A material dividing and pressing device

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of tripod production and manufacturing, and discloses a material dividing and pressing device. The material dividing and pressing device comprises: a conveying mechanism, a blocking mechanism, a material dividing mechanism and a pressing mechanism. The conveying mechanism can arrange and convey a plurality of bearings in sequence; the blocking mechanism is arranged above the conveying mechanism, and the blocking mechanism can separate a plurality of bearings one by one and slide them to the discharge end; the material dividing mechanism can be selectively arranged opposite to the discharge end, and the material dividing mechanism is used to convey the bearings that slide down from the discharge end to three preset positions respectively; the pressing mechanism can press the bearings at the three preset positions onto the tripod at the same time. The material dividing and pressing device separates a plurality of bearings one by one through the blocking mechanism, so that the material dividing mechanism can divide a plurality of bearings into three equal parts. Compared with the prior art method of pressing bearings one by one, the pressing mechanism can press three bearings onto the tripod at the same time, thereby improving production efficiency and meeting the needs of large-scale mass production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of production and manufacturing of tripod joints, and in particular to a material dividing and pressing device. Background Art

[0002] In the automotive field, the angle between two power shafts can be compensated by cooperating with a tripod fork and a tripod joint, so the tripod joint is widely used.

[0003] At present, the bearings on the tripod are pressed one by one, and each bearing needs to be rotated 120 degrees until all three bearings are pressed on the tripod. This method requires manual replacement, which has low production efficiency and is not conducive to meeting the needs of large-scale mass production. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a material dividing and pressing device, which can convey bearings to preset positions respectively, so that the pressing mechanism can press three bearings into the tripod simultaneously, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0005] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A material dividing and pressing device comprises: a conveying mechanism, which can arrange and convey a plurality of bearings in sequence; a blocking mechanism, which is arranged above the conveying mechanism, and can separate a plurality of bearings one by one and make them slide to the discharge end of the conveying mechanism; a material dividing mechanism, which can be selectively arranged opposite to the discharge end, and is used to convey the bearings that slide down from the discharge end to three preset positions respectively; and a pressing mechanism, which can press-fit three bearings located at preset positions onto a tripod simultaneously.

[0007] As a preferred solution of the material dividing and pressing device, the blocking mechanism includes a material blocking component and an isolation component, and a receiving space is formed between the material blocking component and the isolation component, and the receiving space is used to receive one of the bearings.

[0008] As a preferred solution of a material dividing and pressing device, the material dividing mechanism includes a workbench and a turntable rotatably arranged with the workbench, three material blanking holes are evenly arranged on the workbench along its circumference, and a guide groove is correspondingly arranged on the turntable. The guide groove can receive the bearing that slides down from the discharge end and make the bearing slide into the material blanking hole.

[0009] As a preferred solution of the material distribution and pressing device, the material distribution mechanism also includes a driving assembly for driving the turntable to rotate, the driving assembly includes a rotating driving member, a rack arranged at the output end of the rotating driving member, and a gear arranged coaxially with the central axis of the turntable, the rotating driving member can drive the rack to move, and the rack drives the gear to rotate. Preferably, the material distribution mechanism also includes a blocking assembly arranged on the workbench, the sliding part of the blocking assembly is arranged between the guide slot and the blanking through hole and selectively blocks the guide slot.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the material dividing and pressing device, it also includes a material storage mechanism, and two ends of the material storage mechanism are respectively arranged opposite to the blanking through hole and the preset position.

[0011] As a preferred solution of a material dividing and pressing device, the material storage mechanism includes a base and three material storage slides arranged between the base and the workbench, one end of the material storage slide is arranged directly below the blanking through hole, and the other end is provided with a discharge port, and the base is provided with a discharge through hole arranged directly opposite to the discharge port.

[0012] As a preferred solution of the material dividing and pressing device, the material storage mechanism further includes:

[0013] Three storage components arranged along the circumference of the base, the storage components can selectively block the discharge port;

[0014] Three support components are arranged along the circumference of the base, and the support components can selectively block the discharge through hole.

[0015] As a preferred solution of the material dividing and pressing device, the material storage mechanism further includes a guide slide, one end of which is arranged directly below the discharge through hole, and the other end of which is arranged directly above the preset position.

[0016] As a preferred solution of a material dividing and pressing device, the pressing mechanism includes a pressing drive cylinder and three pressing blocks connected to the output end of the pressing drive cylinder. The pressing drive cylinder can drive the three pressing blocks to move towards each other at the same time, so as to press the three bearings onto the tripod simultaneously.

[0017] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0018] The material dividing and pressing device provided by the present invention first arranges and conveys a plurality of bearings in sequence. After the blocking mechanism separates the plurality of bearings one by one and slides them to the discharge end respectively, the material dividing mechanism can be selectively arranged opposite to the discharge end and divides the plurality of bearings into three equal parts and slides them to a preset position. Finally, the pressing mechanism can press-fit the three bearings located at the preset positions onto the tripod simultaneously.

[0019] The material-dividing and pressing device separates several bearings one by one through a blocking mechanism so that the material-dividing mechanism can divide several bearings into three equal parts. Compared with the prior art method of pressing bearings one by one, the pressing mechanism can press three bearings into the tripod at the same time, thereby improving production efficiency and meeting the needs of large-scale mass production. At the same time, during mass production, each working process is uninterrupted, has good continuity, and saves production time. In addition, the operator does not need to manually rotate 120° after pressing each bearing, and the three bearings can be separated and pressed at the same time, which reduces the difficulty of the operator's operation and improves the assembly accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material dividing and pressing device of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the cooperation between the conveying mechanism and the blocking mechanism in the material dividing and pressing device of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a material dividing mechanism in the material dividing and pressing device of the present invention from one perspective;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material dividing mechanism in the material dividing and pressing device of the present invention from another perspective;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material storage mechanism in the material dividing and pressing device of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the storage chute is hidden;

[0026] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 The structural diagram of the base is hidden.

[0027] In the figure:

[0028] 1. Conveying mechanism; 2. Blocking mechanism; 3. Material distribution mechanism; 4. Material storage mechanism; 5. Pressing mechanism;

[0029] 11. Work frame; 12. Driving wheel; 13. Belt; 14. Driving wheel; 15. Conveyor belt;

[0030] 21. Material blocking assembly; 22. Isolation assembly; 23. Material dividing slideway;

[0031] 211, material blocking driving member; 212, baffle;

[0032] 221, isolation drive member; 222, partition member;

[0033] 31. Workbench; 32. Turntable; 33. Driving assembly; 34. Blocking assembly; 35. Limiting assembly;

[0034] 311, blanking through hole; 312, arc guide rail; 321, guide through groove; 322, center axis;

[0035] 331, rotating driving member; 332, rack; 333, gear;

[0036] 341. blocking driving member; 342. blocking plate;

[0037] 351, limit seat; 352, limit column; 353, limit block;

[0038] 41. base platform; 42. storage slide; 43. storage assembly; 44. support assembly; 45. guide slide; 46. storage sensing assembly; 47. support sensing assembly;

[0039] 411, discharge through hole;

[0040] 431, storage drive member; 432, storage plate;

[0041] 441. Support driving member; 442. Support plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

[0043] In order to make the technical problems solved by the present invention, the technical solutions adopted and the technical effects achieved clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected", "connected", and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" and "below" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0046] This embodiment provides a material distribution and pressing device, such as Figure 1 As shown, the material distribution and pressing device comprises: a conveying mechanism 1, a blocking mechanism 2, a material distribution mechanism 3 and a pressing mechanism 5. The conveying mechanism 1 can arrange and convey a plurality of bearings in sequence, and the blocking mechanism 2 is arranged above the conveying mechanism 1. The blocking mechanism 2 can separate a plurality of bearings one by one and slide them to the discharge end of the conveying mechanism 1. At the same time, the material distribution mechanism 3 can be selectively arranged opposite to the discharge end, and the material distribution mechanism 3 can be used to transport the bearings that slide off the discharge end to three preset positions respectively. In addition, the pressing mechanism 5 can press-fit three bearings located at preset positions onto the tripod at the same time.

[0047] The material dividing and pressing device separates several bearings one by one through the blocking mechanism 2, so that the material dividing mechanism 3 can divide several bearings into three equal parts. Compared with the prior art method of pressing bearings one by one, the pressing mechanism 5 can press three bearings into the tripod at the same time, thereby improving production efficiency and meeting the needs of large-scale mass production. At the same time, during mass production, each working process is uninterrupted, has good continuity, and saves production time. In addition, the operator does not need to manually rotate 120° after pressing each bearing, and the three bearings can be separated and pressed at the same time, which reduces the difficulty of the operator's operation and improves the assembly accuracy.

[0048] like Figure 2 As shown, the conveying mechanism 1 includes a work frame 11, a conveying motor disposed on the work frame 11, a driving wheel 12 disposed at the output end of the conveying motor, a conveyor belt 15, and a driving wheel 14 for driving the conveyor belt 15 to move. The conveying motor drives the driving wheel 12 to rotate, and through the transmission of the belt 13 disposed between the driving wheel 12 and the driving wheel 14, drives the driving wheel 14 to rotate, thereby realizing the movement of the conveyor belt 15, and realizing the conveying of several bearings. In order for the conveyor belt 15 to realize the sequential arrangement of the bearings, the width of the conveyor belt 15 is set to the diameter of the bearing to avoid the situation where two bearings move side by side.

[0049] like Figure 2As shown, in order to ensure that the bearings enter the inside of the material distribution mechanism 3 one by one, a blocking mechanism 2 needs to be arranged on the working frame 11 and just above the final end of the conveyor belt 15. The blocking mechanism 2 is sequentially provided with an isolation component 22 and a material blocking component 21 in the direction of movement of the conveyor belt 15, and a receiving space is formed between the material blocking component 21 and the isolation component 22, and the receiving space is used to receive a bearing, so as to separate several bearings one by one.

[0050] The material blocking assembly 21 includes a material blocking driving member 211 and a baffle 212 disposed at the output end of the material blocking driving member 211. The material blocking driving member 211 is specifically a material blocking driving cylinder. The material blocking driving cylinder drives the baffle 212 to move vertically up and down to resist the outer wall of the bearing located at the final end of the conveyor belt 15. At the same time, the isolation assembly 22 includes an isolation driving member 221 and a baffle member 222 disposed at the output end of the isolation driving member 221. The baffle driving member 221 can drive the baffle member 222 to move horizontally. In order to ensure that only one bearing can be accommodated between the baffle 212 and the baffle member 222, the distance between the two is set to the diameter of the bearing.

[0051] The isolation drive component 221 is specifically a finger cylinder, which can drive the partition component 222 to move horizontally. The partition component 222 is two parallel jaws of the fingers, which are moved by two pistons inside the finger cylinder. Each piston is connected to the pneumatic finger by a roller and a double crank to form a driving unit. Therefore, the pneumatic finger always moves axially and concentrically, but each finger cannot move alone. If the finger moves in the opposite direction, the previously compressed piston is in the exhaust state, while the other piston is in the intake state. In this way, the two fingers can cooperate quickly to isolate the bearing at the final end from the adjacent bearing, thereby achieving the limit of the bearing at the final end.

[0052] Specifically, the material blocking driving cylinder drives the baffle 212 to move vertically up and down to resist the outer wall of the bearing located at the final end of the conveyor belt 15; at the same time, the finger cylinder can drive the two fingers to move towards each other, isolating the bearing at the final end from its adjacent bearings, thereby achieving isolation and limiting the bearing at the final end.

[0053] like Figure 2 As shown, in order to facilitate the free sliding of a single bearing into the material distribution mechanism 3, a material distribution slide 23 is provided at the terminal position of the transmission belt, one end of the material distribution slide 23 is the inlet end, which is arranged opposite to and connected to the terminal of the conveying mechanism 1, and the other end is the outlet end. A single bearing can enter the material distribution slide 23 under the drive of the conveyor belt 15, and freely fall through the material distribution slide 23 into the material distribution mechanism 3.

[0054] like Figure 3-4As shown, the material distribution mechanism 3 includes a workbench 31 and a turntable 32 rotatably arranged with the workbench 31. Three material-dropping through holes 311 are evenly arranged on the workbench 31 along its circumference, so that the angle between two material-dropping through holes 311 is 120°. At the same time, a boss for receiving the outlet end of the material distribution slide 23 is arranged on the turntable 32, and a guide groove 321 is arranged on the boss corresponding to the material-dropping through hole 311. The guide groove 321 can receive the bearing that slides off the material-discharging end and make the bearing slide into the material-dropping through hole 311. When the guide groove is arranged opposite to the outlet end, the bearing passing through the material distribution slide 23 can fall into the guide groove 321; when the guide groove 321 is arranged opposite to the material-dropping through hole 311, the bearing located in the guide groove 321 can enter the material-dropping through hole 311.

[0055] Since the guide slot 321 is a through hole, in order to prevent the bearing from falling directly into the blanking hole 311 arranged opposite to the material distribution slideway 23, the material distribution mechanism 3 also includes a blocking component 34 arranged on the workbench 31. The blocking component 34 includes a blocking drive member 341 arranged on the workbench 31 and a blocking plate 342 arranged at the output end of the blocking drive member 341. The sliding part of the blocking component 34 is the blocking plate 342, which is arranged between the guide slot 321 and the blanking hole 311 and selectively blocks the guide slot 321. The blocking drive member 341 is specifically a blocking drive cylinder, which can drive the blocking plate 342 to move to block the guide slot 321.

[0056] When the bearing falls into the guide groove 321, in order to ensure the equal division effect of the dividing mechanism 3, the blocking drive cylinder can drive the blocking plate 342 to move to block the guide groove 321, and then the turntable 32 rotates to reach the positions of two blanking holes 311 that are not arranged opposite to the discharge end, thereby realizing the three equal division of several bearings.

[0057] Specifically, when the bearing falls into the guide groove 321 of the dividing mechanism 3, the blocking driving cylinder can drive the blocking plate 342 to move in the direction close to the guide groove 321 to block the guide groove 321. Then, since the output end of the rotation driving cylinder is a fixed end, the rotation driving cylinder itself can slide along the linear guide rail and drive the rack 332 to move. Through the engagement of the rack 332 and the gear 333, the turntable 32 can rotate along the arc track 312 arranged on the workbench 31, so that the turntable 32 rotates to the positions of two blanking holes 311 that are not arranged opposite to the discharge end, or the blocking driving cylinder can drive the blocking plate 342 to move in the direction away from the guide groove 321, so that the bearing falls into the blanking hole 311 opposite to the outlet end, thereby realizing the three equal division of several bearings.

[0058] In order to ensure the smooth rotation of the turntable 32, a needle bearing and a thrust bearing are coaxially sleeved on the central axis 322 of the turntable 32, wherein the needle bearing is used for rotation and the thrust bearing plays a supporting role. At the same time, in order to facilitate the precise control of the angle of the turntable 32, a driving assembly 33 for driving the turntable 32 to rotate is arranged on the bottom surface of the workbench 31, wherein the driving assembly 33 includes a rotating driving member 331, a rack 332 arranged at the output end of the rotating driving member 331, and a gear 333 coaxially arranged with the central axis 322 of the turntable 32, and the rotating driving member 331 is specifically a rotating driving cylinder, which can drive the rack 332 to move, so that the rack 332 drives the gear 333 to rotate, thereby realizing the indexing rotation of the turntable 32.

[0059] Since the precise movement of the rack 332 determines the rotation angle of the gear 333, in order to ensure the accuracy of the movement of the rack 332, in this embodiment, the guide rod at the output end of the rotation driving cylinder is preferably fixed to the bottom of the workbench 31, and one side of the rotation driving cylinder is slidably matched with the linear guide rail provided on the workbench 31 through a slider, and the other side is connected to the rack 332. According to the principle of interaction force, since the output end of the rotation driving cylinder is a fixed end, when the rotation driving cylinder is working, the rotation driving cylinder itself can slide along the linear guide rail and drive the rack 332 to move. Through the meshing of the rack 332 and the gear 333, the turntable 32 can rotate along the arc track 312 provided on the workbench 31.

[0060] In addition, the material dispensing mechanism 3 further includes a limiting assembly 35 disposed on the workbench 31, and the limiting assembly 35 is used to limit the position of the turntable 32. The limiting assembly 35 includes a limiting seat 351, a limiting column 352 and a limiting block 353, one end of the limiting column 352 is penetrated through the limiting seat 351, and the other end is connected to the limiting block 353, and the limiting block 353 can be pressed against the side wall of the turntable 32, playing a role of limiting protection.

[0061] like Figure 5 As shown, in order to avoid the situation that the press-fitting mechanism 5 needs to wait for materials before press-fitting, the material-dividing press-fitting device also includes a storage mechanism 4. The two ends of the storage mechanism 4 are respectively arranged opposite to the blanking through hole 311 and the preset position. After storing a certain number of bearings as needed, the storage mechanism 4 releases the bearings one by one, so that a single bearing falls into the preset position. Since the material-dividing mechanism 3 is working at the same time during the press-fitting process, the bearings are further divided into three equal parts and stored, which ensures the continuity of the entire production process and effectively improves the production efficiency.

[0062] The storage mechanism 4 includes a base 41 and three storage chutes 42 arranged between the base 41 and the workbench 31. One end of the storage chute 42 is arranged directly below the blanking hole 311, and the other end is provided with a discharge port. After the bearing passes through the material distribution mechanism 3, it falls into the storage chute 42 through the blanking hole 311 on the workbench 31 and reaches the discharge port. Since the storage chute 42 plays the role of temporarily storing bearings, the length of the storage chute 42 is relatively long. Therefore, in order to avoid scratching the bearing, the inner wall of the storage chute 42 is set to a circular arc structure, which plays a role of buffer protection. At the same time, a discharge hole 411 arranged directly opposite to the discharge port is set on the base 41, so that the bearing located at the discharge port can fall into the discharge hole 411.

[0063] like Figure 6-7 As shown, in order to ensure the material storage effect of the material storage slide 42, the material storage mechanism 4 also includes three storage components 43 evenly arranged along the circumference of the base 41, and the storage components 43 are arranged on the top surface of the base 41. The storage components 43 can selectively block the discharge port. Among them, the storage component 43 includes a storage drive 431 arranged on the base 41 and a storage plate 432 arranged at the output end of the storage drive 431. The storage drive 431 is specifically a storage drive cylinder, and the storage drive cylinder can drive the storage plate 432 to move horizontally.

[0064] When a certain number of bearings need to be stored, the storage drive cylinder can drive the storage plate 432 to move toward the discharge port. In this embodiment, three bearings are preferably stored. When the number of bearings in the storage slide 42 reaches three, the storage drive cylinder can drive the storage plate 432 to move away from the discharge port to release the bearings and drop them into the discharge through hole 411 on the base 41.

[0065] In order to facilitate timely control of the storage drive cylinder, the storage mechanism 4 also includes a storage sensing component 46 arranged on the base 41, wherein the storage sensing component 46 includes two storage sensors respectively arranged on both sides of the discharge port, and the storage sensor detects the position information of the bearing located at the discharge port, and feeds the information back to the control mechanism, and then the control mechanism controls the operation of the storage drive cylinder.

[0066] like Figure 6-7As shown, in order to better control the bearing, the storage mechanism 4 also includes three support assemblies 44 evenly arranged along the circumference of the base 41. The support assembly 44 is arranged on the bottom surface of the base 41, and the support assembly 44 can selectively block the discharge hole 411. The support assembly 44 includes a support drive member 441 arranged on the base 41 and a support plate 442 arranged at the output end of the support drive member 441. The support drive member 441 is specifically a support drive cylinder, and the support drive cylinder can drive the support plate 442 to move horizontally. When the press-fitting mechanism 5 needs to be press-fitted, the support drive cylinder can drive the support plate 442 to move in a direction away from the discharge hole 411 to release the bearing into a preset position.

[0067] In order to facilitate timely control of the support driving cylinder, the storage mechanism 4 also includes a support sensing component 47 arranged on the base 41, wherein the support sensing component 47 includes two support sensors respectively arranged on both sides of the discharge hole 411, and the support sensor detects the position information of the bearing located at the discharge hole 411, and feeds the information back to the control mechanism, and then the control mechanism controls the operation of the support driving cylinder.

[0068] Since there is a certain distance between the discharge hole 411 and the preset position, the storage mechanism 4 also includes a guide slide 45, one end of which is arranged directly below the discharge hole 411, and the other end is arranged directly above the preset position. The guide slide 45 plays a guiding role for the bearing.

[0069] After the bearing falls into the preset position, the press-fitting mechanism 5 can start working, wherein the press-fitting mechanism 5 includes a moving assembly (not shown in the figure) and a press-fitting assembly (not shown in the figure) for conveying the tripod, wherein the moving assembly includes a moving cylinder and a moving platform arranged at the output end of the moving cylinder, wherein the moving platform is used to carry the tripod, and the moving cylinder drives the moving platform and drives the tripod to move in a direction close to the press-fitting assembly, so that the press-fitting assembly can press-fit three bearings on the tripod at one time. The press-fitting assembly includes a press-fitting drive cylinder and three pressing blocks connected to the output end of the press-fitting drive cylinder, wherein the press-fitting drive cylinder can drive the three pressing blocks to move in a direction close to each other at the same time, so as to facilitate pressing the three bearings on the tripod at the same time. Then the moving cylinder drives the moving platform and drives the tripod that has been pressed to move in a direction away from the press-fitting assembly to output the finished product.

[0070] The working process of the material dividing and pressing device provided in this embodiment is as follows:

[0071] First, the conveying motor drives the driving wheel 12 to rotate, and the driving wheel 14 is driven to rotate by the belt 13 arranged between the driving wheel 12 and the driving wheel 14, so that the conveyor belt 15 moves and arranges and conveys a plurality of bearings in sequence;

[0072] Secondly, the material-blocking driving cylinder drives the baffle plate 212 to move vertically up and down to resist the outer wall of the bearing at the final end of the conveyor belt 15; at the same time, the finger cylinder can drive the two fingers to move towards each other, isolating the bearing at the final end from its adjacent bearings, thereby achieving isolation and limiting of the bearing at the final end;

[0073] Then, the single isolated bearing can enter the material distribution chute 23 driven by the conveyor belt 15, and freely fall through the material distribution chute 23 into the material distribution mechanism 3;

[0074] Once again, when the bearing falls into the guide slot 321 of the material distribution mechanism 3, the blocking driving cylinder can drive the blocking plate 342 to move in the direction close to the guide slot 321 to block the guide slot 321. Then, since the output end of the rotation driving cylinder is a fixed end, the rotation driving cylinder itself can slide along the linear guide rail and drive the rack 332 to move. The rack 332 and the gear 333 are meshed, and then the turntable 32 can rotate along the arc track 312 arranged on the workbench 31, so that the turntable 32 rotates to the positions of the two blanking holes 311 that are not arranged opposite to the discharge end, or the blocking driving cylinder can drive the blocking plate 342 to move in the direction away from the guide slot 321, so that the bearing falls into the blanking hole 311 at the position opposite to the outlet end, thereby realizing the three equal division of a plurality of bearings.

[0075] Then, after passing through the material distribution mechanism 3, the bearing falls into the material storage slide 42 through the material drop through hole 311 on the workbench 31 and arrives at the material discharge port;

[0076] Next, when the storage sensor detects the position information of the bearing at the discharge port and feeds the information back to the control mechanism, the control mechanism controls the storage drive cylinder to drive the storage plate 432 to move away from the discharge port, so as to release the bearing therein and drop it into the discharge through hole 411 on the base 41;

[0077] Then, when the support sensor detects the position information of the bearing located at the discharge hole 411 and feeds back the information to the control mechanism, the control mechanism controls the support drive cylinder to drive the support plate 442 to move away from the discharge hole 411, so as to release the bearing to slide to the preset position through the guide slide 45;

[0078] Finally, the moving cylinder drives the moving platform and drives the tripod to move closer to the press-fitting assembly, so that the press-fitting assembly can press-fit three bearings on the tripod at one time. Then the moving cylinder drives the moving platform and drives the completed tripod to move away from the press-fitting assembly to output the finished product.

[0079] The material dividing and pressing device provided in this embodiment can be applied to the automated production line for the production of tripod joints. The blocking mechanism 2 separates a number of bearings one by one so that the material dividing mechanism 3 can divide the bearings into three equal parts. Compared with the prior art method of pressing bearings one by one, the pressing mechanism 5 can press three bearings into the tripod joint at the same time, thereby improving production efficiency and meeting the needs of large-scale mass production. At the same time, during mass production, each working process is uninterrupted and has good continuity, saving production time. In addition, the operator does not need to manually rotate 120° after each bearing is pressed, and the three bearings can be separated and pressed at the same time, which reduces the difficulty of the operator's operation and improves the assembly accuracy.

[0080] In the description herein, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "right", etc., are based on the directions or positions shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of description and simplified operation, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish in the description and have no special meaning.

[0081] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "an embodiment", "example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

[0082] In addition, the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and the technical principles used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and that various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in more detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

[0083] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A material dividing and pressing device, characterized in that: include: A conveying mechanism (1), wherein the conveying mechanism (1) is capable of sequentially arranging and conveying a plurality of bearings; A blocking mechanism (2) is arranged above the conveying mechanism (1), and the blocking mechanism (2) can separate a plurality of bearings one by one and slide them to the discharge end of the conveying mechanism (1); A material distribution mechanism (3), the material distribution mechanism (3) can be selectively arranged opposite to the discharge end, and the material distribution mechanism (3) is used to transport the bearings that slide off the discharge end to three preset positions respectively; A press-fitting mechanism (5), wherein the press-fitting mechanism (5) can simultaneously press-fit bearings at three preset positions onto the tripod; The material distribution mechanism (3) comprises a workbench (31) and a rotating disk (32) rotatably arranged with the workbench (31); three material-dropping through holes (311) are evenly arranged on the workbench (31) along its circumference; a guide through groove (321) is arranged on the rotating disk (32); the guide through groove (321) can receive the bearing that slides off the material discharging end and make the bearing slide into the material-dropping through hole (311); The material dispensing mechanism (3) further comprises a driving assembly (33) for driving the rotating disk (32) to rotate, the driving assembly (33) comprising a rotating driving member (331), a rack (332) and a gear (333) coaxially arranged with the central axis (322) of the rotating disk (32), the rotating driving member (331) being capable of driving the rack (332) to move, and the rack (332) driving the gear (333) to rotate; The material distribution mechanism (3) further comprises a blocking component (34) arranged on the workbench (31), wherein a sliding portion of the blocking component (34) is arranged between the guide groove (321) and the blanking through hole (311) and selectively blocks the guide groove (321); The rack (332) and the gear (333) are meshed, so that the turntable (32) can rotate along the arc track (312) provided on the workbench (31), so that the turntable (32) rotates to the positions of the two blanking through holes (311) that are not arranged directly opposite to the discharge end, or the bearing falls into the blanking through hole (311) at the position directly opposite to the discharge end, thereby realizing the division of a plurality of bearings into three equal parts; It also comprises a material storage mechanism (4), wherein two ends of the material storage mechanism (4) are respectively arranged opposite to the material dropping through hole (311) and the preset position; The material storage mechanism (4) comprises a base (41) and three material storage slides (42) arranged between the base (41) and the workbench (31), one end of each material storage slide (42) being arranged directly below the corresponding material discharge through hole (311), and the other end being provided with a material discharge port, and the base (41) being provided with a material discharge through hole (411) arranged directly opposite to the material discharge port; The material storage mechanism (4) further comprises: three storage assemblies (43) arranged along the circumference of the base (41), each of the storage assemblies (43) being capable of selectively blocking the discharge port; Three support assemblies (44) are arranged along the circumference of the base platform (41), and each of the support assemblies (44) can selectively block the corresponding discharge through hole (411).

2. The material dividing and pressing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking mechanism (2) comprises a material blocking assembly (21) and an isolation assembly (22), wherein an accommodation space is formed between the material blocking assembly (21) and the isolation assembly (22), and the accommodation space is used to accommodate one of the bearings.

3. According to the material dividing and pressing device according to claim 1, the material storage mechanism (4) further comprises three guide slides (45), one end of each of the guide slides (45) is arranged directly below the corresponding discharge through hole (411), and the other end is arranged directly above the preset position.

4. According to the material distribution and pressing device according to claim 1, the pressing mechanism (5) includes a pressing drive cylinder and three pressing blocks connected to the output end of the pressing drive cylinder, and the pressing drive cylinder can drive the three pressing blocks to move towards each other at the same time, so as to press the three bearings on the tripod at the same time.

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