CN218396872U - Server assembly production line - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to a server assembly production line, include: the first conveying line is used for conveying the chassis; the second conveying line is used for conveying the assemblies to be assembled; the fixture storage stores a first grabbing piece for grabbing the case and a second grabbing piece for grabbing the to-be-assembled piece; a mechanical arm detachably mountable to either the first grasping member or the second grasping member; the fixing mechanism is arranged at the assembly station, a first grabbing piece connected to the mechanical arm can grab the case from the first conveying line to the assembly station, and the fixing mechanism is used for fixing the case grabbed to the assembly station at the assembly station; and the locking mechanism is connected to a second grabbing piece of the mechanical arm and can grab the to-be-assembled piece from the second conveying line into the case fixed on the assembling station, and the locking mechanism is used for locking the to-be-assembled piece in the case. When waiting to assemble through this server assembly line and installing to quick-witted incasement, can realize automatic assembly, reduce the consumption of manpower, improve assembly efficiency.

Description

Server assembly production line

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automatic technical field especially relates to a server assembly production line.

Background

A server is a special-purpose computer that provides some service to clients in a network environment, and generally includes a chassis and components such as a motherboard, a fan, and a memory installed in the chassis. In the related art, in the manufacturing process of the server, the main board and the fan wait for the assembly parts to be installed in the chassis through manual operation, however, the manual operation is time-consuming and labor-consuming, the assembly efficiency is low, and the main board wait for the assembly parts is easily damaged due to fatigue operation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Based on this, the utility model provides a line is produced in server assembly will treat that the assembly piece is installed to quick-witted incasement time, can realize automatic assembly, reduces the consumption of manpower, improves assembly efficiency.

Server assembly line includes:

the first conveying line is used for conveying the chassis;

the second conveying line is used for conveying the assembly parts to be assembled;

the fixture storage stores a first grabbing piece for grabbing the case and a second grabbing piece for grabbing the to-be-assembled piece;

a robot arm detachably mountable to either one of the first grasping member or the second grasping member;

the fixing mechanism is arranged at an assembly station, the first grabbing piece connected to the mechanical arm can grab the case from the first conveying line to the assembly station, and the fixing mechanism is used for fixing the case grabbed to the assembly station;

and the locking mechanism is connected to the second grabbing piece of the mechanical arm and can grab the assembly piece to be assembled from the second conveying line into the case fixed at the assembling station, and the locking mechanism is used for locking the assembly piece to be assembled in the case to the case.

In one embodiment, the mechanical arm comprises a connecting female head, the first grabbing piece and the second grabbing piece comprise connecting male heads, and the connecting male heads can be clamped in the connecting female heads. When the detachable connection of the two is realized through the clamping structure, the structure is relatively simple, and the difficulty in dismounting is relatively low.

In one embodiment, the outer circumferential surface of one of the female connecting head and the male connecting head is provided with a groove which is recessed inwards along the radial direction of the female connecting head and extends along the circumferential direction of the female connecting head, the inner circumferential surface of the other one of the female connecting head and the male connecting head is provided with a plurality of balls which are arranged along the circumferential direction of the female connecting head at intervals, and the male connecting head and the female connecting head can relatively approach or separate along the axial directions of the female connecting head and the male connecting head so that the balls can be clamped into or separated from the groove. The female head and the male head are connected by clamping the ball into the groove in one circle, so that the connection between the female head and the male head is more stable, and the female head and the male head are not easy to separate when external force is not applied to separate the female head and the male head.

In one embodiment, the robot arm is fixedly provided with a third grabbing piece, the third grabbing piece is used for grabbing the case with the size within a preset range, and when the size of the case is within the preset range, the robot arm is configured to grab the case through the third grabbing piece. The fixture library is provided with a first grabbing piece which can be used for grabbing a case with a conventional size, and meanwhile, a third grabbing piece is installed on the mechanical arm and is specially used for grabbing a small-size case. So, when meetting small-size quick-witted case, then need not to go the anchor clamps storehouse and transfer first grabbing piece, can improve assembly efficiency.

In one embodiment, the second gripper comprises a first suction disc part and a second suction disc part for sucking the to-be-assembled member, and the first suction disc part and the second suction disc part can provide different suction forces. First sucking disc portion can provide the adsorption affinity of equidimension not with second sucking disc portion to the adaptation is not the waiting assembly spare of weight, realizes that the second snatchs a variety of function, only snatchs a piece through the second and can realize waiting the snatching of assembly spare to different weight, reduces the quantity of the piece of grabbing that needs the design and manufacture.

In one embodiment, the server assembly line further includes a screw storage mechanism, and the locking mechanism fixedly mounted on the robot arm includes an electric screwdriver, and the electric screwdriver can adsorb screws stored in the screw storage mechanism and lock the assembly to be assembled in the case to the case through the screws. Because the locking mechanism is directly fixed on the mechanical arm, the space occupied by the locking mechanism arranged around the assembling station is not needed, and the structure of the production line is more compact.

In one embodiment, the screw storing mechanism is disposed adjacent to the fixing mechanism. When the mechanical arm moves to the screw storage mechanism to adsorb the screws and returns to the assembly station, the movement path is shorter, and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

In one embodiment, the first transfer line, the second transfer line, the jig magazine, the screw storing mechanism, and the fixing mechanism are disposed around the robot arm. The arrangement can reduce the path length of the mechanical arm moving among the mechanisms and improve the assembly efficiency.

In one embodiment, the second conveyor line includes a first area and a second area arranged in sequence along a conveying direction, the conveying direction of the first conveyor line is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the second conveyor line, and an end of the first conveyor line is connected with the second area, the first area is used for conveying the to-be-assembled parts, and the second area is used for conveying the chassis assembled with the to-be-assembled parts. When first transfer chain and second transfer chain set up according to above-mentioned mode, can utilize different regions to accomplish the transport to different parts on the second transfer chain, need not to set up longer first transfer chain, can reduce and produce line occupation space, it is compacter to produce the line structure.

In one embodiment, the mechanical arm comprises a connecting female head detachably mounted on the first gripping member or the second gripping member, the mechanical arm is provided with a CCD camera, and the CCD camera and the connecting female head are mounted on the same side of the mechanical arm. Because the CCD camera is located the homonymy with connecting female, then when connecting female and connecting public first and being connected, accomplish the location back through the CCD camera, need not the terminal joint of upset arm, directly will be located the female of connection of CCD camera one side and connect public first be connected the alignment be connected can, can the simplified operation, and save time, improve assembly efficiency.

The server assembly production line comprises a first conveying line for conveying a case, a second conveying line for conveying to-be-assembled parts, a first grabbing piece for grabbing the case, a second grabbing piece for grabbing to-be-assembled parts, a mechanical arm which can be detachably mounted with any one of the first grabbing piece or the second grabbing piece, a fixing mechanism for fixing the case on an assembly station, and a locking mechanism for locking the to-be-assembled parts in the case to the case. The first conveying line is arranged, so that the case can be conveyed; due to the provision of the second conveyor line, the conveyance of the pieces to be assembled can be achieved. The mechanical arm can be detachably mounted with either the first grabbing piece or the second grabbing piece, so that if the first grabbing piece is mounted on the mechanical arm, the first grabbing piece can be driven by the mechanical arm to grab the case from the first conveying line; if the second snatchs the piece and installs in the arm, then can drive the second through the arm and grab the piece and snatch from the second transfer chain and wait to assemble the piece. A fixing mechanism is arranged at the assembling station and can fix the case which is grabbed to the assembling station by the first grabbing piece. The mechanical arm is provided with the locking mechanism, and the to-be-assembled piece which is grabbed into the case by the second grabbing piece can be locked to the case, so that the assembly is completed. In the device, through the cooperation of above-mentioned mechanism, can accomplish the quick-witted case and wait that the action such as automatic transport of assembly spare, snatch and locking realizes automatic assembly to can reduce the consumption of manpower, improve assembly efficiency.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a top view of a server assembly line according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a portion of the robot arm (articulated end connection configuration) of the server assembly line of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first grasping element of the server assembly line of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the first gripper assembly of the server assembly line of FIG. 1 after it has been attached to the end of the robot arm;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a second gripper of the server assembly line of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the second gripper assembly of the server assembly line of FIG. 1 after it has been attached to the end of the robot arm;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a locking mechanism in the server assembly line shown in FIG. 1 locking screws for a chassis and a component to be assembled;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a male connection head on a robot arm of the server assembly line of FIG. 1;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the female connection heads on the first gripping member and the second gripping member in the server assembly line shown in fig. 1.

Reference numerals:

a first conveyor line 100;

a second conveyor line 200, a first area 210, a second area 220;

the fixture comprises a fixture library 300, a first grabbing piece 310, a first base 311, a clamping jaw 312, a first air cylinder 313, a first sensor 314, a second grabbing piece 320, a second base 321, a first sucker part 322, a second sucker part 323, a connecting male head 330 and a ball 331;

the mechanical arm 400, the third base 410, the connecting female head 420, the groove 421, the guide inclined plane 422, the third grabbing piece 430, the second cylinder 440, the CCD camera 450 and the electric screwdriver 460;

a fixing mechanism 500;

a screw storage mechanism 600;

a chassis 700;

to be assembled into an assembly 800.

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 implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such 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 expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific 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," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

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

Fig. 1 is a top view of a server assembly line according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 7 is a schematic view of a locking mechanism in the server assembly line shown in fig. 1 when locking screws are performed on a chassis and a to-be-assembled component.

Referring to fig. 1 and 7, a server assembly line according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for mounting a to-be-assembled member 800 to a chassis 700. The utility model provides a server assembly production line includes first transfer chain 100, second transfer chain 200, anchor clamps storehouse 300, arm 400, fixed establishment 500 and lock and attaches the mechanism. The first conveyor line 100 is used for conveying the chassis 700, and the second conveyor line 200 is used for conveying the to-be-assembled member 800. The jig stocker 300 stores a first gripper 310 for gripping the cabinet 700, and a second gripper 320 for gripping the to-be-assembled member 800. The robotic arm 400 can be removably mounted with either the first grasping element 310 or the second grasping element 320. The fixing mechanism 500 is disposed at the assembly station, the first grasping member 310 connected to the robot arm 400 can grasp the chassis 700 from the first conveying line 100 to the assembly station, and the fixing mechanism 500 is configured to fix the chassis 700 grasped to the assembly station. The second gripper 320 connected to the robot arm 400 can grip the to-be-assembled member 800 from the second conveying line 200 into the cabinet 700 fixed at the assembly station, and the locking mechanism is used to lock the to-be-assembled member 800 located in the cabinet 700 to the cabinet 700.

The server assembly production line comprises a first conveying line 100 for conveying a case 700, a second conveying line 200 for conveying an assembly to be assembled 800, a first grabbing piece 310 for grabbing the case 700, a second grabbing piece 320 for grabbing the assembly to be assembled 800, a mechanical arm 400 detachably mounted on either the first grabbing piece 310 or the second grabbing piece 320, a fixing mechanism 500 for fixing the case 700 to an assembly station, and a locking mechanism for locking the assembly to be assembled 800 in the case 700 to the case 700. The first conveying line 100 is arranged, so that the machine case 700 can be conveyed; due to the provision of the second conveyor line 200, the conveyance of the to-be-assembled member 800 can be achieved. Since the robot arm 400 can be detachably mounted to either the first gripping member 310 or the second gripping member 320, if the first gripping member 310 is mounted to the robot arm 400, the robot arm 400 can drive the first gripping member 310 to grip the chassis 700 from the first conveying line 100; if the second gripper 320 is mounted on the robot arm 400, the second gripper 320 can be driven by the robot arm 400 to grip the to-be-assembled member 800 from the second conveying line 200. A fixing mechanism 500 is provided at the assembly station, to which the chassis 700 grasped by the first grasping member 310 to the assembly station can be fixed. The mechanical arm 400 is provided with a locking mechanism capable of locking the assembly to be assembled 800, which is grabbed into the chassis 700 by the second grabbing member 320, to the chassis 700, thereby completing the assembly. In the device, through the cooperation of above-mentioned mechanism, can accomplish the automatic actions such as carrying, snatching and locking of quick-witted case 700 and waiting to assemble piece 800, realize automatic assembly to can reduce the consumption of manpower, improve assembly efficiency.

In addition, since a special assembly station is provided, the machine case 700 and the to-be-assembled member 800 are grasped to the special assembly station for assembly, and assembly on the first conveyor line 100 for conveying the machine case 700 is not required, so that the first conveyor line 100 does not need to be suspended for assembly, and the first conveyor line 100 does not need to be started after assembly is completed. Therefore, the first conveying line 100 can be always in a conveying state, frequent starting and stopping are not needed, and the first conveying line only needs to be opened before assembly, so that the operation is simpler, and the service life of the first conveying line is prolonged. Since the robot arm 400 can be detachably mounted to either the first grasping member 310 or the second grasping member 320, versatility can be improved, and it is not necessary to equip each grasping member with a dedicated robot arm, which can reduce the number of parts and reduce cost.

Specifically, the to-be-assembled component 800 may be a main board, a fan, or a memory. In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the component to be assembled 800 is a main board, and the assembly line will be described in the following embodiments by taking the main board as an example.

Referring to fig. 1 and 7, in some embodiments, the server assembly line further includes a screw storage mechanism 600, and the locking mechanism fixedly mounted to the robot arm 400 includes a screwdriver 460, and the screwdriver 460 can absorb the screws stored in the screw storage mechanism 600 and lock the assembly 800 to be assembled in the chassis 700 to the chassis 700 by the screws.

Specifically, the locking mechanism includes a screwdriver 460 and a frame fixedly connected to the screwdriver 460, and the screwdriver 460 is fixedly mounted at the end joint of the robot arm 400 through the frame, and the fixing manner may be bonding, clamping, or connection with a threaded fastener. The locking mechanism is fixedly mounted on the mechanical arm 400, so that the mechanical arm 400 can move synchronously, the mechanical arm 400 grabs the to-be-assembled part 800 and then moves to the screw storage mechanism 600, the screws stored in the screw storage mechanism 600 are adsorbed by the electric screwdriver 460, the assembly station is returned, and the mechanical arm 700 and the to-be-assembled part 800 are fixedly connected through the screws. In this embodiment, since the locking mechanism is directly fixed to the robot arm 400, it is not necessary to occupy space for installing the locking mechanism around the assembly station, and the structure of the production line can be made more compact.

Referring to fig. 1, preferably, in some embodiments, a screw storage mechanism 600 is disposed adjacent to the securing mechanism 500. Thus, when the robot arm 400 moves to the screw storing mechanism 600 to adsorb screws and returns to the assembly station to lock the screws, the movement path is shorter, and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

Of course, in other embodiments, the locking mechanism may not be fixedly installed on the mechanical arm 400, but is directly disposed beside the assembly station, and after the mechanical arm 400 grabs the screws and places the screws on the assembly to be assembled, the locking is achieved through the locking mechanism disposed beside the assembly station. For example, a clamping jaw is arranged beside the assembling station, an electric screwdriver is arranged on the clamping jaw, and the electric screwdriver is driven by the clamping jaw to move to the assembling station so as to lock the screw.

Referring to fig. 1, preferably, in some embodiments, the first transfer line 100, the second transfer line 200, the jig stocker 300, the screw storing mechanism 600, and the fixing mechanism 500 are disposed around the robot arm 400.

Specifically, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the clamp magazine 300, the screw storing mechanism 600 and the fixing mechanism 500 are disposed around the outside of the robot arm 400, and the first transfer line 100 and the second transfer line 200 are disposed around the outside of the clamp magazine 300. This arrangement can reduce the path length of the robot arm 400 moving between the respective mechanisms, and improve the assembly efficiency.

In other embodiments, the mechanisms described above may be arranged to be arranged around the robotic arm 400 in a single turn.

Referring to fig. 1, preferably, in some embodiments, the second conveyor line 200 includes a first area 210 and a second area 220 arranged in sequence along a conveying direction, the conveying direction of the first conveyor line 100 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the second conveyor line 200, and an end of the first conveyor line 100 is connected to the second area 220, the first area 210 is used for conveying the assembly object 800, and the second area 220 is used for conveying the chassis 700 assembled with the assembly object 800.

Specifically, in the view of fig. 1, the conveying direction of the first conveying line 100 is from top to bottom, the conveying direction of the second conveying line 200 is from left to right, and the second area 220 is located on the right side of the first area 210. The end of the first conveyor line 100 is attached to the side of the second area 220 to join the two conveyor lines. The to-be-assembled member 800 conveyed by the second conveyor line 200 is continuously grabbed to the assembly station for assembly, so that it is ensured that only the upstream area (i.e., the first area 210) of the second conveyor line 200 is conveyed with the to-be-assembled member 800, and the downstream area (i.e., the second area 220) of the second conveyor line 200 is free of the to-be-assembled member 800. Thus, the second area 220 may be utilized to transport the completely assembled chassis 700. The assembled housing 700 is grasped and placed on the first conveyor line 100 near the end, and can be transported to the second area 220 and carried away by the second area 220. In this embodiment, when the first conveying line 100 and the second conveying line 200 are arranged in the above manner, different areas on the second conveying line 200 can be used to convey different components, the arrangement of the longer first conveying line 100 is not needed, the occupied space of a production line can be reduced, and the structure of the production line is more compact.

Specifically, the robot arm 400 first moves to the jig warehouse 300 to be connected to the first grabbing member 310, and drives the first grabbing member 310 to grab the unassembled chassis 700 conveyed by the first conveying line 100 to the assembly station, and the chassis 700 is fixed thereto by the fixing mechanism 500. Wherein, fixed establishment 500 can select for use any one fixed mode among the prior art, for example, set up and compress tightly the cylinder, stretch out through the flexible end that compresses tightly the cylinder, compress tightly quick-witted case 700 here. After the chassis 700 is fixed to the assembly station, the robot arm 400 is switched to the fixture library 300 to be connected to the second grabbing part 320, so as to drive the second grabbing part 320 to grab the to-be-assembled part 800 conveyed on the first area 210 into the chassis 700 of the assembly station. Then, the robot arm 400 drives the electric screwdriver 460 mounted thereon to move to the screw storing mechanism 600, sucks the screws stored therein, returns to the assembling station, and locks the screws to the case 700 and the member to be assembled 800 through the electric screwdriver 460. At this point, the assembly between the chassis 700 and the to-be-assembled part 800 is completed, and the robot arm 400 moves to the fixture library 300 to be connected to the first grabbing part 310, so as to drive the first grabbing part 310 to grab the chassis 700, which is assembled at the assembly station, to the area near the end of the first conveyor line 100. Thereafter, the completely assembled casing 700 is conveyed to the second area 220 by the first conveyor line 100, and then conveyed toward the right by the second area 220.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a portion of the robot arm (articulated end connection configuration) of the server assembly line of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first grasping element of the server assembly line of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the first gripper assembly of the server assembly line of FIG. 1 after it has been attached to the end of the robot arm;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a second gripper of the server assembly line of FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the second gripper assembly of the server assembly line of FIG. 1 after it is attached to the end of the robot arm.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the robot arm 400 includes a coupling female head 420 for detachably mounting with the first grasping element 310 or the second grasping element 320, a CCD camera 450 is mounted on the robot arm 400, and the CCD camera 450 and the coupling female head 420 are mounted on the same side of the robot arm 400.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, a connection female 420 is installed at an end joint of the robot arm 400. Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the first grasping element 310 and the second grasping element 320 are provided with a male connecting head 330. Referring to fig. 4 and 6, the detachable connection of the robot arm 400 to the first grasping element 310 or the second grasping element 320 may be accomplished by the detachable connection of the connecting female head 420 and the connecting male head 330.

Referring to FIG. 2, the robot arm 400 includes a third base 410, and the CCD camera 450 and the female connection head 420 are fixedly mounted on the third base 410 and face the same side. When the mechanical arm 400 is connected with the first grabbing piece 310 or the second grabbing piece 320, the mechanical arm 400 drives the first grabbing piece 310 or the second grabbing piece 320 to grab the case 700 or the to-be-assembled piece 800, the case 700 or the to-be-assembled piece 800 is placed at an assembly station, and the processes of driving the electric batch 460 to adsorb screws and lock screws are all positioned by the CCD camera 450, so as to ensure that the actions can be accurately completed. In this embodiment, since the CCD camera 450 and the female connection head 420 face the same side, when the female connection head 420 is connected to the male connection head 330, after the positioning is completed by the CCD camera 450, the joint at the end of the arm 400 does not need to be turned over, and the female connection head 420 located on one side of the CCD camera 450 is directly aligned and connected to the male connection head 330, which can simplify the operation, save time, and improve the assembly efficiency.

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a male connection head on a robot arm of the server assembly line of FIG. 1; fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the female connection heads on the first gripping member and the second gripping member in the server assembly line shown in fig. 1.

Referring to fig. 2, 3 and 5, in particular, in some embodiments, the robot arm 400 includes a connecting female head 420, and the first grasping element 310 and the second grasping element 320 each include a connecting male head 330, and the connecting male head 330 can be snapped into the connecting female head 420.

Specifically, any one of the engagement structures in the prior art may be used to realize the connection between the male connector 330 and the female connector 420. Usually, when the detachable connection of the two is realized through the clamping structure, the structure is relatively simple, and the dismounting difficulty is lower.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, further, in some embodiments, in the female connection head 420 and the male connection head 330, an outer circumferential surface of one of the two is provided with a groove 421 recessed inward along a radial direction of the one and extending along a circumferential direction of the one, an inner circumferential surface of the other one is provided with a plurality of balls 331 arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the one, and the male connection head 330 and the female connection head 420 can relatively approach or separate from each other along axial directions of the two, so that the balls 331 are clamped into or separated from the groove 421.

Specifically, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the female connection head 420 has a solid cylindrical shape, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is provided with a groove 421 which is recessed inward in the radial direction of the female connection head and extends in the circumferential direction of the female connection head. The male connection head 330 is in a hollow column shape, a plurality of balls 331 are arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the male connection head 330 at intervals along the circumferential direction of the male connection head, and the balls 331 can rotate relative to the main structure of the male connection head 330. When the axes of the male connector 330 and the female connector 420 are aligned and approach each other along the axial direction, the balls 331 are pressed into the grooves 421 to connect the female connector 420 and the male connector 330 together. When the connection female head 420 and the connection male head 330 need to be detached, the two are pulled in opposite directions, so that the rolling balls 331 are separated from the grooves 421. In this embodiment, the ball 331 is inserted into the groove 421 to connect the female connector 420 and the male connector 330, so that the connection between the female connector and the male connector is more stable, and the female connector and the male connector are not easily separated when no external force is applied to separate the female connector and the male connector.

Preferably, the groove 421 is "V" or "U" shaped, so that the connection between the female connector 420 and the male connector 330 is more stable, and the two are not easily separated when no external force is applied.

Preferably, a guide slope 422 is further provided on the outer circumferential surface of the coupling female 420 at the inlet end of the recess 421, and the ball 331 can enter the recess 421 along the guide slope 422. The guiding inclined plane 422 is arranged at an included angle with the axis of the connecting female head 420. Through setting up direction inclined plane 422, can reduce the degree of difficulty that ball 331 got into recess 421, make and connect female 420 and be connected male 330 and be changeed in realizing being connected.

In other embodiments, other conventional clamping structures may be used in the present application.

Referring to fig. 2, in particular, in some embodiments, the robot arm 400 is fixedly mounted with a third grabbing member 430, the third grabbing member 430 is used for grabbing the chassis 700 with the size within a preset range, and when the chassis 700 has the size within the preset range, the robot arm 400 is configured to grab the chassis 700 through the third grabbing member 430.

Specifically, the end joint of the mechanical arm 400 is connected with a third base 410, a second cylinder 440 is fixedly mounted on the third base 410, and a third grabbing member 430 is connected to a power output end of the second cylinder 440. The third grabbing member 430 is a clamping jaw, and the second cylinder 440 can drive the clamping jaw to open and close, so as to grab a small-sized case with a size within a preset range. The jig magazine 300 is provided with a first grasping member 310 that can grasp a case 700 of a regular size, while a third grasping member 430 is mounted on the robot arm 400 to specifically grasp a case 700 of a small size. Thus, when the small-sized chassis 700 is encountered, the first grabbing piece 310 does not need to be taken out from the fixture library 300, and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the second grasping element 320 includes a first suction disc portion 322 and a second suction disc portion 323 for sucking the to-be-assembled element 800, and the first suction disc portion 322 and the second suction disc portion 323 can provide different suction forces.

Specifically, the second gripping member 320 grips the to-be-assembled member 800 by suction with a suction cup. The second grasping member 320 includes a second base 321, and a first suction cup portion 322 and a second suction cup portion 323 fixedly mounted on the second base 321. The first sucking disc part 322 and the second sucking disc part 323 can provide different adsorption forces to adapt to the to-be-assembled parts 800 with different weights, the diversity of functions of the second grabbing part 320 is realized, grabbing of the to-be-assembled parts 800 with different weights can be realized only through the second grabbing part 320, and the number of the grabbing parts needing to be designed and manufactured is reduced.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the first grabbing element 310 includes a first base 311 and a first cylinder 313 fixedly installed on the first base 311, and the clamping jaw 312 is connected to the first cylinder 313, and the clamping jaw 312 can be driven to open and close by the first cylinder 313. The first base 311 also has a first sensor 314 mounted thereon for sensing whether the first gripper 310 has been successfully attached to the end of the robot arm 400.

In other embodiments, the first grasping element 310 may be configured in a similar manner to the second grasping element 320, i.e., the case 700 may be grasped by suction.

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

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these are all within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A server assembly line for installing a part to be assembled to a chassis, comprising:

the first conveying line is used for conveying the chassis;

the second conveying line is used for conveying the assembly parts to be assembled;

the fixture library is used for storing a first grabbing piece used for grabbing the case and a second grabbing piece used for grabbing the to-be-assembled piece;

a robot arm detachably mountable to either one of the first grasping member or the second grasping member;

the fixing mechanism is arranged at an assembly station, the first grabbing piece connected to the mechanical arm can grab the case from the first conveying line to the assembly station, and the fixing mechanism is used for fixing the case grabbed to the assembly station at the assembly station;

and the second grabbing piece connected to the mechanical arm can grab the assembly piece to be assembled from the second conveying line into the case fixed at the assembling station, and the locking mechanism is used for locking the assembly piece to be assembled in the case.

2. The server assembly production line of claim 1, wherein the mechanical arm includes a connecting female head, the first gripping member and the second gripping member include a connecting male head, and the connecting male head can be clamped to the connecting female head.

3. The server assembly line of claim 2, wherein one of the female connecting head and the male connecting head has a groove formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, the groove being recessed radially inward and extending circumferentially of the female connecting head, and the other of the female connecting head and the male connecting head has a plurality of balls circumferentially spaced from each other, and the male connecting head and the female connecting head can be relatively close to or away from each other in axial directions of the female connecting head and the male connecting head, so that the balls can be engaged with or disengaged from the groove.

4. The server assembly line of claim 1, wherein the robot arm is fixedly mounted with a third grasping member, the third grasping member is configured to grasp the server case with a size within a predetermined range, and when the size of the server case is within the predetermined range, the robot arm is configured to grasp the server case by the third grasping member.

5. The server assembly line of claim 1, wherein the second gripper includes a first suction tray part and a second suction tray part for sucking the to-be-assembled member, and the first suction tray part and the second suction tray part can provide different suction forces.

6. The server assembly line of claim 1, further comprising a screw storage mechanism, wherein the locking mechanism fixedly mounted on the robot arm comprises an electric screwdriver, and the electric screwdriver can adsorb screws stored in the screw storage mechanism and lock the assembly to be assembled in the case to the case by the screws.

7. The server assembly line of claim 6, wherein the screw storing mechanism is disposed adjacent to the securing mechanism.

8. The server assembly line of claim 7, wherein the first conveyor line, the second conveyor line, the gripper magazine, the screw storage mechanism, and the securing mechanism are disposed around the robotic arm.

9. The server assembly line according to claim 1, wherein the second conveyor line includes a first area and a second area arranged in sequence along a conveying direction, the conveying direction of the first conveyor line is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the second conveyor line, and an end of the first conveyor line is connected to the second area, the first area is used for conveying the to-be-assembled member, and the second area is used for conveying the chassis assembled with the to-be-assembled member.

10. The server assembly production line as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mechanical arm includes a female connection head detachably mounted on the first gripping member or the second gripping member, the mechanical arm is provided with a CCD camera, and the CCD camera and the female connection head are mounted on the same side of the mechanical arm.

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