Liquid pipeline production equipment and production method for household appliances

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of automated production lines, and discloses a liquid pipeline production device and a production method for household appliances, wherein the device comprises a base, and the base is provided with a circlip pipeline assembly device and a joint insertion device; the circlip pipeline assembly device assembles the circlip and pipeline into a whole after feeding, and conveys the assembled circlip and pipeline to the joint insertion device; the joint insertion device inserts and assembles the joint with the pipeline after feeding, obtains a liquid pipeline assembled with the circlip, pipeline and joint as a whole, and discharges the liquid pipeline. The scheme of the present invention realizes the automated production of liquid pipelines, and has the advantages of high production efficiency and high degree of product standardization.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automated production lines, and in particular to a liquid pipeline production device and a production method for household appliances. Background Art

[0002] A coffee machine is a household appliance that can realize the entire process of grinding, loading, brewing, extracting, and removing residues. The liquid pipeline is an important component structure in the coffee machine and is used for liquid transportation in the coffee machine. Existing coffee machine liquid pipelines are usually assembled manually. Manually assembled liquid pipelines will have certain deviations, and the finished products have low standards and homogeneity.

[0003] Chinese patent application 202311424146.4 discloses a pipe joint assembly device, which relates to the technical field of pipe assembly automation equipment, including an assembly plate, a body assembly mechanism, a snap ring assembly mechanism, a large sealing ring assembly mechanism, a small sealing ring assembly mechanism and a snap spring assembly mechanism; the assembly plate is provided with a plurality of assembly stations, which are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the assembly plate; the body assembly mechanism places the material body to the corresponding assembly station, and the snap ring assembly mechanism, the large sealing ring assembly mechanism, the small sealing ring assembly mechanism and the snap spring assembly mechanism sequentially install the snap ring, the large sealing ring, the small sealing ring and the snap spring to the material body in the corresponding assembly station; the pipe joint is assembled by the automated assembly equipment, which alleviates the technical problems existing in the prior art of manually assembling the pipe joint, resulting in low efficiency, high labor intensity, high cost, and the inability to ensure the installation quality, which is easy to cause waste. However, this solution is not suitable for the assembly of coffee machine pipelines.

[0004] The present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides a liquid pipeline production device and a production method for household appliances, which can realize the automated production of the liquid pipeline. Summary of the invention

[0005] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a liquid pipeline production device for household appliances, comprising a base, the base being provided with a spring-clamp pipeline assembly device and a joint insertion device;

[0006] The clamp spring and pipeline assembly device assembles the clamp spring and pipeline into a whole after feeding, and transports the assembled clamp spring and pipeline to the joint insertion device;

[0007] The joint inserting device inserts and assembles the joint with the pipeline after loading, obtains a liquid pipeline in which the clamping ring, pipeline and joint are assembled into one, and then discharges the material.

[0008] Optionally, the circlip pipeline assembly device includes a circlip feeding assembly, a pipeline feeding assembly, a circlip moving assembly and a pipeline moving platform arranged on a base platform;

[0009] The clamp spring moving assembly is arranged on the side of the clamp spring feeding assembly, and the clamp spring moving assembly grabs the clamp spring conveyed by the clamp spring feeding assembly and moves to the pipeline moving platform for assembly with the pipeline;

[0010] The pipeline feeding assembly moves the pipeline along the x direction to the pipeline moving platform, driving the pipeline to pass through the through hole of the retaining spring, and the pipeline feeding assembly is also used to cut the pipeline;

[0011] The pipeline moving platform is arranged on the side of the clamp spring moving assembly, and is used to fix the pipeline and drive the pipeline to move along the x direction to the joint insertion device.

[0012] The present invention also provides a liquid pipeline production method, which is implemented by the above-mentioned production equipment and comprises the following steps:

[0013] S100, loading and moving of circlips, pipes and joints;

[0014] S200, assembling the pipeline and the retaining ring to obtain a semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline;

[0015] S300, assembling the pipes and joints in the semi-finished liquid pipe to obtain a finished liquid pipe.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The production equipment provided by the present invention assembles the retaining ring and pipeline of the liquid pipeline through the retaining ring pipeline assembly device, and moves the semi-finished product obtained after assembly to the joint insertion device, and the joint insertion device assembles the joint and pipeline of the liquid pipeline, and finally obtains a finished liquid pipeline in which the retaining ring, pipeline and joint are assembled into one, thereby realizing the automated production of the liquid pipeline, which has the advantages of high production efficiency and high degree of product standardization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] One or more embodiments are exemplarily described by corresponding drawings, which do not constitute limitations on the embodiments. Elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings represent similar elements, and the figures in the drawings do not constitute proportional limitations unless otherwise stated.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the liquid pipeline structure;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the use scenario of liquid pipelines;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the production equipment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a partial enlarged view of the A part of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a partial enlarged view of the production equipment embodiment B of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of a clip feeding assembly and a clip moving assembly of a production equipment embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the spring moving assembly of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0026] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the spring moving assembly of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0027] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of a pipeline moving platform and a pipe cutting and threading assembly of an embodiment of a production equipment of the present invention;

[0028] Fig.10 This is a schematic diagram of a joint feeding assembly of a production equipment embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Fig.11 This is a partial enlarged view of the C portion of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of a joint moving assembly and a cannula assembly of an embodiment of a production device of the present invention;

[0031] Fig.13 A bottom view of a cannula assembly of an embodiment of a production device of the present invention;

[0032] Fig.14 This is a partial enlarged view of D of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Fig.15 Schematic diagram of the joint moving assembly, the shaping assembly and the discharging assembly of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0034] Fig.16 Schematic diagram of the joint moving assembly, the shaping assembly and the discharging assembly of the production equipment embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 .

[0035] Reference numerals:

[0036] 1-liquid pipeline; 11-circlip; 12-pipeline; 13-connector;

[0037] 10-circlip pipe assembly device; 20-connector intubation device; 100-base;

[0038] 110-circlip feeding assembly; 111-first vibration plate; 112-circlip feeding guide rail; 113-circlip positioning groove; 120-pipe feeding assembly; 121-reeling plate; 122-first pipe feeding assembly; 123-secondary pipe feeding assembly; 124-guide wheel; 125-pipe cutting and threading assembly; 1251-first motor; 1252-first base; 1253-fifteenth cylinder; 1254-sixteenth cylinder; 1 255-clamp; 1256-blade; 130-circlip moving assembly; 131-material picking rotating assembly; 1311-rotating cylinder; 1312-first L-shaped support; 1313-first cylinder; 1314-second cylinder; 1315-third cylinder; 1316-first expansion and contraction axis; 132-material picking transfer assembly; 1321-fifth cylinder; 1322-first guide rail; 1323-sixth cylinder; 1324- Second L-shaped support; 1325-second guide rail; 1326-seventh cylinder; 1327-connecting plate; 1328-eighth cylinder; 1329-clamping rod; 133-material picking and positioning assembly; 1331-ninth cylinder; 1332-tenth cylinder; 1333-second expansion and contraction shaft; 1334-eleventh cylinder; 1335-push sheet; 134-material picking and moving assembly; 1341-second support; 1342-twelfth cylinder cylinder; 1343-thirteenth cylinder; 1344-fourteenth cylinder; 1345-first clamping jaw; 135-swing direction adjustment assembly; 1351-first support; 1352-fourth cylinder; 1353-push rod; 140-pipeline moving platform; 141-second motor; 142-second base; 143-seventeenth cylinder; 144-eighteenth cylinder; 145-positioning pin; 146-positioning hole; 147-first clamping block;

[0039] 210-joint feeding assembly; 211-second vibration plate; 212-joint feeding guide rail; 213-joint positioning groove; 214-joint taking assembly; 2141-first support frame; 2142-second clamping claw; 2143-nineteenth cylinder; 2144-twentieth cylinder; 2145-twenty-first cylinder; 220-joint moving assembly; 221-third motor; 222-joint moving platform; 223-joint groove; 230-insertion tube assembly; 231-second support frame; 2311-fourth motor; 232-moving plate; 2321-twenty-second cylinder; 233-L-shaped connector; 2331-second clamping block; 2332-twenty-third cylinder; 234-twenty-fourth cylinder; 2341-third clamping block; 2342-the twenty-fifth cylinder; 235-tensioning assembly; 2351-the twenty-sixth cylinder; 2352-the twenty-seventh cylinder; 2353-the twenty-eighth cylinder; 2354-the fourth clamp; 236-the first cavity; 237-the second cavity; 238-positioning channel; 240-shaping assembly; 241-the third support frame; 242-the twenty-ninth cylinder; 243-the thirtieth cylinder; 244-the thirty-first cylinder; 245-the thirty-second cylinder; 246-the third clamp; 247-shaping table; 2471-mounting slot; 2472-push block; 250-discharging assembly; 251-the fourth support frame; 252-the fifth motor; 253-the thirty-third cylinder; 254-the thirty-fourth cylinder; 255-the fifth clamp. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention is described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on another element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. When an element is described as "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. In the description of the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated; "multiple" means two or more. The term "including" and any variation thereof means non-exclusive inclusion, and one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, units, components and / or combinations thereof may exist or be added. In addition, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected" and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense.

[0041] In addition, the technical features involved in different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0042] The liquid pipeline is an important structure used in household appliances such as coffee machines. Liquids are transported through the liquid pipeline, such as Figure 1 The figure shows a schematic diagram of the installation of the liquid pipeline in the coffee machine.

[0043] like Figure 2 As shown, the liquid pipeline 1 is generally composed of a retaining spring 11, a pipeline 12 and a joint 13. The retaining spring 11 is elastic, and has a hollow through hole inside to accommodate the pipeline 12, and a protruding cantilever as a force application position. The retaining spring 11 is used to fix the connection between the pipeline 12 and the joint 13. Specifically, the joint 13 has two connection ports, each of which is connected to a pipeline 12, and each pipeline 12 is fixed by the connection port of the retaining spring 11 and the joint 13. The embodiment provided by the present invention is used for assembling the retaining spring 11, the pipeline 12 and the joint 13 to produce a finished product of the liquid pipeline 1.

[0044] like Figure 3-16 The figure is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a liquid pipeline production equipment for household appliances provided by the present invention.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 3-16 This embodiment is used for the automated assembly production of liquid pipelines, and includes a base 100, wherein the base 100 is provided with a circlip pipeline assembly device 10 and a joint insertion device 20. The circlip pipeline assembly device 10 assembles the circlip and the pipeline into a whole after feeding, and conveys the assembled circlip and pipeline to the joint insertion device 20. The joint insertion device 20 inserts and assembles the joint with the pipeline after feeding, obtains a liquid pipeline assembled with the circlip, pipeline and joint, and discharges the liquid pipeline.

[0046] In one embodiment, if Figure 6-9 As shown, the retaining spring and pipeline assembly device 10 includes a retaining spring loading assembly 110 , a pipeline loading assembly 120 , a retaining spring moving assembly 130 and a pipeline moving platform 140 , which are arranged on a base 100 .

[0047] The spring moving assembly 130 is arranged on the side of the spring feeding assembly 110. The spring moving assembly 130 grabs the spring delivered by the spring feeding assembly 110 and moves to the pipeline moving platform 140 for assembly with the pipeline. The pipeline feeding assembly 120 moves the pipeline along the x direction to the pipeline moving platform 140, driving the pipeline to pass through the through hole of the spring. The pipeline feeding assembly 120 is also used to cut the pipeline. The pipeline moving platform 140 is arranged on the side of the spring moving assembly 130, and is used to fix the pipeline and drive the pipeline to move along the x direction, driving the assembled spring and pipeline semi-finished product to move to the joint insertion device 20 for assembly with the joint.

[0048] The spring loading assembly 110 includes a first vibration plate 111, a spring loading guide rail 112 and a spring positioning groove 113. The spring loading guide rail 112 is connected to the first vibration plate 111 and the spring positioning groove 113. The side opening of the spring positioning groove 113 faces the spring moving assembly 130. The first vibration plate 111 is used to store springs and spring vibration loading, which is a conventional structure and will not be described in detail. The spring positioning groove 113 is used to separate the springs individually.

[0049] In one embodiment, the clamp spring moving assembly 130 includes a material picking rotating assembly 131, a material picking transfer assembly 132, a material picking positioning assembly 133, a material picking moving assembly 134, and a swing adjustment assembly 135. The material picking rotating assembly 131, the material picking transfer assembly 132, the material picking positioning assembly 133, the material picking moving assembly 134, and the swing adjustment assembly 135 are arranged on the base 100.

[0050] The material picking rotating assembly 131 extends into the through hole of the clip spring, clamps the clip spring from the inner side of the clip spring through hole, and rotates a predetermined angle to move the clip spring to the material picking position of the material picking transfer assembly 132. Specifically, the material picking rotating assembly 131 is located on the side of the clip spring positioning groove 113, and the material picking rotating assembly 131 clamps the clip spring and rotates about 90 degrees to move the clip spring to the material picking position of the material picking transfer assembly 132.

[0051] The swing direction adjustment component 135 is used to adjust the cantilever position of the clamping spring of the material picking rotating component 131, and adjust the position to facilitate the cantilever of the clamping spring clamped by the material picking transfer component 132, so as to achieve the clamping of the clamping spring. The swing direction adjustment component 135 adjusts the cantilever position of the clamping spring between the material picking rotating component 131 picking up materials and the material picking transfer component 132 picking up materials.

[0052] The material transfer assembly 132 is used to clamp the cantilever of the retaining spring and move it to the material collection position of the material collection positioning assembly 133. Specifically, the material transfer assembly 132 clamps the retaining spring and moves along the y direction. The material collection positioning assembly 133 extends into the through hole of the retaining spring and clamps the retaining spring from the inside of the retaining spring through hole. The material collection positioning assembly 133 moves the retaining spring to the material collection position of the material collection moving assembly 134. The material collection positioning assembly 133 is used to determine the installation position of the retaining spring and the pipeline. The material collection moving assembly 134 clamps the outer side of the retaining spring and moves to the pipeline moving platform 140, specifically moving translationally along the y direction to the top of the pipeline moving platform 140.

[0053] The material taking rotating assembly 131 includes a rotating cylinder 1311, a first L-shaped support 1312, a first cylinder 1313, a second cylinder 1314, a third cylinder 1315 and a first expansion and contraction shaft 1316. The rotating cylinder 1311 is arranged on the base 100, the horizontal part of the first L-shaped support 1312 is transmission-connected with the rotating cylinder 1311, the rotating cylinder 1311 drives the first L-shaped support 1312 to rotate, the first cylinder 1313 is arranged on the vertical part of the first L-shaped support 1312, the telescopic end of the first cylinder 1313 is connected to the second cylinder 1314, and the first cylinder 1313 drives the second cylinder 1314 to move in the vertical direction (i.e., move in the z direction). The telescopic end of the second cylinder 1314 is connected to the first expansion and contraction shaft 1316 and the third cylinder 1315, and the second cylinder 1314 drives the first expansion and contraction shaft 1316 and the third cylinder 1315 to move in the horizontal direction. The third cylinder 1315 is in transmission connection with the first expansion and contraction shaft 1316, and the third cylinder 1315 drives the first expansion and contraction shaft 1316 to expand and contract, and the inner wall of the retaining spring through hole is tensioned by the expansion of the first expansion and contraction shaft 1316, thereby achieving the retaining of the retaining spring.

[0054] The swing direction adjustment assembly 135 includes a first support 1351, a fourth cylinder 1352 and a push rod 1353. The first support 1351 is disposed on the base 100, and the first support 1351 is connected to the fourth cylinder 1352, supporting the fourth cylinder 1352 at a predetermined height from the base 100, and the height matches the height of the retaining spring positioning groove 113 or the height of the retaining spring after the material taking rotating assembly 131 takes the material. The telescopic end of the fourth cylinder 1352 is connected to the push rod 1353, and the fourth cylinder 1352 drives the push rod 1353 to extend and retract, and the push rod 1353 is used to push the cantilever of the retaining spring to rotate the retaining spring, thereby adjusting the position of the retaining spring cantilever.

[0055] The material transfer assembly 132 includes a fifth cylinder 1321 , a first guide rail 1322 , a sixth cylinder 1323 , a second L-shaped support 1324 , a second guide rail 1325 , a seventh cylinder 1326 , a connecting plate 1327 , an eighth cylinder 1328 and a clamping rod 1329 .

[0056] The fifth cylinder 1321 and the first guide rail 1322 are arranged on the base 100 in parallel with the y direction, and the fifth cylinder 1321 is specifically a rodless cylinder. The sixth cylinder 1323 is connected to the fifth cylinder 1321 in a transmission manner and is slidably connected to the first guide rail 1322. The fifth cylinder 1321 drives the sixth cylinder 1323 to move along the y direction. The horizontal portion of the second L-shaped support 1324 is connected to the sixth cylinder 1323 in a transmission manner, and the sixth cylinder 1323 drives the second L-shaped support 1324 to move along the x direction.

[0057] The second guide rail 1325 is arranged on the vertical part of the second L-shaped support 1324. The setting direction of the second guide rail 1325 is parallel to the z direction. The connecting plate 1327 is slidably connected to the second guide rail 1325. The seventh cylinder 1326 is located above the second L-shaped support 1324. The seventh cylinder 1326 is connected to the second L-shaped support 1324. The telescopic end of the seventh cylinder 1326 is connected to the connecting plate 1327. The seventh cylinder 1326 drives the connecting plate 1327 to move along the z direction.

[0058] The eighth cylinder 1328 is arranged on the connecting plate 1327, and the eighth cylinder 1328 is connected to the clamping rod 1329 for driving to open or clamp the clamping rod 1329. The clamping rod 1329 is set at a predetermined angle for clamping the cantilever of the retaining spring. The setting angle of the clamping rod 1329 specifically matches the angle of the retaining spring cantilever after the swing adjustment assembly 135 adjusts it.

[0059] The material picking and positioning assembly 133 includes a ninth cylinder 1331, a tenth cylinder 1332, a second expansion and contraction shaft 1333, an eleventh cylinder 1334 and a push piece 1335. The ninth cylinder 1331 is disposed on the base 100, the ninth cylinder 1331 is transmission-connected with the tenth cylinder 1332, the ninth cylinder 1331 drives the tenth cylinder 1332 to move along the x direction, the tenth cylinder 1332 is transmission-connected with the second expansion and contraction shaft 1333, the tenth cylinder 1332 drives the second expansion and contraction shaft 1333 to expand and contract.

[0060] The eleventh cylinder 1334 is disposed on the base 100, and is disposed opposite to the ninth cylinder 1331. The eleventh cylinder 1334 is in transmission connection with the push piece 1335, and the eleventh cylinder 1334 drives the push piece 1335 to move along the x direction, and the push piece 1335 and the clamping spring clamped by the second expansion and contraction shaft 1333 are located in the same straight line. The push piece 1335 pushes the clamping spring to move along the x direction, thereby adjusting the position of the clamping spring on the second expansion and contraction shaft 133.

[0061] The material picking and moving assembly 134 includes a second support 1341, a twelfth cylinder 1342, a thirteenth cylinder 1343, a fourteenth cylinder 1344 and a first clamp 1345. The second support 1341 is arranged on the base 100, and the twelfth cylinder 1342 is arranged on the second support 1341. The second support 1341 supports the twelfth cylinder 1342 at a predetermined height from the base 100, so that the twelfth cylinder 1342 is located above the material picking and positioning assembly 133. The twelfth cylinder 1342 is in transmission connection with the thirteenth cylinder 1343, and the twelfth cylinder 1342 drives the thirteenth cylinder 1343 to move along the y direction. The twelfth cylinder 1342 is specifically a rodless cylinder. The telescopic end of the thirteenth cylinder 1343 is connected to the fourteenth cylinder 1344 and the first clamping jaw 1345, and the thirteenth cylinder 1343 drives the fourteenth cylinder 1344 and the first clamping jaw 1345 to move along the z direction. The fourteenth cylinder 1344 is in transmission connection with the first clamping jaw 1345, and the fourteenth cylinder 1344 drives the first clamping jaw 1345 to open or clamp. The first clamping jaw 1345 clamps the retaining spring and moves horizontally to the top of the pipeline moving platform 140 along the y direction.

[0062] Furthermore, there are two groups of material picking moving components 134, corresponding to the clamping of the clamping spring held by the material picking positioning component 133 at different positions, so as to adapt to the different positions of the clamping spring and the pipeline installation. The two groups of material picking moving components 134 are symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the material picking positioning component 133. The second expansion and contraction shaft 1333 receives the clamping spring from the material picking transfer component 132, and at this time, the push piece 1335 does not push the clamping spring, and the first group of material picking moving components 134 directly clamps the clamping spring at this position and moves. The second expansion and contraction shaft 1333 receives the clamping spring from the material picking transfer component 132, and the push piece 1335 pushes the clamping spring to change the position of the clamping spring, and the second group of material picking moving components 134 clamps the clamping spring after the position is adjusted and moves.

[0063] The pipeline feeding assembly 120 includes a coiling tray 121, a primary pipe feeding assembly 122, a secondary pipe feeding assembly 123, a guide wheel 124, and a pipe cutting and threading assembly 125. The coiling tray 121, the primary pipe feeding assembly 122, the guide wheel 124, the secondary pipe feeding assembly 123, and the pipe cutting and threading assembly 125 are sequentially arranged on the base 100. A pipeline buffer space is provided between the primary pipe feeding assembly 122 and the secondary pipe feeding assembly 123, and the guide wheel 124 is located in the pipeline buffer space. The different feeding speeds of the primary pipe feeding assembly 122 and the secondary pipe feeding assembly 123 make the pipeline in a suspended state between the two, and this section of the pipeline is a buffer section, and the guide wheel 124 straightens the suspended pipeline downward.

[0064] The pipe cutting and threading assembly 125 includes a first motor 1251, a first base 1252, a fifteenth cylinder 1253, a sixteenth cylinder 1254, a clamp 1255 and a blade 1256. The first motor 1251 is disposed on the base 100, the first base 1252 is in transmission connection with the first motor 1251, the first motor 1251 drives the first base 1252 to move along the x direction, and the first motor 1251 is specifically a linear motor. The first base 1252 is provided with a fifteenth cylinder 1253 and a sixteenth cylinder 1254. The fifteenth cylinder 1253 is connected to the clamp 1255 in a transmission manner. The fifteenth cylinder 1253 drives the clamp 1255 to clamp or loosen the pipeline. The sixteenth cylinder 1254 is connected to the blade 1256 in a transmission manner. The sixteenth cylinder 1254 pushes the blade 1256 to cut the pipeline. The blade 1256 is located at the outlet end of the clamp 1255, and the inlet end of the clamp 1255 is close to the end of the secondary delivery pipe assembly 123.

[0065] The pipeline moving platform 140 includes a second motor 141 and a second base 142. The second motor 141 is disposed on the base 100 and is in transmission connection with the second base 142. The second motor 141 drives the second base 142 to move along the x direction. The second motor is specifically a linear motor.

[0066] The second base 142 is provided with a seventeenth cylinder 143, an eighteenth cylinder 144, a positioning pin 145, a positioning hole 146 and a first clamping block 147. The axis of the positioning hole 146 and the positioning pin 145 are located in the same straight line, and the clamping block 137 is located between the positioning hole 146 and the positioning pin 145. The seventeenth cylinder 143 is in transmission connection with the positioning pin 145, and the eighteenth cylinder 144 is in transmission connection with the first clamping block 147. The seventeenth cylinder 143 drives the positioning pin 145 to move closer to or away from the positioning hole 146 along the x direction, and the eighteenth cylinder 144 drives the first clamping block 147 to clamp or release.

[0067] The through hole of the clamping spring of the material taking moving assembly 134 is aligned with the positioning hole 146, and the positioning pin 145 extends into the positioning hole 146. The pipe cutting and pipe passing assembly 125 drives the pipeline to pass through the clamping spring, and the head end of the pipeline passes through the positioning hole 136 and the through hole of the clamping spring, and the positioning pin 145 extends into the pipeline. After the clamping spring and the pipeline are assembled, the first clamping block 147 clamps the pipeline. The material taking moving assembly 134 releases the clamping spring 134, and the second base 142 moves along the x direction. After the pipeline is pulled out of the pipe cutting and pipe passing assembly 125 for a certain length, the pipe cutting and pipe passing assembly 125 cuts the pipeline.

[0068] In one embodiment, there are two circlip pipe assembly devices 10, which are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the insertion tube assembly in the joint insertion tube device 20. Two sets of circlips and tubes can be assembled at the same time to obtain two sets of semi-finished products of circlips and tubes, so that the joint in the joint insertion tube device 20 can be inserted with two tubes later.

[0069] In one embodiment, if Figure 10-16 As shown, the joint insertion device 20 includes a joint loading assembly 210 , a joint moving assembly 220 , an insertion assembly 230 , a shaping assembly 240 and a discharging assembly 250 , which are arranged on a base 100 .

[0070] The joint loading assembly 210 is arranged at the head end of the joint moving assembly 220. The joint loading assembly 210 is used to store the joint and move the joint to the joint moving assembly 220. The joint moving assembly 220 is used to carry and fix the joint, and drive the joint to move to the insertion position along the y direction. The insertion assembly 230 is arranged on the side between the head end and the tail end of the joint moving assembly 220. The insertion assembly 230 is used to clamp the pipeline, and drive the pipeline to move to the joint moving assembly 220 along the x direction, and insert the pipeline into the joint carried by the joint moving assembly 220 to obtain the liquid pipeline. The shaping assembly 240 and the discharging assembly 250 are arranged at the tail end of the joint moving assembly 220. The shaping assembly 240 is used to adjust the position of the retaining spring, specifically to rotate the retaining spring to adjust the cantilever position of the retaining spring, and the discharging assembly 250 is used to discharge the liquid pipeline assembled into one.

[0071] The joint loading assembly 210 includes a second vibration disk 211, a joint loading guide rail 212, a joint positioning groove 213 and a joint picking assembly 214. The joint loading guide rail 212 connects the second vibration disk 211 and the joint positioning groove 213, the joint positioning groove 213 is arranged at the head end of the moving interval of the joint moving assembly 220, and the joint picking assembly 214 is arranged on the base 100. The joint picking assembly 214 clamps the joint in the joint positioning groove 213 and moves it to the joint moving assembly 220. The second vibration disk 211 is used for storing joints and joint vibration loading, which is a conventional structure and will not be repeated. The joint positioning groove 213 is used for separating the joints individually.

[0072] Specifically, the joint material taking assembly 214 includes a first support frame 2141, a second clamping jaw 2142, a nineteenth cylinder 2143, a twentieth cylinder 2144 and a twenty-first cylinder 2145. The first support frame 2141 is disposed on the base 100, the first support frame 2141 is connected to the nineteenth cylinder 2143, and the first support frame 2141 supports the nineteenth cylinder 2143 at a predetermined height from the base 100. The nineteenth cylinder 2143 is in transmission connection with the twentieth cylinder 2144, the nineteenth cylinder 2143 drives the twentieth cylinder 2144 to move along the y direction, and the nineteenth cylinder 2143 is specifically a rodless cylinder. The twentieth cylinder 2144 is transmission-connected with the twenty-first cylinder 2145, and the twentieth cylinder 2144 drives the twenty-first cylinder 2145 to move along the z direction. The twenty-first cylinder 2145 is transmission-connected with the second clamping jaw 2142, and the twenty-first cylinder 2145 drives the second clamping jaw 2142 to open or clamp.

[0073] The joint moving assembly 220 includes a third motor 221 and a joint moving platform 222. The third motor 221 is disposed on the base 100 and arranged along the y direction. The joint moving platform 222 is connected to the third motor 221 in a transmission manner. The third motor 221 drives the joint moving platform 222 to move along the y direction. The third motor 221 is specifically a linear motor. The joint moving platform 222 is provided with a joint slot 223 for placing the joint.

[0074] The joint in this embodiment needs to assemble two pipelines. The third motor 221 drives the joint moving platform 222 to move from the joint positioning groove 213 along the y direction to the first installation position. The insertion tube assembly 130 drives the first pipeline to be assembled with the joint on the joint moving platform 222. After assembly, the third motor 221 drives the joint moving platform 222 to continue to move from the first installation position to the second installation position along the y direction. The insertion tube assembly 230 drives the second pipeline to be assembled with the joint on the joint moving platform 222. After the two pipelines are assembled, the shaping assembly 240 clamps the combined pipeline and the joint, and shapes the retaining spring connecting the pipeline and the joint. After shaping, the material is discharged through the discharge assembly 250.

[0075] The cannula assembly 230 includes a second support frame 231, a fourth motor 2311, a moving plate 232, a twenty-second cylinder 2321, an L-shaped connector 233, a second clamp 2331, a twenty-third cylinder 2332, a twenty-fourth cylinder 234, a third clamp 2341, and a twenty-fifth cylinder 2342. The second support frame 231 is disposed on the base 100, the fourth motor 2311 is disposed on the second support frame 231, the second support frame 231 supports the fourth motor 2311 at a predetermined height from the base 100, and the fourth motor 2311 is specifically a linear motor. The moving plate 232 is in transmission connection with the fourth motor 2311, and the fourth motor 2311 drives the moving plate 232 to move along the x direction (i.e., between the pipeline moving platform 140 and the joint moving platform 222).

[0076] The 22nd cylinder 2321 is connected to the movable plate 232, the vertical part of the L-shaped connecting piece 233 is transmission connected to the 22nd cylinder 2321, the 22nd cylinder 2321 drives the L-shaped connecting piece 132 to move along the z direction, the horizontal part of the L-shaped connecting piece 132 is connected to the 23rd cylinder 2332, the 23rd cylinder 2332 is transmission connected to the second clamping block 2331, the 23rd cylinder 2332 drives the second clamping block 2331 to open or clamp.

[0077] A twenty-fourth cylinder 234 is provided on the vertical side of the L-shaped connecting member 233, and the side faces the joint moving assembly 220. The twenty-fourth cylinder 234 is transmission-connected with the twenty-fifth cylinder 2342, and the twenty-fourth cylinder 234 drives the twenty-fifth cylinder 2342 to move along the z direction. The twenty-fifth cylinder 2342 is transmission-connected with the third clamping block 2341, and the twenty-fifth cylinder 2342 drives the third clamping block 2341 to open or clamp.

[0078] Furthermore, it also includes a tensioning assembly 235, which includes a twenty-sixth cylinder 2351, a twenty-seventh cylinder 2352, a twenty-eighth cylinder 2353 and a fourth clamping block 2354. The twenty-sixth cylinder 2351 is arranged on the side of the L-shaped connecting member 233, and the side faces away from the joint moving assembly 220. The twenty-sixth cylinder 2351 is transmission-connected with the twenty-seventh cylinder 2352, and the twenty-sixth cylinder 2351 drives the twenty-seventh cylinder 2352 to move along the z direction, the twenty-seventh cylinder 2352 is transmission-connected with the twenty-eighth cylinder 2353, and the twenty-seventh cylinder 2352 drives the twenty-eighth cylinder 2353 to move along the x direction, the twenty-eighth cylinder 2353 is transmission-connected with the fourth clamping block 2354, and the twenty-eighth cylinder 2353 drives the fourth clamping block 2354 to open or clamp. The first end of the pipeline is clamped by the second clamping block 2331 and the third clamping block 2341, and the tail end of the pipeline is clamped by the fourth clamping block 2354, and the tail end is driven to move backward to tighten the pipeline.

[0079] Specifically, the second clamp block 2331 is provided with a first cavity 236 for accommodating a retaining spring, so as to avoid interference between the retaining spring and the second clamp block 2331 when clamping the pipeline. The third clamp block 2341 is provided with a second cavity 237 for accommodating the first cavity 236, and a positioning channel 238 is provided on the top of the third clamp block 2341, which is connected to the second cavity 237. The third clamp block 2341 is used for positioning the pipeline and the joint when inserting the pipe.

[0080] In the above-mentioned cannula assembly 230, except for the second support frame 231, the other components are all duplicated, and the two groups of components are symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides of the second support frame 231, respectively transporting the circlips and semi-finished pipelines assembled by the circlip pipeline assembly devices 10 on both sides, and matching the cannula requirements of the two installation positions in the joint moving assembly 220. That is, the cannula assembly 230 is arranged between the two circlip pipeline assembly devices 10, and the left and right sides of the cannula assembly 230 respectively grab the pipeline assembled with the circlips transported by the circlip pipeline assembly devices 10, drive the pipeline to move along the x direction to the joint moving assembly, and insert the pipeline into the joint carried by the joint moving assembly to obtain the liquid pipeline.

[0081] The shaping assembly 240 includes a third support frame 241, a 29th cylinder 242, a 30th cylinder 243, a 31st cylinder 244, a 32nd cylinder 245, a third clamp 246 and a shaping platform 247. The third support frame 241 is arranged on the base 100, the 29th cylinder 242 is arranged on the third support frame 241, the 29th cylinder 242 is connected to the 30th cylinder 243 by transmission, and the 29th cylinder 242 drives the 30th cylinder 243 to move along the y direction. The 30th cylinder 243 is connected to the 31st cylinder 244 by transmission, and the 30th cylinder 243 drives the 31st cylinder 244 to move along the x direction, the 31st cylinder 244 is connected to the 32nd cylinder 245 by transmission, and the 31st cylinder 244 drives the 32nd cylinder 245 to move along the z direction, and the 32nd cylinder 245 drives the third clamp 246 to open and close. The integrated pipeline and connector are moved to the shaping table 247 by the third clamp 246 .

[0082] The shaping platform 247 is connected to the third support frame 241, and the shaping platform 247 is located at the end of the moving interval of the joint moving platform 222 in the joint moving assembly 220. The shaping platform 247 is provided with a mounting groove 2471 and a plurality of push blocks 2472. The mounting groove 2471 is used to accommodate the connection part of the joint pipeline, and the clamping spring of the connector and the pipeline. The push block 2472 is used to push the cantilever of the clamping spring in the mounting groove 2471, thereby changing the position of the cantilever to meet the installation requirements of the liquid pipeline in the coffee machine. The push block 2472 can be specifically pushed by a cylinder, and its setting position and number can be adaptively adjusted according to the installation requirements of the liquid pipeline.

[0083] The discharging assembly 250 includes a fourth support frame 251, a fifth motor 252, a thirty-third cylinder 253, a thirty-fourth cylinder 254 and a fifth clamp 255. The fourth support frame 251 is arranged on the base 100, the fifth motor 252 is arranged on the fourth support frame 251, the fifth motor 252 is connected to the thirty-third cylinder 253 by transmission, the fifth motor 252 drives the thirty-third cylinder 253 to move along the x direction, and the fifth motor 252 is specifically a linear motor. The thirty-third cylinder 253 is connected to the thirty-fourth cylinder 254 by transmission, the thirty-third cylinder 253 drives the thirty-fourth cylinder 254 to move along the z direction, and the thirty-fourth cylinder 254 drives the fifth clamp 255 to open and close. The fifth clamp 255 clamps the shaped liquid pipeline and moves it to the top of the barrel and then releases it, so that the liquid pipeline falls into the barrel to complete the discharging. The barrel is specifically arranged below the base 100, and the base 100 is correspondingly provided with a discharging port connected to the barrel.

[0084] The present invention also provides an embodiment of a liquid pipeline production method, which is implemented by the above-mentioned production equipment embodiment and includes the following steps:

[0085] S100, loading and moving of circlips, pipes and joints;

[0086] S200, assembling the pipeline and the retaining ring to obtain a semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline;

[0087] S300, assembling the pipes and joints in the semi-finished liquid pipe to obtain a finished liquid pipe.

[0088] In one embodiment, step S100 includes:

[0089] The circlip is loaded through the circlip loading assembly, and the circlip is moved to the top of the pipeline moving platform through the circlip moving assembly; the pipeline is loaded through the pipeline loading assembly and moved to the pipeline moving platform; the joint is loaded through the joint loading assembly and moved along the y direction through the joint moving assembly.

[0090] In one embodiment, step S200 includes:

[0091] The pipeline loading assembly drives the pipeline on the pipeline moving platform to pass through the retaining spring clamped by the retaining spring moving assembly, the pipeline moving platform fixes the pipeline passing through the retaining spring, the retaining spring moving assembly releases the retaining spring, and after the pipeline moving platform drives the pipeline and the retaining spring to move a predetermined distance along the x direction, the pipeline loading assembly cuts the pipeline to obtain a semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline.

[0092] In one embodiment, step S300 includes:

[0093] The cannula assembly clamps the semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline loaded on the pipeline moving platform, drives the semi-finished product to move, and assembles the pipeline with the joint delivered by the joint feeding assembly. After the joint assembles two pipelines, a finished liquid pipeline is obtained.

[0094] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may also be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other changes in different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A liquid pipeline production equipment for household appliances, characterized in that: It comprises a base, and the base is provided with a spring-clamp pipeline assembly device and a joint pipe insertion device; The clamp spring and pipeline assembly device assembles the clamp spring and pipeline into a whole after feeding, and transports the assembled clamp spring and pipeline to the joint insertion device; The joint insertion device inserts the joint into the pipeline after loading, and then assembles the joint into the pipeline to obtain a liquid pipeline in which the clamping ring, pipeline and joint are assembled into one, and then discharges the liquid pipeline; The circlip pipeline assembly device comprises a circlip feeding assembly, a pipeline feeding assembly, a circlip moving assembly and a pipeline moving platform arranged on a base; The clamp spring moving assembly is arranged on the side of the clamp spring feeding assembly, and the clamp spring moving assembly grabs the clamp spring conveyed by the clamp spring feeding assembly and moves to the pipeline moving platform for assembly with the pipeline; The pipeline feeding assembly moves the pipeline along the x direction to the pipeline moving platform, driving the pipeline to pass through the through hole of the retaining spring, and the pipeline feeding assembly is also used to cut the pipeline; The pipeline moving platform is arranged on the side of the clamp spring moving assembly, and is used to fix the pipeline and drive the pipeline to move along the x direction to the joint insertion device; The clamp spring moving assembly includes a material picking rotating assembly, a material picking transfer assembly, a material picking positioning assembly, a material picking moving assembly and a swing direction adjusting assembly, and the material picking rotating assembly, the material picking transfer assembly, the material picking positioning assembly, the material picking moving assembly and the swing direction adjusting assembly are arranged on the base; The material taking rotating assembly extends into the through hole of the clip spring, and clamps the clip spring from the inner side of the through hole of the clip spring. The material taking rotating assembly rotates a predetermined angle to move the clip spring to the material taking position of the material taking transfer assembly. The swing direction adjustment component is used to adjust the cantilever position of the clamping spring of the material picking rotating component; the material picking transfer component is used to clamp the cantilever of the clamping spring and move it to the material picking position of the material picking positioning component; the material picking positioning component extends into the through hole of the clamping spring and clamps the clamping spring from the inside of the through hole of the clamping spring, and the material picking positioning component moves the clamping spring to the material picking position of the material picking moving component; the material picking moving component clamps the outside of the clamping spring and moves to the pipeline moving platform; The joint insertion device comprises a joint loading assembly, a joint moving assembly, a pipe insertion assembly, a shaping assembly and a discharging assembly which are arranged on a base; The joint loading assembly is arranged at the head end of the joint moving assembly, and the joint loading assembly is used to store the joints and move the joints to the joint moving assembly; The joint moving assembly is used to carry and fix the joint, and drive the joint to move along the y direction to the insertion position; The cannula assembly is arranged on the side between the head end and the tail end of the joint moving assembly, and the cannula assembly is used to clamp the pipeline and drive the pipeline to move to the joint moving assembly along the x direction, and insert the pipeline into the joint carried by the joint moving assembly to obtain the liquid pipeline; The shaping assembly and the discharging assembly are arranged at the rear end of the joint moving assembly, the shaping assembly is used to adjust the position of the clamping spring, and the discharging assembly is used to discharge the liquid pipeline assembled into one; The cannula assembly is arranged between the two retaining spring pipeline assembly devices. The two sides of the cannula assembly respectively grab the pipeline transported by the retaining spring pipeline assembly device, drive the pipeline to move along the x direction to the joint moving assembly, and insert the pipeline into the joint carried by the joint moving assembly to obtain the liquid pipeline.

2. The liquid pipeline production equipment for household appliances according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the retaining spring pipeline assembly devices is two, and the two retaining spring pipeline assembly devices are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the insertion tube component in the joint insertion tube device.

3. A method for producing a liquid pipeline, characterized in that: The method is implemented by the production equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 2, comprising the following steps: S100, loading and moving of circlips, pipes and joints; S200, assembling the pipeline and the retaining ring to obtain a semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline; S300, assembling the pipes and joints in the semi-finished liquid pipe to obtain a finished liquid pipe.

4. The method for producing a liquid pipeline according to claim 3, characterized in that: The steps of loading and moving the retaining ring, pipe and joint include: The circlip is loaded through the circlip loading assembly, and the circlip is moved to the top of the pipeline moving platform through the circlip moving assembly; the pipeline is loaded through the pipeline loading assembly and moved to the pipeline moving platform; the joint is loaded through the joint loading assembly and moved along the y direction through the joint moving assembly.

5. The method for producing a liquid pipeline according to claim 4, characterized in that: The semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline obtained by assembling the pipeline and the retaining ring includes: The pipeline loading assembly drives the pipeline on the pipeline moving platform to pass through the retaining spring clamped by the retaining spring moving assembly, the pipeline moving platform fixes the pipeline passing through the retaining spring, the retaining spring moving assembly releases the retaining spring, and after the pipeline moving platform drives the pipeline and the retaining spring to move a predetermined distance along the x direction, the pipeline loading assembly cuts the pipeline to obtain a semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline.

6. The method for producing a liquid pipeline according to claim 5, characterized in that: The finished liquid pipeline is obtained by assembling the pipeline and the joint in the semi-finished liquid pipeline, including: The cannula assembly clamps the semi-finished product of the liquid pipeline loaded on the pipeline moving platform, drives the semi-finished product to move, and assembles the pipeline with the joint delivered by the joint feeding assembly. After the joint assembles two pipelines, a finished liquid pipeline is obtained.

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