CN217358882U - Airtight presser - Google Patents

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CN217358882U
CN217358882U CN202221193539.XU CN202221193539U CN217358882U CN 217358882 U CN217358882 U CN 217358882U CN 202221193539 U CN202221193539 U CN 202221193539U CN 217358882 U CN217358882 U CN 217358882U
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郑巍巍
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The utility model relates to an airtightness test equipment technical field provides an airtight pressure machine, which comprises a frame, aqua storage tank and air supply pipe of setting in the frame, still include, remove the frame and set up in the frame along vertical slip, remove and stretch into or leave the aqua storage tank after the frame slides, sealed piece has a plurality ofly, sealed piece has the gas pocket, the gas pocket communicates with each other with the air supply pipe, the gas pocket is used for aerifing for the pipe fitting, a plurality of sealed pieces all set up the one end at the removal frame, seal assembly has a plurality ofly, a plurality of seal assembly all set up on removing the frame, seal assembly is located the other end of removing the frame, the pipe fitting is located between seal assembly and the sealed piece, seal assembly is used for sealing for the pipe fitting. Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the problem that manual operation wastes time and energy, inefficiency when the gas tightness of pipe fitting among the prior art is detected has been solved.

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Airtight presser
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an air tightness test equipment technical field, it is specific, relate to an airtight pressure machine.
Background
In the fields of pipe fitting production or installation and the like, the pipe fitting is required to be subjected to air tightness test, the air tightness test is the tightness of a detection sample, whether leakage occurs or not, because the pipe fitting is frequently used at a joint, liquid or gas can flow in the pipe fitting, once the air tightness is poor, the leakage can be caused, great harm can be caused due to consequences, the traditional air tightness test is carried out through manual work, the time and the energy of workers are consumed, the production efficiency is reduced, the operation of some air tightness test devices is complicated, the sealing is required to be carried out in modes of welding and the like, and the appearance of the pipe fitting is influenced to a certain extent when the workload is large.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides an airtight press has solved among the prior art pipe fitting and has examined time measuring at the gas tightness, and manual operation wastes time and energy, the problem of inefficiency.
The technical scheme of the utility model as follows:
an airtight press machine, which comprises a frame, a water storage tank and an air supply pipe which are arranged on the frame, and also comprises a pressing mechanism,
the movable frame is arranged on the rack in a vertical sliding manner and extends into or leaves the water storage tank after sliding,
a plurality of sealing blocks, wherein the sealing blocks are provided with air holes which are communicated with the air supply pipe and used for inflating the pipe fitting, the plurality of sealing blocks are all arranged at one end of the movable frame,
the sealing assembly is provided with a plurality of sealing assemblies which are all arranged on the movable frame, the sealing assembly is located at the other end of the movable frame, the pipe fitting is located between the sealing assembly and the sealing block, and the sealing assembly is used for sealing the pipe fitting.
As a further technical scheme, the sealing block is conical, and the air hole is coaxial with the sealing block.
As a further technical scheme, the sealing assembly is arranged on the movable frame in a sliding mode in the direction close to or far away from the sealing block.
As a further technical proposal, a plurality of telescopic rods are arranged on the movable frame, the sealing component comprises,
the supporting rod is arranged on the telescopic rod and is connected with the movable end of the telescopic rod, a plurality of side holes and through holes are arranged on the supporting rod, the through holes are communicated with the side holes,
the stop block is arranged at one end of the support rod far away from the movable frame,
the gasbag, the gasbag is a plurality of, and is a plurality of the gasbag all sets up on the bracing piece, the gasbag is located the bracing piece is close to the one end of dog, the gasbag with the side opening communicates with each other.
As a further technical scheme, the sealing component also comprises,
the sleeve is sleeved on the movable frame, the support rod penetrates through the sleeve, the sleeve is provided with a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings are sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction of the sleeve,
the swing rods are arranged on the sleeve in a swinging mode and are provided with a plurality of openings, the swing rods correspond to the openings one by one,
and two ends of the connecting rod are respectively hinged with the oscillating bar and the supporting rod.
As a further technical scheme, the sealing assembly further comprises a swinging block, the swinging block is arranged on the swinging rod in a swinging mode, and the swinging block is located at one end, far away from the swinging rod, of the swinging rod, and hinged to the sleeve.
As a further technical proposal, the sleeve is provided with a sliding groove which is positioned at one end of the sleeve close to the air bag, and the device also comprises a sliding groove,
the sliding block is arranged in the sliding groove in a sliding manner,
and two ends of the baffle are respectively hinged with the sliding block and the oscillating bar.
As a further technical scheme, the end of the movable frame, which is provided with the sealing block, is of a hollow structure, and the movable frame further comprises a connecting pipe, the connecting pipe is arranged on the movable frame, the connecting pipe is communicated with the air hole through the hollow structure of the movable frame, and the connecting pipe is used for being communicated with the air supply pipe.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation and beneficial effect do:
in order to solve the problems of time and labor waste and low efficiency caused by manual operation when the pipe fittings are pressed in the prior art, the utility model is specially provided with an airtight pressing machine, which comprises a frame, a water storage tank and an air supply pipe which are arranged on the frame, wherein the frame plays a role of supporting a main body, liquid for testing air tightness is stored in the water storage tank, the air supply pipe inflates and presses the pipe fittings to be tested, the pipe fittings are placed in the water storage tank to observe whether leakage exists after the pipe fittings are pressed, in order to reduce the labor amount of workers and simultaneously improve the production efficiency, the utility model is specially provided with a movable frame and a sealing block sealing component, wherein the movable frame is arranged on the frame along the vertical sliding direction, the movable frame stretches into or leaves the water storage tank after being moved, the sealing block is arranged on the movable frame and has no air hole, the sealing component is arranged on the movable frame, the pipe fittings are positioned between the sealing block and the sealing component, aerify for the pipe fitting through gas pocket on the sealed piece and suppress, aerify and remove after the completion and advance in the aqua storage tank to gas tightness test, sealed piece and seal assembly in this scheme wherein all are provided with a plurality ofly, can realize the suppressing test of a plurality of pipe fittings simultaneously, when reducing the hand labor volume, can also increase substantially efficiency of software testing.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
Fig. 1 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic three-dimensional structure diagram of the sealing assembly of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of the sealing assembly of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic sectional structure view of the sealing assembly of the present invention;
in the figure: 1. the device comprises a rack, 2, a water storage tank, 3, an air supply pipe, 4, a moving frame, 5, a sealing block, 6, an air hole, 7, a sealing component, 8, a telescopic rod, 9, a supporting rod, 10, a side hole, 11, a through hole, 12, a stop block, 13, an air bag, 14, a sleeve, 15, an opening, 16, a swing rod, 17, a connecting rod, 18, a swing block, 19, a sliding groove, 20, a sliding block, 21, a baffle, 22 and a connecting pipe.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below with reference to 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. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive work, are related to the scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present embodiment provides an airtight press, which includes a frame 1, a water storage tank 2 and an air supply pipe 3 disposed on the frame 1, and further includes,
the movable frame 4 is arranged on the rack 1 in a vertical sliding manner, the movable frame 4 extends into or leaves the water storage tank 2 after sliding,
a plurality of sealing blocks 5, the sealing blocks 5 having air holes 6, the air holes 6 communicating with the air supply pipe 3, the air holes 6 being used for inflating pipes, the plurality of sealing blocks 5 being disposed at one end of the movable frame 4,
seal assembly 7, seal assembly 7 has a plurality ofly, and is a plurality of seal assembly 7 all sets up on the removal frame 4, seal assembly 7 is located the other end of removal frame 4, the pipe fitting is located seal assembly 7 with between the sealed piece 5, seal assembly 7 is used for sealing for the pipe fitting.
In the fields of pipe fitting production or installation and the like, the pipe fitting is required to be subjected to air tightness test, the air tightness test is to detect the tightness of a sample and determine whether the sample leaks, because the pipe fitting is often used at a joint, liquid or gas can flow in the pipe fitting, and once the air tightness is poor, the leakage can be caused, the consequence can cause great harm, the traditional air tightness test is to detect through manpower, so that the time and the energy of workers are consumed, and the production efficiency is reduced.
In this embodiment, in order to solve the problems in the prior art, an airtight pressure machine is specially provided, which includes a frame 1, a water storage tank 2 and an air supply pipe 3, which are disposed on the frame 1, wherein the frame 1 plays a role of supporting a main body, the water storage tank 2 stores liquid for testing airtightness, the air supply pipe 3 inflates and presses a pipe to be tested, the pipe is placed into the water storage tank 2 after being pressed to see whether leakage occurs, in this embodiment, in order to reduce the labor amount of workers and improve the production efficiency, a movable frame 4 and a sealing assembly 7 of a sealing block 5 are specially provided, wherein the movable frame 4 is vertically slidably disposed on the frame 1, the movable frame 4 is moved to extend into or leave the water storage tank 2, the sealing block 5 is disposed on the movable frame 4 and has an air hole 6, the sealing assembly 7 is disposed on the movable frame 4, the pipe is located between the sealing block 5 and the sealing assembly 7, for the pipe fitting aerify and suppress through gas pocket 6 on the sealed piece 5, aerify and accomplish after 4 removal of moving frame and advance in the aqua storage tank 2 to the gas tightness test, sealed piece 5 and seal assembly 7 in this scheme all are provided with a plurality ofly, can realize the test of suppressing of a plurality of pipe fittings simultaneously, when reducing the hand labor volume, can also increase substantially efficiency of software testing.
Further, the sealing block 5 is conical, and the air hole 6 is coaxial with the sealing block 5.
In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the sealing of the pipe fitting by the sealing block 5, the sealing block 5 is specially designed to be tapered, when the pipe fitting is butted with the sealing block 5, the pipe fitting and the sealing block 5 are conveniently butted fast through the guiding effect of the tapered surface, wherein the sealing block 5 in the scheme can be made of rubber, the air hole 6 is coaxial with the sealing block 5, the purpose of the arrangement is to ensure that gas can accurately enter the sealing block 5 from the air hole 6 during inflation, and the sealing of the sealing block 5 to the pipe fitting can be facilitated by the design of setting the sealing block 5 to be tapered.
Further, a sealing assembly 7 is slidably disposed on the moving frame 4 in a direction approaching or departing from the sealing block 5.
In order to improve the suitability of airtight pressure machine in this scheme in this embodiment, with the direction slip that 7 eyes of seal assembly are close to or keep away from sealed piece 5, can realize the gas tightness test of the different length pipe fittings of adaptation through sliding, wherein in this scheme in order to realize the slip of seal assembly 7, the form of accessible pneumatic cylinder individual drive seal assembly 7 is realized.
Further, a plurality of telescopic rods 8 are arranged on the movable frame 4, the sealing component 7 comprises,
the supporting rod 9 is arranged on the telescopic rod 8, the supporting rod 9 is connected with the movable end of the telescopic rod 8, the supporting rod 9 is provided with a plurality of side holes 10 and through holes 11, the through holes 11 are communicated with the side holes 10,
a stop block 12, wherein the stop block 12 is arranged at one end of the support rod 9 far away from the movable frame 4,
the gasbag 13, the gasbag 13 is a plurality of, and is a plurality of the gasbag 13 all sets up on the bracing piece 9, the gasbag 13 is located the bracing piece 9 is close to the one end of dog 12, the gasbag 13 with the side opening 10 communicates with each other.
In the embodiment, in order to realize the function of sealing the pipe fitting by the sealing component 7, a plurality of telescopic rods 8 are specially arranged on the movable frame 4, a support rod 9, a stop block 12 and an air bag 13 are also arranged, wherein the telescopic rod 8 plays a role of driving the support rod 9 to move, the support rod 9 mainly plays a role of supporting parts thereon, the air bag 13 mainly plays a role of plugging the inner wall of the pipe fitting through inflation, wherein the stopper 12 mainly has the function of limiting the displacement of the air bag 13 along the axis of the pipe fitting, the supporting rod 9 is provided with a plurality of side holes 10 and through holes 11, the through holes 11 are the same as the air bag 13 through the side holes 10, when in use, the through holes 11 on the supporting rod 9 are communicated with an external air source, can realize inflating for gasbag 13 and realize the effect sealed with the pipe fitting inner wall, be provided with a plurality of gasbags 13 in this embodiment simultaneously, realize multilayer confined effect, guarantee that gasbag 13 is pipe fitting confined stability.
Further, the sealing assembly 7 also comprises,
a sleeve 14, the sleeve 14 is sleeved on the movable rack 4, the support rod 9 penetrates through the sleeve 14, the sleeve 14 is provided with a plurality of openings 15, the plurality of openings 15 are sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction of the sleeve 14,
the swing rods 16 are arranged on the sleeve 14 in a swinging mode, a plurality of swing rods 16 are arranged on each swing rod 16, the swing rods 16 correspond to the openings 15 one by one,
and two ends of the connecting rod 17 are respectively hinged with the swing rod 16 and the supporting rod 9.
In this embodiment, in order to realize the positioning of the sealing component 7 after extending into the inner wall of the pipe fitting, a sleeve 14, a swing rod 16 and a connecting rod 17 are specially arranged, wherein the sleeve 14 is arranged on the movable frame 4, the supporting rod 9 passes through the sleeve 14, the swing rod 16 is arranged on the sleeve 14 in a swinging manner, an opening 15 is formed in the sleeve 14, the connecting rod 17 passes through two ends of the opening 15 and is respectively hinged with the sleeve 14 and the connecting rod 17, when the sealing component works, the swing angle of the swing rod 16 can be controlled only by controlling the relative sliding between the supporting rod 9 and the sleeve 14, and when the other end of the swing rod 16 is abutted against the inner wall of the pipe fitting, the positioning of the sealing component 7 after extending into the inner wall of the pipe fitting can be ensured through the friction force between the swing rod 16 and the inner wall of the pipe fitting.
Further, the sealing assembly 7 further comprises a swing block 18, the swing block 18 is arranged on the swing rod 16 in a swinging mode, and the swing block 18 is located at one end, far away from the swing rod 16, of the swing rod 16, and hinged to the sleeve 14.
In this embodiment, in order to realize that the location of seal assembly 7 at the pipe fitting inner wall is more firm, set up in pendulum block 18 specially, pendulum block 18 swings and sets up and keep away from pendulum rod 16 and the articulated one end of sleeve pipe 14 at pendulum rod 16, such setting up can make pendulum rod 16 after the swing, guarantee with pipe fitting inner wall contact all the time be pendulum block 18, before not addding pendulum block 18, pendulum rod 16 is the point contact with the pipe fitting inner wall contact, through the setting of pendulum block 18, can increase the area of contact between pendulum rod 16 and the pipe fitting inner wall, increase frictional force, so through the setting of pendulum block 18, can make the location of seal assembly 7 at the pipe fitting inner wall more firm.
Further, the sleeve 14 has a sliding slot 19, the sliding slot 19 is located at one end of the sleeve 14 close to the air bag 13, and further comprises,
a slide block 20, the slide block 20 is arranged in the slide groove 19 in a sliding way,
and two ends of the baffle 21 are respectively hinged with the sliding block 20 and the swing rod 16.
In order to better realize the effect that the inner wall of the pipe fitting is sealed by the air bag 13 in this embodiment, it is specially provided with a sliding groove 19 and a sliding block 20 and a baffle 21 on a sleeve 14, wherein the sliding block 20 can slide along the sliding groove 19, two ends of a flange are respectively hinged with the sliding block 20 and a swing rod 16, when the air bag 13 is inflated, the baffle 12 can play a role of axial limiting for one end of the air bag 13, the baffle 21 realizes an axial limiting effect for the other end of the air bag 13, the axial limiting for two ends of the air bag 13 can enable the air bag 13 to obtain larger radial pressure when being inflated, and therefore the air bag 13 and the inner wall of the pipe fitting are sealed more firmly.
Further, the end of the movable frame 4 having the sealing block 5 is a hollow structure, and further comprises a connecting pipe 22, the connecting pipe 22 is disposed on the movable frame 4, the connecting pipe 22 is communicated with the air hole 6 through the hollow structure of the movable frame 4, and the connecting pipe 22 is used for being communicated with the air supply pipe 3.
In this embodiment, in order to supply air to a plurality of sealing blocks 5, the end of the movable frame 4 having the sealing blocks 5 is specially set to be a hollow structure, and a connecting pipe 22 is further provided, the connecting pipe 22 is communicated with the air hole 6 through the hollow structure, when in use, only the air supply pipe 3 is required to be communicated with the connecting pipe 22, and the operation of supplying air to the plurality of air supply pipes 3 simultaneously by the connecting pipe 22 can be realized.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and should not be taken as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An airtight press machine, which comprises a frame (1), a water storage tank (2) and an air supply pipe (3) arranged on the frame (1), and is characterized by also comprising,
the movable frame (4) is arranged on the rack (1) in a vertical sliding manner, the movable frame (4) extends into or leaves the water storage tank (2) after sliding,
the sealing blocks (5) are provided in a plurality, the sealing blocks (5) are provided with air holes (6), the air holes (6) are communicated with the air supply pipe (3), the air holes (6) are used for inflating pipes, the sealing blocks (5) are arranged at one end of the movable frame (4),
seal assembly (7), seal assembly (7) have a plurality ofly, and is a plurality of seal assembly (7) all set up remove on the frame (4), seal assembly (7) are located remove the other end of frame (4), the pipe fitting is located seal assembly (7) with between sealed piece (5), seal assembly (7) are used for sealing for the pipe fitting.
2. A gas-tight press according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing block (5) is conical, and the gas hole (6) is coaxial with the sealing block (5).
3. The hermetic press according to claim 1, characterized in that said sealing assembly (7) is slidingly arranged on said mobile frame (4) in a direction approaching or departing from said sealing block (5).
4. Hermetic press according to claim 3, characterized in that said mobile frame (4) is provided with a plurality of telescopic rods (8), said sealing assembly (7) comprising,
a supporting rod (9), the supporting rod (9) is arranged on the telescopic rod (8), the supporting rod (9) is connected with the movable end of the telescopic rod (8), a plurality of side holes (10) and through holes (11) are arranged on the supporting rod (9), the through holes (11) are communicated with the side holes (10),
the stop block (12) is arranged at one end of the support rod (9) far away from the movable frame (4),
gasbag (13), gasbag (13) are a plurality of, and are a plurality of gasbag (13) all set up on bracing piece (9), gasbag (13) are located bracing piece (9) are close to the one end of dog (12), gasbag (13) with side opening (10) communicate with each other.
5. The hermetic press according to claim 4, characterized in that the sealing assembly (7) further comprises,
the sleeve (14), the sleeve (14) is sleeved on the movable frame (4), the supporting rod (9) penetrates through the sleeve (14), the sleeve (14) is provided with a plurality of openings (15), the plurality of openings (15) are sequentially arranged along the circumferential direction of the sleeve (14),
the swing rods (16) are arranged on the sleeve (14) in a swinging mode, the swing rods (16) are provided with a plurality of swing rods, the swing rods (16) correspond to the openings (15) one by one,
and two ends of the connecting rod (17) are respectively hinged with the swing rod (16) and the supporting rod (9).
6. An airtight press as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that said sealing assembly (7) further comprises a swing block (18), said swing block (18) being arranged to swing on said swing link (16), said swing block (18) being located at an end of said swing link (16) remote from the end of said swing link (16) hinged to said sleeve (14).
7. The hermetic press according to claim 6, characterized in that said sleeve (14) has a chute (19), said chute (19) being located at an end of said sleeve (14) near said bladder (13), further comprising,
a slide block (20), wherein the slide block (20) is arranged in the slide groove (19) in a sliding way,
and two ends of the baffle (21) are respectively hinged with the sliding block (20) and the swing rod (16).
8. The airtight press according to claim 1, wherein the end of the movable frame (4) having the sealing block (5) is hollow, and further comprising a connecting pipe (22), the connecting pipe (22) is disposed on the movable frame (4), the connecting pipe (22) is communicated with the air hole (6) through the hollow structure of the movable frame (4), and the connecting pipe (22) is used for being communicated with the air supply pipe (3).
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