LED lamp assembly conveying device and conveying method

Abstract

The application relates to an LED lamp assembly conveying device, which comprises a conveying line for conveying a light-transmitting cover body, the light-transmitting cover body is annular, the cross section of the light-transmitting cover body is inverted U-shaped, a connecting claw is arranged on the inner side wall surface of the light-transmitting cover body, the lower end of the connecting claw extends to the lower side of the lower side of the light-transmitting cover body, the connecting claws are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the light-transmitting cover body, and a claw body adjusting mechanism for adjusting the connecting claws on the light-transmitting cover body to a required state is arranged on the conveying path of the conveying line. Through the above scheme, reliable conveying and state adjustment of the light-transmitting cover body can be effectively realized, and automatic assembly of the LED lamp is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of LED lighting assembly, and more specifically to an LED lighting assembly conveying device and conveying method. Background Technology

[0002] like Figure 9 As shown, this is a light-transmitting cover used to house a ring-shaped LED light source. During assembly, the position of the claws on the light-transmitting cover needs to be adjusted to correspond with the locking slots on the lamp reflector housing the ring-shaped LED light source, thus achieving the snap-fit ​​assembly of the reflector and the lamp reflector. Traditionally, the position adjustment of the claws on the reflector relies mainly on manual adjustment before being placed on the assembly line for assembly. This method has drawbacks such as high cost, low efficiency, and high labor intensity. Therefore, it is necessary to solve this problem.

[0003] Support devices are used to transport parts or products for automated production or assembly. They generally include a tooling plate and clamping or guiding mechanisms on the tooling plate to achieve reliable positioning or assembly of parts or products. In LED lamp production, light-transmitting covers need to be clamped and transported, and their reliable adjustment is required during transport. However, the support devices currently used on automated conveyor lines are difficult to adapt to the clamping requirements of light-transmitting covers with this shape and structure. Therefore, a support device capable of reliably positioning and adjusting the attitude of this light-transmitting cover is needed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the aforementioned problems, this invention provides an LED lamp assembly and conveying device that enables reliable adjustment of the attitude of the annular reflector.

[0005] The specific technical solution adopted in this invention is as follows.

[0006] An LED lamp assembly and conveying device is characterized by: a conveyor line for conveying a light-transmitting cover, the light-transmitting cover being annular and having an inverted U-shaped cross-section, connecting claws being provided on the inner wall of the light-transmitting cover, the lower ends of the connecting claws extending to the lower side of the light-transmitting cover, the connecting claws being spaced apart circumferentially along the light-transmitting cover, and a claw adjustment mechanism being provided on the conveying path of the conveyor line for adjusting the connecting claws on the light-transmitting cover to the desired state.

[0007] The specific solution is as follows: The claw body adjustment mechanism includes a clamping unit for clamping or pressing the light-transmitting cover, a rotating unit for rotating the light-transmitting cover, and a lifting adjustment unit. The lifting adjustment unit adjusts the clamping unit and the rotating unit to lift and lower.

[0008] The conveyor line is equipped with a clamping body that supports each light-transmitting cover, and a claw adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the state of the connecting claws of the light-transmitting cover supported on the clamping body.

[0009] The conveying line is composed of a ring-shaped conveying belt or a rotating disc.

[0010] The rotating unit comprises a rotating adjusting shaft which is vertically rotatably arranged, and an upper connecting member is arranged on the rotating adjusting shaft and is used for driving connection with a lower connecting member arranged on the clamping body.

[0011] The lifting adjusting unit adjusts the rotating adjusting shaft to lift, and the material clamping unit is arranged on the rotating adjusting shaft.

[0012] The conveying line is provided with a feeding station and a discharging station, and an adjusting station is arranged between the feeding station and the discharging station, and the claw adjusting mechanism is arranged at the adjusting station.

[0013] The rotating adjusting shaft comprises an upper shaft body and a lower shaft body which are arranged in sequence, the lower shaft body is arranged on the upper shaft body through an elastic driving member, the material clamping unit and the upper connecting member are arranged on the lower shaft body, and the elastic driving member adjusts the lower shaft body to move downward.

[0014] The elastic driving member is composed of a driving spring, and the upper connecting member is composed of an upper end face gear arranged at the lower end of the lower shaft body.

[0015] The material clamping unit comprises a pressing plate which is fixed on the lower shaft body, an annular groove which is concentrically arranged with the lower shaft body is arranged on the lower plate face of the pressing plate, an annular guide ring which extends downward is arranged at the slot opening of the inner side groove wall of the annular groove, and the radius of the outer side wall of the annular guide ring gradually decreases from top to bottom.

[0016] The application also provides a LED lamp assembling conveying method, characterized by that: a feeding station, an adjusting station and a discharging station are sequentially arranged on a conveying line along a conveying direction, each supporting device which is arranged at intervals on the conveying line supports the light-transmitting cover body, the light-transmitting cover body to be assembled is arranged on the supporting device at the feeding station, at this time, the connecting claws on the light-transmitting cover body are supported by the supporting face, the supporting device conveys the light-transmitting cover body to the adjusting station, at this time, the material pressing unit is lowered to clamp or press the light-transmitting cover body, then the rotating adjusting shaft is adjusted to rotate, driving the light-transmitting cover body to rotate, when the connecting claws move to the recess part arranged on the supporting face after the light-transmitting cover body rotates, the light-transmitting cover body moves downward, the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member in the high position state are drivingly connected, thereby driving the clamping body to rotate together, after the clamping body rotates 90°, the lower connecting member moves downward, the driving between the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member is disconnected, thereby adjusting the light-transmitting cover body to the required state, after the material pressing unit moves upward, the supporting device is adjusted to run to the discharging station, the light-transmitting cover body at the discharging station is taken and assembled.

[0017] The application has the beneficial effect that: through the above scheme, reliable conveying and state adjustment of the light-transmitting cover body can be effectively realized, and the automatic assembly of the LED lamp is ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application.

[0019] Figure 2 is a top view of Figure 1 .

[0020] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating unit of the clamping unit.

[0021] Figure 4 is a sectional view of the pressing plate.

[0022] Figure 5 is a sectional view of Figure 2 .

[0023] Figure 6 is an assembly schematic diagram of the arc-shaped rack and the carrier device.

[0024] Figure 7 is an assembly schematic diagram of the adjustment constraint and the carrier device.

[0025] Figure 8 is a top view of the adjustment constraint.

[0026] Figure 9 is a structural schematic diagram of the light-transmitting cover.

[0027] In the drawings: 01 - frame, 02 - support frame, 03 - rotating drive motor, 04 - lifting adjustment cylinder, 05 - rotating disc, 06 - mounting arm, 10 - rotating adjustment shaft, 11 - upper shaft body, 12 - lower shaft body, 13 - elastic drive member, 14 - upper connecting member, 20 - clamping unit, 21 - pressing plate, 22 - annular groove, 23 - annular guide ring, 31 - clamping body, 32 - recessed part, 33 - assembly part, 34 - lower connecting member, 35 - adjustment spring, 36 - auxiliary adjustment member, 37 - assembly foot, 38 - ball, 40 - adjustment constraint, 41 - containing gap, 42 - arc-shaped slot, 43 - constraint lifting adjustment cylinder, 50 - arc-shaped rack, 60 - light-transmitting cover, 61 - connecting claw. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the objects and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be specifically described below in conjunction with embodiments. It should be understood that the following description is only used to describe one or several specific embodiments of the present application, and does not strictly limit the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] As used herein, the terms "parallel", "perpendicular" and the like words are not limited to their strict geometric definitions, but include reasonable and inconsistent tolerances for machining or human error.

[0030] As shown in Figure 1 , 2 , an LED lamp assembly conveying device comprises a conveying line for conveying a light-transmitting cover 60, the light-transmitting cover 60 is annular, the cross section of the light-transmitting cover 60 is inverted U-shaped, a connecting claw 61 is arranged on the inner side wall surface of the light-transmitting cover 60, the lower end of the connecting claw 61 extends below the lower side of the light-transmitting cover 60 (that is, the clamping end of the connecting claw 61 extends to the outside of the light-transmitting cover 60), the connecting claws 61 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the light-transmitting cover 60, and a claw body adjusting mechanism for adjusting the connecting claws 61 on the light-transmitting cover 60 to a required state is arranged on the conveying path of the conveying line. The structure of the light-transmitting cover 60 is specifically shown in Figure 9 , which is an inverted state of the light-transmitting cover 60.

[0031] Specifically, the claw body adjusting mechanism comprises a clamping unit 20 for clamping or pressing the light-transmitting cover 60, a rotating unit for rotating the light-transmitting cover 60, and a lifting adjusting unit for adjusting the lifting of the clamping unit 20 and the rotating unit. The conveying line is provided with a clamping body 31 for carrying each light-transmitting cover, and the claw body adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting the state of the connecting claws 61 of the light-transmitting cover 60 carried on the clamping body 31. The conveying line is composed of an annular conveying belt or a rotating disc 05, and in specific operation, it can be used according to the subsequent automatic assembly.

[0032] More specifically, the rotating unit comprises a rotating adjusting shaft 10 arranged in a vertical manner, and the rotating adjusting shaft 10 is provided with an upper connecting piece 14 for driving connection with a lower connecting piece 34 arranged on the clamping body 31. The lifting adjusting unit adjusts the lifting of the rotating adjusting shaft 10, and the clamping unit 20 is arranged on the rotating adjusting shaft 10. The conveying line is provided with an upper feeding station and a lower feeding station, and an adjusting station is arranged between the upper feeding station and the lower feeding station. The claw body adjusting mechanism is arranged at the adjusting station. The rotating adjusting shaft 10 comprises an upper shaft body 11 and a lower shaft body 12 arranged in an upper and lower manner, the lower shaft body 12 is arranged on the upper shaft body 11 through an elastic driving piece 13, the clamping unit 20 and the upper connecting piece 14 are arranged on the lower shaft body 12, and the elastic driving piece 13 adjusts the downward movement of the lower shaft body 12. The lifting adjusting unit adjusts the downward movement of the rotating adjusting shaft 10 to press the light-transmitting cover 60, and when the connecting claws 61 on the light-transmitting cover 60 fall into the recessed part 32 on the supporting surface, the elastic driving piece 13 drives the lower shaft body 12 to move downward, so as to realize the driving connection between the upper connecting piece 14 and the lower connecting piece 34, and then drive the lower connecting piece 34 to move, so as to adjust the posture of the light-transmitting cover 60 to a preset state. The adjusting supporting device is synchronously rotated by 90° with the rotating adjusting shaft 10, mainly to solve the problem that the connecting claws 61 (made of plastic material) are easily damaged by rotational inertia.

[0033] More details, the elastic drive 13 is composed of a drive spring, the upper connecting piece 14 is composed of the upper end face gear arranged at the lower end of the lower shaft body 12. The clamping unit 20 includes a pressing plate 21 fixed on the lower shaft body 12, the lower plate surface of the pressing plate 21 is provided with an annular groove 22 arranged concentrically with the lower shaft body 12, the inner side groove wall of the annular groove 22 is provided with a downwardly extending annular guide ring 23, the outer side wall radius of the annular guide ring 23 gradually decreases from top to bottom, as shown in the figure Figure 4 The setting of the annular guide ring 23 can guide the light transmission cover body 60 during the downward process, so that the light transmission cover body 60 and the rotating adjustment shaft 10 are arranged concentrically. Specifically, a support frame 02 can be arranged beside the rotating disc 05, the upper end of the support frame 02 is provided with a cantilever-shaped mounting arm 06, the assembly end of the mounting arm 06 is assembled on the support frame 02 in the vertical direction, the rotating adjustment shaft 10 is cantilevered and rotatably mounted on the other end of the mounting arm 06, the rotating adjustment shaft 10 is in transmission connection with the rotating drive motor 03 arranged on the mounting arm 06, the lifting adjusting unit includes a lifting adjusting cylinder 04 beside the rotating disc 05, the piston rod of the lifting adjusting cylinder 04 is connected with the mounting arm 06. The support frame 02 and the rotating disc 05 are assembled on the rack 01. The lower connecting piece 34 is mounted on the upper surface of the assembly piece 33, the circular assembly piece 33 is movably mounted on the clamping body 31 through four guide rods, the adjusting spring 35 is arranged on the guide rod, the lower surface of the assembly piece 33 is provided with assembly feet 37, three assembly feet 37 are arranged, specifically, a circular tube segment can be arranged on the lower surface of the assembly piece 33, and the assembly feet 37 are arranged on the lower end surface of the circular tube segment.

[0034] As shown in Figure 3 , 4 The carrier device includes a clamping body 31, the clamping body 31 is rotatably mounted on the rotating disc 05, the clamping body 31 is arranged along the circumference of the rotating disc 05, the clamping body 31 is provided with a carrier surface for carrying the light transmission cover body 60, the carrier surface is provided with a recessed part 32 for accommodating the connecting claw 61, the recessed part 32 is arranged along the circumference of the center line of the clamping body 31, the clamping body 31 has a lower connecting piece 34, the lower connecting piece 34 is used for separable transmission assembly connection with the claw body adjusting mechanism. The middle part of the clamping body 31 is provided with a circular hollow part, the recessed part 32 is arranged in the circular hollow part, and the circular hollow part is used to expose the lower connecting piece 34 and transmit the upper connecting piece 14.

[0035] More preferably, the lower connecting member 34 is movably mounted on the clamping body 31, and the state of the lower connecting member 34 is adjusted to achieve the separation from the claw body adjusting mechanism. The lower connecting member 34 is movably mounted in the vertical direction. The lower connecting member 34 is movably mounted on the clamping body 31 in the vertical direction by an adjusting spring 35, the adjusting spring 35 drives the lower connecting member 34 to move downward, and the lower connecting member 34 is in the high position state for assembly connection with the claw body adjusting mechanism, and the lower connecting member 34 is moved downward from the high position state to achieve the separation from the claw body adjusting mechanism. Further comprising an adjusting restraint member 40, which is used to keep the lower connecting member 34 in the high position state during rotation. The height of the supporting surface is less than the height of the disc surface of the rotating disc 05.

[0036] The adjusting restraint member 40 is arranged at the adjusting station, and the adjusting restraint member 40 is mounted on a restraint lifting adjusting mechanism, and the restraint lifting adjusting mechanism adjusts the lifting of the adjusting restraint member 40. The clamping body 31 is further provided with an auxiliary adjusting member 36, which is used to adjust the clamping body 31 to return to the initial state. The lower connecting member 34 is provided with an assembly foot 37 arranged in a protruding manner, and the adjusting restraint member 40 is a circular adjusting tube arranged in a vertical manner, and the upper end of the adjusting tube is provided with a containing gap 41, which is arranged in the circumferential direction of the adjusting tube, and the included angle of the adjacent containing gaps 41 is 120°. The lower connecting member 34 is composed of a lower end face gear, and the upper end face gear and the lower end face gear form a clutch mechanism.

[0037] As Figure 5 , 6As shown in FIG. 7 and 8, an arc-shaped slot 42 is arranged on the upper end surface of the adjusting pipe, a ball 38 is arranged on the assembling foot 37, and the ball 38 is matched with the arc-shaped slot 42. The assembling foot 37 is provided with three assembling feet, and the accommodating notch 41 is also provided with three accommodating notches. When the clamping body 31 is in the initial state, the assembling foot 37 and the arc-shaped slot 42 are arranged in a 90° angle staggered manner. After the upper connecting piece 14 and the lower connecting piece 34 are in transmission connection, the assembling foot 37 is rotated by 90°, and when the assembling foot 37 runs to the accommodating notch 41, the assembling foot 37 is driven to fall into the accommodating notch 41 by the adjusting spring 35, so that the upper connecting piece 14 and the lower connecting piece 34 are separated. The constraint lifting adjusting mechanism can be specifically a constraint lifting adjusting cylinder 43, the adjusting pipe is installed on the piston rod of the constraint lifting adjusting cylinder 43, and the adjusting pipe is adjusted to lift by the constraint lifting adjusting cylinder 43. Since the four concave parts 32 corresponding to the connecting claws 61 are arranged on the supporting surface, the included angle between the adjacent concave parts 32 is 90°, so that the adjusting piece can be reliably adjusted to the high position, the lower connecting piece 34 can be reliably connected in transmission with the upper connecting piece 14, and after being rotated by 90°, the lower connecting piece 34 can be reliably separated from the upper connecting piece 14. The auxiliary adjusting piece 36 can be specifically an auxiliary adjusting gear arranged on the clamping body 31, and an arc-shaped gear rack 50 is arranged on the path of the clamping body 31 running from the adjusting position to the blanking position or the path of the clamping body 31 running from the blanking position to the feeding position. During the rotation of the rotating disc, the arc-shaped gear rack 50 is engaged with the auxiliary adjusting gear, so that the clamping body 31 is reversely rotated by 90°, and thus the clamping body is restored to the initial state when the clamping body runs to the feeding position again.

[0038] The method for the above conveying device for LED lamp assembly conveying is as follows: the feeding position, the adjusting position and the blanking position are sequentially arranged on the conveying line along the conveying direction, the transparent cover body 60 is supported by each supporting device arranged at intervals on the conveying line, the transparent cover body 60 to be assembled is arranged on the supporting device at the feeding position, at this time, the connecting claws 61 on the transparent cover body 60 are supported by the supporting surface, the supporting device conveys the transparent cover body 60 to the adjusting position, at this time, the pressing unit is lowered to clamp or press the transparent cover body 60, then the rotating adjusting shaft 10 is adjusted to rotate, the transparent cover body 60 is rotated, when the connecting claws 61 move to the concave part 32 arranged on the supporting surface, the transparent cover body 60 moves downward, the upper connecting piece 14 and the lower connecting piece 34 in the high position are in transmission connection, so as to drive the clamping body 31 to rotate together, after the clamping body 31 is rotated by 90°, the lower connecting piece 34 moves downward, the transmission between the upper connecting piece 14 and the lower connecting piece 34 is disconnected, so as to adjust the transparent cover body 60 to the required state, after the pressing unit moves upward, the supporting device is adjusted to run to the blanking position, the transparent cover body 60 at the blanking position is taken and assembled. The rotating adjusting shaft 10 is rotated at least one circle each time.

[0039] Preferably, after the connecting claw 61 falls into the recessed part 32, the light-transmitting cover 60 and the pressing plate 21 are in a separated state, that is, the height of the light-transmitting cover 60 falling is less than the height of the upper connecting member 14 falling, so as to facilitate the separation of the clamping unit 20 and the light-transmitting cover 60. After the upper connecting member 14 is in driving connection with the lower connecting member 34, there is no freedom degree of continuing to fall, that is, the upper connecting member 14 does not continue to fall along with the falling of the lower connecting member 34.

[0040] In summary, the above scheme provided by the present application can effectively realize the reliable conveying and state adjustment of the light-transmitting cover 60, ensure the automatic assembly of the LED lamp, and reduce the damage rate of the light-transmitting cover 60.

[0041] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application. The structures, devices and operation methods not specifically described and explained in the present application, such as without special description and limitation, are implemented according to the conventional means in the art.

Claims

1. An LED lamp assembly and conveying device, characterized in that: The light-transmitting cover is a conveyor line for conveying the light-transmitting cover. The light-transmitting cover is circular and has an inverted U-shaped cross-section. Connecting claws are provided on the inner wall of the light-transmitting cover. The lower end of the connecting claws extends to the lower side of the light-transmitting cover. The connecting claws are spaced apart along the circumference of the light-transmitting cover. A loading station, an adjustment station, and an unloading station are sequentially set along the conveying direction on the conveyor line. At the adjustment station, a claw adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the connecting claws on the light-transmitting cover to the desired state. The claw adjustment mechanism includes a clamping unit for clamping the light-transmitting cover, a rotating unit for rotating the light-transmitting cover, and a lifting adjustment unit. The lifting adjustment unit adjusts the clamping unit and the rotating unit for lifting. The rotating unit includes a vertically rotating adjusting shaft, on which an upper connecting member is provided for transmission connection with the lower connecting member on the clamping body. A clamping body is provided on the conveyor line to support each light-transmitting cover, and the claw adjustment mechanism is used to adjust the state of the connecting claws of the light-transmitting cover supported on the clamping body. At the loading station, the light-transmitting cover to be assembled is placed on the support device. At this time, the connecting claws on the light-transmitting cover are supported and dragged by the support surface. The support device transports the light-transmitting cover to the adjustment station. At this time, the pressing unit descends to clamp the light-transmitting cover, and then the adjusting shaft is adjusted to rotate, causing the light-transmitting cover to rotate. After the light-transmitting cover rotates, when the connecting claws move to the recessed part set on the support surface, the light-transmitting cover moves downward. The upper connecting part and the lower connecting part in the high position are connected by transmission, thereby driving the clamping body to rotate together. After the clamping body rotates 90°, the lower connecting part moves downward, and the transmission between the upper connecting part and the lower connecting part is disconnected, thereby adjusting the light-transmitting cover to the required state. After the pressing unit moves upward, the support device is adjusted to run to the unloading station, and the light-transmitting cover at the unloading station can be picked up and assembled.

2. The LED lamp assembly and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor line consists of a circular conveyor belt or a turntable.

3. The LED lamp assembly and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting and adjusting unit adjusts the rotating adjusting shaft to raise and lower the material, and the clamping unit is set on the rotating adjusting shaft.

4. The LED lamp assembly and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating adjustment shaft includes an upper shaft and a lower shaft arranged on the top and bottom. The lower shaft is mounted on the upper shaft via an elastic drive component. The clamping unit and the upper connecting component are located on the lower shaft. The elastic drive component adjusts the lower shaft to move downward.

5. The LED lamp assembly and conveying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The elastic drive component is composed of a drive spring, and the upper connecting component is composed of an upper end face gear set at the lower end of the lower shaft.

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