TW202222495A - Feeding apparatus of automatic processing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The feeding apparatus of automatic processing machine includes a main body, a receiving portion, and a processing assembly. The receiving portion is disposed on the main body and includes at least one receiving area. The at least one receiving area includes a clipper and a sensor. The clipper is composed of a plurality of movable clamping members. A clamping space opened upward is defined between the clamping members. The clamping space is adapted for receiving a workpiece so that the workpiece is clamped by the clamping members. A width of the clamping space is defined by the distance between the clamping members. The sensor is adapted for detect the position of the clamping members to give the width of the clamping space. The processing assembly is disposed on the main body and includes a movable taking mechanism. The taking mechanism is adapted for grasping the workpiece clamped by the clamping members from the receiving area and carrying the workpiece to a processing position for processing. Thereby, the size of the workpiece can be specified easily, and falling of the workpiece is prevented.

Description

Feeding device for automatic processor

The present invention relates to an automatic processing machine, in particular to a feeding device of the automatic processing machine.

According to the press, milling cutters, drills and other forming tools must undergo passivation, grinding and polishing procedures during the manufacturing process, not only the above-mentioned tools, surface grinding or polishing of workpieces is extremely common. Generally speaking, polishing operations are usually Grab the workpiece to be polished with the pick-up object, immerse it in the container containing the abrasive particles, and supplement the movement and rotation of the container or the pick-up object, so that the workpiece is ground and polished by the abrasive particles.

In the prior art, only one workpiece can be grasped at a time for picking up objects. Even if a plurality of picking objects are set, the workpieces must be grasped in sequence, and the operation efficiency is low.

In addition, workpieces of different sizes often need to be polished with abrasive particles of different specifications. Therefore, it is very important to confirm the size of the workpiece. However, the additional measurement of the workpiece size is time-consuming and needs to be improved.

On the other hand, if the workpiece is not properly placed and the material is dropped, it will affect the smoothness of the processing operation and reduce the yield of the product.

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a feeding device for an automatic processing machine, which can measure the size of the workpiece while clamping the workpiece, and detect whether there is a material drop.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a feeding device for an automatic processing machine, which includes a main body, a feeding part and an operation group.

The material setting part is arranged on the main body and includes at least one material setting block. The at least one material setting block includes a clamp and a detector. The clamp is composed of a plurality of movable clamps, and the clamps enclose a structure A clamping space opened upward, the clamping space is used to accommodate a workpiece and the workpiece is clamped by the clamp, the width of the clamping space is defined as the distance between the clamps, and the detector is used for detection The positions of the clamps are used to calculate the width of the clamping space; the operation group is arranged on the main body and includes a movable reclaiming mechanism, and the reclaiming mechanism is used for grabbing the workpiece from at least one of the material placement blocks. The workpiece clamped by the fixture is carried to a working position for operation.

Preferably, the clamp includes two clamps, the two clamps can move toward each other or in opposite directions, the free end of each clamp is defined as a clamp end, and the distance between the two clamp ends is defined as the width of the clamping space . More preferably, the two clips move synchronously, and the distance of movement is the same; the detector is arranged beside one of the clips for detecting the position of the clip, and then indirectly calculates the distance between the two clip ends .

Preferably, the movement of the clamps is driven and controlled by hydraulic pressure or pneumatic pressure.

Preferably, it further includes a finished product placement portion, the finished product placement portion is arranged on the body and has a similar structure to the material placement portion, and includes at least one placement block, and the at least one placement block includes a clamp and a A detector, the fixture is composed of a plurality of movable clamps, the clamps enclose a clamping space that opens upward, the clamping space is used for accommodating a workpiece and the workpiece is clamped by the clamp. The width of the clamping space is defined as the distance between the clamps, the detector is used to detect the positions of the clamps, so as to calculate the width of the clamping space, and the reclaiming mechanism is used to carry the workpiece after the operation is completed. to the product placement portion, and place the workpiece on the at least one placement block for the clamp to clamp the workpiece.

Preferably, the reclaiming mechanism can pivot between a reclaiming position and a working position around a first rotating shaft, and when the reclaiming mechanism is pivoted to the reclaiming position, the reclaiming mechanism is just located at the at least Above a loading block, the workpiece can be grasped and placed on the at least one loading block, so as to further carry the workpiece to the working position.

Preferably, the material holding portion includes a plurality of the material holding blocks, the material holding blocks are spaced apart from each other, and each of the material holding blocks is used to hold a workpiece.

Preferably, an accommodating hole is opened below the clamping space in the material-receiving portion, and the accommodating hole is used for inserting and accommodating the lower end of the workpiece.

Therefore, the feeding device of the automatic processing machine provided by the present invention can detect and calculate the size of the workpiece, and can also be used as a reference for whether the workpiece is not clamped and falls off.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , the present invention provides an automatic processing machine taking and feeding device, including a main body 10 , a material loading part 20 , a material loading mechanism 50 and a working group 30 , wherein the automatic processing machine can be It is a grinding machine, a passivation machine or other processing equipment. In this embodiment, the automatic processing machine is a passivation machine.

The feeding part 20 is disposed on the main body 10 and at least includes a first feeding area and a second feeding area, and the first feeding area and the second feeding area are respectively located on different sides of the feeding part 20 , the first material setting area and the second material setting area respectively include at least one material setting block 21, and these material setting blocks 21 are arranged at intervals (in each figure of this embodiment, only three of the material setting areas are included The block 21, however, is to keep the drawing simple, so the rest of the loading blocks are omitted. In this embodiment, nine such loading blocks or more may be included), and each of the loading blocks 21 is provided for supporting A workpiece 100 is placed (preferably a long rod-shaped workpiece, and the workpiece is placed in the feeding block in a vertical direction), and one side of the feeding part 20 is defined as a feeding side (closer to the feeding block). one side of the feeding mechanism), the feeding part 20 can be rotated to make the first feeding area and the second feeding area move, and then selectively make the first feeding area and the second feeding area One of them moves to the feeding side.

Wherein, each of the loading blocks 21 includes a clamp and a detector 213. The clamp is composed of a plurality of movable clamps 211 (for example, the clamp can be driven and controlled by hydraulic pressure or air pressure). These clamps 211 encloses a clamping space that opens upward, and the clamping space is used to accommodate the workpiece 100 so that the workpiece 100 is clamped by the clamp. The width of the clamping space is defined as the distance between the clamps 211. The detector 213 is used for detecting the positions of the clips 211, so as to calculate the width of the clamping space. In this embodiment, the clamp includes two clamps 211. The two clamps 211 can move synchronously toward each other or in opposite directions, and the moving distances are the same. The free end of each clamp 211 is defined as a clamp end 2111. The distance between the two clamping ends 2111 is defined as the width of the clamping space, and the detector 213 is arranged beside one of the clamping pieces 211 for detecting the position of the clamping piece 211 , therefore, only one of the clamping pieces needs to be detected. 211, the distance between the two clips 211 can be calculated indirectly.

The loading mechanism 50 is disposed on the main body 10 and includes a movable carrying mechanism (eg, a mechanical arm) for carrying at least one workpiece 100 from an original storage area 60 to the loading portion 20 . The at least one workpiece 100 is placed on one of the loading blocks 21 in the first loading area or the second loading area on the loading side.

The working group 30 is disposed on the main body 10 and includes a rotating mechanism 31 and a reclaiming mechanism 32. The rotating mechanism 31 drives the reclaiming mechanism 32 to pivot between a reclaiming position and a working position around a first rotation axis , the reclaiming mechanism 32 includes a plurality of reclaiming pieces 321, the reclaiming pieces 321 are arranged at intervals and the relative positional relationship of the arrangement corresponds to the relative positional relationship of the stocking blocks 21, so that the reclaiming mechanism 32 pivots When reaching the reclaiming position, the reclaiming pieces 321 are located just above the stocking blocks 21 respectively, and can grab the workpieces 100 placed on the stocking blocks 21 at the same time, so as to further carry the workpieces 100 to the working position, in this way, the reclaiming mechanism 32 can grab a plurality of workpieces 100 at one time, thereby improving the working efficiency.

In this embodiment, passivation equipment such as grinding barrels can be further included. When the reclaimers carry the workpieces to the working position, they can be lowered into the grinding barrels, and the grinding barrels can be rotated to perform these operations. The grinding process of the workpiece.

More specifically, the feeding blocks 21 can be arranged in a ring around the center of the feeding portion 20 , and the reclaiming members 321 are also arranged in a ring in the same form, and the first feeding area and the The second loading area may respectively include half of the loading blocks 21 , that is, the first loading area and the second loading area respectively include the loading blocks 21 arranged in arcs, and Since the loading portion 20 can be rotated so that the positions of the first loading region and the second loading region are interchanged, the loading mechanism 50 can place the workpiece 100 in the closer loading region. When the 100 is placed in a farther stocking area, the stocking area can be moved closer to the stocking mechanism 50 by rotating the stocking portion 20 to prevent the stocking mechanism 50 from being obstructed by the remaining stocking blocks 21 , which also simplifies the movement path of the material-feeding mechanism 50 . It should be noted in particular that the material placement blocks can be divided into not only the first material placement area and the second material placement area, but also more material placement areas. That is to say, the angle of each rotation is not limited It is 180 degrees, which can be modified according to actual needs. For example, each loading area can only include one loading block. In other words, after each workpiece is placed, the loading section is rotated to move the next loading block to the position. In this way, the moving path of the feeding mechanism can be the most simple, and more feeding blocks can be set in the feeding part to further improve the operation efficiency.

The feeding part 20, specifically, may include a feeding table 201 and a rotating shaft 202, the feeding table 201 is rotatably disposed on the rotating shaft 202, and the feeding blocks 21 are disposed on the rotating shaft 202. On the feeding table 201, each feeding block 21 further includes a driving part 212, the driving part 212 is connected with the clamp to drive the movement of the clamping parts 211, the feeding part 20 further includes a general driving part 23, The driving parts 212 are respectively connected to the general driving part 23, and the general driving part 23 provides power to the driving parts 212. For example, the general driving part 23 can be connected to a hydraulic pressure source or an air pressure source, preferably , the general driving part 23 is arranged in the center of the material placing table 201 and is surrounded by the material placing blocks 21 . In addition, an accommodating hole 22 may be opened in the material holding portion 20 under each of the clamping spaces (ie, the material holding table 201 ), and the receiving hole 22 is used for inserting and accommodating the lower end of the workpiece 100 . In this way, the fixture can be easily It can correspond to workpieces 100 of different lengths, and the length of the workpiece 100 exposed above the fixture can be fixed.

On the other hand, the picking and feeding device provided by the present invention may further include a finished product placing portion 40, the finished product placing portion 40 is arranged on the main body 10 and has a structure similar to the material placing portion 20, including a plurality of placing blocks 41. The placing blocks 41 are spaced apart from each other, each of the placing blocks 41 includes a clamp and a detector, the clamp is composed of a plurality of movable clamps, and the clamps enclose an upward opening The clamping space is used for accommodating a workpiece 100 so that the workpiece 100 is clamped by the clamp, the width of the clamping space is defined as the distance between the clamps, and the detector is used to detect the The position of the clamping piece is used to calculate the width of the clamping space, the reclaiming mechanism 32 can be further pivoted to a release position, and the relative positional relationship of the arrangement of the reclaiming pieces 321 corresponds to the position of the placing blocks 41 The relative position relationship (that is, the configuration of the placement blocks 41 is the same as the configuration of the material placement blocks 21 ), so that when the reclaiming mechanism 32 pivots to the release position, the reclaiming parts 321 are located just above the placing blocks 41, respectively, and can release the workpiece 100 to the placing blocks 41 at the same time, so that the fixture can clamp the workpiece 100; preferably, the material placing portion 20 The finished product placing portion 40 is located on opposite sides of the working group 30 respectively, and the working position is located between the reclaiming position and the releasing position. Even, the placing mechanism 50 can also be used for these placing areas. The workpiece 100 processed on the block 41 is carried and moved to a container.

In actual operation, firstly, the workpiece 100 is carried from the original storage area 60 to the material insertion portion 20 by the material insertion mechanism 50 , and is clamped by the clamp. With the reciprocating operation of the material insertion mechanism 50 and the material insertion portion 20 Then, the working group 30 is pivoted to the reclaiming position, and the working group 30 or the feeding portion 20 is rotated to make The positional configuration of the pick-up objects 321 corresponds to the positional configuration of the material-receiving blocks 21 , as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. The workpiece 100 , as shown in FIG. 5 , is then raised and then pivoted to the working position for processing the workpiece, as shown in FIG. 4 .

After the processing is completed, the picking parts 321 are pivoted to the release position and lowered, and then the processed workpiece 100 is placed on the finished product placement part 40, and the picking parts 321 can be pivoted back to the picking position again. Carrying out the next round of processing, through the above steps, the purpose of automatic continuous processing and production can be achieved.

It should be noted that, in order to ensure that the workpiece is indeed clamped by the clamp without material dropping, and to detect the thickness of the clamped workpiece at the same time, the present invention is further provided with a detector beside the clamp for detecting The distance between the two clamps, if the distance between the two clamps is zero, it is obvious that the workpiece is not clamped, the user can know that the workpiece has fallen, and can automatically drive the processing machine to stop; if the distance between the two clamps is If it is not zero, the distance can indirectly represent the width of the workpiece to be clamped, so that the user can know the size of the workpiece currently being processed, which can be used as a reference for selecting suitable abrasive particles, and can also confirm the correctness of processing.

Therefore, the picking and feeding device of the automatic processing machine provided by the present invention can improve the work efficiency, ensure smooth operation, and can detect the workpiece size and material drop, which is of great help to the development of the automatic processing process, and it is actually a processing industry. It is expected by the industry related to the production of processing machine equipment, but the above embodiment is only to illustrate and illustrate the technical content of the present invention, and the patent scope of this patent shall be subject to the patent application scope described later.

10: Ontology 20: Feeding Department 201: Loading table 202: Rotary shaft 21: Loading block 211: Clips 2111: clip end 212: Drive Department 213: Detector 22: accommodating hole 23: General drive department 30: Working group 31: Turning mechanism 32: Reclaiming mechanism 321: Reclaimer 40: Finished product placement department 41:Place Blocks 50: Feeding mechanism 60: Original storage area 100: Workpiece

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the material-receiving portion of the present invention. 3 and 4 are partial perspective views of the present invention. 5 and 6 are side views of the present invention.

10: Ontology

20: Feeding Department

30: Working group

31: Turning mechanism

32: Reclaiming mechanism

321: Reclaimer

50: Feeding mechanism

60: Original storage area

Claims (9)

A feeding device for an automatic processing machine, comprising: a body; a feeding part, which is arranged on the main body, includes at least one feeding block, the at least one feeding block includes a clamp and a detector, the clamp is composed of a plurality of movable clamps, and the clamps surround A clamping space that opens upward is constructed, and the clamping space is used to accommodate a workpiece so that the workpiece is clamped by the clamp. The width of the clamping space is defined as the distance between the clamps. The detector is used for detecting Measure the positions of the clamps, thereby calculating the width of the clamping space; An operation group, disposed on the main body, includes a movable material reclaiming mechanism, and the material reclaiming mechanism is provided for grabbing the workpiece clamped by the fixture from at least one of the material placing blocks, and carrying it to an operation position Do your homework. The feeding device for an automatic processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the clamp comprises two clamps, the two clamps can move toward each other or in opposite directions, and the free end of each clamp is defined as a clamp end, the two clamps The distance between the ends is defined as the width of the clamping space. The feeding device of an automatic processing machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein the two clamps move synchronously and the moving distances are the same. The feeding device of the automatic processing machine according to claim 3, wherein the detector is arranged beside one of the clips for detecting the position of the clip, and then indirectly calculates the distance between the two clip ends. The feeding device for an automated processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the movement of the clamps is driven and controlled by hydraulic pressure or air pressure. The feeding device of the automatic processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a finished product placing portion, the finished product placing portion is arranged on the main body and has a structure similar to the material placing portion, and includes at least one placing portion. A placing block, the at least one placing block includes a clamp and a detector, the clamp is composed of a plurality of movable clamps, the clamps enclose a clamping space that opens upward, the clamping space For accommodating a workpiece so that the workpiece is clamped by the clamp, the width of the clamping space is defined as the distance between the clamps, the detector is used to detect the position of the clamps, so as to calculate the clamping space The reclaiming mechanism is used to carry and move the finished workpiece to the finished product placement portion, and place the workpiece in the at least one placing block for the clamp to clamp the workpiece. The feeding device for an automatic processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the reclaiming mechanism can pivot between a reclaiming position and a working position around a first rotating shaft, and when the reclaiming mechanism When pivoted to the reclaiming position, the reclaiming mechanism is located just above the at least one material placing block, and can grab the workpiece placed on the at least one material placing block to further carry the workpiece to the working position. The feeding device for an automatic processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the feeding part comprises a plurality of feeding blocks, the feeding blocks are arranged at intervals from each other, and each feeding block For holding a workpiece. The feeding device for an automatic processing machine according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the material-receiving portion has an accommodating hole under the clamping space, and the accommodating hole is used for inserting and accommodating the lower end of the workpiece.

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