A feeding device and a feeding method thereof

Abstract

The present application relates to the field of feeding, specifically a feeding device and a feeding method thereof, comprising a tray, a plurality of vertical supports, the tray is horizontally arranged on one side of the plurality of vertical supports, further comprising a first horizontal support and a second horizontal support, a plurality of horizontal guide rails and a plurality of air cylinders are arranged on the first horizontal support and the second horizontal support, a sliding block is arranged on each horizontal guide rail, an air cylinder connecting piece is arranged on each air cylinder, the sliding block of the first horizontal support and the air cylinder connecting piece are connected with the first cross beam through bolts, the sliding block of the second horizontal support and the air cylinder connecting piece are connected with the second cross beam through bolts, a plurality of first supporting arms are arranged on the first cross beam, and a plurality of second supporting arms are arranged on the second cross beam. Compared with the prior art, the present application has the advantages of simple structure, safety and high efficiency, and a large number of stacked blades can be repeatedly and efficiently transported to the top of the vertical support at one time by the cooperation of the first supporting arms and the second supporting arms.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of feeding, in particular to a feeding device and a feeding method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] The shutter can resist the erosion of sunlight, wind and rain, dust, easy to clean, can adjust the amount of light into the room, so it has been widely used. In the prior art, the leaf feeding mechanism of the automatic shutter production equipment has low feeding efficiency and limited feeding quantity, and cannot efficiently and continuously feed a large number of leaves to the specified working position. SUMMARY

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a feeding device which can continuously and repeatedly feed a large number of leaves to the specified working position.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, a feeding device is designed, which comprises a tray, a plurality of vertical supports, the tray is horizontally arranged on one side of the plurality of vertical supports, further comprising a first horizontal support and a second horizontal support, the first horizontal support and the second horizontal support are provided with a plurality of horizontal guide rails and a plurality of air cylinders, each horizontal guide rail is provided with a sliding block, each air cylinder is provided with an air cylinder connecting piece, the sliding block of the first horizontal support and the air cylinder connecting piece are connected with the first horizontal beam through bolts, the sliding block of the second horizontal support and the air cylinder connecting piece are connected with the second horizontal beam through bolts, the first horizontal beam is provided with a plurality of first supporting arms, and the second horizontal beam is provided with a plurality of second supporting arms; the first horizontal support is further provided with a lifting motor at the lower side, the output shaft of the lifting motor is provided with lifting gears at both ends, and the lifting gears are engaged with the rack; the lower side of both ends of the second horizontal support is further provided with a lifting air cylinder.

[0005] The present application also has the following preferred technical solutions:

[0006] 1. The first horizontal support and the second horizontal support are respectively provided with vertical sliding blocks, and the vertical sliding blocks are matched with lifting guide rails.

[0007] 2. The tray is provided with a plurality of holes.

[0008] 3. The vertical support is provided with a plurality of notches.

[0009] 4. The second supporting arm is provided with a boss at one end.

[0010] 5. The first supporting arm and the second supporting arm pass through the notches and are matched with the holes of the tray, the first supporting arm is located above the second supporting arm and on the side of the second supporting arm without the boss.

[0011] 6. A feeding method, the step of sending the blade outside the tray to the inside of the tray and lifting to the upper end of the vertical support comprises: S1. The cylinder on the second transverse support is retracted, the cylinder connector on the second transverse support is driven to approach the tray, so that the second support arm on the second cross beam is driven to move to the outside of the tray; S2. The lifting cylinder is lifted, the second support arm lifts the blade, the blade is separated from the tray, the cylinder on the second transverse support is horizontally pushed, the cylinder connector on the second transverse support is driven to move away from the tray, so that the second support arm on the second cross beam is driven to move to the inside of the tray, and the blade is moved to the inside of the tray after being lifted; S3. The lifting cylinder is lowered, the second support arm places the blade on the inside of the tray, then the cylinder on the second transverse support is retracted, and the second support arm moves to the outside of the tray to reserve the operation space for the first support arm; S4. The cylinder on the first transverse support is retracted, the cylinder connector on the first transverse support is driven to approach the tray, so that the first support arm on the first cross beam is driven to move to the outside of the tray; S5. The lifting motor works, drives the lifting gear to lift the blade to the upper end of the vertical support.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the advantages that the structure is simple, safe and efficient, and a large number of stacked blades can be transported to the top of the vertical support repeatedly and efficiently by the cooperation of the first support arm and the second support arm. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is another direction of the stereogram of the device without placing the blade of the present application;

[0014] Figure 2 It is the stereogram of the part lifting mechanism of the device of the present application;

[0015] Figure 3 It is the enlarged detail view of the first transverse support in the device of the present application;

[0016] Figure 4 It is the enlarged detail view of the second transverse support in the device of the present application;

[0017] Figure 5 It is another direction of the stereogram of the device without placing the blade of the present application;

[0018] Figure 6 It is the enlarged detail view of the tray and the vertical support in the device of the present application;

[0019] Figure 7 It is the stereogram of the device after placing the blade of the present application;

[0020] Figure 8 It is the side view of the device after placing the blade of the present application;

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Tray; 2. Vertical support; 3. First horizontal support; 4. Second horizontal support; 5. First horizontal guide rail; 6. Second horizontal guide rail; 7. First cylinder; 8. Second cylinder; 9. First slider; 10. Second slider; 11. First cylinder connector; 12. Second cylinder connector; 13. First crossbeam; 14. Second crossbeam; 15. First support arm; 16. Second support arm; 17. Lifting motor; 18. Output shaft; 19. Lifting gear; 20. Rack; 21. Lifting cylinder; 22. Vertical slider; 23. Lifting guide rail; 24. Hole; 25. Groove; 26. Boss; 27. Blade. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The structure and principle of the invention are very clear to those skilled in the art. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only for explaining the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

[0023] like Figures 1-3 As shown, the present invention includes a tray 1 and several vertical supports 2. The tray 1 is horizontally mounted on the several vertical supports 2. Vertically placed racks 20 and lifting guide rails 23 are provided at both ends of the tray 1. Vertical sliders 22 are respectively provided at both ends of the first horizontal support 3 and the second horizontal support 4. The vertical sliders 22 cooperate with the lifting guide rails 23 to restrict the vertical movement freedom of the first horizontal support 3 and the second horizontal support 4. The first horizontal support 3 is located at the upper end of the second horizontal support 4. Several first horizontal guide rails 5 are provided on the first horizontal support 3, and first sliders 9 cooperate with them on the first horizontal guide rails 5. Several first cylinders 7 are also provided on the first horizontal support 3, and first cylinder connectors 11 are provided on the first cylinders 7. The first sliders 9 and the first cylinder connectors 11 are both fixed to the first crossbeam 13 by bolts. Several first support arms 15 are also provided on the first crossbeam 13. A lifting motor 17 is also provided at the lower end of the first horizontal support 3, and the lifting motor 17 is connected to the first horizontal support 3 through a fixing frame. The output shaft 18 of the lifting motor 17 extends to the racks 20 on both sides. The output shaft 18 has lifting gears 19 at both ends, which mesh with the rack 20 respectively. The lifting motor 17 can drive the first arm 15 to move up and down along the lifting guide rail 23, and the first cylinder 7 can drive the first arm 15 to move laterally along the first transverse guide rail 5.

[0024] like Figure 4As shown, the second transverse support 4 is provided with a plurality of second transverse rails 6, and the second transverse rails 6 are provided with second sliders 10 matched therewith. The second transverse support 4 is further provided with a plurality of second air cylinders 8, and the second air cylinders 8 are provided with second air cylinder connecting pieces 12. The second sliders 10 and the second air cylinder connecting pieces 12 are both fixed on a second cross beam 14 through bolts. The second cross beam 14 is further provided with a plurality of second supporting arms 16. The second transverse support 4 is further provided with a lifting air cylinder 21 at the lower end, and the second supporting arms 16 can be driven to move up and down along a lifting rail 23 through the lifting air cylinder 21, and the second supporting arms 16 can be driven to move transversely along the second transverse rails 6 through the second air cylinders 8.

[0025] As shown, Figures 5-6 the tray 1 is provided with a plurality of holes 24, and the vertical support 2 is provided with a plurality of notches 25. As shown, Figures 7-8 the blades 27 are placed on the tray 1. The holes 24 and the notches 25 on the tray are matched with the positions of the first supporting arms 15 and the second supporting arms 16. The second supporting arms 16 are provided with bosses 26, and the first supporting arms 15 and the second supporting arms 16 pass through the notches 25 and are matched with the holes 24 of the tray at this time. The first supporting arms 15 are located above the second supporting arms 16 and on the side of the second supporting arms 16 without the bosses 26.

[0026] As shown, Figures 7-8 the step of sending the blades 27 outside the tray 1 to the inside of the tray 1 and lifting to the upper end of the vertical support 2 includes:

[0027] S1. The air cylinders 8 on the second transverse support 4 are retracted, the air cylinder connecting pieces 12 on the second transverse support 4 are driven to move close to the tray 1, and the second supporting arms 16 on the second cross beam 14 are driven to move to the outside of the tray 1;

[0028] S2. The lifting air cylinder 21 is lifted, the second supporting arms 16 lift the blades 27, the blades 27 are separated from the tray 1, the air cylinders 8 on the second transverse support 4 are transversely pushed, the air cylinder connecting pieces 12 on the second transverse support 4 are driven to move away from the tray 1, and the second supporting arms 16 on the second cross beam 14 are driven to move to the inside of the tray 1. After the blades 27 are lifted, they are moved to the inside of the tray 1;

[0029] S3. The lifting air cylinder 21 is lowered, the second supporting arms 16 place the blades 27 on the inside of the tray 1, and then the air cylinders 8 on the second transverse support 4 are retracted, and the second supporting arms 16 move to the outside of the tray 1 to reserve space for the first supporting arms 15;

[0030] S4. The air cylinders 7 on the first transverse support 3 are retracted, the air cylinder connecting pieces 11 on the first transverse support 3 are driven to move close to the tray 1, and the first supporting arms 15 on the first cross beam 13 are driven to move to the outside of the tray 1;

[0031] S5. The lifting motor 17 works to drive the lifting gear 19 to lift the first supporting arm 15 to lift the blade 27 to the upper end of the vertical support 2.

[0032] The above merely illustrates the specific embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any skilled person in the art, according to the technical scheme and novel concept of the present application, makes equivalent replacement or change within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding device comprising a pallet, a plurality of vertical supports, said pallet being arranged transversely to one side of the plurality of vertical supports, characterized in that Also included The first transverse support and the second transverse support are provided with a plurality of transverse guide rails and a plurality of air cylinders, each transverse guide rail is provided with a sliding block, and each air cylinder is provided with an air cylinder connecting piece; the sliding block and the air cylinder connecting piece of the first transverse support are connected to the first cross beam through bolts, and the sliding block and the air cylinder connecting piece of the second transverse support are connected to the second cross beam through bolts; the first cross beam is provided with a plurality of first supporting arms, and the second cross beam is provided with a plurality of second supporting arms; The first transverse support is further provided with a lifting motor on the lower side, and lifting gears are arranged at both ends of the output shaft of the lifting motor; The lower side of the second transverse support is further provided with a lifting air cylinder at both ends; The first transverse support is arranged on the upper end of the second transverse support; One end of the second supporting arm is provided with a boss, and the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm pass through the notch and cooperate with the tray opening; the first supporting arm is located above the second supporting arm and on the side of the second supporting arm without the boss.

2. A feeder as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that Vertical sliding blocks are arranged at both ends of the first transverse support and the second transverse support respectively, and the vertical sliding blocks cooperate with the lifting guide rails.

3. A feeder as claimed in claim 1, wherein The tray is provided with a plurality of holes.

4. A feeder as claimed in claim 1, wherein The vertical support is provided with a plurality of notches.

5. A method of feeding as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that The steps of sending the blade outside the tray to the inside of the tray and lifting to the upper end of the vertical support include: S1. The air cylinder on the second transverse support is retracted, the air cylinder connecting piece on the second transverse support is driven to move close to the tray, thereby driving the second supporting arm on the second cross beam to move to the outside of the tray; S2. The lifting air cylinder is lifted, the second supporting arm lifts the blade, the blade is separated from the tray, the air cylinder on the second transverse support is horizontally pushed, the air cylinder connecting piece on the second transverse support is driven to move away from the tray, thereby driving the second supporting arm on the second cross beam to move to the inside of the tray, and the blade is lifted and moved to the inside of the tray; S3. The lifting air cylinder is lowered, the second supporting arm places the blade on the inside of the tray, and then the air cylinder on the second transverse support is retracted, the second supporting arm moves to the outside of the tray to reserve space for the first supporting arm; S4. The air cylinder on the first transverse support is retracted, the air cylinder connecting piece on the first transverse support is driven to move close to the tray, thereby driving the first supporting arm on the first cross beam to move to the outside of the tray; S5. The lifting motor works, drives the lifting gear to lift the blade to the upper end of the vertical support.

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