CN210884897U - Hoisting tool for grinding wheel - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a lifting device for emery wheel, a lifting device for emery wheel includes: the grinding wheel fixing device comprises a lifting ring and a fixing disc, wherein the fixing disc is suitable for being detachably connected with the grinding wheel, and the fixing disc is arranged on the lifting ring and rotates relative to the lifting ring along the axis of the fixing disc. According to the utility model discloses a cooperation between lifting device for emery wheel compact structure, regulation convenience, lifting device and the emery wheel is easy.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a frock clamp field especially relates to a lifting device for emery wheel.
Background
In the related art, a general hoisting tool for the grinding wheel is simple in structure and difficult to hoist, the grinding wheel is easy to fall off from the hoisting tool in the hoisting process of the grinding wheel, potential safety hazards exist, the matching difficulty between the hoisting tool and the grinding wheel is large, and the operation is inconvenient.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, an object of the utility model is to provide a lifting device for emery wheel, this a lifting device for emery wheel compact structure, adjust convenient, the cooperation between lifting device and the emery wheel is easy.
According to the utility model discloses a lifting device for emery wheel includes: the grinding wheel fixing device comprises a lifting ring and a fixing disc, wherein the fixing disc is suitable for being detachably connected with the grinding wheel, and the fixing disc is arranged on the lifting ring and rotates relative to the lifting ring along the axis of the fixing disc.
According to the utility model discloses a lifting device for emery wheel is through setting up the fixed disk on rings to make the fixed disk can rotate with the axis of self relatively rings, make the fixed disk in the installation with the emery wheel, rotate the mounted position between adjustment and the emery wheel through fixed disk self, need adjust whole lifting device's position and emery wheel cooperation among the avoided traditional lifting device, reduced the degree of difficulty of lifting device and emery wheel assembly.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, rings be provided with fixed disk complex mating holes, at least part of fixed disk passes the mating holes in order to incite somebody to action rings with the fixed disk is connected.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the fixed disk includes: the fixed rotating shaft penetrates through the matching hole, and the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft is detachably connected with the grinding wheel; the limiting part is arranged on the outer side of the hanging ring and is connected with the outer end of the fixed rotating shaft or is connected with the grinding wheel so as to clamp the hanging ring between the limiting part and the grinding wheel.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, lifting device still includes: the fixed disk body is arranged at the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft and is detachably connected with the grinding wheel, and the fixed disk body and the limiting part are suitable for being respectively abutted to the inner side face and the outer side face of the hanging ring.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, spacing portion with fixed disk body passes through fastener detachably and links to each other.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, fixed rotating shaft is provided with dodges the hole of dodging of fastener.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, be provided with on the fixed disk body and run through in the thickness direction and be in a plurality of first spacing holes that arrange in the circumference of spacing portion, be provided with the spacing hole of curved second on the rings.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, still be provided with the lightening hole on the rings.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
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The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
figure 1 is an exploded view of a lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to the present invention;
figure 2 is an assembly view of a lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to the present invention;
figure 3 is a schematic view of a fixed disk body of a lifting tool for grinding wheels according to the present invention;
figure 4 is a schematic view of a limiting portion of a lifting tool for grinding wheels according to the present invention.
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the height of the lifting tool 100, the grinding wheel 200,
a hanging ring 10, a matching hole 11, a second limit hole 12, a lightening hole 13,
a fixed disk 20, a fixed rotating shaft 21, an avoiding hole 21a, a limiting part 22, a third limiting hole 22a,
the fixing plate body 23, a first limiting hole 23a, a fourth limiting hole 23b and a matching part 23 c.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the related art, a general hoisting tool for the grinding wheel is simple in structure and difficult to hoist, the grinding wheel is easy to fall off from the hoisting tool in the hoisting process of the grinding wheel, potential safety hazards exist, the matching difficulty between the hoisting tool and the grinding wheel is large, and the operation is inconvenient.
A lifting tool 100 for a grinding wheel 200 according to an embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-4.
According to the utility model discloses a lifting device 100 for emery wheel 200 includes: the grinding wheel grinding ring comprises a lifting ring 10 and a fixed disk 20, wherein the fixed disk 20 is suitable for being detachably connected with a grinding wheel 200, and the fixed disk 20 is arranged on the lifting ring 10 and rotates relative to the lifting ring 10 with the axis of the fixed disk.
The grinding wheel 200 is connected with the hanging ring 10 through the fixed disc 20, and during the hoisting process of the grinding wheel 200, the hanging ring 10 keeps the balance of the grinding wheel 200 and provides a supporting force for the grinding wheel 200, so that the grinding wheel 200 is kept stable during the hoisting process.
In the hoisting or hoisting process of the grinding wheel 200, the grinding wheel 200 is stably connected with the fixed disc 20, so that the grinding wheel 200 is prevented from shaking with the hoisting tool 100, the reliability between the grinding wheel 200 and the hoisting tool 100 is ensured, the grinding wheel 200 is prevented from falling off from the hoisting tool 100, and after the hoisting or hoisting of the grinding wheel 200 is finished, the grinding wheel 200 can be detached from the fixed disc 20; the fixed disc 20 can rotate on the lifting ring 10 along the axis thereof, and during the hoisting process of the grinding wheel 200, the grinding wheel 200 and the fixed disc 20 need to be fixed firstly.
While the surface of the grinding wheel 200 is generally provided with a mounting hole for mounting, the fixed disk 20 can connect the grinding wheel 200 with the fixed disk 20 by using a fastener, in the prior art, the hoisting tool is constructed as an integral mechanism, the mounting hole on the hoisting tool needs to fix the hoisting tool with the grinding wheel 200 by adjusting the position of the hanging ring, and in the application, the fixed disk 20 and the hanging ring 10 can rotate relatively, the fixed disk 20 rotates relative to the hanging ring 10 to fixedly connect the fixed disk 20 with the grinding wheel 200, the connection between the grinding wheel 200 and the fixed disk 20 is more convenient, and the mounting between the grinding wheel 200 and the fixed disk 20 can be realized without adjusting the position of the hanging ring 10.
Specifically, the fixed disk 20 can rotate along the axis thereof, the axis of the fixed disk 20 coincides with the axis of the grinding wheel 200 by adjusting the hanging ring 10, and the connecting part on the fixed disk 20 is adjusted by rotating the fixed disk 20, so that the connecting part on the fixed disk 20 is opposite to the connecting part on the grinding wheel 200, and the fixed disk 20 can rotate relative to the hanging ring 10, thereby facilitating the adjustment of the installation positions of the fixed disk 20 and the grinding wheel 200 and enabling the adjustment of the fixed disk 20 to be more flexible.
According to the utility model discloses a lifting device 100 for emery wheel 200, through setting up fixed disk 20 on rings 10, and make fixed disk 20 can rings 10 rotate with the axis of self relatively, make fixed disk 20 in the installation with emery wheel 200, rotate the mounted position between adjustment and emery wheel 200 through fixed disk 20 self, the position that needs to adjust whole lifting device among the traditional lifting device cooperates with emery wheel 200, the degree of difficulty of lifting device 100 with emery wheel 200 assembly has been reduced.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, rings 10 are provided with fixed disk 20 complex mating holes 11, and at least part of fixed disk 20 passes mating holes 11 in order to be connected rings 10 with fixed disk 20.
The portion of the fixed disk 20 that fits the fitting hole 11 may be configured as a cylinder, and extend along the axial direction of the fitting hole 11, the peripheral wall of the cylinder abuts against the wall of the fitting hole 11, and the fitting hole 11 may support the fixed disk 20 in the circumferential direction, so that the connection between the suspension ring 10 and the fixed disk 20 is reliable and stable.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixed disk 20 includes: the grinding wheel comprises a fixed rotating shaft 21 and a limiting part 22, wherein the fixed rotating shaft 21 penetrates through the matching hole 11, and the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft 21 is detachably connected with the grinding wheel 200; the limiting part 22 is arranged outside the hanging ring 10 and is connected with the outer end of the fixed rotating shaft 21 or connected with the grinding wheel 200 so as to clamp the hanging ring 10 between the limiting part 22 and the grinding wheel 200.
The hanging ring 10 is sleeved on the fixed rotating shaft 21 through the matching hole 11, the diameter of the fixed rotating shaft 21 can be the same as that of the matching hole 11 or slightly smaller than that of the matching hole 11, so that the rotation between the fixed rotating shaft 21 and the matching hole 11 is more convenient, and meanwhile, the hole wall of the matching hole 11 is stopped against the peripheral wall of the fixed rotating shaft 21, so that the hanging ring 10 can stably support the fixed rotating shaft 21; further, the fixed rotating shaft 21 can rotate relative to the matching hole 11, and the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft 21 is detachably connected with the grinding wheel 200, so that the assembly position of the fixed rotating shaft 21 and the grinding wheel 200 can be conveniently adjusted, and the connection between the hoisting tool 100 and the grinding wheel 200 is easier.
The outer end of fixed pivot 21 is provided with spacing portion 22, and spacing portion 22 is located the outside of rings 10, spacing portion 22 can be constructed for discoid, the diameter of spacing portion 22 can be greater than the diameter of mating holes 11, when spacing portion 22 links to each other with the outer end of fixed pivot 21 or links to each other with emery wheel 200, a diapire of spacing portion 22 is hugged closely with the lateral surface of rings 10, emery wheel 200 is hugged closely with the medial surface of rings 10, through linking to each other spacing portion 22 with the outer end of fixed pivot 21 or linking to each other with emery wheel 200, make spacing portion 22 and emery wheel 200 compress tightly in the both sides of rings 10, prevented to rock between rings 10 and emery wheel 200, restriction fixed pivot 21 is at the axial of mating holes 11 removal.
Through the setting of spacing portion 22, can also be with the outer end and the inner weight balancing of fixed pivot 21, avoid the upset of emery wheel 200, make lifting device 100 more stable to the hoist and mount of emery wheel 200.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the hoisting tool 100 further comprises: the fixed disk body 23 is arranged at the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft 21 and detachably connected with the grinding wheel 200, and the fixed disk body 23 and the limiting part 22 are suitable for being respectively abutted to the inner side face and the outer side face of the hanging ring 10.
Further, the diameter of fixed disk body 23 and spacing 22 all is greater than the aperture of mating holes 11 on rings 10, and fixed disk body 23 and spacing 22 fixed connection, rings 10 are located between fixed disk body 23 and spacing 22, fixed disk body 23 is located the inboard of rings 10, spacing 22 is located the outside of rings 10, fixed disk body 23 and spacing 22 end with the medial surface and the lateral surface of rings 10 respectively, fixed disk body 23 and spacing 22 cooperation are in order to restrict rings 10 at fixed rotating shaft 21 axial ascending removal, and rings 10 are compressed tightly between fixed disk body 23 and spacing 22, so that lifting tool 100 structure is compacter, reliable.
Through the inboard fixed disk body 23 that will set up at fixed pivot 21, so that fixed disk body 23 can dismantle with emery wheel 200 and be connected, and the diameter of fixed disk body 23 is greater than the diameter of fixed pivot 21, be connected emery wheel 200 with fixed disk body 23, can increase the area of contact of emery wheel 200 and fixed disk body 23 and compare in being connected emery wheel 200 directly with the inner of fixed pivot 21, can set up more connecting portion between fixed disk 20 and the emery wheel 200 and disperse the gravity of emery wheel 200, the concentration of emery wheel 200 gravity has been avoided, and then can make the focus after lifting device 100 is fixed with emery wheel 200 more stable, avoid taking place to rock between lifting device 100 and the emery wheel 200, improve lifting device 100's hoist and mount stability.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, spacing portion 22 passes through fastener detachably with fixed disk body 23 and links to each other, and the fastener can be constructed as bolt and nut, and the bolt can pass fixed disk body 23 and spacing portion 22 respectively, and the one end and the nut cooperation of bolt, the other end of bolt compress tightly in spacing portion 22's the outside, and one side and the fixed disk body 23 end of nut are supported to compress tightly fixed disk body 23 and spacing portion 22 in rings 10's both sides. Of course, a threaded hole may be provided on the fixed disk body 23, and the fastening member may be configured as a bolt, and the bolt passes through the limiting portion 22 and then cooperates with the threaded hole to press the fixed disk body 23 and the limiting portion 22 against both sides of the hanging ring 10.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, fixed rotating shaft 21 is provided with dodges the hole 21a of dodging of fastener, and the fastener passes dodges hole 21a, has avoided fastener and fixed rotating shaft 21 contact.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, be provided with on the fixed disk body 23 and run through and at a plurality of first spacing holes 23a of spacing portion 22 circumference upper layout in the thickness direction, be provided with the spacing hole 12 of curved second on rings 10.
A plurality of first spacing holes 23a are evenly arranged on the fixed disk body 23 at intervals, the spacing portion 22 is provided with a plurality of third spacing holes 22a matched with the first spacing holes 23a, the first spacing holes 23a are right opposite to the third spacing holes 22a, the first spacing holes 23a can be constructed into threaded holes, fasteners can penetrate through the third spacing holes 22a to be in threaded fit with the first spacing holes 23a, the fixed disk body 23 and the spacing portion 22 are fixed, the fixed disk body 23 and the spacing portion 22 are tightly pressed on two sides of the hanging ring 10, and movement of the fixed rotating shaft 21 relative to the hanging ring 10 is limited.
Further, a plurality of fourth limiting holes 23b matched with the second limiting holes 12 are further formed in the fixed disk body 23, and the plurality of fourth limiting holes 23b are evenly arranged in the circumferential direction of the fixed disk body 23 at intervals. Wherein, the distance from the first limit hole 23a to the axis of the fixed disk body 23 is less than the distance from the fourth limit hole 23b to the axis of the fixed disk body 23, at least one fourth limit hole 23b on the fixed disk body 23 is right opposite to the second limit hole 12, so that the limit pin passes through the second limit hole 12 and the fourth limit hole 23b, because the second limit hole 12 is arc-shaped, the limit pin can move in the second limit hole 12, when the limit pin abuts against one end of the arc-shaped hole, the limit pin prevents the rotation between the fixed disk body 23 and the lifting ring 10, so that the lifting ring 10 is more stable in the process of lifting the grinding wheel 200, the rotation of the fixed disk body 23 relative to the lifting ring 10 is further limited, and when the lifting tool 100 is used for conveying the grinding wheel 200, the stability of the grinding wheel 200 is ensured.
According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, still be provided with lightening hole 13 on rings 10, lightening hole 13 sets up directly over spacing hole 12 of second, and lightening hole 13 sets up with the spacing hole 12 interval of second, through set up lightening hole 13 on rings 10, can reduce rings 10's quality, and then reduce whole lifting device 100's quality, be convenient for artifical installation and the adjustment to rings 10, whole lifting device 100's the degree of difficulty has been reduced, the material of lifting device 100 has been reduced simultaneously, lifting device 100's cost has been reduced.
According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the fixing plate body 23 is provided with a fitting portion 23c fitted with the avoiding hole 21 a.
Wherein, fixed disk body 23 can be constructed as the disc, and one of them diapire of fixed disk body 23 is just right with emery wheel 200, and wherein another diapire of fixed disk body 23 is provided with cooperation portion 23c, and cooperation portion 23c is constructed as keeping away from the protruding cylinder of one of them diapire of fixed disk body 23 towards, and wherein cooperation portion 23c is suitable for and dodges the hole 21a cooperation, and first spacing hole 23a runs through cooperation portion 23c and just right with spacing hole 22a of the third on the spacing portion 22.
Further, the bottom wall of the fixed disk body 23 abuts against the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft 21, the peripheral wall of the matching part 23c abuts against the hole wall of the avoidance hole 21a, the contact surface between the fixed disk body 23 and the fixed rotating shaft 21 is increased, and it is ensured that the matching between the fixed disk body 23 and the fixed rotating shaft 21 is more reliable, so that the weight of the grinding wheel 200 can be more stably transmitted to the hanging ring 10 through the fixed disk body 23, the matching part 23c and the fixed rotating shaft 21, and the stability of the hoisting tool 100 in hoisting the grinding wheel 200 is improved.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, "the first feature" and "the second feature" may include one or more of the features.
In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more.
In the description of the present invention, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween.
In the description of the invention, the first feature being "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
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1. A lifting tool for a grinding wheel, comprising:
a hoisting ring;
the fixed disk is suitable for being detachably connected with the grinding wheel, and the fixed disk is arranged on the lifting ring and rotates relative to the lifting ring along the axis of the fixed disk.
2. A lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to claim 1, wherein the lifting ring is provided with a fitting hole which fits with the fixed disk, at least part of the fixed disk passing through the fitting hole to connect the lifting ring with the fixed disk.
3. A lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to claim 2, wherein the holding pan comprises:
the fixed rotating shaft penetrates through the matching hole, and the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft is detachably connected with the grinding wheel;
the limiting part is arranged on the outer side of the hanging ring and is connected with the outer end of the fixed rotating shaft or is connected with the grinding wheel so as to clamp the hanging ring between the limiting part and the grinding wheel.
4. A lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to claim 3, further comprising: the fixed disk body is arranged at the inner end of the fixed rotating shaft and is detachably connected with the grinding wheel, and the fixed disk body and the limiting part are suitable for being respectively abutted to the inner side face and the outer side face of the hanging ring.
5. The lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to claim 4, wherein the limiting part is detachably connected with the fixed disk body through a fastener.
6. A lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to claim 5, wherein the fixed rotary shaft is provided with an escape hole for escaping the fastener.
7. The lifting tool for the grinding wheel according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of first limiting holes penetrating in the thickness direction and arranged in the circumferential direction of the limiting portion are provided in the fixed disk body, and an arc-shaped second limiting hole is provided in the hanging ring.
8. The lifting tool for a grinding wheel according to claim 7, wherein the lifting ring is further provided with a lightening hole.
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