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CN215701245U - Inlet and outlet pipe assembly fixture - Google Patents

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CN215701245U
CN215701245U CN202122228216.1U CN202122228216U CN215701245U CN 215701245 U CN215701245 U CN 215701245U CN 202122228216 U CN202122228216 U CN 202122228216U CN 215701245 U CN215701245 U CN 215701245U
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The utility model discloses an assembly tool for a water inlet and outlet pipe. Business turn over water pipe assembly fixture includes frock platform, base, supporting component, first movable slide rail, gag lever post, spacing seat, left side clamping component, right side clamping component and lateral shifting subassembly, the supporting component slides and establishes on first movable slide rail, the supporting component is used for supporting the pipe fitting, the reaming subassembly is fixed on right side clamping component, left side clamping component and lateral shifting subassembly are all established on the base, the base is fixed at the frock bench, right side clamping component fixes on lateral shifting subassembly, right side clamping component is used for the clamp joint, lateral shifting subassembly is used for driving right side clamping component lateral shifting. The assembly tool for the water inlet and outlet pipe is high in assembly efficiency.

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Inlet and outlet pipe assembly fixture
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile part assembly, in particular to an assembly tool for a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe.
Background
At present business turn over water pipe erection joint adopts manual assembly usually, does not have dedicated instrument, and the interface is looked for in the assembly all need aligning at every turn, leads to manual assembly inefficiency, and with high costs, and workman manipulation strength is high.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to solve the technical problem of providing a water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool for efficiently assembling a water inlet and outlet pipe.
In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides an assembly tool for a water inlet and outlet pipe, which comprises a tool table, a base, a supporting component, a first movable slide rail, a limiting rod, a limiting seat, a left clamping component, a right clamping component and a transverse moving component, wherein the supporting component is arranged on the first movable slide rail in a sliding mode and used for supporting a pipe fitting, a hole expanding component is fixed on the right clamping component, the left clamping component and the transverse moving component are both arranged on the base, the base is fixed on the tool table, the right clamping component is fixed on the transverse moving component, the right clamping component is used for clamping a connector, and the transverse moving component is used for driving the right clamping component to transversely move.
Further, still include gag lever post and spacing seat, the gag lever post passes through the mount pad to be fixed on right side clamping component, spacing seat is fixed on left side clamping component, gag lever post and spacing seat cooperation.
Furthermore, the left clamping assembly comprises a first support frame, a first clamping slide rail, a first handle, a first linkage piece, a first sliding seat, a first adjusting assembly, a first upper clamping block and a first lower clamping block, the first clamping slide rail is fixed on the first support frame, the first handle is hinged to one end of the first linkage piece, the other end of the first linkage piece is hinged to the first adjusting assembly, the first adjusting assembly is fixed to the first sliding seat, the first upper clamping block is fixed to the first sliding seat, and the first lower clamping block is fixed to the first support frame.
Furthermore, an avoiding opening is formed in the first linkage piece.
Furthermore, the right side clamping assembly comprises a second support frame, a second clamping slide rail, a second handle, a second linkage member, a second slide seat, a second adjusting assembly, a second upper clamping block and a second lower clamping block, the second clamping slide rail is fixed on the second support frame, the second handle is hinged with one end of the second linkage member, the other end of the second linkage member is hinged with the second adjusting assembly, the second adjusting assembly is fixed with the second slide seat, the second upper clamping block is fixed on the second slide seat, and the second lower clamping block is fixed on the second support frame.
Further, still include reaming subassembly, reaming subassembly is fixed on right side clamping assembly, reaming subassembly is used for the pipe fitting reaming.
Further, reaming subassembly includes reaming pivot, reaming seat, stopper, reaming head and reaming connecting piece, the reaming head is fixed at reaming connecting piece front end, the reaming connecting piece is fixed in the reaming pivot, the reaming pivot is rotated and is established on the reaming seat, the stopper is fixed on the reaming seat, the stopper is used for restricting the rotation of reaming connecting piece.
Furthermore, the lateral shifting subassembly includes third handle, third linkage piece, push rod, two second movable slide rails and two third sliders, two the slide rail sets up side by side on the base, and two third sliders slide respectively and establish on two second movable slide rails, right side clamping component's supporting seat is fixed on two third sliders, the third handle articulates on the base, third linkage piece both ends are articulated with third handle and push rod respectively, the end of push rod is fixed with right side clamping component through the fixed block.
Further, the supporting component comprises a supporting seat, a supporting slider, a locking handle and a locking piece, wherein the locking piece is fixed on the supporting seat, the supporting seat is fixed on the supporting slider, the supporting slider is arranged on a first movable sliding rail in a sliding mode, the locking piece is provided with a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece, the tail end of the locking handle penetrates through the first clamping piece, the screw thread is arranged on the second clamping piece, the locking handle is provided with a boss, and the boss is abutted to the first clamping piece.
According to the water inlet and outlet pipe assembly tool, the pipe fitting is clamped through the left clamping assembly, the joint is clamped through the right clamping assembly, the pipe fitting and the joint can be assembled only by pushing the transverse moving assembly, and the use is convenient; during every assembly, the positions of the pipe fitting and the joint are relatively fixed, alignment and alignment are not needed, and therefore assembly efficiency is high.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the water inlet/outlet pipe assembling tool of the present invention during reaming.
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the assembly tool for the water inlet and outlet pipe of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the left clamp assembly.
Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the left clamp assembly.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the first upper clamp block.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the left clamp assembly.
Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the second upper clamp block.
Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of the reaming assembly.
Fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the support assembly.
Detailed Description
The utility model will be further explained with reference to the drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the preferred embodiment of the assembly tool for the water inlet and outlet pipe of the present invention includes a tool table 1, a base 11, a support assembly 2, a first movable slide rail 3, a hole enlarging assembly 4, a limiting rod 51, a limiting seat 52, a left clamping assembly 6, a right clamping assembly 7, and a transverse moving assembly 8. The supporting component 2 is arranged on the first movable sliding rail 3 in a sliding mode, the reaming component 4 is fixed on the right clamping component 7, and the reaming component 4 is used for reaming the pipe fitting 9 and facilitating installation of the joint. The supporting component 2 is used for supporting the pipe fitting 9, the left clamping component 6 and the transverse moving component 8 are arranged on the base 11, the base 11 is fixed on the tooling table 1, the right clamping component 7 is fixed on the transverse moving component 8, the right clamping component 7 is used for clamping the joint, the transverse moving component 8 is used for driving the right clamping component 7 to transversely move, and therefore the reaming component 4 is pushed into the pipe fitting 9 to ream or the joint is assembled on the pipe fitting 9. The gag lever post 51 is fixed on right side clamping component 7 through mount pad 53, spacing seat 52 is fixed on the left side clamping component, and gag lever post 51 moves along with right side clamping component 7, and gag lever post 51 and spacing seat 52 cooperate, can ensure that right side clamping component 7 moves the dislocation.
As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the left clamping assembly 6 includes a first supporting frame 61, a first clamping slide rail 62, a first handle 63, a first linkage 64, a first slide seat 65, a first adjusting assembly 66, a first upper clamping block 67, and a first lower clamping block 68, the first clamping slide rail 62 is fixed on the first supporting frame 61, the first handle 63 is hinged on the first supporting frame 61, and the first handle 63 is further hinged with one end of the first linkage 64. The other end of the first linkage piece 64 is hinged to a first adjusting assembly 66, the first adjusting assembly 66 is fixed to the first sliding seat 65, and the first adjusting assembly 66 can enable the thrust transmitted by the first linkage piece 64 to be close to the center of the pipe 9 as much as possible, so that abrasion and damage of steel balls in the sliding seat are effectively avoided. The first upper clamping block 67 is fixed on the first slide carriage 65, and the first lower clamping block 68 is fixed on the first support frame 61. The first handle 63 rotates to drive the first linkage piece 64 to move, and the first linkage piece 64 moves to drive the first sliding seat 65 to move up and down, so that the first upper clamping block 67 is driven to move up and down, and the key can be clamped or loosened.
The first supporting frame 61 comprises a first upright 611, a first bottom plate 612 and a first handle 63 seat 613, the first handle 63 seat 613 is fixed at the upper end of the first upright 611, the first upright 611 is fixed on the first bottom plate 612, and the first clamping slide rail 62 is vertically arranged on the first upright 611.
The first upright post 611 is provided with a first stroke hole 614, the first adjusting assembly 66 moves in the first stroke hole 614, and the first stroke hole 614 limits the moving distance of the first adjusting assembly 66, so as to prevent the first adjusting assembly 66 from interfering with the first clamping slide 62.
The first adjusting assembly 66 comprises a first limiting column 661, a first upper connecting block 662 and a second upper connecting block 663, the first limiting column 661 extends into the first stroke hole 614, the first limiting column 661 is fixed with the first upper connecting block 662, the first upper connecting block 662 is hinged with the first linkage member 64, and the second upper connecting block 663 is fixed on the first upper connecting block 662. A screw hole is formed in the second upper connecting block 663, a first screw 664 is arranged in the screw hole, a first anti-falling cap 665 is arranged at the tail end of the first screw 664, and the first anti-falling cap 665 extends into the first sliding seat 65, so that the first adjusting component 66 is connected with the first sliding seat 65.
The first slide carriage 65 includes a first slide block 651 and a first lower connecting block 652, the first slide block 651 is slidably disposed on the first clamping slide rail 62, and the first lower connecting block 652 is fixed to the first slide block 651. The first lower connecting block 652 is provided with a slot into which the first anti-dropping cap extends.
As shown in fig. 5, the first upper and lower clamping blocks 67 and 68 each have a first fastening groove 671 to be fitted with the pipe 9 and a first mounting groove 672 to be fitted with one end of the joint.
The first linkage piece 64 is provided with an avoiding opening 641, when the first handle 63 turns upwards, the first handle 63 drives the first linkage piece 64 to move upwards, the avoiding opening 641 can avoid a bulge on the handle seat, and the handle can drive the first linkage piece 64 to move upwards for a sufficient distance, namely, the distance for the first linkage piece 64 to move upwards is increased, so that the moving distance of the first upper clamping block 67 is increased, and the pipe fitting 9 is convenient to install and take out.
As shown in fig. 6, the right clamping assembly 7 includes a second supporting frame 71, a second clamping slide 72, a second handle 73, a second linkage 74, a second slide 75, a second adjusting assembly 76, a second upper clamping block 77, and a second lower clamping block 78, the second clamping slide 72 is fixed on the second supporting frame 71, and the second handle 73 is hinged on the second supporting frame 71. The second handle 73 is further hinged to two ends of a second linkage 74, the other end of the second linkage 74 is hinged to a second adjusting assembly 76, the other end of the second linkage 74 is hinged to the second adjusting assembly 76, the second adjusting assembly 76 is fixed to a second sliding seat 75, the second adjusting assembly 76 can enable the thrust transmitted by the second linkage 74 to be close to the center of the joint as much as possible, and steel balls in the sliding seat are effectively prevented from being abraded and damaged. The second adjusting assembly 76 is fixed to the second slide carriage 75, the second upper clamping block 77 is fixed to the second slide carriage 75, and the second lower clamping block 78 is fixed to the second support frame 71. The second handle 73 rotates to drive the second linkage member 74 to move, and the second linkage member 74 moves to drive the second slide base 75 to move up and down, so as to drive the second upper clamping block 77 to move up and down, so that the key can be clamped or loosened. The second supporting frame 71, the second upright, the second adjusting assembly 76, the second sliding seat 75, the second linkage 74, the first supporting frame 61, the first upright 611, the first adjusting assembly 66, the first sliding seat 65, and the first linkage 64 have the same structure and working principle, and are not described herein again.
As shown in fig. 7, the second upper block 77 and the second lower block 78 each have a second fastening groove 79, and the second fastening groove 79 is matched with the joint.
As shown in fig. 6, the transverse moving assembly 8 includes a third handle 81, a third link 82, a push rod 83, two second moving slide rails 84 and two third slide blocks 85, the two slide rails are arranged side by side on the base 11, the two third slide blocks 85 are respectively arranged on the two second moving slide rails 84 in a sliding manner, the support base 21 of the right clamping assembly 7 is fixed on the two third slide blocks 85, the third handle 81 is hinged on the base 11, one end of the third link 82 is hinged with the third handle 81, the other end of the third link 82 is hinged with the push rod 83, and the tail end of the push rod 83 is fixed with the right clamping assembly 7 through a fixing block 86. When the right clamping assembly 7 needs to move transversely, the third handle 81 rotates to drive the third linkage 82 to move, the third linkage 82 drives the push rod 83 to move, and the push rod 83 pushes the right clamping assembly 7 to move.
As shown in fig. 8, reaming assembly 4 includes reaming pivot 41, reaming seat 42, stopper 43, reaming head 44 and reaming connecting piece 45, reaming head 44 is fixed at reaming connecting piece 45 front end, reaming connecting piece 45 is fixed on reaming pivot 41, the tie point of reaming connecting piece 45 and reaming pivot 41 is close to the rear end of reaming connecting piece 45, so guaranteed that reaming connecting piece 45 topples over the peak after, can topple over towards one side all the time. The reaming rotating shaft 41 is rotatably arranged on the reaming base 42, the limiting block 43 is fixed on the reaming base 42, and the limiting block 43 is used for limiting the rotation of the reaming connecting piece 45. When needing the reaming, upset reaming connecting piece 45, utilize the rear end and the stopper 43 butt of reaming connecting piece 45, the upset of reaming connecting piece 45 has been restricted, reaming head 44 just aligns with the mouth of pipe fitting 9 this moment, only need utilize lateral shifting subassembly 8 drive right side clamping component 7 to the left side move can, the back is accomplished in the reaming, it drives right side clamping component 7 and removes to the right side to recycle lateral shifting subassembly 8, then upset reaming connecting piece 45 lets reaming connecting piece 45 support and leans on stopper 43, so can not influence the assembly of key and joint.
As shown in fig. 8, the supporting assembly 2 includes a supporting seat 21, a supporting slider 22, a locking handle 23 and a locking member 24, the locking member 24 is fixed on the supporting seat 21, the supporting seat 21 is fixed on the supporting slider 22, the supporting slider 22 is slidably disposed on the first movable sliding rail 3, and a supporting groove is disposed on the supporting seat 21 and used for supporting the pipe 9. The locking member 24 has a first clamping piece 241 and a second clamping piece 242, the end of the locking handle 23 passes through the first clamping piece 241 and then is screwed on the second clamping piece, the locking handle 23 is provided with a boss 231, and the boss 231 abuts against the first clamping piece 241. When the handle is rotated, the locker 24 is deformed to adjust the distance between the first and second clamping pieces 241 and 242, thereby achieving clamping or releasing.
During the use, place pipe fitting 9 on supporting component 2 earlier, then remove supporting component 2, make the mouth of pipe fitting 9 move to the left side in the clamping component 6 fastening recess of first clamp splice 68 down, then promote first in command 63 and make first clamp splice 67 and first clamp splice 68 press from both sides pipe fitting 9 tightly, then upset reaming connecting piece 45 makes reaming head 44 align with the mouth of pipe fitting 9, utilize lateral shifting subassembly 8 drive right side clamping component 7 to the left side removal, make reaming head 44 stretch into the mouth of pipe to the reaming of the mouth of pipe. After reaming is finished, the transverse moving assembly 8 is used for driving the right clamping assembly 7 to move towards the right side, and then the reaming connecting piece 45 is turned over to enable the reaming connecting piece 45 to abut against the limiting block 43, so that the pipe fitting 9 and the joint can be assembled conveniently. The joint is placed on the second lower clamping block 78 of the right clamping assembly 7, then the second upper clamping block 77 is pushed by the second handle 73, the second upper clamping block 77 and the second lower clamping block 78 clamp the joint, the transverse moving assembly 8 drives the right clamping assembly 7 to move towards the left, the joint is inserted into the pipe orifice of the pipe 9, and the pipe 9 and the joint are assembled. Only clamping and pushing are needed during assembly, and the use is convenient; during the assembly each time, the position of pipe fitting 9 and joint all is relatively fixed, need not to align and find the accuracy, so assembly efficiency is high. The reaming component 4 is adopted for reaming, the joint and the pipe fitting 9 can be assembled at one time, multiple assembling attempts are avoided, and meanwhile damage to the joint caused by multiple assembling attempts is also avoided.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all equivalent structures made by using the contents of the present specification and the drawings can be directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, and are within the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a business turn over water pipe assembly fixture which characterized in that: including frock platform, base, supporting component, first movable slide rail, gag lever post, spacing seat, reaming subassembly, left side clamping component, right side clamping component and lateral shifting subassembly, the supporting component slides and establishes on first movable slide rail, the supporting component is used for supporting the pipe fitting, the reaming subassembly is fixed on right side clamping component, left side clamping component and lateral shifting subassembly are all established on the base, the base is fixed on the frock bench, right side clamping component fixes on lateral shifting subassembly, right side clamping component is used for the clamping joint, lateral shifting subassembly is used for driving right side clamping component lateral shifting.
2. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 1, wherein: the clamping device is characterized by further comprising a limiting rod and a limiting seat, wherein the limiting rod is fixed on the right side clamping assembly through a mounting seat, the limiting seat is fixed on the left side clamping assembly, and the limiting rod is matched with the limiting seat.
3. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 1, wherein: the left clamping assembly comprises a first support frame, a first clamping slide rail, a first handle, a first linkage piece, a first sliding seat, a first adjusting assembly, a first upper clamping block and a first lower clamping block, the first clamping slide rail is fixed on the first support frame, the first handle is hinged on the first support frame, the first handle is further hinged with one end of the first linkage piece, the other end of the first linkage piece is hinged with the first adjusting assembly, the first adjusting assembly is fixed with the first sliding seat, the first upper clamping block is fixed on the first sliding seat, and the first lower clamping block is fixed on the first support frame.
4. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 3, wherein: an avoiding opening is formed in the first linkage piece.
5. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 1, wherein: the right side clamping assembly comprises a second support frame, a second clamping slide rail, a second handle, a second linkage member, a second slide seat, a second adjusting assembly, a second upper clamping block and a second lower clamping block, the second clamping slide rail is fixed on the second support frame, the second handle is hinged to one end of the second linkage member, the other end of the second linkage member is hinged to the second adjusting assembly, the second adjusting assembly is fixed to the second slide seat, the second upper clamping block is fixed to the second slide seat, and the second lower clamping block is fixed to the second support frame.
6. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 1, wherein: the reaming subassembly includes reaming pivot, reaming seat, stopper, reaming head and reaming connecting piece, the reaming head is fixed at reaming connecting piece front end, the reaming connecting piece is fixed in the reaming pivot, the reaming pivot is rotated and is established on the reaming seat, the stopper is fixed on the reaming seat, the stopper is used for restricting the rotation of reaming connecting piece.
7. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 1, wherein: the transverse moving assembly comprises a third handle, a third linkage piece, a push rod, two second moving slide rails and two third slide blocks, the slide rails are arranged on the base side by side, the two third slide blocks are arranged on the two second moving slide rails in a sliding mode respectively, a supporting seat of the right clamping assembly is fixed on the two third slide blocks, the third handle is hinged to the base, two ends of the third linkage piece are hinged to the third handle and the push rod respectively, and the tail end of the push rod is fixed with the right clamping assembly through a fixing block.
8. The water inlet and outlet pipe assembling tool according to claim 1, wherein: the supporting component comprises a supporting seat, a supporting sliding block, a locking handle and a locking piece, wherein the locking piece is fixed on the supporting seat, the supporting seat is fixed on the supporting sliding block, the supporting sliding block is arranged on a first movable sliding rail in a sliding mode, the locking piece is provided with a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece, the tail end of the locking handle penetrates through the first clamping piece, the screw thread is arranged on the second clamping piece, the locking handle is provided with a boss, and the boss is abutted to the first clamping piece.
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