CN214418223U - Wheeled spare part cutting device - Google Patents

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CN214418223U
CN214418223U CN202120026083.7U CN202120026083U CN214418223U CN 214418223 U CN214418223 U CN 214418223U CN 202120026083 U CN202120026083 U CN 202120026083U CN 214418223 U CN214418223 U CN 214418223U
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The utility model discloses a wheeled spare part cutting device relates to spare part cutting field, the power distribution box comprises a box body, the inside top of box is equipped with moving mechanism and is connected with the cutterbar through moving mechanism, moving mechanism's below is equipped with accepts the board, accept the upper end middle part of board and seted up the opening, open-ended upper end both sides all are equipped with the fixed establishment of symmetry, accept the lower extreme left side fixedly connected with fixed block one of board, accept the lower extreme right side fixedly connected with fixed block two of board, there is the bracing piece below of fixed block one through pivot swing joint, the lower extreme of bracing piece and the lower inside wall fixed connection of box, the lower inside wall right side fixedly connected with fixed plate of box. The utility model discloses a rotating threaded rod one, making and accepting the board slope, being convenient for carry out the adjustment of angle slope to the part, the manual operation of also being convenient for reduces danger when using, and the security performance is high.

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Wheeled spare part cutting device
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a spare part cutting field, in particular to wheeled spare part cutting device.
Background
The equipment is in the production process, need to carry out processing to each spare part, the cutting is an indispensable process in the course of working, the spare part has the multiple type, rectangular shape, circular and some irregular figure, the cutting machine can distinguish from the cutting material and divide into two big types, one of them is the cutting machine that is used for metallic material, another is used for non-metallic material cutting machine, the cutting machine that is used for non-metallic material can divide into the cutting machine that flame cutting machine, plasma cutting machine, laser cutting machine, water sword cutting machine etc. used type, the most important part of metallic material cutting machine wherein utilizes carbide as the cutter cutting machine of cutting edge.
At present, need use the cutting machine when processing to the spare part, need the user to carry out the manual material of slope cutting when using the cutting machine, but present cutting machine when cutting, because of spare part needs the slope cutting, and when the slope of spare part, be not convenient for fix.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a wheel type part cutting device to solve the above problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a wheeled spare part cutting device to the cutting machine need be used to the cutting machine when processing spare part that proposes in solving above-mentioned background art, needs the user to carry out manual slope cutting to the material when using the cutting machine, but when cutting now, because of spare part needs the slope cutting, and when the slope of spare part, the problem of being not convenient for fix.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a wheel type part cutting device comprises a box body, wherein a moving mechanism is arranged above the interior of the box body and is connected with a cutter through the moving mechanism, a bearing plate is arranged below the moving mechanism, an opening is formed in the middle of the upper end of the bearing plate, symmetrical fixing mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the upper end of the opening, a first fixing block is fixedly connected to the left side of the lower end of the bearing plate, a second fixing block is fixedly connected to the right side of the lower end of the bearing plate, a supporting rod is movably connected to the lower portion of the first fixing block through a first shaft pin, the lower end of the supporting rod is fixedly connected with the lower inner side wall of the box body, a fixing plate is fixedly connected to the right side of the lower inner side wall of the box body, a chute is arranged at the upper end of the fixing plate, a first threaded rod is arranged inside the chute, the left end and the right end of the first threaded rod are rotatably connected with the left side wall and the right side wall of the chute through a first bearing, the right-hand member of threaded rod one runs through the right side wall of box and extends to the outside, the right side below of box seted up with threaded rod one assorted round hole one, the pole wall threaded connection of threaded rod one has the slider, the slider passes through spout and fixed plate sliding connection, the slider has the connecting rod through two swing joint of pivot, the upper end of connecting rod is through three and two swing joint of fixed block of pivot, the front side of box is seted up the feed inlet, there is the baffle upper end of feed inlet through hinge swing joint.
Preferably, the moving mechanism comprises two second threaded rods, the left and right ends of the two second threaded rods are rotatably connected with the left and right inner side walls of the box body through a second bearing, the right ends of the two second threaded rods penetrate through the right inner side wall of the box body and extend to the outside of the box body, chain wheels are sleeved on the right end rod walls of the two second threaded rods, the outside of the two chain wheels is jointly connected with a chain in a transmission manner, a first motor box is fixedly connected above the right side of the box body, a first driving motor is fixedly connected inside the first motor box, an output shaft I of the driving motor I is fixedly connected with the right end of one of the threaded rods II, the rod walls of the two threaded rods II are connected with a movable plate through common threads, the lower extreme of movable plate is fixed and is equipped with electronic slide rail, the inside sliding connection of electronic slide rail has electronic slider, the lower extreme and the cutterbar fixed connection of electronic slider.
Preferably, the cutter comprises a hydraulic rod, the upper end of the hydraulic rod is fixedly connected with the lower end of the electric slider, the lower end of the hydraulic rod is fixedly connected with a second motor box, a second driving motor is fixedly connected inside the second motor box, a second output shaft of the second driving motor penetrates through the right inner side wall of the second motor box and extends to the outside, a second round hole matched with the output shaft is formed in the right side of the second motor box, a protective shell is arranged on the right side of the second motor box, and the output shaft of the second driving motor is fixedly connected with the cutting wheel.
Preferably, fixed establishment includes threaded rod three, fixed block three and holds the board, the upper end both sides of accepting the board are all seted up flutedly, the left and right sides wall of recess all is connected with threaded rod three rotation jointly through bearing three, two the opposite both ends of threaded rod three run through the opposite both sides of two recesses respectively and extend to the outside of accepting the board, two fixed block three respectively with threaded rod three pole wall threaded connection, two the relative both sides middle part of fixed block three respectively with two right side fixed connection who holds the board.
Preferably, the lower inner side wall of the box body is movably inserted with the collecting box through the positioning block, the middle part of the lower inner side wall of the collecting box is provided with a positioning groove matched with the positioning block, and the positioning block is movably inserted with the positioning groove.
Preferably, the rod walls at two opposite ends of the first threaded rod and the third threaded rod are fixedly connected with handles, and the outer parts of the handles are fixedly connected with protective sleeves.
The utility model discloses a technological effect and advantage:
1. the sliding block is driven to move left and right by rotating the threaded rod I, the sliding block drives the connecting rod to move through the shaft pin II, the connecting rod drives the fixing block II to move through the shaft pin III, the fixing block II drives the bearing plate to incline in angle, so that the part at the upper end of the bearing plate can be conveniently subjected to angle inclination adjustment, the angle cutting of the part is facilitated, manual operation is facilitated, the danger is reduced during use, and the safety performance is high;
2. the driving motor drives the two chain wheels and the second threaded rod to rotate in a mutually matched mode, so that the moving plate can move conveniently, the electric slide rail at the lower end of the moving plate drives the cutter to move back and forth through the electric slide block, the hydraulic rod at the lower end of the cutter drives the motor box II, the driving motor II, the protective shell and the cutting wheel to move up and down, the parts can be cut in multiple directions conveniently, and the protective shell is convenient for protecting the cutting wheel;
3. through rotating threaded rod three, make the relative removal of the moving mechanism of two symmetries, be convenient for to the fixed of being the part, hold the combination of board and fixed block three, make somebody a mere figurehead the part, the cutting of the cutterbar of being convenient for, the collecting box is convenient for collect the piece after the cutting, prevents environmental pollution, the handle of the pole wall fixed of threaded rod one and threaded rod two, the manual operation of can being convenient for, the outside lag of handle can prevent hand injury.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic front structural view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structure view of fig. 1 according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the cutter structure in fig. 2 according to the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the moving mechanism in fig. 2 according to the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the fixing mechanism in fig. 2 according to the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a box body; 2. a bearing plate; 3. a first fixed block; 4. a second fixed block; 5. a support bar; 6. a fixing plate; 7. a first threaded rod; 8. a slider; 9. a connecting rod; 10. a second threaded rod; 11. a sprocket; 12. a chain; 13. a first motor box; 14. driving a motor I; 15. moving the plate; 16. an electric slider; 17. a hydraulic lever; 18. a motor box II; 19. a second driving motor; 20. a protective shell; 21. cutting wheels; 22. a third threaded rod; 23. a third fixed block; 24. a holding plate; 25. and a collection box.
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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.
The utility model provides a wheel type part cutting device as shown in figures 1-5, which comprises a box body 1, a moving mechanism is arranged at the upper part inside the box body 1 and is connected with a cutter through the moving mechanism, a bearing plate 2 is arranged below the moving mechanism, an opening is arranged at the middle part of the upper end of the bearing plate 2, symmetrical fixing mechanisms are arranged at both sides of the upper end of the opening, a first fixing block 3 is fixedly connected at the left side of the lower end of the bearing plate 2, a second fixing block 4 is fixedly connected at the right side of the lower end of the bearing plate 2, a supporting rod 5 is movably connected below the first fixing block 3 through a shaft pin, the lower end of the supporting rod 5 is fixedly connected with the lower inner side wall of the box body 1, a fixing plate 6 is fixedly connected at the right side of the lower inner side wall of the box body 1, a chute is arranged at the upper end of the fixing plate 6, a first threaded rod 7 is arranged inside the chute, the left end and the right end of the threaded rod 7 are rotatably connected with the left side wall and right side wall of the chute through a first bearing, the right end of the first threaded rod 7 penetrates through the right side wall of the box body 1 and extends to the outside, a first round hole matched with the first threaded rod 7 is formed in the lower portion of the right side of the box body 1, a sliding block 8 is connected to the rod wall of the first threaded rod 7 in a threaded mode, the sliding block 8 is connected with the fixing plate 6 in a sliding mode through a sliding groove, a connecting rod 9 is movably connected to the sliding block 8 through a second shaft pin, the upper end of the connecting rod 9 is movably connected with a second fixing block 4 through a third shaft pin, a feeding hole is formed in the front side of the box body 1, the upper end of the feeding hole is movably connected with a baffle through a hinge, the sliding block 8 is driven to move left and right through rotation of the first threaded rod 7, the connecting rod 9 is driven to move through the second fixing block 4 through the third shaft pin, the second fixing block 4 drives the bearing plate 2 to incline in an angle, the part at the upper end of the bearing plate 2 is convenient to carry out angle inclination adjustment, and the angle cutting of the part is convenient, the manual operation is convenient, the danger is reduced during the use, and the safety performance is high.
As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the moving mechanism comprises two threaded rods two 10, the left and right ends of the two threaded rods two 10 are rotatably connected with the left and right inner side walls of the box body 1 through bearings two, the right ends of the two threaded rods two 10 penetrate through the right inner side wall of the box body 1 and extend to the outside of the box body 1, the right end rod walls of the two threaded rods two 10 are respectively sleeved with a chain wheel 11, the outside of the two chain wheels 11 are jointly and drivingly connected with a chain 12, a motor box one 13 is fixedly connected above the right side of the box body 1, a driving motor one 14 is fixedly connected inside the motor box one 13, an output shaft one of the driving motor one 14 is fixedly connected with the right end of one of the threaded rods two 10, the rod walls of the two threaded rods two 10 are jointly and threadedly connected with a moving plate 15, an electric slide rail is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the moving plate 15, an electric slide block 16 is slidably connected inside the electric slide rail, and the lower end of the electric slide block 16 is fixedly connected with the cutter, the driving motor I14 drives the two chain wheels 11 and the threaded rod II 10 to rotate in a matched mode, so that the moving plate 15 can move conveniently, and the electric sliding rail at the lower end of the moving plate 15 drives the cutter to move back and forth through the electric sliding block 16, so that the parts can be cut left and right conveniently.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the cutter includes a hydraulic rod 17, the upper end of the hydraulic rod 17 is fixedly connected with the lower end of the electric slider 16, the lower end of the hydraulic rod 17 is fixedly connected with a second motor box 18, a second driving motor 19 is fixedly connected to the inside of the second motor box 18, a second output shaft of the second driving motor 19 penetrates through the right inner side wall of the second motor box 18 and extends to the outside, a second round hole matched with the output shaft is formed in the right side of the second motor box 18, a protective shell 20 is arranged on the right side of the second motor box 18, the output shaft of the second driving motor 19 is fixedly connected with the cutting wheel 21, the hydraulic rod 17 at the lower end of the cutter drives the second motor box 18, the second driving motor 19, the protective shell 20 and the cutting wheel 21 to move up and down, multi-directional cutting is performed on a part, the protective shell 20 is convenient for protecting the cutting wheel 21, the output shaft is driven by the second driving motor 19 to rotate, and the cutting wheel 21 is also driven to rotate.
As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the fixing mechanism includes a third threaded rod 22, a third fixed block 23 and a third containing plate 24, grooves are formed in two sides of the upper end of the third containing plate 2, the left and right side walls of each groove are rotatably connected with the third threaded rod 22 through a third bearing, two opposite ends of the third threaded rod 22 penetrate through two opposite sides of the two grooves respectively and extend to the outside of the third containing plate 2, the three fixed blocks 23 are connected with the rod wall of the third threaded rod 22 in a threaded manner, middle parts of two opposite sides of the three fixed blocks 23 are fixedly connected with the right sides of the two third containing plates 24 respectively, and the two symmetrical moving mechanisms move relatively by rotating the third threaded rod 22, so that fixing of parts is facilitated, the three fixed blocks 24 and the three fixed blocks 23 are combined, the parts are overhead, and cutting of a cutter is facilitated.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower inner side wall of the box body 1 is movably inserted with the collecting box 25 through the positioning block, so that the chips after cutting are conveniently collected, the environmental pollution is prevented, the middle part of the lower inner side wall of the collecting box 25 is provided with the positioning groove matched with the positioning block, the positioning block is movably inserted with the positioning groove, and the positioning of the collecting box 25 is convenient.
As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the rod walls at the opposite ends of the first threaded rod 7 and the third threaded rods 22 are fixedly connected with handles, so that manual operation is facilitated, and the outer parts of the handles are fixedly connected with protective sleeves, so that hands can be prevented from being injured.
The utility model discloses the theory of operation:
the sliding block 8 is driven to move left and right by rotating the threaded rod I7, the sliding block 8 drives the connecting rod 9 to move through the shaft pin II, the connecting rod 9 drives the fixing block II 4 to move through the shaft pin III, the fixing block II 4 drives the bearing plate 2 to incline at an angle, so that the part at the upper end of the bearing plate 2 can be conveniently subjected to angle inclination adjustment, the angle cutting of the part is facilitated, the manual operation is facilitated, the danger is reduced during the use, and the safety performance is high;
the driving motor I14 drives the two chain wheels 11 and the threaded rod II 10 to rotate in a mutually matched mode, so that the moving plate 15 can move conveniently, the electric sliding rail at the lower end of the moving plate 15 drives the cutter to move back and forth through the electric sliding block 16, the hydraulic rod 17 at the lower end of the cutter drives the motor box II 18, the driving motor II 19, the protective shell 20 and the cutting wheel 21 to move up and down, the parts can be cut in multiple directions conveniently, and the protective shell 20 is convenient for protecting the cutting wheel 21;
through rotating threaded rod three 22, make the relative removal of the moving mechanism of two symmetries, be convenient for to the fixed for the part, hold the combination of board 24 and three 23 of fixed block, make somebody a mere figurehead the part, the cutting of the cutterbar of being convenient for, collecting box 25 is convenient for collect the piece after the cutting, prevents environmental pollution, the fixed handle of pole wall of threaded rod one 7 and two 10 of threaded rod, the manual operation of can being convenient for, the outside lag of handle can prevent hand injury.
Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made in the embodiments or in part of the technical features of the embodiments without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention.

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1. A wheeled spare part cutting device which characterized in that: comprises a box body (1), a moving mechanism is arranged above the interior of the box body (1) and is connected with a cutter through the moving mechanism, a bearing plate (2) is arranged below the moving mechanism, an opening is formed in the middle of the upper end of the bearing plate (2), symmetrical fixing mechanisms are arranged on two sides of the upper end of the opening, a first fixing block (3) is fixedly connected on the left side of the lower end of the bearing plate (2), a second fixing block (4) is fixedly connected on the right side of the lower end of the bearing plate (2), a supporting rod (5) is movably connected below the first fixing block (3) through a shaft pin, the lower end of the supporting rod (5) is fixedly connected with the lower inner side wall of the box body (1), a fixing plate (6) is fixedly connected on the right side of the lower inner side wall of the box body (1), a sliding groove is formed in the upper end of the fixing plate (6), and a first threaded rod (7) is arranged in the sliding groove, the utility model discloses a box, including threaded rod (7), box (6), fixed plate (6), connecting rod (9), hinge swing joint, bearing one and spout, the left and right sides wall rotation connection of both ends is passed through at threaded rod one (7) about, the right-hand member of threaded rod (7) runs through the right side wall of box (1) and extends to the outside, the right side below of box (1) set up with threaded rod one (7) assorted round hole one, the pole wall threaded connection of threaded rod one (7) has slider (8), slider (8) are through spout and fixed plate (6) sliding connection, slider (8) have connecting rod (9) through two swing joints of pivot, the upper end of connecting rod (9) is through three and two (4) swing joints of fixed block of pivot, the feed inlet has been seted up to the front side of box (1), there is the baffle in the upper end of feed inlet through hinge swing joint.
2. The wheeled component cutting device of claim 1, wherein: the moving mechanism comprises two threaded rods II (10), the left end and the right end of each threaded rod II (10) are rotatably connected with the left inner side wall and the right inner side wall of the box body (1) through bearings II, the right ends of the two threaded rods II (10) penetrate through the right inner side wall of the box body (1) and extend to the outside of the box body (1), chain wheels (11) are sleeved on the rod walls of the right ends of the two threaded rods II (10), chains (12) are jointly and drivingly connected with the outside of the two chain wheels (11), a motor box I (13) is fixedly connected above the right side of the box body (1), a driving motor I (14) is fixedly connected inside the motor box I (13), an output shaft I of the driving motor I (14) is fixedly connected with the right end of one of the two threaded rods II (10), and a moving plate (15) is jointly and threadedly connected with the rod walls of the two threaded rods II (10), the lower extreme of movable plate (15) is fixed and is equipped with electronic slide rail, the inside sliding connection of electronic slide rail has electronic slider (16), the lower extreme and the cutterbar fixed connection of electronic slider (16).
3. The wheeled component cutting device of claim 2, wherein: the cutter comprises a hydraulic rod (17), the upper end of the hydraulic rod (17) is fixedly connected with the lower end of an electric sliding block (16), the lower end of the hydraulic rod (17) is fixedly connected with a motor box II (18), a driving motor II (19) is fixedly connected inside the motor box II (18), an output shaft II of the driving motor II (19) penetrates through the right inner side wall of the motor box II (18) and extends to the outside, a round hole II matched with the output shaft is formed in the right side of the motor box II (18), a protective shell (20) is arranged on the right side of the motor box II (18), and the output shaft of the driving motor II (19) is fixedly connected with a cutting wheel (21).
4. The wheeled component cutting device of claim 1, wherein: fixed establishment includes three (22) of threaded rod, three (23) of fixed block and holds board (24), the upper end both sides of accepting board (2) are all seted up flutedly, the left and right sides wall of recess all rotates with three (22) of threaded rod jointly through the bearing three to be connected, two the opposite both ends of three (22) of threaded rod run through the opposite both sides of two recesses respectively and extend to the outside of accepting board (2), two three (23) of fixed block respectively with the pole wall threaded connection of three (22) of threaded rod, two the relative both sides middle part of three (23) of fixed block respectively with two right side fixed connection who holds board (24).
5. The wheeled component cutting device of claim 1, wherein: the lower inner side wall of the box body (1) is movably inserted with a collecting box (25) through a positioning block, the middle part of the lower inner side wall of the collecting box (25) is provided with a positioning groove matched with the positioning block, and the positioning block is movably inserted with the positioning groove.
6. The wheeled component cutting device of claim 4, wherein: the rod walls at two opposite ends of the first threaded rod (7) and the third threaded rods (22) are fixedly connected with handles, and the outer portions of the handles are fixedly connected with protecting sleeves.
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