A parts feeding device and a working method thereof

By designing an automated parts placement equipment, employing gripper assemblies, flipping mechanisms, and positioning devices, the problems of low automation and poor positioning accuracy of existing equipment have been solved, achieving an efficient and stable parts placement process.

CN117383233BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16HARVEY OPTOELECTRONICS TECH (SUZHOU) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202310890554.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-20
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2043-07-20

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Technical Problem

Existing parts placement equipment suffers from low automation, low transmission efficiency, product stacking, poor positioning accuracy, and difficulty in distinguishing and sorting the front and back sides, resulting in low processing efficiency and high error rate.

Method used

A component placement device is designed, comprising a material handling and placement module, a material tray and carrier device, a circulating fixture module, a product conveying device, and a material handling device. Through the combination of structures such as gripper assemblies, a flipping mechanism, a circulating fixture module, and a lifting and adjusting frame, the device realizes automated conveying, coding, marking, and precise placement of products. Multi-line interval conveying and positioning devices are used to improve stability.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient and automated tray placement of parts, improves transmission efficiency and positional accuracy, avoids product stacking and misplacement, ensures correct placement of front and back sides, and enhances overall processing efficiency and stability.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of spare parts material placing equipment, comprising: taking material and placing disc module, tray and carrier device, circulation jig module are located on workbench, and its top is equipped with code scanning and marking device, product conveying device is located in the side of workbench, circulation jig module is located in the side of product conveying device, taking material device is suspended in the top of equipment, and is matched with circulation jig module, tray and carrier device are located in circulation jig module discharge port one end, and the upper portion of clamp jaw assembly in taking material and placing disc module is equipped with tray and carrier device, and the two are mutually matched.The application transports product to the side of equipment by product conveying device, taking material device places product on circulation jig module, circulation jig module carries out step pitch feeding to product, code scanning and marking device carries out code printing and marking to product, taking material and placing disc module grabs and places processed product in tray and carrier device, and the whole process realizes automation, greatly improves the efficiency of product placing disc.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of battery cell processing, and particularly relates to a spare part placing equipment and a working method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] After the battery cell is punched, the qualified products after punching need to be marked, sorted, placed and processed, and the work load in the whole process is large. If manual or semi-automatic production is adopted, the processing efficiency will be seriously affected. Although the existing setting realizes automation, due to unreasonable structure design, only one product can be transported at a time in the transportation process, and product stacking is prone to occur once the transfer or grabbing is not timely.

[0003] The existing tray carrier is prone to displacement or shaking during tray placing, which affects the accuracy of the tray placing position of the tray placing assembly.

[0004] Meanwhile, the product placing stations on the battery cell tray disclosed in the published patent CN108306054B are mostly horizontally placed, which occupies a large space and results in a small number of products that can be placed on each tray.

[0005] For example, the positioning jig and circulating jig disclosed in the published patent CN218849715U adopts single-line body conveying, which has low transfer conveying efficiency, and the line body is prone to accumulation if the material is not taken in time.

[0006] In addition, the battery cell has front and back surfaces, and if the front and back surfaces are placed incorrectly during tray placing, not only will the placing be disordered, but also errors may occur in the later assembly. The existing equipment cannot realize front and back surface sorting.

[0007] Therefore, the existing spare part tray placing technology needs to be improved. SUMMARY

[0008] The purpose of the present application is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies, and the purpose of the present application is to provide a spare part placing equipment which has simple structure, reasonable design, easy production, high automation degree, reduces manual labor, realizes automation in the whole process, and greatly improves the efficiency of product tray placing.

[0009] Technical solution: In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a kind of spare parts material placing equipment, comprising: material taking and tray placing module, tray and carrier device, circulating jig module, product conveying device and material taking device;The material taking and tray placing module, tray and carrier device, circulating jig module are all arranged on the workbench, and a code scanning and marking device is arranged above them, the product conveying device is arranged on one side of the workbench, the circulating jig module is arranged on one side of the product conveying device, the material taking device is suspended at the top of the equipment and cooperates with the circulating jig module, the tray and carrier device are arranged at one end of the circulating jig module discharge port, and the gripper assembly in the material taking and tray placing module is arranged on the upper part of the tray and carrier device, and the two cooperate with each other.

[0010] The spare parts material placing equipment disclosed by the present application transports products to one side of the equipment through the product conveying device, places the products on the circulating jig module through the material taking device, and feeds the products in steps through the circulating jig module.In this process, the products are coded and marked by the code scanning and marking device, the processed products are grabbed and placed into the tray and carrier device by the material taking and tray placing module, and the entire process is automated, greatly improving the efficiency of product tray placing.

[0011] The position adjusting mechanism includes an X-axis module and a Y-axis module, and the X-axis module is movably connected with the Y-axis module through an adapter assembly.

[0012] The gripper assembly is connected with the X-axis module in a lifting manner through a sliding plate, and at least one gripper mechanism is arranged on the gripper assembly. The gripper assembly is connected with the X-axis module in a lifting manner through a sliding plate, and at least one gripper mechanism is arranged on the gripper assembly.

[0013] The gripper assembly further includes a gripper mounting plate, and at least one gripper mounting rack is arranged on one side of the gripper mounting plate.

[0014] The gripper mechanism includes a gripper and a pressing unit, the gripper is vertically arranged at the end of the gripper mounting rack, the pressing unit is arranged below the gripper mounting rack and cooperates with the gripper, and the pressing unit further includes a sensor for detecting whether there is a product. The pressing unit can press the product on the gripper, effectively improve the stability of the gripper mechanism in clamping the product, and avoid the product from falling during the clamping and transferring process.

[0015] The application also comprises a turnover mechanism, which comprises a turnover mounting frame and a turnover driving cylinder, the turnover mounting frame is fixed to one side of the sliding plate, and a set of ear plates are oppositely arranged on the lower outer side of the turnover mounting frame, a set of mounting seats are arranged on the jaw mounting frame, and the ear plates are arranged between the two mounting seats and are connected through a connecting rod;

[0016] The end of the turnover driving cylinder is fixed to the turnover mounting frame, and the piston rod joint of the output end is connected with the turnover seat on the outer side of the jaw mounting frame through a connecting shaft. The arrangement of the turnover mechanism can adjust the angle of the jaw assembly, and facilitate the jaw assembly to complete the product tray arrangement.

[0017] Further, the circulating jig module comprises a circulating bottom plate, vertical support frames are arranged at both ends of the circulating bottom plate;

[0018] At least one set of translation modules is arranged on the circulating bottom plate;

[0019] A translation plate is connected with the translation module through a sliding seat;

[0020] A lifting module is slidingly connected with the translation plate;

[0021] Horizontal support bars are fixedly connected with the vertical support frames at both ends;

[0022] Product placing frames are arranged above the horizontal support bars, semicircular inner grooves are arranged at intervals on both sides of the product placing frames, and the semicircular inner grooves on adjacent two product placing frames cooperate to form product placing grooves for placing products. Through the cooperation of the translation module and the lifting module, the product realizes step feeding, the product is conveyed on the product placing frame, the feeding speed can be well controlled, and the product accumulation is avoided; at the same time, the product is conveyed and transferred in multiple lines, which greatly improves the conveying and transferring efficiency and better supplies the product to the subsequent process.

[0023] Further, the lifting module comprises a lifting moving frame, a set of lifting adjusting frames, a material stirring mechanism and a lifting driving mechanism, the lifting moving frame is slidingly connected with the sliding rail on the translation plate through a set of sliding blocks at the lower part, the lifting adjusting frames are arranged on the lifting moving frame, the material stirring mechanism is arranged on the lifting adjusting frame and is movably connected, and the material stirring mechanism is connected with the shaft sleeve on the translation plate through a set of guide columns;

[0024] The lifting driving mechanism comprises a lifting driving motor and a driving screw, the lifting driving motor is fixedly connected with the translation plate through a mounting seat, a set of bearing seats are arranged on the translation plate, the driving screw is connected with the output shaft of the lifting driving motor through a shaft coupling, the driving screw passes through the bearing seat, and the lifting moving frame is connected with the driving screw.

[0025] Further, the lifting moving frame comprises a lifting moving frame and a moving driving block, the moving driving block is in an inverted mountain shape, two ends of the moving driving block are arranged on the lifting moving frame, and a bearing is arranged at the middle part of the moving driving block.

[0026] Preferably, the material stirring mechanism comprises a material stirring mounting plate, at least one set of material stirring jigs are arranged on the material stirring mounting plate, and a connecting lug plate is arranged below the material stirring mounting plate, a moving wheel is arranged on the connecting lug plate, and the moving wheel is arranged on the lifting adjusting frame.

[0027] A set of arc-shaped track surfaces are arranged on the lifting adjusting frame, and the moving wheel is arranged on the arc-shaped track surfaces. The unique design of the arc-shaped track surfaces can realize the height adjustment of the material stirring jigs during the movement of the moving wheel.

[0028] The tray and carrier device comprises a bottom plate, a limiting strip is arranged on the bottom plate, a tray is arranged in the limiting strip, a set of connecting pipes are arranged below the tray, and a limiting corner support is arranged at the corner of the tray.

[0029] A set of lower positioning members are vertically arranged on the tray.

[0030] A set of lateral positioning members are arranged in pairs, and the lateral positioning members are connected with the tray or the limiting strip through mounting columns.

[0031] A set of positioning devices are arranged on the outer side of the bottom plate. The lower positioning members and the lateral positioning members cooperate to form a vertical insertion station on the tray, so that the battery cell can be vertically inserted into each placement groove, effectively increasing the number of products placed on each tray and improving the transportation efficiency. In addition, the positioning devices are arranged to limit the outer side of the tray, so as to avoid shaking during the processing and improve the stability of the material placement.

[0032] The lower positioning member is upwardly provided with a vertical comb tooth; the lateral positioning member comprises a lateral upper positioning grid plate and a lateral lower positioning support, the lateral upper positioning grid plate and the lateral lower positioning support are arranged in an upper and lower manner, at least one side of the lateral upper positioning grid plate and the lateral lower positioning support is provided with a comb tooth, and the gaps between the comb teeth on the lateral upper positioning grid plate and the lateral lower positioning support are arranged in an opposite manner. The insertion groove for placing products is formed between the vertical comb tooth and the comb teeth gaps of the lateral upper positioning grid plate and the lateral lower positioning support, which can effectively improve the stability of product placement and avoid tilting. In addition, the optimized structure can also increase the number of products placed on the tray, effectively improve the efficiency of the same batch of products, and also solve the problem of less product handling caused by the large space occupied by horizontal product placement.

[0033] The above technical solution can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0034] 1. The part placing equipment, products are conveyed to one side of the equipment by the product conveying device, the products are placed on the circulating jig module by the taking device, the products are fed by steps by the circulating jig module, the products are numbered and marked by the numbering and marking device in the process, the processed products are grabbed and placed in the tray by the taking and placing module, the whole process is automated, and the efficiency of product placing is greatly improved.

[0035] 2. At least one clamping jaw mechanism is arranged on the clamping jaw assembly, the number of clamping jaw mechanisms can be selected according to actual needs, the clamping jaw assembly can not only realize grabbing of one product, but also can meet the need of grabbing multiple products at the same time, the applicability of the clamping jaw assembly is improved, when multiple clamping jaw mechanisms are adopted, the efficiency of product grabbing and placing is greatly improved, and the position of the clamping jaw assembly can be adjusted by the position adjusting mechanism.

[0036] 3. The pressing unit can press the products on the clamping jaw, the stability of the clamping jaw mechanism in clamping the products can be effectively improved, and the products can be prevented from falling in the clamping and transferring process; in addition, each clamping jaw mechanism has independent clamping jaws and pressing units, so that the clamping and pressing work can be independently completed.

[0037] 4. The setting of the turnover mechanism can adjust the angle of the clamping jaw assembly, so that the clamping jaw assembly can complete the product placing.

[0038] 5. The circulating jig module realizes step feeding of the products by cooperation of the translation module and the lifting module, so that the products can be conveyed on the product placing rack, the feeding speed can be well controlled, and the product accumulation can be avoided; meanwhile, the multi-line body interval conveying is adopted, the conveying and transferring efficiency is greatly improved, and the feeding to the rear process is better.

[0039] 6. A group of arc-shaped track surfaces are arranged on the lifting adjusting frame, and the moving wheels are arranged on the arc-shaped track surfaces. The unique design of the arc-shaped track surfaces can realize height adjustment of the moving wheels during movement.

[0040] 7. The tray and carrier device, the vertical insertion station is formed on the tray by cooperation of the lower positioning member and the lateral positioning member, the battery cell can be vertically inserted into each placing groove, the number of products placed on each tray is effectively improved, the transportation efficiency is improved, and the positioning device is arranged to limit the outer side of the tray, so that shaking of the tray during processing is avoided, and the stability of the placing is improved.

[0041] 8. The gaps between the vertical comb teeth and the side-up positioning grid and the side-down positioning frame form slots for placing products, which can effectively improve the stability of product placement and prevent tilting. At the same time, the structural optimization can also increase the number of products that can be placed on the tray, effectively improving the efficiency of transferring products in the same batch, and can also solve the problem that horizontally placed products occupy a lot of space, resulting in fewer products being handled. Attached Figure Description

[0042] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the component placement equipment described in this invention;

[0043] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the parts handling device in this invention;

[0044] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material handling and tray module in this invention;

[0045] Figure 4 This is a side view of the material handling and tray module in this invention;

[0046] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the flipping mechanism of the material handling and tray module in this invention;

[0047] Figure 6 This is a partial structural diagram of the gripper mechanism in this invention;

[0048] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the material tray and carrier device in the present invention;

[0049] Figure 8 The material tray and carrier device in this invention Figure 7 A structural diagram of the opposite side;

[0050] Figure 9 This is a structural schematic diagram of the bottom of the material tray and carrier device in this invention from an inclined perspective;

[0051] Figure 10 In this invention, A represents the structural diagram of the second check mechanism, and B represents the first blocking mechanism;

[0052] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lower positioning member and the lateral positioning member in this invention;

[0053] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the circulating fixture module in this invention;

[0054] Figure 13 This is a side view of the circulating fixture module in this invention;

[0055] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the material feeding mechanism in this invention;

[0056] Figure 15 The installation schematic diagram of the lifting driving mechanism in the application;

[0057] Figure 16 The working schematic diagram of the moving wheel and the arc-shaped track surface in the application;

[0058] Figure 17 The partial structure schematic diagram of the shoveling mechanism in the application;

[0059] Figure 18 The structure schematic diagram of the code scanning and marking device in the application;

[0060] Figure 19 The structure schematic diagram of the other side of the code scanning and marking device in the application;

[0061] Figure 20 The structure schematic diagram of the lifting type unloading device in the application;

[0062] Figure 21 The structure schematic diagram of the lifting type unloading device in the application;

[0063] Figure 22 The structure schematic diagram of the linkage type lifting driving mechanism in the application;

[0064] Figure 23 The partial side view of the lifting type unloading device in the application;

[0065] Figure 24 The partial structure diagram of the turning flow line in the application;

[0066] Figure 25 The top view of the further optimized application;

[0067] Figure 26 The partial structure diagram of the unloading manipulator in the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0068] The application will be further clarified in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. EMBODIMENT

[0069] As shown in a kind of component placing equipment, comprising: Figures 1 to 19

[0070] ​The equipment comprises a material handling and placement module 1, a material tray and carrier device 2, a circulating fixture module 3, a product conveying device 4, and a material handling device 5. The material handling and placement module 1, the material tray and carrier device 2, and the circulating fixture module 3 are all located on a workbench, with a barcode scanning and marking device 6 above them. The product conveying device 4 is located on one side of the workbench, and the circulating fixture module 3 is located on one side of the product conveying device 4. The material handling device 5 is suspended from the top of the equipment and cooperates with the circulating fixture module 3. The material tray and carrier device 2 is located at one end of the discharge port of the circulating fixture module 3. The gripper assembly 14 in the material handling and placement module 1 is located above the material tray and carrier device 2, and the two cooperate with each other.

[0071] like Figures 3 to 5 The material handling and tray module 1 shown includes a position adjustment mechanism, which includes an X-axis module 11 and a Y-axis module 12. The X-axis module 11 is movably connected to the Y-axis module 12 through a transition component 13.

[0072] It also includes a gripper assembly 14, which is connected to the X-axis module 11 via a sliding plate 15 in a lifting manner, and the gripper assembly 14 is provided with at least one gripper mechanism 16.

[0073] The gripper assembly 14 also includes a gripper mounting plate 141, and at least one gripper mounting bracket 142 is provided on one side of the gripper mounting plate 141.

[0074] like Figure 5 The gripper mechanism 16 shown includes a gripper 161 and a clamping unit 162. The gripper 161 is vertically disposed at the end of the gripper mounting bracket 142. The clamping unit 162 is disposed below the gripper mounting bracket 142 and cooperates with the gripper 161. The clamping unit 162 also includes a sensor 1623 for detecting whether there is a product.

[0075] like Figure 5 As can be seen from the partial schematic diagram, the clamping unit 162 includes a clamping drive cylinder 1621 and a clamping head 1622. The clamping drive cylinder 1621 is connected to the gripper mounting bracket 142 through a fixed bracket, and the clamping head 1622 is located at the output end of the clamping drive cylinder 1621.

[0076] like Figure 3 , 4Also shown includes a turnover mechanism 17, which includes a turnover mounting frame 171 fixed to one side of the sliding plate 15, and a turnover drive cylinder 172, the lower outer side of the turnover mounting frame 171 is provided with a set of ear plates 173, a set of mounting seats 143 are provided on the jaw mounting frame 141, the ear plates 173 are provided between the two mounting seats 143 and are connected by a connecting rod 174; the end of the turnover drive cylinder 172 is fixed to the turnover mounting frame 171, and the piston rod joint of the output end is connected to the turnover seat 144 on the outer side of the jaw mounting frame 141 through a connecting shaft.

[0077] As shown in Figures 12 to 17 The cycle jig module 3 includes a cycle base plate 31, at least one set of translation modules 33, a translation plate 34, a lifting module 35, a horizontal support bar 36, and a product placing rack 37, both ends of the cycle base plate 31 are provided with vertical support frames 32; the translation modules 33 are provided on the cycle base plate 31; the translation plate 34 is connected to the translation modules 33 through a sliding seat; the lifting module 35 is slidingly connected to the translation plate 34; the horizontal support bar 36 is fixedly connected to the vertical support frames 32 at both ends; the product placing rack 37 is provided above the horizontal support bar 36, and a semicircular inner groove 371 is provided on both sides of the product placing rack 37, and the semicircular inner grooves 371 on the adjacent two product placing racks 37 cooperate to form a product placing groove for placing products.

[0078] As shown in Figure 13 , 14 , the lifting module 35 includes a lifting moving frame 351, a set of lifting adjustment frames 352, a material stirring mechanism 353, and a lifting drive mechanism 354, the lower part of the lifting moving frame 351 is slidingly connected to the sliding rail on the translation plate 34 through a set of sliding blocks, the lifting adjustment frames 352 are provided on the lifting moving frame 351, the material stirring mechanism 353 is movably connected to the lifting adjustment frames 352, and the material stirring mechanism 353 is connected to the shaft sleeve on the translation plate 34 through a set of guide columns 3530; and the guide columns 3530 located below the translation plate 34 are provided with springs. The lifting drive mechanism 354 includes a lifting drive motor 3541 and a drive screw 3542, the lifting drive motor 3541 is fixedly connected to the translation plate 34 through a mounting seat, and a set of bearing seats are provided on the translation plate 34, the drive screw 3542 is connected to the output shaft of the lifting drive motor 3541 through a shaft coupling, and the drive screw 3542 passes through the bearing seat, and the lifting moving frame 351 is connected to the drive screw 3542.

[0079] As shown in Figure 15The lifting moving frame 351 includes a lifting moving frame 3511 and a moving driving block 3512, the moving driving block 3512 is in an inverted mountain shape, two ends of the moving driving block 3512 are arranged on the lifting moving frame 3511, a bearing is arranged in the middle of the moving driving block 3512, and the driving screw rod 3542 passes through the bearing.

[0080] The poking mechanism 353 includes a poking mounting plate 3531, at least one set of poking jigs 3532 are arranged on the poking mounting plate 3531, a connecting lug plate 3533 is arranged below the poking mounting plate 3531, a moving wheel 3534 is arranged on the connecting lug plate 3533, the moving wheel 3534 is arranged on the lifting adjusting frame 352, and the lifting adjusting frame 352 is provided with a set of arc-shaped track surfaces 3521, and the moving wheel 3534 is arranged on the arc-shaped track surfaces 3521.

[0081] As shown in the figure, Figures 12 to 17 The tray and carrier device 2 includes a tray carrier 21, a set of lower positioning members 24, a set of lateral positioning members 25, and a set of positioning devices 27, the tray carrier 21 is provided with a limiting strip 22, a tray is arranged in the limiting strip 22, a set of connecting pipes are arranged below the tray, and a limiting corner frame 23 is arranged at a corner of the tray carrier 21.

[0082] The lower positioning members 24 are vertically arranged on the tray carrier 21, the lateral positioning members 25 are arranged in pairs and are connected with the tray or the limiting strip 22 through mounting columns 26, and the positioning devices 27 are arranged on the outer side of the tray carrier 21. It should be noted that a positioning corner frame is further arranged on the outer side of the limiting corner frame 23 of the tray, a positioning pin is arranged on the positioning corner frame, a pin sleeve is arranged at a corner below the tray, and two trays stacked above and below can be positioned by inserting the positioning pin into the pin sleeve in the upper tray.

[0083] As shown in the figure, Figure 11 The lower positioning members 24 are vertically arranged on the tray carrier 21, the lateral positioning members 25 are arranged in pairs and are connected with the tray or the limiting strip 22 through mounting columns 26, and the positioning devices 27 are arranged on the outer side of the tray carrier 21. It should be noted that a positioning corner frame is further arranged on the outer side of the limiting corner frame 23 of the tray, a positioning pin is arranged on the positioning corner frame, a pin sleeve is arranged at a corner below the tray, and two trays stacked above and below can be positioned by inserting the positioning pin into the pin sleeve in the upper tray.

[0084] Embodiment 2

[0085] The structure of the part piling equipment in this embodiment is the same as that in Embodiment 1, and the differences are as follows:

[0086] The X-axis module 11 comprises a set of fixed seats 111, a vertical mounting plate 112 and a vertical sliding guide rail module 113, the fixed seats 111 are fixed on the adapter assembly 13, the vertical mounting plate 112 is arranged on one side of the fixed seat 111, and the vertical mounting plate 112 is provided with a chain 114 on one side, the other end of the chain 114 is connected with the sliding plate 15, and the vertical sliding guide rail module 113 is arranged above the vertical mounting plate 112, and the sliding plate 15 is slidably connected with the vertical sliding guide rail module 113 through a set of sliding blocks 151.

[0087] The Y-axis module 12 comprises a set of vertical support frames 121 and a set of longitudinal support frames 122, the vertical support frames 121 are arranged on the workbench, the longitudinal support frames 122 are arranged above the vertical support frames 121, and the two longitudinal support frames 122 are oppositely arranged, and the longitudinal support frames 122 are provided with horizontal sliding modules 123, and the two ends of the adapter assembly 13 are slidably connected with the horizontal sliding modules 123 through sliding blocks.

[0088] As Figure 17 The material pushing jig 3532 comprises a jig body 35321, a set of protrusions 35322 are oppositely arranged on the jig body 35321, and bosses 35323 for placing products are arranged on the inner sides of the protrusions 35322. The arrangement of the bosses provides a placing position for the products and improves the stability of the material pushing.

[0089] The limit switch 341 is arranged on one side of the sliding rail of the translation plate 34, the limit piece 3523 is arranged on the outer side of the lifting moving frame 351, and the limit piece 3523 is matched with the limit switch 341. The arrangement of the limit switch and the limit piece can control the moving stroke of the lifting moving frame. The set of auxiliary sliding rails 311 are arranged on both sides of the translation module 33 on the circulating bottom plate 31, the set of heightening blocks 3511 are arranged below both sides of the lifting moving frame 351, and the heightening blocks 3511 are slidably connected with the auxiliary sliding rails 311 through the set of sliding blocks. The arrangement of the auxiliary sliding rails can further improve the smoothness and stability of the moving operation of the lifting moving frame.

[0090] The positioning strips 211 are arranged on the feeding and discharging ends of the tray carrier 21, and the guide positioning grooves 212 for guiding the clamping jaws are arranged on the positioning strips 211. The arrangement of the guide positioning grooves can improve the accuracy of the placement of the clamping jaws.

[0091] As Figure 7 、 10The shown positioning device 27 includes a first blocking mechanism 271, a second check mechanism 272, a set of third positioning mechanisms 273 and a fourth positioning mechanism 274, the first blocking mechanism 271 and the second check mechanism 272 are oppositely arranged on both sides of the lateral direction of the tray carrier 21, the third positioning mechanism 273 and the fourth positioning mechanism 274 are arranged on both sides of the longitudinal direction of the tray carrier 21, and the height of the first blocking mechanism 271 and the second check mechanism 272 is lower than the height of the third positioning mechanism 273 and the fourth positioning mechanism 274. A set of positioning grooves 211 are arranged outside the tray carrier 21. The arrangement of the positioning grooves facilitates the positioning of the tray by the positioning device and improves the stability of the tray arrangement.

[0092] The first blocking mechanism 271 includes a first positioning mounting bracket 2711 and a first limiting block 2712, the top of the first positioning mounting bracket 2711 is provided with a set of adjustable mounting holes, and the first limiting block 2712 is connected with the adjustable mounting holes through bolts; the second check mechanism 272 includes a set of second positioning mounting brackets 2721, a second positioning driving cylinder 2722 and a second check block 2723, the second positioning mounting brackets 2721 are oppositely arranged, the second positioning driving cylinder 2722 is arranged between the two second positioning mounting brackets 2721, and the second check block 2723 is arranged on the output end of the second positioning driving cylinder 2722; the third positioning mechanism 273 includes a third positioning mounting bracket 2731, a horizontal mounting plate 2732, a third positioning driving cylinder 2733, a third positioning block 2734 and a first positioning head 2735, the horizontal mounting plate 2732 is arranged on the top of the third positioning mounting bracket 2731, and the horizontal mounting plate 2732 is provided with a slide rail, the third positioning driving cylinder 2733 is installed on one end of the horizontal mounting plate 2732 through a fixing seat, the third positioning block 2734 is connected with the output end of the third positioning driving cylinder 2733 through a slide block and a slide rail, and the first positioning head 2735 is arranged on one end of the third positioning block 2734; the fourth positioning mechanism 274 includes a set of fourth positioning mounting brackets 2741, a second horizontal mounting plate 2742, a positioning guide bracket 2743 and a set of fourth positioning blocks 2744, the fourth positioning mounting brackets 2741 are oppositely arranged, the second horizontal mounting plate 2742 is arranged on the fourth positioning mounting bracket 2741, and the second horizontal mounting plate 2742 is provided with a slide rail and a fourth driving cylinder 2745 at the end, the positioning guide bracket 2743 is connected with the output end of the fourth driving cylinder 2745 through a slide block and a slide rail at the bottom of both ends, and the fourth positioning block 2744 is arranged outside the positioning guide bracket 2743.

[0093] In addition, as Figure 8The tray and carrier device 2 also includes a lifting device 28, which includes a lifting fixed plate 281, a lifting drive cylinder 282 and a lifting drive plate 283. The lifting fixed plate 281 is provided on the rack, the lifting drive cylinder 282 is fixed with the lifting fixed plate 281 through a fixing seat, the lifting drive plate 283 is provided on the top of the lifting drive cylinder 282 and is connected with the lifting fixed plate 281 through a group of guide columns 284, and the tray carrier 21 is provided above the lifting drive plate 283. The lifting device can improve the adaptability of the tray and meet the needs of different heights of product placement.

[0094] The first conveying device and the second conveying device are oppositely arranged and provided below the tray carrier 21, and are connected through a linkage shaft 291. The first conveying device and the second conveying device include a group of support seats 292, the support seats 292 are provided with conveying support frames 293, one end of the first conveying device is provided with a driving sprocket 294, and the other end is provided with a driven sprocket. The driving sprocket is a double-row sprocket, which is connected with the driving wheel at the output end of the conveying drive motor 295 through a driving chain. The driving sprocket and the driven sprocket are connected through a conveying chain. The two ends of the second conveying device are provided with driven sprockets, and the two driven sprockets are connected through a conveying chain. The first conveying device and the second conveying device can meet the needs of product conveying on the production line and the circulation of the tray carrier.

[0095] As shown in Figure 24 The turnover flow line 41 includes a turnover conveying line 411 and a backflow line 412. The turnover conveying line 411 is provided with an arc-shaped guide plate 4111 at the discharge end, and a transition line 413 is provided below the turnover conveying line 411. One end of the backflow line 412 is provided at the discharge end of the transition line 413, and the other end is provided at the inlet of the product conveying device 4. The discharge end of the transition line 412 is provided with an inclined transition plate 414. The turnover flow line can turn over the front and back of the product, which can play a good carding role on the product and avoid the disorder of the product placement.

[0096] As shown in Figure 18 、 19The scanning code marking device 6 shown includes a marking gantry 61, a marking mechanism 62 and a scanning code mechanism 63. The marking gantry 61 is arranged on the workbench of the rack, and a marking servo module 611 is arranged above the marking gantry 61, and a scanning code servo module 612 for driving the scanning code mechanism 63 to move is arranged below the marking gantry 61. The marking mechanism 62 is connected with the marking servo module 611 through a sliding seat, and the scanning code mechanism 63 is connected with the scanning code servo module 612 through a sliding seat. The marking mechanism 62 and the scanning code mechanism 63 are reversely arranged on the two sides of the marking gantry 61. The marking mechanism 62 includes a laser marking head, and a marking visual detection mechanism 621 is arranged on one side of the laser marking head. The scanning code mechanism 63 includes a scanning code mounting frame 631, at least one set of scanning code units are arranged on the scanning code mounting frame 631, the scanning code units include a scanning code camera 632 and a scanning code light source 633, the scanning code camera 632 is arranged on the side of the scanning code mounting frame 631 away from the sliding seat, the scanning code light source 633 is adjustably connected with the scanning code mounting frame 631 through a special connecting frame, and the head of the scanning code light source 633 is arranged below the scanning code camera 632. It should be noted that one end of the sliding seat is connected with a driving chain. The scanning code camera 632 takes a picture and scans a code, reads two-dimensional code information, uploads MES, analyzes the read information, records NG material information, and notifies the host computer to remove the NG material.

[0097] An illumination device 7 is arranged in front of the scanning code marking device 6. The illumination device 7 includes an illumination mounting frame 71, the two ends of the illumination mounting frame 71 are connected with the workbench through support frames, a group of LED illuminating lamps 72 are arranged in the long edge direction of the illumination mounting frame 71, and a group of laser marking linear light sources 73 are arranged in the short edge direction. The arrangement of the illumination device 7 facilitates the work of the scanning code marking device 6 and provides a bright environment.

[0098] As shown in Figures 20 to 23 The lifting type unloading device 8 further includes a linkage type lifting driving mechanism 81 and an unloading conveying mechanism 82. The linkage type lifting driving mechanism 81 includes a group of lifting transmission lead screws 811, a lifting driving motor 812, a group of traction wheel assemblies 813 and a transmission belt 814. The lifting driving motor 812 is installed on the bottom plate through a motor mounting seat. The output end of the lifting driving motor 812 is provided with a lifting main driving wheel 821. The traction wheel assembly 813 is arranged on the bottom plate through a bearing mounting seat and cooperates with the lifting main driving wheel 821. The lifting transmission lead screw 811 is connected with the rack side plate through a bearing seat, and the lower side of the lifting transmission lead screw 811 is provided with a transmission wheel 8111. The transmission belt 814 is wound on the lifting main driving wheel 821, the traction wheel assembly 813 and the transmission wheel 8111. The lifting transmission lead screw 811 is provided with a lifting driving block 8112. The two sides of the unloading conveying mechanism 82 are connected with the lifting driving block 8112 through a connecting frame 821.

[0099] When working, the lifting driving motor 812 rotates to drive the lifting main driving wheel 821 to rotate, the lifting main driving wheel 821 drives the traction wheel assembly 813 and the transmission wheel 8111 on the lifting transmission screw rod 811 to rotate synchronously through the transmission belt 814, so as to drive the lifting transmission screw rod 811 to rotate, and the lifting driving block 8112 is driven to ascend in the process of rotating the lifting transmission screw rod 811, so as to drive the blanking conveying mechanism 82 to ascend.

[0100] The transmission driving motor 295 drives the driving sprocket 294 in the first conveying device to rotate through the driving wheel, drives the driven sprocket in the first conveying device to rotate through the driving sprocket 294, and drives the driven sprocket in the second conveying device to rotate synchronously through the linkage shaft 291 in the process of rotating the driving sprocket 294, so as to convey the tray carrier assembly filled with products to the blanking conveying mechanism 82 of the lifting blanking device 8.

[0101] The lifting blanking device 8 is arranged to adapt to the height of the tray carrier, improve the adaptability, drive the lifting transmission screw rods 811 on both sides to rotate through the same lifting driving motor 82, realize synchronous operation, effectively improve the stability of lifting, and cooperate with the production line to realize full-automatic and unattended circulation of the tray carrier.

[0102] The material taking device 5 in the case adopts a spider hand material taking module, one side of which is provided with a detection device for detecting whether there is a product and the front and back of the product.

[0103] As shown in Figure 25 , the lifting blanking device 8 in the embodiment is provided with a blanking robot 9 on one side, one side of the blanking robot 9 is provided with a tray collecting device 10, and it should be noted that the tray collecting device 10 can place not only empty tray carriers but also tray carriers filled with products.

[0104] As shown in Figure 26 , the end of the blanking robot 9 is provided with a tray carrying manipulator 91, the tray carrying manipulator 91 includes a manipulator mounting frame 911 and a group of grabbing hands 912, the grabbing hands 912 are arranged at both ends of the manipulator mounting frame 911, a group of sliding rails are arranged below both ends of the manipulator mounting frame 911, a switching plate is arranged on the grabbing hand 912, and the switching plate is slidably connected with the sliding rail through a sliding block;

[0105] Further comprising a driving cylinder 913, the driving cylinder 913 is fixed on the manipulator mounting frame 911, the output end of the driving cylinder 913 is connected with the grabbing hand 912, an inner buckle clamp jaw is arranged at the end of the grabbing hand 912, a positioning column 914 is arranged on the inner buckle clamp jaw, and the positioning column 914 cooperates with the guide positioning groove 211.

[0106] The working method of the component tray placing device in this embodiment is as follows: 1. The detection device on the taking device 5 detects the front and back of the product after entering the product conveying device 4. If it is the front, the taking device 5 places the grabbed product on the product placing rack 37 of the circulating jig module 3;

[0107] 3: If it is the back, the product conveying device 4 continues to run forward, and the arc-shaped guide plate 4111 at the end of the turnover conveying line 411 guides the product to be turned over. The product after turning over falls into the transfer line 413 and is conveyed to the backflow line 412, and then conveyed to the feeding port of the product conveying device 4 again through the backflow line 412;

[0108] 4: After the product is placed on the placing rack 37, the circulating jig module 3 feeds the product step by step through the cooperation of the translation module 33 and the lifting module 35. In this process, the marking mechanism 62 and the code scanning mechanism 63 successively mark and scan the product;

[0109] 5: The clamping jaw assembly 14 in the tray placing module 1 discharges the product in the product placing groove 371 at the discharge end of the placing rack 37;

[0110] 6: The tray placing module 1 grabs and clamps the product discharged in the previous step and places it in the tray and carrier device 2, and the product can be inserted into the comb teeth corresponding to the lower positioning member 24 and the lateral positioning member 25;

[0111] 7: After the tray and carrier device 2 is filled with products, the lifting device 28 drives the tray carrier 21 filled with products to run downward until the two sides of the tray carrier 21 are placed on the first conveying device and the second conveying device;

[0112] 8: The lifting type discharging device 8 drives the discharging conveying mechanism 82 upward through the linkage type lifting drive mechanism 81 until the discharging conveying mechanism 82 is at the same height as the first conveying device and the second conveying device;

[0113] 9: The first conveying device and the second conveying device convey the tray carrier assembly filled with products to the discharging conveying mechanism 82 of the lifting type discharging device 8;

[0114] 10: The discharging robot 9 takes away the tray carrier filled with products and carries it to the tray collecting device 10 to stack the tray carrier assembly.

[0115] The specific process of step 4 step feed is as follows:

[0116] 41: The translation module 33 drives the translation plate 34 and the lifting module 35 located thereon to move forward to the specified position together;

[0117] 42: When the lifting driving motor 3541 in the lifting driving mechanism 354 reverses, it drives the driving screw rod 3542 to reverse, and in the process of driving the screw rod 3542 to rotate, it drives the lifting moving frame 351 to move to the high end of the arc-shaped track surface 3521, and since the moving wheels 3534 below the poking installation plate 3531 are arranged on the arc-shaped track surface 3521, when the lifting moving frame 351 moves, it will drive the poking installation plate 3531 to move upwards along the guide column, at the same time, it will drive the poking mechanism 353 to move upwards together, until the poking jig 3532 lifts the product on the product placing rack 37 upwards until it is separated from the product placing rack 37;

[0118] 43: The translation module 33 drives the translation plate 34 and the lifting module 35 on it to move forward to the next placing groove 371 on the product placing rack 37;

[0119] 44: Then the lifting driving motor 3541 reverses, which is opposite to the direction in step 42, drives the driving screw rod 3542 to rotate forward, drives the poking jig 3532 and the product on it to move forward and run downwards along the arc-shaped track surface 3521 through the lifting moving frame 351, so that the poking jig 3532 drives the product to descend until the product falls into the corresponding placing groove 371;

[0120] 45: At the same time, the product on the placing groove 371 on the product placing rack 37 close to the tray and carrier device 2 will be grabbed by the jaw mechanism 16 in the tray arranging module 1 and placed into the tray and carrier device 2.

[0121] 46: Repeat steps 41 to 44 to transfer and transport the product.

[0122] The specific process of steps 5 and 6 of the working method of the battery cell stamping and blanking automatic line is as follows:

[0123] 51: First, the X-axis module 11 in the position adjusting mechanism drives the sliding plate 15 to drive the jaw assembly 14 to move downwards to a specified height along the vertical sliding guide rail module 113;

[0124] 52: The Y-axis module 12 drives the adapter assembly 13, the X-axis module 11 and the jaw assembly 14 on it to move to the direction of the circulating jig module 3, until the jaw 161 extends into the gap between the two placing racks 37;

[0125] 53: The sensor 1623 detects whether there is a product on the jaw 161, and if the detection result shows that there is a product, the control device will command the pressing unit 162 to clamp the product on the jaw 161;

[0126] 54: Y-axis module 12 moves the drive adapter assembly 13 and the X-axis module 11 and the jaw assembly 14 located thereon backward until the jaw assembly 14 moves to the position on the tray and carrier device 2 where the product needs to be placed;

[0127] 55: The blanking turnover drive cylinder 363 drives the jaw assembly 14 to turn over downward until the product is turned over to be vertically arranged;

[0128] 56: The X-axis module 11 drives the sliding plate 15 to move the jaw assembly 14 downward until the product is inserted into the corresponding comb teeth of the lower positioning member 24 and the lateral positioning member 25, the product is loosened by the pressing unit 162, the X-axis module 11 drives the sliding plate 15 to move the jaw assembly 14 back to the initial height;

[0129] 57: Repeat the above steps until the product is taken out.

[0130] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and it should be noted that for those skilled in the art, some improvements can be made without departing from the principles of the present application, and these improvements should also be considered as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A parts dishing apparatus characterized by: The utility model relates to a kind of material taking and tray placing module, tray and carrier device, circulating jig module, product conveying device and material taking device;The material taking and tray placing module, tray and carrier device, circulating jig module are all arranged on workbench, and scanning code marking device is arranged above it;The product conveying device is arranged on one side of workbench, and the circulating jig module is arranged on one side of product conveying device;The material taking device is suspended on the top of equipment, and is matched with circulating jig module;The tray and carrier device are arranged on one end of circulating jig module outlet, and the gripper assembly in the material taking and tray placing module is arranged on the upper portion of tray and carrier device, and the two are matched with each other. The circulating jig module includes a circulating bottom plate (31), and vertical support frames (32) are arranged at both ends of the circulating bottom plate (31). At least one set of translation modules (33) is arranged on the circulating bottom plate (31). A translation plate (34) is connected to the translation modules (33) through a sliding seat. A lifting module (35) is slidingly connected to the translation plate (34). Horizontal support bars (36) are fixedly connected to the vertical support frames (32) at both ends. Product placement racks (37) are arranged above the horizontal support bars (36), and semicircular inner grooves (371) are arranged on both sides of the product placement racks (37) at intervals, and the semicircular inner grooves (371) on adjacent product placement racks (37) are matched to form product placement for placing products. The lifting module (35) includes a lifting moving frame (351), a set of lifting adjustment frames (352), a material shifting mechanism (353), and a lifting driving mechanism (354). The material shifting mechanism (353) includes a material shifting mounting plate (3531), at least one set of material shifting jigs (3532) are arranged on the material shifting mounting plate (3531), and a connecting lug plate (3533) is arranged below the material shifting mounting plate (3531). The lifting adjustment frames (352) are provided with a set of arc-shaped track surfaces (3521), and the moving wheels (3534) are arranged on the arc-shaped track surfaces (3521). The tray and carrier device (2) includes a tray carrier (21), a limiting strip (22) is arranged on the tray carrier (21), a tray is arranged inside the limiting strip (22), a set of connecting pipes are arranged below the tray, and a limiting corner frame (23) is arranged at the corner of the tray carrier (21). A set of lower positioning members (24) are arranged vertically on the tray carrier (21). A set of lateral positioning members (25) are arranged in pairs and connected to the tray carrier (21) or the limiting strip (22) through mounting columns (26). A set of positioning devices (27) are arranged outside the tray carrier (21); the lower positioning member (24) adopts a vertical fence; the lateral positioning member (25) comprises a lateral upper positioning fence (251) and a lateral lower positioning frame (252), the lateral upper positioning fence (251) and the lateral lower positioning frame (252) are arranged in an upper and lower mode, and at least one side of the lateral upper positioning fence (251) and the lateral lower positioning frame (252) is provided with a comb tooth, and the gaps between the comb teeth on the lateral upper positioning fence (251) are oppositely arranged with the gaps between the comb teeth on the lateral lower positioning frame (252).

2. The parts dishing apparatus of claim 1 wherein: The material taking and tray arranging module (1) comprises a position adjusting mechanism, the position adjusting mechanism comprises an X-axis module (11) and a Y-axis module (12), the X-axis module (11) is movably connected with the Y-axis module (12) through an adapter assembly (13); Further comprising a clamping jaw assembly (14), the clamping jaw assembly (14) is connected with the X-axis module (11) in a lifting mode through a sliding plate (15), and at least one clamping jaw mechanism (16) is arranged on the clamping jaw assembly (14).

3. The parts dishing apparatus of claim 2 wherein: The clamping jaw assembly (14) further comprises a clamping jaw mounting plate (141), and at least one clamping jaw mounting frame (142) is arranged on one side of the clamping jaw mounting plate (141); The clamping jaw mechanism (16) comprises a clamping jaw (161) and a pressing unit (162), the clamping jaw (161) is vertically arranged at the end of the clamping jaw mounting frame (142), the pressing unit (162) is arranged below the clamping jaw mounting frame (142) and cooperates with the clamping jaw (161), and the pressing unit (162) further comprises a sensor (1623) for detecting whether there is a product.

4. The parts dishing apparatus of claim 3 wherein: Further comprising a turnover mechanism (17), the turnover mechanism (17) comprises a turnover mounting frame (171) and a turnover driving cylinder (172), the turnover mounting frame (171) is fixed to one side of the sliding plate (15), and a set of ear plates (173) are oppositely arranged on the lower part of the outer side of the turnover mounting frame (171), a set of mounting seats (143) are arranged on the clamping jaw mounting frame (142), and the ear plates (173) are arranged between the two mounting seats (143) and are connected through a connecting rod (174); The end of the turnover driving cylinder (172) is fixed to the turnover mounting frame (171), and the piston rod joint of the output end is connected with the turnover seat (144) on the outer side of the clamping jaw mounting frame (142) through a connecting shaft.

5. The parts dishing apparatus of claim 1 wherein: The lower part of the lifting moving frame (351) is slidably connected with the slide rail on the translation plate (34) through a set of sliding blocks, the lifting adjusting frame (352) is arranged on the lifting moving frame (351), the poking mechanism (353) is arranged on the lifting adjusting frame (352) and movably connected, and the poking mechanism (353) is connected with the shaft sleeve on the translation plate (34) through a set of guide columns (3530); The lifting driving mechanism (354) comprises a lifting driving motor (3541) and a driving screw rod (3542), the lifting driving motor (3541) is fixedly connected with the translation plate (34) through a mounting seat, a group of bearing seats are arranged on the translation plate (34), the driving screw rod (3542) is connected with the output shaft of the lifting driving motor (3541) through a shaft coupling, and the driving screw rod (3542) penetrates the bearing seats, and the lifting moving frame (351) is connected with the driving screw rod (3542).

6. The parts dishing apparatus of claim 5 wherein: The lifting moving frame (351) comprises a lifting moving frame (3511) and a moving driving block (3512), the moving driving block (3512) is in an inverted mountain shape, both ends of the moving driving block (3512) are arranged on the lifting moving frame (3511), a bearing is arranged in the middle of the moving driving block (3512), and the driving screw rod (3542) penetrates the bearing.

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