U.S. patent application number 16/508205 was filed with the patent office on 2020-05-14 for wheel end surface detection and correction device.
This patent application is currently assigned to CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Lei BAO, Baojun CUI, Jiandong GUO, Bowen XUE.
Application Number | 20200147663 16/508205 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 64994827 |
Filed Date | 2020-05-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20200147663 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
XUE; Bowen ; et al. |
May 14, 2020 |
WHEEL END SURFACE DETECTION AND CORRECTION DEVICE
Abstract
A wheel end surface detection and correction device includes a
rack, a detection system, a customized cylinder and a correction
system.
Inventors: |
XUE; Bowen; (Qinhuangdao,
CN) ; CUI; Baojun; (Qinhuangdao, CN) ; BAO;
Lei; (Qinhuangdao, CN) ; GUO; Jiandong;
(Qinhuangdao, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD. |
Qinhuangdao |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
CITIC Dicastal CO., LTD.
Qinhuangdao
CN
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Family ID: |
64994827 |
Appl. No.: |
16/508205 |
Filed: |
July 10, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B21D 53/30 20130101;
B21C 51/00 20130101; B21D 3/00 20130101; B21D 3/14 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B21D 3/00 20060101
B21D003/00; B21D 53/30 20060101 B21D053/30; B21C 51/00 20060101
B21C051/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Nov 8, 2018 |
CN |
201811321725.5 |
Claims
1. A wheel end surface detection and correction device, comprising
a rack, first cylinders, first guide columns, first guide sleeves,
a fixed plate, a first lifting frame, first guide rails, second
guide rails, a first servo electric cylinder, a translational
frame, third guide rails, a second lifting frame, a dial indicator,
a supporting plate, an expansion core, an expansion sleeve, a
reference plate, a cylinder rod, a piston, a cylinder body, a left
copying pressing block, a left pressing rod, a rotating ring, a
left guide sleeve, a movable plate, a servo motor, servo electric
push rods, a lifting plate, second guide columns, second guide
sleeves, a left servo electric cylinder, a second cylinder, a right
servo electric cylinder, a right guide sleeve, a right pressing
rod, a right copying pressing block and a second servo electric
cylinder, wherein the fixed plate is fixed on the rack; the four
first guide sleeves are fixed on the fixed plate; the four first
guide columns matched with the first guide sleeves are fixed below
the first lifting frame; the two first cylinders are also fixed on
the fixed plate, and the output ends of the two first cylinders are
hinged with the bottom of the first lifting frame; two sides of the
first lifting frame are connected with the rack through the first
guide rails; the front and rear ends of the supporting plate are
fixed on the rack; a detection system is that: the bottom end of
the translational frame is mounted above the bottom of the first
lifting frame through the second guide rails; the second lifting
frame is mounted on the side surface of the translational frame
through the third guide rails; the first servo electric cylinder is
fixed on a bottom plate of the translational frame, and the output
end of the first servo electric cylinder is connected with the
second lifting frame; the dial indicator is mounted on the second
lifting frame; the second servo electric cylinder is fixed above
the bottom of the first lifting frame, and the output end of the
second servo electric cylinder is connected with the translational
frame; a customized cylinder is that: the reference plate is fixed
below the cylinder body; the piston is matched with an inner hole
of the cylinder body; the cylinder rod is connected with the
piston; the expansion sleeve is fixed below the reference plate;
the expansion core is fixed at the top end of the cylinder rod; the
outer side of the expansion core is matched with the inner side of
the expansion sleeve; the top end of the cylinder body is mounted
below the movable plate through the rotating ring; the servo motor
is fixed above the movable plate, and the output end of the servo
motor is connected with the top end of the cylinder body; the upper
ends of the three servo electric push rods are hinged with the
lower end of the lifting plate, and the lower ends are hinged with
the top end of the movable plate; the three servo electric push
rods are uniformly distributed between the movable plate and the
lifting plate; the four second guide columns are fixed above the
lifting plate; the four second guide sleeves matched with the four
second guide columns are fixed at the top end of the rack; the
second cylinder is also fixed at the top end of the rack, and the
output end of the second cylinder is hinged with the top end of the
lifting plate; and a correction system is that: the left servo
electric cylinder is fixed on the left side of the top end of the
rack; the left guide sleeve is fixed below the left servo electric
cylinder and is matched with the left pressing rod; the top end of
the left pressing rod is connected with the output end of the left
servo electric cylinder, and the left copying pressing block is
fixed at the left end of the left pressing rod; the right servo
electric cylinder is fixed on the right side of the top end of the
rack; the right guide sleeve is fixed below the right servo
electric cylinder and is matched with the right pressing rod; the
top end of the right pressing rod is connected with the output end
of the right servo electric cylinder; and the right copying
pressing block is fixed at the lower end of the right pressing rod.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims benefit of Chinese Patent
Application No. 201811321725.5, filed on Nov. 8, 2018, the contents
of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their
entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] In a machining process of aluminum alloy wheels, a machined
wheel end surface is often unqualified in runout due to an end
surface deformation and a clamping deformation of a blank, which
will cause a wheel to vibrate during driving and affect the driving
safety and comfort. Therefore, there is a need for automated
equipment that performs online detection on the end surface runout
of the wheel and corrects unqualified workpieces.
SUMMARY
[0003] The present disclosure relates to a detection and correction
device, and more particularly relates to a wheel end surface
detection and correction device.
[0004] The present disclosure aims to provide a wheel end surface
detection and correction device. The device may detect the end
surface runout of a wheel on line and correct the wheel end surface
on line when used.
[0005] In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the
technical solution of the present disclosure is as follows: A wheel
end surface detection and correction device, consisting of a rack,
first cylinders, first guide columns, first guide sleeves, a fixed
plate, a first lifting frame, first guide rails, second guide
rails, a first servo electric cylinder, a translational frame,
third guide rails, a second lifting frame, a dial indicator, a
supporting plate, an expansion core, an expansion sleeve, a
reference plate, a cylinder rod, a piston, a cylinder body, a left
copying pressing block, a left pressing rod, a rotating ring, a
left guide sleeve, a movable plate, a servo motor, servo electric
push rods, a lifting plate, second guide columns, second guide
sleeves, a left servo electric cylinder, a second cylinder, a right
servo electric cylinder, a right guide sleeve, a right pressing
rod, a right copying pressing block and a second servo electric
cylinder, the fixed plate is fixed on the rack; the four first
guide sleeves are fixed on the fixed plate; the four first guide
columns matched with the first guide sleeves are fixed below the
first lifting frame; the two first cylinders are also fixed on the
fixed plate, and the output ends of the two first cylinders are
hinged with the bottom of the first lifting frame; two sides of the
first lifting frame are connected with the rack through the first
guide rails; the front and rear ends of the supporting plate are
fixed on the rack.
[0006] A detection system is that: the bottom end of the
translational frame is mounted above the bottom of the first
lifting frame through the second guide rails; the second lifting
frame is mounted on the side surface of the translational frame
through the third guide rails; the first servo electric cylinder is
fixed on a bottom plate of the translational frame, and the output
end of the first servo electric cylinder is connected with the
second lifting frame; the dial indicator is mounted on the second
lifting frame; the second servo electric cylinder is fixed above
the bottom of the first lifting frame, and the output end of the
second servo electric cylinder is connected with the translational
frame.
[0007] A customized cylinder is that: the reference plate is fixed
below the cylinder body; the piston is matched with an inner hole
of the cylinder body; the cylinder rod is connected with the
piston.
[0008] The expansion sleeve is fixed below the reference plate; the
expansion core is fixed at the top end of the cylinder rod; the
outer side of the expansion core is matched with the inner side of
the expansion sleeve; the top end of the cylinder body is mounted
below the movable plate through the rotating ring; the servo motor
is fixed above the movable plate, and the output end of the servo
motor is connected with the top end of the cylinder body; the upper
ends of the three servo electric push rods are hinged with the
lower end of the lifting plate, and the lower ends are hinged with
the top end of the movable plate; the three servo electric push
rods are uniformly distributed between the movable plate and the
lifting plate; the four second guide columns are fixed above the
lifting plate; the four second guide sleeves matched with the four
second guide columns are fixed at the top end of the rack; the
second cylinder is also fixed at the top end of the rack, and the
output end of the second cylinder is hinged with the top end of the
lifting plate.
[0009] A correction system is that: the left servo electric
cylinder is fixed on the left side of the top end of the rack; the
left guide sleeve is fixed below the left servo electric cylinder
and is matched with the left pressing rod; the top end of the left
pressing rod is connected with the output end of the left servo
electric cylinder, and the left copying pressing block is fixed at
the left end of the left pressing rod; the right servo electric
cylinder is fixed on the right side of the top end of the rack; the
right guide sleeve is fixed below the right servo electric cylinder
and is matched with the right pressing rod; the top end of the
right pressing rod is connected with the output end of the right
servo electric cylinder; and the right copying pressing block is
fixed at the lower end of the right pressing rod.
[0010] In a working process, firstly, a stopper initially locates a
wheel in the center; a second cylinder enables an expansion sleeve
to move down through second guide columns and be matched with a
wheel center hole; three servo electric push rods adjust a posture
of a reference plate to cause the reference plate to be flatly
fitted to a wheel flange surface; a cylinder rod pulls an expansion
core to tighten the wheel; the second cylinder lifts the wheel, and
a servo motor enables the wheel to rotate; a second servo electric
cylinder enables a dial indicator to be located below the end
surface of a wheel rim of the wheel through second guide rails; a
first servo electric cylinder enables the dial indicator to be in
contact with the wheel end surface through third guide rails; at
the moment, the end surface runout of the wheel may be detected;
after the detection is completed, first cylinders enable a first
lifting frame to move down via first guide columns; meanwhile, the
second cylinder enables the wheel end surface to be flatly fitted
to a supporting plate; a right servo motor enables a right copying
pressing block to be flatly fitted to the upper end surface of one
side of the wheel through a right pressing rod, but no force is
applied; and a left servo motor enables a left copying pressing
block to over press the other side of the wheel through a left
pressing rod to cause the lower end surface to move down, so as to
achieve the aim of correcting the end surface.
[0011] The present disclosure may detect the end surface runout of
the wheel on line and correct the wheel end surface on line when
used, and has the characteristics of high automation degree,
advanced process, high generality, safe and stable performance and
the like.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a front view of a wheel end surface detection and
correction device of the present disclosure;
[0013] FIG. 2 is a left view of a wheel end surface detection and
correction device of the present disclosure; and
[0014] FIG. 3 is a front view of a wheel end surface detection and
correction device of the present disclosure during working.
LIST OF REFERENCE SYMBOLS
[0015] 1: rack; 2: first cylinder; 3: first guide column; 4: first
guide sleeve; 5: fixed plate; 6: first lifting frame; 7: first
guide rail; 8: second guide rail; 9: first servo electric cylinder;
10: translational frame; 11: third guide rail; 12: second lifting
frame; 13: dial indicator; 14: supporting plate; 15: expansion
core; 16: expansion sleeve; 17: reference plate; 18: cylinder rod;
19: piston; 20: cylinder body; 21: left copying pressing block; 22:
left pressing rod; 23: rotating ring; 24: left guide sleeve; 25:
movable plate; 26: servo motor; 27: servo electric push rod; 28:
lifting plate; 29: second guide column; 30: second guide sleeve;
31: left servo electric cylinder; 32: second cylinder; 33: right
servo electric cylinder; 34: right guide sleeve; 35: right pressing
rod; 36: right copying pressing block; and 27: second servo
electric cylinder.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] Details and working conditions of a specific device provided
according to the present disclosure are described below in
combination with accompanying drawings.
[0017] As illustrated in FIGS. 1-3, the device can include a rack
1, first cylinders 2, first guide columns 3, first guide sleeves 4,
a fixed plate 5, a first lifting frame 6, first guide rails 7,
second guide rails 8, a first servo electric cylinder 9, a
translational frame 10, third guide rails 11, a second lifting
frame 12, a dial indicator 13, a supporting plate 14, an expansion
core 15, an expansion sleeve 16, a reference plate 17, a cylinder
rod 18, a piston 19, a cylinder body 20, a left copying pressing
block 21, a left pressing rod 22, a rotating ring 23, a left guide
sleeve 24, a movable plate 25, a servo motor 26, servo electric
push rods 27, a lifting plate 28, second guide columns 29, second
guide sleeves 30, a left servo electric cylinder 31, a second
cylinder 32, a right servo electric cylinder 33, a right guide
sleeve 34, a right pressing rod 35, a right copying pressing block
36 and a second servo electric cylinder 37, the fixed plate 5 is
fixed on the rack 1; the four first guide sleeves 4 are fixed on
the fixed plate 5; the four first guide columns 3 matched with the
first guide sleeves 4 are fixed below the first lifting frame 6;
the two first cylinders 2 are also fixed on the fixed plate 5, and
the output ends of the two first cylinders 2 are hinged with the
bottom of the first lifting frame 6; two sides of the first lifting
frame 6 are connected with the rack 1 through the first guide rails
7; the front and rear ends of the supporting plate 14 are fixed on
the rack 1.
[0018] A detection system is that: the bottom end of the
translational frame 10 is mounted above the bottom of the first
lifting frame 6 through the second guide rails 8; the second
lifting frame 12 is mounted on the side surface of the
translational frame 10 through the third guide rails 11; the first
servo electric cylinder 9 is fixed on a bottom plate of the
translational frame 10, and the output end of the first servo
electric cylinder 9 is connected with the second lifting frame 12;
the dial indicator 13 is mounted on the second lifting frame 12;
the second servo electric cylinder 37 is fixed above the bottom of
the first lifting frame 6, and the output end of the second servo
electric cylinder 37 is connected with the translational frame
10.
[0019] A customized cylinder is that: the reference plate 17 is
fixed below the cylinder body 20; the piston 19 is matched with an
inner hole of the cylinder body 20; the cylinder rod 18 is
connected with the piston 19.
[0020] The expansion sleeve 16 is fixed below the reference plate
17; the expansion core 15 is fixed at the top end of the cylinder
rod 18; the outer side of the expansion core 15 is matched with the
inner side of the expansion sleeve 16; the top end of the cylinder
body 20 is mounted below the movable plate 25 through the rotating
ring 23; the servo motor 26 is fixed above the movable plate 25,
and the output end of the servo motor 26 is connected with the top
end of the cylinder body 20; the upper ends of the three servo
electric push rods 27 are hinged with the lower end of the lifting
plate 28, and the lower ends are hinged with the top end of the
movable plate 25; the three servo electric push rods 27 are
uniformly distributed between the movable plate 25 and the lifting
plate 28; the four second guide columns 29 are fixed above the
lifting plate 28; the four second guide sleeves 30 matched with the
four second guide columns 29 are fixed at the top end of the rack
1; the second cylinder 32 is also fixed at the top end of the rack
1, and the output end of the second cylinder 32 is hinged with the
top end of the lifting plate 28.
[0021] A correction system is that: the left servo electric
cylinder 31 is fixed on the left side of the top end of the rack 1;
the left guide sleeve 24 is fixed below the left servo electric
cylinder 31 and is matched with the left pressing rod 22; the top
end of the left pressing rod 22 is connected with the output end of
the left servo electric cylinder 31, and the left copying pressing
block 21 is fixed at the left end of the left pressing rod 22; the
right servo electric cylinder 33 is fixed on the right side of the
top end of the rack 1; the right guide sleeve 34 is fixed below the
right servo electric cylinder 33 and is matched with the right
pressing rod 35; the top end of the right pressing rod 35 is
connected with the output end of the right servo electric cylinder
33; and the right copying pressing block 36 is fixed at the lower
end of the right pressing rod 35.
[0022] In a working process, firstly, a stopper initially locates a
wheel in the center; a second cylinder 32 enables an expansion
sleeve 16 to move down through second guide columns 29 and be
matched with a wheel center hole; three servo electric push rods 27
adjust a posture of a reference plate 17 to cause the reference
plate 17 to be flatly fitted to a wheel flange surface; a cylinder
rod 18 pulls an expansion core 15 to tighten the wheel; the second
cylinder 32 lifts the wheel, and a servo motor 26 enables the wheel
to rotate; a second servo electric cylinder 37 enables a dial
indicator 13 to be located below the end surface of a wheel rim of
the wheel through second guide rails 8; a first servo electric
cylinder 9 enables the dial indicator 13 to be in contact with the
wheel end surface through third guide rails 11; at the moment, the
end surface runout of the wheel may be detected; after the
detection is completed, first cylinders 2 enable a first lifting
frame 6 to move down via first guide columns 3; meanwhile, the
second cylinder 32 enables the wheel end surface to be flatly
fitted to a supporting plate 14; a right servo motor 33 enables a
right copying pressing block 36 to be flatly fitted to the upper
end surface of one side of the wheel through a right pressing rod
35, but no force is applied; and a left servo motor 31 enables a
left copying pressing block 21 to over press the other side of the
wheel through a left pressing rod 22 to cause the lower end surface
to move down, so as to achieve the aim of correcting the end
surface.
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