Tray feeding mechanism

Abstract

The invention discloses a tray feeding mechanism, and relates to the technical field of feeding equipment. The stacking device comprises a conveying mechanism and a rack, the conveying mechanism is used for conveying stacked trays, and a lifting mechanism and a pushing mechanism are arranged on the rack; the lifting mechanism is used for controlling the trays stacked together from the second bottom layer to the top to be lifted. The pushing mechanism is arranged on one side of the bottom of the rack and used for pushing the bottommost layer tray located on the conveying mechanism outwards from one side of the conveying mechanism in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism. The machine frame is arranged at the tail end of the conveying mechanism, and the lifting mechanism for controlling the trays stacked together from the second bottom layer to the top to lift and the pushing mechanism for pushing the trays located on the bottommost layer on the conveying mechanism outwards from one side of the conveying mechanism in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism are arranged on the machine frame. The stacked trays formed by vertically stacking are separated into the single trays one by one.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of feeding equipment, and in particular relates to a tray feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous deepening of Industry 4.0, the rapid development of intelligent technology, the rapid development and iteration of modern science and technology, more possibilities are provided for reducing production costs and improving efficiency. With the development of automation technology, automated production equipment has gradually become popular in all walks of life. Most automated equipment involves product loading trays and loading and unloading trays.

[0003] At present, a stacked pallet formed by stacking multiple pallets up and down is usually placed at the loading position first, and then the individual pallets in the stacked pallet are placed at the fixed material position one by one manually, so that the grabbing mechanism can directly grab the pallet from the fixed material position to the placement position, thereby facilitating the placement of the workpiece in the pallet; however, the method of manually separating the pallets one by one is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the work efficiency is low. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a pallet loading mechanism, which solves the problems raised by the existing background technology by arranging a frame at the end of a conveying mechanism, and arranging a lifting mechanism on the frame to control the lifting of several pallets stacked together from the second bottom layer to the top, and a pushing mechanism for pushing the bottom pallet on the conveying mechanism from one side of the conveying mechanism to the outside along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism vertically.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention discloses a pallet loading mechanism, comprising a conveying mechanism and a frame, wherein the conveying mechanism is used to convey a plurality of pallets stacked together, and the frame is arranged at one end of the conveying mechanism; a lifting mechanism and a pushing mechanism are arranged on the frame; the lifting mechanism is used to control the lifting of a plurality of pallets stacked together from the second bottom layer to the top; the pushing mechanism is arranged on one side of the bottom of the frame, and is used to push the bottom pallet located on the conveying mechanism from one side of the conveying mechanism to the outside along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism vertically.

[0007] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder A arranged on the top of the frame, the end of the telescopic cylinder A is connected to a rectangular frame A that moves up and down in the vertical direction, the two ends of the rectangular frame A are respectively connected to a connecting frame, and the end of the connecting frame is connected to a mounting plate; the outer wall of the mounting plate is connected to a telescopic cylinder B through which the output end passes, and the end of the telescopic cylinder B is connected to a lifting plate inserted under the pallet.

[0008] Furthermore, guide slide blocks are respectively provided at both ends of the mounting plate, and guide rails cooperating with the guide slide blocks are provided on the frame.

[0009] Furthermore, the outer wall of the mounting plate is connected to a telescopic cylinder C through which the output end passes, and an L-shaped clamping side is provided at the end of the telescopic cylinder C; the outer wall of the L-shaped clamping side is provided with a guide rod A that movably passes through the mounting plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a side mounting beam is installed on both sides of the frame, and guide rods B that movably penetrate the side mounting beam are arranged on the bottom side surfaces at both ends of the rectangular frame A.

[0011] Furthermore, a control cabinet including a controller is installed on one side of the frame; the pushing mechanism includes a pushing cylinder installed on the frame, and the end of the pushing cylinder is connected to a pushing plate located above the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism; the extension and retraction direction of the pushing cylinder is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

[0012] Furthermore, the push plate is located below the lifting plate, and a gap is provided between the two; a baffle is provided at the end of the conveying mechanism located directly below the frame.

[0013] Furthermore, guide plates are installed on the frames on both sides of the conveying mechanism, and the guide plates are provided with at least two waist-shaped holes perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism.

[0014] Furthermore, a plurality of pillars are installed on the frames on both sides of the conveying mechanism, and fixed rods are movably installed through the ends of the pillars, and a material blocking guide rod is installed on the ends of the fixed rods located on the same side of the conveying mechanism.

[0015] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The present invention arranges a frame at the end of a conveying mechanism, and arranges a lifting mechanism on the frame for controlling the lifting of a plurality of stacked pallets from the second bottom layer upwards, and a pushing mechanism for pushing the bottom pallet on the conveying mechanism from one side of the conveying mechanism to the outside along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism vertically. The stacked pallets formed by stacking up and down are separated into single pallets one by one, which saves time and labor and has high work efficiency.

[0017] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tray loading mechanism of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the middle part;

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of point B in the middle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] 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.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "opening", "upper", "lower", "thickness", "top", "middle", "length", "inside", "all around" and the like indicating orientation or positional relationship are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the components or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0024] See also Figure 1 As shown, the present invention is a pallet loading mechanism, including a conveying mechanism 1 for conveying stacked pallets, the stacked pallets are formed by a plurality of pallets stacked together and stacked up and down, a frame 2 is installed just above the end of the conveying mechanism 1, and a lifting mechanism and a pushing mechanism are arranged on the frame 2; the lifting mechanism is used to control the lifting of a plurality of pallets stacked together from the second bottom layer to the top; the pushing mechanism is arranged on one side of the bottom of the frame 2, and is used to push the bottom pallet located on the conveying mechanism 1 from one side of the conveying mechanism 1 to the outside along the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 1 vertically.

[0025] like Figure 3The lifting mechanism includes a telescopic cylinder A3 arranged on the top of the frame 2, and the end of the telescopic cylinder A3 is connected to a rectangular frame A30 that moves up and down in the vertical direction. The two ends of the rectangular frame A30 are respectively connected to a connecting frame 31, and the end of the connecting frame 31 is connected to a mounting plate 33; the outer wall of the mounting plate 33 is connected to a telescopic cylinder B36 with an output end passing through it, and the end of the telescopic cylinder B36 is connected to a lifting plate 361 inserted under the pallet.

[0026] like Figure 3 The pushing mechanism includes a pushing cylinder 4 installed on the frame 2, and the end of the pushing cylinder 4 is connected to a pushing plate located above the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism 1; the extension direction of the pushing cylinder 4 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 1; and the pushing plate is located below the lifting plate 361, and a gap is set between the two; a baffle 14 is set at the end of the conveying mechanism 1 directly below the frame 2.

[0027] Based on the above arrangement, when in use, the stacked pallets are placed on the conveying mechanism 1, and the stacked pallets are controlled to move to the bottom of the frame 2 under the conveying action of the conveying mechanism 1 until the stacked pallets rest against the baffle 14; the telescopic cylinder B36 is controlled to extend, driving the lifting plate 361 to be inserted under the pallet of the second bottom layer, and the telescopic cylinder A3 is controlled to retract, at which time the pallet from the second bottom layer to the top is driven to move upward, so that a gap is formed between the bottom layer pallet and the second bottom layer pallet, and then the baffle 14 is driven to move at one end of the bottom layer pallet in the vertical direction of the conveying mechanism 1 by controlling the push cylinder 4, so that the bottom layer pallet is pushed out from one side of the conveying mechanism 1; and then the telescopic cylinder A3 and the telescopic cylinder B36 are controlled in turn to restore to the initial state.

[0028] In order to control the stable up and down movement of the mounting plate 33 , guide sliders 341 are respectively provided at both ends of the mounting plate 33 , and guide rails 341 cooperating with the guide sliders 341 are provided on the frame 2 .

[0029] In use, in order to avoid the stacked trays from shaking and shifting due to the up and down movement of the stacked trays, an adjustment component for adjusting the position of the trays is also provided on the frame 2; Figure 3 The adjustment assembly includes two adjustment modules respectively arranged on two mounting plates 33. The adjustment module includes a telescopic cylinder C37 arranged on the outer wall of the mounting plate 33. The output end of the telescopic cylinder C37 passes through the mounting plate 33, and the end is connected to an L-shaped clamping side member 38; the outer wall of the L-shaped clamping side member 38 is provided with a guide rod A35 that movably passes through the mounting plate 33.

[0030] Specifically, Figure 2 A side mounting beam 21 is installed on both sides of the frame 2, and guide rods B32 that movably penetrate the side mounting beam 21 are arranged on the bottom sides of both ends of the rectangular frame A30.

[0031] In order to facilitate automated production, a control cabinet 20 including a controller is installed on one side of the frame 2; the controller is connected to the conveying mechanism 1, the telescopic cylinder C37, the telescopic cylinder A3 and the telescopic cylinder B36, and the sensor arranged on the baffle 14.

[0032] It can be known that in order to facilitate the use of the conveying mechanism 1 to convey the pallet and avoid the pallet from deviating during the conveying process, such as Figure 1 A material guide plate 10 is installed on the frames on both sides of the conveying mechanism 1, and at least two waist-shaped holes 102 perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism 1 are provided on the material guide plate 10; and a plurality of pillars 11 are installed on the frames on both sides of the conveying mechanism 1, and a fixed rod 13 is movably installed through the end of the pillar 11, and a material blocking guide rod 12 is installed at the end of the fixed rod 13 located on the same side of the conveying mechanism 1.

[0033] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0034] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present invention well. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A tray loading mechanism, characterized in that: include: A conveying mechanism (1) for conveying a plurality of pallets stacked together; A frame (2) disposed at one end of the conveying mechanism (1); A lifting mechanism, which is arranged on the frame (2) and is used to control the lifting of a plurality of pallets stacked together from the bottom layer to the top; The pushing mechanism is arranged on one side of the bottom of the frame (2) and is used to push the bottom tray on the conveying mechanism (1) outward from one side of the conveying mechanism (1) along the conveying direction perpendicular to the conveying mechanism (1).

2. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism comprises a telescopic cylinder A (3) arranged on the top of the frame (2), the end of the telescopic cylinder A (3) is connected to a rectangular frame A (30) movable up and down in the vertical direction, the two ends of the rectangular frame A (30) are respectively connected to a connecting frame (31), and the end of the connecting frame (31) is connected to a mounting plate (33); The outer wall of the mounting plate (33) is connected to a telescopic cylinder B (36) through which the output end passes, and the end of the telescopic cylinder B (36) is connected to a lifting plate (361) inserted under the tray.

3. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: Guide slide blocks (341) are respectively arranged at both ends of the mounting plate (33), and guide rails (341) cooperating with the guide slide blocks (341) are arranged on the frame (2).

4. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the mounting plate (33) is connected to a telescopic cylinder C (37) through which the output end passes, and an L-shaped clamping side member (38) is provided at the end of the telescopic cylinder C (37); the outer wall of the L-shaped clamping side member (38) is provided with a guide rod A (35) that movably passes through the mounting plate (33).

5. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: A side mounting beam (21) is installed on both sides of the frame (2), and guide rods B (32) that movably penetrate the side mounting beam (21) are arranged on the bottom side surfaces of both ends of the rectangular frame A (30).

6. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: A control cabinet (20) including a controller is installed on one side of the frame (2).

7. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism comprises a pushing cylinder (4) mounted on a frame (2), the end of the pushing cylinder (4) being connected to a pushing plate located above the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism (1); The telescopic direction of the pushing cylinder (4) is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism (1).

8. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The push plate is located below the lifting plate (361), and a gap is provided between the two. A baffle (14) is provided at the end of the conveying mechanism (1) directly below the frame (2).

9. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: Guide plates (10) are installed on the frames on both sides of the conveying mechanism (1), and the guide plates (10) are provided with at least two waist-shaped holes (102) perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism (1).

10. A tray loading mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that: A plurality of pillars (11) are installed on the frames on both sides of the conveying mechanism (1), and fixed rods (13) are movably installed through the ends of the pillars (11), and a material blocking guide rod (12) is installed at the ends of the fixed rods (13) located on the same side of the conveying mechanism (1).

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