An automatic probe finger assembly system

Abstract

The application relates to a finger automatic assembling system, characterized in that the system comprises a finger base feeding frame and a finger assembling table; the finger base feeding frame is arranged at one end of the finger assembling table; the finger assembling system is a structure for automatically assembling copper bars on a finger base, and the copper bar structure, an inner plate and a reinforcing plate are automatically fed; automatic assembly is carried out at a finger base positioning and overturning module; the system has the advantages of high finger assembling precision, good performance, a more simplified structure, smaller energy consumption, convenient and simple operation, improved efficiency, continuous assembly after one-time feeding, and unmanned production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of power equipment technology, and in particular to a touch-based automatic assembly system. Background Technology

[0002] The circuit breaker contains a bridge-type contact component, which is in high demand, with each circuit breaker requiring more than a dozen. This component consists of multiple parts, making assembly complex, and it also requires the assembly of flexible components. Initially, it was assembled manually by employees, which was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient.

[0003] Patent No. 201721314053.6, "Bridge-type Contact Assembly Fixture," discloses an improved contact assembly fixture that adds manual assembly tooling. The fixture clamps together the parts, significantly improving efficiency. However, with increasing demand, the need for finger-type contacts is also growing, creating an urgent need to design fully automated equipment that further enhances efficiency, meets production needs, and improves the operating environment. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic finger assembly system that can solve the problems of low efficiency and high cost of manual feeding and assembly in general finger assembly.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: an automatic finger assembly system, the innovation of which is: including a finger base feeding rack and a finger assembly table; the finger base feeding rack is disposed at one end of the finger assembly table; The finger base feeding frame includes a support frame, finger base placement slots, a finger base conveyor belt, and a finger base limiting frame. The support frame has a cuboid structure, and its top end is provided with a finger base placement area and a finger base conveying area. Several finger base placement slots are provided at an angle within the finger base placement area. Several finger bases are arranged within each finger base placement slot along its extension direction. The finger base conveyor belt is horizontally positioned within the finger base conveying area, and one side of the conveyor belt is flush with the angled finger base placement slot. Output end docking; the finger base limiting frame is set on the other side of the finger base conveyor belt; the finger base limiting frame includes a limiting plate and a limiting cylinder; the limiting plate has an L-shaped structure, the limiting plate is set at the output end of the limiting cylinder, and the limiting plate is driven by the limiting cylinder to extend above the finger base conveyor belt; the limiting plate is provided with several push rods, and the push rods are used to press the finger base in the finger base placement slot. Through the limiting of the limiting cylinder and the retraction of the push rods, the finger base slides from the finger base placement slot onto the finger base conveyor belt for conveying; The touch assembly station includes an assembly control box, a touch base gripping module, a touch base positioning and flipping module, an inner plate conveying module, a touch and reinforcing plate conveying module, a screw machine, and an assembly conveyor belt. The assembly control box is located at the output end of the touch base feeding rack, and a touch base gripping module is located at the connection between the upper surface of the assembly control box and the touch base feeding rack. The touch base gripping module is a negative pressure suction cup structure driven by a robotic arm. The negative pressure suction cup holds the touch base located on the touch base conveyor belt and transfers it to the touch base positioning and flipping module by the robotic arm. The touch base positioning and flipping module includes a touch base positioning clamping frame, and both ends of the touch base positioning clamping frame are mounted on a rotary frame via rotary shafts. A positioning clamping cylinder is installed inside the touch base positioning clamping frame for clamping the touch base. The assembly conveyor belt is located on the upper surface of the assembly control box and on one side of the touch base positioning and flipping module. The inner plate conveying module is located on one side of the finger base positioning and flipping module, and the inner plate conveying module includes an inner plate placement box and an inner plate driving cylinder; the inner plate placement box has several inner plates stacked inside, and the inner plate placement box has openings on both sides near the bottom; the inner plate driving cylinder is located on one side of the inner plate placement box, and the inner plate located at the bottom of the inner plate placement box is pushed from the opening to the inside of the finger base positioning and flipping module through the inner plate driving cylinder. The contact finger and reinforcing plate conveying module is located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt. The module includes a copper busbar box, a reinforcing plate box, a conveyor belt, a guide trough, and an assembly trough. The copper busbar box and reinforcing plate box each contain a contact finger and a reinforcing plate, and both are located above the conveyor belt for outputting the contact fingers and reinforcing plates. The guide trough is located at the output end of the conveyor belt and has several guide grooves to accommodate the contact fingers and reinforcing plates. The assembly trough is located at one end of the guide trough and receives the contact fingers and reinforcing plates conveyed from the guide trough; the contact fingers and reinforcing plates are stacked within the assembly trough. The assembly trough is driven by a cylinder to the contact finger base positioning and flipping module to engage with the contact finger base within the contact finger base positioning and clamping frame. The screw machine is located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt and is used to lock the contact finger, reinforcing plate and inner plate onto the contact finger base, and output the assembled contact finger from one end via 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 on the contact fingers and contact finger bases after assembly.

[0007] The advantages of this invention are: The contact finger assembly system of this invention is a structure for the automatic assembly of copper busbars on the contact finger base. The copper busbar structure, inner plate and reinforcing plate are all automatically fed; the assembly is automated at the positioning and flipping module of the contact finger base; the system achieves high contact finger assembly accuracy, good performance, simpler structure, lower energy consumption, more convenient and simple operation, improved efficiency, and can be continuously assembled after one feeding, enabling unmanned production. Attached Figure Description

[0008] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0009] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic finger assembly system according to the present invention.

[0010] Figure 2 This is another structural view of a touch-based automatic assembly system according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0011] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0012] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the invention.

[0013] like Figure 1 The illustrated automatic finger assembly system includes a finger base feeder 1 and a finger assembly table 2; the finger base feeder 1 is disposed at one end of the finger assembly table 2.

[0014] The finger base feeding rack 1 includes a support frame 11, finger base placement slots 12, a finger base conveyor belt 13, and a finger base limiting frame 14. The support frame 11 has a cuboid structure, and a finger base placement area and a finger base conveying area are provided at the top of the support frame 11. Several finger base placement slots 12 are provided in an inclined manner in the finger base placement area. Several finger bases are arranged in the finger base placement slots 12 along the extension direction of the finger base placement slots. The finger base conveyor belt 13 is horizontally arranged in the finger base conveying area, and one side of the finger base conveyor belt 13 is connected to the output end of the inclined finger base placement slot. The finger base limiting frame 14 is located on the other side of the finger base conveyor belt. The finger base limiting frame 14 includes a limiting plate 141 and a limiting cylinder 142. The limiting plate has an L-shaped structure. The limiting plate 141 is located at the output end of the limiting cylinder 142 and is driven by the limiting cylinder 142 to extend above the finger base conveyor belt. The limiting plate 141 is provided with several push rods, which are used to press the finger base in the finger base placement slot. The retraction of the limiting plate 141 and the push rods driven by the limiting cylinder 142 enables the finger base to slide down from the finger base placement slot 12 onto the finger base conveyor belt 13 for conveying.

[0015] The touch assembly table 2 includes an assembly control box 21, a touch base gripping module 22, a touch base positioning and flipping module 23, an inner plate conveying module 24, a touch and reinforcing plate conveying module 25, a screw machine 26, and an assembly conveyor belt 27. The assembly control box 21 is located at the output end of the touch base feeding rack 1, and the touch base gripping module 22 is provided at the connection between the upper surface of the assembly control box 21 and the touch base feeding rack 1. The touch base gripping module 22 is a negative pressure suction cup structure driven by a robotic arm, which uses negative pressure suction... The pallet grips the finger base located on the finger base conveyor belt 13 and transfers it to the finger base positioning and flipping module 23 by the robotic arm. The finger base positioning and flipping module 23 includes a finger base positioning clamping frame 231, and the two ends of the finger base positioning clamping frame are mounted on a rotary frame 232 through rotary shafts. A positioning clamping cylinder is provided inside the finger base positioning clamping frame 231 for clamping the finger base. The assembly conveyor belt 27 is set on the upper surface of the assembly control box 21 and is located on one side of the finger base positioning and flipping module 23.

[0016] The inner plate conveying module 24 is located on one side of the finger base positioning and flipping module 23, and the inner plate conveying module 24 includes an inner plate placement box 241 and an inner plate driving cylinder 242. Several inner plates are stacked inside the inner plate placement box 241, and the inner plate placement box 241 has openings on both sides near the bottom. The inner plate driving cylinder 242 is located on one side of the inner plate placement box 241, and the inner plate located at the bottom layer of the inner plate placement box 241 is pushed from the opening to the inside of the finger base positioning and flipping module 23 by the inner plate driving cylinder 242.

[0017] The contact finger and reinforcing plate conveying module 25 is located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt 27. The contact finger and reinforcing plate conveying module 25 includes a copper busbar box 251, a reinforcing plate box 252, a conveyor belt 253, a guide trough 254, and an assembly trough 255. The copper busbar box 251 and the reinforcing plate box 252 are respectively equipped with contact fingers and reinforcing plates, and both are located above the conveyor belt for outputting contact fingers and reinforcing plates. The guide trough 254 is equipped with... The guide plate 254 is located at the output end of the conveyor belt 253 and has several guide grooves to accommodate the finger and the reinforcing plate. The assembly plate 255 is located at one end of the guide plate 254 and is used to receive the finger and the reinforcing plate conveyed out of the guide plate 254. The finger and the reinforcing plate are stacked in the assembly plate 255. The assembly plate 255 is driven by a cylinder to the finger base positioning and flipping module 23 to cooperate with the finger base in the finger base positioning and clamping frame 231.

[0018] The screw machine 26 is located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt. It is used to lock the contact finger, reinforcing plate and inner plate onto the contact finger base, and the assembled contact finger is output from one end by the assembly conveyor belt 27.

[0019] A pad printing machine 28 is provided on the upper surface of the assembly control box 21, located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt 27, for pad printing marks on the contact fingers and contact finger bases after assembly.

[0020] The working principle of this invention is as follows: The contact finger assembly system in this invention is a structure for the automatic assembly of copper busbars on the contact finger base. The copper busbar structure, inner plate and reinforcing plate are all automatically fed; the assembly is automated at the positioning and flipping module of the contact finger base; the system achieves high contact finger assembly accuracy, good performance, simpler structure, lower energy consumption, more convenient and simple operation, improved efficiency, and can be continuously assembled after one feeding, enabling unmanned production.

[0021] Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Various changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A touch-based automatic assembly system, characterized in that: It includes a finger base feeding rack and a finger assembly table; the finger base feeding rack is located at one end of the finger assembly table; The finger base feeding frame includes a support frame, finger base placement slots, a finger base conveyor belt, and a finger base limiting frame. The support frame has a cuboid structure, and its top end is provided with a finger base placement area and a finger base conveying area. Several finger base placement slots are provided at an angle within the finger base placement area. Several finger bases are arranged within each finger base placement slot along its extension direction. The finger base conveyor belt is horizontally positioned within the finger base conveying area, and one side of the conveyor belt is flush with the angled finger base placement slot. Output end docking; the finger base limiting frame is set on the other side of the finger base conveyor belt; the finger base limiting frame includes a limiting plate and a limiting cylinder; the limiting plate has an L-shaped structure, the limiting plate is set at the output end of the limiting cylinder, and the limiting plate is driven by the limiting cylinder to extend above the finger base conveyor belt; the limiting plate is provided with several push rods, and the push rods are used to press the finger base in the finger base placement slot. Through the limiting of the limiting cylinder and the retraction of the push rods, the finger base slides from the finger base placement slot onto the finger base conveyor belt for conveying; The touch assembly station includes an assembly control box, a touch base gripping module, a touch base positioning and flipping module, an inner plate conveying module, a touch and reinforcing plate conveying module, a screw machine, and an assembly conveyor belt. The assembly control box is located at the output end of the touch base feeding rack, and a touch base gripping module is located at the connection between the upper surface of the assembly control box and the touch base feeding rack. The touch base gripping module is a negative pressure suction cup structure driven by a robotic arm. The negative pressure suction cup holds the touch base located on the touch base conveyor belt and transfers it to the touch base positioning and flipping module by the robotic arm. The touch base positioning and flipping module includes a touch base positioning clamping frame, and both ends of the touch base positioning clamping frame are mounted on a rotary frame via rotary shafts. A positioning clamping cylinder is installed inside the touch base positioning clamping frame for clamping the touch base. The assembly conveyor belt is located on the upper surface of the assembly control box and on one side of the touch base positioning and flipping module. The inner plate conveying module is located on one side of the finger base positioning and flipping module, and the inner plate conveying module includes an inner plate placement box and an inner plate driving cylinder; the inner plate placement box has several inner plates stacked inside, and the inner plate placement box has openings on both sides near the bottom; the inner plate driving cylinder is located on one side of the inner plate placement box, and the inner plate located at the bottom of the inner plate placement box is pushed from the opening to the inside of the finger base positioning and flipping module through the inner plate driving cylinder. The contact finger and reinforcing plate conveying module is located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt. The module includes a copper busbar box, a reinforcing plate box, a conveyor belt, a guide trough, and an assembly trough. The copper busbar box and reinforcing plate box each contain a contact finger and a reinforcing plate, and both are located above the conveyor belt for outputting the contact fingers and reinforcing plates. The guide trough is located at the output end of the conveyor belt and has several guide grooves to accommodate the contact fingers and reinforcing plates. The assembly trough is located at one end of the guide trough and receives the contact fingers and reinforcing plates conveyed from the guide trough; the contact fingers and reinforcing plates are stacked within the assembly trough. The assembly trough is driven by a cylinder to the contact finger base positioning and flipping module to engage with the contact finger base within the contact finger base positioning and clamping frame. The screw machine is located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt and is used to lock the contact finger, reinforcing plate and inner plate onto the contact finger base, and output the assembled contact finger from one end via the assembly conveyor belt.

2. The automatic assembly system for touch according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pad printing machine is installed on the upper surface of the assembly control box, located on one side of the assembly conveyor belt, for pad printing marks on the contact fingers and contact finger bases after assembly.

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