CN218310622U - Material holding mechanism of multi-station cold header - Google Patents

Material holding mechanism of multi-station cold header Download PDF

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CN218310622U
CN218310622U CN202222574205.3U CN202222574205U CN218310622U CN 218310622 U CN218310622 U CN 218310622U CN 202222574205 U CN202222574205 U CN 202222574205U CN 218310622 U CN218310622 U CN 218310622U
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The utility model relates to a cold heading machine technical field just discloses a material mechanism of holding under arm of multistation cold heading machine, the on-line screen storage device comprises a base, the lifting device is installed to the base up end, lifting device upper end fixedly connected with workstation, workstation inner chamber one side is provided with stamping device, workstation inner chamber middle part top is provided with circulation flushing device, pneumatic assembly is installed to the workstation opposite side, pneumatic assembly below just is located the workstation inner chamber and is provided with and holds under arm the material device, workstation inner chamber bottom just is located and holds under arm the material device and install material collecting device, base up end one side has placed the receipts workbin, and through starting the cylinder, makes the cylinder drive multiunit pneumatic rod push down, makes clamp plate one end pair spring compress the other end lifting, and the drive activity post slides from top to bottom, makes the claw open simultaneously or press from both sides tightly, starts the third pneumatic cylinder simultaneously, makes the third hydraulic stem drive hold under arm the material machine body and move about, realizes accomplishing the processing operation fast and high-efficiently.

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Material holding mechanism of multi-station cold header
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a cold heading machine technical field, more specifically relate to a material mechanism holds in palm of multistation cold heading machine.
Background
The cold header is a special device which takes a pier as a main part and is specially used for producing fasteners such as nuts, bolts and the like in batches, power is transmitted by a belt wheel and a gear, linear motion is carried out by a crank connecting rod and a slide block mechanism, and blanks of processed parts are subjected to plastic deformation or separation by utilizing a male die and a female die.
The prior art has the following defects:
firstly, the existing cold header has fewer stamping stations, fewer stamping types of each stamping station, lower transmission efficiency of each mechanism, and incapability of finishing processing operation quickly and efficiently.
Its two, current cold heading machine totality highly fixed can't carry out altitude mixture control, erodees the liquid and just causes the water waste easily through the discharge of liquid mouth after the completion of erodeing simultaneously, needs one kind at this moment can the altitude mixture control and erode the cold heading machine equipment that the liquid can recycle.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to overcome the above-mentioned defect of prior art, the utility model provides a material mechanism holds under arms of multistation cold heading machine to solve the problem that exists among the above-mentioned background art.
The utility model provides a following technical scheme: the utility model provides a material mechanism holds in palm of multistation cold heading machine, includes the base, the lifting device is installed to the base up end, lifting device upper end fixedly connected with workstation, workstation inner chamber one side is provided with stamping device, workstation inner chamber middle part top is provided with circulation flushing device, pneumatic subassembly is installed to the workstation opposite side, the pneumatic subassembly below just is located the workstation inner chamber and is provided with and holds the material device under the arm, workstation inner chamber bottom just is located and holds the material device below and install material collecting device, the material case has been placed to base up end one side.
Further, the lifting device comprises a first hydraulic cylinder, a first hydraulic cylinder is mounted in the middle of the upper end face of the base, a first hydraulic rod is fixedly connected to the output end of the first hydraulic cylinder, the top end of the first hydraulic rod is fixedly connected to the middle of the lower end face of the workbench, the upper end face of the base is located on two sides of the first hydraulic cylinder, fixing blocks are mounted on two sides of the fixing blocks through hinge pins, a connecting rod is movably connected to the other end of the connecting rod through a hinge pin, and the upper end face of the ejecting block is fixedly connected to two sides of the lower end face of the workbench.
Further, the workstation includes the stage body, stage body inner chamber one side fixedly connected with places the seat, the bevel connection groove has been seted up to stage body inner chamber bottom one side, stage body inner chamber bottom opposite side fixedly connected with baffle, stage body inner chamber bottom just is located baffle one side and has seted up the opening.
Further, stamping device includes the second pneumatic cylinder, place and install the second pneumatic cylinder on the seat, second pneumatic cylinder output shaft end fixedly connected with second pneumatic cylinder, second pneumatic cylinder one end just is located the stage body inner chamber and installs the punching press organism, stage body both sides fixedly connected with chute board, punching press organism both sides sliding connection is in the chute board, punching press organism up end one side is provided with the fastener, punching press station is transversely installed to punching press organism opposite side lower extreme, the punching press station is equipped with the multiunit.
Further, circulation flushing device includes the liquid case, the base up end just is located the bevel connection groove below and installs the liquid case, the liquid case sets to "L" shape, the liquid case top just is located the workstation outside and is provided with the drinking-water pipe, drinking-water pipe output intercommunication has the pipe, the pipe surface just is located workstation inner chamber middle part top and installs the hydrojet head.
Further, the pneumatic assembly comprises a cylinder, the cylinder is installed on the upper end face of the other side of the workbench, the output end of the cylinder is provided with a pneumatic machine body, a plurality of groups of pneumatic rods are arranged on the lower end face of the pneumatic machine body, a pressing plate is arranged below the pneumatic rods, one side of the lower end face of the pressing plate is movably connected with the upper end face of the workbench body through a pin shaft, and a spring is installed between one side of the lower end face of the pressing plate and the upper end face of the workbench body.
Further, hold material device under arm and include the third pneumatic cylinder, the third pneumatic cylinder is installed in the workstation outside, third pneumatic cylinder output shaft end fixedly connected with third hydraulic stem, third hydraulic stem one end fixedly connected with holds the material organism under arm, workstation inner chamber one side with hold material organism rear end swing joint with the movable rod, movable rod one end just is located and holds material organism upper end swing joint has the loose axle, the clamp plate other end just is located and holds material organism upper end fixedly connected with activity post under arm, activity post swing joint is holding material organism inner chamber under arm, hold the material before the organism terminal surface be equipped with multiunit claw.
Further, the material receiving device comprises a fixing seat, the fixing seat is installed on the other side of the bottom of the inner cavity of the workbench, a plurality of groups of material receiving stations are installed at the front end of the fixing seat, the material receiving stations are opposite to the stamping stations, and a workpiece opening is formed in the top end of each material receiving station.
The utility model discloses a technological effect and advantage:
1. the utility model discloses a start first pneumatic cylinder, make first hydraulic stem drive the workstation and carry out the lifting, the connecting rod is upwards bent and is stretched simultaneously, make the kicking block drive the workstation lifting, the effect of providing auxiliary stay and supplementary lifting, realize that equipment can the altitude mixture control, simultaneously when cooling through scouring liquid, scouring liquid passes through in the platform body bottom bevel connection groove gets into the liquid tank, will erode the repeated extraction of liquid and use through the drinking-water pipe, the rethread pipe is spout from the first many groups of hydrojet, realize scouring liquid circulation repetitious usage, and resources are saved.
2. The utility model discloses a start the cylinder, make the cylinder drive multiunit pneumatic pole and push down, make clamp plate one end pair spring compress, clamp plate other end lifting, thereby slide from top to bottom driving the movable post, and then make the gripper open simultaneously or press from both sides tightly, start the third pneumatic cylinder simultaneously, make the third hydraulic stem drive hold the material machine body under the arm and take out the linkage through the movable rod and activity and take out about the activity, thereby make the gripper can snatch the work piece, realize multiple punching press, synchronization rate and transmission efficiency are high, can accomplish the processing operation fast and high-efficiently.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top view of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the punching device of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the circulation flushing device of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the pneumatic assembly of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the material holding device of the present invention.
The reference signs are: 1. a base; 2. a lifting device; 21. a first hydraulic cylinder; 22. a first hydraulic lever; 23. a fixed block; 24. a connecting rod; 25. a top block; 3. a work table; 31. a table body; 32. a placing seat; 33. a bevel groove; 34. a baffle plate; 35. a port; 4. a stamping device; 41. a second hydraulic cylinder; 42. a second hydraulic rod; 43. punching the machine body; 44. a chute plate; 45. a fastener; 46. a stamping station; 5. a circulating flushing device; 51. a liquid tank; 52. a water pumping pipe; 53. a conduit; 54. a liquid jet head; 6. a pneumatic assembly; 61. a cylinder; 62. a pneumatic machine body; 63. a pneumatic rod; 64. pressing a plate; 65. a spring; 7. a material holding device; 71. a third hydraulic cylinder; 72. a third hydraulic lever; 73. a material holding machine body; 74. a movable rod; 75. a movable shaft; 76. a movable post; 77. a gripper; 8. a material receiving device; 81. a fixed seat; 82. a material receiving station; 83. a workpiece port; 9. and a material receiving box.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings of the present invention, and the forms of the structures described in the following embodiments are merely examples, and the present invention relates to a material clamping mechanism of a multi-station cold header, which is not limited to the structures described in the following embodiments, and all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-7, the utility model provides a material mechanism holds under arm of multistation cold heading machine, including base 1, lifting device 2 is installed to base 1 up end, 2 upper ends fixedly connected with workstations 3 of lifting device, 3 inner chamber one sides of workstation are provided with stamping device 4, 3 inner chamber middle parts tops of workstation are provided with circulation flushing device 5, pneumatic component 6 is installed to 3 opposite sides of workstation, pneumatic component 6 below just is located 3 inner chambers of workstation and is provided with and holds under arm material device 7, 3 inner chamber bottoms of workstation just are located and hold under arm material device 7 and install material collecting device 8, material case 9 has been placed to base 1 up end one side.
In a preferred embodiment, the lifting device 2 includes a first hydraulic cylinder 21, a first hydraulic cylinder 21 is installed in the middle of the upper end face of the base 1, a first hydraulic rod 22 is fixedly connected to an output end of the first hydraulic cylinder 21, the top end of the first hydraulic rod 22 is fixedly connected to the middle of the lower end face of the workbench 3, fixing blocks 23 are installed on the upper end face of the base 1 and located on two sides of the first hydraulic cylinder 21, connecting rods 24 are movably connected to two sides of the fixing blocks 23 through pin shafts, ejector blocks 25 are movably connected to the other ends of the connecting rods 24 through pin shafts, and the upper end faces of the ejector blocks 25 are fixedly connected to two sides of the lower end face of the workbench 3.
In a preferred embodiment, the worktable 3 comprises a table body 31, a placing seat 32 is fixedly connected to one side of an inner cavity of the table body 31, a bevel groove 33 is formed in one side of the bottom of the inner cavity of the table body 31, a baffle 34 is fixedly connected to the other side of the bottom of the inner cavity of the table body 31, and a through hole 35 is formed in the bottom of the inner cavity of the table body 31 and located on one side of the baffle 34.
In a preferred embodiment, the punching device 4 includes a second hydraulic cylinder 41, the second hydraulic cylinder 41 is installed on the placing seat 32, a second hydraulic rod 42 is fixedly connected to an output end of the second hydraulic cylinder 41, a punching machine body 43 is installed at one end of the second hydraulic rod 42 and located in an inner cavity of the table body 31, sliding groove plates 44 are fixedly connected to two sides of the table body 31, two sides of the punching machine body 43 are slidably connected to the sliding groove plates 44, a fastening member 45 is arranged on one side of an upper end face of the punching machine body 43, a punching station 46 is transversely installed at a lower end of the other side of the punching machine body 43, and multiple sets of the punching stations 46 are arranged.
In a preferred embodiment, the circulating flushing device 5 comprises a liquid tank 51, the liquid tank 51 is mounted on the upper end surface of the base 1 and below the bevel groove 33, the liquid tank 51 is arranged in an "L" shape, a water pumping pipe 52 is arranged above the liquid tank 51 and outside the workbench 3, the output end of the water pumping pipe 52 is communicated with a conduit 53, and a liquid spraying head 54 is mounted on the outer surface of the conduit 53 and above the middle of the inner cavity of the workbench 3.
In a preferred embodiment, the pneumatic assembly 6 includes a cylinder 61, the cylinder 61 is mounted on the other side of the upper end surface of the worktable 3, the output end of the cylinder 61 is provided with a pneumatic body 62, the lower end surface of the pneumatic body 62 is provided with a plurality of sets of pneumatic rods 63, a pressing plate 64 is arranged below the pneumatic rods 63, one side of the lower end surface of the pressing plate 64 is movably connected with the upper end surface of the worktable 31 through a pin shaft, and a spring 65 is mounted between one side of the lower end surface of the pressing plate 64 and the upper end surface of the worktable 31.
In a preferred embodiment, the material clamping device 7 includes a third hydraulic cylinder 71, the third hydraulic cylinder 71 is installed outside the workbench 3, a third hydraulic rod 72 is fixedly connected to an output shaft end of the third hydraulic cylinder 71, a material clamping body 73 is fixedly connected to one end of the third hydraulic rod 72, a movable rod 74 is movably connected to one side of an inner cavity of the workbench 3 and the rear end of the material clamping body 73, a movable shaft 75 is movably connected to one end of the movable rod 74 and located at the upper end of the material clamping body 73, a movable column 76 is fixedly connected to the other end of the pressing plate 64 and located at the upper end of the material clamping body 73, the movable column 76 is movably connected to the inner cavity of the material clamping body 73, and a plurality of sets of claws 77 are arranged on the front end surface of the material clamping body 73.
In a preferred embodiment, the material receiving device 8 comprises a fixed seat 81, the fixed seat 81 is installed on the other side of the bottom of the inner cavity of the working table 3, a plurality of groups of material receiving stations 82 are installed at the front end of the fixed seat 81, the material receiving stations 82 are opposite to the stamping station 46, and a workpiece opening 83 is formed in the top end of the material receiving stations 82.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation: by starting the first hydraulic cylinder, the first hydraulic rod drives the workbench to lift, and meanwhile, the connecting rod bends upwards and stretches, so that the top block drives the workbench to lift, the auxiliary support and the auxiliary lifting are provided, the device can be adjusted in height, and meanwhile, when the scouring liquid is cooled through the scouring liquid, the scouring liquid enters the liquid tank through a bevel groove in the bottom of the workbench body, the scouring liquid is repeatedly extracted and used through a water pumping pipe and is sprayed out from a plurality of groups of liquid spraying heads through a conduit, so that the scouring liquid is circularly and repeatedly used, resources are saved, and by starting the air cylinder, the air cylinder drives a plurality of groups of pneumatic rods to press down, so that one end of the pressing plate compresses a spring, the other end of the pressing plate is lifted, thereby driving the movable column to slide up and down, further the gripper can be opened or clamped simultaneously, and simultaneously starting the third hydraulic cylinder, so that the third hydraulic rod drives the material clamping machine body to move left and right through the movable rod and movable pumping linkage, thereby the gripper can grab a workpiece, various stamping operations are realized, the synchronization rate and the transmission efficiency are high, and the machining operation can be quickly and efficiently completed.
The points to be finally explained are: first, in the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be understood broadly, and may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection, or a communication between two elements, and may be a direct connection, and "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are only used to indicate a relative positional relationship, and when the absolute position of the object to be described is changed, the relative positional relationship may be changed;
secondly, the method comprises the following steps: in the drawings of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention, only the structures related to the disclosed embodiments are referred to, and other structures can refer to the common design, and under the condition of no conflict, the same embodiment and different embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other;
and finally: the above description is only for the 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. The utility model provides a material mechanism of holding under arm of multistation cold heading machine, includes base (1), its characterized in that: lifting device (2) are installed to base (1) up end, lifting device (2) upper end fixedly connected with workstation (3), workstation (3) inner chamber one side is provided with stamping device (4), workstation (3) inner chamber middle part top is provided with circulation flushing device (5), pneumatic subassembly (6) are installed to workstation (3) opposite side, pneumatic subassembly (6) below just is located workstation (3) inner chamber and is provided with and holds material device (7) under the arm, workstation (3) inner chamber bottom just is located and holds material device (7) below and install material collecting device (8), base (1) up end one side has been placed and has been received workbin (9).
2. The material holding mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 1, wherein: lifting device (2) include first pneumatic cylinder (21), base (1) up end mid-mounting has first pneumatic cylinder (21), first pneumatic cylinder (21) output shaft end fixedly connected with first hydraulic stem (22), first hydraulic stem (22) top fixed connection is at terminal surface middle part under workstation (3), base (1) up end just is located first pneumatic cylinder (21) both sides and installs fixed block (23), fixed block (23) both sides have connecting rod (24) through round pin axle swing joint, connecting rod (24) other end has kicking block (25) through round pin axle swing joint, kicking block (25) up end fixed connection is in terminal surface both sides under workstation (3).
3. The material holding mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 1, wherein: workstation (3) are including stage body (31), stage body (31) inner chamber one side fixedly connected with places seat (32), bevel groove (33) have been seted up to stage body (31) inner chamber bottom one side, stage body (31) inner chamber bottom opposite side fixedly connected with baffle (34), stage body (31) inner chamber bottom just is located baffle (34) one side and has seted up opening (35).
4. The material holding mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 3, wherein: stamping device (4) include second pneumatic cylinder (41), place and install second pneumatic cylinder (41) on seat (32), second pneumatic cylinder (41) output shaft end fixedly connected with second pneumatic cylinder (42), second pneumatic cylinder (42) one end just is located platform body (31) inner chamber and installs punching press organism (43), platform body (31) both sides fixedly connected with chute board (44), punching press organism (43) both sides sliding connection is in chute board (44), punching press organism (43) up end one side is provided with fastener (45), punching press station (46) are transversely installed to punching press organism (43) opposite side lower extreme, punching press station (46) are equipped with the multiunit.
5. The material clamping mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 1, wherein: circulation flushing device (5) include liquid tank (51), base (1) up end just is located bevel connection groove (33) below and installs liquid tank (51), liquid tank (51) set to "L" shape, liquid tank (51) top just is located workstation (3) outside and is provided with drinking-water pipe (52), drinking-water pipe (52) output intercommunication has pipe (53), pipe (53) surface just is located workstation (3) inner chamber middle part top and installs hydrojet head (54).
6. The material clamping mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 1, wherein: pneumatic assembly (6) are including cylinder (61), cylinder (61) are installed to workstation (3) opposite side up end, cylinder (61) output is equipped with pneumatic organism (62), the terminal surface is equipped with multiunit air leg (63) under pneumatic organism (62), air leg (63) below is equipped with clamp plate (64), terminal surface one side is through round pin axle and stage (31) up end swing joint under clamp plate (64), install spring (65) between terminal surface one side and stage (31) up end under clamp plate (64).
7. The material holding mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 6, wherein: hold material device (7) under arm including third pneumatic cylinder (71), third pneumatic cylinder (71) is installed in workstation (3) outside, third pneumatic cylinder (71) jar output shaft end fixedly connected with third hydraulic stem (72), third hydraulic stem (72) one end fixedly connected with holds material body (73) under arm, workstation (3) inner chamber one side with hold material body (73) rear end swing joint have movable rod (74), movable rod (74) one end just is located to hold material body (73) upper end swing joint have loose axle (75) under arm, clamp plate (64) other end just is located to hold material body (73) upper end fixedly connected with movable column (76) under arm, movable column (76) swing joint holds material body (73) inner chamber under arm, hold material body (73) preceding terminal surface under arm and be equipped with multiunit claw (77).
8. The material clamping mechanism of the multi-station cold header as claimed in claim 1, wherein: material collecting device (8) are including fixing base (81), fixing base (81) are installed to workstation (3) inner chamber bottom opposite side, multiunit material collecting station (82) is installed to fixing base (81) front end, material collecting station (82) is relative with punching press station (46), work piece mouth (83) have been seted up on material collecting station (82) top.
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