CN109877582B

CN109877582B - Lock catch assembly assembling equipment

Info

Publication number: CN109877582B
Application number: CN201910301421.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 薛培锋
Original assignee: Ningbo Huifeng Automation Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Ningbo Huifeng Automation Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-04-15
Filing date: 2019-04-15
Publication date: 2021-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2039-04-15
Also published as: CN109877582A

Abstract

The invention discloses lock catch assembly assembling equipment, which solves the problem of low assembling efficiency of lock catch assemblies in the prior art. The key point of the technical scheme is that the lock catch assembly assembling equipment comprises a rotary workbench, wherein at least four mounting bases are circumferentially arranged on the upper surface of the rotary workbench, and a first assembling device for installing a spring seat and a bolt shaft on a semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases, a spring assembling device for assembling a spring on the semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases, a button assembling device for installing a button cover on the semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases and an assembly blanking device for taking the assembled lock catch assembly off the rotary workbench are sequentially circumferentially arranged on the outer side of the rotary workbench; the first assembling device, the spring assembling device, the button assembling device and the assembly blanking device are arranged corresponding to the mounting base on the rotary workbench, the assembling equipment of the lock catch assembly reduces the labor intensity and improves the assembling efficiency of the lock catch assembly.

Description

Lock catch assembly assembling equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to assembling equipment, in particular to assembling equipment for a lock catch assembly.

Background

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the latch assembly 9 is an important component of a seat belt of an automobile, and is composed of five parts, namely a latch main body 91, a pressure plate member 92, a spring seat 93, a bolt shaft 94, a spring 95 and a button cover 96. Wherein the spring seat 93 is rotatably mounted on the latch main body 91 through a bolt shaft 94, the latch main body 91 has two first shaft holes 911 through which the bolt shaft 94 passes, and the spring seat 93 has a second shaft hole 931 through which the bolt shaft 94 passes; spring seat 93 has a post 932 into which spring 95 is inserted, and button cover 96 has a block 961 that mates with the other end of spring 93; the button cover 96 also has a catch 962 that mates with the latch body 91, and the latch body 91 has a catch groove 912 that mates with the catch 962. When the latch assembly 9 is assembled, the latch assembly 9 has a latch opening 97 for insertion of a latch member.

At present, when the locking assembly 9 is installed, the installation is generally performed manually, and the specific steps are as follows: 1. placing the latch body 91 in a corresponding mold; 2. mounting the pressing plate member 92 on the locker body 91; 3. placing the spring seat 93 on the latch body 91 and completing the rotational mounting of the spring seat 93 on the latch body 91 by the latch shaft 94; 4. pressing the spring 95 against the post 932 of the spring seat 93; 5. the insert block 961 of the button cover 96 is aligned with the other end of the spring 95, and the button cover 96 is mounted on the locker body 91 by means of snap-fitting.

At the present stage, a manual lock assembly assembling mode is adopted, so that the production efficiency is low, and therefore, lock assembly assembling equipment capable of improving the production efficiency is required to be developed at the present stage.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide the lock catch assembly assembling equipment, which reduces the labor intensity and improves the assembling efficiency of the lock catch assembly.

The technical purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

a lock catch assembly assembling device is characterized by comprising a rotary worktable, a locking mechanism and a locking mechanism, wherein the rotary worktable is provided with a driving motor for driving the rotary worktable to rotate horizontally; the upper surface of the rotary workbench is circumferentially provided with at least four mounting bases, and the outer side of the rotary workbench is circumferentially and sequentially provided with a first assembling device for installing the spring seat and the bolt shaft on a semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases, a spring assembling device for assembling the spring on the semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases, a button assembling device for installing the button cover on the semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases, and an assembly blanking device for taking the assembled lock assembly off the rotary workbench; the first assembling device, the spring assembling device, the button assembling device and the assembly blanking device are arranged corresponding to the mounting base on the rotary worktable.

By adopting the technical scheme, the semi-finished product corresponding to the first assembling device comprises the lock catch main body and the pressing plate component; the semi-finished product corresponding to the spring assembling device comprises a lock catch main body, a pressure plate member, a spring seat and a bolt shaft; the semi-finished product corresponding to the button assembly device comprises a lock catch main body, a pressure plate member, a spring seat, a bolt shaft and a spring. The operation steps of the lock catch assembly assembling equipment are as follows: 1. the first assembling device is used for installing the bolt shaft and the spring seat on the corresponding semi-finished product; 2. after the rotary workbench rotates for a certain angle, the semi-finished product assembled by the first assembling device is opposite to the spring assembling device, and the spring assembling device completes the installation of the spring; 3. after the rotary workbench rotates for a certain angle, the semi-finished product after the assembly of the spring assembly device is opposite to the button assembly device, and the button assembly device completes the installation of the button cover; 4. after the rotary working table rotates for a certain angle, the lock catch assembly finished by the button assembling device is opposite to the assembly blanking device, and the assembly blanking device finishes blanking of the lock catch assembly.

According to the lock catch assembly assembling equipment, partial automatic assembling of the lock catch assembly is realized through the first assembling device, the spring assembling device, the button assembling device and the assembly discharging device, the assembling efficiency of the lock catch assembly at the current stage is improved, and the labor intensity of assembling workers is reduced.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the first assembling device includes a first sliding platform, a first sliding assembly for driving the first sliding platform to approach or depart from the corresponding mounting base, a top shaft device mounted on the first sliding platform, a spring seat feeding device for conveying the spring seat to the corresponding mounting base, and a bolt shaft feeding device for conveying the bolt shaft to the top shaft device; the first sliding platform is provided with a positioning groove for the end part of the corresponding mounting base to extend into; the top shaft device comprises a top shaft base positioned on one side of the positioning groove, a first top shaft cylinder for jacking the bolt shaft in the top shaft base into the corresponding semi-finished product, a second top shaft cylinder opposite to the first top shaft cylinder and positioned on the other side of the positioning groove, and a limiting head which is arranged on the second top shaft cylinder and used for limiting the position of the bolt shaft; the top shaft base has a top shaft slot for the bolt shaft to rest on.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, above-mentioned first assembly quality passes through spring holder loading attachment, bolt axle loading attachment and apical axis device, has realized bolt axle, the automatic assembly of spring holder on corresponding semi-manufactured goods, has promoted the assembly efficiency of bolt axle and spring holder.

As a further improvement of the invention, the spring seat feeding device comprises a first vibration feeding tray, a first positioning mechanism matched with the first vibration feeding tray, and a first bridge clamping mechanism for clamping a spring seat in the first positioning mechanism to a corresponding mounting base; the first positioning mechanism comprises a first material conveying groove and a first lifting mechanism for jacking a spring seat at the discharge end of the first material conveying groove; the first bridge clamping mechanism comprises a first bridge support, a first rodless cylinder, a first clamping support, a first lifting cylinder and a first clamping cylinder, wherein the first rodless cylinder is installed on the first bridge support and is horizontally arranged, the first clamping support is installed on a cylinder sliding block of the first rodless cylinder, the first lifting cylinder is installed on the first clamping support and is vertically arranged, and the first clamping cylinder is installed at the end part of the first lifting cylinder and is used for clamping a spring seat.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, above-mentioned spring holder feed mechanism has realized installing the spring holder to the semi-manufactured goods that corresponds to make the second shaft hole of spring holder and the first shaft hole of hasp main part in the semi-manufactured goods relative, realized the automatic feeding of spring holder.

As a further improvement of the invention, the bolt shaft feeding device comprises a second vibration feeding tray, a second material conveying groove, a steering clamping mechanism for clamping and steering the bolt shaft at the discharge end of the second material conveying groove, and a second bridge clamping mechanism for conveying the bolt shaft on the steering clamping mechanism into the top shaft groove of the top shaft base; the steering clamping mechanism comprises a steering base, a first rotating cylinder, a second sliding assembly and a steering clamping cylinder, wherein the first rotating cylinder is arranged on the top of the steering base in a sliding mode, the second sliding assembly drives the first rotating cylinder to be close to or far away from the second material conveying groove, and the steering clamping cylinder is arranged on the top of the first rotating cylinder and is used for clamping a bolt shaft at the discharge end of the second material conveying groove; the second bridge clamping mechanism comprises a second bridge support, a second bridge air cylinder, a second clamping support, a second lifting air cylinder and a second clamping air cylinder, wherein the second bridge air cylinder is installed on the second bridge support and is horizontally arranged, the second clamping support is installed on an air cylinder sliding block of the second bridge air cylinder, the second lifting air cylinder is installed on the second clamping support and is vertically arranged, and the second clamping air cylinder is installed at the end part of the second lifting air cylinder and is used for transferring the bolt shaft into a top shaft groove of the top shaft base.

By adopting the technical scheme, the bolt shaft feeding device realizes the function of placing the bolt shaft in the top shaft groove of the top shaft base, and the step is an important link for assembling the bolt shaft and the spring seat.

As a further improvement of the invention, the spring assembling device comprises a third vibration feeding tray, a feeding hose, a second support, a spring feeding head and a spring feeding mechanism for mounting a spring at the discharge end of the spring feeding head to an insert column of a spring seat of a third station mounting base; the spring feeding head is provided with a feeding channel and a spring pressing assembly for tightly pressing the spring on the inner wall of the feeding channel so as to realize one-by-one discharging of the spring; the feeding hose conveys the spring to a spring feeding head from a third vibration feeding disc; the spring feeding mechanism comprises a vertically arranged vertical base plate, a driving cylinder for driving the vertical base plate to horizontally move left and right, a second rotary cylinder installed on the side face of the vertical base plate, a first rotary base plate installed at the output end of the second rotary cylinder and capable of rotating on the vertical surface, a first sliding base plate installed on the first rotary base plate, a third sliding assembly for driving the first sliding base plate to slide on the side face of the first rotary base plate, and a third clamping cylinder installed on the first sliding base plate and used for clamping a spring.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, above-mentioned spring assembly quality has realized installing the spring on corresponding semi-manufactured goods spring holder, has accomplished the automatic assembly of spring, has improved the assembly efficiency of spring.

As a further improvement of the invention, the spring assembling device further comprises a first pressing mechanism for pressing and positioning the spring seat, and the first pressing mechanism comprises a first pressing cylinder arranged in a vertical direction and a first pressing head which is installed at the end part of the piston rod of the first pressing cylinder and is used for pressing the corresponding semi-finished product.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, setting up of first swager constructs can fix a position the spring holder to guarantee that spring assembly quality can not take place to deflect at the in-process spring holder of installation spring, make the assembling process of spring comparatively stable.

As a further improvement of the invention, the spring assembling device further comprises a spring detection mechanism, wherein the spring detection mechanism comprises a detection clamping cylinder, insulating blocks respectively arranged on two clamping heads of the detection clamping cylinder, detection metal clamping blocks respectively arranged on the insulating blocks and used for being abutted against the spring, and a telescopic cylinder for driving the detection clamping cylinder to move towards the spring of the corresponding mounting base; the spring detection mechanism is also provided with a detection circuit for detecting whether the spring is qualified or not; after the spring is installed by the spring assembling device, the telescopic cylinder drives the detection clamping cylinder to move towards the spring corresponding to the installation base, the detection clamping cylinder drives the detection metal clamping blocks to approach the spring for a preset distance, when the spring is qualified, the two detection metal clamping blocks are abutted to the spring, the detection circuit is conducted, and the lock assembly assembling device continues to operate; when the spring is unqualified, at least one detection metal clamping block exists in the two detection metal clamping blocks, the detection metal clamping block is not abutted to the spring, the detection circuit is not conducted, and then the lock catch assembly assembling equipment is stopped.

By adopting the technical scheme, the spring detection mechanism can detect the size of the spring, and when the size of the spring is in line, the two detection metal clamping blocks of the spring detection mechanism are both abutted against the spring, so that a detection circuit is conducted; otherwise, the detection circuit is not conducted, and the spring is unqualified. The detection mode is simple and convenient, the size of the spring mounted on the spring seat can be detected, and the production quality of the lock catch assembly is guaranteed.

As a further improvement of the invention, the button assembling device comprises a third bracket, a fourth vibration feeding tray, a fourth positioning mechanism matched with the fourth vibration feeding tray, a fourth bridge clamping mechanism for mounting a spring seat in the fourth positioning mechanism to a fourth station, a positive pressure mechanism for pressing a lock catch main body of the fourth station, and an inclined pressing mechanism for pressing the spring seat of the fourth station; the fourth positioning mechanism comprises a fourth material conveying groove and a fourth lifting mechanism for jacking a button cover at the discharge end of the fourth material conveying groove; the fourth bridge clamping mechanism comprises a fourth bridge support, a fourth clamping cylinder for clamping the button cover, a rotating assembly for driving the fourth clamping cylinder to vertically rotate and a fourth sliding assembly for driving the fourth clamping cylinder to be close to or far away from the corresponding mounting base; the rotating assembly comprises a second rotating base plate for mounting the fourth clamping cylinder, a rotating motor for driving the second rotating base plate to rotate and a second sliding base plate for mounting the rotating motor; the fourth sliding assembly comprises a transmission screw rod arranged on the fourth bridge support, a screw rod nut arranged on the transmission screw rod and a screw rod motor driving the transmission screw rod to rotate, and the second sliding base plate is arranged on the screw rod nut; the positive pressure mechanism comprises a positive pressure support, a positive pressure cylinder and a positive pressure head, wherein the positive pressure cylinder is arranged on the positive pressure support and faces downwards vertically, and the positive pressure head is driven by the positive pressure cylinder and presses the lock catch main body tightly; the inclined pressing mechanism comprises an inclined pressing support arranged on the positive pressure support, an inclined pressing cylinder arranged on the inclined pressing support and an inclined pressing head arranged on the inclined pressing cylinder and used for pressing the spring seat tightly.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, button assembly quality has realized the assembly of button lid to corresponding semi-manufactured goods on, has realized the assembly of button lid to the assembly efficiency of button lid on corresponding semi-manufactured goods has been improved.

As a further improvement of the invention, the assembly blanking device comprises a fifth support, a blanking clamping cylinder and a four-degree-of-freedom adjusting component for driving the blanking clamping cylinder to slide up and down, slide left and right, slide front and back and rotate on the horizontal plane, wherein the four-degree-of-freedom adjusting component comprises a blanking rotating cylinder for driving the blanking clamping cylinder to horizontally rotate, a blanking lifting cylinder for driving the blanking clamping cylinder to vertically lift, a left and right sliding cylinder for driving the blanking clamping cylinder to slide left and right, and a front and back sliding cylinder for driving the blanking clamping cylinder to slide front and back.

By adopting the technical scheme, the assembly blanking device realizes the function of taking down the corresponding lock catch assembly on the mounting base through the matching of the blanking clamping cylinder and the four-degree-of-freedom adjusting component, and improves the blanking efficiency of the lock catch assembly.

As a further improvement of the invention, a function detection device is arranged between the assembly blanking device and the button assembly device at the outer side of the rotary worktable, and the rotary worktable is provided with a mounting base corresponding to the function detection device; the function detection device comprises a fourth support, a plug-in buckle assembly and a release assembly, wherein the plug-in buckle assembly is arranged on the fourth support and used for detecting the plug-in buckle function, and the release assembly is used for detecting the release function; the inserting and buckling component comprises an inserting and buckling base arranged on the fourth support, an inserting and buckling piece matched with the lock catch assembly, an inserting and buckling sliding plate for installing the inserting and buckling piece, an inserting and buckling sliding component for driving the inserting and buckling sliding plate to slide, and a resetting structure for driving the inserting and buckling piece to have a sliding trend towards the direction far away from the lock catch assembly; the tripping component comprises a tripping base arranged on the fourth support, a tripping end used for extruding the button cover, a tripping sliding plate for mounting the tripping end and a tripping sliding component for driving the tripping sliding plate to slide.

Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, function detection device can detect the hasp assembly of accomplishing the assembly to whether the discernment hasp assembly is qualified in the functionality. The arrangement of the inserting and buckling component and the buckling component realizes the automation of functional detection, and improves the detection efficiency of the functional detection of the buckling assembly.

In conclusion, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. according to the lock catch assembly assembling equipment, partial automatic assembling of the lock catch assembly is realized through the first assembling device, the spring assembling device, the button assembling device and the assembly discharging device, the assembling efficiency of the lock catch assembly at the current stage is improved, and the labor intensity of assembling workers is reduced;

2. the first assembling device realizes automatic assembly of the bolt machine shaft and the spring seat on corresponding semi-finished products through the spring seat feeding device, the bolt machine shaft feeding device and the jacking shaft device, and improves the assembling efficiency of the bolt machine shaft and the spring seat;

3. the spring assembling device realizes that the spring is arranged on the spring seat corresponding to the semi-finished product, completes the automatic assembly of the spring and improves the assembly efficiency of the spring;

4. the spring detection mechanism can detect the size of a spring mounted on the spring seat, so that the production quality of the lock catch assembly is ensured;

5. the button assembly device realizes the assembly of the button cover to the corresponding semi-finished product, and realizes the assembly of the button cover, thereby improving the assembly efficiency of the button cover on the corresponding semi-finished product.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a latch assembly;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the latch assembly in an exploded state;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the latch assembly mounting apparatus;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the internal structure of the latch assembly mounting apparatus;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the combination of the rotary table and the inspection camera;

FIG. 6 is a schematic bottom structure of the rotary table;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a first assembly device;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a spring seat feeding device and a jacking shaft device;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural view of a bolt shaft loading device;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of the steering clamping mechanism;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a spring seat mounting apparatus;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a spring loading head;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing the cooperation of the second rotary cylinder, the first rotary base plate, the first sliding base plate and the third clamping cylinder;

FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of a spring detection mechanism;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the structure of the button assembly apparatus;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the fourth glide assembly and the rotation assembly in cooperation;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view of the positive pressure mechanism and the biasing mechanism in cooperation;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural view of a function detecting device;

FIG. 19 is a schematic structural view of the jack assembly;

FIG. 20 is a schematic structural view of the trip assembly;

FIG. 21 is a schematic front view of the assembly feeding device;

FIG. 22 is a schematic view of the back structure of the assembly blanking device.

In the figure: 1. a working chassis; 11. rotating the working table; 11a, a first station; 11b, a second station; 11c, a third station; 11d, a fourth station; 11e, a fifth station; 11f, a sixth station; 11g, a seventh station; 11h, an eighth station; 12. a drive motor; 13. mounting a base; 14. detecting a camera device; 15. a linear vibration device; 2. a first assembly device; 21. a first bracket; 221. a first linear slide rail; 222. a first linear bearing; 223. a first slipping cylinder; 23. a first sliding platform; 231. positioning a groove; 24. a jack shaft device; 241. a top shaft base; 2411. a jack shaft groove; 242. a first jack cylinder; 243. a second jack cylinder; 244. a limiting head; 25. a spring seat feeding device; 251. a first vibrating feeding tray; 252. a first material conveying groove; 253. a first lifting lug; 254. a first lift cylinder; 255. a first bridge clamping mechanism; 2551. a first bridge support; 2552. a first rodless cylinder; 2553. a first holding bracket; 2554. a first lifting cylinder; 2555. a first clamping cylinder; 26. a bolt shaft feeding device; 261. a second vibration feeding tray; 262. a second conveying chute; 263. a steering clamping mechanism; 2631. a steering base; 2632. a first rotary cylinder; 2633. a second linear slide rail; 2634. a second linear bearing; 2635. a second slipping cylinder; 2636. a steering clamping cylinder; 264. a second bridge clamping mechanism; 2641. a second bridge support; 2642. a second bridge cylinder; 2643. a second holding bracket; 2644. a second lifting cylinder; 2645. a second clamping cylinder; 4. a spring assembly device; 41. thirdly, vibrating the feeding disc; 42. a feeding hose; 43. a second bracket; 431. installing a base block; 44. a spring feeding head; 441. a feeding channel; 442. positioning the air cylinder; 443. positioning an end head; 45. a spring feeding mechanism; 451. a vertical substrate; 4511. a guide post; 4512. a stub bar mounting rack; 452. a driving cylinder; 453. a second rotary cylinder; 454. a first rotating substrate; 455. a first sliding substrate; 456. a third clamping cylinder; 4571. a third linear slide rail; 4572. a third linear bearing; 4573. a third slipping cylinder; 458. a first material pressing mechanism; 4581. a first material pressing cylinder; 4582. a first material pressing head; 5. a spring detection mechanism; 51. detecting a clamping cylinder; 52. an insulating block; 53. detecting a metal clamping block; 54. a telescopic cylinder; 6. a button assembly device; 61. a third support; 62. a fourth vibration feeding disc; 63. a fourth material conveying groove; 64. a fourth lifting lug; 65. a fourth lift cylinder; 66. a third bridge clamping mechanism; 661. a fourth clamping cylinder; 662. a second rotating substrate; 663. a rotating electric machine; 664. a second slip substrate; 665. a fourth glide assembly; 6651. a drive screw; 6652. a lead screw nut; 6653. a lead screw motor; 67. a positive pressure mechanism; 671. a positive pressure bracket; 672. a positive pressure cylinder; 673. a positive pressure head; 68. a bias pressing mechanism; 681. obliquely pressing the bracket; 682. a diagonal compression cylinder; 683. an inclined pressure head; 7. a function detecting device; 71. a fourth bracket; 72. a buckle assembly; 721. a buckle base; 722. a fastener; 723. a plug-in slide plate; 724. inserting and buckling the linear guide rail; 725. inserting and buckling the linear bearing; 726. a buckle cylinder; 7271. a reset column; 7272. a return spring; 7273. resetting the end head; 73. an unbuckling assembly; 731. an unbuckling base; 732. unbuckling the end; 733. a trip slider; 7341. unbuckling the linear guide rail; 7342. tripping the linear bearing; 7343. a trip cylinder; 74. an elastic buffer member; 75. detecting the pressing mechanism; 8. an assembly blanking device; 81. a fifth support; 82. a blanking clamping cylinder; 83. a four degree of freedom adjustment assembly; 831. a blanking rotary cylinder; 832. a blanking lifting cylinder; 833. a left and right sliding cylinder; 834. a front and rear sliding cylinder; 84. a conveying table; 85. a conveying chute; 9. a lock assembly; 91. a lock catch main body; 911. a first shaft hole; 912. a card slot; 92. a platen member; 93. a spring seat; 931. a second shaft hole; 932. inserting a column; 94. a bolt shaft; 95. a spring; 96. a button cover; 961. inserting a block; 962. a hook is clamped; 97. the lock catch is opened.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The technical solution of the present embodiment needs to refer to the structure of the latch assembly 9 in fig. 1 and 2, and therefore, reference to fig. 1 and 2 is not set forth again in the subsequent figures.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the latch assembly assembling equipment comprises a work machine case 1, a rotary work table 11, a first assembling device 2, a spring assembling device 4, a button assembling device 6, a function detecting device 7 and an assembly blanking device 8.

Referring to fig. 5, eight mounting bases 13 for mounting the latch assembly are uniformly arranged on the top surface of the rotary worktable 11 in the circumferential direction, and a first station 11a, a second station 11b, a third station 11c, a fourth station 11d, a fifth station 11e, a sixth station 11f, a seventh station 11g and an eighth station 11h are sequentially arranged along the rotation direction of the rotary worktable 11. In the rotation direction of the rotary table 11, the first station 11a is set as a 0 scale mark, and the second station 11b to the eighth station 11h are set to 45 °, 90 °, 135 °, 180 °, 225 °, 270 °, and 315 ° in sequence.

Referring to fig. 6, the rotary table 11 has a driving motor 12 for driving the horizontal rotation thereof, and the rotary table 11 is further provided with a decelerator connected to the driving motor 12.

Referring to fig. 5, the first station 11a is a manual assembling station, and a worker installs the latch main body 91 on the installation base 13 of the first station 11a and manually installs the pressing plate member 92 on the latch main body 91 to complete a first assembling process.

The second station 11b is a detection station, and the semi-finished product in the mounting base 13 of the second station 11b is mainly detected and photographed by using a detection camera device 14. Since the detection camera 14 is a conventional and practical device in an automatic assembling apparatus, and is not a part claimed in the present invention, detailed description thereof is omitted in this embodiment.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the third station 11c is a station for mounting the spring seat 93 and the bolt shaft 94 to the corresponding latch body 91, and one side of the third station 11c is provided with the first fitting device 2 that accomplishes mounting of the spring seat 93 and the bolt shaft 94 to the corresponding latch body 91.

Referring to fig. 7, the first assembling device 2 includes a first support 21, a first sliding platform 23 mounted on the first support 21, a first sliding assembly driving the first sliding platform 23 to slide, a top shaft device 24 mounted on the first sliding platform 23, a spring seat loading device 25 conveying a spring seat 93 to the second station 11b, and a bolt shaft loading device 26 conveying a bolt shaft 94 to the top shaft device 24.

Referring to fig. 8, the first sliding assembly is slidably mounted on the first bracket 21 for driving the first sliding platform 23 to move close to or away from the mounting base 13 of the third station 11c (see fig. 5). The first sliding assembly mainly includes a first linear slide rail 221, a first linear bearing 222 engaged with the first linear slide rail 221 and mounted at the bottom of the first sliding platform 23, and a first sliding cylinder 223 driving the first sliding platform 23 to slide.

The first sliding platform 23 has a positioning groove 231 for placing the mounting base 13 (see fig. 5) of the third station 11c, and under the action of the first sliding assembly, the first sliding platform 23 slides towards the third station 11c and the mounting base 13 at the third station 11c partially extends into the positioning groove 231.

The top shaft device 24 includes a top shaft base 241 at one side of the positioning groove 231, a first top shaft cylinder 242 for pushing the bolt shaft in the top shaft base 241 into the latch body at the third station 11c, a second top shaft cylinder 243 opposite to the first top shaft cylinder 242 and located at the other side of the positioning groove 231, and a stopper 244 installed in the second top shaft cylinder 243 and used for limiting the pushing position of the bolt shaft 94. Wherein the top of the top shaft assembly 24 has a top shaft groove 2411 for the bolt shaft 94 to rest on.

Referring to fig. 8, the spring seat feeding device 25 is mainly used to convey the spring seat 93 to the mounting base 13 (see fig. 5) of the third station 11c and position the spring seat 93 such that the second axial hole 931 of the spring seat 93 is opposite to the first axial hole 911 of the latch main body 91 of the mounting base 13 of the third station 11 c. The spring seat feeding device 25 includes a first vibrating feeding tray 251 (see fig. 4), a first positioning mechanism engaged with the first vibrating feeding tray 251, and a first bridge clamping mechanism 255 for clamping the spring seat in the first positioning mechanism to the third station 11 c.

The first positioning mechanism comprises a first material conveying groove 252 and a first lifting mechanism for jacking a spring seat 93 at the discharge end of the first material conveying groove 252. One end of the first feeding chute 252 is connected to the first vibrating feeding tray 251, and the other end of the first feeding chute 252 has a through hole matching with the first lifting mechanism. The first lifting mechanism includes a first lifting lug 253 and a first lifting cylinder 254.

In order to facilitate the transportation of the spring seat 93 in the first feeding chute 252, a linear vibration device 15 is provided at the bottom of the first feeding chute 252.

First bridge clamping mechanism 255 includes first bridge support 2551, install in first bridge support 2551 and the first rodless cylinder 2552 of level setting, install in first clamping support 2553 on the cylinder slider of first rodless cylinder 2552, install on first clamping support 2553 and the vertical first lift cylinder 2554 that sets up, install in first lift cylinder 2554 tip and be used for the first centre gripping cylinder 2555 of centre gripping spring holder 93.

With reference to fig. 4, 7 and 8, the spring seat loading device 25 has the following working steps: 1. the first vibrating feeding tray 251 conveys the spring seats to the first material conveying groove 252, and the spring seats are conveyed to the discharge end of the first material conveying groove 252 under the driving of the linear vibrating device 15; 2. the first lifting mechanism lifts the spring seat; 3. the first bridge clamping mechanism 255 clamps the spring seat to the mounting base 13 of the third station 11c such that the second shaft hole of the spring seat is opposed to the first shaft hole of the lock catch body of the third station 11 c.

Referring to fig. 7 and 9, the suppository shaft loading device 26 is configured to convey the suppository shaft 94 into the top shaft groove 2411 of the top shaft base 241 of the top shaft device 24 such that the suppository shaft 94 is opposite to the first shaft hole 911 of the locking body 91 at the third station 11 c.

Referring to fig. 9, the bolt shaft loading device 26 includes a second vibrating loading tray 261, a second material conveying trough 262, a steering clamping mechanism 263 for clamping and steering the bolt shaft at the discharging end of the second material conveying trough 262, and a second bridge clamping mechanism 264 for transferring the bolt shaft on the steering clamping mechanism 263 to the top shaft groove 2411 of the top shaft base 241.

The feeding end of the second feeding chute 262 is communicated with the second vibrating feeding tray 261, and the discharging end is provided with an opening for the output of the bolt machine shaft. In order to facilitate the transportation of the bolt shaft in the second chute 262, a linear vibration device 15 is also provided at the bottom of the second chute 262.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, the steering clamping mechanism 263 is mounted on the first bracket 21, and includes a steering base 2631, a first rotating cylinder 2632 mounted on the top of the steering base 2631, a second sliding component for driving the steering base 2631 to move toward or away from the second feeding chute 262, and a steering clamping cylinder 2636 mounted on the top of the first rotating cylinder 2632 and used for clamping the bolt shaft at the discharge end of the second feeding chute 262. The second sliding assembly includes a second linear slide rail 2633, a second linear bearing 2634 engaged with the second linear slide rail 2633 and mounted at the bottom of the steering base 2631, and a second sliding cylinder 2635 driving the first rotating cylinder 2632 to slide on the second linear slide rail 2633.

Referring to fig. 7 and 9, the second bridge clamping mechanism 264 includes a second bridge support 2641, a second bridge air cylinder 2642 installed on the second bridge support 2641 and horizontally disposed, a second clamping support 2643 installed on an air cylinder slider of the second bridge air cylinder 2642, a second lifting air cylinder 2644 installed on the second clamping support 2643 and vertically disposed, and a second clamping air cylinder 2645 installed at an end of the second lifting air cylinder 2644 and used for transferring the bolt shaft 94 into the top shaft groove 2411 of the top shaft base 241.

Referring to fig. 7, 9 and 10, the operation steps of the bolt shaft loading device 26 are as follows: 1. the second vibrating feeding tray 261 conveys the bolt shaft to the discharge end of the second material conveying groove 262, and the bolt shaft is partially positioned at the outer side of the second material conveying groove 262; 2. the turning clamping cylinder 2636 of the turning clamping mechanism 263 faces the discharge end of the second feeding chute 262, and the second sliding assembly drives the turning clamping cylinder 2636 to slide towards the second feeding chute 262, and the turning clamping cylinder 2636 clamps the plug shaft at the discharge end of the second feeding chute 262; 3. the second glide assembly is reset and the first rotary cylinder 2632 rotates such that the bolt shaft on the steering clamp cylinder 2636 is oriented parallel to the top shaft slot 2411; 4. the second clamping cylinder 2645 of the second bridge clamping mechanism 264 clamps the bolt shaft into the top shaft groove 2411 of the top shaft base 241.

After the bolt shaft feeding device 26 and the spring seat feeding device 25 are operated, the second shaft hole 931 of the spring seat 93 on the first clamping cylinder 2555, the bolt shaft 94 in the top shaft groove 2411 and the first shaft hole 911 of the lock catch main body 91 at the third station 11c correspond to each other, at this time, the first top shaft cylinder 242 of the top shaft device 24 is ejected, the bolt shaft 94 in the top shaft groove 2411 is ejected into the first shaft hole 911 of the lock catch main body 91 and the second shaft hole 931 of the spring seat 93, and the position of the bolt shaft 94 can be limited by the arrangement of the second top shaft cylinder 243 of the top shaft device 24.

Referring to fig. 4 and 11, the fourth station 11d is used for assembling the spring to the spring seat 93 of the semi-finished product in the fourth station 11d, the spring 95 assembling device 4 is located at one side of the fourth station 11d, and the spring 95 is installed on the corresponding spring seat 93.

The spring assembling device 4 comprises a third vibrating feeding tray 41, a feeding hose 42, a second bracket 43, a spring feeding head 44 and a spring feeding mechanism 45 for installing a spring 95 of the spring feeding head 44 on the inserting column 932 of the corresponding spring seat 93.

Referring to fig. 12, the spring feeding head 44 has a vertically arranged feeding channel 441 and a spring pressing mechanism for pressing the spring 95 against the inner wall of the feeding channel 441, the spring pressing mechanism includes a positioning cylinder 442 and a positioning tip 443, and the spring feeding head 44 has a through hole for inserting the positioning tip 443 into the feeding channel 441. The arrangement of the spring pressing mechanism can realize the one-by-one discharge of the springs 95 in the feeding channel 441 of the spring feeding head 44.

Referring to fig. 4, the third vibratory feeding tray 41 is higher in level than the spring feeding head 44, and the feeding hose 42 conveys the springs output from the third vibratory feeding tray 41 to above the feeding passage 441 in the spring feeding head 44. Since the work machine casing 1 is hidden in fig. 4, the work machine casing 1 has a support plate that supports the third vibrating upper tray 41.

Referring to fig. 11 and 13, the spring feeding mechanism 45 is mounted on the second bracket 43, and mainly realizes operations of left-right translation, front-back extension, and rotation in a vertical plane of the spring to be mounted, and completes accurate mounting of the spring on a semi-finished product by controlling three degrees of freedom of the spring. The spring feeding mechanism 45 includes a vertical substrate 451, a driving cylinder 452 for driving the vertical substrate 451 to translate left and right, a second rotating cylinder 453 installed at a side surface of the vertical substrate 451, a first rotating substrate 454 installed at a rotating head of the second rotating cylinder 453, a first sliding substrate 455 installed at the first rotating substrate 454, a third sliding assembly for driving the first sliding substrate 455 to slide at a side surface of the first rotating substrate 454, and a third clamping cylinder 456 installed at the first sliding substrate 455 and for clamping a spring. The first rotating base plate 454 can rotate in a vertical plane under the action of the second rotating cylinder 453, and the third sliding assembly includes a third linear slide rail 4571, a third linear bearing 4572 and a third sliding cylinder 4573.

Referring to fig. 11, the second bracket 43 is provided with a mounting base 431. The driving cylinder 452 is mounted on the vertical base plate 451, and a piston rod thereof is fixedly connected to the mounting base block 431. In order to improve the sliding stability of the vertical base plate 451, the end surface of the vertical base plate 451 facing the mounting base block 431 is provided with a guide post 4511, and the mounting base block 431 is provided with a guide sleeve matched with the guide post 4511.

Wherein, the top of the vertical base plate 451 is provided with a stub bar mounting bracket 4512 for mounting the spring feeding head 44, namely, the spring feeding head 44 can synchronously translate left and right along with the vertical base plate 451.

Referring to fig. 11, the spring assembling apparatus 4 further includes a first pressing mechanism 458 for pressing the semi-finished product against the mounting base 13. The first pressing mechanism 458 comprises a first pressing cylinder 4581 arranged in a vertical orientation and a first pressing head 4582 which is mounted at the end of a piston rod of the first pressing cylinder 4581 and is used for pressing a spring seat 93 in a semi-finished product. In which the first pressing mechanism 458 is mounted on the bracket of the button assembling apparatus 6, and thus is shown in a state of being flied in fig. 11.

The working steps of the spring assembling device 4 are as follows: 1. the first pressing mechanism 458 operates to press the semi-finished products in the fourth station 11d against the corresponding mounting bases 13; 2. the third vibrating feeding disc 41 conveys the springs to a spring feeding head 44 through a feeding hose 42; 3. the spring clamping at the lower end of the spring feeding head 44 is taken out by the third clamping cylinder 456 on the spring feeding mechanism 45, the angle and the position of the spring are adjusted by the driving cylinder 452 and the second rotating cylinder 453, and finally the spring to be installed is pushed out by the third sliding cylinder 4573, so that the spring to be installed can be accurately installed on the inserted column of the spring seat in the semi-finished product, and the assembly of the spring is completed.

Referring to fig. 11 and 14, a spring detection mechanism 5 for detecting whether the size of the spring is qualified is further disposed at the fourth station 11 d. The spring detection mechanism 5 includes a detection clamping cylinder 51, an insulating block 52 respectively installed on two clamping heads of the detection clamping cylinder 51, a detection metal clamping block 53 respectively installed on the insulating block 52 and used for being abutted to a spring to be detected, and a telescopic cylinder 54 driving the detection clamping cylinder 51 to move towards the spring of the semi-finished product in the third station 11 c. The spring detection means 5 is further provided with a detection circuit for detecting whether or not the spring is acceptable.

After the spring is installed by the spring assembling device 4, the telescopic cylinder 54 drives the detection clamping cylinder 51 to move towards the spring of the third station 11c, the detection clamping cylinder 51 drives the detection metal clamping blocks 53 to approach the spring for a preset distance, when the spring is qualified, the two detection metal clamping blocks 53 are abutted to the spring, a detection circuit is conducted, and the lock assembly assembling equipment continues to operate; when the spring is unqualified, at least one detection metal clamping block 53 of the two detection metal clamping blocks 53 is not abutted to the spring, and the detection circuit is not conducted, so that the lock assembly assembling equipment is stopped.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the fifth station 11e is used for mounting the button cover 96 on the semi-finished product of the fifth station 11e, and a button assembling device 6 for mounting the button cover 96 on the semi-finished product of the fifth station 11e is further arranged on one side of the fifth station 11 e.

Referring to fig. 4 and 15, the button assembling device 6 includes a third bracket 61, a fourth vibration feeding tray 62, a fourth positioning mechanism, and a third bridge holding mechanism 66 for mounting the button cover in the fourth positioning mechanism to the fifth station 11 e.

The fourth positioning mechanism comprises a fourth material conveying groove 63 and a fourth lifting mechanism for jacking a button cover 96 at the discharging end of the fourth material conveying groove 63. One end of the fourth material conveying groove 63 is communicated with the fourth vibrating feeding disc 62, and the other end of the fourth material conveying groove 63 is provided with a through hole matched with the fourth lifting mechanism. The fourth lift mechanism includes a fourth lift tab 64 and a fourth lift cylinder 65.

In order to facilitate the transportation of the button cover in the fourth feeding chute 63, a linear vibration device 15 is provided at the bottom of the fourth feeding chute 63.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, the fourth bridge clamping mechanism includes a fourth clamping cylinder 661 for clamping the button cover, a rotating assembly for driving the fourth clamping cylinder 661 to vertically rotate, and a fourth sliding assembly 665 for driving the fourth clamping cylinder 661 to slide in a direction approaching to or away from the fourth station 11 d.

The rotation unit includes a second rotation base plate 662 on which the fourth chucking cylinder 661 is mounted, a rotation motor 663 that drives the second rotation base plate 662 to rotate, and a second slide base plate 664 on which the rotation motor 663 is mounted.

The fourth sliding assembly 665 includes a driving screw 6651 installed on the fourth bridge support, a screw nut 6652 installed on the driving screw 6651, and a screw motor 6653 driving the driving screw 6651 to rotate. The second sliding base plate 664 is mounted on the lower end of the lead screw nut 6652, so that the second sliding base plate 664 can move synchronously with the lead screw nut 6652.

Referring to fig. 15 and 17, the button assembling apparatus 6 is further provided with a positive pressure mechanism 67 and a slanting pressure mechanism 68 which press the semi-finished product of the fifth station 11e against the corresponding mounting base 13. The positive pressure mechanism 67 includes a positive pressure bracket 671, a positive pressure cylinder 672 installed vertically downward to the positive pressure bracket 671, and a positive pressure head 673 driven by the positive pressure cylinder 672 and pressing the latch body of the fifth station 11 e. The biasing mechanism 68 includes a biasing bracket 681 mounted to the positive pressure bracket 671, a biasing cylinder 682 mounted to the biasing bracket 681, and a biasing head 683 mounted to the biasing cylinder 682 and configured to bias the spring seat. The positive pressure mechanism 67 and the diagonal pressure mechanism 68 are provided to reduce the possibility of the semi-finished product shifting at the fifth station 11e when the button cover is assembled.

The working steps of the above-described button assembling apparatus 6 are as follows: 1. the positive pressure mechanism 67 and the inclined pressure mechanism 68 press the semi-finished product of the fifth station 11e against the corresponding mounting base 13; 2. the fourth vibration feeding tray 62 conveys the button cover to the discharge end of the fourth conveying chute 63, and the button cover is lifted to a certain height under the action of the fourth lifting mechanism; 3. after the button cover is clamped by a fourth clamping cylinder 661 of the fourth bridge clamping mechanism, the rotation angle of the rotating assembly is adjusted so that the button cover is opposite to the latch main body in the semi-finished product; 4. the fourth glide assembly 665 orients the button cover towards the latch body in the fifth station 11e and completes the installation.

Referring to fig. 15, the fifth station 11e (see fig. 5) is also provided with a spring detection mechanism 5 for detecting whether the size of the spring is acceptable, and is capable of detecting the probability of whether the spring of the fifth station 11e has dropped before assembly.

Referring to fig. 4, since the first to fifth stations 11a to 11e have completed the assembly of the latch assembly 9, that is, the assembly of the latch body 91, the pressure plate member 92, the spring seat 93, the latch shaft 94, the spring 95 and the button cover 96 has been completed. The sixth station 11f is a detection station, and the assembling equipment of the lock catch assembly 9 is further provided with a function detection device 7 at one side of the sixth station 11 f.

Referring to fig. 18, the function detecting device 7 includes a fourth bracket 71, a buckle component 72 mounted on the fourth bracket 71 for detecting a buckle function, a release component 73 for detecting an unlock function, and a detecting and pressing mechanism 75 for pressing the latch assembly 9 at the sixth station 11 f. Wherein, the detection pressing mechanism also drives the pressing head to press the lock catch assembly 9 on the corresponding mounting base through the cylinder.

Referring to fig. 19, the buckle assembly 72 includes a buckle base 721 installed on the fourth bracket 71, a buckle 722 engaged with the buckle assembly, a buckle slide 723 for installing the buckle 722, a buckle sliding assembly driving the buckle slide 723 to slide, and a reset structure driving the buckle 722 to slide away from the buckle assembly. An elastic buffer member 74 is further connected between the inserting buckle sliding plate 723 and the inserting buckle member 722, and the elastic buffer member 74 is made of an elastic material and has an S-shaped cross section. The buckle sliding assembly comprises a buckle linear guide 724 mounted on the fourth bracket 71, a buckle linear bearing 725 fitted with the buckle linear guide 724 and mounted at the bottom of the socket sliding plate, and a buckle cylinder 726 with a piston rod connected to the buckle sliding plate 723. The latch cylinder 726 is mounted to the latch base 721 and drives the latch member to slide toward the latch assembly.

The reset mechanism includes a reset post 7271 disposed on the plug-in buckle sliding plate 723, a reset spring 7272 sleeved on the reset post 7271, a reset end 7273 is disposed at an end of the reset post 7271, and two ends of the reset spring 7272 abut against the reset end 7273 and the plug-in buckle base 721 respectively, so that the plug-in buckle 722 always has a tendency of sliding towards a direction away from the plug-in buckle assembly.

Referring to fig. 20, the trip assembly 73 includes a trip base 731 mounted on the fourth bracket 71, a trip head 732 for pressing the button cover, a trip slide 733 on which the trip head 732 is mounted, and a trip slide assembly for driving the trip slide 733 to slide. An elastic buffer 74 is also arranged between the tripping head 732 and the tripping slide 733. The trip sliding assembly includes a trip linear guide 7341 installed at the fourth bracket 71, a trip linear bearing 7342 engaged with the trip linear guide 7341 and installed at the bottom of the trip sliding plate 733, and a trip cylinder 7343 whose piston rod is connected to the trip sliding plate 733. The trip cylinder 7343 is mounted on the trip base 731 and drives the trip tip 732 toward or away from the button cover 96 of the trip assembly 9 at the sixth station 11 f.

The detection steps of the function detection device 7 are as follows: 1. the inserting and buckling cylinder 726 in the inserting and buckling assembly 72 drives the inserting and buckling plate to be inserted into the buckling opening 97 of the buckling assembly 9 in the sixth station 11 f; 2. both ends of the inserting and buckling cylinder 726 are communicated with the atmosphere, and under the action of the return spring 7272, if the inserting and buckling plate does not pop out of the locking assembly, the inserting and buckling function of the locking assembly is proved to be qualified, otherwise, the inserting and buckling function of the locking assembly is not qualified; 3. the tripping cylinder 7343 drives the tripping head 732 to extend out and reset after extruding the button cover, and at the moment, if the inserting plate is popped out from the lock catch assembly, the tripping function of the lock catch assembly is qualified; otherwise, the product is not qualified. Since the arrangement of the detection probes for implementing the above functions is a conventional technical means of those skilled in the art, details are not repeated in this embodiment.

The seventh station 11g is an idle station, and the lock catch assembly assembling device of the embodiment is not provided with a station matched with the seventh station 11 g. The seventh station 11g may also be equipped with a detection camera 14 to detect the latch assembly 9 at the station.

Referring to fig. 21 and 22, the eighth station 11h is a discharging station, and the latch assembly assembling apparatus is provided with an assembly blanking device 8 at one side of the eighth station 11h for removing the latch assembly 9 at the eighth station 11 h.

The assembly blanking device 8 comprises a fifth bracket 81, a blanking clamping cylinder 82 and a four-degree-of-freedom adjusting component 83 for driving the blanking clamping cylinder 82 to slide up and down, slide left and right, slide back and forth and rotate on the horizontal plane. The four-degree-of-freedom adjusting assembly 83 includes a blanking rotating cylinder 831 for driving the blanking clamping cylinder 82 to horizontally rotate, a blanking lifting cylinder 832 for driving the blanking clamping cylinder 82 to vertically lift, a left-right sliding cylinder 833 for driving the blanking clamping cylinder 82 to slide left and right, and a front-back sliding cylinder 834 for driving the blanking clamping cylinder 82 to slide front and back. Since the fifth rack 81 is directly mounted on the work machine box 1, in fig. 21 and 22, the fifth rack 81 is in a state of being empty because the work machine box 1 is hidden.

The lock catch assembly assembling equipment is further provided with a conveying platform 84 for conveying qualified products and a conveying slide way 85 for conveying unqualified products on one side of the blanking station.

Referring to fig. 21 and 22, in the present embodiment, the left-right sliding cylinder 833 and the front-rear sliding cylinder 834 are pre-adjustment cylinders and are not operated in the conventional blanking operation, and the operation steps of the above-mentioned assembly blanking device 8 are as follows: 1. the blanking lifting cylinder 832 descends, so that after the blanking clamping cylinder 82 clamps the lock catch assembly on the eighth station 11h, the blanking lifting cylinder 832 ascends; 2. the blanking rotating cylinder 831 rotates by different angles according to whether the lock assembly is qualified or not, when the lock assembly is qualified, the rotating cylinder rotates to the position above the conveying platform 84, the blanking lifting cylinder 832 descends, and the blanking clamping cylinder 82 is loosened, so that the lock assembly falls onto the conveying platform 84; when the latch assembly is not qualified, the rotating cylinder rotates to the position above the conveying slide way 85, the blanking lifting cylinder 832 descends, and the blanking clamping cylinder 82 is released, so that the latch assembly falls into the conveying slide way 85.

According to the invention, the automatic assembly of the spring seat, the bolt shaft and the button cover is realized by arranging the rotary workbench 11, the first assembly device 2 for assembling the spring seat and the bolt shaft, the spring assembly device 4 for assembling the spring and the button assembly device 6 for assembling the button cover, and the installation of the whole lock catch assembly is completed by matching with a manual installation mode of the first station 11a of the rotary workbench 11, so that the assembly efficiency of the lock catch assembly is improved, and the automation degree of the lock catch assembly is improved.

Meanwhile, the functional detection device 7 is arranged to perform functional detection on the assembled lock catch assembly, so that the qualification rate of the lock catch assembly output from the conveying table 84 is improved, and the subsequent lock catch assembly is convenient to assemble.

The present embodiment is only for explaining the present invention, and it is not limited to the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make modifications of the present embodiment without inventive contribution as needed after reading the present specification, but all of them are protected by patent law within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A latch assembly assembling apparatus, characterized by comprising a rotary table (11), said rotary table (11) having a driving motor (12) for driving horizontal rotation thereof; the upper surface circumference of the rotary workbench (11) is provided with at least four mounting bases (13), the outer side circumference of the rotary workbench (11) is sequentially provided with a first assembling device (2) for installing a spring seat and a bolt shaft on a semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases (13), a spring assembling device (4) for assembling a spring on the semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases (13), a button assembling device (6) for installing a button cover on the semi-finished product corresponding to the mounting bases (13), and an assembly blanking device (8) for taking down the assembled lock assembly from the rotary workbench (11); the first assembling device (2), the spring assembling device (4), the button assembling device (6) and the assembly blanking device (8) are arranged corresponding to a mounting base (13) on the rotary workbench (11), and the button assembling device (6) comprises a third support (61), a fourth vibration feeding disc (62), a fourth positioning mechanism matched with the fourth vibration feeding disc (62), a fourth bridge clamping mechanism for mounting a spring seat in the fourth positioning mechanism to a fourth station (11d), a positive pressure mechanism (67) for pressing a lock catch main body of the fourth station (11d) and a diagonal pressing mechanism (68) for pressing the spring seat of the fourth station (11 d); the fourth positioning mechanism comprises a fourth material conveying groove (63) and a fourth lifting mechanism for jacking a button cover at the discharge end of the fourth material conveying groove (63); the fourth bridge clamping mechanism comprises a fourth bridge support, a fourth clamping cylinder (661) used for clamping the button cover, a rotating assembly driving the fourth clamping cylinder (661) to vertically rotate and a fourth sliding assembly (665) driving the fourth clamping cylinder (661) to be close to or far away from the corresponding mounting base (13); the rotating assembly comprises a second rotating base plate (662) for mounting the fourth clamping cylinder (661), a rotating motor (663) for driving the second rotating base plate (662) to rotate and a second sliding base plate (664) for mounting the rotating motor (663);

the fourth sliding assembly (665) comprises a transmission lead screw (6651) arranged on the fourth bridge support, a lead screw nut (6652) arranged on the transmission lead screw (6651), and a lead screw motor (6653) for driving the transmission lead screw (6651) to rotate, and the second sliding base plate (664) is arranged on the lead screw nut (6652); the positive pressure mechanism (67) comprises a positive pressure bracket (671), a positive pressure cylinder (672) which is arranged on the positive pressure bracket (671) and faces vertically downwards, and a positive pressure head (673) which is driven by the positive pressure cylinder (672) and presses the lock catch main body tightly; the inclined pressing mechanism (68) comprises an inclined pressing bracket (681) arranged on the positive pressure bracket (671), an inclined pressing cylinder (682) arranged on the inclined pressing bracket (681) and an inclined pressing head (683) which is arranged on the inclined pressing cylinder (682) and is used for pressing the spring seat;

the first assembling device (2) comprises a first sliding platform (23), a first sliding assembly for driving the first sliding platform (23) to be close to or far away from the corresponding mounting base (13), a top shaft device (24) mounted on the first sliding platform (23), a spring seat feeding device (25) for conveying a spring seat to the corresponding mounting base (13), and a bolt shaft feeding device (26) for conveying a bolt shaft to the top shaft device (24); the first sliding platform (23) is provided with a positioning groove (231) for the end part of the corresponding mounting base (13) to extend into; the top shaft device (24) comprises a top shaft base (241) positioned on one side of the positioning groove (231), a first top shaft cylinder (242) for ejecting the bolt machine shaft in the top shaft base (241) into the corresponding semi-finished product, a second top shaft cylinder (243) opposite to the first top shaft cylinder (242) and positioned on the other side of the positioning groove (231), and a limiting head (244) which is arranged on the second top shaft cylinder (243) and used for limiting the position of the bolt machine shaft; the top shaft base (241) has a top shaft groove (2411) for the bolt shaft to be placed;

the spring seat feeding device (25) comprises a first vibration feeding disc (251), a first positioning mechanism matched with the first vibration feeding disc (251), and a first bridge clamping mechanism (255) for clamping a spring seat in the first positioning mechanism to a corresponding mounting base (13); the first positioning mechanism comprises a first material conveying groove (252) and a first lifting mechanism for jacking a spring seat at the discharge end of the first material conveying groove (252); the first bridge clamping mechanism (255) comprises a first bridge support (2551), a first rodless cylinder (2552) which is installed on the first bridge support (2551) and horizontally arranged, a first clamping support (2553) which is installed on a cylinder slide block of the first rodless cylinder (2552), a first lifting cylinder (2554) which is installed on the first clamping support (2553) and vertically arranged, and a first clamping cylinder (2555) which is installed at the end part of the first lifting cylinder (2554) and used for clamping a spring seat;

the bolt shaft feeding device (26) comprises a second vibration feeding disc (261), a second material conveying groove (262), a steering clamping mechanism (263) for clamping and steering the bolt shaft at the discharge end of the second material conveying groove (262), and a second bridge clamping mechanism (264) for conveying the bolt shaft on the steering clamping mechanism (263) to the top shaft groove (2411) of the top shaft base (241); the steering clamping mechanism (263) comprises a steering base (2631), a first rotating cylinder (2632) which is slidably mounted at the top of the steering base (2631), a second sliding assembly which drives the first rotating cylinder (2632) to be close to or far away from the second material conveying groove (262), and a steering clamping cylinder (2636) which is mounted at the top of the first rotating cylinder (2632) and is used for clamping a bolt shaft at the discharge end of the second material conveying groove (262); the second bridge clamping mechanism (264) comprises a second bridge support (2641), a second bridge air cylinder (2642) which is installed on the second bridge support (2641) and horizontally arranged, a second clamping support (2643) which is installed on an air cylinder slide block of the second bridge air cylinder (2642), a second lifting air cylinder (2644) which is installed on the second clamping support (2643) and vertically arranged, and a second clamping air cylinder (2645) which is installed at the end part of the second lifting air cylinder (2644) and is used for transferring the bolt shaft into the top shaft groove (2411) of the top shaft base (241);

the spring assembling device (4) comprises a third vibration feeding disc (41), a feeding hose (42), a second support (43), a spring feeding head (44) and a spring feeding mechanism (45) for installing a spring at the discharge end of the spring feeding head (44) into an inserting column of a spring seat of the third station (11c) installation base (13); the spring feeding head (44) is provided with a feeding channel (441) and a spring pressing assembly which presses the springs to the inner wall of the feeding channel (441) so as to discharge the springs one by one; the feeding hose (42) conveys the springs from the third vibrating feeding disc (41) to a spring feeding head (44); the spring feeding mechanism (45) comprises a vertical base plate (451) which is vertically arranged, a driving cylinder (452) which drives the vertical base plate (451) to horizontally move left and right, a second rotating cylinder (453) which is installed on the side surface of the vertical base plate (451), a first rotating base plate (454) which is installed at the output end of the second rotating cylinder (453) and can rotate on the vertical surface, a first sliding base plate (455) which is installed on the first rotating base plate (454), a third sliding assembly which drives the first sliding base plate (455) to slide on the side surface of the first rotating base plate (454), and a third clamping cylinder (456) which is installed on the first sliding base plate (455) and is used for clamping a spring;

the spring assembling device (4) further comprises a first pressing mechanism (458) for pressing and positioning the spring seat, wherein the first pressing mechanism (458) comprises a first pressing cylinder (4581) arranged in a vertical direction and a first pressing head which is installed at the end part of a piston rod of the first pressing cylinder (4581) and is used for pressing the corresponding semi-finished product;

the spring assembling device (4) further comprises a spring detection mechanism (5), wherein the spring detection mechanism (5) comprises a detection clamping cylinder (51), insulating blocks (52) which are respectively installed on two clamping heads of the detection clamping cylinder (51), a detection metal clamping block (53) which is respectively installed on the insulating blocks (52) and used for being abutted to a spring, and a telescopic cylinder (54) which drives the detection clamping cylinder (51) to move towards the spring corresponding to the mounting base (13); the spring detection mechanism (5) is also provided with a detection circuit for detecting whether the spring is qualified or not; after the spring is installed by the spring assembling device (4), the telescopic cylinder (54) drives the detection clamping cylinder (51) to move towards the spring corresponding to the installation base (13), the detection clamping cylinder (51) drives the detection metal clamping blocks (53) to approach the spring for a preset distance, when the spring is qualified, the two detection metal clamping blocks (53) are abutted to the spring, the detection circuit is conducted, and the lock catch assembly assembling equipment continues to operate; when the spring is unqualified, at least one detection metal clamping block (53) exists in the two detection metal clamping blocks (53), the detection metal clamping block (53) is not abutted to the spring, the detection circuit is not conducted, and then the assembly equipment of the lock assembly stops.

2. The assembly equipment of claim 1, wherein the assembly blanking device (8) comprises a fifth support (81), a blanking clamping cylinder (82) and a four-degree-of-freedom adjusting component (83) which drives the blanking clamping cylinder (82) to slide up and down, left and right, front and back and rotate on a horizontal plane, and the four-degree-of-freedom adjusting component (83) comprises a blanking rotating cylinder (831) which drives the blanking clamping cylinder (82) to rotate horizontally, a blanking lifting cylinder (832) which drives the blanking clamping cylinder (82) to vertically lift, a left and right sliding cylinder (833) which drives the blanking clamping cylinder (82) to slide left and right, and a front and back sliding cylinder (834) which drives the blanking clamping cylinder (82) to slide front and back.

3. A latch assembly assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a function detecting device (7) is further provided outside said rotary table (11) between the assembly blanking device (8) and the button assembling device (6), and the rotary table (11) has a mounting base (13) corresponding to the function detecting device (7); the function detection device (7) comprises a fourth bracket (71), a plug-in buckle assembly (72) and a release assembly (73), wherein the plug-in buckle assembly (72) is installed on the fourth bracket (71) and used for detecting a plug-in buckle function, and the release assembly (73) is used for detecting an unlocking function; the inserting and buckling component (72) comprises an inserting and buckling base (721) arranged on the fourth support (71), an inserting and buckling piece (722) matched with the buckling assembly, an inserting and buckling sliding plate (723) for installing the inserting and buckling piece (722), an inserting and buckling sliding component for driving the inserting and buckling sliding plate (723) to slide, and a reset structure for driving the inserting and buckling piece (722) to have a sliding trend towards a direction far away from the buckling assembly; the tripping component (73) comprises a tripping base (731) arranged on the fourth support (71), a tripping end head (732) used for extruding the button cover, a tripping sliding plate (733) used for installing the tripping end head (732), and a tripping sliding component used for driving the tripping sliding plate (733) to slide.