CN218318959U - Feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a material feeding unit has first unloading station and second unloading station, and material feeding unit includes frame and feed mechanism, and feed mechanism includes carousel, cam subassembly, a plurality of first centre gripping subassembly and a plurality of second centre gripping subassembly, and the cam subassembly includes fixed cam and first movable cam, and each first centre gripping subassembly and each second centre gripping subassembly all can be in proper order through first unloading station and second unloading station along with carousel pivoted in-process. In the process that the plurality of first clamping assemblies and the plurality of second clamping assemblies rotate along with the rotary table, the first clamping assemblies can be abutted with the first movable cam extending out of the fixed cam at the first blanking station, so that a first workpiece clamped by the first clamping assemblies is blanked at the first blanking station, the second clamping assemblies can be abutted with the fixed cam at the second blanking station, so that the first workpiece clamped by the second clamping assemblies is blanked at the second blanking station, continuous material distribution of two devices can be realized simultaneously, and the material distribution speed is high.

Description

Feeding device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automation equipment technical field especially relates to a material feeding unit.

Background

At present, in the production process of cylindrical batteries, the condition that batteries need to be distributed from one device to two devices occurs. However, the existing equipment generally has only one discharge port, and the material distribution mode is that after a part of batteries are discharged to one equipment, the rest batteries are discharged to another equipment, namely, the batteries can only be discharged to one equipment at a time, and the two equipments cannot be continuously distributed at the same time, so that the material distribution speed is slow.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, it is necessary to provide a feeding device which can continuously distribute materials to two devices at the same time and has a high material distribution speed, aiming at the problem that the material distribution speed of the existing devices is low.

A feeding device is provided with a first blanking station and a second blanking station and comprises a rack and a material distributing mechanism;

the feed mechanism includes:

a turntable rotatably provided to the frame about a rotation axis;

the first clamping assemblies and the second clamping assemblies are arranged on the rotary table at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotary table, and each first clamping assembly and each second clamping assembly can sequentially pass through the first blanking station and the second blanking station in the process of rotating along with the rotary table; and

the cam assembly comprises a fixed cam and a first movable cam, the fixed cam is arranged on the rack, the first movable cam is arranged on the fixed cam, and the first movable cam can extend or retract relative to the fixed cam;

when the first movable cam extends out of the fixed cam, the first clamping assembly can be abutted against the first movable cam at the first blanking station in the rotating process of the first clamping assembly, so that the first clamping assembly is switched from a clamping state to an opening state, and a first workpiece is released;

the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly can be abutted against the fixed cam at the second blanking station in the rotating process so as to switch the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly from a clamping state to an opening state and release the first workpiece.

By adopting the feeding device, in the process that the plurality of first clamping assemblies and the plurality of second clamping assemblies rotate along with the turntable, the first clamping assemblies can be abutted against a first movable cam extending out of the fixed cam at a first blanking station, so that a first workpiece clamped by the first clamping assemblies is blanked at the first blanking station, and the second clamping assemblies can be abutted against the fixed cam at a second blanking station, so that the first workpiece clamped by the second clamping assemblies is blanked at a second blanking station. Therefore, two devices can be continuously distributed at the same time, and the distribution speed is high.

In one embodiment, the cam assembly further comprises a second movable cam, the second movable cam is arranged on the fixed cam, and the second movable cam can extend or retract relative to the fixed cam;

when the second movable cam extends out of the fixed cam, the second clamping assembly can be abutted against the second movable cam at the first blanking station in the rotating process, so that the second clamping assembly is switched from a clamping state to an opening state, and the first workpiece is released.

In one embodiment, the first movable cam and the second movable cam are both reciprocally movably disposed on the fixed cam in a first direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, and can extend or retract relative to the fixed cam during movement of the first movable cam and the second movable cam.

In one embodiment, the cam module further comprises a first driving member and a second driving member, wherein the first driving member, the second driving member and the first movable cam are arranged on the same side of the fixed cam;

the first driving piece is in transmission connection with the first movable cam, the first movable cam and the fixed cam are both provided with a through hole in a penetrating manner along a second direction, and the driving end of the second driving piece penetrates through the through hole and is in transmission connection with the second movable cam;

wherein the second direction is parallel to the axis of rotation.

In one embodiment, the first movable cam and the second movable cam are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the fixed cam along the second direction.

In one embodiment, the first clamping assembly comprises a first clamping unit and a first follower, the second clamping assembly comprises a second clamping unit and a second follower, the first clamping units and the second clamping units are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotary table, and the first clamping units and the second clamping units are used for clamping a first workpiece;

the first follower is connected with the first clamping unit and is used for being abutted against the fixed cam and the first movable cam extending out of the fixed cam, the second follower is connected with the second clamping unit and is used for being abutted against the fixed cam and the second movable cam extending out of the fixed cam.

In one embodiment, the first follower is disposed in correspondence with the first movable cam and the second follower is disposed in correspondence with the second movable cam.

In one embodiment, the first clamping unit comprises a first clamping piece, a second clamping piece and an elastic piece, the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece are both rotatably connected to the rotary table so as to clamp a first workpiece during rotation, and the first follower is connected to the first clamping piece;

the elastic piece is connected between the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece and used for providing acting force for clamping the first workpiece by the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece.

In one embodiment, the feeding device further comprises a separating mechanism, the separating mechanism comprises a connecting block and a bearing member, the connecting block is rotatably arranged on the frame around the rotating axis, the bearing member is arranged on the connecting block in a reciprocating manner along a second direction so as to be close to or far away from the rotating disc, and the bearing member has a bearing position during moving towards the rotating disc;

when the bearing piece is at the bearing position, the bearing piece can bear and position a second workpiece;

wherein the second direction is parallel to the axis of rotation and the second workpiece is connected to the first workpiece.

In one embodiment, the separating mechanism further comprises a guide seat and a guide wheel, the guide seat is arranged on the rack, the guide seat is provided with a guide groove, the guide groove surrounds the guide seat, is connected end to end and is arranged in an undulated manner in the second direction;

the guide wheel is rotationally connected with the bearing piece, and in the process that the bearing piece rotates along with the connecting block, the guide wheel rolls in the guide groove.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly of the feeding device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cam assembly of the feeding device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cam assembly shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of the mating relationship of the fixed cam and the first movable cam of the cam assembly shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a first clamping assembly and a second clamping assembly of the feeding device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an alternate angle configuration of the first and second clamping assemblies shown in FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a separating mechanism in a feeding device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the connecting block, the carrier and the guide wheel in the separation mechanism shown in fig. 8.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, as those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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

In the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as being fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

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

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. As used herein, the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are for purposes of illustration only and do not denote a single embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a feeding device 100, where the feeding device 100 has a first blanking station and a second blanking station, and the feeding device includes a frame 10, a material distribution mechanism 20, and a first blanking assembly 30 disposed at the first blanking station and a second blanking assembly 40 disposed at the second blanking station.

The material separating mechanism 20 includes a rotating disc 21, a plurality of first clamping assemblies 22, and a cam assembly 23.

The turntable 21 and the cam assembly 23 are both arranged on the frame 10, the turntable 21 is rotatable around the rotation axis, the plurality of first clamping assemblies 22 are arranged on the turntable 21 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the turntable 21, each first clamping assembly 22 can sequentially pass through the first blanking station and the second blanking station along with the rotation of the turntable 21, and the first clamping assemblies 22 have a clamping state and an opening state.

The first clamping assembly 22 can abut against the cam assembly 23 at the first blanking station and the second blanking station during rotation, so that the first clamping assembly 22 is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, and the first workpiece is released.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the rotation axis is an axis perpendicular to the paper surface in fig. 1, and the first workpiece is a battery.

The first clamping assembly 22 releases the first workpiece at the first blanking station, which releases the first workpiece to the first blanking assembly 30, and releases the first workpiece at the second blanking station, which releases the first workpiece to the second blanking assembly 40.

In addition, it should be noted that the first clamping assembly 22 can be abutted against the cam assembly 23 at the first blanking station and the second blanking station to switch the first clamping assembly 22 from the clamping state to the opening state, and when the first clamping assembly 22 rotates to the first blanking station and the second blanking station, the first clamping assembly 22 can be switched from the clamping state to the opening state by the cam assembly, so as to release the first workpiece, instead of limiting the first clamping assembly 22 to be separated from the cam assembly 23 at another position.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further includes a plurality of second clamping assemblies 24, the plurality of second clamping assemblies 24 are arranged on the rotating disc 21 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotating disc 21, each second clamping assembly 24 can sequentially pass through the first blanking station and the second blanking station during the rotation process of the rotating disc 21, and the second clamping assemblies 24 have a clamping state and an opening state.

The second clamping assembly 24 can abut against the cam assembly 23 at the second blanking station during rotation, so that the second clamping assembly 24 is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, and the first workpiece is released to the second blanking assembly 40.

Similarly, the second clamping assembly 24 can abut against the cam assembly 23 at the second blanking station, so that the second clamping assembly 24 is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, and it is not limited that the second clamping assembly 24 is separated from the cam assembly 23 at other positions, but when the second clamping assembly 24 rotates to the second blanking station, the second clamping assembly 24 can be switched from the clamping state to the opening state under the action of the cam assembly 23, so as to release the first workpiece, so that the first workpiece can be released at the first blanking station by the first clamping assembly 22, and the first workpiece can be released at the second blanking station by the second clamping assembly 24, so that continuous material distribution is realized, and the material distribution speed is high.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the cam assembly 23 includes a fixed cam 231, the fixed cam 231 is disposed on the frame 10, and the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24 can abut against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station during the rotation process, so that the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24 are switched from the clamping state to the opening state, and the first workpiece is released to the second blanking assembly 40.

Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the cam assembly 23 further includes a first movable cam 232, the first movable cam 232 is disposed on the fixed cam 231, and the first movable cam 232 can extend or retract relative to the fixed cam 231.

When the first movable cam 232 extends out of the fixed cam 231, the first clamping assembly 22 can abut against the first movable cam 232 at the first blanking station in the rotating process, so that the first clamping assembly 22 is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, and the first workpiece is released to the first blanking assembly.

In the process that the plurality of first clamping assemblies 22 and the plurality of second clamping assemblies 24 rotate along with the rotary table 21, the first clamping assemblies 22 can abut against the first movable cam 232 extending out of the fixed cam 231 at the first blanking station, so that the first workpiece clamped by the first clamping assemblies 22 is blanked at the first blanking station, and the second clamping assemblies 24 can abut against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, so that the first workpiece clamped by the second clamping assemblies 24 is blanked at the second blanking station. Therefore, the first workpiece can be respectively fed to the first feeding station and the second feeding station and respectively fed to the first feeding assembly 30 and the second feeding assembly 40, so that two devices can be continuously fed at the same time, and the feeding speed is high.

It can be understood that, in practical applications, the first clamping assembly 22 will also abut against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, so that the first clamping assembly 22 rotated to the second blanking station is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, thereby releasing the first workpiece.

It should be noted that, if the first clamping assembly 22 abuts against the first movable cam 232 extending out of the fixed cam 231 at the first blanking station and releases the first workpiece, when the first clamping assembly 22 rotates to the second blanking station, the first clamping assembly 22 has completed blanking, so that the first clamping assembly 22 abuts against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station and is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, but does not release the first workpiece.

In some embodiments, the first movable cam 232 is reciprocally disposed at the fixed cam 231 in a first direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, and the first movable cam 232 may extend or retract with respect to the fixed cam 231 during movement.

Wherein the first direction is a left-right direction in fig. 5.

In practical applications, the cam assembly 23 further includes a first driving member 233, and the first driving member 233 is disposed on the fixed cam 231 and is in transmission connection with the first movable cam 232 to drive the first movable cam 232 to move back and forth along the first direction.

In some embodiments, the cam assembly 23 further includes a second movable cam 234, the second movable cam 234 is disposed on the fixed cam 231, and the second movable cam 234 can extend or retract relative to the fixed cam 231, and when the second movable cam 234 extends out of the fixed cam 231, the second movable cam 234 can abut against the second movable cam 234 at the first blanking station during the rotation of the second clamping assembly 24, so that the second clamping assembly 24 is switched from the clamping state to the opening state, and the workpiece is released to the first blanking assembly 30.

In this embodiment, the following four blanking modes are provided for blanking of the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24:

the first blanking mode is as follows: the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 extend out of the fixed cam 231, so that the first clamping component 22 abuts against the first movable cam 232 at the first blanking station, and the second clamping component 24 abuts against the second movable cam 234 at the first blanking station, so that all the first workpieces are blanked at the first blanking station.

The second blanking mode is as follows: the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 both retract into the fixed cam 231, so that the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24 both abut against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, and all the first workpieces are blanked at the second blanking station under the action of the fixed cam 231.

The third blanking mode is as follows: the first movable cam 232 extends out of the fixed cam 231, the second movable cam 234 retracts into the fixed cam 231, so that the first clamping component 22 is abutted against the first movable cam 232 at the first blanking station, and the second clamping component 24 is abutted against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, so that the first workpiece on the first clamping component 22 is blanked at the first blanking station, and the first workpiece on the second clamping component 24 is blanked at the second blanking station, and continuous material distribution is realized.

A fourth blanking mode: the first movable cam 232 retracts into the fixed cam 231, the second movable cam 234 extends out of the fixed cam 231, so that the first clamping component 22 is abutted against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, the second clamping component 24 is abutted against the second movable cam 234 at the first blanking station, and therefore the first workpiece on the first clamping component 22 is blanked at the second blanking station, the first workpiece on the second clamping component 24 is blanked at the first blanking station, and continuous material distribution can also be achieved.

The first clamping unit 22 and the second clamping unit 24 have the same structure, and are divided into the first clamping unit 22 and the second clamping unit 24 to distinguish the above-described various blanking modes. It will be appreciated that the first and second clamp assemblies 22, 24 have the same clamped and expanded states and therefore are referred to by the same state names.

Since the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 can abut against the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24, respectively, before the feeding device works, the blanking mode can be determined, for example, by adopting the third blanking mode, only the first movable cam 232 needs to be driven to extend out of the fixed cam 231 at the beginning, and the second movable cam 234 needs to retract into the fixed cam 231, and the positions of the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 do not need to be changed subsequently without changing the blanking mode.

In some embodiments, the second movable cam 234 is reciprocally disposed at the fixed cam 231 in the first direction, and the second movable cam 234 may extend or retract relative to the fixed cam 231 during the movement.

In practical applications, the cam assembly 23 further includes a second driving member 235, and the second driving member 235 is disposed on the fixed cam 231 and is in transmission connection with the second movable cam 234 to drive the second movable cam 234 to move back and forth along the first direction.

Taking the first clamping assembly 22 as an example, if the release of the first workpiece on the first clamping assembly 22 to the first blanking assembly 30 and the second blanking assembly 40 is achieved by the first movable cam 232 alone, the first movable cam 232 needs to be driven by the first driving member 233 to reciprocate along the first direction during the operation of the feeding device.

In some embodiments, the cam assembly 23 further includes a limiting member 236, and the limiting member 236 is disposed on the fixed cam 231 for limiting the distance that the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 extend out of the fixed cam 231, so as to avoid the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 from excessively extending to press the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24, and avoid damage to the first clamping assembly 22, the second clamping assembly 24, and the first workpiece.

In practical application, the cam assembly 23 further includes a fixed block 237, one end of the fixed block 237 is fixedly connected to the fixed cam 231, the first driving member 233 and the second driving member 235 are disposed at opposite sides of the fixed block 237, and the limiting member 236 is fixedly connected to one end of the fixed block 237 far away from the fixed cam 231, and is configured to limit driving ends of the first driving member 233 and the second driving member 235, that is, in a process that the first driving member 233 and the second driving member 235 drive the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 to extend out of the fixed cam 231, the limiting member 236 may abut against the driving ends of the first driving member 233 and the second driving member 235, so as to limit a distance that the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 extend out of the fixed cam 231.

In some embodiments, the first movable cam 232 and the second movable cam 234 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the fixed cam 231 along the second direction, the first driving member 233 and the second driving member 235 are disposed on one side of the fixed cam 231 where the first movable cam 232 is disposed, through holes 238 are formed in the first movable cam 232 and the fixed cam 231 along the second direction, the through holes 238 extend along the first direction, and the driving end of the second driving member 235 passes through the through holes 238 and is in transmission connection with the second movable cam 234.

The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction, and the second direction is the up-down direction in fig. 2.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the first clamping assembly 22 includes a first clamping unit 221, a plurality of first clamping units 221 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the turntable 21, and the first clamping units 221 are used for clamping a first workpiece.

Further, the first clamping assembly 22 further includes a first follower 222, the first follower 222 is connected to the first clamping unit 221, and the first follower 222 is configured to abut against the fixed cam 231 and a first movable cam 232 extending out of the fixed cam 231.

In this manner, it can be determined that during the rotation of the first clamping assembly 22, the first follower 222 abuts against the first movable cam 232 extending out of the fixed cam 231 at the first blanking station and abuts against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, so that the first clamping unit 221 releases the first workpiece.

In some embodiments, the first clamping unit 221 includes a first clamping member 223 and a second clamping member 224, the first clamping member 223 and the second clamping member 224 are both rotatably connected to the rotary plate 21, the first clamping member 223 can push the second clamping member 224 to rotate in the second rotating direction during the rotation in the first rotating direction, so as to bring the first clamping assembly 22 into the open state, and the first follower 222 is connected to the first clamping member 223.

Further, the first clamping assembly 22 further comprises an elastic member 225, the elastic member 225 is connected between the first clamping member 223 and the second clamping member 224, and is used for providing a force for rotating the first clamping member 223 in the third rotating direction and rotating the second clamping member 224 in the fourth rotating direction.

The first rotating direction is opposite to the third rotating direction, the first rotating direction is opposite to the second rotating direction and the fourth rotating direction, the first rotating direction and the fourth rotating direction are both anticlockwise directions in fig. 6, and the second rotating direction and the third rotating direction are both clockwise directions in fig. 6.

It will be appreciated that when the first clamping member 223 rotates in the first rotational direction and the second clamping member 224 rotates in the second rotational direction, the first clamping assembly 22 enters the open state, so that the first clamping member 223 rotates in the third rotational direction, and when the second clamping member 224 rotates in the fourth rotational direction, the first clamping assembly 22 enters the clamping state, and the elastic member 225 is used to keep the first clamping assembly 22 in the clamping state to clamp the first workpiece.

It will be appreciated that the first follower 222 is adapted to abut against the fixed cam 231 and the first movable cam 232 extending from the fixed cam 231, so as to rotate the first clamping member 223 in the first rotation direction under the action of the fixed cam 231 and the first movable cam 232, thereby bringing the first clamping assembly 22 into the open state.

In some embodiments, the second clamping assembly 24 includes a second clamping unit 241 and a second follower 242, the plurality of first clamping units 221 and the plurality of second clamping units 241 are arranged in a circumferential spaced row of the turntable 21, the second follower 242 is connected to the second clamping unit 241, and the second follower 242 is configured to abut against the fixed cam 231 and the second movable cam 234 extending out of the fixed cam 231.

Similarly, during the rotation of the second clamping assembly 24, the second follower 242 may abut against the second movable cam 234 extending out of the fixed cam 231 at the first blanking station and abut against the fixed cam 231 at the second blanking station, so that the second clamping unit 241 releases the first workpiece.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 7, the second clamping assembly 24 and the first clamping assembly 22 have the same structure, that is, the structure of the second clamping unit 241 is the same as that of the first clamping unit 221, and therefore, the structure of the second clamping unit 241 is not described in detail.

It should be further noted that the second follower 242 of the second clamping assembly 24 is located at a different position in the second direction than the first follower 222 of the first clamping assembly 22, specifically, the first follower 222 is located corresponding to the first movable cam 232, and the second follower 242 is located corresponding to the second movable cam 234.

In other words, the first follower 222 is offset from the second movable cam 234 in the second direction, and the second follower 242 is offset from the first movable cam 232 in the second direction. In this way, the first follower 222 in the first clamping assembly 22 can be in contact with the first movable cam 232 extending out of the fixed cam 231 but not in contact with the second movable cam 234 extending out of the fixed cam 231, and the second follower 242 in the second clamping assembly 24 can be in contact with the second movable cam 234 extending out of the fixed cam 231 but not in contact with the first movable cam 232 extending out of the fixed cam 231.

Of course, the first follower 222 in the first clamping assembly 22 and the second follower 242 in the second clamping assembly 24 both abut the fixed cam 231 in the second blanking station.

Specifically, the first follower 222 and the second follower 242 are both rollers.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, in some embodiments, the feeding device further includes a separating mechanism 50, the separating mechanism 50 includes a connecting block 51 and a carrying member 52, the connecting block 51 is rotatably disposed on the frame 10 around a rotation axis, the carrying member 52 is reciprocally disposed on the connecting block 51 along a second direction to be close to or far away from the turntable 21, the carrying member 52 has a carrying position during moving toward the turntable 21, and when the carrying member 52 is in the carrying position, the carrying member 52 can carry and position the second workpiece.

Wherein the second direction is the up-down direction in fig. 8, the second workpiece being connected with the first workpiece. In the embodiment, the first workpiece is a battery, the second workpiece is a tray, and the tray is used for carrying the battery and is located below the battery, so that the separating mechanism 50 is also located below the turntable 21.

By arranging the separating mechanism 50 on the rack 10 at the same time, in the rotating process of the rotating disc 21, the connecting block 51 in the separating mechanism 50 and the rotating disc 21 rotate synchronously, the bearing member 52 on the connecting block 51 moves to the bearing position towards the rotating disc 21 to bear and position the cup holder, namely, the cup holder below the battery is obtained, then the bearing member 52 is far away from the rotating disc 21, and the battery is clamped by the first clamping assembly 22 or the second clamping assembly 24, so that the separation of the cup holder and the battery can be realized. Need not additionally to set up the separation station and separate battery and support the cup, reduced the occupation of land space of equipment, carry out the separation of support cup and battery when the battery divides the material moreover, improved production efficiency.

In addition, after the tray cup is separated from the battery, the battery is discharged through the first discharging assembly 30 and the second discharging assembly 40, and the tray cup can be discharged through other discharging mechanisms, which is not described herein again.

It should be noted that the connecting block 51 and the rotating disc 21 rotate synchronously, and may be provided on the same rotating shaft.

In some embodiments, the separating mechanism 50 further includes a guide seat 53, the guide seat 53 is disposed on the frame 10, the guide seat 53 defines a guide groove 531, and the guide groove 531 surrounds the guide seat 53 and is connected end to end, and is disposed in an up-and-down manner in the second direction.

Further, the separating mechanism 50 further includes a guide wheel 54, the guide wheel 54 is rotatably connected to the carrier 52, and during the rotation of the carrier 52 with the connecting block 51, the guide wheel 54 rolls in the guide groove 531.

Since the guiding groove 531 is disposed in an undulating manner in the second direction, the bearing member 52 is driven to reciprocate in the second direction by the guiding wheel 54 during rolling in the guiding groove 531.

In practical application, guide way 531 is including first inclined plane, first horizontal plane, second inclined plane and the second horizontal plane of end to end connection in proper order, and first inclined plane and second inclined plane all set up along the slope of second direction, and first horizontal plane and second horizontal plane all are perpendicular with the second direction, and first horizontal plane and second horizontal plane interval setting in the second direction.

In the process of first inclined plane and second inclined plane, because first inclined plane and second inclined plane all incline to the second direction relatively, vertical direction slope in the reality promptly, so leading wheel 54 produces the displacement in vertical direction to drive and hold carrier 52 and produce the displacement in vertical direction, drive carrier 52 and go up and down along vertical direction promptly, and then make carrier 52 be close to or keep away from carousel 21.

Meanwhile, the first horizontal plane and the second horizontal plane are perpendicular to the second direction, i.e., the actual horizontal plane. It can be seen that the guide wheel 54 is assumed to gradually increase in level as it passes through the first inclined surface, and the guide wheel 54 is initially located at the second level.

When the guide wheel 54 rolls to and passes through the first inclined surface, the guide wheel 54 gradually rises, so as to drive the carrier 52 to rise, i.e. drive the carrier 52 to move towards the turntable 21; when the guide wheel 54 rolls to the first horizontal surface, the guide wheel 54 stops rising, and the bearing member 52 is at the bearing position to obtain the second workpiece; when the guide wheel 54 continuously rolls to the second inclined plane and passes through the second inclined plane, the horizontal height of the guide wheel 54 gradually descends to drive the bearing piece 52 to descend, so that the second workpiece is separated from the first workpiece; after the idler wheel 54 rolls to the second horizontal plane, the idler wheel 54 returns to the original height at this time.

It should be noted that the first inclined surface, the first horizontal surface, the second inclined surface, and the second horizontal surface are all bottom surfaces of the guide groove 531, and the guide wheel 54 rolls in the guide groove 531, and actually the guide wheel 54 rolls on the bottom surface of the guide groove 531 under the influence of gravity.

Of course, in other embodiments, the carriage 52 may be driven to reciprocate in the second direction by providing a driving mechanism.

In some embodiments, the end of the carrier 52 facing the turntable 21 is opened with a positioning slot 521, the positioning slot 521 is used for accommodating the second workpiece, and the guide wheel 54 is rotatably connected to the other end of the carrier 52 facing away from the turntable 21.

When the first clamping assembly 22 and the second clamping assembly 24 clamp the first workpiece, the second workpiece connected with the first workpiece can extend into the positioning slot 521, and then since the first workpiece is clamped by the first clamping assembly 22 or the second clamping assembly 24, the bearing member 52 can be taken away from the second workpiece when the bearing member 52 is far away from the turntable 21, so that the second workpiece is separated from the first workpiece.

In some embodiments, the separating mechanism 50 includes a plurality of connecting blocks 51 and a plurality of carriers 52, each connecting block 51 is rotatably disposed on the frame 10 about the rotation axis, each connecting block 51 corresponds to a corresponding first clamping assembly 22 or a corresponding second clamping assembly 24 in the second direction, and each carrier 52 is reciprocally movably connected to a corresponding connecting block 51 along the second direction to separate the plurality of first workpieces and the plurality of second workpieces.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The feeding device is characterized by comprising a first blanking station and a second blanking station, and the feeding device comprises a rack and a material distribution mechanism;

the feed mechanism includes:

a turntable rotatably provided to the frame about a rotation axis;

the first clamping assemblies and the second clamping assemblies are arranged on the rotary table at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotary table, and each first clamping assembly and each second clamping assembly can sequentially pass through the first blanking station and the second blanking station in the process of rotating along with the rotary table; and

the cam assembly comprises a fixed cam and a first movable cam, the fixed cam is arranged on the rack, the first movable cam is arranged on the fixed cam, and the first movable cam can extend or retract relative to the fixed cam;

when the first movable cam extends out of the fixed cam, the first clamping assembly can be abutted against the first movable cam at the first blanking station in the rotating process of the first clamping assembly, so that the first clamping assembly is switched from a clamping state to an opening state, and a first workpiece is released;

the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly can be abutted against the fixed cam at the second blanking station in the rotating process so as to switch the first clamping assembly and the second clamping assembly from a clamping state to an opening state and release the first workpiece.

2. The feed apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the cam assembly further comprises a second movable cam disposed on the fixed cam and extendable or retractable with respect to the fixed cam;

when the second movable cam extends out of the fixed cam, the second clamping assembly can be abutted against the second movable cam at the first blanking station in the rotating process, so that the second clamping assembly is switched from a clamping state to an opening state, and the first workpiece is released.

3. The feeding device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first movable cam and the second movable cam are both reciprocally movably provided to the fixed cam in a first direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, and are extended or retracted relative to the fixed cam during movement of the first movable cam and the second movable cam.

4. The feeding device as defined in claim 3, wherein the cam assembly further comprises a first driving member and a second driving member, the first driving member, the second driving member and the first movable cam being disposed on the same side of the fixed cam;

the first driving piece is in transmission connection with the first movable cam, the first movable cam and the fixed cam are both provided with through holes in a penetrating manner along a second direction, and the driving end of the second driving piece penetrates through the through holes and is in transmission connection with the second movable cam;

wherein the second direction is parallel to the axis of rotation.

5. The feeding device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the first movable cam and the second movable cam are respectively provided on opposite sides of the fixed cam in the second direction.

6. The feeding device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first clamping assembly comprises a first clamping unit and a first follower, the second clamping assembly comprises a second clamping unit and a second follower, the plurality of first clamping units and the plurality of second clamping units are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the rotary table, and the first clamping unit and the second clamping unit are used for clamping a first workpiece;

the first follower is connected to the first clamping unit and is used for being abutted to the fixed cam and the first movable cam extending out of the fixed cam, the second follower is connected to the second clamping unit and is used for being abutted to the fixed cam and the second movable cam extending out of the fixed cam.

7. The feeding device as set forth in claim 6, wherein the first follower is disposed in correspondence with the first movable cam, and the second follower is disposed in correspondence with the second movable cam.

8. The feeding device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first clamping unit comprises a first clamping member, a second clamping member and an elastic member, the first clamping member and the second clamping member are rotatably connected to the rotary table to clamp the first workpiece during rotation, and the first follower is connected to the first clamping member;

the elastic piece is connected between the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece and used for providing acting force for clamping the first workpiece by the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece.

9. The feeding device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a separating mechanism, wherein the separating mechanism comprises a connecting block and a bearing member, the connecting block is rotatably arranged on the frame around the rotation axis, the bearing member is arranged on the connecting block in a manner of being capable of reciprocating along a second direction so as to be close to or far away from the turntable, and the bearing member has a bearing position during the movement towards the turntable;

when the bearing piece is at the bearing position, the bearing piece can bear and position a second workpiece;

wherein the second direction is parallel to the axis of rotation and the second workpiece is connected to the first workpiece.

10. The feeding device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the separating mechanism further comprises a guide seat and a guide wheel, the guide seat is arranged on the frame, the guide seat is provided with a guide groove, the guide groove surrounds the guide seat, is connected end to end and is arranged in an undulated manner in the second direction;

the guide wheel is rotationally connected with the bearing piece, and in the process that the bearing piece rotates along with the connecting block, the guide wheel rolls in the guide groove.

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