A synchronous alternating feeding mechanism

Abstract

The present invention discloses a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism, comprising: a transmission channel, which comprises a transmission bottom plate and a left guide vertical plate and a right guide vertical plate relatively fixed to both sides of the transmission bottom plate; a top feeding plate and a bottom feeding plate arranged in the transmission channel; and a driving component connected to the top feeding plate and the bottom feeding plate in a transmission manner, wherein the transmission channel is provided with a transfer station and a material preparation station in sequence along its extension direction, and the driving component synchronously drives the top feeding plate and the bottom feeding plate to perform staggered movements toward each other. According to the present invention, it can realize synchronous staggered transmission of two feeding trays toward each other through one driver, thereby preventing the problem of two feeding trays being out of sync, which not only saves equipment costs and reduces downtime rate due to saving drivers, but also improves feeding efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of non-standard automation, and in particular to a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] It is well known that different structural forms of feeding mechanisms are used to feed materials on non-standard automated production lines. In the process of studying and improving the efficiency of suction feeding, the inventors found that the feeding mechanisms in the prior art have at least the following problems:

[0003] Two drivers are used to drive the two loading trays separately, which can easily lead to the problem that the two loading trays cannot be staggered due to the asynchronous driving action of the two drivers, and even the whole assembly line may be shut down due to the asynchronous loading rhythm.

[0004] In view of this, it is necessary to develop a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the shortcomings in the prior art, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism, which can realize the synchronous and staggered transmission of two feeding trays in opposite directions through one driver, thereby preventing the problem of the two feeding trays being out of sync. It not only saves equipment costs and reduces downtime rate by saving the driver, but also improves feeding efficiency.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose and other advantages according to the present invention, a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism is provided, comprising:

[0007] A conveying channel, comprising a conveying bottom plate and a left guide vertical plate and a right guide vertical plate fixedly connected to two sides of the conveying bottom plate;

[0008] A top loading plate and a bottom loading plate disposed in the conveying channel; and

[0009] A driving assembly connected to the top loading plate and the bottom loading plate in driving connection,

[0010] Among them, the conveying channel is provided with a transfer station and a material preparation station in sequence along its extension direction, and the driving assembly synchronously drives the top loading plate and the bottom loading plate to move in an interlaced manner toward each other, so that:

[0011] When the top loading plate is located at the transfer station, the bottom loading plate is located at the material preparation station;

[0012] When the top loading plate is located at the material preparation station, the bottom loading plate is located at the transfer station.

[0013] Optionally, an upper guide rail and a lower guide rail are sequentially provided in the conveying channel from top to bottom, wherein the extension direction of the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail is consistent with the extension direction of the conveying channel;

[0014] Optionally, the top loading plate is slidably connected to the upper guide rail or the lower guide rail, and the bottom loading plate is slidably connected to the lower guide rail or the upper guide rail.

[0015] Optionally, the driving component includes:

[0016] Feeding drive; and

[0017] an annular transmission rack connected to the power output end of the feeding drive,

[0018] Among them, the annular conveying rack is located between the upper guide rail and the lower guide rail, so that the upper half of the annular conveying rack is transmission connected to the top loading plate, and the lower half of the annular conveying rack is transmission connected to the bottom loading plate, so that the top loading plate and the bottom loading plate are driven by the loading driver to make synchronous staggered movements towards each other with the annular conveying rack.

[0019] Optionally, a lifting and locking assembly located at the transfer station is provided in the conveying channel, and the lifting and locking assembly includes:

[0020] lift drive; and

[0021] A locking plate drivingly connected to the lifting drive,

[0022] Wherein, the locking plate is driven by the lifting drive to selectively lift and lower between the bottom and the top of the conveying channel, so that when the top loading plate or the bottom loading plate is located at the transfer station, the locking plate can support and cooperate with the bottom of the top loading plate or the bottom loading plate to lock the horizontal freedom of the top loading plate or the bottom loading plate.

[0023] Optionally, at least three locking guide rods are fixedly connected to the bottom of the locking plate, and the locking guide rods pass through the conveying bottom plate and are slidably connected to the conveying bottom plate.

[0024] Optionally, at least two locking terminals extending upward are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the locking plate, and the lower surfaces of the top loading plate and the bottom loading plate are both provided with locking holes adapted to the locking terminals.

[0025] One of the above technical solutions has the following advantages or beneficial effects: since it can realize the synchronous and staggered transmission of the two loading trays in opposite directions through one driver, it can prevent the problem of the two loading trays being out of sync. It not only saves equipment costs and reduces downtime rate by saving the driver, but also improves loading efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 It is a front view of a synchronous alternating feeding mechanism according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. 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 ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] In the drawings, the shapes and dimensions may be exaggerated for clarity, and the same reference numerals will be used throughout to designate the same or like components.

[0030] In the following description, words such as center, thickness, height, length, front, back, rear, left, right, top, bottom, upper, lower, etc. are defined relative to the structure shown in the drawings. In particular, "height" is equivalent to the dimension from top to bottom, "width" is equivalent to the dimension from left to right, and "depth" is equivalent to the dimension from front to back. They are relative concepts and may change accordingly according to their different positions and different usage states. Therefore, these or other directions should not be interpreted as restrictive terms.

[0031] Terms related to attachment, coupling, and the like (eg, "connected" and "attached") refer to either a fixed or attached relationship between structures, either directly or indirectly, and either movable or rigid attachments or relationships, unless expressly stated otherwise, of the structures to one another through intermediate structures.

[0032] According to one embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1 , it can be seen that the synchronous alternating feeding mechanism 2 includes:

[0033] The conveying channel 21 includes a conveying bottom plate 211 and a left guide vertical plate 212 and a right guide vertical plate 213 fixedly connected to two sides of the conveying bottom plate 211;

[0034] A top loading plate 24 and a bottom loading plate 23 disposed in the conveying channel 21; and

[0035] A driving assembly 25 connected to the top loading plate 24 and the bottom loading plate 23,

[0036] The conveying channel 21 is provided with a transfer station 216 and a material preparation station 217 in sequence along its extension direction, and the driving assembly 25 synchronously drives the top loading plate 24 and the bottom loading plate 23 to move in an interlaced manner toward each other, so that:

[0037] When the top loading plate 24 is located at the transfer station 216, the bottom loading plate 23 is located at the material preparation station 217;

[0038] When the top loading plate 24 is located at the material preparation station 217, the bottom loading plate 23 is located at the transfer station 216. Thus, when one of the top loading plate 24 or the bottom loading plate 23 is located at the transfer station 216 for material loading, the bottom loading plate 23 or the top loading plate 24 is located at the material preparation station 217 for material preparation, that is, the next batch of materials 8 to be loaded are placed on the corresponding loading plate at the material preparation station 217.

[0039] Furthermore, an upper guide rail 214 and a lower guide rail 215 are sequentially provided in the conveying channel 21 from top to bottom, wherein the extension direction of the upper guide rail 214 and the lower guide rail 215 is consistent with the extension direction of the conveying channel 21 .

[0040] Furthermore, the top loading plate 24 is slidably connected to the upper guide rail 214 or the lower guide rail 215 , and the bottom loading plate 23 is slidably connected to the lower guide rail 215 or the upper guide rail 214 .

[0041] Refer again Figure 1 , wherein the specific structure of the drive assembly 25 is shown in detail, and the drive assembly 25 includes:

[0042] Feeding drive; and

[0043] The annular transmission rack 251 is connected to the power output end of the feeding drive.

[0044] Among them, the annular transmission rack 251 is located between the upper guide rail 214 and the lower guide rail 215, so that the upper half of the annular transmission rack 251 is transmission connected to the top loading plate 24, and the lower half of the annular transmission rack 251 is transmission connected to the bottom loading plate 23, so that the top loading plate 24 and the bottom loading plate 23 are driven by the feeding driver to make synchronous staggered movements toward each other with the annular transmission rack 251.

[0045] Furthermore, the conveying channel 21 is provided with a lifting and locking assembly 22 located at the transfer station 216, and the lifting and locking assembly includes:

[0046] A lifting drive 223; and

[0047] The locking plate 221 is connected to the lifting drive 223 in a transmission manner.

[0048] Among them, the locking plate 221 is driven by the lifting drive 223 to selectively lift and lower between the bottom and the top of the conveying channel 21, so that when the top loading plate 24 or the bottom loading plate 23 is located at the transfer station 216, the locking plate 221 can support and cooperate with the bottom of the top loading plate 24 or the bottom loading plate 23 to lock the horizontal freedom of the top loading plate 24 or the bottom loading plate 23.

[0049] Furthermore, at least three locking guide rods 222 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the locking plate 221 . The locking guide rods 222 penetrate the conveying bottom plate 211 and are slidably connected to the conveying bottom plate 211 .

[0050] In this embodiment, at least two locking terminals 223 extending upward are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the locking plate 221 , and the lower surfaces of the top loading plate 24 and the bottom loading plate 23 are both provided with locking holes adapted to the locking terminals 223 .

[0051] The number of devices and processing scales described here are used to simplify the description of the present invention. Applications, modifications and variations of the present invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

[0052] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed as above, they are not limited to the applications listed in the specification and implementation modes. They can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present invention. For those familiar with the art, additional modifications can be easily implemented. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the scope of equivalents, the present invention is not limited to the specific details and the illustrations shown and described herein.

Claims

1. A synchronous alternating feeding mechanism, characterized in that: include: A conveying channel (21), comprising a conveying bottom plate (211) and a left guide vertical plate (212) and a right guide vertical plate (213) fixedly connected to two sides of the conveying bottom plate (211); A top loading plate (24) and a bottom loading plate (23) arranged in the conveying channel (21); and a driving assembly (25) drivingly connected to the top loading plate (24) and the bottom loading plate (23), The conveying channel (21) is provided with a transfer station (216) and a material preparation station (217) in sequence along its extension direction, and the driving assembly (25) synchronously drives the top loading plate (24) and the bottom loading plate (23) to move in an interlaced manner toward each other, so that: When the top loading plate (24) is located at the transfer station (216), the bottom loading plate (23) is located at the material preparation station (217); When the top loading plate (24) is located at the material preparation station (217), the bottom loading plate (23) is located at the transfer station (216); The conveying channel (21) is provided with a lifting and locking assembly (22) located at the transfer station (216), and the lifting and locking assembly comprises: lift drive; and A locking plate (221) drivingly connected to the lifting drive, Wherein, the locking plate (221) is selectively lifted and lowered between the bottom and the top of the conveying channel (21) under the drive of the lifting drive, so that when the top loading plate (24) or the bottom loading plate (23) is located at the transfer station (216), the locking plate (221) can support and cooperate with the bottom of the top loading plate (24) or the bottom loading plate (23) to lock the horizontal degree of freedom of the top loading plate (24) or the bottom loading plate (23); At least three locking guide rods (222) are fixedly connected to the bottom of the locking plate (221), and the locking guide rods (222) penetrate the conveying bottom plate (211) and are slidably connected to the conveying bottom plate (211); At least two locking terminals extending upward are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the locking plate (221), and locking holes adapted to the locking terminals are provided on the lower surfaces of the top loading plate (24) and the bottom loading plate (23).

2. The synchronous alternating feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: An upper guide rail (214) and a lower guide rail (215) are sequentially arranged in the conveying channel (21) from top to bottom, wherein the extension direction of the upper guide rail (214) and the lower guide rail (215) is consistent with the extension direction of the conveying channel (21).

3. The synchronous alternating feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top loading plate (24) is slidably connected to the upper guide rail (214), and the bottom loading plate (23) is slidably connected to the lower guide rail (215).

4. The synchronous alternating feeding mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving assembly (25) comprises: Feeding drive; and an annular transmission rack (251) drivingly connected to the power output end of the feeding drive, The annular transmission rack (251) is located between the upper guide rail (214) and the lower guide rail (215), so that the upper half of the annular transmission rack (251) is transmission-connected to the top loading plate (24), and the lower half of the annular transmission rack (251) is transmission-connected to the bottom loading plate (23), so that the top loading plate (24) and the bottom loading plate (23) are driven by the loading driver and synchronously move toward each other in an alternating manner with the annular transmission rack (251).

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