Tube separation device and feeding apparatus

Abstract

The application discloses a material pipe separating device and a feeding equipment. The material pipe separating device comprises a base, a material bin assembly and a material taking mechanism. The material bin assembly comprises a material receiving part arranged on the base. The material receiving part is formed with material channels for arranging multiple material pipes to extend upward and downward. The material taking mechanism comprises a separating part. The separating part is movably arranged between the base and the material channels. The separating part has a material taking position and a feeding position in the movement stroke. A material taking part is arranged on the separating part. When the separating part moves to the material taking position, the material taking part corresponds to the lower end of the material channels and picks up a material pipe at the lowermost end in the material channels. When the separating part moves to the feeding position, the material taking part is separated from the material channels. Since the length of the material pipe matches the width of the material channels, the end position of the material pipe is determined after the material pipe taken by the material taking part is transported to the feeding position. The subsequent separation process of the magnetic material from the end of the material pipe is facilitated, so that the material pipe separating device facilitates the subsequent separation of multiple special-shaped magnetic materials.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of magnetic material feeding technology, and more particularly to a material tube separation device and feeding equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In the design of automation solutions, there are many types of material feeding methods, such as: silos, vibratory feeders, feeders, and flat vibrators.

[0003] When feeding irregularly shaped magnetic materials, multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials need to be arranged sequentially according to a certain polarity to facilitate feeding in subsequent processes. When separating magnetic materials in the later stage, the magnetically attracted materials arranged according to polarity need to be placed in a fixed feeding position. How to accurately position and arrange the mutually attracted magnetic materials to facilitate the subsequent separation of multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main objective of this invention is to provide a material tube separation device and a feeding device, which aims to provide a material tube separation device that facilitates the subsequent separation of multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a material tube separation device, wherein the material tube separation device comprises:

[0006] Base;

[0007] The hopper assembly includes a material receiving portion disposed on the machine base, the material receiving portion forming a material channel for accommodating a plurality of material pipes, the material channel extending vertically and spaced apart from the machine base; and,

[0008] The material handling mechanism includes a separating section, which is movably disposed between the machine base and the material channel. The separating section has a material handling position and a material feeding position during its active stroke.

[0009] The separating part is provided with a material picking part. When the separating part moves to the material picking position, the material picking part corresponds to the lower end of the material channel and picks up the material tube located at the lowest end of the material channel. When the separating part moves to the material feeding position, the material picking part separates and is offset from the material channel.

[0010] Optionally, the material taking part includes a separation groove recessed at the upper end of the separation part.

[0011] Optionally, the separating portion is movably disposed along the longitudinal direction;

[0012] The separation section includes:

[0013] Two support bases extend longitudinally and are spaced apart laterally; and,

[0014] A material-receiving plate is installed at one end of the two support seats in the longitudinal direction. The material-receiving plate includes two horizontally spaced and upwardly extending support arms. The top of each support arm is recessed with a horizontally extending through groove, and the two through grooves form the separation groove.

[0015] The tops of the two support arms are flush with the tops of the two support bases.

[0016] Optionally, the separating portion is movably disposed along the longitudinal direction;

[0017] The material receiving part includes two seats spaced apart in the horizontal direction. Each of the two seats has a recessed material groove on the side that is close to each other. Each material groove extends vertically and passes through the top of the corresponding seat. The material channel is formed between the two material grooves.

[0018] Optionally, the bottom of both material troughs is provided with a magnetic attraction part extending vertically. The polarities of the two magnetic attraction parts are opposite at their close ends, and each magnetic attraction part is used to repel the magnetic poles of multiple magnetic materials in the material tube at their close ends.

[0019] Optionally, each of the bases is further provided with a magnet, which is located on the lower side of the corresponding material trough, and the magnet is configured to magnetically repel the end corresponding to the magnetic material in the material tube.

[0020] Optionally, the magnet is configured as an electromagnet, and the current of the electromagnet's coil can be controlled to adjust the repulsive force between the electromagnet and multiple magnetic materials in the feed tube.

[0021] Optionally, the inner wall of each of the material troughs and the corner of the top of the corresponding seat are provided with chamfers.

[0022] Optionally, the separating section extends longitudinally, and multiple material taking sections are provided, with the multiple material taking sections arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction;

[0023] Multiple material picking positions are provided, and these multiple material picking positions are distributed at intervals in the longitudinal direction. At the feeding position, the multiple material picking parts are separated from the material channel.

[0024] The present invention also provides a feeding device, the feeding device comprising:

[0025] Material pipe separation device; and,

[0026] A magnet separation device is used to sequentially separate magnetic materials in a feed tube;

[0027] The material tube separation device includes:

[0028] Base;

[0029] The hopper assembly includes a material receiving portion disposed on the machine base, the material receiving portion forming a material channel for accommodating a plurality of material pipes, the material channel extending vertically and spaced apart from the machine base; and,

[0030] The material handling mechanism includes a separating section, which is movably disposed between the machine base and the material channel. The separating section has a material handling position and a material feeding position during its active stroke.

[0031] The separating part is provided with a material picking part. When the separating part moves to the material picking position, the material picking part corresponds to the lower end of the material channel and picks up the material tube located at the lowest end of the material channel. When the separating part moves to the material feeding position, the material picking part separates and is offset from the material channel.

[0032] In the technical solution provided by this invention, magnetic materials are first sequentially loaded into the material tubes. Because the opposite polarities of adjacent magnetic materials attract each other, before loading multiple magnetic materials into the material tubes, each pair of adjacent magnetic materials is magnetically connected to each other, allowing the multiple magnetic materials in the material tubes to be arranged in the material tubes according to a set magnetic pole direction. Then, each material tube is placed into the material channel from the upper end of the receiving part. The material tubes are arranged and stacked in the material channel from bottom to top. Then, the separating part moves to the material picking position, corresponding to the lower end of the material channel. The material tube at the bottom of the material channel falls downwards due to gravity. At this time, after the picking unit picks up the material tube, it moves to the feeding position to facilitate the subsequent feeding and separation process of magnetic materials. After the subsequent feeding and separation process of magnetic materials is completed, the empty material tube is removed, and the separation unit returns from the feeding position to the picking position, and aligns with the lower end of the material channel again to perform the next picking process. Since the length of the material tube matches the width of the material channel, after the material tube picked up by the picking unit is transported to the feeding position, the end position of the material tube is determined, which facilitates the subsequent separation process of magnetic materials from the end of the material tube, so as to provide a material tube separation device that facilitates the subsequent separation of multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials. Attached Figure Description

[0033] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative effort.

[0034] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an embodiment of the material tube separation device provided by the present invention;

[0035] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of part of the base structure.

[0036] Explanation of icon numbers:

[0037] label name label name 100 Material tube separation device 31 Separation section 200 Material pipe 311 support base 1 Base 312 Material feeding plate 2 Material receiving section 3121 outrigger 21 base body 32 Separation tank 21a trough 4 Magnetic part 3 Material handling mechanism 5 magnet

[0038] The realization of the objective, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0039] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0040] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indicators are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicators will also change accordingly.

[0041] Furthermore, if the embodiments of this invention involve descriptions such as "first" or "second," these descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of those features. Additionally, the meaning of "and / or" throughout the text includes three parallel solutions; for example, "A and / or B" includes solution A, solution B, or a solution where both A and B are satisfied simultaneously. Furthermore, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0042] In automation system design, there are many methods for material feeding, such as hoppers, vibratory feeders, feeders, and flat vibrators. When feeding irregularly shaped magnetic materials, multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials need to be arranged sequentially according to a certain polarity to facilitate feeding in subsequent processes. In the subsequent separation of magnetic materials, the magnetically attracted materials arranged according to polarity need to be placed in fixed feeding positions. How to accurately position and arrange mutually attracted magnetic materials to facilitate the subsequent separation of multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials is a problem that urgently needs to be solved.

[0043] To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a material pipe separation device 100. Figures 1 to 2 This is a specific embodiment of the material tube separation device 100 provided by the present invention.

[0044] Please see Figure 1 The material tube separation device 100 includes a base 1, a hopper assembly, and a material picking mechanism 3. The hopper assembly includes a material receiving part 2 disposed on the base 1. The material receiving part 2 forms a material channel for accommodating multiple material tubes 200. The material channel extends vertically and is spaced apart from the base 1. The material picking mechanism 3 includes a separation part 31, which is movably disposed between the base 1 and the material channel. The separation part 31 has a picking position and a feeding position during its movement. The separation part 31 is provided with a picking part. When the separation part 31 moves to the picking position, the picking part corresponds to the lower end of the material channel and picks up the material tube 200 located at the lowermost end of the material channel. When the separation part 31 moves to the feeding position, the picking part separates from the material channel.

[0045] In the technical solution provided by this invention, magnetic materials are first sequentially loaded into the material tube 200. Because the opposite polarities of adjacent magnetic materials attract each other, before loading multiple magnetic materials into the material tube 200, each pair of adjacent magnetic materials is magnetically connected to each other, allowing the multiple magnetic materials in the material tube 200 to be arranged in the material tube 200 according to a set magnetic pole direction. Then, each material tube 200 is placed into the material channel from the upper end of the receiving part 2. The material tubes 200 are arranged and stacked in the material channel from bottom to top. Then, the separating part 31 moves to the material picking position, corresponding to the lower end of the material channel. The material tube 200 at the bottom of the material channel is lowered due to gravity. When the material tube 200 is picked up by the material picking unit, it moves to the feeding position to facilitate the subsequent feeding and separation process of magnetic materials. After the subsequent feeding and separation process of magnetic materials is completed, the empty material tube 200 is removed, and the separation unit 31 returns from the feeding position to the picking position, and aligns with the lower end of the material channel again to perform the next picking process. Since the length of the material tube 200 matches the width of the material channel, the end position of the material tube 200 is determined after the material tube 200 picked up by the material picking unit is transported to the feeding position, which facilitates the subsequent separation process of magnetic materials from the end of the material tube 200, so as to provide a material tube separation device 100 that facilitates the subsequent separation of multiple irregularly shaped magnetic materials.

[0046] Specifically, the material-grabbing part can be configured as a gripper or a suction head or other material-grabbing component. To facilitate processing and reduce production costs, in this embodiment, the material-grabbing part includes a separation groove 32 recessed at the upper end of the separation part 31. Thus, when the separation part 31 moves to the material-grabbing position, the opening of the separation groove 32 corresponds to the lower end of the material channel, and the material tube 200 falls to the bottom of the separation groove 32 under gravity.

[0047] It is understood that the shape of the separation tank 32 can be adapted to the shape of the material tube 200, and can be designed to conform to the shape, so as to avoid the material tube 200 shaking in the separation tank 32, which would make the state of the magnetic material in the material tube 200 unstable.

[0048] Specifically, in this embodiment, the separation section 31 is movably arranged along the longitudinal direction; the separation section 31 includes two support seats 311 and a material taking plate 312, the two support seats 311 extend longitudinally and are spaced apart in the transverse direction; the material taking plate 312 is installed at one end of the two support seats 311 in the longitudinal direction, the material taking plate 312 includes two horizontally spaced and upwardly extending support arms 3121, the top of each support arm 3121 is recessed with a transversely extending through groove, the two through grooves form the separation groove 32; wherein, the top of the two support arms 3121 is flush with the top of the two support seats 311.

[0049] The two support arms 3121 can be set at the middle position of the corresponding material tube 200 to support the material tube 200. The two ends of the material tube 200 can be suspended in the air, so that after multiple magnetic materials in the material tube 200 are separated in sequence, the picking mechanism can pick up the empty material tube 200 for feeding.

[0050] It is understood that the tops of the two support arms 3121 are flush with the tops of the two support seats 311, and the gap between them and the lower end of the material channel is less than the diameter of one material pipe 200. This ensures that only one material pipe 200 falls into the separation tank 32 each time. After material is picked up, during the stroke of the two support arms 3121 from the material picking position to the material loading position, the gap between the tops of the two support seats 311 and the lower end of the material channel is always kept less than the diameter of one material pipe 200. In this way, the two support seats 311 can prevent the material pipe 200 in the material channel from falling out of the material channel, thereby supporting multiple material pipes 200.

[0051] Specifically, please refer to Figure 2 In this embodiment, the separating part 31 is movably arranged longitudinally; the material receiving part 2 includes two seats 21 spaced apart laterally, each seat 21 having a recessed material groove 21a on its side closest to each other. Each material groove 21a extends vertically and penetrates the top of the corresponding seat 21, forming a material channel between the two material grooves 21a. Because the two seats 21 are spaced apart laterally, after the two ends of the material tube 200 are respectively installed onto the corresponding seats 21, the remaining amount of the material tube 200 between the two seats 21 can be observed in real time, facilitating timely replenishment of the material tube 200.

[0052] It is understood that, in another embodiment, the distance between the two seats 21 can be closer to each other or further apart, so that the spacing between the two seats 21 can be adjusted according to the length of the material tube 200, so that the width of the material channel can match the length of the material tube 200.

[0053] Furthermore, the material handling mechanism 3 also includes a drive device mounted on the base 1. The drive device has a drive section that is movably arranged longitudinally. The drive section is fixedly connected to the separation section 31 to drive the separation section 31 to move longitudinally. This invention does not limit the specific structure of the drive device; it can be a cam shaft drive, a connecting rod drive, a lead screw structure, etc. Preferably, the drive device includes a cylinder or an electric cylinder. When the drive device is configured as a cylinder, the cylinder rod is configured as the drive section, and the cylinder rod is connected to the separation section 31.

[0054] Furthermore, when the multiple magnetic materials in the feed tube 200 are not completely filled, as the feed tube 200 falls along the feed channel and accumulates inside, the magnetic materials in the feed tube 200 may scatter or tilt to one end. To maintain the stability of the multiple magnetic materials, in this embodiment, the bottom of each of the two feed troughs 21a is provided with a vertically extending magnetic attraction part 4. The polarities of the two magnetic attraction parts 4 at their adjacent ends are opposite, and each magnetic attraction part 4 is used to repel the magnetic poles at the adjacent ends of the multiple magnetic materials in the feed tube 200. With this arrangement, each magnetic attraction part 4 applies a certain force towards the inside of the tube to the adjacent ends of the multiple magnetic materials in the feed tube 200, preventing the multiple magnetic materials in the feed tube 200 from scattering or tilting to one end.

[0055] Furthermore, since the material tube 200 is inserted from the uppermost end of the two seats 21 when it is installed into the material channel, in this embodiment, each seat 21 is also provided with a magnet 5. The magnet 5 is located on the lower side of the corresponding material groove 21a, and the magnet 5 is configured to magnetically repel the end corresponding to the magnetic material in the material tube 200. Because the magnetic material in the material tube 200 is attracted to each other in pairs, all the magnetic material in the material tube 200 can be regarded as a large magnet 5, so that the two ends of the material tube 200 form two opposite magnetic poles. In this way, when the material tube 200 falls downward toward the separation part 31, the magnetic repulsion of the magnets 5 on the seat 21 can play a certain buffering role, avoiding the separation part 31 from causing a large impact force on the material tube 200.

[0056] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the magnet 5 is configured as an electromagnet 5, and the current of the coil of the electromagnet 5 is controllable to adjust the repulsive force between the electromagnet 5 and the multiple magnetic materials in the material tube 200. The magnetic force of the electromagnet can be adjusted by changing the current of the coil of the electromagnet 5, so that the range and speed of movement of the material tube 200 can be adjusted when the mass of the material tube 200 containing magnetic materials varies.

[0057] Furthermore, to facilitate the installation of the material tube 200, in this embodiment, the inner wall of each material trough 21a and the corner of the top of the corresponding seat 21 are provided with a chamfer. The chamfer can be a beveled chamfer or an arc chamfer, providing guidance for installing the material tube 200 to the material channel.

[0058] Furthermore, in another embodiment, the separating section 31 extends longitudinally, and multiple material-collecting sections are provided, spaced apart longitudinally; multiple material-collecting positions are provided, spaced apart longitudinally, and at each feeding position, the multiple material-collecting sections are separated from the material channel. With this configuration, multiple material tubes 200 can be sequentially collected during one feeding stroke of the separating section 31, improving material collection efficiency.

[0059] It should be noted that when the material picking part is set as a gripper, multiple material picking parts can be located on the same side of the material channel. When the separation part 31 moves longitudinally, the multiple material picking parts sequentially pick up the material tube 200. When the material picking part is the separation groove 32, two separation grooves 32 can be set. When the separation part 31 is in the feeding position, the two separation grooves 32 are respectively located on both sides of the material channel. During the process of the separation part 31 moving longitudinally from the material picking position to the two feeding positions, the two separation grooves 32 are always located on both sides of the material channel.

[0060] The present invention also provides a feeding device, which includes the above-mentioned material tube separation device 100. The assembly device further includes a magnet separation device for sequentially separating the magnetic materials in the material tube 200. Since the feeding device includes the material tube separation device 100, the specific structure of which is as described in the above embodiments is as described in the present invention. Since the material tube separation device 100 of the present feeding device adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, it has at least all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0061] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present invention, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A spout separating device, characterized in that, include: Base; The hopper assembly includes a material receiving portion disposed on the machine base, the material receiving portion forming a material channel for accommodating a plurality of material pipes, the material channel extending vertically and spaced apart from the machine base; and, The material handling mechanism includes a separating section, which is movably disposed between the machine base and the material channel. The separating section has a material handling position and a material feeding position during its active stroke. The separating part is provided with a material picking part. When the separating part moves to the material picking position, the material picking part corresponds to the lower end of the material channel and picks up the material tube located at the lowest end of the material channel. When the separating part moves to the material feeding position, the material picking part separates and is offset from the material channel. The separating section is movably arranged along the longitudinal direction of the material receiving section; The material receiving part includes two seats spaced apart in the lateral direction of the material receiving part. Each of the two seats has a material groove recessed on the side that is close to each other. Each material groove extends vertically and penetrates the top of the corresponding seat. The material channel is formed between the two material grooves. Both of the material troughs are provided with magnetic suction parts extending vertically at their bottoms. The polarities of the two magnetic suction parts are opposite at their close ends. Each magnetic suction part is used to repel the magnetic poles of multiple magnetic materials in the material tube at their close ends. Each pair of adjacent magnetic materials is magnetically attracted to each other; Each of the aforementioned seats is also provided with a magnet, which is located on the lower side of the corresponding material trough. The magnet is configured to magnetically repel the end of the magnet that corresponds to the magnetic material in the material tube.

2. The material pipe separation device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The material taking part includes a separation groove recessed at the upper end of the separation part.

3. The material tube separation device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The separating section is movably arranged along the longitudinal direction of the material receiving section; The separation section includes: Two support seats extend longitudinally along the material-bearing portion and are spaced apart laterally along the material-bearing portion; and, A material-receiving plate is installed at one end of the two support seats in the longitudinal direction of the material-bearing part. The material-receiving plate includes two support arms that are spaced apart in the transverse direction of the material-bearing part and extend upward. The top of each support arm is recessed with a through groove that extends in the transverse direction of the material-bearing part. The two through grooves form the separation groove. The tops of the two support arms are flush with the tops of the two support bases.

4. The material pipe separation device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The magnet is configured as an electromagnet, and the current in the coil of the electromagnet can be controlled to adjust the repulsive force between the electromagnet and multiple magnetic materials in the feed tube.

5. The material tube separation device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of each of the material troughs and the corner of the top of the corresponding seat are provided with chamfers.

6. The material tube separation device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The separating section extends longitudinally along the material receiving section, and multiple material taking sections are provided, with the multiple material taking sections arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the material receiving section; Multiple material picking positions are provided, and these multiple material picking positions are distributed at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the material receiving part. At the material feeding position, the multiple material picking positions are separated from and staggered from the material channel.

7. A feeding device, characterized in that, include: The feed tube separation device as described in any one of claims 1 to 6; as well as, A magnet separation device is used to separate magnetic materials sequentially within a feed tube.

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