the suitability of the inflator pump.
2. According to the invention, the second cylinder body slides along the first cylinder body, so that the moving space in the cylinder is expanded, the piston rod cannot collide with the inner wall of the cylinder after the moving distance is expanded, the service life of the piston rod is prolonged, and meanwhile, the expanded space enables the air which can be pushed by the piston rod to be lifted, so that the conveying capacity of the air is improved, and the suitability of the air pump is further improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 2 is a top view of an inflator based on dual cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an inflator pump based on dual-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 4 is a schematic partial perspective view of an inflator pump based on dual cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a mounting bracket and two cylinders in an inflator pump based on double cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a mounting bracket, a first adjustment assembly and a second adjustment assembly in an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a first rotary shaft and a first adjustment assembly in an inflator pump based on dual-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping
FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a mounting bracket, a drive bracket and a first adjustment assembly in an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 9 is a schematic partial perspective view of a first adjustment assembly of an inflator pump based on dual cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a drive rack and a second cylinder in an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping.
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1-a base; 11-cylinder; 111-a piston rod; 112-a first cylinder; 1121-a second runner; 113-a second cylinder; 1131-a sliding bar; 114-a drive rack; 1141-a slide rail; 1142-a drive plate; 115-a one-way valve; 116-pipe; 2-a driving mechanism; 21-a first rotary drive motor; 22-mounting frame; 221-a first rotation axis; 222-a first crankshaft; 2221—a first runner; 2222-connector; 2223-second ear hole; 23-a first adjustment assembly; 231-a drive block; 2311-a connecting ring; 2312-a first ear hole; 2313-connecting rods; 232-a first screw rod; 233-mounting plate; 234—a first guide bar; 24-a second rotation axis; 241-a second crankshaft; 25-a second adjustment assembly; 26-a first drive shaft; 261-a first synchronization belt; 27-a second drive shaft; 271-a second timing belt; 272-a second rotary drive motor.
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The invention will be further described in detail with reference to the drawings and the detailed description below, in order to further understand the features and technical means of the invention and the specific objects and functions achieved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7: an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping comprises a base 1, a driving mechanism 2 arranged on the base 1 and two air cylinders 11, wherein the two air cylinders 11 are positioned at two ends of the base 1 in a mirror symmetry state, and piston rods 111 in sliding fit with the two air cylinders 11 are arranged in the two air cylinders;
the driving mechanism 2 is positioned between the two cylinders 11, the driving mechanism 2 comprises a first rotary driving motor 21, a mounting frame 22, a first rotary shaft 221 and a first crankshaft 222, and the mounting frame 22 is fixedly connected to the base 1;
the first rotation shaft 221 is rotatably provided on the mounting frame 22 in a horizontal state;
the first rotary driving motor 21 is positioned on the mounting frame 22, and the first rotary shaft 221 is in transmission connection with the first rotary driving motor 21;
the first crankshaft 222 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft 221, the first crankshaft 222 is provided with a connector 2222, the connector 2222 can slide along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft 221, and one ends, far away from the cylinder 11, of the two piston rods 111 are hinged with the connector 2222.
When the inflator pump is required to be inflated, by starting the first rotary driving motor 21, the first rotary driving motor 21 drives the first rotary shaft 221 in transmission connection with the first rotary driving motor, the first crank shaft 222 is driven to rotate by the rotation of the first rotary shaft 221, the first crank shaft 222 drives the connector 2222, the connector 2222 rotates by taking the connecting point between the first crank shaft 222 and the first rotary shaft 221 as the center of a circle, the connector 2222 drives the two piston rods 111 hinged with the connector 2222, and due to sliding fit between the piston rods 111 and the cylinder 11, the piston rods 111 can push air in the cylinder 11 by sliding, so that the air can be injected into a workpiece to be inflated until inflation operation is completed; however, because the rotation speed of the first rotary driving motor 21 is limited, the air conveying amount of the air pump in the same unit time is a fixed value, so that the air pump is slower to inflate when inflating a large workpiece, and the efficiency is lower; when small-sized workpieces are inflated, the power consumption of the first rotary driving motor 21 is overlarge, the overinflation is easy to cause, the suitability of the inflator is low, the connector 2222 slides on the first crankshaft 222 along the radial direction of the first rotary shaft 221, the displacement distance of the piston rod 111 in the cylinder 11 can be changed through the change of the position of the connector 2222, the conveying capacity of the piston rod 111 to the air in the cylinder 11 can be improved through the change of the displacement distance, the conveying capacity of the two cylinders 11 to the workpieces can be improved or reduced, the rotating moment of the first rotary driving motor 21 can be increased under the condition that the rotating speed of the first rotary driving motor 21 is unchanged, the conveying gas with higher efficiency is realized, the conveying capacity of the gas is adjustable, and the suitability of the inflator is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 9: the first crankshaft 222 is provided with a first sliding groove 2221 extending along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft 221, the connector 2222 is slidably arranged on the first sliding groove 2221, the first rotating shaft 221 is provided with a first adjusting component 23 capable of sliding along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 221, the first adjusting component 23 is rotatably arranged on the first rotating shaft 221, a connecting rod 2313 is arranged between the first adjusting component 23 and the connector 2222, and two ends of the connecting rod 2313 are respectively hinged with the connector 2222 and the first adjusting component 23.
When the air supply amount of the inflator needs to be regulated, the first regulating component 23 slides along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 221 to drive the connecting rod 2313 hinged with the first regulating component, the connecting rod 2313 drives the connector 2222 hinged with the first regulating component, the connector 2222 slides along the direction of the first sliding groove 2221, the connector 2222 is driven to rotate together when the first crankshaft 222 rotates, the connecting rod 2313 and the first regulating component 23 are driven to rotate when the two piston rods 111 are driven to move by the connector 2222, the connecting rod 2313 and the first regulating component 23 are also driven to rotate, and the first regulating component 23 can be arranged on the rotating shaft in a rotating mode through the first regulating component 23, so that the first regulating component 23 is not influenced when the connector 2222 is driven to rotate along the first sliding groove 2221, and the running stability of the inflator is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 9: the first adjusting component 23 comprises a driving block 231, a connecting ring 2311, a first screw rod 232, a mounting plate 233 and two first guide rods 234, wherein the two first guide rods 234 are respectively located at two sides of the first rotating shaft 221, the two first guide rods 234 are parallel to the axis of the first rotating shaft 221, the mounting plate 233 is fixedly connected to one end, far away from the mounting frame 22, of the two first guide rods 234, the first screw rod 232 is of a hollow structure, the first screw rod 232 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft 221, the first screw rod 232 is rotatably arranged between the mounting plate 233 and the mounting frame 22, the driving block 231 is sleeved on the first screw rod 232 and the two first guide rods 234, the driving block 231 is in threaded fit with the first screw rod 232, the driving block 231 is in sliding fit with the two first guide rods 234, the connecting ring 2311 is rotatably sleeved on the driving block 231, a first ear hole 2312 which is mutually matched with the connecting rod 2313 is arranged on the connecting ring 2311, and the first crank shaft 222 is sleeved on one end, far away from the mounting frame 22, of the first rotating shaft 221.
Through rotating first lead screw 232, first lead screw 232 drives the drive piece 231 rather than screw-thread fit, make drive piece 231 slide along the axis direction of two first guide bars 234, drive the go-between 2311 that connects with it through the slip of drive piece 231, make go-between 2311 also can keep sliding along the axis direction of first rotation axis 221 when rotating, drive rather than articulated connecting rod 2313 through the removal of go-between 2311, drive connector 2222 motion through the removal of connecting rod 2313, make connector 2222 slide along the first spout 2221 of first bent axle 222, drive rather than articulated two piston rods 111 through connector 2222, change the travel distance of two piston rods 111 in cylinder 11, thereby change the air supply of two cylinders 11 to the work piece, improve the suitability of inflator. The driving block 231 and the first screw rod 232 are in threaded fit with each other, so that the connector 2222 can be kept fixed after being adjusted, and therefore the two piston rods 111 can be driven by the connector 2222 better, and the stability of the inflator pump is further improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 9: the mounting frame 22 is further provided with a second rotating shaft 24 and a second crankshaft 241, the connector 2222 penetrates through a first sliding groove 2221 in the first crankshaft 222 and the second crankshaft 241, the connector 2222 is in sliding fit with the first sliding groove 2221 in the first crankshaft 222 and the second crankshaft 241, two ends of the connector 2222 are respectively provided with a second lug hole 2223 matched with the connecting rod 2313, the second rotating shaft 24 is in transmission connection with the first rotating shaft 221, the second rotating shaft 24 is provided with a second adjusting assembly 25 in transmission connection with the first adjusting assembly 23, the structure of the second adjusting assembly 25 is identical to that of the first adjusting assembly 23, and the first adjusting assembly 23 and the second adjusting assembly 25 are in mirror symmetry.
Since the connector 2222 drives the two piston rods 111 to work alternately in the two cylinders 11 at the same time, and the connector 2222 is slidably disposed in the first sliding groove 2221 of the first crankshaft 222, the connector 2222 needs sufficient stability, and the structure may not be stable enough when the first rotation shaft 221 drives the first crankshaft 222. Through the setting of second rotation axis 24 and first rotation axis 221 for first rotation axis 221 and second rotation axis 24 can rotate simultaneously, from this make first rotation axis 221 and second rotation axis 24 can drive first bent axle 222 and second bent axle 241 simultaneously, make connector 2222 can be stable slide on first spout 2221 of first bent axle 222 and second bent axle 241, the better support nature is given connector 2222 is improved, simultaneously through the setting of second adjusting part 25 and first adjusting part 23 transmission connection and the unanimous structure, make first adjusting part 23 and second adjusting part 25 can drive connector 2222 simultaneously and remove, and because first adjusting part 23 and second adjusting part 25 are mirror symmetry state, make driving piece 231 on first adjusting part 23 and the second adjusting part 25 do relative motion, from this can drive go-between 2311 through driving piece 231, go-between 2311 drives connecting rod 2313, the second ear hole 3 at the both ends of connector 2222 moves through the connecting rod 2313 on first adjusting part 23 and the second adjusting part 25 simultaneously, realize that connector 2222's both ends are synchronous, the stability of the synchronous operation of the two ends of the further driver 2222 is improved when the synchronous operation of the second adjusting part 23 is realized, thereby the better stability of the two ends of the synchronous driving of the connector 2222 is improved 222111.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7 and 10: the two cylinders 11 comprise a first cylinder body 112 and a second cylinder body 113, the first cylinder bodies 112 of the two cylinders 11 are fixedly connected to the base 1, the outer walls of the first cylinder bodies 112 of the two cylinders 11 are provided with second sliding grooves 1121, the second cylinder bodies 113 of the two cylinders 11 are respectively arranged on the two second sliding grooves 1121 in a sliding manner, the second cylinder bodies 113 of the two cylinders 11 are respectively in transmission connection with the driving blocks 231 of the first adjusting assembly 23 and the second adjusting assembly 25, and when the connector 2222 is positioned at one end, far from the first rotating shaft 221, of the first sliding groove 2221, the linear distance between the second cylinder bodies 113 and the driving mechanism 2 reaches the maximum value; when the connection head 2222 is located at the end of the first slide groove 2221 near the first rotation axis 221, the linear distance between the second cylinder 113 and the driving mechanism 2 reaches the minimum value.
After the two piston rods 111 extend the moving distance, if the cylinder 11 is a fixed cylinder, the conveying amount of the piston rods 111 to the cylinder is limited by the size of the cylinder, and meanwhile, the piston rods 111 may collide with the inner wall of the cylinder 11 due to the overlong moving distance. The driving blocks 231 of the first adjusting component 23 and the second adjusting component 25 relatively slide along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 221 and the second rotating shaft 24, so that the two second cylinder bodies 113 in transmission connection with the driving blocks 231 of the first adjusting component 23 and the second adjusting component 25 also move, and the two second cylinder bodies 113 in mirror symmetry slide on the second sliding grooves 1121 of the first cylinder bodies 112, thereby expanding the moving space inside the air cylinder 11, preventing the piston rod 111 from colliding with the inner wall of the air cylinder 11 after expanding the moving distance, prolonging the service life of the piston rod 111, and expanding the space at the same time, so that the air which can be pushed by the piston rod 111 is lifted, and the conveying amount of the air is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, 8 and 10: the bottom of the second cylinder body 113 of two cylinders 11 all is provided with slide bar 1131, all is provided with rather than fixed connection's drive frame 114 on the drive piece 231 of first adjusting component 23 and second adjusting component 25, and the bottom of drive frame 114 is provided with drive plate 1142, is provided with the slide rail 1141 with slide bar 1131 mutually matching on the drive plate 1142, and slide rail 1141 is the slope setting, slide bar 1131 and slide rail 1141 sliding fit.
The driving frames 114 are driven by the movement of the driving blocks 231 of the first adjusting assembly 23 and the second adjusting assembly 25, so that the two driving frames 114 relatively slide along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 221, the driving plates 1142 at the bottoms of the two driving frames 114 are driven, the sliding rail 1141 is driven to move by the driving plates 1142, the sliding rod 1131 in sliding fit with the sliding rail 1141 is driven by the sliding rail 1141, the second cylinder bodies 113 are driven to move by the movement of the sliding rod 1131, the two second cylinder bodies 113 relatively slide along the second sliding grooves 1121 on the two first cylinder bodies 112 respectively, the movement space inside the cylinder 11 is expanded, the piston rod 111 cannot collide with the inner wall of the cylinder 11 after the movement distance is expanded, vibration caused by collision is prevented, the smoothness of alternate continuous pumping of double cylinders is realized, the service life of the piston rod 111 is prolonged, meanwhile, the air which can be pushed by the piston rod 111 is lifted, the air conveying amount is improved, the guiding effect can be improved, and the stability between the first cylinder bodies 112 and the second cylinder bodies 113 can be improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7: the first transmission shaft 26 is arranged above the first rotation shaft 221 and the second rotation shaft 24, the first transmission shaft 26 is rotatably arranged on the mounting frame 22, the first rotation driving motor 21 is positioned at one end of the first transmission shaft 26, the first transmission shaft 26 is in transmission connection with the first rotation driving motor 21, and the two ends of the first transmission shaft 26 are respectively provided with a first synchronous belt 261 in transmission connection with the first rotation shaft 221 and the second rotation shaft 24.
The first rotary driving motor 21 is started to drive the first transmission shaft 26 connected with the first rotary driving motor, the first transmission shaft 26 drives the first synchronous belt 261 connected with the first transmission shaft, the first rotary shaft 221 and the second rotary shaft 24 are synchronously driven by the first synchronous belt 261 at two ends, the first crank shaft 222 and the second crank shaft 241 can be synchronously driven by the first rotary shaft 221 and the second rotary shaft 24, the connector 2222 is driven by the first crank shaft 222 and the second crank shaft 241, the connector 2222 can conveniently drive the two piston rods 111 better, and stability of the inflator pump is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7: the below of first regulation subassembly 23 and second regulation subassembly 25 is provided with second transmission shaft 27 and second rotary drive motor 272, and second transmission shaft 27 rotatable setting is on mounting bracket 22, and second rotary drive motor 272 is located one of them end of second transmission shaft 27, and second transmission shaft 27 and second rotary drive motor 272 transmission are connected, and the both ends of second transmission shaft 27 are provided with the second hold-in range 271 of being connected with the first lead screw 232 transmission of first regulation subassembly 23 and second regulation subassembly 25 respectively.
The second rotary driving motor 272 is started to drive the second transmission shaft 27 connected with the second rotary driving motor, the second transmission shaft 27 is used for driving the second synchronous belt 271 connected with the second rotary driving motor, the second synchronous belt 271 at two ends is used for synchronously driving the first screw rod 232 of the first adjusting assembly 23 and the second adjusting assembly 25, the first screw rod 232 can drive the driving ring to move, the driving ring drives the connecting ring 2311, the connecting ring 2311 drives the connecting rod 2313, the connecting rod 2313 drives the connecting head 2222, two ends of the connecting head 2222 can synchronously move, the connecting head 2222 can slide on the first sliding groove 2221 of the first crankshaft 222 and the second crankshaft 241 conveniently, the service life of the connecting head 2222 is prolonged, two piston rods 111 can be driven to move better, and the stability of the inflator pump is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3: one end of the two cylinders 11 far away from the driving mechanism 2 is provided with a one-way valve 115 and a pipeline 116, and the two pipelines 116 are communicated with each other.
Through the arrangement of the check valve 115, the piston rod 111 can not draw air out of the workpiece when the cylinder 11 can retract, so that the inflation efficiency is improved, and through the mutually communicated pipelines 116, the two alternately working cylinders 11 can better convey gas into the workpiece, so that the convenience of the inflator pump is improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7: an inflation method of an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping is applied to an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping, and comprises the following steps:
s1, when an inflator pump is required to be inflated, by starting a first rotary driving motor 21, the first rotary driving motor 21 drives a first rotary shaft 221 to rotate, a first crank shaft 222 is driven to move by the first rotary shaft 221, a first crank shaft 222 drives a connector 2222 to move, and two piston rods 111 hinged with the first crank shaft 222 are driven to move by the connector 2222, so that the piston rods 111 push air in the air cylinder 11 through sliding, and the air can be injected into a workpiece to be inflated until inflation operation is completed;
s2, adjusting the position of the connector 2222 on the first crankshaft 222 according to the process requirement, thereby changing the driving distance of the connector 2222 to the piston rod 111, and when the moving distance of the piston rod 111 is larger, the delivered air quantity is larger, and the moving distance of the piston rod 111 is smaller, and the delivered air quantity is smaller.
The foregoing examples merely illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention, which are described in greater detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, which are all within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention is to be determined by the appended claims.
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1. The utility model provides an inflator pump based on double-cylinder is continuous smooth pumping in turn, includes base (1) and actuating mechanism (2) and two cylinders (11) that set up on base (1), and characterized in that, two cylinders (11) are mirror symmetry state and are located on the both ends of base (1), and the inside of two cylinders (11) all is provided with piston rod (111) rather than sliding fit;
the driving mechanism (2) is positioned between the two air cylinders (11), the driving mechanism (2) comprises a first rotary driving motor (21), a mounting frame (22), a first rotary shaft (221) and a first crankshaft (222), and the mounting frame (22) is fixedly connected to the base (1);
the first rotary shaft (221) is rotatably arranged on the mounting frame (22) in a horizontal state;
the first rotary driving motor (21) is positioned on the mounting frame (22), and the first rotary shaft (221) is in transmission connection with the first rotary driving motor (21);
the first crankshaft (222) is sleeved on the first rotating shaft (221), the first crankshaft (222) is provided with a connector (2222), the connector (2222) can slide along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft (221), and one ends, far away from the air cylinders (11), of the two piston rods (111) are hinged with the connector (2222);
a first sliding groove (2221) extending along the radial direction of the first rotating shaft (221) is formed in the first crankshaft (222), the connector (2222) is slidably arranged on the first sliding groove (2221), a first adjusting component (23) capable of sliding along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft (221) is arranged on the first rotating shaft (221), the first adjusting component (23) is rotatably arranged on the first rotating shaft (221), a connecting rod (2313) is arranged between the first adjusting component (23) and the connector (2222), and two ends of the connecting rod (2313) are hinged with the connector (2222) and the first adjusting component (23) respectively;
the first adjusting component (23) comprises a driving block (231), a connecting ring (2311), a first screw rod (232), a mounting plate (233) and two first guide rods (234), wherein the two first guide rods (234) are respectively positioned on two sides of a first rotating shaft (221), the two first guide rods (234) are parallel to the axis of the first rotating shaft (221), the mounting plate (233) is fixedly connected to one end, far away from the mounting frame (22), of the two first guide rods (234), the first screw rod (232) is of a hollow structure, the first screw rod (232) is sleeved on the first rotating shaft (221), the first screw rod (232) can be rotatably arranged between the mounting plate (233) and the mounting frame (22), the driving block (231) is sleeved on the first screw rod (232) and the two first guide rods (234), the driving block (231) is in threaded fit with the first screw rod (232), the driving block (231) is in sliding fit with the two first guide rods (234), the connecting ring (2311) can be rotatably sleeved on the driving block (231), and the connecting ring (2311) is provided with a connecting rod (2313), far away from the first rotating shaft (22), and the connecting rod (2312) is sleeved on the connecting ring (2312).
The mounting frame (22) is further provided with a second rotating shaft (24) and a second crankshaft (241), the connector (2222) penetrates through a first sliding groove (2221) in the first crankshaft (222) and the second crankshaft (241), the connector (2222) is in sliding fit with the first sliding groove (2221) in the first crankshaft (222) and the second crankshaft (241), two ends of the connector (2222) are respectively provided with a second lug hole (2223) matched with the connecting rod (2313), the second rotating shaft (24) is in transmission connection with the first rotating shaft (221), the second rotating shaft (24) is provided with a second adjusting component (25) in transmission connection with the first adjusting component (23), the structure of the second adjusting component (25) is consistent with that of the first adjusting component (23), and the first adjusting component (23) and the second adjusting component (25) are in mirror symmetry states;
the two air cylinders (11) comprise a first cylinder body (112) and a second cylinder body (113), the first cylinder bodies (112) of the two air cylinders (11) are fixedly connected to the base (1), second sliding grooves (1121) are formed in the outer walls of the first cylinder bodies (112) of the two air cylinders (11), the second cylinder bodies (113) of the two air cylinders (11) are respectively arranged on the two second sliding grooves (1121) in a sliding mode, the second cylinder bodies (113) of the two air cylinders (11) are respectively in transmission connection with driving blocks (231) of the first adjusting assembly (23) and the second adjusting assembly (25), and when the connecting heads (2222) are located at one ends, far away from the first rotating shafts (221), of the first sliding grooves (2221), the linear distance between the second cylinder bodies (113) and the driving mechanism (2) reaches the maximum value; when the connector (2222) is positioned at one end of the first sliding groove (2221) close to the first rotating shaft (221), the linear distance between the second cylinder (113) and the driving mechanism (2) reaches the minimum value;
the bottom of the second cylinder body (113) of two cylinder (11) all is provided with slide bar (1131), all be provided with on drive block (231) of first regulation subassembly (23) and second regulation subassembly (25) rather than fixed connection's drive frame (114), the bottom of drive frame (114) is provided with drive plate (1142), be provided with on drive plate (1142) with slide rail (1141) of slide bar (1131) mutual matching, slide rail (1141) are the slope setting, slide bar (1131) and slide rail (1141) sliding fit.
2. The inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping according to claim 1, characterized in that a first transmission shaft (26) is arranged above the first rotation shaft (221) and the second rotation shaft (24), the first transmission shaft (26) is rotatably arranged on the mounting frame (22), the first rotation driving motor (21) is arranged at one end of the first transmission shaft (26), the first transmission shaft (26) is in transmission connection with the first rotation driving motor (21), and two ends of the first transmission shaft (26) are respectively provided with a first synchronous belt (261) in transmission connection with the first rotation shaft (221) and the second rotation shaft (24).
3. The inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping according to claim 1, characterized in that a second transmission shaft (27) and a second rotary driving motor (272) are arranged below the first adjusting component (23) and the second adjusting component (25), the second transmission shaft (27) is rotatably arranged on the mounting frame (22), the second rotary driving motor (272) is positioned at one end of the second transmission shaft (27), the second transmission shaft (27) is in transmission connection with the second rotary driving motor (272), and two ends of the second transmission shaft (27) are respectively provided with a second synchronous belt (271) in transmission connection with the first screw rod (232) of the first adjusting component (23) and the second adjusting component (25).
4. An inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the ends of the two cylinders (11) far away from the driving mechanism (2) are provided with a one-way valve (115) and a pipeline (116), and the two pipelines (116) are mutually communicated.
5. An inflation method of an inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping, which is applied to the inflator pump based on double-cylinder alternating continuous smooth pumping as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:
s1, when an inflator pump is required to be inflated, a first rotary driving motor (21) is started, the first rotary driving motor (21) drives a first rotary shaft (221) to rotate, a first crank shaft (222) is driven by the first rotary shaft (221) to move, a first crank shaft (222) drives a connector (2222) to move, and two piston rods (111) hinged with the connector (2222) are driven to move, so that the piston rods (111) push air in an air cylinder (11) through sliding, and the air can be injected into a workpiece to be inflated until inflation operation is completed;
s2, adjusting the position of the connector (2222) on the first crankshaft (222) according to the process requirement, thereby changing the driving distance of the connector (2222) to the piston rod (111), and when the moving distance of the piston rod (111) is larger, the delivered air quantity is larger, the moving distance of the piston rod (111) is smaller, and the delivered air quantity is smaller.
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