CN111167960A

CN111167960A - Automatic feeding and discharging mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN111167960A
Application number: CN202010012249.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王鹏鹏; 鲁鹏; 娄蔓莉; 张秀峰; 张天翼; 马徐武
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai; Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai; Zhuhai Gree Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-01-06
Filing date: 2020-01-06
Publication date: 2020-05-19

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of material processing and conveying, in particular to an automatic feeding and discharging mechanism, which comprises: the bottom wall of the hopper is obliquely arranged, and an accommodating space allowing a single material to be temporarily stored is reserved between the lower end of the bottom wall and the side wall of the hopper; the material arranging structure is arranged below the hopper and applies vibration force to the materials in the hopper under the action of driving force; the pushing structure comprises a first driving piece arranged on one side of the hopper and a push rod connected with the first driving piece, wherein the push rod extends into the accommodating space under the action of the first driving piece so as to push the material away from the accommodating space or withdraw and release the material from the accommodating space. The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism provided by the invention has the advantages of high processing efficiency and low cost.

Description

Automatic feeding and discharging mechanism

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of material processing and conveying, in particular to an automatic feeding and discharging mechanism.

Background

When a traditional two-device copper pipe closing end forming machine is used for forming, a copper pipe is manually placed into the clamping groove, the copper pipe is pushed in place to ensure the forming depth, and then the switch is stepped to form. If the front pipe end and the rear pipe end need to be formed, a station is additionally arranged, and the action flow is doubled. When the existing copper pipe is machined and formed, all actions must be carried out in sequence, the requirement on staff harmony is high, and the copper pipe is scrapped by a slight error.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of high labor intensity, low efficiency and high cost of the copper pipe processing and forming in the prior art, thereby providing the automatic loading and unloading mechanism with high processing efficiency and low cost.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides an automatic loading and unloading mechanism, which comprises:

the bottom wall of the hopper is obliquely arranged, and an accommodating space allowing a single material to be temporarily stored is reserved between the lower end of the bottom wall and the side wall of the hopper;

the material arranging structure is arranged below the hopper and applies vibration force to the materials in the hopper under the action of driving force;

the pushing structure comprises a first driving piece arranged on one side of the hopper and a push rod connected with the first driving piece, wherein the push rod extends into the accommodating space under the action of the first driving piece so as to push the material away from the accommodating space or withdraw and release the material from the accommodating space.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is characterized in that a partition plate is vertically arranged inside the hopper and is in sliding connection with the hopper.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is characterized in that a guide rod is arranged in the hopper, and the partition plate is sleeved on the guide rod and is in sliding connection with the guide rod.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a lifting plate arranged below the partition plate and a second driving piece used for driving the lifting plate to move up and down.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is characterized in that the lifting plate is movably arranged on the rack and is provided with a first installation part and a second installation part, wherein the first installation part is connected with the partition plate, and the second installation part is movably contacted with the second driving piece.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is characterized in that the first installation part is an edge, a plurality of grooves are formed in the partition plate at intervals in the length direction, and the second installation part is at least one protrusion arranged opposite to the first installation part.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism further comprises a discharging structure arranged side by side with the pushing structure.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is characterized in that the discharging structure comprises a third driving piece and a turnover piece connected with the third driving piece, and the turnover piece extends to the lower side of the material pushing structure so as to convey materials in the accommodating space to the next station through turnover under the action of the third driving piece.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism comprises a turnover part, wherein the turnover part comprises a support rod connected with a third driving part and at least one support frame arranged at one end of the third driving part, the support rod is far away from the support rod, and the extension direction of the support frame is perpendicular to the axial direction of the support rod and is located below the accommodating space.

The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is characterized in that the accommodating space is formed in the rack and extends along the pushing direction of the pushing structure.

The technical scheme of the invention has the following advantages:

1. according to the automatic loading and unloading mechanism provided by the invention, the materials in the hopper are changed from disorder to ordered arrangement under the vibration action of the material arranging structure, and slide to the accommodating space at the lower end of the bottom wall along the inclined bottom wall under the action of gravity, and then the first driving piece drives the push rod to extend to the accommodating space to convey the materials to the next station, so that the automatic sequencing, the blanking and the conveying of the materials are realized, the manual labor intensity is reduced, the working efficiency is improved, and the cost is reduced.

2. According to the automatic loading and unloading mechanism provided by the invention, the arrangement of the partition plate in the hopper enables the space in the hopper to be flexibly adjusted according to the lengths of different materials, and the application range is improved, so that the materials are orderly arranged in the hopper, and the materials can automatically slide into the accommodating space under the action of gravity.

3. According to the automatic feeding and discharging mechanism provided by the invention, the lifting plate continuously impacts materials in the hopper under the action of the second driving piece, so that the materials are integrally moved, and automatic sequencing is realized.

4. According to the automatic loading and unloading mechanism provided by the invention, the overturning part rotates under the action of the third driving part, so that the material in the accommodating space is conveyed to the next station through overturning, the structure is simple, the realization is easy, and the occupied space is small.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic loading and unloading mechanism provided by the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1 with the left side wall removed;

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of FIG. 1 with the front side wall removed;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the pusher structure of fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a frame; 2. a hopper; 3. a bottom wall; 4. a copper pipe; 5. a pillar; 6. an accommodating space; 7. a first driving member; 8. a push rod; 9. a partition plate; 10. a guide bar; 11. a lifting plate; 12. a second driving member; 13. a first mounting portion; 14. a second mounting portion; 15. a third driving member; 16. a support bar; 17. a support frame.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In addition, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below may be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

A specific embodiment of the automatic loading and unloading mechanism shown in fig. 1-4, taking copper tube 4 transportation as an example, includes a frame 1, a hopper 2 disposed on the frame 1, a material arranging structure and a material pushing structure. The bottom wall 3 of the hopper 2 is obliquely arranged so that the copper pipe 4 automatically slides downwards under the action of gravity to feed, and a plurality of supporting columns 5 are arranged below the bottom wall 3; and an accommodating space 6 allowing the single copper tube 4 to be temporarily stored is reserved between the lower end of the bottom wall 3 and the side wall of the hopper 2. The accommodating space 6 is a V-shaped groove body which is formed on the rack 1 and extends along the material pushing direction of the material pushing structure, and only one copper pipe 4 is allowed to be stored in the V-shaped groove body. The material arranging structure is arranged below the hopper 2 and is arranged close to the lower end of the bottom wall 3, a space allowing materials to fall under the action of gravity and to contact with the material arranging structure is arranged at one end, close to the bottom wall 3, of the accommodating space 6, and the material arranging structure is opposite to the material in the hopper 2 under the action of driving force to apply vibration force, so that the materials in the hopper 2 are automatically sequenced under the action of gravity. The material pushing structure comprises a rodless cylinder serving as a first driving piece 7 and a push rod 8 connected with the first driving piece 7, wherein the rodless cylinder is arranged on one side of the hopper 2, the push rod 8 extends into the accommodating space 6 under the action of the first driving piece 7 so as to push the material away from the accommodating space 6 or withdraw and release the accommodating space 6.

In order to be suitable for conveying copper pipes 4 with different lengths, a partition plate 9 is vertically arranged inside the hopper 2, a pair of guide rods 10 is arranged at the top in parallel, the guide rods 10 are perpendicular to the partition plate 9, and the partition plate 9 is sleeved on the guide rods 10 and is in sliding connection with the guide rods 10 through bearings. After the partition board 9 is adjusted to a position adapted to the length of the copper tube 4, the partition board 9 is fixed at the current position by a thumb screw.

The material distributing structure comprises a lifting plate 11 arranged below the partition plate 9 and a jacking cylinder used as a second driving piece 12 for driving the lifting plate 11 to move up and down. The lifting plate 11 is movably arranged on the rack 1 and is close to the accommodating space 6, and is provided with a first installation part 13 connected with the partition plate 9 and a second installation part 14 movably contacted with the second driving part 12. Specifically, the first mounting part 13 is a plurality of grooves arranged at intervals along the length direction of the partition board 9, when the position of the partition board 9 is adjusted to a proper position, the lower end of the partition board 9 is embedded into the first mounting part 13 for fixation, and at the moment, part of the material moves to the upper part of the lifting plate 11 under the action of gravity and contacts with the lifting plate; the second installation part 14 is two bulges which are arranged opposite to the first installation part 13, and the bulges are arranged in a through hole formed in the machine frame 1 in a clearance fit mode so as to provide guidance for the movement of the lifting plate 11. And a gap is reserved between the second mounting part 14 and the vertex of the jacking cylinder so as to ensure that the lifting plate 11 has enough activity space.

In order to conveniently and smoothly convey the machined and molded copper pipe 4 to the next station, a discharging structure is arranged on one side of the material pushing structure side by side. The structure of unloading include as third driving piece 15 the swing cylinder and with the upset piece that third driving piece 15 is connected, the upset piece include with bracing piece 16 that third driving piece 15 is connected with locate bracing piece 16 is kept away from the three support frame 17 of third driving piece 15 one end, three support frame 17 sets up along the axial interval of bracing piece 16, the extending direction perpendicular to of support frame 17 the axial of bracing piece 16, and be located the below of accommodation space 6, with under the effect of third driving piece 15 will material in the accommodation space 6 is through the upset transport to next station.

The copper pipe 4 is manually placed into the hopper 2, the position of the partition plate 9 in the hopper 2 is adjusted along the guide rod 10, so that the copper pipe 4 is just completely placed in a space between the partition plate 9 and the side wall of the hopper 2, and the position of the partition plate 9 is fixed through a butterfly screw. Jacking cylinder intermittent type nature striking lifter plate 11 makes lifter plate 11 up-and-down motion in hopper 2 certain limit, and the impact passes through lifter plate 11 and conveys to copper pipe 4 department for copper pipe 4 up-and-down motion thereupon in hopper 2, arrange unordered copper pipe 4 in order, be located like this and fall into in accommodation space 6 automatically under the effect of gravity and striking power near a copper pipe 4 of accommodation space 6. The extension of the rodless cylinder pushes the copper pipe 4 to the right position through the push rod 8, and the rodless cylinder resets after the signal response. After the forming machine for the pipe end of the copper pipe 4 finishes forming the pipe orifice of the copper pipe 4, the swing cylinder realizes the unloading of the copper pipe 4 by turning over the support frame 17, the copper pipe 4 automatically falls into the material box, the swing cylinder rotates reversely, the support frame 17 resets, and the above steps are repeated in a circulating manner to realize continuous feeding and discharging.

As an alternative embodiment, the lifting plate 11 may act directly on the bottom wall 3 of the hopper 2, and the vibration force applied to the bottom wall 3 is transmitted to the copper tubes 4, so as to change the copper tubes 4 from disorder to order.

As an alternative embodiment, the partition 9 may be slidably connected to the bottom wall 3 of the hopper 2.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an automatic go up unloading mechanism which characterized in that includes:

the hopper (2), the bottom wall (3) of the hopper (2) is arranged obliquely, and an accommodating space (6) allowing single materials to be stored temporarily is reserved between the lower end of the bottom wall (3) and the side wall of the hopper (2);

the material arranging structure is arranged below the hopper (2) and applies vibration force to the materials in the hopper (2) under the action of driving force;

the material pushing structure comprises a first driving piece (7) arranged on one side of the hopper (2) and a push rod (8) connected with the first driving piece (7), wherein the push rod (8) extends into the accommodating space (6) under the action of the first driving piece (7) so as to push the material away from the accommodating space (6) or withdraw and release the accommodating space (6).

2. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a partition plate (9) is vertically arranged inside the hopper (2), and the partition plate (9) is slidably connected with the hopper (2).

3. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism of claim 2, wherein a guide rod (10) is arranged inside the hopper (2), and the partition plate (9) is sleeved on the guide rod (10) and is connected with the guide rod (10) in a sliding manner.

4. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the material distributing structure comprises a lifting plate (11) arranged below the partition plate (9) and a second driving member (12) for driving the lifting plate (11) to move up and down.

5. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the lifting plate (11) is movably arranged on the frame (1) and has a first mounting part (13) connected with the partition plate (9) and a second mounting part (14) movably contacted with the second driving part (12).

6. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism of claim 5, wherein the first mounting portion (13) is a plurality of grooves arranged at intervals along the length direction of the partition plate (9), and the second mounting portion (14) is at least one protrusion arranged opposite to the first mounting portion (13).

7. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism according to any one of claims 1-6, further comprising a discharge structure arranged side by side with the pushing structure.

8. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the unloading structure comprises a third driving member (15) and a turning member connected with the third driving member (15), and the turning member extends to the lower part of the pushing structure to convey the material in the accommodating space (6) to the next station through turning under the action of the third driving member (15).

9. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism of claim 8, wherein the turning member comprises a support rod (16) connected to the third driving member (15) and at least one support frame (17) disposed at an end of the support rod (16) far away from the third driving member (15), and an extending direction of the support frame (17) is perpendicular to an axial direction of the support rod (16) and is located below the accommodating space (6).

10. The automatic loading and unloading mechanism of claim 5, wherein the accommodating space (6) is a groove body formed on the rack (1) and extending along the pushing direction of the pushing structure.