Automation equipment with accurate valve plate detection capability for valve system assembly
By designing the vehicle circulation track module and valve plate bearing detection module in the automation equipment, the precise detection of the throttle valve plate and the automatic loading of the valve body are achieved, which solves the shortcomings of existing equipment in the assembly of the valve system, and improves assembly efficiency and equipment reliability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510625441.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-05-15
AI Technical Summary
It is difficult for existing automation equipment to accurately detect the size and quantity of the throttle plate during the valve system assembly process, and the valve body loading process is prone to material picking, resulting in waste of labor costs and material costs.
An automated equipment with the ability to accurately detect valve plates is designed, using a vehicle circulation track module and a specific valve plate bearing detection module, which can perform CCD detection of the throttle valve plates and accurately loading through the magnetic splitting device and the suction device. At the same time, the valve body loading turntable device and material lifting robot are used to realize automatic valve body loading and reduce manual intervention.
Accurate detection of the size, quantity and valve plate thickness of the throttle valve plate is achieved, avoiding the generation and rework of defective products, reducing labor and material costs, and improving assembly efficiency and equipment reliability.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to machinery for assembling a variety of different components into a combined unit, and more particularly to an automated device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates. Background Art
[0002] In the assembly process of the return valve and the bottom valve, basically, the relevant parts of the valve train are first sleeved onto the rod in sequence to form a pre-assembled part, and then the pre-assembled part is fastened as required. Automated assembly is an effective means to improve production efficiency. In recent years, automated equipment manufacturers have been committed to developing automated equipment capable of realizing valve train assembly.
[0003] During the valve train assembly process, it is necessary to avoid missing or having multiple valve plates. Existing automated equipment for valve train assembly basically detects the overall thickness of the pre-assembled part. If the thickness is within the set range, it is determined to be qualified, and it is considered that there is no problem of missing or having multiple valve plates. However, due to the fact that the dimensional tolerance of the valve body made by powder metallurgy die casting currently cannot reach the required level, when the valve plate and the valve body are assembled together for detection, the results are unstable, there are many misjudgments. Once defective products flow to the next work station, it will cause product defects that require rework or even scrapping, thus resulting in waste of labor costs and material costs. In addition, the tooth groove size and quantity of the throttle valve plate will affect the performance of the valve. The thickness of the throttle valve plate is only 0.1 mm - 0.2 mm, and its color is the same as that of the ordinary valve plate. It is difficult to detect when the throttle valve plate and the ordinary valve plate are assembled together. After retrieval, no valve train automated assembly equipment with the ability to detect the throttle valve plate has been found.
[0004] In addition, in the prior art, the valve body feeding adopts a belt conveyor line (such as the bottom valve feeding mechanism adopted in Chinese Patent Document CN 212286620 U), which is prone to material jamming, requires personnel intervention, causes waste of personnel, increases costs, and occupies a large space, wasting factory floor space. Summary of the Invention
[0005] In order to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides an automated device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates. This automated device can detect the throttle valve plate to ensure accurate tooth groove size and quantity, and can accurately detect the thickness of the valve plate, effectively avoiding the influence of valve body dimensional errors. In addition, the automated device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to the present invention is provided with a specific valve body feeding module at the valve body feeding station, which has high reliability, effectively reduces labor costs, and occupies a small space.
[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:
[0007] An automated device for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, including a carrier circulation track module; the carrier circulation track module includes a circulation track, and carriers that can move in a cycle are arranged on the circulation track; positioning rods are provided on the carriers; along the circulation track, feeding stations for relevant valve train parts are arranged according to the assembly sequence; the feeding stations include at least one multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve discs and a valve body feeding station; the multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve discs is provided with a valve disc feeding module and a valve disc receiving and detecting module; the valve disc receiving and detecting module includes a pair of first-level receiving plates arranged above the circulation track, and the distance between the two first-level receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; a pair of second-level receiving plates are arranged above the first-level receiving plates, and the distance between the two second-level receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; the valve disc feeding module includes a corresponding magnetic separation device and a valve disc suction device, the magnetic separation device has a group of piercing rods arranged in groups, correspondingly, the valve disc suction device has a group of negative pressure suction heads arranged in groups, and the valve disc suction device is used to suck the valve discs from the magnetic separation device and then sleeve the valve discs onto the positioning rods of the carriers; after the valve discs are sleeved onto the positioning rods, the throttle valve discs fall onto the second-level receiving plates, and the ordinary valve discs fall onto the first-level receiving plates; a throttle valve disc CCD detection device is arranged above the end of the second-level receiving plate, and after the throttle valve discs are detected by the CCD, they fall onto the first-level receiving plates; a valve disc thickness detection device is arranged above the end of the first-level receiving plate.
[0008] Compared with the prior art, in the above-mentioned automated device for valve train assembly of the present invention, by setting a valve disc receiving and detecting module at the multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve discs, during operation, after the valve discs are sleeved onto the positioning rods of the carriers, they will not directly fall onto the carriers. Among them, the throttle valve discs will first fall onto the second-level receiving plates, and the ordinary valve discs will first fall onto the first-level receiving plates. After the throttle valve discs are detected by the CCD at the end of the second-level receiving plates, they then fall onto the first-level receiving plates and are stacked together with the ordinary valve discs. Finally, thickness detection is carried out at the end of the first-level receiving plates, and then they fall onto the carriers as a whole, realizing precise detection of the tooth groove size, quantity of the throttle valve discs, and the total thickness of the valve discs, effectively avoiding the situation that the tooth groove size and quantity of the throttle valve discs do not meet the requirements, or there are missing or extra valve discs, thereby effectively preventing defective products from flowing to the next station, resulting in product defects that require rework or scrapping, and further avoiding waste of labor costs and material costs.
[0009] As an optimized solution, in the above-mentioned automated device for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, in order to reduce the reflection of the valve discs, the light source color of the throttle valve disc CCD detection device is blue, and the end of the second-level receiving plate is blackened.
[0010] In a specific implementation case, the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve disc detection ability is used to assemble the rebound valve of a shock absorber. It has two multi-piece feeding stations for feeding throttle valve discs, namely the upper valve disc multi-piece feeding station and the lower valve disc multi-piece feeding station. Further, along the circulating track, there are arranged a lower limit piece feeding station, a lower valve disc multi-piece feeding station, a lower thick piece feeding station, a lower thin piece feeding station, a valve body feeding station, an upper thin piece feeding station, an upper thick piece feeding station, an upper valve disc multi-piece feeding station, and an upper limit piece feeding station.
[0011] As an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, a valve body feeding module is provided at the valve body feeding station; the valve body feeding module includes a correspondingly arranged valve body feeding turntable device, a valve body lifting manipulator, and a valve body feeding manipulator; the valve body feeding turntable device includes an indexing plate and a set of material-passing rods arranged on the indexing plate; during operation, the valve body feeding manipulator grabs the valve body from the material-passing rod located below it, and then sleeves the valve body on the positioning rod of the carrier; every time the valve body feeding manipulator grabs a valve body from the material-passing rod, the valve body lifting manipulator lifts the remaining valve bodies on this material-passing rod by a height equivalent to the thickness of one valve body; when all the valve bodies on the material-passing rod have been grabbed, the indexing plate rotates to turn the next material-passing rod sleeved with a valve body to the lower part of the valve body feeding manipulator. With the above design, the valve body feeding turntable device, the valve body lifting manipulator, and the valve body feeding manipulator work together to achieve automatic valve body feeding, with high reliability and no need for manual intervention. Workers only need to replenish materials in time when the material-passing rod is out of stock, which can reduce labor costs. Moreover, the valve body feeding module has the advantage of occupying less space compared with a conventional belt conveyor line.
[0012] Further, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, a bottom support is provided at the lower end of the material-passing rod, and the bottom support is detachably connected to the indexing plate. Thus, workers only need to remove the out-of-stock material-passing rod and then replace it with a material-passing rod that has been pre-sleeved with a valve body to complete the material replenishment, which has the advantage of being easy to operate.
[0013] Further, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, the valve body lifting manipulator includes a lifting device, a telescopic device, and a lifting arm; during operation, the telescopic device drives the lifting arm to extend, the lifting arm holds the valve body, and the lifting device lifts the valve body through the lifting arm; when the indexing plate needs to rotate, the telescopic device drives the lifting arm to retract. With this design, the valve body lifting manipulator has high reliability and is easy to implement.
[0014] Further, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates, the valve body loading station further has a valve body positive / negative detection module; the valve body positive / negative detection module includes a valve body CCD detection device and a valve body turning manipulator; the valve body CCD detection device is used to perform positive / negative detection on the valve body sleeved on the positioning rod; when the valve body turning manipulator detects that the valve body is facing the wrong direction, it grabs the valve body, turns it over and then sleeves it back onto the positioning rod. Thus, during valve train assembly, the valve body CCD detection device performs positive / negative detection on the valve body sleeved on the carrier positioning rod, and the valve body turning manipulator corrects the valve body facing the wrong direction, further improving the reliability of the equipment.
[0015] As an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates, the upper limit piece loading station is the same as the lower limit piece loading station; the lower limit piece loading station is provided with a limit piece loading module and a limit piece receiving and detecting module; the limit piece receiving and detecting module includes a pair of limit piece receiving plates arranged above the circulating track, and the gap between the two limit piece receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; a limit piece thickness detection device is arranged above the end of the limit piece receiving plate; the limit piece loading module is used to grab the limit piece and sleeve it onto the positioning rod. During operation, after the limit piece is sleeved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the limit piece receiving plate, and when it moves to the end of the limit piece receiving plate, the limit piece thickness detection device performs thickness detection on the limit piece. By setting the limit piece receiving and detecting module at the limit piece loading station, the thickness of the limit piece can be detected, and the setting of the limit piece receiving plate improves the accuracy of detection, effectively avoiding the situation of missing or overloading the limit piece, thereby further improving the reliability of the equipment.
[0016] As an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates, the upper thick piece loading station is the same as the lower thick piece loading station; the lower thick piece loading station is provided with a thick piece loading module and a thick piece receiving and detecting module; the thick piece receiving and detecting module includes a pair of thick piece receiving plates arranged above the circulating track, and a thick piece CCD detection device and a thick piece turning manipulator arranged above the thick piece receiving plates in sequence; the thick piece loading module is used to grab the thick piece and sleeve it onto the positioning rod. During operation, after the thick piece is sleeved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the thick piece receiving plate, and when it moves below the thick piece CCD detection device with the carrier, the thick piece CCD detection device performs detection on the thick piece. If it detects that the thick piece is facing the wrong direction, when the thick piece moves below the thick piece turning manipulator, the thick piece turning manipulator grabs the thick piece, turns it over and then sleeves it back onto the positioning rod. Thus, at the thick piece loading station, the thick piece can be detected and corrected when facing the wrong direction, avoiding the problem of reverse installation of the thick piece, thereby further improving the reliability of the equipment. Moreover, when preparing the thick piece, there is no requirement for the orientation of the thick piece, which helps to reduce the burden on workers and improve efficiency.
[0017] Furthermore, as an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve plates, the upper thin plate loading station is the same as the lower thin plate loading station; the lower thin plate loading station is provided with a thin plate loading module and a thin plate receiving and detecting module; the thin plate receiving and detecting module includes a pair of thin plate receiving plates disposed above the circulating track, and the gap between the two thin plate receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; a thin plate thickness detecting device is provided above the end of the thin plate receiving plate; the thin plate loading module is used to grab the thin plate and sleave it onto the positioning rod. During operation, after the thin plate is sleaved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the thin plate receiving plate, and when it moves to the end of the thin plate receiving plate, the thin plate thickness detecting device detects the thickness of the thin plate. Thus, during operation, the thin plate first falls onto the thin plate receiving plate, and after being thickness-detected at the end of the thin plate receiving plate, it then falls onto the carrier and is stacked with the valve train parts that have been assembled in the previous process, thereby enabling precise detection of the thin plate and further improving the reliability of the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram (top view) of the automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve plates according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram (three-dimensional) of the automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve plates according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0020] Figure 3 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of the circular part A in
[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the carrier circulating track module according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the valve body loading turntable device and the valve body lifting manipulator according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the valve body loading turntable device and the valve body lifting manipulator from another perspective according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the valve body loading manipulator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0025] Reference numerals: 1 - circulating track; 2 - vehicle; 201 - positioning rod; 3 - valve sheet receiving and detecting module, 301 - primary receiving plate, 302 - secondary receiving plate, 303 - valve sheet thickness detecting device, 304 - throttle valve sheet CCD detecting device; 4 - magnetic sheet separating device; 401 - sheet threading rod; 5 - sheet sucking device, 501 - negative pressure suction head; 6 - spacer sheet receiving and detecting module; 601 - spacer sheet receiving plate, 602 - spacer sheet thickness detecting device; 7 - thick sheet receiving and detecting module, 701 - thick sheet receiving plate, 702 - thick sheet CCD detecting device, 703 - thick sheet turning manipulator; 8 - valve body loading turntable device, 801 - indexing plate, 802 - material threading rod, 803 - bottom support; 9 - valve body lifting manipulator, 901 - lifting device, 902 - telescopic device, 903 - lifting arm; 10 - valve body loading manipulator; 11 - valve body CCD detecting device; 12 - valve body turning manipulator; 13 - thin sheet receiving and detecting module, 1301 - thin sheet receiving plate, 1302 - thin sheet thickness detecting device. Detailed implementation manners
[0026] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. In the following embodiments, the content not described in detail can be implemented by using conventional techniques in the art.
[0027] Embodiment (see Figure 1-7 )
[0028] In this embodiment, an automatic device for valve system assembly with precise valve sheet detection ability is used for the assembly of the shock absorber rebound valve. When assembling the shock absorber rebound valve, first use the automatic device for valve system assembly in this embodiment to prepare a pre-assembled part of the rebound valve, and then transfer it to the next process for fastening (install it on the shock absorber connecting rod and fasten it with a nut).
[0029] In this embodiment, an automatic device for valve system assembly with precise valve sheet detection ability includes a vehicle circulating track module; the vehicle circulating track module includes a circulating track 1, and a vehicle 2 that can move in a cycle is provided on the circulating track 1; a positioning rod 201 is provided on the vehicle 2; along the line of the circulating track 1, loading stations for relevant valve system parts are provided according to the assembly sequence; specifically, a lower spacer sheet loading station, a lower valve sheet counting loading station, a lower thick sheet loading station, a lower thin sheet loading station, a valve body loading station, an upper thin sheet loading station, an upper thick sheet loading station, an upper valve sheet counting loading station, and an upper spacer sheet loading station are provided along the line of the circulating track 1. During operation, the vehicle 2 moves according to the set working steps and sequentially passes through the above stations, and the parts are sequentially sleeved onto the positioning rod 201 of the vehicle 2.
[0030] Among them, the lower valve plate counting and feeding station and the upper valve plate counting and feeding station are the counting and feeding stations for realizing the feeding of throttle valve plates. The counting and feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve plates is provided with a valve plate feeding module and a valve plate receiving and detecting module 3; the valve plate receiving and detecting module 3 includes a pair of first-stage receiving plates 301 arranged above the circulating track 1, and the distance between the two first-stage receiving plates 301 allows the positioning rod 201 to pass through; above the first-stage receiving plates 301, there is a pair of second-stage receiving plates 302, and the distance between the two second-stage receiving plates 302 allows the positioning rod 201 to pass through; the valve plate feeding module includes a correspondingly arranged magnetic sheet separating device 4 and a sheet sucking device 5, the magnetic sheet separating device 4 has a group of sheet-piercing rods 401 arranged in groups, and correspondingly, the sheet sucking device 5 has a group of negative pressure suction heads 501 arranged in groups. The sheet sucking device 5 is used to suck the valve plates from the magnetic sheet separating device 4 and then sleeve the valve plates onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2; during operation, each negative pressure suction head 501 sucks one valve plate at a time and sleeves it onto the positioning rod 201 below it. For each set of one valve plate, the carrier 2 moves forward one step; after the valve plate is sleeved onto the positioning rod 201, the throttle valve plate falls onto the second-stage receiving plate 302, and the ordinary valve plate falls onto the first-stage receiving plate 301; above the end of the second-stage receiving plate 302, there is a throttle valve plate CCD detection device 304. After the throttle valve plate is detected by the CCD, it falls onto the first-stage receiving plate 301; above the end of the first-stage receiving plate 301, there is a valve plate thickness detection device 303. Specifically: at the lower valve plate counting and feeding station, the sheet sucking device 5 includes two parts. The first part has 10 negative pressure suction heads 501, and the 10th one is used to suck the throttle valve plate. The second part has 2 negative pressure suction heads 501. When the carrier 2 passes through the lower valve plate counting and feeding station, at most 12 valve plates can be sleeved onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2; while at the upper valve plate counting and feeding station, the sheet sucking device 5 also includes two parts. The first part has 2 negative pressure suction heads 501, and the 2nd one is used to suck the throttle valve plate. The second part has 12 negative pressure suction heads 501. When the carrier 2 passes through the upper valve plate counting and feeding station, at most 14 valve plates can be sleeved onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2.
[0031] In this embodiment, a valve body loading station is provided with a valve body loading module; the valve body loading module includes a correspondingly arranged valve body loading turntable device 8, a valve body lifting manipulator 9, and a valve body loading manipulator 10; the valve body loading turntable device 8 includes an indexing plate 801 and a group of material-passing rods 802 arranged on the indexing plate 801; during operation, the valve body loading manipulator 10 grabs a valve body from the material-passing rod 802 located below it, and then slews the valve body onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2; every time the valve body loading manipulator 10 grabs a valve body from the material-passing rod 802, the valve body lifting manipulator 9 lifts the remaining valve bodies on this material-passing rod 802 by a height equivalent to the thickness of one valve body; when all the valve bodies on the material-passing rod 802 have been grabbed, the indexing plate 801 rotates to turn the next material-passing rod 802 sleeved with a valve body to the position below the valve body loading manipulator 10.
[0032] In this embodiment, a bottom support 803 is provided at the lower end of the material-passing rod 802, and the bottom support 803 is detachably connected to the indexing plate 801. The material-passing rod 802 is detachable. Workers only need to remove the material-passing rod 802 and then replace it with a pre-sleeved material-passing rod 802 with valve bodies, and the replenishment of materials can be completed.
[0033] In this embodiment, the valve body lifting manipulator 9 includes a lifting device 901, a telescopic device 902, and a lifting arm 903; during operation, the telescopic device 902 drives the lifting arm 903 to extend, the lifting arm 903 holds the valve body, and the lifting device 901 lifts the valve body through the lifting arm 903; when the indexing plate 801 needs to rotate, the telescopic device 902 drives the lifting arm 903 to retract. Specifically, the lifting device 901 is a servo electric lead screw, and the telescopic device 902 is a cylinder. This setting has high reliability and is easy to implement.
[0034] In this embodiment, the valve body loading station also has a valve body front-back detection module; the valve body front-back detection module includes a valve body CCD detection device 11 and a valve body turning-over manipulator 12; the valve body CCD detection device 11 is used to detect the front and back of the valve body sleeved on the positioning rod 201; when the valve body turning-over manipulator 12 detects that the valve body is facing the wrong direction, it grabs the valve body, turns it over and then slews it onto the positioning rod 201 again. Thus, the problem of reverse installation of the valve body can be prevented, and it is not required to ensure that each valve body has the correct orientation during the material preparation stage.
[0035] In this embodiment, the upper limit piece feeding station is the same as the lower limit piece feeding station; the lower limit piece feeding station is provided with a limit piece feeding module and a limit piece receiving and detecting module 6; the limit piece receiving and detecting module 6 includes a pair of limit piece receiving plates 601 disposed above the circulating track 1, and the gap between the two limit piece receiving plates 601 enables the positioning rod 201 to pass through; above the end of the limit piece receiving plate 601, there is a limit piece thickness detecting device 602; the limit piece feeding module is used to grab the limit piece and sleave it on the positioning rod 201. During operation, after the limit piece is sleaved on the positioning rod 201, it falls onto the limit piece receiving plate 601, and when it moves to the end of the limit piece receiving plate 601, the limit piece thickness detecting device 602 detects the thickness of the limit piece. The limit piece feeding module includes a limit piece feeding turntable device, a limit piece lifting manipulator and a limit piece feeding manipulator, and its design principle is the same as that of the valve body feeding module, which will not be elaborated here.
[0036] In this embodiment, the upper thick piece feeding station is the same as the lower thick piece feeding station; the lower thick piece feeding station is provided with a thick piece feeding module and a thick piece receiving and detecting module 7; the thick piece receiving and detecting module 7 includes a pair of thick piece receiving plates 701 disposed above the circulating track 1, and a thick piece CCD detecting device 702 and a thick piece turning-over manipulator 703 sequentially disposed above the thick piece receiving plates 701; the thick piece feeding module is used to grab the thick piece and sleave it on the positioning rod 201. During operation, after the thick piece is sleaved on the positioning rod 201, it falls onto the thick piece receiving plate 701, and when it moves to the lower part of the thick piece CCD detecting device 702 along with the carrier, the thick piece CCD detecting device 702 detects the thick piece. If it is detected that the orientation of the thick piece is incorrect, when the thick piece moves to the lower part of the thick piece turning-over manipulator 703, the thick piece turning-over manipulator 703 grabs the thick piece, turns it over, and then sleaves it on the positioning rod 201 again. The thick piece feeding module includes a thick piece feeding turntable device, a thick piece lifting manipulator and a thick piece feeding manipulator, and its design principle is the same as that of the valve body feeding module, which will not be elaborated here.
[0037] In this embodiment, the upper thin sheet loading station is the same as the lower thin sheet loading station; the lower thin sheet loading station is provided with a thin sheet loading module and a thin sheet receiving and detecting module 13; the thin sheet receiving and detecting module 13 includes a pair of thin sheet receiving plates 1301 disposed above the circulating track 1, and the gap between the two thin sheet receiving plates 1301 enables the positioning rod 201 to pass through; above the end of the thin sheet receiving plate 1301, there is a thin sheet thickness detecting device 1302; the thin sheet loading module is used to grab the thin sheet and sleave it on the positioning rod 201. When working, after the thin sheet is sleaved on the positioning rod, it falls onto the thin sheet receiving plate 1301, and when it moves to the end of the thin sheet receiving plate 1301, the thin sheet thickness detecting device 1302 detects the thickness of the thin sheet. Among them, the design principle of the thin sheet loading module is the same as that of the valve plate loading module, except that at the thin sheet loading station, only two thin sheets are sequentially sleaved on the positioning rods 201 of the carrier 2.
[0038] It should be noted that the above-mentioned equipment of the embodiment is used for assembling the shock absorber rebound valve, but the technical solution of the present invention is not limited thereto. When implementing the present invention, only according to the component composition of the valve, the loading stations of the valve train parts can be sequentially arranged along the circulating track 1. The automatic equipment for assembling the valve train of the present invention can be the automatic equipment for assembling the rebound valve or the automatic equipment for assembling the bottom valve. In addition, when implementing the present invention, since the number of valve plates of valves of different specifications is different, the specifications of the magnetic separating device 4 and the sheet sucking device 5 are determined according to the number of valve plates. Of course, redundant design can also be adopted so that one equipment can be applicable to the assembly of valve trains of different models and specifications.
[0039] The above general description of the invention involved in this application and the description of its specific implementation manners should not be construed as a limitation to the technical solution of the invention. Those skilled in the art can, based on the disclosure of this application, without departing from the constituent elements of the involved invention, add, subtract or combine the disclosed technical features in the above general description or / and specific implementation manners (including embodiments) to form other technical solutions within the protection scope of this application.
Claims
1. An automated device for assembling a valve system with the capability of accurately detecting valve plates, comprising a carrier circulation track module; the carrier circulation track module comprises a circulation track (1), on which a carrier (2) capable of cyclic movement is provided; the carrier (2) is provided with a positioning rod (201); and along the circulation track (1) are provided loading stations for related valve system parts in accordance with the assembly sequence; Features: The loading stations include at least one loading station for loading throttle valve sheets, and a valve body loading station; The multi-piece loading station for loading throttle valve sheets is provided with a valve sheet loading module and a valve sheet receiving detection module (3); the valve sheet receiving detection module (3) comprises a pair of primary receiving plates (301) arranged above the circulating track (1), the spacing between the two primary receiving plates (301) allowing the positioning rod (201) to pass through; a pair of secondary receiving plates (302) is arranged above the primary receiving plates (301), the spacing between the two secondary receiving plates (302) allowing the positioning rod (201) to pass through; the valve sheet loading module comprises a correspondingly arranged magnetic separating device (4) and a sheet suction device (5), the magnetic separating device (4) having a sheet penetration rod (401) arranged in groups. Correspondingly, the film suction device (5) has a negative pressure suction head (501) arranged in groups, and the film suction device (5) is used to suck the valve plate from the magnetic spreading device (4) and then put the valve plate on the positioning rod (201) of the carrier (2); after the valve plate is put on the positioning rod (201), the throttle valve plate falls on the secondary receiving plate (302), and the ordinary valve plate falls on the primary receiving plate (301); a throttle valve plate CCD detection device (304) is provided above the end of the secondary receiving plate (302), and the throttle valve plate falls on the primary receiving plate (301) after CCD detection; a valve plate thickness detection device (303) is provided above the end of the primary receiving plate (301).
2. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The valve system assembly automation equipment is used for assembling shock absorber restoring valves, and has two sheet-counting loading stations for loading throttle valve sheets, namely, an upper valve sheet-counting loading station and a lower valve sheet-counting loading station.
3. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The circulating track (1) is provided with a lower limit plate loading station, a lower valve plate loading station, a lower thick plate loading station, a lower thin plate loading station, a valve body loading station, an upper thin plate loading station, an upper thick plate loading station, an upper valve plate loading station, and an upper limit plate loading station along the line.
4. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: The valve body loading station is provided with a valve body loading module; the valve body loading module comprises a correspondingly arranged valve body loading turntable device (8), a valve body lifting manipulator (9) and a valve body loading manipulator (10); the valve body loading turntable device (8) comprises a dividing plate (801) and a group of piercing rods (802) arranged on the dividing plate (801); when working, the valve body loading manipulator (10) grabs the valve body from the piercing rod (802) located below it, and then puts the valve body on the The valve body loading robot (10) is arranged on the positioning rod (201) of the carrier (2); each time the valve body loading robot (10) grabs a valve body from the piercing rod (802), the valve body lifting robot (9) lifts the remaining valve bodies on the piercing rod (802) to a height equivalent to the thickness of a valve body; when all the valve bodies on the piercing rod (802) are grabbed, the dividing plate (801) rotates to transfer the next piercing rod (802) with a valve body sleeved thereon to the bottom of the valve body loading robot (10).
5. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 4 is characterized in that: A bottom bracket (803) is provided at the lower end of the penetration rod (802), and the bottom bracket (803) is detachably connected to the indexing plate (801).
6. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The valve body lifting manipulator (9) comprises a lifting device (901), a telescopic device (902) and a lifting arm (903); when working, the telescopic device (902) drives the lifting arm (903) to extend, the lifting arm (903) holds the valve body, and the lifting device (901) lifts the valve body through the lifting arm (903); when the indexing plate (801) needs to rotate, the telescopic device (902) drives the lifting arm (903) to retract.
7. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The valve body loading station also has a valve body front and back detection module; the valve body front and back detection module comprises a valve body CCD detection device (11) and a valve body flipping robot (12); the valve body CCD detection device (11) is used to perform front and back detection on the valve body sleeved on the positioning rod (201); when the valve body flipping robot (12) detects that the valve body is in the wrong direction, it grabs the valve body, flips it over, and then puts it back on the positioning rod (201).
8. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The upper limit piece loading station is the same as the lower limit piece loading station; the lower limit piece loading station is provided with a limit piece loading module and a limit piece receiving detection module (6); the limit piece receiving detection module (6) comprises a pair of limit piece receiving plates (601) arranged above the circulating track (1), the gap between the two limit piece receiving plates (601) allowing the positioning rod (201) to pass through; a limit piece thickness detection device (602) is provided above the end of the limit piece receiving plate (601); the limit piece loading module is used to grab the limit piece and put it on the positioning rod (201); when working, after the limit piece is put on the positioning rod (201), it falls on the limit piece receiving plate (601), and when it moves to the end of the limit piece receiving plate (601), the limit piece thickness detection device (602) performs thickness detection on the limit piece.
9. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 3 is characterized by: The upper thick slice loading station is the same as the lower thick slice loading station; the lower thick slice loading station is provided with a thick slice loading module and a thick slice receiving detection module (7); the thick slice receiving detection module (7) comprises a pair of thick slice receiving plates (701) arranged above the circulating track (1), and a thick slice CCD detection device (702) and a thick slice turning robot (703) arranged in sequence above the thick slice receiving plates (701); the thick slice loading module is used to grab the thick slice and put it on the positioning When the thick slice is put on the positioning rod (201), it falls on the thick slice receiving plate (701) and moves with the carrier to the bottom of the thick slice CCD detection device (702). The thick slice CCD detection device (702) detects the thick slice. If it is detected that the thick slice is in the wrong direction, when the thick slice moves to the bottom of the thick slice turning robot (703), the thick slice turning robot (703) grabs the thick slice, turns it over, and puts it back on the positioning rod (201).
10. The valve assembly automation equipment with valve plate precision detection capability according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper sheet loading station is the same as the lower sheet loading station; the lower sheet loading station is provided with a sheet loading module and a sheet receiving detection module (13); the sheet receiving detection module (13) comprises a pair of sheet receiving plates (1301) arranged above the circulating track (1), the gap between the two sheet receiving plates (1301) allowing the positioning rod (201) to pass through; a sheet thickness detection device (1302) is provided above the end of the sheet receiving plate (1301); the sheet loading module is used to grab the sheet and put it on the positioning rod (201); when working, after the sheet is put on the positioning rod, it falls onto the sheet receiving plate (1301), and when it moves to the end of the sheet receiving plate (1301), the sheet thickness detection device (1302) performs thickness detection on the sheet.
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