Patent Publication Number: US-9833873-B2

Title: Wheel deburring device and deburring method

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to the field of manufacture of aluminum alloy wheels, and particularly, to a self-adapting wheel deburring device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In a production process of automobile aluminum alloy hubs, removal of burrs on back cavities after machining is a very important procedure, and the effect thereof directly influences subsequent coating effect. Due to the diversity of style types of hub back cavities, the traditional deburring method cannot achieve an ideal effect at all, and in order to meet the deburring demands of a variety of back cavities of wheel spokes, only the angle of a hairbrush can be adjusted to adapt to the styles thereof. However, no deburring device has this function at present. 
     INVENTION CONTENTS 
     The purpose of the present invention is to provide a wheel deburring device, which can adjust the angle of a hairbrush according to the shape of a back cavity of a wheel spoke to adapt to hubs of any styles. 
     To fulfill the aforementioned purpose, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows: a self-adapting wheel deburring device is composed of a frame, a medium plate, a synchronous guide rail, a gear rack, a left sliding plate, a left shaft, a left roller, a right roller, a right shaft, a right sliding plate, a servo motor, a clamping cylinder, a gear, a lifting cylinder, a lower plate, a guide post, a guide sleeve, a lifting plate, a translation guide rail, a translation bottom plate, an upper plate, a swing plate I, a motor, a swing plate II, a driving shaft, a hairbrush, a servo electric cylinder I, an upright post, a servo electric cylinder II and a servo electric cylinder III. The synchronous guide rail above which the left sliding plate and the right sliding plate are fixed is fixed above the medium plate; the gear racks are fixed below both of the left sliding plate and the right sliding plate, and two left shafts, left rollers, right shafts and right rollers are respectively fixed above; the servo motor is installed below the right sliding plate; an output end of the clamping cylinder fixed on the right side of the frame is connected with the right sliding plate; and the gears engaged with the gear racks are also installed above the medium plate to achieve the synchronous movement of the left sliding plate and the right sliding plate. 
     Two lifting cylinders are fixed below the lower plate, and the output ends thereof are hinged with the lifting plate fixed with four guide sleeves; the guide posts are fixed between the upper plate and the lower plate and matched with the guide sleeves; the translation bottom plate above which the upright post is fixed is fixed above the lifting plate by the translation guide rail; the swing plate I is hinged and fixed above the translation bottom plate; both ends of the servo electric cylinder II are respectively hinged with the swing plate I and the translation bottom plate; the swing plate II is hinged with the swing plate I; both ends of the servo electric cylinder I are respectively hinged with the swing plate II and the upright post; the motor is fixed below the swing plate II, and the output end thereof is connected with the hairbrush by the driving shaft; and the output end of the servo electric cylinder III installed above the lifting plate is connected with the upright post. 
     In one aspect of the present invention, a wheel deburring device is provided, characterized in that the device includes a self-adapting burr brushing machine and a wheel fixing device, and the self-adapting burr brushing machine includes a hairbrush which is connected to a servo electric cylinder by a swing plate. 
     In a preferred aspect of the present invention, a self-adapting wheel deburring device is provided, consisting of a frame ( 1 ), a medium plate ( 2 ), a synchronous guide rail ( 3 ), a gear rack ( 4 ), a left sliding plate ( 5 ), a left shaft ( 6 ), a left roller ( 7 ), a right roller ( 8 ), a right shaft ( 9 ), a right sliding plate ( 10 ), a servo motor ( 11 ), a clamping cylinder ( 12 ), a gear ( 13 ), a lifting cylinder ( 14 ), a lower plate ( 15 ), a guide post ( 16 ), a guide sleeve ( 17 ), a lifting plate ( 18 ), a translation guide rail ( 19 ), a translation bottom plate ( 20 ), an upper plate ( 21 ), a swing plate I ( 22 ), a motor ( 23 ), a swing plate II ( 24 ), a driving shaft ( 25 ), a hairbrush ( 26 ), a servo electric cylinder I ( 27 ), an upright post ( 28 ), a servo electric cylinder II ( 29 ) and a servo electric cylinder III ( 30 ); wherein the frame ( 1 ), the medium plate ( 2 ), the synchronous guide rail ( 3 ), the gear rack ( 4 ), the left sliding plate ( 5 ), the left shaft ( 6 ), the left roller ( 7 ), the right roller ( 8 ), the right shaft ( 9 ), the right sliding plate ( 10 ), the servo motor ( 11 ), the clamping cylinder ( 12 ) and the gear ( 13 ) form a burr brushing part, the burr brushing part is installed on a wheel conveying belt, and the advance direction of the wheel conveying belt is perpendicular to a connecting line of the left roller ( 7 ) and the right roller ( 8 ); the lifting cylinder ( 14 ), the lower plate ( 15 ), the guide post ( 16 ), the guide sleeve ( 17 ), the lifting plate ( 18 ), the translation guide rail ( 19 ), the translation bottom plate ( 20 ), the upper plate ( 21 ), the swing plate I ( 22 ), the motor ( 23 ), the swing plate II ( 24 ), the driving shaft ( 25 ), the hairbrush ( 26 ), the servo electric cylinder I ( 27 ), the upright post ( 28 ), the servo electric cylinder II ( 29 ) and the servo electric cylinder III ( 30 ) form a clamping and rotating part, and the clamping and rotating part is installed in the middle of the conveying belt and below a wheel; the synchronous guide rail ( 3 ) above which the left sliding plate ( 5 ) and the right sliding plate ( 10 ) are fixed is fixed above the medium plate ( 2 ); the gear racks ( 4 ) are fixed below both of the left sliding plate ( 5 ) and the right sliding plate ( 10 ), and two left shafts ( 6 ), left rollers ( 7 ), right shafts ( 9 ) and right rollers ( 8 ) are respectively fixed above; the servo motor ( 11 ) is installed below the right sliding plate ( 10 ); an output end of the clamping cylinder ( 12 ) fixed on the right side of the frame ( 1 ) is connected with the right sliding plate ( 10 ); the gears ( 13 ) engaged with the gear racks ( 4 ) are also installed above the medium plate ( 2 ) to achieve the synchronous movement of the left sliding plate ( 5 ) and the right sliding plate ( 10 ); two lifting cylinders ( 14 ) are fixed below the lower plate ( 15 ), and the output ends thereof are hinged with the lifting plate ( 18 ) fixed with four guide sleeves ( 17 ); the guide posts ( 16 ) are fixed between the lower plate ( 15 ) and the upper plate ( 21 ) and matched with the guide sleeves ( 17 ); a translation bottom plate ( 20 ) above which the upright post ( 28 ) is fixed is fixed above the lifting plate ( 18 ) by the translation guide rail ( 19 ); the swing plate I ( 22 ) is hinged and fixed above the translation bottom plate ( 20 ); both ends of the servo electric cylinder II ( 29 ) are respectively hinged with the swing plate I ( 22 ) and the translation bottom plate ( 20 ); the swing plate II ( 24 ) is hinged with the swing plate I ( 22 ); both ends of the servo electric cylinder I ( 27 ) are respectively hinged with the swing plate II ( 24 ) and the upright post ( 28 ); the motor ( 23 ) is fixed below the swing plate II ( 24 ), and the output end thereof is connected with the hairbrush ( 26 ) by the driving shaft ( 25 ); and the output end of the servo electric cylinder III ( 30 ) installed above the lifting plate ( 18 ) is connected with the upright post ( 28 ). 
     In actual use, the wheel is positioned on a roller way by a sensor, the clamping cylinder drives the two left rollers and right rollers to clamp the wheel by the gears and gear racks, and the servo motor drives the wheel to rotate at a clamping state; the two lifting cylinders lift the hairbrush, and the motor drives the hairbrush to rotate; and the hairbrush can be adjusted to any angle by the servo electric cylinder I and the servo electric cylinder II, in order to adapt to the shape of the back cavity of the wheel spoke, and the servo electric cylinder III can adjust the stroke of the hairbrush within a small range. 
     When in use, the device provided by the present invention can adjust the angle of the hairbrush according to the shape of the back cavity of the wheel spoke to adapt to hubs of any styles, and the deburring effect is very ideal; and meanwhile, the device has the characteristics of high degree of automation, advanced process, safe and stable performance, etc. 
    
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a front view of a burr brushing part of a self-adapting wheel deburring device in the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a front view of a clamping and rotating part of a self-adapting wheel deburring device in the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a left view of a clamping and rotating part of a self-adapting wheel deburring device in the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a partial top view of a self-adapting wheel deburring device in the present invention. 
       In the drawings,  1 -frame,  2 -medium plate,  3 -synchronous guide rail,  4 -gear rack,  5 -left sliding plate,  6 -left shaft,  7 -left roller,  8 -right roller,  9 -right shaft,  10 -right sliding plate,  11 -servo motor,  12 -clamping cylinder,  13 -gear,  14 -lifting cylinder,  15 -lower plate,  16 -guide post,  17 -guide sleeve,  18 -lifting plate,  19 -translation guide rail,  20 -translation bottom plate,  21 -upper plate,  22 -swing plate I,  23 -motor,  24 -swing plate II,  25 -driving shaft,  26 -hairbrush,  27 -servo electric cylinder I,  28 -upright post,  29 -servo electric cylinder II, and  30 -servo electric cylinder III. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Details and working conditions of a specific device provided by the present invention will be illustrated below in combination with the accompanying drawings. 
     The device is composed of a frame  1 , a medium plate  2 , a synchronous guide rail  3 , a gear rack  4 , a left sliding plate  5 , a left shaft  6 , a left roller  7 , a right roller  8 , a right shaft  9 , a right sliding plate  10 , a servo motor  11 , a clamping cylinder  12 , a gear  13 , a lifting cylinder  14 , a lower plate  15 , a guide post  16 , a guide sleeve  17 , a lifting plate  18 , a translation guide rail  19 , a translation bottom plate  20 , an upper plate  21 , a swing plate I  22 , a motor  23 , a swing plate II  24 , a driving shaft  25 , a hairbrush  26 , a servo electric cylinder I  27 , an upright post  28 , a servo electric cylinder II  29  and a servo electric cylinder III  30 . The synchronous guide rail  3  above which the left sliding plate  5  and the right sliding plate  10  are fixed is fixed above the medium plate  2 ; the gear racks  4  are fixed below both of the left sliding plate  5  and the right sliding plate  10 , and two left shafts  6 , left rollers  7 , right shafts  9  and right rollers  8  are respectively fixed above; the servo motor  11  is installed below the right sliding plate  10 ; the output end of the clamping cylinder  12  fixed on the right side of the frame  1  is connected with the right sliding plate  10 ; and the gears  13  engaged with the gear racks  4  are also installed above the medium plate  2  to achieve the synchronous movement of the left sliding plate  5  and the right sliding plate  10 . 
     Two lifting cylinders  14  are fixed below the lower plate  15 , and the output ends thereof are hinged with the lifting plate  18  fixed with four guide sleeves  17 ; the guide posts  16  are fixed between the lower plate  15  and the upper plate  21  and matched with the guide sleeves  17 ; the translation bottom plate  20  above which the upright post  28  is fixed is fixed above the lifting plate  18  by the translation guide rail  19 ; the swing plate I  22  is hinged and fixed above the translation bottom plate  20 ; both ends of the servo electric cylinder II  29  are respectively hinged with the swing plate I  22  and the translation bottom plate  20 ; the swing plate II  24  is hinged with the swing plate I  22 ; both ends of the servo electric cylinder I  27  are respectively hinged with the swing plate II  24  and the upright post  28 ; the motor  23  is fixed below the swing plate II  24 , and the output end thereof is connected with the hairbrush  26  by the driving shaft  25 ; and the output end of the servo electric cylinder III  30  installed above the lifting plate  18  is connected with the upright post  28 . 
     In a working process, a wheel is positioned on a roller way by a sensor, the clamping cylinder  12  drives the two left rollers  7  and the right rollers  8  to clamp the wheel by the gears  13  and the gear racks  4 , and the servo motor  11  drives the wheel to rotate at a clamping state; the two lifting cylinders  14  lift the hairbrush  26 , and the motor  23  drives the hairbrush  26  to rotate; and the hairbrush  26  can be adjusted to any angle by the servo electric cylinder I  27  and the servo electric cylinder II  29 , in order to adapt to the shape of a back cavity of a wheel spoke, and the servo electric cylinder III  30  can adjust the stroke of the hairbrush  26  within a small range.