CN217344688U - Milling machine is with preventing flying bits device - Google Patents

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CN217344688U
CN217344688U CN202220709486.6U CN202220709486U CN217344688U CN 217344688 U CN217344688 U CN 217344688U CN 202220709486 U CN202220709486 U CN 202220709486U CN 217344688 U CN217344688 U CN 217344688U
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The utility model discloses a chip flying prevention device for a milling machine, which belongs to the technical field of chip flying prevention of the milling machine and comprises a milling machine body, wherein the front end of the milling machine body is provided with a chip flying separation mechanism, the chip flying separation mechanism comprises a first side iron absorbing plate, a second side iron absorbing plate, a milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate, a triangular limiting block, a first chip shoveling strip, a second chip shoveling strip, a push plate, a first push block and a second push block, the first side iron absorbing plate is positioned at the left side in front of the milling machine body, the chip flying prevention device for the milling machine is provided with the chip flying separation mechanism, the chip flying separation mechanism forms a semi-surrounding separation mechanism by means of magnetic attraction, when the milling machine is used for processing workpieces, the workpieces are stressed to generate metal chips, part of the flying metal chips are adsorbed by the first side iron absorbing plate, the second side iron absorbing plate and the magnetic absorbing plate on the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate, and the metal flying chips cannot fly everywhere, thereby avoiding the pollution of the workshop environment by the processing scraps of the workpieces.

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Milling machine is with preventing flying bits device
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a milling machine prevents flying chip technical field, specifically is a milling machine is with preventing flying chip device.
Background
The milling machine mainly refers to a machine tool for processing various surfaces of a workpiece by using a milling cutter, generally, the rotation motion of the milling cutter is taken as the main motion, the movement of the workpiece and the milling cutter is taken as the feed motion, and the milling machine can process planes, grooves, various curved surfaces, gears and the like; the milling machine is a machine tool for milling a workpiece by using a milling cutter, can mill planes, grooves, gear teeth, threads and spline shafts, can also process relatively complex molded surfaces, has higher efficiency than the milling machine, and is widely applied to mechanical manufacturing and repairing departments; the milling machine is a machine tool which can be used in a wide range of applications, and on which a flat surface (horizontal surface, vertical surface), a groove (key groove, T-shaped groove, dovetail groove, etc.), a tooth-dividing part (gear, spline shaft, sprocket), a spiral surface (screw thread, spiral groove), and various curved surfaces can be machined, and further, can be used for machining a surface of a rotary body, an inner hole, cutting work, etc. when the milling machine is in operation, a workpiece is mounted on an attachment such as a table or an index head, etc., and the milling cutter rotates as a main motion, and the workpiece can obtain a desired machined surface by being assisted with a feed motion of the table or the milling head.
Milling cutter for milling machine adds man-hour to the multiple surface of work piece, and the work piece of polishing can produce the metal fillings, and under milling cutter's the high-speed effect of polishing, the metal fillings will fly away toward many places, and a large amount of metal fillings can reduce the clean degree in workshop on the one hand, and on the other hand, the metal fillings fall into inside probably leading to the milling machine organism trouble to appear of milling machine, lead to the milling machine to damage.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a milling machine is with preventing flying bits device to solve the problem that proposes in the above-mentioned background art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
a scrap flying prevention device for a milling machine comprises a milling machine body, wherein a scrap flying separation mechanism is arranged at the front end of the milling machine body, the flying chip separation mechanism comprises a first side edge iron absorbing plate, a second side edge iron absorbing plate, a milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate, a triangular limiting block, a first chip shoveling strip, a second chip shoveling strip, a push plate, a first push-down block and a second push-down block, the first side iron-attracting plate is positioned on the left side in front of the milling machine body, the second side iron-attracting plate is arranged on the right side of the first side iron-attracting plate, the second side iron absorbing plate is positioned at the right side in front of the milling machine body, one end of the first side iron absorbing plate close to the milling machine body is provided with a milling machine body protecting iron absorbing plate, a triangular limiting block is arranged between the inner wall of the first side edge iron absorbing plate and the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate, and the triangular limiting blocks are positioned at the left end and the right end of the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate.
As a further aspect of the present invention: iron plate is inhaled to first side and the inboard that iron plate was inhaled to the second side is provided with first shovel bits rectangular, the milling machine body protection is inhaled the inboard of iron plate and is provided with the second shovel bits rectangular, the second shovel bits is rectangular to be connected with first shovel bits is rectangular, the second shovel bits is rectangular and triangle stopper sliding connection.
As a further aspect of the present invention: the push pedal is installed to the rectangular upper end of first shovel bits, the push pedal is kept away from the rectangular one end of first shovel bits and is installed first ejector pad, the right side of first ejector pad is provided with second ejector pad down.
As the utility model discloses further scheme again: both ends all are provided with exhaust mechanism about the milling machine organism, exhaust mechanism includes first air exhauster, wind groove, first convulsions long tube, second air exhauster, second convulsions long tube, first air exhauster is located the left end of milling machine organism, first convulsions long tube is installed to the front end of first air exhauster, the second air exhauster is installed to the right-hand member of milling machine organism, the second convulsions long tube is installed to the front end of second air exhauster, be provided with the wind groove on the inner wall of milling machine body protection iron-absorbing plate, first convulsions long tube, second convulsions long tube and wind groove communicate each other.
As a further aspect of the present invention: and a milling cutter body is arranged above the flying chip separation mechanism, and a milling cutter driver is arranged at the upper end of the milling cutter body.
As a further aspect of the present invention: the inboard of flying chip separation mechanism is provided with the guided way, the work piece splint are installed to the upper end of guided way, the internally mounted of work piece splint has the push rod, the knob is installed to the front end of push rod.
As a further aspect of the present invention: the milling machine is characterized in that a servo motor is installed at the upper end of the milling machine body, and a transmission end of the servo motor is connected with a transmission screw rod.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that:
1. the utility model is provided with a flying chip separation mechanism which forms a semi-enclosed separation mechanism by means of magnetic attraction, wherein, the inner walls of the first side iron-attracting plate, the second side iron-attracting plate and the milling machine body protection iron-attracting plate are all provided with magnetic attraction plates, when the milling machine is used for processing work pieces, the work pieces are stressed to generate metal chips, partial flying metal chips are adsorbed by the magnetic attraction plates on the inner walls of the first side iron-attracting plate, the second side iron-attracting plate and the milling machine body protection iron-attracting plate, so that the metal flying chips can not fly everywhere in a workshop, the environment of the workshop is prevented from being polluted by the processing chips of the work pieces, after the finishing work is carried out, the first pushing block and the second pushing block are pushed down by hand, the first pushing block and the second pushing block are stressed to drive the first shoveling chips and the second shoveling chips to move down along the triangular limiting block, so as to scrape the adsorbed metal chips down on the ground of the milling machine, with this concentrate the metal fillings, be convenient for clear up and clean to this half surrounds mechanism separation metal fillings and milling machine organism, with this inside avoiding the metal fillings to scatter to the milling machine organism.
2. The utility model discloses in, be provided with updraft ventilator and construct, the milling machine also can be handled timber occasionally, the saw-dust can't be adsorbed, then need launch updraft ventilator this moment, this updraft ventilator constructs by two operation work pieces, be first air exhauster and second air exhauster respectively, be connected first air exhauster and second air exhauster and external control terminal, start the air body that first air exhauster and second air exhauster both can twitch milling cutter body below, carry out the wood processing during operation, can inhale wind groove department with the saw-dust, avoid the saw-dust to wander to milling machine workshop everywhere with this, the cleanliness factor in workshop has been improved.
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fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the utility model viewed from the right;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the utility model of a three-dimensional rear view;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the utility model of a three-dimensional overlook.
In the figure: 1. a milling machine body; 2. a flying chip blocking mechanism; 201. a first side iron absorbing plate; 202. a second side iron attracting plate; 203. the milling machine body protects the iron absorbing plate; 204. a triangular limiting block; 205. a first scrap removal strip; 206. a second scrap removal strip; 207. pushing a plate; 208. a first lower push block; 209. a second push-down block; 3. an air draft mechanism; 301. a first exhaust fan; 302. an air duct; 303. a first air draft long tube; 304. A second exhaust fan; 305. a second air draft long tube; 4. a milling cutter driver; 5. a cutter body; 6. a guide rail; 7. a workpiece clamping plate; 8. a push rod; 9. a rotation knob; 10. a servo motor; 11. a drive screw.
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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 to 4, in an embodiment of the present invention, a chip flying prevention device for a milling machine includes a milling machine body 1, a chip flying separation mechanism 2 is disposed at a front end of the milling machine body 1, the chip flying separation mechanism 2 includes a first side iron absorbing plate 201, a second side iron absorbing plate 202, a milling machine body protecting iron absorbing plate 203, a triangular stopper 204, a first chip shoveling strip 205, a second chip shoveling strip 206, a push plate 207, a first push block 208, and a second push block 209, the first side iron absorbing plate 201 is disposed at a left side of the milling machine body 1, the right side of the first side iron absorbing plate 201 is disposed with the second side iron absorbing plate 202, the second side iron absorbing plate 202 is disposed at a right side of the milling machine body 1, the milling machine body protecting iron absorbing plate 203 is mounted at an end of the first side iron absorbing plate 201 close to the milling machine body 1, the triangular stopper 204 is mounted between an inner wall of the first side iron absorbing plate 201 and an inner wall of the milling machine body protecting iron absorbing plate 203, the triangular limiting block 204 is positioned at the left end and the right end of the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate 203, the inner sides of the first side edge iron absorbing plate 201 and the second side edge iron absorbing plate 202 are provided with a first scrap shoveling strip 205, the inner side of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate 203 is provided with a second scrap shoveling strip 206, the second scrap shoveling strip 206 is connected with the first scrap shoveling strip 205, the first scrap shoveling strip 205 and the second scrap shoveling strip 206 are connected with the triangular limiting block 204 in a sliding manner, the upper end of the first scrap shoveling strip 205 is provided with a push plate 207, one end of the push plate 207 far away from the first scrap shoveling strip 205 is provided with a first push block 208, the right side of the first push block 208 is provided with a second push block 209, and provided with a flying scrap blocking mechanism 2, the flying scrap blocking mechanism 2 forms a semi-surrounded blocking mechanism by means of magnetic attraction, wherein the first side edge iron absorbing plate 201, the second side edge iron absorbing plate 202 and the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate 203 are provided with magnetic attraction plates, when the milling machine is used for processing workpieces, the workpieces are stressed to generate metal chips, part of the flying metal chips are adsorbed by the first side iron absorbing plate 201, the second side iron absorbing plate 202 and the magnetic absorbing plate on the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate 203, so that the metal flying chips cannot float everywhere in a workshop, the environment of the workshop is prevented from being polluted by the workpiece processing chips, after the finished processing work is finished, the first pushing block 208 and the second pushing block 209 are pushed down manually, the first pushing block 208 and the second pushing block 209 are stressed to drive the first shoveling chip strip 205 and the second shoveling chip strip 206 to move down along the triangular limiting block 204, so that the adsorbed metal chips are scraped onto the ground below the milling machine, and the metal chips are concentrated and convenient to clean and clean;
the left end and the right end of the milling machine body 1 are both provided with an air draft mechanism 3, the air draft mechanism 3 comprises a first exhaust fan 301, an air groove 302, a first air draft long pipe 303, a second exhaust fan 304 and a second air draft long pipe 305, the first exhaust fan 301 is positioned at the left end of the milling machine body 1, the front end of the first exhaust fan 301 is provided with the first air draft long pipe 303, the right end of the milling machine body 1 is provided with the second exhaust fan 304, the front end of the second exhaust fan 304 is provided with the second air draft long pipe 305, the inner wall of the milling machine body protecting iron suction plate 203 is provided with the air groove 302, the first air draft long pipe 303, the second air draft long pipe 305 and the air groove 302 are mutually communicated, the air draft mechanism 3 is arranged, the milling machine can occasionally treat wood, wood chips cannot be adsorbed, the air draft mechanism 3 needs to be started at the moment, the air draft mechanism 3 comprises two operation workpieces, namely the first exhaust fan 301 and the second exhaust fan 304, connect first air exhauster 301 and second air exhauster 304 with external control terminal, start first air exhauster 301 and second air exhauster 304 and both can twitch the air body of milling cutter body 5 below, when carrying out timber processing work, can inhale wind groove 302 department with the saw-dust, with this avoid the saw-dust to waft to milling machine workshop everywhere, the cleanliness factor in workshop has been improved, the top of flying chip separation mechanism 2 is provided with milling cutter body 5, there is milling cutter driver 4 milling cutter body 5's upper end, the inboard of flying chip separation mechanism 2 is provided with guided way 6, work piece splint 7 are installed to the upper end of guided way 6, the internally mounted of work piece splint 7 has push rod 8, knob 9 is installed to the front end of push rod 8, servo motor 10 is installed to the upper end of milling machine organism 1, servo motor 10's drive end is connected with drive screw 11.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation is: the flying chip preventing device for the milling machine is provided with a flying chip blocking mechanism 2, the flying chip blocking mechanism 2 forms a semi-enclosed blocking mechanism by means of magnetic attraction, wherein magnetic attraction plates are arranged on the inner walls of a first side iron attraction plate 201, a second side iron attraction plate 202 and a milling machine body protection iron attraction plate 203, when the milling machine is used for processing workpieces, metal chips are generated by the stress of the workpieces, part of flying metal chips are adsorbed by the magnetic attraction plates on the inner walls of the first side iron attraction plate 201, the second side iron attraction plate 202 and the milling machine body protection iron attraction plate 203, so that the metal flying chips cannot fly to everywhere in a workshop, the environment of the workshop is prevented from being polluted by the processing chips of the workpieces, after the finished processing work is carried out, a first pushing block 208 and a second pushing block 209 are pushed down manually, the first pushing block 208 and the second pushing block 209 are stressed to drive a first long chip shoveling 205 and a second chip shoveling 206 to move down along a triangular limiting block 204, the adsorbed metal chips are scraped to the ground below the milling machine, so that the metal chips are concentrated and are convenient to clean, and the semi-surrounding mechanism separates the metal chips from the milling machine body 1, so that the metal chips are prevented from scattering inside the milling machine body 1; simultaneously, still be provided with updraft ventilator 3, the milling machine also can handle timber occasionally, the saw-dust can't be adsorbed, then need launch updraft ventilator 3 this moment, this updraft ventilator 3 is by two operation work pieces, be first air exhauster 301 and second air exhauster 304 respectively, be connected first air exhauster 301 and second air exhauster 304 with external control terminal, start first air exhauster 301 and second air exhauster 304 and both can draw the air body of milling cutter body 5 below, carry out timber processing during operation, can inhale wind groove 302 department with the saw-dust, with this avoid the saw-dust to fly away to milling machine workshop everywhere, the cleanliness factor in workshop has been improved.
The above, only be the concrete implementation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art is in the technical scope of the present invention, according to the technical solution of the present invention and the utility model, the concept of which is equivalent to replace or change, should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a milling machine is with preventing flying chip device which characterized in that: including milling machine organism (1), the front end of milling machine organism (1) is provided with flying chip separation mechanism (2), flying chip separation mechanism (2) includes that first side inhales iron plate (201), second side inhales iron plate (202), milling machine body protection inhales iron plate (203), triangle stopper (204), first shovel bits are rectangular (205), second shovel bits are rectangular (206), push pedal (207), first ejector pad (208), second ejector pad (209) down, first side inhales iron plate (201) and is located the left side in milling machine organism (1) the place ahead, the right side of first side inhales iron plate (201) is provided with second side and inhales iron plate (202), second side inhales iron plate (202) and is located the right side in milling machine organism (1) the place ahead, the one end that first side inhales iron plate (201) is close to milling machine organism (1) is installed milling machine body protection and is inhaled iron plate (203), a triangular limiting block (204) is installed between the inner wall of the first side iron absorbing plate (201) and the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate (203), and the triangular limiting block (204) is located at the left end and the right end of the inner wall of the milling machine body protection iron absorbing plate (203).
2. The chip flying prevention device for a milling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the inboard that iron plate (201) and second side edge were inhaled to first side edge was provided with first shovel bits rectangular (205), the inboard that iron plate (203) was inhaled in the protection of milling bed body is provided with the rectangular (206) of second shovel bits, the rectangular (206) of second shovel bits is connected with the rectangular (205) of first shovel bits, the rectangular (206) of first shovel bits, second shovel bits and triangle stopper (204) sliding connection.
3. The chip flying prevention device for a milling machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: push pedal (207) are installed to the upper end of first shovel bits rectangular (205), first ejector pad (208) are installed to the one end that first shovel bits rectangular (205) were kept away from in push pedal (207), the right side of first ejector pad (208) is provided with second ejector pad (209) down.
4. The chip flying prevention device for a milling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: both ends all are provided with exhaust mechanism (3) about milling machine organism (1), exhaust mechanism (3) include first air exhauster (301), wind groove (302), first convulsions long tube (303), second air exhauster (304), second convulsions long tube (305), first air exhauster (301) are located the left end of milling machine organism (1), first convulsions long tube (303) are installed to the front end of first air exhauster (301), second air exhauster (304) are installed to the right-hand member of milling machine organism (1), second convulsions long tube (305) are installed to the front end of second air exhauster (304), be provided with wind groove (302) on the inner wall of milling machine body protection iron-absorbing plate (203), first convulsions long tube (303), second convulsions long tube (305) and wind groove (302) communicate each other.
5. The chip flying prevention device for a milling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: a milling cutter body (5) is arranged above the flying chip separation mechanism (2), and a milling cutter driver (4) is arranged at the upper end of the milling cutter body (5).
6. The chip flying prevention device for a milling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the inboard of flying chip separation mechanism (2) is provided with guided way (6), work piece splint (7) are installed to the upper end of guided way (6), the internally mounted of work piece splint (7) has push rod (8), knob (9) are installed to the front end of push rod (8).
7. The chip flying prevention device for a milling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: the milling machine is characterized in that a servo motor (10) is installed at the upper end of the milling machine body (1), and a transmission end of the servo motor (10) is connected with a transmission screw rod (11).
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