A device suitable for automatic sorting of molds

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device suitable for automatic sorting of molds, belonging to the technical field of sorting equipment, comprising a base, a support seat fixedly installed on the top of the base, a conveying assembly arranged above the base, a lifting assembly arranged inside the support seat, and a sorting assembly arranged outside the support seat; the conveying assembly comprises a plurality of rotating rollers rotatably connected to the inner wall of the base. The device suitable for automatic sorting of molds, by placing the mold above the conveyor belt, the main control module starts the conveying motor to rotate and drive the driving roller located behind the support seat to rotate, the rotation of the driving roller drives the rotating roller inside the unloading area to rotate, so that the conveyor belt inside the unloading area starts to rotate, the rotation of the conveyor belt inside the unloading area drives the rotating roller at the other end of the conveyor belt to rotate, and drives the driving roller inside the loading area to rotate, so that the conveyor belt inside the loading area drives the mold to be transported to the mold storage position at the end of the loading area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of sorting equipment, in particular to a device suitable for automatic sorting of moulds. Background Art

[0002] A sorting device is a device used to distinguish and classify items according to specific criteria such as category, size, weight, destination, etc. Its purpose is to efficiently and accurately separate various items that are mixed together for subsequent processing, packaging, transportation or storage operations.

[0003] An automatic sorting device is needed in the mold production process. The Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN214639644U discloses an automatic sorting device for stamping mold production, including a stamping mold body, a stamping table mounted on the stamping mold body, a sorting storage basket on the right side of the stamping table, a conveying bracket below the sorting storage basket, and the sorting storage basket is slidably connected to the conveying bracket, and a mounting shell is arranged on the left side of the stamping table. This patent controls the start and stop of the motor, the overall structure of the push block is reasonably set, and the drive is stable, which can realize the automatic sorting and unloading of materials on the stamping table after stamping, avoiding the tedious manual operation and improving production efficiency.

[0004] However, the automatic sorting device does not have the function of measuring the molds, cannot perform accurate sorting, and cannot meet production needs. Therefore, a device suitable for automatic mold sorting is proposed to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a device suitable for automatic sorting of molds, which has the advantages of high operating efficiency and good sorting effect, and solves the problem that the automatic mold sorting device cannot measure and sort the molds accurately.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a device suitable for automatic sorting of molds, comprising a base, a support base fixedly mounted on the top of the base, a conveying assembly is arranged above the base, a lifting assembly is arranged inside the support base, and a sorting assembly is arranged outside the support base;

[0007] The conveying assembly includes a plurality of rotating rollers rotatably connected to the inner side wall of the base, a conveying belt arranged outside the rotating rollers, a plurality of driving rollers rotatably connected inside the base, and a conveying motor fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the support seat;

[0008] The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder slidably connected to the outside of the support seat, a lifting motor fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support seat, a threaded rod fixedly installed at the bottom of the output shaft of the lifting motor, and a fixing frame fixedly installed on the side of the lifting cylinder;

[0009] The sorting assembly includes a rotating motor on the top of a fixed frame, a fixed ring fixedly installed at the bottom of an output shaft of the rotating motor, a plurality of measuring frames movably connected inside the fixed ring, a measuring probe fixedly installed at the bottom of the measuring frame, an electric telescopic rod arranged on a side of a support seat, a steering motor fixedly installed at the bottom of the electric telescopic rod, a telescopic cylinder fixedly installed on the side of an output shaft of the steering motor, and a mechanical clamp fixedly installed on the side of a telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder.

[0010] Furthermore, a loading area and a unloading area are arranged on the top of the base, and a plurality of limiting holes are opened on the side walls of the loading area and the unloading area, and both ends of the rotating roller are respectively embedded in the interior of the limiting holes and are rotatably connected with the inner side walls of the limiting holes.

[0011] Furthermore, cross notches are provided on both ends of the rotating roller, two slidingly connected transmission rods are arranged inside the driving roller, and a cross pin is provided on one end of the transmission rod located outside the driving roller to cooperate with the cross notch.

[0012] Furthermore, the driving roller is a hollow cylindrical structure with sliding grooves on its surface, a locking spring is arranged inside the driving roller, and two ends of the locking spring are respectively fixedly installed on the opposite sides of the two transmission rods.

[0013] Furthermore, an unlocking block is provided on the outer surface of the opposite end of the transmission rod, which is embedded in the sliding groove and slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove. The output shaft of the conveying motor is connected to the driving roller located outside the loading area through a transmission belt.

[0014] Furthermore, a cavity is provided inside the support seat and a slide groove connecting the cavity is provided on the side, and a connecting plate is provided on the inner wall of the lifting cylinder that passes through the slide groove to the inside of the cavity, and the threaded rod vertically passes through the connecting plate and is rotatably connected to the connecting plate by a thread.

[0015] Furthermore, a plurality of evenly distributed limiting through holes are provided on the side surface of the fixing ring, and the measuring frame is an L-shaped structure and penetrates the limiting through holes transversely to be slidably connected with the fixing ring.

[0016] Furthermore, a reset spring fixedly mounted to the inner side wall of the cross bar is arranged on the outer side of the cross bar of the measuring frame, and the other end of the reset spring is fixedly mounted to the inner side wall of the fixing ring.

[0017] Furthermore, a plurality of fixedly installed travel switches are arranged on the top of the base, a monitoring sensor is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the loading area, and a main control module is arranged inside the base.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides a device suitable for automatic sorting of molds, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] 1. The device suitable for automatic sorting of molds places the mold above the conveyor belt, and the main control module starts the conveying motor to rotate. The rotation of the conveying motor drives the driving roller located behind the support seat to rotate, and the rotation of the driving roller drives the rotating roller inside the unloading area to rotate, so that the conveyor belt inside the unloading area starts to rotate. The rotation of the conveyor belt inside the unloading area drives the rotating roller at the other end of the conveyor belt to rotate, thereby driving the driving roller inside the loading area to rotate, and then driving the conveyor belt inside the loading area to drive the mold to be transported to the mold storage position at the end of the loading area.

[0020] 2. The device suitable for automatic sorting of molds monitors whether there are molds placed in the storage area through a monitoring sensor, and the main control module controls the travel switch to fix the mold at that location, and at the same time starts the lifting motor to drive the threaded rod to drive the fixed frame to descend. The descent of the fixed frame enables the measuring frame to drive the measuring probe to measure the mold. After the measurement is completed, the main control module starts the lifting motor to rise, and starts the steering motor to drive the telescopic cylinder and the mechanical gripper to rotate. After the mechanical gripper is driven to rotate to a specified position, the telescopic cylinder is extended to push the mechanical gripper toward the mold. After the mechanical gripper completes clamping, the electric telescopic rod is contracted to stretch the steering motor and the mechanical gripper to a certain height, and then the steering motor drives the telescopic cylinder to rotate horizontally, so that the mechanical gripper and the clamped mold are located above the unloading area that meets the size, otherwise it is sent to the top of the unloading area that does not meet the size, and then the mechanical gripper is controlled to release the clamping of the mold, and the mold falls to the top of the conveyor belt and is smoothly sent out, which solves the problem that the automatic sorting device for molds cannot measure and sort the molds accurately. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A front perspective view of a device for automatic mold sorting according to the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of the base of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting according to the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 A three-dimensional diagram of a rotating roller and a conveyor belt of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting according to the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 A three-dimensional diagram of a driving roller and a transmission rod of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting according to the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 A cross-sectional perspective view of a base of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting according to the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional view of a lifting component and a sorting component of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a left perspective view of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 8 The present invention is a device suitable for automatic mold sorting Figure 7 A magnified view of the structure in the middle;

[0029] Fig. 9 This is a stereoscopic diagram of a measuring frame, a return spring and a measuring probe of a device suitable for automatic mold sorting according to the present invention.

[0030] In the figure: 1. Base; 11. Loading area; 12. Unloading area; 13. Limiting hole; 2. Support seat; 3. Conveying assembly; 31. Rotating roller; 32. Conveyor belt; 33. Driving roller; 34. Conveying motor; 35. Cross notch; 36. Transmission rod; 37. Cross pin; 38. Sliding notch; 39. Unlocking block; 4. Lifting assembly; 41. Lifting cylinder; 42. Lifting motor; 43. Threaded rod; 44. Fixed frame; 45. Connecting plate; 5. Sorting assembly; 51. Rotating motor; 52. Fixed ring; 53. Measuring frame; 531. Reset spring; 54. Measuring probe; 55. Electric telescopic rod; 56. Steering motor; 57. Telescopic cylinder; 58. Mechanical gripper; 59. Travel switch; 510. Monitoring sensor; 511. Main control module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] 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, not all of the embodiments. 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.

[0032] Embodiment 1:

[0033] See also Figure 1-5 In this embodiment, a device suitable for automatic sorting of molds includes a base 1, a support base 2 fixedly installed on the top of the base 1, a conveying component 3 is arranged above the base 1, a lifting component 4 is arranged inside the support base 2, and a sorting component 5 is arranged outside the support base 2.

[0034] In this embodiment, the conveying assembly 3 includes a plurality of rotating rollers 31 rotatably connected to the inner wall of the base 1, a conveying belt 32 arranged on the outside of the rotating rollers 31, a plurality of driving rollers 33 rotatably connected to the inside of the base 1, and a conveying motor 34 fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the support seat 2.

[0035] In this embodiment, a loading area 11 and a unloading area 12 are provided on the top of the base 1, and a plurality of limiting holes 13 are opened on the side walls of the loading area 11 and the unloading area 12. Both ends of the rotating roller 31 are respectively embedded in the interior of the limiting holes 13 and are rotatably connected to the inner side walls of the limiting holes 13, so that the rotating roller 31 can rotate inside the base 1 and drive the conveyor belt 32 to move, thereby driving the mold placed above to move.

[0036] In this embodiment, cross slots 35 are provided on the side surfaces at both ends of the rotating roller 31, and two slidingly connected transmission rods 36 are provided inside the driving roller 33. A cross pin 37 for cooperating with the cross slot 35 is provided on the side surface at one end of the transmission rod 36 located on the outer side of the driving roller 33. The cross pin 37 and the cross slot 35 are provided for plug-in cooperation, so that the rotation of the transmission rod 36 can rotate the rotating roller 31, thereby providing power to the conveyor belt 32.

[0037] In this embodiment, the driving roller 33 is a hollow cylindrical structure and a sliding groove 38 is opened on the surface. A locking spring is arranged inside the driving roller 33. The two ends of the locking spring are respectively fixedly installed on the opposite sides of the two transmission rods 36. The locking spring is arranged to support the opposite side of the transmission rod 36, so that one end of the transmission rod 36 is tightly fitted with the rotating roller 31, and at the same time, the other end of the transmission rod 36 is firmly embedded in the limiting hole 13, thereby ensuring the stability of the transmission rod 36 and the driving roller 33 during rotation.

[0038] It should be noted that the limiting hole 13 located on the inner wall of the unloading area 12 does not penetrate the side wall of the base 1 , and the limiting hole 13 between the loading area 11 and the unloading area 12 penetrates the inner wall of the base 1 that separates the loading area 11 and the unloading area 12 .

[0039] The outer surface of the opposite end of the transmission rod 36 is provided with an unlocking block 39 which is embedded in the sliding groove 38 and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove 38. The output shaft of the conveying motor 34 is transmission-connected to the driving roller 33 located outside the loading area 11 through the transmission belt. There are two driving rollers 33. The driving roller 33 located outside the loading area 11 transmits the power of the conveying motor 34 to the rotating roller 31 to drive the conveyor belt 32 for transportation. The driving roller 33 located inside the loading area 11 directly drives the conveyor belt 32 to move. The unlocking block 39 is embedded in the sliding groove 38, so that depressing the unlocking block 39 can pull the transmission rod 36 to move toward each other to squeeze the locking spring, thereby pulling the transmission rod 36 out of the cross groove 35 of the rotating roller 31. In this way, the conveyor belt 32 can be smoothly disassembled, and the loading area 11 and the unloading area 12 inside the base 1 can be cleaned to prevent debris from affecting the operation efficiency during the conveying process.

[0040] It should be noted that the surfaces of the driving roller 33 and the conveyor belt 32 are provided with matching patterns, so that the driving roller 33 located inside the loading area 11 can drive the conveyor belt 32 for transportation.

[0041] Embodiment 2:

[0042] See also Figure 6 On the basis of the first embodiment, the lifting assembly 4 includes a lifting cylinder 41 slidably connected to the outside of the support seat 2, a lifting motor 42 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support seat 2, a threaded rod 43 fixedly installed at the bottom of the output shaft of the lifting motor 42, and a fixing frame 44 fixedly installed on the side of the lifting cylinder 41.

[0043] In this embodiment, a cavity is provided inside the support seat 2 and a slide groove connecting the cavity is provided on the side. A connecting plate 45 is provided on the inner wall of the lifting cylinder 41, which passes through the slide groove to the inside of the cavity. The cavity is a cylindrical structure. The connecting plate 45 slides inside the cavity and the slide groove. The threaded rod 43 vertically passes through the connecting plate 45 and is rotatably connected to the connecting plate 45 by a thread. The threaded rod 43 rotates under the driving action of the output shaft of the lifting motor 42, so that the connecting plate 45 can be lifted and moved, thereby driving the fixing frame 44 to be lifted and lowered.

[0044] Embodiment three:

[0045] See also Figure 7-9 On the basis of the first and second embodiments, the sorting assembly 5 includes a rotating motor 51 on the top of the fixed frame 44, a fixed ring 52 fixedly mounted at the bottom of the output shaft of the rotating motor 51, a plurality of measuring frames 53 movably connected to the inside of the fixed ring 52, a measuring probe 54 fixedly mounted at the bottom of the measuring frame 53, an electric telescopic rod 55 arranged on the side of the support seat 2, a steering motor 56 fixedly mounted at the bottom of the electric telescopic rod 55, a telescopic cylinder 57 fixedly mounted on the side of the output shaft of the steering motor 56, and a mechanical clamp 58 fixedly mounted on the side of the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder 57.

[0046] In this embodiment, a plurality of evenly distributed limit holes are provided on the side of the fixing ring 52, and the measuring frame 53 is an L-shaped structure and penetrates the limit holes transversely and is slidably connected to the fixing ring 52, so that when measuring molds of different sizes, the measuring frame 53 will move to a certain extent according to the different sizes of the molds.

[0047] In this embodiment, a reset spring 531 is provided on the outer side of the cross bar of the measuring frame 53 and is fixedly installed with the inner side wall of the cross bar. The other end of the reset spring 531 is fixedly installed with the inner side wall of the fixing ring 52. The two ends of the reset spring 531 are respectively connected with the fixing ring 52 and the measuring frame 53, so that when the lower end of the measuring frame 53 is pushed by the mold, the reset spring 531 is pulled to stretch to a certain extent. After the pushing effect disappears, the reset spring 531 will immediately pull the measuring frame 53 to reset.

[0048] In this embodiment, a plurality of fixedly installed travel switches 59 are provided on the top of the base 1, a monitoring sensor 510 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the loading area 11, and a main control module 511 is provided inside the base 1. After the monitoring sensor 510 detects that there is a mold inside the storage position at the end of the loading area 11, the signal is transmitted to the main control module 511. The main control module 511 controls the travel switch 59 to cooperate with the damper to fix the mold. After the fixation is completed, the main control module 511 synchronously starts the measuring probe 54 to measure the mold.

[0049] The working principle of the above embodiment is:

[0050] By placing the mold above the conveyor belt 32, the main control module 511 starts the conveying motor 34 to rotate. The rotation of the conveying motor 34 drives the driving roller 33 located behind the support seat 2 to rotate. The rotation of the driving roller 33 drives the rotating roller 31 inside the unloading area 12 to rotate, so that the conveyor belt 32 inside the unloading area 12 starts to rotate. The rotation of the conveyor belt 32 inside the unloading area 12 drives the rotating roller 31 at the other end of the conveyor belt 32 to rotate, thereby driving the driving roller 33 inside the loading area 11 to rotate, and then driving the conveyor belt 32 inside the loading area 11 to drive the mold to be transported to the mold storage position at the end of the loading area 11.

[0051] In addition, when the monitoring sensor 510 detects that there is a mold in the storage area, the main control module 511 controls the travel switch 59 to fix the mold at that location, and at the same time starts the lifting motor 42 to rotate, driving the threaded rod 43 to drive the fixing frame 44 to descend. The descent of the fixing frame 44 enables the measuring frame 53 to drive the measuring probe 54 to measure the mold. After the measurement is completed, the main control module 511 starts the lifting motor 42 again to rise, and starts the steering motor 56 to drive the telescopic cylinder 57 and the mechanical gripper 58 to rotate. After driving the mechanical gripper 58 to rotate to the specified position, the telescopic cylinder 5 7 is extended to push the mechanical gripper 58 toward the mold. After the mechanical gripper 58 completes clamping, the electric telescopic rod 55 is contracted to stretch the steering motor 56 and the mechanical gripper 58 to a certain height. Then the steering motor 56 drives the telescopic cylinder 57 to rotate horizontally, so that the mechanical gripper 58 and the clamped mold are located above the unloading area 12 that meets the size, otherwise they are sent to the top of the unloading area 12 that does not meet the size. Then the mechanical gripper 58 is controlled to release the clamping of the mold, and the mold falls to the top of the conveyor belt 32 and is smoothly sent out, which solves the problem that the automatic mold sorting device cannot measure and accurately sort the mold.

[0052] The installation method, connection method or setting method disclosed in this embodiment are all common mechanical connection methods, and they can be implemented as long as they can achieve their beneficial effects. In addition, the electrical components appearing in this embodiment are all electrically connected to the main controller and the power supply. The main controller can be a conventional known device such as a computer that plays a control role. Technicians in this field can control the electrical components through simple programming, and the existing disclosed power connection technology is also common knowledge in this field, so the control method and circuit connection are no longer explained in detail in this embodiment.

[0053] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0054] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A device suitable for automatic mold sorting, comprising a base (1), and a support base (2) fixedly mounted on the top of the base (1), characterized in that: A conveying assembly (3) is arranged above the base (1), a lifting assembly (4) is arranged inside the support base (2), and a sorting assembly (5) is arranged outside the support base (2); The conveying assembly (3) comprises a plurality of rotating rollers (31) rotatably connected to the inner side wall of the base (1), a conveying belt (32) arranged outside the rotating rollers (31), a plurality of driving rollers (33) rotatably connected inside the base (1), and a conveying motor (34) fixedly mounted on the inner bottom wall of the support seat (2); The lifting assembly (4) comprises a lifting cylinder (41) slidably connected to the outside of the support seat (2), a lifting motor (42) fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the support seat (2), a threaded rod (43) fixedly mounted on the bottom of the output shaft of the lifting motor (42), and a fixing frame (44) fixedly mounted on the side of the lifting cylinder (41); The sorting assembly (5) comprises a rotating motor (51) on the top of a fixed frame (44), a fixed ring (52) fixedly mounted at the bottom of an output shaft of the rotating motor (51), a plurality of measuring frames (53) movably connected to the inside of the fixed ring (52), a measuring probe (54) fixedly mounted at the bottom of the measuring frame (53), an electric telescopic rod (55) arranged on the side of a support seat (2), a steering motor (56) fixedly mounted at the bottom of the electric telescopic rod (55), a telescopic cylinder (57) fixedly mounted on the side of an output shaft of the steering motor (56), and a mechanical clamp (58) fixedly mounted on the side of the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder (57).

2. A device suitable for automatic mold sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: A loading area (11) and a unloading area (12) are provided on the top of the base (1), and a plurality of limiting holes (13) are provided on the side walls of the loading area (11) and the unloading area (12), and two ends of the rotating roller (31) are respectively embedded in the interior of the limiting holes (13) and are rotatably connected to the inner side walls of the limiting holes (13).

3. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two end sides of the rotating roller (31) are provided with cross notches (35), the interior of the driving roller (33) is provided with two slidably connected transmission rods (36), and a cross pin (37) used in conjunction with the cross notches (35) is provided on the side of one end of the transmission rod (36) located outside the driving roller (33).

4. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The driving roller (33) is a hollow cylindrical structure with a sliding notch (38) on its surface. A locking spring is arranged inside the driving roller (33), and both ends of the locking spring are fixedly mounted on the opposite sides of the two transmission rods (36).

5. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 4, characterized in that: An unlocking block (39) is provided on the outer surface of the opposite end of the transmission rod (36) and is embedded in the sliding groove (38) and is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding groove (38). The output shaft of the conveying motor (34) is transmission-connected to the driving roller (33) located outside the loading area (11) through a transmission belt.

6. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support seat (2) is provided with a cavity inside and a slide groove communicating with the cavity is provided on the side. The inner wall of the lifting cylinder (41) is provided with a connecting plate (45) penetrating the slide groove to the inside of the cavity. The threaded rod (43) vertically penetrates the connecting plate (45) and is rotatably connected to the connecting plate (45) by means of a thread.

7. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side of the fixing ring (52) is provided with a plurality of evenly distributed limiting through holes, and the measuring frame (53) is an L-shaped structure and penetrates the limiting through holes transversely to be slidably connected with the fixing ring (52).

8. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A return spring (531) is arranged on the outer side of the cross bar of the measuring frame (53) and is fixedly mounted on the inner side wall of the cross bar. The other end of the return spring (531) is fixedly mounted on the inner side wall of the fixing ring (52).

9. The device for automatic mold sorting according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of fixed travel switches (59) are arranged on the top of the base (1), a monitoring sensor (510) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the loading area (11), and a main control module (511) is arranged inside the base (1).

Images