Automatic gasket threading machine

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of engine assembly, and specifically to an automatic gasket inserting machine, comprising a rotating worktable, an automatic bolt feeding mechanism and an automatic gasket feeding mechanism, wherein the automatic bolt feeding mechanism comprises a bolt vibrating feeding plate and a bolt linear vibrator, and the automatic gasket feeding mechanism comprises a gasket vibrating feeding plate and a plurality of gasket linear vibrators, the rotating worktable comprises a horizontally arranged rotating disc, a gasket sleeve mechanism distributed with equal angle differences around the lateral side of the rotating disc, a push-down gasket assembly and a discharging assembly, the gasket sleeve mechanism comprises a plurality of gasket sleeve assemblies, all of which are abuttingly connected to one end of the gasket linear vibrator, and all of which are distributed with interval differences around the lateral side of the rotating disc, the invention can realize automatic insertion of multiple gaskets on bolts, realize the integration of automatic bolt feeding, gasket inserting and gasket pressing, realize fully automatic assembly, and will not cause the phenomenon of missing assembly bolts and gaskets.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of engine assembly, in particular to an automatic gasket inserting machine. Background Art

[0002] During the assembly process of existing engines, the gas path of the engine needs to be fixed on the engine using a bolt through two gaskets. The existing method is to do it manually, which takes up too much labor cost and is also a test of the patience of the staff. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic gasket inserting machine to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is:

[0005] An automatic gasket threading machine includes a rotating worktable, an automatic bolt feeding mechanism and an automatic gasket feeding mechanism, the automatic bolt feeding mechanism includes a bolt vibrating feeding plate and a bolt linear vibrator, the automatic gasket feeding mechanism includes a gasket vibrating feeding plate and a plurality of gasket linear vibrators, the rotating worktable includes a horizontally arranged rotating disc, a gasket sleeve mechanism distributed at equal angles around the rotating disc, a push-down gasket assembly and a discharging assembly, the gasket sleeve mechanism includes a plurality of gasket sleeve assemblies, all of which are abuttingly connected to one end of the gasket linear vibrator, and all of which are distributed at intervals around the rotating disc.

[0006] Furthermore, a rotating motor is arranged at the bottom of the rotating disc, and the output shaft of the rotating motor is vertically upward and fixedly connected to the bottom center of the rotating disc. A plurality of positioning fixtures are distributed at equal angles around the top edge of the rotating disc and its center line. The bolt linear vibrator points to one of the positioning fixtures of the rotating disc. A limiting ring is arranged on the outer side of the rotating disc, and a vertical support rod is arranged at the bottom of the limiting ring.

[0007] Furthermore, the sleeve gasket assembly includes a slide plate, a supporting air clamp and a limit stop block. The slide plate is provided with a slideway docked with one end of the gasket linear vibrator, and the limit stop block is fixed at the end of the slideway away from the linear vibrator. The output end of the air clamp faces downward and is erected directly above the limit stop block. The limit stop block is a U-shaped structure with an opening toward the slideway. The two clamping parts of the air clamp output end are both equipped with horizontal supporting plates. The limit stop blocks are located on both sides of the slideway and are provided with avoidance holes for avoiding the sliding of the horizontal supporting plates. The sliding directions of the two horizontal supporting plates are relative and both are horizontally perpendicular to the center line of the slideway. The gasket linear vibrator is respectively docked with one end of the slideways of all sleeve gasket assemblies.

[0008] Furthermore, the push-down gasket assembly includes a push-up cylinder and a U-shaped block, the output shaft of the push-up cylinder is fixedly connected to the U-shaped block downward, and the opening of the U-shaped block faces downward.

[0009] Furthermore, the discharging assembly includes a support frame and a pushing cylinder, the pushing cylinder is mounted directly above the rotating disc through the support frame, the support frame is fixedly mounted on a limiting ring, the pushing cylinder is horizontally arranged and the axis of its output shaft is parallel to the radial direction of the rotating disc, a pushing block is arranged at the output end of the pushing cylinder, and a notch for avoiding the pushing block is arranged on the side of each positioning fixture close to the center of the rotating disc.

[0010] Furthermore, the limiting ring is provided with an opening for avoiding the discharge of bolts directly below the support frame, and the limiting ring is provided with a horizontally arranged stacking rail at the opening.

[0011] Furthermore, a feeding conveyor belt is arranged directly above the bolt vibration feeding tray, and a funnel for limiting is arranged on the conveyor belt, and an output end of the funnel points to the bolt vibration feeding tray.

[0012] Furthermore, a gasket hopper is arranged above the gasket vibrating feeding tray, a feeding linear vibrator is arranged at the bottom of the gasket hopper, and one end of the feeding linear vibrator points to the top of the gasket vibrating feeding tray.

[0013] The present invention provides an automatic gasket inserting machine through improvement, which has the following improvements and advantages compared with the prior art:

[0014] First, the present invention can realize automatic threading of bolts through multiple gaskets, thereby improving assembly efficiency.

[0015] Secondly, the present invention realizes the integration of automatic bolt feeding, gasket insertion and gasket pressing, realizes full-automatic assembly, completely liberates manpower, and does not cause the phenomenon of missing bolts and gaskets during manual assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The present invention will be further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and Examples:

[0017] Figure 1 The three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0018] Figure 2 The three-dimensional structure of the present invention is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the sleeve gasket assembly of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the push-down gasket assembly of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the discharging assembly of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the air clamp and the gasket of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 7 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the limit stopper and the avoidance hole of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the horizontal support plate, the limit stopper and the gasket of the present invention;

[0025] Fig. 9 yes Figure 2 A magnified schematic diagram of point A;

[0026] Description of reference numerals:

[0027] 1. Rotating workbench; 11. Rotating disc; 12. Rotating motor; 13. Positioning fixture; 14. Notch; 15. Limiting ring; 16. Stacking rail; 2. Automatic bolt feeding mechanism; 21. Vibrating bolt feeding tray; 22. Linear bolt vibrator; 23. Conveyor belt; 24. Funnel; 3. Automatic gasket feeding mechanism; 31. Vibrating gasket feeding tray; 32. Linear gasket vibrator; 33. Gasket hopper; 34. Feeding linear vibrator; 4. Gasket sleeve assembly; 41. Air clamp; 42. Horizontal support plate; 43. Limit block; 44. Slide plate; 45. Avoidance hole; 5. Push-down gasket assembly; 41. Push cylinder; 42. U-shaped block; 6. Discharging assembly; 61. Support frame; 62. Push cylinder; 63. Push block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The present invention is described in detail below, and the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described. 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] The present invention provides an automatic gasket inserting machine through improvement. Figure 1-Figure 9As shown, it includes a rotating workbench 1, an automatic bolt feeding mechanism 2 and an automatic gasket feeding mechanism 3, the automatic bolt feeding mechanism 2 includes a bolt vibrating feeding tray 21 and a bolt linear vibrator 22, the automatic gasket feeding mechanism includes a gasket vibrating feeding tray 31 and a plurality of gasket linear vibrators 32, the rotating workbench 1 includes a horizontally arranged rotating disk 11, a sleeve gasket mechanism distributed at equal angles around the rotating disk 11, a push-down gasket assembly 5 and a discharging assembly 6, the sleeve gasket mechanism includes a plurality of sleeve gasket assemblies 4, all of the sleeve gasket assemblies 4 are abutted against one end of the gasket linear vibrator 32, and all of the sleeve gasket assemblies 4 are distributed at intervals around the rotating disk 11.

[0030] The automatic bolt feeding mechanism 2 feeds the bolts onto the bolt linear vibrator 22, and then the bolt linear vibrator 22 sends the bolts to the rotating disc 11, and then the rotating disc 11 drives the bolts to rotate in sequence to the bottom of the gasket assembly 4, the automatic gasket feeding mechanism 3 feeds the gaskets onto the gasket linear vibrator 32, and then the gasket linear vibrator 32 sends the gaskets to the gasket assembly 4, all the gasket assemblies 4 respectively put the gaskets on the bolts, and then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the bolts with gaskets are moved to the bottom of the push-down gasket assembly 5, and then the push-down gasket assembly 5 pushes the gasket down to the root of the bolt, and then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the assembled bolts are moved to the corresponding position of the discharging assembly 6, and then the discharging assembly 6 pushes out the assembled bolts.

[0031] A rotating motor 12 is arranged at the bottom of the rotating disk 11, and the output shaft of the rotating motor 12 is vertically upward and fixedly connected to the bottom center of the rotating disk 11. A plurality of positioning fixtures 13 are distributed at equal angles around the top edge of the rotating disk 11 and its center line. The bolt linear vibrator 22 points to one of the positioning fixtures 13 of the rotating disk 11. A limiting ring 15 is arranged on the outer side of the rotating disk 11, and a vertical support rod is arranged at the bottom of the limiting ring 15.

[0032] The automatic bolt feeding mechanism 2 feeds the bolts onto the bolt linear vibrator 22, and then the bolt linear vibrator 22 sends the bolts to a positioning fixture 13 of the rotating disc 11, and then the rotating motor 12 drives the rotating disc 11 to rotate intermittently, driving the bolts to rotate in sequence to the bottom of the sleeve gasket assembly 4, the push-down gasket assembly 5 and the discharge assembly 6.

[0033] The sleeve gasket assembly 4 includes a slide plate 44, a supporting air clamp 41 and a limit stop block 43. The slide plate 44 is provided with a slideway docked with one end of the gasket linear vibrator 32. The limit stop block 43 is fixed at the end of the slideway away from the linear vibrator. The output end of the air clamp 41 faces downward and is mounted directly above the limit stop block 43. The limit stop block 43 is a U-shaped structure with an opening toward the slideway. The two clamping parts at the output end of the air clamp 41 are both installed with horizontal supporting plates 42. The limit stop blocks 43 are located on both sides of the slideway and are provided with avoidance holes 45 for avoiding the sliding of the horizontal supporting plates 42. The sliding directions of the two horizontal supporting plates 42 are relative and both are horizontally perpendicular to the center line of the slideway. The gasket linear vibrator 32 docks with one end of the slideways of all sleeve gasket assemblies 4 respectively.

[0034] The automatic bolt feeding mechanism 2 feeds the bolts onto the bolt linear vibrator 22, and then the bolt linear vibrator 22 sends the bolts to a positioning fixture 13 of the rotating disc 11, and then the rotating motor 12 drives the rotating disc 11 to rotate intermittently, driving the bolts to rotate in sequence to the bottom of the gasket assembly 4, and the gasket automatic feeding mechanism 3 feeds the gaskets onto the gasket linear vibrator 32, and then the gasket linear vibrator 32 moves the gasket from the slideway to between the limit block 43 and the two horizontal supporting plates 42 of the air clamp 41, the air clamp 41 separates the two horizontal supporting plates 42, and the gasket falls down and is sleeved on the bolt, and then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the bolt with the gasket is moved to the bottom of the push-down gasket assembly 5, and then the push-down gasket assembly 5 pushes the gasket down to the root of the bolt, and then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the assembled bolts are moved to the corresponding position of the discharging assembly 6, and then the discharging assembly 6 pushes out the assembled bolts.

[0035] The push-down gasket assembly 5 includes a push cylinder 41 and a U-shaped block 42. The output shaft of the push cylinder 41 is fixedly connected to the U-shaped block 42 downward, and the opening of the U-shaped block 42 faces downward. The air clamp 41 separates the two horizontal support plates 42, and the gasket falls down and is sleeved on the bolt. Then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the bolt with the gasket is moved to the bottom of the push-down gasket assembly 5. Then the push cylinder 41 drives the U-shaped block 42 downward to push the gasket down to the root of the bolt. Then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the assembled bolt is moved to the corresponding position of the discharging assembly 6, and then the discharging assembly 6 pushes out the assembled bolt.

[0036] The discharging assembly 6 includes a support frame 61 and a pushing cylinder 62. The pushing cylinder 62 is mounted directly above the rotating disc 11 through the support frame 61. The support frame 61 is fixedly mounted on the limiting ring 15. The pushing cylinder 62 is horizontally arranged and the axis of its output shaft is parallel to the radial direction of the rotating disc 11. A pushing block 63 is arranged at the output end of the pushing cylinder 62. A notch 14 for avoiding the pushing block 63 is arranged on the side of each positioning fixture 13 close to the center of the rotating disc 11. The bolt with the gasket is moved to directly below the push-down gasket assembly 5, and then the pushing cylinder 41 drives the U-shaped block 42 downward to push the gasket down to the root of the bolt, and then the rotating disc 11 continues to rotate, and the assembled bolt is moved to the corresponding position of the discharging assembly 6, and then the output shaft of the pushing cylinder 62 extends to drive the pushing block 63 to push the assembled bolt out.

[0037] The limiting ring 15 is located directly below the support frame 61 and is provided with an opening for avoiding the bolts from discharging. The limiting ring 15 is located at the opening and is provided with a horizontally arranged stacking rail 16. The assembled bolts are moved to the corresponding position of the discharging assembly 6, and then the output shaft of the pushing cylinder 62 is extended to drive the pushing block 63 to push the assembled bolts out and push them into the stacking rail 16.

[0038] A feeding conveyor belt 23 is arranged directly above the bolt vibration feeding tray 21. A funnel 24 for limiting is arranged on the conveyor belt 23. The output end of the funnel 24 points to the bolt vibration feeding tray 21 to ensure sufficient supply of bolts and save time and labor cost for manual feeding.

[0039] A gasket hopper 33 is mounted above the gasket vibrating feed tray 31, and a feeding linear vibrator 34 is provided at the bottom of the gasket hopper. One end of the feeding linear vibrator 34 points directly above the gasket vibrating feed tray 31 to ensure sufficient feeding of gaskets and save time and labor costs for manual loading.

[0040] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables one skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to one skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automatic gasket threading machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a rotating worktable (1), an automatic bolt feeding mechanism (2) and an automatic gasket feeding mechanism (3), wherein the automatic bolt feeding mechanism (2) comprises a bolt vibrating feeding plate (21) and a bolt linear vibrator (22), and the automatic gasket feeding mechanism comprises a gasket vibrating feeding plate (31) and a plurality of gasket linear vibrators (32). The rotating worktable (1) comprises a horizontally arranged rotating disc (11), a gasket sleeve mechanism distributed at equal angles around the rotating disc (11), a push-down gasket assembly (5) and a discharging assembly (6), and the gasket sleeve mechanism comprises a plurality of gasket sleeve assemblies (4), all of which are abuttingly connected to one end of the gasket linear vibrator (32), and all of which are distributed at intervals around the rotating disc (11). A rotating motor (12) is arranged at the bottom of the rotating disk (11), the output shaft of the rotating motor (12) is vertically upward and fixedly connected to the bottom center of the rotating disk (11), a plurality of positioning fixtures (13) are distributed at equal angles around the top edge of the rotating disk (11) and its center line, the bolt linear vibrator (22) points to one of the positioning fixtures (13) of the rotating disk (11), a limiting ring (15) is arranged on the outer side of the rotating disk (11), and a vertical support rod is arranged at the bottom of the limiting ring (15); The sleeve gasket assembly (4) comprises a slide plate (44), a supporting air clamp and a limit stopper (43); the slide plate (44) is provided with a slideway docked with one end of the gasket linear vibrator (32); the limit stopper (43) is fixed to the end of the slideway away from the linear vibrator; the output end of the air clamp faces downward and is mounted directly above the limit stopper (43); the limit stopper (43) is a U-shaped structure with an opening facing the slideway; two clamping parts of the output end of the air clamp are both installed with horizontal supporting plates; the limit stopper (43) is provided with avoidance holes (45) on both sides of the slideway for avoiding the sliding of the horizontal supporting plates; the sliding directions of the two horizontal supporting plates are opposite and both are horizontally perpendicular to the center line of the slideway; the gasket linear vibrator (32) docks with one end of the slideways of all sleeve gasket assemblies (4); The discharging assembly (6) comprises a support frame (61) and a push cylinder (62). The push cylinder (62) is mounted directly above the rotating disc (11) via the support frame (61). The support frame (61) is fixedly mounted on a limiting ring (15). The push cylinder (62) is horizontally arranged and the axis of its output shaft is parallel to the radial direction of the rotating disc (11). A push block (63) is arranged at the output end of the push cylinder (62). A notch (14) for avoiding the push block (63) is arranged on one side of each positioning fixture (13) close to the center of the rotating disc (11).

2. The automatic gasket threading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The push-down gasket assembly (5) comprises a push-up cylinder and a U-shaped block (42), wherein the output shaft of the push-up cylinder is fixedly connected to the U-shaped block (42) facing downward, and the opening of the U-shaped block (42) faces downward.

3. The automatic gasket threading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting circular ring (15) is located directly below the support frame (61) and is provided with an opening for avoiding the discharge of bolts. The limiting circular ring (15) is located at the opening and is provided with a horizontally arranged stacking rail (16).

4. The automatic gasket threading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A feeding conveyor belt (23) is arranged directly above the bolt vibration feeding tray (21), and a funnel (24) is arranged on the conveyor belt (23), wherein the output end of the funnel (24) points to the bolt vibration feeding tray (21).

5. The automatic gasket threading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A gasket hopper (33) is arranged above the gasket vibrating feeding tray (31), and a feeding linear vibrator (34) is arranged at the bottom end of the gasket hopper, with one end of the feeding linear vibrator (34) pointing directly above the gasket vibrating feeding tray (31).

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