CN218837205U - Curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage was passed through - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage was passed through, include: the cabinet body, the supporting frame, the polishing belt and the driving motor; the utility model discloses a curtain wall aluminum veneer, including cabinet body, first telescopic link end connection, the cabinet body top is connected with the carriage, and the cabinet body is as supporting basis, the carriage internal rotation is connected with rotatory roller, the hydraulic stem top is connected with the end plate, the end plate below is provided with the locating plate, first telescopic link end connection is inboard at curtain aluminum veneer. Through rotatory threaded rod, can drive the movable plate and remove, and then drive the locating plate, make curtain aluminium veneer sweep the area of polishing, and then be convenient for polish curtain aluminium veneer, extend or shorten through the second telescopic link, can drive the locating plate and take place the slope, and then can change the angle of polishing of curtain aluminium veneer, thereby be convenient for polish the edge of curtain aluminium veneer, through promoting U-shaped frame, drive and adsorb the cotton upper surface of sweeping the area of polishing, can adsorb the piece in the area of polishing, and then be convenient for clear up the area of polishing.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a curtain aluminium veneer processing equipment technical field specifically is a curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage passed through.
Background
The curtain wall aluminum veneer is a novel curtain wall material which adopts a high-quality aluminum alloy plate as a base material, is formed by numerical control bending and other technologies, and is sprayed with decorative coating on the surface, while the anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer means that an anti-seepage material is additionally arranged inside the aluminum veneer, when the curtain wall aluminum veneer is produced, burrs on the surface of the curtain wall aluminum veneer need to be polished by a polishing mechanism, and the existing curtain wall aluminum veneer polishing mechanism has certain defects when in use, such as the above;
because curtain aluminium veneer grinding machanism who uses at present only reciprocates through the area of polishing and carries out burnishing and polishing to curtain aluminium veneer, can't cover curtain aluminium veneer upper surface completely, needs the manual position of constantly changing curtain aluminium veneer, and it is comparatively inconvenient to polish, and can not polish the edge of curtain aluminium veneer.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage passed through to solve the position that curtain aluminium veneer polishing mechanism on the existing market that above-mentioned background art provided needs manual change curtain aluminium veneer, lead to polishing inconveniently, and can not polish the problem at the edge of curtain aluminium veneer.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: the utility model provides a curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage passed through, includes: the cabinet body, the supporting frame, the polishing belt and the driving motor;
the improved cabinet is characterized in that a supporting frame is connected to the upper portion of the cabinet body, the cabinet body serves as a supporting foundation, a rotating roller is connected to the inner portion of the supporting frame, a polishing belt is connected to the upper portion of the rotating roller, one end of the rotating roller penetrates through the supporting frame and is connected with a driving motor, the driving motor is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the cabinet body, a hydraulic rod is connected to the upper surface of the cabinet body, an end plate is connected to the top end of the hydraulic rod, a positioning plate is arranged below the end plate, a first telescopic rod is connected to one side of the positioning plate, and the end portion of the first telescopic rod is connected to the inner side of an aluminum single plate of the curtain wall.
Preferably, the support frame includes: slide rail, slider, U-shaped frame, magnetic baffle, absorption cotton, carriage one side is connected with the slide rail, sliding connection has the slider in the slide rail, slide rail end connection has magnetic baffle.
Preferably, the U-shaped frame is connected to slider one side, the inside top of U-shaped frame is connected with adsorbs the cotton, adsorb cotton bottom setting in the area top of polishing.
Preferably, the end plate includes: lead to groove, U type pole, guide holder, movable plate, threaded rod, bearing, first band pulley, drive belt, second band pulley, servo motor, logical groove has been seted up to the end plate lower surface, it is connected with U type pole to lead to on the inslot wall, sliding connection has the guide holder on the U type pole, guide holder one side is connected with the movable plate, the movable plate sets up at logical inslot, the movable plate sets up in the locating plate top.
Preferably, the movable plate is connected with a threaded rod through internal threads, one end of the threaded rod is connected in the bearing, and the bearing is connected above the inner part of the through groove.
Preferably, the other end of the threaded rod is connected with a first belt wheel, a transmission belt is sleeved on the first belt wheel, a second belt wheel is sleeved at the top end of the transmission belt, a servo motor is connected to one side of the second belt wheel, and the servo motor is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the end plate.
Preferably, the positioning plate includes: the vertical plate is connected above the positioning plate, the top end of the vertical plate is rotatably connected in the vertical frame, and the top end of the vertical frame is fixedly connected below the movable plate.
Preferably, the locating plate top is connected with the deflector, the guide way has been seted up to the deflector front portion, the joint is connected with the inserted bar in the guide way, inserted bar tip fixed connection is on the connecting frame inside wall, the connecting frame top is connected with the second telescopic link, second telescopic link top fixed connection is in the movable plate below.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that: through rotatory threaded rod, can drive the movable plate and remove, and then drive the locating plate, make curtain aluminium veneer sweep the area of polishing, and then be convenient for polish curtain aluminium veneer, extend or shorten through the second telescopic link, can drive the locating plate and take place the slope, and then can change the angle of polishing of curtain aluminium veneer, thereby be convenient for polish the edge of curtain aluminium veneer, through promoting the U-shaped frame, drive the absorption cotton and sweep the upper surface of the area of polishing, can adsorb the piece in the area of polishing, and then be convenient for clear up the area of polishing, concrete content is as follows:
1. the servo motor is started, the servo motor drives the threaded rod to rotate, when the threaded rod rotates, the movable plate can drive the positioning plate to move, and then the curtain wall aluminum single plate is driven to sweep the upper surface of the polishing belt, the position of the curtain wall aluminum single plate does not need to be manually changed, and polishing efficiency is improved conveniently;
2. starting a second telescopic rod to drive the inserted rod to move obliquely along the guide groove, changing the angle of the curtain wall aluminum veneer fixed on the positioning plate when the positioning plate pushes manually and obliquely, so that the curtain wall aluminum veneer is not in a horizontal state, then starting the hydraulic rod again, and driving the end plate downwards to enable the edge of the curtain wall aluminum veneer to be in contact with the upper surface of the polishing belt, so that the curtain wall aluminum veneer is conveniently polished;
3. the sliding block slides along the sliding rail, and then the U-shaped frame is pushed to move, so that the adsorption cotton sweeps the upper surface of the polishing belt, and chips on the upper surface of the polishing belt are cleaned, and the chips are convenient to clean.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the end plate structure of the present invention;
fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the structure of part a of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a cabinet body; 2. a support frame; 201. a slide rail; 202. a slider; 203. a U-shaped frame; 204. a magnetic baffle; 205. adsorbing cotton; 3. polishing the belt; 4. a drive motor; 5. a hydraulic lever; 6. an end plate; 601. a through groove; 602. a U-shaped rod; 603. a guide seat; 604. moving the plate; 605. a threaded rod; 606. a bearing; 607. a first pulley; 608. a transmission belt; 609. a second pulley; 610. a servo motor; 7. positioning a plate; 701. a vertical plate; 702. a vertical frame; 703. a guide plate; 704. a guide groove; 705. inserting a rod; 706. a connecting frame; 707. a second telescopic rod; 8. a first telescopic rod; 9. curtain wall aluminum veneer; 10. the roller is rotated.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying 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 in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1-4, the present invention provides a technical solution: the utility model provides a curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage passed through, includes: the cabinet body 1, the supporting frame 2, the polishing belt 3 and the driving motor 4;
1 top of the cabinet body is connected with carriage 2, and the cabinet body 1 is as supporting basis, 2 internal rotations of carriage are connected with rotatory roller 10, rotatory roller 10 top is connected with the area of polishing 3, rotatory roller 10 one end is run through carriage 2 and is connected with driving motor 4, 4 fixed connection of driving motor are in 1 top of the cabinet body, 1 surface connection of the cabinet body has hydraulic stem 5, 5 tops of hydraulic stem are connected with end plate 6, 6 below of end plate are provided with locating plate 7, 7 one side of locating plate is connected with first telescopic link 8, 8 end connection of first telescopic link are inboard at curtain aluminium veneer 9.
The support frame 2 includes: the magnetic adsorption device comprises a sliding rail 201, a sliding block 202, a U-shaped frame 203, a magnetic baffle 204 and adsorption cotton 205, wherein the sliding rail 201 is connected to one side of the supporting frame 2, the sliding block 202 is connected in the sliding rail 201 in a sliding mode, the magnetic baffle 204 is connected to the end portion of the sliding rail 201, the magnetic baffle 204 adsorbs the sliding block 202, and the U-shaped frame 203 is prevented from shifting when not in use. The U-shaped frame 203 is connected to slider 202 one side, and the inside top of U-shaped frame 203 is connected with adsorbs cotton 205, adsorbs cotton 205 bottom and sets up in the area 3 top of polishing, through promoting U-shaped frame 203, drives to adsorb cotton 205 and sweep the area 3 upper surface of polishing, can adsorb the piece on the area 3 of polishing, and then is convenient for clear up the area 3 of polishing.
The end plate 6 includes: the moving plate comprises a through groove 601, a U-shaped rod 602, a guide seat 603, a moving plate 604, a threaded rod 605, a bearing 606, a first belt pulley 607, a transmission belt 608, a second belt pulley 609 and a servo motor 610, wherein the through groove 601 is formed in the lower surface of an end plate 6, the U-shaped rod 602 is connected to the inner side wall of the through groove 601, the guide seat 603 is connected to the U-shaped rod 602 in a sliding mode, the moving plate 604 is connected to one side of the guide seat 603, the moving plate 604 is arranged in the through groove 601, the moving plate 604 is arranged above a positioning plate 7, and the moving plate 604 is limited through the U-shaped rod 602 and the guide seat 603 on the two sides, so that the moving plate 604 cannot rotate along with the rotation of the threaded rod 605. A threaded rod 605 is screwed into the moving plate 604, one end of the threaded rod 605 is connected in a bearing 606, and the bearing 606 is connected above the inside of the through groove 601. The threaded rod 605 other end is connected with first band pulley 607, the drive belt 608 has been cup jointed on first band pulley 607, the second band pulley 609 has been cup jointed on drive belt 608 top, second band pulley 609 one side is connected with servo motor 610, servo motor 610 fixed connection is in the end plate 6 top, through servo motor 610, can control threaded rod 605 clockwise rotation or anticlockwise rotation, through rotatory threaded rod 605, can drive movable plate 604 and remove, and then drive locating plate 7, make curtain aluminium veneer 9 graze the area of polishing 3, and then be convenient for polish to curtain aluminium veneer 9.
The positioning plate 7 includes: the vertical plate 701 is connected to the upper portion of the positioning plate 7, the top end of the vertical plate 701 is rotatably connected to the inside of the vertical frame 702, and the top end of the vertical frame 702 is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the moving plate 604. Locating plate 7 top is connected with deflector 703, deflector 703 front portion has seted up guide way 704, the joint is connected with inserted bar 705 in the guide way 704, inserted bar 705 tip fixed connection is on the connection frame 706 inside wall, connection frame 706 top is connected with second telescopic link 707, second telescopic link 707 top fixed connection is in movable plate 604 below, extend or shorten through second telescopic link 707 tip, can promote inserted bar 705 along guide way 704 slant removal, and then change curtain aluminium veneer 9's angle, extend or shorten through second telescopic link 707, can drive locating plate 7 and take place the slope, and then can change curtain aluminium veneer 9's the angle of polishing, thereby be convenient for polish to the edge of curtain aluminium veneer 9.
In summary, the following steps: as shown in fig. 1-4, when using the anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer processing mechanism, the device is simply understood, firstly, the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 is clamped on the positioning plate 7, and the first telescopic rods 8 are started, the end parts of the two groups of first telescopic rods 8 extend to abut against the two sides inside the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9, the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 is fixed on the positioning plate 7, then, the driving motor 4 is started, the driving motor 4 drives the rotating roller 10 to rotate, and further drives the polishing belt 3 to work, then, the hydraulic rod 5 is started, the hydraulic rod 5 drives the end plate 6 to move downwards until the lower surface of the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 contacts with the upper surface of the polishing belt 3, then, the servo motor 610 is started, the servo motor 610 drives the second belt wheel 609 to rotate, the second belt wheel 609 drives the first belt wheel 607 to rotate through the transmission belt 608, thereby driving the screw 605 to rotate, because the screw 605 is in threaded connection with the moving plate 604, the movable plate 604 is slidably connected to the U-shaped rod 602 through the guide seats 603 on both sides, so that when the threaded rod 605 rotates, the movable plate 604 can drive the positioning plate 7 to move, and further drive the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 to sweep over the upper surface of the polishing belt 3, without manually changing the position of the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9, thereby improving polishing efficiency, secondly, after polishing the lower surface of the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9, the hydraulic rod 5 is started again, the end plate 6 is lifted to a certain height, then the second telescopic rod 707 is started, and when the end of the second telescopic rod 707 extends or shortens, the connecting frame 706 is driven to move in an oblique direction, thereby driving the inserting rod 705 to move in an oblique direction along the guide groove 704 and rotate in the guide groove 704, thereby pushing the positioning plate 7, and when the positioning plate 7 is manually pushed in an oblique direction, the vertical plate 701 rotates in the vertical frame 702, thereby changing the angle of the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 fixed thereon, the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 is not in a horizontal state, then the hydraulic rod 5 is started again, the end plate 6 is driven downwards, the edge of the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 is in contact with the upper surface of the polishing belt 3, further, the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 is convenient to polish and polish, finally, after the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 is used up, the sliding block 202 is pushed until the sliding block 202 is separated from the magnetic baffle 204, then the sliding block 202 slides along the sliding rail 201, and further the U-shaped frame 203 is pushed to move, so that the adsorption cotton 205 sweeps across the upper surface of the polishing belt 3, scraps on the upper surface of the polishing belt 3 are cleaned, further, the scraps are convenient to clean, and the scraps are prevented from colliding with the surface of the curtain wall aluminum veneer 9 during next polishing to cause scratches.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments or portions thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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1. The utility model provides a curtain aluminium veneer processing agency that prevention of seepage passed through, includes: the cabinet body (1), the supporting frame (2), the polishing belt (3) and the driving motor (4) are characterized in that;
the utility model discloses a cabinet, including the cabinet body, the cabinet body (1) top is connected with carriage (2), carriage (2) internal rotation is connected with rotatory roller (10), rotatory roller (10) top is connected with the area of polishing (3), rotatory roller (10) one end is run through carriage (2) and is connected with driving motor (4), driving motor (4) fixed connection is in the cabinet body (1) top, the cabinet body (1) upper surface is connected with hydraulic stem (5), hydraulic stem (5) top is connected with end plate (6), end plate (6) below is provided with locating plate (7), locating plate (7) one side is connected with first telescopic link (8), first telescopic link (8) end connection is inboard in curtain aluminium veneer (9).
2. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer processing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: the support frame (2) comprises: slide rail (201), slider (202), U-shaped frame (203), magnetic baffle (204), adsorb cotton (205), carriage (2) one side is connected with slide rail (201), sliding connection has slider (202) in slide rail (201), slide rail (201) end connection has magnetic baffle (204).
3. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer machining mechanism according to claim 2, is characterized in that: slider (202) one side is connected U-shaped frame (203), U-shaped frame (203) inside top is connected with adsorbs cotton (205), adsorb cotton (205) bottom setting in the area of polishing (3) top.
4. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer machining mechanism according to claim 1, is characterized in that: the end plate (6) comprises: lead to groove (601), U type pole (602), guide holder (603), movable plate (604), threaded rod (605), bearing (606), first band pulley (607), drive belt (608), second band pulley (609), servo motor (610), logical groove (601) have been seted up to end plate (6) lower surface, be connected with U type pole (602) on leading to groove (601) inside wall, sliding connection has guide holder (603) on U type pole (602), guide holder (603) one side is connected with movable plate (604), movable plate (604) set up in leading to groove (601), movable plate (604) set up in locating plate (7) top.
5. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer machining mechanism according to claim 4, is characterized in that: the movable plate (604) is connected with a threaded rod (605) through internal threads, one end of the threaded rod (605) is connected into a bearing (606), and the bearing (606) is connected to the upper portion inside the through groove (601).
6. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer machining mechanism according to claim 5, is characterized in that: the other end of the threaded rod (605) is connected with a first belt wheel (607), a transmission belt (608) is sleeved on the first belt wheel (607), a second belt wheel (609) is sleeved on the top end of the transmission belt (608), one side of the second belt wheel (609) is connected with a servo motor (610), and the servo motor (610) is fixedly connected above the end plate (6).
7. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer machining mechanism according to claim 1, is characterized in that: the positioning plate (7) comprises: the vertical plate (701), the vertical frame (702), the guide plate (703), the guide groove (704), the inserted link (705), the connecting frame (706) and the second telescopic link (707), wherein the vertical plate (701) is connected above the positioning plate (7), the top end of the vertical plate (701) is rotatably connected in the vertical frame (702), and the top end of the vertical frame (702) is fixedly connected below the movable plate (604).
8. The anti-seepage curtain wall aluminum veneer machining mechanism according to claim 7, is characterized in that: locating plate (7) top is connected with deflector (703), guide way (704) have been seted up to deflector (703) front portion, snap-fit connection has inserted bar (705) in guide way (704), inserted bar (705) tip fixed connection is on connection frame (706) inside wall, connection frame (706) top is connected with second telescopic link (707), second telescopic link (707) top fixed connection is in movable plate (604) below.
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