CN219009072U - Loading attachment and production line - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a feeding device and a production line, relates to the technical field of automatic equipment, and a storage mechanism is used for storing stacked materials; the material conveying mechanism is configured to move along the stacking direction of the stacked materials so as to stack new materials to the material storage mechanism and take out materials from the material storage mechanism and transfer the materials; the stop mechanism sets up in storage mechanism, and stop mechanism includes first stop member and second stop member. According to the loading attachment that this application provided, the action mode that first spacing component and second spacing component are close to each other and keep away from each other easily is to the control of first spacing component and second spacing component, and the action mode of direct-acting is convenient for first spacing component and second spacing component's targets in place, is difficult for blocking, and then can not appear blocking the condition of material, ensures to get the process smoothness of putting the material, improves the efficiency of transporting the material.

Description

Loading attachment and production line

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of automation equipment, in particular to a feeding device and a production line.

Background

The tray feeding device has a great deal of demands, for example, in the mechanical industries of medical instruments, electronics and the like. Taking the field of production of consumer lithium batteries as an example, in the field of production of consumer lithium batteries, feeding devices for storing tray trays in a stacked manner have been developed. For example, patent document CN210973032U discloses a lifting and receiving device, in which a plurality of groups of symmetrical paired rotating shafts are arranged from top to bottom, a claw is arranged on the rotating shaft, the claw can rotate around the rotating shaft, and the claw has a supporting surface for supporting the edge of a workpiece. The overturning claw is easy to rotate unsmoothly in the overturning process, so that the condition of clamping the tray is caused, and the process of taking and placing the tray is easy to be blocked.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present application provides a loading device and a production line, and aims to solve the above technical problems.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a feeding device, including:

the storage mechanism is used for storing stacked materials;

a material handling mechanism configured to move in a stacking direction of stacked materials to stack new materials to the material storage mechanism, and to take out materials from the material storage mechanism and transfer the taken out materials;

the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting member and a second limiting member which are oppositely arranged, the opposite directions of the first limiting member and the second limiting member are perpendicular to the stacking direction, the first limiting member and the second limiting member are configured to be close to each other so as to jointly keep the stacking state of materials, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member are further configured to be far away from each other so as to release the limitation of the stacked materials and facilitate the material taking of the material conveying mechanism.

Preferably, the material conveying mechanism comprises a first force application component and a second force application component;

the first force application component is used for applying force to the first limit component so as to drive the first limit component to be far away from the second limit component in the process that the material conveying mechanism moves along the stacking direction; the second force application assembly is used for applying force to the second limiting member so as to drive the second limiting member to be far away from the first limiting member.

Preferably, the limiting mechanism further comprises a plurality of force-bearing members, and each of the first limiting members and each of the second limiting members is correspondingly provided with one force-bearing member;

the stress component corresponding to the first limiting component is used for bearing the force exerted by the first force application component so as to drive the corresponding first limiting component to be away from the second limiting component; the stress component corresponding to the second limiting component is used for bearing the force exerted by the second force application component so as to drive the corresponding second limiting component to be away from the first limiting component;

the force-bearing member and the first force-application component corresponding to the first limiting member are located on the same side of the corresponding first limiting member in the preset direction, the force-bearing member and the second force-application component corresponding to the second limiting member are located on the same side of the corresponding second limiting member in the preset direction, and the preset direction is perpendicular to the stacking direction.

Preferably, each force-receiving member comprises rolling bodies;

the first urging assembly and the second urging assembly each include an urging member extending along the stacking direction, the urging member including guide surfaces provided at both ends of the urging member in the stacking direction;

The force application member includes a side facing away from the material and a side facing the material, and the guide surface extends from the side facing away from the material of the force application member to the side facing the material of the force application member, and is for abutting and guiding the rolling bodies to roll along the guide surface.

Preferably, the storage mechanism further comprises:

the first limiting member and the second limiting member are respectively arranged on the first supporting member and the second supporting member, and the first force application component and the second force application component are respectively arranged on the first supporting member and the second supporting member;

an adjustment mechanism is coupled to the first support member and the second support member, the adjustment mechanism configured to drive the first support member and the second support member to move closer together and farther apart together.

Preferably, the stacking direction is a vertical direction, and the feeding device further comprises:

a conveying mechanism for conveying material in a horizontal direction, a portion of the conveying mechanism in the horizontal direction being disposed between the first support member and the second support member, the first force application assembly and the second force application assembly further being configured to collectively convey material down such that material is placed on the conveying mechanism;

A first sensor provided at an end of a portion of the conveying mechanism between the first support member and the second support member;

a second sensor provided to one of the first support member and the second support member, the second sensor corresponding to a portion of the conveying mechanism between the first support member and the second support member, the second sensor being configured to sense a posture of the material;

and a blocking member provided at an end of a portion of the conveying mechanism between the first support member and the second support member, the blocking member being for blocking a material located on the conveying mechanism.

Preferably, the limiting mechanism comprises two groups of first limiting members and two groups of second limiting members, and the two groups of second limiting members are respectively opposite to the two groups of first limiting members;

the number of the first limiting members of each group of the first limiting members is a plurality, the plurality of the first limiting members are arranged along the stacking direction, two first limiting members in the same sequence in the two groups of the first limiting members are flush,

the number of the second limiting members of each group of the second limiting members is multiple, the second limiting members are arranged along the stacking direction, and two second limiting members in the same sequence in the two groups of the second limiting members are flush;

The first force application component is positioned between the two groups of first limiting members, and the second force application component is positioned between the two groups of second limiting members.

Preferably, the limiting mechanism further comprises a first mounting assembly and a first reset member arranged on the first mounting assembly, the first limiting member is movably arranged on the first mounting assembly, and the first reset member is used for driving the first limiting member to move towards the second limiting member;

the limiting mechanism further comprises a second installation component and a second reset member arranged on the second installation component, the second limiting member is movably arranged on the second installation component, and the second reset member is used for driving the second limiting member to move towards the first limiting member.

Preferably, the material conveying mechanism comprises a first force application component and a second force application component;

the first force application assembly and the second force application assembly comprise a driving member and a force application member, and the force application member is connected with the driving member;

in the process that the material conveying mechanism moves along the stacking direction, the force application component of the first force application component is used for applying force to the first limit component so as to drive the first limit component to be far away from the second limit component; the force application component of the second force application component is used for applying force to the second limit component so as to drive the second limit component to be far away from the first limit component;

The first reset member is configured to store elastic potential energy when the first limit member is away from the second limit member and is configured to release the elastic potential energy when the driving member of the first force application assembly drives the force application member of the first force application assembly away from the first limit member to move the first limit member toward the second limit member;

the second reset member is configured to store elastic potential energy when the second limit member is away from the first limit member and is configured to release the elastic potential energy when the driving member of the second force application assembly drives the force application member of the second force application assembly away from the second limit member to move the second limit member toward the first limit member;

wherein the driving member of the first force application assembly is used for driving the force application member of the first force application assembly to move between the driving member of the first force application assembly and the first limiting member along the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction;

the driving member of the second force application assembly is used for driving the force application member of the second force application assembly to move along the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction between the driving member of the second force application assembly and the second limiting member.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a production line, which includes a feeding device as described above.

According to the loading attachment that this application provided, utilize first spacing component and second spacing component to be close to each other and the control of spacing component of each other to spacing component of second, such straight action formula is convenient for first spacing component and spacing component of second's in place promptly, compare in prior art and utilize rotatory claw and locating part to lift the loading attachment of tray, the not smooth condition of rotation can not appear in first spacing component and second spacing component, is difficult for blocking from this, and then can not appear the condition of card material. Therefore, the feeding device provided by the application can ensure smooth process of taking and placing materials, so that the efficiency of transferring the materials is improved. And meanwhile, compared with a rotary claw which is easy to tip over, the first limiting member and the second limiting member limit materials more stably, and the reliability of stacking materials can be ensured.

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be considered limiting the scope, and that other related drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 2 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device provided according to some embodiments of the present application, omitting a conveying mechanism and a baffle plate;

fig. 3 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a limiting mechanism of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a conveying mechanism of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a part of a structure of a first force application component of a material conveying mechanism of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present application;

fig. 6 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of an adjustment mechanism of a storage mechanism of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present application;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a conveying mechanism of a feeding device according to some embodiments of the present application.

Reference numerals:

10-a material storage mechanism; 11-a first support member; 111-baffle plates; 112-a fixing frame; 12-a second support member; 13-an adjustment mechanism; 131-connecting plates; 14-a first servo motor; 15-synchronizing wheels; 16-synchronous belt; 17-nut; 18-a lead screw; 19-supporting bearing box type guide rails;

20-a material conveying mechanism; 21-a first force application assembly; 22-a force application member; 23-guiding surfaces; 24-a second servo motor; 25-a screw module; 26-a tray support plate; 27-a body; 28-clamping jaw cylinder;

30-a limiting mechanism; 31-a first stop member; 32-a force-receiving member; 33-a support plate; 34-limiting plates; 35-convex part; 36-a spring; 37-mounting blocks; 38-mounting a body;

40-a conveying mechanism; 41-a conveyor belt; 42-a first inductor; 43-a second inductor; 44-a blocking member; 50-lifting assembly; f1-a first horizontal direction; f2-a second horizontal direction.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made apparent and fully in view of the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the invention are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden from the present disclosure, are within the scope of the present disclosure.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present application and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art in a specific context.

In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be regarded as not exist and not within the protection scope of the present application.

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a feeding device is provided, and a structure of the feeding device and an operating principle of the feeding device will be specifically described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.

The present inventors have found that the tray storage system described in patent document CN210973032U is unstable in storing a tray because the claw is turned over, the tray is likely to get stuck when the tray is taken out and put in, and the claw is at risk of tipping during storage.

In practice, as shown in fig. 1, the loading device includes a storage mechanism 10, a transport mechanism 20, and a limiting mechanism 30. Wherein the storage mechanism 10 is used for storing stacked materials. The material handling mechanism 20 is configured to move in a stacking direction of stacked materials to stack new materials to the storage mechanism 10 and to remove materials from the storage mechanism and transfer the removed materials.

The spacing mechanism 30 includes a first spacing member 31 and a second spacing member (in the figure, only the first spacing member 31 is shown) that are disposed opposite to each other, the direction in which the first spacing member 31 and the second spacing member are disposed is perpendicular to the stacking direction, the first spacing member 31 and the second spacing member are configured to be close to each other to collectively maintain the stacked state of the stacked materials, and the first spacing member 31 and the second spacing member are further configured to be away from each other to release the spacing of the stacked materials (i.e., to no longer support the materials) so as to facilitate the material taking by the material handling mechanism.

When the material is arranged in the material storage mechanism 10, the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member limit the material together under the condition that the two limiting members are close to each other; and in the case where the first and second stopper members 31 and 31 are away from each other, both release the stopper of the material, thereby releasing the material to the transporting mechanism 20.

According to the feeding device provided by the embodiment of the application, the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member are easy to control the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member in a moving mode of being close to each other and being far away from each other, namely, the moving mode of the direct-acting type is convenient for the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member to be in place, compared with the feeding device for lifting materials by using the rotary hook claw and the limiting rod in the prior art, the feeding device in the embodiment has the advantages that the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member are not prone to being blocked due to the fact that the hook claw is not smooth to rotate, and therefore the clamping material is not prone to occurring. Therefore, the feeding device provided by the application can ensure smooth process of taking and placing materials, so that the material transferring efficiency is improved. And simultaneously, compared with the rotary claw which is easy to tilt, the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member are more stable in limiting materials, and the reliability of stacking the materials can be ensured.

As an example, the material may be a tray.

Preferably, in an embodiment, the stacking direction may be a vertical direction, which is shown in fig. 1 and 2, in other words, the trays are stacked together along the vertical direction, which further reduces the floor space occupied by the feeding device in the horizontal direction, that is, the floor space occupied by the feeding device.

As an example, in an embodiment, the storage mechanism 10 may include a first support member 11 and a second support member 12 disposed opposite to each other. The first support member 11 and the second support 12 disposed opposite to each other can provide more stable support for the tray. For example, the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 are disposed opposite to each other along the first horizontal direction F1, and thus, it is advantageous to provide stable support for the tray.

Further, the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 may have the same structure, and the first support member 11 may include a fixing frame 112 and a baffle 111 connected to the fixing frame 112, for example, the first support member 11.

Referring particularly to fig. 2 herein, in an embodiment, the fixing frame 112 of the first support member 11 may be a plate member including a rectangular frame and a plate member, and the plate member may be disposed at a side of the rectangular frame facing the second support member 12 (for the second support member 12, a side of the rectangular frame facing the first support member 11 of the fixing frame 112 of the second support member 12) so as to shield a hollow portion of the rectangular frame from the first horizontal direction F1. In addition, the present embodiment is not limited thereto, and the plate member may also provide an installation position for a stopper mechanism 30 described below, which will be described later.

Further, in an embodiment, the baffle 111 may be disposed at a vertical edge portion of one side of the rectangular frame, where the plate surface of the baffle 111 may be perpendicular to the second horizontal direction F2, and the second horizontal direction F2 is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction F1 described above, where the first horizontal direction F1 and the second horizontal direction F2 together define a horizontal plane, in other words, the baffle 111 is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. In this manner, the two opposing rectangular frames define an interior space of the storage mechanism 10 in which the stopper mechanism 30 and the tray may be disposed, and the shutter 111 may function as a member (e.g., the stopper mechanism 30) and the tray that protect the interior of the storage mechanism 10 in the second horizontal direction F2.

Here, the first and second stopper members 31 and 12 may be provided to the above-described first and second support members 11 and 12, respectively, that is, both the first and second stopper members 31 and 31 are opposite to each other in the first horizontal direction F1, thereby further improving the stability of the tray support.

In an example not shown in the drawings, the first and second stopper members opposed to each other may be respectively configured to be driven by independent driving means, for example, a linear driving means such as an air cylinder or an electric cylinder, so that the first and second stopper members may be independently driven. At this time, when the operation is required, the first and second stopper members may be driven.

In the example given in the figures, the material handling mechanism 20 comprises a first force application assembly 21 and a second force application assembly. During the movement of the material conveying mechanism 20 along the stacking direction (i.e., the vertical direction), the first force application component 21 is used for applying force to the first limiting member 31 so as to drive the first limiting member 31 away from the second limiting member; the second force application assembly is used for applying force to the second limiting member so as to drive the second limiting member away from the first limiting member 31.

That is, the actions of the first and second limiting members 31 and 20 are related to each other, so that the actions of the first and second limiting members 31 and 20 can be matched with the actions of the transporting mechanism 20, because the movement of the transporting mechanism 20 in the process of feeding and taking out the trays to and from the stacked trays can trigger the first and second limiting members 31 and 31 to lift the stacked trays correspondingly, that is, the first and second limiting members 31 and 31 can timely act along with the movement of the transporting mechanism, which is beneficial to improving the working efficiency of the feeding device.

In order to facilitate the description of the manner in which both the first and second stop members 31, 31 are operated, in some embodiments, the structure of the first and second stop members 31, 31 and the structure associated with their operation will be described first, and the structure of the first and second force application assemblies 21, 21 will be described.

In an embodiment, the limiting mechanism 30 may further include a first mounting assembly and a first reset member disposed on the first mounting assembly, the first limiting member 31 being movably disposed on the first mounting assembly, the first reset member being configured to drive the first limiting member 31 to move toward the second limiting member.

At this time, the limiting mechanism 30 may further include a second mounting assembly and a second reset member disposed on the second mounting assembly, where the second reset member is movably disposed on the second mounting assembly, and the second reset member is used to drive the second reset member to move toward the first reset member 31.

As an example, in an embodiment, the first and second mounting assemblies may have the same structure, and the first and second reset members may be the same. Fig. 3 essentially shows the mounting of the first stop member 31, which, as an example, may be identical, as will be described in more detail below in connection with fig. 3.

As shown in fig. 3, taking the first limiting member 31 as an example, the first mounting assembly may include a mounting body 38 and a mounting block 37, wherein the mounting body 38 includes a horizontal plate and a vertical plate connected to each other, the vertical plate is used to be connected to the first supporting member 11 mentioned above, i.e., the vertical plate may be used to be connected to a side of the first supporting member 11 facing the second supporting member 12, and the mounting body 38 further includes a reinforcing plate connecting the horizontal plate and the vertical plate.

Further, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the first limiting member 31 may be provided at an upper end surface of the horizontal plate member. In an embodiment, the upper end surface of the horizontal plate may be provided with a sliding rail extending along the first horizontal direction F1, and the first limiting member 31 is engaged with the sliding rail to be slidably disposed on the upper end surface of the horizontal plate.

Further, in an embodiment, the mounting block 37 may be mounted to an upper end surface of the horizontal plate of the mounting body 38, and the mounting block 37 may be disposed at a side of the slide rail facing the first support member 11. The side of the mounting block 37 facing the slide rail may be provided with a fixing portion, and the side of the below-described support plate 33 of the first stopper member 31 facing the mounting block 37 may also be provided with a fixing portion. The first reset member includes both ends in the first horizontal direction F1, which may be provided on the aforementioned two fixing portions, respectively, so that the first reset member is fixed.

In an embodiment, the first return member may be a spring 36, and the spring 36 may be configured to be always compressed with elastic potential energy, so that the spring 36 can apply a force in the first horizontal direction F1 to the first limiting member 31, thereby ensuring that the first limiting member 31 maintains a position limiting the tray without being forced by the first forcing assembly 21.

In an embodiment, the fixing portion provided on the mounting block 37 may be a groove formed on the mounting block 37, the fixing portion provided on the first limiting member 31 and the below-described supporting plate 33 may be provided on the groove of the supporting plate 33, and two ends of the first reset member may be disposed in the two grooves, so that the first reset member is mounted more stably.

Still referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment, the first spacing member 31 may include a support plate 33, a spacing plate 34, and a protrusion 35. Specifically, the support plate 33 may be horizontally disposed, the upper end surface of the support plate 33 may be used to lift the tray, and the lower end surface of the support plate 33 may be provided with a chute for cooperation with the slide rail. Further, the stopper plate 34 may be provided at an upper end surface of the support plate 33, for example, the stopper plate 34 is provided perpendicularly to the upper end surface of the support plate 33, and as an example, the stopper plate 34 is provided perpendicularly to the first horizontal direction F1.

That is, with the first stopper member 31 and the second stopper member disposed opposite to each other, the stopper plate 34 included in the first stopper member 31 and the stopper plate 34 included in the second stopper member are also opposite to each other, and the two stopper plates 34 are used to respectively restrict both sides of the tray in the first horizontal direction F1, so that the tray can be gripped from both sides of the tray in the first horizontal direction F1.

Referring to fig. 3 in combination with fig. 1 to 3, and referring particularly to fig. 3, in an embodiment, the protrusion 35 may be provided at a side of the support plate 33 in the second horizontal direction F2, and this side may face the first force application assembly 21, and in particular, the protrusion 35 may protrude from this side in the second horizontal direction F2. In an embodiment, the protrusion 35 may be used to mount the force receiving member 32, which will be described in detail later in the description.

The spacing mechanism also includes a plurality of force receiving members 32. In an example, each first limiting member may be correspondingly provided with a stress member. The force bearing member corresponding to the first limiting member can be used for bearing the force applied by the first force application assembly so as to drive the corresponding first limiting member to be away from the second limiting member. This allows each first stopper member to be configured with a force receiving member provided exclusively for the first stopper member, thus allowing the force receiving manner of the first stopper member to be adjusted by adjusting the structure of the force receiving member. And the stress member is used as a direct driving object of the first force application component, so that the wear of the first limiting member is reduced, and the reliability of supporting the tray is improved. In addition, the first limiting member and the stress member are arranged in a modularized manner, so that the first limiting member and the stress member are maintained conveniently.

In an example, each second limiting member may be correspondingly provided with a force-bearing member, and the force-bearing member of the corresponding second limiting member may be used to bear the force applied by the second force application assembly, so as to drive the corresponding second limiting member away from the first limiting member. This allows each of the second stopper members to be configured with a force receiving member provided exclusively for the second stopper member, thus allowing the manner in which the second stopper member is forced to be adjusted by adjusting the structure of the force receiving member. And the stressed member is used as a direct driving object of the second force application component, so that the wear of the second limiting member is reduced, and the reliability of supporting the tray is improved. In addition, the second limiting member and the stress member are arranged in a modularized manner, so that the second limiting member and the stress member are maintained conveniently. In the embodiment, each first limiting member 31 may be connected to a force receiving member 32 corresponding to each first limiting member 31, and each second limiting member may be connected to a force receiving member 32 corresponding to each second limiting member, which may be referred to the above description, and will not be repeated herein.

In an embodiment, the force receiving member 32 and the first force application component of the corresponding first limiting member 31 may be located on the same side of the corresponding first limiting member 31 in the predetermined direction, and the force receiving member 32 and the second force application component of the corresponding second limiting member may be located on the same side of the corresponding second limiting member in the predetermined direction, where the predetermined direction is perpendicular to the stacking direction (i.e., the vertical direction). In the embodiment, the predetermined direction here is the second horizontal direction F2.

Specifically, as an example, with reference to fig. 1 to 3 and with particular reference to fig. 3, in an embodiment, the manner in which the force receiving member 32 is mounted may be the same for both the first and second stop members 31, 32, which is still described below with reference to fig. 3.

Each of the force-bearing members 32 may include rolling bodies _。 The first and second force application assemblies may each include a force application member 22, the force application member 22 may extend along the stacking direction (i.e., the vertical direction), and the force application member 22 may include guide surfaces provided at both ends of the force application member 22 in the stacking direction (i.e., the vertical direction). The force application member 22 comprises a side facing away from the material and a side facing the material, and a guide surface may extend from the side of the force application member 22 facing away from the material to the side of the force application member 22 facing the material, the guide surface being for abutting and guiding the rolling bodies to roll along the guide surface. In this way, by providing the rolling elements and guiding the rolling elements by the guide surface, the friction loss of the force receiving member 32 can be effectively reduced.

As shown in fig. 3, specifically, in the embodiment, since the force receiving member 32 includes the rolling bodies, during the state in which the force receiving member 32 is forced by the first force application assembly 21 contacting the force receiving member 32, the rolling action of the rolling bodies can reduce the friction loss caused to the force receiving member 32 by the first force application assembly 21 contacting the force receiving member 32.

For example, in the embodiment, when the rolling element is engaged with the first urging member 21, the rolling element rolls along with the lifting of the first urging member 21, so that the friction between the rolling element and the first urging member 21 is reduced. In the illustrated embodiment, the rolling bodies may be, for example, rollers; while in an example not shown the rolling bodies may be balls, for example. Where the rolling elements are rollers, the rolling elements may be rotatably mounted to the ends of the convex portions 35 via a rotation shaft and a bearing, where the axis of the rotation shaft may extend along the second horizontal direction F2.

The limiting mechanism may include two sets of first limiting members 31 and two sets of second limiting members, which are disposed opposite to the two sets of first limiting members, respectively. The number of the first limiting members of each group of the first limiting members 31 is plural, the plurality of first limiting members 31 are arranged along the stacking direction, and two first limiting members of the same order in the two groups of the first limiting members 31 are flush. The number of the second limiting members of each group of second limiting members is multiple, the second limiting members are arranged along the stacking direction, and two second limiting members in the same sequence in the two groups of second limiting members are flush. Thus, through setting up two sets of second spacing components and two sets of second spacing components, loading attachment holds the capacity improvement of tray.

Further, the first force application assembly 21 is located between the two sets of first limiting members 31, and the second force application assembly is located between the two sets of second limiting members, so that the first force application assembly 21 and the first limiting members 31 are more compact in arrangement, and the second force application assembly and the second limiting members are more compact in arrangement. Specifically, the first urging assembly 21 is located between the two sets of first stopper members 31 in the second horizontal direction F2, and the second urging assembly is located between the two sets of second stopper members in the second horizontal direction F2.

Further, in some examples, not shown, the first force application assembly may be located on both sides of the two sets of first stop members and the second force application assembly may be located on both sides of the two sets of second stop members. Taking the first force application component as an example, the first force application component may include two driving members, where the two driving members are respectively located at two sides of the two sets of first limiting members, so as to respectively drive the two sets of first limiting members. Similarly, the second force application component is also the same, and is not described herein.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 illustrates the storage mechanism 10 with the baffle 111 of the first supporting member 11 omitted, and in an embodiment, the limiting mechanism 30 may include two rows of first limiting members 31 (i.e., two groups of first limiting members 31) and two columns of second limiting members (i.e., two groups of second limiting members) disposed opposite to the two rows of first limiting members 31, respectively. The first limiting members 31 in each row of the first limiting members 31 may be arranged along the vertical direction, and two first limiting members 31 in the same order in the vertical direction, which are respectively included in two rows of the first limiting members 31, may be flush, so that the first limiting members 31 in the same order can be ensured to horizontally lift the tray, and stability of supporting the tray is improved.

Likewise, the second limiting members in each row of the second limiting members may be arranged along the vertical direction, and two second limiting members in the same order in the vertical direction, which are respectively included in the two rows of the second limiting members, may be flush, so that it is ensured that the tray is lifted horizontally by the two second limiting members in the same order, and stability of supporting the tray is improved.

In the embodiment, the above-described two first spacing members 31 in the same order and the above-described two second spacing members in the same order are respectively opposed. That is, the two first spacing members 31 in the same order and the two second spacing members in the same order are all flush, so that it can be understood that the four spacing members together form a layer of spacing structure, and the layer of spacing structure can include two sets of first spacing members 31 and second spacing members opposite to each other, which is further beneficial to improving the reliability of the storage of the tray.

As an example, three first stopper members 31 arranged in the vertical direction are included in each column of first stopper members 31, and three second stopper members arranged in the vertical direction are included in each column of second stopper members. Through the two rows of the first limiting members 31 and the two rows of the second limiting members arranged in the above manner, the three-layer limiting structure is arranged, so that the number of trays which can be stored by the feeding device can be increased.

In an embodiment, the first force application assembly 21 may pass between two rows of first limiting members 31, the second force application assembly may pass between two rows of second limiting members, that is, the first force application assembly 21 may apply force to two first limiting members 31 corresponding to the height of the first force application assembly 21 in two rows of first limiting members 31 when passing between two rows of first limiting members 31 (in this case, may apply force to two stress members 32 respectively connected to the two first limiting members 31), and the same applies force to the second force application assembly. In the embodiment, the first force application member 21 and the second force application member may have the same structure, and the structure of the first force application member 21 will be specifically described with reference to fig. 2 and 4.

As described above, the first force application assembly 21 may include the force application member 22. Referring to fig. 4 and 5 in combination and in particular to fig. 4, still taking as an example the force application member of the first force application assembly 21, in an embodiment the force application member 22 may extend in a vertical direction, as an example the force application member 22 may be formed in a rod shape. The urging member 22 may include a guide surface 23 provided to the urging member 22, and the guide surface 23 may be used to abut and guide the rolling elements. As an example, the urging member 22 may include guide surfaces 23 provided at both ends of the urging member 22 in the vertical direction, so that the guide surfaces 23 at both ends of the urging member 22 can serve as guides for the rolling elements, whether the urging member 22 passes through the rolling elements from top to bottom or from bottom to top.

Preferably, in an embodiment, the guiding surface 23 extends from the side of the force application member 22 facing away from the material (i.e. the side of the force application member 22 facing towards the first support member 11) towards the side of the force application member 22 facing the material (i.e. the side of the force application member 22 facing towards the second support member 12). In the embodiment, since the force receiving member 32 corresponding to the first limiting member 31 is used to receive the force applied by the first force application assembly 21 to drive the first limiting member 31 away from the second limiting member, it can be known that the edge of the guide surface 23 extending from the side of the force application member 22 facing away from the material is lower than the edge of the guide surface 23 extending to the side of the force application member 22 facing the second support member 12. As an example, the guide surface 23 is formed as a slope, and thus, processing of the guide surface 23 is facilitated. In other examples, not shown, the guiding surface may also be formed, for example, as a cambered surface.

Still taking the first force application assembly 21 as an example, specifically, the first force application assembly 21 includes two force application members 22 disposed side by side in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. In the embodiment, the two force application members 22 may be disposed side by side along the second horizontal direction F2, where the two force application members 22 respectively correspond to two rows of force receiving members 32 located outside the two force application members 22 (because the first limiting member 31 has two rows, and the force receiving members 32 correspond to the first limiting member 31 one by one, and the same applies to the second limiting member.

When the urging member 22 approaches the rolling elements from below, the upper portion of the guide surface 23 first contacts the rolling elements, and as the urging member 22 is lifted, the guide surface 23 applies a force having an upward force component and a force component to the side of the first support member 11 to the rolling elements until the rolling elements roll along the guide surface 23 to the lower portion of the guide surface 23. Finally the rolling bodies are located on the side of the force application member 22 facing the first support member 11. The first stopper member 31 also moves in the first horizontal direction F1 by a stroke corresponding to a distance of the one guide surface 23 in the first horizontal direction F1 by the guide of the guide surface 23 as the rolling element rises along the urging member 22.

In an embodiment, the first force application assembly 21 and the second force application assembly each comprise a drive member and a force application member 22. The first reset member is configured to store elastic potential energy when the first stop member 31 is away from the second stop member and is configured to release the elastic potential energy when the drive member of the first force application assembly 21 drives the force application member 22 of the first force application assembly 21 away from the first stop member 31, causing the first stop member 31 to move toward the second stop member. The second reset member is configured to store elastic potential energy when the second stop member is away from the first stop member 31 and is configured to release the elastic potential energy when the drive member of the second force application assembly drives the force application member 22 of the second force application assembly away from the second stop member to move the second stop member toward the first stop member 31.

Further, the driving member of the first urging assembly 21 is configured to drive the urging member 22 of the first urging assembly 21 to move between the driving member of the first urging assembly 21 and the first stopper member 31 in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction (i.e., the vertical direction). The driving member of the second urging assembly is configured to drive the urging member 22 of the second urging assembly to move between the driving member of the second urging assembly and the second stopper member in a direction perpendicular to the stacking direction (i.e., the vertical direction). Thus, by providing the first return member and the second return member, the first stopper member 31 and the second stopper member can be automatically returned to stop the tray when the urging member 22 no longer urges them. Here, the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction may be the second horizontal direction F2.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in the embodiment, taking the first force application assembly 21 as an example, the driving member of the first force application assembly 21 is used to drive the two force application members 22 included in the first force application assembly, so that the two force application members 22 included in the first force application assembly 21 are respectively close to and far from the two rows of first limiting members 31. In this way, the provision of the driving member allows the two urging members 22 to pass through the urging members in the vertical direction and reach the height at which the urging members are located without urging the urging members respectively corresponding to them. As an example, the driving member may be, for example, a jaw cylinder 28, and both driving ends of the jaw cylinder 28 are connected to the two urging members 22, respectively.

In one example, the first force application assembly 21 may include a body 27. Wherein the body 27 may comprise, for example, four plates end to end, which define a mounting space in which the jaw cylinder 28 may be mounted, thereby functioning as a protection for the jaw cylinder 28, which is shown in fig. 5.

In one example, the first force application assembly 21 may include a tray support plate 26. Wherein the tray support plate 26 is disposed at a side facing the tray, the tray support plate 26 can be used to lift the tray. As an example, in an embodiment, the tray support plate 26 may be connected to a plate member of the body 27 on the side facing the tray, whereby the body 27 also provides a mounting location for the tray support plate 26.

That is, the two tray support plates 26 belonging to the first and second urging assemblies 21 and 26, respectively, cooperate together to lift the tray. In addition, in the embodiment, the lifting of the main body 27 may be driven by the screw module 25, and the screw module 25 of the first force application assembly 21 is disposed between the two rows of the first limiting members 31. Similarly, the screw module 25 of the second force application assembly is disposed between the two rows of second limiting members. The lead screw module 25 may be driven by a second servomotor 24.

Referring to fig. 5, in an embodiment, the jaw cylinder 28 included in the first force application assembly 21 may be used to drive the two force application members 22 included in the first force application assembly 21 such that the two force application members 22 included in the first force application assembly 21 are respectively close to and far from the two rows of first stop members 31.

Likewise, the clamping jaw cylinder included in the second force application assembly can be used for driving the two force application members included in the second force application assembly, so that the two force application members included in the second force application assembly are respectively close to and far from the two rows of second limiting members. When the clamping jaw cylinder drives the two force application members to be away from the two rows of first limiting members respectively, the two force application members can not apply force to rolling bodies respectively positioned on two sides of the two force application members.

In addition, the first force application component 21 and the second force application component of the material conveying mechanism 20 respectively drive the first limiting member 31 and the second limiting member in the lifting process of the material conveying mechanism 20, so that independent driving components for respectively driving the first limiting member and the second limiting member in the example which is not shown above are omitted, the complexity of the material loading device is simplified, and the generation cost of the material loading device is reduced.

In addition, in an embodiment, the feeding device may further include an adjusting mechanism 13, where the adjusting mechanism 13 may be connected to the first support member 11 and the second support member 12, and the adjusting mechanism 13 may be configured to drive the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 to move closer together and away from each other synchronously. Thereby, the internal space of the storage mechanism of the loading device can be adjusted by the adjusting mechanism 13, and thus, trays of different sizes can be adapted.

Specifically, referring to fig. 6, the adjustment mechanism 13 may include a connection plate 131, a first servomotor 14, a synchronizing wheel 15, a timing belt 16, a nut 17, a lead screw 18, and a support bearing box rail 19. In the embodiment, one side of the connection plate 131 is provided with four support bearing box rails 19, the four support bearing box rails 19 are divided into two groups, and the two support bearing box rails 19 in each group are disposed side by side with each other along the first horizontal direction F1.

Wherein each set of support bearing box guides 19 is intended to guide one nut 17, i.e. the adjustment mechanism 13 comprises two nuts 17, which nuts 17 are screwed in opposite directions, each on a screw 18 extending in the first horizontal direction F1. In an embodiment, the end of the screw 18 is provided with a synchronizing wheel 15, the first servomotor 14 is arranged on the other side of the connecting plate 131, the output end of the first servomotor 14 may be provided with another synchronizing wheel 15, and the two synchronizing wheels 15 may be in driving connection via a synchronous belt 16. Thus, when the first servo motor 14 works, according to the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the first servo motor 14, the two nuts 17 can be synchronously close to and far away from each other, and the two nuts 17 are respectively connected with the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12, so that the distance between the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12 can be adjusted to adapt to trays with different sizes, and in the adjustment process, the feeding device is not required to stop, and the efficiency of the feeding device can be effectively improved.

It should be noted that, the feeding device further includes a base, and a sliding rail extending along the first horizontal direction F1 is disposed between the lower portions of the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12 and the base, so as to ensure the accuracy of adjustment of the first supporting member 11 and the second supporting member 12.

It should be noted that, in an example not shown in the drawings, the adjustment of the first support member and the second support member may also be achieved via a belt drive, that is, the first support member is connected to an upper section of one rotatable belt, and the second support member is connected to a lower section of one rotatable belt, so as to adjust the distance therebetween synchronously.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the feeding device may further comprise a conveying mechanism 40, and the conveying mechanism 40 may be used for conveying the material along the second horizontal direction F2, such that a portion of the conveying mechanism 40 in the second horizontal direction F2 is disposed between the first support member 11 and the second support member 12 in the storage mechanism (herein, fig. 1 and 2 may be combined), and the first force application assembly 21 and the second force application assembly are further configured to jointly convey the material to descend, such that the material is placed on the conveying mechanism. As an example, the conveying mechanism 40 may include two conveying belts 41 arranged side by side.

As an example, the feeding device may include a first sensor 42, where the first sensor 42 may be disposed at an end of a portion of the conveying mechanism 40 between the first support member 11 and the second support member 12, for example, between ends of two conveying belts 41, and the first sensor 42 is configured to sense whether the tray is conveyed to the ends of the conveying belts 41, which may be implemented in cooperation with a controller of the feeding device electrically connected to the first sensor 42, and the position may be used as a material taking position of the tray.

As an example, the feeding device may include a second sensor 43. The second sensor 43 may be provided to one of the first support member 11 and the second support member 12, for example, the second support member 12. The second sensor 43 may correspond to a portion of the conveying mechanism 40 between the first support member 11 and the second support member 12, the second sensor 43 being for sensing a posture of the material.

Specifically, the second sensor 43 may be used to sense a recognizable feature on the tray, such as a notch, which may be provided on one side of the tray, and the other side opposite the notch, where no notch is provided, so that when the second sensor 43 recognizes the notch, it is used to identify whether the direction in which the tray is placed is correct, i.e., the second sensor 43 is a substantially foolproof sensor, and is used to detect whether the tray is placed correctly. This may be achieved in cooperation with a controller of the feeding device, which is electrically connected to the second inductor 43.

As an example, both the first sensor 42 and the second sensor 43 may be photosensors.

As an example, the loading device may include a blocking member 44. The blocking member 44 may be provided at the end of the portion of the conveyor mechanism 40 between the first support member 11 and the second support member 12, for example between the ends of two conveyor belts 41, the blocking member 44 being adapted to block material located on the conveyor mechanism. As an example, the blocking member 44 may be a blocking cylinder, and the tray is blocked at the end of the conveyor belt 41 when the piston rod of the blocking cylinder protrudes upward.

According to the technical features described above, the working principle of the feeding device will be explained below.

In an embodiment, the lifting assembly 50 at the other end of the conveyor belt 41 places an empty tray of material, such as a battery cell, on the conveyor belt 41, then the tray is driven to the end of the conveyor belt 41, the tray is blocked by the blocking cylinder, and after the first sensor 42 senses that the tray is in place and the second sensor 43 senses that the tray is in place, the first force application assembly 21 and the second force application assembly of the material conveying mechanism 20 hold the tray from below.

Since the urging member 22 (the urging member 22 is a substantially guide rail) contacts the rolling element first, the stopper mechanism 30, that is, the first stopper member 31 and the second stopper member opposite to each other are opened to raise the pallet in place, and then the jaw cylinder 28 controls the urging member 22 to retract to disengage from the rolling element, at this time, the first stopper member 31 and the second stopper member are extended under the elastic force of the respective springs 36 to hold the pallet. In this way, the above operation is repeated, and the tray is fully stored in the storage mechanism 10.

Conversely, the transporting mechanism 20 moves upward, the force applying member 22 is changed from retracted to extended to contact the rolling bodies, the stopper mechanism 30 is opened to let the tray descend to the transporting mechanism 20, and then the transporting mechanism 20 descends onto the conveyor belt 41.

The loading attachment that this application embodiment provided utilizes high accuracy servo module multiposition elevating gear through using the lift conveying mode, cooperates both sides elastic stop mechanism 30, reaches the buffer memory space that increases the tray blowing to realize long-time need not the material loading, also increased the function that a key adjustment switched different trays simultaneously.

The loading attachment that this application embodiment provided, through the mode of feed bin conveying material loading, solve the problem that can't place many buttress trays, reach the purpose that need not the material loading for a long time, through guiding mechanism 13, solve different grade type tray and switch the problem of consuming time and consuming power, reach a key and change type function.

The loading attachment that this application embodiment provided can reform transform at original material loading board, and occupation space excessively uses the demand of frequent material loading to use the storage charging tray of storehouse lift, uses the long width automatic regulating mechanism of charging tray, can be compatible for example 250mm ~ 400mm size in different length trays, realizes the common one-key type demand of changing of many products.

According to the second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, a production line is further provided, which includes the feeding device as described above, and the production line may be used for producing the battery cells, for example, and also includes the beneficial effects as described above, which are not described herein again.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, but rather, the present application is intended to cover any variations of the equivalent structures described herein or shown in the drawings, or the direct/indirect application of the present application to other related technical fields.

Claims (10)

1. Feeding device, its characterized in that includes:

the storage mechanism is used for storing stacked materials;

a material handling mechanism configured to move in a stacking direction of stacked materials to stack new materials to the material storage mechanism, and to take out materials from the material storage mechanism and transfer the taken out materials;

the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting member and a second limiting member which are oppositely arranged, the opposite directions of the first limiting member and the second limiting member are perpendicular to the stacking direction, the first limiting member and the second limiting member are configured to be close to each other so as to jointly keep the stacking state of materials, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member are further configured to be far away from each other so as to release the limitation of the stacked materials and facilitate the material taking of the material conveying mechanism.

2. The loading device of claim 1, wherein the material handling mechanism comprises a first force application assembly and a second force application assembly;

the first force application component is used for applying force to the first limit component so as to drive the first limit component to be far away from the second limit component in the process that the material conveying mechanism moves along the stacking direction; the second force application assembly is used for applying force to the second limiting member so as to drive the second limiting member to be far away from the first limiting member.

3. The feeding device as claimed in claim 2, wherein,

the limiting mechanism further comprises a plurality of stressed members, and each first limiting member and each second limiting member are correspondingly provided with one stressed member;

the stress component corresponding to the first limiting component is used for bearing the force exerted by the first force application component so as to drive the corresponding first limiting component to be away from the second limiting component; the stress component corresponding to the second limiting component is used for bearing the force exerted by the second force application component so as to drive the corresponding second limiting component to be away from the first limiting component;

The force-bearing member and the first force-application component corresponding to the first limiting member are located on the same side of the corresponding first limiting member in the preset direction, the force-bearing member and the second force-application component corresponding to the second limiting member are located on the same side of the corresponding second limiting member in the preset direction, and the preset direction is perpendicular to the stacking direction.

4. The feeding device as claimed in claim 3, wherein,

each stress member comprises a rolling body;

the first urging assembly and the second urging assembly each include an urging member extending along the stacking direction, the urging member including guide surfaces provided at both ends of the urging member in the stacking direction;

the force application member includes a side facing away from the material and a side facing the material, and the guide surface extends from the side facing away from the material of the force application member to the side facing the material of the force application member, and is for abutting and guiding the rolling bodies to roll along the guide surface.

5. The loading device of claim 2, wherein the storage mechanism further comprises:

The first limiting member and the second limiting member are respectively arranged on the first supporting member and the second supporting member, and the first force application component and the second force application component are respectively arranged on the first supporting member and the second supporting member;

an adjustment mechanism is coupled to the first support member and the second support member, the adjustment mechanism configured to drive the first support member and the second support member to move closer together and farther apart together.

6. The feeding device of claim 5, wherein the stacking direction is a vertical direction, the feeding device further comprising:

a conveying mechanism for conveying material in a horizontal direction, a portion of the conveying mechanism in the horizontal direction being disposed between the first support member and the second support member, the first force application assembly and the second force application assembly further being configured to collectively convey material down such that material is placed on the conveying mechanism;

a first sensor provided at an end of a portion of the conveying mechanism between the first support member and the second support member;

A second sensor provided to one of the first support member and the second support member, the second sensor corresponding to a portion of the conveying mechanism between the first support member and the second support member, the second sensor being configured to sense a posture of the material;

and a blocking member provided at an end of a portion of the conveying mechanism between the first support member and the second support member, the blocking member being for blocking a material located on the conveying mechanism.

7. The feeding device as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein,

the limiting mechanism comprises two groups of first limiting members and two groups of second limiting members, and the two groups of second limiting members are respectively arranged opposite to the two groups of first limiting members;

the number of the first limiting members of each group of the first limiting members is a plurality, the plurality of the first limiting members are arranged along the stacking direction, two first limiting members in the same sequence in the two groups of the first limiting members are flush,

the number of the second limiting members of each group of the second limiting members is multiple, the second limiting members are arranged along the stacking direction, and two second limiting members in the same sequence in the two groups of the second limiting members are flush;

The first force application component is positioned between the two groups of first limiting members, and the second force application component is positioned between the two groups of second limiting members.

8. The feeding device as claimed in claim 1, wherein,

the limiting mechanism further comprises a first installation component and a first reset component arranged on the first installation component, the first limiting component is movably arranged on the first installation component, and the first reset component is used for driving the first limiting component to move towards the second limiting component;

the limiting mechanism further comprises a second installation component and a second reset member arranged on the second installation component, the second limiting member is movably arranged on the second installation component, and the second reset member is used for driving the second limiting member to move towards the first limiting member.

9. The loading device of claim 8, wherein the feeding device comprises a feeding device,

the material conveying mechanism comprises a first force application component and a second force application component;

the first force application assembly and the second force application assembly comprise a driving member and a force application member, and the force application member is connected with the driving member;

in the process that the material conveying mechanism moves along the stacking direction, the force application component of the first force application component is used for applying force to the first limit component so as to drive the first limit component to be far away from the second limit component; the force application component of the second force application component is used for applying force to the second limit component so as to drive the second limit component to be far away from the first limit component; the first reset member is configured to store elastic potential energy when the first limit member is away from the second limit member and is configured to release the elastic potential energy when the driving member of the first force application assembly drives the force application member of the first force application assembly away from the first limit member to move the first limit member toward the second limit member;

The second reset member is configured to store elastic potential energy when the second limit member is away from the first limit member and is configured to release the elastic potential energy when the driving member of the second force application assembly drives the force application member of the second force application assembly away from the second limit member to move the second limit member toward the first limit member;

wherein the driving member of the first force application assembly is used for driving the force application member of the first force application assembly to move between the driving member of the first force application assembly and the first limiting member along the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction;

the driving member of the second force application assembly is used for driving the force application member of the second force application assembly to move along the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction between the driving member of the second force application assembly and the second limiting member.

10. A production line, characterized in that it comprises a loading device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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