CN116729932B

CN116729932B - Feeding device and feeding system

Info

Publication number: CN116729932B
Application number: CN202310996277.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 荣康熙
Original assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-08-09
Filing date: 2023-08-09
Publication date: 2024-02-23
Anticipated expiration: 2043-08-09
Also published as: CN116729932A

Abstract

The application provides a feedway and feeding system relates to the battery field. The feeding device comprises a first conveying mechanism, a first lifting mechanism and a transferring mechanism, wherein the first conveying mechanism is used for conveying a tray from a first station to a second station, the tray is used for accommodating a material box, and the material box is used for accommodating a workpiece. The first lifting mechanism is arranged at the first station and is used for lifting the material box in the tray to a position to be picked up so as to enable the manipulator to pick up the workpiece in the material box. The transfer mechanism is used for transferring the material box at the position to be picked up into the tray at the second station. Adopt this feedway, can place the material box of a pile in the tray, the work piece in the material box of a pile can supply with the manipulator in proper order under the cooperation of transfer mechanism and first lifting mechanism to, after the manipulator gets the material, place empty material box in the tray of originally, the manual work participation is few, degree of automation is high, and material loading efficiency is high.

Description

Feeding device and feeding system

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of batteries, and specifically relates to a feeding device and a feeding system.

Background

Batteries are widely applied in the field of new energy, such as electric automobiles, new energy automobiles and the like, and the new energy automobiles and the electric automobiles have become new development trends of automobile industry. In the production process of the battery, the loading of the workpiece is often involved, and the loading efficiency of the workpiece has a great influence on the production efficiency of the battery, however, the current loading efficiency is lower.

Disclosure of Invention

An objective of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a feeding device and a feeding system, which aim to solve the problem of lower feeding efficiency in the related art.

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device including a first conveying mechanism for conveying a tray from a first station to a second station, the tray being for receiving a magazine for receiving a workpiece, a first lifting mechanism, and a transfer mechanism; the first lifting mechanism is arranged at the first station and is used for lifting the material box in the tray to a position to be picked up so as to enable the manipulator to pick up workpieces in the material box; the transfer mechanism is used for transferring the material box at the position to be picked up into the tray at the second station.

In the technical scheme, the first conveying mechanism of the feeding device can convey the tray from the first station to the second station, and when the tray is located at the first station, the first lifting mechanism can lift the material box in the tray, so that the material box is separated from the tray, and the material box is lifted to a position to be picked up, so that the manipulator can pick up a workpiece in the material box. In the process of picking up the material box by the manipulator, the empty tray is conveyed to the second station from the first station by the first conveying mechanism, and after the manipulator finishes picking up the workpiece in the material box, the empty material box can be transferred into the tray positioned in the second station from the position to be picked up by the transfer mechanism. Adopt this feedway, can place the pile material box in the tray, the work piece in the pile material box can be under the cooperation of transfer mechanism and first lifting mechanism supply gradually the manipulator to, after the manipulator gets the material, place the empty pile material box in the tray of script, the manual work participation is few, degree of automation is high, and material loading efficiency is high.

As an optional technical solution of an embodiment of the present application, the transfer mechanism includes a transfer mechanism and a second lifting mechanism, the transfer mechanism is switched between the first station and the second station, and the transfer mechanism is used for transferring the material box located at the position to be picked up to the second station; the second lifting mechanism is arranged at the second station and is used for receiving the material box transferred by the transfer mechanism and lowering the material box into the tray.

In the above technical solution, the transfer mechanism can be switched between the first station and the second station to transfer the empty material box located at the position to be picked up to the second station and transfer the empty material box to the second lifting mechanism. The second lifting mechanism receives the empty material box transferred by the transfer mechanism and lowers the empty material box into the original tray. Like this, the material box can be steadily from waiting to pick up in the position shifts to the tray of original, and is less to the damage of material box, is favorable to prolonging the life-span of material box.

As an optional technical solution of an embodiment of the present application, the transfer mechanism includes a moving platform and a pickup unit, where the movement of the moving platform along a first direction is switchable between the first station and the second station, and the first direction intersects with a lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism; the pick-up unit is arranged on the moving platform and is used for picking up the material box.

In the above technical solution, the pickup unit is connected to the moving platform and can move along with the moving platform so as to switch between the first station and the second station. And after the empty material box is picked up at the position to be picked up, the picking unit moves to a second station under the drive of the moving platform, and the picked empty material box is transferred to a second lifting mechanism at the second station. And then the material box returns to the position to be picked up under the driving of the moving platform, and the material box reciprocates in this way so as to completely transfer a stack of material boxes into the original tray.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the pickup unit includes a clamping jaw and an adsorption piece, where the clamping jaw is disposed on the moving platform, and the clamping jaw is used to clamp the material box; the adsorption piece set up in moving platform, the adsorption piece is used for adsorbing the material box.

In the above-mentioned technical scheme, the clamping jaw can the centre gripping material box, and the material box can be adsorbed to the adsorption equipment, and the stable centre gripping of material box is realized to the two combined action, reduces the material box risk of dropping.

As an optional technical scheme of this application embodiment, the feedway includes second conveying mechanism, second conveying mechanism includes first buffer memory section and material loading section, first buffer memory section set up in the upper reaches of first station, the material loading section set up in the upper reaches of first buffer memory section, first buffer memory section is used for the buffering the tray that the material loading section carried, and will the tray is carried to first station.

In the above technical scheme, through setting up loading section and first buffer memory section, can once only place a plurality of full material trays on the loading section by the manual work, a plurality of full material trays supply gradually first buffer memory section to buffer memory at first buffer memory section, carry to first station when needs. Thus, after the manual feeding is performed once, feeding is not needed for a period of time, and the manual feeding frequency is reduced.

As an optional technical scheme of the embodiment of the application, the conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of feeding sections, and the feeding sections are connected with the first cache section.

In the above technical scheme, through setting up a plurality of loading sections, can once only place a plurality of full material trays on a plurality of loading sections by the manual work, a plurality of full material trays on a plurality of loading sections supply with first buffer memory section in proper order to buffer memory at first buffer memory section, carry to first station when needs. Thus, after the manual feeding is performed once, feeding is not needed for a period of time, and the manual feeding frequency is further reduced.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a first carrying platform and a first lifting mechanism, where the first carrying platform is located at the first station, and the first lifting mechanism is used to lift a material box located in the tray of the first carrying platform; the first jacking mechanism is used for jacking the first bearing platform so that the first bearing platform is switched between a first position and a second position, when the first bearing platform is located at the first position, the first bearing platform receives the tray conveyed by the first buffer section, and when the first bearing platform is located at the second position, the first bearing platform supplies the tray to the first conveying mechanism.

In the above technical solution, the first lifting mechanism can lift or lower the first bearing platform, so that the first bearing platform can move between the first position and the second position. The first bearing platform is used for receiving the tray conveyed by the first buffer section when the first bearing platform is in the first position, and is also used for supplying the tray borne by the first bearing platform to the first conveying mechanism when the first bearing platform is in the second position, so that the first conveying mechanism can convey the tray from the first station to the second station.

As an optional solution of an embodiment of the present application, the first position is higher than the second position.

In the technical scheme, the second position is lower than the first position, the material box is lifted by the first lifting mechanism to drive the material box to move upwards to reach the position to be picked up, and the first lifting mechanism drives the first bearing platform to move downwards, so that the tray can be thoroughly separated from the material box, and the risk of interference with the material box when the tray moves to the second station is reduced.

As an optional technical solution of this embodiment, the feeding device includes a position detecting mechanism, where the position detecting mechanism is configured to detect a position of the first carrying platform, and the first buffer section is responsive to the position detecting mechanism, so as to convey the tray to the first carrying platform when the first carrying platform is located at the first position.

In the above technical scheme, when the position detection mechanism detects that the first bearing platform is at the first position, the first buffer section conveys the tray to the first bearing platform, and when the position detection mechanism detects that the first bearing platform is at other positions or the second position, the first buffer section stops conveying the tray to the first bearing platform. Therefore, the trays cached in the first cache section can be accurately conveyed to the first bearing platform, and the trays are not easy to interfere with other structures to overturn.

As an optional technical solution of this embodiment of the present application, the first bearing platform includes a first bearing surface, and the first buffer section includes a second bearing surface, where when the first bearing platform is located at the first position, the first bearing surface is flush with the second bearing surface.

In the technical scheme, when the first bearing platform is positioned at the first position, the first bearing surface of the first bearing platform is flush with the second bearing surface of the first buffer section, so that the tray on the second bearing surface can be stably conveyed to the first bearing surface, no height difference exists between the first bearing surface and the second bearing surface, and the tray is not easy to topple.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a first carrying platform and a first jacking mechanism, where the first carrying platform is located at the first station; the first lifting mechanism is used for lifting the first bearing platform so as to enable the first bearing platform to be switched between a first position and a second position, and when the first bearing platform is located at the first position, the first lifting mechanism is used for lifting a material box located in the tray of the first bearing platform; when the first carrying platform is located at the second position, the first carrying platform is used for supplying the tray to the first conveying mechanism.

In the above technical solution, the first lifting mechanism can lift or lower the first bearing platform, so that the first bearing platform can move between the first position and the second position. The first bearing platform is used for receiving the tray conveyed by the first buffer section when the first bearing platform is in the first position, the first lifting mechanism can lift the material box in the tray received by the first bearing platform, and the first bearing platform is also used for supplying the tray borne by the first bearing platform to the first conveying mechanism when the first bearing platform is in the second position, so that the first conveying mechanism can convey the tray from the first station to the second station.

As an optional technical scheme of this application embodiment, the feedway includes third conveying mechanism, third conveying mechanism includes second buffer memory section and unloading section, the second buffer memory section set up in the low reaches of second station, the unloading section set up in the low reaches of second buffer memory section, the second buffer memory section is used for the buffering the tray that the second station was carried, and will the tray is carried to the unloading section.

In the technical scheme, through setting up second buffer memory section and unloading section, the tray that is loaded with empty material box can be in second buffer memory section buffer memory, after buffering a plurality of trays, artifical once only follow unloading of unloading section again. Therefore, after one-time manual blanking, blanking is not needed for a period of time, and the manual blanking frequency is reduced.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a second carrying platform and a second lifting mechanism, where the second carrying platform is located at the second station; the second jacking mechanism is used for jacking the second bearing platform so that the second bearing platform is switched between a third position and a fourth position, when the second bearing platform is located at the third position, the second bearing platform receives the tray conveyed by the first conveying mechanism, and when the second bearing platform is located at the fourth position, the second bearing platform supplies the tray to the second buffer section.

In the above technical solution, the second lifting mechanism can lift or lower the second carrying platform, so that the second carrying platform can move between the third position and the fourth position. The second bearing platform is used for receiving the tray conveyed by the first conveying mechanism when the second bearing platform is in the third position, and is also used for supplying the tray borne by the second bearing platform to the second buffer section when the second bearing platform is in the fourth position so that the second buffer section conveys the tray to the blanking section.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the second bearing platform includes a third bearing surface, and the second buffer section includes a fourth bearing surface, where when the second bearing platform is located at the fourth position, the third bearing surface is flush with the fourth bearing surface.

In the above technical scheme, when the second bearing platform is in the fourth position, the third bearing surface of the second bearing platform is flush with the fourth bearing surface of the second buffer section, so that the tray on the third bearing surface can be stably conveyed to the fourth bearing surface, no height difference exists between the third bearing surface and the fourth bearing surface, and the tray is not easy to topple.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application also provide a feeding system comprising a plurality of the feeding devices described above.

As an optional technical scheme of this application embodiment, every feedway includes the unloading section, the unloading section set up in the low reaches of second station, the unloading section is used for the unloading the tray, the feeding system includes unloading mechanism, unloading mechanism is used for unloading two adjacent feedway the tray on the unloading section.

In the technical scheme, the tray blanking on the blanking section is arranged through the blanking mechanism, so that manual participation is further reduced, the degree of automation is improved, the blanking efficiency is improved, and the production efficiency is improved.

As an optional technical solution of an embodiment of the present application, each feeding device includes a feeding section, where the feeding section is disposed upstream of the first station, and the feeding section and the discharging section are arranged along a first direction; the plurality of feeding devices comprise a first feeding device and a second feeding device, and the blanking section of the first feeding device and the blanking section of the second feeding device are located between the feeding section of the first feeding device and the feeding section of the second feeding device along the first direction.

In the above technical scheme, the unloading section of the first feeding device and the unloading section of the second feeding device are located between the loading section of the first feeding device and the loading section of the second feeding device, so that the unloading section of the first feeding device and the unloading section of the second feeding device are relatively close to each other, and a tray on the unloading section of the first feeding device and a tray on the unloading section of the second feeding device can be used for unloading through a unloading mechanism, thereby reducing the cost of a feeding system.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered limiting the scope, and that other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a transfer mechanism according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a second lifting mechanism according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a second lifting mechanism provided in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a feeding device according to other embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a schematic connection diagram of a first load-bearing platform and a first lifting mechanism according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view of a first load platform and a first lifting mechanism according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a connection between a position detection mechanism, a first load platform, and a first buffer segment according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a first conveying mechanism according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Icon: 10-feeding devices; 100-a first conveying mechanism; 101-a first station; 102-a second station; 110-a first conveyor belt; 120-a second conveyor belt; 130-fourth drive; 140-a transmission shaft; 200-a first lifting mechanism; 300-a transfer mechanism; 310-a transfer mechanism; 311-a mobile platform; 3111-a frame; 3112-mounting bars; 312-a pick-up unit; 3121-clamping jaws; 3122—a first driver; 3123-absorbent members; 320-a second lifting mechanism; 321-a second driver; 322-lifting arms; 330-a slide rail; 400-a second conveying mechanism; 410-a feeding section; 420-a first cache segment; 510-a first load-bearing platform; 511-a roller; 520-a first lifting mechanism; 521-mounting seats; 522-a third driver; 523-guide; 530-a position detection mechanism; 600-a third conveying mechanism; 610-a second cache segment; 620-blanking section; 710-a second load bearing platform; 800-rack; 910-a tray; 920-material box; 930—work piece.

Detailed Description

For the purposes of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments herein without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present application.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description of the application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present application and in the description of the figures above are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims or in the above-described figures, are used for distinguishing between different objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order.

Reference in the specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "attached" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

The term "and/or" in this application is merely an association relation describing an associated object, and indicates that three relations may exist, for example, a and/or B may indicate: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In this application, the character "/" generally indicates that the associated object is an or relationship.

In the embodiments of the present application, the same reference numerals denote the same components, and in the interest of brevity, detailed descriptions of the same components are omitted in different embodiments. It should be understood that the thickness, length, width, etc. dimensions of the various components in the embodiments of the present application, as well as the overall thickness, length, width, etc. dimensions of the integrated device, are illustrative only and should not be construed as limiting the present application in any way.

The term "plurality" as used herein refers to more than two (including two).

Currently, the more widely the battery is used in view of the development of market situation. The battery is not only applied to energy storage power supply systems such as hydraulic power, firepower, wind power and solar power stations, but also widely applied to electric vehicles such as electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric automobiles, and the like, as well as a plurality of fields such as military equipment, aerospace, and the like. With the continuous expansion of the battery application field, the market demand thereof is also continuously expanding.

In the production process of the battery, the loading of the workpiece is often involved, and the loading efficiency of the workpiece has a great influence on the production efficiency of the battery, however, the current loading efficiency is lower.

At present, a feeding mode generally adopts a manual mode that a material basket bearing a workpiece is pushed to a position to be picked up through a trolley, a manipulator grabs the workpiece from the position to be picked up, and then an empty trolley is used for recycling the empty material basket from a discharging position. This approach requires frequent manual loading and unloading, resulting in inefficient loading.

In view of this, embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device that includes a first conveying mechanism, a first lifting mechanism, and a transfer mechanism. The first conveying mechanism is used for conveying the tray from the first station to the second station. The tray is used for accommodating a material box, and the material box is used for accommodating a workpiece. The first lifting mechanism is arranged at the first station and is used for lifting the material box in the tray to a position to be picked up so as to enable the manipulator to pick up the workpiece in the material box. The transfer mechanism is used for transferring the material box at the position to be picked up into the tray at the second station.

The first conveying mechanism of the feeding device can convey the tray from the first station to the second station, and when the tray is located at the first station, the first lifting mechanism can lift the material box in the tray, so that the material box is separated from the tray, and the material box is lifted to a position to be picked up, so that the manipulator can pick up workpieces in the material box. In the process of picking up the material box by the manipulator, the empty tray is conveyed to the second station from the first station by the first conveying mechanism, and after the manipulator finishes picking up the workpiece in the material box, the empty material box can be transferred into the tray positioned in the second station from the position to be picked up by the transfer mechanism. Adopt this feedway, can place the pile material box in the tray, the work piece in the pile material box can be under the cooperation of transfer mechanism and first lifting mechanism supply gradually the manipulator to, after the manipulator gets the material, place the empty pile material box in the tray of script, the manual work participation is few, degree of automation is high, and material loading efficiency is high.

The technical scheme that this application embodiment described is applicable to the material loading of work piece, and the work piece can be: aluminum shell, end cap, etc. The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application is adopted for feeding, and the feeding efficiency is higher.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device 10 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device 10, the feeding device 10 comprising a first conveying mechanism 100, a first lifting mechanism 200 and a transfer mechanism 300. The first conveying mechanism 100 is used to convey the tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102. The tray 910 is configured to house a magazine 920, and the magazine 920 is configured to house a workpiece 930. The first lifting mechanism 200 is disposed at the first station 101, and the first lifting mechanism 200 is configured to lift the material box 920 in the tray 910 to a position to be picked up, so that the manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. The transfer mechanism 300 is used to transfer the cassettes 920 located at the position to be picked up into the tray 910 located at the second station 102.

The first conveying mechanism 100 is a mechanism for conveying the tray 910 so that the tray 910 reaches the second station 102 from the first station 101. The first conveyor 100 may be a belt conveyor, a roller conveyor, a chain conveyor, or the like.

The tray 910 is a member for accommodating or supporting the cartridges 920, and the tray 910 may accommodate only one cartridge 920 or a stack of cartridges 920. A number of workpieces 930 may be housed within each cassette 920 to facilitate transporting the workpieces 930 to a designated location for pick up by a robot.

The first station 101 and the second station 102 are defined according to an area on the ground. For example, designating area a as the first station 101 and area B as the second station 102, there may be a space between area a and area B. If both parts are located in the area a, but there is a height difference between the two parts, both parts are still located at the first station 101.

The first lifting mechanism 200 is a mechanism for lifting the material cartridge 920 inside the tray 910 so that the material cartridge 920 is separated from the tray 910. The first lifting mechanism 200 is capable of lifting the material box 920 to a position to be picked up by lifting the material box 920 so that the manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. The material box 920 is always located at the first station 101, although the height of the material box 920 is changed, before and after the first lifting mechanism 200 lifts the material box 920.

In some embodiments, the first lifting mechanism 200 includes a lifting arm 322 and a lifting drive, the lifting arm 322 being coupled to the lifting drive, the lifting arm 322 being insertable between the tray 910 and the material cassette 920, the lifting drive being configured to drive the lifting arm 322 upwardly to lift the material cassette 920 within the tray 910 to a position to be picked up. The lift drive can also drive the lift arms 322 downward in preparation for the next lift.

In other embodiments, the first lifting mechanism 200 may include a lifting claw coupled to a lifting drive that grips the material cartridge 920 within the tray 910 and a lifting drive that drives the lifting claw up and down to lift the material cartridge 920 within the tray 910 to a position to be picked up or down from the position to be picked up to grip the material cartridge 920 within the tray 910.

The transfer mechanism 300 is a mechanism for transferring the material cassette 920 located at the position to be picked up to the tray 910 located at the second station 102. The transfer mechanism 300 may receive the material box 920 at the position to be picked in advance, and transfer the material box 920 into the tray 910 located in the second station 102 after the workpieces 930 in the material box 920 are picked up by the manipulator. The transfer mechanism 300 may also receive the material box 920 at the position to be picked up after the workpieces 930 in the material box 920 are picked up by the manipulator, and then transfer the material box 920 into the tray 910 located at the second station 102.

The first conveying mechanism 100 of the feeding device 10 can convey the tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102, and when the tray 910 is in the first station 101, the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the material box 920 in the tray 910, so that the material box 920 is separated from the tray 910, and lift the material box 920 to a position to be picked up, so that the manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. In the process of picking up the material box 920 by the manipulator, the first conveying mechanism 100 conveys the empty tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102, and after the standby manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920, the transferring mechanism 300 can transfer the empty material box 920 from the position to be picked up into the tray 910 located in the second station 102. By adopting the feeding device 10, the stack of material boxes 920 can be placed in the tray 910, the workpieces 930 in the stack of material boxes 920 can be sequentially fed to the manipulator under the cooperation of the transfer mechanism 300 and the first lifting mechanism 200, and after the manipulator takes materials, the empty stack of material boxes 920 are placed in the original tray 910, so that the labor participation is less, the automation degree is high, and the feeding efficiency is high.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 4, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer mechanism 310 according to some embodiments of the present application. Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a second lifting mechanism 320 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Fig. 4 is a side view of a second lifting mechanism 320 provided in some embodiments of the present application. In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism 300 includes a transfer mechanism 310 and a second lifting mechanism 320. The transfer mechanism 310 is switched between the first station 101 and the second station 102, the transfer mechanism 310 being used to transfer the magazine 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102. The second lifting mechanism 320 is disposed at the second station 102, and the second lifting mechanism 320 is configured to receive the material box 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lower the material box 920 into the tray 910.

The transfer mechanism 310 is capable of switching between the first station 101 and the second station 102 to transfer the magazine 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102. The transfer mechanism 310 may be configured to move the material cassette 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102 by moving back and forth between the first station 101 and the second station 102, or may be configured to move the material cassette 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102 by rotating back and forth between the first station 101 and the second station 102.

The second lifting mechanism 320 is a mechanism for receiving the material cassette 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lowering the material cassette 920 into the tray 910. Alternatively, the second lifting mechanism 320 includes a lifting arm 322 and a second driving member 321, and the lifting arm 322 is connected to the second driving member 321. When the transfer mechanism 310 reaches the second station 102, the transfer mechanism 310 is positioned above the lift arms 322, the transfer mechanism 310 releases the cassette 920, and the lift arms 322 receive the cassette 920 released by the transfer mechanism 310. The second drive 321 is able to drive the lifting arms 322 downwards, thereby lowering the received material cassette 920 into the tray 910 located below. When the tray 910 originally contains a stack of cartridges 920, the second driving member 321 may drive the lift arms 322 to descend one cartridge 920 at a time by a distance of the thickness of the cartridge 920 so that the next cartridge 920 can be overlapped on the previous cartridge 920 until the stack of cartridges 920 is re-stacked on the lift arms 322, at which time the second driving member 321 drives the lift arms 322 to move downward to lower the stack of cartridges 920 into the tray 910. The second driving member 321 may be a linear electric cylinder, a linear air cylinder, a linear oil cylinder, etc.

The transfer mechanism 310 is switchable between the first station 101 and the second station 102 to transfer an empty magazine 920 located at a position to be picked up to the second station 102 and to transfer the empty magazine 920 to the second lifting mechanism 320. The second lifting mechanism 320 receives the empty material cassette 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lowers it into the original tray 910. In this way, the material box 920 can be stably transferred from the position to be picked up to the original tray 910, so that the damage to the material box 920 is small, and the service life of the material box 920 is prolonged.

In other embodiments, only the transfer mechanism 310 may be provided, and the second lifting mechanism 320 may not be provided.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the transfer mechanism 310 includes a moving platform 311 and a pickup unit 312, and the moving platform is capable of switching between the first station 101 and the second station 102 along a first direction. The first direction intersects the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320. The pick-up unit 312 is disposed on the moving platform 311, and the pick-up unit 312 is used for picking up the material box 920.

The first station 101 and the second station 102 are arranged along a first direction, and the transfer platform can move along the first direction, so that switching between the first station 101 and the second station 102 is realized. That is, the first direction is the movable direction of the moving platform 311. Referring to fig. 2, the first direction may be the X direction shown in the figure. The lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320, i.e. the direction of movement of the lifting arms 322. Referring to fig. 3, the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 may be the Y direction as shown in the drawing. The included angle between the first direction and the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 may be an acute angle or a right angle. Alternatively, the first direction is perpendicular to the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320.

In some embodiments, a sliding rail 330 is disposed on the frame 800, where the sliding rail 330 extends along a first direction, and the sliding platform is slidably engaged with the sliding rail 330, so as to enable the sliding of the moving platform 311 along the first direction.

The pickup unit 312 is a structure for picking up the material cassette 920, and after the pickup unit 312 picks up the material cassette 920, the material cassette 920 is moved from the position to be picked up to the second station 102 along with the movement of the moving platform 311.

The pick-up unit 312 is connected to the moving platform 311 and is capable of following the movement of the moving platform 311 to switch between the first station 101 and the second station 102. After the empty material box 920 is picked up by the pickup unit 312 at the position to be picked up, the empty material box 920 is moved to the second station 102 under the driving of the moving platform 311, and the picked up empty material box 920 is transferred to the second lifting mechanism 320 at the second station 102. Then, the tray is driven by the moving platform 311 to return to the position to be picked up, so that the stack of cartridges 920 is completely transferred into the original tray 910.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3, and 4, in some embodiments, pickup unit 312 includes a clamping jaw 3121 and a suction member 3123. The clamping jaw 3121 is disposed on the moving platform 311, and the clamping jaw 3121 is used for clamping the material box 920. The adsorbing member 3123 is disposed on the moving platform 311, and the adsorbing member 3123 is used for adsorbing the material box 920.

The clamping jaw 3121 is a member for clamping the material cassette 920 to fix the material cassette 920. The clamping jaw 3121 includes a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion disposed opposite each other. When the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are brought together, clamping of the material cartridge 920 can be achieved. When the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are moved apart, the material cassette 920 can be released. Alternatively, pickup unit 312 includes a first driving member 3122, first driving member 3122 being coupled to at least one of the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion, first driving member 3122 being configured to effect the approaching or separating of the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion. First actuation member 3122 may be a linear electric cylinder, a linear air cylinder, a linear oil cylinder, or the like.

The adsorbing member 3123 is a member for adsorbing the material cartridge 920 to fix the material cartridge 920. The suction member 3123 may be a negative pressure suction member that acts on the material box 920 to suction-fix the material box 920 by an air pressure difference. The suction member 3123 may also be a magnet or an electromagnet to suction-fix the material box 920 by magnetic force.

Clamping jaw 3121 can centre gripping material box 920, and adsorbing piece 3123 can adsorb material box 920, and the stable centre gripping of material box 920 is realized to the two combined action, reduces material box 920 risk of dropping.

In some embodiments, the mobile platform 311 includes a frame 3111 and a mounting bar 3112, the frame 3111 is slidably engaged with the slide 330, and the mounting bar 3112 is disposed within the frame 3111. Wherein the clamping jaw 3121 is connected to the frame 3111 and the suction member 3123 is connected to the mounting bar 3112. In this way, the clamping jaw 3121 and the suction member 3123 are still able to reveal the workpiece 930 in the material box 920 for robot pick-up while securing the material box 920, the frame 3111.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device 10 according to other embodiments of the present disclosure. In other embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a second conveying mechanism 400, where the second conveying mechanism 400 includes a first buffer section 420 and a feeding section 410, the first buffer section 420 is disposed upstream of the first station 101, the feeding section 410 is disposed upstream of the first buffer section 420, and the first buffer section 420 is configured to buffer the tray 910 conveyed by the feeding section 410 and convey the tray 910 to the first station 101.

The loading section 410 is the portion of the second conveyor 400 that is used to load the full tray 910. The full trays 910 may be manually fed to the feeding section 410, or the full trays 910 may be mechanically fed to the feeding section 410.

The first buffer section 420 is the portion of the second conveyor 400 that buffers the full tray 910. The first buffer section 420 is disposed downstream of the loading section 410 and upstream of the first station 101. The first buffer section 420 is for buffering full trays 910 fed by the feeding section 410 to supply the full trays 910 to the first station 101 when required by the first station 101.

The loading section 410 and the first buffer section 420 may be a conveyor belt conveyor mechanism, a roller conveyor mechanism, a chain conveyor mechanism, or the like.

By providing the feeding section 410 and the first buffer section 420, a plurality of full trays 910 can be manually placed on the feeding section 410 at a time, and the full trays 910 are sequentially supplied to the first buffer section 420, buffered in the first buffer section 420 and conveyed to the first station 101 when required. Thus, after the manual feeding is performed once, feeding is not needed for a period of time, and the manual feeding frequency is reduced.

In some embodiments, the conveying mechanism includes a plurality of loading segments 410, where the plurality of loading segments 410 are each coupled to the first buffer segment 420.

The conveying mechanism may include two feeding segments 410, three feeding segments 410, four feeding segments 410, or more than four feeding segments 410. The plurality of loading segments 410 are each connected to the first buffer segment 420 such that the trays 910 are each fed to the first buffer segment 420.

By providing a plurality of loading sections 410, a plurality of full trays 910 can be manually placed on the plurality of loading sections 410 at a time, and the plurality of full trays 910 on the plurality of loading sections 410 are sequentially supplied to the first buffer section 420, buffered in the first buffer section 420 and conveyed to the first station 101 when required. Thus, after the manual feeding is performed once, feeding is not needed for a period of time, and the manual feeding frequency is further reduced.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 6, and fig. 7, fig. 6 is a schematic connection diagram of a first load-bearing platform 510 and a first lifting mechanism 520 according to some embodiments of the present application. Fig. 7 is a schematic side view of a first carrying platform 510 and a first lifting mechanism 520 according to some embodiments of the present application. In some embodiments, the feeder apparatus 10 includes a first load-bearing platform 510 and a first climbing mechanism 520. The first carrying platform 510 is located at the first station 101, and the first lifting mechanism 200 is configured to lift the material box 920 located in the tray 910 of the first carrying platform 510. The first lifting mechanism 520 is used for lifting the first carrying platform 510, so that the first carrying platform 510 is switched between the first position and the second position. When the first carrying platform 510 is in the first position, the first carrying platform 510 receives the tray 910 conveyed by the first buffer section 420, and when the first carrying platform 510 is in the second position, the first carrying platform 510 supplies the tray 910 to the first conveying mechanism 100.

The first carrying platform 510 is disposed at the first station 101, and the first carrying platform 510 can receive and carry the tray 910 from the first buffer segment 420. Optionally, a plurality of rollers 511 are disposed on the first carrying platform 510 to reduce friction between the first carrying platform 510 and the tray 910, so that the first buffer section 420 can convey the tray 910 onto the first carrying platform 510. When the first buffer section 420 conveys the tray 910 to the first loading platform 510, the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the material box 920 in the tray 910, so that the material box 920 is separated from the tray 910.

The first lifting mechanism 520 is a mechanism for lifting the first carrying platform 510 to switch the first carrying platform 510 between the first position and the second position. The first loading platform 510 is capable of receiving the trays 910 transported by the first buffer stage 420 at a first location and feeding empty trays 910 to the first transport mechanism 100 at a second location.

Alternatively, the first jacking mechanism 520 includes a mounting seat 521 and a third driving member 522, the mounting seat 521 is disposed below the first carrying platform 510, the third driving member 522 is mounted on the mounting seat 521, and an output end of the third driving member 522 is connected to the first carrying platform 510. When the third driving member 522 is extended, the first loading platform 510 is lifted. As the third drive 522 shortens, the first load carrying platform 510 descends. The third driver 522 may be a linear electric cylinder, a linear air cylinder, a linear oil cylinder, etc. The first jacking mechanism 520 may further be provided with a guide 523, where the guide 523 is connected to the mounting base 521 and the first carrying platform 510, and the guide 523 is used for guiding the movement of the first carrying platform 510. The guide 523 may be a telescopic rod, one end of which is connected to the mounting base 521, and the other end of which is connected to the first load-bearing platform 510. When the third drive member 522 is extended, the telescoping rod is also extended.

The first lifting mechanism 520 can lift or lower the first carrying platform 510, so that the first carrying platform 510 can move between a first position and a second position. The first carrying platform 510 is configured to receive the tray 910 conveyed by the first buffer section 420 when the first carrying platform 510 is in the first position, and the first carrying platform 510 is further configured to supply the tray 910 carried by the first carrying platform to the first conveying mechanism 100 when the first carrying platform 510 is in the second position, so that the first conveying mechanism 100 can convey the tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102.

In some embodiments, the first position is higher than the second position.

The second position is lower than the first position, and the first lifting mechanism 200 lifts the material box 920 to drive the material box 920 to move upwards to reach the position to be picked up, and the first lifting mechanism 520 drives the first bearing platform 510 to move downwards, so that the tray 910 can be thoroughly separated from the material box 920, and the risk of interference with the material box 920 when the tray 910 moves towards the second station 102 is reduced.

Referring to fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8, in some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a position detecting mechanism 530, and the position detecting mechanism 530 is used for detecting the position of the first loading platform 510. The first buffer segment 420 is responsive to the position detection mechanism 530 to convey the tray 910 to the first load-bearing platform 510 when the first load-bearing platform 510 is in the first position.

The position detection mechanism 530 is a mechanism for detecting the position of the first load-bearing platform 510. The position detecting mechanism 530 may be an in-place sensor or an industrial camera to analyze the position of the first carrying platform 510 by photographing.

The first buffer segment 420 may be directly electrically connected to the position detecting mechanism 530, or may be electrically connected to the position detecting mechanism 530 through some intermediate member. For example, the position detection mechanism 530 is electrically connected to the controller.

When the position detecting mechanism 530 detects that the first carrying platform 510 reaches the first position, the first buffer segment 420 conveys the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510.

When the position detecting mechanism 530 detects that the first carrying platform 510 is at the first position, the first buffer section 420 conveys the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510, and when the position detecting mechanism 530 detects that the first carrying platform 510 is at the other position or the second position, the first buffer section 420 stops conveying the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510. In this way, the trays 910 buffered in the first buffer section 420 can be accurately conveyed to the first bearing platform 510, and the trays 910 are not easy to be overturned due to interference with other structures.

In some embodiments, the first load-bearing platform 510 includes a first load-bearing surface and the first cache segment 420 includes a second load-bearing surface. When the first carrying platform 510 is in the first position, the first carrying surface is flush with the second carrying surface.

The first bearing surface is a surface on the first bearing platform 510 for supporting the tray 910. The first carrying platform 510 may be provided with a plurality of rollers 511, where the plurality of rollers 511 and the tangent point of the tray 910 together form a first carrying surface.

The second bearing surface is the surface on the first buffer segment 420 for supporting the tray 910. For example, when the first buffer section 420 is a roller conveying mechanism, the tangent points of the plurality of rollers of the first buffer section 420 and the tray 910 together form a second bearing surface. When the first buffer segment 420 is a belt conveyor, the surface of the belt in contact with the workpiece 930 forms a second bearing surface.

When the first carrying platform 510 is in the first position, the first carrying surface and the second carrying surface are located in the same plane.

When the first carrying platform 510 is at the first position, the first carrying surface of the first carrying platform 510 and the second carrying surface of the first buffer section 420 are flush, so that the tray 910 on the second carrying surface can be stably conveyed onto the first carrying surface, and no height difference exists between the first carrying surface and the second carrying surface, so that the tray 910 is not easy to topple.

Referring to fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8, in some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a first carrying platform 510 and a first lifting mechanism 520, where the first carrying platform 510 is located at the first station 101. The first lifting mechanism 520 is used for lifting the first carrying platform 510, so that the first carrying platform 510 is switched between the first position and the second position. When the first loading platform 510 is located at the first position, the first lifting mechanism 200 is configured to lift the material box 920 located in the tray 910 of the first loading platform 510. When the first carrying platform 510 is located at the second position, the first carrying platform 510 is used for supplying the tray 910 to the first conveying mechanism 100.

The first lifting mechanism 520 can lift or lower the first carrying platform 510, so that the first carrying platform 510 can move between a first position and a second position. The first carrying platform 510 is configured to receive the tray 910 conveyed by the first buffer section 420 when the first carrying platform 510 is in the first position, and the first lifting mechanism 200 is configured to lift the material box 920 in the tray 910 received by the first carrying platform 510, and the first carrying platform 510 is further configured to supply the tray 910 carried by the first carrying platform 510 to the first conveying mechanism 100 when the first carrying platform 510 is in the second position, so that the first conveying mechanism 100 can convey the tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102.

Referring to fig. 5, 6, 7 and 8, in some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a third conveying mechanism 600, and the third conveying mechanism 600 includes a second buffer section 610 and a blanking section 620. The second buffer section 610 is disposed downstream of the second station 102, and the blanking section 620 is disposed downstream of the second buffer section 610. The second buffer section 610 is configured to buffer the tray 910 conveyed by the second station 102, and convey the tray 910 to the blanking section 620.

The second buffer segment 610 is part of the third conveyor 600 for buffering the trays 910. The second buffer section 610 is disposed downstream of the second station 102 and upstream of the blanking section 620. The second buffer section 610 is for buffering trays 910 transported by the second station 102 to supply the trays 910 to the blanking section 620 when the blanking section 620 is needed.

The blanking section 620 is the portion of the second conveyor 400 that is used for blanking the tray 910. The trays 910 may be manually fed from the feeding section 620, or the trays 910 may be mechanically fed from the feeding section 620.

The second buffer section 610 and the blanking section 620 may be a conveyor belt conveyor mechanism, a roller conveyor mechanism, a chain slat conveyor mechanism, or the like.

By providing the second buffer section 610 and the blanking section 620, the tray 910 loaded with the empty material box 920 can be buffered in the second buffer section 610, and after buffering a plurality of trays 910, the blanking section 620 is manually blanked again. Therefore, after one-time manual blanking, blanking is not needed for a period of time, and the manual blanking frequency is reduced.

In some embodiments, the feeder apparatus 10 includes a second load-bearing platform 710 and a second lift mechanism, the second load-bearing platform 710 being located at the second station 102. The second lifting mechanism is used for lifting the second carrying platform 710 so as to switch the second carrying platform 710 between the third position and the fourth position. When the second carrying platform 710 is located at the third position, the second carrying platform 710 receives the tray 910 conveyed by the first conveying mechanism 100. When the second load-bearing stage 710 is in the fourth position, the second load-bearing stage 710 supplies the tray 910 to the second buffer segment 610.

The second carrying platform 710 is disposed at the second station 102, and the second carrying platform 710 is capable of receiving and carrying the tray 910 from the first conveying mechanism 100. Optionally, a roller conveyor mechanism is provided on the second load-bearing platform 710 to facilitate the transport of the trays 910 to the second cache section 610.

The second lifting mechanism is a mechanism for lifting the second carrying platform 710 to switch the second carrying platform 710 between the third position and the fourth position. The second loading platform 710 is capable of receiving the tray 910 conveyed by the first conveying mechanism 100 at the third position and supplying the tray 910 to the second buffer segment 610 at the fourth position.

The structure of the second lifting mechanism may be the same as that of the first lifting mechanism 520, and will not be described herein.

The second lift mechanism is capable of lifting or lowering the second load carrying stage 710 such that the second load carrying stage 710 is movable between a third position and a fourth position. The second carrying platform 710 is configured to receive the tray 910 carried by the first conveying mechanism 100 when the second carrying platform 710 is in the third position, and is further configured to supply the tray 910 carried by the second carrying platform 710 to the second buffer segment 610 when the second carrying platform 710 is in the fourth position, so that the second buffer segment 610 conveys the tray 910 to the blanking segment 620.

In some embodiments, second load bearing platform 710 includes a third load bearing surface and second cache segment 610 includes a fourth load bearing surface that is flush with the fourth load bearing surface when second load bearing platform 710 is in the fourth position.

The third bearing surface is the surface on the second bearing platform 710 for supporting the tray 910. The second carrying platform 710 may be provided with a plurality of rollers 511, where the plurality of rollers 511 and the tangent point of the tray 910 together form a third carrying surface.

The fourth bearing surface is the surface on the second cache section 610 for supporting the tray 910. For example, when the second buffer segment 610 is a roller conveying mechanism, the tangent points of the plurality of rollers of the second buffer segment 610 and the tray 910 together form a fourth bearing surface. When the second buffer segment 610 is a belt conveyor, the surface of the belt in contact with the workpiece 930 forms a fourth bearing surface.

When the second carrying platform 710 is in the fourth position, the third carrying surface and the fourth carrying surface are located in the same plane.

When the second carrying platform 710 is in the fourth position, the third carrying surface of the second carrying platform 710 and the fourth carrying surface of the second buffer section 610 are flush, so that the tray 910 on the third carrying surface can be stably conveyed to the fourth carrying surface, and no height difference exists between the third carrying surface and the fourth carrying surface, so that the tray 910 is not easy to topple.

Referring to fig. 9, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a first conveying mechanism 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the first conveying mechanism 100 includes a first conveyor belt 110, a second conveyor belt 120, a fourth drive 130, and a drive shaft 140, where the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 are spaced apart to make room for the first lift mechanism 520 and the second lift mechanism. When the first loading platform 510 is in the second position, the tray 910 on the first loading platform 510 just falls on the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120. When the second load-bearing stage 710 is in the third position, the trays 910 on the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 can be transported onto the second load-bearing stage 710. The fourth driving member 130 is drivingly connected to the first conveyor belt 110 to drive the first conveyor belt 110 in motion. In addition, the fourth driving member 130 is in driving connection with the second conveyor belt 120 through a driving shaft 140, so as to realize a fourth driving mechanism for simultaneously driving the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 to move.

The present embodiment also provides a feeding system comprising a plurality of the feeding devices 10 described above.

In some embodiments, each feeder device 10 includes a blanking section 620, the blanking section 620 being disposed downstream of the second station 102, the blanking section 620 being for blanking the tray 910. The feed system comprises a blanking mechanism for blanking a tray 910 on the blanking section 620 of two adjacent feed devices 10.

The blanking mechanism is a mechanism for blanking the tray 910 on the blanking section 620. One blanking mechanism may be blanking the blanking sections 620 of two adjacent feeding devices 10.

Through setting up the unloading of tray 910 on unloading section 620 for unloading mechanism, further reduce artifical the participation, promote degree of automation, promote unloading efficiency, improve production efficiency.

In some embodiments, each feeder device 10 includes a loading section 410, the loading section 410 being disposed upstream of the first station 101, the loading section 410 and the unloading section 620 being arranged in a first direction. The plurality of feeding means 10 comprises a first feeding means and a second feeding means, the blanking section 620 of the first feeding means and the blanking section 620 of the second feeding means being located between the loading section 410 of the first feeding means and the loading section 410 of the second feeding means in the first direction.

The loading section 410 and the unloading section 620 of each feeding device 10 are arranged side by side. The first feeding means feeding section 410 and the second feeding means feeding section 410 are located on both sides of the first feeding means discharging section 620 and the second feeding means discharging section 620.

The blanking section 620 of the first feeding device and the blanking section 620 of the second feeding device are located between the feeding section 410 of the first feeding device and the feeding section 410 of the second feeding device, so that the blanking section 620 of the first feeding device and the blanking section 620 of the second feeding device are relatively close to each other, and the tray 910 on the blanking section 620 of the first feeding device and the tray 910 on the blanking section 620 of the second feeding device can be blanked by one blanking mechanism, thereby reducing the cost of the feeding system.

According to some embodiments of the present application, please refer to fig. 1-8.

The embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device 10, the feeding device 10 comprising a first conveying mechanism 100, a first lifting mechanism 200 and a transfer mechanism 300. The first conveyor 100 is configured to convey a tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102, the tray 910 being configured to receive a magazine 920, the magazine 920 being configured to receive a workpiece 930. The first lifting mechanism 200 is disposed at the first station 101, and the first lifting mechanism 200 is configured to lift the material box 920 in the tray 910 to a position to be picked up, so that the manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. The transfer mechanism 300 is used to transfer the cassettes 920 located at the position to be picked up into the tray 910 located at the second station 102. The first conveying mechanism 100 of the feeding device 10 can convey the tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102, and when the tray 910 is in the first station 101, the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the material box 920 in the tray 910, so that the material box 920 is separated from the tray 910, and lift the material box 920 to a position to be picked up, so that the manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. In the process of picking up the material box 920 by the manipulator, the first conveying mechanism 100 conveys the empty tray 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102, and after the standby manipulator picks up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920, the transferring mechanism 300 can transfer the empty material box 920 from the position to be picked up into the tray 910 located in the second station 102. By adopting the feeding device 10, the stack of material boxes 920 can be placed in the tray 910, the workpieces 930 in the stack of material boxes 920 can be sequentially fed to the manipulator under the cooperation of the transfer mechanism 300 and the first lifting mechanism 200, and after the manipulator takes materials, the empty stack of material boxes 920 are placed in the original tray 910, so that the labor participation is less, the automation degree is high, and the feeding efficiency is high.

The transfer mechanism 300 includes a transfer mechanism 310 and a second lifting mechanism 320. The transfer mechanism 310 is switched between the first station 101 and the second station 102, the transfer mechanism 310 being used to transfer the magazine 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102. The second lifting mechanism 320 is disposed at the second station 102, and the second lifting mechanism 320 is configured to receive the material box 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lower the material box 920 into the tray 910. The transfer mechanism 310 is switchable between the first station 101 and the second station 102 to transfer an empty magazine 920 located at a position to be picked up to the second station 102 and to transfer the empty magazine 920 to the second lifting mechanism 320. The second lifting mechanism 320 receives the empty material cassette 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lowers it into the original tray 910. In this way, the material box 920 can be stably transferred from the position to be picked up to the original tray 910, so that the damage to the material box 920 is small, and the service life of the material box 920 is prolonged.

The feeding device 10 comprises a second conveyor 400, the second conveyor 400 comprising a first buffer section 420 and a loading section 410. The first buffer section 420 is disposed upstream of the first station 101, and the feeding section 410 is disposed upstream of the first buffer section 420. The first buffer section 420 is used for buffering the tray 910 conveyed by the loading section 410, and conveying the tray 910 to the first station 101. By providing the feeding section 410 and the first buffer section 420, a plurality of full trays 910 can be manually placed on the feeding section 410 at a time, and the full trays 910 are sequentially supplied to the first buffer section 420, buffered in the first buffer section 420 and conveyed to the first station 101 when required. Thus, after the manual feeding is performed once, feeding is not needed for a period of time, and the manual feeding frequency is reduced.

The feeding device 10 comprises a third conveying mechanism 600, the third conveying mechanism 600 comprising a second buffer section 610 and a blanking section 620. The second buffer section 610 is disposed downstream of the second station 102, and the blanking section 620 is disposed downstream of the second buffer section 610. The second buffer section 610 is configured to buffer the tray 910 conveyed by the second station 102, and convey the tray 910 to the blanking section 620. By providing the second buffer section 610 and the blanking section 620, the tray 910 loaded with the empty material box 920 can be buffered in the second buffer section 610, and after buffering a plurality of trays 910, the blanking section 620 is manually blanked again. Therefore, after one-time manual blanking, blanking is not needed for a period of time, and the manual blanking frequency is reduced.

The present embodiment also provides a feeding system comprising a plurality of the feeding devices 10 described above. By providing a plurality of feeding devices 10, the feeding efficiency is further improved.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the same, but rather, various modifications and variations may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding device, comprising:

a first conveying mechanism for conveying a tray from a first station to a second station, the tray being for receiving a material box for receiving a workpiece;

the first lifting mechanism is arranged at the first station and used for lifting the material box in the tray to a position to be picked up so as to enable a manipulator to pick up the workpieces in the material box, and the first conveying mechanism is configured to convey the tray from the first station to the second station in the process of picking up the workpieces in the material box by the manipulator;

and the transferring mechanism is used for transferring the material box positioned at the position to be picked up into the tray positioned at the second station.

2. The feeding device of claim 1, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises:

a transfer mechanism switching between the first station and the second station, the transfer mechanism being for transferring the material cassette located at the position to be picked up to the second station;

the second lifting mechanism is arranged at the second station and is used for receiving the material box transferred by the transfer mechanism and lowering the material box into the tray.

3. The feeding device of claim 2, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises:

the mobile platform can be switched between the first station and the second station by moving along a first direction, and the first direction is intersected with the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism;

and the pick-up unit is arranged on the moving platform and is used for picking up the material box.

4. A feeding device according to claim 3, wherein the pick-up unit comprises:

the clamping jaw is arranged on the moving platform and used for clamping the material box;

the adsorption piece is arranged on the mobile platform and used for adsorbing the material box.

5. The feeding device of claim 1, wherein the feeding device comprises a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism comprises a first buffer section and a feeding section, the first buffer section is arranged upstream of the first station, the feeding section is arranged upstream of the first buffer section, and the first buffer section is used for buffering a tray conveyed by the feeding section and conveying the tray to the first station.

6. The feeder of claim 5, wherein the conveyor mechanism comprises a plurality of the loading segments, each of the plurality of loading segments being coupled to the first buffer segment.

7. The feeding device of claim 5, wherein said feeding device further comprises:

the first bearing platform is positioned at the first station, and the first lifting mechanism is used for lifting the material box positioned in the tray of the first bearing platform;

the first jacking mechanism is used for jacking the first bearing platform so that the first bearing platform is switched between a first position and a second position, when the first bearing platform is positioned at the first position, the first bearing platform receives the tray conveyed by the first buffer section, and when the first bearing platform is positioned at the second position, the first bearing platform supplies the tray to the first conveying mechanism.

8. The feeding device of claim 7, wherein said first position is higher than said second position.

9. The feeder of claim 7, further comprising a position detection mechanism for detecting a position of the first load-bearing platform, the first buffer section being responsive to the position detection mechanism to convey the tray to the first load-bearing platform when the first load-bearing platform is in the first position.

10. The feeder device of claim 7, wherein the first load-bearing platform comprises a first load-bearing surface and the first cache segment comprises a second load-bearing surface, the first load-bearing surface being flush with the second load-bearing surface when the first load-bearing platform is in the first position.

11. The feeding device of claim 1, wherein the feeding device further comprises:

the first bearing platform is positioned at the first station;

the first lifting mechanism is used for lifting the first bearing platform so as to enable the first bearing platform to be switched between a first position and a second position, and when the first bearing platform is located at the first position, the first lifting mechanism is used for lifting a material box located in the tray of the first bearing platform; when the first carrying platform is located at the second position, the first carrying platform is used for supplying the tray to the first conveying mechanism.

12. The feeding device of claim 1, wherein the feeding device comprises a third conveying mechanism, the third conveying mechanism comprises a second buffer section and a discharging section, the second buffer section is arranged at the downstream of the second station, the discharging section is arranged at the downstream of the second buffer section, and the second buffer section is used for buffering a tray conveyed by the second station and conveying the tray to the discharging section.

13. The feeding device of claim 12, wherein the feeding device further comprises:

the second bearing platform is positioned at the second station;

the second jacking mechanism is used for jacking the second bearing platform so that the second bearing platform is switched between a third position and a fourth position, when the second bearing platform is located at the third position, the second bearing platform receives the tray conveyed by the first conveying mechanism, and when the second bearing platform is located at the fourth position, the second bearing platform supplies the tray to the second cache section.

14. The feed device of claim 13, wherein the second load-bearing platform includes a third load-bearing surface and the second cache segment includes a fourth load-bearing surface, the third load-bearing surface being flush with the fourth load-bearing surface when the second load-bearing platform is in the fourth position.

15. A feed system, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of feed devices according to any one of claims 1-14.

16. The feed system of claim 15, wherein each of the feed devices includes a blanking section disposed downstream of the second station, the blanking section for blanking the trays, the feed system including a blanking mechanism for blanking the trays on the blanking section of two adjacent feed devices.

17. The feed system of claim 16, wherein each feed device comprises a feed section disposed upstream of the first station, the feed section and the discharge section being arranged in a first direction;

the plurality of feeding devices comprise a first feeding device and a second feeding device, and the blanking section of the first feeding device and the blanking section of the second feeding device are located between the feeding section of the first feeding device and the feeding section of the second feeding device along the first direction.