CN209532160U - Radial drilling machine - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a kind of radial drilling machines, including pedestal, column, rocker arm and for driving the elevating mechanism of rocker arm oscilaltion, horizontal sliding on spindle box on rocker arm and the sliding equipment for the sliding of driving spindle case, the main shaft that is rotatably connected on spindle box and the drill bit being mounted on main shaft, the third motor on spindle box for driving spindle rotation is arranged in, pedestal is equipped with workbench, worktable upper surface is rotatably connected to one piece for placing the circular rotatable plate of plate by shaft, and workbench is equipped with the runner assembly of driving rotor plate rotation；Rotor plate, which is equipped with, pushes against plate in the retention mechanism on rotor plate.When plate is when processing the hole of circumference, operator only need to drive rotor plate to rotate the position that plate can be adjusted around the shaft by runner assembly, it is just not required to be clamped fixation to plate again at this time, the step of reducing processing, efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference is improved, and operating process is convenient.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to the technical fields of drilling machine processing, more particularly, to a kind of radial drilling machine.
Background technique
Radial drilling machine is a kind of hole machined equipment, can be used to drill, reaming, fraising, tapping and to repair scraping end surface etc. a variety of
The processing of form.Radial drilling machine is referred to as transverse arm brill.
Such as the patent that notification number is CN106424809A, the patent provides a kind of Novel remotes with function of auto-lift
Arm drilling machine, including power switch, inner column, pedestal, declines button and rocker arm, the pedestal top is equipped with workbench, described
Outer column is installed above inner column, column is installed above the rocker arm, the rocker arm surface is equipped with spindle box, the electricity
Rising button is installed on the right side of source switch, scram button is installed on the left of the declines button, master is installed below the rocker arm
Axis.
Above-mentioned technology will need hand-operated lifting to be changed to electric up-down originally by being equipped with lifting motor above column,
And then achieve the effect that improve working efficiency.But existing radial drilling machine just needs in one hole of every brill when processing the hole of circumference
Unclamp fixture rotation plate, and plate need to be clamped again, this traditional processing method is not only time-consuming and laborious, to operator with
Carry out inconvenience, while being also greatly reduced the processing efficiency of plate.
Utility model content
The purpose of the utility model is to provide a kind of radial drilling machines, can directly rotate, be not required to the plate clamped
Again fixation is clamped to plate, improves efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference, and operating process is convenient.
The above-mentioned purpose of utility model of the utility model has the technical scheme that
A kind of radial drilling machine, including pedestal, the column being vertically arranged on pedestal, the rocker arm being slidably located on column and
For driving the elevating mechanism of rocker arm oscilaltion, level to slide on spindle box and the cunning slided for driving spindle case on rocker arm
Motivation structure, the main shaft being rotatably connected on spindle box and the drill bit being mounted on main shaft are arranged on spindle box for driving master
The third motor of axis rotation, the pedestal are equipped with workbench, and the worktable upper surface is rotatably connected to one piece by shaft
For placing the circular rotatable plate of plate, the workbench is equipped with the runner assembly for driving rotor plate to rotate；Described turn
Movable plate is equipped with multiple for pushing against plate in the retention mechanism on rotor plate.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, operator by plate be placed on rotor plate and by retention mechanism to plate into
Row is fixedly clamped, and subsequent start-up third motor drives main shaft and drilling bit high-speed rotary, and drill bit is in elevating mechanism and sliding equipment
Cooperation under drilling operation to plate can be realized.When plate is when processing the hole of circumference, operator only need to be by turning
Dynamic component drives rotor plate to rotate the position that plate can be adjusted around the shaft, is just not required to again be clamped plate at this time
The step of fixing, reducing processing improves efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference, and operating process is convenient.
The utility model is further arranged to: the shaft can be around own axis on workbench, the rotor plate
Fixation is set in shaft；The runner assembly include the fixed worm gear being set in shaft, rotation connection on the table and
The worm screw engaged with worm gear and the handwheel being fixedly connected on worm screw.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, operator's rotation hand wheel drives worm screw to rotate, in the linkage of worm gear and worm screw
Under effect, shaft and rotor plate can realize rotation, and then synchronous drive plate rotates around shaft, and the linkage structure is former
Reason is simple, easy to operate, is conducive to improve efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference.In addition, worm gear structure
The self-locking function itself having can lock the position of shaft and rotor plate, not need through other fixed devices i.e.
The position of plate can be fixed, embody the reasonability of structure.
The utility model is further arranged to: eccentric setting has a lever on the handwheel.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, operator can continuously rotate handwheel by lever one hand and drive worm screw
Rotation, compared to merely rotation hand wheel, this rotary worm it is more efficient, and operate on it is also more convenient.
The utility model is further arranged to: retention mechanism includes being provided with rotor plate upper surface and connection rotor plate edge
A plurality of sliding slot, the threaded rod that is slidably connected on the chute, the head of threaded rod is slided and is pushed against in sliding slot, the body of rod of screw rod
It upwardly extends and is extended sliding slot；Retention mechanism further includes that the be slidably located in abutting plate abutted on threaded rod with plate, screw thread connects
It connects for making abutting plate be pushed against the nut on plate on threaded rod, a plurality of sliding slot is parallel to each other.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, after plate is placed in placement plate by operator, then plate and plate will be abutted
Surface is abutted, and then again by the nut being rotated down on threaded rod, drives abutting plate and push against on plate, and then realize
The principle of fixation to plate, the clamping plate is simple and easy to operate, is suitable for not by sliding up and down abutting plate
The plate of stack pile is suitable for plate of different specifications and sizes by the way that threaded rod to be placed in different sliding slots, improves
Flexibility when device uses is conducive to improve efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference.
The utility model is further arranged to: offering the through-hole passed through for threaded rod, the through-hole on the abutting plate
Shape is elongated and through-hole length direction is identical as plate length direction is abutted.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the setting of through-hole makes abutting plate vertical/level side can occur with opposite thread bar
Upward sliding, the adjustment for abutting Board position are more flexible, and are allowed abutting plate to be easier to abut with plate, are made the installation of plate more
Add conveniently.
The utility model is further arranged to: being fixedly connected with rubber pad on the surface for abutting plate and web contact.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, rubber pad increase abut plate surface coefficient of friction, increase abut plate with
The frictional force generated when web contact, the stability after improving plate installation.In addition, when abutting plate is pushed against on plate,
Rubber pad be squeezed can deformation occurs increases the contact area of rubber pad and plate, and then a degree of guarantor is carried out to plate
Shield.
The utility model is further arranged to: the rotor plate peripheral wall is equipped with the quarter for showing rotor plate rotation angle
Table is spent, the instruction block with graduation apparatus cooperation is fixed on the workbench.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, by indicating the cooperation of block and graduation apparatus, operator can very easily be controlled
The rotation angle of rotor plate processed keeps the hole for processing circumference on plate more accurate, is conducive to improve plate in processing circle
The efficiency when hole that week arranges.
The utility model is further arranged to: the rotor plate lower surface rolls to be embedded with and abut with worktable upper surface
Ball.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal, the setting of ball can rub sliding when contacting between rotor plate and workbench
The rolling friction for becoming ball is wiped, the resistance that rotor plate is subject to during rotation is reduced, keeps the rotation of rotor plate more suitable
Freely, be conducive to improve efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference, while save operator more in rotation hand wheel
Power facilitates the operation of operator.
In conclusion the advantageous effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. the setting of shaft, rotor plate, runner assembly and retention mechanism can directly rotate the plate clamped,
It does not need to be clamped fixation to plate again, improves efficiency of the plate when processing the hole of circumference；
2. threaded rod, the setting for abutting plate and nut, make the installation of plate i.e. quickly and conveniently；
3. the setting of graduation apparatus and instruction block, operator can accurately control the rotation angle of rotor plate, make hole on plate
Processing it is more accurate.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the overall structure diagram of the utility model.
Fig. 2 is the broken section structural schematic diagram in the utility model at workbench.
In figure, 1, pedestal；2, column；3, rocker arm；4, elevating mechanism；41, the first connecting plate；42, the first screw rod；43,
One motor；5, spindle box；6, sliding equipment；61, the second connecting plate；62, the second screw rod；63, the second motor；7, main shaft；8, it bores
Head；9, third motor；10, workbench；11, rotor plate；12, sliding slot；13, threaded rod；14, plate is abutted；15, rubber pad；16, lead to
Hole；17, nut；18, shaft；19, worm gear；20, worm screw；21, handwheel；22, lever；23, ball；24, graduation apparatus；25, it indicates
Block.
Specific embodiment
To shine Fig. 1, a kind of radial drilling machine including pedestal 1, is vertically installed on pedestal 1 and the column of circular in cross-section
2, it is slidably located on column 2 and is used to drive rocker arm 3 along perpendicular on column 2 with the rocker arm 3 of 2 periphery wall of column abutting, setting
Histogram is used to drive master on elevating mechanism 4 from rocker arm 3 to oscilaltion, the horizontal spindle box 5 slided on rocker arm 3, setting
Sliding equipment 6 that axle box 5 slides, be rotatably connected on the main shaft 7 of 5 lower surface of spindle box and be fixed on main shaft 7 for plate
Drill bit 8 that material drills is mounted on main shaft 7 for the high-speed rotating third motor 9 of driving spindle 7, and third motor 9 passes through
Electric wire (not shown) is connect with power supply (not shown).Third motor 9 will drive main shaft 7 after starting and drill bit 8 occurs
High speed rotation, drill bit 8 can drill to the different location of plate under the collective effect of elevating mechanism 4 and sliding equipment 6.
Elevating mechanism 4 includes the first connecting plate 41 for being fixed on 2 upper end of column, is rotatably connected on the first connecting plate 41
First screw rod 42, screw rod are set in parallel with column 2, and screw rod passes perpendicularly through rocker arm 3 and is threadedly engaged with rocker arm 3.Elevating mechanism 4
It further include the first motor 43 for being mounted on the first connecting plate 41 and being connected with 42 upper end of the first screw rod, first motor 43 passes through
Electric wire (not shown) is connect with the same power supply (not shown).First motor 43 start after drive the first screw rod 42 around
The axis of its own rotates, and under the action of screw thread, rocker arm 3 can carry out oscilaltion on column 2.
Sliding equipment 6 includes the second connecting plate 61 being fixed on rocker arm 3 far from 2 one end of column, is rotatably connected on the second company
The second screw rod 62 on fishplate bar 61, the second screw rod 62 is axial to be set in parallel with 3 length direction of rocker arm, and the second screw rod 62 is vertically worn
It crosses spindle box 5 and is threadedly engaged with spindle box 5.Sliding equipment 6 further include be mounted on the second connecting plate 61 and with the second screw rod
The second connected motor 63 of 62 ends, the second motor 63 pass through electric wire (not shown) and the same power supply (not shown)
Connection.The second screw rod 62 is driven to rotate around the axis of its own after the starting of second motor 63, under the action of screw thread, main shaft
Case 5 can carry out the sliding in horizontal direction on rocker arm 3.
It is connected with a workbench 10 referring to Fig. 2, pedestal 1(such as Fig. 1) upper surface slide, 10 upper surface of workbench is equipped with one
The circular rotor plate 11 of block, 11 upper surface of rotor plate offer the sliding slot 12 at six 11 edges of rotor plate that are parallel to each other and are connected to,
The section of sliding slot 12 is T-shaped.There are four threaded rods 13 for setting on rotor plate 11, and the head of threaded rod 13 is slidably and abutting is not in
With in the sliding slot 12 of position, the body of rod of threaded rod 13 upwardly extends and is pierced by sliding slot 12, and threaded rod 13 is equipped with one piece for supporting
The rectangle of 14 material of fishplate bar abuts plate 14, and the lower surface for abutting plate 14 is fixedly connected with the rubber pad for increasing coefficient of friction
15, it abuts and is offered on plate 14 and abut the identical through-hole 16 of 14 length direction of plate, threaded rod 13 passes vertically through the through-hole 16, i.e.,
It realizes and abuts plate 14 and can not only slide up and down on threaded rod 13, it is also horizontally slidable on threaded rod 13, on threaded rod 13
It is threaded with nut 17.After plate is placed on rotor plate 11 by operator, mobile threaded rod 13 and abut plate 14 and make to
Fishplate bar 14 is connected to plate upper surface, is then pushed against abutting plate 14 on plate by rotating nuts 17 again, thus realization pair
The fixation of plate.
The center point of rotor plate 11 is welded with a shaft 18 vertically, and the lower end of the shaft 18 extends in workbench 10 simultaneously
It is rotatablely connected with workbench 10.The lower end fixing sleeve of shaft 18 is equipped with a worm gear 19, is rotatably connected to one in workbench 10
The worm screw 20 engaged with worm gear 19, one end of worm screw 20 is pierced by 10 side wall of workbench and is fixedly connected with handwheel 21, in handwheel 21
Deviate and be fixedly connected with lever 22 on the position in its center of circle, operator can the singlehanded continuously driving rotation of worm screw 20 by lever 22
Turn.Operator's rotation hand wheel 21 drives worm screw 20 to rotate, and under the linkage effect of worm screw 20 and worm gear 19, shaft 18 will
It drives rotor plate 11 to rotate, the hole for processing circumference on plate can be realized.Further, since 19 worm screw 20 of worm gear is certainly
Body structure has self-locking function, that is, can directly the position of plate be locked by not needing other fixation devices.
11 lower surface of rotor plate, which rolls, to be embedded there are six the ball 23 that abuts with 10 upper surface of workbench, six balls 23 around
The center of circle of rotor plate 11 is uniformly distributed.The setting of ball 23 can reduce rotor plate 11 and when 10 upper surface of workbench contacts generates
Frictional force, it is more laborsaving when making operator's rotation hand wheel 21.
A circle is offered on the side wall of rotor plate 11 for showing that rotor plate 11 rotates the graduation apparatus 24 of angle, workbench 10
On be fixedly connected with and graduation apparatus 24 cooperation instruction block 25.By indicating the cooperation of block 25 and graduation apparatus 24, operator can ten
Divide the rotation angle for easily controlling rotor plate 11, keeps the processing of plate more smooth.
The implementation principle of the present embodiment are as follows: after plate is placed on rotor plate 11 by operator, then pass through rotating nuts 17
It is pushed against abutting plate 14 on plate, to realize the fixation to plate, subsequent operator can start drill bit 8 and start to plate
It drills.When needing to process on plate hole circumferentially, operator's rotation hand wheel 21 drives the worm screw 20 to occur to turn
Dynamic, under the linkage effect of worm screw 20 and worm gear 19, shaft 18 will drive rotor plate 11 to rotate, and then drive rotor plate 11
On plate synchronize and rotate, drill bit 8 cooperates elevating mechanism 4 and sliding equipment 6 that can process circumferentially on plate again
Hole.
The embodiment of present embodiment is the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and not limitation is originally practical new according to this
The protection scope of type, therefore: the equivalence changes that all structures, shape, principle according to the utility model are done should all be covered by practical
Within novel protection scope.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of radial drilling machine, including pedestal (1), the column (2) being vertically arranged on pedestal (1), the column that is slidably located in (2)
On rocker arm (3) and for driving the elevating mechanism (4) of rocker arm (3) oscilaltion, level to slide on spindle box on rocker arm (3)
(5) and the sliding equipment (6) of driving spindle case (5) sliding, the main shaft (7) being rotatably connected on spindle box (5) is used for and is installed
In the third motor (9) of drill bit (8), setting on spindle box (5) for driving spindle (7) rotation on main shaft (7), feature
Be: the pedestal (1) is equipped with workbench (10), and workbench (10) upper surface is rotatably connected to one by shaft (18)
Block is used to place the circular rotatable plate (11) of plate, and the workbench (10) is equipped with turn for driving rotor plate (11) to rotate
Dynamic component；The rotor plate (11) is equipped with multiple for pushing against plate in the retention mechanism on rotor plate (11).
2. radial drilling machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the shaft (18) can be around own axis in work
Make on platform (10), rotor plate (11) fixation is set on shaft (18)；The runner assembly includes that fixation is set in shaft
(18) it worm gear (19) on, the worm screw (20) for being rotatably connected on workbench (10) and being engaged with worm gear (19) and is fixedly connected
Handwheel (21) on worm screw (20).
3. radial drilling machine according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: eccentric setting has a lever on the handwheel (21)
(22).
4. radial drilling machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: retention mechanism includes being provided with table on rotor plate (11)
The a plurality of sliding slot (12) at face and connection rotor plate (11) edge, the threaded rod (13) being slidably connected on sliding slot (12), threaded rod
(13) head is slided and is pushed against in sliding slot (12), and the body of rod of screw rod, which upwardly extends, is extended sliding slot (12)；Retention mechanism is also
Including abutted on the threaded rod that is slidably located in (13) with plate abutting plate (14), be threaded on threaded rod (13) for making
It abuts plate (14) and is pushed against the nut (17) on plate, a plurality of sliding slot (12) is parallel to each other.
5. radial drilling machine according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: offer on the abutting plate (14) for threaded rod
(13) through-hole (16) passed through, through-hole (16) shape is elongated and through-hole (16) length direction with abut plate (14) length
Direction is identical.
6. radial drilling machine according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: on the surface for abutting plate (14) and web contact
It is fixedly connected with rubber pad (15).
7. radial drilling machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: rotor plate (11) peripheral wall is equipped with for showing
Rotor plate (11) rotates the graduation apparatus (24) of angle, and the instruction block with graduation apparatus (24) cooperation is fixed on the workbench (10)
(25).
8. radial drilling machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: rotor plate (11) lower surface roll be embedded with
The ball (23) that workbench (10) upper surface abuts.
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