阅读说明：本技术 一种连接机构 (Connecting mechanism ) 是由 何志远 陈明鑫 石玉磬 于 2021-10-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种连接机构,其包括设备连接件、工装连接件、锁止组件,所述设备连接件用于与设备相连；所述工装连接件设置在所述设备连接件的顶部,所述工装连接件用于与工装夹具相连；所述锁止组件用于将所述设备连接件与所述工装连接件锁紧在一起。本发明在使用时,通过设备连接件与设备相连,同时,利用工装连接件与工装夹具相连,而后通过锁止组件将设备连接件与工装连接件锁紧在一起即可,从而能够较为方便地实现设备与工装夹具之间的连接。(The invention provides a connecting mechanism which comprises an equipment connecting piece, a tool connecting piece and a locking assembly, wherein the equipment connecting piece is used for being connected with equipment; the tool connecting piece is arranged at the top of the equipment connecting piece and is used for being connected with a tool clamp; the locking assembly is used for locking the equipment connecting piece and the tool connecting piece together. When the tool connecting piece is used, the tool connecting piece is connected with equipment, meanwhile, the tool connecting piece is connected with the tool clamp, and then the tool connecting piece and the tool connecting piece are locked together through the locking assembly, so that the equipment can be connected with the tool clamp conveniently.)

1. A connecting mechanism is characterized by comprising an equipment connecting piece, a tool connecting piece and a locking assembly, wherein the equipment connecting piece is used for being connected with equipment; the tool connecting piece is arranged at the top of the equipment connecting piece and is used for being connected with a tool clamp; the locking assembly is used for locking the equipment connecting piece and the tool connecting piece together.

2. The connecting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the equipment connecting piece comprises a connecting base, an open slot is formed in the upper portion of the connecting base, and the left side and the right side of the lower portion of the open slot are both triangular structures; the locking assembly comprises two locking sliding blocks and two locking rods, and the two locking sliding blocks are oppositely arranged on the left side and the right side in the open slot; the lower part of the locking sliding block is a triangular block matched with the lower part of the open slot; the bottom of the tool connecting piece is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove, and the upper part of the locking sliding block is provided with a T-shaped sliding block matched with the T-shaped sliding groove; the locking piece is located two between the locking slider, the locking pole passes rotation hole on the frock connecting piece with the locking piece links to each other, the locking piece has will locking slider top is tightly first position on the inside wall of open slot and remove right the tight second position in top of locking slider.

3. The connecting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the tooling connecting piece comprises a bottom plate, and the T-shaped sliding groove is positioned in the middle of the lower part of the bottom plate; the rotating hole is vertically communicated with the T-shaped sliding groove.

4. The connecting mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a limit rod is vertically arranged on the outer wall of the upper end of the locking rod, and a limit stop which is in blocking connection with the limit rod is arranged on the bottom plate.

5. The connecting mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the tooling connecting piece further comprises two connecting baffle plates for connecting with the tooling fixture, and the two connecting baffle plates are oppositely arranged at two ends of the bottom plate.

6. The connecting mechanism of claim 5, wherein the connecting baffle is provided with a mounting hole for connecting with the tool clamp.

7. The coupling mechanism of claim 3, wherein the locking assembly further comprises a resilient member disposed between the base plate and the locking block.

8. The connecting mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein a stepped hole is formed in the bottom surface of the open groove, and the lower end of the locking rod penetrates through the locking block and then is rotatably fitted in the stepped hole.

9. The connection mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the device connector further comprises a base baffle disposed at a rear end of the connection base and blocking a rear port of the open slot.

10. The connecting mechanism according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein a limiting groove is provided on an inner side wall of the open groove, and a limiting protrusion opposite to the limiting groove is provided on the locking slider.

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of part connection, and particularly relates to a connecting mechanism.

Background

In the automobile assembling process, various tool fixtures are frequently used, and the tool fixtures on equipment are frequently required to be switched for multi-variety collinear production. Therefore, how to conveniently connect the equipment and the tooling fixture becomes a technical problem which needs to be solved by the technical personnel in the field.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a connecting mechanism to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme:

a connecting mechanism comprises an equipment connecting piece, a tool connecting piece and a locking assembly, wherein the equipment connecting piece is used for being connected with equipment; the tool connecting piece is arranged at the top of the equipment connecting piece and is used for being connected with a tool clamp; the locking assembly is used for locking the equipment connecting piece and the tool connecting piece together.

Preferably, the equipment connecting piece comprises a connecting base, an open slot is formed in the upper part of the connecting base, and the left side and the right side of the lower part of the open slot are both triangular structures; the locking assembly comprises two locking sliding blocks and two locking rods, and the two locking sliding blocks are oppositely arranged on the left side and the right side in the open slot; the lower part of the locking sliding block is a triangular block matched with the lower part of the open slot; the bottom of the tool connecting piece is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove, and the upper part of the locking sliding block is provided with a T-shaped sliding block matched with the T-shaped sliding groove; the locking piece is located two between the locking slider, the locking pole passes rotation hole on the frock connecting piece with the locking piece links to each other, the locking piece has will locking slider top is tightly first position on the inside wall of open slot and remove right the tight second position in top of locking slider.

Preferably, the tooling connecting piece comprises a bottom plate, and the T-shaped sliding groove is positioned in the middle of the lower part of the bottom plate; the rotating hole is vertically communicated with the T-shaped sliding groove.

Preferably, the outer wall of the upper end of the locking rod is vertically provided with a limiting rod, and the bottom plate is provided with a limit stop which is in blocking connection with the limiting rod.

Preferably, the tool connecting piece further comprises two connecting baffle plates used for being connected with the tool clamp, and the two connecting baffle plates are oppositely arranged at two ends of the bottom plate.

Preferably, the connecting baffle is provided with a mounting hole for connecting with the tool clamp.

Preferably, the locking assembly further comprises an elastic member disposed between the base plate and the locking block.

Preferably, the bottom surface of the open slot is provided with a stepped hole, and the lower end of the locking rod penetrates out of the locking block and then is in running fit with the stepped hole.

Preferably, the equipment connecting piece further comprises a base baffle, and the base baffle is arranged at the rear end of the connecting base and blocks the rear port of the open slot.

Preferably, the inner side wall of the open slot is provided with a limiting groove, and the locking slide block is provided with a limiting bulge opposite to the limiting groove.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

when the connecting mechanism is used, the equipment connecting piece is connected with the equipment, the tool connecting piece is connected with the tool clamp, and then the equipment connecting piece and the tool connecting piece are locked together through the locking assembly, so that the equipment and the tool clamp can be connected conveniently.

Drawings

In order to more clearly describe the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a coupling mechanism provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an apparatus connector provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a locking slide provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a detent lever and a detent block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic view of a tool connector provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a lock block in a first position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a lock block in a second position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a movement position of the locking block according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawings, the reference numbers:

11. connecting base 12, base baffle 13, open slot 14 and limiting groove

15. Step hole 21, bottom plate 22, limit stop 23, connecting baffle 24 and rotating hole

25. T-shaped sliding groove 26, mounting hole 31, locking slide block 32 and triangular block

33. T-shaped sliding block 34, limiting bulge 35, strip-shaped block 36 and lower side surface

41. Locking rod 42, locking block 43, limiting rod 44, elastic piece 45 and inner hexagonal groove

Detailed Description

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the following detailed description will be provided with reference to specific embodiments.

The embodiment of the invention provides a connecting mechanism which comprises an equipment connecting piece, a tool connecting piece and a locking assembly, wherein the equipment connecting piece is used for being connected with equipment; the tool connecting piece is arranged at the top of the equipment connecting piece and is used for being connected with a tool clamp; the locking assembly is used for locking the equipment connecting piece and the tool connecting piece together. It can be appreciated that when disassembly is required, the locking between the equipment connector and the tooling connector can be released by the locking assembly.

When the connecting mechanism provided by the embodiment of the invention is used, the equipment connecting piece is connected with equipment, the tool connecting piece is connected with the tool clamp, and then the equipment connecting piece and the tool connecting piece are locked together through the locking assembly, so that the equipment and the tool clamp can be connected conveniently.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the equipment connecting member includes a connecting base 11, an open slot 13 is provided at an upper portion of the connecting base 11, and both left and right sides of a lower portion of the open slot 13 are of a triangular structure; the locking assembly comprises two locking sliding blocks 31 and two locking rods 41, and the two locking sliding blocks 31 are oppositely arranged on the left side and the right side in the opening groove 13; the lower part of the locking slide block 31 is a triangular block 32 matched with the lower part of the open slot; the bottom of the tool connecting piece is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove 25, and the upper part of the locking sliding block is provided with a T-shaped sliding block 33 matched with the T-shaped sliding groove; the locking block 42 is located between the two locking sliders 31, the locking rod 41 penetrates through the rotating hole 24 in the tool connecting piece and is connected with the locking block 42, and the locking block 42 is provided with a first position where the locking slider 31 is tightly jacked on the inner side wall of the opening groove and a second position where the locking slider 31 is not tightly jacked. By adopting the scheme, the lower part of the locking slide block 31 is placed in the open slot 12, the triangular block 32 is matched with the lower part of the open slot, the T-shaped slide block 33 is placed in the T-shaped slide slot 25, the locking rod 41 is rotated, the locking block 42 rotates along with the locking rod, when the locking block 42 rotates to the first position, the two locking slide blocks 31 can be respectively propped against the left inner side wall and the right inner side wall of the open slot 13 by using the locking block 42, so that the lower part of the locking slide block 31 is clamped into the lower part of the open slot and cannot be separated, meanwhile, the upper part of the locking slide block can be well prevented from being separated from the tool connecting piece by using the matching of the T-shaped slide block 33 and the T-shaped slide slot 25, and the locking of the tool connecting piece and the equipment connecting piece is well realized; the locking rod is rotated reversely, so that the locking block can be released from pushing the locking stop block, and the parts can be conveniently detached and maintained.

Specifically, the tooling connecting piece comprises a bottom plate 21, and the T-shaped sliding groove 25 is positioned in the middle of the lower part of the bottom plate 21; the rotating hole 24 is vertically communicated with the T-shaped sliding groove 25, so that the structure of the tool connecting piece is simpler. Preferably, the bottom plate 21 is a rectangular plate, the T-shaped sliding groove 25 may extend along the length direction of the bottom plate 21, and the transverse groove and the vertical groove of the T-shaped sliding groove may be connected by a tapered transition groove.

Further, a limiting rod 43 is vertically arranged on the outer wall of the upper end of the locking rod 41, and a limit stop 22 which is connected with the limiting rod 43 in a blocking mode is arranged on the bottom plate, so that when the locking block 42 is located at the first position, the locking block is prevented from rotating again through the blocking function between the limit stop 22 and the limiting rod 43. It can be understood that, when the locking needs to be released, the locking rod 41 is lifted up vertically along the axial direction of the locking rod 41, and then the locking rod 41 is rotated, so that the locking block 42 can be released from pushing the locking slide block 31; when locked, the underside of the limit lever 43 contacts the top surface of the base plate.

Specifically, the tooling connecting piece further comprises two connecting baffle plates 23 used for being connected with the tooling fixture, and the two connecting baffle plates 23 are oppositely arranged at two ends of the bottom plate 21, so that the connecting baffle plates 23 can be conveniently connected with the tooling fixture. Preferably, the two connecting baffles 23 respectively block the left port and the right port of the T-shaped sliding groove, so that the T-shaped sliding block can be better prevented from being separated from the T-shaped sliding groove. It will be appreciated that the attachment baffle may be used in conjunction with other components besides a tool holder.

Further, the connecting baffle plate 23 is provided with a mounting hole 26 for connecting with the tool fixture, so that the connecting baffle plate 23 is conveniently detachably connected with the tool fixture, and the tool connecting piece is convenient to replace or maintain.

Preferably, the locking assembly further comprises an elastic member 44, and the elastic member 44 is disposed between the bottom plate 21 and the locking block 42, so that the contact between the limiting rod 43 and the top surface of the bottom plate 21 can be better ensured. It will be appreciated that the resilient member 44 is compressed when the latch lever is lifted vertically upwards, the resilient member 44 may preferably be a spring; as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the lower portion of the locking slider 31 may be a right triangle, the locking block 42 may be an oblique hexagonal column, the locking rod 41 is connected to the middle of the oblique hexagonal column, and the short sides at the two ends of the oblique hexagonal column are used for contacting with the vertical surface of the right triangle, so as to achieve the tightening of the locking block, thereby making the locking block 42 and the locking slider in surface contact, improving the locking strength and reducing the wear, as shown in fig. 8, the short sides and the long sides at the two ends of the oblique hexagonal column can be seen, wherein the arrow in the figure represents the locking direction of the locking block 42, the locking block 42 shown by the solid line in the figure is a schematic diagram when the locking block is at the first position, and the locking block 42 shown by the dotted line in the figure is a schematic diagram when the locking block is at the second position. When the locking rod drives the locking block to rotate 90 degrees along the locking direction, the mechanism is locked, at the moment, because the locking sliding block 31 blocks the locking block 42, the locking rod 41 cannot rotate continuously along the locking direction, and the locking positioning operation speed is improved.

In order to be able to carry out spacing better to locking lever 41, be provided with stepped hole 15 on the bottom surface of open slot 13, the lower extreme of locking lever 41 is worn out behind the locking piece with stepped hole normal running fit to utilize stepped hole 15 can provide location and rotation base for the installation of locking lever. Preferably, the inner hexagonal groove 45 is formed in the upper end face of the locking rod, so that the locking rod 41 can be conveniently rotated by using a tool, and when the locking force requirement is large or the locking rod is blocked by a tool clamp and the like, the locking or unlocking of the locking assembly can be realized by using an elbow inner hexagonal wrench; can link to each other through bar 35 between the upper portion of locking slider and the lower part, the downside 36 of bar is used for keeping off mutually with the locking piece and connects to can carry on spacingly to the locking piece in vertical direction.

Further, the equipment connecting piece still includes base baffle 12, base baffle 12 sets up connect the rear end of base and shutoff the rear port of open slot to can avoid the locking slider by the rear end roll-off of open slot better.

As shown in fig. 2, the inner side wall of the open slot 13 is provided with a limiting groove 14, and the locking slider 31 is provided with a limiting protrusion 34 opposite to the limiting groove, so that when the locking block pushes the locking slider to be tightly pressed against the inner side wall of the open slot, the limiting protrusion 34 is clamped into the limiting groove, and the locking slider can be better limited.

When the connecting mechanism provided by the embodiment of the invention is used, the lower parts of the two locking sliding blocks 31 are respectively placed into the open grooves from the side surface of the connecting base 11, the bottom plate 21 is placed on the top surface of the connecting base, the locking block 42 is placed between the two locking sliding blocks 31, and the locking rod 41 is rotated to enable the locking sliding blocks to be tightly pressed on the left inner side wall and the right inner side wall of the open groove 13 by the locking block 42, so that locking is realized, the connecting base 11 can be prevented from being separated from the bottom plate, and the purpose of quick connection is further achieved. The limiting groove in the connecting mechanism is matched with the limiting protrusion, and the matching structure of the locking rod 41 and the stepped hole provides higher limiting strength and improves the positioning efficiency; and the limiting groove and the step hole can be respectively arranged at different positions of the open slot, so that the switching of the connection position of the locking slide block in the open slot is convenient to realize.

In another embodiment provided by the invention, the connecting base can be lengthened along the direction vertical to the paper surface, and the limiting grooves and the step holes are formed as required, so that the function of connecting and fixing multiple positioning points in a large range in a single direction is realized, and the connecting base can be used for adjusting the position of the supporting rod of the positioning tray. Meanwhile, if the lengths of the bottom plate and the T-shaped sliding groove are increased and the rotating hole for the locking rod to penetrate through is changed into a waist-shaped hole, the function of positioning, connecting and fixing multiple points in a plane can be realized. And the T-shaped sliding groove matched with the T-shaped sliding block can be split into the base and the guide rail part, and is made of different materials, so that the maintainability and the wear resistance can be effectively improved, and the resistance in sliding can be reduced.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that these examples are only for illustrating the present invention and not for limiting the scope of the present invention, and after reading the content of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to the present invention, and these equivalents also fall within the scope of the claims appended to the present application.