Parts feeding device

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of electrical production equipment, and specifically to a parts loading device, which includes a conveyor belt. The input port of the conveyor belt is provided with a flip rod, the flip rod is perpendicular to the belt surface of the conveyor belt, and a spacing space is left between the flip rod and the belt surface. The plate includes an upper side end and a lower side end that are relatively arranged. When the plate reaches the flip rod, the plate surface of the plate contacts the flip rod, the lower side end is attached to the conveyor belt, and the upper side end faces upward. The conveyor belt drives the plate to generate a moving trend, the flip rod touches the plate, the lower side end of the plate passes through the spacing space, the upper side end of the plate touches the flip rod and flips around the end of the flip rod, the upper side end drives the lower side end to flip, the plate passes through the spacing space, the upper side end of the plate is attached to the conveyor belt, and the lower side end of the plate faces upward. The parts loading device can automatically flip the parts, which is convenient for the robot to load accurately.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of electrical production equipment, and in particular to a parts feeding device. Background Art

[0002] In the production of electrical appliances, robots are often used to load materials. Due to the limited flexibility of robots, materials often need to be turned over manually so that the robots can load materials accurately. However, turning materials manually consumes manpower and is prone to work-related accidents. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to avoid the deficiencies in the prior art and to provide a parts loading device which can automatically flip the parts to facilitate accurate loading by a robot.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] Provided is a parts feeding device, wherein the parts include a plate, both ends of the plate are bent toward the same side, the feeding device includes a conveyor belt, an input port of the conveyor belt is provided with a flip rod, the flip rod is perpendicular to the belt surface of the conveyor belt, and a spacing space is left between the flip rod and the belt surface;

[0006] The plate member includes an upper side end and a lower side end which are arranged opposite to each other. When the plate member reaches the flip rod, the plate surface of the plate member contacts the flip rod, the lower side end is attached to the conveyor belt, and the upper side end faces upward. The conveyor belt drives the plate member to have a moving trend, and the flip rod touches the plate member. The lower side end of the plate member passes through the spacing space, and the upper side end of the plate member touches the flip rod and flips around the end of the flip rod. The upper side end drives the lower side end to flip, and the plate member passes through the spacing space. The upper side end of the plate member is attached to the conveyor belt, and the lower side end of the plate member faces upward.

[0007] In some embodiments, a support frame is provided on the side of the conveyor belt, and the flip rod is fixed on the support frame and points vertically to the conveyor belt.

[0008] In some embodiments, the flip rod includes a first rod body and a second rod body, the first rod body and the second rod body are arranged in a straight line, the straight line is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the conveyor belt, a first spacing space is left between the first rod body and the conveyor belt, a second spacing space is left between the second rod body and the conveyor belt, and the first spacing space is larger than the second spacing space.

[0009] In some embodiments, the conveyor belt is provided with limit bars and blocking bars arranged in sequence along its conveying direction, a robot is provided on the side of the conveyor belt, and the limit bar is located at the flip plate output port. When the limit bar is close to the conveyor belt, several flipped plates are blocked by the limit bar and arranged side by side. When the limit bar is away from the conveyor belt, the side-by-side plates are transmitted to the blocking bar and intercepted by the blocking bar, and the robot loads the side-by-side plates.

[0010] In some embodiments, a gantry is provided above the conveyor belt, a lifting rod is provided on the gantry, the limit fence is connected to the lifting rod, and the lifting rod drives the limit fence to move closer to or away from the conveyor belt.

[0011] In some embodiments, a counting sensor is provided between the flip plate output port and the limit fence, and the counting sensor is connected to the limit fence. When the counting sensor counts that the number of plates passing through reaches a preset value, the limit fence moves away from the conveyor belt and the plates are transferred to the blocking fence.

[0012] In some embodiments, the counting sensor is fixed on the frame, and the sensing end of the counting sensor points to the side of the conveyor belt.

[0013] In some embodiments, a guide member is further provided between the flip plate outlet and the limit bar, and the guide member includes two guide plates, which are respectively located on both sides of the flip plate outlet, and the channel opening formed by the two guide plates gradually narrows from one side of the flip plate outlet to the side of the limit bar.

[0014] In some embodiments, a displacement sensor is provided at the output end of the conveyor belt, and the displacement sensor is connected to the limit fence. When the robot passes by the displacement sensor, the limit fence approaches the conveyor belt.

[0015] In some embodiments, the panel is a sheet metal member.

[0016] Beneficial effects of a parts feeding device of the present invention:

[0017] The parts loading device of the present invention has a flip rod at the input port of the conveyor belt. Since a spacing space is left between the flip rod and the conveyor belt, under the collision of the flip rod and the drive of the conveyor belt, the lower side end of the plate passes through the spacing space, and the upper side end of the plate flips around the end of the flip rod, thereby driving the lower side end to flip. Finally, the entire plate passes through the spacing space, the upper side end of the plate is attached to the conveyor belt, and the lower side end of the plate faces upward, so that the plate is flipped. In this way, there is no need to manually flip the parts, which meets the loading angle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a parts feeding device of an embodiment.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a top view of the parts feeding device of the embodiment.

[0020] Reference numerals

[0021] Conveyor belt 1; input port 2; flip rod 3, first rod body 31, second rod body 32; spacing space 4, first spacing space 41, second spacing space 42; plate 5, upper side end 51, lower side end 52; support frame 6; limit fence 7; blocking fence 8; manipulator 9; flip plate output port 10; gantry 11; lifting rod 12; counting sensor 13; frame 14; guide plate 15; displacement sensor 16. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present invention more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0023] The terms used in the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular forms of "a", "the" and "the" used in the present invention and the appended claims are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates other meanings. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more associated listed items.

[0024] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used to describe various information in the present invention, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] The parts feeding device disclosed in this embodiment, Figure 1As shown, the part includes a plate 5, both ends of which are bent to the same side, and the loading device includes a conveyor belt 1. The input port 2 of the conveyor belt 1 is provided with a flip rod 3, and the flip rod 3 is perpendicular to the belt surface of the conveyor belt 1. A spacing space 4 is left between the flip rod 3 and the belt surface.

[0027] The plate 5 includes an upper side end 51 and a lower side end 52 which are arranged opposite to each other. When the plate 5 reaches the flip rod 3, the plate surface of the plate 5 contacts the flip rod 3, the lower side end 52 is close to the conveyor belt 1, and the upper side end 51 is upward. The conveyor belt 1 drives the plate 5 to have a moving trend. The flip rod 3 touches the plate 5, and the lower side end 52 of the plate 5 passes through the spacing space 4. The upper side end 51 of the plate 5 touches the flip rod 3 and flips around the end of the flip rod 3. The upper side end 51 drives the lower side end 52 to flip. The plate 5 passes through the spacing space 4, and the upper side end 51 of the plate 5 is close to the conveyor belt 1, and the lower side end 52 of the plate 5 is upward.

[0028] The parts loading device is provided with a flip rod 3 at the input port 2 of the conveyor belt 1. Since a spacing space 4 is left between the flip rod 3 and the conveyor belt 1, under the collision of the flip rod 3 and the drive of the conveyor belt 1, the lower side end 52 of the plate 5 passes through the spacing space 4, and the upper side end 51 of the plate 5 flips around the end of the flip rod 3, thereby driving the lower side end 52 to flip, and finally the entire plate 5 passes through the spacing space 4, the upper side end 51 of the plate 5 is attached to the conveyor belt 1, and the lower side end 52 of the plate 5 faces upward, so that the plate 5 is flipped, so there is no need to manually flip the parts, which meets the loading angle, thereby improving production efficiency and avoiding accidental injuries to employees when manually flipping parts.

[0029] The parts feeding device can meet the requirements of parts of different specifications and models and is suitable for large-scale production applications.

[0030] Figure 1 As shown, a support frame 6 is provided on the side of the conveyor belt 1, and the flip rod 3 is fixed on the support frame 6 and vertically points to the conveyor belt 1. The support frame 6 provides a mounting position for the flip rod 3.

[0031] Figure 1As shown, the flip rod 3 includes a first rod body 31 and a second rod body 32, the first rod body 31 and the second rod body 32 are arranged in a straight line, the straight line is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the conveyor belt 1, a first spacing space 41 is left between the first rod body 31 and the conveyor belt 1, a second spacing space 42 is left between the second rod body 32 and the conveyor belt 1, and the first spacing space 41 is larger than the second spacing space 42. The first rod body 31 and the second rod body 32 are arranged, and the first spacing space 41 between the first rod body 31 and the conveyor belt 1 is larger than the second spacing space 42 between the second rod body 32 and the conveyor belt 1, so that the plate 5 is tilted toward the side of the small spacing space 4, so that the plate 5 can keep in contact with the conveyor belt 1, avoiding the problem of the plate 5 leaving the conveyor belt 1 too much and causing the side to tip over.

[0032] Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the conveyor belt 1 is provided with a limit fence 7 and a blocking fence 8 arranged in sequence along the conveying direction thereof, a manipulator 9 is provided on the side of the conveyor belt 1, the limit fence 7 is located at the flip plate output port 10, when the limit fence 7 is close to the conveyor belt 1, several flipped plates 5 are blocked by the limit fence 7 and arranged side by side, when the limit fence 7 is away from the conveyor belt 1, the side-by-side plates 5 are transmitted to the blocking fence 8 and intercepted by the blocking fence 8, and the manipulator 9 loads the side-by-side plates 5. The limit fence 7 and the blocking fence 8 work together, so that the manipulator 9 can load several plates 5 at the same time, thereby improving the loading efficiency.

[0033] Figure 1 As shown, a gantry 11 is provided above the conveyor belt 1, a lifting rod 12 is provided on the gantry 11, the limit fence 7 is connected to the lifting rod 12, and the lifting rod 12 drives the limit fence 7 to approach or move away from the conveyor belt 1. The gantry 11 improves the installation position of the lifting rod 12.

[0034] Figure 1 As shown, a counting sensor 13 is provided between the flip plate output port 10 and the limit fence 7, and the counting sensor 13 is connected to the limit fence 7. When the counting sensor 13 counts that the number of plates 5 passing through reaches a preset value, the limit fence 7 moves away from the conveyor belt 1, and the plates 5 are transferred to the blocking fence 8. The counting sensor 13 calculates the number of plates 5, so that the limit fence 7 accurately rises or falls according to the number of plates 5.

[0035] Figure 1 As shown, the counting sensor 13 is fixed on the frame 14 , and the sensing end of the counting sensor 13 points to the side of the conveyor belt 1 .

[0036] Figure 1As shown, a guide member is further provided between the flip plate outlet 10 and the limit fence 7, and the guide member includes two guide plates 15, which are respectively located on both sides of the flip plate outlet 10, and the channel opening formed by the two guide plates 15 gradually narrows from one side of the flip plate outlet 10 to one side of the limit fence 7. The guide member enables the flipped plate 5 to be accurately guided onto the limit fence 7.

[0037] Figure 1 As shown, a displacement sensor 16 is provided at the output end of the conveyor belt 1, and the displacement sensor 16 is connected to the limit fence 7. When the manipulator 9 passes the displacement sensor 16, the limit fence 7 approaches the conveyor belt 1. After the manipulator 9 completes a loading, the limit fence 7 drops and blocks the plate 5 again.

[0038] In this embodiment, the plate 5 is a sheet metal part. Of course, the plate 5 can also be made of other materials.

[0039] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, method and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, method and equipment should be considered as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so that once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0040] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0041] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0042] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0043] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A parts feeding device, wherein the parts include a plate, and both ends of the plate are bent toward the same side, wherein: The feeding device comprises a conveyor belt, the input port of the conveyor belt is provided with a flip rod, the flip rod is perpendicular to the belt surface of the conveyor belt, and a spacing space is left between the flip rod and the belt surface; The plate member comprises an upper side end and a lower side end which are arranged opposite to each other, and when the plate member reaches the flip rod, the plate surface of the plate member contacts the flip rod, the lower side end is attached to the conveyor belt, and the upper side end faces upward, the conveyor belt drives the plate member to generate a moving trend, the flip rod contacts the plate member, the lower side end of the plate member passes through the spacing space, the upper side end of the plate member contacts the flip rod and flips around the end of the flip rod, the upper side end drives the lower side end to flip, the plate member passes through the spacing space, the upper side end of the plate member is attached to the conveyor belt, and the lower side end of the plate member faces upward; A support frame is provided on the side of the conveyor belt, and the flip rod is fixed on the support frame and vertically points to the conveyor belt; The flip rod includes a first rod body and a second rod body, the first rod body and the second rod body are arranged in a straight line, the straight line is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the conveyor belt, a first spacing space is left between the first rod body and the conveyor belt, a second spacing space is left between the second rod body and the conveyor belt, the first spacing space is larger than the second spacing space, the conveyor belt is provided with a limit fence and a blocking fence arranged in sequence along its transmission direction, a robot is provided on the side of the conveyor belt, the limit fence is located at the flip plate output port, when the limit fence is close to the conveyor belt, several flipped plates are blocked by the limit fence and arranged side by side, when the limit fence is away from the conveyor belt, the side-by-side plates are transmitted to the blocking fence and intercepted by the blocking fence, the robot loads the side-by-side plates, and the plates are sheet metal parts.

2. The parts feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A gantry is provided above the conveyor belt, a lifting rod is provided on the gantry, the limit fence is connected to the lifting rod, and the lifting rod drives the limit fence to approach or move away from the conveyor belt.

3. The parts feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A counting sensor is provided between the flip plate output port and the limit fence, and the counting sensor is connected to the limit fence. When the number of plates passing through the counting sensor reaches a preset value, the limit fence moves away from the conveyor belt and the plates are transferred to the blocking fence.

4. The parts feeding device according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The counting sensor is fixed on the frame, and the sensing end of the counting sensor points to the side of the conveyor belt.

5. The parts feeding device according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A guide member is also provided between the flip plate outlet and the limit bar, and the guide member includes two guide plates, which are respectively located on both sides of the flip plate outlet. The channel opening formed by the two guide plates gradually narrows from one side of the flip plate outlet to the side of the limit bar.

6. The parts feeding device according to claim 5 is characterized in that: A displacement sensor is provided at the output end of the conveyor belt, and the displacement sensor is connected to the limit fence. When the robot passes through the displacement sensor, the limit fence approaches the conveyor belt.

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