A metal sheet feeding, discharging and conveying device

By designing a metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device, and utilizing negative pressure adsorption and a sheet pushing mechanism, the problems of low conveying efficiency and safety hazards before battery metal casing processing were solved, achieving efficient, stable, and safe metal sheet conveying.

CN113928829BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18YUNNAN KUNMING SHIPBUILDING DESIGN & RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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Application Number
CN202111205563.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-10-15
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2041-10-15

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Technical Problem

Existing technologies are inefficient and pose safety hazards in the conveying process before the metal casing of batteries are processed, and cannot guarantee the consistency and safety of the molding process.

Method used

A metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device was designed, including a feeding mechanism, a conveying mechanism, and a locking mechanism. The device utilizes negative pressure to create a vacuum to adsorb the metal sheets, and then uses a sheet-pushing mechanism to deliver the sheets intermittently, one by one. Combined with the linear motion of the push hook and the feeding hook bar, the device ensures stable conveying of the metal sheets.

Benefits of technology

It improved the production efficiency of the battery casing production line, achieved efficient, stable and safe transportation of metal sheets, and ensured the consistency and safety of the metal sheet forming.

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Abstract

The application provides a metal sheet feeding, discharging and conveying device, which comprises a rack, a feeding mechanism and a conveying mechanism arranged on the rack, characterized in that the feeding mechanism comprises a feeding channel, a feeding adjusting mechanism and a feeding taking-out mechanism, and the conveying mechanism comprises a metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism and a sheet pushing mechanism. The production efficiency of a battery shell production line can be greatly improved, the metal sheets are sucked by using negative pressure vacuum adsorption, the metal sheets neatly stacked into a pile can be sent out one by one in an intermittent mode, the device has a simple structure, a short response time, and the conveying process is efficient, stable and safe.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of cylindrical battery casing processing and production, specifically involving a metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device for battery casings, used for conveying battery casings before processing. Background Technology

[0002] In the production of cylindrical batteries, with the advancement of automation, the industrial and automated production of battery products is increasingly being applied. Currently, the conveying process before the metal casing is processed mainly involves conveyor belt transport or manual addition to the casing forming device. This not only results in low processing efficiency but also poses safety hazards during the metal sheet forming process, failing to guarantee the consistency, efficiency, and safety of the metal sheet forming. Therefore, it is necessary to improve existing technologies. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides a safe and stable metal sheet conveying device.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0005] A metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device includes a frame, a feeding mechanism and a conveying mechanism mounted on the frame, characterized in that the feeding mechanism includes a feeding channel, a feeding adjustment mechanism and a feeding removal mechanism, and the conveying mechanism includes a metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism and a sheet pushing mechanism.

[0006] The frame is a hollow rectangular body composed of left and right side uprights, front and rear side uprights, a platform, and a base plate.

[0007] The feeding channel is composed of a symmetrically arranged right feeding plate and a left feeding plate. The outer sides of the left and right plates are fixed to the horizontal support plate by support blocks, and the lower ends of the left and right plates extend downward through the through holes on the horizontal support plate and are connected to the feeding clamp block, so that the metal sheets to be conveyed are neatly stacked in the feeding channel composed of the left and right columns, and the stack of metal sheets is supported by the feeding clamp block at the bottom of the feeding channel.

[0008] The feeding adjustment mechanism includes a metal sheet adjustment block located at the bottom of the horizontal support plate. The metal sheet adjustment block is U-shaped with a horizontal shaft hole. A horizontal support shaft is located in the horizontal shaft hole. Both ends of the horizontal support shaft are fixed to the support, which is fixed to the platform of the machine frame. One end of the metal sheet adjustment block is located at the rear side of the feeding channel formed by the left and right side plates, and the other end is located at the right outer side of the feeding channel. The metal sheet adjustment block can be moved along the horizontal support shaft as needed. After it moves into place, i.e., after the metal sheet is adjusted into position, it is locked by a locking mechanism.

[0009] The locking mechanism includes a first vertical screw hole on the horizontal support plate and a corresponding second vertical screw hole on the metal sheet adjustment block. The bottom of the second vertical screw hole is connected to the horizontal shaft hole. The first and second vertical screw holes are provided with screws with knobs at their upper ends. The lower end of the screws extends into the horizontal shaft hole of the metal sheet adjustment block. After the metal sheet adjustment block is moved into place, the knob is operated to make the screws pass downward through the first vertical screw hole on the horizontal support plate and the second vertical screw hole on the metal sheet adjustment block, and then extend into the horizontal shaft hole and press against the horizontal support shaft, thereby locking the metal sheet adjustment block so that it no longer moves along the horizontal support shaft.

[0010] The feeding and unloading mechanism includes: a suction cup, a feeding shaft connected to the suction cup, and the feeding shaft connected to a lifting mechanism to form a lifting suction cup.

[0011] The lifting mechanism includes: a positioning seat and a vertical fixing plate disposed below the frame platform, wherein: a bearing is provided on the vertical fixing plate, and a wheel axle is rotatably connected through the bearing. One end of the wheel axle is connected to a power wheel and the other end is connected to an eccentric wheel. The power wheel is connected to a first power machine through a transmission component, so that the power wheel drives the eccentric wheel to rotate under the drive of the power machine and conventional transmission components.

[0012] The eccentric wheel is connected to the lower end of the connecting rod, the upper end of the connecting rod is connected to the inner end of the shaft clamp, and the outer end of the shaft clamp is fixed to the feed shaft so that the connecting rod, shaft clamp, and feed shaft can move up and down when the eccentric wheel rotates. The feed shaft is a hollow shaft, and the lower end of the feed shaft is slidably engaged with the lower positioning bushing. The lower positioning bushing is fixed on a horizontal plate, and the horizontal plate is connected to the lower end of a vertical fixing plate for fixing the lower positioning bushing. After the upper end of the feed shaft is slidably engaged with the corresponding upper positioning bushing on the machine frame, it extends upward into the vertical shaft hole on the suction cup seat, and extends upward through the vertical shaft hole to connect with the suction cup located above the suction cup seat. The lower end of the feed shaft is connected to a suction pipe, which is connected to a vacuum source. The disc is located in the middle of the feeding channel formed by the left and right side plates. When the eccentric wheel rotates, it drives the feeding shaft to rise or fall along the lower and upper positioning bushings via the connecting rod. When the feeding shaft rises to the position, the suction cup at its upper end approaches the bottom layer of neatly stacked metal sheets in the feeding channel. The vacuum source is then operated to create negative pressure on the feeding shaft and suction cup, which sucks up the metal sheet and lowers it with the feeding shaft. Under the elastic deformation of the metal sheet, it breaks away from the clamping and support of the feeding clamp block until it falls onto the suction cup seat. Then, the vacuum source is operated to release the vacuum on the suction cup, so that the metal sheet is placed on the suction cup seat for easy conveying mechanism to send it away. In this way, the metal sheets are taken out one by one.

[0013] The conveying mechanism includes a metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism and a sheet pushing mechanism, wherein:

[0014] The metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism includes: a horizontal base plate fixed to the machine frame platform; front and rear long support plates symmetrically and spaced apart on the horizontal base plate; a suction cup and suction cup seat located between the front and rear long support plates; long feeding plates for conveying metal sheets on the front and rear long support plates; limiting plates on the long feeding plates; a front mounting seat for the pressing strip on one side of the long feeding plate; a quick clamp and its support seat, and an eccentric wheel shaft support seat on the front mounting seat; an eccentric wheel shaft with an eccentric wheel at the front end and a second power unit at the rear end passing through the eccentric wheel shaft support seat; a short support plate and a short feeding plate for conveying metal sheets on the horizontal base plate on the other side of the front mounting seat for the pressing strip; a long limiting block on the short feeding plate; and a rear mounting seat for the pressing strip and its fixing screws on one side of the long limiting block, so that the two sides of the metal sheet picked up by the suction cup only overlap the long feeding plate and the short feeding plate through the limiting effect of the limiting plate.

[0015] The quick clamps are configured as two, one of which is mounted on the front long support plate on one side via a support base, and the other is mounted on the rear short support plate on the other side via a support base. The movable ends of the two quick clamps are respectively fixed to the front mounting base and the rear mounting base of the tablet strip.

[0016] The lower ends of the front and rear mounting seats of the tableting strip are provided with several grooves at intervals. Each groove is movably connected to the corresponding tableting strip by a sleeve screw and two springs. The tableting strip moves up and down along the groove under the action of the sleeve screw and springs. When pressed down, it presses the long feeding plate, the short feeding plate and the metal sheet. So that when the metal sheet is sucked out by the suction cup on the feed shaft to the suction cup seat during the conveying process, the front and rear sides of the metal sheet naturally rest on the corresponding long feeding plate and are restricted by the limiting plate, so that the metal sheet is in the conveying channel formed by the long feeding plate, the limiting plate, the long limiting block and the tableting strip.

[0017] The pushing mechanism is disposed between the front and rear long support plates, and includes: a feeding hook strip located on the front and rear sides of the suction cup seat and fixed on the feeding hook seat, wherein:

[0018] The feeding hook seat is provided with several mounting holes at intervals. Each mounting hole is hinged to the middle of one side of the push hook by a pin. The top of the middle side of the push hook has a hook, the bottom of the other side is connected to a spring, and the top is engaged with the push hook pressure block. So that while the pressure strip presses down the metal sheet, the push hook is retracted by the push hook pressure block pressing down on the push hook to swing around the pin. When the pressure is released, the push hook is extended by swinging around the pin under the action of the spring.

[0019] The feeding hook seat is fixedly connected to the upper seat of the linear guide rail. One end of the upper seat of the linear guide rail is connected to a fixed block. The fixed block is movably connected to one end of the feeding connecting rod via a feeding short shaft. The other end of the feeding connecting rod is movably connected to the feeding eccentric wheel. The feeding eccentric wheel is movably mounted on an eccentric wheel shaft support seat via a feeding eccentric wheel shaft. The eccentric wheel shaft support seat is fixedly connected to the platform of the machine frame. Both ends of the upper seat of the linear guide rail are respectively provided with slide bars, which are placed on the linear guide rail. The tops of the front linear guide rail seat and the rear linear guide rail seat are connected to the linear guide rail. The front linear guide rail seat and the rear linear guide rail seat are fixedly connected to the horizontal base plate of the metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism so that when the feeding eccentric wheel rotates, the feeding connecting rod, the feeding short shaft, and the fixed block drive the upper seat of the linear guide rail, together with the feeding hook seat and the feeding hook bar, to perform linear reciprocating motion on the linear guide rail, thereby causing the metal sheets to be fed out one by one under the push of the push hook on the feeding hook seat.

[0020] The present invention has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0021] (1) The metal sheet conveying device provided by the present invention can greatly improve the production efficiency of the battery casing production line;

[0022] (2) The present invention uses a negative pressure vacuum adsorption method to adsorb metal sheets, which has a simple structure and short response time;

[0023] (3) When the metal sheet conveying device provided by the present invention is running, a stack of neatly stacked metal sheets is quickly and intermittently sent out one by one, and the conveying process is efficient, stable and safe. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The frame structure diagram in the middle;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Diagram of the feeding mechanism;

[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Local structural diagram;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Diagram of the metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism of the conveying mechanism;

[0029] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Diagram of the pusher mechanism in the middle;

[0030] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Partial view of the pusher mechanism;

[0031] Figure 8 for Figure 5 Structural diagram of the pusher hook;

[0032] Figure 9 for Figure 5 A cross-sectional view along the quick clamp position;

[0033] In the diagram: 1—Frame, 2—Feeding mechanism, 3—Conveying mechanism, 11—Side plate, 12—Back plate, 13—Long stiffener, 14—Short stiffener, 15—Left and right side supports, 16—Front and rear horizontal supports, 17—Table, 18—Base plate, 201—Left side plate, 202—Right side plate, 203—Support block, 204—Knob, 205—Horizontal support plate, 206—Metal sheet adjustment block, 207—Horizontal support shaft, 208—Support, 209—Feeding shaft, 210—Shaft clamp. 211—Connecting rod; 212—Lower positioning bushing; 213—Positioning seat; 214—Vertical fixing plate; 215—Drive wheel; 216—Eccentric wheel; 217—Horizontal plate; 218—Feed clamp block; 219—Suction cup; 220—Suction cup seat; 301—Horizontal base plate; 302—Front and rear long support plates; 303—Long feeding plate; 304—Limiting plate; 305—Front mounting seat of tableting strip; 306—Quick clamp; 307—Support seat; 308—Eccentric wheel shaft support seat. 310—Short support plate, 311—Short feeding plate, 312—Long limit block, 313—Rear mounting seat for tableting strip, 314—Tableting strip mounting screw, 39—Pushing mechanism, 3901—Feeding hook strip, 3902—Feeding hook seat, 3903—Tableting strip, 3904—Fixing block, 3905—Short feeding shaft, 3906—Feeding connecting rod, 3907—Feeding eccentric wheel, 3908—Front linear guide seat, 3909—Linear guide, 3910—Rear linear guide seat, 3911—Upper seat of linear guide, 3912—Pushing hook, 3913—Pin, 3914—Pushing hook pressure block, 3915—Spring. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The present invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] The metal sheet feeding and conveying device provided by the present invention includes a frame 1, a feeding mechanism 2 and a conveying mechanism 3 disposed on the frame 1, and several transmission shafts and transmission wheels, such as... Figure 1 ,in:

[0036] The frame 1 is a hollow rectangular body composed of left and right side uprights 11, front and rear side uprights 12, a platform 17, and a base plate 18. The hollow rectangular body contains long stiffeners 13, short stiffeners 14, short cross braces 15, and long cross braces 16. Figure 2 Used to enhance the strength of hollow rectangular bodies;

[0037] The feeding mechanism 2 includes a feeding channel, a feeding adjustment mechanism, and a feeding removal mechanism, such as... Figure 3 , Figure 4 ,in:

[0038] The feeding channel is composed of a right side plate 201 and a left side plate 202 arranged symmetrically and at intervals. The outer sides of the left and right side plates 202 and 201 are fixed to the horizontal support plate 205 by support blocks 203, and the lower ends of the left and right side plates 202 and 201 extend downward through the through holes on the horizontal support plate 205 and are connected to the feeding clamp block 218, so that the metal sheets to be conveyed can be neatly stacked in the feeding channel composed of the left and right columns 202 and 201, and the metal sheet stack is supported by the feeding clamp block 218 at the bottom of the feeding channel.

[0039] The feeding adjustment mechanism includes a metal sheet adjustment block 206 disposed at the bottom of the horizontal support plate 205. The metal sheet adjustment block 206 is U-shaped with a horizontal shaft hole. A horizontal support shaft 207 is disposed in the horizontal shaft hole. Both ends of the horizontal support shaft 207 are fixed to supports 208, which are fixed to the platform 17 of the frame 1. This positions the left end of the metal sheet adjustment block 206 at the rear side of the feeding channel formed by the left and right side plates 202 and 201, and the right end at the right outer side of the feeding channel. The metal sheet adjustment block 206 can be moved along the horizontal support shaft 207 as needed, and after it has moved into position (i.e., the metal sheet is adjusted to its correct position), it is locked by a locking mechanism. The device includes a first vertical screw hole on the horizontal support plate 205 and a corresponding second vertical screw hole on the metal sheet adjusting block 206. The bottom of the second vertical screw hole communicates with the horizontal shaft hole. Both the first and second vertical screw holes contain screws with knobs 204 at their upper ends. The lower end of the screw extends into the horizontal shaft hole of the metal sheet adjusting block 206. After the metal sheet adjusting block 206 is moved into position, the knob 204 is operated to cause the screw to pass downwards through the first vertical screw hole on the horizontal support plate 205 and the second vertical screw hole on the metal sheet adjusting block 206, then extend into the horizontal shaft hole and press against the horizontal support shaft 207, thereby locking the metal sheet adjusting block 206 and preventing it from moving along the horizontal support shaft 207. Figure 4 ;

[0040] The feeding and unloading mechanism includes: a suction cup 219, and a feeding shaft 209 connected to the suction cup 219. The feeding shaft 209 is connected to a lifting mechanism, forming a lifting suction cup 219. The lifting mechanism includes: a positioning seat 213 and a vertical fixing plate 214 located below the frame 1 platform 17. The vertical fixing plate 214 is equipped with a bearing, through which a wheel axle is rotatably connected. One end of the wheel axle is connected to a power wheel 215, and the other end is connected to an eccentric wheel 216. The power wheel 215 is connected to a first power unit (not shown in the figure) through a conventional transmission component, so as to facilitate the movement of the power wheel 215. Driven by a power machine and conventional transmission components, the power wheel 215 drives the eccentric wheel 216 to rotate. The eccentric wheel 216 is connected to the lower end of the connecting rod 211, the upper end of the connecting rod 211 is connected to the inner end of the shaft clamp 210, and the outer end of the shaft clamp 210 is fixed to the feed shaft 209, so that when the eccentric wheel 216 rotates, it drives the connecting rod 211, the shaft clamp 210, and the feed shaft 209 to move up and down. The feed shaft 209 is a hollow shaft, and the lower end of the feed shaft 209 is slidably engaged with the lower positioning bushing 212. The lower positioning bushing 212 is fixed on the horizontal plate 217, and the horizontal plate 217 is connected to the lower end of the vertical fixing plate 214. Connected to fix the lower positioning bushing 212, the upper end of the feed shaft 209 slides and engages with the corresponding upper positioning bushing on the frame plate 17, then extends upward into the vertical shaft hole on the suction cup seat 220, and extends upward through the vertical shaft hole to connect with the suction cup 219 located above the suction cup seat 220. The lower end of the feed shaft 209 is connected to the suction pipe, which is connected to a vacuum source (air compressor). The suction cup 219 is located in the middle of the feed channel formed by the left and right side plates 202 and 201; so that when the eccentric wheel 206 rotates, the feed shaft 209 is driven along the lower positioning bushing 212 via the connecting rod 211. Positioning sleeve 212 and upper positioning sleeve rise or fall. When the feed shaft 209 rises to its position, the suction cup 219 at its upper end approaches the bottom layer of neatly stacked metal sheets in the feed channel. Then, the vacuum source (air compressor) is operated to create negative pressure on the feed shaft 209 and suction cup 219, thus attracting the metal sheets while they descend with the feed shaft 209. Under the elastic deformation of the metal sheets, they break free from the clamping and support of the feed clamp 218 until they descend onto the suction cup seat 220. Then, the vacuum source (air compressor) is operated again to release the vacuum on the suction cup 219, allowing the metal sheets to rest on the suction cup seat 220. Figure 3 , Figure 4 This facilitates the conveying mechanism 3 to send it away, thus removing the metal sheets one by one;

[0041] The conveying mechanism 3 includes a metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism and a sheet pushing mechanism 39, such as Figure 5 , Figure 6 , Figure 7 , Figure 8 , Figure 9 ,in:

[0042] The metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism includes: a horizontal base plate 301 fixed to the frame 1 plate 17; front and rear long support plates 302 symmetrically and spaced apart on the horizontal base plate 301; a suction cup 219 and a suction cup seat 220 located between the front and rear long support plates 302; long feeding plates 303 for conveying metal sheets are respectively provided on the front and rear long support plates 302; each long feeding plate 303 is provided with a limiting plate 304; a tablet pressing strip front mounting seat 305 is provided on the long feeding plate 303 located to the right of the limiting plate 304; and a tablet pressing strip front mounting seat 305 is provided on the tablet pressing strip front mounting seat 305. The device includes a quick clamp 306 and its support 307, and an eccentric wheel shaft support 308. The front end of the eccentric wheel shaft is connected to an eccentric wheel 3907, and the rear end passes through the eccentric wheel shaft support 308 and is connected to a conventional second power unit (not shown in the figure). A short support plate 310 and a short feeding plate 311 for conveying metal sheets are located on a horizontal base plate 301 to the right of the tablet pressing strip front mounting base 305. A long limiting block 312 is located on the short feeding plate 311, and a tablet pressing strip rear mounting base 313 and its fixing screws 314 are located behind the long limiting block 312. Figure 5 This is to ensure that, through the limiting action of the limiting plates 304 and 312, the two sides of the metal sheet picked up by the suction cup 219 only overlap the long feeding plate 303 and the short feeding plate 311; two quick clamps 306 are provided, one of which is provided on the left front long support plate 302 via a support base 307, and the other is provided on the right rear short support plate 310 via a support base 307. The movable ends of the two quick clamps 306 are respectively fixed to the front mounting seat 305 and the rear mounting seat 313 of the tablet strip, as shown. Figure 5 The lower ends of the front mounting base 305 and the rear mounting base 313 of the tablet strip are provided with several grooves at intervals. Each groove is movably connected to a corresponding tablet strip 3903 via a sleeve screw 314 and two springs 3916. This allows the tablet strip 3903 to move up and down along the groove under the action of the sleeve screw 314 and springs 3916, and to press down on the long feed plate 303, the short feed plate 311, and the metal sheet. Figure 8 During the conveying process of the metal sheet, when the metal sheet is sucked out by the suction cup 219 on the feed shaft 209 and placed on the suction cup seat 220, the front and rear sides of the metal sheet naturally rest on the corresponding long feed plate 303 and are restricted by the limiting plate 304, so that the metal sheet is within the conveying channel formed by the long feed plate 303, the limiting plate 304, the long limiting block 312 and the pressing strip 3903.

[0043] The pusher mechanism 39 is disposed between the front and rear long support plates 302, such as Figure 5 It includes:

[0044] The feeding hook strip 3901, located on the front and rear sides of the suction cup seat 220 and fixed to the feeding hook seat 3902, such as... Figure 5 , Figure 6 ,in:

[0045] The feeding hook seat 3902 has several mounting holes spaced apart. Each mounting hole is hinged to the middle right side of the push hook 3912 via a pin 3913. The push hook 3912 has a hook at the top of its middle side, a spring 3915 connected to its bottom left side, and its top left side mates with the push hook pressure block 3914. Figure 7 , Figure 8 So that while the pressing strip 3903 presses down the metal sheet, the pressing hook 3912 is retracted by the pressing hook block 3914 pressing down the pressing hook 3912 and swinging around the pin 3913. When the pressure is released, the pressing hook 3912 is extended by the action of the spring 3915 and swinging around the pin 3913.

[0046] The feeding hook seat 3902 is fixedly connected to the linear guide upper seat 3911. A fixing block 3904 is connected to the left end of the linear guide upper seat 3911. The fixing block 3904 is movably connected to the left end of the feeding connecting rod 3906 via a feeding short shaft 3905. The right end of the feeding connecting rod 3906 is movably connected to the feeding eccentric wheel 3907. The feeding eccentric wheel 3907 is movably mounted on an eccentric wheel shaft support seat 308 via a feeding eccentric wheel shaft. This eccentric wheel shaft support seat 308 is fixedly connected to the platform 17 of the frame 1. Figure 5 , Figure 6 The left and right ends of the linear guide upper seat 3911 are respectively provided with slide bars, which are placed on the linear guide 3909. The tops of the front linear guide seat 3908 and the rear linear guide seat 3910 are connected to the linear guide 3909. The front linear guide seat 3908 and the rear linear guide seat 3910 are fixedly connected to the horizontal base plate 301 of the metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism. Figure 6 So that when the feeding eccentric wheel 3907 rotates, the feeding connecting rod 3906, the feeding short shaft 3905, and the fixed block 3904 drive the linear guide upper seat 3911, together with the feeding hook seat 3902 and the feeding hook bar 3901, to perform linear reciprocating motion on the linear guide 3909, thereby causing the metal sheets to be fed out one by one under the push of the push hook 3912 on the feeding hook seat 3902.

[0047] The metal sheet conveying device provided by this invention has the following conveying process: The metal sheets to be conveyed are neatly stacked and placed in the feeding channel formed by two symmetrically arranged and spaced columns 201 and 202. When the feeding shaft 209 moves upward to make the suction cup 219 stick to the lower side of the bottom metal sheet in the feeding channel, the vacuum source is operated to generate negative pressure on the feeding shaft 209 and the suction cup 219 to suck up the metal sheet and move it downward. This causes the metal sheet to elastically deform and detach from the feeding channel, and then it is placed on the feeding hooks 3901 on the front and rear sides of the suction cup seat 220. The feeding shaft 209 and the suction cup 219 are then released. The vacuum causes the metal sheet to reciprocate linearly synchronously with the feeding hook bar 3901, feeding hook seat 3902, and linear guide upper seat 3911. At the same time, the front and rear sides of the metal sheet are always supported by the long feeding plate 303 and the short feeding plate 311. During the movement, the pushing hook 3912 installed in the feeding hook seat 3902 pushes the metal sheet to the bottom of the pressing bar 3903, so that the front and rear sides of the metal sheet are squeezed by the elastic force of the pressing bar 3903, while the middle position of the metal sheet is pushed in one direction by the pushing hook 3912 in the feeding hook seat 3902, and the sheet is fed out intermittently one by one.

Claims

1. A metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device, comprising a frame, a feeding mechanism and a conveying mechanism mounted on the frame, characterized in that... The feeding mechanism includes a feeding channel, a feeding adjustment mechanism, and a feeding removal mechanism; the conveying mechanism includes a metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism and a sheet pushing mechanism. The feeding adjustment mechanism includes a metal sheet adjustment block set at the bottom of the horizontal support plate. The metal sheet adjustment block is U-shaped and has a horizontal shaft hole. A horizontal support shaft is provided in the horizontal shaft hole. Both ends of the horizontal support shaft are fixed on the support. The support is fixed to the platform of the frame, so that one end of the metal sheet adjustment block is located on the rear side of the feeding channel formed by the left and right side plates, and the other end is located on the right outer side of the feeding channel. The metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism includes: a horizontal base plate fixed to the frame platform; front and rear long support plates symmetrically and spaced apart on the horizontal base plate; a suction cup and suction cup seat located between the front and rear long support plates; long feeding plates for conveying metal sheets on the front and rear long support plates; limiting plates on the long feeding plates; a front mounting seat for the pressing strip on one side of the long feeding plate; a quick clamp and its support seat, and an eccentric wheel shaft support seat on the front mounting seat; an eccentric wheel shaft with an eccentric wheel at the front end and a second power unit at the rear end passing through the eccentric wheel shaft support seat; a short support plate and a short feeding plate for conveying metal sheets on the horizontal base plate on the other side of the front mounting seat; a long limiting block on the short feeding plate; and a rear mounting seat for the pressing strip and its fixing screws on one side of the long limiting block.

2. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The frame is a hollow rectangular body composed of left and right side uprights, front and rear side uprights, a platform, and a base plate.

3. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The feeding channel is composed of a symmetrically arranged right feeding plate and a left feeding plate. The outer sides of the left and right plates are fixed to the horizontal support plate by support blocks, and the lower ends of the left and right plates extend downward through the through holes on the horizontal support plate and are connected to the feeding clamping block.

4. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The feeding and taking out mechanism includes: a suction cup, a feeding shaft connected to the suction cup, and the feeding shaft connected to a lifting mechanism to form a lifting suction cup; The lifting mechanism includes: a positioning seat and a vertical fixing plate disposed below the frame platform, wherein: a bearing is provided on the vertical fixing plate, and a wheel axle is rotatably connected through the bearing, one end of the wheel axle is connected to a power wheel and the other end is connected to an eccentric wheel, and the power wheel is connected to the first power machine through a transmission component; The eccentric wheel is connected to the lower end of the connecting rod, the upper end of the connecting rod is connected to the inner end of the shaft clamp, and the outer end of the shaft clamp is fixed to the feed shaft. The feed shaft is a hollow shaft. The lower end of the feed shaft is slidably engaged with the lower positioning sleeve, which is fixed on a horizontal plate. The horizontal plate is connected to the lower end of a vertical fixing plate. After the upper end of the feed shaft is slidably engaged with the corresponding upper positioning sleeve on the machine frame platform, it extends upward into the vertical shaft hole on the suction cup seat and extends upward through the vertical shaft hole to connect with the suction cup located above the suction cup seat. The lower end of the feed shaft is connected to a suction pipe, which is connected to a vacuum source. The suction cup is located in the middle of the feed channel formed by the left and right side plates.

5. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The pushing mechanism is disposed between the front and rear long support plates, and includes: a feeding hook strip located on the front and rear sides of the suction cup seat and fixed on the feeding hook seat, wherein: The feeding hook seat is provided with several mounting holes at intervals. Each mounting hole is hinged to the middle of one side of the push hook by a pin. The top of the middle side of the push hook has a hook, the bottom of the other side is connected to a spring, and the top is matched with the push hook pressure block.

6. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that... The quick clamps are configured as two, one of which is mounted on the front long support plate on one side via a support base, and the other is mounted on the rear short support plate on the other side via a support base. The movable ends of the two quick clamps are respectively fixed to the front mounting base of the tablet strip and the rear mounting base of the tablet strip. The lower ends of the front and rear mounting seats of the tablet strip are provided with several grooves at intervals. Each groove is movably connected to the corresponding tablet strip by a sleeve screw and two springs.

7. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 5, characterized in that... The feeding hook seat is fixedly connected to the upper seat of the linear guide rail. One end of the upper seat of the linear guide rail is connected to a fixing block. The fixing block is movably connected to one end of the feeding connecting rod through the feeding short shaft on it. The other end of the feeding connecting rod is movably connected to the feeding eccentric wheel. The feeding eccentric wheel is movably mounted on the eccentric wheel shaft support seat through the feeding eccentric wheel shaft. The eccentric wheel shaft support seat is fixedly connected to the platform of the machine frame.

8. The metal sheet feeding, discharging, and conveying device according to claim 7, characterized in that... The upper seat of the linear guide is provided with slide bars at both ends, and is placed on the linear guide through the slide bars. The tops of the front linear guide seat and the rear linear guide seat are connected to the linear guide. The front linear guide seat and the rear linear guide seat are fixed to the horizontal base plate of the metal sheet fixing and limiting mechanism.

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