TWI758221B - Disc leveling device and method for leveling disc - Google Patents

Abstract

A disc leveling device and a method for leveling disc are provided. The disc leveling device is suitable to press and level a disc. The disc leveling device includes a first mold, a second mold, an actuator and a heating device. The first mold has plural first passageways. The second mold is configured to correspondingly cover the first mold. The second mold has a through hole and plural second passageways, and the through hole passes through the second mold and the second passageways are not communicated with the through hole. The actuator is disposed under the first mold and the second mold, and the actuator is connected to a disc positioning member. The disc positioning member is located in the through hole of the second mold, and the actuator is configured to drive the disc positioning member. The heating device is located near the second mold, and is configured to heating the disc.

Description

Disc leveling device and disc leveling method

The present invention relates to a disc leveling technology, and more particularly, to a disc leveling technology and a disc leveling method with both heating and quenching leveling functions.

Discs have a wide range of applications, for example as brake discs. The strength and flatness of the disc are related to the quality of the disc. When the disc is not strong or flat due to processing factors, it will lead to poor installation of the disc, thereby increasing its cost and maintenance cost. , process difficulty or compatibility with other parts.

Therefore, an object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a disc leveling device and a disc leveling method, which can perform the processes of disc heating and disc in-mold quenching and leveling at the same time, so as to achieve both disc quality and process efficiency.

According to the above objective of the embodiments of the present invention, a disc leveling device is provided. The disc leveling device is suitable for pressing and leveling a disc. The disc leveling device includes a first mold, a second mold, an actuator, and a heater. The first mold has a plurality of first runners, wherein the first runners are configured to connect to the first cooling source. The second mold is configured to correspond to the first mold, wherein the second mold has through holes and a plurality of second flow channels, wherein the through holes pass through the second mold, and the second flow channels are not communicated with the through holes, wherein the second The runner is configured to connect to the second cooling source. The actuator is arranged under the first mold and the second mold, wherein the actuator is connected to the disc positioning member, wherein the disc positioning member is located in the through hole of the second mold, and the actuator is configured to be between the first mold and the second mold. When the mold is separated, drive the disc positioning member to lift. The heater is provided on one side of the first mold and the second mold, and the heater is configured to move between the first mold and the second mold to perform the heating step of the disc in a separated state.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned disc positioning member is a shaft passing through the through hole, and the top of the shaft has a protruding structure, and the protruding structure is configured for setting the position of the disc sleeve.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first flow channel includes a plurality of first circulation pipes, a first water inlet pipe and a first water outlet pipe. The first circulation pipes are arranged along one direction. The first water inlet pipes are arranged parallel to the above-mentioned directions and communicate with one end of each of the first circulation pipes. The first water outlet pipes are arranged parallel to the above-mentioned directions, and communicate with the other end of each of the first circulation pipes.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned second flow channel includes a plurality of second circulation pipes, a second water inlet pipe, a second water outlet pipe, and a plurality of guide pipes. The second circulation pipes are arranged along one direction. The second water inlet pipes are arranged parallel to the above-mentioned direction, and communicate with one end of each of the second circulation pipes. The second water outlet pipes are arranged parallel to the above-mentioned directions, and communicate with the other end of each of the second circulation pipes. The guide pipes are arranged around the through holes, and one end of each guide pipe is connected to the second water inlet pipe, and the other end is connected to the second water outlet pipe.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned heater is an induction heater, and the heater is connected to a pressure cylinder, and the pressure cylinder is configured to drive the heater to move between the first mold and the second mold.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned induction heater includes a semi-circular heating casing, the semi-circular heating casing has a heating space, and the heating space is configured to accommodate a portion of the disc. The actuator is further configured to drive the disc to rotate in the heated space.

According to the above objective of the embodiments of the present invention, a disc leveling method is provided. The disc leveling method consists of the following steps. First, the above-mentioned disc leveling device is provided. In the separated state, the disc is installed on the disc positioning member. The heating step is performed on the disc using a heater. An actuator is used to move the disc onto the second mold. The disc is pressed and leveled by using the first mold and the second mold. The first cooling fluid and the second cooling fluid are respectively supplied to the first flow channel and the second flow channel by the first cooling source and the second cooling source, so as to quench the disc.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned heater is an induction heater, and includes a semi-circular heating casing, the semi-circular heating casing has a heating space, and the heating space is configured to accommodate a portion of the disc, wherein the heating step is performed. Including the use of an actuator to drive the disc to rotate in the heated space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, before the step of using the heater to heat the disc, the step of using a pressure cylinder to drive the heater to move between the first mold and the second mold is included.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned disc positioning member is a shaft passing through the through hole, and the top of the shaft has a protruding structure, wherein installing the disc on the disc positioning member includes placing the disc on the disc positioning member. on the protruding structure.

As can be seen from the above, the disc leveling device of the present invention can mainly provide the functions of disc heating and disc leveling at the same time. The process of in-mold quenching and leveling can achieve the purpose of improving the quality and performance of the disc. On the other hand, the cooling channel design of the mold itself is matched with the cooling source to control the flow rate and flow of the cooling fluid, which can be adjusted according to different heat treatment conditions, so that the disc can control the steel structure and required hardness of the disc during quenching. Therefore, it can achieve multiple purposes such as improving quality, accelerating production capacity, simplifying manufacturing process and quality control.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, wherein FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a disc leveling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a disc leveling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the brake of the flat device driving the disc positioning member down. The disc leveling device 100 of this embodiment is suitable for quenching, pressing and leveling a disc W1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the disc leveling device 100 mainly includes a first mold 110 , a second mold 120 , an actuator 130 and a heater 140 . The first mold 110 and the second mold 120 can be driven by a driving device (eg, a cylinder) to move relative to each other and fit each other, so as to carry and clamp the disc W1 for pressing the disc W1 . The first mold 110 has a plurality of first flow channels 111 , and the second mold 120 has a plurality of second flow channels 122 . The first runner 111 and the second runner 122 are mainly used for cooling fluid to flow through, so that the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 can simultaneously perform cooling and quenching action on the disk W1 when the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 are pressed together. . The actuator 130 is disposed under the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 to drive the disc W1 to lift and rotate. The heater 140 can be driven by a pressure cylinder (not shown) to move to the side of the disc W1 to heat the disc W1. When the disc W1 is heated to a preset temperature, it returns to the initial position to facilitate the first mold 110 Merging with the second mold 120 is performed.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the first mold 110 has a plurality of first flow channels 111 , wherein the first flow channels 111 are configured to be connected to a first cooling source (eg, a cooling fluid supplier). The second mold 120 is configured to fit with the first mold 110 correspondingly. The second mold 120 has through holes 121 and a plurality of second flow channels 122 , wherein the through holes 121 penetrate from the top surface of the second mold 120 to the bottom surface of the second mold 120 , and the second flow channels 122 are not connected with the through holes 121 . Connected. The second flow channel 122 is configured to connect to a second cooling source (eg, a cooling fluid supplier). The actuator 130 is disposed under the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 , wherein the actuator 130 is connected to the disc positioning member 131 , and the disc positioning member 131 is located in the through hole 121 of the second mold 120 . The actuator 130 It is configured to drive the disc positioning member 131 to lift and rotate when the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 are separated (not merged). In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , the disc positioning member 131 is a shaft passing through the through hole 121 of the second mold 120 , and the top of the shaft has a protruding structure 131 a , and the protruding structure 131 a is configured to Set bit for disc W1 set. That is to say, the design of the protruding structure 131a on the top of the disc positioning member 131 is for the inner ring edge of the disc W1 to be sleeved on the protruding structure 131a, so as to achieve the purpose of limiting the disc W1. In this way, the disc positioning member 131 can be driven by the actuator 130 to drive the disc W1 to lift and rotate.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the heater 140 is disposed on one side of the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 . The heater 140 is configured to move between the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 in a state of being separated from the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 to heat the disc W1 . In one embodiment, the heater 140 can be connected to a pressure cylinder (not shown), such as a pneumatic cylinder or an oil pressure cylinder. The pressure cylinder is configured to drive the heater 140 to move between the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 . As shown in FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the heater 140 is an induction heater, which includes a semi-circular heating casing 141 , the semi-circular heating casing 141 has a heating space 141 a, and the heating space 141 a is configured to accommodate a disc part of W1. Specifically, the size of the semi-circular heating casing 141 corresponds to the size of the disc W1, and the semi-circular heating casing 141 can cover a part of the disc W1, so when the actuator 130 drives the disc W1 to rotate , so that each part of the disc W1 can be uniformly heated through the heating space 141 a of the semi-circular heating casing 141 . Specifically, when the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 are separated and the heater 140 has not moved between the first mold 110 and the second mold, the actuator 130 can first drive the disc positioning member 131 It protrudes above the second mold 120 for the disc W1 to be mounted thereon. After the disc W1 is positioned on the disc positioning member 131, the pressure cylinder is controlled to drive the heater 140 to move to the first mold 110 and the second mold. and the part of the semi-circular heating casing 141 covering the disc W1 starts to perform the heating action, and when the actuator 130 drives the disc positioning member 131 to rotate, the entire disc W1 can be heated evenly . After the disc W1 is heated to above 900°C, the pressure cylinder can control the heater 140 to return to the side of the first die 110 and the second die, so that the actuator 130 can drive the disc W1 to descend, so that the first die The mold 110 and the second mold 120 can further perform a pressing and leveling action on the heated disc W1.

While the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 perform a pressing and leveling action on the heated disc W1 , the cooling fluid can flow through the first flow channel 111 of the first mold 110 and the second flow channel of the second mold 120 , respectively. 122 is circulated inside, so that the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 simultaneously perform the quenching step on the disc W1. In one embodiment, the first flow channel 111 of the first mold 110 and the second flow channel 122 of the second mold 120 are independent cooling circulation flow channels. Please also refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first mold according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3 , the first flow channel 111 includes a plurality of first circulation pipes 111a, a first water inlet pipe 111b and a first water outlet pipe 111c. In one embodiment, the first circulation pipe 111 a , the first water inlet pipe 111 b and the first water outlet pipe 111 c are disposed inside the first mold 110 . The first circulation pipes 111a are arranged along the direction D1, the first inlet pipes 111b and the first outlet pipes 111c are arranged parallel to the direction D1, and the first inlet pipes 111b communicate with one end of each first circulation pipe 111a. The first water outlet pipe 111c communicates with the other end of each of the first circulation pipes 111a. Thereby, the cooling fluid can enter the first mold 110 from the first water inlet pipe 111b, flow through each of the first circulation pipes 111a, and then flow out from the first water outlet pipe 111c to achieve the purpose of cooling cycle. In the design of the runners of the first mold 110 , a plurality of transverse runners (ie, the first circulation pipes 111 a ) running through the interior of the first mold 110 can be arranged on one side of the first mold 110 to the other side, and arranged After the two longitudinal flow channels (that is, the first water inlet pipe 111b and the first water outlet pipe 111c) are connected to the lateral flow channels, blind bolts are used to close the openings of the first circulation pipe 111a on the side of the first mold 110, so that the first circulation pipe 111a is closed. A circulation pipe 111a, a first water inlet pipe 111b and a first water outlet pipe 111c together form a circulation pipe.

Please also refer to FIGS. 4 and 5 , FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device of a second mold according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a first mold and a second mold according to an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic diagram of the structure of the mold. As shown in FIG. 4 , the second flow channel 122 includes a plurality of second circulation pipes 122a, a second water inlet pipe 122b, a second water outlet pipe 122c, and a plurality of guide pipes 122d. The second circulation pipes 122a are arranged along the direction D2. The second water inlet pipe 122b and the second water outlet pipe 122c are disposed parallel to the direction D2, and the second water inlet pipe 122b is connected to one end of each second circulation pipe 122a, and the second water outlet pipe 122c is connected to the other end of each second circulation pipe 122a . The guide pipes 122d are arranged around the through hole 121, and each guide pipe 122d communicates with a portion of the second circulation pipe 122a. In one example, one end of the guide pipe 122d is connected to the second water inlet pipe 122b, and the other end is connected to the second water outlet pipe 122c.

Please refer to FIGS. 4 to 7 at the same time, wherein FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 5 , and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 5 . As shown in FIG. 4 , the guide tube 122d is mainly composed of a V-shaped flow channel and several vertical flow channels. The V-like flow channel and the second circulation pipe 122a, the second water inlet pipe 122b, and the second water outlet pipe 122c are arranged at different levels, and the vertical flow channel communicates with the second circulation pipe 122a and the V-like flow channel. Therefore, the cooling fluid provided by the second cooling source can enter the second mold 120 from the second water inlet pipe 122b, flow through the second circulation pipe 122a and the guide pipe 122d, and then flow out from the second water outlet pipe 122c.

In terms of the flow channel design of the second mold 120, a plurality of transverse flow channels (that is, the second circulation pipe 122a) running through the mold body can be arranged on one side of the second mold 120 to the other side, and two longitudinal flow channels can be arranged. After the flow channel (that is, the second water inlet pipe 122b and the second water outlet pipe 122c) is connected to the lateral flow channel, the opening of the second circulation pipe 122 on the side of the second mold 120 is closed with blind bolts, so that the second circulation pipe 122 is closed. The pipe 122a, the second water inlet pipe 122b and the second water outlet pipe 122c together form a circulation pipe. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6 , the second circulation pipes 122 a near the two opposite sides of the through hole 121 of the second mold 120 penetrate into the second mold 120 from the side of the second mold 120 and are not connected to the through hole 121. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 , the V-shaped runner of the guide tube 122d is formed by penetrating the second mold 120 obliquely from the other two sides of the second mold 120, and its opening can also be closed by a blind bolt. . As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the upright flow channel of the guide tube 122d penetrates into the second mold 120 from the bottom of the second mold 120 and communicates with the second mold 120 on the opposite side of the through hole 121 of the second mold 120 . The circulation pipe 122a and the V-shaped flow channel are closed by blind bolts. With this design, the second circulation pipe 122a, the second water inlet pipe 122b, the guide pipe 122d and the second water outlet pipe 122c can jointly form a circulation pipe. Specifically, part of the cooling fluid flows directly from the second water inlet pipe 122b into the second circulation pipe 122a, and flows out from the second water outlet pipe 122c; while the other part of the cooling fluid, as shown in FIG. 4, flows from the second water inlet pipe 122b. The second water inlet pipe 122b flows into the second circulation pipe 122a communicated with the guide pipe 122d, and flows upward from the vertical flow channel of the guide pipe 122d into the V-like flow channel, and then enters the vertical flow near the second water outlet pipe 122c It flows down to the second circulation pipe 122a close to the second water outlet pipe 122c, and then flows out from the second water outlet pipe 122c. Therefore, by designing and configuring the flow channels of the first flow channel 111 of the first mold 110 and the second flow channel 122 of the second mold 120 , the flow rates of the cooling fluid provided by the first cooling source and the second cooling source are controlled respectively. And the flow method can ensure that the disc W can be cooled evenly and improve the effect of in-mold quenching.

Please also refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 at the same time, wherein FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for leveling a disc according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention further provides a disc leveling method 200, which includes the following steps. First, step 210 is performed to provide the disc leveling device 100 as shown in FIG. 1 . Next, go to step 220 , install the disc W1 on the protruding structure 131 a of the disc positioning member 131 . Then, proceed to step 230 , using the cylinder to drive the heater 140 to move between the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 , so as to heat the disc W1 . In the heating step, the disc positioning member 131 can be driven to rotate through the actuator 130, so that each part of the disc W1 can rotate through the heating space 141a of the semi-circular heating casing 141 and can be heated uniformly. After step 230 , proceed to step 240 , the pressure cylinder is used to drive the heater 140 to return to its initial position, and the actuator 130 can simultaneously control the return of the disc positioning member 131 to move the disc W1 onto the second mold 120 . Then, go to step 250 , using the first mold 110 and the second mold 120 to perform a step of pressing and leveling the disc W1 . In step 250, step 260 may be performed simultaneously to provide the first cooling fluid and the second cooling fluid to the first flow channel 111 of the first mold 110 and the second flow channel 122 of the second mold 120, respectively, to cool the disc W1 Quenched.

It can be seen from the above embodiments of the present invention that the disc leveling device of the present invention can mainly provide the functions of disc heating and disc leveling at the same time. To carry out the process of quenching and leveling in the disc mold to achieve the purpose of improving the quality and performance of the disc. On the other hand, the cooling channel design of the mold itself is matched with the cooling source to control the flow rate and flow of the cooling fluid, which can be adjusted according to different heat treatment conditions, so that the disc can control the steel structure and required hardness of the disc during quenching. Therefore, it can achieve multiple purposes such as improving quality, accelerating production capacity, simplifying manufacturing process and quality control.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above with examples, they are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field, without departing from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present invention, should Slight changes and modifications can be made, so the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Disc leveling device 110: The first mold 111: First runner 111a: first circulation pipe 111b: The first water inlet pipe 111c: The first outlet pipe 120: Second mold 121: Through hole 122: Second runner 122a: Second circulation pipe 122b: Second water inlet pipe 122c: Second outlet pipe 122d: Draft tube 130: Actuator 131: Disc positioning piece 131a: Protruding structure 140: Heater 141: Half ring heating shell 141a: Heating space 200: Disc leveling method 210: Steps 220: Steps 230: Steps 240: Steps 250: Steps 260: Steps D1: Direction D2: Direction W1: Disc

For a more complete understanding of embodiments and their advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a disc leveling device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the descending of the brake-driven disc positioning member of a disc leveling device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first mold according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a device of a second mold according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first mold and a second mold according to an embodiment of the present invention; 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 5; and FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a method for leveling a disc according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: Disc leveling device

110: The first mold

111: First runner

111a: first circulation pipe

111b: The first water inlet pipe

111c: The first outlet pipe

120: Second mold

121: Through hole

122: Second runner

130: Actuator

131: Disc positioning piece

131a: Protruding structure

140: Heater

141: Half ring heating shell

141a: Heating space

W1: Disc

Claims (10)

A disc leveling device, suitable for pressing and leveling a disc, the disc leveling device comprising: a first mold having a plurality of first flow channels, wherein the first flow channels are configured to be connected to a first cooling source; A second mold, configured to fit with the first mold, wherein the second mold has a through hole and a plurality of second flow channels, wherein the through hole penetrates the second mold, and the second flow channels are not connected to the second mold The through holes are communicated, wherein the second flow channels are configured to be connected to a second cooling source; an actuator, arranged under the first mold and the second mold, wherein the actuator is connected with a disc positioning piece, wherein the disc positioning piece is located in the through hole of the second mold, the actuator is configured to drive the disc positioning member to move up and down when the first mold is separated from one of the second molds; and a heater disposed on one side of the first mold and the second mold, the heater is configured to move the disc between the first mold and the second mold to heat the disc in the separated state step. The disc leveling device according to claim 1, wherein the disc positioning member is a shaft passing through the through hole, and the top of the shaft has a protruding structure, and the protruding structure is configured for the Disc sleeve setting bit. The disc leveling device of claim 1, wherein the first flow passages comprise: A plurality of first circulation pipes are arranged along one direction; a first water inlet pipe, disposed parallel to the direction, and communicated with one end of each of the first circulation pipes; and A first water outlet pipe is arranged parallel to the direction and communicates with the other end of each of the first circulation pipes. The disc leveling device of claim 1, wherein the second flow channels comprise: A plurality of second circulation pipes are arranged along one direction; a second water inlet pipe, arranged parallel to the direction, and communicated with one end of each of the second circulation pipes; a second water outlet pipe, disposed parallel to the direction, and communicated with the other end of each of the second circulation pipes; and A plurality of guide pipes are arranged around the through hole, and one end of each of the guide pipes is connected to the second water inlet pipe, and the other end is connected to the second water outlet pipe. The disc leveling device of claim 1, wherein the heater is an induction heater, and the heater is connected to a pressure cylinder, the pressure cylinder is configured to drive the heater to move to the first mold and the first mold between the two molds. The disc leveling device as claimed in claim 5, wherein The induction heater includes a half-ring heating housing having a heating space configured to accommodate a portion of the disc; and The actuator is further configured to drive the disc to rotate in the heated space. A disc leveling method, comprising: Provide a disc leveling device as claimed in claim 1; In the separated state, install the disc on the disc positioning member; Use the heater to perform a heating step on the disc; using the actuator to move the disc onto the second mold; Using the first mold and the second mold to perform a pressing and leveling step on the disc; and The first cooling source and the second cooling source are used to provide a first cooling fluid and a second cooling fluid to the first flow channels and the second flow channels, respectively, so as to perform a quenching process on the disc. The disc leveling method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the heater is an induction heater and includes a half-ring heating casing, the half-ring heating casing has a heating space, and the heating space is configured to accommodate A portion of the disc, wherein performing the heating step includes utilizing the actuator to drive the disc to rotate in the heating space. The disc leveling method as claimed in claim 7, wherein before using the heater to perform the heating step on the disc, comprising using a cylinder to drive the heater to move between the first mold and the second mold . The disc leveling method according to claim 7, wherein the disc positioning member is a shaft passing through the through hole, and the top of the shaft has a protruding structure, wherein the disc is installed on the disc The disc positioning member includes that the disc is sleeved on the protruding structure.

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