Feeding device and feeding system

Abstract

The application discloses a feeding device and a feeding system. The feeding device comprises a carrier table, a lifting mechanism and a material moving mechanism. The carrier table comprises a plurality of material channels, and each material channel is provided with a first avoiding hole. The lifting mechanism comprises a feeding plate and a power element. The feeding plate is located on one side of the carrier table in a first direction and is provided with a plurality of material containing grooves corresponding to the plurality of material channels. The power element is connected with the feeding plate and is used for driving the feeding plate to reciprocate along a third direction. The material containing grooves are configured to be able to move to the interface with the outlet of the material channel with the feeding plate. The material moving mechanism comprises a plurality of pushing elements and a driving assembly. One pushing element is arranged in each first avoiding hole. The driving assembly is connected with the plurality of pushing elements and is able to drive at least one pushing element to push the material into the corresponding material containing groove along the first direction. The application can simultaneously accommodate a plurality of specifications of materials, and the required materials are taken out through the material moving mechanism and the lifting mechanism, so that different materials are conveniently provided, and the efficiency and accuracy of feeding are improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of material conveying, and in particular to a feeding device and a feeding system. BACKGROUND

[0002] A material conveying line usually comprises a feeding device and a using device. The feeding device is used to provide material, and the using device is used to receive the material provided by the feeding device for use. Since different specifications of material may need to be switched during use, the feeding device is required to be able to provide different specifications of material at any time.

[0003] However, the current feeding device cannot place multiple specifications of material at the same time. When different material is needed each time, the original material on the feeding device needs to be emptied and new material needs to be placed again, which causes a slow feeding problem. In addition, there is a problem of placing the wrong material due to haste. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, a feeding device capable of improving feeding efficiency and feeding accuracy is provided.

[0005] Some embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device. The feeding device comprises a material loading table, a lifting mechanism, and a material moving mechanism. The material loading table comprises a plurality of material channels extending along a first direction, and the plurality of material channels are arranged in sequence along a second direction. The material channels are used to carry material, and the material channels are provided with through first avoiding holes along a third direction. The first avoiding holes extend along the first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction and the third direction. The lifting mechanism comprises a feeding plate and a power member. The feeding plate is located on one side of the material loading table in the first direction, and the feeding plate is provided with a plurality of material containing grooves. Each material containing groove corresponds to a material channel, and the power member is connected with the feeding plate and is used to drive the feeding plate to reciprocate along the third direction. The material containing grooves are configured to be able to move with the feeding plate to be connected with the outlets of the material channels. The material moving mechanism comprises a plurality of pushing members and a driving assembly. One pushing member is arranged in each first avoiding hole, and the driving assembly is connected with the plurality of pushing members. The driving assembly can drive at least one pushing member to reciprocate along the first direction, so as to push the material into the corresponding material containing groove.

[0006] The plurality of material channels can accommodate multiple specifications of material at the same time. When one specification of material needs to be provided, the material in the corresponding material channel can be pushed out by the material moving mechanism, and the pushed-out material can be provided to other equipment that needs to use the material by the lifting mechanism. Therefore, different specifications of material can be provided at any time, and the feeding efficiency and accuracy are improved.

[0007] In some embodiments, the feeding plate comprises a bearing wall extending along the first direction and used for receiving and bearing the material in the material channel, and a first limiting wall connected with the bearing wall and extending along the third direction, the first limiting wall being towards the material loading platform and provided with a plurality of limiting blocks arranged along the second direction, any two adjacent limiting blocks, the limiting wall and the bearing wall forming a material containing groove.

[0008] The above arrangement makes the side of the material containing groove towards the material loading platform open, facilitating the material on the material channel to be directly pushed into the material containing groove along the first direction, and makes the side of the material containing groove away from the bearing wall along the third direction open, facilitating the material to be taken out from the material containing groove.

[0009] In some embodiments, the feeding plate is concavely provided with a first notch between any two adjacent limiting blocks along the third direction.

[0010] The above first notch can expose part of the material in the material containing groove, thereby facilitating the material in the material containing groove to be taken out.

[0011] In some embodiments, the material loading platform further comprises a clamping plate provided on the side of the material channel bearing the material, the clamping plate being away from the material channel and comprising a second limiting wall parallel to the first limiting wall, the clamping plate being concavely provided with a plurality of second notches along the third direction. When the feeding plate is driven to the side of the clamping plate in the first direction, the material is located between the first limiting wall and the second limiting wall, and each second notch corresponds to a first notch.

[0012] The above each second notch corresponds to a first notch, so that the material is exposed on both sides in the first direction, further facilitating the material in the material containing groove to be taken out.

[0013] In some embodiments, the feeding plate is slidably connected with the material loading platform, and the feeding plate can reciprocate along the third direction relative to the material loading platform.

[0014] The above sliding connection between the feeding plate and the material loading platform can improve the stability of the feeding plate during movement.

[0015] In some embodiments, the lifting mechanism further comprises a positioning assembly used for pushing the material in the material containing groove against the groove wall along the second direction.

[0016] The above positioning assembly pushes the material in the material containing groove against the groove wall, thereby accurately positioning the material, facilitating other devices for grabbing the material to accurately grab the corresponding part of the material, and further facilitating the material to be moved to the working station while maintaining an accurate working posture.

[0017] In some embodiments, the feeding plate is provided with a plurality of second avoiding holes extending through the feeding plate along the first direction, the second avoiding holes extend along the second direction, and each of the second avoiding holes is in communication with one of the material containing grooves. The positioning assembly comprises a plurality of poking members and a first driving member, each of the poking members is arranged in one of the second avoiding holes, and the first driving member is connected with the plurality of poking members and is capable of driving at least one of the poking members to reciprocate along the second direction.

[0018] When the material containing groove contains the material, along the second direction, the first driving member is capable of driving the poking member to push the material in the material containing groove to abut against the groove wall of the material containing groove, so as to complete the accurate positioning of the material.

[0019] In some embodiments, the driving assembly comprises a second driving member and a plurality of third driving members, the second driving member is connected with the plurality of third driving members and is used to drive the plurality of third driving members to reciprocate along the first direction. Each of the third driving members is connected with one of the pushing members and is used to drive the pushing member to reciprocate along the third direction.

[0020] The third driving member can drive the pushing member to extend out of the material channel along the third direction, so that the pushing member is capable of pushing the material along the first direction. The third driving member can also drive the pushing member to retract into the material channel along the third direction, so that only the pushing member corresponding to the material channel carrying the required material extends out of the material channel, and the pushing members corresponding to the remaining material channels retract into the material channel, so that when the second driving member drives the plurality of third driving members to reciprocate along the first direction, only the required material is pushed. And retracting the pushing member corresponding to the material channel under the material channel when placing the material in the material channel can avoid interference with the material during the process of loading the material into the material channel.

[0021] In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a detection mechanism arranged on one side of the material channel carrying the material. When the feeding plate moves to the preset position for taking the material, the detection mechanism detects whether the material containing groove contains the material.

[0022] In addition, a feeding system capable of improving the feeding efficiency and the feeding accuracy is also provided.

[0023] Some embodiments in the present application provide a feeding system, which comprises a clamping device and the feeding device in any of the above embodiments, and the feeding device is used to clamp the material in the material containing groove.

[0024] The feeding device is convenient to provide different specifications of materials at any time, improves the feeding efficiency and the accuracy, and also facilitates the clamping device to clamp the required material to provide to the work station, thereby improving the work efficiency and the accuracy.

[0025] The application provides a material channel for carrying material, the material channel is provided with a first avoiding hole penetrating along a third direction, and the first avoiding hole extends along a first direction. A feeding plate is located on one side of the material carrying table in the first direction, and the feeding plate is provided with a plurality of material containing grooves, each of which corresponds to a material channel. A power member is connected with the feeding plate and is used for driving the feeding plate to reciprocate along the third direction. The material containing groove is configured to be capable of moving to the interface with the outlet of the material channel with the feeding plate. A pushing member is arranged in each first avoiding hole. A driving assembly is connected with the plurality of pushing members, and the driving assembly is capable of driving at least one pushing member to reciprocate along the first direction, so as to push the material. The plurality of material channels can simultaneously contain a plurality of specifications of material. When one specification of material needs to be provided, the material in the corresponding material channel can be pushed out through the material moving mechanism, and the pushed-out material can be provided to other equipment needing to use the material through the lifting mechanism, so that different specifications of material can be provided at any time, and the efficiency and accuracy of material feeding are improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a feeding device provided by an embodiment of the application is provided.

[0027] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a feeding plate and a positioning assembly provided by an embodiment of the application is provided.

[0028] Figure 3 A partial schematic diagram of a feeding device hiding a feeding plate and a positioning assembly provided by an embodiment of the application is provided.

[0029] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a feeding plate and a positioning assembly provided by an embodiment of the application is provided.

[0030] Figure 5 A sectional schematic diagram of a feeding device provided by an embodiment of the application is provided.

[0031] Explanation of main element symbols

[0032] Feeding device 100

[0033] Material carrying table 10

[0034] Material channel 11

[0035] First avoiding hole 111

[0036] Clamping plate 12

[0037] Second limiting wall 121

[0038] Second notch 122

[0039] Partition plate 13

[0040] Detection mechanism 14

[0041] Lifting mechanism 20

[0042] Feeding plate 21

[0043] Material containing groove 210

[0044] Bearing wall 211

[0045] First limiting wall 212

[0046] Limiting block 213

[0047] First notch 214

[0048] Second avoiding hole 215

[0049] Power member 22

[0050] Positioning assembly 23

[0051] Toggle member 231

[0052] First driving member 232

[0053] Movable plate 233

[0054] Material moving mechanism 30

[0055] Pushing member 31

[0056] Driving assembly 32

[0057] Second driving member 321

[0058] Third driving member 322

[0059] Material 200

[0060] First direction X

[0061] Second direction Y

[0062] Third direction Z DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0063] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments.

[0064] It should be understood that when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another component, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other component or intervening components can be present. When a component is referred to as being "positioned on" another component, it can be directly positioned on the other component or intervening components can be present. The terms "top," "bottom," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "front," "rear," and the like as can be used herein are used for identification only and are not intended to be limiting.

[0065] The term "vertical" is used to describe an ideal state between two components. In actual production or use state, there can be a state similar to vertical between two components. For example, in combination with numerical description, vertical can refer to the angle between two straight lines within the range of 90°±10°, vertical can also refer to the dihedral angle between two planes within the range of 90°±10°, and vertical can also refer to the angle between a straight line and a plane within the range of 90°±10°. The two components described as "vertical" can not be absolute straight lines or planes, and can be approximately straight lines or planes, and as a whole, the overall extension direction is considered as a "straight line" or a "plane".

[0066] The term "parallel" is used to describe an ideal state between two components. In actual production or use state, there can be a state similar to parallel between two components. For example, in combination with numerical description, parallel can refer to the angle between two straight lines within the range of 180°±10°, parallel can also refer to the dihedral angle between two planes within the range of 180°±10°, and parallel can also refer to the angle between a straight line and a plane within the range of 180°±10°. The two components described as "parallel" can not be absolute straight lines or planes, and can be approximately straight lines or planes, and as a whole, the overall extension direction is considered as a "straight line" or a "plane".

[0067] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

[0068] The application discloses a feeding device, which comprises a material carrying table, a lifting mechanism and a material moving mechanism. The material carrying table comprises a plurality of material channels extending along a first direction, the plurality of material channels are arranged along a second direction in sequence, the material channels are used for carrying materials, the material channels are provided with through first avoiding holes along a third direction, the first avoiding holes extend along the first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction and the third direction. The lifting mechanism comprises a feeding plate and a power component, the feeding plate is located on one side of the material carrying table in the first direction, the feeding plate is provided with a plurality of material containing grooves, each material containing groove corresponds to a material channel, the power component is connected with the feeding plate and is used for driving the feeding plate to reciprocate along the third direction, and the material containing grooves are configured to be capable of moving to the outlet of the material channel in conjunction with the feeding plate. The material moving mechanism comprises a plurality of pushing components and a driving assembly, one pushing component is arranged in each first avoiding hole, the driving assembly is connected with the plurality of pushing components, and the driving assembly can drive at least one pushing component to reciprocate along the first direction, so as to push the materials.

[0069] The plurality of material channels can simultaneously accommodate materials of a plurality of specifications, when one of the materials of the specifications needs to be provided, the material moving mechanism can push the materials in the corresponding material channel out, and the lifting mechanism can provide the pushed materials to other equipment needing to use the materials, so that different specifications of materials can be provided at any time, and the efficiency and accuracy of feeding are improved.

[0070] Some embodiments of the application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0071] Please refer to Figure 1 The application provides a feeding device 100, which comprises a material carrying table 10, a lifting mechanism 20 and a material moving mechanism 30. The material carrying table 10 comprises a plurality of material channels 11 used for carrying materials 200, the lifting mechanism 20 comprises a feeding plate 21 and a power component 22, the feeding plate 21 is provided with a plurality of material containing grooves 210 corresponding to the plurality of material channels 11, the power component 22 can drive the feeding plate 21 to move, so that the plurality of material containing grooves 210 are in conjunction with the corresponding material channels 11, and the material moving mechanism 30 is used for pushing the materials 200 in at least one material channel 11 into the corresponding material containing groove 210.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 1 The length direction of the material channel 11 is defined as the first direction X, that is, the plurality of material channels 11 extend along the first direction X, the width direction of the material channel 11 is the second direction Y, and the plurality of material channels 11 are arranged along the second direction Y in sequence, and the first direction X is perpendicular to the second direction Y. One end of the plurality of material channels 11 along the first direction X is provided as an outlet, and the materials 200 on the material channel 11 can be pushed into the material containing groove 210 from the outlet of the material channel 11 by the material moving mechanism 30.

[0073] In some embodiments, please refer toFigure 1 Different material channels 11 can be isolated by partitions 13, so that the materials 200 in different material channels 11 do not affect each other, and adjacent two partitions 13 can abut the material 200 between the two partitions 13, thereby playing a limiting role on the material 200.

[0074] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 Different material channels 11 have different widths along the second direction Y, thereby facilitating the adaptation of different specifications of materials 200.

[0075] In some embodiments, the material 200 can be a template, for example, an aluminum alloy template. Different specifications of aluminum alloy templates for welding exist, and different specifications of aluminum alloy templates have different sizes. During the process of welding the template, different specifications of aluminum alloy templates need to be switched to be grabbed.

[0076] Referring to Figure 1 The material channel 11 is provided with a first avoiding hole 111 along the third direction Z, the first avoiding hole 111 extends along the first direction X, at least part of the material moving mechanism 30 is movably installed in the first avoiding hole 111 and can reciprocate along the first avoiding hole 111. The third direction Z is perpendicular to the first direction X and the second direction Y. The feeding plate 21 is located on one side of the material loading table 10 in the first direction X, and the power member 22 can drive the feeding plate 21 to move along the third direction Z. Each material containing groove 210 moves to align with the outlet of the corresponding material channel 11 with the feeding plate 21, and continues to drive the feeding plate 21 to move to the preset position of feeding after the material 200 is pushed into the material containing groove 210. After the material 200 in the material containing groove 210 is taken away, the driving member drives the feeding plate 21 to return to align each material containing groove 210 with the outlet of the corresponding material channel 11.

[0077] It should be noted that the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z all include two opposite directions, for example, the first direction X can be represented as the direction from point A to point B, or as the direction from point B to point A.

[0078] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the feeding plate 21 comprises a bearing wall 211 extending along the first direction X and used for receiving and bearing the material 200 in the material channel 11, and a first limiting wall 212 extending along the third direction Z and connected with the bearing wall 211, the first limiting wall 212 is towards the material loading platform 10 and is provided with a plurality of limiting blocks 213, the plurality of limiting blocks 213 are arranged at intervals along the second direction Y, and any two adjacent limiting blocks 213, the limiting wall and the bearing wall 211 form a material containing groove 210. In this way, the side of the material containing groove 210 towards the material loading platform 10 is provided as an opening, which facilitates the material 200 on the material channel 11 to be directly pushed into the material containing groove 210 along the first direction X, and also makes the side of the material containing groove 210 away from the bearing wall 211 provided as an opening along the third direction Z, which facilitates the material 200 in the material containing groove 210 to be taken out.

[0079] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the feeding plate 21 between any two adjacent limiting blocks 213 is concave along the third direction Z and provided with a first notch 214. The first notch 214 can expose part of the material 200 in the material containing groove 210, thereby facilitating the material 200 in the material containing groove 210 to be taken out.

[0080] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the material loading platform 10 further comprises a clamping plate 12, the clamping plate 12 is arranged at one side of the material channel 11 bearing the material 200, the clamping plate 12 is away from the material channel 11 and comprises a second limiting wall 121 parallel to the first limiting wall 212. When the material 200 is placed in the material containing groove 210, the first limiting wall 212 and the second limiting wall 121 form a space for accommodating the material 200 during the process that the power member 22 drives the feeding plate 21 to move towards the clamping plate 12 along the third direction Z, and the first limiting wall 212 and the second limiting wall 121 can limit the material 200.

[0081] Referring to Figure 3 , the clamping plate 12 is concave along the third direction Z and provided with a plurality of second notches 122, when the feeding plate 21 is driven to the side of the clamping plate 12 along the first direction X, the material 200 is located between the first limiting wall 212 and the second limiting wall 121, and each second notch 122 corresponds to a first notch 214, so that the material 200 is exposed on both sides along the first direction X, which further facilitates the material 200 in the material containing groove 210 to be taken out.

[0082] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 , the feeding plate 21 is in sliding connection with the material loading platform 10, and the feeding plate 21 can reciprocate relative to the material loading platform 10 along the third direction Z. The sliding connection between the feeding plate 21 and the material loading platform 10 can improve the stability of the feeding plate 21 during movement.

[0083] In some embodiments, the power member 22 is installed on the loading table 10, and the power member 22 is configured as a linear motor, the power member 22 includes a slide rail extending along the third direction Z and a slide block slidingly installed on the slide rail, the slide block is fixedly connected with the feeding plate 21, so that when the slide block is driven to reciprocate along the slide rail, the feeding plate 21 is driven to reciprocate along the third direction Z.

[0084] In some other embodiments, the loading table 10 is provided with a slide rail extending along the first direction X on the side facing the feeding plate 21, and the feeding plate 21 is provided with a slide groove on the side facing the loading table 10, and the slide block is slidingly connected with the slide groove. The power member 22 can be configured as a pneumatic cylinder to drive the feeding plate 21 to reciprocate along the third direction Z.

[0085] It should be noted that when the material 200 is used for welding, the material 200 needs to be grasped to a precise position for welding operation, so after the lifting mechanism 20 pushes the material 200 along the third direction Z to the preset position of the feeding, the material 200 needs to be accurately positioned, so that other devices for grasping the material 200 can accurately grasp the corresponding part of the material 200, so that the material 200 can be moved to the welding position in a precise posture.

[0086] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , the lifting mechanism 20 further includes a positioning assembly 23, which is used to push the material 200 in the material container 210 against the groove wall of the material container 210 along the second direction Y, so as to accurately position the material 200, facilitate other devices for grasping the material 200 to accurately grasp the corresponding part of the material 200, and then facilitate the material 200 to be moved to the work station while maintaining a precise working posture.

[0087] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 4The feeding plate 21 is provided with a plurality of second avoiding holes 215 penetrating along the first direction X, the second avoiding holes 215 extend along the second direction Y, and each of the second avoiding holes 215 is communicated with a material containing groove 210. The positioning assembly 23 comprises a plurality of poking members 231 and a first driving member 232, each of the poking members 231 is arranged in one of the second avoiding holes 215, that is, a part of the poking member 231 is located between the feeding plate 21 and the material loading table 10, and another part of the poking member 231 is located on the side of the feeding plate 21 away from the material loading table 10. The first driving member 232 is connected with the plurality of poking members 231 and can drive at least one of the poking members 231 to reciprocate along the second direction Y. When the material 200 is contained in the material containing groove 210, the first driving member 232 can drive the poking member 231 to push the material 200 in the material containing groove 210 to abut against the groove wall of the material containing groove 210, so as to complete the accurate positioning of the material 200.

[0088] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 4 along the first direction X, the projection of the material containing groove 210 partially overlaps with the projection of the second avoiding hole 215, so that the poking member 231 can extend into the material containing groove 210 along the second direction Y to push the material 200 when the poking member 231 moves along the length direction of the second avoiding hole 215, or the poking member 231 can exit the material containing groove 210 along the second direction Y, thereby reducing the risk of interference of the material 200 when entering the material containing groove 210, and also reducing the length of the material containing groove 210 along the second direction Y, thereby reducing the distance between the material 200 and the groove wall of the material containing groove 210, and further reducing the possibility of deviation and shaking of the material 200.

[0089] In the embodiments provided with the bearing wall 211, the first limiting wall 212 and the limiting block 213, referring to Figure 4 along the first direction X, a part of the projection of the second avoiding hole 215 overlaps with the projection of the limiting block 213, and another part of the projection of the second avoiding hole 215 overlaps with the material containing groove 210.

[0090] In some other embodiments, along the first direction X, the projection of the material containing groove 210 overlaps with the projection of the second avoiding hole 215, so that the poking rod is always located in the material containing groove 210.

[0091] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 4 The positioning assembly 23 further comprises a movable plate 233, the movable plate 233 is slidably connected with the feeding plate 21 along the second direction Y, the movable plate 233 is fixedly connected with the plurality of poking members 231, and the first driving member 232 is connected with the movable plate 233 to drive the movable plate 233 to reciprocate along the second direction Y, and the movable plate 233 drives the plurality of poking members 231 to reciprocate along the second direction Y. In some embodiments, the first driving member 232 is provided as an air cylinder.

[0092] Referring to Figure 5 , the material moving mechanism 30 comprises a plurality of pushing members 31 and a driving assembly 32, one pushing member 31 is arranged in each first avoiding hole 111, the driving assembly 32 is connected with the plurality of pushing members 31, and the driving assembly 32 can drive at least one pushing member 31 to reciprocate along the first direction X for pushing the material 200. By arranging the pushing assembly in the first avoiding hole 111, the overall structure of the feeding device 100 is more compact, and the pushing member 31 does not need to be arranged above or on one side of the material channel 11, thereby occupying too much space.

[0093] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 , the driving assembly 32 is arranged on the side of the material channel 11 away from the material 200, further improving the compactness of the overall structure of the feeding device 100.

[0094] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 , the driving assembly 32 comprises a second driving member 321 and a plurality of third driving members 322, the second driving member 321 is connected with the plurality of third driving members 322 and is used for driving the plurality of third driving members 322 to reciprocate along the first direction X; each third driving member 322 is connected with one pushing member 31 and is used for driving the pushing member 31 to reciprocate along the third direction Z. The third driving member 322 can drive the pushing member 31 to extend out of the material channel 11 along the third direction Z, so that the pushing member 31 can push the material 200 along the first direction X, and the third driving member 322 can also drive the pushing member 31 to retract into the material channel 11 along the third direction Z, so that only the pushing member 31 corresponding to the material channel 11 carrying the required material 200 extends out of the material channel 11, and the pushing members 31 corresponding to the remaining material channels 11 retract into the material channel 11, so that only the required material 200 is pushed when the second driving member 321 drives the plurality of third driving members 322 to reciprocate along the first direction X. And retracting the pushing member 31 corresponding to the material channel 11 into the material channel 11 when placing the material 200 in the material channel 11 can avoid interference with the material 200 during the process of loading the material 200 into the material channel 11.

[0095] In some embodiments, the second driving member 321 can be arranged as a linear motor, and the third driving member 322 can be arranged as a pneumatic cylinder.

[0096] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 , the feeding device 100 further comprises a detection mechanism 14, the detection mechanism 14 is arranged on the side of the material channel 11 carrying the material 200, and the detection mechanism 14 detects whether there is material 200 in the material containing groove 210 when the feeding plate 21 moves to the preset position of being taken out.

[0097] In some embodiments, the feeding device 100 comprises a controller (not shown in the figure) which is electrically connected with the power member 22, the first driving member 232, the second driving member 321, the third driving member 322 and the detection mechanism 14.

[0098] In some embodiments, the controller can be a computer, an industrial computer or a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).

[0099] The embodiments in the present application also provide a feeding system (not shown in the figure) which comprises a clamping device (not shown in the figure) and the feeding device 100 in any of the above embodiments. The feeding device 100 is used to clamp the material 200 in the material container 210 to a position where the material 200 is used.

[0100] In some embodiments, the clamping device comprises a mechanical arm and a gripper arranged at the output end of the mechanical arm, so as to clamp the material 200 in the material container 210.

[0101] Since the feeding system adopts the technical solutions of any of the above feeding devices 100, it at least has the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of any of the above feeding devices 100, which will not be repeated here.

[0102] The controller in the present application controls the third driving member 322 to drive the pushing member 31 to retract into the material channel 11, and places the materials 200 on the material table 10. The materials 200 placed in different material channels 11 have different specifications. When the clamping device needs to clamp one of the materials 200, the controller controls the power member 22 to drive the feeding plate 21 to move along the third direction Z to the position where the plurality of material holding grooves 210 and the outlets of the plurality of material channels 11 are connected, controls one of the third driving members 322 to drive one of the pushing members 31 to extend out of the material channel 11 along the third direction Z, and controls the second driving member 321 to drive the plurality of third driving members 322 to move along the first direction X. The pushing member 31 extending out of the material channel 11 can abut against the material 200, so that the material 200 in the material channel 11 with the pushing member 31 extending out is pushed, and one of the materials 200 in the material channel 11 is pushed into the material holding groove 210 connected with the outlet of the material channel 11 along the first direction X. Then, the controller can control the power member 22 to drive the feeding plate 21 to move along the third direction Z, so that the feeding plate 21 moves the material 200 in the material holding groove 210 to a preset position of feeding, and the clamping device 300 clamps the material 200 in the material holding groove 210. After the detection device detects that there is no material 200 in the material holding groove 210, the detection device sends detection information to the controller, and the controller controls the power member 22 to drive the feeding plate 21 to return to the position where the material holding groove 210 and the outlet of the material channel 11 are connected. The plurality of material channels 11 can simultaneously accommodate materials 200 of different specifications. When one of the materials 200 is needed, the material 200 in the corresponding material channel 11 can be pushed out by the material moving mechanism 30, and the pushed-out material 200 can be provided to other equipment needing the material 200 by the lifting mechanism 20, so that the materials 200 of different specifications can be provided at any time, and the efficiency and accuracy of feeding are improved.

[0103] In addition, those skilled in the art should understand that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present application, and are not used as limitation to the present application. Any appropriate changes and modifications made to the above embodiments within the spirit and principle of the present application fall within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A supply device, characterized in that The application relates to a material loading device, which comprises a material loading table, a lifting mechanism, a material moving mechanism and a positioning assembly. The material loading table comprises a plurality of material channels extending along a first direction, and the material channels are arranged along a second direction in sequence, and the material channels are provided with through first avoiding holes along a third direction, and the first avoiding holes extend along the first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction and the third direction. The lifting mechanism comprises a feeding plate and a power component, the feeding plate is located on one side of the material loading table along the first direction, and the feeding plate is provided with a plurality of material containing grooves, each of the material containing grooves corresponds to one of the material channels, the power component is connected with the feeding plate and is used for driving the feeding plate to reciprocate along the third direction, and the material containing grooves are configured to be capable of moving to be connected with the outlets of the material channels along with the feeding plate. The material moving mechanism comprises a plurality of pushing components and a driving assembly, one of the pushing components is arranged in each of the first avoiding holes, the driving assembly is connected with the pushing components, and the driving assembly is capable of driving at least one of the pushing components to reciprocate along the first direction so as to push the material into the corresponding material containing groove. The lifting mechanism further comprises the positioning assembly, and the positioning assembly is used for pushing the material in the material containing groove to abut against the groove wall along the second direction. The material loading table further comprises a clamping plate, the clamping plate is arranged on one side of the material channel which carries the material, and the clamping plate is separated from the material channel. During the movement of the feeding plate along the third direction driven by the power component, the clamping plate is configured to form a space for containing the material together with the feeding plate.

2. The feeder device according to claim 1, characterized in that The feeding plate comprises a bearing wall extending along the first direction and a first limiting wall extending along the third direction, the bearing wall is used for receiving and bearing the material in the material channel, the first limiting wall is connected with the bearing wall, the first limiting wall faces the material loading table and is provided with a plurality of limiting blocks, the limiting blocks are arranged along the second direction in a spaced mode, and any two adjacent limiting blocks, the limiting wall and the bearing wall form the material containing groove.

3. The feeder of claim 2, wherein The feeding plate between any two adjacent limiting blocks is recessed with a first notch along the third direction.

4. The feeder of claim 3, wherein The clamping plate comprises a second limiting wall which is parallel to the first limiting wall, and the clamping plate is recessed with a plurality of second notches along the third direction. When the feeding plate is driven to one side of the clamping plate along the first direction, the material is located between the first limiting wall and the second limiting wall, and each of the second notches corresponds to one of the first notches.

5. The feeder of claim 1, wherein The feeding plate is slidably connected with the material loading table, and the feeding plate can reciprocate along the third direction relative to the material loading table.

6. The feeder of claim 1, wherein The feeding plate is provided with a plurality of second avoiding holes penetrating along the first direction, and the second avoiding holes extend along the second direction, and each of the second avoiding holes is communicated with one of the material containing grooves. The positioning assembly comprises a plurality of poking members and a first driving member, each of the poking members is arranged in one of the second avoiding holes, and the first driving member is connected with the plurality of poking members and capable of driving at least one of the poking members to reciprocate along the second direction.

7. The feeder of claim 1, wherein The driving assembly comprises a second driving member and a plurality of third driving members, the second driving member is connected with the plurality of third driving members and used for driving the plurality of third driving members to reciprocate along the first direction. Each of the third driving members is connected with one of the pushing members and used for driving the pushing member to reciprocate along the third direction.

8. The feeder of claim 2, wherein The feeding device further comprises a detection mechanism arranged on one side of the material channel carrying the material, the detection mechanism is used for detecting whether the material exists in the material container when the feeding plate moves to a preset position for taking the material.

9. A supply system, characterized by The feeding device comprises a clamping device and any one of the feeding devices as claimed in claims 1 to 8, the clamping device is used for clamping the material in the material container.

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