CN220922616U - Profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device which comprises a plurality of support rod assemblies and a plurality of connecting rod assemblies; each supporting rod component is connected through a connecting rod component, and the distance between adjacent supporting rod components is adjusted through the connecting rod component; each support rod assembly comprises a first support rod, a second support rod, a carrier roller assembly and a roller assembly; one end of the first supporting rod and one end of the second supporting rod are respectively connected with two ends of the carrier roller assembly, and the other end of the first supporting rod and the other end of the second supporting rod are respectively connected with two ends of the carrier roller assembly; the outlet telescopic material supporting roller device has the advantage that the height of the supporting roller is kept unchanged during operation. The cutting quality of the end face of the profiling milling pipe can be improved, the service life of the cutting saw blade is prolonged, and the excessive subsequent processing workload caused by poor cutting quality of the end face of the pipe is reduced.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of profiling milling conveying equipment, in particular to a profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device.
Background
In the production process of the plastic long pipe, the long pipe with a certain length is required to be cut, the production equipment is used for producing the long pipe, as shown in fig. 1, a cutting equipment is arranged at the outlet of the production equipment, one end of the long pipe stretches out of the outlet of the production equipment and penetrates through the cutting equipment, when the long pipe is produced to a certain length, the cutting equipment lifts the long pipe and moves along a track at the same speed with the long pipe, the cutting equipment and the long pipe move together when the cutting is completed, the cutting equipment and the long pipe are relatively stationary, after the cutting is completed, the cutting equipment moves to the outlet of the production equipment along the track to prepare for cutting the next long pipe, but when the long pipe stretches to a certain length, deformation occurs at the cutting point of the long pipe due to gravity, and the end face of the long pipe cut by the cutting equipment is uneven at the moment, and meanwhile the service life of the cutting saw blade is reduced.
Disclosure of utility model
The object of the present utility model is to solve at least one of the technical drawbacks.
Therefore, an object of the present utility model is to provide a profile milling outlet telescopic idler device, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background art and overcome the defects existing in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device, which comprises a plurality of support rod assemblies and a plurality of connecting rod assemblies; each supporting rod component is connected through a connecting rod component, and the distance between adjacent supporting rod components is adjusted through the connecting rod component; each support rod assembly comprises a first support rod, a second support rod, a carrier roller assembly and a roller assembly; one end of the first supporting rod and one end of the second supporting rod are respectively connected with two ends of the carrier roller assembly, and the other end of the first supporting rod and the other end of the second supporting rod are respectively connected with two ends of the carrier roller assembly; a first sleeve is sleeved on the first support rod; the connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, the first connecting rod is in cross connection with the second connecting rod, one end of the first connecting rod and one end of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent first sleeve, and the other end of the first connecting rod and the other end of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent first supporting rod.
Preferably, the second sleeve is sleeved on the second supporting rod, the connecting rod assembly further comprises a third connecting rod and a fourth connecting rod, the third connecting rod and the fourth connecting rod are in cross connection, one end of the third connecting rod and one end of the fourth connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent second sleeve, and the other end of the third connecting rod and the other end of the fourth connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent second supporting rod.
In any of the above schemes, preferably, the carrier roller assembly comprises a carrier roller shaft and a carrier roller, wherein the carrier roller shaft penetrates through the carrier roller, one end of the first bracket is provided with an elongated through hole, one end of the carrier roller shaft penetrates through the elongated through hole of the first bracket, the carrier roller assembly further comprises a first positioning column, the first positioning column vertically penetrates through one end of the carrier roller shaft, and one end of the carrier roller shaft is provided with threads and a fixing nut.
In any of the above schemes, preferably, one end of the second bracket is provided with an elongated through hole, the other end of the roller shaft penetrates through the elongated through hole of the second bracket, the roller further comprises a second positioning column, the second positioning column vertically penetrates through the other end of the roller shaft, and the other end of the roller shaft is provided with threads and a fixing nut.
In any of the above aspects, preferably, a fixing column is provided between the first strut and the second strut.
In any of the above schemes, preferably, the roller assembly includes a roller shaft and rollers, and two ends of the roller shaft are respectively provided with one roller.
In any of the above schemes, preferably, the first supporting rod is provided with a hinged plate, and the other end of the first connecting rod and the other end of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent hinged plates.
In any of the above aspects, preferably, the device further comprises a fixing rod, and the fixing rod is connected with the strut assembly through the connecting rod assembly.
In any of the above aspects, preferably, the device further comprises a follower rod, wherein the follower rod is connected with the strut assembly through a connecting rod assembly.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages and beneficial effects:
1. According to the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device, one end of the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device is connected with production equipment, the other end of the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device is connected with cutting equipment, when a long pipe extends out of a discharge hole of the production equipment, the long pipe is contacted with a carrier roller assembly and is conveyed into the cutting equipment, when the long pipe is output for a certain length, the cutting equipment moves along with the long pipe to cut, at the moment, the telescopic carrier roller is elongated by the cutting equipment, the height of the telescopic rod in operation is kept unchanged, the distance of a support rod assembly is changed, a long pipe part between the cutting equipment and the production equipment is supported by the telescopic roller, so that the deformation of a cutting point part is small, the cutting equipment can conveniently cut a flat end face, and damage to a cutting saw is avoided.
2. The profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device can adjust the relative height of the carrier roller assembly and the vertical direction of the bracket group, is more stable in transmission and improves the cutting quality.
Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.
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The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a production facility;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the profile milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device of the utility model;
Fig. 3 is a front view of the profile milling outlet telescoping idler assembly of the present utility model;
fig. 4 is a partial enlarged view of a portion a shown in fig. 3 of the profile milling outlet telescoping idler assembly of the present utility model;
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the strut assembly in fig. 2 of the profile milling outlet telescopic idler device of the present utility model;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the roller assembly in fig. 2 of the profiling milling outlet telescopic roller device of the present utility model.
Wherein: 1-a first strut; 2-a second strut; 3-a carrier roller assembly; 4-a roller assembly; 5-a first link; 6-a second link; 7-a first sleeve; 8-a third link; 9-fourth link; 10-a roller shaft; 11-carrier rollers; 12-an elongated through hole; 13-a first positioning column; 14-fixing the column; 15-a hinged plate; 16-a fixed rod; 17-follower rod, 18-long tube; 19-production equipment; 20-a cutting device; 21-track.
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Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the utility model.
In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
As shown in fig. 2 to 6, a profile milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a plurality of strut assemblies and a plurality of link assemblies; each supporting rod component is connected through a connecting rod component, and the distance between adjacent supporting rod components is adjusted through the connecting rod component; each strut assembly comprises a first strut 1, a second strut 2, a carrier roller assembly 3 and a roller assembly 4; one end of the first supporting rod 1 and one end of the second supporting rod 2 are respectively connected with two ends of the carrier roller assembly 3, and the other end of the first supporting rod 1 and the other end of the second supporting rod 2 are respectively connected with two ends of the roller assembly 4; a first sleeve 7 is sleeved on the first support rod 1; the connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod 5 and a second connecting rod 6, the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are in cross connection, one end of the first connecting rod 5 and one end of the second connecting rod 6 are respectively hinged with the adjacent first sleeve 7, and the other end of the first connecting rod 5 and the other end of the second connecting rod 6 are respectively hinged with the adjacent first supporting rod 1.
The two ends of the connecting rod assembly are respectively connected with adjacent strut assemblies, the distance between the adjacent strut assemblies is adjusted through the expansion and contraction of the connecting rod assembly, the first strut 1 and the second strut 2 are arranged in parallel, the carrier roller assembly 3 is used for supporting the long conveying tube 18, the roller assembly 4 is used for supporting the connecting rod assembly, and the connecting rod assembly is driven to move. The first sleeve 7 can freely slide on the first supporting rod 1, the centers of the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are in cross connection, the connection mode is hinged, and the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 are crossed into an X shape. When the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6 shrink, that is, when the distance between two adjacent strut assemblies is shortened, the first sleeve 7 slides upwards along the first strut 1, at this time, the cutting device 20 approaches to one end of the pipe making device, when the long pipe 18 stretches out, the long pipe stretches into the carrier roller assembly 3, the long pipe 18 is conveyed to the cutting device 20 through the carrier roller assembly 3, after the long pipe 18 passes through a certain length of the cutting device 20, the cutting device 20 starts to move together with the long pipe 18, at this time, the telescopic carrier roller is driven to stretch, the first sleeve 7 slides downwards along the first strut 1, and after cutting is completed, the cutting device 20 returns to the original position again.
According to the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device, one end is connected with the production equipment 19, the other end is connected with the cutting equipment 20, when the long tube 18 extends out of the discharge hole of the production equipment 19, the long tube 18 is contacted with the carrier roller assembly 3 and is conveyed into the cutting equipment 20, when the long tube 18 is output for a certain length, the cutting equipment 20 moves along with the long tube 18 to cut, at the moment, the telescopic carrier roller is elongated by the cutting equipment 20, the height of the telescopic roller is unchanged, and the long tube 18 part between the cutting equipment 20 and the production equipment 19 is supported by the telescopic roller, so that the cutting point part is deformed little, the cutting equipment 20 can conveniently cut the flat end face, and damage to a cutting saw is avoided.
Further, the second sleeve is sleeved on the second supporting rod 2, the connecting rod assembly further comprises a third connecting rod 8 and a fourth connecting rod 9, the third connecting rod 8 and the fourth connecting rod 9 are in cross connection, one end of the third connecting rod 8 and one end of the fourth connecting rod 9 are respectively hinged with the adjacent second sleeve, and the other end of the third connecting rod 8 and the other end of the fourth connecting rod 9 are respectively hinged with the adjacent second supporting rod 2.
The second sleeve can freely slide on the second supporting rod 2, the centers of the third connecting rod 8 and the fourth connecting rod 9 are in cross connection, the connection mode is hinged, and the third connecting rod 8 and the fourth connecting rod 9 are crossed into an X shape. When the third link 8 and the fourth link 9 contract, i.e. the distance between two adjacent strut assemblies is shortened, the second sleeve slides up the second strut 2, and when the distance between two adjacent strut assemblies becomes longer, the second sleeve slides down the second strut 2.
Optionally, the carrier roller assembly 3 includes a carrier roller shaft 10 and a carrier roller 11, the carrier roller shaft 10 penetrates through the carrier roller 11, one end of the first bracket is provided with an elongated through hole 12, one end of the carrier roller shaft 10 penetrates through the elongated through hole 12 of the first bracket, the carrier roller assembly further includes a first positioning column 13, the first positioning column 13 vertically penetrates through one end of the carrier roller shaft 10, and one end of the carrier roller shaft 10 is provided with threads and a fixing nut.
Further, one end of the second bracket is provided with an elongated through hole 12, the other end of the roller shaft 10 passes through the elongated through hole 12 of the second bracket, and the roller further comprises a second positioning column which vertically penetrates through the other end of the roller shaft 10, and the other end of the roller shaft 10 is provided with threads and a fixing nut.
The two ends of the roller shaft 10 can slide up and down along the first positioning column 13 and the second positioning column, and when the roller shaft 10 slides to a proper position, screws at the two ends of the roller shaft 10 are screwed, so that the roller shaft 10 is fixedly connected with the first bracket and the second bracket, and the roller shaft 10 is stably fixed. The vertical height of the roller shaft 10 can be adjusted according to the requirement, and the maintenance is convenient.
Optionally, a fixing column 14 is arranged between the first support rod 1 and the second support rod 2. The fixing column 14 is used for synchronously moving the first support rod 1 and the second support rod 2, so that stability between the first support rod 1 and the second support rod 2 is enhanced.
Specifically, the roller assembly 4 includes a roller shaft and rollers, and two ends of the roller shaft are respectively provided with a roller. The other ends of the first supporting rod 1 and the second supporting rod 2 are connected with a roller shaft.
Specifically, the first supporting rod 1 is provided with a hinged plate 15, and the other end of the first connecting rod 5 and the other end of the second connecting rod 6 are respectively hinged with the adjacent hinged plate 15. Hinge plates 15 can be arranged on the first sleeve 7 and the second sleeve, so that the connection is more stable and safe.
Further, a fixing rod 16 is further included, and the fixing rod 16 is connected with the strut assembly through a connecting rod assembly. The fixed rod 16 is used for being fixed on production equipment 19, a shaft sleeve is arranged on the fixed rod 16, and the upper end of the connecting rod assembly is respectively connected with the shaft sleeve on the fixed rod 16 and the shaft sleeve on the supporting rod assembly.
Specifically, the device also comprises a follow-up rod 17, and the follow-up rod 17 is connected with the support rod assembly through a connecting rod assembly. The follower rod 17 is connected with the cutting equipment 20, a shaft sleeve is sleeved on the follower rod 17, and the upper end of the connecting rod assembly is respectively connected with the supporting rod assembly and the shaft sleeve on the follower rod 17.
The utility model relates to a profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device, which has the following working principle: when the production equipment 19 produces the long tube 18, the long tube 18 extends to a certain length along the carrier roller assembly 3 until penetrating the cutting equipment 20, the cutting equipment 20 is penetrated and lengthened to a certain length after penetrating the cutting equipment 20, when cutting is needed, the cutting equipment 20 moves along the long tube 18 along the track 21 when the cutting point is opposite to saw teeth in the cutting equipment 20, the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device is lengthened, the connecting rod assembly drives the first sleeve 7 to slide downwards along the first support rod 1, the second sleeve slides downwards along the second support rod, the cutting equipment 20 returns to the original point after cutting is completed, the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device is driven to shorten, the height of the telescopic rod in operation is kept unchanged, the distance of the support rod assembly is changed, and the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device mainly has the function of supporting the long tube 18 and preventing the long tube 18 from extending too long and bending due to gravity and influencing cutting.
In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model, including any combination of parts described in the summary and detailed description of the utility model above and shown in the drawings, is limited in scope and does not constitute a complete description of the various aspects of these combinations for the sake of brevity. 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 profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device is characterized by comprising a plurality of support rod assemblies and a plurality of connecting rod assemblies;
Each supporting rod component is connected through the connecting rod component, and the distance between the adjacent supporting rod components is adjusted through the connecting rod component;
Each support rod assembly comprises a first support rod, a second support rod, a carrier roller assembly and a roller assembly; one end of the first supporting rod and one end of the second supporting rod are respectively connected with two ends of the carrier roller assembly, and the other end of the first supporting rod and the other end of the second supporting rod are respectively connected with two ends of the roller assembly; a first sleeve is sleeved on the first supporting rod;
The connecting rod assembly comprises a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, the first connecting rod is in cross connection with the second connecting rod, one end of the first connecting rod and one end of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent first sleeve, and the other end of the first connecting rod and the other end of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent first supporting rod.
2. The profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device according to claim 1, wherein a second sleeve is sleeved on the second supporting rod, the connecting rod assembly further comprises a third connecting rod and a fourth connecting rod, the third connecting rod and the fourth connecting rod are in cross connection, one end of the third connecting rod and one end of the fourth connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent second sleeve, and the other end of the third connecting rod and the other end of the fourth connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent second supporting rod.
3. The profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier roller assembly comprises a carrier roller shaft and a carrier roller, the carrier roller shaft penetrates through the carrier roller, one end of the first support rod is provided with an elongated through hole, one end of the carrier roller shaft penetrates through the elongated through hole of the first support rod, the profiling milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device further comprises a first positioning column, the first positioning column vertically penetrates through one end of the carrier roller shaft, and one end of the carrier roller shaft is provided with threads and a fixing nut.
4. A profile milling outlet telescopic idler device as claimed in claim 3, wherein one end of the second support rod is provided with an elongated through hole, the other end of the idler shaft passes through the elongated through hole of the second support rod, and the profile milling outlet telescopic idler device further comprises a second positioning column which vertically passes through the other end of the idler shaft, and the other end of the idler shaft is provided with threads and a fixing nut.
5. The profile milling outlet telescoping idler assembly of claim 1, wherein a fixed post is disposed between the first and second struts.
6. The profile milling outlet telescopic idler device according to claim 1, wherein the idler wheel assembly comprises an idler wheel shaft and idler wheels, and two ends of the idler wheel shaft are respectively provided with one idler wheel.
7. The profile milling outlet telescopic carrier roller device according to claim 1, wherein the first supporting rod is provided with a hinged plate, and the other end of the first connecting rod and the other end of the second connecting rod are respectively hinged with the adjacent hinged plates.
8. A profile milling outlet telescoping idler assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a securing lever coupled to the strut assembly via the linkage assembly.
9. A profile milling outlet telescoping idler assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprising a follower rod coupled to the strut assembly via the link assembly.
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