CN215478172U - Feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a feeding device which at least comprises a base, a moving mechanism, a positioning unit, a limiting mechanism and a position detection piece, wherein materials are placed on the moving mechanism through the positioning unit, the moving mechanism is enabled to have two limiting states of discharging and feeding through the limiting mechanism, signal feedback of the position detection piece is matched, and the matching of manpower and a production line is combined, so that one person is responsible for feeding a plurality of small parts at a material port, and the feeding device has the function of actively protecting manual safety due to the separation of two actions of discharging and feeding while the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Feeding device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of automobile body welding, in particular to a feeding device.

Background

The automation degree of the automobile body welding line is continuously improved, and the automation of assembly, welding, gluing, carrying and the like in the production line is realized. However, in the related art, the small parts on-line in the automatic production line needs to be completed manually. In a production beat, one person is responsible for the online work of a small part of the feeding port, the labor load is high, and the production efficiency is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, a feeding device is needed to be provided, so that one person can be responsible for feeding a plurality of material inlet small parts, and the production efficiency is improved.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device, including:

a base;

the moving mechanism is arranged on the base and used for bearing a plurality of materials, and the moving mechanism can move between a first position and a second position along a first direction relative to the base;

the positioning units are arranged on the moving mechanism and used for positioning the materials in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting mechanism and a second limiting mechanism which are arranged on the base, and the first limiting mechanism and the second limiting mechanism are positioned on a moving path of the moving mechanism and are configured to limit the moving mechanism so as to restrict the moving mechanism from moving between the first position and the second position;

the position detection piece comprises a first position detection piece and a second position detection piece, the first position detection piece and the second position detection piece are arranged on the base, the first position detection piece is used for detecting whether the moving mechanism is in place at the first position, and the second position detection piece is used for detecting whether the moving mechanism is in place at the second position;

the manipulator is controlled to grab the material loaded on the moving mechanism according to detection results of the first position detection piece and the second position detection piece.

In one embodiment, the base is provided with a guide rail, and the moving mechanism is movably arranged on the guide rail and can linearly reciprocate on the guide rail along the first direction.

In one embodiment, the moving mechanism comprises a moving part and at least one bearing unit detachably connected with the moving part, the moving part is slidably arranged on the guide rail, and a plurality of positioning units are detachably connected with the bearing unit.

In one embodiment, the bearing unit has a bearing surface arranged obliquely, and the bearing surface is inclined along the first direction.

In one embodiment, the positioning unit comprises a plurality of positioning parts detachably arranged on the moving mechanism, and the positioning parts are arranged at intervals to form a positioning space adapted to the material.

In one embodiment, the positioning element is rod-shaped, and one end of the positioning element far away from the moving mechanism is provided with an inclined part, one side of the positioning element facing the positioning space is a positioning surface, and one side of the inclined part facing the positioning space is an inclined surface;

the inclined surface is configured on one side, far away from the positioning space, of the plane on which the positioning surface is located.

In one embodiment, the first limiting mechanism comprises a rolling part;

the rolling part is arranged on the base and corresponds to the first position, and a rolling piece is rotatably arranged on the rolling part;

the moving mechanism is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting groove is configured to be matched with the rolling piece, so that the moving mechanism is limited by the first limiting mechanism when located at the first position.

In one embodiment, the first limiting mechanism further includes a first limiting member, the first limiting member is disposed on the moving mechanism, and the first limiting member is provided with the limiting groove.

In one embodiment, the second limiting mechanism is arranged on the base corresponding to the second position and comprises a driving part and a second limiting part;

the driving end of the driving part is provided with a clamping part, and the driving part drives the clamping part to move towards the direction close to the second limiting part so as to form a clamping limiting space, so that the moving mechanism is limited by the second limiting mechanism when located at the second position.

In one embodiment, a fixing part is arranged on the moving mechanism, so that when the moving mechanism is located at the second position, the fixing part is located in the clamping and limiting space and is clamped and limited by the second limiting mechanism.

Above-mentioned loading attachment includes the base at least, moving mechanism, the positioning unit, stop gear and position detection spare, place the material on moving mechanism through the positioning unit, make moving mechanism have two limit state of blowing and material loading through stop gear, and cooperate the signal feedback of position detection spare, combine the cooperation of manual work and production line, realize alone being responsible for the online of a plurality of material mouthful finding parts, when improving production efficiency, owing to separated blowing and two actions of material loading, the effect of initiative protection artificial safety has been played.

Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of embodiments of the present application.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a material 6 loaded on a loading device in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a loading device without a material 6 placed thereon according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the moving structure 2 in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a moving mechanism 2 and a positioning unit 3 used together in one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the carrying unit 22 and the positioning unit 3 used together in one implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial schematic view taken at J of FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the positioning unit 3 cooperating with the material 6 in one embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic view of another angle structure of the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 is a partially enlarged structural schematic view of the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a partial structural schematic view of the first limiting mechanism 4 and the base 1 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 12 is a partial structural schematic view of the first limiting mechanism 4 in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged partial view at K of FIG. 12;

fig. 14 is a partial structural schematic view of the second limiting mechanism 5 and the base 1 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of the second limiting mechanism 5 in an embodiment of the present application.

In the figure:

a base 1, a guide rail 11;

a moving mechanism 2, a moving part 21, a carrying unit 22, a carrying surface 221, and a fixing member 23;

the positioning unit 3, the positioning member 31, the inclined portion 311;

the first limiting mechanism 4, the rolling part 41, the rolling element 411, the first limiting element 42 and the limiting groove 421;

a second limiting mechanism 5, a driving member 51, a clamping member 511 and a second limiting member 52;

material 6;

a first position detector 71 and a second position detector 72.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second", "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" 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," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

The automation degree of the automobile body welding line is continuously improved, and the automation of assembly, welding, gluing, carrying and the like in the production line is realized. However, in the related art, the small parts on-line in the automatic production line needs to be completed manually. In a production beat, a person is responsible for the online work of a small part of the feeding port, and the labor load and the production efficiency are lower.

Based on this, in order to realize that one person is responsible for the online of a plurality of feed opening finding smallclothes, improve production efficiency, this application embodiment provides a drawer type, many material levels smallclothes loading attachment.

The structure of each part structure in the feeding device in some embodiments is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a material 6 loaded on a feeding device in an implementation manner of an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of a material 6 not placed on a feeding device in an implementation manner of an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device, including a base 1, a moving mechanism 2, a plurality of positioning units 3, a limiting mechanism, a position detection piece (not shown), a manipulator (not shown), and a control device (not shown), where a material 6 is placed on the moving mechanism 2 through the positioning units 3, the moving mechanism 2 has two limiting states of discharging and feeding through the limiting mechanism, and feeds back a signal to the control device in cooperation with the position detection piece, and in combination with cooperation of manpower and a production line, one person is responsible for feeding a plurality of small parts at a material port, and when production efficiency is improved, the effect of actively protecting manual safety is achieved due to separation of two actions of discharging and feeding. The feeding device can be used for feeding small parts required in the welding process of the automobile body, and the feeding device can be used for being arranged on one side of the welding production line of the automobile body and being matched with a mechanical arm on the production line for use. In the foregoing loading process, the material 6 may be, but is not limited to, a small part required in an automobile body welding process, but the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto, and the foregoing small part is only one form for explaining the embodiment of the present application. Similarly, the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 3, the base 1 is provided with a guide rail 11, and the moving mechanism 2 is movably provided on the guide rail 11 and is capable of linearly reciprocating on the guide rail 11 in a first direction, which is the same direction as the longitudinal length of the guide rail 11.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of the moving mechanism 2 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application, fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of the moving mechanism 2 and the positioning unit 3 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 6 shows a schematic structural diagram of the carrying unit 22 and the positioning unit 3 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application.

The moving mechanism 2 is disposed on the base 1 for carrying a plurality of materials 6, and the moving mechanism 2 can move between a first position and a second position along the first direction relative to the base 1. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the moving mechanism 2 includes a moving part 21 and at least one carrying unit 22 detachably connected to the moving part 21, the moving part 21 is slidably disposed on the guide rail 11, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, a plurality of positioning units 3 are detachably connected to the carrying unit 22, the carrying unit 22 has a carrying surface 221 disposed obliquely, the carrying surface 221 is inclined along the first direction, and as an alternative, the carrying surface 221 is inclined upward along the direction from the first position to the second position, so as to facilitate the material 6 to be taken by the robot. It should be noted here that during the loading process, the first position is configured as a placing position for manually placing the material 6 on the moving mechanism 2 at this position, and the second position is configured as a grasping position for performing an action of grasping the material 6 corresponding to a manipulator on the production line.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic enlarged partial view at J of fig. 6 in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 8 shows a schematic structural view of the positioning unit 3 engaged with the material 6 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the positioning unit 3 includes a plurality of positioning members 31 detachably disposed on the moving mechanism 2, and the plurality of positioning members 31 are spaced apart from each other to form a positioning space for accommodating the material 6. In some embodiments, since the welding of the automobile body is composed of a plurality of welding of thin-walled structures, in order to facilitate the positioning of small parts such as thin-walled structures, the positioning member 31 is provided in a rod shape, and one end of the positioning member away from the moving mechanism 2 is provided with an inclined portion 311, a side of the positioning member 31 facing the positioning space is a positioning surface, a side of the inclined portion 311 facing the positioning space is an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is configured on a side of a plane where the positioning surface is located away from the positioning space. The edge of the small part is positioned in multiple points through the positioning rod, so that the positioning precision is improved.

Fig. 9 shows another angle structure diagram of the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 in one implementation of the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 10 shows a partially enlarged structure diagram of the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 in one implementation of the embodiment of the present application.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the limiting mechanism includes a first limiting mechanism 4 and a second limiting mechanism 5 which are provided on the base 1, the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5 are located on a moving path of the moving mechanism 2 and are configured to limit the moving mechanism 2 to restrict the moving mechanism 2 from moving between the first position and the second position, that is, two position states of the moving mechanism 2 are achieved by providing the first limiting mechanism 4 and the second limiting mechanism 5.

Fig. 11 is a partial schematic structural view illustrating cooperation of the first limiting mechanism 4 and the base 1 in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 12 is a partial schematic structural view illustrating the first limiting mechanism 4 in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 13 is a partial schematic enlarged view illustrating a position K in fig. 12.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11, the first position-limiting mechanism 4 includes a rolling part 41, the rolling part 41 is disposed on the base 1 at a position corresponding to the first position, a rolling element 411 is rotatably disposed on the rolling part 41, a position-limiting groove 421 is disposed on the moving mechanism 2, and the position-limiting groove 421 is configured to fit with the rolling element 411, so that the moving mechanism 2 is limited by the first position-limiting mechanism 4 when located at the first position. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, the limiting groove 421 is disposed separately from the moving mechanism 2, that is, the first limiting mechanism 4 further includes a first limiting member 42, the first limiting member 42 is disposed on the moving mechanism 2, and the limiting groove 421 is disposed on the first limiting member. As an embodiment, as shown in fig. 13, the position-limiting groove 421 is a V-shaped groove, and the rolling member 411 is a roller, since the accuracy does not need to be particularly high in this position, the coarse positioning is performed by using one roller and the V-shaped groove.

Fig. 14 shows a partial structural schematic diagram of the second limiting mechanism 5 and the base 1 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application, and fig. 15 shows a structural schematic diagram of the second limiting mechanism 5 in an implementation manner of the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 14 and 15, the second position-limiting mechanism 5 is disposed on the base 1 corresponding to the second position, and includes a driving part 51 and a second position-limiting part 52, the driving part 51 is provided with a clamping part 511, the driving part 51 drives the clamping part 511 to move toward a direction close to the second position-limiting part 52 to form a clamping position-limiting space, so that the moving mechanism 2 is positioned at the second position and limited by the second position-limiting mechanism 5, and the moving mechanism 2 is provided with a fixing part 23, so that when the moving mechanism 2 is positioned at the second position, the fixing part 23 is positioned in the clamping position-limiting space and clamped and limited by the second position-limiting mechanism 5. As an embodiment, since the second position is a grabbing position, the automatic grabbing piece of the manipulator needs to be precisely positioned, the driving piece 51 is set to be a linear cylinder, and by setting the connecting rod structure and the rotating structure on the driving piece 51, the linear motion of the linear cylinder is utilized to transfer the stress to the rotating structure through the connecting rod structure, and the rotating structure drives the clamping piece 511 to be close to or away from the second limiting piece 52.

The position detecting member includes a first position detecting member 71 and a second position detecting member 72 provided on the base 1, the first position detecting member 71 is configured to detect whether the moving mechanism 2 is in the first position, and the second position detecting member 72 is configured to detect whether the moving mechanism 2 is in the second position. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 9, the first position detector 71 and the first limiting mechanism 4 are disposed on the same mounting beam on the base 1, and the second position detector 72 and the second limiting mechanism 5 are disposed on the same mounting beam on the base 1.

The control device is respectively electrically connected with the manipulator, the first position detection piece 71 and the second position detection piece 72, the manipulator is used for grabbing the material 6 carried on the moving mechanism 2 according to the signal feedback of the first position detection piece 71 and the second position detection piece 72, the control device is configured to control the manipulator to grab the material 6 carried on the moving mechanism 2 according to the detection result of the first position detection piece 71 and the second position detection piece 72, in some embodiments, the first position detection piece 71 and the second position detection piece 72 are arranged as photoelectric sensors, the moving mechanism 2 is manually pulled to the first position, namely, the placing position, the parts are sequentially placed in the positioning units 3 on the moving mechanism 2, the moving mechanism 2 is manually pushed to the second position, namely, the grabbing position, when the moving mechanism 2 reaches the corresponding position, the in-position signal is fed back to the manipulator through the control device, and the manipulator is according to the preset track, to grab the parts on the moving mechanism 2. It should be noted that, since the control device is the prior art and is not the claimed solution of the present invention, detailed description of the specific structure and operation principle of the control device is omitted here.

To sum up, when the smallclothes were put to the manual work on the loading attachment, moving mechanism 2 realized hard isolation to personnel and production line, played the effect of initiative safety protection, and simultaneously, when the smallclothes were put to the manual work on the loading attachment, do not influence the production line operation, also during the manual work material loading, be the time gap the inside between the production beat and accomplish, at this moment, the manipulator is welding the spare in the production line, can accomplish the manual piece of going up of multiple smallclothes, buffer in batches, realize alone the last line of being responsible for a plurality of material mouthful smallclothes, and production efficiency is improved.

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 express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A loading device, comprising:

a base;

the moving mechanism is arranged on the base and used for bearing a plurality of materials, and the moving mechanism can move between a first position and a second position along a first direction relative to the base;

the positioning units are arranged on the moving mechanism and used for positioning the materials in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting mechanism and a second limiting mechanism which are arranged on the base, and the first limiting mechanism and the second limiting mechanism are positioned on a moving path of the moving mechanism and are configured to limit the moving mechanism so as to restrict the moving mechanism from moving between the first position and the second position;

the position detection piece comprises a first position detection piece and a second position detection piece, the first position detection piece and the second position detection piece are arranged on the base, the first position detection piece is used for detecting whether the moving mechanism is in place at the first position, and the second position detection piece is used for detecting whether the moving mechanism is in place at the second position;

the manipulator is electrically connected with the first position detection piece, and the second position detection piece is electrically connected with the second position detection piece.

2. The loading device according to claim 1, wherein a guide rail is provided on the base, and the moving mechanism is movably provided on the guide rail and is capable of linearly reciprocating on the guide rail in the first direction.

3. The feeding device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the moving mechanism comprises a moving part and at least one carrying unit detachably connected with the moving part, the moving part is slidably disposed on the guide rail, and a plurality of positioning units are detachably connected with the carrying unit.

4. The loading device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the carrying unit has a carrying surface disposed obliquely, and the carrying surface is inclined along the first direction.

5. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning unit comprises a plurality of positioning members detachably disposed on the moving mechanism, and the positioning members are spaced apart from each other to form a positioning space adapted to the material.

6. The loading device according to claim 5, wherein the positioning member is rod-shaped, and one end of the positioning member away from the moving mechanism is provided with an inclined portion, one side of the positioning member facing the positioning space is a positioning surface, and one side of the inclined portion facing the positioning space is an inclined surface;

the inclined surface is configured on one side, far away from the positioning space, of the plane on which the positioning surface is located.

7. The loading device of claim 1, wherein the first limiting mechanism comprises a rolling part;

the rolling part is arranged on the base and corresponds to the first position, and a rolling piece is rotatably arranged on the rolling part;

the moving mechanism is provided with a limiting groove, and the limiting groove is configured to be matched with the rolling piece, so that the moving mechanism is limited by the first limiting mechanism when located at the first position.

8. The loading device according to claim 7, wherein the first limiting mechanism further comprises a first limiting member, the first limiting member is disposed on the moving mechanism, and the first limiting member is disposed with the limiting groove.

9. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second limiting mechanism is disposed on the base at a position corresponding to the second position, and includes a driving member and a second limiting member;

the driving end of the driving part is provided with a clamping part, and the driving part drives the clamping part to move towards the direction close to the second limiting part so as to form a clamping limiting space, so that the moving mechanism is limited by the second limiting mechanism when located at the second position.

10. The feeding device as claimed in claim 9, wherein a fixing member is disposed on the moving mechanism, so that when the moving mechanism is located at the second position, the fixing member is located in the clamping and limiting space and is clamped and limited by the second limiting mechanism.

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