CN212399382U - Rotating handle for spinning assembly - Google Patents

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CN212399382U
CN212399382U CN202020820303.9U CN202020820303U CN212399382U CN 212399382 U CN212399382 U CN 212399382U CN 202020820303 U CN202020820303 U CN 202020820303U CN 212399382 U CN212399382 U CN 212399382U
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The utility model relates to a twist grip for spinning subassembly, it includes joint ring and handle, and the handle is fixed in the joint ring outside, and the handle is equipped with a plurality of along joint ring circumference, and joint inboard wall is including the sharp portion that is used for cooperating work piece circular arc limit arc portion and is used for cooperating the work piece straight flange, and arc portion and sharp portion are equipped with a plurality of along joint inboard wall circumference, and the position of arc portion and sharp portion with wait to twist the work piece and cooperate. By using the utility model, the spinning component can be conveniently twisted and fixed in a labor-saving way.

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Rotating handle for spinning assembly
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the technique of spanner instrument and specifically relates to a twist grip for spinning subassembly is related to.
Background
In the existing chemical fiber spinning process, a screw extruder is often used, and a spinning component for extruding and molding the molten chemical fiber raw material is arranged in the screw extruder.
The existing spinning assembly, as published by the application number CN201610012766.0, includes a canister and a spinneret plate, the spinneret plate is provided with a spinneret area and the spinneret area is provided with spinneret orifices, the upper side of the spinneret plate is connected with a holding chamber, the holding chamber is internally provided with a distribution chamber, the distribution chamber corresponds to the spinneret area, the holding chamber is internally provided with a filter plate, the holding chamber is provided with an overflow block, the overflow block is internally provided with a main flow channel and a plurality of shunt channels, the fluid outlet of the shunt channels is provided with a chamfer and forms a frustum-shaped shunt groove with the fluid outlet as the center, the opening area of one end of the shunt groove far away from the shunt outlet is the same as the opening of the distribution chamber, a flow equalizing plate is arranged between the shunt groove and the distribution chamber, and the flow equalizing plate is provided with a plurality of flow channels with.
In the assembling process of the spinning assembly, the overflowing plate needs to be connected to the tank barrel in a threaded mode, and the overflowing plate is manually rotated to be connected in a threaded mode in the assembling process.
The above prior art solutions have the following drawbacks: the efficiency of screwing by hand is low, and the threaded part is difficult to screw, so that the threaded connection part is unstable.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
To the deficiencies of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a twist grip for a spin pack assembly, which has the effect of facilitating the twisting of a fixed spin pack assembly.
The above object of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions:
the utility model provides a twist grip for spinning subassembly, includes joint ring and handle, and the handle is fixed in the joint ring outside, and the handle is equipped with a plurality of along joint ring circumference, and joint inboard wall is equipped with a plurality of along joint inboard wall circumference including the arc portion that is used for cooperating work piece circular arc limit and the straight line portion that is used for cooperating the work piece straight flange, arc portion and straight line portion, and the arc portion and the position of straight line portion with wait to twist the work piece and cooperate.
By adopting the technical scheme, the clamping ring is sleeved on the spinning component to be screwed when the spinning component is used, namely the clamping ring is sleeved on the overflowing plate, the side edge of the overflowing plate is provided with the plurality of straight edges along the circumferential direction, the straight line part of the clamping ring is matched with the straight edges of the side edge of the overflowing plate, so that the clamping ring is circumferentially limited relative to the overflowing plate, the handle fixed on the side edge of the clamping ring can provide a force arm convenient for force application, and a lever model is formed among the handle, the clamping ring and the overflowing plate.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: the joint ring includes solid fixed ring and rotatory ring, the mounting groove has been seted up along circumference to the solid fixed ring outer wall, rotatory ring is located in the mounting groove, rotatory ring and the coaxial rotation connection of solid fixed ring, the handle is fixed in rotatory ring outer wall, arc portion and straight line portion are located solid fixed ring's inner wall, the anchor clamps groove has been seted up in the straight line portion, anchor clamps groove intercommunication mounting groove, there is the clamp splice at the anchor clamps inslot along the degree of depth direction sliding connection in groove, the surface and the straight line portion parallel and level of mounting groove one side are kept away from to the clamp splice, be equipped with the spigot surface that the slope set up in one side of clamp splice orientation mounting groove, the spigot surface on the different clamp splices is the same, be fixed with the butt piece in one side of rotatory ring orientation.
By adopting the technical scheme, when clamping is carried out, the guide surface faces to the opposite direction of the thread screwing direction, the clamping ring is sleeved on the overflowing plate, the clamping block is abutted against the straight edge of the side edge of the overflowing plate, then the handle is rotated towards the thread screwing direction, the handle drives the rotating ring to rotate at the moment, the abutting block gradually abuts against the clamping block, and finally the clamping block is continuously pushed towards the direction of the overflowing plate in the screwing process under the guiding multipurpose of the guide surface until the clamping block completely abuts against the overflowing plate.
Because the overflowing plate has certain error in the production process, certain error clearance exists between the straight line part of the clamping ring and the straight edge of the overflowing plate when the sleeve is arranged, the overflowing plate is easy to shake in the screwing process due to the existence of the clearance, the clamping ring and the overflowing plate cannot be completely clamped, and the screwing effect is influenced. The flow-passing plate can be sufficiently clamped by the clamping blocks, so that the clamping ring keeps high matching with the flow-passing plate in the screwing process, the screwing efficiency can be further improved, and the screwing is more labor-saving.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: one side of the butt joint block towards the guide surface is provided with an arc surface, and the arc surface of the butt joint block is abutted against the guide surface.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, because at butt piece and the in-process that the spigot surface takes place relative slip, the butt angle between butt piece and the spigot surface can change, and the curved side of butt piece can make and remain tangent throughout between its and the spigot surface, makes the application of force angle of butt piece to the spigot surface remain invariable throughout to make the butt piece can promote the clamp splice steadily.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: the limiting groove is formed in the side wall of the clamp groove, the limiting block is fixed to the side wall of the clamping block, the limiting block is arranged in the limiting groove, the reset spring is arranged in the limiting groove, and two ends of the reset spring are fixed to the side walls of the limiting block and the limiting groove respectively.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, under the effect of stopper and spacing groove, can prevent that the clamp splice from being pushed out from the anchor clamps groove completely, guaranteed the normal use of clamp splice. After the screwing is completed and the abutting block is reset, the clamping block can be automatically retracted into the clamp groove under the action of the elastic force of the reset spring, and the clamp is convenient to use next time.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: and stripes for increasing friction are arranged on the surface of one side of the clamping block, which is far away from the mounting groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the stripe can increase the surperficial friction of clamp splice, makes the clamp splice when the centre gripping overflows the board, can have better grabbing power, prevents the clamp splice and overflows and skid between the board.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: the handle includes fixing base and holding rod, and the fixing base is fixed in the joint board, has seted up the screw on the terminal surface of holding rod orientation fixing base, holding rod and fixing base threaded connection.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, holding rod and fixing base are threaded connection, and this messenger holds detachably, and just can make things convenient for accomodating of joint ring and holding rod more after dismantling the holding rod, reduces and accomodates required space.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: the holding rod comprises an outer rod and an inner rod, the outer rod is connected to the fixing seat, a containing cavity is formed in the outer rod along the length direction, a containing opening is formed in the end face, far away from the fixing seat, of the outer rod, the containing opening is communicated with the containing cavity, the diameter of the containing opening is smaller than that of the containing cavity, the inner rod is arranged in the containing cavity in a sliding mode and penetrates out of the containing opening in a penetrating mode, a limiting portion is arranged on one side, located in the containing cavity, of the inner rod, and the diameter of the limiting portion is.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, outer pole and interior pole can stretch out and draw back, when needs use, take out interior pole from outer pole, this arm of force length of multiplicable holding rod makes rotatory more laborsaving, and when not using, can accomodate interior pole in the outer pole, reduce the length of holding rod, conveniently accomodate, reduce the volume.
The present invention may be further configured in a preferred embodiment as: be equipped with the screw thread on the lateral wall of spacing portion, all be equipped with at the both ends of accomodating the chamber with spacing portion matched with screw thread.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when interior pole was accomodate or was taken out, can fix interior pole through accomodating the screw thread between chamber and the spacing portion. When the inner rod is drawn out, the inner rod is rotated to enable the limiting part to be in threaded connection with one side, close to the containing opening, of the containing cavity, when the inner rod is contained, the inner rod is rotated to enable the limiting part to be in threaded connection with one side, far away from the containing opening, of the containing cavity, so that the stability of the two states of containing and drawing out of the inner rod can be improved, and the inner rod is prevented from sliding in the using process.
To sum up, the utility model discloses a following at least one useful technological effect:
1. the flow passing plate can be clamped in a matching way, so that the flow passing plate is more labor-saving and stable in the screwing process;
2. the flow passing plate can be clamped more stably through the clamping blocks;
3. the clamping block can be automatically reset after being used;
4. the handle is detachable and convenient to store;
5. the handle is telescopic, and the telescopic handle can be fixed.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an overflow plate and a tank;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram according to a first embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram according to a second embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the second embodiment;
fig. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 4.
In the figure, 10, snap ring; 11. a fixing ring; 111. mounting grooves; 12. a rotating ring; 13. an arc-shaped portion; 14. a straight portion; 20. a clamp groove; 21. a clamping block; 22. a guide surface; 23. a butting block; 24. a limiting groove; 25. a limiting block; 26. a return spring; 30. a handle; 31. a fixed seat; 32. a holding rod; 33. an outer rod; 34. an inner rod; 35. a receiving cavity; 36. a receiving opening; 37. a limiting part; 40. an overflow plate; 41. and (7) a tank.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The first embodiment is as follows:
referring to fig. 1, the drawing shows an overflow plate 40 and a tank 41 that need to be clamped and screwed, the tank 41 is a hollow device with a thread at one end, the overflow plate 40 is coaxially screwed to the tank 41, the side edge of the overflow plate 40 is provided with four symmetrically arranged straight edges, and an arc edge is arranged between the four straight edges.
Referring to fig. 2, for the utility model discloses a twist grip for spinning subassembly, including joint ring 10 and handle 30, handle 30 radially is fixed in the joint ring 10 outside along joint ring 10, and handle 30 is equipped with two and sets up symmetrically along joint ring 10 circumference. The inner wall of the clamping plate comprises four arc-shaped parts 13 used for the arc-shaped edges of the overflowing plate 40 and four straight line parts 14 used for being matched with the straight edges of the overflowing plate 40, the positions of the arc-shaped parts 13 and the positions of the straight line parts 14 are matched with the arc-shaped edges and the straight edges of the overflowing plate 40, and the arc-shaped parts 13 and the straight line parts 14 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the inner wall of the clamping plate.
The implementation principle of the embodiment is as follows: when the overflow plate is used, the clamping ring 10 is sleeved on the overflow plate 40, the straight line part 14 of the overflow plate 10 is matched with the straight edge of the side edge of the overflow plate 40, so that the clamping ring 10 is limited relative to the overflow plate 40 in the circumferential direction, the handle 30 fixed to the side edge of the clamping ring 10 can provide a force arm convenient for force application, and a lever model is formed among the handle 30, the clamping ring 10 and the overflow plate 40, so that the overflow plate 40 can be screwed into the tank cylinder 41 more laborsavingly by screwing the handle 30.
Example two:
referring to fig. 3 and 4, the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that the snap ring 10 includes a fixed ring 11 and a rotating ring 12, an installation groove 111 is formed on the outer wall of the fixed ring 11 along the circumferential direction, the rotating ring 12 is arranged in the installation groove 111, and the rotating ring 12 and the fixed ring 11 are coaxially and rotatably connected. The handle 30 is fixed on the outer wall of the rotating ring 12, the arc-shaped portion 13 and the straight portion 14 are positioned on the inner wall of the fixed ring 11, the clamp groove 20 is opened on the straight portion 14, the clamp groove 20 and the straight portion 14 have the same width, and the clamp groove 20 is communicated with the mounting groove 111. Referring to fig. 4 and 5, a clamp block 21 is slidably coupled in the clamp groove 20 in the depth direction of the groove, and a surface of the clamp block 21 on a side away from the mounting groove 111 is flush with the straight portion 14. The surface of the clamp block 21 far away from the installation groove 111 is provided with stripes for increasing friction, one side of the clamp block 21 facing the installation groove 111 is provided with guide surfaces 22 which are obliquely arranged, the guide surfaces 22 on different clamp blocks 21 face the same direction, one side of the rotating ring 12 facing the installation groove 111 is fixed with a butt block 23, the number of the butt blocks 23 is four along the circumferential direction of the rotating ring 12, one side of the butt block 23 facing the guide surfaces 22 is provided with an arc surface, and the butt block 23 is in butt joint with the guide surfaces 22.
Referring to fig. 5, a limiting groove 24 is formed on the side wall of the clamp groove 20, a limiting block 25 is fixed on the side wall of the clamping block 21, the limiting block 25 is arranged in the limiting groove 24, a return spring 26 is arranged in the limiting groove 24, and two ends of the return spring 26 are respectively fixed on the side walls of the limiting block 25 and the limiting groove 24. When the stopper 25 abuts against the end wall of the stopper groove 24, the side edge of the guide surface 22 is flush with the inner wall of the fixing ring 11.
Referring to fig. 4, the handle 30 includes a fixing seat 31 and a holding rod 32, the fixing seat 31 is fixed to the clamping plate, a screw hole is opened on an end surface of the holding rod 32 facing the fixing seat 31, and the holding rod 32 is in threaded connection with the fixing seat 31.
Referring to fig. 4, the grip lever 32 includes an outer lever 33 and an inner lever 34, the outer lever 33 is connected to the fixed base 31, a receiving cavity 35 is formed inside the outer lever 33 along a length direction, a receiving opening 36 is formed in an end surface of the outer lever 33 away from the fixed base 31, the receiving opening 36 is communicated with the receiving cavity 35, and a diameter of the receiving opening 36 is smaller than a diameter of the receiving cavity 35. The inner rod 34 penetrates through the containing cavity 35 in a sliding mode and penetrates out of the containing opening 36, the diameter of the inner rod 34 is the same as that of the containing opening 36, a limiting portion 37 is arranged on one side, located in the containing cavity 35, of the inner rod 34, and the diameter of the limiting portion 37 is larger than the caliber of the containing opening 36. Be equipped with the screw thread on spacing portion 37's lateral wall, all be equipped with at the both ends of accomodating chamber 35 with spacing portion 37 matched with screw thread.
The implementation principle of the embodiment is as follows:
1. when clamping is carried out, the guide surface 22 faces the opposite direction of the thread screwing direction, the clamping ring 10 is sleeved on the overflowing plate 40, the clamping block 21 is abutted against the straight edge of the side edge of the overflowing plate 40, then the handle 30 is rotated in the thread screwing direction, at this time, the handle 30 drives the rotating ring 12 to rotate, the abutting block 23 gradually abuts against the clamping block 21, and finally, under the condition that the guide surface 22 is used for multiple purposes, the clamping block 21 is continuously pushed in the direction of the overflowing plate 40 in the screwing process until the clamping block 21 completely abuts against the overflowing plate 40, so that the clamping ring 10 stably clamps the overflowing plate 40.
2. Outer pole 33 and interior pole 34 can stretch out and draw back, when needs use, take out interior pole 34 from outer pole 33, this moment arm length of multiplicable holding rod 32 makes the rotation more laborsaving, and when not using, can accomodate outer pole 33 with interior pole 34 in, reduce the length of holding rod 32, conveniently accomodate. When the inner rod 34 is stored or withdrawn, the inner rod 34 can be fixed by the screw thread between the storage cavity 35 and the stopper 37.
The embodiment of this specific implementation mode is the preferred embodiment of the present invention, not limit according to this the utility model discloses a protection scope, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the utility model are covered within the protection scope of the utility model.

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1. A twist grip for a spin pack assembly, comprising: including joint ring (10) and handle (30), handle (30) are fixed in joint ring (10) outside, and handle (30) are equipped with a plurality of along joint ring (10) circumference, joint inboard wall is including arc portion (13) that are used for cooperating work piece circular arc limit and straight line portion (14) that are used for cooperating the work piece straight flange, arc portion (13) and straight line portion (14) are equipped with a plurality of along joint inboard wall circumference, and the position of arc portion (13) and straight line portion (14) with wait to twist the work piece and cooperate.
2. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 1, wherein: the clamping ring (10) comprises a fixing ring (11) and a rotating ring (12), a mounting groove (111) is formed in the outer wall of the fixing ring (11) along the circumferential direction, the rotating ring (12) is arranged in the mounting groove (111), the rotating ring (12) is coaxially and rotatably connected with the fixing ring (11), a handle (30) is fixed on the outer wall of the rotating ring (12), an arc-shaped part (13) and a straight-line part (14) are located on the inner wall of the fixing ring (11), a clamp groove (20) is formed in the straight-line part (14), the clamp groove (20) is communicated with the mounting groove (111), a clamping block (21) is slidably connected in the clamp groove (20) along the depth direction of the groove, the surface of one side, away from the mounting groove (111), of the clamping block (21) is flush with the straight-line part (14), a guide surface (22) which is obliquely arranged is arranged on one side, facing the mounting groove (111, one side of the rotating ring (12) facing the mounting groove (111) is fixed with a plurality of abutting blocks (23), the abutting blocks (23) are arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotating ring (12), and the abutting blocks (23) abut against the guide surface (22).
3. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 2, wherein: one side of the abutting block (23) facing the guide surface (22) is provided with an arc surface, and the arc surface of the abutting block (23) is abutted against the guide surface (22).
4. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 2, wherein: the side wall of the clamp groove (20) is provided with a limiting groove (24), the side wall of the clamping block (21) is fixed with a limiting block (25), the limiting block (25) is arranged in the limiting groove (24), a reset spring (26) is arranged in the limiting groove (24), and two ends of the reset spring (26) are respectively fixed on the side walls of the limiting block (25) and the limiting groove (24).
5. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 2, wherein: stripes for increasing friction are arranged on the surface of the clamping block (21) on the side far away from the mounting groove (111).
6. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 1, wherein: handle (30) are including fixing base (31) and holding rod (32), and fixing base (31) are fixed in the joint board, have seted up the screw on holding rod (32) the terminal surface towards fixing base (31), and holding rod (32) and fixing base (31) threaded connection.
7. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 6, wherein: holding rod (32) include outer pole (33) and interior pole (34), outer pole (33) are connected in fixing base (31), be equipped with in outer pole (33) inside along length direction and accomodate chamber (35), seted up on the terminal surface that fixing base (31) were kept away from in outer pole (33) and accomodate mouth (36), accomodate mouth (36) intercommunication and accomodate chamber (35) and accomodate the diameter of mouth (36) and be less than the diameter of accomodating chamber (35), interior pole (34) slide and wear to locate accomodating chamber (35) and wear out from accomodating mouth (36), be equipped with spacing portion (37) in the one side that interior pole (34) are located accomodating chamber (35), the diameter of spacing portion (37) is greater than the bore of accomodating mouth (36).
8. The twist grip for a spin pack of claim 7, wherein: the side wall of the limiting part (37) is provided with threads, and the two ends of the containing cavity (35) are provided with threads matched with the limiting part (37).
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