A jig transverse transfer line changing device and a jig line changing process thereof

Abstract

The application discloses a jig transverse transfer line changing device and a jig line changing process, is arranged between two parallel and spaced automatic assembly production lines, transfers the jig between the two automatic assembly production lines, and comprises a first line segment, a discharge line segment, a transverse transfer mechanism and a second line segment, the first line segment and the second line segment are arranged in parallel and at intervals on a machine table, the discharge line segment is arranged at one side of the first line segment along the direction of the first line segment, the transverse transfer mechanism is arranged vertically between the first line segment and the discharge line segment and extends towards the second line segment along a direction perpendicular to the first line segment and the discharge line segment, and the first line segment, the discharge line segment, the transverse transfer mechanism and the second line segment comprise a jig positioning mechanism, a single slide rail and a conveying assembly. The application realizes the automatic transfer of the jig by automatic track butt joint and linear sliding in and out of the jig, realizes automatic positioning and lifting during assembly and jig transfer, effectively improves the jig transfer efficiency, and has good versatility.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of automation production, in particular to a jig transverse transfer line changing device for automatic feeding and material assembly processing of an automatic production line and a jig line changing process thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automation refers to the replacement of manual work by machines to complete various production and processing. In the field of automation equipment, since the production products are generally composed of multiple scattered parts, various parts need to be automatically assembled by equipment during actual production to form a complete product structure. Therefore, automatic assembly processing of various materials is widely used in many fields, such as various intelligent terminal devices, mobile phones, tablet computers, smart watches, batteries, power supplies, and various daily products and toys, all of which have production needs of material automation assembly. Since the types and specifications of materials in the automatic assembly process are different, existing automatic assembly technologies generally use separate assembly equipment for different materials, making it difficult to form standardized and universal assembly equipment.

[0003] For the automatic assembly of materials, different materials need to be assembled, so the assembled materials such as various electronic components and substrate materials such as PCB boards are involved. Therefore, the automatic assembly process of materials as a whole includes three process sections, namely, automatic feeding process of assembled materials, feeding process of substrate materials, and automatic assembly process of assembled materials and substrate materials.

[0004] The feeding process of substrate materials generally uses a jig as a device carrier. After the jig clamps the substrate material, the substrate material is transported to the assembly station, and the assembled material is taken out by the assembly robot and automatically assembled on the substrate material. After the jig clamps the substrate material, it is generally directly transported to the assembly station of the production line by a transportation mechanism, and the assembly robot assembles the material on the substrate material. After assembly is completed, the jig moves the substrate material to the next station until the material assembly is completed. In actual assembly process, when multiple assembly lines are required due to different assembly processes or when the entire assembly line needs to be divided into multiple unit assembly lines due to site factors, the jig needs to be automatically transferred between each unit assembly line. However, during the transfer of the jig between different assembly lines, problems such as jig access and push-out, jig positioning, and jig transmission failure are involved.

[0005] In addition, for the jig of single-rail transmission, the jig is freely embedded on the slide rail, and the jig is pressed on the transmission belt arranged on one side of the slide rail through the gravity of the jig, and the jig is driven to move forward through the static friction force between the jig and the transmission belt. For this kind of transmission mode, after the jig is positioned, since there are many workstations arranged on the whole production line, the transmission belt needs to keep transmitting forward continuously, and during the assembly process of a single workstation, the jig needs to be positioned while being separated from the transmission belt to avoid continuous friction between the transmission belt in motion and the bottom of the positioned jig. Therefore, a jig positioning mechanism needs to be designed to meet the above process requirements. SUMMARY

[0006] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a jig transverse transfer and line changing device and a jig line changing process, which can realize automatic linear sliding and pushing of the jig through automatic rail docking, realize automatic positioning and lifting during assembly and jig line changing, effectively improve the efficiency of jig line changing, and have good versatility.

[0007] The technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows: a jig transverse transfer and line changing device is arranged between two parallel and spaced automatic assembly production lines to transfer the jig between the two automatic assembly production lines, and comprises a first line segment, a discharge line segment, a transverse transfer mechanism and a second line segment, wherein the first line segment and the second line segment are arranged in parallel and spaced on a machine table; the discharge line segment is arranged in parallel and spaced on one side of the first line segment along the direction of the first line segment; the transverse transfer mechanism is arranged vertically between the first line segment and the discharge line segment and extends towards the second line segment along a direction perpendicular to the first line segment and the discharge line segment; the first line segment, the discharge line segment, the transverse transfer mechanism and the second line segment comprise a jig positioning mechanism, a single slide rail and a conveying assembly; the jig carrying the material carrier is conveyed along the first line segment to the discharge line segment or the transverse transfer mechanism through the conveying assembly, and is positioned through the jig positioning mechanism; the discharge line segment sends the jig to the next work station; and the transverse transfer mechanism transfers the jig to the second line segment, so that each workstation on the second line segment can automatically cycle the assembly material.

[0008] Preferably, the machine table is provided with a support plate, the support plate is arranged vertically and extends in a straight line direction; and the single slide rail is arranged on the top of the support plate.

[0009] Preferably, the conveying assembly comprises a conveying motor and a conveying belt, wherein the conveying motor is arranged on one side of the support plate, and the output end thereof extends through the support plate to the other side of the support plate; the conveying belt is arranged on the other side of the support plate along the direction of the single slide rail, and is tensioned by rollers on the other side wall of the support plate; the output end of the conveying motor is connected with one of the rollers, and the rotation of the rollers drives the forward movement of the conveying belt; the surface of the conveying belt forms a conveying plane which is lower than the surface of the single slide rail; the jig is slidably embedded on the single slide rail, and the bottom of the jig is pressed against the conveying plane of the conveying belt by gravity, and the conveying belt drives the jig to move forward by static friction.

[0010] Preferably, the first linear section comprises a first single slide rail arranged on the top of the support plate; the transverse moving mechanism comprises a transverse moving base, two transverse moving slide rails, a transverse moving motor, a transverse moving support plate, a transverse moving single slide rail and a jig positioning mechanism, wherein the transverse moving base is arranged between the first linear section and the discharge linear section, and extends to the second linear section along a direction perpendicular to the first linear section; two vertical support bars are arranged on the two sides of the transverse moving base, and a mounting space is formed between the two support bars for mounting a screw rod; the two transverse moving slide rails are arranged on the top of the two support bars, respectively.

[0011] Preferably, the transverse moving motor is connected at one end of the transverse moving base, and the output end thereof is connected with the screw rod in the transverse moving base to drive the screw rod to rotate; the transverse moving support plate is slidably embedded on the transverse moving slide rails, and the bottom thereof is connected with the screw rod through a screw rod seat; when the screw rod rotates in the forward and reverse directions, the transverse moving support plate moves linearly along the transverse moving slide rails; the transverse moving single slide rail is arranged on the top of the transverse moving support plate along a direction perpendicular to the transverse moving slide rails; when the transverse moving support plate moves to the first linear section, the transverse moving single slide rail is connected with the first single slide rail to form an integral slide rail; the jig on the first linear section moves to the discharge linear section through the transverse moving single slide rail; when the transverse moving support plate moves to the second linear section, the transverse moving single slide rail is connected with the single slide rail of the second linear section to form an integral slide rail, and the jig on the transverse moving single slide rail moves to the single slide rail of the second linear section; the jig positioning mechanism is arranged on one side of the transverse moving support plate to position the jig on the transverse moving single slide rail.

[0012] Preferably, the jig comprises a jig base, a jig carrier, a connecting spring, a connecting swing block, a first roller, a second roller and a jig slide seat, wherein the jig carrier is arranged vertically spaced apart from the jig base; the connecting spring is arranged between the jig base and the jig carrier; at least two inwardly recessed side grooves are formed in the side walls of the jig base and the jig carrier, respectively; the side grooves of the jig base and the jig carrier are correspondingly arranged from bottom to top and inclined upward; the side grooves of the jig base extend horizontally along the side edges of the jig base; the connecting swing block comprises at least two, and is embedded between the side grooves of the jig base and the jig carrier; the upper and lower ends of the connecting swing block are rotatably arranged in the side grooves of the jig base and the jig carrier, respectively.

[0013] Preferably, the first and second rollers are arranged on the side walls of the jig base in opposite directions to the jig movement and are rotatably connected to the side walls of the jig base; the jig slide is arranged on the bottom of the jig base and is slidably embedded in the single slide rail; the bottom of the jig base is pressed against the conveyor belt arranged on one side of the single slide rail; the conveyor belt drives the jig to move linearly along the single slide rail through static friction and is guided and limited by the single slide rail.

[0014] Preferably, the jig positioning mechanism comprises a positioning support, a positioning cylinder, a positioning slide, a positioning connecting block, a positioning spring column, a first inclined lifting block, a second inclined lifting block, a positioning groove and a blocking block; the positioning support is vertically arranged on the side of the single slide rail; the positioning cylinder is vertically arranged on one side of the positioning support with the output end downward; the positioning slide is slidably connected to the other side wall of the positioning support in the vertical direction; one end of the positioning connecting block is connected to the output end of the positioning cylinder, and the other end of the positioning connecting block extends horizontally through the positioning support to the other side of the positioning support and is connected to the positioning slide; the positioning cylinder drives the positioning slide to move up and down through the positioning connecting block.

[0015] Preferably, the positioning spring column is vertically arranged, and the lower end of the positioning spring column is connected to the positioning slide and vertically extends upward; the first and second inclined lifting blocks are arranged on the top and outer side wall of the positioning slide respectively; the first inclined lifting block is vertically connected to the upper end of the positioning spring column; the top of the first and second inclined lifting blocks is respectively provided with a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface; the first inclined surface extends upwardly and obliquely along the direction of the jig movement; the second inclined surface extends obliquely in the opposite direction to the first inclined surface; the top end of the first inclined surface is provided with a positioning groove recessed inwardly; the width of the positioning groove is not less than the outer diameter of the first roller; the side wall of the positioning groove away from the direction of the jig movement extends upwardly above the first inclined surface; the blocking block is vertically arranged on the side wall of the positioning groove away from the direction of the jig movement; when the jig moves linearly to the jig positioning mechanism, the blocking block blocks the jig carrier on the upper layer of the jig; due to the inertia effect, the jig base on the lower layer of the jig continues to drive the first and second rollers to move along the first and second inclined surfaces of the first and second inclined lifting blocks respectively; the force of the first roller on the first inclined surface compresses the positioning spring column downwardly, so that the first inclined lifting block descends; when the first roller moves to the top end of the first inclined surface and slides into the positioning groove, the rebound force of the positioning spring column pushes the first inclined lifting block to move upwardly; the first inclined lifting block drives the second inclined lifting block to lift the second roller upwardly; the upward force of the second roller on the jig base overcomes the elastic force of the connecting spring, so that the jig base is lifted upwardly; the bottom of the jig base is separated from the conveyor belt on one side of the single slide rail; the static friction between the conveyor belt and the jig base is disabled; the distance between the jig base and the jig carrier is reduced; and the connecting swing block gradually rotates toward the horizontal direction.

[0016] A jig line changing process of a jig transverse transfer line changing device, comprising the following process steps:

[0017] S1, first line segment assembly processing: the jig carrying the material carrier moves along the first line segment, and after being positioned at each station on the first line segment by the jig positioning mechanism, the external assembly robot automatically assembles the material on the base material on the material carrier;

[0018] S2, first line segment outfeed: if the material in step S1 has completed assembly on the first line segment, the transverse transfer mechanism moves between the first line segment and the outfeed line segment, the jig is moved from the first line segment to the transverse transfer mechanism, and is moved to the outfeed line segment by the transverse transfer mechanism;

[0019] S3, line changing: if the material in step S1 has not completed assembly on the first line segment, the transverse transfer mechanism moves between the first line segment and the outfeed line segment, after the jig is moved from the first line segment to the transverse transfer mechanism, the jig positioning mechanism on the transverse transfer mechanism positions and fixes the jig, the transverse transfer mechanism drives the jig to move transversely to the second line segment, and the jig is transferred to the second line segment;

[0020] S4, second line segment assembly processing: after the jig in step S3 is transferred to the second line segment, it moves linearly by driving the second line segment, and automatic assembly processing is performed at each station arranged at intervals on the second line segment;

[0021] S5, cyclic assembly: if the material in step S4 has not completed assembly processing on the second line segment, the jig is transferred to the first line segment again by the transverse transfer mechanism arranged at the other end of the second line segment for cyclic assembly, and after the material is completely assembled, the outfeed in step S2 is performed;

[0022] S6, second line segment outfeed: if the material in step S4 has completed assembly on the second line segment, it is directly outfed by the transverse transfer mechanism arranged at the other end of the second line segment and the outfeed line segment.

[0023] The beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0024] The present application independently researches and develops a jig straight line sliding in and out to realize automatic line changing of the jig by automatic track docking, realizes automatic positioning and lifting during assembly and jig line changing, effectively improves the jig line changing efficiency, and the jig transverse transfer line changing device and the jig line changing process are good in universality.

[0025] The present application comprises a first line segment, a discharge line segment, a transverse movement mechanism and a second line segment, wherein the first line segment and the discharge line segment are connected in a straight line with a gap space therebetween, and the transverse movement mechanism is arranged in the gap space; the second line segment is arranged in parallel and spaced apart on one side of the discharge line segment. The first line segment, the discharge line segment and the second line segment take a single straight slide rail as a movement limiting structure, take a jig as a material bearing structure, and take a transmission belt arranged on the side of the straight slide rail as a driving execution structure. After the jig is pressed against the transmission belt by its own gravity, the transmission belt drives the jig to move along the single slide rail in a straight line. The first line segment, the second line segment and the discharge line segment of the present application are provided with a jig positioning mechanism as an execution device for blocking and positioning the jig. The jig in motion is blocked and positioned by the jig positioning mechanism and is separated from the continuously moving transmission belt, so that the jig transmission is disabled. At the same time, the present application takes the transverse movement mechanism as a jig transfer conversion mechanism. When the transverse movement mechanism moves between the first line segment and the discharge line segment, the first line segment and the discharge line segment are connected and integrated. The assembled material on the first line segment is moved to the discharge line segment by the jig bearing. In addition, after the transverse movement mechanism picks up the jig from the first line segment, the jig positioning mechanism can block and position the jig and drive the jig to move linearly to the second line segment, and after the jig is connected and integrated with the single slide rail of the second line segment, the jig is moved to the second line segment, so as to complete the material assembly process in the second line segment.

[0026] The present application designs a jig for clamping the material. The jig of the present application is designed as a double-layer structure. The lower layer is a jig base, and the upper layer is a jig carrier. The two are connected by a connecting spring. Side grooves are respectively formed in the jig base and the jig carrier. The side grooves of the two are arranged in an inclined direction. A limiting swing block is embedded between the side grooves. The two ends of the limiting swing block are respectively rotatably connected in the side grooves. The limiting swing block ensures that the jig base and the jig carrier are connected together. The connection realizes the adjustable state of the distance between the jig base and the jig carrier and the relative position of the jig base and the jig carrier in the horizontal direction. The connecting spring cooperates to form an elastic support. One side of the jig base is connected with a sliding seat, which is embedded on a conveying slide rail. The bottom of the jig base is provided with a contact layer to contact the conveying belt on one side of the conveying slide rail. In addition, the side of the jig base is also provided with a first roller and a second roller rotatably connected to the side wall of the jig base.

[0027] The present application is directed to the above-mentioned monorail conveying way of the jig, which is creatively designed with a jig positioning mechanism, and the jig positioning mechanism is used to block and position the jig which is linearly conveyed by the static friction force of the conveying belt, and also makes the jig upwardly separate from the conveying belt, so as to avoid the continuous friction between the conveying belt in motion and the bottom of the jig after the jig is blocked and stopped, and to avoid affecting the service life of the jig and the conveying belt. The jig positioning mechanism of the present application takes the vertically arranged positioning support as the bearing structure, and only includes one power output component, i.e. the positioning cylinder, the cylinder drives the positioning slide to move up and down, and in the structural design, the positioning cylinder and the positioning slide are vertically arranged on the two sides of the positioning support, the output end of the positioning cylinder and the positioning slide are connected through the positioning connecting block which penetrates the positioning support from the bottom, so as to effectively utilize the space and reduce the overall space occupancy. In particular, the first inclined top block is connected with the positioning spring which is vertically arranged on the top of the positioning slide, the internal stress of the positioning spring is greater than that of the connecting spring of the jig; the second inclined top block is connected with the side wall of the first inclined top block, and the blocking pillar is connected with the end wall of the positioning slide; the top of the first inclined top block and the second inclined top block is respectively provided with the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface which are opposite in inclination direction, wherein the top of the first inclined surface is provided with the downwardly recessed positioning groove, and the width of the positioning groove is greater than the outer diameter of the first roller; the side wall of the positioning groove which is away from the movement direction of the jig extends upwardly above the top of the first inclined surface, and the blocking block is arranged on the side wall. When the jig moves to the jig positioning mechanism, the blocking block blocks the jig carrier on the upper layer of the jig, the jig carrier stops moving, and the bottom base on the lower layer of the jig continues to move forward due to inertia, at this time, the first roller slides upwardly along the first inclined surface, the first inclined top block presses downwardly the positioning spring, until the first roller falls into the positioning groove when the first roller slides to the top of the first inclined surface, at this time, the first inclined top block loses the downward pressure of the first roller, the rebound force of the positioning spring pushes the second inclined top block upwardly, the second inclined surface on the top of the second inclined top block abuts against the second roller of the jig, and the second roller is lifted upwardly, the second roller drives the bottom base to move upwardly against the internal stress of the connecting spring, so as to realize the separation of the bottom of the bottom base from the conveying belt, and at the same time, the spacing between the bottom base and the jig carrier is shortened through the flexible connection of the limiting swing block. Through the above-mentioned structural design, the lifting of the jig is completed at the same time when the movement of the jig is blocked through one power output, so as to make the transmission between the jig and the conveying belt invalid, and to facilitate the assembly and processing.

[0028] The present application is directed to the process requirement of the horizontal moving mechanism of the jig in the transfer between different automatic assembly lines, the horizontal moving mechanism of the present application takes the horizontal moving base horizontally arranged between the first line body and the second line body as the bearing structure, two horizontal moving slide rails are arranged in parallel and spaced apart on the horizontal moving base, the horizontal moving slide rails are slidably connected with the horizontal moving support plates, the horizontal moving single slide rails are arranged on the top of the horizontal moving support plates, the conveying belts are arranged on one side of the horizontal moving single slide rails, the horizontal moving support plates are connected with the lead screws arranged between the two horizontal moving slide rails through the screw rod bases, the horizontal moving motor arranged at one end of the horizontal moving base drives the lead screws to rotate back and forth so as to drive the horizontal moving support plates to move back and forth between the first line body and the second line body. The jig positioning mechanism is arranged on one side of the horizontal moving support plate. When the horizontal moving support plate moves to one side of the first line body, the horizontal moving single slide rail is butt jointed with the single slide rail of the first line body, the jig is slid into the horizontal moving single slide rail from the first line body, and is positioned by the jig positioning mechanism, the horizontal moving support base drives the jig to move to one side of the second line body, and the jig is slid into the single slide rail of the second line body through the movement of the conveying belt on the side of the horizontal moving single slide rail, so that the automatic jig receiving, jig positioning, horizontal moving of the jig and jig transfer are realized. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 It is one of the schematic diagrams of the three-dimensional structure of the present application.

[0030] Figure 2 It is the second schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present application.

[0031] Figure 3 It is the third schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present application.

[0032] Figure 4 It is the fourth schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present application.

[0033] Figure 5 It is one of the schematic diagrams of the three-dimensional structure of the horizontal moving mechanism of the present application.

[0034] Figure 6 It is the second schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the horizontal moving mechanism of the present application.

[0035] Figure 7 It is the third schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the horizontal moving mechanism of the present application.

[0036] Figure 8 It is the fourth schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the horizontal moving mechanism of the present application.

[0037] Figure 9 It is one of the schematic diagrams of the three-dimensional structure of the jig blocking mechanism of the present application.

[0038] Figure 10 It is the second schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the jig blocking mechanism of the present application.

[0039] Figure 11This is the third schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the blocking mechanism of the fixture of the present invention.

[0040] Figure 12 This is the fourth schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the blocking mechanism of the jig of the present invention.

[0041] Figure 13 This is one of the three-dimensional structural schematic diagrams of the fixture of the present invention.

[0042] Figure 14 This is the second schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the fixture of the present invention.

[0043] Figure 15 This is the third schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the fixture of the present invention.

[0044] Figure 16 This is the fourth schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the fixture of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0046] like Figures 1 to 16 As shown, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: a jig lateral transfer and line changing device is arranged between two parallel and spaced automated assembly production lines to transfer jigs between the two automated assembly production lines, including a first line segment, a discharge line segment 8, a transverse movement mechanism 7 and a second line segment, wherein the first line segment and the second line segment are arranged on the machine 1 in parallel and spaced apart; the discharge line segment is arranged on one side of the first line segment along the direction of the first line segment; the transverse movement mechanism 7 is arranged vertically between the first line segment and the discharge line segment , and extends toward the second line segment in a direction perpendicular to the first line segment and the discharge line segment; the first line segment, the discharge line segment 8, the transverse movement mechanism 7 and the second line segment include a jig positioning mechanism 9, a single slide rail and a conveying component; the jig 5 carrying the material carrier 6 is conveyed along the first line segment to the discharge line segment 8 or the transverse movement mechanism 7 through the conveying component, and is positioned by the jig positioning mechanism 9. The discharge line segment 8 sends the jig 5 to the next workstation, and the transverse movement mechanism 7 transfers the jig 5 to the second line segment so that the materials can be automatically assembled in a cycle at each workstation on the second line segment.

[0047] A support plate is provided on the machine 1, which is vertically arranged and extends in a straight line; the above-mentioned single slide rail is arranged on the top of the support plate.

[0048] The conveying assembly comprises a conveying motor 3 and a conveying belt 4. The conveying motor 3 is arranged at one side of the support plate and extends through the support plate to the other side of the support plate. The conveying belt 4 is arranged at the other side of the support plate along the direction of the single slide rail and is tensioned by rollers on the other side wall of the support plate. The output end of the conveying motor 3 is connected with one of the rollers. The driving roller is driven to rotate to drive the conveying belt 4 to move forward. The surface of the conveying belt 4 forms a conveying plane which is lower than the surface of the single slide rail. The jig 5 is slidably embedded on the single slide rail. The bottom of the jig 5 is pressed against the conveying plane of the conveying belt 4 by gravity. The conveying belt 4 drives the jig 5 to move forward by static friction.

[0049] The first line segment comprises a first single slide rail 2 arranged on the top of the support plate. The transverse moving mechanism 7 comprises a transverse moving base 71, transverse moving slide rails 72, a transverse moving motor 73, a transverse moving support plate 74, a transverse moving single slide rail 75 and a jig positioning mechanism 9. The transverse moving base 71 is arranged between the first line segment and the discharge line segment 8 and extends to the second line segment along a direction perpendicular to the first line segment. Two vertical support bars are arranged on the two sides of the transverse moving base 71 to form a mounting space for mounting a lead screw.

[0050] The transverse moving motor 73 is connected at one end of the transverse moving base 71 and the output end is connected with the lead screw in the transverse moving base 71 to drive the lead screw to rotate. The transverse moving support plate 74 is slidably embedded on the transverse moving slide rails 72 and the bottom is connected with the lead screw through the lead screw seat. The lead screw is driven to move linearly back and forth along the transverse moving slide rails 72 when the lead screw is reversely rotated. The transverse moving single slide rail 75 is arranged on the top of the transverse moving support plate 74 along a direction perpendicular to the transverse moving slide rails 72. When the transverse moving support plate 74 moves to the first line segment, the transverse moving single slide rail 75 is connected with the first single slide rail 2 to form an integral slide rail. The jig 5 on the first line segment is moved to the discharge line segment through the transverse moving single slide rail 75. When the transverse moving support plate 74 moves to the second line segment, the transverse moving single slide rail 75 is connected with the single slide rail of the second line segment to form an integral slide rail. The jig 5 on the transverse moving single slide rail 75 is moved to the single slide rail of the second line segment. The jig positioning mechanism 9 is arranged at one side of the transverse moving support plate 74 to position the jig 5 on the transverse moving single slide rail 75.

[0051] The jig 5 comprises a jig base 51, a jig carrier 52, a connecting spring 54, a connecting swing block 53, a first roller 55, a second roller 56, and a jig slide base 57, wherein the jig carrier 52 is arranged vertically spaced apart from the jig base 51; the connecting spring 54 is arranged between the jig base 51 and the jig carrier 52; at least two inwardly recessed side grooves are formed in the side walls of the jig base 51 and the jig carrier 52, respectively, and the side grooves of the jig base 51 and the jig carrier 52 are arranged correspondingly inclined upward from bottom to top, and the side grooves of the jig base 51 extend horizontally along the side edges of the jig base 51; the connecting swing block 53 comprises at least two, and the connecting swing block 53 is embedded between the side grooves of the jig base 51 and the jig carrier 52, and the upper and lower ends of the connecting swing block 53 are rotatably arranged in the side grooves of the jig base 51 and the jig carrier 52, respectively.

[0052] The first roller 55 and the second roller 56 are arranged spaced apart in the opposite direction of the movement of the jig 5 on the side walls of the jig base 51, and are rotatably connected to the side walls of the jig base 51, respectively; the jig slide base 57 is arranged at the bottom of the jig base 51, and the jig slide base 57 is slidably embedded in a single slide rail, and the bottom of the jig base 51 presses a conveying belt arranged on one side of the single slide rail, and the conveying belt drives the jig to move linearly along the single slide rail through static friction, and the single slide rail guides and limits the jig.

[0053] The jig positioning mechanism 9 comprises a positioning support 91, a positioning cylinder 92, a positioning slide base 93, a positioning connecting block 94, a positioning spring column 95, a first inclined lifting block 96, a second inclined lifting block 97, a positioning groove 98, and a blocking block 99, wherein the positioning support 91 is arranged vertically on one side of the single slide rail; the positioning cylinder 92 is arranged vertically on one side of the positioning support 91, and the output end is arranged downward; the positioning slide base 93 is slidably connected to the other side wall of the positioning support 91 in the vertical direction; one end of the positioning connecting block 94 is connected to the output end of the positioning cylinder 92, and the other end of the positioning connecting block 94 extends horizontally through the positioning support 91 to the other side of the positioning support 91 and is connected to the positioning slide base 93, and the positioning cylinder 92 drives the positioning slide base 93 to move up and down through the positioning connecting block 94.

[0054] The positioning spring column 95 is vertically arranged, the lower end of the positioning spring column 95 is connected to the positioning sliding seat 93 and vertically extends upward; the first inclined top block 96 and the second inclined top block 97 are arranged on the top and the outer side wall of the positioning sliding seat 93 respectively, the first inclined top block 96 is vertically connected to the upper end of the positioning spring column 95, and the top of the first inclined top block 96 and the second inclined top block 97 is respectively provided with a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, the first inclined surface extends upward along the direction of movement of the jig 5, and the second inclined surface extends upward in the direction opposite to the first inclined surface; the top end of the first inclined surface is provided with a positioning groove 98 recessed inward, the width of the positioning groove 98 is not less than the outer diameter of the first roller 55, and the side wall of the positioning groove 98 away from the movement direction of the jig 5 extends upward above the first inclined surface; the blocking block 99 is vertically arranged on the side wall of the positioning groove 98 away from the movement direction of the jig 5; when the jig 5 moves linearly to the jig positioning mechanism 9, the blocking block 99 blocks the jig carrier 52 of the upper layer of the jig, due to the inertia effect, the jig base 51 of the lower layer of the jig continues to drive the first roller 55 and the second roller 56 to move along the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface of the first inclined top block 96 and the second inclined top block 97 respectively, the force of the first roller 55 to the first inclined surface compresses the positioning spring column 95 downward, so that the first inclined top block 96 descends, and after the first roller 55 moves to the top end of the first inclined surface and slides into the positioning groove 98 downward, the rebound force of the positioning spring column 95 pushes the first inclined top block 96 upward to move upward, the first inclined top block 96 drives the second inclined top block 97 to lift the second roller 56 upward, the upward force of the second roller 56 to the jig base 51 overcomes the elastic force of the connecting spring 54 to make the jig base 51 lift upward, so that the bottom of the jig base 51 is separated from the conveying belt on one side of the single sliding rail, the static friction force between the conveying belt and the jig base 51 is disabled, and the distance between the jig base 51 and the jig carrier 52 is reduced, and the connecting swing block 53 gradually rotates toward the horizontal direction.

[0055] A jig transverse transfer and line changing device for a jig transverse transfer and line changing process, comprising the following process steps:

[0056] S1, first line segment assembly processing: the jig carrying the material carrier moves linearly along the first line segment, and after being positioned by the jig positioning mechanism at each station on the first line segment, the external assembly robot automatically assembles the material on the base material carried by the jig;

[0057] S2, first line segment discharging: after the material in step S1 is assembled on the first line segment, the transverse transfer mechanism moves between the first line segment and the discharging line segment, the jig is moved from the first line segment to the transverse transfer mechanism and then to the discharging line segment for discharging;

[0058] S3, line changing: if the material in step S1 is not assembled in the first line segment, the horizontal moving mechanism is moved to the first line segment and the discharge line segment, the jig is moved from the first line segment to the horizontal moving mechanism, the jig positioning mechanism on the horizontal moving mechanism positions and fixes the jig, the horizontal moving mechanism drives the jig to move horizontally to the second line segment, and the jig is transferred to the second line segment;

[0059] S4, second line segment assembly processing: after the jig in step S3 is transferred to the second line segment, it is driven to move linearly, and automatic assembly processing is performed at each work station arranged at intervals on the second line segment;

[0060] S5, cycle assembly: if the material in step S4 is not assembled on the second line segment, the jig is transferred to the first line segment again through the horizontal moving mechanism arranged at the other end of the second line segment for cycle assembly, until the material is completely assembled, and then discharged through step S2;

[0061] S6, second line segment discharge: if the material in step S4 is assembled on the second line segment, it is directly discharged through the horizontal moving mechanism arranged at the other end of the second line segment and the discharge line segment.

[0062] Further, the present application designs a jig horizontal moving and transferring line changing device and a jig line changing process, which realizes automatic line changing of the jig through automatic track butt joint, realizes linear sliding in and pushing out of the jig, realizes automatic positioning and lifting during assembly and jig line changing, effectively improves the efficiency of jig line changing, and has good universality.

[0063] The present application comprises a first line segment, a discharge line segment, a transverse movement mechanism and a second line segment, wherein the first line segment and the discharge line segment are connected in a straight line with a gap space therebetween, and the transverse movement mechanism is arranged in the gap space; the second line segment is arranged in parallel and spaced apart on one side of the discharge line segment. The first line segment, the discharge line segment and the second line segment take a single straight slide rail as a movement limiting structure, take a jig as a material bearing structure, and take a transmission belt arranged on the side of the straight slide rail as a driving execution structure. After the jig is pressed against the transmission belt by its own gravity, the transmission belt drives the jig to move along the single slide rail in a straight line. The first line segment, the second line segment and the discharge line segment of the present application are provided with a jig positioning mechanism as an execution device for blocking and positioning the jig. The jig in motion is blocked and positioned by the jig positioning mechanism and is separated from the continuously moving transmission belt, so that the jig transmission is disabled. At the same time, the present application takes the transverse movement mechanism as a jig transfer conversion mechanism. When the transverse movement mechanism moves between the first line segment and the discharge line segment, the first line segment and the discharge line segment are connected and integrated. The assembled material on the first line segment is moved to the discharge line segment by the jig bearing. In addition, after the transverse movement mechanism picks up the jig from the first line segment, the jig positioning mechanism can block and position the jig and drive the jig to move linearly to the second line segment, and after the jig is connected and integrated with the single slide rail of the second line segment, the jig is moved to the second line segment, so as to complete the material assembly process in the second line segment.

[0064] The present application designs a jig for clamping the material. The jig of the present application is designed as a double-layer structure. The lower layer is a jig base, and the upper layer is a jig carrier. The two are connected by a connecting spring. Side grooves are respectively formed in the jig base and the jig carrier. The side grooves of the two are arranged in an inclined direction. A limiting swing block is embedded between the side grooves. The two ends of the limiting swing block are respectively rotatably connected in the side grooves. The limiting swing block ensures that the jig base and the jig carrier are connected together. The connection realizes the adjustable state of the distance between the jig base and the jig carrier and the relative position of the jig base and the jig carrier in the horizontal direction. The connecting spring cooperates to form an elastic support. One side of the jig base is connected with a sliding seat, which is embedded on a conveying slide rail. The bottom of the jig base is provided with a contact layer to contact the conveying belt on one side of the conveying slide rail. In addition, the side of the jig base is also provided with a first roller and a second roller rotatably connected to the side wall of the jig base.

[0065] The present application is directed to the above-mentioned monorail conveying way of the jig, which is creatively designed with a jig positioning mechanism. The jig positioning mechanism is used to block and position the jig which is linearly conveyed by the static friction force of the conveying belt, and also makes the jig upwardly separate from the conveying belt, so as to avoid the continuous friction between the conveying belt in motion and the bottom of the jig after the jig is blocked and stopped, which affects the service life of the jig and the conveying belt. The jig positioning mechanism of the present application takes the vertically arranged positioning support as the bearing structure, and only includes one power output component, i.e. the positioning cylinder. The cylinder drives the positioning slide to move up and down. In the structural design, the positioning cylinder and the positioning slide are vertically arranged on the two sides of the positioning support, respectively. The output end of the positioning cylinder and the positioning slide are connected through the positioning connecting block which penetrates the positioning support from the bottom, so as to effectively utilize the space and reduce the overall space occupancy. In particular, the first inclined top block is connected to the top of the positioning slide through the vertically arranged positioning spring. The internal stress of the positioning spring is greater than that of the connecting spring of the jig. The second inclined top block is connected to the side wall of the first inclined top block. The blocking pillar is connected to the end wall of the positioning slide. The top of the first inclined top block and the second inclined top block is respectively provided with the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface which have opposite inclined directions. The top of the first inclined surface is provided with the downwardly recessed positioning groove. The width of the positioning groove is greater than the outer diameter of the first roller. The side wall of the positioning groove away from the movement direction of the jig extends upwardly above the top of the first inclined surface, and the blocking block is arranged on the side wall.

[0066] The present application is directed to the process requirements of the transfer of the jig between different automatic assembly lines, and a horizontal moving mechanism is designed. The horizontal moving mechanism of the present application takes the horizontal moving base horizontally arranged between the first line body and the second line body as the bearing structure, two horizontal moving slide rails are arranged in parallel and at intervals on the horizontal moving base, a horizontal moving support plate is slidably connected to the horizontal moving slide rails, a horizontal moving single slide rail is arranged on the top of the horizontal moving support plate, a conveyor belt is arranged on one side of the horizontal moving single slide rail, the bottom of the horizontal moving support plate is connected to a lead screw arranged between the two horizontal moving slide rails through a lead screw base, and a horizontal moving motor arranged at one end of the horizontal moving base drives the lead screw to rotate back and forth, so as to drive the horizontal moving support plate to move back and forth between the first line body and the second line body. A jig positioning mechanism is arranged on one side of the horizontal moving support plate. When the horizontal moving support plate moves to one side of the first line body, the horizontal moving single slide rail is butt jointed with the single slide rail of the first line body, the jig is slid into the horizontal moving single slide rail from the first line body, and is positioned by the jig positioning mechanism, the horizontal moving support plate drives the jig to move to one side of the second line body, and the jig is driven to slide into the single slide rail of the second line body through the movement of the conveyor belt on the side of the horizontal moving single slide rail, so that the automatic jig receiving, jig positioning, horizontal moving of the jig, and jig transfer are realized.

[0067] The embodiments of the present application are only used to introduce the specific implementation manners, and are not used to limit the protection scope. Some modifications can be made by the skilled in the art under the inspiration of the embodiments, and any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the patent scope of the present application shall be within the patent claim scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A fixture lateral transfer and line changing device, which is installed between two parallel and spaced automated assembly lines to transfer fixtures between the two automated assembly lines, characterized by: The machine table (1) is provided with a support plate, which is vertically arranged and extends along a straight line direction; the single slide rail is arranged on the top of the support plate. The conveying assembly comprises a conveying motor (3) and a conveying belt (4), wherein the conveying motor (3) is arranged on one side of the support plate, and the output end extends through the support plate to the other side of the support plate; the conveying belt (4) is arranged on the other side of the support plate along the direction of the single slide rail, and is tensioned by rollers on the other side wall of the support plate; the output end of the conveying motor (3) is connected with one of the rollers, and the rotation of the roller drives the forward movement of the conveying belt (4); the surface of the conveying belt (4) forms a conveying plane lower than the surface of the single slide rail; the jig (5) is slidably embedded on the single slide rail, and the bottom of the jig (5) is pressed against the conveying plane of the conveying belt (4) by gravity, and the conveying belt (4) drives the jig (5) to move forward by static friction.

2. The cross transfer device according to claim 1, wherein: The jig positioning mechanism (9) comprises a positioning support (91), a positioning cylinder (92), a positioning sliding seat (93), a positioning connecting block (94), a positioning spring column (95), a first inclined lifting block (96), a second inclined lifting block (97), a positioning groove (98) and a blocking block (99), wherein the positioning support (91) is vertically arranged on the side of the single slide rail; the positioning cylinder (92) is vertically arranged on one side of the positioning support (91), and the output end is arranged downward; the positioning sliding seat (93) is slidably connected to the other side wall of the positioning support (91) in the vertical direction; one end of the positioning connecting block (94) is connected to the output end of the positioning cylinder (92), and the other end of the positioning connecting block (94) extends horizontally through the positioning support (91) to the other side of the positioning support (91) and is connected with the positioning sliding seat (93); the positioning cylinder (92) drives the positioning sliding seat (93) to move up and down through the positioning connecting block (94).

3. The cross transfer device of claim 2, wherein: The machine table (1) is provided with a support plate, which is vertically arranged and extends along a straight line direction; the single slide rail is arranged on the top of the support plate. The conveying assembly comprises a conveying motor (3) and a conveying belt (4), wherein the conveying motor (3) is arranged on one side of the support plate, and the output end extends through the support plate to the other side of the support plate; the conveying belt (4) is arranged on the other side of the support plate along the direction of the single slide rail, and is tensioned by rollers on the other side wall of the support plate; the output end of the conveying motor (3) is connected with one of the rollers, and the rotation of the roller drives the forward movement of the conveying belt (4); the surface of the conveying belt (4) forms a conveying plane lower than the surface of the single slide rail; the jig (5) is slidably embedded on the single slide rail, and the bottom of the jig (5) is pressed against the conveying plane of the conveying belt (4) by gravity, and the conveying belt (4) drives the jig (5) to move forward by static friction.

4. The cross transfer device of claim 3, wherein: The first linear section comprises a first single slide rail (2) arranged on the top of the support plate; the horizontal moving mechanism (7) comprises a horizontal moving base (71), horizontal moving slide rails (72), a horizontal moving motor (73), a horizontal moving support plate (74), horizontal moving single slide rails (75) and a jig positioning mechanism (9); the horizontal moving base (71) is arranged between the first linear section and the discharging linear section (8) and extends to the second linear section along a direction perpendicular to the first linear section; vertical support rods are arranged on the two sides of the horizontal moving base (71) and form an installation space between the two support rods for installing a screw rod; the horizontal moving slide rails (72) are arranged on the top of the two support rods.

5. The cross transfer device according to claim 4, wherein: The horizontal moving motor (73) is connected to one end of the horizontal moving base (71) and the output end is connected to the screw rod in the horizontal moving base (71) to drive the screw rod to rotate; the horizontal moving support plate (74) is slidably arranged on the horizontal moving slide rails (72) and the bottom is connected to the screw rod through a screw rod seat; when the screw rod rotates in the forward and reverse directions, the horizontal moving support plate (74) moves linearly along the horizontal moving slide rails (72); the horizontal moving single slide rails (75) are arranged on the top of the horizontal moving support plate (74) along a direction perpendicular to the horizontal moving slide rails (72); when the horizontal moving support plate (74) moves to the first linear section, the horizontal moving single slide rails (75) are connected to the first single slide rail (2) to form an integral slide rail; when the horizontal moving support plate (74) moves to the second linear section, the horizontal moving single slide rails (75) are connected to the single slide rails of the second linear section to form an integral slide rail; the jigs (5) on the horizontal moving single slide rails (75) move to the single slide rails of the second linear section.

6. The cross transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The jig (5) comprises a jig base (51), a jig carrier (52), connecting springs (54), connecting swing blocks (53), first rollers (55), second rollers (56) and a jig slide base (57); the jig carrier (52) is arranged above the jig base (51); the connecting springs (54) are arranged between the jig base (51) and the jig carrier (52); at least two side grooves are formed in the side walls of the jig base (51) and the jig carrier (52) and are arranged correspondingly from bottom to top; the side grooves of the jig base (51) extend horizontally along the side edges of the jig base (51); the connecting swing blocks (53) are arranged between the side grooves of the jig base (51) and the jig carrier (52) and the upper and lower ends of the connecting swing blocks (53) are rotatably arranged in the side grooves of the jig base (51) and the jig carrier (52).

7. The cross transfer device of claim 6, wherein: The first roller (55) and the second roller (56) are arranged on the side wall of the jig base (51) at intervals in the opposite direction of the movement of the jig (5), and are respectively rotatably connected to the side wall of the jig base (51); the jig slide (57) is arranged at the bottom of the jig base (51), and the jig slide (57) is slidably embedded in the single slide rail. The bottom of the jig base (51) presses the conveyor belt arranged on one side of the single slide rail, and the conveyor belt drives the jig to move linearly along the single slide rail through static friction, and is guided and limited by the single slide rail.

8. The cross transfer device of claim 7, wherein: The positioning spring column (95) is vertically arranged, and the lower end of the positioning spring column (95) is connected to the positioning slide (93) and extends vertically upward; the first inclined top block (96) and the second inclined top block (97) are respectively arranged on the top and the outer wall of the positioning slide (93), the first inclined top block (96) is vertically connected to the upper end of the positioning spring column (95), and the tops of the first inclined top block (96) and the second inclined top block (97) are respectively provided with a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface, the first inclined surface extends obliquely upward along the movement direction of the jig (5), and the second inclined surface extends obliquely upward along the movement direction of the jig (5). The inclination direction of the inclined surface is opposite to that of the first inclined surface; the top of the above-mentioned first inclined surface is provided with an inwardly concave positioning groove (98), the width of the positioning groove (98) is not less than the outer diameter of the first roller (55), and the side wall of the positioning groove (98) away from the movement direction of the jig (5) extends upward to the top of the first inclined surface; the above-mentioned blocking block (99) is vertically arranged on the side wall of the positioning groove (98) away from the movement direction of the jig (5); when the jig (5) moves linearly to the jig positioning mechanism (9), the blocking block (99) blocks the jig carrier (52) on the upper layer of the jig, because Due to the inertia, the fixture base (51) at the lower layer of the fixture continues to drive the first roller (55) and the second roller (56) to move along the first inclined surface of the first inclined top block (96) and the second inclined surface of the second inclined top block (97), respectively. The first roller (55) exerts a force on the first inclined surface to compress the positioning spring column (95) downward, causing the first inclined top block (96) to descend. When the first roller (55) moves to the top of the first inclined surface and slides downward into the positioning groove (98), the rebound force of the positioning spring column (95) pushes the first inclined top block (96) upward. When the jig base (51) moves upward, the first inclined top block (96) drives the second inclined top block (97) to lift the second roller (56) upward. The second roller (56) exerts an upward force on the jig base (51) to overcome the elastic force of the connecting spring (54) and lift the jig base (51) upward, so that the bottom of the jig base (51) is separated from the conveyor belt on one side of the single slide rail, so that the static friction force transmission between the conveyor belt and the jig base (51) is invalid, and the distance between the jig base (51) and the jig carrier (52) is reduced, and the connecting pendulum block (53) gradually rotates in the horizontal direction.

9. A gripper line changing process of the gripper transverse transfer line changing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The process steps include: S1. First Line Segment Assembly Processing: A jig carrying a material carrier moves linearly along the first line segment and is positioned at each station on the first line segment by a jig positioning mechanism. An external assembly robot then automatically assembles the material onto the substrate material clamped on the material carrier. S2, first line segment discharging: the material in step S1 has completed assembly on the first line segment, the cross-moving mechanism moves between the first line segment and the discharging line segment, the jig is moved from the first line segment to the cross-moving mechanism, and is moved to the discharging line segment for discharging through the cross-moving mechanism; S3, line changing: the material in step S1 has not completed assembly on the first line segment, the cross-moving mechanism moves between the first line segment and the discharging line segment, after the jig is moved from the first line segment to the cross-moving mechanism, the jig positioning mechanism on the cross-moving mechanism positions and fixes the jig, the cross-moving mechanism drives the jig to move laterally to the second line segment, and the jig is transferred to the second line segment; S4, second line segment assembly processing: after the jig in step S3 is transferred to the second line segment, the jig is driven to move linearly on the second line segment, and automatic assembly processing is performed at each work station arranged at intervals on the second line segment; S5, cycle assembly: if the material in step S4 has not completed assembly processing on the second line segment, the jig is transferred to the first line segment again through the cross-moving mechanism arranged at the other end of the second line segment for cycle assembly, and after the material is completely assembled, discharging is performed through step S2; S6, second line segment discharging: if the material in step S4 has completed assembly on the second line segment, discharging is directly performed through the cross-moving mechanism arranged at the other end of the second line segment and the discharging line segment.

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