TWI577622B - Conveyor - Google Patents

Description

Conveyor

The present invention relates to a conveying device, and more particularly to a conveying device that drives a sprocket and a chain to drive a metal rod that is connected to a chain.

Generally, a large number of fast-producing metal objects such as screws or metal parts with nail heads require a conveying device to transport them to the proper position during the production process, metal materials or finished products, and the current common conveying devices such as the Republic of China Patent No. M465384, "Conveying Device", which mainly discloses a conveyor belt which is disposed obliquely between the feeding box and the discharging frame, and the conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of loading plates for driving the metal objects, and by the actuator The conveyor belt is driven to achieve the purpose of transporting the metal object. However, the transport device of this design can transport the metal object, but the load of the actuator is very large during the transportation process, that is, the actuator must overcome In addition to the weight of the metal object, the weight of the conveyor belt itself is a great burden on the actuator. That is to say, the transmission device is designed to require a large horsepower to drive the conveyor belt to move, not only the conveyor, but also the weight of the conveyor belt. Increasing the manufacturing cost of the conveying device is also very power-consuming in use, and the conveyor belt needs to be replaced due to wear after a period of use, therefore, The conventional transfer device described above has a high manufacturing and maintenance cost and a lack of power consumption.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a transport apparatus that is relatively power efficient and that reduces manufacturing costs.

Therefore, the conveying device of the present invention is for conveying a metal object before or after processing, and has a conveying frame, a transmission group, a plurality of conveying components and a power group, and the conveying frame comprises two side frames corresponding to the parallel arrangement. a plate, and a bearing plate connecting the side frame plates; the transmission set includes two sprocket sets and two chains, each sprocket set having an upper sprocket and a lower sprocket, the upper sprocket and the lower The sprocket is respectively disposed above and below the corresponding side frame, and each chain is set on the corresponding upper sprocket and the lower sprocket, and can be meshed with the upper sprocket and the lower sprocket; The components are respectively connected to the two chains at intervals, and have a plurality of connecting pieces and a plurality of connecting rods. The connecting pieces are respectively fixed on the two chains, and each of the connecting rods is fixed to the connecting pieces on the two chains. And adjacent to the bearing plate, and a receiving space for accommodating a plurality of metal objects is formed between each of the feeding rods and the bearing plate; the power group is coupled with the transmission group, and can drive the upper sprocket, The lower sprocket and the chain act; when the power pack drives the upper sprocket When the lower sprocket and the chain actuate, the conveying rods move with the chain to transport the metal objects located in the accommodating space; the power provided by the power unit of the conveying device of the invention only drives the chain, the conveying rod and the metal objects It can be moved. Therefore, the power of the power pack does not need to be used by the user, which not only reduces the manufacturing cost of the entire conveyor, but also saves electricity.

1‧‧‧ delivery device

2‧‧‧Transport

21‧‧‧Side shelf

22‧‧‧Accept board

23‧‧‧ side baffle

24‧‧‧ 承板

25‧‧‧Feeding space

3‧‧‧Transmission group

31‧‧‧Sprocket

311‧‧‧Sewing wheel

312‧‧‧Lower sprocket

32‧‧‧Chain

4‧‧‧Transport components

41‧‧‧Links

42‧‧‧ Feeding rod

421‧‧‧ Solid board

422‧‧‧ carrying board surface

43‧‧‧ accommodating space

5‧‧‧Power Group

51‧‧‧Power Motor

52‧‧‧ linkage chain

6‧‧‧stop mechanism

7‧‧‧Metal objects

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conveying apparatus in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a conveying apparatus in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of a delivery device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view, partly in perspective, of a preferred embodiment of the delivery device of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4, a transport apparatus 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is for transporting a metal object 7 before or after processing, and the metal object 7 can be a screw or a metal object 7 having a nail head. The device 1 has a transport frame 2, a transmission set 3, a plurality of transport assemblies 4, a power pack 5 and a stop mechanism 6.

The carriage 2 includes two side frame plates 21 correspondingly arranged in parallel, a bearing plate 22 connecting the side frame plates 21, two side baffles 23 extending from below the side frame plates 21, and two sides of the connecting side. The receiving plate 24 of the baffle 23 is disposed obliquely to the bearing plate 22, and together with the side baffles 23 and the bearing plate 22, defines a receiving space 25, the receiving space 25 It can be placed on most metal objects 7.

The transmission set 3 includes two sprocket sets 31 and two chain slats 32. Each sprocket set 31 has an upper sprocket 311 and a lower sprocket 312. The upper sprocket 311 and the lower sprocket 312 are respectively axially arranged. Above and below the side frame 21, each chain 32 is coupled to the corresponding upper sprocket 311 and lower sprocket 312 and is engageable with the upper sprocket 311 and the lower sprocket 312.

The transporting components 4 are respectively connected to the two chains 32 at relatively spaced intervals, and have a plurality of connecting pieces 41 and a plurality of feeding rods 42 which are respectively fixed on the sides of the two chains 32, each of which is lost. The material rod 42 is formed with a fixing plate surface 421 fixed to the connecting piece 41, and a supporting plate surface 422 extending obliquely from the fixing plate surface 421 toward the bearing plate 22, the carrying plate surface 422 Adjacent to the bearing plate 22, a accommodating space 43 is formed between the two, and the accommodating space 43 is connected to the receiving space 25, and the receiving plate 24 is disposed obliquely, so that the receiving space 25 is The metal object 7 is constantly moved toward the receiving plate 22, and enters the accommodating space 43 at the right time.

The power unit 5 includes a set of power motors 51 disposed under the carriage 2 to And a linkage chain set 52, the linkage chain set 52 is coupled between the power motor 51 and the lower sprocket 312 to transmit the power of the power motor 51 to the lower sprocket 312, thereby driving the chain 32 and the delivery rod 42 moves.

The stopping mechanism 6 is elastically disposed under the transport frame 2 and is constantly adjacent to the bearing plate 22 to prevent the metal object in the receiving space 25 from falling downward. The stopping mechanism 6 is a conventional technique. The features of the present invention are not described herein.

The conveying device 1 of the present invention can be used for conveying the metal object 7 to a processing machine for processing, or transporting the processed metal object 7 to a suitable place, whether before or after processing, a plurality of metal objects 7 When placed in the receiving space 25, since the receiving plate 24 is inclined, the metal object 7 is constantly moved toward the bearing plate 22, and the metal object 7 is maintained by the arrangement of the stopping mechanism 6. In the storage space 25, at this time, the power of the power motor 51 is driven by the linkage chain 52, and the lower sprocket 312, the chain 32 and the upper sprocket 311 are driven to actuate, so that the delivery rod 42 on the chain 32 is driven. Moving upward, during the upward movement of the delivery rods 42 one by one, the metal object 7 then enters the accommodating space 43 formed by the bearing plate surface 422 and the bearing plate 22 as shown in FIG. 4, and is conveyed. The rod 42 is conveyed upward into the receiving container. When the conveying rod 42 moves upward through the stopping mechanism 6, the stopping mechanism 6 is pushed by the feeding rod 42 to elastically move.

It can be seen from the above description that the present invention is fixed to the two chains 32 by a plurality of the delivery rods 42 and is matched with the design of the bearing plate 22 and the delivery rod 42 to form an accommodation space 43 for accommodating the metal objects. 7, and the driving of the power motor 51 is smoothly achieved. Further, the power provided by the power motor 51 of the conveying device 1 of the present invention can drive the chain 32, the conveying rod 42 and the metal object 7 to move. Therefore, the power motor 51 is not designed to be large in terms of horsepower, and can not only reduce the manufacturing cost of the entire conveying device 1, but also achieve the effect of saving electricity. Moreover, the bearing plate 22 does not need to be used as a conventional conveyor belt. Need to be replaced after a period of time, can also reduce delivery Maintenance cost of the device 1.

1‧‧‧ delivery device

2‧‧‧Transport

21‧‧‧Side shelf

22‧‧‧Accept board

23‧‧‧ side baffle

24‧‧‧ 承板

25‧‧‧Feeding space

3‧‧‧Transmission group

31‧‧‧Sprocket

311‧‧‧Sewing wheel

312‧‧‧Lower sprocket

32‧‧‧Chain

4‧‧‧Transport components

41‧‧‧Links

42‧‧‧ Feeding rod

421‧‧‧ Solid board

422‧‧‧ carrying board surface

43‧‧‧ accommodating space

5‧‧‧Power Group

51‧‧‧Power Motor

52‧‧‧ linkage chain

6‧‧‧stop mechanism

Claims (3)

A conveying device for conveying a metal object before or after processing, and having: a conveyor frame comprising two parallel corresponding side frame plates, and a bearing plate connecting the side frame plates a transmission set comprising two sprocket sets and two chain links, each sprocket set having an upper sprocket and a lower sprocket, the upper sprocket and the lower sprocket being respectively axially disposed on the corresponding side frame Above and below, each chain is set on the corresponding upper sprocket and lower sprocket, and can be meshed with the upper sprocket and the lower sprocket; a plurality of conveying components are respectively connected to the two chains at intervals, And having a plurality of connecting pieces and a plurality of connecting rods, wherein the connecting pieces are respectively fixed on the two chains, each of the connecting rods is fixed to the connecting piece on the two chains and adjacent to the supporting plate, and each of them An accommodating space for accommodating a plurality of metal objects is formed between the conveying rod and the bearing plate; and a power group is coupled to the transmission group to drive the upper sprocket, the lower sprocket and the chain to actuate When the power pack drives the upper sprocket, the lower sprocket, and the chain, System with the feed rod moves the chain to deliver the metal of the article accommodating space. The conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the conveying frame further comprises two side baffles respectively extending from below the side frame, and a receiving plate connecting the two side baffles, the receiving plate The slanting arrangement is arranged toward the bearing plate, and together with the side dampers, a receiving space is defined, the receiving space is reserved for a plurality of metal objects, and each accommodating space is connectable with the receiving space, by the The mounting plate is tilted so that the metal objects in the receiving space can be moved to the accommodating space. The conveying device according to claim 2, wherein each of the conveying rods is formed with a The fixing plate surface to which the connecting piece is fixed, and a supporting plate surface extending obliquely from the fixing plate surface toward the bearing plate, the receiving space is formed by the bearing plate surface and the bearing plate.