Injection molding worker replacement robot
By designing injection molders to replace robots, using components such as conveyors, cameras and robot suction cups, the automatic code and layering of injection molded parts is solved, and the problems of high labor demand and labor intensity caused by manual placing are improved, and production efficiency is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411362999.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-27
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-14
AI Technical Summary
Manually placing injection molded parts leads to high labor demand, high labor intensity and high labor costs.
An injection molder replacement robot is designed to realize automatic code disc and layering of injection molded parts through the combination of conveyor, camera, robot suction cup and guide rail support mechanism.
Automatic code plate and stratification of injection molded parts are realized, labor is liberated and production efficiency is improved.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of injection molding robots, in particular to an injection molding worker replacement robot. Background Art
[0002] Injection molding is a plastic processing method widely used in different fields. It can process plastic parts of various types and sizes. Injection molded parts are low-priced, light-weight, not easy to damage, easy to clean, and can be made into various colors. They are very practical and beautiful. Therefore, products using plastic parts often have greater cost advantages. Plastic parts are widely used in IT products, medical equipment, mechanical equipment, agricultural machinery, etc. After the injection molded parts are processed, they need to be manually arranged on the plate to complete the material turnover; however, manual arrangement leads to excessive manpower requirements, high labor intensity and high labor costs. Summary of the invention
[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide an injection molding worker replacing a robot to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: An injection molding worker replacement robot includes a chassis, a production line support mechanism is fixedly connected to the front side of the upper end of the chassis, and a guide rail support mechanism is fixedly connected to the rear side of the upper end of the chassis, a first Y-axis track and a second Y-axis track are respectively installed at the upper end and the middle part of the guide rail support mechanism, a conveyor is installed at the upper end of the production line support mechanism, the upper end of the first Y-axis track is slidably connected to the first X-axis track in the left-right direction, one side of the first X-axis track is also connected to the first Z-axis track in the front-back direction, one side of the first Z-axis track is slidably connected to the first robot suction cup in the vertical direction, the front side of the second Y-axis track is slidably connected to the second Z-axis track in the left-right direction, and the front side of the second Z-axis track is slidably connected to the second robot suction cup in the vertical direction.
[0005] As a further solution of the present invention: a paper shell is arranged at the upper end of the chassis between the assembly line support mechanism and the guide rail support mechanism, and a turnover box is arranged at one side of the upper end of the chassis close to the paper shell.
[0006] As a further solution of the present invention: a camera is installed at the lower end of the first X-axis track, and the camera is located above the conveyor.
[0007] As a further solution of the present invention: the second Y-axis rail includes a slide rail shell, a ball screw is installed on the inner side of the slide rail shell, and a gear box is installed at one end of the slide rail shell, a screw motor is installed at the input end of the gear box, a slider is meshed and connected to the ball screw, and the structures of the first Z-axis rail, the second Z-axis rail, the first Y-axis rail, the first X-axis rail and the second Y-axis rail are all the same.
[0008] As a further solution of the present invention: one end of the ball screw is connected to the output end of the gear box, and the slider is fixedly connected to the second Z-direction track.
[0009] As a further solution of the present invention: a limit block is provided on the outer side of the slide rail housing at one end away from the screw motor.
[0010] As a further solution of the present invention: a distribution box is installed on the right side of the upper end of the chassis, and a control box is installed on the rear side of the upper end of the chassis close to the guide rail support mechanism.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention conveys the injection molded parts that need to be circulated toward the turnover box through a conveyor; then takes a picture of the conveyor through a camera to calculate the position of the injection molded parts; then drives the first robot suction cup to move up, down, left and right through the first Z-direction track, the first Y-direction track and the first X-direction track to neatly stack the injection molded parts in the turnover box; for each stacking layer, drives the second robot suction cup to move through the second Y-direction track and the second Z-direction track to cover the injection molded parts in the turnover box with paper shells, thereby realizing automatic coding and automatic stratification of the injection molded parts without the need for manual coding, thereby liberating labor and improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the robot replacing the injection molder; Figure 2 A rear view of a robot replacing an injection molder; Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the first manipulator suction cup in the robot that replaces the injection molder; Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the second manipulator suction cup in the robot that replaces the injection molding worker; Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the second Y-track in the injection molding robot replacement.
[0013] In the figure: 1. first Z-axis track; 2. first robot suction cup; 3. second Z-axis track; 4. second robot suction cup; 5. first Y-axis track; 6. first X-axis track; 7. conveyor; 8. second Y-axis track; 81. slide rail housing; 82. screw motor; 83. gear box; 84. slider; 85. ball screw; 86. limit block; 9. assembly line support mechanism; 10. distribution box; 11. camera; 12. chassis; 13. guide rail support mechanism; 14. control box; 15. turnover box; 16. paper shell. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] See also Figures 1 to 5 In the embodiment of the present invention, the injection molding worker replaces the robot, including a chassis 12, a front side of the upper end of the chassis 12 is fixedly connected to an assembly line support mechanism 9, a guide rail support mechanism 13 is fixedly connected to the rear side of the upper end of the chassis 12, a first Y-direction track 5 and a second Y-direction track 8 are respectively installed at the upper end and the middle of the guide rail support mechanism 13, a conveyor 7 is installed at the upper end of the assembly line support mechanism 9, the upper end of the first Y-direction track 5 is slidably connected to the first X-direction track 6 in the left and right directions, one side of the first X-direction track 6 is also connected to the first Z-direction track 1 in the front and rear directions, one side of the first Z-direction track 1 is slidably connected to the first manipulator suction cup 2 in the vertical direction, the first X-direction track 6, the first Z-direction track 1 and the first manipulator suction cup 2 are driven to move left and right together by the first Y-direction track 5, and the first Z-direction track 1 is driven by the first X-direction track 6 It moves back and forth together with the first robot suction cup 2, and drives the first robot suction cup 2 to move up and down in the vertical direction through the first Z-direction track 1, so that the injection molded parts on the conveyor 7 can be placed into the turnover box 15 through the first robot suction cup 2; the front side of the second Y-direction track 8 is slidably connected to the second Z-direction track 3 in the left and right directions, and the front side of the second Z-direction track 3 is slidably connected to the second robot suction cup 4 in the vertical direction, and the second Y-direction track 8 drives the second Z-direction track 3 and the second robot suction cup 4 to move left and right together, and drives the second robot suction cup 4 to move up and down in the vertical direction through the second Z-direction track 3, so that the paper shell 16 can be covered on a layer of injection molded parts in the turnover box 15 through the second robot suction cup 4, thereby realizing automatic encoding of the injection molded parts without manual encoding, thereby liberating labor and improving production efficiency.
[0015] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2In the embodiment, the upper end of the chassis 12 is located between the assembly line support mechanism 9 and the guide rail support mechanism 13, and a paper shell 16 is arranged. A turnover box 15 is arranged on the upper end of the chassis 12 near the paper shell 16. The injection molded parts are stacked layer by layer in the turnover box 15 through the first manipulator suction cup 2. After each layer is fully stacked, a paper shell 16 is sucked by the second manipulator suction cup 4 and laid in the turnover box 15, so as to realize layered stacking, so that the injection molded parts of each layer do not affect each other. The lower end of the first X-axis track 6 is equipped with a camera 11, and the camera 1 1 is located above the conveyor 7, the camera 11 and the first X-axis track 6 slide left and right along the first Y-axis track 5 together, the conveyor 7 is photographed by the camera 11, the position of the injection molded part is calculated after the photographing, and the position information is transmitted to the control box 14, and the control box 14 issues instructions to the first Z-axis track 1, the first Y-axis track 5 and the first X-axis track 6, and the first robot suction cup 2 is moved to the position of the injection molded part through the movement of the first Z-axis track 1, the first Y-axis track 5 and the first X-axis track 6 to suck the injection molded part.
[0016] exist Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the embodiment, the second Y-direction track 8 includes a slide rail housing 81, a ball screw 85 is installed on the inner side of the slide rail housing 81, a gear box 83 is installed at one end of the slide rail housing 81, a screw motor 82 is installed at the input end of the gear box 83, a slider 84 is meshedly connected to the ball screw 85, one end of the ball screw 85 is connected to the output end of the gear box 83, the slider 84 is fixedly connected to the second Z-direction track 3, the gear box 83 is driven to operate by the screw motor 82, and the gear box 83 drives the ball screw 85 to rotate, so that the slider 84 rotates along the ball screw 85 moves left and right, thereby driving the second Z-direction rail 3 and the second manipulator suction cup 4 to move left and right along the slide rail shell 81, so that the paper shell 16 can be sucked by the second manipulator suction cup 4; a limit block 86 is set at the end of the outer side of the slide rail shell 81 away from the screw motor 82. When the slider 84 moves to the right, it is limited by the limit block 86 and can no longer respond to the movement; the structures of the first Z-direction rail 1, the second Z-direction rail 3, the first Y-direction rail 5, the first X-direction rail 6 and the second Y-direction rail 8 are all the same.
[0017] exist Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the figure, a distribution box 10 is installed on the right side of the upper end of the chassis 12, and a control box 14 is installed on the rear side of the upper end of the chassis 12 near the guide rail support mechanism 13. The distribution box 10 provides power stably and distributes power. The operation of the second manipulator suction cup 4, the first Y-axis track 5, the first X-axis track 6, the conveyor 7, the second Y-axis track 8 and the camera 11 is controlled by the control box 14.
[0018] The working principle of the present invention is as follows: first, the conveyor 7 is started, and the injection molded parts that need to be circulated are conveyed to the direction of the turnover box 15 through the conveyor 7; then, the first Y-direction track 5 and the camera 11 are started, and the camera 11 and the first X-direction track 6 are driven to slide left and right through the first Y-direction track 5, and the conveyor 7 is photographed through the camera 11, and the position of the injection molded parts is calculated after the photographing, and the position information is transmitted to the control box 14, and the control box 14 issues instructions to the first Z-direction track 1, the first Y-direction track 5 and the first X-direction track 6, and then the first Z-direction track 1 and the first X-direction track 6 are started, and the first robot suction cup 2 is moved to the position of the injection molded parts through the up, down, left and right movements of the first Z-direction track 1, the first Y-direction track 5 and the first X-direction track 6, and the injection molded parts are sucked and then put into the turnover box 15, so that the injection molded parts are neatly stacked in one layer in the turnover box 15; Next, the second Z-direction track 3 and the second Y-direction track 8 are started, and the second robot suction cup 4 is moved to the top of the paper shell 16 through the second Y-direction track 8, and then the second robot suction cup 4 is driven to move downward through the second Z-direction track 3, and a piece of paper shell 16 is sucked by the second robot suction cup 4, and the paper shell 16 is covered on a layer of injection molded parts in the turnover box 15; The above operation is repeated until the turnover box 15 is full of injection molded parts. After the full turnover box 15 is manually removed, an empty turnover box 15 is put in, and then the injection molded parts are stacked.
[0019] What is described above is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An injection molding worker replacement robot, comprising a chassis (12), characterized in that: The front side of the upper end of the chassis (12) is fixedly connected to an assembly line support mechanism (9), and the rear side of the upper end of the chassis (12) is fixedly connected to a guide rail support mechanism (13), the upper end and the middle part of the guide rail support mechanism (13) are respectively installed with a first Y-direction track (5) and a second Y-direction track (8), the upper end of the assembly line support mechanism (9) is installed with a conveyor (7), the upper end of the first Y-direction track (5) is slidably connected to a first X-direction track (6) in the left-right direction, one side of the first X-direction track (6) is also connected to a first Z-direction track (1) in the front-back direction, one side of the first Z-direction track (1) is slidably connected to a first robot suction cup (2) in the vertical direction, the front side of the second Y-direction track (8) is slidably connected to a second Z-direction track (3) in the left-right direction, and the front side of the second Z-direction track (3) is slidably connected to a second robot suction cup (4) in the vertical direction.
2. The injection molding worker replacement robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A paper shell (16) is arranged at the upper end of the chassis (12) between the assembly line support mechanism (9) and the guide rail support mechanism (13), and a turnover box (15) is arranged at one side of the upper end of the chassis (12) close to the paper shell (16).
3. The injection molding worker replacement robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A camera (11) is installed at the lower end of the first X-direction track (6), and the camera (11) is located above the conveyor (7).
4. The injection molding worker replacement robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second Y-direction track (8) comprises a slide rail shell (81), a ball screw (85) is installed on the inner side of the slide rail shell (81), and a gear box (83) is installed at one end of the slide rail shell (81), a screw motor (82) is installed at the input end of the gear box (83), and a slider (84) is meshingly connected to the ball screw (85). The structures of the first Z-direction track (1), the second Z-direction track (3), the first Y-direction track (5), the first X-direction track (6) and the second Y-direction track (8) are all the same.
5. The injection molding worker replacement robot according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of the ball screw (85) is connected to the output end of the gear box (83), and the slider (84) is fixedly connected to the second Z-direction track (3).
6. The injection molding worker replacement robot according to claim 4, characterized in that: A limit block (86) is provided on the outer side of the slide rail housing (81) at one end away from the screw motor (82).
7. The injection molding worker replacement robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: A distribution box (10) is installed on the right side of the upper end of the chassis (12), and a control box (14) is installed on the rear side of the upper end of the chassis (12) close to the guide rail support mechanism (13).
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