CN214491238U - Mold separation device - Google Patents

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CN214491238U
CN214491238U CN202120327160.2U CN202120327160U CN214491238U CN 214491238 U CN214491238 U CN 214491238U CN 202120327160 U CN202120327160 U CN 202120327160U CN 214491238 U CN214491238 U CN 214491238U
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郑明洪
王兴成
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The application relates to the technical field of molds and discloses a mold separation device, which comprises a needle head, wherein the needle head is connected with a separation mechanism and a power mechanism for driving the separation mechanism and the product to separate, the separation mechanism comprises a horizontal sliding block connected with the power mechanism and a vertical sliding block used for connecting the horizontal sliding block and the needle head, and the horizontal sliding block and the vertical sliding block form inclined plane butt fit. Power unit drive horizontal slider glide movement, drive vertical slider glide movement when the horizontal slider movement, can drive the syringe needle when vertical slider movement and accomplish the jacking or return the motion, utilize inclined plane butt driven mode promptly, realize that the actuating motion of horizontal direction turns into the jacking motion of syringe needle or the purpose of returning the motion to in the mould structure of using at present is installed to the adaptation, satisfied the demand that the mould shaping has hole type structure when adapting to actual production.

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Mold separation device
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of molds, in particular to a mold separation device.
Background
The mold is a mold and a tool for preparing the product by injection molding, blow molding, extrusion or die casting in industrial production, and generally comprises two main steps of closing the mold to form the product and separating the mold to take out the product.
As shown in fig. 1, when a shell component product is produced, especially when a hole-shaped structure 2 needs to be formed on the shell component product, the currently used mold structure is difficult to meet the actual requirement of forming the hole-shaped structure 2 on the product.
In view of the above-mentioned related art, the inventors considered that there was a drawback that the mold used was not suitable for molding a product having a hole-like structure.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to make the mould satisfy the demand that the shaping has cavernous structure product, this application provides a separation device of mould.
The application provides a separation device of mould adopts following technical scheme:
a mold separation device comprises a needle head, wherein the needle head is connected with a separation mechanism and a power mechanism which drive the needle head to be separated from a product, the separation mechanism comprises a horizontal sliding block and a vertical sliding block, the horizontal sliding block is connected with the power mechanism, the vertical sliding block is used for connecting the horizontal sliding block and the needle head, and the horizontal sliding block and the vertical sliding block form an inclined plane which is abutted and matched; the power mechanism drives the horizontal sliding block to horizontally slide, and the vertical sliding block slides along the vertical direction and drives the needle head to be separated from a product.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, power unit drive horizontal slider glide movement, drive vertical slider glide movement when horizontal slider glide movement, can drive the syringe needle when vertical glide movement and accomplish jacking or the motion of returning, utilize inclined plane butt driven mode promptly, the actuating motion who realizes the horizontal direction turns into the jacking motion of syringe needle or the purpose of the motion of returning, so that the adaptation is installed in the mould structure of using at present, the demand that the mould shaping has hole type structure has been satisfied when adapting to actual production.
Preferably, be formed with down inclined plane portion and lower step portion on the horizontal slider, be formed with upper inclined plane portion and last step portion on the vertical slider, just down inclined plane portion constitutes the inclined plane butt with upper inclined plane portion and slides the cooperation, lower step portion constitutes the spacing cooperation of joint with last step portion.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, lower inclined plane portion constitutes the inclined plane butt cooperation of sliding with last inclined plane portion for the vertical sliding motion of drive vertical slider, and lower step portion constitutes the spacing cooperation of joint with last step portion, in order to reach the purpose of the vertical slider motion position of restriction.
Preferably, the horizontal sliding block is provided with a mounting groove at one end close to the power mechanism, the power mechanism is connected with a mounting block in a driving manner, and the mounting block is detachably connected in the mounting groove and is in clamping fit with the mounting groove.
By adopting the technical scheme, the power mechanism and the horizontal sliding block form a detachable mounting structure, so that an installer can assemble, disassemble or maintain the power mechanism and the separation mechanism conveniently.
Preferably, one end of the horizontal sliding block, which is far away from the power mechanism, is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting groove and the ejector pin in the mold form sliding and abutting fit.
By adopting the technical scheme, the limiting groove can play a role in avoiding the ejector pin in the die and also can play a role in assisting in limiting the movement of the horizontal sliding block.
Preferably, the needle head is arranged obliquely, and the needle head and the vertical sliding block are connected with an oblique sliding block.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the syringe needle can slope the setting to adapt to corresponding product structure, and realize the purpose of drive syringe needle motion with the help of the slant slider.
Preferably, the vertical sliding block is provided with a connecting groove in a penetrating manner, the inclined sliding block extends to form a connecting block, and the connecting block is clamped in the connecting groove and forms a sliding fit with the connecting groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the slant slider passes through the spread groove with vertical slider and constitutes the joint cooperation of sliding through the connecting block, under the prerequisite that does not influence the motion of slant slider to accomplish the action of returning of slant slider in the mode of drawing approximately, with the separating power demand when satisfying syringe needle and product phase separation.
Preferably, a sliding part and a limiting part are formed on the vertical sliding block, the sliding part is obliquely arranged along the sliding movement direction of the connecting block, and the limiting part is arranged along the horizontal direction; the slant slider passes through the connecting block and constitutes the cooperation of sliding with the portion of sliding to constitute spacing joint cooperation with spacing portion.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the butt that slides of vertical slider and slant slider is realized with the connecting block cooperation to the portion of sliding, and spacing portion realizes the purpose of restriction slant slider sliding motion with the connecting block cooperation.
Preferably, the slant slider is provided with a mounting hole in a penetrating manner, the needle head penetrates through the mounting hole and is in clamping fit with the mounting hole, and a fixing piece for fixing the needle head is connected in the mounting hole of the slant slider in a threaded manner.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, syringe needle demountable installation is in the slant slider, subsequent dismantlement, installation and maintenance of being convenient for.
Preferably, the vertical slider is connected with vertical guide block, the vertical slider constitutes to slide with vertical guide block and wears to establish the cooperation, just the lower bottom surface of vertical guide block constitutes to slide butt cooperation with the last bottom surface of horizontal slider.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, vertical guide block plays the effect of guide vertical slider sliding motion, simultaneously, can also play the effect of guide, restriction horizontal slider sliding motion.
Preferably, the slant slider is connected with a slant guide block, the slant slider and the slant guide block form a sliding penetrating fit, and an avoiding groove for avoiding the inner member of the mold is formed on the slant guide block.
By adopting the technical scheme, the oblique guide block plays a role in guiding the oblique sliding block to slide, and the avoidance groove plays a role in avoiding the original components in the die.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. power unit drive horizontal slider motion, the vertical slider motion of drive in the time of horizontal slider motion, can drive the syringe needle when vertical slider sliding motion and accomplish the jacking or return the motion, utilize inclined plane butt driven mode promptly, realize that the actuating motion of horizontal direction turns into the jacking motion of syringe needle or the purpose of returning the motion, satisfied the demand that the mould shaping has hole type structure when adapting to actual production simultaneously.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a product;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of a mold release device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view mainly used for showing the connection structure between the power mechanism and the horizontal slider;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view mainly used for showing the connection structure of the vertical slider and the oblique slider;
fig. 5 is a schematic view mainly showing a needle mounting structure.
Description of reference numerals: 1. a needle head; 2. a porous structure; 3. a disengagement mechanism; 31. a horizontal slider; 311. a drive connection end; 312. the inclined surface abuts against the end; 313. mounting grooves; 314. a lower slope surface portion; 315. a lower step portion; 316. a sliding groove; 317. a limiting groove; 32. a vertical slide block; 321. an upper inclined plane part; 322. an upper step portion; 323. a sliding block; 324. connecting grooves; 325. a sliding part; 326. a limiting part; 33. an oblique sliding block; 331. connecting blocks; 332. mounting holes; 4. a power mechanism; 41. mounting blocks; 5. a vertical guide block; 6. a base plate; 7. an oblique guide block; 71. an avoidance groove; 8. and a fixing member.
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The present application is described in further detail below with reference to figures 1-5.
The embodiment of the application discloses a separation device of a mold.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a mold separation device includes a needle 1, the needle 1 is used to assist a hole-shaped structure 2 at the bottom of a mold-formed product, and the needle 1 is connected with a separation mechanism 3 and a power mechanism 4, the needle 1 can complete a mold-closing and lifting action and a mold-separating and separation action under the cooperation of the separation mechanism 3 and the power mechanism 4, and it should be noted that the mold-closing and lifting action here refers to lifting the needle 1 to a designated forming position, rather than lifting the separated and formed product. The separation device of the mould is arranged in the mould, and when the mould is closed to form a product, the power mechanism 4 and the separation mechanism 3 are matched to eject the needle head 1 so as to form the product structure with the hole-shaped structure 2; when the product is taken out by die parting, the power mechanism 4 and the separation mechanism 3 are matched to push back the needle head 1 so as to take out the formed product.
Referring to fig. 2, the detaching mechanism 3 includes a horizontal slider 31 connected to the power mechanism 4, and a vertical slider 32 for connecting the needle 1 and the horizontal slider 31, and since the product hole in the embodiment of the present application is an inclined hole, an inclined slider 33 is further connected between the vertical slider 32 and the needle 1. The needle head 1 is arranged in the oblique sliding block 33, the needle head 1 penetrates out of the upper end of the oblique sliding block 33, the lower end of the oblique sliding block 33, far away from a product, is in clamping fit with the upper end of the vertical sliding block 32, the lower end of the vertical sliding block 32 and one end of the horizontal sliding block 31, far away from the power mechanism 4, form an inclined plane in abutting fit, and the other end of the horizontal sliding block 31 is connected with the power mechanism 4; the power mechanism 4 drives the horizontal sliding block 31 to horizontally slide, the inclined surface of the horizontal sliding block 31 abuts against the vertical sliding block 32 and drives the vertical sliding block to vertically slide, and the vertical sliding block 32 moves and drives the oblique sliding block 33 to obliquely slide, so that the purpose of jacking the needle head 1 or returning the needle head 1 is achieved.
In the embodiment of the application, after the product is molded, the connection between the hole-shaped structure 2 and the needle head 1 is tight and difficult to separate, so that the vertical slide block 32 and the oblique slide block 33 need to be clamped and connected, and then the action of pulling and separating the needle head 1 from the product is completed in an inclined plane abutting driving mode; meanwhile, the vertical slide block 32 is driven to move by being limited by other structural limitations, space limitations and the like in the die and needing to be driven to move in a mode of abutting and matching the inclined surface in the horizontal direction.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a hydraulic cylinder may be used as the power mechanism 4, and other power components may be used instead of the hydraulic cylinder. A power shaft of the hydraulic cylinder is clamped and fixed with the end part of the horizontal sliding block 31, and a slope surface which is in butt fit with the bottom end of the vertical sliding block 32 is formed at the other end of the horizontal sliding block 31; the hydraulic cylinder drives the horizontal sliding block 31 to move, and the inclined plane abuts against and drives the vertical sliding block 32 to do sliding movement in the vertical direction while the horizontal sliding block 31 moves. Horizontal slider 31 sets up to drive link 311 towards the one end of pneumatic cylinder, and the vertical mounting groove 313 of having seted up that runs through on the drive link 311, and mounting groove 313 is approximate to T type groove structure, and is corresponding, and the power shaft axle head locking of pneumatic cylinder is connected with installation piece 41, and installation piece 41 slides to the groove middle part and constitutes the joint cooperation with drive link 311 from the groove opening of mounting groove 313.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, one end of the horizontal slider 31 away from the hydraulic cylinder is set as a slope abutting end 312, and the horizontal slider 31 is formed with two parts, namely, a lower slope surface part 314 and a lower step part 315 from the driving connection end 311 to the slope abutting end 312, and correspondingly, the lower end of the vertical slider 32 is formed with two parts, namely, an upper slope surface part 321 and an upper step part 322. Lower step portion 315 is approximately right angle stair structure, it forms the difference in height with lower inclined plane portion 314, and simultaneously, it is similar to right angle stair structure to go up step portion 322, and form the difference in height with last inclined plane portion 321, then after syringe needle 1 jacking to the assigned position, lower inclined plane portion 314 constitutes the inclined plane butt cooperation of sliding with last inclined plane portion 321, and lower step portion 315 constitutes the spacing cooperation of joint with last step portion 322, in order to reach the purpose of restricting the vertical slider 32 position of sliding motion, and then reach the purpose of accurate jacking syringe needle 1 to assigned position.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a sliding groove 316 is formed on the upper surface of the lower inclined surface portion 314 in an extending manner along the inclined direction, the groove cross section of the sliding groove 316 is approximately in an inverted T-shaped structure, correspondingly, a sliding block 323 is formed at the lower end of the vertical slider 32, the sliding block 323 and the sliding groove 316 form a sliding fit, and the guiding function is achieved, that is, the auxiliary lower inclined surface portion 314 and the upper inclined surface portion 321 form a smooth and stable sliding fit.
Referring to fig. 3, the inclined plane abutting end 312 of the horizontal sliding block 31 is provided with a limiting groove 317 along the vertical direction, the limiting groove 317 and the ejector pins in the mold form a sliding abutting fit, and the limiting groove 317 plays a role of avoiding the ejector pins and avoiding affecting the normal jacking action thereof, and also plays a role of assisting in limiting the movement of the horizontal sliding block 31.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, vertical guide block 5 is installed to vertical slider 32 overcoat, and vertical guide block 5 is fixed in the mould, and vertical guide block 5 constitutes to slide with vertical slider 32 and wears to establish the cooperation, plays the effect of the vertical sliding motion of guide vertical slider 32. The lower bottom surface of vertical guide block 5 constitutes the butt cooperation that slides with the last top surface of lower step portion 315, simultaneously, still installs bottom plate 6 in the mould, and bottom plate 6 level is arranged, and the last top surface of bottom plate 6 constitutes the butt cooperation that slides with the lower bottom surface of horizontal slider 31, and bottom plate 6 cooperatees with vertical guide block 5 promptly and plays the effect of guide horizontal slider 31 sliding movement.
Referring to fig. 2 and 4, a connection groove 324 is formed through the upper end of the vertical slider 32, and the connection groove 324 is formed in a direction perpendicular to the tilting direction of the needle 1. The lower end of the oblique sliding block 33 is formed with a connecting block 331 matched with the connecting groove 324 for use, the connecting block 331 is approximately of an inverted T-shaped structure, correspondingly, the groove section of the connecting groove 324 is also approximately of an inverted T-shaped structure, and the oblique sliding block 33 and the vertical sliding block 32 are matched with each other through the connecting groove 324 and the connecting block 331 to form sliding clamping matching, so that the purpose of pulling and separating the needle head 1 and a product is achieved. The upper end of the vertical sliding block 32 is provided with a sliding part 325 and a limiting part 326, the limiting part 326 extends horizontally, the sliding part 325 is formed by the limiting part 326 extending downwards along the inclined direction of the connecting groove 324, the connecting block 331 and the connecting groove 324 arranged on the sliding part 325 form a sliding fit and form a limiting clamping fit with the limiting part 326, so as to achieve the purpose of limiting and guiding the connecting block 331 to slide.
Referring to fig. 2, the slant guide block 7 is sleeved outside the slant slide block 33, the slant guide block 7 is fixed in the mold, the slant slide block 33 and the slant guide block 7 form a sliding and penetrating fit to guide the slant slide block 33 to perform a sliding movement, the outer side wall of the slant guide block 7 is provided with an avoiding groove 71 along the vertical direction, and the avoiding groove 71 is mainly used for avoiding an original component in the mold.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the inclined slider 33 is provided with a mounting hole 332 extending through the length direction thereof, the needle 1 penetrates into the inclined slider 33 through a bottom hole of the mounting hole 332 and abuts against the inner top end of the inclined slider 33, then the inclined slider 33 penetrates through a top hole of the mounting hole 332, and finally the fixing member 8 is locked and mounted at the bottom hole of the mounting hole 332, and an inner nut can be used as the fixing member 8 to achieve the purpose of locking and fixing the needle 1.
The mold release device of the embodiment of the application is implemented as follows: the hydraulic cylinder used as the power mechanism 4 is matched with the mounting groove 313 of the horizontal sliding block 31 through the mounting block 41 to drive the horizontal sliding block 31 to slide, the horizontal sliding block 31 drives the vertical sliding block 32 to vertically slide through the inclined plane abutting matching in the sliding motion process, and the inclined sliding block 33 is driven to perform jacking motion or return motion in the sliding motion process of the vertical sliding block 32, so that the purpose of jacking the needle head 1 or returning the needle head 1 is achieved.
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 release device of mould, includes syringe needle (1), its characterized in that: the needle head (1) is connected with a separation mechanism (3) and a power mechanism (4) which drive the needle head to be separated from a product, the separation mechanism (3) comprises a horizontal sliding block (31) connected with the power mechanism (4) and a vertical sliding block (32) used for connecting the horizontal sliding block (31) and the needle head (1), and the horizontal sliding block (31) and the vertical sliding block (32) form an inclined plane which is in butt joint; the power mechanism (4) drives the horizontal sliding block (31) to horizontally slide, and the vertical sliding block (32) slides along the vertical direction and drives the needle head (1) to be separated from a product.
2. A mold release apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: be formed with down inclined plane portion (314) and lower step portion (315) on horizontal slider (31), be formed with upper inclined plane portion (321) and last step portion (322) on vertical slider (32), just down inclined plane portion (314) constitute inclined plane butt cooperation of sliding with upper inclined plane portion (321), step portion (315) constitutes joint limit fit with last step portion (322) down.
3. A mold release apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: horizontal slider (31) are seted up near the one end of power unit (4) and are formed with mounting groove (313), power unit (4) drive is connected with installation piece (41), just installation piece (41) detachable connection constitutes the joint cooperation in mounting groove (313) and with mounting groove (313).
4. A mold release apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: one end of the horizontal sliding block (31) far away from the power mechanism (4) is provided with a limiting groove (317), and the limiting groove (317) and an ejector pin in the die form sliding and abutting fit.
5. A mold release apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the needle head (1) is obliquely arranged, and the needle head (1) and the vertical sliding block (32) are connected with an oblique sliding block (33).
6. A mold release apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: the vertical sliding block (32) is provided with a connecting groove (324) in a penetrating mode, the inclined sliding block (33) extends to form a connecting block (331), and the connecting block (331) is clamped in the connecting groove (324) and forms sliding fit with the connecting groove (324).
7. The mold release apparatus according to claim 6, wherein: a sliding part (325) and a limiting part (326) are formed on the vertical sliding block (32), the sliding part (325) is obliquely arranged along the sliding movement direction of the connecting block (331), and the limiting part (326) is arranged along the horizontal direction; the slant slider (33) forms a sliding fit with the sliding part (325) through the connecting block (331) and forms a limiting clamping fit with the limiting part (326).
8. A mold release apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: run through on slant slider (33) and set up and be formed with mounting hole (332), mounting hole (332) are worn to establish in syringe needle (1) and constitute the joint cooperation with mounting hole (332), just mounting hole (332) internal thread connection of slant slider (33) has mounting (8) that are used for fixed syringe needle (1).
9. A mold release apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: the inclined sliding block (33) is connected with an inclined guide block (7), the inclined sliding block (33) and the inclined guide block (7) form sliding and penetrating cooperation, and an avoiding groove (71) for avoiding a component in the mold is formed in the inclined guide block (7).
10. A mold release apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: vertical slider (32) are connected with vertical guide block (5), vertical slider (32) constitute with vertical guide block (5) and slide and wear to establish the cooperation, just the lower bottom surface of vertical guide block (5) constitutes the butt cooperation of sliding with the last bottom surface of horizontal slider (31).
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