Carbide tool cleaning and coating production line and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11976348-B2
Application number	US-202117340831-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2021
Priority date	Aug 24, 2020
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

The present invention relates to a carbide tool cleaning and coating production line and a method, including a cleaning device including a support frame, a cleaning mechanism and a drying mechanism are sequentially disposed under the support frame connected to a moving mechanism, the moving mechanism is connected to a lifting mechanism being capable of being connected to a tool fixture bracket being configured to accommodate the tool fixture; a coating device including a coating chamber which a plane target mechanism and a turntable assembly disposed in, the turntable assembly is capable of being connected to a plurality of tool fixtures being capable of rotating around an axial line of the coating chamber under the driving of the turntable assembly and rotating around an axial line thereof at the same time; and, a manipulator being disposed between the cleaning device and the coating device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carbide tool cleaning and coating production line, comprising a cleaning device and a coating device, wherein a manipulator is disposed between the cleaning device and the coating device;
the cleaning device comprises a support frame, a cleaning mechanism and a drying mechanism are sequentially disposed under the support frame, the support frame is connected to a moving mechanism, the moving mechanism is connected to a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is capable of being connected to a tool fixture bracket, and the tool fixture bracket is configured to accommodate tool fixtures; and
the coating device comprises a coating chamber, a plane target mechanism is disposed in the coating chamber, a turntable assembly is also disposed in the coating chamber, the turntable assembly is capable of being connected to a plurality of tool fixtures, and each the tool fixture is capable of rotating around an axial line of the coating chamber under the driving of the turntable assembly, and rotating around an axial line of the tool fixture itself at the same time.

2. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , wherein a conveying mechanism is disposed on the outer periphery of the cleaning mechanism and the drying mechanism, and is capable of accommodating the tool fixture bracket.

3. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning mechanism comprises a flushing mechanism and a rinsing mechanism, the flushing mechanism uses a high-pressure flushing pool, the high-pressure flushing pool is capable of flushing a tool inside the high-pressure flushing pool with high-pressure water, the rinsing mechanism comprises a plurality of ultrasonic cleaning pools, a clean water rinsing pool is disposed between the adjacent ultrasonic cleaning pools, lifting elements capable of vertically moving are disposed in the ultrasonic cleaning pools and the clean water rinsing pools, and the lifting elements are connected to rinsing assemblies configured to drive the lifting elements for ascending and descending.

4. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , wherein the drying mechanism comprises a drying pool, a drying net is disposed in the drying pool, a heating element is disposed between the drying net and the drying pool, and the drying pool is also connected to an air inlet and an air outlet of a drying machine separately through pipelines.

5. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , wherein the top of the coating chamber is open, and is provided with a coating cover, through the coating cover, the coating chamber is capable of being opened and closed, and the coating cover is provided with a first cooling element.

6. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , wherein the coating chamber is connected to a vacuum pumping mechanism, the vacuum pumping mechanism is configured to vacuumize the inside of the coating chamber, the coating chamber is also connected to an inflating mechanism, and the inflating mechanism is configured to inflate the coating chamber with the gas of coating elements.

7. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , wherein the driving turntable assembly comprises a sun wheel, the sun wheel is meshed with a plurality of planet wheels, the planet wheels are meshed with a gear ring fixed in the coating chamber, the sun wheel is connected to a sun wheel driving mechanism, the planet wheel is connected to a planet wheel shaft disposed on a turntable, and the planet wheel shaft is capable of being fixedly connected to the tool fixture.

8. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 7 , wherein the tool fixture comprises a lower tray and an upper top tray, the lower tray and the upper top tray are fixed through a fixture tray middle shaft disposed therebetween, a plurality of blade holding rods are disposed between the lower tray and the upper top tray, and each the blade holding rod is capable of being connected to a tool to be cleaned and coated, and the bottom end of the fixture tray middle shaft is capable of being fixedly connected to the planet wheel shaft.

9. The carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 5 , wherein the plane target mechanism comprises a plane target, a plane target baffle and a second cooling element are respectively disposed at two sides of the plane target, the plane target baffle is capable of moving in a direction vertical to the axial line of the coating chamber to further expose the plane target, so that the plane target is capable of being in contact with an arc striking device fixedly disposed at the inner side surface of the coating chamber, and a magnetic post capable of moving in a direction vertical to the axial line of the coating chamber is disposed at one side of the second cooling element.

10. A working method of the carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 1 , comprising: driving, by the moving mechanism, the lifting mechanism to move along the support frame; putting, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures connected to the tools into the cleaning mechanism so as to clean the tool; after the cleaning is completed, taking out, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures; driving, by the moving mechanism, the lifting mechanism to move; putting, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures into the drying mechanism so as to dry the tools; conveying, by the manipulator, the dried tool fixtures into the coating chamber vacuumized, and connecting the tool fixtures to the turntable assembly; driving, by the turntable assembly, the tool fixtures to rotate around the axial line of the coating chamber; at the same time, driving, by the turntable assembly, each the tool fixture to rotate around the axial line of the tool fixture itself; and enabling the plane target mechanism to work so as to coat the tools.

11. A working method of the carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 2 , comprising: driving, by the moving mechanism, the lifting mechanism to move along the support frame; putting, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures connected to the tools into the cleaning mechanism so as to clean the tool; after the cleaning is completed, taking out, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures; driving, by the moving mechanism, the lifting mechanism to move; putting, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures into the drying mechanism so as to dry the tools; conveying, by the manipulator, the dried tool fixtures into the coating chamber vacuumized, and connecting the tool fixtures to the turntable assembly; driving, by the turntable assembly, the tool fixtures to rotate around the axial line of the coating chamber; at the same time, driving, by the turntable assembly, each the tool fixture to rotate around the axial line of the tool fixture itself; and enabling the plane target mechanism to work so as to coat the tools.

12. A working method of the carbide tool cleaning and coating production line according to claim 3 , comprising: driving, by the moving mechanism, the lifting mechanism to move along the support frame; putting, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures connected to the tools into the cleaning mechanism so as to clean the tool; after the cleaning is completed, taking out, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures; driving, by the moving mechanism, the lifting mechanism to move; putting, by the lifting mechanism, the tool fixtures into the drying mechanism so as to dry the tools; conveying, by the manipulator, the

Assignees

• Univ Qingdao Technology
• Ningbo Sanhan Alloy Mat Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yanbin
• Luo Liang
• Tang Lizhi
• Li Changhe
• Ji Weixi
• Wan Binhui
• Yin Shuo
• Cao Huajun
• Lu Bingheng
• Cui Xin
• Liu Mingzheng
• Gao Teng
• Xu Jie
• Luo Huiming
• Xu Haizhou
• Yang Min
• Hong Huaping
• Wang Xiaoming
• Yang Yuying
• Li Haogang
• Ma Wuxing
• Chen Shuai

Classifications

• F26B21/50

  Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

• F26B21/25

  partly outside the drying enclosure · CPC title

• C23C14/021 Primary

  Cleaning or etching treatments · CPC title

• B08B3/02

  Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays · CPC title

• B08B3/045

  using perforated containers, e.g. baskets, or racks immersed and agitated in a liquid bath (using perforated drums B08B3/06) · CPC title