Automatic rod inserting equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to automatic rod inserting equipment, and relates to the technical field of heat pipe rod inserting, the automatic rod inserting equipment comprises a machine base and a carrying assembly arranged on the machine base, the carrying assembly is used for moving a core rod and a heat pipe, the machine base is slidably provided with a moving seat used for placing the core rod, and the machine base is slidably provided with a fixed seat used for placing the heat pipe. The machine base is provided with a sliding assembly, and the sliding assembly is used for driving the movable base to slide so that the core rod can be inserted into the heat pipe. The rod inserting device has the effect of improving the rod inserting efficiency.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of heat pipe inserting rod, in particular to an automatic inserting rod device. BACKGROUND

[0002] A heat pipe is a two-phase heat exchange element with excellent heat conduction performance. Using a heat pipe in a working condition requiring heat dissipation can effectively improve the heat dissipation efficiency of a heat dissipation system. In the manufacturing process of a general heat pipe, a core rod needs to be filled into the heat pipe to control the shape of the wick before the sintered powder forms the wick.

[0003] The existing core rod inserting process is to manually insert the core rod into the heat pipe by workers. The manual operation requires high precision and has a large workload. The core rod is generally made of stainless steel and has a certain weight. Workers are prone to fatigue after long-time work, resulting in low efficiency of large-scale inserting rod. SUMMARY

[0004] In order to improve the efficiency of inserting rod, the present application provides an automatic inserting rod device.

[0005] The automatic inserting rod device provided by the present application adopts the following technical scheme: An automatic inserting rod device includes a base and a carrying assembly arranged on the base. The carrying assembly is used to move the core rod and the heat pipe. The base is slidingly provided with a moving seat for placing the core rod. The base is slidingly provided with a fixing seat for placing the heat pipe. The base is provided with a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly is used to drive the moving seat to slide so that the core rod is inserted into the heat pipe.

[0006] By adopting the above technical scheme, the core rod is placed on the moving seat by the carrying assembly, and the heat pipe is placed on the fixing seat by the carrying assembly. Then, the moving seat is moved by the sliding assembly to drive the core rod to move and be inserted into the heat pipe. The carrying and movement of the core rod and the heat pipe are completed by the assembly. Compared with manual rod insertion, the structure of the present application reduces the labor intensity, improves the stability of rod insertion, and improves the efficiency of rod insertion.

[0007] Preferably, the base is provided with an alignment seat for placing the heat pipe. The base is slidingly provided with an alignment block capable of abutting against and pushing the heat pipe placed on the alignment seat to move. The base is provided with an alignment driving member capable of driving the alignment block to move.

[0008] By adopting the above technical scheme, the heat pipe is placed on the alignment seat by the carrying assembly, and the alignment block is moved by the alignment driving member. The alignment block pushes the heat pipe to move, so that the position of the heat pipe is determined. The heat pipe is aligned by pushing, so that the depth of the core rod inserted into the heat pipe is controlled within a suitable range, and the precision of the rod insertion is improved.

[0009] As preferred, the base is slidably provided with a fixing block in the vertical direction, the fixing block is arranged above the fixing seat and can abut against the heat pipe placed on the fixing seat, the base is provided with a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly is used to drive the fixing block to slide through the movement of the alignment block.

[0010] Through the above technical scheme, when the alignment block moves, the fixing block is driven to slide on the fixing seat through the transmission assembly, so as to fix the heat pipe placed on the fixing seat for the insertion of the mandrel, improve the stability of the heat pipe during the insertion of the mandrel, reduce the possibility that the accidental movement of the heat pipe during the insertion of the mandrel affects the accuracy of the insertion of the mandrel, and improve the insertion accuracy of the mandrel.

[0011] As preferred, the transmission assembly includes a transmission rack and a transmission gear, the base is provided with a fixing frame, the fixing block is slidably arranged on the fixing frame, the base is rotatably provided with a rotating lead screw, the rotating lead screw is threaded through the fixing block, the transmission gear is arranged on the rotating lead screw, and the transmission rack is arranged on the alignment block and engages with the transmission gear.

[0012] Through the above technical scheme, when the alignment block moves, the transmission rack is driven to rotate through the movement of the transmission rack, so as to drive the rotating lead screw to rotate, drive the fixing block to slide on the fixing frame, and complete the transmission. It is simple and convenient to operate, and it is convenient to use.

[0013] As preferred, the sliding assembly includes a sliding drive and a sliding rail, the sliding rail is arranged on the base, the moving seat is slidably arranged on the sliding rail, and the sliding drive is arranged on the base and used to drive the moving seat to slide on the sliding rail.

[0014] Through the above technical scheme, the sliding drive pushes the moving seat to slide on the sliding rail, so as to drive the mandrel to move and complete the insertion action. It is simple and convenient to operate, convenient to use, reduces the labor intensity of the insertion operation, and improves the insertion efficiency.

[0015] As preferred, the moving seat is slidably provided with a clamping block on both sides, the sliding direction of the clamping block is arranged along the width direction of the sliding rail, the clamping block can abut against the clamped mandrel, the sliding rail is provided with a clamping groove, the clamping block is provided with a clamping rod inserted into the clamping groove, the clamping groove is arranged along the length direction of the sliding rail and the width of both ends of the clamping groove is greater than the width of the middle, the clamping rod can abut against the inner wall of the clamping groove and slide in the clamping groove, the moving seat is provided with a clamping spring, one end of the clamping spring abuts against the clamping block, and the other end of the clamping spring abuts against the moving seat.

[0016] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the mobile base slides on the sliding rail, the clamping block slides together with the mobile base, the clamping rod slides in the clamping groove and is resisted by the inner wall of the clamping groove to move, the clamping block moves to clamp the mandrel and compresses the clamping spring, at this time the mandrel is inserted into the heat pipe, and when the clamping rod continues to move to the other end of the clamping groove, the inner wall of the clamping groove no longer resists the clamping rod, at this time the clamping spring restores to push the clamping block to move to clamp the mandrel, at this time the mobile base is moved to reset by the sliding driving piece, the rod insertion action is completed, and the accuracy and stability of the rod insertion are further improved by clamping the mandrel.

[0017] As a preferred, the machine base is provided with a weighing seat for placing the heat pipe after the mandrel is inserted, the weighing seat is provided with a weighing module for weighing the weight of the heat pipe, the machine base is provided with a controller and a laser engraving device connected with the controller signal, the controller is connected with the weighing module signal, the laser engraving device is arranged above the weighing seat and is used for laser engraving the surface of the heat pipe after the mandrel is inserted, and the controller is used for controlling the laser engraving device to laser engrave the weight related data on the surface of the heat pipe according to the data of the weighing module.

[0018] By adopting the above technical scheme, the heat pipe after the mandrel is inserted is placed on the weighing seat by the carrying assembly, and then the controller controls the laser engraving device to laser engrave the heat pipe, so that the weight data of the weighing module is laser engraved on the heat pipe, and the heat pipe specification weight is conveniently controlled and traced back in the subsequent process.

[0019] As a preferred, the machine base is provided with a visual module connected with the controller signal, the visual module is used for detecting the image of the mandrel placement, the machine base is provided with a rotating seat for placing the mandrel, the machine base is slidingly provided with a rotating block, a rotating sleeve is rotatably arranged on the rotating block for placing the mandrel inserted on the rotating seat, the rotating seat is provided with a first rotating driving piece and a second rotating driving piece connected with the controller signal, the first rotating driving piece is used for driving the rotating block to move, the second rotating driving piece is used for driving the rotating sleeve to rotate, and the controller is used for controlling the opening and closing of the first rotating driving piece and the second rotating driving piece according to the data of the visual module.

[0020] By adopting the above technical scheme, part of the mandrel is designed to have a flat head structure, and the angle when the mandrel is inserted into the heat pipe needs to be controlled, so the mandrel is placed on the rotating seat by the carrying assembly, the angle of the mandrel is detected by the visual module, then the controller controls the first rotating driving piece to move so that the mandrel is inserted into the rotating sleeve, then the controller controls the second rotating driving piece to drive the rotating sleeve to rotate, the mandrel inserted into the rotating sleeve is driven to rotate by the friction force, until the visual module detects that the flat head structure of the mandrel faces upward, at this time the controller closes the second rotating driving piece and starts the first rotating driving piece to drive the rotating block to move so that the mandrel exits the rotating sleeve, and the angle adjustment of the mandrel is completed.

[0021] As preferred, the base is provided with a first material bin for placing the heat pipe and a second material bin for placing the core rod, the base is slidingly provided with a feeding block capable of being inserted into the first material bin or the second material bin, the feeding block is capable of ejecting the core rod or the heat pipe, the base is provided with a feeding drive to drive the feeding block to slide, the base is provided with a discharging conveyor, the discharging conveyor is used to move the heat pipe placed on the discharging conveyor to a subsequent work section, and the discharging conveyor and the first material bin are arranged on both sides of the fixed seat.

[0022] By adopting the above technical scheme, the feeding structure and the discharging structure are arranged, which further facilitates the insertion of the core rod, and manual feeding and discharging are not required, thereby reducing the labor intensity and improving the insertion efficiency of the core rod.

[0023] As preferred, the carrying assembly includes a carrying drive, a carrying rod, a carrying block and a carrying manipulator, the base is provided with a carrying frame, the carrying rod is arranged on the carrying frame, the carrying block is slidingly arranged on the carrying rod, the carrying drive is used to drive the carrying block to slide, and the carrying manipulator is arranged on the carrying block and capable of clamping the core rod or the heat pipe after being stretched out.

[0024] By adopting the above technical scheme, the carrying drive is started to drive the carrying block to move, so that the carrying manipulator approaches the core rod or the heat pipe, then the carrying manipulator is stretched out to clamp the core rod and the heat pipe, and then the carrying drive is started to drive the carrying block to move on the carrying rod, thereby achieving the carrying operation, which is simple and convenient, reduces the labor intensity and improves the efficiency of moving and carrying the core rod or the heat pipe, thereby improving the insertion efficiency of the core rod.

[0025] In summary, the present application has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects: 1. By arranging the base, the carrying assembly, the moving seat, the fixed seat and the sliding assembly, the carrying assembly on the base places the core rod on the moving seat and places the heat pipe on the fixed seat to align the core rod with the heat pipe, then the sliding assembly is started to drive the moving seat to slide, so that the core rod is moved to be inserted into the heat pipe, which is simple and convenient, does not require manual carrying of the core rod and the heat pipe and manual insertion of the rod, reduces the labor intensity and improves the efficiency of large-scale rod insertion; 2. By arranging the alignment seat, the alignment drive, the alignment block, the fixed block, the transmission gear, the transmission rack, the rotating screw and the fixed frame, the heat pipe is placed on the alignment seat by the carrying assembly before the rod insertion, then the alignment drive is started to drive the alignment block to move, so that the alignment block pushes the heat pipe to move, the front end of the heat pipe is aligned, the depth of the core rod inserted into the heat pipe is controlled, the alignment block moves to drive the transmission gear to rotate through the transmission rack, drives the rotating screw to rotate and drives the fixed block to move on the fixed frame, so that the fixed block is pressed on the fixed seat on which the heat pipe is placed, thereby fixing the heat pipe on the fixed seat ready for rod insertion, and improving the stability of the rod insertion; 3. By setting the sliding drive, sliding rail, clamping block, clamping rod, clamping groove and clamping spring, when the sliding drive is started to drive the moving seat to slide on the sliding rail, the clamping rod is pushed by the inner wall of the clamping groove to slide in the clamping groove, so that the clamping block slides and compresses the clamping spring, at this time the clamping block clamps the core rod from both sides to insert the rod, thereby improving the stability of the core rod and the precision of the core rod. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1 is a whole schematic diagram of an automatic rod inserting device provided by the embodiment one of the present application.

[0027] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram for embodying the structure of the heat pipe related process in the embodiment one of the present application.

[0028] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram for embodying the structure of the core rod related process in the embodiment one of the present application.

[0029] Figure 4 is a control block diagram of an automatic rod inserting device provided by the embodiment one of the present application.

[0030] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram for embodying the structure of the alignment seat and the fixing seat in the embodiment two of the present application.

[0031] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram for embodying the structure of the moving seat in the embodiment two of the present application.

[0032] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS: 1, machine base; 11, first stock bin; 12, second stock bin; 13, feeding motor; 131, feeding block; 132, placing block; 133, placing mechanical hand; 14, discharging conveyor belt; 15, controller; 2, carrying assembly; 21, carrying motor; 22, carrying rod; 23, carrying block; 24, carrying mechanical hand; 25, carrying frame; 3, fixing seat; 31, fixing block; 32, fixing frame; 33, rotating lead screw; 4, alignment seat; 41, alignment block; 42, alignment motor; 43, transmission assembly; 431, transmission rack; 432, transmission gear; 5, moving seat; 51, clamping block; 52, clamping rod; 53, clamping spring; 6, sliding assembly; 61, sliding motor; 62, sliding rail; 621, clamping groove; 7, weighing seat; 71, weighing module; 72, laser engraving seat; 73, laser engraving device; 8, rotating seat; 81, rotating block; 82, rotating sleeve; 83, first rotating motor; 84, second rotating motor; 85, visual module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following will be combined with the drawings Figures 1-6 The present application will be further described in detail.

[0034] Embodiment one of the present application discloses an automatic stick inserting device. Referring to Figures 1 to 3 which comprises a base 1 and a carrying assembly 2 arranged on the base 1, the carrying assembly 2 is provided with two groups of clamping moving mandrels and heat pipes. The base 1 is slidably provided with two groups of moving seats 5 for placing the mandrels, and the base 1 is fixedly provided with a fixed seat 3 for placing the heat pipes in the moving direction of the moving seats 5. The base 1 is provided with a sliding assembly 6 for sliding the moving seats 5 to insert the mandrels into the heat pipes. The mandrels and the heat pipes are moved by the carrying assembly 2, and the stick inserting is performed by the sliding assembly 6, thereby reducing the labor intensity and improving the stick inserting efficiency.

[0035] In order to further improve the efficiency, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , one side of the base 1 is provided with a first bin 11 and a second bin 12, the first bin 11 is used for placing the heat pipes, and the second bin 12 is used for placing the mandrels. The base 1 is slidably provided with a feeding block 131 which is raised and lowered in the first bin 11 or the second bin 12, and the feeding block 131 can place the mandrels or the heat pipes to push the mandrels or the heat pipes to a certain height. The base 1 is fixedly provided with two feeding motors 13 at the bottom as feeding driving members, the rotating shafts of the feeding motors 13 are inserted into the first bin 11 or the second bin 12 and drive the feeding block 131 to move up and down through the screw rod structure which penetrates the feeding block 131. The base 1 is further provided with a discharging conveyor belt for moving the heat pipes after the pipe inserting to the rear end process, the discharging conveyor belt 14 and the first bin 11 are arranged on both sides of the fixed seat 3. The base 1 is provided with two groups of placing blocks 132 for placing the mandrels and the heat pipes respectively, one group of placing blocks 132 is arranged between the first bin 11 and the fixed block 31, and the other group of placing blocks 132 is arranged between the second bin 12 and the moving seat 5. The base 1 is provided with two placing robots 133 for moving the mandrels and the heat pipes from the feeding block 131 to the placing blocks 132 respectively. The feeding device and the discharging device are arranged to further facilitate the movement and carrying of raw materials and costs, and improve the pipe inserting efficiency. The placing block 132 is composed of two blocks and can be adjusted by the motor screw rod structure to be suitable for mandrels or heat pipes of different length specifications.

[0036] In order to further improve the stick inserting efficiency, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the carrying assembly 2 includes a carrying motor 21, a carrying rod 22, a carrying block 23 and a carrying manipulator 24, two groups of carrying frames 25 are fixedly arranged on the surface of the base 1, the carrying rod 22 is fixedly arranged on the base 1 in the horizontal direction, the carrying block 23 is slidingly arranged on the carrying rod 22, the carrying motor 21 is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the carrying rod 22 as a carrying driving element and drives the carrying block 23 to slide through the screw rod structure inside the carrying rod 22. The carrying manipulator 24 is provided with multiple groups and is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the carrying block 23, each group includes two carrying manipulators 24, the carrying manipulator 24 can be stretched and clamped on the hot pipe or the rod, and in the embodiment, the up-down moving structure driven by the motor is further arranged on the carrying block 23 to further facilitate the up-down stretching of the carrying manipulator 24. In use, the feeding motor 13 is started to drive the feeding block 131 to lift and push out a rod or a hot pipe, then the placing manipulator 133 is placed on the placing block 132, the feeding motor 13 is continuously operated to push out another rod or hot pipe, then the carrying motor 21 is started to move, and then the two rods or hot pipes are moved in turn by the carrying manipulator 24, so that the carrying efficiency is improved, and the rods are inserted in pairs, so that the rod insertion efficiency is further improved.

[0037] In order to improve the rod insertion precision, with reference to Figure 2 , the base 1 is provided with an alignment seat 4 for placing the hot pipe between the fixed seat 3 and the placing block 132, the base 1 is slidingly provided with an alignment block 41 which can abut and push the hot pipe placed on the alignment seat 4 to move, and the base 1 is provided with an alignment motor 42 as an alignment driving element, the alignment motor 42 drives the alignment block 41 to move forward and backward through the screw rod structure (the screw rod thread is not shown in detail) penetrating the alignment block 41 to push the hot pipe to move and align. The hot pipe is moved and aligned by the alignment block 41, so that the position of the hot pipe before the rod insertion is relatively determined, thereby facilitating the control of the pipe insertion depth and precision.

[0038] In order to facilitate the control and traceability, with reference to Figure 2 and Figure 4The fixed frame 32 is fixedly arranged on the base 1, two groups of fixed blocks 31 fixedly connected with each other are slidably arranged on the fixed frame 32, and the fixed blocks 31 can abut against the heat pipe placed on the fixed seat 3. In the application, a motor is arranged to drive the fixed blocks 31 to ascend and descend through the internal transmission structure of the fixed frame 32. The base 1 is provided with a weighing seat 7 for placing the heat pipe inserted into the mandrel between the fixed seat 3 and the blanking conveying belt 14. The weighing seat 7 is provided with a weighing module 71 for weighing the heat pipe. The base 1 is provided with a PLC connected with the weighing module 71 as a controller 15. The base 1 is provided with a laser engraving seat 72 for placing the heat pipe between the weighing seat 7 and the blanking conveying belt 14. The base 1 is provided with a laser engraving device 73 connected with the controller 15 above the laser engraving seat 72, and the laser engraving device 73 is used for laser engraving the surface of the heat pipe inserted into the mandrel. The controller 15 is used for controlling the laser engraving device 73 to laser engrave the weight-related data on the surface of the heat pipe according to the data of the weighing module 71. The heat pipe is weighed after being inserted into the mandrel, and the weight data is laser engraved on the outer sidewall of the heat pipe, so that the back-end process control and traceability are facilitated. In the application, the laser engraving device 73 is provided with a negative pressure adsorption structure to absorb the debris generated by laser engraving. In the application, the heat pipe after laser engraving is transported to the blanking conveying belt 14 by an additional manipulator with a horizontal movement structure. In other applications, an additional manipulator can be added to the carrying assembly 2 to transport the heat pipe after laser engraving to the blanking conveying belt 14.

[0039] In order to improve the applicability, with reference to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the base 1 is provided with two rotating seats 8 for placing the mandrel between the placing block 132 and the moving seat 5. The base 1 is provided with a visual module 85 composed of a camera above the rotating seat 8 to detect the placing state of the mandrel. The visual module 85 is connected with the controller 15. The base 1 is slidably provided with two rotating blocks 81 through slide rails. The rotating block 81 is rotatably provided with a rotating sleeve 82 for inserting the mandrel placed on the rotating seat 8. The base 1 is provided with a first rotating motor 83 as a first rotating driving member. The base 1 is provided with a second rotating motor 84 as a second rotating driving member. The first rotating motor 83 is connected with a screw rod penetrating the rotating block 81 structure through the internal thread of the slide rail below the rotating block 81 to drive the rotating block 81 to move. The second rotating motor 84 is connected with the rotating sleeve 82 through a belt structure to drive the rotating sleeve 82 to rotate. The controller 15 is used for controlling the opening and closing of the first rotating motor 83 and the second rotating motor 84 according to the data of the visual module 85. Some mandrels are flat head structures, which need to control the flat head to face upward when the mandrel is inserted into the heat pipe. The head placing angle of the mandrel is monitored through the visual module 85, and the mandrel is rotated after being inserted into the rotating sleeve 82 to adjust the mandrel so that the flat head faces upward when the mandrel is inserted into the heat pipe.

[0040] In order to facilitate use, with reference to Figure 2 and Figure 3, the sliding assembly 6 comprises a sliding motor 61 and a sliding rail 62, the sliding rail 62 is arranged on the base 1, the moving seat 5 is slidingly arranged on the sliding rail 62, and the sliding motor 61 is used as a sliding driving element and drives the moving seat 5 to move by rotating the screw rod penetrating through the moving seat 5 through the internal thread of the sliding rail 62. After the sliding motor 61 is started, the moving seat 5 is moved, so that the mandrel placed on the moving seat 5 is inserted into the heat pipe placed on the fixed seat 3. In other embodiments, the mandrel can be clamped and fixed on the moving seat 5 to improve the stability of the inserted rod. In the present application, the alignment seat 4, the fixed seat 3 and the laser engraving seat 72 are all composed of two plate-shaped blocks which can slide and lock on the base 1, so as to be suitable for placing heat pipes of different length specifications.

[0041] Embodiment two of the present application discloses an automatic mandrel inserting device, which is different from embodiment one in that Figure 5 , the fixed block 31 is no longer driven by the motor, and the base 1 is provided with a transmission assembly 43 for driving the fixed block 31 to slide by moving the alignment block 41. The transmission assembly 43 comprises a transmission rack 431 and a transmission gear 432, the fixed frame 32 is rotationally provided with a rotating screw rod 33 (the screw thread is not shown), and the rotating screw rod 33 penetrates through the fixed block 31. The transmission rack 431 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating screw rod 33, the transmission rack 431 is fixedly connected with the alignment block 41 and engages with the transmission gear 432. When the alignment block 41 moves to align the heat pipe placed on the alignment seat 4, the rotating screw rod 33 is driven to rotate by the transmission rack 431 engaging with the transmission gear 432, so as to drive the fixed block 31 to descend and press the heat pipe placed on the fixed seat 3, so as to be ready for the mandrel to be inserted, thereby improving the convenience of use.

[0042] In order to improve the stability of the inserted rod, with reference to Figure 6 , the moving seat 5 is slidingly provided with clamping blocks 51 on both sides along the width direction, the clamping blocks 51 can abut against the mandrel, the sliding rail 62 is provided with clamping grooves 621 on both sides along the width direction, the clamping blocks 51 are fixedly provided with clamping rods 52 slidingly inserted into the clamping grooves 621, the width of the clamping grooves 621 at both ends is greater than the width of the middle, and the clamping rods 52 can abut against the inner walls of the clamping grooves 621 and slide along the width direction of the clamping grooves 621 in the clamping grooves 621. The moving seat 5 is provided with clamping springs 53, one end of the clamping springs 53 abuts against the clamping rods 52, and the other end of the clamping springs 53 abuts against the moving seat 5. When the moving seat 5 moves, the clamping rods 52 are first extruded by the inner walls of the clamping grooves 621 and then compress the clamping springs 53, and the clamping blocks 51 are driven to clamp the mandrel, so as to improve the stability of the mandrel in the inserting process.

[0043] The implementation principle of the automatic stick device embodiment of the present application is as follows: when the feeding block 131 and the placing block 132 are placed with the core rod or the heat pipe, the cooperation of the feeding motor 13 and the placing manipulator 133 makes the feeding motor 21 cooperate with the carrying manipulator 24 to carry. When carrying, the heat pipes on the feeding block 131 and the placing block 132 are placed on the alignment seat 4, the heat pipes on the alignment block 41 are placed on the fixed seat 3, the heat pipes on the fixed block 31 are placed on the weighing seat 7, the heat pipes on the weighing seat 7 are placed on the laser carving seat 72, the heat pipes on the laser carving seat 72 are placed on the unloading conveyor belt 14, or the core rods on the feeding block 131 and the placing block 132 are placed on the rotating seat 8, and the core rods on the rotating seat 8 are placed on the moving seat 5, thereby improving the convenience of use. At the same time, the heat pipes on the alignment seat 4 are aligned by the alignment block 41, the core rods on the rotating seat 8 are rotated and adjusted, then the heat pipes on the fixed seat 3 are pressed by the fixed block 31, and the moving seat 5 is driven to slide by the sliding assembly 6, so that the core rod is inserted into the heat pipe to complete the pipe insertion. After weighing and laser carving, the heat pipe is carried to the unloading conveyor belt to complete the whole pipe insertion process. Compared with manual pipe insertion, the present application reduces the labor intensity through multiple assemblies, and simultaneously performs various processes to improve the pipe insertion efficiency.

[0044] The above are preferred embodiments of the present application, which do not limit the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, equivalent changes made on the basis of the structure, shape and principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automated rod insertion device, characterized in that: The device includes a base (1) and a conveying assembly (2) disposed on the base (1). The conveying assembly (2) is used to move the mandrel and the heat pipe. The base (1) is slidably provided with a movable seat (5) for placing the mandrel. The base (1) is slidably provided with a fixed seat (3) for placing the heat pipe. The base (1) is provided with a sliding assembly (6). The sliding assembly (6) is used to drive the movable seat (5) to slide so that the mandrel is inserted into the heat pipe.

2. The automated rod insertion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) is provided with an alignment seat (4) for placing heat pipes. The base (1) is slidably provided with an alignment block (41) that can abut against and push the heat pipes placed on the alignment seat (4) to move. The base (1) is provided with an alignment drive that can drive the alignment block (41) to move.

3. The automated rod insertion device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The base (1) is slidably provided with a fixing block (31) in the vertical direction. The fixing block (31) is located above the fixing seat (3) and can abut against the heat pipe placed on the fixing seat (3). The base (1) is provided with a transmission assembly (43). The transmission assembly (43) is used to drive the fixing block (31) to slide by moving the alignment block (41).

4. The automated rod insertion device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (43) includes a transmission rack (431) and a transmission gear (432). The base (1) is provided with a fixing frame (32). The fixing block (31) is slidably disposed on the fixing frame (32). The base (1) is rotatably provided with a rotating screw (33). The rotating screw (33) is threaded through the fixing block (31). The transmission gear (432) is disposed on the rotating screw (33). The transmission rack (431) is disposed on the alignment block (41) and meshes with the transmission gear (432).

5. The automated rod insertion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding assembly (6) includes a sliding drive and a sliding rail (62). The sliding rail (62) is disposed on the base (1). The movable seat (5) is slidably disposed on the sliding rail (62). The sliding drive is disposed on the base (1). The sliding drive is used to drive the movable seat (5) to slide on the sliding rail (62).

6. The automated rod insertion device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The movable seat (5) is slidably provided with clamping blocks (51) on both sides. The clamping blocks (51) slide along the width direction of the sliding track (62). The clamping blocks (51) can abut against the clamping mandrel. The sliding track (62) is provided with a clamping groove (621). The clamping block (51) is provided with a clamping rod (52) inserted into the clamping groove (621). The clamping groove (621) is provided along the length direction of the sliding track (621), and the width at both ends of the clamping groove (621) is greater than the width in the middle. The clamping rod (52) can abut against the inner side wall of the clamping groove (621) and slide in the clamping groove (621). The movable seat (5) is provided with a clamping spring (53). One end of the clamping spring (53) abuts against the clamping block (51), and the other end of the clamping spring (53) abuts against the movable seat (5).

7. The automated rod insertion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) is provided with a weighing seat (7) for placing the heat pipe after inserting the mandrel. The weighing seat (7) is provided with a weighing module (71) for weighing the heat pipe. The base (1) is provided with a controller (15) and a laser engraving device (73) connected to the controller (15). The controller (15) is connected to the weighing module (71). The laser engraving device (73) is located above the weighing seat (7) and is used to laser engrave the surface of the heat pipe after inserting the mandrel. The controller (15) is used to control the laser engraving device (73) to laser engrave weight-related data on the surface of the heat pipe according to the data of the weighing module (71).

8. An automated rod insertion device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The base (1) is provided with a vision module (85) connected to the controller (15) via a signal. The vision module (85) is used to detect the placement state of the mandrel. The base (1) is provided with a rotating seat (8) for placing the mandrel. The base (1) is slidably provided with a rotating block (81). A rotating sleeve (82) is rotatably provided on the rotating block (81) for inserting the mandrel placed on the rotating seat (8). The rotating seat (8) is provided with a first rotating drive and a second rotating drive connected to the controller (15) via a signal. The first rotating drive is used to drive the rotating block (81) to move. The second rotating drive is used to drive the rotating sleeve (82) to rotate so as to drive the mandrel inserted into the rotating sleeve (82) to rotate. The controller (15) is used to control the opening and closing of the first rotating drive and the second rotating drive according to the data of the vision module (85).

9. An automated rod insertion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) is provided with a first hopper (11) and a second hopper (12). The first hopper (11) is used to place heat pipes, and the second hopper (12) is used to place mandrels. The base (1) is slidably provided with a loading block (131) that can be inserted into the first hopper (11) or the second hopper (12). The loading block (131) can push out the mandrel or heat pipe. The base (1) is provided with a loading drive to drive the loading block (131) to slide. The base (1) is provided with a unloading conveyor belt (14). The unloading conveyor belt (14) is used to move the heat pipes placed on the unloading conveyor belt (14) to the subsequent process section. The unloading conveyor belt (14) and the first hopper (11) are provided on both sides of the fixed base (3).

10. An automated rod insertion device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport assembly (2) includes a transport drive, a transport rod (22), a transport block (23), and a transport robot (24). The base (1) is provided with a transport frame (25). The transport rod (22) is mounted on the transport frame (25). The transport block (23) is slidably mounted on the transport rod (22). The transport drive is used to drive the transport block (23) to slide. The transport robot (24) is mounted on the transport block (23) and can clamp the core rod or heat pipe after extension.

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