CN214219092U - Cloth guide device of mesh setting machine - Google Patents

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CN214219092U
CN214219092U CN202023346929.XU CN202023346929U CN214219092U CN 214219092 U CN214219092 U CN 214219092U CN 202023346929 U CN202023346929 U CN 202023346929U CN 214219092 U CN214219092 U CN 214219092U
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of screen cloth printing and dyeing and specifically relates to a fabric guiding device of screen cloth forming machine is related to, including whole cloth subassembly, whole cloth subassembly includes the frame and rotates the many running rollers of just arranging along frame length direction of connecting in the frame, all be equipped with the running roller parallel with the running roller of deciding between two adjacent running rollers, it is equipped with lifting unit to correspond every running roller in the frame, lifting unit is including establishing in the frame and the dead lever parallel with the running roller, there are two sliders along the length direction interval sliding connection of fixed rod on the dead lever, two sliders correspond respectively with the both ends of running roller, it has the traction lever to articulate between the tip that the slider corresponds with the running roller, the axis of rotation of two traction levers all is perpendicular with the length direction of running roller, be equipped with the drive assembly who orders about two sliders and keep away from each other or be close to each other on the dead lever. Compare in prior art, this scheme can be adjusted the tension of screen cloth to can ensure the design quality of screen cloth.

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Cloth guide device of mesh setting machine
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of screen cloth printing and dyeing, in particular to a cloth guide device of a screen cloth setting machine.
Background
The setting machine is a machine for setting screen cloth, and mainly comprises five parts, including a feeding part, a weft straightener, a chain, a drying oven body and a cropping cloth rolling device. After being soaked with chemical materials, the mesh cloth is uniformly squeezed by a roller and then enters an oven for drying and shaping, and the shaped mesh cloth has good hand feeling and stable size.
The screen cloth is led the cloth device all to install at current forming machine front end, leads the cloth device and is used for leading the screen cloth smoothly to get into the forming machine, leads the cloth device and generally comprises a plurality of running rollers that are parallel to each other, and it is flat with the screen cloth exhibition through leading the cloth roller to send into the forming machine and carry out the design and handle. But because the screen cloth can skid with partial running roller to this internal tension that makes the screen cloth reduces, and the screen cloth internal tension reduces and makes the screen cloth surface corrugate easily, and then can influence the quality that the screen cloth was stereotyped.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to adjust the tension of screen cloth, this application provides a fabric guide device of screen cloth forming machine.
The application provides a fabric guide device of screen cloth forming machine adopts following technical scheme:
a cloth guide device of a mesh cloth setting machine comprises a cloth arranging assembly, wherein the cloth arranging assembly comprises a rack and a plurality of fixed rollers which are rotatably connected to the rack and are arranged along the length direction of the rack, movable rollers which are parallel to the fixed rollers are arranged between every two adjacent fixed rollers, and mesh cloth is wound between the fixed rollers and the movable rollers in an S shape; correspond every running roller in the frame and be equipped with lifting unit, lifting unit is including establishing in the frame and with the dead lever that the running roller is parallel, there are two sliders along the length direction interval sliding connection of dead lever on the dead lever, two sliders correspond respectively with the both ends of running roller, the slider articulates between the tip that the running roller corresponds with the running roller has the traction lever, the axis of rotation of two traction levers all is perpendicular with the length direction who moves the running roller, be equipped with on the dead lever and order about two sliders and keep away from each other or the drive assembly who is close to each other.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the tension of screen cloth needs to be changed, the staff drives two sliders of the same group through drive assembly and keeps away from each other or be close to each other, and the traction lever will drive the movable roller oscilaltion that corresponds, and the distance between movable roller and two adjacent fixed rollers will change, and the tension of screen cloth and then can change. Compare in prior art, this scheme can be adjusted the tension of screen cloth to can ensure the design quality of screen cloth.
Preferably, the drive assembly includes and sets up the spout at the dead lever upper surface along dead lever length direction, and two sliders all slide to inlay and establish in the spout to the lateral wall of slider and the inside wall laminating of spout, rotate along spout length direction in the spout and be connected with the threaded rod, the threaded rod pass two sliders and with the equal screw-thread fit of two sliders, the threaded rod divide into two sections that spiral opposite direction, two sliders respectively with two section screw-thread fits, still be equipped with the linkage subassembly in the frame, the linkage subassembly is arranged in order to order about simultaneously that the threaded rod among the multiunit drive assembly is rotatory.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the staff orders about every threaded rod rotation through the linkage subassembly, and under the combined action of screw thread traction and spout position restraint, the distance between two sliders of the same group will change, and a plurality of running rollers in the frame just can slide from top to bottom simultaneously. And this kind of drive mode for the staff is easier to control the lift of brake roller, avoids the movable roller to rise too fast and damages the screen cloth.
Preferably, the groove bottom of the sliding groove is communicated with the lower surface of the fixing rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, can avoid the dust cloth bits on the screen cloth to pile up in the spout, save constructor's operation of clearing up the spout, the slider will slide in the spout smoothly.
Preferably, the linkage assembly comprises a linkage rod which is rotatably connected to the rack, the linkage rod is perpendicular to the length direction of the threaded rods, a first bevel gear is arranged on the linkage rod corresponding to each threaded rod fixing sleeve, a second bevel gear meshed with the corresponding first bevel gear is sleeved on the end part of each threaded rod close to the linkage rod, and a power part used for driving the linkage rod to rotate is arranged on the rack.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the staff orders about the gangbar through power spare and rotates, and under the effect of first bevel gear and second bevel gear meshing, many threaded rods in the frame will rotate simultaneously, have saved and have been equipped with a plurality of power supplies, have saved the manufacturing cost of device.
Preferably, the two ends of the movable roller are respectively hinged with the corresponding traction rods through connecting pieces, each connecting piece comprises a web plate rotatably connected with the end of the corresponding movable roller, the lower side of each web plate is fixedly connected with a bottom plate hinged with the corresponding traction rod, and the bottom plates and the corresponding traction rods extend towards the same side direction of the movable roller.
By adopting the technical scheme, the connecting piece is used as a medium for connecting the movable roller wheel and the traction rod, and the hinged position of the movable roller wheel and the traction rod is changed, so that the traction rod can rotate by a larger angle in a limited position range, and the lifting range of the movable roller wheel is enlarged.
Preferably, the two sides of the web plate are fixedly connected with reinforcing rods, and one ends, far away from the web plate, of the reinforcing rods are fixedly connected to the side edges on the same side of the bottom plate.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the stiffener can strengthen the joint strength of web and bottom plate, avoids the position that bottom plate and web are connected to take place to warp, and then moves the running roller and can bear the effort that the screen cloth was applyed steadily.
Preferably, the traction rod comprises an outer rod hinged to the sliding block and an inner rod in sliding fit with the outer rod, one end, far away from the outer rod, of the inner rod is hinged to the bottom plate corresponding to the connecting piece, and a locking assembly used for locking the position of the inner rod is arranged on the outer rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the traction lever sets up to the telescopic link, can increase the lift distance of running roller to the tensile scope of change screen cloth will increase.
Preferably, the locking assembly comprises a bolt in threaded connection with the outer side wall of the outer rod, a plurality of jacks which are opposite to the bolt one by one in the sliding process of the inner rod are formed in the inner rod, and the jacks are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the inner rod.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the staff can lock the position of interior pole in with the bolt precession in the jack on the pole, and the bolt corresponds inserts different jacks, and the length that interior pole stretches out the outer rod also will be different.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. the arrangement of the cloth arranging assembly and the lifting assembly can adjust the tension of the screen cloth, so that the shaping quality of the screen cloth can be guaranteed;
2. through the arrangement of the driving assembly, workers can control the lifting of the moving roller more easily, and damage to screen cloth caused by the fact that the moving roller rises too fast is avoided;
3. through the arrangement of the linkage assembly, a plurality of power sources can be omitted, and the manufacturing cost of the device can be saved;
4. through the setting of outer pole, interior pole and locking Assembly, can increase the lift distance of running roller to the tensile scope of change screen cloth will increase.
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Fig. 1 is the overall structure schematic diagram of the cloth guide device of the mesh setting machine of the present invention.
Description of reference numerals: 1. arranging a cloth component; 11. a frame; 12. a movable roller; 13. a fixed roller wheel; 2. a lifting assembly; 21. fixing the rod; 22. a slider; 23. a draw bar; 231. an outer rod; 232. an inner rod; 3. a connecting member; 31. a web; 32. a base plate; 33. a reinforcing bar; 4. a drive assembly; 41. a chute; 42. a threaded rod; 5. a linkage assembly; 51. a linkage rod; 52. a first bevel gear; 53. a second bevel gear; 54. a power member; 6. a locking assembly; 61. a bolt; 62. and (4) inserting the jack.
Detailed Description
The present application is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1.
The embodiment of the application discloses screen cloth forming machine's cloth guider. Referring to fig. 1, the cloth guiding device comprises a cloth arranging assembly 1, the cloth arranging assembly 1 comprises a rack 11, two movable rollers 12 and three fixed rollers 13, one movable roller 12 is located between the two fixed rollers 13, the movable rollers 12 and the fixed rollers 13 are parallel to each other and are arranged at equal intervals along the length direction of the rack 11, mesh cloth penetrates between the fixed rollers 13 and the movable rollers 12 in an S shape from one end of the rack 11, and finally penetrates out from the other end of the rack 11. Decide running roller 13 and rotate to be connected in frame 11, the below of running roller 12 all is equipped with a set of lifting unit 2, and lifting unit 2 is used for driving running roller 12 and reciprocates, and the distance between running roller 12 and the adjacent running roller 13 that decides changes, and then reaches the mesh of adjusting screen cloth tension.
Each set of lifting assemblies 2 is identical in structure. The lifting component 2 comprises a fixed rod 21 with two ends fixedly connected on the frame 11, and the fixed rod 21 is parallel to the movable roller 12 and is positioned under the movable roller 12. Two sliders 22 are connected to the fixing rod 21 at intervals in a sliding manner, and the sliding directions of the two sliders 22 are the same as the length direction of the fixing rod 21. The two sliding blocks 22 correspond to two ends of the upper movable roller 12 respectively, two ends of the movable roller 12 are provided with a connecting piece 3 respectively, a traction rod 23 is hinged between the sliding blocks 22 and the connecting piece 3 at the corresponding end of the movable roller 12, the rotating axes at two ends of the traction rod 23 are vertical to the length direction of the movable roller 12, and extension lines of central axes of the two traction rods 23 are intersected together. The fixing rod 21 is provided with a driving assembly 4, the driving assembly 4 drives the two sliding blocks 22 to approach to or move away from each other, the traction rod 23 rotates, and the movable roller 12 is driven to move up and down.
The connecting piece 3 comprises a web plate 31 rotationally connected with the end part of the movable roller 12, the lower side edge of the web plate 31 is fixedly connected with a bottom plate 32, the bottom plate 32 extends towards the other end of the movable roller 12, a traction rod 23 corresponding to the connecting piece 3 is hinged on the lower surface of the bottom plate 32, and the traction rod 23 and the corresponding bottom plate 32 face the same side of the movable roller 12. Two reinforcing rods 33 are respectively arranged on two sides of the connecting piece 3, two ends of each reinforcing rod 33 are fixedly connected to the side edges of the web plate 31 and the bottom plate 32 respectively, so that the deformation of the position where the bottom plate 32 is connected with the web plate 31 is avoided, and the acting force applied by the mesh cloth can be stably borne by the movable roller 12. The arrangement of the connecting piece 3 changes the hinging position of the traction rod 23 and the movable roller 12, so that the traction rod 23 can rotate by a larger angle, and the lifting range of the movable roller 12 is enlarged.
The driving assembly 4 comprises a sliding groove 41 formed in the upper surface of the fixing rod 21, the length direction of the sliding groove 41 is the same as that of the fixing rod 21, the bottom of the sliding groove 41 is communicated with the lower surface of the fixing rod 21, the two sliding blocks 22 are embedded in the sliding groove 41 in a sliding mode, and the side walls of the two sliding blocks 22 are attached to the inner side walls of the sliding groove 41. A threaded rod 42 is rotatably connected in the sliding groove 41, the length direction of the threaded rod 42 is the same as that of the sliding groove 41, and the threaded rod 42 penetrates through the two sliding blocks 22 and is in threaded fit with the two sliding blocks 22. The threaded rod 42 is divided into two sections with opposite spiral directions, and the two sliding blocks 22 are respectively in threaded fit with the two sections. When the threaded rod 42 rotates, under the combined action of thread traction and chute 41 position constraint, the two sliders 22 approach or separate from each other, and the sliding of the two sliders 22 can be converted into the lifting of the movable roller 12 through the traction rod 23.
A group of linkage assemblies 5 are arranged on the frame 11, and the linkage assemblies 5 are used for driving the two threaded rods 42 on the frame 11 to rotate simultaneously. The linkage assembly 5 comprises a linkage rod 51 rotatably connected to one side of the rack 11, the length direction of the linkage rod 51 is the same as that of the rack 11, a first bevel gear 52 is fixedly sleeved on each linkage rod 51 corresponding to each threaded rod 42, one end, close to the linkage rod 51, of each threaded rod 42 penetrates through the fixed rod 21 and the support, a second bevel gear 53 is fixedly sleeved on each linkage rod, the first bevel gear 52 is meshed with the second bevel gear 53, a power part 54 is installed at one end of the rack 11, the power part 54 is set to be a motor, and an output shaft of the motor is coaxially connected with the linkage rod 51. When the operator turns on the motor to rotate the linkage rod 51, the first bevel gear 52 on the linkage rod 51 will drive the corresponding second bevel gear 53 to rotate at the same time, so the threaded rod 42 will rotate.
The traction rods 23 in each set of lifting assemblies 2 are of the same construction. The traction rod 23 comprises an outer rod 231 and an inner rod 232 which is slidably fitted in the outer rod 231, one end of the outer rod 231 is hinged on the sliding block 22, and one end of the inner rod 232 far away from the outer rod 231 is hinged with the bottom plate 32 in the corresponding connecting piece 3. Still be equipped with the locking subassembly 6 that is used for locking interior pole 232 position on the outer pole 231, locking subassembly 6 includes bolt 61 of threaded connection on the outer pole 231 lateral wall, along interior pole 232 length direction on the lateral wall of interior pole 232, equidistant interval is equipped with a plurality of jacks 62, and constructor can lock interior pole 232 position with bolt 61 screw in jack 62. During staff's slip interior pole 232 made bolt 61 precession different jack 62, interior pole 232 can stretch out the different distances of outer pole 231, and the scope that can supply to move up and down of running-roller 12 just can enlarge to the tensile scope of change screen cloth will increase.
The implementation principle of the embodiment of the application is as follows: the worker firstly penetrates the mesh below the fixed roller 13 at one end of the frame 11, then penetrates the mesh between the residual movable roller 12 and the fixed roller 13 in an S-shaped mode along the length direction of the frame 11, and finally penetrates out from the other end of the frame 11. When the threaded rod 42 rotates to change the distance between the two sliding blocks 22, the sliding blocks 22 can enable the moving roller 12 to move up and down through the traction rods 23, the distance between the moving roller 12 and the two fixed rollers 13 on the two sides of the moving roller can be changed, and the tension of the mesh cloth can be further changed.
The worker can change the length of the traction rod 23 by sliding the inner rod 232, the lifting range of the roller 12 can be expanded, and the range of changing the mesh tension can be enlarged. The inner rod 232 extends out of the outer rod 231 by different distances, so that a constructor can screw the bolt 61 on the outer rod 231 into the corresponding insertion hole 62 on the inner rod 232, and the position of the inner rod 232 on the outer rod 231 can be locked.
The above embodiments are preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, so: all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application shall be covered by the protection scope of the present application.

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1. The utility model provides a screen cloth forming machine lead cloth device which characterized in that: the cloth tidying device comprises a cloth tidying assembly (1), wherein the cloth tidying assembly (1) comprises a rack (11) and a plurality of fixed rollers (13) which are rotatably connected to the rack (11) and are arranged along the length direction of the rack (11), a movable roller (12) which is parallel to the fixed rollers (13) is arranged between every two adjacent fixed rollers (13), and screen cloth is wound between the fixed rollers (13) and the movable roller (12) in an S shape; correspond every running roller (12) and be equipped with lifting unit (2) in frame (11), lifting unit (2) are including establishing dead lever (21) in frame (11) and parallel with running roller (12), the length direction interval sliding connection who follows dead lever (21) on dead lever (21) has two sliders (22), two sliders (22) correspond respectively with the both ends of running roller (12), it has traction lever (23) to articulate between the tip that slider (22) and running roller (12) correspond, the axis of rotation of two traction levers (23) all is perpendicular with the length direction who moves running roller (12), be equipped with on dead lever (21) and order about drive assembly (4) that two sliders (22) kept away from each other or are close to each other.
2. The cloth guide device of a fabric setting machine according to claim 1, wherein: drive assembly (4) include along dead lever (21) length direction set up spout (41) at dead lever (21) upper surface, two slider (22) all slide and inlay and establish in spout (41), and the lateral wall of slider (22) and the inside wall laminating of spout (41), it is connected with threaded rod (42) to rotate along spout (41) length direction in spout (41), threaded rod (42) pass two slider (22) and with two slider (22) equal screw-thread fit, threaded rod (42) divide into two sections that spiral opposite direction, two slider (22) respectively with two section screw-thread fit, still be equipped with linkage assembly (5) on frame (11), linkage assembly (5) are arranged in order to order about threaded rod (42) rotatory in multiunit drive assembly (4) simultaneously.
3. The cloth guide device of a mesh forming machine according to claim 2, wherein: the bottom of the sliding groove (41) is communicated with the lower surface of the fixing rod (21).
4. The cloth guide device of a mesh forming machine according to claim 2, wherein: linkage subassembly (5) is including rotating linkage rod (51) of connecting in frame (11), and linkage rod (51) are perpendicular with the length direction of threaded rod (42), correspond every threaded rod (42) fixed cover on linkage rod (51) and be equipped with first bevel gear (52), and the fixed cover of tip that threaded rod (42) are close to linkage rod (51) is equipped with second bevel gear (53) with corresponding first bevel gear (52) meshing, is equipped with on frame (11) to be used for ordering about the rotatory power spare (54) of linkage rod (51).
5. The cloth guide device of a fabric setting machine as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the two ends of the movable roller (12) are hinged to the corresponding traction rods (23) through connecting pieces (3), each connecting piece (3) comprises a web (31) rotatably connected with the end of the corresponding movable roller (12), a bottom plate (32) hinged to the corresponding traction rods (23) is fixedly connected to the lower side of each web (31), and the bottom plates (32) and the corresponding traction rods (23) extend towards the same side direction of the corresponding movable roller (12).
6. The cloth guide device of a fabric setting machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the both sides of web (31) all have linked firmly stiffener (33), and the one end that stiffener (33) kept away from web (31) links firmly on the side of bottom plate (32) homonymy.
7. The cloth guide device of a fabric setting machine as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the traction rod (23) comprises an outer rod (231) hinged to the sliding block (22) and an inner rod (232) attached to the outer rod (231) in a sliding mode, one end, far away from the outer rod (231), of the inner rod (232) is hinged to a bottom plate (32) of the corresponding connecting piece (3), and a locking assembly (6) used for locking the position of the inner rod (232) is arranged on the outer rod (231).
8. The cloth guide device of a fabric setting machine as defined in claim 7, wherein: locking Assembly (6) including threaded connection bolt (61) on outer pole (231) lateral wall, seted up a plurality of jack (62) just right with bolt (61) one by one at interior pole (232) in-process that slides on interior pole (232), a plurality of jack (62) are arranged along the length direction interval of interior pole (232).
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