Automatic assembly equipment and assembly method for toy car wheel system
By designing automatic assembly equipment for wheel systems of toy vehicles, the assembly of wheel components and axle components directly crimped on the vehicle body components is realized, solving the problems of assembly time and complex structure in the prior art, improving assembly efficiency and reducing costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202310275537.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-03-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-08
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-03-21
AI Technical Summary
In the existing automatic assembly system of toy cars, the assembly process of wheel parts and axle parts takes a long time, the assembly efficiency improvement is limited, and the system structure is complex.
An automatic assembly equipment for wheel system of toy vehicles is designed, including a bench plate, body conveying mechanism, wheel conveying mechanism, axle conveying mechanism, front side slip mechanism, rear side slip mechanism, material turning mechanism and crimping mechanism. Through the PLC control cabinet, the wheel components and axle components are directly crimped to the vehicle body components in the feeding channel, simplifying the assembly process.
It significantly improves the assembly efficiency of the toy car wheel system, reduces assembly time, simplifies the overall structure, and reduces manufacturing costs.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of toy processing equipment, and more particularly to an automatic assembly device for a toy car wheel system and an assembly method thereof. Background Art
[0002] The body, wheels, and axle are the primary components of a toy car. The wheels and axle form the wheel system of a toy car. The wheels are located on either side of the body. During assembly, the wheels are connected to the body through the axle. Manual material selection and assembly are the traditional methods for selecting and assembling the wheel system. The wheels and axle are stored on separate trays. An operator selects the required number of wheels and axle from the trays and then assembles them. The assembly process is a two-step process: first, the wheels and axle are installed on one side of the body, followed by the wheels and axle on the other side. After installation of one side, the body needs to be flipped over for installation on the other side. During wheel assembly, the wheels must first be placed on the body, and then the axle must be pressed into the wheel and body. Consequently, the assembly process for a toy car wheel system is complex and time-consuming when performed manually, resulting in low efficiency. Furthermore, the long hours of labor can easily fatigue the operator, impacting assembly quality.
[0003] In this regard, the Chinese patent publication number CN106378626A, entitled "An Automatic Assembly System for Intelligent Toy Cars", discloses an automatic assembly system for toy cars for replacing manual assembly. The system comprises a wheel assembly mechanism, a wheel feeding unit is provided on the wheel assembly mechanism, the discharge end of the wheel feeding unit is connected to the wheel pressing unit, the wheel assembly mechanism also comprises an axle feeding unit, the discharge end of the axle feeding unit is connected to the wheel pressing unit, the assembly system also comprises a whole vehicle assembly mechanism, the feed axle end of the whole vehicle assembly mechanism is connected to the wheel pressing unit, and the wheel assembly mechanism further comprises an axle feeding unit. The discharging end of the wheel assembly mechanism is connected, the whole vehicle assembly mechanism includes a whole vehicle assembly unit, the upper part of the whole vehicle assembly unit is provided with a chassis feeding unit and a shell feeding unit, the discharging port of the wheel crimping unit is connected with the feeding port of the whole vehicle assembly unit, the wheel feeding unit includes a vibrating material tray, the vibrating material tray is provided with an inclined material guide plate, the lower end of the inclined material guide plate constitutes the discharging port, the lower part of the inclined material guide plate is provided with a tire vibrating plate, the discharging port of the tire vibrating plate is provided with a discharging pipe, the length direction of the discharging pipe is inclined, and the lower end of the discharging pipe is connected with the wheel crimping unit, The wheel crimping unit includes a first crimping head and a second crimping head, the first crimping head and the second crimping head are respectively connected to a driving mechanism, a discharge pipe is located at the front end of the first crimping head and the second crimping head, the driving mechanism drives the first crimping head and the second crimping head to move relative to or away from each other, and an axle pusher is provided between the first crimping head and the second crimping head. When assembling a toy car, the processed wheels are guided into a vibrating material tray, the vibrating material tray evenly scatters the tires into the tire vibrating tray, and the tire vibrating tray neatly guides the individual tires one by one from the discharge pipe to the space between the first and second crimping heads of the wheel crimping unit. The wheel crimping unit guides the axle to between the first and second crimping joints, and the driving mechanism drives the first and second crimping joints to move relative to each other, thereby assembling the tire to both ends of the axle and completing the assembly of the wheel assembly. After the wheel crimping unit assembles the wheel assembly, it guides it to the vehicle assembly mechanism, and the chassis feeding unit and the shell feeding unit are used to deliver the chassis and the shell to the vehicle assembly mechanism. The automatic screwdriver provided above the vehicle assembly unit is used to assemble the chassis and the shell together, thereby completing the assembly of the vehicle.
[0004] Although the toy car automatic assembly system of the above structure can reduce the workload of operators and improve the efficiency of material selection and assembly compared to manual material selection and assembly, it still has the problem that the axle components and the crimped wheel components cannot be directly assembled to the vehicle body by only using the wheel crimping unit, and the assistance of the whole vehicle assembly mechanism is required to connect the wheel assembly crimped by the wheel crimping unit with the chassis and shell of the vehicle body, which makes the entire assembly process time-consuming and the improvement of assembly efficiency is limited. At the same time, it also leads to the complexity of the overall structure. Summary of the Invention
[0005] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the problems in the above-mentioned prior art automatic assembly system of toy cars that the assembly process is still relatively long, the assembly efficiency cannot be greatly improved compared with manual assembly, and the overall structure of the system is complex, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic assembly device for a toy car wheel system in which the assembly of wheel components and axle components, as well as axle components and body components can be carried out simultaneously, thereby shortening the assembly process, greatly improving the assembly efficiency compared with manual assembly, and having a reasonable overall structure.
[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is:
[0007] A toy car wheel system automatic assembly equipment, which includes a table, a body conveying mechanism, a wheel conveying mechanism, an axle conveying mechanism, a front sliding mechanism, a rear sliding mechanism, a flipping mechanism and a pressing mechanism, the table is provided with a feeding channel, the body conveying mechanism, the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism are all arranged on one side of the table, and the body conveying mechanism is opposite to the entrance of the feeding channel, the wheel conveying mechanism extends to the top of the feeding channel, the axle conveying mechanism extends to one side above the feeding channel, and the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism are each configured with two groups, the two wheel conveying mechanisms and the axle conveying mechanisms are spaced apart, the front sliding mechanism, the rear sliding mechanism, the flipping mechanism and the pressing mechanism are all arranged on the table, the front sliding mechanism and the rear sliding mechanism are located at the feeding channel The material channel is lateral and spaced apart, and the front sliding mechanism is opposite to the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism on one side, and the rear sliding mechanism is opposite to the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism on the other side. The flipping mechanism is located between the front sliding mechanism and the rear sliding mechanism and is opposite to the feeding channel. There are two groups of crimping mechanisms, and the two crimping mechanisms correspond to the front sliding mechanism and the rear sliding mechanism opposite to the front sliding mechanism and the rear sliding mechanism. The crimping mechanism is used to grab the axle components transported outward by the corresponding axle conveying mechanism and move them into the feeding channel, and crimp them to the wheel components and the body components. The body conveying mechanism, wheel conveying mechanism, axle conveying mechanism, front sliding mechanism, rear sliding mechanism, flipping mechanism and crimping mechanism are all controlled by the PLC control cabinet.
[0008] Preferably, a step surface is formed on the table, and the feeding channel includes a front slot and a rear slot, which are located on both sides of the step surface, and the front slot and the rear slot are staggered and independent of each other. The vehicle body conveying mechanism is opposite to the entrance of the front slot, and the two wheel conveying mechanisms and the axle conveying mechanism extend to above the front slot and the rear slot respectively. The front sliding mechanism is located lateral to the front slot, and the rear sliding mechanism and the tipping mechanism are both located lateral to the rear slot, and the tipping mechanism and the front sliding mechanism are located on the same horizontal plane.
[0009] Preferably, the vehicle body conveying mechanism includes a first vibrating plate and a first guide plate, one end of the first guide plate is connected to the discharge end of the first vibrating plate, and the other end is opposite to the entrance of the feeding channel, the wheel conveying mechanism includes a second vibrating plate and a second guide plate, one end of the second guide plate is connected to the discharge end of the second vibrating plate, and the other end passes through the top of the feeding channel and is connected to the table on the other side thereof, a drop-out port is provided on the second guide plate, the axle conveying mechanism includes a third vibrating plate, a conveying pipeline and a holding block, one end of the conveying pipeline is connected to the discharge end of the third vibrating plate, and the other end extends to one side above the feeding channel and is connected to the holding block, the holding block is arranged on the table, a discharge port opposite to the conveying pipeline is provided on the holding block, and an axle rod slide groove opposite to the discharge port is provided in the feeding channel opposite to the front sliding mechanism.
[0010] Preferably, a material distribution trough is provided on the second material guide plate of the wheel conveying mechanism, a material drop-out port is provided in the material distribution trough, two groups of conveying pipelines corresponding to the third vibration disk are provided, and the two conveying pipelines corresponding to each third vibration disk are connected to the same retaining block.
[0011] Preferably, the front sliding mechanism includes two transmission boxes, two top plates, several springs, two transmission belts, a first feeding cylinder, a first position sensor, a second position sensor and a pressure sensor. The two transmission boxes are located on one side of the feeding channel, and the two transmission boxes are spaced and staggered. The transmission box away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism is located below the wheel conveying mechanism. Each spring is provided on the two transmission boxes, and the two top plates and transmission belts correspond to the transmission boxes one by one. The top plate is provided at the end of the spring away from the transmission box. Transmission wheels are provided on both sides of the transmission box, and the transmission belt is wound around the transmission wheel and the top plate. The first feeding cylinder is provided between the two transmission boxes, and the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder is opposite to the feeding channel. The first position sensor is provided at the close position of the transmission box away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism and the first feeding cylinder, the second position sensor is provided below the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism close to the transmission box, and the pressure sensor is provided on the other side of the feeding channel opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder.
[0012] Preferably, the front sliding mechanism also includes a second feeding cylinder, a support plate and a pressure sensor. The second feeding cylinder is located on the other side of the feeding channel. The piston rod of the second feeding cylinder can be opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder when extended. The support plate is arranged in the feeding channel on one side of the second feeding cylinder and is opposite to the transmission belt close to the side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism. The pressure sensor is arranged on the other side of the feeding channel opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder and the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder.
[0013] Preferably, the rear sliding mechanism includes a third feeding cylinder, a blocking block, a fourth feeding cylinder, a fifth feeding cylinder, multiple limit cylinders, a push plate, multiple paddles, two third position sensors and a fourth position sensor. A vertical plate extending downward is provided under the table, and a cross bar is provided on one side of the vertical plate. The third feeding cylinder is located on one side of the vertical plate, the blocking block is provided on the third feeding cylinder and is clamped on the cross bar and slidably connected to it. The fourth feeding cylinder is provided on the vertical plate, and its piston rod is connected to the third feeding cylinder. The fifth feeding cylinder is connected to the piston rod of the third feeding cylinder. The push plate is provided on the piston rod of the fifth feeding cylinder, and the paddle is provided at the push plate position. At one end above the table, a guide groove opposite to the push plate is provided on the table, and the guide groove is located on one side of the feeding channel. The paddle passes through the guide groove to the top of the table and extends into the feeding channel. A return groove opposite to the paddle and connected to the guide groove is provided on the table. A limit plate opposite to the paddle is provided on the table on one side of the feeding channel. The limit cylinder is provided on the side of the limit plate away from the paddle, and its piston rod passes through the limit plate and extends into the feeding channel. Two third position sensors are provided on one side and the other side of the feeding channel close to the front sliding mechanism, and the fourth position sensor is located below the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism.
[0014] Preferably, the turning mechanism includes a first turning cylinder, a second turning cylinder, a fifth position sensor and a fifth position sensor, the first turning cylinder and the second turning cylinder are located on both sides of the feeding channel, and the piston rod of the first turning cylinder and the piston rod of the second turning cylinder remain relative to each other, the fifth position sensor is arranged on one side of the piston rod of the first turning cylinder, and the fifth position sensor is arranged on one side of the piston rod of the second turning cylinder.
[0015] Preferably, the crimping mechanism includes a clamping cylinder, a clamping jaw, a transverse cylinder, a crimping cylinder, a pressure block, a seventh position sensor and an eighth position sensor. The clamping cylinder is a double-acting cylinder. The clamping jaws are configured to be equal in number to the piston rod of the double-acting cylinder and are arranged on the corresponding piston rod. The two clamping jaws are provided with relative slots for clamping axle components. The transverse cylinder is arranged on the table, and its piston rod is connected to the clamping cylinder. The crimping cylinder is located above the feeding channel and is opposite to the clamping cylinder. The pressure block is arranged on the piston rod of the crimping cylinder. The seventh position sensor is arranged on the side of any clamping jaw on the clamping cylinder close to the slot, and the eighth position sensor is arranged at the lower end of the piston rod of the crimping cylinder.
[0016] An assembly method of the above-mentioned toy car wheel automatic assembly equipment comprises the following steps:
[0017] S1: placing the vehicle body parts, wheel parts and axle parts required for assembly into the first vibrating plate, the second vibrating plate and the third vibrating plate of the vehicle body conveying mechanism, the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism in sequence;
[0018] S2: The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first vibrating plate of the vehicle body conveying mechanism and the transmission box of the front sliding mechanism. The first vibrating plate vibrates to convey the vehicle body parts to the front slot of the platen feeding channel. The transmission box drives the transmission belt to rotate. The transmission belt on the side close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism drives the vehicle body parts entering the front slot to move along the front slot toward the wheel conveying mechanism and axle conveying mechanism on the near side.
[0019] S3: When the vehicle body component moves to a position opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder of the front sliding mechanism, the first position sensor detects the position of the vehicle body component and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first feeding cylinder, and its piston rod pushes the relative vehicle body component to move to the other side of the front slot;
[0020] S4: When the vehicle body component reaches the position relative to the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder of the front sliding mechanism, it touches the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor converts the pressure signal into an electrical signal and sends it to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second feeding cylinder, and its piston rod pushes the relative vehicle body component to move along the front slot to the relative position of another transmission belt. The transmission belt further drives the relative vehicle body component to move to the bottom of the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism on the approaching side.
[0021] S5: When the vehicle body component moves to the bottom of the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism close to one side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism, the second position sensor detects the position of the vehicle body component and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which interrupts the operation of the vehicle body conveying mechanism and the front sliding mechanism, and controls the operation of the second vibrating plate of the wheel conveying mechanism and the third vibrating plate of the axle conveying mechanism. The second vibrating plate and the third vibrating plate convey the wheel components and axle components inside to the second guide plate and the conveying pipeline. The wheel components fall into one side of the vehicle body component in two rows from the blanking port on the second guide plate, and the axle components fall into the discharge port of the holding block in two rows.
[0022] S6: The seventh position sensor on the clamping cylinder jaws of the crimping mechanism detects the position of the axle component and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which interrupts the operation of the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism and controls the operation of the clamping cylinder to move its two clamping jaws toward each other to clamp the axle component in the slot. At the same time, the operation of the transverse cylinder is controlled to push the clamping cylinder to move above the slot on the front side of the feeding channel. The eighth position sensor on the crimping cylinder detects the position of the clamping jaws and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the operation of the crimping cylinder to press the axle component into the wheel component and the body component through the pressing block to obtain a semi-finished toy car. Then, the clamping cylinder, the transverse cylinder and the crimping cylinder are controlled to return to their positions.
[0023] S7: The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the front sliding mechanism again, and the transmission belt close to the side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism drives the semi-finished toy car to move toward the tipping mechanism. When it reaches the relative position with the piston rod of the first tipping cylinder, the fifth position sensor detects the position of the semi-finished toy car, and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first tipping cylinder to push the semi-finished toy car toward the second tipping cylinder, and through the step surface on the table, the semi-finished toy car is turned 180° into the rear slot of the feeding channel. The sixth position sensor detects the position of the semi-finished toy car, and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second tipping cylinder to push the semi-finished toy car in the direction perpendicular to the rear slot until it rests on the step surface of the table.
[0024] S8: The third position sensor of the rear sliding mechanism detects the position of the semi-finished toy car and feeds the detection result back to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the third feeding cylinder to drive the push plate and the paddle to rise along the guide groove, and controls the operation of the fifth feeding cylinder to drive the push plate and the paddle to move along the guide groove toward the semi-finished toy car until the paddle moves to both sides of the semi-finished toy car. Then, the fourth feeding cylinder is controlled to operate to push the third feeding cylinder, the fifth feeding cylinder, the push plate, the paddles, and the semi-finished toy car located between the paddles toward the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism.
[0025] S9: After the fourth position sensor of the rear sliding mechanism detects the position of the semi-finished toy car, the detection result is fed back to the PLC control cabinet, and the PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the fourth feeding cylinder and controls the operation of the wheel conveying mechanism and the axle conveying mechanism to complete the installation of the wheel components and axle components on the other side of the semi-finished toy car in the same way to obtain the finished toy car. The fourth feeding cylinder is operated to push the finished toy car out of the feeding channel.
[0026] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are:
[0027] During the assembly process of the toy car wheels by the automatic assembly equipment of the toy car wheel system of the present invention, the wheel components and the axle components can be directly pressed onto the body components when the body components are conveyed in the feeding channel. There is no need to first assemble the wheel components and the axle components and then assemble them with the body components, so that the assembly process of the toy car wheel system is greatly simplified, thereby reducing the time spent on assembling the toy car wheel system and significantly improving the assembly efficiency. At the same time, there is no need to add an additional vehicle assembly mechanism, so that the overall structure of the equipment of the present invention is also simplified, and it also has the advantage of lower manufacturing cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0028] Figure 1It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the finished toy car and the semi-finished toy car assembled by the assembly equipment of the present invention, as well as the body parts, wheel parts, and axle parts that constitute the finished toy car and the semi-finished toy car;
[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the assembly equipment of the present invention when it is working;
[0030] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the assembly equipment of the present invention;
[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the second guide plate of the wheel conveying mechanism of the assembly equipment of the present invention;
[0032] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the conveying pipeline and holding block of the axle conveying mechanism of the assembly equipment of the present invention;
[0033] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the transmission box, top plate, spring and conveyor belt of the front sliding mechanism of the assembly equipment of the present invention;
[0034] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the crimping mechanism of the assembly equipment of the present invention;
[0035] Figure 8 This invention Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A;
[0036] Figure 9 This invention Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B;
[0037] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the assembly equipment of the present invention from another perspective;
[0038] Figure 11 This invention Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part C;
[0039] Figure 12 This invention Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part D.
[0040] As shown in the figure:
[0041] A1, finished toy car; A2, semi-finished toy car; a1, body parts; a2, wheel parts; a3, axle parts; 1, table; 101, step surface; 102, front slot; 102a, shaft slide; 103, rear slot; 104, vertical plate; 105, crossbar; 106, guide groove; 2, body conveying mechanism; 201, first vibrating plate; 202, first guide plate; 3, wheel conveying mechanism; 301, second vibrating plate; 302, second guide plate; 302a, drop port; 302b, material distribution chute; 4, axle conveying mechanism; 401, third vibrating plate; 402, conveying pipeline; 403, holding block; 403a, discharge port ; 5. Front sliding mechanism; 501. Transmission box; 502. Top plate; 503. Spring; 504. Transmission belt; 505. First feeding cylinder; 506. Second feeding cylinder; 507. Support plate; 6. Rear sliding mechanism; 601. Third feeding cylinder; 602. Block; 603. Fourth feeding cylinder; 604. Fifth feeding cylinder; 605. Limiting cylinder; 606. Push plate; 607. Pick; 7. Turning mechanism; 701. First turning cylinder; 702. Second turning cylinder; 8. Pressing mechanism; 801. Clamping cylinder; 802. Clamping claw; 802a. Card slot; 803. Transverse cylinder; 804. Pressing cylinder; 805. Pressing block, DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0042] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or the directions or positional relationships in which the product of the invention is usually placed when in use. They are only for the convenience of simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the directions are specific directions that must be possessed, specific direction structures and operations, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.
[0044] like Figures 1 to 3 as well as Figure 11As shown, the present invention relates to an automatic assembly device for a wheel system of a toy car, the device comprising a table 1, a body conveying mechanism 2, a wheel conveying mechanism 3, an axle conveying mechanism 4, a front sliding mechanism 5, a rear sliding mechanism 6, a turning mechanism 7 and a pressing mechanism 8, the table 1 is a place for assembling the wheel system of a toy car finished product A1, the body conveying mechanism 2, the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 are respectively used to convey the body component a1, the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 required for assembly to the table 1, the front sliding mechanism 5 and the rear sliding mechanism 6 are used to drive the body component a1, the toy car semi-finished product A2 obtained during the assembly process, and the assembled toy car finished product A1 to move on the table 1, the turning mechanism 7 is used to drive the toy car semi-finished product A2 to be turned over after the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 on one side of the body component a1 are assembled, and the pressing mechanism 8 is used to grab and move the axle component a3 conveyed to the table 1, and press-connect it to the wheel component a2 and the body component a1;
[0045] The above-mentioned platform 1 has a feeding channel, and the finished toy car is assembled in the feeding channel. The feeding channel extends from one side of the platform 1 to the other side and penetrates the two end surfaces of the platform 1. The body conveying mechanism 2, the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 are all arranged on one side of the platform 1. The body conveying mechanism 2 is opposite to the entrance of the feeding channel. The body part a1 conveyed outward by the body conveying mechanism 2 can directly enter the feeding channel. The wheel conveying mechanism 3 extends to the top of the feeding channel, and the axle conveying mechanism 4 extends to a position above the feeding channel. The wheel component a2 transported by the wheel conveying mechanism 3 is opposite to the feeding channel, and the wheel component a2 transported outward can directly fall into the feeding channel for assembly. The axle component a3 transported by the axle conveying mechanism 4 is staggered with the feeding channel. In the present invention, the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 are each configured with two groups. The two groups of wheel conveying mechanisms 3 and axle conveying mechanisms 4 are respectively used for assembling the wheel components a2 and axle components a3 on both sides of the toy car. One group of axle conveying mechanisms 4 transports the long axle component a3, and the other axle conveying mechanism transports the long axle component a3. The mechanism 4 conveys the short axle component a3, the front sliding mechanism 5, the rear sliding mechanism 6, the turning mechanism 7 and the pressing mechanism 8 are all arranged on the table 1, the front sliding mechanism 5 and the rear sliding mechanism 6 are located on the side of the feeding channel and are spaced apart, and the front sliding mechanism 5 is opposite to the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on one side, and the rear sliding mechanism 6 is opposite to the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on the other side, the turning mechanism 7 is located between the front sliding mechanism 5 and the rear sliding mechanism 6, and is opposite to the feeding channel, and the pressing mechanism 8 is opposite to the front sliding mechanism 5 and the rear sliding mechanism 6. There are two groups of sample configurations, and the two pressing mechanisms 8 correspond to the front sliding mechanism 5 and the rear sliding mechanism 6 opposite to the front sliding mechanism 5 and the rear sliding mechanism 6. After the axle component a3 is conveyed outward, it is grabbed by the pressing mechanism 8 and moved to the feeding channel, and simultaneously pressed to the wheel component a2 and the body component a1 to complete the assembly of the axle component a3. The body conveying mechanism 2, the wheel conveying mechanism 3, the axle conveying mechanism 4, the front sliding mechanism 5, the rear sliding mechanism 6, the turning mechanism 7 and the pressing mechanism 8 are all controlled by the PLC control cabinet;
[0046] During assembly, the PLC control cabinet first controls the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 to operate and convey the vehicle body component a1 to the feeding channel. The front side sliding mechanism 5 drives the vehicle body component a1 entering the feeding channel to move toward the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 opposite thereto under the control of the PLC control cabinet. When the vehicle body component a1 reaches under the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4, the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 respectively place the wheel component a2 on the vehicle body component a1 on one side under the control of the PLC control cabinet, and convey the long axle component a3 toward the platen 1. The crimping structure is under the control of the PLC control cabinet. Under the control of the PLC control cabinet, the long axle component a3 is grabbed and moved into the feeding channel until it is moved to a position relative to the shaft hole on the wheel component a2 and the body component a1 in the feeding channel, and then the long axle is pressed tightly between the wheel component a2 and the body component a1 to obtain the toy car semi-finished product A2. After the crimping is completed, the front side sliding mechanism 5 drives the toy car semi-finished product A2 to move along the feeding channel to the turning mechanism 7. The turning mechanism 7 turns the toy car semi-finished product A2 180 degrees under the control of the PLC control cabinet. After the turning is completed, the rear side sliding mechanism 6 drives the toy car semi-finished product A2 under the control of the PLC control cabinet. Continue to transport the semi-finished toy car A2 along the feeding channel to the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on the other side. When the semi-finished toy car A2 reaches the bottom of the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on this side, it is controlled by the PLC control cabinet to place the wheel component a2 on the opposite body component a1, and transport the short axle component a3 toward the platen 1. After that, the PLC control cabinet controls the crimping structure on this side to move the short axle into the feeding channel in the same way and crimp it to the wheel component a2 and the body component a1 to obtain the finished toy car A1. After that, it is driven by the rear sliding mechanism 6 along the feeding channel. Transported outward, during the entire toy car wheel assembly process, the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 can be directly pressed onto the body component a1 when the body component a1 is transported in the feeding channel. There is no need to first assemble the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 and then assemble them with the body component a1, which greatly simplifies the toy car wheel system assembly process, thereby reducing the time spent on toy car wheel system assembly and significantly improving assembly efficiency. At the same time, there is no need to add additional vehicle assembly mechanisms, which simplifies the overall structure of the equipment of the present invention, and therefore has the advantage of lower manufacturing costs.
[0047] like Figure 2 and Figure 9As shown, a step surface 101 is formed on the table 1, and the feeding channel includes a front slot 102 and a rear slot 103. The front slot 102 and the rear slot 103 are respectively located on both sides of the step surface 101. The front slot 102 and the rear slot 103 are staggered and independent of each other. It can be understood that there is a height difference between the front slot 102 and the rear slot 103, and the height difference on both sides of the rear slot 103 is different. In the present invention, the height of the front slot 102 from the horizontal plane is greater than that of the rear slot 10 3 from the same horizontal plane, the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 is opposite to the entrance of the front slot 102, the two wheel conveying mechanisms 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 extend to above the front slot 102 and the rear slot 103 respectively, the front sliding mechanism 5 is located lateral to the front slot 102, the rear sliding mechanism 6 and the tipping mechanism 7 are both located lateral to the rear slot 103, and the tipping mechanism 7 and the front sliding mechanism 5 are located on the same horizontal plane, that is, the tipping mechanism 7 is located on the higher side of the rear slot 103;
[0048] During assembly, the body conveying mechanism 2 inputs the body component a1 from the front slot 102 of the feeding channel, and then the front sliding mechanism 5 drives the body component a1 to move to the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 opposite to the front slot 102, and assembles the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 on one side to obtain the toy car semi-finished product A2. After assembly is completed, the front sliding mechanism 5 drives it to move toward the turning mechanism 7, and the turning mechanism 7 pushes the toy car semi-finished product A2 into the rear slot 103. The height difference between the front slot 102 and the rear slot 103 is used to enable the toy car semi-finished product A2 to flip 180 degrees when it is pushed into the rear slot 103.
[0049] like Figures 2 to 5 as well as Figure 11As shown, the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 includes a first vibrating plate 201 and a first guide plate 202. The first vibrating plate 201 is used to place the vehicle body part a1. One end of the first guide plate 202 is connected to the discharge end of the first vibrating plate 201, and the other end is opposite to the entrance of the feeding channel. When the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first vibrating plate 201, the first vibrating plate 201 vibrates to make the vehicle body part a1 spirally rise and be conveyed to the feeding channel on the table 1 along the first guide plate 202 at a uniform direction angle. The wheel conveying The feeding mechanism 3 includes a second vibrating plate 301 and a second guide plate 302. One end of the second guide plate 302 is connected to the discharge end of the second vibrating plate 301, and the other end passes through the top of the feeding channel and is connected to the table 1 on the other side thereof. A drop opening 302a is provided on the second guide plate 302. The second vibrating plate 301 is used to place the wheel component a2. When the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second vibrating plate 301, the second vibrating plate 301 vibrates to make the wheel component a2 spirally rise and move along the second vibrating plate 301 at a uniform direction angle. The guide plate 302 moves until it falls into the feeding channel on the table 1 through the drop port 302a under the action of gravity. The axle conveying mechanism 4 includes a third vibrating plate 401, a conveying pipeline 402 and a holding block 403. One end of the conveying pipeline 402 is connected to the discharge end of the third vibrating plate 401, and the other end extends to the top of the feeding channel and is connected to the holding block 403. The holding block 403 is arranged on the table 1. A discharge port 403a opposite to the conveying pipeline 402 is opened on the holding block 403. The PLC control cabinet controls When the third vibration plate 401 is in operation, the third vibration plate 401 vibrates to cause the axle component a3 therein to spirally rise and enter the conveying pipeline 402 at a uniform orientation angle, and then move along the conveying pipeline 402, pass through the conveying pipeline 402, and enter the discharge port 403a of the holding block 403, and finally separate from the discharge port 403a under the action of gravity. The axle component a3 that has separated from the discharge port 403a is grasped by the corresponding crimping mechanism 8 and moved to the feeding channel, and crimped onto the wheel component a2 and the vehicle body component a1;
[0050] In addition, an axle rod slide groove 102a opposite to the discharge port 403a is opened in the feeding channel opposite to the front side sliding mechanism 5. The axle rod slide groove 102a is used to allow the part of the long axle component a3 that passes through the other side of the body component a1 to slide under the drive of the front side sliding mechanism 5 after the long axle component a3 is crimped, thereby avoiding obstruction of the sliding of the toy car semi-finished product A2.
[0051] like Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, a dividing trough 302b is provided on the second guide plate 302 of the wheel conveying mechanism 3, and a blanking port 302a is provided in the dividing trough 302b. The wheel components a2 conveyed outward from the second vibration disk 301 move in two rows along the dividing trough 302b until they pass through the blanking port 302a and fall into the feeding channel. Correspondingly, two groups of conveying pipelines 402 corresponding to the third vibration disk 401 are provided. The two conveying pipelines 402 corresponding to each third vibration disk 401 are connected to the same retaining block 403. The two groups of conveying pipelines 402 respectively convey the axle components a3 corresponding to the two wheel components a2.
[0052] like Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 6 and Figure 8As shown, the front sliding mechanism 5 includes two transmission boxes 501, two top plates 502, a plurality of springs 503, two transmission belts 504, a first feeding cylinder 505, a first position sensor and a second position sensor, wherein the two transmission boxes 501 are located on one side of the front slot 102 of the feeding channel. In the present invention, the two transmission boxes 501 are arranged on the same side of the front slot 102. The two transmission boxes 501 are spaced and staggered, that is, the distance from the front slot 102 is not equal. The transmission box 501 close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 is farther away from the front slot 102 than the other transmission box 501. The transmission box 501 away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 is located below the wheel conveying mechanism 3. Each spring 503 is arranged on the two transmission boxes 50 1, the two top plates 502 and the transmission belt 504 correspond to the transmission box 501 one by one, the top plate 502 is connected to the end of each spring 503 on the corresponding transmission box 501 away from the transmission box 501, and the transmission belt 504 is wound around the transmission wheel and the top plate 502. It should be mentioned that the transmission box 501 in the present invention is internally provided with a motor and a gear set, and the transmission wheel is driven to rotate by the motor. The transmission box 501 can be selected from the common transmission box 501 models on the market. The transmission wheel rotates to transmit the transmission belt 504. After the body part a1 enters the front slot 102 of the feeding channel and the semi-finished toy car A2 is assembled, they are both located on the corresponding front side sliding mechanism 5 transmission belt 504 side. The transmission belt 504 Under the action of the spring 503, the top plate 502 presses it onto the body part a1 and the toy car semi-finished product A2, and then the body part a1 and the toy car semi-finished product A2 can move along the front slot 102 driven by the transmission belt 504. The first feeding cylinder 505 is arranged between the two transmission boxes 501, and the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505 is opposite to the feeding channel. The first position sensor is arranged at the proximity position of the transmission box 501 and the first feeding cylinder 505 on the side away from the body conveying mechanism 2. When the body part a1 moves toward the first feeding cylinder 505, after reaching the relative position with the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505, the first position sensor detects the body part a1. At this time, the PLC control cabinet controls The first feeding cylinder 505 is controlled to operate, and the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505 pushes the vehicle body component a1 opposite to it to move to the other side of the front slot 102. The second position sensor is arranged under the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 close to the transmission box 501. When the vehicle body component a1 moves under the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4, the second position sensor detects the vehicle body component a1. At this time, the PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the transmission box 501 of the front sliding mechanism 5, stops the transmission of the two transmission belts 504, and thus keeps the vehicle body component a1 under the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 to assemble the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 on one side.
[0053] like Figure 8As shown, the front sliding mechanism 5 also includes a second feeding cylinder 506, a support plate 507 and a pressure sensor. The second feeding cylinder 506 is located on the other side of the feeding channel, which is opposite to the transmission box 501 close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2. The piston rod of the second feeding cylinder 506 can be opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505 when extended. The support plate 507 is provided in the feeding channel on one side of the second feeding cylinder 506 and is opposite to the transmission belt 504 close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2, thereby isolating the second feeding cylinder 506 from the front side slot 102. The internal space of the front side slot 102 is formed into a staggered Z shape through the support plate 507. The first feeding cylinder 505 is located in the Z shape. In the middle position of the Z-shaped front slot 102, the pressure sensor is arranged on the other side of the feeding channel opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505 and the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder 506, that is, on the other side of the middle position of the Z-shaped front slot 102. When the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505 pushes the body part a1 opposite to it to move to the other side of the front slot 102, after the body part a1 touches the pressure sensor, the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second feeding cylinder 506, and its piston rod pushes the body part a1 to move to the transmission belt 504 on the other side, and then the transmission belt 504 drives it to move to the bottom of the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on the approaching side.
[0054] like Figures 11 to 12As shown, the rear sliding mechanism 6 includes a third feeding cylinder 601, a clamping block 602, a fourth feeding cylinder 603, a fifth feeding cylinder 604, a plurality of limit cylinders 605, a push plate 606, a plurality of paddles 607, two third position sensors and a fourth position sensor, wherein a vertical plate 104 extending downward is provided below the table 1, a horizontal bar 105 is provided on one side of the vertical plate 104, and the horizontal bar 105 is arranged in a direction parallel to the rear side groove of the feeding channel, the third feeding cylinder 601 is located on one side of the vertical plate 104, and the clamping block 602 is provided on the third feeding cylinder 601, which is concave in shape, and the clamping block 602 is clamped on the horizontal bar 105 through the notch and is slidably connected to it, thereby supporting the third feeding cylinder 601 through the horizontal bar 105, and it can reciprocate along the horizontal bar 1 05 sliding, it should be mentioned that the third feeding cylinder 601 is arranged with its piston rod facing upward, the fourth feeding cylinder 603 is arranged on the vertical plate 104, and its piston rod is connected to the third feeding cylinder 601, so that when the fourth feeding cylinder 603 is running, it can push the third feeding cylinder 601 to slide along the cross bar 105, the fifth feeding cylinder 604 is connected to the piston rod of the third feeding cylinder 601, and the push plate 606 is arranged on the piston rod of the fifth feeding cylinder 604, and each paddle 607 is arranged at one end of the push plate 606 above the table 1, and a guide groove 106 opposite to the push plate 606 is opened on the table 1, and the guide groove 106 is located on one side of the feeding channel, and one end of the paddle 607 passes through the guide groove 106 to the top of the table 1 and extends to the back of the feeding channel. In the side slots 103, the space in the rear slots 103 between adjacent paddles 607 is used for the entry of the finished toy car A1. A return slot opposite to the paddle 607 and connected to the guide slot 106 is provided on the table 1. It can be understood that when the piston rod of the fourth feeding cylinder 603 is in the initial state, that is, the third feeding cylinder 601, the fifth feeding cylinder 604, the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 are opposite to the paddle 607 in the initial state, when the finished toy car A1 enters, the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the fourth feeding cylinder 603, and the movement of its piston rod pushes the third feeding cylinder 601 to slide along the cross bar 105. When the third feeding cylinder 601 slides, it drives the fifth feeding cylinder 604, the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 to slide. Then, the toy car finished product A1 in the rear slot 103 can be pushed to the other side by the moving paddle 607 to complete the transportation. When the toy car finished product A1 is about to enter the rear slot 103, the PLC control cabinet controls the piston rod of the fourth feeding cylinder 603 to return, driving the third feeding cylinder 601, the fifth feeding cylinder 604, the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 to move to the initial position. At this time, the paddle 607 is opposite to the corresponding return slot, and then the PLC control cabinet controls the third feeding cylinder 601 to operate, and its piston rod extends outward to drive the fifth feeding cylinder 604, the push plate 606 and each paddle 607 to lift upward until the height of the paddle 607 exceeds the height of the toy car finished product A1. After that, the PLC control cabinet controls the fifth feeding cylinder 604 to operate.The piston rod moves away from the rear slot 103 until the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 move into the return slot, so that the paddle 607 is disengaged from the rear slot 103. At this time, the finished toy car A1 can enter the rear slot 103. When the finished toy car A1 is to be pushed to move, the PLC control cabinet controls the fifth feeding cylinder 604 to operate, and the fifth feeding cylinder 604 drives the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 to move back, so that the paddle 607 can be inserted into the finished toy car A1. 1, the paddle 607 can drive the toy car finished product A1 to move when the fourth feeding cylinder 603 is driven. In addition, a limit plate opposite to the paddle 607 is provided on the platform 1 on one side of the feeding channel. The limit cylinder 605 is provided on the side of the limit plate away from the paddle 607. Its piston rod passes through the limit plate and extends into the feeding channel. When the piston rod of the limit cylinder 605 extends into the feeding channel, it can block the movement of the toy car finished product A1 and the paddle 607. The two third Position sensors are located on one side of the rear slot 103 of the feeding channel near the front sliding mechanism 5 and on the other side of the rear slot 103. When the finished toy car A1 enters the rear slot 103, the third position sensor near the side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 can detect the position of the finished toy car A1, and then the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the rear sliding mechanism 6. When the finished toy car A1 is pushed out, another third position sensor detects the position of the paddle 607, and the PLC control cabinet controls the return of the third feeding cylinder 601, the fourth feeding cylinder 603, and the fifth feeding cylinder 604. The fourth position sensor is located below the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2, and is used to detect the position of the semi-finished toy car A2. When the semi-finished toy car A2 moves below the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2, the PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the fourth feeding cylinder 603.
[0055] like Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 10As shown, the turning mechanism 7 includes a first turning cylinder 701, a second turning cylinder 702, a fifth position sensor and a sixth position sensor. The first turning cylinder 701 and the second turning cylinder 702 are located on both sides of the feeding channel. Specifically, the first turning cylinder 701 is located at a high position on the step surface 101 of the table 1, and the second turning cylinder 702 is located at a low position on the step surface 101 of the table 1, and the piston rod of the first turning cylinder 701 and the piston rod of the second turning cylinder 702 remain relative to each other. The fifth position sensor is provided on one side of the piston rod of the first turning cylinder 701, and the sixth position sensor is provided on one side of the piston rod of the second turning cylinder 702. When the fifth position sensor detects that the toy car semi-finished product A2 moves to a position relative to the piston rods of the first turning cylinder 701 and the second turning cylinder 702 At this time, the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first turning cylinder 701, and its piston rod pushes the toy car semi-finished product A2 toward the second turning cylinder 702. Due to the existence of the step surface 101, the toy car semi-finished product A2 can be flipped when it moves toward the lower position of the step surface 101, and enters the rear slot 103 of the feeding channel by flipping 180°. At this time, the sixth position sensor detects the position of the toy car semi-finished product A2, and the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second turning cylinder 702, and its piston rod pushes the toy car semi-finished product A2 to move in a direction perpendicular to the rear slot 103 until it rests on the step surface 101 of the table 1, thereby enabling each toy car semi-finished product A2 that enters the rear slot 103 to remain in the same position when moving along the rear slot 103.
[0056] like Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 7 and Figure 10As shown, the crimping mechanism 8 includes a clamping cylinder 801, a clamping claw 802, a traverse cylinder 803, a crimping cylinder 804, a pressing block 805, a seventh position sensor and an eighth position sensor, wherein the clamping cylinder 801 is a double-acting cylinder, and the clamping claw 802 is configured to be equal in number to the piston rod of the double-acting cylinder, that is, the clamping cylinder 801 has two clamping claws 802 corresponding thereto, and the clamping claws 802 are arranged on the piston rod corresponding to the clamping cylinder 801, and the two clamping claws 802 are provided with relative slots 802a for clamping the axle component a3. When the two clamping claws 802 are closed, a circular space is formed between the two slots 802a, and the space is used for The axle component a3 for outward transport is inserted, and then when the clamping cylinder 801 is running, its two clamping claws 802 move toward each other to grab the axle component a3 entering the slot 802a. The transverse cylinder 803 is arranged on the table 1, and its piston rod is connected to the clamping cylinder 801. When the transverse cylinder 803 is running, it can push the crimping cylinder 804 and the axle component a3 clamped by its clamping claws 802 to move transversely in a direction perpendicular to the feeding channel. The crimping cylinder 804 is located above the feeding channel and is opposite to the clamping cylinder 801. The pressing block 805 is arranged at the lower end of the piston rod of the crimping cylinder 804. The crimping cylinder 804 is used to clamp the axle component a3. When the cylinder 801 controls the grasped axle component a3 to move to the bottom thereof, the axle component a3 is pressed into the wheel component a2 and the vehicle body component a1 in the feeding channel below by the pressure block 805 through the movement of its piston rod. The seventh position sensor is provided on the side of any clamping jaw 802 on the clamping cylinder 801 close to the card slot 802a, and is used to detect the position of the axle component a3 relative to the card slot 802a. When the position of the axle component a3 is detected, the PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the clamping cylinder 801, and the piston rod drives the two clamping jaws 802 to move toward each other to grasp the falling axle component a3. The eighth position sensor The device is provided at the lower end of the piston rod of the crimping cylinder 804, and is used to operate the crimping cylinder 804 by the PLC control cabinet after detecting the position of the clamping claw 802 of the clamping cylinder 801. The piston rod of the crimping cylinder 804 moves outward to drive the pressure block 805 to press the axle component a3 toward the wheel component a2 and the body component a1 to complete the crimping. It should be mentioned again that, in the present invention, each crimping structure includes two clamping cylinders 801, and the pressure blocks 805 provided on the piston rod of the crimping cylinder 804 are the same number as the clamping cylinders 801, to ensure that the two axle components a3 for installation on the same side of the body component a1 can be clamped.
[0057] Combine Figures 1 to 12 The present invention also relates to an assembly method of the above-mentioned toy car wheel automatic assembly equipment, which comprises the following steps:
[0058] S1: The vehicle body component a1, wheel component a2 and axle component a3 required for assembly are sequentially placed into the first vibration plate 201, the second vibration plate 301 and the third vibration plate 401 of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2, the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4;
[0059] S2: The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first vibrating plate 201 of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 and the transmission box 501 of the front sliding mechanism 5. The first vibrating plate 201 vibrates to convey the vehicle body component a1 to the front slot 102 of the feeding channel of the platen 1. The transmission box 501 drives the transmission belt 504 to rotate. The transmission belt 504 on the side close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 drives the vehicle body component a1 entering the front slot 102 to move along the front slot 102 toward the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on the near side.
[0060] S3: When the vehicle body part a1 moves to a position opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder 505 of the front sliding mechanism 5, the first position sensor detects the position of the vehicle body part a1 and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first feeding cylinder 505, and its piston rod pushes the relative vehicle body part a1 to move to the other side of the front slot 102;
[0061] S4: When the vehicle body component a1 reaches the position relative to the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder 506 of the front sliding mechanism 5, it touches the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor converts the pressure signal into an electrical signal and sends it to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second feeding cylinder 506, and its piston rod pushes the relative vehicle body component a1 along the front slot 102 to the relative position of another transmission belt 504. The transmission belt 504 further drives the relative vehicle body component a1 to move below the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on the approaching side.
[0062] S5: When the vehicle body component a1 moves to below the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 on one side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2, the second position sensor detects the position of the vehicle body component a1 and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which interrupts the operation of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 and the front sliding mechanism 5, and controls the operation of the first vibration plate 201 of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 and the second vibration plate 301 of the wheel conveying mechanism 3. The first vibration plate 201 and the second vibration plate 301 convey the vehicle body component a1 and the wheel component a2 inside to the second guide plate 302 and the conveying pipeline 402. The wheel component a2 falls into one side of the vehicle body component a1 in two rows from the blanking port 302a on the second guide plate 302, and the axle component a3 falls into two rows from the discharge port 403a of the holding block 403;
[0063] S6: The seventh position sensor on the clamping claw 802 of the clamping cylinder 801 of the crimping mechanism 8 detects the position of the axle component a3, and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which interrupts the operation of the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4, and controls the operation of the clamping cylinder 801, so that its two clamping claws 802 move toward each other to clamp the axle component a3 in the slot. At the same time, it controls the operation of the transverse cylinder 803 to push the clamping cylinder 801 to move above the slot 102 on the front side of the feeding channel. The eighth position sensor on the crimping cylinder 804 detects the position of the clamping claw 802, and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the operation of the crimping cylinder 804 to press the axle component a3 into the wheel component a2 and the body component a1 through the pressing block 805 to obtain the toy car semi-finished product A2, and then controls the clamping cylinder 801, the transverse cylinder 803 and the crimping cylinder 804 to return to their positions;
[0064] S7: The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the front sliding mechanism 5 again, and the transmission belt 504 close to the side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2 drives the toy car semi-finished product A2 to move toward the turning mechanism 7. When it reaches the relative position with the piston rod of the first turning cylinder 701, the fifth position sensor detects the position of the toy car semi-finished product A2, and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first turning cylinder 701 to push the toy car semi-finished product A2 toward the second turning cylinder 702, and through the step surface 101 on the table 1, the toy car semi-finished product A2 is turned 180° into the rear slot 103 of the feeding channel. The sixth position sensor detects the position of the toy car semi-finished product A2, and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second turning cylinder 702 to push the toy car semi-finished product A2 in the direction perpendicular to the rear slot 103 until it rests on the step surface 101 of the table 1;
[0065] S8: The third position sensor of the rear sliding mechanism 6 detects the position of the toy car semi-finished product A2 and feeds the detection result back to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the third feeding cylinder 601 to operate, driving the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 to rise along the guide groove 106, and controls the fifth feeding cylinder 604 to operate, driving the push plate 606 and the paddle 607 to move along the guide groove 106 toward the toy car semi-finished product A2, until the paddle 607 moves to both sides of the toy car semi-finished product A2, and then controls the fourth feeding cylinder 603 to operate, pushing the third feeding cylinder 601, the fifth feeding cylinder 604, the push plate 606, the paddles 607 and the toy car semi-finished product A2 located between the paddles 607 toward the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4 away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism 2;
[0066] S9: After the fourth position sensor of the rear sliding mechanism 6 detects the position of the semi-finished toy car A2, the detection result is fed back to the PLC control cabinet, and the PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the fourth feeding cylinder 603, and controls the operation of the wheel conveying mechanism 3 and the axle conveying mechanism 4, and completes the installation of the wheel component a2 and the axle component a3 on the other side of the semi-finished toy car A2 in the same way, and obtains the finished toy car A1, and the fourth feeding cylinder 603 is operated to push the finished toy car A1 out of the feeding channel.
[0067] The above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles and best embodiments of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may be subject to various changes and improvements, which shall fall within the scope of the invention to be protected.
Claims
1. An automatic assembly device for a toy car wheel system, characterized in that: It comprises a platform (1), a vehicle body conveying mechanism (2), a wheel conveying mechanism (3), an axle conveying mechanism (4), a front side sliding mechanism (5), a rear side sliding mechanism (6), a turning mechanism (7) and a pressing mechanism (8), wherein the platform (1) is provided with a feeding channel, the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2), the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) are all arranged on one side of the platform (1), and the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) is opposite to the entrance of the feeding channel, the wheel conveying mechanism (3) extends to the upper part of the feeding channel, the axle conveying mechanism (4) extends to the side above the feeding channel, and the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) are both configured with two groups, and there is a gap between the two wheel conveying mechanisms (3) and the axle. The conveying mechanisms (4) are spaced apart from each other, the front sliding mechanism (5), the rear sliding mechanism (6), the turning mechanism (7) and the pressing mechanism (8) are all arranged on the table (1), the front sliding mechanism (5) and the rear sliding mechanism (6) are located on the side of the feeding channel and are spaced apart, and the front sliding mechanism (5) is opposite to the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) on one side, and the rear sliding mechanism (6) is opposite to the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) on the other side, the turning mechanism (7) is located between the front sliding mechanism (5) and the rear sliding mechanism (6) and is opposite to the feeding channel, and the pressing mechanism (8) is configured in two groups, and the two pressing mechanisms (8) are the same as the front sliding mechanism (5) ), the rear sliding mechanism (6) corresponds to the front sliding mechanism (5) and the rear sliding mechanism (6), the crimping mechanism (8) is used to grab the axle component (a3) transported outward by the corresponding axle conveying mechanism (4) and move it to the feeding channel, and crimp it to the wheel component (a2) and the body component (a1), the body conveying mechanism (2), the wheel conveying mechanism (3), the axle conveying mechanism (4), the front sliding mechanism (5), the rear sliding mechanism (6), the turning mechanism (7) and the crimping mechanism (8) are all controlled by a PLC control cabinet, a step surface (101) is formed on the table (1), the feeding channel includes a front slot (102) and a rear slot (103), the front slot (102) and the rear slot ( 103) are located on both sides of the step surface (101), the front side slot (102) and the rear side slot (103) are staggered and independent of each other, the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) is opposite to the entrance of the front side slot (102), the two wheel conveying mechanisms (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) extend to the top of the front side slot (102) and the rear side slot (103), the front side sliding mechanism (5) is located on the lateral side of the front side slot (102), the rear side sliding mechanism (6) and the tipping mechanism (7) are both located on the lateral side of the rear side slot (103), and the tipping mechanism (7) and the front side sliding mechanism (5) are located on the same horizontal plane, the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) includes a first vibrating plate (201) and a first guide plate (202),One end of the first guide plate (202) is connected to the discharge end of the first vibrating disk (201), and the other end is opposite to the entrance of the feeding channel. The wheel conveying mechanism (3) includes a second vibrating disk (301) and a second guide plate (302). One end of the second guide plate (302) is connected to the discharge end of the second vibrating disk (301), and the other end passes through the top of the feeding channel and is connected to the table (1) on the other side thereof. A drop opening (302a) is provided on the second guide plate (302). The axle conveying mechanism (4) includes a third vibrating disk (401), a conveying pipeline (402) and a holding block (403). One end of the conveying pipeline (402) is connected to the discharge end of the third vibrating disk (401), and the other end extends from the top of the feeding channel to the table (1) on the other side thereof. The holding block (403) extends to one side above the feeding channel and is connected to the holding block (403), the holding block (403) is arranged on the table (1), the holding block (403) is provided with a discharge port (403a) opposite to the conveying pipeline (402), the feeding channel opposite to the front sliding mechanism (5) is provided with an axle rod slide groove (102a) opposite to the discharge port (403a), the second guide plate (302) of the wheel conveying mechanism (3) is provided with a dividing groove (302b), the discharge port (302a) is provided in the dividing groove (302b), the conveying pipeline (402) corresponding to the third vibration disk (401) is provided with two groups, and the two conveying pipelines (402) corresponding to each of the third vibration disks (401) are connected to the same holding block (403). The turning mechanism (7) includes a first turning cylinder (701), a second turning cylinder (702), a fifth position sensor and a fifth position sensor. The first turning cylinder (701) and the second turning cylinder (702) are located on both sides of the feeding channel, and the piston rod of the first turning cylinder (701) and the piston rod of the second turning cylinder (702) are kept relative to each other. The fifth position sensor is arranged on one side of the piston rod of the first turning cylinder (701), and the fifth position sensor is arranged on one side of the piston rod of the second turning cylinder (702). The crimping mechanism (8) includes a clamping cylinder (801), a clamping claw (802), a transverse cylinder (803), a crimping cylinder (804), a pressing block (805), a first position sensor and a second position sensor. The seventh position sensor and the eighth position sensor are provided. The clamping cylinder (801) is a double-acting cylinder. The clamping jaws (802) are configured to be equal in number to the piston rods of the double-acting cylinder and are provided on the corresponding piston rods. The two clamping jaws (802) are provided with opposite slots (802a) for clamping the axle component (a3). The transverse cylinder (803) is provided on the table (1). Its piston rod is connected to the clamping cylinder (801). The crimping cylinder (804) is located above the feeding channel and is opposite to the clamping cylinder (801). The pressing block (805) is provided on the piston rod of the crimping cylinder (804). The seventh position sensor is provided on the side of any clamping jaw (802) on the clamping cylinder (801) close to the slot (802a).The eighth position sensor is provided at the lower end of the piston rod of the crimping cylinder (804).
2. The automatic assembly equipment for a toy car wheel system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side sliding mechanism (5) comprises two transmission boxes (501), two top plates (502), a plurality of springs (503), two transmission belts (504), a first feeding cylinder (505), a first position sensor, a second position sensor and a pressure sensor. The two transmission boxes (501) are located on one side of the feeding channel. The two transmission boxes (501) are spaced apart and staggered. The transmission box (501) away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) is located below the wheel conveying mechanism (3). The springs (503) are arranged on the two transmission boxes (501). The two top plates (502) and the transmission belts (504) correspond to the transmission boxes (501) one by one. The top plate (502) is arranged at the position where the springs (503) are away from the transmission box ( 501), transmission wheels are provided on both sides of the transmission box (501), the transmission belt (504) is wound around the transmission wheel and the top plate (502), the first feeding cylinder (505) is provided between the two transmission boxes (501), the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder (505) is opposite to the feeding channel, the first position sensor is provided at a position close to the transmission box (501) and the first feeding cylinder (505) on the side away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2), the second position sensor is provided below the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) close to the transmission box (501), and the pressure sensor is provided on the other side of the feeding channel opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder (505).
3. The automatic assembly equipment for a toy car wheel system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side sliding mechanism (5) further includes a second feeding cylinder (506), a support plate (507) and a pressure sensor, wherein the second feeding cylinder (506) is located on the other side of the feeding channel, and the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder (506) can be opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder (505) when extended, and the support plate (507) is arranged in the feeding channel on one side of the second feeding cylinder (506) and opposite to the transmission belt (504) on the side close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2), and the pressure sensor is arranged on the other side of the feeding channel opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder (505) and the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder (506).
4. The automatic assembly equipment for a toy car wheel system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear sliding mechanism (6) comprises a third feeding cylinder (601), a clamping block (602), a fourth feeding cylinder (603), a fifth feeding cylinder (604), a plurality of limit cylinders (605), a push plate (606), a plurality of paddles (607), two third position sensors and a fourth position sensor. A vertical plate (104) extending downward is provided below the platform (1), a horizontal bar (105) is provided on one side of the vertical plate (104), and the third feeding cylinder ( 601) is located on one side of the vertical plate (104), the clamping block (602) is provided on the third feeding cylinder (601), and is clamped on the cross bar (105) and slidably connected thereto, the fourth feeding cylinder (603) is provided on the vertical plate (104), and its piston rod is connected to the third feeding cylinder (601), the fifth feeding cylinder (604) is connected to the piston rod of the third feeding cylinder (601), and the push plate (606) is provided on the piston rod of the fifth feeding cylinder (604). The paddle (607) is provided on one end of the push plate (606) above the table (1), a guide groove (106) opposite to the push plate (606) is provided on the table (1), the guide groove (106) is located on one side of the feeding channel, the paddle (607) passes through the guide groove (106) to the top of the table (1) and extends into the feeding channel, and a return groove opposite to the paddle (607) and connected to the guide groove (106) is provided on the table (1). A limiting plate opposite to the paddle (607) is provided on the platform (1) on one side of the feeding channel, the limiting cylinder (605) is provided on the side of the limiting plate away from the paddle (607), and its piston rod passes through the limiting plate and extends into the feeding channel. The two third position sensors are provided on one side and the other side of the feeding channel close to the front side sliding mechanism (5), and the fourth position sensor is located below the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2).
5. An assembly method for the toy car wheel automatic assembly equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: It includes the following steps: S1: placing the vehicle body parts (a1), wheel parts (a2) and axle parts (a3) required for assembly into the first vibration plate (201), the second vibration plate (301) and the third vibration plate (401) of the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2), the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) in sequence; S2: The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the first vibrating plate (201) of the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) and the transmission box (501) of the front sliding mechanism (5). The first vibrating plate (201) vibrates to convey the vehicle body component (a1) to the front slot (102) of the feeding channel of the table (1). The transmission box (501) drives the transmission belt (504) to rotate. The transmission belt (504) on the side close to the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) drives the vehicle body component (a1) entering the front slot (102) to move along the front slot (102) toward the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) on the near side. S3: When the vehicle body part (a1) moves to a position opposite to the piston rod of the first feeding cylinder (505) of the front sliding mechanism (5), the first position sensor detects the position of the vehicle body part (a1) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the operation of the first feeding cylinder (505), and the piston rod thereof pushes the relative vehicle body part (a1) to move to the other side of the front slot (102); S4: When the vehicle body component (a1) reaches the relative position with the piston rod of the second feeding cylinder (506) of the front sliding mechanism (5), it touches the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor converts the pressure signal into an electrical signal and sends it to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second feeding cylinder (506). The piston rod of the second feeding cylinder (506) pushes the relative vehicle body component (a1) along the front slot (102) to the relative position of another transmission belt (504). The transmission belt (504) further drives the relative vehicle body component (a1) to move to the lower part of the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) on the approaching side. S5: When the vehicle body component (a1) moves to the lower portion of the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) on one side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2), the second position sensor detects the position of the vehicle body component (a1) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) and the front sliding mechanism (5), and controls the operation of the second vibration plate (301) of the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the third vibration plate (401) of the axle conveying mechanism (4). The second vibration plate (301) and the third vibration plate (401) convey the wheel component (a2) and the axle component (a3) therein to the second guide plate (302) and the conveying pipeline (402). The wheel component (a2) falls into two rows from the drop opening (302a) on the second guide plate (302) to one side of the vehicle body component (a1), and the axle component (a3) falls into two rows from the discharge opening (403a) of the retaining block (403). S6: The seventh position sensor on the clamping claw (802) of the clamping cylinder (801) of the crimping mechanism (8) detects the position of the axle component (a3) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) and controls the operation of the clamping cylinder (801) so that its two clamping claws (802) move toward each other to clamp the axle component (a3) in the slot. At the same time, the transverse cylinder (803) is controlled to operate and push the clamping cylinder (801) to move. To the top of the slot (102) on the front side of the feeding channel, the eighth position sensor on the crimping cylinder (804) detects the position of the clamping claw (802) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the operation of the crimping cylinder (804) and presses the axle component (a3) into the wheel component (a2) and the body component (a1) through the pressing block (805) to obtain the toy car semi-finished product (A2), and then controls the clamping cylinder (801), the traverse cylinder (803) and the crimping cylinder (804) to return to their original positions; S7: The PLC control cabinet controls the front sliding mechanism (5) to operate again, and the transmission belt (504) near the side of the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2) drives the toy car semi-finished product (A2) to move toward the turning mechanism (7). When it reaches the relative position with the piston rod of the first turning cylinder (701), the fifth position sensor detects the position of the toy car semi-finished product (A2) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the operation of the first turning cylinder (701) to push the toy car semi-finished product (A2) toward the second turning cylinder (702). The semi-finished toy car (A2) is turned over 180 degrees by the step surface (101) on the table (1) to enter the rear slot (103) of the feeding channel. The sixth position sensor detects the position of the semi-finished toy car (A2) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet. The PLC control cabinet controls the operation of the second turning cylinder (702) to push the semi-finished toy car (A2) in a direction perpendicular to the rear slot (103) until it abuts against the step surface (101) of the table (1); S8: The third position sensor of the rear sliding mechanism (6) detects the position of the toy car semi-finished product (A2) and feeds back the detection result to the PLC control cabinet, which controls the third feeding cylinder (601) to operate, driving the push plate (606) and the paddle (607) to rise along the guide groove (106), and controls the fifth feeding cylinder (604) to operate, driving the push plate (606) and the paddle (607) to move along the guide groove (106) in the direction of the toy car semi-finished product (A2) until the paddle (607) moves to both sides of the toy car semi-finished product (A2), and then controls the fourth feeding cylinder (603) to operate, pushing the third feeding cylinder (601), the fifth feeding cylinder (604), the push plate (606), the paddles (607) and the toy car semi-finished product (A2) located between the paddles (607) to move toward the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4) away from the vehicle body conveying mechanism (2); S9: After the fourth position sensor of the rear sliding mechanism (6) detects the position of the semi-finished toy car (A2), the detection result is fed back to the PLC control cabinet, and the PLC control cabinet interrupts the operation of the fourth feeding cylinder (603) and controls the operation of the wheel conveying mechanism (3) and the axle conveying mechanism (4), and completes the installation of the wheel component (a2) and the axle component (a3) on the other side of the semi-finished toy car (A2) in the same manner to obtain the finished toy car (A1), and the fourth feeding cylinder (603) is operated to push the finished toy car (A1) out of the feeding channel.
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