CN111908118A - A rod transfer device and transfer method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to a bar transfer apparatus and a transfer method, the bar transfer apparatus comprising: a frame; the gripper mechanism comprises a gripper seat and a gripper, and the end part of the gripper is hinged to the gripper seat; the swing mechanism comprises a swing rod and a swing cylinder, one end of the swing rod is hinged to the rack, and the other end of the swing rod is hinged to the bottom of the claw seat; one end of the swing cylinder is hinged to the rack, and the other end of the swing cylinder is hinged to the middle of the swing rod. According to the rod piece transferring equipment and the transferring method, the swing cylinder pushes the swing rod to enable the gripper mechanism to move to the initial position along with the swing rod, the gripper grips the rod piece, and when the swing cylinder pulls the swing rod back to enable the gripper mechanism to move to the target position along with the swing rod, the gripper releases the rod piece, so that the rod piece transferring can be automatically realized, and the production and processing efficiency of the rod piece is effectively improved.

Description

A rod transfer device and transfer method

technical field

The invention belongs to the field of bar processing equipment, in particular to a bar transfer device and a transfer method.

Background technique

The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and do not necessarily constitute prior art.

In the process of many rods such as round pipes and pipes, since the rods are usually of a certain length when they leave the factory, in the actual use of rods, the requirements for rods are different, and the rods need to be adjusted according to actual needs. parts for processing. In the process of processing, it is necessary to transfer the rod.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a bar transfer device and transfer method capable of transferring bars.

A rod transfer device, comprising:

frame;

a gripper mechanism, comprising a gripper seat and a gripper, the end of the gripper is hinged to the gripper seat;

The swing mechanism includes a swing rod and a swing cylinder. One end of the swing rod is hinged to the frame, and the other end is hinged to the bottom of the gripper seat; one end of the swing cylinder is hinged to the frame, and the other end is hinged to the frame. the middle of the pendulum rod;

When the swing cylinder pushes the swing rod so that the gripper mechanism moves to the first position following the swing rod, the gripper grabs the rod, and the swing cylinder pulls back the swing rod When the gripper mechanism moves to the second position following the swing rod, the gripper releases the rod.

Preferably, the swing mechanism further includes a jacking cylinder, one end of the jacking cylinder is connected to the frame, and the other end is hinged to the swing rod, for supporting the swing rod when the swing rod swings .

Preferably, a conveying mechanism is also included, and the conveying mechanism includes:

a pair of transfer wheels rotatably connected to the frame;

a conveying chain, bypassing the conveying wheel, for driving the pair of conveying wheels to rotate synchronously;

A bracket, connected to the transmission chain, is used for the rod to fall into the bracket to support the rod after the gripper releases the rod.

Preferably, the bottom of the bracket is connected to the conveyor chain, and the top of the bracket is provided with a guide portion which is relatively inclined outward to guide the rod into the bracket Inside.

Preferably, both ends of the bracket pass through, the top is open, and the rod falls into the rod from the opening.

Preferably, it also includes a push rod mechanism, and the push rod mechanism includes:

a push rod cylinder, connected to the frame;

A push plate includes a push fork, the push plate is connected to the output shaft of the push rod cylinder, and is used for pushing the push fork to move along the length direction of the bracket to push the rod out of the bracket .

Preferably, the push rod mechanism further includes a push frame and a sliding seat, the sliding seat is connected to the frame, the push frame includes two push rods and a connecting part, the push rods are respectively connected with the connecting parts The connection forms a "U"-shaped structure, and one end of the push rod is connected to the push plate and the output shaft of the push rod cylinder, and the push rod cylinder is located between the push rods.

A rod transfer method, comprising the following steps:

When the swing cylinder is extended, the swing rod is driven to swing so that the gripper mechanism follows the swing rod to move to the first position;

The gripper of the gripper mechanism grabs the rod;

the swinging cylinder is contracted to drive the swing rod to swing so that the gripper mechanism follows the swing rod to move to the second position;

The gripper of the gripper mechanism releases the lever to transfer the lever.

Preferably, the gripper of the gripper mechanism releases the rod member comprising: the gripper of the gripper mechanism releases the rod member so that the rod member falls into the carriage of the conveying mechanism;

After the rod is dropped into the bracket of the conveying mechanism, it also includes:

A pair of transfer wheels of the transfer mechanism drives the carriage to move through a transfer chain to transfer the rod.

Preferably, after a pair of conveying wheels of the conveying mechanism drives the carriage to move through the conveying chain, it further comprises:

When the rod moves to the target position following the bracket, the push rod cylinder of the push rod mechanism drives the push plate to move along the length direction of the bracket to push the rod out of the bracket.

Compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned rod transfer device and transfer method push the swing rod through a swinging cylinder, so that when the gripper mechanism follows the swing rod and moves to the initial position, the gripper grabs the rod. When the swing cylinder pulls back the swing rod so that the gripper mechanism follows the swing rod to move to the target position, the gripper releases the rod, so that the transfer of the rod can be automatically realized, effectively improving the The production and processing efficiency of rods is improved.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, which are of great significance to the art For those of ordinary skill, other drawings can also be obtained from these drawings without any creative effort.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rod transfer equipment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the gripper mechanism of the rod transfer device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the swing mechanism of the rod transfer device.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the jacking cylinder and the swing rod.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bracket.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the push rod mechanism.

Description of main component symbols

The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above drawings.

Detailed ways

In order to more clearly understand the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present application and the features of the embodiments may be combined with each other unless there is conflict. In the following description, many specific details are set forth in order to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention, and the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terms used herein in the description of the present invention are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In various embodiments of the present invention, in order to facilitate the description but not limit the present invention, the term "connection" used in the patent application description and claims of the present invention is not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections. connection, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "Down", "Down", "Left", "Right", etc. are only used to indicate the relative positional relationship, and when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship also changes accordingly.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the rod transfer equipment. As shown in FIG. 1 , the rod transfer apparatus includes a frame 10 , a gripper mechanism 20 , a swing mechanism 30 , a transfer mechanism 40 and a push rod mechanism 50 . The rack 10 is generally in the shape of a rack, and is used for supporting other mechanisms or components. After the gripper mechanism 20 grabs the rod 60 , the swing mechanism 30 drives the gripper mechanism 20 to move to the target position and then releases the rod 60 to the transfer mechanism 40 . The mechanism 50 pushes the rod 60 out of the transfer mechanism 40 to complete the transfer of the rod 60 . In the present application, the rod 60 may be solid or hollow.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the gripper mechanism 20 of the rod transfer device. As shown in FIG. 2 , the gripper mechanism 20 includes a gripper seat 21 and a gripper 22 . In this embodiment, the gripper seat 21 is generally an “N”-shaped frame structure, and the number of the grippers 22 is two, extending in the vertical direction, and the end (top) connecting the gripper seat 21 is hinged on the gripper seat 21 . The bottom end of the gripping claw 22 is provided with an opposite opening slot, and is connected with a driving cylinder, which is grasped to open or close under the driving of the driving cylinder to grasp the rod 60 or release the rod 60 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the swing mechanism 30 of the rod transfer device. As shown in FIG. 3 , the swing mechanism 30 includes a swing rod 32 , a swing cylinder 31 and a lift cylinder 33 . In this embodiment, the number of the swing rods 32 is two, which are arranged in a vertical direction parallel to each other. The bottom end of the swing rod 32 is hinged to the frame 10 , and the top end is hinged to the bottom of the gripper seat 21 . One end of the swing cylinder 31 is hinged to the frame 10 , and the other end is hinged to the middle of the swing rod 32 . When the swing cylinder 31 is extended and retracted, the swing rod 32 can be driven to swing back and forth.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the jacking cylinder 33 and the swing rod 32 . As shown in FIG. 4 , the jacking cylinder 33 is generally disposed along the vertical direction, one end is connected to the frame 10 , and the other end is hinged to the jacking block 321 . The jacking block 321 is connected to the side wall of the swing rod 32 , and the side facing the jacking cylinder 33 is an inclined surface, which is used to support the swing rod 32 when the swing rod 32 swings, and improve the height of the swing rod 32 . Acceptance balance.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the conveying mechanism 40 . As shown in FIG. 5 , the conveying mechanism 40 includes a pair of conveying wheels 41 , a conveying chain 42 and a plurality of brackets 43 . In this embodiment, a pair of transmission wheels 41 are sprockets, and are respectively rotatably connected to both ends of the frame 10 . The transmission chain 42 is a chain, which bypasses the pair of transmission wheels 41 and is used to drive the pair of transmission wheels 41 to rotate synchronously.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the bracket 43 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the top of the bracket 43 is open, and two ends of the bracket 43 pass through, and the bottom is provided with a connecting hole for connecting to the conveying chain 42 through a connecting piece. After the gripper 22 releases the rod 60 , the rod 60 falls into the bracket 43 from the opening at the top of the bracket 43 to support the rod 60 . In some preferred embodiments, the top of the bracket 43 is provided with a guide portion 431 , and the guide portion 431 is relatively inclined outward to guide the rod 60 into the bracket 43 , so as to The rod 60 enters the opening of the top of the bracket 43 under the guidance of the guide portion 431 .

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the push rod mechanism 50 . As shown in FIG. 7 , the push rod mechanism 50 includes a push rod cylinder 51 , a push frame 54 , a sliding seat 53 and a push plate 52 . The sliding seat 53 is fixed on the frame 10 and has three through holes penetrating in the horizontal direction. The push rod cylinder 51 is fixedly connected to the sliding seat 53 , and the output shaft of the push rod cylinder 51 protrudes from a through hole of the sliding seat 53 and is connected to the push plate 52 . The push frame 54 includes two push rods 541 and a connecting portion 542. The push rods 541 are respectively connected with the connecting portion 542 to form a “U”-shaped structure. The holes are connected to the push plate 52 and the output shaft of the push rod cylinder 51 . The push rod cylinder 51 is located between the push rods 541 , so that the stroke of the push rod cylinder 51 can be prevented from being too large. When the stroke exceeds a preset value, the connecting portion 542 of the push frame 54 abuts against the push rod cylinder 51 and stops. The push plate 52 is generally in the shape of a flat plate, and a plurality of push forks 521 extending downward are provided at the ends thereof. The width of the push fork 521 is smaller than or equal to the inner diameter of the push frame 54 , and the push plate 52 is connected to the output shaft of the push rod cylinder 51 . In this way, driven by the push rod cylinder 51 , the push fork 521 can be pushed to move back and forth along the length direction of the bracket 43 , so as to push the rod 60 out of the bracket 43 .

The following describes in detail the rod transfer method for transferring the rod 60 by using the rod transfer apparatus according to the above-mentioned embodiment.

In this embodiment, the rod 60 is placed at the original position, and the rod 60 is automatically transferred to the target position by the rod transfer device.

First, when the swing cylinder 31 is extended, the swing rod 32 is driven to swing, so that the gripper mechanism 20 follows the swing rod 32 to move to the first position. At this time, the gripper 22 of the gripper mechanism 20 moves to the top of the rod 60 around the arc with the swing rod 32 as the radius;

Then, the gripper 22 of the gripper mechanism 20 grabs the rod 60 . At this time, the rod 60 is clamped by the gripper 22 and can move with the gripper 22 .

Next, the swinging cylinder 31 is contracted to drive the swing rod 32 to swing, so that the gripper mechanism 20 follows the swing rod 32 to move to the second position. At this time, the gripper 22 moves to the top of the bracket 43 of the conveying mechanism 40 following the swing rod 32 .

Then, the gripper 22 of the gripper mechanism 20 releases the rod 60 so that the rod 60 falls into the bracket 43 of the transfer mechanism 40 to transfer the rod 60 .

The above steps achieve the purpose of transferring the rod 60 from the original position to the transfer mechanism 40 . In some embodiments, the rod transfer method may further include the following steps.

After the rod 60 falls into the bracket 43 of the transmission mechanism 40 , a pair of transmission wheels 41 of the transmission mechanism 40 drives the bracket 43 to move through the transmission chain 42 to transfer the rod 60 until The lever 60 moves to the target position following the bracket 43 .

Then, the push rod cylinder 51 of the push rod mechanism 50 drives the push plate 52 to move along the length direction of the bracket 43 to push the rod member 60 out of the bracket 43 to realize the transfer function of the rod member 60 .

The above-mentioned rod transfer device and transfer method push the swing rod 32 through the swinging cylinder 31 so that when the gripper mechanism 20 follows the swing rod 32 to move to the initial position, the gripper 22 grabs the rod 60 . , when the swing cylinder 31 pulls back the swing rod 32 so that the gripper mechanism 20 follows the swing rod 32 to move to the target position, the gripper 22 releases the rod member 60 , so that the rod can be automatically realized The transfer of the piece 60 effectively improves the production and processing efficiency of the rod piece 60 .

In the several specific embodiments provided by the present invention, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above-mentioned exemplary embodiments, and can be implemented without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. The present invention may be implemented in other specific forms. Therefore, the embodiments are to be regarded in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is to be defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, which are therefore intended to fall within the scope of the claims. All changes within the meaning and range of the equivalents of , are included in the present invention. Furthermore, it is clear that the word "comprising" does not exclude other units or steps and the singular does not exclude the plural. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote names and do not denote any particular order.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention can be modified or equivalently replaced. Neither should depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A bar transfer apparatus, characterized in that it comprises:

a frame;

the gripper mechanism comprises a gripper seat and a gripper, and the end part of the gripper is hinged to the gripper seat;

the swing mechanism comprises a swing rod and a swing cylinder, one end of the swing rod is hinged to the rack, and the other end of the swing rod is hinged to the bottom of the claw seat; one end of the swing cylinder is hinged to the rack, and the other end of the swing cylinder is hinged to the middle of the swing rod;

when the swing cylinder pushes the swing rod to enable the gripper mechanism to move to a first position along with the swing rod, the gripper grips the rod piece, and when the swing cylinder pulls the swing rod to enable the gripper mechanism to move to a second position along with the swing rod, the gripper releases the rod piece.

2. The bar transfer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said swing mechanism further comprises a jacking cylinder having one end connected to said frame and the other end hinged to said swing link for jacking said swing link as said swing link swings.

3. The rod transfer apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a transfer mechanism, said transfer mechanism comprising:

a pair of transfer wheels rotatably connected to the frame;

the conveying chain bypasses the conveying wheels and is used for driving the pair of conveying wheels to synchronously rotate;

and the bracket is connected to the conveying chain and used for supporting the rod piece by falling into the bracket after the rod piece is released by the gripper.

4. The bar transfer apparatus of claim 3, wherein the bottom of said carriages is connected to said conveyor chain, and the top of said carriages is provided with guides that are relatively inclined outwardly to guide said bars into said carriages.

5. The bar transfer apparatus of claim 4, wherein said tray is open at both ends and open at the top, said bars falling from said openings into said bars.

6. The rod transfer apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a pusher mechanism, said pusher mechanism comprising:

the push rod cylinder is connected to the rack;

and the push plate comprises a push fork, and the push plate is connected to an output shaft of the push rod cylinder and used for pushing the push fork to move along the length direction of the bracket so as to push the rod piece out of the bracket.

7. The bar transferring apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said push rod mechanism further comprises a push frame and a slide frame, said slide frame is connected to said frame, said push frame comprises two push rods and a connecting portion, said push rods are respectively connected to said connecting portion to form a "U" shaped structure, one end of said push rod is connected to an output shaft of said push plate and a push rod cylinder, said push rod cylinder is located between said push rods.

8. A bar transfer method, characterized by comprising the steps of:

when the swing cylinder extends, the swing rod is driven to swing, so that the gripper mechanism moves to a first position along with the swing rod;

the gripper of the gripper mechanism grips the rod piece;

the swing cylinder contracts and drives the swing rod to swing so that the gripper mechanism moves to a second position along with the swing rod;

the gripper of the gripper mechanism releases the rod to transfer the rod.

9. The bar transfer method of claim 8, wherein the releasing of the bar by the gripper of the gripper mechanism comprises: the gripper of the gripper mechanism releases the rod piece, so that the rod piece falls into the bracket of the conveying mechanism;

after the rod falls into the bracket of the conveying mechanism, the method further comprises the following steps:

and a pair of conveying wheels of the conveying mechanism drives the bracket to move through a conveying chain so as to transfer the rod piece.

10. The bar transfer method according to claim 9, further comprising, after a pair of transfer wheels of the transfer mechanism moves the carriage by a transfer chain:

when the rod piece moves to the target position along with the bracket, a push rod cylinder of a push rod mechanism drives a push plate to move along the length direction of the bracket so as to push the rod piece out of the bracket.

Images