CN210676703U - Stamping plate carrying mechanism - Google Patents

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CN210676703U
CN210676703U CN201920823439.2U CN201920823439U CN210676703U CN 210676703 U CN210676703 U CN 210676703U CN 201920823439 U CN201920823439 U CN 201920823439U CN 210676703 U CN210676703 U CN 210676703U
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唐勇
刘伟
陈冲
马新强
王培扬
郝龙飞
徐林华
王伟宽
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A stamped sheet handling mechanism comprising: first installation component, the second installation component, the carrier assembly, the lateral displacement subassembly, vertical displacement subassembly and transport adsorption component, first installation component includes first installation horizontal pole, first direction slide rail and first installation slide, the second installation component includes second installation horizontal pole, the second direction slide rail, second installation slide and installation connecting rod, the carrier assembly includes first bearing support post and second bearing support post, the lateral displacement subassembly includes the lateral connection pole, lateral sliding plate and lateral driving spare, the vertical displacement subassembly includes lift slide and lift driving spare, transport adsorption component adsorbs the air cock including transport mounting panel and a plurality of transport, the transport mounting panel is connected with lift slide. The utility model discloses a punching press plate transport mechanism can install between two adjacent stamping equipment for holistic stamping process continuity is higher, has overall structure intensity height, installation convenient operation and the high characteristics of production efficiency.

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Stamping plate carrying mechanism
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a stamping process technical field especially relates to a punching press plate transport mechanism.
Background
With the continuous development of society and the continuous progress of science and technology, mechanized, automatic and standardized production gradually becomes a development trend, and the traditional production mode mainly adopting manual operation is more and more incapable of meeting the development requirements of the times.
In the press working of the press plate member, a plurality of press working operations are required to be performed on the press plate member, and therefore, a product located in one of the press devices needs to be transferred to the other press device.
However, the existing stamping plate transferring operation generally collects and stores the stamping plate completing the stamping operation at the previous station, and then transfers the feeding material to the next station for stamping, so that the whole production and processing operation is not consistent, and the production efficiency is not high. Therefore, how to design a mechanical arm mechanism which is used for transferring and loading a stamping plate completing stamping operation at the previous station to the next station for stamping, has high structural strength and is convenient to install and operate is a problem to be solved by researchers in the field.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims at overcoming the weak point among the prior art, provide one kind and can shift the punching press plate that punching press operation was accomplished to last station and shift the material loading to next station department and carry out stamping process, and structural strength is high, installation convenient operation's punching press plate transport mechanism.
The purpose of the utility model is realized through the following technical scheme:
a stamped sheet handling mechanism comprising:
the first installation assembly comprises a first installation cross rod, a first guide sliding rail and a first installation sliding plate, the first guide sliding rail is arranged on the first installation cross rod, and the first installation sliding plate is arranged on the first guide sliding rail in a sliding manner;
the second installation assembly comprises a second installation cross rod, a second guide sliding rail, a second installation sliding plate and an installation connecting rod, the second guide sliding rail is arranged on the second installation cross rod, the second installation sliding plate is arranged on the second guide sliding rail in a sliding mode, and the installation connecting rod is connected with the first installation sliding plate and the second installation sliding plate respectively;
the bearing assembly comprises a first bearing support column and a second bearing support column, one end of the first bearing support column is connected with the first installation sliding plate, the other end of the first bearing support column is provided with a first bearing lug, one end of the second bearing support column is connected with the second installation sliding plate, and the other end of the second bearing support column is provided with a second bearing lug;
the transverse displacement assembly comprises a transverse connecting rod, a transverse sliding plate and a transverse driving piece, the transverse connecting rod is respectively connected with the first bearing lug and the second bearing lug, the transverse sliding plate is arranged on the transverse connecting rod in a sliding mode, the transverse driving piece is connected with the transverse sliding plate, and the transverse driving piece is used for driving the transverse sliding plate to perform reciprocating displacement on the transverse connecting rod;
the longitudinal displacement assembly comprises a lifting sliding plate and a lifting driving piece, the lifting sliding plate is arranged on the transverse sliding plate in a sliding mode, and the lifting driving piece is connected with the lifting sliding plate; and
transport adsorption component, transport adsorption component adsorbs the air cock including transport mounting panel and a plurality of transport, the transport mounting panel with lift slide connects, each transport adsorbs the air cock interval set up in on the transport mounting panel.
In one embodiment, the first mounting rail is disposed parallel to the second mounting rail.
In one embodiment, the first guide rail is arranged in parallel with the second guide rail.
In one embodiment, the first carrier support column is disposed parallel to the second carrier support column.
In one embodiment, the first supporting column and the second supporting column are both in an "L" shape.
In one embodiment, the transverse connecting rod is a rectangular parallelepiped structure.
In one embodiment, the transverse connecting rod is provided with a transverse sliding rail, and the transverse sliding plate is slidably arranged on the transverse sliding rail.
In one embodiment, the transverse drive is an electric motor.
In one embodiment, the surface of the carrying adsorption air nozzle is provided with an elastic protection layer.
In one embodiment, the elastic protection layer is a silica gel protection layer.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses at least, following advantage has:
the utility model discloses a punching press plate transport mechanism is through setting up first installation component, second installation component, carrier assembly, lateral displacement subassembly, vertical displacement subassembly and transport adsorption component to can install between two adjacent stamping equipment, can shift the punching press plate that punching press operation was accomplished to last station from this and shift the material loading to next station department and carry out stamping process, make holistic stamping process continuity higher, it is high to have overall structure intensity, installation convenient operation and production efficiency are high characteristics.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a stamped plate conveying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It is noted that as used herein, reference to an element being "connected" to another element also means that the element is "in communication" with the other element, and fluid can be in exchange communication between the two.
In one embodiment, a stamped panel handling mechanism includes: the device comprises a first mounting assembly, a second mounting assembly, a bearing assembly, a transverse displacement assembly, a longitudinal displacement assembly and a carrying adsorption assembly, wherein the first mounting assembly comprises a first mounting cross rod, a first guide slide rail and a first mounting slide plate; the second mounting assembly comprises a second mounting cross rod, a second guide sliding rail, a second mounting sliding plate and a mounting connecting rod, the second guide sliding rail is arranged on the second mounting cross rod, the second mounting sliding plate is arranged on the second guide sliding rail in a sliding manner, and the mounting connecting rod is respectively connected with the first mounting sliding plate and the second mounting sliding plate; the bearing assembly comprises a first bearing support column and a second bearing support column, one end of the first bearing support column is connected with the first installation sliding plate, the other end of the first bearing support column is provided with a first bearing lug, one end of the second bearing support column is connected with the second installation sliding plate, and the other end of the second bearing support column is provided with a second bearing lug; the transverse displacement assembly comprises a transverse connecting rod, a transverse sliding plate and a transverse driving piece, the transverse connecting rod is respectively connected with the first bearing convex block and the second bearing convex block, the transverse sliding plate is arranged on the transverse connecting rod in a sliding mode, the transverse driving piece is connected with the transverse sliding plate, and the transverse driving piece is used for driving the transverse sliding plate to perform reciprocating displacement on the transverse connecting rod; the longitudinal displacement assembly comprises a lifting sliding plate and a lifting driving piece, the lifting sliding plate is arranged on the transverse sliding plate in a sliding mode, and the lifting driving piece is connected with the lifting sliding plate; the transport adsorption component comprises a transport mounting plate and a plurality of transport adsorption air nozzles, the transport mounting plate is connected with the lifting sliding plate, and the transport adsorption air nozzles are arranged on the transport mounting plate at intervals. The utility model discloses a punching press plate transport mechanism is through setting up first installation component, second installation component, carrier assembly, lateral displacement subassembly, vertical displacement subassembly and transport adsorption component to can install between two adjacent stamping equipment, can shift the punching press plate that punching press operation was accomplished to last station from this and shift the material loading to next station department and carry out stamping process, make holistic stamping process continuity higher, it is high to have overall structure intensity, installation convenient operation and production efficiency are high characteristics.
The concept of the above-described stamped panel transport mechanism will be better understood for a better description of the above-described stamped panel transport mechanism. Referring to fig. 1, a stamped plate handling mechanism 10 includes: first installation component 100, second installation component 200, carrier assembly 300, horizontal displacement component 400, vertical displacement component 500 and transport adsorption component 600, first installation component 100 includes first installation horizontal pole 110, first direction slide rail 120 and first installation slide 130, and first direction slide rail 120 sets up on first installation horizontal pole 110, and first installation slide 130 slides and sets up on first direction slide rail 120.
Further, the second mounting assembly 200 includes a second mounting rail 210, a second guiding rail 220, a second mounting sliding plate 230 and a mounting connecting rod 240, the second guiding rail 220 is disposed on the second mounting rail 210, the second mounting sliding plate 230 is slidably disposed on the second guiding rail 220, and the mounting connecting rod 240 is connected to the first mounting sliding plate 130 and the second mounting sliding plate 230 respectively. In this embodiment, first installation horizontal pole and the setting of second installation horizontal pole parallel, first direction slide rail and the setting of second direction slide rail parallel, so, can improve holistic structural strength, simultaneously, make the motion operation of first installation slide 130 and second installation slide 23 more stable.
It should be noted that, in the stamping production line, the first mounting cross bar 110 and the second mounting cross bar 210 are respectively mounted and fixed on two adjacent stamping devices, so that the stamping plate conveying mechanism 10 can transfer and convey the stamping plate on the previous stamping device to the next stamping device, and the production and processing operations are more coherent and the production efficiency is higher. Through set up first direction slide rail 120 on first installation horizontal pole 110 to can slide the regulation to the position of first installation slide 130, similarly, through set up second direction slide rail 220 on second installation horizontal pole 210, thereby can slide the regulation to the position of second installation slide 230, can adjust the mounted position of punching plate spare transport mechanism 10 according to the production and processing environment of reality, thereby adapt to different production and processing operations. Through connecting installation connecting rod 240 between first installation slide 130 and second installation slide 230 to can carry out synchronous adjustment to first installation slide 130 and second installation slide 230, can improve the precision of installation regulation from this, and can improve holistic structural strength, make the transport operation of punching press plate more stable.
Referring to fig. 1 again, the carrier assembly 300 includes a first carrier support column 310 and a second carrier support column 320, wherein one end of the first carrier support column 310 is connected to the first mounting sliding plate 130, the other end of the first carrier support column 310 is provided with a first carrier bump 311, one end of the second carrier support column 320 is connected to the second mounting sliding plate 230, and the other end of the second carrier support column 320 is provided with a second carrier bump;
further, the lateral displacement assembly 400 includes a lateral connecting rod 410, a lateral sliding plate 420 and a lateral driving member 430, wherein the lateral connecting rod 410 is connected to the first bearing protrusion 311 and the second bearing protrusion, the lateral sliding plate 420 is slidably disposed on the lateral connecting rod 410, the lateral driving member 430 is connected to the lateral sliding plate 420, and the lateral driving member 430 is configured to drive the lateral sliding plate 420 to perform a reciprocating displacement on the lateral connecting rod 410. In this embodiment, the transverse drive is an electric motor.
In one embodiment, the first bearing support column and the second bearing support column are arranged in parallel, so that the overall structural strength can be improved, and the overall structure is more compact; for another example, the first bearing support column and the second bearing support column are both in an L-shaped structure, so that the installation and fixing operations of the transverse connecting rod 410 can be facilitated, and the levelness of the transverse connecting rod 410 can be ensured, thereby improving the stability of the moving movement of the stamping plate; for another example, the transverse connecting rod is of a cuboid structure, so that the overall structural strength can be improved, and the overall structure is more compact; for another example, a transverse sliding rail is disposed on the transverse connecting rod, and the transverse sliding plate is slidably disposed on the transverse sliding rail, so that the stability of the transverse movement of the transverse sliding plate 420 can be improved.
It should be noted that the first bearing support column 310 and the second bearing support column 320 are respectively disposed on the first mounting sliding plate 130 and the second mounting sliding plate 230, so that the positions of the first bearing support column 310 and the second bearing support column 320 can be adjusted through the adjustment operations of the first mounting sliding plate 130 and the second mounting sliding plate 230, thereby improving the adaptive strength of the overall operation; by arranging the first bearing support column 310 and the second bearing support column 320, the overall structural strength can be improved, and the stamped plate is safe in carrying and transferring; the first bearing convex blocks 311 and the second bearing convex blocks are respectively arranged on the first bearing support column 310 and the second bearing support column 320, so that the transverse connecting rod 410 can be conveniently installed and fixed, the levelness of the transverse connecting rod 410 can be ensured, and the stability of the moving movement of the stamping plate is improved. The transverse driving member 430 is used to drive the transverse sliding plate 420 to perform reciprocating displacement on the transverse connecting rod 410, so that the transverse displacement motion of the stamped plate carrying mechanism 10 can be realized.
In one embodiment, the transverse driving member 430 includes a transverse displacement guide rack, a transverse displacement driving gear and a transverse displacement driving motor, the transverse displacement guide rack is disposed on the transverse connecting rod 410, the transverse displacement driving gear and the transverse displacement driving motor are disposed on the transverse sliding plate 420 in a distributed manner, and the transverse displacement driving gear is engaged with the transverse displacement guide rack, and the transverse displacement driving motor is connected with the transverse displacement driving gear, so that when the transverse displacement driving motor drives the transverse displacement driving gear to rotate, the transverse sliding plate 420 can perform a transverse displacement motion on the transverse connecting rod 410 along an extending direction of the transverse displacement guide rack, thereby enabling the punched plate transporting mechanism 10 to transport a punched plate.
Referring to fig. 1 again, the longitudinal displacement assembly 500 includes a lifting slide plate 510 and a lifting driving member 520, the lifting slide plate 510 is slidably disposed on the transverse slide plate 420, and the lifting driving member 520 is connected to the lifting slide plate 510.
It should be noted that the lifting slide 510 is slidably disposed on the transverse slide plate 420, so as to be driven by the lifting driving member 520 to perform a lifting motion on the transverse slide plate 420, thereby implementing a longitudinal displacement operation of the stamped plate conveying mechanism 10.
In one embodiment, the lifting driving member 520 includes a longitudinal displacement guide rack, a longitudinal displacement driving gear and a longitudinal displacement driving motor, the longitudinal displacement guide rack is disposed on the horizontal sliding plate 420, the longitudinal displacement driving gear and the longitudinal displacement driving motor are disposed on the lifting sliding plate 510 in a distributed manner, and the longitudinal displacement driving gear is engaged with the longitudinal displacement guide rack, and the longitudinal displacement driving motor is connected to the longitudinal displacement driving gear, so that when the longitudinal displacement driving gear is driven by the longitudinal displacement driving motor to rotate, the lifting sliding plate 510 can perform a longitudinal displacement motion on the horizontal sliding plate 420 along an extending direction of the longitudinal displacement guide rack, thereby enabling the punched plate transporting mechanism 10 to perform a lifting transporting operation on a punched plate.
Referring to fig. 1 again, the conveying suction assembly 600 includes a conveying mounting plate 610 and a plurality of conveying suction nozzles 620, the conveying mounting plate 610 is connected to the lifting slide 510, and the conveying suction nozzles 620 are disposed on the conveying mounting plate 610 at intervals. In this embodiment, the surface of transport absorption air cock is provided with the elasticity protective layer, and the elasticity protective layer is the silica gel protective layer, so, can make transport absorption air cock 620 adsorb when fixed to the punching press board piece and play the elasticity guard action, can prevent that punching press board piece from being damaged by pressure or the scratch.
It should be noted that the transportation mounting plate 610 is driven by the lifting slide plate 510 and the horizontal sliding plate 420 to perform a displacement operation, so as to move to a corresponding stamping plate, at this time, each transportation suction nozzle 620 performs suction fixation on the surface of the stamping plate, and after the suction fixation is completed, the stamping plate on the transportation mounting plate 610 is transported to a corresponding position of the stamping equipment at the next station through the displacement motion of the lifting slide plate 510 and the horizontal sliding plate 420, so as to complete the transportation and transfer operation of the stamping plate.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses at least, following advantage has:
the utility model discloses a punching press plate transport mechanism 10 is through setting up first installation component 100, second installation component 200, carrier assembly 300, lateral displacement subassembly 400, vertical displacement subassembly 500 and transport adsorption component 600, thereby can install between two adjacent stamping equipment, can shift the punching press plate that punching press operation was accomplished to last station from this and shift the material loading to next station department and carry out stamping process, make holistic stamping process continuity higher, it is high to have overall structure intensity, installation convenient operation and production efficiency are high characteristics.
The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

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1. A stamped panel handling mechanism, comprising:
the first installation assembly comprises a first installation cross rod, a first guide sliding rail and a first installation sliding plate, the first guide sliding rail is arranged on the first installation cross rod, and the first installation sliding plate is arranged on the first guide sliding rail in a sliding manner;
the second installation assembly comprises a second installation cross rod, a second guide sliding rail, a second installation sliding plate and an installation connecting rod, the second guide sliding rail is arranged on the second installation cross rod, the second installation sliding plate is arranged on the second guide sliding rail in a sliding mode, and the installation connecting rod is connected with the first installation sliding plate and the second installation sliding plate respectively;
the bearing assembly comprises a first bearing support column and a second bearing support column, one end of the first bearing support column is connected with the first installation sliding plate, the other end of the first bearing support column is provided with a first bearing lug, one end of the second bearing support column is connected with the second installation sliding plate, and the other end of the second bearing support column is provided with a second bearing lug;
the transverse displacement assembly comprises a transverse connecting rod, a transverse sliding plate and a transverse driving piece, the transverse connecting rod is respectively connected with the first bearing lug and the second bearing lug, the transverse sliding plate is arranged on the transverse connecting rod in a sliding mode, the transverse driving piece is connected with the transverse sliding plate, and the transverse driving piece is used for driving the transverse sliding plate to perform reciprocating displacement on the transverse connecting rod;
the longitudinal displacement assembly comprises a lifting sliding plate and a lifting driving piece, the lifting sliding plate is arranged on the transverse sliding plate in a sliding mode, and the lifting driving piece is connected with the lifting sliding plate; and
transport adsorption component, transport adsorption component adsorbs the air cock including transport mounting panel and a plurality of transport, the transport mounting panel with lift slide connects, each transport adsorbs the air cock interval set up in on the transport mounting panel.
2. The stamped panel handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein the first mounting bar is disposed parallel to the second mounting bar.
3. The stamped panel handling mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first guide track is disposed parallel to the second guide track.
4. The stamped panel handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein the first carrier support column is disposed parallel to the second carrier support column.
5. The stamped plate handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein the first load-bearing support column and the second load-bearing support column are both "L" shaped structures.
6. The stamped plate handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein the transverse connecting bar is of rectangular parallelepiped construction.
7. The stamped sheet handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein the transverse link is provided with a transverse slide rail on which the transverse slide plate is slidably disposed.
8. The stamped sheet handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein the transverse drive is a motor.
9. The stamped plate handling mechanism of claim 1 wherein said handling suction nozzle has a surface provided with a protective resilient layer.
10. The stamped plate handling mechanism of claim 9 wherein the resilient protective layer is a silicone protective layer.
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