CN219842929U - Plug sheet pushing device and relay production line - Google Patents

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CN219842929U
CN219842929U CN202320322594.2U CN202320322594U CN219842929U CN 219842929 U CN219842929 U CN 219842929U CN 202320322594 U CN202320322594 U CN 202320322594U CN 219842929 U CN219842929 U CN 219842929U
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周艺
向国泰
刘朋举
梁捷
刘君
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The utility model discloses a plug sheet pushing device and a relay production line. The stopper pushing device includes: a frame; the pushing mechanism is arranged on the frame and used for pushing the plug sheet to move along the length direction of the plug sheet; the guide piece is arranged on the frame, is arranged on one side of the pushing mechanism, and is used for supporting the plug piece and enabling the plug piece to move along the length direction of the plug piece. The plug sheet pushing device can push the plug sheet between the armature and the iron core of the relay smoothly.

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Plug sheet pushing device and relay production line
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of relays, in particular to a plug sheet pushing device and a relay production line.
Background
In the relay, when an external current is introduced into a coil, a spring drives a movable contact and a static contact to attract each other under the action of an armature, wherein the distance between the upper ends of the surfaces of the movable contact and the static contact, which are close to each other, is a GAP value, and is generally expressed by GAP; after the movable contact and the stationary contact are attracted, the distance that the armature continues to move toward the core is an over-travel value, generally indicated by Fo l ow.
In measuring the Fo l ow value, a plug is required to be inserted between the armature and the core. However, since the plug is made of metal, has a small thickness, a certain length and flexibility, and is easy to bend and deform during the plugging process, it is necessary to provide a plug pushing device to facilitate the measurement of the Fo value of the relay.
Disclosure of Invention
To solve at least one of the problems in the prior art, according to one aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a plug pushing device, including: a frame; the pushing mechanism is arranged on the frame and used for pushing the plug sheet to move along the length direction of the plug sheet; the guide piece is arranged on the frame, is arranged on one side of the pushing mechanism, and is used for supporting the plug piece and enabling the plug piece to move along the length direction of the plug piece.
Like this, the frame is installed pushing mechanism and guide, when pushing the stopper piece through pushing mechanism and moving along the length direction of stopper piece, supports the stopper piece through being equipped with the guide to supply the stopper piece to move, thereby can avoid the longer stopper piece of length and flexibility to take place bending deformation, and then be convenient for the stopper piece to insert between armature and iron core, thereby guarantee relay measuring accuracy.
In some embodiments, the pushing mechanism includes a first driving member and a supporting block, the first driving member is connected to the frame, and an axial direction of the first driving member is parallel to a length direction of the plug, and the supporting block is connected to the plug and is used for supporting the plug so as to drive the plug to move along the length direction of the plug under the driving of the first driving member.
In some embodiments, the support block is removably attached to one end of the plug.
In some embodiments, the support block is provided with a support surface, the support surface is provided with a clamping portion, the plug sheet is provided with a notch, and the clamping portion is clamped in the notch.
In some embodiments, the pushing mechanism further comprises a first limiting pressing block, wherein the first limiting pressing block is connected to the supporting block and is arranged opposite to the supporting surface, and the first limiting pressing block is used for clamping the plug sheet on the supporting surface.
In some embodiments, the guide member includes a guide portion and two blocking portions disposed opposite to each other on the guide portion, a guide surface for the plug to move is formed on the guide portion, and a movement space of the plug is formed between the two blocking portions.
In some embodiments, the length of the blocking portion along the length direction of the plug is smaller than the length of the guiding portion, the plug pushing device further includes a second limiting pressing block, the second limiting pressing block is disposed opposite to the guiding piece, and is used for clamping the plug between the guiding piece and the second limiting pressing block, and the second limiting pressing block forms a yielding port corresponding to the setting of the blocking portion.
In some embodiments, the plug sheet pushing device further comprises a second driving piece, the second driving piece is connected to the frame, and the guiding piece and the second limiting pressing block are both connected to the second driving piece so as to be far away from or close to each other under the driving of the second driving piece.
In some embodiments, the blocking portion is disposed in the middle of the guiding portion, and the second limiting pressing block is far away from one end of the pushing mechanism and is provided with a guiding inclined plane towards one side of the pushing mechanism.
According to one aspect of the utility model, a relay production line is provided, comprising the plug sheet pushing device.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a plug according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a plug pushing device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the pushing mechanism and plug of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the pushing mechanism and plug of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the guide member, the second driving member and the second limiting block in FIG. 1 from a view angle;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the guide member, the second driving member and the second limit pressing block in FIG. 5 from another perspective;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the guide and the second limit block of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion I in FIG. 7;
fig. 9 is a schematic view of the guide in fig. 5.
Wherein the reference numerals have the following meanings:
100-plug sheet pushing device, 10-frame, 20-pushing mechanism, 21-first driving piece, 22-supporting block, 221-supporting surface, 222-clamping part, 223-connecting plate, 2231-longitudinal surface, 224-supporting plate, 23-first limit pressing block, 231-first limit part, 232-second limit part, 30-guiding piece, 31-guiding part, 311-guiding surface, 32-blocking part, 33-movement space, 40-guiding component, 41-sliding rail, 42-sliding block, 50-second limit pressing block, 51-abdication opening, 52-guiding inclined plane, 60-second driving piece, 70-fixing frame, 200-plug sheet and 210-gap.
Detailed Description
For a better understanding and implementation, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present utility model and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model.
The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1, in the embodiment of the present utility model, the plug 200 is made of metal, and is easy to bend and deform during use due to its longer length and thinner thickness, so that when the plug 200 is plugged into the armature and the iron core, a certain auxiliary support is required to be performed on the plug 200, so that the plug 200 maintains a certain flatness along the length direction of the plug 200, so as to facilitate plugging between the armature and the iron core, thereby ensuring the accuracy of relay measurement.
Specifically, the stopper 200 in the present embodiment is placed in a horizontal state, that is, both the upper surface and the lower surface of the large area are in a horizontal state, during the pushing movement.
Referring to fig. 2 to 9, a plug pushing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a frame 10, a pushing mechanism 20 and a guide 30.
Referring to fig. 2, the pushing mechanism 20 is mounted on the frame 10, and is used for pushing the stopper 200 to move along the length direction of the stopper 200; the guide 30 is mounted on the frame 10 and provided at one side of the pushing mechanism 20, and is used for supporting the stopper 200 and allowing the stopper 200 to move along the length direction of the stopper 200.
Above-mentioned stopper pusher 100, frame 10 installs push mechanism 20 and guide 30, when promoting stopper 200 through push mechanism 20 and moving along the length direction of stopper 200, supports stopper 200 through being equipped with guide 30 to supply stopper 200 to move, thereby can avoid that the longer and great stopper 200 of flexibility takes place bending deformation of length, and then the stopper 200 of being convenient for is in the stopper of stopper 200 between armature and iron core, thereby guarantees relay measuring accuracy.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in order to enable the stopper 200 to maintain flatness at each position, in one embodiment of the present utility model, the pushing mechanism 20 includes a first driving member 21 and a supporting block 22, the first driving member 21 is connected to the frame 10, and an axis direction of the first driving member 21 is parallel to a length direction of the stopper 200, the supporting block 22 is connected to the stopper 200 and is used for supporting the stopper 200 so as to drive the stopper 200 to move along the length direction of the stopper 200 under the driving of the first driving member 21, thereby not only supporting the stopper 200 so as to enable the stopper 200 to maintain flatness, but also being connected to the stopper 200 so as to enable the stopper 200 to move along the length direction of the stopper 200 under the driving of the first driving member 21, so that the stopper 200 can be smoothly pushed in a flattened state.
Specifically, the first driving member 21 in this embodiment is a driving cylinder, the axis of the driving cylinder is set to be in the horizontal direction, and the piston shaft of the driving cylinder is connected to the supporting block 22, so that the supporting block 22 is driven to move in the horizontal direction under the telescopic movement of the output shaft of the driving cylinder, thereby driving the plug 200 connected to the supporting block 22 to move. In other embodiments, the first driving member 21 may be a linear module or a push-pull electromagnet, and may be capable of pushing the supporting block 22 to move along a linear direction.
In this embodiment, when the plug 200 is connected, in order to facilitate the installation, the disassembly and the replacement of the plug 200, one end of the support block 22 is connected with the plug 200 in a detachable connection manner, so that the plug 200 is convenient to disassemble and replace after long-term use, such as after abrasion, or when being deformed by collision, of the plug 200. For example, when the plug 200 is detachably connected to the support block 22, the support block 22 may be connected to the plug 200 by plugging or clamping, and when the plug 200 is connected to the support block 22 by plugging, the plug 200 is inserted into the support block 22 by providing a plugging slot on the support block 22, so as to achieve the detachable fixation of the support block 22 and the plug 200.
Specifically, the supporting block 22 and the plug 200 in the present embodiment are connected by means of a clamping connection, so that the supporting block 22 is convenient for fixing the plug 200, and the disassembly and assembly procedure is simplified. When the support block 22 and the plug 200 are clamped, the support block 22 is provided with a support surface 221, the support surface 221 is provided with a clamping part 222, the plug 200 is provided with a notch 210, the clamping part 222 is clamped in the notch 210, and therefore the clamping part 222 of the support block 22 is clamped in the notch 210 by arranging the notch 210 on the plug 200, and thus, under the driving of the first driving piece 21, the plug 200 can be supported through the support surface 221, and the plug 200 can be driven to move through the clamping part 222, and the installation of the plug 200 and the clamping part 222 is also facilitated.
Wherein, in order to facilitate the installation of the support block 22 and the first driving member 21 and the supporting and limiting effects of the plug 200, the support block 22 includes a connection plate 223 and a support plate 224 disposed on a side surface of the connection plate 223, the connection plate 223 is used for connecting the first driving member 21, the support plate 224 is used for forming the support surface 221 and the above-mentioned clamping portion 222, and a surface area of a longitudinal surface 2231 of the connection plate 223 facing the side of the support plate 224 is greater than a surface area of the support plate 224, so that the longitudinal surface 2231 of the connection plate 223 can also realize the limiting effects of the plug 200 when the plug 200 is supported by the support plate 224. In other embodiments, the supporting surface 221 and the engaging portion 222 may be directly formed by the connecting plate 223 and connected to the first driving member 21, so as to achieve the fixing effect on the plug 200.
Specifically, the support plate 224 is disposed at one end of the connecting plate 223 away from the first driving member 21, and does not cover the surface of the connecting plate 223 along the length direction of the plug 200, so as to achieve the effect of reducing the weight of the support plate 224, that is, reducing the pressure of the support plate 224 on the first driving member 21, so as to achieve the effect of protecting the first driving member 21. When the clamping portion 222 is formed on the supporting plate 224, the clamping portion 222 is formed in the middle of the supporting plate 224, so that the supporting surfaces 221 formed by the supporting plate 224 remain at two ends of the clamping portion 222 to support the plug 200, thereby achieving the effect of supporting the plug 200.
Referring to fig. 3 and fig. 4, in an embodiment of the present utility model, in order to ensure that the plug 200 can be stably driven to move, the pushing mechanism 20 further includes a first limiting pressing block 23, where the first limiting pressing block 23 is connected to the supporting block 22, specifically connected to the connecting plate 223, and is opposite to the supporting surface 221, and is configured to clamp the plug 200 on the supporting surface 221, that is, the first limiting pressing block 23 and the supporting block 22 are respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the plug 200, so that the plug 200 is pressed against the supporting surface 221 by setting the first limiting pressing block 23, thereby avoiding the plug 200 from shaking or bending during the driven movement, and ensuring the stability of the driven movement of the plug 200.
Corresponding to the setting position of the clamping portion 222 on the supporting plate 224, the first limiting pressing block 23 in this embodiment includes a first limiting portion 231 and a second limiting portion 232, where the first limiting portion 231 and the second limiting portion 232 are respectively disposed at two ends of the clamping portion, so as to limit different positions of the plug 200.
It will be appreciated that, in order to facilitate smooth movement of the connection plate 223 relative to the frame 10, the plug pusher 100 may further include a guide assembly 40 for connecting between the frame 10 and the connection plate 223, so that the connection plate 223 can drive the plug 200 to perform smooth and steady movement. Specifically, the guide assembly 40 includes a slide rail 41 and a slider 42, one of the frame 10 and the support plate 224 may be provided with the slider 42 or the slide rail 41, and the other is provided with the slide rail 41 or the slider 42 correspondingly. In this embodiment, the sliding rail 41 is disposed on the frame 10, and the slider 42 is disposed on the connecting plate 223, so that the first driving member 21 can drive the connecting plate 223 to slide relative to the fixed sliding rail 41, so that the connecting plate 223 can drive the stopper 200 to perform a stable movement in the length direction of the stopper 200 under the driving of the first driving member 21.
Referring to fig. 5 to 8, in an embodiment of the present utility model, in order to prevent the plug 200 from bending or shaking during the movement relative to the guide 30, the plug pushing device 100 further includes a second limiting pressing block 50, where the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide 30 are disposed opposite to each other, so as to clamp the plug 200 between the guide 30 and the second limiting pressing block 50, that is, the guide 30 and the second limiting pressing block 50 are disposed on opposite surfaces of the plug 200, so that by disposing the second limiting pressing block 50, excessive bending deformation of the plug 200 due to friction resistance between the plug and the guide 30 during the movement of the plug 200 relative to the guide 30 is avoided, and thus, by disposing the second limiting pressing block 50, flatness of the plug 200 when being fed between the armature and the iron core is further ensured, so as to facilitate normal testing procedures of the relay.
Specifically, referring to fig. 9, when the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide 30 are disposed, the guide 30 includes a guide portion 31 and two opposite blocking portions 32 disposed on the guide portion 31, a guide surface 311 for moving the stopper 200 is formed on the guide portion 31, a movement space 33 of the stopper 200 is formed between the two blocking portions 32, and a relief opening 51 is formed between the second limiting pressing block 50 and the blocking portions 32, so that the stopper 200 can move smoothly on the guide surface 311 along the length direction of the guide surface 311 by disposing the two blocking portions 32, and the stopper 200 is limited to a position where the blocking portions 32 are not disposed by disposing the relief opening 51 corresponding to the blocking portions 32 on the second limiting pressing block 50 so as to be capable of being matched with the guide 30.
As can be appreciated, since the stopper 200 needs to move on the guide surface 311, the second limit pressing block 50 and the upper surface of the stopper 200 need to have a gap so as not to press the stopper 200 against the guide 30 and thus generate frictional resistance with the stopper 200, thereby affecting the movement of the stopper 200; it will also be appreciated that the gap between the second spacing block 50 and the plug 200 needs to be set smaller to produce a spacing effect on the bending deformation of the plug 200.
In addition, referring to fig. 8, in order to facilitate the plug 200 to pass through the gap between the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guiding portion 31 conveniently under the driving of the first driving member 21, the blocking portion 32 is disposed in the middle of the guiding portion 31, one end of the second limiting pressing block 50 away from the pushing mechanism 20 and facing the pushing mechanism 20 is provided with a guiding inclined plane 52, i.e. the distance between the end of the second limiting pressing block 50 away from the pushing mechanism 20 and the guiding member 30 increases gradually towards the pushing mechanism 20, so that the guiding inclined plane 52 has a guiding effect on the movement of the plug 200, and the plug 200 is convenient to pass through between the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guiding member 30 under the pushing of the pushing mechanism 20.
Wherein, in order to facilitate the installation and the removal of the plug 200 between the guide member 30 and the second limiting pressing block 50, the plug pushing device 100 of this embodiment further includes a second driving member 60, the second driving member 60 is connected to the frame 10, and the guide member 30 and the second limiting pressing block 50 are both connected to the second driving member 60 so as to be far away from or close to each other under the driving of the second driving member 60, so that by setting the second driving member 60, the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide member 30 are conveniently driven to be close to or open to facilitate the insertion or removal of the plug 200.
Specifically, the second driving member 60 in the present embodiment is a jaw cylinder, and the second limit pressing block 50 and the guide member 30 are moved close to each other or opened by driving of the jaw cylinder.
In addition, in order to fix the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide member 30, the plug sheet pushing device 100 in this embodiment further includes two fixing frames 70 for fixing the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide member 30, respectively, increasing the connection areas of the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide member 30, respectively, and the second driving member 60, and improving the installation stability of the second limiting pressing block 50 and the guide member 30.
It can be appreciated that, in order to improve the efficiency of testing the relays, a plurality of relays can be tested simultaneously, and a plurality of pushing mechanisms 20 can be disposed on the frame 10 in this embodiment simultaneously, when a plurality of pushing mechanisms 20 are disposed on the frame 10, the frame 10 is disposed along the vertical direction, and the plurality of pushing mechanisms 20 are disposed in parallel along the vertical direction, so as to realize the pushing of a plurality of plugs 200 simultaneously.
The technical means disclosed by the scheme of the utility model is not limited to the technical means disclosed by the embodiment, and also comprises the technical scheme formed by any combination of the technical features. It should be noted that modifications and adaptations to the utility model may occur to one skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present utility model and are intended to be within the scope of the present utility model.

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1. Stopper pusher, its characterized in that includes:
a frame;
the pushing mechanism is arranged on the frame and used for pushing the plug sheet to move along the length direction of the plug sheet;
the guide piece is arranged on the frame, is arranged on one side of the pushing mechanism, and is used for supporting the plug piece and enabling the plug piece to move along the length direction of the plug piece.
2. The plug sheet pushing device according to claim 1, wherein the pushing mechanism comprises a first driving member and a supporting block, the first driving member is connected to the frame, the axial direction of the first driving member is parallel to the length direction of the plug sheet, and the supporting block is connected to the plug sheet and is used for supporting the plug sheet so as to drive the plug sheet to move along the length direction of the plug sheet under the driving of the first driving member.
3. The plug blade pushing device of claim 2, wherein the support block is detachably connected to one end of the plug blade.
4. The plug sheet pushing device according to claim 3, wherein the supporting block is provided with a supporting surface, the supporting surface is provided with a clamping portion, the plug sheet is provided with a notch, and the clamping portion is clamped in the notch.
5. The plug sheet pushing device of claim 4, wherein the pushing mechanism further comprises a first limiting pressing block, and the first limiting pressing block is connected to the supporting block and is disposed opposite to the supporting surface, and is used for clamping the plug sheet on the supporting surface.
6. The plug sheet pushing device according to claim 1, wherein the guide member comprises a guide portion and two opposite blocking portions provided on the guide portion, a guide surface for the plug sheet to move is formed on the guide portion, and a movement space of the plug sheet is formed between the two blocking portions.
7. The plug sheet pushing device of claim 6, wherein the length of the blocking portion along the length direction of the plug sheet is smaller than the length of the guiding portion, the plug sheet pushing device further comprises a second limiting press block, the second limiting press block and the guiding member are oppositely arranged and used for clamping the plug sheet between the guiding member and the second limiting press block, and the second limiting press block forms a yielding port corresponding to the arrangement of the blocking portion.
8. The plug pushing device of claim 7, further comprising a second driving member, wherein the second driving member is connected to the frame, and wherein the guide member and the second limit pressing block are both connected to the second driving member so as to be far away from or close to each other under the driving of the second driving member.
9. The plug pusher of claim 7, wherein the blocking portion is disposed in a middle portion of the guiding portion, and the second limiting pressing block is disposed away from one end of the pusher and toward a side of the pusher, and is provided with a guiding inclined surface.
10. Relay production line, characterized by comprising a plug sheet pushing device according to any of claims 1-9.
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