CN203283429U - Mechanical feeding device of pipe packing machine - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to a mechanical feeding device of a pipe packing machine. The mechanical feeding device of the pipe packing machine is suitable for the feeding and bundling packing of square pipes, rectangular pipes, circular pipes and other steel pipes. The mechanical feeding device of the pipe packing machine is characterized in that the mechanical feeding device is arranged on a foundation base corresponding to the position of the pipe packing machine, the mechanical feeding device is composed of an electric belt type conveyor, a material storing rack, a fixed material basket, an approach sensing switch, a counting sensor and a material pile feeding mechanism, the tail end of the electric belt type conveyor is hinged to the material storing rack driven by a first hydraulic oil cylinder to vertically move, the approach sensing switch and the counting sensor are arranged outside the material storing rack, and the material pile feeding mechanism is composed of a rack, an electric transverse movement component, an electric longitudinal movement component, material piles, a shaft stop and a second hydraulic oil cylinder. The mechanical feeding device of the pipe packing machine is reasonable in design and compact in structure, can achieve the mechanical bundling packing of fed materials, is small in occupied area, and has the advantages of being stable in operation and high in production efficiency, saving energy, being low in manufacturing cost, safe in operation and quite convenient to use and the like.
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Technical field
The utility model belongs to the steel tubular goods compress, particularly is applicable to various tubing and is particularly useful for the mechanization pay-off of a kind of tubing compress of the steel pipe feeding bailings such as square tube, rectangular tube, pipe.This device also is applicable to the feeding bailing of all kinds of excellent wire rods such as screw-thread steel, bar steel.
Background technology
At present, as everyone knows, the workpiece of batches of metal system especially the steel tubular goods workpiece sell and transportation in packing to tie up be very important, often run into workpiece and pack the accident of being scattered not in place in transportation, cause unnecessary economic loss and serious accident.So the feeding of steel tubular goods workpiece packing apparatus will realize the enlacement packaging of mechanization, the feeding of the mechanization that at first will solve, the feeding of its mechanization can reduce the cost of labour intensity and product, improve production efficiency and guaranteed stable equipment operation and safety, even also can guarantee the good characteristic of equipment under rugged environment, thereby avoid the grave accident that occurs by in a dead lift process.at present, the pay-off of the compress of steel tubular goods has magnetic disc type and belt conveyor group to collect the mechanical type pay-off of steel pipe, the mechanical type pay-off that its belt conveyor group collects steel pipe is complex structure not only, poor reliability, and floor area is large, large and the high in cost of production shortcoming of power consumption, therefore for above-mentioned technology existent defect and weak point, research and develop out and can make steel tubing mechanization be transported in an orderly manner bundling position, and can realize the Auto-counting feeding, the mechanization pay-off of realization to the orderly not disorderly fastening a kind of tubing compress tied up of workpiece, very necessary.
Summary of the invention
The utility model is intended to the shortcoming and defect part that exists in above-mentioned technology, grasping and making steel tubing mechanization be transported in an orderly manner bundling position, and can realize the Auto-counting feeding, realization is set out to the orderly not disorderly fastening enlacement packaging of steel tubing, and a kind of mechanization pay-off of tubing compress is provided.This mechanization pay-off is not only reasonable in design, and compact conformation had both been realized the bundle and package of feeding mechanical, and floor area is little again, and has stablely, and production efficiency is high, energy savings, the characteristics such as low cost of manufacture and safety of operation and use are very convenient.
the purpose of this utility model is to adopt following technical scheme to realize: the mechanization pay-off of described tubing compress, comprise the electric belt type conveyer, it is characterized in that: installing mechanization pay-off on the foundation base corresponding with tubing compress position, described mechanization pay-off is by the electric belt type conveyer, storage rack, fixing charging basket, near inductive switch, sensor for countering and material pinch feed mechanism form, be distributed with baffle conveying on the load-transfer device of the electric belt type conveyer corresponding with the workpiece size size of carrying, pass through an end of the hinged storage rack of hinge on the frame of described electric belt type conveyer end, another of described storage rack end last term section that suspends is provided with the hook gear that prevents that workpiece from skidding off, the described hook gear outside respectively installing near inductive switch and sensor for countering, the hinged first hydraulic ram of this storage rack bottom surface middle part stretch out rod end, the other end of described first hydraulic ram is hinged on the frame of storage rack below, realize that by driving the first hydraulic ram storage rack does upper and lower swing along hinge, sequentially install fixedly charging basket and a material pinch feed mechanism on the foundation base after storage rack, described material is scooped up feed mechanism and is comprised of frame, electronic transverse shifting assembly, electronic assembly, material pinch, axle bumper and the second hydraulic ram of vertically moving, in the frame bottom surface of foundation base installing runner frame, the electronic transverse shifting assembly that installing is comprised of cross motor, transverse gear and horizontal tooth bar in runner frame, one end of described horizontal tooth bar is meshed with transverse gear, the other end of this horizontal tooth bar pass runner frame be connected to the material pinch top on, the bottom that described material is scooped up is the charge groove of a uncovered other end sealing of end, and the opening end top installing of described charge groove makes the uncovered axle bumper that opens, closes, and described axle bumper is driven by the second hydraulic ram, be relatively fixed installing on the base top of charging basket near inductive switch with the opening end bottom position of charge groove, material between horizontal tooth bar and charge groove is scooped up installing on lateral surface and, by the electronic assembly that vertically moves that vertical motor, vertical gear and longitudinal rack form, by vertical motor, is driven vertical rack-and-pinion, realizes that material pinch vertically moves.
The utility model characteristics are described below:
The utility model pipe by electric belt type conveyer, storage rack, fixedly charging basket, scoop up feed mechanism near inductive switch, sensor for countering and material and form, its material scoop up feed mechanism by frame, electronic transverse shifting assembly, electronicly vertically move assembly, material pinch, axle bumper second hydraulic ram forms, and realizes that mechanization transmits, the feeding of counting storing and electronic vertical, horizontal moving assembly.Make workpiece vertically move assembly through longitudinal electric and pass through Auto-counting, translate on storage rack, when the workpiece quantity on storage rack reached the design radical, the axle shelves opened, and material pinch enters the feeding position, material pinch feeding rear axle shelves are closed, material pinch rises and to the charging basket feeding, storage rack descends, and continues to collect workpiece, workpiece is inserted the charging basket rear axle bumper and is automatically opened, and returns to the feeding position after material pinch is put workpiece into charging basket.So analogize cycling.The utility model both had been applicable to various tubing and had been particularly useful for the steel pipe feeding bailings such as square tube, rectangular tube, pipe, also was applicable to the feeding bailing of all kinds of excellent wire rods such as screw-thread steel, bar steel.
The comprehensive above technical scheme of taking, realize the purpose of this utility model.
Compared with prior art, the utility model is not only reasonable in design, compact conformation, both realized the bundle and package of feeding mechanical, floor area is little again, and has stable, production efficiency is high, energy savings, the characteristics such as low cost of manufacture and safety of operation and use are very convenient.
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The utility model is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.
The utility model has six width accompanying drawings.Wherein:
Accompanying drawing 1 is the main TV structure schematic diagram of specific embodiment of the utility model;
Accompanying drawing 3 is that after in the utility model specific embodiment, workpiece 3 is inserted material pinches 10, this moment, axle bumper 11 was in closure state, and material pinches 10 starts translations, and first hydraulic ram 12 drives storage racks 6 and drops to the signal view of initial position simultaneously;
Accompanying drawing 4 is when in the utility model specific embodiment, material pinches 10 is input to workpiece 3 that fixedly charging basket 7 is interior,, near inductive switch 16 with the schematic diagram of signal feedback to second hydraulic ram 20 rear drive axle bumper 11 open-shaped states;
Accompanying drawing 5 is that in the utility model specific embodiment, material pinches 10 goes out from fixing charging basket 7 translations, moves to the next cycling of initial position wait;
Accompanying drawing 6 is along the enlarged diagram of analysing and observe of A-A line in Fig. 5.
In figure: 1, electric belt type conveyer, 2, baffle conveying, 3, workpiece, 4, transverse gear, 5, horizontal tooth bar, 6, storage rack, 7, fixing charging basket, 8, vertical gear, 9, longitudinal rack, 10, material pinch, 11, axle bumper, 12, first hydraulic ram, 13, cylinder saddle, 14, cross motor, 15, vertical motor, 16, near inductive switch, 17, sensor for countering, 18, foundation base, 19, frame, 20, the second hydraulic ram.
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Fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, it is specific embodiment of the utility model shown in 6, it is the mechanization pay-off of the steel tubular goods compress of certain pipe mill's installation, its structure comprises electric belt type conveyer 1, it is characterized in that: installing mechanization pay-off on the foundation base 18 corresponding with tubing compress position, described mechanization pay-off is mainly by electric belt type conveyer 1, storage rack 6, fixedly charging basket 7, near inductive switch 16, sensor for countering 17 and material pinch feed mechanism form, be distributed with baffle conveying 2 on the load-transfer device of the electric belt type conveyer 1 corresponding with steel pipe workpieces 3 sizes of carrying, pass through the left end of the hinged storage rack 6 of hinge on the frame of described electric belt type conveyer 1 end, described storage rack 6 right sides end last term section that suspends is provided with the hook gear that prevents that steel pipe workpieces 3 from skidding off, the described hook gear outside respectively installing near inductive switch 16 and sensor for countering 17, these storage rack 6 hinged first hydraulic rams 12 of bottom surface middle part stretch out rod end, the other end of described first hydraulic ram 12 is hinged on the frame 19 of storage rack 6 belows, realize that by driving first hydraulic ram 12 storage rack 6 does upper and lower swing along hinge, sequentially install fixedly charging basket 7 and a material pinch feed mechanism on the foundation base 18 after storage rack 6, described material is scooped up feed mechanism and is comprised of frame 19, electronic transverse shifting assembly, electronic assembly, material pinches 10, axle bumper 11 and the second hydraulic ram 20 of vertically moving, frame 19 bottom surface installing runner frames in foundation base 18, the electronic transverse shifting assembly that installing is comprised of cross motor 14, transverse gear 4 and horizontal tooth bar 5 in runner frame, one end of described horizontal tooth bar 5 is meshed with transverse gear 4, and the other end of this horizontal tooth bar 5 passes on the top that runner frame is connected to material pinches 10, described material is scooped up the charge groove that 10 bottom is a uncovered other end sealing of end, and the opening end top installing of described charge groove makes the uncovered axle bumper that opens, closes 11, and described axle bumper 11 is driven by second hydraulic ram 20, be relatively fixed installing on the base top of charging basket 7 near inductive switch 16 with the opening end bottom position of charge groove, material between horizontal tooth bar 5 and charge groove is scooped up on 10 lateral surfaces and is installed the electronic assembly that vertically moves that is comprised of vertical motor 15, vertical gear 8 and longitudinal rack 9, by vertical motor 15, drives vertical rack-and-pinions, realizes that expecting to scoop up 10 vertically moves.
When described material is scooped up 10 charge groove one near inductive switch 16, describedly near inductive switch 16, by circuit, signal is passed to second hydraulic ram 20, realize making the axle bumper 11 of closed condition be driven into open configuration through second hydraulic ram 20.
Described cross motor 14 and vertical motor 15 are installed in respectively on frame 19.
The above; it is only the better specific embodiment of the present utility model; but protection domain of the present utility model is not limited to this; all are familiar with those skilled in the art in the disclosed technical scope of the utility model, within being equal to and replacing or change and all should be encompassed in protection domain of the present utility model according to the technical solution of the utility model and design of the present utility model thereof.
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1. the mechanization pay-off of a tubing compress, comprise the electric belt type conveyer, it is characterized in that: the upper installing of the foundation base (18) corresponding with tubing compress position mechanization pay-off, described mechanization pay-off is by electric belt type conveyer (1), storage rack (6), fixing charging basket (7), near inductive switch (16), sensor for countering (17) and material pinch feed mechanism form, be distributed with baffle conveying (2) on the load-transfer device of the electric belt type conveyer (1) corresponding with workpiece (3) size of carrying, pass through an end of the hinged storage rack of hinge (6) on the frame of described electric belt type conveyer (1) end, another of described storage rack (6) end last term section that suspends is provided with the hook gear that prevents that workpiece (3) from skidding off, install near inductive switch (16) and sensor for countering (17) respectively in the described hook gear outside, this storage rack (6) bottom surface hinged first hydraulic ram of middle part (12) stretch out rod end, the other end of described first hydraulic ram (12) is hinged on the frame of storage rack (6) below, realize that by driving first hydraulic ram (12) storage rack (6) does upper and lower swing along hinge, sequentially install fixedly charging basket (7) and a material pinch feed mechanism on the foundation base (18) after storage rack (6), described material is scooped up feed mechanism and is comprised of frame (19), electronic transverse shifting assembly, electronic assembly, material pinch (10), axle bumper (11) and the second hydraulic ram (20) of vertically moving, in frame (19) bottom surface of foundation base (18) installing runner frame, the electronic transverse shifting assembly that installing is comprised of cross motor (14), transverse gear (4) and horizontal tooth bar (5) in runner frame, one end of described horizontal tooth bar (5) is meshed with transverse gear (4), and the other end of this horizontal tooth bar (5) passes runner frame and is connected on the top of expecting pinch (10), the bottom that described material is scooped up (10) is the charge groove of a uncovered other end sealing of end, and the opening end top installing of described charge groove makes the uncovered axle bumper that opens, closes (11), and described axle bumper (11) is driven by second hydraulic ram (20), be relatively fixed installing on the base top of charging basket (7) near inductive switch (16) with the opening end bottom position of charge groove, scoop up in the material between horizontal tooth bar (5) and charge groove the electronic assembly that vertically moves that on (10) lateral surface, installing is comprised of vertical motor (15), vertical gear (8) and longitudinal rack (9), drive vertical rack-and-pinion by vertical motor (15), realize that material pinch (10) vertically moves.
2. press the mechanization pay-off of tubing compress claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the charge groove one of scooping up (10) when described material is during near inductive switch (16), describedly near inductive switch (16), by circuit, signal is passed to second hydraulic ram (20), realize making the axle bumper (11) of closed condition to drive axle bumper (11) through second hydraulic ram (20) and become open configuration.
3., by the mechanization pay-off of tubing compress claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described cross motor (14) and vertical motor (15) are installed in respectively on frame (19).
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Effective date of registration: 20170714 Address after: 116200 No. 1, Golden Road, Pulandian Economic Development Zone, Dalian, Liaoning Patentee after: DALIAN FIELD HEAVY-MACHINERY MANUFACTURING Co.,Ltd. Address before: 116000 Liaoning city of Dalian province Pulandian Tiexi Development Zone Dalian Fudi Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Patentee before: Gao Guowu |
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