Pin roller inserting machine and pin roller inserting method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of rolling body filling, in particular to a roller inserting machine and a roller inserting method. A pin roller inserting machine comprises a material storage bin, the material storage bin is vertically arranged, an opening in the upper end of the material storage bin is a feeding opening, an opening in the lower end of the material storage bin is a discharging opening, pin rollers enter the material storage bin from the feeding opening, and openings extending vertically are distributed in the material storage bin; the sliding block is supported by the supporting assembly, a roller path opening of the sliding block right faces a discharging opening of the storage bin, and a roller in the storage bin enters the roller path of the sliding block through the discharging opening; and the downward pressing piece extends into the material storage bin from the opening of the material storage bin and vertically moves along the opening so as to downwards press the roller in the material storage bin until the roller path is filled with the roller. The technical problems that in the prior art, a rolling body needs to be manually filled into a roller path during assembly, automation is low, and labor cost is high are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of rolling body filling, and in particular to a roller inserting machine and a roller inserting method. Background Art

[0002] Linear guides, also known as linear guides and linear slides, include high-precision guide rails and slider components. They are used in linear reciprocating motion situations and can achieve high-precision linear motion under high load conditions. They are commonly used guiding motion components in the industrial field. When assembling the slider, rollers or balls need to be installed in the slider's raceway.

[0003] For example, the document with application number CN202310803525.8 discloses a rolling body intelligent assembly device for filling rolling bodies into a workpiece. The workpiece can be a slider of a ball slider linear guide, and the rolling body is a ball filled in the slider. The ball slider linear guide formed by the rolling cooperation of the slider with balls and the guide rail has the beneficial effects of high sensitivity, smooth movement, not easy to crawl when moving at low speed, small friction resistance, light movement, small wear, good precision retention, etc., and is therefore widely used. When the ball slider linear guide is produced, the balls need to be loaded into the roller track of the slider, and the rolling body intelligent assembly device of the embodiment of the present application can be used for filling the balls. The number of roller tracks that need to be filled on the slider can be one or more, and the slider has four roller tracks for accommodating balls. Of course, the rolling body intelligent assembly device of the embodiment of the present application can also be used in other occasions where rolling body filling is required, and the applicable rolling bodies can also be of various shapes, such as spherical balls, columnar rollers, needle-shaped needle rollers, etc., which are not limited here.

[0004] The rolling body intelligent assembly device in the above document can realize the automatic installation of the rolling body of the slider, but the raceway in the slider is often a U-shaped raceway. Under the action of gravity, it is difficult for the rolling body to be completely filled into the raceway, and manual processing is required later, with low automation and high labor costs. Summary of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the technical problems in the prior art that the assembly of rolling bodies requires manual filling into the raceways, which results in low automation and high labor costs, the present invention provides a roller insertion machine and a roller insertion method to solve the above technical problems.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a roller insertion machine, comprising: A material storage bin, the material storage bin is vertically arranged, the upper opening of the material storage bin is a loading port, the lower opening of the material storage bin is a unloading port, the roller enters the material storage bin from the loading port, and the material storage bin is provided with vertically extending openings; A support assembly, wherein the slider is supported by the support assembly, the roller track opening of the slider is directly opposite to the discharge port of the storage bin, and the rollers in the storage bin enter the roller track of the slider through the discharge port; A pressing member extends from the opening of the material storage bin into the material storage bin and moves vertically along the opening to press the rollers in the material storage bin downward until the rollers fill the rolling path.

[0007] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it also includes a quantitative component, which includes an upper plug-in and a lower plug-in, and the upper plug-in and the lower plug-in are respectively horizontally telescopically arranged, and the lower plug-in and the upper plug-in are inserted into the storage bin to define a quantitative roller that fills a single raceway.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper plug-in includes a pin, the lower plug-in includes a plug-in board, and there are one or more upper plug-ins. When there are multiple upper plug-ins, the multiple upper plug-ins are arranged vertically.

[0009] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a lower detector, the height of which is located between the upper plug-in and the lower plug-in, and the lower detector is used to detect whether there are rollers in the storage bin at the height position.

[0010] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the vertical distance from the lower detector to the unloading port of the storage bin is greater than half of the vertical height of the rolling track and less than the vertical height of the rolling track.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the initial height of the lower pressing member is located between the upper plug-in and the lower plug-in, and is higher than the lower detector.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it further includes an upper detector, which is disposed close to the upper end opening of the storage bin, and is used to detect whether there is a roller at the upper end of the storage bin.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it also includes a vibration plate, and the roller enters into the storage bin through the vibration plate.

[0014] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the support assembly includes an X-axis sliding assembly, a Y-axis sliding assembly, a Z-axis lifting assembly, a rotating assembly and a support table, and the support table is supported by the X-axis sliding assembly, the Y-axis sliding assembly, the Z-axis lifting assembly and the rotating assembly. A clamping assembly is also provided on the support table, and the slider is placed on the support table and clamped by the clamping assembly.

[0015] The present invention also provides a roller insertion method, which uses a roller insertion machine and includes the following steps: S1. Place the slider on the support assembly, and adjust the position of the slider with the support assembly so that one roller opening of the slider is close to and facing the unloading port of the storage bin; S2, the lower plug-in extends into the storage bin, blocks the roller, and the roller is filled into the storage bin; S3, after the upper detector detects that the upper end of the storage bin is full of rollers, the upper plug-in extends, and the rollers defined between the upper plug-in and the lower plug-in are the rollers required to fill one raceway; S4, the lower plug-in retracts, and the roller between the upper plug-in and the lower plug-in falls into the raceway under the action of gravity; S5, the lower detector detects whether there are rollers in the storage bin at the height, if yes, the rollers in the raceway are stuck, and adjustments are made; if no, the pressing piece extends into the storage bin, and presses down the rollers in the storage bin, until all the rollers defined in step S3 enter the raceway, that is, the insertion of the rollers in the raceway is completed; S6. Repeat steps S1-S5 to complete the installation of rollers in other raceways of the slider. Based on the above technical solution, the technical effects that can be achieved by the present invention are: The roller insertion machine of the present invention is provided with a storage bin, a support assembly and a pressing piece. When the slider is inserted with rollers, the support assembly can support and adjust the position of the slider. The rollers in the storage bin can fall into the rolling path of the slider under the action of gravity. Since the rolling path of the slider is a U-shaped rolling path, the rollers cannot fill the entire rolling path upward from the lower end bend of the rolling path under the action of gravity. The pressing piece is movably assembled. When the rollers enter the storage bin, the pressing piece can be located outside the storage bin without affecting the feeding of the storage bin. When the rollers in the storage bin are filled into the rolling path, the pressing piece can extend into the storage bin to press the rollers down until they fill the rolling path. It is highly automated and will not cause interference. The roller insertion machine of the present invention is provided with a quantitative component, which can limit the number of rollers in the storage bin. The number of rollers limited between the upper plug-in and the lower plug-in is the number of rollers that fill one roller track. By retracting the lower plug-in, a quantitative number of rollers can fall into the roller track, and then under the downward pressure of the lower pressure piece, the roller track can be just filled. The upper plug-in is set as a pin and the lower plug-in is set as a plug-in plate. Because the number of rollers carried by the upper plug-in is small and the number of rollers carried by the lower plug-in is large, the setting of the pin plug-in plate can facilitate insertion and provide stable support for the rollers. The upper plug-in can be set as multiple, and different numbers of rollers are limited between different upper plug-ins and lower plug-ins, so that sliders of different specifications can be filled, and the application range is wide. The roller insertion machine of the present invention is provided with an upper detector and a lower detector. The upper detector is used to detect whether the storage bin is full of rollers, and then the quantitative number of rollers can be limited by the quantitative component; the lower detector is used to detect whether the quantitative number of rollers is stuck after falling into the roller track of the slider. Due to the structural characteristics of the U-shaped roller track, the roller falls into the roller track from the opening on one side of the U-shaped roller track. Under the action of gravity, it can only be filled upward from the lower end bend to half the height of the other side of the roller track, that is, about one-quarter of the quantitative number of rollers cannot enter the roller track under the action of gravity. If the roller is stuck, there will be more rollers that have not entered the roller track and the height will be higher. The vertical distance from the lower detector to the material discharge port of the storage bin is set to be greater than half of the vertical height of the roller, and less than the vertical height of the roller. If the lower detector detects that there are rollers in the storage bin at the corresponding height, the filled rollers are stuck and the operator needs to adjust them; if the lower detector does not detect that there are rollers in the storage bin at the corresponding height, the rollers fall in normally and the pressing piece can perform the pressing operation; The roller insertion machine of the present invention has a support assembly including an X-axis sliding assembly, a Y-axis sliding assembly, a Z-axis lifting assembly, a rotating assembly and a support table. The support table is supported by the X-axis sliding assembly, the Y-axis sliding assembly, the Z-axis lifting assembly and the rotating assembly. The support table can support the slider to realize multi-dimensional movement, so that the opening of the roller track of the slider can be close to and face the unloading port of the storage bin; the Z-axis lifting assembly can adapt to sliders of different specifications and adjust the height of the slider; the clamping assembly can clamp the slider to prevent it from shaking; The roller insertion method of the present invention adopts the aforementioned roller insertion machine to realize quantitative filling of rollers into the rolling path of the slider. The upper detector and the lower detector can detect whether there are rollers stuck in the storage bin and the rolling path. The operations of pouring rollers, detecting whether they are stuck and pressing down can be automatically realized. The degree of automation is high and the installation effect is good. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the roller insertion machine of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of part A; Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material storage bin, the lower pressing member, the upper detection member and the lower detection member assembled together; Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material storage bin, the upper detection part and the lower detection part assembled together; Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the lower pressing part; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the above plug-in; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the following plug-in; Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the support assembly assembled on the frame; Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of the structure of the support assembly being assembled on the frame from another perspective; In the figure: 1-storage bin; 11-opening; 2-support assembly; 21-X-axis sliding assembly; 211-X-axis slide rail slider structure; 212-X-axis driving device; 22-Y-axis sliding assembly; 221-Y-axis slide rail slider structure; 222-Y-axis driving device; 23-rotating assembly; 24-Z-axis lifting assembly; 25-support table; 26-clamping assembly; 261-clamping block; 262-clamping driving device; 3-down pressure piece; 31-down pressure plate; 32-first connecting block; 33-horizontal drive cylinder; 34-second connecting block; 35-slider; 36-slide rail; 37-lifting drive cylinder; 38-mounting seat; 4-quantitative assembly; 41-upper plug-in; 411-pin; 412-first drive device; 42-lower plug-in; 421-plug-in board; 422-second drive device; 51-lower detector; 52-upper detector; 6-vibrating plate; 61-material tube; 7-frame; 8-photoelectric beam switch; 10-roller; 20-slider; 201-guide block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and is by no means intended to limit the present invention and its application or use. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0018] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0019] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​of the parts and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. Meanwhile, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, method and equipment known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, method and equipment should be considered as a part of the specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0020] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. The directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0021] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0022] In addition, it should be noted that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to limit components is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components. If not otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] like Figure 1-9As shown, this embodiment provides a roller insertion machine, including a vibration plate 6, a storage bin 1 and a support assembly 2. A plurality of rollers 10 are placed in the vibration plate 6, and after being neatly arranged by the vibration plate 6, they are input into the storage bin 1. The slider 20 is supported by the support assembly 2 and adjusted in position so that the opening of the roller track of the slider 20 faces the discharge port of the storage bin 1. The storage bin 1 releases a certain amount of rollers 10 that just fill one roller track and falls down. The rollers 10 are inserted into and fill one roller track of the slider 20. Then the support assembly 2 drives the slider 20 to adjust its position so that the opening of another roller track faces the discharge port of the storage bin 1. The storage bin 1 releases a certain amount of rollers 10 that fall down and fills another roller track until all roller tracks of the slider 20 are filled with rollers 10.

[0024] The vibration plate 6, the storage bin 1 and the support assembly 2 are all assembled on the frame 7. In order to facilitate the insertion of the roller 10, the frame 7 is configured to have a high platform and a low platform. The vibration plate 6 is located on the high platform, the support assembly 2 is located on the low platform, and the storage bin 1 is vertically arranged, and the storage bin 1 is located between the vibration plate 6 and the support assembly 2.

[0025] The vibration plate 6 allows the rollers 10 to enter the material pipe 61 in an orderly manner. The discharge end of the material pipe 61 is connected to the upper end of the material storage bin 1 , and the rollers 10 can enter the material storage bin 1 in an orderly manner.

[0026] The storage bin 1 is vertically arranged, and the storage bin 1 is open at both ends, the upper end opening of the storage bin 1 is a loading port, and the lower end opening of the storage bin 1 is a discharging port, and the roller 10 enters the storage bin 1 from the loading port and leaves the storage bin 1 from the discharging port. The roller 10 is horizontally placed in the storage bin 1, and a plurality of rollers 10 are stacked in the vertical direction of the storage bin 1.

[0027] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the storage bin 1 is provided with vertically extending openings 11, which facilitate the lower pressing member 3 to extend into the lower pressing roller 10. In this embodiment, the opening 11 is arranged in the middle of the front of the storage bin 1, so that after the lower pressing member 3 extends into the opening 11, it can just press the middle position of the roller 10, and the roller 10 will not tilt. Preferably, the opening 11 vertically penetrates the storage bin 1 to avoid interference with the lower pressing member 3.

[0028] The pressing member 3 can press down the roller 10 in the storage bin 1 so that the roller 10 fills the rolling path of the slider 20. The pressing member 3 includes a pressing plate 31, a first connecting block 32, a horizontal driving cylinder 33, a second connecting block 34, a slider 35, a slide rail 36, a lifting driving cylinder 37 and a mounting seat 38. The mounting seat 38 is fixed on the frame 7. The slide rail 36 is vertically arranged on the mounting seat 38. The slider 35 is slidably mounted on the slide rail 36. The lifting driving lever 37 drives the slider 35 to slide along the slide rail 36. The horizontal driving cylinder 33 is mounted on the slider 35 through the second connecting block 34. The pressing plate 31 is mounted on the telescopic end of the horizontal driving cylinder 33 through the first connecting block 32. In this way, the lifting driving cylinder 37 can drive the slider 34 to drive the horizontal driving cylinder 33 and the pressing plate 31 to perform lifting and lowering movements. The horizontal driving cylinder 33 can drive the pressing plate 31 to perform horizontal telescopic movements.

[0029] When the roller 10 enters the material storage bin 1, the horizontal driving cylinder 33 can drive the pressing piece 3 to be located outside the material storage bin 1 without affecting the feeding in the material storage bin 1. When the roller 10 in the material storage bin 1 is released and the roller 10 is filled into the rolling path of the slider 20, the horizontal driving cylinder 33 can drive the pressing piece 3 to extend from the opening 11 into the material storage bin 1, and the lifting driving cylinder 37 drives the pressing piece 3 to move downward to press the roller 10 so that the roller 10 fills the rolling path.

[0030] In order to limit the number of rollers 10 required to fill one raceway of the slider 20 in the storage bin 1, a quantitative component 4 is arranged around the storage bin 1. The quantitative component 4 includes an upper plug-in 41 and a lower plug-in 42, both of which are horizontally telescopically arranged, and the upper plug-in 41 and the lower plug-in 42 extend into the storage bin 1, and the rollers 10 required to fill one raceway are between the upper plug-in 41 and the lower plug-in 42.

[0031] The upper plug-in 41 is located above the lower plug-in 42, and the lower plug-in 42 is close to the unloading port of the storage bin 1. The lower plug-in 42 carries more rollers 10, and the lower plug-in 42 is set as a plug-in plate structure. The upper plug-in 41 carries fewer rollers, and the upper plug-in 41 is set as a pin structure. Specifically, the upper plug-in 41 includes a pin 411 and a first drive device 412. The first drive device 412 is assembled on the storage bin 1 through a connecting block. The telescopic end of the first drive device 412 is connected with the pin 411. The first drive device 412 can drive the pin 411 to extend horizontally. When the first drive device 412 drives the pin 411 to extend, the pin 411 can extend into the storage bin 1 and be inserted between the rollers 10; when the first drive device 412 drives the pin 411 to retract, the pin 411 can withdraw from the storage bin 1 without affecting the roller 10 entering the storage bin 1. The lower plug-in 42 includes a plug-in plate 421 and a second driving device 422. The second driving device 422 is assembled on the storage bin 1 through a connecting block. The telescopic end of the second driving device 422 is connected to the plug-in plate 421. The second driving device 422 can drive the plug-in plate 421 to extend horizontally. When the second driving device 422 drives the plug-in plate 421 to extend, the plug-in plate 421 can extend into the storage bin 1; when the second driving device drives the plug-in plate 421 to retract, the plug-in plate 421 can withdraw from the storage bin 1 and release the roller 10 to fall into the raceway. When feeding into the storage bin 1, the insert plate 421 of the lower plug-in 42 extends into the storage bin 1, and the rollers 10 enter the storage bin 1. When the storage bin 1 is full of rollers 10, the insert pin 411 of the upper plug-in 41 extends into the storage bin 1, and the rollers 10 between the insert pin 411 and the insert plate 412 can fill a raceway. When filling, the insert plate 421 of the lower plug-in 42 retracts, and a certain amount of rollers 10 fall down to fill the raceway.

[0032] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the upper plug-in 41 can be set to one or more. When there are multiple upper plug-ins 41, the multiple upper plug-ins 41 can be arranged vertically to limit different numbers of rollers 10 to accommodate sliders 20 of different specifications.

[0033] As the preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the upper plug-in 41 and the lower plug-in 42 extend into the storage bin 1 from the other side of the storage bin 1 opposite to the opening 11, and the storage bin 1 is formed with a socket corresponding to the pin 411 and a socket corresponding to the plug plate 421.

[0034] In order to prevent the roller 10 from getting stuck when it is filled into the raceway of the slider 20, a lower detector 51 is provided. Since the raceway of the slider 20 is a U-shaped raceway, after the roller 10 enters from one side opening of the U-shaped raceway, the roller 10 cannot fill the entire raceway under the action of gravity alone, and can only be filled to about half the height of the other side of the U-shaped raceway. Then, about half of the roller 10 of the raceway height will remain in the storage bin 1. If a jam occurs, more rollers 10 will remain in the storage bin 1. Therefore, the position of the lower detector 51 can be set so that the vertical distance from the lower detector 51 to the unloading port of the storage bin 1 is greater than half of the vertical height of the raceway, and less than the vertical height of the raceway. The lower detector 51 is used to detect whether there is a roller 10 in the storage bin 1 at the corresponding height to determine whether there is a jam. If there is no jam, the roller 10 is bound to fall below the height of the lower detector 51, and the lower detector 51 cannot detect the roller 10. If the lower detector 51 detects that there is a roller 10 in the storage bin 1 at the height where the lower detector 51 is located, then the roller in the raceway is stuck and needs to be adjusted.

[0035] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the lower detector 51 is assembled on the storage bin 1 through a mounting block. The lower detector 51 can be selected from but not limited to an optical fiber sensor.

[0036] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the initial height of the lower pressing plate 31 of the lower pressing member 3 is located between the upper plug-in 41 and the lower plug-in 42 , and is higher than the lower detector 51 .

[0037] An upper detector 52 is also provided, and the upper detector 52 is arranged near the feed port of the storage bin 1. The upper detector 52 is used to detect whether the storage bin 1 is full of rollers 10. When the upper detector 52 detects that the upper end of the storage bin 1 is also equipped with rollers 10, the pin 411 of the upper plug-in 41 extends to limit a certain amount of rollers 10.

[0038] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, the upper detector 52 is installed on the storage bin 1 through a mounting block. The upper detector 52 can be selected but not limited to a fiber optic sensor.

[0039] The support assembly 2 is placed on the low platform of the frame 7, and is used to support the slider 20 and adjust the position of the slider 20. The support assembly 2 includes an X-axis sliding assembly 21, a Y-axis sliding assembly 22, a Z-axis lifting assembly 24, a rotating assembly 23, a support table 25 and a clamping assembly 26. The support table 25 is supported by the X-axis sliding assembly 21, the Y-axis sliding assembly 22, the Z-axis lifting assembly 24 and the rotating assembly 23. The slider 20 is placed on the support table 25, and the clamping assembly 26 clamps the slider 20. Under the action of the X-axis sliding assembly 21, the Y-axis sliding assembly 22, the Z-axis lifting assembly 24 and the rotating assembly 23, the position of the slider 20 can be adjusted in multiple dimensions to adapt to sliders 20 of different specifications, so that the slider 20 moves to the right below the unloading port of the storage bin 1, and the roller opening of the slider 20 is right opposite to and close to the unloading port of the storage bin 1.

[0040] The X-axis sliding assembly 21 includes an X-axis slide rail and slider structure 211 and an X-axis driving device 212. The X-axis slide rail and slider structure 211 includes a slidingly matched X-axis slide rail and an X-axis slider. The X-axis slide rail is fixed on the frame 7. The X-axis driving device 212 drives the X-axis slider to slide along the X-axis slide rail; the Y-axis sliding assembly 22 includes a Y-axis slide rail and slider structure 221 and a Y-axis driving device 222. The Y-axis slide rail and slider structure 221 includes a slidingly matched Y-axis slide rail and a Y-axis slider. The Y-axis slide rail is assembled on the X-axis slider. The Y-axis driving device 222 drives the Y-axis slider to slide along the Y-axis slide rail; rotation Component 23 is assembled on the Y-axis slider, and the rotating component 23 can be selected but not limited to an electric swing table; the Z-axis lifting component 24 is assembled on the rotating component 23, and the Z-axis lifting component 24 can be selected but not limited to a slide cylinder; the support table 25 is lifted and supported by the Z-axis lifting component 24, and the clamping component 26 is assembled on the support table 25. The clamping component 26 includes two clamping blocks 261 and a clamping drive device 262. The clamping drive device 262 can be a double telescopic cylinder, which drives the two clamping blocks 261 to move toward each other and clamp the slider 20, and can also drive the two clamping blocks 261 to move away from each other, so as to facilitate the removal of the slider 20.

[0041] As a preferred technical solution of this embodiment, a photoelectric beam switch 8 is also provided on the frame 7, which is used to detect whether the slider 20 is placed on the support assembly 2 and the specifications of the slider 20, and then adjust the position of the slider 20 through the support assembly 2, select a suitable upper plug-in 41, and cooperate with the lower plug-in 42 to limit the quantitative roller 10 corresponding to the raceway length of the slider 20.

[0042] In order to facilitate the insertion of the roller 10 into the slider 20 , a guide block 201 may be provided at the top of the slider 20 , and a blanking opening is provided on the guide block 201 corresponding to the raceway to facilitate the roller 10 to enter the raceway of the slider 20 .

[0043] This embodiment also provides a roller insertion method, using the aforementioned roller insertion machine, comprising the following steps: S1. Place the slider 20 on the support assembly 2. The support assembly 2 adjusts the position of the slider 20 so that one of the roller openings of the slider 20 is close to and facing the unloading port of the storage bin 1. S2, the lower plug-in 42 extends into the storage bin 1, blocks the roller 10, and the roller 10 is filled into the storage bin 1; S3, after the upper detector 52 detects that the upper end of the storage bin 1 is full of rollers 10, the upper plug-in 41 extends, and the rollers 10 defined between the upper plug-in 41 and the lower plug-in 42 are the rollers 10 required to fill one raceway; S4, the lower plug-in 42 retracts, and the roller 10 between the upper plug-in 41 and the lower plug-in 42 falls into the raceway under the action of gravity; S5, the lower detector 51 detects whether there are rollers in the storage bin 1 at the height, if yes, the roller 10 in the raceway is stuck, and adjustment is performed; if not, the pressing member 3 extends into the storage bin 1, and presses down the roller 10 in the storage bin 1, until all the rollers 10 defined in step S3 enter the raceway, that is, the insertion of the roller 10 in one raceway is completed; S6. Repeat steps S1-S5 to complete the installation of rollers 10 in other raceways of the slider 20.

[0044] Among them, in step S1, when the slider 20 is placed on the support assembly 2, the support platform 25 slides to the outside along the Y-axis sliding assembly 22, away from the storage bin 1. After the slider 20 is placed on the support platform 25, the clamping assembly 26 clamps the slider 20, and the support assembly 2 drives the slider 20 to move to the bottom of the storage bin 1, and the rolling opening of the slider 20 corresponds to the unloading port of the storage bin 1; when the support assembly 2 drives the slider 20 to slide, the photoelectric beam switch 8 passes through the photoelectric beam switch 8, and the photoelectric beam switch 8 can detect the slider 20, judge the specifications of the slider 20, and then accurately adjust the position of the slider 20. At the same time, a suitable upper plug-in 41 is selected to cooperate with the lower plug-in 42 to limit the number of rollers 20.

[0045] Based on the above-mentioned roller insertion machine and roller insertion method, the automatic assembly of the rollers in the raceway of the slider 20 can be realized, and whether the rollers are stuck can be automatically detected, with a high degree of automation and a good assembly effect.

[0046] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge scope of ordinary technicians in this field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. A roller insertion machine, characterized in that: include: A material storage bin (1), the material storage bin (1) being arranged vertically, the upper opening of the material storage bin (1) being a loading port, the lower opening of the material storage bin (1) being a unloading port, the roller (10) entering the material storage bin (1) from the loading port, and the material storage bin (1) being provided with vertically extending openings (11); A support assembly (2), wherein the slider (20) is supported by the support assembly (2), the rolling track opening of the slider (20) is directly opposite to the discharge opening of the storage bin (1), and the roller (10) in the storage bin (1) enters the rolling track of the slider (20) through the discharge opening; A pressing member (3) extends from an opening (11) of the material storage bin (1) into the material storage bin (1) and moves vertically along the opening (11) to press the rollers (10) in the material storage bin (1) downward until the rollers (10) fill the rolling path.

2. A roller insertion machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The invention also comprises a quantitative component (4), the quantitative component (4) comprising an upper plug-in (41) and a lower plug-in (42), the upper plug-in (41) and the lower plug-in (42) being respectively arranged to be telescopically arranged horizontally, the lower plug-in (42) and the upper plug-in (41) being inserted into the material storage bin (1) to define a quantitative roller (10) that fills a single rolling track.

3. A roller insertion machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper plug-in (41) comprises a plug pin (411), the lower plug-in (42) comprises a plug board (421), there are one or more upper plug-ins (41), and when there are multiple upper plug-ins (41), the multiple upper plug-ins (41) are arranged vertically.

4. A roller insertion machine according to any one of claims 2-3, characterized in that: It also comprises a lower detector (51), the height of the lower detector (51) being located between the upper plug-in unit (41) and the lower plug-in unit (42), the lower detector (51) being used to detect whether there is a roller (10) in the storage bin (1) at the height position.

5. A roller insertion machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The vertical distance from the lower detector (51) to the material discharge port of the material storage bin (1) is greater than half the vertical height of the rolling track and less than the vertical height of the rolling track.

6. A roller insertion machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The initial height of the lower pressing member (3) is located between the upper plug-in unit (41) and the lower plug-in unit (42), and is higher than the lower detector (51).

7. A roller insertion machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes an upper detector (52), which is arranged close to the upper end opening of the material storage bin (1), and is used to detect whether there is a roller (10) at the upper end of the material storage bin (1).

8. The roller insertion machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a vibrating plate (6), through which the roller (10) enters the material storage bin (1).

9. The roller insertion machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support assembly (2) comprises an X-axis sliding assembly (21), a Y-axis sliding assembly (22), a Z-axis lifting assembly (24), a rotating assembly (23) and a support table (25); the support table (25) is supported by the X-axis sliding assembly (21), the Y-axis sliding assembly (22), the Z-axis lifting assembly (24) and the rotating assembly (23); a clamping assembly (26) is also provided on the support table (25); a slider (20) is placed on the support table (25) and clamped by the clamping assembly (26).

10. A roller insertion method, characterized in that: The roller insertion machine according to claim 7 comprises the following steps: S1, placing the slider (20) on the support assembly (2), and adjusting the position of the slider (20) by the support assembly (2) so that one of the rolling track openings of the slider (20) is close to and directly facing the unloading opening of the storage bin (1); S2, the lower plug-in unit (42) extends into the material storage bin (1) to block the roller (10), and the roller (10) is filled into the material storage bin (1); S3, after the upper detector (52) detects that the upper end of the storage bin (1) is full of rollers (10), the upper plug-in (41) extends, and the rollers (10) defined between the upper plug-in (41) and the lower plug-in (42) are the rollers (10) required to fill one raceway; S4, the lower plug-in (42) is retracted, and the roller (10) between the upper plug-in (41) and the lower plug-in (42) falls into the raceway under the action of gravity; S5, the lower detector (51) detects whether there are rollers (10) in the storage bin (1) at the height thereof; if so, the rollers (10) in the raceway are stuck and adjustments are made; if not, the pressing member (3) extends into the storage bin (1) and presses down the rollers (10) in the storage bin (1) until all the rollers (10) specified in step S3 enter the raceway, thus completing the insertion of the rollers (10) in the raceway; S6. Repeat steps S1-S5 to complete the installation of the rollers (10) in the other raceways of the slider (20).

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