Automatic assembling and feeding system for contacts
By designing the automatic assembly and loading system for contacts and using automation technology to accurately assemble the contact base and copper plate, the problems of low efficiency and high cost of manual assembly in the prior art are solved, and efficient and simplified automated production is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411692730.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-03
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, contact assembly adopts manual loading and assembly, which is inefficient and costly, and cannot meet the demand growth and automation needs of operating environments.
A contact automatic assembly and feeding system is designed, including a contact base feeding rack and a contact assembly table, which uses automated means for conveying, positioning and installing copper plates, and uses six-degree of freedom mechanical jaws and Positioning and clamping cylinders enable precise assembly of parts and continuous assembly through automated conveyor belts and screw machines.
It improves the accuracy and efficiency of contact assembly, simplifies the structure, reduces energy consumption, realizes unmanned production, improves production efficiency and simplifies operations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electric power equipment assembly, and in particular to an automatic contact assembly and feeding system. Background Art
[0002] There is a bridge-type contact component in the circuit breaker. This component is in great demand. Each circuit breaker uses more than a dozen of them. This component is composed of multiple parts, which is complicated to assemble and requires elastic parts. Initially, it was manually assembled by employees, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and inefficient.
[0003] Patent No. 201721314053.6 "Bridge-type contact assembly fixture" discloses an improved contact assembly fixture, which adds manual assembly tools and relies on the clamp to press the parts together, which greatly improves efficiency. However, as demand continues to increase, the demand for finger-shaped contacts is also increasing, and there is an urgent need to design fully automated equipment that can further improve efficiency, meet production needs, and improve the operating environment. Summary of the invention
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a contact automatic assembly and feeding system, which can solve the problem of low efficiency and high cost in general contact assembly by manual feeding and assembly.
[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: a contact automatic assembly feeding system, the innovation of which is: comprising a contact base feeding rack and a contact assembly platform; the contact base feeding rack is arranged at one end of the contact assembly platform; The contact base feeding rack includes a supporting frame, a contact base placing groove, a contact base conveyor belt and a contact base limiting frame; the supporting frame is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a contact base placing area and a contact base conveying area are arranged at the top of the supporting frame; the contact base placing groove has a plurality of contact bases arranged in an inclined shape in the contact base placing area; a plurality of contact bases are arranged in the contact base placing groove along the extension direction of the contact base placing groove; the contact base conveyor belt is horizontally arranged in the contact base conveying area, and one side of the contact base conveyor belt is in contact with the inclined contact base placing groove The output end is docked; the contact base limit frame is arranged at the other side of the contact base conveyor belt; the contact base limit frame includes a limit plate and a limit cylinder; the limit plate is in an L-shaped structure, the limit plate is arranged at the output end of the limit cylinder, and the limit plate is extended to the top of the contact base conveyor belt by the limit cylinder; a plurality of push rods are arranged on the limit plate, and the push rods are used to tighten the contact base in the contact base placement groove, and the limit plate and the push rod driven by the limit cylinder are retracted to realize the contact base sliding from the contact base placement groove to the contact base conveyor belt for transportation; The contact assembly table includes an assembly control box, a contact grabbing module, a copper plate installation module, a gasket rack, a screw machine and an assembly conveyor belt; the assembly control box is arranged at the output end of the contact base feeding rack, and a contact positioning clamping frame is arranged at the joint between the upper surface of the assembly control box and the contact base feeding rack, and a positioning clamping cylinder is arranged in the contact positioning clamping frame; the assembly conveyor belt is arranged on the upper surface of the assembly control box and on one side of the contact positioning clamping frame; The contact grabbing module is installed on the upper surface of the assembly control box. The contact grabbing module is a six-degree-of-freedom mechanical clamp. The six-degree-of-freedom mechanical clamp is used to grab the contact base on the contact base feeding rack and place it in the contact positioning clamping frame, and is locked by the positioning clamping cylinder; The copper plate installation module is arranged on one side of the contact positioning and clamping frame, and the copper plate installation module includes a copper plate placement box and a copper plate driving cylinder; a plurality of copper plates are stacked in the copper plate placement box, and openings are arranged on both sides of the copper plate placement box near the bottom; the copper plate driving cylinder is arranged on one side of the copper plate placement box, and the copper plate located at the bottom layer in the copper plate placement box is pushed from the opening to the upper surface of the contact base in the contact positioning and clamping frame through the copper plate driving cylinder; the gasket rack is arranged on the other side of the contact positioning and clamping frame, and a gasket placement plate is placed on the gasket rack, and a plurality of assembly gaskets are placed in an array on the gasket placement plate; the screw machine is arranged on the assembly conveyor belt to lock the copper plate on the contact base, realize the locking assembly between the copper plate and the contact base, and output the assembled contacts from one end through the assembly conveyor belt.
[0006] Furthermore, a pad printing machine is provided on the upper surface of the assembly control box on one side of the assembly conveyor belt, for pad printing marks after the copper plate and the contact base are assembled.
[0007] The advantages of the present invention are: The automatic contact assembly system of the present invention is used for automatically assembling the copper plate structure on the contact base. The automatic feeding and conveying of the contacts, the positioning of the contacts before assembly, and the conveying and positioning of the copper plates are all realized in an automated manner. The system realizes high contact assembly accuracy, good performance, a simpler structure, lower energy consumption, more convenient and simple operation, improved efficiency, and continuous assembly after one feeding, so that unmanned production can be achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0009] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic contact assembly system of the present invention.
[0010] Figure 2 This is another angle view of the contact automatic assembly system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0012] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention claimed for protection, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0013] like Figure 1 Figure 2 The contact automatic assembly and feeding system shown comprises a contact base feeding rack 1 and a contact assembly platform 2 ; the contact base feeding rack 1 is arranged at one end of the contact assembly platform 2 .
[0014] The contact base feeding rack 1 includes a supporting frame 11, a contact base placing groove 12, a contact base conveyor belt 13 and a contact base limiting frame 14; the supporting frame 11 is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a contact base placing area and a contact base conveying area are arranged at the top of the supporting frame 11; the contact base placing groove 12 has a plurality of contact bases arranged in an inclined shape in the contact base placing area; a plurality of contact bases are arranged in the contact base placing groove 12 along the extending direction of the contact base placing groove 12; the contact base conveyor belt 13 is horizontally arranged in the contact base conveying area, and one side of the contact base conveyor belt 13 is in contact with the inclined contact base placing groove 1 2 output end docking; the contact base limiting frame 14 is arranged at the other side of the contact base conveyor belt 13; the contact base limiting frame 14 includes a limiting plate and a limiting cylinder; the limiting plate is L-shaped, the limiting plate is arranged at the output end of the limiting cylinder, and the limiting plate is extended to the top of the contact base conveyor belt by the limiting cylinder; a plurality of push rods 141 are arranged on the limiting plate, and the push rods 141 are used to tighten the contact base in the contact base placement groove 12, and the limit plate and the push rods 141 driven by the limiting cylinder are retracted to realize the contact base sliding from the contact base placement groove 12 to the contact base conveyor belt 13 for transportation.
[0015] The contact assembly station 2 includes an assembly control box 21, a contact grabbing module 22, a copper plate installation module 23, a gasket rack 24, a screw machine 25 and an assembly conveyor belt 26; the assembly control box 21 is arranged at the output end of the contact base feeding rack 1, and a contact positioning and clamping frame 27 is arranged at the joint between the upper surface of the assembly control box 21 and the contact base feeding rack 1, and a positioning and clamping cylinder is arranged in the contact positioning and clamping frame 27; the assembly conveyor belt 26 is arranged on the upper surface of the assembly control box and on one side of the contact positioning and clamping frame 27.
[0016] The contact grasping module 22 is installed on the upper surface of the assembly control box. The contact grasping module 22 is a six-degree-of-freedom mechanical clamp. The six-degree-of-freedom mechanical clamp grasps the contact base on the contact base feeding rack 1 and places it in the contact positioning clamping frame 27, and locks it through the positioning clamping cylinder.
[0017] The copper plate installation module 23 is arranged on one side of the contact positioning and clamping frame 27, and the copper plate installation module 23 includes a copper plate placement box 231 and a copper plate driving cylinder 232; a plurality of copper plates are stacked in the copper plate placement box 231, and openings are arranged on both sides of the copper plate placement box 231 near the bottom; the copper plate driving cylinder 232 is arranged on one side of the copper plate placement box 231, and the copper plate located at the bottom layer in the copper plate placement box 231 is pushed from the opening to the upper surface of the contact base in the contact positioning and clamping frame 27 through the copper plate driving cylinder 232; the gasket rack 24 is arranged on the other side of the contact positioning and clamping frame 27, and a gasket placement plate is placed on the gasket rack 24, and a plurality of assembly gaskets are placed in an array on the gasket placement plate; the screw machine 25 is arranged on the assembly conveyor belt for locking the copper plate on the contact base, realizing the locking assembly between the copper plate and the contact base, and outputting the assembled contacts from one end through the assembly conveyor belt 26.
[0018] A pad printer 28 is provided on the upper surface of the assembly control box 21 at one side of the assembly conveyor belt, for pad printing marks on the copper plate and the contact base after assembly.
[0019] The working principle of the present invention is: the contact automatic assembly system is used to automatically assemble the copper plate structure on the contact base, and the automatic loading and conveying of the contacts, the positioning of the contacts before assembly, and the conveying and positioning of the copper plates are all realized in an automated manner; the system realizes high contact assembly accuracy, good performance, a simpler structure, lower energy consumption, more convenient and simple operation, improved efficiency, and continuous assembly after one loading, which can achieve unmanned production.
[0020] Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. The above-mentioned embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may be subject to various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements shall all fall within the scope of the present invention claimed for protection.
Claims
1. A contact automatic assembly and feeding system, characterized in that: It includes a contact base feeding rack and a contact assembly platform; the contact base feeding rack is arranged at one end of the contact assembly platform; The contact base feeding rack includes a supporting frame, a contact base placing groove, a contact base conveyor belt and a contact base limiting frame; the supporting frame is a rectangular parallelepiped structure, and a contact base placing area and a contact base conveying area are arranged at the top of the supporting frame; the contact base placing groove has a plurality of contact bases arranged in an inclined shape in the contact base placing area; a plurality of contact bases are arranged in the contact base placing groove along the extension direction of the contact base placing groove; the contact base conveyor belt is horizontally arranged in the contact base conveying area, and one side of the contact base conveyor belt is in contact with the inclined contact base placing groove The output end is docked; the contact base limit frame is arranged at the other side of the contact base conveyor belt; the contact base limit frame includes a limit plate and a limit cylinder; the limit plate is in an L-shaped structure, the limit plate is arranged at the output end of the limit cylinder, and the limit plate is extended to the top of the contact base conveyor belt by the limit cylinder; a plurality of push rods are arranged on the limit plate, and the push rods are used to tighten the contact base in the contact base placement groove, and the limit plate and the push rod driven by the limit cylinder are retracted to realize the contact base sliding from the contact base placement groove to the contact base conveyor belt for transportation; The contact assembly table includes an assembly control box, a contact grabbing module, a copper plate installation module, a gasket rack, a screw machine and an assembly conveyor belt; the assembly control box is arranged at the output end of the contact base feeding rack, and a contact positioning clamping frame is arranged at the joint between the upper surface of the assembly control box and the contact base feeding rack, and a positioning clamping cylinder is arranged in the contact positioning clamping frame; the assembly conveyor belt is arranged on the upper surface of the assembly control box and on one side of the contact positioning clamping frame; The contact grabbing module is installed on the upper surface of the assembly control box. The contact grabbing module is a six-degree-of-freedom mechanical clamp. The six-degree-of-freedom mechanical clamp is used to grab the contact base on the contact base feeding rack and place it in the contact positioning clamping frame, and is locked by the positioning clamping cylinder; The copper plate installation module is arranged on one side of the contact positioning and clamping frame, and the copper plate installation module includes a copper plate placement box and a copper plate driving cylinder; a plurality of copper plates are stacked in the copper plate placement box, and openings are arranged on both sides of the copper plate placement box near the bottom; the copper plate driving cylinder is arranged on one side of the copper plate placement box, and the copper plate located at the bottom layer in the copper plate placement box is pushed from the opening to the upper surface of the contact base in the contact positioning and clamping frame through the copper plate driving cylinder; the gasket rack is arranged on the other side of the contact positioning and clamping frame, and a gasket placement plate is placed on the gasket rack, and a plurality of assembly gaskets are placed in an array on the gasket placement plate; the screw machine is arranged on the assembly conveyor belt to lock the copper plate on the contact base, realize the locking assembly between the copper plate and the contact base, and output the assembled contacts from one end through the assembly conveyor belt.
2. The contact automatic assembly and feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pad printing machine is arranged on the upper surface of the assembly control box at one side of the assembly conveyor belt, and is used for pad printing marks after the copper plate and the contact base are assembled.
