Automatic feeding device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic feeding device which comprises a rack, at least two cartridge holder bins used for storing carrier plates to be tested, a loading assembly used for placing the cartridge holder bins, a Y-axis translation driving device, a Z-axis lifting driving device and a feeding push plate device used for pushing out the carrier plates to be tested in the cartridge holder bins. The Y-axis translation driving device is fixedly arranged on the lifting portion of the Z-axis lifting driving device, the loading assembly is fixedly arranged on the translation portion of the Y-axis translation driving device, and the feeding push plate device is installed on one side of the Y-axis translation driving device in the X-axis direction. The Z-axis lifting driving device and the Y-axis translation driving device cooperate to drive the loading assembly to move up, down, left and right and enable the loading assembly to move to any material taking position on the cartridge holder bin to be flush with the feeding push rod, and the feeding push rod can forwards push a to-be-tested carrier plate in the material taking position to conduct feeding. And all the to-be-tested carrier plates in all the cartridge holder bins are pushed out and fed in this way, and automatic feeding can be efficiently achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and more specifically, to an automatic feeding device. Background Art

[0002] When processing and testing small parts such as chips, it is necessary to transfer each workpiece to be assembled or tested to the corresponding workstation for assembly or testing. It is usually necessary to use a large number of corresponding carriers and a magazine for accommodating multiple carriers to place the products for transportation and processing of small parts. However, the carriers currently on the market are all loaded manually. For a large number of carriers, manual loading is troublesome, time-consuming, and inefficient, which is not conducive to production. In order to overcome the limitations of manual loading and processing of large quantities of carriers, an efficient automatic loading device is needed. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art and provide an automatic loading device which can realize automatic loading of a carrier plate to be tested, has high efficiency, good flexibility, high degree of automation, and stable and reliable operation.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides an automatic loading device, including a frame, at least two magazines for storing the carrier plates to be tested, a loading assembly for placing the magazines, a Y-axis translation drive device, a Z-axis lifting drive device, and a loading and pushing plate device for pushing the carrier plates to be tested in the magazines, wherein one side of the top of the frame is arranged as an opening structure, the Z-axis lifting drive device is vertically installed at the bottom of the frame and is located below the opening, the Y-axis translation drive device is installed at the opening position of the frame through the Z-axis lifting drive device along the Y-axis direction, the Y-axis translation drive device is fixedly arranged on the lifting position of the Z-axis lifting drive device, and the loading assembly is fixedly arranged on the Y-axis On the translation part of the translation drive device, a plurality of material taking positions for storing the carrier plates to be tested are arranged along the Z-axis direction on the inner wall of each magazine, and the loading push plate device is installed on one side of the translation path of the Y-axis translation drive device along the X-axis direction and is located on the other side of the top surface of the frame. The Z-axis lifting drive device and the Y-axis translation drive device can jointly drive the loading assembly to move up, down, left and right, and move it to any material taking position inside any magazine located thereon and keep it level with the feeding push rod of the feeding push plate device, and the feeding push rod can push the carrier plates to be tested in the taking position forward for loading, and such a cycle can be repeated to realize pushing out and loading of each carrier plate to be tested inside each magazine.

[0005] Preferably, the loading push plate device includes a push drive assembly and a feeding moving assembly, the feeding moving assembly is transmission-connected with the push drive assembly and drives the feeding push rod of the feeding moving assembly to move forward and backward through the push drive assembly, the push drive assembly includes a fixed bottom plate, a support seat, a support top plate, a push drive motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, and a synchronous belt, the fixed bottom plate is installed on the top surface of the frame, the support top plate is fixedly set on the fixed bottom plate through the support seat, the push drive motor passes upward through the support top plate and is fixed at one end thereof away from the Y-axis translation drive device, the driving wheel is transmission-connected with the output shaft of the push drive motor, the driven wheel is rotatably set at the other end of the support top plate close to the Y-axis translation drive device, and the synchronous belt is sleeved on the driving wheel and the driven wheel.

[0006] The top support wheel and the bottom support wheel are respectively rotatably mounted on the support frame, and the support frame is provided with a toothed structure that is cooperatively connected with the toothed structure.

[0007] Preferably, the feed moving assembly further comprises a limiting boss for limiting and blocking the push slider, and the limiting boss is fixedly disposed at one end of the push guide rail away from the vertical plate and is located above the push guide rail.

[0008] Preferably, the loading and pushing plate device also includes two photoelectric sensors for detecting the position of the bending sensing plate fixedly connected to the connecting block. The two photoelectric sensors are respectively installed inwardly on the side of the supporting top plate and close to one side of the synchronous belt. The distance between the two photoelectric sensors is smaller than the distance between the driving wheel and the driven wheel.

[0009] Preferably, the Z-axis lifting drive device includes an electric cylinder, a lifting top plate, a fixed plate, a lifting guide column, and a limiting guide sleeve. The lifting top plate is arranged above the fixed plate through the lifting guide column, the electric cylinder is installed upward in the frame, the fixed plate is fixedly arranged on each lifting guide column, the output shaft of the electric cylinder passes through the fixed plate and is transmission-connected with the bottom surface of the lifting top plate, the limiting guide sleeve is respectively sleeved downward on each lifting guide column and is located between the lifting top plate and the fixed plate, and the electric cylinder can drive the lifting top plate to move up and down.

[0010] Preferably, the Y-axis translation drive device is configured as a linear translation drive module.

[0011] Preferably, the loading assembly includes a loading plate, a front end limit block, a rear end limit block and a side limit block. The loading plate is fixedly arranged on the translation part of the Y-axis translation drive device. Two side limit blocks are provided and are respectively fixed on both sides of the loading plate. The front end limit block and the rear end limit block correspond to each other in pairs and are evenly spaced along the length direction of the loading plate on the two end edges of the loading plate.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0013] The utility model has a simple structure and reasonable design. Through the coordinated action of the Z-axis lifting drive device and the Y-axis translation drive device, the loading assembly can be driven to move up, down, left and right relative to the loading and pushing plate device, and move it to a material taking position of any load plate to be tested thereon and keep it level with the feeding push rod. The feeding push rod can push the load plate to be tested in the material taking position forward for loading, and such a cycle can be repeated to realize pushing out and loading each load plate to be tested in each magazine compartment. The utility model has good flexibility, a high degree of automation, stable and reliable operation, saves time and effort, can efficiently realize the automatic loading of the load plates to be tested, and can meet the large-scale production needs of enterprises. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic feeding device provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of an automatic feeding device provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a feeding and pushing plate device of an automatic feeding device provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of an automatic feeding device provided in an embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiment of the utility model clearer, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiment of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0020] Please refer to Figure 1 The embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic loading device, including a frame 1, at least two magazines 10 for storing the carrier plates to be tested, a loading assembly 2 for placing the magazines 10, a Y-axis translation drive device 3, a Z-axis lifting drive device 4, and a loading and pushing device 5 for pushing the carrier plates to be tested in the magazines 10. The various components of this embodiment are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0021] like Figure 1 As shown, one side of the top of the frame 1 can be set as an open structure, the Z-axis lifting drive device 4 is vertically installed at the bottom of the frame 1 and is located below the opening, the Y-axis translation drive device 3 is installed at the opening position of the frame 1 through the Z-axis lifting drive device 4 along the Y-axis direction, the Y-axis translation drive device 3 is fixedly set on the lifting position of the Z-axis lifting drive device 4, the loading assembly 2 is fixedly set on the translation position of the Y-axis translation drive device 3, the loading push plate device 5 is installed on one side of the translation path of the Y-axis translation drive device 3 along the X-axis direction and is located on the other side of the top surface of the frame 1, and a plurality of material picking positions 11 for storing the carrier to be tested are arranged on the inner wall of the magazine 10 along the Z-axis direction.

[0022] In this embodiment, a plurality of lateral limiting protrusions are evenly spaced on both sides of the inner wall of the magazine 10, which are symmetrical in the horizontal direction and for horizontal placement of each carrier plate to be tested. Each material extraction position 11 is located above two corresponding lateral limiting protrusions. This design can arrange each carrier plate to be tested at equal intervals in the magazine 10.

[0023] During specific implementation, the Z-axis lifting drive device 4 and the Y-axis translation drive device 3 can jointly drive the loading assembly 2 to move up, down, left and right, and move it to any material extraction position 11 inside any magazine 10 located thereon and keep it level with the feeding push rod 601 of the feeding push plate device 5. The feeding push rod 601 can push the test carrier plate in the material extraction position 11 forward for loading, and this cycle can be repeated to realize pushing out each test carrier plate in each magazine 10 for loading.

[0024] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the loading push plate device 5 may include a push drive assembly 50 and a feed moving assembly 60 . The feed moving assembly 60 is transmission-connected to the push drive assembly 50 and drives the feed push rod 601 of the feed moving assembly 60 to move forward and backward through the push drive assembly 50 .

[0025] Specifically, the push drive assembly 50 includes a fixed base plate 51, a support seat 52, a support top plate 53, a push drive motor 54, a driving wheel 55, a driven wheel 56, and a synchronous belt 57. The fixed base plate 51 is installed on the top surface of the frame 1, and the support top plate 53 is fixedly set on the fixed base plate 51 through the support seat 52. The push drive motor 54 passes through the support top plate 53 upward and is fixed at one end thereof away from the Y-axis translation drive device 3. The driving wheel 55 is transmission-connected with the output shaft of the push drive motor 54, and the driven wheel 56 is rotatably set at the other end of the support top plate 53 close to the Y-axis translation drive device 3. The synchronous belt 57 is sleeved on the driving wheel 55 and the driven wheel 56.

[0026] Furthermore, the feed moving assembly 60 may include a push rail 61, a push slider 62, a vertical plate 63, a connecting block 64, a clamping plate 65, a bending induction sheet 66, a top support wheel 67, and a bottom support wheel 68. The push rail 61 is fixedly arranged on one side of the synchronous belt 57 along the length direction of the support top plate 53. The push slider 62 is installed in cooperation with the push rail 61 and is slidably connected thereto. The vertical plate 63 is vertically fixed to one end of the support top plate 53 close to the Y-axis translation drive device 3. The feed push rod 601 is horizontally fixed to the top of the push slider 62 and extends out of the through hole 631 on the vertical plate 63. The connecting block 64 is fixedly connected to the push slider 62. At the front end, a section of the inner wall of the synchronous belt 57 close to the push guide rail 61 is provided with a first latch tooth 571, and a side surface of the clamping plate 65 is provided with a second latch tooth 651 which can be clamped and fixed with the first latch tooth 571. The clamping plate 65 and the synchronous belt 57 are clamped with each other through the first latch tooth 571 and the second latch tooth 651, and are fixedly connected to the bottom of one side of the connecting block 64 through a bent sensing sheet 66. The top support wheel 67 and the bottom support wheel 68 are respectively rotatably mounted on the side of the through hole 631 of the supporting top plate 53 close to the vertical plate 63 through their respective corresponding support wheel mounting frames and are in sliding contact with the top and bottom surfaces of the feed push rod 601.

[0027] Among them, an adjustment hole 602 is opened on one side of the connection part between the feed push rod 601 and the push slider 62. The feed push rod 601 can adjust the extension length of the feed push rod 601 by adjusting the relative position of the adjustment hole 602 and the groove part on the top of the push slider 62.

[0028] Preferably, in order to prevent the push slider 62 from slipping off one side of the push guide rail 61, the feed moving assembly 60 may also include a limiting boss 69 for limiting the push slider 62. The limiting boss 69 is fixedly set at one end of the push guide rail 61 away from the vertical plate 63 and is located above the push guide rail 61.

[0029] In order to detect the real-time position of the connecting block 64, the loading push plate device 5 can also include two photoelectric sensors 70 for detecting the position of the bending sensing plate 66 fixedly connected to the connecting block 64. The two photoelectric sensors 70 are respectively installed inwardly on the side of the support top plate 53 and close to the side of the synchronous belt 57. The distance between the two photoelectric sensors 70 is smaller than the distance between the driving wheel 55 and the driven wheel 56.

[0030] During specific implementation, the synchronous belt 57 is driven by the push drive motor 54 to transmit on the driving wheel 55 and the driven wheel 56. The two photoelectric sensors 70 can send the signal of the bending sensor plate 66 moved to their respective positions to the push drive motor 54, so that the driving wheel 55 can switch between clockwise and counterclockwise rotation, so that the push slider 62 fixedly connected to the inner wall of the synchronous belt 57 can continuously drive the feed push rod 601 to move back and forth in the length direction of the push guide rail 61.

[0031] like Figure 4 As shown, the Z-axis lifting drive device 4 may include an electric cylinder 41, a lifting top plate 42, a fixed plate 43, a lifting guide column 44, and a limiting guide sleeve 45. The lifting top plate 42 is arranged above the fixed plate 43 through the lifting guide column 44. The electric cylinder 41 is installed upward in the frame 1. The fixed plate 43 is fixedly arranged on each lifting guide column 44. The output shaft of the electric cylinder 41 passes through the fixed plate 43 and is transmission-connected with the bottom surface of the lifting top plate 42. The limiting guide sleeve 45 is respectively sleeved downward on each lifting guide column 44 and is located between the lifting top plate 42 and the fixed plate 43. The electric cylinder 41 can drive the lifting top plate 42 to move up and down, thereby driving the loading assembly 2 fixed to the Y-axis translation drive device 3 to move up and down.

[0032] Preferably, the Y-axis translation drive device 3 can be configured as a common linear translation drive module on the market. This embodiment does not limit it and does not involve improvements to the structure of the translation drive device, which will not be described in detail.

[0033] In order to prevent the magazine 10 from falling when moving, the loading assembly 2 may include a loading plate 21, a front end limit block 22, a rear end limit block 23 and a side limit block 24. The loading plate 21 is fixedly arranged on the translation position of the Y-axis translation drive device 3, two side limit blocks 24 are provided and are respectively fixed on both sides of the loading plate 21, and the front end limit blocks 22 and the rear end limit blocks 23 correspond to each other in pairs and are evenly spaced along the length direction of the loading plate 21 on the two end edges of the loading plate 21.

[0034] Among them, the loading plate 21 of this embodiment can place four magazines 10, and the front end limit block 22 and the rear end limit block 23 respectively limit the front and rear ends of each magazine 10, which can avoid the forward and backward movement when the feed push rod 601 is extended, so as to play the role of fixing the magazine 10.

[0035] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows:

[0036] First, four magazines filled with boards to be inspected are placed on the loading plate, and each magazine is abutted by each corresponding front end limit block and rear end limit block, and the side limit blocks are abutted against the outer side walls of the magazines located on the two outer sides, and then the device is started, so that the Y-axis translation drive device and the Z-axis lifting drive device simultaneously drive the loading assembly to move up, down, left and right, so that the material taking position of any board to be tested inside any magazine on the loading assembly is kept level with the feed push rod, and then wait for the downstream equipment to send a receiving signal, and then drive the feed push rod to push the board to be tested at the taking position forward for loading through the loading push plate device, and start the cycle operation, and push each layer of boards to be tested in each magazine forward to the downstream workstation one by one. After each board to be tested is taken, the system will issue an alarm prompt to prompt the operator to take out the empty magazine and manually place the magazine filled with boards to be tested, and repeat the above work flow for cyclic loading.

[0037] In summary, the utility model has good flexibility, high degree of automation, stable and reliable operation, saves time and effort, can efficiently realize the automatic loading of the carrier board to be tested, and can meet the large-scale production needs of the enterprise.

[0038] The above embodiments are preferred implementation modes of the present invention, but the implementation modes of the present invention are not limited by the above embodiments. Any other changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications that do not deviate from the spirit and principle of the present invention should be equivalent replacement methods and are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a frame (1), at least two magazines (10) for storing test carriers, a loading assembly (2) for placing the magazines (10), a Y-axis translation drive device (3), a Z-axis lifting drive device (4), and a loading and pushing plate device (5) for pushing out the test carrier in the magazine (10), wherein one side of the top of the frame (1) is arranged as an opening structure, the Z-axis lifting drive device (4) is vertically mounted on the bottom of the frame (1) and is located below the opening, the Y-axis translation drive device (3) is mounted at the opening position of the frame (1) along the Y-axis direction through the Z-axis lifting drive device (4), the Y-axis translation drive device (3) is fixedly arranged on the lifting position of the Z-axis lifting drive device (4), and the loading assembly (2) is fixedly arranged on the translation position of the Y-axis translation drive device (3). The loading push plate device (5) is installed on one side of the translation path of the Y-axis translation drive device (3) along the X-axis direction and is located on the other side of the top surface of the frame (1). On the inner wall of each magazine (10) are arranged along the Z-axis direction a plurality of material taking positions (11) for storing the carrier plates to be tested. The Z-axis lifting drive device (4) and the Y-axis translation drive device (3) can jointly drive the loading assembly (2) to move up, down, left, and right, and move it to any material taking position (11) inside any magazine (10) located thereon and keep it level with the feeding push rod (601) of the loading push plate device (5). The feeding push rod (601) can push the carrier plates to be tested in the material taking position (11) forward for loading. This cycle is repeated to realize pushing out each carrier plate to be tested inside each magazine (10) for loading.

2. An automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding push plate device (5) comprises a push drive assembly (50) and a feeding moving assembly (60), wherein the feeding moving assembly (60) is connected to the push drive assembly (50) in a transmission manner and drives a feeding push rod (601) of the feeding moving assembly (60) to move forward and backward through the push drive assembly (50), wherein the push drive assembly (50) comprises a fixed bottom plate (51), a support seat (52), a support top plate (53), a push drive motor (54), a driving wheel (55), a driven wheel (56), and a synchronous belt (57), wherein the fixed bottom plate (51) is mounted on On the top surface of the frame (1), the support top plate (53) is fixedly arranged on the fixed bottom plate (51) through the support seat (52); the push drive motor (54) passes through the support top plate (53) upward and is fixed at one end thereof away from the Y-axis translation drive device (3); the driving wheel (55) is drivingly connected to the output shaft of the push drive motor (54); the driven wheel (56) is rotatably arranged on the other end of the support top plate (53) close to the Y-axis translation drive device (3); and the synchronous belt (57) is sleeved on the driving wheel (55) and the driven wheel (56).

3. An automatic feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feed moving assembly (60) comprises a push rail (61), a push slider (62), a vertical plate (63), a connecting block (64), a clamping plate (65), a bending induction sheet (66), a top support wheel (67), and a bottom support wheel (68). The push rail (61) is fixedly arranged on one side of the synchronous belt (57) along the length direction of the support top plate (53). The push slider (62) is installed in cooperation with the push rail (61) and is slidably connected thereto. The vertical plate (63) is vertically fixed to one end of the support top plate (53) close to the Y-axis translation drive device (3). The feed push rod (601) is horizontally fixed to the top of the push slider (62) and extends out of the through hole (631) on the vertical plate (63). The connecting block (64) is fixedly connected to the push slider ( 62), a first latching tooth (571) is provided on a section of the inner wall of the synchronous belt (57) on one side close to the push guide rail (61), and a second latching tooth (651) capable of being mutually latched and fixed with the first latching tooth (571) is provided on one side of the latching plate (65), the latching plate (65) and the synchronous belt (57) are mutually latched through the first latching tooth (571) and the second latching tooth (651), and are fixedly connected to the bottom of one side of the connecting block (64) through a bent sensing sheet (66), and the top support wheel (67) and the bottom support wheel (68) are respectively rotatably mounted on one side of the through hole (631) of the supporting top plate (53) close to the vertical plate (63) through their respective corresponding support wheel mounting frames and are in sliding contact with the top surface and the bottom surface of the feeding push rod (601).

4. An automatic feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feed moving assembly (60) further comprises a limiting boss (69) for limiting and blocking the push slider (62); the limiting boss (69) is fixedly disposed at one end of the push guide rail (61) away from the vertical plate (63) and is located above the push guide rail (61).

5. The automatic feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The loading and pushing plate device (5) further comprises two photoelectric sensors (70) for detecting the position of a bending sensing sheet (66) fixedly connected to the connecting block (64); the two photoelectric sensors (70) are respectively installed inwardly on the side of the supporting top plate (53) and close to the side of the synchronous belt (57); the spacing between the two photoelectric sensors (70) is smaller than the spacing between the driving wheel (55) and the driven wheel (56).

6. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The Z-axis lifting drive device (4) comprises an electric cylinder (41), a lifting top plate (42), a fixed plate (43), a lifting guide column (44), and a limiting guide sleeve (45); the lifting top plate (42) is arranged above the fixed plate (43) through the lifting guide column (44); the electric cylinder (41) is installed upward in the frame (1); the fixed plate (43) is fixedly arranged on each lifting guide column (44); the output shaft of the electric cylinder (41) passes through the fixed plate (43) and is transmission-connected with the bottom surface of the lifting top plate (42); the limiting guide sleeve (45) is respectively sleeved downward on each lifting guide column (44) and is located between the lifting top plate (42) and the fixed plate (43); the electric cylinder (41) can drive the lifting top plate (42) to move up and down.

7. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The Y-axis translation drive device (3) is configured as a linear translation drive module.

8. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading assembly (2) comprises a loading plate (21), a front end limit block (22), a rear end limit block (23) and a side limit block (24); the loading plate (21) is fixedly arranged on the translation part of the Y-axis translation drive device (3); two side limit blocks (24) are provided and are respectively fixed on both sides of the loading plate (21); the front end limit blocks (22) and the rear end limit blocks (23) correspond to each other and are evenly spaced on the two end edges of the loading plate (21) along the length direction of the loading plate (21).

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