CN213772125U - Quenching device with segmented transition mechanism for forging bucket teeth of lost foam - Google Patents

Quenching device with segmented transition mechanism for forging bucket teeth of lost foam Download PDF

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CN213772125U
CN213772125U CN202022909549.6U CN202022909549U CN213772125U CN 213772125 U CN213772125 U CN 213772125U CN 202022909549 U CN202022909549 U CN 202022909549U CN 213772125 U CN213772125 U CN 213772125U
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The utility model discloses a disappearance mould fill tooth forges with guenching unit that has segmentation transition mechanism, including main part mechanism, placement mechanism and storage mechanism all set up the inside at main part mechanism, placement mechanism sets up the below at storage mechanism, the inner tube, the one-level valve pipe, second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe all set up the inside at the quenching case, the one-level valve pipe, second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe are connected with the short circuit mouth through the inner tube, the one-level valve pipe, the pipe diameter of second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe reduces in proper order, through changing the one-level valve pipe, the switch of second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe, thereby realize the size of control quenching in-process water yield, when needing more water yield, utilize the one-level valve pipe to go out water, when needing less water yield, utilize the tertiary valve pipe to go out water, realize the segmentation quenching, improve the quenching quality.

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Quenching device with segmented transition mechanism for forging bucket teeth of lost foam
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a quenching equipment technical field specifically is a quenching device that disappearance mould fill tooth forges and has segmentation transition mechanism.
Background
Quenching is a heat treatment process for heating steel to above a critical temperature, keeping the temperature for a certain time, and then cooling at a cooling speed higher than the critical cooling speed so as to obtain an unbalanced structure (bainite can be obtained according to needs or single-phase austenite is kept) mainly comprising martensite.
The existing quenching device is not provided with a segmented overplating mechanism, so that the temperature of the bucket tooth is difficult to control in the quenching process, the quenching quality is poor, and secondly, the clamping area of the bucket tooth is large in the clamping and fixing of the bucket tooth, and the quenching quality of the bucket tooth is also influenced.
Aiming at the problems, the existing device is improved, and the quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for forging the bucket teeth of the lost foam is provided.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a quenching device that disappearance mould fill tooth forges with having segmentation transition mechanism adopts this device to work to the relatively poor problem of quenching quality in the above-mentioned background has been solved.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a quenching device with a segmented transition mechanism for forging lost foam bucket teeth comprises a main body mechanism, a placing mechanism and a storage mechanism, wherein the placing mechanism and the storage mechanism are arranged inside the main body mechanism, the placing mechanism is arranged below the storage mechanism, the main body mechanism comprises a main box body and a top box, the top box is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the main box body, and the placing mechanism and the storage mechanism are arranged inside the main box body;
the placing mechanism comprises a tank and a fixing mechanism, and the fixing mechanism is arranged in the tank;
the storage mechanism comprises a storage box, a quenching box and a short plate, the quenching box is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the storage box, the storage box is communicated with the quenching box, and the short plate is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the storage box.
Further, the main tank body comprises a guide rail groove, a side groove and an electric push rod, the guide rail groove is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the main tank body, the side groove is formed in each of two sides of the main tank body, the electric push rod is arranged in the side groove, one end of the electric push rod is connected with the short plate, and an outer interface is arranged on the upper surface of the top tank.
Further, the cell box includes end bars, mounting groove, deposits board and draw runner A, and the bottom of cell box is provided with the end bars, and the inside of cell box is provided with the mounting groove, and the inside of mounting groove is provided with deposits the board, and the equal fixed mounting in both sides of cell box has draw runner A.
Further, the fixing mechanism comprises a fixing cylinder, a rotating base and a clamping opening, the rotating base is arranged at each of two ends of the fixing cylinder, the fixing cylinder is connected with the tank through the rotating base, and the clamping opening is formed in the outer surface of the fixing cylinder.
Further, the fixed cylinder comprises a filter screen, a clamping groove and an iron rod, the filter screen and the clamping groove are both arranged on the outer surface of the fixed cylinder, the iron rod is arranged inside the clamping groove, and one end of the iron rod is arranged inside the fixed cylinder.
Further, the storage box includes draw runner B and heavy groove, and the equal fixed mounting in both sides of storage box has draw runner B, is provided with heavy groove on the surface of storage box, and the inside in heavy groove is provided with the mounting hole, and the inside of mounting hole is provided with the trachea, and tracheal one end is linked together with the inside air pump of storage box.
Further, the quenching box includes square groove, the shower nozzle, short interface, the inner tube, the one-level valve pipe, second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe, be provided with the square groove on the surface of quenching box, the inside of square groove is provided with the shower nozzle, the inside of shower nozzle is provided with the spray tube, one side of quenching box is provided with short interface, the quenching box is linked together through short interface and overhead bin, the inner tube, the one-level valve pipe, second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe all set up the inside at the quenching box, the one-level valve pipe, second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe are connected with the short circuit mouth through the inner tube, the pipe diameter of one-level valve pipe, second grade valve pipe and tertiary valve pipe reduces in proper order.
Further, the groove box is movably connected with the main box body through a sliding strip A, and the storage box is movably connected with the main box body through a sliding strip B.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. the utility model provides a quenching device with segmentation transition mechanism for forging lost foam hopper teeth, the square groove is arranged on the outer surface of the quenching box, the spray nozzle is arranged in the square groove, the spray pipe is arranged in the spray nozzle, the short connector is arranged on one side of the quenching box, the quenching box is communicated with the top box through the short connector, the inner pipe, the first-stage valve pipe, the second-stage valve pipe and the third-stage valve pipe are all arranged in the quenching box, the first-stage valve pipe, the second-stage valve pipe and the third-stage valve pipe are connected with the short connector through the inner pipe, the pipe diameters of the first-stage valve pipe, the second-stage valve pipe and the third-stage valve pipe are sequentially reduced, the size of water flow in the quenching process is controlled by changing the switch of the first-stage valve pipe, the second-stage valve pipe and the third-stage valve pipe, when more water flow is needed, when less water flow is needed, the water flow is discharged by the third-stage valve pipe, the segmentation quenching is realized, the quenching quality is improved.
2. The utility model provides a pair of disappearance mould fill tooth forges with guenching unit that has segmentation transition mechanism, and grating and draw-in groove all set up on the surface of solid fixed cylinder, and the inside of draw-in groove is provided with the iron set, and the one end setting of iron set is in the inside of solid fixed cylinder, puts into the bucket tooth and gets the mouth in, puts into the draw-in groove with the magnetic path simultaneously, and magnetism has the transmissibility, so can fix the bucket tooth through the iron set, and fixed area is less, and the indirectness improves the quenching quality.
3. The utility model provides a pair of disappearance mould fill tooth forges with guenching unit that has segmentation transition mechanism, the equal fixed mounting in both sides of storage box has draw runner B, is provided with heavy groove on the surface of storage box, and the inside in heavy groove is provided with the mounting hole, and the inside of mounting hole is provided with the trachea, and tracheal one end is linked together with the inside air pump of storage box, and at the quenching in-process, can produce a large amount of vapor, through the whole recoveries of vapor that the trachea will distribute out, improvement resource utilization rate.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the main body mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the placing mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the storage mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the fixing mechanism of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the quenching box of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a main body mechanism; 11. a main box body; 111. a guide rail groove; 112. a side groove; 113. an electric push rod; 12. a top box; 121. an external interface; 2. a placement mechanism; 21. a tank box; 211. a bottom gate; 212. mounting grooves; 213. a storage plate; 214. a slide bar A; 22. a fixing mechanism; 221. a fixed cylinder; 2211. a filter grid; 2212. a card slot; 2213. an iron rod; 222. rotating the base; 223. a gripping port; 3. a storage mechanism; 31. a storage box; 311. a slide bar B; 312. sinking a groove; 3121. mounting holes; 3122. an air tube; 32. a quenching box; 321. a square groove; 322. a spray head; 3221. a nozzle; 323. a short interface; 324. an inner tube; 325. a primary valve tube; 326. a secondary valve tube; 327. a tertiary valve pipe; 33. a short plate.
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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. 1-4, a quenching device with a segmented transition mechanism for forging lost foam bucket teeth comprises a main body mechanism 1, a placing mechanism 2 and a storage mechanism 3, wherein the placing mechanism 2 and the storage mechanism 3 are both arranged inside the main body mechanism 1, the placing mechanism 2 is arranged below the storage mechanism 3, the main body mechanism 1 comprises a main box body 11 and a top box 12, the top box 12 is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the main box body 11, the placing mechanism 2 and the storage mechanism 3 are arranged inside the main box body 11, the placing mechanism 2 comprises a tank 21 and a fixing mechanism 22, the fixing mechanism 22 is arranged inside the tank 21, the storage mechanism 3 comprises a storage box 31, a quenching box 32 and a short plate 33, the quenching box 32 is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the storage box 31, the storage box 31 is communicated with the quenching box 32, and the short plate 33 is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the storage box 31.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the main box 11 includes a guide rail groove 111, side grooves 112 and an electric push rod 113, the guide rail groove 111 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the main box 11, the side grooves 112 are both opened on both sides of the main box 11, the electric push rod 113 is arranged inside the side grooves 112, one end of the electric push rod 113 is connected with the short plate 33, an external port 121 is arranged on the upper surface of the top box 12, the slot box 21 includes a bottom grid 211, an installation groove 212, a storage plate 213 and a slide bar a214, the bottom of the slot box 21 is provided with the bottom grid 211, the installation groove 212 is arranged inside the slot box 21, the storage plate 213 is arranged inside the installation groove 212, and the slide bar a214 is fixedly installed on both sides of the slot box 21.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the fixing mechanism 22 includes a fixing cylinder 221, a rotating base 222 and a clamping opening 223, the rotating base 222 is disposed at each end of the fixing cylinder 221, the fixing cylinder 221 is connected to the tank 21 through the rotating base 222, the clamping opening 223 is disposed on an outer surface of the fixing cylinder 221, the fixing cylinder 221 includes a filter grid 2211, a clamping slot 2212 and an iron rod 2213, the filter grid 2211 and the clamping slot 2212 are disposed on an outer surface of the fixing cylinder 221, the iron rod 2213 is disposed inside the clamping slot 2212, one end of the iron rod 2213 is disposed inside the fixing cylinder 221, the storage box 31 includes a slide bar B311 and a sinking slot 312, the slide bar B311 is fixedly mounted on each side of the storage box 31, the sinking slot 312 is disposed on an outer surface of the storage box 31, a mounting hole 3121 is disposed inside the sinking slot 312, an air pipe 3122 is disposed inside the mounting hole 3121, and one end of the air pipe 3122 is communicated with an air.
Referring to fig. 2, 4 and 6, the quenching box 32 includes a square groove 321, a nozzle 322, a short-circuit port 323, an inner tube 324, a first-stage valve tube 325, a second-stage valve tube 326 and a third-stage valve tube 327, the square groove 321 is disposed on an outer surface of the quenching box 32, the nozzle 322 is disposed inside the square groove 321, a spray tube 3221 is disposed inside the nozzle 322, the short-circuit port 323 is disposed on one side of the quenching box 32, the quenching box 32 is communicated with the top box 12 through the short-circuit port 323, the inner tube 324, the first-stage valve tube 325, the second-stage valve tube 326 and the third-stage valve tube 327 are all disposed inside the quenching box 32, the first-stage valve tube 325, the second-stage valve tube 326 and the third-stage valve tube 327 are connected with the short-circuit port 323 through the inner tube 324, the tube diameters of the first-stage valve tube 325, the second-stage valve tube 326 and the third-stage valve tube 327 are sequentially reduced, the tank.
In summary, the following steps: the utility model provides a quenching device with segmentation transition mechanism for forging lost foam bucket tooth, placing mechanism 2 and storage mechanism 3 are all arranged in main body mechanism 1, placing mechanism 2 is arranged below storage mechanism 3, top box 12 is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of main box body 11, placing mechanism 2 and storage mechanism 3 are arranged in main box body 11, fixing mechanism 22 is arranged in tank box 21, filter grid 2211 and clamping groove 2212 are both arranged on the outer surface of fixed cylinder 221, iron rod 2213 is arranged in clamping groove 2212, one end of iron rod 2213 is arranged in fixed cylinder 221, the bucket tooth is placed in clamping opening 223, and the magnet block is placed in clamping groove 2212, magnetism has transferability, so the bucket tooth can be fixed through iron rod 2213, and the fixed area is smaller, indirectly improve the quenching quality, quenching box 32 is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of storage box 31, the storage box 31 is communicated with the quenching box 32, the short plate 33 is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the storage box 31, the square groove 321 is arranged on the outer surface of the quenching box 32, the spray head 322 is arranged in the square groove 321, the spray pipe 3221 is arranged in the spray head 322, the short port 323 is arranged on one side of the quenching box 32, the quenching box 32 is communicated with the top box 12 through the short port 323, the inner pipe 324, the primary valve pipe 325, the secondary valve pipe 326 and the tertiary valve pipe 327 are all arranged in the quenching box 32, the primary valve pipe 325, the secondary valve pipe 326 and the tertiary valve pipe 327 are connected with the short port 323 through the inner pipe 324, the pipe diameters of the primary valve pipe 325, the secondary valve pipe 326 and the tertiary valve pipe 327 are sequentially reduced, the opening and closing of the primary valve pipe 325, the secondary valve pipe 326 and the tertiary valve pipe 327 are changed, so that the water quantity in the quenching process is controlled, when a large water quantity is needed, the primary valve pipe 325 is used for water outlet, when a small amount of water is needed, the three-stage valve pipe 327 is used for discharging water, so that segmented quenching is realized, and the quenching quality is improved.
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 disappearance hopper tooth forges with guenching unit that has segmentation transition mechanism, includes main part mechanism (1), places mechanism (2) and storage mechanism (3) and all sets up in the inside of main part mechanism (1), places mechanism (2) and sets up the below at storage mechanism (3), its characterized in that: the main body mechanism (1) comprises a main box body (11) and a top box (12), the top box (12) is fixedly arranged on the upper surface of the main box body (11), and a placing mechanism (2) and a storage mechanism (3) are arranged in the main box body (11);
the placing mechanism (2) comprises a tank (21) and a fixing mechanism (22), and the fixing mechanism (22) is arranged in the tank (21);
the storage mechanism (3) comprises a storage box (31), a quenching box (32) and a short plate (33), the quenching box (32) is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the storage box (31), the storage box (31) is communicated with the quenching box (32), and the short plate (33) is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the storage box (31).
2. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the main box body (11) comprises a guide rail groove (111), side grooves (112) and electric push rods (113), the guide rail groove (111) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the main box body (11), the side grooves (112) are formed in the two sides of the main box body (11), the electric push rods (113) are arranged inside the side grooves (112), one end of each electric push rod (113) is connected with the corresponding short plate (33), and the upper surface of the top box (12) is provided with an outer joint (121).
3. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the groove box (21) comprises a bottom grid (211), a mounting groove (212), a storage plate (213) and a sliding strip A (214), the bottom of the groove box (21) is provided with the bottom grid (211), the mounting groove (212) is arranged inside the groove box (21), the storage plate (213) is arranged inside the mounting groove (212), and the sliding strip A (214) is fixedly mounted on two sides of the groove box (21).
4. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the fixing mechanism (22) comprises a fixing cylinder (221), a rotating base (222) and a clamping opening (223), wherein the rotating base (222) is arranged at each of two ends of the fixing cylinder (221), the fixing cylinder (221) is connected with the tank box (21) through the rotating base (222), and the clamping opening (223) is formed in the outer surface of the fixing cylinder (221).
5. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the fixed cylinder (221) comprises a filter grid (2211), a clamping groove (2212) and an iron rod (2213), the filter grid (2211) and the clamping groove (2212) are arranged on the outer surface of the fixed cylinder (221), the iron rod (2213) is arranged inside the clamping groove (2212), and one end of the iron rod (2213) is arranged inside the fixed cylinder (221).
6. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein: storage box (31) include draw runner B (311) and heavy groove (312), and the equal fixed mounting in both sides of storage box (31) has draw runner B (311), is provided with heavy groove (312) on the surface of storage box (31), and the inside in heavy groove (312) is provided with mounting hole (3121), and the inside of mounting hole (3121) is provided with trachea (3122), and the one end of trachea (3122) is linked together with the inside air pump of storage box (31).
7. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the quenching box (32) comprises a square groove (321), a spray head (322), a short joint (323), an inner pipe (324), a primary valve pipe (325), a secondary valve pipe (326) and a tertiary valve pipe (327), the outer surface of the quenching box (32) is provided with a square groove (321), a spray head (322) is arranged inside the square groove (321), a spray pipe (3221) is arranged inside the spray head (322), one side of the quenching box (32) is provided with a short interface (323), the quenching box (32) is communicated with the top box (12) through the short interface (323), the inner pipe (324), the first-stage valve pipe (325), the second-stage valve pipe (326) and the third-stage valve pipe (327) are all arranged inside the quenching box (32), the first-stage valve pipe (325), the second-stage valve pipe (326) and the third-stage valve pipe (327) are connected with the short interface (323) through the inner pipe (324), and the pipe diameters of the first-stage valve pipe (325), the second-stage valve pipe (326) and the third-stage valve pipe (327) are.
8. The quenching device with the segmented transition mechanism for the forging of the bucket teeth of the lost foam mold as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the groove box (21) is movably connected with the main box body (11) through a sliding strip A (214), and the storage box (31) is movably connected with the main box body (11) through a sliding strip B (311).
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