CN208359143U - A kind of communication line protective device and the strand winding apparatus using the device - Google Patents

A kind of communication line protective device and the strand winding apparatus using the device Download PDF

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CN208359143U
CN208359143U CN201820908037.8U CN201820908037U CN208359143U CN 208359143 U CN208359143 U CN 208359143U CN 201820908037 U CN201820908037 U CN 201820908037U CN 208359143 U CN208359143 U CN 208359143U
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刘千贤
于川东
张蒙蒙
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The utility model discloses a kind of communication line traction protection devices; protection structure including at least partly wrapping up the communication line; the line outlet that the protection structure is equipped with the incoming line for supplying the communication line to penetrate and is pierced by for the communication line, the protection structure include at least a section flexible shroud.The invention also discloses a kind of strand winding apparatus, the strand winding apparatus includes communication line traction protection device as described above.The utility model can form effective protection and draw to built-in tension sensor communication line, avoid glass pulley abrasion caused by communication line in motion process, reduce the destruction probability of tension sensor communication line, ensure that the stability of tonometry in operational process, thus reduce because tension it is unstable caused by broken string loss and yield loss.

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A kind of communication line protective device and the strand winding apparatus using the device
Technical field
The utility model belongs to slicer technical field more particularly to a kind of communication line protective device and applies the device Strand winding apparatus.
Background technique
Silicon single crystal rod is drawn out from single crystal growing furnace come after needs to continue series of processes, early period include truncation, Then the machining such as evolution, angle rounding and flat surface grinding is needed will to be sliced after silicon rod viscose, be cleaned, chamfering, corrosion and again clearly It washes, will can finally be produced after the processes such as silicon wafer progress making herbs into wool, diffusion, system knot, plated film and sintering and be used for photovoltaic power generation Solar battery sheet.Likewise, polysilicon is also widely used in industries such as photovoltaics, manufacture by polysilicon into solar-electricity Before the piece of pond, it is also desirable to carry out a series of manufacturing procedure to it.Whether silicon single crystal rod or polysilicon, require by cutting Piece process is cut into the silicon wafer of specific thickness.
Slicer is used for slicing process, and currently used slicer is diamond cutting line slicing machine.Diamond cutting line slicing machine utilizes gold For rigid diamond as cutting line, Buddha's warrior attendant diamond is that diamond is adhered to steel wire surface, Buddha's warrior attendant by resin bonding or electric plating method Diamond line abbreviation diamond wire.Diamond cutting line slicing machine is by the friction between the diamond and silicon rod or silico briquette on diamond wire and passes through The traction high speed reciprocating motion of guide wheel reaches dissection.For Buddha's warrior attendant wire cutting is compared to traditional mortar cutting, cutting effect Rate improves 2~3 times, and cutting fragment is few, and loss is small, and silicon powder is recyclable, and silicon chip surface consistency is good, and cutting is not needed using carbon SiClx, it is pollution-free.
In general, diamond cutting line slicing machine is equipped with the actinobacillus wheel that one is filled new line and one is used to recycle old line Take-up pulley, take-up pulley need diamond wire on take-up pulley according to certain spacing proper alignment plurality of layers, directly when recycling old line It is all withdrawn to by the diamond wire in entire actinobacillus wheel.During take-up, if glass pulley movement is too fast or too slow, cause Buddha's warrior attendant Line and take-up wheel axis out of plumb, diamond wire will be broken, cause equipment downtime, and the crystal bar or crystal block cut also will report It is useless, therefore, for the arrangement that diamond wire is neat on take-up pulley, it is desirable to provide a kind of reliable and stable bus cable device.
Patent application CN105773855A discloses a kind of bus cable device for diamond cutting line slicing machine, the bus cable device packet Driving motor, driving unit, bracket, tension sensor and glass pulley are included, glass pulley is mounted on the output shaft of tension sensor, Tension sensor is rack-mount, and driving motor drives the bracket to move reciprocatingly by driving unit, to drive institute State tension sensor and glass pulley move synchronously, the tension value of the diamond wire detected by comparing the tension sensor with The size of tension value initially set on diamond wire, come determine diamond wire whether sideslip.Above-mentioned bus cable device the problem is that: Because the connection of tension sensor is exposed, so that tension sensor connection is easy to appear machine when moving back and forth during winding displacement Tool component friction, the outer edge of the especially described glass pulley can touch the communication line of tension sensor and form abrasion to it, Over time, short circuit can occur because of abrasion for the connection of tension sensor, and because of winding displacement tension wave can occur for equipment cutting process Dynamic shutdown causes to break and influence yield.
It can be seen that the existing technology needs further improvement and improves.
Utility model content
The utility model is in place of avoiding above-mentioned the shortcomings of the prior art, to provide a kind of communication line traction protection The strand winding apparatus of device and the application device, to reduce the damaged probability of communication line, guarantee equipment operation stability and can By property.
The technology employed by the present utility model is
A kind of communication line traction protection device, the protection structure including at least partly wrapping up the communication line are described The line outlet that protection structure is equipped with the incoming line for supplying the communication line to penetrate and is pierced by for the communication line, the protection knot Structure includes at least a section flexible shroud.
Described device further includes the bracket for protecting structure described in support, is provided with guide groove on the bracket, described Guide groove is arranged along the moving direction of the communication line.
The protection structure includes the flexible shroud that several sections head and the tail are successively arranged, between two adjacent sections flexible shroud mutually Hingedly.
Each flexible shroud includes two pieces of articulated slabs being parallel to each other and the connection for connecting two pieces of articulated slabs The both ends of plate, each articulated slab are respectively arranged with hinge hole.
Multiple through-holes passed through for the communication line are offered on the connecting plate.
Elastic anti-vibration ring is provided on the inner wall of each through-hole.
Each flexible shroud includes that overhead gage, lower baffle plate and be arranged between upper and lower baffle two pieces are mutually flat The both ends of capable articulated slab, each articulated slab are respectively arranged with hinge hole.
The protection structure further includes head end positioning plate and tail end positioning plate, the head end positioning plate be located at the soft of head end Property sheath articulated slab be connected, the tail end positioning plate is connected with the articulated slab of flexible shroud positioned at tail end, the initial and end end The positioning seat passed through for the communication line is provided on positioning plate.
The invention also discloses a kind of strand winding apparatus, the strand winding apparatus includes communication line traction as described above Protective device.
The strand winding apparatus further includes glass pulley, bracket, tension sensor, linkage rack, sliding block and drives the sliding block The driving unit moved in a straight line, the bracket are connected by the linkage rack with the sliding block, the tension sensor installation On the bracket, the glass pulley is mounted on the output shaft of the tension sensor, the connection route with described Force snesor is connected, and one end of the protection structure is fixed, the other end is connected with the sliding block.
By adopting the above-described technical solution, being had the beneficial effect that acquired by the utility model
Protection structure in the utility model can be moved with the movement of tension sensor, to built-in tension sensor Communication line forms effective protection and draw, avoids glass pulley abrasion caused by communication line in motion process, drops The low destruction probability of tension sensor communication line, ensure that the stability of tonometry in operational process, to reduce Because tension it is unstable caused by broken string loss and yield loss.
Detailed description of the invention
Attached drawing described herein is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and constitutes one of the utility model Point, the illustrative embodiments and their description of the utility model are not constituted for explaining the application to the improper of the utility model It limits.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram that the utility model embodiment 1 protects structure.
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of communication line and fixing seat in the utility model.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of communication line, tail end positioning plate and tail end flexible shroud in the utility model embodiment 1 Figure.
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram that structure is protected in the utility model embodiment 2.
Fig. 5 is bending sketch map of the communication line under a kind of use state described in the utility model.
Fig. 6 is bending sketch map of the communication line under another use state described in the utility model.
Fig. 7 is the axonometric drawing that the utility model strand winding apparatus removes the protective device.
Fig. 8 is the main view of the utility model strand winding apparatus.
Wherein,
1, structure 11, articulated slab 12, connecting plate 12.1, through-hole 13, tail end positioning plate 14, head end positioning plate are protected 15, positioning seat 15.1, upper positioning seat 15.2, lower positioning seat 16, overhead gage 2, communication line 3, motor 4, ball-screw 5, sliding block 6, linkage rack 7, glass pulley 8, tension sensor 9, bracket 10, bracket
Specific embodiment
For the clearer general idea for illustrating the application, carry out in an illustrative manner with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specification detailed It describes in detail bright.
Many details are explained in the following description in order to fully understand the utility model, still, this is practical Novel to be implemented using other than the one described here other modes, therefore, the protection scope of the utility model is simultaneously It is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
In addition, in the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term " center ", "upper", "lower", " preceding ", The instructions such as " rear ", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside", " axial direction ", " radial direction ", " circumferential direction " Orientation or positional relationship is to be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for convenience of description the utility model and simplification Description, rather than the device or element of indication or suggestion meaning must have a particular orientation, constructed and grasped with specific orientation Make, therefore is not considered as limiting the invention.
In the present invention unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, term " installation ", " connected ", " connection ", " Gu It is fixed " etc. terms shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or integral;It can be Mechanical connection, is also possible to be electrically connected, can also be communication;It can be directly connected, the indirect phase of intermediary can also be passed through Even, the connection inside two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements be can be.For those of ordinary skill in the art For, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific conditions.
In the present invention unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, fisrt feature is in the second feature " on " or " down " It can be that the first and second features directly contact or the first and second features are by intermediary mediate contact.In this specification Description in, reference term " one embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " example ", " specific example " or " some examples " etc. Description means that particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in conjunction with this embodiment or example are contained in the utility model In at least one embodiment or example.In the present specification, schematic expression of the above terms are necessarily directed to identical Embodiment or example.Moreover, particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be in any one or more embodiments Or it can be combined in any suitable manner in example.
Embodiment 1:
As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, a kind of communication line traction protection device, including at least partly wrap up the communication line 2 Protection structure 1, the protection structure 1 is equipped with the incoming line penetrated for the communication line 2 and is pierced by for the communication line 2 Line outlet, the protection structure 1 include at least a section flexible shroud.
In the present embodiment, the protection structure 1 includes the flexible shroud that several section head and the tail are successively arranged, and two adjacent sections is soft Property sheath between be hinged, to meet communication line 2 during being pulled mobile, it is each save flexible shroud can The bending or tiling of regularity are done with the movement of communication line 2.
Specifically, each flexible shroud includes two pieces of articulated slabs being parallel to each other 11 and is used to connect two The connecting plate 12 of block articulated slab 11, connecting plate 12 connect the middle part of two pieces of articulated slabs 11, and the both ends of each articulated slab 11 are respectively set There is hinge hole, is hinged between two adjacent sections flexible shroud by wearing the pin shaft connect at the hinge hole.
To be further reduced the movement for the communication line 2 being located in the flexible shroud and the collision with each side wall in periphery, The present embodiment is uniformly provided with multiple through-holes 12.1 passed through for the communication line 2 on the connecting plate 12.It is each described logical Elastic anti-vibration ring is provided on the inner wall in hole 12.1, the abrasion so as to avoid 12.1 inner wall of through-hole to communication line 2.Institute Stating the purpose that multiple through-holes 12.1 are arranged on connecting plate 12 is, during actual use, it can walking according to the communication line 2 To reasonably selecting through position, avoids and open up that position is completely the same or correspondence is brought because of the through-hole 12.1 on connecting plate 12 And the trend of communication line 2 have a deviation, and bending caused by communication line 2 is lost.
In the present embodiment, the protection structure 1 further includes head end positioning plate 14 and tail end positioning plate 13, and the head end is fixed Position plate 14 is connected with the articulated slab 11 for the flexible shroud for being located at head end, the tail end positioning plate 13 and the flexible shroud for being located at tail end Articulated slab 11 be connected.
The positioning seat 15 passed through for the communication line 2 is provided on the positioning plate of the initial and end end, to further avoid Gouging abrasion of the communication line 2 at import and export.Each positioning seat 15 includes upper grip slipper 15.1 and lower clamping Seat 15.2, the lower grip slipper 15.2 are connected with initial and end end positioning plate, the bottom end of the upper grip slipper 15.1 and lower grip slipper 15.2 top is provided with the clamping part of semiarc shape, and the clamping part of the upper and lower grip slipper is complemented each other to form for described logical The clamping gap that news route 2 passes through.Elastic anti-vibration ring is also equipped on the inner wall of the clamping part of the upper and lower grip slipper.
In addition, in the present embodiment, installation site of the positioning seat 15 on initial and end positioning plate is adjustable, so as to Meet after communication line 2 penetrates from side positioning seat 15, because deviating from course need bending could from 15 position of side positioning seat Complete corresponding other side positioning seat is pierced by caused bending loss.The adjustable realization side of 15 installation site of positioning seat There are many formulas: for example, can open up on the initial and end positioning plate multiple for installing the positioning of the lower grip slipper 15.2 Hole can adjust position of the positioning seat on initial and end positioning plate according to field conditions in actual application;For another example, Ke Yi Open up strip hole on the initial and end positioning plate, can be according to field conditions in actual application, selective positioning seat is in strip Specific installation site on hole realizes the fastening in corresponding position by fastening nut.
Described device further includes the bracket 10 for protecting structure described in support, is provided with guide groove on the bracket 10, The guide groove is arranged along the moving direction of the communication line 2, so as to avoid the communication line 2 in the protection structure It is sagging and the communication line 2 is generated and pulls damage under the action of 1 gravity and self gravity, meanwhile, each flexible boot that saves exists Also the guide groove can be successively fallen under the action of tractive force or is successively deviate from out of described guide groove.
Embodiment 2:
As shown in figure 4, the present embodiment and the structure and principle of embodiment 1 are essentially identical, unique different place is: this Flexible shroud described in embodiment does not include the connecting plate in embodiment 1, but including overhead gage 16 and lower baffle plate, belong to same The overhead gage 16 of flexible shroud is used to connect the top of two pieces of articulated slabs 11, and lower baffle plate is for connecting under two pieces of articulated slabs 11 Portion.The gap passed through for the communication line 2 is formed between upper and lower baffle.
Upper and lower baffle and position to further avoid the abrasion to the communication line 2, positioned at the flexible shroud of head end In being coated with anti-abrasion pad on the upper and lower baffle of the flexible shroud of tail end.
As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, which respectively show communication lines 2 described in the utility model during trailed Schematic diagram under different conditions.
As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, the invention also discloses a kind of strand winding apparatus, the strand winding apparatus includes institute as above The communication line traction protection device stated.
The strand winding apparatus further includes described in glass pulley 7, bracket 9, tension sensor 8, linkage rack 6, sliding block 5 and drive The driving unit that sliding block 5 moves in a straight line, the bracket 9 are connected by the linkage rack 6 with the sliding block 5, and the tension passes Sensor 8 is mounted on the bracket 9, and the glass pulley 7 is mounted on the output shaft of the tension sensor 8, the connection Route 2 is connected with the tension sensor 8, and one end of the protection structure 1 is fixed, the other end is connected with the sliding block 5.It is described The length direction of guide chute is consistent with the moving direction of the sliding block 5.
Specifically, the driving unit includes motor 3 and the ball screw assembly, that is driven by the motor 3, the rolling Ballscrew pair includes ball-screw 4 and feed screw nut compatible with the ball-screw 4, the ball-screw 4 and the electricity The output shaft of machine 3 is connected, and the feed screw nut is connected with the sliding block 5, and the motor 3 drives institute by the ball screw assembly, It states sliding block 5 and does linear reciprocating motion, so that the glass pulley 7 and tension sensor 8 be driven to move synchronously.
Certainly, the structure composition of driving unit described in the utility model is not limited only to above-mentioned motor 3 and rolling The fit form of ballscrew pair, can also take other form, for example, directly driving the sliding block 5 using hydraulic cylinder or cylinder It moves in a straight line, for another example drives the sliding block 5 to move in a straight line using miniature linear.It is, of course, also possible to using other knots Structure is to drive the sliding block 5 to act.
The strand winding apparatus in the utility model detects of diamond wire on glass pulley 7 by the tension sensor 8 Force value F1, and with tension value F initially set on diamond wire2It makes comparisons: working as F1>F2When, show diamond wire to right avertence, the drive It is inclined that moving cell drives the glass pulley 7 to move right elimination line;Work as F1<F2When, show diamond wire to left avertence, the driving unit The glass pulley 7 is driven to move downward elimination line inclined;Work as F1=F2When, it is inclined to show that diamond wire does not have, glass pulley 7 can not be adjusted It is whole.The driving unit does not have to movement.
The abrasion probability that the tension sensor communication line can be substantially reduced using the utility model, makes it by initial stage Monthly frequently broken string is reduced to and primary broken string monthly at most occurs, greatly reduce failure rate, mention and save maintenance cost, mention High yield.
The part that do not address in the utility model uses or uses for reference prior art and can be realized.
All the embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, same and similar portion between each embodiment Dividing may refer to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments.Especially for system reality For applying example, since it is substantially similar to the method embodiment, so being described relatively simple, related place is referring to embodiment of the method Part explanation.
The above description is only the embodiments of the present invention, is not intended to limit the utility model.For this field For technical staff, various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention.All institutes within the spirit and principle of the utility model Any modification, equivalent substitution, improvement and etc. of work, should be included within the scope of the claims of the utility model.

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1. a kind of communication line traction protection device, which is characterized in that
Protection structure including at least partly wrapping up the communication line, the protection structure is equipped with to be penetrated for the communication line Incoming line and the line outlet that is pierced by for the communication line, the protection structure is including at least a section flexible shroud.
2. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
Described device further includes the bracket for protecting structure described in support, is provided with guide groove, the guiding on the bracket Slot is arranged along the moving direction of the communication line.
3. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
The protection structure includes the flexible shroud that several section head and the tail are successively arranged, and is mutually cut with scissors between two adjacent sections flexible shroud It connects.
4. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 3, which is characterized in that
Each flexible shroud includes two pieces of articulated slabs being parallel to each other and the connecting plate for connecting two pieces of articulated slabs, The both ends of each articulated slab are respectively arranged with hinge hole.
5. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 4, which is characterized in that
Multiple through-holes passed through for the communication line are offered on the connecting plate.
6. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 5, which is characterized in that
Elastic anti-vibration ring is provided on the inner wall of each through-hole.
7. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 3, which is characterized in that
Each flexible shroud includes that overhead gage, lower baffle plate and be arranged between upper and lower baffle two pieces are parallel to each other The both ends of articulated slab, each articulated slab are respectively arranged with hinge hole.
8. a kind of communication line traction protection device according to claim 3, which is characterized in that
The protection structure further includes head end positioning plate and tail end positioning plate, and the head end positioning plate is protected with the flexible of head end is located at The articulated slab of set is connected, and the tail end positioning plate is connected with the articulated slab for the flexible shroud for being located at tail end, the initial and end end positioning The positioning seat passed through for the communication line is provided on plate.
9. a kind of strand winding apparatus, which is characterized in that
Including the communication line traction protection device as described in any one of claim 1 to 8 claim.
10. a kind of strand winding apparatus according to claim 9, which is characterized in that
The strand winding apparatus further includes glass pulley, bracket, tension sensor, linkage rack, sliding block and the sliding block is driven to do directly The driving unit of line movement, the bracket are connected by the linkage rack with the sliding block, and the tension sensor is mounted on institute It states on bracket, the glass pulley is mounted on the output shaft of the tension sensor, and the connection route and the tension pass Sensor is connected, and one end of the protection structure is fixed, the other end is connected with the sliding block.
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