CN108273934A - A kind of turnover device - Google Patents

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CN108273934A
CN108273934A CN201810170748.4A CN201810170748A CN108273934A CN 108273934 A CN108273934 A CN 108273934A CN 201810170748 A CN201810170748 A CN 201810170748A CN 108273934 A CN108273934 A CN 108273934A
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付国荣
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Hunan Qinfeng Robot Co ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B21DWORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS OR PROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21D43/00Feeding, positioning or storing devices combined with, or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, apparatus for working or processing sheet metal, metal tubes or metal profiles; Associations therewith of cutting devices
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The present invention relates to machining equipment technical fields,More particularly to a kind of turnover device,It includes mounting bracket,It further include the material platform mechanism being set on mounting bracket,Switching mechanism,Slide and fixed plate,First motor drives slide plate to be moved left and right on the first sliding rail,Product is put into material platform,First motor drives slide plate to be moved to designated position,Switching mechanism opens or shortens the required distance of product,Simultaneously cylinder push slide plate rises and drives material platform and thereon product rising,It pushes up and product is sucked on correction sucker,Cylinder drives material platform to decline,Third sliding rail on switching mechanism overturning pedestal moves left and right,Open or shorten the required distance of next mold,Turning supporting seat is overturn to two different directions,Third motor drives correction sucker rotation by belt after overturning,Rotate required angle,It is not only simple in structure,Reasonable design,High degree of automation,It is easy to operate,Production efficiency is high,And overturning is steady,Without impact,Securely and reliably.

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A kind of turnover device
Technical field
The present invention relates to machining equipment technical field more particularly to a kind of turnover devices.
Background technology
Many stamping parts generally require to process by multiple working procedure, need to carry out a large amount of plates in Punching Process Sub-material, overturning, displacement such as are made a detour at the operations;Traditional plate sub-material, overturning, displacement are made a detour etc. by manually carrying out, and it is low that there are efficiency Deficiency that is error-prone and being unfavorable for the processing of tissue assembly line;Therefore, a kind of plate sub-material is designed, the efficiency such as overturning, displacement are made a detour Stamping parts turnover device that is high not error-prone and being conducive to the processing of tissue assembly line, becomes urgent problem to be solved.
Invention content
In order to overcome above-mentioned technological deficiency, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of turnover devices, are not only simple in structure, if Meter is reasonable, and high degree of automation is easy to operate, and production efficiency is high, and overturns steady, no impact, securely and reliably.
To achieve the above object, the present invention is achieved by the following technical programs:
A kind of turnover device, including mounting bracket, further include be set to the mounting bracket on material platform mechanism, switching mechanism, Slide and fixed plate, are fixed with the first sliding rail on the slide, the material platform mechanism include slide plate, material platform mounting plate, The bottom of material platform, first motor and cylinder, the slide plate is fixed with connecting plate and the first sliding block, the first motor output One end of bar is connected to the fixed plate across the connecting plate, and the slide plate is arranged in described first through first sliding block and slides Rail and be movably arranged on the slide, the second sliding rail is fixed on the material platform mounting plate, the material platform is through its bottom The second sliding block be arranged in second sliding rail and be movably arranged on the material platform mounting plate, the bottom of the material platform mounting plate Portion is fixed with several guide rods, and one end of several guide rods is each passed through slide plate, and the cylinder is fixed at the slide plate The output rod of bottom, the cylinder connects across the slide plate and drives the material platform mounting plate along on several guide rods Lower movement, the switching mechanism are located at the side of the material platform mechanism.
Further, the switching mechanism includes overturning pedestal, at least two overturning mounting bases, the second motor, third electricity Machine, correction sucker and the 4th motor, the overturning pedestal are equipped with third sliding rail and sliding slot, the bottom point of the overturning mounting base Not She You third sliding block and limit link block, the third sliding block point is arranged on the third sliding rail, the limit link block Card sinks into the sliding slot and is connected to the forward lead screw of the overturning base bottom, and one end of the forward lead screw passes through lead screw Fixed seat is connected with gear, and the 4th motor is fixed at the bottom of the overturning pedestal, the output rod of the 4th motor It is connected with gear, connected by belt between the gear on gear and the forward lead screw on the 4th motor and drives institute Overturning mounting base is stated to move left and right on the third sliding rail and the sliding slot.
Further, the overturning mounting base is equipped with turning supporting seat, and one end of the turning supporting seat passes through the overturning Mounting base is connected with gear, and second motor is fixed at the side of the overturning mounting base, the output of second motor Bar is connected with gear, and the gear that the gear engagement on second motor connects the turning supporting seat drives the turning supporting seat to turn over Turn, the third motor is fixed in the turning supporting seat, and the correction sucker is located in the turning supporting seat by correction One end, the output rod of the third motor is connected to one end of the correction axis by the belt.
Further, also it is fixed with adjusting rod on the material platform mounting plate.
Further, the bottom of the material platform is additionally provided with positioning adjust block.
Further, the material platform is arranged in the adjusting rod in the material platform mounting plate through the positioning adjust block Upper left and right adjusting.
In conclusion it is an advantage of the invention that:A kind of turnover device comprising mounting bracket further includes being set on mounting bracket Material platform mechanism, switching mechanism, slide and fixed plate, first motor drives slide plate to be moved left and right on the first sliding rail to specified Position waits for that product is put into material platform by manipulator, after manipulator gives signal turnover device, turnover device to receive signal, the first electricity Machine drives slide plate to be moved again to designated position, and switching mechanism opens or shorten the required distance of product, while cylinder pushes Slide plate rises and drives material platform and product thereon to rise together, and on top to correction sucker, product, cylinder is sucked in correction sucker Material platform is driven to decline, the third sliding rail on switching mechanism overturning pedestal moves left and right, and opens or shortens required for next mold Distance, while turning supporting seat is overturn to two different directions, and third motor passes through belt correction axis is driven to drive after overturning Sucker rotation is corrected, the required angle of subsequent processing is rotated, is not only simple in structure, reasonable design, high degree of automation, is grasped Facilitate, production efficiency is high, and overturns steady, no impact, securely and reliably.
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Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of material platform mechanism in the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram of switching mechanism in the present invention;
Fig. 4 is another structural schematic diagram of switching mechanism in the present invention.
1, mounting bracket, 2, material platform mechanism, 201, slide plate, 202, material platform mounting plate, 203, material platform, 204, first slides Block, 205, first motor, the 206, second sliding rail, the 207, second sliding block, 208, positioning adjust block, 209, guide rod, 210, cylinder, 211, adjusting rod, 3, switching mechanism, 301, overturning pedestal, 302, third sliding rail, 303, overturning mounting base, 304, third sliding block, 305, sliding slot, 306, limit link block, the 307, second motor, 308, third motor, 309, turning supporting seat, 310, correction sucker, 311, the 4th motor, 312, forward lead screw, 313, lead screw fixed seat, 314, correction axis, 4, gear, 5, slide, the 6, first sliding rail, 7, fixed plate, 8, belt.
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Invention is further described below in conjunction with attached drawing and specific implementation mode:
As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3 and Figure 4, a kind of turnover device, including mounting bracket 1 further include being set to the mounting bracket 1 On material platform mechanism 2, switching mechanism 3, slide 5 and fixed plate 7, be fixed with the first sliding rail 6 on the slide 5, it is described to put Liao Tai mechanisms 2 include slide plate 201, material platform mounting plate 202, material platform 203, first motor 205 and cylinder 210, the slide plate 201 bottom is fixed with connecting plate (not shown) and the first sliding block 204, one end of 205 output rod of the first motor It is connected to the fixed plate 7 across the connecting plate (not shown), the slide plate 201 is set through first sliding block 204 card It is movably arranged on the slide 5 in first sliding rail 6, the second sliding rail is fixed on the material platform mounting plate 202 206, second sliding block 207 of the material platform 203 through its bottom is arranged in second sliding rail 206 and is movably arranged at the blowing On platform mounting plate 202, the bottom of the material platform mounting plate 202 is fixed with several guide rods 209, several guide rods 209 One end is each passed through slide plate 201, and the cylinder 210 is fixed at the bottom of the slide plate 201, the output rod of the cylinder 210 It is connected across the slide plate 201 and the material platform mounting plate 202 is driven to be moved up and down along several guide rods 209, it is described Switching mechanism 3 is located at the side of the material platform mechanism 2.
Wherein, the switching mechanism 3 include overturning pedestal 301, at least two overturn mounting base 303, the second motor 307, Third motor 308, correction sucker 310 and the 4th motor 311, the overturning pedestal 301 are equipped with third sliding rail 302 and sliding slot 305, the bottom of the overturning mounting base 303 is respectively equipped with third sliding block 304 and limit link block 306, the third sliding block 304 Divide and be arranged on the third sliding rail 302, the card of limit link block 306 sinks into the sliding slot 305 and is connected to described turn over Turning the forward lead screw 312 of 301 bottom of pedestal, one end of the forward lead screw 312 is connected with gear across lead screw fixed seat 313, 4th motor 311 is fixed at the bottom of the overturning pedestal 301, and the output rod connection of the 4th motor 311 is with teeth It takes turns, connected by belt 8 between the gear on gear and the forward lead screw 312 on the 4th motor 311 and drives institute Overturning mounting base 303 is stated to move left and right on the third sliding rail 302 and the sliding slot 305.
Wherein, the overturning mounting base 303 is equipped with turning supporting seat 309, and one end of the turning supporting seat 309 is across described Overturning mounting base 303 is connected with gear 4, and second motor 307 is fixed at the side of the overturning mounting base 303, described The output rod of second motor 307 is connected with gear 4 simultaneously, and the engagement of gear 4 on second motor 307 connects the turning supporting seat 309 gear 4 drives the turning supporting seat 309 to overturn, and the third motor 308 is fixed in the turning supporting seat 309, institute One end that correction sucker 310 is set to the turning supporting seat 309 by correcting axis 314 is stated, the output rod of the third motor 308 is logical Cross one end that the belt 8 is connected to the correction axis 314.
Wherein, also it is fixed with adjusting rod 211 on the material platform mounting plate 202.
Wherein, the bottom of the material platform 203 is additionally provided with positioning adjust block 208.
Wherein, the material platform 203 is arranged in the adjusting rod 211 in the material platform through the positioning adjust block 208 Left and right adjusting on mounting plate 202.
When operating with, first motor 205 drives slide plate 201 to be moved left and right to designated position on the first sliding rail 6, standby Product is put into material platform 203 by tool hand, after manipulator gives signal turnover device, turnover device to receive signal, 205 band of first motor Dynamic slide plate 201 is moved again to designated position, and switching mechanism 3 opens or shortens the required distance of product, while cylinder 210 pushes away Dynamic slide plate 201 rises and drives material platform 203 and product thereon to rise together, on top to correction sucker 310, correction sucker 310 are sucked product, and cylinder 210 drives material platform 203 to decline, and switching mechanism 3 overturns the third sliding rail 302 or so on pedestal 301 It is mobile, the required distance of next mold is opened or shortens, while turning supporting seat 309 is overturn to two different directions, overturning Third motor 308 drives correction axis 314 that correction sucker 310 is driven to rotate by belt 8 afterwards, and rotation is required to subsequent processing Angle, after a series of actions has been run, manipulator takes out product and is put into subsequent processing punching machine on the correction axis after overturning rushes Pressure.
In conclusion of the invention its is not only simple in structure, reasonable design, high degree of automation is easy to operate, production efficiency Height, and steady, no impact is overturn, securely and reliably.
For those skilled in the art, it is various corresponding that other can be made according to above technical scheme and design Change and deformation, and all these change and distortions should all belong within the protection domain of the claims in the present invention.

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1. a kind of turnover device, including mounting bracket (1), it is characterised in that:It further include the material platform being set on the mounting bracket (1) Mechanism (2), switching mechanism (3), slide (5) and fixed plate (7) are fixed with the first sliding rail (6) on the slide (5), described Material platform mechanism (2) includes slide plate (201), material platform mounting plate (202), material platform (203), first motor (205) and cylinder (210), the bottom of the slide plate (201) is fixed with connecting plate and the first sliding block (204), first motor (205) output One end of bar is connected to the fixed plate (7) across the connecting plate, and the slide plate (201) is blocked through first sliding block (204) It is movably arranged on the slide (5) set on first sliding rail (6), is fixed on the material platform mounting plate (202) Two sliding rails (206), second sliding block (207) of the material platform (203) through its bottom are arranged in second sliding rail (206) and live Dynamic to be set on the material platform mounting plate (202), the bottom of the material platform mounting plate (202) is fixed with several guide rods (209), one end of several guide rods (209) is each passed through slide plate (201), and the cylinder (210) is fixed at the slide plate (201) output rod of bottom, the cylinder (210) passes through the slide plate (201) to connect and drives the material platform mounting plate (202) it is moved up and down along several guide rods (209), the switching mechanism (3) is located at the one of the material platform mechanism (2) Side.
2. a kind of turnover device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The switching mechanism (3) includes overturning bottom Seat (301), at least two overturning mounting bases (303), the second motor (307), third motor (308), correction sucker (310) and the Four motors (311), the overturning pedestal (301) are equipped with third sliding rail (302) and sliding slot (305), the overturning mounting base (303) bottom is respectively equipped with third sliding block (304) and limit link block (306), and the third sliding block (304) point is arranged in institute It states on third sliding rail (302), limit link block (306) card sinks into the sliding slot (305) and is connected to the overturning bottom One end of the forward lead screw (312) of seat (301) bottom, the forward lead screw (312) passes through lead screw fixed seat (313) connection with teeth Wheel, the 4th motor (311) are fixed at the bottom of the overturning pedestal (301), the output rod of the 4th motor (311) It is connected with gear, passes through belt between the gear on gear and the forward lead screw (312) on the 4th motor (311) (8) it connects and the overturning mounting base (303) is driven to be moved left and right on the third sliding rail (302) and the sliding slot (305).
3. a kind of turnover device according to claim 2, it is characterised in that:The overturning mounting base (303) is equipped with One end of turning supporting seat (309), the turning supporting seat (309) is connected with gear (4), institute across the overturning mounting base (303) The side that the second motor (307) is fixed at the overturning mounting base (303) is stated, the output rod of second motor (307) connects It is connected to gear (4), gear (4) engagement on second motor (307) connects gear (4) band of the turning supporting seat (309) Dynamic turning supporting seat (309) overturning, the third motor (308) are fixed in the turning supporting seat (309), the correction Sucker (310) is set to one end of the turning supporting seat (309), the output rod of the third motor (308) by correcting axis (314) One end of the correction axis (314) is connected to by the belt (8).
4. a kind of turnover device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:On the material platform mounting plate (202) also It is fixed with adjusting rod (211).
5. a kind of turnover device according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:The bottom of the material platform (203) is also set There is positioning adjust block (208).
6. a kind of turnover device according to claim 5, it is characterised in that:The material platform (203) is through the positioning Adjusting block (208) is arranged in the adjusting rod (211) left and right adjusting on the material platform mounting plate (202).
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