CN217731845U - Feeding mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a feed mechanism for the transportation charging tray, the charging tray is used for holding in the palm carries the thing material, include: the automatic feeding device comprises an output assembly and at least two input assemblies which are sequentially arranged, wherein the input assemblies are used for inputting material trays loaded with materials, and the output assemblies are used for outputting empty material trays; and the transportation assembly is used for transporting the empty material tray at the output end of the input assembly to the input end of the output assembly. The utility model discloses a feed mechanism can be through setting up the material on the a plurality of charging trays of two at least input assembly material loading simultaneously, afterwards, through transporting the input of subassembly with empty charging tray transportation to output assembly, through the empty charging tray of output assembly output, when having improved material circulation efficiency, can reduce artificial operation volume.

Description

Feeding mechanism

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of automation equipment technique and specifically relates to indicate a feed mechanism.

Background

With the development of society, the increase of manpower cost has led to the rise of automation industry, and automation equipment is now widely used in various fields.

In some electronic product assembly lines, carriers are generally required to be used as carriers for circulation in the assembly process, and some feeding mechanisms are created for this purpose.

Current feed mechanism adopts the cooperation mode of a set of material loading subassembly and a set of output blank tray subassembly usually, and the material on the charging tray transports through the manipulator usually, and efficiency through a set of material loading subassembly material loading is lower, leads to the holistic material circulation efficiency of electronic product to reduce.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, the utility model aims to solve the technical problem that overcome and adopt single material loading subassembly material loading among the prior art, lead to the problem that material flow efficiency reduces, therefore provide an efficient feed mechanism of material flow.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model provides a feed mechanism for transport charging tray, the charging tray is used for holding in the palm carries the thing material, include:

the automatic feeding device comprises an output assembly and at least two input assemblies which are sequentially arranged, wherein the input assemblies are used for inputting material trays loaded with materials, and the output assemblies are used for outputting empty material trays;

and the transportation assembly is used for transporting the empty material tray at the output end of the input assembly to the input end of the output assembly.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the input module includes:

a base, wherein the base is provided with

A conveying belt, wherein the conveying belt is provided with

The supporting piece is used for supporting the material tray, and the conveying belt is used for conveying the supporting piece;

and the lifting unit is arranged on the base, and drives the bearing piece to ascend after the bearing piece is conveyed in place by the conveying belt.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the lifting unit includes:

the first jacking piece is positioned below the supporting piece;

and the first driving source drives the first jacking piece to ascend so as to drive the bearing piece to ascend after the bearing piece is transported to the position.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the conveyor belt comprises two synchronized belt parts, which are synchronously driven to transport the support.

As a further improvement, the utility model is also provided with a feeding support rod between the two transmission belt parts, the feeding support rod is movably connected with the transmission belt parts.

As a further improvement, the utility model discloses a be equipped with a pair of first sensor that targets in place on the base, should be to first sensor that targets in place set up respectively the both sides of the input in transportation area should detect first sensor that targets in place the charging tray back that targets in place, the transportation area will the supporting piece transports extremely the output in transportation area.

As a further improvement, the utility model discloses a still be equipped with a pair of second sensor that targets in place on the base, should target in place the sensor setting to the second and be in the both sides of the output of transportation area should detect as the second sensor that targets in place the charging tray back of targetting in place, the lift unit drive the support rises.

As a further improvement, still be equipped with a pair of third sensor that targets in place on the base, should target in place the sensor setting to the third and be in the both sides of the output of lift unit, should target in place the sensor to the third and detect the charging tray back that targets in place, the transportation subassembly transports the charging tray extremely output subassembly's input.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the transportation assembly comprises:

a second drive source connected to the output end thereof

The clamping unit is used for clamping the empty tray, and the second driving source is used for driving the clamping unit to move so as to transport the empty tray to the input end of the output assembly from the output end of the input assembly.

As a further improvement of the present invention, the clamping unit includes:

a support plate connected with the second driving source;

two clamping pieces which are respectively arranged at two sides of the supporting plate and pass through

And a third driving source is connected with each other, and the third driving source drives the two clamping pieces to be close to or far away from each other.

Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the utility model have following advantage:

the utility model discloses a feed mechanism can be through setting up the material on the a plurality of charging trays of two at least input assembly material loading simultaneously, afterwards, through transporting the input of subassembly with empty charging tray transportation to output assembly, through the empty charging tray of output assembly output, when having improved material circulation efficiency, can reduce artificial operation volume.

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In order to make the content of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following embodiments of the present invention, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding mechanism in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an input assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the lifting unit in the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a transport assembly in a preferred embodiment of the invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a clamping unit in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The specification reference numbers indicate: 1. an output component; 2. an input component; 201. a base; 202. a conveyor belt; 2021. a belt member; 2022. a feeding support rod; 203. a support member; 204. a lifting unit; 205. a first jacking member; 206. a first drive source; 207. a first in-position sensor; 208. a second in-position sensor; 209. a third in-position sensor; 3. a transport assembly; 301. a second drive source; 302. a support plate; 303. a clamping member; 304. a third driving source.

Detailed Description

The present invention is further described with reference to the following drawings and specific embodiments so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and can implement the present invention, but the embodiments are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on," "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "secured" or "fixedly coupled" to another element, it can be releasably secured or non-releasably secured to the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected," "pivotally connected," to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The use of the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "up," "down," and the like are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a single embodiment.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", "third", and the like are used for distinguishing names, but do not denote any particular quantity or order.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, a feeding mechanism of the present invention for transporting a tray for supporting a carrier material includes:

the automatic feeding device comprises an output assembly 1 and at least two input assemblies 2 which are sequentially arranged, wherein the input assemblies 2 are used for inputting a material tray loaded with materials, and the output assembly 1 is used for outputting an empty material tray;

and the transportation assembly 3 is used for transporting the empty material tray at the output end of the input assembly 2 to the input end of the output assembly 1.

To single input module 2, operating personnel places the charging tray that piles up in input module 2's input end department, transport the charging tray to input module 2's output end department through input module 2, the manipulator leaves empty the back with the material on the charging tray, transport module 3 transports empty charging tray to output module 1's input, finally, output module 1 transports empty charging tray to output module 1's output, operating personnel collects empty charging tray and is used for recycle, at the material loading in-process, carry out above-mentioned process simultaneously through a plurality of input module 2, can improve material loading efficiency, thereby improve holistic material circulation efficiency.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1-2, the input assembly 2 includes:

a base 201, wherein the base 201 is provided with

A conveyer belt 202, wherein the conveyer belt 202 is provided with

The supporting piece 203 is used for supporting a tray, and the conveying belt 202 is used for conveying the supporting piece 203;

and the lifting unit 204 is arranged on the base 201, and when the conveyer belt 202 conveys the supporting piece 203 to the right position, the lifting unit 204 drives the supporting piece 203 to ascend.

The supporting piece 203 is transported by the transporting belt 202 arranged on the base 201, the tray is supported by the supporting piece 203, after the tray is placed on the supporting piece 203, the supporting piece 203 is transported to the output end of the transporting belt 202 by the transporting belt 202, and finally the tray which is supported with the material is lifted by the lifting unit 204, so that the material is conveniently moved to the empty by the manipulator;

it should be noted that the supporting member 203 may be a plate structure, which is more convenient for supporting the tray.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2 to 3, the lifting unit 204 includes:

a first jack 205, the first jack 205 being located below the support member 203;

a first driving source 206, wherein when the supporting member 203 is transported to the position, the first driving source 206 drives the first lifting member 205 to lift so as to drive the supporting member 203 to lift.

When the conveyer belt 202 conveys the material trays to the output end of the conveyer belt 202, the first jacking piece 205 is driven to ascend through the first driving source 206, so that the supporting piece 203 ascends, and when the supporting piece 203 ascends to the proper position, the manipulator starts to carry the materials in the tray on the supporting piece;

the first driving source 206 may be any structure capable of driving the first raising member 205 to rise, such as a motor screw or an air cylinder, and the first raising member 205 may be a plate-like structure that pushes the support member 203 to rise or fall after abutting against the bottom of the support member 203.

In one embodiment, as shown with reference to fig. 2, the conveyor belt 202 includes two synchronized belt sections 2021, the two belt sections 2021 being synchronized to transport the bearers 203.

A gap exists between the two synchronized belt sections 2021 so that the first lift-up element 205 can push the support element 203 through the gap, avoiding a situation where the first lift-up element 205 is blocked by the conveyor belt 202 during ascent or descent.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, a feeding support bar 2022 is further disposed between the two belt members 2021, and the feeding support bar 2022 is movably connected to the belt members 2021.

Through the material loading bracing piece 2022 that sets up between two drive belt parts 2021, after the charging tray is placed on supporting piece 203, support the guide to stability in the charging tray transportation has been improved.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, a pair of first in-position sensors 207 is provided on the base 201, the pair of first in-position sensors 207 are respectively disposed on both sides of the input end of the conveyor belt 202, and when the pair of first in-position sensors 207 detect that the tray is in position, the conveyor belt 202 transports the supporting member 203 to the output end of the conveyor belt 202.

The pair of first in-position sensors 207 are a first signal transmitter and a first signal receiver, respectively, and when the first signal receiver does not receive the signal transmitted by the first signal transmitter, it indicates that there is a material tray between the pair of first in-position sensors 207, that is, the material tray has been placed on the support member 203 at the input end of the conveyor belt 202, and the conveyor belt 202 is operated to transport the material tray to the output end of the conveyor belt 202.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, a pair of second in-position sensors 208 are further disposed on the base 201, the pair of second in-position sensors 208 are disposed on two sides of the output end of the conveyor belt 202, and when the pair of second in-position sensors 208 detect that the tray is in place, the lifting unit 204 drives the support member 203 to lift.

The pair of second in-place sensors 208 are respectively a second signal transmitter and a second signal receiver, and when the second signal receiver does not receive a signal transmitted by the second signal transmitter, it indicates that a material tray exists between the pair of second in-place sensors 208, that is, the material tray has been transported to the output end of the transport belt 202, at this time, the lifting unit 204 works to drive the support member 203 to lift up, so as to lift up the material tray, thereby facilitating the manipulator to transport the material therein.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, a pair of third in-place sensors 209 is further disposed on the base 201, the pair of third in-place sensors 209 are disposed on two sides of the output end of the lifting unit 204, and when the pair of third in-place sensors 209 detect that the tray is in place, the transportation assembly 3 transports the tray to the input end of the output assembly 1.

The pair of third in-place sensors 209 are respectively a third signal transmitter and a third signal receiver, when the third signal receiver does not receive a signal transmitted by the third signal transmitter, it indicates that a material tray exists between the pair of third in-place sensors 209, that is, the material tray is transported to the output end of the last unit, after a period of time, the material in the material tray is removed, and the transport assembly 3 transports the empty material tray to the input end of the output assembly 1;

it should be noted that, the output module 1 and the input module 2 are the same in structure, after the third in-place sensor 209 of the output module 1 detects that an empty tray reaches the input end of the output module 1, the lifting unit 204 of the output module 1 drives the supporting member 203 to descend, so that the empty tray is transported to the input end of the transport belt 202 of the output module 1, after the second in-place sensor 208 of the output module 1 detects that the empty tray is transported in place, the transport belt 202 of the output module 1 transports the empty tray to the output end of the output module 1, and finally, the operator takes the empty tray away.

In one embodiment, as shown with reference to fig. 1 and 4, the transport assembly 3 comprises:

a second driving source 301, wherein the output end of the second driving source 301 is connected with

The clamping unit is used for clamping the empty tray, and the second driving source 301 is used for driving the clamping unit to move so as to transport the empty tray to the input end of the output assembly 1 from the output end of the input assembly 2.

After the third in-place sensor 209 of the input assembly 2 detects the in-place material tray, after a period of time, the second driving source 301 drives the clamping unit to move to the input assembly 2 corresponding to the pair of third in-place sensors 209, after the empty material tray is clamped by the clamping unit, the second driving source 301 drives the clamping unit to move to the input end of the output assembly 1, then, the clamping unit loosens the empty material tray, so that the empty material tray falls on the supporting piece 203 of the output assembly 1, and finally, the empty material tray is output by the output assembly 1, and an operator collects the empty material tray away;

the second driving source 301 may be any structure capable of driving the movement of the clamping unit, such as a motor screw, an air cylinder, or the like.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 to 5, the clamping unit includes:

a support plate 302, the support plate 302 being connected to the second driving source 301;

two clamping pieces 303, wherein the two clamping pieces 303 are respectively arranged at two sides of the supporting plate 302, and the two clamping pieces 303 are arranged between

The third driving sources 304 are connected to each other, and the third driving sources 304 drive the two grippers 303 to approach or move away from each other.

The second driving source 301 is connected through the supporting plate 302, when the supporting plate 302 is driven to move by the second driving source 301, the two clamping pieces 303 on the two sides of the supporting plate 302 move along with the supporting plate, after the supporting plate moves to an empty tray, the two clamping pieces 303 are driven to approach each other by the third driving source 304 so as to clamp the empty tray, finally, after the clamping unit is driven to move to the input end of the output assembly 1 through the second driving source 301, the two clamping pieces 303 are driven to move away from each other by the third driving source 304 so as to loosen the empty tray, so that the empty tray is carried out through the output assembly 1 after falling on the supporting piece 203 of the output assembly 1;

the third driving source 304 may be any structure capable of synchronously driving the two clamps 303 to approach or separate from each other, such as a motor screw or an air cylinder.

It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Various other modifications and alterations will occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the foregoing description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious changes and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A feed mechanism for transporting a tray, the tray for holding material, comprising:

the automatic feeding device comprises an output assembly and at least two input assemblies which are sequentially arranged, wherein the input assemblies are used for inputting a material tray loaded with materials, and the output assemblies are used for outputting an empty material tray;

and the transportation assembly is used for transporting the empty material tray at the output end of the input assembly to the input end of the output assembly.

2. A loading mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said input assembly comprises:

a base, wherein the base is provided with

A conveying belt, wherein the conveying belt is provided with

The supporting piece is used for supporting the material tray, and the conveying belt is used for conveying the supporting piece;

and the lifting unit is arranged on the base, and drives the bearing piece to ascend after the bearing piece is conveyed in place by the conveying belt.

3. A loading mechanism, according to claim 2, characterized in that said lifting unit comprises:

the first jacking piece is positioned below the supporting piece;

and the first driving source drives the first jacking piece to ascend after the bearing piece is transported to the position so as to drive the bearing piece to ascend.

4. A loading mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the conveyor belt comprises two belt members which are driven in synchronism to transport the supports.

5. A feeding mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that a feeding support bar is further arranged between the two belt members, and the feeding support bar is movably connected with the belt members.

6. The loading mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein the base is provided with a pair of first in-position sensors respectively disposed at both sides of the input end of the conveyor belt, and when the pair of first in-position sensors detects that the tray is in position, the conveyor belt conveys the support member to the output end of the conveyor belt.

7. The loading mechanism according to claim 2, wherein a pair of second in-place sensors are further disposed on the base, the second in-place sensors are disposed on two sides of the output end of the conveyor belt, and when the second in-place sensors detect that the tray is in place, the lifting unit drives the support member to ascend.

8. The loading mechanism according to claim 2, wherein a pair of third in-place sensors are further disposed on the base, the third in-place sensors are disposed on two sides of the output end of the lifting unit, and when the third in-place sensors detect that the tray is in place, the transportation assembly transports the tray to the input end of the output assembly.

9. A loading mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transport assembly comprises:

a second drive source connected to the output end thereof

The clamping unit is used for clamping the empty tray, and the second driving source is used for driving the clamping unit to move so as to transport the empty tray to the input end of the output assembly from the output end of the input assembly.

10. A loading mechanism according to claim 9, wherein said clamping unit comprises:

a support plate connected with the second driving source;

two clamping pieces which are respectively arranged at two sides of the supporting plate and pass through

And a third driving source is connected with each other, and the third driving source drives the two clamping pieces to be close to or far away from each other.

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