A new type of automatic feeding device for polar columns

Abstract

The present invention discloses a novel automatic feeding device for a polar column. The novel automatic feeding device for a clip includes a plurality of clip jigs, each of which includes eight positions, the inner cavity of the position is the same as the outer contour of the polar column, the mandrel of the position is matched with the centering hole sleeve of the polar column, the fixed base plate and the ejector plate are matched with four sets of lifting guide shafts and the first linear bearing guide; a plurality of clip jigs are connected to the transverse base plate at equal intervals, the transverse linear module of the transverse transfer part is connected to the middle lower part of the transverse base plate; the vertical linear module of the ejector part is connected to the ejector frame, the two ejector plates of the ejector frame are located on both sides of the transverse linear module, the two photoelectric sensors of the upper detection part are aligned with the feeding position, the two ejector plates pass through the lower ejector hole and the upper ejector hole and fit to drive the ejector plate to move at a fixed distance, so that eight polar columns enter the feeding position at one time. The present invention realizes the effects of automatic continuous supply of polar columns, high production efficiency and high feeding accuracy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of feeding of special-shaped metal parts, and in particular to a novel automatic feeding device of a clip for a polar column. Background Art

[0002] In electronic products, polarity columns are important components. Polarity columns include positive poles made of aluminum and negative poles made of copper. Both are special-shaped thin sheets of the same shape. A centering hole is often provided in the middle of the polarity column, an upper boss is formed on the upper surface, and a lower circular groove is formed on the lower surface of the upper boss. Currently, manual loading is often used one by one, and its defects are: first, the loading speed is slow, the production efficiency is low, the labor cost is high, and it is difficult to apply to large-scale production; second, manual loading one by one has human error, which is easy to damage components, and the loading position is low, so that the subsequent assembly accuracy is poor and the yield rate is not high. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve one or more of the above problems, the present invention provides a novel automatic feeding device for polar columns.

[0004] According to one aspect of the present invention, the novel automatic feeding device for a polar column includes a plurality of magazine jigs, a lateral transfer portion and a lifting portion, each magazine jig includes four material bins, a fixed base plate, a lifting plate and a lifting guide shaft;

[0005] Four silos are arranged in a rectangular array and connected to a fixed base plate at the lower end. A plurality of contoured wall panels of each silo surround two side-by-side silos. The inner cavity of the silo has the same outer contour as the polar column. A plurality of polar columns are stacked in the silo. A vertical mandrel is arranged in the middle of the silo. The mandrel and the centering hole of the polar column are matched with the sleeve. The contoured wall panel and the mandrel pass through the avoidance hole of the top material plate to connect to the fixed base plate.

[0006] A plurality of fixed base plates are connected to the transverse base plate at equal intervals, and four lifting guide shafts are connected to the fixed base plate. The four lifting guide shafts are respectively located in the middle of the horizontal intervals and the middle of the vertical intervals of the four bins. A first linear bearing is provided in the middle of the horizontal side and the middle of the vertical side of the ejector plate, and each first linear bearing sleeve is connected to the lifting guide shaft;

[0007] The transverse linear module of the transverse transfer part is fixed on the worktable, the moving plate of the transverse linear module is connected to the lower middle of the transverse base plate, the lower jacking hole of the transverse base plate and the upper jacking hole in the middle of the fixed base plate are opposite to each other, and the transverse linear module drives each clip fixture to enter the jacking position;

[0008] The vertical linear module of the jacking part is fixed under the worktable, and the moving plate of the vertical linear module is connected to the side of the jacking frame. The jacking frame is located below the middle position of the horizontal linear module. The two symmetrical jacking plates of the jacking frame are located on both sides of the horizontal linear module.

[0009] The upper detection part is fixed on the workbench, and the two photoelectric sensors of the upper detection part are aligned with the feeding positions respectively. The two lifting plates pass through the lower lifting hole and the upper lifting hole and fit together to drive the lifting plate to move at a fixed distance, so that eight polarity columns enter the feeding position each time.

[0010] The beneficial effects of the device are as follows: first, it realizes the automatic continuous supply of polarity columns, supplies 8 materials at a time, and the feeding speed is significantly improved, and four can realize uninterrupted feeding, the fully loaded magazine fixture feeds in turn, and the unloaded magazine fixture replenishes materials at the same time, without production suspension, and the production time is improved. The two factors work together to greatly improve the production efficiency; second, the lateral transfer part and the lifting part respectively adopt linear modules, which can accurately move the set displacement, and the photoelectric sensor of the upper detection part simultaneously detects the position of the sheet, and the feeding position accuracy is high, so the assembly accuracy is high and the yield rate is high. At the same time, while ensuring high precision, it can achieve fast movement speed, further improving production efficiency; third, the magazine fixture adopts a four-bin eight-bin setting, the contour of each bin is accurately matched with the polarity column, the core shaft accurately positions the polarity column, and prevents the polarity column from tilting and stacking, so the materials in the entire silo are stacked with high precision, and the first linear bearing and the lifting guide shaft are adopted to ensure the vertical movement of the top plate, and the polarity column can be supplied steadily and with high precision.

[0011] In some embodiments, the core shaft sleeve is a positioning sleeve, which is threadedly connected to the top plate, the positioning sleeve cooperates with the lower circular groove sleeve of the polar column, and the lower circular groove cooperates with the upper truncated cone sleeve of another polar column; the positioning sleeve is made of nylon or polytetrafluoroethylene.

[0012] In some embodiments, the silo includes an upper connecting plate and four contoured wall panels, the inner surface of the contoured wall panel is fitted with the contour of the polar column, the upper connecting plate is provided with two material feeding holes, the edges of the material feeding holes form a plurality of contoured holes, the upper end of each contoured wall panel is inserted and threadedly connected to the contoured hole, and the lower end of the contoured wall panel is inserted and threadedly connected to the plug-in slot of the fixed base plate, thereby forming a silo;

[0013] In some embodiments, the lower end of the core shaft is inserted into and threadedly connected to the first circular groove of the fixed base plate; the lower ends of the four lifting guide shafts are inserted into and threadedly connected to the second circular groove of the fixed base plate.

[0014] In some embodiments, the polar column is a rectangular structure, and the plane cross-section of the bin is a rectangle;

[0015] The outer surface and the inner surface of the contoured wallboard are both right-angled surfaces, the insertion groove is a right-angled groove; the contoured hole is a right-angled hole, and the material feeding hole is a rectangular hole.

[0016] In some embodiments, the transverse substrate is also provided with a plurality of rectangular positioning strips at equal intervals, the interval between two adjacent positioning strips is the same as the width of the fixed substrate, and the two sides of the fixed substrate are respectively attached to the side surface of a positioning strip.

[0017] In some embodiments, the XY adjustable bracket of the upper detection part is fixed on the workbench, the XY adjustable bracket is located at the rear side of the transverse substrate, and two mounting plates are fixed on the XY adjustable bracket, each mounting plate has a photoelectric sensor.

[0018] In some embodiments, the right-angle frame of the lower detection part is fixed on the workbench, and a photoelectric sensor is installed on the right-angle frame. The photoelectric sensor is located below the transverse substrate, and the photoelectric sensor detects whether there is a clip fixture at the lifting position.

[0019] In some embodiments, the lifting frame includes four vertical guide rails in a rectangular array, each vertical guide rail has a second linear bearing sleeve, the second linear bearing is fixed on the workbench, and the upper ends of the four vertical guide rails pass through the avoidance holes of the workbench and are connected to the bottom of the two lifting plates.

[0020] In some embodiments, the lateral transfer part also includes two lateral guide rails, which are respectively fixed on the work table and symmetrically located on both sides of the lateral linear module. The shaft sleeve on each lateral guide rail cooperates with a number of sliders, and the sliders are connected to the lower sides of the lateral transfer substrate.

[0021] In some embodiments, the clip fixture includes two U-shaped handles, and the leg ends of the handles are fixed to the two longitudinal sides of the fixed base plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a novel automatic feeding device for a polar column according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the magazine fixture shown;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a fixed substrate is shown;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the upper connecting plate shown;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the lateral transfer portion shown;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the jacking part shown;

[0028] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the upper detection part shown;

[0029] Figure 8 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the polar column shown;

[0030] Fig. 9 for Figure 8 A schematic cross-sectional view of the polar column shown;

[0031] Polar column 00, centering hole 001, lower circular groove 002, upper circular table 003;

[0032] Clip fixture 1, material bin 10, mandrel 100, contour wall plate 101, positioning sleeve 102, upper connecting plate 103, material feeding hole 104, contour hole 105, fixed base plate 11, upper lifting hole 110, plug-in groove 111, first circular groove 112, second circular groove 113, lifting plate 12, lifting guide shaft 13, first linear bearing 14, handle 15;

[0033] The lateral transfer part 2, the lateral transfer base plate 20, the lower lifting hole 201, the lateral linear module 21, the lateral guide rail 22, the slider 23, and the positioning bar 24;

[0034] Lifting part 3, vertical linear module 31, lifting frame 32, vertical guide rail 33, second linear bearing 34, lifting plate 35; upper detection part 4, XY adjustable bracket 41, mounting plate 42;

[0035] Lower detection part 5, right angle frame 51; photoelectric sensor 6; working table 7. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the words "front", "rear", "left", "right", "upper" and "lower" used in the following description refer to directions in the accompanying drawings, and the words "inner" and "outer" refer to directions toward or away from the geometric center of a specific component, respectively.

[0037] Figures 1 to 9 A new type of automatic feeding device for a polar column according to an embodiment of the present invention is schematically shown. As shown in the figure, the device includes a plurality of clip jigs 1, a lateral transfer part 2 and a lifting part 3, each clip jig 1 includes four material bins 10, a fixed base plate 11, a lifting plate 12 and a lifting guide shaft 13;

[0038] Four silos 10 are arranged in a rectangular array and connected to a fixed base plate 11 at the lower end. A plurality of contoured wall panels 101 of each silo 10 surround and form two side-by-side silos. The inner cavity of the silo has the same outer contour as the polar column 00. A plurality of polar columns 00 are stacked in the silo 10. A vertical mandrel 100 is provided in the middle of the silo. The mandrel 100 and the centering hole 001 of the polar column 00 are plug-in-matched. The contoured wall panels 101 and the mandrel 100 pass through the avoidance hole of the top material plate 12 to connect to the fixed base plate 11.

[0039] A plurality of fixed base plates 11 are connected to the transverse base plate 20 at equal intervals, and four lifting guide shafts 13 are connected to the fixed base plate 11. The four lifting guide shafts 13 are respectively located in the middle of the horizontal intervals and the middle of the vertical intervals of the four bins 10. A first linear bearing 14 is provided in the middle of the horizontal side and the middle of the vertical side of the ejector plate 12, and each first linear bearing 14 is connected to the lifting guide shaft 13 by a sleeve;

[0040] The horizontal linear module 21 of the horizontal transfer part 2 is fixed on the workbench 7, the middle of the horizontal moving base plate 20 is connected to the moving plate of the horizontal linear module 21, the lower lifting hole 201 of the horizontal moving base plate 20 and the upper lifting hole 110 in the middle of the fixed base plate 11 are opposite to each other, and the lower lifting holes 201 are arranged in a rectangular array of two rows and four columns, and the horizontal linear module 21 drives each clip fixture 1 to enter the lifting position;

[0041] The vertical linear module 31 of the lifting part 3 is fixed under the workbench 7, and the moving plate of the vertical linear module 31 is connected to the side of the lifting frame 32. The lifting frame 32 is located below the middle position of the horizontal linear module 21. The two symmetrical lifting plates 35 of the lifting frame 32 are respectively located on both sides of the horizontal linear module 21.

[0042] The upper detection part 4 is fixed on the workbench 7, and the two photoelectric sensors 6 of the upper detection part 4 are aligned with the feeding positions respectively. The two lifting plates 35 pass through the lower lifting hole 201 and the upper lifting hole 110 and fit to drive the lifting plate 12 to move at a fixed distance, so that eight polarity columns 00 enter the feeding position each time.

[0043] The beneficial effects of the device are as follows: first, it realizes the automatic continuous supply of polarity column 00, supplies 8 materials at a time, and the feeding speed is significantly improved, and the four can realize uninterrupted feeding, the full-loaded magazine fixture 1 feeds in turn, and the empty-loaded magazine fixture 1 is replenished at the same time, without production stoppage, and the production time is improved. The two factors work together to greatly improve the production efficiency; second, the horizontal transfer part 2 and the lifting part 3 respectively adopt linear modules, which can accurately move the set displacement, and the photoelectric sensor 6 of the upper detection part 4 simultaneously detects the position of the sheet, and the feeding position is highly accurate. Therefore, the assembly accuracy is high and the yield rate is high. At the same time, while ensuring high precision, it can achieve fast moving speed, further improving production efficiency; thirdly, the magazine fixture 1 adopts a four-bin and eight-bin setting. The contour of each bin is precisely matched with the polar column 00. The core shaft 100 accurately positions the polar column 00 to prevent the polar column 00 from tilting and stacking. Therefore, the material in the entire silo is stacked with high precision. At the same time, the first linear bearing 14 and the lifting guide shaft 13 are used to ensure the vertical movement of the top plate 12, and the polar column 00 can be supplied smoothly and with high precision.

[0044] Preferably, the mandrel 100 is sleeved with a positioning sleeve 102, the positioning sleeve 102 is threadedly connected to the top plate 12, the positioning sleeve 102 and the lower circular groove 002 of the polar column 00 are sleeved together, and the lower circular groove 002 and the upper truncated platform 003 of another polar column 00 are sleeved together, and the beneficial effect is: the adjacent polar columns 00 are stacked without gaps, and the polar columns 00 will not have defects such as pressure loss and deformation;

[0045] The positioning sleeve 102 is made of nylon or polytetrafluoroethylene, which has the beneficial effect that the material can hold the polar column 00 and buffer the stress of the polar column 00 .

[0046] Preferably, the silo 10 includes an upper connecting plate 103 and four contoured wall panels 101, the inner surface of the contoured wall panel 101 fits the contour of the polar column 00, the upper connecting plate 103 is provided with two material feeding holes 104, and a plurality of contoured holes 105 are formed on the edges of the material feeding holes 104. The upper end of each contoured wall panel 101 is inserted into and threadedly connected to the contoured hole 105, and the lower end of the contoured wall panel 101 is inserted into and threadedly connected to the plug-in groove 111 of the fixed base plate 11, thereby forming a storage position; its beneficial effects are: the silo 10 of this structure has high strength, no deformation during long-term use, and no shaking during movement.

[0047] Preferably, the lower end of the mandrel 100 is inserted into and threadedly connected to the first circular groove 112 of the fixed base plate 11; the lower ends of the four lifting guide shafts 13 are inserted into and threadedly connected to the second circular groove 113 of the fixed base plate 11. The beneficial effect is that the circular groove can accurately position and install the mandrel 100 and the lifting guide shaft 13 to maintain good verticality.

[0048] Preferably, the polar column 00 is a rectangular structure, and the plane cross-section of the bin is a rectangle;

[0049] The outer surface and the inner surface of the contoured wallboard 101 are both right-angled surfaces, the insertion groove 111 is a right-angled groove; the contoured hole 105 is a right-angled hole, and the material feeding hole 104 is a rectangular hole.

[0050] Preferably, the transverse substrate 20 is also provided with a plurality of rectangular positioning bars 24 at equal intervals, the interval between two adjacent positioning bars 24 is the same as the width of the fixed substrate 11, and the two sides of the fixed substrate 11 are respectively attached to the side surface of a positioning bar 24. The beneficial effect is that the positioning bar 24 can accurately limit the left and right movement of the clip fixture 1, and the position does not move during long-term use, so that the feeding position of the polarity column 00 is constant.

[0051] Preferably, the XY adjustable bracket 41 of the upper detection part 4 is fixed on the workbench 7, the XY adjustable bracket 41 is located at the rear side of the transverse substrate 20, and two mounting plates 42 are fixed on the XY adjustable bracket 41, each mounting plate 42 has a photoelectric sensor 6. The beneficial effect is that the upper detection part 4 can use a larger detection range.

[0052] Preferably, the right angle frame 51 of the lower detection part 5 is fixed on the workbench 7, and the photoelectric sensor 6 is installed on the right angle frame 51. The photoelectric sensor 6 is located below the transverse substrate 20, and the photoelectric sensor 6 detects whether there is a clip fixture 1 at the jacking position. The beneficial effect is that the lower detection part 5 can realize the accurate placement of the clip fixture 1.

[0053] Preferably, the lifting frame 32 includes four vertical guide rails 33 in a rectangular array, each vertical guide rail 33 is sleeved with a second linear bearing 34, the second linear bearing 34 is fixed on the workbench 7, and the upper ends of the four vertical guide rails 33 pass through the avoidance holes of the workbench 7 and are connected to the bottom of the two lifting plates 35. The beneficial effect is that the vertical guide rails 33 and the second linear bearings 34 ensure the accuracy of linear movement without deflection.

[0054] Preferably, the lateral transfer part 2 further includes two lateral guide rails 22, which are respectively fixed on the workbench 7, and the two lateral guide rails 22 are symmetrically located on both sides of the lateral linear module 21. The shaft sleeve on each lateral guide rail 22 cooperates with a plurality of sliders 23, and the sliders 23 are connected to the lower sides of the lateral transfer base plate 20. The beneficial effect is that the lateral guide rails 22 and the sliders 23 ensure accurate movement without offset.

[0055] Preferably, the clip jig 1 comprises two U-shaped handles 15, and the legs of the handles 15 are fixed to the longitudinal sides of the fixed base plate 11. The beneficial effect is that the handles 15 facilitate the movement and placement of the clip jig 1.

[0056] The above are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the creative concept of the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A new type of automatic feeding device for polar columns, characterized in that: It comprises a plurality of magazine jigs (1), a lateral transfer portion (2) and a lifting portion (3), each of the magazine jigs (1) comprising four material bins (10), a fixed base plate (11), a lifting plate (12) and a lifting guide shaft (13); The four material bins (10) are arranged in a rectangular array and are connected to the fixed base plate (11) at their lower ends. The plurality of contoured wall panels (101) of each material bin (10) surround and form two side-by-side bins. The inner cavity of the bin has the same outer contour as the polarity column (00). The plurality of polarity columns (00) are stacked in the material bin (10). A vertical mandrel (100) is provided in the middle of the bin. The mandrel (100) and the centering hole (001) of the polarity column (00) are plug-in-matched. The contoured wall panels (101) and the mandrel (100) pass through the avoidance hole of the top material plate (12) and are connected to the fixed base plate (11). A plurality of the fixed base plates (11) are connected to the transverse base plate (20) at equal intervals, and four lifting guide shafts (13) are connected to the fixed base plate (11). The four lifting guide shafts (13) are respectively located in the middle of the horizontal interval and the middle of the vertical interval of the four bins (10). A first linear bearing (14) is provided in the middle of the horizontal side and the middle of the vertical side of the ejector plate (12), and the sleeve of each of the first linear bearings (14) is connected to the lifting guide shaft (13); The transverse linear module (21) of the transverse transfer part (2) is fixed on the workbench (7), the middle of the transverse base plate (20) is connected to the movable plate of the transverse linear module (21), the lower lifting hole (201) of the transverse base plate (20) and the upper lifting hole (110) in the middle of the fixed base plate (11) are opposite to each other, and the transverse linear module (21) drives the clip fixture (1) to enter the lifting position; The vertical linear module (31) of the lifting part (3) is fixed under the workbench (7), the movable plate of the vertical linear module (31) is connected to the side of the lifting frame (32), the lifting frame (32) is located below the middle position of the horizontal linear module (21), and the two symmetrical lifting plates (35) of the lifting frame (32) are respectively located on both sides of the horizontal linear module (21). The upper detection part (4) is fixed on the workbench (7), and the two photoelectric sensors (6) of the upper detection part (4) are respectively aligned with the feeding position. The two lifting plates (35) pass through the lower lifting hole (201) and the upper lifting hole (110) and fit together to drive the lifting plate (12) to move at a fixed distance, so that eight polarity columns (00) enter the feeding position each time; The transverse substrate (20) is also provided with a plurality of rectangular positioning strips (24) at equal intervals, the interval between two adjacent positioning strips (24) being the same as the width of the fixed substrate (11), and the two sides of the fixed substrate (11) are respectively attached to the side surface of one positioning strip (24); The lifting frame (32) comprises four vertical guide rails (33) in a rectangular array, each of the vertical guide rails (33) is sleeved with a second linear bearing (34), the second linear bearing (34) is fixed on the workbench (7), and the upper ends of the four vertical guide rails (33) pass through the avoidance holes of the workbench (7) and are connected to the bottom of the two lifting plates (35); The lateral transfer part (2) further comprises two lateral guide rails (22), the lateral guide rails (22) being respectively fixed on the worktable (7), the two lateral guide rails (22) being symmetrically located on both sides of the lateral linear module (21), the upper sleeve of each lateral guide rail (22) being matched with a plurality of sliders (23), and the sliders (23) are connected to the lower sides of the lateral transfer base plate (20).

2. A novel automatic feeding device for polar columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The core shaft (100) is sleeved with a positioning sleeve (102), the positioning sleeve (102) is threadedly connected to the ejector plate (12), the positioning sleeve (102) and the lower circular groove (002) of the polar column (00) are sleeved together, and the lower circular groove (002) and the upper truncated cone (003) of another polar column (00) are sleeved together; the positioning sleeve (102) is made of nylon or polytetrafluoroethylene.

3. A novel automatic feeding device for polar columns according to claim 2, characterized in that: The silo (10) comprises an upper connecting plate (103) and four profiling wall panels (101), the inner surface of the profiling wall panel (101) being fitted with the contour of the polar column (00), the upper connecting plate (103) being provided with two material passage holes (104), the edges of the material passage holes (104) forming a plurality of profiling holes (105), the upper end of each profiling wall panel (101) being inserted into and threadedly connected to the profiling hole (105), and the lower end of the profiling wall panel (101) being inserted into and threadedly connected to the insertion groove (111) of the fixed base plate (11), thereby forming the silo; Or the lower end of the core shaft (100) is inserted into and threadedly connected to the first circular groove (112) of the fixed base plate (11); the lower ends of the four lifting guide shafts (13) are inserted into and threadedly connected to the second circular grooves (113) of the fixed base plate (11).

4. A novel automatic feeding device for polar columns according to claim 3, characterized in that: The polar column (00) is a rectangular structure, and the plane cross-section of the bin is a rectangle; The outer surface and the inner surface of the profiling wallboard (101) are both right-angled surfaces, the insertion groove (111) is a right-angled groove; the profiling hole (105) is a right-angled hole, and the material discharge hole (104) is a rectangular hole.

5. A novel automatic feeding device for polar columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The XY adjustable bracket (41) of the upper detection part (4) is fixed on the workbench (7), the XY adjustable bracket (41) is located on the rear side of the transverse substrate (20), and two mounting plates (42) are fixed on the XY adjustable bracket (41), and each mounting plate (42) has one photoelectric sensor (6).

6. A novel automatic feeding device for polar columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right-angle frame (51) of the lower detection part (5) is fixed on the workbench (7), and the photoelectric sensor (6) is installed on the right-angle frame (51). The photoelectric sensor (6) is located below the transverse substrate (20), and the photoelectric sensor (6) detects whether the clip fixture (1) is at the lifting position.

7. A novel automatic feeding device for polar columns according to claim 1, characterized in that: The magazine fixture (1) comprises two U-shaped handles (15), wherein the supporting legs of the handles (15) are fixed to two longitudinal sides of the fixed base plate (11).

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