CN218693071U - Punching device on automobile welding fixture - Google Patents

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CN218693071U
CN218693071U CN202222605266.1U CN202222605266U CN218693071U CN 218693071 U CN218693071 U CN 218693071U CN 202222605266 U CN202222605266 U CN 202222605266U CN 218693071 U CN218693071 U CN 218693071U
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The utility model provides a punching device on car welding jig relates to the technical field that punches a hole, comprises a workbench, the top surface of workstation is provided with a plurality of spouts, and is a plurality of the inside difference sliding connection of spout supports the slide bar, the top of supporting the slide bar is equipped with roof-rack mechanism, the bottom of roof-rack mechanism is equipped with the mechanism of punching a hole, the top of workstation is equipped with saddle mechanism, just saddle mechanism is located the below of the mechanism of punching a hole, the bottom of workstation is equipped with actuating mechanism, actuating mechanism's top both sides run through the workstation respectively to be connected with pushing equipment and angle charging tray, roof-rack mechanism includes roof, a plurality of extension pole, threaded rod, first awl tooth, worm wheel, second cone tooth and a pair of axostylus axostyle. The utility model discloses a, simple structure is reasonable, the modern design, and easy operation is convenient, not only is convenient for process not unidimensional plate, has also improved work efficiency, has higher practical value.

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Punching device on automobile welding fixture
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of punch a hole, more specifically say, in particular to punching device on car welding jig.
Background
Punching, it is in order to adapt to different demands specifically to have: through retrieval, a punching device on an automobile welding fixture is disclosed in a Chinese patent with an authorization publication number of CN214348986U, and comprises a welding base, a waste receiving device, a punching platform, a punching device and a mechanical arm, wherein the waste receiving device is fixedly connected to the right side of the welding base, the punching platform is fixedly connected to the welding base, the punching device is fixedly connected to the welding base, and the mechanical arm is rotatably connected to the welding base; adopt the technical scheme provided by the utility model, compared with the prior art, have following beneficial effect and can realize the welding for not only punching a hole, have multiple working method, design waste recovery device solves the waste material problem, and design arm does not need artifical transport plate, directly by the arm transport to next station, labour saving and time saving, the production line is directly moved out to the plate that goes wrong, does not influence production.
In the scheme, the four support rods are uniformly and fixedly connected to the lower end of the punching device, so that the space between the four support rods is kept fixed, but due to the structure, the size of a processed plate is limited, and only the plate with the size smaller than the space can be punched; secondly, the waste receiving device and the mechanical arm in the scheme are of separate structures, raw materials need to be pushed and waste materials need to be collected step by step, and working efficiency is reduced.
Therefore, in view of the above, research and improvement are made on the existing structure and defects, and a punching device on an automobile welding jig is provided, so as to achieve the purpose of higher practical value.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a punching device on automobile welding jig to solve the problem that the background art provided.
The utility model discloses last punching device of automobile welding jig's purpose and efficiency are reached by following concrete technical means:
punching device on car welding jig, including the workstation, the top surface of workstation is provided with a plurality of spouts, and is a plurality of sliding connection respectively has the support slide bar inside of spout, the top of supporting the slide bar is equipped with roof-rack mechanism, the bottom of roof-rack mechanism is equipped with the mechanism of punching a hole, the top of workstation is equipped with saddle mechanism, just saddle mechanism is located the below of the mechanism of punching a hole, the bottom of workstation is equipped with actuating mechanism, actuating mechanism's top both sides run through the workstation respectively to be connected with pushing equipment and angle charging tray.
Furthermore, the top frame mechanism comprises a top plate, a plurality of extending rods, a threaded rod, first bevel teeth, a worm wheel, second bevel teeth and a pair of shaft rods, one end of each extending rod is slidably connected with one side inside the top plate, one adjacent side of every two extending rods is in threaded connection with two ends of the threaded rod, the outer side of the threaded rod is connected with the inner side of the first bevel teeth in a sleeved mode, the worm and the worm wheel are rotatably connected inside the top plate respectively and are meshed with each other, two sides of the worm wheel are connected with one end of each pair of shaft rods respectively, the other end of each pair of shaft rods is connected with one side of the second bevel teeth respectively, and the second bevel teeth are meshed with the first bevel teeth.
Furthermore, a plurality of one side of extension pole is connected with the top of supporting the slide bar respectively, the top of workstation is rotated and is connected with the crank, the one end of crank extends to the inside of workstation to be connected with the one end of worm.
Furthermore, the punching mechanism comprises a pressing plate, a hydraulic cylinder and punching needles, the hydraulic cylinder is respectively arranged at four corners of the bottom end of the workbench, the output ends of the hydraulic cylinder are respectively connected with four corners of the top end of the pressing plate, and the punching needles are arranged at the bottom end of the pressing plate.
Further, the saddle mechanism includes bracket body, thru hole and anchor clamps pincers, the thru hole sets up in bracket body's top one side, just the thru hole is located towards the needle under, the anchor clamps pincers are installed at the top avris of bracket body, just the angle charging tray is located bracket body's bottom.
Further, a sliding table is installed on the top end of the workbench, hollow grooves are formed in one sides of the sliding table and the workbench respectively, and one side of the top end of the sliding table is connected with one side of the bracket body.
Further, actuating mechanism includes motor, lead screw, first slide and second slide, the one end of first slide, second slide respectively with inside one side sliding connection in building empty groove, the motor is installed in the outer wall one side of workstation, the both ends of lead screw are rotated with the bottom both sides of workstation respectively and are connected, the output of motor is connected with the one end transmission of lead screw, the outer wall of lead screw is equipped with a pair of reverse screw respectively, and is a pair of one side of reverse screw is respectively with one side threaded connection of first slide, second slide, one side and one side of angle charging tray of second slide are connected.
Furthermore, the pushing mechanism comprises a push rod and a sucker, one end of the push rod is connected with one side of the first sliding plate, and the other end of the push rod is connected with one side of the sucker.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses following beneficial effect has:
this kind of punching device on car welding jig through adjusting roof-rack mechanism, makes a plurality of support slide bars carry out the offset slip for this punching device realizes the function of adjusting, thereby is convenient for process not unidimensional plate, and drives pushing equipment and angle charging tray in step respectively through actuating mechanism and carry out the position removal, makes this punching device's propelling movement raw materials and collection waste material realization synchronous operation, has effectively improved the device's work efficiency, the utility model discloses, simple structure is reasonable, and novel in design, easy operation is convenient, not only is convenient for process unidimensional plate, has also improved work efficiency, has higher practical value.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the top frame mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the punching mechanism of the present invention.
In the drawings, the corresponding relationship between the component names and the reference numbers is as follows:
100. a work table; 200. a top frame mechanism; 2001. a top plate; 2002. a spreader bar; 2003. a threaded rod; 2004. a first bevel gear; 2005. a worm; 2006. a worm gear; 2007. a second taper tooth; 2008. a shaft lever; 300. a saddle mechanism; 3001. a bracket body; 3002. through holes; 3003. clamping pliers; 400. a punching mechanism; 4001. pressing a plate; 4002. a hydraulic cylinder; 4003. punching a needle; 500. supporting the sliding rod; 600. a corner tray; 700. a material pushing mechanism; 7001. a push rod; 7002. a suction cup; 800. a drive mechanism; 8001. a motor; 8002. a lead screw; 8003. a first slide plate; 8004. a second slide plate; 900. a crank; 1000. and a sliding table.
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The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified; the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "front", "rear", "head", "tail", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
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the utility model provides a punching device on automobile welding jig, including workstation 100, the top surface of workstation 100 is provided with a plurality of spouts, the inside difference sliding connection of a plurality of spouts has support slide bar 500, the top of supporting slide bar 500 is equipped with roof-rack mechanism 200, the bottom of roof-rack mechanism 200 is equipped with punching mechanism 400, the top of workstation 100 is equipped with saddle mechanism 300, and saddle mechanism 300 is located the below of punching mechanism 400, the bottom of workstation 100 is equipped with actuating mechanism 800, actuating mechanism 800's top both sides run through workstation 100 respectively, and be connected with pushing equipment 700 and angle charging tray 600.
The top frame mechanism 200 comprises a top plate 2001, a plurality of extension rods 2002, a threaded rod 2003, first conical teeth 2004, a worm 2005, a worm wheel 2006, second conical teeth 2007 and a pair of shaft rods 2008, wherein one ends of the extension rods 2002 are respectively connected with one side of the inside of the top plate 2001 in a sliding manner, adjacent sides of every two extension rods 2002 are respectively connected with two ends of the threaded rod 2003 in a threaded manner, the outer side of the threaded rod 2003 is connected with the inner side of the first conical teeth 2004 in a sleeved manner, the worm 2005 and the worm wheel 2006 are respectively connected inside the top plate 2001 in a rotating manner, the worm 2005 and the worm wheel 2006 are meshed with each other, two sides of the worm wheel 2006 are respectively connected with one ends of the pair of shaft rods 2008, the other ends of the pair of shaft rods 2008 are respectively connected with one side of the second conical teeth 2007, the second conical teeth 2007 are meshed with the first conical teeth 2004, one end of the worm 2005 drives the worm wheel 2006 to rotate by means of the pair of shaft rods 2008, one end of the pair of shaft rods 2008 drives the second conical teeth 2007 to rotate, and then drives the two sets of the sliding rods 2003 to move the extension rods 500 while the first conical teeth 2004 and rotate, so that the extension rods support the sheet material.
One side of each of the extending rods 2002 is connected with the top end of the supporting sliding rod 500, the top end of the workbench 100 is rotatably connected with the crank 900, one end of the crank 900 extends into the workbench 100 and is connected with one end of the worm 2005, and the worm 2005 can rotate more conveniently due to the connection of the crank 900.
The punching mechanism 400 comprises a pressing plate 4001, a hydraulic cylinder 4002 and punching needles 4003, the hydraulic cylinders 4002 are respectively mounted at four corners of the bottom end of the workbench 100, the output ends of the hydraulic cylinders 4002 are respectively connected with four corners of the top end of the pressing plate 4001, the punching needles 4003 are mounted at the bottom end of the pressing plate 4001, and the pressing plate 4001 is pushed by the output ends of the hydraulic cylinders 4002, so that the pressing plate 4001 drives the punching needles 4003 to move up and down, and the punching function of the punching device is completed.
Wherein, saddle mechanism 300 includes bracket body 3001, thru hole 3002 and anchor clamps 3003, thru hole 3002 sets up in bracket body 3001's top one side, and thru hole 3002 is located towards needle 4003 under, anchor clamps 3003 installs the top avris at bracket body 3001, and angle charge disc 600 is located bracket body 3001's bottom, use through anchor clamps 3003's installation, make and be convenient for fix the panel on bracket body 3001, cooperate the setting of thru hole 3002 again, be convenient for put in the poroid waste material of panel.
Wherein, slip table 1000 is installed on the top of workstation 100, and slip table 1000 is provided with the fretwork groove respectively with one side of workstation 100, and top one side of slip table 1000 is connected with one side of bracket body 3001, uses through the installation of slip table 1000, is convenient for push away panel to bracket body 3001's top.
The driving mechanism 800 comprises a motor 8001, a lead screw 8002, a first sliding plate 8003 and a second sliding plate 8004, one end of each of the first sliding plate 8003 and the second sliding plate 8004 is slidably connected with one side of the inside of the floor cavity, the motor 8001 is installed on one side of the outer wall of the workbench 100, two ends of the lead screw 8002 are rotatably connected with two sides of the bottom end of the workbench 100, an output end of the motor 8001 is in transmission connection with one end of the lead screw 8002, the outer wall of the lead screw 8002 is provided with a pair of reverse threads, one side of each of the pair of reverse threads is in threaded connection with one side of each of the first sliding plate 8003 and the second sliding plate 8004, one side of the second sliding plate 8004 is connected with one side of the corner material disc 600, the lead screw 8002 is driven by the output end of the motor 8001, so that the first sliding plate 8003 and the second sliding plate 8004 slide respectively, the pushing mechanism 700 and the corner material disc 600 are driven to synchronously and reversely move respectively, when the device punches, the corner material disc 600 is located at the bottom end of the bracket body 3001, corresponding waste is received, after the punching, the corner material disc 600 and the corner material pushing mechanism 700 is ejected out of the next step, and the effective area is improved.
The pushing mechanism 700 comprises a push rod 7001 and a suction disc 7002, one end of the push rod 7001 is connected with one side of the first sliding plate 8003, the other end of the push rod 7001 is connected with one side of the suction disc 7002, and the push rod 7001 and the suction disc 7002 are matched for use, so that the plate can be conveniently driven to move until the plate moves to the top end of the bracket body 3001, and punching operation can be performed on the plate.
The specific use mode and function of the embodiment are as follows:
when the punching device on the automobile welding fixture is used, firstly, the device is moved to a designated working area, and the device is started to carry out operation test, and after normal operation is ensured, the device is put into use, wherein the crank 900 is rotated, the worm 2005 is rotated, one end of the worm 2005 drives the worm wheel 2006 to rotate under the rotating action of the worm 2005, and the connecting action of the pair of shaft rods 2008 is matched, one end of the pair of shaft rods 2008 drives the second bevel gear 2007 to rotate respectively, and then the meshing relation of the first bevel gear 2004 and the second bevel gear 2007 is matched, so that the first bevel gear 2004 rotates and drives the two groups of threaded rods 2003 to rotate simultaneously, so that the extending rod 2002 is driven to stretch and slide telescopically, the device is driven to move in position by driving the supporting slide rod 500, so that the device adjusts to process plates with different sizes, then the output end of the hydraulic cylinder 4002 is started to push the pressing plate 4001, so that the pressing plate 4001 drives the punching needle 4003 to lift, so that the device completes the movable function of the punching, and drives the sliding plate 8002 to drive the second working disc 8002 to effectively process corner material pushing disc, so that the second corner disc 800600 and the second corner disc 800600 are driven by the pushing mechanism, and the pushing disc 8001, so that the second corner disc 8001 and the second corner disc 800600 are driven to effectively slide respectively, and the material pushing disc 800600 are positioned at the next step of the corresponding corner disc receiving mechanism.
The embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the invention in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

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1. Punching device on car welding jig, its characterized in that, including workstation (100), the top surface of workstation (100) is provided with a plurality of spouts, and is a plurality of sliding connection respectively has support slide bar (500) in the inside of spout, the top of supporting slide bar (500) is equipped with roof-rack mechanism (200), the bottom of roof-rack mechanism (200) is equipped with punching mechanism (400), the top of workstation (100) is equipped with saddle mechanism (300), just saddle mechanism (300) are located the below of punching mechanism (400), the bottom of workstation (100) is equipped with actuating mechanism (800), workstation (100) are run through respectively to the top both sides of actuating mechanism (800) to be connected with pushing equipment (700) and angle charging tray (600).
2. The punching device of claim 1, wherein: the top frame mechanism (200) comprises a top plate (2001), a plurality of extending rods (2002), a threaded rod (2003), first conical teeth (2004), a worm (2005), a worm wheel (2006), second conical teeth (2007) and a pair of shaft rods (2008), wherein one ends of the extending rods (2002) are respectively connected with one side of the inside of the top plate (2001) in a sliding mode, the adjacent sides of every two extending rods (2002) are respectively connected with two ends of the threaded rod (2003) in a threaded mode, the outer side of the threaded rod (2003) is connected with the inner side of the first conical teeth (2004) in a sleeved mode, the worm (2005) and the worm wheel (2006) are respectively connected inside the top plate (2001) in a rotating mode, the worm (2005) and the worm wheel (2006) are meshed with each other, two sides of the worm wheel (2006) are respectively connected with one end of a pair of the shaft rods (2008), the other end of the pair of the shaft rods (2008) is respectively connected with one side of the second conical teeth (2007), and the second conical teeth (2007) and the first conical teeth (2004) are meshed with each other.
3. The punching device on the automobile welding jig of claim 2, characterized in that: one side of each of the plurality of extension rods (2002) is connected with the top end of the support sliding rod (500), the top end of the workbench (100) is rotatably connected with a crank (900), and one end of the crank (900) extends into the workbench (100) and is connected with one end of the worm (2005).
4. The punching device of claim 1, wherein: the punching mechanism (400) comprises a pressing plate (4001), a hydraulic cylinder (4002) and punching needles (4003), the hydraulic cylinders (4002) are respectively installed at four corners of the bottom end of the workbench (100), the output ends of the hydraulic cylinders (4002) are respectively connected with four corners of the top end of the pressing plate (4001), and the punching needles (4003) are installed at the bottom end of the pressing plate (4001).
5. The punching apparatus of claim 4, wherein: saddle mechanism (300) include bracket body (3001), thru hole (3002) and anchor clamps pincers (3003), thru hole (3002) set up in bracket body's (3001) top one side, just thru hole (3002) are located towards needle (4003) under, anchor clamps pincers (3003) are installed at the top avris of bracket body (3001), just angle charging tray (600) are located the bottom of bracket body (3001).
6. The punching apparatus of claim 5, wherein: the sliding table (1000) is installed on the top end of the working table (100), hollow grooves are formed in one sides of the sliding table (1000) and the working table (100) respectively, and one side of the top end of the sliding table (1000) is connected with one side of the bracket body (3001).
7. The punching apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the driving mechanism (800) comprises a motor (8001), a lead screw (8002), a first sliding plate (8003) and a second sliding plate (8004), one end of the first sliding plate (8003) and one end of the second sliding plate (8004) are respectively in sliding connection with one side of the interior of the building empty groove, the motor (8001) is installed on one side of the outer wall of the workbench (100), two ends of the lead screw (8002) are respectively in rotating connection with two sides of the bottom end of the workbench (100), the output end of the motor (8001) is in transmission connection with one end of the lead screw (8002), the outer wall of the lead screw (8002) is respectively provided with a pair of reverse threads, one side of each reverse thread is respectively in threaded connection with one side of the first sliding plate (8003) and one side of the second sliding plate (8004), and one side of the second sliding plate (8004) is connected with one side of the corner tray (600).
8. The punching apparatus of claim 7, wherein: the pushing mechanism (700) comprises a push rod (7001) and a sucker (7002), one end of the push rod (7001) is connected with one side of a first sliding plate (8003), and the other end of the push rod (7001) is connected with one side of the sucker (7002).
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