CN213498461U - Burnishing device is used in production of stainless steel pot - Google Patents

Burnishing device is used in production of stainless steel pot Download PDF

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CN213498461U
CN213498461U CN202022535238.8U CN202022535238U CN213498461U CN 213498461 U CN213498461 U CN 213498461U CN 202022535238 U CN202022535238 U CN 202022535238U CN 213498461 U CN213498461 U CN 213498461U
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The utility model discloses a polishing device for stainless steel pot production, which comprises an installation box, vertical columns and transverse columns, wherein the two side surfaces of the installation box are fixedly connected with the vertical columns, the transverse column is fixedly connected between the vertical columns, the lifting device with a clamping function is fixedly connected inside the installation box, a material placing block is arranged above the installation box and is fixedly connected with the lifting device, a guide rail is arranged on the surface of the transverse column, a driving block is slidably arranged on the surface of the guide rail, a polishing mechanism is fixedly connected below the driving block, a clamping device is fixedly connected above the transverse column, a clamping block is arranged above the material placing block below the transverse column and is fixedly connected with the clamping device, the polishing device is convenient for polishing the stainless steel pot, the polishing efficiency is improved, the manual operation is avoided, the qualification rate of products after polishing is ensured, simultaneously, the blanking is convenient, the structure is simple, and the practicability is strong.

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Burnishing device is used in production of stainless steel pot
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a stainless steel pot production facility technical field specifically is a burnishing device is used in stainless steel pot production.
Background
The stainless steel pot is characterized by that it contains a certain quantity of chromium alloy element, so that a layer of firm oxide film (passive film) insoluble in some medium can be formed on the surface of steel material, and the metal can be isolated from external medium, and does not produce chemical action.
In the steel, besides containing more chromium (Cr), other alloy elements such as nickel (Ni) are added in a matching way, so that the steel has good chemical stability in air, water and steam, and has enough stability in aqueous solutions of various acids, alkalis and salts, and the advantage of corrosion resistance can be still maintained even in high-temperature or low-temperature environments.
For small and medium-sized enterprises, polishing of the existing stainless steel pot is basically carried out in a manual polishing mode, efficiency is low, and the polishing effect depends on the experience of workers, so that the qualified rate is relatively low.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a burnishing device is used in stainless steel pot production to solve the problem that proposes among the above-mentioned background art.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: the utility model provides a burnishing device is used in stainless steel pot production, includes install bin, upstand and spreader, the equal fixedly connected with upstand of two sides of install bin, two fixedly connected with spreader between the upstand, the inside fixedly connected with of install bin has the elevating gear of clamping function, the thing piece has been put to the top of install bin, put thing piece and elevating gear fixed connection, spreader surface mounting has the guide rail, the surface sliding of guide rail installs the drive block, the below fixedly connected with polishing mechanism of drive block, the top fixedly connected with clamping device of spreader, the clamp splice has been put to the top that lies in the thing piece below the spreader, clamp splice and clamping device fixed connection.
Preferably, elevating gear includes first electric telescopic handle, lifter plate, rotation post, mounting groove, spacing ring and supporting shoe, the mounting groove has been seted up to the upper surface center department of install bin, the sliding surface of mounting groove is connected with the lifter plate, the lower surface symmetry fixedly connected with first electric telescopic handle of lifter plate, two the one end that lifter plate was kept away from to first electric telescopic handle all with install bin fixed connection, the inside of lifter plate is rotated and is connected with the rotation post, the one end that lifter plate was kept away from to the rotation post with put thing piece fixed connection, the fixed surface of install bin is connected with the spacing ring, the surface symmetry fixedly connected with supporting shoe of mounting groove, and the supporting shoe has four.
Preferably, the clamping device comprises a motor box, a servo motor, a transmission shaft, a speed reducer, a connecting shaft, a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fixed column, a square groove, a spring, a slider and a connecting rod, the motor box is fixedly connected above the cross column, the servo motor is installed inside the motor box, the output end of the servo motor is fixedly connected with the transmission shaft, one end of the transmission shaft, which is far away from the servo motor, is fixedly connected with the speed reducer, the connecting shaft is fixedly connected below the speed reducer, one end of the connecting shaft, which is far away from the speed reducer, is fixedly connected with the first gear, the outer side of the first gear is in meshing connection with the second gear, the outer side of the second gear is in meshing connection with the third gear, the second gear and the third gear are both in rotation connection with the cross column through bearings, and the, the end face, far away from the third gear, of the fixed column is provided with a square groove, the bottom of the square groove is symmetrically and fixedly connected with springs, two springs are fixedly connected with a sliding block at the end far away from the bottom of the square groove, the surface of the sliding block is fixedly connected with a connecting rod, one end, far away from the sliding block, of the connecting rod is fixedly connected with a clamping block, and the sliding block is connected with the square groove in a sliding mode.
Preferably, the surface of the clamping block, which is far away from the connecting rod, is fixedly connected with a rubber pad.
Preferably, the polishing mechanism comprises an installation block, a second electric telescopic rod, a movable block and a polishing module, the installation block is arranged on the left side of the fixed column, the installation block is fixedly connected with the driving block, the second electric telescopic rods are symmetrically arranged in the installation block, the two second electric telescopic rods are fixedly connected with the movable block at the ends far away from the installation block, and the polishing mechanism is arranged in the movable block.
Preferably, the surface of one of the vertical columns is fixedly connected with a controller, and the first electric telescopic rod, the second electric telescopic rod, the servo motor, the driving block and the polishing module are all electrically connected with the controller.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
the utility model arranges the unpolished stainless steel pot on the surface of the object placing block, the inner wall of the stainless steel pot is tightly attached to the object placing block, the controller controls the first electric telescopic rod to extend continuously to drive the lifting plate to move up to a certain distance, further the object placing block and the stainless steel pot to move up to a certain distance, simultaneously, the servo motor is started to drive the transmission shaft to rotate, the speed of the speed reducer is reduced, the transmission shaft drives the first gear to rotate, the first gear rotates to drive the second gear to rotate, further the third gear rotates to drive the fixed column to rotate, further the clamping block is driven to rotate, the stainless steel pot is contacted with the rubber pad along with the lifting plate to move up, the clamping block is driven to move towards the direction close to the fixed column, the spring is compressed, the reaction force is generated to act on the surface of the sliding block until the clamping block is contacted with the surface of the fixed column, the rubber pad is in close, the stainless steel pot rotates along with the rotation of the clamping block, meanwhile, the second electric telescopic rod extends to drive the movable block to move downwards, the polishing module is close to the stainless steel pot, the driving block slides on the surface of the guide rail, the polishing module is adjusted in position in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, the stainless steel pot is polished conveniently, polishing efficiency is improved, manual operation is avoided, and the qualified rate of polished products is guaranteed.
Further, the polishing is completed, during the unloading, controller control servo motor closes, first electric telescopic handle and the shrink of second electric telescopic handle, the stainless steel pot is kept away from to the polishing module, lifter plate and stainless steel pot descending distance, at this thigh in-process, stainless steel pot and spacing ring and supporting shoe contact, support the stainless steel pot by the supporting shoe, carry out spacingly by the spacing ring for put thing piece and stainless steel pot separation, carry out the unloading, be convenient for take off the stainless steel pot that the polishing was accomplished.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the whole partial sectional structure of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic view of the lifting device of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. installing a box; 2. a vertical post; 3. a cross post; 4. a lifting device; 5. placing the object blocks; 6. a guide rail; 7. a drive block; 8. a polishing mechanism; 9. a clamping device; 10. a clamping block; 11. a first electric telescopic rod; 12. a lifting plate; 13. rotating the column; 14. mounting grooves; 15. a limiting ring; 16. a support block; 17. a motor case; 18. a servo motor; 19. a drive shaft; 20. a speed reducer; 21. a connecting shaft; 22. a first gear; 23. a second gear; 24. a third gear; 25. fixing a column; 26. a square groove; 27. a spring; 28. a slider; 29. a connecting rod; 30. a rubber pad; 31. mounting blocks; 32. a second electric telescopic rod; 33. a movable block; 34. polishing the optical module; 35. and a controller.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, a polishing device for stainless steel pan production comprises an installation box 1, a vertical column 2 and a horizontal column 3, two side surfaces of the installation box 1 are fixedly connected with vertical posts 2, a transverse post 3 is fixedly connected between the two vertical posts 2, the interior of the installation box 1 is fixedly connected with a lifting device 4 with a clamping function, an object placing block 5 is arranged above the installation box 1, the object placing block 5 is fixedly connected with the lifting device 4, the surface of the transverse column 3 is provided with a guide rail 6, a driving block 7 is slidably mounted on the surface of the guide rail 6, a polishing mechanism 8 is fixedly connected below the driving block 7, a clamping device 9 is fixedly connected above the transverse column 3, a clamping block 10 is arranged below the transverse column 3 and above the object placing block 5, the clamping block 10 is fixedly connected with the clamping device 9, and the driving block 7 is matched with the guide rail 6, which is the existing mature technology.
Referring to fig. 2, the lifting device 4 includes a first electric telescopic rod 11, a lifting plate 12, a rotating column 13, a mounting groove 14, a limiting ring 15 and a supporting block 16, the mounting groove 14 is formed in the center of the upper surface of the mounting box 1, the lifting plate 12 is slidably connected to the surface of the mounting groove 14, the first electric telescopic rods 11 are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the lower surface of the lifting plate 12, both ends of the two first electric telescopic rods 11, which are far away from the lifting plate 12, are fixedly connected to the mounting box 1, the rotating column 13 is rotatably connected to the inside of the lifting plate 12, one end of the rotating column 13, which is far away from the lifting plate 12, is fixedly connected to the storage block 5, the limiting ring 15 is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting box 1, the supporting block 16 is symmetrically and fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting groove 14, and there are four supporting blocks 16, the first electric telescopic rods, further moving the lifting distance between the object placing block 5 and the stainless steel pot.
Referring to fig. 1, the clamping device 9 includes a motor box 17, a servo motor 18, a transmission shaft 19, a speed reducer 20, a connection shaft 21, a first gear 22, a second gear 23, a third gear 24, a fixed column 25, a square groove 26, a spring 27, a slider 28 and a connection rod 29, the motor box 17 is fixedly connected above the cross post 3, the servo motor 18 is installed inside the motor box 17, the output end of the servo motor 18 is fixedly connected with the transmission shaft 19, one end of the transmission shaft 19, which is far away from the servo motor 18, is fixedly connected with the speed reducer 20, the connection shaft 21 is fixedly connected below the speed reducer 20, one end of the connection shaft 21, which is far away from the speed reducer 20, is fixedly connected with the first gear 22, the outer side of the first gear 22 is engaged with the second gear 23, the outer side of the second gear 23 is engaged with the third gear 24, and the second gear 23 and the third gear 24 are both rotatably connected with the cross post 3 through a bearing on Fixedly connected with fixed column 25, the terminal surface that third gear 24 was kept away from to fixed column 25 has seted up square groove 26, the bottom symmetry fixedly connected with spring 27 of square groove 26, two spring 27 keeps away from the one end fixedly connected with slider 28 of square groove 26 bottom, the fixed surface of slider 28 connects connecting rod 29, the one end and the clamp splice 10 fixed connection of slider 28 are kept away from to connecting rod 29, slider 28 and square groove 26 sliding connection, servo motor 18 starts, drives transmission shaft 19 and rotates, has speed reducer 20 to slow down, and connecting axle 21 transmission drives first gear 22 and rotates, and first gear 22 rotates and drives second gear 23 and rotate, and then drives third gear 24 and rotate, and then drives fixed column 25 and rotate, and then drives clamp splice 10 and rotate.
Referring to fig. 1, the surface of the clamping block 10 away from the connecting rod 29 is fixedly connected with a rubber pad 30, so as to prevent the stainless steel pan from being worn, and provide friction force to ensure that the stainless steel pan rotates along with the rotation of the clamping block 10.
Referring to fig. 1, the polishing mechanism 8 includes an installation block 31, second electric telescopic rods 32, movable blocks 33 and a polishing module 34, the installation block 31 is disposed on the left side of the fixed column 25, the installation block 31 is fixedly connected with the driving block 7, the second electric telescopic rods 32 are symmetrically installed inside the installation block 31, the movable blocks 33 are fixedly connected to one ends of the two second electric telescopic rods 32 far away from the installation block 31, the polishing mechanism 8 is installed inside the movable blocks 33, the second electric telescopic rods 32 extend to drive the movable blocks 33 to move downward, the polishing module 34 is close to the stainless steel pan, the driving block 7 slides on the surface of the guide rail 6, the polishing module 34 adjusts the position in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and the polishing module 34 is convenient for polishing the stainless steel pan, and is similar to the existing polishing structure and includes a motor, a polishing wheel and other components.
Please refer to fig. 1, wherein a controller 35 is fixedly connected to a surface of one of the vertical posts 2, the first electric telescopic rod 11, the second electric telescopic rod 32, the servo motor 18, the driving block 7 and the polishing block 34 are all electrically connected to the controller 35, and the controller 35 is precisely controlled by a computer program.
The working principle is as follows: the unpolished stainless steel pot is placed on the surface of the object placing block 5, the inner wall of the stainless steel pot is tightly attached to the object placing block 5, the controller 35 controls the first electric telescopic rod 11 to extend continuously to drive the lifting plate 12 to lift up, further the lifting distance between the object placing block 5 and the stainless steel pot is adjusted, meanwhile, the servo motor 18 is started to drive the transmission shaft 19 to rotate, the speed reducer 20 reduces the speed, the connection shaft 21 drives the first gear 22 to rotate, the first gear 22 rotates to drive the second gear 23 to rotate, further the third gear 24 rotates, further the fixed column 25 rotates, further the clamping block 10 rotates, the stainless steel pot moves upwards along with the lifting distance of the lifting plate 12, the clamping block 10 is driven to move towards the direction close to the fixed column 25, the spring 27 is compressed, reaction force is generated to act on the surface of the sliding block 28 until the clamping block 10 contacts with the surface of the fixed column 25, the rubber pad 30 and the stainless steel pot are in close contact, the stainless steel pot rotates along with the rotation of the clamping block 10, meanwhile, the second electric telescopic rod 32 extends to drive the movable block 33 to move downwards, the polishing module 34 is close to the stainless steel pot, the driving block 7 slides on the surface of the guide rail 6, the polishing module 34 is adjusted in position in the left-right direction and the up-down direction, the stainless steel pot is polished conveniently, polishing efficiency is improved, manual operation is avoided, and the qualification rate of a polished product is guaranteed.
Further, the polishing is completed, during the unloading, the servo motor 18 is controlled to close by the controller 35, the first electric telescopic handle 11 and the second electric telescopic handle 32 contract, the polishing module 34 is far away from the stainless steel pot, the lifting plate 12 and the stainless steel pot descend for a certain distance, in the process, the stainless steel pot is in contact with the limiting ring 15 and the supporting block 16, the stainless steel pot is supported by the supporting block 16 and limited by the limiting ring 15, so that the object placing block 5 is separated from the stainless steel pot, the unloading is performed, and the polished stainless steel pot can be taken down conveniently.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a burnishing device is used in production of stainless steel pot, includes install bin (1), upstand (2) and spreader (3), the equal fixedly connected with upstand (2) in two sides of install bin (1), two fixedly connected with spreader (3), its characterized in that between upstand (2): the utility model discloses a polishing machine, including install bin (1), crossbeam (3), thing piece (5), thing piece (4), elevating gear (5), guide rail (6), the surperficial slidable mounting of guide rail (6) has the drive block (7), the below fixedly connected with polishing mechanism (8) of drive block (7), the top fixedly connected with clamping device (9) of crossbeam (3), clamp splice (10) have been put to the top that is located thing piece (5) below crossbeam (3), clamp splice (10) and clamping device (9) fixed connection.
2. The polishing device for stainless steel pan production according to claim 1, characterized in that: the lifting device (4) comprises a first electric telescopic rod (11), a lifting plate (12), a rotating column (13), a mounting groove (14), a limiting ring (15) and supporting blocks (16), the mounting groove (14) is formed in the center of the upper surface of the mounting box (1), the lifting plate (12) is connected to the surface of the mounting groove (14) in a sliding mode, the first electric telescopic rods (11) are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the lower surface of the lifting plate (12), one ends, far away from the lifting plate (12), of the two first electric telescopic rods (11) are fixedly connected with the mounting box (1), the rotating column (13) is rotatably connected to the inner portion of the lifting plate (12), one end, far away from the lifting plate (12), of the rotating column (13) is fixedly connected with the object placing block (5), the limiting ring (15) is fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting box (1), the supporting blocks (16) are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the surface of the mounting, and four support blocks (16).
3. The polishing device for stainless steel pan production according to claim 2, characterized in that: the clamping device (9) comprises a motor box (17), a servo motor (18), a transmission shaft (19), a speed reducer (20), a connecting shaft (21), a first gear (22), a second gear (23), a third gear (24), a fixed column (25), a square groove (26), a spring (27), a sliding block (28) and a connecting rod (29), the motor box (17) is fixedly connected above the transverse column (3), the servo motor (18) is installed inside the motor box (17), the transmission shaft (19) is fixedly connected at the output end of the servo motor (18), the speed reducer (20) is fixedly connected at one end, far away from the servo motor (18), of the transmission shaft (19), the connecting shaft (21) is fixedly connected below the speed reducer (20), and the first gear (22) is fixedly connected at one end, far away from the speed reducer (20), of the connecting shaft (21), a second gear (23) is meshed and connected with the outer side of the first gear (22), a third gear (24) is meshed and connected with the outer side of the second gear (23), the second gear (23) and the third gear (24) are both connected with the transverse column (3) through bearings, the surface of the third gear (24) is fixedly connected with a fixed column (25), the end surface of the fixed column (25) far away from the third gear (24) is provided with a square groove (26), the bottoms of the square grooves (26) are symmetrically and fixedly connected with springs (27), one ends of the two springs (27) far away from the bottoms of the square grooves (26) are fixedly connected with sliding blocks (28), the surface of the sliding block (28) is fixedly connected with a connecting rod (29), one end, far away from the sliding block (28), of the connecting rod (29) is fixedly connected with the clamping block (10), and the sliding block (28) is in sliding connection with the square groove (26).
4. The polishing device for stainless steel pan production according to claim 3, characterized in that: the surface of the clamping block (10) far away from the connecting rod (29) is fixedly connected with a rubber pad (30).
5. The polishing device for stainless steel pan production according to claim 3, characterized in that: polishing mechanism (8) are including installation piece (31), second electric telescopic handle (32), movable block (33) and polishing module (34), installation piece (31) have been put on the left side of fixed column (25), installation piece (31) and drive block (7) fixed connection, second electric telescopic handle (32), two are installed to the inside symmetry of installation piece (31) second electric telescopic handle (32) keep away from one end fixedly connected with movable block (33) of installation piece (31), the internally mounted of movable block (33) has polishing mechanism (8).
6. The polishing device for stainless steel pan production according to claim 5, characterized in that: the surface of one of the vertical columns (2) is fixedly connected with a controller (35), and the first electric telescopic rod (11), the second electric telescopic rod (32), the servo motor (18), the driving block (7) and the polishing block (34) are all electrically connected with the controller (35).
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