KR101253744B1 - Automatic multipurpose sample preparing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic multipurpose sample preparing device is provided to consecutively perform a machining process and a hard-polishing process, thereby reducing working time and costs required for treating a sample surface. CONSTITUTION: An automatic multipurpose sample preparing device comprises a working stage(110), a machining unit(130), a washing member(120), a hard-polishing unit(150), and a guide unit(170). The working stage includes first, second, and third working sections which are successively arranged. The machining unit is arrange in the first working section and cuts a sample surface. The washing member is arranged in the second working section and washes a sample has passed through the machining unit. The hard-polishing unit is arranged in the third working section and enhances surface brightness of a face cut by the machining unit. The guide unit guides the sample to the first, second, and the third working sections.

Description

Multipurpose Automatic Multi Specimen Preparation Device {AUTOMATIC MULTIPURPOSE SAMPLE PREPARING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device, and more particularly to a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device that can reduce the working time and cost according to the surface treatment of the specimen.

In general, metallography refers to the entire process of collecting the microstructure of a material through sectioning, mounting, grinding, polishing, and etching of the material.

In order to observe the characteristics of the metal, the specimen should be prepared, and the surface of the specimen to be processed is processed to be a perfect plane without rough scratches and then observed under a microscope.

On the other hand, the conventional method of processing the surface of the specimen, a method of grinding the surface using a sandpaper having a step roughly dense surface roughness, and then polishing the polished surface using a polishing cloth (gloss work) It is used.

By the way, the method using the sandpaper described above requires a long working time, there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain the desired surface roughness unless a skilled worker.

According to the present invention, the cutting process and the hard polishing process can be automatically and continuously performed, thereby reducing the working time and cost according to the surface treatment as well as improving productivity, and installing in a narrow work space. It is possible to provide a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device available.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above.

Multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the specimen preparation device for processing the surface of the specimen, the specimen preparation device, the first working section, the second working section are arranged sequentially A work stage having a third work section; A cutting portion disposed in the first working section and cutting the surface of the specimen; Washing means disposed in the second working section and washing the specimen through the cutting part; A hard polishing portion disposed in the third working section and increasing surface roughness of the surface cut by the cutting portion; And a guide part on which the specimen to be surface treated is mounted and which guides the specimen to the first work section, the second work section, and the third work section. The guide part includes a pair of guide bars. Guide means having a horizontal screw shaft disposed between the guide bars and a moving jig guided by the guide bar and the horizontal screw shaft; A vertical screw shaft rotatably mounted to the movable jig, a servo motor mounted to the movable jig and providing a driving force to the vertical screw shaft, and a lower screw fitted to the vertical screw shaft and facing the upper portion of the work stage. Specimen holding means having a specimen holder; And a third driving motor for moving the moving jig in which the specimen holding means is mounted.

Specifically, the cleaning means, the washing water injection nozzle for cleaning the surface of the specimen passed through the cutting; And an air spray nozzle for drying the surface of the specimen washed by the washing water spray nozzle.

Specifically, the first work section and the third work section are provided to settle from the upper side to the lower side of the work stage, and the central portion of the first work section and the third work section is a flat first support surface which is raised to the top side, and 2 is provided, the first working section, and the third working section is formed with a first discharge hole and a second discharge hole for discharging the cutting chip, the washing water and the sprayed liquid to the outside of the working stage, The first discharge hole and the second discharge hole may be connected to the discharge pipe.

The cutting part may include: a cutting disc rotatably disposed on an upper portion of the first support surface; And a first drive motor providing a driving force to the cutting disc, wherein a cutter body having a cutting tip is coupled to an upper surface of the cutting disk, and a first extending vertically inwardly of the work stage on the lower surface of the cutting disk. The drive shaft is provided integrally, and the first drive shaft is connected by the first drive motor and the first pulley belt, and the first drive motor and the first drive shaft may be equipped with a pulley to which the first pulley belt is connected.

The hard polishing part may include: a polishing disk rotatably disposed on an upper portion of the second support surface; And a second driving motor for providing a driving force to the polishing disk, wherein a polishing tool having an abrasive cloth attached thereto is coupled to an upper surface of the polishing disk, and a second vertically extending inwardly of the working stage on the lower surface of the polishing disk. The drive shaft is integrally provided, and the second drive shaft is connected by the second drive motor and the second pulley belt, and the pulley to which the second pulley belt is connected to the second drive motor and the second drive shaft may be mounted.

Specifically, the guide bar and the horizontal screw shaft are spaced apart at the top of the work stage and extend horizontally from the first work section to the third work section, the guide bar is both ends of the frame extending from both sides of the upper surface of the work stage. It is fixedly mounted and both ends of the horizontal screw shaft can be rotatably mounted to the frame.

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More specifically, the third drive motor is fixedly disposed on the frame adjacent one end of the horizontal screw shaft, one end of the third drive motor and the horizontal screw shaft is connected by a third pulley belt, the third drive motor, and the horizontal screw The shaft may be equipped with a pulley to which the third pulley belt is connected.

In addition, the upper part of the work stage may be covered with a transparent cover defining a cutting part, a hard polishing part, and a guide part inside.

As described above, the multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device according to the present invention includes a work stage, a cutting portion for cutting the surface of the specimen, a hard polishing portion arranged in parallel with the cutting portion, and increasing the surface roughness of the cut surface. The specimen to be surface-treated is mounted, and by including a guide for guiding the mounted specimen to the cutting portion and the hard polishing portion, the cutting process and the hard polishing process can be continuously performed, and thus the working time according to the surface treatment of the specimen. And the cost can be reduced, there is an advantage that can be expected to improve productivity.

In addition, the multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device according to the present invention has the advantage that can be installed in a narrow work space because the cutting processing portion, the hard polishing portion, and the guide portion is arranged in one work stage.

1 is a front view schematically showing a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device according to the present invention,
2 is a plan view of the multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device shown in Figure 1, and
3 is a side view of the multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols whenever possible. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 to 3 is a view showing a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device 100 according to the present invention, the multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device 100 is disposed on the work stage 110 and the work stage 110 , The cutting processing unit 130 for cutting the surface of the specimen (S), and the hard polishing portion 150 disposed on the work stage 110 in parallel with the cutting processing unit 130, to increase the surface roughness of the cut surface, and the surface Specimen (S) to be processed is mounted, and comprises a guide unit 170 for guiding the mounted specimen (S) to the cutting processing unit 130 and the hard polishing unit 150.

First, the work stage 110 has a hollow housing shape and is mounted on the ground by the legs 112 provided below. The work stage 110 is provided with a first work section 114, a second work section 9916, and a third work section 9918. The first work section 114, the second work section 116, and the third work section 118 are sequentially provided from one side to the other side of the work stage 110 to the other side on the upper one side. Here, the cutting processing unit 130 is disposed in the first working section 114, and the hard polishing unit 150 is disposed in the third working section 118. In addition, the second working section 116 is provided with washing means 120 for washing the specimen S that has passed through the cutting processing unit 130.

The washing means 120 includes a washing water spray nozzle 122 disposed adjacent to the first working section 114 and an air spray nozzle 124 disposed adjacent to the third working section 118. The washing water spray nozzle 122 sprays the washing water supplied from the outside to the surface of the specimen S in order to remove the cutting chips remaining on the surface of the specimen S passing through the cutting part 130, and the air spray nozzle ( 124 sprays the air supplied from the outside to the surface of the specimen (S) to remove the wash water remaining on the surface of the specimen (S).

Meanwhile, the first work section 114 and the third work section 118 are provided to settle down from the upper side to the lower side of the work stage 110, as shown, the first work section 114 and the third work section The central portion of 118 is provided with a flat first backing surface 126 and a second backing surface 128 that are raised upwards.

The cutting stage 130, the hard polishing unit 150, and the guide unit 170 are disposed on the work stage 110 formed as described above.

The cutting part 130 includes a cutting disc 132 and a first driving motor 140 that provides a driving force to the cutting disc 132.

The cutting disk 132 has a horizontal disk shape and is rotatably disposed on an upper portion of the first support surface 126 formed in the first working section 114. The cutter body 134 is screwed onto the top surface of the cutting disk 132, and the cutter body 134 is provided with one or more cutting tips 136 for cutting the surface of the specimen S. On the lower surface of the cutting disk 132, a first drive shaft 138 extending vertically inwardly of the work stage 110 is integrally provided. The first driving shaft 138 is connected by the first driving motor 140 and the first pulley belt 142 disposed adjacent to transfer the driving force to the cutting disk 132. To this end, pulleys P1 and P2 to which the first pulley belt 142 is connected are mounted on the first drive motor 140 and the first drive shaft 138.

Preferably, the cutting tip 136 will be appreciated by anyone that various cutting tips 136 can be used interchangeably according to the type or hardness of the specimen (S). More preferably, it will be appreciated by anyone that cutting oil may be supplied to cool the heat generated during the cutting process although not shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

The hard polishing unit 150 includes the polishing disk 152 and the second driving motor 160 to provide a driving force to the polishing disk 152, similarly to the cutting processing unit 130.

The abrasive disc 152 has a horizontal disk shape and is rotatably disposed on the second support surface 128 formed in the third working section 118. On the top surface of the abrasive disc 152, an abrasive tool 154 having an abrasive cloth 156 attached thereto is screwed. And on the lower surface of the polishing disk 152, a second drive shaft 158 extending vertically inwardly of the work stage 110 is provided integrally. The second drive shaft 158 is connected by the second driving motor 160 and the second pulley belt 162 disposed adjacent to transfer the driving force to the polishing disk 152. To this end, pulleys P3 and P4 to which the second pulley belt 162 is connected are mounted on the second drive motor 160 and the second drive shaft 158. A polishing liquid spray nozzle 164 for spraying a conventional diamond polishing liquid is disposed adjacent to the polishing tool 154 with the polishing cloth 156 attached thereto.

Meanwhile, the first working section 114 and the third working section 118 have a first discharge hole 144 for discharging the sprayed polishing liquid, the cutting chip, and the washing water to the outside of the working stage 110, and the second working section 118. The discharge hole 166 is formed. The first discharge hole 144 and the second discharge hole 166 is connected to the discharge pipe 168 extending from the outside of the work stage 110.

As anyone can see, the connection of the first drive motor 140 and the first drive shaft 138, and the connection of the second drive motor 160 and the second drive shaft 158 is a chain (not shown), and chain sprocket (Not shown).

On the other hand, the guide portion 170 is a guide holding means 172, a specimen holding means 184 is mounted to the guide means 172 to be slidably and the specimen (S) to treat the surface, and the specimen holding means 184 ) Includes a third driving motor 196 for moving the mounted jig 178.

The guide means 172 is guided along the guide bar 174 by a pair of guide bar 174, a horizontal screw shaft 176 disposed between the guide bar 174, and a horizontal screw shaft 176. The moving jig 178 is included.

The guide bar 174 and the horizontal screw shaft 176 are spaced apart from the top of the work stage 110 and extend horizontally from the first work section 114 to the third work section 118. Both ends of the guide bar 174 are fixedly mounted to the frame F extending from both sides of the upper surface of the work stage 110, and both ends of the horizontal screw shaft 176 are rotatably mounted to the frame F. Meanwhile, the moving jig 178 is disposed adjacent to the lower portion of the guide bar 174 and the horizontal screw shaft 176. The first guide block 180 and the second guide block 182 fitted to the horizontal screw shaft 176 are mounted on the upper surface of the moving jig 178 to be slidably fitted to the guide bar 174. On the inner circumferential surface of the second guide block 182, a female screw is formed to engage the male screw of the horizontal screw shaft 176. That is, the moving jig 178 is moved by the rotating horizontal screw shaft 176. The specimen jig holding means 184 is mounted on the movable jig 178.

The specimen holding means 184 includes a vertical screw shaft 186 rotatably mounted to the moving jig 178 and a servomotor 188 mounted to the moving jig 178 and providing a driving force to the vertical screw shaft 186. And a specimen holder 190 fitted to the vertical screw shaft 186 and facing the top of the work stage 110.

The specimen holder 190 is moved up and down by a vertical screw shaft 186 rotating by the servomotor 188. To this end, the specimen holder 190 fitted to the vertical screw shaft 186 is formed with a female screw that engages the male screw of the vertical screw shaft 186. In addition, a specimen mount 194 having a specimen S attached thereto is inserted into a lower portion of the specimen holder 190. For this purpose, a receiving groove 192 is formed at the lower portion of the specimen holder 190. One or more specimen mounts 194 fitted in the accommodation grooves 192 are fastened on the outer circumferential surface of the specimen holder 190 by a fixing screw B. Meanwhile, the cutting depth and the grinding depth of the specimen mount 194 and the specimen S mounted on the specimen holder 190 are rotated by the servomotor 188 and the servomotor 188. The vertical screw shaft 186 and the servomotor 188 are connected by a fourth pulley belt 189, and the vertical screw shaft 186 and the servomotor 188 have a fourth pulley belt 189. Is mounted to the pulleys P7 and P8.

Preferably, the connection of the servomotor 188 and the vertical screw shaft 186 may be connected by a chain (not shown), and a chain sprocket (not shown).

Meanwhile, the third driving motor 196 is fixedly disposed on the frame F adjacent to one end of the horizontal screw shaft 176. One end of the third driving motor 196 and the horizontal screw shaft 176 disposed as described above is connected by the third pulley belt 198. To this end, the third driving motor 196 and the horizontal screw shaft 176 are equipped with pulleys P5 and P6 to which the third pulley belt 198 is connected.

Preferably, the third drive motor 196 and the horizontal screw shaft 176 may be connected by a chain (not shown) and a chain sprocket (not shown).

On the other hand, the above-described cutting processing unit 130, the hard polishing unit 150, the guide unit 170, and the cleaning means 120 of the working stage 110 is shown in the frame (F) as shown in Figs. It is electrically connected to the control unit (C) disposed in the is operated by the signal of the control unit (C).

In addition, a cover 102 defining the cutting processing unit 130, the hard polishing unit 150, and the guide unit 170 therein is covered on the upper portion of the work stage 110, and the cover 102 can check the working state. On one side and the other side of the cover 102, which is provided transparently, an inlet (not shown) into which the specimen S to treat the surface is introduced and an outlet (not shown) to discharge the specimen S having finished the surface treatment are provided. Can be formed.

Hereinafter, the operating state of the multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device 100 formed as described above will be briefly described.

First, after attaching the specimen (S) to the surface to the specimen mount 194, the specimen mount 194 is inserted into the receiving groove 192 of the specimen holder 190 and fixed using a fixing screw (B). . As anyone can see, the specimen S and the specimen mount 194 are attached by conventional methods. When the specimen S to treat the surface is fixed to the specimen holder 190, the control unit C operates the servomotor 188 to lower the specimen holder 190 to which the specimen S is fixed by the cutting depth. .

As described above, when the specimen holder 190 is lowered to the cutting depth, the control unit C moves the moving jig 178 by operating the guide unit 170 for the specimen S surface processing. That is, the guide unit 170 sequentially moves the moving jig 178 to the first work section 114, the second work section 116, and the third work section 118 to treat the specimen S surface. .

First, the specimen S and the specimen mount 194 passing through the first working section 114 by the moving jig 178 are cut by the cutting tip 136 to the surface by the cutting depth. The specimen S whose surface is cut by the first working section 114 passes through the second working section 116 by the moving jig 178. At this time, the specimen (S) is washed by the washing water sprayed from the washing water injection nozzle 122, the surface of the specimen (S) sprayed washing water is dried again by the air sprayed from the air spray nozzle (124). That is, the washing water sprayed from the washing water spray nozzle 122 removes the cutting chip on the surface of the specimen S, and the air sprayed from the air spraying nozzle 124 removes the washing water.

Meanwhile, the specimen S whose surface is cleaned in the second working section 116 is moved to the third working section 118 by the moving jig 178. When the moving jig 176 is guided toward the third working section 118, the servomotor 188 may include the vertical screw shaft 186 such that the surface of the specimen S and the specimen mount 194 contacts the polishing cloth 156. To work. When the surfaces of the specimen S and the specimen mount 194 come into contact with the rotating polishing cloth 156 as described above, the surface of the specimen S is polished by the rotating polishing cloth 156. When the polishing of the surface of the specimen S is completed, the servo motor 188 is operated to raise the specimen S, and then the specimen mount 194 to which the specimen S is attached is detached from the specimen holder 190.

Multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device 100 of the present invention formed as described above, the cutting stage 130 for cutting the surface of the specimen (S) on the work stage 110, and the hard polishing portion to increase the surface roughness of the cut surface ( 150), and a guide portion 170 for guiding the specimen S to be surface treated to the cutting portion 130 and the hard polishing portion 150, thereby performing the cutting process and the hard polishing process continuously. As a result, it is possible to reduce the working time and cost according to the surface treatment of the specimen (S), which can be expected to improve productivity as well as to be installed in a narrow work space.

The multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device 100 as described above is not limited to the configuration and operation of the embodiments described above. The above embodiments may be configured such that various modifications may be made by selectively combining all or part of the embodiments.

100: multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device 110: work stage
114: first working section 116: second working section
118: third working section 120: cleaning means
122: washing water spray nozzle 124: air spray nozzle
130: cutting part 132: cutting disc
134: cutter body 136: cutting tip
140: the first driving motor 150: a hard polishing part
152: polishing disk 154: polishing tool
156: polishing cloth 160: second drive motor
170: guide portion 172: guide means
174 guide bar 176 horizontal screw shaft
178: moving jig 184: specimen holding means
186 vertical screw axis 190 specimen holder
194 Specimen Mount 196 Third Drive Motor

Claims (11)

In the specimen preparation device for treating the surface of the specimen,
The specimen preparation device,
A work stage having a first work section, a second work section, and a third work section arranged sequentially;
A cutting portion disposed in the first working section and cutting the surface of the specimen;
Washing means disposed in the second working section and washing the specimen through the cutting part;
A hard polishing portion disposed in the third working section and increasing surface roughness of the surface cut by the cutting portion; And
And a guide part mounted with the specimen to be surface treated, and guiding the specimen to the first work section, the second work section, and the third work section.
The guide unit,
Guide means having a pair of guide bars, a horizontal screw shaft disposed between the guide bars, and a moving jig guided by the guide bar and the horizontal screw shaft;
A vertical screw shaft rotatably mounted to the movable jig, a servo motor mounted to the movable jig and providing a driving force to the vertical screw shaft, and a lower screw fitted to the vertical screw shaft and facing the upper portion of the work stage. Specimen holding means having a specimen holder; And
Multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device including a third drive motor for moving the moving jig is mounted the specimen holding means.
The method according to claim 1,
The washing means,
Washing water spray nozzle for cleaning the surface of the specimen passed through the cutting process; And
Multi-purpose automatic sample preparation device comprising a; air spray nozzle for drying the surface of the specimen washed by the washing water spray nozzle.
The method according to claim 1,
The first work section and the third work section are provided to settle from the upper side to the lower side of the work stage, the central portion of the first work section and the third work section is a flat first support surface which is raised to the upper side, And a second support surface,
The first working section and the third working section include a cutting chip, a first discharge hole for discharging the washing water sprayed from the cleaning means of the second working section, and the sprayed liquid to the outside of the working stage. 2, the discharge hole is formed, the first discharge hole and the second discharge hole is a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device connected to the discharge pipe.
The method according to claim 3,
The cutting processing unit,
A cutting disk rotatably disposed on an upper portion of the first support surface; And
And a first driving motor for providing a driving force to the cutting disc.
The cutter body having a cutting tip is coupled to the upper surface of the cutting disk,
On the lower surface of the cutting disk is provided integrally a first drive shaft extending vertically inwardly of the working stage,
The first drive shaft is connected to the first drive motor and the first pulley belt, the first drive motor, and the first drive shaft is a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device equipped with a pulley connected to the first pulley belt. .
The method according to claim 3,
The race part,
An abrasive disk rotatably disposed on an upper portion of the second support surface; And
And a second driving motor for providing a driving force to the polishing disk.
An abrasive tool having an abrasive cloth attached thereto is attached to an upper surface of the abrasive disc,
On the lower surface of the abrasive disk is provided with a second drive shaft which extends vertically inwardly of the working stage,
The second drive shaft is connected to the second drive motor and the second pulley belt, the second drive motor, and the second drive shaft is a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device equipped with a pulley to which the second pulley belt is connected. .
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The guide bar and the horizontal screw shaft are spaced apart from the top of the work stage and extends horizontally from the first work section to the third work section,
The guide bar is fixed on both ends of the frame extending from both sides of the upper surface of the work stage, both ends of the horizontal screw shaft is a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device is rotatably mounted to the frame.
The method according to claim 1,
The moving jig,
Adjacent to the guide bar and the lower portion of the horizontal screw shaft,
A first guide block and a second guide block fitted to the horizontal screw shaft are mounted on an upper surface of the movable jig so as to be slidably fitted to the guide bar, and on the inner circumferential surface of the second guide block, Versatile automatic multi-sample preparation device with female threads to engage male threads.
The method according to claim 1,
The specimen holder is formed with an internal thread engaged with the male screw of the vertical screw shaft, and a lower portion of the specimen holder is formed with a receiving groove into which the specimen mount with the specimen is fitted, and the specimen mount is fastened on the outer circumferential surface of the specimen holder. Fixed to the set screw,
And the vertical screw shaft and the servomotor are connected by a fourth pulley belt, and the vertical screw shaft and the servomotor are equipped with a pulley to which the fourth pulley belt is connected.
The method of claim 7,
The third drive motor is fixedly disposed on the frame adjacent to one end of the horizontal screw shaft, one end of the third drive motor and the horizontal screw shaft is connected by a third pulley belt, and the third drive motor, and The horizontal screw shaft is a multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device equipped with a pulley to which the third pulley belt is connected.
The method according to claim 1,
The multi-purpose automatic multi-sample preparation device is covered with a transparent cover that defines the cutting processing portion, the hard polishing portion, the guide portion inside the work stage.

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