Material taking tool
By designing a material pickup tool including connecting flanges, vision systems and detection devices, the problem that fixtures in the prior art cannot adapt to changes in workpiece specifications is solved, and convenient handling and quality improvement of different workpieces is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420894097.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-28
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-04-28
AI Technical Summary
The fixtures of existing robots or robots are fixed structures and cannot adapt to changes in workpiece specifications, resulting in shutdown when replacing fixtures, resulting in reduced production line efficiency.
A material collection tool is designed, including connecting flange, mounting plate, vision system, bracket, material collection mechanism, guide seat and detection device, which can easily handle two sets of different workpieces and take photos and detect them through the visual system and detection device. and missing detection to avoid abnormal situations.
It realizes convenient pick-up and placement of two sets of different workpieces, reduces the time to replace the pick-up assembly, improves positioning accuracy and product quality, and avoids the occurrence of incorrect incoming materials and abnormal situations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of workpiece material taking, in particular to a material taking tool. Background Art
[0002] In some production sites, the fixtures on some robots or manipulators on the market are fixed structures, which can only adapt to the grasping and handling of a workpiece corresponding to the currently installed fixture. When the workpiece specifications are changed, it is necessary to stop the machine and replace the new fixture, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. For continuously operating production lines, it will cause delays in the entire production cycle and reduce efficiency. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a material picking tool that can be used to more conveniently pick up and put away two groups of different workpieces. At the same time, the incoming workpieces can be photographed for inspection, and the missing of the incoming materials can also be detected to avoid the continued occurrence of abnormal situations, which is conducive to improving product quality.
[0004] Technical Solution
[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a material picking tool, including a connecting flange, a mounting plate and a visual system, a bracket, a material picking mechanism, a guide seat, and a detection device.
[0006] The front end surface of the connecting flange is fixedly connected with a mounting plate, and the rear end thereof is connected with an external manipulator.
[0007] The visual system is fixedly arranged on the upper side of the rear end of the mounting plate, and a camera lens is connected to the left side of the front end of the visual system, and a light source is arranged on the right side of the front end of the visual system.
[0008] The bracket is formed by welding or threading profiles, the rear end of the bracket is fixedly connected to the mounting plate, and the front end is cantilevered.
[0009] The material taking mechanism is installed on the bracket, and the material taking mechanism comprises a material taking mechanism A and a material taking mechanism B. The material taking mechanism A and the material taking mechanism B are independent of each other and arranged up and down.
[0010] The guide seat is fixedly mounted on the front cantilever of the bracket. The guide seat is provided with two groups of upper and lower guide holes, and each guide hole is provided with a guide sleeve.
[0011] The detection device is fixedly arranged on the material taking shaft A and the material taking shaft B of the material taking mechanism A and the material taking mechanism B respectively.
[0012] Preferably, it also includes a cylinder support plate, which is fixedly connected to the bracket, and the cylinder support plate is located between the mounting plate and the guide seat.
[0013] Preferably, the material taking mechanism A comprises a cylinder A, a push plate A and a material taking shaft A;
[0014] Cylinder A is fixedly mounted on the cylinder support plate, and the piston rod of cylinder A is fixedly connected to push plate A;
[0015] The material taking shafts A are arranged in groups of two adjacent ones, and multiple groups of material taking shafts A are arranged at equal intervals. The tail end of the material taking shaft A is fixedly connected to the push plate A by screws;
[0016] The front end of the material taking shaft A passes through a guide sleeve arranged on the guide seat, and the material taking shaft A is slidably matched with the guide sleeve.
[0017] Preferably, the material taking mechanism B comprises a cylinder B, a push plate B and a material taking shaft B;
[0018] Cylinder B is fixedly mounted on the cylinder support plate, and the piston rod of cylinder B is fixedly connected to push plate B;
[0019] The material taking shafts B are grouped into two adjacent groups, and multiple groups of material taking shafts B are arranged at equal intervals. The number and spacing of the groups of material taking shafts B are different from the number and spacing of the groups of material taking shafts A. The tail end of the material taking shaft B is fixedly connected to the push plate B by screws;
[0020] The front end of the material taking shaft B passes through a guide sleeve arranged on the guide seat, and the material taking shaft B is slidably matched with the guide sleeve.
[0021] Preferably, the guide seat is connected to the external fixed plate and fixedly connected to the guide sleeve via a hole-shaped structure opened inside, and the guide sleeve is slidably connected to the material taking shaft A and the material taking shaft B via the hole-shaped structure opened inside.
[0022] Preferably, the detection device comprises a sensor mounting seat and a sensor body;
[0023] The sensor mounting seats are respectively fixedly arranged at the middle of the front end of the material picking shaft A and the material picking shaft B, and arranged between the front end of the material picking shaft A and the material picking shaft B and the guide seat;
[0024] The sensor body is installed in the hole of the sensor mounting base, with the detection direction facing downward, pointing to the workpiece.
[0025] Preferably, the front ends of the material picking shaft A and the material picking shaft B are conical, and a plane is provided on the conical surface, the plane faces upward, and when grabbing the workpiece, the plane contacts the workpiece body.
[0026] Preferably, the tail ends of the material picking shaft A and the material picking shaft B are provided with anti-rotation planes; the push plates A and B are provided with countersunk holes matching the tail cross-sections of the material picking shaft A and the material picking shaft B, the tail end of the material picking shaft A is installed in the corresponding countersunk hole of the push plate A, and the tail end of the material picking shaft B is installed in the corresponding hole of the push plate B.
[0027] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0028] The utility model provides a material picking tool, which can be used to pick up and put back two groups of different workpiece schematics more conveniently through the material picking mechanism A and the material picking mechanism B, thereby effectively reducing the time used by workers when frequently replacing the picking components. At the same time, the visual system can be used to photograph and detect the incoming workpieces, which is beneficial to improving positioning accuracy and preventing erroneous incoming materials. The detection device can also detect the lack of incoming materials to avoid the continuous occurrence of abnormal situations, which is beneficial to improving product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall front view structure of the utility model;
[0030] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 The enlarged structural diagram at A in the middle;
[0031] Figure 3 For this utility model Figure 1 Enlarged structural diagram at B in the middle:
[0032] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the push plate and the material taking shaft of the utility model:
[0033] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the overall rear view structure of the utility model.
[0034] In the figure: 1. Connecting flange; 2. Mounting plate; 3. Vision system; 31. Camera lens; 32. Light source; 4. Bracket; 41. Cylinder support plate; 5. Material picking mechanism A; 51. Cylinder A; 52. Push plate A; 53. Material picking shaft A; 6. Material picking mechanism B; 61. Cylinder B; 62. Push plate B; 63. Material picking shaft B; 7. Guide seat; 71. Guide sleeve; 8. Detection device; 81. Sensor mounting seat; 82. Sensor body; 9. Schematic diagram of workpiece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0035] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in 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.
[0036] A material picking tool, comprising a connecting flange 1, a mounting plate 2, a visual system 3, a bracket 4, a material picking mechanism, a guide seat 7 and a detection device 8, wherein the connecting flange 1 is fixedly mounted in the middle of the rear end surface of the mounting plate 2, the rear end of the connecting flange 1 is connected to an external mechanical arm, the mechanical arm and the connecting flange 1 are connected in an existing technical manner, the front side of the visual system 3 is fixedly connected with a camera lens 31 and a light source 32, both of which are existing camera lenses and light source lamps, the camera lens 31 and the light source 32 are used to provide a missing detection workpiece schematic body 9, the position of the workpiece schematic body 9 is calculated by an existing visual software program installed inside the visual system 3, the information is transmitted to an existing robot control program connected to the external connecting flange 1, the robot adjusts its posture, drives the material picking mechanism A 5 or the material picking mechanism B 6 to accurately grab the workpiece schematic body 9, and the specific control and monitoring can be carried out in an existing commonly used manner;
[0037] When in use, the visual system 3, the camera lens 31 and the light source 32 are used to take photos of the incoming workpieces for inspection, which is helpful to improve the positioning accuracy and prevent wrong incoming workpieces.
[0038] In the embodiments proposed in this application, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and 3 , further comprising a cylinder support plate 41, which is fixedly connected to the bracket 4, and the cylinder support plate 41 is located between the mounting plate 2 and the guide seat 7. The bracket 4 is formed by welding or threading of profiles, and the rear end of the bracket 4 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 2, and the front end cantilever is extended. The middle part of the upper end of the bracket 4 is fixedly connected with the cylinder support plate 41 by bolts, and the bracket 4 can provide corresponding support functions for the guide seat 7. The cylinder support plate 41 is respectively engaged with the cylinder A 51 and the push plate A 52, so that the cylinder support plate 41 provides a limit support function for the cylinder A 51 and the cylinder B 61;
[0039] Furthermore, the guide seat 7 is fixedly mounted on the front end cantilever of the bracket 4, and two sets of upper and lower guide holes are provided on the guide seat 7, each guide hole is provided with a guide sleeve 71, and the guide sleeve 71 is fixedly installed in the middle hole structure of the guide seat 7, and the hole structure inside the guide sleeve 71 is respectively slidably connected to the material picking shaft B 63 and the material picking shaft A 53, so as to provide the function of limiting and stabilizing support for the material picking shaft A 53 and the material picking shaft B 63.
[0040] The detection device 8 is respectively fixed on the material picking shaft A53 and the material picking shaft B63 of the material picking mechanism A5 and the material picking mechanism B6. The detection device 8 is composed of a sensor mounting seat 81 and a sensor body 82. The sensor mounting seat 81 is respectively fixed on the front end outer side of the material picking shaft A53 and the material picking shaft B63. At the same time, the upper end of the sensor mounting seat 81 is provided with a sensor body 82. The sensor body 82 is an existing sensor. The sensor body 82 and the sensor mounting seat 81 can be connected in an existing manner. When in use, the sensor mounting seat 81 can be used to detect the missing of the workpiece schematic body 9 to avoid the continuous occurrence of abnormal conditions, which is beneficial to improving product quality.
[0041] The sensor mounting seat 81 is fixedly disposed at the middle of the front end of the material picking shaft A 53 and the material picking shaft B 63, and is arranged between the front end of the material picking shaft A 53 and the material picking shaft B 63 and the guide seat 7.
[0042] The sensor body 82 is installed in the hole of the sensor mounting seat 81, with the detection direction facing downward, pointing to the workpiece.
[0043] Furthermore, the material picking mechanism is installed on the bracket 4, and the material picking mechanism includes a material picking mechanism A5 and a material picking mechanism B6. The material picking mechanism A5 and the material picking mechanism B6 are independent of each other and arranged up and down; the material picking mechanism A5 is composed of a cylinder A51, a push plate A52 and a material picking shaft A53. The output end of the cylinder A51 is fixedly installed with a push plate A52, and at the same time, the front end of the push plate A52 is evenly spaced with a material picking shaft A53, and the front end cross-section of the material picking shaft A53 is a runway type. When in use, the cylinder A51 is used to drive the push plate A52 to telescopically move, so that the push plate A52 can correspondingly drive the material picking shaft A53 evenly spaced at the front end to telescopically move, and the material picking shaft A53 can drive the workpiece schematic body 9 to pick up and move through the runway-type structure at the front end.
[0044] The cylinder A 51 is fixedly arranged on the cylinder support plate 41, and the piston rod of the cylinder A 51 is fixedly connected to the push plate A 52.
[0045] Two adjacent material taking shafts A 53 form a group, and multiple groups of material taking shafts A 53 are arranged at equal intervals. The tail end of the material taking shaft A 53 is fixedly connected to the push plate A 52 by screws.
[0046] The front end of the material taking shaft A53 passes through a guide sleeve 71 arranged on the guide seat 7, and the material taking shaft A53 is slidably matched with the guide sleeve 71.
[0047] In another embodiment, see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and 3The material picking mechanism B6 includes a cylinder B61, a push plate B62 and a material picking shaft B63. The push plate B62 is fixedly installed on the output end of the cylinder B61. At the same time, the front end of the push plate B62 is evenly spaced with a material picking shaft B63, and the front end cross-section of the material picking shaft B63 is a runway type. When in use, the cylinder B61 is used to drive the push plate B62 to telescopically move, so that the push plate B62 can correspondingly drive the material picking shaft B63 evenly spaced at the front end to telescopically move. The material picking shaft B63 can drive the workpiece schematic body 9 to pick up and move through the runway-shaped structure at the front end.
[0048] The cylinder B 61 is fixedly arranged on the cylinder support plate 41, and the piston rod of the cylinder B 61 is fixedly connected to the push plate B 62.
[0049] The material taking shafts B 63 are grouped into two adjacent ones, and multiple groups of material taking shafts B 63 are arranged at equal intervals. The number and spacing of the groups of the material taking shafts B 63 are different from the number and spacing of the groups of the material taking shafts A 53. The tail end of the material taking shaft B 63 is fixedly connected to the push plate B 62 by screws.
[0050] The front end of the material taking shaft B 63 passes through a guide sleeve 71 provided on the guide seat 7 , and the material taking shaft B 63 and the guide sleeve 71 are slidably matched.
[0051] Furthermore, the material taking shaft B 63 and the material taking shaft A 53 can be disassembled and replaced with different models respectively, and corresponding changes can be made according to the shape of the workpiece schematic body 9.
[0052] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.
[0053] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A material retrieving tool, comprising a connecting flange (1), a mounting plate (2), a visual system (3), a bracket (4), a material retrieving mechanism, a guide seat (7) and a detection device (8), Features: A connecting flange (1), the front end of which is fixedly connected to a mounting plate (2), and the rear end of which is connected to an external manipulator; A visual system (3) is fixedly arranged on the upper side of the rear end of the mounting plate (2), a camera lens (31) is connected to the left side of the front end of the visual system (3), and a light source (32) is arranged on the right side of the front end of the visual system (3); The bracket (4) is formed by welding or threading of profiles, the rear end of the bracket (4) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (2), and the front end is cantilevered; The material taking mechanism is installed on the bracket (4), and the material taking mechanism comprises a material taking mechanism A (5) and a material taking mechanism B (6). The material taking mechanism A (5) and the material taking mechanism B (6) are independent of each other and arranged up and down; The guide seat (7) is fixedly mounted on the front cantilever of the bracket (4), and the guide seat (7) is provided with two sets of upper and lower guide holes, and each guide hole is provided with a guide sleeve (71); The detection device (8) is fixedly arranged on the material taking shaft A (53) and the material taking shaft B (63) of the material taking mechanism A (5) and the material taking mechanism B (6) respectively.
2. A material taking tool according to claim 1, It is characterized in that It also includes a cylinder support plate (41) which is fixedly connected to the bracket (4). The cylinder support plate (41) is located between the mounting plate (2) and the guide seat (7).
3. A material taking tool according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The material taking mechanism A (5) comprises a cylinder A (51), a push plate A (52) and a material taking shaft A (53); A cylinder A (51) is fixedly mounted on the cylinder support plate (41), and a piston rod of the cylinder A (51) is fixedly connected to a push plate A (52); The material taking shafts A (53) are arranged in groups of two adjacent ones, and multiple groups of material taking shafts A (53) are arranged at equal intervals, and the tail ends of the material taking shafts A (53) are fixedly connected to the push plate A (52) by screws; The front end of the material taking shaft A (53) passes through a guide sleeve (71) arranged on the guide seat (7), and the material taking shaft A (53) and the guide sleeve (71) are slidably matched.
4. A material taking tool according to claim 3, It is characterized in that The material taking mechanism B (6) comprises a cylinder B (61), a push plate B (62) and a material taking shaft B (63); The cylinder B (61) is fixedly mounted on the cylinder support plate (41), and the piston rod of the cylinder B (61) is fixedly connected to the push plate B (62); The material taking shafts B (63) are arranged in groups of two adjacent ones, and the multiple groups of material taking shafts B (63) are arranged at equal intervals. The number and interval of the groups of the material taking shafts B (63) are different from the number and interval of the groups of the material taking shafts A (53). The tail end of the material taking shaft B (63) is fixedly connected to the push plate B (62) by screws; The front end of the material taking shaft B (63) passes through a guide sleeve (71) arranged on the guide seat (7), and the material taking shaft B (63) and the guide sleeve (71) are slidably matched.
5. A material taking tool according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The guide seat (7) is connected to an external fixed plate and fixedly connected to a guide sleeve (71) via a hole-shaped structure provided inside, and the guide sleeve (71) is slidably connected to a material taking shaft A (53) and a material taking shaft B (63) via a hole-shaped structure provided inside.
6. A material taking tool according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The detection device (8) comprises a sensor mounting seat (81) and a sensor body (82); A sensor mounting seat (81) is fixedly mounted at the middle of the front end of the material picking shaft A (53) and the material picking shaft B (63), and is arranged between the front end of the material picking shaft A (53) and the material picking shaft B (63) and the guide seat (7); The sensor body (82) is installed in the hole of the sensor mounting seat (81), with the detection direction facing downward and pointing to the workpiece.
7. A material taking tool according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The front ends of the material picking shaft A (53) and the material picking shaft B (63) are conical, and a plane is provided on the conical surface, the plane faces upward, and when grabbing a workpiece, the plane contacts the workpiece schematic body (9).
8. A material taking tool according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The tail ends of the material taking shaft A (53) and the material taking shaft B (63) are provided with anti-rotation planes; the push plates A (52) and the push plates B (62) are provided with countersunk holes matching the tail cross-sections of the material taking shaft A (53) and the material taking shaft B (63); the tail end of the material taking shaft A (53) is installed in the corresponding countersunk hole of the push plate A (52), and the tail end of the material taking shaft B (63) is installed in the corresponding hole of the push plate B (62).
