CN211102490U - Welding device for processing bimetal composite steel pipe - Google Patents

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CN211102490U
CN211102490U CN201922179112.9U CN201922179112U CN211102490U CN 211102490 U CN211102490 U CN 211102490U CN 201922179112 U CN201922179112 U CN 201922179112U CN 211102490 U CN211102490 U CN 211102490U
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The utility model discloses a welding set is used in processing of bimetal composite steel pipe, including workstation, first lead screw, drive case, first pivot and control panel, the drive case is installed at the top of workstation, and the internally mounted of drive case has driving motor to driving motor's output passes through the shaft coupling and installs first pivot, first pivot is kept away from driving motor's one end and is installed first lead screw, and the one end of first lead screw is articulated mutually with the drive incasement wall, the surface cover of first lead screw is equipped with two sets of walking casees, and the inside one side that is close to incision mechanism of workstation is fixed with a supporting bench, and control panel is installed to the inside one side that is close to driving motor of workstation. The utility model discloses not only realized before the welding of composite steel pipe mechanical type remove when aiming at and welding stable fixed, realized the automatic V type groove of polishing of welding set, reduced workman's the amount of labour, improved welding set's work efficiency moreover.

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Welding device for processing bimetal composite steel pipe
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a welding set technical field specifically is a bimetal composite steel pipe welding set for processing.
Background
The bimetal composite steel pipe is a novel composite pipe which is formed by strongly embedding a galvanized steel pipe or a welded pipe, a seamless steel pipe and a stainless steel pipe with thinner wall thickness, has the characteristics of high strength, good corrosion resistance and low manufacturing cost, and needs to be stably connected by electric welding when the bimetal composite steel pipe is butted.
The welding device on the market is various and can basically meet the use requirements of people, but certain problems still exist, and the specific problems include the following points:
(1) the existing welding device is generally inconvenient to fix and stably weld the steel pipe when in use, so that the welding quality of the welding device is seriously influenced when in use;
(2) the existing welding device is generally inconvenient to automatically polish the V-shaped groove on the steel pipe when in use, thereby greatly influencing the convenience of the welding device when in use;
(3) the existing welding device is not convenient to collect harmful gas generated by welding and carry out harmless treatment when in use, thereby bringing great trouble to people.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a bimetal composite steel pipe welding set for processing to it is not convenient for fix steady welding with the steel pipe to propose welding set among the above-mentioned background art, with the automatic V type groove of polishing of steel pipe, is not convenient for collect innocent treatment's problem to the harmful gas that the welding produced.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a welding device for processing a bimetal composite steel pipe comprises a workbench, a first lead screw, a driving box, a first rotating shaft and a control panel, wherein the driving box is installed at the top of the workbench, a driving motor is installed inside the driving box, the output end of the driving motor is provided with the first rotating shaft through a coupler, the first lead screw is installed at one end, away from the driving motor, of the first rotating shaft, one end of the first lead screw is hinged with the inner wall of the driving box, two groups of walking boxes are sleeved on the surface of the first lead screw, one end of each walking box extends to the outside of the workbench, a collecting box is installed at the central position of the top end of the workbench, a collecting mechanism is arranged inside the collecting box, a lifting box is fixed at one side, close to the collecting box, of the top end of the workbench, a notch mechanism is arranged inside the lifting box, and a supporting table is fixed at one side, a control panel is installed on one side, close to the driving motor, inside the workbench, and the output end of a single chip microcomputer inside the control panel is electrically connected with the input end of the driving motor.
Preferably, the central point department of putting of walking incasement portion is equipped with first handle, and evenly is provided with first external screw thread on the lateral wall of first handle, evenly is provided with the first internal thread of mutually supporting with first external screw thread on the inside wall of walking case, first external screw thread and first internal thread threaded connection, first clamp plate is installed to walking incasement portion's first handle bottom, and the below of first clamp plate is equipped with the steel pipe body.
Preferably, a second handle is arranged at the center inside the supporting table, second external threads are uniformly arranged on the outer side wall of the second handle, second internal threads matched with the second external threads are uniformly arranged on the inner side wall of the supporting table, the second external threads are in threaded connection with the second internal threads, and a second pressing plate is mounted at the bottom end of the second handle inside the supporting table.
Preferably, second pivot, rotating electrical machines, adjusting box, second lead screw, third pivot and servo motor have set gradually in incision mechanism's inside, servo motor is installed to the bottom of lift case, and servo motor's output installs the third pivot through the shaft coupling to servo motor's one end is kept away from in the third pivot is installed the second lead screw, and the one end and the lift incasement wall of second lead screw are articulated mutually.
Preferably, the surface cover of second lead screw is equipped with the adjusting box, and the one end of adjusting box extends to the outside of lift case to the internally mounted of adjusting box has the rotating electrical machines, the second pivot is installed through the shaft coupling to the output of rotating electrical machines, and the one end that the rotating electrical machines was kept away from in the second pivot installs V type abrasive disc, second pivot and V type abrasive disc fixed connection.
Preferably, the inside of collecting the mechanism has set gradually air exhauster, filter screen, collection cover and holder, all install the holder on the inner wall of collecting box both sides, and the internally mounted of collecting box has the filter screen between the adjacent holder to the collecting box internally mounted of filter screen top has the air exhauster, and the collection cover is installed on the collecting box top of air exhauster top.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that: the welding device for processing the bimetal composite steel pipe not only realizes mechanical moving alignment before welding of the composite steel pipe and stable fixation during welding, realizes automatic grinding of the V-shaped groove by the welding device, reduces the labor amount of workers, but also improves the working efficiency of the welding device;
(1) the steel pipe body is clamped by the first pressing plate by rotating the first handle, the other steel pipe body is placed in the supporting table, the second handle is rotated to clamp the steel pipe body by the second pressing plate, the driving motor drives the walking box to move, the walking box and the supporting table are slowly leaned together, mechanical automatic movement is realized, mechanical movement alignment before welding of the composite steel pipe and stable fixation during welding are realized, manpower is saved, the coaxiality of a welding opening during butt joint is ensured, and the welding effect of the steel pipe during welding is improved;
(2) the servo motor is started through the operation control panel, the third rotating shaft drives the second lead screw to rotate, the adjusting box moves downwards, the height between the V-shaped sand disc and the steel pipe body is adjusted, the starting rotating motor of the control panel is operated, the V-shaped sand disc is driven to rotate through the second rotating shaft, the steel pipe body is polished through a V-shaped opening, the automatic polishing of the V-shaped groove by the welding device is realized, the labor amount of workers is reduced, and the working efficiency of the welding device is improved;
(3) through being provided with air exhauster, filter screen, collection cover and holder, open the air exhauster through operation control panel, take out the inside of collecting the collecting box with the smog that the welding produced through collecting the cover, filter it by the filter screen of holder top and detach it, the getting rid of carbon oxide and ozone when having realized the welding has reduced the pollution of welding set to the environment.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a cross-sectional structure of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic side view of the cross-sectional structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a cross-sectional enlarged structure of the notching mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the top enlarged cross-sectional structure of the notching mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a cross-sectional enlarged structure of the collecting mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the system framework structure of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a first lead screw; 3. a drive box; 4. a steel pipe body; 5. a walking box; 6. a first handle; 7. a first external thread; 8. a first internal thread; 9. a first platen; 10. a lifting box; 11. a notching mechanism; 1101. a second rotating shaft; 1102. a rotating electric machine; 1103. an adjustment box; 1104. a second lead screw; 1105. a third rotating shaft; 1106. a servo motor; 1107. a V-shaped sand disc; 12. a second handle; 13. a second external thread; 14. a second internal thread; 15. a second platen; 16. a drive motor; 17. a first rotating shaft; 18. a control panel; 19. a support table; 20. a collection mechanism; 2001. an exhaust fan; 2002. a filter screen; 2003. a collection hood; 2004. a holder; 21. and a collection box.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-6, the present invention provides an embodiment: a welding device for processing a bimetal composite steel pipe comprises a workbench 1, a first lead screw 2, a driving box 3, a first rotating shaft 17 and a control panel 18, wherein the driving box 3 is installed at the top of the workbench 1, a driving motor 16 is installed inside the driving box 3, the model of the driving motor 16 is MR-J2S-10A, the output end of a single chip microcomputer inside the control panel 18 is electrically connected with the input end of the driving motor 16, the first rotating shaft 17 is installed at the output end of the driving motor 16 through a coupler, the first lead screw 2 is installed at one end, far away from the driving motor 16, of the first rotating shaft 17, one end of the first lead screw 2 is hinged with the inner wall of the driving box 3, two groups of walking boxes 5 are sleeved on the surface of the first lead screw 2, a first handle 6 is arranged at the center position inside the walking boxes 5, and first external threads 7 are uniformly arranged on the outer side wall, first internal threads 8 matched with the first external threads 7 are uniformly arranged on the inner side wall of the walking box 5, the first external threads 7 are in threaded connection with the first internal threads 8, a first pressing plate 9 is mounted at the bottom end of a first handle 6 inside the walking box 5, a steel pipe body 4 is arranged below the first pressing plate 9, one end of the walking box 5 extends to the outside of the workbench 1, a collecting box 21 is mounted at the central position of the top end of the workbench 1, and a collecting mechanism 20 is arranged inside the collecting box 21;
an exhaust fan 2001, a filter screen 2002, a collection cover 2003 and a retainer 2004 are sequentially arranged in the collection mechanism 20, the retainers 2004 are arranged on the inner walls of two sides of the collection box 21, the filter screen 2002 is arranged in the collection box 21 between adjacent retainers 2004, the exhaust fan 2001 is arranged in the collection box 21 above the filter screen 2002, the exhaust fan 2001 is Y9-35-11 in model, the output end of a single chip microcomputer in the control panel 18 is electrically connected with the input end of the exhaust fan 2001, and the collection cover 2003 is arranged at the top end of the collection box 21 above the exhaust fan 2001;
when the welding device is used, the exhaust fan 2001 is opened by operating the control panel 18, smoke generated by welding is pumped into the collecting box 21 through the collecting cover 2003 and is filtered and removed by the filter screen 2002 above the retainer 2004, so that carbon oxides and ozone are removed during welding, and the pollution of the welding device to the environment is reduced;
a lifting box 10 is fixed on one side of the top end of the workbench 1 close to the collecting box 21, a second rotating shaft 1101, a rotating motor 1102, an adjusting box 1103, a second lead screw 1104, a third rotating shaft 1105 and a servo motor 1106 are sequentially arranged inside the lifting box 10, the servo motor 1106 is installed at the bottom end of the lifting box 10, the type of the lifting box is MR-J1S-10A, the output end of a single chip microcomputer inside the control panel 18 is electrically connected with the input end of the servo motor 1106, the third rotating shaft 1105 is installed at the output end of the servo motor 1106 through a coupler, a second lead screw 1104 is installed at one end of the third rotating shaft 1105 far away from the servo motor 1106, one end of the second lead screw 1104 is hinged with the inner wall of the notching mechanism 11, the adjusting box 1103 is sleeved on the surface of the second lead screw 1104, one end of the adjusting box 1103 extends to the outside of the lifting box 10, the rotating motor 1102 is installed inside the adjusting box 1103, the type of, the output end of the single chip microcomputer in the control panel 18 is electrically connected with the input end of the rotating motor 1102, the output end of the rotating motor 1102 is provided with a second rotating shaft 1101 through a coupler, one end, far away from the rotating motor 1102, of the second rotating shaft 1101 is provided with a V-shaped sand disc 1107, and the second rotating shaft 1101 is fixedly connected with the V-shaped sand disc 1107;
when the welding device is used, the servo motor 1106 is opened through operating the control panel 18, the third rotating shaft 1105 drives the second lead screw 1104 to rotate, the adjusting box 1103 is enabled to move downwards, the height between the V-shaped abrasive disk 1107 and the steel pipe body 4 is adjusted, the rotating motor 1102 for opening of the control panel 18 is operated, the V-shaped abrasive disk 1107 is driven to rotate through the second rotating shaft 1101, the V-shaped opening of the steel pipe body 4 is polished, the automatic polishing of the V-shaped groove of the welding device is achieved, the labor amount of workers is reduced, and the working efficiency of the welding device is improved;
a notch mechanism 11 is arranged inside the lifting box 10, a support table 19 is fixed on one side, close to the lifting box 10, inside the workbench 1, a second handle 12 is arranged at the center position inside the support table 19, second external threads 13 are uniformly arranged on the outer side wall of the second handle 12, second internal threads 14 matched with the second external threads 13 are uniformly arranged on the inner side wall of the support table 19, the second external threads 13 are in threaded connection with the second internal threads 14, a second pressing plate 15 is arranged at the bottom end of the second handle 12 inside the support table 19, a control panel 18 is arranged on one side, close to the driving motor 16, inside the workbench 1, and the output end of a single chip microcomputer inside the control panel 18 is electrically connected with the input end of the driving motor 16;
through rotatory first handle 6 during the use, press from both sides tightly steel pipe body 4 by first clamp plate 9, through the inside of putting into another steel pipe body 4 a supporting bench 19, rotatory second handle 12 is pressed from both sides tightly steel pipe body 4 by second clamp plate 15, driving motor 16 drives walking case 5 and removes, slowly make walking case 5 and supporting bench 19 lean on together, realize mechanical type automatic movement, mechanical type removes stably fixed when aiming at and welding before having realized compound steel pipe welding, the manpower has been saved, the axiality of weld crater when having guaranteed the butt joint, the welding effect of steel pipe when having improved the welding.
The working principle is as follows: when the device is used, an external power supply firstly puts the steel pipe body 4 into the walking box 5, rotates the first handle 6, pushes the first pressing plate 9 to clamp the steel pipe body 4 under the matching of the first external thread 7 and the first internal thread 8, then puts another steel pipe body 4 into the supporting table 19, rotates the second handle 12, pushes the second pressing plate 15 to clamp the steel pipe body 4 under the matching of the second external thread 13 and the second internal thread 14, operates the control panel 18 to open the servo motor 1106, drives the second lead screw 1104 to rotate by the third rotating shaft 1105, enables the adjusting box 1103 to move downwards, adjusts the height between the V-shaped abrasive disk 1107 and the steel pipe body 4, operates the rotating motor 1102 of the control panel 18 to open, drives the V-shaped abrasive disk 1107 to rotate by the second rotating shaft 1101, polishes a V-shaped opening of the steel pipe body 4, and realizes the automatic polishing of the V-shaped bevel of the welding device, reduce workman's the amount of labour, improve welding set's work efficiency, later open driving motor 16 through operation control panel 18, it is rotatory to drive first lead screw 2 by first pivot 17, with walking case 5 removal, slowly make walking case 5 and brace table 19 lean on together, it is stable fixed when realizing that the mechanical type removes to aim at and weld before the welding of clad steel pipe, use manpower sparingly, guarantee the axiality of crater during butt joint, improve the welding effect of steel pipe during the welding, rethread operation control panel 18 opens air exhauster 2001, the smog that produces the welding is taken into the inside of collecting box 21 through collecting cover 2003, filter the desorption to it by filter screen 2002 above holder 2004, the removal of carbon oxides and ozone during the realization welding, reduce welding set's pollution to the environment, accomplish welding set's use work.
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.

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1. The utility model provides a bimetal composite steel welding set for pipe machining, includes workstation (1), first lead screw (2), drive box (3), first pivot (17) and control panel (18), its characterized in that: the top of the workbench (1) is provided with a driving box (3), a driving motor (16) is arranged inside the driving box (3), the output end of the driving motor (16) is provided with a first rotating shaft (17) through a coupler, one end of the first rotating shaft (17) far away from the driving motor (16) is provided with a first lead screw (2), one end of the first lead screw (2) is hinged with the inner wall of the driving box (3), the surface of the first lead screw (2) is sleeved with two groups of walking boxes (5), one end of each walking box (5) extends to the outside of the workbench (1), the central position of the top end of the workbench (1) is provided with a collecting box (21), a collecting mechanism (20) is arranged inside the collecting box (21), one side of the top end of the workbench (1) close to the collecting box (21) is fixed with a lifting box (10), and a notching mechanism (11) is arranged inside the lifting box (10), a supporting table (19) is fixed on one side, close to the notching mechanism (11), of the interior of the workbench (1), a control panel (18) is installed on one side, close to the driving motor (16), of the interior of the workbench (1), and the output end of a single chip microcomputer in the control panel (18) is electrically connected with the input end of the driving motor (16).
2. The welding device for processing the bimetal composite steel pipe according to claim 1, wherein: the walking box is characterized in that a first handle (6) is arranged at the center of the inside of the walking box (5), first external threads (7) are evenly arranged on the outer side wall of the first handle (6), first internal threads (8) matched with the first external threads (7) are evenly arranged on the inner side wall of the walking box (5), the first external threads (7) are in threaded connection with the first internal threads (8), a first pressing plate (9) is installed at the bottom end of the first handle (6) inside the walking box (5), and a steel pipe body (4) is arranged below the first pressing plate (9).
3. The welding device for processing the bimetal composite steel pipe according to claim 1, wherein: the supporting table is characterized in that a second handle (12) is arranged at the center inside the supporting table (19), second external threads (13) are uniformly arranged on the outer side wall of the second handle (12), second internal threads (14) matched with the second external threads (13) are uniformly arranged on the inner side wall of the supporting table (19), the second external threads (13) are in threaded connection with the second internal threads (14), and a second pressing plate (15) is installed at the bottom end of the second handle (12) inside the supporting table (19).
4. The welding device for processing the bimetal composite steel pipe according to claim 1, wherein: the inside of incision mechanism (11) has set gradually second pivot (1101), rotating electrical machines (1102), adjusting box (1103), second lead screw (1104), third pivot (1105) and servo motor (1106), servo motor (1106) are installed to the bottom of lift box (10), and the output of servo motor (1106) installs third pivot (1105) through the shaft coupling to servo motor (1106) is kept away from in third pivot (1105) one end installs second lead screw (1104), and the one end of second lead screw (1104) is articulated mutually with lift box (10) inner wall.
5. The welding device for processing the bimetal composite steel pipe according to claim 4, wherein: the surface cover of second lead screw (1104) is equipped with adjusting box (1103), and the one end of adjusting box (1103) extends to the outside of lifting box (10) to the internally mounted of adjusting box (1103) has rotating electrical machines (1102), second pivot (1101) are installed through the shaft coupling to the output of rotating electrical machines (1102), and the one end that rotating electrical machines (1102) were kept away from in second pivot (1101) installs V type abrasive disc (1107), second pivot (1101) and V type abrasive disc (1107) fixed connection.
6. The welding device for processing the bimetal composite steel pipe according to claim 1, wherein: an exhaust fan (2001), a filter screen (2002), a collecting cover (2003) and a retainer (2004) are sequentially arranged in the collecting mechanism (20), the retainers (2004) are mounted on the inner walls of two sides of the collecting box (21), the filter screen (2002) is mounted in the collecting box (21) between the adjacent retainers (2004), the exhaust fan (2001) is mounted in the collecting box (21) above the filter screen (2002), and the collecting cover (2003) is mounted at the top end of the collecting box (21) above the exhaust fan (2001).
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