CN211587205U - Spraying robot for four-loop protection valve casting mold - Google Patents

Spraying robot for four-loop protection valve casting mold Download PDF

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CN211587205U
CN211587205U CN201922215747.XU CN201922215747U CN211587205U CN 211587205 U CN211587205 U CN 211587205U CN 201922215747 U CN201922215747 U CN 201922215747U CN 211587205 U CN211587205 U CN 211587205U
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章峻铭
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The utility model relates to an automated production's technical field, wherein disclose a spraying robot for four return circuit protection valve casting die utensil, it includes the base, locate the arm on the base and locate the atomizer of arm front end, atomizer keeps away from the atomizer of arm one end including installing in the installation pole of arm front end and locating the installation pole, the atomizer includes hollow box body and locates the shower nozzle on the box body, the tip that the installation pole was connected to the box body is equipped with the feed liquor pipe and connects the hole, the inside of box body utilizes pipe connection feed liquor pipe to connect hole and shower nozzle. The utility model discloses having external equipment and providing the release agent that has certain pressure for the shower nozzle, utilizing the arm able to programme, driving the atomizer and removing along the curved surface of mould cavity, the release agent from the shower nozzle blowout and even spraying to the surface of mould cavity, need not to correspond to every depressed part and set up the shower nozzle, reduce the quantity of shower nozzle, realize reducing pipeline quantity simultaneously for atomizer's the effect that the structure is more retrencied.

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Spraying robot for four-loop protection valve casting mold
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of automated production's technique and specifically relates to a spraying robot that is used for four return circuit protection valve casting die utensil is related to.
Background
The cast aluminum is a technological method that the aluminum in a molten state is poured into a mould and cooled to form an aluminum piece with a required shape. In the production process, in order to ensure the service life of the die cavity and ensure the smooth demoulding of the aluminum piece, a mould release agent needs to be sprayed on the die.
Chinese patent with prior publication No. CN204262313U discloses a die casting machine release agent atomising head quick adjustment device, including the atomising head of erectting in die casting machine compound die department, the below of atomising head is connected with spraying hose and corresponding release agent sprinkler.
The above prior art solutions have the following drawbacks: the surface of mould cavity is the curved surface structure, and it has many places arch, sunken, sprays the release agent to the cavity surface for guaranteeing, need correspond to every depressed part and set up the spraying hose, and the spraying hose pipeline is complicated and complicated, and need adjust the spraying hose and make it just spray the release agent to the depressed part, leads to atomizer overall structure complicated.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at providing a spraying robot for four return circuit protection valve casting die possesses utilizes programmable arm to drive the atomizer through the installation pole and remove along the curved surface of mould die cavity, the release agent need not to correspond to every depressed part and sets up the shower nozzle from shower nozzle blowout and even surface of spraying to mould die cavity, reduces the quantity of shower nozzle, is convenient for adjust the position of shower nozzle, realizes reducing pipeline quantity simultaneously, makes atomizer's structure more retrencied.
The above utility model discloses an above-mentioned utility model purpose can realize through following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a spraying robot for four return circuit protection valve casting die possesses, includes atomizer, still includes the base and locates the arm on the base, atomizer is including installing in the installation pole of arm front end and locating the atomizer that the arm one end was kept away from to the installation pole, the atomizer includes hollow box body and locates the shower nozzle on the box body, the tip that the installation pole was connected to the box body is equipped with the feed liquor pipe and connects the hole, the inside of box body utilizes pipe connection feed liquor pipe to connect hole and shower nozzle.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, equipment such as external water pump, feed liquor pipe provide the release agent that has certain pressure for the shower nozzle, utilize arm able to programme, and drive the atomizer through the installation pole and remove along the curved surface of mould cavity, at this moment, the release agent from shower nozzle blowout and even spraying to the surface of mould cavity, need not to correspond to every depressed part and set up the shower nozzle, reduce the quantity of shower nozzle, be convenient for adjust the position of shower nozzle, realize reducing pipeline quantity simultaneously, make atomizer's structure more retrencied.
The utility model discloses further set up to: feed liquor pipe socket female connection has the joint, connect including connecting pipe and the coaxial screw thread section of locating connecting pipe one end, the periphery of screw thread section is equipped with the screw thread, the coaxial hexagonal hole that is equipped with in the screw thread section, hexagonal hole runs through screw thread section and intercommunication connecting pipe, the coaxial annular that is equipped with in periphery of connecting pipe.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, during the erection joint, hold the connecting pipe and twist the screw thread section into the feed liquor pipe connecting hole, utilize interior hexagonal spanner afterwards to stretch into to the hexagonal downthehole along the connecting pipe, screw up the joint, accomplish the installation that connects, the annular on the connecting pipe is used for joint feed liquor pipe.
The utility model discloses further set up to: the utility model discloses a wire harness installation device, including box body, installation pole, position sensor, wire harness connection hole, the both sides that just are located the installation pole on the box body are equipped with position sensor, position sensor is used for detecting the distance on box body and die cavity surface, the tip that the installation pole was connected to the box body is equipped with the pencil and connects the hole, the inside of box body utilizes wire connection pencil to connect hole and position sensor.
By adopting the technical scheme, during production, the mold is opened and the aluminum piece is taken out, the mechanical arm drives the sprayer to extend into the mold, the position relation between the box body and the surface of the mold cavity is detected and fed back by utilizing position sensing, and the sprayer is ensured to spray the release agent to the surface of the mold cavity;
meanwhile, when the mechanical arm drives the sprayer to stretch into the mold, the initial position of the sprayer is fixed, at the moment, the distance between the mold and the box body of different products is different, the position sensing detection feeds back the distance, the mold type can be automatically identified, and the moving track of the mechanical arm corresponds to the curved surface structure of the mold cavity.
The utility model discloses further set up to: the box body is including the roof that is used for connecting the installation pole, the bottom plate parallel with the mounting panel, a pair of parallel arrangement and be used for mounting position sensor's mounting panel and a pair of parallel arrangement's curb plate, the shower nozzle links firmly the mounting panel, be equipped with the switching piece between shower nozzle and the curb plate, the one end of the perpendicular mounting panel direction of switching piece is equipped with the installation face of slope, the shower nozzle links firmly on the installation face, and install in the one end that the curb plate was kept away from to the shower nozzle on the installation face is to the direction slope that is close.
By adopting the technical scheme, the spray head on the mounting plate is just opposite to the surface of the mold cavity for spraying the release agent, and the spray head on the side plate is used for assisting in spraying the release agent to ensure that the release agent covers the surface of the mold cavity.
The utility model discloses further set up to: be equipped with the feed liquor hole on the shower nozzle, all be equipped with the intercommunicating pore in intercommunication feed liquor hole on mounting panel, the switching block, the feed liquor hole is equipped with the seal groove towards the tip of intercommunicating pore is coaxial, the seal groove is used for inlaying and establishes the sealing washer, the one end that the feed liquor hole was kept away from to the intercommunicating pore is used for attach fitting.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the shower nozzle passes through the bolt fastening on mounting panel, switching piece, connects not direct mount on the shower nozzle, if the shower nozzle damages, then can change the shower nozzle in the box body outside, need not to dismantle the box body, the maintenance of being convenient for.
The utility model discloses further set up to: one side of the side plate, which is far away from the adapter block, is provided with a connecting plate, the joint penetrates through the connecting plate and the side plate, and the bolt penetrates through the connecting plate and the side plate and is connected with the adapter block.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, utilize the connecting plate, the area of contact between increase bolt and the side board improves the joint strength between bridging block and the side board, guarantees the bridging reliability of bridging block.
The utility model discloses further set up to: one side that just is located the shower nozzle on the box body is equipped with the gas blow pipe, the tip that the installation pole was connected to the box body is equipped with the intake pipe and connects the hole, the inside of box body utilizes pipeline connection intake pipe to connect hole and gas blow pipe.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, before spraying the release agent, external air pump, intake pipe provide the gas that has certain pressure for the gas blow pipe, and the gas blow pipe is to the heat dissipation of blowing of mould cavity surface for the cooling rate of mould.
The utility model discloses further set up to: the air blowing pipe is a copper pipe.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the texture of steel pipe is softer, to the mould of different products, buckles the gas blow pipe wantonly to the curved surface structure of adaptation mould die cavity guarantees the cooling effect of gas blow pipe to the mould.
To sum up, the utility model discloses a beneficial technological effect does:
the external water pump, the liquid inlet pipe and other equipment provide a release agent with certain pressure for the spray head, the programmable mechanical arm is utilized to drive the sprayer to move along the curved surface of the mold cavity, the release agent is sprayed out of the spray head and uniformly sprayed onto the surface of the mold cavity, the spray head does not need to be correspondingly arranged for each concave part, the number of the spray heads is reduced, the number of pipelines is reduced, and the structure of the spraying device is simplified;
the spray heads on the mounting plate are over against the surface of the mold cavity to spray the release agent, and the spray heads on the side plates are used for assisting in spraying the release agent to ensure that the release agent covers the surface of the mold cavity;
before spraying the release agent, external air pump, intake pipe provide the gas that has certain pressure for the gas blow pipe, and the gas blow pipe is to the heat dissipation of blowing of mould cavity surface for the cooling rate of mould.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the spraying device.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the cartridge and the inside of the cartridge.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the mounting structure of the joint.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the joint.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the top plate.
In the figure, 01, base; 02. a mechanical arm; 03. a spraying device; 1. mounting a rod; 2. a sprayer; 21. a box body; 211. a top plate; 212. a base plate; 213. mounting a plate; 214. a side plate; 215. a connecting plate; 216. a liquid inlet pipe connection hole; 217. an air inlet pipe connecting hole; 218. wiring harness connection holes; 22. a spray head; 221. a liquid inlet hole; 222. a sealing groove; 23. an air blowing pipe; 24. a transfer block; 241. a mounting surface; 25. a communicating hole; 26. a joint; 261. a connecting pipe; 262. a threaded segment; 263. a hexagonal hole; 264. a ring groove; 27. a position sensor; 281. an input aperture; 282. an output aperture; 283. a middle hole; 284. and (4) a screw plug.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1, for the utility model discloses a spraying robot for four return circuit protection valve casting die possesses, including the base 01 of locating mould one side, locate arm 02 on the base 01 and install the atomizer 03 in the arm 02 front end, wherein, arm 02 can adopt the industrial robot who discloses in the chinese patent that publication number is CN109352629A, atomizer 03 includes installation pole 1 and atomizer 2, the front end of arm 02 is connected to the one end of installation pole 1, atomizer 2 is connected to its other end, atomizer 2 includes box body 21 and locates shower nozzle 22 and gas blow pipe 23 on the box body 21.
Utilize programmable arm 02 to drive atomizer 2 through installation pole 1 and remove along the curved surface of mould cavity, gas blow pipe 23 is to the heat dissipation of blowing of mould cavity surface, and the release agent from shower nozzle 22 blowout and even spraying to the surface of mould cavity need not to correspond to every depressed part and sets up shower nozzle 22, reduces the quantity of shower nozzle 22, realizes reducing pipeline quantity, makes atomizer 03's structure more retrencied.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the box body 21 is hollow, and includes a top plate 211 for connecting the mounting rod 1, a bottom plate 212 parallel to the mounting plate 213, a pair of mounting plates 213 parallel to each other, and a pair of side plates 214 parallel to each other, a connecting plate 215 is disposed on one side opposite to the two side plates 214, a transfer block 24 is disposed on one side of the two side plates 214 facing away from each other, bolts penetrate through the connecting plate 215 and the side plates 214 and are fixedly connected to the transfer block 24, an inclined mounting surface 241 is disposed at one end of the transfer block 24 perpendicular to the direction of the mounting plates 213, the spray head 22 is fixedly connected to the mounting plates 213 and the mounting surface 241 by four bolts, and one end of the spray head 22 fixedly connected to the mounting surface 241.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a liquid inlet hole 221 is formed in the spray head 22, a communicating hole 25 for communicating the interior of the box body 21 and the liquid inlet hole 221 is formed in each of the mounting plate 213 and the adapter block 24, a sealing groove 222 for embedding a sealing ring is coaxially formed in an end portion of the liquid inlet hole 221 facing the communicating hole 25, referring to fig. 6, ten liquid inlet pipe connecting holes 216 for communicating the interior and the exterior of the box body 21 are formed in the top plate 211, joints 26 are respectively formed in both ends of the liquid inlet pipe connecting holes 216 and an end of the communicating hole 25 away from the liquid inlet hole 221, each joint 26 includes a connecting pipe 261 and a threaded section 262 coaxially disposed at one end of the connecting pipe 261, threads are formed in the outer periphery of the threaded section 262 and connected to the liquid inlet pipe connecting holes 216 and the communicating hole 25, a hexagonal hole 263 penetrating through the threaded section 262 and communicated with the connecting pipe 261 is formed in the threaded section 262, the inside of the box body 21 is communicated with the joint 26 at the liquid inlet pipe connecting hole 216 and the communicating hole 25 by a pipeline.
The spray head 22 on the mounting plate 213 is over against the surface of the mold cavity for spraying the release agent, the spray head 22 on the side plate 214 is used for assisting in spraying the release agent, the release agent is ensured to cover the surface of the mold cavity, the spray head 22 is fastened on the mounting plate 213 and the adapter block 24 through bolts, the joint 26 is not directly mounted on the spray head 22, if the spray head 22 is damaged, the spray head 22 can be replaced outside the box body 21, the box body 21 does not need to be disassembled, and the maintenance is convenient.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the gas blowing pipe 23 is a copper pipe, and is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 213 and the mounting surface 241 of the connecting block through threaded fasteners, the steel pipe is soft in texture, and the gas blowing pipe 23 is bent at will for molds of different products so as to adapt to the curved surface structure of a mold cavity and ensure the cooling effect of the gas blowing pipe 23 on the mold; the two mounting plates 213 are respectively provided with a position sensor 27, the position sensor 27 is used for detecting and feeding back the distance between the box body 21 and the surface of the cavity, the top plate 211 is provided with two air inlet pipe connecting holes 217 and two wire harness connecting holes 218, the inside of the box body 21 is connected with the wire harness connecting holes 218 and the position sensor 27 by wires, and the two ends of the air inlet pipe connecting hole 217 are provided with connectors 26, the interior of the box body 21 is communicated with the connectors 26 and the air blow pipes 23 at the air inlet pipe connecting hole 217 by using pipelines, referring to fig. 6, the liquid inlet pipe connecting hole 216 is similar to the air inlet pipe connecting hole 217 in structure, the installation rod comprises an input hole 281 arranged on one side, facing the installation rod 1, of the top plate 211, a plurality of output holes 282 arranged on one side, facing away from the installation rod 1, of the top plate 211, and a middle hole 283 communicated with the input hole 281 and the output holes 282, wherein the middle hole 283 extends from one side of the top plate 211 to the inside of the top plate 211, and the end part of the middle hole 283 is sealed by a screw plug 284.
The implementation principle of the embodiment is as follows: in the production process, the mould die sinking takes out the aluminium part, arm 02 able to programme drives atomizer 2 through installation pole 1 and stretches into in the mould, and remove along the curved surface of mould cavity, at this moment, external air pump, the intake pipe provides the gas that has pressure for gas blow pipe 23, utilize gas blow pipe 23 to blow the heat dissipation to mould cavity surface, accelerate the cooling rate of mould, external water pump, the feed liquor pipe provides the release agent that has pressure for shower nozzle 22, the release agent is from shower nozzle 22 blowout and even spraying to the surface of mould cavity, need not to correspond to setting up shower nozzle 22 to every depressed part, reduce shower nozzle 22's quantity, realize reducing pipeline quantity, make atomizer 03's structure more retrencied.
The embodiment of this specific implementation mode is the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not limit according to this the utility model discloses a protection scope, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the utility model are covered within the protection scope of the utility model.

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1. A spraying robot for four-circuit protection valve casting die comprises a spraying device (03), and is characterized in that: still include base (01) and locate arm (02) on base (01), atomizer (03) including install in installation pole (1) of arm (02) front end and locate atomizer (2) of installing pole (1) and keeping away from arm (02) one end, atomizer (2) include hollow box body (21) and locate shower nozzle (22) on box body (21), the tip that installation pole (1) is connected in box body (21) is equipped with feed liquor tube socket (216), the inside of box body (21) utilizes the pipeline to connect feed liquor tube socket (216) and shower nozzle (22).
2. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 1, characterized in that: feed liquor pipe socket (216) female connection has joint (26), joint (26) are including connecting pipe (261) and coaxial screw thread section (262) of locating connecting pipe (261) one end, the periphery of screw thread section (262) is equipped with the screw thread, the coaxial hexagonal hole (263) that are equipped with in screw thread section (262), hexagonal hole (263) run through screw thread section (262) and feed through connecting pipe (261), the coaxial annular (264) that is equipped with in periphery of connecting pipe (261).
3. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 2, characterized in that: the utility model discloses a wire harness installation structure, including box body (21), box body (21) are gone up and be located the both sides of installation pole (1) and be equipped with position sensor (27), position sensor (27) are used for detecting the distance of box body (21) and die cavity surface, the tip that installation pole (1) was connected in box body (21) is equipped with pencil hole (218), the inside of box body (21) utilizes wire connecting harness to connect hole (218) and position sensor (27).
4. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 3, characterized in that: box body (21) including roof (211) that is used for connecting installation pole (1), bottom plate (212) parallel with mounting panel (213), a pair of parallel arrangement and be used for mounting panel (213) of mounted position sensor (27) and a pair of parallel arrangement's curb plate (214), shower nozzle (22) link firmly mounting panel (213), be equipped with between shower nozzle (22) and curb plate (214) and change over piece (24), the one end of change over piece (24) perpendicular mounting panel (213) direction is equipped with the installation face (241) of slope, shower nozzle (22) link firmly on installation face (241), and install in shower nozzle (22) on installation face (241) keep away from the one end of curb plate (214) to the direction slope that is close to mounting panel (213).
5. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 4, characterized in that: shower nozzle (22) pass through the bolt fastening on mounting panel (213), switching piece (24), be equipped with feed liquor hole (221) on shower nozzle (22), all be equipped with intercommunication feed liquor hole (221) on mounting panel (213), switching piece (24) intercommunicating pore (25), feed liquor hole (221) are equipped with seal groove (222) towards the tip of intercommunicating pore (25) is coaxial, seal groove (222) are used for inlaying and establish the sealing washer, the one end that feed liquor hole (221) were kept away from in intercommunicating pore (25) is used for attach fitting (26).
6. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 4, characterized in that: one side of the side plate (214) departing from the transfer block (24) is provided with a connecting plate (215), the joint (26) penetrates through the connecting plate (215) and the side plate (214), and a bolt penetrates through the connecting plate (215) and the side plate (214) and is connected with the transfer block (24).
7. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 1, characterized in that: one side that just is located shower nozzle (22) on box body (21) is equipped with gas blow pipe (23), the tip that installation pole (1) is connected in box body (21) is equipped with intake pipe and connects hole (217), the inside of box body (21) utilizes pipe connection intake pipe to connect hole (217) and gas blow pipe (23).
8. A spray robot for four-circuit protection valve casting molds according to claim 7, characterized in that: the air blowing pipe (23) is a copper pipe.
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