Automobile engine conduit positioning and conveying device
By designing a vibratory feeder and an end adjustment mechanism for an automotive engine duct positioning and conveying device, the problem of manual adjustment in duct assembly was solved, achieving automated material feeding and fully automated assembly, reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310337757.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-03-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-03-31
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the assembly of automotive cylinder head guide tubes requires manual adjustment of the ends before placement into the conveying trough, resulting in high labor costs and insufficient automation in the assembly process, which affects production efficiency.
Design an automotive engine conduit positioning and conveying device including a vibratory feeder, a single-track chute, and an end adjustment mechanism. The vibratory feeder achieves automatic end positioning and conveying of the conduit through torsional vibration, and the end adjustment mechanism ensures that the large end of the conduit is fed forward into the assembly system.
It has achieved automated feeding of catheters, saving labor costs, improving production efficiency, and realizing full automation of catheter assembly.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The automobile engine guide pipe positioning and conveying device belongs to the technical field of mechanical processing and assembly, and particularly relates to an automatic feeding and positioning conveying device for an automobile engine guide pipe before automatic assembly with a cylinder cover. BACKGROUND
[0002] With the progress of science and technology, the guide pipe assembly of the current automobile cylinder cover has basically realized automation, mainly by pressing the guide pipe into the reserved hole in the cylinder cover through the cylinder. Figure 7 As shown in the figure, the two ends of the guide pipe are different in structure (such as Therefore, if a device capable of automatically positioning and feeding the end of the guide pipe is designed according to the characteristics of the guide pipe, not only the labor cost of the enterprise can be saved, but also the full automation of the assembly can be further realized, and the production efficiency can be improved. SUMMARY
[0003] In order to solve one of the above technical defects, the automobile engine guide pipe positioning and conveying device is provided to realize automatic feeding and save labor cost.
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows: the automobile engine guide pipe positioning and conveying device comprises a vibration disc, a single-lane downward sliding material groove, an end adjusting mechanism and a discharge groove.
[0005] The vibration disc comprises a base, a torsional pendulum vibration power system, a center sleeve, an umbrella-shaped material disc, an inner cylinder and a spiral material groove, the lower part of the center sleeve is fixedly sleeved with the umbrella-shaped material disc, the umbrella-shaped material disc is a disc with a high center and a low edge, the inner cylinder is fixedly installed on the base and the bottom end of the inner cylinder is tightly attached to the outer edge of the upper surface of the umbrella-shaped material disc, the torsional pendulum vibration power system is installed in the base, the torsional pendulum vibration power system drives the vibration disc to perform torsional pendulum vibration, the spiral material groove is an arc surface long groove with a downward recessed center and is fixed on the inner wall of the inner cylinder in a spiral shape, and the bottom end inlet of the spiral material groove is tightly attached to the upper surface of the umbrella-shaped material disc.
[0006] The top end outlet of the spiral material groove extends out of the inner cylinder from the upper end of the inner cylinder, the single-lane downward sliding material groove is an inclined chute, the width of the single-lane downward sliding material groove is 1.1-1.3 times the diameter of the guide pipe, the higher end of the single-lane downward sliding material groove is connected with the top end outlet of the spiral material groove, the lower end of the single-lane downward sliding material groove is provided with the end adjusting mechanism, the discharge groove is inclined and the higher end thereof is fixedly arranged below the end adjusting mechanism, and the lower end of the discharge groove is connected with the feeding and conveying inlet of the assembly system.
[0007] The torsional pendulum vibration power system is an electromagnetic vibration system or a motor vibration system.
[0008] The end adjusting mechanism comprises a material falling port and a small-end supporting plate, the small-end supporting plate is obliquely arranged at the outlet of the single-lane downward sliding chute, the end close to the outlet of the single-lane downward sliding chute is the lower end, the outlet of the single-lane downward sliding chute and the small-end supporting plate form the material falling port, the length of the material falling port is less than the distance between the balance point of the guide pipe and the small-end and greater than the distance between the balance point of the guide pipe and the large-end.
[0009] The end adjusting mechanism further comprises a rear-end clamping shoulder, the rear-end clamping shoulder is two symmetrically arranged convex strips, the two convex strips are respectively fixed at the top end of the inner wall of the single-lane downward sliding chute close to the material falling port, the minimum distance between the two convex strips of the rear-end clamping shoulder is less than the diameter of the large-end of the guide pipe and greater than the diameter of the small-end.
[0010] The outlet of the single-lane downward sliding chute is provided with an adjusting plate, the adjusting plate is provided with an adjusting long hole, and the small-end supporting plate is installed on the adjusting plate through cooperation of bolts and the adjusting long hole.
[0011] The base is fixedly provided with an outer cylinder, the inner cylinder, the single-lane downward sliding chute, the end adjusting mechanism and the inlet end of the outlet chute are located inside the outer cylinder, an inclined bottom surface inclined to the center is arranged between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder, the inner cylinder is provided with a material returning port for rolling the guide pipe from the outside to the inside, and the material returning port is away from the bottom end inlet of the rotary chute.
[0012] The bottom of the spiral chute is provided with a baffle plate, the baffle plate is fixed on the inner wall of the inner cylinder, and the distance between the baffle plate and the bottom surface of the spiral chute below the baffle plate is 1.1-1.8 times of the diameter of the guide pipe.
[0013] The inclination of the spiral chute is 5-10°.
[0014] The inclination of the single-lane downward sliding chute is 3-10°.
[0015] The automobile engine guide pipe positioning and conveying device provided by the application can realize arrangement and conveying of the guide pipe into the spiral chute through torsional pendulum vibration of the vibration disc, and then realize end positioning through the end adjusting mechanism according to the different self characteristics of the structures of the two ends of the guide pipe, so that full automation of assembly is further realized, labor cost of enterprises can be saved, and production efficiency can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] The application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings;
[0017] Figure 1 The application is a structural schematic diagram;
[0018] Figure 2It is the internal section structure schematic diagram of the present application;
[0019] Figure 3 It is the action state schematic diagram of the head adjusting mechanism when the big head end of the conduit is in front in the present application;
[0020] Figure 4 It is the action state schematic diagram of the head adjusting mechanism when the small head end of the conduit is in front in the present application;
[0021] Figure 5 It is the rear end shoulder structure schematic diagram of the head adjusting mechanism in the present application;
[0022] Figure 6 It is the cross section structure schematic diagram of the spiral chute in the present application;
[0023] Figure 7 It is the structure schematic diagram of the conduit described in the background art. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the technical scheme of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the embodiments in the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0025] As Figures 1-6 shown, the automobile engine conduit positioning and conveying device of the present application comprises a vibrating disc, a single-lane downward chute 7, a head adjusting mechanism 8 and a discharge chute 9.
[0026] The vibrating disc comprises a base 1, a torsional pendulum vibration power system 2, a center sleeve 3, an umbrella-shaped material disc 4, an inner cylinder 5 and a spiral chute 6. The lower part of the center sleeve 3 is fixedly sleeved with the umbrella-shaped material disc 4. The umbrella-shaped material disc 4 is a disc with a high center and a low edge. The inner cylinder 5 is fixedly installed on the base 1, and the bottom end of the inner cylinder 5 tightly abuts the outer edge upper surface of the umbrella-shaped material disc 4. The torsional pendulum vibration power system 2 is installed in the base 1. The torsional pendulum vibration power system 2 drives the vibrating disc to do torsional pendulum vibration. The spiral chute 6 is a center downward concave arc surface long chute fixed on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 5 in a spiral shape. The inclination of the chute body of the spiral chute 6 is 5-10°. The bottom end inlet of the spiral chute 6 tightly abuts the upper surface of the umbrella-shaped material disc 4.
[0027] The top end outlet of the spiral chute 6 extends out of the inner cylinder 5 from the upper end of the inner cylinder 5, the single-lane down chute 7 is an inclined chute, the width of the single-lane down chute 7 is 1.1-1.3 times of the diameter of the guide pipe, the higher end of the single-lane down chute 7 is connected with the top end outlet of the spiral chute 6, the lower end of the single-lane down chute 7 is provided with the end adjusting mechanism 8, the discharge chute 9 is inclined and the higher end thereof is fixedly arranged below the end adjusting mechanism 8, and the lower end of the discharge chute 9 is connected with the feeding inlet of the assembly system.
[0028] The torsional pendulum vibration power system 2 is an electromagnetic vibration system or a motor vibration system.
[0029] The working principle of the torsional pendulum vibration power system 2 in the application is that the umbrella-shaped material disc 4 of the vibration disc is provided with a pulse electromagnet and a coil below, so that the umbrella-shaped material disc and the inner cylinder are vertically vibrated, the hopper is driven by the inclined spring sheet to make torsional pendulum vibration around the vertical shaft, the inner cylinder and the guide pipe on the umbrella-shaped material disc are lifted along the spiral chute due to the vibration, and the working purpose is to automatically and orderly arrange the disordered workpieces to be conveyed to the next process accurately and accurately through vibration. The specific structure of the vibration disc feeding through the torsional pendulum vibration power system 2 is the prior art, and the specific structure is not described in detail in the application, and the skilled in the art can understand that as long as the torsional pendulum vibration power system capable of realizing the above feeding function is adopted, it is within the protection scope of the application.
[0030] The end adjusting mechanism 8 comprises a discharging port 81 and a small head supporting plate 82, the small head supporting plate 82 is inclinedly arranged at the discharge port of the single-lane down chute 7, one end of the small head supporting plate 82 close to the discharge port of the single-lane down chute 7 is the lower end, the discharge port of the single-lane down chute 7 and the small head supporting plate 82 form the discharging port 81, and the length of the discharging port 81 is less than the distance between the balance point of the guide pipe and the small head end and greater than the distance between the balance point of the guide pipe and the big head end.
[0031] The working process and principle of the application are as follows:
[0032] A plurality of guide pipes 12 to be arranged and conveyed are arranged on the umbrella-shaped material disc 4 in the inner cylinder 5, the umbrella-shaped material disc 4 and the inner cylinder 5 are torsionally vibrated under the action of the torsional pendulum vibration power system 2, the guide pipes 12 roll to the edge due to the inclined surface of the upper surface of the umbrella-shaped material disc 4, the guide pipes 12 that roll to the edge and are close to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 5 are under the action of the torsional vibration, when the guide pipes 12 reach the bottom end inlet of the spiral chute 6, the guide pipes 12 enter the spiral chute 6, and the plurality of guide pipes 12 enter the spiral chute 6 in sequence and push the guide pipes 12 in front to move forward in the spiral chute 6 under the pushing force of the subsequent guide pipes, the guide pipes 12 enter the single-lane down chute 7 from the top end outlet of the spiral chute 6 and slide downward to the end adjusting mechanism 8.
[0033] When the big head end of the guide pipe 12 is forward, as shown in FIG. 6, the guide pipe 12 is in the single-lane down chute 7 and is pushed by the end adjusting mechanism 8 to the discharge chute 9. Figure 3As shown, the balance point of the conduit 12 is located at the end of the single-lane down chute 7, and the length of the drop opening 81 is greater than the distance between the balance point of the conduit and the large end, so that when the balance is broken, the large end of the conduit 12 falls downward into the discharge chute 9, and the conduit 12 that falls into the discharge chute 9 is still with the large end facing forward;
[0034] As shown, the balance point of the conduit 12 is located at the end of the single-lane down chute 7, and the length of the drop opening 81 is greater than the distance between the balance point of the conduit and the large end, so that when the balance is broken, the large end of the conduit 12 falls downward into the discharge chute 9, and the conduit 12 that falls into the discharge chute 9 is still with the large end facing forward; Figure 4 As shown, the balance point of the conduit 12 is located at the end of the single-lane down chute 7, and the length of the drop opening 81 is greater than the distance between the balance point of the conduit and the large end, so that when the balance is broken, the large end of the conduit 12 falls downward into the discharge chute 9, and the conduit 12 that falls into the discharge chute 9 is still with the large end facing forward;
[0035] Through the above adjustment, all the conduits 12 sent to the assembly system through the discharge chute 9 have the large end facing forward, realizing the function of end positioning and conveying.
[0036] As shown, the balance point of the conduit 12 is located at the end of the single-lane down chute 7, and the length of the drop opening 81 is greater than the distance between the balance point of the conduit and the large end, so that when the balance is broken, the large end of the conduit 12 falls downward into the discharge chute 9, and the conduit 12 that falls into the discharge chute 9 is still with the large end facing forward; Figures 3-5 As shown, the balance point of the conduit 12 is located at the end of the single-lane down chute 7, and the length of the drop opening 81 is greater than the distance between the balance point of the conduit and the large end, so that when the balance is broken, the large end of the conduit 12 falls downward into the discharge chute 9, and the conduit 12 that falls into the discharge chute 9 is still with the large end facing forward;
[0037] The single-lane down chute 7 is provided with an adjusting plate 83, and the adjusting plate 83 is provided with an adjusting long hole. The small end supporting plate 82 is installed on the adjusting plate 83 through bolts and the adjusting long hole, so that the length of the drop opening 81 can be adjusted according to the length of the conduit and the balance point.
[0038] The base 1 is fixedly provided with an outer cylinder 10, the inner cylinder 5, the single-lane downward sliding material chute 7, the end adjusting mechanism 8 and the inlet end of the discharge chute 9 are all located inside the outer cylinder 10, preventing the guide pipe 12 from falling outside, the outer cylinder 10 is provided with a central inclined inclined bottom surface between the inner cylinder 5, the inner cylinder 5 is provided with a material return port at the bottom for the guide pipe to roll from the outside to the inside, and the material return port is away from the bottom inlet of the rotary chute 6, and the guide pipe falling between the inner cylinder 5 and the outer cylinder 10 during the conveying process can continue to enter the inner cylinder 5 from the material return port and be conveyed again.
[0039] The bottom of the spiral chute 6 is provided with a baffle plate 11 above the chute, the baffle plate 11 is fixed on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 5, and the distance between the baffle plate 11 and the bottom surface of the spiral chute 6 below is 1.1-1.8 times the diameter of the guide pipe, effectively preventing two guide pipes from overlapping during conveying.
[0040] The inclination of the single-lane downward sliding material chute 7 is 3-10°, and the specific inclination is set according to requirements, so that the guide pipe can realize single-body sliding to the lower end, avoiding the end adjustment error caused by simply relying on subsequent thrust.
[0041] In the present application, the groove body of the spiral chute 6 can be partially segmented or the entire cross section is "≈" with a recess on the top, and one end is connected to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 5, as shown in Figure 6 The structure can screen out one of the two guide pipes conveyed side by side.
[0042] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims
1. An automotive engine duct positioning and conveying device, characterized in that: It includes a vibratory feeder, a single-track chute (7), an end adjustment mechanism (8), and a discharge chute (9); The vibratory feeder includes a base (1), a torsional vibration power system (2), a central sleeve (3), an umbrella-shaped material tray (4), an inner cylinder (5), and a spiral material trough (6). The lower part of the central sleeve (3) is fixedly fitted with the umbrella-shaped material tray (4). The umbrella-shaped material tray (4) is a disc-shaped material tray with a high center and a low edge. The inner cylinder (5) is fixedly installed on the base (1), and the bottom end of the inner cylinder (5) is close to the upper surface of the outer edge of the umbrella-shaped material tray (4). The torsional vibration power system (2) is installed inside the base (1). The torsional vibration power system (2) drives the vibratory feeder to perform torsional vibration. The spiral material trough (6) is a long, arc-shaped material trough with a downward-concave center, which is fixed in a spiral shape on the inner wall of the inner cylinder (5). The bottom inlet of the spiral material trough (6) is close to the upper surface of the umbrella-shaped material tray (4). The top outlet of the spiral trough (6) extends from the upper end of the inner cylinder (5) and out of the inner cylinder (5). The single-track sliding trough (7) is an inclined slide. The inclination of the single-track sliding trough (7) is 3-10°. The width of the single-track sliding trough (7) is 1.1-1.3 times the diameter of the guide tube. The higher end of the single-track sliding trough (7) is connected to the top outlet of the spiral trough (6). The lower end of the single-track sliding trough (7) is provided with an end adjustment mechanism (8). The discharge trough (9) is inclined and its higher end is fixedly located below the end adjustment mechanism (8). The lower end of the discharge trough (9) is connected to the material supply and conveying inlet of the assembly system. The end adjustment mechanism (8) includes a discharge port (81) and a small end plate (82). The small end plate (82) is inclinedly arranged at the discharge port of the single-track sluice trough (7). The end of the small end plate (82) near the discharge port of the single-track sluice trough (7) is the lower end. The discharge port (81) is formed between the discharge port of the single-track sluice trough (7) and the small end plate (82). The length of the discharge port (81) is less than the distance between the guide tube balance point and the small end and greater than the distance between the guide tube balance point and the large end. The end adjustment mechanism (8) also includes a rear end shoulder (84), which consists of two symmetrically arranged protrusions. The two protrusions are respectively fixed on the top of the inner wall of the single-track chute (7) near the discharge port (81). The minimum distance between the two protrusions of the rear end shoulder (84) is less than the diameter of the large end of the guide tube and greater than the diameter of the small end. The discharge port of the single-track chute (7) is equipped with an adjustment plate (83), and the adjustment plate (83) is provided with an adjustment elongated hole. The small end plate (82) is installed on the adjustment plate (83) by bolts and the adjustment elongated hole.
2. The automotive engine conduit positioning and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The torsional vibration power system (2) is an electromagnetic vibration system or an electric motor vibration system.
3. The automotive engine conduit positioning and conveying device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: An outer cylinder (10) is fixedly installed on the base (1). The inlet ends of the inner cylinder (5), the single-track chute (7), the end adjustment mechanism (8), and the discharge chute (9) are all located inside the outer cylinder (10). An inclined bottom surface is provided between the outer cylinder (10) and the inner cylinder (5) and tilted towards the center. The bottom of the inner cylinder (5) is provided with a return port for the guide tube to roll into the interior from the outside and the return port is far away from the bottom inlet of the swirl chute (6).
4. The automotive engine conduit positioning and conveying device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A baffle plate (11) is installed above the bottom trough of the spiral trough (6). The baffle plate (11) is fixed on the inner wall of the inner cylinder (5), and the distance between the baffle plate (11) and the bottom surface of the spiral trough (6) below it is 1.1-1.8 times the diameter of the guide tube.
5. The automotive engine conduit positioning and conveying device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The inclination of the spiral feed trough (6) is 5-10°.
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