Acupuncture needle assembly production line and production process thereof

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of acupuncture needle production, and particularly relates to an acupuncture needle assembly production line and a production process thereof.The production line comprises a rack, a conveying guide rail and a needle handle base which are installed on the rack, a needle handle feeding mechanism, a needle handle correcting mechanism, a needle body feeding mechanism, a needle body correcting mechanism, a welding mechanism, a detecting mechanism and a discharging mechanism; in the working process, after a needle handle and a needle body are fed and corrected, the tail of the needle body and one end of the needle handle are subjected to laser welding through the welding mechanism, then detection is conducted through the detection mechanism, and finally distinguished discharging is conducted through the discharging mechanism. According to the production line, the needle body and the needle handle are connected in a laser welding mode, the needle body does not need to be bent, the connection strength and stability can be improved, the service life is prolonged, assembly line type production assembly is adopted, and the production efficiency of the acupuncture needle can be effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of acupuncture needle production, and particularly relates to an acupuncture needle assembly production line and its production process. Background Art

[0002] An acupuncture needle is the main tool of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture therapy. It usually consists of a needle body and a needle handle, and one end of the needle body extending out of the needle handle is ground sharp to form a needle tip.

[0003] Modern acupuncture needles are usually made of stainless steel. The connection between the needle body and the needle handle is usually achieved by continuously bending the tail of the needle body into a wavy bend and then snap-connecting it with the needle handle. For example, a stainless steel flat-handle acupuncture needle and its assembly device and method disclosed in Chinese Patent Application No. (2024106968999). Although this application realizes the connection and fixation between the needle body and the needle handle by snap-connecting the bent end of the needle body with the needle handle, this connection method will become loose over time, easily causing the separation of the needle body and the needle handle, and the service life is not good. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an acupuncture needle assembly production line and its production process for the above-mentioned existing technical problems, achieving the effects of improving the connection stability between the needle body and the needle handle and extending the service life.

[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line, including: A frame, on which a conveying guide rail is installed, and a plurality of needle handle seats are installed on the conveying guide rail; A needle handle feeding mechanism, installed on the frame, and including a plurality of feeding devices; A needle handle correction mechanism, installed on the frame, and used for correcting the needle handle; A needle body feeding mechanism, installed on the frame, and used for feeding the needle body; A needle body correction mechanism, installed on the frame, and used for correcting the needle body; A welding mechanism, installed on the frame, and used for welding between the tail of the needle body and one end of the needle handle; An inspection mechanism, installed on the frame, and used for inspecting the welding between the needle body and the needle handle; A blanking mechanism, installed on the frame, and used for differentiating and blanking the products.

[0006] In the above technical solution, further, the needle handle seat includes: A base, slidably connected to the conveying guide rail, and provided with a first driving member to drive it to move along the conveying guide rail; A support seat, installed on the base, and a plurality of first grooves adapted to the needle handle are equally spaced on the top; The baffle is installed on the side of the support base away from each mechanism, and is provided with a needle hole adapted to the needle body and coaxial with the needle handle.

[0007] In the above technical solution, further, the feeding device includes: The silo is installed on the frame, and the outer side is a transparent panel; The pusher plate has a plurality of vertically arranged in the silo, and a second groove adapted to the needle handle is provided at the top, and a second driving member is provided to drive the lifting; The adsorption block is provided with a plurality of adsorption protrusions corresponding to the plurality of pusher plates on the bottom surface, and a third groove adapted to the needle handle is provided on the adsorption protrusion, and a third driving member is provided to drive the translation and lifting; Wherein, a first chamber connecting the air extraction device is provided in the adsorption block, and a first communication hole communicating with the third groove is provided on the inner wall of the first chamber.

[0008] In the above technical solution, further, the needle handle correction mechanism includes: The first bracket is installed on the frame and is provided with a cylinder; The push plate is installed at the output end of the cylinder, and one end of the needle handle is abutted against the baffle under the push of the cylinder.

[0009] In the above technical solution, further, the needle body feeding mechanism includes: The feeding rack is installed with a plurality of wire coils for supplying the needle body; The conveying assembly is installed on the frame and includes a plurality of roller groups for conveying the wire coils; The cutting assembly is installed on the frame and includes a second bracket, a guide block and a fourth driving member installed on the second bracket, a lower cutter installed on the guide block, and an upper cutter installed on the fourth driving member; The pressing assembly is installed on the frame and is used for pressing the needle handle on the support base; Wherein, guide holes for the needle body to pass through are provided on both the guide block and the lower cutter.

[0010] In the above technical solution, further, the needle body correction mechanism includes: The third bracket is installed on the frame; The guide plates are symmetrically arranged in two on the third bracket, and a fifth driving member is provided to drive the two guide plates to translate; The pressing rod is installed on the third bracket and is located above the feeding seat, and is used to prevent the needle handle from disengaging from the third groove when the support base moves; Wherein, one ends of the two guide plates close to the needle body feeding mechanism are bent away from each other to form bending parts, and the pressing rod extends to the welding mechanism.

[0011] In the above technical solution, further, the welding mechanism includes: A fourth bracket, installed on the frame, and a laser welding machine is installed on the fourth bracket; A dust suction assembly, installed on the frame, and includes an upper dust suction block, a lower dust suction block, and a sixth driving member for driving the upper dust suction block and the lower dust suction block to approach or move away from each other; Wherein, one end of the needle handle away from the baffle extends out of the first groove, and the upper dust suction block and the lower dust suction block are respectively provided with an upper suction port and a lower suction port on the upper and lower sides where the needle handle extends out of the first groove, and a second chamber for connecting the air extraction device is opened inside, and second communication holes for communicating with the upper suction port and the lower suction port are respectively opened on the inner wall of the second chamber.

[0012] In the above technical solution, further, the detection mechanism includes: A fifth bracket, installed on the frame; A first clamping assembly, installed on the fifth bracket, and slidably connected to one side of the needle handle close to the baffle, and includes a first upper clamping plate, a first lower clamping plate, and a seventh driving member for driving the first upper clamping plate and the first lower clamping plate to approach or move away from each other; A first blanking hopper, installed below the first clamping assembly, and used for collecting the needles clamped out by the first clamping assembly.

[0013] In the above technical solution, further, the blanking mechanism includes: A sixth bracket, installed on the frame; A second clamping assembly, installed on the sixth bracket, and slidably connected to one side of the needle handle away from the baffle, and includes a second upper clamping plate, a second lower clamping plate, and an eighth driving member for driving the second upper clamping plate and the second lower clamping plate to approach or move away from each other; A distinguishing assembly, installed on the frame, and includes two parallel conveyor belts, and a plurality of convex strips are equidistantly arranged on the conveyor belts; A ninth driving member, installed on the frame, and used for driving the conveyor belt to run in a cycle; A second blanking hopper, installed below the second clamping assembly when it is above the distinguishing assembly, and used for collecting the needle handles without needles welded; A collection box, installed on one side of the two conveyor belts away from the second blanking hopper, and used for collecting the needle handles containing needles; Wherein, a fourth groove adapted to the needle handle is formed between every two adjacent convex strips.

[0014] The present invention provides a production process for an acupuncture needle assembly production line, including the following steps: S1: The equipment is started, and the conveying guide rail conveys a plurality of needle handle seats; S2: The needle handle is lifted by the ejector plate, and the needle handle is adsorbed and placed on the needle handle seat by the adsorption block; S3: The push plate pushes the needle handle, and one end of the needle handle abuts against the baffle for calibration and alignment; S4: The pressure component presses the needle handle, and the conveying mechanism conveys the needle body through the guiding hole, the needle handle and the needle hole in sequence, and the cutting component cuts off the needle body; S5: Through the movement of the needle handle seat, the two guiding plates calibrate and align the two axial ends of the needle handle and the needle body, and the pressure rod restricts the needle handle and the needle body in the first groove; S6: The laser welding machine is used to weld and connect the needle handle and the needle body at one end, and the dust suction component sucks away the soot generated during welding; S7: The first clamping component clamps the welded needle body, and then pulls it. The non-welded and fixed needle body is clamped and the clamped-out needle body is collected through the first hopper. The welded and fixed needle body is blocked by the baffle due to the connected needle handle and remains on the needle handle seat; S8: The second clamping component clamps the needle handle on the needle handle seat and places it on the two conveyor belts. The needle handle without the needle body falls and is collected through the second hopper, and the needle handle with the needle body is conveyed by the conveyor belt into the collection frame; S9: Repeat S2 - S9.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. By using laser welding to weld between the needle body and the needle handle, the connection strength and stability between the needle body and the needle handle are effectively improved, the service life is effectively extended, and the needle body does not need to be bent. At the same time, the production and assembly in a pipeline manner effectively improve the production efficiency of acupuncture needles.

[0016] 2. By arranging a baffle on the support seat and opening a needle hole on the baffle that is adapted to the needle body, it is convenient to limit one end of the needle handle. Thus, taking the limited end of the needle handle as a reference point, the needle handle and the needle body are calibrated and detected, effectively ensuring the accuracy of acupuncture needle production and the product quality.

[0017] 3. By using the method of clamping the needle body to detect whether the connection between the needle body and the needle handle is firm, the structure is simple, the detection effectiveness is high, the mixing of unqualified products is avoided, and the processing accuracy and product quality of the products are effectively guaranteed.

[0018] 4. By using two conveyor belts to discharge the acupuncture needles, during the cooperation with detection, the needle bodies in unqualified products are drawn out, which in turn causes the needle handles with needle bodies and the needle handles without needle bodies to have different length dimensions in their axial directions, and they can be conveniently distinguished, improving the efficiency of differentiated discharging. And there is no manual operation, the structure is simple, and the manufacturing cost is low. Description of the Drawings

[0019] Figure 1It is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a top view of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the needle handle base of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of the feeding device of the present invention; Figure 5 It is the present invention Figure 4 An enlarged view of part A in; Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the needle body feeding device of the present invention; Figure 7 It is the present invention Figure 6 An enlarged view of part B in; Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the pressure feeding component of the present invention; Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the welding mechanism of the present invention; Figure 10 It is the present invention Figure 9 An enlarged view of part C in; Figure 11 It is a schematic structural diagram of the detection mechanism of the present invention; Figure 12 It is a schematic structural diagram of the blanking mechanism of the present invention; The markings in the figure are indicated as follows: 1. Frame; 2. Needle handle base; 20. Base; 21. Support base; 22. First groove; 23. Baffle; 24. Needle hole; 3. Feeding device; 30. Hopper; 31. Pusher plate; 32. Second groove; 33. Second driving member; 34. Adsorption block; 35. Adsorption protrusion; 36. Third groove; 37. Third driving member; 38. First chamber; 39. First communication hole; 4. Needle handle alignment mechanism; 40. First bracket; 41. Cylinder; 42. Pushing plate; 5. Needle body feeding mechanism; 50. Feeding rack; 51. Roller group; 52. Cutting assembly; 520. Second bracket; 521. Guide block; 522. Fourth driving member; 523. Lower cutting knife; 524. Upper cutting knife; 525. Pressure feeding assembly; 526. Guide hole; 6. Needle body alignment mechanism; 60. Third bracket; 61. Guide plate; 62. Fifth driving member; 63. Pressure feeding rod; 64. Bending part; 7. Welding mechanism; 70. Fourth bracket; 71. Laser welding machine; 72. Dust suction assembly; 720. Upper dust suction block; 721. Lower dust suction block; 722. Sixth driving member; 724. Lower suction port; 725. Second chamber; 726. Second communication hole; 8. Detection mechanism; 80. Fifth bracket; 81. First clamping assembly; 810. First upper clamping plate; 811. First lower clamping plate; 812. Seventh driving member; 82. First discharge hopper; 9. Discharging mechanism; 90. Sixth bracket; 91. Second clamping assembly; 910. Second upper clamping plate; 911. Second lower clamping plate; 912. Eighth driving member; 92. Sorting assembly; 93. Conveyor belt; 94. Rib; 95. Ninth driving member; 96. Second discharge hopper; 97. Collection box; 98. Fourth groove; 10. Conveyor guide rail; 11. First driving member. Detailed implementation manners

[0020] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0021] Embodiment 1: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line, including: A frame 1, on which a conveyor guide rail 10 is installed, and a plurality of needle handle bases 2 are installed on the conveyor guide rail 10; A needle handle feeding mechanism, installed on the frame 1 and including a plurality of feeding devices 3; A needle handle alignment mechanism 4, installed on the frame 1 and used for aligning the needle handle; A needle body feeding mechanism 5, installed on the frame 1 and used for feeding the needle body; A needle body alignment mechanism 6, installed on the frame 1 and used for aligning the needle body; The welding mechanism 7 is installed on the frame 1 and is used for welding between the tail of the needle body and one end of the needle handle; The detection mechanism 8 is installed on the frame 1 and is used for detecting the welding between the needle body and the needle handle; The blanking mechanism 9 is installed on the frame 1 and is used for differentiating and blanking the products; Among them, the conveying guide rail 10, the way and specific structure for driving a plurality of needle handle seats 2 to move along the conveying guide rail 10 are all prior arts and will not be elaborated here.

[0022] It can be seen from this embodiment that by adopting laser welding between the needle body and the needle handle, the connection strength and stability between the needle body and the needle handle are effectively improved, the service life is effectively extended, and it is not necessary to bend the needle body. At the same time, the production and assembly are in a pipeline manner, effectively improving the production efficiency of the acupuncture needle.

[0023] Embodiment 2: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiment, it also has the following technical features. The needle handle seat 2 includes: A base 20, which is slidably connected to the conveying guide rail 10 and is provided with a first driving member 11 to drive it to move along the conveying guide rail 10; A support seat 21, which is installed on the base 20, and a first groove 22 adapted to the needle handle is equally spacedly opened at the top; A baffle 23, which is installed on the side of the support seat 21 away from each mechanism, and a needle hole 24 adapted to the needle body and coaxial with the needle handle is opened; Among them, the first driving member 11 can be connected to the base 20 by a belt, and the base 20 is provided with guide wheels to cooperate with the conveying guide rail 10, and is driven by a motor and a pulley to drive the belt transmission, which is a conventional setting and will not be elaborated here.

[0024] It can be seen from this embodiment that by arranging the baffle 23 on the support seat 21 and opening the needle hole 24 adapted to the needle body on the baffle 23, it is convenient to limit one end of the needle handle, so as to use the limited end of the needle handle as a reference point to correct and detect the needle handle and the needle body, effectively ensuring the accuracy of acupuncture needle production and the product quality; And by arranging the needle hole 24 on the baffle 23, the stability after the needle body is loaded can be improved, and the risk of the needle body and the needle handle falling off the support seat 21 due to the overlong and overweight needle body of the processed acupuncture needle or moving factors can be avoided.

[0025] Embodiment 3: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiment, it also has the following technical features. The feeding device 3 includes: The storage bin 30 is installed on the frame 1, and its outer side is a transparent panel; The top pusher plates 31 are vertically arranged in the storage bin 30, with a second groove 32 adapted to the needle handle opened at the top, and a second driving member 33 is provided to drive the lifting; The adsorption block 34 is provided with a plurality of adsorption protrusions 35 corresponding to the plurality of top pusher plates 31 on the bottom surface, and a third groove 36 adapted to the needle handle is opened on the adsorption protrusion 35, and a third driving member 37 is provided to drive the translation and lifting; Among them, a first chamber 38 connected to the air extraction device is opened in the adsorption block 34, and a first communication hole 39 communicating with the third groove 36 is opened on the inner wall of the first chamber 38; At the same time, the side of the storage bin 30 closest to the outer side is a transparent panel, and acrylic or glass materials can be used. The specific structure of the air extraction device, the connection and conduction between the air extraction device and the first chamber 38, and the start-stop control of the air extraction device are all prior arts and will not be elaborated here; Moreover, the distance between two adjacent top pusher plates 31 should be such that after the top pusher plate 31 is lifted, a needle handle can be clamped between two adjacent top pusher plates 31. If the distance between two adjacent top pusher plates 31 is too close, multiple needle handles may be clamped between them; The second driving member 33 can adopt a cylinder 41, and the third driving member 37 can adopt a combination of a lead screw transmission assembly and a cylinder 41, which are all conventional settings in the art and will not be elaborated here.

[0026] It can be seen from this embodiment that the top pusher plate 31 with the second groove 32 adapted to the needle handle can ensure that a single top pusher plate 31 only lifts a single needle handle, ensuring the feeding accuracy. And the adsorption block 34 adsorbs the needle handle by the air extraction of the air extraction device, and then moves it to the needle handle seat 2; Moreover, the transparent panel facilitates timely understanding of the stock of needle handles in the storage bin 30 and enables timely replenishment; For the needle handle feeding mechanism, multiple feeding devices 3 are adopted, which can ensure the distance between adjacent top pusher plates 31, prevent the needle handle from being stuck between two top pusher plates 31, and ensure the feeding efficiency. That is, by feeding the single needle handle seat 2 multiple times, it can effectively eliminate the problem of needle handle jamming caused by the too-close distance between two adjacent top pushers under the condition of ensuring the quantity requirement of the single processing amount (such as the needle handle gap on a single needle handle seat 2 is small).

[0027] Embodiment 4: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features. The needle handle correction mechanism 4 includes: The first bracket 40 is installed on the frame 1 and is equipped with a cylinder 41; The push plate 42 is installed at the output end of the cylinder 41, and under the push of the cylinder 41, one end of the needle handle is abutted against the baffle 23; Among them, the specific structure of the cylinder 41 is the prior art and will not be elaborated here.

[0028] It can be seen from this embodiment that through the cooperation of the push plate 42 and the baffle 23, the two ends of the needle handle can be limited, so as to correct the needle handle, effectively ensuring the processing accuracy, and the structure is simple and the manufacturing cost is low.

[0029] Embodiment 5: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features. The needle body feeding mechanism 5 includes: The feeding rack 50 is installed with a plurality of wire coils for supplying the needle body; The conveying assembly is installed on the frame 1 and includes a plurality of roller groups 51 for conveying the wire coils; The cutting assembly 52 is installed on the frame 1 and includes a second bracket 520, a guide block 521 and a fourth driving member 522 installed on the second bracket 520, a lower cutting knife 523 installed on the guide block 521, and an upper cutting knife 524 installed on the fourth driving member 522; The pressing assembly 525 is installed on the frame 1 and is used for pressing the needle handle on the support seat 21; Among them, the guide block 521 and the lower cutting knife 523 are both provided with guide holes 526 for the needle body to pass through; At the same time, the wire coil can be made of stainless steel, and the plurality of roller groups 51 and the fourth driving member 522 included in the conveying assembly can adopt the cylinder 41, which are all conventional selections in the prior art. And the plurality of roller groups 51 perform quantitative feeding on the wire, and its specific control is the prior art and will not be elaborated here; And the pressing assembly 525 includes a pressing plate and a cylinder 41 for driving the pressing plate to lift, which is also a conventional selection in the prior art and will not be elaborated here.

[0030] It can be seen from this embodiment that the needle body is fed through the feeding rack 50, and quantitative feeding is performed through the roller groups 51, and then the wire is cut by the cutting assembly 52 to form the needle body, avoiding the separate processing of the needle body and improving the processing efficiency; And the pressing assembly 525 can improve the stability of the needle handle when the needle body penetrates into the needle handle, and the guide block 521 and the provided guide holes 526 facilitate ensuring the stability and accuracy of the needle body feeding.

[0031] Embodiment 6: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features. The needle body correction mechanism 6 includes: The third bracket 60 is installed on the frame 1; The guiding plates 61, two of which are symmetrically arranged and installed on the third bracket 60, and are provided with a fifth driving member 62 to drive the two guiding plates 61 to translate; The pressing rod 63 is installed on the third bracket 60 and is located above the loading seat, and is used to prevent the needle handle from disengaging from the third groove 36 when the supporting seat 21 moves; Wherein, one end of each of the two guiding plates 61 close to the needle body feeding mechanism 5 is bent away from each other to form a bending portion 64, and the pressing rod 63 extends to the welding mechanism 7; At the same time, the fifth driving member 62 can adopt a cylinder 41, which is a conventional choice in the art and will not be elaborated here.

[0032] It can be seen from this embodiment that through the arrangement of the two guiding plates 61 and in cooperation with the baffle 23, the axial positions of the needle handle and the needle body can be effectively corrected. Specifically, the two ends of the needle handle are limited by one side of the guiding plate 61 and the baffle 23, so as to ensure the position accuracy of the needle handle. And the two guiding plates 61 can limit the two ends of the needle body, so that one end of the needle body can be flush with the needle handle, and the needle body and the two ends of the needle handle on a single needle handle seat 2 are flush, thus effectively ensuring the correction of the needle body, making one end of it flush with one end of the needle handle, so as to ensure the subsequent laser welding between the two and ensure the product quality; And the pressing rod 63 can ensure the position accuracy in the radial direction of the needle body and the needle handle when correcting their axial positions, avoiding deviation and affecting the subsequent laser welding; At the same time, the structure is simple, and the correction of the needle body is completed during the movement of the needle handle seat 2, effectively ensuring the production efficiency and controlling the manufacturing cost.

[0033] Embodiment 7: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features. The welding mechanism 7 includes: The fourth bracket 70 is installed on the frame 1, and a laser welding machine 71 is installed on the fourth bracket 70; The dust suction assembly 72 is installed on the frame 1, and includes an upper dust suction block 720, a lower dust suction block 721, and a sixth driving member 722 for driving the upper dust suction block 720 and the lower dust suction block 721 to approach or move away from each other; Wherein, one end of the needle handle away from the baffle 23 extends out of the first groove 22, and the upper dust suction block 720 and the lower dust suction block 721 are respectively provided with an upper suction port and a lower suction port 724 on the upper and lower sides of the needle handle extending out of the first groove 22, and a second chamber 725 connected to the air extraction device is opened inside, and second communication holes 726 for communicating the upper suction port and the lower suction port 724 are respectively opened on the inner wall of the second chamber 725; Meanwhile, the specific structure and welding operation principle of the laser welding machine 71 are both existing mature technologies, which can be known by those skilled in the art from the traditional laser welding machine 71, and will not be elaborated here. Moreover, the sixth driving member 722 can adopt the air cylinder 41. The specific structure of the air extraction device, the connection and conduction between the air extraction device and the first chamber 38, and the start-stop control of the air extraction device are all existing conventional selections, and will not be elaborated here.

[0034] As can be seen from this embodiment, through the dust suction assembly 72, it is convenient to suck the smoke and dust generated by laser welding, avoid remaining on the acupuncture needles or affecting the production line environment, ensure green environmental protection during the production process, and by setting the upper suction port and the lower suction port 724, it is ensured that both the floating flue gas and the falling dust can be effectively sucked away, effectively ensuring the treatment effect of the smoke and dust.

[0035] Embodiment 8: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features. The detection mechanism 8 includes: The fifth support 80 is installed on the frame 1; The first clamping assembly 81 is installed on the fifth support 80, and is slidably connected to one side of the needle handle close to the baffle 23, and includes a first upper clamping plate 810, a first lower clamping plate 811, and a seventh driving member 812 for driving the first upper clamping plate 810 and the first lower clamping plate 811 to approach or separate from each other; The first blanking hopper 82 is installed below the first clamping assembly 81 and is used to collect the needle bodies clamped out by the first clamping assembly 81; Among them, the seventh driving member 812 can adopt the air cylinder 41, which is an existing conventional selection and will not be elaborated here; Meanwhile, in order to ensure that the needle bodies that are not firmly welded between the first upper clamping plate 810 and the first lower clamping plate 811 are pulled out, and to avoid affecting the needle bodies that are firmly welded, the clamping force between the two can be appropriately selected and set to avoid damage to the connection between the firmly welded needle bodies and the needle handle.

[0036] As can be seen from this embodiment, by adopting the method of clamping the needle body to detect whether the connection between the needle body and the needle handle is firm, the structure is simple, the detection effectiveness is high, it is avoided that unqualified products are mixed in, and the processing accuracy and product quality of the products are effectively guaranteed; Meanwhile, the first small hopper can recycle the needle bodies that are not firmly welded, avoid the needle bodies from scattering on the frame 1, and at the same time facilitate the continuous detection of the detection mechanism 8; Moreover, the baffle 23 and the pinholes 24 on the baffle 23 can ensure the limitation of the needle handle, so that the needle bodies that are not firmly welded can be clamped and pulled away by the first clamping assembly 81, while the acupuncture needles that are firmly welded cannot be clamped and pulled away by the first clamping assembly, ensuring that the subsequent blanking mechanism 9 blanks the acupuncture needles that are firmly welded.

[0037] Embodiment 9: This embodiment provides an acupuncture needle assembly production line. In addition to including the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features. The blanking mechanism 9 includes: The sixth bracket 90 is installed on the frame 1; The second clamping assembly 91 is installed on the sixth bracket 90 and is slidably connected to the side of the needle handle away from the baffle 23, and includes a second upper clamping plate 910, a second lower clamping plate 911, and an eighth driving member 912 for driving the second upper clamping plate 910 and the second lower clamping plate 911 to approach or separate from each other; The distinguishing assembly 92 is installed on the bracket and includes two conveyor belts 93 arranged in parallel, and a plurality of convex strips 94 are equidistantly arranged on the conveyor belt 93; The ninth driving member 95 is installed on the frame 1 and is used to drive the conveyor belt 93 to run in a cycle; The second hopper 96 is installed below the second clamping assembly 91 when it is above the distinguishing assembly 92, and is used to collect the needle handles without needle bodies welded; The collection box 97 is installed on one side of the two conveyor belts 93 away from the second hopper 96 and is used to collect the needle handles with needle bodies; Wherein, a fourth groove 98 adapted to the needle handle is formed between multiple adjacent convex strips 94; At the same time, the eighth driving member 912 can adopt a clamping cylinder 41, and the ninth driving member 95 can adopt a combination of a screw drive assembly and a cylinder 41, which are conventional choices in the art and will not be elaborated here; Moreover, one of the two parallel conveyor belts 93 can be slidably connected to the frame 1. Specifically, the two conveyor belts 93 are installed on two mounting brackets. One mounting bracket is fixedly connected to the frame 1, and the other end mounting bracket is connected to the frame 1 through a combination of a slide rail and a slider, and a lead screw drive assembly is provided to drive the mounting bracket to slide on the frame 1. The drive device for driving the two conveyor belts 93 includes a motor and two pulleys installed on the two mounting brackets and used to drive the two conveyor belts 93 to rotate. Non-circular through holes are axially formed in both pulleys, and a bearing bracket is installed on the frame 1, and a linkage shaft adapted to the through holes is provided to connect the two pulleys. The pulley installed on the mounting bracket slidably connected to the frame 1 is axially slidably connected to the linkage shaft. Finally, the motor drives the linkage shaft to rotate to drive the two pulleys to rotate, realizing synchronous conveyance of the two conveyor belts 93, and the two conveyor belts 93 can be adjusted to move closer to and away from each other.

[0038] As can be seen from this embodiment, the acupuncture needles are fed by the two conveyor belts 93. When cooperating with the detection, the needle bodies in the unqualified products are extracted, which causes the lengths of the needle handles with needle bodies and the needle handles without needle bodies to be different in the axial direction, enabling convenient distinction between them, improving the efficiency of differentiated feeding, and having no manual operation, with a simple structure and low manufacturing cost. The multiple convex strips 94 can improve the stability of the movement of the needle handle and ensure perpendicularity to the two conveyor belts 93 in the axial direction, thereby preventing the acupuncture needles with needle bodies from falling between the two conveyor belts 93 and ensuring the differentiation effect.

[0039] Embodiment 10: This embodiment provides a production process for an acupuncture needle assembly production line, including the following steps: S1: The equipment is started, and the conveying guide rail 10 conveys multiple needle handle seats 2. S2: The needle handle is lifted by the ejector plate 31, and the needle handle is adsorbed and placed on the needle handle seat 2 by the adsorption block 34. S3: The push plate 42 pushes the needle handle, and one end of the needle handle abuts against the baffle 23 for calibration and alignment. S4: The pressure component 525 presses the needle handle, and the conveying mechanism conveys the needle body to sequentially pass through the guide hole 526, the needle handle, and the needle hole 24, and the needle body is cut off by the cutting component 52. S5: Through the movement of the needle handle seat 2, the two guide plates 61 calibrate and align the two axial ends of the needle handle and the needle body, and the pressure rod 63 restricts the needle handle and the needle body in the first groove 22. S6: The needle handle and the needle body at one end are welded and connected by the laser welding machine 71, and the dust generated during welding is sucked away by the dust suction component 72. S7: Clamp the welded needle body with the first clamping component 81, and then pull it. The non-welded and fixed needle body is clamped and the clamped-out needle body is collected through the first hopper 82. The welded and fixed needle body is blocked by the baffle 23 due to the needle handle connected thereto and remains on the needle handle seat 2; S8: Clamp the needle handle on the needle handle seat 2 with the second clamping component 91, and place it on two conveyor belts 93. The needle handle without the needle body falls and is collected through the second hopper 96. The needle handle with the needle body is conveyed by the conveyor belt 93 into the collection frame 97; S9: Repeat S2 - S9.

[0040] It can be seen from this embodiment that through the above production process, the automatic assembly of the needle body and the needle handle is carried out in an assembly line manner, with high production efficiency, simple structure, and the detection after welding and the differentiation during blanking are implemented by mechanical structures, resulting in low manufacturing costs.

[0041] The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Without conflict, the embodiments and the features in the embodiments in the present application can be combined with each other. The present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present application, those of ordinary skill in the art can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims, and all belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An acupuncture needle assembly production line, characterized in that Comprising: A frame (1) is installed with a conveying guide rail (10), and a plurality of needle handle seats (2) are installed on the conveying guide rail (10); A needle handle feeding mechanism is installed on the frame (1) and includes a plurality of feeding devices (3); A needle handle correcting mechanism (4) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for correcting the needle handle; A needle body feeding mechanism (5) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for feeding the needle body; A needle body correcting mechanism (6) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for correcting the needle body; A welding mechanism (7) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for welding between the tail of the needle body and one end of the needle handle; An inspection mechanism (8) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for inspecting the welding between the needle body and the needle handle; A blanking mechanism (9) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for differentiating and blanking the products.

2. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 1, characterized in that The needle handle seat (2) includes: A base (20) is slidably connected to the conveying guide rail (10) and is provided with a first driving member (11) to drive it to move along the conveying guide rail (10); A support seat (21) is installed on the base (20), and a plurality of first grooves (22) adapted to the needle handle are equally spaced on the top; A baffle (23) is installed on the side of the support seat (21) away from each mechanism, and a needle hole (24) adapted to the needle body and coaxial with the needle handle is provided.

3. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding device (3) includes: A material bin (30) is installed on the frame (1), and the outer side is a transparent panel; A top plate (31) is arranged vertically in plurality in the material bin (30), and a second groove (32) adapted to the needle handle is provided on the top, and a second driving member (33) is provided to drive the lifting; An adsorption block (34) is provided with a plurality of adsorption protrusions (35) corresponding to the plurality of top plates (31) on the bottom surface, and a third groove (36) adapted to the needle handle is provided on the adsorption protrusion (35), and a third driving member (37) is provided to drive the translation and lifting; Wherein, a first chamber (38) connecting to an air extraction device is provided in the adsorption block (34), and a first communication hole (39) communicating with the third groove (36) is provided on the inner wall of the first chamber (38).

4. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 2, wherein The needle handle correcting mechanism (4) includes: A first bracket (40) is installed on the frame (1) and is installed with a cylinder (41); A push plate (42) is installed at the output end of the cylinder (41), and one end of the needle handle is abutted against the baffle (23) under the push of the cylinder (41).

5. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The needle body feeding mechanism (5) includes: A feeding rack (50) is installed with a plurality of wire coils for supplying the needle body; A conveying assembly is installed on the frame (1) and includes a plurality of roller groups (51) for conveying the wire coils; A cutting assembly (52) is installed on the frame (1) and includes a second bracket (520), a guiding block (521) installed on the second bracket (520), a fourth driving member (522), a lower cutting knife (523) installed on the guiding block (521), and an upper cutting knife (524) installed on the fourth driving member (522); A pressing component (525) is installed on the frame (1) and is used for pressing the needle handle on the support seat (21); Wherein, the guide block (521) and the lower cutter (523) are both provided with a guide hole (526) for the needle to pass through.

6. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The needle correction mechanism (6) comprises: A third bracket (60) is mounted on the frame (1); Two guide plates (61) are symmetrically arranged and mounted on the third bracket (60), and a fifth driving member (62) is provided to drive the two guide plates (61) to translate; A pressing rod (63) mounted on the third bracket (60) and located above the support seat (21), and used to prevent the needle handle from being separated from the third groove (36) when the support seat (21) moves; Wherein, one end of the two guide plates (61) close to the needle body feeding mechanism (5) is bent toward a side away from each other to form a bent portion (64), and the pressing rod (63) extends to the welding mechanism (7).

7. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 2, characterized in that, The welding mechanism (7) comprises: A fourth bracket (70) is mounted on the frame (1), and a laser welding machine (71) is mounted on the fourth bracket (70); A dust suction assembly (72) is mounted on the frame (1) and comprises an upper dust suction block (720), a lower dust suction block (721), and a sixth driving member (722) for driving the upper dust suction block (720) and the lower dust suction block (721) to move closer to or farther from each other; The first groove (22) is extended from one end of the needle handle away from the baffle (23), and the upper dust suction block (720) and the lower dust suction block (721) are respectively provided with an upper suction port and a lower suction port (724) on the upper and lower sides of the needle handle extending from the first groove (22), and are provided with a second chamber (725) connected to an exhaust device and a second connecting hole (726) provided on the inner wall of the second chamber (725) for connecting the upper suction port and the lower suction port (724).

8. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 1, characterized in that, The detection mechanism (8) comprises: A fifth bracket (80) mounted on the frame (1); A first clamping assembly (81) is mounted on the fifth bracket (80) and is slidably connected to a side of the needle handle close to the baffle (23), and comprises a first upper clamping plate (810), a first lower clamping plate (811), and a seventh driving member (812) for driving the first upper clamping plate (810) and the first lower clamping plate (811) to move closer to or away from each other; The first lower hopper (82) is installed below the first clamping assembly (81) and is used to collect the needles clamped out by the first clamping assembly (81).

9. The acupuncture needle assembly production line according to claim 2, characterized in that The unloading mechanism (9) comprises: A sixth bracket (90) mounted on the frame (1); A second clamping assembly (91) is mounted on the sixth bracket (90) and is slidably connected to a side of the needle handle away from the baffle (23), and comprises a second upper clamping plate (910), a second lower clamping plate (911), and an eighth driving member (912) for driving the second upper clamping plate (910) and the second lower clamping plate (911) to move closer to or farther from each other; A distinguishing component (92) is mounted on the frame (1) and comprises two conveyor belts (93) arranged in parallel, and a plurality of convex strips (94) are arranged at equal intervals on the conveyor belts (93); a ninth driving member (95) mounted on the frame (1) and used for driving the conveyor belt (93) to circulate; The second blanking hopper (96) is installed below the second clamping assembly (91) when it is above the differentiating assembly (92), and is used to collect the shanks without the needles welded thereon; The collection box (97) is installed on one side of the two conveyor belts (93) away from the second blanking hopper (96), and is used to collect the shanks with needles; Among them, a fourth groove (98) adapted to the shank is formed between multiple adjacent ridges (94) in pairs.

10. A production process applied to the acupuncture needle assembly production line described in any one of the above claims 1-9, characterized in that, It includes the following steps: S1: The equipment starts, and the conveying guide rail (10) conveys multiple shank seats (2); S2: The shank is lifted by the ejector plate (31), and the shank is adsorbed by the adsorption block (34) and placed on the shank seat (2); S3: The push plate (42) pushes the shank, and one end of the shank abuts against the baffle (23) for calibration and alignment; S4: The pressure component (525) presses the shank, and the conveying mechanism conveys the needle through the guide hole (526), the shank and the needle hole (24) in sequence, and the cutting component (52) cuts off the needle; S5: Through the movement of the shank seat (2), the two guide plates (61) calibrate and align the two ends of the shank and the needle in the axial direction, and the pressure rod (63) restricts the shank and the needle in the first groove (22); S6: The laser welding machine (71) welds and connects the shank and the needle at one end, and the dust suction component (72) sucks away the dust generated during welding; S7: The first clamping assembly (81) clamps the welded needle, and then pulls it. The non-welded and fixed needle is clamped and the clamped-out needle is collected through the first blanking hopper (82). The welded and fixed needle is blocked by the baffle (23) due to the shank connected thereto and remains on the shank seat (2); S8: The second clamping assembly (91) clamps the shank on the shank seat (2) and places it on the two conveyor belts (93). The shank without the needle falls and is collected through the second blanking hopper (96). The shank with the needle is conveyed by the conveyor belt (93) into the collection box (97); S9: Repeat S2 - S9.

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