Water spot cooling device of bottom mold for wheel hub casting and method for cooling bottom mold

Abstract

The present invention provides a water spot cooling device of a bottom mold for wheel hub casting, a method for cooling a bottom mold by using the device, and a method for manufacturing the device. The device and the method of the present invention have the advantages that multi-path spot cooling required by spoke cooling is integrated into one device; the influence of backwater on the mold is eliminated and stable production is benefited; the effluent water from the multi-path spot cooling is gathered to one backwater opening through a backwater crossing and a backwater annular passage, thereby simplifying a backwater device and making the pipeline connection of the device simpler; and there is no special part in the whole device so that the machining cost is reduced and the maintenance is more convenient.

Claims

1. A water spot cooling device of a bottom mold for wheel hub casting, comprising: an annular spot cooling upper cover plate which comprises a clearance boss, a through hole located in the clearance boss, and a through hole used for bolt fastening; an annular spot cooling lower supporting plate, which is assembled with the annular spot cooling upper cover plate and comprises a backwater crossing, a backwater annular passage in fluid communication with the backwater crossing, a backwater opening in fluid communication with the backwater annular passage, an irregular-shaped through hole in fluid communication with the backwater crossing, and a stepped through hole used for bolt fastening; a water pipe in fluid communication with the irregular-shaped through hole; a backwater pipe in fluid communication with the backwater annular passage; and a water inlet branch pipe, which is sleeved on a linear through hole portion of the irregular-shaped through hole, penetrates through the through hole and is in fluid communication with the water pipe; and the irregular-shaped through hole has semi-cylindrical through hole portion and the linear through hole portion perpendicular to the curved surface of the semi-cylindrical through hole portion; the spot cooling upper cover plate and the spot cooling lower supporting plate are assembled by aligning the through hole with the stepped through hole through welding and fastening of a gasket and a screw, and in the assembled state, the through hole and the backwater crossing are in fluid communication; and the irregular-shaped through hole and the through hole are aligned.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the lower part of the spot cooling lower supporting plate also comprises a semicircular groove used for installing the water pipe, and the water pipe is installed on the semicircular groove and fixed by welding on the spot cooling lower supporting plate; and the diameter of the semicircular groove is equal to the outside diameter of the water pipe.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the height of the clearance boss is 1 to 2 mm and the diameter is greater than the diameter of the through hole; and the diameter of the clearance boss is 20 to 24 mm.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the inside diameter of the water pipe is greater than or equal to four times the inside diameter of the water inlet branch pipe, and the inside diameter of a water inlet manifold is less than or equal to the inside diameter of the water pipe; and the inside diameter of the water pipe is four to eight times the inside diameter of the water inlet branch pipe, and the inside diameter of the water inlet manifold is 0.3 to 1 time the inside diameter of the water pipe.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the widths of the backwater crossing and the backwater annular passage are greater than the diameter of the through hole, and the depths are not less than one third of the height of the through hole; and the inside diameter of the backwater pipe is equal to the diameter of the backwater opening.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the backwater opening is equal to the width of the backwater annular passage.

7. A method for cooling a bottom mold for wheel hub casting, comprising: drilling a blind hole in a corresponding position of the bottom mold for wheel hub casting in accordance with the positions of the water inlet branch pipe and the through hole on the spot cooling upper cover plate in the device of claim 1 and the position of the screw; fixing the device of claim 1 to the bottom mold for wheel hub casting through the screw; and delivering water with a pressure of 4 to 6 atm and a water temperature of 25 C. to 30 C. into a water inlet manifold.

8. A method for manufacturing the device of claim 1, comprising the steps of: processing the clearance boss, the through hole positioned in the clearance boss and the through hole used for bolt fastening on the annular spot cooling upper cover plate; processing the backwater crossing, the backwater annular passage in fluid communication with the backwater crossing, the backwater opening in fluid communication with the backwater annular passage, the irregular-shaped through hole in fluid communication with the backwater crossing, and the stepped through hole used for bolt fastening on the annular spot cooling lower supporting plate; aligning the annular spot cooling upper cover plate and the annular spot cooling lower supporting plate through the through hole and the stepped through hole and welding and fastening the same by using the gasket and the screw; connecting the water pipe, a water inlet manifold and the water inlet branch pipe by welding into a whole, installing the water inlet branch pipe on the semicircular groove through the irregular-shaped through hole and fixing the water inlet branch pipe by welding; and installing the backwater pipe on the backwater opening.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The implementation solution of the present invention is described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

(2) FIG. 1: a longitudinal section diagram of the device of embodiment 1; 1-spot cooling upper cover plate; 2-spot cooling lower supporting plate; 3-clearance boss; 4-semicircular groove; 5-backwater crossing; 6-backwater annular passage; 7-backwater opening; 8-backwater pipe; 9-through hole; 10-irregular-shaped through hole; 11-through hole; 12-stepped through hole; 13-water inlet branch pipe; 14-water pipe; 15-water inlet manifold; 16-gasket; and 17-screw;

(3) FIG. 2: a top perspective view of the device of embodiment 1;

(4) FIG. 3: a bottom perspective view of the device of embodiment 1; and

(5) FIG. 4: a perspective cross-section view of the device of embodiment 1.

(6) FIG. 5A: an interior plan view of the spot cooling upper cover plate.

(7) FIG. 5B: a cross-section elevation view of the spot cooling upper cover plate.

(8) FIG. 6A: an interior plan view of the device of the spot cooling lower supporting plate.

(9) FIG. 6B: a cross-section elevation view of the spot cooling lower supporting plate.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(10) Now referring to FIGS. 1-6B generally, a water spot cooling device of a bottom mold for wheel hub casting and a method for cooling a bottom mold may be provided.

Embodiment 1 Manufacture of the Water Spot Cooling Device of the Bottom Mold

(11) The water spot cooling device of the bottom mold is processed in accordance with the following technological parameters:

(12) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Technological Parameters for Processing Water Spot cooling Device of Bottom Mold Item Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Material of Ductile iron Ductile iron Vermicular cast Vermicular cast annular spot iron iron cooling upper cover plate Thickness of 15 25 15 25 annular spot cooling upper cover plate 1/mm Diameter of 20 24 20 24 clearance boss 3/mm Height of clearance 1 2 1 2 boss 3/mm Diameter of 12 20 12 20 through hole 9/mm Diameter of 13 14 13 14 through hole 11/mm Material of annular Ductile iron Ductile iron Vermicular cast Vermicular cast spot cooling lower iron iron supporting plate 2 Thickness of 25 45 25 45 annular spot cooling lower supporting plate 2/mm Depth of backwater 5 10 5 10 crossing 5/mm Width of 16 24 16 24 backwater crossing 5/mm Depth of backwater 5 15 5 15 annular passage 6/mm Width of 16 20 16 20 backwater annular passage 6/mm Diameter of 8 14 8 14 backwater opening 7/mm Shape of An upper hole An upper hole An upper hole An upper hole irregular-shaped with an inverted with an inverted with an inverted with an inverted through hole 10 shape of shape of shape of shape of Chinese Chinese Chinese Chinese character Ba is character Ba is character Ba is character Ba is connected with connected with connected with a connected with a a straight hole a straight hole straight hole straight hole which is which is which is which is connected with connected with connected with a connected with a a lower hole a lower hole lower hole with lower hole with with a shape of with a shape of a shape of a shape of Chinese Chinese Chinese Chinese character Ba character Ba character Ba character Ba Large hole 20 20 20 20 diameter of stepped through hole 12/mm Small hole 13 14 13 14 diameter of stepped through hole 12/mm Inside diameter of 14 20 14 20 water pipe 14/mm Outside diameter 16 22 16 22 of water pipe 14/mm Inside diameter of 8 14 8 14 backwater pipe 8/mm Outside diameter 10 16 10 16 of backwater pipe 8/mm Inside diameter of 2 4 2 4 water inlet branch pipe 13/mm Outside diameter 4 8 4 8 of water inlet branch pipe 13/mm

(13) The processing method is as follows:

(14) (1) processing the clearance boss 3, the through hole 9 positioned in the clearance boss 3 and the through hole 11 used for bolt fastening on the annular spot cooling upper cover plate 1; (2) processing the backwater crossing 5, the backwater annular passage 6 in fluid communication with the backwater crossing 5, the backwater opening 7 in fluid communication with the backwater annular passage 6, the irregular-shaped through hole 10 in fluid communication with the backwater crossing 5, and the stepped through hole 12 used for bolt fastening on the annular spot cooling lower supporting plate 2; (3) aligning the annular spot cooling upper cover plate 1 and the annular spot cooling lower supporting plate 2 through the through hole 11 and the stepped through hole 12 and welding and fastening the same by using the gasket 16 and the screw 17; (4) installing the water pipe 14 on the irregular-shaped through hole 10; (5) installing the backwater pipe 8 on the backwater annular passage 6; and (6) making the water inlet branch pipe penetrate through the through hole 9 and sleeving the water inlet branch pipe on the linear portion of the irregular-shaped through hole.

Embodiment 2: Cooling Effect Test of the Water Spot Cooling Device of the Bottom Mold of Embodiment 1

(15) Firstly, the water spot cooling device groups 1-4 of the bottom mold of embodiment 1 are installed on the bottom mold for casting aluminum alloy wheel hubs (19X8J, 12 spokes), and the method is as follows:

(16) (1) drilling a blind hole in a corresponding position of the bottom mold for wheel hub casting in accordance with the positions of the water inlet branch pipe 13 and the through hole 9 on the spot cooling upper cover plate 1 in the preceding device and the position of the screw 17; and

(17) (2) fixing the preceding device to the bottom mold for wheel hub casting through the screw.

(18) Thermocouples are arranged at the root of the spokes of the bottom mold and in the position of an outer ring of a flange, and water with a pressure of 4 to 6 atm and a water temperature of 25 C. to 30 C. is delivered into the water inlet manifold 15; and the temperature change in the position where the bottom mold is arranged is measured.

(19) Specifically, each group of test is carried out by adopting the conditions shown in Table 2:

(20) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Cooling Test Parameters of Spot cooling Device of Embodiment 1 Group Water Water Number Spot cooling Device Pressure/atm Temperature/ C. 1 Group 1 of spot cooling 4 25 device 2 Group 1 of spot cooling 6 30 device 3 Group 2 of spot cooling 4 30 device 4 Group 2 of spot cooling 6 25 device 5 Group 3 of spot cooling 4 25 device 6 Group 3 of spot cooling 6 30 device 7 Group 4 of spot cooling 4 30 device 8 Group 4 of spot cooling 6 25 device

(21) It is found that in all groups of tests, the temperature at the root of the spokes is about 400 C. and the temperature at the outer ring of the flange is about 500 C. It indicates that the temperature gradient among the spokes is effectively enhanced, and there is no overhigh temperature at the outer ring of the flange, thereby better ensuring the product appearance.

Embodiment 3: Pilot Scale Test of the Water Spot Cooling Device of the Bottom Mold of Embodiment 1

(22) The used bottom mold for casting aluminum alloy wheel hubs has the following specifications:

(23) 3-1 Test group. The used bottom mold for casting wheel hubs has the specification: 19X8J, 12 spokes. According to the method of embodiment 2, group 1 of water spot cooling device of the bottom mold of embodiment 1 is installed on the bottom mold (1) for casting aluminum alloy wheel hubs, and water with a pressure of 4 atm and a water temperature of 25 C. is delivered into the water inlet manifold 15.

(24) 3-2 Contrast group. The used bottom mold for casting wheel hubs has the specification: 19X8J, 12 spokes. The water spot cooling device of the bottom mold of embodiment 1 is not installed.

(25) Under a stable technological condition, the time of continuous production is 2 days.

(26) No. (1) mold: The production quantity of wheel hubs is 620, wherein the porosity is 0.2%; and

(27) No. (2) mold: The production quantity of wheel hubs is 480, wherein the porosity is 1.1%.

(28) It can be seen that under the condition of using the water spot cooling device of the bottom mold of the present invention, the porosity is reduced by 0.9%. Meanwhile, because the water spot cooling method is used for cooling the bottom mold, the production interval time is shortened so that the production efficiency is increased by 29.17%.

(29) In a low-pressure casting production line in which an annual yield is 3 million wheel hubs, the economic benefit attributable only to a decrease in porosity, an increase in rate of good products, an increase in production efficiency and energy conservation is nearly ten million yuan.

(30) At present, the device and the method are used by CITIC Dicastal Wheel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. for pilot scale production within the company, and a favorable application prospect is obtained. If the device and the method are applied to a wheel hub production platform of CITIC Dicastal with an annual yield of thirty million wheel hubs, enormous economic and social benefits will be brought.