Automatic steel ball separating device for clutch and full-automatic clutch assembly machine

By designing the clutch automatic steel ball device, the semi-automatic assembly of the clutch is realized, solving the problems of low assembly efficiency and low yield in the prior art. In the subsequent implementation of fully automatic assembly through a fully automatic clutch assembly machine, improving processing efficiency and product quality.

CN119641807AActive Publication Date: 2025-03-18CHANGZHOU NRB CORP
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Application Number
CN202510182555.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-19
Publication Date
2025-03-18
Estimated Expiration
2045-02-19

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Technical Problem

The assembly efficiency of existing large clutches is low, requires a lot of manual labor, and there are problems such as misinstallation and missing installation, resulting in a low yield rate.

Method used

A clutch automatic steel ball splitting device is designed, including a bracket, clutch inner ring clutch, clutch outer ring support mechanism, steel ball support mechanism and steel ball splitting mechanism. Through the cooperation of these mechanisms, the semi-automatic assembly of the clutch is realized.

Benefits of technology

It greatly reduces the labor intensity of workers, avoids misinstallation and misinstallation, improves the yield rate, and realizes fully automatic assembly through the implementation of a fully automatic clutch assembly machine, improves processing efficiency and product quality, and reduces production costs.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of bearing machining, in particular to an automatic clutch steel ball separating device and a full-automatic clutch assembler which comprises a clutch outer ring feeding device, a clutch inner ring feeding device, a steel ball supply device, a retainer assembling device and the automatic clutch steel ball separating device. The automatic steel ball separating device of the clutch comprises a support, a clutch inner ring clamping mechanism, a clutch outer ring supporting mechanism, a steel ball supporting mechanism and a steel ball separating mechanism. Through mutual cooperation of the clutch outer ring feeding device, the clutch inner ring feeding device, the steel ball supply device, the retainer assembling device and the clutch automatic steel ball separation device, full-automatic assembling of various different clutches can be achieved, manpower is not needed in the whole process, the machining efficiency and the product quality are greatly improved, and the production cost is reduced. And the production cost of an enterprise is reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of bearing processing, and in particular to an automatic clutch steel ball separating device and a full-automatic clutch assembly machine with the automatic clutch steel ball separating device. Background Art

[0002] Some existing large clutches generally include a clutch outer ring, a clutch inner ring and steel balls. Due to their complex structures, they have been assembled manually with the help of special tooling in the past, which requires a lot of labor intensity from workers, has poor assembly efficiency and a high defective rate. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a clutch automatic steel ball separating device which can adapt to the assembly of various products and a fully automatic clutch assembly machine having the clutch automatic steel ball separating device.

[0004] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: The present invention provides a clutch automatic steel ball separation device, comprising a bracket, a clutch inner ring clamping mechanism, a clutch outer ring supporting mechanism, a steel ball supporting mechanism and a steel ball separation mechanism; The clutch inner ring clamping mechanism is mounted on the bracket and comprises a clamping claw and a clamping claw driver capable of driving the clamping claw to clamp the clutch inner ring; The clutch outer ring support mechanism is installed on the bracket, including a support plate and a support plate drive connected to the support plate, the support plate is slidably connected to the top of the bracket, a positioning groove capable of positioning the clutch outer ring is provided on the support plate, a through hole capable of allowing the clutch inner ring to pass through is provided in the positioning groove, and the support plate drive can drive the support plate to slide along the bracket; The steel ball support mechanism is installed on the bracket, including a support plate and a support plate drive connected to the support plate, the support plate is correspondingly arranged below the through hole, the support plate can support the steel ball, and the support plate drive can drive the support plate to move up and down; The steel ball dividing mechanism includes a steel ball dividing assembly and a transfer drive connected to the steel ball dividing assembly. The steel ball dividing assembly includes an inner clamping manipulator, a guide seat and a guide strip. The inner clamping manipulator can clamp the inner ring of the clutch. The guide seat is fixed to the outside of the clamping manipulator. The guide seat is a circular ring structure, which is correspondingly arranged above the through hole. The outer wall of the guide seat is evenly provided with a plurality of guide grooves perpendicular to the horizontal plane along its circumference. Guide strips are respectively slidably connected in the guide grooves. The guide strips pass through the bottom end of the guide grooves and extend downward, and the length of the guide strip extending downward gradually increases from one end to the other end. The top end of the guide strip is elastically connected to the guide seat through a spring. The transfer drive is connected to the inner clamping manipulator, and the transfer drive can drive the inner clamping manipulator to move in all directions.

[0005] In order to facilitate clamping the inner ring of the clutch, preferably, the clamping jaw drive includes front and rear pushing electric cylinders and a clamping jaw cylinder connected to the front and rear pushing electric cylinders. The front and rear pushing electric cylinders can drive the clamping jaw cylinder to move forward and backward, and the clamping jaw cylinder can drive the clamping jaw to clamp the inner ring of the clutch.

[0006] In order to facilitate the movement of the clutch outer ring, preferably, the support plate drive includes a servo motor and a connecting plate connected to the servo motor, the connecting plate is connected to the support plate, and the servo motor can drive the support plate to slide forward and backward along the bracket through the connecting plate.

[0007] In order to facilitate the lifting and lowering of the pallet and the dispersion of the steel balls on the pallet, it is preferred that the pallet drive includes a lifting cylinder and a pneumatic vibrator, and the lifting cylinder and the pneumatic vibrator are respectively connected to the pallet. The lifting cylinder can drive the pallet to move up and down, and the pneumatic vibrator can drive the pallet to vibrate.

[0008] In order to gather the steel balls on one side and facilitate the subsequent separation of the steel balls, the support plate is an arc structure, the top of the support plate has a supporting plane that can support the steel balls, and both ends of the supporting plane have raised parts that can limit the steel balls.

[0009] In order to facilitate the automatic resetting of the guide bar, a collar is fixed to the outer wall of the bottom end of the guide seat, and the top end of the guide bar is elastically connected to the top end of the collar through a spring.

[0010] In order to ensure the accuracy of dividing the steel balls, the bottom end of the guide strip has an inclined guide surface.

[0011] In order to facilitate the assembly of the clutch outer ring, the clutch inner ring and the steel ball to be sent to the rear, preferably, the transfer drive includes a swing motor, a swing arm, a lifting electric cylinder and a connecting seat. The swing motor is connected to the swing arm, and the swing motor can drive the swing arm to swing. The lifting electric cylinder is fixed on the swing arm, and the lifting electric cylinder is connected to the internal clamping manipulator through the connecting seat, and the lifting electric cylinder can drive the internal clamping manipulator to move up and down.

[0012] The present invention also provides a fully automatic clutch assembly machine, comprising a clutch outer ring feeding device, a clutch inner ring feeding device, a steel ball feeding device, a retaining frame assembly device and the above-mentioned clutch automatic steel ball separation device.

[0013] Specifically, the clutch outer ring feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of the clutch outer ring, including a clutch outer ring conveying mechanism, a clutch outer ring handling mechanism and a clutch outer ring detection mechanism. The clutch outer ring conveying mechanism is used to automatically convey the clutch outer ring. The clutch outer ring handling mechanism is correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism, and is used to transfer the clutch outer ring delivered by the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism to the clutch outer ring detection mechanism or the clutch outer ring support mechanism. The clutch outer ring detection mechanism is correspondingly arranged at one side of the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism, and is used to detect the inner diameter of the clutch outer ring. The clutch inner ring feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of the clutch inner ring, including a clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, a clutch inner ring handling mechanism, a clutch inner ring detection mechanism and a clutch inner ring feeding manipulator. The clutch inner ring conveying mechanism is used to automatically convey the clutch inner ring. The clutch inner ring handling mechanism is correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, and is used to transfer the clutch inner ring sent out by the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism to the clutch inner ring detection mechanism. The clutch inner ring detection mechanism is correspondingly arranged at one side of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, and is used to detect the inner diameter of the clutch inner ring. The clutch inner ring feeding manipulator is correspondingly arranged at one side of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, and is used to send the clutch inner ring that has been detected to the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism. The steel ball feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of steel balls, and comprises a steel ball barrel and a steel ball guide mechanism correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the steel ball barrel, wherein the steel ball barrel is used to store steel balls, and the steel ball guide mechanism is used to feed the steel balls onto the steel ball support mechanism; The cage assembly device is used to install the cage into the clutch inner ring and the clutch outer ring, and includes a positioning table, a cage loading robot and a cage silo. The positioning table is used to position the assembly sent out by the steel ball distribution mechanism, and the cage loading robot is used to load the cage in the cage silo into the assembly.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: The clutch automatic steel ball separation device of the present invention can realize semi-automatic assembly of various clutches through the coordination of the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism, the clutch outer ring supporting mechanism, the steel ball supporting mechanism and the steel ball separation mechanism, greatly reducing the labor intensity of workers, avoiding the phenomenon of wrong assembly, missing assembly, etc., and improving the yield rate; The fully automatic clutch assembly machine of the present invention cooperates with each other through a clutch outer ring loading device, a clutch inner ring loading device, a steel ball feeding device, a retaining frame assembly device and a clutch automatic steel ball separation device, and can realize fully automatic assembly of a variety of different clutches without the need for manual labor throughout the process, thereby greatly improving processing efficiency and product quality and reducing the production cost of the enterprise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the automatic steel ball separation device of the clutch of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism, the clutch outer ring supporting mechanism, and the steel ball supporting mechanism of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism, the clutch outer ring supporting mechanism, and the steel ball supporting mechanism of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the steel ball dividing mechanism of the present invention; Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the steel ball assembly of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the fully automatic clutch assembly machine of the present invention; Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the clutch outer ring feeding device of the present invention; Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the clutch inner ring feeding device of the present invention; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the steel ball feeding device of the present invention; Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the retainer assembly device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0017] Embodiment 1: like Figure 1 The clutch automatic steel ball separation device shown includes a bracket 101, a clutch inner ring clamping mechanism 102, a clutch outer ring supporting mechanism 103, a steel ball supporting mechanism 104 and a steel ball separating mechanism 105, wherein the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism 102, the clutch outer ring supporting mechanism 103, and the steel ball supporting mechanism 104 are installed on the bracket 101, and the steel ball separating mechanism 105 is an independent set of mechanisms.

[0018] Specifically, combined Figure 2 , Figure 3As shown, the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism includes a clamping claw 1021 and a clamping claw drive that can drive the clamping claw 1021 to clamp the clutch inner ring, and the clamping claw drive includes a front and rear pushing electric cylinder 1022 and a clamping claw cylinder 1023 connected to the front and rear pushing electric cylinder 1022. The front and rear pushing electric cylinder 1022 can drive the clamping claw cylinder 1023 to move forward and backward, and the clamping claw cylinder 1023 can drive the clamping claw 1021 to clamp the clutch inner ring A to achieve internal clamping; Specifically, the clutch outer ring support mechanism includes a support plate 1031 and a support plate drive connected to the support plate 1031, the support plate 1031 is slidably connected to the top of the bracket 101, a positioning groove capable of positioning the clutch outer ring B is provided on the support plate 1031, a through hole capable of allowing the clutch inner ring A to pass through is provided in the positioning groove, the support plate drive can drive the support plate 1031 to slide along the bracket 101, the support plate drive includes a servo motor 1032 and a connecting plate 1033 connected to the servo motor 1032, the connecting plate 1033 is fixed to the support plate 1031, and the servo motor 1032 can drive the support plate 1031 to slide forward and backward along the bracket 101 through the connecting plate 1033; Specifically, the steel ball supporting mechanism includes a support plate 1041 and a support plate drive connected to the support plate 1041. The support plate 1041 is correspondingly arranged below the through hole. The support plate 1041 can support the steel ball C. The support plate 1041 is an arc structure. The top of the support plate 1041 has a supporting plane that can support the steel ball C. Both ends of the supporting plane have raised portions that can limit the steel ball. This structure can gather multiple steel balls together to facilitate subsequent ball separation. The support plate drive includes a lifting cylinder 1042 and a pneumatic vibrator 1043. The lifting cylinder 1042 and the pneumatic vibrator 1043 are respectively connected to the support plate 1041. The lifting cylinder 1042 can drive the support plate 1041 to move up and down, and the pneumatic vibrator 1043 can drive the support plate to vibrate to prevent the steel balls C from stacking together.

[0019] Specifically, combined Figure 4 , Figure 5 As shown, the steel ball dividing mechanism includes a steel ball dividing assembly and a transfer drive connected to the steel ball dividing assembly, wherein the transfer drive includes a swing motor 1051, a swing arm 1052, a lifting electric cylinder 1053 and a connecting seat 1054, the swing motor 1051 is connected to the swing arm 1052, the swing motor 1051 can drive the swing arm 1052 to swing, the lifting electric cylinder 1053 is fixed on the swing arm 1052, the lifting electric cylinder 1053 is connected to the steel ball dividing assembly through the connecting seat 1054, and the lifting electric cylinder 1053 can drive the steel ball dividing assembly to move up and down; Specifically, the steel ball assembly includes an inner clamping manipulator 1055, a guide seat 1056 and a guide strip 1057. The inner clamping manipulator 1055 can clamp the inner ring of the clutch from the inside. The guide seat 1056 is fixed to the outside of the clamping manipulator 1055. The guide seat 1056 is a circular ring structure, which is correspondingly arranged above the through hole. A collar 1058 is fixed to the outer wall of the bottom end of the guide seat 1056. The outer wall of the guide seat 1056 is evenly provided with a plurality of guide grooves perpendicular to the horizontal plane along its circumference. The guide strips 1057 are slidably connected in the guide grooves. The guide bar 1057 passes through the bottom end of the guide groove and extends downward, and the downward extension length of the guide bar 1057 gradually increases from one end to the other end, that is, there are multiple guide bars 1057, and the longest guide bar is located at the center position above the support plate 1041. With the longest guide bar as the center, the length of the guide bar in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions gradually decreases until it is the shortest. The shortest guide bar is arranged opposite to the longest guide bar. The top end of the guide bar 1057 is elastically connected to the top end of the ring 1058 by a spring 1059, and the bottom end of the guide bar 1057 has an inclined guide surface.

[0020] Combination Figure 1-5 As shown, when the clutch automatic steel ball separation device is used alone as a semi-automatic equipment, the operator first places the clutch inner ring A on the clamping claw 1021, and the clamping claw cylinder 1023 drives the clamping claw 1021 to clamp the clutch inner ring A to achieve the positioning of the clutch inner ring A. The operator then places the clutch outer ring B in the positioning groove on the support plate 1031 to achieve the positioning of the clutch outer ring B. At this time, the clutch outer ring B is concentrically arranged with the clutch inner ring A, and the servo motor 1032 drives the support plate 1031 to slide backward along the bracket 101 through the connecting plate 1033, so that a larger gap is generated on one side between the clutch outer ring B and the clutch inner ring A, that is, the clutch outer ring B and the clutch inner ring A are eccentrically arranged, and the lifting cylinder 1042 drives the support plate 1041 to rise, and the support plate 1041 is located at the outer ring of the clutch. The operator can place the corresponding number of steel balls C on the support plate 1041 between the outer ring B and the inner ring A of the clutch, and the pneumatic vibrator 1043 vibrates the support plate 1041 to make the steel balls C evenly distributed. Then, the lifting cylinder 1053 drives the steel ball assembly to descend, and the longest guide bar 1057 first contacts the steel balls C, and pushes the two steel balls at the center of the support plate 1041 apart. As the guide bars 1057 gradually descend, the steel balls C are separated one by one, and finally a circle is formed between the outer ring B of the clutch and the inner ring A of the clutch. The distance between two adjacent steel balls C is the same, and the ball distribution is achieved. Finally, the clamping manipulator 1055 clamps the inner ring A of the clutch, and the swing motor 1051 drives the swing arm 1052 to swing, and the assembled assembly is sent to other workstations to install other parts of the clutch.

[0021] Embodiment 2: like Figure 6As shown, this embodiment provides a fully automatic clutch assembly machine, including a clutch outer ring feeding device 2, a clutch inner ring feeding device 3, a steel ball feeding device 4, a retaining frame assembly device 5 and the above-mentioned clutch automatic steel ball separating device 1.

[0022] Specifically, combined Figure 7 As shown, the clutch outer ring loading device is used to realize automatic loading of the clutch outer ring, including a clutch outer ring conveying mechanism 201, a clutch outer ring transporting mechanism 203 and a clutch outer ring detection mechanism 202. The clutch outer ring conveying mechanism 201 is used to automatically convey the clutch outer ring. The clutch outer ring transporting mechanism 203 is correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism 201, and is used to transfer the clutch outer ring delivered by the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism 201 to the clutch outer ring detection mechanism 202 or the clutch outer ring support mechanism. The clutch outer ring detection mechanism 202 is correspondingly arranged on one side of the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism 201, and is used to detect the inner diameter of the clutch outer ring.

[0023] Specifically, combined Figure 8 As shown, the clutch inner ring feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of the clutch inner ring, and its structure is basically the same as that of the clutch outer ring feeding device, including a clutch inner ring conveying mechanism 301, a clutch inner ring handling mechanism 302, a clutch inner ring detection mechanism 303 and a clutch inner ring feeding manipulator 304. The clutch inner ring conveying mechanism 301 is used to automatically convey the clutch inner ring. The clutch inner ring handling mechanism 302 is correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism 301, and is used to transfer the clutch inner ring sent out by the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism 301 to the clutch inner ring detection mechanism 303. The clutch inner ring detection mechanism 303 is correspondingly arranged on one side of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism 301, and is used to detect the inner diameter of the clutch inner ring. The clutch inner ring feeding manipulator 304 is correspondingly arranged on one side of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism 303, and is used to send the clutch inner ring that has been detected to the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism.

[0024] Specifically, combined Fig. 9 As shown, the steel ball feeding device is used to realize automatic loading of steel balls, including a steel ball barrel 401 and a steel ball guiding mechanism 402 correspondingly arranged at the bottom outlet end of the steel ball barrel 401. The steel ball barrel 401 is used to store steel balls. There are multiple steel ball barrels 401. The sizes of steel balls in each steel ball barrel 401 are different. The corresponding steel balls can be selected according to the actual size of the clutch. The steel ball guiding mechanism 402 is used to feed the steel balls into the steel ball supporting mechanism.

[0025] Specifically, combined Fig.10As shown, the retainer assembly device is used to install the retainer into the clutch inner ring and the clutch outer ring, including a positioning table 501, a retainer loading robot 503 and a retainer silo 502. The positioning table 501 is used to position the assembly sent out by the steel ball distribution mechanism, and the retainer loading robot 503 is used to load the retainer in the retainer silo 502 into the assembly.

[0026] During processing, combined Figure 6-10 As shown, the clutch outer ring feeding device 2 and the clutch inner ring feeding device 3 operate simultaneously, the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism 201 conveys the clutch outer ring to the outlet end, the clutch outer ring handling mechanism 203 delivers the clutch outer ring to the clutch outer ring detection mechanism 202, the clutch outer ring detection mechanism 202 detects the inner diameter of the clutch outer ring, and after the detection is correct, the clutch outer ring is delivered to the clutch outer ring support mechanism of the clutch automatic steel ball separation device for positioning by the clutch outer ring handling mechanism 203, and similarly, the clutch inner ring after the detection is correct is delivered to the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism by the handling mechanism for clamping and positioning, at this time, the steel ball feeding device starts to unload the steel balls, and the steel balls fall into the gap between the clutch outer ring and the clutch inner ring, and the steel ball separation mechanism performs the ball separation operation, after completion, the assembly is delivered to the positioning platform 501, and the retaining frame loading manipulator 503 loads the retaining frame in the retaining frame bin 502 into the assembly body to complete the assembly of the clutch, and the assembled finished product is delivered to the back-end workstation by the manipulator, thereby completing the fully automated processing.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "between", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0028] Based on the above ideal embodiments of the present invention, the relevant staff can make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical concept of the present invention through the above description. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents of the specification, and its technical scope must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A clutch automatic steel ball separation device, characterized in that: It includes a bracket, a clutch inner ring clamping mechanism, a clutch outer ring supporting mechanism, a steel ball supporting mechanism and a steel ball dividing mechanism; The clutch inner ring clamping mechanism is mounted on the bracket and comprises a clamping claw and a clamping claw driver capable of driving the clamping claw to clamp the clutch inner ring; The clutch outer ring support mechanism is installed on the bracket, including a support plate and a support plate drive connected to the support plate, the support plate is slidably connected to the top of the bracket, a positioning groove capable of positioning the clutch outer ring is provided on the support plate, a through hole capable of allowing the clutch inner ring to pass through is provided in the positioning groove, and the support plate drive can drive the support plate to slide along the bracket; The steel ball support mechanism is installed on the bracket, including a support plate and a support plate drive connected to the support plate, the support plate is correspondingly arranged below the through hole, the support plate can support the steel ball, and the support plate drive can drive the support plate to move up and down; The steel ball dividing mechanism includes a steel ball dividing assembly and a transfer drive connected to the steel ball dividing assembly. The steel ball dividing assembly includes an inner clamping manipulator, a guide seat and a guide strip. The inner clamping manipulator can clamp the inner ring of the clutch. The guide seat is fixed to the outside of the clamping manipulator. The guide seat is a circular ring structure, which is correspondingly arranged above the through hole. The outer wall of the guide seat is evenly provided with a plurality of guide grooves perpendicular to the horizontal plane along its circumference. Guide strips are respectively slidably connected in the guide grooves. The guide strips pass through the bottom end of the guide grooves and extend downward, and the length of the guide strip extending downward gradually increases from one end to the other end. The top end of the guide strip is elastically connected to the guide seat through a spring. The transfer drive is connected to the inner clamping manipulator, and the transfer drive can drive the inner clamping manipulator to move in all directions.

2. The automatic ball separation device for the clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping jaw drive includes front and rear pushing electric cylinders and a clamping jaw air cylinder connected to the front and rear pushing electric cylinders. The front and rear pushing electric cylinders can drive the clamping jaw air cylinder to move forward and backward, and the clamping jaw air cylinder can drive the clamping jaw to clamp the inner ring of the clutch.

3. The automatic ball separation device for the clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support plate drive includes a servo motor and a connecting plate connected to the servo motor. The connecting plate is connected to the support plate. The servo motor can drive the support plate to slide forward and backward along the bracket through the connecting plate.

4. The automatic ball separation device for the clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pallet drive includes a lifting cylinder and a pneumatic vibrator, and the lifting cylinder and the pneumatic vibrator are respectively connected to the pallet. The lifting cylinder can drive the pallet to move up and down, and the pneumatic vibrator can drive the pallet to vibrate.

5. The clutch automatic steel ball separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support plate is an arc structure, the top of the support plate is provided with a support plane capable of supporting the steel ball, and both ends of the support plane are provided with raised parts capable of limiting the steel ball.

6. The automatic ball separation device for the clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that: A collar is fixed on the outer wall of the bottom end of the guide seat, and the top end of the guide strip is elastically connected to the top end of the collar through a spring.

7. The automatic ball separation device for the clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the guide strip is provided with an inclined guide surface.

8. The automatic ball separation device for the clutch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer drive includes a swing motor, a swing arm, a lifting electric cylinder and a connecting seat. The swing motor is connected to the swing arm, and the swing motor can drive the swing arm to swing. The lifting electric cylinder is fixed on the swing arm, and the lifting electric cylinder is connected to the internal clamping manipulator through the connecting seat, and the lifting electric cylinder can drive the internal clamping manipulator to move up and down.

9. A fully automatic clutch assembly machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a clutch outer ring feeding device, a clutch inner ring feeding device, a steel ball feeding device, a retaining frame assembly device and a clutch automatic steel ball separation device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The fully automatic clutch assembly machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clutch outer ring feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of the clutch outer ring, and includes a clutch outer ring conveying mechanism, a clutch outer ring handling mechanism and a clutch outer ring detection mechanism. The clutch outer ring conveying mechanism is used to automatically convey the clutch outer ring. The clutch outer ring handling mechanism is correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism, and is used to transfer the clutch outer ring delivered by the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism to the clutch outer ring detection mechanism or the clutch outer ring support mechanism. The clutch outer ring detection mechanism is correspondingly arranged at one side of the clutch outer ring conveying mechanism, and is used to detect the inner diameter of the clutch outer ring. The clutch inner ring feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of the clutch inner ring, including a clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, a clutch inner ring handling mechanism, a clutch inner ring detection mechanism and a clutch inner ring feeding manipulator. The clutch inner ring conveying mechanism is used to automatically convey the clutch inner ring. The clutch inner ring handling mechanism is correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, and is used to transfer the clutch inner ring sent out by the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism to the clutch inner ring detection mechanism. The clutch inner ring detection mechanism is correspondingly arranged at one side of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, and is used to detect the inner diameter of the clutch inner ring. The clutch inner ring feeding manipulator is correspondingly arranged at one side of the clutch inner ring conveying mechanism, and is used to send the clutch inner ring that has been detected to the clutch inner ring clamping mechanism. The steel ball feeding device is used to realize automatic feeding of steel balls, and comprises a steel ball barrel and a steel ball guide mechanism correspondingly arranged at the outlet end of the steel ball barrel, wherein the steel ball barrel is used to store steel balls, and the steel ball guide mechanism is used to feed the steel balls onto the steel ball support mechanism; The cage assembly device is used to install the cage into the clutch inner ring and the clutch outer ring, and includes a positioning table, a cage loading robot and a cage silo. The positioning table is used to position the assembly sent out by the steel ball distribution mechanism, and the cage loading robot is used to load the cage in the cage silo into the assembly.

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