Tube material feeding mechanism and feeding method thereof

Abstract

The application provides a pipe-packed material feeding mechanism and a feeding method thereof. The feeding mechanism comprises an operation platform, a feeding assembly arranged above the operation platform and used for loading pipe-packed materials for feeding, a disassembling assembly arranged on the operation platform and used for disassembling the pipe-packed materials stacked in a bin, a detecting assembly arranged on the other side of the feeding assembly and used for detecting whether the products are in place, and a taking assembly and an unloading assembly arranged on one side of the detecting assembly. The pipe-packed materials are continuously fed by the mechanism. The beneficial effects of the application are embodied in that a series of continuous actions are formed from feeding, disassembling to collecting, the feeding of the pipe-packed materials is effectively satisfied, the feeding efficiency is greatly improved, the labor cost is saved, and the practicability is high.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of industrial application automation technology, specifically relating to a tube material feeding mechanism and its feeding method. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous development of industrialized production, many manufacturers have adopted various methods for the supply and packaging of parts. Specialized packaging methods can protect the surface of materials from scratches, prevent collisions and dust contamination, and maintain the orientation of the product's unique characteristics, greatly facilitating material production and storage. This has led to related applications in production. Due to the special nature of feed tubes, current feeding methods typically involve manual loading of each tube individually for easy retrieval. However, this feeding method is inefficient and can no longer meet the needs of modern continuous operations. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides a feeding mechanism and method for tube-packaged materials, thereby avoiding manual feeding of each tube individually, greatly improving feeding efficiency, and saving labor costs.

[0004] The objective of this invention is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0005] Tube material feeding mechanism, including,

[0006] Operating platform

[0007] A feeding assembly for loading tubular materials for feeding, the feeding assembly including a hopper vertically disposed on the operating platform; a gap is provided between the bottom of the hopper and the operating platform, the gap being not less than the thickness of the material tube;

[0008] The material dismantling assembly is used to dismantle the stacked tubular materials in the silo, including a pushing assembly set on the operating platform and receiving assemblies set on both sides of the silo.

[0009] The material inspection component, located at the discharge end of the pusher component, is used to detect whether the product is in place, including the detection sensor located on the discharge side of the hopper;

[0010] The material handling component is located above one end of the inspection component and includes material handling grippers.

[0011] Preferably, the hopper is surrounded by a material plate vertically set on the operating platform, and a baffle plate is provided on the discharge side of the hopper.

[0012] Preferably, the pushing assembly includes a pushing cylinder disposed on the bottom surface of the operating platform and a pushing slider connected to the pushing cylinder, wherein the upper end of the slider passes through a groove on the operating platform and is positioned above the operating platform.

[0013] Preferably, the slider is stepped, with the far end of the slider being a first step and the near end being a second step. The height of the first step is lower than the height of the second step, and the height difference between the two steps is equivalent to the thickness of a single material tube.

[0014] Preferably, an auxiliary strip is provided protrudingly on the operating platform, the auxiliary strip is disposed on one side of the slide groove, and the height of the auxiliary strip is equivalent to the height of the first step.

[0015] Preferably, the receiving assembly includes a receiving cylinder and a receiving rod connected to the receiving cylinder, wherein the receiving cylinder drives the receiving rod to reciprocate toward the hopper.

[0016] Preferably, it further includes a discharge assembly disposed on the other side of the detection assembly. The discharge assembly includes a set of guide channels disposed opposite to each other and a discharge slide rail disposed on one side of the guide channels. A discharge plate is disposed on the discharge slide rail, and the discharge plate is driven by a motor to reciprocate on the discharge slide rail.

[0017] Preferably, the chute extends from the middle of the operating platform to the end of the operating platform to form an open end. A connecting component is provided on one side of the open end. The connecting component includes a connecting cylinder and a connecting rod connected to the connecting cylinder. The connecting cylinder drives the connecting rod to reciprocate in the vertical direction.

[0018] Preferably, the feeding method of any of the above-described tubular material feeding mechanisms includes the following steps:

[0019] S1. Stack the material tubes containing the material and place them inside the feeding assembly;

[0020] S2. The material tube unloads material through the unloading assembly: the receiving assembly operates to insert the receiving rod into the openings at both ends of the material tube; the pushing assembly operates to push the material to the bottom of the inspection assembly.

[0021] S3. When the material detection component detects the presence of material, the push rod at one end of the material detection component will enter the material tube and push the material out of the tube; the material picking component at the other end of the material detection component will pick up and remove the pushed material.

[0022] S4. After the material is picked up, the material pipe discharges the material through the unloading assembly.

[0023] Preferably, step S2 includes the following steps:

[0024] S21. When the feeding assembly is in its initial position, the first step of the slider is positioned directly below the material tube; when the material tube enters the hopper, it is positioned to be stacked upwards from the first step.

[0025] S22. The receiving cylinder operates, driving the receiving rod to be inserted into both ends of the third-to-last material tube to separate the stacked material tubes.

[0026] S23. When the pusher cylinder is working, it pushes the material tube on the first step toward the inspection component. At this time, the second to last material tube will be received by the second step and will enter the lower first step when the pusher cylinder retracts.

[0027] The beneficial effects of this invention are reflected in the following: This invention forms a series of continuous actions from feeding, distributing to receiving, which effectively meets the feeding needs of tube-packaged materials, greatly improves feeding efficiency, saves labor costs, and is highly practical. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 : A three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 2 : A three-dimensional structural diagram of the feeding side of this invention.

[0031] Figure 3 The following is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0032] The components include: 1. Operating platform; 12. Material bin; 13. Baffle plate; 111. Slide chute; 21. Pushing cylinder; 24. Connecting block; 8. Material pipe; 3. Detection sensor; 14. Auxiliary bar; 25. Receiving cylinder; 26. Receiving rod; 5. Unloading slide rail; 51. Unloading plate; 61. Horizontal cylinder; 62. Vertical cylinder; 41. Guide chute; 91. Connecting cylinder; 92. Connecting rod; 65. Receiving cylinder; 651. Receiving plate; and 7. Empty pipe storage box. Detailed Implementation

[0033] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0034] This invention discloses a tube-type material feeding mechanism, combined with Figures 1-3As shown, the system includes an operating platform 1, which is equipped with a feeding assembly for loading tubular materials, a disassembly assembly for splitting stacked tubular materials in the hopper, a detection assembly for checking whether products are in place, and a material removal assembly for retrieving materials from the tubular material. An empty tubular material storage bin 7 is located below the operating platform 1.

[0035] Specifically, the feeding assembly includes a hopper 12 vertically disposed on the operating platform 1; a gap is provided between the bottom of the hopper 12 and the operating platform 1, the gap being no less than the thickness of the material tube, so as to facilitate the pushing of the material tube.

[0036] The hopper 12 is surrounded by a material plate vertically set on the operating platform. To prevent the material pipe 8 placed therein from collapsing, a baffle plate 13 is provided on the material discharge side of the hopper 12.

[0037] The material handling assembly includes a pushing component mounted on the operating platform 1 and receiving components mounted on both sides of the hopper 12. The pushing component includes a pushing cylinder 21 mounted on the bottom surface of the operating platform 1 and a pushing slider connected to the pushing cylinder 21. The upper end of the slider passes through a groove 111 on the operating platform 1 and is positioned above the operating platform 1. The groove 111 extends from the middle of the operating platform 1 to its end, forming an open end, allowing the material tube 8 to be pushed away from the operating platform 1 by the slider.

[0038] Since the material tube to be pushed is a long, narrow tube, a set of pushing sliders is provided to ensure the stability of the pushing process. These sliders are connected to the pushing cylinder 21 via a connecting block 24.

[0039] The slider is stepped, with the far end of the slider being the first step 23 and the near end being the second step 22. The height of the first step 23 is lower than the height of the second step 22, and the height difference between the two steps is equivalent to the thickness of a single material tube 8.

[0040] The operating platform 1 is also provided with an auxiliary strip 14, which is arranged parallel to one side of the slide groove 111. The height of the auxiliary strip 14 is approximately the same as the height of the first step 23. The extension direction of the auxiliary strip 14 is the same as the opening direction of the slide groove 111.

[0041] The receiving assembly includes a receiving cylinder 25 and a receiving rod 26 connected to the receiving cylinder 25. The receiving cylinder 25 drives the receiving rod 26 to reciprocate towards the hopper 12. Driven by the receiving cylinder 25, the receiving rod 26 can extend into the opening of the material pipe inside the hopper, suspending the material pipe through the receiving assemblies at both ends. In this embodiment, the height of the receiving rod is approximately equal to the height of the third-to-last material pipe; that is, the receiving rod is inserted into the third-to-last material pipe.

[0042] The material inspection component is located at the discharge end of the pushing component and includes a detection sensor 3 located on the discharge side of the hopper. The material handling component is located above one end of the inspection component and includes a horizontally positioned transverse cylinder 61 and a longitudinal cylinder 62 connected to the transverse cylinder 61. The longitudinal cylinder 62 is connected to a gripper cylinder 63. The operation of the gripper cylinder 63 will drive the material handling gripper on the gripper cylinder to handle the material. To detect whether all the material in the material tube has been removed, a detection probe is also provided at the tail end of the material handling component. Specifically, the detection probe is located at the tail end of the material tube at the material handling position.

[0043] To better improve and achieve the integration of feeding and receiving, the feeding mechanism also includes a discharge assembly 4 located on the other side of the detection assembly. The discharge assembly includes a set of guide channels 41 arranged opposite to each other and a discharge slide rail 5 located on one side of the guide channels 41. A discharge plate 51 is provided on the discharge slide rail 5. One side of the discharge plate 51 is placed on the discharge slide rail 5, and the other side is vertically connected to a stripping rod. When the material tube after taking out the material is placed on the stripping rod, the discharge plate 51 is driven by the servo motor at the upper end of the discharge slide rail 5 to reciprocate on the discharge slide rail 5.

[0044] To facilitate the movement of the material tube from the inspection assembly to the unloading assembly, a connecting assembly is provided on one side of the opening end of the chute 111. The connecting assembly includes a connecting cylinder 91 and a connecting rod 92 connected to the connecting cylinder 91. The connecting cylinder 91 drives the connecting rod 92 to reciprocate vertically. The connecting rod 92 is connected to the connecting cylinder 91 via a ramp, and is horizontally positioned. When the unloading rod on the unloading plate 51 and the connecting rod 92 are on the same horizontal plane, they are staggered horizontally.

[0045] To facilitate better material collection, a material collection cylinder 65 is provided on the side of the empty tube storage box 7, and an L-shaped material collection plate 651 is connected to the material collection cylinder 65. The material collection cylinder 65 drives the material collection plate 651 to push the material into the inner side of the empty tube storage box 7.

[0046] The present invention also discloses a feeding method using any of the above-described tubular material feeding mechanisms, comprising the following steps:

[0047] S1. Stack the material tubes 8 containing the material and place them inside the feeding assembly;

[0048] S2. The material tube unloads material through the unloading assembly: the receiving assembly operates to insert the receiving rod into the openings at both ends of the material tube; the pushing assembly operates to push the material to the bottom of the inspection assembly.

[0049] Specifically, step S2 includes the following steps:

[0050] S21. When the pushing assembly is in the initial position, the first step 23 of the slider is placed directly below the material tube 8; when the material tube enters the hopper, it is received by the first step 23 and stacked upwards.

[0051] S22, the receiving cylinder 25 works, driving the receiving rod 26 to be inserted into both ends of the third to last material tube to separate the stacked material tubes;

[0052] S23, the pusher cylinder operates, pushing the material tube on the first step 23 toward the inspection component. At this time, the second to last material tube will be received by the second step 22, and when the pusher cylinder retracts, it will smoothly enter the lower first step 22.

[0053] S3. When the material detection component detects material, a push rod located at one end of the material detection component will enter the material tube and push the material out of the tube; the material picking component located at the other end of the material detection component will pick up and remove the pushed material; the push rod mentioned above belongs to other external mechanisms and is not shown here. The function of the push rod is to push the material in the material tube to the material picking component for discharge.

[0054] During material handling, the longitudinal cylinder 62 drives the gripper cylinder downward to grip the pushed-out material, and the longitudinal cylinder 62 returns upward. The transverse cylinder 61 can drive the gripper cylinder to the transverse position to match the material release position.

[0055] S4. The detection probe detects whether the material picking is completed. After the material picking is completed, the material pipe unloads the material through the unloading assembly.

[0056] S41, the connecting cylinder 91 drives the connecting rod 92 downwards below the slide groove, and the pushing cylinder pushes the material onto the connecting rod 92 for temporary storage;

[0057] S42, the servo motor drives the unloading plate 51 to rise to the position of the connecting rod 92 to receive the material tube and then enter the empty tube storage box 7 along the guide groove 41. Finally, the material is continuously fed into the empty tube storage box 7 by the receiving plate 651.

[0058] Finally, it should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing the present invention and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0059] Furthermore, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tube stock feeder mechanism characterized by: include, Operating platform A feeding assembly for loading tubular materials for easy feeding includes a hopper vertically mounted on an operating platform; a gap is provided between the bottom of the hopper and the operating platform, the gap being not less than the thickness of the tubular material; a disassembly assembly for disassembling the tubular materials stacked in the hopper, including a pushing assembly mounted on the operating platform and receiving assemblies mounted on both sides of the hopper. The material inspection component, located at the discharge end of the pusher component, is used to detect whether the product is in place, including the detection sensor located on the discharge side of the hopper; The material handling component is located above one end of the inspection component and includes material handling grippers; The hopper is surrounded by a material plate vertically set on the operating platform, and a baffle plate is provided on the discharge side of the hopper; The pushing assembly includes a pushing cylinder disposed on the bottom surface of the operating platform and a slider connected to the pushing cylinder for pushing materials. The upper end of the slider passes through a groove on the operating platform and is positioned above the operating platform. The slider is stepped, with the far end of the slider being the first step and the near end being the second step. The height of the first step is lower than the height of the second step, and the height difference between the two steps is equivalent to the thickness of a single material tube. An auxiliary strip is protruding from the operating platform and is located on one side of the slide groove. The height of the auxiliary strip is equivalent to the height of the first step. The receiving assembly includes a receiving cylinder and a receiving rod connected to the receiving cylinder. The receiving cylinder drives the receiving rod to reciprocate towards the hopper. The height of the receiving rod is equivalent to the height of the third-to-last material pipe. When receiving material, the receiving rod is inserted into the third-to-last material pipe.

2. A tube material feed mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: It also includes a discharge assembly located on the other side of the detection assembly. The discharge assembly includes a set of guide channels arranged opposite to each other and a discharge slide rail located on one side of the guide channels. A discharge plate is provided on the discharge slide rail, and the discharge plate is driven by a motor to reciprocate on the discharge slide rail.

3. A tube material feed mechanism according to claim 2, wherein: The chute is opened in the middle of the operating platform and extends to the end of the operating platform to form an open end. A connecting component is provided on one side of the open end. The connecting component includes a connecting cylinder and a connecting rod connected to the connecting cylinder. The connecting cylinder drives the connecting rod to reciprocate in the vertical direction.

4. The method of feeding a tube material according to claim 3, wherein: Includes the following steps: S1. Stack the material tubes containing the material and place them inside the feeding assembly; S2. Material tube is disassembled by the disassembly assembly: The receiving assembly works to insert the receiving rod into the openings at both ends of the material tube; The material pushing component operates, pushing the material below the material inspection component; S3. When the material detection component detects the presence of material, the push rod at one end of the material detection component will enter the material tube and push the material out of the tube; the material picking component at the other end of the material detection component will pick up and remove the pushed material. S4. After the material is picked up, the material pipe discharges the material through the unloading assembly.

5. The method of feeding a tube material according to claim 4, wherein: S2 includes the following steps: S21. When the feeding assembly is in the initial position, the first step of the slider is placed directly below the material tube; when the material tube enters the hopper, it is stacked upwards from the first step. S22. The receiving cylinder operates, driving the receiving rod to be inserted into both ends of the third-to-last material tube to separate the stacked material tubes. S23, the pushing cylinder works to push the tube on the first step to the direction of the checking component, at this time, the second last tube will be supported by the second step, and when the pushing cylinder is retracted, it will enter the first step by chance.

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