Strip-shaped soft material feeding positioning device

Abstract

The invention relates to a strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device, and belongs to the field of material feeding and positioning. Comprising a material sucking and transferring mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a supporting mechanism, a positioning mechanism, an overturning mechanism, a sliding rail mechanism and a control mechanism. The positioning mechanism, the turnover mechanism and the sliding rail mechanism are all installed on the supporting mechanism, the feeding mechanism is detachably installed on the sliding rail mechanism, and the material sucking and transferring mechanism is installed on the sliding rail mechanism in a sliding mode and transfers materials sucked by the feeding mechanism to the positioning mechanism. The material sucking and transferring mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the overturning mechanism are all connected with an air pump, and the control mechanism is connected with the air pump and the sliding rail mechanism. According to the material feeding and positioning device, strip-shaped soft materials in the stock bin can be positioned in the posture that the open ends face downwards, follow-up material detection is facilitated, the material feeding and positioning efficiency is improved, and the labor cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of material feeding and positioning, and in particular to a strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device. Background Art

[0002] In the production process of some strip-shaped soft materials, such as condoms, balloons, etc., it is often necessary to place these strip-shaped soft materials in a fixed orientation, such as with the open end facing downward, and then perform subsequent electrical inspection processes to determine whether these strip-shaped soft materials are qualified. In the prior art, although it is more accurate to manually load and place the strip-shaped soft materials, the cost is too high; when the strip-shaped soft materials are loaded and placed by machine, the strip-shaped soft materials are placed in the silo in a disorderly manner before loading, and the material itself is soft and will be placed in various postures. Therefore, how to load and place the soft materials in a fixed orientation is an urgent problem to be solved in the automated processing of strip-shaped soft materials. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device to solve the above-mentioned problem.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is as follows: a strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device, comprising: a suction and transfer mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a supporting mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a flipping mechanism, a slide rail mechanism and a control mechanism; the positioning mechanism, the flipping mechanism and the slide rail mechanism are all installed on the supporting mechanism, the feeding mechanism is detachably installed on the slide rail mechanism, the suction and transfer mechanism is slidably installed on the slide rail mechanism, and the material adsorbed by the feeding mechanism is transferred to the positioning mechanism, the suction and transfer mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the flipping mechanism are all connected to an air pump, and the control mechanism is connected to the air pump and the slide rail mechanism.

[0005] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the supporting mechanism is conducive to placing the silo and provides support for the installation of the positioning mechanism, the flipping mechanism and the slide rail mechanism; the feeding mechanism is conducive to adsorbing the strip soft material placed in the silo and displacing it upward; the suction and transfer mechanism is conducive to adsorbing the strip soft material adsorbed in the feeding mechanism and transferring it to the positioning mechanism; if the material enters the positioning mechanism with the opening end facing downward at this time, the material passes through the positioning mechanism smoothly; if the material enters the positioning mechanism with the opening end facing upward, the material is hung in the positioning mechanism, and the material is adjusted to have the opening end facing downward through the flipping mechanism before passing through the positioning mechanism, ultimately achieving the positioning of the strip soft material in the silo with the opening end facing downward, thereby improving the efficiency of material loading and positioning and reducing labor costs.

[0006] Based on the above technical solution, the present invention can also be improved as follows.

[0007] Furthermore, the supporting mechanism includes: a supporting frame, a first workbench, a second workbench, a loading and positioning frame and a connecting frame; the first workbench and the second workbench are both plate-like structures arranged at the top of the supporting frame, the positioning mechanism is arranged between the first workbench and the second workbench and connected to the first workbench, the flipping mechanism is installed on the second workbench, the connecting frame is vertically installed on the end of the first workbench away from the positioning mechanism, the slide rail mechanism is arranged on the top of the connecting frame, and the loading and positioning frame is installed on the side wall of the connecting frame.

[0008] The beneficial effects of adopting the above-mentioned further scheme are: the support frame is conducive to providing support for the entire device, the first workbench is conducive to providing support for the positioning mechanism, the second workbench is conducive to providing support for the flipping mechanism, the loading positioning frame cooperates with the loading mechanism and the control mechanism to facilitate the adsorption and transportation of the material in the silo to a fixed height, thereby facilitating the adsorption and transportation of the suction and transfer mechanism, and the connecting frame is conducive to providing support for the installation of the slide rail mechanism.

[0009] Furthermore, the loading positioning frame includes: a mounting bracket, a positioning tube and a first sensor mounting frame, the mounting bracket is connected to the side wall of the connecting frame, the first sensor mounting frame is a U-shaped plate structure arranged at the bottom end of the mounting bracket, the positioning tube is obliquely arranged on the mounting bracket, and the bottom end is arranged in the middle of the first sensor mounting frame.

[0010] The beneficial effect of adopting the above further scheme is that the mounting bracket is conducive to setting the positioning tube in an inclined posture and providing support for the installation of the first sensor mounting bracket. The inclined setting of the positioning tube is conducive to avoiding interference between the feeding mechanism and the positioning tube when it moves downward.

[0011] Furthermore, a first light sensor is provided at the bottom end of the first sensor mounting bracket, and the first light sensor is connected to the control mechanism; the positioning tube is a tubular structure with a side wall open at one end toward the feeding mechanism.

[0012] The beneficial effect of adopting the above further scheme is: the first light sensor cooperates with the control mechanism to facilitate the upward movement of the material to a fixed height during the process of the feeding mechanism adsorbing the material and moving it upward, so as to facilitate the subsequent adsorption and transfer of the material by the suction and transfer mechanism; the side wall of the positioning tube is open toward one end of the feeding mechanism, which is beneficial to avoid interference with the positioning tube when the feeding mechanism moves downward to adsorb the material in the silo, and on the other hand, it is beneficial to avoid interference with the positioning tube when the suction and transfer mechanism adsorbs the material.

[0013] Furthermore, the slide rail mechanism includes: a sliding support block, a sliding block and a sliding rail; the sliding support block is horizontally arranged at the top end of the connecting frame, the sliding rail is arranged at the top end of the sliding support block, and the sliding block is slidably connected to the sliding rail.

[0014] The beneficial effect of adopting the above further solution is that the sliding block sliding on the slide rail is conducive to driving the material suction and transfer mechanism to move along the slide rail, thereby transferring the material from the loading positioning frame to the positioning mechanism.

[0015] Furthermore, the feeding mechanism includes: a feeding cylinder, a feeding connecting plate and a feeding tray; the feeding cylinder is vertically installed on the side wall of the sliding support block, and the output shaft is connected to one end of the feeding connecting plate, the feeding tray is arranged at the other end of the feeding connecting plate, and the feeding tray is arranged above the bottom end of the positioning tube, and the feeding cylinder and the feeding tray are both connected to the air pump.

[0016] The beneficial effect of adopting the above further scheme is: the feeding cylinder cooperates with the air pump to facilitate pushing out the output shaft, and then pushing the feeding connecting plate and the feeding tray downward into the silo, and the feeding tray cooperates with the air pump to facilitate adsorbing the strip-shaped soft materials placed in various postures in the silo.

[0017] Furthermore, the material suction and transfer mechanism includes: a material suction cylinder, a material suction connecting plate and a material suction plate; the material suction cylinder is vertically installed on the side wall of the sliding block, and the output shaft is connected to one end of the material suction connecting plate, and the material suction plate is arranged at the other end of the material suction connecting plate and corresponds to the bottom end of the positioning tube, and the material suction cylinder and the material suction plate are both connected to the air pump.

[0018] The beneficial effect of adopting the above-mentioned further scheme is that the suction cylinder cooperates with the air pump to facilitate pushing out the output shaft, and then pushes the suction connecting plate and the suction plate downward to a height corresponding to the residence height of the material adsorbed by the loading plate, and the suction plate cooperates with the air pump to facilitate adsorbing the material adsorbed by the loading plate and transferring it to the positioning mechanism under the movement of the slide rail mechanism.

[0019] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism includes: a positioning platform, two positioning rods, a feed pipe, two first connecting plates and a blocking rod; the positioning platform is a shell structure with front and rear ends open, the outer walls at both ends of the positioning platform are connected to the first workbench through the two first connecting plates in a one-to-one manner, the two ends of the blocking rod are connected to the inner walls at both ends of the positioning platform in a one-to-one manner, the feed pipe is arranged at the bottom end of the positioning platform and is connected to the inside of the positioning platform, an opening is arranged at the top of the positioning platform in the front-to-back direction, and the two positioning rods are arranged on both sides of the opening in a one-to-one manner, and the two positioning rods form a Y-shaped structure.

[0020] The beneficial effects of adopting the above further scheme are: the front and rear ends of the positioning table are open, which is conducive to the entry of materials and the operation of the flipping mechanism; the opening at the top of the positioning table cooperates with the Y-shaped positioning rod, which is conducive to the accurate entry of materials adsorbed by the suction cylinder into the interior of the positioning table. At this time, if the opening end of the material is facing down, the material is positioned through the discharge pipe; if the opening end of the material is facing up, the material is hung on the positioning rod, and with the cooperation of the flipping mechanism, the material is flipped into a posture with the opening end facing down and then positioned through the discharge pipe; the baffle bar is conducive to providing a resistance for the material when the flipping mechanism pulls the material backward, thereby preventing the material from being pulled out of the positioning table. When the opening end of the material is pulled to the inside of the positioning table, the opening end of the material falls under the action of gravity to complete the flipping.

[0021] Furthermore, the flipping mechanism includes: a horizontal slide, a clamp assembly, a second connecting plate and a second sensor mounting frame; the horizontal slide is installed on the second workbench, the clamp assembly is slidably installed on the horizontal slide, the second connecting plate is installed on the clamp assembly, the second sensor mounting frame is a U-shaped plate structure installed on the second connecting plate, the second sensor mounting frame and the clamp assembly are arranged one by one above and below the baffle bar, a second light sensor is arranged at the bottom end of the second sensor mounting frame, the second light sensor is connected to the control mechanism, and the horizontal slide and the clamp assembly are both connected to the air pump.

[0022] The beneficial effect of adopting the above-mentioned further scheme is: the horizontal slide cooperates with the air pump to facilitate driving the clamp assembly and the second light sensor to be pushed out and retracted in the front and rear directions, the clamp assembly cooperates with the air pump to facilitate clamping and opening, and then clamps the material that needs to be flipped, and flips the material in cooperation with the retracting action of the horizontal slide and the blocking effect of the baffle rod, and the second light sensor cooperates with the control mechanism to facilitate detecting the state of the material, thereby determining whether the material needs to be flipped.

[0023] Furthermore, the clamp assembly includes a clamp cylinder and two clamp rods, the clamp cylinder is installed on the horizontal slide, and the two clamp rods are horizontally arranged and both are slidably installed on the clamp cylinder.

[0024] The beneficial effect of adopting the above further solution is that the two clamping rods are arranged horizontally and are both slidably mounted on the clamp cylinder, which is conducive to closing and opening the two clamping rods, thereby achieving clamping and loosening of the material. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 A front view of the overall structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the connection between the material suction and transfer mechanism, the material loading mechanism and part of the support mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the connection between the positioning machine, the flipping mechanism and part of the supporting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] in, Figure 1 The double-headed arrows in the figure indicate the installation positions of the components.

[0030] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0031] 1. Suction and transfer mechanism; 2. Feeding mechanism; 3. Support mechanism; 4. Positioning mechanism; 5. Flipping mechanism; 6. Slide rail mechanism; 11. Suction cylinder; 12. Suction connecting plate; 13. Suction tray; 21. Feeding cylinder; 22. Feeding connecting plate; 23. Feeding tray; 31. Support frame; 32. First workbench; 33. Second workbench; 34. Feeding positioning frame; 35. Connecting frame; 41. Positioning table; 42. Positioning rod; 43. Feeding pipe; 44. First connecting plate; 45. Stop rod; 51. Horizontal slide; 52. Clamp assembly; 53. Second connecting plate; 54. Second sensor mounting frame; 61. Sliding support block; 62. Sliding block; 63. Slide rail; 341. Mounting bracket; 342. Positioning tube; 343. First sensor mounting frame; 521. Clamp cylinder; 522. Clamp rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The principles and features of the present invention are described below. The examples given are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0033] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a loading and positioning device for strip-shaped soft materials comprises: a suction and transfer mechanism 1, a feeding mechanism 2, a supporting mechanism 3, a positioning mechanism 4, a flipping mechanism 5, a slide rail mechanism 6 and a control mechanism; the positioning mechanism 4, the flipping mechanism 5 and the slide rail mechanism 6 are all mounted on the supporting mechanism 3, the feeding mechanism 2 is detachably mounted on the slide rail mechanism 6, the suction and transfer mechanism 1 is slidably mounted on the slide rail mechanism 6, and the material adsorbed by the feeding mechanism 2 is transferred to the positioning mechanism 4, the suction and transfer mechanism 1, the feeding mechanism 2 and the flipping mechanism 5 are all connected to an air pump, and the control mechanism is connected to the air pump and the slide rail mechanism 6.

[0034] It should be noted that: in the technical solution of the present invention, since the strip-shaped soft materials such as condoms or balloons have a structure with one end open and the other end closed, and the open end is provided with a hanging ring, when these strip-shaped soft materials enter the positioning mechanism 4, if the open end faces upward, these strip-shaped soft materials can be hung in the positioning mechanism 4 through the hanging ring;

[0035] Since the material is soft, when any part of the material is adsorbed by the material suction and transfer mechanism 1, the material can be bent, and the open end is either facing upward or downward;

[0036] In the technical solution of the present invention, the air pump is connected to the suction and transfer mechanism 1, the feeding mechanism 2 and the flipping mechanism 5 through a valve, so as to control the on-off of the air circuit of the parts that need air in the suction and transfer mechanism 1, the feeding mechanism 2 and the flipping mechanism 5, and the control mechanism is connected to the valve that controls the on-off of the air circuit of the parts that need air in the suction and transfer mechanism 1, the feeding mechanism 2 and the flipping mechanism 5, and the on-off of the air circuit is achieved by controlling the on-off of the valve, while multiple parts that need air work without interfering with each other. Specifically, the parts that need air in the technical solution of the present invention are the suction cylinder 11, the suction plate 13, the feeding cylinder 21, the feeding plate 23, the horizontal slide 51 and the clamp cylinder 521.

[0037] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the supporting mechanism is conducive to placing the silo and provides support for the installation of the positioning mechanism, the flipping mechanism and the slide rail mechanism; the feeding mechanism is conducive to adsorbing the strip soft material placed in the silo and displacing it upward; the suction and transfer mechanism is conducive to adsorbing the strip soft material adsorbed in the feeding mechanism and transferring it to the positioning mechanism; if the material enters the positioning mechanism with the opening end facing downward at this time, the material passes through the positioning mechanism smoothly; if the material enters the positioning mechanism with the opening end facing upward, the material is hung in the positioning mechanism, and the material is adjusted to have the opening end facing downward through the flipping mechanism before passing through the positioning mechanism, ultimately achieving the positioning of the strip soft material in the silo with the opening end facing downward, thereby improving the efficiency of material loading and positioning and reducing labor costs.

[0038] Preferably, Figure 1As shown, the support mechanism 3 includes: a support frame 31, a first workbench 32, a second workbench 33, a loading and positioning frame 34 and a connecting frame 35; the first workbench 32 and the second workbench 33 are both plate-like structures arranged at the top of the support frame 31, the positioning mechanism 4 is arranged between the first workbench 32 and the second workbench 33, and is connected to the first workbench 32, the flipping mechanism 5 is installed on the second workbench 33, the connecting frame 35 is vertically installed on the first workbench 32 at one end away from the positioning mechanism 4, the slide rail mechanism 6 is arranged at the top of the connecting frame 35, and the loading and positioning frame 34 is installed on the side wall of the connecting frame 35.

[0039] The beneficial effects of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme are: the support frame is conducive to providing support for the entire device, the first workbench is conducive to providing support for the positioning mechanism, the second workbench is conducive to providing support for the flipping mechanism, the loading positioning frame cooperates with the loading mechanism and the control mechanism to facilitate the adsorption and transportation of the material in the silo to a fixed height, thereby facilitating the adsorption and transportation of the suction and transfer mechanism, and the connecting frame is conducive to providing support for the installation of the slide rail mechanism.

[0040] Preferably, Figure 3 As shown, the loading positioning frame 34 includes: a mounting bracket 341, a positioning tube 342 and a first sensor mounting frame 343. The mounting bracket 341 is connected to the side wall of the connecting frame 35. The first sensor mounting frame 343 is a U-shaped plate structure arranged at the bottom end of the mounting bracket 341. The positioning tube 342 is obliquely arranged on the mounting bracket 341, and the bottom end is arranged in the middle of the first sensor mounting frame 343.

[0041] The beneficial effect of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme is that the mounting bracket is conducive to setting the positioning tube in an inclined posture and providing support for the installation of the first sensor mounting bracket. The inclined setting of the positioning tube is conducive to avoiding interference between the feeding mechanism and the positioning tube when it moves downward.

[0042] Preferably, Figure 3 As shown, a first light sensor is provided at the bottom end of the first sensor mounting bracket 343 , and the first light sensor is connected to the control mechanism; the positioning tube 342 is a tubular structure with a side wall open at one end toward the feeding mechanism 2 .

[0043] The beneficial effects of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme are: the first light sensor cooperates with the control mechanism to facilitate the upward displacement of the material to a certain fixed height during the process of the feeding mechanism adsorbing the material and moving it upward, so as to facilitate the subsequent adsorption and transfer of the material by the suction and transfer mechanism; the side wall of the positioning tube is open toward one end of the feeding mechanism, which is beneficial to avoid interference between the feeding mechanism and the positioning tube when it moves downward to adsorb the material in the silo, and on the other hand, it is beneficial to avoid interference between the suction and transfer mechanism and the positioning tube when it adsorbs the material.

[0044] Preferably, Figure 1 As shown, the slide rail mechanism 6 includes: a sliding support block 61, a sliding block 62 and a sliding rail 63; the sliding support block 61 is horizontally arranged at the top of the connecting frame 35, the sliding rail 63 is arranged at the top of the sliding support block 61, and the sliding block 62 is slidably connected to the sliding rail 63.

[0045] It should be noted that: in the technical solution of the present invention, the slide rail mechanism 6 also includes a motor for driving the sliding block 62 to move on the slide rail 63, and the motor is connected to the control mechanism.

[0046] The beneficial effect of adopting the above preferred solution is that the sliding block sliding on the slide rail is conducive to driving the material suction and transfer mechanism to move along the slide rail, thereby transferring the material from the loading positioning frame to the positioning mechanism.

[0047] Preferably, Figure 3 As shown, the feeding mechanism 2 includes: a feeding cylinder 21, a feeding connecting plate 22 and a feeding tray 23; the feeding cylinder 21 is vertically installed on the side wall of the sliding support block 61, and the output shaft is connected to one end of the feeding connecting plate 22, and the feeding tray 23 is arranged at the other end of the feeding connecting plate 22, and the feeding tray 23 is arranged above the bottom end of the positioning tube 342, and the feeding cylinder 21 and the feeding tray 23 are both connected to the air pump.

[0048] It should be noted that in the technical solution of the present invention, the size of the loading tray 23 is relatively small, which is beneficial for adsorbing the material with a smaller area between the material and the loading tray 23 when the material is adsorbed. In addition, the mass of the material is relatively small, which makes it easier for the loading tray 23 to adsorb the material individually.

[0049] The beneficial effect of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme is that the loading cylinder cooperates with the air pump to facilitate pushing out the output shaft, and then pushing the loading connecting plate and the loading tray downward into the silo, and the loading tray cooperates with the air pump to facilitate adsorbing the strip-shaped soft materials placed in various postures in the silo.

[0050] Preferably, Figure 3As shown, the material suction and transfer mechanism 1 includes: a material suction cylinder 11, a material suction connecting plate 12 and a material suction plate 13; the material suction cylinder 11 is vertically installed on the side wall of the sliding block 62, and the output shaft is connected to one end of the material suction connecting plate 12, and the material suction plate 13 is arranged at the other end of the material suction connecting plate 12 and corresponds to the bottom end of the positioning tube 342, and the material suction cylinder 11 and the material suction plate 13 are both connected to the air pump.

[0051] It should be noted that: in the technical solution of the present invention, the suction plate 13 corresponds to the open side wall at the bottom end of the positioning tube 342, and the suction plate 13 is relatively small in size, which is beneficial for avoiding the gap between the suction plate 13 and the soft material when adsorbing the material, thereby avoiding the material from falling due to the gap.

[0052] The beneficial effect of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme is that the suction cylinder cooperates with the air pump to facilitate pushing out the output shaft, and then pushes the suction connecting plate and the suction plate downward to a height corresponding to the residence height of the material adsorbed by the loading plate, and the suction plate cooperates with the air pump to facilitate adsorbing the material adsorbed by the loading plate and transferring it to the positioning mechanism under the movement of the slide rail mechanism.

[0053] Preferably, Figure 4 As shown, the positioning mechanism 4 includes: a positioning platform 41, two positioning rods 42, a feed pipe 43, two first connecting plates 44 and a blocking rod 45; the positioning platform 41 is a shell structure with front and rear ends open, the outer walls at both ends of the positioning platform 41 are connected to the first workbench 32 through the two first connecting plates 44 in a one-to-one manner, and the two ends of the blocking rod 45 are connected to the inner walls at both ends of the positioning platform 41 in a one-to-one manner, the feed pipe 43 is arranged at the bottom end of the positioning platform 41 and is connected to the inside of the positioning platform 41, and an opening is arranged at the top of the positioning platform 41 in the front-to-back direction, which passes through the top of the positioning platform 41, and the two positioning rods 42 are arranged on both sides of the opening in a one-to-one manner, and the two positioning rods 42 form a Y-shaped structure.

[0054] It should be noted that: in the technical solution of the present invention, the height of the positioning platform 41 is adapted to the height at which the feeding cylinder 21 stops and the height at which the suction cylinder 11 is pushed downward;

[0055] The discharge pipe 43 is configured as a tubular structure connected to the interior of the positioning platform 41 because, when the material passes through the discharge pipe 43 with the open end facing downward, gas will enter the interior of the material from the open end to swell the material. After the material passes through the discharge pipe 43, it can be directly put on the electric inspection rod under the discharge pipe 43 (when the material is a condom, a conveyor belt and multiple electric inspection rods will be arranged under the discharge pipe 43, and the conveyor belt will drive the electric inspection rod to move), which is convenient for subsequent electric inspection operations and improves the detection efficiency.

[0056] The beneficial effects of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme are: the front and rear ends of the positioning table are open, which is conducive to the entry of materials and the operation of the turning mechanism; the opening at the top of the positioning table cooperates with the Y-shaped positioning rod, which is conducive to the accurate entry of materials adsorbed by the suction cylinder into the interior of the positioning table. At this time, if the opening end of the material is facing down, the material is positioned through the discharge pipe; if the opening end of the material is facing up, the material is hung on the positioning rod, and with the cooperation of the turning mechanism, the material is turned into a posture with the opening end facing down and then positioned through the discharge pipe; the baffle rod is conducive to providing a resistance for the material when the turning mechanism pulls the material backward, thereby preventing the material from being pulled out of the positioning table. When the opening end of the material is pulled to the inside of the positioning table, the opening end of the material falls under the action of gravity to complete the turning.

[0057] Preferably, Figure 4 As shown, the flipping mechanism 5 includes: a horizontal slide 51, a clamp assembly 52, a second connecting plate 53 and a second sensor mounting frame 54; the horizontal slide 51 is installed on the second workbench 33, the clamp assembly 52 is slidably installed on the horizontal slide 51, the second connecting plate 53 is installed on the clamp assembly 52, the second sensor mounting frame 54 is a U-shaped plate structure installed on the second connecting plate 53, the second sensor mounting frame 54 and the clamp assembly 52 are arranged one by one above and below the blocking rod 45, and a second light sensor is arranged at the bottom end of the second sensor mounting frame 54, the second light sensor is connected to the control mechanism, and the horizontal slide 51 and the clamp assembly 52 are both connected to the air pump.

[0058] It should be noted that in the technical solution of the present invention, the horizontal slide 51 is a prior art, which can realize the action of pushing out and retracting the push rod in cooperation with the air pump, and the clamp assembly 52 is installed on the push rod and moves forward and backward with the push rod.

[0059] The beneficial effects of adopting the above-mentioned preferred scheme are: the horizontal slide combined with the air pump is conducive to driving the clamp assembly and the second light sensor to be pushed out and retracted in the front and rear directions, the clamp assembly combined with the air pump is conducive to clamping and opening, and then clamping the material that needs to be flipped, and cooperating with the retracting action of the horizontal slide and the blocking effect of the baffle to flip the material, the second light sensor combined with the control mechanism is conducive to detecting the state of the material, thereby determining whether the material needs to be flipped.

[0060] Preferably, Figure 4 As shown, the clamp assembly 52 includes a clamp cylinder 521 and two clamp rods 522 . The clamp cylinder 521 is installed on the horizontal slide 51 . The two clamp rods 522 are horizontally arranged and are both slidably installed on the clamp cylinder 521 .

[0061] The beneficial effect of adopting the above preferred solution is that the two clamping rods are arranged horizontally and are both slidably mounted on the clamp cylinder, which is conducive to closing and opening the two clamping rods, thereby achieving clamping and loosening of the material.

[0062] The working process of the present invention is described below by an embodiment:

[0063] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the silo is placed on the first workbench 32. First, the loading cylinder 21 is pushed downward to bring the loading plate 23 close to the material in the silo. After the loading plate 23 absorbs the material in the silo, the loading cylinder 21 moves upward. The loading plate 23 passes through the positioning tube 342 when moving up and down. In the process of the loading plate 23 absorbing the material and moving upward, the first light sensor will be blocked by the material and generate an electrical signal. When the first light sensor cannot detect the material, it means that the loading plate 23 has risen to the right position, and the loading cylinder 21 stops moving upward.

[0064] Then, the suction cylinder 11 is pushed downward, pushing the suction plate 13 downward to a height corresponding to the material adsorbed by the loading plate 23. At this time, the sliding block 62 slides on the slide rail 63, so that the suction plate 13 approaches the material adsorbed by the loading plate 23 and adsorbs the material. At the same time, the loading plate 23 cancels the adsorption of the material, and the material is transferred from the loading plate 23 to the suction plate 13. At this time, since the material is a strip-shaped soft structure, the material has two states - the open end faces downward and the open end faces upward.

[0065] Next, the sliding block 62 slides in the opposite direction on the slide rail 63, driving the material adsorbed on the suction plate 13 to enter the positioning platform 41 from the positioning rod 42. If the material enters the positioning platform 41 with the open end facing downward, the suction plate 13 cancels the adsorption of the material, and the material passes through the positioning platform 41 and the feeding pipe 43 with the open end facing downward to complete the positioning; if the material enters the positioning platform 41 with the open end facing upward, the open end of the material is hung on the positioning rod 42. At this time, since the second light sensor continues to detect the material, the control mechanism determines that the material needs to be turned over, and the horizontal slide 51 Push forward, move the two clamping rods 522 away from each other forward, so that the closed end of the material is located between the two clamping rods 522, and the two clamping rods 522 are close to each other on the clamp cylinder 521 to clamp the closed end of the material, and then the horizontal slide 51 retreats backward, and the material will be blocked by the blocking rod 45 while moving backward, so as to prevent the material from continuously moving backward out of the positioning platform 41. When the open end of the material is pulled down to enter the positioning platform 41, the horizontal slide 51 moves forward, and at this time the closed end of the material is still clamped by the two clamping rods 522, and the closed end droops downward under the action of gravity, completing the flip;

[0066] Finally, the two clamping rods 522 are loosened, and the material with the open end facing downward after being turned over will pass downward through the discharge pipe 43 to complete the positioning.

[0067] It should be noted that: in the above working process, the ventilation and air cut-off of the suction cylinder 11, the suction plate 13, the loading cylinder 21, the loading plate 23, the horizontal slide 51 and the clamp assembly 52 are all achieved by controlling the air pump by the control mechanism.

[0068] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms “center”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside”, “outside”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, “axial”, “radial”, “circumferential”, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0069] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0070] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0071] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0072] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art may combine and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples, without contradiction.

[0073] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is to be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and are not to be construed as limitations of the present invention. A person skilled in the art may change, modify, replace and vary the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device, characterized in that: include: A material suction and transfer mechanism (1), a feeding mechanism (2), a supporting mechanism (3), a positioning mechanism (4), a turning mechanism (5), a slide rail mechanism (6) and a control mechanism; The positioning mechanism (4), the flipping mechanism (5) and the slide rail mechanism (6) are all installed on the supporting mechanism (3); the feeding mechanism (2) is detachably installed on the slide rail mechanism (6); the material suction and transfer mechanism (1) is slidably installed on the slide rail mechanism (6) to transfer the material adsorbed by the feeding mechanism (2) to the positioning mechanism (4); the material suction and transfer mechanism (1), the feeding mechanism (2) and the flipping mechanism (5) are all connected to an air pump; and the control mechanism is connected to the air pump and the slide rail mechanism (6).

2. A strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support mechanism (3) comprises: a support frame (31), a first workbench (32), a second workbench (33), a loading and positioning frame (34) and a connecting frame (35); The first workbench (32) and the second workbench (33) are both plate-like structures arranged at the top of the support frame (31); the positioning mechanism (4) is arranged between the first workbench (32) and the second workbench (33) and is connected to the first workbench (32); the flipping mechanism (5) is installed on the second workbench (33); the connecting frame (35) is vertically installed on the end of the first workbench (32) away from the positioning mechanism (4); the slide rail mechanism (6) is arranged at the top of the connecting frame (35); and the loading positioning frame (34) is installed on the side wall of the connecting frame (35).

3. A strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The loading positioning frame (34) includes: a mounting bracket (341), a positioning tube (342) and a first sensor mounting frame (343); the mounting bracket (341) is connected to the side wall of the connecting frame (35); the first sensor mounting frame (343) is a U-shaped plate structure arranged at the bottom end of the mounting bracket (341); the positioning tube (342) is obliquely arranged on the mounting bracket (341), and the bottom end is arranged in the middle of the first sensor mounting frame (343).

4. The strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A first light sensor is arranged at the bottom end of the first sensor mounting frame (343), and the first light sensor is connected to the control mechanism; the positioning tube (342) is a tubular structure with a side wall open at one end toward the feeding mechanism (2).

5. The strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The slide rail mechanism (6) comprises: a sliding support block (61), a sliding block (62) and a slide rail (63); the sliding support block (61) is horizontally arranged at the top end of the connecting frame (35), the slide rail (63) is arranged at the top end of the sliding support block (61), and the sliding block (62) is slidably connected to the slide rail (63).

6. A strip-shaped soft material loading and positioning device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (2) comprises: a feeding cylinder (21), a feeding connecting plate (22) and a feeding tray (23); the feeding cylinder (21) is vertically mounted on the side wall of the sliding support block (61), and the output shaft is connected to one end of the feeding connecting plate (22), the feeding tray (23) is arranged at the other end of the feeding connecting plate (22), the feeding tray (23) is arranged above the bottom end of the positioning tube (342), and the feeding cylinder (21) and the feeding tray (23) are both connected to the air pump.

7. The strip-shaped soft material feeding and positioning device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material suction and transfer mechanism (1) comprises: a material suction cylinder (11), a material suction connecting plate (12) and a material suction plate (13); the material suction cylinder (11) is vertically mounted on the side wall of the sliding block (62), and the output shaft is connected to one end of the material suction connecting plate (12); the material suction plate (13) is arranged at the other end of the material suction connecting plate (12) and corresponds to the bottom end of the positioning tube (342); the material suction cylinder (11) and the material suction plate (13) are both connected to the air pump.

8. The strip-shaped soft material loading and positioning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism (4) comprises: a positioning platform (41), two positioning rods (42), a feed tube (43), two first connecting plates (44) and a stop rod (45); the positioning platform (41) is a shell structure with front and rear ends open, the outer walls at both ends of the positioning platform (41) are connected to the first workbench (32) through the two first connecting plates (44) in a one-to-one manner, the two ends of the stop rod (45) are connected to the inner walls at both ends of the positioning platform (41) in a one-to-one manner, the feed tube (43) is arranged at the bottom end of the positioning platform (41) and is connected to the inside of the positioning platform (41), the top end of the positioning platform (41) is provided with an opening that passes through the top end of the positioning platform (41) in the front-to-back direction, the two positioning rods (42) are arranged on both sides of the opening in a one-to-one manner, and the two positioning rods (42) form a Y-shaped structure.

9. A strip-shaped soft material loading and positioning device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The flip mechanism (5) comprises: a horizontal slide (51), a clamp assembly (52), a second connecting plate (53) and a second sensor mounting frame (54); the horizontal slide (51) is mounted on the second workbench (33), the clamp assembly (52) is slidably mounted on the horizontal slide (51), the second connecting plate (53) is mounted on the clamp assembly (52), the second sensor mounting frame (54) is a U-shaped plate structure mounted on the second connecting plate (53), the second sensor mounting frame (54) and the clamp assembly (52) are arranged one by one above and below the blocking rod (45), and a second light sensor is arranged at the bottom end of the second sensor mounting frame (54), and the second light sensor is connected to the control mechanism, and the horizontal slide (51) and the clamp assembly (52) are both connected to the air pump.

10. A strip-shaped soft material loading and positioning device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clamp assembly (52) comprises a clamp cylinder (521) and two clamp rods (522); the clamp cylinder (521) is mounted on the horizontal slide table (51); the two clamp rods (522) are arranged horizontally and are both slidably mounted on the clamp cylinder (521).

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