Transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing

Abstract

The invention provides a transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing, which is characterized in that a first supporting plate and a second supporting plate are fixedly erected between two side walls of a supporting frame, the top surface of the first supporting plate and the two sides of the supporting frame form a first storage area in a surrounding manner, and the first supporting plate, the second supporting plate and the two sides of the supporting frame form a second storage area in a surrounding manner; the plurality of material grooves are closely arranged at the first storage area and the second storage area, and the plurality of pushing structures are used for pushing the material grooves, so that the material grooves circularly move between the first storage area and the second storage area; a feeding hole and a discharging hole are formed in two sides of the top surface of the supporting frame and correspond to ports of the corresponding troughs; the moving structure stretches across the top of the supporting frame and is used for pushing the workpieces in the corresponding material grooves to the discharging opening. The device can provide circularly moving accommodating parts and perform effective and continuous arrangement and transfer actions, so that two groups of processing equipment can be connected, human intervention is reduced, the matching continuity is improved, and the overall production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of electronic component processing equipment, and more specifically, to a transfer arrangement device for processing chip inductors. Background Art

[0002] In the processing of SMD inductors, in multiple processing steps such as trimming, bending, soldering, and pad printing, the workpieces need to be arranged or the feed needs to be arranged so that the workpieces can be accurately aligned when transferred from one link to another. In addition, the processing efficiency is different for different processing links, so it is necessary to use a transfer structure for temporary storage and arrangement to achieve transfer between different processing equipment.

[0003] Most of the current transfer structures use material trays / troughs as containing components, but the containing components are independent structures. When the containing components are filled, they are transferred to the next processing equipment; when the workpieces are emptied, the empty containing components are transferred back to the upstream equipment; and most of the above actions are manually operated, which is more troublesome, lacks continuity, and is inefficient, so it needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to propose a transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing, which can provide a cyclically movable containing component to perform effective and continuous arrangement and transfer actions so as to connect two sets of processing equipment, reduce human intervention, improve coordination consistency, and thus improve overall production efficiency.

[0005] To achieve this object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention provides a transfer arrangement device for processing chip inductors, comprising a support frame, a transfer structure, a plurality of material troughs, and a plurality of push structures; a first support plate and a second support plate are fixedly mounted between the two side walls of the support frame, the top surface of the first support plate and the two side enclosures of the support frame form a first storage area, and the first support plate, the second support plate and the two side enclosures of the support frame form a second storage area; the vertical heights of the first storage area and the second storage area are both adapted to the thickness of the material trough, the lengths are adapted to the length of the material trough, and the widths are integer multiples of the widths of the material troughs; a plurality of material troughs are closely arranged in the first storage area and the second storage area, and a plurality of push structures are used to push the material troughs so that the material troughs can circulate between the first storage area and the second storage area; a feed port and a discharge port are provided on both sides of the top surface of the support frame, and the feed port and the discharge port correspond to the ports of the corresponding material troughs; a moving structure spans the top of the support frame, and is used to push the workpiece in the corresponding material trough to the discharge port.

[0007] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a first pushing structure and a second pushing structure are respectively provided on the outer sides of both ends of the first storage area; a third pushing structure is provided below the second pushing structure, and the third pushing structure corresponds to the end of the second storage area; the first pushing structure, the second pushing structure, and the third pushing structure are used to push the material trough in the horizontal direction; a fourth pushing structure and a fifth pushing structure are respectively provided below the outer sides of the two ports of the second storage area, and the fourth pushing structure is located below the third pushing structure. The fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure are used to push the material trough in the vertical direction, so that the material trough can be switched between the first storage area and the second storage area.

[0008] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the first pushing structure includes a first cylinder and a first pushing frame, the first cylinder is installed on the side wall of the support frame by bolts, and the first pushing frame is installed on the end of the piston rod of the first cylinder; the first pushing structure, the second pushing structure, and the third pushing structure have the same structure; the fourth pushing structure includes a second cylinder and a second pushing frame, the second cylinder is installed on the third support plate on the inner wall of the support frame by bolts, and the second pushing frame is installed on the end of the piston rod of the second cylinder; the second pushing frame is an L-shaped plate structure, and the inner side of the corner is located on the side away from the center of the support frame; the top surface width of the second pushing frame is adapted to the width of the material trough, and the wall surface of the second pushing frame close to the center of the support frame slides against the end wall of the second support plate; when the second pushing frame moves up to the top surface flush with the top surface of the first support plate, the side wall of the second pushing frame blocks the port of the second storage area.

[0009] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, two cylindrical protrusions are fixedly provided on both end surfaces of the material trough, and two opposite side walls of the support frame are provided with slots corresponding to the moving tracks of the protrusions, limiting the material trough to move only horizontally and vertically along the slots.

[0010] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the transfer structure includes a lifting mechanism, a linear slide, and a push block; the linear slide spans across the top of the support frame along the length direction of the material trough, and the push block is installed on the slider of the linear slide, and the position of the push block corresponds to the slot position of the corresponding material trough; the lifting mechanism is used to drive the linear slide to move vertically, and drive the push block to move in and out of the material trough; the push block moves along the length direction of the material trough under the drive of the linear slide, and pushes the workpiece in the material trough outward.

[0011] In a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the lifting mechanism includes two relatively arranged third cylinders, which are installed on the relatively two outer walls of the support frame by bolts, and the piston rod ends of the two third cylinders are provided with an arch frame, which spans the top of the support frame, and the arch frame is arranged at one end of the first support plate close to the second pushing structure; the top surface of the arch frame is provided with a strip hole extending along the length direction, and the position of the strip hole corresponds to the position of the discharge port, one end of the strip hole extends to the outside beyond the discharge port, and the other end extends to the inner wall of the other side of the support frame; the linear slide is installed on the arch frame, and the push block movably passes through the strip hole, and the bottom end of the push block is lower than the bottom surface of the frame plate of the arch frame; the third cylinder drives the arch frame to move vertically, and when the arch frame moves down to a preset position, it is used to press the corresponding material trough, and the push block extends into the notch of the material trough accordingly.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0013] The present invention provides a transfer arrangement device for processing chip inductors, comprising a support frame, a transfer structure, a plurality of material troughs, and a plurality of push structures; a first support plate and a second support plate are fixedly mounted between the two side walls of the support frame, the top surface of the first support plate and the two side enclosures of the support frame form a first storage area, and the first support plate, the second support plate and the two side enclosures of the support frame form a second storage area; the vertical heights of the first storage area and the second storage area are both adapted to the thickness of the material trough, the length is adapted to the length of the material trough, and the width is an integer multiple of the width of the material trough; the length, width, and height are all restricted to form a moving channel for the material trough, which effectively limits the direction of the material trough;

[0014] Multiple push structures are used to push the trough, so that the trough can move cyclically between the first storage area and the second storage area, realizing automatic cyclic pushing and filling of empty troughs without human intervention, effectively improving the alignment accuracy and coordination consistency;

[0015] There are feed ports and discharge ports on both sides of the top surface of the support frame. The feed port can cooperate with the upstream equipment to realize the feeding and replenishment of workpieces; the mobile structure spans the top of the support frame and is used to push the workpieces in the corresponding material trough to the discharge port, and can send the workpieces to the downstream equipment to realize automatic loading and unloading actions and improve production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a transfer arrangement device for processing a patch inductor provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention from a first viewing angle;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a transfer arrangement device for processing a patch inductor provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention from a second viewing angle;

[0018] Figure 3is a cross-sectional view of a transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional unfolded structure of a transfer arrangement device for processing a patch inductor provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a support frame provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a support frame provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the transfer structure provided in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] In the figure:

[0024] 100, support frame; 110, first support plate; 120, second support plate; 130, third support plate; 140, first storage area; 150, second storage area; 160, feed port; 170, discharge port; 180, card slot;

[0025] 200, transfer structure; 210, lifting mechanism; 211, third cylinder; 212, arch frame; 213, strip hole; 220, linear slide; 230, push block;

[0026] 300, material trough; 310, protrusion;

[0027] 410, first push structure; 411, first cylinder; 412, first push frame;

[0028] 420, second push structure; 430, third push structure; 440, fourth push structure; 441, first cylinder; 442, second push frame; 450, fifth push structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 6As shown, a specific embodiment of the present invention discloses a transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing, including a support frame 100, a transfer structure 200, a plurality of material troughs 300, and a plurality of push structures; a first support plate 110 and a second support plate 120 are fixedly mounted between the two side walls of the support frame 100, the top surface of the first support plate 110 and the two side enclosures of the support frame 100 form a first storage area 140, and the first support plate 110, the second support plate 120 and the two side enclosures of the support frame 100 form a second storage area 150; the vertical heights of the first storage area 140 and the second storage area 150 are both The thickness of the material trough 300 is adapted, the length is adapted to the length of the material trough, and the width is an integer multiple of the width of the material trough; multiple material troughs are closely arranged in the first storage area and the second storage area, and multiple pushing structures are used to push the material troughs so that the material troughs can circulate between the first storage area and the second storage area; a feed port 160 and a discharge port 170 are provided on both sides of the top surface of the support frame 100, and the feed port 160 and the discharge port 170 correspond to the ports of the corresponding material trough 300; the moving structure 200 spans the top of the support frame 100, and is used to push the workpiece in the corresponding material trough 300 to the discharge port 170.

[0031] The above-mentioned transfer arrangement device for processing chip inductors limits the length, width and height of the first storage area and the second storage area to form a moving channel for the material trough, which effectively limits the direction of the material trough;

[0032] Multiple push structures are used to push the trough, so that the trough can move cyclically between the first storage area and the second storage area, realizing automatic cyclic pushing and filling of empty troughs without human intervention, effectively improving the alignment accuracy and coordination consistency;

[0033] There are feed ports and discharge ports on both sides of the top surface of the support frame. The feed port can cooperate with the upstream equipment to realize the feeding and replenishment of workpieces; the mobile structure spans the top of the support frame and is used to push the workpieces in the corresponding material trough to the discharge port, and can send the workpieces to the downstream equipment to realize automatic loading and unloading actions and improve production efficiency.

[0034] Furthermore, the first pushing structure 410 and the second pushing structure 420 are respectively provided on the outer sides of the two ends of the first storage area 140; a third pushing structure 430 is provided below the second pushing structure 420, and the third pushing structure 430 corresponds to the end of the second storage area 150; the first pushing structure, the second pushing structure, and the third pushing structure are used to push the material trough in the horizontal direction; the fourth pushing structure 440 and the fifth pushing structure 450 are respectively provided below the outer sides of the two ports of the second storage area 150, and the fourth pushing structure 440 is located below the third pushing structure 430, and the fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure are used to push the material trough in the vertical direction, so that the material trough can be switched between the first storage area and the second storage area; through the mutual cooperation between multiple independent pushing structures, horizontal and vertical pushing actions are performed to realize the advancement and layer change of the material trough position, thereby completing the cyclic movement.

[0035] Further, the first push structure 410 includes a first cylinder 411 and a first push frame 412, the first cylinder 411 is installed on the side wall of the support frame 100 by bolts, and the first push frame 412 is installed on the end of the piston rod of the first cylinder 411; the first push structure 410, the second push structure 420, and the third push structure 430 have the same structure; the fourth push structure 440 includes a second cylinder 441 and a second push frame 442, the second cylinder 441 is installed on the third support plate 130 on the inner wall of the support frame 100 by bolts, and the second push frame 442 is installed on the end of the piston rod of the second cylinder 441;

[0036] The second push frame 442 is an L-shaped plate structure, and the inner side of the corner is located on the side away from the center of the support frame 100; the top surface width of the second push frame 442 is adapted to the width of the material trough 300, and the wall surface of the second push frame 442 close to the center of the support frame 100 slides against the end wall of the second support plate 120; when the second push frame 442 moves up to the top surface flush with the top surface of the first support plate 110, the side wall of the second push frame 442 blocks the port of the second storage area 150;

[0037] The first push frame and the second push frame are each provided with at least two guide rods arranged about the center, and the side wall of the support frame and the third support plate are provided with guide holes correspondingly, so as to further guide and limit the movement of the first push frame and the second push frame, so that the corresponding push frame can move smoothly, thereby accurately pushing;

[0038] More specifically, when the transfer structure is feeding materials outward, the fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure are both in the pushing high position state, the top surface of the second pushing frame of the fifth pushing structure supports the material trough, and the top surface of the second pushing frame of the fourth pushing structure does not have a material trough; the second pushing structure is in the ejection position, the first pushing frame of the second pushing structure extends to the top of the second pushing frame of the fourth pushing structure, the material troughs in the first storage area are arranged and clamped between the first pushing structure and the second pushing structure; the material troughs in the second storage area are arranged and clamped between the two second pushing frames; when the transfer structure completes pushing the workpiece in the material trough, the action of pushing the material trough is started, including the following steps:

[0039] S1, the second pushing structure retracts a preset distance, and the first pushing structure pushes out a preset distance, so that the trough moves a width distance in the direction of the second pushing structure;

[0040] S2, the fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure move downward by a preset distance so that the top surfaces of the two second pushing frames are flush with the top surface of the second supporting plate;

[0041] S3, the third pushing structure pushes outwards by a preset distance, so that the trough moves a distance of a width toward the fifth pushing structure;

[0042] S4, the fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure push upward by a preset distance, so that the trough on the fifth pushing structure rises to the first storage area;

[0043] S5, the first pushing structure and the second pushing structure push outward by a preset distance to clamp and fix the material troughs arranged in the first storage area, thereby completing the replacement of the material troughs.

[0044] It should be noted that the fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure can also be combined into one structure, using a unified driving component to drive the two second pushing frames to achieve synchronous lifting activities, thereby reducing power consumption.

[0045] Furthermore, if Figures 4 to 6 As shown, two end surfaces of the material trough 300 are fixedly provided with two cylindrical protrusions 310, and the two opposite side walls of the support frame 100 are provided with card grooves 180 corresponding to the moving tracks of the protrusions 310, which limit the material trough to only move horizontally and vertically along the card grooves, effectively limit the movement of the material trough, and prevent the material trough from escaping and deviating; the top of the end of the card groove away from the transfer structure is provided with a card slot extending to the top surface of the support frame, and the position of the card slot corresponds to the position of the protrusion, so that the material trough can enter from this position, so that the material trough can be installed in the first storage area and the second storage area; a pressure plate is installed on the outside of the card slot by bolts, and a card block is provided on the bottom surface of the pressure plate to fill and seal the card slot, so as to further prevent the material trough from escaping from the card slot.

[0046] Furthermore, if Figure 7As shown, the transfer structure 200 includes a lifting mechanism 210, a linear slide 220, and a push block 230; the linear slide 220 spans the top of the support frame 100 along the length direction of the material trough, and the push block 230 is installed on the slider of the linear slide 220, and the position of the push block 230 corresponds to the slot position of the corresponding material trough 300; the lifting mechanism is used to drive the linear slide to move vertically, and drive the push block to move in and out of the material trough; the push block moves along the length direction of the material trough under the drive of the linear slide, and pushes the workpiece in the material trough outward; this structural design can apply vertical force to the material trough to push the workpiece outward to prevent the material trough from running off or deviating when the transfer structure pushes the material, and also facilitates the transfer structure to push the workpiece smoothly.

[0047] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism 210 includes two third cylinders 211 arranged opposite to each other, the third cylinders 211 are installed on two opposite outer walls of the support frame 100 by bolts, and the piston rod ends of the two third cylinders 211 are provided with an arch frame 212, the arch frame 212 spans the top of the support frame 100, and the arch frame 212 is arranged corresponding to one end of the first support plate 110 close to the second push structure 420; the arch frame is driven by the two third cylinders to be lifted and lowered smoothly, ensuring that each component moves accurately to the required position;

[0048] The top surface of the arch frame 212 is provided with a strip hole 213 extending in the length direction, the position of the strip hole 213 corresponds to the position of the discharge port 170, one end of the strip hole extends to the outside beyond the discharge port, and the other end extends to the inner wall of the other side of the support frame, providing a sufficiently large range to ensure that the workpiece in the trough can be completely ejected; the linear slide 220 is installed on the arch frame 212, and the push block 230 moves through the strip hole 213, and the bottom end of the push block 230 is lower than the bottom surface of the frame plate of the arch frame 212; the third cylinder drives the arch frame to move vertically, and when the arch frame moves down to the preset position, it is used to press the corresponding trough, and the push block extends into the notch of the trough accordingly;

[0049] Furthermore, two soft rubber strips 240 are fixedly provided on the bottom surface of the frame plate of the arch frame, and the soft rubber strips extend along the length direction of the arch frame. The two soft rubber strips are correspondingly provided on both sides of the strip-shaped hole, and the bottom surface of the push block is lower than the bottom surface of the soft rubber strips; when the third cylinder pushes upward, it can drive the arch frame to rise until the bottom surface of the push block is higher than the top surface of the trough, and cooperate with the linear slide to drive the push block to move to the end of the trough away from the discharge port, so as to prevent the push block from affecting the movement of the trough below, and also facilitate the subsequent push block to descend into the trough and start pushing from the end of the workpiece;

[0050] Furthermore, a bracket for extending the conveying is installed on the outer side of the discharge port, and the top surface of the bracket is provided with a groove adapted to the discharge port. One end of the groove is connected to the discharge port, and the other end extends outward and protrudes from the outside of the lifting mechanism to prevent it from interfering with or colliding with the components of the lifting mechanism, so that it can be used in conjunction with the downstream processing equipment to facilitate the overall layout.

[0051] The present invention is described by preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes or equivalent substitutions may be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and other embodiments falling within the claims of this application are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing, characterized in that: It includes a support frame, a transfer structure, multiple material troughs, and multiple push structures; A first support plate and a second support plate are fixedly mounted between the two side walls of the support frame. The top surface of the first support plate and the enclosures on both sides of the support frame form a first storage area, and the first support plate, the second support plate and the enclosures on both sides of the support frame form a second storage area; the vertical heights of the first storage area and the second storage area are adapted to the thickness of the material trough, the length is adapted to the length of the material trough, and the width is an integer multiple of the width of the material trough; multiple material troughs are closely arranged in the first storage area and the second storage area, and multiple pushing structures are used to push the material troughs, so that the material troughs circulate between the first storage area and the second storage area; The top surface of the support frame is provided with a feed inlet and a discharge inlet on both sides, and the feed inlet and the discharge inlet correspond to the ports of the corresponding trough; The moving structure spans across the top of the support frame and is used to push the workpiece in the corresponding trough to the discharge port.

2. The transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first pushing structure and the second pushing structure are respectively provided on the outer sides of the two ends of the first storage area; a third pushing structure is provided below the second pushing structure, and the third pushing structure corresponds to the end of the second storage area; the first pushing structure, the second pushing structure and the third pushing structure are used to push the material trough in the horizontal direction; A fourth pushing structure and a fifth pushing structure are respectively provided below the outer sides of the two ports of the second storage area. The fourth pushing structure is located below the third pushing structure. The fourth pushing structure and the fifth pushing structure are used to push the material trough in the vertical direction to switch the material trough between the first storage area and the second storage area.

3. The transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first push structure includes a first cylinder and a first push frame. The first cylinder is installed on the side wall of the support frame by bolts, and the first push frame is installed on the end of the piston rod of the first cylinder. The first push structure, the second push structure, and the third push structure have the same structure. The fourth push structure includes a second cylinder and a second push frame, wherein the second cylinder is mounted on a third support plate on the inner wall of the support frame by bolts, and the second push frame is mounted on the end of the piston rod of the second cylinder; The second push rack is an L-shaped plate structure, and the inner side of the corner is located on the side away from the center of the support frame; the top surface width of the second push rack is adapted to the width of the material trough, and the wall surface of the second push rack close to the center of the support frame slides against the end wall of the second support plate; when the second push rack moves up to the top surface flush with the top surface of the first support plate, the side wall of the second push rack blocks the port of the second storage area.

4. The transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing according to claim 3 is characterized in that: Two cylindrical protrusions are fixedly provided on both end surfaces of the material trough, and two opposite side walls of the support frame are provided with slots corresponding to the moving tracks of the protrusions, limiting the material trough to move horizontally and vertically only along the slots.

5. The transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transfer structure includes a lifting mechanism, a linear slide, and a push block; The linear slide spans the top of the support frame along the length direction of the trough, and the push block is installed on the slider of the linear slide. The position of the push block corresponds to the notch position of the corresponding trough; The lifting mechanism is used to drive the linear slide to move vertically, and drive the push block to move in and out of the trough; the push block moves along the length direction of the trough under the drive of the linear slide, and pushes the workpiece in the trough outward.

6. The transfer arrangement device for chip inductor processing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes two third cylinders arranged opposite to each other, which are installed on the opposite outer walls of the support frame by bolts, and the piston rod ends of the two third cylinders are provided with an arch frame, which spans the top of the support frame, and the arch frame is arranged corresponding to one end of the first support plate close to the second push structure; the top surface of the arch frame is provided with a strip hole extending in the length direction, and the position of the strip hole corresponds to the position of the discharge port, one end of the strip hole extends to the outside beyond the discharge port, and the other end extends to the inner wall of the other side of the support frame; The linear slide is installed on the arch frame, the push block movably passes through the strip hole, and the bottom end of the push block is lower than the bottom surface of the frame plate of the arch frame; The third cylinder drives the arch frame to move vertically. When the arch frame moves down to a preset position, it is used to press the corresponding material trough, and the push block extends into the notch of the material trough accordingly.

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