CN219402032U - Draw material conveyer - Google Patents

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CN219402032U
CN219402032U CN202320074103.7U CN202320074103U CN219402032U CN 219402032 U CN219402032 U CN 219402032U CN 202320074103 U CN202320074103 U CN 202320074103U CN 219402032 U CN219402032 U CN 219402032U
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程东辉
邹学荣
林晓明
关建
洪远威
杨续海
段中涛
周浩
蒲开照
顾春敏
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The utility model provides a draw material conveyer for cut and carry the material area, draw material conveyer including being used for cutting the cutting device of material area and being used for carrying the material device that draws of material area, cutting device include cut the cylinder and with cut the cylinder detachably transmission and be connected cut the module, cut the cylinder be used for promoting cut the module pair the material area cuts, draw the material device including drawing material mechanism, first motor, second motor, guiding mechanism and drawing the material motor, first motor and second motor are arranged respectively the both sides of guiding mechanism for drive guiding mechanism's curb plate relative movement is in order to be applicable to the material area of different width, draw the material motor with draw material mechanism relatively movable and connect, be used for control draw material mechanism relatively guiding mechanism moves.

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Draw material conveyer
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of material conveying, in particular to a material pulling and conveying device.
Background
The existing automatic production process flow comprises the steps of stamping iron pieces, manually feeding main materials and auxiliary materials, pulling materials by an air cylinder, cutting materials, carrying to a transfer table by a manipulator, welding the main materials and the auxiliary materials, AOI detection, product sorting and product arranging; because the automatic production process is in production, the structure of the existing device is relatively fixed, and iron pieces (material belts) with different widths are difficult to be transported and fixed by the material belt holes with different intervals; the pull material part of the existing device is inconvenient to automatically control the stroke of the telescopic pull material, inconvenient to use, therefore, the pull material device of each product is required to be independently designed and processed, the follow-up device can only be matched with a corresponding die for use, the single cutting number of the product cannot be adjusted, the product cannot be reused after iterative upgrading, a large amount of materials are wasted, the workload of design staff is increased, and the production cost is increased.
On the premise of meeting the customer quality and yield, therefore, the method aims at solving the problems: the same device can not pull iron pieces (material strips) with different widths, the pulling stroke can not be automatically controlled, and the same device only has the problem of one cutting die. How to design a general high-efficient material conveyer that draws, both can reduce equipment development cost, make equipment become exquisite (space-saving) and pleasing to the eye, more can effectively improve equipment production yield, reduce the human cost, be the topic of concern heat all the time.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the utility model aims to provide a material pulling conveying device which can be adapted to different specifications of material belts and can control the material pulling stroke.
The utility model provides a material pulling and conveying device which is used for cutting and conveying a material belt, wherein the material pulling and conveying device comprises a cutting device for cutting the material belt and a material pulling device for conveying the material belt, the cutting device comprises a cutting cylinder and a cutting module which is detachably connected with the cutting cylinder in a transmission mode, the cutting cylinder is used for pushing the cutting module to cut the material belt, the material pulling device comprises a material pulling mechanism, a first motor, a second motor, a guiding mechanism and a material pulling motor, the first motor and the second motor are respectively arranged on two sides of the guiding mechanism and used for driving side plates of the guiding mechanism to move relatively so as to be suitable for the material belt with different widths, and the material pulling motor is connected with the material pulling mechanism in a relatively movable mode and used for controlling the material pulling mechanism to move relatively to the guiding mechanism.
In an embodiment, the cutting module comprises a first cutting die and a second cutting die, the first cutting die and the second cutting die are opposite and are arranged at two sides of the guiding mechanism at intervals, and the cutting cylinder is detachably connected with the first cutting die.
In an embodiment, the cutting device further comprises a die moving mechanism detachably connected to the second cutting die, the die moving mechanism being movable relative to the first cutting die for replacement of the second cutting die.
In an embodiment, the cutting device further comprises a frame for supporting, the die moving mechanism is movably connected with the frame, and the first cutting die is fixedly connected with the frame.
In an embodiment, the guiding mechanism comprises two parallel guiding plates which are oppositely arranged, the two guiding plates are respectively and correspondingly connected with the first motor and the second motor, and the first motor and the second motor are used for controlling the distance between the two guiding plates.
In an embodiment, the material pulling device further comprises a connecting bottom plate for supporting, the material pulling mechanism is connected with the connecting bottom plate, and the connecting bottom plate is fixedly connected with the frame.
In an embodiment, the material pulling mechanism comprises a positioning cylinder and a positioning column which is connected with the positioning cylinder in a relatively movable manner, and the positioning cylinder is used for pushing the positioning column to position the material belt.
In an embodiment, the material pulling device further comprises a material pressing mechanism for pressing the material strips, and the material pressing mechanism is mounted on the connecting bottom plate.
In an embodiment, the material pulling device further comprises a manual positioning mechanism for limiting the position of the material belt, and the manual positioning mechanism and the material pressing mechanism are installed on the same surface of the connecting bottom plate.
In an embodiment, the cutting device further comprises a cylinder limiting device for protecting the cutting cylinder, wherein the cylinder limiting device is fixedly connected with the frame and is arranged along the movement direction of the cutting cylinder.
In the material pulling and conveying device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the guide mechanism comprises two parallel guide plates which are oppositely arranged, the two guide plates are correspondingly connected with the first motor and the second motor respectively, the motor drives the guide plates to move to control the distance between the two guide plates, so that the material pulling and conveying device is suitable for material strips with different widths, and meanwhile, the material pulling motor which is movably connected with the material pulling mechanism is arranged and used for controlling the travel of the material pulling mechanism. In the cutting device matched with the material pulling device, the cutting die is also designed to be detachable and movable, and can be replaced in time when aiming at material belts of different specifications.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a pulling and conveying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a cutting device of the pulling and conveying device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a die moving mechanism of the cutting apparatus shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a material pulling device of the material pulling conveying device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a pulling mechanism of the pulling device shown in FIG. 4;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a connection base plate of the material pulling device shown in fig. 4.
Detailed Description
Specific embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent that the described embodiments are only some, but not all, embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present utility model.
In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the terms described above will be understood to those of ordinary skill in the art in a specific context.
The terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used as references to orientations or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationships in which the inventive product is conventionally disposed in use, merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be configured and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.
The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like, are merely used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for indicating or implying a relative importance or order.
The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed.
Referring to fig. 1, a material pulling and conveying device provided in an embodiment of the utility model is shown, and the material pulling and conveying device includes a cutting device 1 for cutting a material belt and a material pulling device 2 for conveying the material belt. The cutting device 1 and the material pulling device 2 are integrally arranged along two mutually perpendicular directions, the material strips are arranged on the material pulling device 2, the cutting device 1 is arranged in the direction perpendicular to the material strips, the material strips are cut along the direction perpendicular to the material strips, and the cut material strips are conveyed by the material pulling device 2. The cutting device 1 is preferably arranged in a direction perpendicular to the ground, and the pulling device 2 is preferably arranged in a direction parallel to the ground.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the cutting device 1 includes a cutting cylinder 11, a cutting module 12 detachably connected to the cutting cylinder 11, a die moving mechanism 13, and a frame. The frame is used as an important supporting part of the whole pulling and conveying device, has enough strength and rigidity, and is preferably cast iron or steel in material. But not limited to cast iron or steel, other materials can be replaced according to actual demands.
In particular, the racks are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the ground, and the shape is preferably rectangular parallelepiped. The frame is preferably composed of four support columns, which are preferably arranged in a rectangular form in cross section. And the two adjacent support columns are fixedly connected by using the reinforcing ribs and the connecting plates. The number of the support columns is not limited to four, and can be increased or reduced according to the strength requirement, so that the sufficient strength is ensured. Washers for increasing contact area and reducing pressure are also arranged at the two ends of the support column. The frame adopts the composition mode of the support column, so that the frame has enough internal space for arranging the material pulling device 2.
Specifically, the die moving mechanism 13 includes a shift motor and a mounting plate. The moving and cutting motor is fixedly connected with the frame, and the mounting plate is connected with the moving and cutting motor in a relatively movable manner. The mounting plate is preferably a rectangular elongated flat plate and is arranged in a direction parallel to the ground and passes through the frame. The mounting plate only needs to reserve a space for mounting the second cutting die 122, and the shape of the mounting plate should be changed according to the shape of the second cutting die 122. Also, the mounting plate is not limited to only mounting one or one second cutting die 122, and a plurality of or a plurality of second cutting dies 122 may be mounted on the mounting plate at the same time. When a plurality of or a plurality of second cutting dies 122 are simultaneously installed, the appearance of the installation plate corresponds to the appearance of each second cutting die 122 one by one, so that the installation is convenient. Each time a second cutting die 122 is added, the length of the mounting plate should also be increased.
Specifically, move and cut out motor still including being used for connecting the moving of mounting panel and cut out motor connecting plate. One end of the moving and cutting motor connecting plate is fixedly connected with the mounting plate, and the other end of the moving and cutting motor connecting plate is connected with the moving and cutting motor in a relatively movable manner. The moving and cutting motor can control the movement of the moving and cutting motor connecting plate, so that the mounting plate is driven to move through the moving and cutting motor connecting plate. The moving and cutting motor controls the mounting plate to move relative to the frame, and aims to drive the second cutting die 122 on the mounting plate to move relative to the frame, so that the second cutting die 122 is simpler and more convenient to replace.
Specifically, the cutting module 12 includes a first cutting die 121 and a second cutting die 122, the first cutting die 121 and the second cutting die 122 are disposed opposite to and spaced apart from each other on both sides of the guiding mechanism 24, and the first cutting die 121 and the second cutting die 122 are disposed along a direction perpendicular to the ground. The first cutting die 121 is detachably connected with the cutting cylinder 11 in a driving manner, and the second cutting die 122 is detachably mounted on the mounting plate. The first cutting die 121 and the second cutting die 122 each have a blade for cutting.
Specifically, the cutting cylinder 11 is fixedly connected with the frame, and is disposed at one end of the frame far away from the ground. And the first cutting die 121 is closer to the second cutting die 122 than the cutting cylinder 11 in the direction perpendicular to the ground. The cutting cylinder 11 is used for driving the first cutting die 121 to move towards the second cutting die 122, and in the process that the distance between the first cutting die 121 and the second cutting die 122 is continuously reduced, the cutting edge of the first cutting die 121 and the cutting edge of the second cutting die 122 are close to each other, so that the material belt between the first cutting die 121 and the second cutting die 122 can be cut into the shape and the size corresponding to the dies.
Specifically, the cutting device 1 further comprises a cylinder stop device 14 for protecting the cutting cylinder 11. The cylinder limiting device 14 is fixedly connected with the frame and is arranged above the cutting cylinder 11. The cylinder stopper 14 includes a main body portion and a fixing portion, both of which are preferably cylindrical. The main body part is sleeved on the cutting cylinder 11 to limit the stroke of the cutting cylinder 11, and meanwhile, the cutting cylinder 11 can be protected from external influences. The fixing portion is disposed above the main body portion for closing and fixing an end face of the main body portion.
Specifically, the upper direction in the present embodiment refers to a direction perpendicular to the ground and away from the ground.
Referring to fig. 4, the material pulling device 2 includes a material pulling mechanism 21, a first motor 22, a second motor 23, a guiding mechanism 24, a material pulling motor 3, and a connecting base plate 25. The connecting bottom plate 25 is fixedly connected with the frame and is used for supporting the whole material pulling device 2. The connection base 25 is preferably an elongated flat plate, and an extension portion for supporting other parts is extended outward from the flat plate body.
Specifically, the first motor 22 and the second motor 23 are respectively disposed on both sides of the connection base plate 25 and fixedly connected to the connection base plate 25, and the first motor 22 and the second motor 23 are preferably motors using absolute value encoders. The first motor 22 further comprises a first slider movably connected to the first motor 22, and the second motor 23 further comprises a second slider movably connected to the second motor 23. The first sliding block and the second sliding block are respectively and fixedly connected with the corresponding guide plates.
Specifically, the guiding mechanism 24 includes two parallel and oppositely disposed guiding plates, and the two guiding plates are respectively connected with the first slider of the first motor 22 and the second slider of the second motor 23 correspondingly. The guide plates are preferably flat elongated flat plates, and the two guide plates are symmetrically arranged. The length of the guide plate should be selected according to actual requirements.
Specifically, the first motor 22 controls the first slider to move relative to the frame, so as to drive the guide plate fixedly connected with the first slider to move relative to the frame. The second motor 23 controls the second slider to move relative to the frame, so as to drive the guide plate fixedly connected with the second slider to move relative to the frame. Therefore, the distance between the two guide plates can be controlled by the first motor 22 and the second motor 23 to adapt to the material belts with different widths.
Specifically, the material pulling mechanism 21 and the material pulling motor 3 are both arranged below the guide mechanism 24, and the material pulling motor 3 is fixedly connected with the connecting bottom plate 25. The material pulling motor 3 further comprises a material pulling sliding block movably connected with the material pulling motor 3, and the material pulling sliding block is fixedly connected with the material pulling mechanism 21.
Referring to fig. 5, the material pulling mechanism 21 includes a positioning cylinder 211 and a positioning column 212 movably connected to the positioning cylinder 211, and the material pulling mechanism 21 is movably connected to the material pulling motor 3. The positioning cylinder 211 is used for driving the positioning column 212 to move up and down relative to the positioning cylinder 211.
Specifically, the positioning cylinder 211 pushes the positioning column 212 to move upwards, and the positioning column 212 passes through the belt hole on the belt and is fixedly connected with the belt. After the material pulling mechanism 21 is fixedly connected with the material belt, the material pulling motor 3 controls the material pulling sliding block to move relative to the guide mechanism 24, so that the material pulling mechanism 21 fixedly connected with the material pulling sliding block is driven to move relative to the guide mechanism 24, and the material belt fixedly connected with the material pulling mechanism 21 also moves relative to the guide mechanism 24 along with the material belt.
Referring to fig. 6, the material pulling device 2 further includes a pressing mechanism 26 for pressing the material strip and a manual positioning mechanism 27 for defining the position of the material strip. The material pressing mechanism 26 is arranged on the connecting bottom plate 25 and is fixedly connected with the connecting bottom plate 25. The manual positioning mechanism 27 is also mounted on the connection base plate 25 and fixedly connected with the connection base plate 25. The pressing mechanism 26 and the manual positioning mechanism 27 are arranged on the same side of the cutting device 1, and the pressing mechanism 26 is closer to the cutting device 1 than the manual positioning mechanism 27 in the advancing direction of the material tape.
Specifically, the pressing mechanism 26 is preferably a flat plate, and is disposed at a distance from the guide mechanism 24. The material strip is pressed flat when passing through the gap between the pressing mechanism 26 and the guiding mechanism 24. The manual positioning mechanism 27 is preferably a cylindrical fixed column, and the material belt is manually fixedly connected with the manual positioning mechanism 27 for determining the initial position of the material belt.
In the utility model, the guide mechanism 24 is designed into two guide plates capable of relatively moving, each guide plate is provided with a motor for driving the guide plate to move, and the distance between the guide plates is controlled by driving the guide plates to relatively move through the motor. The web is fed into the middle of the guide mechanism 24 and is held by two guide plates. Therefore, the distance between the guide plates can be controlled to adapt to the material belts with different widths. Meanwhile, the material pulling mechanism 21 is independently provided with a material pulling motor 3, and the material pulling motor 3 is connected with the material pulling mechanism 21 in a relatively movable manner. Therefore, the movement of the pulling mechanism 21 relative to the guide mechanism 24 can be controlled by controlling the pulling motor 3, i.e. the stroke of the pulling mechanism 21 is controlled. The cutting module 12 in the cutting device 1 is also designed to be detachably connected, so that when the material strips with different specifications need to be cut, only the cutting module 12 needs to be replaced, and the whole material pulling and conveying device does not need to be replaced.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily contemplated by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present utility model should be included in the present utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the utility model should be assessed as that of the appended claims.

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1. The utility model provides a draw material conveyer for cut and carry the material area, its characterized in that, draw material conveyer to be including being used for cutting the cutting device (1) of material area and being used for carrying the material device (2) that draws of material area, cutting device (1) including cut cylinder (11) and with cut cylinder (11) detachably transmission connection cut module (12), cut cylinder (11) be used for promoting cut module (12) cut the material area, draw material device (2) including drawing material mechanism (21), first motor (22), second motor (23), guiding mechanism (24) and drawing material motor (3), first motor (22) and second motor (23) are arranged respectively in the both sides of guiding mechanism (24), be used for driving the curb plate relative movement of guiding mechanism (24) in order to be applicable to the material area of different width, draw material motor (3) with draw material mechanism (21) to be connected with drawing material mechanism (21) can move relatively, be used for controlling drawing material mechanism (21) to move relatively.
2. The pulling and conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the cutting module (12) comprises a first cutting die (121) and a second cutting die (122), the first cutting die (121) and the second cutting die (122) are opposite and are arranged at two sides of the guiding mechanism (24) at intervals, and the cutting cylinder (11) is detachably connected with the first cutting die (121).
3. The draw material conveying device according to claim 2, characterized in that the cutting device (1) further comprises a die moving mechanism (13) detachably connected to the second cutting die (122), the die moving mechanism (13) being movable relative to the first cutting die (121) for replacement of the second cutting die (122).
4. A pulling and feeding conveyor according to claim 3, characterized in that the cutting device (1) further comprises a frame for supporting, the die moving mechanism (13) being connected to the frame in a relatively movable manner, the first cutting die (121) being fixedly connected to the frame.
5. A pulling and conveying device according to claim 3, wherein the guiding mechanism (24) comprises two parallel and oppositely arranged guiding plates, the two guiding plates are respectively connected with the first motor (22) and the second motor (23) correspondingly, and the first motor (22) and the second motor (23) are used for controlling the distance between the two guiding plates.
6. The pulling and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pulling and conveying device (2) further comprises a connecting bottom plate (25) for supporting, the pulling mechanism (21) is connected with the connecting bottom plate (25), and the connecting bottom plate (25) is fixedly connected with a frame.
7. The pulling and conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the pulling mechanism (21) comprises a positioning cylinder (211) and a positioning column (212) which is movably connected with the positioning cylinder (211), and the positioning cylinder (211) is used for pushing the positioning column (212) to position the material belt.
8. The pulling and conveying device according to claim 6, characterized in that the pulling and conveying device (2) further comprises a pressing mechanism (26) for pressing the material strip, the pressing mechanism (26) being mounted on the connecting bottom plate (25).
9. The pulling and conveying device according to claim 8, characterized in that the pulling and conveying device (2) further comprises a manual positioning mechanism (27) for defining the position of the material strip, and the manual positioning mechanism (27) and the pressing mechanism (26) are mounted on the same surface of the connecting bottom plate (25).
10. The pulling and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cutting device (1) further comprises a cylinder limiting device (14) for protecting the cutting cylinder (11), the cylinder limiting device (14) being fixedly connected with the frame and being arranged in the direction of movement of the cutting cylinder (11).
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