Assembly equipment and process for an electrical box mounting bracket

Abstract

The application discloses an assembling equipment and process of an electric appliance box mounting bracket, and relates to the technical field of electric appliance box production.The equipment comprises a workbench, an industrial robot, a vibration disc I and a vibration disc II.The material feeding mechanism, the vibration disc I and the vibration disc II are used to feed the electric appliance box and the mounting bracket, and the first vacuum chuck and the second vacuum chuck of the transfer mechanism are used to adsorb the mounting bracket, and the third vacuum chuck is used to adsorb the electric appliance box.When the mounting bracket is transferred to the positioning seat for placement, the three mounting brackets are opposite to the three mounting grooves of the electric appliance box, so that the mounting plate can continue to move a distance after the electric appliance box is placed on the positioning seat, the mounting bracket can be pre-assembled into the electric appliance box, and finally, the first double-rod cylinder and the second double-rod cylinder of the press-fitting mechanism are used to press-fit the mounting bracket into the electric appliance box.The feeding, taking, placing, press-fitting and discharging of the whole process are automatically carried out, and the assembling efficiency of the electric appliance box can be greatly improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electrical box production, and particularly relates to an electrical box mounting bracket assembling device and process. BACKGROUND

[0002] The automobile electrical box is an electrical hub for providing vehicle power distribution and loop protection, which can simplify the installation of wire harness and the assembly process of the whole vehicle, improve the overall quality level of the system, reduce the cost and reduce the scattering. During the production process of the automobile electrical box, mounting brackets for connecting other devices on the automobile need to be assembled on the rear side and the right side of the automobile electrical box. At present, the mounting brackets are generally assembled into the mounting slots on the electrical box by manual method. Since a large number of mounting brackets need to be assembled, the whole process is relatively complicated. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to provide an electrical box mounting bracket assembling device and process to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art.

[0004] An electrical box mounting bracket assembling device, comprising a workbench, an industrial robot, a vibration disc one and a vibration disc two, the front side of the workbench is provided with a material feeding mechanism for feeding the electrical box, the vibration disc one is arranged on the left side of the workbench and the output end thereof is located on the workbench, the vibration disc two is arranged on the front side of the vibration disc one and the output end thereof is located on the workbench, the vibration disc one and the vibration disc two are used for conveying the mounting bracket, the industrial robot is arranged on the right side of the workbench and the end effector thereof is provided with a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism is used for transferring the electrical box to the positioning seat on the workbench and pre-assembling the mounting bracket on the electrical box, the rear side of the workbench is provided with a press-fitting mechanism for press-fitting the pre-assembled mounting bracket on the electrical box to the electrical box.

[0005] Preferably, the material feeding mechanism comprises a first rodless cylinder, a feeding rack and a push plate, the feeding rack is arranged on the front side of the workbench, the first rodless cylinder is arranged on one side of the feeding rack, the push plate is slidingly connected in the feeding rack, one end of the push plate is connected with a moving body on the first rodless cylinder, and the other end of the push plate is slidingly connected with a slide rod on the other side of the feeding rack.

[0006] Preferably, the transfer mechanism comprises a mounting plate, a driving motor, a first vacuum chuck, a second vacuum chuck and a third vacuum chuck, the mounting plate is connected with an end effector of an industrial robot, two ends of the rear side of the mounting plate are respectively provided with connecting plates, a bidirectional screw rod is rotatably connected between the two connecting plates, the driving motor is installed on a motor support on the side of one of the connecting plates and its output shaft is connected with the bidirectional screw rod through a shaft coupling, the two sides of the bidirectional screw rod are respectively screw-connected with moving supports through screw nuts, the upper end of the moving support is slidably connected to a slide rail one on the bottom of the mounting plate, the first vacuum chuck is arranged on the moving support, the second vacuum chuck is arranged on a fixed support on the right side of the mounting plate, a plurality of guide rods are slidably connected to the mounting plate, nuts are threadedly connected to the upper ends of the guide rods, and the third vacuum chuck is arranged at the lower end of the guide rod, and springs are sleeved on the guide rods.

[0007] Preferably, the pressing mechanism comprises a first double-rod air cylinder, a second double-rod air cylinder and a second rodless air cylinder, the workbench is provided with a mounting frame through a fixed plate, the second rodless air cylinder is arranged on the fixed plate, the positioning seat is slidably connected to a slide rail two on the fixed plate and connected with a moving body two on the second rodless air cylinder, the first double-rod air cylinder is arranged on the rear side of the mounting frame, the second double-rod air cylinder is arranged on the right side of the mounting frame and located in front of the first double-rod air cylinder, and the lower ends of the piston rods of the first double-rod air cylinder and the second double-rod air cylinder are provided with pressing plates.

[0008] Preferably, the bottom of the pressing plate is provided with a rubber pad.

[0009] An assembling process of an electric appliance box mounting bracket, comprising the following steps:

[0010] Step one, feeding: through a material feeding mechanism, the electric appliance box in the feeding rack is moved to the upper end of the feeding rack, and the mounting bracket is fed through a vibration disc one and a vibration disc two;

[0011] Step two, taking material: the mounting bracket at the output end of the vibration disc one and the vibration disc two is adsorbed through the two first vacuum chucks and the second vacuum chuck on the industrial robot, the distance between the two mounting brackets is controlled through the driving motor, then the industrial robot controls the inclination angle of the mounting plate and the electric appliance box, and the electric appliance box is adsorbed through the third vacuum chuck;

[0012] Step three, discharging: the electric appliance box is put into the positioning seat through the industrial robot, the mounting plate is moved towards the electric appliance box, the three mounting brackets are respectively pre-inserted into the mounting grooves of the electric appliance box, and then the first vacuum chuck, the second vacuum chuck and the third vacuum chuck are loosened;

[0013] Step four, press fitting: the electric appliance box is transferred to the lower part of the first double-rod pneumatic cylinder and the second double-rod pneumatic cylinder by the second rodless pneumatic cylinder, and the mounting bracket is press fitted on the electric appliance box by the pressing plate on the piston rod of the first double-rod pneumatic cylinder and the second double-rod pneumatic cylinder;

[0014] Step five, discharging: the electric appliance box is transferred to the next working position for processing by the third vacuum chuck on the industrial robot.

[0015] The present application has the following advantages:

[0016] In use, the electric appliance box and the mounting bracket are fed by the material feeding mechanism, the vibration disc one and the vibration disc two, the mounting bracket is adsorbed by the first vacuum chuck and the second vacuum chuck of the transfer mechanism, and the electric appliance box is adsorbed by the third vacuum chuck, and when the electric appliance box is placed in the positioning seat, the three mounting brackets are opposite to the three mounting grooves of the electric appliance box, so that the mounting plate can continue to move a distance after the electric appliance box is placed in the positioning seat, the three mounting brackets can be inserted into the three mounting grooves of the electric appliance box, the mounting bracket can be pre-assembled into the electric appliance box, and finally the mounting bracket is press fitted into the electric appliance box by the first double-rod pneumatic cylinder and the second double-rod pneumatic cylinder of the press fitting mechanism, the feeding, taking, discharging, press fitting and discharging of the whole process are automatically carried out, and the assembly efficiency of the electric appliance box can be greatly improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic diagram of the whole application.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic diagram of the vibration disc one, the vibration disc two and the press fitting mechanism.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic diagram of the bottom of the transfer mechanism.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic diagram of the top of the transfer mechanism.

[0021] The components include: 1. Workbench; 2. Material feeding mechanism; 21. Feeding rack; 22. First rodless cylinder; 23. Push plate; 24. Slide rod; 3. Vibratory feeder one; 4. Vibratory feeder two; 5. Industrial robot; 6. Transfer mechanism; 61. Mounting plate; 611. Connecting plate; 612. Slide rail one; 613. Fixed bracket; 62. Bidirectional lead screw; 621. Moving bracket; 63. Drive motor; 64. First vacuum suction cup; 65. Second vacuum suction cup; 66. Guide rod; 661. Nut; 67. Third vacuum suction cup; 68. Spring; 7. Positioning seat; 8. Pressing mechanism; 81. Fixed plate; 811. Slide rail two; 82. Mounting bracket; 83. Second rodless cylinder; 84. First double-rod cylinder; 841. Pressure plate; 842. Rubber pad; 85. Second double-rod cylinder; 9. Electrical box; 91. Mounting bracket. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The following detailed description of the embodiments, with reference to the accompanying drawings, will further illustrate the specific implementation of the present invention, in order to help those skilled in the art to have a more complete, accurate, and in-depth understanding of the concept and technical solutions of the present invention.

[0023] like Figures 1-4 As shown, the present invention provides an assembly device for an electrical box 9 mounting bracket 91, including a workbench 1, an industrial robot 5, a vibratory feeder 3 and a vibratory feeder 4. The front side of the workbench 1 is provided with a material feeding mechanism 2 for feeding the electrical box 9. The vibratory feeder 3 is located on the left side of the workbench 1 and its output end is located on the workbench 1. The vibratory feeder 4 is located in front of the vibratory feeder 3 and its output end is located on the workbench 1. The vibratory feeder 3 and the vibratory feeder 4 are used to transport the mounting bracket 91. The industrial robot 5 is located on the right side of the workbench 1 and its end effector is provided with a transfer mechanism 6. The transfer mechanism 6 is used to transfer the electrical box 9 to the positioning seat 7 on the workbench 1 and pre-assemble the mounting bracket 91 onto the electrical box 9. The rear side of the workbench 1 is provided with a pressing mechanism 8 for pressing the pre-assembled mounting bracket 91 onto the electrical box 9.

[0024] It should be noted that the material feeding mechanism 2 includes a first rodless cylinder 22, a feeding frame 21 and a push plate 23. The feeding frame 21 is located on the front side of the workbench 1, the first rodless cylinder 22 is located on one side of the feeding frame 21, and the push plate 23 is slidably connected in the feeding frame 21. One end of the push plate 23 is connected to a moving body on the first rodless cylinder 22, and the other end of the push plate 23 is slidably connected to a sliding rod 24 on the other side of the feeding frame 21.

[0025] Further, the transfer mechanism 6 comprises a mounting plate 61 connected with the end effector of the industrial robot 5, two connecting plates 611 provided at the rear side of the mounting plate 61, a bidirectional screw rod 62 rotatably connected between the two connecting plates 611, a driving motor 63 mounted on the motor support on the side surface of one of the connecting plates 611 and having an output shaft connected with the bidirectional screw rod 62 through a shaft coupling, two moving supports 621 screw-connected with the bidirectional screw rod 62 through screw nuts 661 provided at the two sides of the bidirectional screw rod 62, the first vacuum suction disc 64 provided on the moving support 621, the second vacuum suction disc 65 provided on the fixed support 613 provided at the right side of the mounting plate 61, a plurality of guide rods 66 slidingly connected with the mounting plate 61, nuts 661 threadedly connected with the upper ends of the guide rods 66, and the third vacuum suction disc 67 provided at the lower ends of the guide rods 66, with springs 68 sleeved on the guide rods 66.

[0026] In addition, the pressing mechanism 8 comprises a first double-rod cylinder 84, a second double-rod cylinder 85 and a second rodless cylinder 83, the mounting rack 82 is provided on the workbench 1 through the fixed plate 81, the second rodless cylinder 83 is provided on the fixed plate 81, the positioning seat 7 is slidingly connected with the slide rail two 811 on the fixed plate 81 and connected with the moving body two on the second rodless cylinder 83, the first double-rod cylinder 84 is provided at the rear side of the mounting rack 82, the second double-rod cylinder 85 is provided at the right side of the mounting rack 82 and located at the front side of the first double-rod cylinder 84, the lower ends of the piston rods of the first double-rod cylinder 84 and the second double-rod cylinder 85 are provided with pressing plates 841, and the bottoms of the pressing plates 841 are provided with rubber pads 842 to avoid damaging the mounting support 91 during pressing.

[0027] The assembly process of the mounting support 91 of the electric appliance box 9 comprises the following steps:

[0028] Step one, feeding: the mounting support 91 is fed to the upper end of the feeding rack 21 through the material feeding mechanism 2, and the mounting support 91 is fed through the vibration disc one 3 and the vibration disc two 4;

[0029] Step two, taking material: the mounting support 91 at the output end of the vibration disc one 3 and the vibration disc two 4 is adsorbed by the two first vacuum suction discs 64 and the second vacuum suction disc 65 on the industrial robot 5, the distance between the two mounting supports 91 is controlled by the driving motor 63, then the industrial robot 5 controls the inclination angle of the mounting plate 61 to be opposite to the electric appliance box 9, and the electric appliance box 9 is adsorbed by the third vacuum suction disc 67;

[0030] Step three, discharging: the electrical box 9 is put into the positioning seat 7 by the industrial robot 5, and the mounting plate 61 is moved towards the electrical box 9, three mounting supports 91 are respectively pre-inserted into the mounting grooves of the electrical box 9, and then the first vacuum chuck 64, the second vacuum chuck 65 and the third vacuum chuck 67 are loosened;

[0031] Step four, pressing: the electrical box 9 is transferred to the lower side of the first double-rod cylinder 84 and the second double-rod cylinder 85 by the second rodless cylinder 83, and the mounting supports 91 are pressed onto the electrical box 9 by the pressing plate 841 on the piston rod of the first double-rod cylinder 84 and the second double-rod cylinder 85;

[0032] Step five, discharging: the electrical box 9 is transferred to the next work station for processing by the third vacuum chuck 67 on the industrial robot 5.

[0033] DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND PRINCIPLES:

[0034] In actual application, the mobile body on the first rodless cylinder 22 drives the push plate 23 to move in the feeding rack 21, so that the electric appliance box 9 in the feeding rack 21 is moved to the upper end of the feeding rack 21, and the mounting brackets 91 are arranged at the output end through the vibration disc one 3 and the vibration disc two 4; then the mounting plate 61 is transferred to the output end of the vibration disc one 3 and the vibration disc two 4 through the industrial robot 5, the two mounting brackets 91 at the output end of the vibration disc one 3 are adsorbed through the two first vacuum adsorbing plates 64, and the mounting bracket 91 at the output end of the vibration disc two 4 is adsorbed through the second vacuum adsorbing plate 65, then the mounting bracket 91 on the first vacuum adsorbing plate 64 is driven to move towards the two sides by controlling the rotation of the bidirectional screw rod 62 driven by the driving motor 63, so that the distance between the two mounting brackets 91 is the same as the distance between the two mounting grooves at the rear side of the electric appliance box 9, then the three mounting brackets 91 are transferred to the electric appliance box 9 through the industrial robot 5, and the inclination angle of the mounting plate 61 is controlled to be opposite to the electric appliance box 9, then the electric appliance box 9 is adsorbed through the third vacuum adsorbing plate 67, and under the action of the elastic force of the spring 68 and gravity, the electric appliance box 9 is located below the mounting bracket 91; then the electric appliance box 9 and the mounting bracket 91 are transferred to the positioning seat 7 through the industrial robot 5, and the electric appliance box 9 is placed into the positioning groove in the positioning seat 7, at this time, the three mounting brackets 91 are opposite to the mounting grooves on the electric appliance box 9 respectively, then the mounting plate 61 is driven by the industrial robot 5 to move towards the electric appliance box 9, the spring 68 on the guide rod 66 is compressed, the three mounting brackets 91 are respectively pre-inserted into the mounting grooves of the electric appliance box 9, then the first vacuum adsorbing plate 64, the second vacuum adsorbing plate 65 and the third vacuum adsorbing plate 67 are released, and the mounting plate 61 is transferred to the initial position by the industrial robot 5; then the electric appliance box 9 on the positioning seat 7 is driven by the mobile body two on the second rodless cylinder 83 to move along the slide rail two 811 to below the mounting rack 82, and the mounting bracket 91 at the rear side of the electric appliance box 9 and the mounting bracket 91 at the right side of the electric appliance box 9 are respectively located below the first double-rod cylinder 84 and the second double-rod cylinder 85, then the piston rods of the first double-rod cylinder 84 and the second double-rod cylinder 85 are controlled to be elongated, the mounting bracket 91 is pressed and mounted on the electric appliance box 9 by the downward movement of the pressing plate 841; then the piston rods of the first double-rod cylinder 84 and the second double-rod cylinder 85 are controlled to be retracted, the electric appliance box 9 on the positioning seat 7 is driven by the mobile body two on the second rodless cylinder 83 to move to the initial position, the electric appliance box 9 is adsorbed by the third vacuum adsorbing plate 67 on the industrial robot 5, and finally the electric appliance box 9 is transferred to the next station for processing by the industrial robot 5.

[0035] The above is an exemplary description of the present application in combination with the drawings, and it is obvious that the specific implementation of the present application is not limited by the above manner, as long as various non-essential improvements are made by adopting the concept and technical solution of the present application, or the present application and the technical solution are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, which are all within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An assembly device for an electrical box mounting bracket, comprising a workbench (1), a vibratory feeder one (3), a vibratory feeder two (4), and an industrial robot (5), characterized in that: The front side of the workbench (1) is provided with a material feeding mechanism (2) for feeding the electrical box (9). The first vibratory plate (3) is located on the left side of the workbench (1) and its output end is located on the workbench (1). The second vibratory plate (4) is located on the front side of the first vibratory plate (3) and its output end is located on the workbench (1). The first vibratory plate (3) and the second vibratory plate (4) are used to transport the mounting bracket (91). The industrial robot (5) is located on the right side of the workbench (1) and its end effector is provided with a transfer mechanism (6). The transfer mechanism (6) is used to transfer the electrical box (9) to the positioning seat (7) on the workbench (1) and pre-assemble the mounting bracket (91) onto the electrical box (9). The rear side of the workbench (1) is provided with a pressing mechanism (8) for pressing the pre-assembled mounting bracket (91) onto the electrical box (9). The transfer mechanism (6) includes a mounting plate (61), a drive motor (63), a first vacuum suction cup (64), a second vacuum suction cup (65), and a third vacuum suction cup (67). The mounting plate (61) is connected to the end effector of the industrial robot (5). The two ends of the rear side of the mounting plate (61) are respectively provided with connecting plates (611). A bidirectional lead screw (62) is rotatably connected between the two connecting plates (611). The drive motor (63) is mounted on the motor bracket on the side of one of the connecting plates (611), and its output shaft is connected to the bidirectional lead screw (62) through a coupling. The two sides of the bidirectional lead screw (62) are connected by a lead screw. The rod nut (661) is screwed to a movable bracket (621). The upper end of the movable bracket (621) is slidably connected to the slide rail (612) at the bottom of the mounting plate (61). The first vacuum suction cup (64) is located on the movable bracket (621). The second vacuum suction cup (65) is located on the fixed bracket (613) on the right side of the mounting plate (61). Several guide rods (66) are slidably connected to the mounting plate (61). The upper end of the guide rod (66) is threaded with a nut (661). The third vacuum suction cup (67) is located at the lower end of the guide rod (66). A spring (68) is sleeved on the guide rod (66). The pressing mechanism (8) includes a first double-rod cylinder (84), a second double-rod cylinder (85), and a second rodless cylinder (83). The workbench (1) is provided with a mounting frame (82) via a fixed plate (81). The second rodless cylinder (83) is located on the fixed plate (81). The positioning seat (7) is slidably connected to the slide rail (811) on the fixed plate (81) and connected to the moving body (2) on the second rodless cylinder (83). The first double-rod cylinder (84) has two cylinders and is located on the rear side of the mounting frame (82). The second double-rod cylinder (85) is located on the right side of the mounting frame (82) and in front of the first double-rod cylinder (84). The piston rods of the first double-rod cylinder (84) and the second double-rod cylinder (85) are both provided with pressure plates (841).

2. The assembly equipment for an electrical box mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material feeding mechanism (2) includes a first rodless cylinder (22), a feeding rack (21) and a push plate (23). The feeding rack (21) is located on the front side of the workbench (1). The first rodless cylinder (22) is located on one side of the feeding rack (21). The push plate (23) is slidably connected to the feeding rack (21). One end of the push plate (23) is connected to the moving body on the first rodless cylinder (22), and the other end of the push plate (23) is slidably connected to the slide rod (24) on the other side of the feeding rack (21).

3. The assembly equipment for an electrical box mounting bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each pressure plate (841) has a rubber pad (842) at its bottom.

4. An assembly process for an electrical box mounting bracket, employing the assembly equipment for an electrical box mounting bracket as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Includes the following steps: Step 1, feeding: The electrical box (9) in the feeding rack (21) is moved to the upper end of the feeding rack (21) by the material feeding mechanism (2), and the mounting bracket (91) is fed by the vibrating plate one (3) and vibrating plate two (4); Step 2, Material Retrieval: The two first vacuum suction cups (64) and the second vacuum suction cup (65) on the industrial robot (5) are used to adsorb the mounting brackets (91) at the output end of the vibratory feeder one (3) and the vibratory feeder two (4). The distance between the two mounting brackets (91) is controlled by the drive motor (63). Then, the industrial robot (5) controls the tilt angle of the mounting plate (61) to face the electrical box (9) and adsorbs the electrical box (9) by the third vacuum suction cup (67). Step 3, material feeding: The industrial robot (5) puts the electrical box (9) into the positioning seat (7) and moves the mounting plate (61) toward the electrical box (9). The three mounting brackets (91) are pre-inserted into the mounting slots of the electrical box (9). Then the first vacuum suction cup (64), the second vacuum suction cup (65) and the third vacuum suction cup (67) are released. Step 4, Pressing: The electrical box (9) is moved to the bottom of the first double rod cylinder (84) and the second double rod cylinder (85) by the second rodless cylinder (83), and the mounting bracket (91) is pressed onto the electrical box (9) by the pressure plate (841) on the piston rod of the first double rod cylinder (84) and the second double rod cylinder (85); Step 5, unloading: The electrical box (9) is transferred to the next workstation for processing using the third vacuum suction cup (67) on the industrial robot (5).

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