Automatic aligning and stacking device for metal grids

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic metal grid aligning and stacking device, and belongs to the technical field of aligning and stacking devices.The automatic metal grid aligning and stacking device comprises two bottom plates, a plurality of working frames are fixedly installed on the two bottom plates, and the automatic metal grid aligning and stacking device further comprises a bracket, a supporting and anti-falling assembly, a conveying roller, an aligning beam and a recycling and moving assembly; the multiple supporting anti-disengaging assemblies are installed on the multiple working frames correspondingly, the conveying rollers are installed between the two bottom plates, the multiple aligning beams are movably installed on the working frames and used for aligning metal grids on the conveying rollers, the height increasing assemblies are installed on the aligning beams, and the multiple recycling moving assemblies are installed on the working frames. According to the automatic aligning and stacking device for the metal grids, provided by the invention, when the multiple metal grids are aligned and stacked, the multiple metal grids can be synchronously stacked, and the multiple metal grids do not need to be taken and aligned in sequence.

Description

An automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of alignment and palletizing devices, specifically relating to an automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh. Background Technology

[0002] Metal mesh is a sheet or roll structure material with regular mesh openings, made of metal wire or sheet through processes such as weaving, welding, stamping, and stretching. It has wide applications in industrial filtration, equipment protection, and construction and municipal engineering. After the metal mesh is produced, multiple metal meshes usually need to be stacked to effectively utilize warehouse space, increase storage density, and reduce space waste during subsequent sorting and warehousing.

[0003] When stacking metal mesh, a gripping robotic arm is usually used to grip and move the produced metal mesh one by one, and then move multiple metal meshes to a moving plate in sequence and align them vertically. Although this method saves labor and can arrange multiple metal meshes neatly, the robotic arm can only grip one metal mesh at a time, which is inefficient and difficult to match the production of large-scale metal meshes. Therefore, an automatic alignment and stacking device for metal mesh is proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an automatic alignment and stacking device for metal meshes, so as to enable simultaneous stacking of multiple metal meshes when aligning and stacking several metal meshes, without the need for sequential picking and alignment.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, embodiments of the present invention provide an automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh, comprising two base plates, each base plate having a plurality of work frames fixedly mounted thereon, and further comprising brackets, anti-detachment support components, conveying rollers, alignment beams, and a recycling moving component. The brackets are mounted on the plurality of work frames via forward and backward moving components, and the brackets are used to support horizontally moving metal mesh. A plurality of anti-detachment support components are provided, each mounted on one of the plurality of work frames, and configured to support the bottom end of the bracket when it moves forward and backward. The side of each bracket... Each component is fixedly equipped with a baffle. The conveying roller is installed between the two base plates and is configured to place several metal grids on the conveying roller for synchronous conveying after the bracket lifts multiple metal grids. Several alignment beams are provided and are movably installed on the work frame for aligning the metal grids on the conveying roller. The alignment beams are equipped with height-increasing components to increase the height of the alignment beams when there are many stacked metal grids. Several recycling moving components are installed on the work frame for supporting and moving the alignment beams during subsequent disassembly.

[0006] To ensure that the metal mesh does not fall off when the bracket moves back and forth to receive it, the support anti-detachment assembly further includes a sliding rail and an anti-detachment frame. The sliding rail is fixedly installed on the side of the work frame, the anti-detachment frame is slidably installed on the top of the sliding rail, and the side of the anti-detachment frame is fixedly connected to the side of the bracket.

[0007] When driving the bracket to move back and forth, the back and forth moving assembly further includes hydraulic cylinders and a translation frame. The top of each of the plurality of work frames is equipped with a hydraulic cylinder, the output end of each of the plurality of hydraulic cylinders is fixedly installed with the translation frame, and the bracket is fixedly installed on the side of the translation frame.

[0008] If the metal mesh arrangement on the conveying roller is high, the height-adding component further includes a push plate, a crossbar, a support rod, and a limiting component. The push plate is hinged to the side of the alignment beam, the crossbar is fixedly installed on the side of the alignment beam, and there are two support rods, both of which are slidably installed on the top of the crossbar. The limiting component is installed on the support rod and is used to limit and fix the support rod when it supports the vertical push plate. The limiting component includes a limiting rod and a limiting frame. The limiting rod is fixedly installed on the side of the alignment beam, and the limiting frame is fixedly installed on the side of both support rods. The limiting rod has limiting slots on both sides that are adapted to the side of the limiting frame. When the side of the limiting frame is inserted into the limiting slot of the limiting rod, the side of the support rod contacts the side of the vertically placed push plate.

[0009] To further simplify the subsequent retrieval of the alignment beam, the retrieval moving assembly includes a placement frame, connecting rods, and moving wheels. The placement frame is mounted on the working frame. Two connecting rods are provided, both of which are fixedly mounted on the side of the placement frame. The moving wheels are mounted on the bottom ends of the connecting rods. A positioning frame is fixedly mounted on the side of the working frame, and a placement groove adapted to the alignment beam is opened at the top of the placement frame. When the side of the alignment beam contacts the side of the positioning frame, the alignment beam is located directly above the placement groove.

[0010] The significant technical effect of this invention is as follows: When aligning and stacking metal grids, several metal grids are first conveyed out. A forward and backward moving assembly drives the side supports to move below the metal grids, thus supporting them. The metal grids then continue to move forward on the supports until the top of the supports is covered with metal grids. Subsequently, the forward and backward moving assembly again drives the side supports to move in opposite directions, causing the metal grids to fall onto the conveyor rollers. Then, the alignment beams on both sides are driven to move relative to each other, contacting and pushing the metal grids forward, thereby aligning and stacking the metal grids on the conveyor rollers. This process is then repeated for subsequent metal grid stacking. The alignment process involves overlapping and vertically aligning multiple sets of metal meshes. If the metal meshes are too high on the conveyor rollers, a height-increasing component can be used to raise the alignment beam, thus pushing and aligning the higher-positioned metal meshes. Finally, if the alignment beam needs to be disassembled for maintenance, it can be retrieved and moved using a retrieval and movement component, which is more convenient and labor-saving than manual handling. In summary, this device, through the cooperation of the bracket, support and anti-detachment component, conveyor rollers, alignment beam, and retrieval and movement component, can place and align multiple metal meshes without the need for arranging and removing them one by one, resulting in high efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, 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 the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0012] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure in one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base plate and the working frame in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying roller, the base plate and the alignment beam in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pallet, the working frame and the front and rear moving components in Figure 1; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the working frame and the support and anti-detachment components in Figure 1; Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the alignment beam and the height enhancement component in Figure 1; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base plate and the recycling moving components in Figure 1.

[0013] In the diagram: 1. Base plate; 2. Work frame; 3. Bracket; 4. Conveyor roller; 5. Alignment beam; 6. Sliding rail; 7. Anti-detachment frame; 8. Hydraulic cylinder; 9. Translation frame; 10. Push plate; 11. Crossbar; 12. Support rod; 13. Limiting rod; 14. Limiting frame; 15. Placement frame; 16. Connecting rod; 17. Moving wheel; 18. Positioning frame; 19. Baffle. Detailed Implementation

[0014] The embodiments of the technical solution of this application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this application and are therefore merely examples, and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of this application.

[0015] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the application; the terms “comprising” and “having”, and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and foregoing description of the drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion.

[0016] In the description of the embodiments of this application, technical terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish different objects and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number, specific order, or primary and secondary relationship of the indicated technical features. In the description of the embodiments of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly defined.

[0017] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0018] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "and / or" is merely a description of the association relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A existing alone, A and B existing simultaneously, and B existing alone. Additionally, the character " / " in this document generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects have an "or" relationship. In the description of the embodiments of this application, the term "multiple" refers to two or more (including two), similarly, "multiple groups" refers to two or more groups (including two groups), and "multiple pieces" refers to two or more pieces (including two pieces).

[0019] In the description of the embodiments of this application, the technical 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 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.

[0020] In the description of the embodiments of this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, technical terms such as "installation", "connection", "linking", and "fixing" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components.

[0021] Please refer to Figures 1-7, which illustrate an automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device includes two base plates 1, each with several work frames 2 fixedly mounted on it. It also includes brackets 3, anti-detachment support components, conveying rollers 4, alignment beams 5, and a recovery and movement component. The brackets 3 are mounted on the work frames 2 via forward and backward movement components. The brackets 3 support the horizontally moving metal mesh. Several anti-detachment support components are provided, each mounted on one of the work frames 2, and configured to support the horizontally moving metal mesh when the brackets 3 move forward and backward. The bottom is supported, and the conveyor roller 4 is installed between two base plates 1. It is configured to place several metal grids on the conveyor roller 4 for synchronous conveying after the bracket 3 lifts multiple metal grids. Several alignment beams 5 are provided and are movably installed on the work frame 2 for aligning the metal grids on the conveyor roller 4. The alignment beams 5 are also equipped with height-increasing components to increase the height of the alignment beams 5 when there are many stacked metal grids. Several recycling and moving components are installed on the work frame 2 for supporting and moving the alignment beams 5 during subsequent disassembly.

[0022] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, after the metal mesh is produced, several metal meshes are conveyed outward by a conveyor belt, and the metal meshes move between two base plates 1, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. At this time, the brackets 3 on both sides can be moved to the bottom of the metal mesh through the cooperation of the front and rear moving components and the support anti-detachment components, so that the metal meshes can be caught by the brackets 3 when they are conveyed out. The support anti-detachment components include a sliding rail 6 and an anti-detachment frame 7. The sliding rail 6 is fixedly installed on the side of the work frame 2, and the anti-detachment frame 7 is slidably installed on the top of the sliding rail 6. The side of the anti-detachment frame 7 is fixedly connected to the side of the bracket 3. The front and rear moving components include a hydraulic cylinder 8 and a translation frame 9. The top of several work frames 2 is equipped with a hydraulic cylinder 8, and the output end of several hydraulic cylinders 8 is fixedly installed with a translation frame 9. The bracket 3 is fixedly installed on the side of the translation frame 9.

[0023] Specifically, the hydraulic cylinder 8 is activated, and its output end drives the translation frame 9 to move back and forth, thereby moving the bracket 3 forward to below the metal mesh. As the bracket 3 moves forward, it also drives the anti-detachment frame 7 to move forward on the sliding rail 6, thus providing support for the bracket 3. Subsequently, the metal meshes are conveyed horizontally side by side to the bracket 3, which holds them in sequence as the metal meshes continue to move forward until the bracket 3 is completely covered. Each bracket 3 has a baffle 19 fixedly installed on its side. When the first metal mesh on the bracket 3 moves to the far side of the bracket 3, it is blocked by the baffle 19 to prevent it from sliding off. After the bracket 3 is completely covered with metal meshes, the hydraulic cylinder 8 is activated again, causing the brackets 3 on both sides to move in opposite directions. At this time, the side-by-side metal meshes fall onto the conveyor roller 4 below.

[0024] At this point, the metal mesh on the conveyor roller 4 is not neat, as shown in Figure 3. The alignment beams 5 on both sides can then move relative to each other to align the two sides of the metal mesh, automatically pushing and aligning several metal meshes. It should be noted that the alignment beams 5 are detachably bolted to the conveyor device and to the conveyor frame. The conveyor frame is equipped with guide rails, chains, motors, and sprockets. The alignment beams 5 sit on the linear guide rails via sliders, allowing them to slide forward and backward without moving left or right. One end of the mounting frame is equipped with a drive motor and a main... The driving sprocket has a driven sprocket at one end, and the chain is looped between the two sprockets to form a closed loop. A chain clamp or connecting plate is fixed on the alignment beam 5. The clamp clamps the upper or lower half of the chain. When the motor rotates forward, the chain moves forward, pulling the alignment beam 5 forward to contact the side of the metal mesh and align it. After alignment, the motor is driven to reverse, pulling the alignment beam 5 backward. An alignment plate is installed on the alignment beam 5 via a cylinder. When fine adjustment of the metal mesh is needed, the cylinder drives the alignment plate forward to push the metal mesh to align it again.

[0025] At this point, multiple horizontally arranged metal meshes are neatly stacked on the conveyor roller 4. Then, the next set of metal meshes is stacked again, and the second set of metal meshes is vertically arranged above the first set. If the metal meshes are vertically arranged too high, the alignment beam 5 cannot contact the upper metal meshes, as shown in Figure 6. Therefore, the height of the alignment beam 5 is increased by a height-increasing component. This component includes a push plate 10, a crossbar 11, a support rod 12, and a limiting component. The push plate 10 is hinged to the side of the alignment beam 5, and the crossbar 11 is fixedly installed on the side of the alignment beam 5. On the side of the aligning beam 5, there are two support rods 12. Both support rods 12 are slidably installed on the top of the crossbar 11. A limiting component is installed on the support rod 12 to limit and fix the support rod 12 when it supports the vertical push plate 10. The limiting component includes a limiting rod 13 and a limiting frame 14. The limiting rod 13 is fixedly installed on the side of the aligning beam 5. The limiting frame 14 is fixedly installed on the side of both support rods 12. The limiting rod 13 has a limiting slot on both sides that matches the side of the limiting frame 14.

[0026] Specifically, when increasing the height of the alignment beam 5, the push plate 10 is rotated to a vertical position, and then the support rod 12 is slid on the crossbar 11 until the side of the support rod 12 is in contact with the side of the push plate 10. Because when the side of the limiting frame 14 is inserted into the limiting slot of the limiting rod 13, the side of the support rod 12 contacts the side of the vertically placed push plate 10. At this time, the side of the limiting frame 14 is inserted into the limiting slot of the limiting rod 13 to fix the support rod 12. At this time, the middle part of the alignment beam 5 raises the height of the push plate 10. When the alignment beam 5 is driven forward again, it can drive the push plate 10 to move forward synchronously and contact the side of the higher metal mesh. When not in use, the support plate is slid until the side is separated from the side of the push plate 10, and then rotated to a horizontal position.

[0027] When it is necessary to recycle or disassemble the alignment beam 5 for maintenance, as shown in Figure 7, the alignment beam 5 can be moved by the recycling moving component. The recycling moving component includes a placement frame 15, connecting rods 16, and moving wheels 17. The placement frame 15 is installed on the work frame 2. There are two connecting rods 16, both of which are fixedly installed on the side of the placement frame 15. The bottom end of the connecting rods 16 is equipped with moving wheels 17. Specifically, when recycling is required, the alignment beam 5 is driven to move backward because a positioning frame 18 is fixedly installed on the side of the work frame 2, and the top of the placement frame 15 has an opening for connecting with the alignment beam 5. When the side of the alignment beam 5 contacts the side of the positioning frame 18, the alignment beam 5 is located directly above the placement slot. Then, it is moved until the side of the alignment beam 5 contacts the side of the positioning frame 18. After that, the bolts are removed, and the alignment beam 5 falls into the placement slot. It should be noted that the moving wheel 17 has a self-locking function. The moving wheel 17 is locked during placement. When it needs to be moved after placement, the moving wheel 17 is released. Then, the worker lifts one side of the placement frame 15 opposite to the moving wheel 17, lifts and pushes it, and moves the alignment beam 5 to another location through the moving wheel 17.

[0028] Working principle: When automatically stacking metal grids, several metal grids are first conveyed outward by a conveyor belt. At this time, hydraulic cylinder 8 is activated, and the output end of hydraulic cylinder 8 drives the translation frame 9 to move back and forth, thereby moving the bracket 3 forward to below the metal grids. When the bracket 3 moves forward, the bracket 3 drives the anti-detachment frame 7 to move forward on the sliding rail 6, thus providing support for the bracket 3. Subsequently, the metal grids are conveyed horizontally side by side to the bracket 3. The bracket 3 holds them in sequence and the metal grids continue to move forward until the bracket 3 is full. After the bracket 3 is full of metal grids, hydraulic cylinder 8 is activated again, causing the brackets 3 on both sides to move in opposite directions. At this time, the side by side metal grids fall onto the conveyor roller 4 below.

[0029] Then, by driving the alignment beams 5 on both sides to move relative to each other and fit the two sides of the metal mesh, several metal meshes are automatically pushed and aligned. After the first set of metal meshes is aligned, the second set of metal meshes is placed and aligned. If the metal meshes are stacked too high, the push plate 10 can be rotated to a vertical position. Then, the support rod 12 is slid on the crossbar 11 until the side of the support rod 12 fits the side of the push plate 10. At this time, the side of the limiting frame 14 is inserted into the limiting slot of the limiting rod 13 to fix the support rod 12. At this time, the middle part of the alignment beam 5 raises the height of the push plate 10. When the alignment beam 5 is driven forward again, the push plate 10 can be driven forward synchronously to contact and push the side of the higher metal meshes. When not in use, the support plate is slid to the side to disengage from the side of the push plate 10, and then rotated to a horizontal position. Then, the conveying roller 4 is driven to transport multiple sets of neatly arranged metal meshes to the place for collecting and placing metal meshes.

[0030] If the alignment beam 5 needs to be retrieved later, move it back until the side of the alignment beam 5 contacts the side of the positioning frame 18, then remove the bolts. At this time, the alignment beam 5 falls into the placement slot. Then, the staff lifts one side of the placement frame 15, lifts and pushes it, and moves the alignment beam 5 to another place through the moving wheels 17.

[0031] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh, comprising two base plates (1), and a plurality of work racks (2) fixedly mounted on each of the two base plates (1), characterized in that, Also includes: A bracket (3) is mounted on several of the work frames (2) via a forward and backward moving assembly. The bracket (3) is used to support the horizontally moving metal mesh. A support anti-detachment assembly is provided, and several of the support anti-detachment assemblies are respectively mounted on the several work frames (2) and are configured to support the bottom end of the bracket (3) when the bracket (3) moves forward and backward. A conveying roller (4) is mounted between two base plates (1) and is configured to support the metal mesh after the bracket (3) has lifted multiple metal meshes. Several metal grids are placed on the conveying roller (4) for synchronous conveying; Alignment beam (5), several alignment beams (5) are provided, several alignment beams (5) are movably installed on the work frame (2) for aligning the metal grids on the conveying roller (4), and height-increasing components are installed on the alignment beams (5) for increasing the height of the alignment beams (5) when there are many stacked metal grids; Recycling moving components, several recycling moving components are installed on the work frame (2) for supporting and moving the alignment beams (5) during subsequent disassembly.

2. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support anti-detachment component includes: a sliding rail (6), which is fixedly installed on the side of the work frame (2); and an anti-detachment frame (7), which is slidably installed on the top of the sliding rail (6), and the side of the anti-detachment frame (7) is fixedly connected to the side of the bracket (3).

3. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 2, characterized in that, The forward and backward moving assembly includes: a hydraulic cylinder (8), which is installed on the top of each of the working frames (2); a translation frame (9), which is fixedly installed on the output end of each of the hydraulic cylinders (8), and the bracket (3) is fixedly installed on the side of the translation frame (9).

4. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 3, characterized in that, The height-adding component includes: a push plate (10), which is hinged to the side of the alignment beam (5); a crossbar (11), which is fixedly installed on the side of the alignment beam (5); a support rod (12), which is provided in two parts and is slidably installed on the top of the crossbar (11); and a limiting component, which is provided on the support rod (12) and is used to limit and fix the support rod (12) when the support rod (12) supports the vertical push plate (10).

5. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 4, characterized in that, The limiting component includes: a limiting rod (13), which is fixedly installed on the side of the alignment beam (5); and a limiting frame (14), which is fixedly installed on the side of both support rods (12), and the limiting rod (13) has a limiting slot on both sides that is adapted to the side of the limiting frame (14).

6. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 5, characterized in that, The recycling mobile assembly includes: a placement rack (15) which is mounted on the work frame (2); two connecting rods (16) which are fixedly mounted on the side of the placement rack (15); and a moving wheel (17) which is mounted on the bottom end of the connecting rod (16).

7. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 6, characterized in that, The side of the work frame (2) is fixedly equipped with a positioning frame (18), and the top of the placement frame (15) is provided with a placement groove that is compatible with the alignment beam (5).

8. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 7, characterized in that, When the side of the alignment beam (5) contacts the side of the positioning frame (18), the alignment beam (5) is located directly above the placement slot.

9. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the brackets (3) has a baffle (19) fixedly installed on its side.

10. The automatic alignment and palletizing device for metal mesh according to claim 5, characterized in that, When the side of the limiting frame (14) is inserted into the limiting slot of the limiting rod (13), the side of the support rod (12) contacts the side of the vertically placed push plate (10).

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