Feeding device and working unit

Abstract

This application relates to the field of automation equipment technology, and discloses a feeding device and operating unit. The feeding device includes a carrying mechanism, a conveying mechanism, and a fixing mechanism. The carrying mechanism is configured to carry products. The conveying mechanism includes a conveying bracket, a conveying component, and a lifting component. The conveying bracket has a lifting position. The conveying component is connected to the conveying bracket and configured to drive the carrying mechanism to move to the lifting position. The lifting component is located at the lifting position and connected to the conveying bracket. The lifting component is configured to lift the carrying mechanism to the fixing mechanism, and the fixing mechanism is configured to fix the lifted carrying mechanism. This feeding device can quickly and accurately position the carrying mechanism and the products on it, thereby improving the efficiency of product feeding operations.

Claims

1. A feeding device for conveying products; The improvement lies in that the feeding device includes: A support mechanism configured to support the product; A conveying mechanism, comprising a conveying bracket, a conveying component, and a lifting component, wherein the conveying bracket has a lifting position, the conveying component is connected to the conveying bracket and configured to drive the carrying mechanism to move to the lifting position, and the lifting component is located at the lifting position and connected to the conveying bracket; a fixing mechanism, comprising a fixing component, wherein the fixing component includes a fixing frame, a first positioning block, a first abutting block, a second positioning block, a second abutting block, and a positioning drive member, the fixing frame is connected to the conveying bracket, the first positioning block and the first abutting block are spaced apart on the fixing frame along a first direction, the second positioning block and the second abutting block are spaced apart on the fixing frame along a second direction, the first direction and the second direction intersect, and the positioning drive member is located on the fixing frame and connects the first abutting block and the second abutting block; The lifting assembly is configured to lift the bearing mechanism to the area enclosed by the first positioning block, the first abutment block, the second positioning block, and the second abutment block. The positioning drive is configured to drive the first abutment block and the second abutment block to move, such that the first abutment block and the first positioning block respectively hold the bearing mechanism on both sides along the first direction, and the second abutment block and the second positioning block respectively hold the bearing mechanism on both sides along the second direction. The fixing frame has a clearance hole penetrating the fixing frame in a vertical direction. The first positioning block, the first abutment block, the second positioning block, and the second abutment block are disposed above the fixing frame and surrounding the clearance hole. The lifting assembly drives the bearing mechanism to move from the clearance hole to above the fixing frame. The fixing assembly also includes an abutment member and a connecting member. The connecting member connects the abutment member and the fixing frame. The abutment member is configured to stop the bearing mechanism lifted by the lifting assembly downwards. The fixing component further includes a support member, which includes a support portion and a support drive portion. The support drive portion connects the support portion to the fixing frame. The support drive portion is configured to drive the support portion to move below the bearing mechanism that is lifted by the lifting component. The support portion is configured to support the bearing mechanism. The abutment member includes a mounting portion and an elastic abutment portion. The mounting portion connects the elastic abutment portion to the connecting member. The elastic abutment portion is configured to elastically abut against the upper side of the bearing mechanism to stop the bearing mechanism downward.

2. The feeding device as described in claim 1, wherein, The lifting assembly includes a lifting member and a lifting drive member. The lifting drive member connects the lifting member and the conveying bracket. The lifting member is configured to receive the carrying mechanism. The lifting member has an upwardly extending positioning post, and the carrying mechanism has a positioning hole for the positioning post to be inserted.

3. The feeding device as described in claim 1, wherein, The fixing mechanism further includes an adjustment component connected to the conveying bracket and the fixing frame, the adjustment component being configured to adjust the position of the fixing frame relative to the conveying bracket.

4. The feeding device as described in claim 1, wherein, The conveying assembly is configured to drive the carrying mechanism toward the lifting position along a third direction; the conveying mechanism further includes a positioning assembly, which includes a stop, a stop drive, and two constraint members; the two constraint members are spaced apart along a fourth direction and connected to the conveying bracket, the fourth direction being perpendicular to the third direction, and the two constraint members are configured to constrain the position of the carrying mechanism in the fourth direction; the stop and the stop drive are located at the lifting position, the stop drive connecting the stop and the conveying bracket and being configured to drive the stop to move onto the conveying path of the conveying assembly conveying the carrying mechanism, and the stop is configured to stop the carrying mechanism in the third direction.

5. The feeding device as described in claim 1, wherein, The lifting assembly and the fixing mechanism are arranged in a plurality of positions along the direction in which the carrying mechanism is conveyed by the conveying assembly. Each fixing mechanism corresponds to one lifting assembly, and each lifting assembly is configured to lift the carrying mechanism toward the fixing assembly of the corresponding fixing mechanism.

6. A work unit comprising a base and a work device disposed on the base, wherein the work unit further comprises a loading device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, the conveying bracket of the loading device being connected to the base, and the work device being configured to perform work operations on a product on a carrier mechanism fixed by the fixing component.

7. The work unit as described in claim 6, wherein, The working device and the feeding device are arranged in a plurality of positions along the fifth direction, which is perpendicular to the direction in which the conveying component of the feeding device drives the carrying mechanism to move. One working device corresponds to one feeding device, and each working device is configured to perform working operations on the product fixed on the carrying mechanism by the fixing component of the corresponding feeding device.

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