CN116812531A - Foam feeding mechanism - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a foam feeding mechanism which comprises a base and a first cylinder, wherein a lower foam carrier is connected to the outside of the base in a sliding manner, an upper foam carrier is connected to the outside of the base in a sliding manner, a control assembly for controlling the movement of the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier is arranged outside the base, the control assembly comprises a first rodless cylinder arranged outside the base, a second rodless cylinder is fixedly connected to the outside of the base, and a connecting block is arranged at the output end of the first rodless cylinder. According to the invention, the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier are alternately translated between the working area and the feeding area in a reciprocating manner, so that the feeding is realized without stopping, the stop time is reduced, the production efficiency is improved, the time and manpower resources are saved, the continuous production capacity of the production line is improved, the occupied area is smaller, the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier can be flexibly arranged on the production line, the precious production space is saved, the layout flexibility of the production line is improved, and the efficiency and the productivity of the production line are optimized.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of foam processing, in particular to a foam feeding mechanism.
Background
Foam is a commonly used filling material, also known as sponge, made of polyester fiber or polyurethane material. The foam has the characteristics of softness, good elasticity, strong water absorption and the like, and is widely applied to the fields of household articles, bedclothes, infant articles, automobile seats and the like. The novel sound absorber can provide comfortable support and buffer, and has certain heat preservation performance and sound absorption effect. The foam can be customized according to different requirements, such as different thickness, density, hardness and the like. The appearance of the foam feeding device is for meeting the requirement of automatic feeding of foam materials in industrial production. The production efficiency and the stability of the product quality are greatly improved, the labor intensity and the safety risk of manual operation are reduced, and the stability of the product quality is improved. Through automatic feeding and conveying function, the foam feeding device realizes the automation of industrial production and meets the development requirements of modern industry. The method is widely applied to industries such as furniture manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, electronic product manufacturing and the like, and provides a more efficient, safer and more stable production mode for enterprises.
Among the prior art, most feed mechanism once is difficult to the cotton material of a large amount of bubble of material loading, needs frequent material loading, and material loading efficiency is lower, and in addition, traditional bubble cotton feed mechanism need shut down and carry out the material loading operation, and artifical material loading after shutting down, jacking module one deck jack-up bubble is cotton from the type paper, then cylinder push pedal promotes from the type paper to getting material position, and the briquetting is pushed down from the type paper, causes bubble cotton material loading few, inconvenient, unsafe, easy shut down, and it causes the shut down to block from the type paper to push away probably when the bubble is cotton, extravagant productivity. This can lead to the down time of production line long, influences production efficiency, therefore, the cotton feed mechanism of bubble that proposes.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the defects that in the prior art, most of feeding mechanisms are difficult to feed a large amount of foam materials at one time, frequent feeding is needed, the feeding efficiency is low, and in addition, the traditional foam feeding mechanisms need to be stopped for feeding operation, so that the stop time of a production line is long and the production efficiency is influenced.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the foam feeding mechanism comprises a base and a first cylinder, wherein a lower foam carrier is connected to the outside of the base in a sliding manner, an upper foam carrier is connected to the outside of the base in a sliding manner, a control assembly for controlling the movement of the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier is arranged outside the base, the control assembly comprises a first rodless cylinder arranged outside the base, a second rodless cylinder is fixedly connected to the outside of the base, a connecting block is arranged at the output end of the first rodless cylinder, a second linear guide rail is arranged at the output end of the second rodless cylinder, the lower foam carrier is fixedly connected with the second linear guide rail, the connecting block is fixedly connected with the upper foam carrier, a plurality of groups of first air pipe joints are arranged outside the lower foam carrier, and a plurality of groups of second air pipe joints are arranged outside the upper foam carrier;
the output of first cylinder is provided with the cylinder base, the outside fixedly connected with second cylinder of cylinder base, the output of second cylinder is provided with the floating joint, the outside fixedly connected with clamp plate of floating joint, the outside sliding connection of clamp plate has the control slide shaft.
The base is far away from the positions where the first air cylinder and the second air cylinder are located (namely, the positions where no pressing plate and no communication groove are located) and is arranged as a feeding area.
The technical scheme further comprises the following steps:
preferably, the support legs for supporting the base are fixedly connected to the outside of the base, and the support legs and the control sliding shaft are arranged on the same plane.
Preferably, the lower foam carrier is fixedly connected with a supporting seat outside, and the supporting seat is fixedly connected with the second linear guide rail.
Preferably, a communication groove is formed in the outer portion of the pressing plate, and the communication groove is arranged to be a working area.
Preferably, the control sliding shaft is fixedly connected with a limiting plate for preventing the pressing plate from being separated.
Preferably, the first sliding rail is fixedly connected to the outer portion of the base, the second sliding rail is fixedly connected to the outer portion of the base, and the second sliding rail is in sliding connection with the second linear guide rail.
Preferably, the upper foam carrier is fixedly connected with a first linear guide rail outside, and the first linear guide rail is in sliding connection with the first sliding rail.
Preferably, the size and shape of the lower foam carrier are consistent with those of the upper foam carrier.
Preferably, the first cylinder and the second cylinder can retract at the same speed, the first cylinder and the second cylinder can lift at the same speed,
the invention has the following beneficial effects:
according to the invention, the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier are alternately moved between the working area and the feeding area in a reciprocating manner, and the upper layer and the lower layer are alternately fed, so that the feeding is realized without stopping, the stop time is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.
According to the invention, a plurality of groups of first air pipe joints and second air pipe joints are arranged, so that more foam materials can be fed at one time, the feeding frequency and the interruption time are reduced, and the feeding efficiency is improved. Therefore, the time and labor cost can be saved, and the production efficiency can be improved.
According to the invention, the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier are alternately translated between the working area and the feeding area in a reciprocating manner, so that the occupied area is smaller, the lower foam carrier and the upper foam carrier can be more flexibly arranged on a production line, valuable production space is saved, the layout flexibility of the production line can be improved, and the efficiency and the productivity of the production line are optimized.
According to the invention, when the upper foam carrier presses the foam release paper, the second cylinder is started, so that the pressing plate presses the foam release paper, and when the lower foam carrier presses the foam release paper, the first cylinder and the second cylinder are started at the same time, so that the pressing plate presses the foam release paper on the carrier, the accuracy of taking the foam by an external manipulator is ensured, the release paper is not loosened, and the condition that the foam and the release paper are taken out together by the manipulator is avoided.
In the invention, when the pressing plate presses the upper foam, the first cylinder does not move, and when the upper foam is pressed down, the first cylinder needs to retract. The second cylinder is connected with the pressing plate through a floating joint, so that ascending or descending blocking is avoided. The feeding machine can be stopped without stopping feeding, and when the upper layer carrier foams out or does not foam, the upper layer carrier automatically returns to the feeding position, and after manual treatment, the lower layer carrier enters the material taking position, so that the machine can be operated continuously.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first perspective structure of a foam feeding mechanism according to the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second perspective structure of a foam feeding mechanism according to the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a third perspective structure of a foam feeding mechanism according to the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a fourth perspective structure of a foam feeding mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure A in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a foam feeding mechanism according to the present invention;
in the figure: 1. a base; 2. support legs; 3. a first rodless cylinder; 4. a second rodless cylinder; 5. a first slide rail; 6. a second slide rail; 7. a support base; 8. a first cylinder; 9. a second cylinder; 10. controlling a sliding shaft; 11. a pressing plate; 12. a limiting plate; 13. a lower foam carrier; 14. an upper foam carrier; 15. a first air pipe joint; 16. a second tracheal joint; 17. a first linear guide rail; 18. a connecting block; 19. a second linear guide rail; 20. a communication groove; 21. a floating joint; 22. and a cylinder base.
Detailed Description
The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
As shown in fig. 1-6, a foam feeding mechanism comprises a base 1 and a first cylinder 8, wherein a lower foam carrier 13 is slidably connected to the outer part of the base 1, an upper foam carrier 14 is slidably connected to the outer part of the base 1, a control component for controlling the movement of the lower foam carrier 13 and the upper foam carrier 14 is arranged outside the base 1, the control component comprises a first rodless cylinder 3 arranged outside the base 1, a second rodless cylinder 4 is fixedly connected to the outer part of the base 1, a connecting block 18 is arranged at the output end of the first rodless cylinder 3, a second linear guide 19 is arranged at the output end of the second rodless cylinder 4, a plurality of groups of first air pipe joints 15 are arranged outside the lower foam carrier 13, a plurality of groups of second air pipe joints 16 are arranged outside the upper foam carrier 14, and a plurality of lower foam carrier 13 and the second linear guide 19 are fixedly connected to each other;
the output end of the first air cylinder 8 is provided with an air cylinder base 22, the outside of the air cylinder base 22 is fixedly connected with a second air cylinder 9, the output end of the second air cylinder 9 is provided with a floating joint 21, the outside of the floating joint 21 is fixedly connected with a pressing plate 11, and the outside of the pressing plate 11 is slidably connected with a control sliding shaft 10;
the outer part of the base 1 is fixedly connected with supporting legs 2 for supporting the base 1, the supporting legs 2 and the control sliding shaft 10 are arranged on the same plane, the outer part of the lower foam carrier 13 is fixedly connected with a supporting seat 7, the supporting seat 7 is fixedly connected with a second linear guide rail 19, the outer part of the pressing plate 11 is provided with a communication groove 20, and the communication groove 20 is arranged as a working area;
the control slide shaft 10 is fixedly connected with the limiting plate 12 for preventing the pressing plate 11 from being separated, the first slide rail 5 is fixedly connected with the outer portion of the base 1, the second slide rail 6 is in sliding connection with the second linear guide 19, the first linear guide 17 is fixedly connected with the outer portion of the upper foam carrier 14, the first linear guide 17 is in sliding connection with the first slide rail 5, the lower foam carrier 13 is consistent with the upper foam carrier 14 in size and shape, the first air cylinder 8 and the second air cylinder 9 can retract at the same speed, and the first air cylinder 8 and the second air cylinder 9 can lift at the same speed.
In the embodiment of the invention, foam is manually fed, the first air pipe joint 15 and the second air pipe joint 16 are controlled to suck release paper, the release paper of the foam is ensured to be connected with the first air pipe joint 15 and the second air pipe joint 16, the first rodless cylinder 3 is started, the first rodless cylinder 3 drives the connecting block 18 to move, the connecting block 18 moves to drive the upper foam carrier 14 and the first linear guide rail 17 to move on the first slide rail 5, the upper foam carrier 14 is further translated to a working area, the second cylinder 9 is started to retract, the second cylinder 9 controls the pressing plate 11 to move along the control slide shaft 10 through the floating joint 21, and the pressing plate 11 presses the foam release paper;
after picking up the foam, controlling the second cylinder 9 to lift, controlling the pressing plate 11 to move along the control sliding shaft 10 by the second cylinder 9 through the floating joint 21, then simultaneously starting the first rodless cylinder 3 and the second rodless cylinder 4, controlling the first cylinder 8 to move by driving the connecting block 18, driving the second cylinder 9 to move by the moving of the connecting block 18 on the first sliding rail 5 through the first linear guide rail 17 and the upper foam carrier 14, further, enabling the upper foam carrier 14 to move to a feeding area, driving the second linear guide rail 19 to move by the second rodless cylinder 4, enabling the second linear guide rail 19 to slide on the second sliding rail 6, further, driving the supporting seat 7 and the lower foam carrier 13 to move, further, enabling the lower foam carrier 13 to move to a working area, controlling the first cylinder 8 and the second cylinder 9 to retract at the same speed, controlling the first cylinder 8 to move by driving the second cylinder 9 to move by driving the cylinder base 22, and controlling the pressing plate 11 to move along the control sliding shaft 10 through the floating joint 21, and enabling the pressing plate 11 to move along the control sliding shaft 10, so that the pressing plate 11 presses the foam release paper;
after the foam is taken, the first cylinder 8 and the second cylinder 9 are controlled to lift at the same speed, the first rodless cylinder 3 and the second rodless cylinder 4 are started at the same time, the first rodless cylinder 3 drives the connecting block 18 to move, the connecting block 18 moves to drive the upper foam carrier 14 and the first linear guide rail 17 to move on the first slide rail 5, the upper foam carrier 14 translates to a working area, the second rodless cylinder 4 drives the second linear guide rail 19 to move, the second linear guide rail 19 slides on the second slide rail 6, and then drives the 7 and the lower foam carrier 13 to move, and the lower foam carrier 13 translates to a feeding area;
the above working process is repeated to realize the alternate feeding of the lower foam carrier 13 and the upper foam carrier 14.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made therein without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The foam feeding mechanism comprises a base (1) and a first cylinder (8), and is characterized in that a lower foam carrier (13) is connected to the outside of the base (1) in a sliding manner, an upper foam carrier (14) is connected to the outside of the base (1) in a sliding manner, a control component used for controlling the movement of the lower foam carrier (13) and the upper foam carrier (14) is arranged outside the base (1), the control component comprises a first rodless cylinder (3) arranged outside the base (1), a second rodless cylinder (4) is fixedly connected to the outside of the base (1), a connecting block (18) is arranged at the output end of the first rodless cylinder (3), a second linear guide rail (19) is arranged at the output end of the second rodless cylinder (4), a plurality of groups of foam carriers (16) are fixedly connected between the lower foam carrier (13) and the second linear guide rail (19), a plurality of groups of foam carriers (16) are arranged outside the lower foam carrier (13), and a plurality of groups of foam carriers (16) are arranged outside the upper foam carrier (14);
the output of first cylinder (8) is provided with cylinder base (22), cylinder base (22) outside fixedly connected with second cylinder (9), the output of second cylinder (9) is provided with floating joint (21), floating joint (21) outside fixedly connected with clamp plate (11), clamp plate (11) outside sliding connection has control slide shaft (10).
2. The foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein supporting legs (2) for supporting the base (1) are fixedly connected to the outside of the base (1), and the supporting legs (2) and the control sliding shaft (10) are arranged on the same plane.
3. The foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a supporting seat (7) is fixedly connected to the outside of the lower foam carrier (13), and the supporting seat (7) is fixedly connected with the second linear guide rail (19).
4. The foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a communication groove (20) is formed in the outer portion of the pressing plate (11), and the communication groove (20) is arranged as a working area.
5. The foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a limiting plate (12) for preventing the pressing plate (11) from being separated is fixedly connected to the outside of the control sliding shaft (10).
6. The foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a first sliding rail (5) is fixedly connected to the outside of the base (1), a second sliding rail (6) is fixedly connected to the outside of the base (1), and the second sliding rail (6) is slidably connected with a second linear guide rail (19).
7. The foam feeding mechanism according to claim 6, wherein a first linear guide rail (17) is fixedly connected to the outer portion of the upper foam carrier (14), and the first linear guide rail (17) is slidably connected with the first slide rail (5).
8. A foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the lower foam carrier (13) is of the same size and shape as the upper foam carrier (14).
9. A foam feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that the first cylinder (8) and the second cylinder (9) can retract at the same speed, and the first cylinder (8) and the second cylinder (9) can lift at the same speed.
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