CN220296170U - Comb carving and decorating positioning device - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a comb engraving and decorating positioning device, which belongs to the technical field of comb processing, and particularly comprises a workbench, wherein a laser engraving machine body is arranged on the workbench, a placing plate is arranged below the laser engraving machine body, a first positioning mechanism comprises a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate, the first clamping plate is fixedly connected with the placing plate, the second clamping plate is in sliding connection with the placing plate, the second mechanism comprises a fixing plate, a fixing rod is fixedly arranged on the fixing plate, a telescopic rod is connected inside the fixing rod in a sliding manner, and a third clamping plate is connected on the telescopic rod; according to the utility model, the comb to be engraved is placed through the placing plate, the second clamping plate can be close to or far away from the first clamping plate through the first driving assembly, the front side and the rear side of the comb are clamped, the third clamping plates on the left side and the right side are simultaneously close to or far away from each other through the second driving assembly, and the left side and the right side of the comb are clamped, so that the effect of positioning the comb is improved, the engraving efficiency of the comb is improved, and the operation is simpler.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of comb processing, and particularly relates to a comb engraving and decorating positioning device.
Background
The comb is used as a tool for combing hair in China, and has various types, such as sandalwood comb, jujube comb, peach comb, ox horn comb and the like, and is classified into more than 300 varieties of practical product comb, process comb, travel comb, high-grade fine product comb, health care comb and the like.
At present in the production and processing process of comb, often all cut and polish by the machine, the sculpture of comb is also carved by the laser engraving machine, and when the laser engraving machine is carving the comb, the effect of fixing a position to the comb is relatively poor, needs artifical many times to adjust positioning mechanism, just can accomplish the location to the comb to carve the comb, the operation is comparatively troublesome, and the workman is inconvenient to use, reduces the sculpture efficiency to the comb moreover, for this reason, we have proposed a comb sculpture decorates positioner and solves the problem that above-mentioned proposes.
Disclosure of Invention
To solve the problems set forth in the background art. The utility model provides a comb engraving and decorating positioning device which has the characteristic of being convenient for clamping and positioning a comb.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: the comb carving and decorating positioning device comprises a workbench, wherein a laser carving machine body is arranged on the workbench, and a placing plate for placing a comb is arranged below the laser carving machine body;
the first positioning mechanism is used for clamping two sides of the comb and comprises a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate, the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are respectively positioned at two sides above the placing plate, the first clamping plate is fixedly connected with the placing plate, the second clamping plate is in sliding connection with the placing plate and driven by the first driving assembly, and the second clamping plate is used for enabling the second clamping plate to be close to or far away from the first clamping plate;
the second positioning mechanism is used for clamping the other two sides of the comb and comprises two fixing plates, the two fixing plates are respectively positioned on the other two sides of the placing plate and fixedly connected with the workbench, one opposite sides of the two fixing plates are fixedly provided with fixing rods, the inside of each fixing rod is slidably connected with a telescopic rod and driven by a second driving assembly, the telescopic rods are used for extending into or out of the fixing rods, and one ends, far away from the fixing plates, of the telescopic rods are connected with third clamping plates through adjusting parts.
Preferably, the first driving assembly comprises a push plate, the push plate is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate, limiting rods are fixedly arranged on two sides below the push plate, and limiting blocks fixedly connected with the push plate are sleeved on the limiting rods in a sliding mode.
Preferably, the limiting rod is further sleeved with a first buffer spring, one end of the first buffer spring is fixedly connected with the limiting rod, and the other end of the first buffer spring is fixedly connected with the limiting block.
Preferably, the second driving assembly comprises a driving block and a driven block, the driving block is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate and is located above the fixed rod, the driven block is fixedly connected with the other end of the telescopic rod and is located above the fixed rod, and a moving groove for the driven block to move is formed in the top of the fixed rod.
Preferably, a first inclined plane is formed on the opposite side of the driving blocks on the two sides, the two driven blocks are positioned between the two driving blocks, and a second inclined plane is formed on the opposite side of the driven blocks.
Preferably, a second buffer spring is further arranged in the fixed rod, one end of the second buffer spring is fixedly connected with the fixed rod, and the other end of the second buffer spring is fixedly connected with the telescopic rod.
Preferably, the adjusting piece comprises a sliding rod and a fastening bolt, the sliding rod is slidably connected inside the telescopic rod, the fastening bolt is arranged on the telescopic rod and used for locking and fixing the sliding rod, and the other end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected with the third clamping plate.
Preferably, guide rods are fixedly arranged on two sides of the sliding rod, and guide grooves matched with the guide rods are formed in the telescopic rods.
Preferably, the placing plate is internally provided with an air pumping cavity, one end of the air pumping cavity is connected with odor purifying equipment, and the top of the air pumping cavity is provided with a plurality of air pumping holes.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
according to the utility model, the comb to be engraved is placed through the placing plate, the second clamping plate can be close to or far away from the first clamping plate through the first driving assembly, the front side and the rear side of the comb are clamped, the third clamping plates on the left side and the right side are simultaneously close to or far away from each other through the second driving assembly, and the left side and the right side of the comb are clamped, so that the effect of positioning the comb is improved, the engraving efficiency of the comb is improved, the operation is simpler, and the comb is convenient for workers to use.
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The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the utility model and together with the embodiments of the utility model, serve to explain the utility model. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the placement plate of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the enlarged partial view of FIG. 2A according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a perspective exploded view of the fixing rod of the present utility model;
in the figure: 1. a work table; 2. a laser engraving machine body; 3. placing a plate; 4. a first clamping plate; 5. a second clamping plate; 6. a fixing plate; 7. a fixed rod; 8. a telescopic rod; 9. a third clamping plate; 10. a push plate; 11. a limit rod; 12. a limiting block; 13. a first buffer spring; 14. an active block; 15. a passive block; 16. a moving groove; 17. a first inclined surface; 18. a second inclined surface; 19. a second buffer spring; 20. a slide bar; 21. a fastening bolt; 22. a guide rod; 23. an air pumping cavity; 24. an odor purifying apparatus; 25. and an air suction hole.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
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Referring to fig. 1-4, the present embodiment provides the following technical solutions: the utility model provides a comb sculpture decorates positioner, includes workstation 1, is equipped with laser engraving machine body 2 on the workstation 1, and the below of laser engraving machine body 2 is equipped with places board 3 that is used for placing the comb, controls laser engraving machine body 2, carves the comb of placing on placing board 3.
The first positioning mechanism is used for clamping the front side and the rear side of the comb, the first positioning mechanism comprises a first clamping plate 4 and a second clamping plate 5, the first clamping plate 4 and the second clamping plate 5 are respectively positioned on the front side and the rear side of the placing plate 3, the first clamping plate 4 is fixedly connected with the rear side of the placing plate 3, the second clamping plate 5 is in sliding connection with the placing plate 3 and is driven by a first driving component, the second clamping plate 5 is used for being close to or far away from the first clamping plate 4, the second clamping plate 5 can be close to or far away from the first clamping plate 4 through the first driving component, and the front side and the rear side of the comb are clamped.
The first drive assembly includes push pedal 10, push pedal 10 and second splint 5 fixed connection, push pedal 10 below the left and right sides has all set firmly gag lever post 11, and the slip cap is equipped with stopper 12 with push pedal 10 fixed connection on the gag lever post 11, through push pedal 10, makes the workman promote second splint 5 to be close to or keep away from first splint 4 along gag lever post 11 length direction, can be convenient for carry out the centre gripping to the comb of different specifications fixedly.
Still overlap on the gag lever post 11 and be equipped with first buffer spring 13, the one end and the gag lever post 11 fixed connection of first buffer spring 13, the other end and the stopper 12 fixed connection of first buffer spring 13, through first buffer spring 13, when workman pulls push pedal 10 makes second splint 5 keep away from first splint 4, first buffer spring 13 receives the pulling force, be convenient for place the comb on place board 3, after unclamping push pedal 10, first buffer spring 13 resets, makes second splint 5 be close to first splint 4, it is fixed to carry out the centre gripping to the comb.
The second positioning mechanism is used for clamping the left side and the right side of the comb, the second positioning mechanism comprises two fixing plates 6, the two fixing plates 6 are respectively positioned on the left side and the right side of the placing plate 3 and fixedly connected with the workbench 1, the dead lever 7 is fixedly arranged on the opposite sides of the two fixing plates 6, the dead lever 7 is positioned above the placing plate 3, the telescopic rod 8 is slidably connected inside the dead lever 7 and driven by the second driving assembly, the telescopic rod 8 stretches into or stretches out of the dead lever 7, one end, far away from the fixing plate 6, of the telescopic rod 8 is connected with the third clamping plate 9 through the adjusting piece, the left side and the right side of the comb are simultaneously close to or far away from through the second driving assembly, and clamping is carried out on the left side and the right side of the comb, so that the effect of positioning the comb is improved, the engraving efficiency of the comb is improved, and the operation is simpler, and the use of workers is facilitated.
The second driving assembly comprises a driving block 14 and a driven block 15, the driving block 14 is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate 5 and is located above the fixed rod 7, the driven block 15 is fixedly connected with the other end of the telescopic rod 8 and is located above the fixed rod 7, a moving groove 16 for the driven block 15 to move is formed in the top of the fixed rod 7, and the driving block 14 on the second clamping plate 5 extrudes the driven block 15 on the telescopic rod 8 when the second clamping plate 5 is close to the first clamping plate 4 through the driving block 14 and the driven block 15, so that the driven blocks 15 on the left side and the right side are close to each other, the third clamping plates 9 on the left side and the right side are close to each other, and clamping and fixing are carried out on the left side and the right side of the comb.
The first inclined plane 17 is arranged on the opposite side of the driving blocks 14 on the two sides, the two driven blocks 15 are positioned between the two driving blocks 14, the second inclined plane 18 is arranged on the opposite side of the driven blocks 15 to the driving blocks 14, and the driving blocks 15 can be conveniently driven to move by the driving blocks 14 when the driving blocks 14 are driven by the second clamping plate 5 to be close to the first clamping plate 4 through the first inclined plane 17 and the second inclined plane 18.
Still be equipped with second buffer spring 19 in the dead lever 7, the one end and the dead lever 7 fixed connection of second buffer spring 19, the other end and the telescopic link 8 fixed connection of second buffer spring 19, through second buffer spring 19, when second splint 5 drives the initiative piece 14 on the second splint 5 and keeps away from first splint 4, the extrusion of initiative piece 14 can progressively be lost to passive piece 15, under the elastic action of second buffer spring 19, can reset telescopic link 8 to reset to third splint 9.
In this embodiment, the elasticity of the second buffer spring 19 is smaller than that of the first buffer spring 13, so that when the first buffer spring 13 is in the process of resetting, the force of resetting the first buffer spring 13 is smaller due to the larger pulling force of the second buffer spring 19, and the second clamping plate 5 cannot move towards the direction of the first clamping plate 4, so that the driving block 14 cannot squeeze the driven block 15, and the first clamping plate 4, the second clamping plate 5 and the third clamping plate 9 cannot fix the comb, and only on the premise that the front side and the rear side of the comb are fixed by the second clamping plate 5 and the first clamping plate 4, the left side and the right side of the comb can be fixed by the third clamping plate 9.
The adjusting part comprises a slide bar 20 and a fastening bolt 21, wherein the slide bar 20 is in sliding connection with the inside of the telescopic rod 8, the fastening bolt 21 is arranged on the telescopic rod 8 and used for locking and fixing the slide bar 20, the other end of the slide bar 20 is fixedly connected with the third clamping plate 9, and the position of the third clamping plate 9 can be calibrated through the slide bar 20 and the fastening bolt 21, so that the third clamping plate 9 on the left side and the right side can be fixed on the left side and the right side of the comb on the premise that the second clamping plate 5 and the first clamping plate 4 fix the front side and the rear side of the comb, the third clamping plate 9 on the left side and the right side can be prevented from being fixed on the left side and the right side of the comb under the condition that the first clamping plate 4 and the second clamping plate 5 fix the front side and the rear side of the comb, or the third clamping plate 9 on the left side and the right side of the comb can not be contacted with the left side and the right side of the comb, and the condition that the comb can not be completely fixed on the comb is completely.
The guide rods 22 are also fixedly arranged on the two sides of the slide rod 20, guide grooves matched with the guide rods 22 are formed in the telescopic rods 8, and the third clamping plates 9 on the left side and the right side can horizontally move through the guide rods 22, so that the third clamping plates 9 are prevented from rotating.
The inside gas extraction chamber 23 of having seted up of board 3 is placed, and the one end in gas extraction chamber 23 is connected with smell clarification plant 24, and a plurality of gas extraction holes 25 have been seted up at the top in gas extraction chamber 23, control smell clarification plant 24, and at the laser engraving machine to the comb carry out the sculpture in-process, can absorb the peculiar smell that produces and handle, increased the operational environment near workstation 1, avoid the workman to inhale the peculiar smell that produces when too much processing, cause the influence to workman's healthy.
The working principle of the utility model is as follows: the worker pulls the push plate 10 away from the second clamping plate 5, the first buffer spring 13 is pulled to place the comb to be processed on the placing table, then the push plate 10 is released, the second clamping plate 5 moves towards the first clamping plate 4 under the elastic action of the first buffer spring 13, at the moment, the driving block 14 on the second clamping plate 5 is contacted with the driven block 15 on the telescopic rod 8, and the driving block 14 presses the driven block 15 to move towards the comb while the second clamping plate 5 continuously moves, so that the telescopic rod 8 drives the third clamping plate 9 to move towards the comb, and meanwhile, the second buffer spring 19 is pulled to move towards the comb;
until the second clamping plate 5 contacts with the comb, the second clamping plate 5 and the first clamping plate 4 fix the front side and the rear side of the comb, and meanwhile, the third clamping plates 9 on the left side and the right side clamp and fix the left side and the right side of the comb;
then controlling the laser engraving machine body 2 to engrave the fixed comb;
then controlling the odor purifying device 24 to absorb odor generated in the engraving process;
after the processing is finished, the push plate 10 is pulled to enable the second clamping plate 5 to be far away from the first clamping plate 4, the front side and the rear side of the comb are released from being fixed, at the moment, the driven block 15 loses the extrusion force of the driving block 14, under the reset action of the second buffer spring 19, the telescopic rod 8 drives the third clamping plate 9 to be far away from the comb, the fixing of the left side and the right side of the comb is released, and the processed comb is taken out.
Finally, it should be noted that: the foregoing description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited thereto, but it is to be understood that modifications and equivalents of some of the technical features described in the foregoing embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art, although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.
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1. The utility model provides a comb sculpture decorates positioner which characterized in that: the comb engraving machine comprises a workbench (1), wherein a laser engraving machine body (2) is arranged on the workbench (1), and a placing plate (3) for placing a comb is arranged below the laser engraving machine body (2);
the comb comprises a comb body and a first positioning mechanism, wherein the first positioning mechanism is used for clamping two sides of the comb and comprises a first clamping plate (4) and a second clamping plate (5), the first clamping plate (4) and the second clamping plate (5) are respectively positioned on two sides above a placing plate (3), the first clamping plate (4) is fixedly connected with the placing plate (3), the second clamping plate (5) is in sliding connection with the placing plate (3) and driven by a first driving assembly, and the second clamping plate (5) is used for enabling the second clamping plate (5) to be close to or far away from the first clamping plate (4);
the second positioning mechanism is used for clamping the other two sides of the comb and comprises two fixing plates (6), the two fixing plates (6) are respectively located on the other two sides of the placing plate (3) and fixedly connected with the workbench (1), fixing rods (7) are fixedly arranged on the opposite sides of the two fixing plates (6), telescopic rods (8) are connected to the inner sides of the fixing rods (7) in a sliding mode and driven by a second driving assembly, the telescopic rods (8) are used for extending into or extending out of the fixing rods (7), and one ends, far away from the fixing plates (6), of the telescopic rods (8) are connected with third clamping plates (9) through adjusting pieces.
2. A comb engraving and locating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first driving assembly comprises a push plate (10), the push plate (10) is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate (5), limiting rods (11) are fixedly arranged on two sides of the lower portion of the push plate (10), and limiting blocks (12) fixedly connected with the push plate (10) are sleeved on the limiting rods (11) in a sliding mode.
3. A comb engraving and locating device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the limiting rod (11) is further sleeved with a first buffer spring (13), one end of the first buffer spring (13) is fixedly connected with the limiting rod (11), and the other end of the first buffer spring (13) is fixedly connected with the limiting block (12).
4. A comb engraving and locating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the second driving assembly comprises a driving block (14) and a driven block (15), the driving block (14) is fixedly connected with the second clamping plate (5) and is located above the fixed rod (7), the driven block (15) is fixedly connected with the other end of the telescopic rod (8) and is located above the fixed rod (7), and a moving groove (16) for the driven block (15) to move is formed in the top of the fixed rod (7).
5. A comb engraving and locating device as defined in claim 4, wherein: a first inclined plane (17) is formed on the opposite side of the driving blocks (14) on the two sides, two driven blocks (15) are positioned between the two driving blocks (14), and a second inclined plane (18) is formed on the side, opposite to the driving blocks (14), of the driven blocks (15).
6. A comb engraving and locating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the fixed rod (7) is internally provided with a second buffer spring (19), one end of the second buffer spring (19) is fixedly connected with the fixed rod (7), and the other end of the second buffer spring (19) is fixedly connected with the telescopic rod (8).
7. A comb engraving and locating device as defined in claim 4, wherein: the adjusting piece comprises a sliding rod (20) and a fastening bolt (21), the sliding rod (20) is slidably connected inside the telescopic rod (8), and the fastening bolt (21) is arranged on the telescopic rod (8) and used for locking and fixing the sliding rod (20), and the other end of the sliding rod (20) is fixedly connected with a third clamping plate (9).
8. A comb engraving and locating device as defined in claim 7, wherein: guide rods (22) are further fixedly arranged on two sides of the sliding rod (20), and guide grooves matched with the guide rods (22) are formed in the telescopic rods (8).
9. A comb engraving and locating device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: an air extraction cavity (23) is formed in the placing plate (3), one end of the air extraction cavity (23) is connected with an odor purifying device (24), and a plurality of air extraction holes (25) are formed in the top of the air extraction cavity (23).
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