CN113353669A

CN113353669A - Stocker, feed mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN113353669A
Application number: CN202110714025.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄冠成; 冯伟恒; 肖盼; 罗坚铭; 李威盛; 关日钊
Original assignee: Foshan Dile Vision Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Dile Vision Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-25
Filing date: 2021-06-25
Publication date: 2021-09-07

Abstract

The invention discloses a stocker and a feeding mechanism, wherein the stocker comprises a tray and a storage component, the storage component is arranged on the tray and comprises a separation component and a plurality of alignment rods, the alignment rods are vertically arranged relative to the tray, a storage space for storing films is formed in the area between the alignment rods, the separation component comprises a plurality of flexible members, the side surface of at least one alignment rod is provided with a separation component, and the separation component is used for separating the adhered and laminated films under the condition of taking out the films. The film in the storage component is taken from the upper part, the film is moved upwards, and the flexible piece in the separation component is inserted into the gap between two adjacent films, so that the films which are stuck by pulling are separated. The invention can be widely applied to the technical field of thermal transfer printing film production.

Description

Stocker, feed mechanism

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of production of thermal transfer printing films, in particular to a stocker and a feeding mechanism.

Background

In the production of the thermal transfer printing film, the quality detection is particularly important, and the process has the premise that the film is successfully fed, and because the film is in a mode of stacking and feeding, the film is very difficult to feed quickly because glue melts and has viscosity due to static electricity between the film and the film, and the situation that the film is dragged and stretched often occurs, so that the single film cannot be fed well.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a stocker and a feeding mechanism, and adopts the following technical solutions:

the stocker provided by the invention comprises a tray and a storage component, wherein the storage component is arranged on the tray, the storage component comprises a separation component and a plurality of alignment rods, the alignment rods are vertically arranged relative to the tray, the area between the alignment rods forms a storage space for storing the film, the separation component comprises a plurality of flexible members, the separation component is arranged on the side surface of at least one alignment rod, and the separation component is used for separating the adhered and laminated film under the condition of taking out the film.

In some embodiments of the invention, the flexible members in the separating member are arranged in layers, each layer being provided with the flexible member.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the separating unit includes a fourth seat, the flexible member is disposed on the fourth seat, and the fourth seat is connected to the alignment rod.

In some embodiments of the invention, the fourth housing is movable, the fourth housing moving to approach or move away from the magazine.

In some embodiments of the invention, the separating member includes a fourth connecting member disposed on the alignment rod, and the fourth seat is slidably connected to the fourth connecting member.

In some embodiments of the invention, the stocker comprises a jacking assembly, the jacking assembly comprises a lifting component, the lifting component can lift, the tray is provided with a jacking through hole for the jacking component to penetrate through, and the jacking through hole is positioned at the bottom of the material storage space.

In some embodiments of the invention, the tray is rotatable, and a plurality of the magazines are disposed on the tray, each of the magazines being circumferentially disposed about an axis of rotation of the tray.

In some embodiments of the invention, the storing component comprises a limiting component, the limiting component is arranged on at least two of the aligning rods, and the limiting component is used for pressing the film to stop moving the film under the condition that the film is jacked up by the jacking component.

The feeding mechanism provided by the invention comprises a material storage device and a first feeding assembly, wherein the first feeding assembly comprises a first negative pressure adsorption piece, and the first negative pressure adsorption piece can be lifted to go in and out of the material storage component.

In some embodiments of the invention, the feeding mechanism comprises a second feeding assembly comprising a second negative pressure suction member movable to remove the film placed on the separating member by the first negative pressure suction member.

The embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the film in the storage component is taken from the upper part, the film is moved upwards, and the flexible piece in the separation component is inserted into the gap between two adjacent films, so that the films which are stuck by pulling are separated. The invention can be widely applied to the technical field of thermal transfer printing film production.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a stocker;

fig. 2 is a structural view of a stock component;

FIG. 3 is a partial view of the area A of FIG. 2 showing the construction of a separate component;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a jacking assembly;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a first feeding assembly;

fig. 6 is a structural view of the second feeding assembly.

Reference numerals:

101. a material tray; 102. an alignment rod; 103. a jacking component; 104. a material storage bottom plate; 105. a moving groove; 106. a third mounting portion; 107. jacking the mounting plate; 108. a jacking motor; 109. jacking driving components; 110. a reinforcing plate; 111. a third mounting plate;

201. a second motor; 202. a second swing link; 203. a driven swing rod; 204. a second link; 205. a second upright post; 206. a second connecting plate;

301. a first drive belt; 302. a first guide rail; 303. a first mounting plate; 304. a first upright post; 305. a first inductor;

401. a fourth seat body; 402. a fourth connecting member; 403. a flexible member.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that if the terms "center", "middle", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., are used in an orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the drawings, it is merely for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and it is not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, is not to be considered as limiting the present invention. The features defined as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish feature names rather than having a special meaning, and further, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The invention relates to a stocker, which comprises a tray 101 and a storage component, wherein the storage component is arranged on the tray 101, the storage component comprises a plurality of alignment rods 102, each alignment rod 102 is arranged upright relative to the tray 101, and the area between the alignment rods 102 forms a storage space for storing film. It will be appreciated that each of the alignment rods 102 in the magazine constitutes a stack in which film is stacked, the alignment rods 102 aligning the film stacks, each alignment rod 102 being located at a corner of a regular polygon, the alignment rods 102 also acting as a guide for the film as it is being picked and placed from the magazine.

Referring to the drawings, the magazine includes a magazine base 104, the magazine base 104 is provided on the tray 101, and the alignment pins 102 are provided upright on the magazine base 104. Further, the position of each alignment rod 102 in the magazine on the magazine base 104 is adjustable, and in particular, the distance of each alignment rod 102 with respect to the center of the regular polygon is adjustable, so as to store films of different sizes.

The storage floor 104 is provided with a plurality of moving grooves 105, the length direction of the moving grooves 105 is arranged along the radial direction of the circle where the regular polygon is located, the alignment rod 102 and the moving grooves 105 are arranged, specifically, the bottom of the alignment rod 102 is arranged with the moving grooves 105 through a connecting piece, and the connecting piece penetrates through the moving grooves 105 to lock and fix the alignment rod 102 and the storage floor 104. Referring to the drawings, a third mounting portion 106 is disposed at the bottom of the alignment rod 102, the third mounting portion 106 is disposed in a bent structure toward one side with respect to the alignment rod 102, a connecting member penetrates through the third mounting portion 106 and the moving groove 105, the third mounting portion 106 and the moving groove 105 are locked by a locking member, the connecting member is a bolt, and the locking member is a nut. Of course, as an alternative, the coupling member is provided as a screw, which passes through the moving slot 105 and is threadedly coupled to the bottom of the alignment rod 102 to achieve locking.

Further, the stock section includes a separating section including a plurality of flexible pieces 403, and a side of at least one of the aligning bars 102 is provided with a separating section for separating the adhesive laminated film in a case of taking out the film. With reference to the drawings, two opposite aligning bars 102 of the magazine are provided with a separating member, respectively. It will be appreciated that when the film is gripped from above and moved upward, the film drags due to sticking and static electricity, and when the film passes the flexible member 403, the flexible member 403 is inserted into the gap between the edges of the adjacent films to block the film below from moving further upward, thereby achieving film separation.

The flexible members 403 in the separating member are arranged in layers, each layer being provided with flexible members 403. Specifically, the number of the flexible members 403 in each layer is multiple, and during the upward movement of the films, the thin flexible members 403 in the separating part are used for separating and blocking multiple layers, so that sticky films are effectively separated, and the final uppermost film is ensured to be one.

Referring to the drawings, the separating member includes a fourth housing 401, a flexible member 403 is disposed on the fourth housing 401, and the fourth housing 401 is connected to the alignment rod 102. Further, the fourth housing 401 is movable, and in particular, the fourth housing 401 is movable to move closer to or away from the storage space, so as to adjust the depth of insertion of the flexible member 403 into the gap between the adjacent film edges, adjust the ease with which the flexible member 403 is deformed and bent, and adjust the length of the flexible member 403 that is in contact with the film when separating the film, thereby better achieving separation of the film.

The separating member includes a fourth connecting member 402, the fourth connecting member 402 is disposed on the alignment rod 102, and the fourth housing 401 is slidably connected to the fourth connecting member 402. Specifically, the fourth connecting part 402 includes a guide portion, the fourth seat 401 is slidably connected to the guide portion, and the fourth seat 401 can reciprocate along the guide portion.

The fourth seat 401 is provided with a guide hole configured and installed with the guide portion, further, a side wall of the guide hole is provided with an opening, the fourth seat 401 is made of an elastic material, and the fourth seat 401 is fixed on the guide portion by utilizing the tension of the side wall of the guide hole. It can be appreciated that opening the fourth seat 401 at the opening facilitates movement of the fourth seat 401 along the guide.

With reference to the attached drawings, the stocker comprises a jacking assembly, and the jacking assembly is used for jacking up the films in the stocker step by step so as to conveniently grab the films from the upper side. It can be understood that the jacking assembly includes the jacking part 103 of liftable, and jacking part 103 sets up to the jacking pole, and charging tray 101 is provided with the jacking through-hole that supplies jacking part 103 to run through, and the jacking through-hole is located the bottom in storage space, and is corresponding, and the middle part of storage bottom plate 104 also is provided with the through-hole, and jacking part 103 inserts storage space to the film jack-up that will store.

Jacking subassembly includes jacking mounting panel 107, jacking motor 108 and jacking driver part 109, and jacking driver part 109 sets up on jacking mounting panel 107, and jacking mounting panel 107 sets up in the below of charging tray 101, and jacking part 103 is connected through the output of jacking connecting seat with jacking driver part 109, and in some examples, jacking driver part 109 sets up to double-line rail slip table. Further, the jacking assembly comprises a reinforcing plate 110, the reinforcing plate 110 is arranged on the jacking mounting plate 107 to reinforce the structure of the jacking mounting plate 107, and the reinforcing plate 110 is arranged as a rib plate.

Further, the storing component comprises a limiting component, and the limiting component is arranged on at least two of the aligning rods 102, and is used for pressing the film to stop moving the film under the condition that the film is jacked up by the jacking component. Specifically, two opposing alignment bars 102 are provided with a stopper, respectively, one end of which protrudes from the side of the alignment bar 102 to be able to press the film. It will be appreciated that when the film is removed from above the magazine, the edges of the film are bent to withdraw from below the stop.

With reference to the drawings, a plurality of stock components are provided on the tray 101 to increase the storage of the film. It will be appreciated that the tray 101 is rotatable and that the magazines are arranged circumferentially about the rotational axis of the tray 101 to switch the magazine arranged with the jacking assembly. Specifically, the stocker includes a storage motor and a third mounting plate 111, the tray 101 is mounted at the output end of the storage motor, and further, the output end of the storage motor is provided with a decelerator. The third mounting plate 111 is disposed on the equipment platform, and the stock motor is mounted on the third mounting plate 111, it can be understood that the jacking mounting plate 107 is connected with the third mounting plate 111.

The invention relates to a feeding mechanism which comprises a material storage device and a first feeding assembly, wherein the first feeding assembly comprises a first negative pressure adsorption piece, the first negative pressure adsorption piece is arranged as a sucker, and the first negative pressure adsorption piece can be lifted to go in and out of a material storage component. Specifically, first negative pressure adsorbs the piece and gets into storage component, snatchs the film with the mode that the negative pressure adsorbs to upwards move the film, remove the in-process, utilize the separator part to separate the film that drags a piece, and it can be understood that first material loading subassembly has the effect of branch material.

First material loading subassembly includes first motor, first drive belt 301, first guide rail 302, first movable block and first mounting panel 303, be provided with the action wheel on the first mounting panel 303 and follow the driving wheel, first drive belt 301 and action wheel, the action wheel installation, the action wheel is connected with the output of first motor, first movable block is connected with first drive belt 301, first guide rail 302 sets up on first mounting panel 303, first drive belt 301 drives first movable block along first guide rail 302 reciprocating motion, first negative pressure adsorbs the piece and is connected with first movable block through the crossbeam, first negative pressure adsorbs the piece and removes in order to realize going up and down along first movable block, adsorb the piece suspension with first negative pressure through setting up the crossbeam, avoid appearing interfering between first material loading subassembly and the storage component. The first feeding assembly comprises a first upright column 304, the first mounting plate 303 is mounted with the first upright column 304 through a first connecting plate, and the first upright column 304 is mounted on the equipment platform. It is understood that the first negative pressure suction member may alternatively be designed to be lifted and lowered by means of a rack and pinion transmission.

Further, the first feeding assembly includes a first sensor 305, the first sensor 305 is configured as a photoelectric sensor, the first sensor 305 is configured as a plurality of sensors, each first sensor 305 is configured along the moving direction of the first moving block, the first sensor 305 is directly or indirectly configured on the first mounting plate 303, and the first sensor 305 is configured to monitor the stroke of the first moving block. Specifically, the first inductors 305 are respectively arranged at two ends of the stroke of the first moving block, and if the two first inductors 305 detect that the first moving block is in place, the first motor stops working, and the first moving block stops moving.

A first inductor 305 is arranged at a position close to the upper end in the stroke of the first moving block, and if the first inductor 305 detects that the first moving block is in place, the first motor starts to decelerate, the moving speed of the first moving block is slowed down, and the first motor stops working until the first inductor 305 at the upper end of the stroke triggers.

Further, feed mechanism includes second material loading subassembly, and second material loading subassembly includes that the second negative pressure adsorbs the piece, and the second negative pressure adsorbs the piece and sets up to the sucking disc, and the second negative pressure adsorbs the piece movably to take away the film that first negative pressure adsorbed the piece and placed on the separator part. Specifically, the first negative pressure adsorption part grabs the film and moves upwards, releases the film, and each separation part in the storage component supports the film, and the second negative pressure adsorption part moves to the storage component and takes away the film. It can be understood that the first feeding assembly is matched with the separation part to realize film distribution, the second feeding assembly takes away the uppermost film to complete feeding, and the feeding is orderly performed step by step, so that high-speed feeding is realized. In some examples, the second negative pressure suction member moves the film to the detection area.

With reference to the attached drawings, the second feeding assembly includes a second motor 201 and a second swing rod 202, the second swing rod 202 is disposed at an output end of the second motor 201, the second motor 201 drives the second swing rod 202 to swing, and the second motor 201 drives the second negative pressure adsorption member to move through the second swing rod 202. Further, the second feeding assembly comprises a driven swing rod 203 and a second connecting rod 204, the second swing rod 202, the driven swing rod 203 and the second connecting rod 204 form a four-bar mechanism, the second swing rod 202 serves as a driving part, the second negative pressure adsorption part is connected with one of the second swing rod 202, the driven swing rod 203 and the second connecting rod 204 through a cross beam, and the second negative pressure adsorption part is suspended through the cross beam, so that interference between the second feeding assembly and the material storage component is avoided.

Further, the second feeding assembly comprises a second upright column 205 and a second connecting plate 206, the second upright column 205 is arranged on the equipment platform, the second connecting plate 206 is installed on the second upright column 205, the second motor 201 is installed on the second connecting plate 206, and one end of the driven swing rod 203 is hinged to the second connecting plate 206.

Of course, as an alternative, the first negative pressure absorption member may be designed to have a lateral movement function so as to move the film to the detection area after being divided. In particular, the lateral movement is achieved by a belt drive or a rack and pinion drive.

In the description herein, references to the terms "one embodiment," "some examples," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples" or the like, if any, mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A hopper, characterized in that: including charging tray (101) and storage component, storage component sets up on charging tray (101), storage component includes

A plurality of aligning rods (102), wherein the aligning rods (102) are vertically arranged relative to the tray (101), and the area between the aligning rods (102) forms a storage space for storing films;

a separating member including a plurality of flexible members (403), the separating member being provided on a side of at least one of the aligning bars (102) for separating the adhesive laminated films in a case of taking out the films.

2. The hopper as recited in claim 1 wherein: the flexible members (403) in the separating member are arranged in layers, each layer being provided with the flexible members (403).

3. The hopper as recited in claim 1 or 2 wherein: the separation component comprises a fourth seat body (401), the flexible piece (403) is arranged on the fourth seat body (401), and the fourth seat body (401) is connected with the alignment rod.

4. The hopper as recited in claim 3 wherein: the fourth seat (401) is movable, and the fourth seat (401) is moved to be close to or away from the magazine space.

5. The hopper as recited in claim 4 wherein: the separation part comprises a fourth connecting part (402), the fourth connecting part (402) is arranged on the alignment rod, and the fourth seat body (401) is connected with the fourth connecting part (402) in a sliding mode.

6. The hopper as recited in claim 1 wherein: the material storage device comprises a jacking assembly, the jacking assembly comprises a lifting jacking component (103), the material tray (101) is provided with a jacking through hole for the jacking component (103) to penetrate through, and the jacking through hole is located at the bottom of the material storage space.

7. The hopper as recited in claim 6 wherein: the material tray (101) is rotatable, be provided with a plurality of storage components on the material tray (101), each storage component winds the axis of rotation of material tray (101) sets up along the circumference.

8. The hopper as recited in claim 6 or 7 wherein: the storage component comprises limiting components, the limiting components are arranged on at least two aligning rods (102), and the limiting components are used for pressing the films to stop moving under the condition that the films are jacked up by the jacking assembly.

9. The utility model provides a feed mechanism which characterized in that: comprises that

A hopper as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8;

the first feeding assembly comprises a first negative pressure adsorption piece, and the first negative pressure adsorption piece can be lifted to go in and out the material storage component.

10. The feed mechanism of claim 9, wherein: the feeding mechanism comprises a second feeding assembly, the second feeding assembly comprises a second negative pressure adsorption piece, and the second negative pressure adsorption piece is movable to take away the film placed on the separation part by the first negative pressure adsorption piece.