Aluminum casing disc automatic feeding equipment

Abstract

The present invention discloses an automatic feeding device for aluminum casing discs, which enables the discs to be automatically fed into the feeding station of a continuous die punching machine, ensuring the efficient production of aluminum casings. The device comprises: a disc placing device, which comprises a vertical frame, wherein a visual device and a suction cup transfer structure are arranged on the upper part of the vertical frame, and an incoming material pallet is arranged below the visual device and the suction cup transfer structure, and stacked aluminum discs are arranged on the incoming material pallet; a linear conveying line, which comprises an input material port, a stepping conveying section, and a terminal transfer station; and a continuous die punching machine, wherein a multi-axis manipulator is arranged at the feeding end of the continuous die punching machine, and a transfer suction cup is arranged at the output end of the multi-axis manipulator.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of aluminum casing processing, in particular to automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs. Background Art

[0002] Aluminum casing is a product used for automobile air suspension. During the production process of aluminum casing, the coil needs to be formed into discs by a continuous punching machine in advance, and then the discs are fed into a continuous forming punching machine, so that the punching machine punches the discs into aluminum casings. However, the existing continuous forming continuous die punching machine needs to manually feed the discs into the feed end of the punching machine one by one. Since the discs are fed manually, the continuous die punching machine with continuous forming can only perform intermittent production, which leads to low production efficiency of the entire continuous die punching machine. For this reason, it is urgently necessary to develop a device that can automatically load discs. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an automatic feeding device for aluminum casing discs, which enables the discs to be automatically fed into the feeding station of the progressive die punching machine, thereby ensuring efficient production of the aluminum casing.

[0004] The automatic feeding device for aluminum casing discs is characterized in that it comprises:

[0005] The wafer placement device comprises a vertical frame, wherein a visual device and a suction cup transfer structure are arranged on the upper part of the vertical frame, and an incoming material pallet is arranged below the visual device and the suction cup transfer structure, and stacked aluminum wafers are arranged on the incoming material pallet;

[0006] Straight conveyor line, which includes input port, step conveyor section, and terminal transfer station;

[0007] and a progressive die punching machine, wherein a multi-axis manipulator is disposed at the feeding end of the progressive die punching machine, and a transfer suction cup is disposed at the output end of the multi-axis manipulator;

[0008] The straight conveyor line is provided with a centering device corresponding to the position of the input material port, which allows the discs to be arranged in the center and then conveyed forward in steps. The straight conveyor line is perpendicular to the continuous moving direction of the progressive die punching machine. The transfer suction cup transfers the discs at the last section of the stepping conveying section to the terminal transfer station. When the feeding station of the progressive die punching machine is out of material, the transfer suction cup transfers the discs at the terminal transfer station to the feeding station.

[0009] It is further characterized by:

[0010] The linear conveyor line is provided with a plurality of fixed centering positioning carriers along the stepping conveying section, a stepping feeding frame is provided below the linear conveyor line, the stepping feeding frame is connected with a linear driving cylinder, a lifting cylinder is provided below the centering device corresponding to each positioning carrier and the input material port of the stepping feeding frame, a supporting tray is provided on the upper part of the lifting cylinder, the lifting cylinder drives the stripping tray to lift the wafer, and then the stepping feeding frame is driven forward by the linear driving cylinder, the lifting cylinder descends to make the wafer step forward one station, the lifting cylinder drives the supporting tray to descend to the bottom, and then the linear driving cylinder is reset, driving the lifting cylinder and the supporting tray to reset, which makes the stepping feeding of the wafer stable and reliable without collision and wear;

[0011] The centering device includes a pair of cylinders and a pair of centering claws. The output end of each cylinder is connected to the outer end edge of the centering claw through a vertical connecting rod. When the suction cup transfer structure puts the wafer into the input material port, the two cylinders synchronize the centering action so that the centering claws center the wafer, and then the cylinders are reset to facilitate the subsequent step-by-step conveying.

[0012] The starting station of the stepping conveying section is provided with a visual inspection device, which is used to detect whether the wafer exists and whether the wafer is arranged in the center. After the visual inspection device passes the inspection, the entire straight conveying line is normally conveyed. Otherwise, an alarm is issued to remind the staff to check the state of the wafer at this position. After the error is manually eliminated, the straight conveying line is normally conveyed.

[0013] The last station of the stepping conveying section is provided with a sensing device, which is used to sense whether there is a wafer at the last station. If there is no wafer, the stepping conveying section conveys normally; if there is a wafer at the last station, the stepping conveying section does not convey;

[0014] The wafer suction transfer structure includes a transfer robot and a suction cup. The visual device detects the wafers stacked on the incoming material pallet and guides the wafers to be sucked through the adjustment of the transfer robot. When the visual device detects that the wafers are out of material, an alarm is issued.

[0015] After adopting the structure of the present invention, the incoming material pallet with discs is placed in the lower area of ​​the vertical frame, the position of the discs is identified by the visual equipment, and is transferred through the sucking sheet transfer structure, and is placed in the input port of the linear conveyor line. When the disc hits the incoming material detection device at the input port of the linear conveyor line, the product is automatically centered and transported to the next station until the sensing device at the last station of the stepping conveying section senses the incoming material, and the transfer suction cup transfers the material at the last station of the stepping conveying section to the terminal transfer station position. When the feeding station of the continuous die punching machine is short of material, the transfer suction cup transfers the disc at the terminal transfer station to the feeding station, and the cycle is repeated until the discs on the incoming material pallet are taken out, the equipment alarm prompts, and the operator needs to put in the incoming material of the new incoming material pallet and start working again; it enables the discs to be automatically fed into the feeding station of the continuous die punching machine, ensuring the efficient production of the aluminum casing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the linear conveyor line of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A local enlarged view of point A;

[0019] The names corresponding to the serial numbers in the figure are as follows:

[0020] Wafer placement equipment 10, vertical frame 11, suction cup transfer structure 12, transfer robot 121, suction cup 122, incoming material pallet 13, linear conveyor line 20, input material port 21, stepping conveying section 22, final section station 221, terminal transfer station 23, continuous die punching machine 30, feeding station 301, wafer 40, multi-axis robot 50, transfer suction cup 51, centering device 60, cylinder 61, centering claw 62, vertical connecting rod 63, centering positioning carrier 70, stepping feeding frame 80, linear drive cylinder 90, lifting cylinder 100, visual inspection device 110, sensing equipment 120. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] Automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs, see Figure 1-Figure 3 : It includes a wafer placement device 10, a linear conveyor line 20, and a continuous die punching machine 30;

[0022] The wafer placement device 10 includes a vertical frame 11, and a visual device (integrated at the top and shielded) and a suction cup transfer structure 12 are arranged on the upper part of the vertical frame 11, and an incoming material pallet 13 is arranged below the visual device and the suction cup transfer structure 11, and stacked wafers 40 are arranged on the incoming material pallet 13;

[0023] The linear conveyor line 20 includes an input port 21, a stepping conveying section 22, and an end transfer station 23;

[0024] The progressive die punching machine 30 is provided with a plurality of processing stations for continuous punching operations, a multi-axis manipulator 50 is provided at the feeding end area of ​​the progressive die punching machine 30, and a transfer suction cup 51 is provided at the output end of the multi-axis manipulator 50;

[0025] The straight conveyor line 20 is provided with a centering device 60 at the position corresponding to the input material port 21, which allows the wafer 40 to be arranged in the center and then conveyed forward in steps. The straight conveyor line 20 is perpendicular to the continuous travel direction of the continuous die punching machine 30, so that the entire production line does not occupy too much space. The transfer suction cup 51 transfers the material sheet of the last section station 221 of the stepping conveying section 22 to the terminal transfer station 23. When the feeding station 301 of the continuous die punching machine 30 is out of material, the transfer suction cup 51 transfers the wafer of the terminal transfer station 221 to the feeding station 301.

[0026] In a specific embodiment, a plurality of fixed centering positioning carriers 70 are arranged along a stepping conveying section 22 of a straight conveying line 20, a stepping feeding frame 80 is arranged below the straight conveying line 20, and the stepping feeding frame 80 is connected to a linear driving cylinder 90, and a lifting cylinder 100 is arranged below each centering positioning carrier 70 and the centering device 60 of the input material port 21 of the stepping feeding frame 80, and a supporting tray (blocked in the figure) is arranged on the upper part of the lifting cylinder 100, and the stripping tray can be removed by the centering positioning The middle cavity of the positioning carrier 70 is formed, and all the lifting cylinders 100 synchronously drive the stripping plate to lift the wafer 40. Then the stepping feeding frame 80 is driven forward by the linear driving cylinder 90, and the lifting cylinder 100 descends so that the wafer 40 steps forward one station and is placed on the corresponding center positioning carrier 70. The lifting cylinder 100 drives the supporting plate to descend to the bottom, and then the linear driving cylinder 90 is reset, driving the lifting cylinder 100 and the supporting plate to reset, which makes the stepping feeding of the wafer 40 stable and reliable without collision and wear.

[0027] The centering device 60 includes a pair of cylinders 61 and a pair of centering claws 62. The output end of each cylinder 61 is connected to the outer end edge of the centering claw 62 through a vertical connecting rod 63. When the suction cup transfer structure 12 puts the wafer 40 into the input material port 21, the two cylinders 61 synchronously center so that the centering claw 62 centers the wafer 40. Then, the cylinder 61 is reset to facilitate the subsequent step-by-step conveying.

[0028] The starting station of the stepping conveying section 22 is provided with a visual inspection device 110, which is used to detect whether the wafer 40 exists and whether the wafer 40 is arranged in the center. After the visual inspection device 110 passes the inspection, the entire straight conveying line is normally conveyed. Otherwise, an alarm is issued to prompt the staff to check the state of the wafer at this position. After the error is manually eliminated, the straight conveying line 20 is normally conveyed.

[0029] The last station 221 of the stepping conveying section 22 is provided with a sensing device 120, which is used to sense whether there is a wafer 40 at the last station 221. If there is no wafer 40, the stepping conveying section 22 conveys normally. If there is a wafer 40 at the last station 221, the stepping conveying section 22 does not convey.

[0030] In specific implementation, the wafer suction transfer structure 12 includes a transfer robot 121 and a suction cup 122. The visual device detects the wafers 40 stacked on the incoming material pallet 13 and guides the suction cup 122 to absorb the wafers 40 through the adjustment of the transfer robot 121. When the visual device detects that the wafers 40 are out of material, an alarm is issued.

[0031] Its working principle is as follows: the incoming material pallet with discs is placed in the lower area of ​​the vertical frame, the position of the discs is identified by the visual equipment, and the discs are transferred through the suction transfer structure and placed in the input port of the linear conveyor line. When the discs touch the incoming material detection device at the input port of the linear conveyor line, the product is automatically centered and transported to the next station until the sensing device at the last station of the stepping conveying section senses the incoming material, and the transfer suction cup transfers the material at the last station of the stepping conveying section to the terminal transfer station position. When the feeding station of the continuous die punching machine is out of material, the transfer suction cup transfers the discs at the terminal transfer station to the feeding station, and the cycle is repeated until the discs on the incoming material pallet are taken out, and the equipment alarm prompts. At this time, the operator needs to put in the incoming material of the new incoming material pallet and start working again; it enables the discs to be automatically fed into the feeding station of the continuous die punching machine to ensure the efficient production of the aluminum casing.

[0032] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be considered as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0033] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. Aluminum casing disc automatic feeding equipment, characterized in that: It includes: The wafer placement device comprises a vertical frame, wherein a visual device and a suction cup transfer structure are arranged on the upper part of the vertical frame, and an incoming material pallet is arranged below the visual device and the suction cup transfer structure, and stacked aluminum wafers are arranged on the incoming material pallet; Straight conveyor line, which includes input port, step conveyor section, and terminal transfer station; and a progressive die punching machine, wherein a multi-axis manipulator is disposed at the feeding end of the progressive die punching machine, and a transfer suction cup is disposed at the output end of the multi-axis manipulator; The straight conveyor line is provided with a centering device corresponding to the position of the input material port, which allows the discs to be arranged in the center and then conveyed forward in steps. The straight conveyor line is perpendicular to the continuous moving direction of the progressive die punching machine. The transfer suction cup transfers the discs at the last section of the stepping conveying section to the terminal transfer station. When the feeding station of the progressive die punching machine is out of material, the transfer suction cup transfers the discs at the terminal transfer station to the feeding station.

2. The automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The linear conveyor line is provided with a plurality of fixed centering positioning carriers along the stepping conveying section, a stepping feeding frame is arranged below the linear conveyor line, the stepping feeding frame is connected with a linear driving cylinder, a lifting cylinder is arranged below each positioning carrier and the centering device of the input material port of the stepping feeding frame, a supporting tray is arranged on the upper part of the lifting cylinder, the lifting cylinder drives the stripping tray to lift the wafer, and then the stepping feeding frame is driven forward by the linear driving cylinder, the lifting cylinder descends to make the wafer step forward one station, the lifting cylinder drives the supporting tray to descend to the bottom, and then the linear driving cylinder is reset, driving the lifting cylinder and the supporting tray to reset.

3. The automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The centering device includes a pair of cylinders and a pair of centering claws. The output end of each cylinder is connected to the outer end edge of the centering claw through a vertical connecting rod. When the suction cup transfer structure puts the wafer into the input material port, the two cylinders synchronize the centering action so that the centering claws center the wafer, and then the cylinder resets.

4. The automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The starting station of the step conveying section is provided with a visual inspection device, which is used to detect whether the wafer exists and whether the wafer is arranged centrally. After the visual inspection device passes the inspection, the entire straight conveyor line will transport normally. Otherwise, an alarm will be issued to prompt the staff to check the status of the wafer at this position. After the error is manually eliminated, the straight conveyor line will transport normally.

5. The automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The last station of the stepping conveying section is provided with a sensing device, which is used to sense whether there is a wafer at the last station. If there is no wafer, the stepping conveying section conveys normally. If there is a wafer at the last station, the stepping conveying section does not convey.

6. The automatic feeding equipment for aluminum casing discs according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The wafer suction transfer structure includes a transfer robot and a suction cup. The visual device detects the wafers stacked on the incoming material pallet and guides the wafers to be sucked through the adjustment of the transfer robot. When the visual device detects that the wafers are out of material, an alarm is issued.

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