KR100629494B1 - Tap processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for machining a tap of a long tie rod is provided to improve productivity of products and reduce manufacturing cost of the products by employing the apparatus. An apparatus for machining a tap of a long tie rod includes an element conveyance device, an element machining device, and an element discharge device. The element conveyance device continuously conveys a long tie rod element. The element machining device machines a tap at a lower end of the element. The element discharge device discharges the element having the machined tap. The apparatus further includes an element setting device having a stopper(21) to stop the element conveyed to an end of a conveyance guide(11).

Description

Tap processing device with long tie rods

1 shows a tie rod;

2 is a view for explaining a general tab processing method.

Figure 3 is a view showing a tab processing apparatus of a long tie rod of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a material setting means applied to the present invention.

5 is a view showing an operating state of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a material feed supply means applied to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a partial perspective view showing a material feed supply means applied to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: material feed supply means, 2: material setting means,

3: material processing means, 4: material discharge means,

11: feed guide, 12: feed groove,

13,14: solenoid, 15: material sensor,

21: stopper, 22: stop member,

23: finger plate, 24: support plate,

25: coupling bolt, 26: spring,

27: setting member, 28: setting bar,

29: operation bar, 30: intermittent piece,

31: hook, 32: rocker arm,

33: axis, 34: binding stage,

35: operating stage, 36: return spring,

41: discharge guide, 63: fixed mold,

65: movable mold,

The present invention relates to a tap processing apparatus of a long tie rod, in particular, a feed supply means for continuously feeding and supplying a long tie rod material to be tapped, and a lower tap machining portion of the transferred material is not shaken. It consists of a setting means for supplying and setting at the machining position, a machining means for processing the tab at the lower end of the set material, and a discharge means for discharging the processed material, so that the long tie rod material does not shake at the machining position. As it is set at the end, the tap machining on the material can be executed automatically and at high speed, thereby increasing the productivity of the product and reducing the production cost. It is about.

In general, tyrodra is a part that connects the steering wheel side and the wheel axle side in a vehicle.

These tie rods are provided with a short length (about 10 cm) and a long length (about 25-30 cm) depending on the installation site.

The tie rod (A) is provided with a spherical head portion 61, as shown in Figure 1, the body portion 62 of a predetermined length is formed below the head portion 61, the body of the 62 The tab B is processed at the lower end.

As a method of processing the tab on the tie rod (A), as shown in Figure 2 fixed to the fixed mold 63, the tab forming portion 64 is formed on one side of the lower end, the tab forming portion on one side A movable mold 65 having a 66 formed thereon is provided to face the fixed mold 63 so that the tie between the fixed mold 63 and the movable mold 65 when the movable mold 65 moves forward and backward. By supplying the rod A material, the tab is processed on the material A by tab forming portions 64 and 66 formed on one surface of the stationary mold 63 and the movable mold 65, respectively.

However, the conventional tab processing apparatus has a problem that can be applied to the processing of the short length of the tie rod, but can not be used for the tap processing of the long tie rod.

In other words, the shorter length of the tie rod can be processed by using the fixed mold (63) and the movable mold (65) because the lower end of the material is less shaken when supplying the material, but the material is supplied in the case of long tie rod material When the lower end is violently shaken, there is a problem in that the tap processing apparatus using the fixed mold and the movable mold cannot be processed at high speed. As a result, it is mainly used for tapping only short-length tie rod materials. There was a problem.

Therefore, the present invention for solving the above problems is the feed supply means for continuously conveying and supplying a long tie rod material to be subjected to the tab processing, so that the lower tab processing portion of the conveyed material is supplied to the machining position without shaking It consists of the setting means, the processing means for processing the tab on the lower end of the set material and the discharge means for discharging the processed material, so that the long tie rod material is set in place without being shaken at the processing position The purpose is to provide a tapping machine with a long length of tie rods that can perform tapping operations at high speed and automatically, thereby increasing product productivity and reducing production costs. .

The present invention for achieving the above object,

The material feed supply means for continuously conveying and feeding the long tie rod material in a state where the body part hangs downward, the material processing means for processing the tab at the lower end of the conveyed material, and the material for which the tab is discharged. In the tap processing apparatus comprising a material discharge means,

Further comprising a material setting means for supplying and setting the lower tab processing portion of the material conveyed by the material feed supply means to the processing position without shaking,

The material setting means,

Forming a stopper to stop the material conveyed in close contact with the end of the transfer guide to form a stop to the processing position to one side of the stopper, and the setting member for pushing the material to the processing position to one side of the stopper And a support member for supporting the material discharged by the setting member to face the outlet.

The setting member is formed on one side of the stopper to move forward and backward, the front end of the setting member is formed by protruding a predetermined length of the setting bar for pushing back and forth in close contact with the stopper to push the material to the side of the finger member,

The support member forms a support plate extending from an end of the transfer guide, and combines the finger plate as a coupling bolt to be spaced apart from the support plate by a predetermined distance, and comprises a spring between the finger plate and the support plate. .

In addition, an intermittent piece for supplying materials to the outlet side one by one on the end of the transfer guide is formed, and a separate hook is formed on the upper surface of the intermittent piece, and the intermittent piece is moved forward and backward while rotating at an angle about an axis. A rocker arm is formed to operate, wherein the rocker arm is composed of a binding end of which the one end is caught by the catching ring and an operating end to which the operating bar is in contact, and an operating part for pushing the operating end toward one end of the setting member. It is characterized in that a predetermined length protruding.

And, on the conveying guide of the material conveying supply means is installed on both sides of the first solenoid and the second solenoid facing each other with a predetermined interval, so that the actuating pins of each solenoid cross each other so that the material is 1 Characterized in that it is supplied along the feed guide piece by piece.

In addition, by installing a material sensor to detect the presence of the material on the transfer guide at the end of the material feed supply means determines that the material is not supplied normally when the material is not detected by the material sensor and the device is Characterized in that configured to stop.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, FIGS. 3 to 7.

In the description of the present invention, the same components as in the prior art will be denoted by the same reference numerals to avoid redundant description.

The present invention is composed of a material feed supply means (1), material setting means (2), material processing means (3), material discharging means (4).

The material conveying supply means (1) is a continuous supply of a long tie rod material (A), as shown in the drawing feed guide so that the material (A) is slipped by its own weight and conveyed to the end portion ( 11) inclinedly installed, the transfer guide 11 is a state in which the body portion 62 of the material (A) is fitted in the center portion, that is, the head portion 61 is caught in the upper portion of the transfer groove 12 and the body The portion 61 is inserted between the transfer groove 12 is configured to be transported in a slowed down state.

In the middle portion of the material transfer supply means 1, first and second solenoids 13 and 14 for sequentially supplying material A one by one are installed.

The solenoids 13 and 14 are installed to have a predetermined interval while facing the first solenoid 13 and the second solenoid 14 on both sides of the transfer guide 11 as shown in Figs. , So that the actuating pins 13a and 14a of the solenoids 13 and 14 intersect with each other so that the raw material A is supplied along the feed guide 11 one by one.

In addition, the end of the transfer guide 11 is formed with a material detecting sensor 15 for detecting whether a certain number of the material (A) is loaded.

The material detecting sensor 15 uses a sensor that detects whether the material A exists on the transfer guide 11, such as a proximity sensor, and installs the sensor on the side of the transfer guide 11 to provide the material A. To be detected.

When the material (A) is not detected by the material sensor (15), the operation of each component is temporarily suspended by the electronic control device (not shown), and the machining operation is performed again after adding the insufficient material (A). Do it.

On the other hand, the material setting means (2) is installed on the end of the transfer guide 11 to set the transferred material (A) to the machining position,

The stopper 21 is formed to support and stop the material transferred to the end of the transfer guide 11 so that the outlet 36 is formed at one side of the stopper 21 toward the machining position, and the stopper 21 is formed. On one side of the) is formed a setting member 27 for pushing the material (A) to the machining position.

In addition, the support member 22 supporting the material A discharged by the setting member 27 is formed to face the outlet 36.

The setting member 27 is located on one side of the stopper 21 and operates forward and backward at high speed, and the front end portion of the setting member 27 moves forward and backward in close contact with the stopper 21 and the material (A). Protruding from the setting bar 28 to push the settling member 22 to a predetermined length.

That is, as the setting bar 28 moves forward, the material A, which is in close contact with the stopper 21, is pushed toward the outlet 36, and the material A pushed out by the setting bar 28 is the outlet 36. (B) is set in the machining position in close contact with the support member 27 installed opposite to the side. In this state, the movable mold 65 constituting the machining means 3 operates to set the workpiece A in the machining position. The tab will be processed at the bottom.

On the other hand, the support member 27 forms a support plate 24 to extend from the end of the transfer guide 11, the finger plate 23 as a coupling bolt 25 spaced apart from the support plate 24 by a predetermined distance. ) Is coupled to the spring board 23 and the support plate 24 to form a spring 26 is formed.

Accordingly, when the material (A) supplied by the setting bar 28 is in close contact with the fingerboard 23, the shock is buffered by the elastic force of the spring 26, while the lower portion of the material (A) stops as it is, without stopping the machining position By this function, the material A can be smoothly supplied to the setting position in accordance with the operation timing of the movable mold 63 which is operated at a high speed by this function.

An end piece 30 is formed at the end of the transfer guide 11 as a means for supplying raw materials to the stopper 21 side one by one.

The intermittent piece 30 is formed to be moved forward and backward so as to supply the material A one by one to the end portion 36 of the transfer guide 11 to the outlet 36 side, and is separately formed on the upper surface of the intermittent piece 30. To form a catch ring (31).

As the means for operating the intermittent piece 30, a rocker arm 32 is formed to rotate the intermittent piece 30 forward and backward while operating at a predetermined angle about the shaft 33. The binding end 34 of which one end is caught by the catching ring 31 and the operating end 35 to which the operating bar 29 is in contact with each other, and the binding end 34 of the rocker arm 32 and the transfer guide ( One end of 11) is connected to the return spring 36 so that the rocker arm 32 has a restoring force to its original position, and an operating part for pushing the operating end 35 toward one end of the setting member 27. (29) is formed to protrude a certain length.

Accordingly, when the setting member 27 advances and pushes the material A as shown in FIG. 5, the binding stage 34 is shown while the operation bar 35 of the rocker arm 32 is pushed by the operation bar 29. The intermittent piece 30 which blocks the end of the feed guide 11 is retracted while rotating in the counterclockwise direction of the top, whereby one material A of the material loaded on the end of the feed guide 11 is retracted. Is moved to the stopper 21.

At this time, as the setting bar 28 retracts, the material A stops in close contact with the stopper 21, and the intermittent piece 30 has a return spring as the operating bar 29 pushing the operating end 35 retreats. While returning to its original position by the elastic force of 36, it moves forward as shown in FIG. 4 to block the end of the transfer guide 11.

By the continuous operation of the setting bar 28 and the operation bar 29 as described above, the raw material A can be supplied and set one by one to the machining position.

On the other hand, the material processing means (3) is made of a fixed mold (63) and a movable mold (65) as in the prior art, wherein the fixed mold (63) is installed directly below the position where the stop member (22) is formed. When (A) is set in close contact with the finger member 22 is to allow the body portion 62 of the material (A) to be located at the start of the stationary mold (63).

Accordingly, when the movable mold 65 is advanced when the material A is set in the finger member 22, the movable mold 65 is sandwiched between the movable mold 65 and the fixed mold 63. It moves while rotating in the advancing direction of) and the tab is processed at the lower end of the material (A).

The material discharging means 4 constituting the present invention is formed by forming a discharge guide 41 having a discharge transfer groove 42 at the end of the fixed mold 63 constituting the processing means (3). .

Accordingly, when the material A rotates by the movement of the movable mold 65 and reaches the end of the fixed mold 63, the body portion 62 of the material A discharges the discharge guide 41. Being inserted into the transfer groove 42, the discharge is automatically transported along the discharge guide 41 is discharged to the storage box.

The discharge guide 41 is also preferably formed to be inclined so that the material (A) can be moved by its own weight.

The tap machining apparatus of the present invention constructed and operated as described above is precisely controlled by the operation timing of the movable mold 65, the setting member 29, and the intermittent piece 30 by a separate electronic controller not shown. It is possible to process taps on about 60 to 80 materials (A) per minute by tapping at high speed.

As described above, the present invention provides a feed supply means for continuously feeding and supplying a long tie rod material to be tapped, and a setting means for supplying and setting at a machining position without shaking the lower tab processing portion of the transferred material. , By processing the tap at the lower end of the set material and the discharge means for discharging the processed material, the tab is machined on the material as the long tie rod material is set in place without shaking at the processing position This can be done automatically and at high speed, which can improve the productivity of the product, and provide the effect of providing a tapping machine of one long tie rod to expect a reduction in production cost.

Claims (5)

Material conveying supply means 1 for continuously conveying and feeding the long tie rod material A in a state where the body part is laid down downward, and a material processing means for processing a tab at the lower end of the conveyed material A; 3) and a tab processing apparatus comprising a material discharge means (4) for discharging the material (A) the tab is processed, Further comprising a material setting means (2) for supplying and setting the lower tab processing part of the material (A) conveyed by the material conveying supply means 1 to the machining position without shaking, The material setting means (2), The stopper 21 is formed to support and stop the material transferred to the end of the transfer guide 11 so that the outlet 36 is formed at one side of the stopper 21 toward the machining position, and the stopper 21 is formed. One side of the) forms a setting member 27 for pushing the material (A) to the processing position, the outlet member (22) for supporting the material (A) discharged by the setting member 27 to the outlet ( A tapping device of a long tie rod, characterized in that formed so as to face 36). The method of claim 1, wherein the setting member 27 is formed on one side of the stopper 21 to operate forward and backward, and the front end of the setting member 27 is advanced back and forth in close contact with the stopper 21 material ( A) is formed by forming a predetermined length protruding the setting bar 28 for pushing A) toward the finger member 22, The finger member 27 forms a support plate 24 extending from the end of the transfer guide 11, and the finger plate 23 as the coupling bolt 25 is spaced a predetermined distance from the support plate 24. Long tie tab processing apparatus characterized in that the coupling is configured by interposing a spring 26 between the fingerboard 23 and the support plate 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the intermittent piece (30) for supplying the material (A) to the outlet 36 side by one side of the end of the transfer guide 11 is formed, and on the upper surface of the intermittent piece (30) A separate hook ring 31 is formed and a rocker arm 32 is formed to rotate the intermittent piece 30 back and forth while rotating at a predetermined angle about the shaft 33, wherein the rocker arm 32 has one end thereof. The binding end 34 is caught by the locking ring 31 and the operating end 35 is in contact with the operating bar 29, the one end of the setting member 27, the operating end 35 Tie-rod tapping device of a long length, characterized in that a predetermined length protruding the operating portion 29 for pushing the. The method of claim 1, wherein the first solenoid 13 and the second solenoid 14 on each side of the feed guide 11 of the material feed supply means (1) are provided to have a predetermined interval, Long tie rods, characterized in that the actuating pins (13a, 14a) of each solenoid (13, 14) is indented to intersect each other so that the material (A) is supplied along the feed guide 11 one by one Tap processing equipment. The material detecting sensor 15 of claim 1, wherein a material detecting sensor 15 is installed at an end of the material feeding and supplying means 1 to detect whether a material A exists on the conveying guide 11. When the material (A) is not detected by the judged that the material is not supplied normally, and the device is configured to stop the tab of the long tie rod, characterized in that configured to stop.

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