Pick-up mechanism foldable full-automatic plant fiber molding method and molding machine

Abstract

The invention relates to a kind of plant fiber (referred to as plant fiber; same below) product method and device using molding production mode, including paper pulp;Purpose is to provide a kind of folding full-automatic plant fiber molding method and forming machine of taking mechanism, it should have the characteristics of compact structure, the moving long arm of suction cup group is shorter, suction cup group moves stably between each station, production efficiency is high, and the area of land occupied is small.Techinical scheme is a kind of folding full-automatic plant fiber molding method of taking mechanism, it is characterized in that: the taking mechanism of extracting dry and shaping product after being extracted from hot-pressing setting device contains suction cup group, suction cup group can be horizontally positioned on moving large arm, moving large arm can be horizontally positioned on moving seat, and moving seat can be positioned on the fixed frame of taking mechanism of moving up and down.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing plant fiber (hereinafter referred to as plant fiber) products using a molding process, including pulp; applicable to the manufacture of disposable plant fiber molded products, especially disposable non-planar paper products, such as plant fiber tableware, plant fiber trays, plant fiber industrial shock-absorbing pads, packaging boxes and packaging trays, disposable non-planar plant fiber decorative three-dimensional wall panels (or plant fiber three-dimensional wallpaper or pulp molded three-dimensional wallpaper) and all disposable plant fiber molded products, as well as a corresponding fully automatic plant fiber molding machine. Background Technology

[0002] Plant fibers are first filtered and shaped in a filter molding device to form a wet blank. The wet blank is then fed into a hot press mold in a hot press molding device heated to a certain temperature. The hot press mold is closed and the wet blank is hot-pressed, dried, and shaped to produce plant fiber molded products of various shapes. This is the process of producing plant fiber molded products by a plant fiber molding machine (referred to as the molding machine host).

[0003] The commonly used three-station molding machine is a fully automatic plant fiber (including pulp) molding machine with a dual hot-pressing device mode, consisting of a "left hot-pressing and shaping device - suction and filtering molding device - right hot-pressing and shaping device". For example, the plant fiber molding (including pulp molding) molding machine disclosed in Chinese patents CN03209714.X, CNZL201020283075.2, CN201010246235.0, and CN201020283085.6 is a typical production device of this type.

[0004] After drying and setting, the products are located at the left and right hot pressing stations, respectively. They are then fed out of the main molding machine from the left and right ends by suction cups and placed at both ends of the main molding machine. Alternatively, a six-axis robot placed independently on the ground outside the main molding machine can be used to drive the suction cups to lift the dried and set products from the hot pressing molds at the left and right ends of the main molding machine and remove them to a fixed location.

[0005] However, the following problems need to be solved: 1. The suction cup assembly is used to lift and dry the product from the hot pressing station of the molding machine to the main machine. The suction cup assembly has a large stroke, resulting in a large equipment structure. 2. The robot arm placed outside the machine swings left and right to lift and dry the product from the hot pressing station to the main machine. During operation, the robot arm has six degrees of freedom, so there are six errors. The swing amplitude of the robot arm is also very large, so the structure is very large and difficult to adjust. 3. The robot arm is placed outside the main machine and exists independently. The two are separated by a certain distance. During operation, relative displacement often occurs, which affects the transfer and positioning accuracy. 4. The robot arm moves horizontally along the track arranged on the side of the main machine. The center of gravity of the robot arm is higher than the track, and the movement of the robot arm will also cause the center of gravity to sway, resulting in a very unstable overall structure and potential safety hazards. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the above-mentioned background technology and provide a foldable fully automatic plant fiber molding method and molding machine for picking up parts. It should have the characteristics of compact structure, short moving arm of suction cup group, stable movement of suction cup group between each station, high production efficiency and small footprint.

[0007] The technical solution of this invention is:

[0008] A fully automatic plant fiber molding method with a foldable picking mechanism, wherein the main body of the molding machine includes a suction and filtration molding device and a hot pressing and shaping device. The process is as follows: the suction and filtration molding device continuously forms a wet blank of the product from the slurry, and then sends the wet blank into the hot pressing and shaping device and heats it to a certain temperature in the hot pressing mold for hot pressing, drying and shaping; the characteristic is that the picking and transferring mechanism used to extract the dried and shaped product from the hot pressing and shaping device includes a picking suction cup group, the picking suction cup group is horizontally movable and positioned on the moving arm, the moving arm is horizontally movable and positioned on the moving seat, and the moving seat is vertically movable and positioned on the picking and transferring mechanism fixed frame;

[0009] The horizontal movement of the pick-up suction cup assembly relative to the moving arm and the horizontal movement of the moving arm relative to the moving seat together constitute the front-to-back horizontal movement of the pick-up suction cup assembly, thereby driving the dried and shaped product out of the hot pressing and shaping device.

[0010] The movable seat can move up and down along the movable seat guide rail mounted on the fixed frame of the picking and transferring mechanism via the movable seat sliding block, thereby driving the picking suction cup assembly and the dried and shaped products to move up and down.

[0011] The main body of the molding machine includes a suction and filtration molding device, a left hot-pressing and shaping device, and a right hot-pressing and shaping device. The process is as follows: the suction and filtration molding device continuously forms wet blanks of the slurry into the product, and then alternately feeds the wet blanks into the hot-pressing and shaping devices in the left and right hot-pressing and shaping devices and heats them to a certain temperature in the hot-pressing mold for hot-pressing, drying and shaping; the part-taking and transfer mechanism has a fixed frame that can be horizontally positioned on the frame part-taking horizontal track composed of the upper frame part-taking horizontal track and the lower frame part-taking horizontal track, and can move horizontally along the frame part-taking horizontal track to realize the part-taking and transfer mechanism carrying the part-taking suction cup group to move horizontally left and right between the left hot-pressing part-taking station, the part-feeding and placing station, and the right hot-pressing part-taking station;

[0012] The upper frame picking horizontal rail and the lower frame picking horizontal rail are fixed to the upper frame and the lower frame respectively and are spaced a certain distance apart vertically;

[0013] The forward and backward horizontal movement, up and down movement, and left and right horizontal movement between workstations of the part-picking suction cup group enable the part-picking suction cup group to alternately transfer the dried and shaped products from the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device to the completion workstation.

[0014] The suction cup assembly can move horizontally between the front and rear ends of the moving arm.

[0015] A fully automatic plant fiber molding machine with a foldable part-retrieving mechanism is disclosed. The main machine comprises a suction-filter molding device, a left hot-pressing and shaping device, and a right hot-pressing and shaping device. The process involves the suction-filter molding device continuously forming wet blanks from the slurry, which are then alternately fed into the left and right hot-pressing and shaping devices and heated to a certain temperature in a hot-pressing mold for hot-pressing, drying, and shaping. The fully automatic plant fiber molding machine further includes a part-retrieving and transferring mechanism for extracting the dried and shaped products from the left and right hot-pressing and shaping devices.

[0016] The component retrieval and transfer mechanism includes a component retrieval suction cup assembly, a movable arm, a movable seat, a component retrieval and transfer mechanism fixing frame, a component retrieval suction cup assembly power unit for driving the component retrieval suction cup assembly to move horizontally on the movable arm, a movable arm power unit for driving the movable arm to move horizontally on the movable seat, a movable seat power unit for driving the movable seat to move vertically on the component retrieval and transfer mechanism fixing frame, and a component retrieval and transfer mechanism fixing frame power unit for driving the component retrieval and transfer mechanism fixing frame to move horizontally on the upper and lower frames.

[0017] The horizontal movement of the pick-up suction cup assembly relative to the moving arm and the horizontal movement of the moving arm relative to the moving seat together constitute the front-to-back horizontal movement of the pick-up suction cup assembly, thereby driving the dried and shaped product out of the hot pressing and shaping device.

[0018] The movable seat can move up and down along the movable seat guide rail mounted on the fixed frame of the picking and transferring mechanism via the movable seat sliding block, thereby driving the picking suction cup assembly and the dried and shaped products to move up and down.

[0019] The component retrieval and transfer mechanism's fixed frame can be horizontally positioned on the frame retrieval horizontal track composed of the upper frame retrieval horizontal track and the lower frame retrieval horizontal track. It can move horizontally along the frame retrieval horizontal track to enable the component retrieval and transfer mechanism, along with the component retrieval suction cup assembly, to move horizontally left and right between the left hot pressing retrieval station, the component delivery and placement station, and the right hot pressing retrieval station.

[0020] The upper frame picking horizontal rail and the lower frame picking horizontal rail are fixed to the upper frame and the lower frame respectively and are spaced a certain distance apart vertically;

[0021] The forward and backward horizontal movement, up and down movement, and left and right horizontal movement between workstations of the part-picking suction cup group enable the part-picking suction cup group to transfer the dried and shaped products from the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device to the completion workstation.

[0022] The suction cup assembly can move horizontally between the front and rear ends of the moving arm.

[0023] The working principle of this invention is:

[0024] The retrieval suction cup assembly can move horizontally between the front and rear ends of the moving arm, while the moving arm can also move horizontally back and forth on the moving base. Therefore, the strokes of these two movements are superimposed to form the horizontal stroke of the retrieval suction cup assembly, avoiding the long distances caused by using a long moving arm. The horizontal stroke of the retrieval suction cup assembly is divided into two segments: the horizontal stroke of the retrieval suction cup assembly on the moving arm and the horizontal stroke of the moving arm on the moving base, greatly shortening the length of the moving arm and the stroke on the moving base. The horizontal retrieval rails fixed to the upper and lower frames provide a stable foundation for the retrieval and transfer mechanism to move horizontally left and right.

[0025] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0026] This design allows for a compact structure in the picking and transferring mechanism, while also increasing the horizontal movement speed of the picking suction cup assembly. The picking suction cup assembly has a small resistance arm, thus achieving the goal of quickly transferring dried and shaped products. The dried and shaped products can be stacked neatly. The picking and transferring mechanisms are installed on the same frame, and the horizontal picking rails on the upper and lower frames are spaced sufficiently apart to ensure movement accuracy and increase stability. The picking suction cup assembly is placed on the main body of the molding machine to form an integrated unit. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of a foldable, fully automatic plant fiber molding machine with a parts-retrieving mechanism.

[0028] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the BB-direction cross-section of a foldable, fully automatic plant fiber molding machine with a foldable part-retrieving mechanism.

[0029] Figure 2.1 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure when the retrieval suction cup assembly is in the translational waiting position 3P.

[0030] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the component transfer mechanism when it is located at the right hot pressing component removal station 1.4.1a.

[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the pick-up and transfer mechanism 3.

[0032] Figure 4.1 yes Figure 4 A top view of the pick-up and transfer mechanism 3.

[0033] Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the AA-direction cross-section (when the part-taking and transfer mechanism is located at the left hot-pressing part-taking station 1.3.1a).

[0034] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the component transfer mechanism when it is located at the right hot pressing component removal station 1.4.1a.

[0035] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the component transfer mechanism when it is located at the component placement station 1.2.1a behind the suction and forming station 1.2.1.

[0036] Explanation of the labels in the diagram:

[0037] 1-Main unit of molding machine; 1a-Lower frame; 1b-Upper frame; 1c-Tie rod; 1.2-Suction filtration molding device; 1.2.1-Suction filtration molding station; 1.2.1a-Feeding and placing station; 1.3-Left hot pressing and shaping device; 1.3.1-Left hot pressing station; 1.3.1a-Left hot pressing and removing station; 1.4-Right hot pressing and shaping device; 1.4.1-Right hot pressing station; 1.4.1a-Right hot pressing and removing station;

[0038] 2-Horizontal rail for picking up parts from the rack; 2a-Horizontal rail for picking up parts from the lower rack; 2b-Horizontal rail for picking up parts from the upper rack; 2c-Horizontal rail slider;

[0039] 3-Item picking and transferring mechanism; 3.1-Item picking suction cup assembly; 3.2-Moving boom; 3.3-Moving seat; 3.4-Item picking suction cup assembly slider; 3.5-Item picking suction cup assembly linear guide rail; 3.6-Moving boom guide rail; 3.7-Moving boom slider; 3.8-Moving seat up-and-down moving guide rail; 3.9-Moving seat up-and-down moving slider; 3.10-Item picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame; 3.1-1-Item picking suction cup assembly power unit; 3.2-1-Moving boom power unit; 3.3-1-Moving seat power unit;

[0040] 3P - Translation waiting position of the part-picking suction cup assembly; 4 - Completion station; Q - Product after drying and shaping. Detailed Implementation

[0041] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this invention clearer, the invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the invention.

[0042] Foldable fully automatic plant fiber molding machine with pick-up mechanism (e.g.) Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 As shown), it includes a molding machine main unit 1 and a part transfer mechanism 3.

[0043] The main body 1 of the molding machine includes: a lower frame 1a, an upper frame 1b, a tie rod 1c, a suction and filtration molding device 1.2, a left hot-pressing and shaping device 1.3, and a right hot-pressing and shaping device 1.4. The suction and filtration molding device 1.2 continuously forms wet blanks of the slurry into products. The wet blanks are hot-pressed and shaped in the left hot-pressing and shaping device 1.3 and the right hot-pressing and shaping device 1.4 to become dried and shaped products Q.

[0044] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 4.1 , Figure 5 As shown, the foldable fully automatic plant fiber molding machine is also equipped with a part picking and transfer mechanism 3. The part picking and transfer mechanism 3 takes the dried and shaped product Q from the left hot pressing and shaping device 1.3 and the right hot pressing and shaping device 1.4 and quickly transfers it to the next process or places it in a designated position.

[0045] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 , Figure 6As shown, the part-picking and transferring mechanism 3 can move horizontally left and right at the rear of the upper and lower frames of the molding machine main unit 1 via the frame part-picking horizontal rail 2. The frame part-picking horizontal rail 2 includes: a lower frame part-picking horizontal rail 2a installed on the lower frame, an upper frame part-picking horizontal rail 2b installed on the upper frame, and a horizontal rail slider 2c that can move horizontally on the lower frame part-picking horizontal rail 2a and the upper frame part-picking horizontal rail 2b.

[0046] The picking and transferring mechanism 3 mainly includes: a movable seat 3.3 that can move up and down; a movable arm 3.2 that can be horizontally positioned on the movable seat 3.3; a picking suction cup assembly 3.1 that can be horizontally positioned on the movable arm 3.2 and can move horizontally between the front and rear ends (front and rear ends) of the movable arm 3.2 (the picking suction cup assembly 3.1 is responsible for picking up and sucking the dried and shaped product Q); a picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame 3.10 equipped with the movable seat's up and down moving guide rails 3.8; a movable arm power unit 3.2-1 that drives the movable arm 3.2 to move horizontally on the movable seat 3.3; a picking suction cup assembly power unit 3.1-1 that drives the picking suction cup assembly to move horizontally on the movable arm 3.2; and a movable seat power unit 3.3-1 that drives the movable seat 3.3 to move up and down along the movable seat's up and down moving guide rails 3.8.

[0047] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 5 As shown, on the rear side of the lower frame 1a of the molding machine main unit ( Figure 2 The lower frame picking horizontal rail 2a is fixed in the left and right directions on the left and right sides of the left side of the main body of the molding machine. Figure 2 The upper rack picking horizontal rail 2b is fixed horizontally in the left-right direction (on the left side). The lower rack picking horizontal rail 2a is parallel to the upper rack picking horizontal rail 2b and is separated by a certain distance. Movable horizontal rail sliders 2c are respectively installed on the lower rack picking horizontal rail 2a and the upper rack picking horizontal rail 2b. The picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame 3.10 of the picking and transferring mechanism 3 is a frame structure, which is fixed on the horizontal rail sliders 2c. The component transfer mechanism fixing frame 3.10 can move horizontally left and right on the lower frame component transfer horizontal track 2a and the upper frame component transfer horizontal track 2b via the horizontal track slider 2c. This drives the component transfer mechanism 3 to move horizontally between the left hot pressing component transfer station 1.3.1a behind the left hot pressing station 1.3.1, the component placement station 1.2.1a behind the suction and forming station 1.2.1, and the right hot pressing component transfer station 1.4.1a behind the right hot pressing station 1.4.1. This allows the component transfer mechanism 3 to alternately take out the dried and shaped product Q from the left hot pressing and forming device 1.3 and the right hot pressing and forming device 1.4 and quickly transfer it to the completion station 4 behind the suction and forming station 1.2.1, or send it to other next processes or place it in a designated location.

[0048] like Figure 4 , Figure 4.1 As shown, the component transfer mechanism fixing frame 3.10 is a frame structure. The two sets of tracks, the lower frame horizontal track 2a and the upper frame horizontal track 2b, distributed at a certain distance between the lower and upper frames respectively, provide a stable foundation for the horizontal movement of the component transfer mechanism. The lower frame horizontal track 2a and the upper frame horizontal track 2b are installed on the upper and lower frames connected and fixed together by the tie rod 1c. The upper and lower tracks are symmetrically arranged with a large spacing, resulting in a stable structure. The self-contained component transfer mechanism is movably positioned in the middle of the lower frame horizontal track 2a and the upper frame horizontal track 2b. Furthermore, the component transfer mechanism moves close to the main body of the molding machine, ensuring a stable center of gravity, a robust overall structure, and a very smooth lever arm for transferring the product, thus guaranteeing movement accuracy and increasing operational stability.

[0049] When the picking and transferring mechanism 3 is located at the left hot pressing picking station 1.3.1a, it faces the left hot pressing station 1.3.1 and can pick up the dried and shaped product Q from the left hot pressing and shaping device 1.3. When the picking and transferring mechanism 3 is located at the feeding and placing station 1.2.1a behind the suction and forming station 1.2.1, it faces the completion station 4 and can send the dried and shaped product Q to the completion station 4. When the picking and transferring mechanism 3 is located at the right hot pressing picking station 1.4.1a, it faces the right hot pressing station 1.4.1 and can pick up the dried and shaped product Q from the right hot pressing and shaping device 1.4.

[0050] Driven by the power unit of the component transfer mechanism fixing frame, the component transfer mechanism fixing frame 3.10 can move horizontally left and right along the frame component transfer horizontal track 2 composed of the upper frame component transfer horizontal track 2b and the lower frame component transfer horizontal track 2a via the horizontal track slider 2c.

[0051] like Figure 4 , Figure 4.1 , Figure 2 As shown, a set of vertically oriented moving seat guide rails 3.8 are fixed on the left and right sides of the fixed frame 3.1 of the picking and transferring mechanism. The two sets of moving seat guide rails 3.8 are symmetrically distributed on the fixed frame 3.10 of the picking and transferring mechanism. The moving seat sliders 3.9 corresponding to the two sets of moving seat guide rails 3.8 can move up and down on the moving seat guide rails 3.8. The two sets of moving seats 3.3 are fixed on the two sets of moving seat sliders 3.9 respectively. Driven by the moving seat power device 3.3-1, the moving seat 3.3 can move up and down along the moving seat guide rails 3.8 fixed on the fixed frame 3.10 of the picking and transferring mechanism via the moving seat sliders 3.9.

[0052] The movable base 3.3 has a horizontally fixed sliding block 3.7 for the movable arm 3.2. A horizontally fixed guide rail 3.6 is also attached to the movable arm 3.2. The movable arm 3.2 can slide back and forth horizontally along the sliding block 3.7, following the guide rail 3.6. Therefore, the movable arm 3.2 is movably positioned on the movable base 3.3. Driven by the movable arm power unit 3.2-1, it can move back and forth relative to the movable base 3.3.

[0053] like Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 4.1 As shown, a linear guide rail 3.5 for the suction cup assembly is fixed horizontally between the front and rear ends of the movable arm 3.2. The suction cup assembly slider 3.4, slidably positioned on the linear guide rail 3.5, can slide back and forth along the linear guide rail 3.5 on the movable arm 3.2. The suction cup assembly 3.1 is fixed on two symmetrically positioned suction cup assembly sliders 3.4. Driven by the suction cup assembly power unit 3.1-1, the suction cup assembly 3.1 can slide between the front and rear ends of the movable arm 3.2, allowing the suction cup assembly 3.1 to slide with the product from the front end to the rear end of the movable arm 3.2 (or from the rear end to the front end).

[0054] The suction cup assembly 3.1 can move horizontally between the front and rear ends of the movable arm 3.2, while the movable arm 3.2 can also move horizontally back and forth on the movable seat 3.3. Therefore, the strokes of these two movements are superimposed to form the horizontal stroke of the suction cup assembly 3.1. On the other hand, the horizontal stroke of the suction cup assembly 3.1 is folded into two segments: the horizontal stroke of the suction cup assembly 3.1 on the movable arm 3.2 and the horizontal stroke of the movable arm 3.2 on the movable seat 3.3. This significantly shortens the length of the movable arm 3.2 and its stroke on the movable seat 3.3; the superposition of the speeds of these two movements forms the horizontal movement speed of the suction cup assembly 3.1. The horizontal movement of the suction cup assembly 3.1 between the front and rear ends of the movable arm 3.2 effectively compensates for the stroke of the movable arm 3.2 on the movable seat 3.3.

[0055] like Figure 2 , Figure 5 , Figure 6As shown, since there are tie rods 1c blocking the left hot pressing station 1.3.1, the suction and forming station 1.2.1, and the right hot pressing station 1.4.1, the picking and transferring mechanism 3 must move backward away from the nearby tie rods 1c before it moves horizontally left and right between the left hot pressing picking station 1.3.1a, the feeding and placing station 1.2.1a, and the right hot pressing picking station 1.4.1a. It must not interfere with the tie rods 1c. The minimum horizontal movement stroke of the picking suction cup group 3.1 is the minimum horizontal movement stroke of the picking suction cup group 3.1 that does not interfere with the tie rods 1c.

[0056] like Figure 2 As shown, the suction cup assembly 3.1 moves horizontally to the rearmost position of the moving arm 3.2, while the moving arm 3.2 also moves horizontally to the rearmost position of the moving base 3.3. Therefore, the superposition of these two extreme travels achieves the maximum horizontal travel of the suction cup assembly 3.1. The maximum horizontal travel of the suction cup assembly 3.1 can reach the completion station 4.

[0057] However, when the picking and transferring mechanism 3 moves horizontally left and right between the left hot pressing station 1.3.1, the suction and forming station 1.2.1, and the right hot pressing station 1.4.1, it must not interfere with the pull rod 1c, and the picking suction cup assembly 3.1 should also avoid reaching its maximum horizontal travel stroke. This is because the picking and transferring mechanism 3 moves at a relatively high speed when moving horizontally left and right. When the picking suction cup assembly 3.1 reaches its maximum horizontal travel stroke, its center of gravity will be too far from the lower frame picking horizontal track 2a and the upper frame picking horizontal track 2b, which can easily cause a large resistance arm to the movement of the picking suction cup assembly 3.1 and affect the movement accuracy.

[0058] Therefore, as Figure 2.1 As shown, when the part-picking and transferring mechanism 3 moves horizontally left and right between the left hot pressing station 1.3.1, the suction and forming station 1.2.1, and the right hot pressing station 1.4.1, the optimal position is the "translation waiting position 3P" of the part-picking suction cup group 3.1, which is the non-limit position at the rear end of the moving arm 3.2. The stroke of the part-picking suction cup group to the translation waiting position 3P is less than the maximum horizontal stroke of the part-picking suction cup group 3.1, but greater than the minimum horizontal stroke of the part-picking suction cup group 3.1, which is a suitable position with relatively small movement resistance of the part-picking suction cup group 3.1.

[0059] This design allows for a compact structure of the picking and transferring mechanism 3, while also increasing the horizontal movement speed of the picking suction cup assembly 3.1. The picking suction cup assembly 3.1 has a small resistance arm, thus achieving the goal of quickly transferring the dried and shaped product Q.

[0060] When the part-retrieving suction cup group 3.1 needs to retrieve the dried and shaped product Q from the left hot pressing and shaping device or the right hot pressing and shaping device, the part-retrieving transfer mechanism 3 moves to the left hot pressing part-retrieving station 1.3.1a or the right hot pressing part-retrieving station 1.4.1a. The suction cup assembly 3.1 moves and positions itself at the front end of the moving arm 3.2 to approach the left or right hot-pressing device. Driven by the moving arm 3.2, the suction cup assembly 3.1 moves horizontally forward on the moving seat 3.3 to extract the dried and shaped product Q from the left or right hot-pressing device. After the suction cup assembly 3.1 extracts the dried and shaped product Q from the left or right hot-pressing device, it moves with the dried and shaped product Q to the rear end of the moving arm 3.2. Driven by the moving arm 3.2, the suction cup assembly 3.1 moves horizontally backward on the moving seat 3.3 and positions itself at the translation waiting position 3P of the suction cup assembly.

[0061] The horizontal movement of the suction cup assembly 3.1 relative to the moving arm 3.2 and the horizontal movement of the moving arm 3.2 relative to the moving seat 3.3 together constitute the horizontal movement of the suction cup assembly 3.1, thereby driving the horizontal movement of the dried and shaped product Q. The vertical movement of the moving seat 3.3 drives the vertical movement of the suction cup assembly 3.1, thereby driving the vertical movement of the dried and shaped product Q. The horizontal movement of the picking and transferring mechanism 3 between the left hot-pressing picking station 1.3.1a, the feeding and placing station 1.2.1a, and the right hot-pressing picking station 1.4.1a realizes the horizontal movement of the dried and shaped product Q between the stations. The horizontal movement, vertical movement, and horizontal movement between the stations of the suction cup assembly 3.1 enable the suction cup assembly 3.1 to transfer the dried and shaped product Q from the left or right hot-pressing device to the completion station 4.

[0062] like Figure 4 , Figure 4.1 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 As shown, when the moving arm 3.2 moves forward to extract the dried and shaped product Q from the left or right hot-pressing device, in order to avoid the hot-pressing mold, there is one moving arm 3.2 on each side. Correspondingly, the moving base 3.3, the moving base upper and lower moving guide rails 3.8, and other related components are also arranged symmetrically, one on each side. On the symmetrically distributed moving arms 3.2, symmetrically distributed left and right part-removing suction cup linear guide rails 3.5 are fixed. Similarly, the symmetrically distributed left and right part-removing suction cup sliders 3.4 can slide synchronously back and forth on the moving arms 3.2 along the left and right part-removing suction cup linear guide rails 3.5 respectively. The part-removing suction cup assembly 3.1 is fixed between the left and right part-removing suction cup assembly sliders 3.4. Driven by the part-removing suction cup assembly power device 3.1-1, the part-removing suction cup assembly 3.1 can slide synchronously between the front and rear ends of the left and right moving arms 3.2.

[0063] The two symmetrically distributed movable arms 3.2 can also perform synchronous horizontal movements on the two sets of movable arm sliders 3.7 of the symmetrically distributed movable seats 3.3.

[0064] Similarly, the left and right movable seats 3.3 move synchronously up and down along the left and right symmetrically distributed movable seat up and down guide rails 3.8.

[0065] The aforementioned power devices for the fixed frame of the picking and transferring mechanism, the power device for the moving seat 3.3-1, the power device for the moving arm 3.2-1, and the power device for the picking suction cup assembly 3.1-1 are all existing drive devices, including motors and transmission mechanisms such as synchronous belts, belts, or chains that transmit the motor power, enabling the aforementioned devices, which are symmetrically distributed left and right or up and down, to achieve synchronous forward and backward horizontal movement, left and right horizontal movement, and up and down movement.

[0066] The accompanying drawings illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention. However, the invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of the invention.

Claims

1. A fully automated plant fiber molding method for a foldable part-retrieving mechanism, wherein, The main body of the molding machine (1) includes a suction and filter molding device and a hot pressing and shaping device. The process is as follows: the suction and filter molding device continuously forms the wet blank of the product from the slurry, and then sends the wet blank into the hot pressing and shaping device to be heated to a certain temperature in the hot pressing mold for hot pressing, drying and shaping; the feature is that the part-taking and transfer mechanism (3) used to extract the dried and shaped product (Q) from the hot pressing and shaping device includes a part-taking suction cup group (3.1), the part-taking suction cup group (3.1) can be horizontally moved and positioned on the moving arm (3.2), the moving arm (3.2) can be horizontally moved and positioned on the moving seat (3.3), and the moving seat (3.3) can be vertically moved and positioned on the part-taking and transfer mechanism fixing frame (3.10); The horizontal movement of the picking suction cup assembly (3.1) relative to the moving arm (3.2) and the horizontal movement of the moving arm (3.2) relative to the moving seat (3.3) together constitute the front-to-back horizontal movement of the picking suction cup assembly (3.1), thereby driving the dried and shaped product (Q) out of the hot pressing and shaping device; The movable seat (3.3) can move up and down along the movable seat up and down guide rail (3.8) mounted on the fixed frame (3.10) of the picking and transferring mechanism via the movable seat up and down sliding block (3.9), thereby driving the picking suction cup assembly (3.1) and the dried and shaped product (Q) to move up and down; When the part-retrieving suction cup assembly (3.1) needs to retrieve the dried and shaped product (Q) from the left or right hot-pressing and shaping device, the part-retrieving transfer mechanism (3) moves to the left hot-pressing part-retrieving station (1.3.1a) or the right hot-pressing part-retrieving station (1.4.1a). The part-retrieving suction cup assembly (3.1) moves and positions itself at the front end of the moving arm (3.2) to approach the left or right hot-pressing and shaping device. The part-retrieving suction cup assembly (3.1) then moves horizontally forward on the moving seat (3.3) under the drive of the moving arm (3.2). Move to the left or right hot pressing device to extract the dried and shaped product (Q); after the part-retrieving suction cup group (3.1) extracts the dried and shaped product (Q) from the left or right hot pressing device, the part-retrieving suction cup group (3.1) moves with the dried and shaped product (Q) to the rear end of the moving arm (3.2), and the part-retrieving suction cup group (3.1) moves horizontally backward on the moving seat (3.3) under the drive of the moving arm (3.2) and is positioned at the translation waiting position (3P) of the part-retrieving suction cup group. The picking and transferring mechanism (3) moves horizontally between the left hot pressing picking station (1.3.1a) behind the left hot pressing station (1.3.1), the feeding placement station (1.2.1a) behind the suction filtration forming station (1.2.1), and the right hot pressing picking station (1.4.1a) behind the right hot pressing station (1.4.1), thereby realizing that the picking and transferring mechanism (3) alternately picks up the dried and shaped product (Q) from the left hot pressing forming device (1.3) and the right hot pressing forming device (1.4) and quickly transfers it to the completion station (4) behind the suction filtration forming station (1.2.1). The main body of the molding machine (1) includes a suction and filter molding device, a left hot pressing and shaping device, and a right hot pressing and shaping device. The process is as follows: the suction and filter molding device continuously forms the wet blank of the product from the slurry, and then alternately feeds the wet blank into the hot pressing mold heated to a certain temperature in the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device for hot pressing, drying and shaping; the part taking and transferring mechanism (3) has a part taking and transferring mechanism fixed frame (3.10) that can be horizontally positioned on the frame part taking horizontal track (2) composed of the upper frame part taking horizontal track (2b) and the lower frame part taking horizontal track (2a), and can move horizontally along the frame part taking horizontal track (2) to realize that the part taking and transferring mechanism (3) with the part taking suction cup group (3.1) moves horizontally left and right between the left hot pressing part taking station (1.3.1a), the part placing station (1.2.1a), and the right hot pressing part taking station (1.4.1a); The upper frame horizontal rail (2b) and the lower frame horizontal rail (2a) are fixed to the upper frame and the lower frame respectively and are spaced a certain distance apart. The forward and backward horizontal movement, up and down movement, and left and right horizontal movement between workstations of the picking suction cup group (3.1) enable the picking suction cup group (3.1) to alternately transfer the dried and shaped product (Q) from the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device to the completion workstation (4).

2. The foldable fully automatic plant fiber molding method for the part-retrieving mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The retrieval suction cup assembly (3.1) is capable of moving horizontally between the front and rear ends of the movable arm (3.2).

3. A fully automatic plant fiber molding machine with a foldable part-retrieving mechanism, wherein, The main body of the molding machine (1) includes a suction and filter molding device, a left hot pressing and shaping device, and a right hot pressing and shaping device. The process is as follows: the suction and filter molding device continuously forms the wet blank of the product from the slurry, and then alternately feeds the wet blank into the hot pressing mold heated to a certain temperature in the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device for hot pressing, drying and shaping; the feature is that the fully automatic plant fiber molding machine also includes a part transfer mechanism (3) for extracting the dried and shaped product (Q) from the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device. The picking and transferring mechanism (3) includes a picking suction cup assembly (3.1), a moving arm (3.2), a moving seat (3.3), a picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame (3.10), a picking suction cup assembly power unit (3.1-1) that drives the picking suction cup assembly (3.1) to move horizontally on the moving arm (3.2), a moving arm power unit (3.2-1) that drives the moving arm (3.2) to move horizontally on the moving seat (3.3), a moving seat power unit (3.3-1) that drives the moving seat (3.3) to move up and down on the picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame (3.10), and a picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame power unit that drives the picking and transferring mechanism fixing frame (3.10) to move horizontally on the upper and lower frames. The horizontal movement of the picking suction cup assembly (3.1) relative to the moving arm (3.2) and the horizontal movement of the moving arm (3.2) relative to the moving seat (3.3) together constitute the front-to-back horizontal movement of the picking suction cup assembly (3.1), thereby driving the dried and shaped product (Q) out of the hot pressing and shaping device; The movable seat (3.3) can move up and down along the movable seat up and down guide rail (3.8) mounted on the fixed frame (3.10) of the picking and transferring mechanism via the movable seat up and down sliding block (3.9), thereby driving the picking suction cup assembly (3.1) and the dried and shaped product (Q) to move up and down; The component transfer mechanism (3) has a component transfer mechanism fixing frame (3.10) that can be horizontally positioned on the frame component transfer horizontal track (2) composed of the upper frame component transfer horizontal track (2b) and the lower frame component transfer horizontal track (2a). It can move horizontally along the frame component transfer horizontal track (2) to realize that the component transfer mechanism (3) with the component transfer suction cup group (3.1) can move horizontally left and right between the left hot pressing component transfer station (1.3.1a), the component placement station (1.2.1a), and the right hot pressing component transfer station (1.4.1a). The upper frame horizontal rail (2b) and the lower frame horizontal rail (2a) are fixed to the upper frame and the lower frame respectively and are spaced a certain distance apart. The forward and backward horizontal movement, up and down movement, and left and right horizontal movement between workstations of the part-picking suction cup group (3.1) enable the part-picking suction cup group (3.1) to transfer the dried and shaped product (Q) from the left hot pressing and shaping device and the right hot pressing and shaping device to the completion workstation (4).

4. The foldable fully automatic plant fiber molding machine with a part-retrieving mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The retrieval suction cup assembly (3.1) is capable of moving horizontally between the front and rear ends of the movable arm (3.2).

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