CN209477673U - A kind of lock screw device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a kind of lock screw devices, including rack, conveying mechanism, clamping mechanism, perforating mechanism and lock screw mechanism, workpiece is inputted by conveying mechanism, clamping mechanism positions workpiece, perforating mechanism carries out punching to workpiece and lock screw mechanism carries out lock screw to workpiece, whole process does not need manual operation, human cost is saved, improves work efficiency and large-scale workpiece can be suitable for.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to fields of automation technology, more particularly to a kind of lock screw device.
Background technique
In manufacturing enterprise, the assembly of product is often coupled using screw, when carrying out the process of lock screw, mostly
Using manual operation, working efficiency is low.
Occur some lock screw machines on the market at present, but still artificial clamping is needed to fix, it is artificial constantly right to need
Product is dismounted, not convenient enough, is only applicable to small sized product, is mainly used in electronics, household electric appliances.
Utility model content
Based on this, the purpose of this utility model is that, it proposes a kind of lock screw device, solves and lock screw in the prior art
Working efficiency is low, not convenient enough technical problem, using a kind of lock screw device of energy high degree of automation, has reached and has not needed
Manual operation, work efficiency is high and can be suitable for the technical effect of large product.
A kind of lock screw device, comprising:
Rack；
Conveying mechanism is installed in the rack；
Clamping mechanism is arranged on the conveying track of the conveying mechanism, is used for positioning and clamping workpiece；
Perforating mechanism, including the first portal frame and puncher；First portal frame is across the conveying mechanism and clamping
Mechanism, and be slidably arranged in the rack, the glide direction of first portal frame and the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism
In parallel；The puncher is movably arranged on first portal frame, can be along the first portal frame length direction and height respectively
It is mobile to spend direction；
Lock screw mechanism, including the second portal frame, gas are criticized and feeding device for nail；Second portal frame and described first gantry
Frame is arranged in parallel, and across the conveying mechanism and clamping mechanism, and is slidably arranged in the rack, first portal frame
Glide direction is parallel with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism；The gas batch is movably arranged on second portal frame, can edge
The second portal frame length direction and short transverse are mobile respectively；The feeding device for nail is installed in the one of second portal frame
End, and be connected to the gas batch pipeline.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the conveying mechanism is conveying roll.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the clamping mechanism includes positioning framework, frame lifting driving
Source, the first clamping device and the second clamping device；The top of the conveying mechanism, the frame liter is arranged in the positioning framework
The output end of drop driving source is connect with the positioning framework；First clamping device and the second clamping device are arranged at described
On positioning framework, the clamping direction of first clamping device is parallel with conveying direction, the clamping side of second clamping device
To vertical with conveying direction.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the clamping mechanism further includes barrier assembly, the blocking group
Part includes block piece and block piece lifting driving source, and the positioning framework is arranged in along the end of conveying direction in the block piece
End, the block piece lifting driving source drive the block piece to carry out elevating movement.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the clamping mechanism further includes limited roller, the limit rolling
The two sides of workpiece are arranged in along conveying direction for wheel.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the both ends of first portal frame are provided with the first portal frame
Driving source, the first portal frame driving source drive first portal frame to slide in the rack；Second portal frame
Both ends be provided with the second portal frame driving source, the second portal frame driving source drives second portal frame in the machine
It is slided on frame.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the perforating mechanism includes two puncheres, adjacent to set
It sets on first portal frame；The lock screw mechanism includes two gas batch, is disposed adjacent in second portal frame
On.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, first portal frame is provided with the first limit inductor, limit
Make the distance between described two puncheres；Second portal frame is provided with the second limit inductor, limits described two gas
The distance between batch.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, the lock screw mechanism further includes pushing component, the pushing
Component is arranged on second portal frame, including down-pressure roller and down-pressure roller go up and down driving source, and the down-pressure roller lifting is driven
Dynamic source drives the down-pressure roller to carry out elevating movement.
As the further improvement of above-mentioned lock screw device, range sensor is additionally provided on the gas batch.
Compared with the prior art, lock screw device described in the utility model at least has the following technical effect that
1, lock screw device described in the utility model includes conveying mechanism, clamping mechanism, perforating mechanism and screw locking machine
Structure, workpiece is inputted by conveying mechanism, clamping mechanism positions workpiece, perforating mechanism to workpiece punched with
And lock screw mechanism carries out lock screw to workpiece, whole process does not need manual operation, saves human cost, improves work effect
Rate and large-scale workpiece can be suitable for.
2, the perforating mechanism and lock screw mechanism can be realized multiaxis feeding.
3, described device mechanism can be positioned and be pressed from both sides to workpiece by positioning framework, barrier assembly and clamping device
Tightly, the work of the punching and lock screw that make workpiece is more accurate.
4, first portal frame and the second portal frame use double drive, balance the both ends stress of portal frame more.
5, the setting of two puncheres and two gas batch is so that working efficiency is higher.
6, the pushing component compresses workpiece during carrying out lock screw, prevents workpiece deviation.
7, the setting of the limit inductor can prevent described two puncheres and two gas batch from colliding with each other.
8, the range sensor is able to detect product actual height, guarantees the depth of lock screw, it is ensured that product it is consistent
Property.
In order to better understand and implement, according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of lock screw device described in the utility model；
Fig. 2 is the top view of lock screw device described in the utility model；
Fig. 3 is the top view of clamping mechanism described in the utility model；
Fig. 4 is the partial enlargement diagram of A in Fig. 1；
Fig. 5 is the side view of lock screw mechanism described in the utility model；
Fig. 6 is the structural schematic diagram of gas described in the utility model batch.
Specific embodiment
Attached drawing is please referred to, one embodiment of the utility model is shown in attached drawing.However, the utility model can be presented as
Many different forms, and should not be construed as being limited to specific embodiment presented herein.
It should be noted that it can directly on the other element when element is referred to as " being fixed on " another element
Or there may also be elements placed in the middle.When an element is considered as " connection " another element, it, which can be, is directly connected to
To another element or it may be simultaneously present centering elements.
Unless otherwise defined, otherwise, term (including technical and scientific terms) used herein is interpreted as
With the identical meaning of the meaning that is generally understood with the technical staff in field belonging to the utility model.Moreover, it will be appreciated that
, term used herein be interpreted as have with the consistent meaning of meaning in this specification and related fields, and
And it should not be explained by ideal or excessively formal meaning, unless being clearly specified that herein.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", "upper", "lower",
The orientation or positional relationship of the instructions such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside" is
It is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicate
Or imply that signified device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore cannot understand
For limitations of the present invention.In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of " plurality " is two or two
More than a.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, Fig. 1 is the perspective view of lock screw device described in the utility model；Fig. 2 is the utility model
The top view of the lock screw device.
A kind of lock screw device, including rack 1, conveying mechanism 2, clamping mechanism 3, perforating mechanism 4 and lock screw mechanism 5,
Workpiece is inputted by conveying mechanism 2, clamping mechanism 3 positions workpiece, perforating mechanism 4 to workpiece punched with
And lock screw mechanism 5 carries out lock screw to workpiece, whole process does not need manual operation, saves human cost, improves work
Efficiency and large-scale workpiece can be suitable for.
Each component part of the present embodiment lock screw device is described in detail individually below.
The rack 1 is the base components of lock screw device described in the utility model, is used to support and installs other components,
The rack 1 is rigid structure, and in the present embodiment, the rack is steel construction frame body.
The conveying mechanism 2 is installed in the rack, is used for conveying workpieces, workpiece is transported to designated position and is locked
Screw process, in the present embodiment, the conveying mechanism 2 are conveying cylinder, and the conveying cylinder can pass through motor driven.
As shown in figure 3, Fig. 3 is the top view of clamping mechanism described in the utility model.
The clamping mechanism 3 is arranged on the conveying track of the conveying mechanism 2, is used for positioning and clamping workpiece.Specifically
Ground, the clamping mechanism 3 include positioning framework 31, frame lifting driving source (not shown go out), the first clamping device 32 and second
Clamping device 33；The top of the conveying mechanism 2, the output end of the frame lifting driving source is arranged in the positioning framework 31
It is connect with the positioning framework 31；First clamping device 32 and the second clamping device 33 are arranged at the positioning framework 31
On, the clamping direction of first clamping device 32 is parallel with conveying direction, the clamping direction of second clamping device 33 with
Conveying direction is vertical.In embodiment, the positioning framework 31 is rectangle, and long side is parallel with workpiece conveying direction, the frame
Lifting driving source is cylinder, and four angles of positioning framework pass through a cylinder supports, and cylinder setting is turned under conveying cylinder, gas
The piston rod of cylinder is affixed with positioning framework by the gap stretching between conveying cylinder, passes through the rising that cylinder realizes positioning framework
And decline.First clamping device 32 and the equal cylinder clamping mechanism of the second clamping device 33, including cylinder and clamping plate, pass through gas
Cylinder drives clamping plate to push workpiece, and workpiece is made to examine one side of positioning framework to realize clamping.
As preferred embodiment, the clamping mechanism 3 further includes barrier assembly 34, and the barrier assembly 34 includes stopping
Part and block piece go up and down driving source, and the positioning framework is arranged in along the end of conveying direction, the blocking in the block piece
Part goes up and down driving source and the block piece is driven to carry out elevating movement.In the present embodiment, the block piece is idler wheel, block piece liter
Drop driving source is cylinder, when block piece rises, is highly higher than the conveying cylinder, workpiece can be stopped to advance, work as block piece
After decline, highly it is lower than conveying cylinder, workpiece can continue to convey forward.
As preferred embodiment, the clamping mechanism 3 further includes limited roller 35, and the limited roller 35 is along conveying
The two sides of workpiece are arranged in direction, and the limited roller 35 can prevent workpiece from wandering off.
As shown in Figures 4 and 5, Fig. 4 is the partial enlargement diagram of A in Fig. 1；Fig. 5 is lock screw mechanism described in the utility model
Side view.
The perforating mechanism 4 includes the first portal frame 41 and puncher 42；First portal frame 41 is across the conveying
Mechanism 2 and clamping mechanism 3, and be slidably arranged in the rack 1, the glide direction and the conveying of first portal frame 41
The conveying direction of mechanism 2 is parallel；The puncher 42 is movably arranged on first portal frame 41, can be along respectively described first
41 length direction of portal frame and short transverse are mobile.In the present embodiment, sliding rail, first dragon are provided in the rack 1
The both ends of door frame 41 are slidably connected by sliding block and sliding rail, slide the first portal frame 41 can along sliding rail.Described first gantry
Sliding rail is also equipped on frame 41, the puncher 42 is slidably connected by a puncher mounting plate 43 with the first portal frame 41, real
Having showed puncher 42 can move along the length direction of the first portal frame 41.It may also set up cunning on the puncher mounting plate 43
Rail, puncher 42 install 43 plates with puncher by sliding block and are slidably connected, and realize that puncher 42 can be along the first portal frame 41
Short transverse is mobile.
The lock screw mechanism 5 includes the second portal frame 51, gas batch 52 and feeding device for nail 53；Second portal frame 51 with
First portal frame 41 is arranged in parallel, and across the conveying mechanism 2 and clamping mechanism 3, and is slidably arranged in the rack 1
On, the glide direction of first portal frame 41 is parallel with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 2；52 activity setting of the gas batch
On second portal frame 51, it can be moved along 51 length direction of the second portal frame and short transverse respectively；It is described to send nail
Device 53 is installed in one end of second portal frame 51, and is connected to 52 pipelines of the gas batch.In the present embodiment, described
The both ends of two portal frames 51 are slidably connected by sliding block and sliding rail, slide the second portal frame 51 can along sliding rail.Described second
Sliding rail is also equipped on portal frame 51, the gas batch 52 is slidably connected by a gas batch mounting plate 54 with the second portal frame 51, real
Having showed gas batch 52 can move along the length direction of the second portal frame 51.It may also set up sliding rail on 52 mounting plates of the gas batch,
Gas batch 52 is slidably connected by sliding block and gas batch mounting plate 54, realizes that gas batch 52 can be moved along the short transverse of the second portal frame 51
It is dynamic.The feeding device for nail 53 is air blowing type feeding device for nail, can provide screw for the gas batch 52.
The both ends of first portal frame 41 are provided with the first portal frame driving source 44, the first portal frame driving source
44 driving first portal frames 41 slide in the rack 1；The both ends of second portal frame 51 are provided with the second dragon
Door frame driving source 55, the second portal frame driving source 55 drive second portal frame 51 to slide in the rack 1.It is described
First portal frame driving source 44 and two portal frame driving sources 55 can be with servo motors.The puncher 42 is in the first portal frame 41
On movement and the gas batch 52 movement on the second portal frame 51 can also pass through motor driven.
As preferred embodiment, the perforating mechanism 4 includes two puncheres 42, is disposed adjacent described first
On portal frame 41；The lock screw mechanism 5 includes two gas batch 52, is disposed adjacent on second portal frame 51.Two
The setting of a puncher 42 and two gas batch 52 is so that working efficiency is higher.
Further, first portal frame 41 is provided with the first limit inductor, limit described two puncheres 42 it
Between distance；Second portal frame 51 is provided with the second limit inductor, limits the distance between described two gas batch.It is described
The setting of limit inductor can prevent described two puncheres and two gas batch from colliding with each other.By taking the second portal frame 51 as an example,
Second portal frame length direction side is provided with multiple limit inductors 56 being separated by, in gas batch 52 or gas batch mounting plate 54
It is upper that corresponding induction pieces are installed, enable limit inductor 56 to incude the position of gas batch 52, is controlled to pass through control system
Two gas batch the distance between 52.In addition, the both ends of second portal frame 51 are also provided with anti-striker 57, gas batch peace is prevented
Loading board 54 bumps against the position at 51 both ends of the second portal frame.
As preferred embodiment, the lock screw mechanism 5 further includes pushing component 58, and institute is arranged in the pushing component 58
It states on the second portal frame 51, including down-pressure roller and down-pressure roller go up and down driving source, the down-pressure roller lifting driving source driving
The down-pressure roller carries out elevating movement.The pushing component 58 compresses workpiece during carrying out lock screw, prevents work
Part deviation.
As shown in fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the structural schematic diagram of gas described in the utility model batch.
As preferred embodiment, range sensor 521, the range sensor 521 are additionally provided on the gas batch 52
Direction is incuded towards workpiece, and the range sensor 521 is able to detect product actual height, guarantees the depth of lock screw, it is ensured that
The consistency of product.
When work, workpiece 6 is transported to the lower section of clamping mechanism 3 by conveying mechanism 2, and the clamping mechanism 3 passes through frame
31 and clamping device to workpiece 6 carry out positioning and clamping, then the perforating mechanism 4 according to setting program run, according to pre-
If position workpiece 6 is punched, beaten the lock screw mechanism 5 behind hole and also carried out lock spiral shell according to setting program operation device to hole
Silk work, after completing all punchings and lock screw step, perforating mechanism 4 and lock screw mechanism 5 retract initial position, clamping machine
Structure 3 unclamps workpiece 6, and workpiece 6 is transported to next station by conveying mechanism 2.
Compared with the prior art, lock screw device described in the utility model at least has the following technical effect that
1, lock screw device described in the utility model includes conveying mechanism, clamping mechanism, perforating mechanism and screw locking machine
Structure, workpiece is inputted by conveying mechanism, clamping mechanism positions workpiece, perforating mechanism to workpiece punched with
And lock screw mechanism carries out lock screw to workpiece, whole process does not need manual operation, saves human cost, improves work effect
Rate and large-scale workpiece can be suitable for.
2, the perforating mechanism and lock screw mechanism can be realized multiaxis feeding.
3, described device mechanism can be positioned and be pressed from both sides to workpiece by positioning framework, barrier assembly and clamping device
Tightly, the work of the punching and lock screw that make workpiece is more accurate.
4, first portal frame and the second portal frame use double drive, balance the both ends stress of portal frame more.
5, the setting of two puncheres and two gas batch is so that working efficiency is higher.
6, the pushing component compresses workpiece during carrying out lock screw, prevents workpiece deviation.
7, the setting of the limit inductor can prevent described two puncheres and two gas batch from colliding with each other.
8, the range sensor is able to detect product actual height, guarantees the depth of lock screw, it is ensured that product it is consistent
Property.
Above-described embodiments merely represent several embodiments of the utility model, the description thereof is more specific and detailed,
But it cannot be understood as the limitations to utility model patent range.It should be pointed out that for the common skill of this field
For art personnel, without departing from the concept of the premise utility, various modifications and improvements can be made, these are belonged to
The protection scope of the utility model.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of lock screw device characterized by comprising
Rack；
Conveying mechanism is installed in the rack；
Clamping mechanism is arranged on the conveying track of the conveying mechanism, is used for positioning and clamping workpiece；
Perforating mechanism, including the first portal frame and puncher；First portal frame across the conveying mechanism and clamping mechanism,
And be slidably arranged in the rack, the glide direction of first portal frame is parallel with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism；
The puncher is movably arranged on first portal frame, can be along the first portal frame length direction and short transverse respectively
It is mobile；
Lock screw mechanism, including the second portal frame, gas are criticized and feeding device for nail；Second portal frame and first portal frame are flat
Row setting, across the conveying mechanism and clamping mechanism, and is slidably arranged in the rack, the sliding of first portal frame
Direction is parallel with the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism；The gas batch is movably arranged on second portal frame, can be along respectively
The second portal frame length direction and short transverse are mobile；The feeding device for nail is installed in one end of second portal frame,
And it is connected to the gas batch pipeline.
2. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the conveying mechanism is conveying roll.
3. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the clamping mechanism includes positioning framework, frame
Go up and down driving source, the first clamping device and the second clamping device；The top of the conveying mechanism, institute is arranged in the positioning framework
The output end for stating frame lifting driving source is connect with the positioning framework；First clamping device and the second clamping device are all provided with
It sets on the positioning framework, the clamping direction of first clamping device is parallel with conveying direction, second clamping device
Clamping direction it is vertical with conveying direction.
4. lock screw device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the clamping mechanism further includes barrier assembly, institute
Stating barrier assembly includes block piece and block piece lifting driving source, and the block piece is arranged in the positioning framework along conveying side
To end, block piece lifting driving source drives the block piece to carry out elevating movement.
5. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the clamping mechanism further includes limited roller, institute
State the two sides that workpiece is arranged in along conveying direction for limited roller.
6. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the both ends of first portal frame are provided with
One portal frame driving source, the first portal frame driving source drive first portal frame to slide in the rack；Described
The both ends of two portal frames are provided with the second portal frame driving source, and the second portal frame driving source drives second portal frame
It is slided in the rack.
7. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the perforating mechanism includes two punchings
Machine is disposed adjacent on first portal frame；The lock screw mechanism includes two gas batch, is disposed adjacent described the
On two portal frames.
8. lock screw device according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: first portal frame is provided with the first limit sense
Device is answered, the distance between described two puncheres are limited；Second portal frame is provided with the second limit inductor, described in limitation
The distance between two gas batch.
9. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the lock screw mechanism further includes pushing component,
The pushing component is arranged on second portal frame, including down-pressure roller and down-pressure roller go up and down driving source, the lower press rolls
Wheel lifting driving source drives the down-pressure roller to carry out elevating movement.
10. lock screw device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: be additionally provided with range sensor on the gas batch.
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