CN220480966U - Platen assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses clamp plate subassembly, including clamp plate, first mounting panel, second mounting panel and driving piece. The pressing plate is used for pressing the upper surface of the workpiece. The first mounting plate is in sliding connection with the pressing plate. The platen is movable in a first direction relative to the first mounting plate. The second mounting plate is in sliding connection with the first mounting plate. The first mounting plate is movable in a second direction relative to the second mounting plate. The second mounting plate and the pressing plate are mounted on the lower surface of the first mounting plate and are located at two opposite ends. The driving piece is connected with the second mounting plate and is used for driving the second mounting plate to move along the vertical direction. The first direction, the second direction and the vertical direction are perpendicular to each other. The pressing plate assembly provided by the specification has three degrees of freedom, and interference and collision in the machining process can be avoided.

Description

Platen assembly

Technical Field

The present specification relates to the field of automation equipment, and more particularly to a platen assembly.

Background

In the field of automated machining, in one case, machining is required on the side of a workpiece. In order to realize automatic machining of the side face of the workpiece, the workpiece can be fixedly placed on a carrier, and the upper surface of the workpiece is restrained and protected by adopting a pressing plate assembly. However, the pressing plate assembly can interfere and collide when machining the side surface, which is unfavorable for smooth machining.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a platen assembly having three degrees of freedom that avoids interference and collisions during processing.

To achieve the above object, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a platen assembly including:

a pressing plate for pressing the upper surface of the workpiece;

the first mounting plate is in sliding connection with the pressing plate, and the pressing plate can move along a first direction relative to the first mounting plate;

a second mounting plate slidably coupled to the first mounting plate, the first mounting plate being movable relative to the second mounting plate in a second direction; the second mounting plate and the pressing plate are both mounted on the lower surface of the first mounting plate and are positioned at two opposite ends;

the driving piece is connected with the second mounting plate and used for driving the second mounting plate to move along the vertical direction; the first direction, the second direction and the vertical direction are perpendicular to each other.

As a preferred embodiment, the pressing plate is provided with a positioning column; the bottom of the positioning column extends out of the lower surface of the pressing plate and is used for being in contact with the upper surface of the workpiece.

As a preferable implementation mode, a spring is arranged in the positioning column, and the bottom of the spring is propped against the bottom of the positioning column, so that the bottom of the positioning column can stretch along the vertical direction.

As a preferred embodiment, the pressing plate comprises a connecting plate and a rectangular body; the connecting plate is connected below the first mounting plate in a sliding manner; the locating columns are four and are respectively arranged close to four corners of the body.

As a preferred embodiment, the upper surface of the connecting plate is provided with a first dovetail block extending along the first direction, the lower surface of the first mounting plate is provided with a first dovetail groove extending along the first direction, and the first dovetail block is matched with the first dovetail groove.

As a preferred embodiment, the lower surface of the first mounting plate is provided with a second dovetail block extending along the second direction, the upper surface of the second mounting plate is provided with a second dovetail groove extending along the second direction, and the second dovetail block is matched with the second dovetail groove.

As a preferred embodiment, the second mounting plate and the pressing plate are respectively positioned at two opposite corners of the first mounting plate; both of the diagonals have sides extending in the first direction and sides extending in the second direction.

As a preferred embodiment, the platen assembly further includes a first fixing plate perpendicular to the first direction, the first fixing plate being fixedly mounted under the first mounting plate, and a first fastener detachably fixedly connecting the platen and the first fixing plate.

As a preferred embodiment, the platen assembly further includes a slider fixedly mounted to the lower surface of the second mounting plate; the fixed end of the driving piece is provided with a sliding rail extending along the vertical direction, and the sliding block is matched with the sliding rail; the movable end of the driving piece is fixedly connected with the sliding block and used for driving the sliding block to drive the second mounting plate to move along the vertical direction.

As a preferred embodiment, the platen assembly further includes a second fixing plate fixedly mounted to the slider and a second fastener detachably fixedly connecting the first mounting plate and the second fixing plate.

The beneficial effects are that:

the clamp plate subassembly that this embodiment provided is provided with clamp plate, first mounting panel, second mounting panel and driving piece, and the clamp plate can be used for supporting the upper surface of pressing the work piece of waiting to process, and driving piece drive second mounting panel moves along vertical direction, and first mounting panel can be for second mounting panel along second direction removal, and the clamp plate can be for first mounting panel along first direction removal to finally realize the clamp plate and have the degree of freedom of three direction (first direction, second direction and vertical direction), not only can adjust the position of clamp plate, can also avoid the clamp plate to cause interference and collision in the course of working. And the second mounting plate and the pressing plate are mounted on the lower surface of the first mounting plate and are positioned at two opposite ends, so that the overall layout is more reasonable, and the pressing plate assembly does not occupy excessive other spaces when adjusting the position of the pressing plate.

Specific embodiments of the utility model are disclosed in detail below with reference to the following description and drawings, indicating the manner in which the principles of the utility model may be employed. It should be understood that the embodiments of the utility model are not limited in scope thereby.

Features that are described and/or illustrated with respect to one embodiment may be used in the same way or in a similar way in one or more other embodiments in combination with or instead of the features of the other embodiments.

It should be emphasized that the term "comprises/comprising" when used herein is taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps or components but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps or components.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions of the prior art, the drawings which are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without inventive faculty for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a platen assembly according to the present embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the further view of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is a top view of a platen assembly provided in this embodiment.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. a pressing plate; 11. positioning columns; 12. a connecting plate; 13. a body; 14. a first dovetail block;

2. a first mounting plate; 21. a second dovetail block; 22. a first diagonal; 23. a second diagonal;

3. a second mounting plate;

4. a driving member; 41. a slide rail;

5. a slide block; 6. a first fixing plate; 7. a first fastener; 8. a second fixing plate; 9. a second fastener;

x, a first direction; y, second direction; z, vertical direction.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical solution of the present utility model better understood by those skilled in the art, the technical solution of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, 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, shall fall within the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be the only embodiment.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Please refer to fig. 1 to 4. The embodiment of the application provides a pressing plate 1 assembly, which comprises a pressing plate 1, a first mounting plate 2, a second mounting plate 3 and a driving piece 4.

Wherein, clamp plate 1 is used for pressing the upper surface of work piece. The first mounting plate 2 is in sliding connection with the pressure plate 1. The platen 1 is movable in a first direction X relative to the first mounting plate 2. The second mounting plate 3 is slidably connected to the first mounting plate 2. The first mounting plate 2 is movable in a second direction Y relative to the second mounting plate 3. The second mounting plate 3 and the pressing plate 1 are both mounted on the lower surface of the first mounting plate 2 and are positioned at two opposite ends. The driving member 4 is connected to the second mounting plate 3 for driving the second mounting plate 3 to move in the vertical direction Z.

It should be noted that the first direction X, the second direction Y, and the vertical direction Z are perpendicular to each other. In the present embodiment, the first direction X and the second direction Y are two directions perpendicular to each other in the horizontal plane. Unless otherwise specified, the first direction X, the second direction Y, and the vertical direction Z are not limited to a single direction, and may include a forward direction and a reverse direction (i.e., opposite directions), for example, the vertical direction Z may include a vertical upward direction and a vertical downward direction.

The clamp plate 1 subassembly that this embodiment provided is provided with clamp plate 1, first mounting panel 2, second mounting panel 3 and driving piece 4, and clamp plate 1 can be used for supporting the upper surface of the work piece of waiting to process, and driving piece 4 drive second mounting panel 3 is along vertical direction Z removal, and first mounting panel 2 can be along second direction Y for second mounting panel 3 removes, and clamp plate 1 can be along first direction X removal for first mounting panel 2 to finally realize clamp plate 1 has the degree of freedom of three direction (first direction X, second direction Y and vertical direction Z), not only can adjust clamp plate 1's position, can also avoid clamp plate 1 to cause interference and collision in the course of working. In addition, the second mounting plate 3 and the pressing plate 1 are both mounted on the lower surface of the first mounting plate 2 and are positioned at two opposite ends, so that the overall layout is more reasonable, and the pressing plate 1 assembly does not occupy excessive other space while adjusting the position of the pressing plate 1.

In the present embodiment, the platen 1 is provided with a positioning column 11 extending in the vertical direction Z. The bottom of the positioning column 11 extends out of the lower surface of the pressing plate 1 and is used for contacting with the upper surface of a workpiece to limit the upper surface of the workpiece.

Preferably, a spring is arranged in the positioning column 11, and the bottom of the spring is propped against the bottom of the positioning column 11, so that the bottom of the positioning column 11 can stretch and retract along the vertical direction Z, and the workpiece is prevented from being damaged.

As shown in fig. 1, the platen 1 includes a connection plate 12 and a rectangular body 13. The connection plate 12 is slidably connected below the first mounting plate 2. The body 13 may be shaped substantially similar to the workpiece to perform a positioning function. The connecting plate 12 and the part that links to each other of body 13 can be rectangular form, conveniently dodges the station, avoids causing interference and collision.

Further, the four positioning columns 11 are respectively arranged close to the four corners of the body 13 so as to limit the upper surface of the workpiece better.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper surface of the connecting plate 12 is provided with a first dovetail block 14 extending along a first direction X, and the lower surface of the first mounting plate 2 is provided with a first dovetail groove (not shown) extending along the first direction X, and the first dovetail block 14 and the first dovetail groove are adapted to realize that the pressing plate 1 moves along the first direction X relative to the first mounting plate 2.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the lower surface of the first mounting plate 2 is provided with a second dovetail block 21 extending in the second direction Y, and the upper surface of the second mounting plate 3 is provided with a second dovetail groove (not shown) extending in the second direction Y, the second dovetail block 21 and the second dovetail groove being adapted to enable the first mounting plate 2 to move in the second direction Y relative to the second mounting plate 3.

As shown in fig. 4, the second mounting plate 3 and the pressing plate 1 are located at two opposite corners of the first mounting plate 2, respectively. Both diagonal corners have edges extending in the first direction X and edges extending in the second direction Y. The two diagonal corners include a first diagonal corner 22 and a second diagonal corner 23, the platen 1 is slidably mounted on the lower surface of the first diagonal corner 22 in the first direction X, and the second diagonal corner 23 is slidably mounted on the upper surface of the second mounting plate 3 in the second direction Y. The first mounting plate 2 is generally rectangular in shape lacking two corners.

In this embodiment, the platen 1 assembly further comprises a first fixing plate 6 and a first fastener 7, the first fixing plate 6 being perpendicular to the first direction X. The first fixing plate 6 is fixedly installed below the first installation plate 2. The first fastener 7 detachably fixedly connects the pressing plate 1 and the first fixing plate 6. After the position of the platen 1 with respect to the first mounting plate 2 is adjusted by sliding the first dovetail block 14 in the first dovetail groove, the platen 1 is fixed to the first mounting plate 2 by fixing the platen 1 to the first fixing plate 6 with the first fastener 7.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the platen 1 assembly further includes a slider 5 fixedly mounted to the lower surface of the second mounting plate 3. The fixed end of the driving piece 4 is provided with a sliding rail 41 extending along the vertical direction Z, and the sliding block 5 is matched with the sliding rail 41. The movable end of the driving piece 4 is fixedly connected with the sliding block 5 and is used for driving the sliding block 5 to drive the second mounting plate 3 to move along the vertical direction Z.

Specifically, the platen 1 assembly further includes a second fixing plate 8 and a second fastening member 9, the second fixing plate 8 is fixedly mounted on the slider 5, and the second fastening member 9 detachably fixedly connects the first mounting plate 2 and the second fixing plate 8. After the position of the first mounting plate 2 relative to the second mounting plate 3 is adjusted by sliding the second dovetail block 21 in the second dovetail groove, the first mounting plate 2 and the second fixing plate 8 are fixed by the second fastener 9, so that the pressing plate 1 is fixed to the second mounting plate 3 and the slider 5.

It should be noted that, in the description of the present specification, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and to distinguish between similar objects, and there is no order of preference therebetween, nor should it be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present specification, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

Any numerical value recited herein includes all values of the lower and upper values that are incremented by one unit from the lower value to the upper value, as long as there is a separation of at least two units between any lower value and any higher value. For example, if it is stated that the number of components or the value of a process variable (e.g., temperature, pressure, time, etc.) is from 1 to 90, preferably from 20 to 80, more preferably from 30 to 70, then the purpose is to explicitly list such values as 15 to 85, 22 to 68, 43 to 51, 30 to 32, etc. in this specification as well. For values less than 1, one unit is suitably considered to be 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1. These are merely examples that are intended to be explicitly recited in this description, and all possible combinations of values recited between the lowest value and the highest value are believed to be explicitly stated in the description in a similar manner.

Unless otherwise indicated, all ranges include endpoints and all numbers between endpoints. "about" or "approximately" as used with a range is applicable to both endpoints of the range. Thus, "about 20 to 30" is intended to cover "about 20 to about 30," including at least the indicated endpoints.

All articles and references, including patent applications and publications, disclosed herein are incorporated by reference for all purposes. The term "consisting essentially of …" describing a combination shall include the identified element, ingredient, component or step as well as other elements, ingredients, components or steps that do not substantially affect the essential novel features of the combination. The use of the terms "comprises" or "comprising" to describe combinations of elements, components, or steps herein also contemplates embodiments consisting essentially of such elements, components, or steps. By using the term "may" herein, it is intended that any attribute described as "may" be included is optional.

Multiple elements, components, parts or steps can be provided by a single integrated element, component, part or step. Alternatively, a single integrated element, component, part or step may be divided into separate plural elements, components, parts or steps. The disclosure of "a" or "an" to describe an element, component, section or step is not intended to exclude other elements, components, sections or steps.

It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many embodiments and many applications other than the examples provided will be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading the above description. The scope of the present teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of completeness. The omission of any aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein in the preceding claims is not intended to forego such subject matter, nor should the inventors regard such subject matter as not be considered to be part of the disclosed subject matter.

Claims (10)

1. A platen assembly, comprising:

a pressing plate for pressing the upper surface of the workpiece;

the first mounting plate is in sliding connection with the pressing plate, and the pressing plate can move along a first direction relative to the first mounting plate;

a second mounting plate slidably coupled to the first mounting plate, the first mounting plate being movable relative to the second mounting plate in a second direction; the second mounting plate and the pressing plate are both mounted on the lower surface of the first mounting plate and are positioned at two opposite ends;

the driving piece is connected with the second mounting plate and used for driving the second mounting plate to move along the vertical direction; the first direction, the second direction and the vertical direction are perpendicular to each other.

2. The platen assembly of claim 1 wherein the platen is provided with a locating post; the bottom of the positioning column extends out of the lower surface of the pressing plate and is used for being in contact with the upper surface of the workpiece.

3. The platen assembly of claim 2, wherein a spring is disposed within the positioning post, the bottom of the spring being biased against the bottom of the positioning post such that the bottom of the positioning post is vertically expandable.

4. A platen assembly according to claim 3 wherein the platen comprises a web and a rectangular body; the connecting plate is connected below the first mounting plate in a sliding manner; the locating columns are four and are respectively arranged close to four corners of the body.

5. The platen assembly of claim 4 wherein the upper surface of the web is provided with a first dovetail block extending in the first direction and the lower surface of the first mounting plate is provided with a first dovetail slot extending in the first direction, the first dovetail block and the first dovetail slot being adapted.

6. The platen assembly of claim 1 wherein a lower surface of the first mounting plate is provided with a second dovetail block extending in the second direction, and an upper surface of the second mounting plate is provided with a second dovetail slot extending in the second direction, the second dovetail block and the second dovetail slot being adapted.

7. The platen assembly of claim 1 wherein the second mounting plate and the platen are located at opposite corners of the first mounting plate, respectively; both of the diagonals have sides extending in the first direction and sides extending in the second direction.

8. The platen assembly of claim 1 further comprising a first securing plate perpendicular to the first direction, the first securing plate fixedly mounted below the first mounting plate, and a first fastener removably fixedly connecting the platen and the first securing plate.

9. The platen assembly of claim 1, further comprising a slider fixedly mounted to a lower surface of the second mounting plate; the fixed end of the driving piece is provided with a sliding rail extending along the vertical direction, and the sliding block is matched with the sliding rail; the movable end of the driving piece is fixedly connected with the sliding block and used for driving the sliding block to drive the second mounting plate to move along the vertical direction.

10. The platen assembly of claim 9 further comprising a second securing plate fixedly mounted to the slide and a second fastener removably fixedly connecting the first mounting plate and the second securing plate.