A ball dispenser for a game

Abstract

This application relates to the field of steel ball assembly, and in particular to a ball-filling device for a bottle, comprising a support, a bottle body, and an adjustment assembly. The bottle body is connected to the support, and a ball outlet hole is formed on the surface of the bottle body. The adjustment assembly includes a clamping plate and a quick-connect plug. The clamping plate is connected to the surface of the bottle body facing the ball outlet hole. A sliding cavity is formed on the surface of the clamping plate for the end of the quick-connect plug to slide, and the sliding cavity passes through the surface of the clamping plate and communicates with the ball outlet hole. The quick-connect plug has a positioning hole for the steel ball to pass through. When the quick-connect plug slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity toward the ball outlet hole, the positioning hole communicates with the ball outlet hole, and the steel ball in the bottle is discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole. The quick-connect plug and clamping plate configuration in this application only requires replacing the quick-connect plug with the corresponding inner diameter positioning hole each time, eliminating the need for manual adjustments and debugging, shortening the ball-filling cycle of robot products, and thus improving the assembly efficiency of robot products.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of steel ball assembly, and more particularly to a ball bottle device for adding balls. Background Technology

[0002] Industrial robots are multi-jointed manipulators or multi-degree-of-freedom machine devices designed for industrial applications. They are capable of automatically performing tasks and rely on their own power and control capabilities to achieve various functions.

[0003] The assembly of robot products requires a large number of steel balls with high precision requirements. However, due to the variety of robot products and small batch sizes, and the fact that steel balls of different sizes exist even within the same batch, workers need to change and adjust the steel ball models, which extends the ball replenishment cycle for robot products and reduces the assembly efficiency of robot products. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To improve the assembly efficiency of robotic products, this application provides a ball-filling bottle device.

[0005] This application provides a ball-filling bottle device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] A ball-filling device includes a support, a bottle body, and an adjustment assembly. The bottle body is connected to the support, and the inner cavity of the bottle body stores steel balls. A ball outlet hole is formed on the surface of the bottle body for discharging the steel balls from the bottle body. The adjustment assembly includes a clamping plate and a quick-connect plug. The clamping plate is connected to the surface of the bottle body facing the ball outlet hole. The clamping plate has a sliding cavity for sliding the end of the quick-connect plug. The sliding direction of the quick-connect plug is perpendicular to the axis of the ball outlet hole, and the sliding cavity penetrates the clamping plate and communicates with the ball outlet hole. The quick-connect plug has a positioning hole for the steel balls to pass through. When the quick-connect plug slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity towards the ball outlet hole, the positioning hole communicates with the ball outlet hole, and the steel balls from the bottle body are discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, when adding steel balls, a quick-connect plug with a corresponding inner diameter positioning hole is selected according to the size of the steel balls required by the robot product. The end of the quick-connect plug is embedded in the sliding cavity and slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity towards the ball outlet hole. The positioning hole connects to the ball outlet hole, and the steel balls in the bottle are discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole, realizing the automated ball adding of steel balls to the robot product. When different types of steel balls need to be assembled, only the quick-connect plug with the corresponding inner diameter positioning hole needs to be replaced each time. No extra actions such as adjustment and debugging by the staff are required, which shortens the ball adding cycle of the robot product and improves the assembly efficiency of the robot product.

[0008] Optionally, the adjustment assembly further includes an adjustment seat, a feeding plate, and a feeding cylinder. The bottom wall of the bottle body has a feeding cavity for the feeding plate to slide. The sliding direction of the feeding plate is parallel to the sliding direction of the quick-connect plug. The adjustment seat is connected to the surface of the bottle body facing the feeding plate. The feeding cylinder is connected to the surface of the adjustment seat. The piston rod axis of the feeding cylinder is parallel to the sliding direction of the feeding plate. The piston rod of the feeding cylinder is connected to the end face of the feeding plate protruding from the bottle body. The surface of the feeding plate facing the ball outlet has a guide cavity for accommodating steel balls. When the piston rod of the feeding cylinder extends, it drives the feeding plate closer to the ball outlet. The guide cavity communicates with the ball outlet, and the steel balls in the guide cavity are discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, multiple steel balls in the inner cavity of the bottle are sequentially embedded into the guide cavity. The inner wall of the guide cavity abuts against the spherical surface of the steel balls to form a limit, thereby limiting the multiple steel balls in the guide cavity. When the steel balls are assembled, the piston rod of the feeding cylinder extends, driving the feeding plate to slide along the inner wall of the feeding cavity towards the ball outlet hole. The guide cavity connects to the ball outlet hole, and the steel balls in the guide cavity are discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole, thereby realizing the directional addition of steel balls and further improving the assembly efficiency of steel balls on robot products.

[0010] Optionally, the bottom wall of the guide cavity is provided with a guide surface, the inclination height of which decreases as the distance to the discharge hole decreases, and the guide surface can abut against the steel ball and guide the steel ball closer to the discharge hole.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, when the guide cavity is connected to the ball outlet hole, the inclination height of the guide surface decreases as the distance to the outlet hole decreases. The guide surface guides the steel ball in the guide cavity to be discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole, making it less likely for the steel ball to get stuck on the inner wall of the guide cavity, thereby ensuring the stability of the steel ball discharge.

[0012] Optionally, the adjustment assembly further includes a guide rod, a linear bearing, and a positioning ring. The linear bearing is connected to the surface of the adjustment seat, and the axis of the linear bearing is parallel to the axis of the piston rod of the feeding cylinder. One end of the guide rod is connected to the surface of the feeding plate, and the other end of the guide rod passes through the inner ring of the linear bearing and is coaxially connected to the inner ring wall of the positioning ring. When the guide cavity communicates with the ball outlet hole, it drives the guide rod to slide in the inner ring of the linear bearing, and the surface of the positioning ring abuts against the surface of the linear bearing to form a positioning.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, when the piston rod of the feeding cylinder extends, it drives the feeding plate to slide along the inner wall of the feeding cavity towards the ball outlet, pushing the guide rod to slide along the inner ring of the linear bearing. This makes it less likely for the feeding plate to deviate when sliding along the inner wall of the feeding cavity, thereby improving the accuracy of the feeding plate's sliding along the inner wall of the feeding cavity. When the ball outlet connects to the guide cavity, the guide rod drives the positioning ring to approach the linear bearing, and the surface of the positioning ring abuts against the surface of the linear bearing to form a positioning, limiting the sliding distance of the feeding plate on the inner wall of the feeding cavity. This ensures that the feeding plate can directly reach the desired height each time, making it easier for workers to operate and thus improving the efficiency of adding steel balls.

[0014] Optionally, the positioning ring includes a circular ring and a fixing screw. The inner ring of the circular ring is through which the guide rod passes. A deformation cavity is formed on the surface of the circular ring, and the deformation cavity extends through the surface of the circular ring. A threaded hole is formed on the surface of the circular ring near the deformation cavity for the fixing screw to pass through. The threaded hole communicates with the deformation cavity. When the end of the fixing screw passes through the threaded hole and is screwed and fixed to the inner wall of the deformation cavity, the inner ring wall of the circular ring is deformed by pressure and presses against the outer circumference of the guide rod to form a fixed shape.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, when the piston rod of the feeding cylinder extends and the feeding plate slides along the inner wall of the feeding cavity toward the direction close to the ball outlet hole, and the guide cavity is connected to the ball outlet hole, the positioning ring is sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the guide rod and slides along the axis of the guide rod toward the direction close to the linear bearing. The surface of the positioning ring abuts against the surface of the linear bearing. The end of the fixing screw passes through the threaded hole and is threaded and fixed to the inner wall of the deformation cavity. The space in the deformation cavity becomes smaller, the inner ring wall of the ring is deformed by pressure and presses the outer circumferential surface of the guide rod to form a fixed position, thereby realizing the positioning of the sliding distance of the feeding plate in the feeding cavity and ensuring that the steel ball in the guide cavity can be stably discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole.

[0016] Optionally, a feeding assembly is connected to the surface of the bottle body. The feeding assembly includes a partition plate. A ball-discharging hole is provided on the surface of the bottle body. The ball-discharging hole is located on the side of the ball-discharging hole near the bottom of the bottle body. The ball-discharging hole allows steel balls inside the bottle body to be discharged. A partition cavity is provided on the bottom wall of the bottle body near the ball-discharging hole for the partition plate to slide. The sliding direction of the partition plate is parallel to the sliding direction of the feeding plate. When the partition plate slides towards the ball-discharging hole, the partition plate surface abuts against the inner wall of the bottle body and separates the inner cavity of the bottle body from the ball-discharging hole. A ball-discharging surface is provided on the bottom wall of the bottle body. The inclination height of the ball-discharging surface decreases as the distance to the ball-discharging hole decreases. The ball-discharging surface can guide the steel balls inside the bottle body to be discharged from the ball-discharging hole.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, when the robot product requires steel balls of different types, the partition plate is driven to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity away from the ball release hole. The ball release hole connects to the inner cavity of the bottle, and the ball release surface guides the steel balls in the bottle to be discharged from the ball release hole, thereby achieving rapid emptying of the steel balls in the inner cavity of the bottle. Then, the partition plate is pushed to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity towards the ball release hole. The partition plate surface presses against the inner wall of the bottle and separates the inner cavity of the bottle from the ball release hole. The required type of steel ball is injected into the inner cavity of the bottle from the bottle opening, achieving the purpose of rapid steel ball replacement, thereby further improving the assembly efficiency of steel balls on the robot product.

[0018] Optionally, the feeding assembly further includes a ball-releasing cylinder, which is connected to the surface of the adjusting seat facing the partition cavity. The piston rod axis of the ball-releasing cylinder and the sliding direction of the partition plate are parallel to each other. The partition cavity extends through the bottle surface in the direction close to the ball-releasing cylinder. The end face of the partition plate protruding from the bottle body is connected to the piston rod face of the ball-releasing cylinder. When the piston rod of the ball-releasing cylinder extends, the plate face of the partition plate abuts against the inner wall of the bottle and separates the inner cavity of the bottle from the ball-releasing hole.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, when it is necessary to release balls into the inner cavity of the bottle, the piston rod of the ball-releasing cylinder extends, pushing the partition plate to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity towards the ball-releasing hole. The surface of the partition plate presses against the inner wall of the bottle and separates the inner cavity of the bottle from the ball-releasing hole. When it is necessary to empty the steel balls from the bottle, the piston rod of the ball-releasing cylinder retracts, pushing the partition plate to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity away from the ball-releasing hole. The ball-releasing hole connects to the inner cavity of the bottle, and the steel balls guided by the ball-releasing surface in the inner cavity of the bottle are discharged from the ball-releasing hole. There is no need for the operator to push the partition plate to slide, thereby further improving the ease of use of the ball bottle device.

[0020] Optionally, the bracket is connected to a lifting assembly, which includes a lifting cylinder. The bottle body is slidably connected to the surface of the bracket. The sliding direction of the bottle body is parallel to the axis of the piston rod of the feeding cylinder. The lifting cylinder is connected to the surface of the bracket. The end face of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the surface of the adjusting seat. The axis of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder is parallel to the axis of the piston rod of the feeding cylinder.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, when the staff uses the ball bottle device, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder extends, causing the bottle to slide along the surface of the support. It stops when the height of the bottle on the support is suitable for the staff, so that the height of the bottle can be adapted to staff of different heights, thereby improving the versatility of the ball bottle device.

[0022] Optionally, the lifting assembly further includes a bearing seat, a limiting rod, a second linear bearing, and a limiting ring. The bearing seat is connected to the bracket, and the second linear bearing is connected to the surface of the bearing seat. The axis of the second linear bearing and the axis of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder are parallel to each other. One end of the limiting rod is connected to the surface of the adjusting seat, and the other end of the limiting rod passes through the inner ring of the second linear bearing and is coaxially connected to the inner ring wall of the limiting ring. When the bottle slides along the surface of the bracket, it drives the limiting rod to slide along the inner ring wall of the second linear bearing, and the surface of the limiting ring abuts against the surface of the bearing seat to form a positioning.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, when the ball bottle device is in use, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder extends, causing the bottle to slide along the support surface to a height suitable for the worker's height. At this point, the limiting rod slides along the inner ring wall of the linear bearing and causes the limiting ring to approach the bearing seat. The surface of the limiting ring abuts against the surface of the bearing seat to form a positioning, limiting the sliding of the bottle on the support surface. This ensures that the height of the bottle's lifting and lowering each time is suitable for the worker's height, eliminating the need for the worker to adjust the height of the bottle on the support before each use, thereby further improving the ease of use of the ball bottle device.

[0024] Optionally, an installation assembly is connected between the bearing housing and the bracket. The installation assembly includes a positioning screw and a positioning nut. The bearing housing has a fixed cavity for the bracket to be embedded in on its surface. The bracket has a positioning cavity for the positioning nut to slide on its surface facing the fixed cavity. The sliding direction of the positioning nut is parallel to the axis of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder. The positioning cavity communicates with the fixed cavity, and the opening of the positioning nut faces the fixed cavity. The bearing housing has an installation hole for the end of the positioning screw to pass through. The end of the positioning screw can pass through the installation hole and be threaded and tightened to fix it to the inner wall of the positioning nut to form a positioning and limit the bearing housing to the surface of the bracket.

[0025] By adopting the above technical solution, when the operator uses the ball bottle device, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder extends, causing the bottle to slide along the surface of the support. When the height of the bottle on the support is suitable for the operator, the cylinder stops, and the drive bearing seat slides along the support surface towards the limit ring. The surface of the bearing seat abuts against the surface of the limit ring to form a positioning. At the same time, the drive positioning nut slides along the inner wall of the positioning cavity towards the bearing seat. The opening of the positioning nut faces the mounting hole, and the end of the positioning screw passes through the mounting hole and is threaded and tightened to fix it in the inner wall of the positioning nut to form a positioning and limit the bearing seat to the support surface. This eliminates the need for the operator to adjust the sliding distance of the bottle on the support surface when operating the ball bottle device again. The sliding distance of the bottle on the support is always suitable for the operator's height, making it easier for the operator to work and further improving the efficiency of adding steel balls in the robot product.

[0026] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0027] 1. The quick-connect plug and clamping plate are designed so that each time only the quick-connect plug with the corresponding inner diameter positioning hole needs to be replaced, eliminating the need for workers to perform unnecessary adjustments and debugging, thus shortening the ball-adding cycle of robot products and improving the assembly efficiency of robot products.

[0028] 2. The setting of the adjusting seat, feeding plate and feeding cylinder allows the steel balls in the guide cavity to be discharged from the positioning hole through the ball outlet hole, realizing the directional discharge of the steel balls and further improving the assembly efficiency of the steel balls on the robot products;

[0029] 3. The guide surface is designed to guide the steel ball in the guide cavity to exit through the ball outlet hole and exit through the positioning hole, making it less likely for the steel ball to get stuck on the inner wall of the guide cavity, thus ensuring the stability of the steel ball exit. Attached Figure Description

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure in an embodiment of this application.

[0031] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure in an embodiment of this application, mainly showing the adjustment components.

[0032] Figure 3 This is a partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of this application, mainly showing the material feeding component.

[0033] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the positioning ring in the embodiments of this application.

[0034] Figure 5 This is a partial structural diagram of an embodiment of this application, mainly showing a spherical surface.

[0035] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the installation components in the embodiments of this application.

[0036] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Support; 11. Adjustment cavity; 12. Positioning cavity; 2. Bottle body; 21. Ball outlet; 22. Feeding cavity; 23. Ball release hole; 24. Ball release surface; 25. Partition cavity; 3. Adjustment assembly; 31. Clamping plate; 311. Sliding cavity; 32. Quick connector; 321. Positioning hole; 33. Adjustment seat; 34. Feeding plate; 341. Guide cavity; 342. Guide surface; 35. Feeding cylinder; 36. Guide rod; 37. Linear bearing one; 38. Positioning ring; 39. 1. Circular ring; 3811. Deformation cavity; 3812. Threaded hole; 382. Fixing screw; 4. Caster; 5. Solenoid valve II; 6. Unloading assembly; 61. Partition plate; 62. Ball release cylinder; 7. Control switch; 8. Lifting assembly; 81. Lifting cylinder; 82. Bearing seat; 821. Fixing cavity; 822. Mounting hole; 83. Limit rod; 84. Linear bearing II; 85. Limit ring; 9. Solenoid valve I; 10. Mounting assembly; 101. Positioning screw; 102. Positioning nut. Detailed Implementation

[0037] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1-6 This application will be described in further detail.

[0038] This application discloses a ball-filling bottle device. (Refer to...) Figure 1 A ball-filling bottle device includes a support 1, a bottle body 2, and an adjustment component 3. The bottom of the support 1 is fixed with casters 4 by bolts. The wheel surfaces of the casters 4 roll in contact with the ground, and rolling friction replaces sliding friction, reducing friction and facilitating flexible movement of the support 1 by the operator. The top of the support 1 has an adjustment cavity 11 for the bottle body 2 to slide. The sliding direction of the bottle body 2 is parallel to the height direction of the support 1. The opening of the bottle body 2 allows steel balls to be loaded into the inner cavity of the bottle body 2. The adjustment component 3 is installed on the bottle body 2 and can adjust the batch discharge of steel balls in the bottle body 2.

[0039] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2The adjusting assembly 3 includes a clamping plate 31, a quick-connect plug 32, an adjusting seat 33, a feeding plate 34, a feeding cylinder 35, a guide rod 36, a linear bearing 37, and a positioning ring 38. A ball outlet hole 21 is provided on the surface of the bottle body 2. The axis of the ball outlet hole 21 is parallel to the length direction of the support 1. The ball outlet hole 21 penetrates the surface of the bottle body 2 along its own axis and connects to the inner cavity of the bottle body 2, allowing steel balls inside the bottle body 2 to be discharged. The clamping plate 31 is fixed to the surface of the bottle body 2 facing the ball outlet hole 21 by bolts. A sliding cavity 311 is provided on the surface of the clamping plate 31 for the end of the quick-connect plug 32 to slide. The sliding direction of the quick-connect plug 32 is parallel to the length direction of the support 1. The sliding cavity 311 is parallel to each other, passing through both sides of the clamping plate 31 and connecting to the ball outlet hole 21. The quick connector 32 has a positioning hole 321 on its surface facing the ball outlet hole 21 for the steel ball to pass through. The axis of the positioning hole 321 and the axis of the ball outlet hole 21 are parallel to each other. The positioning hole 321 passes through both sides of the quick connector 32 along its own axis. The inner diameter of the positioning hole 321 is adapted to the diameter of the steel ball. When the quick connector 32 slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity 311 toward the direction closer to the ball outlet hole 21, the positioning hole 321 connects to the ball outlet hole 21. The steel ball in the inner cavity of the bottle 2 is quantitatively discharged from the positioning hole 321 through the ball outlet hole 21, realizing the directional addition of batch steel balls for the robot product.

[0040] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 When different types of steel balls need to be assembled, each time only the quick-connect plug 32 with the corresponding inner diameter positioning hole 321 needs to be installed. No extra actions such as adjustment and debugging by the staff are required. The purpose of quickly changing the quick plug is achieved to change the steel ball. For small batches of multi-variety steel balls, a lot of time is saved, the ball replenishment cycle of robot products is shortened, and the assembly efficiency of robot products is improved.

[0041] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 An adjusting seat 33 is fixed to the bottom of the bottle body 2. A feeding cavity 22 for the feeding plate 34 to slide is opened on the bottom wall of the bottle body 2. The sliding direction of the feeding plate 34 is parallel to the height direction of the support 1. The feeding cavity 22 penetrates the outer wall of the bottle body 2 in the direction close to the adjusting seat 33. The feeding cylinder 35 is fixed to the surface of the adjusting seat 33 by bolts. A solenoid valve 2 5 is installed on the surface of the adjusting seat 33. The solenoid valve 2 5 is used to control the drive of the feeding cylinder 35. The piston rod axis of the feeding cylinder 35 is parallel to the height direction of the support 1. The piston rod of the feeding cylinder 35 faces the feeding plate 34. The end of the feeding plate 34 protruding from the bottom of the bottle body 2 is fixed to the piston rod surface of the feeding cylinder 35 by bolts. A guide cavity 341 for accommodating steel balls is opened on the end face of the feeding plate 34 located in the inner cavity of the bottle body 2. The inner wall of the guide cavity 341 abuts against the surface of the steel ball and confines the steel ball in the guide cavity 341, thereby improving the limiting stability of the steel ball in the guide cavity 341.

[0042] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The bottom wall of the guide cavity 341 is provided with a guide surface 342. The inclination height of the guide surface 342 decreases as the distance to the discharge hole decreases. The guide surface 342 can abut against the surface of the steel ball and guide the steel ball to roll in a direction closer to the discharge hole 21, providing guidance for the steel ball to roll on the inner wall of the guide cavity 341, thereby improving the stability of the steel ball discharged from the positioning hole 321.

[0043] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The number of linear bearings 37 can be one, two, or more. In this embodiment, there are two linear bearings 37. The two linear bearings 37 are fixed at intervals on both sides of the length direction of the adjusting seat 33 by bolts. The axis of the linear bearings 37 is parallel to the height direction of the bracket 1. The number of guide rods 36 can be one, two, or more. In this embodiment, there are two guide rods 36. One end of the two guide rods 36 is fixed to both ends of the length direction of the feeding plate 34, and the other end of the two guide rods 36 is through which the two linear bearings 37 pass.

[0044] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 The number of positioning rings 38 can be one, two, or more. In this embodiment, there are two positioning rings 38. Each positioning ring 38 corresponds to a guide rod 36. Each positioning ring 38 includes a circular ring 381 and a fixing screw 382. The inner ring of the circular ring 381 is through which the guide rod 36 passes. A deformation cavity 3811 is formed on the surface of the circular ring 381. The deformation cavity 3811 passes through both sides of the axial direction of the circular ring 381 and passes through the outer circumference of the circular ring 381 in a direction away from the axial direction of the circular ring 381. A threaded hole 3812 is formed on the surface of the circular ring 381 near the deformation cavity 3811 for the fixing screw 382 to pass through. The axis of the threaded hole 3812 is perpendicular to the axis of the circular ring 381 and the threaded hole 3812 is connected to the deformation cavity 3811.

[0045] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3When a steel ball enters the inner cavity of bottle 2 through the opening of bottle 2, part of the steel ball is embedded in the guide cavity 341. The inner wall of the guide cavity 341 abuts against the spherical surface of the steel ball to form a limit. The operator selects a quick connector 32 with the same inner diameter as the positioning hole 321 according to the diameter of the steel ball. The end of the matching quick connector 32 is embedded in the sliding cavity 311 and slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity 311 toward the ball outlet hole 21. The ball outlet hole 21 is connected to the positioning hole 321, realizing the quick installation of the quick connector on bottle 2. At the same time, the piston rod of the feeding cylinder 35 extends, pushing the feeding plate 34 to slide along the inner wall of the feeding cavity 22 toward the ball outlet hole 21. The ball outlet hole 21 is connected to the guide cavity 341. The guide surface 342 guides the steel ball in the guide cavity 341 to roll toward the ball outlet hole 21. Multiple steel balls in the guide cavity 341 are discharged from the positioning hole 321 through the ball outlet hole 21 in sequence, realizing the batch addition of steel balls of the same model.

[0046] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 Simultaneously, the ring 381 is coaxially sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the guide rod 36 and slides along the axis of the guide rod 36 towards the linear bearing. The end face of the ring 381 abuts against the surface of the linear bearing. The end of the fixing screw 382 passes through the threaded hole 3812 and is threaded and tightened to fix it to the inner wall of the deformation cavity 3811, thus forming a fixed position. The space inside the deformation cavity 3811 becomes smaller, and the inner ring wall of the ring 381 is compressed and deformed, pressing against the outer circumferential surface of the guide rod 36 to form a fixed position. This achieves the directional fixation of the guide ring along the axis of the guide rod 36 and limits its movement. The sliding distance of the feeding plate 34 within the feeding chamber 22 ensures that the feeding plate 34 can directly reach the desired height each time. When the size of the steel balls in the bottle 2 is changed, the sliding distance of the feeding plate 34 does not need to be adjusted again. This ensures that the device for the bottle 2 only needs to set the sliding distance of the feeding plate 34 during the first use. When the size of the steel balls is changed later, only a quick plug with an inner diameter that matches the positioning hole 321 needs to be replaced. This makes it convenient for staff to operate and improves the efficiency of adding steel balls.

[0047] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 5 The bottle body 2 is equipped with a feeding assembly 6, which can quickly empty the steel balls inside the bottle body 2. The feeding assembly 6 includes a partition plate 61 and a ball-releasing cylinder 62. A ball-releasing hole 23 is opened on the surface of the bottle body 2 near the adjusting seat 33. The axis of the ball-releasing hole 23 is parallel to the axis of the ball-discharging hole 21. The ball-releasing hole 23 passes through the surface of the bottle body 2 along its own axis and connects to the inner cavity of the bottle body 2. The ball-releasing hole 23 is used to discharge the steel balls inside the bottle body 2. A ball-releasing surface 24 is provided on the bottom wall of the bottle body 2. The inclination height of the ball-releasing surface 24 decreases as the distance to the ball-releasing hole 23 decreases. The ball-releasing surface 24 can guide the steel balls inside the bottle body 2 to roll towards the ball-releasing hole 23 and be discharged from the ball-discharging hole 21, thereby improving the emptying efficiency of the steel balls inside the bottle body 2.

[0048] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The bottom wall of the bottle body 2 near the ball release hole 23 has a partition cavity 25 for the partition plate 61 to slide. The sliding direction of the partition plate 61 is parallel to the height direction of the bracket 1. The partition cavity 25 passes through the bottom of the bottle body 2. The ball release cylinder 62 is fixed to the surface of the adjusting seat 33 by bolts. The bracket 1 is equipped with a control switch 7, which can control the drive of the ball release cylinder 62. The piston rod axis of the ball release cylinder 62 is parallel to the height direction of the bracket 1. The end face of the partition plate 61 protruding from the bottom of the bottle body 2 is fixed to the piston rod surface of the ball release cylinder 62 by bolts.

[0049] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 5 When the steel balls in the inner cavity of bottle 2 have been added and a different type of steel ball needs to be replaced, the piston rod of the ball-releasing cylinder 62 retracts, causing the partition plate 61 to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity 25 away from bottle 2. The inner cavity of bottle 2 then connects to the ball-releasing hole 23. The ball-releasing surface 24 guides the steel balls in the inner cavity of the bottle to roll towards the ball-releasing hole 23 and be discharged from the ball-releasing hole 23, thus quickly emptying the steel balls in bottle 2. When it is necessary to replenish the inner cavity of bottle 2 with the required type of steel ball, the piston of the ball-releasing cylinder 62 extends, causing the partition plate 61 to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity 25 towards the bottle 2. The partition plate 61 presses against the inner wall of bottle 2 and separates the ball-releasing hole 23 from the inner cavity of bottle 2. Multiple steel balls of the required type enter the inner cavity of bottle 2 through the opening of bottle 2, realizing the rapid replacement of different types of steel balls in the inner cavity of bottle 2, thereby further improving the efficiency of adding steel balls to the robot product.

[0050] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 5The support 1 is equipped with a lifting assembly 8, which controls the sliding distance of the bottle 2 on the support 1. The lifting assembly 8 includes a lifting cylinder 81, a bearing seat 82, a limit rod 83, a linear bearing 84, and a limit ring 85. The lifting cylinder 81 is fixed to the surface of the support 1 by bolts. The adjusting seat 33 is equipped with a solenoid valve 9, which controls the driving of the lifting cylinder 81. The piston rod axis of the lifting cylinder 81 is parallel to the height direction of the support 1. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 81 is fixed to the surface of the adjusting seat 33 by bolts. The lifting cylinder 81 drives the bottle 2 to slide on the inner wall of the adjusting cavity 11. The number of bearing seats 82 can be one, two, or more. In this embodiment, there are multiple bearing seats 82, which are divided into four groups. The four groups of bearing seats 82 are connected at the four corners of the support 1, and multiple bearing seats 82 in the same group are spaced apart on the surface of the support 1. Furthermore, the arrangement direction of the bearing housing 82 is parallel to the height direction of the bracket 1. The number of linear bearings 84 can be one, two, or more. In this embodiment, the number of linear bearings 84 is more than one. The multiple linear bearings 84 correspond one-to-one with the bearing housing 82 and are fixed to the surface of the bearing housing 82 with bolts. The axis of the linear bearings 84 is parallel to the height direction of the bracket 1. The number of limiting rods 83 can be one, two, or more. In this embodiment, the number of limiting rods 83 is more than one. The ends of the multiple limiting rods 83 are fixed one-to-one at the four corners of the adjusting seat 33. The limiting rods 83 correspond one-to-one with each group of bearing housings 82. The ends of the limiting rods 83 pass through the inner rings of the linear bearings 84 on the multiple bearing housings 82 of the same group and are coaxially fixed to the inner ring wall of the limiting ring 85 to form a positioning. In this embodiment, the structure of the limiting ring 85 is the same as the structure of the positioning ring 38.

[0051] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 When the staff uses the ball bottle device, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 81 extends, causing the bottle body 2 to slide on the inner wall of the adjustment chamber 11. When the height of the bottle body 2 in the adjustment chamber 11 is suitable for the staff's height, it stops. The limiting ring 85 slides along the axis of the limiting rod 83 towards the bearing seat 82. The surface of the limiting ring 85 abuts against the surface of the bearing seat 82 to form a positioning, so that the bottle body 2 can always be at a height suitable for the staff's height when the staff operates the ball bottle device, which makes it convenient for the staff to operate and thus improves the efficiency of adding steel balls.

[0052] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 6A mounting assembly 10 is connected between the bearing housing 82 and the bracket 1. The mounting assembly 10 can detachably fix the bearing housing 82 to the bracket 1. The mounting assembly 10 includes a positioning screw 101 and a positioning nut 102. A fixing cavity 821 for the bracket 1 to be inserted is opened on the surface of the bearing housing 82. A positioning cavity 12 for the positioning nut 102 to slide is opened on the surface of the bracket 1 facing the fixing cavity 821. The sliding direction of the positioning nut 102 is parallel to the height direction of the bracket 1. The positioning cavity 12 is connected to the fixing cavity 821, and the opening of the positioning nut 102 faces the fixing cavity 821. A mounting hole 822 for the end of the positioning screw 101 to pass through is opened on the surface of the bearing housing 82. The axis of the mounting hole 822 is parallel to the length direction of the bracket 1. The mounting hole 822 is connected to the fixing cavity 821.

[0053] Reference Figure 5 and Figure 6 When the bearing housing 82 slides along the surface of the bracket 1 to a suitable height, the driving positioning nut 102 slides along the inner wall of the positioning cavity 12 toward the bearing housing 82. The opening of the positioning nut 102 faces the mounting hole 822. The end of the positioning screw 101 passes through the mounting hole 822 and is threaded and fixed to the inner wall of the positioning nut 102 to form a fixation, and limits the bearing housing 82 to the surface of the bracket 1, thereby realizing the directional fixation of the bearing housing 82 on the surface of the bracket 1.

[0054] The implementation principle of a ball-filling bottle device according to an embodiment of this application is as follows: When a steel ball enters the inner cavity of the bottle body 2 through the opening, part of the steel ball is embedded in the guide cavity 341. The inner wall of the guide cavity 341 abuts against the surface of the steel ball to form a limit. The operator selects a quick-connect plug 32 with the same inner diameter as the positioning hole 321 according to the diameter of the steel ball. The end of the matching quick-connect plug 32 is embedded in the sliding cavity 311 and slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity 311 towards the ball outlet hole 21. The ball outlet hole 21 is connected to the positioning hole 321. The quick-connect plug is quickly installed on the bottle body 2; simultaneously, the piston rod of the feeding cylinder 35 extends, pushing the feeding plate 34 to slide along the inner wall of the feeding cavity 22 towards the ball outlet 21. The ball outlet 21 connects to the guide cavity 341, and the guide surface 342 guides the steel balls in the guide cavity 341 to roll towards the ball outlet 21. Multiple steel balls in the guide cavity 341 are discharged sequentially through the ball outlet 21 from the positioning hole 321. When the steel balls in the inner cavity of the bottle body 2 have been added and a different type of steel ball needs to be replaced, the piston rod of the ball release cylinder 62 retracts, carrying... The movable partition plate 61 slides along the inner wall of the partition cavity 25 away from the bottle body 2. The inner cavity of the bottle body 2 is connected to the ball discharge hole 23. The ball discharge surface 24 guides the steel balls in the inner cavity of the bottle body to roll towards the ball discharge hole 23 and be discharged from the ball discharge hole 23, thus quickly emptying the steel balls in the bottle body 2. When it is necessary to replenish the inner cavity of the bottle body 2 with the required type of steel balls, the piston of the ball discharge cylinder 62 extends, driving the partition plate 61 to slide along the inner wall of the partition cavity 25 towards the bottle body 2. The surface of the partition plate 61 presses against the inner wall of the bottle body 2 and separates the ball discharge hole 23 from the bottle body. 2. Inner cavity: Multiple steel balls of the required type enter the inner cavity of bottle body 2 through the opening of bottle body 2, enabling quick replacement of different types of steel balls within the inner cavity of bottle body 2, thereby further improving the efficiency of adding steel balls to robot products; finally, only the quick plug matching the inner diameter of the positioning hole 321 needs to be replaced according to the required steel ball type, which facilitates the operation of the staff and improves the efficiency of adding steel balls. No extra actions such as adjustment and debugging are required from the staff, shortening the ball adding cycle of robot products and thus improving the assembly efficiency of robot products.

[0055] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A ball-filling bottle device, characterized in that: The assembly includes a support (1), a bottle body (2), and an adjustment component (3). The bottle body (2) is connected to the support (1). The inner cavity of the bottle body (2) stores steel balls. A ball outlet hole (21) is provided on the surface of the bottle body (2) for discharging the steel balls from the bottle body (2). The adjustment component (3) includes a clamping plate (31) and a quick-connect plug (32). The clamping plate (31) is connected to the surface of the bottle body (2) facing the ball outlet hole (21). The clamping plate (31) has a sliding cavity on its surface for sliding the end of the quick-connect plug (32). 311), the sliding direction of the quick connector (32) is perpendicular to the axis of the ball outlet hole (21), and the sliding cavity (311) penetrates the surface of the clamping plate (31) and connects to the ball outlet hole (21). The quick connector (32) has a positioning hole (321) for the steel ball to pass through. When the quick connector (32) slides along the inner wall of the sliding cavity (311) toward the direction close to the ball outlet hole (21), the positioning hole (321) connects to the ball outlet hole (21), and the steel ball in the bottle (2) is discharged from the positioning hole (321) through the ball outlet hole (21).

2. The ball-filling bottle device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly (3) further includes an adjustment seat (33), a feeding plate (34), and a feeding cylinder (35). The bottom wall of the bottle body (2) has a feeding cavity (22) for the feeding plate (34) to slide. The sliding direction of the feeding plate (34) and the sliding direction of the quick connector (32) are parallel to each other. The adjustment seat (33) is connected to the surface of the bottle body (2) facing the feeding plate (34). The feeding cylinder (35) is connected to the surface of the adjustment seat (33). The piston rod axis of the feeding cylinder (35) is parallel to the axis of the feeding plate (34). The sliding directions of the cylinders are parallel to each other. The piston rod of the feeding cylinder (35) is connected to the end face of the feeding plate (34) protruding from the bottle body (2). The surface of the feeding plate (34) facing the ball outlet (21) is provided with a guide cavity (341) for accommodating steel balls. When the piston rod of the feeding cylinder (35) extends, it drives the feeding plate (34) to approach the ball outlet (21). The guide cavity (341) is connected to the ball outlet (21). The steel balls in the guide cavity (341) are discharged from the positioning hole (321) through the ball outlet (21).

3. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom wall of the guide cavity (341) is provided with a guide surface (342). The inclination height of the guide surface (342) decreases as the distance to the ball outlet hole (21) decreases. The guide surface (342) can abut against the steel ball and guide the steel ball to approach the ball outlet hole (21).

4. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adjustment assembly (3) also includes a guide rod (36), a linear bearing (37), and a positioning ring (38). The linear bearing (37) is connected to the surface of the adjustment seat (33). The axis of the linear bearing (37) is parallel to the axis of the piston rod of the feeding cylinder (35). One end of the guide rod (36) is connected to the surface of the feeding plate (34). The other end of the guide rod (36) passes through the inner ring of the linear bearing (37) and is coaxially connected to the inner ring wall of the positioning ring (38). When the guide cavity (341) connects to the ball hole (21), it drives the guide rod (36) to slide in the inner ring of the linear bearing (37), and the surface of the positioning ring (38) abuts against the surface of the linear bearing (37) to form a positioning.

5. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The positioning ring (38) includes a circular ring (381) and a fixing screw (382). The inner ring of the circular ring (381) is through which the guide rod (36) passes. A deformation cavity (3811) is formed on the surface of the circular ring (381). The deformation cavity (3811) penetrates the surface of the circular ring (381). A threaded hole (3812) is formed on the surface of the circular ring (381) near the deformation cavity (3811) for the fixing screw (382) to pass through. The threaded hole (3812) communicates with the deformation cavity (3811). When the end of the fixing screw (382) passes through the threaded hole (3812) and is screwed and fixed to the inner wall of the deformation cavity (3811), the inner ring wall of the circular ring (381) is deformed by pressure and presses the outer circumference of the guide rod (36) to form a fixed shape.

6. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A feeding assembly (6) is connected to the surface of the bottle body (2). The feeding assembly (6) includes a partition plate (61). A ball discharge hole (23) is provided on the surface of the bottle body (2). The ball discharge hole (23) is located on the side of the ball outlet hole (21) near the bottom of the bottle body (2). The ball discharge hole (23) is used to discharge steel balls from the inner cavity of the bottle body (2). A partition cavity (25) is provided on the bottom wall of the bottle body (2) near the ball discharge hole (23) for the partition plate (61) to slide. The sliding direction of the partition plate (61) is as follows: The sliding direction of the feeding plate (34) is parallel to that of the partition plate (61). When the partition plate (61) slides toward the ball discharge hole (23), the surface of the partition plate (61) abuts against the inner wall of the bottle body (2) and separates the inner cavity of the bottle body (2) from the ball discharge hole (23). The bottom wall of the bottle body (2) is provided with a ball discharge surface (24). The inclination height of the ball discharge surface (24) decreases as the distance to the ball discharge hole (23) decreases. The ball discharge surface (24) can guide the steel ball in the bottle body (2) to be discharged from the ball discharge hole (23).

7. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The feeding assembly (6) also includes a ball-releasing cylinder (62), which is connected to the surface of the adjusting seat (33) facing the partition cavity (25). The piston rod axis of the ball-releasing cylinder (62) and the sliding direction of the partition plate (61) are parallel to each other. The partition cavity (25) extends through the surface of the bottle body (2) in the direction close to the ball-releasing cylinder (62). The end face of the partition plate (61) protruding from the bottle body (2) is connected to the piston rod surface of the ball-releasing cylinder (62). When the piston rod of the ball-releasing cylinder (62) extends, the plate surface of the partition plate (61) abuts against the inner wall of the bottle body (2) and separates the inner cavity of the bottle body (2) from the ball-releasing hole (23).

8. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support (1) is connected to a lifting assembly (8), which includes a lifting cylinder (81). The bottle (2) is slidably connected to the surface of the support (1). The sliding direction of the bottle (2) is parallel to the piston rod axis of the feeding cylinder (35). The lifting cylinder (81) is connected to the surface of the support (1). The piston rod end face of the lifting cylinder (81) is connected to the surface of the adjusting seat (33). The piston rod axis of the lifting cylinder (81) is parallel to the piston rod axis of the feeding cylinder (35).

9. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lifting assembly (8) also includes a bearing seat (82), a limiting rod (83), a second linear bearing (84), and a limiting ring (85). The bearing seat (82) is connected to the bracket (1), and the second linear bearing (84) is connected to the surface of the bearing seat (82). The axis of the second linear bearing (84) is parallel to the axis of the piston rod of the lifting cylinder (81). One end of the limiting rod (83) is connected to the surface of the adjusting seat (33), and the other end of the limiting rod (83) passes through the inner ring of the second linear bearing (84) and is coaxially connected to the inner ring wall of the limiting ring (85). When the bottle (2) slides along the surface of the bracket (1), it drives the limiting rod (83) to slide along the inner ring wall of the second linear bearing (84), and the surface of the limiting ring (85) abuts against the surface of the bearing seat (82) to form a positioning.

10. A ball-filling bottle device according to claim 9, characterized in that: An installation assembly (10) is connected between the bearing housing (82) and the bracket (1). The installation assembly (10) includes a positioning screw (101) and a positioning nut (102). A fixing cavity (821) for the bracket (1) to be embedded is formed on the surface of the bearing housing (82). A positioning cavity (12) for the positioning nut (102) to slide is formed on the surface of the bracket (1) facing the fixing cavity (821). The sliding direction of the positioning nut (102) is related to the movement of the lifting cylinder (81). The piston rod axes are parallel to each other. The positioning cavity (12) is connected to the fixed cavity (821), and the opening of the positioning nut (102) faces the fixed cavity (821). The bearing seat (82) has an installation hole (822) on its surface for the end of the positioning screw (101) to pass through. The end of the positioning screw (101) can pass through the installation hole (822) and be threaded and tightened to fix it in the inner wall of the positioning nut (102) to form a positioning, and limit the bearing seat (82) to the surface of the bracket (1).

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