Cooler chip separating device

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment production, in particular to a cooler chip separating device. Comprising a grabbing structure and a shell. A cavity used for containing the grabbing structure is formed in the shell. The grabbing structure comprises a power structure, a limiting structure and a separation structure; the limiting structure comprises a limiting rod and a transmission rod; one end of the limiting rod is connected with the transmission rod in a swinging manner; the separation structure comprises a connecting rod and a separation rod; the power structure is in transmission connection with the transmission rod so as to drive the transmission rod to slide in the vertical direction relative to the shell. When the transmission rod slides in the vertical direction, the limiting rod and the separation rod can stretch into the position between the two adjacent chips and abut against the two chips respectively, and the distance between the end of the limiting rod and the end of the separation rod is gradually increased. In the prior art, chips need to be manually separated one by one due to the fact that the chips are stacked tightly, and the efficiency is relatively low. Compared with the prior art, two adjacent chips can be effectively separated, so that the efficiency is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of refrigeration equipment production, and in particular to a cooler chip separation device. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of technology, in order to make the driving process more comfortable, cars are equipped with corresponding on-board cooling systems. Among them, the cooler core is an important part of the cooling system. The cooler core includes fins and chips. It is composed of several chips and fins stacked alternately. That is, a fin is installed between two chips. The chips are mostly stamped from metal materials, which are thin and light. In order to facilitate transportation, several chips are usually stacked together for packaging and transportation.

[0003] In the actual production process, in order to improve production efficiency, a manipulator equipped with a suction cup is often used to complete the aforementioned stacking process. That is, the manipulator sucks a chip and places it on the work platform. Then, a fin is sucked and placed on the chip. Then, another chip is sucked and stacked on the fin. Repeating this process can produce the cooler core. However, in actual operation, the thickness of the chip is relatively thin, and after the chips are bumped during transportation, the stacks of chips are stacked relatively tightly. When the manipulator wants to suck a chip from a pile of chips, it is easy to suck two chips at a time or the lower chip will be uncontrollably offset when sucking the upper chip due to external factors such as air pressure and friction between two adjacent chips. This will affect the subsequent work of the manipulator and the production quality of the cooler core. Therefore, a staff member is required to separate the stacks of chips in advance to facilitate the manipulator to suck. Although quality problems are effectively avoided, additional manpower is required, and the efficiency of manual operation is relatively low. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the technical problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a cooler chip separation device.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A cooler chip separation device comprises: a grasping structure and a shell; a cavity for accommodating the grasping structure is opened in the shell; the grasping structure comprises a power structure, a limiting structure and a separating structure; the limiting structure comprises a limiting rod and a transmission rod; one end of the limiting rod is swingably connected to the transmission rod; the separating structure comprises a connecting rod and a separating rod; one end of the connecting rod is swingably connected to the limiting rod, and the other end is swingably connected to the shell; the separating rod is L-shaped; one end of the separating rod is swingably connected to the connecting rod, and the other end is slidably connected to the limiting rod; the power structure is connected to the transmission rod to drive the transmission rod to slide in a vertical direction relative to the shell; when the transmission rod slides in the vertical direction, the limiting rod and the separating rod can extend between two adjacent chips and abut against the two chips respectively; when the transmission rod slides in the vertical direction, the distance between the limiting rod and the end of the separating rod gradually increases.

[0007] In actual application, the device can be assembled with a mechanical arm or a translational slide rail and other structures through a shell. Taking a mechanical arm as an example, when it is necessary to separate the stacked chips one by one, the mechanical arm drives the device to move to a position corresponding to the chip, so that the grasping structure corresponds to the pre-opened through hole on the chip. At this time, the power structure is started, and driven by the power structure, the transmission rod moves downward in the vertical direction relative to the shell, thereby driving the limit rod to move synchronously. Because one end of the limit rod is swingably connected to the transmission rod, and at the same time, the limit rod is connected to the connecting rod. Under the action of the connecting rod, the limit rod swings relative to the transmission rod. During the swinging process of the limit rod, the connecting rod drives the partition rod to slide synchronously relative to the limit rod. On the other hand, during the swinging process of the limit rod, the limit rod will extend into the gap between two adjacent chips together with the partition rod through the through hole on the chip. At the same time, during the swinging of the limit rod, the partition rod will synchronously slide relative to the limit rod, so that the distance between the partition rod and the end of the limit rod gradually increases, thereby separating the chips that were originally tightly fitted, thereby avoiding the influence of external factors such as air pressure and friction. At this time, the chip above can be driven to move to the specified position by the robotic arm. Repeating the above process, the chips that were originally tightly stacked together can be separated and placed one by one. Therefore, compared with manual segmentation, on the one hand, it does not require manpower, and on the other hand, it can effectively improve the segmentation efficiency.

[0008] Furthermore, the limiting structure also includes a connecting plate; one end of the connecting plate is transmission-connected to the power structure; the other end of the connecting plate is fixedly connected to the transmission rod; the connecting plate is perpendicular to the transmission rod.

[0009] Furthermore, the power structure includes an active sleeve and a driven column; the driven column is fixedly connected to the transmission rod; the active sleeve is rotatably arranged in the shell; the active sleeve is arranged on the driven column; a transmission inclined surface is arranged between the active sleeve and the driven column, so that when the active sleeve rotates, the driven column can move in the vertical direction.

[0010] Furthermore, the transmission inclined plane includes an active inclined plane and a driven inclined plane; the active inclined plane corresponds to the driven inclined plane; the active inclined plane is connected to the active sleeve; and the driven inclined plane is connected to the driven column.

[0011] Furthermore, the driven inclined surface includes a first driven inclined surface and a second driven inclined surface; the first driven inclined surface is in contact with the active inclined surface; and the second driven inclined surface is spaced apart from the active inclined surface.

[0012] Furthermore, the power structure also includes a power motor; the output end of the power motor is meshed with the active sleeve to drive the active sleeve to rotate.

[0013] Furthermore, the grabbing structure also includes a return spring; one end of the return spring is connected to the transmission rod; and the other end of the return spring is connected to the housing.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0015] The present invention can effectively separate the originally tightly stacked chips one by one, thereby facilitating the subsequent processing process. On the one hand, no additional manpower is required. On the other hand, the separation efficiency is effectively improved.

[0016] The power is completely derived from the power motor, thereby effectively simplifying the structure of the device and reducing the space occupied by the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 : Overall structure diagram.

[0018] Figure 2 : Capture the structure diagram.

[0019] Figure 3 : Powertrain structure diagram.

[0020] Figure 4 : Schematic diagram of the coordination state between the active inclined plane and the first driven inclined plane.

[0021] Figure 5 : Schematic diagram of the matching state between the active inclined plane and the second driven inclined plane.

[0022] Figure 6 : Structural diagram of limiting structure and separation structure.

[0023] Figure 7 : Schematic diagram of chip stacking and separation status.

[0024] Figure 8 : Schematic diagram of simplified action states of the separated structure.

[0025] In the figure: 1. grabbing structure; 11. power structure; 12. limiting structure; 13. partitioning structure; 121. limiting rod; 122. transmission rod; 131. connecting rod; 132. partitioning rod; 123. connecting plate; 111. active sleeve; 112. driven column; 14. return spring; 113. active inclined plane; 114. driven inclined plane; 115. power motor; 1141. first driven inclined plane; 1142. second driven inclined plane; 2. shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings to further describe the technical solution of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0027] A cooler chip separation device comprises: a gripping structure 1 and a shell 2. The gripping structure 1 is located on one side of the shell 2. A cavity for accommodating the gripping structure 1 is provided in the shell 2. A connecting flange is fixedly provided on the side of the shell 2 away from the gripping structure 1. Thus, the shell 2 can be connected to a displacement structure such as a robotic arm. Thus, driven by the displacement structure, the device as a whole can perform corresponding actions according to actual needs.

[0028] There are multiple gripping structures 1. The gripping structures 1 correspond one to one with the through holes pre-opened on the chip. The position arrangement between the gripping structures 1 corresponds to the position arrangement of the through holes. Thus, the gripping structures 1 can accurately align with the through holes on the chip.

[0029] Specifically, the grasping structure 1 includes a power structure 11, a limiting structure 12, a partition structure 13, and a reset spring 14. There are four groups of limiting structures 12. The limiting structures 12 are arranged in a cross shape. The limiting structure 12 includes a limiting rod 121, a transmission rod 122, and a connecting plate 123. One end of the limiting rod 121 is swingably connected to the transmission rod 122. The other end of the connecting plate 123 is fixedly connected to the transmission rod 122. The connecting plate 123 is perpendicular to the transmission rod 122. A T-shaped sliding protrusion is fixedly provided on the transmission rod 122. A sliding groove corresponding to the sliding protrusion is provided in the shell 2 along the vertical direction. As a result, the transmission rod 122 can slide along the vertical direction.

[0030] The partition structure 13 includes a connecting rod 131 and a partition rod 132. There are four connecting rods 131. The connecting rods 131 correspond to the limiting rods 121 one by one. One end of the connecting rod 131 is swingably connected to the limiting rod 121, and the other end is swingably connected to the shell 2. The partition rod 132 is L-shaped. There are two partition rods 132. The two partition rods 132 are respectively mounted on two limiting rods 121 that are mirror-distributed. One end of the partition rod 132 is swingably connected to the connecting rod 131, and the other end is slidably connected to the limiting rod 121. For the convenience of expression, the limiting structure 12 equipped with the partition rod 132 is referred to as the limiting structure A, and the limiting structure 12 not equipped with the partition rod 132 is referred to as the limiting structure B.

[0031] There are four return springs 14. The return springs 14 correspond to the transmission rods 122 one by one. One end of the return spring 14 is connected to the connecting plate 123. Thus, the return spring 14 is connected to the transmission rod 122 through the connecting plate 123. The other end of the return spring 14 is connected to the housing 2. Preferably, a protrusion corresponding to the return spring 14 is provided in the connecting plate 123 and the housing 2. The protrusion extends into the return spring 14 to limit the return spring 14.

[0032] The power structure 11 includes an active sleeve 111, a driven column 112, and a power motor 115. There are four driven columns 112. The driven columns 112 correspond to the connecting plates 123 one by one. The four driven columns 112 are combined in parallel to form a complete cylindrical structure. The driven column 112 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 123, and is connected to the transmission rod 122 through the connecting plate 123. The active sleeve 111 is rotatably arranged in the housing 2. The active sleeve 111 is sleeved on the cylindrical structure enclosed by the four driven columns 112. As a result, each driven column 112 and the active sleeve 111 are mutually limited, so that the driven column 112 can only move in the vertical direction. A transmission bevel is arranged between the active sleeve 111 and the driven column 112. The transmission bevel includes an active bevel 113 and a driven bevel 114. The active bevel 113 corresponds to the driven bevel 114. There are four active bevels 113. The active bevels 113 correspond to the driven columns 112 one by one. The active bevel 113 is connected to the active sleeve 111. The driven bevel 114 is connected to the driven column 112. Among them, the driven bevel 114 includes a first driven bevel 1141 and a second driven bevel 1142. There are two groups of first driven bevels 1141. The first driven bevel 1141 is connected to the driven column 112 corresponding to the limiting structure B. There are two groups of second driven bevels 1142. The second driven bevel 1142 is connected to the driven column 112 corresponding to the limiting structure A. In the default state, the first driven bevel 1141 fits the active bevel 113. The second driven bevel 1142 is spaced apart from the active bevel 113. At the same time, the first driven bevel 1141 is also provided with an extension portion. The output end of the power motor 115 is meshed with the active sleeve 111 to drive the active sleeve 111 to rotate. Preferably, corresponding through holes are pre-opened in the housing 2 to connect the power supply line and control line corresponding to the power motor 115, so that the power motor 115 can be connected to the robot arm or other equipment to support the normal operation of the power motor 115.

[0033] In actual application, take a robotic arm as an example. The robotic arm drives the device to move to the top of the chip, and drives the device so that the position of the grasping structure 1 corresponds to the through hole pre-opened on the chip. Then, the robotic arm continues to drive the device so that the distance between the bottom end of the device and the chip is the specified distance.

[0034] When the device moves to the specified position, the power motor 115 is started. Driven by the power motor 115, the active sleeve 111 rotates, thereby driving the active inclined plane 113 to move synchronously. Because in the default state, the first driven inclined plane 1141 is in a fit state with the corresponding active inclined plane 113, the first driven inclined plane 1141 first acts on the corresponding active inclined plane 113. As a result, the limiting structure B acts first. Under the action of the inclined plane, the active sleeve 111 will push the driven column 112 corresponding to the limiting structure B to move downward in the vertical direction. When the driven column 112 moves downward in the vertical direction, the transmission rod 122 will be driven to move downward in the vertical direction through the corresponding connecting plate 123. At this time, the transmission rod 122 will drive the limiting rod 121 to move synchronously. Because the limiting rod 121 is restricted by the connecting rod 131, the limiting rod 121 will swing relative to the transmission rod 122. Thus, the limiting rod 121 will extend into the gap between two adjacent chips through the through hole of the upper chip. At the same time, the end of the limiting rod 121 away from the transmission rod 122 will abut against the lower chip. At this time, the limiting rod 121 of the limiting structure B will position the lower chip, thereby effectively preventing the lower chip from uncontrollable movement in the subsequent process.

[0035] After the positioning of the lower chip is completed, the power motor 115 continues to operate. Driven by the power motor 115, the active sleeve 111 continues to rotate. Driven by the active sleeve 111, the active slope 113 corresponding to the first driven slope 1141 moves to the extension of the first driven slope 1141. At this time, the corresponding active slope 113 abuts against the extension, thereby maintaining the current position state of the limiting structure B. At the same time, the active slope 113 corresponding to the second driven slope 1142 begins to fit with the second driven slope 1142. With the continued rotation of the active sleeve 111, the corresponding active slope 113 and the second driven slope 1142 begin to interact with each other, thereby pressing down the transmission rod 122 corresponding to the limiting structure A to move downward in the vertical direction. Driven by the transmission rod 122, the corresponding limiting rod 121 swings. During the swinging process of the limit rod 121, under the influence of the joint action of the limit rod 121 and the connecting rod 131, the end of the separator rod 132 connected to the limit rod 121 begins to slide gradually relative to the limit rod 121. At the same time, during the swinging process of the limit rod 121, the corresponding limit rod 121 and the separator rod 132 extend into the space between two adjacent chips. On the other hand, as the swinging process of the limit rod 121 progresses, the distance between the end of the separator rod 132 and the end of the limit rod 121 away from the transmission rod 122 gradually increases. Finally, when the active sleeve 111 rotates to the extreme position, the distance between the two reaches the maximum. At this time, the distance between the two is greater than the gap between the two adjacent chips. In this way, the two chips that were originally tightly fitted can be separated so that they are no longer in direct contact. At the same time, because the limit structure B is in contact with the lower chip, the lower chip will not be affected by external factors such as friction and air pressure and move during the separation of the upper chip. On the other hand, during the downward movement of the transmission rod 122 in the vertical direction, the return spring 14 is gradually compressed, thereby gradually accumulating elastic force.

[0036] After the two chips are separated, the end of the separation rod 132 is still in contact with the upper chip. At this time, the robotic arm can be started again, so that the upper chip can be driven to the specified position by the robotic arm. When the upper chip moves to the specified position, the power motor 115 is controlled to reverse, and the active sleeve 111 starts to rotate in the opposite direction, thereby driving the active inclined plane 113 to move to the initial position. During the reverse movement of the active inclined plane 113, the elastic force of the reset spring 14 is gradually released, thereby pushing the transmission rod 122 to move upward in the vertical direction, thereby resetting the limiting structure 12 and the separation structure 13 to the initial position. As a result, the separation rod 132 is completely separated from the chip, and then after the device is detached from the chip, the above process can be repeated, so that the originally tightly stacked chips are separated one by one, and the chips are placed into the state shown in the figure by the robotic arm.

[0037] On the other hand, as the chips are separated piece by piece, the action of the robot arm will gradually change so that the above process can continue. The control related to the action of the robot arm can be completed by using existing technology, which will not be repeated here.

[0038] In order to understand the above process more conveniently and clearly, the limiting structure 12, the separation structure 13, and the chip are abstracted into a line state. For details, please see the attached figure.

[0039] In summary, the present invention can effectively separate the originally tightly stacked chips one by one, thereby facilitating the subsequent processing process. On the one hand, no additional manpower is required. On the other hand, the separation efficiency is effectively improved. At the same time, the power of the above process is completely derived from the power motor 115, thereby effectively simplifying the structure of the device and reducing the space occupied by the device.

[0040] The specific embodiments described herein are merely examples of the spirit of the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in similar ways, but they will not deviate from the spirit of the present invention or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cooler chip separation device, characterized in that: include: A gripping structure (1), a housing (2); A cavity for accommodating the gripping structure (1) is provided in the shell (2); The grasping structure (1) comprises a power structure (11), a limiting structure (12), and a separation structure (13); The limiting structure (12) comprises a limiting rod (121) and a transmission rod (122); One end of the limiting rod (121) is swingably connected to the transmission rod (122); The partition structure (13) comprises a connecting rod (131) and a partition rod (132); One end of the connecting rod (131) is swingably connected to the limiting rod (121), and the other end is swingably connected to the housing (2); The partition rod (132) is L-shaped; One end of the partition rod (132) is swingably connected to the connecting rod (131), and the other end is slidably connected to the limiting rod (121); The power structure (11) is in transmission connection with the transmission rod (122) so as to drive the transmission rod (122) to slide in a vertical direction relative to the housing (2); When the transmission rod (122) slides in the vertical direction, the limiting rod (121) and the separation rod (132) can extend between two adjacent chips and respectively abut against the two chips; When the transmission rod (122) slides in the vertical direction, the distance between the limiting rod (121) and the end of the partition rod (132) gradually increases.

2. A cooler chip separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting structure (12) further includes a connecting plate (123); One end of the connecting plate (123) is drivingly connected to the power structure (11); The other end of the connecting plate (123) is fixedly connected to the transmission rod (122); The connecting plate (123) is perpendicular to the transmission rod (122).

3. A cooler chip separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power structure (11) comprises a driving sleeve (111) and a driven column (112); The driven column (112) is fixedly connected to the transmission rod (122); The active sleeve (111) is rotatably arranged in the housing (2); The active sleeve (111) is sleeved on the driven column (112); A transmission inclined surface is provided between the active sleeve (111) and the driven column (112), so that when the active sleeve (111) rotates, the driven column (112) can move in a vertical direction.

4. A cooler chip separation device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transmission inclined plane comprises an active inclined plane (113) and a driven inclined plane (114); The active inclined surface (113) corresponds to the driven inclined surface (114); The active inclined surface (113) is connected to the active sleeve (111); The driven inclined surface (114) is connected to the driven column (112).

5. A cooler chip separation device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driven inclined surface (114) comprises a first driven inclined surface (1141) and a second driven inclined surface (1142); The first driven inclined surface (1141) is in contact with the active inclined surface (113); The second driven inclined surface (1142) and the active inclined surface (113) are arranged at an interval.

6. A cooler chip separation device according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that: The power structure (11) further includes a power motor (115); The output end of the power motor (115) is meshed with the active sleeve (111) to drive the active sleeve (111) to rotate.

7. A cooler chip separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gripping structure (1) further comprises a return spring (14); One end of the return spring (14) is connected to the transmission rod (22); The other end of the return spring (14) is connected to the housing (2).

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