CN219838777U - Automatic charging module - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and discloses an automatic charging module which comprises a rack, and a material box supply device, a carrying mechanism, a material box transmission device, a charging mechanism and a material box recovery device which are respectively connected with the rack; the feed device is used for conveying the empty feed box, the carrying mechanism is used for picking up the feed box from the feed device and transferring the picked feed box to the feed box conveying device, the feed box conveying device is used for conveying the feed box and is provided with a feed area, the feed mechanism is used for picking up materials and placing the picked materials into the feed box located in the feed area, the carrying mechanism is further used for moving the feed box located on the feed box conveying device and located in a full feed state out to the feed box recycling device, and the feed box recycling device is used for conveying the feed box located in the full feed state. The utility model mainly solves the technical problem of how to more efficiently and orderly place materials into the material box.

Description

Automatic charging module

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic equipment, in particular to an automatic charging module.

Background

The existing materials need to be orderly placed into the material box after automatic processing (such as automatic coding or automatic appearance detection), when the requirements are met, the existing automatic equipment has the defect of low working efficiency due to lower automatic efficiency, and cannot meet the production requirements that the materials are orderly placed into the material box efficiently, so that the technical difficulty that the prior art needs to overcome is how to orderly place the materials into the material box more efficiently.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide an automatic charging module, which mainly solves the technical problem of how to more efficiently place materials in a material box orderly.

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

an automatic charging module comprises a frame, and a material box supply device, a carrying mechanism, a material box conveying device, a charging mechanism and a material box recovery device which are respectively connected with the frame;

the feed device is used for conveying the empty feed box, the carrying mechanism is used for picking up the feed box from the feed device and transferring the picked feed box to the feed box conveying device, the feed box conveying device is used for conveying the feed box and is provided with a feed area, the feed mechanism is used for picking up materials and placing the picked materials into the feed box located in the feed area, the carrying mechanism is further used for moving the feed box located on the feed box conveying device and located in a full feed state out to the feed box recycling device, and the feed box recycling device is used for conveying the feed box located in the full feed state.

In one of the technical schemes, the material box conveying device comprises a first conveying line, a second conveying line and a transferring mechanism which are respectively connected with the rack;

the first conveying line is used for receiving the material box picked up by the conveying mechanism and in an empty material state and used for conveying and temporarily storing the material box, the transferring mechanism is used for transferring the material box which is positioned on the first conveying line and in the empty material state to the second conveying line, the second conveying line is used for conveying the material box and the conveying direction is directed to the conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is used for moving out the material box which is positioned on the second conveying line to the material box recovery device, and the charging area is arranged on the second conveying line.

In one of the technical schemes, the second conveying line is provided with a waiting area, a loading area and a discharging area along the conveying direction;

the material waiting area is used for receiving the material box which is in an empty material state and comes from the transferring mechanism, and the material discharging area is used for enabling the carrying mechanism to pick up the material box in a full material state;

the distance between the material waiting area and the material loading area is equal to the distance between the material loading area and the material discharging area.

In one of the technical schemes, the first transfer chain is located the below of second transfer chain, just the direction of delivery of first transfer chain is opposite with the direction of delivery of second transfer chain.

In one of the embodiments, the first conveying line has a start end and an end along a conveying direction;

the starting end and the tail end are protruded from the second conveying line; the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the empty material boxes on the material box feeding device to the starting end of the first conveying line, and the transferring mechanism is used for conveying the empty material boxes on the tail end of the first conveying line to the second conveying line.

In one of the technical solutions, the protruding length of the start end and the end of the first conveying line relative to the second conveying line is at least the length of one magazine.

In one of the technical schemes, the transfer mechanism comprises a traversing mechanism, a longitudinal moving mechanism and a clamping mechanism which are connected in sequence;

the transverse moving mechanism is connected with the frame and used for driving the longitudinal moving mechanism and the clamping mechanism to move along the horizontal direction together, the longitudinal moving mechanism is used for driving the clamping mechanism to ascend or descend, and the clamping mechanism is used for transferring a material box which is positioned at the tail end of the first conveying line and is in an empty state to the second conveying line under the common driving of the transverse moving mechanism and the longitudinal moving mechanism.

In one of the technical schemes, the carrying mechanism comprises a Y-axis module, a Z-axis module and a box clamping mechanism which are connected in sequence;

the Y-axis module is connected with the frame, the Y-axis module is used for driving the Z-axis module and the box clamping mechanism to move along the horizontal direction together, and the Z-axis module is used for driving the box clamping mechanism to ascend or descend;

the box clamping mechanism is used for conveying the box which is positioned on the box feeding device and is in an empty state to the starting end of the first conveying line or conveying the box which is positioned on the second conveying line and is in a full state to the box recycling device under the common driving of the Y-axis module and the Z-axis module.

In one of the technical schemes, the conveying direction of the material box supplying device and the conveying direction of the material box recycling device are parallel to each other and are perpendicular to the conveying direction of the material box conveying device;

the carrying mechanism further comprises a rotating mechanism, wherein the rotating mechanism is respectively connected with the Z-axis module and the box clamping mechanism and is used for driving the box clamping mechanism to rotate.

In one of the technical schemes, the charging mechanism comprises a triaxial module and a clamping mechanism which are connected in sequence;

the material clamping mechanism is used for clamping materials, and the triaxial module is used for driving the material clamping mechanism to move in three dimensions, so that the materials clamped by the material clamping mechanism can fall into a material box located in the charging area.

Compared with the prior art, the automatic charging module provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

during operation, the feed box feeding device continuously provides the feed box in empty feed state, handling mechanism picks up the feed box from feed box feeding device and transfers the feed box of picking up to feed box transmission device on, feed box transmission device drives the feed box transportation, when feed box transportation arrives in the charge area, feed mechanism loads the feed box in, when feed box is full of material in the charge area, feed box continues the transportation and advances under feed box transmission device's drive, handling mechanism shifts out the feed box on with feed box transmission device and be in full feed state to feed box recovery unit on, feed box recovery unit will drive the feed box that is in full feed state to appointed position carry forward, this technical scheme can carry out high-efficient automated feed to empty feed box, and can also carry out high-efficient automated recovery to full feed box, thereby make on the charge area can continuously supply empty feed box, and then can accomplish the work of putting in order in the feed box more effectively.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions of the prior art, the drawings which are used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the utility model, and that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without inventive faculty for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic charging module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a cartridge supply device, a conveying mechanism and a cartridge recycling device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cartridge conveying device and a loading mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Wherein, each reference sign in the figure:

1. a frame; 100. a magazine; 51. a magazine supply;

52. a carrying mechanism; 521. a Y-axis module; 522. a Z-axis module; 523. a cartridge clamping mechanism; 524. a rotation mechanism;

53. a magazine transport; 531. a first conveyor line; 5311. a starting end; 5312. a terminal end; 532. a second conveyor line; 5321. a loading area; 5322. a material waiting area; 5323. a blanking area; 533. a transfer mechanism; 5331. a traversing mechanism; 5332. a longitudinal movement mechanism; 5333. a clamping mechanism;

54. a charging mechanism; 541. a triaxial module; 542. a clamping mechanism; 55. and a material box recovery device.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical schemes and beneficial effects to be solved more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "mounted" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

It is to be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like are used in an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate describing the present utility model and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

The present utility model will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model more apparent.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides an automatic charging module for efficiently and automatically completing charging operation of materials. The automatic charging module comprises a frame 1, a material box supply device 51, a carrying mechanism 52, a material box conveying device 53, a charging mechanism 54 and a material box recovery device 55 which are respectively connected with the frame 1.

The cartridge supply device 51 is used for conveying the cartridge 100 in an empty state, the cartridge recovery device 55 is used for conveying the cartridge 100 in a full state, in this embodiment, both the cartridge supply device 51 and the cartridge recovery device 55 are preferably belt conveying devices, and in other embodiments, the cartridge supply device 51 and the cartridge recovery device 55 may be chain conveying devices.

The carrying mechanism 52 is used for picking up empty cartridges 100 from the cartridge supply device 51 and transferring the picked-up cartridges 100 to the cartridge transfer device 53, and the carrying mechanism 52 is also used for transferring cartridges 100 in a full state on the cartridge transfer device 53 to the cartridge recovery device 55.

The cartridge transferring device 53 is used for transferring the cartridges, the cartridge transferring device 53 specifically includes a first transfer line 531, a second transfer line 532, and a transfer mechanism 533 connected to the frame 1, where the first transfer line 531 is used for receiving the cartridges 100 picked up by the handling mechanism 52 and in an empty state and transferring the cartridges 100 to the first transfer line 532, and the transfer mechanism 533 transfers the cartridges 100 in the empty state located on the first transfer line 531 to the second transfer line 532 when the second transfer line 532 needs the cartridges 100 in the empty state, the second transfer line 532 is also used for transferring the cartridges 100, a loading area 5321 is provided on the second transfer line 532, and the loading area 5321 is used for loading the materials into the cartridges 100, and the handling mechanism 52 is used for picking up the cartridges 100 in the full state from the second transfer line 532 and transferring the cartridges 100 to the cartridge recycling device 55. The first conveyor line 531 and the second conveyor line 532 are both preferably belt conveyor lines, and in other embodiments, the first conveyor line 531 and the second conveyor line 532 may be chain conveyor lines.

In operation, the magazine feeder 51 continuously supplies the magazine 100 in the empty state, the handling mechanism 52 picks up the magazine 100 from the magazine feeder 51 and moves the picked-up magazine 100 onto the first conveyor line 531 of the magazine conveyor 53, the first conveyor line 531 drives the magazine 100 to be transported forward, when the second conveyor line 532 requires the magazine 100 in the empty state, the handling mechanism 533 transfers the magazine 100 in the empty state located on the first conveyor line 531 onto the second conveyor line 532, the magazine 100 is transported along the second conveyor line 532 to the loading area 5321, then the loading mechanism 54 loads the material into the magazine 100, when the magazine 100 is loaded in the loading area 5321, the magazine 100 continues to be transported forward by the drive of the second conveyor line 532, and when the magazine 100 is advanced to the preset position, the handling mechanism 52 moves the magazine 100 in the full state located on the second conveyor line 532 onto the magazine recovery device 55, and the magazine recovery device 55 drives the magazine 100 in the full state to be transported forward to the specified position.

Specifically, the second conveyor line 532 is provided with a waiting area 5322, the above-mentioned loading area 5321 and a discharging area 5323 along the conveying direction, the waiting area 5322 is used for receiving the cartridges 100 in the empty state from the transfer mechanism 533, and the discharging area 5323 is used for the carrying mechanism 52 to pick up the cartridges 100 in the full state. And, the interval between the waiting area 5322 and the loading area 5321 is equal to the interval between the loading area 5321 and the discharging area 5323, so that when the cartridge 100 positioned on the loading area 5321 is filled with the material and moves to the discharging area 5323 under the driving of the second conveyor line 532, the cartridge 100 positioned on the waiting area 5322 and in the empty state can simultaneously move to the loading area 5321, that is, the cartridge 100 in the empty state can be continuously and rapidly replenished to the loading area 5321, thereby further improving the loading operation efficiency.

More specifically, in order to make the structure more compact and reasonable, the first conveying line 531 is disposed below the second conveying line 532, and in this embodiment, the conveying direction of the first conveying line 531 is designed to be opposite to that of the second conveying line 532, so that the magazine 100 received by the first conveying line 531 from the conveying mechanism 52 can be folded back to the adjacent position of the conveying mechanism 52 in a full state, so that the feeding operation of the empty magazine 100 and the discharging operation of the full magazine 100 can be simultaneously implemented by one conveying mechanism 52, and further the production cost of the charging module is greatly reduced.

Further, based on the structural design that the first conveying line 531 is disposed above the second conveying line 532, in this embodiment, the start end 5311 and the end 5312 of the first conveying line 531 along the conveying direction are designed to be protruded with respect to the second conveying line 532, so that the handling mechanism 52 can place the empty material box 100 picked up from top to bottom to the start end 5311 of the first conveying line 531, and meanwhile, the transferring mechanism 533 can place the empty material box 100 located at the end 5312 of the first conveying line 531 to the material waiting area 5322 of the second conveying line 532 from bottom to top. Preferably, the first and second conveyor lines 531 have a start 5311 and end 5312 protruding at least one length of the cartridge 100 relative to the second conveyor line 532 to ensure reliability and stability of the conveyance advance of the drive cartridge 100.

Referring to fig. 4, the transferring mechanism 533 specifically includes a traversing mechanism 5331, a longitudinally moving mechanism 5332 and a gripping mechanism 5333 that are sequentially connected, where the traversing mechanism 5331 is connected to the frame 1 and is used to drive the longitudinally moving mechanism 5332 and the gripping mechanism 5333 to move together in a horizontal direction, the longitudinally moving mechanism 5332 is used to drive the gripping mechanism 5333 to rise or fall, and the gripping mechanism 5333 is driven by the traversing mechanism 5331 and the longitudinally moving mechanism 5332 together to transfer the magazine 100 located at the end 5312 of the first conveying line 531 and in a blank state to the waiting area 5322 of the second conveying line 532. In this embodiment, the traversing mechanism 5331 and the longitudinal moving mechanism 5332 are each preferably a multi-axis cylinder with a guiding function, and the gripping mechanism 5333 is preferably a jaw cylinder. In other embodiments, the traversing mechanism 5331 and the longitudinally moving mechanism 5332 may be a more precise linear screw module or an electric cylinder.

Referring to fig. 2, the handling mechanism 52 specifically includes a Y-axis module 521, a Z-axis module 522, and a clamping mechanism 523 that are sequentially connected, where the Y-axis module 521 is connected to the frame 1 and is used to drive the Z-axis module 522 and the clamping mechanism 523 to move in a common horizontal direction, the Z-axis module 522 is used to drive the clamping mechanism 523 to raise or lower the clamping mechanism 523, the clamping mechanism 523 is used to clamp the material box 100, and the clamping mechanism 523 is driven by the Y-axis module 521 and the Z-axis module 522 together to transfer the material box 100 that is located on the material box feeding device 51 and is in a blank state to the start end 5311 of the first conveying line 531, or the clamping mechanism 523 is driven by the Y-axis module 521 and the Z-axis module 522 together to transfer the material box 100 that is located in the blanking area 5323 of the second conveying line 532 and is in a full state to the material box recovering device 55. The Y-axis module 521 and the Z-axis module 522 may be screw modules, synchronous belt modules, or linear motors, and the clamping mechanism 523 is preferably a clamping jaw cylinder.

Referring to fig. 1, in order to make the structure more compact and reasonable, the conveying direction of the cartridge feeding device 51 and the conveying direction of the cartridge recycling device 55 are designed to be parallel to each other and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the cartridge conveying device 53, based on this, the conveying mechanism 52 of the present embodiment further includes a rotating mechanism 524, the rotating mechanism 524 is connected to the Z-axis module 522 and the cartridge clamping mechanism 523, and the rotating mechanism 524 is used to drive the cartridge clamping mechanism 523 to rotate, so that the empty cartridge 100 picked up by the cartridge clamping mechanism 523 from the cartridge feeding device 51 can be rotated by 90 ° and then placed on the first conveying line 531, and also so that the full cartridge 100 picked up by the cartridge clamping mechanism 523 from the second conveying line 532 can be rotated by 90 ° and then placed on the cartridge recycling device 55. In this embodiment, the rotary mechanism 524 is preferably a pneumatic rotary cylinder.

Referring to fig. 1 again, the loading mechanism 54 specifically includes a triaxial module 541 and a clamping mechanism 542 that are sequentially connected, the clamping mechanism 542 is used for clamping a material, and the triaxial module 541 is used for driving the clamping mechanism 542 to perform three-dimensional movement, so that the material clamped by the clamping mechanism 542 can accurately fall into the material box 100 located in the loading area 5321 of the first conveying line 531. In this embodiment, the triaxial module 541 is preferably a structure formed by sequentially overlapping three screw modules, the clamping mechanism 542 is preferably a clamping jaw cylinder, and in other embodiments, the triaxial module 541 may be replaced by a multi-axis robot.

In summary, the automatic charging module of the present embodiment can efficiently and automatically supply empty material to the material box 100, and can also efficiently and automatically recycle full material of the material box 100, so that empty material boxes 100 can be continuously replenished on the charging area 5321, and further charging operations for orderly placing materials into the material boxes 100 can be more efficiently completed.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model has been provided for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the present utility model and is not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model in any way. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model, and other embodiments of the present utility model as will occur to those skilled in the art without the exercise of inventive faculty, are intended to be included within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An automatic charging module is characterized by comprising a frame (1), and a material box supply device (51), a carrying mechanism (52), a material box transmission device (53), a charging mechanism (54) and a material box recovery device (55) which are respectively connected with the frame (1);

the cartridge feeding device (51) is used for conveying a cartridge in an empty state, the carrying mechanism (52) is used for picking up the cartridge from the cartridge feeding device (51) and transferring the picked cartridge onto the cartridge conveying device (53), the cartridge conveying device (53) is used for conveying the cartridge and is provided with a loading area (5321), the loading mechanism (54) is used for picking up materials and placing the picked materials into the cartridge positioned in the loading area (5321), the carrying mechanism (52) is further used for moving out the cartridge positioned on the cartridge conveying device (53) and in the full state onto the cartridge recycling device (55), and the cartridge recycling device (55) is used for conveying the cartridge in the full state.

2. The automatic charging module according to claim 1, wherein said magazine transport device (53) comprises a first conveyor line (531), a second conveyor line (532) and a transfer mechanism (533) connected to said frame (1), respectively;

the first conveying line (531) is used for receiving the material box picked up by the conveying mechanism (52) and in an empty material state and is used for conveying and temporarily storing the material box, the transferring mechanism (533) is used for transferring the material box which is positioned on the first conveying line (531) and in the empty material state to the second conveying line (532), the second conveying line (532) is used for conveying the material box, the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism (52) is pointed, the conveying mechanism (52) is used for moving out from the material box which is positioned on the second conveying line (532) to the material box recovery device (55), and the charging area (5321) is arranged on the second conveying line (532).

3. The automatic charging module according to claim 2, characterized in that the second conveyor line (532) is provided with a waiting zone (5322), the charging zone (5321) and a blanking zone (5323) in the conveying direction;

the waiting area (5322) is used for receiving the cartridges which come from the transferring mechanism (533) and are in an empty state, and the discharging area (5323) is used for enabling the carrying mechanism (52) to pick up the cartridges in a full state;

the distance between the waiting area (5322) and the loading area (5321) is equal to the distance between the loading area (5321) and the discharging area (5323).

4. The automatic charging module according to claim 2, characterized in that the first transfer line (531) is located below the second transfer line (532), and in that the transfer direction of the first transfer line (531) is opposite to the transfer direction of the second transfer line (532).

5. The automatic charging module according to claim 4, characterized in that the first transfer line (531) has a start end (5311) and an end (5312) in the transfer direction;

the start end (5311) and the end (5312) are each convex relative to the second conveying line (532); the conveying mechanism (52) is used for conveying the empty material box on the material box feeding device (51) to the starting end (5311) of the first conveying line (531), and the transferring mechanism (533) is used for conveying the empty material box on the tail end (5312) of the first conveying line (531) to the second conveying line (532).

6. The automatic charging module according to claim 5, characterized in that the length of the first conveyor line (531) at the beginning (5311) and the end (5312) protruding with respect to the second conveyor line (532) is at least the length of one magazine.

7. The automatic charging module according to claim 5, wherein said transfer mechanism (533) comprises a traversing mechanism (5331), a longitudinally-moving mechanism (5332), and a gripping mechanism (5333) connected in sequence;

the transverse moving mechanism (5331) is connected with the frame (1), the transverse moving mechanism (5331) is used for driving the longitudinal moving mechanism (5332) and the clamping mechanism (5333) to move along the horizontal direction jointly, the longitudinal moving mechanism (5332) is used for driving the clamping mechanism (5333) to ascend or descend, and the clamping mechanism (5333) is used for transferring a material box which is positioned at the tail end (5312) of the first conveying line (531) and is in an empty state to the second conveying line (532) under the common driving of the transverse moving mechanism (5331) and the longitudinal moving mechanism (5332).

8. The automatic charging module according to claim 5, wherein said handling mechanism (52) comprises a Y-axis module (521), a Z-axis module (522) and a cartridge-clamping mechanism (523) connected in sequence;

the Y-axis module (521) is connected with the frame (1), the Y-axis module (521) is used for driving the Z-axis module (522) and the box clamping mechanism (523) to move along the horizontal direction together, and the Z-axis module (522) is used for driving the box clamping mechanism (523) to ascend or descend;

the cartridge clamping mechanism (523) is driven by the Y-axis module (521) and the Z-axis module (522) together and is used for transferring a cartridge which is positioned on the cartridge supply device (51) and is in an empty state to the starting end (5311) of the first conveying line (531) or is used for transferring a cartridge which is positioned on the second conveying line (532) and is in a full state to the cartridge recovery device (55).

9. The automatic charging module according to claim 8, wherein a conveying direction of the cartridge supply means (51) and a conveying direction of the cartridge recovery means (55) are parallel to each other and are perpendicular to each other with respect to a conveying direction of the cartridge conveying means (53);

the conveying mechanism (52) further comprises a rotating mechanism (524), and the rotating mechanism (524) is respectively connected with the Z-axis module (522) and the box clamping mechanism (523) and is used for driving the box clamping mechanism (523) to rotate.

10. The automatic charging module according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said charging mechanism (54) comprises a triaxial module (541) and a clamping mechanism (542) connected in sequence;

the clamping mechanism (542) is used for clamping materials, and the triaxial module (541) is used for driving the clamping mechanism (542) to move in a three-dimensional mode, so that the materials clamped by the clamping mechanism (542) can fall into a material box located in the charging area (5321).