A wire first material loading plate material positioning device and method
By using an inner and outer stop mechanism to limit the sheet metal in a high-speed automated stamping production line, the problem of sheet metal slippage is solved, thereby improving production efficiency and continuity.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310357432.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-03-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-03-31
AI Technical Summary
In existing high-speed automated stamping production lines, the sheet metal is prone to slipping and falling during loading at the beginning of the line, causing production to stop, wasting manpower and resources, and reducing production efficiency.
It adopts an inner and outer stop bar mechanism, driven by slide rails and lead screws, and uses a stop block mechanism to limit the two sides of the sheet material. Combined with motor drive and resistance detection module, it achieves automatic positioning.
It effectively prevents lateral movement of the sheet metal, improves production efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and ensures production continuity.
Smart Images

Figure CN116571641B_ABST
Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of automobile production process, and particularly relates to a line head feeding sheet positioning device and method. BACKGROUND
[0002] In a high-speed automatic stamping production line, a line head feeding unit is usually used for sheet placement and positioning, and the positioning direction of the sheet has an important influence on the accuracy of the sheet grasped by a mechanical hand, the scanning quality of the sheet and the quality of the parts.
[0003] The existing stamping line sheet feeding does not have a positioning device to limit the movement of the sheet left and right. During line head sheet feeding production, the sheet often slides off to the side, and after sliding off to the side, manual arrangement is required, which forces the production line to stop, not only consuming a lot of manpower and material resources, but also reducing production efficiency. SUMMARY
[0004] In view of the defects or deficiencies in the prior art, the present disclosure provides a line head feeding sheet positioning device and method, which can limit the two sides of the sheet during line head sheet feeding, prevent the sheet from moving laterally, improve the side sliding condition during original line head sheet feeding, and improve the efficiency of sheet production.
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present disclosure adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a line head feeding sheet positioning device, which comprises a cross beam and a baffle rod mechanism, the baffle rod mechanism comprises an inner baffle rod and an outer baffle rod, the inner baffle rod and the outer baffle rod are arranged on the cross beam and can slide along the length direction of the cross beam, and the inner baffle rod and the outer baffle rod are both provided with a baffle block mechanism at the end away from the cross beam.
[0007] Further, the upper surface of the cross beam is provided with a sliding rail, the sliding rail comprises an inner baffle rod sliding rail and an outer baffle rod sliding rail, and the inner baffle rod sliding rail and the outer baffle rod sliding rail are arranged in parallel.
[0008] Further, the top of the outer baffle rod sliding rail is slidingly connected with an outer baffle rod sliding seat, and the top of the inner baffle rod sliding rail is slidingly connected with an inner baffle rod sliding seat.
[0009] Further, a lead screw is arranged on the cross beam, both ends of the lead screw are fixed on the cross beam through bearing seats, the lead screw comprises an inner baffle rod lead screw and an outer baffle rod lead screw, a lead screw seat on the inner baffle rod lead screw is fixedly connected with the inner baffle rod sliding seat, and a lead screw seat on the outer baffle rod lead screw is fixedly connected with the outer baffle rod sliding seat.
[0010] Further, the inner stopper is provided with two, and each inner stopper slide rail is fixedly connected with one inner stopper through an inner stopper sliding seat, the outer stopper is provided with two, and each outer stopper slide rail is fixedly connected with one outer stopper through an outer stopper sliding seat, and the two inner stoppers are arranged between the two outer stoppers.
[0011] Further, the side of the cross beam is provided with an outer stopper driving motor, the outer stopper driving motor is in transmission connection with an outer stopper screw rod, the bottom of the cross beam is provided with an inner stopper driving motor, and the inner stopper driving motor is in transmission connection with an inner stopper screw rod.
[0012] Further, the outer stopper comprises an outer cantilever and an outer cantilever support rod, the outer cantilever support rod is vertically arranged, one end of the outer cantilever support rod is fixed on the outer stopper sliding seat, and the other end of the outer cantilever support rod is fixedly connected with the outer cantilever, the inner stopper comprises an inner cantilever and an inner cantilever support rod, the inner cantilever support rod is vertically arranged, one end of the inner cantilever support rod is fixed on the inner stopper sliding seat, and the other end of the inner cantilever support rod is fixedly connected with the inner cantilever.
[0013] Further, the stop block mechanism comprises a cylindrical stop block, an insulating connecting piece and a spring, the cylindrical stop block is fixed on the insulating connecting piece, the insulating connecting piece is fixedly connected with the side of the cantilever, and the spring is arranged between the cylindrical stop block and the insulating connecting piece.
[0014] Further, the control system comprises a motor driving module and a resistance detection module, the motor driving module is electrically connected with the outer stopper driving motor and the inner stopper driving motor respectively, and the resistance detection module is electrically connected with the wiring terminal arranged on the stop block mechanism.
[0015] In the second aspect, the disclosure also provides a plate material positioning method for a wire head feeding plate, which utilizes the wire head feeding plate positioning device as described above, and comprises the following steps:
[0016] When single-heap plate material production is performed, the inner stopper automatically runs to a set region from an original point according to the ADC data sent by the control system, the inner stopper drives the cylindrical stop block to clamp at a low speed when the stack is in place, the cylindrical stop block stops clamping when the cylindrical stop block contacts the metal plate material, and retreats by a set distance;
[0017] When double-heap plate material production is performed, the inner stopper and the outer stopper automatically run to a set region from an original point according to the ADC data sent by the control system, the stopper drives the cylindrical stop block to clamp at a low speed when the stack is in place, the cylindrical stop block stops clamping when the cylindrical stop block contacts the metal plate material, and retreats by a set distance.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the disclosure has the beneficial effects that:
[0019] The present disclosure can limit the two sides of the plate material when feeding the plate material at the beginning of the line by setting the inner stop lever and the outer stop lever, prevent the plate material from moving laterally, improve the original side slip condition when feeding the plate material at the beginning of the line, and improve the efficiency of plate material production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the positioning device in Embodiment One of the present disclosure.
[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the outer stop lever structure in Embodiment One of the present disclosure.
[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of a stop block mechanism structure in Embodiment One of the present disclosure.
[0023] Figure 4 It is a single stack material production state diagram of the positioning device of the present disclosure.
[0024] Figure 5 It is a double stack material production state diagram of the positioning device of the present disclosure.
[0025] Wherein, 1, crossbeam; 2, inner stop lever; 3, outer stop lever; 4, inner stop lever slide rail; 5, outer stop lever slide rail; 6, outer stop lever slide seat; 7, inner stop lever slide seat; 8, outer stop lever drive motor; 9, inner stop lever drive motor; 10, outer cantilever; 11, outer cantilever support rod; 12, cylindrical stop block; 13, insulating connecting block; 14, spring; 15, terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0026] The present disclosure will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments.
[0027] The terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "fixing" and other terms in the present disclosure should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected, it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements, or the interaction relationship between two elements, for those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific situation.
[0028] Embodiment One
[0029] A typical embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in Figures 1-3 A plate material positioning device at the beginning of the line, comprising a crossbeam 1 and a stop lever mechanism, the stop lever mechanism comprising an inner stop lever 2 and an outer stop lever 3, the inner stop lever 2 and the outer stop lever 3 are arranged on the crossbeam 1 and can slide along the length direction of the crossbeam 1.
[0030] The upper surface of the crossbeam 1 is provided with slide rails, the slide rails include inner blocking rod slide rails 4 and outer blocking rod slide rails 5, the inner blocking rod slide rails 4 are arranged in parallel with the outer blocking rod slide rails 5, the outer blocking rod slide rails 5 are arranged outside the inner blocking rod slide rails 4, the top of the outer blocking rod slide rails 5 is slidably connected with an outer blocking rod sliding seat 6, the top of the inner blocking rod slide rails 4 is slidably connected with an inner blocking rod sliding seat 7, the crossbeam 1 is further provided with lead screws, the two ends of the lead screws are fixed on the crossbeam 1 through bearing seats, the lead screws include inner blocking rod lead screws and outer blocking rod lead screws, the lead screw seat on the inner blocking rod lead screws is fixedly connected with the inner blocking rod sliding seat 7, the lead screw seat on the outer blocking rod lead screws is fixedly connected with the outer blocking rod sliding seat 6, so that the blocking rod can be driven to slide on the slide rails through the lead screws.
[0031] Further, the inner blocking rod slide rails 4 and the outer blocking rod slide rails 5 are both provided with two, the center lines of the two inner blocking rod slide rails 4 coincide, the center lines of the two outer blocking rod slide rails 5 coincide. The inner blocking rod 2 is provided with two, each inner blocking rod slide rail 4 is fixedly connected with an inner blocking rod 2 through an inner blocking rod sliding seat 7, the outer blocking rod 3 is provided with two, each outer blocking rod slide rail 5 is fixedly connected with an outer blocking rod 3 through an outer blocking rod sliding seat 6, the two inner blocking rods 2 are arranged in parallel with the two outer blocking rods 3, the two inner blocking rods 2 are arranged between the two outer blocking rods 3.
[0032] The inner blocking rod lead screws and the outer blocking rod lead screws are both provided with two, the two inner blocking rod lead screws are arranged in parallel with the two inner blocking rod slide rails 4 respectively, the two outer blocking rod lead screws are arranged in parallel with the two outer blocking rod slide rails 5 respectively.
[0033] The side surface of the crossbeam 1 is provided with two outer blocking rod drive motors 8, the two outer blocking rod drive motors 8 are drivingly connected with the two outer blocking rod lead screws respectively, so that the outer blocking rod drive motor 8 can drive the outer blocking rod lead screw to rotate, thereby driving the outer blocking rod sliding seat 6 to move on the outer blocking rod slide rail 5.
[0034] The bottom of the crossbeam 1 is provided with two inner blocking rod drive motors 9, the two inner blocking rod drive motors 9 are drivingly connected with the two inner blocking rod lead screws respectively, so that the inner blocking rod drive motor 9 can drive the inner blocking rod lead screw to rotate, thereby driving the inner blocking rod sliding seat 7 to move on the inner blocking rod slide rail 4.
[0035] The two outer blocking rods 3 are the same in structure, including outer cantilever arms 10 and outer cantilever arm support rods 11, the outer cantilever arm support rods 11 are arranged vertically, one end of the outer cantilever arm support rods 11 is fixed on the outer blocking rod sliding seat 6, the other end is fixedly connected with one end of the outer cantilever arm 10, the outer cantilever arm 10 is perpendicular to the outer cantilever arm support rod 11, the two outer cantilever arms 10 are arranged in parallel.
[0036] The two inner blocking rods 4 are identical in structure, comprising an inner cantilever and an inner cantilever support rod, which is vertically arranged, one end of which is fixed on the inner blocking rod sliding seat, and the other end is fixedly connected with one end of the inner cantilever, the inner cantilever and the inner cantilever support rod are perpendicular to each other, and the two inner cantilevers are arranged in parallel.
[0037] Two outer cantilevers 10 are provided with two blocking block mechanisms at one end away from the outer cantilever support rod 11, and the two blocking block mechanisms are arranged on one side of the outer cantilever 10, so that the blocking block mechanisms on the two outer cantilevers 10 are oppositely arranged. Two inner cantilevers are provided with four blocking block mechanisms at one end away from the inner cantilever support rod, and the four blocking block mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the inner cantilever.
[0038] The blocking block mechanism comprises a cylindrical blocking block 12, an insulating connecting piece 13 and a spring 14, the cylindrical blocking block 12 is fixed on the insulating connecting piece 13, the insulating connecting piece 13 is fixedly connected with the side of the cantilever, and the spring 14 is arranged between the cylindrical blocking block 12 and the insulating connecting piece 13. The spring provides elastic force, so that the cylindrical blocking block 12 will not be severely rigidly extruded when contacting the side of the material stack, thereby avoiding causing structural damage and excessive motor torque.
[0039] The positioning device further comprises a control system, the control system comprises a motor driving module and a resistance detection module, the motor driving module is electrically connected with the outer blocking rod driving motor 9 and the inner blocking rod driving motor 8 respectively, the motor driving module controls the rotation of the outer blocking rod driving motor 9 and the inner blocking rod driving motor 8, so as to drive the inner blocking rod 2 and the outer blocking rod 3 to move along the corresponding sliding rail.
[0040] The blocking block mechanism further comprises a wiring terminal 15, the wiring terminal 15 is fixed on the insulating connecting piece 13, the cylindrical blocking block 12 is electrically connected with the resistance detection module through the wiring terminal 15, and the resistance detection module is used for detecting the resistance between the wiring terminal and the equipment ground wire. When the cylindrical blocking block 12 contacts the metal plate material, a loop is formed between the wiring terminal 15, the cylindrical blocking block 12, the plate material and the ground wire connected with the equipment, at this time, the resistance in the loop will change, the resistance detection module detects the change of the resistance, so as to obtain the blocking block mechanism in-place signal.
[0041] Embodiment two
[0042] The embodiment provides a kind of line head material positioning method for loading plate, using the line head material positioning device as described in embodiment one, comprising the following steps:
[0043] When carrying out plate single stack material production, as Figure 4As shown, the inner stopper automatically runs from the origin to the set area according to the ADC data issued by the control system, and the ADC data contains the stopper set position data corresponding to the current sheet, when the stack is in place, the inner stopper drives the cylindrical stopper to clamp at low speed, the cylindrical stopper stops clamping when it contacts the metal sheet, and retreats 2-3mm, so as to prevent the sheet from moving laterally in the unstacking production process.
[0044] When the double stack production of the sheet is carried out, as shown in the figure, Figure 5 As shown, the inner stopper automatically runs from the origin to the set area according to the ADC data issued by the control system, and the ADC data contains the stopper set position data corresponding to the current sheet, when the stack is in place, the inner stopper drives the cylindrical stopper to clamp at low speed, the cylindrical stopper stops clamping when it contacts the metal sheet, and retreats 2-3mm, so as to prevent the sheet from moving laterally in the unstacking production process.
[0045] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art, the present disclosure can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Claims
1. A material positioning device for a feeder plate at the beginning of a production line, characterized in that, The crossbeam and the blocking rod mechanism, the blocking rod mechanism includes inner blocking rod and outer blocking rod, the inner blocking rod and outer blocking rod are arranged on the crossbeam and can slide along the length direction of crossbeam, the inner blocking rod and outer blocking rod are provided with blocking block mechanism away from the one end of crossbeam; The crossbeam is also provided with screw rod, the both ends of screw rod are fixed on crossbeam through bearing seat, the screw rod includes inner blocking rod screw rod and outer blocking rod screw rod, the screw rod seat on inner blocking rod screw rod is fixedly connected with inner blocking rod sliding seat, the screw rod seat on outer blocking rod screw rod is fixedly connected with outer blocking rod sliding seat; The inner blocking rod sliding rail and outer blocking rod sliding rail are provided with two, the center line of two inner blocking rod sliding rails coincides, the center line of two outer blocking rod sliding rails coincides;The inner blocking rod is provided with two, and each inner blocking rod sliding rail is fixedly connected with one inner blocking rod through inner blocking rod sliding seat, the outer blocking rod is provided with two, and each outer blocking rod sliding rail is fixedly connected with one outer blocking rod through outer blocking rod sliding seat, two inner blocking rods and two outer blocking rods are arranged in parallel, and two inner blocking rods are arranged between two outer blocking rods; The inner blocking rod screw rod and outer blocking rod screw rod are provided with two, two inner blocking rod screw rods are arranged in parallel with two inner blocking rod sliding rails respectively, and two outer blocking rod screw rods are arranged in parallel with two outer blocking rod sliding rails respectively; The blocking block mechanism includes cylindrical blocking block, insulating connecting piece and spring, the cylindrical blocking block is fixed on insulating connecting piece, the insulating connecting piece is fixedly connected with cantilever side, and the spring is arranged between cylindrical blocking block and insulating connecting piece; It also includes control system, the control system includes motor drive module and resistance detection module, the motor drive module is electrically connected with outer blocking rod drive motor and inner blocking rod drive motor respectively, and the resistance detection module is electrically connected with wiring terminal provided on blocking block mechanism; The resistance detection module is used for detecting the resistance between wiring terminal and equipment ground wire, when cylindrical blocking block contacts with metal plate, a loop is formed between wiring terminal, cylindrical blocking block, plate and ground wire connected with equipment, the resistance in loop changes, the resistance detection module detects resistance change, and obtains blocking block mechanism in-place signal. The upper surface of the crossbeam is provided with a sliding rail, the sliding rail includes inner blocking rod sliding rail and outer blocking rod sliding rail, and the inner blocking rod sliding rail and the outer blocking rod sliding rail are arranged in parallel. The top of the outer blocking rod sliding rail is slidably connected with the outer blocking rod sliding seat, and the top of the inner blocking rod sliding rail is slidably connected with the inner blocking rod sliding seat. The side of the crossbeam is provided with an outer blocking rod drive motor, the outer blocking rod drive motor is in transmission connection with the outer blocking rod screw rod, and the bottom of the crossbeam is provided with an inner blocking rod drive motor, the inner blocking rod drive motor is in transmission connection with the inner blocking rod screw rod. The outer blocking rod includes an outer cantilever and an outer cantilever support rod, the outer cantilever support rod is vertically arranged, one end of the outer cantilever support rod is fixed on the outer blocking rod sliding seat, and the other end of the outer cantilever support rod is fixedly connected with the outer cantilever, the inner blocking rod includes an inner cantilever and an inner cantilever support rod, the inner cantilever support rod is vertically arranged, one end of the inner cantilever support rod is fixed on the inner blocking rod sliding seat, and the other end of the inner cantilever support rod is fixedly connected with the inner cantilever. The following steps are included: 2. A wire leader loading plate material positioning device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, 3. A wire leader loading plate material positioning device as defined in claim 2, wherein, 4. A wire leader loading plate material positioning device as defined in claim 1, wherein, 5. A threader material positioning device as defined in claim 3, wherein, 6. A method for positioning a thread starting sheet material using a thread starting sheet material positioning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that When the single stack production of sheet metal is carried out, the inner stopper automatically runs from the original point to the set area according to the ADC data sent by the control system, and when the stack is in place, the inner stopper drives the cylindrical stopper to clamp at low speed, and the cylindrical stopper stops clamping when it contacts the sheet metal, and retreats by a set distance; When the double stack production of sheet metal is carried out, the inner stopper and the outer stopper automatically run from the original point to the set area according to the ADC data sent by the control system, and when the stack is in place, the stopper drives the cylindrical stopper to clamp at low speed, and the cylindrical stopper stops clamping when it contacts the sheet metal, and retreats by a set distance.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Material stack positioning mechanism of stamping line
CN106984729A