Assembly apparatus

Abstract

The application discloses an assembling device and relates to the technical field of mechanical assembling devices.The assembling device comprises a rack, a carrier table, a feeding assembly, an automatic feeding and discharging mechanism and an assembling assembly.The carrier table is arranged on the rack and is provided with a work station.The feeding assembly comprises a grabbing part and is arranged on the rack.The grabbing part can grab a first assembling part to the work station.The automatic feeding and discharging mechanism is arranged on the rack and comprises a vibrating disc and a feeding assembly.The carrier table can rotate to drive the first assembling part to rotate to the feeding assembly.The feeding assembly can receive a second assembling part in the vibrating disc and push the second assembling part to the first assembling body.The assembling assembly comprises an assembling part and is arranged on the rack.The carrier table can drive the first assembling part and the second assembling part to rotate to the assembling part.The assembling part can fix the second assembling part on the first assembling part.The technical scheme can solve the problems that the existing assembling device cannot realize full-automatic assembling and the assembling efficiency is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of mechanical assembly equipment technology, and in particular to an assembly device. Background Technology

[0002] Assembly equipment is a type of mechanical assembly equipment capable of assembling a first assembly component and a second assembly component.

[0003] In existing assembly equipment, the assembly of the first and second assemblies typically requires manual feeding of these components onto the assembly equipment's carrier platform. Assembly components on the carrier platform then assemble the first and second assemblies together to form a complete material, which is then discharged from the assembly equipment via a discharge component. This means that manual feeding of the first and second assemblies is still necessary, resulting in manual intervention during assembly and hindering fully automated assembly, thus leading to low assembly efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The main objective of this invention is to provide an assembly device that addresses the problems of existing assembly devices being unable to achieve fully automated assembly and having low assembly efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the assembly equipment proposed in this invention includes:

[0006] frame;

[0007] A carrier platform is mounted on the frame and has workstations.

[0008] The feeding assembly includes a gripping part disposed on the frame, the gripping part being capable of gripping a first assembly to the workstation;

[0009] An automatic feeding and unloading mechanism is provided on the frame. The automatic feeding and unloading mechanism includes a vibrating plate and a feeding component. The carrier platform can rotate to drive the first assembly to rotate to the feeding component. The feeding component can receive the second assembly in the vibrating plate and push the second assembly onto the first assembly.

[0010] An assembly assembly includes an assembly section disposed on the frame. The carrier platform can drive the first assembly and the second assembly to rotate to the assembly section, and the assembly section can fix the second assembly onto the first assembly.

[0011] In one embodiment, the feeding assembly further includes a tray and a conveyor, the tray being placed on the conveyor and used to hold the first assembly. The conveyor, located near the frame, can lift the tray, allowing the gripping unit to grip the first assembly in the tray.

[0012] In one embodiment, the feeding assembly further includes a vacuum suction unit. A support is provided on the frame, and a movable component is provided on the support. The vacuum suction unit is disposed on the movable component and can move along the setting direction of the movable component to above the tray. A suction unit drive is provided on the vacuum suction unit. When the first assembly on the tray is moved to the work station by the gripping part, the suction unit drive can control the vacuum suction unit to descend and suck up the tray.

[0013] In one embodiment, a positioning element is provided on the workstation, which can be used to pass through the first assembly to fix the first assembly on the workstation.

[0014] In one embodiment, a first detection unit is provided on the side of the workstation away from the first assembly. The first detection unit is a first detection optical fiber that can pass through the workstation to detect the position of the first assembly located at the workstation and adjust the position of the gripping part that grips the first assembly so that the position of the first assembly matches that of the positioning part.

[0015] In one embodiment, the assembly component is further provided with an air blowing pipe for placing the connector. The air blowing pipe is connected to the suction pipe of the assembly part. The assembly part is provided with an assembly air blowing solenoid valve, which can control the connector to pass through the discharge port of the assembly part and fix the second assembly part to the first assembly part.

[0016] In one embodiment, the assembly equipment further includes a material selection component, which includes a recycling section and a recycling clamping device. The recycling clamping device is disposed on the recycling section, which is disposed on the frame. The recycling clamping device is capable of clamping the first assembly and the second assembly that are fixedly connected, and transferring the fixedly connected first assembly and the second assembly into the recycling section.

[0017] In one embodiment, the recycling gripping device is connected to the recycling section via a recycling drive component. The recycling drive component includes a flipping drive component and a lifting drive component. The flipping drive component can control the recycling gripping device to flip from above the recycling section to above the workstation. The lifting drive component can control the recycling gripping device to descend and grip the fixedly connected first assembly and second assembly. The recycling gripping device can flip back onto the recycling section and release its gripping mechanism, causing the fixedly connected first assembly and second assembly to fall into the recycling section.

[0018] In one embodiment, the assembly equipment further includes a discharge assembly, which includes a discharge clamping device disposed on the frame. The station can drive the material formed by the second assembly fixed on the first assembly to rotate to the discharge clamping device, which can clamp the material and place it in the external discharge section.

[0019] In one embodiment, a second detection unit is provided at the workstation away from the discharge port. The second detection unit can detect the torque value when the second assembly is fixed to the first assembly by the connector. When the torque value does not meet the connection standard, the workstation with the first assembly and the second assembly will move to the recycling clamping device; when the torque value meets the connection standard, the workstation with the first assembly and the second assembly will move to the discharge clamping device.

[0020] The technical solution of this invention involves setting a carrier platform, a feeding component, an automatic feeding and unloading mechanism, and an assembly component on the frame of an assembly equipment. A workstation for assembling a first assembly component and a second assembly component is set on the carrier platform. The feeding component includes a gripping part, which moves the first assembly component to the workstation. The automatic feeding and unloading mechanism, which includes a vibrating plate and a feeding component, feeds the second assembly component onto the carrier platform. The carrier platform can rotate, causing the first assembly component to rotate to the feeding component. The feeding component receives the second assembly component from the vibrating plate and pushes it onto the first assembly component. An assembly component is also provided to assemble and fix the first and second assemblies together. The assembly component includes an assembly part, which allows the carrier platform to rotate the first and second assemblies to the assembly part, where the assembly part fixes the second assembly component onto the first assembly component. Through a series of assembly processes, the assembly of the first and second assemblies can be completed without human intervention, achieving the purpose of fully automatic assembly of the first and second assemblies. Preferably, this assembly equipment can be specifically a lidar housing assembly equipment, and the first and second assemblies are two housings to be assembled for the lidar housing. The assembly method and procedure in this invention can achieve fully automatic assembly of the lidar housing without human intervention. Attached Figure Description

[0021] 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.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding component in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the gripping part in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a partially enlarged structural diagram of a workstation in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding assembly in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly components in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a partially enlarged structural diagram of the assembly section in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the material selection component in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the discharge component in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 10 This is a partially enlarged structural diagram of the discharge component in one embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first assembly component in the assembly equipment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present invention, showing the complete frame at this time.

[0034] Explanation of icon numbers:

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[0037] 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

[0038] 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.

[0039] It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of the components in a specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0040] Furthermore, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" in this invention is 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 that feature. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but only on the basis of being achievable by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent and not within the scope of protection claimed by this invention.

[0041] In existing assembly equipment, the assembly of the first and second assemblies typically requires manual feeding of these components onto the assembly equipment's carrier platform. Assembly components on the carrier platform then assemble the first and second assemblies together to form a complete material, which is then discharged from the assembly equipment via a discharge component. This means that manual feeding of the first and second assemblies is still necessary, resulting in manual intervention during assembly and hindering fully automated assembly, thus leading to low assembly efficiency.

[0042] To address the above problems, this invention proposes an assembly device.

[0043] Please see Figures 1 to 12 In this embodiment, the assembly equipment 1000 includes a frame 1, a carrier platform 2, a feeding assembly 3, an automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and an assembly assembly 5. The carrier platform 2 is mounted on the frame 1 and has a workstation 20. The feeding assembly 3 includes a gripping part 30, which is mounted on the frame 1 and is capable of gripping the first assembly component 100 to the workstation 20. The automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 is mounted on the frame 1 and includes a vibrating plate 40 and a feeding assembly 41. The carrier platform 2 can rotate to drive the first assembly 100 to the feeding component 41. The feeding component 41 can receive the second assembly in the vibrating plate 40 and push the second assembly onto the first assembly. The assembly component 5 includes an assembly part 50, which is disposed on the frame 1. The carrier platform 2 can drive the first assembly 100 and the second assembly to rotate to the assembly part 50. The assembly part 50 can fix the second assembly onto the first assembly 100.

[0044] Specifically, the assembly equipment 1000 can be a lidar cover assembly equipment 1000. The assembly equipment 1000 includes at least a frame 1, a carrier platform 2, a feeding assembly 3, an automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and an assembly assembly 5. The carrier platform 2, the feeding assembly 3, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and the assembly assembly 5 are mounted on the frame 1 of the assembly equipment 1000. An external housing is also provided outside the assembly equipment 1000 to house the carrier platform 2, the feeding assembly 3, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and the assembly assembly 5 within the housing of the assembly equipment 1000, thereby protecting the carrier platform 2, the feeding assembly 3, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and the assembly assembly 5. Specifically, a workstation 20 is set on the carrier platform 2. The carrier platform 2 can drive the workstation 20 to rotate, and the number of workstations 20 is not limited. First, the gripping unit 30 grips the first assembly 100 and places it on the workstation 20. After the first assembly 100 is fixed on the workstation 20, the workstation 20 rotates to the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4. The automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 can set the second assembly on the workstation 20 and fix its position with that of the first assembly 100. After the positions of the first assembly 100 and the second assembly on the workstation 20 are fixed, the workstation 20 drives the first assembly 100 and the second assembly to rotate to the assembly component 5. The assembly part 50 of the assembly component 5 can directly fix the second assembly to the first assembly 100, so that the first assembly 100 and the second assembly form a complete lidar cover. This realizes the fully automatic assembly of the lidar cover.

[0045] Please see Figures 1 to 4 In one embodiment, the feeding assembly 3 further includes a tray 31 and a conveying part 32. The tray 31 is placed on the conveying part 32 and is used to place the first assembly 100. The conveying part 32, which is close to the frame 1, can drive the tray 31 to rise, so that the gripping part 30 can grip the first assembly 100 in the tray 31.

[0046] In one embodiment, the feeding assembly 3 further includes a vacuum suction unit 34. A support 35 is provided on the frame 1, and a movable member 36 is provided on the support 35. The vacuum suction unit 34 is disposed on the movable member 36. The vacuum suction unit 34 can move along the setting direction of the movable member 36 to above the tray 31. A suction unit driving member is provided on the vacuum suction unit 34. When the first assembly 100 on the tray 31 is moved to the work station 20 by the gripping part 30, the suction unit driving member can control the vacuum suction unit 34 to descend and suck up the tray 31.

[0047] Specifically, the loading assembly 3 includes a pallet 31, a conveyor section 32, and a gripping section 30. The pallet 31 is placed on the conveyor section 32, which is located outside the assembly equipment 1000. The conveyor section 32 is a conveyor belt, which is divided into a pallet feeding conveyor belt and a pallet output conveyor belt. The gripping section 30 is located on a robotic arm. When the conveyor belt moves towards the gripping section 30 of the robotic arm, a lead screw 33 is provided on the side of the conveyor belt near the carrier platform 2. The lead screw 33 can drive the part of the conveyor belt near the lead screw 33 to rise, so that the pallet 31 located on this part of the conveyor belt is driven to rise. A first assembly 100 is placed on the pallet 31. There are multiple first assembly 100s on each pallet 31. The number of pallets 31 is multi-layer pallets 31, specifically 10 to 15 pallets stacked together. After the pallet 31 is raised, the first component 100 on it can be grasped by the gripping part 30 of the robot arm and carried to the workstation 20, so that the first component 100 is placed on the carrier platform 2. Since there are multiple first components 100 on the pallet 31, the gripping part 30 needs to rotate back and forth between the pallet 31 and the workstation 20 multiple times until all the first components 100 on the pallet 31 are grasped and removed from the pallet 31. The bracket 35 on the frame 1 is also provided with a moving part 36. The vacuum suction part 34 is provided on the moving part 36. The vacuum suction part 34 provided on the moving part 36 can move along the setting direction of the moving part 36 under the power of the drive device, that is, move above the pallet 31 that no longer has the first component 100, and suck down the pallet 31. After sucking up the pallet 31, the vacuum suction part 34 returns to the original path and places the empty pallet 31 on the pallet exit conveyor belt, and the empty pallet 31 is carried out by the pallet exit conveyor belt.

[0048] Conveyor belt sensing devices are installed at both ends of the conveyor belt. There are multiple conveyor belt sensing devices, and these multiple conveyor belt sensing devices can sense the number of trays 31 placed on the conveyor belt.

[0049] In one embodiment, a positioning member 21 is provided on the workstation 20. The positioning member 21 can be used to pass through the first assembly 100 to fix the first assembly 100 on the workstation 20.

[0050] Specifically, the positioning element 21 can be a positioning pin. In other embodiments, the positioning element 21 can be any other way as long as it provides accurate positioning for the first assembly 100. The first assembly 100 is provided with positioning through holes 100a in the same number as the positioning pins, so that the first assembly 100 passes through the positioning through holes 100a and onto the positioning pins, thereby fixing the first assembly 100 on the work station 20.

[0051] Preferably, the gripping part 30 is provided with an observation part, which can observe the gripping position of the gripping part 30 when the gripping part 30 grips the first assembly 100, so that when the first assembly 100 is rotated to the work station 20 by the gripping part 30, the positioning through hole 100a can match the position of the positioning member 21.

[0052] Please see Figure 5 In this embodiment, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 includes a vibratory feeder 40, a feeding assembly 41, and an unloading assembly. The vibratory feeder 40 is used to feed out the second assembly within the vibratory feeder 40. The feeding assembly 41 includes a feeding rack and a feeding drive. The feeding rack has a feeding channel that communicates with the outlet of the vibratory feeder 40. The feeding drive can feed out the second assembly within the feeding channel. The unloading assembly includes an unloading rack and an unloading drive. The unloading rack has a receiving port that communicates with the feeding channel. The unloading drive can drive the second assembly at the receiving port to fall onto the carrier platform 2 used for assembling the second assembly.

[0053] Specifically, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 includes a vibrating plate 40, which can be a circular vibrating screen. The second component temporarily stored in the vibrating plate 40 can be vibrated out of the vibrating plate 40 and enter the feeding assembly 41. The vibrating plate 40 is provided with an outlet, allowing the second component to pass through the outlet and enter the feeding assembly 41. The feeding assembly 41 includes a feeding frame and a feeding drive. The feeding frame has an internal feeding channel that connects to the feeding frame. The automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 also includes an unloading mechanism. One end of the feeding channel connects to the outlet of the vibrating plate 40, and the other end connects to the feeding mechanism, allowing the second component in the vibrating plate 40 to be fed to the unloading mechanism through the feeding channel. The feeding mechanism also has a feeding drive, which can vibrate the feeding frame in a direct vibration manner, allowing the second component temporarily stored in the feeding channel to vibrate into the unloading frame of the unloading mechanism. The unloading mechanism is provided with a receiving port corresponding to one end of the feeding channel. The receiving port is used to receive the second assembly that is vibrated out of the feeding channel, and the second assembly received by the receiving port can be driven by the unloading drive to fall onto the carrier platform 2 used for assembling the second assembly.

[0054] In one embodiment, the feeding rack is further provided with a pressing component and a feeding sensing component. The pressing component is located at one end of the feeding rack away from the outlet of the vibrating plate 40. The feeding sensing component is located on the feeding rack. The feeding sensing component can sense the second assembly in the feeding channel and transmit the sensed second assembly signal to the pressing component, so that the pressing component can press down the second assembly that is about to be sent out of the feeding channel, making the number of the second assembly sent out of the feeding channel controllable.

[0055] Specifically, the feeding rack is equipped with a pressing component and a feeding sensing component. The pressing component is located on the feeding rack and near one end of the unloading component. The feeding sensing component is located on the feeding rack and senses the second assembly in the feeding channel. If the feeding sensing component senses the second assembly in the feeding channel, it transmits the feeding sensing signal to the pressing component, causing the pressing component to press down and hold the second assembly that is about to vibrate out of the feeding channel. This makes the number of second assemblies in the feeding channel controllable, and the number of second assemblies vibrating out of the feeding channel is also controllable.

[0056] In one embodiment, the pressing assembly includes a pressing drive and a pressing block. The pressing drive is connected to the pressing block, and the pressing drive can drive the pressing block to press down. The pressed pressing block contacts the second assembly disposed in the feeding channel, and the pressing block can fix the second assembly in the feeding channel.

[0057] Specifically, the pressing assembly includes a pressing block and a pressing drive. The pressing drive is positioned above and connected to the pressing block. When the pressing assembly receives a feeding sensing signal from the feeding sensing assembly, it controls the pressing drive to press down the pressing block, pressing down on the second assembly that is about to vibrate from the feeding channel to the receiving port. This allows the pressing block to hold down the second assembly that is about to enter the feeding assembly when there is already a second assembly in the unloading assembly. After the first second assembly temporarily stored in the unloading assembly falls to the carrier platform 2, the second second assembly is released and enters the receiving port of the unloading mechanism, and so on. When the second second assembly is temporarily stored on the unloading assembly, the third second assembly is pressed down by the pressing block at the end of the feeding channel near the receiving port. Only when the second second assembly falls to the carrier platform 2 will the third second assembly enter the receiving port through the feeding channel.

[0058] In one embodiment, the feeding sensing component includes a first sensing optical fiber and a second sensing optical fiber. The first sensing optical fiber is disposed at one end of the feeding rack away from the outlet of the vibrating plate 40 and close to the pressing drive. When the second assembly is present at one end of the feeding channel near the pressing block, the first sensing optical fiber can sense the presence of the second assembly near the pressing block in the feeding channel and transmit the sensed signal of the second assembly to the pressing drive. The pressing drive controls the pressing block to press down and contact the second assembly, thereby fixing the position of the second assembly in the feeding channel. The second sensing optical fiber is disposed at one end of the feeding rack close to the vibrating plate 40 and is used to sense the second assembly entering the feeding channel.

[0059] Specifically, the feeding drive includes a feeding drive unit and a feeding base. One end of the feeding drive unit is connected to the feeding rack, and the other end of the feeding drive unit is connected to the feeding base. The feeding drive unit can drive the feeding rack to vibrate, so that the second assembly entering the feeding channel can move away from the vibrating plate 40 along the setting direction of the feeding channel.

[0060] In one embodiment, the feed rack is further provided with an air blowing hole at one end connected to the feed channel, and the other end of the air blowing hole is connected to an air blowing solenoid valve provided on an external device. The air blowing solenoid valve can control the external device to introduce gas into the air blowing hole, so that the second assembly located in the feed channel and close to the receiving port can smoothly enter the receiving port.

[0061] Specifically, an air blowing hole connected to the feeding channel is provided on the side of the feeding rack near the unloading assembly. Gas can be introduced into this air blowing hole. When the second assembly enters the receiving port of the unloading assembly from the feeding channel by vibration, the speed of entry into the receiving port is relatively slow. At this time, the air blowing solenoid valve connected to the other end of the air blowing hole can be opened, allowing gas from the external equipment to be blown into the feeding channel. This allows the second assembly near the receiving port in the feeding channel to quickly enter the receiving port of the unloading assembly through the blowing gas. If the pressure block presses down and holds the second assembly, the air blowing solenoid valve closes, preventing gas from the external equipment from entering the feeding channel.

[0062] In one embodiment, the unloading rack includes a first unloading rack and a second unloading rack. The first unloading rack is provided with a receiving port corresponding to the position of the feeding rack. The first unloading rack is disposed on the second unloading rack. The first unloading rack has a cavity inside, and the cavity is connected to the receiving port. The second assembly that enters the receiving port can fall through the cavity to the unloading port on the second unloading rack, and then fall through the unloading port to the carrier platform 2 for assembling the second assembly.

[0063] Specifically, the unloading assembly includes an unloading frame and an unloading drive. The unloading frame includes a first unloading frame and a second unloading frame. The receiving port is set on the first unloading frame, and the position of the receiving port corresponds to the position of the outlet at one end of the feeding channel. The first unloading frame has a cavity communicating with the receiving port. The second assembly that enters the receiving port can fall onto the second unloading frame through the cavity communicating with the receiving port. The second unloading frame is provided with a unloading port. The second assembly that falls onto the second unloading frame can be pushed into the unloading port, so that the second assembly descends onto the carrier platform 2 through the unloading port.

[0064] In one embodiment, the material dropping drive includes a first material dropping drive part and a second material dropping drive part. The first material dropping drive part is disposed on the side of the first material dropping frame away from the second material dropping frame. A guide block is disposed at the end of the first material dropping drive part near the first material dropping frame. The first material dropping drive part can drive the guide block to press down vertically into the second assembly in the cavity. The second material dropping drive part is disposed on the side wall of the first material dropping frame away from the carrier platform 2. The second material dropping drive part can drive the first material dropping frame to move closer to or away from the carrier platform 2.

[0065] Specifically, the material dropping drive includes a first material dropping drive unit and a second material dropping drive unit. The first material dropping drive unit is located on the side of the first material dropping frame away from the second material dropping frame. When the second component entering the receiving port cannot quickly fall onto the second material dropping frame within the cavity, the first material dropping drive unit will press down. A guide block is provided on the first material dropping drive unit. The first material dropping drive unit drives the guide block located at the end of the first material dropping drive unit near the second component to press down. After contacting the second component, it drives the second component to quickly fall onto the second material dropping frame. The second material dropping drive unit is located on the side wall of the first material dropping frame away from the carrier platform 2. After the second component falls onto the second material dropping frame through the cavity of the first material dropping frame, the second material dropping drive unit can drive the first material dropping frame to move towards the carrier platform 2 on the second material dropping frame. This allows the second component that has fallen onto the surface of the second material dropping frame to fall into the dropping port of the second material dropping frame, and thus the second component is fed onto the carrier platform 2 through the dropping port of the second material dropping frame.

[0066] In one embodiment, the unloading assembly further includes a push drive member disposed on the side of the second unloading frame away from the first unloading frame. The push drive member is capable of driving the second unloading frame and the first unloading frame to move vertically, so that the receiving port corresponds to the position of the feed channel away from the outlet of the vibrating plate 40.

[0067] Specifically, the unloading assembly also includes a push drive component, which is located on the side of the second unloading frame away from the first unloading frame. The push drive component is used to drive the first unloading frame and the second unloading frame to rise or fall vertically, and to control the position between the receiving port and the feeding channel to correspond.

[0068] When the second assembly is delivered to the carrier platform 2, there is no second assembly in the unloading channel. The second assembly to be unloaded onto the carrier platform 2 is held down by the pressure block and does not enter the receiving port of the first unloading rack. At this time, the push drive unit drives the first and second unloading racks to rise to their original positions. The second unloading drive unit drives the first unloading rack to move away from the carrier platform 2 to its original position. The first unloading drive unit rises, and after driving the guide pressure block to rise, the pressure block holding down the second assembly is driven to rise by the pressure drive unit, so that the second assembly to be unloaded onto the carrier platform 2 can enter the receiving port.

[0069] In one embodiment, the material dropping assembly further includes a material dropping sensor, which is disposed on the side wall of the first material dropping frame. The material dropping sensor can sense the second assembly falling into the cavity. The material dropping sensor that senses the second assembly can transmit the sensed material dropping signal to the second material dropping drive unit. The second material dropping drive unit drives the first material dropping frame to approach the carrier platform 2, so that the second assembly falls onto the carrier platform 2.

[0070] The present invention also proposes a lidar housing assembly equipment 1000, comprising: a carrier platform 2 having a workstation 20; and an automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 as described above, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4 feeding the second assembly into the workstation 20.

[0071] Since this lidar housing assembly equipment 1000 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 repeated here.

[0072] In one embodiment, a vibratory feeder 40, a feeding assembly 41, and a discharge assembly are provided on the feeding and discharge mechanism. The vibratory feeder 40 is used to send out the second assembly inside the vibratory feeder 40. A circular vibrating screen can be used to vibrate the second assembly out of the vibratory feeder 40 through circular vibration. The feeding assembly 41 includes a feeding frame and a feeding drive. The feeding frame is provided with a feeding channel that communicates with the outlet of the vibratory feeder 40. The feeding drive can be a direct vibration method, that is, the feeding drive can send out the second assembly in the feeding channel. The discharge assembly includes a discharge frame and a discharge drive. The discharge frame is provided with a receiving port that communicates with the feeding channel, so that the second assembly sent out of the feeding channel can enter the receiving port through direct vibration. The discharge drive can drive the second assembly at the receiving port to fall onto the carrier platform 2 for assembling the second assembly. Furthermore, the material dropping drive can drive the material dropping assembly to rise or fall vertically, aligning the receiving port with the feeding channel. This allows the second assembly to be smoothly delivered from the feeding mechanism to the material dropping mechanism, eliminating any height difference between the feeding and dropping mechanism and the machining equipment. In this embodiment, the machining equipment can be a lidar housing assembly device 1000. The material dropping assembly controls the material dropping frame to move vertically or horizontally via the material dropping drive. Multiple material dropping drives can cooperate with each other. While ensuring the feeding and dropping mechanism aligns with the receiving port of the feeding assembly 41, after the material dropping assembly retrieves the second assembly, the material dropping frame can be raised or lowered or moved horizontally via the material dropping drive, allowing the second assembly placed on the material dropping frame to be completely delivered onto the carrier platform 2 of the machining equipment. This ensures that the assembly accuracy between the second assembly and the first assembly 100 delivered to the carrier platform 2 remains unaffected.

[0073] Please see Figure 9 In one embodiment, a first detection unit 22 is provided on the side of the workstation 20 away from the first assembly 100. The first detection unit 22 is a first detection optical fiber that can pass through the workstation 20 to perform position detection on the first assembly 100 located at the workstation 20 and adjust the position of the gripping unit 30 gripping the first assembly 100 so that the first assembly 100 matches the position of the positioning member 21.

[0074] Specifically, a first detection unit 22 is provided on the side of the workstation 20 away from the first assembly 100. Specifically, the first detection unit 22 is a first detection optical fiber, or other sensing methods in other embodiments. It is sufficient that the first detection unit 22 can detect the setting position of the first assembly 100 and control the gripping unit 30 to adjust according to the detected position information, so as to satisfy the position matching between the first assembly 100 and the positioning member 21, so as to achieve accurate fixation of the first assembly 100 on the workstation 20.

[0075] Please see Figures 6 to 7 In one embodiment, the assembly component 5 is further provided with an air blowing pipe (not shown in the figure), which is used to place the connector. The air blowing pipe is connected to the air suction pipe of the assembly part 50. The assembly part 50 is provided with an assembly air blowing solenoid valve, which can control the connector to pass through the discharge port 52 of the assembly part 50 and fix the second assembly part to the first assembly part 100.

[0076] Specifically, the assembly component 5 also includes a feeder 51 and an air blowing pipe, one end of which can be connected to the feeder 51. The other end of the air blowing pipe is connected to the assembly part 50. A connector is placed inside the feeder 51, which can fix the second assembly part to the first assembly part 100.

[0077] The feeder 51 is mounted on the frame 1. The assembly part 50 is equipped with an assembly air blowing solenoid valve. The assembly air blowing solenoid valve can control the connecting parts to pass through the discharge port 52 of the assembly part 50 and fix the second assembly part on the first assembly part 100 to form a successfully assembled material. When the second assembly part is not connected and tightened to the first assembly part 100, a failed assembly material is formed.

[0078] The assembly section 50 can be an electric screwdriver, which includes a cylinder, a spring, a guide rail, and a slider. Specifically, the cylinder on the electric screwdriver can drive the slider on the guide rail to slide downwards, so that the connecting parts are driven one by one into the first assembly 100 and the second assembly to fix the connection between them. The connecting parts can be screws. The electric screwdriver is equipped with a spring so that when the connecting parts are lowered to connect the second assembly and the first assembly 100, the connection position of the connecting parts will not be too low, thus preventing damage to the first assembly 100 and the second assembly.

[0079] Please see Figure 8In one embodiment, the assembly equipment 1000 further includes a material selection component 6, which includes a recycling section 60 and a recycling clamping device 61. The recycling clamping device 61 is disposed on the recycling section 60, which is disposed on the frame 1. The recycling clamping device 61 is capable of clamping the fixedly connected first assembly 100 and second assembly and transferring the fixedly connected first assembly 100 and second assembly into the recycling section 60.

[0080] Specifically, the assembly equipment 1000 also includes a material selection component 6. The material selection component 6 can deliver materials that fail to connect when the second assembly part is connected to the first assembly part 100. Specifically, the material selection component 6 includes a recycling section 60 and a recycling gripping device 61. The recycling gripping device 61 is disposed on the recycling section 60, allowing for controllable distance between the recycling gripping device 61 and the recycling section 60. In this embodiment, only materials that fail to assemble will remain at the material selection component 6, and the recycling gripping device 61 will deliver the failed materials to the recycling section 60. Successfully assembled materials will not remain at the material selection component 6.

[0081] In one embodiment, the recycling gripping device 61 is connected to the recycling section 60 via a recycling drive 62. The recycling drive 62 includes a flipping drive 620 and a lifting drive 621. The flipping drive 620 can control the recycling gripping device 61 to flip from above the recycling section 60 to above the workstation 20. The lifting drive 621 can control the recycling gripping device 61 to descend and grip the fixedly connected first assembly 100 and second assembly. The recycling gripping device 61 can flip back onto the recycling section 60 and release its grip, causing the fixedly connected first assembly 100 and second assembly to fall into the recycling section 60.

[0082] Please see Figures 9 to 10 In one embodiment, the assembly equipment 1000 further includes a discharge component 7, which includes a discharge clamping device 70. The discharge clamping device 70 is disposed on the frame 1. The station 20 can drive the material formed by the second assembly fixed on the first assembly 100 to rotate to the discharge clamping device 70. The discharge clamping device 70 can clamp the material and place it in the external discharge section 71.

[0083] Specifically, after passing through the material selection component 6, the assembled material is directly driven by the workstation 20 to the discharge component 7. The discharge component 7 includes a discharge clamping device 70, which is equipped with a discharge flipping drive and a discharge lifting drive. The discharge lifting drive can control the discharge clamping device 70 to rise and fall, and the discharge flipping drive can control the discharge clamping device 70 to flip. After clamping the material formed by the first and second assembled components, the material is flipped to the discharge section 71. This discharge section 71 is set on an external conveying component, which is equipped with a suction nozzle. The suction nozzle can pick up the assembled material placed in the discharge section 71 and convey the assembled material to the external production line.

[0084] In one embodiment, a second detection unit is provided at the workstation 20 away from the discharge port 52. The second detection unit can detect the torque value when the second assembly is fixed to the first assembly 100 by the connector. When the torque value does not meet the connection standard, the workstation 20 with the first assembly 100 and the second assembly will move to the recycling clamping device 61; when the torque value meets the connection standard, the workstation 20 with the first assembly 100 and the second assembly will move to the discharge clamping device 70.

[0085] In this embodiment, the workstation 20 includes at least a loading station, an automatic feeding and unloading station, and an assembly station. The carrier platform 2 can drive the workstation 20 to rotate to the position corresponding to the loading component 3, the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and the assembly component 5.

[0086] Since this assembly equipment 1000 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.

[0087] In one embodiment, a carrier platform 2, a feeding assembly 3, an automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, and an assembly assembly 5 are provided on the frame 1 of the assembly equipment 1000. A workstation 20 is provided on the carrier platform 2 for assembling the first assembly 100 and the second assembly. The feeding assembly 3 includes a gripping part 30, which enables the first assembly 100 to move to the workstation 20. The second assembly is fed onto the carrier platform 2 by the automatic feeding and unloading mechanism 4, which includes a vibrating plate 40 and a feeding mechanism. Component 41, the carrier platform 2 can rotate to drive the first assembly 100 to the feeding component 41, the feeding component 41 can receive the second assembly in the vibrating plate 40 and push the second assembly onto the first assembly; and an assembly component 5 is provided to assemble and fix the first assembly 100 and the second assembly. The assembly component 5 includes an assembly part 50, the carrier platform 2 can drive the first assembly 100 and the second assembly to rotate to the assembly part 50, and the assembly part 50 can fix the second assembly onto the first assembly 100. Through a series of assembly processes, the assembly of the first assembly 100 and the second assembly can be completed without manual intervention, achieving the purpose of fully automatic assembly of the first assembly 100 and the second assembly. Preferably, this assembly equipment 1000 can be specifically a lidar cover assembly equipment 1000, and the first assembly 100 and the second assembly are two covers to be assembled for the lidar cover. The assembly method and procedure in this invention can achieve fully automatic assembly of the lidar cover without manual intervention.

[0088] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent structural transformations made under the concept of the present invention using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An assembly apparatus for assembling a first assembly part and a second assembly part, characterized in that, include: frame; A carrier platform is mounted on the frame and has workstations. The feeding assembly includes a gripping part disposed on the frame, the gripping part being capable of gripping a first assembly to the workstation; An automatic feeding and unloading mechanism is provided on the frame. The automatic feeding and unloading mechanism includes a vibrating plate and a feeding component. The carrier platform can rotate to drive the first assembly to rotate to the feeding component. The feeding component can receive the second assembly in the vibrating plate and push the second assembly onto the first assembly. An assembly assembly includes an assembly section disposed on the frame. The carrier platform can drive the first assembly part and the second assembly part to rotate to the assembly section, and the assembly section can fix the second assembly part to the first assembly part. The assembly component is also provided with an air blowing pipe for placing the connector. The air blowing pipe is connected to the air suction pipe of the assembly part. The assembly part is provided with an assembly air blowing solenoid valve, which can control the connector to pass through the material outlet of the assembly part and fix the second assembly part to the first assembly part. The assembly equipment also includes a material selection component, which includes a recycling section and a recycling clamping device. The recycling clamping device is disposed on the recycling section, which is disposed on the frame. The recycling clamping device is capable of clamping the first assembly and the second assembly that are fixedly connected, and transferring the fixedly connected first assembly and the second assembly into the recycling section. The recycling gripping device is connected to the recycling section via a recycling drive component. The recycling drive component includes a flipping drive component and a lifting drive component. The flipping drive component can control the recycling gripping device to flip from above the recycling section to above the workstation. The lifting drive component can control the recycling gripping device to descend and grip the fixedly connected first assembly and second assembly. The recycling gripping device can flip back onto the recycling section and release the gripper, causing the fixedly connected first assembly and second assembly to fall into the recycling section.

2. The assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The feeding assembly also includes a tray and a conveyor. The tray is placed on the conveyor and is used to place the first assembly. The conveyor, which is close to the frame, can lift the tray so that the gripping part can grip the first assembly in the tray.

3. The assembly apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The feeding assembly also includes a vacuum suction unit. A support is provided on the frame, and a movable component is provided on the support. The vacuum suction unit is disposed on the movable component. The vacuum suction unit can move along the setting direction of the movable component to above the tray. A suction unit drive is provided on the vacuum suction unit. When the first assembly on the tray is moved to the work station by the gripping part, the suction unit drive can control the vacuum suction unit to descend and suck up the tray.

4. The assembly apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The workstation is equipped with a positioning component, which can be used to pass through the first assembly to fix the first assembly to the workstation.

5. The assembly equipment as described in claim 4, characterized in that, A first detection unit is provided on the side of the workstation away from the first assembly. The first detection unit is a first detection optical fiber that can pass through the workstation to detect the position of the first assembly located at the workstation and adjust the position of the gripping part that grips the first assembly so that the position of the first assembly matches that of the positioning part.

6. The assembly equipment as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The assembly equipment also includes a discharge assembly, which includes a discharge clamping device. The discharge clamping device is mounted on the frame. The workstation can drive the material formed by the second assembly fixed on the first assembly to rotate to the discharge clamping device. The discharge clamping device can clamp the material and place it in the external discharge section.

7. The assembly equipment as described in claim 6, characterized in that, A second detection unit is provided at the workstation away from the discharge port. The second detection unit can detect the torque value when the second assembly is fixed to the first assembly by the connector. When the torque value does not meet the connection standard, the workstation with the first assembly and the second assembly will move to the recycling clamping device. When the torque value meets the connection standard, the workstation with the first assembly and the second assembly will move to the discharge clamping device.

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