CN217675367U - Feeding device and electrode bar sorting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a feedway and applied this feedway's electrode bar sorting machine, electrode bar sorting machine gets device, detection device and branch work or material rest including pressing from both sides, feedway includes the casing and pushes away the body, the casing is equipped with the feed bin that is used for depositing the cylinder, the feed bin is equipped with first inclined plane, the outside direction tilt up that extends in first inclined plane, push away in the body can stretch into the feed bin, when pushing away the body and removing along the first direction, push away the body and laminate on first inclined plane, push away a plurality of cylinders of body in with the feed bin simultaneously and shift out arbitrary cylinder. The push body shifts out a plurality of cylinders in the feed bin to arbitrary cylinder, presss from both sides and gets a cylinder that the device can be used to press from both sides and push out the body and shift out to on the detection device, detection device is used for detecting the resistance value of cylinder, divides the work or material rest to include a plurality of receivers, presss from both sides and gets the device and can be used to press from both sides a cylinder on the detection device and put into in the storage groove. The electrode bar sorting machine can classify different resistance values of the cylinders. Effectively improves the production efficiency and lightens the working intensity of the staff.

Description

Feeding device and electrode bar sorting machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electrode bar letter sorting technical field especially relates to a feedway and applied this feedway's electrode bar sorting machine.

Background

The electrode bar can resist high temperature, has good conductivity, is not easy to break, is suitable for cutting metal into shapes meeting requirements, is commonly used for high-temperature electric heaters, has the advantages of small coefficient of thermal expansion, high thermal conductivity, good extreme cold and heat resistance, low price and the like, and is popular among the majority of users.

In the production process of the precise electrode rod, the resistance values of the electrode rod are slightly different due to the problems of the production process, so that the resistance values of the electrode rod are required to be detected by staff and manually classified, the mode of manually detecting the resistance values of the electrode rod and classifying the electrode rod is low in efficiency, and the operation of the staff is easy to fatigue. Therefore, the labor intensity of staff is reduced and the production efficiency is improved. It is urgently needed to develop a set of equipment capable of automatically sorting different resistance values of the electrode bar.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at overcoming the weak point among the prior art, provide a feedway and applied this feedway's electrode bar sorting machine.

The utility model discloses a following technical scheme realizes:

the utility model provides a feeding device, including casing and push away the body, the casing is equipped with the feed bin that is used for depositing the cylinder, the feed bin is equipped with first inclined plane, along vertical direction downwardly projected, the outside direction tilt up that extends in first inclined plane, along the projection that makes progress of vertical direction, push away the body and can stretch into in the feed bin, when pushing away the body and removing along first direction, push away the body laminate in on the first inclined plane, simultaneously it will to push away the body a plurality of cylinders in the feed bin shift out arbitrary cylinder, first direction does the outside extending direction in first inclined plane.

Further, the feed bin is equipped with the second inclined plane, along the downward projection of vertical direction, the second inclined plane is located first inclined plane downwardly extending's one side, and an extending direction on second inclined plane is close to first inclined plane and downward sloping, the second inclined plane is used for putting into the cylinder, and the cylinder is followed the second inclined plane direction of sloping moves down.

Furthermore, the pushing body is provided with a supporting surface for supporting the column body, the supporting surface is parallel to the second inclined surface, when the pushing body moves along a second direction, the supporting surface can be flush with the second inclined surface, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

Further, the length of the support surface extending towards the first inclined surface is equal to or less than the diameter of the column.

Furthermore, a third inclined surface is arranged at one end of the first inclined surface of the shell, the third inclined surface is parallel to the second inclined surface, and when the pushing body moves along the first direction, the supporting surface can be flush with the third inclined surface.

Further, the pushing body comprises a first pushing plate and a second pushing plate, the first inclined surface is provided with a first partition plate, the first pushing plate and the second pushing plate simultaneously move along a first direction or a second direction, the first partition plate is provided with an engaging surface and an isolating surface, the engaging surface is parallel to the second inclined surface, the isolating surface is parallel to the first inclined surface and projects upwards along the vertical direction, the first pushing plate or the second pushing plate is inserted into the storage bin, when the first pushing plate moves along the first direction, the first pushing plate is attached to the isolating surface, meanwhile, the supporting surface of the first pushing plate can be flush with the engaging surface, when the first pushing plate moves along the second direction, the supporting surface of the first pushing plate can be flush with the second inclined surface, when the second pushing plate moves along the first direction, the second pushing plate is attached to the first inclined surface, and simultaneously, the supporting surface of the second pushing plate can be flush with the third inclined surface, when the second pushing plate moves along the second direction, the supporting surface of the second pushing plate can be flush with the second inclined surface.

Furthermore, the projection is downward along the vertical direction, one end of the third inclined plane is provided with a blocking part, and the blocking part is used for blocking the downward sliding of the cylinder on the third inclined plane.

Furthermore, feedway includes first driving piece and fixed plate, the fixed plate is fixed in first driving piece with on the feed bin, first driving piece is used for ordering about first push pedal with the second push pedal is followed first direction or second direction simultaneously and is removed.

The utility model provides an electrode bar sorting machine, includes feedway, presss from both sides and gets device, detection device and branch work or material rest, presss from both sides and gets the device and locate feedway's one side, detection device locates feedway's one end, it will to push away the body a plurality of cylinders in the feed bin shift out arbitrary cylinder, press from both sides and get the device and can be used to press from both sides get a cylinder that the body shifted out, and move extremely detection device is last, detection device is used for detecting the resistance value of cylinder, and the branch work or material rest is located one side of detection device, the branch work or material rest includes a plurality of receivers, it can be used to press from both sides and get device a cylinder on the detection device and put into accomodate the inslot.

Furthermore, an open slot is formed in one end of the first inclined plane of the shell, and the clamping device can extend into the open slot and clamp the cylinder.

The utility model has the advantages that: a plurality of columns are placed in the storage bin, when the pushing body moves along a first direction, the pushing body is attached to the first inclined plane, any one of the columns in the storage bin can be moved out from the pushing body in the moving process, and the moved column moves along the direction of upward inclination of the first inclined plane until the first inclined plane is moved out. The push body moves out of the cylinder from the stock bin, the clamping device is convenient to clamp the cylinder and move to the detection device, and after the detection device detects the resistance value of the cylinder, the clamping device clamps the cylinder again and puts the cylinder into the storage box correspondingly storing the resistance value according to the resistance value of the cylinder. So, this electrode bar sorting machine alright classified the resistance value of cylinder difference. Effectively improves the production efficiency and lightens the working intensity of the staff.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an overall schematic view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic overall view of a feeding device;

FIG. 3 is a schematic overall view of a feeding device;

fig. 4 is an overall schematic view of the feeding device.

The reference numerals in the figures are explained as follows

100. A feeding device; 110. a housing; 111. a storage bin; 112. a first inclined plane; 113. a second inclined plane; 114. a third inclined plane; 115. a first separator; 1151. an isolation surface; 1152. a joining face; 116. a second separator; 118. a blocking portion; 119. an open slot; 120. a pushing body; 121. a support surface; 122. a first push plate; 123. a second push plate; 124. a third push plate; 130. a first driving member; 140. a fixing plate; 150. a sensing member; 200. a gripping device; 300. a detection device; 400. a material distributing frame; 410. a storage box; 500. a cylinder; A. a first direction; B. a second direction; C. and a third direction.

Detailed Description

For a more clear and complete description of the technical solution of the present invention, the following description is made with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The utility model discloses an among the feedway was applied to electrode bar sorting machine, electrode bar sorting machine was used for the cylinder of the different resistance values of letter sorting, and the staff only need place the cylinder in the feed bin, electrode bar sorting machine alright place the resistance value of cylinder difference in the containing box that corresponds automatically.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the electrode rod sorting machine includes a clamping device 200, a detecting device 300 and a material distributing frame 400, the clamping device 200 is disposed at one side of the feeding device 100, the detecting device 300 is disposed at one end of the feeding device 100, the pushing body 120 moves a plurality of cylinders 500 in the storage bin 111 out of any cylinder 500, the clamping device 200 can be used for clamping one cylinder 500 moved out by the pushing body 120 and moving the cylinder 500 onto the detecting device 300, the detecting device 300 is used for detecting a resistance value of the cylinder 500, the material distributing frame 400 is disposed at one side of the detecting device 300, the material distributing frame 400 includes a plurality of storage boxes 410, and the clamping device 200 can be used for clamping one cylinder 500 on the detecting device 300 and placing the cylinder 500 into the storage slots.

In this embodiment, the feeding device 100 is used to separate one cylinder 500 from another cylinder 500 so that the clamping device 200 can clamp and move the cylinder 500, the detecting device 300 can detect the resistance of the cylinder 500, the material distributing frame 400 can provide a fixed structure for the storage boxes 410, and the storage boxes 410 can store the cylinders 500 with different resistance. Specifically, a plurality of cylinders 500 are placed in the bin 111, and the pushing body 120 pushes one cylinder 500 out of the bin 111, so that the clamping device 200 clamps the cylinder 500 and moves the cylinder 500 to the detecting device 300, and after the detecting device 300 detects the resistance value of the cylinder 500, the clamping device 200 clamps the cylinder 500 again and places the cylinder 500 into the receiving box 410 corresponding to the resistance value of the cylinder 500. Therefore, the electrode bar sorting machine can classify different resistance values of the cylinder 500.

In this embodiment, the column 500 is an electrode rod and has an elongated cylindrical shape 500.

In the present embodiment, the pillar 500 is made of other materials having resistance.

Further, the housing 110 is provided with a bin 111 for storing the columns 500, the bin 111 is provided with a first inclined plane 112, the downward projection is performed along the vertical direction, the direction in which the first inclined plane 112 extends outwards is inclined upwards, the upward projection is performed along the vertical direction, and the pushing body 120 can extend into the bin 111, wherein when the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a, the pushing body 120 is attached to the first inclined plane 112, meanwhile, the pushing body 120 moves the columns 500 in the bin 111 out of any column 500, and the first direction a is the outward extending direction of the first inclined plane 112.

In the present embodiment, the downward projection in the vertical direction means that the person views the feeding device 100 from top to bottom; the upward projection in the vertical direction means that the person views the feeding device 100 from bottom to top. The bin 111 is used for providing a space for placing the cylinder 500, and the direction in which the first inclined plane 112 extends outwards is inclined upwards, so that when the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a, any one cylinder 500 can be moved out. Specifically, when the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a, the pushing body 120 is attached to the first inclined surface 112, any one of the plurality of columns 500 in the storage bin 111 will be moved out in the moving process of the pushing body 120, and the moved column 500 will move along the direction in which the first inclined surface 112 is inclined upward until the first inclined surface 112 is moved out.

Further, the storage bin 111 is provided with a second inclined surface 113, which projects downwards along the vertical direction, the second inclined surface 113 is arranged on one side of the first inclined surface 112 extending downwards, and an extending direction of the second inclined surface 113 is close to the first inclined surface 112 and inclines downwards, wherein the second inclined surface 113 is used for placing the column 500, and the column 500 moves along the direction of the second inclined surface 113 inclining downwards.

In the present embodiment, the second slope 113 is inclined downward for sliding the plurality of pillars 500 in a direction in which the second slope 113 is inclined downward. Specifically, the second slope 113 is inclined downward toward the first slope 112, so that the pillars 500 move in a downward inclined direction along the second slope 113, thereby collecting the plurality of pillars 500 between the second slope 113 and the first slope 112. Specifically, the cylinder 500 is gathered between the second slope 113 and the first slope 112, so that any one of the cylinders 500 is pushed out of the bin 111 when the pushing body 120 extends into the bin 111 and moves along the first direction a.

Further, when the pushing body 120 is projected downwards along the vertical direction, the supporting surface 121 for supporting the column 500 is disposed on the pushing body 120, the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 is parallel to the second inclined surface 113, and when the pushing body 120 moves along the second direction B, the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 may be flush with the second inclined surface 113, and the second direction B is opposite to the first direction a.

In the present embodiment, the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 is used for supporting the column 500, and when the pushing body 120 moves to the lowest position along the second direction B, the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 is flush with the second inclined surface 113. Specifically, when the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 is flush with the first inclined surface 112, the pushing body 120 can move in the first direction a and move any one of the columns 500 out of the plurality of columns 500 in the bin 111 conveniently, and during the movement of the pushing body 120 in the first direction a, one of the columns 500 is located on the supporting surface 121.

Further, the supporting surface 121 extends toward the first inclined surface 112 by a length equal to or less than the diameter of the cylinder 500.

In this embodiment, the length of the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 extending towards the first inclined surface 112 is equal to or less than the diameter of the cylinder 500, so that the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 can support and move only one cylinder 500 each time the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the housing 110 is provided with a third inclined surface 114 at one end of the first inclined surface 112, the third inclined surface 114 is parallel to the second inclined surface 113, wherein the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 is flush with the third inclined surface 114 when the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a.

In the present embodiment, the third inclined surface 114 is used to slide one column 500 on the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 in a direction in which the third inclined surface 114 is inclined downward, and when the pushing body 120 moves to the highest position in the first direction a, the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 is flush with the third inclined surface 114. Specifically, when the pushing body 120 moves in the first direction a and moves any one of the columns 500 out of the plurality of columns 500 in the bin 111, the column 500 moves in the first direction a to the edge of the first inclined plane 112 inclined upward, and when the supporting surface 121 can be flush with the third inclined plane 114, the column 500 slides from the supporting surface 121 in the direction that the third inclined plane 114 inclined downward.

Further, the pushing body 120 includes a first pushing plate 122 and a second pushing plate 123, the first inclined surface 112 is provided with a first partition plate 115, the first partition plate 115 is provided with an engaging surface 1152 and an isolating surface 1151, the engaging surface 1152 is parallel to the second inclined surface 113, the isolating surface 1151 is parallel to the first inclined surface 112, and projects upward along the vertical direction, the first pushing plate 122 or the second pushing plate 123 can extend into the material bin 111, when the first pushing plate 122 moves along the first direction a, the first pushing plate 122 fits onto the isolating surface 1151, meanwhile, the supporting surface 121 of the first pushing plate 122 can be flush with the engaging surface 1152, and when the first pushing plate 122 moves along the second direction B, the supporting surface 121 of the first pushing plate 122 can be flush with the second inclined surface 113. When the second push plate 123 moves along the first direction a, the second push plate 123 fits on the first inclined surface 112, and the supporting surface 121 of the second push plate 123 can be flush with the third inclined surface 114, and when the second push plate 123 moves along the second direction B, the supporting surface 121 of the second push plate 123 can be flush with the engagement surface 1152.

In one embodiment, the first pusher 122 or the second pusher 123 are adapted to displace a post 500, the first spacer 115 is adapted to space the first pusher 122 from the second pusher 123, the engagement surface 1152 is adapted to slide the post 500 on the support surface 121 of the first pusher 122 onto the support surface 121 of the second pusher 123, and the isolation surface 1151 is adapted to move the first pusher 122 in the first direction A. Specifically, in the initial state, the support surface 121 of the first push plate 122 is flush with the second inclined surface 113, and the support surface 121 of the second push plate 123 is flush with the engagement surface 1152. When it is desired to separate one of the cylinders 500 from the magazine 111, the first pusher 122 and the second pusher 123 move in the first direction a simultaneously, and more than one cylinder 500 on the support surface 121 of the first pusher 122 moves in the first direction a, because the support surface 121 of the first pusher 122 is parallel to both the abutment surface 1152 and the support surface 121 of the second pusher 123, when the support surface 121 of the first pusher 122 is flush or near flush with the abutment surface 1152, the uppermost one of the cylinders 500 on the support surface 121 of the first pusher 122 slides from the support surface 121 of the first pusher 122 to the support surface 121 of the second pusher 123. When the second push plate 123 moves in the first direction a, the supporting surface 121 of the second push plate 123 continues to push one of the cylinders 500 out of the first inclined surface 112, so that the cylinder 500 slides down the third inclined surface 114.

If only one pushing body 120 is provided, a plurality of columns 500 may be pushed out by the supporting surface 121 of one pushing body 120, and because the first inclined surface 112 is inclined upwards in the direction extending outwards, the supporting surface 121 of one pushing body 120 may push more than one column 500 out of the bin 111 when the supporting surface 121 of the pushing body 120 pushes the columns 500. For example, a plurality of columns 500 are disposed in the magazine 111, and a plurality of columns 500 are disposed on the supporting surface 121, when the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a, the pushing body 120 moves along the first direction a and fits the first inclined surface 112, which easily causes one side of the plurality of columns 500 to abut against the first inclined surface 112 and to be pushed out by the supporting surface 121.

The advantage of having the first and second push plates 122, 123 arranged is that the first push plate 122 moves in the first direction a and abuts the isolation surface 1151. If the first push plate 122 is pushed out of the plurality of posts 500, the highest one of the posts 500 on the support surface 121 of the first push plate 122 will slide first to the abutment surface 1152. Since the first push plate 122 and the second push plate 123 move along the first direction a simultaneously, when the first push plate 122 and the second push plate 123 move along the second direction B simultaneously, that is, when the supporting surface 121 of the second push plate 123 is flush with the engaging surface 1152, one of the posts 500 on the engaging surface 1152 can slide onto the supporting surface 121 of the second push plate 123, and the second push plate 123 moves along the first direction a again to move one of the posts 500 on the supporting surface 121 of the second push plate 123 out of the first inclined surface 112 and down along the third inclined surface 114.

In an embodiment, the pushing body 120 further includes a third pushing plate 124, the first inclined surface 112 is provided with a second partition 116, the first driving member 130 can simultaneously drive the first pushing plate 122, the second pushing plate 123 and the third pushing plate 124 to move along the first direction a, the first partition 115 is used for separating the first pushing plate 122 from the second pushing plate 123, the second partition 116 is used for separating the second pushing plate 123 from the third pushing plate 124, the first driving member 130 drives the first pushing plate 122, the second pushing plate 123 and the third pushing plate 124 to move along the first direction a, so as to move the plurality of columns 500 in the magazine 111 out of one and slide down from the third inclined surface 114, and the principle of pushing out one column 500 is the same as that of only the first pushing plate 122 and the second pushing plate 123, only one more third pushing plate 124 is added to push the column 500, and thus the description is omitted.

Further, projecting downwards along the vertical direction, one end of the third inclined surface 114 is provided with a blocking portion 118, and the blocking portion 118 is used for blocking the column 500 on the third inclined surface 114 from sliding downwards.

In this embodiment, the blocking portion 118 is used to block the column 500 on the third inclined surface 114 from sliding downward. Specifically, when the column 500 slides down the third inclined surface 114, the blocking portion 118 blocks the column 500 from further sliding down.

Further, the feeding device 100 includes a first driving member 130 and a fixing plate 140, the fixing plate 140 is fixed to the first driving member 130 and the magazine 111, and the first driving member 130 is used for driving the first push plate 122 and the second push plate 123 to move simultaneously along the first direction a or the second direction B.

In this embodiment, the first driving member 130 is an air cylinder, and a push rod of the air cylinder is fixedly connected to the first push plate 122 and the second push plate 123.

Further, the housing 110 has an open groove 119 at one end of the first inclined surface 112, and the clamping unit 200 may extend into the open groove 119 and clamp the cylinder 500.

In this embodiment, the opening groove 119 is used for allowing the grasping apparatus 200 to extend into the opening groove 119 and to grasp the cylinder 500 from both sides of the cylinder 500.

Further, the feeding device 100 includes a sensing member 150, and the sensing member 150 is disposed at the opening groove 119.

In this embodiment, the sensing member 150 is used for sensing whether the cylinder 500 is located at the opening groove 119, and when the sensing member 150 senses that the cylinder 500 is located at the opening groove 119, the clamping device 200 clamps the electrode rod in the opening groove 119.

In the present embodiment, the sensing member 150 is an infrared sensor.

Further, electrode bar sorting machine includes the operation panel, and feedway 100, detection device 300 and branch work or material rest 400 locate the operation panel along third direction C in proper order on, and third direction C is feedway 100 towards detection device 300's direction, accomodates the groove and sets up along third direction C interval.

In this embodiment, the feeding device 100, the detecting device 300 and the material distributing frame 400 are sequentially arranged on the operating platform along the third direction C, so as to shorten the time for the gripping device 200 to grip and move to other positions for placement.

Of course, the present invention can also have other various embodiments, and based on the embodiments, those skilled in the art can obtain other embodiments without any creative work, and all of them belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A feeder device, comprising:

the device comprises a shell, a storage bin and a lifting mechanism, wherein the storage bin is used for storing a column body, is provided with a first inclined plane, projects downwards along the vertical direction, and inclines upwards along the direction in which the first inclined plane extends outwards;

the pushing body projects upwards along the vertical direction and can extend into the storage bin;

when the pushing body moves along the first direction, the pushing body is attached to the first inclined plane, meanwhile, the pushing body moves the plurality of columns in the storage bin out of any column, and the first direction is the outward extending direction of the first inclined plane.

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the silo is provided with a second slope;

the second inclined plane is arranged on one side of the first inclined plane extending downwards, and the extending direction of the second inclined plane is close to the first inclined plane and inclines downwards;

the second inclined surface is used for placing the column, and the column moves along the downward inclined direction of the second inclined surface.

3. The feeder apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said pushing body is provided with a support surface for supporting the column;

the supporting surface is parallel to the second inclined surface;

when the pushing body moves along a second direction, the supporting surface can be flush with the second inclined surface, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.

4. The feeder apparatus according to claim 3 wherein the support surface extends toward the first inclined surface for a length equal to or less than a diameter of the column.

5. The feeder of claim 3, wherein the housing is provided with a third ramp at one end of the first ramp;

the third inclined plane is parallel to the second inclined plane;

when the pushing body moves along the first direction, the supporting surface can be flush with the third inclined surface.

6. The feeding device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said pushing body comprises a first pushing plate and a second pushing plate, said first inclined surface is provided with a first partition;

the first push plate and the second push plate move along a first direction or a second direction simultaneously;

the first partition plate is provided with an engagement surface and an isolation surface, the engagement surface is parallel to the second inclined surface, and the isolation surface is parallel to the first inclined surface;

projecting upwards along the vertical direction, wherein the first push plate or the second push plate can extend into the storage bin;

when the first push plate moves along the first direction, the first push plate is attached to the isolation surface, meanwhile, the supporting surface of the first push plate can be flush with the connecting surface, and when the first push plate moves along the second direction, the supporting surface of the first push plate can be flush with the second inclined surface;

when the second push plate moves along the first direction, the second push plate is attached to the first inclined surface, meanwhile, the supporting surface of the second push plate can be flush with the third inclined surface, and when the second push plate moves along the second direction, the supporting surface of the second push plate can be flush with the joint surface.

7. The feeding device as claimed in claim 5, wherein one end of the third inclined plane is provided with a blocking part projected downwards along the vertical direction, and the blocking part is used for blocking the column body on the third inclined plane from sliding downwards.

8. The feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a first driving element and a fixing plate fixed to said first driving element and to said silo;

the first driving piece is used for driving the first push plate and the second push plate to move along a first direction or a second direction simultaneously.

9. An electrode rod sorting machine, characterized in that it comprises a feeder device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, and further comprises:

the clamping device is arranged on one side of the feeding device;

the detection device is arranged at one end of the feeding device, the pushing body moves a plurality of cylinders in the stock bin out of any cylinder, the clamping device can be used for clamping one cylinder moved out by the pushing body and moving the cylinder to the detection device, and the detection device is used for detecting the resistance value of the cylinder;

the material distribution frame is arranged on one side of the detection device and comprises a plurality of storage boxes, and the clamping device can be used for clamping a cylinder on the detection device and putting the cylinder into the storage boxes.

10. The electrode rod sorting machine according to claim 9, wherein the housing is provided with an open slot at one end of the first slope;

the clamping device can extend into the open slot and clamp the cylinder.

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