CN208729423U - A kind of machining part grinding device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to technical fields of mechanical processing, more particularly to a kind of machining part grinding device, a kind of machining part grinding device, including pedestal and fixed frame, pedestal is equipped with inner cavity, the bottom right of inner cavity is equipped with driving motor, driving motor output end is equipped with first rotating shaft, first rotating shaft is connected on the right side of pedestal roof with crankshaft, and first rotating shaft is rotatedly connected with pedestal roof, driving pulley is equipped with positioned at interior intracavitary first rotating shaft, driving pulley is equipped with driving belt, the utility model provides a kind of machining part grinding device, different size of part can be not only fixed by clamp system, and the reciprocal polishing of grinding wheel or so that can rotate and polish by polishing table matches, improve grinding efficiency, the time is saved, pass through suction ventilator work and suspended hood or so simultaneously Reciprocal cooperation is mobile, prevents the metallic particles polished to be splashed in air, improves working environment.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to technical fields of mechanical processing, and in particular to a kind of machining part grinding device.
Background technique
Machining refers to the process of to be changed by outer dimension or performance of a kind of mechanical equipment to workpiece, is pressed and is added
Difference in work mode can be divided into machining and pressure processing.And it usually needs to use in mechanical processing process various
Stage property, and some stage properties usually need to polish, and are just able to satisfy the demand of machining, but machinery just currently on the market adds
For work stage property grinding device, there is also this some problem, the use of people annoying always, such as cannot be to different thicknesses
The phenomenon that stage property of stage property and different height is polished, and bruting process is unstable, and polishing is be easy to cause to misplace, and ring of polishing
Border is poor.
Such as a kind of machining stage property grinding device that Chinese Patent Application No. is CN201721092847.2, including screw thread
The left and right ends of bar, cylinder and pedestal, threaded rod are fixed in support plate, and handwheel is connected on the left of threaded rod, threaded rod
Middle be fixedly installed fixing seat, and be provided with polishing motor below fixing seat, be provided with and beat below motor of polishing
Mill tube is equipped with support plate at left and right sides of pedestal, and is fixedly installed moving track on the inside of support plate, garbage collection disk it is upper
Side is equipped with fixed cylinder, and the inside surrounding of polishing cylinder is equipped with grinding wheel, and cylinder is fixed on the supporting plate, and cylinder and telescopic rod
It is connected.The machining stage property grinding device, equipped with the structure that handwheel and threaded rod combine, so that in use process, it can
With rotation hand wheel, so that entire threaded rod moves up and down in moving track.
Although above-mentioned utility model can carry out grinding process to machine components, it is low that there are grinding efficiencies, area of polishing
Under, the disadvantage of overlong time of polishing and working environment difference, we need to research and develop a kind of machining part polishing dress thus
It sets to solve the above problems.
Utility model content
In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a kind of machining part grinding device, not only may be used
Different size of part to be fixed by clamp system, and the grinding wheel or so that can rotate and polish by polishing table is past
Strike-on mill matches, and improves grinding efficiency, has saved the time, while passing through suction ventilator work and suspended hood or so reciprocal cooperation
It is mobile, it prevents the metallic particles polished to be splashed in air, improves working environment.
The utility model is achieved by the following technical programs:
A kind of machining part grinding device, including pedestal and fixed frame, the pedestal are equipped with inner cavity, the inner cavity
Bottom right driving motor is installed, the driving motor output end is equipped with first rotating shaft, and the first rotating shaft is through described
It is connected on the right side of pedestal roof with crankshaft, and the first rotating shaft is rotatedly connected with the pedestal roof, positioned at described interior intracavitary
The first rotating shaft is equipped with driving pulley, and the driving pulley is equipped with driving belt, and the driving pulley passes through the biography
Dynamic belt is rotatedly connected with driven pulley, and the driven pulley setting is in the second shaft bottom, and second shaft is through described
It is connected in the middle part of pedestal roof with polishing table bottom middle part, and second shaft is rotatedly connected with the pedestal roof, it is described to beat
Mill platform both upper ends thereof is symmetrically arranged with clamp system, and the top of the crankshaft is rotatedly connected with the fixed frame roof, the fixation
Portion, the crankshaft middle part are equipped with push rod on the base for frame setting, and push rod top two sides are symmetrically arranged with one group of sliding block, institute
It states sliding between sliding block and sliding rail to be connected, sliding rail setting lower part in the middle part of the fixed frame roof, in the push rod lower part
Portion is equipped with driving cylinder, and the driving cylinder lower end is equipped with polishing motor, and the polishing motor output shaft is equipped with polishing grinding wheel,
The push rod lower part at left and right sides of the driving cylinder is symmetrically arranged with one group of fixed link, and the fixed link lower part, which is equipped with, inhales
Dust hood, the dust hood middle top are connected with dust flue, and the other end of the dust flue is connected with suction ventilator, the suction
In the middle part of blower is arranged inside the fixed frame left side wall.
Preferably, the clamp system include fixed frame, baffle, lead screw, handle, nut, connecting rod, through slot, groove and
Motion bar, polishing table left and right sides top are equipped with the fixed frame, and both upper ends thereof is symmetrically arranged with one at the top of the fixed frame
The baffle is organized, the lead screw is equipped between the baffle, is rotatedly connected between the lead screw and the baffle, and the lead screw
It is connected through the baffle far from the polishing table with the handle, the lead screw between the baffle is equipped with spiral shell
Line is combined with the nut at the screw thread of the lead screw, and the nut lower end is connected with the connecting rod, the connecting rod
It is connected across the through slot with motion bar, the through slot is arranged in the middle part of the fixed frame roof, and the fixed frame right part opens up
Fluted, the groove is mutually matched with the motion bar.
Preferably, it is movably connected in the middle part of the push rod and the crankshaft.
Preferably, the dust hood lower part is mutually matched with the polishing table, and the driving cylinder runs through the dust suction
Cover middle top.
Preferably, the driving motor and the polishing motor are servo motor.
The utility model has the following beneficial effects:
1, by being equipped with clamp system, staff rotates forward handle, so that lead screw be driven to rotate, lead screw drives nut
It is mobile to one end far from handle, to drive connecting rod and motion bar mobile to one end far from handle, reach suitable position
It postpones, stop operating handle, has achieved the effect that retaining element, can polish different size of part, prevent simultaneously
During the grinding process part mobile the phenomenon that shifting, improve the stability of polishing.
2, driven pulley rotation is driven by driving belt by driving pulley, so that the rotation of the second shaft is driven, second
Rotation drives polishing table rotation, improves grinding efficiency, has saved the time.
3, push rod bilateral reciprocation under the cooperation of sliding block and sliding slot is driven by crank rotation, push rod has driven driving
Cylinder, polishing motor, polishing grinding wheel, fixed link and dust hood bilateral reciprocation, have reached and have carried out left and right toward strike-on to part
The purpose of mill expands polishing area, improves polishing quality, further saves the polishing time, reduces staff's
Workload.
4, mobile by suction ventilator work and suspended hood or so reciprocal cooperation, prevent the metallic particles polished to be splashed to sky
In gas, improve working environment, prevent metallic particles from sucking respiratory tract by staff, so that the body for influencing staff is strong
Health.
Detailed description of the invention
In order to illustrate the embodiment of the utility model or the technical proposal in the existing technology more clearly, below will be to embodiment
Or attached drawing needed to be used in the description of the prior art is briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is only
It is some embodiments of the utility model, for those of ordinary skill in the art, in the premise not made the creative labor
Under, it is also possible to obtain other drawings based on these drawings.
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the utility model clamp system schematic diagram;
Fig. 3 is the enlarged drawing of the utility model A.
In figure: 1- pedestal, the inner cavity 2-, 3- driving motor, 4- first rotating shaft, 5- crankshaft, 6- driving pulley, 7- are driven skin
Band, 8- driven pulley, the second shaft of 9-, 10- polishing table, 11- clamp system, 111- fixed frame, 112- baffle, 113- lead screw,
114- handle, 115- nut, 116- connecting rod, 117- through slot, 118- motion bar, 119- groove, 12- fixed frame, 13- push rod,
14- sliding block, 15- sliding rail, 16- driving cylinder, 17- polishing motor, 18- polishing grinding wheel, 19- fixed link, 20- dust hood, 21- row
Dirt pipe, 22- suction ventilator.
Specific embodiment
It is practical new below in conjunction with this to keep the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer
Attached drawing in type embodiment, the technical scheme in the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described, it is clear that is retouched
The embodiment stated is the utility model a part of the embodiment, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the implementation in the utility model
Example, every other embodiment obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to
The range of the utility model protection.
A kind of machining part grinding device, including pedestal 1 and fixed frame 12, pedestal 1 are equipped with inner cavity 2, inner cavity 2
Bottom right is equipped with driving motor 3, and 3 output end of driving motor is equipped with first rotating shaft 4, and first rotating shaft 4 is right through 1 roof of pedestal
Side is connected with crankshaft 5, and first rotating shaft 4 is rotatedly connected with 1 roof of pedestal, and the first rotating shaft 4 in inner cavity 2 is equipped with actively
Belt wheel 6, driving pulley 6 are equipped with driving belt 7, and driving pulley 6 is rotatedly connected by driving belt 7 with driven pulley 8, driven
In 9 bottom of the second shaft, the second shaft 9 is connected in the middle part of 1 roof of pedestal with 10 bottom of polishing table middle part the setting of belt wheel 8, and
Second shaft 9 is rotatedly connected with 1 roof of pedestal, and 10 both upper ends thereof of polishing table is symmetrically arranged with clamp system 11, the top of crankshaft 5 with
12 roof of fixed frame is rotatedly connected, and fixed frame 12, which is arranged in the middle part of 1 top of pedestal, crankshaft 5, is equipped with push rod 13,13 top two of push rod
Side is symmetrically arranged with one group of sliding block 14, and sliding is connected between sliding block 14 and sliding rail 15, and sliding rail 15 is arranged in the middle part of 12 roof of fixed frame
Lower part, 13 lower part of push rod middle part are equipped with driving cylinder 16, and driving 16 lower end of cylinder is equipped with polishing motor 17, and motor 17 of polishing is defeated
Shaft is equipped with polishing grinding wheel 18, and 13 lower part of push rod positioned at 16 left and right sides of driving cylinder is symmetrically arranged with one group of fixed link 19, Gu
19 lower part of fixed pole is equipped with dust hood 20, and 20 middle top of dust hood is connected with dust flue 21, the other end of dust flue 21 and suction
Blower 22 is connected, the setting of suction ventilator 22 inside 12 left side wall of fixed frame in the middle part of.
Specifically, clamp system 11 includes fixed frame 111, baffle 112, lead screw 113, handle 114, nut 115, connecting rod
116, through slot 117, groove 119 and motion bar 118,10 left and right sides top of polishing table are equipped with fixed frame 111, and fixed frame 111 pushes up
Portion's both upper ends thereof is symmetrically arranged with one group of baffle 112, is equipped with lead screw 113 between baffle 112, rotates between lead screw 113 and baffle 112
It is connected, and lead screw 113 runs through the baffle 112 far from polishing table 10 and is connected with handle 114, the lead screw 113 between baffle 112
It is equipped with screw thread, nut 115 is combined at the screw thread of lead screw 113,115 lower end of nut is connected with connecting rod 116, connecting rod
116 pass through through slot 117 is connected with motion bar 118, and through slot 117 is arranged in the middle part of 111 roof of fixed frame, and 111 right part of fixed frame is opened
Equipped with groove 119, groove 119 is matched with 118 phase of motion bar.
Specifically, being movably connected in the middle part of push rod 13 and crankshaft 5.
Specifically, 20 lower part of dust hood is mutually matched with polishing table 10, and drive cylinder 16 in 20 top of dust hood
Portion.
Specifically, driving motor 3 and polishing motor 17 are servo motor.
The utility model carry out in use, but when needing to polish to machine components, part is placed on polishing table 10
On, by being equipped with clamp system 11, staff rotates forward handle 114, so that lead screw 113 be driven to rotate, lead screw 113 is driven
Nut 115 is mobile to one end far from handle 114, to drive connecting rod 116 and motion bar 118 to one far from handle 114
End movement, after reaching suitable position, stop operating handle 114, has achieved the effect that retaining element, can be to different size of
Part is polished, while preventing part mobile the phenomenon that shifting during the grinding process, improves the stability of polishing;
Control driving cylinder 16 works, and driving cylinder 16 drives piston rod to move downward, and then polishing motor 17 is driven to move downward, and beats
Electric mill machine 17 drives polishing grinding wheel 18 to move downward, and after reaching suitable position, control driving cylinder 16 stops working, and controls air draught
Machine 22, polishing motor 17 and driving motor 3 work, polishing 17 output shaft of motor drive polishing grinding wheel 18 rotation to part into
Row grinding process, 3 output end of driving motor drive first rotating shaft 4 to rotate, and first rotating shaft 4 drives driving pulley 6 and 5 turns of crankshaft
Dynamic, driving pulley 6 drives driven pulley 8 to rotate by driving belt 7, to drive the rotation of the second shaft 9, the second 9 turns of shaft
It moves and polishing table 10 is driven to rotate, improve grinding efficiency, saved the time, the rotation of crankshaft 5 drives push rod 13 in sliding block 14 and slides
Bilateral reciprocation under the cooperation of slot, push rod 13 have driven driving cylinder 16, polishing motor 17, polishing grinding wheel 18, fixed link 19
With 20 bilateral reciprocation of dust hood, achieve the purpose that left and right is carried out to part back and forth polishes, and expands polishing area, improves
Polishing quality further saves the polishing time, reduces the workload of staff.
It is mobile by the work of suction ventilator 22 and suspended hood or so reciprocal cooperation, prevent the metallic particles polished to be splashed to sky
In gas, improve working environment, prevent metallic particles from sucking respiratory tract by staff, so that the body for influencing staff is strong
Health.
After polishing, control suction ventilator 22, polishing motor 17 and driving motor 3 stop working, control driving cylinder 16
Work, driving cylinder 16 drive piston rod to move upwards, and then polishing motor 17 is driven to move upwards, and the polishing drive of motor 17 is beaten
Grinding abrasive disk 18 moves upwards, and after reaching initial position, control driving cylinder 16 stops working, and staff rotates backward handle
114, drive lead screw 113 to rotate, lead screw 113 drives nut 115 mobile to one end of handle 114, to drive 116 He of connecting rod
Motion bar 118 is mobile to one end of handle 114, and after reaching preliminary examination position, stop operating handle 114, takes out the part polished
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Above-mentioned driving cylinder 16, polishing motor 17, driving motor 3 and suction ventilator 22 control mode pass through it is matched with it
What peripheral control unit was controlled, the model MAM-200 of controller, and control circuit is simple by those skilled in the art
Programming can be realized, and belong to the common knowledge of this field, only carry out to it using not making improvements, and this is practical new
Type is mainly used to protect mechanical device, so the utility model is not explained control mode and circuit connection.
Above embodiments are only to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than its limitations;Although referring to aforementioned reality
Example is applied the utility model is described in detail, those skilled in the art should understand that: it still can be to preceding
Technical solution documented by each embodiment is stated to modify or equivalent replacement of some of the technical features;And these
It modifies or replaces, the spirit and model of various embodiments of the utility model technical solution that it does not separate the essence of the corresponding technical solution
It encloses.
Claims (5)
1. a kind of machining part grinding device, including pedestal and fixed frame, it is characterised in that: the pedestal is equipped with interior
Chamber, the bottom right of the inner cavity are equipped with driving motor, and the driving motor output end is equipped with first rotating shaft, and described first turn
Axis is connected on the right side of the pedestal roof with crankshaft, and the first rotating shaft is rotatedly connected with the pedestal roof, is located at institute
The interior intracavitary first rotating shaft is stated equipped with driving pulley, the driving pulley is equipped with driving belt, the driving pulley
It being rotatedly connected by the driving belt with driven pulley, driven pulley setting is in the second shaft bottom, and described second turn
Axis is connected in the middle part of the pedestal roof with polishing table bottom middle part, and second shaft and the pedestal roof rotate phase
Even, the polishing table both upper ends thereof is symmetrically arranged with clamp system, and the top of the crankshaft is rotatedly connected with the fixed frame roof,
Portion, the crankshaft middle part are equipped with push rod to the fixed mount setting on the base, and push rod top two sides are symmetrically arranged with one
Group sliding block, sliding is connected between the sliding block and sliding rail, and lower part is arranged in the middle part of the fixed frame roof in the sliding rail, described to push away
Driving cylinder is equipped in the middle part of bar lower part, the driving cylinder lower end is equipped with polishing motor, and the polishing motor output shaft is equipped with
Polishing grinding wheel, the push rod lower part at left and right sides of the driving cylinder are symmetrically arranged with one group of fixed link, the fixed link
Lower part is equipped with dust hood, and the dust hood middle top is connected with dust flue, the other end and the suction ventilator phase of the dust flue
Connection, suction ventilator setting inside the fixed frame left side wall in the middle part of.
2. a kind of machining part grinding device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the clamp system packet
Include fixed frame, baffle, lead screw, handle, nut, connecting rod, through slot, groove and motion bar, top at left and right sides of the polishing table
Equipped with the fixed frame, at the top of the fixed frame both upper ends thereof be symmetrically arranged with one group described in baffle, be equipped with institute between the baffle
Lead screw is stated, is rotatedly connected between the lead screw and the baffle, and the lead screw runs through the baffle far from the polishing table
It is connected with the handle, the lead screw between the baffle is equipped with screw thread, is combined at the screw thread of the lead screw
The nut, the nut lower end are connected with the connecting rod, and the connecting rod passes through the through slot and is connected with motion bar, described
Through slot is arranged in the middle part of the fixed frame roof, and the fixed frame right part opens up fluted, the groove and the motion bar phase
It matches.
3. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of machining use part grinding device, it is characterised in that: the push rod with it is described
It is movably connected in the middle part of crankshaft.
4. a kind of machining part grinding device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the dust hood lower part
It is mutually matched with the polishing table, and the driving cylinder runs through the dust hood middle top.
5. it is according to claim 1 it is a kind of machining use part grinding device, it is characterised in that: the driving motor and
The polishing motor is servo motor.
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