CN115446588A - Automatic installation and detection equipment and method for sealing ring of valve body - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the technical field of valve body production, in particular to automatic installation and detection equipment and method for a sealing ring of a valve body.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of automatic production of valves, in particular to automatic installation and detection equipment and method for a sealing ring of a valve body of a valve.
Background
Valves are plumbing accessories used to open and close a pipe, control flow direction, regulate and control parameters of the transport medium (temperature, pressure and flow). The sealing performance of the valve body is one of the most important performances influencing the operation of the valve body, and the sealing ring is one of the most important parts for improving the sealing performance of the valve body and preventing fluid leakage, so the sealing ring is very important for the installation and detection of the sealing ring.
Chinese utility model (patent application publication No. CN209648067U, published: 20191119) discloses a seal ring mounting mechanism and a seal ring mounting device, including: the clamping blocks are arranged in an annular array mode and used for clamping the sealing ring; the pneumatic chuck is used for driving the plurality of clamping blocks to reciprocate along the axis of the pneumatic chuck; the lower pressing blocks are arranged above the sealing rings clamped on the clamping blocks; and the pressing cylinder is used for driving the plurality of pressing blocks to be clamped on the sealing rings on the plurality of clamping blocks to push the sealing rings to the installation position on the product.
The prior art has the following defects: only the installation action of the sealing ring is aimed at, a whole set of flow for installing and detecting the sealing ring is not provided, whether the sealing performance of equipment after the sealing ring is installed is qualified cannot be known, the installation of the sealing ring needs to be detected again, and the production efficiency is greatly reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
The purpose of the invention is: aiming at the problems, the invention provides the automatic equipment for installing and detecting the valve body from the sealing ring, and the sealing ring installing device and the detecting device are combined together for use, so that the effects of improving the installation qualification rate of the valve body sealing ring and improving the production efficiency are achieved.
In order to realize the purpose of the route, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve comprises a sealing ring feeding device, a valve body feeding device, a sealing ring installation device, a valve body transfer device and a detection device;
the sealing ring feeding device and the valve body feeding device are mutually arranged on the bottom plate along the vertical direction, meanwhile, the sealing ring feeding device is positioned below the longitudinal pushing device of the sealing ring mounting device, the valve body feeding device and the detection device are positioned on the same straight line, and the sealing ring mounting device and the valve body transfer device are arranged on two sides between the valve body feeding device and the detection device; the sealing ring feeding device comprises a conveying mechanism, a sealing ring pushing mechanism and a sealing ring opening mechanism, wherein an outlet of the conveying mechanism is butted with a first sealing ring pushing mechanism vertically arranged with the conveying mechanism, the first sealing ring pushing mechanism and a second sealing ring pushing mechanism are in a right-angle relationship, the second sealing ring pushing mechanism is parallel to the same side of the conveying belt, and an outlet of the second sealing ring pushing mechanism corresponds to the sealing ring opening mechanism;
the valve body feeding device comprises a mechanical arm, a valve body feeding seat, a valve body feeding moving mechanism and a valve body positioning sensor, wherein the mechanical arm is positioned right above the valve body feeding seat;
the sealing ring mounting device comprises a transverse pushing mechanism, a longitudinal pushing mechanism, a sealing ring mounting mechanism and a mounting mechanism fixing plate; the lower surface of the transverse pushing mechanism is connected with the upper surface of the longitudinal pushing mechanism, the mounting mechanism fixing plate is fixed on a pushing head of the transverse pushing mechanism, the sealing ring mounting mechanism is vertically fixed on the surface of the mounting mechanism fixing plate, and the transverse pushing mechanism and the longitudinal pushing mechanism are sliding block guide rails;
the valve body transfer device comprises a valve body clamping jaw, a clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism, a clamping jaw fixing plate, a clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism and a clamping jaw support; the upper part of the clamping jaw of the valve body is connected with a pushing part of a clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism, a clamping jaw vertical pushing device is fixed on a clamping jaw fixing plate, the clamping jaw fixing plate is vertically fixed on a pushing part of a clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism, and the lower part of the clamping jaw horizontal pushing device is fixed on a clamping jaw support;
the detection device comprises a guide rail, an upper end plate, a lower push cylinder, a detection guide rod, a detection fixing plate, a slider guide rail, a pressure sensor, an air pump, an air inlet cylinder, a valve body seat, a valve body table, a valve body column, a positioning sensor and a push cylinder, wherein the lower push cylinder 5d is fixed on the upper end plate, the lower push cylinder lower end passes through the upper end plate and is connected with the detection fixing plate, the upper surface of the detection fixing plate 5d is further fixed with four detection guide rods, the guide rods penetrate through the upper end plate, the detection fixing plate is connected with the slider guide rail vertically fixed on the rear end plate through a switching frame, the pressure sensor is arranged on the air inlet cylinder, the air inlet cylinder and the air pump are arranged in front and back on the cylinder body extending downwards, the valve body table is provided with the cuboid valve body column, the positioning sensor is arranged at the same height position of the valve body column, the valve body seat is arranged on a slide rail of the guide rail, the side face of the guide rail is fixed with the push cylinder, and the push cylinder is connected with the valve body seat.
Preferably, the first ring pushing mechanism comprises a first pushing piece, a first push rod and a first positioning sensor, the first pushing piece is a cylinder and is connected with the first pushing piece, a groove capable of containing 1 sealing ring is arranged at the position, right opposite to the outlet of the conveying belt, of the tail end of the first push rod, the groove is provided with two notches arranged on opposite sides and right opposite to the outlet of the conveying belt, the first positioning sensor is arranged above the groove, and the conveying mechanism is the conveying belt.
Preferably, the second pushing ring mechanism comprises a second pushing piece, a second pushing rod and a second positioning sensor, the second pushing rod is connected with the second pushing piece and can penetrate through the groove of the first pushing rod, and the second positioning sensor is located above the right-angle intersection point of the second pushing rod and the first pushing rod.
Preferably, the sealing ring opening device comprises a sealing ring opening claw, a sealing ring seat, a claw opening pusher, a guide rod, a claw opening seat and a third positioning sensor, wherein the top of the sealing ring opening claw is composed of four vertical rods, the four vertical rods are cuboid columns and are distributed along a cross line, the bottom of the sealing ring opening claw is connected to a fixing plate, the fixing plate is rectangular close to the outer side of the cross line and is triangular close to the center of the cross line, a triangular boss is arranged at the position, close to the center of the cross line, of the top of each vertical rod, a cross star entity is arranged in the middle of the sealing ring seat, through holes for the four vertical rods of the sealing ring opening claw to pass through are reserved in the middle of the sealing ring seat, the bottom of the sealing ring opening claw is connected with the claw opening pusher, the claw opening pusher is a pushing cylinder, the third positioning sensor corresponds to the sealing ring seat, the upper end face of the claw opening pusher is fixed to the lower surface of the bottom plate, the upper end of the claw opening pusher is fixed to the lower surface of the claw opening pusher, the guide rods are arranged in parallel to the two sides of the claw opening pusher, and the lower surface of the claw opening claw is fixed to the claw opening claw.
Preferably, the manipulator comprises a mechanical arm, a guide rail, a driver fixing plate, a lower plate, a valve body feeding clamping jaw, a lower plate strut, a clamping jaw driver, an upper plate, a blocking column, a fine adjustment mechanism and a manipulator connecting plate; the mechanical arm is fixed on a mechanical arm connecting plate, the lower portion of the mechanical arm connecting plate is connected to the middle portion of the upper surface of the upper plate, a fine adjustment mechanism is further installed at the middle portion of the upper surface of the upper plate, two blocking columns are installed in front of and behind the fine adjustment mechanism, the blocking columns are parallel to each other and penetrate through the upper plate in pairs and are connected to the lower plate, valve body feeding clamping claws opposite in position symmetry direction are installed on two sides of each group of blocking columns, the lower ends of the valve body feeding clamping claws penetrate through the lower plate, the upper ends of the valve body feeding clamping claws are connected to a clamping claw driver driving portion, clamping claw drivers on two sides of each group of blocking columns are symmetrically distributed along opposite angles of each group of blocking columns, clamping claw drivers are fixed on the lower surface of a driver fixing plate above the driver fixing plate, the driver fixing plate is fixed on guide rails, the guide rails are arranged on two sides of the upper plate in parallel to the lower surface of the upper plate, inverted convex through holes are formed in positions, corresponding to the valve body feeding clamping claws, supporting columns are installed at four corners of the lower plate, the supporting columns are arranged on the lower plate, a cylinder is provided with a ball table protrusion, and the lower plate is provided with the clamping claw driver and the fine adjustment mechanism.
Preferably, there are two cuboid bosss at the both ends of valve body seat, respectively have two circular recess on every boss again, and valve body seat surface still includes two cuboid valve tables, respectively has two conical valve body seats on the cuboid valve table.
Preferably, the sealing ring mounting mechanism comprises a pressing cylinder, a pressing plate, a guide rod, a spring, a sealing ring mounting claw, a sealing ring mounting cylinder and a fixing plate; the upper surface of the lower pressing plate is connected with the lower pressing cylinder, two guide rods are fixed below the lower pressing plate, the lower ends of the two guide rods are connected with the upper surface of the sealing ring mounting cylinder, and the guide rods penetrate through the fixing plate; the sealing ring mounting claw is a cylindrical barrel, 4 protruding columns which are distributed in a rectangular mode are arranged at the bottom end of the cylindrical barrel, a spring is mounted at the upper end of the barrel, a barrel body penetrates through the fixing plate and is fixed with the fixing plate, and the sealing ring mounting claw is sleeved on the inner ring through the sealing mounting barrel.
Further, the invention also discloses a method for automatically installing and detecting the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve, which comprises the following steps:
1) Sealing washer material struts
The sealing ring enters the first ring pushing mechanism through the conveying mechanism, the first ring pushing mechanism pushes the sealing ring to enter the second ring pushing mechanism and then to be pushed by the second ring pushing mechanism, and the sealing ring reaches the sealing ring opening mechanism through zigzag movement, so that the feeding, fixing and opening actions of the sealing ring are completed, and the preparation is made for the next installation;
2) Valve body feeding
After the mechanical arm clamps the valve body and places the valve body on the surface of the valve body feeding seat, the mechanical arm leaves, and then the valve body seat drives the valve body seat to move on the valve body feeding moving device and enter a sealing ring mounting station;
3) Seal ring installation
The sealing ring mounting mechanism reaches the upper part of the sealing ring opening mechanism under the pushing of the transverse pushing mechanism and the longitudinal pushing mechanism to complete the clamping work of the sealing ring, then the sealing ring mounting mechanism moves to the upper part of the valve body seat to complete the mounting action of the sealing ring of the valve body, and the sealing ring mounting mechanism returns after the mounting is completed;
4) Valve body transfer
The valve body clamping jaw completes transverse and longitudinal movement under the action of the clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism and the clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism to complete the transfer action of the valve body from the feeding part to the detection part;
5) Detection of
The valve body seat firstly reaches a valve body transfer station along a guide rail under the pushing of the pushing cylinder, the valve body is transferred to a valve body column of the valve body seat through the valve body transfer device, then the valve body seat returns, then the pushing cylinder pushes the air inlet cylinder downwards to align to a valve body opening, the air pump starts to be started, the pressure sensor above the air inlet cylinder detects the pressure change, and then whether the sealing performance of the valve body sealing ring is qualified is judged.
By adopting the technical scheme, the automatic installation and detection of the valve body sealing ring are completed by the equipment through the division and cooperation of the feeding device, the installation device, the moving device and the detection device. The full-automatic flow from feeding to mounting and then to detection of the valve body and the sealing ring is realized, the mounting qualified rate of the valve body sealing ring is improved, and the production efficiency is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2-6 are schematic diagrams of a sealing ring feeding device.
Fig. 7-9 are schematic diagrams of a valve body feeding device.
Fig. 10-11 are schematic views of a seal ring installation device.
Fig. 12 is a schematic view of a valve body transfer device.
FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a detection apparatus.
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The following describes in detail embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.
As shown in fig. 1, the automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve is characterized by comprising a sealing ring feeding device 1, a valve body feeding device 3, a sealing ring installation device 2, a valve body transfer device 4 and a detection device 5; the sealing ring feeding device 1 and the valve body feeding device 3 are mutually arranged on the bottom plate along the vertical direction, meanwhile, the sealing ring feeding device 1 is positioned below the longitudinal pushing mechanism 2b of the sealing ring mounting device 2, the valve body feeding device 3 and the detection device 5 are positioned on the same straight line, and the sealing ring mounting device 2 and the valve body transfer device 4 are arranged on two sides between the valve body feeding device 3 and the detection device 5; the equipment completes the automatic installation and detection work of the valve body sealing ring through the division and cooperation of the feeding device, the installation device, the moving device and the detection device.
As shown in fig. 2, the sealing ring feeding device 1 includes a conveying device 1a, a ring pushing mechanism 1b, and a sealing ring opening mechanism 1c, an outlet of the conveying device 1a is butted to a first ring pushing mechanism 1b1 vertically placed with the conveying device, the first ring pushing mechanism 1b1 and a second ring pushing mechanism 1b2 are in a right angle relationship, the second ring pushing mechanism 1b2 is parallel to the same side of the conveying belt 1a, and an outlet of the second ring pushing mechanism 1b2 corresponds to the sealing ring opening mechanism 1c; the sealing ring enters the first ring pushing mechanism 1b1 through the conveying mechanism 1a, the first ring pushing mechanism 1b1 pushes the sealing ring to enter the second ring pushing mechanism 1b2, the sealing ring is pushed by the second ring pushing mechanism 1b2, the sealing ring reaches the sealing ring opening mechanism 1c through zigzag movement, feeding, fixing and opening of the sealing ring are completed, and preparation is made for next-step installation.
As shown in fig. 3-4, the first ring pushing mechanism 1b1 includes a first pushing member 1b11, a first pushing rod 1b12 and a first positioning sensor 1b13, the first pushing member 1b11 is an air cylinder, the first pushing rod 1b12 is connected to the first pushing device 1b11, a groove 1b120 capable of accommodating 1 sealing ring is formed at a position of the tail end of the first pushing rod 1b12 facing an outlet of the conveyor belt 1a, the groove 1b120 has two notches arranged on opposite sides facing the outlet of the conveyor belt 1a, the first positioning sensor 1b13 is arranged above the groove 1b120, and the conveyor mechanism 1a is a conveyor belt; the second pushing ring mechanism 1b2 comprises a second pushing piece 1b21, a second pushing rod 1b22 and a second positioning sensor 1b23, the second pushing rod 1b22 is connected with the second pushing piece 1b21, the second pushing rod 1b22 can pass through the groove 1b120 of the first pushing rod, and the second positioning sensor 1b23 is positioned above the right-angle intersection point of the second pushing rod 1b22 and the first pushing rod 1b 12. The sealing ring enters the groove 1b120 on the first push rod 1b12 through the conveying device 1a, after the first sensor 1b13 detects the sealing ring, the first push device 1b11 pushes the first push rod 1b12 to move longitudinally, so that the sealing ring reaches the second push ring mechanism 1b2, and after the second positioning sensor 1b23 detects the sealing ring, the second push device 1b21 pushes the second push rod 1b22 to penetrate through the groove 1b120 of the first push rod 1b12 to push the sealing ring to the sealing ring opening mechanism 1 c.
As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the sealing ring opening device 1c includes a sealing ring opening claw 1c1, a sealing ring seat 1c2, a claw opening pusher 1c3, a guide rod 1c31, a claw opening seat 1c32 and a third positioning sensor 1c4, the top of the sealing ring opening claw 1c1 is composed of four vertical rods 1c11, the four vertical rods 1c11 are rectangular columns and are distributed along a cross line, the bottom of the four vertical rods 1c11 is connected to a fixing plate 1c12, the fixing plate 1c12 is rectangular near the outer side of the cross line and is triangular near the center of the cross line, the top of the vertical rod 1c11 is a triangular boss near the center of the cross line, the middle of the sealing ring seat 1c2 is a star-shaped body and is provided with a through hole for the four vertical rods 1c11 of the sealing ring opening claw 1c1 to pass through, the sealing washer props claw 1c1 bottom and props claw impeller 1c3 and link to each other, props claw impeller 1c3 and is for promoting the cylinder, and third positioning sensor 1c4 is corresponding to sealing washer seat 1c2, prop the lower surface at bottom plate 0 of the up end fixing of claw impeller 1c3, prop claw impeller 1c 3's pushing head upper end and fix the lower surface at a claw seat 1c32, be located the both sides parallel arrangement that props claw impeller 1c3 and have guide bar 1c31, guide bar 1c31 passes bottom plate 0 and the upper end is fixed at the lower surface that props claw seat 1c32, the sealing washer props open claw 1c1 lower surface and fixes the upper surface that props claw seat 1c 32. The sealing ring enters the sealing ring seat 1c2 under the pushing of the second pushing rod 1b22, after the third positioning sensor 1c4 detects the sealing ring, the supporting claw pusher 1c3 pushes the sealing ring to support the claw 1c1 to ascend, so that the four vertical rods 1c11 penetrate through the through holes of the sealing ring seat 1c2 to enter the inner ring of the sealing ring, and the triangular bosses on the vertical rods 1c11 are clamped on the inner ring of the sealing ring, so that the fixing and the supporting action of the sealing ring are completed.
As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the valve body feeding device 3 comprises a manipulator 3a, a valve body feeding seat 3b, a valve body feeding moving mechanism 3c and a valve body positioning sensor 3d, wherein the manipulator 3a is positioned right above the valve body feeding seat 3b, the valve body positioning sensor 3d is arranged at a specific position on the surface of the valve body feeding seat 3b, the bottom of the valve body feeding seat 3b is connected to the valve body moving mechanism 3c, and the valve body moving mechanism 3c can be a slide block guide rail; after the manipulator 3a clamps and gets the valve body and place on valve body pan feeding seat 3b surface, manipulator 3a leaves, and valve body seat 3b takes the valve body seat to move on valve body pan feeding mobile device 3c afterwards, enters into sealing washer installation station.
As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the robot 3a includes a robot arm 3a1, a guide rail 3a2, a driver fixing plate 3a3, a lower plate 3a4, a valve body loading jaw 3a5, a lower plate pillar 3a6, a jaw driver 3a7, an upper plate 3a8, a barrier pillar 3a9, a fine adjustment mechanism 3a10, and a robot connecting plate 3a11; the mechanical arm 3a1 is fixed on a mechanical arm connecting plate 3a11, the lower part of the mechanical arm connecting plate is connected with the middle part of the upper surface of an upper plate 3a8, the middle part of the upper surface of the upper plate 3a8 is also provided with a fine adjustment mechanism 3a10, two blocking columns 3a9 are respectively arranged in front of and behind the fine adjustment mechanism 3a10, the blocking columns 3a9 are mutually parallel and penetrate through the upper plate 3a8 in a group and are connected with a lower plate 3a4, two sides of each group of blocking columns 3a9 are respectively provided with a valve body feeding clamping jaw 3a5 with opposite position symmetry directions, the lower end of the valve body feeding clamping jaw 3a5 penetrates through the lower plate 3a4, the upper end is connected with a clamping jaw driver 3a7 driving part, the clamping jaw drivers 3a7 at two sides of each group of blocking columns 3a9 are symmetrically distributed along the diagonal of each group of blocking columns, the lower surface of driver fixed plate 3a3 is fixed to clamping jaw driver 3a7 top, driver fixed plate 3a3 top is fixed on guide rail 3a2, and upper plate 3a8 lower surface parallel is fixed in upper plate 3a8 both sides in guide rail 3a2 is arranged in to guide rail 3a2, and there is the type of protruding through-hole of mutual inversion lower plate 3a4 corresponds the position of valve body material loading clamping jaw 3a5, four corners of lower plate 3a4 respectively are equipped with a lower plate pillar 3a6, lower plate pillar 3a6 has a ball platform arch for a cylinder lower part, clamping jaw driver 3a7 and fine-tuning 3a10 all can be the cylinder, and there are two cuboid bosss 3b3 at the both ends of valve body seat 3b, respectively have two circular recess 3b2 on every boss again, and valve body seat 3b surface still includes two cuboid valve platforms 3b4, respectively has two conical valve body seats 3b1 on the cuboid valve platform.
The manipulator 3a clamps the valve body and later reaches the valve body seat 3b, the lower plate pillar 3a6 of the manipulator 3a is clamped at the circular groove 3b2 on the valve body seat 3b, the fine-tuning device 3a2 longitudinally moves according to the positioning information of the valve body positioning device 3d on the valve body to realize fine tuning of the position of the valve body, then the valve body is loosened by the valve body feeding clamping claw 3a5 under the driving of the clamping claw driving device 3a7, the valve body is made to fall on the cone valve body seat 3b1, and after the feeding action of the valve body is completed, the manipulator 3a leaves the valve body seat 3b.
As shown in fig. 10, the seal ring mounting device 2 includes a lateral pushing mechanism 2a, a longitudinal pushing mechanism 2b, a seal ring mounting mechanism 2c, a mounting mechanism fixing plate 2d; the lower surface of the transverse pushing mechanism 2a is connected with the upper surface of the longitudinal pushing mechanism 2b, a mounting mechanism fixing plate 2d is fixed on a pushing head of the transverse pushing mechanism 2a, a sealing ring mounting mechanism 2c is vertically fixed on the surface of the mounting mechanism fixing plate 2d, and the transverse pushing mechanism 2a and the longitudinal pushing mechanism 2b are sliding block guide rails; the sealing ring mounting mechanism 2c reaches the upper part of the sealing ring opening mechanism 1c to complete clamping work of the sealing ring under the pushing of the transverse pushing mechanism 2a and the longitudinal pushing mechanism 2b, then the sealing ring mounting mechanism 2c moves to the upper part of the valve body seat 3b to complete the mounting action of the sealing ring of the valve body, and the sealing ring mounting mechanism 2c returns after the mounting is completed.
As shown in fig. 11, the seal ring mounting mechanism 2c includes a lower pressing cylinder 2c1, a lower pressing plate 2c2, a guide rod 2c4, a spring 2c3, a seal ring mounting claw 2c6, a seal ring mounting cylinder 2c5, and a fixing plate 2c7; the upper surface of the lower pressing plate 2c2 is connected with a lower pressing cylinder 2c1, two guide rods 2c4 are fixed below the lower pressing plate 2c2, the lower ends of the two guide rods 2c4 are connected with the upper surface of a sealing ring mounting cylinder 2c5, and the guide rods 2c4 penetrate through a fixing plate 2c7; the seal mounting claw 2c6 is a cylindrical barrel, 4 bosses which are distributed in a rectangular shape are arranged at the bottom end of the cylindrical barrel, a spring 2c3 is arranged at the upper end of the barrel, a barrel body penetrates through the fixing plate 2c7 and is fixed with the fixing plate 2c7, and the seal ring mounting claw 2c6 is sleeved on the inner ring by the seal ring mounting barrel 2c 5. In the clamping work of the sealing ring, the lower pressing cylinder 2c1 pulls the lower pressing plate 2c2 to lift, and then the lower pressing cylinder 2c5 is driven to lift, the sealing ring mounting claw 2c6 is exposed outside the sealing ring mounting cylinder 2c5, the sealing ring mounting claw 2c6 is clamped at the inner ring of the sealing ring to complete the clamping work of the sealing ring, in the mounting work of the sealing ring, the lower pressing cylinder 2c1 presses the lower pressing plate 2c2 down, and then the sealing ring mounting cylinder 2c5 is pushed to move downwards, the sealing ring is pushed to the valve body from the sealing ring mounting claw 2c6, and the mounting work of the sealing ring is completed.
As shown in fig. 12, the valve body transfer device 4 includes a valve body gripping jaw 4a, a gripping jaw vertical pushing mechanism 4b, a gripping jaw fixing plate 4c, a gripping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism 4d, and a gripping jaw holder 4e; the upper part of the valve body clamping jaw 4a is connected with the pushing part of the clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism 4b, the clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism 4b is fixed on a clamping jaw fixing plate 4c, the clamping jaw fixing plate 4c is vertically fixed on the pushing part of the clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism 4d, and the lower part of the clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism 4d is fixed on the clamping jaw bracket; the valve body clamping jaw 4a completes transverse and longitudinal movement under the action of the clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism 4d and the clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism 4b, and the transfer action of the valve body from the feeding part to the detection part is completed.
As shown in fig. 13, the detecting device 5 includes a guide rail 5a, an upper end plate 5b, a lower push cylinder 5d, a detecting guide rod 5c, a detecting fixing plate 5d, a slider guide rail 5e, a pressure sensor 5f, an air pump 5g, an air inlet tube 5h, a valve body base 5j, a valve body table 5k, a valve body column 5l, a positioning sensor 5m and a push cylinder 5n, wherein the lower push cylinder 5d is fixed on the upper end plate 5b, the lower end of the lower push cylinder 5d passes through the upper end plate 5b to be connected with the detecting fixing plate 5d, the upper surface of the detecting fixing plate 5d is further fixed with four detecting guide rods 5c, the guide rods 5c pass through the upper end plate 5b, the detecting fixing plate 5d is connected with the slider guide rail 5e vertically fixed on the rear end plate through a switching frame, the pressure sensor 5f is disposed on the air inlet tube 5h, the air inlet tube 5h is disposed on a cylinder extending downward from the detecting fixing plate 5d in tandem with the air pump 5g, the valve body base 5j is provided with the cuboid table 5k, the valve body table 5k is disposed on the valve body column 5j, the valve body base 5j, the side face of the pushing cylinder 5a pushing cylinder is disposed on the side face of the valve body base 5j, and the valve body base 5a pushing cylinder 5 j. The valve body seat 5j firstly reaches a valve body transfer station along the guide rail 5a under the pushing of the pushing cylinder 5n, the valve body is transferred to the valve body column 5l of the valve body seat 5j through the valve body transfer device 4, then the valve body seat 5j returns, then the pushing cylinder 5d is pushed downwards to push the air inlet cylinder 5h to align to a valve body opening, the air pump 5g starts to be started, the pressure sensor 5f above the air inlet cylinder 5h detects the pressure change, and then whether the sealing performance of the valve body sealing ring is qualified is judged.
Claims (8)
1. The automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve is characterized by comprising a sealing ring feeding device (1), a valve body feeding device (3), a sealing ring installation device (2), a valve body transfer device (4) and a detection device (5);
the sealing ring feeding device (1) and the valve body feeding device (3) are arranged on the bottom plate in the vertical direction, the sealing ring feeding device (1) is located below a longitudinal pushing mechanism (2 b) of the sealing ring mounting device (2), the valve body feeding device (3) and the detection device (5) are located on the same straight line, and the sealing ring mounting device (2) and the valve body transfer device (4) are arranged on two sides between the valve body feeding device (3) and the detection device (5); the sealing ring feeding device (1) comprises a conveying mechanism (1 a), a ring pushing mechanism (1 b) and a sealing ring opening mechanism (1 c), wherein an outlet of the conveying mechanism (1 a) is butted with a first ring pushing mechanism (1 b 1) vertically arranged with the conveying mechanism, the first ring pushing mechanism (1 b 1) and a second ring pushing mechanism (1 b 2) are in a right-angle relation, the second ring pushing mechanism (1 b 2) is parallel to the same side of the conveying mechanism (1 a), and an outlet of the second ring pushing mechanism (1 b 2) corresponds to the sealing ring opening mechanism (1 c);
the valve body feeding device (3) comprises a mechanical arm (3 a), a valve body feeding seat (3 b), a valve body feeding moving mechanism (3 c) and a valve body positioning sensor (3 d), wherein the mechanical arm (3 a) is positioned right above the valve body feeding seat (3 b), the valve body positioning sensor (3 d) is arranged at a specific position on the surface of the valve body feeding seat (3 b), the bottom of the valve body feeding seat (3 b) is connected to the valve body moving mechanism (3 c), and the valve body moving mechanism (3 c) can be a slide block guide rail;
the sealing ring mounting device (2) comprises a transverse pushing mechanism (2 a), a longitudinal pushing mechanism (2 b), a sealing ring mounting mechanism (2 c) and a mounting mechanism fixing plate (2 d); the lower surface of the transverse pushing mechanism (2 a) is connected with the upper surface of the longitudinal pushing mechanism (2 b), the mounting mechanism fixing plate (2 d) is fixed on a pushing head of the transverse pushing mechanism (2 a), the sealing ring mounting mechanism (2 c) is vertically fixed on the surface of the mounting mechanism fixing plate (2 d), and the transverse pushing mechanism (2 a) and the longitudinal pushing mechanism (2 b) are slide block guide rails. (ii) a
The valve body transfer device (4) comprises a valve body clamping jaw (4 a), a clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism (4 b), a clamping jaw fixing plate (4 c), a clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism (4 d) and a clamping jaw support (4 e); the upper part of the valve body clamping jaw (4 a) is connected with a pushing part of a clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism (4 b), the clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism (4 b) is fixed on a clamping jaw fixing plate (4 c), the clamping jaw fixing plate (4 c) is vertically fixed on a pushing part of a clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism (4 d), and the lower part of the clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism (4 d) is fixed on a clamping jaw support;
the detection device (5) comprises a guide rail (5 a), an upper end plate (5 b), a lower push cylinder (5 d), a detection guide rod (5 c), a detection fixing plate (5 d), a slider guide rail (5 e), a pressure sensor (5 f), an air pump (5 g), an air inlet cylinder (5 h), a valve body base (5 j), a valve body table (5 k), a valve body column (5 l), a positioning sensor (5 m) and a push cylinder (5 n), wherein the lower push cylinder (5 d) is fixed on the upper end plate (5 b), the lower end of the air inlet cylinder (5 d) penetrates through the upper end plate (5 b) to be connected with the detection fixing plate (5 d), four detection guide rods (5 c) are further fixed on the upper surface of the detection fixing plate (5 d), the guide rods (5 c) penetrate through the upper end plate (5 b), the detection fixing plate (5 d) is connected with the slider guide rail (5 e) vertically fixed on the rear end plate through a switching frame, the pressure sensor (5 f) is arranged on the air inlet cylinder (5 h), the air inlet cylinder (5 h) and the air pump (5 g) and the air inlet cylinder (5 g) are arranged in front of the cuboid, the valve body base (5 j) is arranged on the upper guide rail (5 k), the detection guide rod (5 k), the valve body base (5 l) and the detection guide rod (5 k), the valve body base (5 j) are arranged on the valve body (5 l), the upper guide rail (5 k), the valve body base (5 k), and a pushing cylinder (5 n) is fixed on the side surface of the guide rail (5 a), and the pushing part of the pushing cylinder (5 n) is connected with a valve body seat (5 j).
2. The automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve according to claim 1, wherein the first ring pushing mechanism (1 b 1) comprises a first pushing piece (1 b 11), a first pushing rod (1 b 12) and a first positioning sensor (1 b 13), the first pushing piece (1 b 11) is an air cylinder, the first pushing rod (1 b 12) is connected with the first pushing piece (1 b 11), a groove (1 b 120) capable of accommodating 1 sealing ring is formed in the position, facing the outlet of the conveying mechanism (1 a), of the tail end of the first pushing rod (1 b 12), the groove (1 b 120) is provided with two notches arranged on opposite sides and facing the outlet of the conveying mechanism (1 a), the first positioning sensor (1 b 13) is arranged above the groove (1 b 120), and the conveying mechanism (1 a) is a conveying belt.
3. The automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve is characterized in that the second pushing ring mechanism (1 b 2) comprises a second pushing piece (1 b 21), a second pushing rod (1 b 22) and a second positioning sensor (1 b 23), the second pushing piece (1 b 21) is an air cylinder, the second pushing rod (1 b 22) is connected with the second pushing piece (1 b 21), the second pushing rod (1 b 22) can penetrate through the groove (1 b 120) of the first pushing rod, and the second positioning sensor (1 b 23) is positioned above the right-angle intersection point of the second pushing rod (1 b 22) and the first pushing rod (1 b 12).
4. The automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealing ring opening device (1 c) comprises a sealing ring opening claw (1 c 1), a sealing ring seat (1 c 2), a claw opening pusher (1 c 3), a guide rod (1 c 31), a claw opening seat (1 c 32) and a third positioning sensor (1 c 4), the top of the sealing ring opening claw (1 c 1) is composed of four vertical rods (1 c 11), the four vertical rods (1 c 11) are rectangular columns and are distributed along a cross line, the bottoms of the four vertical rods are connected to the fixing plate (1 c 12), the fixing plate (1 c 12) is rectangular close to the outer side of the cross line and is triangular close to the center of the cross line, the top of the vertical rod (1 c 11) close to the center of the cross line is provided with a triangular boss, be the cross star entity in the middle of seal ring seat (1 c 2) and leave the through-hole that four vertical poles (1 c 11) that can supply the sealing washer to strut claw (1 c 1) and pass, the sealing washer struts claw (1 c 1) bottom and props claw impeller (1 c 3) and link to each other, props claw impeller (1 c 3) and be pushing away the cylinder, and third positioning sensor (1 c 4) are corresponding to seal ring seat (1 c 2), the lower surface at bottom plate (0) is fixed to the up end of propping claw impeller (1 c 3), prop the lower surface at claw seat (1 c 32) fixed to the top of the ram of claw impeller (1 c 3), be located the both sides parallel of propping claw impeller (1 c 3) and have guide bar (1 c 31), guide bar (1 c 31) pass bottom plate (0) and the upper end is fixed at the lower surface that props claw seat (1 c 32) And the lower surface of the sealing ring opening claw (1 c 1) is fixed on the upper surface of the claw opening base (1 c 32).
5. The automatic installation detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve according to claim 1, characterized in that the manipulator (3 a) comprises a mechanical arm (3 a 1), a guide rail (3 a 2), a driver fixing plate (3 a 3), a lower plate (3 a 4), a valve body feeding clamping jaw (3 a 5), a lower plate support column (3 a 6), a clamping jaw driver (3 a 7), an upper plate (3 a 8), a blocking column (3 a 9), a fine adjustment mechanism (3 a 10) and a manipulator connecting plate (3 a 11); the mechanical arm (3 a 1) is fixed on a mechanical arm connecting plate (3 a 11), the lower part of the mechanical arm connecting plate is connected with the middle part of the upper surface of the upper plate (3 a 8), the middle part of the upper surface of the upper plate (3 a 8) is also provided with a fine adjustment mechanism (3 a 10), two blocking columns (3 a 9) are respectively arranged at the front and the back of the fine adjustment mechanism (3 a 10), the blocking columns (3 a 9) are parallel to each other and penetrate through the upper plate (3 a 8) in a group two by two and are connected to the lower plate (3 a 4), two sides of each group of blocking columns (3 a 9) are respectively provided with a valve body feeding clamping jaw (3 a 5) with symmetrical positions and opposite directions, the lower end of the valve body feeding clamping jaw (3 a 5) penetrates through the lower plate (3 a 4), the upper end is connected with the driving part of the clamping jaw driver (3 a 7), the clamping jaw drivers (3 a 7) at two sides of each group of blocking columns (3 a 9) are symmetrically distributed along the diagonal of each group of blocking columns, the upper parts of the clamping jaw drivers (3 a 7) are fixed on the lower surface of the driver fixing plate (3 a 3), the upper part of the driver fixing plate (3 a 3) is fixed on a guide rail (3 a 2), the guide rail (3 a 2) is arranged on the lower surface of an upper plate (3 a 8) and is fixed on two sides of the upper plate (3 a 8) in parallel, the position of a lower plate (3 a 4) corresponding to a valve body feeding clamping jaw (3 a 5) is provided with inverted convex through holes, four corners of the lower plate (3 a 4) are respectively provided with a lower plate support post (3 a 6), the lower plate pillar (3 a 6) is a cylinder, the lower part of which is provided with a ball table bulge, and the clamping jaw driver (3 a 7) and the fine adjustment mechanism (3 a 10) can both be cylinders.
6. The automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body according to claim 1 is characterized in that two cuboid bosses (3 b 3) are arranged at two ends of the valve body seat (3 b), each boss is provided with two circular grooves (3 b 2), the surface of the valve body seat (3 b) further comprises two cuboid valve stands (3 b 4), and each cuboid valve stand is provided with two conical valve body seats (3 b 1).
7. The automatic installation and detection equipment for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve according to claim 1, wherein the sealing ring installation mechanism (2 c) comprises a pressing cylinder (2 c 1), a pressing plate (2 c 2), a guide rod (2 c 4), a spring (2 c 3), a sealing ring installation claw (2 c 6), a sealing ring installation cylinder (2 c 5) and a fixing plate (2 c 7); the upper surface of a lower pressing plate (2 c 2) is connected with a lower pressing cylinder (2 c 1), two guide rods (2 c 4) are fixed below the lower pressing plate (2 c 2), the lower ends of the two guide rods (2 c 4) are connected with the upper surface of a sealing ring mounting cylinder (2 c 5), and the guide rods (2 c 4) penetrate through a fixing plate (2 c 7); sealing washer installation claw (2 c 6) are a cylinder barrel, and there are 4 lugs that are the rectangle and distribute cylinder barrel bottom, the barrel upper end is equipped with spring (2 c 3) and barrel runs through fixed plate (2 c 7) and is fixed mutually with fixed plate (2 c 7), and sealing washer installation claw (2 c 6) cover is in the inner circle with sealed installation section of thick bamboo (2 c 5).
8. The automatic installation and detection method for the sealing ring of the valve body of the valve is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
1) Sealing ring material loading struts
The sealing ring enters a first ring pushing mechanism (1 b 1) through a conveying mechanism (1 a), the first ring pushing mechanism (1 b 1) pushes the sealing ring to enter a second ring pushing mechanism (1 b 2), the sealing ring is pushed by the second ring pushing mechanism (1 b 2), the sealing ring reaches a sealing ring opening mechanism (1 c) through zigzag movement, feeding, fixing and opening actions of the sealing ring are completed, and preparation is made for next-step installation;
2) Valve body feeding
After the mechanical arm (3 a) clamps the valve body and places the valve body on the surface of the valve body feeding seat (3 b), the mechanical arm (3 a) leaves, and then the valve body seat (3 b) drives the valve body seat to move on the valve body feeding moving device (3 c) and enter a sealing ring mounting station;
3) Seal ring installation
Under the push of the transverse pushing mechanism (2 a) and the longitudinal pushing mechanism (2 b), the sealing ring mounting mechanism (2 c) firstly reaches the upper part of the sealing ring opening mechanism (1 c) to complete clamping work on the sealing ring, then the sealing ring mounting mechanism (2 c) moves to the upper part of the valve body seat (3 b) to complete the mounting action on the sealing ring of the valve body, and the sealing ring mounting mechanism (2 c) returns after the mounting is completed;
4) Valve body transfer
The valve body clamping jaw (4 a) completes transverse and longitudinal movement under the action of a clamping jaw horizontal pushing mechanism (4 d) and a clamping jaw vertical pushing mechanism (4 b) to complete the transfer action of the valve body from the feeding part to the detection part;
5) Detection of
The valve body seat (5 j) reaches a valve body transfer station along a guide rail (5 a) under the pushing of a pushing cylinder (5 n), the valve body is transferred onto a valve body column (5 l) of the valve body seat (5 j) through a valve body transfer device (4), then the valve body seat (5 j) returns, then a pushing cylinder (5 d) is pushed downwards to push an air inlet cylinder (5 h) to align to a valve body opening, an air pump (5 g) starts to be started, a pressure sensor (5 f) above the air inlet cylinder (5 h) detects the pressure change, and then whether the sealing performance of a valve body sealing ring is qualified or not is judged.
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