Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide an automatic feeding and discharging circulating system, and aims to solve the problems that in the prior art, some camera manufacturers use equipment to replace manual assembly of a double-camera module or a multi-camera module, and the equipment can not stably and permanently feed a feeding device in a high-strength automatic production mode although the assembly efficiency is improved compared with manual operation, and a feeding part and a discharging part are separately carried out, and the production efficiency is reduced because shutdown operation is required in each feeding or discharging process.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the automatic feeding and discharging circulation system provided by the invention comprises a workbench, a material ejection device, a feeding transmission device, a discharging transmission device and a material storage device for storing a material disc, wherein one end of the feeding transmission device is in butt joint with the material storage device, and the other end of the feeding transmission device is in butt joint with the workbench to realize feeding operation; one end of the blanking transmission device is in butt joint with the workbench, and the other end of the blanking transmission device is in butt joint with the material storage device so as to realize blanking operation; the material ejection device is arranged at the joint of the material storage device and the blanking transmission device, the material ejection device moves to a first preset position to eject the material disc from the material storage device, and the material ejection device moves to a second preset position to eject the material disc into the material storage device.
Preferably, the material storage device comprises a support, a material screw track and a material basket, wherein a feeding opening and a discharging opening are formed in two sides of the support, the feeding opening is in butt joint with the feeding transmission device, the discharging opening is in butt joint with the discharging transmission device, the material screw track is arranged on the support, and the material basket is arranged on the material screw track and moves up and down along the material screw track.
Preferably, the material ejection device comprises a material ejection shaft and a material ejection plate, the material ejection plate is arranged on the material ejection shaft, the material ejection plate moves along the material ejection shaft, and the material ejection plate extends to the material ejection opening to eject the material tray when moving to the first preset position; and the material ejection plate extends to the material discharging opening to eject into the material tray when moving to the second preset position.
Preferably, the automatic feeding and discharging circulating equipment further comprises a material stirring device for storing the material basket, and the material stirring device is arranged below the material storage device.
Preferably, the feeding transmission device comprises a first screw rod track and a first transmission assembly for conveying the material disc, wherein the first transmission assembly is movably arranged on the first screw rod track and moves back and forth between the material storage device and the workbench.
Preferably, the first transmission assembly comprises a base, two first support plates, a first rolling rod, a first belt, a first motor and a first striker plate, wherein the base is arranged on the first screw rod track, the two first support plates are arranged on the base at intervals, the first rolling rod is arranged between the two first support plates, the first rolling rod is connected with the first motor for rolling motion, the first belt is arranged on the first rolling rod, and the first striker plate is arranged on one end of the first support plate, which is away from the material storage device.
Preferably, the workbench comprises two second support plates, a second rolling rod, a second motor, a second belt, a second baffle plate and a jacking cylinder, wherein the two second support plates are arranged at intervals, the second rolling rod is connected between the two second support plates, the second rolling rod is connected with the second motor for rolling motion, the second belt is arranged on the second rolling rod, the second baffle plate is arranged at one end of the second support plate, which is in butt joint with the blanking transmission device, and the jacking cylinder is arranged below the second rolling rod.
Preferably, the blanking transmission device comprises a material receiving rotation device and a second transmission assembly, and the second transmission assembly is movably arranged on the material receiving rotation device and moves back and forth between the material storage device and the workbench.
Preferably, the second transmission assembly comprises a support frame which is connected with the material receiving rotating device and can move along the material receiving rotating device, and a support frame of the carrier plate support frame for placing the material tray is arranged on the support frame.
The invention also provides a multi-camera module assembly system, which comprises the automatic feeding and discharging circulating equipment according to any one of the above, and further comprises: and the assembling equipment is used for assembling the camera module on the automatic feeding and discharging circulating equipment.
The workbench is used for placing the material tray, and an external grabbing mechanism or an assembling mechanism can be used for using materials on the material tray. According to the scheme, the material tray is ejected from the material storage device to the feeding transmission device through the ejection device, and the feeding transmission device conveys the material tray to the workbench; when the material on the workbench is being clamped, the feeding transmission device returns to the material storage device to receive the second material disc so as to be ready for replacing the material disc on the workbench. When the materials in the material tray on the workbench are clamped, the workbench transfers the empty material tray to the blanking transmission device, the blanking transmission device conveys the empty material tray to the material storage device, and the empty material tray is jacked back to the material storage device for recycling through the jacking device. The feeding working procedure and the discharging working procedure are integrated, and the shutdown operation is not needed in the feeding or discharging process; when the material disc is transmitted to a station for feeding, the next round of material disc is ready to be fed immediately, so that the time for replacing the material disc is shortened; the shutdown clearance of the equipment is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. It can be understood that the invention can be realized not only in the feeding and discharging cycle of the camera module, but also in other automatic production equipment.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) are included in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.
The invention provides automatic feeding and discharging circulating equipment.
In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the automatic loading and unloading circulation device includes a loading transmission device 100, an unloading transmission device 200, a workbench 400, a material ejection device 500, and a material storage device 300 for storing material trays; one end of the feeding transmission device 100 is in butt joint with the material storage device 300, and the other end is in butt joint with the workbench 400 so as to realize feeding operation; one end of the discharging transmission device 200 is in butt joint with the workbench 400, and the other end is in butt joint with the material storage device 300 so as to realize discharging operation; the material ejection device 500 is disposed at a connection position between the material storage device 300 and the blanking transmission device 200, the material ejection device 500 moves to a first preset position to eject the material tray from the material storage device 300, and the material ejection device 500 moves to a second preset position to eject the material tray into the material storage device 300.
The workbench 400 is used for placing a material tray, and is used for an external grabbing mechanism or an assembling mechanism to use materials on the material tray. According to the scheme, a material disc is ejected from a material storage device 300 to a feeding transmission device 100 through a material ejection device 500, and the feeding transmission device 100 conveys the material disc to a workbench 400; when material on the table 400 is being gripped, the feed actuator 100 returns to the material storage device 300 to receive a second tray of material in preparation for replacement of the tray of material on the table 400. When the material in the material tray on the workbench 400 is clamped, the workbench 400 transfers the empty material tray to the blanking transmission device 200, the blanking transmission device 200 conveys the empty material tray to the material storage device 300, and the empty material tray is jacked back to the material storage device 300 for recycling through the jacking device 500. The feeding working procedure and the discharging working procedure are integrated, and the shutdown operation is not needed in the feeding or discharging process; when the material disc is transmitted to a station for feeding, the next round of material disc is ready to be fed immediately, so that the time for replacing the material disc is shortened; the shutdown clearance of the equipment is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. It can be understood that the invention can be realized not only in the feeding and discharging cycle of the camera module, but also in other automatic production equipment.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1,2 and 4, the material storage device 300 includes a support 310, a material screw track 330 and a material basket 320, where a feeding port 311 and a discharging port (not identified in the figure, the structure is similar to the feeding port 311, the positions are symmetrical and mutually communicated with the feeding port 311), the feeding port 311 is in butt joint with the feeding transmission device 100, the discharging port is in butt joint with the discharging transmission device 200, the material screw track 330 is disposed on the support 310, and the material basket 320 is disposed on the material screw track 330 and moves up and down along the material screw track 330. The material basket 320 is provided with a plurality of separating layers 321 for placing material trays, and the material trays are accommodated in the separating layers 321 for stable and durable feeding of the material storage device 300. In the feeding process, the material screw rod rail 330 controls the material basket 320 to lift up and down until any interlayer 321 filled with a material disc stops at the feeding port 311, so that the material disc can be taken out from the feeding port 311; in the blanking process, the material screw track 330 controls the material basket 320 to lift up and down until any separating layer 321 where no material tray is placed stops at the blanking opening, so that an empty material tray can be placed into the material storage device 300 from the blanking opening. It will be appreciated that the material feed screw track 330 may be configured to move the material basket 320 using means other than a screw track, such as a belt assembly, where the spacer 321 of the material basket 320 need only be configured to interface with the feed inlet 311 or the feed outlet.
Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the ejector 500 includes an ejector shaft 510 and an ejector plate 520, the ejector plate 520 is disposed on the ejector shaft 510, the ejector plate 520 moves along the ejector shaft 510, and the ejector plate 520 extends to the feed inlet 311 to eject the tray when moving to the first preset position; the ejector plate 520 extends to the discharging opening to eject into the material tray when moving to the second preset position. It can be understood that the ejector shaft 510 may be a screw module to realize linear motion, so as to drive the ejector plate 520 to move; alternatively, the ejector shaft 510 may also employ a belt module to achieve this function. In order to enable the material loading device 500 to simultaneously meet the feeding and discharging operations, two preset positions are provided on the material loading shaft 510 for the feeding operation and the discharging operation, respectively. The first preset position is set in the middle of the ejection shaft 510, and is used for ejecting the material tray in the material basket 320; the second preset position is set at the end position of the ejector shaft 510, so that the ejector plate 520 leaves more space for ejecting the empty tray back into the material basket 320.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, 5 and 6, the feeding transmission device 100 includes a first screw rail 110 and a first transmission assembly 120 for conveying a material tray, where the first transmission assembly 120 is movably disposed on the first screw rail 110 and moves back and forth between the material storage device 300 and the workbench 400; it will be appreciated that the feeding actuator 100 may use, for example, a belt module or the like to achieve the purpose of driving the first driving assembly 120, in addition to the first screw rail 110 to achieve the movement of the first driving assembly 120. The first transmission assembly 120 includes a base 121, two first support plates 122, a first rolling rod 123, a first belt 124, a first motor 125, and a first striker plate 126, where the base 121 is disposed on the first screw rod rail 110 and slides on the first screw rod rail 110; the two first support plates 122 are arranged on the base 121 at intervals, and the interval width of the first support plates is adjustable to be matched with the width of the material tray, so that the material tray can be accommodated on the first transmission assembly 120 and can be compatible with material trays with different sizes; the first rolling rod 123 is connected between the two first support plates 122, the first rolling rod 123 is connected with the first motor 125 for rolling movement, the first belt 124 is arranged on the first rolling rod 123, and the material tray is matched with the first rolling rod 123 through the first belt 124 to complete the butt joint between the material storage device 300 and the workbench 400; the first baffle plate 126 is disposed at an end of the first support plate 122 facing away from the material storage device 300, so as to position the material tray, when the material tray contacts the first baffle plate 126 through the belt action, it means that the material tray is discharged, thereby positioning the material tray; it will be appreciated that the dam 126 may also be used to prevent the tray from falling.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, 7 and 8, the workbench 400 includes two second support plates 401, a second rolling rod 402, a second motor 406, a second belt 403, a second baffle 404 and a lifting cylinder 405, where the two second support plates 401 are spaced apart, and the spacing width of the second support plates can be matched with the width of the material tray, so that the material tray can be accommodated on the workbench 400 and can be compatible with material trays with different sizes; the second rolling rod 402 is connected between the two second support plates 401, the second rolling rod 402 is connected with the second motor 406 to perform rolling motion, the second belt 403 is arranged on the second rolling rod 402, and the material disc is matched with the second rolling rod 402 through the second belt 403 to complete the butt joint with the feeding transmission device 100 and the discharging transmission device 200; in order to enable the workbench 400 to be in butt joint with the external grabbing mechanism, the material disc can be fixed on the workbench 400 without shaking, so that the material can be accurately grabbed, a second striker plate 404 is arranged on one end of the second support plate 401, which is in butt joint with the blanking transmission device, the second striker plate 404 is lifted during butt joint, the material disc is in contact with the second striker plate 404, and a clamping plate arranged on the second support plate 122 is controlled by a cylinder to clamp and fix the material disc; the jacking cylinder 405 arranged below the second rolling rod 402 jacks up the material tray to separate from the second belt 403, so that the material tray is more stable; when the material on the material tray is completely taken out, the jacking cylinder 405 descends, the material tray returns to the second belt 403, the second striker plate 404 descends, the clamping plate is loosened, and the material tray is transferred to the blanking transmission device 200 through the belt effect.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 9, the discharging transmission device 200 includes a receiving rotation device 210 and a second transmission assembly 220, wherein the second transmission assembly 220 is movably disposed on the receiving rotation device 210, and moves back and forth between the material storage device 300 and the workbench 400; it will be appreciated that the blanking transmission device 200 may use, for example, a belt module, etc., to achieve the purpose of transmitting the second transmission assembly 220, in addition to the movement of the second transmission assembly 220 achieved by using the receiving rotation device 210; the second transmission assembly 220 includes a support frame that is connected with the second screw rail and can move along the material receiving rotating device, and a carrier plate for placing a material tray is arranged on the support frame, it can be understood that the support frame may also be two clamping plates 221 that are oppositely arranged and have adjustable widths, and a limit groove 222 is arranged on the clamping plates 221, so that the material tray is placed in the limit groove 222. .
As an embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 9, the material tray performs a cyclic operation of automatic loading and unloading through the material storage device 300, the loading transmission device 100, the workbench 400 and the unloading transmission device, and the process is as follows:
Firstly, lifting a material basket 320 in a material storage device 300 through a material screw rail 330 to enable an interlayer 321 with a material disc to be aligned with a feeding hole 311, and moving a feeding transmission device 100 to the feeding hole 311 of the material storage device 300 to prepare for feeding;
Secondly, the ejector plate 520 of the ejector 500 starts to move to a first preset position along the ejector shaft 510 to start ejecting, the ejector plate 520 moves forward to eject the material tray from the interlayer 321 of the material storage device 300, and at this time, the material tray is sent into the feeding transmission device waiting at the feeding hole; in the above process, since the feeding operation is required to be performed on the ejector plate 520, during feeding, the ejector plate 520 enters from the feeding hole and passes through the middle of the material storage device 300 to eject the material tray, so that the feeding hole and the feeding hole can be arranged at the same horizontal position, so that the feeding and discharging operations can be simultaneously performed on the ejector device 500, and the occupied space of the invention is reduced.
Again, when half of the material tray enters the feeding transmission device 100, the first motor 125 is started and drives the first rolling rod 123 to start rolling, the first belt 124 also rotates along with the first rolling rod 123, the material tray is carried away from the material storage device 300 by the acting force of the first belt 124, and when the material tray touches the first baffle plate 126, the first motor 125 is stopped; then the first transmission assembly 120 conveys the material disc to the workbench 400 for butt joint through the first screw rod rail 110;
When the first transmission assembly 120 reaches the workbench 400, the first motor 125 is started and rotates in the opposite direction, half of the material disc is transferred to the workbench 400, a second motor 406, a second rolling rod 402 and a second belt 403 are also arranged on the workbench 400, the second motor 406 is started to drive the second belt 403 to rotate, the material disc contacts the second belt 403 and is carried away from the feeding transmission device 100 by the second belt 403, the second motor 406 is stopped when the material disc contacts the second baffle 404, and meanwhile, a jacking cylinder 405 arranged below the second belt 403 is lifted to jack up the material disc and separate from the belt, vacuum is started, the material disc is sucked and fixed, and meanwhile, the flatness of the material disc is ensured, so that the installation of a subsequent station is facilitated; a clamping plate is arranged on the second supporting plate 122, and is controlled by an air cylinder to clamp and fix the material disc, so that the material disc is more stable; when the material on the material tray is used up, the lifting air cylinder 405 descends to enable the material tray to return to the belt again, the second baffle 404 retracts, the clamping plate is loosened, the second motor 406 is started again, and the material tray is conveyed to the blanking transmission device 200 through the belt effect;
thirdly, the material tray is conveyed into the limit groove 222 of the blanking transmission device 200 and moves to the position of the blanking opening of the material storage device 300 through the material receiving rotation device 210; at this time, the material basket 320 in the material storage device 300 is lifted and lowered through the material screw rail 330, so that the empty partition 321 without the material tray is aligned to the feed opening; the ejector plate 520 moves along the ejector shaft 510, the ejector shaft 510 moves to the second preset position to eject, the ejector plate 520 moves forward, and the empty material tray on the blanking transmission device 200 is ejected into the material storage device 300, so that blanking recovery is realized.
As a variant embodiment, a rotating device is arranged below the workbench 400, so that the workbench 400 can rotate, and the conveying direction of the material tray can be adjusted; when some equipment has special installation requirements, the workbench 400 can be in butt joint with an installation table of an external device, the material disc is conveyed to the external device, and the material disc is conveyed back after the installation is finished. Therefore, the compatibility of the invention is improved, and the invention can be suitable for more tooling equipment.
Further, the automatic feeding and discharging circulation device further comprises a stirring device 600, the stirring device 600 is arranged below the material storage device 300, a material basket rail capable of moving the material basket 320 is arranged on the stirring device 600, after all material trays in the material basket 320 are used up, the stirring device 600 moves the material basket 320 to the lower portion of the support 310 and is in butt joint with the material screw rail 330, and automatic replacement of the material basket 320 is completed, so that novel and more durable and stable feeding is achieved.
In addition, the invention also provides a multi-camera module assembly system, which comprises the automatic feeding and discharging circulating equipment according to any one of the above, and further comprises: and the assembling equipment is used for assembling the camera module on the automatic feeding and discharging circulating equipment.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.