Automatic feeding system for solar panel junction box

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of photovoltaic module production, in particular to an automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes, which is characterized in that a middle junction box on a solar panel is fed and conveyed through a first feeding line, and positive and negative junction boxes on the solar panel are respectively fed and conveyed through a second feeding line and a third feeding line; specifically, the middle wire boxes can be arranged and guided out through the vibration tray, the middle wire boxes are sequentially conveyed to the transfer mechanism in a vibration mode in cooperation with the straight vibration mechanism, and then the middle wire boxes are clamped and placed on the first conveying belt one by one through the transfer mechanism. And the anode junction box and the cathode junction box are respectively clamped and placed on the second conveying belt and the third conveying belt from the first material box and the second material box by a clamping assembly on the mechanical arm. Different feeding and conveying modes are selected according to different structures of positive and negative junction boxes and middle junction boxes, so that disordered junction boxes conveyed to a feeding system in batches can be automatically fed and conveyed one by one through three feeding lines, and the overall efficiency of junction box installation is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of photovoltaic component production, in particular to an automatic feeding system for a solar panel junction box. Background Art

[0002] The solar panel junction box is a connecting device between the solar cell array composed of solar cell modules and the solar charging control device. Its main function is to connect the power generated by the solar cell to the external circuit and conduct the current generated by the photovoltaic module. The junction box needs to be installed after the photovoltaic solar panel is produced.

[0003] Positive and negative junction boxes and an intermediate wire box need to be installed on any photovoltaic solar panel. The positive and negative junction boxes also include power cord parts compared to the intermediate box structure, making automated grabbing and loading difficult to perform. Currently, in the production of photovoltaic solar panels, the installation of junction boxes is mostly done manually, including picking up, loading and installing. This not only reduces assembly efficiency, but also easily leads to stagnation of the automated production line rhythm. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic feeding system for a solar panel junction box in view of the defects existing in the prior art.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is: an automatic feeding system for a solar panel junction box, comprising a first supply line and a second supply line and a third supply line arranged on both sides thereof;

[0006] The first supply line includes a hopper assembly, a vibrating tray, a direct vibration mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a first conveyor belt arranged in sequence along the feeding direction, and the transfer mechanism is arranged above the direct vibration mechanism and the lead-out and lead-in ends of the first conveyor belt respectively;

[0007] The second supply line and the third supply line respectively include a second conveyor belt and a third conveyor belt arranged in parallel on both sides of the length of the first conveyor belt, a first material box and a second material box are respectively arranged at the inlet ends of the second conveyor belt and the third conveyor belt, and a material picking mechanism is arranged between the two material boxes, and the material picking mechanism includes a robotic arm and a clamping assembly arranged at its free end.

[0008] Furthermore, the direct vibration mechanism includes a direct vibration track and a direct vibrator, the vibrating material tray is located below the hopper assembly, and its discharge port is connected to the direct vibration track;

[0009] A material distribution seat is arranged at one end of the straight vibration track away from the vibrating material tray. The material distribution seat is arranged on the top of the first bracket and has a placement groove on its upper surface. One side of the placement groove is opened and communicated with the straight vibration track.

[0010] Furthermore, the transfer mechanism includes a second bracket and a rodless cylinder arranged thereon, wherein the rodless cylinder is arranged horizontally, and its length direction is arranged perpendicular to the feeding direction;

[0011] A first cylinder is arranged on the rodless cylinder, a first pneumatic clamp is arranged on the first cylinder, and the first cylinder and the first pneumatic clamp are both arranged in a vertical direction.

[0012] Further, the rodless cylinder drives the first cylinder to move along its length direction, and the first cylinder drives the first pneumatic clamp to move vertically;

[0013] The two ends of the rodless cylinder are respectively located above the first conveyor belt and the material distribution seat, and the first pneumatic clamp includes two first clamps relatively arranged on the first cylinder body, and the first clamp is vertically arranged at the bottom of the first cylinder body.

[0014] Further, the clamping assembly includes a connecting seat and a second pneumatic clamping jaw and a second cylinder arranged thereon, and a third pneumatic clamping jaw is arranged on the second cylinder;

[0015] The second clamping jaw on the second pneumatic clamping jaw is arranged adjacent to the third clamping jaw on the third pneumatic clamping jaw, and the second cylinder drives the third pneumatic clamping jaw to move along the length direction of the second clamping jaw.

[0016] Furthermore, the second clamping jaw includes an inclined portion and a straight portion, the inclined portion is connected to the second pneumatic clamping jaw, clamping arms are arranged opposite to each other on the two third clamping jaws, and the straight portion is arranged parallel to the clamping arms.

[0017] Furthermore, baffles are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the length of the first conveyor belt, and the baffles are arranged along the length direction of the first conveyor belt;

[0018] The two baffles located at the inlet end of the first conveyor belt are bent outward to form an inlet, and a baffle is arranged at the outlet end of the first conveyor belt.

[0019] Furthermore, industrial cameras are arranged above the first material box and the second material box.

[0020] Furthermore, photoelectric sensors are provided at both ends of the length of the first conveyor belt.

[0021] Furthermore, a monitoring component is provided at one end of the second conveyor belt and the third conveyor belt away from the material box, and the monitoring component includes a third bracket and a detection camera and a fill light arranged thereon.

[0022] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0023] In the present application, the middle junction box on the solar panel is fed and transported through the first supply line, and the positive and negative terminal boxes on the solar panel are fed and transported respectively through the second supply line and the third supply line located on both sides of the length of the first supply line, thereby realizing fully automatic supply and transportation of the three terminal boxes.

[0024] Among them, the positive and negative terminal boxes have more power lines than the intermediate wire box structure, so the feeding and transportation of the intermediate wire boxes are more difficult. Batch intermediate wire boxes can be arranged and exported through a vibrating material tray, and the direct vibration mechanism is used to vibrate the intermediate wire boxes in an orderly manner to the transfer mechanism, and then the intermediate wire boxes are clamped one by one by the transfer mechanism and placed on the first conveyor belt; the positive and negative terminal boxes are respectively clamped from the first material box and the second material box by the clamping components on the robot arm and placed on the second conveyor belt and the third conveyor belt.

[0025] The automatic feeding technical solution disclosed in the present application selects different feeding and conveying methods according to the different structures of the positive and negative terminal boxes and the intermediate terminal boxes, so that the messy terminal boxes transported in batches to the feeding system can be automatically fed and conveyed one by one through three supply lines respectively, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the terminal box installation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] 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 only some embodiments recorded in the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the automatic feeding system of the junction box in the utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the outlet end of the automatic feeding system of the junction box in the utility model;

[0029] Figure 3 It is a distribution diagram of the first supply line, the second supply line and the third supply line in the utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the first supply line in the utility model;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of feeding of the first feeding line in the utility model;

[0032] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamping assembly in the utility model;

[0033] Figure 7It is a structural schematic diagram of the monitoring component in the utility model.

[0034] Figure numerals: 1, first supply line; 11, hopper assembly; 12, vibrating tray; 13, direct vibration mechanism; 131, direct vibration track; 132, direct vibrator; 14, transfer mechanism; 141, second bracket; 142, rodless cylinder; 143, first cylinder; 144, first pneumatic clamp; 144a, first cylinder body; 144b, first clamp; 15, first conveyor belt; 151, baffle; 152, photoelectric sensor; 153, block; 16, material distribution seat; 161, placement groove; 17, first bracket; 2, second Supply line; 21. second conveyor belt; 22. first material box; 3. third supply line; 31. third conveyor belt; 32. second material box; 4. material picking mechanism; 41. robotic arm; 42. clamping assembly; 43. connecting seat; 44. second pneumatic clamp; 441. second clamp; 442. inclined portion; 443. straight portion; 45. second cylinder; 46. third pneumatic clamp; 461. third clamp; 462. clamping arm; 5. industrial camera; 6. monitoring assembly; 61. third bracket; 62. detection camera; 63. fill light. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0036] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0037] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0038] like Figures 1 to 7An automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes shown in the figure comprises a first supply line 1 and a second supply line 2 and a third supply line 3 arranged on both sides thereof relatively; the first supply line 1 comprises a hopper assembly 11, a vibrating material tray 12, a direct vibration mechanism 13, a transfer mechanism 14 and a first conveyor belt 15 arranged in sequence along the feeding direction, and the transfer mechanism 14 is arranged above the direct vibration mechanism 13 and the first conveyor belt 15 corresponding to the outlet and inlet ends thereof respectively; the second supply line 2 and the third supply line 3 respectively comprise a second conveyor belt 21 and a third conveyor belt 31 arranged in parallel on both sides of the length of the first conveyor belt 15, and a first material box 22 and a second material box 32 are respectively arranged at the inlet ends of the second conveyor belt 21 and the third conveyor belt 31, and a material picking mechanism 4 is arranged between the two material boxes, and the material picking mechanism 4 comprises a mechanical arm 41 and a clamping assembly 42 arranged at its free end.

[0039] In the present application, the middle junction box on the solar panel is fed and transported through the first supply line, and the positive and negative terminal boxes on the solar panel are fed and transported respectively through the second supply line and the third supply line located on both sides of the length of the first supply line, thereby realizing fully automatic supply and transportation of the three terminal boxes.

[0040] Among them, the positive and negative terminal boxes have an additional power line compared to the intermediate wire box structure, so the feeding and transportation difficulty is higher than that of the intermediate wire box. The batch of intermediate wire boxes can be arranged and exported through the vibrating material tray 12, and the direct vibration mechanism 13 is used to vibrate the intermediate wire boxes in an orderly manner to the transfer mechanism 14, and then the intermediate wire boxes are clamped one by one by the transfer mechanism 14 and placed on the first conveyor belt 15; the positive and negative terminal boxes are respectively clamped from the first material box 22 and the second material box 32 by the clamping assembly 42 on the robot arm 41 and placed on the second conveyor belt 21 and the third conveyor belt 31.

[0041] The automatic feeding technical solution disclosed in the present application selects different feeding and conveying methods according to the different structures of the positive and negative terminal boxes and the intermediate terminal boxes, so that the messy terminal boxes transported in batches to the feeding system can be automatically fed and conveyed one by one through three supply lines respectively, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the terminal box installation.

[0042] As a preferred embodiment of the present application, Figure 4 As shown, the direct vibration mechanism 13 includes a direct vibration track 131 and a direct vibrator 132. The vibrating material tray 12 is located below the hopper assembly 11, and its discharge port is connected to the direct vibration track 131. A material distribution seat 16 is provided at one end of the direct vibration track 131 away from the vibrating material tray 12. The material distribution seat 16 is provided on the top of the first bracket 17, and a placement groove 161 is provided on its upper surface. One side of the placement groove 161 is opened and communicated with the direct vibration track 131.

[0043] The intermediate wire boxes are arranged on the vibrating material tray 12 and are guided to the material distribution seat 16 in an orderly manner through the straight vibration track 131 under the drive of the straight vibrator 132. The placement groove 161 on the material distribution seat 16 can accommodate an intermediate wire box, and at the same time, the intermediate wire box introduced into the placement groove 161 is positioned and fixed, which is convenient for the transfer mechanism 14 to accurately clamp it.

[0044] In this embodiment, see further Figure 5 As shown, the transfer mechanism 14 includes a second bracket 141 and a rodless cylinder 142 arranged thereon, the rodless cylinder 142 is arranged horizontally, and its length direction is arranged perpendicular to the feeding direction; a first cylinder 143 is arranged on the rodless cylinder 142, and a first pneumatic clamp 144 is arranged on the first cylinder 143, and the first cylinder 143 and the first pneumatic clamp 144 are both arranged in the vertical direction.

[0045] The rodless cylinder 142 drives the first cylinder 143 to move along its length direction, and the first cylinder 143 drives the first pneumatic clamp 144 to move vertically; the two ends of the length of the rodless cylinder 142 are respectively located above the first conveyor belt 15 and the material distribution seat 16, and the first pneumatic clamp 144 includes two first clamps 144b relatively arranged on the first cylinder body 144a, and the first clamps 144b are vertically arranged at the bottom of the first cylinder body 144a.

[0046] In the transfer mechanism 14 , the intermediate wire box is clamped by the first pneumatic clamp 144 , and the vertical drive of the first cylinder 143 is used to clamp or lower the intermediate wire box, and the rodless cylinder 142 is used to transfer the intermediate wire box from the material distribution seat 16 to the first conveyor belt 15 .

[0047] In this embodiment, if Figure 6 As shown, the clamping assembly 42 includes a connecting seat 43 and a second pneumatic clamp 44 and a second cylinder 45 arranged thereon, and a third pneumatic clamp 46 is arranged on the second cylinder 45; the second clamp 441 on the second pneumatic clamp 44 and the third clamp 461 on the third pneumatic clamp 46 are arranged adjacent to each other, and the second cylinder 45 drives the third pneumatic clamp 46 to move along the length direction of the second clamp 441.

[0048] The second clamping jaw 441 includes an inclined portion 442 and a straight portion 443 . The inclined portion 442 is connected to the second pneumatic clamping jaw 44 . Clamping arms 462 are disposed opposite to each other on the two third clamping jaws 461 . The straight portion 443 is disposed parallel to the clamping arms 462 .

[0049] In the specific implementation process, first drive the second pneumatic clamp 441 on the second pneumatic clamp 44 to clamp the junction box from the material box, and multiple junction boxes may be clamped at the same time; then drive the third pneumatic clamp 46 to move toward the junction box clamped by the second pneumatic clamp 44, and clamp the junction box closest to it through the third pneumatic clamp 46 set on the second cylinder 45; then drive the second pneumatic clamp 44 to open, so as to avoid taking excess junction boxes out of the material box.

[0050] In the clamping assembly 42, the second jaw 441 of the second pneumatic jaw 44 and the third jaw 461 of the third pneumatic jaw 46 are arranged close to each other, but the cylinder bodies of the two pneumatic jaws are staggered. The inclined portion 442 on the second jaw 441 makes the straight portion 443 at the end of the second jaw 441 and the clamping arm 462 on the third pneumatic jaw 46 arranged opposite to each other, ensuring that the third pneumatic jaw 46 can clamp a junction box from the second jaw 441.

[0051] In this embodiment, baffles 151 are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the length of the first conveyor belt 15, and the baffles 151 are arranged along the length direction of the first conveyor belt 15; the two baffles 151 located at the inlet end of the first conveyor belt 15 are bent outward to form an inlet port, and a block 153 is arranged at the outlet end of the first conveyor belt 15.

[0052] The baffles 151 arranged on both sides of the first conveyor belt 15 can ensure the stable transportation of the junction box, and the block 153 can prevent the junction box from accidentally falling off the first conveyor belt 15 after being transported to the right position.

[0053] In this embodiment, industrial cameras 5 are arranged above the first material box 22 and the second material box 32. The industrial cameras 5 respectively arranged on the first material box 22 and the second material box 32 cooperate with the clamping assembly 42 on the robot arm 41 to complete the operation of clamping one junction box from the material box at a time and placing it on the second conveyor belt 21 or the third conveyor belt 31 on both sides.

[0054] Photoelectric sensors 152 are provided at both ends of the first conveyor belt 15. Monitoring components 6 are provided at the ends of the second conveyor belt 21 and the third conveyor belt 31 away from the material box. The monitoring components 6 include a third bracket 61 and a detection camera 62 and a fill light 63 provided thereon.

[0055] The photoelectric sensor 152 arranged on the first conveyor belt 15 is used to detect whether the intermediate junction box has been transferred and delivered to its place; the monitoring component 6 arranged on the second conveyor belt 21 and the third conveyor belt 31 is used to detect whether the positive and negative junction boxes on the two conveyor belts have been delivered to their place.

[0056] Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and the description are only for explaining the principle of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which are within the scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes, characterized in that: It comprises a first supply line (1) and a second supply line (2) and a third supply line (3) arranged on both sides thereof opposite to each other; The first supply line (1) comprises a hopper assembly (11), a vibrating tray (12), a direct vibration mechanism (13), a transfer mechanism (14) and a first conveyor belt (15) which are sequentially arranged along a feeding direction, and the transfer mechanism (14) is arranged above the direct vibration mechanism (13) and the first conveyor belt (15) corresponding to the outlet and inlet ends of the direct vibration mechanism (13) and the first conveyor belt (15) respectively; The second supply line (2) and the third supply line (3) respectively include a second conveyor belt (21) and a third conveyor belt (31) which are arranged in parallel on both sides of the length of the first conveyor belt (15); a first material box (22) and a second material box (32) are respectively arranged at the inlet ends of the second conveyor belt (21) and the third conveyor belt (31); a material picking mechanism (4) is arranged between the two material boxes; the material picking mechanism (4) includes a mechanical arm (41) and a clamping assembly (42) arranged at its free end.

2. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The direct vibration mechanism (13) comprises a direct vibration track (131) and a direct vibrator (132); the vibrating material tray (12) is located below the hopper assembly (11), and its discharge port is connected to the direct vibration track (131); A material distribution seat (16) is arranged at one end of the straight vibration track (131) away from the vibration material tray (12); the material distribution seat (16) is arranged on the top of the first bracket (17) and has a placement groove (161) on its upper surface; one side of the placement groove (161) is opened and communicated with the straight vibration track (131).

3. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The transfer mechanism (14) comprises a second bracket (141) and a rodless cylinder (142) arranged thereon, wherein the rodless cylinder (142) is arranged horizontally, and its length direction is arranged perpendicular to the feeding direction; A first cylinder (143) is arranged on the rodless cylinder (142), and a first pneumatic clamp (144) is arranged on the first cylinder (143). The first cylinder (143) and the first pneumatic clamp (144) are both arranged in a vertical direction.

4. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The rodless cylinder (142) drives the first cylinder (143) to move along its length direction, and the first cylinder (143) drives the first pneumatic clamp (144) to move vertically; The two ends of the length of the rodless cylinder (142) are respectively located above the first conveyor belt (15) and the material distribution seat (16), and the first pneumatic clamp (144) includes two first clamps (144b) relatively arranged on the first cylinder body (144a), and the first clamp (144b) is vertically arranged at the bottom of the first cylinder body (144a).

5. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (42) comprises a connecting seat (43) and a second pneumatic clamping jaw (44) and a second cylinder (45) arranged thereon, and a third pneumatic clamping jaw (46) is arranged on the second cylinder (45); The second clamping jaw (441) on the second pneumatic clamping jaw (44) is arranged adjacent to the third clamping jaw (461) on the third pneumatic clamping jaw (46), and the second cylinder (45) drives the third pneumatic clamping jaw (46) to move along the length direction of the second clamping jaw (441).

6. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 5, characterized in that: The second clamping jaw (441) comprises an inclined portion (442) and a straight portion (443), the inclined portion (442) being connected to the second pneumatic clamping jaw (44), clamping arms (462) being arranged opposite to each other on the two third clamping jaws (461), and the straight portion (443) being arranged parallel to the clamping arms (462).

7. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: Baffles (151) are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the length of the first conveyor belt (15), and the baffles (151) are arranged along the length direction of the first conveyor belt (15); The two baffles (151) located at the inlet end of the first conveyor belt (15) are bent outward to form an inlet, and a baffle (153) is provided at the outlet end of the first conveyor belt (15).

8. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: Industrial cameras (5) are arranged above the first material box (22) and the second material box (32).

9. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: Photoelectric sensors (152) are provided at both ends of the length of the first conveyor belt (15).

10. The automatic feeding system for solar panel junction boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: A monitoring assembly (6) is provided at one end of the second conveyor belt (21) and the third conveyor belt (31) away from the material box, and the monitoring assembly (6) includes a third bracket (61) and a detection camera (62) and a fill light (63) arranged thereon.

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