Feeding disc applied to automatic equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeding disc applied to automatic equipment. The feeding disc comprises a bottom disc part, a supporting unit connected to the upper side of the bottom disc part, a top disc part and a plurality of fixing units arranged on the top disc part. The top tray piece comprises a top tray lower side face and a top tray upper side face which are connected to the supporting unit. The bottom disc piece, the supporting unit and the top disc piece jointly define a drainage space. Each fixing unit comprises a hole face and a plurality of ribs, wherein the hole face extends from the upper side face of the top disc to the lower side face of the top disc and defines a through hole, and the ribs are arranged on the hole face. The top disc piece, the bottom disc piece and the supporting units are made of conductive plastic materials. When a plurality of cutting tools are contained in the feeding disc and cleaned, the water drainage performance can be improved through the penetrating holes and the water drainage space so that water remaining on the cutting tools can be reduced, and air drying can be facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a feeding tray for carrying and transporting cutting tools, in particular to a feeding tray applied to automation equipment. Background Art

[0002] It is an inevitable trend for modern factories to move towards automation. Through various well-designed workstations and flexibly used robotic arms, in addition to reducing labor costs, it can also improve production efficiency, quality and stability.

[0003] In addition, when producing cutting tools (such as milling cutters, drill bits, reamers, etc.), it is not only necessary to process the raw materials, but also to clean the processed cutting tools. In the process of transporting the cutting tools from the processing equipment to the cleaning equipment, it is necessary to consider how to load and unload the materials and avoid damaging the cutting tools from colliding with each other. The traditional production method is to use manpower to transport the processed cutting tools to the cleaning equipment for cleaning, which is prone to damage or loss due to human negligence. Therefore, how to automate this process has become an urgent problem to be solved.

[0004] However, the existing feeding trays are mostly made of aluminum, which is easy to cause scratches due to friction with cutting tools due to vibration of the equipment during the automated transportation process. If a plastic feeding tray is used, since the technical principle of some robotic arms is to determine whether the grasped object is grasped based on the conductivity of the grasped object, when the aforementioned robotic arm grasps the plastic feeding tray, since the plastic feeding tray is not conductive, the aforementioned robotic arm will not be able to determine whether the plastic feeding tray is grasped.

[0005] In addition, because only transportation is considered, the existing feed trays are mostly designed with structural strength and durability as the main considerations, and no drainage design is made for the cleaning process. If the existing feed tray is directly sent to the cleaning equipment for cleaning, not only will it be easy to leave water marks on the surface of the cutting tool after cleaning, but it is also very difficult to air dry. Utility Model Content

[0006] The utility model aims to provide a feeding tray which has good drainage performance and conductivity and is applied to automation equipment.

[0007] The utility model is applied to a feeding tray of an automation device, comprising a chassis, a support unit, a top plate, and a plurality of holding units. The support unit is connected to the upper side of the chassis along the up-down direction, the top plate comprises a top plate lower side connected to the side of the chassis opposite to the support unit along the up-down direction, and a top plate upper side opposite to the top plate lower side, the chassis, the support unit and the top plate jointly define a drainage space between the top plate and the chassis, the holding unit is arranged on the top plate, each of the holding units comprises a hole surface extending from the top plate upper side surface to the top plate lower side surface and surrounding a perforation, and a plurality of ribs arranged on the hole surface at angular intervals and extending along the up-down direction, the perforation communicates with the drainage space, the top plate, the chassis and the support unit are made of conductive plastic material.

[0008] The feeding tray used in automated equipment of the utility model has each hole surface in the shape of a square cylinder and has four side portions extending along the up-down direction and surrounding the through hole, two of the side portions extend along a first length direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and are spaced apart along a second length direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and the first length direction, the other two of the side portions extend along the second length direction and are spaced apart along the first length direction, and the number of the ribs is four and they are respectively arranged on the side portions.

[0009] The feeding tray used in automated equipment of the utility model, the supporting unit includes a plurality of supporting plates spaced apart along a first length direction perpendicular to the up and down direction and connected to the bottom side of the bottom plate member and the top plate member, each of the supporting plates extending along a second length direction perpendicular to the first length direction.

[0010] The feeding tray used in the automation equipment of the utility model, each of the support plates has two end faces arranged oppositely along the second length direction, and each end face of the support plate retreats into the drainage space and defines a groove together with the top plate and the bottom plate.

[0011] The feeding tray used in the automation equipment of the utility model has two supporting plates.

[0012] The feeding tray used in automated equipment according to the utility model, the supporting unit includes two side panels spaced apart along a first length direction perpendicular to the up and down direction and connected between the bottom side of the bottom plate member and the bottom side of the top plate member, each of the side panels extends along a second length direction perpendicular to the first length direction, the bottom side of the top plate member has two gripping surfaces respectively connected to the side panels, each of the gripping surfaces extends from a side of the drainage space opposite to the corresponding side panel in a direction away from the side panel, and each of the gripping surfaces and the corresponding side panel together define a gripping groove.

[0013] The feeding tray used in the automation equipment of the utility model is characterized in that each of the side plates has a drainage hole extending along the second length direction and connected to the drainage space.

[0014] The feeding tray used in the automation equipment of the utility model has each rib having a chamfered surface which is adjacent to the upper side of the top tray and is in a convex arc shape.

[0015] The feeding tray used in automated equipment of the utility model comprises a chassis component including an upper side surface of the chassis connected to the supporting unit, a lower side surface of the chassis opposite to the upper side surface of the chassis, and a plurality of bosses protruding from the lower side surface of the chassis, and the top plate component also comprises a plurality of fixing holes formed on the upper side surface of the top plate, and the positions of the bosses along the up and down directions are respectively aligned with the fixing holes.

[0016] The feeding tray used in the automation equipment of the utility model has a bottom plate with a plurality of hollow holes connected with the drainage space.

[0017] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that when a robotic arm is grasped by using conductivity to determine whether it has grasped the object, the robotic arm can determine whether it has grasped the feed tray used in the automated equipment, and multiple cutting tools can be accommodated by the perforations, which can avoid collisions between the cutting tools during transportation, and when the cutting tools are cleaned, they can be drained through the perforations and the drainage space, reducing the water remaining in the cutting tools to facilitate air drying. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of a first embodiment of the utility model applied to a feeding tray of an automated device;

[0019] Figure 2 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the first embodiment;

[0020] Figure 3 is another three-dimensional cross-sectional view of the first embodiment;

[0021] Figure 4is an incomplete, partially enlarged top view of the first embodiment;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the utility model applied to a feeding tray of an automated device;

[0023] Figure 6 is a stereoscopic view of the second embodiment viewed from another angle; and

[0024] Figure 7 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0026] Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that similar components are represented by the same reference numerals in the following description.

[0027] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The first embodiment of the feeding tray of the utility model applied to the automation equipment is used for placing a plurality of cutting tools 6. The feeding tray applied to the automation equipment comprises a bottom plate 1, a support unit 2 connected to the upper side of the bottom plate 1 along the up-down direction Z, a top plate 3 arranged on the upper side of the support unit 2, and a plurality of holding units 4 arranged on the top plate 3.

[0028] The chassis member 1 has a chassis upper side 12 connected to the supporting unit 2 , a chassis lower side 11 opposite to the chassis upper side 12 , and a plurality of hollow holes 13 extending from the chassis upper side 12 to the chassis lower side 11 .

[0029] The support unit 2 includes two side plates 21 spaced apart along a first length direction X perpendicular to the up-down direction Z and connected between the upper side surface 12 of the chassis of the chassis member 1 and the top plate member 3, and two support plates 22 spaced apart along the first length direction X and connected between the upper side surface 12 of the chassis of the chassis member 1 and the top plate member 3.

[0030] Each of the side panels 21 extends along a second length direction Y perpendicular to the first length direction X and has a blind groove 211 extending along the second length direction Y and for finger extraction.

[0031] See also Figure 2 ,and Figure 3 The support plates 22 are located between the side plates 21 along the first length direction X. Each of the support plates 22 extends along the second length direction Y and has two end surfaces 221 arranged opposite to each other along the second length direction Y.

[0032] The top plate member 3 includes a top plate lower side surface 31 connected to the side of the bottom plate member 1 opposite to the side plate 21 and the support plate 22 along the up-down direction Z, and a top plate upper side surface 32 opposite to the top plate lower side surface 31 .

[0033] See also Figure 2 ,and Figure 4 , each of the holding units 4 includes a hole surface 41 extending from the upper side surface 32 of the top plate to the lower side surface 31 of the top plate and surrounding a through hole 42, and a plurality of ribs 43 arranged at angles on the hole surface 41 and extending along the up-down direction Z. Each of the hole surfaces 41 has four side portions 411 extending along the up-down direction Z and surrounding the through hole 42. Two of the side portions 411 extend along the first length direction X and are spaced apart along the second length direction Y, and the other two of the side portions 411 extend along the second length direction Y and are spaced apart along the first length direction X. In this embodiment, each of the hole surfaces 41 is in the shape of a square cylinder, so each of the through holes 42 has a larger cross-sectional area than a circular hole of the same diameter, and has better drainage.

[0034] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 ,and Figure 4 , the number of the ribs 43 is four and they are respectively arranged on the side surface 411. Each of the ribs 43 has a chamfered surface 431 which is adjacent to the upper side surface 32 of the top plate and is in a convex arc shape. Each of the through holes 42 is used for inserting the corresponding cutting tool 6, and the chamfered surface 431 is used for the cutting tool 6 to abut against, so that the cutting tool 6 can be inserted into the through hole 42 more smoothly.

[0035] See also Figure 2 ,and Figure 3 The top plate 3, the bottom plate 1 and the support unit 2 are made of conductive plastic material. The bottom plate 1, the side plate 21, the support plate 22 and the top plate 3 together define a drainage space 5 located between the top plate 3 and the bottom plate 1 and connected to the hollow hole 13 and the through hole 42.

[0036] The blind groove 211 of the side plate 21 is opposite to the drainage space 5. The end surface 221 of each support plate 22 retreats toward the drainage space 5 and defines a groove 23 together with the top plate 3 and the bottom plate 1.

[0037] When the cutting tool 6 is rinsed with ultrasonic cleaning water, the water can flow downward from the perforations 42 and then flow out from the drainage space 5 and the hollow holes 13 to quickly drain the cleaning water. In addition, since the number of the support plates 22 is small and the end surfaces 221 of the support plates 22 are retracted toward the drainage space 5, the drainage volume of the drainage space 5 can be further increased by the grooves 23 located on the end surfaces 221.

[0038] See also Figures 5 to 7 , is the second embodiment of the feeding tray of the utility model applied to the automation equipment, and the difference from the first embodiment is that the chassis member 1 also includes a plurality of bosses 14 protruding from the lower side 11 of the chassis. Each of the side panels 21 does not have the blind groove 211, but has a drainage hole 212 extending along the second length direction Y and connected to the drainage space 5. The lower side 31 of the top plate member 3 has two gripping surfaces 311 respectively connected to the side panels 21. Each of the gripping surfaces 311 extends from the side of the corresponding side panel 21 opposite to the drainage space 5 in a direction away from the side panel 21. And each of the gripping surfaces 311 and the corresponding side panel 21 together define a gripping groove 33 for fingers to be inserted into. The top plate member 3 also includes a plurality of fixing holes 34 formed on the upper side 32 of the top plate, and the positions of the bosses 14 along the up-down direction Z are respectively aligned with the fixing holes 34. In this embodiment, when multiple feed trays used in automated equipment are stacked, the bosses 14 of each chassis member 1 can extend into the fixing holes 34 of the corresponding top plate member 3 below, so that the feed trays used in automated equipment can be stacked and stored when not in use.

[0039] In summary, the feed tray of the utility model applied to the automation equipment is made of conductive plastic material, and when it is grasped by a robotic arm that determines whether it has grasped the object by conductivity, the robotic arm can determine whether it has grasped the feed tray applied to the automation equipment, and the cutting tool 6 is accommodated through the through hole 42, which can avoid the cutting tool 6 from colliding with the feed tray applied to the automation equipment during transportation, and the cutting tool 6 can be drained through the through hole 42 and the drainage space 5 when the surface is cleaned, to avoid water remaining in the cutting tool 6 and the feed tray applied to the automation equipment, so that the cutting tool 6 can be quickly dried, so the purpose of the utility model can be achieved.

[0040] The above is only an embodiment of the present invention and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims and description of the present invention are still within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A feeding tray for automated equipment, comprising a bottom tray, a supporting unit, a top tray, and a plurality of holding units; characterized in that: The support unit is connected to the upper side of the chassis member along the up-down direction, the top plate member includes a top plate lower side surface connected to the side of the chassis member opposite to the support unit along the up-down direction, and a top plate upper side surface opposite to the top plate lower side surface, the chassis member, the support unit and the top plate member jointly define a drainage space between the top plate member and the chassis member, the retaining unit is arranged on the top plate member, each of the retaining units includes a hole surface extending from the top plate upper side surface to the top plate lower side surface and surrounding a through hole, and a plurality of ribs arranged on the hole surface at angular intervals and extending along the up-down direction, the through hole connects the drainage space, the top plate member, the chassis member and the support unit are made of conductive plastic material.

2. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the hole surfaces is in the shape of a square tube and has four side portions extending along the up-down direction and surrounding the through hole, two of the side portions extend along a first length direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and are spaced apart along a second length direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and the first length direction, the other two of the side portions extend along the second length direction and are spaced apart along the first length direction, and the number of the ribs is four and they are respectively arranged on the side portions.

3. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support unit includes a plurality of support plates spaced apart along a first length direction perpendicular to the up-down direction and connected to the bottom side of the bottom plate and the top plate, and each of the support plates extends along a second length direction perpendicular to the first length direction.

4. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each of the support plates has two end surfaces that are arranged opposite to each other along the second length direction. The end surface of each of the support plates retreats toward the drainage space and defines a groove together with the top plate component and the bottom plate component.

5. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The number of the supporting plates is two.

6. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support unit includes two side panels spaced apart along a first length direction perpendicular to the up and down direction and connected between the bottom side of the bottom plate and the bottom side of the top plate, each of the side panels extends along a second length direction perpendicular to the first length direction, and the bottom side of the top plate of the top plate has two gripping surfaces respectively connected to the side panels, each of the gripping surfaces extends from a side of the drainage space opposite to the corresponding side panel in a direction away from the side panel, and each of the gripping surfaces and the corresponding side panel together define a gripping groove.

7. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: Each of the side plates has a drainage hole extending along the second length direction and communicating with the drainage space.

8. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the ribs has a chamfered surface which is adjacent to the upper side of the top plate and is in a convex arc shape.

9. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chassis component includes an upper side of the chassis connected to the supporting unit, a lower side of the chassis opposite to the upper side of the chassis, and a plurality of bosses protruding from the lower side of the chassis. The top plate component also includes a plurality of fixing holes formed on the upper side of the top plate, and the positions of the bosses along the up and down directions are respectively aligned with the fixing holes.

10. The feeding tray for automated equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate has a plurality of hollow holes connected to the drainage space.

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