Enclosed polishing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9039492-B2
Application number	US-201313753662-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2013
Priority date	Feb 20, 2012
Publication date	May 26, 2015
Grant date	May 26, 2015

Abstract

An enclosed polishing apparatus include a housing, a fixing seat, a guiding mechanism, and a chain-driven polishing mechanism. The housing includes a bottom housing and a top housing connected to the bottom housing. The fixing seat is securely placed in the bottom housing. The guiding mechanism is placed in the top housing above the fixing seat. The polishing mechanism is movably mounted on the guiding mechanism above the fixing seat. The polishing mechanism is driven and guided by the guiding mechanism to follow a desired polishing contour on a workpiece.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An enclosed polishing apparatus, comprising:
a housing comprising a bottom housing and a top housing connected to the bottom housing;
a fixing seat securely placed in the bottom housing;
a guiding mechanism placed in the top housing and above the fixing seat, wherein the guiding mechanism comprises a mounting base and a matching member, the mounting base comprises a main body and a guiding portion being a first protrusion extending outwardly from the main body, the matching member being a second protrusion extending outward along a periphery of the main body and separately along the first protrusion, thereby a guiding groove being formed between the first protrusion and the second protrusion; and
a polishing mechanism movably mounted in the guiding groove and above the fixing seat, the polishing mechanism being driven and guided by the guiding mechanism.

2. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a gap is formed between the fixing seat and the bottom housing to facilitate powder wastes produced during polishing to be extracted out through the gap.

3. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the bottom housing comprises a body portion and an extension portion extending from the body portion away from the top housing, the extension portion is substantially hollow and communicates with the gap.

4. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the guiding mechanism further comprises a chain assembly, the chain assembly is movably sleeved on the guiding portion in the guiding groove, and the polishing mechanism is moved by the chain assembly along the guiding portion.

5. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the matching member comprises an inner sidewall facing the guiding portion, and a plurality of teeth in the inner sidewall of the matching member and opposite to the chain assembly, the plurality of teeth and the chain assembly cooperatively form a guiding rail, and the polishing mechanism is movably placed on the guiding rail.

6. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the polishing mechanism comprises an engaging gear, and the engaging gear is movably mounted between and meshed with the plurality of teeth and the chain assembly.

7. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the polishing mechanism comprises a polishing member connected to the engaging gear, the polishing member is placed opposite to and above the fixing seat.

8. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the guiding portion further comprises a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion adjacent to the first guiding portion, the guiding mechanism further comprises a pushing assembly, the pushing assembly is movably placed between and resists against the first guiding assembly and the second guiding assembly, the pushing assembly is configured to tighten the guiding portion.

9. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the guiding mechanism further comprises a driving assembly configured to drive the chain assembly.

10. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the driving assembly comprises a driving member, an action wheel, a driven wheel, and a driving gear, the driving member is placed on the mounting base, the action wheel is connected to and driven by the driving member, the driven wheel is meshed with the action wheel and non-rotatably and coaxially connected to the driving gear, the driving gear is slidably placed on the mounting base and meshed with the chain assembly.

11. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the guiding mechanism further comprises an adjustment assembly, the adjusting assembly comprises a pressing plate and an adjusting member movably mounted on the pressing plate, the adjusting member resists against the chain assembly so that the driving gear is meshed with the chain assembly.

12. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the bottom housing is rotatably connected to the top housing.

13. An enclosed polishing apparatus, comprising:
a housing comprising a bottom housing and a top housing rotatably connected to the bottom housing;
a fixing seat securely placed in the bottom housing, a gap being formed between the fixing seat and the bottom housing to facilitate powder wastes produced during polishing to be extracted out through the gap;
a guiding mechanism placed in the top housing and above the fixing seat, wherein the guiding mechanism comprises a mounting base and a matching member, the mounting base comprises a main body and a guiding portion being a first protrusion extending outwardly from the main body, the matching member being a second protrusion extending outward along a periphery of the main body and separately along the first protrusion, thereby a guiding groove being formed between the first protrusion and the second protrusion; and
a polishing mechanism movably mounted in the guiding groove and above the fixing seat, the polishing mechanism being driven and guided by the guiding mechanism.

14. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the bottom housing comprises a body portion and an extension portion extending from the body portion away from the top housing, the extension portion is substantially hollow and communicates with the gap.

15. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the guiding mechanism further comprises a chain assembly, the chain assembly is movably sleeved on the guiding portion in the guiding groove, and the polishing mechanism is moved by the chain assembly along the guiding portion.

16. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the matching member comprises an inner sidewall facing the guiding portion, and a plurality of teeth in the inner sidewall of the matching member and opposite to the chain assembly, the plurality of teeth and the chain assembly cooperatively form a guiding rail, and the polishing mechanism is movably placed on the guiding rail.

17. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the polishing mechanism comprises an engaging gear, and the engaging gear is movably mounted between and meshed with the plurality of teeth and the chain assembly.

18. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the polishing mechanism comprises a polishing member connected to the engaging gear, the polishing member is placed opposite to and above the fixing seat.

19. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the guiding portion comprises a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion adjacent to the first guiding portion, the guiding mechanism further comprises a pushing assembly, the pushing assembly is movably placed between and resists against the first guiding assembly and the second guiding assembly, the pushing assembly is configured to tighten the guiding portion.

20. The enclosed polishing apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the guiding mechanism further comprises a driving assembly driving the chain assembly, the driving assembly comprises a driving member, an action wheel, a driven wheel, and a driving gear, the driving member is placed on the mounting base, the action wheel is connected to and driven by the driving member, the driven wheel is meshed with the action wheel and non-rotatably and coaxially connected to the driving gear, the driving gear is slidably placed on the mounting base and meshed with the chain assembly.

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sun Zhi-Guo
• Peng Jun-Lin
• Li yu-lun

Classifications

• B24B9/00

  Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor (B24B21/00 takes precedence; for sharpening cutting edges on tools B24B3/00; removing burrs by loose abrasive material B24B31/00) · CPC title

• B24B47/12

  by mechanical gearing or electric power (B24B47/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B24B41/02 Primary

  Frames; Beds; Carriages · CPC title