in-line equipment

Abstract

The application discloses a line-arranging device, which comprises a base, a bearing tool, a turnover mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a line-arranging mechanism. The base is provided with a feeding station, a line-arranging station and a discharging station. The turnover mechanism comprises a first turnover assembly and a second turnover assembly. The first turnover assembly is used for turning the upper end face of a product conveyed to the feeding station downward. The second turnover assembly is used for turning the upper end face of a product conveyed to the discharging station upward. The conveying mechanism is used for conveying the product at the feeding station to the line-arranging station and conveying the product after line arrangement to the discharging station. The line-arranging mechanism comprises a line-arranging device and an adjusting device matched with the line-arranging device, so as to fixedly match a cable connected with one end of the product with a fixed part on the product. The product on the assembly line is subjected to line arrangement and then is conveyed to the assembly line through the turnover mechanism, the conveying mechanism and the line-arranging mechanism, so that the line-arranging device can automatically arrange the line.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic product assembly equipment, in particular to a line following device. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous improvement of automation level, UPH is continuously improved, and a large amount of manual work is still carried out for manual line following on the existing production line.

[0003] On the assembly line, manual line following is adopted, it is not easy to operate the manual line following because the wire is thin, finger muscle fatigue is easily caused, the line following state is inconsistent, the line following state is unstable, and the efficiency is low. SUMMARY

[0004] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a line following device which can automatically follow the line.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a line following device, wherein the line following device comprises:

[0006] A machine base, which is provided with a feeding station, a line following station and a discharging station;

[0007] A carrying tool for carrying products, which is movably arranged on the machine base and can reach the feeding station and the discharging station in its moving stroke;

[0008] A turnover mechanism, which comprises a first turnover assembly and a second turnover assembly, the first turnover assembly is used for turning the upper end face of the product conveyed to the feeding station downward, and the second turnover assembly is used for turning the upper end face of the product conveyed to the discharging station upward;

[0009] A conveying mechanism, which is used for conveying the product located at the feeding station to the line following station, and conveying the product after line following to the discharging station; and

[0010] A line following mechanism, which comprises a line following device and an adjusting device, the adjusting device is used for cooperating with the line following device to fix the cable connected with the product at one end and the fixing part on the product.

[0011] Optionally, the feeding station and the discharging station are arranged in transverse direction, and the line following station is located on one side of the feeding station and the discharging station in longitudinal direction.

[0012] The line following device further comprises a conveying frame located at the line following station and extending in transverse direction, and the conveying frame is sequentially and transversely provided with a taking position, an operating position and a discharging position.

[0013] The in-line device is movably arranged on the conveying frame to reach the product taking position, the operating position and the product unloading position in its moving stroke, and the adjusting device is used to cooperate with the in-line device to align the product when the in-line device reaches the operating position.

[0014] The conveying mechanism comprises a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism which are longitudinally extended and transversely spaced, the first conveying mechanism is used to convey the product at the product loading station to the product taking position, and the second conveying mechanism is used to convey the product at the product unloading position to the product unloading station.

[0015] Optionally, two conveying frames are arranged, and the two conveying frames are arranged longitudinally and transversely spaced.

[0016] The in-line device is arranged in two, and each in-line device is arranged on a corresponding conveying frame, and the adjusting device is used to alternately cooperate with the corresponding in-line device to align the product when the two in-line devices reach the corresponding operating position in sequence.

[0017] The first conveying mechanism comprises two first picking parts which are longitudinally spaced, and each first picking part is used to pick a product at the product loading station and convey the product to the corresponding product taking position.

[0018] The second conveying mechanism comprises two second picking parts which are longitudinally spaced, and each second picking part is used to pick a product at the corresponding product unloading position and convey the product to the product unloading station.

[0019] Optionally, the in-line device further comprises a position measuring device and a control device, the position measuring device is used to measure the position of the product and the carrying tool, and the control device is electrically connected with the position measuring device and the conveying mechanism to control the conveying mechanism according to the position measuring device.

[0020] Optionally, the in-line device further comprises:

[0021] A flow conveying line is used to convey the carrying tool to enable the carrying tool to reach the product loading station and the product unloading station.

[0022] A lifting mechanism comprises a first lifting part and a second lifting part which are movably arranged in up and down directions, the first lifting part is arranged corresponding to the product loading station, the second lifting part is arranged corresponding to the product unloading station, the first lifting part is used to lift the carrying tool when the carrying tool reaches the product loading station, and the second lifting part is moved downward to place the carrying tool at the product unloading station on the flow conveying line when the product is placed on the carrying tool at the product unloading station.

[0023] Optionally, the adjusting device comprises a clamping portion for clamping the free end of the cable, the clamping portion is movably arranged to cooperate with the cable aligning device to align the free end of the cable located in the clamping region into the fixing portion of the product, the cable aligning device comprises:

[0024] a base;

[0025] a carrying portion arranged on the base for carrying the product;

[0026] a fixing assembly for fixing the product; and,

[0027] a cable aligning assembly comprising a limiting mechanism, the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion arranged in a spaced manner, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are movably arranged in a transverse direction to approach each other, in the approach stroke of the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion, the free end of the cable located between the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion is limited in the clamping region.

[0028] Optionally, the clamping portion is movably arranged in a longitudinal direction to drive the cable to move in the longitudinal direction, the cable aligning assembly further comprises a cable pushing portion movably arranged in the longitudinal direction, in the longitudinal movement stroke of the cable pushing portion, the cable located between the cable pushing portion and the product is driven to abut on the side of the product, and a first clamping segment of the cable is pushed into a first fixing groove on the product.

[0029] Optionally, the limiting mechanism further comprises a third limiting portion movably arranged in an up-down direction and a longitudinal direction, the third limiting portion is used to limit the upper part of the cable when the clamping portion drives the cable located between the cable pushing portion and the product to approach the product.

[0030] Optionally, a clearance groove is arranged on the upper end of the cable pushing portion in the longitudinal direction, the clearance groove is used to give the third limiting portion clearance when the cable pushing portion moves in the longitudinal direction.

[0031] Optionally, the clamping portion is further movably arranged in the up-down direction, when the cable pushing portion drives the cable to abut on the side of the product, the clamping portion is used to drive the cable to move upward, so that a second clamping segment of the cable located below a second fixing groove on the product is clamped in the second fixing groove on the product.

[0032] Optionally, the clamping portion is further movably arranged in a transverse direction, in the movement stroke of the clamping portion in the transverse direction, a third clamping segment of the cable is driven to above a third fixing groove on the product.

[0033] The adjusting device further comprises a pressing head movably arranged in an up-down direction, in the downward movement stroke of the pressing head, the third clamping segment of the cable is clamped into the third fixing groove on the product.

[0034] Optionally, the adjusting device further includes:

[0035] Base; and,

[0036] An adjustment section is provided on the base. The adjustment section includes a plurality of adjustment arms that are rotatably connected in sequence. The clamping section and the pressure head are spaced apart at the free end of the adjustment section. The pressure head can be movably arranged in directions close to and away from the adjustment section.

[0037] In the technical solution provided by this invention, the carrying fixture on the assembly line transports the carried product to the loading station. Since the cable is located on the lower end of the product, the product is flipped by the first flipping component, so that the upper end of the product transported to the loading station is flipped downwards. Then, the conveying mechanism transports the product to the straightening station. At the straightening station, the straightening device and the adjusting device cooperate to fix the cable connected to the product at one end to the fixing part on the product. After the straightening is completed, the conveying mechanism transports the product to the unloading station. The second flipping component flips the upper end of the product upwards again. The carrying fixture at the unloading station continues to transport the straightened product to the next station on the assembly line, completing the fully automatic straightening. By setting the flipping mechanism, the conveying mechanism, and the straightening mechanism to straighten the product on the assembly line, the product is transported back to the assembly line, thus providing a straightening device that can perform fully automatic straightening. Attached Figure Description

[0038] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0039] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an embodiment of the line-aligning device provided by the present invention;

[0040] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A top view of the line-following equipment in the middle;

[0041] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Side plan view of the line-following equipment in the middle;

[0042] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the alignment device in the middle;

[0043] Figure 5 for Figure 1A perspective view of the adjusting device and the linear device in the device;

[0044] Figure 6 A perspective view of the clamping part of the adjusting device and the pressure head in the device; Figure 5 A perspective view of the clamping part of the adjusting device and the pressure head in the device;

[0045] Figure 7 A perspective view of the first fixed slot, the second fixed slot and the third fixed slot of the product.

[0046] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

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[0049] The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] 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 of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0051] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present application involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0052] In addition, if the embodiments of the present application involve descriptions of “first”, “second” and the like, the descriptions of “first”, “second” and the like are only for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by “first” and “second” can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the meaning of “and / or” appearing throughout the text includes three parallel schemes. Taking “A and / or B” as an example, it includes A scheme, or B scheme, or A and B schemes. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of a person skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions contradicts each other or cannot be realized, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by the present application.

[0053] With the continuous improvement of automation level, UPH is continuously improved, and a large amount of manual manual line is still carried out in the existing production line. In the assembly line, manual line is used, the thin wire is not easy to operate, the finger muscle is easy to fatigue, the line state is inconsistent, the line state is unstable, and the efficiency is low.

[0054] In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a line equipment 100, Figures 1 to 6 The specific embodiments of the line equipment 100 provided by the present application, Figure 7 The schematic diagram of the first fixed groove, the second fixed groove and the third fixed groove of the product.

[0055] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The line equipment 100 includes a base 10, a bearing tool, a turnover mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a line mechanism, the base 10 is provided with a feeding station 10a, a line station 10b and a discharging station 10c; the bearing tool is used for bearing the product, the bearing tool is movably arranged on the base 10, and can reach the feeding station 10a and the discharging station 10c in the movable stroke; the turnover mechanism includes a first turnover assembly 21 and a second turnover assembly 22, the first turnover assembly 21 is used for turning over the upper end face of the product conveyed to the feeding station 10a downward, and the second turnover assembly 22 is used for turning over the upper end face of the product conveyed to the discharging station 10c upward; the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the product located in the feeding station 10a to the line station 10b, and conveying the product after line to the discharging station 10c; the line mechanism includes a line device 30 and an adjusting device 40, the adjusting device 40 is used for cooperating with the line device 30 to fix the cable connected with one end of the product with the fixed part on the product.

[0056] In the technical scheme provided by the present application, the bearing tool on the assembly line conveys the product to the feeding station 10a, because the cable is located at the lower end face of the product, the product is turned over by the first turnover assembly 21, so that the upper end face of the product conveyed to the feeding station 10a is turned downward, then the conveying mechanism conveys the product to the line station 10b, in the line station 10b, the line device 30 and the adjusting device 40 cooperate to fix the cable connected with one end of the product with the fixed part on the product, after completing the line, the conveying mechanism conveys the product to the discharging station 10c, the second turnover assembly 22 turns over the upper end face of the product again upward, the bearing tool located in the discharging station 10c continues to convey the product after line to the next station of the assembly line, completes the automatic line, and the product on the assembly line is processed by the line after setting the turnover mechanism, the conveying mechanism and the line mechanism, and is conveyed to the assembly line, so as to provide a line equipment 100 capable of automatic line.

[0057] Specifically, in order to make the processing efficiency higher, in the embodiment, the feeding station 10a and the discharging station 10c are arranged in the lateral direction, and the in-line station 10b is located on one side of the feeding station 10a and the discharging station 10c in the longitudinal direction. In this way, the products on the assembly line can be processed in the in-line station 10b on the side after passing through the feeding station 10a and the discharging station 10c, and then flow into the assembly line. Therefore, the entire in-line device 100, and even the entire assembly line, can be arranged in an orderly manner, and the structure is more compact.

[0058] Specifically, the in-line device 100 further comprises a conveying frame 50 located in the in-line station 10b and extending in the lateral direction. The conveying frame 50 is sequentially and spacedly provided with a taking position 50a, an operating position 50b, and a discharging position 50c in the lateral direction. In order to facilitate taking and discharging in the in-line station 10b, in the embodiment, the in-line device 30 is movably arranged on the conveying frame 50, so as to reach the taking position 50a, the operating position 50b, and the discharging position 50c in the movement range thereof. The adjusting device 40 is used for cooperating with the in-line device 30 to process the products in line when the in-line device 30 reaches the operating position 50b. The conveying mechanism comprises a first conveying mechanism 61 and a second conveying mechanism 62 which extend in the longitudinal direction and are spaced in the lateral direction. The first conveying mechanism 61 is used for conveying the products in the feeding station 10a to the taking position 50a. The second conveying mechanism 62 is used for conveying the products in the discharging position 50c to the discharging station 10c.

[0059] In this way, the products to be processed in line on the feeding station 10a can be fed by the first conveying mechanism 61, and the products processed in line in the in-line station 10b can be discharged by the second conveying mechanism 62.

[0060] It should be noted that the conveying frame 50 is provided with a conveying part movable in the lateral direction. The in-line device 30 is fixedly connected with the conveying part, and the conveying part drives the in-line device 30 to move in the lateral direction.

[0061] Further, in order to improve the efficiency of the line, in the embodiment, the conveying frame 50 is provided with two, and the two conveying frames 50 are arranged in longitudinal direction; the line device 30 is provided with two, and each line device 30 is arranged on the corresponding conveying frame 50; the adjusting device 40 is used for alternatingly cooperating with the corresponding line device 30 to line the products when the two line devices 30 reach the corresponding operation positions 50b in sequence; the first conveying mechanism 61 includes two first pickup parts 611 arranged in longitudinal direction, and each first pickup part 611 is used for picking up a product on the feeding station 10a and conveying the product to the corresponding material taking position 50a; the second conveying mechanism 62 includes two second pickup parts 621 arranged in longitudinal direction, and each second pickup part 621 is used for picking up a product on the corresponding material discharging position 50c and conveying the product to the discharging station 10c.

[0062] In this way, the adjusting device 40 can alternately line the products on the two line devices 30, and when one line device 30 discharges the lined products and feeds new products to be lined, the other line device 30 cooperates with the adjusting device 40 to line the products.

[0063] It can be understood that, because the interval distance of the two conveying frames in longitudinal direction is inconsistent with the interval between the two first pickup parts 611 or the two second pickup parts 621, after the two first pickup parts 611 pick up the products, one first pickup part 611 places the picked product on the corresponding material discharging position 50c first, and then the two first pickup parts 611 continue to move in longitudinal direction, and the other first pickup part 611 places the picked product on the corresponding material discharging position 50c, so that the two products reach the corresponding operation positions 50b in sequence through the corresponding line device 30, and the adjusting device 40 lines the two products in sequence, thereby improving the efficiency of the line.

[0064] It can also be understood that, the products lined first are conveyed to the material discharging position 50c by the corresponding line device 30, at this time, one second pickup part 621 of the two second pickup parts 621 picks up the product first, and then moves to the material discharging position 50c of the other line device 30, and in this movement process, the line device 30 that lines the products secondly also reaches the material discharging position 50c, and the other second pickup part 621 picks up the product on the material discharging position 50c, and simultaneously conveys the two products to the discharging station 10c.

[0065] Further, in order to enable the conveying mechanism to pick up the product accurately and convey it to the in-line station 10b, in the embodiment, the in-line equipment 100 further comprises a position measuring device 70 for measuring the position of the product and the carrier tool, and a control device electrically connected with the position measuring device 70 and the conveying mechanism, for controlling the conveying mechanism tool according to the position measuring device 70.

[0066] It should be noted that the position measuring device 70 can be an image acquisition device, which can be an industrial camera, and the position of the product can be determined by acquiring an image.

[0067] It can be understood that the position measuring device 70 can comprise two visual acquisition devices, one of which is fixedly connected with the two first pickup parts 611 and moves along the longitudinal direction together, and the other of which is fixedly connected with the two second pickup parts 621 and moves along the longitudinal direction together, so as to ensure that the two first pickup parts 611 can pick up the product accurately according to the required angle and position, and the two second pickup parts 621 can place the product accurately according to the required angle and position.

[0068] Further, in the embodiment, the in-line equipment 100 further comprises a flow conveying line 80 and a jacking mechanism, the flow conveying line 80 is used to convey the carrier tool, so that the carrier tool can reach the feeding station 10a and the discharging station 10c.

[0069] In order to enable the carrier tool to stop at the feeding station 10a and be conveyed to the in-line station 10b, in the embodiment, the jacking mechanism is arranged corresponding to the feeding station 10a, the jacking mechanism comprises a first jacking part 91 and a second jacking part 92, which are arranged to be movable up and down, the first jacking part 91 is arranged corresponding to the feeding station 10a, and the second jacking part 92 is arranged corresponding to the discharging station 10c, the first jacking part 91 is used to jack up the carrier tool when the carrier tool reaches the feeding station 10a, and the second jacking part 92 moves downward when the product is placed on the carrier tool at the discharging station 10c, so as to place the carrier tool at the discharging station 10c on the flow conveying line 80.

[0070] Specifically, please refer to Figures 4 to 6In the embodiment, the adjusting device 40 comprises a clamping part 41 for clamping the free end of the cable, the clamping part 41 is movably arranged to cooperate with the cable aligning device 30 to align the free end of the cable in the clamping area into the fixing part of the product, the cable aligning device 30 comprises a base 31, a bearing part 32, a fixing assembly 33 and a cable aligning assembly, the bearing part 32 is arranged on the base 31 and used for bearing the product, the fixing assembly 33 is used for fixing the product, and the cable aligning assembly comprises a limiting mechanism, the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting part 341 and a second limiting part 342 which are arranged at intervals, and the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 are arranged to be relatively close to and away from each other, and in the stroke of the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 relatively close to each other, the free end of the cable between the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 is limited in the clamping area.

[0071] It should be noted that due to the flexible feature of the cable, the position of the free end of the cable is uncontrollable, but the free end of the cable is always in a certain large interval range, therefore, the positions of the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 are always corresponding to the free end of the cable, so as to ensure that the free end of the cable is between the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342.

[0072] In the technical scheme, the clamping part 41 of the adjusting device 40 can clamp the cable in the clamping area and assemble the clamped cable with the fixing part of the product, after the product is placed on the bearing part 32, the free end of the cable is between the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342, and the fixing assembly 33 fixes the product, because the fixed end of the cable is fixed with the product, the cable is inclined and extends away from the product from the fixed end to the free end, but the randomness of the cable and the product loading makes the position of the free end of the cable inconsistent, the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 are relatively close to each other, so that the space between the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 gradually decreases, and the free end of the cable is gradually adjusted into the clamping area under the resistance of the first limiting part 341 and / or the second limiting part 342, so that the clamping part 41 can accurately clamp the cable when clamping the cable, thereby solving the problem that the clamping jaw cannot accurately clamp the cable when the existing cable aligning mechanism assembles the cable with the product.

[0073] Specifically, after the product is placed on the bearing part 32, the product is arranged along the transverse direction, and the cable is arranged along the transverse direction and inclined, and the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 can be arranged to be movable relative to each other along the transverse direction, so that the distance therebetween can be adjusted, but in order to save cost, reduce the complexity of components and assembly difficulty, please refer to Figure 4In the embodiment, the first limiting part 341 and the second limiting part 342 are arranged in the lateral direction, the first limiting part 341 is fixedly arranged on the base 31, the limiting mechanism further comprises a first driving device, the first driving device comprises a first driving part movably arranged in the lateral direction, the first driving part is fixedly connected with the second limiting part 342, so as to drive the second limiting part 342 to move in the lateral direction.

[0074] Therefore, by arranging one driving device, the approaching and moving away between the two limiting parts can be realized, and it can be understood that, in order to make the structure of the cable guiding mechanism more compact and facilitate the movement of the second limiting part 342 in the lateral direction, an avoiding space is arranged on the base 31, and the first driving part of the first driving device and the second limiting part 342 are arranged corresponding to the avoiding space.

[0075] The specific structure of the first driving device is not limited in the application, which can be a convex shaft driving, a connecting rod driving, a lead screw structure, etc., and will not be described in detail here. Preferably, the first driving device can be a gas cylinder, and the first driving part corresponds to a gas cylinder rod.

[0076] Specifically, referring to Figure 7 The fixing part on the product comprises a first fixing groove arranged on the side of the product in the lateral direction, the groove opening of the first fixing groove is arranged towards the outside of the product, and the cable has a first clamping section, in the embodiment, the clamping part 41 is movably arranged in the longitudinal direction, so as to drive the cable to move in the longitudinal direction, and the cable guiding assembly further comprises a cable pushing part 35 movably arranged in the longitudinal direction, so as to drive the cable between the cable pushing part 35 and the product to abut against the side of the product in the longitudinal movement stroke of the cable pushing part 35, and push the first clamping section of the cable into the first fixing groove on the product.

[0077] It can be understood that, in order to make the direction of the cable consistent with the extension direction of the product, the clamping part 41 can be rotatably arranged along its axis, and after clamping the cable, the clamping part 41 can be rotated, so that the cable can be adjusted to a suitable direction and position.

[0078] Specifically, in the embodiment, the cable guiding assembly further comprises a second driving device, the second driving device comprises a second driving part movably arranged in the longitudinal direction, the second driving part is fixedly connected with the cable pushing part 35, and is used to drive the cable pushing part 35 to push the cable close to the product.

[0079] The specific structure of the second driving device is not limited in the application, which can be a convex shaft driving, a connecting rod driving, a lead screw structure, etc., and will not be described in detail here. Preferably, the second driving device can be a gas cylinder, and the second driving part corresponds to a gas cylinder rod.

[0080] Further, when the cable is driven to move by the wire pushing part 35, the flexible feature of the cable makes the cable move in the up-down direction or be deformed, so that the wire pushing part 35 cannot drive the cable to move well. In order to drive the cable to the required position accurately, in the embodiment, the limiting mechanism further comprises a third limiting part 343 movably arranged in the up-down direction and the longitudinal direction, which is used to limit the upper part of the cable when the cable between the wire pushing part 35 and the product is driven to move close to the product by the clamping part 41. In this way, the cable is positioned in the up-down direction, and can only move from the lower end surface of the third limiting part 343, so that the cable can accurately correspond to the slot of the first fixing groove of the product.

[0081] Specifically, the wire assembly further comprises a third driving device and a fourth driving device, the third driving device has a third driving part movably arranged in the up-down direction; the fourth driving device is arranged on the third driving part, and has a fourth driving part movably arranged in the longitudinal direction, which is fixedly connected with the third limiting part 343.

[0082] The specific structure of the third driving device and the fourth driving device is not limited in the application, which can be a convex shaft driving, a connecting rod driving, a lead screw structure, etc., which will not be described in detail here. Preferably, the third driving device and the fourth driving device are both air cylinders, and the third driving part and the fourth driving part are both corresponding air cylinder rods.

[0083] Specifically, in the embodiment, a clearance groove 35a is arranged in the longitudinal direction on the upper end of the wire pushing part 35, which is used to give the third limiting part 343 clearance when the wire pushing part 35 moves in the longitudinal direction. The specific form of the wire pushing part 35 is not limited to the form shown in the figure,

[0084] In the specific implementation, in the initial state, the third limiting part 343 is in the initial position. When the cable is clamped in the clamping area by the clamping part 41, the direction of the cable is adjusted so that the cable is consistent with the extension direction of the product, and the cable is driven to move to the place between the wire pushing part 35 and the product. At this time, the third limiting part 343 is driven to move upward by the third driving device, and the fourth driving part drives the third limiting part 343 to move in the longitudinal direction close to the wire pushing part 35. When the third limiting part 343 moves above the clearance groove 35a, the third limiting part 343 is driven to move downward by the third driving device, and the third limiting part 343 is pressed downward from the slot of the clearance groove 35a. In this way, the upper end surface of the cable is limited at the lower end surface of the third limiting part 343.

[0085] After the first clamping section is fixed in the first fixing groove, the third driving device drives the third limiting part 343 to lift up, and the fourth driving device drives the third limiting part 343 to retract, thereby providing space for the cable to be aligned and arranged.

[0086] Specifically, referring to Figure 7 , the fixing part on the product further comprises a second fixing groove arranged on the side of the product in the transverse direction, the second fixing groove is arranged in the transverse direction and spaced apart from the first fixing groove, and the opening of the second fixing groove is arranged downward, the cable further comprises a second clamping section between the end at the free end of the cable and the first clamping section, in this embodiment, the clamping part 41 is further movably arranged in the up-down direction, when the cable is driven by the wire arranging part 35 to be attached to the side of the product, the clamping part 41 is used to drive the cable to move upward, so that the second clamping section of the cable below the second fixing groove on the product is clamped in the second fixing groove on the product.

[0087] Specifically, referring to Figure 7 , the fixing part on the product further comprises a third fixing groove arranged on the upper end of the product, the first fixing groove, the second fixing groove and the third fixing groove are arranged in the transverse direction and spaced apart, the opening of the third fixing groove is arranged upward, the cable further comprises a third clamping section between the end at the free end of the cable and the second clamping section, in this embodiment, the clamping part 41 is further movably arranged in the transverse direction, so that in the travel of the clamping part 41 in the transverse direction, the third clamping section of the cable is driven to above the third fixing groove on the product.

[0088] In order to enable the cable to be clamped into the third fixing groove, referring to Figure 6 , in this embodiment, the adjusting device 40 further comprises a pressing head 42 movably arranged in the up-down direction, the pressing head 42 clamps the third clamping section of the cable into the third fixing groove on the product in the downward travel of the pressing head 42. It can be understood that in order to facilitate the fixing force, an iron ring is arranged on the third clamping section of the cable, the pressing head 42 corresponds to the iron ring, the pressing head 42 applies pressure to the iron ring, and the pressing head 42 is arranged adjacent to the clamping part 41, so that the iron ring can be accurately clamped into the third fixing groove.

[0089] Specifically, in this embodiment, the adjusting device 40 further comprises a base 43 and an adjusting part 44, the adjusting part 44 is arranged on the base 43, the adjusting part 44 comprises a plurality of adjusting arms connected in sequence, the clamping part 41 and the pressing head 42 are arranged at the free end of the adjusting part 44, and the pressing head 42 is movably arranged in the direction close to and away from the adjusting part 44. The adjusting device 40 is preferably a six-axis robot.

[0090] It can be understood that the line following mechanism further comprises a control device electrically connected with the line following device 30 and the adjusting device 40, for controlling the line following device 30 and the adjusting device 40 to work.

[0091] Specifically, in the embodiment, the fixing assembly 33 comprises two pressing parts which are arranged to be away from or close to each other in the transverse direction, so as to adjust the relative position between the two pressing parts, so that the two pressing parts can be adjusted according to the size of the actual product; the two pressing parts are also movably arranged in the up-down direction, so as to press the product to the bearing part 32 when the two pressing parts are moved downward.

[0092] The present application does not limit the specific structure of the two pressing parts, nor the specific structure of the driving device for driving the two pressing parts to move, which can be a convex shaft driving, a connecting rod driving, a lead screw structure, etc., which will not be described in detail here. Preferably, the driving device for driving the two pressing parts to move in the transverse direction can be a cylinder with two cylinder rods arranged to move in the transverse direction, and the driving device for driving the two pressing parts to move in the up-down direction can be a cylinder with two cylinder rods arranged to move in the up-down direction, and the two pressing parts are arranged on the two cylinder rods respectively.

[0093] The line following mechanism not only solves the problem that the state of the cable is unstable after the product with the cable is positioned by the tooling, and the risk of not being clamped or being clamped at an incorrect position by the clamping jaw. It also solves the problem that the line groove on the product is out of plane with the buckle, and the space of the line groove and the buckle is very small, close to the product, not easy to operate, and the line following state is inconsistent.

[0094] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structural transformation made under the inventive concept of the present application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields, is included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A line-following device, characterized in that The device comprises: a base frame, on which an upper feeding station, a straightening station and a lower feeding station are arranged; a carrying tool for carrying products, which is movably arranged on the base frame and can reach the upper feeding station and the lower feeding station in its moving stroke; a turnover mechanism, which comprises a first turnover assembly and a second turnover assembly, the first turnover assembly is used for turning the upper end face of the product transported to the upper feeding station downward, and the second turnover assembly is used for turning the upper end face of the product transported to the lower feeding station upward; a conveying mechanism, which is used for conveying the product located at the upper feeding station to the straightening station and conveying the straightened product to the lower feeding station; and a straightening mechanism, which comprises a straightening device and an adjusting device, the adjusting device is used for cooperating with the straightening device to fix the cable connected with the product at one end to the fixing part on the product; the adjusting device comprises a clamping part for clamping the free end of the cable, the clamping part is movably arranged to cooperate with the straightening device to straighten the free end of the cable located in the clamping area into the fixing part of the product, the straightening device comprises a straightening assembly, the straightening assembly comprises a limiting mechanism, the limiting mechanism comprises a first limiting part and a second limiting part arranged at intervals, the first limiting part and the second limiting part are movably arranged to approach each other in the transverse direction, in the approaching stroke of the first limiting part and the second limiting part, the free end of the cable located between the first limiting part and the second limiting part is limited in the clamping area; the clamping part is movably arranged along the longitudinal direction to drive the cable to move along the longitudinal direction, the straightening assembly further comprises a cable pushing part movably arranged along the longitudinal direction to drive the cable located between the cable pushing part and the product to abut beside the product and push the first clamping segment of the cable into the first fixing groove on the product in the longitudinal moving stroke of the cable pushing part.

2. The line-following device of claim 1, wherein, the upper feeding station and the lower feeding station are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction, and the straightening station is located on one side of the upper feeding station and the lower feeding station in the longitudinal direction; the straightening device further comprises a conveying frame located at the straightening station and extending in the transverse direction, the conveying frame is sequentially and intermittently provided with a taking position, an operating position and a discharging position in the transverse direction; the straightening device is movably arranged on the conveying frame and can reach the taking position, the operating position and the discharging position in its moving stroke, and the adjusting device is used for cooperating with the straightening device to straighten the product when the straightening device reaches the operating position; the conveying mechanism comprises a first conveying mechanism and a second conveying mechanism extending in the longitudinal direction and arranged at intervals in the transverse direction, the first conveying mechanism is used for conveying the product located at the upper feeding station to the taking position, and the second conveying mechanism is used for conveying the product located at the discharging position to the lower feeding station.

3. The line-following device of claim 2, wherein, the conveying frame is provided with two conveying frames arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction. The line-arranging device is provided with two, each of which is arranged on a corresponding conveying frame, and the adjusting device is used for alternatingly cooperating with the corresponding line-arranging device to arrange the product when the two line-arranging devices reach the corresponding operating position in sequence. The first conveying mechanism comprises two first pickup portions arranged in the longitudinal direction, each of which is used for picking up a product at the feeding station and conveying the product to the corresponding material taking position. The second conveying mechanism comprises two second pickup portions arranged in the longitudinal direction, each of which is used for picking up a product at the corresponding discharging station and conveying the product to the discharging station.

4. The inline apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The line-arranging device further comprises a position measuring device for measuring the position of the product and the carrying tool, and a control device electrically connected with the position measuring device and the conveying mechanism, so as to control the conveying mechanism and the carrying tool according to the position measuring device.

5. The inline apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The line-arranging device further comprises: a flow conveying line for conveying the carrying tool, so that the carrying tool can reach the feeding station and the discharging station; a jacking mechanism comprising a first jacking portion and a second jacking portion, each of which is movably arranged in the vertical direction, the first jacking portion is arranged corresponding to the feeding station, and the second jacking portion is arranged corresponding to the discharging station, the first jacking portion is used for jacking up the carrying tool when the carrying tool reaches the feeding station, and the second jacking portion is moved downward when the product is placed on the carrying tool at the discharging station, so as to place the carrying tool at the discharging station on the flow conveying line.

6. The inline apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The line-arranging device further comprises: a base; a carrying portion arranged on the base and used for carrying the product; a fixing assembly used for fixing the product.

7. The inline apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The limiting mechanism further comprises a third limiting portion movably arranged in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction, the third limiting portion is used for limiting the upper part of the cable when the clamping portion drives the cable between the line-arranging portion and the product to be close to the product.

8. The line-following device of claim 7, wherein, The upper end of the line-arranging portion is provided with a clearance groove in the longitudinal direction, the clearance groove is used for giving the third limiting portion clearance when the line-arranging portion is moved in the longitudinal direction.

9. The wire following apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, characterized in that, The clamping portion is also movably arranged in the vertical direction, when the line-arranging portion drives the cable to be close to the side of the product, the clamping portion is used for driving the cable to move upward, so that the second clamping segment of the cable below the second fixing groove on the product is clamped in the second fixing groove on the product.

10. The wire following apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that, in that, The clamping portion is also movably arranged in the transverse direction, so that in the stroke of the transverse movement, the third clamping segment of the cable is driven to be above the third fixing groove on the product. The adjusting device further comprises a pressing head movably arranged in the vertical direction, the pressing head clamps the third clamping segment of the cable into the third fixing groove on the product in the downward stroke.

11. The line-following device of claim 10, wherein, The adjusting device further comprises: a base; and, The adjusting part is arranged on the base, and comprises a plurality of adjusting arms connected in sequence. The pressing head is movably arranged in the direction of approaching and moving away from the adjusting part.

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