CN210268515U - Grid detection gauge - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a plate grid detection gauge, which comprises a detection bottom plate, wherein a standard plate grid female die is arranged on the detection bottom plate, a plurality of grooves are arranged at the bottom of the standard plate grid female die, ejector rods are arranged in the grooves, and the ejector rods are connected in the grooves through springs; and the two sides of the standard grid female die are provided with pressing units, and the pressing units comprise pressing cylinders, first connecting plates, second connecting plates and triangular connecting plates. The utility model discloses set up standard grid die, replaced traditional range estimation method to judge whether the grid warp, the testing result is objective, the rate of accuracy is high, does not receive artificial subjective factor to influence, can be accurate quick screen out the grid that warp. During detection, the grid is placed on the ejector rod, the grid and the standard grid female die do not need to be aligned manually, operation is simple and rapid, and working efficiency is high. After the detection is finished, the grid automatically bounces under the action of the ejector rod, and the grid is convenient to take out.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a lead acid battery technical field especially relates to utensil is examined in grid detection.
Background
The grid is a main component of the lead-acid storage battery, the grid is easy to deform in the production process, and the deformed grid can have the phenomenon of poor plate separation after plate separation or directly cause product scrapping. In the existing production process, before plate separation, a visual inspection method is adopted to remove a plate grid with serious deformation. However, the method has the disadvantages of large workload, large influence of human factors, low judgment accuracy, incapability of screening out grids with unobvious deformation, and easiness in misjudging grids with good quality as defective products, thereby influencing subsequent production or causing resource waste.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
For solving the above-mentioned current technical problem, the utility model provides a utensil is examined in grid detection.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a grid detection gauge comprises a detection bottom plate, wherein a standard grid female die matched with the standard appearance of a grid to be detected is arranged on the detection bottom plate, a plurality of grooves are formed in the bottom of the standard grid female die, ejector rods are arranged in the grooves, and the ejector rods are connected in the grooves through springs; two sides of the standard grid female die are provided with downward pressing units, each downward pressing unit comprises a downward pressing cylinder, a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and a triangular connecting plate, the detection bottom plate is provided with a containing groove with an opening facing the downward pressing unit, the containing groove is positioned below the standard grid female die, the downward pressing cylinder is arranged in the containing groove, one end of the downward pressing cylinder is hinged with the bottom of the containing groove, the other end of the downward pressing cylinder is hinged with the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate through the same hinged shaft, the side wall of the detection bottom plate is provided with a fixed plate, the fixed plate is arranged below the containing groove, the other end of the first connecting plate is hinged with the fixed plate, the other end of the second connecting plate extends upwards and is hinged with one corner of the triangular connecting plates, the other corner of the triangular connecting plate is hinged with the side wall of the detection bottom plate, the bottom of the lower pressing plate is connected with a pressing block.
Preferably, the device further comprises a width direction adjusting unit, wherein the width direction adjusting unit comprises a first accommodating cavity, a first adjusting screw rod, two first sliding blocks and two first push plates; the first containing cavity is formed in a detection bottom plate below the standard grid female die, the first adjusting screw is rotatably arranged in the first containing cavity, the axial direction of the first adjusting screw is consistent with the width direction of the standard grid female die, one end of the first adjusting screw penetrates through the inner wall of the first containing cavity and is connected with a first adjusting hand wheel, first threads with opposite ends are symmetrically arranged on the first adjusting screw, first threaded holes matched with the two sections of opposite first threads are respectively formed in the two first sliding blocks, the two first sliding blocks are symmetrically and slidably connected with the first adjusting screw through the first threaded holes respectively, two first sliding grooves are formed in two sides of the width direction of the standard grid female die, the bottoms of the first sliding grooves are communicated with the first containing cavity, two first push plates are respectively arranged on two sides of the standard grid female die and are connected with the first sliding blocks on the same side of the standard grid female die through first connecting rods, and the first connecting rods are slidably arranged in the first sliding.
Preferably, a first push block is arranged on the first push plate, and a first limit block is arranged on the detection bottom plate.
Preferably, the length direction adjusting unit comprises a second accommodating cavity, a second adjusting screw rod, two second sliding blocks and two second push plates; the second containing cavity is formed in the detection bottom plate below the standard grid female die, the second adjusting screw is rotatably arranged in the second containing cavity, the axial direction of the second adjusting screw is consistent with the length direction of the standard grid female die, one end of the second adjusting screw penetrates through the inner wall of the second containing cavity and is connected with a second adjusting hand wheel, second threads with opposite ends are symmetrically arranged on the second adjusting screw, second threaded holes matched with the two sections of second threads are formed in the two second sliding blocks respectively, the two second sliding blocks are symmetrically and slidably connected with the second adjusting screw through the second threaded holes respectively, two second sliding grooves are formed in two sides of the length direction of the standard grid female die, the bottom of each second sliding groove is communicated with the second containing cavity, two second push plates are respectively arranged on two sides of the standard grid female die and are connected with the second sliding blocks on the same side of the standard grid female die through second connecting rods, and the second connecting rods are slidably arranged in the second sliding grooves.
Preferably, a second push block is arranged on the second push plate, and a second limiting block is arranged on the detection bottom plate.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation does: and placing the grid to be detected on the four ejector rods, and then adjusting the position of the grid to be detected through the width direction adjusting unit and the length direction adjusting unit to enable the grid to be detected to be positioned right above the standard grid female die. The grid to be detected is pressed downwards through the pressing unit, if the grid to be detected can be completely placed in the standard grid concave die, the grid is not deformed and can be used for subsequent production, and if the grid to be detected cannot be completely placed in the standard grid concave die, the grid is deformed and cannot be used for subsequent production and needs to be screened out. After the detection is finished, the piston rod of the pressing cylinder contracts, the pressing block moves upwards, and the ejector rod jacks up the grid under the action of the spring, so that the grid is convenient to take out.
The utility model discloses set up standard grid die, replaced traditional range estimation method to judge whether the grid warp, the testing result is objective, the rate of accuracy is high, does not receive artificial subjective factor to influence, can be accurate quick screen out the grid that warp. During detection, the grid is placed on the ejector rod, the grid and the standard grid female die do not need to be aligned manually, operation is simple and rapid, and working efficiency is high. After the detection is finished, the grid automatically bounces under the action of the ejector rod, and the grid is convenient to take out.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D of fig. 1.
In the figure: the device comprises a detection bottom plate 1, a standard grid female die 2, a groove 3, a top rod 4, a spring 5, a pressing unit 6, a pressing cylinder 7, a first connecting plate 8, a second connecting plate 9, a triangular connecting plate 10, an accommodating groove 11, a fixing plate 12, a pressing plate 13, a pressing block 14, a first accommodating cavity 15, a first adjusting lead screw 16, a first sliding block 17, a first pushing plate 18, a first adjusting hand wheel 19, a first thread 20, a first sliding groove 21, a first connecting rod 22, a first pushing block 23, a first limiting block 24, a second accommodating cavity 25, a second adjusting lead screw 26, a second sliding block 27, a second pushing plate 28, a second adjusting hand wheel 29, a second thread 30, a second sliding groove 31, a second connecting rod 32, a second pushing block 33 and a second limiting block 34.
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The embodiments of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the drawings.
Referring to fig. 1-5, a grid detection gauge comprises a detection bottom plate 1, a width direction adjusting unit and a length direction adjusting unit. The detection bottom plate 1 is provided with a standard grid female die 2 matched with the standard shape of a grid to be detected, the bottom of the standard grid female die 2 is provided with four grooves 3, ejector rods 4 are arranged in the grooves 3, and the ejector rods 4 are connected in the grooves 3 through springs 5. And two sides of the standard grid female die 2 are provided with a pressing unit 6, and the pressing unit 6 comprises a pressing cylinder 7, a first connecting plate 8, a second connecting plate 9 and a triangular connecting plate 10. The detection bottom plate 1 is provided with an accommodating groove 11 with an opening facing the downward pressing unit 6, the accommodating groove 11 is located below the standard grid female die 2, the downward pressing cylinder 7 is arranged in the accommodating groove 11, one end of the downward pressing cylinder 7 is hinged to the bottom of the accommodating groove 11, and the other end of the downward pressing cylinder is hinged to the first connecting plate 8 and the second connecting plate 9 through the same hinged shaft. Be equipped with fixed plate 12 on detecting bottom plate 1's the lateral wall, the below of holding tank 11 is located to fixed plate 12, and first connecting plate 8's the other end is articulated with fixed plate 12, and the other end of second connecting plate 9 upwards extends and articulates with one of them corner of triangle connecting plate 10, and another corner of triangle connecting plate 10 is articulated with the lateral wall that detects bottom plate 1, and remaining corner of triangle connecting plate 10 is to detecting bottom plate 1 inboard extension and being connected with holding down plate 13, holding down plate 13's bottom is connected with briquetting 14.
The pressing-down principle of the pressing-down unit 6 is as follows: the piston rod of the lower pressing cylinder 7 extends out to drive the hinged position of the lower pressing cylinder 7, the first connecting plate 8 and the second connecting plate 9 to move outwards, the other end of the second connecting plate 9 moves inwards, so that the triangular connecting plate 10 is driven to rotate around the hinged position of the triangular connecting plate and the detection bottom plate 1, the lower pressing plate 13 and the pressing block 14 move downwards and the detection bottom plate 1 is pressed into the standard grid female die 2.
The width direction adjusting unit comprises a first accommodating cavity 15, a first adjusting screw 16, two first sliding blocks 17 and two first push plates 18. The first containing cavity 15 is formed in the detection bottom plate 1 below the standard grid female die 2, the first adjusting screw 16 is rotatably arranged in the first containing cavity 15, the axial direction of the first adjusting screw 16 is consistent with the width direction of the standard grid female die 2, and one end of the first adjusting screw 16 penetrates through the inner wall of the first containing cavity 15 and is connected with a first adjusting hand wheel 19. First threads 20 with opposite ends are symmetrically arranged on the first adjusting screw rod 16, first threaded holes matched with the two opposite first threads 20 are respectively arranged on the two first sliding blocks 17, and the two first sliding blocks 17 are symmetrically and slidably connected with the first adjusting screw rod 16 through the first threaded holes respectively. Two first sliding grooves 21 are formed in two sides of the standard grid female die 2 in the width direction, the bottom of each first sliding groove 21 is communicated with the corresponding first accommodating cavity 15, the two first push plates 18 are respectively arranged on two sides of the standard grid female die 2 and connected with the first sliding blocks 17 on the same side of the standard grid female die through first connecting rods 22, and the first connecting rods 22 are arranged in the first sliding grooves 21 in a sliding mode.
The first push plate 18 is provided with a first push block 23, and the detection bottom plate 1 is provided with a first limit block 24. In this embodiment, each first pushing block 23 is provided with two first limiting blocks 24, and the two first limiting blocks 24 are disposed on two sides of the first pushing block 23 and fixed on the detection bottom plate 1. When the distance between the two first push blocks 23 is consistent with the width of the standard grid female die 2, the width position of the grid to be detected is aligned with the width position of the standard grid female die 2, the first limiting block 24 is in contact with the first push plate 18 and limits the first push plate 18 to continuously move in the opposite direction, so that the grid deformation caused by the fact that the grid is continuously extruded by the first push blocks 23 is avoided.
The width direction adjusting unit is used for adjusting the position of the width of the grid to be detected to be aligned with the width position of the standard grid female die 2. The principle of the width direction adjusting unit is as follows: the first adjusting hand wheel 19 is rotated, the first adjusting screw 16 is rotated, the two first sliding blocks 17 move oppositely, and the first pushing block 23 which is firstly contacted with the grid to be detected pushes the grid to move towards the other first pushing block 23, so that the position of the grid to be detected in the width direction is corrected.
The length direction adjusting unit comprises a second accommodating cavity 25, a second adjusting screw rod 26, two second sliding blocks 27 and two second push plates 28. The second accommodating cavity 25 is formed in the detection bottom plate 1 below the standard grid female die 2, the second adjusting screw 26 is rotatably arranged in the second accommodating cavity 25, the axial direction of the second adjusting screw 26 is consistent with the length direction of the standard grid female die 2, and one end of the second adjusting screw 26 penetrates through the inner wall of the second accommodating cavity 25 and is connected with a second adjusting hand wheel 29. The second adjusting screw rod 26 is symmetrically provided with second threads 30 with opposite ends, the two second sliding blocks 27 are respectively provided with second threaded holes matched with the two sections of the opposite second threads 30, and the two second sliding blocks 27 are respectively connected with the second adjusting screw rod 26 in a symmetrical sliding manner through the second threaded holes. Two second sliding grooves 31 are formed in two sides of the standard grid female die 2 in the length direction, the bottom of each second sliding groove 31 is communicated with the corresponding second accommodating cavity 25, the two second push plates 28 are respectively arranged on two sides of the standard grid female die 2 and connected with the second sliding blocks 27 on the same side of the standard grid female die through second connecting rods 32, and the second connecting rods 22 are arranged in the second sliding grooves 31 in a sliding mode. The second accommodating chamber 25 is located below the first accommodating chamber 15 in this embodiment.
The second push plate 28 is provided with a second push block 33, and the detection bottom plate 1 is provided with a second limit block 34. In this embodiment, each second pushing block 33 is provided with two second limiting blocks 34, and the two second limiting blocks 34 are disposed on two sides of the second pushing block 33 and fixed on the detection bottom plate 1. When the distance between the two second push blocks 33 is consistent with the length of the standard grid female die 2, the length position of the grid to be detected is aligned with the length position of the standard grid female die 2, and the second limit block 34 is in contact with the second push plate 28 and limits the second push plate 28 to move continuously in the opposite direction, so that grid deformation caused by continuous extrusion of the grid by the second push blocks 33 is avoided.
The length direction adjusting unit is used for adjusting the length position of the grid to be detected to be aligned with the length position of the standard grid female die 2. The principle of the length direction adjusting unit is as follows: and the second adjusting hand wheel 29 is rotated, the second adjusting screw rod 26 is rotated, the two second sliding blocks 27 move oppositely, and the second pushing block 33 which is firstly contacted with the grid to be detected pushes the grid to move towards the other second pushing block 33, so that the length direction position of the grid to be detected is corrected.
During detection, a grid to be detected is placed on the four ejector rods 4, and then the position of the grid to be detected is adjusted through the width direction adjusting unit and the length direction adjusting unit so as to be located right above the standard grid female die 2. The grid to be detected is pressed downwards through the pressing unit 6, if the grid to be detected can be completely placed in the standard grid female die 2, the grid is not deformed and can be used for subsequent production, and if the grid to be detected cannot be completely placed in the standard grid female die 2, the grid is deformed and cannot be used for subsequent production and needs to be screened out. After detection is finished, a piston rod of the lower air cylinder 7 contracts, the pressing block 14 moves upwards, and the ejector rod 4 jacks up the grid under the action of the spring 5, so that the grid is convenient to take out.
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1. The utility model provides a grid detects examines utensil, includes the detection bottom plate, its characterized in that: a standard grid female die matched with the standard shape of the grid to be detected is arranged on the detection bottom plate, a plurality of grooves are formed in the bottom of the standard grid female die, ejector rods are arranged in the grooves, and the ejector rods are connected in the grooves through springs; two sides of the standard grid female die are provided with downward pressing units, each downward pressing unit comprises a downward pressing cylinder, a first connecting plate, a second connecting plate and a triangular connecting plate, the detection bottom plate is provided with a containing groove with an opening facing the downward pressing unit, the containing groove is positioned below the standard grid female die, the downward pressing cylinder is arranged in the containing groove, one end of the downward pressing cylinder is hinged with the bottom of the containing groove, the other end of the downward pressing cylinder is hinged with the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate through the same hinged shaft, the side wall of the detection bottom plate is provided with a fixed plate, the fixed plate is arranged below the containing groove, the other end of the first connecting plate is hinged with the fixed plate, the other end of the second connecting plate extends upwards and is hinged with one corner of the triangular connecting plates, the other corner of the triangular connecting plate is hinged with the side wall of the detection bottom plate, the bottom of the lower pressing plate is connected with a pressing block.
2. The grid detection tool of claim 1, wherein: the device also comprises a width direction adjusting unit, wherein the width direction adjusting unit comprises a first accommodating cavity, a first adjusting screw rod, two first sliding blocks and two first push plates; the first containing cavity is formed in a detection bottom plate below the standard grid female die, the first adjusting screw is rotatably arranged in the first containing cavity, the axial direction of the first adjusting screw is consistent with the width direction of the standard grid female die, one end of the first adjusting screw penetrates through the inner wall of the first containing cavity and is connected with a first adjusting hand wheel, first threads with opposite ends are symmetrically arranged on the first adjusting screw, first threaded holes matched with the two sections of opposite first threads are respectively formed in the two first sliding blocks, the two first sliding blocks are symmetrically and slidably connected with the first adjusting screw through the first threaded holes respectively, two first sliding grooves are formed in two sides of the width direction of the standard grid female die, the bottoms of the first sliding grooves are communicated with the first containing cavity, two first push plates are respectively arranged on two sides of the standard grid female die and are connected with the first sliding blocks on the same side of the standard grid female die through first connecting rods, and the first connecting rods are slidably arranged in the first sliding.
3. The grid detection tool of claim 2, wherein: the first push plate is provided with a first push block, and the detection bottom plate is provided with a first limiting block.
4. The grid detection tool of claim 1, wherein: the length direction adjusting unit comprises a second accommodating cavity, a second adjusting screw rod, two second sliding blocks and two second push plates; the second containing cavity is formed in the detection bottom plate below the standard grid female die, the second adjusting screw is rotatably arranged in the second containing cavity, the axial direction of the second adjusting screw is consistent with the length direction of the standard grid female die, one end of the second adjusting screw penetrates through the inner wall of the second containing cavity and is connected with a second adjusting hand wheel, second threads with opposite ends are symmetrically arranged on the second adjusting screw, second threaded holes matched with the two sections of second threads are formed in the two second sliding blocks respectively, the two second sliding blocks are symmetrically and slidably connected with the second adjusting screw through the second threaded holes respectively, two second sliding grooves are formed in two sides of the length direction of the standard grid female die, the bottom of each second sliding groove is communicated with the second containing cavity, two second push plates are respectively arranged on two sides of the standard grid female die and are connected with the second sliding blocks on the same side of the standard grid female die through second connecting rods, and the second connecting rods are slidably arranged in the second sliding grooves.
5. The grid detection tool of claim 4, wherein: and a second push block is arranged on the second push plate, and a second limit block is arranged on the detection bottom plate.
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