A streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism

By designing a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism in automated production, the existing system structure is complex and cost-effective, and the functions of automated feeding, material collection and recycling are realized, which is suitable for the automated assembly industry.

CN111268402BActive Publication Date: 2025-02-18SUZHOU INTELLIGENT PRECISION INSTR CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202010235966.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-03-30
Publication Date
2025-02-18
Estimated Expiration
2040-03-30

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Technical Problem

The existing automatic feeding system has a complex structure and high cost, making it difficult to meet the demand for automatic feeding tray mechanisms in automated production.

Method used

Design a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism, by setting up a material tray feeding module and a material tray recycling module at both ends of the conveying line, realizing the functions of feeding materials at one end, taking materials at the middle, and recycling at the one end, with a compact structure. Low cost.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the demand for automatic material supply in automated production, with a simple structure, low cost and convenient maintenance, and is suitable for the automated assembly industry.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism, including a bottom plate and a synchronous belt conveyor line arranged on the top of the bottom plate, the top of the bottom plate is located on both sides of the synchronous belt conveyor line and is provided with bearing limit ribs, the top of the bottom plate is located at both ends of the synchronous belt conveyor line and is respectively provided with a tray feeding module and a tray recovery module, the tray feeding module includes a feeding bin arranged on the top of the bottom plate and a loading lifting mechanism arranged below the feeding bin; the tray recovery module includes a receiving bin arranged on the top of the bottom plate and a unloading lifting mechanism arranged below the receiving bin. Beneficial effects: By arranging the tray feeding module and the tray recovery module at both ends of the conveyor line, the streamlined feeding tray mechanism can feed at one end, take materials in the middle, and recover at one end; the structure is compact and simple, the cost is low, and the maintenance is convenient, which is very suitable for the automated assembly industry.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automatic material feeding trays, in particular to a streamlined automatic material feeding tray mechanism. Background Art

[0002] In the automated production industry, the automatic feeding system has become its most important component. In the 3C industry, since parts are usually small, materials are often delivered in trays. This leads to the need for automatic feeding tray mechanisms in automated production operations. There are many types of automatic feeding tray mechanisms, and usually two sets of modules are used for transportation, one for feeding and the other for recycling. In addition, a mechanism for transporting the tray is required. This method is too complex and costly.

[0003] For this reason, we propose a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism, comprising a base plate and a synchronous belt conveyor line arranged on the top of the base plate, the top of the base plate is located on both sides of the synchronous belt conveyor line and is provided with bearing limit ribs, the top of the base plate is located at both ends of the synchronous belt conveyor line and is respectively provided with a tray feeding module and a tray recovery module, the tray feeding module comprises a feeding bin arranged on the top of the base plate and a loading and lifting mechanism arranged below the feeding bin, two tray support rods are arranged between the two groups of the first tray limit plates, and the two ends of the two tray support rods are slidably connected with the first tray limit plates, a tray is arranged between the two groups of the first tray limit plates, and the two ends of the tray have edges extending outward, and the edges are overlapped on the tray support rods; a through hole is opened at the top of the base plate corresponding to the position of the tray, and the loading and lifting mechanism comprises a A first fixed plate and a first lifting cylinder installed on the side wall of the first fixed plate, the bottom of the first lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to a mounting plate, and a second lifting cylinder is installed on the mounting plate, a work-shaped frame is arranged on the top of the second lifting cylinder of the second lifting cylinder, the work-shaped frame passes through a through hole to the top of the bottom plate, and a loading top plate is arranged on the top of the work-shaped frame; a material tray recovery module includes a material receiving bin arranged on the top of the bottom plate and a material unloading lifting mechanism arranged below the material receiving bin, the material receiving bin includes two groups of symmetrically arranged second material tray limiting plates, and each group of second material tray limiting plates is provided with two groups of supporting devices for supporting the material tray, the material unloading lifting mechanism includes a second fixed plate arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate and a third lifting cylinder installed on the second fixed plate, a bracket is arranged on the top of the third lifting cylinder, and the bracket passes through the top of the bottom plate to the top, and a material unloading top plate is arranged on the top of the bracket.

[0006] Preferably, the first material tray limit plate is composed of a rectangular plate and L-shaped plates integrally formed at both ends of the top of the rectangular plate, two material dividing cylinders are arranged on the top of each group of rectangular plates, the material dividing cylinders are close to the L-shaped plates, and a group of first slide rails are arranged on the top of the rectangular plates between the material dividing cylinders and the L-shaped plates.

[0007] Preferably, a first sliding block is slidably arranged on the first sliding rail, a telescopic rod is connected to the output end of the material distribution cylinder, and the telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the first sliding block, and both ends of the material tray support rod are fixedly connected to the first sliding block.

[0008] Preferably, a connecting piece is connected to the bottom of the first lifting cylinder, and the mounting plate and the first lifting cylinder are fixedly connected through the connecting piece. A second slide rail is provided on the side wall of the first fixing plate close to the mounting plate, and a second slider is slidably installed on the second slide rail. The side wall of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to the second slider.

[0009] Preferably, the loading top plate is composed of a horizontal plate and vertical plates arranged on both sides of the horizontal plate, and the distance between the two groups of vertical plates is greater than the width of the synchronous belt conveyor line, and the structure of the unloading top plate is the same as that of the loading top plate.

[0010] Preferably, the supporting device comprises a mounting groove embedded in the side wall of the second material tray limiting plate, a rotating shaft is rotatably arranged inside the mounting groove, and an upper fixed sleeve of the rotating shaft is provided with a supporting block.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: by arranging a material tray feeding module and a material tray recovery module at both ends of the conveyor line, a streamlined material tray mechanism is provided, with material feeding at one end, material taking in the middle, and recovery at one end; the structure is compact and simple, the cost is low, and maintenance is convenient, which is very suitable for the automated assembly industry. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 A perspective view of the present invention;

[0013] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention when there is no feed bin;

[0014] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the feed bin of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of the middle A area;

[0016] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material loading and lifting mechanism of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the first lifting cylinder of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tray recovery module of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the supporting device of the present invention.

[0020] In the figure: 1. bottom plate; 2. synchronous belt conveyor line; 3. bearing limit rib; 4. feeding bin; 41. first tray limit plate; 42. material dividing cylinder; 43. telescopic rod; 44. first slide rail; 45. first slider; 46. tray support rod; 5. collecting bin; 51. second tray limit plate; 52. supporting device; 521. mounting groove; 522. rotating shaft; 523. supporting block; 6. tray; 61. edge; 7. loading lifting mechanism; 71. first fixed plate; 72. first lifting cylinder; 73. connecting piece; 74. mounting plate; 75. second slide rail; 76. second slider; 77. second lifting cylinder; 78. workpiece frame; 79. loading top plate; 8. unloading lifting mechanism; 81. second fixed plate; 82. third lifting cylinder; 83. bracket; 84. unloading top plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] 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.

[0022] See also Figure 1-2 The present invention provides a technical solution: a streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism, comprising a bottom plate 1 and a synchronous belt conveyor line 2 arranged on the top of the bottom plate 1, the top of the bottom plate 1 is located on both sides of the synchronous belt conveyor line 2 and is provided with bearing limit ribs 3, the top of the bottom plate 1 is located at both ends of the synchronous belt conveyor line 2 and is respectively provided with a tray feeding module and a tray recovery module, and the bottom of the bottom plate 1 is provided with a base;

[0023] See also Figure 3-6The tray feeding module includes a feeding bin 4 arranged on the top of the bottom plate 1 and a loading lifting mechanism 7 arranged below the feeding bin 4. The feeding bin 4 includes two groups of symmetrically arranged first tray limiting plates 41. The first tray limiting plates 41 are composed of a rectangular plate and an L-shaped plate integrally formed at both ends of the top of the rectangular plate. Two material dividing cylinders 42 are arranged on the top of each group of rectangular plates. The material dividing cylinder 42 is close to the L-shaped plate. The top of the rectangular plate is located between the material dividing cylinder 42 and the L-shaped plate. A group of first slide rails 44 are respectively arranged, and a first slider 45 is slidably arranged on the first slide rail 44. The output end of the material dividing cylinder 42 is connected to a telescopic rod 4 3, and the telescopic rod 43 is fixedly connected to the first slide block 45, two tray support rods 46 are arranged between the two sets of first tray limit plates 41, and the two ends of the tray support rod 46 are fixedly connected to the first slide block 45; the material distribution cylinder 42 is started to drive the telescopic rod 43 to extend and retract, and the telescopic rod 43 drives the first slide block 45 to slide back and forth along the first slide rail 44, thereby driving the tray support rod 46 to move toward each other; a tray 6 is arranged between the two sets of first tray limit plates 41, and the two ends of the tray 6 have edges 61 extending outwards, and the edges 61 are overlapped on the tray support rod 46, and multiple trays 6 can be stacked on the tray 6;

[0024] A through hole is provided at the top of the bottom plate 1 at a position corresponding to the material tray 6, and the loading and lifting mechanism 7 includes a first fixed plate 71 arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 1 and a first lifting cylinder 72 installed on the side wall of the first fixed plate 71, a connecting piece 73 is connected to the bottom of the first lifting cylinder 72, and the connecting piece 73 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 74, a second slide rail 75 is provided on the side of the side wall of the first fixed plate 71 close to the mounting plate 74, and a second slider 76 is slidably installed on the second slide rail 75, the side wall of the mounting plate 74 is fixedly connected to the second slider 76, a second lifting cylinder 77 is installed on the side of the mounting plate 74 away from the second slider 76, and a work frame 78 is provided on the top of the second lifting cylinder 77, the work frame 78 passes through the through hole to the top of the bottom plate 1, and a loading top plate 79 is provided on the top of the work frame 78, and the loading top plate 79 is composed of a horizontal plate and vertical plates arranged on both sides of the horizontal plate, and the distance between the two groups of vertical plates is greater than the width of the synchronous belt conveyor line 2;

[0025] See also Figure 7-8The material tray recovery module includes a material receiving bin 5 arranged on the top of the bottom plate 1 and a material unloading lifting mechanism 8 arranged below the material receiving bin 5. The material receiving bin 5 includes two groups of symmetrically arranged second material tray limiting plates 51. The structure of the second material tray limiting plates 51 is the same as that of the first material tray limiting plates 41. Two groups of supporting devices 52 are arranged on each group of second material tray limiting plates 51; the supporting device 52 includes a mounting groove 521 embedded in the side wall of the second material tray limiting plate 51, and a rotating shaft 522 is rotatably arranged inside the mounting groove 521, and a supporting block 523 is provided on the upper fixed sleeve of the rotating shaft 522; the material unloading lifting mechanism 8 includes a second fixed plate 81 arranged at the bottom of the bottom plate 1 and a third lifting cylinder 82 installed on the second fixed plate 81, and a supporting block 523 is provided on the top of the third lifting cylinder 82. The support device 52 is provided with a material unloading top plate 84, and the structure of the material unloading top plate 84 is the same as that of the material loading top plate 79; a material tray sensor is provided on the side of the support device 52 close to the feed bin 4, and when the synchronous belt conveyor line 2 conveys the material tray 6 to between the two sets of second material tray limit plates 51, the material tray sensor senses the material tray 6, and the controller controls the third lifting cylinder 82 to start, so that it stretches and drives the material unloading top plate 84 to move upward, and the material unloading top plate 84 lifts the material tray 6 to cross the support device 52, and the support block 523 is driven by the rotating shaft 522 to rotate from the bottom to the horizontal state, and the third lifting cylinder 82 retracts, driving the material tray 6 to move downward, and the material tray 6 is placed on the support block 523.

[0026] Working principle: When the present invention is in use, the material tray 6 is placed in the feeding bin 4, the first lifting cylinder 72 contracts, driving the mounting plate 74 to move upward along the second slide rail 75, the second lifting cylinder 77 extends to drive the loading top plate 79 to move upward, the loading top plate 79 lifts the material tray 6, the material dividing cylinder 42 drives the first sliding block 45 to move outward along the first slide rail 44, the two groups of material tray support rods 46 are separated, the first lifting cylinder 72 extends, driving the second lifting cylinder 77 to move downward, at this time the loading top plate 79 continues to support the material tray 6, the material dividing cylinder 42 drives the material tray support rod 46 to move, so that the two groups of material tray support rods 46 are close to each other, and the remaining material trays 6 are supported, and the second lifting cylinder 77 retracts to lift the material tray 6. 6 is placed on the synchronous belt conveyor line 2, and the material tray 6 is transported to the middle material picking position through the synchronous belt conveyor line 2. After the operating equipment finishes picking up the materials, the synchronous belt conveyor line 2 continues to transport the empty material tray 6 to the direction of the receiving bin 5. When the synchronous belt conveyor line 2 transports the material tray 6 to between the two sets of second material tray limit plates 51, the material tray sensor senses the material tray 6, and the controller controls the third lifting cylinder 82 to start, so that it stretches and drives the unloading top plate 84 to move upward. The unloading top plate 84 lifts the material tray 6 to cross the supporting device 52. The support block 523 rotates from the bottom to a horizontal state driven by the rotating shaft 522, and the third lifting cylinder 82 retracts, driving the material tray 6 to move downward, and the material tray 6 is placed on the support block 523.

[0027] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism, comprising a bottom plate (1) and a synchronous belt conveyor line (2) arranged on the top of the bottom plate (1), the top of the bottom plate (1) being located on both sides of the synchronous belt conveyor line (2) and being provided with bearing limit ribs (3), the top of the bottom plate (1) being located on both ends of the synchronous belt conveyor line (2) and being provided with a tray feeding module and a tray recovery module, respectively, characterized in that: The material tray feeding module comprises a material supply bin (4) arranged on the top of the base plate (1) and a material loading and lifting mechanism (7) arranged below the material supply bin (4); two material tray support rods (46) are arranged between two groups of first material tray limit plates (41) below the material supply bin (4), and the two ends of the two material tray support rods (46) are slidably connected to the first material tray limit plates (41); a material tray (6) is arranged between the two groups of the first material tray limit plates (41), and the two ends of the material tray (6) extend outwardly with edges (61), and the edges (61) are overlapped on the material tray support rods (46); a through hole is opened at the top of the base plate (1) at a position corresponding to the material tray (6), and the material loading and lifting mechanism (7) is arranged below the material tray (4). The invention comprises a first fixed plate (71) arranged at the bottom of a base plate (1) and a first lifting cylinder (72) installed on the side wall of the first fixed plate (71); the bottom of the first lifting cylinder (72) is fixedly connected to a mounting plate (74), and a second lifting cylinder (77) is installed on the mounting plate (74); the top of the second lifting cylinder (77) of the second lifting cylinder (77) is provided with a work frame (78); the work frame (78) passes through a through hole to the top of the base plate (1), and a loading top plate (79) is provided on the top of the work frame (78); the material tray recovery module comprises a material receiving bin (5) arranged at the top of the base plate (1) and a material unloading lifting mechanism (89) arranged below the material receiving bin (5). ), the material receiving bin (5) comprises two groups of symmetrically arranged second material tray limiting plates (51), and each group of second material tray limiting plates (51) is provided with two groups of supporting devices (52) for supporting the material tray (6), the material unloading and lifting mechanism (8) comprises a second fixed plate (81) arranged at the bottom of the base plate (1) and a third lifting cylinder (82) installed on the second fixed plate (81), a bracket (83) is arranged at the top of the third lifting cylinder (82), and the bracket (83) passes through the top of the base plate (1) and leads to the top, and a material unloading top plate (84) is arranged at the top of the bracket (83); the first material tray limiting plate (41) is composed of a rectangular plate and a plurality of integrally formed two ends of the top of the rectangular plate. The mounting plate (74) is composed of an L-shaped plate, two material distribution cylinders (42) are arranged on the top of each group of rectangular plates, the material distribution cylinders (42) are close to the L-shaped plates, and the tops of the rectangular plates are located between the material distribution cylinders (42) and the L-shaped plates, and a group of first slide rails (44) are arranged respectively; the bottom of the first lifting cylinder (72) is connected with a connecting piece (73), the mounting plate (74) and the first lifting cylinder (72) are fixedly connected by the connecting piece (73), the side wall of the first fixed plate (71) close to the mounting plate (74) is provided with a second slide rail (75), and a second slider (76) is slidably installed on the second slide rail (75), and the side wall of the mounting plate (74) is fixedly connected to the second slider (76).

2. A streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first sliding block (45) is slidably arranged on the first sliding rail (44), a telescopic rod (43) is connected to the output end of the material distribution cylinder (42), and the telescopic rod (43) is fixedly connected to the first sliding block (45), and both ends of the material tray support rod (46) are fixedly connected to the first sliding block (45).

3. A streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading top plate (79) is composed of a horizontal plate and vertical plates arranged on both sides of the horizontal plate, and the distance between the two groups of vertical plates is greater than the width of the synchronous belt conveyor line (2). The structure of the unloading top plate (84) is the same as that of the loading top plate (79).

4. The streamlined automatic feeding tray mechanism according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The support device (52) comprises a mounting groove (521) embedded in the side wall of the second material tray limiting plate (51), a rotating shaft (522) is rotatably arranged inside the mounting groove (521), and a support block (523) is fixedly sleeved on the upper side of the rotating shaft (522).

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