CN218803517U - Temperature control device of grinding wheel hot-press molding press and grinding wheel hot-press temperature measuring mechanism - Google Patents

Temperature control device of grinding wheel hot-press molding press and grinding wheel hot-press temperature measuring mechanism Download PDF

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CN218803517U
CN218803517U CN202223299327.2U CN202223299327U CN218803517U CN 218803517 U CN218803517 U CN 218803517U CN 202223299327 U CN202223299327 U CN 202223299327U CN 218803517 U CN218803517 U CN 218803517U
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The utility model discloses a temperature control device of a grinding wheel hot-press molding press and a grinding wheel hot-press temperature measuring mechanism, which comprises a grinding wheel molding die, a temperature measuring structure, a controller and a hot press; the grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame, a core mold and a pressing ring; the mold frame is provided with a through hole, and the through hole comprises a grinding wheel base body installation area and a grinding wheel hot pressing area; the core mold and the press ring are arranged in the hot pressing area of the grinding wheel, and the press ring is positioned between the core mold and the mold frame; the grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the outer wall of the core mold, the inner wall of the mold frame and the lower end face of the pressing ring is a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, and a temperature detection blind hole is formed in the position, close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, of the outer wall of the mold frame; the temperature measurement structure is installed in the temperature detection blind hole and the temperature detection piece of temperature measurement structure is connected with the controller, and the controller is connected with the hot press. The temperature detection piece is inserted to detect the temperature, the controller detects and controls the action of the hot press according to the temperature, the automation of the grinding wheel pressing process is realized, the manual participation degree is low, and the quality stability of the grinding wheel pressing forming is improved.

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Temperature control device of grinding wheel hot-press molding press and grinding wheel hot-press temperature measuring mechanism
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the resin grinding wheel shaping, concretely relates to emery wheel hot briquetting press temperature control device, emery wheel hot pressing temperature measurement mechanism.
Background
The hot press molding process of the resin bond superhard grinding tool mainly comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of mold assembly, feeding and scraping, preheating of a mold and molding material loading machine, pressing and exhausting and heat preservation and pressure maintaining. In the traditional hot-press forming process (the grinding wheel pressing is controlled by time), an operator manually controls the hot press to press the grinding wheel by controlling the preheating time, and completely judges the hot-press time of each stage by manpower, so that the following problems are easy to occur: if the preheating time is short and the pressing is early, the temperature of the working layer mixture does not reach the resin softening point or is difficult to flatten, so that the size is out of tolerance, or even if the mixture is pressed and flattened, the mixture is not sufficiently softened and deflated, and waste products such as cracks, bubbles and the like can also appear in the later-stage curing process; if the preheating time is short and the pressing is too long, the resin is cured, the required size is not pressed, the size is out of tolerance, or the pressing is increased until the size is pressed, but the pressing crack is generated. Therefore, the manual operation pressing time adopted by the hot pressing of the grinding tool used at the present stage has the defects that different operators have different grinding wheel pressing time, the quality of the formed grinding tool is different, and the quality stability of the grinding tool cannot be effectively ensured.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model provides a emery wheel hot briquetting press temperature control device, emery wheel hot pressing temperature measurement mechanism uses the temperature to detect the real-time temperature of mould, and the temperature controller makes hot briquetting's in-process reduce the influence of artificial factor according to the detection control hot press of temperature detection spare, promotes the quality of grinding apparatus.
The utility model discloses the technical scheme who adopts does:
a temperature control device of a grinding wheel hot-press molding press comprises a grinding wheel molding die, a temperature measuring structure, a controller and a hot press; the grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame, a core mold and a pressing ring; the die frame is provided with a through hole, and the through hole comprises a grinding wheel base body installation area and a grinding wheel hot pressing area; the core mold and the press ring are arranged in the hot pressing area of the grinding wheel, and the press ring is positioned between the core mold and the mold frame; the grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the outer wall of the core mold, the inner wall of the mold frame and the lower end face of the pressing ring is a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, and a temperature detection blind hole is formed in the position, close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, of the outer wall of the mold frame; gaps are arranged between the inner wall of the pressure ring and the outer wall of the core mold, and between the outer wall of the pressure ring and the inner wall of the through hole; the temperature measurement structure is installed in the temperature detection blind hole and the temperature detection piece of temperature measurement structure is connected with the controller, and the controller is connected with the hot press.
The grinding wheel structure to be processed comprises a grinding wheel base body and a grinding wheel working layer; the grinding wheel base body is arranged in a grinding wheel base body installation area of the through hole, the through hole in the upper end face of the grinding wheel base body is a grinding wheel hot pressing area, the core mold is arranged on the grinding wheel base body, the pressing ring is arranged between the core mold and the mold frame, the grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the lower end face of the pressing ring, the outer wall of the core mold, the outer wall of the mold frame and the upper end face of the grinding wheel base body is a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, the grinding wheel working layer is arranged in the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, slurry of the grinding wheel working layer is injected and scraped, then the pressing ring is pressed, the temperature detection piece is inserted into the temperature detection blind hole to detect the real-time temperature of the mold in the pressing process, the controller controls the action of the hot press according to the detection temperature, gas generated in the pressing process overflows from a gap after leaving from the pressing process to achieve air release, the degree of manual participation is small, and the quality percent of the formed grinding wheel is high.
As a preferred scheme of the utility model, the temperature measurement structure comprises a temperature measurement mounting member and a temperature detection member, the temperature measurement mounting member is mounted on the temperature detection blind hole, and the temperature measurement mounting member is provided with a temperature measurement mounting through hole which is communicated with the temperature detection blind hole, and the axis of the temperature measurement mounting through hole is coincident with the axis of the temperature detection blind hole; the temperature detection piece is installed in the temperature measurement installation through hole in a plug-in mode. The temperature measurement installed part can be suitable for the temperature detection piece of different grade type, it is comparatively accurate in order to make the temperature detect, the aperture of temperature detection blind hole can too big also can not too little, but again because temperature detection piece model is not necessary, so come to cooperate the leakproofness that realizes detecting with the temperature detection blind hole through the temperature measurement installed part, it becomes temperature measurement installation through-hole to dig out at the middle part of temperature measurement installed part, this aperture can be some big or some little all can, the temperature detection piece that corresponds can both insert into and carry out the temperature detection, just can use different temperature detection pieces through changing the temperature measurement installed part.
As an optimized scheme of the utility model, the clamping ring is equipped with extension portion, and extension portion's lower terminal surface corresponds with the up end of framed.
The utility model also provides a grinding wheel hot-pressing temperature measuring mechanism, which comprises a grinding wheel forming die, wherein the grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame, a core mold and a pressing ring; the mould frame is provided with a through hole; the through hole comprises a grinding wheel base body mounting area and a grinding wheel hot pressing area; the core mold and the pressing ring are arranged in the hot pressing area of the grinding wheel, and the pressing ring is positioned between the core mold and the mold frame; a grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the core type outer wall, the die frame inner wall and the lower end face of the pressing ring is a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, and a temperature detection blind hole is formed in the position, close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, of the die frame outer wall; gaps are arranged between the inner wall of the pressure ring and the outer wall of the core mold, and between the outer wall of the pressure ring and the inner wall of the through hole. When temperature detection is needed, only the temperature detection piece needs to be inserted into the temperature detection blind hole.
As the utility model discloses an optimal scheme installs the temperature measurement installed part in the temperature detection blind hole, and the temperature measurement installed part sets up temperature measurement installation through-hole, and temperature measurement installation through-hole communicates with each other with the temperature detection blind hole, and the axis of temperature measurement installation through-hole and the axis coincidence of temperature detection blind hole.
The utility model discloses a position that is close to emery wheel working layer at the framed outer wall sets up the temperature and detects the blind hole, makes the temperature detect piece insert and detects the temperature, and the controller realizes the automation of emery wheel suppression process according to the action of this temperature detection control hot press, and artifical participation is little, promotes emery wheel press forming's stability of quality.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the use state of the grinding wheel forming die of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the utility model discloses the in service behavior sketch map of emery wheel forming die and temperature measurement installed part.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the mold frame of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the core of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the pressure ring of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the temperature measurement mounting member of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1:
a temperature control device of a grinding wheel hot press molding press comprises a grinding wheel molding die, a temperature measuring structure, a controller and a hot press.
The grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame 2, a core mold 3 and a pressing ring 4 as shown in figure 1. The mold frame 2 is provided with a through hole 21 which comprises a grinding wheel base body installation area and a grinding wheel hot pressing area; the structure of the grinding wheel to be processed comprises a grinding wheel base body 1 and a grinding wheel working layer 7, wherein the grinding wheel base body 1 is arranged in a grinding wheel base body mounting area of the through hole, and the outer wall of the grinding wheel base body 1 is in contact with the inner wall of the through hole; the core 3 and the pressing ring 4 are positioned in a grinding wheel hot pressing area, and when the grinding wheel is assembled specifically, the core 3 is arranged on the upper end face of the grinding wheel base body 1, and the structure of the core 3 is shown in fig. 4.
As shown in fig. 5, the pressing ring 4 is disposed between the core mold and the mold frame in the grinding wheel hot nip, and the pressing ring 4 is provided with an extension portion 41, a lower end face of the extension portion 41 corresponding to an upper end face of the mold frame 2. And the grinding wheel hot pressing area limited by the outer wall of the core mold 3, the upper end surface of the grinding wheel base body, the inner wall of the mold frame and the lower end surface of the pressing ring forms a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, and gaps are reserved between the inner wall of the pressing ring 4 and the outer wall of the core mold, and between the outer wall of the pressing ring and the inner wall of the through hole.
As shown in fig. 3, a temperature detection blind hole 22 is formed in the outer wall of the mold frame 2 at a position close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, as shown in fig. 2, the temperature measurement structure is installed in the temperature detection blind hole, the temperature detection piece of the temperature measurement structure is connected with a controller, and the controller is connected with the hot press.
The temperature measuring structure comprises a temperature measuring installation part 5 and a temperature detecting part, as shown in fig. 6, the temperature measuring installation part 5 is installed on the temperature detecting blind hole, the temperature measuring installation part 5 is provided with a temperature measuring installation through hole 51, the temperature measuring installation through hole 51 is communicated with the temperature detecting blind hole, and the axis of the temperature measuring installation through hole is superposed with the axis of the temperature detecting blind hole; the temperature detection piece is installed in the temperature measurement installation through hole in a plug-in mode. In this embodiment, the temperature measurement mounting member is formed by a bolt, and the temperature detection member is formed by a thermocouple.
The temperature measurement installed part can be suitable for the temperature detection piece of different grade type, it is comparatively accurate in order to make the temperature detect, the aperture of temperature detection blind hole can too big also can not too little, but again because temperature detection piece model is not necessary, so come to cooperate the leakproofness that realizes detecting with the temperature detection blind hole through the temperature measurement installed part, it becomes temperature measurement installation through-hole to dig out at the middle part of temperature measurement installed part, this aperture can be some big or some little all can, the temperature detection piece that corresponds can both insert into and carry out the temperature detection, just can use different temperature detection pieces through changing the temperature measurement installed part.
When the grinding wheel base body pressing device is used, the grinding wheel base body 1 is placed in the through hole of the die frame, the core mold 3 is placed in the middle of the grinding wheel base body 1, then slurry of the grinding wheel working layer 7 is filled into an area defined between the inner wall of the die frame, the outer wall of the core mold and the upper end face of the grinding wheel base body 1 and is scraped flat, then the pressing ring is pressed to form an assembly structure shown in the figure 2, the temperature measuring installation piece is installed in the temperature measuring blind hole, the temperature measuring installation piece is inserted into the temperature measuring installation through hole, the controller controls the action of the hot press according to the detected temperature, gas generated in the pressing process overflows from a gap after the hot press leaves the pressing ring to achieve deflation, and the grinding wheel working layer and the grinding wheel base body are combined together after pressing is completed.
Example 2:
a grinding wheel hot-pressing temperature measuring mechanism comprises a grinding wheel forming die, as shown in figure 1, the grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame 2, a core mold 3 and a pressing ring 4; as shown in fig. 3, the mold frame 2 is provided with a through hole 21 including a grinding wheel base mounting region and a grinding wheel hot-pressing region; the core mold 3 and the pressing ring 4 are arranged in the grinding wheel hot pressing area, and the pressing ring 4 is positioned between the core mold 3 and the mold frame 2; a grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the core type outer wall, the die frame inner wall and the lower end face of the pressing ring fills a cavity for a grinding wheel working layer; a temperature detection blind hole 22 is formed in the position, close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, of the outer wall of the die frame 2, and gaps are formed between the inner wall of the pressing ring 4 and the outer wall of the core mold and between the outer wall of the pressing ring and the inner wall of the through hole.
When the grinding wheel base body is used, the grinding wheel base body is arranged in the grinding wheel base body mounting area, and the outer wall of the grinding wheel base body is in contact with the inner wall of the through hole; the core 3 is structured as shown in fig. 4, and the core 3 is located in the hot nip of the grinding wheel and is fitted to the upper end face of the grinding wheel base 1. The structure of the press ring 4 is shown in fig. 5, the press ring 4 is also positioned in the hot pressing area of the grinding wheel, and is specifically arranged between the core mold and the mold frame; and the outer wall of the core mold 3, the inner wall of the mold frame and a grinding wheel hot-pressing area limited by the lower end face of the compression ring form a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity. When temperature detection is needed, only the temperature detection piece needs to be inserted into the temperature detection blind hole.
In order to be suitable for temperature detection pieces with different thicknesses, the temperature measurement mounting piece 5 is mounted in the temperature detection blind hole, as shown in fig. 6, the temperature measurement mounting piece 5 is provided with a temperature measurement mounting through hole 51, the temperature measurement mounting through hole 51 is communicated with the temperature detection blind hole, and the axis of the temperature measurement mounting through hole is superposed with the axis of the temperature detection blind hole.
In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The above, only be the concrete implementation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art is in the technical scope of the present invention, according to the technical solution of the present invention and the utility model, the concept of which is equivalent to replace or change, should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a emery wheel hot briquetting press temperature control device which characterized in that: comprises a grinding wheel forming die, a temperature measuring structure, a controller and a hot press; the grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame (2), a core mold (3) and a pressing ring (4); the die frame (2) is provided with a through hole (21) which comprises a grinding wheel base body installation area and a grinding wheel hot pressing area; the core mold and the press ring are arranged in the hot pressing area of the grinding wheel, and the press ring is positioned between the core mold and the mold frame; a grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the outer wall of the core mold, the inner wall of the mold frame and the lower end face of the pressing ring is a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, and a temperature detection blind hole (22) is formed in the position, close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, of the outer wall of the mold frame (2); gaps are arranged between the inner wall of the pressure ring (4) and the outer wall of the core mold, and between the outer wall of the pressure ring and the inner wall of the through hole; the temperature measurement structure is installed in the temperature detection blind hole and the temperature detection piece of temperature measurement structure is connected with the controller, and the controller is connected with the hot press.
2. The temperature control device of the grinding wheel hot press molding press as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the temperature measuring structure comprises a temperature measuring mounting piece (5) and a temperature detecting piece, wherein the temperature measuring mounting piece (5) is mounted on the temperature detecting blind hole, the temperature measuring mounting piece (5) is provided with a temperature measuring mounting through hole (51), the temperature measuring mounting through hole (51) is communicated with the temperature detecting blind hole, and the axis of the temperature measuring mounting through hole is superposed with the axis of the temperature detecting blind hole; the temperature detection piece is installed in the temperature measurement installation through hole in a plug-in mode.
3. The temperature control device of the grinding wheel hot press molding press as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the pressing ring (4) is provided with an extending part (41), and the lower end face of the extending part (41) corresponds to the upper end face of the die frame (2).
4. The utility model provides a emery wheel hot pressing temperature measurement mechanism which characterized in that: the grinding wheel forming die comprises a die frame (2), a core die (3) and a pressing ring (4); the mould frame (2) is provided with a through hole (21); the through hole comprises a grinding wheel base body mounting area and a grinding wheel hot pressing area; the core mold and the press ring are arranged in the hot pressing area of the grinding wheel, and the press ring is positioned between the core mold and the mold frame; a grinding wheel hot pressing area defined by the outer wall of the core mold, the inner wall of the mold frame and the lower end face of the pressing ring is a grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, and a temperature detection blind hole (22) is formed in the position, close to the grinding wheel working layer filling cavity, of the outer wall of the mold frame (2); gaps are arranged between the inner wall of the pressing ring (4) and the outer wall of the core mold, and between the outer wall of the pressing ring and the inner wall of the through hole.
5. The grinding wheel hot-pressing temperature measuring mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: a temperature measuring installation piece (5) is installed in the temperature detecting blind hole, the temperature measuring installation piece (5) is provided with a temperature measuring installation through hole (51), the temperature measuring installation through hole (51) is communicated with the temperature detecting blind hole, and the axis of the temperature measuring installation through hole is overlapped with the axis of the temperature detecting blind hole.
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