CN219401902U - Angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock - Google Patents

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CN219401902U
CN219401902U CN202320694025.0U CN202320694025U CN219401902U CN 219401902 U CN219401902 U CN 219401902U CN 202320694025 U CN202320694025 U CN 202320694025U CN 219401902 U CN219401902 U CN 219401902U
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The utility model relates to a field of angle steel processing technique discloses a angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock, and it includes the frame, be provided with the die holder in the frame, be provided with the silo that is used for putting into the angle steel on the die holder, offer on the die holder with the crossing punching press groove of silo, the punching press is gone up and is provided with the processing drift, the processing drift including being used for remove set up in remove the material drift in the punching press groove, remove and be fixed with the chamfer drift that is used for chamfering on the material drift, the silo inner wall in punching press groove corresponds position department and has offered the discharge groove that is used for discharging angle steel waste material, be provided with in the frame and be used for the drive the driving piece of processing drift. The application has the effects of removing materials and opening chamfering for diagonal steel.

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Angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock
Technical Field
The application relates to the field of angle steel processing technology, in particular to an angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool.
Background
The angle steel is strip steel with two sides perpendicular to each other to form an angle. The angle steel can be formed into various stress components according to different requirements of the structure, and can also be used as a connecting piece between the components. Angle steel is widely used in various building structures and engineering structures such as house beams, bridges, power transmission towers, hoisting and transporting machines, ships, industrial furnaces, reaction towers, container racks, and warehouses.
When the angle steel is connected with other structures, referring to fig. 1, the end of one right-angle side of the angle steel 30 needs to be removed to obtain a notch 31, and a chamfer 32 needs to be punched at one end, close to the notch 31, of the other right-angle side of the angle steel 30.
Disclosure of Invention
For remove the material and open the chamfer to the angle steel, this application provides an angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock.
The application provides a pair of angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock adopts following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a material shaping frock is removed to angle steel chamfer, includes the frame, be provided with the die holder in the frame, be provided with the silo that is used for putting into the angle steel on the die holder, offer on the die holder with the crossing punching press groove of silo, the punching press is gone up and is provided with the processing drift in the inslot, the processing drift including being used for remove set up in remove the material drift in the punching press inslot, remove and be fixed with the chamfer drift that is used for chamfering on the material drift, the silo inner wall in punching press groove corresponds position department and has offered the discharge groove that is used for discharging angle steel waste material, be provided with in the frame and be used for the drive the driving piece of processing drift.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the workman puts into the silo with the angle steel, and driving piece drive processing drift removes the material in the punching press groove, removes material drift diagonal steel and removes the material, and the chamfer drift is opened the chamfer to the angle steel, removes the material and fall into the escape canal with the angle steel waste material that the chamfer obtained of opening.
Preferably, the driving member comprises the hydraulic cylinder, and the processing punch is fixed on a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder.
By adopting the technical scheme, when the piston of the hydraulic cylinder stretches, the processing punch moves along with the piston, so that the movement of the processing punch is realized.
Preferably, the movable end of the hydraulic cylinder is provided with a measuring head, the frame is provided with a plurality of position sensors for detecting the positions of the measuring heads, the frame is provided with a control electric box, and the hydraulic cylinder is electrically connected with the position sensors and the control electric box.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, position sensor can respond to the gauge head position, sets up the procedure through the control electronic box, and position sensor can prescribe the movable range of gauge head, and the pneumatic cylinder receives control electronic box control, and pneumatic cylinder piston rod removes the stroke and is restricted, and the movable range of processing drift is restricted, the convenient control course of working.
Preferably, a limiting plate is arranged on the frame, a limiting groove is formed in the limiting plate, and the measuring head is movably arranged in the limiting groove
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, spacing groove restriction gauge head prevents that the gauge head from shifting when removing.
Preferably, a locating pin for limiting the position of the angle steel is arranged in the trough of the die holder.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, when the workman put into the silo with the angle steel, locating pin restriction angle steel position.
Preferably, the die holder is provided with a mounting hole, the mounting hole is communicated with the trough, the locating pin is inserted into the mounting hole, and one end of the locating pin extends into the trough.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the locating pin peg graft in the mounting hole, the one end of locating pin stretches into in the silo, realize with the locating pin set up in the silo.
Preferably, the die holder is provided with a mounting groove, a discharging plate is arranged in the mounting groove, the mounting groove is not contacted with the inner wall of the discharging plate and the discharging plate to form the trough, and one end of the discharging plate extends out of the mounting groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the one end of blowing board is followed the mounting groove and is stretched out, and the workman is when inserting the silo with the angle steel, puts the one end of angle steel at the blowing board earlier and stretches out the part of mounting groove, in advancing the silo with the angle steel again, makes things convenient for the angle steel to insert the silo.
Preferably, the discharging plate is provided with a positioning hole, and one end of the positioning pin is inserted into the positioning hole.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the one end grafting of locating pin has restricted the position of blowing board in the locating hole for the locating pin.
Preferably, the discharging groove penetrates through the die holder outwards from the inner wall of the trough, a discharging channel communicated with the discharging groove is formed in the frame, a waste recycling box for collecting angle steel waste is arranged on the frame, and an opening of the waste recycling box is located at one end of the discharging channel away from the discharging groove.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the waste material once falls into discharge tank, discharge channel and waste recovery incasement, and the waste material that convenient recovery processing angle steel obtained.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. the method comprises the steps that a person puts angle steel into a trough, a driving piece drives a processing punch to move in a punching trough, a material removing punch removes materials from angle steel, a chamfering punch opens and chamfers the angle steel, and angle steel waste obtained by material removal and chamfering falls into a discharge trough;
2. the position sensor can sense the position of the measuring head, the position sensor can prescribe the moving range of the measuring head through a control electric box setting program, the hydraulic cylinder is controlled by the control electric box, the moving stroke of a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder is limited, the moving range of the processing punch is limited, and the processing process is convenient to control;
3. one end of the discharging plate extends out of the mounting groove, and when the angle steel is inserted into the groove, a worker firstly places one end of the angle steel at the part of the discharging plate extending out of the mounting groove and then pushes the angle steel into the groove, so that the angle steel can be conveniently inserted into the groove.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a structure of a processed angle steel in the prior art.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool in an embodiment of the application.
Fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view at a in fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a cut-away structure of an angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool at a punching slot according to an embodiment of the application.
Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a cut-away structure of an angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool at a positioning pin according to an embodiment of the application.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a processing punch according to an embodiment of the present application.
Reference numerals illustrate: 1. a frame; 2. a die holder; 3. a mounting groove; 4. a discharging plate; 5. a trough; 6. a mounting hole; 7. a positioning pin; 8. positioning holes; 9. stamping a groove; 10. processing a punch; 101. a material removing punch; 102. chamfering punch; 103. chamfering holes; 11. a hydraulic cylinder; 12. a discharge groove; 13. a discharge channel; 14. a waste recycling bin; 15. a horizontal bar; 16. a detection rod; 17. measuring head; 18. a limiting plate; 19. a limit groove; 20. a position sensor; 21. controlling an electric box; 30. angle steel; 31. a notch; 32. chamfering.
Detailed Description
The present application is described in further detail below in conjunction with figures 2-6.
The embodiment of the application discloses angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, an angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock, which comprises a frame 1, install die holder 2 on the frame 1, die holder 2 is the square form, die holder 2 material is the steel, two mounting grooves 3 of transversal V type of personally submitting have been run through along the horizontal direction to die holder 2, install flitch 4 in the mounting groove 3, flitch 4 is the steel sheet of transversal V type of personally submitting, the bottom of flitch 4 inner wall of mounting groove 3 is held in top grafting, flitch 4 top and the top of mounting groove 3 inner wall do not contact, form the silo 5 that is used for putting into the angle steel between flitch 4 top and the top of mounting groove 3 inner wall, the transversal V type of personally submitting of silo 5, the one end of flitch 4 stretches out to the external world from in the mounting groove 3.
When the angle iron feeding device is used, a worker firstly places one end of the angle iron at one end of the discharging plate 4 extending out of the outside, and pushes the angle iron, so that the angle iron is inserted into the trough 5 in a parallel moving mode, and one end of the discharging plate 4 extends out of the outside to facilitate the worker to place the angle iron into the trough 5.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, two mounting holes 6 are formed in the top surface of the die holder 2 along the vertical downward direction, the two mounting holes 6 are respectively communicated with the two material tanks 5, positioning pins 7 are inserted into the mounting holes 6, the bottom ends of the positioning pins 7 extend into the material tanks 5, positioning holes 8 are formed in the tops of the discharging plates 4, the positioning holes 8 are formed in the die holder 2 downwards from the tops of the discharging plates 4, and the bottom ends of the positioning pins 7 extend into the material tanks 5 and are inserted into the positioning holes 8.
When the angle iron positioning device is used, the top end of the positioning pin 7 is inserted into the mounting hole 6, the bottom end of the positioning pin 7 is inserted into the positioning hole 8, when a worker inserts the angle iron into the trough 5, the angle iron cannot extend into the trough 5 continuously after touching the positioning pin 7, the angle iron is limited by the positioning pin 7, and the distance of the angle iron inserted into the trough 5 is limited by the positioning pin 7; at the same time, the positioning pins 7 limit the position of the blanking plate 4.
Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the punching slot 9 is provided on the top surface of the die holder 2 along the vertical downward direction, two sides of the bottom of the punching slot 9 are intersected with the two material grooves 5 respectively, the punching slot 9 penetrates through the blanking plate 4, a processing punch 10 is arranged in the punching slot 9 in a lifting manner, the processing punch 10 comprises a removal punch 101 which is arranged in the punching slot 9 in a moving manner, the removal punch 101 is square, chamfering punches 102 are integrally arranged on two sides of the removal punch 101, the chamfering punch 102 is in a vertical strip shape, chamfering holes 103 for forming round corners are provided on the chamfering punch 102, the axis of the chamfering holes 103 is parallel to the vertical direction, the cross section of the chamfering holes 103 is in a quarter circle shape, the chamfering holes 103 penetrate through the chamfering punch 102 along the vertical direction, and the chamfering holes 103 penetrate from the inside of the chamfering punch 102 to the outside along the horizontal direction.
Referring to fig. 2, a driving member for driving a processing punch 10 is mounted on a frame 1, the driving member includes a vertical hydraulic cylinder 11, the hydraulic cylinder 11 is fixedly mounted on the frame 1, the hydraulic cylinder 11 is located above a die holder 2, a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is directed downward, and the tail end of the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is fixed with the top of a blanking punch 101.
When the chamfering tool is used, the hydraulic cylinder 11 drives the processing punch 10 to move up and down, the material removing punch 101 removes materials from the angle steel, the cross section of the angle steel is in a right angle shape, one right angle side of the tail end of the angle steel is cut by the material removing punch 101, at the moment, the other right angle side of the tail end of the angle steel is in a square plate shape, and the chamfering punch 102 opens and chamfer the other right angle side of the tail end of the angle steel.
Referring to fig. 5, a discharge groove 12 for discharging angle steel waste is formed in the bottom of the inner wall of the trough 5 at a position corresponding to the punching groove 9, the punching groove 9 is located above the discharge groove 12, the bottom of the punching groove 9 is communicated with the top of the discharge groove 12, the discharge groove 12 penetrates through the die holder 2 along the vertical downward direction, and the punching groove 9 and the discharge groove 12 are combined to penetrate through the die holder 2 from top to bottom.
Referring to fig. 5, a discharging channel 13 is formed in the bottom of the die holder 2 along a vertical downward direction in the frame 1, the top end of the discharging channel 13 is communicated with a discharging groove 12, a waste recycling bin 14 for collecting angle steel waste is mounted on the frame 1, and an opening of the waste recycling bin 14 is located right below the bottom end of the discharging channel 13.
When in use, the scraps cut by the material removing punch 101 and the chamfering punch 102 fall into the material discharging channel 13 from the discharging groove 12, and then fall into the scrap recycling bin 14 from the material discharging channel 13.
Referring to fig. 1, a horizontal rod 15 is fixedly installed at the end of a piston rod of a hydraulic cylinder 11, the axis of the horizontal rod 15 is parallel to the horizontal plane, a vertical detection rod 16 is fixedly installed at one end, far away from the hydraulic cylinder 11, of the horizontal rod 15, the detection rod 16 extends upwards, a measuring head 17 is fixedly installed at the top end of the detection rod 16, and the measuring head 17 is in a horizontal rod shape.
Referring to fig. 1, a limiting plate 18 is fixedly installed on a frame 1, the limiting plate 18 is in a vertical plate shape, a limiting groove 19 is formed in the limiting plate 18 in a penetrating manner along the horizontal direction, the limiting groove 19 is in a vertical straight groove shape, one end of a measuring head 17 penetrates through the limiting groove 19 and is located between two side walls of the limiting groove 19, in addition, the measuring head 17 moves up and down in the limiting groove 19 along with a piston rod of a hydraulic cylinder 11, three position sensors 20 for detecting the position of the measuring head 17 are fixedly installed on one side of the limiting plate 18, the three position sensors 20 are arranged in a straight manner along the vertical direction, and the position sensors 20 are located on one side of the moving range of the measuring head 17. A control electric box 21 is fixedly arranged on one side of the frame 1, and the hydraulic cylinder 11 and the three position sensors 20 are electrically connected with the control electric box 21.
When the device is used, the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 stretches and contracts, so that the horizontal rod 15 drives the detection rod 16 and the detection head 17 to move up and down, the detection head 17 is limited by the limiting groove 19, the detection head 17 moves in the limiting groove 19, and when the detection head 17 approaches to the position sensor 20, the position sensor 20 can sense the position of the detection head 17;
the hydraulic cylinder 11 is controlled by the control electric box 21, and when the uppermost position sensor 20 senses the measuring head 17, the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is not contracted any more, and when the lowermost position sensor 20 senses the measuring head 17, the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is not stretched any more, and when the measuring head 17 is sensed by the lowermost position sensor 20, the measuring head 17 is not descended, the expansion stroke of the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is limited, and the lifting degree of the processing punch 10 is limited.
The implementation principle of the angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool provided by the embodiment of the application is as follows: the worker firstly places one end of the angle steel at one end of the discharging plate 4 extending out of the outside, pushes the angle steel again, enables the angle steel to move in parallel, inserts the angle steel into the trough 5, and continuously enters the trough 5 until the angle steel touches the positioning pin 7, and the positioning pin 7 limits the angle steel position, so that the angle steel is positioned at a proper position;
then, the hydraulic cylinder 11 is started, a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 extends out, the processing punch 10 is pressed down, the material removing punch 101 removes materials from the angle steel, one right-angle edge at the end of the angle steel is cut by the material removing punch 101, and simultaneously, the chamfering punch 102 opens and chamfer the other right-angle edge at the end of the angle steel;
meanwhile, the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 stretches and contracts, the horizontal rod 15, the detection rod 16 and the measuring head 17 move up and down along with the lifting movement, the measuring head 17 moves up and down in the limit groove 19, the three position sensors 20 sense the position of the measuring head 17, the measuring head 17 cannot be higher than the uppermost position sensor 20 through the program setting of the control electric box 21, the measuring head 17 cannot be lower than the lowermost position sensor 20, the stretching travel of the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 11 is limited, and the lifting degree of the processing punch 10 is limited;
the scrap is obtained by removing the diagonal steel and chamfering, falls into the discharge groove 12 under the influence of gravity, falls out of the frame 1 through the discharge channel 13, and finally falls into the scrap recycling bin 14.
The foregoing are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application in any way, therefore: all equivalent changes in structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered in the protection scope of this application.

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1. Angle steel chamfer removes material shaping frock, its characterized in that: including frame (1), be provided with die holder (2) on frame (1), be provided with on die holder (2) silo (5) that are used for putting into the angle steel, set up on die holder (2) with punching press groove (9) that silo (5) are crossing, be provided with processing drift (10) in punching press groove (9), processing drift (10) including being used for remove set up in remove material drift (101) in punching press groove (9), be fixed with chamfer drift (102) that are used for chamfering process on removing material drift (101), silo (5) inner wall in punching press groove (9) correspond position department and set up discharge groove (12) that are used for discharging the angle steel waste material, be provided with on frame (1) and be used for the drive driving piece of processing drift (10).
2. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 1, wherein: the driving piece comprises a hydraulic cylinder (11), and the processing punch head (10) is fixed on a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder (11).
3. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 2, wherein: the automatic measuring device is characterized in that a measuring head (17) is arranged on a piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder (11), a plurality of position sensors (20) used for detecting the positions of the measuring head (17) are arranged on the frame (1), a control electric box (21) is arranged on the frame (1), and the hydraulic cylinder (11) is electrically connected with the position sensors (20) and the control electric box (21).
4. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 3, wherein: the measuring head is characterized in that a limiting plate (18) is arranged on the frame (1), a limiting groove (19) is formed in the limiting plate (18), and the measuring head (17) is movably arranged in the limiting groove (19).
5. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 1, wherein: the die holder (2) is provided with a locating pin (7) used for limiting the position of angle steel in the trough (5).
6. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 5, wherein: the die holder (2) is provided with a mounting hole (6), the mounting hole (6) is communicated with the trough (5), the locating pin (7) is inserted into the mounting hole (6), and one end of the locating pin (7) extends into the trough (5).
7. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 6, wherein: the die holder (2) is provided with a mounting groove (3), a discharging plate (4) is arranged in the mounting groove (3), the mounting groove (3) is not contacted with the inner wall of the discharging plate (4) and the discharging plate (4) to form a trough (5), and one end of the discharging plate (4) extends out of the mounting groove (3).
8. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 7, wherein: the discharging plate (4) is provided with a positioning hole (8), and one end of the positioning pin (7) is inserted into the positioning hole (8).
9. The angle steel chamfering and material removing forming tool according to claim 1, wherein: the discharging groove (12) penetrates through the die holder (2) outwards from the inner wall of the material groove (5), a discharging channel (13) communicated with the discharging groove (12) is formed in the frame (1), a waste recycling bin (14) for collecting angle steel waste is arranged on the frame (1), and an opening of the waste recycling bin (14) is located at one end of the discharging channel (13) away from the discharging groove (12).
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