Online and offline feeding mechanism

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic conveying of electronic components, in particular to an online and offline feeding mechanism which comprises a conveying module, a tray transferring module and a material frame module, the tray transferring module is arranged on the lower side of the conveying module and is opposite to the tray transferring module, the conveying module is used for conveying trays, and the material frame module is used for conveying the trays. The material tray transferring module is used for transferring a material tray between the conveying module and the material frame module; a conveying inlet is formed in the side, close to the material frame module, of the conveying module and penetrates through the lower side of the material frame module. The material trays on the conveying module are sequentially transferred to the material frame module to be stacked through the material tray transferring module, the material trays on the upper layer of the material frame module are limited through the material tray fixing module, the material trays on the lower layer are conveyed towards the conveying module, and the material trays of the conveying module are positioned through the positioning assembly; and the tray elements can be conveniently transferred to the conveying module on the other side after being assembled by workers, tray feeding and discharging are completed, the structure is compact, the automation degree is high, and the machining efficiency is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automatic conveying of electronic components, in particular to an online and offline feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] With the innovation and development of science and technology, electronic products, such as mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc., have become popular in people's daily life, study, work and other activities. In such electronic products, several smaller components are needed. During the production and installation process, these components are usually placed on a tray for transportation, so that they can be picked up and installed by humans or robots.

[0003] In the existing technology, trays loaded with component products are usually placed one by one on the assembly line for loading by hand. The feeding technology is single, not only inefficient, but also increases the labor intensity of operators, which is not conducive to the needs of mass production. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an online and offline feeding mechanism, which solves the problem that the existing method of manually placing trays loaded with component products on the assembly line one by one for loading, the feeding technology is single, not only the efficiency is low, but also the labor intensity of the operators is increased, which is not conducive to the needs of mass production.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: it includes a conveying module, a tray transfer module and a rack module, the tray transfer module is arranged at the lower side of the conveying module and is opposite to the tray transfer module, the conveying module is used for tray conveying, and the tray transfer module is used for transferring trays between the conveying module and the rack module; a conveying inlet is provided on the side of the conveying module close to the rack module, and the conveying inlet passes through the lower side of the rack module.

[0006] A further improvement to the above solution is that the conveying module includes a positioning component and an adjustment component.

[0007] A further improvement to the above scheme is that the conveying module includes a conveying frame, and the conveying frame is provided with a conveying wheel and a conveying belt for driving the material tray for guided transmission, and a conveying driving member driven by the conveying belt and the conveying wheel to drive the material tray for transmission.

[0008] A further improvement to the above scheme is that a conveying sensor is provided between the conveying wheel and the conveying belt, and the conveying sensor is used to sense whether there is a conveying member on the conveying frame, so as to drive the conveying driving member to drive the conveying member to be conveyed along the conveying belt and the conveying wheel.

[0009] A further improvement to the above scheme is that the positioning assembly includes a positioning frame installed in the middle of the conveying frame, a positioning platform arranged on the positioning frame, a positioning driving member movably installed on the positioning platform, and a positioning block movably connected to one end of the positioning driving member; a positioning groove is provided on the positioning block.

[0010] A further improvement to the above scheme is that the adjustment assembly includes an adjustment frame installed on the conveying frame, an adjustment screw and an adjustment guide rod provided on the adjustment frame to adjust the spacing between the conveying frames, and an adjustment wheel driven by the adjustment screw and the adjustment guide rod for adjustment; an adjustment handle is provided on the adjustment wheel.

[0011] A further improvement to the above scheme is that a limit block is provided at the rear end of the conveying frame, and a groove body is provided on the limit block. The groove body is opposite to the positioning groove, and the two ends of the material tray are limited and fixed respectively.

[0012] A further improvement to the above scheme is that the material tray transfer module includes a lifting assembly, which includes a lifting fixed plate, a lifting guide rod movably arranged on the lifting fixed plate, a lifting drive plate connected to the top of the lifting guide rod, and a lifting drive member connected to the lifting drive plate; one end of the lifting drive member drives the lifting drive plate to move along the lifting guide rod toward the material tray.

[0013] A further improvement to the above scheme is that the lifting drive plate lifts the material trays on the conveying module onto the material rack module in sequence, so that the material trays are stacked toward the material discharge trough on the material rack module and fixed by the material tray fixing module.

[0014] A further improvement to the above scheme is that the material rack module includes a material discharge trough composed of a plurality of support frames, the material discharge trough is opposite to the conveying module, a material tray fixing module is provided on the support frame, the material tray fixing module includes a movable groove, a hinge shaft, and a locking tongue piece, the hinge shaft is provided in the movable groove, one end of the locking tongue piece is hinged to the hinge shaft, and a card slot is provided on the material tray to cooperate with the locking tongue piece.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0016] Compared with the existing feeding mechanism, the present invention facilitates the transfer of the upper material tray of the conveying module to the material rack module for sequential loading and stacking through the material tray transfer module, and limits the material tray placed on the upper layer of the support frame through the material tray fixing module on the material rack module, so that the lower material tray can be conveyed toward the conveying module and the material tray on the conveying module is limited by the positioning component, which is convenient for personnel to assemble the electronic components on the material tray and then transfer it to the conveying module on the other side to transfer the material tray for loading and unloading. It has a compact structure, high automation program, good processing efficiency, strong practicability, and has a good application prospect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the online and offline feeding mechanism of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a front view of the online and offline feeding mechanism of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the conveying module of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the regulating assembly of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tray transfer module of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material rack module of the present invention.

[0023] Description of reference numerals: conveying module 10, conveying frame 101, conveying wheel 102, conveying belt 103, conveying driving member 104, conveying sensing member 105, limiting block 106, trough 107, conveying entrance 11, positioning assembly 12, positioning frame 120, positioning platform 121, positioning driving member 122, positioning block 123, positioning groove 124, adjusting assembly 13, adjusting frame 130, adjusting screw rod 131, adjusting guide rod 132, adjusting wheel 133, adjusting handle 134;

[0024] The tray transfer module 20, the jacking assembly 21, the jacking fixing plate 22, the jacking guide rod 23, the jacking drive plate 24, and the jacking drive member 25;

[0025] Material rack module 30, support frame 31, material discharge trough 32, material tray fixing module 33, movable trough 34, hinge shaft 35, locking tongue member 36;

[0026] Material tray 40 and card slot 41. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully below with reference to the relevant drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are given in the drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive.

[0028] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time.

[0029] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used in the specification of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0030] like Figure 1 to Figure 6 As shown, an online and offline feeding mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a conveying module 10, a tray transfer module 20 and a rack module 30, wherein the tray transfer module 20 is arranged at the lower side of the conveying module 10 and is opposite to the tray transfer module 20, the conveying module 10 is used for conveying trays 40, and the tray transfer module 20 is used for transferring trays 40 between the conveying module 10 and the rack module 30; a conveying inlet 11 is arranged on one side of the conveying module 10 close to the rack module 30, and the conveying inlet 11 passes through the lower side of the rack module 30. In the present invention, the conveying module 10 can be online conveying and separate conveying, and can be used to enhance the conveying module 10 in various conveying modes.

[0031] like Figure 1 to Figure 2 As shown, the conveying module 10 includes a positioning component 12 and an adjustment component 13; the conveying module 10 includes a conveying frame 101, and the conveying frame 101 is provided with a conveying wheel 102 and a conveying belt 103 for driving the material tray 40 for guided transmission, and a conveying driving member 104 driven by the conveying belt 103 and the conveying wheel 102 to drive the material tray 40 for transmission. In this embodiment, the conveying module 10 is used to facilitate the conveying of the material tray 40, and the conveying module 10 is provided with a conveying belt 103 and a conveying wheel 102 to facilitate the guided transmission of the material tray 40, with high conveying accuracy and good efficiency.

[0032] A conveying induction member 105 is provided between the conveying wheel 102 and the conveying belt 103. The conveying induction member 105 is used to sense whether there is a conveying member on the conveying frame 101, so as to drive the conveying driving member 104 to drive the conveying member to be conveyed along the conveying belt 103 and the conveying wheel 102. In this embodiment, the conveying induction member 105 facilitates the induction conveying of the material tray 40 on the conveying frame 101, thereby preventing the waste of electric energy and the wear of the conveying equipment caused by excessive conveying of the conveying module 10, improving the practicability of the equipment and the conveying accuracy; and the energy-saving and environmental protection practicability is good.

[0033] like Figure 3As shown, the positioning assembly 12 includes a positioning frame 120 installed in the middle of the conveying frame 101, a positioning platform 121 arranged on the positioning frame 120, a positioning driving member 122 movably installed on the positioning platform 121, and a positioning block 123 movably connected to one end of the positioning driving member 122; the positioning block 123 is provided with a positioning groove 124. In this embodiment, the positioning assembly 12 is used to facilitate the conveying and positioning of the conveying module 10, so that personnel can assemble the electronic components on it during the conveying process, transfer it to another group of conveying modules 10, and uniformly lift the material tray 40 through the lifting assembly 21 to stack it on the material rack module 30, and so on. Repeated stacking and conveying can greatly improve the efficiency of loading, feeding and unloading, facilitate the improvement of the assembly efficiency of personnel, and have strong practicality.

[0034] like Figure 4 As shown, the adjustment assembly 13 includes an adjustment frame 130 installed on the conveying frame 101, an adjustment screw rod 131 and an adjustment guide rod 132 arranged on the adjustment frame 130 to adjust the spacing between the conveying frames 101, and an adjustment wheel 133 driven by the adjustment screw rod 131 and the adjustment guide rod 132 for adjustment; the adjustment wheel 133 is provided with an adjustment handle 134. In this embodiment, the conveying spacing between the conveying frames 101 is adjusted by the adjustment assembly 13, and the conveying spacing between the conveying frames 101 is adjusted to facilitate the conveying of material trays 40 of different models and sizes, thereby improving the practicality of conveying the material trays 40.

[0035] The rear end of the conveying frame 101 is provided with a limit block 106, and a groove 107 is provided on the limit block 106. The groove 107 and the positioning groove 124 are arranged corresponding to each other to limit and fix the two ends. In this embodiment, the limit block 106 arranged at the rear end of the conveying frame 101 and the groove 107 arranged in the limit block 106 are arranged corresponding to the positioning groove 124 on the positioning component 12, so that when the conveying module 10 drives the material tray 40 to be transported to the rear end of the conveying frame 101, the limit block 106 is used to limit the material tray 40, so that the diagonal part of the material tray 40 can be embedded in the groove 107 in the limit block 106, and driven to the positioning block 124 by the positioning drive member 122 on the positioning component 12. 23 is positioned toward the other diagonal portion of the material tray 40, so that the other diagonal portion of the material tray 40 can be embedded in the positioning groove 124, and the two ends of the material tray 40 on the conveying module 10 are positioned and fixed through the positioning groove 124 and the groove body 107, so that personnel can assemble the material tray 40 on the conveying module 10, thereby improving the assembly accuracy and processing efficiency. The structural design is compact and practical, and the groove body 107 and the positioning groove 124 are both V-shaped grooves and are adapted to the diagonal portions of the two ends of the material tray 40.

[0036] like Figure 5As shown, the tray transfer module 20 includes a lifting assembly 21, and the lifting assembly 21 includes a lifting fixed plate 22, a lifting guide rod 23 movably arranged on the lifting fixed plate 22, a lifting driving plate 24 connected to the top of the lifting guide rod 23, and a lifting driving member 25 connected to the lifting driving plate 24; one end of the lifting driving member 25 is driven by the lifting driving plate 24 to move along the lifting guide rod 23 toward the tray 40. In this embodiment, the lifting assembly 21 is provided with two groups, each of which is respectively arranged on the two groups of conveying modules 10, and the conveying modules 10 are lifted and stacked for loading and unloading when performing online conveying and separate conveying, which is highly practical and conducive to improving the stacking efficiency and stacking quantity. The lifting fixed plate 22 and the lifting driving plate 24 provided on the lifting assembly 21 can greatly enhance the load-bearing capacity of the lifting assembly 21, which is convenient for sequentially lifting and stacking the trays 40 on the rack.

[0037] The lifting driving plate 24 lifts the trays 40 on the conveying module 10 onto the rack module 30 in sequence, so that the trays 40 are stacked toward the discharge trough 32 on the rack module 30, and fixed by the tray fixing module 33. In this embodiment, the lifting assembly 21 facilitates the trays 40 on the conveying module 10 to be lifted onto the rack module 30 in sequence, and uniformly stacked and loaded through the discharge trough 32 on the rack module 30; and the rack module 30 is provided with a tray fixing module 33 for fixing the trays 40, and the locking tongue member 36 on the tray fixing module 33 is engaged and limited with the card slot 41 on the tray 40, so that the unembedded trays 40 are conveniently transported toward the conveying module 10 in sequence, thereby realizing the process of loading and unloading the conveying module 10, and the structure is compact and practical.

[0038] like Figure 6 As shown, the material rack module 30 includes a material discharge trough 32 composed of a plurality of support frames 31, the material discharge trough 32 is opposite to the conveying module 10, the support frame 31 is provided with a material tray fixing module 33, the material tray fixing module 33 includes a movable groove 34, a hinge shaft 35, and a locking tongue 36, the hinge shaft 35 is arranged in the movable groove 34, one end of the locking tongue 36 is hinged to the hinge shaft 35, and the material tray 40 is provided with a clamping groove 41 to cooperate with the locking tongue 36. In this embodiment, the clamping groove 41 and the locking tongue 36 are mutually engaged and clamped, so that the material tray 40 on the material rack module 30 is conveniently fixed, and the material tray 40 on the material rack module 30 is conveniently stacked in sequence and conveyed in sequence toward the transport module, thereby improving the orderliness of conveying, further improving the conveying efficiency, and having strong practicality. In addition, the tray fixing module 33 is provided with multiple groups, which respectively limit the four sides of the tray 40 to improve the load-bearing capacity, facilitate the transportation of the tray 40, improve the transportation stability of loading and unloading materials, prevent unstable transportation from causing damage to the electronic components placed in the tray 40, and facilitate the transportation and assembly of the conveying module 10 to improve the assembly accuracy.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the conveying module 10 is provided with two groups, which are respectively used to reciprocate the material tray 40 on the conveying frame 101; the corresponding material tray transfer module 20 and the material rack module 30 are also provided with two groups relative to the upper and lower ends of the conveying module 10, which respectively reciprocate and transfer the material tray 40 on the conveying module 10 to the material rack module 30 for stacking and loading in sequence, and the material rack module 30 is provided with a material tray fixing module 33 for fixing the material tray 40 in sequence. When the material tray 40 is not fixed by the material tray fixing module 33, it will flow into the conveying module 10 in sequence, and will be loaded, assembled and transferred to the remaining processing positions for processing again. The structure is compact, the integration is high, the automation program is high, and the practicality is good.

[0040] The present invention adopts an online and offline feeding mechanism, which includes: a conveying module 10, a tray transfer module 20 and a rack module 30. The tray transfer module 20 is arranged on the lower side of the conveying module 10 and is opposite to the tray transfer module 20. The conveying module 10 is used for conveying the tray 40, and the tray transfer module 20 is used for transferring the tray 40 between the conveying module 10 and the rack module 30; the conveying module 10 is provided with a conveying entrance 11 on one side close to the rack module 30, and the conveying entrance 11 passes through the lower side of the rack module 30. The tray transfer module 20 facilitates the transfer of the tray 40 on the conveying module 10 to the rack module 30 for sequential loading and stacking, and the tray fixing module 33 on the rack module 30 limits the tray 40 placed on the upper layer of the support frame 31, so that the lower tray 40 can be conveyed toward the conveying module 10, and the positioning component 12 limits the tray 40 on the conveying module 10, so that personnel can assemble the electronic components on the tray 40 and then transfer it to the conveying module 10 on the other side to transfer the tray 40 for loading and unloading. It has a compact structure, high automation program, good processing efficiency, strong practicality, and good application prospects.

[0041] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention patent shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. An online and offline feeding mechanism, characterized in that: include: A conveying module, a tray transfer module and a rack module, wherein the tray transfer module is arranged at the lower side of the conveying module and is opposite to the tray transfer module, the conveying module is used for tray conveying, and the tray transfer module is used for transferring trays between the conveying module and the rack module; a conveying inlet is arranged on the side of the conveying module close to the rack module, and the conveying inlet passes through the lower side of the rack module.

2. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying module includes a positioning component and an adjusting component.

3. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The conveying module comprises a conveying frame, on which a conveying wheel and a conveying belt are provided for driving the material tray to perform a guide transmission, and a conveying driving member driven by the conveying belt and the conveying wheel to drive the material tray to perform a transmission.

4. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 3 is characterized in that: A conveying sensor is provided between the conveying wheel and the conveying belt, and the conveying sensor is used to sense whether there is a conveying member on the conveying frame, so as to drive the conveying driving member to drive the conveying member to be conveyed along the conveying belt and the conveying wheel.

5. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The positioning assembly includes a positioning frame installed in the middle of the conveying frame, a positioning platform arranged on the positioning frame, a positioning driving member movably installed on the positioning platform, and a positioning block movably connected to one end of the positioning driving member; a positioning groove is arranged on the positioning block.

6. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly includes an adjustment frame installed on the conveying frame, an adjustment screw rod and an adjustment guide rod arranged on the adjustment frame to adjust the distance between the conveying frames, and an adjustment wheel driven by the adjustment screw rod and the adjustment guide rod for adjustment; the adjustment wheel is provided with an adjustment handle.

7. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: A limiting block is provided at the rear end of the conveying frame, and a groove body is provided on the limiting block. The groove body is opposite to the positioning groove and respectively limits and fixes the two ends of the material tray.

8. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tray transfer module includes a lifting component, which includes a lifting fixed plate, a lifting guide rod movably arranged on the lifting fixed plate, a lifting drive plate connected to the top of the lifting guide rod, and a lifting drive member connected to the lifting drive plate; one end of the lifting drive member drives the lifting drive plate to move along the lifting guide rod toward the tray.

9. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lifting drive plate lifts the material trays on the conveying module onto the material rack module in sequence, so that the material trays are stacked toward the material discharge trough on the material rack module and fixed by the material tray fixing module.

10. The online and offline feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material rack module includes a material discharge trough composed of a plurality of support frames, the material discharge trough is opposite to the conveying module, a material tray fixing module is arranged on the support frame, the material tray fixing module includes a movable groove, a hinge shaft, and a locking tongue piece, the hinge shaft is arranged in the movable groove, one end of the locking tongue piece is hinged to the hinge shaft, and a card slot is arranged on the material tray to cooperate with the locking tongue piece.

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