阅读说明：本技术 缸体的自动化槽外电镀系统 (Automatic out-of-tank electroplating system for cylinder body ) 是由 聂进 何军 贺超 文家勇 于 2019-12-06 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种缸体的自动化槽外电镀系统,包括自动控制系统和工位系统；自动控制系统包括用于输入与电镀工序相关的指令以及检测与电镀工序相关的参数的检测及输入单元、储存有与电镀工序相关的数据；用于接收检测及输入单元发来的指令以及接收检测及输入单元发来的与电镀工序相关的参数,并进行处理后与电镀工序相关的数据对比运算的中央处理单元和用于接收中央处理单元的指令执行与电镀相关的动作的执行单元,本发明整个生产线实现自动化,减少人工的参与程度,提高工作效率并降低生产成本。(The invention discloses an automatic plating system outside a tank body, which comprises an automatic control system and a station system, wherein the station system comprises a station system and a control system; the automatic control system comprises a detection and input unit and a control unit, wherein the detection and input unit is used for inputting instructions related to the electroplating process and detecting parameters related to the electroplating process, and data related to the electroplating process are stored; the system comprises a central processing unit and an execution unit, wherein the central processing unit is used for receiving the instruction sent by the detection and input unit and receiving the parameter which is sent by the detection and input unit and is related to the electroplating process, and performing comparison operation on the processed data which is related to the electroplating process, and the execution unit is used for receiving the instruction of the central processing unit and executing the action which is related to the electroplating.)

1. The utility model provides an automatic extra-tank electroplating system of cylinder body which characterized in that: comprises an automatic control system and a station system;

the automatic control system includes:

the detection and input unit is used for inputting instructions related to the electroplating process and detecting parameters related to the electroplating process;

a central processing unit for storing data related to the electroplating process; the device is used for receiving the instruction sent by the detection and input unit and the parameters which are sent by the detection and input unit and are related to the electroplating process, and performing data comparison operation which is related to the electroplating process after processing;

and the execution unit is used for receiving the instruction of the central processing unit and executing the action related to electroplating.

2. The automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders of claim 1, wherein: the instructions input by the detection and input unit at least comprise workpiece parameter selection, starting and stopping instructions, and the detected parameters related to the electroplating process at least comprise a workpiece position parameter, a workpiece position time parameter, a conveying mechanism position parameter and an electroplating liquid level parameter.

3. The automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders of claim 1, wherein: the data stored by the central processing unit at least comprises electroplating process data determined according to the cylinder type;

the execution unit includes:

the pump set is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying electroplating pretreatment liquid, electroplating liquid and water for washing to a corresponding station to complete a process task, replenishing the electroplating liquid to an electroplating nickel solution tank, and stopping after the operation is completed;

and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the workpiece to a specified position comprising an upper station, a lower station and an electroplating station.

4. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 3, characterized in that: the execution unit also comprises an ultrasonic wave generation mechanism for ultrasonic dust removal.

5. The automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders of claim 1, wherein: the station system comprises a conveying mechanism group, a feeding station, a blanking station, a pre-plating treatment station group, an electroplating station group and an exchange station;

the exchange station is positioned in the pre-plating treatment station group, the electroplating station group or/and between the pre-plating treatment station group and the electroplating station group;

the conveying mechanism group comprises an upper material conveying mechanism, a lower material conveying mechanism and at least two groups of conveying mechanisms which independently receive execution commands sent by the central processing unit;

the feeding station and the discharging station are positioned at the same station and are feeding and discharging stations, the conveying mechanism of the conveying mechanism group conveys incoming materials of the feeding and discharging stations to the head of the pre-plating treatment station group through the exchange position, conveys workpieces at the head to the appointed station in sequence according to the working procedures, and finally conveys the workpieces to the feeding and discharging stations.

6. The automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders of claim 5, wherein: the exchange stations comprise a first exchange station and a second exchange station which are arranged along the electroplating process, and the conveying mechanism group comprises a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism and a third conveying mechanism which are arranged along the electroplating process; the first conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism and the third conveying mechanism receive instructions of the central processing unit, and the first exchange station and the second exchange station are used for temporarily placing the workpiece and conveying the workpiece to a specified position.

7. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 6, wherein: the pre-plating treatment station group comprises an alkaline etching station, an acid etching station, a dust removing station, an activating station and a zinc conversion station; the electroplating station group comprises a nickel pre-plating station, a nickel plating station and a recovery station; the first exchange station is positioned between the ash removal station and the activation station, and the second exchange station is positioned behind the recovery station.

8. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 6, wherein: the feeding and discharging conveying mechanism is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying a workpiece to be processed to a feeding and discharging station, and conveying the electroplated workpiece to a specified position from the feeding and discharging station.

9. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 7, wherein: the processing station group before plating still includes automatic deoiling station, automatic deoiling station includes:

the oil removing tank is filled with an oil removing agent;

the support frame is used for accommodating a workpiece;

the oil removing and conveying mechanism is used for receiving a command to convey the support frame with the workpiece to an oil removing groove and stay for a set time;

and the oil removal controller sends an instruction to the oil removal conveying mechanism, conveys the support frame with the workpiece to the oil removal groove, stays for a set time, and then conveys the support frame to a specified position.

10. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 2, characterized in that: the detection and input unit includes:

the encoder detects the position of the conveying mechanism, and simultaneously detects the position parameters of the workpiece;

the electroplating liquid level sensor is used for detecting the liquid level of the electroplating liquid;

and inputting the command into the peripheral.

11. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 6, wherein: and the feeding and discharging conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism and the third conveying mechanism are all conveying travelling cranes.

12. An automated ex-bath plating system of cylinders according to claim 2, characterized in that: the detection and input unit includes:

the plating layer on-line thickness detection unit is used for detecting plating layer thickness parameters in the electroplating process and transmitting the parameters to the central processing unit;

the central processing unit determines the plating time according to whether the parameter reaches the set thickness.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a component of a cylinder electroplating device, in particular to an automatic out-of-tank electroplating system of a cylinder.

Background

The cylinder body is used as a main part of equipment such as an engine, a plunger pump, a reciprocating compressor and the like and is used for forming a working space together with the piston and the cylinder head; taking an engine as an example, the engine forms a combustion chamber and provides a motion track for the piston assembly, so that a power conversion environment is formed. In the process of guiding the piston to continuously reciprocate, the inner wall of the cylinder and the piston rub against each other for a long time at a high frequency, so that the useful power of the cylinder is reduced, and a part of energy is consumed. In order to solve the problems, electroplating is carried out on the inner wall, and an electroplating coating is used for replacing the cylinder sleeve to solve the problems. In the prior art, the circulating electroplating outside the tank ensures that cations on a plating layer are replaced in real time due to the formation of a flowing electroplating environment, the concentration of the plating layer is not different, the fluidity of the plating layer is stable and uniform, the compactness of the plating layer is ensured, and the electroplating quality is ensured.

However, in the existing plating structure outside the bath, more processes need to be participated by people, for example, oil removal, feeding and blanking, completion of one process, entering of the next process and the like all need to be carried out by a manually operated travelling crane, and manpower and material resources are wasted.

Therefore, there is a need for an improved circulating electroplating system, which can automate the whole production line, reduce the participation of workers, improve the working efficiency and reduce the production cost.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides an automated plating system outside a tank for a cylinder, which can automate the whole production line, reduce the participation of manpower, improve the working efficiency and reduce the production cost.

The automatic plating system outside the tank of the cylinder body comprises an automatic control system and a station system;

the automatic control system includes:

the detection and input unit is used for inputting instructions related to the electroplating process and detecting parameters related to the electroplating process;

a central processing unit for storing data related to the electroplating process; the device is used for receiving the instruction sent by the detection and input unit and the parameters which are sent by the detection and input unit and are related to the electroplating process, and performing data comparison operation which is related to the electroplating process after processing;

and the execution unit is used for receiving the instruction of the central processing unit and executing the action related to electroplating.

Further, the instructions input by the detection and input unit at least comprise workpiece parameter selection, starting and stopping instructions, and the detected parameters related to the electroplating process at least comprise a workpiece position parameter, a workpiece position time parameter, a conveying mechanism position parameter and an electroplating solution liquid level parameter.

Further, the data stored by the central processing unit at least comprises electroplating process data determined according to the cylinder type;

the execution unit includes:

the pump set is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying electroplating pretreatment liquid, electroplating liquid and water for washing to a corresponding station to complete a process task, replenishing the electroplating liquid to an electroplating nickel solution tank, and stopping after the operation is completed;

and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the workpiece to a specified position comprising a feeding station, a blanking station and an electroplating station.

Further, the execution unit also comprises an ultrasonic wave generation mechanism for ultrasonic dust removal.

Further, the station system comprises a conveying mechanism group, a feeding and discharging station, a pre-plating treatment station group, an electroplating station group and an exchange station;

the exchange station is positioned in the pre-plating treatment station group, the electroplating station group or/and between the pre-plating treatment station group and the electroplating station group;

the conveying mechanism group comprises an upper material conveying mechanism, a lower material conveying mechanism and at least two groups of conveying mechanisms which independently receive execution commands sent by the central processing unit;

the feeding station and the discharging station are positioned at the same station and are feeding and discharging stations, the conveying mechanism of the conveying mechanism group conveys incoming materials of the feeding and discharging stations to the head of the pre-plating treatment station group through the exchange position, conveys workpieces at the head to the appointed station in sequence according to the working procedures, and finally conveys the workpieces to the feeding and discharging stations.

Further, the exchange stations comprise a first exchange station and a second exchange station which are arranged along the electroplating process, and the conveying mechanism group comprises a first conveying mechanism, a second conveying mechanism and a third conveying mechanism which are arranged along the electroplating process; the first conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism and the third conveying mechanism receive instructions of the central processing unit, and the first exchange station and the second exchange station are used for temporarily placing the workpiece and conveying the workpiece to a specified position.

Further, the pre-plating treatment station group comprises an alkaline etching station, an acid etching station, an ash removal station, an activation station and a zinc conversion station; the electroplating station group comprises a nickel pre-plating station, a nickel plating station and a recovery station; the first exchange station is positioned between the ash removal station and the activation station, and the second exchange station is positioned behind the recovery station.

Further, the feeding and discharging conveying mechanism is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying the workpiece to be processed to the feeding and discharging station, and conveying the electroplated workpiece to a specified position from the feeding and discharging station.

Further, the processing station group before plating still includes automatic deoiling station, automatic deoiling station includes:

the oil removing tank is filled with an oil removing agent;

the support frame is used for accommodating a workpiece;

the oil removing and conveying mechanism is used for receiving a command to convey the support frame with the workpiece to an oil removing groove and stay for a set time;

and the oil removal controller sends an instruction to the oil removal conveying mechanism, conveys the support frame with the workpiece to the oil removal groove, stays for a set time, and then conveys the support frame to a specified position.

Further, the detection and input unit includes:

the encoder detects the position of the conveying mechanism, and simultaneously detects the position parameters of the workpiece;

the electroplating liquid level sensor is used for detecting the liquid level of the electroplating liquid;

and inputting the command into the peripheral.

Further, go up unloading conveying mechanism, first conveying mechanism, second conveying mechanism and third conveying mechanism and all transport the driving.

Further, the detection and input unit includes:

the plating layer on-line thickness detection unit is used for detecting plating layer thickness parameters in the electroplating process and transmitting the parameters to the central processing unit;

the central processing unit determines the plating time according to whether the parameter reaches the set thickness.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: according to the automatic plating system outside the tank body, the whole production line is automated, the participation degree of manpower is reduced, the working efficiency is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

Drawings

The invention is further described below with reference to the figures and examples.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the automated principles of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a layout diagram of the stations of the present invention.

Detailed Description

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the automation principle of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram of the station arrangement of the present invention, as shown in the drawings: the automatic plating system outside the tank of the cylinder body comprises an automatic control system and a station system;

the automatic control system includes:

the detection and input unit is used for inputting instructions related to the electroplating process and detecting parameters related to the electroplating process;

a central processing unit for storing data related to the electroplating process; the device is used for receiving the instruction sent by the detection and input unit and the parameters which are sent by the detection and input unit and are related to the electroplating process, and performing data comparison operation which is related to the electroplating process after processing;

and the execution unit is used for receiving the instruction of the central processing unit and executing the action related to electroplating.

In this embodiment, the instructions input by the detection and input unit at least include workpiece parameter selection, start and stop instructions, and the detected parameters related to the electroplating process at least include a position parameter of the workpiece, a time parameter of a station where the workpiece is located, a position parameter of the conveying mechanism, and a liquid level parameter of the electroplating solution.

In this embodiment, the data stored in the central processing unit at least includes electroplating process data determined according to the cylinder type;

the execution unit includes:

the pump set is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying electroplating pretreatment liquid, electroplating liquid and water for washing to a corresponding station to complete a process task, replenishing the electroplating liquid to an electroplating nickel solution tank, and stopping after the operation is completed;

and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the workpiece to a specified position comprising a feeding, discharging and electroplating station.

In this embodiment, the execution unit further includes an ultrasonic wave generation mechanism for ultrasonic wave dust removal.

In this embodiment, the station system includes a conveying mechanism group, a feeding station, a discharging station, a pre-plating treatment station group, an electroplating station group, and an exchange station;

the exchange station is positioned in the pre-plating treatment station group, the electroplating station group or/and between the pre-plating treatment station group and the electroplating station group;

the conveying mechanism group comprises an upper material conveying mechanism, a lower material conveying mechanism and at least two groups of conveying mechanisms which independently receive execution commands sent by the central processing unit;

the feeding and discharging stations can feed and discharge materials at the same position, and the two ends of the process flow are respectively fed and discharged materials or discharged materials from the feeding tail end at the head end of the process flow and conveyed to the head end through a special travelling crane, so that the aim of the invention can be fulfilled; in this embodiment, the feeding station and the discharging station are located at the same station and are feeding and discharging stations, the conveying mechanism of the conveying mechanism group conveys incoming materials of the feeding and discharging stations to the head of the pre-plating treatment station group through the exchange position, conveys the workpieces at the head to the designated station in sequence according to the working procedures, and finally conveys the workpieces to the feeding and discharging stations;

in this embodiment, the exchange stations include a first exchange station and a second exchange station arranged along the electroplating process, and the conveyor group includes a first conveyor, a second conveyor and a third conveyor arranged along the electroplating process; the first conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism and the third conveying mechanism receive instructions of the central processing unit, and the first exchange station and the second exchange station are used for temporarily placing the workpiece and conveying the workpiece to a specified position.

In this embodiment, the pre-plating treatment station group includes an alkaline etching station, an acid etching station, an ash removal station, an activation station, and a zinc conversion station; the electroplating station group comprises a nickel pre-plating station, a nickel plating station and a recovery station; the first exchange station is positioned between the ash removal station and the activation station, and the second exchange station is positioned behind the recovery station.

In this embodiment, the feeding and discharging conveying mechanism is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying a workpiece to be processed to the feeding station, and conveying the electroplated workpiece to a specified position from the feeding station; in the embodiment, a structure of loading and unloading at the same position is adopted, namely, the loading and unloading conveying mechanism is used for receiving an instruction of the central processing unit, conveying a workpiece to be processed to an upper unloading station, and conveying the electroplated workpiece to a specified position from the loading and unloading station;

an automatic feeding and discharging system is adopted, so that manual actions are reduced, the labor intensity is reduced, and an operator only needs to concentrate on filling and disassembling; the working range of the operator is greatly reduced.

In this embodiment, before plating processing station group still includes automatic deoiling station, automatic deoiling station includes:

the oil removing tank is filled with an oil removing agent;

the support frame is used for accommodating a workpiece;

the oil removing and conveying mechanism is used for receiving a command to convey the support frame with the workpiece to an oil removing groove and stay for a set time;

the oil removing controller sends an instruction to the oil removing conveying mechanism, conveys the support frame with the workpiece to an oil removing groove for a set time and then conveys the support frame to a specified position; the invention realizes automatic oil removal, and after the system is started, unnecessary manual actions are not needed for oil removal operation, the system can automatically finish oil removal/washing actions and return to the original position (if the oil removal effect is not satisfactory, the oil removal can be repeatedly carried out for many times), thereby solving the problems that in the prior art, a manual operation controller is needed to always control a walking motor to move workpieces into/out of each station groove, manpower is wasted, and the process consistency cannot be ensured.

In this embodiment, the detecting and inputting unit includes:

the encoder is arranged on the traveling tracks of the feeding and discharging conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism and the third conveying mechanism and used for detecting positions of the workpieces, and the encoder is used for detecting position parameters of the workpieces;

the electroplating liquid level sensor is used for detecting the liquid level of the electroplating liquid; utilize plating solution level sensor to detect the liquid level and automatic fluid infusion, during the in-service use, be provided with at electroplating station and connect the cistern to return to the fluid infusion groove, supply into the electroplating bath groove by the fluid infusion groove according to the liquid level condition in the electroplating bath groove, automatic fluid infusion system has really realized "liquid level non-maintaining", the operator only need be absorbed in filling, the dismantlement of work piece, and need not periodically tour the liquid level, improved labor efficiency, reduced the operation degree of difficulty.

And inputting the command into the peripheral.

In this embodiment, the feeding and discharging conveying mechanism, the first conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism and the third conveying mechanism are all conveying traveling vehicles.

The invention adopts the design of 'unmanned mode' because of the automatic production line, when an operator needs to leave temporarily, the system can refresh the hanging basket reaching the hanging position to be 0000 only by setting the 'unmanned mode', and the hanging basket is taken as an empty basket and automatically hung again to keep the continuous operation of the production line. According to the above description, in a short time, one or more empty baskets are added, and the output is only slightly influenced due to the short time for the empty baskets to sign in; even if the operator does not return for a long time, the final system can finish the electroplating operation process of the products on all the hanging baskets on the line, all the products are changed into 0000 to operate in a quick check-in mode, and the risk of product quality or the waste of re-pretreatment can not be caused.

Due to the improvement of the degree of automation and intellectualization, the number of actual operators in each shift is only 2.

In this embodiment, the detecting and inputting unit includes:

the plating layer on-line thickness detection unit is used for detecting plating layer thickness parameters in the electroplating process and transmitting the parameters to the central processing unit;

the central processing unit determines the plating time according to whether the parameter reaches the set thickness, namely, sends a command of re-conveying the workpiece for a set length of time to the conveying mechanism (traveling crane).

The plating outside the bath of the present invention refers to dynamic plating by circulating plating liquid outside the plating bath, and will not be described herein.

In this embodiment, an engine cylinder is taken as an example, and actually, the technical solution claimed in the present invention is not limited to the engine cylinder, but may be a compressor cylinder, a plunger pump cylinder, and other cylinders having similar structures, which are not described herein again.

Finally, the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and not for limiting, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalent substitutions may be made to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, and all of them should be covered in the claims of the present invention.