CN116729932B - Feeding device and feeding system - Google Patents

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

Background technique

Batteries are widely used in the field of new energy, such as electric vehicles and new energy vehicles. New energy vehicles and electric vehicles have become a new development trend in the automobile industry. In the production process of batteries, the loading of workpieces is often involved. The loading efficiency of workpieces has a significant impact on the production efficiency of batteries. However, the current loading efficiency is low.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a feeding device and a feeding system, which are intended to improve the problem of low feeding efficiency in related technologies.

In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device. The feeding device includes a first conveying mechanism, a first lifting mechanism and a transfer mechanism. The first conveying mechanism is used to move the pallet from the first station to the first station. Transported to the second work station, the pallet is used to accommodate the material box, and the material box is used to accommodate the workpiece; the first lifting mechanism is provided at the first work station, and the first lifting mechanism is used to lift the workpiece. The material box in the pallet is lifted to a position to be picked up for a robot to pick up the workpiece in the material box; the transfer mechanism is used to transfer the material box located in the to-be-picked position to the third position. Inside the pallet of the second station.

In the above technical solution, the first conveying mechanism of the feeding device can convey the pallet from the first station to the second station. When the pallet is at the first station, the first lifting mechanism can lift the material box in the pallet. , to separate the material box from the pallet, and lift the material box to the picking position for the robot to pick up the workpieces in the material box. When the manipulator picks up the material box, the first conveying mechanism transports the empty pallet from the first station to the second station. After the manipulator completes picking up the workpieces in the material box, the transfer mechanism can transfer the empty material box from The position to be picked up is transferred to the pallet located at the second station. Using this feeding device, a stack of material boxes can be placed in the pallet, and the workpieces in the stack of material boxes can be supplied to the robot in sequence with the cooperation of the transfer mechanism and the first lifting mechanism, and after the robot takes the materials, the empty A stack of material boxes is placed on the original pallet, with less manual involvement, high degree of automation, and high loading efficiency.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the transfer mechanism includes a transfer mechanism and a second lifting mechanism, and the transfer mechanism switches between the first work station and the second work station. The transfer mechanism is used to transfer the material box located at the to-be-picked position to the second work station; the second lifting mechanism is provided at the second work station, and the second lifting mechanism is used to accept all The material box is transferred by the transfer mechanism and lowered into the tray.

In the above technical solution, the transfer mechanism can switch between the first work station and the second work station to transfer the empty material box located at the position to be picked up to the second work station, and transfer the empty material box to the third work station. 2. Lifting mechanism. The second lifting mechanism receives the empty material box transferred by the transfer mechanism and lowers it into the original pallet. In this way, the material box can be smoothly transferred from the position to be picked up to the original pallet, causing less damage to the material box and extending the life of the material box.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the transfer mechanism includes a moving platform and a picking unit, and the transfer platform can move in the first direction between the first work station and the second work station. Switch, the first direction intersects the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism; the picking unit is provided on the mobile platform, and the picking unit is used to pick up the material box.

In the above technical solution, the picking unit is connected to the mobile platform and can move with the mobile platform to switch between the first work station and the second work station. After the picking unit picks up the empty material box at the position to be picked up, it moves to the second station driven by the mobile platform, and transfers the picked up empty material box to the second lifting mechanism at the second station. Then, driven by the mobile platform, it returns to the position to be picked up, and moves back and forth in this way to transfer a stack of material boxes to the original pallet.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the picking unit includes a clamping claw and an adsorption member, the clamping claw is provided on the mobile platform, and the clamping claw is used to clamp the material box; The adsorption part is arranged on the mobile platform, and the adsorption part is used to adsorb the material box.

In the above technical solution, the clamping jaw can clamp the material box, and the adsorption piece can absorb the material box. The two work together to achieve stable clamping of the material box and reduce the risk of the material box falling.

As an optional technical solution in the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism includes a first buffering section and a feeding section, and the first buffering section is provided on the Upstream of the first station, the loading section is arranged upstream of the first buffering section. The first buffering section is used to buffer the pallets transported by the loading section and transport the pallets to the First station.

In the above technical solution, by setting up the loading section and the first cache section, multiple full material pallets can be manually placed on the material loading section at one time, and the multiple full material pallets are supplied to the first cache section in sequence, and the first cache section is Segments are cached and transported to the first station when needed. In this way, after manual feeding once, no feeding is needed for a period of time, which reduces the frequency of manual feeding.

As an optional technical solution in the embodiment of the present application, the conveying mechanism includes a plurality of loading sections, and the plurality of loading sections are connected to the first buffering section.

In the above technical solution, by setting up multiple loading sections, multiple full material trays can be manually placed on multiple loading sections at one time, and the multiple full material pallets on the multiple loading sections are sequentially supplied to the first cache section. , and cached in the first cache section, and transported to the first workstation when needed. In this way, after manual loading once, there is no need to load materials for a period of time, further reducing the frequency of manual loading.

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. The first carrying platform is located at the first work station. The first lifting mechanism for lifting the material box located in the pallet of the first carrying platform; the first lifting mechanism is used for lifting the first carrying platform so that the first carrying platform is in the first position and Switching to the second position, when the first carrying platform is in the first position, the first carrying platform receives the pallet transported by the first cache section. When the first carrying platform is in the third position, In the second position, the first carrying 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 carrying platform is used to receive the pallets conveyed by the first buffer section when it is in the first position. The first carrying platform is also used to supply the pallets carried by it to the first conveying mechanism when it is in the second position, so as to facilitate the third conveying mechanism. A conveying mechanism conveys the pallet from the first station to the second station.

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

In the above technical solution, the second position is lower than the first position. When the first lifting mechanism lifts the material box to drive the material box to move upward to the position to be picked up, the first lifting mechanism drives the first load-bearing platform to move downward. In this way, The pallet can be completely separated from the material box, reducing the risk of interference with the material box when the pallet moves to the second station.

As an optional technical solution in the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a position detection mechanism, the position detection mechanism is used to detect the position of the first carrying platform, and the first cache section responds to the A position detection mechanism is used to transport the pallet to the first carrying platform when the first carrying platform is located at the first position.

In the above technical solution, when the position detection mechanism detects that the first carrying platform is at the first position, the first cache section transports the pallet to the first carrying platform, and when the position detection mechanism detects that the first carrying platform is at other positions or the second When the first buffer section reaches the position, the first buffer section stops transporting the pallet to the first carrying platform. In this way, the pallets cached in the first cache section can be accurately transported to the first carrying platform, and are less likely to interfere with other structures and cause the pallets to overturn.

As an optional technical solution in the embodiment of this application, the first bearing platform includes a first bearing surface, and the first cache section includes a second bearing surface. When the first bearing platform is in the first position, , the first bearing surface is flush with the second bearing surface.

In the above technical solution, when the first load-bearing platform is in the first position, the first load-bearing surface of the first load-bearing platform and the second load-bearing surface of the first cache section are flush, so that the tray on the second load-bearing surface can be stable It is transported to the first load-bearing surface. There is no height difference between the two, which will not easily cause the pallet to overturn.

As an optional technical solution for the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a first carrying platform and a first lifting mechanism, and the first carrying platform is located at the first work station; the first lifting mechanism The mechanism is used to lift the first bearing platform so that the first bearing platform switches between the first position and the second position. When the first bearing platform is in the first position, the first lifting platform The mechanism is used to lift the material box located in the pallet of the first carrying platform; when the first carrying platform is in the second position, the first carrying platform is used to supply the pallet to the The first conveyor 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 carrying platform is used to receive the pallet transported by the first buffer section when it is in the first position, and the first lifting mechanism can lift the material box in the pallet received by the first carrying platform. The first carrying platform is also used to When it is in the second position, the pallet it carries is supplied to the first conveying mechanism, so that the first conveying mechanism conveys the pallet from the first work station to the second work station.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, the feeding device includes a third conveying mechanism, and the third conveying mechanism includes a second buffering section and a blanking section, and the second buffering section is provided on the Downstream of the second work station, the unloading section is provided downstream of the second buffer section. The second buffer section is used to buffer the pallets transported by the second station and transport the pallets to the second buffer section. Describe the unloading section.

In the above technical solution, by setting up the second cache section and the unloading section, the pallets loaded with empty material boxes can be cached in the second cache section. After caching multiple pallets, the materials can be manually unloaded from the unloading section at once. In this way, after manual cutting once, there is no need to cut materials for a period of time, which reduces the frequency of manual cutting.

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, and the second carrying platform is located at the second work station; the second lifting mechanism The mechanism is used to lift the second load-bearing platform so that the second load-bearing platform switches between the third position and the fourth position. When the second load-bearing platform is in the third position, the second load-bearing platform The platform receives the pallet transported by the first conveying mechanism, and when the second carrying platform is located at the fourth position, the second carrying platform supplies the pallet to the second cache section.

In the above technical solution, the second lifting mechanism can lift or lower the second bearing platform so that the second bearing platform can move in the third position and the fourth position. The second carrying platform is used to receive the pallet transported by the first conveying mechanism when it is in the third position. The second carrying platform is also used to supply the pallet carried by it to the second cache section when it is in the fourth position. The buffer section transports the pallets to the unloading section.

As an optional technical solution in the embodiment of the present application, the second bearing platform includes a third bearing surface, and the second cache section includes a fourth bearing surface. When the second bearing platform is in the fourth position, When, the third bearing surface is flush with the fourth bearing surface.

In the above technical solution, when the second load-bearing platform is in the fourth position, the third load-bearing surface of the second load-bearing platform is flush with the fourth load-bearing surface of the second cache section, so that the pallet on the third load-bearing surface can be stable It is transported to the fourth bearing surface. There is no height difference between the two, which will not easily cause the pallet to overturn.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application also provide a feeding system, which includes a plurality of the above-mentioned feeding devices.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, each of the feeding devices includes a blanking section, the blanking section is arranged downstream of the second work station, and the blanking section is used for blanking As for the pallet, the feeding system includes a unloading mechanism, and the unloading mechanism is used to unload pallets on the unloading sections of two adjacent feeding devices.

In the above technical solution, by setting up a unloading mechanism to unload the pallets on the unloading section, manual participation is further reduced, the degree of automation is improved, the unloading efficiency is improved, and the production efficiency is improved.

As an optional technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, each of the feeding devices includes a feeding section, the feeding section is arranged upstream of the first work station, and the feeding section and the lower The material sections are arranged along the first direction; the plurality of feeding devices include a first feeding device and a second feeding device. Along the first direction, the lowering section of the first feeding device and the The lowering section of the second feeding device is located between the loading section of the first feeding device and the loading section of the second feeding device.

In the above technical solution, the lowering section of the first feeding device and the lowering 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 third feeding section The lowering section of the first feeding device and the lowering section of the second feeding device are relatively close, and a feeding mechanism can be used to unload the tray on the lowering section of the first feeding device and the lower part of the second feeding device. Pallets on the material section, thereby reducing the cost of the feeding system.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application and therefore do not It should be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without exerting creative efforts.

Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer mechanism provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a second lifting mechanism provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 4 is a schematic side view of the second lifting mechanism provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device provided by other embodiments of the present application;

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the connection between the first carrying platform and the first lifting mechanism provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 7 is a schematic side view of the first carrying platform and the first lifting mechanism provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 8 is a schematic block diagram of the connection between the position detection mechanism, the first bearing platform and the first cache section provided by some embodiments of the present application;

Figure 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the first transport mechanism provided by some embodiments of the present application.

Icon: 10-feeding device; 100-first conveying mechanism; 101-first station; 102-second station; 110-first conveyor belt; 120-second conveyor belt; 130-fourth driving member; 140- Drive shaft; 200-first lifting mechanism; 300-transfer mechanism; 310-transfer mechanism; 311-moving platform; 3111-frame; 3112-mounting bar; 312-picking unit; 3121-clamp; 3122-first drive 3123-adsorption part; 320-second lifting mechanism; 321-second driving part; 322-lifting arm; 330-slide rail; 400-second conveying mechanism; 410-feeding section; 420-first buffer section ; 510-first load-bearing platform; 511-roller; 520-first jacking mechanism; 521-mounting seat; 522-third drive member; 523-guide member; 530-position detection mechanism; 600-third conveyor mechanism; 610-the second buffer section; 620-the blanking section; 710-the second load-bearing platform; 800-rack; 910-pallet; 920-material box; 930-workpiece.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are Apply for some of the embodiments, not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this application.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this application have the same meanings as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field of this application; the terms used in the specification of this application are only for describing specific implementations. The purpose of the examples is not intended to limit the application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the application and the above description of the drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order or priority relationship.

Reference in this application 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 this phrase 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 this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly stated and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", "connection" and "attachment" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, It can also be detachably connected or integrally connected; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be internal communication between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

The term "and/or" in this application is just an association relationship describing related objects, indicating that there can be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which can mean: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, alone There are three situations B. In addition, the character "/" in this application generally indicates that the related objects are an "or" relationship.

In the embodiments of the present application, the same reference numerals represent the same components, and for the sake of simplicity, detailed descriptions of the same components in different embodiments are omitted. It should be understood that the thickness, length, width and other dimensions of various components in the embodiments of the present application shown in the drawings, as well as the overall thickness, length and width of the integrated device, are only illustrative illustrations and should not constitute any limitation to the present application. .

“Plural” appearing in this application refers to two or more (including two).

At present, judging from the development of the market situation, the application of batteries is becoming more and more extensive. Batteries are not only used in energy storage power systems such as hydraulic, thermal, wind and solar power stations, but are also widely used in electric vehicles such as electric bicycles, electric motorcycles and electric cars, as well as in many fields such as military equipment and aerospace. As battery application fields continue to expand, its market demand is also expanding.

In the production process of batteries, the loading of workpieces is often involved. The loading efficiency of workpieces has a significant impact on the production efficiency of batteries. However, the current loading efficiency is low.

The current feeding method generally uses manual push of the material basket carrying the workpiece through a trolley to the position to be picked up. The robot grabs the workpiece from the position to be picked up, and then uses an empty trolley to collect the empty material basket from the unloading position. . This method requires frequent manual loading and unloading, resulting in low loading efficiency.

In view of this, embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device, which includes a first conveying mechanism, a first lifting mechanism and a transfer mechanism. The first conveying mechanism is used to convey the pallet from the first work station to the second work station. The pallet is used to hold the material box, and the material box is used to hold the workpiece. The first lifting mechanism is disposed at the first station. The first lifting mechanism is used to lift the material box in the pallet to a position to be picked up, so that the robot can pick up the workpiece in the material box. The transfer mechanism is used to transfer the material box located at the position to be picked up to the pallet located at the second station.

The first conveying mechanism of the feeding device can convey the pallet from the first station to the second station. When the pallet is at the first station, the first lifting mechanism can lift the material box in the pallet so that the material box and the pallet Separate and lift the material box to the picking position for the robot to pick up the workpieces in the material box. When the manipulator picks up the material box, the first conveying mechanism transports the empty pallet from the first station to the second station. After the manipulator completes picking up the workpieces in the material box, the transfer mechanism can transfer the empty material box from The position to be picked up is transferred to the pallet located at the second station. Using this feeding device, a stack of material boxes can be placed in the pallet, and the workpieces in the stack of material boxes can be supplied to the robot in sequence with the cooperation of the transfer mechanism and the first lifting mechanism, and after the robot takes the materials, the empty A stack of material boxes is placed on the original pallet, with less manual involvement, high degree of automation, and high loading efficiency.

The technical solutions described in the embodiments of this application are suitable for loading workpieces. The workpieces may be: aluminum shells, end caps, etc. Using the technical solution provided by the embodiments of this application for loading has higher loading efficiency.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application. The embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device 10. The feeding device 10 includes 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 pallet 910 from the first work station 101 to the second work station 102 . The pallet 910 is used to accommodate the material box 920 , and the material box 920 is used to accommodate the workpiece 930 . The first lifting mechanism 200 is provided at the first work station 101 . The first lifting mechanism 200 is used to lift the material box 920 in the tray 910 to a position to be picked up, so that the robot hand can pick up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920 . The transfer mechanism 300 is used to transfer the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the tray 910 located at the second station 102 .

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

The tray 910 is a component used to accommodate or support the material box 920 . The tray 910 can accommodate only one material box 920 or a stack of material boxes 920 . Each material box 920 can accommodate several workpieces 930, thereby facilitating the transportation of the workpieces 930 to a designated location for the robot to pick up.

It should be noted that the first workstation 101 and the second workstation 102 are defined according to the areas on the ground. For example, area A is designated as the first workstation 101 and area B is designated as the second workstation 102. There may be an interval between area A and area B. If both components are located in area A, but there is a height difference between the two components, both components are still located at the first station 101 at this time.

The first lifting mechanism 200 is a mechanism used to lift the material box 920 in the tray 910 to separate the material box 920 from the tray 910 . By lifting the material box 920 , the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the material box 920 to a position to be picked up, so that the robot hand can pick up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920 . Before and after the first lifting mechanism 200 lifts the material box 920 , although the height of the material box 920 changes, it is always located at the first station 101 .

In some embodiments, the first lifting mechanism 200 includes a lifting arm 322 and a lifting driving member. The lifting arm 322 is connected to the lifting driving member. The lifting arm 322 can be inserted between the tray 910 and the material box 920 . The lifting driving member can drive the lifting arm. 322 moves upward, thereby lifting the material box 920 in the tray 910 to the position to be picked up. The lifting driving member can also drive the lifting arm 322 to move downward to prepare for the next lifting.

In other embodiments, the first lifting mechanism 200 may include a lifting claw and a lifting driving member. The lifting claw is connected to the lifting driving member. The lifting claw grabs the material box 920 in the tray 910. The lifting driving member drives the lifting claw to move up and down. Thereby, the material box 920 in the tray 910 is lifted to the position to be picked up, or moved downward from the position to be picked up to grab the material box 920 in the tray 910 .

The transfer mechanism 300 is a mechanism used to transfer the material box 920 located at the to-be-picked position to the tray 910 located at the second station 102 . The transfer mechanism 300 can receive the material box 920 at the to-be-picked position in advance, and after the workpiece 930 in the material box 920 is picked up by the robot, the material box 920 can be transferred to the tray 910 located in the second station 102 . The transfer mechanism 300 can also wait until the workpiece 930 in the material box 920 is picked up by the robot, then receive the material box 920 at the position to be picked up, and then transfer the material box 920 to the tray 910 located in the second station 102 .

The first conveying mechanism 100 of the feeding device 10 can convey the pallet 910 from the first work station 101 to the second work station 102. When the pallet 910 is in the first work station 101, the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the inside of the pallet 910. The material box 920 is separated from the pallet 910, and the material box 920 is lifted to a picking position for the robot to pick up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. When the robot picks up the material box 920, the first conveying mechanism 100 transports the empty pallet 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102. After the robot completes picking up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920, the transfer mechanism 300 can transfer the empty material box 920 from the position to be picked up to the tray 910 located in the second station 102 . Using the feeding device 10, a stack of material boxes 920 can be placed in the pallet 910, and the workpieces 930 in the stack of material boxes 920 can be supplied to the robot in sequence with the cooperation of the transfer mechanism 300 and the first lifting mechanism 200, and, After the robot takes the material, it places the empty stack of material boxes 920 into the original tray 910, which requires less manual participation, a high degree of automation, and high loading efficiency.

Please refer to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer mechanism 310 provided by some embodiments of the present application. Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the second lifting mechanism 320 provided by some embodiments of the present application. Figure 4 is a schematic side view of the second lifting mechanism 320 provided by 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 switches between the first station 101 and the second station 102 , and is used to transfer the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102 . The second lifting mechanism 320 is provided at the second work station 102 . The second lifting mechanism 320 is used 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 can switch between the first station 101 and the second station 102, thereby transferring the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102. The transfer mechanism 310 may move back and forth between the first station 101 and the second station 102 to transfer the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102, or may transfer the material box 920 at the to-be-picked position to the second station 102, or may transfer the material box 920 to the second station 102 by moving back and forth between the first station 101 and the second station 102. The station 101 and the second station 102 rotate back and forth, thereby transferring the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102 .

The second lifting mechanism 320 is a mechanism used to receive the material box 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lower the material box 920 into the tray 910 . Optionally, 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 arrives at the second station 102, the transfer mechanism 310 is located above the lifting arm 322. The transfer mechanism 310 releases the material box 920, and the lifting arm 322 receives the material box 920 released by the transfer mechanism 310. The second driving member 321 can drive the lifting arm 322 to move downward, thereby lowering the received material box 920 into the tray 910 located below. When a stack of material boxes 920 is originally loaded in the tray 910, the second driving member 321 can drive the lifting arm 322 to lower one material box 920 thickness at a time, so that the next material box 920 can overlap the previous material box 920. Until a stack of material boxes 920 is re-stacked on the lifting arm 322, at this time, the second driving member 321 drives the lifting arm 322 to move downward to lower a stack of material boxes 920 into the tray 910. The second driving member 321 may be a linear electric cylinder, a linear cylinder, a linear oil cylinder, etc.

The transfer mechanism 310 can switch between the first work station 101 and the second work station 102 to transfer the empty material box 920 located at the to-be-picked position to the second work station 102 and transfer the empty material box 920 to the second work station 102 . 2. Lifting mechanism 320. The second lifting mechanism 320 receives the empty material box 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lowers it into the original tray 910 . In this way, the material box 920 can be smoothly transferred from the position to be picked up to the original tray 910 , causing less damage to the material box 920 , which is beneficial to extending the life of the material box 920 .

In other embodiments, only the transfer mechanism 310 may be provided without the second lifting mechanism 320 .

Please refer to Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism 310 includes a moving platform 311 and a picking unit 312. The transfer platform moves in the first direction and can move between the first work station 101 and the second work station. Switch between bits 102. The first direction intersects the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 . The picking unit 312 is provided on the mobile platform 311 , and is used to pick up the material box 920 .

The first workstation 101 and the second workstation 102 are arranged along the first direction, and the transfer platform can move along the first direction, thereby realizing switching between the first workstation 101 and the second workstation 102 . That is, the first direction is the movable direction of the mobile platform 311. Please refer to Figure 2. The first direction may be the X direction shown in the figure. The lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 is also the movement direction of the lifting arm 322 . Referring to FIG. 3 , the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 may be the Y direction as shown in the figure. The angle between the first direction and the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 may be an acute angle or a right angle. Optionally, the first direction is perpendicular to the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism 320 .

In some embodiments, the rack 800 is provided with a slide rail 330 that extends along the first direction, and the sliding platform slides with the slide rail 330 to realize the sliding of the mobile platform 311 along the first direction.

The picking unit 312 is a structure used to pick up the material box 920. After picking up the material box 920, the picking unit 312 moves the material box 920 from the position to be picked up to the second station 102 as the moving platform 311 moves.

The picking unit 312 is connected to the moving platform 311 and can move along with the moving platform 311 to switch between the first work station 101 and the second work station 102 . After picking up the empty material box 920 at the position to be picked up, the picking unit 312 moves to the second station 102 driven by the moving platform 311, and transfers the picked up empty material box 920 to the second lifting mechanism at the second station 102. 320. Then, it is driven by the mobile platform 311 to return to the position to be picked up, and moves back and forth in this way to transfer all the stack of material boxes 920 to the original tray 910 .

Referring to FIGS. 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 , in some embodiments, the picking unit 312 includes a clamping claw 3121 and an adsorbing member 3123 . The clamping jaw 3121 is provided on the moving platform 311 and is used to clamp the material box 920 . The adsorption member 3123 is disposed on the moving platform 311 and is used to adsorb the material box 920 .

The clamping claw 3121 is a component used to clamp the material box 920 to fix the material box 920 . The clamping jaw 3121 includes a first clamping part and a second clamping part, and the first clamping part and the second clamping part are arranged oppositely. When the first clamping part and the second clamping part are close together, the material box 920 can be clamped. When the first clamping part and the second clamping part are separated, the material box 920 can be released. Optionally, the pickup unit 312 includes a first driving member 3122 connected to at least one of the first clamping part and the second clamping part, and the first driving member 3122 is used to realize the first clamping part and the second clamping part are close to or apart from each other. The first driving component 3122 may be a linear electric cylinder, a linear cylinder, a linear oil cylinder, etc.

The adsorption member 3123 is a component used to adsorb the material box 920 to fix the material box 920 . The adsorption part 3123 may be a negative pressure adsorption part. The negative pressure adsorption part acts on the material box 920 and adsorbs and fixes the material box 920 through the air pressure difference. The adsorbing member 3123 can also be a magnet or an electromagnet to fix the material box 920 through magnetic attraction.

The clamping jaws 3121 can clamp the material box 920, and the adsorption member 3123 can absorb the material box 920. The two work together to achieve stable clamping of the material box 920 and reduce the risk of the material box 920 falling.

In some embodiments, the mobile platform 311 includes a frame 3111 and a mounting bar 3112. The frame 3111 is slidably matched with the slide rail 330, and the mounting bar 3112 is disposed in the frame 3111. Among them, the clamping claw 3121 is connected to the frame 3111, and the adsorbing part 3123 is connected to the mounting bar 3112. In this way, when the clamping claws 3121 and the adsorbing member 3123 fix the material box 920, the frame 3111 can still expose the workpiece 930 in the material box 920, so that the robot can pick it up.

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device 10 provided in other embodiments of the present application. In other embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a second conveying mechanism 400. The second conveying mechanism 400 includes a first buffering section 420 and a loading section 410. The first buffering section 420 is disposed upstream of the first work station 101. The loading section 410 is disposed upstream of the first buffering section 420 . The first buffering section 420 is used to buffer the pallets 910 transported by the loading section 410 and transport the pallets 910 to the first workstation 101 .

The loading section 410 is a portion of the second conveying mechanism 400 used for loading the full material tray 910 . The full tray 910 can be loaded to the loading section 410 manually, or the full tray 910 can be loaded to the loading section 410 through mechanical equipment.

The first buffering section 420 is a portion of the second conveying mechanism 400 used to buffer the full tray 910 . The first buffer section 420 is provided downstream of the loading section 410 and upstream of the first work station 101 . The first buffering section 420 is used to buffer the full material pallet 910 loaded from the loading section 410 so as to supply the full material pallet 910 to the first workstation 101 when needed.

The loading section 410 and the first buffering section 420 can be a conveyor belt conveying mechanism, a roller conveying mechanism, a chain plate conveying mechanism, etc.

By arranging the loading section 410 and the first cache section 420, multiple full material trays 910 can be manually placed on the loading section 410 at one time, and the multiple full material pallets 910 are supplied to the first cache section 420 in sequence, and are stored in the first cache section 420. Segments 420 are buffered and transported to the first station 101 when needed. In this way, after manual feeding once, no feeding is needed for a period of time, which reduces the frequency of manual feeding.

In some embodiments, the conveying mechanism includes multiple loading sections 410 , and the multiple loading sections 410 are connected to the first buffering section 420 .

The conveying mechanism may include two loading sections 410 , three loading sections 410 , four loading sections 410 , or more than four loading sections 410 . The plurality of loading sections 410 are all connected to the first cache section 420 , thereby supplying the trays 910 to the first cache section 420 .

By arranging multiple loading sections 410, multiple full material trays 910 can be manually placed on multiple loading sections 410 at one time, and the multiple full material trays 910 on the multiple loading sections 410 are supplied to the first cache section 420 in sequence. , and cached in the first cache section 420, and transported to the first workstation 101 when needed. In this way, after manual loading once, there is no need to load materials for a period of time, further reducing the frequency of manual loading.

Please refer to Figures 5, 6 and 7. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the connection between the first carrying platform 510 and the first lifting mechanism 520 provided by some embodiments of the present application. Figure 7 is a schematic side view of the first carrying platform 510 and the first lifting mechanism 520 provided by some embodiments of the present application. In some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a first carrying platform 510 and a first lifting mechanism 520 . The first carrying platform 510 is located at the first work station 101 , and the first lifting mechanism 200 is used to lift the material box 920 located in the tray 910 of the first carrying platform 510 . The first lifting mechanism 520 is used to lift the first carrying platform 510 so that the first carrying platform 510 switches 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 pallet 910 conveyed by the first buffer section 420 . When the first carrying platform 510 is in the second position, the first carrying platform 510 supplies the pallet 910 to the second buffering section 420 . A conveying mechanism 100.

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

The first lifting mechanism 520 is a mechanism used to lift the first carrying platform 510 to switch the first carrying platform 510 between the first position and the second position. The first carrying platform 510 can receive the pallets 910 conveyed by the first buffer section 420 at the first position, and supply the empty pallets 910 to the first conveying mechanism 100 at the second position.

Optionally, the first lifting mechanism 520 includes a mounting base 521 and a third driving member 522. The mounting base 521 is provided below the first bearing platform 510. The third driving member 522 is installed on the mounting base 521. The third driving member 522 The output end is connected to the first carrying platform 510. When the third driving member 522 is extended, the first carrying platform 510 rises. When the third driving member 522 shortens, the first carrying platform 510 descends. The third driving member 522 may be a linear electric cylinder, a linear cylinder, a linear oil cylinder, etc. The first lifting mechanism 520 may also be provided with a guide member 523 , which is connected to the mounting base 521 and the first load-bearing platform 510 . The guide member 523 is used to guide the movement of the first load-bearing platform 510 . The guide member 523 may be a telescopic rod, one end of the telescopic rod is connected to the mounting base 521 , and the other end of the telescopic rod is connected to the first bearing platform 510 . When the third driving member 522 extends, the telescopic rod also extends.

The first lifting mechanism 520 can lift or lower the first bearing platform 510 so that the first bearing platform 510 can move between the first position and the second position. The first carrying platform 510 is used to receive the pallet 910 conveyed by the first cache section 420 when it is in the first position, and the first carrying platform 510 is also used to supply the pallet 910 it carries to the first conveying when it is in the second position. mechanism 100, so that the first conveying mechanism 100 conveys the pallet 910 from the first work station 101 to the second work station 102.

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

The second position is lower than the first position. When the first lifting mechanism 200 lifts the material box 920 to drive the material box 920 to move upward to the position to be picked up, the first lifting mechanism 520 drives the first loading platform 510 to move downward. In this way, the tray 910 can be completely separated from the material box 920, thereby reducing the risk of interference between the pallet 910 and the material box 920 when moving to the second station 102.

Please refer to Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8. In some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a position detection mechanism 530, and the position detection mechanism 530 is used to detect the position of the first carrying platform 510. The first buffer section 420 responds to the position detection mechanism 530 to transport the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510 when the first carrying platform 510 is located at the first position.

The position detection mechanism 530 is a mechanism for detecting the position of the first carrying platform 510 . The position detection mechanism 530 may be a position sensor or an industrial camera to analyze the position of the first carrying platform 510 by taking pictures.

The first cache section 420 may be directly electrically connected to the position detection mechanism 530, or may be electrically connected to the position detection mechanism 530 through an intermediate component. For example, it is electrically connected to the position detection mechanism 530 through the controller.

When the position detection mechanism 530 detects that the first carrying platform 510 reaches the first position, the first buffer section 420 transports the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510 .

When the position detection mechanism 530 detects that the first carrying platform 510 is in the first position, the first cache section 420 transports the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510. When the position detection mechanism 530 detects that the first carrying platform 510 is in another position or the In the second position, the first buffer section 420 stops transporting the tray 910 to the first carrying platform 510 . In this way, the pallets 910 cached in the first cache section 420 can be accurately transported to the first carrying platform 510, and are less likely to interfere with other structures and cause the pallets 910 to overturn.

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

The first bearing surface is a surface on the first bearing platform 510 for supporting the tray 910 . A plurality of rollers 511 may be provided on the first bearing platform 510. In this case, the tangent points of the plurality of rollers 511 and the tray 910 together form a first bearing surface.

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

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

When the first load-bearing platform 510 is in the first position, the first load-bearing surface of the first load-bearing platform 510 is flush with the second load-bearing surface of the first buffer section 420. In this way, the pallet 910 on the second load-bearing surface can be transported smoothly. There is no height difference between the first load-bearing surface and the first load-bearing surface, which makes it difficult for the tray 910 to overturn.

Please refer to FIGS. 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 . In some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a first carrying platform 510 and a first lifting mechanism 520 . The first carrying platform 510 is located at the first station 101 . The first lifting mechanism 520 is used to lift the first carrying platform 510 so that the first carrying platform 510 switches between the first position and the second position. When the first carrying platform 510 is located at the first position, the first lifting mechanism 200 is used to lift the material box 920 located in the tray 910 of the first carrying platform 510 . When the first carrying platform 510 is located at the second position, the first carrying platform 510 is used to supply the tray 910 to the first conveying mechanism 100 .

The first lifting mechanism 520 can lift or lower the first bearing platform 510 so that the first bearing platform 510 can move between the first position and the second position. The first carrying platform 510 is used to receive the pallet 910 conveyed by the first buffer section 420 when it is in the first position, and the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the material box 920 in the pallet 910 received by the first carrying platform 510. The first The carrying platform 510 is also used to supply the pallet 910 it carries to the first conveying mechanism 100 when it is in the second position, so that the first conveying mechanism 100 conveys the pallet 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102 .

Please refer to FIGS. 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 buffering section 610 and a lowering section 620 . The second buffering section 610 is arranged downstream of the second work station 102 , and the blanking section 620 is arranged downstream of the second buffering section 610 . The second buffering section 610 is used to buffer the pallets 910 transported by the second station 102 and transport the pallets 910 to the unloading section 620 .

The second buffer section 610 is a portion of the third conveyor mechanism 600 for buffering the trays 910 . The second buffer section 610 is disposed downstream of the second work station 102 and upstream of the blanking section 620 . The second buffer section 610 is used to buffer the pallets 910 transported by the second station 102 so as to supply the pallets 910 to the blank section 620 when needed.

The unloading section 620 is a portion of the second conveying mechanism 400 for unloading the pallet 910 . The pallet 910 can be unloaded from the unloading section 620 manually, or the pallet 910 can be unloaded from the unloading section 620 through mechanical equipment.

The second buffering section 610 and the unloading section 620 can be a conveyor belt conveying mechanism, a roller conveying mechanism, a chain plate conveying mechanism, etc.

By setting up the second cache section 610 and the unloading section 620, the pallets 910 loaded with empty material boxes 920 can be cached in the second cache section 610. After caching multiple pallets 910, the materials can be manually unloaded from the unloading section 620 at one time. . In this way, after manual cutting once, there is no need to cut materials for a period of time, which reduces the frequency of manual cutting.

In some embodiments, the feeding device 10 includes a second carrying platform 710 and a second lifting mechanism, and the second carrying platform 710 is located at the second station 102 . The second lifting mechanism is used to lift the second carrying platform 710 so that the second carrying platform 710 switches 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 pallet 910 conveyed by the first conveying mechanism 100 . When the second carrying platform 710 is located at the fourth position, the second carrying platform 710 supplies the tray 910 to the second cache section 610 .

The second carrying platform 710 is provided at the second work station 102 . The second carrying platform 710 can receive and carry the pallet 910 from the first conveying mechanism 100 . Optionally, a roller conveying mechanism is provided on the second carrying platform 710 to facilitate conveying the tray 910 to the second cache section 610 .

The second lifting mechanism is a mechanism used to lift the second carrying platform 710 to switch the second carrying platform 710 between the third position and the fourth position. The second carrying platform 710 can receive the tray 910 transported by the first conveying mechanism 100 at the third position, and supply the tray 910 to the second cache section 610 at the fourth position.

The structure of the second lifting mechanism may be the same as the structure of the first lifting mechanism 520, which will not be described again here.

The second lifting mechanism can lift or lower the second bearing platform 710 so that the second bearing platform 710 can move in the third position and the fourth position. The second carrying platform 710 is used to receive the tray 910 transported by the first conveying mechanism 100 when it is in the third position. The second carrying platform 710 is also used to supply the tray 910 it carries to the second cache when it is in the fourth position. section 610, so that the second buffer section 610 transports the pallet 910 to the unloading section 620.

In some embodiments, the second bearing platform 710 includes a third bearing surface, and the second cache section 610 includes a fourth bearing surface. When the second bearing platform 710 is in the fourth position, the third bearing surface is planar with the fourth bearing surface. together.

The third bearing surface is a surface on the second bearing platform 710 for supporting the tray 910 . A plurality of rollers 511 may be disposed on the second bearing platform 710. In this case, the tangent points of the plurality of rollers 511 and the tray 910 together form a third bearing surface.

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

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

When the second bearing platform 710 is in the fourth position, the third bearing surface of the second bearing platform 710 is flush with the fourth bearing surface of the second buffer section 610, so that the pallet 910 on the third bearing surface can be transported smoothly. There is no height difference between the fourth bearing surface and the fourth bearing surface, which makes it difficult for the tray 910 to overturn.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a schematic structural diagram of the first conveying mechanism 100 provided by some embodiments of the present application. In some embodiments, the first conveyor mechanism 100 includes a first conveyor belt 110 , a second conveyor belt 120 , a fourth driving member 130 and a transmission shaft 140 . The first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 are spaced apart to allow for setting the first conveyor belt 110 . Space for the lifting mechanism 520 and the second lifting mechanism. When the first carrying platform 510 is in the second position, the pallet 910 on the first carrying platform 510 just falls on the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 . When the second carrying platform 710 is located at the third position, the pallets 910 on the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 can be transported to the second carrying platform 710 . The fourth driving member 130 is drivingly connected with the first conveyor belt 110 to drive the first conveyor belt 110 to move. In addition, the fourth driving member 130 is drivingly connected to the second conveyor belt 120 through the transmission shaft 140 to realize a fourth driving mechanism to simultaneously drive the first conveyor belt 110 and the second conveyor belt 120 to move.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a feeding system, which includes a plurality of the above-mentioned feeding devices 10 .

In some embodiments, each feeding device 10 includes a blanking section 620 , which is disposed downstream of the second station 102 , and is used for the blanking tray 910 . The feeding system includes a unloading mechanism, which is used to unload the trays 910 on the unloading sections 620 of two adjacent feeding devices 10 .

The unloading mechanism is a mechanism used to unload the tray 910 on the unloading section 620 . One unloading mechanism can unload material from the unloading sections 620 of two adjacent feeding devices 10 .

By setting the unloading mechanism to unload the tray 910 on the unloading section 620, manual participation is further reduced, the degree of automation is improved, the unloading efficiency is improved, and the production efficiency is improved.

In some embodiments, each feeding device 10 includes a loading section 410 , which is disposed upstream of the first station 101 , and the loading section 410 and the lowering section 620 are arranged along the first direction. The plurality of feeding devices 10 include a first feeding device and a second feeding device. Along the first direction, the lowering section 620 of the first feeding device and the lowering section 620 of the second feeding device are located on the first feeding device. between the loading section 410 of the device and the loading section 410 of the second feeding device.

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

The lowering section 620 of the first feeding device and the lowering section 620 of the second feeding device are located between the loading section 410 of the first feeding device and the loading section 410 of the second feeding device, so that the first feeding section The unloading section 620 of the feeding device and the unloading section 620 of the second feeding device are relatively close. A unloading mechanism can be used to unload the tray 910 on the unloading section 620 of the first feeding device and the second feeding device. pallet 910 on the unloading section 620, thereby reducing the cost of the feeding system.

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

The embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device 10. The feeding device 10 includes 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 pallet 910 from the first work station 101 to the second work station 102 . The pallet 910 is used to accommodate the material box 920 , and the material box 920 is used to accommodate the workpiece 930 . The first lifting mechanism 200 is provided at the first work station 101 . The first lifting mechanism 200 is used to lift the material box 920 in the tray 910 to a position to be picked up, so that the robot hand can pick up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920 . The transfer mechanism 300 is used to transfer the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the tray 910 located at the second station 102 . The first conveying mechanism 100 of the feeding device 10 can convey the pallet 910 from the first work station 101 to the second work station 102. When the pallet 910 is in the first work station 101, the first lifting mechanism 200 can lift the inside of the pallet 910. The material box 920 is separated from the pallet 910, and the material box 920 is lifted to a picking position for the robot to pick up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920. When the robot picks up the material box 920, the first conveying mechanism 100 transports the empty pallet 910 from the first station 101 to the second station 102. After the robot completes picking up the workpiece 930 in the material box 920, the transfer mechanism 300 can transfer the empty material box 920 from the position to be picked up to the tray 910 located in the second station 102 . Using the feeding device 10, a stack of material boxes 920 can be placed in the pallet 910, and the workpieces 930 in the stack of material boxes 920 can be supplied to the robot in sequence with the cooperation of the transfer mechanism 300 and the first lifting mechanism 200, and, After the robot takes the material, it places the empty stack of material boxes 920 into the original tray 910, which requires less manual participation, a high degree of automation, and high loading efficiency.

The transfer mechanism 300 includes a transfer mechanism 310 and a second lifting mechanism 320 . The transfer mechanism 310 switches between the first station 101 and the second station 102 , and is used to transfer the material box 920 located at the position to be picked up to the second station 102 . The second lifting mechanism 320 is provided at the second work station 102 . The second lifting mechanism 320 is used 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 can switch between the first work station 101 and the second work station 102 to transfer the empty material box 920 located at the to-be-picked position to the second work station 102 and transfer the empty material box 920 to the second work station 102 . 2. Lifting mechanism 320. The second lifting mechanism 320 receives the empty material box 920 transferred by the transfer mechanism 310 and lowers it into the original tray 910 . In this way, the material box 920 can be smoothly transferred from the position to be picked up to the original tray 910 , causing less damage to the material box 920 , which is beneficial to extending the life of the material box 920 .

The feeding device 10 includes a second conveying mechanism 400 , and the second conveying mechanism 400 includes a first buffering section 420 and a loading section 410 . The first buffering section 420 is arranged upstream of the first work station 101 , and the loading section 410 is arranged upstream of the first buffering section 420 . The first buffer section 420 is used to buffer the pallets 910 transported by the loading section 410 and transport the pallets 910 to the first workstation 101 . By arranging the loading section 410 and the first cache section 420, multiple full material trays 910 can be manually placed on the loading section 410 at one time, and the multiple full material pallets 910 are supplied to the first cache section 420 in sequence, and are stored in the first cache section 420. Segments 420 are buffered and transported to the first station 101 when needed. In this way, after manual feeding once, no feeding is needed for a period of time, which reduces the frequency of manual feeding.

The feeding device 10 includes a third conveying mechanism 600 , and the third conveying mechanism 600 includes a second buffering section 610 and a lowering section 620 . The second buffering section 610 is arranged downstream of the second work station 102 , and the blanking section 620 is arranged downstream of the second buffering section 610 . The second buffering section 610 is used to buffer the pallets 910 transported by the second station 102 and transport the pallets 910 to the unloading section 620 . By setting up the second cache section 610 and the unloading section 620, the pallets 910 loaded with empty material boxes 920 can be cached in the second cache section 610. After caching multiple pallets 910, the materials can be manually unloaded from the unloading section 620 at one time. . In this way, after manual cutting once, there is no need to cut materials for a period of time, which reduces the frequency of manual cutting.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a feeding system, which includes a plurality of the above-mentioned feeding devices 10 . By arranging multiple feeding devices 10, the feeding efficiency is further improved.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various modifications and changes. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of this application shall be included in the protection scope of this application.

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1. A feeding device, characterized in that it includes: The first conveying mechanism is used to convey the pallet from the first work station to the second work station, the pallet is used to accommodate the material box, and the material box is used to accommodate the workpiece; A first lifting mechanism is provided at the first work station. The first lifting mechanism is used to lift the material box in the pallet to a position to be picked up so that a robot can pick up the workpiece in the material box. The first conveying mechanism is configured to convey the pallet from the first station to the second station when the robot picks up the workpiece in the material box; A transfer mechanism is used to transfer the material box located at the to-be-picked position to the tray located at the second station. 2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer mechanism includes: A transfer mechanism that switches between the first work station and the second work station, and is used to transfer the material box located at the to-be-picked position to the second work station; A second lifting mechanism is provided at the second work station. The second lifting mechanism is used to receive the material box transferred by the transfer mechanism and lower the material box into the tray. 3. The feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that the transfer mechanism includes: A mobile platform capable of switching between the first work station and the second work station by moving in a first direction, where the first direction intersects the lifting direction of the second lifting mechanism; A picking unit is provided on the mobile platform, and the picking unit is used to pick up the material box. 4. The feeding device according to claim 3, wherein the picking unit includes: Clamps are provided on the mobile platform, and the clamps are used to clamp the material box; An adsorption member is provided on the mobile platform, and the adsorption member is used to adsorb the material box. 5. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the feeding device includes a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism includes a first buffering section and a feeding section, and the first buffering section is provided with Upstream of the first station, the loading section is provided upstream of the first buffering section. The first buffering section is used to buffer the pallets transported by the loading section and transport the pallets. to the first station. 6. The feeding device according to claim 5, wherein the conveying mechanism includes a plurality of feeding sections, and the plurality of feeding sections are connected to the first buffer section. 7. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that the feeding device further includes: The first carrying platform is located at the first work station, and the first lifting mechanism is used to lift the material box located in the tray of the first carrying platform; A first jacking mechanism is used to jack up the first bearing platform so that the first bearing platform switches between the first position and the second position. When the first bearing platform is in the first position, The first carrying platform receives the pallet transported by the first buffer section, and when the first carrying platform is in the second position, the first carrying platform supplies the pallet to the first conveying mechanism. 8. The feeding device according to claim 7, wherein the first position is higher than the second position. 9. The feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, the feeding device further includes a position detection mechanism, the position detection mechanism is used to detect the position of the first carrying platform, the first cache section In response to the position detection mechanism, the pallet is transported to the first carrying platform when the first carrying platform is located at the first position. 10. The feeding device according to claim 7, wherein the first bearing platform includes a first bearing surface, and the first buffer section includes a second bearing surface. When the first bearing platform is in the In the first position, the first bearing surface is flush with the second bearing surface. 11. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the feeding device further includes: The first carrying platform is located at the first work station; A first jacking mechanism is used to jack up the first bearing platform so that the first bearing platform switches between the first position and the second position. When the first bearing platform is in the first position, The first lifting mechanism is used to lift the material box located in the tray of the first carrying platform; when the first carrying platform is in the second position, the first carrying platform is used to lift the The tray is supplied to the first conveying mechanism. 12. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the feeding device includes a third conveying mechanism, the third conveying mechanism includes a second buffer section and a blanking section, and the second buffer section is provided with Downstream of the second work station, the unloading section is provided downstream of the second cache section. The second cache section is used to cache the pallets transported by the second work station and store the pallets. Transported to the unloading section. 13. The feeding device according to claim 12, characterized in that the feeding device further includes: a second carrying platform located at the second work station; A second lifting mechanism is used to lift the second bearing platform so that the second bearing platform switches between the third position and the fourth position. When the second bearing platform is in the third position, The second carrying platform receives the pallet conveyed by the first conveying mechanism. When the second carrying platform is located at the fourth position, the second carrying platform supplies the pallet to the second cache. part. 14. The feeding device according to claim 13, wherein the second bearing platform includes a third bearing surface, and the second buffer section includes a fourth bearing surface. When the second bearing platform is in the In the fourth position, the third bearing surface is flush with the fourth bearing surface. 15. A feeding system, characterized in that the feeding system includes a plurality of feeding devices according to any one of claims 1-14. 16. The feeding system according to claim 15, characterized in that each of the feeding devices includes a blanking section, the blanking section is arranged downstream of the second work station, and the blanking section is In order to unload the pallet, the feeding system includes a unloading mechanism, and the unloading mechanism is used to unload the pallets on the unloading sections of two adjacent feeding devices. 17. The feeding system according to claim 16, characterized in that each of the feeding devices includes a feeding section, the feeding section is arranged upstream of the first work station, and the feeding section and The blanking sections are arranged along the first direction; A plurality of the feeding devices include a first feeding device and a second feeding device. Along the first direction, the feeding section of the first feeding device and the feeding section of the second feeding device It is located between the loading section of the first feeding device and the loading section of the second feeding device.