CN110451270A - Material transferring device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a material transfer device and method. The material transfer device includes a fixed plate, a guide bracket, a first horizontal transmission part, a material tray support plate and a lifting device; the guide bracket, the first horizontal transmission part and the lifting device are fixedly installed on the fixed plate; the guide bracket is set across the first horizontal transmission part; the lifting device accepts the material tray, and drives the material tray to move up and down in the guide bracket, and places the material tray on the material tray pallet, or puts the material tray It is separated from the material tray supporting plate; the material tray supporting plate is connected with the first horizontal transmission member, and the material tray supporting plate is driven by the first horizontal transmission member to move the material tray in the first horizontal direction. Compared with the current material transfer technology, the present invention can reduce the dependence between material transfer links and improve the efficiency of material transfer.

Description

Material transfer apparatus and method

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of automation, in particular to a material transfer device and method.

Background technique

Automation refers to the process in which machinery, equipment, systems or processes (production or management processes) achieve the expected goals through automatic detection, information processing and manipulation control according to human requirements without the direct participation of people or fewer people. Technology is widely used in industry, agriculture and scientific research. Among them, the material transfer structure is an important application in automation technology, for example, the material transfer structure in the material processing machine. The material transfer process generally includes such links as transmission, loading or unloading. Due to the unreasonable structure of the existing material transfer structure and the interdependence between different links in the transfer process, the overall efficiency of material transfer is low.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a material transfer device and method, aiming at solving the defect of low material transfer efficiency in the existing material transfer technology.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a material transfer device, including a fixed plate, a guide bracket, a first horizontal transmission member, a material tray pallet and a lifting device; the guide bracket, the first horizontal transmission member and the The lifting device is fixedly installed on the fixed plate; the guide bracket is arranged across the first horizontal transmission member; the lifting device accepts the material tray and drives the material tray to move up and down in the guide bracket move, place the material tray on the material tray pallet, or separate the material tray from the material tray pallet; the material tray pallet is connected with the first horizontal transmission member, and the Driven by the first horizontal transmission member, the material tray supporting plate carries the material tray to move in the first horizontal direction.

Optionally, the lifting device includes a vertical transmission member, a lifting bracket, and a material tray support device; the vertical transmission member is fixedly installed on the fixed plate, and the vertical transmission member and the material tray support The devices are respectively connected with the lifting brackets; the material tray supporting device is located above the vertical transmission member, and the lifting bracket drives the material tray supporting device in the vertical direction under the drive of the vertical transmission member. move upwards, so that the material tray support device accepts the material tray, and drives the material tray to move up and down in the guide bracket, and places the material tray on the material tray pallet, or The material tray is separated from the material tray supporting plate.

Optionally, the material tray support device includes a second horizontal transmission member and a material tray support member connected to each other;

The second horizontal transmission member is installed on the top of the lifting bracket; the material tray support member moves in the second horizontal direction under the action of the second horizontal transmission member, so as to realize entering or exiting the guide A defined space defined by a bracket.

Optionally, the lifting bracket includes a first branch and a second branch, the first branch and the second branch are respectively located on both sides of the guide bracket, and the first branch and the second branch are The material tray supporting devices are respectively installed for supporting both sides of the material tray.

Optionally, the material transfer device further includes a reclaiming device, the reclaiming device includes a gantry frame, a third horizontal transmission member, and a material grabbing assembly; the gantry frame is arranged across the first horizontal transmission member, The third horizontal transmission part is installed on the beam of the gantry; the material grabbing assembly is connected with the third horizontal transmission part; the third horizontal transmission part drives the material grabbing assembly in the third Moving in the horizontal direction, the material grabbing assembly grabs the material from the material tray conveyed by the first horizontal transmission member, and moves the grabbed material to the target under the drive of the third horizontal transmission member Location.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a material transfer method, which is applied to the material transfer device, and the material transfer method includes the steps of:

S1. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the lifting device;

S2. Moving the material tray to the material tray pallet through the lifting device;

S3. Driving the material pan support to move in the first horizontal direction through the first horizontal transmission member, so that the material pan support carries the material pan to move in the first horizontal direction.

Optionally, the lifting device includes a vertical transmission member, a lifting support, and a material tray support device, and the vertical transmission member and the material tray support device are respectively connected to the lifting support; the step S1 includes the steps of:

S11. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray supporting device is located above the material tray supporting plate;

S12. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the tray support device;

Described step S2 comprises the steps:

S21. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support device moves below the material tray support plate, and place the material tray on the material tray support plate .

Optionally, the material tray support device includes a second horizontal transmission member and a material tray support member, the second horizontal transmission member is connected to the lifting bracket, and the second horizontal transmission member is connected to the material tray support member connect;

Described step S12 comprises the steps:

S121. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support extends into the limited space defined by the guide bracket;

S122. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the material tray support member;

Described step S21 comprises the steps:

S211, drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support member moves below the material tray support, and place the material tray on the material tray support .

Optionally, there are multiple material trays, after the step S211 and before the step S3, the material transfer method further includes the steps of:

S4. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support exits the defined space;

S5. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support member is located above the material tray support plate;

S6. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support extends into the defined space;

S7. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, and the material tray support member separates the plurality of material trays into a first material tray part placed on the material tray support member and a first material tray part placed on the material tray support member. The second material tray part above the material tray pallet;

Described step S3 comprises the steps:

Step S31, drive the material tray supporting plate to move in the first horizontal direction through the first horizontal member, so that the material tray supporting plate carries the second material tray part in the first horizontal direction Move up to move the material tray successively.

Optionally, the material transfer device further includes a retrieving device, the retrieving device includes a gantry frame, a third horizontal transmission member, and a material grabbing assembly; the gantry straddles the first horizontal transmission member, and the The third horizontal transmission member is installed on the gantry beam and connected with the third horizontal transmission member. After the step S3, the material transfer method further includes the following steps:

S81. Drive the material grabbing assembly to move in a third horizontal direction through the third horizontal transmission member, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at a preset material picking position;

S82. Grab the material from the material tray through the material grabbing component;

S83. Drive the material grabbing assembly to move in the third horizontal direction through the third horizontal transmission member, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at a preset discharging position;

S84. The material grasping component releases the grasped material.

The material transfer device provided by the present invention guides the traveling direction of the material through the guide bracket, accepts the material tray in the guide bracket through the lifting device, or places the material tray in the guide bracket on the material tray pallet through the lifting device, and the material tray The supporting plate is connected with the first horizontal transmission member, and the first horizontal transmission member drives the material tray supporting plate and the material tray carried on the material tray supporting plate to move in the first horizontal direction, so as to realize the material transfer. Compared with the current material transfer device, the present invention mainly realizes loading or unloading through the guide bracket and the lifting device, and realizes the movement or transmission of the material through most of the material tray and the first horizontal transmission member, thus, in the process of material transmission, It can also be loaded or unloaded to reduce the dependence between different links of material transfer and improve the efficiency of material transfer.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a material transfer device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a guide bracket in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the first horizontal transmission member in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the relative installation positions of the first horizontal transmission member and the guide bracket in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the installation position of the material tray pallet in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the component assembly structure of the material transfer device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 8 is a front view of the structure shown in Figure 7;

Fig. 9 is a side view of the structure shown in Fig. 7;

Figure 10 is a top view of the structure shown in Figure 7;

Figure 11 is a bottom view of the structure shown in Figure 7;

Figure 12 is a schematic structural view of the lifting device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a material tray support device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of a material tray support in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 15 is a structural schematic diagram of the installation position of the lifting device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 16 is an explanatory diagram of the moving position of the material tray support in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram of a material tray pallet in an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 18 is a schematic diagram of the installation position of the reclaiming device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 19 is a schematic structural view of a reclaiming device in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 20 is a schematic flow chart of a material transfer method in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 21 is a schematic flow chart of the sub-steps of the material transfer method in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 22 is a schematic flow chart of the sub-steps of the steps shown in Fig. 21;

Fig. 23 is a schematic flow chart of the steps of the material transfer method for multiple material trays in an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 24 is a schematic flow chart of a material transfer method in another embodiment of the present invention;

reference sign

1. Fixed plate; 2. First guide bracket; 21. Rib; 22. Limit plate support column; 23. Limit plate; 24. Hollow part; 3. First horizontal transmission member; 31. Material tray pallet Support platform; 32. Transmission power assembly; 4. Material tray pallet; 41. Recess; 42. Limit block; 5. First lifting device; 51. Vertical transmission member; 52. Lifting bracket; 521. First branch ; Guide bracket; 8. Second lifting device; 9. Material reclaiming device; 91. Gantry frame; 92. Third horizontal transmission member; 93. Material grabbing assembly.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in this embodiment are only used to explain the relative positions of the various components in a certain posture (as shown in the attached figure) relationship, motion, etc., if the specific pose changes, the directional indication changes accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second" and so on in the present invention are designed for descriptive purposes only, and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of these features. In addition, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions contradicts each other or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor is it within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

A material transfer device provided by an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a material processing machine, and the device includes a fixed plate 1, a first guide bracket 2, a first horizontal transmission member 3, a material tray support plate 4 and a first lifting device 5. The first guide bracket 2, the first horizontal transmission member 3 and the first lifting device 5 are all fixedly installed on the fixed plate 1, the first guide bracket 2 is arranged across the first horizontal transmission member 3, and the material tray support plate 4 and The first horizontal transmission member 3 is connected, the first lifting device 5 accepts the material tray 6, and drives the material tray 6 to move up and down in the first guide bracket 2, and the material tray 6 is placed on the material tray pallet 4, or the material The tray 6 is separated from the material tray support 4; the material tray support 4 is driven by the first horizontal transmission member 3 to carry the material tray 6 to move in the first horizontal direction. Wherein, the first horizontal direction in this application refers to the transmission direction of the first horizontal transmission member 3 .

As shown in Figure 1, the first guide bracket 2 is fixedly installed on the fixed plate 1, and is used to guide the direction of travel of the material tray 6, so that the user or external equipment can put the material tray 6 into it, and then pass through the first The lifting device 5 receives the material tray 6 in the guide bracket. Under the guidance of the first guide bracket 2, the material tray 6 is placed on the material tray pallet 4 by the first lifting device 5, so as to prevent the first lifting device 5 from moving the material tray 6 to the material tray pallet 4. The tray pallet shifted during the process.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, the first guide bracket 2 may include several ribs 21, limit plates 23 and limit plate support columns 22, wherein the ribs 21, limit plates The number of plates 23 and the support columns 22 of the limiting plate can be flexibly changed based on demand. The limiting plate is a hollow structure, and the limiting plate includes a hollow part 24. The shape of the hollow part matches the shape or size of the material tray, so that the material tray 6 passes through the hollow portion 24 to realize vertical movement up and down.

Specifically, as shown in Figure 2, for a rectangular material tray 6, four sidewalls 21 and four limit plate support columns 22 can be set, and the lower ends of the four limit plate support columns 22 are connected to the fixed plate 1. Surface connection, the upper ends of the four limit plate support columns 22 are connected with the four corners of the rectangular limit plate 23, so that the limit plate 23 is parallel to the fixed plate 1 and is located above the fixed plate 1; wherein, the middle of the limit plate 23 is rectangular In the hollow part 24, the four ribs 21 are respectively installed on the four corners of the rectangular hollow part 24, and are perpendicular to the plane where the limit plate 23 is located, so that the material tray 6 can be guided by the four ribs and the limit plate 23. Direction, and relatively accurately define the loading or unloading position of the material tray 6. Because the material tray supporting plate 4 is used to carry the material tray 6, in order to avoid the movement of the material tray 6 caused by uneven force, the length and width parameters of the preferred material tray supporting plate 4 are greater than the length and width parameters of the material tray 6, through the first guide bracket 2, the limited rectangular surface of the limiting plate support column 22 can be set to be larger than the rectangular surface defined by the rectangular hollow part 24 or the sidewall 21 above, so that the material tray 4 with an area larger than the material tray 6 is in the Move between the two limit plate support columns 22. Certainly, in the case where the limit requirements are not high, the four ribs 21 can also be directly installed on the fixed plate 1 according to the shape and size of the material tray support plate 4 as the first guide bracket 2 . It should be noted that the example of the rectangular material tray 6 is used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition to the rectangle, the shape of the material tray 6 can also include circular, square or other shapes. shape.

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, the first horizontal transmission member 3 may include a material tray pallet support platform 31 and a transmission power assembly 32. In one embodiment, the transmission power assembly 32 may be a slider electric cylinder transmission assembly, wherein , the slide rail in the slider electric cylinder transmission assembly is installed on the fixed plate 1, the slider in the slider electric cylinder transmission assembly is connected with the material tray pallet support table 31, and the top of the material tray pallet support table 31 is connected to the material tray The pallet 4 is connected, so that the slider electric cylinder assembly 32 drives the connected material tray supporting platform 31 through the movement of the slider, and the material tray supporting platform 4 connected to the top of the material tray supporting platform 31 moves . In addition, in some other embodiments, the transmission power assembly 32 can also be a transmission power assembly other than the slider electric cylinder transmission assembly, such as a belt transmission power assembly, no matter what type of transmission power assembly is adopted, the material tray is supported The plate supporting platform 31 can be connected with the moving parts in the transmission power assembly.

As shown in Figure 4, in one embodiment, the first guide bracket 2 is fixed on the fixed plate 1, and spans the first horizontal transmission member 3, when building the material transfer device of the present application, the first horizontal The transmission member 3 is installed on the fixed plate 1 , and after the material tray support plate 4 is connected with the first horizontal transmission member 3 , the first guide bracket 2 is installed on the fixed plate 1 .

The material tray support plate 4 is connected to the first horizontal transmission member 3, carries the material tray 6 from the first lifting device 5, and is driven by the first horizontal transmission member 3 to carry the loaded material tray 6 as a Movement in the first horizontal direction.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 , the material pan pallet 4 can be connected to the material pan pallet support platform 31 in the first horizontal transmission member 3, and the material pan pallet support platform 31 is driven by the transmission power assembly 32 to move horizontally. direction, and drive the material tray supporting plate to do synchronous movement, the material tray supporting plate 4 is used to carry the material tray 6, and carry the material tray 6 to move in the first horizontal direction.

The first lifting device 5 is installed on the fixed plate 1, and is used to receive the material tray 6 in the first guide bracket 2, drive the material tray 6 to move up and down, and place the material tray 6 on the Said material 4 tray pallet 4, or material tray 6 is separated from said material tray pallet 4.

Specifically, the first lifting device 5 is installed on the fixed plate 1, can be installed on the upper surface of the fixed plate 1, can also be installed on the lower surface of the fixed plate 1, and extends through the fixed plate 1 to the upper surface of the fixed plate 1, thereby saving The space above the upper surface of the fixing plate 1 is convenient for the layout of other components other than the lifting device of the material transfer device. The following description will be made by taking the installation of the first lifting device 5 on the lower surface of the fixing plate 1 as an example.

As shown in Figures 6 to 12, in one embodiment, the first lifting device 5 may include a vertical transmission member 51, a lifting bracket 52, and a material tray support device 53; wherein, the vertical transmission member 51 is fixedly installed on a fixed plate 1, the vertical transmission member 51 and the material tray support device 53 are respectively connected to the lifting bracket 52; the material tray support device 53 is located above the vertical transmission member 51. The lifting bracket 52 is driven by the vertical transmission part 51 to drive the material tray support device 53 to move in the vertical direction, so that the material tray support device 53 accepts the material tray 6 and drives the material tray 6 in the first guide bracket 2 For lifting and lowering movement, the material tray 6 is placed on the material tray supporting plate 4 , or the material tray 6 is separated from the material tray supporting plate 4 .

Specifically, the vertical transmission part 51 may be an electric cylinder transmission part or a wheel belt transmission part, wherein the electric cylinder transmission part includes types such as slider electric cylinder transmission parts and push rod electric cylinder transmission parts, and the vertical transmission part 51 is Take the slider electric cylinder transmission part as an example, the vertical transmission part 51 is installed on the lower surface of the fixed plate 1, the lower end of the lifting bracket 52 is connected with the slider of the vertical transmission part 51, the slider can move in the vertical direction, and the lifting The upper end of the bracket 52 is connected with the material tray supporting device 53, and the lifting bracket 52 drives the material tray supporting device 53 to move up and down under the action of the vertical transmission member 51. As shown in FIG. 4 , the fixed plate 1 includes a hollow portion 11 , and the material tray supporting device 53 or the lifting bracket 52 can pass through the hollow portion 11 of the fixed plate 1 to move up and down.

As shown in Figures 7 to 11, the vertical transmission assembly 51 can be installed on the lower surface of the fixed plate at a position corresponding to the installation position of the guide bracket 2, so that after the material tray support device 5 passes through the hollow part of the fixed plate, the material tray support device The supporting part of 53 is positioned at the top of fixed plate 1, and when the supporting part of material tray supporting device 53 stays on the position above material tray supporting plate 4, accepts the material tray 6 that enters first guide support 2; When material tray supporting plate 4 When it is located in the first guide bracket 2, it is driven by the lifting bracket 52 to drop to a position lower than the material tray supporting plate 4, and the material tray 6 to be accepted is placed on the material tray supporting plate 4. On the other hand, for the material tray 6 placed on the material tray pallet 5, when the support position of the material tray support device 53 stays below the material tray pallet 4, for the material tray placed on the material tray pallet 5 6. The lifting bracket 52 can be controlled to rise through the vertical transmission part 51. Driven by the lifting bracket 52, the supporting part of the material tray support device 53 lifts the material tray 6 and pushes the material tray 6 away from the material tray pallet 4 .

In an embodiment, in a material transfer device, based on the needs of actual application scenarios, in addition to the first guide bracket 2, one or more guide brackets for the direction of travel of the material tray 6 can also be provided, for example The second guide bracket 7 , wherein the structure of the second guide bracket 7 may be consistent with the structure of the first guide bracket 2 . The first guide bracket 2 can be used as a loading guide bracket, and the second guide bracket 7 can be used as a blanking guide bracket. The loading guide bracket and the blanking guide bracket are installed on the fixed plate 1 and span the first horizontal transmission member 3 set up. In addition to the first lifting device 5, one or more lifting devices for loading and unloading can also be set, for example, the second lifting device 8 can use the first lifting device 5 as a feeding lifting device, and the second lifting device 8 as a material lifting device. Unloading lifting device. The feeding lifting device and the unloading lifting device are used in conjunction with the feeding guide bracket and the unloading guide bracket respectively. The feeding lifting device receives the material tray 6 in the feeding lifting bracket and places the material tray 6 on the material tray pallet 4 superior. The unloading lifting device separates the material tray 6 from the material tray pallet 4 .

Based on the above-mentioned structure, the material tray 6 that the user puts into the feeding guide bracket can be accepted by the feeding lifting device, and the material tray 6 is placed on the material tray pallet 4 by the feeding lifting device, and the material tray pallet 4 is placed on the first Driven by the horizontal transmission member 3, the carrying material tray 6 moves in the first horizontal direction, and the material in the material tray 6 can be processed during the movement of the material tray 6 in the first horizontal direction, for example, the material is a chip At this time, the chip can be burned or tested, etc., the material tray pallet 4 moves to the blanking guide bracket driven by the first horizontal transmission member 3, and the blanking lifting device moves up from a position lower than the material tray 4 , support the material tray 6, and continue to move upwards, separate the material tray 6 from the material tray pallet 4, and realize blanking.

In one embodiment, the loading and unloading lifting device and the unloading lifting device can be respectively installed around the feeding guide bracket and the unloading guide bracket, so that the loading and unloading lifting device or the unloading elevating device respectively undertake the feeding guide bracket or the unloading guide bracket. The material tray 6 in the guide frame. Of course, the specific position of the loading and unloading device or the unloading elevating device on the fixed plate 1 may not be limited, as long as the part supporting the material tray 6 in the loading and unloading device or the unloading elevating device is respectively positioned at the feeding guide bracket or the lower In the material guiding bracket, or the part supporting the material tray 6 in the loading and unloading lifting device or the unloading lifting device can be moved to the loading and unloading guiding bracket or the unloading guiding bracket respectively.

In the above-mentioned material transfer device, the direction of travel of the material is guided by the guide bracket, and the material tray in the guide bracket is accepted by the lifting device, or the material tray in the guide bracket is placed on the material tray pallet by the lifting device, and the material tray pallet Connected with the first horizontal transmission member, the first horizontal transmission member drives the material tray support plate and the material tray carried on the material tray support plate to move in the first horizontal direction, so as to realize the transfer of materials. Compared with the current material transfer device, the present invention mainly realizes loading or unloading through the guide bracket and the lifting device, and realizes the movement or transmission of the material through most of the material tray and the first horizontal transmission member, thus, in the process of material transmission, It can also be loaded or unloaded to reduce the dependence between different links of material transfer and improve the efficiency of material transfer. By setting the feeding guide bracket, the unloading guide bracket, the loading and unloading device and the unloading elevating device, a kind of integrated loading and unloading machine can be provided to realize automatic loading and unloading during material processing, and improve the efficiency of loading and unloading and material processing. ,save human effort.

As shown in Figure 12, in one embodiment, in order to improve the stability of the first lifting device 5 receiving the material tray 6, the lifting bracket 52 in the first lifting device 5 includes a first branch 521 and a second branch 522, the first branch 521 and the second branch 522. A branch 521 and a second branch 522 are respectively located on both sides of the first guide bracket 2 , and the upper ends of the first branch 521 and the second branch 522 are respectively equipped with the material tray supporting device 53 for supporting both sides of the material tray 6 . If the material transfer device includes a plurality of lifting devices, such as a material loading and unloading lifting device, each lifting device can be configured as the above-mentioned structure.

As shown in Figures 12 to 15, in order to improve the flexibility of the material tray support device 53 to realize the operations of receiving the material tray 6 and placing the material tray 6 on the material tray pallet 4, and the material tray support device 53 and the material transfer device The coordination between other components is based on the above-mentioned material transfer device of the present application. In one embodiment, the material tray support device 53 of the present application includes a second horizontal transmission member 531 and a material tray support member 532 connected to each other. The second horizontal transmission member 531 is respectively installed on the branch 521 or the second branch 522. Specifically, the second horizontal transmission member 531 can be installed on the top of the lifting bracket, for example, it can be installed on the top of the first branch 521 and the second branch 522 respectively. The second is the transmission member 531. Each second horizontal transmission member 531 is respectively connected to its corresponding tray support member 532 . In each material tray support device 53 , the second horizontal transmission member 531 drives the material tray support member 532 to move in the second horizontal direction, so that the material tray support member 532 protrudes into or exits the limited space defined by the guide bracket. Wherein, the second horizontal direction refers to the transmission direction of the second horizontal transmission member 531 . As shown in Figure 16, the defined space refers to the vertical space defined by the first guide bracket 2 or the second guide bracket 7, as shown in the dotted line in Figure 16, the first guide bracket 2 or the second guide bracket 7 can be used to define the space. The traveling space of the material tray defined by the bracket 7 and its extension space in the vertical direction, and the horizontal plane where the material tray supporting plate 4 is located divides the limited space into a first sub-limited space V1 and a second sub-limited space V2. The straight line where the moving route of the material tray support member 532 in the second horizontal direction intersects with the straight line where the moving route of the material tray 6 in the vertical direction intersects, for example, they may be in a vertical relationship with each other. Specifically, the second horizontal transmission member 531 may be an electric The cylinder transmission part drives the material tray support part 532 to move in the second horizontal direction through the movable part on the electric cylinder transmission part. The material tray support member 532 is used for placing the material tray 6 on the material tray support 4 or separating the material tray 6 from the material tray support 4 driven by the lifting support 52 .

Specifically, in the process of material transfer, after the material tray support 532 moves above the material tray support 4, the material tray support 532 can be driven to move in the second horizontal direction by the second horizontal transmission member 531 first, so as to The material tray support member is made to protrude into the limited space defined by the first guide bracket 2 , and the material tray 6 in the first guide bracket 2 is received by the material tray support member 532 . Then, the lifting support 52 is driven to move through the vertical transmission member 51 , and at the same time, the lifting support 52 drives the material tray support member 532 to move until the material tray support member 532 moves to the bottom of the material tray support plate 4 . During the downward movement of the material tray support 532 , the material tray 6 received by the material tray support 532 is supported and carried by the material tray support 4 , so that the material tray 6 is placed on the material tray support 4 .

In one embodiment, the material tray support member 532 may include a support plate fixing plate 5321 and a support plate 5322, wherein the support plate fixing plate 5321 is connected to the second horizontal transmission member 531, and the support plate 5322 is fixed on the support plate fixing plate 5321, Thus, the material tray support member 532 can be moved in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member 531, so that the support piece 5322 in the material tray support member 532 is inserted between the material tray pallet 4 and the material tray 6 or between Between the two material trays 6, or away from the material tray 6 or the first guide bracket 2, there is no contact with the material trays.

In one embodiment, in order to better achieve the purpose of receiving material trays, one material tray support member 532 may include more than two support pieces 5322, or each lifting device 5 may include more than two material tray support devices 53 , each material tray support device 53 includes one or more material tray support members 532 . In the case of including a plurality of material tray supports 532, each material tray support 532 can be controlled by a separate second horizontal transmission member 531, and when all the material tray supports 532 are in a relatively close state, each material tray support The support piece 5322 of 532 is positioned at the bottom of the specific material tray 6, and carries on the specific material tray 6; when all the material tray support members 532 are in a relatively separated state, all support pieces of all material tray support members are located outside all material trays, The vertical movement route of the support sheet does not intersect with any material tray. In the above-mentioned material transfer device, the material tray support device is composed of the second horizontal transmission member and the material tray support member, so that the horizontal position of the material tray support member can be flexibly controlled through the second horizontal transmission member, thereby flexibly controlling the material tray support. The supporting member is in the state of accepting the material tray or not accepting the material tray.

In an embodiment, in order to improve the efficiency of material transfer, the lifting device 5 can be used to receive multiple stacked material trays 6 , and the stacked material trays 6 are transferred one by one by the first horizontal transmission member 3 .

Specifically, based on the above-mentioned material transfer device, driven by the vertical transmission member 51 and the second horizontal transmission member 531, the material tray support piece 5322 reaches the first set position, and the first set position is located between the material tray support plate 4 and located within the first sub-limited space V1, when the material tray support piece 5322 is located at the first set position, it supports the material tray 6 added by the user or external equipment. Then, driven by the vertical transmission member 51, the material tray support piece 5322 descends to the second set position, wherein the second set position is located in the second sub-limited space V2 under the material tray support plate 4, and Located directly below the first set position, a plurality of material trays 6 are placed on the material tray support 4 during the process of the material tray support member 5321 descending. When a plurality of material trays 6 are placed on the material tray pallet, the material tray support sheet is first moved to the third set position through the second horizontal transmission member, wherein the third set position is located between the second sub-limited space V2 In addition, the material tray support sheet 5322 is moved to the fourth set position through the vertical transmission member 51, and then the material tray support sheet is moved to the fifth set position through the second horizontal transmission member 531, so that the material tray supports The piece 5322 is inserted between the bottommost material tray and a material tray on the bottommost material tray, wherein the fifth set position is located directly below the first set position and is located in the first sub-defined space V1. Then move the material tray supporting piece upwards to the first set position through the vertical transmission member 51, so that the bottom material tray 6 is separated from the material tray 6 other than the bottom bottom material tray 6, and the bottom bottom material tray remains on the material tray pallet. 4, the material tray pallet 4 carries the material tray to move in the first horizontal direction. After the transfer of one material tray 6 is completed, the material tray pallet 4 is transferred to the first guide bracket 2, and the next material tray 6 is transferred based on the above material transfer process, thereby realizing the transfer of the material trays 6 one by one. Of course, in the process of material transfer, for a plurality of stacked material trays 6, it is also possible not to separate the bottommost material tray 6 from other material trays 6 other than the bottommost material tray 6, but a preset single Secondary material tray transfer quantity and the above-mentioned material transfer process separate a plurality of stacked material trays 6 into the first material tray part placed on the material tray support sheet 5322 and the second material tray part placed on the material tray pallet 4. The material tray part, wherein the number of material trays 6 in the second material tray part is less than or equal to the above-mentioned single transfer quantity of material trays.

The above-mentioned material transfer device can move the stacked material trays one by one or selectively through the cooperation movement of the second horizontal transmission member 531 in the second horizontal direction and the vertical transmission member 51 in the vertical direction, so as to improve the efficiency of material transfer .

As shown in Figure 16, in order to move the above-mentioned support piece 5322 in the vertical direction, the material tray pallet 4 also includes a recess 41 matching the shape of the material tray support. Based on the above-mentioned material transfer device, the recess 41 and the above-mentioned material The disc supporting piece 5322 matches, and the material disc supporting piece 5322 can pass through the recess 41 to move in the vertical direction. In one embodiment, in order to securely place the material tray 6 on the material tray pallet 4 and prevent the material tray 6 from moving during the transfer process on the material tray pallet 4, the material tray pallet 4 also includes one or more A limit block 42, wherein the installation position of the limit block 42 matches the shape and size of the material tray.

In one embodiment, the above-mentioned material transfer device can also include a material detection sensor, wherein the material detection sensor can be installed on the first guide bracket 2 or the fixed plate 1 to detect whether the material tray 6 in the detection bracket 2 has reached The preset quantity realizes the control of the quantity of material trays 6 in the guide bracket. Or detect whether the material tray pallet 4 or the lifting support 5 carries the material tray, and determine whether there is a shortage of material.

As shown in Figure 17 and Figure 18, in another embodiment, in order to improve the flexibility of material transfer, the above-mentioned material transfer device also includes a material retrieving device 9, wherein the material reclaiming device 9 is installed on the first horizontal transmission member 3 on the transmission line. The material retrieving device 9 includes a gantry frame 91 , a third horizontal transmission member 92 and a material grabbing assembly 93 . Wherein the gantry frame 91 is installed on the fixed plate, and the gantry frame 91 is set across the first horizontal transmission member 3 . The third horizontal transmission member 92 is mounted on the beam of the gantry frame 91 and is used for moving the grasping assembly 93 in the third horizontal direction. The material grabbing assembly 93 is connected to the third horizontal transmission member 92, and the material grabbing assembly 93 is driven by the third horizontal transmission member 92 to move in the third horizontal direction, and is used for the material conveyed from the first horizontal transmission member 3 Grab the material from the tray 6, and transfer the grabbed material to the target position under the drive of the third horizontal transmission member. Wherein, the third horizontal direction refers to the transmission direction of the third horizontal transmission member.

Specifically, in the process of material transfer using the retrieving device 9, the third horizontal transmission member 92 can drive the material grabbing assembly 93 to move in the third horizontal direction, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at the preset retrieving position . Wherein, the preset retrieving position is a preset retrieving position. When the material grabbing assembly 93 is located at the preset retrieving position, it can grab the material from the material tray 6 driven by the first horizontal transmission member 3, and can pass This is achieved by setting the transmission origin and the transmission distance of the third horizontal transmission member 92 . When the material tray 6 includes multiple storage positions for storing materials, multiple preset picking positions can be set for picking. Through the coordinated transmission of the third horizontal transmission member 92 and the first horizontal transmission member 3 , materials are taken from the material tray 6 one by one. The material grabbing assembly 93 includes but is not limited to an air suction member.

After each time the material grabbing component 93 grabs the material, the third horizontal transmission member 92 can drive the material grabbing component 93 to move in the third horizontal direction, so that the material grabbing component 93 is located at the preset discharging position, and then Let go of the grabbed material.

As shown in Figure 20, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a material transfer method, the material transfer method is applied to the above-mentioned material transfer device, and the material transfer method includes the steps of:

S1. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the lifting device;

S2. Moving the material tray to the material tray pallet through the lifting device;

S3. Driving the material pan support to move in the first horizontal direction through the first horizontal transmission member, so that the material pan support carries the material pan to move in the first horizontal direction. As shown in Figure 21, in one embodiment, the lifting device includes a vertical transmission member, a lifting support, and a material tray support device, and the vertical transmission member and the material tray support device are respectively connected to the lifting support ; The step S1 includes the steps of:

S11. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray supporting device is located above the material tray supporting plate;

S12. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the tray support device;

Described step S2 comprises the steps:

S21. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support device moves below the material tray support plate, and place the material tray on the material tray support plate .

As shown in Figure 22, in one embodiment, the material tray support device includes a second horizontal transmission member and a material tray support member, the second horizontal transmission member is connected to the lifting bracket, and the second horizontal transmission A piece is connected with the support piece of the material tray;

Described step S12 comprises the steps:

S121. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support extends into the limited space defined by the guide bracket;

S122. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the material tray support member;

Described step S21 comprises the steps:

S211, drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support member moves below the material tray support, and place the material tray on the material tray support .

As shown in Figure 23, in one embodiment, the number of the material trays is multiple, after the step S211 and before the step S3, the material transfer method further includes the steps of:

S4. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support exits the defined space;

S5. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support member is located above the material tray support plate;

S6. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support extends into the defined space;

S7. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, and the material tray support member separates the plurality of material trays into a first material tray part placed on the material tray support member and a first material tray part placed on the material tray support member. The second material tray part above the material tray pallet;

Described step S3 comprises the steps:

Step S31, drive the material tray supporting plate to move in the first horizontal direction through the first horizontal member, so that the material tray supporting plate carries the second material tray part in the first horizontal direction Move up to move the material tray successively.

As shown in Figure 24, in one embodiment, the material transfer device further includes a material retrieving device, and the material reclaiming device includes a gantry frame, a third horizontal transmission member, and a material grabbing assembly; the gantry frame spans the The first horizontal transmission part, the third horizontal transmission part is installed on the gantry beam, and connected with the third horizontal transmission part, after the step S3, the material transfer method also includes the following steps:

S81. Drive the material grabbing assembly to move in a third horizontal direction through the third horizontal transmission member, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at a preset material picking position;

S82. Grab the material from the material tray through the material grabbing component;

S83. Drive the material grabbing assembly to move in the third horizontal direction through the third horizontal transmission member, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at a preset discharging position;

S84. The material grasping component releases the grasped material.

Wherein, the implementation process of each step in the object transfer method of the present invention can refer to the various embodiments of the above-mentioned material transfer device, which will not be repeated here.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the description of the present invention and the contents of the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly used in other related All technical fields are equally included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A material transfer device, characterized in that it comprises a fixed plate, a guide bracket, a first horizontal transmission member, a material tray pallet and a lifting device; the guide bracket, the first horizontal transmission member and the lifting device are fixedly installed on the fixed plate; the guide bracket is set across the first horizontal transmission member; the lifting device accepts the material tray and drives the material tray to move up and down in the guide bracket, placing the material tray on the material tray pallet, or separating the material tray from the material tray pallet; the material tray pallet is connected to the first horizontal transmission member, and the material tray Driven by the first horizontal transmission member, the pallet carries the material tray to move in the first horizontal direction. 2. The material transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the lifting device comprises a vertical transmission member, a lifting bracket and a material tray support device; the vertical transmission member is fixedly mounted on the fixed plate , the vertical transmission member and the material tray supporting device are respectively connected to the lifting bracket; the material tray supporting device is located above the vertical transmission member, and the lifting bracket is driven by the vertical transmission member Next, drive the material tray support device to move in the vertical direction, so that the material tray support device accepts the material tray, and drives the material tray to move up and down in the guide bracket, and the material tray The tray is placed on the material tray pallet, or the material tray is separated from the material tray pallet. 3. The material transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the material tray support device comprises a second horizontal transmission member and a material tray support member connected to each other; The second horizontal transmission member is installed on the top of the lifting bracket; the material tray support member moves in the second horizontal direction under the action of the second horizontal transmission member, so as to realize entering or exiting the guide A defined space defined by a bracket. 4. The material transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the lifting bracket comprises a first branch and a second branch, and the first branch and the second branch are respectively located on both sides of the guide bracket , the first branch and the second branch are respectively installed with the material tray supporting device for supporting both sides of the material tray. 5. The material transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the material transfer device also includes a reclaimer, and the reclaimer includes a gantry, a third horizontal transmission member and a material grabbing assembly; The gantry is set across the first horizontal transmission part, and the third horizontal transmission part is installed on the beam of the gantry frame; the material grabbing assembly is connected with the third horizontal transmission part; the third horizontal transmission part The horizontal transmission member drives the material grabbing assembly to move in the third horizontal direction, the material grabbing assembly grabs the material from the material tray conveyed by the first horizontal transmission member, and Driven by the transmission part, the grabbed material is moved to the target position. 6. A material transfer method, characterized in that it is applied to the material transfer device as claimed in claim 1, and the material transfer method comprises the steps of: S1. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the lifting device; S2. Moving the material tray to the material tray pallet through the lifting device; S3. Driving the material pan support to move in the first horizontal direction through the first horizontal transmission member, so that the material pan support carries the material pan to move in the first horizontal direction. 7. The material transfer method according to claim 6, wherein the lifting device comprises a vertical transmission member, a lifting support and a material tray support device, and the vertical transmission member and the material tray support device are respectively connected to The lifting support is connected; the step S1 includes the steps of: S11. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray supporting device is located above the material tray supporting plate; S12. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the tray support device; Described step S2 comprises the steps: S21. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support device moves below the material tray support plate, and place the material tray on the material tray support plate . 8. The material transfer method according to claim 7, wherein the material tray supporting device comprises a second horizontal transmission member and a material tray support member, the second horizontal transmission member is connected to the lifting bracket, and the The second horizontal transmission member is connected to the material tray support member; Described step S12 comprises the steps: S121. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support extends into the limited space defined by the guide bracket; S122. Accept the material tray in the guide bracket through the material tray support member; Described step S21 comprises the steps: S211, drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support member moves below the material tray support, and place the material tray on the material tray support . 9. The material transfer method according to claim 8, wherein the quantity of the material trays is multiple, after the step S211 and before the step S3, the material transfer method further comprises the steps of: S4. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support exits the defined space; S5. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, so that the material tray support member is located above the material tray support plate; S6. Drive the material tray support to move in the second horizontal direction through the second horizontal transmission member, so that the material tray support extends into the defined space; S7. Drive the lifting bracket to move through the vertical transmission member, and the material tray support member separates the plurality of material trays into a first material tray part placed on the material tray support member and a first material tray part placed on the material tray support member. The second material tray part above the material tray pallet; Described step S3 comprises the steps: Step S31, drive the material tray supporting plate to move in the first horizontal direction through the first horizontal member, so that the material tray supporting plate carries the second material tray part in the first horizontal direction Move up to move the material tray successively. 10. The material transfer method according to claim 6, characterized in that, the material transfer device further comprises a reclaimer, and the reclaimer includes a gantry, a third horizontal transmission member and a material grabbing assembly; The gantry spans the first horizontal transmission member, and the third horizontal transmission member is installed on the gantry beam and connected with the third horizontal transmission member. After the step S3, the material transfer method Also includes the following steps: S81. Drive the material grabbing assembly to move in a third horizontal direction through the third horizontal transmission member, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at a preset material picking position; S82. Grab the material from the material tray through the material grabbing component; S83. Drive the material grabbing assembly to move in the third horizontal direction through the third horizontal transmission member, so that the material grabbing assembly is located at a preset discharging position; S84. The material grasping component releases the grasped material.