CN206244043U - A kind of automatic plate loader - Google Patents
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A kind of automatic plate loader, including rollover stand, the rollover stand are provided with the loading end face for keeping flat sheet material, and it can be to itself side to overturn, and the rollover stand is provided with sucker, sucker mounting bracket and sucker and drives oil cylinder;The sucker is arranged on the sucker mounting bracket, the sucker mounting bracket is located at the rollover stand, its one end is hinged on the rollover stand, the other end drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to be hinged with the sucker, the sucker drives oil cylinder to be arranged on the rollover stand, when the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to stretch out, by jack-up to the turnable side to overturn of direction identical one with the rollover stand, sheet material of the sucker installed thereon to slant setting in the rollover stand side is adsorbed the sucker mounting bracket;When the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to withdraw completely, the sucker mounting bracket is recovered, and the board material vertical adsorbed on the sucker falls in the loading end face of the rollover stand.Without manually overturning sheet material, human cost is reduced.
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Technical field
The utility model is related to upper plate apparatus field, particularly a kind of automatic plate loader.
Background technology
TERRAZZO is the building stone with decoration performance, is processed for architectural decoration, it can also be used to which furniture is filled
Veneer material.With expanding economy, build more and more, the utilization to TERRAZZO is increasingly extensive, exacerbates to lithotome
Exploitation, the production of artificial stone and with being supplement to lithotome, production artificial stone is used as building and ornament materials, no
Only alleviate the demand for lithotome, and enrich the species of construction material.
Artificial stone has paving area big and the characteristics of weight is big, its produce and process or use during, for steady
The full angle in Dingan County, can typically incline by being placed on rack, it is necessary to, it is necessary to workman is first by sheet material when taking standby sheet material
Ajust vertically, then carefully upset keeps flat conveying rack or transport takes and transports, human factor is too high, and easily influence feeding is with
The smoothness being connected between one processing link, drags down production efficiency.
Utility model content
For drawbacks described above, the purpose of this utility model is to propose a kind of automatic plate loader, and the upper trigger can take automatically
Sheet material with slant setting on rack, makes smooth square of sheet material to support body, improve production efficiency.
It is that, up to this purpose, the utility model uses following technical scheme:
A kind of automatic plate loader, including rollover stand, the rollover stand are provided with the loading end face for keeping flat sheet material, and it can be to certainly
The side to overturn of body one;The rollover stand is provided with sucker, sucker mounting bracket and sucker and drives oil cylinder;
The sucker is arranged on the sucker mounting bracket, and the sucker mounting bracket is located at the rollover stand, and its one end is hinged
In the rollover stand, the other end drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to be hinged with the sucker, and it is described that the sucker drives oil cylinder to be arranged on
Rollover stand, when the sucker drive oil cylinder expansion link stretch out when, the sucker mounting bracket by jack-up to the rollover stand
The side to overturn of direction identical one is may be reversed, sheet material of the sucker installed thereon to slant setting in the rollover stand side is inhaled
It is attached;When the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to withdraw completely, the sucker mounting bracket is recovered, and is adsorbed on the sucker
Board material vertical falls in the loading end face of the rollover stand.
Preferably, also including articulated slab and jointed shaft, one end of the articulated slab is fixed on the side of the rollover stand, separately
One end extends to the outside of the rollover stand;
The parallel side for being fixed on the rollover stand of articulated slab described in two, the two ends of the jointed shaft are separately fixed at two institutes
Articulated slab is stated, one end of the sucker mounting bracket is hinged on the jointed shaft by otic placode.
Preferably, the sucker mounting bracket include mounting rail and tie-beam, the mounting rail along the rollover stand width
Degree direction extends, and mounting rail be arranged in parallel described in two, and the two ends of the tie-beam are separately fixed at mounting rail described in two, the suction
The expansion link of dish driving oil cylinder is hinged with the tie-beam, and mounting rail described in two is respectively hinged at the rollover stand.
Preferably, it is described also including sliding seat and the hinged seat, support base and the tumble cylinder that are arranged on the sliding seat
Rollover stand can be turningly arranged on the sliding seat to itself side, and one end of the rollover stand is hinged with hinged seat, separately
One end is in its horizontal positioned by the support seat supports;The expansion link of the tumble cylinder is hinged with the rollover stand, described
The cylinder body of tumble cylinder is hinged on the sliding seat.
Preferably, also including two rectilinear orbit, drive shaft and the motors being parallel to each other, the sliding seat passes through pulley
It is slidably disposed on the rectilinear orbit, the motor is arranged on the sliding seat, and by driving the driving
Axle rotates the pulley rotation then driven on two rectilinear orbits.
Preferably, also including positioning component;
The positioning component includes location hook and positioning cylinder;
The L-shaped structure that the location hook is made up of vertical plate and horizon bar, the horizon bar is along the rollover stand
Width is slidably disposed on the rollover stand, and it stretches out the rollover stand, institute with one end that the vertical plate is fixed
Loading end face of the vertical plate higher than the rollover stand is stated, the positioning cylinder drives the location hook to make straight reciprocating motion.
Preferably, the positioning cylinder is arranged on the rollover stand parallel to the horizon bar, the positioning cylinder
Expansion link is hinged by cylinder connecting plate with the horizon bar.
Preferably, the rollover stand is provided with loading axle and loading wheel, the loading axle along the rollover stand width
Direction extends, and its two ends is rotatably arranged in the rollover stand, and some loading axles are spaced and are arranged on described turning over
Pivoted frame, some loading wheels are spaced in the loading axle.
The beneficial effects of the utility model:Rollover stand only to rack one less sharp angle of a side to overturn, be
Oil cylinder is driven to drive the obvious small too many sucker mounting bracket of the weight and volume of relative rollover stand in identical direction by sucker
It is upper to continue to overturn, and gradually increase the angle of upset so that the sucker installed on sucker mounting bracket can be adsorbed onto on rack
Tilted-putted sheet material, on the one hand the rollover stand that allows without wide-angle overturn, save the output of power, on the other hand, pass through
The direct adsorbent of sucker, only overturn the support body that the rollover stand of smaller sharp angle accepts sheet material as midway, it is to avoid weight
The problem that the larger sheet material of amount volume drops during taking, improve production efficiency.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the top view of one embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is the side view of one embodiment of the present utility model;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation after rollover stand is turned over to one rollover in the utility model.
Wherein:Rollover stand 1, sucker 2, sucker mounting bracket 3, mounting rail 31, tie-beam 32, sucker drives oil cylinder 4, articulated slab
5, jointed shaft 6, otic placode 7, sliding seat 8, hinged seat 9, support base 10, tumble cylinder 11, rectilinear orbit 12, drive shaft 13 drives
Motor 14, positioning component 15, location hook 151, vertical plate 1511, horizon bar 1512, positioning cylinder 152, cylinder connecting plate 153,
Loading axle 16, loading wheel 17, rack 18.
Specific embodiment
Further illustrate the technical solution of the utility model below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and by specific embodiment.
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, a kind of automatic plate loader, including rollover stand 1, the rollover stand 1 is provided with the load for keeping flat sheet material
Thing end face, and it can be to itself side to overturn;The rollover stand 1 is provided with sucker 2, sucker mounting bracket 3 and sucker and drives oil cylinder 4;
The sucker 2 is arranged on the sucker mounting bracket 3, and the sucker mounting bracket 3 is located at the rollover stand 1, its one end
The rollover stand 1 is hinged on, the other end drives the expansion link of oil cylinder 4 to be hinged with the sucker, and the sucker drives oil cylinder 4 to install
In the rollover stand 1, when the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder 4 to stretch out, the sucker mounting bracket 3 by jack-up to it is described
The turnable side to overturn of direction identical one of rollover stand 1, the sucker 2 installed thereon is to slant setting in the side of the rollover stand 1
Sheet material adsorbed;When the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder 4 to withdraw completely, the sucker mounting bracket 3 is recovered, institute
The board material vertical adsorbed on sucker 2 is stated to fall in the loading end face of the rollover stand 1.
Rollover stand 1 can turn over to side be placed with rack 18, sheet material to be taken is inclined by being placed on rack 18, and
The lower end of sheet material inclines to the side of rack 18 so that the distance between its upper end and rack 18 are greater than its lower end and put
The distance between rack 18.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, by after the push away near rack 18 of rollover stand 1 under horizontality, regulation rollover stand 1 is to glove
One side to overturn, one angle less than 90 degree of frame 18, the angle overturn in the present embodiment is 85 degree;Restart sucker and drive oil
The expansion link of cylinder 4 stretches out, and sucker mounting bracket 3, to the turnable side to overturn of direction identical one with the rollover stand 1, is made by jack-up
The sucker 2 that install thereon and tilted-putted web contact and adsorb stabilization;Subsequently, rollover stand 1 is with sucker thereon
2nd, sucker mounting bracket 3, sucker drives the sheet material reverse flip that oil cylinder 4 and sucker hold to come back to horizontal level, then starts
Sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder 4 gradually to withdraw, and the sucker 2 on sucker mounting bracket 3 is gradually close to sheet material to rollover stand 1,
When driving the expansion link of oil cylinder 4 to withdraw completely to sucker, sucker mounting bracket 3 is recovered and lies against on rollover stand 1, lays down sucker 2
Absorption affinity between sheet material, then board material vertical fall in the loading end face of the rollover stand 1.
In the technical program, rollover stand 1, only to one less sharp angle of a side to overturn of rack 18, is by inhaling
Dish driving oil cylinder 4 drive the weight and volume of relative rollover stand 1 substantially small too many sucker mounting bracket 3 in a same direction after
Continuous upset, and gradually increase the angle of upset so that the sucker 2 installed on sucker mounting bracket 3 can be adsorbed onto on rack 18
Tilted-putted sheet material, on the one hand the rollover stand 1 that allows without wide-angle overturn, save the output of power, on the other hand, pass through
The direct adsorbent of sucker 2, the rollover stand 1 for only having overturn smaller sharp angle accepts the support body of sheet material as midway, it is to avoid
The problem that the larger sheet material of bulking value drops during taking, improve production efficiency.
Also include articulated slab 5 and jointed shaft 6, one end of the articulated slab 5 is fixed on the side of the rollover stand 1, another
Hold and extend to the outside of the rollover stand 1;
The parallel side for being fixed on the rollover stand 1 of articulated slab 5 described in two, the two ends of the jointed shaft 6 are separately fixed at
Articulated slab 5 described in two, one end of the sucker mounting bracket 3 is hinged on the jointed shaft 6 by otic placode 7.
Structure (articulated slab 5, the jointed shaft 6 and otic placode 7 etc.) design that rollover stand 1 and sucker mounting bracket 3 are hinged exists
On one side of rollover stand 1, it is to leave enough spaces on rollover stand 1 to keep flat sheet material, and avoids sheet material and be hinged
Structure is interfered, it is ensured that it is steady that the flexibility and sheet material that rollover stand 1 and sucker mounting bracket 3 relatively rotate are placed
Property.
The sucker mounting rail sucker mounting bracket 3 includes mounting rail 31 and tie-beam 32, and the mounting rail 31 is along described
The length direction of rollover stand 1 extends, and mounting rail 31 be arranged in parallel described in two, and the two ends of the tie-beam 32 are separately fixed at two institutes
Mounting rail 31 is stated, the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder 4 to be hinged with the tie-beam 32, the hinge respectively of mounting rail 31 described in two
It is connected on the rollover stand 1.
Two parallel mounting rails 31 are connected into sucker mounting bracket 3, simple structure, cost performance by tie-beam 32
It is high;Drive oil cylinder 4 to be hinged with tie-beam 32 by sucker again so that its it is upward boost or pull downward on tie-beam 32 when, then
Motion up or down synchronously occur, synchronism is strong, improves 2 pairs, sucker on sucker mounting bracket 3 by two mounting rails 31
The adsorption efficiency of sheet material.
Also include sliding seat 8 and the hinged seat 9, support base 10 and the tumble cylinder 11 that are arranged on the sliding seat 8, it is described
Rollover stand 1 can be turningly arranged on the sliding seat 8 to itself side, and one end of the rollover stand 1 is cut with scissors with hinged seat 9
Connect, the other end is supported in its horizontal positioned by the support base 10;The expansion link of the tumble cylinder 11 and the rollover stand 1
It is hinged, the cylinder body of the tumble cylinder 11 is hinged on the sliding seat 8.
The rollover stand 1 is arranged on the sliding seat 8, hinged seat 9 and support base 10 that the two ends of sliding seat 8 are respectively provided with
The action for coordinating rollover stand 1 to complete to its own side to overturn, at the same hinged seat 9 and support base 10 also rollover stand 1 with sheet material
There is provided upward support force when keeping flat, stability is strong.
Also include two rectilinear orbits 12 being parallel to each other, drive shaft 13 and motor 14, the sliding seat 8 passes through pulley
It is slidably disposed on the rectilinear orbit 12, the motor 14 is arranged on the sliding seat 8, and described by driving
Drive shaft 13 rotates the pulley rotation then driven on two rectilinear orbits 12.
Sliding seat 8 is arranged on the side of rack 18, and motor 14 drives drive shaft 13 to rotate, and drive shaft 13 drives to be slided
The pulley installed on dynamic seat 8 is slided along rectilinear orbit 12, for sheet material is kept flat from rack 18 by there is angle change
Enough activity spaces are provided on to rollover stand 1, efficiency is improved.
Also include positioning component 15;
The positioning component 15 includes location hook 151 and positioning cylinder 152;
The L-shaped structure that the location hook 151 is made up of vertical plate 1511 and horizon bar 1512, the edge of the horizon bar 1512
The length direction for the rollover stand 1 is slidably disposed on the rollover stand 1, and its fixed with the vertical plate 1511 one
The rollover stand 1 is stretched out at end, and the vertical plate 1511 is higher than the loading end face of the rollover stand 1, and the positioning cylinder 152 drives
The location hook 151 makees straight reciprocating motion.
The positioning cylinder 152 is arranged on the rollover stand 1 parallel to the horizon bar 1512, the positioning cylinder
152 expansion link is hinged by cylinder connecting plate 153 with the horizon bar 1512.
The rollover stand 1 is provided with loading axle 16 and loading wheel 17, the loading axle 16 along the rollover stand 1 length
Direction extends, and its two ends is rotatably arranged in the rollover stand 1, some loading axles 16 be spaced be arranged on it is described
Rollover stand 1, some loading wheels 17 are spaced in the loading axle 16.
Rollover stand 1 is provided with loading axle 16 and loading wheel 17, then sheet material is kept flat when on rollover stand 1, its lower surface with carry
The sliding contact of thing wheel 17, reduces frictional force, it is to avoid plate surface quality is impacted, on the other hand also for follow-up by sheet material
The provides convenient of rollover stand 1 is transported out of, accelerates efficiency.
Know-why of the present utility model is described above in association with specific embodiment.These descriptions are intended merely to explain this reality
With new principle, and can not by any way be construed to the limitation to the utility model protection domain.Based on explanation herein,
Those skilled in the art associates other specific embodiments of the present utility model by would not require any inventive effort,
These modes are fallen within protection domain of the present utility model.
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1. a kind of automatic plate loader, including rollover stand, the rollover stand is provided with the loading end face for keeping flat sheet material, and it can be to itself
One side to overturn, it is characterised in that:The rollover stand is provided with sucker, sucker mounting bracket and sucker and drives oil cylinder;
The sucker is arranged on the sucker mounting bracket, and the sucker mounting bracket is located at the rollover stand, and its one end is hinged on institute
Rollover stand is stated, the other end drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to be hinged with the sucker, and the sucker drives oil cylinder to be arranged on the upset
Frame, when the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to stretch out, the sucker mounting bracket is turned over by jack-up to the rollover stand
Turn the side to overturn of direction identical one, sheet material of the sucker installed thereon to slant setting in the rollover stand side is adsorbed;
When the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to withdraw completely, the sucker mounting bracket is recovered, the plate adsorbed on the sucker
Material vertically falls in the loading end face of the rollover stand.
2. automatic plate loader according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Also include articulated slab and jointed shaft, it is described to be hinged
One end of plate is fixed on the side of the rollover stand, and the other end extends to the outside of the rollover stand;
The parallel side for being fixed on the rollover stand of articulated slab described in two, the two ends of the jointed shaft are separately fixed at described in two cuts with scissors
Fishplate bar, one end of the sucker mounting bracket is hinged on the jointed shaft by otic placode.
3. automatic plate loader according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that:The sucker mounting bracket include mounting rail and
Tie-beam, the mounting rail extends along the width of the rollover stand, and mounting rail be arranged in parallel described in two, the tie-beam
Two ends be separately fixed at mounting rail described in two, the sucker drives the expansion link of oil cylinder to be hinged with the tie-beam, described in two
Mounting rail is respectively hinged at the rollover stand.
4. automatic plate loader according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Also include sliding seat and be arranged on the sliding seat
On hinged seat, support base and tumble cylinder, the rollover stand can be turningly arranged on the sliding seat to itself side, and
One end of the rollover stand is hinged with hinged seat, and the other end is in its horizontal positioned by the support seat supports;The upset gas
The expansion link of cylinder is hinged with the rollover stand, and the cylinder body of the tumble cylinder is hinged on the sliding seat.
5. automatic plate loader according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:Also include two rectilinear orbits being parallel to each other, drive
Moving axis and motor, the sliding seat are slidably disposed on the rectilinear orbit by pulley, and the motor sets
Put in the sliding seat, and the pulley rotation on two rectilinear orbits is then driven by driving the drive shaft turns.
6. the automatic plate loader according to claim 1 or 2 or 4, it is characterised in that:Also include positioning component;
The positioning component includes location hook and positioning cylinder;
The L-shaped structure that the location hook is made up of vertical plate and horizon bar, the horizon bar along the rollover stand width
Direction is slidably disposed on the rollover stand, and it stretches out the rollover stand with one end that the vertical plate is fixed, described perpendicular
Straight panel is higher than the loading end face of the rollover stand, and the positioning cylinder drives the location hook to make straight reciprocating motion.
7. automatic plate loader according to claim 6, it is characterised in that:The positioning cylinder sets parallel to the horizon bar
Put on the rollover stand, the expansion link of the positioning cylinder is hinged by cylinder connecting plate with the horizon bar.
8. the automatic plate loader according to claim 1 or 4, it is characterised in that:The rollover stand is provided with loading axle and load
Thing wheel, the loading axle extends along the width of the rollover stand, and its two ends is rotatably arranged in the rollover stand,
Some loading axles are spaced and are arranged on the rollover stand, and some loading wheels are spaced installed in the loading axle
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