JP2000042897A - Wheel polishing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a wheel polishing device that allows a worker to work safely and easily, and that can grind a machined surface of a wheel beautifully at one time and that does not cause health damage. To provide. A rotary table is provided on which wheels can be mounted concentrically. Above the rotary table, there are provided a plurality of abrasive attachments which can reciprocate up and down, back and forth, and left and right and which can arbitrarily set the attachment angle and the pressing force of the sandpaper.
A dust suction port is provided on the side surface or the bottom surface, and dust is sucked and discharged from the dust suction port.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for polishing the surface of an aluminum wheel used in an automobile with an abrasive such as sandpaper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Aluminum wheels on which automobile tires are mounted are easily deformed or damaged due to traffic accidents, falling wheels, and the like. Repair of such deformed or damaged aluminum wheels is performed in a process of first repairing the deformed or damaged parts using a lathe or a press machine, and then performing a polishing operation.

[0003] This polishing operation is performed by a method such as buff polishing or sandpaper polishing. Of these, sandpaper polishing is usually performed by manually attaching wheels to a balancer for tire replacement and rotating the wheels at high speed.

[0004]

The conventional manual sandpaper polishing is a highly difficult and dangerous operation in which an operator manually performs sandpaper polishing. In addition, there is a risk that the hand may be burned due to frictional heat, and continuous work cannot be performed. Furthermore,
Aluminum powder may be scattered at the time of polishing, and workers may be injured by inhaling the aluminum powder.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention provides a wheel polishing apparatus which allows a worker to work safely and easily, and which can beautifully grind the worked surface of the wheel at one time and which does not cause any health damage. The purpose is to do.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.

[0007] A rotary table on which wheels can be mounted concentrically is provided.

[0008] Above the turntable, a vertical direction,
A plurality of abrasive attachments that can reciprocate in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction and that can arbitrarily set the attachment angle and the pressing force of the sandpaper are provided.

A dust suction port is provided on a side surface or a bottom surface, and dust is sucked and discharged from the dust suction port.

Hereinafter, the function of the solution will be described.

In the wheel polishing apparatus according to the present invention, the wheel to be polished is mounted concentrically on the rotary table, and the wheel to be polished is rotated by the rotation of the rotary table. Then, the polishing operation is performed by reciprocating up and down, back and forth, and left and right with an abrasive attachment having an abrasive such as sandpaper attached to the tip thereof. At this time, since the attachment angle of the abrasive can be set arbitrarily, it is possible to attach an abrasive such as sandpaper according to the angle of the surface to be polished of the wheel, and that there are a plurality of abrasive attachments. Therefore, if the abrasive is attached in accordance with the angles of various surfaces of the wheel to be polished, it becomes possible to grind various surfaces of the wheel at once. Also,
Since the pressing force of the abrasive can be set arbitrarily, the polishing strength can be set according to the condition of the scratch on the wheel, and a beautiful finish can be obtained.

As described above, according to the present invention, before the polishing operation, the operator sets the mounting angle of the abrasive such as sandpaper according to the surface angle of the wheel, and attaches the abrasive according to the size of the wheel. All that is required is to move the tool vertically and forward and backward. After that, since the abrasive attachment automatically repeats the reciprocating movement in the front-back, up-down, and left-right directions, the polishing work is automatically performed, so that the worker can work safely and easily, and moreover, once. Since various surfaces of the wheel can be polished in a short time, an efficient polishing operation can be performed. Specifically, the polishing operation by hand requires about 2 hours for one wheel, but the polishing apparatus according to the present invention performs the polishing operation for about 15 to 20 minutes per wheel. It becomes possible.

Further, since the pressing force of the abrasive on the wheel can be arbitrarily set, a beautiful finish can be obtained.

Furthermore, a dust suction port is provided on the side surface or the bottom surface, and the dust is sucked and discharged from the dust suction port. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the worker from sucking the aluminum dust generated by polishing, so that the worker can be prevented from sucking. It is possible to prevent health damage.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic views showing the use of the present invention in a front view, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are schematic views showing the use of the present invention in a plan view (a cover and a cover mounting plate are omitted). ), FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the usage state viewed from the right side.

1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a rotary table. The rotary table (1) is provided in such a manner that a wheel (8) can be mounted and fixed in a concentric and horizontal state. . Reference numeral 5 denotes a rotary driving device including a motor for driving the rotary table (1), a rotation transmitting member and the like.

Reference numeral 15 denotes an exterior plate, and 16 denotes a partition plate. The rotary table (1) on the side of the exterior plate (15)
A dust suction port (13) is provided near the same height as.
This dust suction port (13) may be provided on the partition plate (16). Reference numeral 14 denotes a dust suction device, which includes a suction hose and a suction cleaner.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a table, which is provided so as to be vertically movable in a vertical direction. The table (9) and the piston rod (4b) are connected, and the table (9) moves vertically in the vertical direction by the pneumatic cylinder (4a). By this vertical movement, the abrasive attachment (2) also moves vertically. 9b is a slide bearing which moves up and down on the rail (9a).

Reference numeral 2d denotes a mounting plate for mounting the abrasive mounting tool (2). The mounting plate (2d) is provided in a manner capable of reciprocating left and right. 10a is a pneumatic cylinder for reciprocating the mounting plate (2d) right and left, and 10b is a piston rod. Although not shown, a rail plate fixed to the table (9) is provided on the back side of the mounting plate (2d). The mounting plate (2) reciprocates on the rail plate. The mounting plate (2d) is connected to the piston rod (10b), and the pneumatic cylinder (10a) is connected to the connecting plate (1).
0). The connecting plate (10) is fixed to the table (9). Pneumatic cylinder (10
The position where a) is supported by the connecting plate is variable (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

FIG. 2 shows a state where the table (9) is moved downward. After setting the abrasive mounting angle of the abrasive mounting fixture (2) according to the surface of the wheel (8), the table (9) is moved up and down to a position corresponding to the height of the wheel (8). Bring the abrasive.

Reference numeral 6 in FIGS. 3 and 4 denotes a table.
It is provided so that it can move horizontally in the front-rear direction. Table (6)
The piston (3b) and the piston rod (3b) are connected by a connecting plate (11), and the table (6) is horizontally moved on the rail (6a) in the front-rear direction by the pneumatic cylinder (3a).

The table (6) is provided as a pair of left and right sides, and a pedestal (7) is provided over the left and right tables (6). On the pedestal (7), a pneumatic cylinder (4) for vertically moving the abrasive attachment (2) vertically.
a) is placed. The pneumatic cylinder (4a) itself
The table (6) moves horizontally in accordance with the horizontal movement.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the table (6) has been moved forward. The polishing operation is performed by moving the table (6) back and forth after setting the mounting angle of the abrasive on the abrasive mounting device (2) according to the surface of the wheel (8).

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 12a denotes a cover for preventing aluminum powder generated when the wheel is ground from scattering. The cover (12a) is made of a transparent resin material so that an operator can visually check the polishing state. The cover (12a) includes a pair of left and right rails (9
cover mounting plate (12b) provided over a)
It is attached to open and close freely.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the abrasive attachment. Abrasive material such as sandpaper is attached to the end of the jig (2b) by being sandwiched by the sandwiching plate (2c). The jig (2b) is detachable by a collet chuck (18). Since the spherical bearing (17) is interposed between the jig (2b) and the collet chuck (18), the jig (2b) can swing in various directions. I have. Accordingly, the jig (2b) changes its angle in accordance with various curved surfaces of the wheel surface, and polishing can be performed in accordance with the various curved surfaces of the wheel surface.

Further, a pneumatic cylinder (2h) is built in the slider (2g),
With the reciprocation of g), the jig (2b) can perform reciprocation in the vertical direction. Slider (2
h) is supported by a support (2a), and the support (2a)
a) is attached to the mounting plate (2d) by a fixing screw (2f). A long hole (2e) with a curved shape is perforated in the support (2a), and the attachment angle of the abrasive attachment (2) is changed by changing the position to be fixed with the fixing screw (2f). It is in a form that can be done.

7a, 7b and 7c are front views of the jig. Both jigs (2b) are wrapped with an abrasive such as sandpaper at the tip, and are held by a holding plate (2c).
Is used by sandwiching an abrasive such as sandpaper. The shape of the tip portion of the jig (2b) may be a straight line as shown in FIG. 7a, a right angle as shown in FIG. 7b, or a wide angle as shown in FIG. 7c. There are various shapes. By using the jig (2b) having an angle corresponding to the inclination state of the processing surface of the wheel, an effective polishing operation can be performed.

In the present invention, as described above, the table (9) reciprocates up and down by the pneumatic cylinder (4a), and the table (6) reciprocates in the pneumatic cylinder (3).
The reciprocating motion in the front-rear direction is performed in a), and the abrasive attachment (2) performs the reciprocating motion in the left-right direction by the pneumatic cylinder (10a) and the reciprocating motion in the vertical direction by the pneumatic cylinder (2h). Then, by adjusting the air pressure, the pressing force of the abrasive on the wheel is arbitrarily set, and a finer polishing operation is performed. At this time, if a speed controller is interposed in each cylinder and fine reciprocating motion is performed, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of polishing streaks caused by continuing to grind the same place with the polishing material, and a more beautiful finish Can be obtained.

[0030]

According to the present invention, since the present invention is constructed as described above, the operator can work safely and easily, and can grind the machined surface of the wheel at one time, and further reduce health damage. This makes it possible to provide a wheel polishing device that does not suffer from wear.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a use state of the present invention as viewed from the front.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a use state of the present invention as viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a use state of the present invention in plan view.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a use state of the present invention in plan view.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a use state of the present invention viewed from the right side.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the abrasive attachment.

FIG. 7A is a front view of a jig. b Front view of the jig. c
The front view of a jig.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Rotary table 2. Abrasive mounting tool 2a Support 2b Jig 2c Nipping plate 2d Mounting plate 2e Slot 2f Locking screw 2g Slider 2h Pneumatic cylinder 3a..Pneumatic cylinder 3b..Piston rod 4a..Pneumatic cylinder 4b..Piston rod 5.Rotation drive 6.Table 6a.Rail 7.Pedestal 8.Wheel 9.Table 9a. · Rail 9b · · · Slide bearing 10 · · · Connection plate 10a · · · Pneumatic cylinder 10b · · · Piston rod 11 · · · Connection plate 12a · · · Cover 12b · · · · Cover mounting plate 13 · · · Dust suction port 14 · · · Dust suction device 15 ..Exterior plate 16 ... Partition plate 17 ... Spherical bearing 18 ... Collet chuck

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] May 14, 1999 (1999.5.1
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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotary table on which a wheel can be mounted concentrically is provided. Above the rotary table, a reciprocable reciprocating motion in a vertical direction, a front-rear direction, and a left-right direction is provided, and an abrasive is attached. A wheel polishing apparatus, comprising an abrasive attachment which can arbitrarily set an angle and a pressing force of the abrasive against the wheel. 2. The wheel polishing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a dust suction port is provided, and the dust is discharged from the dust suction port.