CN209427693U - It is a kind of to put wooden block manipulator automatically - Google Patents
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Wooden block manipulator is put automatically the utility model discloses a kind of, by the way that rack is arranged, the rack is equipped with wooden block carding frame, the side of the wooden block carding frame, which is equipped with, pushes away wooden block part, and the other side, which is equipped with, turns over wooden block part, and the top for turning over wooden block part is equipped with and send wooden block part, it can be realized during being packaged and foaming big plate packaging and put wooden block automatically, by inexpensive machine instead of artificial, while saving artificial, the production efficiency of enterprise is improved.The robot manipulator structure of the utility model is simple and is easily achieved, easy to operate, and performance is stablized, and can be effectively reduced production cost.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to packaging machinery fields, more specifically, in particular to a kind of to put wooden block manipulator automatically.
Background technique
With the progress of social science and technology, the raising of automatization level, on present all trades and professions production line all using from
Dynamicization substitution is artificial, but during being packaged and packing foaming big plate, especially when placing wooden block still largely using artificial
The mode of placement, without Full automatic wooden block robotic device, not only working efficiency is low for such manner of packing, but also needs
A large amount of labour is put into, packing cost is high.The still less mechanization in market at present replaces the artificial solution for placing wooden block,
The also fewer equipment that can be realized automation and put wooden block.
For this purpose, how providing a kind of raising production efficiency, reducing labour, easy to operate and stable performance put automatically
Wooden block equipment, becoming has technical problem to be solved.
Utility model content
The utility model discloses one kind to put wooden block manipulator automatically, by setting rack, wooden block carding frame, pushes away wooden block portion
Point, turn over wooden block part and send wooden block part, can be realized and put wooden block automatically to being packaged the big plate packaging that foams, save artificial same
When, improve the production efficiency of enterprise.
Provided by the utility model to put wooden block manipulator, including organic frame automatically, the rack is equipped with wooden block carding frame;
The side of the wooden block carding frame, which is equipped with, pushes away wooden block part, and the other side is equipped with and turns over wooden block part;It is described to turn over the upper of wooden block part
Side is equipped with and send wooden block part.
Preferably,
The wooden block part of turning over includes rollover stand, the first clamp system and tumble cylinder, the rollover stand and the rack
It being rotatably connected, first clamp system is set on the side of the rollover stand, and the tumble cylinder is connect with the rack,
The catch bar of the tumble cylinder is rotatably connected with the rollover stand;
Described that wooden block part is sent to include regulating device, send wooden block device and clamping device, the regulating device is sent with described
Wooden block device is orthogonal in same level, described to send wooden block device and the clamping device mutual in same vertical plane
Vertically;The regulating device includes slide track seat, adjustment seat and adjusting cylinder;The slide track seat is fixed at the wooden block carding frame
Outside, Yu Suoshu slide track seat are equipped with the first snap-gauge, and the adjusting cylinder is fixed on the snap-gauge, and the adjustment seat can be slided
It is set on the slide track seat dynamicly, Yu Suoshu adjustment seat is equipped with the through slot that can accommodate the snap-gauge, described to adjust pushing away for cylinder
Lever is connect with the adjustment seat;It is equipped with the second snap-gauge close to described one end for sending wooden block device in the adjustment seat, in institute
It states and is equipped with sliding-rail groove below the second snap-gauge;It is described to send wooden block device including sending wooden block cylinder and support arm, it is described to send wooden block cylinder
It is fixed on second snap-gauge, the catch bar for sending wooden block cylinder is fixedly connected with the support arm, the support arm
It is equipped with sliding rail corresponding with the sliding-rail groove, the support arm can slidably reciprocate on the sliding-rail groove;The clamping device
Including bracket and the second clamp system, second clamp system is set on the bracket.
Preferably,
The wooden block part that pushes away includes to push away wooden block cylinder and wooden block push plate, and the wooden block cylinder that pushes away is fixed with the rack
Connection, the catch bar for pushing away wooden block cylinder are connect with the wooden block push plate, and the wooden block push plate is slidingly disposed at the machine
On frame.
Preferably,
The wooden block carding frame is made of the conducting bars that metal framework and several slide convenient for wooden block, the conducting bar it is upper
Portion is inclined outwardly.
Preferably,
First clamp system includes the first clamping cylinder, the first connecting plate, the first pull rod, the first supporting block and first
Fixture block, the catch bar of first clamping cylinder are fixedly connected with one end of first connecting plate, first connecting plate
The other end is connect with first pull rod;First supporting block is fixed on the rollover stand, and first fixture block can be slided
It is set on the rollover stand dynamicly, first pull rod passes through rear first supporting block and connect with first fixture block;
Second clamp system includes the second clamping cylinder, the second connecting plate, the second pull rod, the second supporting block and second
Fixture block, the catch bar of second clamping cylinder are fixedly connected with one end of second connecting plate, second connecting plate
The other end is connect with second pull rod;Second supporting block is fixed on the bracket, and second fixture block is slidably
Ground is set on the bracket, and second pull rod passes through rear second supporting block and connect with second fixture block.
Preferably,
Buffer spring is equipped in the connecting plate and the pull rod junction.
Preferably,
There are four support leg, the support leg lower sections to be equipped with rubber buffer for the bottom setting of the rack.
Preferably,
It further include set on the support rod between the bracket and the support arm.
Preferably,
It further include sending wooden block cylinder, first clamping cylinder, the tumble cylinder, described second to clamp with described respectively
Cylinder, the wireless control module for pushing away wooden block cylinder and the adjusting cylinder connection.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that the utility model passes through setting rack, wooden block combing
Frame pushes away wooden block part, turns over wooden block part and send wooden block part, can realize during being packaged and foaming big plate packaging and put automatically
Wooden block while saving artificial, can be improved the production efficiency of enterprise by inexpensive machine instead of artificial.This is practical new
The robot manipulator structure of type is simple and is easily achieved, easy to operate, and performance is stablized, and can be effectively reduced production cost.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the overview for putting wooden block manipulator in the utility model embodiment automatically;
Fig. 2 is the view of the other side Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 be put wooden block manipulator automatically in the utility model embodiment turn over wooden block part-structure figure;
Fig. 4 be put wooden block manipulator automatically in the utility model embodiment send wooden block part-structure figure;
In Fig. 1 to Fig. 4, the corresponding relationship of component names and accompanying drawing number are as follows:
1-- rack, 2-- wooden block carding frame, 21-- metal framework, 22-- conducting bar composition, 3-- pushes away wooden block part, 31-- is pushed away
Wooden block cylinder, the push plate of 32-- wooden block, 4-- turn over wooden block part, 41-- rollover stand, the first clamp system of 42--, 43-- tumble cylinder,
5-- send wooden block part, 51-- regulating device, 511-- slide track seat, 512-- adjustment seat, 513-- adjusting cylinder, 52-- that wooden block is sent to fill
It sets, 521-- send wooden block cylinder, 522-- support arm, 53-- clamping device, 531-- bracket, the second clamp system of 532--.
Specific embodiment
The embodiments of the present invention is described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.Following embodiment
For illustrating the utility model, but cannot be used to limit the scope of the utility model.
In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of " plurality " is two or more;Term
The orientation of the instructions such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outside", " front end ", " rear end ", " head ", " tail portion " or position are closed
System is to be based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than
The device or element of indication or suggestion meaning must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore cannot
It is construed as a limitation of the present invention.In addition, term " first ", " second ", " third " etc. are used for description purposes only, and cannot
It is interpreted as indication or suggestion relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " phase
Even ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or be integrally connected;It can
To be mechanical connection, it is also possible to be electrically connected;It can be directly connected, it can also be indirectly connected through an intermediary.For this
For the those of ordinary skill in field, the concrete meaning of above-mentioned term in the present invention can be understood with concrete condition.
Please refer to figs. 1 to 4, and Fig. 1 is the overview for putting wooden block manipulator in the utility model embodiment automatically, Fig. 2
For the view of the other side Fig. 1, Fig. 3 be put wooden block manipulator in the utility model embodiment automatically turn over wooden block part-structure figure,
Fig. 4 be put wooden block manipulator automatically in the utility model embodiment send wooden block part-structure figure.
The utility model provides one kind and puts wooden block manipulator, including organic frame 1 automatically, and the rack 1 is equipped with wooden block
Carding frame 2;The side of the wooden block carding frame 2, which is equipped with, pushes away wooden block part 3, and the other side is equipped with and turns over wooden block part 4;It is described to turn over wood
The top of support part 4, which is equipped with, send wooden block part 5.
The complete machine of the utility model by rack 1, wooden block carding frame 2, push away wooden block part 3, turn over wooden block part 4 and send wooden block portion
Divide 5 compositions, pushes away wooden block part 3 and push to the wooden block of 2 lower section of wooden block carding frame to turn over wooden block part 4, turn over wooden block part 4 and turn over wooden block
Turn 90 °, send wooden block part 5 to clamp the wooden block after overturning, and be passed to specified wrapping position, completes entirely to put wooden block automatically
Process.
Preferably,
The wooden block part 4 of turning over includes rollover stand 41, the first clamp system 42 and tumble cylinder 43, the rollover stand 41 with
The rack 1 is rotatably connected, and first clamp system 42 is set on the side of the rollover stand 41, the tumble cylinder 43
It is connect with the rack 1, the catch bar of the tumble cylinder 43 is rotatably connected with the rollover stand 41;
It is described that wooden block part 5 is sent to include regulating device 51, send wooden block device 52 and clamping device 53, the regulating device 51
Send wooden block device 52 orthogonal in same level with described, it is described to send wooden block device 52 with the clamping device 53 same
It is orthogonal in one vertical plane;The regulating device 51 includes slide track seat 511, adjustment seat 512 and adjusting cylinder 513;The cunning
Rail chair 512 is fixed at 2 outside of wooden block carding frame, and Yu Suoshu slide track seat 511 is equipped with the first snap-gauge, the adjusting cylinder
513 are fixed on the snap-gauge, and the adjustment seat 512 is slidingly disposed on the slide track seat 511, Yu Suoshu adjustment seat
512 are equipped with the through slot that can accommodate the snap-gauge, and the catch bar for adjusting cylinder 513 is connect with the adjustment seat 512;In institute
It states adjustment seat 512 and is equipped with the second snap-gauge close to described one end for sending wooden block device 52, be equipped with and slide below the second snap-gauge of Yu Suoshu
Track slot;It is described to send wooden block device 52 including sending wooden block cylinder 521 and support arm 522, it is described that wooden block cylinder 521 is sent to be fixed at institute
It states on the second snap-gauge, the catch bar for sending wooden block cylinder 521 is fixedly connected with the support arm 522, on the support arm 522
Equipped with sliding rail corresponding with the sliding-rail groove, the support arm 522 can slidably reciprocate on the sliding-rail groove;The clamping device
53 include bracket 531 and the second clamp system 532, and second clamp system 532 is set on the bracket 531.
The utility model turns over wooden block part 4 and is mainly clamped wooden block by the first clamp system 42, and the one of tumble cylinder 43
End is connected in rack 1, and catch bar one end and the rollover stand 41 of tumble cylinder 43 are rotatably connected, will when tumble cylinder 43 acts
Rollover stand 41, the first clamp system 42 and wooden block are acted toward stopping when being pushed forward and overturning to 90 ° together;Send the tune of wooden block part 5
Regulating device 51 adjusts wooden block to production line centre distance, is suitble to the product of packaging different in width, main to be driven by telescopic displacement
Send the displacement of wooden block device 52;Send wooden block device 52 by send wooden block cylinder 521 drive support arm 522 slide, support arm 522 with
Clamping device 53 connects and clamping device 53 is driven to slide, and clamping device 53 is then clamped by the second clamp system 532 above-mentioned
Turn over the wooden block that wooden block part 4 is sent;When clamping device 53 clamps wooden block, the first clamp system 42 for turning over wooden block part 4 unclamps
Wooden block, tumble cylinder 43 act backhaul and rollover stand 41 and the first clamp system 42 are driven to retract original position, prepare next movement
Beginning.
Preferably,
The wooden block part 3 that pushes away includes to push away wooden block cylinder 31 and wooden block push plate 32, it is described push away wooden block cylinder 31 with it is described
Rack 1 is fixedly connected, and the catch bar for pushing away wooden block cylinder 31 is connect with the wooden block push plate 32, and the wooden block push plate 32 can be slided
It is set in the rack 1 dynamicly.
Preferably,
The wooden block carding frame 2 is made of metal framework 21 and several conducting bars 22 slid convenient for wooden block, described to lead
The upper section slants outward of item 22.
Preferably,
First clamp system 42 includes the first clamping cylinder, the first connecting plate, the first pull rod, the first supporting block and the
One fixture block, the catch bar of first clamping cylinder are fixedly connected with one end of first connecting plate, first connecting plate
The other end connect with first pull rod;First supporting block is fixed on the rollover stand 41, first fixture block
It is slidingly disposed on the rollover stand 41, first pull rod passes through rear first supporting block and first fixture block connects
It connects;
Second clamp system 532 include the second clamping cylinder, the second connecting plate, the second pull rod, the second supporting block and
Second fixture block, the catch bar of second clamping cylinder are fixedly connected with one end of second connecting plate, second connection
The other end of plate is connect with second pull rod;Second supporting block is fixed on the bracket 531, second fixture block
It is slidingly disposed on the bracket 531, second pull rod passes through rear second supporting block and connect with second fixture block.
Preferably,
Buffer spring is equipped in the connecting plate and the pull rod junction.
Preferably,
There are four support leg, the support leg lower sections to be equipped with rubber buffer for the bottom setting of the rack 1.
Preferably,
It further include set on the support rod between the bracket 531 and the support arm 522.
Preferably,
It further include sending wooden block cylinder 521, first clamping cylinder, the tumble cylinder 43, described with described respectively
Two clamping cylinders, the wireless control module for pushing away wooden block cylinder 31 and the adjusting cylinder 513 and connecting.
In the embodiments of the present invention, the movement of each mechanism is controlled by cylinder sweeping action with being connected
System is connect by setting wireless control module and with each cylinder, on the one hand be can be realized and is put the long-range of wooden block manipulator automatically
Control, on the other hand can also be by remotely obtaining the dimension information, location parameter and packaging operation time of packed article, can be from
It is dynamic to adjust the position for putting wooden block, realize the interconnection between each equipment.Specifically, wireless control module can be bluetooth module,
One of WIFI communication module or Zigbee communication module are a variety of.
Working principle: 1, wooden block push plate 32 is driven by pushing away wooden block cylinder 31, is released wooden block and is retracted to after turning over wooden block part;
2, when pushing away wooden block cylinder 31 in place, the movement of the first clamp system 42 clamps wooden block, and tumble cylinder 43 acts, by wooden block
90 ° of overturning;
3, after wooden block overturning in place, the movement of wooden block cylinder 521 is sent to stretch out, after clamping device 53 touches wooden block, the second folder
The tight movement of mechanism 532 clamps wooden block, and the first clamp system 42 for turning over wooden block part unclamps wooden block, and rear tumble cylinder 43 is dynamic in place
Make, 41 return water Plain of rollover stand position.
4, it send wooden block cylinder 521 to act, wooden block is sent to specified tape punch and carries out beating band packaging, beats with after the completion of and send wood
It asks the second clamp system 532 movement in part 5 to unclamp wooden block, wooden block device 52 is sent to act backhaul.Regulating device 51 is adjustable
Wooden block is suitble to the product of packaging different in width to production line centre distance.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that the utility model passes through setting rack 1, wooden block comb
Reason frame 2 pushes away wooden block part 3, turns over wooden block part 4 and send wooden block part 5, can realize during being packaged and foaming big plate packaging
Automatically wooden block is put, by inexpensive machine instead of artificial, while saving artificial, can be improved the production efficiency of enterprise.This
The robot manipulator structure of utility model is simple and is easily achieved, easy to operate, and performance is stablized, and can be effectively reduced production cost.
The embodiments of the present invention are given for the purpose of illustration and description, and are not exhaustively or to incite somebody to action
The utility model is limited to disclosed form.Many modifications and variations are aobvious and easy for the ordinary skill in the art
See.Embodiment was chosen and described in order to better illustrate the principle and practical application of the utility model, and makes this field
Those of ordinary skill it will be appreciated that the utility model to designing various embodiments suitable for specific applications with various modifications.
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1. a kind of put wooden block manipulator automatically, it is characterised in that: including organic frame, the rack is equipped with wooden block carding frame;Institute
The side for stating wooden block carding frame, which is equipped with, pushes away wooden block part, and the other side is equipped with and turns over wooden block part;The top for turning over wooden block part
Equipped with sending wooden block part.
2. according to claim 1 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
The wooden block part of turning over includes rollover stand, the first clamp system and tumble cylinder, and the rollover stand can be revolved with the rack
Turn connection, first clamp system is set on the side of the rollover stand, and the tumble cylinder is connect with the rack, described
The catch bar of tumble cylinder is rotatably connected with the rollover stand;
Described that wooden block part is sent to include regulating device, send wooden block device and clamping device, the regulating device send wooden block with described
Device is orthogonal in same level, described that wooden block device is sent to hang down mutually in same vertical plane with the clamping device
Directly;The regulating device includes slide track seat, adjustment seat and adjusting cylinder;The slide track seat is fixed at outside the wooden block carding frame
Side, Yu Suoshu slide track seat are equipped with the first snap-gauge, and the adjusting cylinder is fixed on the snap-gauge, and the adjustment seat is slidably
Ground is set on the slide track seat, and Yu Suoshu adjustment seat is equipped with the through slot that can accommodate the snap-gauge, the promotion for adjusting cylinder
Bar is connect with the adjustment seat;The second snap-gauge, Yu Suoshu are equipped with close to described one end for sending wooden block device in the adjustment seat
Sliding-rail groove is equipped with below second snap-gauge;It is described to send wooden block device including sending wooden block cylinder and support arm, it is described to send wooden block cylinder solid
Surely it is set on second snap-gauge, the catch bar for sending wooden block cylinder is fixedly connected with the support arm, on the support arm
Equipped with sliding rail corresponding with the sliding-rail groove, the support arm can slidably reciprocate on the sliding-rail groove;The clamping device packet
Bracket and the second clamp system are included, second clamp system is set on the bracket.
3. according to claim 2 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
The wooden block part that pushes away includes to push away wooden block cylinder and wooden block push plate, described to push away wooden block cylinder and the fixed company of the rack
It connects, the catch bar for pushing away wooden block cylinder is connect with the wooden block push plate, and the wooden block push plate is slidingly disposed at the rack
On.
4. according to claim 3 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
The wooden block carding frame is made of the conducting bars that metal framework and several slide convenient for wooden block, the top of the conducting bar to
Outer incline.
5. according to claim 4 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
First clamp system includes the first clamping cylinder, the first connecting plate, the first pull rod, the first supporting block and the first folder
Block, the catch bar of first clamping cylinder are fixedly connected with one end of first connecting plate, first connecting plate it is another
One end is connect with first pull rod;First supporting block is fixed on the rollover stand, and first fixture block is slidably
Ground is set on the rollover stand, and first pull rod passes through rear first supporting block and connect with first fixture block;
Second clamp system includes the second clamping cylinder, the second connecting plate, the second pull rod, the second supporting block and the second folder
Block, the catch bar of second clamping cylinder are fixedly connected with one end of second connecting plate, second connecting plate it is another
One end is connect with second pull rod;Second supporting block is fixed on the bracket, and second fixture block is slideably
On the bracket, second pull rod passes through rear second supporting block and connect with second fixture block.
6. according to claim 5 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
Buffer spring is equipped in the connecting plate and the pull rod junction.
7. according to claim 6 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
There are four support leg, the support leg lower sections to be equipped with rubber buffer for the bottom setting of the rack.
8. according to claim 7 put wooden block manipulator automatically, which is characterized in that
It further include set on the support rod between the bracket and the support arm.
9. putting wooden block manipulator automatically according to any one of claim 5 to 8, which is characterized in that
It further include sending wooden block cylinder, first clamping cylinder, the tumble cylinder, described second to clamp gas with described respectively
Cylinder, the wireless control module for pushing away wooden block cylinder and the adjusting cylinder connection.
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