A feed device

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of electronic cigarette assembly, and particularly discloses a feeding device which comprises a feeding mechanism provided with a plurality of longitudinally arranged feeding channels, a pushing mechanism located above the feeding mechanism and used for pushing workpieces into the corresponding longitudinally arranged feeding channels one by one, and a receiving mechanism located below the feeding mechanism and used for receiving the workpieces. The feeding device is used for realizing the mechanical feeding operation of the workpieces, thereby reducing the labor cost and improving the production efficiency.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronic cigarette assembly, and particularly relates to a feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The shell of an electronic cigarette is usually in a circular tube structure, and has large size and weight, so it is difficult to realize automatic feeding through a vibrating disc. At present, the main feeding mode of the shell of an electronic cigarette is manual feeding, which has high labor cost and low production efficiency.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to develop a feeding device for realizing mechanical feeding of workpieces such as the shell of an electronic cigarette, thereby reducing labor cost and improving production efficiency.

[0004] The above information disclosed in the background section is only included to enhance the understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and thus can include information that does not form the prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the present disclosure. SUMMARY

[0005] An object of the present application is to provide a feeding device for realizing mechanical feeding of workpieces, thereby reducing labor cost and improving production efficiency.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present application provides a feeding device, which comprises a feeding mechanism provided with a plurality of longitudinal feeding channels arranged side by side, a pushing mechanism located above the feeding mechanism and pushing each workpiece into the corresponding longitudinal feeding channel one by one, and a receiving mechanism located below the feeding mechanism and receiving each workpiece.

[0007] Optionally, the pushing mechanism comprises:

[0008] a storage box provided with a storage groove arranged obliquely downward;

[0009] a feeding plate located at the lower end opening of the storage groove, and the surface of the feeding plate close to the opening of the storage groove is provided with a plurality of feeding clamping grooves for clamping workpieces;

[0010] a feeding horizontal linear driving mechanism, the driving end of the feeding horizontal linear driving mechanism is connected with the feeding plate, and drives the feeding plate to reciprocate along the horizontal direction relative to the storage box, so that each workpiece falls into the corresponding feeding clamping groove;

[0011] a pushing assembly, the pushing assembly comprises a plurality of inclined push rods corresponding to each feeding clamping groove and an inclined linear driving mechanism for driving each inclined push rod to slide along the corresponding feeding clamping groove.

[0012] Optionally, the pushing mechanism further comprises:

[0013] a pushing base plate, the storage box is fixed on the pushing base plate, the feeding plate is slidingly connected with the pushing base plate, and the pushing base plate is provided with a blanking slot corresponding to each feeding slot.

[0014] a blanking pushing plate, the blanking pushing plate is located between the pushing base plate and the storage box, and the blanking pushing plate is provided with a pushing slot corresponding to the position of each blanking slot.

[0015] a blanking straight-line driving mechanism, a driving end of the blanking straight-line driving mechanism is connected with the blanking pushing plate, and drives the blanking pushing plate to move close to or away from the feeding plate.

[0016] Optionally, the pushing mechanism further comprises:

[0017] a cross beam plate, the cross beam plate is located at one end of the storage box close to the feeding plate;

[0018] a plurality of air blowing nozzles, each air blowing nozzle is installed on the cross beam plate and used for blowing plasma wind to the workpiece.

[0019] Optionally, the feeding mechanism further comprises a stopping mechanism used for pressing the workpiece from the side into the longitudinal feeding channel and a blocking mechanism located below the outlet of the longitudinal feeding channel.

[0020] Optionally, the stopping mechanism comprises a horizontal pushing rod, a flexible rubber block fixed at one end of the horizontal pushing rod close to the workpiece, and a stopping straight-line driving mechanism connected with the other end of the horizontal pushing rod.

[0021] The stopping mechanism further comprises a rod passing hole for the horizontal pushing rod to pass in and out of the longitudinal feeding channel.

[0022] Optionally, the blocking mechanism comprises a horizontal blocking plate and a blocking straight-line driving mechanism used for driving the horizontal blocking plate to reciprocate.

[0023] Optionally, the distance between the horizontal blocking plate and the outlet of the longitudinal feeding channel is greater than the height of the workpiece in the vertical direction.

[0024] Optionally, the upper end inlet of the longitudinal feeding channel is in a downwardly tapered horn structure.

[0025] Optionally, the receiving mechanism comprises a receiving carrier used for placing each workpiece, a receiving horizontal straight-line driving mechanism used for driving the receiving carrier to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, a plurality of receiving clamping jaws provided in one-to-one correspondence with each longitudinal feeding channel, and a receiving vertical straight-line driving mechanism used for driving each receiving clamping jaw to move up and down.

[0026] The beneficial effect of the present application is to provide a feeding device, after the workpieces are placed in the pushing mechanism, the pushing mechanism pushes each workpiece into the corresponding feeding channel one by one, and the workpiece is caught by the receiving mechanism after leaving the feeding channel, so that the mechanized feeding operation of the workpiece can be realized, thereby reducing the labor cost and improving the production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0028] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the feeding device provided for the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0029] Figure 2 The structural schematic diagram of the pushing mechanism provided for the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0030] Figure 3 The structural schematic diagram of the pushing mechanism provided for the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0031] Figure 4 The front view schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism and the receiving mechanism provided for the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0032] Figure 5 The back view schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism provided for the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0033] Figure 6 The cross-sectional view of the feeding mechanism and the receiving mechanism provided for the embodiment is shown in the figure.

[0034] In the figure:

[0035] 1, pushing mechanism;

[0036] 101, storage box; 1011, storage groove;

[0037] 102, feeding plate; 1021, feeding clamping groove;

[0038] 103, feeding horizontal linear driving mechanism;

[0039] 104, pushing assembly; 1041, inclined pushing rod; 1042, inclined linear driving mechanism;

[0040] 105, pushing bottom plate; 1051, material falling groove;

[0041] 106, material falling pushing plate; 1061, pushing clamping groove;

[0042] 107. Straight-line driving mechanism for blanking;

[0043] 108. Beam plate;

[0044] 109. Blowing nozzle;

[0045] 2. Feeding mechanism;

[0046] 201. Longitudinal feeding channel; 2011. Horn-shaped structure;

[0047] 202. Drop-stopping mechanism; 2021. Horizontal push rod; 2022. Flexible rubber block; 2023. Drop-stopping straight-line driving mechanism;

[0048] 203. Blocking mechanism; 2031. Horizontal blocking plate; 2032. Blocking straight-line driving mechanism;

[0049] 204. Passage hole;

[0050] 3. Receiving mechanism;

[0051] 301. Receiving carrier; 302. Receiving horizontal straight-line driving mechanism; 303. Receiving clamping jaw; 304. Receiving vertical straight-line driving mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] In order to make the objectives, characteristics and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0053] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that when one component is considered to be “connected” to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or a component disposed therebetween can be present. When one component is considered to be “disposed on” another component, it can be directly disposed on the other component or a component disposed therebetween can be present.

[0054] In addition, the terms “long”, “short”, “inner”, “outer” and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have this particular orientation, be constructed in this particular orientation to operate, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0055] The application will be described in detail below with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the application, and the structural, method, or functional changes made by those of ordinary skill in the art based on these embodiments are included in the protection scope of the application.

[0056] The application provides a feeding device for realizing mechanical feeding of workpieces, thereby reducing labor cost and improving production efficiency.

[0057] In the embodiment, the workpiece is a cylindrical electronic cigarette shell. In some other embodiments, the workpiece can also be a water pipe, a pen, or the like, and the application does not limit this.

[0058] Referring to Figure 1 The feeding device provided in the embodiment includes a feeding mechanism 2 provided with a plurality of longitudinal feeding channels 201 arranged side by side, a pushing mechanism 1 located above the feeding mechanism 2 and pushing each workpiece into the corresponding longitudinal feeding channel 201 one by one, and a receiving mechanism 3 located below the feeding mechanism 2 and receiving each workpiece.

[0059] Specifically, after the workpiece is placed in the pushing mechanism 1, the pushing mechanism 1 pushes each workpiece into the corresponding feeding channel one by one, and the workpiece is received by the receiving mechanism 3 after leaving the feeding channel. Thus, the mechanical feeding of the workpiece can be realized, thereby reducing labor cost and improving production efficiency.

[0060] The pushing mechanism 1, the feeding mechanism 2, and the receiving mechanism 3 will be introduced in detail below.

[0061] (I) Pushing mechanism 1

[0062] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the embodiment, the pushing mechanism 1 includes a storage box 101, a feeding plate 102, a feeding horizontal linear driving mechanism 103, a pushing assembly 104, a pushing bottom plate 105, a falling pushing plate 106, a falling linear driving mechanism 107, a cross beam plate 108, and a plurality of air blow nozzles 109.

[0063] The storage box 101 is provided with a storage groove 1011 arranged obliquely downward. When multiple workpieces are placed in the storage groove 1011, each workpiece will automatically slide toward the opening at the lower end of the storage groove 1011 under the action of gravity. The feeding plate 102 is located at the opening at the lower end of the storage groove 1011, and the surface of the feeding plate 102 close to the opening of the storage groove 1011 is provided with a plurality of feeding clamping grooves 1021 for clamping workpieces. The driving end of the feeding horizontal linear driving mechanism 103 is connected with the feeding plate 102, and drives the feeding plate 102 to reciprocate along the horizontal direction relative to the storage box 101, so that each workpiece falls into the corresponding feeding clamping groove 1021. The pushing assembly 104 includes a plurality of inclined push rods 1041 arranged one-to-one corresponding to each feeding clamping groove 1021 and an inclined linear driving mechanism 1042 for driving each inclined push rod 1041 to slide along the corresponding feeding clamping groove 1021.

[0064] The storage box 101 is fixedly arranged on the pushing bottom plate 105, the feeding plate 102 is slidingly connected with the pushing bottom plate 105, and the pushing bottom plate 105 is provided with a feeding groove 1051 for the workpiece to pass through corresponding to each feeding clamping groove 1021. The feeding pushing plate 106 is located between the pushing bottom plate 105 and the storage box 101, and the feeding pushing plate 106 is provided with a pushing clamping groove 1061 corresponding to the position of each feeding groove 1051. The driving end of the feeding linear driving mechanism 107 is connected with the feeding pushing plate 106, and drives the feeding pushing plate 106 to move close to or away from the feeding plate 102.

[0065] Optionally, the cross beam plate 108 is located at one end of the storage box 101 close to the feeding plate 102; each air blowing nozzle 109 is installed on the cross beam plate 108 and used for blowing plasma wind to the workpiece.

[0066] The working process of the pushing mechanism 1 provided by the embodiment is as follows:

[0067] S101: multiple workpieces are placed in the storage groove 1011, and each workpiece automatically slides toward the feeding plate 102 under the action of gravity;

[0068] S102: the feeding horizontal linear driving mechanism 103 drives the feeding plate 102 to reciprocate along the horizontal direction relative to the storage box 101, and under the pushing action of the rear row of workpieces, the front row of workpieces will be pushed into the feeding clamping groove 1021 of the feeding plate 102;

[0069] Optionally, in order to avoid that each workpiece is adsorbed by static electricity and thus falls unsmoothly, the air blowing nozzle 109 can be used to blow plasma wind to the front end workpiece to eliminate the static adsorption effect.

[0070] S103: The inclined linear drive mechanism 1042 is extended to drive each inclined push rod 1041 to slide downward, thereby pushing each workpiece into the corresponding drop chute 1051, and then the workpiece falls into the corresponding longitudinal feeding channel 201 under the action of gravity;

[0071] When the workpiece is stuck in the feeding slot and cannot fall (at this time, the upper end of the workpiece is stuck in the feeding slot, the lower end enters the drop chute 1051, and the whole is in an inclined state), the drop linear drive mechanism 107 is started to drive the drop push plate 106 to move towards the feeding plate 102. When the push material card slot 1061 contacts the workpiece, a pushing force is applied to the workpiece, so that the upper end of the workpiece is separated from the feeding slot, and then automatically falls downward into the longitudinal feeding channel 201 under the action of gravity.

[0072] (II) Feeding mechanism 2 and receiving mechanism 3

[0073] Referring to Figures 4-6 In the embodiment, the feeding mechanism 2 further comprises a drop stopping mechanism 202 for extending into the longitudinal feeding channel 201 to press the workpiece from the side, and a blocking mechanism 203 located below the outlet of the longitudinal feeding channel 201.

[0074] Optionally, the drop stopping mechanism 202 comprises a horizontal push rod 2021, a flexible rubber block 2022 fixed to one end of the horizontal push rod 2021 close to the workpiece, and a drop stopping linear drive mechanism 2023 connected to the other end of the horizontal push rod 2021; wherein the drop stopping mechanism 202 further comprises a through-hole 204 for the horizontal push rod 2021 to enter and exit the longitudinal feeding channel 201.

[0075] The blocking mechanism 203 comprises a horizontal baffle 2031 and a blocking linear drive mechanism 2032 for driving the horizontal baffle 2031 to reciprocate; wherein the distance between the horizontal baffle 2031 and the discharge port of the longitudinal feeding channel 201 is greater than the height of the workpiece in the vertical direction, so that the workpiece can completely separate from the longitudinal feeding channel.

[0076] The receiving mechanism 3 comprises a receiving carrier 301 for placing each workpiece, a receiving horizontal linear drive mechanism 302 for driving the receiving carrier 301 to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, a plurality of receiving clamping jaws 303 corresponding to each longitudinal feeding channel 201, and a receiving vertical linear drive mechanism 304 for driving each receiving clamping jaw 303 to move up and down.

[0077] Optionally, the upper end of the longitudinal feeding channel 201 is a downwardly tapered horn structure 2011, so that the workpiece easily enters the longitudinal feeding channel 201.

[0078] Initially: ① the horizontal push rod 2021 is located outside the longitudinal feeding channel 201; ② the horizontal baffle 2031 is located directly below the longitudinal feeding channel 201; ③ the receiving gripper 303 is located between the outlet of the longitudinal feeding channel 201 and the horizontal baffle 2031; ④ the receiving carrier 301 is located directly below the horizontal baffle 2031.

[0079] The working process of the feeding mechanism 2 and the receiving mechanism 3 provided by the embodiment is as follows:

[0080] S201: After the workpiece enters the longitudinal feeding channel 201, it automatically falls downward under the action of gravity. The first workpiece (the first workpiece counted from bottom to top, the same below) falls downward until it is completely separated from the longitudinal feeding channel 201, and is stopped by the horizontal baffle 2031;

[0081] At this time, the second workpiece is located above the first workpiece (the first workpiece counted from bottom to top, the same below) and is located in the longitudinal feeding channel 201;

[0082] S202: The stop linear drive mechanism 2023 drives the horizontal push rod 2021 to extend into the longitudinal feeding channel 201, so that the flexible rubber block 2022 clamps the second workpiece from the side in cooperation with the side wall of the longitudinal feeding channel 201, to prevent the second workpiece from sliding downward;

[0083] S203: The receiving gripper 303 clamps the first workpiece;

[0084] S204: The blocking linear drive mechanism 2032 drives the horizontal baffle 2031 to move backward and away from the area directly below the first workpiece;

[0085] S205: The receiving vertical linear drive mechanism 304 drives the receiving gripper 303 to move downward, and then places the first workpiece on the receiving carrier 301;

[0086] S206: The receiving vertical linear drive mechanism 304 drives the receiving gripper 303 to move upward, back to the initial position; the blocking linear drive mechanism 2032 drives the horizontal baffle 2031 to move forward, back to the initial position;

[0087] S207: The receiving horizontal linear drive mechanism 302 drives the receiving carrier 301 to move forward, so that the downstream equipment takes away the workpiece placed on the receiving carrier 301;

[0088] S208: When the workpiece on the receiving carrier 301 is taken away, the receiving horizontal linear drive mechanism 302 drives the receiving carrier 301 to move backward, back to the initial position;

[0089] At this time, the stop-falling straight-line driving mechanism 2023 drives the horizontal push rod 2021 to withdraw from the longitudinal feeding channel 201, and the second workpiece slides downward to be blocked by the horizontal baffle 2031, becoming a new first workpiece. Through such reciprocating, each workpiece can be placed on the receiving carrier 301 in turn, thereby completing the mechanized workpiece feeding operation.

[0090] To sum up, the feeding device provided by the embodiment has the beneficial effect that after the workpieces are placed in the pushing mechanism 1, the pushing mechanism 1 pushes each workpiece downward into the corresponding feeding channel one by one, and the workpiece is caught by the receiving mechanism 3 after leaving the feeding channel, thereby realizing the mechanized workpiece feeding operation, and further reducing the labor cost and improving the production efficiency.

[0091] It should be understood that although the present specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution, and the description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can be combined appropriately to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

[0092] The series of detailed descriptions listed above are only specific descriptions of the feasible embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Any equivalent embodiments or changes made without departing from the spirit of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding device, characterized in that, It includes a feeding mechanism (2) with several parallel longitudinal feeding channels (201), a pushing mechanism (1) located above the feeding mechanism (2) and pushing each workpiece into the corresponding longitudinal feeding channel (201) one by one, and a receiving mechanism (3) located below the feeding mechanism (2) and receiving each workpiece. The pushing mechanism (1) includes: Storage box (101), the storage box (101) is provided with a storage trough (1011) that is inclined downward. The feed plate (102) is located at the lower opening of the storage tank (1011), and the surface of the feed plate (102) near the opening of the storage tank (1011) is provided with a plurality of feed slots (1021) for workpieces to be inserted. A feeding horizontal linear drive mechanism (103) is provided. The drive end of the feeding horizontal linear drive mechanism (103) is connected to the feeding plate (102), which drives the feeding plate (102) to reciprocate in the horizontal direction relative to the storage box (101), so that each workpiece falls into the corresponding feeding slot (1021). The feeding assembly (104) includes a plurality of inclined push rods (1041) that are arranged one-to-one with each of the feeding slots (1021) and an inclined linear drive mechanism (1042) that drives each of the inclined push rods (1041) to slide along the corresponding feeding slot (1021).

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pushing mechanism (1) further includes: The pusher base plate (105) is fixed on the pusher base plate (105), the feed plate (102) is slidably connected to the pusher base plate (105), and the pusher base plate (105) is provided with a drop groove (1051) for the workpiece to pass through for each feed slot (1021). A material discharge pusher plate (106) is located between the material discharge base plate (105) and the material storage box (101), and the material discharge pusher plate (106) is provided with a material discharge slot (1061) corresponding to the position of each material discharge groove (1051). A linear material discharge drive mechanism (107) is provided, the drive end of which is connected to the material discharge pusher plate (106) to drive the material discharge pusher plate (106) to move closer to or further away from the feed plate (102).

3. The feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The pushing mechanism (1) further includes: A crossbeam plate (108) is located at one end of the storage box (101) near the feed plate (102); A plurality of air nozzles (109) are mounted on the crossbeam plate (108) for blowing plasma air onto the workpiece.

4. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism (2) further includes a stop mechanism (202) for pressing the workpiece from the side by extending into the longitudinal feeding channel (201) and a blocking mechanism (203) located below the outlet of the longitudinal feeding channel (201).

5. The feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The anti-fall mechanism (202) includes a horizontal push rod (2021), a flexible rubber block (2022) fixed to one end of the horizontal push rod (2021) near the workpiece, and an anti-fall linear drive mechanism (2023) connected to the other end of the horizontal push rod (2021). The anti-fall mechanism (202) further includes a rod hole (204) for the horizontal push rod (2021) to enter and exit the longitudinal feeding channel (201).

6. The feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The blocking mechanism (203) includes a horizontal baffle (2031) and a blocking linear drive mechanism (2032) that drives the horizontal baffle (2031) to reciprocate.

7. The feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The distance between the horizontal baffle (2031) and the outlet of the longitudinal feeding channel (201) is greater than the height of the workpiece in the vertical direction.

8. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The upper inlet of the longitudinal feeding channel (201) has a funnel-shaped structure that tapers downwards (2011).

9. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The receiving mechanism (3) includes a receiving carrier (301) for placing each of the workpieces, a receiving horizontal linear drive mechanism (302) for driving the receiving carrier (301) to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, a plurality of receiving grippers (303) corresponding to each of the longitudinal feeding channels (201), and a receiving vertical linear drive mechanism (304) for driving each of the receiving grippers (303) to move up and down.

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