Socket fixing equipment and fixing process

By designing socket fixing equipment, the automatic linkage of the socket assembly process is achieved, the problem of cumbersome assembly steps of the ground frame is solved, efficiency is improved, workers' labor intensity is reduced, and product quality control is enhanced.

CN115912012BActive Publication Date: 2025-09-02HANGZHOU HONGSHI ELECTRICAL
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Application Number
CN202211421325.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-11-14
Publication Date
2025-09-02
Estimated Expiration
2042-11-14

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Technical Problem

During the socket assembly process, the assembly steps of the grounding frame are cumbersome and require manual operation, resulting in high labor intensity for workers.

Method used

Design a socket fixing device, including a turntable, multiple tooling and socket feeding, power-on detection, riveting, bolt tightening and discharge devices, to realize the linkage and automation of each step and reduce manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

Through the automated linkage device, the time and labor demand between assembly steps is reduced, assembly efficiency is improved, workers' labor intensity is reduced, and product quality control is improved.

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Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of socket assembly, and more particularly to a socket fixing device and fixing process, comprising a frame and a turntable rotatably mounted on the frame, the turntable being evenly distributed with a plurality of tooling for placing sockets, and further comprising a socket feeding device, a power-on detection device, a pressure riveting device, a bolt tightening device, a discharge device, and a rivet feeding device sequentially disposed on the frame. The socket feeding device, power-on detection device, pressure riveting device, bolt tightening device, discharge device, and rivet feeding device are sequentially evenly distributed around the turntable and correspond one-to-one with the plurality of tooling; the socket feeding device is used to place the socket on the tooling, and the pressure riveting device is used to rivet the rivets onto the socket. The present application facilitates the assembly of a grounding frame onto a socket.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of socket assembly, and in particular to a socket fixing device and a fixing process. Background Art

[0002] During the socket assembly process, after the socket is assembled, the grounding bracket needs to be assembled, which involves riveting the bracket to the socket. This is typically done by first installing the bracket to the socket. The bracket comes with built-in bolts that secure the bracket to the socket. A riveting machine is then used to rivet the bracket's ends to the socket. Finally, the bracket's bolts are tightened onto the socket, securing the bracket to the socket.

[0003] With respect to the above-mentioned related technologies, the inventors found that manual operations are required between each step, the operation process is cumbersome, and the labor intensity of the workers is high. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to facilitate the assembly of the grounding frame, the present application provides a socket fixing device and a fixing process.

[0005] In the first aspect, the socket fixing device provided by this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] The socket fixing device includes a frame and a turntable rotatably arranged on the frame, and a plurality of toolings for placing sockets are evenly arranged on the turntable. The device also includes a socket feeding device, a pressure riveting device, a bolt tightening device, a discharging device and a rivet feeding device which are sequentially arranged on the frame. The socket feeding device, the power-on detection device, the pressure riveting device, the bolt tightening device, the discharging device and the rivet feeding device are evenly distributed around the turntable in sequence and correspond one to one with the plurality of toolings; the socket feeding device is used to place the socket on the tooling, the pressure riveting device is used to rivet the rivet on the socket, the bolt tightening device is used to tighten the bolts on the grounding frame to the socket, the discharging device is used to remove the socket from the tooling, and the rivet feeding device is used to place the rivet on the tooling.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the feeding device places the socket on the tooling of the turntable, and performs press riveting and tightening of bolts in sequence, and then moves the turntable out through the discharging device. Through the cooperation between the turntable and various devices, the grounding frame is assembled to the socket, and the linkage between the various devices is realized, thereby reducing the time and manpower required to move between various steps during assembly, reducing the labor intensity of workers, and each rotation, each step has corresponding tooling to perform the operation of the corresponding step, thereby improving the efficiency of assembly.

[0008] Optionally, the socket feeding device includes a feeding conveyor belt, a preparation plate and a first manipulator, the feeding conveyor belt is used to transfer the sockets to the preparation plate, the first manipulator is used to grab the sockets on the preparation plate to the corresponding tooling, and the socket feeding device (4) is provided with a flattening piece for keeping the sockets flat during transportation.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the feeding conveyor belt transports the socket to the preparation plate, and the first manipulator clamps the plug board and places it on the tooling at the corresponding position of the feeding device, thereby realizing the loading of the socket.

[0010] Optionally, the flattening member includes a height-raising sleeve which is sleeved on one side of the feed conveyor belt and is used to keep the socket placed flat. The protruding switch of the socket is placed on the upper belt surface of the feed conveyor belt, and the socket surface is placed on the height-raising sleeve. A balancing groove is provided on the preparation plate, and the bottom wall of the balancing groove is flush with the upper belt surface of the feed conveyor belt. The preparation plate is flush with the upper surface of the height-raising sleeve.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, during the transmission of the socket, the raised switch is balanced by the raising sleeve, so that the socket is transported flatly to the preparation plate during transportation and remains flat on the preparation plate, so that the first robot can flatly clamp the socket and then place the socket on the tooling.

[0012] Optionally, it also includes a power-on detection device, which includes an upper test component, a lower test component and a pressing component for pressing the socket switch, the upper test component includes an upper base and a first driving component for driving the upper base to move up and down, and an upper test needle is provided on the upper base; the lower test component includes a lower base and a second driving component for driving the lower base to move up and down, and a lower test needle is provided on the lower base, and a detector for detecting whether the lower test needle is energized is provided on the frame, and the pressing component includes two pressing blocks slidably arranged on the lower base. When it is necessary to change the switch on and off state of the socket, different pressing blocks are used to abut against the switch of the socket.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the first driving member drives the upper base to move downward, and the upper test pin is plugged into the terminal on the back of the socket. The second driving member drives the lower base to move upward, and the lower test pin is plugged into the socket on the front of the socket. Then, the two pressing blocks are slid respectively to change the state of the socket switch. The switch is energized through the upper test pin, and the detector can be used to detect whether the socket is qualified. The added detection device detects each socket, thereby eliminating defective products, increasing product quality control, and eliminating the need for separate testing, reducing labor costs.

[0014] Optionally, the riveting device includes a riveting machine, a pressure rod and a correction assembly, the pressure rod is located at the bottom of the tooling, the frame is provided with a third driving member for moving the pressure rod to directly below the rivet, the correction assembly includes a correction base slidably arranged on the frame, the correction base is provided with a reverse thrust block, and the correction base is provided with correction blocks for abutting against both sides of the protrusion at the bottom of the socket.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the correction base is slid downward, so that the reverse thrust block abuts against one end of the socket, and the two correction blocks abut against the two side edges of the socket, so as to correct the position of the socket, and the pressure rod is moved to the bottom of the rivet, and the rivet can be pressed and fixed by the riveting machine.

[0016] Optionally, the discharging device includes a discharging conveyor belt arranged on the frame and a second manipulator arranged on the frame, the second manipulator is used to grab the socket on the tooling and place it on the discharging conveyor belt, an ejector rod for ejecting the socket is slidably provided on the frame, the ejector rod is located below the tooling, and a fourth driving member is provided on the frame for driving the ejector rod to slide.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the fourth driving member drives the ejector rod to move upward, and the ejector rod passes through the through slot reserved on the tooling to eject the socket, and then the second manipulator is used to clamp the socket and place it on the discharge conveyor belt, thereby realizing the discharge of the socket, and the ejector rod avoids the possibility that the socket and the tooling are too tightly connected and the second manipulator cannot clamp the socket.

[0018] Optionally, a push plate for pushing out the damaged socket is slidingly provided on one side of the discharging conveyor belt, a fifth driving member for moving the push plate to slide out is provided on the frame, a waste box is provided on the discharging conveyor belt, the push plate slides toward the waste box, a control computer is provided on the frame, when the power-on detection device detects that the socket is damaged, a damage signal is sent to the control computer, when the damaged socket moves to the discharging conveyor belt, the control computer controls the fifth driving member to push the damaged socket into the waste box.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, when the power-on detection device detects that the socket is damaged, when the damaged socket moves to the discharge conveyor belt, the control computer controls the fifth drive member to move the push plate to push the damaged socket into the waste box, thereby realizing automatic discharge of waste.

[0020] Optionally, the rivet feeding device includes a vibration plate, a slide, a material dividing assembly and a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly includes a clamping seat arranged on a frame, the frame is provided with a sixth driving member for horizontally moving the clamping seat, a clamping hand for clamping rivets is slidably provided on the clamping seat, and the frame is provided with a seventh driving member for vertically moving the clamping hand; the vibration plate is used to drive the rivets to be arranged neatly into the slide, and the material dividing assembly is used to separate the rivets in the slide individually.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the vibration disk drives the rivets to be neatly arranged into the slide, and the rivets in the slide are separated individually through the dividing assembly. The rivets at the individual separation points are clamped by the clamping assembly and placed on the tooling, thereby realizing the placement of rivets on the tooling.

[0022] Optionally, the material dividing assembly includes a material dividing plate arranged on the frame, a placement groove is provided on the material dividing plate, the placement groove is connected to the slide groove at the end of the slide, a sliding groove is provided on the material dividing plate, a material dividing rod is slidingly provided in the sliding groove, a material dividing groove is provided on the material dividing rod, a material taking groove is provided on the material dividing plate, the material taking groove is connected to the sliding groove, and an eighth driving member for sliding the material dividing rod is provided on the frame.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the rivets on the slide enter the placement slot, and the dividing rod is moved to connect the dividing slot on the dividing rod with the placement slot. Only one rivet can be placed in the dividing slot. The dividing rod is moved to move the dividing slot into the taking slot and connect it to the taking slot. Therefore, a single rivet is moved to the taking slot, and the single rivet can be clamped by the clamping hand, which is conducive to the loading of the rivet.

[0024] Secondly, this application provides a socket fixing process, which adopts the following technical solutions:

[0025] The socket fixing process, using the socket fixing equipment, also includes;

[0026] S1: The rivet feeding device places the rivets on the corresponding tooling;

[0027] S2: Rotate the turntable to move the tooling with rivets to the corresponding position of the socket feeding device. The feeding conveyor conveys the socket to the preparation plate. The first manipulator clamps the socket on the preparation plate and places it on the tooling with rivets.

[0028] S3: Turn the turntable to move the tooling with the socket to the corresponding position of the power-on detection device, connect the upper test component to the upper terminal of the socket, insert the lower test component into the socket jack, and power on the socket through the upper test component. Press the component to control the on and off state of the socket switch to test whether the socket can work normally;

[0029] S4: Turn the turntable to move the inspected tooling to the corresponding position of the riveting device, move the pressure rod to the bottom of the rivet to abut against the rivet, and adjust the position of the socket through the correction component so that the riveting machine is facing the rivet, and then use the riveting machine to press the rivet;

[0030] S5: Turn the turntable to move the riveted tooling to the corresponding position of the bolt tightening device to tighten the bolt;

[0031] S6: Turn the turntable to move the tooling with the bolts tightened to the corresponding position of the discharge device. Use the second manipulator to clamp the socket and move it to the discharge conveyor. The push plate on the discharge conveyor pushes the damaged socket into the waste box.

[0032] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0033] 1. The feeding device places the socket on the tooling of the turntable, and performs pressure riveting and tightening bolts in sequence. The turntable is then moved out of the turntable by the discharging device. The turntable cooperates with various devices to assemble the grounding frame to the socket, realizing the linkage between various devices. This reduces the time and manpower required to move between various steps during assembly, reduces the labor intensity of workers, and, with each rotation, each step has a corresponding tooling to perform the corresponding step operation, thereby improving assembly efficiency;

[0034] 2. The rivets on the slide enter the placement slot, and the dividing rod is moved to connect the dividing slot on the dividing rod with the placement slot. Only one rivet can be placed in the dividing slot. Move the dividing rod to move the dividing slot into the taking slot and connect it with the taking slot. Therefore, a single rivet is moved to the taking slot, and the single rivet can be clamped by the clamping hand, which is conducive to the loading of the rivet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present application.

[0036] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the socket feeding device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0037] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the power-on detection device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0038] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the riveting device of an embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of the riveting device in an embodiment of the present application.

[0040] Figure 6It is a structural schematic diagram of a bolt tightening device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0041] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the discharging device of an embodiment of the present application.

[0042] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rivet feeding device of an embodiment of the present application.

[0043] Figure 9 yes Figure 8 Enlarged schematic diagram of part A.

[0044] Description of reference numerals: 1, frame; 2, turntable; 3, tooling;

[0045] 4. Socket feeding device; 401. Feeding conveyor belt; 402. Material preparation plate; 403. First manipulator; 404. Heightening sleeve; 405. Balancing slot; 4031. First connecting plate; 4032. Eleventh cylinder; 4033. Twelfth cylinder; 4034. First parallel air gripper;

[0046] 5. Power-on detection device; 501. Upper base; 502. First cylinder; 503. Upper test pin; 504. Lower base; 505. Second cylinder; 506. Lower test pin; 507. Detector; 508. Pressing block; 509. First mounting base; 510. Thirteenth cylinder;

[0047] 6. Riveting device; 601. Riveting machine; 602. Pressure rod; 603. Third cylinder; 604. Reverse thrust block; 605. Correction block; 606. Second mounting seat; 607. Fourth connecting block; 608. Fourteenth cylinder; 609. Correction block; 610. Correction slot; 611. Fifteenth cylinder;

[0048] 7. Bolt tightening device; 701. Pre-compression block; 702. Fourth cylinder; 703. Bolt tightening machine; 704. Fifth cylinder; 705. Third mounting base; 706. Fixing base; 707. Motor; 708. Bolt sleeve;

[0049] 8. Discharging device; 801. Discharging conveyor belt; 802. Second manipulator; 803. Ejector rod; 804. Sixth cylinder; 805. Push plate; 806. Seventh cylinder; 807. Waste box;

[0050] 9. Rivet feeding device; 901. Vibrating plate; 902. Slideway; 903. Clamping seat; 904. Eighth cylinder; 905. Clamping hand; 906. Ninth cylinder; 907. Material distributor; 908. Placement trough; 909. Sliding trough; 910. Material distributor rod; 911. Material distributor trough; 912. Material removal trough; 913. Mounting plate; 914. Second parallel air gripper; 915. Tenth cylinder;

[0051] 10. Installation disk. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The following is combined with Figure 1-9 This application is described in further detail.

[0053] The embodiment of the present application discloses a socket fixing device. Figure 1 The socket mounting device includes a frame 1 and a turntable 2 rotatably connected to the frame 1. The turntable 2's rotation axis is vertical, and a hole is opened in the middle of the turntable 2. A mounting plate is bolted to the frame 1. The mounting plate is located above the turntable 2 and is coaxial with the turntable 2. The mounting plate has a smaller diameter than the turntable 2. A stepper motor is mounted on the frame 1 to drive the turntable 2. Multiple fixtures 3 for placing sockets are evenly bolted to the turntable 2, located at the edge of the turntable 2.

[0054] Reference Figure 1 , and also includes a socket feeding device 4, a power-on detection device 5, a pressure riveting device 6, a bolt tightening device 7, a discharging device 8 and a rivet feeding device 9 which are sequentially arranged on the frame 1; the socket feeding device 4, the power-on detection device 5, the pressure riveting device 6, the bolt tightening device 7, the discharging device 8 and the rivet feeding device 9 are uniformly distributed around the turntable 2 in sequence and correspond one to one with multiple toolings 3; the socket feeding device 4 is used to place the socket on the tooling 3, the power-on detection device 5 is used to detect the power-on and power-off status of the socket, the pressure riveting device 6 is used to rivet the rivet on the socket, the bolt tightening device 7 is used to tighten the bolts on the grounding frame to the socket, the discharging device 8 is used to remove the socket from the tooling 3, and the rivet feeding device 9 is used to place the rivet on the tooling 3. In this application, it is necessary to rivet two rivets between the socket and the grounding frame and tighten four bolts. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, two sets of rivet feeding devices 9 are provided, two sets of pressure riveting devices 6 are provided, and two groups of bolt tightening devices 7 are provided. One group of bolt tightening devices 7 can tighten two bolts at the same time.

[0055] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The socket feeding device 4 includes a feeding conveyor belt 401, a preparation plate 402 and a first manipulator 403. The feeding conveyor belt is used to transfer the sockets to the preparation plate 402. The first manipulator 403 is used to grab the sockets on the preparation plate 402 and place them on the corresponding tooling 3. The socket feeding device 4 is provided with a flattening piece for keeping the sockets flat during transportation.

[0056] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2The flattening part includes a heightening sleeve 404 that is sleeved on one side of the feed conveyor belt 401 and is used to keep the socket placed flat; the protruding switch of the socket is placed on the upper belt surface of the feed conveyor belt 401, and the socket surface is placed on the upper surface of the heightening sleeve 404, so that the socket can maintain the overall flatness of the socket during the conveyance process and will not be tilted due to the protruding switch of the socket. A balancing groove 405 is provided on the preparation plate 402, and the bottom wall of the balancing groove 405 is flush with the upper belt surface of the feed conveyor belt, and the preparation plate 402 is flush with the upper surface of the heightening sleeve 404; after the socket on the feed conveyor belt 401 is moved to the preparation plate 402, the protruding switch of the socket is placed in the balancing groove 405, so that the socket is placed smoothly on the preparation plate 402 and keeps the socket placed flat without tilting, so as to facilitate the first manipulator 403 to clamp the socket and place it on the tooling 3.

[0057] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The first manipulator 403 includes a first connecting plate 4031 slidably connected to the frame 1, the first connecting plate 4031 slides in the horizontal direction, the frame 1 is equipped with an eleventh cylinder 4032 for sliding the first connecting plate 4031, the piston rod of the eleventh cylinder 4032 is connected to the first connecting plate 4031, the connecting rod is slidably connected to the second connecting plate, the second connecting plate is an L-shaped plate, the second connecting plate slides in the vertical direction, the first connecting plate 4031 is equipped with a twelfth cylinder 4033 for sliding the second connecting plate, the piston rod of the twelfth cylinder 4033 is connected to the second connecting plate, and the second connecting plate is bolted with a first parallel air claw 4034. Start the twelfth air cylinder 4033, which drives the second connecting plate to slide downward, and moves the two claws of the first parallel air claw 4034 to both sides of the socket. Start the first parallel air claw 4034 to retract the claws to clamp the socket, and then move the second connecting plate upward. Then start the eleventh air cylinder 4032 to move the socket to the top of the tooling 3, and then move the second connecting plate downward to place the socket on the tooling 3. Open the first parallel air claw 4034 to realize the clamping and loading of the socket.

[0058] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3The power-on detection device includes an upper test assembly, a lower test assembly, and a pressing assembly for pressing the socket switch. The upper test assembly includes an upper base 501 and a first driving member for driving the upper base 501 up and down. The first driving member is a first cylinder 502. The edge of the mounting plate is bolted to a first mounting seat 509. The first cylinder 502 is mounted on the first mounting seat 509, and the piston rod of the first cylinder 502 is connected to the upper base 501. The upper base 501 is fixedly connected to an upper test pin 503. There are three upper test pins 503, which are respectively used to abut the terminals of the live wire, neutral wire, and ground wire. When the upper test pins 503 are plugged into the terminals on the back of the socket, power is supplied to the upper test pins 503.

[0059] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The lower test assembly includes a lower base 504 and a second driving member for driving the lower base 504 to move up and down, the second driving member is a second cylinder 505, the lower base 504 is slidably connected to the frame 1, and the lower base 504 slides in the vertical direction; two groups of lower test pins 506 are connected to the lower base 504, each group of lower test pins 506 includes three test pins, and the three lower test pins 506 are plugged into the jacks on the front of the socket, and a detector 507 for detecting whether the lower test pins 506 are energized is installed on the frame 1, and the detector 507 is electrically connected to the lower test pins 506. The pressing assembly includes two pressing blocks 508 slidably connected to the lower base 504. The two pressing blocks 508 are located directly below the socket switch. Two thirteenth cylinders 510 are installed on the lower base 504 for sliding the two pressing blocks 508 respectively. The piston rods of the two thirteenth cylinders 510 are respectively connected to the two pressing blocks 508. When it is necessary to change the on / off state of the socket, different pressing blocks 508 are used to abut the switch of the socket.

[0060] The first cylinder 502 drives the upper base 501 to move downward, and plugs the upper test pin 503 into the terminal on the back of the socket. The second cylinder 505 drives the lower base 504 to move upward, and plugs the lower test pin 506 into the jack on the front of the socket. Then, the two pressing blocks 508 are slid separately to change the state of the socket switch. The switch is energized through the upper test pin 503, and the detector 507 can be used to detect whether the socket is qualified. The added detection device detects each socket, thereby eliminating defective products, increasing product quality control, and eliminating the need for separate detection, reducing labor costs.

[0061] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 4The pressure riveting device 6 includes a pressure riveting machine 601, a pressure rod 602, and a correction assembly. The pressure rod 602 is located at the bottom of the tooling 3. A third driving member for moving the pressure rod 602 to directly below the rivet is installed on the frame 1. The third driving member is a third cylinder 603. An adjustment block is slidably connected to the frame 1. The pressure rod 602 is fixedly connected to the adjustment block. The pressure rod 602 is a screw, and the upper bolt head of the screw abuts the rivet. The piston rod of the third cylinder 603 is connected to the adjustment block.

[0062] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the edge of the mounting plate is bolted to a second mounting seat 606, and the second mounting seat 606 is arranged opposite the riveting machine 601; the correction assembly includes a correction base slidably connected to the second mounting seat 606, and the correction base slides in the vertical direction. The second mounting seat 606 is installed with a fifteenth cylinder 611 for driving the correction base to slide; a reverse thrust block 604 is bolted to the correction base, and the reverse thrust block 604 is used to abut against the front end in the movement direction of the socket; a third connecting block is bolted to the correction base, and the third connecting block is L-shaped. Two correction blocks 605 are bolted to the third connecting block, and both correction blocks 605 are L-shaped blocks. The two correction blocks 605 abut against the two sides of the protrusion at the bottom of the socket respectively, and one correction block 605 abuts against the upper surface of the grounding frame to limit the position of both sides of the socket and press down the grounding frame to reduce deformation of the grounding frame during riveting; the third connecting block is located above the socket.

[0063] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 A fourth connecting block 607 is slidably connected to the correction base, and the fourth connecting block 607 and the reverse thrust block 604 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the correction base; the fourth connecting block 607 is an L-shaped block, and the fourth connecting block 607 slides horizontally toward or away from the side of the reverse thrust block 604; a fourteenth cylinder 608 is installed on the correction base for driving the fourth connecting block 607 to slide, and the piston rod of the fourteenth cylinder 608 is connected to the fourth connecting block 607; a correction block 609 is fixedly connected to one end of the fourth connecting block 607 close to the reverse thrust block 604, and a correction groove 610 is provided on the correction block 609 for the lower pressure rod of the riveting machine 601 to pass through. When adjusting the socket position, the correction base moves downward, the reverse thrust block 604 abuts one end of the socket, and the two correction blocks 605 abut against the two sides of the socket bottom protrusion and the upper surface of the grounding frame. The fourteenth cylinder 608 pushes the correction block 609 to move, pushing the riveting feet of the grounding frame against the socket. While pressing down, the grounding frame moves, allowing the lower pressure rod of the riveting machine 601 to pass through the correction slot 610 and rivet the grounding frame to the socket. This reduces the number of defective products caused by riveting when the grounding frame does not fit the socket properly.

[0064] Slide the correction base downward so that the reverse thrust block 604 abuts against one end of the socket, and at the same time, abut the two correction blocks 605 against the raised side edges of the bottom of the socket, and press down the ground frame. At the same time, the correction block 609 abuts the riveted feet of the ground frame against the socket, thereby correcting the position of the socket, and moving the pressure rod 602 to just below the rivet, the rivet can be pressed and fixed by the riveting machine 601 into the rivet.

[0065] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 6 , a third mounting seat 705 is bolted to the edge of the mounting plate; the bolt tightening device 7 includes a pre-pressing block 701 slidably connected to the third mounting seat 705, and the pre-pressing block 701 slides in the vertical direction; a fourth cylinder 702 for driving the pre-pressing block 701 to slide is bolted to the third mounting seat 705, and the piston rod of the fourth cylinder 702 is connected to the pre-pressing block 701, and the pre-pressing block 701 is an L-shaped block; a bolt tightening machine 703 for rotating bolts is slidably connected to the frame 1, and the bolt tightening machine 703 slides in the horizontal direction, and a fifth cylinder 704 for driving the bolt tightening machine 703 to slide is bolted to the frame 1. The bolt tightening machine 703 includes a fixed base 706 slidably connected to the frame 1. The piston rod of the fifth cylinder 704 is connected to the fixed base 706. A motor 707 is bolted to the fixed base 706. An extension rod is connected to the output shaft of the motor 707. The extension rod is connected to a bolt sleeve 708. The bolt sleeve 708 mates with the bolt on the socket and faces the bolt hole of the socket on the corresponding tool 3 of the bolt tightening device 7. Two sets of bolt tightening machines 703 are installed in the bolt tightening device 7 corresponding to the same tool 3 position, so that two bolts can be tightened at the same station.

[0066] Move the pre-pressing block 701 downward so that it abuts against the socket, fixes the socket and reduces its movement. Then move the fixing seat 706 through the fifth cylinder 704, put the bolt sleeve 708 on the bolt, start the motor 707 to rotate the bolt sleeve 708, and tighten the bolt.

[0067] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 7The discharging device 8 includes a discharging conveyor belt 801 fixed on the frame 1 and a second manipulator 802 installed on the frame 1. The second manipulator 802 is configured in the same manner as the first manipulator 403. The second manipulator 802 is used to grab the socket on the tooling 3 and place it on the discharging conveyor belt 801. No further details will be given here. An ejector rod 803 for ejecting the socket is slidably connected to the frame 1. A through groove for the ejector rod 803 to pass through is provided on the tooling 3. The ejector rod 803 slides in the vertical direction. The ejector rod 803 is located below the tooling 3. A fourth driving member for driving the ejector rod 803 to slide is bolted to the frame 1. The fourth driving member is a sixth cylinder 804. The piston rod of the sixth cylinder 804 is connected to the ejector rod 803.

[0068] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 7 The sixth cylinder 804 drives the ejector rod 803 to move upward, and the ejector rod 803 passes through the through slot reserved on the tooling 3 to eject the socket, and then the second manipulator 802 is used to clamp the socket and place it on the discharge conveyor 801, thereby realizing the discharge of the socket, and the ejector rod 803 prevents the socket from being too tightly connected to the tooling 3, which may cause the second manipulator 802 to be unable to clamp the socket.

[0069] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 7 A push plate 805 for pushing out damaged sockets is slidably connected to one side of the discharge conveyor 801. A fifth driving member for moving the push plate 805 to slide out is installed on the frame 1. The fifth driving member is a seventh cylinder 806. A waste bin 807 is welded and fixed to the side of the discharge conveyor 801. The push plate 805 and the waste bin 807 are arranged opposite each other and slide toward the waste bin 807. A control computer is installed on the frame 1. When the power-on detection device detects that the socket is damaged, it sends a damage signal to the control computer. When the damaged socket moves onto the discharge conveyor 801, the control computer controls the seventh cylinder 806 to push the damaged socket into the waste bin 807. After the power-on detection device detects that the socket is damaged, when the damaged socket moves onto the discharge conveyor 801, the control computer controls the seventh cylinder 806 to move the push plate 805 to push the damaged socket into the waste bin 807, thereby achieving automatic discharge of waste.

[0070] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 8The rivet feeding device 9 includes a vibration plate 901, a slide 902, a material distribution assembly and a clamping assembly; the clamping assembly includes a clamping seat 903 slidably connected to the frame 1, and a sixth driving member for horizontally moving the clamping seat 903 is installed on the frame 1, and the sixth driving member is an eighth cylinder 904. A clamping hand 905 for clamping the rivet is slidably connected to the clamping seat 903, and a seventh driving member for vertically moving the clamping hand 905 is installed on the frame 1, and the seventh driving member is a ninth cylinder 906; the clamping hand 905 includes a mounting plate 913 slidably connected to the clamping seat 903, and two second parallel air claws 914 are installed on the mounting plate 913. The jaws of the second parallel air claws 914 are adapted to the rivets, and the two second parallel air claws 914 are corresponding to the two rivet holes on the tooling 3 where the rivets are placed; the vibration plate, the slide 902 and the material distribution assembly are each provided with two groups. The vibration plate is used to drive the rivets to be arranged neatly and enter the slide 902, and the material separation assembly is used to separate the rivets in the slide 902 individually.

[0071] Reference Figure 8 and Figure 9 The material dividing assembly includes a material dividing plate 907 fixed to the frame 1 with bolts, and a placement groove 908 is provided on the material dividing plate 907, and the placement groove 908 is connected to the slide groove at the end of the slide 902, and a sliding groove 909 is provided on the material dividing plate 907. A material dividing rod 910 is slidably connected in the sliding groove 909, and a material dividing groove 911 is provided on the material dividing rod 910. A material taking groove 912 is provided on the material dividing plate 907, and the material taking groove 912 is connected to the sliding groove 909. An eighth driving member for sliding the material dividing rod 910 is installed on the frame 1, and the eighth driving member is the tenth cylinder 915. The piston rod of the tenth cylinder 915 is connected to the material dividing rod 910, and a cover plate is fixed on the material dividing plate 907. Only one rivet can be placed in the material dividing groove 911.

[0072] The vibration plate is used to drive the rivets to be arranged neatly into the slide 902. The rivets slide in the slide 902 to the end of the slide 902. The slide 902 is tilted downward toward the end away from the vibration plate 901; the rivets on the slide 902 enter the placement groove 908, and the dividing rod 910 is moved to connect the dividing groove 911 on the dividing rod 910 with the placement groove 908. Only one rivet can be placed in the dividing groove 911. The dividing rod 910 is moved to move the dividing groove 911 into the material collection groove 912 and connect it to the material collection groove 912. Therefore, the single rivet is moved to the material collection groove 912, and the single rivet can be clamped by the second parallel air claw 914 and placed on the tooling 3.

[0073] The implementation principle of the socket fixing device of the embodiment of the present application is as follows: the feeding device places the socket on the turntable 2 on which the rivets are placed in advance, and performs power-on detection, pressure riveting, and tightening of bolts in sequence, and then moves out of the turntable 2 through the discharging device 8, and unqualified products are pushed out from the discharging device 8, and then the rivets are placed on the blank tooling 3 through the rivet feeding device 9. Through the cooperation between the turntable 2 and each device, the grounding frame is assembled to the socket, and the linkage between the various devices is realized, thereby reducing the time and manpower required to move between each step during assembly, and reducing the labor intensity of the workers.

[0074] The present application embodiment discloses a socket fixing process, referring to Figure 1 , the socket fixing process uses a socket fixing device, and also includes;

[0075] S1: The rivet feeding device 9 places the rivets on the corresponding tooling 3;

[0076] S2: Rotate the turntable 2 to move the tool 3 with rivets to the corresponding position of the socket feeding device 4. The feeding conveyor conveys the socket to the preparation plate 402. The first manipulator 403 clamps the socket on the preparation plate 402 and places it on the tool 3 with rivets.

[0077] S3: Turn the turntable 2 to move the tool 3 with the socket to the corresponding position of the power-on detection device, connect the upper test component to the upper terminal of the socket, insert the lower test component into the socket, and power the socket through the upper test component. Press the component to control the on and off state of the socket switch to test whether the socket can work normally;

[0078] S4: Rotate the turntable 2 to move the inspected tool 3 to the position corresponding to the riveting device 6, move the pressure rod 602 to the bottom of the rivet to abut against the rivet, and adjust the position of the socket by the correction component so that the riveting machine 601 is facing the rivet, and then use the riveting machine 601 to press the rivet;

[0079] S5: Rotate the turntable 2 to move the riveted tool 3 to the position corresponding to the bolt tightening device 7, move the pre-pressing block 701 to fix the socket, and then use the bolt tightening machine 703 to tighten the bolt;

[0080] S6: Turn the turntable 2 and move the tooling 3 with the bolts tightened to the position corresponding to the discharge device 8. Use the second manipulator 802 to clamp the socket and move it to the discharge conveyor 801. The push plate 805 on the discharge conveyor 801 pushes the damaged socket into the waste box 807.

[0081] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A socket fixing device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a frame (1) and a turntable (2) rotatably arranged on the frame (1), wherein a plurality of toolings (3) for placing sockets are evenly arranged on the turntable (2), and further comprises a socket feeding device (4), a pressure riveting device (6), a bolt tightening device (7), a discharging device (8) and a rivet feeding device (9) which are sequentially arranged on the frame (1), wherein the socket feeding device (4), the power-on detection device (5), the pressure riveting device (6), the bolt tightening device (7), the discharging device (8) and the rivet feeding device (9) are evenly distributed around the turntable (2) in sequence and correspond one to one with the plurality of toolings (3); the socket feeding device (4) is used to place the socket on the tooling (3), and the pressure riveting device (6) is used to The invention relates to a method for riveting rivets to sockets, wherein the bolt tightening device (7) is used to tighten the bolts on the grounding frame to the sockets, the discharging device (8) is used to remove the sockets from the tooling (3), the rivet feeding device (9) is used to place the rivets on the tooling (3), the socket feeding device (4) includes a feeding conveyor belt (401), a material preparation plate (402) and a first manipulator (403), the feeding conveyor belt is used to convey the sockets to the material preparation plate (402), the first manipulator (403) is used to grab the sockets on the material preparation plate (402) to the corresponding tooling (3), the socket feeding device (4) is provided with a flattening piece for keeping the sockets flat during transportation, and also includes a power-on detection device. The power-on detection device (5) comprises an upper test assembly, a lower test assembly and a pressing assembly for pressing a socket switch, wherein the upper test assembly comprises an upper base (501) and a first driving member for driving the upper base (501) to move up and down, and an upper test pin (503) is provided on the upper base (501); the lower test assembly comprises a lower base (504) and a second driving member for driving the lower base (504) to move up and down, and a lower test pin (506) is provided on the lower base (504), and a detector (507) for detecting whether the lower test pin (506) is powered on is provided on the frame (1), and the pressing assembly comprises a pin slidably provided on the lower base (504). ) on the two pressing blocks (508), when it is necessary to change the on / off state of the socket, different pressing blocks (508) are used to abut against the switch of the socket, the riveting device (6) comprises a riveting machine (601), a pressure rod (602) and a correction assembly, the pressure rod (602) is located at the bottom of the tooling (3), the frame (1) is provided with a third driving member for moving the pressure rod (602) to the position directly below the rivet, the correction assembly comprises a correction base slidably arranged on the frame (1), the correction base is provided with a reverse thrust block (604) for abutting against the end of the socket, and the correction base is provided with correction blocks (605) for abutting against both sides of the protrusion at the bottom of the socket.

2. The socket fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flattening member includes a heightening sleeve (404) which is sleeved on one side of the feed conveyor belt (401) and is used to keep the socket flat. The protruding switch of the socket is placed on the upper belt surface of the feed conveyor belt (401), and the socket surface is placed on the heightening sleeve (404). A balancing groove (405) is provided on the preparation plate (402). The bottom wall of the balancing groove (405) is flush with the upper belt surface of the feed conveyor belt (401), and the preparation plate (402) is flush with the upper surface of the heightening sleeve (404).

3. The socket fixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharging device (8) comprises a discharging conveyor belt (801) arranged on the frame (1) and a second manipulator (802) arranged on the frame (1), the second manipulator (802) being used to grab the socket on the tooling (3) and place it on the discharging conveyor belt (801), an ejector rod (803) for ejecting the socket is slidably arranged on the frame (1), the ejector rod (803) is located below the tooling (3), and a fourth driving member for driving the ejector rod (803) to slide is arranged on the frame (1).

4. The socket fixing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A push plate (805) for pushing out the damaged socket is slidably provided on one side of the discharge conveyor (801), a fifth driving member for moving the push plate (805) to slide out is provided on the frame (1), a waste box (807) is provided on the discharge conveyor (801), the push plate (805) slides toward the waste box (807), a control computer is provided on the frame (1), when the power-on detection device detects that the socket is damaged, a damage signal is sent to the control computer, when the damaged socket moves to the discharge conveyor (801), the control computer controls the fifth driving member to push the damaged socket into the waste box (807).

5. The socket fixing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rivet feeding device (9) comprises a vibrating plate (901), a slideway (902), a material dividing assembly and a clamping assembly, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a clamping seat (903) arranged on a frame (1), a sixth driving member for horizontally moving the clamping seat (903) is provided on the frame (1), a clamping hand (905) for clamping rivets is slidably provided on the clamping seat (903), and a seventh driving member for vertically moving the clamping hand (905) is provided on the frame (1); the vibrating plate (901) is used to drive the rivets to be arranged neatly into the slideway (902), and the material dividing assembly is used to separate the rivets in the slideway (902) individually.

6. The socket fixing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material dividing assembly includes a material dividing plate (907) arranged on the frame (1), a placement groove (908) is provided on the material dividing plate (907), the placement groove (908) is connected to the slide groove at the end of the slide (902), a sliding groove (909) is provided on the material dividing plate (907), a material dividing rod (910) is slidably provided in the sliding groove (909), a material dividing groove (911) is provided on the material dividing rod (910), a material taking groove (912) is provided on the material dividing plate (907), the material taking groove (912) is connected to the sliding groove (909), and an eighth driving member for sliding the material dividing rod (910) is provided on the frame (1).

7. Socket fixing process, characterized by: The socket fixing device according to any one of claims 4 to 6 further comprises: S1: The rivet feeding device (9) places the rivets on the corresponding tooling (3); S2: rotating the turntable (2) to move the tooling (3) with the rivets to the corresponding position of the socket feeding device (4); the feeding conveyor belt conveys the sockets to the preparation plate (402); the first manipulator (403) clamps the sockets on the preparation plate (402) and places them on the tooling (3) with the rivets; S3: rotating the turntable (2) to move the tooling (3) with the socket placed thereon to the corresponding position of the power-on detection device, connecting the upper test component to the upper terminal of the socket, inserting the lower test component into the socket jack, and energizing the socket through the upper test component, and pressing the component to control the on / off state of the socket switch to test whether the socket can work normally; S4: rotating the turntable (2), moving the inspected tooling (3) to a position corresponding to the riveting device (6), moving the pressure rod (602) to the position directly below the rivet and abutting against the rivet, and simultaneously correcting the position of the socket by using the correction component so that the riveting machine (601) faces the rivet, and then using the riveting machine (601) to perform riveting; S5: rotating the turntable (2) to move the riveted tooling (3) to the position corresponding to the bolt tightening device (7) to tighten the bolts; S6: Rotate the turntable (2) and move the tooling (3) after tightening the bolts to the corresponding position of the discharge device (8). Use the second manipulator (802) to clamp the socket and move it to the discharge conveyor (801). The push plate (805) on the discharge conveyor (801) pushes the damaged socket into the waste box (807).

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