American type water heater inner container alignment mechanism and alignment method

Abstract

The invention relates to an American type water heater inner container alignment mechanism and alignment method. The alignment mechanism comprises a machine frame for placing an inner container, an inner container aligning mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a lifting mechanism, wherein the inner container aligning mechanism, the rotating mechanism and the lifting mechanism are positioned on the machine frame and are used for rotating and positioning the inner container; the lifting mechanism is arranged on the inner container aligning mechanism and can synchronously move along with the innercontainer aligning mechanism, the rotating mechanism comprises a telescopic unit, a rotating servo unit, a first rotating detection unit, and a unit for detecting a straight state after rotation; therotating servo unit comprises a rotating motor, a rotating frame which is arranged on an output shaft of the rotating motor and can rotate along with the output shaft of the rotating motor, and rotating lugs; and the first rotating detection unit is arranged on the rotating frame and is used for detecting a water pipe opening of the inner container, the rotating lugs are used for being extended into the water pipe opening of the inner container and rotating the inner container under the action of the rotating motor, and the unit for detecting the straight state after rotation is used for detecting whether the inner container is rotated to return to the zero position. The alignment mechanism and method have the advantages of simpler structure, fewer parts, more accurate alignment and beingbeneficial to the correct clamping of a manipulator.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of an alignment mechanism for an inner tank of a water heater, in particular to an alignment mechanism for an inner tank of an American water heater and an alignment method using the alignment mechanism. Background technique [0002] In the production process of the water heater inner tank, due to the form of assembly line production, the water heater inner tank is irregularly placed on the conveying line or on the station. At this time, it is usually necessary to use the alignment mechanism to align the water heater inner tank to the predetermined position. Direction and position, to facilitate the gripping of the manipulator, and enter the next process for processing; the traditional straightening is usually through manual operation, that is, the water heater liner that does not meet the required direction and position is manually placed to the predetermined direction and position, but manual operation The efficienc...

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Problems solved by technology

[0002] In the production process of the water heater inner tank, due to the form of assembly line production, the water heater inner tank is irregularly placed on the conveying line or on the station. At this time, it is usually necessary to use the alignment mechanism to align the water heater inner tank to the predetermined position. Direction and position, to facilitate the gripping of the manipulator, and enter the next process for processing; the traditional straightening is usually through manual operation, that is, the water heater liner that does not meet the required direction and position is manually placed to the predetermined direction and position, but manual operation The efficiency is low, and the workload is heavy. For this reason, an alignment mechanism suitable for the inner tank of the American water heater is artificially designed. The biggest problem is that the cost is high, and it is prone to failure, which leads to inaccurate alignment and affects the correct gripping of the water heater liner by the manipulator, which affects the processing of the next process.

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