CN217755547U - Feeding device and assembly machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a feed arrangement to an assembly machine with feed arrangement is disclosed, wherein, feed arrangement, include: the material loading mechanism is provided with a first support and a material loading box arranged on the first support, the material loading box bears a piston rod which is transversely arranged, the material loading box is obliquely arranged, and an opening for accommodating the piston rod to pass through is formed in the lower side of the material loading box; the turnover mechanism is arranged on the outer side, close to the opening, of the material loading box and is provided with a turnover block and a driving assembly, the turnover block is rotatably connected with the material loading box, the driving assembly drives the turnover block to rotate, one side, close to the material loading box, of the turnover block is provided with a groove, and the groove receives a piston rod from the material loading box; the material guide mechanism is positioned on one side of the turnover mechanism and is provided with a second support and a feeding channel arranged on the second support, the feeding channel is vertically arranged, and a piston rod in the groove enters the positioning groove of the assembly machine through the feeding channel. The utility model discloses can automatic feed, improve production efficiency.

Description

Feeding device and assembly machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a technical field of air spring production facility, in particular to feed arrangement and assembly machine.

Background

The gas spring is an industrial accessory which can play a role in supporting, buffering, braking, height adjustment, angle adjustment and the like, and the gas spring is characterized in that inert gas or oil-gas mixture is filled into a closed pressure cylinder, so that the pressure in a cavity is several times or dozens of times higher than the atmospheric pressure, and the motion of a piston rod is realized by utilizing the pressure difference generated by the fact that the cross section area of the piston rod is smaller than that of a piston. The gas spring mainly comprises the following parts: the cylinder barrel, the piston rod, the piston, the sealing guide sleeve, the filler (inert gas or oil-gas mixture), the in-cylinder control element, the out-cylinder control element, the joint and the like.

In the gas spring assembly machine, the assembly machine is provided with a workbench, an indexing turntable arranged on the workbench and a motor driving the indexing turntable to rotate, wherein the indexing turntable is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves for fixing a piston rod.

When the air spring is assembled, a piston rod needs to be placed on the positioning groove, the motor drives the indexing turntable to rotate, the piston rod is further driven to be transferred to the next station, then accessories such as a guide sleeve, an oil seal, a piston and an O-shaped ring are sequentially installed on the piston rod, and finally the assembled accessories are riveted in a rotating mode, so that the accessories are firmly assembled together.

However, the conventional assembly process generally places the piston rod on the positioning groove manually, resulting in low production efficiency.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, the utility model provides a feeding device can automatic feed, improves production efficiency.

The utility model discloses still provide an assembly machine of having above-mentioned feed arrangement.

According to the utility model discloses a feed arrangement of first aspect embodiment includes: the material loading mechanism is arranged on a workbench of the assembling machine, and is provided with a first support and a material loading box arranged on the first support, the material loading box is used for bearing a piston rod which is transversely placed, the material loading box is obliquely arranged, and an opening for accommodating the piston rod to pass through is arranged on the lower side of the material loading box; the turnover mechanism is arranged on the outer side, close to the opening, of the material loading box, and is provided with a turnover block and a driving assembly for driving the turnover block to rotate, the turnover block is rotatably connected with the material loading box, and one side, close to the material loading box, of the turnover block is provided with a groove which is used for receiving a piston rod from the material loading box; the material guide mechanism is arranged on the material carrying box, is positioned on one side of the turnover mechanism, is provided with a second support and a feeding channel arranged on the second support, the feeding channel is used for accommodating a piston rod to pass through, the feeding channel is vertically arranged, the top end of the feeding channel is used for receiving the piston rod from the groove, and the bottom end of the feeding channel is positioned above the positioning groove of the assembling machine.

According to the utility model discloses feed arrangement has following beneficial effect at least:

1. through setting up the material loading box, the material loading box slope sets up, and the lower one side of material loading box is provided with the opening that the holding piston rod passes through, transversely places the piston rod at the material loading box under the effect of self gravity freely rolls down, then passes through from the opening one by one to, prevent a plurality of piston rod feeding simultaneously.

2. Through setting up upset piece and drive assembly, the upset piece is provided with the recess, and in the piston rod got into the recess through the opening, drive assembly drive upset piece upset 90 degrees, and at this moment, the upset piece blockked the other piston rod that is located the opening part to, can make the piston rod upset 90 degrees in the recess, realize the piston rod from the switching of horizontal state to vertical state.

3. Through setting up feedstock channel, the vertical setting of feedstock channel, the piston rod after the upset is followed the recess landing to feedstock channel, then falls the constant head tank of the assembly machine that is located the feedstock channel below to, can avoid the constant head tank of the skew assembly machine of piston rod, realize the accurate feeding of piston rod.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the upset piece is provided with the arc wall, drive assembly has swing joint in the connecting block, the drive of arc wall the connecting block reciprocates first cylinder, is used for fixing the third support of first cylinder, the third support sets up carry workbin one side.

The beneficial results are: through setting up arc wall, connecting block and first cylinder, connecting block and arc wall swing joint, when first cylinder drive connecting block reciprocated, drive the upset of upset piece to, can turn into the linear motion of first cylinder the upset motion of upset piece.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the connecting block is kept away from upset piece one side be provided with the slider, with slider sliding connection's guide rail, the guide rail sets up the third support is kept away from carry workbin one side.

The beneficial results are: through setting up the slider, with slider sliding connection's guide rail, when first cylinder drive connecting block removed, can strengthen the guidance quality of connecting block to, take place to rock when preventing that the connecting block from removing, guarantee the stability of equipment.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the year workbin has bottom plate, baffle and two curb plates that are parallel to each other, the vertical setting of baffle is in the lower one side of bottom plate, the curb plate sets up perpendicularly the bottom plate opposite side, the baffle with the curb plate is located the adjacent both sides of bottom plate, the opening sets up the baffle.

The beneficial results are: the material loading box is provided with the bottom plate, the side plates and the baffle plates, so that the material loading box can be separately processed and then assembled, the processing difficulty can be reduced, and the assembly is simple and rapid.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the curb plate with bottom plate swing joint, the curb plate with be provided with adjusting part between the bottom plate, adjusting part is used for adjusting two distance between the curb plate.

The beneficial results are: through setting up adjusting part, can adjust the distance between two curb plates to, can satisfy the feeding of the piston rod of different length.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the adjusting part have movable block, bolt, with the nut that the bolt closes soon, the movable block is provided with the holding the elongated slot that the bolt passes through, the length direction of elongated slot is followed open-ended length direction extends, the movable block sets up the curb plate outside, bolt one end is fixed the bottom plate, the bolt other end with nut and screw thread connects.

The beneficial results are: through setting up movable block, bolt and nut, the movable block is provided with the elongated slot that the holding bolt passes through, during the installation, inserts the bolt in the elongated slot to lock the movable block on the bottom plate through the nut, when the distance between two curb plates of needs adjustment, only need loosen the nut, promote the movable block can, thereby, can be convenient for adjust the distance between two curb plates, easy dismouting reduces the operation degree of difficulty.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, it is provided with the jack-up subassembly to carry workbin bottom, the jack-up subassembly has kicking block, drive the second cylinder that the kicking block reciprocated, the second cylinder sets up first support, the kicking block runs through the bottom plate is the piston rod jack-up.

The beneficial results are: through setting up the kicking block, the second cylinder that the drive kicking block reciprocated, the kicking block runs through the bottom plate and to carrying the piston rod jack-up in the workbin to, can prevent that the piston rod card from carrying the workbin, guarantee that the piston rod feeding is smooth and easy.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, guide mechanism still has the fourth support, the fourth support sets up the workstation at the assembly machine, the feedstock channel top is fixed the second support, the feedstock channel bottom mounting is in the fourth support.

The beneficial results are: through setting up the fourth support, feedstock channel fixes at the second support on the top, and feedstock channel's bottom mounting is at the fourth support to, can fix feedstock channel's both ends, prevent that feedstock channel from taking place the slope, and then, guarantee that feedstock channel's bottom can aim at the constant head tank of assembly machine.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, the feedstock channel top is provided with the material piece that connects, the material piece that connects is fixed the second support, it is provided with the round platform hole to connect the material piece, round platform hole tip with feedstock channel top intercommunication.

The beneficial results are: through setting up the material receiving block, the material receiving block receives the piston rod that comes from the recess, and after the piston rod got into the material receiving block, the round platform hole can guide the piston rod to get into feedstock channel to, can make the piston rod accurately get into feedstock channel, improve equipment accuracy.

According to the utility model discloses an assembly machine of second aspect embodiment, including an aforesaid arbitrary feed arrangement.

According to the utility model discloses assembly machine has following beneficial effect at least:

1. through setting up the material loading box, the material loading box slope sets up, and the lower one side of material loading box is provided with the opening that the holding piston rod passes through, transversely places the piston rod at the material loading box under the effect of self gravity freely rolls down, then passes through from the opening one by one to, prevent a plurality of piston rod feeding simultaneously.

2. Through setting up upset piece and drive assembly, the upset piece is provided with the recess, and in the piston rod got into the recess through the opening, drive assembly drive upset piece upset 90 degrees, and at this moment, the upset piece blockked the other piston rod that is located the opening part to, can make the piston rod upset 90 degrees in the recess, realize the switching of piston rod from horizontal state to vertical state.

3. Through setting up feedstock channel, the vertical setting of feedstock channel, piston rod after the upset is from the recess landing feedstock channel, then drops the constant head tank of the assembly machine that is located the feedstock channel below to, can avoid the skew constant head tank of assembly machine of piston rod, realize the accurate feeding of piston rod.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention 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 the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembly machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the feed apparatus of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of the feeding device of fig. 1.

Reference numerals: 100-workbench, 110-material loading mechanism, 120-first support, 130-material loading box, 140-opening, 150-turnover mechanism, 160-turnover block, 170-driving component, 180-groove, 190-material guiding mechanism, 200-second support, 210-feeding channel, 220-arc groove, 230-connecting block, 240-first cylinder, 250-sliding block, 260-guide rail, 270-bottom plate, 280-baffle plate, 290-side plate, 300-adjusting component, 310-movable block, 320-bolt, 330-nut, 340-elongated slot, 350-jacking component, 360-jacking block, 370-second cylinder, 380-fourth support, 390-material receiving block, 400-positioning groove and 410-third support.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary only for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the directional descriptions, such as the directions or positional relationships indicated by upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc., are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but not for indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, a plurality of means are one or more, a plurality of means are two or more, and the terms greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the number, and the terms greater than, less than, within, etc. are understood as including the number. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

A feeding device and an assembling machine according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of an assembly machine, and more specifically, an embodiment of a gas spring assembly machine, is provided.

Structurally, this embodiment has workstation 100, the graduation carousel of setting on workstation 100, drive graduation carousel pivoted motor, and wherein, the graduation carousel level sets up, and graduation carousel circumference has set gradually a plurality of constant head tank 400, and constant head tank 400 is used for fixed piston rod.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in order to facilitate the feeding of the piston rod, the assembly machine of the present embodiment is further provided with a feeding device, and the feeding device has a loading mechanism 110, a turnover mechanism 150, and a material guiding mechanism 190.

The material loading mechanism 110 is disposed on the worktable 100, is located outside the index rotary table, and has a first support 120 and a material loading box 130 disposed on the first support 120, the material loading box 130 is used for loading piston rods transversely disposed, the material loading box 130 is disposed obliquely, and an opening 140 for accommodating the piston rods is disposed on a lower side of the material loading box 130.

In arrangement, the turnover mechanism 150 is arranged on one side of the material loading box 130 close to the opening 140, and is provided with a turnover block 160 and a driving assembly 170 for driving the turnover block 160 to rotate, the turnover block 160 is rotatably connected with the material loading box 130, a groove 180 is arranged on one side of the turnover block 160 close to the material loading box 130, and the groove 180 is used for receiving a piston rod from the material loading box 130.

Further, the material guiding mechanism 190 is disposed on the material loading box 130, located on one side of the turnover mechanism 150, and has a second support 200 and a feeding channel 210 disposed on the second support 200, the feeding channel 210 accommodates the piston rod to pass through, the feeding channel 210 is vertically disposed, the top end of the feeding channel 210 receives the piston rod from the groove 180, and the bottom end of the feeding channel 210 is located above the positioning groove 400.

Specifically, the piston rod freely rolls down from the material loading box 130 and enters the groove 180 through the opening 140, the driving assembly 170 drives the turning block 160 to turn for 90 degrees, so that the piston rod in the groove 180 turns for 90 degrees, and the piston rod is switched from the transverse state to the vertical state, at this time, the turning block 160 blocks another piston rod located at the opening 140, the turned piston rod slides down to the feeding channel 210 from the groove 180, and the piston rod just vertically enters the positioning groove 400 from the bottom end of the feeding channel 210.

Therefore, the automatic feeding device can automatically feed materials and improve the production efficiency.

In some preferred embodiments, the turning block 160 is provided with an arc-shaped groove 220, the driving assembly 170 has a connecting block 230 movably connected to the arc-shaped groove 220, a first cylinder 240 driving the connecting block 230 to move up and down, and a third bracket 410 for fixing the first cylinder 240, and the third bracket 410 is disposed at one side of the material loading box 130.

It can be understood that, by arranging the arc-shaped groove 220, the connecting block 230 and the first cylinder 240, the connecting block 230 is movably connected with the arc-shaped groove 220, and when the first cylinder 240 drives the connecting block 230 to move up and down, the turning block 160 is driven to turn over, so that the linear motion of the first cylinder 240 can be converted into the turning motion of the turning block 160.

In some preferred embodiments, the connecting block 230 is provided with a sliding block 250 at a side away from the flipping block 160, and a guide rail 260 slidably connected to the sliding block 250, wherein the guide rail 260 is provided at a side of the third frame 410 away from the loading box 130.

It can be understood that, by providing the sliding block 250 and the guide rail 260 slidably connected to the sliding block 250, the guidance of the connecting block 230 can be enhanced when the first cylinder 240 drives the connecting block 230 to move, so that the connecting block 230 is prevented from shaking when moving, and the stability of the device is ensured.

In some preferred embodiments, the bin 130 has a bottom plate 270, a baffle 280 and two side plates 290 parallel to each other, the baffle 280 is vertically disposed on the lower side of the bottom plate 270, the side plates 290 are vertically disposed on the other side of the bottom plate 270, the baffle 280 and the side plates 290 are disposed on two sides adjacent to the bottom plate 270, and the opening 140 is disposed on the baffle 280.

It can be understood that the material loading box 130 having the bottom plate 270, the side plate 290 and the baffle 280 can be separately processed and then assembled, so that the difficulty of processing can be reduced and the assembly is simple and rapid.

In some preferred embodiments, the side plates 290 are movably connected to the bottom plate 270, and an adjusting assembly 300 is disposed between the side plates 290 and the bottom plate 270, wherein the adjusting assembly 300 is used for adjusting the distance between the two side plates 290.

It will be appreciated that by providing the adjustment assembly 300, the distance between the two side plates 290 may be adjusted, thereby enabling the feeding of piston rods of different lengths.

In some preferred embodiments, the adjusting assembly 300 has a movable block 310, a bolt 320, and a nut 330 screwed with the bolt 320, the movable block 310 has an elongated slot 340 for receiving the bolt 320, the elongated slot 340 extends along the length direction of the opening 140, the movable block 310 is disposed outside the side plate 290, one end of the bolt 320 is fixed on the bottom plate 270, and the other end of the bolt 320 is in threaded connection with the nut 330.

It can be understood that, by providing the movable block 310, the bolt 320 and the nut 330, the movable block 310 is provided with the elongated slot 340 for accommodating the bolt 320 to pass through, during installation, the bolt 320 is inserted into the elongated slot 340, and the movable block 310 is locked on the bottom plate 270 by the nut 330, when the distance between the two side plates 290 needs to be adjusted, only the nut 330 needs to be loosened to push the movable block 310, thereby being convenient for adjusting the distance between the two side plates 290, being easy to disassemble and assemble, and reducing the operation difficulty.

In some preferred embodiments, the bottom of the material loading box 130 is provided with a jacking assembly 350, the jacking assembly 350 is provided with a jacking block 360, a second air cylinder 370 driving the jacking block 360 to move up and down, the second air cylinder 370 is arranged on the first bracket 120, and the jacking block 360 penetrates through the bottom plate 270 and jacks up the piston rod.

It can be understood that, through the second cylinder 370 that sets up kicking block 360, drive kicking block 360 and reciprocate, kicking block 360 runs through bottom plate 270 and carries the piston rod jack-up in the workbin 130 to, can prevent that the piston rod card from carrying the workbin 130 in, guarantee that the piston rod feeding is smooth and easy.

In some preferred embodiments, the material guiding mechanism 190 further comprises a fourth support 380, the fourth support 380 is disposed on the worktable 100, the top end of the feeding channel 210 is fixed to the second support 200, and the bottom end of the feeding channel 210 is fixed to the fourth support 380.

The beneficial results are: through setting up fourth support 380, feedstock channel 210 top is fixed at second support 200, and feedstock channel 210's bottom mounting is at fourth support 380 to, can fix feedstock channel 210's both ends, prevent that feedstock channel 210 from taking place the slope, and then, guarantee that feedstock channel 210's bottom can aim at constant head tank 400.

In some preferred embodiments, a material receiving block 390 is disposed at the top end of the feeding channel 210, the material receiving block 390 is fixed on the second bracket 200, and the material receiving block 390 is provided with a circular truncated cone hole, and the small end of the circular truncated cone hole is communicated with the top end of the feeding channel 210.

It can be understood that, by arranging the material receiving block 390, the material receiving block 390 receives the piston rod from the groove 180, and after the piston rod enters the material receiving block 390, the circular truncated cone hole can guide the piston rod to enter the feeding channel 210, so that the piston rod can accurately enter the feeding channel 210, and the accuracy of the device is improved.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

Claims (10)

1. A feeding device, comprising:

the material loading mechanism (110) is arranged on a workbench (100) of the assembly machine, and is provided with a first support (120) and a material loading box (130) arranged on the first support (120), the material loading box (130) is used for bearing a piston rod which is transversely placed, the material loading box (130) is obliquely arranged, and an opening (140) for accommodating the piston rod to pass through is formed in the lower side of the material loading box (130);

the turnover mechanism (150) is arranged on the outer side, close to the opening (140), of the loading box (130), and is provided with a turnover block (160) and a driving assembly (170) for driving the turnover block (160) to rotate, the turnover block (160) is rotatably connected with the loading box (130), one side, close to the loading box (130), of the turnover block (160) is provided with a groove (180), and the groove (180) is used for receiving a piston rod from the loading box (130);

the material guiding mechanism (190) is arranged on the material loading box (130), is located on one side of the turnover mechanism (150), and is provided with a second support (200) and a feeding channel (210) arranged on the second support (200), the feeding channel (210) is used for accommodating a piston rod to pass through, the feeding channel (210) is vertically arranged, the top end of the feeding channel (210) is used for receiving the piston rod from the groove (180), and the bottom end of the feeding channel (210) is located above a positioning groove (400) of the assembly machine.

2. The feeding device of claim 1, wherein the turning block (160) is provided with an arc-shaped groove (220), the driving assembly (170) is provided with a connecting block (230) movably connected to the arc-shaped groove (220), a first air cylinder (240) driving the connecting block (230) to move up and down, and a third bracket (410) used for fixing the first air cylinder (240), and the third bracket (410) is arranged on one side of the loading box (130).

3. The feeding device according to claim 2, wherein a sliding block (250) and a guide rail (260) slidably connected with the sliding block (250) are arranged on one side of the connecting block (230) far away from the turnover block (160), and the guide rail (260) is arranged on one side of the third bracket (410) far away from the loading box (130).

4. A feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the loading bin (130) has a bottom plate (270), a baffle (280) and two mutually parallel side plates (290), the baffle (280) is vertically arranged at the lower side of the bottom plate (270), the side plates (290) are vertically arranged at the other side of the bottom plate (270), the baffle (280) and the side plates (290) are positioned at two adjacent sides of the bottom plate (270), and the opening (140) is arranged at the baffle (280).

5. The feeding device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the side plate (290) is movably connected to the bottom plate (270), an adjusting assembly (300) is disposed between the side plate (290) and the bottom plate (270), and the adjusting assembly (300) is used for adjusting a distance between the two side plates (290).

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, wherein the adjusting assembly (300) has a movable block (310), a bolt (320), and a nut (330) screwed with the bolt (320), the movable block (310) is provided with an elongated slot (340) for receiving the bolt (320), the elongated slot (340) extends along the length direction of the opening (140), the movable block (310) is disposed outside the side plate (290), one end of the bolt (320) is fixed on the bottom plate (270), and the other end of the bolt (320) is in threaded connection with the nut (330).

7. The feeding device according to claim 4, wherein the bottom of the loading box (130) is provided with a jacking assembly (350), the jacking assembly (350) is provided with a jacking block (360) and a second air cylinder (370) driving the jacking block (360) to move up and down, the second air cylinder (370) is arranged on the first bracket (120), and the jacking block (360) penetrates through the bottom plate (270) and jacks up a piston rod.

8. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said guiding mechanism (190) further comprises a fourth support (380), said fourth support (380) is disposed on the table (100) of the assembling machine, said feeding channel (210) is fixed to said second support (200) at the top end, and said feeding channel (210) is fixed to said fourth support (380) at the bottom end.

9. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top end of the feeding channel (210) is provided with a receiving block (390), the receiving block (390) is fixed on the second bracket (200), the receiving block (390) is provided with a circular truncated cone hole, and the small end of the circular truncated cone hole is communicated with the top end of the feeding channel (210).

10. An assembly machine comprising a feeding device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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