Disclosure of Invention
According to the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide the variable-angle carbon fiber automatic laying system, a plurality of dry fiber filament tows can be simultaneously combined with resin, the fiber tows combined with the liquid resin have strong steering capacity, have strong steering capacity under the condition of no tow wrinkle, realize wrinkle-free steering under a smaller turning radius, realize steering at a larger angle and ensure laying quality.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:
the variable-angle carbon fiber automatic laying system comprises a rack, a plurality of tow feeding devices, a channel device, a cutting device, a resin feeding device, a steering roller and a compaction roller, wherein the tow feeding devices are arranged on the rack, each tow feeding device comprises a tow rolling roller and a first driving piece for driving the tow rolling roller to rotate, carbon fiber tows are wound on the tow rolling roller, the channel device comprises feeding holes and discharging holes, the number of the feeding holes and the number of the discharging holes are consistent with that of the tow feeding devices, the carbon fiber tows enter from one feeding hole and are discharged from one discharging hole, the cutting device and the discharging holes are used for cutting the carbon fiber tows relatively, the resin feeding device comprises a resin feeding mechanism, a resin heating mechanism and a splitter, and after resin is fed into the resin heating mechanism through the resin feeding mechanism and is heated, the warp again the shunt, the shunt includes a plurality of shunt opening that set to one row, each shunt opening is with one the discharge opening is relative, turn to the roller with the compaction roller is established in proper order the outside of shunt opening, follows the discharge opening is discharged carbon fiber tow with the warp the shunt the resin is in turn to the roller and combine the back process turn to the roller drive turns to, and then the process the compaction roller exhibition is flat on the mould.
Furthermore, the frame comprises a frame base plate and a frame top plate, the channel device is arranged at the bottom of the frame base plate, and the plurality of tow feeding devices are arranged on the frame base plate in a central symmetry mode relative to the channel device.
Further, first driving piece is first motor, first motor is installed through first motor mounting bracket the frame bottom, the output shaft of first motor has the pivot through the coupling joint, the pivot is worn to establish the frame, roller detachable is installed to the silk bundle in the pivot.
Furthermore, the feed port with the discharge opening slope certain angle, it is a plurality of the discharge opening sets up to one row, the feed port outside-in radius constantly reduces.
Furthermore, the cutting device is arranged on one side of the channel device and comprises a cutter and a second driving piece, a plurality of material cutting holes are formed in the bottom plate, the number of the cutters and the number of the material cutting holes are consistent with the number of the discharge holes, each material cutting hole is communicated with one discharge hole, and the cutters are driven to move through the second driving piece and stretch into the discharge holes to cut the carbon fiber tows.
Furthermore, the resin feeding mechanism comprises a resin winding roller, a first driving roller, a second driving roller and a third driving piece, the resin is wound on the resin winding roller, the first driving roller is matched with the second driving roller, the first driving roller is driven to rotate by the third driving piece, and the resin enters the space between the first driving roller and the second driving roller from the resin winding roller and is discharged into the resin heating mechanism.
Further, resin heating mechanism includes the direction return bend, the anterior outside cover of direction return bend is equipped with a plurality of intervals certain distance and evenly distributed's fin, and the rear portion cover is equipped with the heater strip.
Further, the flow divider is arranged at the bottom end of the guide elbow.
Furthermore, a plurality of grooves are uniformly distributed on the steering roller at intervals, the number of the grooves is consistent with that of the tow feeding devices, and the steering roller is driven to move up and down through a fourth driving part.
Further, the compaction roller is driven to move up and down by a fifth driving piece.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages and beneficial effects:
1. according to the variable-angle carbon fiber automatic laying system, dry carbon fiber tows are used, and compared with prepreg used in automatic laying forming, turning is more favorably realized.
2. According to the variable-angle carbon fiber automatic laying system, the resin heating mechanism and the flow divider are adopted, so that the size of a resin device is reduced, the resin can continuously and stably flow out, and the laying efficiency is favorably ensured.
3. According to the variable-angle automatic carbon fiber laying system, the steering compression roller is designed to be groove-type, positioning and steering are flexible, one-time forming and one-time cutting can be realized, the continuity of fibers is guaranteed, and the laying quality and the laying efficiency are improved.
4. According to the variable-angle automatic carbon fiber laying system, the modular design is adopted, and each device module can be independently disassembled, replaced, installed and maintained, so that the assembly efficiency is improved, and the service life of the device is prolonged.
Detailed Description
The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
An automatic variable-angle carbon fiber laying system is shown in figures 1-6 and comprises a rack 1, a tow feeding device 2, a channel device 3, a cutting device 4, a resin feeding device 5, a steering roller 6 and a compaction roller 7, wherein the rack 1 is installed at the tail end of a mechanical arm, so that the steering of the whole automatic variable-angle carbon fiber laying system is controlled through the mechanical arm, the tow feeding device 2 is used for conveying single carbon fiber tows, the channel device 3 is used for enabling a plurality of carbon fiber tows to be combined with resin at the same time, the cutting device 4 is used for cutting the carbon fiber tows, the resin feeding device 5 is used for conveying resin, heating the resin and shunting the resin, the steering roller 6 is used for enabling the carbon fiber tows and the resin to be combined and steered, and the compaction device is used for flattening the carbon fiber tows after the resin is combined on a mold.
Specifically, a plurality of tow feeding devices 2 are arranged on a frame 1, each tow feeding device 2 comprises a tow rolling roller 21 and a first driving piece 22 for driving the tow rolling roller 21 to rotate, carbon fiber tows are wound on the tow rolling roller 21, a channel device 3 comprises feeding holes 31 and discharging holes 32, the number of the feeding holes 31 and the number of the discharging holes 32 are the same as that of the tow feeding devices 2, the carbon fiber tows enter from one feeding hole 31 and are discharged from one discharging hole 32, a cutting device 4 is opposite to the discharging holes 32 and is used for cutting the carbon fiber tows, a resin feeding device 5 comprises a resin feeding mechanism 51, a resin heating mechanism 52 and a splitter 53, the resin is fed into the resin heating mechanism 52 through the resin feeding mechanism 51 and is heated and then split through the splitter 53, the splitter 53 comprises a plurality of splitting holes 531 arranged in a row, and each splitting hole 531 is opposite to one discharging hole 32, the turning roller 6 and the compaction roller 7 are sequentially arranged on the outer side of the flow distribution hole 531, the carbon fiber tows discharged from the discharge hole 32 are combined with the resin distributed by the flow distributor 53 on the turning roller 6 and then are driven to turn by the turning roller 6, and then the carbon fiber tows are flattened on the die by the compaction roller 7.
Through setting up a plurality of tows material feeding unit 2, can send into among channel device 3 a plurality of fibre tows simultaneously, make channel device 3 combine a plurality of carbon fiber tows with the resin simultaneously, the resin sends into resin heating mechanism 52 through resin feeding mechanism 51 and heats the back, the resin after the heating is liquid, liquid resin shunts through shunt 53 again, the resin after the reposition of redundant personnel can combine with single carbon fiber tow respectively, realize a plurality of dry fiber silk tows and the function that the resin combines simultaneously, and the carbon fiber tow after having combined liquid resin has stronger steering ability, have very strong steering ability under the condition that does not take place the tow fold, can realize no fold and turn to under less turning radius, and can realize turning to of great angle, thereby guarantee the shop and put the quality.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the frame 1 includes a frame chassis 11 and a frame top plate 12, the frame top plate 12 and the frame chassis 11 are fixedly connected through a plurality of frame connecting posts 13, the channel device 3 is arranged at the bottom of the frame chassis 11, the plurality of tow feeding devices 2 are arranged on the frame chassis 11 in a central symmetry manner with respect to the channel device 3, the frame top plate 12 can be combined with a mechanical arm, and the movement of the whole variable-angle carbon fiber automatic laying system can be controlled through the mechanical arm.
Referring to fig. 2, in the tow feeding device 2, the first driving member 22 is a first motor, the first motor is installed at the bottom of the frame 1, an output shaft of the first motor is connected with a rotating shaft 26 penetrating through the frame 1, the tow rolling roller 21 is detachably installed on the rotating shaft 26, the rotating shaft 26 is driven to rotate by the first motor, and then the tow rolling roller 21 is driven to rotate, so that a single carbon fiber tow is discharged.
Specifically, first driving piece 22 is first motor, first motor is installed in 1 bottom in the frame through first motor mounting bracket 23, first motor mounting bracket 23 includes 23 overhead fens of first motor mounting bracket and 23 chassis of first motor mounting bracket, 23 overhead fens of first motor mounting bracket and 23 chassis of first motor mounting bracket pass through 23 spliced poles fixed connection of first motor mounting bracket, first motor mounting bracket chassis passes through the bolt and installs on frame chassis 11, first motor passes through the bolt and installs on motor mounting bracket overhead fens, the output shaft of first motor passes through shaft coupling 27 and is connected with pivot 26, pivot 26 wears to establish 23 chassis of first motor mounting bracket and frame chassis 11, 21 detachable installation are rolled up to the silk bundle on pivot 26.
The filament bundle rolling roller 21 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 26 and limited by the filament bundle limiting disc 24 to move up and down, and the filament bundle limiting disc 24 is installed on the rotating shaft 26 through the fixing nut 25. The tow reeling drum 21 can be replaced by dismounting the fixing nut 25.
When the carbon fiber tows bend and turn, the carbon fiber tows turn to the outer side and are stretched, the inner side is compressed, the compression modulus of the fibers is far smaller than the tensile modulus of the fibers, and the fibers are more prone to failure on the pressed side, namely, the fibers are bent and are folded macroscopically; at the same turning radius, the wider the carbon fiber tows, the larger the bending radius of the inner side when the carbon fiber tows are bent, and the weaker the turning capability of the carbon fiber tows, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, in the channel device 3, the radius of the feed hole 31 from outside to inside is continuously reduced, the carbon fiber tows are narrowed, and the turning and laying capability of the fibers is further increased.
Specifically, the channel device 3 is an "Contraband" shaped structure with an open top, and includes a first side plate 33, a second side plate 34 and a channel bottom plate 35, the tops of the first side plate 33 and the second side plate 34 are fixed at the bottom of the rack 1 through bolts, the first side plate 33 and the second side plate 34 are both provided with a plurality of through feed holes 31, and the bottom plate is provided with a plurality of through discharge holes 32. The individual carbon fiber tows enter from an inlet opening 31 and exit from an outlet opening 32.
Since the plurality of tow feeding devices 2 are arranged on the frame base plate 11 in a central symmetry with respect to the channel device 3, the feeding holes 31 and the discharge holes 32 are inclined at a certain angle, and the plurality of discharge holes 32 are arranged in a row, in order to simultaneously combine the plurality of carbon fiber tows with the liquid resin.
Referring to fig. 4, the cutting device 4 is disposed on one side of the channel device 3, the cutting device 4 includes a cutter 41 and a second driving member 42, a plurality of material cutting holes 36 are disposed on the channel bottom plate 35, the number of the material cutting holes 36 and the number of the cutter 41 are equal to the number of the material discharge holes 32, each material cutting hole 36 is communicated with one material discharge hole 32, and each cutter 41 is driven by one second driving member 42 to move, so as to cut the carbon fiber tows by extending one material cutting hole 36 into one material discharge hole 32.
The second drive member 42 may be electric or various forms of cylinder or push-type power devices, such as an air cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, or electric push rod.
In the invention, a cutter 41 is controlled to move by a second driving piece 42, a plurality of second driving pieces 42 are arranged on a cutting plate, and the cutting plate is fixed at the bottom of a machine frame 1 by bolts.
Referring to fig. 5, the resin feeding mechanism 51 includes a resin winding roller 511, a first driving roller 512, a second driving roller 513 and a third driving member 514, the resin is wound on the resin winding roller 511, the first driving roller 512 is driven by the third driving member 514 to rotate, the second driving roller 513 and the first driving roller 512 are arranged in a row and have parallel axes, the second driving roller 513 is driven by the first driving roller 512 to rotate, and the resin enters between the first driving roller 512 and the second driving roller 513 from the resin winding roller 511 and is discharged into the resin heating mechanism 52.
Specifically, the third driving element 514 is a second motor, the second motor is mounted at the bottom of the chassis 11 of the rack through a second motor mounting rack 515, an output shaft of the second motor penetrates through the second motor mounting rack 515, the first driving roller 512 is mounted on the output shaft of the second motor, and the second driving roller 513 is mounted on the second motor mounting rack 515.
The resin heating mechanism 52 comprises a guiding bent pipe 521, a plurality of radiating fins 522 which are uniformly distributed at intervals are sleeved on the outer side of the front part of the guiding bent pipe 521, a heating wire 523 is sleeved on the rear part of the guiding bent pipe 521, resin enters between the first driving roller 512 and the second driving roller 513 from the resin rolling roller 511 and is discharged into the guiding bent pipe 521, and the resin is heated by the heating wire 523 at the rear part of the guiding bent pipe 521 and changes from a solid state to a liquid state.
The flow divider 53 is arranged at the bottom end of the guide bent pipe 521, the bottom of the flow divider 53 is provided with a plurality of flow dividing holes 531, the number of the flow dividing holes 531 is consistent with that of the discharge holes 32, and liquid resin flows out of each flow dividing hole 531 and is combined with a single carbon fiber tow respectively, so that the function of combining a plurality of dry fiber tows with the resin simultaneously is realized.
Referring to fig. 6, a plurality of grooves 61 are uniformly distributed on the turning roll 6 at intervals, the number of the grooves 61 is the same as that of the tow feeding devices 2, liquid resin and a single carbon fiber tow are combined in the grooves 61, and the turning roll 6 is driven by a fourth driving part 62 to move up and down. The steering of the whole system is controlled by controlling the mechanical arm, and the steering of the carbon fiber tows combined with the resin is driven by the action of the wall of the groove 61. The fourth drive member 62 is mounted on the chassis base 11.
The fourth driving member 62 may be an electric or various forms of cylinder or push type power device, such as an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric push rod.
Referring to fig. 6, the compacting roller 7 is driven up and down by a fifth drive 71. The fifth driving member 71 is mounted on the frame chassis 11.
The fifth driving member 71 may be an electric or various forms of cylinder or push type power device, such as an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric push rod.
The working principle of the invention is as follows: the frame 1 is provided with a plurality of tow feeding devices 2, a plurality of groups of carbon fiber tows are respectively wound on a plurality of tow winding rollers 21, each first driving piece 22 drives one tow winding roller 21 to rotate to release a single carbon fiber tow, the plurality of carbon fiber tows respectively enter from one feeding hole 31 of the channel device 3 and are discharged from one discharging hole 32, the carbon fiber tows are respectively combined with liquefied resin at each groove 61 of the steering roller 6, and finally the carbon fiber tows are flattened on the die by the compaction roller 7.
Solid resin is wound on the resin roll barrel 511, the third driving piece 514 drives the first driving roller 512 to rotate, and further drives the second driving roller 513 to rotate, so that the resin enters the space between the first driving roller 512 and the second driving roller 513 from the resin roll barrel, is sent into the guide bent pipe 521 to be heated, is shunted by the shunt 53 and then flows out of the shunt holes 531 respectively, and is combined with a single carbon fiber tow at each groove of the steering roller 6 respectively.
When the laying is finished, the second driving piece 42 is driven, and the filament bundle cutting is finished under the action of the cutter.
Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments or portions thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.