Water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device

Abstract

The application relates to a water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, which comprises a clamping tool and a water-cooled plate feeding mechanism. The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device is designed ingeniously, and through mutual cooperation of the clamping tool, the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism, a positioning and correcting mechanism, a transfer mechanism, a water-cooled plate discharging mechanism and a turnover and carrying mechanism, double-sided water-cooled plate full-automatic feeding, turnover, positioning, transfer and discharging are realized, the working efficiency is high, the labor cost is low, the working load of workers can be greatly reduced, and the device is safe and reliable.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application relates to a water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device. BACKGROUND

[0002] A double-sided water-cooled plate is a high-efficiency cooling device for heat dissipation, and the structure comprises two metal plates and a water pipeline in the middle. The two sides of the water-cooled plate can dissipate heat, so that heat can be dissipated from electronic components or other devices more quickly. The double-sided water-cooled plate is usually used for heat dissipation of high-power electronic devices, such as computer CPUs, graphics cards, etc. Through water circulation, the double-sided water-cooled plate can quickly dissipate heat, thereby maintaining the stability and performance of the device. However, due to the heavy weight of the water-cooled plate, the front and back sides of the double-sided water-cooled plate are usually manually flipped during processing, which is low in work efficiency and places a heavy burden on the arms of workers after a long time, which can easily cause muscle strain. SUMMARY

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the application is to provide a water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device to solve the above-mentioned defects in the prior art.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the application to solve the technical problem is: a water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, comprising a clamping tool for clamping a water-cooled plate, and a water-cooled plate feeding mechanism for transporting the clamping tool; one side of the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism is sequentially provided with a positioning and correcting mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a water-cooled plate discharging mechanism; the positioning and correcting mechanism positions and corrects the water-cooled plate; the transfer mechanism transfers the clamping tool to the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism; the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device further comprises a turnover carrying mechanism for carrying the clamping tool on the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism to the transfer mechanism; the turnover carrying mechanism comprises a mechanical hand and a control module for controlling multi-dimensional movement of the mechanical hand; the mechanical hand is provided with a rotating bearing for driving the clamping tool to rotate longitudinally; a plurality of columnar locks matched with the clamping tool for locking are telescopically arranged on the outer surface of the rotating bearing; the control module can also control the locks to be unlocked or locked and control whether the rotating bearing rotates or not;

[0005] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein the clamping tool comprises a pressing plate arranged on the front or back surface of the water-cooled plate; the pressing plate is arranged along the width direction of the water-cooled plate; the pressing plate is provided with a clamping assembly for clamping the water-cooled plate; a fixed block is fixedly installed on the end face of one end of the pressing plate facing the turnover carrying mechanism; the fixed block is provided with a mounting groove for the rotating bearing to extend into; a plurality of lock grooves corresponding to the columnar locks are arranged in the mounting groove; when the lock body extends into the lock groove, the clamping tool is locked and fixed with the rotating bearing; when the lock body retracts into the rotating bearing, the clamping tool can be separated from the rotating bearing;

[0006] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein the positioning correction mechanism comprises a first conveying assembly conveying towards the transfer mechanism; one side of the first conveying assembly is further provided with a correction assembly correcting the left and right sides of the water-cooled plate, and a first Z-axis linear module driving the correction assembly to rise and fall on the first conveying assembly;

[0007] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein a standby position is arranged on the first conveying assembly, and a correction position corresponding to the standby position is further arranged above the first conveying assembly; a mounting seat is arranged below the standby position; a lifting cylinder driving the water-cooled plate and the clamping tool to move between the standby position and the correction position is arranged on the mounting seat;

[0008] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein the correction assembly comprises a mounting plate connected with the first Z-axis linear module; support arms are horizontally arranged at the left and right ends of the side of the mounting plate facing the first conveying assembly; the two support arms and the mounting plate form a U-shaped or C-shaped frame; a positioning groove for placing the water-cooled plate is arranged between the two support arms; correction blocks and extension cylinders driving the correction blocks to extend and retract in the positioning groove are correspondingly arranged on the two support arms; the two extension cylinders synchronously drive the correction blocks to move towards or away from each other;

[0009] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein the transfer mechanism comprises a horizontal support frame and a second Z-axis linear module driving the horizontal support frame to rise and fall along the Z-axis; a second conveying assembly is arranged on the horizontal support frame and is connected with the first conveying assembly; the second conveying assembly drives the water-cooled plate to move towards the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism;

[0010] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism comprises a third conveying assembly connected with the second conveying assembly; a positioning assembly positioning the water-cooled plate is arranged on the third conveying assembly;

[0011] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, wherein the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism comprises a conveying belt assembly conveying a plurality of water-cooled plates; first baffles are arranged on both sides of the conveying belt assembly along the length direction; a second baffle is arranged at one end of the conveying belt assembly in the feeding direction; the two first baffles, the second baffle and the conveying belt assembly form a feeding storage area.

[0012] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device has the advantages that the device is ingeniously designed, double-sided water-cooled plate full-automatic feeding, overturning, positioning, transferring and discharging are realized through cooperation of the clamping tool, the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism, the positioning and correcting mechanism, the transferring mechanism, the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism and the overturning and carrying mechanism, work efficiency is high, labor cost is low, and the work load of workers can be greatly reduced, and the device is safe and reliable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the present application will be further described below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. The drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings:

[0014] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of a water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of a clamping tool in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device; Figure 1

[0016] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of a water-cooled plate feeding mechanism in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device; Figure 1

[0017] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of a positioning and correcting mechanism in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device; Figure 1

[0018] Figure 5 is a partial structural schematic view of the positioning and correcting mechanism in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device; Figure 4

[0019] Figure 6 is a structural schematic view of a correcting assembly in the positioning and correcting mechanism; Figure 4

[0020] Figure 7 is a structural schematic view of a transferring mechanism in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device; Figure 1

[0021] Figure 8 is a structural schematic view of a water-cooled plate discharging mechanism in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device; Figure 1

[0022] Figure 9 is a structural schematic view of an overturning and carrying mechanism in the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device. Figure 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] ​​​​​​​​The terms "first", "second", "third", and "fourth" and the like in the description and in the claims of the present application and the accompanying drawings are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. The terms "comprises", "comprising", "includes", "including" and the like are to be construed open-ended, allowing for instances where there are equivalents. For example, a process, method, object, or device that comprises several steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements that are explicitly listed, but can include additional steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, object, or device.

[0024] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily mutually exclusive of one another. As will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, embodiments described herein can be combined with one another.

[0025] "Multiple" means two or more. "And / or", describing the association relationship of associated objects, means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and / or B can represent the three cases of A alone, A and B together, and B alone. The character " / " generally represents that the front and rear associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0026] Furthermore, the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "upper end", "lower end", "vertical", and the like indicating the orientation are based on the attitude position of the device or equipment described in the scheme when it is normally used.

[0027] In order to make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more clear, the following will combine the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application to make a clear and complete description. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the present application.

[0028] A water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device of a preferred embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 1 includes a clamping tool 20 clamping a water-cooled plate 10, and a water-cooled plate feeding mechanism 30 transporting the clamping tool 20; one side of the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism 30 is sequentially provided with a positioning and correcting mechanism 40, a transfer mechanism 50 and a water-cooled plate discharging mechanism 60; the positioning and correcting mechanism 40 positions and corrects the water-cooled plate 10; the transfer mechanism 50 transfers the clamping tool 20 to the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism 60; the water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device further includes a turnover carrying mechanism 70 carrying the clamping tool 20 on the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism 30 to the transfer mechanism 50.

[0029] Clamping tool 20 in water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device

[0030] Please refer to Figure 2 As shown, it shows the structure diagram of the clamping tool 20; the clamping tool 20 includes a pressing plate 21 arranged on the front or back of the water-cooled plate 10; the pressing plate 21 is arranged along the width direction of the water-cooled plate 10; the pressing plate 21 is provided with a clamping assembly 22 for clamping the water-cooled plate 10; the pressing plate 21 is fixedly installed with a fixed block 23 on the end face of the one end of the turning carrying mechanism 70; the fixed block 23 is provided with a mounting groove 24 for the rotary bearing 72 to extend into; the mounting groove 24 is provided with a plurality of lock grooves 25 corresponding to the columnar lock bodies 73; the lock grooves 25 can be arranged on the groove bottom of the mounting groove 24, or can be arranged on the inner side wall of the mounting groove 24.

[0031] In use, the controller controls the lock body 73 to extend into the lock groove 25, so that the clamping tool 20 is locked and fixed with the rotary bearing 72; the controller controls the lock body 73 to retract into the rotary bearing 72, so that the clamping tool 20 can be separated from the rotary bearing 72.

[0032] The clamping assembly 22 includes a first clamping plate 221 movably arranged on the front side of the water-cooled plate 10, a second clamping plate 222 movably arranged on the back side of the water-cooled plate 10, a first air cylinder 223 for driving the first clamping plate 221 to approach or move away from the water-cooled plate 10, and a second air cylinder 224 for driving the second clamping plate 222 to approach or move away from the water-cooled plate 10; the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate can clamp and fix the water-cooled plate when they approach each other to a certain extent; the water-cooled plate can be taken off when the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate move away from each other to a certain extent, which is flexible in use and convenient to take.

[0033] Water-cooled plate feeding mechanism 30 in water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device

[0034] Please refer to Figure 3 As shown, it shows the structure diagram of the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism 30; the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism 30 includes a conveying belt assembly 31 for conveying a plurality of water-cooled plates 10; the conveying belt assembly 31 is provided with a first baffle 32 on both sides along the length direction; the conveying belt assembly 31 is provided with a second baffle 33 at one end in the feeding direction; the two first baffles 32, the second baffle 33 and the conveying belt assembly 31 form a feeding storage area.

[0035] The conveying belt assembly includes a conveying belt for placing the water-cooled plate, a power assembly for driving the conveying belt to move towards the second baffle; the power assembly includes a driving roller shaft, a driven roller shaft in transmission connection with the driving roller shaft, and a motor for driving the driving roller shaft to rotate; a plurality of water-cooled plates are moved into the feeding storage area by the conveying belt assembly, which is convenient for the turning carrying mechanism to take and feed according to the preset path, and has high working efficiency.

[0036] Positioning correction mechanism 40 in water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device

[0037] Please refer to Figure 4 , which shows a structural schematic diagram of the positioning correction mechanism 40; the positioning correction mechanism 40 comprises a first conveying assembly 41 conveying towards the direction of the transfer mechanism 50; one side of the first conveying assembly 41 is further provided with a correction assembly 42 correcting the left and right sides of the water-cooled plate 10, and a first Z-axis linear module 43 driving the correction assembly 42 to rise and fall on the first conveying assembly 41. The first Z-axis linear module and the first conveying assembly 41 are both prior art, wherein the first conveying assembly comprises two parallel conveying chains, a driving sprocket and a driven sprocket drivingly connected with the two conveying chains, and a driving motor driving the driving sprocket to rotate;

[0038] Please refer to Figure 5 , which shows a partial structural schematic diagram of the positioning correction mechanism 40; the first conveying assembly 41 is provided with a standby material position, and an upper portion of the first conveying assembly 41 is further provided with a correction position corresponding to the standby material position; a lower portion of the standby material position is provided with a mounting seat 44; the mounting seat 44 is provided with a lifting cylinder 45 driving the water-cooled plate 10 and the clamping tool 20 to move between the standby material position and the correction position; a middle portion of the mounting seat 44 is further provided with a stop assembly, which comprises a first limiting assembly arranged on the left side of the standby material position and a second limiting assembly arranged on the right side of the standby material position; the water-cooled plate is fixed on the standby material position through the first limiting assembly and the second limiting assembly; the first limiting assembly and the second limiting assembly are both prior art, and will not be described here; the stop assembly can ensure that the water-cooled plate is positioned accurately on the standby material position.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 6 , which shows a structural schematic diagram of the correction assembly; the correction assembly 42 comprises a mounting plate 46 connected with the first Z-axis linear module 43; the left and right ends of the side of the mounting plate 46 facing the first conveying assembly 41 are respectively provided with support arms 47 arranged horizontally; the two support arms 47 and the mounting plate 46 mutually enclose to form a U-shaped or C-shaped frame; a positioning groove 48 for placing the water-cooled plate 10 is arranged between the two support arms 47; correction blocks 49 and extension cylinders 410 driving the correction blocks 49 to extend and retract in the positioning groove 48 are correspondingly arranged on the two support arms 47 opposite to each other; the two extension cylinders 410 synchronously drive the correction blocks 49 to make the two correction blocks 49 approach or deviate from each other;

[0040] During positioning, the water-cooled plate is moved to the correction position by the lifting cylinder, the mounting plate is moved to the correction position by the first Z-axis linear module, the water-cooled plate is located in the positioning groove between the two support arms, and the water-cooled plate is accurately positionally corrected by the two correction blocks, so that the positioning is more accurate.

[0041] Transfer mechanism 50 in water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device

[0042] Please refer to Figure 7, which shows a structural schematic diagram of the transfer mechanism 50; the transfer mechanism 50 comprises a horizontal support frame 51 and a second Z-axis linear module 52 for driving the horizontal support frame 51 to move up and down along the Z-axis; the horizontal support frame 51 is provided with a second conveying assembly 53 for abutting against the first conveying assembly 41; the second conveying assembly 53 drives the water-cooled plate 10 to move towards the water-cooled plate unloading mechanism 60; two side plates 54 are arranged on the two sides of the second conveying assembly, which can be used to prevent the water-cooled plate from deviating during the transfer process.

[0043] The second conveying assembly comprises two parallel conveying belts, a driving roller shaft for driving the two conveying belts to rotate in the same direction, a driven roller shaft in transmission connection with the driving roller shaft, and a driving motor for driving the driving roller shaft to rotate; the second conveying assembly can also adopt other structures capable of driving the water-cooled plate to move horizontally in the prior art.

[0044] The water-cooled plate unloading mechanism 60 in the water-cooled plate feeding and unloading device

[0045] Please refer to Figure 8 , which shows a structural schematic diagram of the water-cooled plate unloading mechanism 60; the water-cooled plate unloading mechanism 60 comprises a third conveying assembly 61 for abutting against the second conveying assembly 53; the third conveying assembly 61 is provided with a positioning assembly 62 for positioning the water-cooled plate 10. The third conveying assembly adopts the structure of the first conveying assembly, which will not be described here again; the third conveying assembly moves the flipped water-cooled plate and the clamped workpiece in the unloading direction, which is convenient for discharging; the positioning assembly 62 positions the water-cooled plate again, which is convenient for subsequent processing on the reverse side of the water-cooled plate and has high working efficiency.

[0046] The flipping and carrying mechanism 70 in the water-cooled plate feeding and unloading device

[0047] Please refer to Figure 9 , which shows a structural schematic diagram of the flipping and carrying mechanism 70; the flipping and carrying mechanism 70 comprises a mechanical hand 71 and a control module for controlling the multi-dimensional movement of the mechanical hand 71; the mechanical hand 71 is provided with a rotating bearing 72 for driving the clamping tool 20 to rotate longitudinally; a plurality of columnar lock bodies 73 are arranged on the outer surface of the rotating bearing 72 in a telescopic manner and are locked with the clamping tool 20; the control module can also control the lock bodies 73 to be unlocked or locked and control the rotating bearing 72 to rotate or not. The mechanical hand is formed by a plurality of connected arms which are hinged to each other; the bottommost connected arm is rotationally connected with an external object; the rotating bearing is arranged at the free end of the mechanical hand; it is worth noting that the control module is a control computer or a control system, the multi-dimensional movement of one end of the mechanical hand, the unlocking or locking of the lock bodies 73, and the rotation or non-rotation of the rotating bearing 72 are all conventional technical means in the field, which will not be described here again.

[0048] The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device is ingenious in design, and through cooperation of the clamping tool, the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism, the positioning correction mechanism, the transfer mechanism, the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism and the turnover carrying mechanism, full-automatic feeding, turnover, positioning, transfer and discharging of double-sided water-cooled plates are realized, high working efficiency is achieved, labor cost is low, and the working load of workers can be greatly reduced, which is safe and reliable.

[0049] It should be understood that, for those skilled in the art, modifications or changes can be made according to the above description, and all these modifications and changes shall belong to the protection scope of the appended claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device, characterized in that, The application relates to a clamping tool for clamping a water-cooled plate and a water-cooled plate feeding mechanism for transporting the clamping tool. The water-cooled plate feeding mechanism is provided with a positioning and correcting mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a water-cooled plate discharging mechanism in sequence on one side.

2. The water cold plate feed and discharge device according to claim 1, characterized by, The positioning and correcting mechanism positions and corrects the water-cooled plate.

3. The water-cooled panel feed and withdrawal device of claim 2, wherein, The transfer mechanism transfers the clamping tool to the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism.

4. The water-cooled panel feed and withdrawal device of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The water-cooled plate feeding and discharging device further comprises a turnover carrying mechanism for carrying the clamping tool on the water-cooled plate feeding mechanism to the transfer mechanism.

5. The water-cooled panel feed and withdrawal device of claim 4, wherein, The turnover carrying mechanism comprises a mechanical hand and a control module for controlling multidimensional movement of the mechanical hand. The mechanical hand is provided with a rotating bearing for driving the clamping tool to rotate longitudinally. The outer surface of the rotating bearing is provided with a plurality of columnar locks matched with the clamping tool. The control module can also control the locks to be unlocked or locked and control the rotating bearing to rotate or not. The clamping tool comprises a pressing plate arranged on the front or back surface of the water-cooled plate. The pressing plate is arranged along the width direction of the water-cooled plate. The pressing plate is provided with a clamping assembly for clamping the water-cooled plate. One end surface of the pressing plate towards the turnover carrying mechanism is fixedly provided with a fixed block. The fixed block is provided with an installation groove for the rotating bearing to extend into. The installation groove is provided with a plurality of lock grooves corresponding to the columnar locks. When the lock extends into the lock groove, the clamping tool is locked and fixed with the rotating bearing. When the lock retracts into the rotating bearing, the clamping tool can be separated from the rotating bearing. The positioning and correcting mechanism comprises a first conveying assembly conveying towards the transfer mechanism. One side of the first conveying assembly is further provided with a correcting assembly for correcting the left and right sides of the water-cooled plate and a first Z-axis linear module driving the correcting assembly to ascend and descend on the first conveying assembly. The first conveying assembly is provided with a standby position. The lower side of the standby position is provided with a mounting seat. The mounting seat is provided with a lifting cylinder driving the water-cooled plate and the clamping tool to move between the standby position and the correcting position. The correcting assembly comprises a mounting plate connected with the first Z-axis linear module. The left and right ends of one side of the mounting plate towards the first conveying assembly are respectively provided with support arms horizontally arranged. The support arms and the mounting plate form a U-shaped or C-shaped frame. The support arms are provided with a positioning groove for the water-cooled plate. Opposite support arms are provided with a correcting block and a telescopic cylinder driving the correcting block to extend and retract in the positioning groove. The two telescopic cylinders synchronously drive the correcting blocks to approach or deviate from each other. The transfer mechanism comprises a horizontal support frame and a second Z-axis linear module driving the horizontal support frame to ascend and descend along the Z-axis. The horizontal support frame is provided with a second conveying assembly butting with the first conveying assembly. The second conveying assembly drives the water-cooled plate to move towards the water-cooled plate discharging mechanism.

6. The water-cooled panel feed and withdrawal device of claim 5, wherein, The water-cooled plate blanking mechanism comprises a third conveying assembly which is connected with the second conveying assembly; and a positioning assembly for positioning the water-cooled plate is arranged on the third conveying assembly.

7. The water-cooled panel feed and withdrawal device of claim 6, wherein, The water-cooled plate feeding mechanism comprises a conveying belt assembly for conveying a plurality of water-cooled plates; first baffles are arranged on both sides of the conveying belt assembly along the length direction of the conveying belt assembly; a second baffle is arranged on one end of the conveying belt assembly in the feeding direction of the conveying belt assembly; and the two first baffles, the second baffle and the conveying belt assembly form a feeding storage area.

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