Wheel clamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10500649-B2
Application number	US-201715622471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2017
Priority date	Jan 18, 2017
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

When a wheel clamp is used, width of a wheel is detected first, a first servo motor drives a lead screw to rotate, a supporting block and a lifting plate are automatically adjusted to appropriate heights via a nut, a manipulator puts the wheel onto end face blocks, air-tight devices are pressed down, an oil cylinder drives a chuck so that clamping jaws expand the central hole of the wheel, meanwhile, four air cylinders drive clamping blocks to compact outer side of the wheel, and the wheel is completely positioned; at this moment, a bolt hole of the wheel can be drilled; after machining, second servo motor drives right shaft, right lug plate and a turnover part to rotate certain angles via second decelerator; high pressure oil is introduced into cavities between ipsilateral expansion sleeves and end covers, and left and right shafts are separately locked by ipsilateral expansion sleeves.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wheel clamp, being composed of an oil cylinder, a bearing seat, a first decelerator, a first servo motor, a turnover platform, a left lug plate, a machine tool platform, a left pedestal, a left shaft, a first left end cover, a support, a rotary joint, a left expansion sleeve, a second left end cover, a lifting plate, end face blocks, a supporting block, a nut, a lead screw, a first protective cover, clamping jaws, a chuck, air-tight devices, a second protective cover, a right lug plate, a right expansion sleeve, a second right end cover, a right shaft, a second decelerator, a first right end cover, a second servo motor, a right pedestal, guide posts, copper sleeves, guide sleeves, air cylinders, a base, clamping blocks and a chuck base, wherein both the left pedestal and the right pedestal are fixed on the machine tool platform; the left shaft is installed in a bearing seat on the left pedestal via a bearing, the first left end cover is installed on the left side of the left pedestal, and the second left end cover is installed on the right side of the left pedestal; the rotary joint is installed on the left side of the left shaft; one end of the support is fixed on the left side of the first left end cover, and the other end is connected with the rotary joint; the left expansion sleeve is installed on the second left end cover, and an inner hole of the left expansion sleeve is matched with a section of outer diameter of the left shaft; the left lug plate is installed on the right side of the left shaft;
the clamping jaws are installed on the chuck, the chuck is installed on the chuck base, and the chuck base is fixed on the turnover platform and arranged in the center of the turnover platform; the oil cylinder is fixed below the turnover platform, and the output end of the oil cylinder is connected with the chuck; the bearing seat is fixed on the turnover platform; the lower end of the lead screw is installed in the bearing seat via the bearing; the first decelerator is fixed below the turnover platform, the output end of the first decelerator is matched with the lower end of the lead screw, and the first servo motor is fixed at the input end of the first decelerator; the supporting block is fixed on the lifting plate, and the nut is matched with the lead screw and installed inside the supporting block; the first protective cover is installed outside the lead screw; the four end face blocks are also fixed on the lifting plate; the two air-tight devices are symmetrically installed on the lifting plate; the second protective cover is installed between the lifting plate and the turnover platform and arranged on four sides of the lifting plate; the four guide posts are fixed below the lifting plate; inner holes of the copper sleeves are matched with the guide posts, and the outer walls of the copper sleeves are in interference fit with the guide sleeves; the four guide sleeves are fixed on the turnover platform; the four air cylinders are fixed on four diagonals of the lifting plate via the base; a clamping block is respectively installed at the output ends of the air cylinders; the left side of the turnover platform is connected with the bottom of the left lug plate; the right side of the turnover platform is connected with the bottom of the right lug plate;
the second decelerator is installed in a bearing seat on the right pedestal; the second right end cover is installed on the left side of the right pedestal, and the first right end cover is installed on the right side of the right pedestal; the second servo motor is fixed on the right side of the first right end cover, and the output end of the second servo motor is connected with the second decelerator; the right shaft is fixed at the output end of the second decelerator; the right expansion sleeve is installed on the second right end cover, and an inner hole of the right expansion sleeve is matched with the outer diameter of the right shaft; and the right lug plate is installed on the left side of the right shaft.

2. The wheel clamp of claim 1 , wherein inside the left shaft is provided with oil and gas channels, the number of which corresponds to the number of outlets of the rotary joint, and oil and gas enter from the rotary joint and flow out from the right side and lower part of the left lug plate.

Assignees

• Citic Dicastal Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Bowen
• Guo Jiandong
• Zhao Yongwang

Classifications

• Y10T279/10

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• B23B2215/08

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• Y10T279/29

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• B23B41/00

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