Reel material supply equipment with feeding device and material feeding method

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses reel material supply equipment with a feeding device and a material feeding method, and relates to the technical field of reel material supply. The reel material supply equipment comprises an unwinding assembly used for installing a reel material, and a conveying assembly used for conveying the reel material to the unwinding assembly, the material warehouse assembly is used for temporarily storing reel materials; the feeding device is used for transferring the reel materials temporarily stored on the material warehouse assembly and arranging the reel materials on the unwinding assembly; the feeding device comprises a guide mechanism and a material picking assembly. The guide mechanism is connected with the material picking assembly so as to drive the material picking assembly to move between the material warehouse assembly and the unwinding assembly. The material picking assembly is used for picking up reel materials at the material picking position and arranging the picked reel materials on the unwinding assembly when the material picking assembly moves to the preset material feeding position. The embodiment of the invention is suitable for a reel material supply scene.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of reel material supply technology, and in particular to a reel material supply device and a material feeding method with a feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] In the packaging production process, a variety of packaging materials are used to package products. Among them, the most common packaging material is strip material that is wound into a reel (strip material is also called strip material, and when the strip material is wound into a reel, it is called reel material).

[0003] In actual production, corresponding reel material supply equipment is generally used to supply the aforementioned reel materials to downstream packaging production equipment. During the operation of the reel material supply equipment, placing or installing the reel materials on the workstation to achieve feeding is an essential process step. In the existing technology, feeding the reel materials is generally done manually by placing or installing the reel materials on the workstation, but this method has a low degree of automation and high labor intensity; or collaborative robots are used for feeding, but this method may result in human-machine conflict, and also occupies a large area and has high production costs. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the existing technology. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, embodiments of this application provide a reel material supply device and a material feeding method with a feeding device, which can improve the automation level of reel material supply.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide a reel material supply device with a feeding device, comprising: an unwinding assembly for mounting reel material; a storage bin assembly for temporarily storing reel material; and a feeding device for transferring the reel material temporarily stored in the storage bin assembly and mounting it onto the unwinding assembly; wherein the feeding device includes a guiding mechanism and a material picking assembly; the guiding mechanism is connected to the material picking assembly to drive the material picking assembly to move between the storage bin assembly and the unwinding assembly; the material picking assembly is used to pick up reel material at a material picking position and to mount the picked-up reel material onto the unwinding assembly when it moves to a preset material feeding position.

[0006] Optionally, the guiding mechanism includes: a guide rail extending between the material storage assembly and the unwinding assembly; a carrier disposed on the guide rail and movable along the guide rail under the drive of the first driving assembly, and the material picking assembly disposed on the carrier.

[0007] Optionally, the material storage assembly includes: a material storage body for temporarily storing reel material, wherein the central axis of the central hole of the reel material temporarily stored on the material storage body is in a first horizontal direction; and a temporary material moving mechanism disposed in the material storage body for driving the reel material temporarily stored on the material storage body to move a specified distance in the positive direction along the first horizontal direction, so that the first reel material temporarily stored on the material storage body is attached to the material picking assembly.

[0008] Optionally, the material pickup assembly can rotate horizontally relative to the carrier; the material pickup assembly includes: a material pickup bracket; a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft being disposed between the carrier and the material pickup bracket, one end of the rotating shaft being connected to the carrier and the other end being connected to the material pickup bracket; a second drive assembly, the second drive assembly being connected to the rotating shaft or the material pickup bracket to drive the material pickup bracket to rotate horizontally relative to the carrier; a hook shaft, the hook shaft being horizontally disposed, one end of the hook shaft being fixedly connected to the material pickup bracket, and the other end being a free end suspended to hook reel material; a push plate, the push plate being disposed at one end of the hook shaft near the material pickup bracket and being movable along the axial direction of the hook shaft; and a push plate drive mechanism, disposed on the material pickup bracket and connected to the push plate to drive the push plate to move between a retracted position and an extended position.

[0009] Optionally, the outer periphery of the hook shaft may also include a first tensioning member that can expand or retract radially along the hook shaft, for tightening or loosening the center hole of the reel material hooked on the hook shaft.

[0010] Optionally, the unwinding assembly includes: an unwinding shaft, which is horizontally arranged, one end of which is fixedly connected to the body of the reel material supply device, and the other end is used to pass through the center hole of the reel material to hook the reel material; the outer periphery of the unwinding shaft also includes a second tensioning member that can expand or retract radially along the unwinding shaft, for causing the unwinding shaft to tighten or loosen the center hole of the reel material hooked on the unwinding shaft.

[0011] Optionally, the feeding device further includes: a positioning sensor, which is fixedly mounted on the guiding mechanism or on the material picking assembly, for detecting the center coordinates of the center hole of the material on the reel, and sending the detection signal to the guiding mechanism so that the guiding mechanism drives the material picking assembly to the material picking position.

[0012] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide a material feeding method for a reel material supply equipment, comprising the steps of: a guiding mechanism driving a material picking component to move to a material picking position; transferring a first reel material temporarily stored at the outer end of a material storage component to the material picking component; the guiding mechanism driving the material picking component to move to a preset material feeding position; and transferring the first reel material on the material picking component to an unwinding component.

[0013] Optionally, during the process of the guide mechanism driving the material pickup assembly to move to the material pickup position, the center coordinates of the center hole of the first reel material are detected by a positioning sensor, and the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly is aligned with the position of the center hole of the first reel material, so that the material pickup assembly reaches the material pickup position.

[0014] Optionally, when the outer periphery of the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly includes a first tensioning member that expands or retracts radially along the hook shaft: before transferring the first reel of material temporarily stored in the material storage assembly to the material pickup assembly, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly is in a retracted state; after transferring the first reel of material to the material pickup assembly, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly expands; before transferring the first reel of material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly... The first tensioner in the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly is in a retracted state; and / or, when the outer periphery of the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly includes a second tensioner that expands or retracts radially along the unwinding shaft: before transferring the first reel material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the second tensioner in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly is in a retracted state; after transferring the first reel material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the second tensioner in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly is in a tensioned state.

[0015] This application provides a reel material supply equipment and method with a feeding device. The material picking component of the feeding device transfers the reel material temporarily stored in the material storage component to the material feeding position under the drive of the guiding mechanism, and installs the picked-up reel material on the unwinding component, so that the reel material is installed on the work station. This can improve the automation level of reel material feeding and supply. The reel material supply equipment provided in this application has a small footprint and avoids human-machine conflict, thus reducing the production cost. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a top view schematic diagram of a reel material supply device according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 2 This is a front view schematic diagram of the layout of a reel material supply equipment according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 3 This is a left-side schematic diagram of the feeding device of a reel material supply equipment according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 4 This is a right-side schematic diagram of the feeding device of a reel material supply equipment according to an embodiment of this application; Figure 5 This is a front view of a reel material supply device according to an embodiment of the present application, showing the material pickup component at the material pickup position, but not yet picking up the first reel material. Figure 6 This is a front view of a reel material supply device according to an embodiment of the present application, showing the material pickup component located at the material pickup position and after picking up the first reel material. Figure 7 This is a side view of a reel material supply device according to an embodiment of the present application, showing the material pickup component located at the material loading position, before the first reel material is installed on the unloading component. Figure 8 This is a side view of a reel material supply device according to an embodiment of the present application, showing the material pickup component located at the material loading position and the first reel material installed on the unloading component. Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of a material feeding method for a reel material supply equipment according to an embodiment of this application; Figure label: 100-Reel material supply equipment; 1-Unwinding assembly; 2-Material storage assembly; 3-Feeding device; 11-Unwinding spool; 12-Second tensioner; 21-Main body of the material storage silo; 22-First reel of material; 31-Guiding mechanism; 32-Material pickup assembly; 33-Positioning sensor; 311 - Guide rail; 312 - Load-bearing component; 321-Material pickup bracket; 322-Rotating shaft; 323-Hanging shaft; 324-Push plate; 325-Push plate drive mechanism; 326-First tensioning element. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The embodiments of this application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] It should be understood that the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application without inventive effort are within the protection scope of the embodiments of this application.

[0020] Example 1: This application provides a reel material supply device with a feeding mechanism, see below. Figures 1 to 4 This invention provides a reel material supply device 100 with a feeding device, comprising: an unwinding assembly 1 for mounting reel material; a material storage assembly 2 for temporarily storing reel material; and a feeding device 3 for transferring the reel material temporarily stored in the material storage assembly 2 and mounting it onto the unwinding assembly 1. The feeding device 3 includes: a guiding mechanism 31 and a material picking assembly 32; the guiding mechanism 31 is connected to the material picking assembly 32 to drive the material picking assembly 32 to move between the material storage assembly 2 and the unwinding assembly 1; the material picking assembly 32 is used to pick up reel material at a material picking position and to mount the picked-up reel material onto the unwinding assembly 1 when it moves to a preset material feeding position.

[0021] In this embodiment, reel material is installed on the unwinding assembly 1, placing the reel material at the work station; the reel material is temporarily stored in the material storage assembly 2 to ensure that the reel material supply equipment 100 will not malfunction due to insufficient reel material supply during automatic operation; the guiding mechanism 31 drives the material picking assembly 32 to move between the material storage assembly 2 and the unwinding assembly 1; when the material picking assembly 32 moves to the material picking position near the material storage assembly 2, the material picking assembly 32 picks up the reel material in the material storage assembly 2; when the material picking assembly 32 moves to the preset material loading position near the unwinding assembly 1, the material picking assembly 32 loads the reel material picked up at the material picking position onto the unwinding assembly 1.

[0022] The reel material supply equipment 100 provided in this application embodiment can automatically transfer and install the reel material temporarily stored in the material storage component 2 to the workstation on the unwinding component 1, which improves the automation level of reel material feeding and supply. Moreover, the process of transferring and installing the reel material in the material storage component 2 to the workstation does not require manual operation, avoiding human-machine conflict. It also has a small footprint and reduces production costs.

[0023] In some embodiments, preferably, the guiding mechanism 31 includes: a guide rail 311 extending between the material storage assembly 2 and the unwinding assembly 1; a carrier 312 disposed on the guide rail 311 and movable along the guide rail 311 under the drive of the first driving assembly; and the material picking assembly 32 disposed on the carrier 312.

[0024] In this embodiment, the guide rail 311 guides the carrier 312 of the feeding device 3 and the material picking component 32 disposed on the carrier 312, so that they move in the direction of the guide rail 311; the carrier 312 is slidably disposed on the guide rail 311 and moves relative to the guide rail 311 under the driving force of the first driving component, so that it switches between the material picking position and the material feeding position; the material picking component 32 is rotatably disposed on the carrier 312 so that the material picking component 32 can rotate horizontally relative to the carrier 312. When the carrier 312 is in the material picking position, the carrier 312... The material picking component 32 on the 12 picks up the reel material from the material storage component 2; when the carrier 312 moves to the material loading position, the material picking component 32 on the carrier 312 also moves to the material loading position with the carrier 312, and during the movement, the material picking component 32 can rotate in the horizontal direction so that the reel material picked up on the material picking component 32 can face the unwinding component 1, so that the picked-up reel material can be transferred and installed on the unwinding component 1, so that the reel material is located at the working position on the unwinding component 1, and the reel material supply equipment 100 can normally use the reel material installed on the unwinding component 1.

[0025] See Figure 1 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, the material storage assembly 2 includes a material storage body 21, which is used to temporarily store reel materials. The central axis of the central hole of the reel materials temporarily stored on the material storage body 21 is located in a first horizontal direction. A temporary material moving mechanism is disposed in the material storage body and is used to drive the reel materials temporarily stored on the material storage body 21 to move a specified distance in the positive direction along the first horizontal direction, so that the first reel material 22 temporarily stored on the material storage body 21 is hung on the material picking assembly 32.

[0026] In this embodiment, a certain number of reels of material are temporarily stored on the material storage body 21 so that the material picking component 32 can automatically retrieve the reels of material from the material storage component 2 and place them at the workstation for operation. When the reels of material are temporarily stored on the material storage body 21, they are placed vertically on the material storage body 21, with the central axis of the central hole of the reel of material in the first horizontal direction, so as to facilitate the material picking component 32 to pick up the reels of material temporarily stored on the material storage body 21. The reel of material temporarily stored in the material storage body 21 that is closest to the material picking component 32 (the outermost end) is the first reel. The material reel 22 is temporarily stored on the material storage body 21. The temporary material moving mechanism can drive the reel material temporarily stored on the material storage body 21 to move a specified distance in the forward direction of the first horizontal direction, so that the first reel material 22 is attached to the material picking component 32. When the gap between the first reel material 22 attached to the material picking component 32 and the remaining reel material on the material storage body 21 closest to the material picking component 32 is less than a preset value, the temporary material moving mechanism can also drive the remaining reel material on the material storage body 21 to move in the opposite direction (the opposite of the first horizontal direction). A specified distance is maintained to ensure that there is a gap, greater than or equal to a preset value, between the first reel of material 22 hanging on the material pickup component 32 and the remaining reel of material on the material storage body 21 closest to the material pickup component 32. This ensures that during the movement of the material pickup component 32 carrying the first reel of material 22, friction will not occur between the reel of material 22 and the remaining reel of material on the material storage body 21 closest to the material pickup component 32, thus preventing damage to the reel of material. The positive direction of the first horizontal direction is to bring the first reel of material 22 closer to the material... The direction of the material pickup component 32; the specified distance is the distance between the current position of the first reel material 22 and the position where the first reel material 22 can be hung on the hook shaft 323 of the material pickup component 32; the opposite direction of the first horizontal direction is the direction in which the remaining reel material on the material magazine body 21 is moved away from the material pickup component 32; another specified distance is the distance between the remaining reel material on the material magazine body 21 that is closest to the material pickup component 32 and the first reel material 22 hung on the material pickup component 32, which is greater than or equal to a preset value.

[0027] In some embodiments, the material pickup assembly 32 is rotatable horizontally relative to the carrier member; the material pickup assembly 32 includes: a material pickup bracket 321; a rotating shaft 322 disposed between the carrier member 312 and the material pickup bracket 321, one end of the rotating shaft 322 being connected to the carrier member 312 and the other end being connected to the material pickup bracket 321; and a second driving assembly connected to the rotating shaft 322 or the material pickup bracket 321 to drive the material pickup bracket 321 relative to the carrier member 312. 12. Horizontal rotation; hook shaft 323, the hook shaft 323 is horizontally arranged, one end of the hook shaft 323 is fixedly connected to the material pick-up bracket 321, and the other end is a free end that is suspended in the air to hook the reel material; push plate 324, the push plate 324 is arranged at one end of the hook shaft 323 near the material pick-up bracket 321, and can move along the axial direction of the hook shaft 323; push plate drive mechanism 325, arranged on the material pick-up bracket 321 and connected to the push plate 324, to drive the push plate 324 to move between the retracted position and the extended position.

[0028] In this embodiment, the hook shaft 323 is horizontally arranged to facilitate the picking up of reel materials. One end of the hook shaft 323 is fixedly connected to the material picking bracket 321, and the other end of the hook shaft 323 is a free end that is suspended in the air. When the carrier 312 is in the material picking position, during the process of transferring the first reel material 22, which is placed horizontally in the temporary storage 2, to the material picking component 32, the center hole of the first reel material 22 will be sleeved on the hook shaft 323 to hook the first reel material 22 on the hook shaft 323 in the material picking component 32.

[0029] Preferably, when the central axis of the central hole of the reel material temporarily stored in the material storage component 2 is not parallel to the central axis of the central hole of the reel material that can be installed in the unwinding component 1, the material pickup component 32 can rotate horizontally relative to the support member 312; the material pickup bracket 321 supports the hanging shaft 323 and the reel material hanging on the hanging shaft 323; one end of the rotating shaft 322 is rotatably connected to the support member 312, and the other end is fixedly connected to the material pickup bracket 321, so that the material pickup bracket 321 and the hanging shaft 323 fixedly connected to the material pickup bracket 321 are included. The material picking component 323 can rotate synchronously in the horizontal direction relative to the carrier 312; the second drive component applies a driving force to the rotating shaft 322 or the material picking bracket 331 to make the material picking bracket 321 rotate in the horizontal direction relative to the carrier 312; thus, after the material picking component 33 picks up the first reel material 4 from the material magazine 2 and hangs it on the hanging shaft 333, by rotating the rotating shaft 332 horizontally, the first reel material 4 on the hanging shaft 333 is facing the unwinding component 1, which facilitates the transfer and installation of the picked-up first reel material 4 onto the unwinding component 1.

[0030] The push plate 324 is slidably disposed between itself and the hook shaft 323, and can move relative to the material pick-up bracket 321, with the direction of movement parallel to the axial direction of the hook shaft 323. When the push plate 324 is in the retracted position, it is away from the free end of the hook shaft 323 and close to the fixed point between the hook shaft 323 and the material pick-up bracket 321. When the push plate 324 is in the extended position, it is close to and extends beyond the free end of the hook shaft 323. When the push plate 324 moves from the retracted position to the extended position along the axial direction parallel to the hook shaft 323, it can push away the reel material attached to the hook shaft 323. After the material on the reel is pushed away from the hook shaft 323, the push plate 324 moves from the push position to the retracted position along the axial direction parallel to the hook shaft 323. The fixed end of the push plate drive mechanism 325 is set on the material pick-up bracket 321, and the telescopic end of the push plate drive mechanism 325 is connected to the push plate 324 to drive the push plate 324 to move between the retracted position and the push position along the axial direction parallel to the hook shaft 323. When the material pick-up bracket 321 and the hook shaft 323 rotate under the drive of the second drive assembly, the push plate 324 and the push plate drive mechanism 325 rotate synchronously with the material pick-up bracket 321 and the hook shaft 323.

[0031] In some embodiments, the outer periphery of the hook shaft 323 further includes a first tensioning member 326 that can expand or retract radially along the hook shaft 323, for tightening or loosening the center hole of the reel material hooked on the hook shaft 323.

[0032] In this embodiment, to prevent the material from falling off the material pickup assembly 32 during the movement of the feeding device 3, a first tensioning member 326 is also included on the outer periphery of the hook shaft 323. When the carrier 312 is in the material pickup position, before the material pickup assembly 32 picks up the material from the reel, the first tensioning member 326 retracts, so that the outer diameter of the hook shaft 323 in the retracted state is smaller than the diameter of the center hole of the material from the reel, so that there is a clearance fit between the center hole of the material from the reel and the hook shaft 323, which facilitates the hanging of the material from the reel. It is attached to the hanging shaft 323; when the reel material is attached to the hanging shaft 323, the first tensioning member 326 is tightened, so that the outer diameter of the contact area between the hanging shaft 323 and the center hole of the reel material is not less than the inner diameter of the center hole of the reel material when the first tensioning member 326 is in a tightened state, so that the center hole of the reel material attached to the hanging shaft 323 and the hanging shaft 323 are in an interference fit state, so that the hanging shaft 323 provides a certain tensioning clamping force on the inner wall of the center hole of the reel material to prevent the reel material from falling off the hanging shaft 323.

[0033] In some embodiments, the unwinding assembly 1 includes: an unwinding shaft 11, which is horizontally arranged, one end of which is fixedly connected to the body of the reel material supply device 100, and the other end is used to pass through the center hole of the reel material to hook the reel material; the outer periphery of the unwinding shaft 11 also includes a second tensioning member 12 that can expand or retract radially along the unwinding shaft, for causing the unwinding shaft 11 to tighten or loosen the center hole of the reel material hooked on the unwinding shaft 11.

[0034] In this embodiment, the unwinding shaft 11 is horizontally positioned to facilitate the transfer of reel material from the hook-on shaft 323 to the unwinding assembly 1. The preset material loading position is a fixed position near the unwinding assembly 1. When the material picking assembly 32 moves to the material loading position, the hook-on shaft of the material picking assembly 32 corresponds to the unwinding shaft 11 of the unwinding assembly 1, so as to facilitate the transfer of the reel material picked up on the hook-on shaft of the material picking assembly 32 to the unwinding shaft 11 of the unwinding assembly 1. The unwinding shaft 11 also includes a second tensioning member 12 on its outer periphery. Before the material picking assembly 32 transfers the reel material on the material picking assembly 32 to the unwinding shaft 11 at the material loading position, the second tensioning member 12 retracts, so that the outer diameter of the unwinding shaft 11 in the retracted state is smaller than the diameter of the center hole of the reel material, so that the reel material... The center hole of the reel and the second tensioner 12 can be clearance-fitted to facilitate the attachment of the reel material to the unwinding shaft 11. When the reel material is attached to the unwinding shaft 11, the second tensioner 12 is tightened, so that the outer diameter of the contact area between the unwinding shaft 11 and the center hole of the reel material is not less than the inner diameter of the center hole of the reel material. This ensures that the reel material attached to the unwinding shaft 11 is in an interference fit with the unwinding shaft 11, thus fixing the reel material to the unwinding shaft 11 and preventing it from falling off the unwinding shaft 11 during operation of the reel material supply equipment 100. After the reel material is exhausted, the second tensioner 12 retracts, facilitating the recovery of the inner diameter ring of the exhausted reel material from the unwinding shaft 11.

[0035] In some embodiments, the feeding device 3 further includes a positioning sensor 33, which is fixedly mounted on the guide mechanism 31 or on the material picking assembly 133, for detecting the center coordinates of the center hole of the material on the reel and sending the detection signal to the guide mechanism 31 so that the guide mechanism 31 drives the material picking assembly to the material picking position.

[0036] See Figure 5In this embodiment, the positioning sensor 33 is fixedly mounted on the carrier 312 or the material picking assembly 32 so that the positioning sensor 33 moves synchronously with the carrier 312. During the movement of the feeding device 3, it detects the center coordinates of the center hole of the material on the reel in real time and sends the detection signal to the guide mechanism 31. Using the detection signal, it calculates that the first drive assembly can accurately drive the carrier 312 and the material picking assembly 32 on the carrier 312 to the material picking position. When the carrier 312 is in the material picking position, it causes the hanging shaft to... The axis of the hook shaft 323 is concentric with the axis of the central hole of the first reel of material 22 temporarily stored on the material storage body 21, or the axis of the hook shaft 323 is concentric with the axis of the central hole of the first reel of material 22 temporarily stored on the material storage body 21 within a certain error range, or the projection of the free end face of the hook shaft 323 onto the projection of the end face of the first reel of material 22 is within the range of the central hole of the first reel of material 22, so that when the first reel of material 22 moves toward the hook shaft 323, the first reel of material 22 can be hooked onto the hook shaft 323; see reference Figure 7 and Figure 8 When the feeding device 3 is at the material feeding position, the axis of the hook shaft 323 is concentric with the axis of the unwinding shaft 11, or the axis of the hook shaft 323 is concentric with the axis of the unwinding shaft 11 within a certain error range, or the projection of the free end face of the unwinding shaft 11 near the feeding device 3 onto the end face of the first reel material 22 hooked on the hook shaft 323 is within the center hole of the first reel material 22, so that when the first reel material 22 moves toward the unwinding shaft 11, the first reel material 22 can be hooked onto the unwinding shaft 11.

[0037] Example 2: See Figure 9 This application provides a material feeding method for a reel material supply equipment with a feeding device, comprising the following steps: Step S10: The guide mechanism drives the material picking component to move to the material picking position.

[0038] Step S20: Transfer the first reel of material temporarily stored at the outer end of the material storage component to the material picking component.

[0039] Step S30: The guiding mechanism drives the material picking component to move to the preset material loading position.

[0040] Step S40: Transfer the first reel material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly.

[0041] In this embodiment, the guiding mechanism drives the material picking component and the positioning sensor to move along the guide rail to the material picking position; when the carrier of the guiding mechanism is at the material picking position, the first reel of material temporarily stored in the material storage component is transferred to the material picking component; then the first driving component of the guiding mechanism drives the carrier, together with the material picking component, the positioning sensor, and the first reel of material on the material picking component, to move along the guide rail to the material loading position; the first reel of material on the material picking component is transferred to the unwinding component, so that the reel of material is located at the work station.

[0042] In some embodiments, during the process of the guide mechanism driving the material pickup assembly to move to the material pickup position, a positioning sensor is used to detect the center coordinates of the center hole of the first reel material, and the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly is aligned with the position of the center hole of the first reel material, so that the material pickup assembly reaches the material pickup position.

[0043] In this embodiment, during the process of the first drive component of the guiding mechanism driving the carrier to move along the guide rail to the material pickup position, the positioning sensor fixedly installed on the carrier detects the center coordinates of the center hole of the first reel of material in the silo assembly, and aligns the hook shaft of the material pickup component with the position of the center hole of the first reel of material, so that the carrier reaches the material pickup position, and the axis of the hook shaft is concentric with the axis of the center hole of the first reel of material temporarily stored on the silo body, or the axis of the hook shaft is concentric with the axis of the center hole of the first reel of material temporarily stored on the silo body within a certain error range, or the free end face of the hook shaft is projected onto the first reel of material. The projection of the material end face is within the range of the center hole of the first reel material, so that when the first reel material moves toward the hook shaft, it can be hooked onto the hook shaft; when the first drive component of the guide mechanism drives the carrier to move along the guide rail to the material loading position, the axis of the hook shaft is concentric with the axis of the unwinding shaft, or the axis of the hook shaft is concentric with the axis of the unwinding shaft within a certain error range, or the projection of the free end face of the unwinding shaft near the loading device onto the projection of the end face of the first reel material is within the range of the center hole of the first reel material, so that when the first reel material on the material picking component moves toward the unwinding shaft, it can be hooked onto the unwinding shaft.

[0044] In some embodiments, when the outer periphery of the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly includes a first tensioning member that expands or retracts radially along the hook shaft: before transferring the first reel of material temporarily stored in the storage assembly to the material pickup assembly, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly is in a retracted state; after transferring the first reel of material to the material pickup assembly, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the material pickup assembly expands; when transferring the first reel of material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly... Before transferring the first reel of material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the unwinding assembly is in a retracted state; and / or, when the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly includes a second tensioning member that expands or retracts radially along the unwinding shaft on its outer periphery: before transferring the first reel of material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the second tensioning member in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly is in a retracted state; after transferring the first reel of material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the second tensioning member in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly is in a tensioned state.

[0045] In this embodiment, before transferring the first reel of material temporarily stored in the material storage component to the material picking component on the carrier, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the material picking component is in a retracted state, facilitating easy hooking of the first reel of material onto the hook shaft; after the first reel of material is transferred to the material picking component, the first tensioning member in the hook shaft of the material picking component is in an expanded state, ensuring close contact between the first reel of material and the hook shaft. Furthermore, during the process where the first drive component of the guide mechanism drives the carrier, the material picking component mounted on the carrier, and the first reel of material hooked onto the hook shaft in the material picking component from the material picking position to the material loading position, the first tensioning member remains in an expanded state, preventing the first reel of material from being easily hooked onto the hook shaft during this process. A reel of material falls from the material pickup assembly. When the material pickup assembly reaches the material loading position, before transferring the first reel of material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the first tensioner retracts, and the second tensioner in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly also retracts, facilitating the transfer of the first reel of material from the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly. After the first reel of material from the material pickup assembly is transferred to the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly, the second tensioner tightens to fix the first reel of material on the unwinding shaft at the work position on the unwinding shaft, thereby clamping the first reel of material on the unwinding shaft and preventing it from falling off the unwinding shaft during operation of the reel material supply equipment.

[0046] In some embodiments, step S30 includes: Step S31: The first drive component of the guide mechanism drives the carrier to move along the guide rail to the first designated position, and then stops moving; Step S32: The second drive component drives the material pickup component to rotate so that the hook shaft on the material pickup component is parallel to the axis of the unwinding shaft, and the free end of the hook shaft is located in a direction close to the unwinding shaft. Step S33: The first drive component of the guide mechanism continues to drive the carrier to move along the guide rail to the material loading position.

[0047] In this embodiment, since the axis of the center hole of the reel material in the material storage assembly is not parallel to the axis of the unwinding shaft, after the first reel material temporarily stored in the material storage assembly is transferred to the material picking assembly on the carrier, the second drive assembly drives the material picking assembly to rotate. This facilitates the transfer of the reel material on the material picking assembly from the material loading position to the unwinding shaft. Simultaneously, to avoid interference between the reel material on the material picking assembly and other structures during rotation, the first drive assembly of the guide mechanism drives the carrier to move along the guide rail to the first designated position, then stops moving, and the second drive assembly drives the material picking assembly... The component rotates horizontally, making the axis of the material pickup component's hook shaft parallel to the axis of the unwinding shaft, with the free end of the hook shaft located closer to the unwinding shaft, so as to bring the front side of the reel material on the hook shaft closer to the unwinding shaft; then the first drive component of the guide mechanism continues to drive the carrier to move along the guide rail to the material loading position. At this time, the axis of the hook shaft of the material pickup component is concentric with the axis of the unwinding shaft, or the axis of the hook shaft of the material pickup component is concentric with the axis of the unwinding shaft within a certain error range, or the projection of the free end face of the unwinding shaft near the loading device onto the end face of the first reel material is within the center hole range of the first reel material.

[0048] In some embodiments, before the carrier moves to the material pickup position, the second drive assembly drives the material pickup assembly to rotate so that the axis of the free end of the hook shaft on the material pickup assembly is parallel to the axis of the center hole of the reel material in the hopper assembly, and the free end of the hook shaft is positioned close to the reel material in the hopper assembly, so that the material pickup assembly can receive the reel material from the hopper assembly. During the rotation of the material pickup assembly driven by the second drive assembly, it is ensured that the material pickup assembly does not interfere with other structures in any way. If it can be ensured that the material pickup assembly does not interfere with other structures in any way during the rotation of the material pickup assembly driven by the second drive assembly at the material pickup position, the second drive assembly can also drive the material pickup assembly to perform the above-mentioned rotation process after the carrier moves to the material pickup position.

[0049] In some embodiments, when the carrier moves to the first designated position, during the process of the second drive assembly driving the material pickup assembly to rotate, it is ensured that the material pickup bracket, the rotating shaft, the second drive assembly, the hook shaft, and the reel material on the material pickup assembly do not interfere with other structures in any way.

[0050] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element. The terms “center,” “longitudinal,” “lateral,” “length,” “width,” “thickness,” “upper,” “lower,” “front,” “rear,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” “outer,” “clockwise,” “counterclockwise,” “axial,” “radial,” and “circumferential” indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of this application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the embodiments of this application.

[0051] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A reel material supply device with a feeding mechanism, characterized in that, The application relates to a reel material feeding device, which comprises a reel material unwinding assembly, a reel material temporary storage assembly, and a reel material feeding device. The reel material unwinding assembly is used for mounting reel material. The reel material temporary storage assembly is used for temporarily storing reel material. The reel material feeding device is used for transferring and mounting reel material temporarily stored in the reel material temporary storage assembly on the reel material unwinding assembly. The reel material feeding device comprises a guide mechanism and a material pickup assembly. The guide mechanism is connected with the material pickup assembly to drive the material pickup assembly to move between the reel material temporary storage assembly and the reel material unwinding assembly. The material pickup assembly is used for picking up reel material at a material pickup position and mounting the picked-up reel material on the reel material unwinding assembly when moving to a preset material feeding position.

2. The material supply apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The guide mechanism comprises a guide rail extending between the reel material temporary storage assembly and the reel material unwinding assembly. A carrier is arranged on the guide rail and can move along the guide rail under the drive of a first driving assembly. The material pickup assembly is arranged on the carrier.

3. The material supply apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The reel material temporary storage assembly comprises a reel material temporary storage body used for temporarily storing reel material. The central axis of the central hole of the reel material temporarily stored in the reel material temporary storage body is in a first horizontal direction. A temporary material moving mechanism arranged in the reel material temporary storage body is used for driving the reel material temporarily stored in the reel material temporary storage body to move a specified distance in the first horizontal direction, so that the first reel material temporarily stored in the reel material temporary storage body is hung on the material pickup assembly.

4. The material supply apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by The material pickup assembly can rotate horizontally relative to the carrier. The material pickup assembly comprises a material pickup support, a rotating shaft arranged between the carrier and the material pickup support, one end of the rotating shaft being connected with the carrier and the other end being connected with the material pickup support. A second driving assembly is connected with the rotating shaft or the material pickup support to drive the material pickup support to rotate horizontally relative to the carrier. A hanging shaft is arranged horizontally, one end of the hanging shaft being fixedly connected with the material pickup support and the other end being a free end arranged in a suspended manner to hang reel material. A push plate is arranged at one end of the hanging shaft close to the material pickup support and can move along the axis direction of the hanging shaft. A push plate driving mechanism is arranged on the material pickup support and connected with the push plate to drive the push plate to move between a retracted position and a pushed-out position. The outer periphery of the hanging shaft further comprises a first tensioning member which can expand or retract along the radial direction of the hanging shaft to tighten or loosen the central hole of the reel material hung on the hanging shaft. The reel material unwinding assembly comprises a reel material unwinding shaft arranged horizontally, one end of the reel material unwinding shaft being fixedly connected with the body of the reel material supply device and the other end being used for penetrating into the central hole of the reel material to hang the reel material.

5. The material supply apparatus according to claim 4, characterized by The outer periphery of the reel material unwinding shaft further comprises a second tensioning member which can expand or retract along the radial direction of the reel material unwinding shaft to tighten or loosen the central hole of the reel material hung on the reel material unwinding shaft.

6. The material supply apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by ​ ​ ​ 7. The material supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The feeding device further comprises a positioning sensor fixed to the guide mechanism or the material pickup assembly, which is used to detect the center coordinates of the center hole of the reel material and send a detection signal to the guide mechanism so that the guide mechanism drives the material pickup assembly to reach the material pickup position.

8. A method of loading material onto a reel material supply apparatus, characterized by, The method comprises the steps of: driving the material pickup assembly to move to the material pickup position by the guide mechanism; transferring the first reel material temporarily stored at the outer end of the warehouse assembly to the material pickup assembly; driving the material pickup assembly to move to the preset material feeding position by the guide mechanism; transferring the first reel material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein, In the process of driving the material pickup assembly to move to the material pickup position by the guide mechanism, the center coordinates of the center hole of the first reel material are detected by the positioning sensor, and the hanging shaft of the material pickup assembly is aligned with the position of the center hole of the first reel material, so that the material pickup assembly reaches the material pickup position.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein, When the outer periphery of the hanging shaft of the material pickup assembly comprises first tensioning members that are raised or retracted in the radial direction of the hanging shaft: Before transferring the first reel material temporarily stored in the warehouse assembly to the material pickup assembly, the first tensioning members in the hanging shaft of the material pickup assembly are in a retracted state; After transferring the first reel material to the material pickup assembly, the first tensioning members in the hanging shaft of the material pickup assembly are changed to a raised state; Before transferring the first reel material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the first tensioning members in the hanging shaft of the material pickup assembly are changed to a retracted state; and / or, When the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly comprises second tensioning members that are raised or retracted in the radial direction of the unwinding shaft on the outer periphery thereof: Before transferring the first reel material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the second tensioning members in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly are in a retracted state; After transferring the first reel material on the material pickup assembly to the unwinding assembly, the second tensioning members in the unwinding shaft of the unwinding assembly are changed to a tensioned state.

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