CN110861909A

CN110861909A - Feeding mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN110861909A
Application number: CN201911327410.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李宁; 高建军
Original assignee: Jiangsu Artisan Precision Components Ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Artisan Precision Components Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-20
Filing date: 2019-12-20
Publication date: 2020-03-06

Abstract

The application provides a feeding mechanism, which is a fixing plate; the first feeding module comprises a first linear guide rail, a first feeding plate and a first driver, wherein the first linear guide rail is arranged on the fixed plate and extends along the width direction of the fixed plate; the second feeding module comprises a second linear guide rail, a moving plate, a second feeding plate, a lifting driver and a second driver, wherein the second linear guide rail is arranged on the fixed plate and extends along the width direction of the fixed plate, the moving plate is arranged on the second linear guide rail, the second feeding plate is arranged on the moving plate, the lifting driver is arranged between the moving plate and the second feeding plate, the second driver drives the moving plate to move along the second linear guide rail, and the lifting driver can lift the second feeding plate along the height direction of a plane formed by the length direction and the width direction of the fixed plate. The feeder mechanism of the invention can save labor, reduce cost, and accurately, timely and efficiently provide materials.

Description

Feeding mechanism

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of machine tool machining, in particular to a feeding mechanism for conveying materials.

Background

In the industrial field, machine tools are common machining equipment, and machine workpieces can be machined conveniently and quickly through various types of machine tools. It is necessary to convey the material for processing from a feeding station where the material is prepared to a material-taking station where the material is extracted. In the current mass production mode, the working efficiency of the traditional manual feeding mode cannot meet the current requirement.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a feeding mechanism that is accurate, timely, and efficient.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model provides a high efficiency automatic feed mechanism, aims at overcoming prior art's not enough. To achieve the above object, the present application provides a feeding mechanism, comprising:

a fixing plate;

the first feeding module comprises a first linear guide rail, a first feeding plate and a first driver, wherein the first linear guide rail is arranged on the fixed plate and extends along the width direction of the fixed plate;

the second feeding module comprises a second linear guide rail, a moving plate, a second feeding plate, a lifting driver and a second driver, wherein the second linear guide rail is arranged on the fixed plate and extends along the width direction of the fixed plate, the moving plate is arranged on the second linear guide rail, the second feeding plate is arranged on the moving plate, the lifting driver is arranged between the moving plate and the second feeding plate, the second driver drives the moving plate to move along the second linear guide rail, and the lifting driver can lift the second feeding plate along the height direction of a plane formed by the length direction and the width direction of the fixed plate.

This application still has other characteristics, first driver drive first feed plate reciprocating motion between feeding station and material taking station, the drive of second driver the movable plate reaches second feed plate reciprocating motion between feeding station and material taking station, the second position flitch is less than in the direction of height when feeding station first feed plate.

The present application also features a first feed plate that further includes a support plate that extends in a height direction of the stationary plate to support the first feed plate on the first linear guide.

This application still has other characteristics, first straight line guide rail including set up in two guide rails of the both sides of fixed plate length direction.

The present application also features, wherein the second linear guide includes two guide rails disposed inboard of the two first linear guides.

The application still has other characteristics, the movable plate with be provided with the balanced guide pillar guide pin bushing of cooperation between the second feed board.

The present application also features, in part or in whole, the first actuator, the second actuator, and the lift actuator being cylinders.

The present application also features, among other features, a proximity switch.

The present application also has other features, including a limit switch.

The present application also features a U-shaped plate that opens in a width direction.

The application a feeding mechanism, first feeding module and second feeding module can make feeding mechanism accurate and timely efficient provide the material, a feeding mechanism can practice thrift the manual work, reduce cost, simple structure is reasonable, and is with low costs.

Drawings

Exemplary embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings, it being understood that the following described embodiments are merely illustrative of the present application and do not limit the scope of the present application, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective assembly view of one embodiment of a feed mechanism of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a right side view of one embodiment of a feed mechanism of the present application as shown in FIG. 1.

In the figure: 1. a fixing plate; 21, 22, a first linear guide rail; 23. a first feed plate; 24. a first driver; 26,27, support plate; 31, 32, a second linear guide; 33. a second feed plate; 34. moving the plate; 35. a lift drive; 36. a second driver; 37. a guide pillar and a guide sleeve; 4. a proximity switch; 5. and a limit switch.

Detailed Description

In different drawings, the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

It should be understood that the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and that the dimensions, proportions and number of parts are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the feeding mechanism provided by the present application includes a fixing plate 1, the fixing plate 1 has a long direction, a wide direction perpendicular to the long direction, and a high direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the long direction and the wide direction, and the fixing plate 1 is a U-shaped plate with an opening facing the wide direction. The feeding mechanism further comprises a first feeding module, the first feeding module comprises two first

linear guide rails

21 and 22 which are arranged on two sides of the fixing plate 1 in the length direction and extend along the width direction perpendicular to the length direction, a first feeding plate 23 arranged on the first

linear guide rails

21 and 22, and supporting

plates

26 and 27 extending in the height direction are connected to two ends of the first feeding plate 23, so that the first feeding plate 23 is supported on the first

linear guide rails

21 and 22. The first feed module further comprises a first actuator 24, in this embodiment a pneumatic cylinder, for driving the first feed plate 23 along the first

linear guides

21, 22. The first feed plate 23 is driven by a first drive 24 to reciprocate between the feed and take-off stations along first

linear guides

21, 22. At the feed station, material is placed onto the empty first feed plate 23, and at the take-out station, the material is taken away for further processing.

The feeding mechanism further includes a second feeding module, which includes two second

linear guide rails

31 and 32 disposed on two sides of the fixed plate 1 in the longitudinal direction and extending in the width direction, a moving plate 34 disposed on the second

linear guide rails

31 and 32, a second feeding plate 33 disposed on the moving plate 34, a lifting driver 35 disposed between the moving plate 34 and the second feeding plate 33, and a second driver 36 driving the moving plate 34 to move along the second

linear guide rails

21 and 22, wherein the lifting driver 35 can lift the second feeding plate 33 in a height direction perpendicular to a plane formed by the longitudinal direction and the width direction. In this embodiment, the second actuator 36 and the lifting actuator 35 are both air cylinders, but in other embodiments, they may be other types of actuators as long as they can complete the operations of the present application.

A guide post guide sleeve 37 which is matched and balanced is arranged between the moving plate 34 and the second feeding plate 33. The second driver 36 drives the moving plate 34 and the second feed plate 33 to reciprocate between a feeding station and a taking station, and the second feed plate 33 is lower than the first feed plate 23 in a height direction at the feeding station.

The feeding mechanism of the application further comprises a proximity switch 4 and a limit switch 5, wherein the proximity switch and the limit switch are used for controlling the first feeding module and the second feeding module to act.

In operation, the first and

second feed plates

23, 33 are alternately in the feed and take-off stations. When the first feed plate 23 is at the take-out station, the material is taken away, and then the first driver 24 drives the first feed plate 23 to move in the width direction toward the feed station. In the same time period, the second feeding plate 33 and the moving plate 34 are located at the feeding station, and after the feeding is completed, the second driver 36 drives the moving plate 34 and the second feeding plate 33 to integrally move in the width direction towards the material taking station. In the moving process, the second feeding plate 33 is lower than the first feeding plate 23 in the height direction, in the crossing process, the second feeding plate passes through the lower part of the first feeding plate, and when the second feeding plate 33 reaches the material taking station, the lifting driver 35 drives the second feeding plate 33 to ascend to the material taking height, so that the material taking is facilitated. After the material taking is completed, the second feed plate 33 is driven to descend by the elevating driver 35 so that the second feed plate 33 can return to the feeding station from below the first feed plate 23. The automatic feeding action is finished by the reciprocating way.

Of course, in other embodiments, the feeding mechanism of the present application may have other configurations, such as a linear guide formed of a single structure.

The present application has been described in connection with only the presently preferred embodiments with the understanding that the present disclosure is not to be considered as limiting, and the present application is not limited to the examples described above, but rather, it is to be understood that changes, modifications, additions or substitutions that are within the spirit and scope of the application by one of ordinary skill in the art are included.

Claims

1. A feed mechanism, comprising:

a fixed plate (1);

the feeding device comprises a first feeding module, a second feeding module and a third feeding module, wherein the first feeding module comprises first linear guide rails (21, 22) arranged on the fixing plate (1) and extending along the width direction of the fixing plate, first feeding plates (23) arranged on the first linear guide rails (21, 22), and first drivers (24) for driving the first feeding plates (23) to move along the first linear guide rails (21, 22);

the second feeding module comprises second linear guide rails (31, 32) arranged on the fixed plate (1) and extending along the width direction of the fixed plate, a moving plate (34) arranged on the second linear guide rails (31, 32), a second feeding plate (33) arranged on the moving plate (34), a lifting driver (35) arranged between the moving plate (34) and the second feeding plate (33), and a second driver (36) driving the moving plate (34) to move along the second linear guide rails (21, 22), wherein the lifting driver (35) can lift the second feeding plate (33) along the height direction of a plane formed by the length direction and the width direction of the fixed plate.

2. The feeding mechanism as set forth in claim 1, wherein the first driver (24) drives the first feed plate (23) to reciprocate between a feeding station and a taking station, the second driver (36) drives the moving plate (34) and the second feed plate (33) to reciprocate between the feeding station and the taking station, and the second feed plate (33) is lower than the first feed plate (23) in a high direction at the feeding station.

3. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first feeding plate (23) further comprises support plates (26,27), the support plates (26,27) extending in a height direction of the fixed plate to support the first feeding plate (23) on the first linear guides (21, 22).

4. The feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said first linear guide (21, 22) comprises two guide rails disposed on both sides of the fixed plate (1) in the longitudinal direction.

5. The feeding mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that said second linear guide (31, 32) comprises two guides arranged inside said two first linear guides.

6. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that between said moving plate (34) and said second feeding plate (33) there are guide posts and guides (37) in a balanced fit.

7. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the first actuator (24), the second actuator (36) and the lifting actuator (35) are partly or wholly pneumatic cylinders.

8. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a proximity switch (4).

9. The feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 1 or 2, further comprising a limit switch (5).

10. The feeding mechanism as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixed plate (1) is a U-shaped plate opened in the width direction.