SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a centering mechanism that is low in cost and capable of quickly centering a part.
An embodiment of the present application provides a centering mechanism, which includes a bearing platform, a supporting member, a centering member, a pushing member, and a first elastic member. The plummer is used for bearing first part, the plummer is equipped with the through-hole. The supporting piece penetrates through the through hole in a sliding mode and is used for bearing the second part. The centering piece is connected with the bearing table in a sliding mode along the first direction and is provided with a first inclined plane. The pushing piece is connected with the bearing table in a sliding mode along a second direction, a second inclined plane is arranged, the first inclined plane is pushed through the second inclined plane to drive the two centering pieces to approach each other so as to clamp and center the first part and the second part, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. Wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The supporting piece is also used for driving the second part to move so as to be connected with the first part.
Further, in some embodiments, the centering mechanism further includes a first elastic member, and two ends of the first elastic member are respectively connected to the two centering members arranged in an opposite manner, so as to drive the centering members to reset. The fixed plate is positioned on two sides of the bearing table. The guide member is disposed along a first direction and connected to the fixing plate. The centering piece penetrates through the guide piece in a sliding mode, and the first elastic piece is sleeved on the guide piece.
Further, in some embodiments, each of the centering members is disposed through two of the guiding members disposed in parallel, and the guiding members are used for limiting the rotation of the centering members.
Further, in some embodiments, the centering member is provided with a positioning groove, a groove wall of the positioning groove being used for contacting and centering the first part and the second part.
Further, in some embodiments, the centering mechanism further includes a first lifting plate and a second elastic member, and the first lifting plate is used for bearing the pushing member and driving the pushing member to lift. Two ends of the second elastic piece are respectively connected with the pushing piece and the first lifting plate.
Further, in some embodiments, a third elastic member is disposed between the first lifting plate and the bearing table, and the third elastic member pushes the first lifting plate toward a direction away from the bearing table.
Further, in some embodiments, the centering mechanism further includes a base and a guide pillar, the guide pillar is disposed on the base, the first lifting plate is slidably connected to the guide pillar, and the guide pillar is used for guiding the first lifting plate.
Further, in some embodiments, the centering mechanism further includes a second lifting plate and a fourth elastic member, and the second lifting plate is used for bearing the supporting member and driving the supporting member to lift. And two ends of the fourth elastic piece are respectively connected with the second lifting plate and the bearing table and used for pushing the second lifting plate towards the direction far away from the bearing table.
Further, in some embodiments, the centering mechanism further includes a limiting member disposed on the first lifting plate, and the limiting member is partially disposed above the abutting member and used for stopping the abutting member to limit a moving distance of the abutting member.
In an embodiment of the present application, a processing apparatus is further provided for installing the second component on the first component, and the processing apparatus includes the above-mentioned centering mechanism.
Above-mentioned centering mechanism and processingequipment support the second part through support piece earlier and do not contact first part, the rethread supports the second inclined plane that pushes away the piece and promotes first inclined plane, and then drive two pairs of middlings and be close to mutually, with synchronous centre gripping and centering first part and second part, rethread support piece drives the second part after the centering and removes with the contact and connect first part, drive the centering piece through first elastic component at last and reset, and then realized with low costs and can the quick purpose of centering part.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments.
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 a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or intervening components may also be present. When a component is referred to as being "disposed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or intervening components may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.
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 application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used herein, the term "or/and" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
An embodiment of the present application provides a centering mechanism, which includes a bearing platform, a supporting member, a centering member, a pushing member, and a first elastic member. The plummer is used for bearing first part, the plummer is equipped with the through-hole. The supporting piece penetrates through the through hole in a sliding mode and is used for bearing the second part. The centering piece is connected with the bearing table in a sliding mode along the first direction and is provided with a first inclined plane. The pushing piece is connected with the bearing platform in a sliding mode along the second direction and is provided with a second inclined surface. Two ends of the first elastic piece are respectively connected with one centering piece and push the two centering pieces to be away from each other. Wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; the pushing piece pushes the first inclined plane to drive the two centering pieces to approach to each other through the second inclined plane so as to synchronously clamp and center the first part and the second part, the supporting piece is used for driving the second part to move to be connected with the first part after centering, and the first elastic piece is used for driving the centering pieces to reset.
In an embodiment of the present application, a processing apparatus is further provided for installing the second component on the first component, and the processing apparatus includes the above-mentioned centering mechanism.
Above-mentioned centering mechanism and processingequipment support the second part first part of contactless through support piece earlier, the rethread supports the second inclined plane that pushes away the piece and promotes first inclined plane, and then drive two pairs of middlings and be close to mutually, with synchronous centre gripping and centering first part and second part, rethread support piece drives the second part after the centering and removes and connect first part with the contact, drive the centering piece through first elastic component at last and reset, and then realized with low costs and can the quick purpose of centering the part.
Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiments, features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a centering mechanism 100 according to an embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of the centering mechanism 100 of FIG. 1 in an initial state. The centering mechanism 100 is used to center the first part 200 and the second part 300. The centering mechanism 100 includes a supporting member 100a, a supporting member 10, a centering member 20, an urging member 30 and a first elastic member 21. The bearing table 100a is used for bearing the first part 200, and the bearing table is provided with a through hole 100b along the vertical direction. The support 10 can slide up and down to be inserted into the through hole 100b, and the top of the support 10 is used for bearing the second part 300. The centering member 20 is slidably coupled to the carrier 100a along a first direction and has a first inclined surface 20 a. The pushing member 30 is slidably connected to the platform 100a along the second direction and has a second inclined surface 30a, and the inclination of the second inclined surface 30a is the same as the inclination of the first inclined surface 20 a. The two ends of the first elastic member 21 are respectively connected to a pair of middle members 20, and push the two pairs of middle members 20 away from each other to reset. In the illustrated embodiment, the second direction is a vertical direction, the first direction is a horizontal direction, the first part 200 is a lens holder and is annular, the second part 300 is a lens and is cylindrical, the diameters of the outer walls of the first part 200 and the second part 300 are the same, and the second part 300 is adhered to the first part 200 through the hot melt adhesive on the upper surface of the first part 200.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the centering mechanism 100 in fig. 2 in a clamped state. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the centering mechanism 100 in fig. 2 in a completed state. One embodiment of the centering mechanism 100 for centering the first part 200 and the second part 300 is:
placing the first part 200 on the carrier 100a, and after the support member 10 ascends along the through hole 100b, extends out of the through hole 100b and passes through the center of the first part 200, placing the second part 300 on the top surface of the support member 10, as shown in fig. 2;
the pushing member 30 rises, and pushes the first inclined surface 20a to drive the two pairs of middle members 20 to approach each other through the second inclined surface 30a, so as to clamp the side walls of the first part 200 and the second part 300, and further to center the first part 200 and the second part 300 concentrically, as shown in fig. 3;
after centering, the pushing member 30 descends, the second inclined surface 30a is far away from the first inclined surface 20a, and the first elastic member 21 pushes the two centering members 20 to be far away, so as to loosen the first part 200 and the second part 300;
the supporting member 10 descends to drive the second part 300 to move downwards until the bottom surface of the second part 300 contacts the hot melt adhesive on the upper surface of the first part 200, so that the second part 300 is adhered to the first part 200, as shown in fig. 4.
To facilitate the alignment of the first component 200 and the second component 300, as shown in fig. 1, the alignment member 20 is provided with a positioning slot 20b, and a slot wall of the positioning slot 20b can contact and push the first component 200 and the second component 300 to align the first component 200 and the second component 300. In one embodiment, only one of the two opposing centering members 20 is provided with a positioning slot 20b, and the other is a vertical surface, the slot walls and vertical surfaces of the positioning slot 20b cooperating to center the first part 200 and the second part 300. In other embodiments, the opposing centering members 20 may each be provided with a positioning slot 20 b. By way of illustrative example, the positioning groove 20b is substantially V-shaped or circular arc-shaped.
Fig. 5 is an exploded view of the centering mechanism 100 of fig. 1. Centering mechanism 100 also includes a fixed plate 40 and a guide 41. The fixing plates 40 are positioned at both sides of the carrier 100 a. The guide 41 is horizontally disposed and has both ends connected to the opposite fixing plates 40, respectively. The centering member 20 is slidably disposed through the guide 41. Each guide 41 is sleeved with a first elastic member 21. The guide 41 is used to guide the movement of the centering member 20. Each centering member 20 is pierced by two guides 41 arranged side by side to limit the rotation of the centering member 20. In one embodiment, the guide 41 has a cylindrical straight rod shape. In other embodiments, the cross-section of the guiding elements 41 may have other shapes, such as square, etc., and each centering element 20 may be disposed on other numbers of guiding elements 41, such as one or three, etc.
In order to flexibly clamp the first part 200 and the second part 300, the centering mechanism 100 further includes a first lifting plate 50 and a second elastic member 51. The first lifting plate 50 is used for carrying the pushing element 30 and driving the pushing element 30 to lift. Two ends of the second elastic member 51 are connected to the bottom of the pushing member 30 and the top of the first lifting plate 50, respectively. The second elastic member 51 is used for flexibly connecting the pushing member 30 with the first lifting plate 50, so as to flexibly push the centering member 20, thereby preventing the first part 200 and the second part 300 from being excessively clamped. In the illustrated embodiment, eight pushing members 30 are disposed on the first lifting plate 50 to simultaneously center eight sets of the first part 200 and the second part 300. In other embodiments, other numbers of the pushing members 30 can be disposed on the first lifting plate 50.
A third elastic member 52 is disposed between the first lifting plate 50 and the platform 100 a. The third elastic member 52 pushes the first lifting plate 50 in a direction away from the platform 100a, so that the first lifting plate 50 is lowered and reset. For example, the first link 50a is disposed at the bottom of the first lifting plate 50, and a power source, such as an air cylinder, is connected to the bottom of the first link 50a, and the power source drives the first lifting plate 50 to lift through the first link 50 a.
The centering mechanism 100 further includes a base 100c and a guide post 100 d. The base 100c is fixed in position. The guide post 100d is vertically disposed on the base 100 c. The first lifting plate 50 is slidably disposed through the guide post 100d, and the guide post 100d is used for guiding the first lifting plate 50. In one embodiment, the base 100c has four guide posts 100d and is uniformly distributed at four corners of the first lifting plate 50. In other embodiments, the base 100c can be provided with other numbers of guide posts 100 d.
The centering mechanism 100 further includes a second lifting plate 60 and a fourth elastic member 61. The second lifting plate 60 is used for carrying the supporting member 10 and driving the supporting member 10 to lift. The two ends of the fourth elastic member 61 are respectively connected to the top surface of the second lifting plate and the bottom of the bearing platform 100a, and are configured to push the second lifting plate 60 in a direction away from the bearing platform 100a, so that the second lifting plate 60 is lowered and reset. As an exemplary example, the second lifting plate 60 is provided with a second connecting rod 60a at the bottom, the second connecting rod 60a is disposed through the base 100c, and the bottom is connected to a power source, such as an air cylinder, and the power source drives the second lifting plate 60 to lift through the second connecting rod 60 a.
The centering mechanism 100 also includes a stop 70. The limiting member 70 is disposed on the first lifting plate 50, and is partially disposed above the abutting member 30, for stopping the abutting member 30 to limit the moving distance of the abutting member 30. In the illustrated embodiment, a limiting member 70 is disposed between every two pushing members 30, and each limiting member 70 can limit two adjacent pushing members 30.
The top surface of the platform 100a is provided with a flange 100e, the flange 100e is disposed around the through hole 100b, and the side wall of the flange 100e is used for inserting into the center of a first part 200 and limiting the movement of the first part 200, so as to prevent the first part 200 from shaking and shifting after being placed on the platform 100 a.
In summary, one embodiment of the centering mechanism 100 for centering the first part 200 and the second part 300 is as follows:
placing a plurality of first parts 200, illustratively eight, at a plurality of flanges 100e on the bearing table 100a, driving the second connecting rod 60a to ascend by the power source, driving the eight supporting members 10 to ascend along the through hole 100b by the second elevating plate 60, and placing the eight second parts 300 on top surfaces of the eight supporting members 10 after the supporting members 10 extend out of the through hole 100b and pass through centers of the first parts 200;
the power source drives the first connecting rod 50a and the first lifting plate 50 to ascend, the eight pushing pieces 30 are driven to ascend through the second elastic piece 51, the second inclined surface 30a pushes the first inclined surface 20a to drive the two pairs of centering pieces 20 to approach each other until the centering pieces 20 on the two sides contact the first part 200 and the second part 300 and concentrically center the first part 200 and the second part 300 through the positioning groove 20 b;
after centering, the power source drives the first connecting rod 50a and the first lifting plate 50 to descend, the second elastic piece 51 drives the pushing piece 30 to descend, the second inclined plane 30a is far away from the first inclined plane 20a, and the first elastic piece 21 pushes the two centering pieces 20 to be far away from each other so as to loosen the first part 200 and the second part 300;
the power source drives the second connecting rod 60a to descend, and drives the supporting member 10 to descend through the second lifting plate 60, so as to drive the second part 300 to move downwards until the bottom surface of the second part 300 contacts the hot melt adhesive on the upper surface of the first part 200, so that the second part 300 is adhered to the first part 200.
The present application also provides a machining apparatus (not shown) comprising a centering mechanism 100 for centering and combining a second part 300 with a first part 200.
The centering mechanism 100 and the processing device firstly support the second part 300 through the support member 10 without contacting the first part 100, then push the first inclined surface 20a through the second inclined surface 30a of the pushing member 30, further drive the two centering members 20 to approach each other, so as to synchronously clamp and center the first part 200 and the second part 300, then drive the second part 300 to move after centering through the support member 10 so as to contact and connect the first part 200, and finally drive the centering member 20 to reset through the first elastic member 21, thereby achieving the purposes of low cost and rapid part centering.
In addition, those skilled in the art should recognize that the foregoing embodiments are illustrative only, and not limiting, and that appropriate changes and modifications to the foregoing embodiments may be made within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.