A material separation mechanism

Abstract

The present invention provides a material separation mechanism, which belongs to the technical field of material separation, and includes an end material fixing component for fixing a first material, an intermediate material fixing component for fixing a second material, a pneumatic slide that drives the end material fixing component together with the intermediate material fixing component to move away from or close to the end of the feeding track along the extension direction of the feeding track, a material distribution limiting component that limits the movement of the intermediate material fixing component away from the end of the feeding track, and an elastic reset component that forces the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component to maintain their original relative positions, the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are connected to the end of the feeding track in turn, the pneumatic slide directly drives the connection of the end material fixing component, and the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are relatively slidably connected. This technical solution can meet the material distribution requirements of separating two materials at a time and the distribution direction is parallel to the incoming material direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of material separation, and in particular to a material separation mechanism. Background Art

[0002] In the production process of products, it is often necessary to transfer materials from one process to another. This process is usually completed by a feeding track. When the materials are transferred from one process to another process through the feeding track, a material separation mechanism is required to separate the materials one by one so that the other process can pick up the materials one by one to perform corresponding processing operations on them. However, the material separation mechanisms on the market now can generally only separate one material at a time, and the material separation direction is perpendicular to the incoming material direction. In this way, when some processes need to separate two materials at a time, or the material separation direction needs to be parallel to the incoming material direction, it cannot meet the powder material needs of these processes. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to propose a material separation mechanism, aiming to solve the technical problem that the existing material separation mechanism cannot meet the material separation requirements of separating two materials at a time and the material separation direction is parallel to the incoming material direction.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a material separation mechanism, which includes an end material fixing component for fixing a first material, an intermediate material fixing component for fixing a second material, a pneumatic slide that drives the end material fixing component together with the intermediate material fixing component to move away from or close to the end of the feeding track along the extension direction of the feeding track, a material dividing limiting component that limits the movement of the intermediate material fixing component away from the end of the feeding track, and an elastic reset component that forces the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component to maintain their original relative positions, the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are sequentially connected to the end of the feeding track, the pneumatic slide directly drives the connection to the end material fixing component, and the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are relatively slidably connected.

[0005] Optionally, the end material fixing assembly includes an end fixing seat body and a seat body supporting bracket, the seat body supporting bracket includes a bracket upright plate and a bracket bottom plate, the end fixing seat body is installed at the top end of the bracket upright plate, the bottom end of the bracket upright plate is connected to one end of the bracket bottom plate, and the pneumatic slide is directly driven to connect to the lower side surface of the bracket bottom plate.

[0006] Optionally, the end fixing seat body includes two magnet fixing plates, and the two magnet fixing plates are arranged opposite to each other to form a first material hole between the two magnet fixing plates, thereby achieving adsorption and fixation of the first material.

[0007] Optionally, the intermediate material fixing assembly includes an intermediate fixing jaw and a jaw supporting seat, the intermediate fixing jaw is mounted on the jaw supporting seat, the upper surface of the bracket base plate is provided with a slide rail extending along its length direction, the jaw supporting seat is slidably connected to the slide rail via a slider, so that the intermediate material fixing assembly and the end material fixing assembly are relatively slidably connected.

[0008] Optionally, the middle fixed clamp includes two clamp blocks arranged opposite to each other and a clamp power cylinder driving the two clamp blocks to close or separate, and a second material point is formed between the two clamp blocks, thereby achieving clamping and fixing of the second material.

[0009] Optionally, the material dividing limiting assembly includes a material dividing limit block and a material dividing limit screw, the material dividing limit screw is installed on the clamping jaw support base, the material dividing limit block is installed on the feeding track, and when the intermediate material fixing assembly moves away from the end of the feeding track, the material dividing limit block is located on the movement trajectory of the material dividing limit screw to prevent the intermediate material fixing assembly from moving further away from the end of the feeding track.

[0010] Optionally, the elastic reset assembly includes two tension springs, and the two sides of the clamping jaw support seat are elastically connected to the upper surface of the bracket base plate through one of the tension springs, so as to force the end material fixing assembly and the middle material fixing assembly to maintain their original relative positions when the pneumatic slide drives the end material fixing assembly together with the middle material fixing assembly to move along the extension direction of the feeding track close to the end of the feeding track.

[0011] Optionally, the material separation mechanism also includes a photoelectric sensor for sensing whether there are materials on both the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component, and the photoelectric sensor is installed on a side of the end material fixing component adjacent to the intermediate material fixing component.

[0012] The material separation mechanism provided by the present invention includes an end material fixing component, an intermediate material fixing component, a pneumatic slide, a material separation limiting component, and an elastic reset component. The intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are connected to the end of the feeding track in sequence, and the pneumatic slide directly drives the end material fixing component to be connected, and the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are relatively slidably connected. In this way, when the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component respectively clamp a corresponding material at the end of the feeding track, the pneumatic slide starts to work and drives the end material fixing component

[0013] Together with the middle material fixing assembly, it moves away from the end of the feeding track along the extension direction of the feeding track, so that the first material fixed on the end material fixing assembly and the second material fixed on the middle material fixing assembly are separated from the material at the end of the feeding track at the same time. At the same time, due to the effect of the material distribution limiting component and the sliding connection between the middle material fixing component and the end material fixing component, when the middle material fixing component is separated from the end of the feeding track by a preset distance, the middle material fixing component stops moving, and the end material fixing component continues to move away from the end of the feeding track along the extension direction of the feeding track until it reaches the end of the stroke of the pneumatic slide. In this way, the first material and the second material can move relative to each other and separate, that is, the distance between the first material and the second material changes from zero to a certain distance. The distance between the first material and the second material, and the distance between the second material and the end of the feeding track can be adjusted according to the setting position of the material distribution limiting component and the stroke distance of the pneumatic slide. That is, the material separation mechanism can realize the variable distance distribution function, which is convenient for subsequent material picking. At the same time, its distribution direction is parallel to the incoming material direction, which makes up for the deficiency of distribution perpendicular to the incoming material direction, increases the diversity of distribution, and meets the needs of certain specific occasions. It can be seen that the technical solution can meet the distribution needs of separating two materials at a time and the distribution direction is parallel to the incoming material direction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0015] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a material separation mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the material separation mechanism before material separation.

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the material separation mechanism after material separation. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The specific embodiments of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the description of these embodiments is used to help understand the present invention, but does not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a material separation mechanism 100, which includes an end material fixing component 110 for fixing a first material, an intermediate material fixing component 120 for fixing a second material, a pneumatic slide 130 for driving the end material fixing component 110 together with the intermediate material fixing component 120 to move away from or close to the end of the feeding track 200 along the extension direction of the feeding track 200, a material separation limiting component 140 for limiting the movement of the intermediate material fixing component 120 away from the end of the feeding track 200, and a material separation limiting component 140 for forcing the end material fixing component 110 and the intermediate material fixing component 120 to move together along the extension direction of the feeding track 200.

[0020] The material fixing component 120 maintains the elastic reset component 150 of the original relative position, the middle material fixing component 120 and the end material fixing component 110 are connected to the end of the feeding track 200 in sequence, the pneumatic slide 130 directly drives the connection of the end material fixing component 110, and the middle material fixing component 120 and the end material fixing component 110 are relatively slidably connected.

[0021] In this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the end material fixing assembly 110 includes an end fixing seat body 111 and a seat body support bracket 112, the seat body support bracket 112 includes a bracket vertical plate 1121 and a bracket bottom plate 1122, the end fixing seat body 111 is installed at the top of the bracket vertical plate 1121, the bottom end of the bracket vertical plate 1121 is connected to one end of the bracket bottom plate 1122, and the pneumatic slide 130 directly drives the lower surface of the bracket bottom plate 1122. Specifically, the end fixing seat body 111 includes two magnet fixing plates 1111, and the two magnet fixing plates 1111 are arranged opposite to each other to form a first material point between the two magnet fixing plates 1111, thereby realizing the adsorption and fixation of the first material. During operation, when the pneumatic slide 130 drives the bracket bottom plate 1122 to move horizontally, it can drive the bracket vertical plate 1121 and the end fixing seat body 111 on the top side thereof to move horizontally together, and can also drive the first material adsorbed and fixed on the first material point to move horizontally together.

[0022] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the intermediate material fixing assembly 120 includes an intermediate fixing jaw 121 and a jaw support seat 122. The intermediate fixing jaw 121 is installed on the jaw support seat 122. The upper surface of the bracket bottom plate 1122 is provided with a slide rail 11 extending along its length direction. The jaw support seat 122 is slidably connected to the slide rail 11 through a slider 12, so that the intermediate material fixing assembly 120 and the end material fixing assembly 110 are relatively slidably connected. Specifically, the intermediate fixing jaw 121 includes two jaw clamping blocks 1211 arranged opposite to each other and a jaw power cylinder 1212 driving the two jaw clamping blocks 1211 to close or separate. A second material acupoint is formed between the two jaw clamping blocks 1211, thereby achieving the clamping and fixing of the second material. During operation, when the pneumatic slide 130 drives the bracket base plate 1122 to move horizontally, it can also drive the clamping jaw support base 122 and the middle fixed clamping jaw 121 on the bracket base plate 1122 to move horizontally together, and can also drive the second material clamped and fixed on the second material point to move horizontally together.

[0023] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the material dividing limiting assembly 140 includes a material dividing limiting block 141 and a material dividing limiting screw 142. The material dividing limiting screw 142 is installed on the clamping jaw supporting seat 122, and the material dividing limiting block 141 is installed on the feeding track 200. When the intermediate material fixing assembly 120 moves away from the end of the feeding track 200, the material dividing limiting block 141 is located on the movement trajectory of the material dividing limiting screw 142 to prevent the intermediate material fixing assembly 120 from moving further away from the end of the feeding track 200. In this way, when the intermediate material fixing component 120 moves along the extension direction of the feeding track 200 with the end material fixing component 110 away from the end of the feeding track 200, the material dividing limit screw 142 on the clamping claw support seat 122 will gradually approach the material dividing limit block 141, and when one end of the material dividing limit screw 142 finally abuts against the surface of the material dividing limit block 141, the intermediate material fixing component 120 is separated from the end of the feeding track 200 by a preset distance, and the intermediate material fixing component 120 stops moving. At this time, since the intermediate material fixing component 120 and the end material fixing component 110 are slidingly connected, the end material fixing component 110 can continue to move along the extension direction of the feeding track 200 away from the end of the feeding track 200 under the drive of the pneumatic slide 130 until it reaches the end of the stroke of the pneumatic slide 130. In this way, the first material and the second material can move relative to each other and separate, that is, the distance between the first material and the second material changes from zero to a certain distance, that is, finally as shown in FIG. Figure 3 shown.

[0024] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the elastic reset assembly 150 includes two tension springs, and the two sides of the clamping claw support seat 122 are elastically connected to the upper surface of the bracket bottom plate 1122 through a tension spring respectively, so as to force the end material fixing assembly 110 and the middle material fixing assembly 120 to maintain the original relative position when the pneumatic slide 130 drives the end material fixing assembly 110 together with the middle material fixing assembly 120 to move along the extension direction of the feeding track close to the end of the feeding track 200. That is, when the pneumatic slide 130 is reset, the middle material fixing assembly 120 follows the end material fixing assembly 110 to move along the extension direction of the feeding track 200 close to the end of the feeding track 200, and at the same time, due to the elastic reset effect of the tension spring, the end material fixing assembly 110 and the middle material fixing assembly 120 gradually restore the original relative position.

[0025] In addition, if Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the material separation mechanism 100 further includes a photoelectric sensor 160 for sensing whether there are materials on both the end material fixing assembly 110 and the middle material fixing assembly 120. The photoelectric sensor 160 is installed on the side of the end material fixing assembly 110 adjacent to the middle material fixing assembly 120. In this way, when the photoelectric sensor 160 senses that there are materials on both the end material fixing assembly 110 and the middle material fixing assembly 120, the pneumatic slide 130 can be activated.

[0026] It can be understood that the first material fixing method in this embodiment is magnetic attraction, and the second material fixing method is cylinder clamping. For technical personnel in this field, other fixing methods can also be used, such as mechanical clips, ball head plungers, vacuum suction, etc.

[0027] The material separation mechanism provided in this embodiment includes an end material fixing component, an intermediate material fixing component, a pneumatic slide, a material separation limiting component, and an elastic reset component. The intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are connected to the end of the feeding track in sequence, and the pneumatic slide directly drives the end material fixing component, and the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are relatively slidably connected. In this way, when the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component respectively clamp a corresponding material at the end of the feeding track, the pneumatic slide starts to work, driving the end material fixing component to move.

[0028] The component moves together with the intermediate material fixing assembly along the extension direction of the feed track away from the end of the feed track, so that the first material fixed on the end material fixing assembly and the second material fixed on the intermediate material fixing assembly are separated from the material at the end of the feed track at the same time. At the same time, due to the effect of the material distribution limiting component and the sliding connection between the middle material fixing component and the end material fixing component, when the middle material fixing component is separated from the end of the feeding track by a preset distance, the middle material fixing component stops moving, and the end material fixing component continues to move away from the end of the feeding track along the extension direction of the feeding track until it reaches the end of the stroke of the pneumatic slide. In this way, the first material and the second material can move relative to each other and separate, that is, the distance between the first material and the second material changes from zero to a certain distance. The distance between the first material and the second material, and the distance between the second material and the end of the feeding track can be adjusted according to the setting position of the material distribution limiting component and the stroke distance of the pneumatic slide. That is, the material separation mechanism can realize the variable distance distribution function, which is convenient for subsequent material picking. At the same time, its distribution direction is parallel to the incoming material direction, which makes up for the deficiency of distribution perpendicular to the incoming material direction, increases the diversity of distribution, and meets the needs of certain specific occasions. It can be seen that the technical solution can meet the distribution needs of separating two materials at a time and the distribution direction is parallel to the incoming material direction.

[0029] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations of these embodiments are made without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and still fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A material separation mechanism, characterized in that: The material separation mechanism includes an end material fixing component for fixing the first material, an intermediate material fixing component for fixing the second material, a pneumatic slide that drives the end material fixing component together with the intermediate material fixing component to move away from or close to the end of the feeding track along the extension direction of the feeding track, a material separation limiting component that limits the movement of the intermediate material fixing component away from the end of the feeding track, and an elastic reset component that forces the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component to maintain their original relative positions, the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are sequentially connected to the end of the feeding track, the pneumatic slide directly drives the end material fixing component, and the intermediate material fixing component and the end material fixing component are relatively slidably connected; The end material fixing assembly includes an end fixing seat body and a seat body supporting bracket, the seat body supporting bracket includes a bracket upright plate and a bracket bottom plate, the end fixing seat body is arranged on the top end of the bracket upright plate, the bottom end of the bracket upright plate is connected to one end of the bracket bottom plate, and the pneumatic slide is directly driven and connected to the lower side surface of the bracket bottom plate; the end fixing seat body includes two magnetic fixing plates, and the two magnetic fixing plates are arranged opposite to each other to form a first material acupoint between the two magnetic fixing plates, thereby realizing the adsorption and fixation of the first material; the intermediate material fixing assembly includes an intermediate fixing jaw and a jaw supporting seat body, the intermediate fixing jaw is arranged on the jaw supporting seat body, and the upper side surface of the bracket bottom plate is provided with a slide rail extending along its length direction, and the jaw supporting seat body is slidably connected to the slide rail through a slider, so that the intermediate material fixing assembly and the end material fixing assembly are relatively slidably connected.

2. The material separation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that The intermediate fixed clamp includes two clamping blocks arranged opposite to each other and a clamping power cylinder for driving the two clamping blocks to close or separate. A second material point is formed between the two clamping blocks, thereby achieving the clamping and fixation of the second material.

3. The material separation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that The material dividing limiting component includes a material dividing limiting block and a material dividing limiting screw. The material dividing limiting screw is installed on the clamping jaw supporting seat, and the material dividing limiting block is installed on the feeding track. When the intermediate material fixing component moves away from the end of the feeding track, the material dividing limiting block is located on the movement trajectory of the material dividing limiting screw to prevent the intermediate material fixing component from moving further away from the end of the feeding track.

4. The material separation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that The elastic reset assembly includes two tension springs, and the two sides of the clamping jaw support seat are elastically connected to the upper surface of the bracket bottom plate through a tension spring respectively, so as to force the end material fixing assembly and the middle material fixing assembly to maintain their original relative positions when the pneumatic slide drives the end material fixing assembly together with the middle material fixing assembly to move along the extension direction of the feeding track close to the end of the feeding track.

5. The material separation mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that The material separation mechanism also includes a photoelectric sensor for sensing whether there are materials on both the end material fixing component and the intermediate material fixing component at the same time. The photoelectric sensor is installed on the side of the end material fixing component adjacent to the intermediate material fixing component.

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