CN110641994A

CN110641994A - Feeding mechanism of quick location and contain passing material device of feeding mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN110641994A
Application number: CN201910891794.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴加富; 缪磊; 马纪飞; 邢俊超; 文太平; 马伟
Original assignee: Suzhou RS Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou RS Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-20
Filing date: 2019-09-20
Publication date: 2020-01-03

Abstract

The invention provides a quick-positioning feeding mechanism which comprises a feeding part, wherein a workpiece to be processed is fixed at a feeding position in the feeding part, a mechanical arm grabs the workpiece to be processed out of the feeding position and moves the workpiece to external processing equipment, and a blocking unit, a positioning unit and a side baffle are arranged in the feeding part; the blocking unit is used for blocking the end part of the workpiece to be processed; after the blocking unit blocks the workpiece to be machined, the positioning unit pushes the side edge of the workpiece to be machined to enable the workpiece to be machined to be in contact with the side baffle, so that the workpiece to be machined is positioned at the feeding position; the material conveying device comprises a feeding mechanism, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a production line, and the production line is divided into a discharging part, a feeding part, a waiting part and a feeding part; the workpiece to be processed enters from the feeding part and moves to the waiting part, and then moves to the feeding part from the waiting part, and feeding is realized from the feeding part; the invention has simple structure and convenient maintenance, and the processed workpiece is put back to the production line by the mechanical arm and leaves the production line from the discharging part.

Description

Feeding mechanism of quick location and contain passing material device of feeding mechanism

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of automation, and particularly relates to a quick-positioning feeding mechanism, and further particularly relates to a material conveying device with the feeding mechanism.

Background

In the production or assembly process, the assembly line is a common material conveying mechanism, a manipulator can imitate certain action functions of a human hand and an arm and is used for grabbing and carrying objects according to a fixed program, the manipulator can save workers, improve efficiency, reduce cost, improve product quality, have good safety, and is more flexible than other grabbing equipment, so that the manipulator is widely applied to the fields of mechanical manufacturing, metallurgy, electronics and light industry, the number of fingers of the manipulator can be divided into two fingers, three fingers, four fingers and the like, wherein the fingers are most used for two fingers and clamp two side surfaces of a workpiece through the two fingers, so as to clamp the workpiece, in the current assembly line, in order to ensure that the manipulator accurately grabs the workpiece, the workpiece needs to be positioned, at present, a detector is usually adopted to detect the position of the workpiece, so as to control the manipulator to grab, but the method is limited by the detector, the precision requirement of the equipment is high, meanwhile, the position of the workpiece needs to be determined by detecting the grabbing area by the detector, time is wasted, the efficiency is low, and in order to solve the problems, a feeding mechanism for fast positioning is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the feeding mechanism capable of achieving rapid positioning provided by the invention has the advantages that the workpiece is positioned through the positioning unit, the workpiece is rapidly limited at the feeding position, the workpiece is convenient to grasp by a manipulator, and the mechanism is convenient to use and simple in structure.

The invention provides a quick-positioning feeding mechanism which comprises a feeding part, wherein a workpiece to be processed is fixed at a feeding position in the feeding part, a mechanical arm grabs out the workpiece to be processed from the feeding position and moves the workpiece to external processing equipment, and a blocking unit, a positioning unit and a side baffle are arranged in the feeding part;

the side baffle is fixedly connected to the base;

the blocking unit is used for blocking the end part of the workpiece to be processed;

after the blocking unit blocks the workpiece to be machined, the positioning unit pushes the side edge of the workpiece to be machined, so that the workpiece to be machined is in contact with the side baffle, and the workpiece to be machined is positioned at a feeding position.

Preferably, the blocking unit comprises a first air cylinder and a stop block, the first air cylinder pushes the stop block to enable the stop block to move to a moving path of the workpiece to be processed, and when the stop block is in contact with the end part of the workpiece to be processed, the stop block limits the movement of the workpiece to be processed;

the positioning unit comprises a side pusher, the side pusher comprises a second cylinder and a pushing block, and the pushing block is driven by the second cylinder so that a workpiece to be processed is fixed at a feeding position.

Preferably, the positioning unit and the blocking unit are sequentially installed along the moving direction of the workpiece to be processed, so that the workpiece to be processed moves through the positioning unit first.

Preferably, the number of the blocking units is two, and the blocking units are arranged on two sides of the workpiece to be processed.

Preferably, a first detection unit is further installed in the feeding portion, and the first detection unit is used for detecting the position of a workpiece to be processed in the feeding portion and controlling the blocking unit and the positioning unit to work.

Preferably, the material conveying device with the feeding mechanism comprises a conveying mechanism, wherein the conveying mechanism comprises a production line, and the production line is at least divided into a discharging part, the feeding part, a waiting part and a feeding part;

the workpiece to be processed enters from the feeding part and moves to the waiting part, and then moves to the feeding part from the waiting part, and feeding is realized from the feeding part;

the processed workpiece is returned to the flow line by the robot and exits the flow line from the outfeed section.

Preferably, the production line comprises a rack, a conveyor belt and a portal frame;

the conveying belt is used for driving the workpiece to move;

the portal frame is installed in the frame, and the side baffle is installed on the portal frame, so that the workpiece to be processed moves between the frame and the side baffle.

Preferably, a limiting unit is installed in the waiting part, the limiting unit comprises the side pusher, the second cylinder drives the pushing block to push the workpiece to be processed to the side surface of the side baffle, and therefore the workpiece to be processed is limited to move along with the conveyor belt.

Preferably, the side baffle in the feeding part is bent, so that the distance between the side baffle and the machine frame is gradually reduced along the moving direction of the workpiece to be processed.

Preferably, a second detection unit is further installed in the waiting portion, and the second detection unit is used for detecting the position of the workpiece to be machined in the waiting portion, and cooperates with the first detection unit to control the limiting unit to work.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

according to the feeding mechanism capable of achieving rapid positioning, the workpiece is limited to move through the blocking component, the positioning unit is used for positioning the workpiece, the workpiece is limited to the feeding position rapidly, and the workpiece is convenient to grasp by a manipulator.

The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and in order to make the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly understood and to implement them in accordance with the contents of the description, the following detailed description is given with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. The detailed description of the present invention is given in detail by the following examples and the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a loading portion according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a side pusher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a blocking unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a first schematic perspective view of a material conveying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of a material conveying mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a pipeline according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a pipeline in one embodiment of the invention.

Shown in the figure:

1. a transport mechanism; 11. a production line; 111. a frame; 112. a conveyor belt; 113. a side dam; 114. a gantry; 12. a discharge part; 13. a feeding part; 131. a blocking unit; 1311. a first cylinder; 1312. a stopper; 132. a positioning unit; 133. a first detection unit; 14. a waiting section; 141. a limiting unit; 142. a second detection unit; 15. a feeding part; 16. a side pusher; 161. a second cylinder; 162. a push block; 21. a machined workpiece; 22. and (5) processing the workpiece.

Detailed Description

The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which will enable those skilled in the art to practice the present invention with reference to the accompanying specification. In the drawings, the shape and size may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to designate the same or similar components. In the following description, terms such as center, thickness, height, length, front, back, rear, left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, and the like are used based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. In particular, "height" corresponds to the dimension from top to bottom, "width" corresponds to the dimension from left to right, and "depth" corresponds to the dimension from front to back. These relative terms are for convenience of description and are not generally intended to require a particular orientation. Terms concerning attachments, coupling and the like (e.g., "connected" and "attached") refer to a relationship wherein structures are secured or attached, either directly or indirectly, to one another through intervening structures, as well as both movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly described otherwise.

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, and it should be noted that any combination of the embodiments or technical features described below can be used to form a new embodiment without conflict.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the material conveying device with a feeding mechanism comprises a conveying mechanism 1, wherein the conveying mechanism 1 comprises a production line 11, and the production line 11 is at least divided into a discharging part 12, a feeding part 13, a waiting part 14 and a feeding part 15; a workpiece 22 to be processed enters from the feeding part 15 and moves to the waiting part 14, then moves to the feeding part 13 from the waiting part 14, and the workpiece 22 to be processed in the feeding part 13 is grabbed by an external manipulator and then is placed to a processing station; after the workpiece 22 to be machined is machined, the workpiece is re-conveyed back to the production line 11 by the manipulator, and the machined workpiece 21 leaves the production line 11 from the discharging part 12 and enters the next working position; when the workpiece 22 to be machined at the feeding part 13 waits for feeding, the waiting part 14 restricts the workpiece 22 to be machined from being transferred to the feeding part 13; only one workpiece 22 to be machined is ensured in the discharging part 12, so that the mechanical hand can conveniently clamp two sides of the workpiece 22 to be machined and clamp the workpiece 22 to be machined away from the assembly line 11.

As shown in fig. 1, a feeding mechanism with fast positioning, a feeding part 13 includes a blocking unit 131 and a positioning unit 132; the blocking unit 131 is used for limiting the workpiece 22 to be processed to move along with the conveyor belt 112, and limiting the workpiece 22 to be processed in the discharging part 12; the positioning unit 132 limits the workpiece 22 to be processed at the loading position, so as to limit the workpiece 22 to be processed to move in the horizontal direction, and since the workpiece 22 to be processed is fixed at a fixed position, the fixed workpiece 22 to be processed is convenient to grasp by the processing station, and the grasped workpiece 22 to be processed is fixed, the workpiece 22 to be processed is pushed to the loading position to realize rapid positioning, so that the workpiece 22 to be processed can be accurately grasped without positioning the workpiece 22 to be processed by the processing station. As shown in fig. 3, the blocking unit 131 includes a first cylinder 1311 and a block 1312, and the first cylinder 1311 drives the block 1312 such that the block 1312 moves above the conveyor belt 112 and is disposed on a moving path of the workpiece 22 to be processed by the block 1312, thereby restricting the workpiece 22 to be processed moving to the block 1312; the number of the blocking units 131 is two, the blocking units 131 are respectively provided with the side baffles 113 and the frame 111, and the two blocking units 131 work simultaneously, so that the workpiece 22 to be processed is prevented from shifting in the blocking process.

The working process of the feeding mechanism ensures that the positioning unit 132 and the blocking unit 131 are sequentially installed along the moving direction of the workpiece 22 to be processed, so that the workpiece 22 to be processed firstly passes through the positioning unit 132, the feeding part 13 further comprises a first detection unit 133, the first detection unit 133 is used for detecting the position of the workpiece 22 to be processed in the feeding part 13, when the first detection unit 133 senses the workpiece 22 to be processed, the first detection unit 133 firstly controls the blocking unit 131 to work, the end part of the workpiece 22 to be processed is blocked, when the stop 1312 contacts with the end part of the workpiece 22 to be processed, the positioning unit 132 works again, and therefore the workpiece 22 to be processed is limited at a fixed position.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, in a preferred embodiment, the production line 11 includes a rack 111, a conveyor belt 112, and a gantry 114; the conveyor belt 112 is used for driving the workpiece to move; the gantry 114 is installed on the rack 111, and the assembly line 11 is divided into four areas, namely a discharging part 12, a feeding part 13, a waiting part 14 and a feeding part 15, through the gantry 114; the assembly line 11 further comprises a side baffle 113, the side baffle 113 is mounted on the portal frame 114, the workpiece 22 to be machined moves between the side baffle 113 and the rack 111, and meanwhile, the motion track of the workpiece 22 to be machined is limited by the side baffle 113 and the rack 111.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the preferred embodiment, a notch is formed on the side of the workpiece; therefore, as shown in fig. 1, the positioning unit 132 includes the side pusher 16, the side pusher 16 includes the second cylinder 161 and the pushing block 162, and the pushing block 162 is driven by the second cylinder 161, so that the pushing block 162 contacts with the notch of the workpiece, and the workpiece 22 to be processed is pushed laterally to be pressed against the side surface of the side baffle 113, so that the workpiece 22 to be processed is fixed, the positioning function is realized, and the accurate grasping by the robot is facilitated.

The waiting part 14 comprises a limiting unit 141, since the side surface of the workpiece in the preferred embodiment is provided with a notch, so that the side pusher 16 can also realize the limiting function, the limiting unit 141 also comprises the side pusher 16, and the pushing block 162 is driven by the second air cylinder 161 to push the workpiece 22 to be processed on the side surface of the side baffle 113, so as to limit the workpiece 22 to be processed to move along with the conveyor belt 112; meanwhile, the position of the workpiece 22 to be machined is limited by the side pusher 16, and the position of the workpiece 22 to be machined is adjusted by the side pusher 16, so that the workpiece 22 to be machined is positioned once in the waiting part 14, the position of the workpiece 22 to be machined transmitted to the feeding part 13 from the waiting part 14 is accurate, and the positioning of the feeding part 13 is facilitated.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in a preferred embodiment, the side baffle 113 in the feeding portion 15 is bent such that the distance between the side baffle 113 and the rack 111 is gradually reduced along the moving direction of the conveyor belt 112, and the opening of the feeding portion 15 is gradually reduced to guide the workpiece 22 to be processed, so that the workpiece 22 to be processed is sequentially moved to the waiting portion 14.

As shown in fig. 1 and 6, the waiting part 14 includes a second detecting unit 142, the second detecting unit 142 is configured to detect the position of the workpiece 22 to be processed in the waiting part 14, and cooperate with the first detecting unit 133 to control the operation of the limiting unit 141, when the first detecting unit 133 detects that the workpiece 22 to be processed is in the waiting part 14, the second detecting unit 142 controls the operation of the limiting unit 141 to limit the workpiece 22 to be processed in the waiting part 14, and when the first detecting unit 133 detects that there is no workpiece 22 to be processed, the limiting unit 141 is out of the limit of the workpiece 22 to be processed, so that the workpiece 22 to be processed in the waiting part 14 moves to the loading part 13, and the first detecting unit 133 detects the workpiece 22 to be processed, and the second detecting unit 142 controls the limiting unit 141 to limit the position of the next workpiece 22 to be processed, so that there is only one workpiece 22 to be processed in the loading part 13.

According to the feeding mechanism capable of achieving rapid positioning and the material conveying device comprising the feeding mechanism, the workpiece is limited to move through the blocking assembly, the positioning unit positions the workpiece, the workpiece is limited to the feeding position rapidly, and the manipulator is convenient to grab; the assembly line is divided into a discharging part, a feeding part, a waiting part and a feeding part, workpieces to be processed are blocked by the waiting part, only one workpiece to be processed passes through the waiting part, only one workpiece to be processed is ensured to be arranged in the feeding part, and the manipulator can conveniently grab the workpieces to be processed; the side baffle in the feeding part is bent, so that the workpiece to be processed in the feeding part is guided; the side pusher is used as a positioning unit and a limiting unit to limit the workpiece to be processed at a fixed position.

The foregoing is merely a preferred embodiment of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention in any manner; those skilled in the art can readily practice the invention as shown and described in the drawings and detailed description herein; however, those skilled in the art should appreciate that they can readily use the disclosed conception and specific embodiments as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims; meanwhile, any changes, modifications, and evolutions of the equivalent changes of the above embodiments according to the actual techniques of the present invention are still within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a feed mechanism of quick location, includes material loading portion (13), and work piece (22) of treating to process are fixed material loading position department in material loading portion (13), the manipulator is grabbed out work piece (22) of treating to process and is moved to outside processing equipment, its characterized in that from material loading position department: a blocking unit (131), a positioning unit (132) and a side baffle (113) are arranged in the feeding part (13);

the side baffle (113) is fixedly connected to the base;

the blocking unit (131) is used for blocking the end part of the workpiece (22) to be processed;

after the blocking unit (131) blocks the workpiece (22) to be machined, the positioning unit (132) pushes the side edge of the workpiece (22) to be machined, so that the workpiece (22) to be machined is in contact with the side baffle (113), and the workpiece (22) to be machined is positioned at a feeding position.

2. A quick positioning feed mechanism as recited in claim 1, further comprising: the blocking unit (131) comprises a first air cylinder (1311) and a block (1312), the first air cylinder (1311) pushes the block (1312) to enable the block (1312) to move to a moving path of the workpiece (22) to be processed, and when the block (1312) is in contact with the end of the workpiece (22) to be processed, the block (1312) limits the movement of the workpiece (22) to be processed;

the positioning unit (132) comprises a side pusher (16), the side pusher (16) comprises a second air cylinder (161) and a pushing block (162), and the pushing block (162) is driven by the second air cylinder (161) so that a workpiece (22) to be machined is fixed at a feeding position.

3. A quick positioning feed mechanism as recited in claim 1, further comprising: the positioning unit (132) and the blocking unit (131) are sequentially arranged along the moving direction of the workpiece (22) to be processed, so that the workpiece (22) to be processed firstly passes through the positioning unit (132).

4. A quick positioning feed mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the number of the blocking units (131) is two, and the blocking units (131) are arranged on two sides of the workpiece (22) to be processed.

5. A quick positioning feed mechanism as recited in claim 4, further comprising: the feeding part (13) is internally provided with a first detection unit (133), and the first detection unit (133) is used for detecting the position of a workpiece (22) to be processed in the feeding part (13) and controlling the blocking unit (131) and the positioning unit (132) to work.

6. Contain feed mechanism's biography material device, including transport mechanism (1), its characterized in that: the conveying mechanism (1) comprises a flow line (11), the flow line (11) is at least divided into a discharge part (12), a feeding part (13) according to any one of claims 1-5, a waiting part (14), and a feeding part (15);

a workpiece (22) to be processed enters from the feeding part (15) and moves to the waiting part (14), then moves to the feeding part (13) from the waiting part (14), and feeding is realized at the feeding part (13);

the machined workpiece (21) is returned to the production line (11) by the robot and leaves the production line (11) from the discharge section (12).

7. The material conveying device with the feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the assembly line (11) comprises a rack (111), a conveyor belt (112) and a portal frame (114);

the conveyor belt (112) is used for driving the workpiece to move;

the portal frame (114) is installed on the rack (111), and the side baffle (113) is installed on the portal frame (114), so that the workpiece (22) to be processed moves between the rack (111) and the side baffle (113).

8. The material conveying device with the feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein: a limiting unit (141) is arranged in the waiting part (14), the limiting unit (141) comprises the side pusher (16), the second air cylinder (161) drives the pushing block (162) to push the workpiece (22) to be processed on the side surface of the side baffle (113), and therefore the workpiece (22) to be processed is limited to move along with the conveyor belt (112).

9. The material conveying device with the feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the side baffle (113) in the feeding part (15) is bent, so that the distance between the side baffle (113) and the rack (111) is gradually reduced along the moving direction of the workpiece (22) to be processed.

10. The material conveying device with the feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 8, wherein: and a second detection unit (142) is further installed in the waiting part (14), and the second detection unit (142) is used for detecting the position of the workpiece (22) to be machined in the waiting part (14) and cooperatively works with the first detection unit (133) to control the limiting unit (141) to work.