Automatic assembling and binding device for ammeter module

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic assembling and binding device for an ammeter module. The automatic assembling and binding device comprises a host table and a module assembling mechanism arranged on the host table, the module assembling mechanism comprises a cover plate overturning assembly, a mounting assembly and a module stacking assembly which are transversely arranged in the left-right direction along the side, away from the station turnover table, of the corresponding station, and the cover plate overturning assembly adsorbs an electric energy meter cover plate through a negative pressure suction cup. The oscillating cylinder drives the negative pressure suction cup to turn over the electric energy meter cover plate so as to expose the module mounting hole of the electric energy meter; the mounting assembly is provided with a six-axis industrial robot to drive a connecting plate and a first suction cup and a second suction cup on the connecting plate, takes and places the modules from the module stacking assembly and inserts the modules into the electric energy meter; the module stacking assembly supplies modules to a material taking position of the mounting assembly through a module cache line and a discharging roller way; the problem of low efficiency of manual assembly of the electric energy meter and the HPLC module can be solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to an automatic assembly and binding device for electricity meter modules, belonging to the field of electricity meter assembly technology. Background Technology

[0002] The metering asset management within the State Grid system follows a hierarchical circulation system of "primary warehouse - secondary warehouse - field application." The secondary metering warehouse, as a key node connecting the centralized storage of the primary warehouse with field meter installation operations, is responsible for core functions such as asset receiving, temporary storage, sorting, outbound delivery, and information synchronization. Currently, secondary warehouses have generally achieved basic intelligent configurations of "stacking crane automated storage and retrieval system + RFID identification." For example, stacker cranes enable automatic storage and retrieval of turnover boxes (including electricity meters), RFID channel machines complete batch asset identification, and they are integrated with the Marketing 2.0 system for basic information exchange, aiming to replace the inefficient traditional manual handling and scanning methods.

[0003] However, with the widespread adoption of HPLC (High-Speed ​​Power Line Carrier) technology in smart meters, metering assets have transformed from a "single energy meter" to a combination of "energy meter + HPLC module + seal." Furthermore, in scenarios such as newly built residential communities, the quantity of materials requisitioned at one time often reaches several thousand units, making the operational bottlenecks and existing problems of traditional secondary warehouses increasingly prominent. 1. On the one hand, regarding the assembly of electricity meters and HPLC modules, the existing solution requires both to be retrieved separately from the secondary warehouse. The receiving personnel then complete the binding process on-site through "manual unpacking - manual component removal - manual module insertion - manual labeling - manual sealing." Taking a single requisition of 500 electricity meters for a newly built residential area as an example, this requires 2-3 workers to work continuously for 4-6 hours. This not only results in high labor costs and high labor intensity but also increases the risk of human error leading to incorrect installation of small, easily damaged components like the HPLC module, thus affecting the on-site meter installation progress.

[0004] On the other hand, asset information management can only bind "basic information of electricity meter - storage location", and cannot synchronously record key information such as HPLC module QR code and lead seal QR code. Moreover, information uploading depends on manual triggering, which is prone to problems such as information delay and omission. This results in the asset information in the Marketing 2.0 system being out of sync with the physical status of the warehouse, and the inability to achieve full life cycle traceability. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To address the aforementioned problems in the existing technology, this invention provides an automatic assembly and binding device for electricity meter modules, which can solve the problem of low efficiency in manually assembling electricity meters and HPLC modules.

[0006] The technical solution of the present invention is as follows: An automatic assembly and binding device for electricity meter modules includes a main unit, a workstation on the main unit, several feeding fixtures spaced apart on the workstations along the rotation direction of the workstations, a loading station on the main unit arranged sequentially along the rotation direction of the workstations, a first disassembly and assembly mechanism, a module assembly mechanism, a second disassembly and assembly mechanism, an automatic labeling machine, and a lead sealing mechanism; the module assembly mechanism includes a cover plate flipping assembly, an installation assembly, and a module stacking assembly arranged laterally on the side of the corresponding workstation away from the workstation. The system includes a cover flipping assembly that uses negative pressure suction cups to adsorb the electricity meter cover and a swing cylinder to drive the suction cups to flip the cover, exposing the module mounting holes of the electricity meter; an installation assembly that uses a six-axis industrial robot to drive a connecting plate and its first and second suction cups to pick up and place modules from the module stacking assembly and insert them into the electricity meter; the module stacking assembly supplies modules to the picking position of the installation assembly through a module buffer line and a discharge roller conveyor; and an information acquisition mechanism for recording the meter barcode, module QR code, and lead seal QR code.

[0007] The cover plate flipping assembly further includes a fixed plate, a first sliding guide rail, a push-pull cylinder, a mounting plate, a slide cylinder, and a suction cup bracket. The fixed plate is mounted on the main unit, and the first sliding guide rail extends along the front-back direction and is mounted on the fixed plate. The push-pull cylinder is mounted on the fixed plate and controls the mounting plate to slide along the first sliding guide rail. The slide cylinder is fixed on the mounting plate, and the swing cylinder is controlled by the slide cylinder to slide up and down. The suction cup bracket is mounted on the side of the swing cylinder near the workstation, and the negative pressure suction cup is fixed to the free end of the suction cup bracket.

[0008] The mounting assembly further includes a swing cylinder, a cylinder mounting plate, and a suction cylinder; the six-axis industrial robot is mounted on the side of the main unit, with a connecting plate fixed to its free end; the first suction cup is located on one side of the far end of the connecting plate, and the swing cylinder is slidably located on the other side of the connecting plate; the cylinder mounting plate is movably connected to the swing cylinder, and the suction cylinder is installed inside the cylinder mounting plate and its sliding is controlled; the second suction cup is mounted on the cylinder mounting plate, and the suction cylinder, in conjunction with the first suction cup, grips the module through extension and retraction.

[0009] Each of the feeding fixtures includes a mounting base installed on the conveyor belt of the workstation turnaround table and four elastic mounting components that are detachably installed at the four corners of the mounting base.

[0010] The nailing mechanism includes a mounting bracket installed at the corresponding workstation position on the main unit, a horizontal slide rail fixed on the mounting bracket and extending horizontally, a sliding plate slidably installed on the front side of the horizontal slide rail, a horizontal cylinder installed on the mounting bracket and used to drive the sliding plate to slide along the length of the horizontal slide rail, a vertical electric cylinder installed on the front side of the sliding plate, and a nail gun installed on the front side of the vertical electric cylinder and controlled by the vertical electric cylinder to move vertically up and down.

[0011] The lead sealing mechanism includes a vibrating material tray installed on one side of the corresponding workstation of the main unit, a material sorting component installed on the material conveying end of the vibrating material tray for screening and separating unqualified lead seals, and a lead sealing component installed on the qualified products of the material sorting mechanism for installing qualified lead seals on the electricity meter.

[0012] The material distribution assembly includes a base plate, a second sliding guide rail, a control cylinder, a cylinder pusher, a conveying plate, a waste outlet, and an air blowing block. The base plate is mounted on the main machine platform, and the second sliding guide rail extends on the base plate perpendicular to the conveying line of the vibrating material tray. The control cylinder is mounted on the base plate, and the cylinder pusher is slidably mounted on the second sliding guide rail and controlled by the control cylinder to slide along the length of the second sliding guide rail. The conveying plate is fixed on the base plate along the length of the second sliding guide rail and is located on the side of the cylinder pusher closer to the conveying line of the vibrating material tray. The waste outlet is located on the base plate at one end corresponding to the second sliding guide rail. The air blowing block is mounted on the cylinder pusher and is used to blow unqualified lead seals into the waste outlet.

[0013] The lead sealing assembly includes a fixed bracket, a feeding slide rail, a cylinder pusher, a vertical slide cylinder, and a suction head. The fixed bracket is installed at the corresponding workstation position on the main machine platform, located at one end near the waste port of the material distribution assembly. The feeding slide rail is fixed to the fixed bracket and extends in a direction perpendicular to the second sliding guide rail. The cylinder pusher is slidably mounted on the feeding slide rail. The vertical slide cylinder is installed at one end of the cylinder pusher away from the feeding slide rail. The suction head is installed on the side of the vertical slide cylinder away from the cylinder pusher and is controlled by the vertical slide cylinder to slide vertically up and down, used to pick up and transfer qualified lead seals.

[0014] The information collection mechanism includes three mounting frames and a code collector. The mounting frames are installed next to the main unit, and the code collector is installed on the free end of the mounting frame and aligned with the meter barcode, module QR code, and lead seal QR code.

[0015] The module buffer line is installed on the corresponding side of the main unit and is set in a horizontal direction, while the discharge roller conveyor is located above the module buffer line on the side away from the six-axis industrial robot.

[0016] The present invention has the following beneficial effects: This invention integrates multiple processes, including electricity meter loading, screw assembly / disassembly, module insertion, labeling, and sealing, onto a single workstation, achieving centralized and automated workflow. This design allows for parallel operation at each workstation, effectively reducing the time spent on manual handling and process coordination in traditional methods, significantly improving the assembly efficiency of electricity meters and HPLC modules, and reducing the intensity of manual labor.

[0017] This invention employs an insertion solution combining a cover flipping assembly and a six-axis industrial robot. The cover flipping assembly enables automatic opening and closing of the cover, while the installation assembly, through dual suction cup adsorption and micro-angle adjustment by a swing cylinder, can precisely grasp and align the HPLC module, effectively avoiding pin damage and misalignment during module insertion and improving the stability and success rate of the insertion process.

[0018] This invention integrates an information acquisition mechanism into the device, enabling automatic scanning and recording of electricity meter barcodes, module QR codes, and lead seal QR codes during physical assembly. This design ensures the accuracy and completeness of asset information collection, achieving real-time synchronization between physical assets and system information, and providing reliable support for the digital management of power assets. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is an overall isometric view of the present invention (hiding the mounting components and module stacking components); Figure 2 This is an isolated axonometric view of a workstation turntable according to the present invention; Figure 3 This is an isolated axonometric view of a feeding fixture according to the present invention; Figure 4 This is an overall isometric view of a module assembly mechanism according to the present invention; Figure 5 This is an isolated axonometric view of a cover plate flipping assembly according to the present invention; Figure 6 This is an isolated axonometric view of a mounting assembly according to the present invention; Figure 7 This is an isolated axonometric view of a modular stacking assembly according to the present invention; Figure 8 This is an isolated axonometric view of a nail disassembly and assembly mechanism according to the present invention; Figure 9 This is an isolated axonometric view of a nail removal and mounting mechanism according to the present invention (with hidden mounting bracket). Figure 10 This is an isolated axonal side view of a lead sealing mechanism according to the present invention; Figure 11 This is an isolated axonometric view of a material distribution assembly according to the present invention; Figure 12 This is an isolated axonometric view of a lead sealing assembly according to the present invention; Figure 13 This is an isolated axonometric view of a single code collector in an information acquisition mechanism according to the present invention.

[0020] The reference numerals in the figure are as follows: 1. Main unit; 2. Workstation turnover table; 3. Material feeding fixture; 31. Mounting base; 32. Elastic mounting component; 5. Nail removal and assembly mechanism; 51. Mounting bracket; 52. Horizontal slide rail; 53. Sliding plate; 54. Horizontal cylinder; 55. Vertical electric cylinder; 56. Nail gun; 6. Module assembly mechanism; 61. Cover plate flipping assembly; 611. Fixing plate; 612. Push-pull cylinder; 613. Mounting plate; 614. Slide cylinder; 615. Swing cylinder; 616. Suction cup bracket; 617. Negative pressure suction cup; 618. First sliding guide rail; 62. Mounting assembly; 621. Six-axis industrial robot; 622. Connecting plate; 623. First suction cup; 624. Cylinder mounting bracket 625. Plate mounting; 626. Adsorption cylinder; 627. Second suction cup; 63. Swing cylinder; 64. Module stacking assembly; 65. Module buffer line; 66. Discharge roller conveyor; 7. Automatic labeling machine; 8. Lead sealing mechanism; 81. Vibrating tray; 82. Material distribution assembly; 821. Base plate; 822. Second sliding guide rail; 823. Control cylinder; 824. Cylinder push block; 825. Conveying plate; 826. Discard port; 827. Air blowing block; 83. Lead sealing assembly; 831. Fixed bracket; 832. Feeding slide rail; 833. Cylinder pusher; 834. Vertical slide cylinder; 835. Suction head; 9. Information acquisition mechanism; 91. Mounting frame; 92. Code collector. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0022] Please see Figures 1 to 13 The invention provides a technical solution: like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, an automatic assembly and binding device for electricity meter modules in this embodiment includes a main unit 1, a workstation 2 set on the main unit 1, several feeding fixtures 3 arranged at intervals along the rotation direction of the workstation 2 on the workstation 2, a feeding station set on the main unit 1 and arranged sequentially along the rotation direction of the workstation 2 for a robot to grab the electricity meter and place it on the feeding fixtures 3, a disassembly and assembly mechanism 5 for removing the screws of the upper cover plate of the electricity meter, a module assembly mechanism 6 for inserting the module into the electricity meter, a disassembly and assembly mechanism 5 for tightening the screws of the upper cover plate of the electricity meter, an automatic labeling machine 7 for affixing labels to the electricity meter, and a lead sealing mechanism 8 for pressing the lead seal into the lead seal hole of the electricity meter. The material feeding fixture 3 is preferably six in number; It also includes an information collection mechanism 9, which is installed on the main unit 1 and used to record meter barcodes, module QR codes and lead seal QR codes; The module assembly mechanism 6 includes a cover flipping assembly 61 arranged horizontally on the side away from the workstation turntable 2 along the corresponding workstation, for flipping open the cover of the energy meter, an installation assembly 62 for clamping the module and placing it into the energy meter, and a module stacking assembly 63 for stacking the module at the clamping position. The cover plate flipping assembly 61 includes a fixed plate 611 mounted on the main unit 1, a first sliding guide rail 618 extending along the front-to-back direction and mounted on the fixed plate 611, a push-pull cylinder 612 mounted on the fixed plate 611, a mounting plate 613 slidably mounted on the first sliding guide rail 618 and controlled by the push-pull cylinder 612 to slide along the length of the sliding rail, a slide cylinder 614 fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 613, a swing cylinder 615 mounted above the slide cylinder 614 and controlled by the slide cylinder 614 to slide up and down, a suction cup bracket 616 mounted on the side of the swing cylinder 615 near the corresponding workstation, and a negative pressure suction cup 617 fixedly mounted on the free end of the suction cup bracket 616. Mounting assembly 62 includes a six-axis industrial robot 621 mounted next to the corresponding workstation of the main unit 1, a connecting plate 622 mounted on the free end of the six-axis industrial robot 621, a first suction cup 623 mounted on the far side of the connecting plate 622 along its length, a cylinder mounting plate 624 slidably mounted on the opposite side of the connecting plate 622 along its length, an adsorption cylinder 625 mounted in the cylinder mounting plate 624, and a second suction cup 626 mounted below the cylinder mounting plate 624 and controlled by the adsorption cylinder 625 to slide along the length of the connecting plate 622. The swing cylinder 627 in the mounting assembly 62 is slidably arranged along the length of the connecting plate 622. Its core function is to drive the cylinder mounting plate 624 and the second suction cup 626 mounted on it to swing at a precise angle.

[0023] The module stacking assembly 63 includes a module buffer line 631 installed on the corresponding side of the main unit 1 and arranged in a horizontal direction, and a discharge roller conveyor 632 located above the module buffer line 631 on the side away from the six-axis industrial robot 621.

[0024] When in use, this product uses the workstation turntable 2 to drive the upper feeding fixture 3 to rotate sequentially to different workstation positions for corresponding operations. It integrates meter feeding, screw loosening, module insertion, screw tightening, labeling, and lead sealing on a single turntable to handle different stages of tasks simultaneously, greatly improving overall efficiency.

[0025] The negative pressure suction cup 617 adheres to the cover plate of the electricity meter, and the swing cylinder 615 drives the cover plate to flip open, exposing the module mounting hole. Then, the six-axis industrial robot 621 drives the suction cylinder 625 to move the second suction cup 626 down to adhere to the HPLC module in the module box on the adsorption module buffer line 631. Then, keeping the second suction cup 626 stationary, the first suction cup 623 moves down to adhere to the module surface under the action of the adsorption cylinder 625. The first suction cup 623 is equipped with a pressure sensor to determine whether the adsorption is stable. Then, driven by the six-axis industrial robot 621, the module is accurately inserted into the slot of the electricity meter module. After the insertion is completed, the cover plate automatically closes, completing the automatic installation of the module. This solves the problem of automated gripping and high-precision insertion of small and easily damaged components such as HPLC modules.

[0026] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, each feeding fixture 3 includes a mounting base 31 installed on the conveyor belt of the workstation turnover table 2 and four elastic mounting pieces 32 that are detachably installed on the four corners of the mounting base 31.

[0027] When in use, the bottom mounting base 31 is made of metal to ensure strength, while the upper elastic mounting part 32 is made of engineering plastic to prevent scratching the meter. At the same time, by quickly replacing the elastic mounting part 32 (by replacing the engineering plastic pad, it can be adapted to different meter sizes), it can be compatible with mixed wiring assembly of single-phase (160mm×100mm×60mm) and three-phase (220mm×140mm×80mm) energy meters without modifying the main structure of the equipment. It can be quickly replicated to secondary metering warehouses in other regions.

[0028] like Figure 1 , Figure 8 and Figure 9 As shown, the nailing mechanism 5 includes a mounting bracket 51 installed at the corresponding workstation position on the main unit 1, a horizontal slide rail 52 fixed on the mounting bracket 51 and extending horizontally, a sliding plate 53 slidably installed on the front side of the horizontal slide rail 52, a horizontal cylinder 54 installed on the mounting bracket 51 and used to drive the sliding plate 53 to slide along the length of the horizontal slide rail 52, a vertical electric cylinder 55 installed on the front side of the sliding plate 53, and a nail gun 56 installed on the front side of the vertical electric cylinder 55 and controlled by the electric cylinder to move vertically up and down.

[0029] When this product is in use, after the feeding fixture 3 rotates to the next station, the horizontal cylinder 54 drives the nail gun 56 to move to the target position, and the vertical electric cylinder 55 drives the nail gun 56 to slide down, so that the lower end of the nail gun 56 is inserted into the screw hole. The nail gun 56 loosens or tightens the screw according to the set torque based on different rotation directions.

[0030] Meanwhile, a negative pressure suction nozzle can be installed on the side of the screw removal and installation mechanism 5 for loosening screws to collect the loosened screws and recycle them into the waste box, so as to avoid the screws being lost or scratching the surface.

[0031] like Figure 1 , Figure 10 , Figure 11 , Figure 12 The lead sealing mechanism 8 includes a vibrating material tray 81 installed on one side of the corresponding work station of the main unit 1, a material sorting component 82 installed on the feeding end of the vibrating material tray 81 for screening and separating unqualified lead seals, and a lead sealing component 83 installed on the qualified products of the material sorting mechanism for installing qualified lead seals on the electricity meter.

[0032] The material distribution assembly 82 includes a base plate 821 mounted on the main unit 1, a second sliding guide rail 822 extending on the base plate 821 along the direction perpendicular to the conveying line of the vibrating material tray 81, a control cylinder 823 mounted on the base plate 821, a cylinder pusher 824 slidably mounted on the second sliding guide rail 822 and controlled by the control cylinder 823, a conveying plate 825 extending along the length of the second sliding guide rail 822 and fixed on the base plate 821 and located on the side of the cylinder pusher 824 near the conveying line of the vibrating material tray 81, a waste port 826 fixed on the base plate 821 corresponding to one end of the second sliding guide rail 822, and an air blowing block 827 mounted on the cylinder pusher 824 for blowing unqualified lead seals into the waste port 826. The lead sealing assembly 83 includes a fixed bracket 831 installed on the main unit 1 at the corresponding work position and located near the waste port 826 of the dispensing assembly 82; a feeding slide rail 832 fixed on the fixed bracket 831 and extending on the fixed bracket 831 in a direction perpendicular to the second sliding guide rail 822; a cylinder pusher 833 slidably installed on the feeding slide rail 832; a vertical slide cylinder 834 installed on the end of the cylinder pusher 833 away from the feeding slide rail 832; and a suction head 835 installed on the side of the vertical slide cylinder 834 away from the cylinder pusher 833 and controlled by the vertical slide cylinder 834 to slide vertically up and down.

[0033] When in use, the lead seals output from the vibrating feeder 81 are conveyed to the feed plate 825 of the distribution assembly 82. The control cylinder 823 drives the cylinder pusher 823 to slide along the second sliding guide rail 822 to the waste port 826. The unqualified lead seals are blown into the waste port 826 by the air blowing block 827. Then, the vertical slide cylinder 834 and the cylinder pusher 833 drive the suction head 835 to slide into the distribution assembly 82 and suck up the qualified lead seals. The suction head is then moved to the position of the lead seal hole of the meter and pressed in to install the lead seal.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 13As shown, the information acquisition mechanism 9 includes three mounting brackets 91 respectively installed on the side of the sixth workstation of the host unit 1, and a code collector 92 installed on the free end of the mounting bracket 91. Each of the aforementioned code collectors 92 is respectively aligned with the meter barcode, module QR code, and lead seal QR code for setting.

[0035] When in use, this product uses three code collectors 92, which are respectively aligned with the barcode on the electricity meter, the QR code on the module, and the QR code on the lead seal. As the electricity meter passes through the information collection mechanism 9, the three types of code information are collected synchronously. The collected information is then uploaded to the system via a protocol converter and synchronized in real time with the Marketing 2.0 system to ensure information integrity.

[0036] This product is equipped with a 3D vision system at each workstation, which facilitates the determination of the accurate coordinates of the processing position and transmits them to the controller, enabling precise control of the mechanism at each workstation.

[0037] The working principle of this device is as follows: Step 1: The operator replenishes the HPLC module storage bins to the system's module buffer line 631 to ensure a sufficient supply of modules. Simultaneously, sufficient lead seals are added to the vibrating tray 81. The vibrating tray 81 uses directional vibration to arrange the lead seals in an orderly manner and transport them to the dispensing station.

[0038] This step provides the material basis for the automated process, ensuring continuous production.

[0039] Step 2: Start the workstation turntable 2, whose conveyor belt drives six unloading fixtures 3 to rotate intermittently. At the loading station, a robotic gripper (not shown in the figure) grabs the energy meter from the turnover box and accurately places it on the currently empty unloading fixture 3. The workstation turntable 2 rotates, sending the unloading fixture 3 carrying the energy meter to the next workstation. Here, the first nail removal and installation mechanism 5 is set. The horizontal cylinder 54 drives the sliding plate 53 to move along the horizontal slide rail 52, positioning the nail gun 56 above the meter cover screw; the vertical electric cylinder 55 then drives the nail gun 56 to move down, so that the nail gun head of the nail gun 56 is inserted into the screw groove, and rotates in the opposite direction with a set torque to loosen the screw.

[0040] Optionally, a negative pressure suction nozzle can be installed next to the workstation to retrieve loose screws and prevent them from getting stuck and scratching the surface.

[0041] Step 3: The push-pull cylinder 612 pushes the mounting plate 613 forward along the first sliding guide rail 618, so that the negative pressure suction cup 617 is close to the meter cover; the slide cylinder 614 drives the swing cylinder 615 and the negative pressure suction cup 617 to move downward, and the negative pressure suction cup 617 adsorbs the cover plate; the swing cylinder 615 moves, causing the suction cup bracket 616 and the cover plate to flip upward, exposing the module mounting hole inside the energy meter.

[0042] The module buffer line 631 and the discharge roller conveyor 632 transport the module to the predetermined picking position. The six-axis industrial robot 621 moves above the module; the adsorption cylinder 625 controls the second suction cup 626 to move down to adsorb the HPLC module, and the first suction cup 623 cooperates to contact the module surface to detect the adsorption stability; then the six-axis industrial robot 621 moves precisely to insert the HPLC module into the energy meter slot; subsequently, the cover flipping assembly 61 moves in the opposite direction to reset the cover.

[0043] Step 4: After the feeding fixture 3 rotates to the next station, the horizontal cylinder 54 drives the nail gun 56 to move to the target position, and the vertical electric cylinder 55 drives the nail gun 56 to slide down, so that the lower end of the nail gun 56 is inserted into the screw hole, and the screw is tightened according to the set torque of the nail gun 56.

[0044] Step 5: The lead seal is conveyed from the vibrating feeder 81 to the conveying plate 825 via the conveying channel; the control cylinder 823 drives the cylinder pusher 824 to move along the second sliding guide rail 822; the air blowing block 827 blows the unqualified lead seal into the waste port 826, while the qualified lead seal is retained on the conveying path. The cylinder pusher 833 moves along the feeding slide rail 832, driving the vertical slide cylinder 834 and the suction head 835 to above the qualified lead seal; the vertical slide cylinder 834 drives the suction head 835 to move down, using vacuum adsorption to pick up the lead seal; the cylinder pusher 833 resets, moving the lead seal above the lead seal hole of the electricity meter, and the vertical slide cylinder 834 presses down again to press the lead seal into the hole, completing the physical seal.

[0045] Step 6: The workpiece is transferred to station 7 of the automatic labeling machine, where the label with the printed customer name information is affixed to the outer wall of the electricity meter.

[0046] Step 7: The workpiece arrives at station 9 of the information collection mechanism. This station is equipped with three barcode scanners 92, which are respectively aligned with the barcodes on the electricity meter, the QR codes on the HPLC module, and the QR codes on the lead seal. The barcode scanners 92 simultaneously scan the three types of coded information and upload the data to the Marketing 2.0 system in real time through a protocol converter, realizing automatic binding of asset information and full lifecycle traceability, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the information.

[0047] Step 8: After all the assembled and information-bound electricity meters are completed, they are transported back to their initial workstations via the rotary table. The robotic gripper then removes them from the unloading fixture 3 and places them back into the finished product turnover box, completing the entire automated assembly process.

[0048] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of specific implementations of the present invention, and while the descriptions are detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these modifications and improvements all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic assembly and binding device for an electricity meter module, characterized in that: The utility model relates to a kind of energy meter module automatic assembly machine, including host platform (1), the work station carousel (2) being arranged on host platform (1), a plurality of along work station carousel (2) direction of circulation interval arrangement and installation on work station carousel (2) on material placing tool seat (3), be arranged on host platform (1) and sequentially set along work station carousel (2) direction of circulation first disassembly and assembly mechanism (5), module assembly mechanism (6), second disassembly and assembly mechanism (5), automatic labeller (7) and lead sealing mechanism (8);The module assembly mechanism (6) includes left and right transverse arrangement and setting cover plate turnover assembly (61) along corresponding work station side away from work station carousel (2), mounting assembly (62) and module stacking assembly (63), cover plate turnover assembly (61) is adsorbed by setting negative pressure suction cup (617) energy meter cover plate, and by swing cylinder (615) drive negative pressure suction cup (617) turnover energy meter cover plate to expose the module installation hole of energy meter;Mounting assembly (62) is driven by setting six-axis industrial robot (621) drive connecting plate (622) and first suction cup (623) and second suction cup (626) thereon, takes and places module from module stacking assembly (63), and inserts into energy meter;The module stacking assembly (63) is by module buffer line (631) and material discharging roller way (632) supply module to the material taking position of mounting assembly (62);It further includes information acquisition mechanism (9), for recording meter bar code, module two-dimensional code and lead seal two-dimensional code.

2. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding meter modules as recited in claim 1, wherein: The cover plate turnover assembly (61) further includes a fixed plate (611), a first sliding guide (618), a push-pull cylinder (612), a mounting plate (613), a sliding table cylinder (614), and a suction cup bracket (616). The fixed plate (611) is mounted on the host platform (1). The first sliding guide (618) is arranged on the fixed plate (611) and extends in the front-rear direction. The push-pull cylinder (612) is mounted on the fixed plate (611) and controls the mounting plate (613) to slide along the first sliding guide (618). The sliding table cylinder (614) is fixed to the mounting plate (613). The swing cylinder (615) is controlled to slide up and down by the sliding table cylinder (614). The suction cup bracket (616) is mounted on the swing cylinder (615) near the work station. The negative pressure suction cup (617) is fixed to the free end of the suction cup bracket (616).

3. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding an electrical meter module as recited in claim 1, wherein: The mounting assembly (62) further includes a swing cylinder (627), a cylinder mounting plate (624), and a suction cylinder (625). The six-axis industrial robot (621) is mounted beside the host platform (1), and the connecting plate (622) is fixed to the free end thereof. The first suction cup (623) is arranged on the distal side of the connecting plate (622), and the swing cylinder (627) is slidably arranged on the other side of the connecting plate (622). The cylinder mounting plate (624) is movably connected to the swing cylinder (627), and the suction cylinder (625) is arranged in the cylinder mounting plate (624) and controls the sliding thereof. The second suction cup (626) is mounted on the cylinder mounting plate (624) and cooperates with the first suction cup (623) to clamp the module by the extension of the suction cylinder (625).

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein: the plurality of electrical meter modules are arranged in a plurality of rows; and the plurality of electrical meter modules are arranged in a plurality of columns. Each of the feeding tool seats (3) comprises a mounting seat (31) mounted on the conveying belt of the station turntable (2) and four elastic positioning members (32) respectively inserted and detachably mounted on four corners of the mounting seat (31).

5. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding meter modules as recited in claim 1, wherein: The dismounting and mounting nail mechanism (5) comprises a mounting bracket (51) arranged at a position corresponding to a station on the main machine table (1), a transverse sliding rail (52) fixedly arranged on the mounting bracket (51) and extending in the horizontal direction, a sliding plate (53) slidingly arranged on the front side of the transverse sliding rail (52), a transverse air cylinder (54) arranged on the mounting bracket (51) and used for driving the sliding plate (53) to slide along the length direction of the transverse sliding rail (52), a vertical air cylinder (55) arranged on the front side of the sliding plate (53), and a nail gun (56) arranged on the front side of the vertical air cylinder (55) and controlled by the vertical air cylinder (55) to vertically move up and down.

6. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding meter modules as recited in claim 1, wherein: The lead sealing mechanism (8) comprises a vibrating tray (81) arranged on one side of the main machine table (1) corresponding to a station, a material separating assembly (82) arranged on the material conveying end of the vibrating tray (81) and used for screening and separating unqualified lead seals, and a lead sealing assembly (83) arranged on the qualified product of the material separating mechanism and used for mounting the qualified lead seal on the electric energy meter.

7. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding meter modules as recited in claim 6, wherein: The material separating assembly (82) comprises a bottom plate (821), a second sliding guide rail (822), a control air cylinder (823), an air cylinder push block (824), a material conveying plate (825), a waste material outlet (826), and a gas blowing block (827). The bottom plate (821) is arranged on the main machine table (1), and the second sliding guide rail (822) is arranged on the bottom plate (821) and extends in a direction perpendicular to the material conveying line of the vibrating tray (81). The control air cylinder (823) is arranged on the bottom plate (821), the air cylinder push block (824) is slidingly arranged on the second sliding guide rail (822) and controlled by the control air cylinder (823) to slide along the length direction of the second sliding guide rail (822), the material conveying plate (825) is fixed to the bottom plate (821) along the length direction of the second sliding guide rail (822) and located on the side of the air cylinder push block (824) close to the material conveying line of the vibrating tray (81), the waste material outlet (826) is arranged on the bottom plate (821) corresponding to one end of the second sliding guide rail (822), and the gas blowing block (827) is arranged on the air cylinder push block (824) and used for blowing the unqualified lead seal into the waste material outlet (826).

8. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding an electrical meter module as defined in claim 7 wherein: The lead sealing assembly (83) comprises a fixing support (831), a feeding slide rail (832), a cylinder pushing piece (833), a vertical slide cylinder (834) and a suction head (835). The fixing support (831) is arranged on the main machine table (1) at a position corresponding to a work station and at one end close to the waste outlet (826) of the material distribution assembly (82). The feeding slide rail (832) is fixed on the fixing support (831) and extends in a direction perpendicular to the second slide rail (822). The cylinder pushing piece (833) is slidably arranged on the feeding slide rail (832). The vertical slide cylinder (834) is arranged on the cylinder pushing piece (833) at an end away from the feeding slide rail (832). The suction head (835) is arranged on the vertical slide cylinder (834) at a side away from the cylinder pushing piece (833) and is controlled by the vertical slide cylinder (834) to vertically slide up and down, for sucking and transferring qualified lead seals.

9. An apparatus for automatically assembling and binding meter modules as recited in claim 1, wherein: The information collection mechanism (9) comprises three mounting racks (91) and a code collector (92). The mounting racks (91) are arranged beside the main machine table (1). The code collector (92) is arranged at a free end of the mounting racks (91) and is aligned with the meter bar code, the module two-dimensional code and the lead seal two-dimensional code.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the plurality of electrical meter modules are arranged in a plurality of rows; and the plurality of electrical meter modules are arranged in a plurality of columns. The module buffer line (631) is arranged on a corresponding side of the main machine table (1) and extends in a horizontal direction. The material discharge roller way (632) is arranged above the module buffer line (631) at a side away from the six-axis industrial robot (621).

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