CN211732285U

CN211732285U - Feeding device

Info

Publication number: CN211732285U
Application number: CN201922010123.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭启军; 占传福; 曾彬; 顾斌; 高云峰
Original assignee: Han s Laser Technology Industry Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Han s Laser Technology Industry Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-20
Filing date: 2019-11-20
Publication date: 2020-10-23
Anticipated expiration: 2029-11-20

Abstract

The utility model relates to a feedway for carry the charging tray, feedway includes: the device comprises a rack, a plurality of material trays and a plurality of material storage devices, wherein the rack is provided with a material storage position, and the material trays can be stacked on the material storage position; a tray; the translation mechanism is used for driving the tray to do translation motion and can move the tray to the position below the storage position; the lifting mechanism is used for driving the tray to move up and down, and when the tray is positioned below the material storage position, the tray can be abutted against the material tray positioned at the bottommost part of the material storage position under the driving of the lifting mechanism; and the material distribution mechanism comprises partition plates arranged on two opposite sides of the material storage position, and the partition plates on the two opposite sides of the material storage position are close to or far away from each other. Foretell feedway is equipped with feed mechanism, can separate the charging tray that piles up alone to carry the charging tray after the separation through the tray, the charging tray is got and is put efficiently, convenient operation, simple structure.

Description

Feeding device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automation equipment technical field especially relates to feedway.

Background

During the transportation process, the parts of the electronic product need to be placed in the tray for transportation. After a plurality of trays are stacked and placed in the storage area, the trays are generally taken out one by one through a double-rocker mechanism, and the taking and placing efficiency of the structural form is low, and the structure is complex.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a feeding device for solving the problem of low efficiency of taking and placing a tray.

A feeder device for feeding trays, the feeder device comprising:

the tray stacking device comprises a rack, a tray support and a tray positioning device, wherein the rack is provided with a material storage position, and a plurality of material trays can be stacked on the material storage position;

a tray;

the translation mechanism is used for driving the tray to do translation motion and can move the tray to the position below the storage position;

the lifting mechanism is used for driving the tray to move up and down, and when the tray is positioned below the material storage position, the tray can be abutted against the material tray positioned at the bottommost part of the material storage position under the driving of the lifting mechanism; and

the material distribution mechanism comprises partition plates arranged on two opposite sides of the material storage position, the partition plates positioned on the two opposite sides of the material storage position can be close to or far away from each other, and when the partition plates are close to each other, the partition plates can be inserted between two adjacent material trays positioned on the material storage position and used for supporting the material trays positioned above the partition plates, so that the material trays positioned below the partition plates can be output to the tray positioned below the material storage position from the material storage position; when the separation plates are far away from each other, the separation plates release the support of the material tray, so that the material tray can move up and down along with the tray under the support of the tray.

Foretell feedway is equipped with feed mechanism, can separate the charging tray that piles up alone to carry the charging tray after the separation through the tray, the charging tray is got and is put efficiently, convenient operation, simple structure.

In one embodiment, the material distributing mechanism comprises a first driving member, the first driving member is connected with the separation plate, and the first driving member is used for driving the separation plate to move in a translation manner.

In one embodiment, the material distribution mechanism further comprises a second driving member, and the second driving member is connected with the first driving member, so that the separation plate can move up and down under the driving of the second driving member.

In one embodiment, the partition plate includes a separation portion and a fixing portion connected to each other, the fixing portion is connected to the first driving member, and the separation portion extends in a horizontal direction.

In one embodiment, two opposite sides of the tray are provided with concave parts, and when the trays are stacked and arranged at the storage position, the separation plate can extend into the concave parts to separate two adjacent trays.

In one embodiment, the tray clamping device further comprises a clamping component, the clamping component is installed on the tray, and the clamping component is used for clamping and limiting the tray on the tray.

In one embodiment, the clamping assembly includes a clamping block and a clamping driving member, the clamping block and the tray are spaced, and the clamping block can rotate around the vertical direction under the driving of the clamping driving member, so as to selectively clamp and limit the material tray on the tray.

In one embodiment, the clamping driving member includes an air cylinder or a motor, and an output rotating shaft driven by the air cylinder or the motor, the air cylinder or the motor is installed below the tray, and the output rotating shaft penetrates through the tray and is connected with the clamping block.

In one embodiment, the material storage device further comprises material storage limiting plates, the material storage limiting plates are connected to the rack, and the number of the material storage limiting plates is at least two and the material storage limiting plates are arranged oppositely to form the material storage position.

In one embodiment, the recycling device further comprises a recycling limiting plate, the recycling limiting plate is connected to the rack, the number of the recycling limiting plates is at least two, the recycling limiting plates are arranged oppositely to form a recycling position, the material trays can be stacked in the recycling position, the recycling limiting plate is connected with a check assembly, the check assembly is used for supporting the material trays located in the recycling position, and the check assembly has one-way limiting performance, so that the material trays can only move into the recycling position from the lower side of the recycling position in a one-way mode.

In one embodiment, the check assembly comprises a fixing seat, a check claw and an elastic member, the check claw is rotatably connected to the fixing seat, the check claw is inserted in the recycling limiting plate and partially exposed, and the elastic member is arranged between the check claw and the fixing seat and used for driving the check claw to move in a resetting manner.

In one embodiment, the non-return claw is provided with a wedge-shaped part, the wedge-shaped part is provided with an inclined surface, the inclined surface faces the lower part of the recovery position in an inclined mode, and when the tray moves in from the lower part of the recovery position, the tray can be in sliding contact with the inclined surface and enables the non-return claw to rotate relative to the fixed seat.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of the feeding device of this embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side schematic view of the feeder device shown in FIG. 1 (wherein the tray is not in contact with the first tray);

FIG. 4 is a side view of the tray, frame, and distribution mechanism of the feeder of FIG. 1 (where the tray just contacts the bottom of the first tray);

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the tray, the frame, and the distribution mechanism of the feeding device shown in FIG. 1 (wherein the tray holds the first tray off the frame);

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the combination of the tray, the lifting mechanism, the translating mechanism, and the retaining assembly of the feeding device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the feed mechanism of the feeder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the check assembly of the feeder of FIG. 1.

Detailed Description

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.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 6 and fig. 7, the feeding device of an embodiment includes a frame 100, a tray 200, a lifting mechanism 300, a translation mechanism 400 and a material distribution mechanism 500 for conveying a tray 80.

The tray 80 is used for storing workpieces. In some embodiments, the Tray 80 is a Tray, and the workpiece may be an electronic component such as a USB connector or a substrate, which is not limited herein. In other embodiments, the tray 80 may be a metal tray or other type of tray as long as the storage needs of the workpieces are met. The type of tray 80 is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, a plurality of material storage cavities 810 are disposed on the tray 80, and the material storage cavities 810 are spaced side by side, so as to facilitate taking and placing the workpiece, and improve the processing efficiency. In other embodiments, the plurality of material storage cavities 810 of the tray 80 can be arranged in a circular array, a rectangular array or other arrangements to meet different processing requirements.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, in some embodiments, the rack 100 has a cavity 110 therein, the trays 80 are stacked at an opening of the cavity 110, and the trays 80 are stacked above the rack 100, so as to fully utilize the space in the rack 100 and facilitate the transportation of the trays 80. In other embodiments, the trays 80 may also be stacked on two sides of the rack 100, and feed ports are formed on two sides of the rack 100, through which the trays 80 enter and exit the rack 100.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the feeding device further includes material storage limiting plates 120, the material storage limiting plates 120 are connected to the rack 100, the number of the material storage limiting plates 120 is at least two and the material storage limiting plates 120 are oppositely disposed to form a material storage position 121, and the material tray 80 is limited in the material storage position 121.

In some embodiments, the material storage position limiting plates 120 are located above the rack 100, the tray 80 is rectangular, and the material storage position limiting plates 120 are rectangular to match the tray 80. In other embodiments, the tray 80 may be circular or have other irregular shapes, and the material storage limiting plate 120 may be an arc-shaped plate or have other irregular shapes as long as it can match with the tray 80.

In some embodiments, the material storage limiting plate 120 and the rack 100 are split structures, so that the material storage limiting plate 120 can be replaced after being damaged, and resource recycling is facilitated. In other embodiments, the material storage limiting plate 120 and the rack 100 may also be an integrally formed structure, which has good integrity and high strength.

In some embodiments, the height of the stock limit plate 120 is not adjustable. In other embodiments, the material storage limiting plate 120 may also be a retractable structure, so that the height of the material storage limiting plate 120 can be adjusted to meet different height requirements when a plurality of trays 80 are stacked.

Referring to fig. 6, the lifting mechanism 300 is connected to the tray 200 to drive the tray 200 to lift along a first direction (i.e., the X direction shown in fig. 6), and the translation mechanism 400 is connected to the lifting mechanism 300 to drive the tray 200 to translate along a second direction (i.e., the Y direction shown in fig. 6), wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Specifically, referring to fig. 6, the top of the lifting mechanism 300 is connected to the middle of the tray 200, the bottom of the lifting mechanism 300 is connected to the translation mechanism 400, and the translation mechanism 400 can drive the tray 200 to move along the second direction (i.e., the Y direction shown in fig. 5).

In some embodiments, the lift mechanism 300 is a pneumatic cylinder. In other embodiments, the lifting mechanism 300 may also be a wire rod assembly.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6 and 3, the translation mechanism 400 includes a screw 410, a screw nut 420 and a translation driving element 430, the screw 410 is located in the cavity 110 and extends along the Y direction shown in fig. 6, the screw 410 nut is connected to the lifting mechanism 300, and the translation driving element 430 drives the screw 410 nut to move along the Y direction shown in fig. 6 relative to the screw 410, so as to drive the tray 200 to move along the Y direction shown in fig. 6. Translation drive 430 is a cylinder or a motor. In other embodiments, the translation mechanism 400 can also be a slide block and a slide rail, the slide block is connected to the lifting mechanism 300, and the translation driving member 430 drives the slide block to move along the Y direction shown in fig. 5 relative to the slide rail, so as to drive the tray 200 to move along the Y direction shown in fig. 6.

Referring to fig. 1, the material separating mechanism 500 includes partition plates 510 disposed at two opposite sides of the storage location 121, and the partition plates 510 disposed at two opposite sides of the storage location 121 can be close to or far from each other along a third direction (i.e., a Z direction shown in fig. 1), where the third direction, the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other.

When the partition plates 510 are close to each other, the partition plates 510 can be inserted between two adjacent trays 80 located at the stock position 121 and are used for holding the trays 80 located above the partition plates 510, so that the trays 80 located below the partition plates 510 can be output from the stock position 121 to the tray 200 located below the stock position 121; when the partition plates 510 are far away from each other, the partition plates 510 release the support of the tray 80, so that the tray 80 can move up and down along with the tray 80 under the support of the tray 80.

Specifically, referring to fig. 7, each of the material separating mechanisms 500 includes a separating plate 510 and a first driving member 520, and the first driving member 520 is connected to the separating plate 510 to drive the separating plate 510 to move in a translational manner along a third direction (i.e., the Z direction shown in fig. 7).

Further, the separating mechanism 500 further includes a second driving member 530, and the second driving member 530 is connected to the first driving member 520 to drive the separating plate 510 to move up and down along the first direction (i.e., the X direction shown in fig. 7).

In some embodiments, the first and

second drivers

520, 530 are both air cylinders. In other embodiments, the first driving member 520 and the second driving member 530 may be motors.

It should be noted that in some embodiments, the trays 80 are stacked up and down, referring to fig. 2, two opposite sides of the tray 80 are provided with recesses 820, and when the trays 80 are stacked at the storage position 121, the partition plate 510 of the material dividing mechanism can extend into the recesses 820 to divide two adjacent trays 80. In other embodiments, the trays 80 may be circular or have other irregular shapes, and a gap is reserved between adjacent trays 80, so that the partition plate 510 can be inserted into the gap to separate two adjacent trays 80.

The separation process of the tray 80 by the material distribution mechanism 500 is as follows (taking the first tray 80a located at the bottommost layer and the second tray 80b adjacent to the first tray 80a as an example):

in the initial state, referring to fig. 3, the distance between the two separation plates 510 is smaller than the width of the tray 80 (i.e. the dimension in the Z direction shown in fig. 3), so that the stacked tray 80 is pressed on the two separation plates 510, and the separation plates 510 are located at the first position (i.e. the 821 shown in fig. 3);

referring to fig. 4, after the translation mechanism 400 drives the tray 200 to move to the bottom of the first tray 80, the lifting mechanism 300 drives the tray 200 to ascend along the X direction shown in fig. 4 until the tray 200 abuts against the bottom of the first tray 80 a; meanwhile, the second driving member 530 drives the separating plate 510 to descend along the X direction shown in fig. 4, so that the separating plate 510 is separated from the first tray 80a, and the first driving member 520 drives the separating plate 510 to move along the Z direction shown in fig. 4, so that the two separating plates 510 are away from each other until the distance between the two separating plates 510 is greater than the width of the tray 80;

referring to fig. 5, the second driving member 530 drives the partition plate 510 to rise along the X direction shown in fig. 5 until the partition plate 510 abuts against the bottom of the second tray 80b, the partition plate 510 is located at the second position (i.e. 822 shown in fig. 5), the first driving member 520 drives the partition plate 510 to move along the Z direction shown in fig. 5, the two partition plates 510 approach each other until the distance between the two partition plates 510 is smaller than the width of the tray 80, so that the second tray 80b and the other trays 80 are placed on the two partition plates 510, and the first tray 80a is separated to the tray 200 and conveyed to the place to be processed.

Further, in order to facilitate the separation of the tray 80, referring to fig. 7 and fig. 1, the separating plate 510 includes a fixing portion 511 and a separating portion 512 connected to each other, the fixing portion 511 is connected to the first driving member 520, and the separating portion 512 extends along a horizontal direction (i.e., a Z direction shown in fig. 7).

Further, referring to fig. 6, the feeding device further includes a holding assembly 600, and the holding assembly 600 is mounted on the tray 200 and used for holding and limiting the tray 80 on the tray 200 to prevent the tray 80 from falling or moving during the conveying process.

Specifically, the retaining assembly 600 includes a latch 610 and a retaining driving member 620, the latch 610 and the tray 200 are spaced apart from each other, and the latch 610 can rotate around the vertical direction (i.e., the X direction shown in fig. 6) under the driving of the retaining driving member 620 to selectively retain and limit the tray 80 on the tray 200. After the tray 80 is placed on the tray 200, the clamping driving member 620 drives the fixture 610 to rotate so as to clamp the tray 80 between the fixture 610 and the tray 200; when the tray 80 needs to be taken out, the fixture block 620 is driven to rotate by the fixture driving part 620 so as to release the tray 80.

In some embodiments, the number of the holding assemblies 600 is two, and two holding assemblies 600 are oppositely disposed on two sides of the tray 200 so as to hold the tray 80. In other embodiments, the number of retaining assemblies 600 can also be one.

Further, the retaining driving member 620 includes an air cylinder or a motor and an output shaft (not shown in the drawings) driven by the air cylinder or the motor, the air cylinder or the motor is installed below the tray 200, and the output shaft penetrates through the tray 200 and is connected to the latch 610, so as to prevent the air cylinder or the motor from interfering with the rotation of the latch 610.

Referring to fig. 1, in order to recover the empty tray 80 after the material is taken, the feeding device further includes a recovery limiting plate 700, the recovery limiting plate 700 is connected to the rack 100, the number of the recovery limiting plates 700 is at least two and the recovery limiting plates 700 are oppositely disposed to form a recovery position 710, the translation mechanism 400 can drive the tray 200 to move to the bottom of the recovery position 710, so that the tray 80 is stacked in the recovery position 710 from bottom to top, the recovery efficiency is high, the tray 80 can be conveniently reused, and the labor cost is saved.

In some embodiments, the recycling position-limiting plate 700 and the material-storing position-limiting plate 120 are arranged side by side at an interval, so that only one translation mechanism 400 is provided to enable the transportation and recycling of the material tray. In other embodiments, the recycling position-limiting plate 700 and the material-storing position-limiting plate 120 may be arranged in other manners, and the translation mechanism 400 may be provided in a plurality of manners, so as to meet different processing requirements.

Further, the above-mentioned feeding device further includes a check component 720, please refer to fig. 8, the check component 720 is used for holding the tray 80 located at the recycling position 710, and the check component 720 has a one-way limiting property, so that the tray 80 can only move into the recycling position 710 from the lower side of the recycling position 710 in one way.

Specifically, check assembly 720 includes a fixing seat 721, a check claw 722 and an elastic member (not shown in the drawings), check claw 722 is rotatably connected to fixing seat 721, and the elastic member is disposed between check claw 722 and fixing seat 721 and is used for driving check claw 722 to move in a resetting manner. The non-return claw 722 is provided with a wedge portion 722a, the wedge portion 722a is inserted into the fixing seat 721 and is partially exposed, the wedge portion has an inclined surface, the inclined surface faces to the lower part of the recovery position 710 in an inclined manner, when the tray 80 moves in from the lower part of the recovery position 710, the tray 80 can be in sliding contact with the inclined surface, and the non-return claw 722 is enabled to rotate relative to the fixing seat 721. The elastic part is a spring or a torsion spring.

In some embodiments, the fixing seat 721 is provided with a groove 723, the non-return claw 722 is inserted into the groove 723, the non-return claw 722 is rotatably connected with a groove wall of the groove 723 through a rotating shaft 724, and the elastic member abuts between the groove wall of the groove 723 and the non-return claw 722. In other embodiments, pawl 722 and holder 721 may be connected by a hinge or hinge.

The feeding device is provided with the material distribution mechanism 500, the stacked material trays 80 can be separated independently, the separated material trays 80 are conveyed through the tray 200, the material tray 80 taking and placing efficiency is high, the operation is convenient, and the structure is simple; be equipped with and retrieve limiting plate 700 and non return subassembly 720 to be used for retrieving vacant charging tray 80 and realize that charging tray 80 is one-way to be piled up, practice thrift the cost of labor, deposit efficiently.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

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.

Claims

1. A feeder for a transport tray, comprising:

a tray;

2. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the distribution mechanism comprises a first driving member connected to the partition plate, and the first driving member is used for driving the partition plate to move in a translation manner.

3. The feeding device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the material separating mechanism further comprises a second driving member connected to the first driving member to enable the separation plate to move up and down under the driving of the second driving member.

4. The feeder of claim 2, wherein the divider plate includes a separating portion and a fixing portion connected to each other, the fixing portion being connected to the first driving member, the separating portion extending in a horizontal direction.

5. The feeder of claim 2, wherein said trays have recesses on opposite sides thereof, and said divider plate is capable of extending into said recesses to divide two adjacent trays when said trays are stacked in said storage position.

6. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a holding assembly, wherein the holding assembly is mounted on the tray and used for holding and limiting the trays on the tray.

7. The feeding device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a clamping block and a clamping driving member, the clamping block is spaced apart from the tray, and the clamping block can rotate around the vertical direction under the driving of the clamping driving member to selectively position the tray on the tray.

8. The feeding device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the clamping driving member comprises an air cylinder or a motor, and an output shaft driven by the air cylinder or the motor, the air cylinder or the motor is installed below the tray, and the output shaft penetrates through the tray and is connected with the clamping block.

9. The feeding device according to claim 1, further comprising stock limiting plates connected to the rack, wherein the stock limiting plates are at least two and are oppositely arranged to form the stock position.

10. The feeding device according to claim 1, further comprising a recycling limiting plate connected to the frame, wherein the number of the recycling limiting plates is at least two, and the recycling limiting plates are oppositely arranged to form a recycling position, the trays can be stacked in the recycling position, the recycling limiting plate is connected with a check assembly, the check assembly is used for supporting the trays located in the recycling position, and the check assembly has one-way limiting performance, so that the trays can only move into the recycling position from below the recycling position in one way.

11. The feeding device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the check assembly comprises a fixing seat, a check claw and an elastic member, the check claw is rotatably connected to the fixing seat, the check claw is inserted into the recycling limiting plate and partially exposed, and the elastic member is disposed between the check claw and the fixing seat and used for driving the check claw to move in a resetting manner.

12. The feeder according to claim 11, wherein the check pawl is provided with a wedge portion having a slope obliquely facing downward of the recovery position, the tray being capable of slidably abutting against the slope and rotating the check pawl relative to the holder when the tray moves in from below the recovery position.