TW201402439A - Multi-trough cutting and feeding device for strip-like article - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multi-trough cutting and feeding device for a strip-like article, comprising a feeding unit, a cutter, a puller, and collector, in which the feeding unit is used for accommodating a strip-like article that has a leading terminal, the feeding unit also having a discharge side for supplying the leading terminal; the cutter having a cutting opening for cutting the strip-like article and is located at the discharge side so that the strip-like article is allowed to pass through the cutting opening to have the leading terminal hung at the cutting opening; the puller comprises a gripper that is reciprocally and linearly movable and movably arranged at an end of the cutting openings so that the gripper can grip and pull the strip-like article that passes through the cutting opening; and the collector comprises a plurality of collection troughs for accommodating the strip-like article and is movably arranged between the cutting opening and the puller, the collector is reciprocally and linearly movable to receive strip-like articles that pass through the cutting opening.

Description

Multi-slot cutting and feeding device with belt member

The present invention relates to the technical field of cutting and feeding devices, and more particularly to a multi-slot cutting and feeding device for a belt member.

The belt-like member referred to in the present invention refers to an article in the form of a tape and collected in a bundle, and is usually placed on a material supply machine. For example, a conductive strip in which a solar panel is electrically connected to a plurality of solar cells is used. When the raw material is supplied, the conductive strip is collected in a coil form and then bundled, and then cut into a suitable length before being set. The solar panel is electrically connected to the solar cell.

At present, it is known that most of the manufacturers cut the strip-shaped conductive strips mechanically, and the cut-off conductive strips are scattered and stacked in a container, and the container is then sent to the working area for labor. The conductive strip is taken for welding work.

However, since the unaligned conductive strips in the container are only suitable for manual welding, which is not conducive to the automated welding process of the conductive strips, it should be improved.

In view of this, the object of the present invention is to improve the storage mode of the conductive strip after cutting, so as to facilitate the subsequent automatic loading and welding operations. To this end, the present invention provides an apparatus for automatically cutting a belt-shaped article, the technical means comprising: a feeding unit, a cutter, a puller and a container, wherein: the feeding unit is used for Accommodating the belt member, the belt member has a a material head, and the feeding unit has a discharge end for providing the material head; the cutter has a cutting slit for cutting the belt member, and is located at the discharge end, the belt member can pass The cutting slit, the material head can be suspended in the cutting slit; the puller comprises a clamp capable of reciprocating linear displacement, and is arranged to be disposed on one end side of the cutting slit, the clamping jaw is arranged in the all-directional configuration a clip on the linear slide that can grip and pull the strip member passing through the cut; and the container has a plurality of slots for receiving the strip member, and is movably disposed on the slit Between the hopper and the hopper, the hopper is disposed on a laterally disposed second linear slide that is reciprocally linearly displaceable to receive the belt member passing through the cut.

In a specific implementation, the feeding unit further comprises a fixing wheel for winding and fixing the belt member; the feeding unit further comprises a plurality of guiding wheels for pulling the belt member to the discharging end; the feeding unit further comprises a plurality of rolling wheels forming a rolling gap, wherein the belt member can pass the rolling gap to provide the feeding unit with a flattened material head; the cutting slit is formed by an opposite cutter, the cutter a first driving member coupled to the cutter drive; a pressing member disposed between the discharging end and the cutting portion for pressing against the belt member; the pressing member is coupled to a second driving member The jaw is coupled to a third driving member; the container is coupled to a fourth driving member; and a receiving member is disposed at the bottom of the container for lifting the container.

Compared with the conventional technology, the multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member of the present invention can drive the container to slide on the second linear sliding rail, so that the container of the container corresponds to the cutting Conductive strips, so that the strips after cutting Falling into the container of the container, and then lifting the container with the top support to raise the container to facilitate the accurate clamping or adsorption of the production tools such as the robot arm. The strips in the tank allow the automated process to increase productivity by taking and welding the strips after cutting the strips.

In order to fully understand the above technical means and the performance of the present invention, and to implement the present invention, please refer to the description of the embodiments and the following description:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and with reference to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6b, a multi-groove cutting and feeding device for a belt member of the present invention, comprising a feeding unit 11, A cutter 12, a puller 13 and a container 14 are provided, wherein: the strip member 15 may be in the form of a tape (as shown in FIG. 2), and the strip member 15 has a material head 151 at one end thereof. The other end of the belt member 15 has a trailing end corresponding to the material head 151. The strip member 15 may be a conductive strip or a wire for connecting solar cells in series, but is not limited thereto.

The body of the cutting feeder has a plurality of roller frames for pivoting the rollers. The feeding unit 11 is for accommodating the belt member 15, and the feeding unit 11 has a discharging end 111 for providing the material head 151.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the feeding unit 11 further includes a fixing wheel 112 for winding and fixing the belt member 15. The tail end of the belt member 15 is fixed to the fixing wheel 112. The feeding unit 11 further includes a plurality of guiding wheels 113 for pulling the belt member 15 to the discharging end 111. The belt member 15 is placed at a tangent to the plurality of guiding wheels 113 and is rotated. The plurality of guide wheels 113 are pulled to the discharge end 111 at the tangential thrusting action. And the plurality of guide wheels 113 are driven in different directions of rotation The strip member 15 is introduced to the discharge end 111. The feeding unit 11 further comprises a plurality of rolling wheels 114 forming a rolling gap 115 through which the belt member 15 can pass the feeding unit 11 to provide a flattened material head 151.

The cutter 12 has a cutting slit 121 for cutting the belt member 15, and is located at the discharge end 111. The belt member 15 can pass through the cutting slit 121, and the material head 151 can be hung on the cutting edge. The slit 121. The cutting slit 121 is formed by an opposing cutter 122, and the cutter 12 is provided with a first driving member 123 that is drivingly coupled to the cutter 122.

A pressing member 124 is disposed between the discharging end 111 and the cutting edge 121 for pressing against the belt member 15 so that the belt member 15 can firmly abut against a protruding seat below the pressing member 124. 125 to enhance cutting stability. The protrusion 125 is formed on the body corresponding to the pressing member 124. The pressing member 124 is drivingly coupled to a second driving member 126.

The puller 13 includes a jaw 131 that is reciprocally linearly displaceable, and is movably disposed on one end side of the cutting slit 121. The gripper 131 is disposed on the first linear slide rail 132 disposed at an all distance, and The third driving member 133 is drivingly coupled, and the driving of the third driving member 133 enables the clamping jaw 131 to clamp and pull the belt member 15 passing through the cutting slit 121.

The container 14 has a plurality of pockets 141 for receiving the strip member 15, and is disposed between the cutting slit 121 and the puller 13, and the container 14 is disposed in a horizontal configuration. The second linear slide 142 is coupled to a fourth driving member 143, and the driven member 14 is reciprocally linearly displaced by the driving of the fourth driving member 143 to accommodate the belt member passing through the cutting slit 121. 15. And a top member 144 is disposed at the bottom of the container 14 for lifting the container 14 , and the top member 144 can be a telescopic cylinder. The end of the container 14 is adjacent to a latching member 145, and the latching member 145 can be disposed at an angle opposite to the jacking member 144 (as shown in FIG. 3).

The multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member can be operated according to the following steps: First, the operator sets and fixes the belt member 15 on the fixing wheel 112 of the feeding unit 11 so that the belt member 15 is The strip member 15 is placed at the tangent of the plurality of guide wheels 113, and passes through the rolling gap 115 formed by the plurality of pressing wheels 114 to the cutting slit 121 of the cutter 12, and abuts against the pressing On the boss 125 below the abutting member 124, a condition in which the material head 151 is suspended by the cutting slit 121 is formed (as shown in FIG. 2).

Then, the third driving member 133 drives the clamping jaw 131 to move to the cutting slit 121 on the first linear sliding rail 132, so that the clamping jaw 131 approaches and clamps the cutting head 151 (in conjunction with FIG. 2 and FIG. 4a)).

Then, the clamping member 131 is driven back by the third driving member 133 to move away from the cutting slit 121 on the first linear sliding rail 132, so that the clamping jaw 131 clamps the feeding head 151 and pulls the belt-shaped member. 15 to the required cutting length (shown in Figures 2 and 4b).

Then, the pressing member 124 is driven down by the second driving member 126, and the pressing member 124 is pressed against the protruding seat 125 of the belt member 15 under the pressing member 124 (in conjunction with FIG. 2 and FIG. 4c), and the cutter member 122 is driven by the first driving member 123 to cut the belt member 15 (shown in conjunction with FIGS. 2 and 4d). Since the first pocket 141 of the container 14 is preset below the cutting slit 121, the third driving member 133 drives the jaw again to release the cut strip member 15, so that the The cut strip member 15 falls into the first pocket 141 of the container 14 (shown in Figures 2 and 4e).

Then, the fourth driving member 143 drives the container 14 to traverse on the second linear sliding rail 142, so that the second receiving groove 141 (or other receiving groove 141) of the container 14 is moved to the The slit 121 is cut below (as shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4e). Then, after the respective pockets 141 of the container 14 have been placed into the cut strip member 15, the top member 144 is used to lift the container 14 to make the container 14 The end edge 14 is raised against the latching member 145 (as shown in FIG. 5), such that the strip member 15 in each of the pockets 14 abuts the side wall (as shown in FIGS. 6a to 6b). This positioning mode enables the production tool such as a robot arm to pinch or suck out the belt member 15 in the respective pockets 14 more accurately.

Compared with the conventional technology, the multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member of the present invention can drive the container 14 to slide on the second linear slide 142, so that the container 141 of the container 14 Corresponding to the strip member 15 to be cut, the cut strip member 15 is neatly dropped in the receiving groove 141 of the container 14, and then the top member 144 is used to lift the container 14 In order to raise the container 14 and facilitate the production tool of the robot arm to accurately grasp or adsorb the belt member 15 in each of the pockets 141, the subsequent operations such as taking and welding can be performed to improve the automated process. Capacity.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention. within.

11‧‧‧Feeding unit

111‧‧‧Drawing end

112‧‧‧Fixed wheel

113‧‧‧ Guide wheel

114‧‧‧辗压轮

115‧‧‧辗pressure gap

12‧‧‧Cut

121‧‧‧cutting

122‧‧‧Cutter

123‧‧‧First drive

124‧‧‧Parts

125‧‧‧Seat

126‧‧‧second drive

13‧‧‧ Puller

131‧‧‧claw

132‧‧‧First linear slide

133‧‧‧third drive

14‧‧‧ Container

141‧‧‧ 容容

142‧‧‧Second linear slide

143‧‧‧fourth drive

144‧‧‧Top support

145‧‧‧ Cards

15‧‧‧With a piece

151‧‧‧ material head

Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 1.

4a to 6b are schematic views of the operation of Fig. 1.

11‧‧‧Feeding unit

111‧‧‧Drawing end

112‧‧‧Fixed wheel

113‧‧‧ Guide wheel

114‧‧‧辗压轮

115‧‧‧辗pressure gap

12‧‧‧Cut

121‧‧‧cutting

122‧‧‧Cutter

123‧‧‧First drive

124‧‧‧Parts

125‧‧‧Seat

126‧‧‧second drive

13‧‧‧ Puller

131‧‧‧claw

132‧‧‧First linear slide

133‧‧‧third drive

14‧‧‧ Container

141‧‧‧ 容容

142‧‧‧Second linear slide

143‧‧‧fourth drive

145‧‧‧ Cards

Claims (10)

A multi-slot cutting and feeding device with a belt member, comprising: a feeding unit for accommodating the belt member, the belt member having a material head, and the feeding unit having a discharge end Providing the material head; a cutter having a cutting slit for cutting the belt member, and located at the discharge end, the belt member can pass through the cutting slit, and the material head can be hung on the Cutting the slit; a puller comprising a jaw capable of reciprocating linear displacement, and movably disposed on one end side of the cutting slit, the jaw being disposed on the first linear sliding rail disposed at an all distance, the clamping jaw capable of Holding and pulling a belt member passing through the cutting slit; and a container having a plurality of receiving slots for receiving the strip member, and movably disposed between the cutting slit and the puller, the capacity The hopper is disposed on a second linear slide rail disposed laterally, the hopper being reciprocally linearly displaceable to receive the belt member passing through the cut. The multi-groove cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein the feeding unit further comprises a fixing wheel for winding and fixing the belt member. The multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein the feeding unit further comprises a plurality of guiding wheels for pulling the belt member to the discharge end. The multi-tank cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein the feeding unit further comprises a plurality of rolling wheels forming a rolling gap, and the belt member can pass through the rolling gap. , so that the feeding unit provides a flat head. The multi-groove cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein the cutting slit is formed by an opposite cutter, and the cutter is provided with a first coupling with the cutter drive. Drive parts. The multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein a pressing member is disposed between the discharge end and the cutting edge for pressing against the belt member. The multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 6, wherein the pressing member is coupled to a second driving member. The multi-slot cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein the jaw is coupled to a third driving member. The multi-groove cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein the container is drivingly coupled to a fourth driving member. The multi-tank cutting and feeding device of the belt member according to claim 1, wherein a bottom support member is disposed at the bottom of the container for lifting the container.