Automatic plate arrangement device for material stamping blanking

Abstract

This invention discloses an automatic material stamping and unloading tray device, which sorts the material processed by the stamping machine so that the convex part faces upward, and then the material with the convex part facing upward is rotated and adjusted by a first transfer device to fit into the storage slot of the tray, thereby transferring it from the discharge area to the storage slot of the tray, realizing automated material transfer to improve production efficiency and reduce material damage.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of automation equipment, specifically relating to an automatic material stamping and unloading tray device. Background Technology

[0002] like Figure 1 The material shown is a product processed by injection molding, stamping and other processes, including a sheet-shaped substrate 91 and a protrusion 92 protruding on one side of the substrate 91 in the thickness direction. One application of this material is as a positive electrode riveting block.

[0003] When used as metal parts, the above materials can be formed by stamping with a stamping press. Specifically, the flat base material is stamped and deformed to form protruding parts, and then the substrate is cut off from the base material by stamping and cutting, thereby completing the processing.

[0004] In addition, the processed materials fall onto the conveyor belt and are transported out and collected in the collection box. Then, the materials in the collection box are taken out one by one by manual means, and then the materials are flipped and adjusted by manual judgment so that the adjusted materials correspond to the placement slots in the pallet, thereby placing the materials in the pallet in an orderly manner.

[0005] The manual adjustment process usually involves two steps: first, flipping the plate so that the protrusion faces upward; and second, rotating it so that the circumferential orientation of the substrate corresponds to the circumferential orientation of the storage slot in the encoder, so that the material can be placed into the storage slot to complete the loading.

[0006] The problems with the above method are: 1. The high punching efficiency of the stamping machine requires a large number of people to screen and place the punched products on the pallet, which increases the cost. 2. The materials output from the conveyor belt will fall into the collection box under the action of gravity, and the materials will be worn and deformed due to collision and squeezing in the collection box, which increases the defect rate. Summary of the Invention

[0007] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, the present invention aims to provide an automatic material stamping and unloading tray device. This device arranges the material processed by the stamping machine so that the convex parts face upwards. Then, a first transfer device rotates and adjusts the material with the convex parts facing upwards to fit into the storage slot of the tray, thereby transferring it from the discharge area to the storage slot of the tray. This achieves automated material transfer to improve production efficiency and reduce material damage.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: comprising: a stamping press, used to process materials by stamping; a forward and reverse material handling device, used to organize the materials falling from the stamping press during transmission so that the protrusions are positioned above the substrate, the forward and reverse material handling device comprising: a conveying device, the conveying device having a material handling area, a screening area, and a discharge area sequentially arranged along the transmission direction, the conveying device being used to sequentially transport materials through the material handling area, the screening area, and the discharge area; a material handling component, disposed in the material handling area, the material handling component having a collecting guide rail and a vertical guide rail located below the collecting guide rail, the collecting guide rail being constricted downwards, the collecting guide rail being used to collect the materials falling from above and processed by the stamping press and transport them towards the vertical guide rail, the width of the vertical guide rail being adapted to the thickness of the material to allow entry... The thickness direction of the material on the vertical guide rail is along the width direction of the vertical guide rail; a forward and reverse detection device is used to detect the material in the vertical guide rail to confirm the relative position of the protrusion and the substrate; a screening device is used to drive the material output from the vertical guide rail and entering the screening area to pour out; a stacking tray is provided with a plurality of storage slots for placing materials; a first transfer device is used to transfer the material in the discharge area to the storage slots, and to rotate and adjust the material during the transfer process so that the circumferential orientation of the substrate is adapted to the circumferential orientation of the storage slot. The first transfer device includes: a vision device for photographing the material in the discharge area; a first pick-and-place member for picking up and placing materials; a first rotating member for controlling the rotation of the first pick-and-place member; and a first moving device for controlling the movement of the first pick-and-place member between the discharge area and the storage slot.

[0009] The present invention is further configured such that: the screening device includes a driving member and a partition plate located in the screening area, and a first sub-region and a second sub-region are provided on both sides of the partition plate; the driving member is located on the side of the partition plate facing the first sub-region, and the driving member is used to drive the material with the protrusion facing the driving member to tilt towards the second sub-region; the partition plate is located on the convex movement trajectory of the material with the protrusion facing away from the driving member, and the partition plate is used to block the protrusion of the material with the protrusion facing away from the driving member so that the material with the protrusion facing away from the driving member tilts towards the first sub-region.

[0010] The present invention is further configured such that: the screening device includes a second limiting member located in the second sub-region, the second limiting member being provided with a second inclined surface, the inclined direction of the second inclined surface being upward along the partition away from the partition plate.

[0011] The present invention is further configured such that: the number of the first pick-and-place components is several, and each of the first pick-and-place components is arranged along the transmission direction of the conveying device; the first moving device includes a first x-axis assembly, which is used to drive the vision device and each of the first pick-and-place components to move along the transmission direction of the conveying device.

[0012] The present invention is further configured such that: the first moving device further includes a first y-axis assembly and a first z-axis assembly; the first x-axis assembly includes a first x-axis sliding frame, a first x-axis sliding seat, and a first lead screw assembly, the first x-axis sliding frame being fixedly disposed, the first x-axis sliding seat being slidably mounted on the first x-axis sliding frame, and the first lead screw assembly being used to drive the first x-axis sliding seat to slide on the first x-axis sliding frame; the first y-axis assembly includes a first y-axis sliding frame, a first y-axis sliding seat, and a second lead screw assembly, the first y-axis sliding frame being disposed on the first x-axis sliding seat. The first y-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first y-axis sliding frame, and the second lead screw assembly is used to drive the first y-axis sliding seat to slide on the first y-axis sliding frame; the first z-axis assembly includes a first z-axis sliding frame, a first z-axis sliding seat, and a first cylinder, the first z-axis sliding frame is disposed on the first y-axis sliding seat, the first z-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first z-axis sliding frame, and the first cylinder is used to drive the first z-axis sliding seat to slide on the first z-axis sliding frame; the vision device is disposed on the first y-axis sliding frame; each of the first pick-and-place components is disposed on the first z-axis sliding seat.

[0013] The present invention is further configured such that: the first pick-and-place component includes an air seat, a floating tube, a floating spring, a limiting pin, and a suction cup; the air seat is driven by the rotation of the first rotary component, the air seat is provided with a vertically extending air channel, the floating tube is slidably installed in the air channel and extends downward out of the air channel, the outer peripheral wall of the air seat is provided with a positioning insertion hole penetrating to the air channel, the outer peripheral wall of the floating tube is provided with a positioning guide rail extending along the axial direction of the floating tube, the limiting pin is respectively inserted into the positioning insertion hole and the positioning guide rail, the suction cup is disposed below the floating tube and the suction cup is provided with a suction port communicating with the channel inside the floating tube, and the floating spring is compressed and disposed between the air seat and the floating tube to reset the floating tube downward.

[0014] The invention is further configured to include: a frame, wherein a first transfer station and a second transfer station are provided on the frame, and a first transfer device is used to transfer materials from the discharge area to the first transfer station; a switching turntable, which is rotatably mounted on the frame, wherein the switching turntable is provided with two placement positions for placing the code discs, and the switching turntable is used to switch the placement positions between the first transfer station and the second transfer station; a material cart, wherein the material cart is provided with at least two stacking positions for vertically stacking the code discs; and a second transfer device, which is used to transfer the code discs between the stacking positions and the second transfer station.

[0015] The present invention is further configured such that: each of the placement positions has two disk positions, the four disk positions on the switching turntable are arranged in a matrix, a rotary cylinder is provided between adjacent disk positions, a linkage rod is provided on the output shaft of each rotary cylinder, a locking insert is provided at both ends of each linkage rod, and a locking hole is provided at each of the four corner ends of each code disk; each rotary cylinder is used to drive the linkage rod to rotate so that each locking insert is aligned with the corresponding locking hole, and then slides to insert each locking insert into the corresponding locking hole to limit the code disk.

[0016] The present invention is further configured such that: the second transfer device includes: a second y-axis assembly, the second y-axis assembly including a second y-axis sliding frame, a second y-axis sliding seat, and a first rack assembly, the second y-axis sliding frame being fixedly disposed, the second y-axis sliding seat being slidably mounted on the second y-axis sliding frame, and the first rack assembly being used to drive the second y-axis sliding seat to slide on the second y-axis sliding frame; a second x-axis assembly, the second x-axis assembly including a second x-axis sliding frame, a second x-axis sliding seat, and a second rack assembly, the second x-axis sliding frame being disposed on the second y-axis sliding seat, the second x-axis sliding seat being slidably mounted on the second x-axis sliding frame, and the second rack assembly being used to drive the second x-axis sliding seat to slide on the second x-axis sliding frame; and a second z-axis assembly. The second z-axis assembly includes a second z-axis slide frame and a third rack assembly. The second z-axis slide frame is slidably mounted on the second x-axis slide seat. The third rack assembly is used to drive the second z-axis slide frame to slide on the second x-axis slide frame. A second pick-and-place member is used to pick up and place the code disk. The second pick-and-place member is disposed below the second z-axis slide frame.

[0017] The present invention is further configured such that: the second pick-and-place component includes a gripper base, a retractable sliding base, and a retractable cylinder; a retractable slide rail is provided below the gripper base; there are two retractable sliding bases, each slidably disposed on the retractable slide rail; each retractable sliding base is provided with at least one gripper portion; there are two retractable cylinders, each retractable cylinder being used to drive the corresponding retractable sliding base to slide; a buffer is provided on the gripper base corresponding to each retractable sliding base, the buffer being used to buffer the corresponding retractable sliding base when the second pick-and-place component grips the code disk; and several elastic members are provided on the gripper base, the elastic members being used to abut against the code disk downwards when the second pick-and-place component grips the code disk.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the stamping press processes materials through stamping and forming. The materials fall onto the forward and reverse feeding devices, where the first adjustment of the materials is completed during the transfer process, ensuring that the output materials all have their convex parts facing upwards. Then, the first transfer device transfers the materials output from the forward and reverse feeding devices to the first transfer station, adjusting the circumferential orientation of the substrate during the transfer process to ensure that the materials transferred to the stack are properly aligned with the placement cavities. Once all the placement cavities on the stack are filled with materials, the turntable is rotated to transfer the stack from the first transfer station to the second transfer station. Finally, the second transfer device transfers the loaded stack to the material cart to complete the unloading process. The entire process—including production, adjustment, turntable operation, and stacking—is fully automated, requiring no manual intervention. This results in high efficiency, low cost, and eliminates the need for intermediate collection (loading into collection boxes) of the processed materials, preventing material damage. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the materials;

[0021] Figure 2 This is an assembly diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is an assembly drawing of the stamping machine, forward and reverse feeding device, and frame in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is an assembly diagram of the forward and reverse feeding device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 This is an assembly diagram of the forward and reverse feeding device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a top view of the forward and reverse feeding device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of part of the image;

[0027] Figure 8 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of part of the image;

[0028] Figure 9 for Figure 6Enlarged view of part of the image;

[0029] Figure 10 This is an assembly diagram of the forward and reverse feeding device, frame, switching turntable, and first transfer device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 11 This is an assembly diagram of the first transfer device in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 12 This is an assembly drawing of the first picking and placing component and the first rotating component in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 13 for Figure 12 Enlarged view of part of the image;

[0033] Figure 14 This is an assembly drawing of the switching turntable in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 15 This is an assembly drawing of the frame, switching turntable, second transfer device, and material rack in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 16 This is a top view of the frame, switching turntable, second transfer device, and material rack in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 17 This is an assembly drawing of the second pick-and-place component in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 18 This is a top view of the forward and reverse feeding device in Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

[0038] Label: 1. Stamping machine;

[0039] 2. Forward and reverse feeding device;

[0040] 21. Conveying device;

[0041] 211. Mounting frame; 212. Conveyor belt; 213. Material handling area; 214. Screening area; 215. Discharge area;

[0042] 2111, U-shaped frame; 2151, first discharge guide rail; 2152, second discharge guide rail;

[0043] 22. Material handling;

[0044] 221. Material guide plate; 222. Converging guide rail; 223. Vertical guide rail;

[0045] 2211. Guide ramp; 2212. Guide straight plate;

[0046] 23. Forward and reverse detection device;

[0047] 24. Driving components;

[0048] 241. First drive unit; 242. Second drive unit;

[0049] 25. Partitions;

[0050] 251. First sub-region; 252. Second sub-region;

[0051] 261. First limiting member; 262. First inclined surface; 263. Second limiting member; 264. Second inclined surface;

[0052] 271. First long strip; 272. Second long strip; 273. Third long strip;

[0053] 281. Waste collector; 282. Waste collection box;

[0054] 3. Code disk;

[0055] 31. Storage slot; 32. Locking socket;

[0056] 4. Rack;

[0057] 41. First transfer station; 42. Second transfer station;

[0058] 5. Switch the turntable;

[0059] 51. Placement position; 52. Rotary cylinder; 53. Linkage rod; 54. Locking rod;

[0060] 511. Plate position;

[0061] 6. First transfer device;

[0062] 61. Vision device; 62. First pick-and-place component; 63. First rotating component; 64. First moving device;

[0063] 621. Air seat; 622. Floating tube; 623. Floating spring; 624. Limit pin; 625. Suction cup;

[0064] 641. First x-axis component; 642. First y-axis component; 643. First z-axis component;

[0065] 6211, Air passage; 6212, Positioning socket; 6221, Positioning guide rail; 6251, Suction port;

[0066] 7. Second transfer device;

[0067] 71. Second x-axis assembly; 72. Second y-axis assembly; 73. Second z-axis assembly; 74. Second pick-and-place component;

[0068] 741. Gripper seat; 742. Retractable sliding seat; 743. Retractable cylinder; 744. Buffer; 745. Elastic element;

[0069] 7411, retractable slide rail; 7421, claw; 7441, buffer head;

[0070] 8. Material cart;

[0071] 81. Stacking location;

[0072] 9. Materials;

[0073] 91. Base plate; 92. Projection. Detailed Implementation

[0074] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention and to more clearly define the scope of protection of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to certain specific embodiments. It should be noted that the following are only some specific embodiments of the present invention, and are merely a part of the embodiments of the present invention. The specific and direct descriptions of related structures are only for the convenience of understanding the present invention, and the specific features do not necessarily or directly limit the scope of the present invention. Conventional choices and substitutions made by those skilled in the art under the guidance of the present invention should be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0075] Example 1:

[0076] like Figures 1-17 As shown, the present invention discloses an automatic material stamping and unloading tray device for stamping out material 9, sorting material 9, loading material 9 into a stacking tray 3, and loading stacking tray 3 into a material cart 8. The material 9 includes a square sheet-shaped substrate 91 and a protrusion 92 protruding on one side of the substrate 91 in the thickness direction. Among the four corners of the substrate 91, three are arc-shaped chamfers and one is inclined chamfer.

[0077] Specifically, the device includes:

[0078] A stamping press 1 is used to process materials 9 by stamping.

[0079] The forward and reverse feeding device 2 is used to organize the material 9 that is dropped from the stamping machine 1 during the transmission process so that the protrusion 92 is located above the substrate 91;

[0080] The code disk 3 is provided with a plurality of storage slots 31 for placing materials 9.

[0081] The frame 4 is provided with a first transfer station 41 and a second transfer station 42;

[0082] The switching turntable 5 is rotatably mounted on the frame 4. The switching turntable 5 is provided with two placement positions 51 for placing the code disk 3. The switching turntable 5 is used to switch each placement position 51 between the first transfer station 41 and the second transfer station 42.

[0083] The first transfer device 6 is used to transfer the material 9 that has been processed by the forward and reverse feeding device 2 to the storage slot 31 in the code disk 3 on the first transfer station 41, and to rotate and adjust the material 9 during the transfer process so that the circumferential orientation of the substrate 91 is adapted to the circumferential orientation of the storage slot 31.

[0084] Material cart 8, which is provided with 4 stacking positions 81 arranged in a matrix, for vertical stacking of pallets 3;

[0085] The second transfer device 7 is used to transfer the code disk 3 between the stacking position 81 and the second transfer station 42.

[0086] Therefore, the stamping machine 1 processes the material 9 through stamping, and the material 9 falls onto the forward and reverse feeding device 2. The material 9 is then adjusted during the transfer process of the forward and reverse feeding device 2, ensuring that the output material 9 has its protrusions 92 facing upwards. The first transfer device 6 then transfers the material 9 output from the forward and reverse feeding device 2 to the first transfer station 41, adjusting the circumferential orientation of the substrate 91 during the transfer process. This ensures that the material 9 transferred to the stack 3 is properly positioned within the storage cavity. Once all the storage cavities on the stack 3 are filled with material 9, the turntable 5 is rotated to transfer the stack 3 from the first transfer station 41 to the second transfer station 42. Finally, the second transfer device 7 transfers the loaded stack 3 to the material cart 8 to complete the unloading. The entire process—production, adjustment, turntable operation, and stacking—is fully automated, requiring no manual intervention. This results in high efficiency and low cost. Furthermore, the material 9 processed by the stamping machine 1 does not require an intermediate collection (loading into a collection box) process, preventing damage to the material 9.

[0087] Specifically, the forward and reverse feeding device 2 includes:

[0088] The conveying device 21 includes a mounting frame 211 and a conveyor belt 212. The conveyor belt 212 is mounted on the mounting frame 211 and is driven by a motor or other means to transport materials from left to right. The conveyor belt 212 is provided with a material handling area 213, a screening area 214 and a discharge area 215 in sequence above it along the transmission direction, so that the material 9 in contact with the conveyor belt 212 is transported through the material handling area 213, the screening area 214 and the discharge area 215 in sequence.

[0089] The material handling component 22 is located in the material handling area 213. Specifically, the material handling component 22 consists of two corresponding guide plates 221. Each guide plate 221 is bent to form an upper guide ramp 2211 and a lower guide straight plate 2212. The two guide ramps 2211 are inclined vertically upwards, moving away from each other in the front-back direction. This allows the material handling component 22 to form a collecting guide rail 222, which is downwardly tapered, thus collecting the material 9 falling from above. The normal of plate 2212 is perpendicular to the front-back direction, and its length is along the left-right direction. The distance between the two guide plates 2212 is s1, and the overall thickness of material 9 is s2. s1 = (1.0-1.1)s2, that is, s1 is slightly larger than s2. This makes the material handling component 22 form a vertical guide rail 223 by the two guide plates 2212. The width of the vertical guide rail 223 is adapted to the thickness of material 9 so that the thickness direction of material 9 entering the vertical guide rail 223 is along the width direction of the vertical guide rail 223. That is, the protrusion 92 of material 9 entering the vertical guide rail 223 faces forward or backward.

[0090] The forward and reverse detection device 23 can be a laser sensor, fiber optic sensor, etc., which is used to detect the material 9 in the vertical guide rail 223 to confirm the relative position of the protrusion 92 and the substrate 91.

[0091] A screening device is used to drive the material 9, which is output from the vertical guide rail 223 and enters the screening zone 214, to tilt.

[0092] Therefore, the material 9 processed by the stamping machine 1 falls from top to bottom into the collecting guide rail 222. The material 9 moves downward along the guide inclined plate 2211 towards the vertical guide rail 223. When the thickness direction of the material 9 is aligned with the width direction of the vertical guide rail 223, the material 9 is vertically guided into the vertical guide rail 223. That is, the thickness direction of the material 9 is along the front-to-back direction. After it has completely fallen, the lower end of the material 9 contacts the conveyor belt 212 and is then transported along the vertical guide rail 223 under the drive of the conveyor belt 212. When the reverse detection device 23 detects the protrusion 92 to determine whether it is located on the front or rear side of the substrate 91, it continues to be transported and leaves the vertical guide rail 223 to enter the screening area 214. The screening device is driven to perform different commands (implemented by the control system) on the materials 9 with different orientations of the protrusion 92, thereby driving the materials 9 to tilt and sort them in the screening area 214. Finally, the two groups of materials 9 that have been screened enter the discharge area 215 for discharge under the action of the conveyor belt 212, so that the output materials 9 all have the protrusion 92 facing upwards.

[0093] The mounting frame 211 features a U-shaped bracket 2111, on which the forward / reverse detection device 23 is mounted and faces downwards. As the material 9 is conveyed by the conveyor belt 212, it passes through the sensing area of ​​the forward / reverse detection device 23, generating different light detection signals to determine whether the protrusion 92 has been detected. More specifically, the detection light generated by the forward / reverse detection device 23 is positioned close to the front-to-back width side of the vertical guide rail. When the protrusion 92 is located on this side and passes the forward / reverse detection device 23, the light signal generated by the detection light is only the duration of the protrusion 92 passing through the detection light, which is shorter. Conversely, when the protrusion 92 is away from this side and passes the forward / reverse detection device 23, the light signal generated by the detection light is the duration of the substrate 91 passing through the detection light, which is longer, thus enabling the determination.

[0094] In other embodiments, the front and back detection device 23 may employ a vision system, which can photograph each material 9 from top to bottom to determine the relative position of the protrusion 92 and the substrate 91, or take pictures from the front and back sides (the material handling component 22 may be transparent).

[0095] The screening device includes a drive component 24.

[0096] The driving component 24 can be either an air-blowing structure or a pushing structure. In this embodiment, an air-blowing structure is used, which consists of an air valve and an air nozzle. The air valve connects to the air source and controls the air nozzle to blow air, thereby driving the material 9 to tilt using air pressure. The pushing structure can be composed of a cylinder and a push rod. The cylinder drives the push rod to slide, thereby driving the material 99 to tilt by pushing.

[0097] In addition, the screening device also includes a partition plate 25 located in the screening area 214. The partition plate 25 has a first sub-area 251 and a second sub-area 252 on both sides. The driving member 24 is located on the side of the partition plate 25 facing the first sub-area 251. The driving member 24 blows air to tilt the material 9 output from the vertical guide rail 223 with the protrusion 92 facing the driving member 24 toward the second sub-area 252. After tilting, the protrusion 92 faces upward. The partition plate 25 is located on the movement trajectory of the material 9 with the protrusion 92 facing away from the driving member 24. This allows the material 9 output from the vertical guide rail 223 with the protrusion 92 facing away from the driving member 24 to move under the drive of the conveyor belt 212. After the substrate 91 enters the first sub-area 251, the corresponding protrusion 92 contacts one side of the partition plate 25, causing the material 9 to become unstable and tilt toward the first sub-area 251. After tilting, the protrusion 92 faces upward.

[0098] Therefore, by setting only a single driving component 24, the structure is simple. The driving component 24 only drives the material 9 with the protrusion 92 facing the driving component 24 to pour into the second sub-region 252, while the material 9 with the protrusion 92 facing away from the driving component 24 is poured into the first sub-region 251 under the action of the partition plate 25. This achieves that the protrusion 92 of the material 9 in the first sub-region 251 and the second sub-region 252 are all facing upwards. Moreover, the partition plate is a flat plate, which makes the structure simple.

[0099] The position of the driving member 24 is determined by the area of ​​the substrate 91 (which has a relatively large mass). If the area of ​​the substrate 91 is sufficient, the blowing position of the driving member 24 is close to the upper side of the substrate 91, so that when the blowing force pushes the material 9 away from the driving member 24, the material 9 is deflected and tilted.

[0100] If the area of ​​substrate 91 is small (and its mass is relatively small), then the following structural-assisted tilting is required:

[0101] The screening device also includes a second limiting member 263 (plate-shaped) located in the second sub-region 252. The second limiting member 263 has a second inclined surface 264 on the side facing the partition plate 25. The inclined direction of the second inclined surface 264 is upward along the direction away from the partition plate 25.

[0102] Therefore, the smaller substrate 91 will be fully covered by the air blown by the drive member 24, that is, the material 9 is blown away from the drive member 24, but its tilting and flipping is unstable. Thus, with the setting of the second limiting member 263, the material 9 blown by the drive member 24 can tilt onto the second inclined surface 264 so that the protrusion 92 faces upward, and the material 9 slides downward under the action of gravity, thereby correcting the front and rear position of the material 9, making the position of the output material 99 more uniform.

[0103] Similarly, in this embodiment, a first limiting member 261 (plate-shaped) is provided in the first sub-region 251. The first limiting member 261 is provided with a first inclined surface 262 on the side facing the partition plate 25. The inclined direction of the first inclined surface 262 is upward along the distance away from the partition plate 25.

[0104] Therefore, the setting of the first limiting member 261 causes the material 9 poured in the first sub-region 251 to pour onto the second inclined surface 264, and under the action of gravity, the material 9 slides downward, thereby correcting the position of the material 9 in the front and back directions, making the position of the output material 9 more uniform.

[0105] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the discharge area 215 is provided with a first long strip 271, a second long strip 272, and a third long strip 273 along the front-back direction. The discharge area 215 is divided into a first discharge guide rail 2151 between the first long strip 271 and the second long strip 272, and a second discharge guide rail 2152 between the second long strip 272 and the third long strip 273. The first discharge guide rail 2151 corresponds to the first sub-area 251, and the second discharge guide rail 2152 corresponds to the second sub-area 252. The first discharge guide rail 2151 is used to receive material 9 from the first sub-area 251, so that the material 9 is laid flat and driven to be transported along the first discharge guide rail 2151. The second discharge guide rail 2152 is used to receive material 9 from the second sub-area 252, so that the material 9 is laid flat and driven to be transported along the second discharge guide rail 2152.

[0106] The attached structures are not shown in the figure. Only the suspended material handling component 22, partition plate 25, first limiting component 261, second limiting component 263, first long strip plate 271, second long strip plate 272 and third long strip plate 273 are shown. In fact, the aforementioned components are fixedly installed on the mounting frame 211, the stamping machine 1, the frame 4, or on other fixed structures using attached structures. The fixed material guiding structure on the conveying device 21 is a conventional technical means and will not be described in detail.

[0107] In addition, the frame 4 is equipped with a waste collector 281 and a waste collection frame 282. The waste collector 281 is located at the output end of the conveyor belt 212, so that the materials 9 produced when the machine is started do not need to be transferred through the first transfer device 6, but fall directly into the waste collector 281 and into the waste collection frame 282, so as to prevent defective products from being loaded into the pallet 3 among the materials 9 produced when the machine is started.

[0108] Specifically, the first transfer device 6 includes:

[0109] The vision device 61 is used to photograph the material 9 in the discharge area 215 and compare the photographed photo with the stored photo through the control system to determine the specific position of the three arc chamfers and one inclined chamfer to provide commands for subsequent rotation. The vision device 61 is a relatively mature technology, and the specific control method will not be described in detail.

[0110] The first pick-and-place component 62 is used to pick up and place material 9;

[0111] The first rotating component 63 is used to control the rotation of the first pick-up / placement component 62;

[0112] The first moving device 64 is used to control the movement of the first pick-and-place member 62 between the discharge area 215 and the storage trough 31.

[0113] Therefore, the first moving device 64 moves the first picking and placing member 62 to the discharge area 215 to pick up the corresponding material 9. The picked-up material 9 is photographed by the vision device 61. The internal judgment of the control system determines whether the material 9 needs to be rotated and how to rotate it. The command is executed by the first rotating member 63 so that the circumferential orientation of the adjusted material 9 is the same as the circumferential orientation of the storage trough 31, so that the material 9 can be smoothly placed into the storage trough 31.

[0114] Specifically, the number of the first pick-and-place components 62 is 5-10, and 9 are used in this embodiment. Each of the first pick-and-place components 62 is arranged in the left-right direction. Each of the first pick-and-place components 62 is equipped with a first rotating component 63 to achieve individual control. In addition, the first moving device 64 includes a first x-axis assembly 641, a first y-axis assembly 642, and a first z-axis assembly 643.

[0115] Specifically, the first x-axis assembly 641 includes a first x-axis sliding frame (left-right direction), a first x-axis sliding seat, and a first lead screw assembly (composed of a servo motor, a lead screw, and a nut). The first x-axis sliding frame is fixedly mounted on the frame 4, and the first x-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first x-axis sliding frame. The first lead screw assembly is used to drive the first x-axis sliding seat to slide on the first x-axis sliding frame.

[0116] The first y-axis assembly 642 includes a first y-axis sliding frame (front-back direction), a first y-axis sliding seat, and a second lead screw assembly (composed of a servo motor, a lead screw, and a nut). The first y-axis sliding frame is disposed on the first x-axis sliding seat, and the first y-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first y-axis sliding frame. The second lead screw assembly is used to drive the first y-axis sliding seat to slide on the first y-axis sliding frame.

[0117] The first z-axis assembly 643 includes a first z-axis sliding frame (vertical direction), a first z-axis sliding seat, and a first cylinder. The first z-axis sliding frame is disposed on the first y-axis sliding seat, and the first z-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first z-axis sliding frame. The first cylinder is used to drive the first z-axis sliding seat to slide on the first z-axis sliding frame.

[0118] The vision device 61 is mounted on the first y-axis sliding frame;

[0119] Each of the first pick-and-place components 62 is mounted on the first z-axis sliding seat.

[0120] Therefore, during the process of the first x-axis component 641 driving the first pick-and-place component 62 to move toward the discharge area 215, the vision device 61 will be driven synchronously, enabling the vision device 61 to capture the material 9 on the discharge area 215 more quickly. Then, driven by the first y-axis component 642 and the first z-axis component 643, each of the first pick-and-place components 62 will pick up the material 9 respectively, realizing the transfer of multiple materials 9 in a single operation to improve efficiency.

[0121] The first moving device 64 (three-dimensional truss) is a mature technology. Only the structure of the first moving device 64 is disclosed, without the explanation of the specific operation process.

[0122] The first rotating component 63 is a rotary motor (fixedly mounted on the first z-axis sliding seat), and the output shaft of the rotary motor is vertical and internally through-type. The first pick-and-place component 62 includes an air seat 621, a floating tube 622, a floating spring 623, a limiting pin 624, and a suction cup 625. The air seat 621 is inserted into the output shaft of the rotary motor to be driven by the rotation of the first rotating component. The air seat 621 has a vertically penetrating air channel 6211, allowing the upper end to connect to an air tube for suction or blowing air to the lower end. The floating tube 622 is inserted into the air channel 6211 from the lower end of the air channel 6211 and can slide within it, with the floating tube 622 extending downwards from the air channel 6211. In addition, the outer peripheral wall of the air seat 621 is provided with a positioning insertion hole 6212 that penetrates to the air channel 6211. The outer peripheral wall of the floating tube 622 is correspondingly provided with a positioning guide rail 6221 that extends along the axial direction of the floating tube 622. The positioning insertion hole 6212 and the positioning guide rail 6221 are inserted by the limiting pin 624 to limit the vertical sliding stroke of the floating tube 622 relative to the air seat 621. In addition, the suction cup 625 is provided below the floating tube 622 by snap-fitting. The center of the suction cup 625 is provided with a suction port 6251 that communicates with the channel inside the floating tube 622. The floating spring 623 is compressed and provided between the air seat 621 and the floating tube 622 to reset the floating tube 622 downward.

[0123] Therefore, when the first pick-up and drop-off member 62 moves above the material 9, the suction cup 625 presses onto the upper surface of the material 9, and the material 9 is stably sucked onto the suction cup 625 by suction. After moving to the position, the material 9 is blown away from the suction cup 625. In addition, the floating tube 622 and the floating spring 623 make the stroke elastically adaptable when picking up the material 9, improving the smoothness of picking up.

[0124] In this embodiment, the two placement positions 51 are one on the left and one on the right. The rotation of the switching turntable 5 can enable the placement positions 51 on the left and right sides to be interchanged, so as to switch between the first transfer station 41 (left side) and the second transfer station 42 (right side).

[0125] Preferably, each of the placement positions 51 is provided with two tray positions 511, and the four tray positions 511 on the switching turntable 5 are arranged in a matrix. Correspondingly, the stamping machine 1 can stamp two pieces of material 9 simultaneously, with a front-to-back interval. Similarly, the material handling component 22, the forward and reverse detection device 23, the screening device, the first Z-axis assembly 643, the first pick-and-place component 62, and the first rotating component 63 are all in two sets, so that two production lines can process material 9 to improve production efficiency. Each production line corresponds to one tray position 511, and each tray position 511 can be used to place the stacking tray 3. In addition, a rotary cylinder 52 (rotatable and height-adjustable) is provided between adjacent tray positions 511. The output shaft of the rotary cylinder 52 is vertically upward, and a horizontally extending linkage rod 53 is provided above the output shaft of each rotary cylinder 52. The middle of the linkage rod 53 is connected by a snap-fit ​​method. Fixed to the output shaft of the rotary cylinder 52, each of the linkage rods 53 has a vertically downward extending locking rod 54 fixed at both ends. Correspondingly, each of the four corner ends of the encoder 3 is provided with a locking hole 32. Therefore, during the switching of the turntable 5 rotation or the placement of material 9 on the encoder 3, the locking rod 54 is inserted into the locking hole 32 for fixation, ensuring the stability of the encoder 3. Specifically, each encoder 3 is subject to the insertion of two locking rods 54. When the encoder 3 needs to be transferred, the output shaft of the rotary cylinder 52 moves upward to disengage the locking rod 54 from the locking hole 32, and then rotates 90 degrees so that the length direction of the linkage rod 53 is perpendicular to the direction of the corresponding two encoders 3. This allows the linkage rod 53, locking rod 54 and encoder 3 to be misaligned during the vertical lifting of the encoder 3, so that it can be smoothly lifted and put down.

[0126] Specifically, the second transfer device 7 in this embodiment includes:

[0127] The second y-axis assembly 72 includes a second y-axis sliding frame (front-back direction), a second y-axis sliding seat, and a first rack assembly (composed of a servo motor, rack, and gear). The second y-axis sliding frame is fixedly mounted on the frame 4, and the second y-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the second y-axis sliding frame. The first rack assembly is used to drive the second y-axis sliding seat to slide on the second y-axis sliding frame.

[0128] The second x-axis assembly 71 includes a second x-axis sliding frame (left-right direction), a second x-axis sliding seat, and a second rack assembly (composed of a servo motor, rack, and gear). The second x-axis sliding frame is disposed on the second y-axis sliding seat, and the second x-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the second x-axis sliding frame. The second rack assembly is used to drive the second x-axis sliding seat to slide on the second x-axis sliding frame.

[0129] The second z-axis assembly 73 includes a second z-axis slide frame and a third rack assembly (composed of a servo motor, rack, and gear). The second z-axis slide frame is slidably mounted on the second x-axis slide seat. The third rack assembly is used to drive the second z-axis slide frame to slide on the second x-axis slide frame.

[0130] The second pick-and-place component 74 is used to pick up and place the code disk 3, and the second pick-and-place component 74 is disposed below the second z-axis sliding frame.

[0131] Therefore, under the action of the second x-axis assembly 71, the second y-axis assembly 72, and the second z-axis assembly 73, the second pick-and-place component 74 is driven in three directions (x, y, z), and after it is in place, it performs a grabbing and releasing action to transfer the code disk 3.

[0132] The second x-axis assembly 71, the second y-axis assembly 72, and the second z-axis assembly 73 employ a driving and sliding method for unidirectional sliding drive, which is a mature technology. Only a simple structural description of the second x-axis assembly 71, the second y-axis assembly 72, and the second z-axis assembly 73 is disclosed, without a description of the specific operation process.

[0133] Specifically, in this embodiment, the second pick-and-place component 74 includes a gripper seat 741, a retractable sliding seat 742, and a retractable cylinder 743. A retractable slide rail 7411 extending laterally is provided below the gripper seat 741. There are two retractable sliding seats 742, each slidably mounted on the retractable slide rail 7411. Each retractable sliding seat 742 has two claw portions 7421 (L-shaped). There are two retractable cylinders 743, each mounted on the gripper seat 741. One of the retractable cylinders 743 has its output shaft facing left and is fixedly connected to the left-side retractable sliding seat 742 for sliding drive. The output shaft of a retractable cylinder 743 is fixedly connected to the right retractable sliding seat 742 for sliding drive. Two buffers 744 are respectively provided on the gripper seat 741 corresponding to each retractable sliding seat 742. The buffer 744 includes a buffer head 7441, which plays a buffering role when the corresponding retractable sliding seat 742 is retracted. Elastic members 745 are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the gripper seat 741. The elastic members 745 are made of rubber and are vertically downward, so that when the second pick-up and put-down component 74 grips the code disk 3, the lower end of each elastic member 745 abuts against the upper end of the code disk 3 to tighten the code disk 3.

[0134] Preferably, there are two material carts 8, which are arranged front and back on both sides of the frame 4 to carry out the orderly stacking of a large number of pallets 3.

[0135] Example 2:

[0136] An automatic material stamping and unloading tray device has the same main structure as Embodiment 1, except that the guide plate 221 is tilted at a certain angle so that the track direction of the vertical guide rail 223 is deviated from the transmission direction of the conveyor belt 212 by a certain angle.

[0137] Example 3:

[0138] like Figure 18 As shown, an automatic material stamping and unloading tray device has the same main structure as Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, except that: the screening device includes a first driving device 241 and a second driving device 242 located on both sides of the vertical guide rail 223 in the width direction. The first driving device 241 is used to drive the material 9 output from the vertical guide rail 223 to tilt away from the first driving device 241, and the second driving device 242 is used to drive the material 9 output from the vertical guide rail 223 to tilt away from the second driving device 242.

[0139] In addition, without the need for partition 25, the first drive device 241 can effectively pour the material 9 to be driven onto the first inclined surface 262, and the second drive device 242 can effectively pour the material 9 to be driven onto the second inclined surface 264.

[0140] Example 4:

[0141] An automatic material stamping and unloading tray device has the same main structure as Embodiment 1, except that the first pick-and-place component 62 is magnetically attracted by an electromagnet or gripped by a mechanical claw.

[0142] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automatic material stamping and unloading tray device, characterized in that, include: A stamping press (1) is used to process and form a material (9) by stamping. The material (9) includes a sheet-shaped substrate (91) and a protrusion (92) protruding on one side of the substrate (91) in the thickness direction. A forward and reverse feeding device (2) is used to organize the material (9) dropped from the press (1) during the transfer process so that the protrusion (92) is located above the substrate (91). The forward and reverse feeding device (2) includes: The conveying device (21) is provided with a material handling area (213), a screening area (214) and a discharge area (215) in sequence along the conveying direction. The conveying device (21) is used to convey the material (9) in sequence through the material handling area (213), the screening area (214) and the discharge area (215). Material handling component (22) is provided in material handling area (213). The material handling component (22) is provided with a gathering guide rail (222) and a vertical guide rail (223) located below the gathering guide rail (222). The gathering guide rail (222) is set with a downward constriction. The gathering guide rail (222) is used to gather the material (9) that falls from above and is processed by the stamping machine (1) and transport it to the vertical guide rail (223). The width of the vertical guide rail (223) is adapted to the thickness of the material (9) so that the thickness direction of the material (9) entering the vertical guide rail (223) is along the width direction of the vertical guide rail (223). A forward and reverse detection device (23) is used to detect the material (9) in the vertical guide rail (223) to confirm the relative position of the protrusion (92) and the substrate (91); A screening device is used to drive the material (9) that is output from the vertical guide rail (223) and enters the screening area (214) to pour out; The code disk (3) is provided with several storage slots (31) for placing materials (9); A first transfer device (6) is used to transfer material (9) from the discharge area (215) to the storage tank (31), and to rotate and adjust the material (9) during the transfer process so that the circumferential orientation of the substrate (91) is adapted to the circumferential orientation of the storage tank (31). The first transfer device (6) includes: A vision device (61) is used to photograph the material (9) in the discharge area (215). The first pick-and-place component (62) is used to pick up and place materials (9). The first rotating component (63) is used to control the rotation of the first pick-up and put-down component (62); A first moving device (64) is used to control the movement of the first pick-up and drop-off component (62) between the discharge area (215) and the storage trough (31); The screening device includes a drive unit (24) and a partition plate (25) located in the screening area (214). The partition plate (25) has a first sub-area (251) and a second sub-area (252) on both sides. The drive member (24) is located on the side of the partition plate (25) facing the first sub-region (251), and the drive member (24) is used to drive the material (9) of the protrusion (92) facing the drive member (24) to tilt towards the second sub-region (252); The partition (25) is located on the convex movement trajectory of the material (9) whose convex part (92) is away from the drive member (24). The partition (25) is used to block the convex part (92) of the material (9) whose convex part (92) is away from the drive member (24) so ​​that the material (9) whose convex part (92) is away from the drive member (24) is tilted towards the first partition (251).

2. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screening device includes a second limiting member (263) located in the second sub-region (252), the second limiting member (263) being provided with a second inclined surface (264), the inclined surface (264) being inclined upward along away from the partition plate (25).

3. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the first pick-and-place components (62) is several, and each of the first pick-and-place components (62) is arranged along the transmission direction of the conveying device (21). The first moving device (64) includes a first x-axis assembly (641), which is used to drive the vision device (61) and each of the first pick-and-place components (62) to move along the transmission direction of the conveying device (21).

4. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first moving device (64) further includes a first y-axis assembly (642) and a first z-axis assembly (643); The first x-axis assembly (641) includes a first x-axis sliding frame, a first x-axis sliding seat, and a first lead screw assembly. The first x-axis sliding frame is fixedly disposed, the first x-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first x-axis sliding frame, and the first lead screw assembly is used to drive the first x-axis sliding seat to slide on the first x-axis sliding frame. The first y-axis assembly (642) includes a first y-axis sliding frame, a first y-axis sliding seat, and a second lead screw assembly. The first y-axis sliding frame is disposed on the first x-axis sliding seat, and the first y-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first y-axis sliding frame. The second lead screw assembly is used to drive the first y-axis sliding seat to slide on the first y-axis sliding frame. The first z-axis assembly (643) includes a first z-axis sliding frame, a first z-axis sliding seat, and a first cylinder. The first z-axis sliding frame is disposed on the first y-axis sliding seat, and the first z-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the first z-axis sliding frame. The first cylinder is used to drive the first z-axis sliding seat to slide on the first z-axis sliding frame. The vision device (61) is mounted on the first y-axis sliding frame; Each of the first pick-and-place components (62) is disposed on the first z-axis sliding seat.

5. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first pick-and-place component (62) includes an air seat (621), a floating tube (622), a floating spring (623), a limiting pin (624), and a suction cup (625). The air seat (621) is driven by the rotation of the first rotating component. A vertically extending air channel (6211) is provided inside the air seat (621). The floating tube (622) is slidably installed inside the air channel (6211) and extends downward out of the air channel (6211). A positioning insertion hole (6212) penetrating through the air channel (6211) is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the air seat (6211). The floating tube (622) has a positioning guide rail (6221) extending axially along the outer peripheral wall of the floating tube (622). The limiting pin (624) is inserted into the positioning hole (6212) and the positioning guide rail (6221) respectively. The suction cup (625) is located below the floating tube (622) and has a suction port (6251) that communicates with the channel inside the floating tube (622). The floating spring (623) is compressed between the air seat (621) and the floating tube (622) to reset the floating tube (622) downwards.

6. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, Also includes: The frame (4) is provided with a first transfer station (41) and a second transfer station (42). The first transfer device (6) is used to transfer the material (9) in the discharge area (215) to the first transfer station (41). A switching turntable (5) is rotatably mounted on a frame (4). The switching turntable (5) has two placement positions (51) for placing the code disk (3). The switching turntable (5) is used to switch each placement position (51) between the first transfer station (41) and the second transfer station (42). Material cart (8), the material cart (8) is provided with at least 2 stacking positions (81) for vertical stacking of the pallet (3); The second transfer device (7) is used to transfer the code disk (3) between the stacking position (81) and the second transfer station (42).

7. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 6, characterized in that: Each of the placement positions (51) is provided with two disk positions (511), and the four disk positions (511) on the switching turntable (5) are arranged in a matrix. A rotary cylinder (52) is provided between adjacent disk positions (511). A linkage rod (53) is provided on the output shaft of each rotary cylinder (52). A locking plug (54) is provided at both ends of each linkage rod (53). A locking hole (32) is provided at each of the four corner ends of each code disk (3). Each of the rotary cylinders (52) is used to drive the linkage rod (53) to rotate so that each locking rod (54) is aligned with the corresponding locking hole (32), and then slides to insert each locking rod (54) into the corresponding locking hole (32) to limit the code disk (3).

8. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second transfer device (7) includes: The second y-axis assembly (72) includes a second y-axis slide frame, a second y-axis slide seat, and a first rack assembly. The second y-axis slide frame is fixedly arranged, and the second y-axis slide seat is slidably mounted on the second y-axis slide frame. The first rack assembly is used to drive the second y-axis slide seat to slide on the second y-axis slide frame. The second x-axis assembly (71) includes a second x-axis sliding frame, a second x-axis sliding seat, and a second rack assembly. The second x-axis sliding frame is disposed on the second y-axis sliding seat, and the second x-axis sliding seat is slidably mounted on the second x-axis sliding frame. The second rack assembly is used to drive the second x-axis sliding seat to slide on the second x-axis sliding frame. The second z-axis assembly (73) includes a second z-axis slide frame and a third rack assembly. The second z-axis slide frame is slidably mounted on the second x-axis slide seat. The third rack assembly is used to drive the second z-axis slide frame to slide on the second x-axis slide frame. The second pick-and-place component (74) is used to pick up and place the code disk (3), and the second pick-and-place component (74) is located below the second z-axis sliding frame.

9. The automatic material stamping and unloading tray device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second pick-and-place component (74) includes a gripper seat (741), a retractable sliding seat (742), and a retractable cylinder (743). A retractable slide rail (7411) is provided below the gripper seat (741). There are two retractable sliding seats (742), each slidably positioned on the retractable slide rail (7411). Each retractable sliding seat (742) is provided with at least one gripper portion (7421). There are two retractable cylinders (743), each used for... The corresponding retractable sliding seat (742) is driven to slide. The gripper seat (741) is provided with a buffer (744) for each retractable sliding seat (742). The buffer (744) is used to buffer the corresponding retractable sliding seat (742) when the second pick-and-place member (74) grabs the code disk (3). The gripper seat (741) is provided with a number of elastic members (745). The elastic members (745) are used to abut against the code disk (3) downward when the second pick-and-place member (74) grabs the code disk (3).

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