Automation equipment for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability

Abstract

The automatic equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates of the present invention includes a multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve plates; the multi-piece feeding station is provided with a valve plate feeding module and a valve plate receiving and detecting module; the valve plate receiving and detecting module includes a pair of primary receiving plates arranged above the circulating track; a pair of secondary receiving plates are arranged above the primary receiving plates; the valve plate feeding module includes a magnetic separating device and a valve plate sucking device, and the valve plate sucking device is used to suck the valve plates from the magnetic separating device and sleeve them onto the positioning rods of the carrier; after the valve plates are sleeved onto the positioning rods, the throttle valve plates fall onto the secondary receiving plates, and the ordinary valve plates fall onto the primary receiving plates; a throttle valve plate CCD detecting device is arranged above the end of the secondary receiving plate; a valve plate thickness detecting device is arranged above the end of the primary receiving plate. This automatic equipment can detect the throttle valve plates to ensure accurate tooth groove dimensions and quantities, and can accurately detect the thickness of the valve plates.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to machinery for assembling a variety of different components into a combined unit, and particularly to an automated device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates. Background Art

[0002] In the assembly process of the restoring valve and the bottom valve, basically, the relevant parts of the valve train are first sleeved onto the rod in sequence to form a pre-assembled part, and then the pre-assembled part is fastened as required. Automated assembly is an effective means to improve production efficiency. In recent years, automated equipment manufacturers have been committed to developing automated equipment capable of realizing valve train assembly.

[0003] During the valve train assembly process, it is necessary to avoid missing or multiple valve plates. Existing automated equipment for valve train assembly basically detects the overall thickness of the pre-assembled part. If the thickness is within the set range, it is determined to be qualified, and it is considered that there is no problem of missing or multiple valve plates. However, due to the fact that the dimensional tolerance of the valve body made by powder metallurgy die-casting currently cannot reach the required level, when the valve plate and the valve body are assembled and detected together, the results are unstable, there are many misjudgments, and once defective products flow to the next station, it will cause defective products that need to be reworked or even scrapped, thus wasting labor costs and material costs. In addition, the tooth groove size and quantity of the throttle valve plate will affect the performance of the valve. The thickness of the throttle valve plate is only 0.1 mm - 0.2 mm, and its color is the same as that of the ordinary valve plate. It is difficult to detect when the throttle valve plate and the ordinary valve plate are assembled together. After retrieval, no automated valve train assembly equipment with the ability to detect the throttle valve plate has been found.

[0004] In addition, in the prior art, the valve body feeding uses a belt conveyor line (such as the bottom valve feeding mechanism used in Chinese Patent Document CN 212286620 U), which is prone to material jamming, requires personnel intervention, causes waste of personnel, increases costs, and occupies a large space, wasting factory floor space. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides an automated device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates. This automated device can detect the throttle valve plate to ensure accurate tooth groove size and quantity, and can accurately detect the thickness of the valve plate, effectively avoiding the influence of valve body dimensional errors. In addition, the automated device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to the present invention is provided with a specific valve body feeding module at the valve body feeding station, which has high reliability, effectively reduces labor costs, and occupies a small space.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0007] An automated device for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, including a carrier circulation track module; the carrier circulation track module includes a circulation track, and carriers that can move cyclically are arranged on the circulation track; positioning rods are provided on the carriers; along the circulation track, feeding stations for relevant valve train parts are arranged according to the assembly sequence; the feeding stations include at least one multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve discs and a valve body feeding station; the multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve discs is provided with a valve disc feeding module and a valve disc receiving and detecting module; the valve disc receiving and detecting module includes a pair of first-level receiving plates arranged above the circulation track, and the distance between the two first-level receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; a pair of second-level receiving plates are arranged above the first-level receiving plates, and the distance between the two second-level receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; the valve disc feeding module includes a magnetic separating device and a suction disc device arranged correspondingly, the magnetic separating device has a group of piercing rods arranged in groups, and correspondingly, the suction disc device has a group of negative pressure suction heads arranged in groups, and the suction disc device is used to suck the valve discs from the magnetic separating device and then sleeve the valve discs onto the positioning rods of the carriers; after the valve discs are sleeved onto the positioning rods, the throttle valve discs fall onto the second-level receiving plates, and the ordinary valve discs fall onto the first-level receiving plates; a throttle valve disc CCD detection device is arranged above the end of the second-level receiving plate, and after the throttle valve discs are detected by the CCD, they fall onto the first-level receiving plates; a valve disc thickness detection device is arranged above the end of the first-level receiving plate.

[0008] Compared with the prior art, in the above-mentioned automated device for valve train assembly of the present invention, by setting a valve disc receiving and detecting module at the multi-piece feeding station for realizing the feeding of throttle valve discs, during operation, after the valve discs are sleeved onto the positioning rods of the carriers, they will not directly fall onto the carriers. Among them, the throttle valve discs will first fall onto the second-level receiving plates, and the ordinary valve discs will first fall onto the first-level receiving plates. After the throttle valve discs are detected by the CCD at the end of the second-level receiving plates, they then fall onto the first-level receiving plates and are stacked together with the ordinary valve discs. Finally, thickness detection is carried out at the end of the first-level receiving plates, and then they fall onto the carriers as a whole, realizing precise detection of the tooth groove dimensions, quantity of the throttle valve discs, and the total thickness of the valve discs, effectively avoiding the situation that the tooth groove dimensions and quantity of the throttle valve discs do not meet the requirements, or there are missing or excessive valve discs, thereby effectively preventing defective products from flowing to the next station, resulting in product defects that require rework or scrapping, and further avoiding waste of labor costs and material costs.

[0009] As an optimized solution, in the above-mentioned automated device for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, in order to reduce the reflection of the valve discs, the light source color of the throttle valve disc CCD detection device is blue, and the end of the second-level receiving plate is blackened.

[0010] In a specific implementation case, the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve plate detection ability is used to assemble the rebound valve of a shock absorber. It has two sheet feeding stations for realizing the feeding of throttle valve plates, namely the upper valve plate sheet feeding station and the lower valve plate sheet feeding station. Further, along the circulation track, there are arranged a lower limit sheet feeding station, a lower valve plate sheet feeding station, a lower thick sheet feeding station, a lower thin sheet feeding station, a valve body feeding station, an upper thin sheet feeding station, an upper thick sheet feeding station, an upper valve plate sheet feeding station, and an upper limit sheet feeding station.

[0011] As an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve plate detection ability, the valve body feeding station is provided with a valve body feeding module; the valve body feeding module includes a correspondingly arranged valve body feeding turntable device, a valve body lifting manipulator, and a valve body feeding manipulator; the valve body feeding turntable device includes a dividing plate and a group of material-passing rods arranged on the dividing plate; during operation, the valve body feeding manipulator grabs the valve body from the material-passing rod located below it, and then sleeves the valve body on the positioning rod of the carrier; every time the valve body feeding manipulator grabs a valve body from the material-passing rod, the valve body lifting manipulator lifts the remaining valve bodies on this material-passing rod by a height equivalent to the thickness of one valve body; when all the valve bodies on the material-passing rod have been grabbed, the dividing plate rotates to turn the next material-passing rod sleeved with a valve body below the valve body feeding manipulator. With the above design, the valve body feeding turntable device, the valve body lifting manipulator, and the valve body feeding manipulator work together to realize automatic valve body feeding, with high reliability and no need for manual intervention. Workers only need to replenish materials in time when the material-passing rod is out of stock, which can reduce labor costs, and the valve body feeding module also has the advantage of small occupied space compared with the conventional belt conveyor line.

[0012] Further, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve plate detection ability, a bottom support is provided at the lower end of the material-passing rod, and the bottom support is detachably connected to the dividing plate. Thus, workers only need to remove the out-of-stock material-passing rod and then replace it with a material-passing rod that has been pre-sleeved with a valve body to complete the replenishment of materials, which has the advantage of being easy to operate.

[0013] Further, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve system assembly with precise valve plate detection ability, the valve body lifting manipulator includes a lifting device, a telescopic device, and a lifting arm; during operation, the telescopic device drives the lifting arm to extend, the lifting arm holds the valve body, and the lifting device lifts the valve body through the lifting arm; when the dividing plate needs to rotate, the telescopic device drives the lifting arm to retract. With this design, the valve body lifting manipulator has high reliability and is easy to implement.

[0014] Furthermore, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve plates, the valve body loading station further has a valve body positive / negative detection module; the valve body positive / negative detection module includes a valve body CCD detection device and a valve body turning manipulator; the valve body CCD detection device is used to perform positive / negative detection on the valve body sleeved on the positioning rod; when the valve body turning manipulator detects that the valve body is facing the wrong direction, it grabs the valve body, turns it over, and then resets it onto the positioning rod. Thus, during valve train assembly, the valve body CCD detection device performs positive / negative detection on the valve body sleeved on the carrier positioning rod, and the valve body turning manipulator corrects the valve body with the wrong orientation, further improving the reliability of the equipment.

[0015] As an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve plates, the upper limit piece loading station is the same as the lower limit piece loading station; the lower limit piece loading station is provided with a limit piece loading module and a limit piece receiving and detecting module; the limit piece receiving and detecting module includes a pair of limit piece receiving plates arranged above the circulating track, and the gap between the two limit piece receiving plates enables the positioning rod to pass through; above the end of the limit piece receiving plate, there is a limit piece thickness detection device; the limit piece loading module is used to grab the limit piece and sleeve it onto the positioning rod. During operation, after the limit piece is sleeved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the limit piece receiving plate, and when it moves to the end of the limit piece receiving plate, the limit piece thickness detection device performs thickness detection on the limit piece. By setting the limit piece receiving and detecting module at the limit piece loading station, the thickness of the limit piece can be detected, and the setting of the limit piece receiving plate improves the accuracy of detection, effectively avoiding the situation of missing or overloading the limit piece, thereby further improving the reliability of the equipment.

[0016] As an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve plates, the upper thick piece loading station is the same as the lower thick piece loading station; the lower thick piece loading station is provided with a thick piece loading module and a thick piece receiving and detecting module; the thick piece receiving and detecting module includes a pair of thick piece receiving plates arranged above the circulating track, and a thick piece CCD detection device and a thick piece turning manipulator arranged above the thick piece receiving plates in sequence; the thick piece loading module is used to grab the thick piece and sleeve it onto the positioning rod. During operation, after the thick piece is sleeved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the thick piece receiving plate, and when it moves below the thick piece CCD detection device along with the carrier, the thick piece CCD detection device performs detection on the thick piece. If it is detected that the thick piece is facing the wrong direction, when the thick piece moves below the thick piece turning manipulator, the thick piece turning manipulator grabs the thick piece, turns it over, and then resets it onto the positioning rod. Thus, at the thick piece loading station, the thick piece can be detected and corrected when facing the wrong direction, avoiding the problem of reverse installation of the thick piece, thereby further improving the reliability of the equipment. Moreover, when preparing the thick piece, there is no requirement for the orientation of the thick piece, which helps to reduce the burden on workers and improve efficiency.

[0017] Further, as an optimized solution, in the aforementioned automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve sheets, the upper thin sheet loading station is the same as the lower thin sheet loading station; the lower thin sheet loading station is provided with a thin sheet loading module and a thin sheet receiving and detecting module; the thin sheet receiving and detecting module includes a pair of thin sheet receiving plates disposed above the circulating track, and the gap between the two thin sheet receiving plates allows the positioning rod to pass through; above the end of the thin sheet receiving plate, there is a thin sheet thickness detecting device; the thin sheet loading module is used to grasp the thin sheet and sleave it onto the positioning rod. When working, after the thin sheet is sleaved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the thin sheet receiving plate. When moving to the end of the thin sheet receiving plate, the thin sheet thickness detecting device detects the thickness of the thin sheet. Thus, when working, the thin sheet first falls onto the thin sheet receiving plate, and after being thickness-detected at the end of the thin sheet receiving plate, it then falls onto the carrier and is stacked with the valve train parts that have been assembled in the previous process, thereby enabling precise detection of the thin sheet and further improving the reliability of the equipment. Description of the Drawings

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram (top view) of the automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve sheets according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram (three-dimensional) of the automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to precisely detect valve sheets according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of the part of circle A in

[0021] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the carrier circulating track module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the valve body loading turntable device and the valve body lifting manipulator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the valve body loading turntable device and the valve body lifting manipulator from another perspective according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the valve body loading manipulator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Reference numerals: 1 - circulating track; 2 - vehicle; 201 - positioning rod; 3 - valve sheet receiving and detecting module, 301 - first receiving plate, 302 - second receiving plate, 303 - valve sheet thickness detecting device, 304 - throttle valve sheet CCD detecting device; 4 - magnetic sheet separating device; 401 - sheet piercing rod; 5 - sheet sucking device, 501 - negative pressure sucking head; 6 - limit sheet receiving and detecting module; 601 - limit sheet receiving plate, 602 - limit sheet thickness detecting device; 7 - thick sheet receiving and detecting module, 701 - thick sheet receiving plate, 702 - thick sheet CCD detecting device, 703 - thick sheet turning manipulator; 8 - valve body loading turntable device, 801 - indexing plate, 802 - material piercing rod, 803 - bottom support; 9 - valve body lifting manipulator, 901 - lifting device, 902 - telescopic device, 903 - lifting arm; 10 - valve body loading manipulator; 11 - valve body CCD detecting device; 12 - valve body turning manipulator; 13 - thin sheet receiving and detecting module, 1301 - thin sheet receiving plate, 1302 - thin sheet thickness detecting device. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. In the following embodiments, the content not described in detail can all be implemented by conventional techniques in the art.

[0027] Embodiment (see Figures 1-7 )

[0028] In this embodiment, an automatic device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve sheets is used for the assembly of the shock absorber rebound valve. When assembling the shock absorber rebound valve, first use the automatic device for valve train assembly of this embodiment to produce a pre-assembled part of the rebound valve, and then transfer it to the next link for fastening (install it on the shock absorber connecting rod and fasten it with a nut).

[0029] In this embodiment, an automatic device for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve sheets includes a vehicle circulating track module; the vehicle circulating track module includes a circulating track 1, and a vehicle 2 that can move in a cycle is provided on the circulating track 1; a positioning rod 201 is provided on the vehicle 2; along the line of the circulating track 1, loading stations for relevant valve train parts are provided according to the assembly sequence; specifically, a lower limit sheet loading station, a lower valve sheet counting loading station, a lower thick sheet loading station, a lower thin sheet loading station, a valve body loading station, an upper thin sheet loading station, an upper thick sheet loading station, an upper valve sheet counting loading station, and an upper limit sheet loading station are provided along the line of the circulating track 1. When working, the vehicle 2 moves according to the set working steps and sequentially passes through the above stations, and the parts are sequentially sleeved onto the positioning rod 201 of the vehicle 2.

[0030] Among them, the lower valve plate multiple loading station and the upper valve plate multiple loading station are multiple loading stations for realizing the loading of throttle valve plates. The multiple loading stations for realizing the loading of throttle valve plates are provided with a valve plate loading module and a valve plate receiving and detecting module 3; the valve plate receiving and detecting module 3 includes a pair of first-level receiving plates 301 arranged above the circulating track 1, and the distance between the two first-level receiving plates 301 enables the positioning rod 201 to pass through; above the first-level receiving plate 301, there is a pair of second-level receiving plates 302, and the distance between the two second-level receiving plates 302 enables the positioning rod 201 to pass through; the valve plate loading module includes a correspondingly arranged magnetic separating device 4 and a sheet sucking device 5, the magnetic separating device 4 has a group of piercing rods 401 arranged in groups, and correspondingly, the sheet sucking device 5 has a group of negative pressure suction heads 501 arranged in groups, and the sheet sucking device 5 is used to suck the valve plates from the magnetic separating device 4 and then sleeve the valve plates onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2; during operation, each negative pressure suction head 501 sucks one valve plate at a time and sleeves it onto the positioning rod 201 below it. For each set of one valve plate, the carrier 2 moves forward one step; after the valve plate is sleeved onto the positioning rod 201, the throttle valve plate falls onto the second-level receiving plate 302, and the ordinary valve plate falls onto the first-level receiving plate 301; above the end of the second-level receiving plate 302, there is a throttle valve plate CCD detection device 304. After the throttle valve plate is detected by the CCD, it falls onto the first-level receiving plate 301; above the end of the first-level receiving plate 301, there is a valve plate thickness detection device 303. Specifically: at the lower valve plate multiple loading station, the sheet sucking device 5 includes two parts. The first part has 10 negative pressure suction heads 501, and the 10th one is used to suck the throttle valve plate. The second part has 2 negative pressure suction heads 501. When the carrier 2 passes through the lower valve plate multiple loading station, at most 12 valve plates can be sleeved onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2; while at the upper valve plate multiple loading station, the sheet sucking device 5 also includes two parts. The first part has 2 negative pressure suction heads 501, and the 2nd one is used to suck the throttle valve plate. The second part has 12 negative pressure suction heads 501. When the carrier 2 passes through the upper valve plate multiple loading station, at most 14 valve plates can be sleeved onto the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2.

[0031] In this embodiment, a valve body loading station is provided with a valve body loading module; the valve body loading module includes a correspondingly arranged valve body loading turntable device 8, a valve body lifting manipulator 9 and a valve body loading manipulator 10; the valve body loading turntable device 8 includes an indexing plate 801 and a group of material passing rods 802 arranged on the indexing plate 801; during operation, the valve body loading manipulator 10 grabs the valve body from the material passing rod 802 located below it, and then sleeves the valve body on the positioning rod 201 of the carrier 2; every time the valve body loading manipulator 10 grabs a valve body from the material passing rod 802, the valve body lifting manipulator 9 lifts the remaining valve bodies on the material passing rod 802 by a height equivalent to the thickness of one valve body; when all the valve bodies on the material passing rod 802 are grabbed, the indexing plate 801 rotates to turn the next material passing rod 802 sleeved with a valve body to the lower side of the valve body loading manipulator 10.

[0032] In this embodiment, a bottom support 803 is provided at the lower end of the material passing rod 802, and the bottom support 803 is detachably connected to the indexing plate 801. The material passing rod 802 is detachable. Workers only need to remove the material passing rod 802 and then replace it with a pre-sleeved material passing rod 802 with valve bodies to complete the replenishment of materials.

[0033] In this embodiment, the valve body lifting manipulator 9 includes a lifting device 901, a telescopic device 902 and a lifting arm 903; during operation, the telescopic device 902 drives the lifting arm 903 to extend, the lifting arm 903 holds the valve body, and the lifting device 901 lifts the valve body through the lifting arm 903; when the indexing plate 801 needs to rotate, the telescopic device 902 drives the lifting arm 903 to retract. Specifically, the lifting device 901 is a servo electric screw rod, and the telescopic device 902 is a cylinder. This setting has high reliability and is easy to implement.

[0034] In this embodiment, the valve body loading station also has a valve body front and back detection module; the valve body front and back detection module includes a valve body CCD detection device 11 and a valve body turning-over manipulator 12; the valve body CCD detection device 11 is used to detect the front and back of the valve body sleeved on the positioning rod 201; when the valve body turning-over manipulator 12 detects that the valve body is facing the wrong direction, it grabs the valve body, turns it over and then sleeves it back on the positioning rod 201. Thus, the problem of reverse installation of the valve body can be prevented, and it is not required to ensure that each valve body has the correct orientation during the material preparation stage.

[0035] In this embodiment, the upper limit piece feeding station is the same as the lower limit piece feeding station; the lower limit piece feeding station is provided with a limit piece feeding module and a limit piece receiving and detecting module 6; the limit piece receiving and detecting module 6 includes a pair of limit piece receiving plates 601 disposed above the circulating track 1, and the gap between the two limit piece receiving plates 601 enables the positioning rod 201 to pass through; above the end of the limit piece receiving plate 601, there is a limit piece thickness detecting device 602; the limit piece feeding module is used to grab the limit piece and sleave it on the positioning rod 201. During operation, after the limit piece is sleaved on the positioning rod 201, it falls onto the limit piece receiving plate 601. When it moves to the end of the limit piece receiving plate 601, the limit piece thickness detecting device 602 detects the thickness of the limit piece. The limit piece feeding module includes a limit piece feeding turntable device, a limit piece lifting manipulator, and a limit piece feeding manipulator, and its design principle is the same as that of the valve body feeding module, which will not be elaborated here.

[0036] In this embodiment, the upper thick piece feeding station is the same as the lower thick piece feeding station; the lower thick piece feeding station is provided with a thick piece feeding module and a thick piece receiving and detecting module 7; the thick piece receiving and detecting module 7 includes a pair of thick piece receiving plates 701 disposed above the circulating track 1, and a thick piece CCD detecting device 702 and a thick piece turning-over manipulator 703 sequentially disposed above the thick piece receiving plates 701; the thick piece feeding module is used to grab the thick piece and sleave it on the positioning rod 201. During operation, after the thick piece is sleaved on the positioning rod 201, it falls onto the thick piece receiving plate 701. When it moves to the lower part of the thick piece CCD detecting device 702 along with the carrier, the thick piece CCD detecting device 702 detects the thick piece. If it is detected that the orientation of the thick piece is incorrect, when the thick piece moves to the lower part of the thick piece turning-over manipulator 703, the thick piece turning-over manipulator 703 grabs the thick piece, turns it over, and then sleaves it on the positioning rod 201 again. The thick piece feeding module includes a thick piece feeding turntable device, a thick piece lifting manipulator, and a thick piece feeding manipulator, and its design principle is the same as that of the valve body feeding module, which will not be elaborated here.

[0037] In this embodiment, the upper thin sheet feeding station is the same as the lower thin sheet feeding station; the lower thin sheet feeding station is provided with a thin sheet feeding module and a thin sheet receiving and detecting module 13; the thin sheet receiving and detecting module 13 includes a pair of thin sheet receiving plates 1301 arranged above the circulating track 1, and the gap between the two thin sheet receiving plates 1301 enables the positioning rod 201 to pass through; above the end of the thin sheet receiving plate 1301, there is a thin sheet thickness detecting device 1302; the thin sheet feeding module is used to grab the thin sheet and sleave it onto the positioning rod 201. During operation, after the thin sheet is sleaved onto the positioning rod, it falls onto the thin sheet receiving plate 1301, and when it moves to the end of the thin sheet receiving plate 1301, the thin sheet thickness detecting device 1302 detects the thickness of the thin sheet. Among them, the design principle of the thin sheet feeding module is the same as that of the valve plate feeding module, but at the thin sheet feeding station, only two thin sheets are sequentially sleaved onto the positioning rods 201 of the carrier 2.

[0038] It should be noted that the above-mentioned equipment in the embodiment is used for assembling the shock absorber rebound valve, but the technical solution of the present invention is not limited thereto. When implementing the present invention, only according to the component composition of the valve, the feeding stations of the valve train parts can be sequentially arranged along the circulating track 1. The automatic equipment for valve train assembly of the present invention can be the automatic equipment for assembling the rebound valve or the automatic equipment for assembling the bottom valve. In addition, when implementing the present invention, since the number of valve plates of valves with different specifications is different, the specifications of the magnetic separating device 4 and the sheet sucking device 5 are determined according to the number of valve plates. Of course, redundant design can also be adopted so that one equipment can be applicable to the assembly of valve trains with different models and specifications.

[0039] The above general description of the invention involved in this application and the description of its specific implementation manners should not be construed as a limitation to the technical solution of the invention. Those skilled in the art can, based on the disclosure of this application, without departing from the constituent elements of the invention involved, add, subtract, or combine the disclosed technical features in the above general description or / and specific implementation manners (including embodiments) to form other technical solutions that fall within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. An automated device for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability, including a carrier circulation track module; the carrier circulation track module includes a circulation track (1), and a carrier (2) that can move cyclically is provided on the circulation track (1); a positioning rod (201) is provided on the carrier (2); along the line of the circulation track (1), feeding stations for relevant valve train parts are arranged in the assembly sequence. It is characterized in that: The feeding stations include at least one multi-piece feeding station for throttle valve disc feeding and a valve body feeding station. The multi-piece feeding station for throttle valve disc feeding is provided with a valve disc feeding module and a valve disc receiving and detecting module (3); the valve disc receiving and detecting module (3) includes a pair of first-level receiving plates (301) arranged above the circulation track (1), and the distance between the two first-level receiving plates (301) enables the positioning rod (201) to pass through; above the first-level receiving plates (301), a pair of second-level receiving plates (302) are provided, and the distance between the two second-level receiving plates (302) enables the positioning rod (201) to pass through; the valve disc feeding module includes a correspondingly arranged magnetic separating device (4) and a valve disc sucking device (5), the magnetic separating device (4) has a group of piercing rods (401) arranged in groups, correspondingly, the valve disc sucking device (5) has a group of negative pressure suction heads (501) arranged in groups, and the valve disc sucking device (5) is used to suck valve discs from the magnetic separating device (4) and then sleeve the valve discs onto the positioning rod (201) of the carrier (2); after the valve discs are sleeved onto the positioning rod (201), the throttle valve discs fall onto the second-level receiving plates (302), and the ordinary valve discs fall onto the first-level receiving plates (301); above the end of the second-level receiving plates (302), a throttle valve disc CCD detection device (304) is provided, and after the throttle valve discs are detected by the CCD, they fall onto the first-level receiving plates (301); above the end of the first-level receiving plates (301), a valve disc thickness detection device (303) is provided.

2. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 1, characterized in that: This automated device for valve train assembly is used for assembling the shock absorber rebound valve, and it has two multi-piece feeding stations for throttle valve disc feeding, namely the upper valve disc multi-piece feeding station and the lower valve disc multi-piece feeding station.

3. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 2, characterized in that: Along the line of the circulation track (1), a lower limit piece feeding station, a lower valve disc multi-piece feeding station, a lower thick piece feeding station, a lower thin piece feeding station, a valve body feeding station, an upper thin piece feeding station, an upper thick piece feeding station, an upper valve disc multi-piece feeding station, and an upper limit piece feeding station are provided.

4. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that: A valve body loading station is provided with a valve body loading module; the valve body loading module includes a correspondingly arranged valve body loading turntable device (8), a valve body lifting manipulator (9) and a valve body loading manipulator (10); the valve body loading turntable device (8) includes an indexing plate (801) and a group of material-passing rods (802) arranged on the indexing plate (801); during operation, the valve body loading manipulator (10) grabs a valve body from the material-passing rod (802) located below it, and then sleeves the valve body onto the positioning rod (201) of the carrier (2); every time the valve body loading manipulator (10) grabs a valve body from the material-passing rod (802), the valve body lifting manipulator (9) lifts the remaining valve bodies on this material-passing rod (802) by a height equivalent to the thickness of one valve body; when all the valve bodies on the material-passing rod (802) have been grabbed, the indexing plate (801) rotates to turn the next material-passing rod (802) sleeved with a valve body to the lower side of the valve body loading manipulator (10).

5. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability according to claim 4, characterized in that: A bottom support (803) is provided at the lower end of the material-passing rod (802), and the bottom support (803) is detachably connected to the indexing plate (801).

6. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 4, characterized in that: The valve body lifting manipulator (9) includes a lifting device (901), a telescopic device (902) and a lifting arm (903); during operation, the telescopic device (902) drives the lifting arm (903) to extend, the lifting arm (903) holds the valve body, and the lifting device (901) lifts the valve body through the lifting arm (903); when the indexing plate (801) needs to rotate, the telescopic device (902) drives the lifting arm (903) to retract.

7. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 4, characterized in that: The valve body loading station also has a valve body front-back detection module; the valve body front-back detection module includes a valve body CCD detection device (11) and a valve body turning-over manipulator (12); the valve body CCD detection device (11) is used to detect the front and back of the valve body sleeved on the positioning rod (201); when the valve body turning-over manipulator (12) detects that the valve body is facing the wrong way, it grabs the valve body, turns it over and then sleeves it back onto the positioning rod (201).

8. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper limit piece loading station is the same as the lower limit piece loading station; the lower limit piece loading station is provided with a limit piece loading module and a limit piece receiving and detecting module (6); the limit piece receiving and detecting module (6) includes a pair of limit piece receiving plates (601) arranged above the circulating track (1), and the gap between the two limit piece receiving plates (601) enables the positioning rod (201) to pass through; a limit piece thickness detection device (602) is arranged above the end of the limit piece receiving plate (601); the limit piece loading module is used to grab the limit piece and sleeve it onto the positioning rod (201), and during operation, after the limit piece is sleeved onto the positioning rod (201), it falls onto the limit piece receiving plate (601), and when it moves to the end of the limit piece receiving plate (601), the limit piece thickness detection device (602) detects the thickness of the limit piece.

9. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with the ability to accurately detect valve plates according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper thick sheet loading station is the same as the lower thick sheet loading station; the lower thick sheet loading station is provided with a thick sheet loading module and a thick sheet receiving and detecting module (7); the thick sheet receiving and detecting module (7) includes a pair of thick sheet receiving plates (701) arranged above the circulating track (1), and a thick sheet CCD detecting device (702) and a thick sheet turning manipulator (703) sequentially arranged above the thick sheet receiving plate (701); the thick sheet loading module is used to grasp the thick sheet and sleave it on the positioning rod (201). During operation, after the thick sheet is sleaved on the positioning rod (201), it falls onto the thick sheet receiving plate (701). When it moves to the lower part of the thick sheet CCD detecting device (702) along with the carrier, the thick sheet CCD detecting device (702) detects the thick sheet. If it is detected that the orientation of the thick sheet is incorrect, when the thick sheet moves to the lower part of the thick sheet turning manipulator (703), the thick sheet turning manipulator (703) grasps the thick sheet, turns it over, and then sleaves it on the positioning rod (201) again.

10. The automated equipment for valve train assembly with precise valve disc detection ability according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper thin sheet loading station is the same as the lower thin sheet loading station; the lower thin sheet loading station is provided with a thin sheet loading module and a thin sheet receiving and detecting module (13); the thin sheet receiving and detecting module (13) includes a pair of thin sheet receiving plates (1301) arranged above the circulating track (1), and the gap between the two thin sheet receiving plates (1301) enables the positioning rod (201) to pass through; a thin sheet thickness detecting device (1302) is arranged above the end of the thin sheet receiving plate (1301); the thin sheet loading module is used to grasp the thin sheet and sleave it on the positioning rod (201). During operation, after the thin sheet is sleaved on the positioning rod, it falls onto the thin sheet receiving plate (1301). When it moves to the end of the thin sheet receiving plate (1301), the thin sheet thickness detecting device (1302) detects the thickness of the thin sheet.

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