Automatic car loading device and control method thereof

Abstract

The application provides an automatic loading equipment and a control method thereof, relates to the air conditioner manufacturing technical field, and solves the technical problem that the production progress is affected by the adoption of a blank stacking mechanism to realize automatic stacking of the air conditioner bottom plate in the prior art. The automatic loading equipment and the control method thereof comprise a receiving belt line, a rotating assembly, a blanking belt line, a blank stacking assembly, a moving assembly and a material taking assembly. The blanking belt line is arranged at the output end of the receiving belt line. The blank stacking assembly is arranged at the output end of the blanking belt line and is used for receiving the material transported by the blanking belt line and stacking the material. The moving assembly reciprocally moves between the blank stacking station and the material taking station. The material taking assembly is used for taking away the stacked material on the moving assembly from the material taking station. The rotating assembly is arranged on the receiving belt line and is used for rotating the material on the receiving belt line by a preset angle. The application is used for providing an automatic loading equipment and a control method thereof which improve the production progress and production efficiency.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of air conditioner manufacturing, in particular to an automatic loading equipment and a control method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the accelerated development of the air conditioner industry, the automation level of air conditioner accessory production is becoming higher and higher, and the air conditioner outdoor unit top cover and chassis are stacked by manual stacking, which has high labor intensity and low efficiency.

[0003] With the development of automation, robots are gradually used to replace manual labor to complete the handling work of the top cover, and a blanking and stacking mechanism is used to stack the top cover products into a pile, and then a robot is used to grab the finished product into a tool car. In this way, the robot replaces the human to complete the reduction of staff and increase of efficiency.

[0004] However, when the chassis of the air conditioner outdoor unit is stacked by the blanking and stacking mechanism, the two chassis are stacked tightly after stacking, and it is difficult to separate them, which makes the subsequent chassis separation inefficient and affects the production progress. Therefore, the existing blanking and stacking mechanism cannot well realize the stacking of the chassis. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide an automatic loading equipment and a control method thereof to solve the technical problem of the existing technology that the air conditioner outdoor unit chassis is stacked by the blanking and stacking mechanism to realize automatic stacking, which affects the production progress. The preferred technical solutions in the many technical solutions provided by the present application can produce many technical effects, which are described in detail below.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] The automatic loading equipment provided by the present application comprises a material receiving belt line, a rotating assembly, a blanking belt line, a blanking assembly, a material moving assembly and a material taking assembly.

[0008] The blanking belt line is arranged at the output end of the material receiving belt line to receive and convey the material conveyed by the material receiving belt line.

[0009] The blanking assembly is arranged at the output end of the blanking belt line to receive the material conveyed by the blanking belt line and stack the material conveyed by the blanking belt line.

[0010] The material moving assembly reciprocally moves between the blanking station and the material taking station to convey the stacked material on the blanking assembly to the material taking station.

[0011] The material taking assembly is used to take away the stacked material on the material moving assembly from the material taking station.

[0012] The rotating assembly is arranged on the material receiving belt line to rotate the material on the material receiving belt line by a preset angle.

[0013] Optionally, the rotating assembly comprises a limiting mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a rotating mechanism and a clamping mechanism.

[0014] The limiting mechanism comprises a limiting driving structure and a limiting baffle, the limiting driving structure drives the limiting baffle to be movably arranged on the conveying path of the material receiving belt line to limit the material on the material receiving belt line.

[0015] The rotating mechanism is arranged on the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism drives the rotating mechanism to move up and down.

[0016] The clamping mechanism is arranged on the rotating mechanism, and the clamping mechanism clamps the material on the material receiving belt line after the limiting mechanism limits the material, and the rotating mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to rotate by a preset angle.

[0017] Optionally, the material moving assembly comprises a reciprocating moving mechanism and a material moving bin.

[0018] The material moving bin comprises a base, a length limiting plate and a width limiting plate, the base is provided with a supporting seat, the length limiting plate is arranged on the left and right sides of the supporting seat, the width limiting plate is arranged on the front and rear sides of the supporting seat, and the length limiting plate and the width limiting plate are arranged around the supporting seat to form a frame body for containing the material.

[0019] The reciprocating moving mechanism is connected with the base to drive the base to reciprocate, so that the material moving assembly reciprocates between the material stacking station and the material taking station.

[0020] Optionally, the material stacking assembly comprises a lifting driving mechanism and a lifting supporting plate.

[0021] The lifting supporting plate is arranged in the material moving bin, and the lifting supporting plate is connected with the lifting driving mechanism, the lifting driving mechanism drives the lifting supporting plate to move up and down to receive the material conveyed by the material falling belt line and stack the material conveyed by the material falling belt line.

[0022] Optionally, a spacing adjusting mechanism is arranged between the length limiting plates on the left and right sides of the supporting seat and the width limiting plates on the front and rear sides of the supporting seat.

[0023] The spacing adjusting mechanism comprises a spacing adjusting driving structure, a spacing adjusting guide rail and a spacing adjusting sliding block, the spacing adjusting guide rail is arranged on the base, the spacing adjusting sliding block is connected with the spacing adjusting driving structure, the spacing adjusting guide rail and the spacing adjusting sliding block are matched, and the length limiting plate or the width limiting plate is connected with the spacing adjusting sliding block.

[0024] Optionally, the length limiting plate and / or the width limiting plate top is provided with a flow guide plate.

[0025] Optionally, the blanking belt line is provided with guide plates on both sides, and the guide plates are provided with guide inclined plates near the end of the blanking belt line output end, and the two groups of guide inclined plates are arranged in a m-shape structure.

[0026] Optionally, the material taking assembly comprises a material taking robot and a material taking clamping mechanism, the material taking clamping mechanism comprises a clamping seat, a clamping jaw and a clamping driving mechanism, the clamping driving mechanism is arranged on the clamping seat, the clamping jaw is arranged on the clamping driving mechanism, and the clamping driving mechanism drives the clamping jaw to move in a way of approaching or moving away from each other, so as to clamp and take away the stacked materials on the transfer assembly or release the stacked materials.

[0027] Optionally, the blanking belt line is further provided with a positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism comprises a positioning driving structure and a positioning plate, and the positioning driving structure drives the positioning plate to reciprocate to approach or move away from the blanking belt line.

[0028] Optionally, a tooling trolley is further included, and the material taking assembly is used to deliver the stacked materials into the tooling trolley.

[0029] An automatic loading equipment control method, adopts the automatic loading equipment as described above, and the automatic loading equipment is used for processing the stacking and loading of air conditioner outdoor unit chassis or top cover; the automatic loading equipment control method comprises the following steps:

[0030] When the automatic loading equipment is used for processing the stacking and loading of air conditioner outdoor unit chassis, the rotating assembly drives one of the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit chassis to rotate, so that the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit chassis are delivered and stacked in a staggered manner.

[0031] When the automatic loading equipment is used for processing the stacking and loading of air conditioner outdoor unit top cover, the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit chassis are delivered and stacked in the same direction.

[0032] The automatic loading equipment and the control method thereof have the beneficial effects that the automatic loading equipment and the control method thereof comprise a material receiving belt line, a rotating assembly, a material falling belt line, a material stacking assembly, a material moving assembly and a material taking assembly. The material receiving belt line is used for conveying air conditioner outdoor unit chassis or top covers. The material falling belt line is used for receiving and conveying the material conveyed by the material receiving belt line, conveying the material to the material stacking assembly, conveying the stacked material by the material moving assembly to a material taking station, taking out the stacked material by the material taking assembly and conveying the stacked material into a tool car. The rotating assembly is used for rotating the material on the material receiving belt line by a preset angle. When the material receiving belt line is used for conveying the chassis, the rotating assembly drives the chassis to rotate, so that two adjacent chassis can be stacked in a staggered manner, thereby solving the problem that the stacked chassis is very tight, and the subsequent chassis separation is more convenient and fast, and the production progress and production efficiency are improved. When the material receiving belt line is used for conveying the top covers, all the top covers are conveyed in the same direction, so that the automatic loading equipment can convey the air conditioner outdoor unit top covers and the air conditioner outdoor unit chassis, the equipment utilization rate is greatly improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the staff reduction and efficiency improvement are further realized. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0034] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0035] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the material receiving belt line and the rotating assembly of the present application;

[0036] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the material falling belt line and the material stacking assembly of the present application;

[0037] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the material moving assembly of the present application;

[0038] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of the material taking clamping mechanism of the present application.

[0039] In the drawings:

[0040] 1000, automatic loading equipment; 100, material receiving belt line; 200, rotating assembly; 300, material falling belt line; 400, material stacking assembly; 500, material moving assembly; 600, material taking assembly; 700, tool car;

[0041] 210, limiting mechanism; 211, limiting cylinder; 212, limiting baffle; 220, lifting mechanism; 230, rotating mechanism; 240, clamping mechanism; 241, clamping cylinder; 242, clamping baffle;

[0042] 310, guide plate; 320, guide inclined plate; 330, positioning driving structure; 340, positioning plate;

[0043] 410, lifting driving mechanism; 420, lifting support plate;

[0044] 510, reciprocating movement mechanism; 511, reciprocating movement screw rod assembly; 512, reciprocating movement guide rail; 513, reciprocating movement sliding block; 520, transfer bin; 521, base; 522, support seat; 523, length limiting plate; 524, width limiting plate; 525, flow guide plate; 530, spacing adjustment mechanism; 531, spacing adjustment driving structure; 532, spacing adjustment guide rail; 533, spacing adjustment sliding block;

[0045] 610, taking robot; 620, taking clamping mechanism; 621, clamping seat; 622, clamping jaw; 623, clamping driving mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] The content of the present application and the difference between the present application and the prior art can be understood below Figures 1-5 by referring to the accompanying drawings and the text. The technical solutions of the present application (including the preferred technical solutions) are described in further detail below by means of the accompanying drawings and by listing some optional embodiments of the present application. It should be noted that any technical feature or technical solution in the present embodiment is one or several of a plurality of optional technical features or optional technical solutions. In order to describe simply, all alternative technical features and alternative technical solutions of the present application cannot be listed in the present document, and it is not convenient to emphasize that the implementation mode of each technical feature is one of a plurality of optional implementation modes. Therefore, the person skilled in the art should know that any technical means provided by the present application can be replaced, or any two or more technical means or technical features provided by the present application can be combined to obtain a new technical solution. Any technical feature and any technical solution in the present embodiment do not limit the protection scope of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application should include any alternative technical solution that can be thought of by the person skilled in the art without creative labor, and the new technical solution obtained by the person skilled in the art by combining any two or more technical means or technical features provided by the present application.

[0047] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more; the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "head", "tail" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0048] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0049] The present application provides an automatic loading equipment with improved production progress and production efficiency and a control method thereof.

[0050] The technical solutions provided by the present application will be described in detail below. Figures 1-5 The technical solutions provided by the present application will be described in detail below.

[0051] The present application provides an automatic loading equipment 1000, comprising a receiving belt line 100, a rotating assembly 200, a falling belt line 300, a stacking assembly 400, a moving assembly 500 and a taking assembly 600,

[0052] The falling belt line 300 is arranged at the output end of the receiving belt line 100, for receiving and conveying the material conveyed by the receiving belt line 100;

[0053] The stacking assembly 400 is arranged at the output end of the falling belt line 300, for receiving the material conveyed by the falling belt line 300 and stacking the material conveyed by the falling belt line 300;

[0054] The moving assembly 500 reciprocally moves between the stacking station and the taking station, for conveying the stacked material on the stacking assembly 400 to the taking station;

[0055] The taking assembly 600 is used to take away the stacked material on the moving assembly 500 from the taking station, and convey the stacked material into the tool car 700;

[0056] The rotating assembly 200 is arranged on the material receiving belt line 100, and is used to rotate the material on the material receiving belt line 100 by a preset angle.

[0057] The automatic loading equipment 1000 provided by the application comprises a material receiving belt line 100, a rotating assembly 200, a material falling belt line 300, a material stacking assembly 400, a material moving assembly 500 and a material taking assembly 600. The material receiving belt line 100 is used to convey air conditioner outdoor unit chassis or top covers. The material falling belt line 300 is used to receive and convey the material conveyed by the material receiving belt line 100, and convey the material to the material stacking assembly 400. The material moving assembly 500 is used to convey the stacked material. The material taking assembly 600 is used to take the stacked material and convey the stacked material to a trolley 700. The rotating assembly 200 is used to rotate the material on the material receiving belt line 100 by a preset angle. When the material receiving belt line 100 is used to convey the chassis, the rotating assembly 200 drives the chassis to rotate, so that two adjacent chassis can be stacked in a staggered manner. Therefore, the problem that the stacked chassis is very tight is solved. The subsequent chassis can be separated more conveniently and quickly, and the production progress and production efficiency are improved. When the material receiving belt line 100 is used to convey the top cover, all the top covers are conveyed in the same direction. Therefore, the automatic loading equipment 1000 provided by the application can convey the air conditioner outdoor unit top cover and the air conditioner outdoor unit chassis. The utilization rate of the equipment is greatly improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the effect of reducing the number of employees and increasing efficiency is further achieved.

[0058] It can be understood that, since the air conditioner outdoor unit chassis and the top cover are usually rectangular structures, the rotating assembly 200 is used to drive the chassis or the top cover to rotate by 180 degrees, so that the chassis and the top cover can be stacked in a positive-negative manner. When the air conditioner outdoor unit chassis and the top cover are usually square structures, the rotating assembly 200 is used to drive the chassis or the top cover to rotate by 90 degrees, so that the chassis or the top cover can be stacked in a staggered manner. Therefore, the stacked chassis or top cover can be quickly separated, and the production progress and production efficiency are improved.

[0059] It should be noted that the rotating assembly 200 is used to rotate the material on the material receiving belt line 100 by a preset angle. The preset angle is usually 180 degrees. In other embodiments, the preset angle can be 90 degrees or other preset angles, which are not limited herein. For different shapes of air conditioner outdoor unit chassis and top covers, the preset angle can be selectively set in order to achieve staggered stacking.

[0060] In some embodiments of the application, the rotating assembly 200 comprises a limiting mechanism 210, a lifting mechanism 220, a rotating mechanism 230 and a clamping mechanism 240.

[0061] The limiting mechanism 210 comprises a limiting driving structure and a limiting baffle 212, the limiting driving structure drives the limiting baffle 212 to be movably arranged on the conveying path of the material receiving belt line 100, so as to limit the material on the material receiving belt line 100.

[0062] The rotating mechanism 230 is arranged on the lifting mechanism 220, and the lifting mechanism 220 drives the rotating mechanism 230 to move up and down.

[0063] The clamping mechanism 240 is arranged on the rotating mechanism 230, and the clamping mechanism 240 is used to clamp the material on the material receiving belt line 100 after the limiting mechanism 210 limits the material, and the rotating mechanism 230 drives the clamping mechanism 240 to rotate by a preset angle.

[0064] In some embodiments of the present application, the rotating assembly 200 comprises a limiting mechanism 210, a lifting mechanism 220, a rotating mechanism 230 and a clamping mechanism 240, the limiting mechanism 210 is used to limit the material on the material receiving belt line 100, and the lifting mechanism 220, the rotating mechanism 230 and the clamping mechanism 240 cooperate to realize the rotation of the material by a preset angle, so as to realize the misaligned stacking of the material.

[0065] In some embodiments of the present application, the limiting mechanism 210 comprises a limiting cylinder 211 and a limiting baffle 212, the limiting cylinder 211 drives the limiting baffle 212 to move up and down, so that the limiting baffle 212 moves to the running route of the material on the material receiving belt line 100, thereby limiting the material.

[0066] The working process of the rotating assembly 200 is as follows: the limiting cylinder 211 drives the limiting baffle 212 to rise, blocks the chassis, the lifting mechanism 220 descends, the clamping mechanism 240 clamps the material, then the lifting mechanism 220 rises, the rotating mechanism 230 drives the clamping mechanism 240 to rotate by a preset angle, then the lifting mechanism 220 descends, the clamping mechanism 240 releases the material to the material receiving belt line 100, the limiting cylinder 211 drives the limiting baffle 212 to descend, and the material continues to be conveyed by the material receiving belt line 100, at this time, the rotation of the material is completed.

[0067] Specifically, the lifting mechanism 220 is a telescopic cylinder, the rotating mechanism 230 is a rotating cylinder, the clamping mechanism 240 comprises a clamping cylinder 241 and a clamping baffle 242, the clamping baffle 242 is arranged at both ends of the clamping cylinder 241, and the clamping cylinder 241 is used to drive the clamping baffle 242 to move relatively, so as to clamp the material; the telescopic cylinder drives the rotating mechanism 230 to move up and down, and the rotating cylinder drives the clamping mechanism 240 to rotate by a preset angle, thereby realizing the automatic control of the rotation of the material by a preset angle.

[0068] In some embodiments of the present application, the transfer assembly 500 comprises a reciprocating mechanism 510 and a transfer bin 520;

[0069] The transfer bin 520 comprises a base 521, a length limiting plate 523 and a width limiting plate 524, the base 521 is provided with a support seat 522, the length limiting plate 523 is arranged on the left and right sides of the support seat 522, and the width limiting plate 524 is arranged on the front and rear sides of the support seat 522, and the length limiting plate 523 and the width limiting plate 524 are arranged around the periphery of the support seat 522 to form a frame for containing materials;

[0070] The reciprocating mechanism 510 is connected with the base 521 to drive the base 521 to reciprocate, so that the transfer assembly 500 reciprocates between the material stacking station and the material taking station.

[0071] In some embodiments of the present application, the transfer bin 520 comprises a base 521, a length limiting plate 523 and a width limiting plate 524, the base 521 is provided with a support seat 522, the length limiting plate 523 and the width limiting plate 524 are arranged around the periphery of the support seat 522 to form a frame for containing materials, the stacked materials of the material stacking assembly 400 are placed in the frame, and the base 521 is driven to move by the reciprocating mechanism 510 to transport the stacked materials to the material taking station, and the stacked materials are taken away by the material taking assembly 600 and sent into the tool car 700.

[0072] Specifically, the length limiting plate 523 is provided with two, which are arranged on the left and right sides of the support seat 522 respectively, for limiting the length direction of the bottom plate and the top cover; the width limiting plate 524 is provided with four, which are arranged on the front and rear sides of the support seat 522 respectively, for limiting the width direction of the bottom plate and the top cover, and the bottom plate and the top cover are stacked above the support seat 522 and transported to the material taking station.

[0073] It should be noted that the support seat 522 is provided with a protective layer. The protective layer is made of rubber or other soft materials to protect the bottom plate or the top cover from being damaged.

[0074] The reciprocating mechanism 510 comprises a reciprocating lead screw assembly 511, a reciprocating guide rail 512 and a reciprocating sliding block 513, the reciprocating guide rail 512 and the reciprocating sliding block 513 are matched, the reciprocating sliding block 513 is connected with the reciprocating lead screw assembly 511, and the base 521 is connected with the reciprocating sliding block 513.

[0075] In some embodiments of the present application, the length limiting plates 523 on the left and right sides of the support seat 522 and the width limiting plates 524 on the front and back sides are each provided with a spacing adjustment mechanism 530;

[0076] The spacing adjustment mechanism 530 comprises a spacing adjustment driving structure 531, a spacing adjustment guide rail 532 and a spacing adjustment slider 533. The spacing adjustment guide rail 532 is arranged on the base 521, the spacing adjustment slider 533 is connected with the spacing adjustment driving structure 531, the spacing adjustment guide rail 532 and the spacing adjustment slider 533 are matched, and the length limiting plate 523 or the width limiting plate 524 is connected with the spacing adjustment slider 533.

[0077] In some embodiments of the present application, by arranging the spacing adjustment mechanism 530 between the length limiting plates 523 and the width limiting plates 524, the spacing adjustment mechanism 530 can adjust the size between the length limiting plates 523 and the width limiting plates 524, so as to be suitable for stacking of bottom plates and top covers of different sizes, and greatly improve the application range. In addition, by arranging the spacing adjustment mechanism 530, when the bottom plate and the top cover are stacked, the length limiting plate 523 can be driven to move relatively or the width limiting plate 524 can be driven to move relatively, so as to improve the stacking consistency of the bottom plate or the top cover.

[0078] It can be understood that, for example, when the bottom plate and the top cover are stacked, the length limiting plate 523 is driven to move relatively or the width limiting plate 524 is driven to move relatively every time three products are stacked, so as to loosen the stacked materials and then compress them to realize the shaping of the stacked materials and improve the stacking consistency.

[0079] Specifically, the spacing adjustment mechanism 530 comprises a spacing adjustment driving structure 531, a spacing adjustment guide rail 532 and a spacing adjustment slider 533. The spacing adjustment driving structure 531 drives the spacing adjustment slider 533 to slide on the spacing adjustment guide rail 532, so as to realize the relative movement of the length limiting plate 523 or the relative movement of the width limiting plate 524, and complete the spacing adjustment.

[0080] Specifically, the spacing adjustment driving structure 531 is a pneumatic cylinder or a servo motor.

[0081] In some embodiments of the present application, the stacking assembly 400 comprises a lifting driving mechanism 410 and a lifting tray 420.

[0082] The lifting plate 420 is arranged in the transfer bin 520, and the lifting plate 420 is connected with the lifting driving mechanism 410, the lifting driving mechanism 410 drives the lifting plate 420 to move up and down to receive the materials conveyed by the material falling belt line 300 and stack the materials conveyed by the material falling belt line 300.

[0083] In some embodiments of the present application, the stacking assembly 400 comprises a lifting driving mechanism 410 and a lifting plate 420, the lifting plate 420 is arranged in the transfer bin 520, the lifting driving mechanism 410 drives the lifting plate 420 to move up and down to receive the materials conveyed by the material falling belt line 300 one by one through the lifting plate 420, so as to realize the stacking of the materials; when the lifting plate 420 moves to the position below the supporting seat 522, the stacked materials are supported by the supporting seat 522 and moved to the material taking station under the driving of the reciprocating moving mechanism 510.

[0084] In some specific embodiments, the lifting driving mechanism 410 is a lifting screw assembly.

[0085] It can be understood that after the lifting plate 420 receives the materials once, the lifting driving mechanism 410 drives the lifting plate 420 to move down by a certain height to continue to receive the materials, until the number of the materials on the lifting plate 420 reaches a preset number, and then the materials are conveyed by the transfer assembly 500.

[0086] It should be noted that in order to ensure that the shape of the product falling position is consistent and good, the falling height of the product needs to be consistent, so the lifting plate 420 needs to change with the change of the stacking height, and the lifting plate 420 needs to move down by a product height after each product falls, so as to ensure that the height difference of each product falling is consistent.

[0087] Further, the length limiting plate 523 and the width limiting plate 524 are provided with a flow guide plate 525 at the top. The flow guide plate 525 is used to guide the materials conveyed by the material falling belt line 300 to the lifting plate 420 in the transfer bin 520, so as to improve the stacking effect of the materials.

[0088] In some embodiments of the present application, the material falling belt line 300 is provided with a guide plate 310 on both sides, and the guide plate 310 is provided with a guide inclined plate 320 near the end of the output end of the material falling belt line 300, and the two groups of guide inclined plates 320 are arranged in a moustache shape.

[0089] In some embodiments of the present application, the guide plate 310 is arranged to realize the accurate conveying of the materials, and the guide inclined plate 320 is arranged to guide the bottom disc and the top cover.

[0090] In some embodiments of the present application, the blanking belt line 300 is further provided with a positioning mechanism, which comprises a positioning driving structure 330 and a positioning plate 340, and the positioning driving structure 330 drives the positioning plate 340 to move reciprocally to approach or move away from the blanking belt line 300.

[0091] In some embodiments of the present application, the positioning driving structure 330 and the positioning plate 340 can be used to position the materials on the blanking belt line 300 and control the blanking frequency.

[0092] Specifically, the positioning driving structure 330 is a positioning driving cylinder.

[0093] In some embodiments of the present application, the material taking assembly 600 comprises a material taking robot 610 and a material taking clamping mechanism 620, and the material taking clamping mechanism 620 comprises a clamping seat 621, a clamping jaw 622 and a clamping driving mechanism 623, the clamping driving mechanism 623 is arranged on the clamping seat 621, the clamping jaw 622 is arranged on the clamping driving mechanism 623, and the clamping driving mechanism 623 drives the clamping jaw 622 to move in a way of approaching or moving away from each other to clamp and take away the stacked materials or release the stacked materials.

[0094] In some embodiments of the present application, the material taking assembly 600 comprises a material taking robot 610 and a material taking clamping mechanism 620, and the material taking clamping mechanism 620 is used to clamp or release the stacked materials to complete the loading of the stacked materials.

[0095] In some embodiments of the present application, the material taking clamping mechanism 620 comprises a clamping seat 621, a clamping jaw 622 and a clamping driving mechanism 623, and the clamping driving mechanism 623 drives two groups of clamping jaws 622 to move in a way of approaching or moving away from each other to realize clamping or releasing.

[0096] In some specific embodiments of the present application, the clamping driving mechanism 623 comprises two groups of clamping cylinders, and the two groups of clamping cylinders are respectively connected with the two groups of clamping jaws 622 to drive the two groups of clamping jaws 622 to move in a way of approaching or moving away from each other.

[0097] The automatic loading equipment 1000 provided by the present application is used to process the stacking and loading work flow of the air conditioner outdoor unit top cover, and the work flow is as follows:

[0098] A, the top cover product flows out through the punch press, and the first bottom plate of the two adjacent bottom plates falls into the stacking assembly 400 through the receiving belt line 100 and the material falling belt line 300 in turn, after the lifting support plate 420 receives the material once, the lifting drive mechanism 410 drives the lifting support plate 420 to descend by a certain height, and the next material is continuously received, until the material on the lifting support plate 420 reaches a preset number, the lifting drive mechanism 410 drives the lifting support plate 420 to descend below the support seat 522, at this time, all the materials are placed on the support seat 522;

[0099] B, the reciprocating mechanism 510 drives the base 521 to reciprocate to the material taking station, the material taking robot 610 drives the material taking clamping mechanism 620 to clamp the stacked material and convey it into the tool car 700.

[0100] The automatic loading equipment 1000 provided by the application is also used for processing the stacking and loading of the air conditioner outdoor unit bottom plate, and the working process is as follows:

[0101] A, the top cover product flows out through the punch press, and the first bottom plate of the two adjacent bottom plates falls into the stacking assembly 400 through the receiving belt line 100 and the material falling belt line 300 in turn, after the lifting support plate 420 receives the material once, the lifting drive mechanism 410 drives the lifting support plate 420 to descend by a certain height;

[0102] B, the second bottom plate of the two adjacent bottom plates is driven to rotate 180 degrees by the rotating assembly and falls into the stacking assembly 400 through the receiving belt line 100 and the material falling belt line 300, after the lifting support plate 420 receives the material once, the lifting drive mechanism 410 drives the lifting support plate 420 to descend by a certain height;

[0103] C, after being sequentially conveyed in the above sequence, the two adjacent bottom plates are staggered and stacked, until the material on the lifting support plate 420 reaches a preset number, the lifting drive mechanism 410 drives the lifting support plate 420 to descend below the support seat 522, at this time, all the materials are placed on the support seat 522;

[0104] D, the reciprocating mechanism 510 drives the base 521 to reciprocate to the material taking station, the material taking robot 610 drives the material taking clamping mechanism 620 to clamp the stacked material and convey it into the tool car 700.

[0105] The application also provides an automatic loading equipment 1000 control method, which adopts the automatic loading equipment 1000 described above, and the automatic loading equipment 1000 is used for processing the stacking and loading of the air conditioner outdoor unit bottom plate or the top cover; the automatic loading equipment 1000 control method comprises the following steps:

[0106] The automatic loading device 1000 is used for processing air conditioner outdoor unit bottom disc stacking loading, the rotating assembly 200 drives one of the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs to rotate, so that the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs are transported and stacked in a staggered manner.

[0107] The automatic loading device 1000 is used for processing air conditioner outdoor unit top cover stacking loading, and the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs are transported and stacked in the same direction.

[0108] The application also provides a control method of the automatic loading device 1000, when the automatic loading device 1000 is used for processing air conditioner outdoor unit bottom disc stacking loading, the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs are transported and stacked in a staggered manner, so that the problem of tight stacking of the bottom disc is solved, the subsequent bottom disc separation is more convenient and fast, and the production progress and production efficiency are improved; when the automatic loading device 1000 is used for processing air conditioner outdoor unit top cover stacking loading, all the top covers are transported in the same direction, so that the automatic loading device 1000 provided by the application can transport both the air conditioner outdoor unit top cover and the air conditioner outdoor unit bottom disc, the utilization rate of the device is greatly improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the effect of reducing the number of employees and increasing efficiency is further achieved.

[0109] Further, when the automatic loading device 1000 is used for processing air conditioner outdoor unit bottom disc stacking loading, the rotating assembly 200 drives one of the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs to rotate, so that the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs are transported and stacked in a staggered manner.

[0110] In this further improvement, when the air conditioner outdoor unit bottom disc is a rectangular structure, the rotating assembly 200 drives one of the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit bottom discs to rotate by 180 degrees, so that the air conditioner outdoor unit bottom disc is transported and stacked in a staggered manner by 180 degrees, so that the problem of tight stacking of the bottom disc is solved, the subsequent bottom disc separation is more convenient and fast, and the production progress and production efficiency are improved.

[0111] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "example", "embodiment" or "some embodiments" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in combination with the embodiment or example are contained in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0112] Of course, the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make equivalent modifications or replacements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these equivalent modifications or replacements are all included in the scope defined by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An automated loading device, characterized in that, It includes receiving conveyor belt, rotating assembly, unloading conveyor belt, stacking assembly, transfer assembly and picking assembly; The unloading conveyor belt is located at the output end of the receiving conveyor belt, and is used to receive and transport the material transported by the receiving conveyor belt. The stacking assembly is located at the output end of the discharge conveyor belt and is used to receive the material conveyed by the discharge conveyor belt and stack the material conveyed by the discharge conveyor belt. The transfer component reciprocates between the stacking station and the picking station to transport the stacked material on the stacking component to the picking station; The material handling component is used to remove the stacked material from the transfer component at the material handling station; The rotating component is disposed on the receiving belt and is used to rotate the material on the receiving belt by a preset angle; The rotating assembly includes a limiting mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a rotating mechanism, and a clamping mechanism; The limiting mechanism includes a limiting drive structure and a limiting baffle. The limiting drive structure drives the limiting baffle to be movably disposed on the conveying path of the receiving belt, so as to limit the material on the receiving belt. The rotating mechanism is mounted on the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism drives the rotating mechanism to move up and down. The clamping mechanism is mounted on the rotating mechanism. The clamping mechanism is used to clamp the material on the receiving conveyor after the limiting mechanism limits the material. The rotating mechanism drives the clamping mechanism to rotate by a preset angle. When the material is rectangular, the rotating component drives the material to rotate 180 degrees; when the material is square, the rotating component drives the material to rotate 90 degrees.

2. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transfer assembly includes a reciprocating moving mechanism and a transfer hopper; The transfer hopper includes a base, a length limiting plate, and a width limiting plate. A support seat is provided on the base. The length limiting plate is provided on the left and right sides of the support seat. The width limiting plate is provided on the front and rear sides of the support seat. The length limiting plate and the width limiting plate surround the support seat to form a frame for accommodating materials. The reciprocating moving mechanism is connected to the base and drives the base to reciprocate, so that the transfer component reciprocates between the stacking station and the picking station.

3. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The stacking assembly includes a lifting drive mechanism and a lifting support plate; The lifting pallet is disposed in the transfer hopper and is connected to the lifting drive mechanism. The lifting drive mechanism drives the lifting pallet to move up and down to receive and stack the material conveyed by the discharge belt.

4. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, A spacing adjustment mechanism is provided between the length limiting plates on the left and right sides of the support base and the width limiting plates on the front and rear sides. The spacing adjustment mechanism includes a spacing adjustment drive structure, a spacing adjustment guide rail, and a spacing adjustment slider. The spacing adjustment guide rail is disposed on the base, and the spacing adjustment slider is connected to the spacing adjustment drive structure. The spacing adjustment guide rail and the spacing adjustment slider cooperate with each other, and the length limiting plate or the width limiting plate is connected to the spacing adjustment slider.

5. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, A guide plate is provided on the top of the length limiting plate and / or the width limiting plate.

6. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, Guide plates are provided on both sides of the unloading conveyor belt, and guide inclined plates are provided at the ends of the guide plates near the output end of the receiving conveyor belt. The two sets of guide inclined plates are arranged in a figure-eight shape.

7. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material handling component includes a material handling robot and a material handling clamping mechanism. The material handling clamping mechanism includes a clamping base, grippers, and a clamping drive mechanism. The clamping drive mechanism is disposed on the clamping base, and the grippers are disposed on the clamping drive mechanism. The clamping drive mechanism drives the grippers to move in a manner that brings them closer to each other or moves them further away from each other, so as to clamp and remove the stacked material on the transfer component or release the stacked material.

8. The automatic loading equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material unloading conveyor is also equipped with a positioning mechanism, which includes a positioning drive structure and a positioning plate. The positioning drive structure drives the positioning plate to move back and forth to move closer to or further away from the material unloading conveyor.

9. A control method for an automated loading device, characterized in that, The automatic loading equipment as described in any one of claims 1-8 is used to handle the palletizing and loading of air conditioner outdoor unit chassis or top covers; the control method of the automatic loading equipment includes the following steps: When the automatic loading equipment is used to process the stacking and loading of air conditioner outdoor unit chassis, the rotating component drives one of the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit chassis to rotate, so that the two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit chassis are transported and stacked in a staggered manner. The automated loading equipment is used to handle the stacking and loading of air conditioner outdoor unit top covers, where two adjacent air conditioner outdoor unit chassis are transported and stacked in the same direction.

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