A feeding device for an automatic uncoiler and a feeding method thereof

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of coil production, and particularly relates to an automatic feeding device for an uncoiler and a feeding method thereof, which solves the problems of low material conveying capacity and high limitation in the prior art. The automatic feeding device comprises an uncoiler frame, coils, a man-machine interface and an electric control box. The man-machine interface is electrically connected with the electric control box. The automatic feeding device further comprises a conveying device coaxially arranged on one side of the uncoiler frame and used for clamping multiple coils and moving the coils along a horizontal direction towards the uncoiler frame. The lifting assembly and the mechanical hand assembly are additionally arranged between the rail car and the uncoiler frame. The lifting assembly and the mechanical hand assembly can sequentially grasp the coils on the rail car to the feeding assembly and then to the uncoiler frame for fixation. In this way, the trolley does not contact the uncoiler frame, and the rail car can transport multiple coils at a time, which improves the work efficiency and ensures the stable operation of the equipment.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of coil production, in particular to a feeding device for an automatic uncoiler and a feeding method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The uncoiler is a special equipment for leveling metal plates, which can be used for leveling steel plates and uneven plates, and can be combined with relevant configurations to form an uncoiling, leveling and shearing production line and other plate product production lines. It is suitable for mechanical, vehicle, metal product household appliance, steel structure, decoration and other industries. The machine body is a welded box structure, and a frequency conversion speed regulation motor drives the reel shaft through a gear box to provide power for the uncoiler.

[0003] At present, the coil materials for integrated ceiling frame joist, solar support and other products need to be transported to the uncoiler during production, and the coil materials are usually large in size and weight. How to transfer the coil materials smoothly and accurately to the uncoiler is a problem to be solved.

[0004] In the prior art, the patent for utility model with publication number CN110899375A discloses an automatic multi-coil uncoiler. The feeding mechanism, uncoiling mechanism, pressing and blocking mechanism, material guiding mechanism, material guiding power mechanism, electric control box and man-machine interface are arranged. The feeding mechanism is arranged at the front end of the uncoiling mechanism, the pressing and blocking mechanism is arranged at the left side of the uncoiling mechanism, the material guiding mechanism is arranged at the right side of the uncoiling mechanism, the material guiding power mechanism is arranged at the right side of the material guiding mechanism and connected with the material guiding mechanism, and the man-machine interface is arranged at the front end of the material guiding power mechanism. The present application has high automation degree, can realize automatic transportation and uncoiling of the coil materials, and adopts multi-station feeding. The feeding mechanism can transport multiple coil materials at a time, the uncoiling mechanism can realize positioning, material guiding and material guiding of one coil material to the associated equipment at a time, greatly improves the work efficiency of feeding and uncoiling, and has high precision and smooth operation.

[0005] However, the track car directly transports the coil material to the uncoiler, and the uncoiler frame is solid. When transporting the third coil material, the track car cannot continue to transport or will collide with the uncoiler frame due to the blockage of the uncoiler frame, causing huge loss. The device has a small amount of material transported at a time, and in addition, the coil material on the trolley is supported by two fixed baffles and cannot be applied to coil materials of various sizes, which has high limitations. SUMMARY

[0006] The present application aims to provide a feeding device for an automatic uncoiler and a feeding method thereof, which solves the problems of small amount of material transported and high limitations.

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, the present application provides the following technical scheme: a feeding device for an automatic uncoiler and a feeding method thereof, comprising an uncoiler frame, a coil, a human-machine interface and an electric control box, the human-machine interface is electrically connected with the electric control box, and the feeding device further comprises:

[0008] A conveying device is coaxially arranged on one side of the uncoiler frame, which is used for clamping a plurality of coils and moving the coils in a horizontal direction towards the uncoiler frame;

[0009] A lifting assembly is slidingly installed on the front side of the uncoiler frame, which is used for picking up the coils and lifting the coils in a vertical direction, and the lifting assembly is located between the uncoiler frame and the conveying device;

[0010] A mechanical hand assembly is arranged above the conveying device and the lifting assembly, which is used for grabbing the coils on the conveying device and transferring the coils to the lifting assembly, and an infrared sensor is installed on the mechanical hand assembly, which is used for sensing the size of the coils;

[0011] An inner support mechanism is rotationally arranged on the front side of the uncoiler frame, which is used for picking up the coils transported by the lifting assembly and clamping and fixing the coils;

[0012] The human-machine interface is used for realizing the control of the operator on the conveying device, the lifting assembly, the mechanical hand assembly and the inner support mechanism, and the electric control box is electrically connected with the conveying device, the lifting assembly, the mechanical hand assembly, the inner support mechanism and the infrared sensor respectively.

[0013] Preferably, the conveying device comprises a guide rail, and a track car is slidingly installed on the guide rail;

[0014] The lifting assembly comprises a horizontal sliding plate slidingly assembled on the uncoiler frame, a lifting scissor mechanism is installed on the horizontal sliding plate, and a lifting plate is fixedly installed on the top of the lifting scissor mechanism;

[0015] Clamps are fixedly arranged on the top of the track car and the lifting plate, and the clamps on the track car are provided with four groups.

[0016] Preferably, the mechanical hand assembly comprises two symmetrically arranged supports, symmetrically arranged cross beams are fixedly arranged between the two supports through bolts, a main mounting seat is slidingly assembled on the two cross beams, a moving frame is slidingly installed on the main mounting seat in a vertical direction, and a clamping jaw for clamping the coils is movably assembled at the bottom end of the moving frame.

[0017] Preferably, the inner support mechanism comprises a rotating disc rotationally installed on the uncoiler frame, four symmetrically arranged inner support blocks are slidingly arranged on the rotating disc, and the outer side of the inner support block is in a circular arc shape.

[0018] An automatic feeding method for an uncoiler, comprising the following steps:

[0019] 1) Place the coil on the corresponding clamp on the top of the rail car, adjust the width of each clamp, and then clamp and fix the corresponding coil, and the rail car enters the equipment from one end of the guide rail;

[0020] 2) After the rail car runs to the end of the guide rail, the main mounting seat drives the moving frame to slide, the clamping jaw approaches the coil, the thickness of the coil is measured by the infrared sensor, and the coil at the front of the rail car is grabbed;

[0021] 3) When the mechanical hand assembly slowly approaches the lifting assembly with the coil, the coil is placed on the clamp on the lifting plate and fixed;

[0022] 4) After the lifting assembly takes the coil, the lifting scissors mechanism acts to lift the lifting plate together with the coil, so that the inner circle of the coil is aligned with the inner support mechanism, and the lifting assembly slides horizontally towards the uncoiler frame;

[0023] 5) When the coil is placed on one side of the turntable, the four inner support blocks are opened away from the sliding, the outer side of the inner support block is in close contact with the inner wall of the inner circle of the coil, so that the coil is fixed to complete the feeding action.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are as follows:

[0025] 1) By arranging the lifting assembly and the mechanical hand assembly between the rail car and the uncoiler frame, the coil on the rail car can be sequentially grabbed to the feeding assembly and then sent to the uncoiler frame for fixation, so that the trolley does not contact the uncoiler frame, and the rail car can transport multiple coils at a time, which improves the work efficiency and ensures the stable operation of the equipment.

[0026] 2) By arranging the clamps and infrared sensors, clamps are arranged on the rail car and the lifting assembly, which can support coils of different sizes, cooperate with the infrared sensor to measure the thickness of the coil and grab it, and can accurately convey coils of different sizes, and has wide application range. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the uncoiler frame in the present application;

[0029] Figure 3 is a partial schematic diagram of the inner support mechanism in the present application;

[0030] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying device in the present application.

[0031] Fig. 1, conveying device; 11, guide rail; 12, rail car; 13, clamp; 2, mechanical hand assembly; 3, lifting assembly; 31, horizontal sliding plate; 32, lifting scissor mechanism; 33, lifting plate; 4, inner support mechanism; 41, rotating disc; 42, inner support block; 5, uncoiler frame; 100, coil material. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0033] Please refer to Figures 1-4 An automatic feeding device for an uncoiler and a feeding method thereof, comprising an uncoiler frame 5, a coil material 100, a human-computer interface, and an electric control box, the human-computer interface is electrically connected with the electric control box, further comprising: a conveying device 1 coaxially arranged on one side of the uncoiler frame 5, which is used to clamp a plurality of coil materials 100 and move the coil materials 100 in the horizontal direction towards the uncoiler frame 5; a lifting assembly 3 slidingly installed on the front side of the uncoiler frame 5, which is used to pick up the coil material 100 and lift the coil material 100 in the vertical direction, the lifting assembly 3 is located between the uncoiler frame 5 and the conveying device 1; a mechanical hand assembly 2 arranged above the conveying device 1 and the lifting assembly 3, which is used to grab the coil material 100 on the conveying device 1 and transfer the coil material 100 to the lifting assembly 3, an infrared sensor is installed on the mechanical hand assembly 2, which is used to sense the size of the coil material 100; an inner support mechanism 4 rotationally arranged on the front side of the uncoiler frame 5, which is used to pick up the coil material 100 transported by the lifting assembly 3 and clamp and fix the coil material 100; the human-computer interface is used to realize the control of the operator on the conveying device 1, the lifting assembly 3, the mechanical hand assembly 2, and the inner support mechanism 4, the electric control box is electrically connected with the conveying device 1, the lifting assembly 3, the mechanical hand assembly 2, the inner support mechanism 4, and the infrared sensor respectively, through the setting of the lifting assembly 3, the mechanical hand assembly 2 and other structures, the lifting assembly 3 and the mechanical hand assembly 2 are additionally arranged between the rail car 12 and the uncoiler frame 5, which can grab the coil material 100 on the rail car 12 in turn to the feeding assembly and then send it to the uncoiler frame 5 for fixation, so that the trolley does not contact the uncoiler frame 5, the rail car 12 can transport multiple coil materials 100 at a time, which not only improves the work efficiency but also ensures the stable operation of the equipment, through the setting of the clamp 13 and the infrared sensor and other structures, the clamp 13 is arranged on the rail car 12 and the lifting assembly 3, which can support coil materials 100 of different sizes, cooperate with the infrared sensor to measure the thickness of the coil material 100 and grab it, and can accurately convey coil materials 100 of different sizes, which has a wide range of applications.

[0034] Please refer to Figure 4 , the conveying device 1 includes a guide rail 11, the rail car 12 is slidingly installed on the guide rail 11; the lifting assembly 3 includes a horizontal sliding plate 31 slidingly assembled on the uncoiler frame 5, the lifting scissor mechanism 32 is installed on the horizontal sliding plate 31, the top of the lifting scissor mechanism 32 is fixedly installed with the lifting plate 33; the top of the rail car 12 and the lifting plate 33 is fixedly provided with the clamp 13, the clamp 13 on the rail car 12 is provided with four groups.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 1 , the manipulator assembly 2 includes two symmetrically arranged supports, the symmetrically arranged cross beams are fixedly connected between the two supports by bolts, the main mounting seat is slidingly assembled on the two cross beams, the moving frame is slidingly installed on the main mounting seat in the vertical direction, the clamping jaw for clamping the coil material 100 is movably assembled at the bottom end of the moving frame.

[0036] Please refer to Figure 3 , the inner support mechanism 4 includes a rotating disc 41 rotatingly installed on the uncoiler frame 5, four symmetrically arranged inner support blocks 42 are slidingly arranged on the rotating disc 41, the outer side of the inner support block 42 is in a circular arc shape.

[0037] An automatic feeding method for an automatic uncoiler, comprising the following steps: 1) placing the coil material 100 on the corresponding clamp 13 on the top of the rail car 12, adjusting the width of each clamp 13 to clamp and fix the corresponding coil material 100, and the rail car 12 enters the equipment from one end of the guide rail 11; 2) after the rail car 12 runs to the end of the guide rail 11, the main mounting seat drives the moving frame to slide, the clamping jaw approaches the coil material 100, the thickness of the coil material 100 is measured by the infrared sensor, and the coil material 100 at the front end of the rail car 12 is grabbed; 3) when the manipulator assembly 2 with the coil material 100 slowly approaches the lifting assembly 3 and is located directly above the lifting plate 33, the coil material 100 is placed on the clamp 13 on the lifting plate 33 and is fixed; 4) after the lifting assembly 3 takes the coil material 100, the lifting scissor mechanism 32 acts to lift the lifting plate 33 together with the coil material 100, so that the inner circle of the coil material 100 is aligned with the inner support mechanism 4, and the lifting assembly 3 slides horizontally towards the uncoiler frame 5; 5) after the coil material 100 is placed on one side of the rotating disc 41, the four inner support blocks 42 are opened in the opposite direction, the outer side of the inner support block 42 is in close contact with the inner wall of the inner circle of the coil material 100, so as to fix the coil material 100 and complete the feeding action.

[0038] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding device for uncoiler, comprising an uncoiler frame (5), a coil (100), a human-machine interface and an electric control box, the human-machine interface is electrically connected with the electric control box, characterized in that, Also include: The conveying device (1) is coaxially arranged on one side of the uncoiling rack (5), which is used for clamping a plurality of coils (100) and moving the coils (100) in the horizontal direction towards the uncoiling rack (5), and the conveying device (1) comprises a guide rail (11) on which a track car (12) is slidingly installed; The lifting assembly (3) is slidingly installed on the front side of the uncoiling rack (5), which is used for picking up the coil (100) and lifting the coil (100) in the vertical direction, and the lifting assembly (3) is located between the uncoiling rack (5) and the conveying device (1), and the lifting assembly (3) comprises a horizontal sliding plate (31) slidingly installed on the uncoiling rack (5), and a lifting scissor mechanism (32) is installed on the horizontal sliding plate (31), and a lifting plate (33) is fixedly installed on the top of the lifting scissor mechanism (32); The top of the track car (12) and the lifting plate (33) is fixedly provided with a width-adjustable clamp (13) for clamping coils (100) of different sizes; The mechanical hand assembly (2) is arranged above the conveying device (1) and the lifting assembly (3), which is used for grabbing the coil (100) on the conveying device (1) and transferring the coil (100) to the lifting assembly (3), and an infrared sensor is installed on the mechanical hand assembly (2), which is used for sensing the size of the coil (100); The inner support mechanism (4) is rotatably arranged on the front side of the uncoiling rack (5), which is used for picking up the coil (100) transported by the lifting assembly (3) and clamping and fixing the coil (100); The man-machine interface is used to realize the control of the operator on the conveying device (1), the lifting assembly (3), the mechanical hand assembly (2) and the inner support mechanism (4), and the electric control box is electrically connected with the conveying device (1), the lifting assembly (3), the mechanical hand assembly (2), the inner support mechanism (4) and the infrared sensor.

2. The feeding device for an automatic pay-off reel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp (13) on the track car (12) is provided with four groups.

3. The feeding device for an automatic pay-off machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mechanical hand assembly (2) comprises two symmetrically arranged supports, symmetrically arranged cross beams are fixedly connected between the two supports by bolts, a main mounting seat is slidingly assembled on the two cross beams, a moving frame is slidingly installed on the main mounting seat in the vertical direction, and a clamping jaw for clamping the coil (100) is movably connected to the bottom end of the moving frame.

4. The feeding device for an automatic pay-off reel according to claim 3, characterized in that: The inner support mechanism (4) comprises a rotating disc (41) rotatably installed on the uncoiling rack (5), four symmetrically arranged inner support blocks (42) are slidingly arranged on the rotating disc (41), and the outer side of the inner support block (42) is in arc shape.

5. A method of feeding using the feeding device of an automatic uncoiler according to claim 4, characterized in that, The method comprises the following steps: 1) Place the coil (100) on the corresponding clamp (13) on the top of the track car (12), adjust the width of each clamp (13), clamp and fix the corresponding coil (100), and the track car (12) enters the equipment from one end of the guide rail (11); 2) After the rail car (12) runs to the end of the guide rail (11), the main mounting seat drives the moving frame to slide, the clamping jaw approaches the coil (100), the thickness of the coil (100) is measured by the infrared sensor, and the coil (100) at the front of the rail car (12) is grabbed; 3) When the mechanical hand assembly (2) slowly approaches the lifting assembly (3) with the coil (100), the coil (100) is fixed on the clamp (13) on the lifting plate (33) after being placed on the lifting plate (33) above the lifting plate (33); 4) After the lifting assembly (3) takes the coil (100), the lifting scissors mechanism (32) acts to lift the lifting plate (33) together with the coil (100), so that the inner circle of the coil (100) is aligned with the inner support mechanism (4), and the lifting assembly (3) slides horizontally towards the uncoiler frame (5); 5) When the coil (100) is placed on one side of the turntable (41), the four inner support blocks (42) are opened by sliding backward, the outer side of the inner support block (42) is in close contact with the inner wall of the inner circle of the coil (100), thereby fixing the coil (100), and the feeding action is completed.

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