CN112744579A - Feeding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a feeding device, which comprises a material storage device, a feeding shaping device and a transfer table, wherein the material storage device is arranged on the transfer table; the feeding shaping device is arranged on one side of the material storage device; the transfer table is positioned on the moving path of the feeding shaping device; the feeding shaping device transfers the workpieces stored by the storage device to the transfer table for shaping, and transfers the shaped workpieces to a preset position. The feeding equipment disclosed by the invention is simple in structure, and workpieces stored by the storage device are shaped by the feeding shaping device before being fed, so that the accuracy of subsequent assembly of parts is ensured, and the situation that the assembly is difficult without shaping is effectively avoided.

Description

Feeding equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of production equipment, in particular to feeding equipment.

Background

In the production process of products, all parts of workpieces to be assembled which are stored uniformly need to be conveyed to an assembly line one by one, at present, a manipulator is mainly used for grabbing and feeding, however, for the thin plate-shaped workpieces, the manipulator is used for directly grabbing and feeding the workpieces, so that the workpieces are easy to deform, for example, bipolar plates required for producing batteries cannot be guaranteed to be accurately assembled once the workpieces deform, and the situation of difficult assembly is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention discloses a feeding device, which comprises: the device comprises a material storage device, a material loading shaping device and a transfer platform; the feeding shaping device is arranged on one side of the material storage device; the transfer table is positioned on the moving path of the feeding shaping device; the feeding shaping device transfers the workpieces stored by the storage device to the transfer table for shaping, and transfers the shaped workpieces to a preset position.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding and shaping device includes a transfer mechanism, a material taking mechanism and a shaping mechanism; the material taking mechanism and the shaping mechanism are both arranged on the transfer mechanism.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shaping mechanism includes a shaping suction assembly and a shaping assembly; the shaping suction assembly and the shaping assembly are both connected with a transfer mechanism.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shaping suction assembly includes a suction cup; the sucker is connected with the transfer mechanism.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the reforming assembly includes a first reforming driving member, a second reforming driving member, and a reforming clamping member; the second shaping driving piece is connected with the output end of the first shaping driving piece; the reforming clamp is connected to the output end of the second reforming drive member.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the material taking mechanism comprises a material taking driving part and a material taking clamping part; the material taking clamping piece is connected with the output end of the material taking driving piece.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the material storage device includes a material storage mechanism and a rotary switching mechanism; the material storage mechanism is used for storing two rows of workpieces which are arranged in parallel; the rotary switching mechanism is arranged on a moving path of the material storage mechanism.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage mechanism includes a storage rack, a first storage plate and a second storage plate; the first material storage plate and the second material storage plate are oppositely arranged on the material storage frame, and grooves are formed in the surfaces, opposite to each other, of the first material storage plate and the second material storage plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the storage rack is provided with a clamping handle; the opening and clamping handle is movably connected with the lifting block of the first material storage plate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the transfer table includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove, and the first guide groove and the second guide groove guide the work when the material-feeding shaping device transfers the work.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: the feeding equipment disclosed by the invention is simple in structure, and workpieces stored by the storage device are shaped by the feeding shaping device before being fed, so that the accuracy of subsequent assembly of parts is ensured, and the situation that the assembly is difficult without shaping is effectively avoided.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage device in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a storing mechanism in the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial schematic view of a magazine mechanism in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first material storage plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotary switching mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a rotating assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the storage mechanism cooperating with the guiding and limiting mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding shaping device in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding shaping device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding shaping device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer table in an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1. a material storage device; 11. a material storage mechanism; 110. a moving wheel; 111. a storage rack; 1111. a material storage cavity; 1113. a fixed block; 1114. a lifting plate, 11141 and a positioning hole; 112. a first reservoir plate; 1121. a groove; 1122. a lifting block; 11221. lifting the clamping groove; 1123. a limiting column; 113. a second storage plate; 1131. a baffle plate; 114. opening a clamp handle; 1141. opening a clamping rod; 11411. a bevel; 1142. a drive rod; 1143. an elastic member; 115. a position adjusting plate; 12. a rotary switching mechanism; 121. a rotating assembly; 1211. a mounting seat; 1212. a rotating shaft; 1213. a rotating plate; 1214. a rotating gear; 1215. a rack; 1216. rotating the driving member; 1217. a support wheel; 122. a jacking assembly; 1221. jacking a driving piece; 1222. jacking the column; 123. an auxiliary rotating assembly; 1231. an auxiliary rotary drive; 1232. an auxiliary rotating shaft; 124. a positioning assembly; 1241. positioning a stop block; 1242. a proximity switch; 13. a guide limiting mechanism; 131. a first guiding and limiting component; 1311. a U-shaped guide groove; 13111. a locking block; 131111, locking holes; 1312. a first guide driving member; 1313. a locking post; 1314. a column; 132. a second guiding and limiting component; 1321. a guide plate; 13211. a guide groove; 132111, a stop block; 1322. a front stopper; 13221. a front gear stop cylinder; 13222. a front gear lever; 1323. a rear stop; 13231. a rear limiting cylinder; 13232. a rear limiting plate; 2. a feeding shaping device; 21. a transfer mechanism; 211. a fixing plate; 212. a quick-change connector; 22. a material taking mechanism; 221. a material taking driving member; 222. taking a clamping piece; 2221. taking a material moving plate; 2222. a material taking clamping jaw; 223. taking a material detection piece; 224. taking a material limiting part; 23. a shaping mechanism; 231. a shaping suction assembly; 2311. a suction cup; 2312. sucking a detection piece; 232. a shaping component; 2321. a first shaping driver; 2322. a second shaping drive; 2323. shaping the clamping piece; 23231. shaping the moving plate; 23232. shaping a clamping jaw; 2324. a buffer member; 2325. shaping a limiting part; 2326. a slide plate; 2327. connecting blocks; 24. an image sensing mechanism; 241. an image sensor; 242. a light source; 3. a transfer table; 31. a placement area; 32. a first guide groove; 33. a second guide groove; 4. and positioning the detection piece.

Detailed Description

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous implementation details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the various embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that these implementation details are not to be interpreted as limiting the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, such implementation details are not necessary. In addition, some conventional structures and components are shown in simplified schematic form in the drawings.

It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions related to the first, the second, etc. in the present invention are only used for description purposes, do not particularly refer to an order or sequence, and do not limit the present invention, but only distinguish components or operations described in the same technical terms, and are not understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly indicate the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

For a further understanding of the contents, features and effects of the present invention, the following examples are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the following detailed description:

referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device in an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the feeding equipment of this application includes storage device 1, material loading shaping device 2 and transfer platform 3. The storing device 1 is used for storing two rows of workpieces which are arranged in parallel. The feeding shaping device 2 is arranged on one side of the storage device 1. The transfer table 3 is positioned on a moving path of the feeding shaping device 2 for transferring the workpiece.

During specific application, material loading shaping device 2 removes to corresponding storage device 1, and material loading shaping device 2 presss from both sides and gets the work piece and shift the work piece to on the revolving stage 3, and material loading shaping device 2 carries out the plastic processing to the work piece, handles the back of accomplishing, and material loading shaping device 2 absorbs the work piece and shifts the work piece to follow-up processing station. Preferably, a positioning detection piece 4 is arranged on a moving path of the feeding shaping device 2 for transferring the workpiece to the subsequent processing station, the positioning detection piece 4 detects the workpiece absorbed by the feeding shaping device 2 and feeds back a detection result to a control system of the feeding equipment, the control system of the feeding equipment controls the feeding shaping device 2 to accurately place the workpiece at a preset position of the subsequent processing station, and specifically, the positioning detection piece 4 is a CCD camera.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the material storing device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the magazine 1 includes a magazine mechanism 11 and a rotation switching mechanism 12. The rotary switching mechanism 12 is disposed on the ground, and the rotary switching mechanism 12 is located on the moving path of the stocker mechanism 11. During the specific application, storage mechanism 11's storage chamber 1111 has stored two rows of work pieces of placing side by side, push away storage mechanism 11 to preset position, at this moment, storage mechanism 11 is adjusted well with rotary switching mechanism 12, and one row of work piece in storage chamber 1111 faces material loading shaping device 2, material loading shaping device 2 takes out one row of work piece in the storage chamber 1111 one by one and carries out the material loading, treat the whole material loading of one row of work piece in the storage chamber 1111 and accomplish the back, rotary switching mechanism 12 drive storage mechanism 11 rotates 180 degrees, make another row of work piece face material loading shaping device 2 in the storage chamber 1111, material loading shaping device 2 can continue to snatch the work piece material loading.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4 together, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the material storing mechanism 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention; fig. 4 is a partial schematic view of the stock mechanism 11 in the embodiment of the invention. As shown, the storage mechanism 11 includes a storage rack 111, a first storage plate 112, and a second storage plate 113. The storage rack 111 has a storage cavity 1111, the first material storage plate 112 and the second material storage plate 113 are disposed opposite to the storage rack 111 and located in the storage cavity 1111, the surfaces of the first material storage plate 112 opposite to the second material storage plate 113 are provided with a plurality of grooves 1121, and the workpieces are sequentially arranged in the plurality of grooves 1121. In this embodiment, the number of the first material storage plate 112 and the second material storage plate 113 is two, and more workpieces can be stored by using two first material storage plates 112 and two second material storage plates 113, of course, the number of the first material storage plates 112 and the number of the second material storage plates 113 can be adaptively increased or decreased according to actual requirements, which is only one embodiment of the present invention and should not be limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the first storage plate 112 according to an embodiment of the invention. As shown, the storage rack 111 is provided with a clamping opening handle 114. The open clamping handle 114 includes an open clamping bar 1141, a driving rod 1142 and an elastic member 1143, one end of the open clamping bar 1141 is rotatably disposed on the first material storage plate 112 through a bearing seat, the other end of the open clamping bar 1141 has an inclined surface 11411, the driving rod 1142 is connected with the open clamping bar 1141, the elastic member 1143 is sleeved on the open clamping bar 1141, one end of the elastic member 1143 is abutted against the bearing seat, the other end of the elastic member 1143 is abutted against the driving rod 1142, and the elastic member 1143 is a spring.

When the material storage mechanism 11 is filled with materials and transported, the inclined surface 11411 of the clamping bar 1141 faces upwards, and the clamping bar 1141 acts on the upper surface of the lifting block 1122 of the first material storage plate 112, so that the transverse limiting of the workpiece is realized by the lifting block 1122 and the baffle 1131 arranged on the second material storage plate 113, and the material throwing condition caused by uneven ground or obstacles and the like is avoided; after the material storage mechanism 11 reaches a predetermined position, the driving rod 1142 is rotated, so that the inclined surface 11411 of the clamping bar 1141 is downward, the lifting block 1122 is lifted upward, the inclined surface 11411 is forced to move inward, at this time, the elastic member 1143 is compressed, when the lifting block 1122 is lifted to the predetermined position, the clamping bar 1141 corresponds to the lifting slot 11221, the compressed elastic member 1143 is to recover an uncompressed state, the elastic force of the elastic member 1143 pushes the driving rod 1142 to push the clamping bar 1141 to move toward the lifting slot 11221, one end of the clamping bar 1141, which is provided with the inclined surface 11411, is inserted into the lifting slot 11221 to support the lifting block 1122, one side of the workpiece loses the blocking of the lifting block 1122, and the feeding shaping device 2 takes out and feeds the workpiece along the groove 1121.

In a specific application, the storage mechanism 11 is provided with a position adjusting plate 115. The position adjusting plate 115 is slidably disposed on the storage rack 111 and can be fixed to the storage rack 111 through an adjusting hand wheel, the first storage plate 112 is disposed on the position adjusting plate 115, the position of the first storage plate 112 can be changed by adjusting the position of the position adjusting plate 11, when the position adjusting plate 115 moves towards the direction close to the second storage plate 113, the distance between the first storage plate 112 and the second storage plate 113 becomes smaller, when the position adjusting plate 115 moves towards the direction far away from the second storage plate 113, the distance between the first storage plate 112 and the second storage plate 113 becomes larger, the position adjusting plate 115 is adjusted according to workpieces with different sizes to change the distance between the first storage plate 112 and the second storage plate 113, so that compatible storage of workpieces with different specifications is realized.

In particular, the lifting block 1122 is inserted with a limiting post 1123. The limit posts 1123 are slidably disposed on the fixing blocks 1113 of the first material storage plate 112. When the lifting block 1122 is lifted upwards to prepare for feeding, the limiting column 1123 slides along the fixing block 1113, the lifting block 1122 is guided, when feeding is completed or needs to be transported, the driving rod 1142 is toggled to drive the clamping rod 1141 to be drawn out from the lifting clamping groove 11221, the lifting block 1122 slides towards the second material storage plate 113 under the action of gravity, because the diameter of one end of the lifting block 1122, which is inserted by the limiting column 1123, is smaller than the diameter of one end of the lifting block 1122, which is far away from the lifting block 1122, so that the downward movement distance of the lifting block 1122 is limited, after the lifting block 1122 moves downwards to a certain position, the clamping rod 1141 stretches out to act on the upper surface of the lifting block 1122 again, the lifting block 1122 is prevented from moving upwards in the moving process, so that the lifting block 1122 and the baffle 1131 are matched again to limit the workpiece, and the material throwing condition is prevented from.

Referring to fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the rotary switching mechanism 12 according to the embodiment of the present invention; fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the rotating assembly 121 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the rotary switching mechanism 12 includes a rotating assembly 121 and a jacking assembly 122. Further, the rotating assembly 121 includes a mounting seat 1211, a rotating shaft 1212, a rotating plate 1213, a rotating gear 1214, a rack 1215, and a rotating drive member 1216. The rotating shaft 1212 is rotatably installed in the mount 1211. The rotating plate 1213 is connected to one end of the rotating shaft 1212. The rotating gear 1214 is sleeved on the rotating shaft 1212. Rack 1215 is slidably disposed on mount 1211 through a rail slide, and rack 1215 is engaged with rotary gear 1214. The rotary driving member 1216 is disposed on the mounting seat 1211, an output end of the rotary driving member 1216 is connected to the rack 1215, and the rotary driving member 1216 is an air cylinder. Further, the jacking assembly 122 includes a jacking driver 1221 and a jacking column 1222. The jacking driving member 1221 is disposed on the rotating plate 1213, and the jacking driving member 1221 is an air cylinder. The jacking column 1222 is disposed at the output end of the jacking driving member 1221, and the jacking column 1222 is movably connected to the storage rack 111. In this embodiment, the number of the jacking drivers 1221 is four, and correspondingly, the number of the jacking columns 1222 is also four, and the four jacking drivers 1221 are disposed at four corners of the rotating plate 1213, and of course, the number of the jacking drivers 1221 and the number of the jacking columns 1222 may be adaptively increased or decreased according to actual requirements, which is only one embodiment of the present invention and should not be limited thereto.

After the storage mechanism 11 is in place, the jacking driving element 1221 drives the jacking column 1222 to move towards the jacking plate 1114 of the storage rack 111, the jacking plate 1114 is provided with a positioning hole 11141 matched with the shape of the jacking column 1222, the jacking column 1222 is inserted into the positioning hole 11141, the storage rack 111 leaves the ground under the action of the jacking assembly 122, then the rotating driving element 1216 drives the rack 1215 to move, the rack 1215 drives the rotating gear 1214 to rotate, the rotating gear 1214 drives the rotating shaft 1212 to rotate, so as to drive the rotating plate 1213 to rotate, and the rotating plate 1213 drives the storage rack 111 to rotate 180 degrees, so as to realize switching of two rows of workpieces on the storage mechanism 11.

Preferably, rotating assembly 121 also includes a support wheel 1217. The support wheel 1217 is provided to the mount 1211 via a support bracket, and the support wheel 1217 abuts against the lower surface of the rotating plate 1213. In this embodiment, the number of the support wheels 1217 is four, and the four support wheels 1217 support the rotating plate 1213 to drive the storage rack 111 to rotate smoothly, however, the number of the support wheels 1217 may be increased or decreased adaptively according to actual requirements, which is only one embodiment of the present invention and should not be limited thereto.

Preferably, the rotary switching mechanism 12 further includes an auxiliary rotating assembly 123. The auxiliary rotating assembly 123 includes an auxiliary rotating driver 1231 and an auxiliary rotating shaft 1232. The auxiliary rotary driving element 1231 is arranged on the outer cover of the material storage mechanism 11 through the fixing plate, and the auxiliary rotary driving element 1231 is an air cylinder. One end of the auxiliary rotating shaft 1232 is connected to the output end of the auxiliary rotating driving member 1231, and the other end of the auxiliary rotating shaft 1232 is movably connected to the material storage rack 111. Before the rotating assembly 121 drives the storage rack 111 to rotate, the auxiliary rotating driving member 1231 drives the auxiliary rotating shaft 1232 to move, and the other end of the auxiliary rotating shaft 1232 is inserted into the rotating shaft hole at the top of the storage rack 111, so that the rotation center and the rotation stability of the storage rack 111 during rotation are ensured.

In order to ensure that the magazine 11 is properly aligned with the rotary switch mechanism 12, the rotary switch mechanism 12 of the present application further includes a positioning assembly 124. The positioning assembly 124 includes a positioning block 1241 and a proximity switch 1242, and the positioning block 1241 and the proximity switch 1242 are disposed on the rotating plate 1213. When the storage mechanism 11 moves the in-process to the rotary switching mechanism 12, the location dog 1241 blocks the storage frame 111, that is, the storage mechanism 11 moves in place, the storage frame 111 just abuts against the location dog 1241, the storage mechanism 11 moves the in-process proximity switch 1242 to sense the storage frame 111, the proximity switch 1242 senses the control system of the storage frame 111 and then feeds back a signal to the storage device 1, the control system of the storage device 1 controls the jacking assembly 122 to jack up, thereby ensuring accurate jacking. In this embodiment, the rotation switching mechanism 12 may not be provided with the positioning assembly 124, and when the positioning assembly 124 is not provided, the mounting seat 1211 is directly fixed on the ground through the supporting legs and the third anchor bolts.

In order to ensure that the storing mechanism 11 accurately moves to a preset position, the storing device 1 further comprises a guiding and limiting mechanism 13. Referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the storing mechanism 11 and the guiding and limiting mechanism 13 in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the guiding and limiting mechanism 13 includes a first guiding and limiting component 131 and a second guiding and limiting component 132.

The first guiding and limiting assembly 131 includes a U-shaped guiding slot 1311, a first guiding driving member 1312 and a locking post 1313. The U-shaped guide groove 1311 is provided on the housing of the magazine 11. The first guiding driving member 1312 is disposed on the material storage rack 111, and the first guiding driving member 1312 is an air cylinder. The locking post 1313 is connected to the output of the first guide drive 1312. When the material storage rack 111 is moved, the upright 1314 moves along the U-shaped guide groove 1311, the diameter of the upright 1314 is matched with the groove width of the U-shaped guide groove 1311, when the upright 1314 moves to the innermost end of the U-shaped guide groove 1311, the first guide driving piece 1312 drives the locking column 1313 to extend out, the locking column 1313 is inserted into the locking hole 131111 of the locking block 13111 on the U-shaped guide groove 1311 to limit the upright 1314, so that the material storage rack 111 is limited and prevented from moving, the upright 1314 replaces the auxiliary rotating assembly 123 to play a role in auxiliary rotation, the auxiliary rotating assembly 123 is omitted, the rotation center and the rotation stability of the material storage rack 111 during rotation are fully guaranteed, the assembly steps are reduced, and the production cost is saved.

The second guiding and limiting assembly 132 includes two guiding plates 1321, a front limiting member 1322 and a rear limiting member 1323, which are oppositely disposed. A guide slot 13211 is formed between the two guide plates 1321, and the width of the guide slot 13211 matches the width of the moving wheel 110 of the magazine 11, so that the moving wheel 110 of the magazine 11 moves in the longitudinal direction of the guide slot 13211. Preferably, the guide slot 13211 is provided at one end with a stopper 132111, and the stopper 132111 stops the moving wheel 110 from rolling out of the guide slot 13211. The front limiter 1322 includes a front stop cylinder 13221 and a front lever 13222. The front stop cylinder 13221 is disposed on one side of the guide plate 1321 by a mounting vertical plate, and the front lever 13222 is connected to an output end of the front stop cylinder 13221. The rear limiter 1323 includes a rear limiter cylinder 13231 and a rear limiter plate 13232. The rear limiting plate 13232 is arranged in a sliding mode through a guide rail sliding block, and the rear limiting plate 13232 is connected with the output end of the rear limiting cylinder 13231. In a specific application, the storage rack 111 is pushed along the guide slot 13211, when the rear wheel abuts against the stopper 132111, the front stop cylinder 13221 drives the front stop lever 13222 to extend, then the rear limiting cylinder 13231 drives the rear limiting plate 13232 to move towards the storage rack 111, the rear limiting plate 13232 pushes the storage rack 111 to abut against the front stop lever 13222, and the front limiting piece 1322 and the rear limiting piece 1323 limit the storage rack 111 to prevent the storage rack 111 from moving.

Referring to fig. 9, 10 and 11, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding shaping device 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention; fig. 10 is another schematic structural diagram of the feeding shaping device 2 in the embodiment of the present invention; fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding shaping device 2 in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the feeding and shaping device 2 includes a transfer mechanism 21, a material taking mechanism 22, a shaping mechanism 23, and an image sensing mechanism 24. The transfer mechanism 21 is a mechanical arm, the hand portion of the transfer mechanism 21 is connected with the fixing plate 211, the material taking mechanism 22, the shaping mechanism 23 and the image sensing mechanism 24 are all arranged on the fixing plate 211, and the hand portion of the transfer mechanism 21 is connected with the fixing plate 211 through the quick-change connector 212, so that the clamp of the hand portion of the transfer mechanism 21 can be rapidly replaced, and the same transfer mechanism 21 can clamp different workpieces.

When the automatic taking and shaping device is applied specifically, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the material taking mechanism 22 to move to the corresponding material storage device 1, the material taking mechanism 22 takes out a workpiece from the material storage device 1 and places the workpiece in the placing area 31 of the transfer table 3, the placing area 31 is matched with the shape of the workpiece, then the transfer mechanism 21 drives the shaping mechanism 23 to move to the corresponding workpiece, the shaping mechanism 23 fixes and shapes the workpiece, the workpiece is conveyed to a subsequent processing station after shaping, and before the transfer mechanism 21 drives the material taking mechanism 22 or the shaping mechanism 23 to move, the workpiece can be photographed and positioned through the image sensing mechanism 24, so that the transfer mechanism 21 is controlled to drive the material taking mechanism 22 or the shaping mechanism 23 to accurately clamp or fix and shape the workpiece.

Further, the material taking mechanism 22 includes a material taking driving member 221, a material taking clamping member 222, a material taking detecting member 223, and a material taking limiting member 224. The material taking driving member 221 is disposed on the fixing plate 211, and the material taking driving member 221 is a bidirectional cylinder. The material taking clamping piece 222 comprises a material taking moving plate 2221 and material taking clamping jaws 2222 arranged at two ends of the material taking moving plate 2221, the material taking moving plate 2221 is slidably arranged on the fixed plate 211 through the guide rail sliders, and the material taking moving plate 2221 is connected with the output end of the material taking driving piece 221. The material taking detection piece 223 is arranged on the fixing plate 211, the material taking detection piece 223 faces the material storage device or the material taking clamping piece 222, the material taking detection piece 223 is used for detecting whether a material storage cavity of the material storage device has material or whether the material taking clamping piece 222 successfully takes the material, and the material taking detection piece 223 is a reflection-type photoelectric sensor. The material taking limiting part 224 is disposed on the fixing plate 211, the material taking limiting part 224 is a limiting block, and the material taking limiting part 224 movably abuts against the material taking moving plate 2221. In this embodiment, the number of the material taking clamping members 222 is two, correspondingly, the number of the material taking limiting members 224 is also two, the two material taking clamping members 222 are arranged oppositely, the two material taking limiting members 224 are also arranged oppositely, the two material taking limiting members 224 are located at two sides of the two material taking clamping members 222, when material is taken, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the material taking mechanism 22 to correspond to a workpiece, the material taking driving member 221 drives the two material taking moving plates 2221 to move oppositely, the material taking clamping jaws 2222 on the two material taking moving plates 2221 are close to each other to clamp the workpiece, then, the workpiece is transferred to the corresponding transfer platform under the driving of the transfer mechanism 21, the material taking driving member 221 drives the two material taking moving plates 2221 to move oppositely, the material taking clamping jaws 2222 on the two material taking moving plates 2221 are far away from each other to release the workpiece, the workpiece is placed in the placing, the material taking limiting part 224 limits the material taking moving plate 2221 to slide only within a certain distance, so that the material taking moving plate 2221 and the material taking clamping jaws 2222 can be prevented from influencing workpieces adjacent to the workpiece to be clamped in the material storage device during material taking.

Further, the shaping mechanism 23 includes a shaping suction assembly 231 and a shaping assembly 232. The shaping suction assembly 231 and the shaping assembly 232 are disposed on the fixing plate 211. The shaping suction assembly 231 includes a suction cup 2311 and a suction detector 2312. The suction cup 2311 is disposed on the fixing plate 211, and the suction cup 2311 faces the workpiece. The suction detection piece 2312 is arranged on the fixing plate 211, the suction detection piece 2312 faces the workpiece, the suction detection piece 2312 is a reflection-type photoelectric sensor, before the suction disc 2311 sucks the workpiece, the suction detection piece 2312 detects whether the workpiece is in a preset position or not, the workpiece is photographed and positioned for suction in the preset position, and the shaping component 232 shapes the workpiece. The shaping assembly 232 includes a first shaping driving member 2321, a second shaping driving member 2322, a shaping clamping member 2323, a buffering member 2324 and a shaping limiting member 2325. The first shaping driving member 2321 is disposed on the fixing plate 211, and the first shaping driving member 2321 is a bidirectional cylinder. The second shaping driving member 2322 is disposed on a sliding plate 2326 slidably disposed on the fixing plate 211 through a guide rail slider, and the sliding plate 2326 is connected to the output end of the first shaping driving member 2321 through a connecting block 2327. The shaping clamping member 2323 comprises a shaping moving plate 23231 and shaping clamping jaws 23232 arranged at two ends of the shaping moving plate 23231, and the shaping moving plate 23231 is connected with the output end of the second shaping driving member 2322. The buffering member 2324 is arranged on the fixing plate 211, the buffering member 2324 is movably abutted to the connecting block 2327, the buffering member 2324 is a buffer, and the buffering member 2324 plays a role in buffering and limiting in the sliding process of the sliding plate 2326. The shaping limiting member 2325 is disposed on the fixing plate 211, the shaping limiting member is a limiting member, and the shaping limiting member 2325 movably abuts against the shaping moving plate 23231. In the shaping process, the shaping limit 2325 limits the shaping moving plate 23231 to make it slide only within a certain distance, so that the too large moving distance is avoided from colliding with other parts.

In this embodiment, the number of the second shaping driving pieces 2322, the shaping clamping pieces 2323, the buffering pieces 2324 and the shaping limiting pieces 2325 is two, during shaping, the transfer mechanism 21 drives the shaping mechanism 23 to move to a workpiece on the corresponding transfer platform, the first shaping driving piece 2321 drives the two second shaping driving pieces 2322 to respectively slide along the guide rail sliders to the four corners of the workpiece corresponding to the shaping clamping jaws 23232, the two second shaping driving pieces 2322 respectively drive the two pairwise opposite shaping moving plates 23231 to move oppositely, the shaping moving plate 23231 drives the shaping clamping jaws 23232 to move oppositely, and the shaping clamping jaws 23232 clamp and shape the four corners of the workpiece.

It should be noted that the second shaping driving member 2322 close to the material taking mechanism 22 may be omitted, and the shaping component 232 and the material taking mechanism 22 share the material taking driving member 221 of the material taking mechanism 22 to take materials and clamp and shape, that is, the shaping moving plate 23231 and the material taking moving plate 2221 are connected to the output end of the material taking driving member 221 at the same time, so that the production cost can be saved; in addition, a common take-out driving member 221 may be provided on an external connection plate connected to the fixing plate 211, so that the take-out driving member 221 is conveniently assembled and replaced.

Further, the image sensing mechanism 24 includes an image sensor 241 and a light source 242. The image sensor 241 is disposed on the fixing plate 211, and the light source 242 is disposed at an image capturing end of the image sensor 241. In this embodiment, the image sensor 241 is a CCD camera, the light source 242 is an LED, when the device is used specifically, the image sensor 241 takes a picture of a workpiece to collect an image, and feeds back the obtained information to the control system of the feeding and shaping device 2, the control system of the feeding and shaping device 2 controls the transfer mechanism 21 to drive the material taking mechanism 22 or the shaping mechanism 23 to move, so as to realize accurate material taking and shaping, and when the image sensor 241 takes a picture of the workpiece, the light source 242 plays a role of auxiliary lighting to obtain a clear image; of course, the image sensor 241 may be another element, and the light source 242 may be another element capable of illuminating, which is only one embodiment of the present invention and should not be limited thereto.

Referring to fig. 12, fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the relay station 3 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the transfer table 3 is provided with a first guide groove 32 and a second guide groove 33, the shape of the first guide groove 32 is matched with that of the shaping clamping jaw 23232, the shape of the second guide groove 33 is matched with that of the material taking clamping jaw 2222, the shaping clamping jaw 23232 moves along the first guide groove 32 when clamping a workpiece, and the first guide groove 32 plays a role in guiding the shaping clamping jaw 23232 to ensure that the workpiece is accurately clamped and shaped; when the material taking clamping jaw 2222 clamps and takes the workpiece and transfers the workpiece to the transfer table 3, the material taking clamping jaw 2222 moves along the first guide groove 32, and the first guide groove 32 plays a role in guiding the material taking clamping jaw 2222, so that the workpiece is ensured to be accurately placed at a preset position in the placement area 31.

When the automatic feeding device is used specifically, the material storage device 1 and the feeding shaping device 2 are both electrically connected with a control system of the feeding device, and the control system of the feeding device controls the material storage device 1 and the feeding shaping device 2 to move so as to achieve the effect of automatic control of the feeding device. Of course, the control system of the feeding device may be any one of an industrial personal computer, a PLC or a single chip microcomputer, and will not be described herein again.

In summary, in one or more embodiments of the present invention, the feeding device of the present invention has a simple structure, and the workpiece stored in the storage device is shaped by the feeding shaping device before being fed, so as to ensure the accuracy when assembling each component in the subsequent process, and effectively avoid the situation of difficult assembly without shaping.

The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and alterations to this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A charging apparatus, comprising: the device comprises a material storage device (1), a feeding shaping device (2) and a transfer table (3); the feeding shaping device (2) is arranged on one side of the storage device (1); the transfer table (3) is positioned on the moving path of the feeding shaping device (2); the feeding shaping device (2) transfers the workpieces stored in the storage device (1) to the transfer table (3) for shaping, and transfers the shaped workpieces to a preset position.

2. The feeding equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the feeding and shaping device (2) comprises a transfer mechanism (21), a material taking mechanism (22) and a shaping mechanism (23); the material taking mechanism (22) and the shaping mechanism (23) are both arranged on the transfer mechanism (21).

3. The loading device according to claim 2, characterized in that said shaping means (23) comprise a shaping suction assembly (231) and a shaping assembly (232); the shaping suction assembly (231) and the shaping assembly (232) are both connected with the transfer mechanism (21).

4. A loading device according to claim 3, wherein said shaped suction assembly (231) comprises a suction cup (2311); the sucker (2311) is connected with the transfer mechanism (21).

5. A loading apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said reforming assembly (232) comprises a first reforming drive (2321), a second reforming drive (2322) and a reforming clamp (2323); the second shaping driving piece (2322) is connected with the output end of the first shaping driving piece (2321); the shaping and clamping part (2323) is connected with the output end of the second shaping driving part (2322).

6. A loading apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said material taking mechanism (22) comprises a material taking driving member (221) and a material taking gripping member (222); the take-out gripper (222) is connected to the output end of the take-out drive (221).

7. A feeding apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said magazine (1) comprises a magazine mechanism (11) and a rotary switching mechanism (12); the material storage mechanism (11) is used for storing two rows of workpieces which are arranged in parallel; the rotary switching mechanism (12) is arranged on a moving path of the storage mechanism (11), the storage mechanism (11) moves to correspond to the rotary switching mechanism (12), and the rotary switching mechanism (12) drives the storage mechanism (11) to rotate.

8. A loading apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said magazine mechanism (11) comprises a magazine rack (111), a first magazine plate (112) and a second magazine plate (113); the first material storage plate (112) and the second material storage plate (113) are arranged on the material storage rack (111) in an opposite mode, and grooves (1121) are formed in the surfaces, opposite to the first material storage plate (112) and the second material storage plate (113).

9. The feeding device according to claim 8, wherein the storage rack (111) is provided with a clamp-opening handle (114); the clip opening handle (114) is movably connected with the lifting block (1122) of the first material storage plate (112).

10. A loading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transfer table (3) has a first guide groove (32) and a second guide groove (33); when the feeding shaping device (2) transfers the workpiece, the first guide groove (32) and the second guide groove (33) guide.

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