CN213975967U - Three-layer material supporting mechanism - Google Patents

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CN213975967U
CN213975967U CN202022792613.7U CN202022792613U CN213975967U CN 213975967 U CN213975967 U CN 213975967U CN 202022792613 U CN202022792613 U CN 202022792613U CN 213975967 U CN213975967 U CN 213975967U
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The utility model provides a three-layer material supporting mechanism, include: an upper material storage layer to be processed, a middle processed material storage layer and a lower feeding storage layer which are arranged from top to bottom in sequence; the upper storage layer of the material to be processed comprises an upper layer frame, a conveyor belt is arranged on the upper layer frame and is connected with a motor, the conveyor belt is connected with an upper layer first movable support, and a first upper layer support frame and a second upper layer support frame are arranged on the upper layer first movable support; the processed material middle storage layer comprises a middle layer frame, a middle layer horizontal driving cylinder is arranged on the middle layer frame and connected with a middle layer driving support, and a middle layer vertical driving cylinder is arranged at the bottom of the middle layer driving support; deposit the layer under the feeding and include lower floor's frame, be equipped with lower floor's level on the frame of lower floor and drive actuating cylinder, lower floor's level drives actuating cylinder and lower floor's drive leg joint, and lower floor's drive leg is equipped with the vertical actuating cylinder that drives of lower floor. The utility model discloses a layered structure area is little, has effectively practiced thrift the space.

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Three-layer material supporting mechanism
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a material supporting device technical field especially relates to a three-layer material supporting mechanism.
Background
The existing lathe part conveying mode is generally a left-up-right-down mode, namely, the parts to be subjected to groove cutting are fed from the left side through a truss manipulator, and the parts are discharged from the right side after groove cutting is completed. In the existing conveying mode of lathe parts, parts are stored at a feeding position and parts are also stored at a discharging position, so that the occupied space of a region for accommodating and storing the parts is large.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the to-be-solved technical problem of the present invention is to provide a three-layer material receiving mechanism.
In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a three-layer material supporting mechanism, include: an upper material storage layer to be processed, a middle processed material storage layer and a lower feeding storage layer which are arranged from top to bottom in sequence;
the upper storage layer of the material to be processed comprises an upper layer frame, a conveyor belt is arranged on the upper layer frame and is connected with a motor, the conveyor belt is connected with an upper layer first movable support, and a first upper layer support frame and a second upper layer support frame which are oppositely arranged are arranged on the upper layer first movable support; the top surfaces of the first upper layer supporting frame and the second upper layer supporting frame are respectively provided with at least two upper layer supporting grooves, and the upper layer supporting grooves on the first upper layer supporting frame and the upper layer supporting grooves on the second upper layer supporting frame are in one-to-one correspondence and are arranged oppositely;
the processed material middle storage layer comprises a middle layer frame, a middle layer horizontal driving air cylinder is arranged on the middle layer frame, a piston rod of the middle layer horizontal driving air cylinder is connected with a middle layer driving support, a middle layer vertical driving air cylinder is arranged at the bottom of the middle layer driving support, and a piston rod of the middle layer vertical driving air cylinder is connected with the bottom surface of a middle layer first movable support; the first middle layer moving bracket is provided with a first middle layer moving plate and a second middle layer moving plate which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first middle layer moving plate and the second middle layer moving plate are respectively provided with at least two middle layer conveying and bearing grooves, and the middle layer conveying and bearing grooves on the first middle layer moving plate and the middle layer conveying and bearing grooves on the second middle layer moving plate are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged; the middle layer frame is provided with a first middle layer supporting frame and a second middle layer supporting frame which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first middle layer supporting frame and the second middle layer supporting frame are respectively provided with at least two middle layer supporting grooves, and the middle layer supporting grooves on the first middle layer supporting frame and the middle layer supporting grooves on the second middle layer supporting frame are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged;
the feeding lower storage layer comprises a lower layer frame, a lower layer horizontal driving cylinder is arranged on the lower layer frame, a piston rod of the lower layer horizontal driving cylinder is connected with a lower layer driving support, a lower layer vertical driving cylinder is arranged at the bottom of the lower layer driving support, and a piston rod of the lower layer vertical driving cylinder is connected with the bottom surface of a lower layer first moving support; the lower layer first moving bracket is provided with a first lower layer moving plate and a second lower layer moving plate which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first lower layer moving plate and the second lower layer moving plate are respectively provided with at least two lower layer conveying and receiving grooves, and the lower layer conveying and receiving grooves on the first lower layer moving plate and the lower layer conveying and receiving grooves on the second lower layer moving plate are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged; the lower-layer supporting frame is characterized in that a first lower-layer supporting frame and a second lower-layer supporting frame which are arranged oppositely are arranged on the lower-layer frame, two lower-layer supporting grooves are at least formed in the top surfaces of the first lower-layer supporting frame and the second lower-layer supporting frame, and the lower-layer supporting grooves in the first lower-layer supporting frame correspond to the lower-layer supporting grooves in the second lower-layer supporting frame in a one-to-one mode and are arranged oppositely.
Preferably, the axial direction of a piston rod of the middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder is parallel to the moving direction of the upper-layer first moving support driven by the conveyor belt; the axial direction of the piston rod of the middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder is parallel to the axial direction of the piston rod of the lower-layer horizontal driving cylinder.
Preferably, the second upper layer supporting frame is provided with an upper layer positioning through hole, and a central axis of the upper layer positioning through hole penetrates through the upper layer supporting groove;
a middle layer positioning through hole is formed in the second middle layer supporting frame, and the central axis of the middle layer positioning through hole penetrates through the middle layer supporting groove;
a lower layer positioning through hole is formed in the second lower layer supporting frame, and a central axis of the lower layer positioning through hole penetrates through the lower layer supporting groove;
the second upper layer supporting frame is provided with an upper layer end face positioning mechanism;
the second middle layer supporting frame is provided with a middle layer end face positioning mechanism;
the second lower-layer supporting frame is provided with a lower-layer end face positioning mechanism;
the upper layer end face positioning mechanism, the middle layer end face positioning mechanism and the lower layer end face positioning mechanism are end face positioning components;
the end face positioning assembly comprises a positioning driving part and a positioning driving rod connected with the positioning driving part;
the positioning driving part of the upper-layer end face positioning mechanism drives the corresponding positioning driving rod to move along the axial direction of the upper-layer positioning through hole;
the positioning driving part of the middle-layer end face positioning mechanism drives the corresponding positioning driving rod to move along the axial direction of the middle-layer positioning through hole;
and the positioning driving part of the lower-layer end face positioning mechanism drives the corresponding positioning driving rod to move along the axial direction of the lower-layer positioning through hole.
Furthermore, the positioning driving part comprises an end surface positioning cylinder and a positioning driving plate, a piston rod of the end surface positioning cylinder is connected with the positioning driving plate, and the positioning driving plate is connected with the corresponding positioning driving rod.
Furthermore, all the lower-layer supporting grooves on the second lower-layer supporting frames are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second lower-layer supporting frames, the two ends of the second lower-layer supporting frames in the length direction are respectively an inlet end of the feeding lower storage layer and an outlet end of the feeding lower storage layer, and the lower-layer end face positioning mechanism is arranged at the outlet end of the feeding lower storage layer;
all the middle-layer supporting grooves on the second middle-layer supporting frame are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second middle-layer supporting frame, the two ends of the second middle-layer supporting frame in the length direction are respectively an inlet end of a processed material middle storage layer and an outlet end of the processed material middle storage layer, and the middle-layer end face positioning mechanism is arranged at the outlet end of the processed material middle storage layer;
all upper strata support recess on the second upper strata support frame is along the length direction of second upper strata support frame sets gradually, the conveyer belt drives first movable support in upper strata deposits the exit end on layer and the entry end of depositing the layer on waiting to process the material and moves between.
Furthermore, the three-layer material receiving mechanism further comprises a material sensor and a controller, wherein the material sensor is used for monitoring the material receiving state of a lower layer supporting groove of the second lower layer supporting frame closest to the outlet end of the feeding lower storage layer, the material receiving state of a middle layer supporting groove of the second middle layer supporting frame closest to the outlet end of the processed material middle storage layer and the material receiving state of an upper layer supporting groove of the second upper layer supporting frame closest to the outlet end of the to-be-processed material upper storage layer; the material sensor, the upper layer end face positioning mechanism, the middle layer end face positioning mechanism, the lower layer end face positioning mechanism, the middle layer vertical driving air cylinder, the middle layer horizontal driving air cylinder, the lower layer vertical driving air cylinder and the lower layer horizontal driving air cylinder are all connected with the controller.
Further, the first middle layer support frame is fixedly connected with the middle layer frame; the second middle layer supporting frame is connected with the middle layer frame through a middle layer interval adjusting mechanism;
the first lower layer supporting frame is fixedly connected with the lower layer frame; the second lower layer supporting frame is connected with the lower layer frame through a lower layer spacing adjusting mechanism;
the middle layer interval adjusting mechanism and the lower layer interval adjusting mechanism are both interval adjusting components;
the spacing adjusting assembly comprises a screw rod, a bearing end positioning sleeve, a driving end positioning sleeve, a handle and a driving block; one end of the screw rod is arranged on the bearing end positioning sleeve; the handle is arranged at the other end of the screw rod, the driving end positioning sleeve is further arranged at the other end of the screw rod, and a driving threaded hole for the screw rod to penetrate through is formed in the driving block;
the bearing end positioning sleeve and the driving end positioning sleeve of the middle-layer spacing adjusting mechanism are both arranged on a middle-layer frame, the second middle-layer support frame is connected with the driving block of the middle-layer spacing adjusting mechanism, and the axial direction of the screw rod of the middle-layer spacing adjusting mechanism is parallel to the axial direction of the middle-layer positioning through hole;
the bearing end positioning sleeve and the driving end positioning sleeve of the lower-layer spacing adjusting mechanism are both arranged on the lower-layer frame, the second lower-layer support frame is connected with the driving block of the lower-layer spacing adjusting mechanism, and the axial direction of the screw rod of the lower-layer spacing adjusting mechanism is parallel to the axial direction of the lower-layer positioning through hole.
Further, the first upper layer supporting frame is fixedly connected with the first upper layer moving support; the second upper layer supporting frame is connected with the upper layer first movable support through an upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism;
the upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism comprises an upper layer positioning guide rail, an upper layer positioning slide block, a screw rod, an upper layer bearing sleeve, an upper layer positioning sleeve, a handle and an upper layer transmission block;
the upper layer positioning guide rail is arranged on the upper layer first movable bracket; the length direction of the upper layer positioning guide rail is perpendicular to the moving direction of the upper layer first moving support driven by the conveyor belt; the upper layer positioning sliding block is arranged on the upper layer positioning guide rail and can move along the length direction of the upper layer positioning guide rail; the upper positioning slide block is connected with the second upper support frame, and the screw rod penetrates through the second upper support frame and the first upper support frame; the upper layer bearing sleeve is arranged on the first upper layer supporting frame, and one end of the screw rod is movably connected with the upper layer bearing sleeve; the other end of the screw rod sequentially penetrates through the upper-layer transmission block and the upper-layer positioning sleeve, and the handle is installed at the other end of the screw rod; the upper-layer transmission block is connected with the second upper-layer support frame, and the upper-layer positioning sleeve is installed on the upper-layer frame.
The utility model discloses a three-layer material supporting mechanism has following beneficial effect: the utility model discloses a three-layer material supporting mechanism sets gradually from top to bottom the upper storage layer of waiting to process material, the middle storage layer of processed material and the lower storage layer of feeding, and this kind of layered structure area is little, has effectively practiced thrift the space; the manipulator upward movement can snatch the feeding and deposit the part on the layer then place the part and deposit the layer on treating the processing material, then the manipulator can snatch the part of depositing the layer in the middle of the processing material when the downward movement resets, and this stroke that just can reduce the manipulator idle running reduces the beat of manipulator.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a three-layer material receiving mechanism according to this embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a schematic top-view perspective view illustrating a three-layer material receiving mechanism according to the present embodiment of the invention when parts are placed on the material to be processed.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top perspective view of the three-layer material receiving mechanism of this embodiment when no part is placed on the material to be processed.
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the three-layer material receiving mechanism of this embodiment, where the upper layer positioning through hole is formed in the second upper layer supporting frame on the upper storage layer of the material to be processed.
Fig. 5 is a schematic top perspective view of the intermediate storage layer of processed materials in the three-layer material receiving mechanism of this embodiment.
Fig. 6 is a schematic bottom perspective view of the processed material middle storage layer of the three-layer material receiving mechanism of this embodiment.
Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a middle positioning through hole formed in a second middle layer supporting frame of a processed material middle storage layer of the three-layer material receiving mechanism according to the embodiment.
Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the feeding lower storage layer of the three-layer material receiving mechanism of this embodiment.
Fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a lower-layer end-face positioning mechanism of a lower feeding storage layer of the three-layer material receiving mechanism according to this embodiment.
Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the first movable rack of the lower layer of the lower feeding storage layer of the three-layer material receiving mechanism of this embodiment.
Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the three-layer material supporting mechanism of the present embodiment under the control of the controller.
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10 parts
100 upper storage layer of material to be processed
101 inlet end of storage layer on material to be processed
102 outlet end of storage layer on material to be processed
110 upper frame
120 conveyor belt
130 electric machine
140 first movable support on upper layer
141 first upper supporting frame
142 second upper supporting frame
143 upper supporting groove
144 upper positioning through hole
200 processed material intermediate storage layer
201 inlet end of intermediate storage layer of processed material
202 outlet end of intermediate storage layer of processed material
210 middle layer frame
220 middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder
230 middle layer driving support
240 middle-layer vertical driving cylinder
250 middle layer first movable bracket
251 first middle layer moving plate
252 second middle moving plate
253 middle layer conveying and bearing groove
261 first middle layer support frame
262 second middle support
263 middle layer support groove
264 middle layer positioning through hole
300 feeding lower storage layer
301 inlet end of the lower deposit
302 feed outlet end of lower storage level
310 lower layer frame
320 lower-layer horizontal driving cylinder
330 lower layer driving support
340 lower layer vertical driving cylinder
350 lower layer first movable bracket
351 first lower moving plate
352 second lower moving plate
353 lower layer conveying and receiving groove
361 first lower layer support frame
362 second lower layer supporting frame
363 lower layer supporting groove
364 lower layer positioning through hole
410 upper end face positioning mechanism
411 positioning drive component
4111 end face positioning cylinder
4112 positioning driving plate
412 positioning driving rod
420 middle layer end face positioning mechanism
430 lower layer end face positioning mechanism
500 material inductor
600 controller
710 middle layer spacing adjusting mechanism
711 screw mandrel
712 bearing end positioning sleeve
713 driving end positioning sleeve
714 handle
715 drive block
720 lower floor interval adjusting mechanism
730 upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism
731 upper layer positioning guide rail
732 upper layer positioning slide block
733 upper layer bearing sleeve
734 upper locating sleeve
735 upper driving block
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The following description is provided for illustrative purposes, and other advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description.
Please refer to the attached drawings. It should be understood that the structure, ratio, size and the like shown in the drawings attached to the present specification are only used for matching with the content disclosed in the specification, so as to be known and read by those skilled in the art, and are not used for limiting the limit conditions that the present invention can be implemented, so that the present invention has no technical essential meaning, and any structure modification, ratio relationship change or size adjustment should still fall within the scope that the technical content disclosed in the present invention can cover without affecting the function that the present invention can produce and the purpose that the present invention can achieve. Meanwhile, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" used in the present specification are for convenience of description, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and changes or adjustments of the relative relationship thereof may be made without substantial technical changes, and the present invention is also regarded as the scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 11, the three-layer material receiving mechanism of the present embodiment includes: an upper material storage layer 100 to be processed, a middle processed material storage layer 200 and a lower feeding storage layer 300 which are arranged from top to bottom in sequence;
the upper storage layer 100 for the materials to be processed comprises an upper layer frame 110, a conveyor belt 120 is arranged on the upper layer frame 110, the conveyor belt 120 is connected with a motor 130, the conveyor belt 120 is connected with an upper layer first movable support 140, and a first upper layer support frame 141 and a second upper layer support frame 142 which are oppositely arranged are arranged on the upper layer first movable support 140; the top surfaces of the first upper supporting frame 141 and the second upper supporting frame 142 are respectively provided with at least two upper supporting grooves 143, and the upper supporting grooves 143 on the first upper supporting frame 141 and the upper supporting grooves 143 on the second upper supporting frame 142 are in one-to-one correspondence and are arranged oppositely;
the processed material middle storage layer 200 comprises a middle layer frame 210, a middle layer horizontal driving cylinder 220 is arranged on the middle layer frame 210, a piston rod of the middle layer horizontal driving cylinder 220 is connected with a middle layer driving bracket 230, a middle layer vertical driving cylinder 240 is arranged at the bottom of the middle layer driving bracket 230, and a piston rod of the middle layer vertical driving cylinder 240 is connected with the bottom surface of a middle layer first movable bracket 250; the middle layer first moving bracket 250 is provided with a first middle layer moving plate 251 and a second middle layer moving plate 252 which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first middle layer moving plate 251 and the second middle layer moving plate 252 are respectively provided with at least two middle layer conveying and bearing grooves 253, and the middle layer conveying and bearing grooves 253 on the first middle layer moving plate 251 and the middle layer conveying and bearing grooves 253 on the second middle layer moving plate 252 are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged; the middle layer frame 210 is provided with a first middle layer supporting frame 261 and a second middle layer supporting frame 262 which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first middle layer supporting frame 261 and the second middle layer supporting frame 262 are respectively provided with at least two middle layer supporting grooves 263, the middle layer supporting grooves 263 on the first middle layer supporting frame 261 and the middle layer supporting grooves 263 on the second middle layer supporting frame 262 are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged;
the feeding lower storage layer 300 comprises a lower layer frame 310, a lower layer horizontal driving cylinder 320 is arranged on the lower layer frame 310, a piston rod of the lower layer horizontal driving cylinder 320 is connected with a lower layer driving support 330, a lower layer vertical driving cylinder 340 is arranged at the bottom of the lower layer driving support 330, and a piston rod of the lower layer vertical driving cylinder 340 is connected with the bottom surface of a lower layer first moving support 350; the lower-layer first moving bracket 350 is provided with a first lower-layer moving plate 351 and a second lower-layer moving plate 352 which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first lower-layer moving plate 351 and the second lower-layer moving plate 352 are respectively provided with at least two lower-layer conveying and receiving grooves 353, and the lower-layer conveying and receiving grooves 353 on the first lower-layer moving plate 351 and the lower-layer conveying and receiving grooves 353 on the second lower-layer moving plate 352 are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged; the lower frame 310 is provided with a first lower supporting frame 361 and a second lower supporting frame 362 which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first lower supporting frame 361 and the second lower supporting frame 362 are respectively provided with at least two lower supporting grooves 363, and the lower supporting grooves 363 on the first lower supporting frame 361 and the lower supporting grooves 363 on the second lower supporting frame 362 are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged.
An upper layer positioning through hole 144 is formed in the second upper layer support frame 142, and a central axis of the upper layer positioning through hole 144 penetrates through the upper layer support groove 143;
the second middle layer support 262 is provided with a middle layer positioning through hole 264, and the central axis of the middle layer positioning through hole 264 passes through the middle layer support groove 263;
a lower layer positioning through hole 364 is formed in the second lower layer supporting frame 362, and a central axis of the lower layer positioning through hole 364 penetrates through the lower layer supporting groove 363;
the second upper supporting frame 142 is provided with an upper end face positioning mechanism 410;
the second middle support frame 262 is provided with a middle end face positioning mechanism 420;
the second lower support frame 362 is provided with a lower end face positioning mechanism 430;
the upper layer end face positioning mechanism 410, the middle layer end face positioning mechanism 420 and the lower layer end face positioning mechanism 430 are end face positioning components;
the end face positioning assembly comprises a positioning driving part 411 and a positioning driving rod 412 connected with the positioning driving part 411;
the positioning driving part 411 of the upper-layer end face positioning mechanism 410 drives the corresponding positioning driving rod 412 to move along the axial direction of the upper-layer positioning through hole 144;
the positioning driving component 411 of the middle layer end face positioning mechanism 420 drives the corresponding positioning driving rod 412 to move along the axial direction of the middle layer positioning through hole 264;
the positioning driving member 411 of the lower-stage end-face positioning mechanism 430 drives the corresponding positioning driving rod 412 to move in the axial direction of the lower-stage positioning through hole 364.
The three-layer material receiving mechanism further comprises a material sensor 500 and a controller 600, wherein the material sensor 500 is used for monitoring the material receiving state of a lower layer supporting groove 363 of a second lower layer supporting frame 362 closest to the outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer, the material receiving state of a middle layer supporting groove 263 of a second middle layer supporting frame 262 closest to the outlet end 202 of the processed material middle storage layer and the material receiving state of an upper layer supporting groove 143 of a second upper layer supporting frame 142 closest to the outlet end 102 of the to-be-processed material upper storage layer; the material sensor 500, the upper end face positioning mechanism 410, the middle end face positioning mechanism 420, the lower end face positioning mechanism 430, the middle vertical driving cylinder 240, the middle horizontal driving cylinder 220, the lower vertical driving cylinder 340 and the lower horizontal driving cylinder 320 are all connected with the controller 600.
The utility model discloses a part that three-layer material supporting mechanism carried and accepted is the barred body, the utility model discloses a when three-layer material supporting mechanism used, part 10 moved to the entry end 301 of the lower deposit layer of feeding through mechanisms such as material way, and the both ends of part 10 were in on first lower floor's support frame 361 and on the lower floor's support recess 363 of the entry end 301 that is closest to the lower deposit layer of feeding on second lower floor's support frame 362; the lower horizontal driving cylinder 320 drives the lower driving support 330 to move, so that the lower conveying receiving grooves 353 of the first lower moving plate 351 and the second lower moving plate 352 move to the lower part of the part 10, the lower vertical driving cylinder 340 drives the lower first moving support 350 to move upwards, so that the first lower moving plate 351 and the second lower moving plate 352 move upwards, and after the lower conveying receiving grooves 353 of the first lower moving plate 351 and the second lower moving plate 352 support the part 10 and move the part 10 out of the lower supporting grooves 363 on the first lower supporting frame 361 and the second lower supporting frame 362, the lower horizontal driving cylinder 320 drives the lower driving support 330 to move towards the outlet end 302 of the movable feeding lower storage layer; thereafter, when the part 10 moves to a position above the lower supporting recess 363 of the first lower supporting frame 361 and the second lower supporting frame 362 closest to the outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer, the lower vertical driving cylinder 340 drives the lower first moving bracket 350 to move downward until the part 10 is located in the lower supporting recess 363 of the first lower supporting frame 361 and the second lower supporting frame 362 closest to the outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer. The material sensor 500 sends the sensed information of the part 10 in the lower layer supporting groove 363 on the first lower layer supporting frame 361 and the second lower layer supporting frame 362 closest to the outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer to the controller 600, the controller 600 drives the lower layer end face positioning mechanism 430, and the positioning driving part 411 of the lower layer end face positioning mechanism 430 drives the corresponding positioning driving rod 412 to move along the axial direction of the lower layer positioning through hole 364, so that the positioning driving rod 412 pushes the part 10 to move towards the first lower layer supporting frame 361, and after the part 10 contacts with the first lower layer supporting frame 361, the part 10 realizes end face positioning. The robot then grasps the part 10 such that the part 10 moves to another device or such that the part 10 moves into the upper supporting grooves 143 of the first and second upper supporting frames 141 and 142 closest to the upper storage layer 100 of the material to be processed. After the part 10 moves to the upper supporting grooves 143 of the first upper supporting frame 141 and the second upper supporting frame 142 closest to the inlet end 101 of the upper storage layer of the material to be processed, the servo motor 130 drives the conveyor belt 120, so that the conveyor belt 120 drives the upper first moving support 140 to move towards the outlet end 102 of the upper storage layer of the material to be processed, and the mechanical arm of the lathe can conveniently grab the part 10.
After the lathe processes the part 10 grabbed by the lathe mechanical arm, the manipulator moves the processed part 10 to the inlet end 201 of the processed material middle storage layer, two ends of the part 10 are positioned on the first middle layer supporting frame 261 and the middle layer supporting groove 263, closest to the inlet end 201 of the processed material middle storage layer, on the second middle layer supporting frame 262, and the mode that the part 10 moves from the inlet end 201 of the processed material middle storage layer to the outlet end 202 of the processed material middle storage layer is the same as the mode that the part 10 moves from the inlet end 301 of the feeding lower storage layer to the outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer. The end face of the part 10 at the outlet end 202 of the intermediate deposit of processed material is positioned in the same manner as the end face of the part 10 at the outlet end 302 of the lower deposit of fed material. The robot moves the part 10 at the exit end 202 of the intermediate deposit of processed material to another apparatus.
The three-layer material supporting mechanism of the utility model sequentially arranges the upper storage layer 100 of the material to be processed, the middle storage layer 200 of the processed material and the lower storage layer 300 of the feeding material from top to bottom, and the layered structure occupies small area and effectively saves space; the manipulator upward movement can snatch the feeding and deposit under and deposit on layer 300 part 10 place deposit layer 100 on treating the processing material, then the manipulator is when the downward movement resets, can snatch the part 10 of depositing layer 200 in the middle of the processing material, and this just can reduce the stroke of manipulator idle running, reduces the beat of manipulator.
The axial direction of the piston rod of the middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder 220 is parallel to the moving direction of the upper-layer first moving bracket 140 driven by the conveyor belt 120; the axial direction of the piston rod of the middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder 220 is parallel to the axial direction of the piston rod of the lower-layer horizontal driving cylinder 320. The structure is convenient for the mechanical arm to grab the part 10, and the structure of the three-layer material receiving mechanism is more compact.
The positioning driving member 411 includes an end surface positioning cylinder 4111 and a positioning driving plate 4112, a piston rod of the end surface positioning cylinder 4111 is connected to the positioning driving plate 4112, and the positioning driving plate 4112 is connected to a corresponding positioning driving rod 412. The end positioning cylinder 4111 drives the positioning driving plate 4112, and the positioning driving plate 4112 drives the positioning driving rod 412 to move.
In order to make the structure of the three-layer material receiving mechanism more compact, the lower-layer supporting grooves 363 on all the second lower-layer supporting frames 362 are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second lower-layer supporting frames 362, two ends of the second lower-layer supporting frames 362 in the length direction are respectively an inlet end 301 of the feeding lower storage layer and an outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer, and the lower-layer end face positioning mechanism 430 is arranged on the outlet end 302 of the feeding lower storage layer;
all the middle layer supporting grooves 263 on the second middle layer supporting frames 262 are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second middle layer supporting frames 262, both ends of the second middle layer supporting frames 262 in the length direction are respectively an inlet end 201 of the processed material middle storage layer and an outlet end 202 of the processed material middle storage layer, and the middle layer end face positioning mechanism 420 is arranged on the outlet end 202 of the processed material middle storage layer;
all the upper supporting grooves 143 of the second upper supporting frame 142 are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second upper supporting frame 142, and the conveyor belt 120 drives the upper first moving support 140 to move between the outlet end 102 of the upper storage layer of the material to be processed and the inlet end 101 of the upper storage layer 100 of the material to be processed.
The first middle layer support 261 is fixedly connected with the middle layer frame 210; the second middle layer support frame 262 is connected with the middle layer frame 210 through the middle layer spacing adjustment mechanism 710;
the first lower supporting frame 361 is fixedly connected with the lower frame 310; the second lower supporting frame 362 is connected to the lower frame 310 through the lower interval adjusting mechanism 720;
the middle-layer spacing adjustment mechanism 710 and the lower-layer spacing adjustment mechanism 720 are both spacing adjustment components;
the spacing adjustment component comprises a screw rod 711, a bearing end positioning sleeve 712, a driving end positioning sleeve 713, a handle 714 and a driving block 715; one end of the screw 711 is mounted on the bearing end positioning sleeve 712; a handle 714 is arranged at the other end of the screw rod 711, a driving end positioning sleeve 713 is further arranged at the other end of the screw rod 711, and a driving threaded hole for the screw rod 711 to penetrate through is formed in the driving block 715;
the bearing end positioning sleeve 712 and the driving end positioning sleeve 713 of the middle layer spacing adjusting mechanism 710 are both arranged on the middle layer frame 210, the second middle layer support frame 262 is connected with the driving block 715 of the middle layer spacing adjusting mechanism 710, and the axial direction of the screw rod 711 of the middle layer spacing adjusting mechanism 710 is parallel to the axial direction of the middle layer positioning through hole 264;
the bearing end positioning sleeve 712 and the driving end positioning sleeve 713 of the lower-layer spacing adjustment mechanism 720 are both installed on the lower-layer frame 310, the second lower-layer support frame 362 is connected with the driving block 715 of the lower-layer spacing adjustment mechanism 720, and the axial direction of the screw rod 711 of the lower-layer spacing adjustment mechanism 720 is parallel to the axial direction of the lower-layer positioning through hole 364.
The lower layer spacing adjustment mechanism 720 is used in the following manner: the screw rod 711 rotates by shaking the handle 714, the screw rod 711 drives the driving block 715 to move, the driving block 715 drives the second lower supporting frame 362 to move, and the interval between the second lower supporting frame 362 and the first lower supporting frame 361 is adjusted. The middle layer spacing adjustment mechanism 710 is used in the same manner as the lower layer spacing adjustment mechanism 720.
The first upper supporting frame 141 is fixedly connected with the first upper moving bracket 140; the second upper supporting frame 142 is connected to the upper first moving frame 140 through an upper interval adjusting mechanism 730;
the upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism 730 comprises an upper layer positioning guide rail 731, an upper layer positioning slide block 732, a screw rod 711, an upper layer receiving sleeve 733, an upper layer positioning sleeve 734, a handle 714 and an upper layer transmission block 735;
the upper positioning guide 731 is mounted on the upper first moving bracket 140; the length direction of the upper positioning guide rail 731 is perpendicular to the direction in which the conveyor belt 120 drives the upper first moving bracket 140 to move; the upper positioning slider 732 is mounted on the upper positioning rail 731, and the upper positioning slider 732 is movable along the length direction of the upper positioning rail 731; the upper positioning slider 732 is connected with the second upper supporting frame 142, and the screw 711 passes through the second upper supporting frame 142 and the first upper supporting frame 141; the upper layer bearing sleeve 733 is mounted on the first upper layer supporting frame 141, and one end of the screw rod 711 is movably connected with the upper layer bearing sleeve 733; the other end of the screw 711 sequentially passes through the upper-layer transmission block 735 and the upper-layer positioning sleeve 734, and the other end of the screw 711 is provided with a handle 714; an internal thread is arranged in a transmission hole of the upper transmission block 735 for the other end of the wire rod 711 to pass through, the upper transmission block 735 is connected with the second upper support frame 142, and the upper positioning sleeve 734 is installed on the upper frame 110.
The upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism 730 has the use mode as follows: the screw rod 711 rotates by shaking the handle 714, the screw rod 711 drives the upper transmission block 735 to move, the upper transmission block 735 drives the second upper support frame 142 to move, and the interval between the second upper support frame 142 and the first upper support frame 141 is adjusted.
To sum up, the utility model effectively overcomes various defects in the prior art and has high industrial utilization value.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Modifications and variations can be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications or changes which may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical spirit of the present invention be covered by the claims of the present invention.

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1. A three-layer material receiving mechanism is characterized by comprising: an upper material storage layer (100) to be processed, a middle processed material storage layer (200) and a lower feeding storage layer (300) which are arranged from top to bottom in sequence;
the upper storage layer (100) for the materials to be processed comprises an upper layer frame (110), a conveyor belt (120) is arranged on the upper layer frame (110), the conveyor belt (120) is connected with a motor (130), the conveyor belt (120) is connected with an upper layer first movable support (140), and a first upper layer support frame (141) and a second upper layer support frame (142) which are oppositely arranged are arranged on the upper layer first movable support (140); the top surfaces of the first upper layer supporting frame (141) and the second upper layer supporting frame (142) are respectively provided with at least two upper layer supporting grooves (143), and the upper layer supporting grooves (143) on the first upper layer supporting frame (141) are in one-to-one correspondence with and are arranged opposite to the upper layer supporting grooves (143) on the second upper layer supporting frame (142);
the processed material middle storage layer (200) comprises a middle layer frame (210), a middle layer horizontal driving air cylinder (220) is arranged on the middle layer frame (210), a piston rod of the middle layer horizontal driving air cylinder (220) is connected with a middle layer driving support (230), a middle layer vertical driving air cylinder (240) is arranged at the bottom of the middle layer driving support (230), and a piston rod of the middle layer vertical driving air cylinder (240) is connected with the bottom surface of a middle layer first movable support (250); the middle layer first moving bracket (250) is provided with a first middle layer moving plate (251) and a second middle layer moving plate (252) which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first middle layer moving plate (251) and the second middle layer moving plate (252) are respectively provided with at least two middle layer conveying and bearing grooves (253), and the middle layer conveying and bearing grooves (253) on the first middle layer moving plate (251) and the middle layer conveying and bearing grooves (253) on the second middle layer moving plate (252) are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged; the middle layer frame (210) is provided with a first middle layer supporting frame (261) and a second middle layer supporting frame (262) which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first middle layer supporting frame (261) and the second middle layer supporting frame (262) are respectively provided with at least two middle layer supporting grooves (263), and the middle layer supporting grooves (263) on the first middle layer supporting frame (261) and the middle layer supporting grooves (263) on the second middle layer supporting frame (262) are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged;
the feeding lower storage layer (300) comprises a lower layer frame (310), a lower layer horizontal driving cylinder (320) is arranged on the lower layer frame (310), a piston rod of the lower layer horizontal driving cylinder (320) is connected with a lower layer driving support (330), a lower layer vertical driving cylinder (340) is arranged at the bottom of the lower layer driving support (330), and a piston rod of the lower layer vertical driving cylinder (340) is connected with the bottom surface of a lower layer first movable support (350); the lower-layer first moving support (350) is provided with a first lower-layer moving plate (351) and a second lower-layer moving plate (352) which are oppositely arranged, the top surfaces of the first lower-layer moving plate (351) and the second lower-layer moving plate (352) are respectively provided with at least two lower-layer conveying and receiving grooves (353), and the lower-layer conveying and receiving grooves (353) on the first lower-layer moving plate (351) and the lower-layer conveying and receiving grooves (353) on the second lower-layer moving plate (352) are in one-to-one correspondence and are oppositely arranged; be equipped with relative first lower floor support frame (361) and second lower floor support frame (362) that set up on lower floor frame (310), first lower floor support frame (361) with all be equipped with two lower floor on the top surface of second lower floor support frame (362) and support recess (363), lower floor support recess (363) on first lower floor support frame (361) with lower floor support recess (363) on second lower floor support frame (362) one-to-one and relative setting.
2. The three-layer material receiving mechanism of claim 1, wherein: the axial direction of a piston rod of the middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder (220) is parallel to the moving direction of the upper-layer first moving support (140) driven by the conveyor belt (120); the axial direction of the piston rod of the middle-layer horizontal driving cylinder (220) is parallel to the axial direction of the piston rod of the lower-layer horizontal driving cylinder (320).
3. The three-layer material receiving mechanism of claim 1, wherein:
an upper layer positioning through hole (144) is formed in the second upper layer supporting frame (142), and a central axis of the upper layer positioning through hole (144) penetrates through the upper layer supporting groove (143);
a middle layer positioning through hole (264) is formed in the second middle layer supporting frame (262), and a central axis of the middle layer positioning through hole (264) penetrates through the middle layer supporting groove (263);
a lower layer positioning through hole (364) is formed in the second lower layer supporting frame (362), and a central axis of the lower layer positioning through hole (364) penetrates through the lower layer supporting groove (363);
an upper-layer end face positioning mechanism (410) is arranged on the second upper-layer supporting frame (142);
the second middle layer support frame (262) is provided with a middle layer end face positioning mechanism (420);
a lower-layer end face positioning mechanism (430) is arranged on the second lower-layer supporting frame (362);
the upper layer end face positioning mechanism (410), the middle layer end face positioning mechanism (420) and the lower layer end face positioning mechanism (430) are end face positioning components;
the end face positioning assembly comprises a positioning driving part (411) and a positioning driving rod (412) connected with the positioning driving part (411);
the positioning driving part (411) of the upper-layer end face positioning mechanism (410) drives the corresponding positioning driving rod (412) to move along the axial direction of the upper-layer positioning through hole (144);
the positioning driving component (411) of the middle layer end face positioning mechanism (420) drives the corresponding positioning driving rod (412) to move along the axial direction of the middle layer positioning through hole (264);
the positioning driving part (411) of the lower-layer end face positioning mechanism (430) drives the corresponding positioning driving rod (412) to move along the axial direction of the lower-layer positioning through hole (364).
4. A three layer material receiving mechanism as defined in claim 3 wherein: the location drive means (411) include terminal surface location cylinder (4111) and location driver plate (4112), the piston rod of terminal surface location cylinder (4111) with location driver plate (4112) is connected, location driver plate (4112) connect correspondingly location actuating lever (412).
5. A three layer material receiving mechanism as defined in claim 3 wherein:
all the lower-layer supporting grooves (363) on the second lower-layer supporting frames (362) are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second lower-layer supporting frames (362), two ends of each second lower-layer supporting frame (362) in the length direction are respectively an inlet end (301) of a feeding lower storage layer and an outlet end (302) of the feeding lower storage layer, and the lower-layer end face positioning mechanism (430) is arranged on the outlet end (302) of the feeding lower storage layer;
all the middle layer supporting grooves (263) on the second middle layer supporting frames (262) are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second middle layer supporting frames (262), two ends of the second middle layer supporting frames (262) in the length direction are respectively an inlet end (201) of a processed material middle storage layer and an outlet end (202) of the processed material middle storage layer, and the middle layer end face positioning mechanism (420) is arranged on the outlet end (202) of the processed material middle storage layer;
all the upper-layer supporting grooves (143) on the second upper-layer supporting frames (142) are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the second upper-layer supporting frames (142), and the conveyor belt (120) drives the upper-layer first movable support (140) to move between an outlet end (102) of a storage layer on the materials to be processed and an inlet end (101) of the storage layer on the materials to be processed.
6. The three-layer material receiving mechanism of claim 5, wherein: the material receiving state of the lower layer supporting groove (363) of the second lower layer supporting frame (362) closest to the outlet end (302) of the feeding lower storage layer, the material receiving state of the middle layer supporting groove (263) of the second middle layer supporting frame (262) closest to the outlet end (202) of the processed material middle storage layer and the material receiving state of the upper layer supporting groove (143) of the second upper layer supporting frame (142) closest to the outlet end (102) of the to-be-processed material upper storage layer are monitored by the material sensor (500); the material sensor (500), the upper layer end face positioning mechanism (410), the middle layer end face positioning mechanism (420), the lower layer end face positioning mechanism (430), the middle layer vertical driving cylinder (240), the middle layer horizontal driving cylinder (220), the lower layer vertical driving cylinder (340) and the lower layer horizontal driving cylinder (320) are all connected with the controller (600).
7. A three layer material receiving mechanism as defined in claim 3 wherein:
the first middle layer support frame (261) is fixedly connected with the middle layer frame (210); the second middle layer supporting frame (262) is connected with the middle layer frame (210) through a middle layer interval adjusting mechanism (710);
the first lower support frame (361) is fixedly connected with the lower frame (310); the second lower support frame (362) is connected with the lower frame (310) through a lower spacing adjusting mechanism (720);
the middle layer spacing adjusting mechanism (710) and the lower layer spacing adjusting mechanism (720) are both spacing adjusting components;
the spacing adjustment assembly comprises a screw rod (711), a bearing end positioning sleeve (712), a driving end positioning sleeve (713), a handle (714) and a driving block (715); one end of the screw rod (711) is arranged on the bearing end positioning sleeve (712); the handle (714) is installed at the other end of the screw rod (711), the driving end positioning sleeve (713) is also installed at the other end of the screw rod (711), and a driving threaded hole for the screw rod (711) to penetrate through is formed in the driving block (715);
the bearing end positioning sleeve (712) and the driving end positioning sleeve (713) of the middle-layer spacing adjusting mechanism (710) are both arranged on a middle-layer frame (210), the second middle-layer support frame (262) is connected with the driving block (715) of the middle-layer spacing adjusting mechanism (710), and the axial direction of the screw rod (711) of the middle-layer spacing adjusting mechanism (710) is parallel to the axial direction of the middle-layer positioning through hole (264);
the bearing end positioning sleeve (712) and the driving end positioning sleeve (713) of the lower-layer spacing adjusting mechanism (720) are both mounted on a lower-layer frame (310), the second lower-layer supporting frame (362) is connected with the driving block (715) of the lower-layer spacing adjusting mechanism (720), and the axial direction of the screw rod (711) of the lower-layer spacing adjusting mechanism (720) is parallel to the axial direction of the lower-layer positioning through hole (364).
8. A three layer material receiving mechanism as defined in claim 3 wherein:
the first upper layer supporting frame (141) is fixedly connected with the first upper layer moving bracket (140); the second upper layer supporting frame (142) is connected with the upper layer first moving support (140) through an upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism (730);
the upper layer spacing adjusting mechanism (730) comprises an upper layer positioning guide rail (731), an upper layer positioning sliding block (732), a screw rod (711), an upper layer receiving sleeve (733), an upper layer positioning sleeve (734), a handle (714) and an upper layer transmission block (735); the upper layer positioning guide rail (731) is arranged on the upper layer first moving bracket (140); the length direction of the upper layer positioning guide rail (731) is perpendicular to the direction in which the conveyor belt (120) drives the upper layer first movable bracket (140) to move; the upper-layer positioning sliding block (732) is arranged on the upper-layer positioning guide rail (731), and the upper-layer positioning sliding block (732) can move along the length direction of the upper-layer positioning guide rail (731); the upper layer positioning sliding block (732) is connected with the second upper layer supporting frame (142), and the screw rod (711) penetrates through the second upper layer supporting frame (142) and the first upper layer supporting frame (141); the upper layer bearing sleeve (733) is mounted on the first upper layer supporting frame (141), and one end of the screw rod (711) is movably connected with the upper layer bearing sleeve (733); the other end of the screw rod (711) sequentially penetrates through an upper-layer transmission block (735) and an upper-layer positioning sleeve (734), and the handle (714) is mounted at the other end of the screw rod (711); an internal thread is arranged in a transmission hole of the upper-layer transmission block (735) through which the other end of the screw rod (711) penetrates, the upper-layer transmission block (735) is connected with the second upper-layer support frame (142), and the upper-layer positioning sleeve (734) is installed on the upper-layer frame (110).
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