CN220445203U - Cutting machine is used in processing of aluminum alloy tubular product - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a cutting machine for processing aluminum alloy pipes, which comprises a bottom box, wherein universal casters are arranged at the bottom end of the bottom box near four corners, a feeding motor is arranged at the front end of the bottom box near the upper position, a fixing mechanism is arranged at the top end of the bottom box and comprises a movable plate, a sliding groove matched with the movable plate is arranged at the inner side of the bottom box near the upper position, the movable plate is slidably connected and arranged in the bottom box, a screw rod is arranged at the middle position penetrating through the front end and the rear end of the movable plate, two ends of the screw rod are rotatably connected with the bottom box through a first bearing, and a shaft of the feeding motor is fixedly connected with the screw rod; the cutting machine for processing the aluminum alloy pipe is convenient for classifying and collecting the aluminum alloy pipe body and the waste, is beneficial to subsequent treatment, improves the cutting processing efficiency of the aluminum alloy pipe body, and is convenient for cutting and turning the aluminum alloy pipe body.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of aluminum alloy pipe machining, in particular to a cutting machine for aluminum alloy pipe machining.
Background
The aluminum alloy pipe is a nonferrous metal structural material which is most widely applied in industry, and is widely applied in aviation, aerospace, automobile, mechanical manufacturing, ship, building, decoration and chemical industries, and when the aluminum alloy section is used, the aluminum alloy section is required to be cut into a proper size for subsequent use;
when current aluminum alloy tubular product cuts, usually the manual work is fixed through the splint with the help of the instrument to tubular product cutting, the cutting process simultaneously, or directly place and cut on ground, tubular product rocks easily, and the cutting accuracy is relatively poor, and when tubular product cutting, need the cutting face of repeated adjustment tubular product, need the manual work to make a round trip to rotate tubular product, make a round trip to adjust and appear the error easily, lead to cutting position offset to make the cutting mouth uneven, follow-up needs to make a round trip to polish the processing, efficiency is lower.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model mainly aims to provide a cutting machine for processing aluminum alloy pipes, which can effectively solve the problems in the background technology.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:
the cutting machine for processing the aluminum alloy pipe comprises a bottom box, wherein universal casters are arranged at the bottom end of the bottom box near four corners, a feeding motor is arranged at the front end of the bottom box near the upper position, and a fixing mechanism is arranged at the top end of the bottom box;
the fixed establishment includes the fly leaf, the inboard of bottom box is leaned on the position to be provided with the spout that matches each other with the fly leaf, fly leaf sliding connection installs inside the bottom box, runs through the front and back end intermediate position of fly leaf is provided with the lead screw, and the both ends of lead screw pass through bearing one and bottom box rotation connection, the spindle and the lead screw fixed connection of feeding motor, the equal fixedly connected with fixed ring board in front and back end position just is close to on the top of fly leaf, two the inside of fixed ring board is rotated through the swivel mount and is connected with the fly ring board, electric telescopic handle is all installed to the upper and lower end of fly ring board, two the terminal equal fixedly connected with clamp splice of push rod of electric telescopic handle.
As a further scheme of the utility model, an arc-shaped supporting plate is fixedly connected to the central position of the front end of the movable plate, an aluminum alloy pipe body is arranged between the upper end and the lower end of the two clamping blocks, and the aluminum alloy pipe body is positioned above the arc-shaped supporting plate.
As a further scheme of the utility model, a driven gear is arranged at the position of the outer ring of the movable ring plate near the rear end, a rotating motor is arranged at one side of the top end of the movable plate, which is close to the arc-shaped supporting plate, through a connecting plate, a shaft of the rotating motor penetrates through the connecting plate and is fixedly connected with a rotating rod, a driving gear is arranged at one side of the outer ring of the rotating rod, which is close to the movable ring plate, and the driving gear is in meshed connection with the driven gear.
As a further scheme of the utility model, one end of the rotating rod, which is far away from the rotating motor, is connected with the movable plate through the second connecting plate, and the connection part of the crankshaft of the rotating motor and the first connecting plate and the connection part of the rotating rod and the second connecting plate are respectively provided with the second bearing, and are rotationally connected through the second bearing.
As a further scheme of the utility model, a cutting mechanism is arranged at the rear position of the top end of the bottom box, the cutting mechanism comprises a driving cylinder and a waste collection frame, the driving cylinder is arranged above the bottom box through a supporting plate, a cutting motor is arranged at the tail end of a driving shaft of the driving cylinder, a cutting cutter wheel is fixedly connected with a crankshaft of the cutting motor, a collection net frame is arranged at the rear position of the inside of the bottom box, and the waste collection frame penetrates through one side of the bottom box and is detachably connected with the position below the collection net frame.
As a further scheme of the utility model, the rear end of the supporting plate is fixedly connected with the supporting frame, the inside of the supporting frame is movably connected with the limiting plate, a threaded rod penetrates through the front end and the rear end of the limiting plate and is in threaded connection with the front end and the rear end of the limiting plate, and a bearing III is arranged at the joint of the threaded rod and the supporting frame and is in rotary connection with the threaded rod through the bearing III.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
according to the aluminum alloy pipe cutting machine, the fixing mechanism and the cutting mechanism are arranged, when the aluminum alloy pipe body is cut, the aluminum alloy pipe body is fixed through the arranged electric telescopic rod and the clamping blocks, the aluminum alloy pipe body is cut through the arranged cutting knife wheel without holding a cutting tool, so that trouble and labor are saved, meanwhile, the aluminum alloy pipe body is blocked and limited through the arranged limiting plate, the cutting stability of the aluminum alloy pipe body is improved, the cut aluminum alloy pipe body is prevented from sliding forwards, the limiting length of the aluminum alloy pipe body is conveniently adjusted in a mode of adjusting the position of the limiting plate through rotating the threaded rod, meanwhile, the cut waste and the cut aluminum alloy pipe body are collected through the collecting net frame, the waste falls into the waste collecting frame, the aluminum alloy pipe body is left in the collecting net frame, the aluminum alloy pipe body and the waste are conveniently collected in a classified mode, and subsequent treatment is facilitated;
through dwang and the fixed crown plate that set up, because of aluminum alloy tubular product body is fixed on the movable crown plate, movable crown plate and driven gear are connected, thereby rotate through the dwang and drive driven gear pivoted mode, drive aluminum alloy tubular product body and rotate, can adjust the cutting face of aluminum alloy tubular product body when the cutting, and at the adjustment process, need not pull down aluminum alloy tubular product body, avoid aluminum alloy tubular product body position to change, thereby avoid the cutting mouth to be crooked, improve the result of use, need not follow-up multiple processing simultaneously and polish, the operation is simple and easy to understand, improve the cutting machining efficiency of aluminum alloy tubular product body, be convenient for cut the turn-over to aluminum alloy tubular product body.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the whole structure of a cutting machine for processing aluminum alloy pipes;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a fixing mechanism in a cutting machine for processing aluminum alloy pipes;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cutting mechanism in a cutting machine for processing aluminum alloy pipes.
In the figure: 1. a bottom box; 2. a feeding motor; 3. a screw rod; 4. a fixing mechanism; 5. a movable plate; 6. a fixed ring plate; 7. a movable ring plate; 8. an electric telescopic rod; 9. clamping blocks; 10. an aluminum alloy pipe body; 11. an arc-shaped supporting plate; 12. a rotating electric machine; 13. a rotating lever; 14. a driven gear; 15. a cutting mechanism; 16. a driving cylinder; 17. a cutter wheel; 18. a waste collection frame; 19. a support frame; 20. a threaded rod; 21. and a limiting plate.
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The utility model is further described in connection with the following detailed description, in order to make the technical means, the creation characteristics, the achievement of the purpose and the effect of the utility model easy to understand.
As shown in fig. 1-3, the cutting machine for processing the aluminum alloy pipe comprises a bottom box 1, wherein universal casters are arranged at the bottom end of the bottom box 1 near four corners, a feeding motor 2 is arranged at the front end of the bottom box 1 near the upper position, and a fixing mechanism 4 is arranged at the top end of the bottom box 1;
the fixed establishment 4 includes fly leaf 5, the inboard of head box 1 is leaned on the position to be provided with the spout that matches each other with fly leaf 5, fly leaf 5 sliding connection installs inside head box 1, run through the front and back end intermediate position of fly leaf 5 and be provided with lead screw 3, and the both ends of lead screw 3 are rotated with head box 1 through bearing one and are connected, the spindle of feeding motor 2 and lead screw 3 fixed connection, the top of fly leaf 5 just is close to the equal fixedly connected with fixed annular plate 6 in front and back end position, the inside of two fixed annular plates 6 is rotated through the swivel mount and is connected with fly annular plate 7, electric telescopic handle 8 is all installed to the upper and lower end of fly annular plate 7, the equal fixedly connected with clamp splice 9 of push rod end of two electric telescopic handle 8.
In this embodiment, the front end intermediate position fixedly connected with arc layer board 11 of fly leaf 5 is provided with aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 between the upper and lower ends of two clamp splice 9, and aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 is located arc layer board 11 top, stretches out through the push rod of electric telescopic handle 8 and drives clamp splice 9 and carry out the centre gripping to aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 fixedly, lifts aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 before fixing through the arc layer board 11 that sets up simultaneously, and is laborsaving, the counterpoint of being convenient for saves trouble.
In this embodiment, the outer ring of the movable ring plate 7 is provided with the driven gear 14 near the rear end, the rotating electrical machine 12 is installed on one side of the top end of the movable plate 5, which is close to the arc-shaped supporting plate 11, through the connecting plate one, the crankshaft of the rotating electrical machine 12 penetrates through the connecting plate fixedly connected with the rotating rod 13, the outer ring of the rotating rod 13 is provided with the driving gear, which is close to one side of the movable ring plate 7, the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear 14, the rotating electrical machine 12 can be started, the rotating electrical machine 12 drives the rotating rod 13 to rotate, the rotating rod 13 drives the movable ring plate 7 to rotate through the driving gear and the driven gear 14, and the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is fixed on the movable ring plate 7 through each component, so that the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is driven to rotate, and the cutting surface of the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is convenient to adjust.
In this embodiment, one end of the rotating rod 13 away from the rotating motor 12 is connected with the movable plate 5 through the second connecting plate, and the connection part between the crankshaft of the rotating motor 12 and the first connecting plate and the connection part between the rotating rod 13 and the second connecting plate are both provided with the second bearing, and are rotationally connected through the second bearing, so that the rotation friction is reduced and the rotation stability is improved through the second bearing.
In this embodiment, the top of base box 1 is provided with shutdown mechanism 15 in the back position, shutdown mechanism 15 includes actuating cylinder 16, waste collection frame 18, actuating cylinder 16 passes through the backup pad and installs in the top of base box 1, cutting motor is installed at actuating cylinder 16's drive shaft end, cutting motor's spindle fixedly connected with cutting knife wheel 17, base box 1's inside is provided with the collection frame in the back position, run through one side of base box 1 and be located collection frame below position and dismantle and be connected with waste collection frame 18, through starting actuating cylinder 16, actuating cylinder 16's drive shaft stretches out, drive cutting knife wheel 17 moves down and cuts aluminum alloy tubular product body 10, aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 after the cutting drops into the collection frame together with the crushed aggregates, afterwards the waste drops into waste collection frame 18 in, waste collection frame 18 can be taken out as required, be convenient for handle the waste.
In this embodiment, the rear end fixedly connected with support frame 19 of backup pad, the inside swing joint of support frame 19 has limiting plate 21, the front and back end threaded connection who runs through limiting plate 21 has threaded rod 20, the junction of threaded rod 20 and support frame 19 is provided with the bearing three, through bearing three rotation connection, through pushing away aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 to limiting plate 21, make aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 offset with limiting plate 21, avoid aluminum alloy tubular product body 10 to move forward, improve cutting stability, adjust limiting plate 21's position through twisting supporting frame 19 simultaneously, be convenient for adjust to needs.
When the cutter for processing the aluminum alloy pipe is used, firstly, the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 can be put on the arc-shaped supporting plate 11 by means of an external tool and pushed to the clamping block 9, the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is propped against the limiting plate 21, then the clamping block 9 is driven to clamp and fix the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 by extending out of the push rod of the electric telescopic rod 8, and the position of the limiting plate 21 can be adjusted by screwing the supporting frame 19, so that the cutter is convenient to adjust according to requirements;
when the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is fixed, the driving cylinder 16 can be started, the driving shaft of the driving cylinder 16 stretches out to drive the cutting knife wheel 17 to move downwards to a proper cutting position, then the cutting motor can be started to drive the cutting knife wheel 17 to rotate so as to cut the aluminum alloy pipe body 10, the cut aluminum alloy pipe body 10 and crushed aggregates fall into the collecting net frame together, then waste falls into the waste collecting frame 18, the waste collecting frame 18 can be extracted according to the requirement, and the waste is treated;
and in the cutting process of the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 by the cutting knife wheel 17, the rotating motor 12 can be started, the rotating motor 12 drives the rotating rod 13 to rotate, the rotating rod 13 drives the movable ring plate 7 to rotate through the driving gear and the driven gear 14, and the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is fixed on the movable ring plate 7 through each part, so that the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is driven to rotate, the cutting surface of the aluminum alloy pipe body 10 is adjusted, the using effect is improved, meanwhile, the screw rod 3 is driven to rotate through the shaft rotation of the feeding motor 2, the screw rod 3 rotates to push the movable plate 5 to slide on the bottom box 1, the position of the clamping block 9 is adjusted, the using flexibility is improved, and the adjustment is convenient according to the actual length of the aluminum alloy pipe body 10.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles and main features of the present utility model and the advantages of the present utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, which is defined in the appended claims. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. The utility model provides a cutting machine is used in processing of aluminum alloy tubular product which characterized in that: the automatic feeding device comprises a bottom box (1), universal casters are arranged at the bottom end of the bottom box (1) near four corners, a feeding motor (2) is arranged at the front end of the bottom box (1) near the upper position, and a fixing mechanism (4) is arranged at the top end of the bottom box (1);
fixed establishment (4) are including fly leaf (5), the inboard of head tank (1) is leaned on the position and is provided with the spout that matches each other with fly leaf (5), fly leaf (5) sliding connection installs inside head tank (1), runs through the front and back end intermediate position of fly leaf (5) is provided with lead screw (3), and the both ends of lead screw (3) are rotated with head tank (1) through bearing one, the spindle and lead screw (3) fixed connection of feeding motor (2), the top of fly leaf (5) just is close to the equal fixedly connected with fixed link plate (6) of front and back end position, two the inside of fixed link plate (6) is rotated through the swivel mount and is connected with fly link plate (7), electric telescopic handle (8) are all installed to the upper and lower end of fly link plate (7), two the equal fixedly connected with clamp splice (9) of push rod end of electric telescopic handle (8).
2. The cutter for processing aluminum alloy pipes as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the front end center position fixedly connected with arc layer board (11) of fly leaf (5), two be provided with aluminum alloy tubular product body (10) between clamp splice (9) upper and lower extreme, and aluminum alloy tubular product body (10) are located arc layer board (11) top.
3. The cutter for processing aluminum alloy pipes as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the outer ring of movable ring plate (7) is provided with driven gear (14) near the rear end position, rotating electrical machines (12) are installed through connecting plate one to one side that just is close to arc layer board (11) on the top of fly leaf (5), the axletree of rotating electrical machines (12) runs through connecting plate fixedly connected with dwang (13), the outer lane of dwang (13) just is provided with the driving gear near one side of movable ring plate (7), the driving gear is connected with driven gear (14) meshing.
4. A cutter for processing an aluminum alloy pipe according to claim 3, wherein: one end of the rotating rod (13) far away from the rotating motor (12) is connected with the movable plate (5) through a second connecting plate, and the connection part of the crankshaft of the rotating motor (12) and the first connecting plate is provided with a second bearing, and is rotationally connected through the second bearing.
5. The cutter for processing aluminum alloy pipes as set forth in claim 4, wherein: the cutting machine is characterized in that a cutting mechanism (15) is arranged at the rear position of the top end of the bottom box (1), the cutting mechanism (15) comprises a driving cylinder (16) and a waste collection frame (18), the driving cylinder (16) is arranged above the bottom box (1) through a supporting plate, a cutting motor is arranged at the tail end of a driving shaft of the driving cylinder (16), a cutting cutter wheel (17) is fixedly connected with a crankshaft of the cutting motor, a collecting net frame is arranged at the rear position of the bottom box (1), and the waste collection frame (18) penetrates through one side of the bottom box (1) and is detachably connected with the position below the collecting net frame.
6. The cutter for processing aluminum alloy pipes as set forth in claim 5, wherein: the rear end fixedly connected with support frame (19) of backup pad, support frame (19) inside swing joint has limiting plate (21), runs through the front and back end threaded connection of limiting plate (21) has threaded rod (20), the junction of threaded rod (20) and support frame (19) is provided with bearing three, rotates through bearing three and connects.
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