Supporting cup moving device

Abstract

The invention discloses a supporting cup material moving device which comprises a device frame body and a linear motor. The linear motor comprises a linear motor stator and at least one linear motor rotor in driving connection with the linear motor stator; a rotor of the linear motor is connected with a material moving mechanism; the material moving mechanism comprises a first mounting plate connected with a linear motor rotor, a first air cylinder arranged on the side face of the first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate in driving connection with the first air cylinder. The lower end of the second mounting plate is provided with at least one second cylinder, two ends of the second cylinder are in driving connection with a first open clamp and a second open clamp, the lower end of the first open clamp is connected with a first clamping plate, and the lower end of the second open clamp is connected with a second clamping plate; the first clamping plate is connected with a first cup supporting clamping plate, the second clamping plate is connected with a second cup supporting clamping plate, and the first cup supporting clamping plate corresponds to the second cup supporting clamping plate; the device is simple in structure and high in expandability, the grabbing and transferring number and efficiency of the supporting cups are remarkably improved, the production efficiency is improved, the production takt is improved, and the cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This patent belongs to the technical field of battery automatic production equipment, and particularly relates to a cup carrier material transfer device. Background Art

[0002] In some production processes of cylindrical batteries, the batteries on the production line need to be operated in an upright form. Usually, the batteries are placed in cup carriers to facilitate the operation. Therefore, a large number of cup carriers are required on the production line. However, the traditional methods of manually grasping or using mechanical grippers for material transfer have the problems of low number of single grasping, or the need to set multiple mechanical grippers for grasping, resulting in low work efficiency, affecting the production rhythm, and high cost. In view of this, it is necessary to invent a new type of cup carrier material transfer device. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this patent is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a cup carrier material transfer device with a simple structure and high scalability of the device, which can significantly increase the number and efficiency of cup carrier grasping and material transfer, improve production efficiency, improve the production rhythm, and reduce costs.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, this patent adopts the following technical solutions: A cup carrier material transfer device includes a device frame body and a linear motor arranged on the side of the device frame body; the linear motor includes a linear motor stator and at least one linear motor mover drivingly connected to the linear motor stator. A guide rail is arranged on the side of the linear motor stator, and a slider is arranged on the side of the linear motor mover. The slider is slidably connected to the guide rail; the linear motor mover is connected with a material transfer mechanism; the material transfer mechanism includes: a first mounting plate connected to the linear motor mover, a first cylinder arranged on the side of the first mounting plate, and a second mounting plate drivingly connected by the first cylinder; at least one second cylinder is arranged at the lower end of the second mounting plate. The two ends of the second cylinder are drivingly connected with a first open clamp and a second open clamp. A first clamping plate is connected to the lower end of the first open clamp, and a second clamping plate is connected to the lower end of the second open clamp. The first clamping plate corresponds to the second clamping plate; the first clamping plate is connected with a first cup carrier clamping plate, and the second clamping plate is connected with a second cup carrier clamping plate. The first cup carrier clamping plate corresponds to the second cup carrier clamping plate; thus, at least one material transfer mechanism is driven by the linear motor to move horizontally, the second mounting plate is driven by the first cylinder to drive the second cylinder to move vertically, and the first cup carrier clamping plate and the second cup carrier clamping plate are driven by the second cylinder to clamp the cup carrier for material transfer. Therefore, the first cup carrier clamping plate and the second cup carrier clamping plate can clamp multiple cup carriers at the same time, and the first cup carrier clamping plate and the second cup carrier clamping plate can be replaced according to the model of the cup carrier to facilitate clamping the corresponding cup carrier. The structure is simple and the device has high scalability, significantly increasing the number and efficiency of cup carrier grasping and material transfer, improving production efficiency, improving the production rhythm, and reducing costs.

[0005] Further, a drag chain guiding groove and a drag chain in the drag chain guiding groove are provided on the device frame body of the present technical solution; a drag chain bracket is connected to the first mounting plate, and the drag chain bracket is connected to the drag chain; the linear motor mover drives the mounting plate and then drives the drag chain to drag along the drag chain guiding groove through the drag chain bracket; effectively protecting the stable operation of the air circuit and the circuit of the device.

[0006] Further, a support column is provided at the upper end of the first cylinder in the present technical solution, a support plate is provided on the support column, a buffer is provided on the support plate, and the buffer corresponds to the first cylinder, and is used for buffering the movement of the second cylinder driven by the first cylinder to drive the second mounting plate in the vertical direction, ensuring the stability of the vertical movement when the second cylinder drives the first cup holder clamping plate and the second cup holder clamping plate to clamp the cup for material transfer.

[0007] The beneficial effects of a cup transfer device provided by this patent are as follows: The technical solution of this patent drives at least one transfer mechanism to move horizontally through a linear motor, drives the second mounting plate to drive the second cylinder to move in the vertical direction through the first cylinder, and drives the first cup holder clamping plate and the second cup holder clamping plate to clamp the cup for material transfer through the second cylinder. Thus, the first cup holder clamping plate and the second cup holder clamping plate can clamp multiple cups simultaneously, and at the same time, the first cup holder clamping plate and the second cup holder clamping plate can be replaced according to the model of the cup, so as to facilitate clamping of the corresponding cup. The structure is simple and the device has high scalability, significantly improving the number and efficiency of cup grasping and transfer, improving production efficiency, increasing the production beat, and reducing costs. Description of the Drawings

[0008] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this patent, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for description in the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of this patent. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings, where:

[0009] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a cup transfer device disclosed in an embodiment of this patent;

[0010] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer mechanism in a cup transfer device disclosed in an embodiment of this patent;

[0011] Description of reference numerals in the figure: 1. Device frame body; 101. Drag chain; 102. Drag chain bracket; 103. Drag chain guide groove; 2. Linear motor; 201. Linear motor stator; 202. Linear motor mover; 203. Guide rail; 204. Slide block; 3. Material transfer mechanism; 301. First mounting plate; 302. First cylinder; 303. Second mounting plate; 304. Support column; 305. Support plate; 306. Buffer; 307. Second cylinder; 308. First open clamp; 309. Second open clamp; 310. First clamping plate; 311. Second clamping plate; 312. First cup support clamping plate; 313. Second cup support clamping plate. Detailed implementation manners

[0012] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present patent will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present patent. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present patent, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present patent without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present patent.

[0013] See Figure 1-2, an embodiment of the present patent discloses a cup transfer device, which includes a device frame 1 and a linear motor 2 arranged on the side of the device frame 1; the linear motor 2 includes a linear motor stator 201 and at least one linear motor mover 202 drivingly connected to the linear motor stator 201. A guide rail 203 is arranged on the side of the linear motor stator 201, and a slider 204 is arranged on the side of the linear motor mover 202. The slider 204 is slidably connected to the guide rail 203; the linear motor mover 202 is connected to a transfer mechanism 3; the transfer mechanism 3 includes: a first mounting plate 301 connected to the linear motor mover 202, a first cylinder 302 arranged on the side of the first mounting plate 301, and a second mounting plate 303 drivingly connected to the first cylinder 302; at least one second cylinder 307 is arranged at the lower end of the second mounting plate 303. Both ends of the second cylinder 307 are drivingly connected to a first open clamp 308 and a second open clamp 309. A first clamping plate 310 is connected to the lower end of the first open clamp 308, and a second clamping plate 311 is connected to the lower end of the second open clamp 309. The first clamping plate 310 corresponds to the second clamping plate 311; the first clamping plate 310 is connected to a first cup clamping plate 312, and the second clamping plate 311 is connected to a second cup clamping plate 313. The first cup clamping plate 312 corresponds to the second cup clamping plate 313; thus, at least one transfer mechanism 3 is driven by the linear motor 2 to move horizontally, the second mounting plate 303 is driven by the first cylinder 302 to drive the second cylinder 307 to move vertically, and the first cup clamping plate 312 and the second cup clamping plate 313 are driven by the second cylinder 307 to clamp the cup for transfer. Thus, multiple cups can be clamped simultaneously by the first cup clamping plate 312 and the second cup clamping plate 313, and the first cup clamping plate 312 and the second cup clamping plate 313 can be replaced according to the model of the cup to facilitate clamping of the corresponding cup. The structure is simple and the device has high scalability, significantly improving the number and efficiency of cup grasping and transfer, improving production efficiency, improving production rhythm, and reducing costs.

[0014] Further, referring to Figure 1-2 , in this embodiment, a drag chain guide groove 103 and a drag chain 101 in the drag chain guide groove 103 are arranged on the device frame 1; the first mounting plate 301 is connected to a drag chain support 102, and the drag chain support 102 is connected to the drag chain 101; the linear motor mover 202 drives the mounting plate 301 and then drives the drag chain 101 to drag along the drag chain guide groove 103 through the drag chain support 102; effectively protecting the stable operation of the device air circuit and circuit.

[0015] Further, referring to Figure 2, in this embodiment, a support column 304 is provided at the upper end of the first cylinder 302, a support plate 305 is provided on the support column 304, a buffer 306 is provided on the support plate 305, and the buffer 306 corresponds to the first cylinder 302, and is used for buffering the movement of the second mounting plate 303 driven by the first cylinder 302 to drive the second cylinder 307 in the vertical direction, so as to ensure the stability of the vertical movement when the second cylinder 307 drives the first cup clamping plate 312 and the second cup clamping plate 313 to clamp the cup for material transfer.

[0016] The above is only the implementation manner of this patent, and does not limit the patent scope of this patent. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the content of this patent specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be included in the patent protection scope of this patent by the same token.

Claims

1. A cup supporting and transferring device, comprising a device frame body (1) and a linear motor (2) arranged on the side surface of the device frame body (1); the linear motor (2) comprises a linear motor stator (201) and at least one linear motor mover (202) drivingly connected to the linear motor stator (201), a guide rail (203) is arranged on the side surface of the linear motor stator (201), a slider (204) is arranged on the side surface of the linear motor mover (202), and the slider (204) is slidably connected to the guide rail (203); characterized in that: The linear motor mover (202) is connected with a material transfer mechanism (3); the material transfer mechanism (3) includes: a first mounting plate (301) connected with the linear motor mover (202), a first air cylinder (302) arranged on the side of the first mounting plate (301), and a second mounting plate (303) driven and connected by the first air cylinder (302); at least one second air cylinder (307) is arranged at the lower end of the second mounting plate (303), the two ends of the second air cylinder (307) are driven and connected with a first open clamp (308) and a second open clamp (309), a first clamping plate (310) is connected to the lower end of the first open clamp (308), a second clamping plate (311) is connected to the lower end of the second open clamp (309), and the first clamping plate (310) corresponds to the second clamping plate (311); the first clamping plate (310) is connected with a first cup supporting clamping plate (312), the second clamping plate (311) is connected with a second cup supporting clamping plate (313), and the first cup supporting clamping plate (312) corresponds to the second cup supporting clamping plate (313); the material transfer mechanism (3) is driven by the linear motor (2) to move horizontally, the second mounting plate (303) is driven by the first air cylinder (302) to drive the second air cylinder (307) to move vertically, and the first cup supporting clamping plate (312) and the second cup supporting clamping plate (313) are driven by the second air cylinder (307) to clamp the cup for material transfer.

2. The cup carrier transfer device according to claim 1, wherein: A drag chain guiding groove (103) and a drag chain (101) in the drag chain guiding groove (103) are arranged on the device frame body (1); the first mounting plate (301) is connected with a drag chain support (102), and the drag chain support (102) is connected with the drag chain (101); the linear motor mover (202) drives the mounting plate (301), and then drives the drag chain (101) to drag along the drag chain guiding groove (103) through the drag chain support (102).

3. The cup supporting and transferring device according to claim 1, wherein: A support column (304) is arranged at the upper end of the first air cylinder (302), a support plate (305) is arranged on the support column (304), a buffer (306) is arranged on the support plate (305), and the buffer (306) corresponds to the first air cylinder (302).

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