CN211638562U - Bow-shaped manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an arched manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine, the loach carrying platform comprises a supporting fram, the draw-in groove has been seted up to the support frame bottom, the middle fixedly connected with of department of support frame upper surface promotes the jar, the bottom swing joint that promotes the jar has the catch bar, the bottom fixedly connected with cardboard of catch bar, just the cardboard with draw-in groove swing joint, the first mounting bracket of bottom fixedly connected with of cardboard, the first motor of left end fixedly connected with of first mounting bracket, first slide rail has been seted up to the bottom of first mounting bracket, both ends are rotated and are connected with first pivot about first slide rail is inboard. This be convenient for adjust the height of first splint and second splint through promoting the jar, through slide and the stability of spout when improving the cardboard and removing, be convenient for adjust the position of first splint and second splint through first electricity, drive first splint through the second motor and remove, be convenient for carry out the clamping through first splint and second splint.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a numerical control gear hobbing machine field specifically is an arched manipulator that is used for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine.
Background
The numerical control gear hobbing machine is suitable for batch, small batch and single piece production and processing of cylindrical gears and worm gears, and the drum gears with certain parameters can also be used for continuously indexing and hobbing 6 teeth with the length less than 300 and short spline shafts with more than 6 teeth by using spline hobs.
According to the patent number 'CN201822048403. X', the arch-shaped manipulator of the full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine comprises a horizontal mounting plate and a section plate which are vertically mounted, wherein the section plate is provided with two pairs of longitudinal linear guide rails, the upper parts of the middles of the two pairs of longitudinal linear guide rails are provided with cylinder supports, longitudinal cylinders are fixed on the cylinder supports, and the lower ends of piston rods of the longitudinal cylinders are connected to the cylinder mounting plate through support frames; the right side of the bottom of the horizontal mounting plate is provided with a transverse linear guide rail, and the left side of the bottom of the horizontal mounting plate is provided with a magnetic coupling type rodless cylinder; an arched supporting plate is arranged on a sliding block of the transverse linear guide rail, and a connecting plate on the magnetic couple type rodless cylinder is connected with the arched supporting plate; the bow-shaped backup pad facial make-up is equipped with revolving cylinder, is 90 angles on the revolving cylinder and installs two gas claws, and every gas claw can both the centre gripping work piece. The utility model discloses compact structure, it is small, rigidity is high, and gas claw clamping-force is big. The gripping and conveying device is suitable for gripping and conveying workpieces such as shaft gears, worms and the like with medium and small moduli, but the scheme has some defects.
This scheme is when using, and the user of being not convenient for operates, and the control range is less, and stability is not good when adjusting, takes place to rock easily, influences the normal use of device, for this reason, we propose the bow-shaped manipulator that is used for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide an arched manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine has solved the problem that proposes among the background art.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: the bow-shaped manipulator for the full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine comprises a support frame, wherein a clamping groove is formed in the bottom of the support frame, a pushing cylinder is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper surface of the support frame, a pushing rod is movably connected to the bottom of the pushing cylinder, a clamping plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pushing rod and movably connected with the clamping groove, a first mounting frame is fixedly connected to the bottom of the clamping plate, a first motor is fixedly connected to the left end of the first mounting frame, a first sliding rail is formed in the bottom of the first mounting frame, a first rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the left end and the right end of the inner side of the first sliding rail, the first motor is connected with the first rotating shaft through a first transmission shaft, a first guide rod is fixedly connected to the inner side of the first rotating shaft, a first sliding block is wound on the outer surface of the first guide rod, and a mounting, the bottom fixedly connected with of mounting panel is bow-shaped, the right-hand member fixedly connected with second mounting bracket of bow-shaped support, the second mounting bracket, the upper end fixedly connected with second motor of second mounting bracket, the second slide rail has been seted up to the right-hand member of second mounting bracket, the inboard upper and lower both ends of second slide rail are rotated and are connected with the second pivot, just the second motor through the second transmission shaft with the second pivot is connected, the inboard fixedly connected with second guide arm of second pivot, the inboard threaded connection of second guide arm has the second slider, the first splint of right-hand member fixedly connected with of second slider, the bottom fixedly connected with second splint on second mounting bracket right surface, just first splint with the second splint are corresponding.
As an optimized embodiment of the utility model, the spout has been seted up to the left and right sides of draw-in groove, the inboard swing joint of spout has the slide.
As a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the top fixedly connected with connecting plate of cardboard left and right sides, just the other end of connecting plate with the slide is connected.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the size of the first slide rail is identical to the first slide block, and the first slide block is movably connected to the first slide rail.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the size of the second slide rail is identical to the second slide block, and the second slide block is movably connected to the second slide rail.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the first splint and the surface of the second splint are fixedly connected with a protection pad, and the protection pad is made of rubber.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. the utility model discloses an arcuate manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine, through starting the propelling cylinder, the propelling cylinder promotes the catch bar, the catch bar promotes the cardboard, the cardboard promotes first mounting bracket, first mounting bracket promotes arcuate support, arcuate support promotes the second mounting bracket, thereby be convenient for adjust the height of first splint and second splint, the user of being convenient for operates, stability when improving the cardboard through the draw-in groove and moving, the connecting plate that is equipped with through cardboard both sides is connected with the slide, cooperate with the spout through the slide, stability when improving the cardboard and moving, thereby stability when improving the device and adjusting;
2. the utility model discloses an arched manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine, through starting first motor, first motor drives first transmission shaft and rotates, and first transmission shaft drives first pivot and rotates, and first pivot drives first guide arm and rotates, and first guide arm drives first slider and moves, and first slider drives the mounting panel and moves, and the mounting panel drives arched bracket and moves, and arched bracket drives the second mounting bracket and moves to be convenient for adjust the position of first splint and second splint, be convenient for use;
3. the utility model discloses an arched manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine, through starting the second motor, the second motor drives the second transmission shaft and rotates, and the second transmission shaft drives the second pivot and rotates, and the second pivot drives the second guide arm and rotates, and the second guide arm drives the second slider and removes, and the second slider drives first splint and removes, is convenient for carry out the clamping through first splint and second splint, and this novel operation of being convenient for, comparatively practical is fit for extensively promoting and using.
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Other features, objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent upon reading of the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the following drawings:
FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of an arcuate manipulator for a full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a first mounting bracket of the arcuate manipulator for the full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine of the present invention;
fig. 3 is the enlarged view of the part a of the bow-shaped manipulator of the full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine of the utility model.
In the figure: the supporting frame 1, the clamping groove 11, the sliding groove 12, the sliding plate 13, the pushing cylinder 2, the pushing rod 21, the clamping plate 22, the connecting plate 23, the first mounting frame 3, the first motor 31, the first transmission shaft 32, the first sliding rail 33, the first rotating shaft 34, the first guide rod 35, the first sliding block 36, the mounting plate 37, the arched bracket 38, the second mounting frame 4, the second motor 41, the second transmission shaft 42, the second sliding rail 43, the second rotating shaft 44, the second guide rod 45, the second sliding block 46, the first clamping plate 47, the second clamping plate 48 and the protection pad 5.
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In order to make the technical means, creation features, achievement purposes and functions of the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further described below with reference to the following embodiments.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships 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 being 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, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected" and "disposed" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, disposed, detachably connected, disposed, or integrally connected and disposed; the utility model discloses in provide only supply the reference with the model of electrical apparatus. For those skilled in the art, different types of electrical appliances with the same function can be replaced according to actual use conditions, and for those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific situations.
Referring to fig. 1-3, the present invention provides a technical solution: an arched manipulator for a full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine comprises a support frame 1, wherein a clamping groove 11 is formed in the bottom of the support frame 1, a pushing cylinder 2 is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper surface of the support frame 1, a pushing rod 21 is movably connected to the bottom of the pushing cylinder 2, a clamping plate 22 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pushing rod 21, the clamping plate 22 is movably connected with the clamping groove 11, a first mounting frame 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the clamping plate 22, a first motor 31 is fixedly connected to the left end of the first mounting frame 3, a first sliding rail 33 is formed in the bottom of the first mounting frame 3, a first rotating shaft 34 is rotatably connected to the left end and the right end of the inner side of the first sliding rail 33, the first motor 31 is connected with the first rotating shaft 34 through a first transmission shaft 32, a first guide rod 35 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the first rotating shaft 34, and a first sliding block 36 is wound on the, the bottom of the first slider 36 is fixedly connected with a mounting plate 37, the bottom of the mounting plate 37 is fixedly connected with an arched support 38, the right end of the arched support 38 is fixedly connected with a second mounting frame 4, the second mounting frame 4 is fixedly connected with a second motor 41 at the upper end of the second mounting frame 4, a second slide rail 43 is arranged at the right end of the second mounting frame 4, the upper end and the lower end of the inner side of the second slide rail 43 are rotatably connected with a second rotating shaft 44, the second motor 41 is connected with the second rotating shaft 44 through a second transmission shaft 42, the inner side of the second rotating shaft 44 is fixedly connected with a second guide rod 45, the inner side of the second guide rod 45 is in threaded connection with a second slider 46, the right end of the second slider 46 is fixedly connected with a first clamping plate 47, the bottom of the right surface of the second mounting frame 4 is fixedly connected with a second clamping plate 48, and the first clamping plate 47 corresponds to the second clamping plate, in this embodiment (as shown in fig. 1-3), by activating the pushing cylinder 2, the pushing cylinder 2 pushes the pushing rod 21, the pushing rod 21 pushes the clamping plate 22, the clamping plate 22 pushes the first mounting frame 3, the first mounting frame 3 pushes the arcuate bracket 38, and the arcuate bracket 38 pushes the second mounting frame 4, so as to adjust the heights of the first clamping plate 47 and the second clamping plate 48, thereby facilitating the operation of a user, improve the stability of the clamping plate 22 during movement through the clamping slot 11, connect the connecting plates 23 arranged on both sides of the clamping plate 22 with the sliding plate 13, and match the sliding plate 13 with the sliding slot 12 through the sliding plate 13, thereby improving the stability of the clamping plate 22 during movement, thereby improving the stability of the device during adjustment, by activating the first motor 31, the first motor 31 drives the first transmission shaft 32 to rotate, the first transmission shaft 32 drives the first rotating shaft 34 to rotate, the first rotating shaft 34 drives the first guide rod 35 to rotate, the first guide rod, first slider 36 drives mounting panel 37 and moves, mounting panel 37 drives bow-shaped support 38 and moves, bow-shaped support 38 drives second mounting bracket 4 and moves, thereby be convenient for adjust the position of first splint 47 and second splint 48, be convenient for use, through starting second motor 41, second motor 41 drives second transmission shaft 42 and rotates, second transmission shaft 42 drives second pivot 44 and rotates, second pivot 44 drives second guide arm 45 and rotates, second guide arm 45 drives second slider 46 and moves, second slider 46 drives first splint 47 and moves, be convenient for carry out the clamping through first splint 47 and second splint 48.
Referring to fig. 1, sliding grooves 12 are formed in the left and right sides of the engaging groove 11, a sliding plate 13 is movably connected to the inner side of the sliding groove 12, and the stability of the engaging plate 22 is improved by the sliding grooves 12 and the sliding plate 13.
Referring to fig. 1, a connecting plate 23 is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the left side and the upper portion of the right side of the clamping plate 22, and the other end of the connecting plate 23 is connected to the sliding plate 13, and plays a role in connection and support through the connecting plate 23.
Referring to fig. 2, the size of the first slide rail 33 is matched with that of the first slide block 36, and the first slide block 36 is movably connected with the first slide rail 33, so that the stability of the first slide block 36 during moving is improved by the first slide rail 33.
Referring to fig. 3, the size of the second slide rail 43 is matched with that of the second slide block 46, and the second slide block 46 is movably connected with the second slide rail 43, so that the stability of the second slide block 46 during moving is improved by the second slide rail 43.
Referring to fig. 3, the surfaces of the first clamping plate 47 and the second clamping plate 48 are both fixedly connected with a protection pad 5, and the protection pad 5 is made of rubber, and plays a role of protection through the protection pad 5.
The working principle is as follows: it should be noted that the present invention is an arcuate manipulator for a fully automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine, comprising a support frame 1, a slot 11, a chute 12, a slide plate 13, a pushing cylinder 2, a pushing rod 21, a clamping plate 22, a connecting plate 23, a first mounting frame 3, a first motor 31, a first transmission shaft 32, a first slide rail 33, a first rotating shaft 34, a first guide rod 35, a first slider 36, a mounting plate 37, an arcuate bracket 38, a second mounting frame 4, a second motor 41, a second transmission shaft 42, a second slide rail 43, a second rotating shaft 44, a second guide rod 45, a second slider 46, a first clamping plate 47, a second clamping plate 48, a protection pad 5, and components that are all universal standard components or components known to those skilled in the art, and the structure and principle of the present invention can be known to those skilled in the art through technical manuals or through conventional experimental methods, when in use, a user starts the pushing cylinder 2, the pushing cylinder 2 pushes the pushing rod 21, the pushing rod 21 pushes the clamping plate 22, the clamping plate 22 pushes the first mounting frame 3, the first mounting frame 3 pushes the arched support 38, the arched support 38 pushes the second mounting frame 4, so as to adjust the heights of the first clamping plate 47 and the second clamping plate 48, so as to facilitate the operation of a user, the clamping groove 11 is used for improving the stability of the clamping plate 22 during movement, the connecting plates 23 arranged on the two sides of the clamping plate 22 are connected with the sliding plate 13 and matched with the sliding groove 12 through the sliding plate 13, the stability of the clamping plate 22 during movement is improved, so as to improve the stability of the device during adjustment, by starting the first motor 31, the first motor 31 drives the first transmission shaft 32 to rotate, the first transmission shaft 32 drives the first rotating shaft 34 to rotate, the first rotating shaft 34 drives the first guide rod 35 to rotate, the first guide rod 35 drives the first sliding block 36 to move, the, mounting panel 37 drives bow-shaped support 38 and removes, bow-shaped support 38 drives second mounting bracket 4 and removes, thereby be convenient for adjust the position of first splint 47 and second splint 48, be convenient for use, through starting second motor 41, second motor 41 drives second transmission shaft 42 and rotates, second transmission shaft 42 drives second pivot 44 and rotates, second pivot 44 drives second guide arm 45 and rotates, second guide arm 45 drives second slider 46 and removes, second slider 46 drives first splint 47 and removes, be convenient for carry out the clamping through first splint 47 and second splint 48.
The basic principles and the main features of the invention and the advantages of the invention have been shown and described above, it will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, but that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.
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1. A bow-shaped manipulator for full-automatic numerical control gear hobbing machine, including support frame (1), its characterized in that: the bottom of the support frame (1) is provided with a clamping groove (11), the middle of the upper surface of the support frame (1) is fixedly connected with a pushing cylinder (2), the bottom of the pushing cylinder (2) is movably connected with a pushing rod (21), the bottom of the pushing rod (21) is fixedly connected with a clamping plate (22), the clamping plate (22) is movably connected with the clamping groove (11), the bottom of the clamping plate (22) is fixedly connected with a first mounting frame (3), the left end of the first mounting frame (3) is fixedly connected with a first motor (31), the bottom of the first mounting frame (3) is provided with a first sliding rail (33), the left end and the right end of the inner side of the first sliding rail (33) are rotatably connected with a first rotating shaft (34), the first motor (31) is connected with the first rotating shaft (34) through a first transmission shaft (32), the inner side of the first rotating shaft (34) is fixedly connected with a first guide rod (35), the outer surface of the first guide rod (35) is wound with a first sliding block (36), the bottom of the first sliding block (36) is fixedly connected with a mounting plate (37), the bottom of the mounting plate (37) is fixedly connected with an arched support (38), the right end of the arched support (38) is fixedly connected with a second mounting frame (4), the second mounting frame (4) is fixedly connected with a second motor (41), the right end of the second mounting frame (4) is provided with a second sliding rail (43), the upper end and the lower end of the inner side of the second sliding rail (43) are rotatably connected with a second rotating shaft (44), the second motor (41) is connected with the second rotating shaft (44) through a second transmission shaft (42), the inner side of the second rotating shaft (44) is fixedly connected with a second guide rod (45), and the inner side of the second guide rod (45) is in threaded connection with a second sliding block (46), the right-hand member fixedly connected with first splint (47) of second slider (46), the bottom fixedly connected with second splint (48) of second mounting bracket (4) right side surface, just first splint (47) with second splint (48) are corresponding.
2. The arcuate manipulator for a fully automatic numerically controlled gear hobbing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the left side and the right side of the clamping groove (11) are provided with sliding grooves (12), and the inner sides of the sliding grooves (12) are movably connected with sliding plates (13).
3. The arcuate manipulator for a fully automatic numerically controlled gear hobbing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: the upper parts of the left side and the right side of the clamping plate (22) are fixedly connected with connecting plates (23), and the other ends of the connecting plates (23) are connected with the sliding plate (13).
4. The arcuate manipulator for a fully automatic numerically controlled gear hobbing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the size of the first slide rail (33) is matched with that of the first slide block (36), and the first slide block (36) is movably connected with the first slide rail (33).
5. The arcuate manipulator for a fully automatic numerically controlled gear hobbing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the size of the second slide rail (43) is matched with that of the second slide block (46), and the second slide block (46) is movably connected with the second slide rail (43).
6. The arcuate manipulator for a fully automatic numerically controlled gear hobbing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the surface of the first clamping plate (47) and the surface of the second clamping plate (48) are fixedly connected with a protection pad (5), and the protection pad (5) is made of rubber.
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