CN211758367U - Die casting machine device - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a die casting machine device, including the mode locking device, press and penetrate device, frame, the mode locking device is vertical structure, presses and penetrates the device to be established in mode locking device one side, installs forging and pressing drive arrangement in the frame, and forging and pressing drive arrangement installs below the mode locking device, has avoided the structure mode locking device and the press and penetrate device of traditional vertical die casting machine device to install together and cause the structure too complicated and chaotic; the mold locking device comprises a frame body and a mold closing assembly, the injection device comprises a material injection mechanism, the mold closing assembly comprises a mold, the mold is provided with a molding chamber, the material injection mechanism is in buckled connection with the mold, the stroke of the casting liquid flowing into the molding chamber from the material injection mechanism is short, the situation that the casting liquid of the horizontal type die casting machine device does not smoothly flow into the molding chamber is avoided, and meanwhile, the occupied space is reduced; furthermore, the forging and pressing driving device forges and presses the formed casting in the die-casting forming process, so that the die-casting and forging-pressing integration is realized, and the compactness of the formed casting is improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the die casting machine and specifically relates to a die casting machine device.
Background
The traditional horizontal die casting machine device and the vertical die casting machine are only provided with a die-casting forming device and are not provided with a forging device, so that the compactness of a formed casting is low.
In addition, in the injection molding process of the traditional horizontal die-casting machine, the injection head needs to inject liquid into the molding chamber and the liquid needs to be injected upwards, so that the situation that the injection head is blocked due to the downward flow of the liquid caused by the influence of gravity is avoided.
Although the existing vertical die casting machine is small in occupied space, the vertical die casting machine is long in injection stroke, the material cup is long in designed length, and the flowing stroke of pouring liquid is too long, so that the high-melting-point metal liquid is easy to dissipate heat in the flowing process of the material cup, and then the metal liquid is cooled to block a discharge hole of the material cup and is difficult to inject into a forming chamber.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve the problem, the utility model provides a die casting machine device, compact structure, reduction occupation space.
The utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes:
the utility model provides a die casting machine device, the die casting machine device includes the mode locking device, presses and penetrates device, frame, the mode locking device press and penetrate the device and all install the frame top, the mode locking device include support body, sliding connection in the compound die subassembly of support body.
The injection device is arranged on one side of the mold locking device, the forging driving device is arranged in the machine base, and the forging driving device is arranged below the mold locking device.
Furthermore, the injection device comprises an injection mechanism, the die assembly component comprises a die, the die is provided with a forming chamber, the die assembly components slide and are closed to each other, the injection mechanism is connected with the die assembly component, and the injection mechanism injects pouring liquid into the forming chamber.
Furthermore, the injection device comprises an injection mechanism, the injection mechanism comprises a material cup, a compression rod and a locking connecting frame, the material cup is fixedly connected with the compression rod, and the compression rod is fixedly connected with the injection mechanism through the locking connecting frame.
Further, the injection mechanism comprises a second driving device and a pressurizing device, the second driving device, the compression rod and the material cup are movably mounted in sequence, and then the second driving device drives the compression rod to push the pouring liquid in the material cup to be injected into the molding chamber.
Furthermore, the injection mechanism further comprises a material injection mechanism fixing frame, and the material cup is fixedly connected with the material injection mechanism fixing frame.
Furthermore, the frame body is provided with a limiting hinged support, the die assembly component comprises a first die assembly movable plate and a second die assembly movable plate, the die is installed between the first die assembly movable plate and the second die assembly movable plate, the first die assembly movable plate is connected with the limiting hinged support, and the forging and pressing driving device is installed below the second die assembly movable plate.
Furthermore, a first driving device is arranged on the frame body and drives the limiting hinged support to descend or ascend, and then the first die closing movable plate is driven to descend or ascend.
Further, the injection device comprises an adjusting device, the adjusting device is arranged below the injection device, the adjusting device comprises a jacking driving device, and the jacking driving device is used for lifting the injection mechanism.
Furthermore, the adjusting device comprises a moving driving device, and the moving driving device drives the injection mechanism to move towards the direction close to the mold closing assembly, so that the injection mechanism is buckled and connected with the mold, and the pouring liquid in the injection mechanism can flow into the molding chamber.
Furthermore, the movement driving device comprises a sliding plate, a first displacement device and a second displacement device, the first displacement device is fixedly installed on the sliding plate and is fixedly connected with the material injection mechanism fixing frame, the second displacement device is connected with the first displacement device through the sliding plate, the second displacement device drives the sliding plate to slide left and right, and the first displacement device moves and drives the material injection mechanism to move so as to drive the material injection mechanism to move.
The utility model has the advantages that:
1. the utility model discloses a die casting machine device, include the mode locking device, press and penetrate device, frame, the mode locking device is vertical structure, press and penetrate the device and establish mode locking device one side, press and penetrate the device and be horizontal structure, install forging and pressing drive arrangement in the frame, forging and pressing drive arrangement installs mode locking device below has realized die-casting and forging and pressing integration just the utility model discloses a die casting machine device simple structure is not mixed and disorderly.
2. The utility model discloses a mode locking device include support body, sliding connection in the compound die subassembly of support body, press and penetrate the device including penetrating the material mechanism, the compound die subassembly includes the mould, the mould is equipped with the forming chamber, compound die subassembly mutual slip just closes up each other, penetrate the material mechanism with the mould is connected, penetrate the material mechanism and pour into the casting liquid in the forming chamber, establish owing to penetrating the material mechanism compound die subassembly one side, the casting liquid can smoothly flow into in the forming chamber, avoided horizontal die casting machine to need up spray the injection that causes unsmooth, the casting liquid easily blocks up the circumstances such as shower head and take place.
3. The utility model discloses not only avoided traditional vertical die casting machine device to press to penetrate device and mode locking device to install together and the structure that causes is too numerous and diverse, avoided vertical die casting machine device pouring fluid to flow into the forming chamber stroke overlength moreover, and then made the pouring fluid flow time in the material cup be of a specified duration, scattered and lost too much heat, be unfavorable for the die-casting of high melting point metal, the utility model provides a high temperature metal can't die-casting fashioned problem.
4. The utility model discloses a pouring liquid sprays into from the material cup the stroke of forming chamber is short, just the utility model discloses be equipped with pressure device, pressure device impels the pouring liquid in with higher speed the forming chamber prevents that liquid cooling is too fast, the utility model discloses can be used to the die-casting of high melting point metal.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the die casting machine;
fig. 2 is a front view of the die casting machine;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the die casting machine assembly;
FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the mold clamping device;
fig. 5 is a schematic plan view of the die casting machine device.
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For a more clear and complete description of the technical solution of the present invention, the following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
For a more clear and complete description of the technical solution of the present invention, the following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Please refer to fig. 1-5, the utility model provides a die casting machine device, the die casting machine device includes the mode locking device 1, presses and penetrates device 2, frame 4, the mode locking device 1 press and penetrate device 2 and all install frame 4 top, the mode locking device 1 include support body 6, sliding connection in the compound die subassembly 11 of support body 6.
Wherein, the injection device 2 is installed at one side of the mold locking device 1. And a forging and pressing driving device 5 is installed in the machine seat 4, and the forging and pressing driving device 5 is installed below the mold locking device 1.
In this embodiment, since the injection device 2 is installed on the mold clamping device 1 side and the forging driving device 5 is installed below the mold clamping device 1, the die casting machine is simple in structure and free from disorder.
Further, the injection device 2 comprises an injection mechanism 20, the mold closing assembly 11 comprises a mold 17, the mold 17 is provided with a molding chamber 170, the mold closing assembly 11 slides and closes to each other, the injection mechanism 20 is connected with the mold 17, and the injection mechanism 20 injects the casting liquid into the molding chamber 170.
In this embodiment, the mold clamping unit 11 includes the mold 17, the molding chamber 170 is provided in the mold 17, the injection mechanism 20 is engaged with the mold 17, and the casting liquid can smoothly flow into the molding chamber 170.
In this embodiment, mode locking device 1 is installed on frame 4, press and penetrate device 2 and install the side at mode locking device 1, namely, mode locking device 1 adopts vertical mounting means, press and penetrate device 2 and adopt horizontal mounting means, pouring fluid gets into the stroke of forming chamber 170 weak point from material cup 200, and the pouring fluid of having avoided vertical die casting machine flows the time for a long time in material cup 200, scatters and disappears too much heat, the utility model discloses a die casting machine device is fit for the die-casting of high melting point metal, simultaneously, the die casting machine device has avoided traditional vertical die casting machine device to press and has penetrated device 2 and mode locking device 1 and install together and the structure that leads to is numerous and diverse, chaotic, just the die casting machine device reduces occupation space.
The utility model discloses a pouring liquid is mainly the molten metal of high melting point, and in this embodiment, the pouring liquid is stainless steel liquid.
In this embodiment, penetrate material mechanism 20 and establish compound die subassembly 11 one side, compound die subassembly 11 includes mould 17, mould 17 is equipped with forming chamber 170, penetrate material mechanism 20 and be connected with mould 17 lock, the casting liquid can smoothly flow in the forming chamber 170, the utility model discloses not only avoided traditional vertical die casting machine device to press and penetrate device 2 and installed together, lead to the structure numerous and diverse, avoided the horizontal die casting machine device casting liquid to flow into the not smooth and easy condition of forming chamber 170 to take place moreover, still avoided horizontal die casting machine occupation space big.
Further, the injection device 2 comprises an injection mechanism 23, the injection mechanism 20 comprises a material cup 200, a compression rod 201 and a locking connecting frame 202, the material cup 200 is fixedly connected with the compression rod 201, and the compression rod 201 is fixedly connected with the injection mechanism 23 through the locking connecting frame 202.
Further, the injection mechanism 23 includes a second driving device 21 and a pressurizing device 22, and the pressurizing device 22, the second driving device 21, the compression rod 201, and the material cup 200 are movably installed in sequence, so that the second driving device 21 drives the compression rod 201 to push the casting liquid in the material cup 200 to be injected into the molding chamber 170.
In this embodiment, the pressurizing device 22 is provided with a plurality of tanks 220, the tanks 220 store nitrogen, the interior of the second driving device 21 is communicated with the injection mechanism 20, the nitrogen flows into the cup 200 from the tanks 220, and the pouring liquid enters the cup 200 from an external device and is pushed into the forming chamber 170 by the nitrogen.
In this embodiment, the canister 220 is mounted on the base 4 and on one side of the second driving device 21, and since the pressurizing device 22 can communicate with the cup 200 through a pipe, and the mounting position of the pressurizing device 22 is not fixed, except for this embodiment, the canister 220 can communicate with the cup 200 through a pipe, and the canister 220 can be mounted near the cup 200.
The utility model discloses be provided with pressure device 22, pressure device 22 with penetrate material mechanism 20 and connect, through nitrogen gas will expect in the cup 200 pouring liquid impels the molding chamber 170 fast, prevent that the pouring liquid jam is in expecting cup 200, prevent pouring liquid too fast cooling in expecting cup 200 simultaneously, the event impels the pouring liquid in expecting cup 200 fast in the molding chamber 170.
Further, the injection mechanism 23 further includes a material injection mechanism fixing frame 210, and the material cup 200 is fixedly connected to the material injection mechanism fixing frame 210.
Further, the frame body 6 is provided with a limit hinge base 60, the mold closing assembly 11 comprises a first mold closing plate 12 and a second mold closing plate 13, the mold 17 is installed between the first mold closing plate 12 and the second mold closing plate 13, the first mold closing plate 12 is connected with the limit hinge base 60, and the forging driving device 5 is installed below the second mold closing plate 113.
In the present embodiment, the mold 17 is first attached to the second mold clamping plate 13. In the present embodiment, the first clamping plate 12 and the second clamping plate 13 are each provided with a T-shaped groove 14, and the T-shaped groove 14 is used to attach and fix the mold 17 and prevent the mold 17 from being separated from between the first clamping plate 12 and the second clamping plate 13.
Referring to fig. 4, the frame body 6 is provided with a limit hinge base 60, the mold clamping assembly 11 includes a first mold clamping plate 12, and the first mold clamping plate 12 is connected to the limit hinge base 60.
In this embodiment, the stopper hinge 60 is a mechanical hinge, and the stopper hinge 60 can prevent the first mold clamping plate 12 from being pressed against the second mold clamping plate 13 by buffering the first mold clamping plate 12 from being lowered too fast. The first driving device 10 is installed above the limit hinge base 60.
In this embodiment, the mold 17 is provided with a feeding hole 16, the mold 17 is provided with the molding chamber 170, the injection mechanism 20 is connected with the mold 17, the injection mechanism 20 is communicated with the feeding hole 16, the feeding hole 16 is communicated with the molding chamber 170, and the casting liquid flows through the feeding hole 16 and flows into the molding chamber 170.
Further, a first driving device 10 is arranged on the frame body 6, and the first driving device 10 drives the limit hinge base 60 to descend or ascend, so as to drive the first mold clamping plate 12 to descend or ascend.
The process flow is that the mold closing assembly 11 is closed, the mold 17 is pressed on the first mold closing plate 12 and the second mold closing plate 13, then the injection mechanism is connected with the mold 17 in a buckling manner, the pouring liquid stored in the external equipment is injected into the material cup 200 in the injection mechanism 20, then the compression rod 201 is injected to the limit switch (not shown in the figure), the limit switch (not shown in the figure) is injected again at a variable speed until the pouring liquid in the material cup 200 is injected into the forming chamber 170, then the forging driving device 5 starts a forging head (not shown in the figure) in the forging driving device to act, and finally the casting formed in the forming chamber 170 is cooled and opened and ejected.
Further, the injection device 2 comprises an adjusting device 3, the adjusting device 3 is arranged below the injection device 2, the adjusting device 3 comprises a jacking driving device 31, and the jacking driving device 31 is used for lifting the injection mechanism 20.
Further, the movement driving device 30 includes a sliding plate 302, a first shifting device 301, and a second shifting device 300, the first shifting device 301 is fixedly mounted on the sliding plate 302 and is fixedly connected to the fixing frame of the injection mechanism 20, the second shifting device 300 is connected to the first shifting device 301 through the sliding plate 302, the second shifting device 300 drives the sliding plate 302 to slide left and right, the first shifting device 301 moves and drives the fixing frame 210 to move, and thus drives the injection mechanism 20 to move.
Referring to fig. 1, the moving driving device 30 includes a sliding plate 302, a first shifting device 301, and a second shifting device 300, the first shifting device 301 is fixedly mounted on the sliding plate 302 and is fixedly connected to the injection mechanism fixing frame 210, the second shifting device 300 is connected to the first shifting device 301 through the sliding plate 302, the second shifting device 300 drives the sliding plate 302 to slide left and right, the first shifting device 301 moves and drives the injection mechanism fixing frame 210 to move, and thus drives the injection mechanism 20 to move.
In this embodiment, the second displacement device 300 drives the slide plate 302 to slide in a direction to approach the clamping unit 11, so that the first displacement device 301 drives the injection mechanism 20 to move in a direction to approach the clamping unit 11, thereby engaging and connecting the injection mechanism 20 with the mold 17.
Further, the die-casting machine apparatus 1 includes an ejector pin driving device 15, the ejector pin driving device 15 is mounted on the first die clamping movable plate 12, and the die-casting machine apparatus includes a supply mechanism 7, and the supply mechanism 7 is mounted in the machine base 4.
In this embodiment, the supply mechanism 7 includes an oil tank 71 and a motor 72, and the oil tank 71 and the motor 72 are used to power the mold clamping device 1 or the adjusting device 3.
The thimble driving device 15 is used for driving a thimble (not marked in the figure) in the second mold closing assembly 11 to move, and the thimble driving device 15 is used for forming in the forming process.
In this embodiment, a mold 17 is mounted on the second clamping plate 13, the first clamping plate 12 is pressed downward, the first clamping plate 12 and the second clamping plate 13 are closed, and the mold 17 is pressed between the first clamping plate 12 and the second clamping plate 13 and cannot move, the adjusting device 3 is adjusted, so that the moving driving device 30 drives the material injection mechanism 20 to be engaged with the mold 17, and the material injection mechanism 20 is connected with the clamping assembly 11, and the material cup 200 is communicated with the feed port 16.
Gaseous propulsion in pressure device 22 pouring fluid in the material cup 200 gets into in the mould 17 during the forming chamber 170, forging and pressing drive arrangement 5 work, promptly, the pouring fluid is pressed and is penetrated the entering behind the compound die subassembly 11 forging and pressing drive arrangement 5 forges and presses at once, the forging head (not marking in the picture) of forging and pressing drive arrangement 5 installation runs through second compound die movable plate 13 and forges and press fashioned foundry goods, and then can obtain the very high foundry goods of compactness, the utility model discloses a casting and forging integration, fashioned foundry goods continue to be cooled off after forging and pressing, after the cooling, 11 phase separations of compound die subassembly, die sinking, forging and pressing drive arrangement 5 jack-up second compound die movable plate 13 to ejecting with fashioned foundry goods.
Of course, the present invention can also have other various embodiments, and based on the embodiments, those skilled in the art can obtain other embodiments without any creative work, and all of them belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. The die casting machine device is characterized by comprising a die locking device, an injection device and a base, wherein the die locking device and the injection device are both arranged above the base;
the injection device is arranged on one side of the mold locking device, the forging driving device is arranged in the machine base, and the forging driving device is arranged below the mold locking device.
2. The die casting machine apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said injection means comprises a shot mechanism, said mold closing assembly comprises a mold, said mold is provided with a molding chamber, said mold closing assemblies slide and come together, said shot mechanism is connected to said mold, said shot mechanism injects the casting liquid into said molding chamber.
3. The die casting machine device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said injection device comprises an injection mechanism, said injection mechanism comprising a material cup, a compression rod and a locking link, said material cup being fixedly connected to said compression rod, said compression rod being fixedly connected to said injection mechanism through said locking link.
4. The die casting machine device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the injection mechanism comprises a second driving device and a pressurizing device, and the pressurizing device, the second driving device, the compression rod and the material cup are movably arranged in sequence, so that the second driving device drives the compression rod to push the casting liquid in the material cup to be injected into the molding chamber.
5. The die casting machine assembly of claim 4 wherein said shot mechanism further comprises a shot mechanism mount, said cup being fixedly attached to said shot mechanism mount.
6. The die casting machine assembly of claim 2, wherein the frame body is provided with a limit hinge, the die assembly includes a first die clamping plate and a second die clamping plate, the first die clamping plate is connected to the limit hinge, the die is mounted between the first die clamping plate and the second die clamping plate, and the forging drive is mounted below the second die clamping plate.
7. The die casting machine device of claim 6, wherein the frame body is provided with a first driving device, and the first driving device drives the limit hinge base to descend or ascend so as to drive the first die closing plate to descend or ascend.
8. The die casting machine apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said injection device includes an adjustment device disposed below said injection device, said adjustment device including a lift drive device for lifting said injection mechanism.
9. The die casting machine assembly of claim 8, wherein the adjustment device includes a movement driving device, the movement driving device drives the injection mechanism to move in a direction close to the clamping assembly, so that the injection mechanism is in locked connection with the mold, and the casting liquid in the injection mechanism can flow into the molding chamber.
10. The die casting machine apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the moving driving device comprises a sliding plate, a first shifting device and a second shifting device, the first shifting device is fixedly mounted on the sliding plate and is fixedly connected with the injection mechanism fixing frame, the second shifting device is connected with the first shifting device through the sliding plate, the second shifting device drives the sliding plate to slide left and right, and the first shifting device moves and drives the injection mechanism to move, thereby driving the injection mechanism to move.
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