CN218225461U - Part assembling equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of auto parts equipment, a part equipment is disclosed. The part assembling equipment comprises a rotary carrier mechanism, a part inserting mechanism and a feeding mechanism, wherein the rotary carrier mechanism comprises a carrier, a workpiece to be assembled is placed on the carrier, and the carrier can rotate to adjust the placing angle of the workpiece. The part insertion mechanism comprises a plug assembly, the plug assembly is used for pressing the part into the workpiece, the plug assembly can move relative to the carrier to insert the part at different positions of the workpiece, and the feeding mechanism is configured to convey the part to the plug assembly. The rotatable carrier is arranged to adjust the angle of the workpiece, so that different surfaces of the workpiece face the plug assembly, and the workpiece is inserted into different planes, the workpiece does not need to be transferred in the process, and the operation is efficient and convenient; and, carry the part for the plug subassembly through setting up feed mechanism, realized the automation of part equipment, improved work efficiency.

Description

Part assembling equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automobile parts equipment technical field especially relates to a part assembly equipment.

Background

The automobile instrument support is an important automobile part, and various parts are required to be inserted on the automobile instrument support in the production process. Because motormeter supporting structure molding is complicated, there is the curved surface shape moreover often, leads to part to insert work and once can't accomplish, need insert the completion back with the part on a plane, shift to next process and carry out angle modulation to motormeter supporting, then just can carry out the inserting of other parts to another plane, operate very inconveniently, work efficiency is lower.

Therefore, a component assembling apparatus is needed to solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a part equipment can realize the fast assembly to the motormeter support.

To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical proposal:

a parts assembly apparatus comprising:

the rotary carrier mechanism comprises a carrier, wherein a workpiece to be assembled is placed on the carrier, and the carrier can rotate to adjust the placing angle of the workpiece;

a part insertion mechanism comprising a plug assembly for pressing a part into the workpiece, the plug assembly being movable relative to the carrier to insert the part at different positions of the workpiece;

a feed mechanism configured to deliver the part to the plug assembly.

As an alternative, the rotary carrier mechanism further comprises:

a mounting frame;

two ends of the carrier are rotatably connected to the mounting frame, a locking member and a profiling positioning member are arranged on the carrier, the profiling positioning member is configured to position a workpiece carried on the carrier, and the locking member can push the workpiece against the carrier;

the driving piece is arranged on the mounting frame and used for driving the carrier to rotate relative to the mounting frame.

As an alternative, the rotary carrier mechanism further comprises:

a carrier rail disposed on a bottom side of the mounting rack, the mounting rack being slidable along the carrier rail to bring the carrier closer to or farther from the parts insertion mechanism;

drive actuating cylinder, drive actuating cylinder's drive end with the mounting bracket links to each other, it can drive to drive actuating cylinder operation the mounting bracket is followed the carrier guide rail slides.

As an alternative, the feed mechanism comprises:

the parts are placed in the vibration disc, and the vibration disc rotates and vibrates to enable the parts to be sequentially discharged from a discharge hole of the vibration disc; and

and the conveying piece can receive the parts output by the vibration disc and sequentially convey the parts to the plug assembly.

Alternatively, the conveying member is a conveying pipeline, and two ends of the conveying pipeline are respectively communicated with the discharge port of the vibration disc and the plug assembly, so that the parts output from the vibration disc can enter the plug assembly through the conveying pipeline.

As an alternative, the transport element comprises:

the inlet end of the direct vibration rail is connected with the discharge hole of the vibration disc;

the adapter block can be connected with the outlet end of the direct vibration track to receive the part output by the direct vibration track, and the adapter block can move the part to the plug assembly;

the pushing piece is arranged on one side of the adapter block and can push the part on the adapter block into the plug assembly.

Alternatively, the plug assembly is provided with a plurality of groups, and the plurality of groups of plug assemblies are respectively matched with the parts of different types.

As an alternative, the plug assembly comprises:

mounting a plate;

the bearing part is connected with the mounting plate, a bearing groove is formed in the bearing part, the parts conveyed by the feeding mechanism are conveyed into the bearing groove, and an avoidance hole is formed in the bottom of the bearing groove;

the clamping jaws extend into the bearing grooves through the avoidance grooves so as to clamp the parts in the bearing grooves or release the parts;

and the pressing piece is arranged on the mounting plate in a sliding mode and can move up and down, and the pressing piece presses down to press the part into the workpiece through the avoiding hole.

As an alternative, the plug assembly further comprises:

the fixed end of the abutting driving piece is connected to the mounting plate, and the driving end of the abutting driving piece is connected with the abutting piece;

the pressure sensor is arranged between the driving end of the pressing driving piece and the pressing piece so as to detect the pressure borne by the pressing piece;

and the abutting sliding guide rail is arranged on the mounting plate, and the abutting part can slide along the abutting sliding guide rail.

As an option, the plug assembly further comprises:

the heating element is used for heating the part carried on the bearing part so as to insert the part into the workpiece in a hot-plug mode.

Has the beneficial effects that:

the utility model provides a part assembly equipment, carry out angular adjustment to the work piece through setting up rotatable carrier, overturn the work piece, make the difference of work piece face to the plug subassembly to realize carrying out the part to the position that the work piece is in on different planes and insert, need not to shift the part in this process, it is high-efficient convenient to operate; and, carry the part for the plug subassembly through setting up feed mechanism, realized the automation of part equipment, improved work efficiency.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the component assembling apparatus provided by the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a rotary carrier mechanism provided by the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a carrier according to the present invention;

fig. 4 is a first schematic structural view of the rotary carrier mechanism provided by the present invention after the base is removed;

fig. 5 is a second schematic structural view of the rotary carrier mechanism according to the present invention after the base is removed;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a part insertion mechanism provided by the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a plug assembly provided by the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the receiving member and the clamping jaw provided by the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding mechanism provided by the present invention;

fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the structure at a in fig. 9.

In the figure:

100. a workpiece;

1. a rotary carrier mechanism; 11. a mounting frame; 111. a horizontal plate; 112. a vertical plate; 12. a carrier; 121. a locking member; 1211. briquetting; 1212. a locking cylinder; 122. profiling positioning pieces; 1221. positioning blocks; 1222. jacking a cylinder; 123. a connecting plate; 124. a limiting plate; 13. a rotating shaft; 14. a drive member; 15. a stopper; 16. an auxiliary positioning member; 17. a carrier rail; 18. a driving cylinder; 19. a base;

2. a part insertion mechanism; 21. a plug assembly; 211. mounting a plate; 212. a receiving member; 2121. a receiving groove; 2122. an avoidance groove; 213. a clamping jaw; 214. a pressing member; 215. pressing the driving member; 216. a pressure sensor; 217. pressing the sliding guide rail; 22. an insertion drive assembly; 221. a gantry support; 222. an X-direction driving component; 223. a Z-direction drive assembly;

3. a feeding mechanism; 31. vibrating the disc; 32. a conveying member; 321. a direct vibration track; 322. a transfer block; 3221. accommodating grooves; 323. pushing the material part; 3231. a push rod; 3232. a material pushing cylinder; 324. a Y-direction switching driving cylinder; 325. the X-direction switching driving cylinder; 33. a feeding support frame.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of the structures.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, detachably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings only for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to be limiting.

For workpieces such as automobile instrument supports, the structure of the workpiece is complex, the curved surface structure is more, the position of the part to be inserted is not on the same plane, and the part needs to be adjusted by a certain angle relative to the part inserting equipment, so that the position of the part to be inserted on the workpiece is aligned with the part inserting equipment.

To this end, as shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a component assembling apparatus, which includes a rotary carrier mechanism 1, a component inserting mechanism 2 and a feeding mechanism 3, wherein the rotary carrier mechanism 1 includes a carrier 12, a workpiece 100 to be assembled is placed on the carrier 12, and the carrier 12 can rotate to adjust the placing angle of the workpiece 100. The part insertion mechanism 2 comprises a plug assembly 21, the plug assembly 21 is used for pressing the parts into the workpiece 100, the plug assembly 21 can move relative to the carrier 12 to insert the parts at different positions of the workpiece 100, and the feeding mechanism 3 is configured to convey the parts to the plug assembly 21. The workpiece 100 is angularly adjusted by arranging the rotatable carrier 12, the workpiece 100 is turned over, and different surfaces of the workpiece 100 face the plug assembly 21, so that parts can be inserted into positions of the workpiece 100 on different planes, the parts do not need to be transferred in the process, and the operation is efficient and convenient; moreover, the part is conveyed for the plug assembly 21 by arranging the feeding mechanism 3, so that the automation of part assembly is realized, and the working efficiency is improved.

Preferably, the plug assembly 21 can be provided with multiple sets to realize inserting and assembling parts of different shapes and structures, the feeding mechanisms 3 are correspondingly provided with multiple sets, and each set of feeding mechanism 3 carries out part conveying on one set of plug assembly 21. In this embodiment, the feed mechanism 3 and the plug assembly 21 are provided in two sets, respectively, and can perform insertion work for parts of two types of structures. In practical applications, the number of the loading mechanism 3 and the plug assembly 21 may be specifically set according to the type of the parts to be inserted, and the number of the settings is not limited herein.

Preferably, when the parts to be assembled need to be inserted into the workpiece 100 through the hot-plug process, a heating member may be provided at the plug assembly 21, by which the parts are heated. The heating element can be a heating rod or a heating pad, the form of the heating element is not limited, and the heating element can heat the part.

The rotary carrier mechanism 1, the part insertion mechanism 2, and the feed mechanism 3 will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

First, the structure and the operation principle of the rotary carrier mechanism 1 will be described with reference to fig. 2 to 5.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the rotary carrier mechanism 1 is used to support and fix a workpiece 100 so as to facilitate inserting a screw, a bushing, or other parts into the workpiece 100. The rotary carrier mechanism 1 comprises a base 19, a mounting frame 11 and a carrier 12, wherein the base 19 is arranged in an XY plane, and the mounting frame 11 is arranged on the base 19. Both ends of the carrier 12 in the X direction are rotatably connected to the mounting frame 11, so that the carrier 12 can rotate in the YZ plane. The carrier 12 is provided with a locking member 121 and a profiling positioning member 122, the profiling positioning member 122 is configured to position the workpiece 100 carried on the carrier 12, and the locking member 121 can press the workpiece 100 against the carrier 12. As shown in fig. 4, the rotary carrier mechanism 1 further includes a driving member 14, where the driving member 14 is disposed on the mounting frame 11 and is used for driving the carrier 12 to rotate relative to the mounting frame 11. The driving part 14 is specifically a rotation driving cylinder, a fixed end of the rotation driving cylinder is disposed on the mounting frame 11, a driving end of the rotation driving cylinder is connected to the carrier 12, and the rotation driving cylinder operates to drive the carrier 12 to rotate.

The driving piece 14 is arranged to drive the carrier 12 to rotate relative to the mounting rack 11 in a YZ plane, so that the placing angle of the workpiece 100 can be adjusted, and under the condition that the part insertion mechanism 2 inserts parts along the Z direction, the workpiece 100 on the carrier 12 rotates along with the carrier 12 to enable different planes to be aligned with the part insertion mechanism 2, so that the parts can be inserted into different planes of the workpiece 100, and the operation is very convenient; and the carrier 12 is further provided with a locking member 121 and a profiling positioning member 122 for positioning and locking the workpiece 100, which is beneficial to preventing the workpiece 100 from shifting during the rotation of the carrier 12 and ensuring that the part inserting mechanism 2 can be accurately aligned with the part inserting position on the workpiece 100.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the mounting bracket 11 includes a horizontal plate 111 and a vertical plate 112, the two vertical plates 112 are vertically disposed on the horizontal plate 111, a connecting plate 123 is disposed on the bottom side of the carrier 12, a rotating shaft 13 is disposed on the connecting plate 123 and fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 13, two ends of the rotating shaft 13 are respectively rotatably connected to the two vertical plates 112, and preferably, a bearing is disposed between the rotating shaft 13 and the vertical plate 112 to make the rotating shaft 13 rotate more smoothly. By providing the connecting plate 123 on the bottom side of the carrier 12, the carrier 12 can be spaced from the top end surface of the vertical plate 112 by a certain distance, so that the carrier 12 can rotate smoothly without interfering with the vertical plate 112.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4, the rotary carrier mechanism 1 further includes a stopper 15, and the stopper 15 is configured to limit the rotation angle of the carrier 12. Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, two ends of the carrier 12 extend out of the vertical plate 112, two ends of the carrier 12 are provided with a limiting plate 124, the limiting stopper 15 is a limiting stopper and is disposed outside the vertical plate 112, and the limiting stopper is disposed on at least one side of the limiting plate 124 so as to block and limit the limiting plate 124. In the process of rotating the carrier 12, when the limiting plate 124 touches the limiting block, the carrier 12 stops rotating, so as to limit the rotating angle range of the carrier 12 and prevent the carrier 12 from excessively rotating. In this embodiment, only one side of the limiting plate 124 is provided with a limiting block, and it can be understood that, as shown in fig. 5, the carrier mechanism 1 may also be provided with a limiting block on the other side of the limiting plate 124 as needed, specifically, the limiting block may be provided according to the rotation direction and the rotation range required by the carrier 12.

Further, in order to enable the carrier 12 to move in the XY plane to facilitate loading and unloading of the workpiece 100, as shown in fig. 2, the rotary carrier mechanism 1 further includes a carrier rail 17 and a driving cylinder 18, the carrier rail 17 is disposed at a bottom side of the mounting frame 11 and is mounted on the base 19, the carrier rail 17 extends along the Y direction, and the mounting frame 11 can slide along the carrier rail 17. The driving cylinder 18 is arranged on the base 19, the driving end of the driving cylinder 18 is connected with the mounting frame 11, and the driving cylinder 18 operates to drive the mounting frame 11 to slide along the carrier guide rail 17. The carrier 12 can be moved to the edge of the base 19 by the mounting frame 11 sliding along the carrier guide rail 17, so that the workpiece 100 can be conveniently taken and placed on the carrier 12; the carrier 12 is rotated along the rotation shaft 13 in the X direction, and the carrier 12 can be rotated to face the outside of the base 19 if necessary, thereby further improving the convenience of taking and placing the workpiece 100. In this embodiment, two carrier rails 17 are provided, and the two carrier rails 17 are respectively disposed on two sides of the horizontal plate 111 of the mounting rack 11, so as to provide better support for the mounting rack 11. The driving cylinder 18 is preferably disposed between the two carrier rails 17 to provide uniform thrust to the mounting frame 11, so that the mounting frame 11 stably moves along the two carrier rails 17.

For a workpiece 100 with a large size, the carrier 12 may not be able to support the whole workpiece, a part of the workpiece 100 may extend out of the carrier 12, and in order to support and fix the part of the workpiece 100 extending out of the carrier 12, as shown in fig. 4, the rotary carrier mechanism 1 further includes an auxiliary positioning element 16, the auxiliary positioning element 16 is disposed at one side of the carrier 12, and the auxiliary positioning element 16 is able to position the part of the workpiece 100 extending out of the carrier 12. The auxiliary positioning member 16 includes a copying positioning member 122 and a locking member 121 and the structure of the copying positioning member 122 and the locking member 121 is the same as the structure and operation of the copying positioning member 122 and the locking member 121 on the carrier 12, and the structure of the copying positioning member 122 and the locking member 121 will be described in detail below. The bottom end of the auxiliary positioning element 16 is fixedly disposed on the horizontal plate 111 of the mounting frame 11, and the positioning block 1221 of the auxiliary positioning element 16 cannot rotate along with the rotation of the carrier 12. Therefore, the height and position of the auxiliary positioning element 16 need to be determined according to the position where the carrier 12 is to be stopped and fixed, and after the carrier 12 is rotated to a certain angle and fixed, the auxiliary positioning element 16 can just provide support for the workpiece 100. In the present embodiment, two auxiliary positioners 16 are provided, but the number of the auxiliary positioners 16 is not limited thereto, and as shown in fig. 5, one auxiliary positioner 16 is provided. The number and the positions of the auxiliary positioning members 16 may be specifically designed according to the shape and the size of the workpiece 100.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the profiling positioning element 122 includes a positioning block 1221 and a jacking cylinder 1222, a fixed end of the jacking cylinder 1222 is disposed on the carrier 12, and a driving end of the jacking cylinder 1222 is connected to the positioning block 1221 to adjust the elevation of the positioning block 1221, so that the height of the positioning block 1221 on the carrier 12 can be adjusted according to the specific shape of the workpiece 100, and further, a stable supporting force is provided for the workpiece 100. The shape of the supporting surface of the positioning block 1221 is specifically set according to the shape of the workpiece 100, and needs to be matched with the shape of the contact surface of the workpiece 100. The number of the copying positioning pieces 122 is not limited, and may be one, or two or more, so as to provide sufficient supporting force to the workpiece 100. The profiling locating block 1221 is particularly suitable for workpieces 100 that have complex structural shapes and cannot be completely attached to the support surface of the carrier 12. It should be noted that, it is preferable to set the profile modeling positioning element 122 to have a liftable structure, and it may also be set that the profile modeling positioning element 122 only includes the positioning block 1221, and does not include the jacking cylinder 1222, and the positioning block 1221 is fixedly disposed, and similarly, the supporting and positioning of the workpiece 100 can be realized.

Further, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the locking member 121 includes a pressing block 1211 and a locking cylinder 1212, a fixed end of the locking cylinder 1212 is disposed on the carrier 12, a driving end of the locking cylinder 1212 is connected to the pressing block 1211, and the locking cylinder 1212 can drive the pressing block 1211 to move up and down and rotate. The pressure block 1211 is preferably disposed perpendicular to the support surface of the carrier 12 to apply a pressure to the workpiece 100 toward the support surface of the carrier 12. The number of the locking members 121 is not limited, and one or more than two locking members may be provided to provide sufficient pressure to the workpiece 100. The locking member 121 cooperates with the contoured positioning member 122 to securely mount the workpiece 100 to the carrier 12.

The structure and the operation of the component insertion mechanism 2 will be described with reference to fig. 6 to 8.

As shown in fig. 6, the part inserting mechanism 2 includes an insertion driving assembly 22 and a plug assembly 21, and the plug assembly 21 is connected to a driving end of the insertion driving assembly 22 to drive the plug assembly 21 to move in the X direction and the Z direction. The plug assembly 21 moves in the X direction to move between the feeding mechanism 3 and the rotary carrier mechanism 1, so that the parts can be taken from the feeding mechanism 3 and moved to the workpiece 100 on the carrier 12 for insertion. And the movement of the plug assembly 21 in the Z direction enables accurate interfacing with the feed mechanism 3 and the workpiece 100, respectively, by height adjustment in the Z direction.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the insertion driving assembly 22 includes a gantry support 221, an X-direction driving assembly 222 and a Z-direction driving assembly 223, the gantry support 221 is disposed on the mounting frame 11 and extends along the X direction, a fixed end of the X-direction driving assembly 222 is disposed on the gantry support 221, the X-direction driving assembly 222 includes an X-direction driving motor, an X-direction driving lead screw and an X-direction driving guide rail, the X-direction driving lead screw is in threaded connection with the fixed end of the Z-direction driving assembly 223, and the X-direction driving motor drives the X-direction driving lead screw to rotate, so as to drive the Z-direction driving assembly 223 to slide along the X-direction driving guide rail, thereby driving the Z-direction driving assembly 223 to drive the plug assembly 21 to move along the X direction. The Z-direction driving component 223 has the same structure as the X-direction driving component, and the plug component 21 is connected to the driving end of the Z-direction driving component 223, so that the Z-direction driving component 223 can drive the plug component 21 to move along the Z direction.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, the plug assembly 21 includes a mounting plate 211, a receiving member 212, a clamping jaw 213 and a pressing member 214, the mounting plate 211 is connected to the driving end of the Z-direction driving assembly 223, the receiving member 212 is connected to the mounting plate 211, in combination with fig. 8, a receiving groove 2121 is provided on the receiving member 212, the shape of the receiving groove 2121 matches with the shape of the part, the part conveyed by the feeding mechanism 3 is conveyed into the receiving groove 2121, and an avoiding hole is provided at the bottom of the receiving groove 2121. The receiving groove 2121 is provided with an avoiding groove 2122 at both sides thereof, and the clamping jaw 213 extends into the receiving groove 2121 through the avoiding groove 2122 to clamp the part in the receiving groove 2121 or release the part, and specifically, the clamping jaw 213 is driven to open and close by a clamping jaw cylinder. The pressing member 214 is slidably disposed on the mounting plate 211, the pressing member 214 can move up and down, and the pressing member 214 presses down to press the part into the workpiece 100 through the avoiding hole. After the feeding mechanism 3 conveys the part to the receiving groove 2121, the clamping jaws 213 clamp the part to prevent the part from falling from the avoiding hole and separating from the receiving part 212; when the pressing member 214 is required to press the part into the workpiece 100, the jaws 213 are released, allowing the jaws 213 to release the part. Preferably, the heating element is disposed outside the support member 212 to heat the parts supported on the support member 212.

Further, as shown in fig. 7, the plug assembly 21 further includes a pressing driving member 215, a pressure sensor 216 and a pressing sliding rail 217, a fixed end of the pressing driving member 215 is connected to the mounting plate 211, a driving end of the pressing driving member 215 is connected to the pressing member 214, and the pressing driving member 215 operates to drive the pressing member 214 to move up and down. The pressure sensor 216 is disposed between the driving end of the pressing driving member 215 and the pressing member 214 to detect the pressure applied on the pressing member 214, so as to prevent the pressing member 214 from pressing the part too much and damaging the part, even the workpiece 100. The pressing sliding rail 217 is disposed on the mounting plate 211, and the pressing member 214 can slide along the pressing sliding rail 217, so that the movement is stable. The pressing driving part 215 is preferably an electric cylinder, the control precision of the electric cylinder is high, the pressing distance of the pressing part 214 can be accurately controlled, and damage caused by incomplete insertion or excessive insertion of parts is effectively prevented.

Next, the structure and the operation principle of the feed mechanism 3 will be described with reference to fig. 9 and 10.

As shown in fig. 9, the feeding mechanism 3 includes a feeding support frame 33, a vibration tray 31, and a conveying member 32, the feeding support frame 33 is disposed on the base 19, the parts are placed in the vibration tray 31, the vibration tray 31 rotates and vibrates to sequentially discharge the parts from the discharge port of the vibration tray 31, and the conveying member 32 can receive the parts output from the vibration tray 31 and sequentially convey the parts to the receiving member 212. The vibrating disk 31 is a mechanical structure commonly used in the prior art, and the structure and the operation principle thereof are not described in detail herein.

The conveying elements 32 can take different forms depending on the shape of the components to be conveyed. For the cylindrical members such as nuts, nuts and bushes, the conveying member 32 may be a conveying pipe, and both ends of the conveying pipe are respectively communicated with the discharge port of the vibration disk 31 and the receiving member 212, so that the parts output from the vibration disk 31 can enter the receiving groove 2121 on the receiving member 212 through the conveying pipe. After the columnar piece is vibrated by the vibration disc 31, the columnar piece enters the conveying pipeline in a fixed head-tail direction, and the inner diameter of the conveying pipeline is slightly larger than the columnar piece, so that the columnar piece is ensured not to fall in the conveying pipeline.

For U-shaped parts, the directionality of the output of the parts cannot be guaranteed by the transportation through the transportation pipeline, and for this reason, another type of transportation element 32 is provided in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 9 and fig. 10, the transportation element 32 includes a straight vibration rail 321, a switching block 322, and a material pushing element 323, the straight vibration rail 321 is disposed on the feeding support frame 33, and the inlet end of the straight vibration rail 321 is connected to the discharge port of the vibration disc 31. The adaptor block 322 can be connected to the outlet end of the straight vibrating rail 321 to receive the parts output from the straight vibrating rail 321, and the adaptor block 322 can move the parts to the plug assembly 21. The pushing member 323 is disposed at one side of the transfer block 322, and can push the parts on the transfer block 322 into the plug assembly 21.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, the straight vibration rail 321 extends along the Y direction, the conveying element 32 further includes a Y-direction transfer driving cylinder 324, a fixed end of the Y-direction transfer driving cylinder 324 is disposed on the loading support frame 33, a driving end of the Y-direction transfer driving cylinder 324 is connected to the transfer block 322, and the Y-direction transfer driving cylinder 324 operates to drive the transfer block 322 to move along the Y direction, so as to realize the butt joint with the straight vibration rail 321 and the plug assembly 21. The transition block 322 moves to the straight vibrating track 321 to receive the part, then moves in the Y direction away from the straight vibrating track 321, and the plug assembly 21 moves in the X direction close to the transition block 322 to receive the part from the transition block 322.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 10, the adapting block 322 is provided with a receiving groove 3221, and two ends of the receiving groove 3221 in the Y direction are provided with openings, and the part on the straight vibration rail 321 enters the receiving groove 3221 from one end opening and leaves from the other end opening. Specifically, the pushing element 323 comprises a pushing rod 3231 and a pushing cylinder 3232, and the fixed end of the pushing cylinder 3232 is connected to the driving end of the Y-direction switching driving cylinder 324, so that the pushing cylinder 3232 can move synchronously with the switching block 322. The push rod 3231 is connected to a driving end of the pushing cylinder 3232, and the pushing cylinder 3232 drives the push rod 3231 to move along the Y direction, so as to push the part on the transfer block 322 into the receiving part 212 of the plug assembly 21.

Further, in order to enable the adapting block 322 to be aligned with the direct vibration rail 321 and the push rod 3231, respectively, the adapting block 322 needs to be capable of moving along the X direction, for this purpose, the conveying element 32 further includes an X-direction adapting driving cylinder 325, a fixed end of the X-direction adapting driving cylinder 325 is connected to a driving end of the Y-direction adapting driving cylinder 324, the adapting block 322 is disposed at the driving end of the X-direction adapting driving cylinder 325, and the X-direction adapting driving cylinder 325 operates to drive the adapting block 322 to move along the X direction, so that the transferring of the adapting block 322 between the direct vibration rail 321 and the push rod 3231 is realized.

The working process comprises the following steps:

placing the workpiece 100 on the carrier 12, and locking the workpiece 100 to the carrier 12 through the profiling positioning element 122 and the locking cylinder 1212;

placing the parts to be assembled into a vibration disc 31, starting the vibration disc 31, and outputting the parts through a conveying member 32 in sequence;

starting the X-direction driving assembly 222 to move the plug assembly 21 in a direction close to the conveying member 32, and starting the Z-direction driving assembly 223 to adjust the position of the plug assembly 21 in the Z direction, so that the receiving member 212 is abutted with the outlet end of the conveying member 32, and further, the parts output by the conveying member 32 enter the receiving member 212;

starting the X-direction driving assembly 222 again to move the plug assembly 21 in the direction close to the carrier 12, and starting the Z-direction driving assembly 223 to adjust the position of the plug assembly 21 in the Z direction, so that the avoiding hole on the receiving piece 212 is aligned with the part inserting position on the workpiece 100;

the pressing driving piece 215 is started to drive the pressing piece 214 to move downwards, so that the clamping jaws 213 release the part, and the pressing piece 214 presses the part into the workpiece 100;

after insertion of a part on one side of one workpiece 100 is completed, the drive 14 is activated to rotate the carrier 12 to align the other side of the workpiece 100 with the plug assembly 21, and the above steps are repeated to complete insertion of other parts.

It is obvious that the above embodiments of the present invention are only examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Numerous obvious variations, rearrangements and substitutions will now occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. This need not be, nor should it be exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A parts assembling apparatus, comprising:

a rotary carrier mechanism (1) comprising a carrier (12), wherein a workpiece (100) to be assembled is placed on the carrier (12), and the carrier (12) can rotate to adjust the placing angle of the workpiece (100);

a part insertion mechanism (2) comprising a plug assembly (21), the plug assembly (21) being used for pressing a part into the workpiece (100), the plug assembly (21) being movable relative to the carrier (12) to insert the part at different positions of the workpiece (100);

a feeding mechanism (3) configured to convey the part to the plug assembly (21).

2. The parts assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said rotary carrier mechanism (1) further comprises:

a mounting frame (11);

two ends of the carrier (12) are rotatably connected to the mounting frame (11), a locking member (121) and a profiling positioning member (122) are arranged on the carrier (12), the profiling positioning member (122) is configured to position a workpiece (100) carried on the carrier (12), and the locking member (121) can press the workpiece (100) on the carrier (12);

the driving part (14) is arranged on the mounting frame (11) and is used for driving the carrier (12) to rotate relative to the mounting frame (11).

3. The parts assembling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said rotary carrier mechanism (1) further comprises:

a carrier rail (17) disposed on a bottom side of the mounting bracket (11), the mounting bracket (11) being slidable along the carrier rail (17) to move the carrier (12) closer to or farther from the parts insertion mechanism (2);

the driving end of the driving cylinder (18) is connected with the mounting frame (11), and the driving cylinder (18) can drive the mounting frame (11) to slide along the carrier guide rail (17).

4. The parts assembly apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the feed mechanism (3) comprises:

the vibration disc (31) is used for placing the parts into the vibration disc (31), and the vibration disc (31) rotates and vibrates to enable the parts to be sequentially discharged from a discharge hole of the vibration disc (31); and

and a conveying member (32) which can receive the parts output by the vibration disc (31) and sequentially convey the parts to the plug assembly (21).

5. The parts assembling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the conveying member (32) is a conveying pipe, both ends of which are respectively communicated with the discharge port of the vibration disk (31) and the plug assembly (21) so that the parts output from the vibration disk (31) can enter the plug assembly (21) through the conveying pipe.

6. The parts assembling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the conveying member (32) comprises:

the inlet end of the straight vibration rail (321) is connected with the discharge hole of the vibration disc (31);

the adapter block (322) can be connected with the outlet end of the direct vibration track (321) to receive the part output by the direct vibration track (321), and the adapter block (322) can move the part to the plug assembly (21);

and the pushing piece (323) is arranged on one side of the adapter block (322) and can push the part on the adapter block (322) into the plug assembly (21).

7. The parts assembly apparatus according to any of claims 1-6, wherein the plug assembly (21) is provided with a plurality of sets, the plurality of sets of plug assemblies (21) being adapted to different types of the parts, respectively.

8. The parts assembly apparatus of any of claims 1-6, wherein the plug assembly (21) comprises:

a mounting plate (211);

the bearing piece (212) is connected to the mounting plate (211), a bearing groove (2121) is formed in the bearing piece (212), the part conveyed by the feeding mechanism (3) is conveyed into the bearing groove (2121), and an avoiding hole is formed in the bottom of the bearing groove (2121);

the clamping jaws (213) are provided with avoidance grooves (2122) on two side walls of the bearing groove (2121), and the clamping jaws (213) extend into the bearing groove (2121) through the avoidance grooves (2122) so as to clamp the parts in the bearing groove (2121) or release the parts;

the pressing piece (214) is arranged on the mounting plate (211) in a sliding mode, the pressing piece (214) can move up and down, and the pressing piece (214) presses downwards to press the part into the workpiece (100) through the avoidance hole.

9. The parts assembling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said plug assembly (21) further comprises:

the fixed end of the pressing driving piece (215) is connected to the mounting plate (211), and the driving end of the pressing driving piece (215) is connected with the pressing piece (214);

the pressure sensor (216) is arranged between the driving end of the pressing driving piece (215) and the pressing piece (214) and used for detecting the pressure borne by the pressing piece (214);

and the pressing sliding guide rail (217) is arranged on the mounting plate (211), and the pressing piece (214) can slide along the pressing sliding guide rail (217).

10. The parts assembling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said plug assembly (21) further comprises:

a heating member for heating the part carried on the receiving member (212) to enable insertion of the part into the workpiece (100) by hot-plug.

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