A manifold automatic gasket mounting device and mounting method

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of manifold assembly, and provides a kind of manifold automatic equipment and installation method of spacer, including workbench, workbench is provided with the manifold positioning component for positioning manifold;Workbench is provided with the left and right movement module above manifold positioning component and can move along the length direction of manifold, left and right movement module includes the left and right sliding table with preset position and the spacer magazine for accommodating spacer, first drive component for pushing spacer to preset position, the lower drive component for making spacer at preset position fall to manifold, left and right movement module further includes sliding drive component for driving left and right sliding table to slide along the length direction of manifold;Spacer magazine is connected to left and right sliding table, first drive component is arranged on the side of spacer magazine, and lower drive component is located above preset position.The present application realizes the automation of manifold spacer assembly, systematization, and does not need manual operation in assembly process, improves assembly efficiency, and the output yield is stable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of manifold assembly, in particular to a kind of manifold automatic installation spacer device and installation method. BACKGROUND

[0002] As an important component of refrigeration system, manifold is widely used in refrigeration equipment such as air conditioner and refrigerator, and the shape of manifold is usually straight pipe shape, and the cross-sectional shape is circular, D-shaped or rectangular. In industry, a spacer is usually added in the middle of the pipe fitting when producing manifold, and the manifold has spacer holes uniformly distributed along the length direction. When installing the spacer, the end face of the manifold is used as positioning, and the positioning requirement is between +0.02mm and-0.02mm. In addition, one end or both ends of the pipe fitting need to be inserted into a plug or a cover. At present, the processing method for adding the spacer in the manifold is usually to insert the spacer into the spacer groove of the pipe fitting by manual operation, and then press the spacer into the spacer groove by manual operation or punch, and then knock the protrusion on the spacer and rivet it with the pipe fitting. Then, the plug is installed at the end of the pipe fitting by manual operation. Three to four people are needed to install the spacer in the manifold to meet the speed of one automatic spacer installation equipment for manifold. The manual processing method wastes manpower and time, and the processing of products is related to the operation of workers, which may cause inconsistent products and is difficult to ensure yield, which is not conducive to automatic production. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, and provides a kind of manifold automatic installation spacer device and installation method, realize the automation and systematization of manifold spacer assembly, and improve the assembly efficiency and ensure the stability of yield without manual operation in the assembly process.

[0004] The technical scheme of the present application is as follows: a kind of manifold automatic installation spacer device, including workbench, the workbench is provided with manifold positioning component for positioning manifold;The workbench is provided with left and right movement module above the manifold positioning component and can move along the length direction of manifold, the left and right movement module includes left and right sliding table with preset position, spacer magazine for accommodating spacer, first driving component for pushing spacer to preset position, and downward driving component for making spacer at preset position fall to manifold, the left and right movement module further includes sliding drive component for driving the left and right sliding table to slide along the length direction of manifold;The spacer magazine is connected to the left and right sliding table, the first driving component is arranged on one side of the spacer magazine, and the downward driving component is located above the preset position.

[0005] Optionally, the spacer cartridge has a cartridge hole for pushing the spacer to the preset position near one end of the manifold positioning component, and the preset position is provided with an elastic clamping chuck for clamping the spacer, and the elastic clamping chuck comprises a main chuck and a secondary chuck which is away from the main chuck when the downward driving component is pressed.

[0006] Optionally, the left and right sliding tables comprise an integral vertical table and a horizontal table, the rear end surface of the vertical table is slidingly connected with the left and right moving module, the downward driving component is fixedly connected to the front end surface of the vertical table, the spacer cartridge is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the horizontal table, the elastic clamping chuck is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the horizontal table, and the first driving component is located at one end of the spacer cartridge away from the manifold positioning component.

[0007] Optionally, the horizontal table has a through hole communicating with the through groove, the manifold positioning component comprises a device module which is movable forward and backward, the device module has a manifold placing groove, and the main chuck and the secondary chuck have a reference plane which is smoothly abutted with the side surface of the manifold towards one end of the manifold placing groove.

[0008] Optionally, the manifold positioning component further comprises a second driving component which is located at one end of the manifold placing groove and is used for tightly pressing the manifold in the manifold placing groove.

[0009] Optionally, the workbench is provided with a plug installation component which is used for installing the plug on the end of the manifold.

[0010] Optionally, the spacer cartridge has a spacer sliding groove for moving the spacer, and the spacer cartridge comprises a upper end cover and a lower end cover which are oppositely arranged, the upper end cover has an upper circular groove with a semicircular cross section, and the lower end cover has a lower circular groove with a semicircular cross section.

[0011] Optionally, the device module comprises at least two manifold placing grooves, and each manifold placing groove is arranged in parallel and spaced apart.

[0012] Optionally, the left and right moving module has a guide rail for sliding the left and right sliding tables, and the left and right sliding tables are slidingly connected with the guide rail.

[0013] The application further provides a method for installing the spacer by using the automatic spacer installation device for manifold, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0014] ①Putting the manifold into the manifold positioning component;

[0015] ②The first driving component pushes the spacer in the spacer cartridge to the preset position, and the downward driving component presses the spacer from the preset position to the spacer installation position of the manifold;

[0016] ③Sliding drive component drives left and right slide table to move along the length direction of the manifold, changes the position of the left and right slide table relative to the manifold, aligns the preset position with the next gasket installation position, and repeats step ② until the gasket installation is completed. The gasket installation is performed, and the gasket is sequentially installed to all gasket installation positions of the manifold through the change of the position of the left and right slide table.

[0017] The automatic gasket installation equipment and installation method for the manifold provided by the application has left and right moving modules that can move along the length direction of the manifold, a gasket magazine that can automatically push the gasket to the preset position through the first drive component, and a pressing drive component that can automatically press the gasket at the preset position to the gasket installation position of the manifold. The left and right moving modules can sequentially move to each gasket installation position of the manifold, realize the automation and systematization of the gasket assembly of the manifold, do not need manual operation in the assembly process, improve the assembly efficiency, and ensure the stable yield. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic view of an automatic gasket installation equipment for a manifold provided by an embodiment of the application;

[0020] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of a left and right slide table in an automatic gasket installation equipment for a manifold provided by an embodiment of the application;

[0021] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is a partial enlarged view of position A in

[0022] Figure 4 is a sectional view of a left and right slide table in an automatic gasket installation equipment for a manifold provided by an embodiment of the application;

[0023] Figure 5 is a three-dimensional schematic view of an equipment module in an automatic gasket installation equipment for a manifold provided by an embodiment of the application;

[0024] Figure 6 is a three-dimensional schematic view of an automatic gasket installation equipment for a manifold provided by an embodiment of the application installed in a rack; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0026] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “fixed to” or “disposed on” another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. When an element is referred to as being “connected to” another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element.

[0027] In addition, if there are terms such as "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicating orientation or positional relationships in the embodiments of the present invention, they are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the drawings or the conventional placement state or usage state, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the structure, feature, device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or positional relationship, nor must it be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0028] The various specific technical features and embodiments described in the specific implementation methods can be combined in any suitable manner unless there is any contradiction. For example, different implementation methods can be formed by combining different specific technical features / embodiments. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the various possible combinations of the specific technical features / embodiments in the present invention will not be described separately.

[0029] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the embodiment of the present invention provides a device for automatically installing spacers on a manifold. Figures 1 to 4 As shown in the middle label 8, the spacer is as follows Figures 1 to 4As shown in the middle label number 9, it includes a workbench 1, on which a manifold positioning component 2 for positioning the manifold 8 is provided; the workbench 1 is provided with a left-right movable module 3 located above the manifold positioning component 2 and movable along the length direction of the manifold 8, the left-right movable module 3 includes a left-right slide 4 with a preset position 41, the left-right movable module 3 also includes a spacer magazine 5 for accommodating a spacer 9, a first driving component 6 for pushing the spacer 9 to the preset position 41, and a downward driving component 7 for making the spacer 9 at the preset position 41 fall to the manifold 8, the left-right movable module 3 also includes a sliding driving component 31 for driving the left-right slide 4 to slide along the length direction of the manifold 8; the spacer magazine 5 is connected to the left-right slide 4, the first driving component 6 is arranged on one side of the spacer magazine 5, and the downward driving component 7 is located above the preset position 41. The present invention provides an automatic spacer installation device for a manifold, wherein the left-right movable module 3 can move along the length direction of the manifold 8, the spacer magazine 5 can automatically push the spacer 9 to the preset position 41 through the first driving component 6, and the downward pressing driving component 7 automatically presses the spacer 9 at the preset position 41 down and installs it to the spacer installation position on the manifold. The left-right movable module 3 can be moved sequentially to each spacer installation position of the manifold 8, thereby realizing the automation and systematization of the assembly of the manifold spacers. The assembly process does not require manual operation, thereby improving assembly efficiency and ensuring stable output yield.

[0030] Specifically, if Figures 2 to 4 As shown, the spacer magazine 5 has a bullet hole 51 at one end close to the manifold positioning component 2 for pushing the spacer 9 to the preset position 41. The spacer magazine 5 has the function of storing the spacer 9 and maintaining the state of the pushed spacer 9. The preset position 41 includes an elastic clamping chuck 42 in the shape of a pliers mouth for keeping the spacer 9 in the state unchanged after falling into the manifold 8. Figure 3 As shown, the elastic clamping chuck 42 includes a main chuck 421 and a sub-chuck 422 that moves away from the main chuck 421 when pressed by the pressing driving component 7. The main chuck 421 has a through slot 4210 for the pressing driving component 7 and the spacer 9 to pass through. The end of the sub-chuck 422 facing the through slot 4210 has a rib 4221 that is plugged into the through slot 4210. Figure 4As shown, the elastic clamping chuck 42 also has a limiting spring 423 for the movable sub-chuck 422 relative to the main chuck 421, the compression direction of the limiting spring 423 is along the length direction of the manifold 8, the other end of the sub-chuck 422 abuts against the limiting spring 423, when the pressing driving part 7 presses the spacer 9 at the preset position 41, the pressing driving part 7 and the spacer 9 pass through the through slot 4210 and extrude the sub-chuck 422 to the direction of the limiting spring 423, the protruding ribs 4221 are away from the through slot 4210, the spacer 9 is installed to the manifold 8 through the through slot 4210, the elastic clamping chuck 42 can ensure that the position of the spacer 9 does not change randomly during installation, and only changes when affected by the pressing driving part 7.

[0031] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 With Figure 2 As shown, the left and right sliding table 4 is "L" shaped, the left and right sliding table 4 includes an integral vertical table 43 and a horizontal table 44, the rear end surface of the vertical table 43 is slidingly connected with the left and right moving module 3, the pressing driving part 7 is fixedly connected to the front end surface of the vertical table 43, the spacer magazine 5 is fixedly arranged on the upper end surface of the horizontal table 44, the elastic clamping chuck 42 is fixedly connected to the lower end surface of the horizontal table 44, the first driving part 6 is located at one end of the spacer magazine 5 away from the manifold positioning part 2, the pressing driving part 7 and the spacer magazine 5 are both fixed to the left and right sliding table 4, the integral left and right sliding table 4 ensures the stability of the spacer installation device and has a compact structure.

[0032] Specifically, as shown in Figure 2 With Figure 3 As shown, the horizontal table 44 has a through hole communicating with the through slot 4210, the spacer 9 at the bullet hole 51 passes through the through hole to the preset position 41, as shown in Figure 1 With Figure 5 As shown, the manifold positioning part 2 includes a device module 21 that can move forward and backward, the device module 21 has a manifold placing groove 210, the main chuck 421 and the sub-chuck 422 have a reference plane that can stably abut against the side surface of the manifold toward one end of the manifold placing groove 210, the reference plane is parallel to the horizontal plane, the manifold 8 is arranged in the manifold placing groove 210, the manifold 8 with installed spacers can move forward and backward with the manifold placing groove 210, which is convenient for taking and performing the next process, the reference plane abuts against the side surface of the manifold 8 during installation, which ensures that the state of the spacer 9 from being pushed out to being installed into the manifold 8 does not change.

[0033] Specifically, as shown in Figure 1 With Figure 5As shown, the manifold positioning component 2 further comprises a second driving component 22 at one end of the manifold placing groove 210 and used for pressing the manifold 8 against the manifold placing groove 210, and the second driving component 22 is mainly used for fixing the manifold 8 in the manifold placing groove 210.

[0034] Specifically, the workbench 1 is provided with a cover mounting component for mounting a cover on the end of the manifold, and after the manifold 8 is mounted with the septum 9, the manifold 8 can be moved to the cover mounting component along the manifold placing groove 210 for mounting the cover, and the mounting of the manifold 8 is completed.

[0035] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 2 As shown in the figure, Figure 4 As shown, the septum magazine 5 has a septum sliding groove 50 for the movement of the septum, the septum magazine 5 comprises an upper end cover 52 and a lower end cover 53 which are oppositely arranged, the upper end cover 52 and the lower end cover 53 are detachable, the upper end cover 52 has an upper circular groove with a semicircular cross section, the lower end cover 53 has a lower circular groove with a semicircular cross section, the upper circular groove and the lower circular groove are combined to form the septum sliding groove 50, the upper end cover 52 can be opened to supplement the septum in the septum magazine 5, and the cylindrical septum sliding groove 50 facilitates the movement of the septum in the septum magazine 5.

[0036] Specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 5 As shown, the equipment module 21 comprises at least two manifold placing grooves 210, and each manifold placing groove 210 is arranged in parallel, after the septum 9 of one manifold 8 is mounted, the manifold placing groove 210 can move the manifold 8 which is not mounted with the septum 9 to the preset position 41 for septum installation, and specifically, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 As shown, the left-right moving module 3 has a guide rail 32 for the sliding of the left-right sliding table 4, and the left-right sliding table 4 is slidingly connected to the guide rail 32, so that the left-right moving module 3 moves flexibly and stably.

[0037] The application further provides a method for installing the septum by using the manifold automatic septum installation equipment, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0038] ①The manifold 8 is placed in the manifold positioning component 2;

[0039] ②The first driving component 6 pushes the septum 9 in the septum magazine 5 out to the preset position 41, and the pressing driving component 7 presses the septum 9 from the preset position 41 into the septum mounting position of the manifold 8;

[0040] ③The sliding driving part 31 drives the left and right sliding tables 4 to move along the length direction of the manifold 8, changes the position of the left and right sliding tables 4 relative to the manifold 8, makes the preset position 41 align with the next gasket mounting position, and repeats steps ② to ③ until the gasket 9 is mounted.

[0041] Specifically, as shown in Figure 6 The automatic gasket mounting device for manifold provided by the present application can be placed in a dustproof rack 10 in actual use, the dustproof rack 10 has a cabinet 101, a monitoring device 102, an operation screen 103, universal wheels 104 and the like, which facilitates the operation and use of the automatic gasket mounting device for manifold in the production process.

[0042] The automatic gasket mounting device for manifold and the mounting method provided by the present application have the left and right moving modules 3 which can move along the length direction of the manifold 8, the gasket magazine 5 can automatically push the gasket 9 to the preset position 41 through the first driving part 6, the gasket magazine 5 also has the detachable upper end cover 52 and the lower end cover 53, which facilitates the replenishment of gaskets 9 at any time, the pressing driving part 7 automatically presses the gasket 9 at the preset position 41 to be mounted to the gasket mounting position of the manifold 8, and the left and right moving modules 3 can sequentially move to each gasket mounting position of the manifold 8, realizing the automation and systematization of the gasket assembly of the manifold, without manual operation in the assembly process, improving the assembly efficiency and ensuring the stable yield.

[0043] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application and is not used to limit the present application, any modification, equivalent replacement or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic spacer installation device for a manifold, characterized in that: The present invention comprises a workbench, on which a manifold positioning component for positioning the manifold is provided; a left-right movable module is provided on the workbench, which is located above the manifold positioning component and can move along the length direction of the manifold; the left-right movable module comprises left and right slides with preset positions and a spacer magazine for accommodating spacers, a first driving component for pushing the spacer to the preset position, and a downward driving component for causing the spacer at the preset position to fall onto the manifold; the left-right movable module also comprises a sliding driving component for driving the left and right slides to slide along the length direction of the manifold; the spacer magazine is connected to the left and right slides, the first driving component is provided on one side of the spacer magazine, and the downward driving component is located above the preset position; wherein, the spacer magazine is provided with a bullet hole for pushing the spacer to the preset position near one end of the manifold positioning component, and an elastic clamping clamp for clamping the spacer is provided at the preset position, and the elastic clamping clamp comprises a main clamp and a secondary clamp that moves away from the main clamp to release the spacer when the downward pressing driving component is pressed down. Specifically, the main clamp is provided with a through slot for the downward pressing driving component and the spacer to pass through, and one end of the secondary clamp is provided with a convex rib inserted into the through slot toward one end of the through slot, and the elastic clamping clamp is also provided with a limit spring for allowing the secondary clamp to move relative to the main clamp, and the compression direction of the limit spring is set along the length direction of the manifold. The other end of the secondary clamp abuts against the limit spring. When the downward pressing driving component presses down on the spacer at the preset position, the downward pressing driving component and the spacer pass through the through slot and squeeze the secondary clamp in the direction of the limit spring, the convex rib moves away from the through slot, and the spacer is installed to the manifold through the through slot; The left and right sliding platforms include an integrally formed vertical platform and a horizontal platform. The rear end face of the vertical platform is slidably connected to the left and right movable modules. The downward pressure driving component is fixedly connected to the front end face of the vertical platform. The spacer magazine is fixedly arranged on the upper end face of the horizontal platform. The elastic clamping chuck is fixedly connected to the lower end face of the horizontal platform. The first driving component is located at the end of the spacer magazine away from the manifold positioning component.

2. The automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal platform has a through hole connected to the through groove, the collecting pipe positioning component includes an equipment module that can move forward and backward, the equipment module has a collecting pipe placement groove, and the main chuck and the auxiliary chuck have a reference plane at one end facing the collecting pipe placement groove that can smoothly abut against the side of the collecting pipe.

3. The automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to claim 2, characterized in that: The collecting pipe positioning component further includes a second driving component located at one end of the collecting pipe placement groove and used for pressing the collecting pipe tightly in the collecting pipe placement groove.

4. The automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The workbench is provided with a plugging cover mounting component for mounting the plugging cover on the end of the collecting pipe.

5. The automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spacer magazine has a spacer slot for the spacer to move, and the spacer magazine includes an upper end cover and a lower end cover that are arranged in a pair. The upper end cover has an upper circular groove with a semicircular cross-section, and the lower end cover has a lower circular groove with a semicircular cross-section.

6. The automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to claim 2, characterized in that: The equipment module includes at least two collecting pipe placement slots, and each collecting pipe placement slot is arranged in parallel and spaced apart.

7. The automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left-right moving module has guide rails for the left-right slides to slide, and the left-right slides are slidably connected to the guide rails.

8. A method for installing spacers using the automatic spacer installation device for manifolds according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The steps include: ①Place the manifold into the manifold positioning component; ② The first driving component pushes the spacer in the spacer magazine out to a preset position, and the downward driving component presses the spacer from the preset position into the spacer installation position of the manifold; ③ The sliding drive component drives the left and right slides to move along the length direction of the manifold, changing the position of the left and right slides relative to the manifold so that the preset position is aligned with the next spacer installation position, and repeating step ② until the spacer installation is completed. Then, the spacer installation is carried out, and the spacers are installed in an orderly manner to all spacer installation positions of the manifold by changing the position of the left and right slides.

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