CN1826209A

CN1826209A - High speed vertical processor

Info

Publication number: CN1826209A
Application number: CNA038270250A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 史蒂夫·E·霍夫曼
Original assignee: MIKRONITE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP Co Ltd
Current assignee: MIKRONITE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-07-07
Filing date: 2003-07-07
Publication date: 2006-08-30
Also published as: JP2007521141A; EP1641595A1; US20060178093A1; CA2531780A1; EP1641595A4; AU2003304389A1; MXPA06000355A; WO2005014226A1

Abstract

A vertical processor (10) for processing parts by subjecting the parts to rotational and centrifugal motion with abrasive media is disclosed. The processor includes an outer drum (32), and a plurality of inner containers (34) positioned within the outer drum. The inner containers are driven into engagement with the inner surface of the outer drum by centrifugal motion. Each container has an open top. A drive system centrifugally drives the inner containers within the outer drum. A lid (62) is removably engaged with each container for closing the container. A lifting mechanism is attached to each lid for lifting the lids off of the container.

Description

The high-speed vertical processing machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used for goods are carried out the device of High-speed machining, more specifically, relate to a kind of modified vertical shaft type processing machine of carrying lid arrangement that comprises.

Background technology

In these years, developed and be used for different process and the machine that the surface to goods processes.Some processing machines use centrifugal force, in conjunction with abrasive media, goods are carried out fine finishining, and wherein said centrifugal force is passed to by the tank body of rotation.Some machine in the above-mentioned machine uses complicated gear drive and makes object stand the acting in conjunction of centrifugal force and revolving force.The machine of these types is subject to the specific ratios of revolution speed with respect to rotational velocity.In addition, these existing machine construction complexity need many movably parts, and general noise is very big.The machine of other types produces centrifugal force by the tank body that sways, and use is being twined the driving-belt of axle and tank body outside and produced revolving force.In this type of design, the velocity correlation of driving-belt speed and axle.Thereby excessive speed may cause machine overheated.

One of them defective in the major defect of many existing machines is that rotary part is supported by bearing.Thereby, are subject to the maximum performance of bearing in the speed of these machines and service life.In addition, bearing has the tendency that can not bear vibration very well.Thereby it is quite slow to utilize bearing to support the machine run of rotary container.

At the United States Patent (USP) of authorizing to Hoffman the 5th, 355, in No. 638, disclosed a kind of successful machine that uses centrifugal force and revolving force by simple designs simultaneously, this machine does not have gear train assembly and can operate with very high speed, the full content of this patent is quoted so, with for referencial use.As the 5th, 355, disclose in No. 638 patents, centrifugal vertical finisher (or being polishing machine) has a rotatable outer tank body and at least one interior tank body, and wherein said interior tank body is around the axis rotation of rotatable outer tank body and around himself axis rotation.Has a traction surface outside between the outer surface of the inner surface of tank body and interior tank body.When interior tank body stood centrifugal force, described pulling face made that outer tank body can suppress interior tank body.This machine utilizes synchronously the momentum that produced by speed and the potential direction difference between the inside and outside tank body, tank body rotate (revolution) in making.

The 5th, 355, No. 638 patent has also disclosed a kind of device, wherein, can use a centre-driven to rotate outer tank body and interior tank body.

Authorizing to No. the 5th, 848,929, the United States Patent (USP) of Hoffman, disclosed the another kind of successful machine that uses centrifugal force and revolving force simultaneously, the full content of this patent is quoted so, with for referencial use.The 5th, 848, No. 929 patent has disclosed a kind of centrifugal vertical finisher with a fixing outer tank body, and this finishing machine makes under the situation that does not need extra energy and power is applied on the unit, can carry out fine finishining to much bigger object.In addition, interior tank body is pulled down in the 5th, 848, No. 929 patent grants, thereby under the situation of tank body, can use the tank body with different-diameter in unit outside not needing to change.

Although in the field of rotary processing, the 5th, 355, No. 638 and the 5th, 848, No. 929 patent has obvious improvement, but these machines do not describe any open and close that is used to make staving or tank body form automation, to be easy to goods and medium are carried out the mechanism of loading and unloading.

Therefore, have the demand to so a kind of modified vertical processing machine, wherein said vertical processing machine comprises a self-action convering system of being convenient to enter into the inside of process vessel.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of modified vertical processing machine, this processing machine is used for by making part and abrasive media together stand rotation and centrifugal motion and part is processed.Described vertical processing machine comprises an outer cylinder body and several inner pressurd vessels, and wherein said outer cylinder body has an inner surface, and described inner pressurd vessel then is positioned within the described outer cylinder body and is suitable for being driven to engage with the inner surface of outer cylinder body by centrifugal motion.Described joint between inner pressurd vessel and the outer cylinder body has produced container and rotatablely moves.Each container has a unlimited top.

Be provided with a drive system, be used for centrifugal against cylindrical shell driving inner pressurd vessel.This drive system also can be used to rotate outer cylinder body, thus, and the further motion of Reinforced container.

Each container comprise one be suitable for engaging with container removedly, with the lid of closed container.Lid is connected on the hoisting mechanism, and wherein said hoisting mechanism is designed for mentions lid, makes lid break away from container.

According to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment part that illustrates in the accompanying drawings, above-mentioned feature of the present invention, other features and advantage will become more apparent.As will be able to recognize, the present invention can make amendment in many aspects, and these modifications all can not depart from the present invention.Therefore, accompanying drawing and description part are essentially illustrative, and not restrictive.

Description of drawings

In order in the view mode the present invention to be described, accompanying drawing shows the present invention's preferred a kind of form at present.Yet, should understand, the present invention is not subject to demonstration concrete device and mechanism in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the isometric view according to vertical processing machine of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the isometric view of vertical processing machine shown in Figure 1, has removed the outside framework lid among the figure so that frame structure to be shown;

Fig. 3 is the isometric view of vertical processing machine shown in Figure 1, has removed frame structure and cylindrical shell lid mechanism and the drive system to be clearly shown that processing machine among the figure;

The side cutaway view of the 4-4 direction that Fig. 4 is described processing machine in Fig. 1;

The top plan view of Fig. 5 5-5 direction that is described processing machine in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 A is the side view of container, there is shown the part of lid arrangement;

Fig. 6 B is the side view of the container shown in Fig. 6 A, and wherein said lid is in its open position.

The specific embodiment

Referring now to accompanying drawing,, wherein in whole a few width of cloth views, identical drawing reference numeral is represented corresponding or similar elements, and Fig. 1 and 2 is the isometric view according to the vertical processing machine 10 of one of them embodiment of the present invention.Vertical processing machine 10 comprises a frame mounting 12 that forms processing machine supporting construction and Safety shell.Frame mounting 12 comprises the frame cover 14 that is installed on the frame structure 16.One or more lids can be pulled down from frame structure, to make things convenient near processing machine.In shown embodiment, frame mounting 12 forms a processing unit (plant) 18 and is positioned at its cover body.Lid limits access to processing unit (plant) 18, thereby stops foreign object to enter into processing unit (plant) 18.

Preferably, frame structure 16 is made by tubular steel or other high-strength parts.As shown in Figure 2, frame structure comprises column 20 and crossbeam 22.Post 20 comprises base 24, preferably, described base 24 is designed to be fastened on the ground.Base 24 can comprise antivibrator, such as rubber, to minimize or to weaken vibration and transfer to ground from frame structure 16.Use the mode of any routine,, beam 22 is attached on the post 20 such as welding.Preferably, beam 22 gathers into one group, thereby forms box structure as shown in Figure 2.This type of set-up mode provides firm supporting role, logical is applied to different loads on the frame structure 16 by processing machine to resist.

Now, shown the isometric view of processing unit (plant) 18 among the figure referring to Fig. 3.As will be described in the following in more detail, processing unit (plant) 18 comprises 26, one driving mechanisms 28 of a rotary processing machine and a lid arrangement 30.For clarity, outer toroid or cylindrical shell are not presented among Fig. 3.As described below, cylindrical shell has formed the part of rotary processing machine 26.Preferably, frame structure 16 supports each above-mentioned parts, thereby obtains a kind of self-contained self-contained unit.

Fig. 3 and 4 shows rotary processing machine in further detail.Rotary processing machine 26 comprises an outer toroid or cylindrical shell 32.For simplicity, ring or cylindrical shell will be known as outer cylinder body.Although shown embodiment comprises a cylindrical tube, can use the cylindrical shell of Any shape.As United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, No. 638 and the 5th, 848, No. 929 described in detail, and outer cylinder body is provided with process vessel can be along the surface of its rolling, and the full content that above-mentioned patent disclosed is quoted so, with for referencial use.Outer cylinder body 32 is fixed to, or more preferably, rotatably is installed on the frame structure 16, is perhaps supported by described frame structure 16.Process vessel or vessel 34 are positioned within the outer cylinder body 32 in several.Inner pressurd vessel 34 is installed by this way, is made described inner pressurd vessel 34 can be independent of outer cylinder body 32 and obtain driving, as will be described in the following in more detail.In shown embodiment, the inner surface of outer cylinder body 32 is being cylindrical in shape.Thus, drive around the inner periphery of outer cylinder body 32 and to be preferably columniform inner pressurd vessel 34 (promptly rolling) equally, thereby make of the central axis rotation of described inner pressurd vessel 34 around outer cylinder body along described inner surface.

Preferably, outer cylinder body 32 is arranged around central actuating shaft 36.By one or more bearings 38 driving shaft 36 is installed on the frame structure 16, thus, described driving shaft 36 can rotate with respect to frame structure around its vertical axes.Drum shaft 40 is arranged around the part of driving shaft 36.Drum shaft 40 is supported by two bearings 42 that are installed on the beam.Drum shaft 40 rotates freely with respect to driving shaft 36 and frame structure 16.Cylindrical shell 32 is attached on the drum shaft 36 by cylindrical shell installed part 42.Cylindrical shell installed part 42 is installed on drum shaft 40 and the cylindrical shell 31, like this, and the rotation that is bonded to each other of cylindrical shell 32 and drum shaft 40.

One or more rollers 44 (as shown in Figure 3) are installed on the frame structure 16, and locate by this way, make described roller 44 touch the outer surface of cylindrical shell 32.Roller 44 allows cylindrical shell to rotate around central axis for cylindrical shell provides cross-brace simultaneously.

Preferably, outer cylinder body and drum shaft are made by the high-strength material that can bear high centrifugal load, such as steel.

Now, there is shown the vertical view of rotary processing machine 26, wherein show the rotary type tower mounting arrangements of inner pressurd vessel 34 referring to Fig. 5.More specifically, spider 46 is installed on the driving shaft 36 by container installed part 48, like this, and the rotation that is bonded to each other of spider 46 and driving shaft 36.

Container 34 is around installing around the spider 46.This installation set-up mode is similar to United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, the installation set-up mode shown in No. 638, however the present invention is combined with pivotally connected.More specifically, several U-shaped installed parts 50 are installed on the spider 46 in circumferential isolated mode.As shown in the figure, each U-shaped installed part 50 is in conjunction with a container 34.Obviously, preferably, be arranged to around driving shaft 36 U-shaped installed part 50 and container 34 balanced substantially.Each U-shaped installed part 50 comprises two isolated supporting legs 52.Supporting leg 52 is designed to and can extends around lift arm 54, shown in Fig. 5 and 6A.

Latching 56 extends through each supporting leg and lift arm 54, thus, provides a kind of the pivot to connect or the hinge connection between lift arm 54 and U-shaped installed part 50.Thereby lift arm can pivot around the axis at the center that extends through described latching, and in shown embodiment, described latching is a level.By the retention mechanism of any routine,, lift arm 54 is attached on the bearing block 58 such as bolt.

Inner pressurd vessel 34 is similar to United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, the container of No. 638 descriptions.Thereby, need not again the detail of container to be discussed.Mount pin or axle 60 are installed on the bottom of container 34, and extend downwards from the bottom of described container 34, are positioned at the center of the bottom of described container 34 substantially.Axle 60 is designed to slip at least one, is preferably in two the bearing 61, and described bearing is formed in the hole of bearing block 58.

Bearing 61 is designed to provide the initial alignment of container 34 and container 34 can be aimed at respect to cylindrical shell.More specifically, the axle 60 and the purpose of bearing 61 are to provide the collimation between the vertical axes of the vertical axes of container and cylindrical shell, and like this, the contact between container 34 and the cylindrical shell 32 is along upright contact wire substantially.This makes provides the most effectively load transfer mechanism in operating process.

In the main benefit of the present invention one of them is that main (being preferably almost completely) is by the reaction that centrifugal load is provided that is in contact with one another between inner pressurd vessel 34 and the cylindrical shell 32.The support of this type removes the bearing of all load from support vessels substantially, thereby with the load contrast that other modes of employing can be born, this supporting way makes container can bear much bigger load.

By between vertical axes, providing initially parallel, bearing only in centrifugal load when being derived from the weight load of container (and content), just provide a supporting role.In case centrifugal load is greater than these container loads, then the support of container is transferred on the cylindrical shell.Yet, if container axis and tubular axis do not have to aim at, can be owing to existing small pressure angle to have some remaining load to act on the bearing.The present invention utilizes bearing 61 and axle 60 that the initial alignment of container 34 with respect to cylindrical shell 32 is provided.

Referring now to Fig. 3,4,6A and 6B,, the design cover device 30 by this way, make container 34 open and close automatically.Lid arrangement comprises several lids 62, described lid 62 is designed to cooperate and seal up substantially with the open-top of container 34 open-top of described container 34.Each lid 62 comprises a cover plate 64 and one seal 66 of taper substantially.The bullet of seal 66 helps to provide good sealing surfaces between container 34 and lid 62.Although can use the encapsulant of other type, preferably, seal 66 is made by elastomeric material, such as elastomer (being rubber), polyurethane (urethane) or foam.Have been found that the rubber that use is soft more,, play good effect aspect the sealing providing closely, and allow to adopt the quite high bearing 61 of precision such as 70 hardometers/95 hardometers (70 durometer versus 95durometer).This makes the quiet effect of system be significantly strengthened.

Lid 62 is installed on the upgrade block 68 by bolt or other conventional securing members.Thrust bearing 69 is installed in the upgrade block 68 and accommodates securing member.Thrust bearing 69 is designed to make lid 62 to remain on the upgrade block 68.

Upgrade block 68 is installed to the upper end of lift arm 54 by hinge.Thus, lid 62 can pivot from the top of container 34 and open, and shown in Fig. 6 B, thereby makes the inside that can enter into container 34.Lid pivots to open from container 34 and also makes container 34 quite easily to be removed and to change.Another benefit of lid arrangement is among the present invention, and upgrade block 68 is designed to and can during operation lid 62 be pushed on container 34.More specifically, on the point below the plane that the hinge on the upgrade block 68 is positioned at described upgrade block 68, centrifugal force or rotating force that operating period is applied on the upgrade block 68 will be pressed to upgrade block on the container downwards.This provides significant benefit of safety, and reason is, operating period, lid can not fly out yet just in case lid or hinge break.But rest on the original place, up to turning off machine.

One pull handle 70 is formed on the upgrade block 68.As shown in the figure, air spring 72 is connected on the end of pull handle 70 by latching.The opposite end of air spring 72 then is connected on the riser 74 by latching.Preferably, air spring 72 is MCM9416K14, and is designed to when lid 62 is closed, by allow want preloading of quantity to be applied on the application component, and make lid 62 provide suitable seal for container 34.Described preloading forces taper seal 66 to be seated on the container.In addition, because air spring is hinged to the fact on its supporter with respect to the angle orientation of container 34 and container 34, therefore, air spring 72 forces container 34 to contact with the inner surface of cylindrical shell 32.Thereby in case closed container 34, container 34 promptly can be in contact condition with cylindrical shell, and therefore, the operation of machine makes the part in the container produce prolate cycloid motion (prolate cycloidic motion) immediately, keeps the wall of part away from container 34.

Preferably, riser 74 is arranged around the top of driving shaft 36.In shown embodiment, splined shaft 76 is installed to the upper end of driving shaft and extends up through riser 74.Riser 74 is installed on the splined shaft 76, like this, and the rotation that is bonded to each other of riser 74 and driving shaft 36.More specifically, a spline linear bearing 78 is used for riser 74 is installed on the splined shaft 76.Linear bearing 78 allows riser 74 uprightly to move with respect to splined shaft 76, also will rotatablely move simultaneously and be sent to riser 74 from splined shaft 76.

One promotes installed part 80 is installed on the riser 74.At least one, be more preferably several bars 82 and at one end be installed to and promote on the installed part 80.On the riser 84, then, the described riser 84 of going up is installed on the linear actuators 86 bar 82 on its opposite end then is installed to.Linear actuators 86 is supported by frame structure 16.

In operation, response comes the order of self-controller, and the startup of linear actuators 86 upwards reaches downward drive rod 82 and then drives riser 74.Moving upward of actuator impels riser 74 pivot upgrade blocks 78, thereby lifts lid 62 away from container 34.On the contrary, actuator move down downward driving riser 74 and upgrade block 68, impel lid 62 closures.

Referring to Fig. 3 and 4, will be described drive unit now.Drive unit 28 comprises motor 90, and described motor 90 rotatably drives one or more

sprocket wheels

92,94, wherein is preferably by decelerator 96 to drive.In shown embodiment, motor 90 drives two sprocket wheels.First sprocket wheel 92 is used for rotating outer cylinder body 32, the second sprocket wheels 90 and then is used for rotary container 34.If do not need to drive outer cylinder body 32, then do not need to use first sprocket wheel.

Obviously, there be multiple being used for that moment of torsion is sent to the device and the system of driving shaft from motor drive shaft, such as, gear, chain drive and pulley.Thereby the sprocket system that is disclosed is available a kind of structure in the present invention.

Drive system comprises first driving-belt 98 around first sprocket wheel 92 and drum sprocket 100 layouts.Drum sprocket 100 is by spline or otherwise be installed on the lower end of drum shaft 40, like this, and the rotation that is bonded to each other of drum sprocket 100 and drum shaft 40.Belt tensioner 102 is settled in abutting connection with driving-belt 98.Belt tensioner is well known in the art, in order to tension force to be provided in belt drive system.

Second driving-belt 104 is arranged around second sprocket wheel 94 and container sprocket 106.Container sprocket 106 is by spline or otherwise be installed on the lower end of driving shaft 36, like this, and the rotation that is bonded to each other of container sprocket 106 and driving shaft 36.One belt tensioner 108 is settled in abutting connection with driving-belt 104 equally.

To be similar to United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, No. 638 and the 5th, 848, No. 929 described mode is controlled drive system.Thereby, need not further to discuss.Select the size of sprocket wheel by this way, make it possible to provide the relative velocity of being wanted between outer cylinder body and the container.

One controller 200 (as shown in Figure 1) is used for controlling the speed and the direction of rotation of motor and the startup that is used for the linear actuators of lift cap device, and described controller 200 is as the control system of signal processor, electronics or digitial controller or other types.Controller is well known to those skilled in the art, therefore, need not further to discuss.

As mentioned above and as United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, the description in No. 638 preferably, is provided with traction interface (tractioninterface) between the inner surface of the part of container 34 and outer cylinder body 32.Described traction interface impels container to roll along the inner surface of cylindrical shell, passes to container thereby will rotatablely move.With respect to causing rotatablely moving that inner pressurd vessel rotates, when outer cylinder body was rotated with different directions with different rotary speeies and under possible situation, pulling face also was sent to the outer cylinder body of momentum from rotation on the container.

Traction surface has been eliminated complex transmission or has been the needs of an independent driving-belt of each container configuration, therefore, with respect to prior art, can access the lower more simply device of a kind of curing requirements.The use of pulling face also reduces global vibration widely, makes machine with respect to many prior aries, more quiet and low temperature more when operation.

In shown embodiment, traction surface 150 is made ring body, wherein said ring body is made by confficient of static friction big elasticity and quite soft material, such as rubber or polyurethane (urethane).Pulling face can have the compression ratio of certain limit, to hard, depends on applicable cases from softness.Pulling face is at United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, No. 638 and the 5th, 848, has a detailed description in No. 929.Thereby need not further to discuss.

The present invention is designed to produce on the object in being placed on container big centrifugal force and revolving force.For the top load that stands to bring along with the present invention, container and cylindrical shell should be made by high-strength material, such as steel.Frame structure and drive system also must be designed to the top load that can stand to expect.Those skilled in the art can easily select and support the goal pace related to the present invention and the appropriate materials of load.

The application of the invention and the big centrifugal force and the revolving force that are created on the object can be used to reach fast accurate processing comprises fine finishining, thereby can access the excellent goods that performance strengthens.The present invention can be in being contained in container abrasive media and goods on produce at a high speed, this makes at a high speed and cold plastic deformation takes place on the surface of processed product.Can use the present invention that different objects are processed, include, but not limited at United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 355, No. 638 and the 5th, 848, any product that indicates in No. 929.

Under the situation that does not depart from spirit of the present invention and essential attribute, the present invention can be implemented in other concrete modes, thereby, when expression scope of the present invention, should be with reference to claims rather than above-mentioned declaratives.

Claims

1, a kind of vertical processing machine comprises:

Outer cylinder body with inner surface;

Several inner pressurd vessels, wherein said inner pressurd vessel are placed within the outer cylinder body and are suitable for being driven by centrifugal motion, and to engage with the inner surface of outer cylinder body, each container has a unlimited top;

Drive system is used for the inner pressurd vessel within the centrifugal driving cylindrical shell;

Lid, described lid are suitable for engaging with each container removedly, with closed this container;

Hoisting mechanism, described hoisting mechanism is connected on each lid, and is suitable for mentioning lid, makes lid break away from container.