CN212385187U - Double-sided grinding equipment for processing C-lens - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a two-sided grinding equipment for C-lens processing. A double-side lapping apparatus for C-lens processing, comprising: mounting a plate; the two supporting plates are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate; a plurality of grinding holes, each of which is provided on the mounting plate; grind the mechanism down, grind the mechanism down and locate the mounting panel below, grind the mechanism down and include a plurality of lapping plates, it is a plurality of corresponding grinding hole is located respectively to the lapping plate, and a plurality of first pivot pole, it is a plurality of first pivot pole difference fixed mounting is in the bottom of corresponding lapping plate. The utility model provides a two-sided grinding equipment for processing of C-lens has realized the two-sided grinding to a plurality of C-lens through setting up first grinding mechanism and second grinding mechanism, has improved the efficiency of work greatly.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a C-lens processing technology field especially relates to a two-sided grinding equipment for C-lens processing.
Background
The C-lens is widely applied to optical communication passive devices, and two ends of the C-lens are respectively a plane end and a spherical end, and the C-lens has the functions of converting emergent light of an optical fiber into parallel light and reconverging light waves passing through an optical function piece to enter the optical fiber for transmission. According to statistics, the total demand of C-lens per year exceeds 3000 ten thousand, and the annual output value exceeds 1 billion yuan RMB. With the disappearing of the Chinese labor population and the continuous rising of the labor cost, the cost of manually assembling the optical fiber device is higher and higher, and optical communication device manufacturers at home and abroad more apply automation equipment to a batch operation method to reduce the production cost.
After the production of the C-lens, strict processing is required, wherein the end faces of two ends of the C-lens need to be ground; and the consistency of the curvature of each grinding wheel is guaranteed to be the key for grinding the C-lens, so that the machining precision of the C-lens is very high, the existing grinding work is manually ground, the precision of the manual grinding is high, but the problem of low efficiency exists, and the existing mechanical grinding cannot grind a plurality of C-lens once, so that the efficiency cannot be improved.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a double-side polishing apparatus for C-lens processing to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a technical problem provide a two-sided grinding equipment for C-lens processing.
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a double-sided grinding equipment for processing of C-lens, include: mounting a plate; the two supporting plates are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate; a plurality of grinding holes, each of which is provided on the mounting plate; the lower grinding mechanism is arranged below the mounting plate and comprises a plurality of grinding plates, the grinding plates are respectively arranged in corresponding grinding holes, a plurality of first rotating rods are respectively and fixedly arranged at the bottoms of the corresponding grinding plates, a plurality of first bevel gears are respectively and fixedly arranged on the corresponding first rotating rods, a first rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the two support plates and fixedly provided with a plurality of second bevel gears, the second bevel gears are respectively meshed with the corresponding first bevel gears, a first motor is fixedly arranged on one side of each support plate, and an output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected with the first rotating shaft; the upper grinding mechanism is arranged at the top of the mounting plate and comprises two hydraulic cylinders, two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting plate, a lifting plate is arranged above the mounting plate, the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly connected with the bottom of the lifting plate, a plurality of second rotating rods penetrate through the lifting plate and are rotatably connected with the lifting plate, a plurality of grinding covers are arranged below the lifting plate, a plurality of third bevel gears are fixedly arranged at the top ends of the second rotating rods, a second rotating shaft is arranged above the lifting plate, a plurality of fourth bevel gears are fixedly arranged on the second rotating shaft and are meshed with the corresponding third bevel gears respectively, and a second motor is fixedly arranged at the top of the lifting plate, an output shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected with one end of the second rotating shaft; the clamping mechanisms are arranged on the top of the mounting plate; and the two guide mechanisms are respectively arranged on two sides of the mounting plate.
Preferably, the two supporting plates are fixedly provided with the same fixing plate, and the first rotating rods penetrate through the fixing plate and are rotatably connected with the fixing plate.
Preferably, the top of lifter plate fixed mounting has two fixed blocks, the second axis of rotation all with two the fixed block is rotated and is connected.
Preferably, guiding mechanism includes the install bin, install bin fixed mounting be in one side of mounting panel, slidable mounting has the slider in the install bin, the top fixed mounting of slider has the slide bar, the top of slide bar extend to the top of install bin and with lifter plate fixed connection.
Preferably, fixture includes two centre gripping subassemblies, the centre gripping subassembly includes the installation piece, one side fixed mounting of installation piece has the cylinder, fixed mounting has arc fixture block on the output shaft of cylinder, arc fixture block is kept away from the one end fixed mounting of cylinder has the rubber pad.
Preferably, the hydraulic cylinder is a multi-stage hydraulic cylinder.
Preferably, a plurality of first bearing holes are formed in the lifting plate, a plurality of first bearings are fixedly mounted in the first bearing holes, and the inner rings of the first bearings are fixedly connected with the corresponding second rotating rods respectively.
Preferably, a plurality of second bearing holes are formed in the fixing plate, a plurality of second bearings are fixedly mounted in the second bearing holes, and inner rings of the plurality of second bearings are fixedly connected with the corresponding first rotating rods respectively.
Preferably, one side of backup pad is equipped with the water tank, the top fixed mounting of water tank has the fan, install tuber pipe and aspiration channel on the fan, install a plurality of connecting pipes on the aspiration channel, the connecting pipe is kept away from the suction channel's one end all installs the suction nozzle.
Preferably, an exhaust pipe is fixedly installed at the top of the water tank.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a two-sided grinding equipment for C-lens processing has following beneficial effect:
the utility model provides a two-sided grinding equipment for processing of C-lens has realized the two-sided grinding to a plurality of C-lens through setting up first grinding mechanism and second grinding mechanism, has improved the efficiency of work greatly.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a double-side polishing apparatus for C-lens processing according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the assembly of the arc-shaped fixture block and the rubber pad in the double-sided grinding apparatus for C-lens processing shown in FIG. 1;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the double-side polishing apparatus for C-lens processing according to the present invention.
Reference numbers in the figures: 1. mounting a plate; 2. a support plate; 3. grinding the hole; 4. a grinding plate; 5. a first rotating lever; 6. a first bevel gear; 7. a fixing plate; 8. a first rotating shaft; 9. a second bevel gear; 10. a first motor; 11. a hydraulic cylinder; 12. a lifting plate; 13. a second rotating lever; 14. a grinding cover; 15. a third bevel gear; 16. a second rotating shaft; 17. a fourth bevel gear; 18. a second motor; 19. a fixed block; 20. installing a box; 21. a slider; 22. a slide bar; 23. mounting blocks; 24. a cylinder; 25. an arc-shaped fixture block; 26. a rubber pad; 27. a water tank; 28. a fan; 29. an air outlet pipe; 30. an air suction pipe; 31. a connecting pipe; 32. a suction nozzle; 33. an exhaust pipe.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
The first embodiment:
referring to fig. 1-3, in a first embodiment of the present invention, a double-side polishing apparatus for C-lens processing includes: a mounting plate 1; the two supporting plates 2 are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate 1; a plurality of grinding holes 3, wherein the plurality of grinding holes 3 are all arranged on the mounting plate 1; a lower grinding mechanism, which is arranged below the mounting plate 1 and comprises a plurality of grinding plates 4, a plurality of grinding plates 4 are respectively arranged in the corresponding grinding holes 3, a plurality of first rotating rods 5 are respectively fixedly arranged at the bottoms of the corresponding grinding plates 4, a plurality of first bevel gears 6 are respectively fixedly arranged on the corresponding first rotating rods 5, and a first rotating shaft 8, the first rotating shaft 8 is rotatably arranged on the two supporting plates 2, a plurality of second bevel gears 9 are fixedly arranged on the first rotating shaft 8, the plurality of second bevel gears 9 are respectively meshed with the corresponding first bevel gears 6, a first motor 10 is fixedly installed on one side of the supporting plate 2, and an output shaft of the first motor 10 is fixedly connected with the first rotating shaft 8; go up and grind the mechanism, go up and grind the mechanism and locate the top of mounting panel 1, go up and grind the mechanism and include two pneumatic cylinders 11, two the equal fixed mounting of pneumatic cylinder 11 is in the top of mounting panel 1, the top of mounting panel 1 is equipped with lifter plate 12, two the output shaft of pneumatic cylinder 11 all with the bottom fixed connection of lifter plate 12, it has a plurality of second dwang 13 to run through on the lifter plate 12, and is a plurality of second dwang 13 all with lifter plate 12 rotates to be connected, the below of lifter plate 12 is equipped with a plurality of grinding covers 14, and is a plurality of the equal fixed mounting in top of second dwang 13 has third bevel gear 15, the top of lifter plate 12 is equipped with second axis of rotation 16, fixed mounting has a plurality of fourth bevel gear 17 on the second axis of rotation 16, and is a plurality of fourth bevel gear 17 meshes with corresponding third bevel gear 15 respectively, a second motor 18 is fixedly installed at the top of the lifting plate 12, and an output shaft of the second motor 18 is fixedly connected with one end of the second rotating shaft 16; the clamping mechanisms are arranged at the top of the mounting plate 1; and the two guide mechanisms are respectively arranged on two sides of the mounting plate 1.
Two fixed mounting has same fixed plate 7 on the backup pad 2, and is a plurality of first rotation pole 5 all runs through fixed plate 7 and with fixed plate 7 rotates and is connected.
Two fixed blocks 19 are fixedly mounted at the top of the lifting plate 12, and the second rotating shaft 16 is rotatably connected with the two fixed blocks 19.
Guiding mechanism includes install bin 20, install bin 20 fixed mounting be in one side of mounting panel 1, slidable mounting has slider 21 in the install bin 20, slider 21's top fixed mounting has slide bar 22, slide bar 22's top extend to install bin 20 the top and with lifter plate 12 fixed connection.
Fixture includes two centre gripping subassemblies, the centre gripping subassembly includes installation piece 23, one side fixed mounting of installation piece 23 has cylinder 24, fixed mounting has arc fixture block 25 on the output shaft of cylinder 24, arc fixture block 25 keeps away from the one end fixed mounting of cylinder 24 has rubber pad 26.
The hydraulic cylinder 11 is a multistage hydraulic cylinder.
A plurality of first bearing holes are formed in the lifting plate 12, a plurality of first bearings are fixedly mounted in the first bearing holes, and the inner rings of the first bearings are fixedly connected with the corresponding second rotating rods 13 respectively.
A plurality of second bearing holes are formed in the fixing plate 7, a plurality of second bearings are fixedly mounted in the second bearing holes, and inner rings of the plurality of second bearings are fixedly connected with the corresponding first rotating rods 5 respectively.
The utility model provides a theory of operation that is used for two-sided grinding equipment of C-lens processing as follows:
when a plurality of C-lens lenses need to be ground, the C-lens lenses are placed on a plurality of grinding plates 4, corresponding air cylinders 24 are started, the C-lens lenses are clamped by arc-shaped clamping blocks 25, two rubber pads 26 can prevent the C-lens lenses from being damaged when the C-lens lenses are clamped by the arc-shaped clamping blocks 25, after the C-lens lenses are fixed, a first motor 10 and a second motor 18 are started, the first motor 10 is started to drive a first rotating shaft 8 to rotate, the first rotating shaft 8 rotates to drive a plurality of second bevel gears 9 to rotate, the second bevel gears 9 rotate to drive a first bevel gear 6 to rotate, the first bevel gear 6 rotates to drive a first rotating rod 5 to rotate, the first rotating rod 5 rotates to drive the grinding plates 4 to rotate, the grinding plates 4 can grind the bottoms of the C-lens lenses, after the second motor 18 is started, a second motor 18 drives a second rotating shaft 16 to rotate, the second rotating shaft 16 drives a plurality of fourth bevel gears 17 to rotate, the fourth bevel gears 17 drive a third bevel gear 15 to rotate, the third bevel gear 15 drives a second rotating rod 13 to rotate, the second rotating rod 13 drives a grinding cover 14 to rotate, at the moment, the hydraulic cylinder 11 is started again, an output shaft of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is contracted, so that the lifting plate 12 moves downwards, the lifting plate 12 moves downwards to drive the upper grinding mechanism to move downwards, and the operation on the hydraulic cylinder 11 is stopped until the grinding cover 14 is contacted with the top of the C-lens, at the moment, the grinding cover 14 can grind the top of the C-lens, and after grinding is finished, manual fine grinding is carried out;
in the process of downward movement of the lifting plate 12, the lifting plate 12 drives the sliding rod 22 to move downward, the sliding rod 22 moves downward to drive the sliding block 21 to move downward, and the installation box 20, the sliding block 21 and the sliding rod 22 are matched to play a certain guiding role in the movement of the lifting plate 12.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a two-sided grinding equipment for C-lens processing has following beneficial effect:
this device has realized the two-sided grinding to a plurality of C-lens through setting up first grinding mechanism and second grinding mechanism, has improved the efficiency of work greatly.
Second embodiment:
based on the double-sided polishing apparatus for C-lens processing provided in the first embodiment of the present application, a second embodiment of the present application proposes another double-sided polishing apparatus for C-lens processing. The second embodiment is merely a preferred way of the first embodiment, and the implementation of the second embodiment does not affect the implementation of the first embodiment alone.
The second embodiment of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the drawings and the embodiments.
Referring to fig. 4 in combination, the double-sided grinding apparatus for processing C-lens further includes a water tank 27, the water tank 27 is disposed on one side of the supporting plate 2, a fan 28 is fixedly mounted on the top of the water tank 27, an air outlet pipe 29 and an air suction pipe 30 are mounted on the fan 28, a plurality of connecting pipes 31 are mounted on the air suction pipe 30, and a suction nozzle 32 is mounted at one end of each connecting pipe 31, which is far away from the air suction pipe 30.
An exhaust pipe 33 is fixedly arranged at the top of the water tank 27.
When C-lens can produce certain dust when grinding, if these dusts are not in time collected, will cause environmental pollution and injury to the staff, at this moment, start fan 28, when grinding C-lens, the dust can enter into connecting pipe 31 through suction nozzle 32, then in rethread install bin 20 and fan 28 enter into air-out pipe 29, the dust enters into water tank 27 at last, the dust is absorbed by water after entering into water tank 27, finally, the air in water tank 27 passes through exhaust pipe 33 and discharges, this embodiment can be with C-lens when grinding, timely collect the dust, and the work environment is improved, greatly reduced dust is to personnel's injury.
The above only is the embodiment of the present invention, not limiting the scope of the present invention, all the equivalent structures or equivalent processes of the present invention are used in the specification and the attached drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, and the same principle is included in the protection scope of the present invention.
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1. A double-side grinding apparatus for C-lens processing, comprising:
mounting a plate;
the two supporting plates are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the mounting plate;
a plurality of grinding holes, each of which is provided on the mounting plate;
the lower grinding mechanism is arranged below the mounting plate and comprises a plurality of grinding plates, the grinding plates are respectively arranged in corresponding grinding holes, a plurality of first rotating rods are respectively and fixedly arranged at the bottoms of the corresponding grinding plates, a plurality of first bevel gears are respectively and fixedly arranged on the corresponding first rotating rods, a first rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the two support plates and fixedly provided with a plurality of second bevel gears, the second bevel gears are respectively meshed with the corresponding first bevel gears, a first motor is fixedly arranged on one side of each support plate, and an output shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected with the first rotating shaft;
the upper grinding mechanism is arranged at the top of the mounting plate and comprises two hydraulic cylinders, two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly arranged at the top of the mounting plate, a lifting plate is arranged above the mounting plate, the output shafts of the two hydraulic cylinders are fixedly connected with the bottom of the lifting plate, a plurality of second rotating rods penetrate through the lifting plate and are rotatably connected with the lifting plate, a plurality of grinding covers are arranged below the lifting plate, a plurality of third bevel gears are fixedly arranged at the top ends of the second rotating rods, a second rotating shaft is arranged above the lifting plate, a plurality of fourth bevel gears are fixedly arranged on the second rotating shaft and are meshed with the corresponding third bevel gears respectively, and a second motor is fixedly arranged at the top of the lifting plate, an output shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected with one end of the second rotating shaft;
the clamping mechanisms are arranged on the top of the mounting plate;
and the two guide mechanisms are respectively arranged on two sides of the mounting plate.
2. The double-sided lapping apparatus for C-lens processing according to claim 1, wherein the same fixing plate is fixedly mounted on two of said supporting plates, and a plurality of said first rotating rods each penetrate through and are rotatably connected with said fixing plate.
3. The double-sided grinding apparatus for C-lens processing as claimed in claim 1, wherein two fixing blocks are fixedly installed on the top of the elevating plate, and the second rotating shaft is rotatably connected to both of the fixing blocks.
4. The double-sided grinding device for C-lens processing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding mechanism comprises a mounting box, the mounting box is fixedly mounted on one side of the mounting plate, a sliding block is slidably mounted in the mounting box, a sliding rod is fixedly mounted on the top of the sliding block, and the top end of the sliding rod extends to the upper side of the mounting box and is fixedly connected with the lifting plate.
5. The double-sided grinding device for C-lens processing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises two clamping assemblies, each clamping assembly comprises an installation block, a cylinder is fixedly installed on one side of the installation block, an arc-shaped clamping block is fixedly installed on an output shaft of the cylinder, and a rubber pad is fixedly installed on one end, far away from the cylinder, of the arc-shaped clamping block.
6. The double-sided lapping apparatus for C-lens processing according to claim 1, wherein said hydraulic cylinder is a multi-stage hydraulic cylinder.
7. The double-sided grinding equipment for processing the C-lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of first bearing holes are formed in the lifting plate, first bearings are fixedly mounted in the first bearing holes, and inner rings of the first bearings are fixedly connected with corresponding second rotating rods respectively.
8. The double-sided grinding device for processing the C-lens as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of second bearing holes are formed in the fixing plate, a second bearing is fixedly mounted in each second bearing hole, and inner rings of the second bearings are respectively and fixedly connected with the corresponding first rotating rods.
9. The double-sided grinding device for processing the C-lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein a water tank is arranged on one side of the supporting plate, a fan is fixedly installed on the top of the water tank, an air outlet pipe and an air suction pipe are installed on the fan, a plurality of connecting pipes are installed on the air suction pipe, and a suction nozzle is installed at one end, far away from the air suction pipe, of each connecting pipe.
10. The double-sided lapping apparatus for C-lens processing according to claim 9, wherein an exhaust duct is fixedly installed on the top of said water tank.
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