CN212044069U - Processing device - Google Patents

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CN212044069U
CN212044069U CN201922336961.0U CN201922336961U CN212044069U CN 212044069 U CN212044069 U CN 212044069U CN 201922336961 U CN201922336961 U CN 201922336961U CN 212044069 U CN212044069 U CN 212044069U
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The disclosure provides a processing device, and belongs to the technical field of processing. The processing device comprises a shell, a first rotating shaft, a grinding assembly, a surface processing assembly and a locking assembly, wherein one end of the first rotating shaft extends out of the shell; the grinding assembly comprises a grinding sheet sleeved on the first rotating shaft; the surface machining assembly comprises a second rotating shaft, one end of the second rotating shaft is coaxially and detachably connected with one end of the first rotating shaft, and the surface machining assembly further comprises machining wheels sleeved on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft; the locking assembly is configured to lock the polishing plate and the first rotating shaft together through the locking assembly when the polishing plate is sleeved on the first rotating shaft; when the processing wheel is sleeved on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the processing wheel and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are locked together through the locking assembly. The processing device can be used for carrying out the operations of polishing, cutting, polishing and wire drawing on the processed workpiece, and the cost for purchasing special tools is reduced.

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Processing device
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of machining technologies, and in particular, to a machining device.
Background
In the process of manufacturing a workpiece, the workpiece often needs to be cut, ground, polished, drawn and the like.
The existing cutting and grinding tools are provided with special cutting machines and angle grinders, while the polishing and wire drawing tools are provided with special polishing (wire drawing) machines and the like. However, these tools can only achieve a single function, and when the cutting, grinding, polishing and wire drawing operations are required to be performed on a workpiece, a plurality of tools need to be purchased and carried, which increases the cost of purchasing special tools, increases the weight of the carried tools, and increases the labor intensity. Especially, when cutting, grinding, polishing and wire drawing treatment are needed in the manufacture with small workload, the operation is inconvenient.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The embodiment of the disclosure provides a processing device, which can perform grinding, cutting, polishing and wire drawing operations on a processing workpiece, thereby reducing the cost of purchasing special tools, reducing the weight of carrying tools, reducing the labor intensity and simplifying the processing operation. The technical scheme is as follows:
the embodiment of the disclosure provides a processing device, which comprises a shell, a first rotating shaft, a grinding assembly, a surface processing assembly and a locking assembly, wherein the surface processing assembly is used for polishing and drawing the surface of a processed workpiece;
the grinding assembly comprises a grinding sheet sleeved on the first rotating shaft;
the surface machining assembly comprises a second rotating shaft, one end of the second rotating shaft is coaxially and detachably connected with one end of the first rotating shaft, and the surface machining assembly further comprises machining wheels sleeved on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft;
the locking assembly is configured to lock the sanding sheet and the first rotating shaft together by the locking assembly when the sanding sheet is sleeved on the first rotating shaft; when the machining wheel is sleeved on the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, the machining wheel and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are locked together through the locking assembly.
Optionally, the locking assembly includes two locking nuts and at least two washers, and the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are externally provided with external threads;
when the locking assembly locks the polishing sheet, the two locking nuts are sleeved outside the first rotating shaft and are in threaded connection with the first rotating shaft, and the polishing sheet is clamped between the two locking nuts;
when the machining wheel is locked by the locking assembly, one of the two locking nuts is sleeved outside the first rotating shaft and is in threaded connection with the first rotating shaft, the other of the two locking nuts is sleeved outside the second rotating shaft and is in threaded connection with the second rotating shaft, and the machining wheel is clamped between the two locking nuts;
the at least two washers are respectively disposed between the lock nut and the sanding plate or the machining wheel.
Optionally, the working wheel has an axial length greater than an axial length of the lapping plate.
Optionally, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are coaxially and detachably connected through a screw thread.
Optionally, the processing device further includes a shaft sleeve, the shaft sleeve is fixedly disposed on the housing, and one end of the first rotating shaft penetrates through the shaft sleeve and extends out of the housing.
Optionally, the grinding assembly further comprises a first protective cover, the first protective cover covers the grinding plate, and the first protective cover is detachably connected with the shaft sleeve.
Optionally, the surface machining assembly further comprises a second protective cover, the second protective cover covers the outside of the machining wheel, and the second protective cover is detachably connected with the shaft sleeve.
Optionally, the processing device further comprises a steering assembly, the steering assembly comprises a steering rod, the steering rod comprises a rod body and two extension rods, the two extension rods are respectively and vertically arranged at two ends of the rod body, the two extension rods are all arranged in a direction parallel to the first rotating shaft, the rod body is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the first rotating shaft, and one of the two extension rods is detachably connected with the shell.
Optionally, the steering assembly further comprises a handle connected to the other of the two protruding rods.
Optionally, the processing device further comprises a rotary shaft drive assembly disposed in the housing.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure has the following beneficial effects:
through setting up this processingequipment, when needs cut, polish the work piece, can adopt the subassembly of polishing for first axis of rotation drives the piece of polishing and rotates, thereby cuts, polishes the work piece. When the surface of the workpiece to be machined needs to be polished and drawn, the surface machining assembly can be adopted, so that the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft drive the machining wheel to rotate, and the surface of the machining wheel is adopted to polish and draw the surface of the workpiece to be machined. Therefore, by adopting the processing device, the processing workpiece can be ground, cut, polished and drawn without adopting a special cutting machine, an angle grinder and a polishing (drawing) machine, thereby reducing the cost of purchasing special tools, reducing the weight of carrying tools, reducing the labor intensity and simplifying the processing operation.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of an installation of a sanding assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an installation of a surface treating assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 4 is an installation schematic diagram of a steering assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processing apparatus, and fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the processing apparatus provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 1, the processing apparatus 100 includes a housing 1, a first rotating shaft 2, a grinding assembly 3, a surface processing assembly 4 for polishing and wire-drawing a surface of a processing workpiece, and a locking assembly 5. One end of the first rotating shaft 2 protrudes out of the housing 1.
The sanding assembly 3 comprises a sanding disc 31 intended to be fitted over the first rotary shaft 2.
The surface processing assembly 4 comprises a second rotating shaft 42, one end of the second rotating shaft 42 is coaxially detachably connected with one end of the first rotating shaft 2, and the surface processing assembly 4 further comprises a processing wheel 41 which is used for being sleeved on the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42.
The locking assembly 5 is configured such that when the sanding sheet 31 is fitted over the first rotating shaft 2, the sanding sheet 31 and the first rotating shaft 2 are locked together by the locking assembly 5. When the processing wheel 41 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42, the processing wheel 41 and the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 are locked together through the locking assembly 5.
This disclosed embodiment is through setting up this processingequipment, when needs cut, polish the work piece, can adopt the subassembly of polishing for first axis of rotation drives the piece of polishing and rotates, thereby cuts, polishes the work piece. When the surface of the workpiece to be machined needs to be polished and drawn, the surface machining assembly can be adopted, so that the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft drive the machining wheel to rotate, and the surface of the machining wheel is adopted to polish and draw the surface of the workpiece to be machined. Therefore, by adopting the processing device, the processing workpiece can be ground, cut, polished and drawn without adopting a special cutting machine, an angle grinder and a polishing (drawing) machine, thereby reducing the cost of purchasing special tools, reducing the weight of carrying tools, reducing the labor intensity and simplifying the processing operation.
Note that, in the present embodiment, the axial length of the working wheel 41 is larger than the axial length of the polishing blade 31. Since the outer peripheral wall of the processing wheel is used to process the workpiece when the surface of the workpiece is polished and drawn, the diameter of the processing wheel 41 is set long, which facilitates the polishing and drawing operation of the surface of the workpiece.
Because the axial length of processing wheel 41 is greater than the axial length of polishing piece 31, consequently, when installing the processing wheel, need add and establish second transmission shaft 42 to make processing wheel 41 can overlap and establish on the transmission shaft, and the transmission shaft can drive the processing wheel and rotate.
Illustratively, the processing wheel 41 may be a polished wire-drawing wheel made of special synthetic non-woven fibers and selected ground sand.
In this embodiment, the processing wheel 41 may be a cylindrical structure with a diameter of 100nm and an axial length of 200 nm.
Optionally, the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 are coaxially detachably connected through a screw thread, so as to be convenient to mount and dismount.
Illustratively, an end of the second rotating shaft 42 connected to the first rotating shaft 2 is provided with an extending shaft, an external thread is provided on an outer wall of the extending shaft, an end of the first rotating shaft 2 connected to the second rotating shaft 42 is provided with a threaded hole, and an internal thread matched with the external thread of the extending shaft is provided in the threaded hole.
Optionally, the processing device 100 further includes a shaft sleeve 6, the shaft sleeve 6 is fixedly disposed on the housing 1, one end of the first rotating shaft 2 passes through the shaft sleeve 6 and extends out of the housing 1, and the rotation of the first rotating shaft 2 can be facilitated by disposing the shaft sleeve 6.
Optionally, the processing device further comprises a rotary shaft drive assembly (not shown in the figures) arranged in the housing 1. The turning shaft drive assembly may be used to drive the first turning shaft 2 in rotation.
Illustratively, the turning shaft driving assembly may be an electric motor, an output shaft of which is coaxially connected with the other end of the first turning shaft 2. When the electric motor is energized, the first rotating shaft 2 is rotated by the driving of the electric motor.
Optionally, the rotating shaft driving assembly further includes a switch 1a (see fig. 4 below) provided on the housing 1, and whether the electric motor is energized or not can be controlled by controlling the switch.
Alternatively, the locking assembly 5 comprises two locking nuts 51 and at least two washers 52, and the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 are externally threaded.
When the locking assembly 5 locks the polishing plate 31, the two locking nuts 51 are sleeved outside the first rotating shaft 2 and are in threaded connection with the first rotating shaft 2, and the polishing plate 31 is clamped between the two locking nuts 51.
When the locking assembly 5 locks the machining wheel 41, one locking nut 51 of the two locking nuts 51 is sleeved outside the first rotating shaft 2 and is in threaded connection with the first rotating shaft 2. The other locking nut 51 of the two locking nuts 51 is sleeved outside the second rotating shaft 42 and is in threaded connection with the second rotating shaft 42, and the machining wheel 41 is clamped between the two locking nuts 51.
At least two washers 52 are provided between the lock nut 51 and the sanding sheet 31 or the processing wheel 41, respectively.
The two locking nuts 51 may perform a locking function such that the grinding plate 31 or the machining wheel 41 may rotate along with the first rotating shaft 2 or the second rotating shaft 42. Meanwhile, the two lock nuts 51 can also play a limiting role in preventing the polishing plate 31 or the processing wheel 41 from moving along the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 2.
The washer 52 can increase the contact area of the lock nut 51 with the grinding plate 31 or the processing wheel 41, and at the same time, can prevent the lock nut 51 from rotating and causing damage to the grinding plate 31 or the processing wheel 41.
When specifically using, can establish locking Assembly 5, the piece 31 of polishing, locking Assembly 5 cover on first axis of rotation 2 in proper order, then rotate the lock nut 51 in the outside to the piece 31 of polishing presss from both sides tightly between two lock nuts 51, makes the piece 31 of polishing rotate under the drive of first axis of rotation 2, polishes, cuts the operation.
On the other hand, the locking assembly 5, the processing wheel 41 and the locking assembly 5 can be sequentially sleeved on the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42, and then the outermost locking nut 51 is rotated to clamp the processing wheel 41 between the two locking nuts 51, so that the processing wheel 41 can be driven by the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 to rotate for polishing and wire drawing operations.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an installation of a grinding assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, when the grinding sheet 31 should be sleeved on the first rotating shaft 2 (the first rotating shaft 2 is not shown in fig. 2), the processing apparatus 100 can be used as a grinding machine or a cutting machine.
Optionally, the grinding assembly 3 further comprises a first guard 32, the first guard 32 is covered outside the grinding plate 31, and the first guard 32 is detachably connected with the shaft sleeve 6. Through setting up first protection casing 32, can play the guard action, the sweeps that produce when preventing to polish, cut sputter to can ensure the safety in the course of working.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an installation of a surface processing assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure, as shown in fig. 3, when the processing wheel 41 is sleeved on the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 (the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 are not shown in fig. 3), the processing apparatus 100 can be used as a polishing machine and a wire drawing machine.
Optionally, the surface finishing assembly 4 further comprises a second shield 43, the second shield 43 being disposed outside the finishing wheel 41, and the second shield 43 being detachably connected to the sleeve 6. Through setting up second protection casing 43, can play the guard action, prevent that the sweeps that processing produced from sputtering to can ensure the safety in the course of working.
In the present embodiment, the axial length of the working wheel 41 is greater than the axial length of the polishing blade. Thus, the axial length of the second shroud 43 is greater than the axial length of the first shroud 32.
Optionally, first shield 32 and second shield 43 are both steel plates.
Illustratively, the first and second hoods 32, 32 are each half-enclosed hoods. Alternatively, the first guard 32 may be an arc-shaped plate matched with the shape of the polishing sheet 31, and the second guard 43 may be an arc-shaped plate matched with the shape of the processing wheel 41.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating an installation of a steering assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 4, in conjunction with fig. 1, the processing apparatus 100 further includes a steering assembly 7.
The steering assembly 7 comprises a steering rod 71, the steering rod 71 comprising a rod body 711 and two protruding rods 712. Two extension bars 712 are vertically disposed at both ends of the bar body 711, respectively, the two extension bars 712 are disposed in a direction parallel to the first rotation axis 2, and the bar body 711 is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the first rotation axis 2. One of the two protruding rods 712 is detachably connected to the housing 1.
Since the grinding plate 31 is parallel to the surface of the workpiece to be machined when the grinding and cutting operations are performed, the first rotating shaft 2 is perpendicular to the surface of the workpiece to be machined. An operator usually holds one end of the shell far away from the polishing plate to process the surface to be processed. In the polishing and wire drawing operations, the outer peripheral wall of the processing wheel 41 needs to be brought into contact with the surface of the workpiece to be processed. At this time, the first rotating shaft 2 and the second rotating shaft 42 need to be parallel to the surface to be processed of the workpiece to be processed, and the housing 1 is also arranged parallel to the surface to be processed and is close to the surface to be processed, so that the handheld operation is inconvenient.
Therefore, by providing the steering assembly 7, when performing polishing and wire drawing operations, the steering rod is mounted such that the protruding rod 712 at one end of the steering rod 71 is detachably connected to the housing 1, and the protruding rod 712 at the other end of the steering rod 71 is held by hand to increase the distance between the holding portion and the surface to be processed, thereby facilitating the operator to hold the processing device for processing.
In addition, the steering assembly 7 may be provided for polishing and cutting operations, and in this case, the operator can hold the housing 1 with one hand and the projecting rod 712 at the other end of the steering rod 71 with the other hand to hold the machining device more stably and smoothly machine the workpiece.
Optionally, the steering assembly 7 further comprises a setting handle 72, the handle 72 being connected to the other of the two protruding rods 712. The comfort of the working person's hand can be improved by providing the handle 72.
Optionally, the steering assembly 7 further comprises a link 73. One of the two protruding rods 712 is detachably connected to the housing 1 via a connecting member 73.
The connecting member 73 is illustratively a bolt, by which the detachable connection of the protruding rod 712 to the housing 1 can be achieved.
The above description is intended to be exemplary only and not to limit the present disclosure, and any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure is to be considered as the same as the present disclosure.

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1. The machining device is characterized in that the machining device (100) comprises a shell (1), a first rotating shaft (2), a grinding assembly (3), a surface machining assembly (4) for polishing and drawing the surface of a machined workpiece, and a locking assembly (5), wherein one end of the first rotating shaft (2) extends out of the shell (1);
the grinding assembly (3) comprises a grinding sheet (31) sleeved on the first rotating shaft (2);
the surface machining assembly (4) comprises a second rotating shaft (42), one end of the second rotating shaft (42) is coaxially and detachably connected with one end of the first rotating shaft (2), and the surface machining assembly (4) further comprises a machining wheel (41) sleeved on the first rotating shaft (2) and the second rotating shaft (42);
the locking assembly (5) is configured to lock the polishing plate (31) and the first rotating shaft (2) together through the locking assembly (5) when the polishing plate (31) is sleeved on the first rotating shaft (2); when the machining wheel (41) is sleeved on the first rotating shaft (2) and the second rotating shaft (42), the machining wheel (41) is locked with the first rotating shaft (2) and the second rotating shaft (42) through the locking assembly (5).
2. Machining device according to claim 1, characterized in that said locking assembly (5) comprises two locking nuts (51) and at least two washers (52), said first rotation shaft (2) and said second rotation shaft (42) being externally threaded;
when the locking assembly (5) locks the polishing plate (31), the two locking nuts (51) are sleeved outside the first rotating shaft (2) and are in threaded connection with the first rotating shaft (2), and the polishing plate (31) is clamped between the two locking nuts (51);
when the locking assembly locks the machining wheel (41), one locking nut (51) of the two locking nuts (51) is sleeved outside the first rotating shaft (2) and is in threaded connection with the first rotating shaft (2), the other locking nut (51) of the two locking nuts (51) is sleeved outside the second rotating shaft (42) and is in threaded connection with the second rotating shaft (42), and the machining wheel (41) is clamped between the two locking nuts (51);
the at least two washers (52) are respectively disposed between the lock nut (51) and the polishing plate (31) or the processing wheel (41).
3. Machining device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the axial length of the machining wheel (41) is greater than the axial length of the sanding sheet (31).
4. Machining device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first rotating shaft (2) and the second rotating shaft (42) are coaxially detachably connected by a screw thread.
5. Machining device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the machining device (100) further comprises a bushing (6), the bushing (6) being fixedly arranged on the housing (1), one end of the first rotational shaft (2) protruding out of the housing (1) through the bushing (6).
6. A machining device according to claim 5, characterized in that the sanding assembly (3) further comprises a first hood (32), the first hood (32) being arranged outside the sanding sheet (31), and the first hood (32) being detachably connected to the shaft sleeve (6).
7. A machining device according to claim 5, characterized in that the surface machining assembly (4) further comprises a second shield (43), the second shield (43) being housed outside the machining wheel (41), and the second shield (43) being removably connected to the sleeve (6).
8. The processing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the processing device (100) further comprises a steering assembly (7), the steering assembly (7) comprises a steering rod (71), the steering rod (71) comprises a rod body (711) and two protruding rods (712), the two protruding rods (712) are respectively vertically arranged at two ends of the rod body (711), the two protruding rods (712) are both arranged along a direction parallel to the first rotation axis (2), the rod body (711) is arranged along a direction perpendicular to the first rotation axis (2), and one of the two protruding rods (712) is detachably connected with the housing (1).
9. Machining device according to claim 8, characterized in that the steering assembly (7) further comprises a handle (72), the handle (72) being connected to the other of the two protruding rods (712).
10. Machining device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it further comprises a rotary shaft drive assembly arranged in the housing (1).
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