SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of the above, there is a need for a bearing snap ring mounting apparatus to improve the production efficiency of power tailgate stays.
A bearing snap ring installation apparatus for installing a bearing or snap ring to a rod, comprising:
the fixing mechanism is used for fixing the end part of the rod piece and comprises a base, a fixed rod, a fixed frame and an adjusting rod, the fixed rod is vertically connected to the base, the fixed frame is movably connected to the fixed rod, the rod piece is connected to the fixed frame, the adjusting rod is rotatably connected to the base and is in threaded connection with the fixed frame, and therefore the fixed frame moves along the fixed rod when the adjusting rod rotates;
the clamping mechanism is used for clamping the end part of the rod piece, which is opposite to the fixing mechanism, and comprises a supporting rod, a supporting frame, a guide rail and a clamping piece, wherein the supporting rod extends along the length direction of the rod piece, the supporting frame is vertically connected to the supporting rod, the guide rail is arranged on the supporting frame and is vertical to the rod piece, and the clamping piece is movably connected to the guide rail and used for moving along the guide rail to clamp or loosen the rod piece;
the jacking mechanism is used for extruding along the axial direction of the rod piece, the bearing or the snap ring on the rod piece is used for installing the bearing or the snap ring in the rod piece, the jacking mechanism comprises a jacking driver and a jacking head, the jacking driver is arranged above the clamping mechanism, the jacking head is connected with the jacking driver, the orientation of the jacking head is towards the end part of the rod piece, an opening corresponding to the rod piece is arranged at the end part of the rod piece, and the end part of the rod piece extends into the opening to enable the jacking head to extrude the bearing or the snap ring.
Preferably, the clamping member includes a moving block and a clamping block, the moving block is movably connected to the guide rail, the clamping block is connected to the moving block, and a side surface of the clamping block facing the rod member is provided with a recessed portion corresponding to the rod member, and the recessed portion is used for clamping the rod member.
Preferably, the clamping mechanism further comprises a clamping driver connected to the moving block and used for driving the moving block to move along the guide rail.
Preferably, the clamp is clamped to the end of the rod and the bearing or snap ring is located above the clamp.
Preferably, the ram head is removably connected to the actuator.
Preferably, the height-adjustable support further comprises a scale, wherein the scale extends in the vertical direction and is used for calibrating the height of the support frame.
Preferably, the device further comprises a cabinet body for accommodating the fixing mechanism, the clamping mechanism and the jacking mechanism.
Compared with the prior art, the bearing snap ring installation equipment has the advantages that after one end part of the rod piece is fixed through the fixing mechanism, the other end part of the rod piece is fixed through the clamping mechanism. Then, the jacking mechanism extrudes the bearing or the snap ring on the rod piece from the top of the rod piece along the axial direction of the rod piece so as to install the bearing or the snap ring on the rod piece, the manual installation mode is not needed, and the production efficiency of the electric tail gate support rod is effectively improved.
Detailed Description
In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. In addition, the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, and the described embodiments are merely some embodiments, rather than all embodiments, of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.
In various embodiments of the present invention, for convenience of description and not limitation, the term "coupled" as used in the specification and claims of the present invention is not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used merely to indicate relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described is changed, the relative positional relationships are changed accordingly.
The electric tail gate support rod comprises a screw rod and a screw rod outer tube, and the screw rod outer tube are connected in a rotating mode to enable the screw rod to move along the length direction relative to the screw rod outer tube when rotating, so that the telescopic function of the electric support rod is achieved. In some embodiments, the lever 50 may be a lead screw. However, in other embodiments, the rod 50 may be a rod-like member such as a lead screw outer tube with a bearing or snap ring mounted thereto.
In the present embodiment, the bearing snap ring installation apparatus is used to install a bearing or snap ring to the rod member 50 by pressing the bearing or snap ring in the length direction of the rod member 50.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the bearing snap ring installation apparatus, and fig. 2 is a schematic internal structural view of the bearing snap ring installation apparatus. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the bearing snap ring mounting apparatus includes a cabinet 10, and a fixing mechanism 40, a clamping mechanism 30 and a pressing mechanism 20 accommodated in the cabinet 10. The fixing mechanism 40 is used for fixing one end of the rod 50, the clamping mechanism 30 clamps the other end of the rod 50, and the jacking mechanism 20 presses the bearing or the snap ring from the end of the rod 50, so that the bearing and/or the snap ring can be mounted on the rod 50.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the fixing mechanism 40. The fixing mechanism 40 is used for fixing the end of the rod 50, as shown in fig. 3, the fixing mechanism 40 includes a base 41, a fixing rod 42, a fixing frame 43 and an adjusting rod 44.
The base 41 may have a flat plate shape or a frame shape, and is connected to the cabinet 10 or serves as a bottom of the cabinet 10. The fixing rod 42 is generally in the shape of a round rod or a cylinder, and is connected to the base 41 in the vertical direction shown in fig. 3. In the present embodiment, the number of the fixing rods 42 is 4, and the fixing rods are respectively vertically arranged in a rectangular shape. The fixing rod 42 has one end connected to the base 41 and the other end connected to the clamping mechanism 30.
The fixing frame 43 is a support, and includes at least two layers of parallel plates and a plurality of connecting rods connected to the plates. The fixing bracket 43 is movably connected to the fixing rod 42 and the lever 50 is connected to the fixing bracket 43. In this embodiment, the fixing frame 43 is connected with a hollow and through sleeve, and the sleeve is sleeved on the fixing column, so that the fixing frame 43 can move up and down along the fixing column.
The adjustment lever 44 is used to adjust the height of the fixing frame 43. In some embodiments, the adjusting rod 44 is rotatably connected to the base 41 and is threadedly connected to the fixing frame 43, such that when the adjusting rod 44 is rotated, the fixing frame 43 moves along the fixing rod 42. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, an adjusting nut 45 is mounted on the bottom of the fixing frame 43, the adjusting rod 44 is a screw, and the adjusting rod 44 is screwed to the adjusting nut 45 and passes through the adjusting nut 45. The bottom of the adjustment lever 44 may be rotatably coupled to the base 41 by a bearing so that the adjustment lever 44 may rotate on the base 41. When the adjusting rod 44 rotates, the adjusting rod 44 rotates relative to the adjusting nut 45, so as to drive the fixing frame 43 to move up and down along the fixing column. In some embodiments, to facilitate rotation of the adjustment lever 44, an end of the adjustment lever 44 extends from the base 41 and is provided with a plurality of edges to facilitate rotation of the adjustment lever 44 using a tool. In addition, in some embodiments, the bearing snap ring installation apparatus may further include a scale 11, where the scale 11 extends in a vertical direction, and the scale 11 is provided with a scale of length unit for calibrating the height of the support frame 32.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the chucking mechanism 30. The clamping mechanism 30 is used to clamp the end of the rod 50 opposite the securing mechanism 40 and the bearing or snap ring is located above the clamp 34. As shown in fig. 4, the clamping mechanism 30 includes a support rod 31, a support frame 32, a guide rail 33, a clamping member 34, and a clamping driver 35.
The support rod 31 has a substantially rod shape and extends along the length of the rod 50. One end of the support rod 31 is connected with the support frame 32, and the other end is provided with a base 41. In the present embodiment, the support rod 31 is provided in parallel with the adjustment rod 44. The support frame 32 is generally in the shape of a bracket, and includes at least two layers of parallel plates and one or more connecting rods connecting the plates. The plate of the supporting frame 32 is vertically connected to the supporting rod 31, and the rod member 50 passes through the supporting frame 32 and is located below the pressing mechanism 20.
The guide rail 33 is substantially bar-shaped, and is disposed on the support frame 32 and perpendicular to the rod 50. In the present embodiment, the number of the guide rails 33 is two, the two pairs of guide rails 33 are respectively disposed on the plate body of the supporting frame 32, and after the rod 50 is installed on the fixing mechanism 40, the two pairs of guide rails 33 are respectively disposed on two sides of the rod 50 and are substantially perpendicular to the rod 50. The clamping member 34 is movably connected to the guide rail 33 and can move back and forth along the length direction of the guide rail 33 for moving along the guide rail 33 to clamp or release the rod member 50. In some embodiments, the clamping member 34 includes a moving block 342 and a clamping block 341, the moving block 342 is movably connected to the guide rail 33, and the clamping block 341 is connected to the moving block 342, so that the clamping member 34 can move along the length direction of the guide rail 33 along with the moving block 342. In this embodiment, a side surface of the clamping block 341 facing the rod 50 is provided with a concave portion corresponding to the rod 50, and the concave portion is used for clamping the rod 50. The recessed portion may be an annular concave surface corresponding to the rod 50 for holding the rod 50. The clamping driver 35 is connected to the moving block 342, and is used for driving the moving block 342 to move along the guide rail 33. In the present embodiment, the clamping actuator 35 may be an air cylinder, an output shaft of the air cylinder is connected to the moving block 342, and the moving block 342 is moved back and forth along the guide rail 33 by the extension and contraction of the output shaft. Therefore, the clamping driver 35 can drive the moving block 342 to move along the direction of approaching each other until the clamping block 341 clamps the rod member 50. .
The pressing mechanism 20 is used for pressing the bearing or the snap ring on the rod 50 along the axial direction of the rod 50 to mount the bearing or the snap ring on the rod 50. The pressing mechanism 20 includes a pressing driver 21 and a pressing head 22. The pressing head 22 is connected to the connecting shaft 211 of the pressing driver 21, and presses the bearing or the snap ring on the rod member 50 to mount the bearing or the snap ring under the driving of the pressing driver 21.
In the present embodiment, the pressing actuator 21 is an air cylinder, and is provided above the clamp mechanism 30 such that the connecting shaft 211 of the pressing actuator 21 faces the clamp mechanism 30. When the clamping mechanism 30 clamps the rod 50, the jacking driver 21 drives the jacking head 22 to press the bearing or the clamping ring from the upper part of the rod 50.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the top ram 22, and as shown in fig. 5, the end of the top ram 22 facing the rod 50 is provided with an opening 221 corresponding to the rod 50, the size of the opening 221 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the rod 50, so that when the top ram 22 moves close to the rod 50, the end of the rod 50 extends into the opening 221, so that the end of the top ram 22 facing the clamping mechanism 30 presses the bearing or the snap ring. In the present embodiment, the ram 22 is detachably connected to the driver, and may be an output shaft screwed to the ram driver 21, for example.
The use of the above-described bearing snap ring mounting apparatus is described in detail below.
First, one end of the lever 50 is fixed to the fixing frame 43 of the fixing mechanism 40, and then the adjustment lever 44 is rotated to adjust the height of the fixing frame 43 until the end of the lever 50 is inserted between the clamping members 34 of the clamping mechanism 30 and the lever 50 is inserted from the clamping members 34 to a proper position.
Then, the clamp drive 35 is activated to move the clamps 34 towards each other until the clamps 34 clamp the end of the rod 50.
Finally, the jacking driver 21 is started, so that the jacking head 22 moves towards the clamping mechanism 30 until the jacking head 22 extrudes the bearing or the clamping ring, the bearing or the clamping ring is installed on the rod piece 50, the manual installation mode is not needed, and the production efficiency of the electric tail gate support rod is effectively improved.
In the several embodiments provided in the present disclosure, it should be understood that the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in other ways. It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned. Furthermore, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. Several units or means recited in the system claims may also be implemented by one and the same unit or means in software or hardware. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote names, but not any particular order.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit the same, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solutions of the present invention can be modified or replaced equivalently without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.