CN114275511A

CN114275511A - Automatic feeding device and method for seat tray torsion spring assembly

Info

Publication number: CN114275511A
Application number: CN202111547107.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王江林
Original assignee: Henglin Home Furnishings Co Ltd
Current assignee: Henglin Home Furnishings Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-16
Filing date: 2021-12-16
Publication date: 2022-04-05

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic feeding device and method for a seat tray torsion spring assembly, and the automatic feeding device comprises a three-dimensional driving assembly, a second clamping assembly, a shifting assembly, a first resisting assembly and a feeding mechanism, wherein the three-dimensional driving assembly, the second clamping assembly, the shifting assembly and the first resisting assembly can move up and down, left and right and back and forth, the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the torsion spring assembly to the second clamping assembly, the three-dimensional driving assembly and the shifting assembly are both arranged on a first rack, and the first resisting assembly and the second clamping assembly are arranged on the three-dimensional driving assembly; the second clamping assembly is used for clamping the torsion spring assembly and enabling the first connecting portion to face the first assembling station, the poking assembly is used for poking the end B of the first torsion spring to the second connecting portion, the first resisting assembly is used for resisting the end B of the first torsion spring from resetting, and the three-dimensional driving assembly sends the torsion spring assembly into a tray to be assembled on the first assembling station; according to the technical scheme, automatic feeding of the torsion spring assembly can be achieved, the torsion spring assembly can enter the interior of the tray to be assembled, and the first torsion spring can be enabled to be abutted to the shifting piece.

Description

Automatic feeding device and method for seat tray torsion spring assembly

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical automation, in particular to an automatic feeding device and method for a seat tray torsion spring assembly.

Background

In the case of existing office chairs and leisure chairs, the tilting function and the adjustment of the tilting are often realized through a seat tray.

Chinese patent publication No. CN201542121U discloses a double-locking tray for a chair, which comprises a chassis mounted on a swivel chair, the chassis is connected with a casing through a fulcrum, an adjusting nut is arranged in the casing, the lower end of the adjusting nut is connected with a spring, a movable seat is arranged in the casing, a conical tube is inserted in the movable seat, a conical fixing plate is arranged between the conical tube and the movable seat, the chassis, the side wall of the casing is penetrated with a rotatable and axially-moving adjusting rod, the inner end of the adjusting rod is inserted in the movable seat and connected with an adjusting plate which can contact a pneumatic rod, a limiting part is connected on the rod body of the adjusting rod, and one end of the limiting part is connected with a locking plate which can be buckled at the edge of the side wall of the chassis.

The seat tray in this patent document occupies a wide market share due to its structural excellence.

However, the seat tray is basically assembled by manpower at present, so that the assembly cost of the seat tray is increased, time and labor are wasted, and the efficiency is low.

For a person skilled in the art, in the process of sending the torsion spring assembly to the tray to be assembled each time, the connecting block in the torsion spring assembly can not only avoid the poking sheet on the adjusting rod to enter the tray to be assembled, but also can make the first torsion spring in the torsion spring assembly prop against the poking sheet; the automatic assembling device is a technical problem which needs to be solved urgently and realizes the automatic assembling of the seat tray.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an automatic feeding device and method for a seat tray torsion spring assembly, which can achieve automatic feeding of the torsion spring assembly, enable the torsion spring assembly to enter the tray to be assembled, and enable a first torsion spring to abut against a shifting piece.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

the automatic feeding device for the seat tray torsion spring assembly comprises a three-dimensional driving assembly, a second clamping assembly, a shifting assembly, a first resisting assembly and a feeding mechanism, wherein the three-dimensional driving assembly, the second clamping assembly, the shifting assembly and the first resisting assembly can move up and down, left and right and back and forth, the feeding mechanism is used for feeding the torsion spring assembly to the second clamping assembly, the three-dimensional driving assembly and the shifting assembly are both installed on a first rack, and the first resisting assembly and the second clamping assembly are installed on the three-dimensional driving assembly;

the torsion spring assembly comprises a connecting block and a first torsion spring arranged on the connecting block, the connecting block comprises a first connecting part, a second connecting part and a third connecting part, the first connecting part and the third connecting part are respectively positioned at two sides of the second connecting part, the second connecting part is provided with a sleeve part, the through hole is positioned in the sleeve part, the first torsion spring is sleeved and arranged on the sleeve part, two ends of the first torsion spring are respectively an A end and a B end and are respectively positioned at the upper side and the lower side of the third connecting part, and the third connecting part can limit the A end of the first torsion spring to rotate upwards;

the second clamping assembly is used for clamping the torsion spring assembly and enabling the first connecting portion to face the first assembling station, the shifting assembly is used for shifting the end B of the first torsion spring to the second connecting portion, the first blocking assembly is used for preventing the end B of the first torsion spring from resetting, and the three-dimensional driving assembly is used for sending the torsion spring assembly into the tray to be assembled on the first assembling station.

Preferably, the second clamping assembly comprises a second clamping driving piece and two second clamping pieces, the second clamping driving piece and the two second clamping pieces are installed on the three-dimensional driving assembly, a second clamping portion and a third clamping portion are arranged on the second clamping pieces, a first clamping hole and a second clamping hole are formed in the connecting block, when the two second clamping pieces are driven by the second clamping driving piece to be close to each other, the second clamping portions on the two second clamping pieces stretch into the first clamping hole from two ends of the first clamping hole respectively, and the third clamping portions on the two second clamping pieces stretch into the second clamping hole from two ends of the second clamping hole respectively, so that the torsion spring assembly is clamped.

Preferably, the toggle assembly comprises a first movable driving part and a second support, the second support is provided with a first rotary driving part, a third rotary seat and a toggle part, the third rotary seat is arranged on an output shaft of the first rotary driving part, and the toggle part is eccentrically arranged on the third rotary seat.

Preferably, the poking piece is provided with a poking notch;

the first resisting component comprises a second movable driving piece and a first resisting piece;

when the poking piece pokes the end B of the first torsion spring to the second connecting portion, the second movable driving piece drives the first blocking piece to stretch into the poking notch, and therefore the end B of the first torsion spring is prevented from resetting.

Preferably, the first assembly station is further provided with a first bracket, the top end of the first bracket is provided with a first bracket, and when the tray to be assembled is mounted on the first assembly station, the first bracket can support the adjusting rod.

Preferably, the first assembling station is further provided with a third movable driving piece and a first adjusting piece, and the third movable driving piece drives the first adjusting piece to push or pull the adjusting rod to move so that the shifting piece fixedly connected with the adjusting rod abuts against the movable seat.

Preferably, the feeding mechanism comprises a first storage mechanism located on one side of the first frame, the first storage mechanism comprises a third frame, and a first rotating motor and a first rotating disc which are installed on the third frame, the third frame is located on one side of the first frame, N storage discs are distributed on the first rotating disc, a plurality of storage grooves for storing a plurality of torsion spring assemblies are arranged on the storage discs, the N storage discs are distributed around the rotating center of the first rotating disc in a central symmetry manner, and the first rotating motor is used for driving the first rotating disc to rotate around the rotating center; wherein N is a natural number of 2 or more.

Preferably, the feeding mechanism further comprises a first clamping and conveying mechanism located on the first frame, the first clamping and conveying mechanism is used for conveying the torsion spring assembly to the second clamping assembly from the first storage mechanism, the first clamping and conveying mechanism comprises a first clamping driving piece and two first clamping pieces, a first clamping protruding portion is arranged on each first clamping piece, and the two first clamping pieces of the first clamping driving piece are close to each other to enable the first clamping protruding portions on the two first clamping pieces to stretch into the through holes in the connecting block respectively from two ends of the through hole in the connecting block so as to clamp the torsion spring assembly.

Preferably, the assembling device is further provided with a first tray conveying device, the first tray conveying device comprises a first mounting frame fixedly mounted on the first frame, and a first manipulator and a second manipulator which are mounted on the first mounting frame in a back-and-forth moving mode, the first manipulator is used for clamping and conveying the tray to be assembled to the first assembling station, and the second manipulator is used for clamping and conveying the assembled tray to be assembled with the torsion spring assembly away from the first assembling station.

An automatic feeding method of a seat tray torsion spring assembly adopts the automatic feeding device; the method comprises the following specific steps:

s1: the first manipulator clamps and conveys the tray to be assembled to a first assembling station, the first bracket supports the adjusting rod, and then the adjusting rod is moved through the first adjusting piece to enable the shifting piece to be abutted against the movable seat;

s2: the first clamping and conveying mechanism clamps and conveys the torsion spring assembly from the first storage mechanism to the second clamping assembly, and enables the first connecting part to face the first assembling station;

s3: the end B of the first torsion spring is shifted to the second connecting part through the shifting part, the first resisting part moves to the position above the first torsion spring to prevent the end B of the first torsion spring from resetting, and then the shifting part returns to the initial position;

s4: the three-dimensional driving assembly drives the torsion spring assembly to move towards the first assembling station and sends the torsion spring assembly to the mounting position in the tray to be assembled;

s5, the second manipulator clamps and conveys the tray to be assembled with the assembled torsion spring assembly away from the first assembly station;

s6: and repeating the steps S1-S5 to finish feeding the next torsion spring assembly.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

1) in the tray to be assembled, the distance between the shifting piece and the chassis is not enough for the torsion spring assembly to pass through, so that the adjusting rod is firstly positioned at the top end of the first long hole through the first bracket, then the adjusting rod is pushed to enable the shifting piece to be abutted against the side wall of the chassis, and a channel for the torsion spring assembly to enter and exit is formed between the other end of the shifting piece and the other side wall of the chassis;

2) in the transverse moving process of the first torsion spring, the top end of the first torsion spring can collide with the shifting sheet, so that the top end of the first torsion spring is abutted against or close to the connecting block through the matching of the first resisting component and the shifting component, when the torsion spring component moves to the central part between the two side walls of the chassis, the first torsion spring is loosened, and the top end of the first torsion spring is reset to be abutted against the shifting sheet;

3) large-scale and standardized storage of the torsion spring assembly is realized;

4) through the different clamping modes of the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly to the connecting block, the torsion spring assembly is smoothly connected from the storage mechanism to the feeding mechanism.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic assembly apparatus of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a first schematic structural view of a first vibratory pan and a first feeder slide of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second schematic structural view of a first vibratory pan and a first feeder slide of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the position of the various mechanisms on the first frame of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a second pinch mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a first assembly mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a first storage mechanism according to the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a first pinch mechanism and a partial enlarged view of a fifth robot in the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a first schematic structural view of a first feeding device according to the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a second schematic structural view of the first feeding device of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a clinch mechanism of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a first pallet feeding device according to the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a seat tray according to the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of a torsion spring assembly according to the present invention.

Description of reference numerals: 20. a first frame;

21. a first tray conveying device; 210. a first mounting bracket; 211. a first manipulator; 212. a second manipulator; 2120. a second bracket; 2121. a second spring; 21200. a second bracket; 213. a third manipulator; 2150. a first drive motor; 2153. a slide plate;

220. a first storage mechanism; 2201. a first turntable; 2202. a storage disk; 2203. a third frame; 22020. a storage tank; 22021. a first open slot; 22022. a second open slot; 2204. a first limit piece; 2205. a second limiting member; 2206. a third limiting member; 2207. a second pusher member; 221. a first pinch mechanism; 2210. a first bracket; 2211. a first rotating base; 2213. a second rotating electric machine; 2214. a second rotating base; 2215. a third rotating electric machine; 2216. a fifth manipulator; 2217. a first clamping member; 22171. a fourth connecting portion; 22172. a fifth connecting part; 22173. a sixth connecting portion; 222. a three-dimensional drive assembly; 2218. a first clamp drive; 223. a second clamping assembly; 2230. a second clamp drive; 2231. a second clamping member; 22310. a second clamping portion; 22311. a third clamping part; 22312. a second groove; 224. a first resisting component; 2242. a second movable drive member; 2243. a first stopper; 225. the component is stirred; 2251. a first movable drive member; 2252. a second bracket; 2253. a first rotary drive member; 2254. a third rotating base; 2255. a toggle piece; 22550. poking the notch;

230. a first vibratory feeding mechanism; 2300. a first vibratory pan; 2301. a first feeding chute; 23002. a first hanging groove; 231. a second pinch mechanism; 2310. a two-dimensional first drive assembly; 2311. a third clamp drive; 2312. a third clamping member;

241. a first pushing assembly; 2410. a first pusher member; 2411. a fifth movable driving member; 242. a first receiving member; 2420. a first receiving member; 2421. a first receiving drive member; 24201. a first receiving groove; 24202. a second receiving groove; 245. a third support; 243. a first alignment assembly; 2430. a first alignment rod; 2431. a fourth movable drive member; 244. a fourth bracket; 2441. aligning the slideway;

250. a first rivet pressing motor; 251. a first rotating force head; 252. a sixth movable driving member; 253. a second top member;

26. a first assembly station; 260 of a nitrogen atom; a first positioning post; 261. a first bracket; 262. a first bracket; 263. a first spring; 266. a first hold-down assembly;

27. a second assembly station; 270. a second positioning column; 271. a second hold-down assembly;

8. a seat tray; 80. a chassis; 800. a first circular hole; 801. a first long hole; 802. a second circular hole; 81. a movable seat; 810. a third circular hole; 82. a tapered tube; 83. adjusting a rod; 84. a handle member; 85. a shifting sheet; 86. a connecting rod; 87. a torsion spring assembly; 870. connecting blocks; 8700. a first connection portion; 8701. a second connecting portion; 8702. a third connecting portion; 8703. a through hole; 8704. a first clamping hole; 8705. a second clamping hole; 8706. a sleeve portion; 871. a first torsion spring; 88. an adjustment mechanism; 880. a threaded rod; 881. a pressure spring; 882. a plastic sheath; 883. a plastic cover; 884. adjusting the nut; 885. forming a gasket; 886. and (7) a flat gasket.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, are not to be considered as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "a plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the invention, the first assembly station is positioned behind the second assembly station, and when people face to the front, the right hand side is right and the left hand side is left; "Upper" and "lower" are conventional.

In the invention, "assembly" means that the parts are detachably mounted on the tray to be assembled, and "assembly" means that the parts are fixedly mounted on the tray to be assembled.

The first embodiment is as follows:

a seat tray 8 as shown in fig. 13, which comprises a chassis 80, a movable seat 81, a tapered tube 82, an adjusting rod 83, a handle member 84, a plectrum 85, a locking mechanism for controlling the lifting and lowering of the seat and an adjusting mechanism 88 for adjusting the tilting tension of the seat, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a torsion spring assembly 87 and a connecting rod 86, the torsion spring assembly 87 comprises a fixedly connected connecting block 870 and a first torsion spring 871, the movable seat 81 is hinged with the chassis 80 through the connecting rod 86, the connecting block 870 is freely sleeved on the connecting rod 86, the torsion spring is fixedly connected with the connecting block 870 and can generate acting force on the tapered tube 82, and the adjusting mechanism 88 comprises a coaxially distributed threaded rod 880, a pressure spring 881, a plastic sleeve 882, a plastic cover 883, an adjusting nut 884, a formed gasket 885 and a flat gasket 886;

it should be noted that the mounting structure and the position structure of the seat tray 8 in the present embodiment are substantially the same as those of the seat tray 8 in the background art, and therefore, the mounting relationship and the position relationship of the components in the seat tray 8 are not described in detail here.

The automatic assembling device for the seat tray 8 locking mechanism shown in fig. 1 and 3 comprises a first frame 20, a first feeding device, a second feeding device, a first assembling station 26, a second assembling station 27, a first tray conveying mechanism, a first assembling mechanism and a press riveting mechanism, wherein the first assembling station 26, the second assembling station 27, the first tray conveying mechanism, the first assembling mechanism and the press riveting mechanism are arranged on the first frame 20; the first feeding device is positioned at the right side of the first assembling station 26 and sends the torsion spring assemblies 87 into the tray to be assembled at the first assembling station 26, the second feeding device is positioned at the rear side of the first assembling station 26 and sends the connecting rods 86 to a first assembling mechanism, and the first assembling mechanism is used for assembling the connecting rods 86 on the tray to be assembled and can simultaneously complete the assembly of the torsion spring assemblies 87; the second assembly station 27 is located in front of the first assembly station 26; the press riveting mechanism performs press riveting on one end of the connecting rod 86 on the second assembling station 27 so as to fixedly install the connecting rod 86 on the tray to be assembled and enable the torsion spring assembly 87 to be installed on the tray to be assembled at the same time; the first tray conveying mechanism conveys the tray clamp to be assembled to the first assembling station 26, and simultaneously conveys the tray clamp to be assembled, which is assembled by the torsion spring assembly 87 and the connecting rod 86 on the first assembling station 26, to the second assembling station 27; therefore, automatic feeding and automatic assembly of the movable seat, the torsion spring assembly, the chassis and the connecting rod are realized; and the spatial position distribution among the mechanisms is reasonable.

It is worth to be noted that the tray to be assembled comprises a chassis 80 used for being connected with chair legs, a movable seat 81 used for being connected with a chair seat, a tapered tube 82, an adjusting rod 83 and a shifting piece 85, wherein the movable seat 81, the tapered tube 82, the adjusting rod 83 and the shifting piece 85 are integrated, and the integrated body is assembled into the tray to be assembled by installing the adjusting rod 83 on the chassis 80; specifically, the tapered tube 82 is fixedly connected with the movable seat 81, the left and right side walls of the movable seat 81 are sleeved with the adjusting rod 83, the shifting piece 85 is fixedly connected with the adjusting rod 83 and is located between the left and right side walls of the movable seat 81, the left and right side walls of the movable seat 81 are located between the left and right side walls of the chassis 80, the chassis 80 is provided with a first round hole 800, a first long hole 801 and two second round holes 802, the two second round holes 802 are respectively located in the middle of the left and right side walls of the chassis 80 and are coaxially distributed, the first round hole 800 and the first long hole 801 are respectively located at one end of the left side wall of the chassis 80 and at the same end of the right side wall of the chassis 80, the movable seat 81 is further provided with two third round holes 810 coaxially distributed, the two third round holes 810 are respectively located in the middle of the left and right side walls of the movable seat 81, the adjusting rod 83 passes through the first long hole 801, when the adjusting rod 83 is located at the top end of the first long hole 801, the adjusting rod 83 can also pass through the first round hole 800, and the third round hole 810 on the movable seat 81 and the second round hole 802 on the chassis 80 are distributed coaxially; the specific steps of the integral assembly of the movable seat 81, the tapered tube 82, the adjusting rod 83 and the shifting piece 85 on the chassis 80 are as follows: the worker firstly penetrates one end, used for installing the handle piece 84, of the adjusting rod 83 through the first long hole 801 from inside to outside, enables the adjusting rod 83 to be located at the top end of the first long hole 801, then pushes the adjusting rod 83 to enable the adjusting rod 83 to move axially, enables the other end of the adjusting rod 83 to penetrate through the first round hole 800 from inside to outside, and finally places the movable seat 81 at a specified position on the base plate 80, so that the assembling of the tray to be assembled is completed.

With the arrangement, the movable seat 81 and the chassis 80 are integrated through the adjusting rod 83, so that one feeding mechanism can feed the movable seat 81 and the chassis 80 to the first assembly station 26, and the spatial position conflict among the feeding mechanisms is solved; secondly, by controlling the position of the adjusting rod 83, the third round hole 810 on the movable seat 81 and the second round hole 802 on the chassis 80 are coaxially distributed, and the third round hole and the second round hole are used as references, so that the problem of positioning among the movable seat 81, the torsion spring assembly 87, the chassis 80 and the connecting rod 86 is solved.

Of course, in other embodiments, the assembly between the chassis 80, the movable seat 81, the tapered tube 82, the adjusting rod 83 and the pick 85 can be realized by means of automated assembly.

It should be noted here that the two ends of the connecting rod 86 are a cap end and a shaft end respectively, the diameter of the cap end is larger than that of the shaft end, and the press riveting mechanism is used for press riveting the shaft end of the connecting rod 86, so that the diameter of the shaft end of the connecting rod 86 is increased, and the connecting rod 86 is further fixedly mounted on the tray to be assembled.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 12, the first tray conveying mechanism includes a first mounting frame 210 fixedly mounted on the first frame 20, and a first robot 211, a second robot 212, and a third robot 213 mounted on the first mounting frame 210 in a manner capable of moving back and forth, the first robot being used for gripping the tray to be assembled from the conveying device to the first assembling station 26, the second robot 212 being used for gripping the tray to be assembled, to which the torsion spring assembly 87 and the connecting rod 86 have been assembled, from the first assembling station 26 to the second assembling station 27, and having the handle end of the adjusting rod 83 located at the right or left side of the movable seat 81, and the third robot 213 being used for feeding the tray to be assembled from the second assembling station 27.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a first chute is disposed on the first mounting frame 210, the first tray conveying mechanism further includes a first driving mechanism installed in the first chute, the first driving mechanism includes a first driving motor 2150, a first lead screw, a first fixing block, and a sliding plate 2153, the first fixing block is sleeved on the first lead screw and is fixedly connected to the sliding plate 2153, the first robot, the second robot 212, and the third robot 213 are all installed on the sliding plate 2153, and the first driving motor 2150 drives the first lead screw to rotate so as to move the first fixing block back and forth on the first lead screw, thereby driving the sliding plate 2153 and the first robot, the second robot 212, and the third robot 213 on the sliding plate 2153 to move back and forth.

In other embodiments, the first, second and third manipulators 212, 213 may also be moved on the first mount 210 by respective sliding drive assemblies.

It should be noted that, as for the robot, the functions of up-and-down movement, rotation around itself and clamping are conventional prior art, and therefore, when the technical features of up-and-down movement, rotation around itself and clamping of the robot are involved, detailed description thereof is omitted.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first robot, the second robot 212 and the third robot 213 have a function of ascending and descending and a function of clamping, wherein the second robot 212 further has a function of rotating around itself, and in consideration of a risk of moving the grip end of the adjustment lever 83 outward by a centrifugal force when the second robot 212 rotates after clamping the tray to be assembled, the second robot 212 is further provided with a second bracket 2120 and a second spring 2121, the second spring 2121 is sleeved on the second bracket 2120, the top end of the second spring 2121 is fixedly connected with the second robot 212 or the third robot 213, the bottom end of the second spring 2121 is fixedly connected with the second bracket 2120, the second bracket 2120 is mounted on the second robot 212 in a manner that the second bracket 2120 can move up and down, the bottom end of the second bracket 2120 is provided with a second bracket 2120 having a downward opening, the second bracket 2120 is an arc-shaped groove, and when the tray to be assembled is clamped by the second manipulator 212 or the third manipulator 213, the second bracket 2120 abuts against the adjusting rod 83 through the second bracket 2120 and gives a downward acting force to the adjusting rod 83; thereby preventing the handle end of the adjusting lever 83 from continuing to extend outward, which in turn causes the other end of the adjusting lever 83 to disengage from the chassis 80; like this, will wait to assemble the tray through pressing from both sides when sending and waiting to assemble the tray and rotate 90, and then make the left and right sides that presses riveting subassembly and the tight subassembly in top can distribute at the second assembly station to the convenience is in the overall arrangement of each mechanism in whole seat tray automation equipment.

In the embodiment of the invention, the first feeding device comprises a first storage mechanism 220 for storing the torsion spring assembly 87, a first feeding mechanism for feeding the torsion spring assembly 87 into the tray to be assembled and a first clamping and conveying mechanism 221 for conveying the torsion spring assembly 87 from the first storage mechanism 220 to the first feeding mechanism, wherein the first feeding mechanism and the first clamping and conveying mechanism 221 are installed on the first frame 20;

as shown in fig. 7, the first storage mechanism 220 includes a third rack 2203, and a first rotating motor and a first rotating disk 2201 which are mounted on the third rack 2203, the third rack 2203 is located on the right side of the first rack 20, N storage disks 2202 are distributed on the first rotating disk 2201, a plurality of storage slots 22020 for storing torsion spring assemblies 87 are arranged on the storage disks 2202, the N storage disks 2202 are symmetrically distributed around the center of the first rotating disk 2201, and the first rotating motor is used for driving the first rotating disk 2201 to rotate around the center thereof, and the angle of each rotation is 360/N degrees; wherein N is a natural number of 2 or more. Thus, when the first pinch mechanism 221 removes all the torsion spring assemblies 87 on one storage disk 2202, the first rotating motor drives the first rotating disk 2201 to rotate around the center thereof, so that the next storage disk 2202 with the torsion spring assemblies 87 stored therein rotates to a position where the first pinch mechanism 221 can pick up the storage disk.

By the arrangement, the technical problem that the torsion spring assembly 87 cannot be stored in a large-scale standard due to a special structure is solved, and meanwhile, the torsion spring assembly 87 is conveniently clamped and conveyed by the first clamping and conveying mechanism 221, so that automatic feeding of the torsion spring assembly 87 is realized.

Further preferably, four storage disks 2202 are distributed on the first rotating disk 2201, the first rotating motor is used for driving the first rotating disk 2201 to rotate around the center of the first rotating disk and the angle of each rotation is 90 degrees; with this arrangement, it is convenient to mount the storage disk 2202 on the first rotating disk 2201, and at the same time, it is convenient for the first pinch mechanism 221 to set a simple program to clamp all the torsion spring assemblies 87 on the storage disk 2202.

In the embodiment of the present invention, N mounting assemblies are uniformly distributed on the first rotating disk 2201 in a circumferential manner, and N storage disks 2202 are detachably mounted on the first rotating disk 2201 through the N mounting assemblies, respectively; preferably, four sets of mounting assemblies are uniformly distributed on the first rotating disk 2201 in a circumferential manner, each mounting assembly includes at least 2 first limiting members 2204, third limiting members 2206 and a second pushing member 2207, the first limiting members 2204 are fixedly mounted on the first rotating disk 2201, one side of the storage disk 2202 close to the first limiting members 2204 is provided with at least 2 limiting notches, the third limiting members 2206 are located on the other side of the storage disk 2202 opposite to the first limiting members 2204, and the second pushing member 2207 pushes the storage disk 2202 towards the first limiting members 2204 through the third limiting members 2206 until each first limiting member 2204 abuts against each limiting notch, so as to limit the internal and external movement and circumferential movement of the storage disk 2202; so set up, can be enough accurate and firm install the storage disk 2202 on first carousel 2201, still conveniently pull down the storage disk 2202 from first carousel 2201 simultaneously, and then satisfy the demand of reloading the storage disk 2202.

Further preferably, the mounting assembly further includes at least 1 second limiting member 2205 fixedly mounted on the first rotating disk 2201, the second limiting member 2205 and the third limiting member 2206 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the storage disk 2202, the second limiting member 2205 includes a second limiting portion, the third limiting member 2206 includes a third limiting portion, and the second limiting portion and the third limiting portion both abut against the upper surface of the storage disk 2202 to further limit the storage disk 2202 from moving upward.

Further preferably, the second pushing member 2207 can be a cylinder, an electric cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or a quick clamp, and in the embodiment of the present invention, the second pushing member 2207 is preferably a quick clamp, so that the arrangement is cost-saving.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 14, the connection block 870 includes a first connection portion 8700, a second connection portion 8701, and a third connection portion 8702, where the first connection portion 8700 and the third connection portion 8702 are respectively located at two sides of the second connection portion 8701, a through hole 8703 is disposed on the second connection portion 8701, the first torsion spring 871 is mounted on the second connection portion 8701, the third connection portion 8702 can limit the first torsion spring 871 from rotating upwards, and an inclined included angle is formed between a lower surface of the first connection portion 8700 and a lower surface of the third connection portion 8702;

the storage groove 22020 comprises a first opening groove 22021 for placing a part of the first connecting portion 8700 and a second opening groove 22022 for placing a part of the third connecting portion 8702, wherein the bottom of the first opening groove 22021 is horizontal, and the bottom of the second opening groove 22022 forms an inclined included angle with the horizontal plane.

Still more preferably, the third connection 8702 is longer than the first connection 8700.

The arrangement is such that when the torsion spring assembly 87 is placed in the storage groove 22020, there is only one placing mode, so that the influence on the installation of the subsequent storage assembly due to the different placing modes of the storage assembly is avoided;

it should be noted that the third connecting portion 8702 can limit the upward rotation of the first torsion spring 871, and the end a and the end B of the first torsion spring 871 may be respectively located at the upper side and the lower side of the third connecting portion 8702, or the end a of the first torsion spring 871 may be fixedly connected to the third connecting portion 8702.

Further preferably, the storage tank 22020 comprises a main body tank, the first opening groove 22021 and the second opening groove 22022 are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the main body tank, and the width of the main body tank in the front-back direction is larger than the width of the first opening groove 22021 and the second opening groove 22022; this is provided to give the fifth robot 2216 mentioned below a space to grip the torsion spring assembly 87.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the first pinch mechanism 221 includes a first frame 2210, a first rotating assembly mounted on the first frame 2210, a second rotating assembly mounted on the first rotating assembly, and a fifth robot 2216 mounted on the second rotating assembly, where the fifth robot 2216 includes a first telescopic member mounted on the second rotating assembly and capable of automatically extending and retracting, a first rotating member coaxially mounted on a lower end of the automatic telescopic member and capable of rotating around its own axis, and a first clamping assembly mounted on the first rotating member and used for clamping the torsion spring assembly 87.

This is so because the position of each storage slot 22020 on the same storage disk 2202 is different, and therefore, the position of the fifth robot 2216 is different each time the fifth robot 2216 grips the torsion spring assembly 87, and therefore, by providing the first rotating assembly and the second rotating assembly, it is ensured that the fifth robot 2216 can cover all the storage slots 22020 on the storage disk 2202; and to enable the fifth robot 2216 to move back and forth between the first storage mechanism 220 and the first feed mechanism.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first clamping assembly includes a first clamping driving member 2218 and two first clamping members 2217 symmetrically distributed, the first clamping members 2217 are provided with first clamping protrusions, and the two first clamping members 2217 of the first clamping driving member 2218 are close to each other, so that the first clamping protrusions on the two first clamping members 2217 can respectively extend into two ends of the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870 to clamp the torsion spring assembly 87.

Further preferably, the first clamping protrusion is a cone, and the diameter of the first clamping protrusion gradually decreases in a direction away from the first clamping piece 2217.

Further preferably, the first clamping members 2217 include a fourth connecting portion 22171, a fifth connecting portion 22172 and a sixth connecting portion 22173 which are integrally formed, the fourth connecting portion 22171 is movably mounted on the first rotating member, the fifth connecting portion 22172 is used for connecting the fourth connecting portion 22171 and the sixth connecting portion 22173, the sixth connecting portions 22173 of the two first clamping members 2217 are located at the inner sides of the two fourth connecting portions 22171, and the first clamping protrusions of the two first clamping members 2217 are respectively located on the opposite surfaces of the two sixth connecting portions 22173.

This is provided to facilitate the extension of the first clamp 2217 into the storage slot 22020 to clamp the torsion spring assembly 87.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the fifth manipulator 2216 is further provided with a fifth limiting member (not shown in the drawings), the fifth limiting member is fixedly connected to the first rotating member, and when the two first clamping members 2217 clamp the torsion spring assembly 87, the fifth limiting member abuts against the connecting block 870 to prevent the connecting block 870 from rotating; more preferably, the fifth limiting member abuts against an upper surface of the third connecting portion 8702; this arrangement is because the third connecting portion 8702 tends to rotate upward when the torsion spring assembly 87 is clamped, and therefore, the point connecting portion needs to be abutted by the fifth limiting member; thereby ensuring that the upper end surface of the first connection portion 8700 is horizontal.

It is further preferred that a second sensor (not shown) is provided for detecting whether the torsion spring assembly 87 is stored in the storage tank 22020, and if so, a signal is sent to control the fifth robot 2216 to clamp the torsion spring assembly 87 in the storage tank 22020, and if not, a signal is sent to control the fifth robot 2216 to move to the next storage tank 22020.

It should be noted here that, since several tens of hundreds of storage slots 22020 are distributed in a single storage disk 2202, that is, when the torsion spring assemblies 87 on the same storage disk 2202 are pinched, the pinching position of the first pinching mechanism 221 is changed every time, and therefore, a certain program and algorithm are required here to assist the fifth robot 2216 in pinching, and in order to further simplify the algorithm, the plurality of storage slots 22020 on the storage disk 2202 are evenly distributed in a plurality of rows, a row of the plurality of storage slots 22020 is parallel to the edge of the storage disk 2202, and the fifth robot 2216 pinches the torsion spring assemblies 87 in the storage slots 22020 one by one in the order of one row.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating assembly includes a first rotating motor and a first rotating base 2211, the first rotating motor is mounted on the first frame 2210 and is in transmission fit with one end of the first rotating base 2211;

the second rotating motor 2213 comprises a second rotating motor 2213 and a second rotating seat 2214, and the second rotating motor 2213 is installed at the other end of the first rotating seat 2211 and is in transmission fit with one end of the second rotating seat 2214;

the fifth robot 2216 is mounted to the other end of the second rotating base 2214.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the first feeding mechanism includes a three-dimensional driving component 222 capable of moving up and down, left and right, and back and forth, a second clamping component 223 for clamping the torsion spring component 87, a toggle component 225 for toggling the B end of the first torsion spring 871 to the second connecting portion 8701 and causing the first torsion spring 871 to generate tension, and a first blocking component 224 for blocking the B end of the first torsion spring 871 from being reset, the three-dimensional driving component 222 and the toggle component 225 are both mounted on the first frame 20, the toggle component 225 is located in front of or behind the three-dimensional driving component 222, and the first blocking component 224 and the second clamping component 223 are mounted on the three-dimensional driving component 222.

It is worth noting here that the three-dimensional drive assembly 222 is conventional in the art and will not be described in detail here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second clamping assembly 223 includes a second clamping driving member 2230 and two second clamping members 2231 mounted on the three-dimensional driving assembly 222, the second clamping member 2231 is provided with a second clamping portion 22310 and a third clamping portion 22311, the connecting block 870 is provided with a first clamping hole 8704 and a second clamping hole 8705, the first clamping hole 8704 and the second clamping hole 8705 are respectively located on the first connecting portion 8700 and the third connecting portion 8702, when the second clamping driving member 2230 drives the two second clamping members 2231 to approach each other, the second clamping portions 22310 of the two second clamping members 2231 respectively extend into the first clamping holes 8704 from both ends of the first clamping hole 8704, and the third clamping portions 22311 of the two second clamping members 2231 respectively extend into the second clamping holes 8705 from both ends of the second clamping hole 8705, so as to clamp the torsion spring assembly 87.

In this manner, the interface between the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly 223 is achieved by clamping different locations on the attachment block 870.

Further preferably, the second clamping pieces 2231 are further provided with second grooves 22312, the second grooves 22312 are circular-arc grooves, and when the two second clamping pieces 2231 clamp the torsion spring assembly 87, the two second grooves 22312 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870, so that the two first clamping pieces 2217 on the fifth manipulator 2216 can move conveniently; and facilitate the connection rod 86 to pass through the through hole 8703 of the connection block 870 in the subsequent process.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the toggle assembly 225 includes a first moving driving member 2251 and a second support 2252, the second support 2252 is mounted with a first rotating driving member 2253, a third rotating seat 2254 and a toggle member 2255, the third rotating seat 2254 is coaxially mounted on the extension shaft of the first rotating driving member 2253, the toggle member 2255 is eccentrically mounted on the third rotating seat 2254, the first moving driving member 2251 is configured to reciprocate in the front-rear direction by driving the second support 2252 so as to enable the toggle member 2255 to move above the torsion spring assembly 87, and the first rotating driving member 2253 is configured to enable the toggle member 2255 to toggle the B end of the first torsion spring 871 to the first connection 8700 by driving the third rotating seat 2254 to rotate.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the toggle member 2255 further has a toggle notch 22550, the width of the toggle notch 22550 is smaller than the width of the first torsion spring 871, the first blocking member 224 includes a second movable driving member 2242 and a first blocking member 2243, the first blocking member 2243 is located between the two second clamping members 2231, and the second movable driving member 2242 is configured to drive the first blocking member 2243 to reciprocate linearly away from or close to the torsion spring assembly 87, wherein when the toggle member 2255 toggles the B end of the first torsion spring 871 to the first connection portion 8700, the second movable driving member 2242 drives the first blocking member 2243 to extend into the toggle notch 22550 and can prevent the B end of the first torsion spring 871 from resetting.

Thus, by the cooperation of the toggle component 225 and the first resisting component 224, the scraping of the end B of the first torsion spring 871 and the tray to be assembled when the torsion spring component 87 moves in the tray to be assembled can be avoided, and the fracture of the end B of the first torsion spring 871 due to the contact with the tray to be assembled can be avoided.

Preferably, the first blocking member 2243 further includes a blocking portion for blocking the B end of the first torsion spring 871, the blocking portion is located at the outer end of the first blocking member 2243, the length of the blocking portion is greater than the distance between the axial line of the first circular hole 800 and the axial line of the second circular hole 802, and the upper end surface of the blocking portion does not exceed the center of the through hole 8703 of the connecting block 870; the arrangement is to avoid the collision between the first stopper 2243 and the adjusting rod 83 and the shifting piece 85 when the torsion spring assembly 87 is smoothly fed into the tray to be assembled and the through hole 8703 of the connecting block 870 and the second circular hole 802 are coaxially distributed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, four first positioning posts 260 are arranged on the first assembling station 26, four positioning holes are arranged on the chassis 80, and the tray to be assembled is mounted on the first assembling station 26 through the cooperation of the positioning holes and the first positioning posts 260;

a first bracket 261 is further arranged, the first bracket 261 is mounted on the first assembling station 26 in a vertically movable manner, the first spring 263 is sleeved on the first bracket 261 and can provide upward acting force for the first bracket 261, a first bracket 262 is arranged at the top end of the first bracket 261, and when the tray to be assembled is mounted on the first assembling station 26 through the matching of the positioning hole and the first positioning column 260, the first bracket 262 can support the adjusting rod 83 and enable the adjusting rod 83 to be located at the top end of the first long hole 801; with such an arrangement, considering that the tray to be assembled may have a situation that the adjusting rod 83 is separated from the first circular hole 800, and further the adjusting rod 83 falls into the bottom end of the first long hole 801, the third circular hole 810 on the movable seat 81 and the second circular hole 802 on the chassis 80 are not distributed coaxially, the adjusting rod 83 can be ensured to be located at the top end of the first long hole 801 through the first bracket 261, so that not only can the other end of the adjusting rod 83 be aligned with the first circular hole 800, and it is convenient for the other end of the adjusting rod 83 to be pushed to pass through the first circular hole 800 in the subsequent process, and then the shifting piece 85 is abutted against the side wall of the movable seat 81; meanwhile, the movable seat 81 can be lifted, so that the third round hole 810 on the movable seat 81 and the second round hole 802 on the chassis 80 are distributed coaxially.

Still be equipped with the tight subassembly in first top of installing on first frame 20, the tight subassembly in first top is located the rear of first assembly station 26, first top tight subassembly includes third removal driving piece and first top tight piece, works as treat that the assembly tray passes through when the cooperation of locating hole and first locating column 260 is installed on first assembly station 26, the third removes the first tight piece in top of driving and moves forward and then promote regulation pole 83, and it offsets with the lateral wall of sliding seat 81 until plectrum 85.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the specific method for feeding the torsion spring assembly 87 into the tray to be assembled is as follows:

s0, the adjusting rod 83 is pushed forwards until the plectrum 85 is pressed against the side wall of the movable seat 81;

s1: the first clamping mechanism 221 clamps and conveys the torsion spring assembly 87 from the first storage mechanism 220 to the second clamping assembly 223, and enables the third connecting portion 8702 to face the tray to be assembled;

s2: the toggle assembly 225 sends the toggle member 2255 to the torsion spring assembly 87, and drives the toggle member 2255 to revolve to toggle the end B of the first torsion spring 871 to the first connection portion 8700, then the first blocking assembly 224 drives the first blocking member 2243 to the upper side of the first torsion spring 871 and blocks the first torsion spring 871 from returning, then the toggle assembly 225 drives the toggle member 2255 to revolve to the upper side of the torsion spring assembly 87, and finally the toggle assembly 225 drives the toggle member 2255 to return to the initial position;

s3: the three-dimensional driving assembly 222 sends the torsion spring assembly 87 into the tray to be assembled and enables the through holes 8703 on the connecting block 870 to be coaxially distributed with the second round hole 802.

It is worth noting here that S0 is not preceded by S1.

Wherein the content of the first and second substances,

the specific process of S0 is as follows: when the first manipulator places the tray to be assembled on the first assembling station 26, the adjusting rod 83 falls on the first bracket 262, the adjusting rod 83 is located at the top end of the first long hole 801 under the action of the first bracket 262, and then the third movable driving piece drives the first tightening piece to move forward so as to push the adjusting rod 83 until the shifting piece 85 abuts against the side wall of the movable seat 81; therefore, a channel for the torsion spring assembly 87 to enter and exit can be formed in the tray to be assembled, and the channel is positioned in the rear half section of the chassis 80, namely, the half section without the shifting piece 85, so that the connecting block 870 in the torsion spring assembly 87 is prevented from colliding with the shifting piece 85 when entering the tray to be assembled.

The specific process of S1 is as follows: the first pinch mechanism 221 rotates the fifth manipulator 2216 right above the storage slot 22020, the storage slot 22020 is ensured to be provided with the torsion spring assembly 87 by the second sensor, then the fifth manipulator 2216 clamps the torsion spring assembly 87 in the storage slot 22020, then the first pinch mechanism 221 rotates the fifth manipulator 2216 to be above the second clamping assembly 223, the fifth manipulator 2216 conveys the torsion spring assembly 87 to be between the two second clamping pieces 2231, the second clamping driving piece 2230 drives the two second clamping pieces 2231 to be close to each other to clamp the torsion spring assembly 87, then the fifth manipulator 2216 releases the torsion spring assembly 87, and the first pinch mechanism 221 drives the fifth manipulator 2216 to move to be above the storage tray 2202 to clamp the next torsion spring assembly 87.

The specific process of S2 is as follows: the toggle assembly 225 sends the toggle member 2255 to the torsion spring assembly 87, at this time, the toggle portion faces the B end of the first torsion spring 871, the fluctuation gap faces upward, the toggle assembly 225 drives the toggle member 2255 to revolve to toggle the B end of the first torsion spring 871 to the first connection portion 8700, at this time, the toggle portion faces downward, the fluctuation gap faces the first blocking assembly 224, then the first blocking assembly 224 drives the first blocking member 2243 to extend into the toggle gap 22550 to block the reset of the first torsion spring 871, then the toggle assembly 225 drives the toggle member 2255 to revolve to the upper side of the torsion spring assembly 87 again, and finally the toggle assembly 225 drives the toggle member 2255 to return to the initial position again.

The specific process of S3 is as follows: the three-dimensional driving component 222 linearly drives the torsion spring component 87 to move in a direction close to the tray to be assembled until the second connecting part 8701 passes through the first circular hole 800, and then the three-dimensional driving component 222 drives the torsion spring component 87 to move upwards and enable the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870 and the second circular hole 802 to be coaxially distributed; more preferably, the three-dimensional driving assembly 222 linearly drives the torsion spring assembly 87 to move towards the direction close to the tray to be assembled until the axis of the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870 and the axis of the second circular hole 802 are located on the same vertical plane, then the three-dimensional driving assembly 222 linearly drives the torsion spring assembly 87 to move forwards to the middle part of the chassis 80, and then the three-dimensional driving assembly 222 further drives the torsion spring assembly 87 to move upwards and enable the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870 and the second circular hole 802 to be coaxially distributed; thus, the connecting block 870 can be effectively prevented from colliding with the adjusting lever 83 and the pusher 85.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second feeding device includes a first vibration feeding mechanism 230 located at one side of the first frame 20 and a second pinch mechanism 231 mounted on the first frame 20; the first vibratory feeder 230 is adapted to provide a horizontal and axially forward link rod 86, and the second pinch 231 is adapted to pinch the link rod 86 to the first assembly means.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the first vibratory feed mechanism 230 includes a first vibratory pan 2300 and a first feed ramp 2301; a first feeding track and a first hanging groove 23002 are arranged in the first vibrating disk 2300, the first feeding track spirally rises along the side wall of the first vibrating disk 2300, the inlet end of the first hanging groove 23002 is connected with the outlet end of the first feeding track, and the inlet end of the first feeding slide 2301 is positioned right below the outlet end of the first hanging groove 23002; when the first vibration disc 2300 enters the working state, the connecting rod 86 in the first vibration disc 2300 can be conveyed to the first hanging groove 23002 along the first feeding track, and the connecting rod 86 is converted into a vertical state with a downward shaft end after passing through the first hanging groove 23002, and then falls into the first feeding slide 2301 from the outlet end of the first hanging groove 23002 and slides to the terminal end of the first feeding slide 2301, and the connecting rod 86 is converted into a horizontal state with the forward shaft end.

Further preferably, the first hanging groove 23002 comprises two rail strips, one end of each rail strip is fixedly connected with or integrally formed with the first vibration disc 2300, the distance between the two rail strips is larger than the diameter of the shaft end of the connecting rod 86 and smaller than the diameter of the cap end of the connecting rod 86, and the length of each rail strip is larger than that of the connecting rod 86; preferably, the two track strips are symmetrically distributed, the upper end surfaces of the two track strips are inclined surfaces, and the cross sections of the upper end surfaces of the two track strips are matched to form an inverted splayed shape. Thus, the centering of the connecting rod 86 can be ensured, and the connecting rod 86 can be ensured to be in a vertical state with the shaft end downward under the action of gravity.

Further preferably, a third sensor is further arranged, the third sensor is positioned at the outlet end of the first hanging groove 23002, and when the third sensor detects that one connecting rod 86 falls off from the outlet end of the first hanging groove 23002, the third sensor sends a signal to enable the first vibrating disk 2300 to exit from the working state; this is provided to ensure that only one connecting rod 86 falls into the first feeder slide 2301 at a time.

Further preferably, the first feeding slide 2301 comprises an inclined slide and a horizontal slide, an inlet end of the inclined slide is positioned right below the first hanging groove 23002, an outlet end of the inclined slide is connected with the horizontal slide, and the horizontal slide faces forward; further preferably, the inclined slide way is a curved slide way, and the curved slide way is tangent to the horizontal slide way.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5, the second pinch mechanism 231 includes a two-dimensional first driving assembly 2310 and a third clamping assembly installed on the two-dimensional first driving assembly, the two-dimensional first driving assembly is used for driving the third clamping assembly to move up and down and left and right, the third clamping assembly includes a third clamping driving element 2311 and two third clamping elements 2312 which are symmetrically distributed, a semicircular groove is formed on the third clamping element 2312, and the third clamping driving element 2311 drives the two third clamping elements 2312 to approach or move away from each other so as to clamp or release the connecting rod 86.

It is worth noting here that the two-dimensional first drive assembly is conventional prior art and will not be described in detail here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the first assembling mechanism includes a third bracket 245, a fourth bracket 244, a first pushing assembly 241 and a first receiving assembly 242, the third bracket 245 is fixedly installed on the first frame, the first receiving assembly 242 is installed on the third bracket 245, the fourth bracket 244 is slidably installed on the first frame, the first pushing assembly 241 includes a first pushing member 2410 and a fifth moving driving member 2411, the fifth moving driving member 2411 is installed on the third bracket 245, the first pushing member 2410 is installed on the fourth bracket 244, the first receiving assembly 242 includes a first receiving driving member 2411 and two first receiving members 2420 for receiving the connecting rod 86, the two receiving members are located between the first pushing member 2410 and the first assembling station 26, the first receiving driving member 2421 is used for driving the first receiving member 2420 to move and make the first receiving member 2420 have a first stop position for receiving the connecting rod 86, and a second rest position for allowing the first pusher member 2410 to have a space for forward and backward movement; and when the two bearing pieces are located at the second stop position, the fifth movable driving piece 2411 drives the first pushing piece 2410 to push the connecting rod 86 to move to the first assembling station 26, and the connecting rod 86 sequentially passes through the second round hole 802 on one side of the chassis 80, the third round hole 810 on one side of the movable seat 81, the through hole 8703 on the torsion spring assembly 87, the third round hole 810 on the other side of the movable seat 81 and the second round hole 802 on the other side of the chassis 80 to assemble the connecting rod 86 on the tray to be assembled.

In an embodiment of the present invention, there is also a first alignment assembly 243 mounted on the fourth support 244, the first alignment assembly 243 including a first alignment bar 2430 and a fourth mobile drive 2431, the first alignment bar 2430 and the first pusher 2410 being located on opposite sides of the first assembly station 26;

when the two first receiving parts 2420 are located at the first stop position, the fourth moving driving part 2431 drives the first alignment rod 2430 to move towards the first pushing part 2410 and sequentially pass through the second circular hole 802 on one side of the chassis 80, the third circular hole 810 on one side of the movable seat 81, the through hole 8703 on the torsion spring assembly 87, the third circular hole 810 on the other side of the movable seat 81 and the second circular hole 802 on the other side of the chassis 80, and then are inserted into the connecting rod 86, so that the cap end of the connecting rod 86 moves onto the first pushing part 2410.

This is so arranged because of the special structure of the connecting rod 86, when the connecting rod 86 is in the horizontal state with the forward end of the shaft, it is unable to directly push the connecting rod 86 to move forward, so the connecting rod 86 is clamped and the connecting rod 86 is disengaged from the first adaptor 2420 by the cooperation of the first pushing component 241 and the first aligning component 243, then the first adaptor 2420 moves to the second stop position so that the first pushing component 2410 has a space to move forward, and then the connecting rod 86 is accurately assembled to the tray to be assembled by the cooperation of the first pushing component 241 and the first aligning component 243.

Further preferably, the first receiving part 2420 is provided with a first receiving protrusion and a second receiving protrusion, the first receiving protrusion is located in front of the second receiving protrusion, the first receiving driving part 2421 drives the two first receiving parts 2420 to move to the first stop position in a mutually approaching manner, the first receiving protrusions on the two first receiving parts 2420 cooperatively form a first receiving groove 24201 for receiving the rod part of the connecting rod 86, and the second receiving protrusions on the two first receiving parts 2420 cooperatively form a second receiving groove 24202 for receiving the cap end and/or the rod part of the connecting rod 86; the shaft portion of the connecting rod 86 refers to a portion between the cap end of the connecting rod 86 and the shaft end of the connecting rod 86.

It should be noted that, as for the transmission structure of the first receiving driving element 2421 driving the two first receiving elements 2420 to move towards or away from each other, reference may be made to the transmission structure of the clamping mechanism in the prior art, which is not described in detail herein;

and the movement of the two first supports 2420 towards or away from each other may be a linear movement towards or away from each other on a horizontal plane, a linear movement towards or away from each other during a rotation on a horizontal plane, or a linear movement towards or away from each other during a rotation on a vertical plane, respectively.

Further preferably, the pushing member is provided with a bearing hole, and the bearing hole is matched with the cap end of the connecting rod 86; this arrangement allows the first alignment rod 2430 to push the cap end of the connecting rod 86 into the receiving bore.

Further preferably, a tapered hole is formed at the shaft end of the connecting rod 86, the tapered hole and the connecting rod 86 are coaxially distributed, and a taper body matched with the tapered hole is formed at the rear end of the first alignment rod 2430; with the arrangement, the first alignment rod 2430 and the connecting rod 86 can be conveniently inserted; in addition, the tapered holes can also facilitate subsequent riveting of the shaft ends of the connecting rods 86.

Preferably, the first alignment assembly 243 further includes an alignment block fixedly mounted on the fourth support 244, the alignment block and the first pushing member 2410 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the first assembling station 26, the alignment block is provided with a circular hole-shaped alignment slide 2441, and the first alignment rod 2430 is mounted on the alignment slide 2441 in a manner of sliding back and forth; in this way, when the tray to be assembled is located at the first assembling station 26, it can be further ensured that the first aligning bar 2430 can be precisely aligned with the second round hole 802 and the third round hole 810 on the tray to be assembled.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a first pressing assembly 266 is further disposed on the first assembly station 26, the first pressing assembly 266 is located at the left side of the first assembly station 26, the first pressing assembly 266 includes an oil pressure corner cylinder and a pressing member, and the pressing member is fixedly mounted on an extending frame of the oil pressure corner cylinder; like this, when oil pressure corner cylinder drive clamping piece clockwise turning, can also drive and compress tightly a downstream and then will treat that the assembly tray compresses tightly on first assembly station 26, when oil pressure corner cylinder drive clamping piece anticlockwise turning, can also drive and compress tightly a rebound and then avoid treating the assembly tray and compress tightly a bump when reciprocating.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method of automatically assembling the connecting rod 8686 on the tray to be assembled is as follows:

s0: the first manipulator 211 clamps the pallet to be assembled onto the first assembly station 26 and causes the first bracket 261 to hold the adjustment rod 83;

s1: the feeding mechanism automatically feeds the connecting rod 86 onto the first receiving part 2420 and makes the connecting rod 86 horizontal;

s2: the second round hole 802 at one side of the chassis 80 of the first alignment rod 2430, the third round hole 810 at one side of the movable seat 81, the through hole 8703 in the torsion spring assembly 87, the third round hole 810 at the other side of the movable seat 81 and the second round hole 802 at the other side of the chassis 80 are inserted into the connecting rod 86, and the cap end of the connecting rod 86 is moved to the first pushing piece 2410;

s3: the two first supports 2420 move to the second stop position;

s4: the first pushing piece 2410 moves towards the first assembling station 26, so that the connecting rod 86 sequentially passes through the second round hole 802 on one side of the chassis 80, the third round hole 810 on one side of the movable seat 81, the through hole 8703 on the torsion spring assembly 87, the third round hole 810 on the other side of the movable seat 81 and the second round hole 802 on the other side of the chassis 80, and the connecting rod 86 is assembled on the tray to be assembled;

s5: the first pusher 2410 returns to the initial position, and the first alignment rod 2430 returns to the initial position, and the first bolster 2420 returns to the initial position;

s6: the second robot 212 grips the pallet to be assembled, assembled with the connecting rods 86, away from the first assembly station 26;

s7: the above-described steps S0-S6 are repeated to complete the assembly of the next connecting rod 86.

It should be noted that, in the process of the step S2, the fourth moving driving member 2431 drives the first alignment rod 2430 to move backwards and pass through the two second circular holes 802 on the chassis 80, the first alignment rod 2430 also passes through the through hole 8703 of the torsion spring assembly 87; and in the step S4, in the process that the shaft end of the connecting rod 86 passes through the two second round holes 802 on the chassis 80, the connecting rod 86 further passes through the through hole 8703 of the torsion spring assembly 87, and the assembly of the torsion spring assembly 87 is completed while the assembly of the connecting rod 86 is completed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, four second positioning columns 270 are disposed on the second assembling station 27, four positioning holes are disposed on the chassis 80, and the tray to be assembled is mounted on the second assembling station 27 through the cooperation between the positioning holes and the second positioning columns 270.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 11, the rivet pressing mechanism includes a first rivet pressing motor 250, a first rotating force head 251, a sixth moving driving member 252 and a second pushing member 253, the first rivet pressing motor 250 and the first rotating force head 251 are located at the left side of the second assembling station 27, the sixth moving driving member 252 and the second pushing member 253 are located at the right side of the second assembling station 27, when the rivet pressing operation is performed on the connecting rod 86, the sixth moving driving member 252 drives the second pushing member 253 to move leftward to push the cap end of the connecting rod 86, and the first rivet pressing motor 250 drives the first rotating force head 251 to press the shaft end of the connecting rod 86, thereby fixedly mounting the connecting rod 86 on the tray to be assembled, and simultaneously mounting the torsion spring assembly 87 on the tray to be assembled.

Further preferably, two second pressing assemblies 271 are further provided, and the two second pressing assemblies 271 are respectively located at the front side and the rear side of the second assembling station 27; the second pressing assembly 271 has the same structure as the first pressing assembly 266, and will not be described in detail here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method for mounting the torsion spring assembly 87 and the connecting rod 86 on the tray to be assembled is as follows:

s0: the first manipulator clamps and conveys the tray to be assembled to the first assembling station 26, enables the handle end of the connecting rod 86 to be positioned behind the chassis 80, and then pushes the adjusting rod 83 forwards until the poking piece 85 abuts against the side wall of the movable seat 81;

s1: the torsion spring assembly 87 is pinch-fed from the first storage mechanism 220 to the three-dimensional driving assembly 222 by the first pinch mechanism 221, and the three-dimensional driving assembly 222 sends the torsion spring assembly 87 into the tray to be assembled and enables the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870 and the second round hole 802 to be coaxially distributed;

s2: the second clamping and conveying mechanism 231 clamps and conveys the connecting rod 86 from the first vibration feeding mechanism 230 to the first assembling mechanism, the first assembling mechanism sequentially penetrates the connecting rod 86 through the two second circular holes 802 on the base plate 80, and in the process of penetrating through the two second circular holes 802, the connecting rod 86 penetrates through the through hole 8703 on the connecting block 870, and then the torsion spring assembly 87 and the connecting rod 86 are assembled on the tray to be assembled;

s3: the second robot 212 clamps the tray to be assembled from the first assembling station 26 to the second assembling station 27 and rotates the tray to be assembled by 90 degrees; (ii) a

S4: repeating the above steps S0-S3; meanwhile, the press riveting mechanism performs press riveting on the shaft end of the connecting rod 86 on the second assembling station 27, so that the connecting rod 86 and the torsion spring assembly 87 are installed;

s5: the third manipulator 213 pinches the tray to be assembled from the second assembly station 27 to the third assembly station;

s6: the above steps S4-S5 are repeated.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The automatic feeding device of the seat tray torsion spring component is characterized in that the automatic feeding device comprises a feeding device, a feeding device and a control device, wherein the feeding device is used for feeding the seat tray torsion spring component;

the device comprises a three-dimensional driving assembly (222), a second clamping assembly (223), a shifting assembly (225), a first resisting assembly (224) and a feeding mechanism, wherein the three-dimensional driving assembly (222), the second clamping assembly (223), the shifting assembly (225) and the first resisting assembly (224) can move up and down, left and right and back and forth, the feeding mechanism is used for feeding a torsion spring assembly (87) to the second clamping assembly (223), the three-dimensional driving assembly (222) and the shifting assembly (225) are both installed on a first rack (20), and the first resisting assembly (224) and the second clamping assembly (223) are installed on the three-dimensional driving assembly (222);

the torsion spring assembly (87) comprises a connecting block (870) and a first torsion spring (871) arranged on the connecting block (870), the connecting block (870) comprises a first connecting part (8700), a second connecting part (8701) and a third connecting part (8702), the first connecting part (8700) and the third connecting part (8702) are respectively located on two sides of the second connecting part (8701), a sleeve part (8706) is arranged on the second connecting part (8701), the through hole (8703) is located in the sleeve part (8706), the first torsion spring (871) is sleeved on the sleeve part (8706), two ends of the first torsion spring (871) are respectively an A end and a B end and are respectively located on the upper side and the lower side of the third connecting part (8702), and the third connecting part (8702) can limit the A end of the first torsion spring (871) to rotate upwards;

the second clamping component (223) is used for clamping the torsion spring component (87) and enabling the first connecting portion (8700) to face the first assembling station (26), the poking component (225) is used for poking the end B of the first torsion spring (871) to the second connecting portion (8701), the first blocking component (224) is used for preventing the end B of the first torsion spring (871) from resetting, and the three-dimensional driving component (222) is used for sending the torsion spring component (87) into a tray to be assembled on the first assembling station (26).

2. The autoloading device of the seat tray torsion spring assembly of claim 1, wherein the second clamping assembly (223) includes a second clamping driving member (2230) and two second clamping members (2231) installed on the three-dimensional driving assembly (222), the second clamping member (2231) is provided with a second clamping portion (22310) and a third clamping portion (22311), the connecting block (870) is provided with a first clamping hole (8704) and a second clamping hole (8705), when the two second clamping members (2231) are driven to approach each other by the second clamping driving member (2230), the second clamping portions (22310) of the two second clamping members (2231) respectively extend into the first clamping hole (8704) from both ends of the first clamping hole (8704), and the third clamping portions (22311) of the two second clamping members (2231) respectively extend into the second clamping hole (8705) from both ends of the second clamping hole (8705), thereby clamping the torsion spring assembly (87).

3. The autoloading device of the seat tray torsion spring assembly of claim 2, wherein the toggle assembly (225) includes a first movement drive (2251) and a second bracket (2252), the second bracket (2252) having mounted thereon a first rotary drive (2253), a third rotary housing (2254), and a toggle member (2255), the third rotary housing (2254) being mounted on the output shaft of the first rotary drive (2253), the toggle member (2255) being eccentrically mounted on the third rotary housing (2254).

4. The autoloading device of seat tray torsion spring assemblies as set forth in claim 2, wherein the toggle member (2255) is provided with a toggle notch (22550);

said first stop assembly (224) comprising a first stop member (2243) mounted on said second movable drive member (2242);

when the poking piece (2255) pokes the end B of the first torsion spring (871) to the second connecting portion (8701), the second movable driving piece (2242) drives the first stopper (2243) to extend into the poking notch (22550), so as to prevent the end B of the first torsion spring (871) from resetting.

5. The automatic feeding device for the seat tray torsion spring assembly according to the claim 2, characterized in that a first bracket (261) is further arranged on the first assembling station (26), a first bracket (262) is arranged at the top end of the first bracket (261), and the first bracket (262) can support the adjusting rod (83) when the tray to be assembled is installed on the first assembling station (26).

6. The automatic feeding device for the seat tray torsion spring assembly according to claim 2, wherein a third moving driving member and a first adjusting member are further disposed on the first assembling station (26), and the third moving driving member drives the first adjusting member to push or pull the adjusting rod (83) to move so that a shifting piece (85) fixedly connected with the adjusting rod (83) abuts against the movable seat (81).

7. The automatic feeding device of seat tray torsion spring assembly according to claim 1, wherein the feeding mechanism comprises a first storage mechanism (220) located at one side of the first frame, the first storage mechanism (220) comprises a third frame (2203), and a first rotating motor and a first rotating disc (2201) which are installed on the third frame (2203), the third frame (2203) is located at one side of the first frame (20), the first rotating disc (2201) is distributed with N storage discs (2202), the storage discs (2202) are provided with a plurality of storage slots (22020) for storing a plurality of torsion spring assemblies (87), the N storage discs (2202) are distributed in a central symmetry way around the rotating center of the first rotating disc (2201), and the first rotating motor is used for driving the first rotating disc (2201) to rotate around the rotating center; wherein N is a natural number of 2 or more.

8. The automatic feeding device of the seat tray torsion spring assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a first clamping mechanism (221) on the first frame, wherein the first clamping mechanism (221) is used for feeding the torsion spring assembly (87) from the first storage mechanism (220) to the second clamping assembly (223), the first clamping mechanism (221) comprises a first clamping driving piece and two first clamping pieces (2217), a first clamping convex portion is arranged on each first clamping piece (2217), and the two first clamping pieces (2217) of the first clamping driving piece are close to each other, so that the first clamping convex portions on the two first clamping pieces (2217) can respectively extend into the two ends of the through hole (8703) on the connecting block (870) to clamp the torsion spring assembly (87).

9. The autoloading device of the seat tray torsion spring assembly of claim 1, wherein the second clamping assembly (223) includes a second clamping driving member (2230) and two second clamping members (2231) installed on the three-dimensional driving assembly (222), the second clamping member (2231) is provided with a second clamping portion (22310) and a third clamping portion (22311), the connecting block (870) is provided with a first clamping hole (8704) and a second clamping hole (8705), when the two second clamping members (2231) are driven to approach each other by the second clamping driving member (2230), the second clamping portions (22310) of the two second clamping members (2231) respectively extend into the first clamping hole (8704) from both ends of the first clamping hole (8704), and the third clamping portions (22311) of the two second clamping members (2231) respectively extend into the second clamping hole (8705) from both ends of the second clamping hole (8705), thereby clamping the torsion spring assembly (87).

10. An automatic feeding method of a seat tray torsion spring assembly, characterized in that the automatic feeding device according to any one of claims 1-9 is adopted; the device is characterized by further comprising a first tray conveying device (21), wherein the first tray conveying device (21) comprises a first mounting frame (210) fixedly mounted on the first frame, and a first manipulator (211) and a second manipulator (212) which are mounted on the first mounting frame (210) in a back-and-forth moving mode, the first manipulator (211) is used for clamping and conveying the tray to be assembled to the first assembling station (26), and the second manipulator (212) is used for clamping and conveying the tray to be assembled with the assembled torsion spring assembly (87) away from the first assembling station (26); the method comprises the following specific steps:

s1: the first mechanical arm (211) clamps and conveys the tray to be assembled to a first assembling station (26), the first bracket (261) supports the adjusting rod (83), and then the adjusting rod (83) is moved through the first adjusting piece, so that the shifting piece (85) is abutted to the movable seat (81);

s2: the first clamping mechanism (221) clamps the torsion spring assembly (87) from the first storage mechanism (220) to the second clamping assembly (223) and enables the first connecting part (8700) to face the first assembling station (26);

s3: the end B of the first torsion spring (871) is poked to the second connecting part (8701) through the poking part (2255), the first stopper (2243) moves to the upper part of the first torsion spring (871) to prevent the end B of the first torsion spring (871) from returning, and then the poking part (2255) returns to the initial position again;

s4: the three-dimensional driving assembly (222) drives the torsion spring assembly (87) to move towards the first assembling station (26), and the torsion spring assembly (87) is conveyed to the mounting position in the tray to be assembled;

s5, the second manipulator (212) clamps and conveys the tray to be assembled with the assembled torsion spring assembly (87) away from the first assembly station (26);

s6: and repeating the steps S1-S5 to finish feeding the next torsion spring assembly (87).