KR100729120B1 - A feeding apparatus for easying arrangement - Google Patents

Abstract

A feeding apparatus for performing arrangement easily is provided to facilitate the arrangement by arranging components through air absorption method on the bottom of transported components and arranging components by injecting air on the top of transported components. A first feeder transports components. A second feeder(12) is comprised in one side of the first feeder, and has a rail unit with an absorption hole absorbing air in order for the components to be arranged. A nozzle unit injects air to prevent transported components from being overlapped. The rail unit comprises a first rail block, a second rail block assembled in one side of the first rail block, and a guide rail block separated from the second rail block. A slope frame(10) is installed on the bottom of the first rail block. The first rail block has a supporting plane and a guide plane. An open aperture is formed on the supporting plane. An extended aperture is formed on one end of the aperture. A stopper(27) stopping the transportation of the components is formed on one end of the guide rail block, and absorbs air by being linked to the aperture of the first rail block. A sensor sensing the arrival of components is prepared on one end of the slope frame.

Description

A Feeding Apparatus for Easying Arrangement

1 is a perspective view of the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view of a rail unit according to the present invention;

3A is a perspective view illustrating that the rail unit of FIG. 2 is assembled;

FIG. 3B is a view illustrating a rail unit in which the gap of FIG. 3A is formed in plan view;

3C is a side cross-sectional view of the rail unit seen from A-A of FIG. 3B;

4 is a view schematically illustrating a connection state of a control unit, a pickup unit, and a blower to a component supply device of the present invention;

5 is a perspective view illustrating only the nozzle unit disposed on the component supply apparatus of the present invention in a separated manner.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

t: gap

1: Parts supply device

2: first feeder

3: parts

5: nozzle unit

5a: air inlet pipe

5b: nozzle part

6: connector

7: support

8: support member

9: fastening member

10: inclined frame

10a: slope

12: second feeder

14 opening

14a: extension opening

15: first rail block

15b: Guide surface

15a, 15c: support surface

16: second rail block

17: guide rail block

17a: longevity

18: base member

23,24: fastening member

25: sensor

27: stopper

30: suction port

100: rail unit

The present invention relates to a component supply apparatus that is easy to align, and more particularly, to allow components to be transported in an aligned state without overlapping each other during automatic separation and transport of components on a rail unit.

In general, an automated device for supplying parts of an automation system has a structure for transferring various kinds and types of parts to a predetermined work space. The parts are packaged and provided in a packaged unit, which are distributed through various automated processes and transported to reach the final assembly or working process of the parts.

As described above, the types and shapes of the parts are very diverse, and are packaged in a package unit and provided to the automation system so that they are entangled with each other or parts are stacked and overlapped. Until the final assembly or work process of the part is reached, entanglement or getting over and overlaid is released so that only one single part has reached the final process.

However, in the conventional automation device for supplying parts, it is common for the conveyed parts to rise or become entangled with each other, and when such climbed or entangled reaches the final process of assembling or working parts, the entire automation system is It may result in a situation that must be stopped.

In order to prevent this, the vibration is transmitted to the parts conveyed through the parts conveying means through the vibrating means to the parts conveyed line, so that a good alignment is maintained, but according to the shape of the parts only by vibration of the automation device There was a problem that frequently occurs when the tangle is not solved and the climb is not removed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been invented to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention in the automatic supply of parts, the parts are arranged in the air suction method in the lower part of the conveyed parts, the air in the upper It is to provide an easy to align parts supply device to align the parts to be overlapped by spraying.

An object of the present invention is a first feeder to which parts are supplied and conveyed;

A second feeder provided at one side of the first feeder and having a rail unit having a suction port configured to suck air such that parts supplied from the first feeder are aligned and transported without overlapping or scattering;

It is achieved by being composed of a nozzle unit which is provided on one side of the second feeder and injects air so that the parts conveyed on the rail unit do not overlap.

The rail unit has a structure consisting of a first rail block, a second rail block assembled on one side of the first rail block, and a guide rail block fastened with a gap between the second rail block.

In addition, the lower portion of the first rail block has a structure in which an inclined frame having an inclined surface is installed.

In addition, the first rail block is formed with a supporting surface and a guide surface having a different height so that components are transferred, and a supporting surface formed with a lower height toward one side of the supporting surface and the guide surface.

In addition, the support surface is a structure including an opening formed in the longitudinal direction and in communication with the gap, and an extension opening formed in a bent state at one end of the opening.

In addition, the present invention has a structure in which a stopper protruding from the guide rail block to stop the transfer of the part is formed.

In addition, the present invention has a structure in which the suction port is formed in one lower portion of the inclined frame and in communication with the opening of the first rail block to suck air.

In addition, the present invention is equipped with a sensor for detecting the delivery of parts to one end of the inclined frame.

In addition, the guide rail block is a structure in which a long hole is formed to be assembled by changing the position in the width direction of the first rail block while being detachably coupled to the first rail block and the fastening member.

In addition, the nozzle unit is made of a connecting pipe and a support that is inserted into the connecting pipe into the inside of the connecting pipe, the upper portion of the connecting pipe is installed through the air inlet pipe is coupled, the air inlet pipe and orthogonal direction It is coupled to the structure is equipped with a nozzle unit for injecting the air introduced through the air inlet pipe.

One side of the connecting pipe is coupled to the fastening member so as to change the insertion length as necessary while fixing the support inserted into the connecting pipe.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the rail unit according to the present invention, Figure 3a is a perspective view illustrating that the rail unit of Figure 2 is assembled, Figure 3b is a rail unit formed with a gap of Figure 3a 3C is a side cross-sectional view of the rail unit seen from AA of FIG. 3B, and FIG. 4 is a view schematically illustrating a connection state of a control unit, a pickup unit, a control unit, and a blower to a component supply device of the present invention. 5 is a perspective view illustrating only the nozzle unit disposed on the component supply apparatus of the present invention separately.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the component supply apparatus 1 according to the present invention comprises a first feeder 2 to which the component 3 is supplied and conveyed;

A second feeder having a rail unit (100) formed at one side of the first feeder (2) and having a suction port (30) formed thereon to suck air such that the parts (3) supplied from the first feeder (2) are aligned and transported; 12;

It is provided with a nozzle unit 5 which is provided on one side of the second feeder 12 and injects air so that the parts 3 conveyed onto the rail unit 100 do not overlap.

The rail unit 100 includes a first rail block 15, a second rail block 16 assembled to one side of the first rail block 15, and a gap between the second rail block 16 and the second rail block 16. It is composed of a guide rail block 17 is fastened to leave t).

A base member 18 is provided below the first feeder 2 to support the entire parts supply device. In addition, the first feeder 2 basically takes the form of a bent track so that the parts 3 can be conveyed by vibration.

In addition, a support member 8 is provided below the second feeder 12.

In addition, the inclined frame 10 is installed below the first rail block 15.

In addition, the first rail block 15 is provided with a supporting surface 15a and a guide surface 15b having different heights so that the components 3 are transferred, and one side of the supporting surface 15a and the guide surface 15b. As a result, a supporting surface 15c formed at a lower height is formed.

The support surface 15c has a structure including an opening 14 formed in the longitudinal direction and in communication with the gap t, and an extension opening 14a formed in a bent state at one end of the opening 14. . In addition, the second rail block 16 and the guide rail block 17 are assembled on the support surface 15c to form the same plane on the support surface 15a and the guide surface 15b of the first rail block 15, respectively. Is achieved.

In addition, the present invention has a structure in which a stopper 27 protrudes and is formed at one end of the guide rail block 17 to stop the transfer of the component 3.

In addition, the present invention has a structure in which the suction port 30 is formed in one lower portion of the inclined frame 10 to communicate with the opening 14 of the first rail block 15 to suck air.

In addition, the present invention is equipped with a sensor for detecting the delivery of parts at one end of the inclined frame (10). The sensor 25 is inserted into and positioned in an extension opening 14a extending and formed in another direction at one end of the opening 14.

In addition, an inclined surface 10a is formed on the inclined frame 10 so that the first rail block 15 is inclined when assembled with the first rail block 15.

In addition, the guide rail block 17 is to be assembled by changing the position in the width direction of the first rail block 15 while being detachably coupled through the first rail block 15 and the fastening member 23. The long hole 17a is formed.

Of course, the second rail block 16 is also coupled on the first rail block 15 via a fastening member 24 such as a screw.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 5, the nozzle unit 5 is composed of a connecting pipe 6, and the support 7 is inserted into the connection pipe 6 to be retractable, the support 7 The base member (18) is provided at the lower portion of the support (7) is fixed to stand in the vertical direction.

In addition, an air inlet pipe 5a penetrated and coupled to an upper portion of the connection pipe 6 is installed, and the air introduced through the air inlet pipe 5a is coupled to the air inlet pipe 5a in a direction perpendicular to the air inlet pipe 5a. The nozzle part 5b which makes it possible to inject is provided.

In addition, the fastening member 9 is coupled to one side of the connecting pipe 6 so as to change the insertion length as necessary while fixing the support 7 inserted into the connecting pipe 6.

In addition, the suction port 30 is connected to the blower 200 to suck the air.

In the drawing, reference numeral 300 denotes a pickup unit for picking up the parts 3 transferred on the rail unit 100, and 400 denotes a control unit for controlling the pickup unit. The pickup unit 300 may use things such as a robot arm.

In the present invention having such a configuration, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the parts 3 are transferred by vibration from the first feeder 2 and pass through the rail unit 100. The components 3 conveyed on the rail unit 100 are finally picked up by the pickup unit 300 and processed in the next process.

In the present invention, when the parts 3 are conveyed, the second rail blocks 16 are first conveyed while being guided through the contact portions of the guide surface 15b and the support surface 15a of the first rail block 15. And pass between the guide rail block 17.

At this time, the guide rail block 17 is installed with the second rail block 16 facing each other higher, so that the conveyed parts 3 are guided by the side of the second rail block 16, and further, the guide Since the rail block 17 is disposed to be inclined toward the second rail block 16 by the inclined surface 10a of the inclined frame 10 installed at the lower portion, the transported parts 3 are transportable without being scattered.

In addition, for example, in the case of components 3 having a thin thickness, heat is sequentially transferred by the bending and burr of the components 3, and then one component 3 is transferred to the other component 3. Since there is a case where a ride occurs and overlaps, air is injected from the nozzle unit 5b of the nozzle unit 5 installed at a predetermined position to align the overlapped parts 3.

However, when the parts 3 overlap with each other beyond the position of the nozzle unit 5, air is sucked in from the gap t between the guide rail block 17 and the second rail block 16 to overlap the parts 3. Are aligned.

More specifically, the guide rail block 17 is provided with a gap t with the second rail block 16, and is provided on the support surface 15c of the first rail block 15 positioned below it. Since the opening 14 penetrates and is formed to extend in the longitudinal direction to communicate with the suction port 30 installed in the inclined frame 10, when the air is sucked through the blower 200, the part passing through the gap t 3 ) Are not overlapped or scattered, they are aligned.

Then, when reaching the end of the guide rail block 17, the end of the guide rail block 17 is no longer transported by the protruding, formed stopper 27, and further reaches the part by the sensor 25 Then, the pick-up unit 300 is operated to pick up the parts 3 and transfer them to the next process.

In addition, when the gap t between the second rail block 16 and the guide rail block 17 is wide to adjust the amount of suction, it is fastened through the long hole 17a formed in the guide rail block 17. The suction amount can be adjusted by changing the fastening position of the member 23 to adjust the gap t.

As described above, the present invention basically injects air from the upper part to the part by the nozzle unit, and overlaps or scatters that may occur during the conveyance of various parts conveyed by vibration, and then blows the lower part of the rail unit by the blower. Finally, there is an effect that the alignment can be made good by inhaling air in the air.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings for convenience of embodiments, it is obvious that various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (12)

A first feeder to which parts are supplied and conveyed; A second feeder provided at one side of the first feeder and having a rail unit having a suction port configured to suck air such that parts supplied from the first feeder are aligned and transported without overlapping or scattering; It is provided on one side of the second feeder and comprises a nozzle unit for injecting air so that the parts to be transported on the rail unit do not overlap, The rail unit includes a first rail block, a second rail block assembled to one side of the first rail block, and a guide rail block fastened to a gap with the second rail block. An inclined frame having an inclined surface is installed below the first rail block, The first rail block is formed with a support surface and a guide surface having a different height so that the parts are transported, a support surface formed with a lower height to one side of the support surface and the guide surface is formed, The support surface is formed in the longitudinal direction is formed with an opening in communication with the gap, Further comprising an extension opening formed in a state bent at one end of the opening, One end of the guide rail block protrudes, is formed to stop the transfer of parts, The suction port is formed in one lower portion of the inclined frame and communicates with the opening of the first rail block to suck in air, One end of the inclined frame is equipped with a sensor for detecting the delivery of parts, The guide rail block is formed with a long hole to be assembled by changing the position in the width direction of the first rail block while being detachably coupled through the first rail block and the fastening member, characterized in that the width of the gap is adjustable Easy to align parts supply. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The method of claim 1, The nozzle unit is composed of a connecting pipe and a support that is inserted into the connecting pipe into the inside of the connecting pipe, the upper portion of the connecting pipe is installed through the coupled air inlet pipe, the air inlet pipe is coupled to the orthogonal direction Easy to align parts supplying device, characterized in that the nozzle unit is provided for injecting the air introduced through the air inlet pipe. The method of claim 11, One side of the connecting pipe is easy to align the component supply apparatus, characterized in that the fastening member is coupled to change the insertion length as needed while fixing the support inserted into the connecting pipe.

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