Feeding equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses feeding equipment. The feeding equipment comprises a conveying mechanism and an adjusting mechanism. The conveying mechanism comprises a conveying belt and a conveying driving assembly. The conveying belt is used for conveying materials along a preset path, a plurality of containing grooves are formed in the top face of the conveying belt in a concave mode, and the containing grooves are sequentially formed along the preset path. The conveying driving assembly is connected with the conveying belt and is configured to drive the conveying belt to move so that the conveying belt can convey materials. The adjusting mechanism comprises a first electromagnetic pole and a second electromagnetic pole which are opposite in polarity. The first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are oppositely arranged on the two sides of the conveying belt. According to the feeding equipment, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole drive the material between the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole to rotate relative to the conveying belt, so that the extending direction of the material is parallel to the extending direction of the containing groove, and the material falls into the containing groove and is continuously conveyed by the conveying belt; the effect that the feeding equipment rapidly screens the materials for feeding is achieved, and the problem that the material feeding efficiency is low is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of conveying equipment, and in particular to a feeding equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the process of automated production, it is generally necessary to sort the materials in a certain direction and feed them one by one so that the subsequent processing stations can process the materials one by one. When existing feeding equipment such as vibrating plates are used for feeding, the materials are usually sorted through a material channel so that the materials are sorted in a certain direction. However, the materials are easily blocked in the material channel of the feeding equipment, resulting in the inability of the feeding equipment to feed normally, resulting in low feeding efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the present application provides a feeding device to achieve the sorting of materials in a certain direction, thereby achieving the effect of improving the material feeding efficiency.

[0004] The present application provides a feeding device, including a conveying mechanism and an adjustment mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt and a conveying drive assembly. The conveyor belt is used to convey materials along a preset path, and a plurality of receiving grooves are concavely provided on the top surface of the conveyor belt, and the receiving grooves are arranged in sequence along the preset path. The conveying drive assembly is connected to the conveyor belt, and the conveying drive assembly is configured to drive the conveyor belt to move at periodic intervals so that the conveyor belt conveys materials. The adjustment mechanism includes a first electromagnetic pole and a second electromagnetic pole with opposite polarities. The first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt relative to each other, and the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are configured to periodically act on the material on the supporting surface, and when the conveyor belt moves or pauses, the material between the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole is driven to rotate relative to the conveyor belt, so that the extension direction of the material is parallel to the extension direction of the receiving groove, and the material enters the receiving groove under the action of gravity.

[0005] In the above embodiment, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole jointly apply magnetic force to the material and drive the material to rotate, so that the rotated material enters the receiving groove and is transported by the conveyor belt, so as to achieve the effect of the feeding equipment installing the material in a certain direction for sequential feeding. Compared with the method of adopting the sequencing channel, the problem of material jamming is reduced; and by driving the material to rotate by the adjustment mechanism, compared with the vibration method, the risk of material loss due to collision between materials or between materials and equipment is reduced.

[0006] In some embodiments, the first electromagnetic pole includes a plurality of first electromagnets, and the second electromagnetic pole includes a plurality of second electromagnets. The plurality of first electromagnets and the plurality of second electromagnets are arranged in an array distributed along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and upward.

[0007] In the above embodiment, a uniform geomagnetic field in a relatively large range can be formed by the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet of the array, thereby achieving the function of expanding the working range of the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole.

[0008] In some embodiments, the conveyor belt is inclined relative to the horizontal plane, and along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, the heights of the plurality of accommodating grooves increase successively along the direction of gravity.

[0009] In the above embodiment, the conveyor belt is tilted so that the material can fully rotate and smoothly discharge into the receiving trough.

[0010] In some embodiments, along the direction of gravity, the width of the receiving groove gradually increases from the bottom to the top of the receiving groove, and the depth direction of the receiving groove is parallel to the direction of gravity.

[0011] In the above embodiment, the depth of the containing groove is parallel to the direction of gravity, thereby effectively reducing the risk of the material falling out of the containing groove.

[0012] In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a discharge mechanism, which is disposed above the conveyor belt, and is configured to contain materials and release the contained materials to the conveyor belt. Along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are located on one side of the discharge mechanism. Or along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and parallel to the horizontal direction, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole at least partially overlap with the discharge mechanism. Or along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and parallel to the horizontal direction, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole completely overlap with the discharge mechanism.

[0013] In the above embodiment, the material is released to the conveyor belt through the discharge mechanism to improve the continuity of the conveyor belt in conveying the material, and the efficiency of the material released by the discharge mechanism driven by the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole is improved by setting the position of the discharge mechanism and the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole.

[0014] In some embodiments, the discharge mechanism includes a discharge container disposed above the conveyor belt, the discharge container is located between the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole, the discharge container is configured to contain materials, a discharge port is provided at the bottom of the discharge container, the discharge port faces the conveyor belt, and the discharge port is configured to release the materials contained in the discharge container to the conveyor belt. The discharge container and the discharge port both extend along the conveying path of the conveyor belt.

[0015] In the above embodiment, the discharge container and the discharge port are extended along the conveying path of the conveyor belt to improve the efficiency of the material being rotated and dropped into the receiving groove. In addition, the material on the conveyor belt can be limited by the discharge container to reduce the risk of the material falling from the conveyor belt before falling into the receiving groove.

[0016] In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a material storage mechanism, the material storage mechanism comprises a material storage member and a material storage driver, the material storage member is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt, a plurality of material storage slots are arranged on the material storage member facing the conveyor belt, and the material storage slots are used to store the material transferred out of the receiving slot. The material storage driver is connected to the material storage member, and the material storage driver is configured to drive the material storage member to move relative to the conveyor belt so that one material storage slot is aligned with one receiving slot.

[0017] In the above embodiment, the material is stored by the material storage member so that the material can enter the next processing step.

[0018] In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a discharging mechanism, which is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt, and along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, the discharging mechanism is located on one side of the discharge mechanism. The discharging mechanism is configured to transfer the material from the containing tank to the storage tank.

[0019] In the above embodiment, the material is automatically discharged through the material storage mechanism to improve the degree of automation.

[0020] In some embodiments, the receiving slot runs through the conveyor belt parallel to the top surface of the conveyor belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and the storage member is provided with a second port connected to the storage slot on one side along the horizontal direction. When the second port is aligned with one of the receiving slots of the conveyor belt, the aligned receiving slots and the storage slot are located in the same straight line. The discharging mechanism includes a discharging driver and a push rod, the discharging driver is arranged on a side of the conveying mechanism away from the storage member, the discharging driver is connected to the push rod, and the discharging driver is configured to drive the push rod to reciprocate toward the conveyor belt. The push rod is configured to move through the receiving slot, and when the receiving slot is aligned with the storage slot, the push rod can contact the material in the receiving slot and push the material to move, so that the material moves from the receiving slot to the storage slot.

[0021] In the above embodiment, the material is pushed out by the ejector rod, so that the material can be automatically discharged and the stains in the receiving tank can be removed.

[0022] In some embodiments, the conveyor belt is a synchronous belt. The transmission drive assembly includes a transmission drive and a plurality of rollers, the rollers are in contact with the conveyor belt, the transmission drive is in driving connection with at least one roller, and the roller drives the conveyor belt to rotate through the rotation of the transmission drive.

[0023] In the above embodiment, a transmission driver is used to drive the roller to drive the synchronous rotation, and a synchronous belt is used to improve the movement accuracy, thereby improving the accuracy of alignment between the receiving tank and the storage tank. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the position change of the material in the magnetic field.

[0025] Figure 2This is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A side view of a partial structure of a feeding device.

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0029] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of a discharge mechanism of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic structural diagram of a material storage mechanism of a material feeding device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0031] Figure 8 This is a top view of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Main component symbols

[0033] 100, feeding equipment; 101, material; 102, magnetic field; 10, transmission mechanism; 11, conveyor belt; 111, accommodating tank; 12, transmission drive assembly; 121, transmission drive; 122, roller; 20, adjustment mechanism; 21, first electromagnetic pole; 211, first electromagnet; 22, second electromagnetic pole; 221, second electromagnet; 30, discharge mechanism; 31, discharge container; 311, discharge port; 40, storage mechanism; 41, storage member; 411, storage tank; 412, second port; 42, storage drive; 50, discharge mechanism; 51, ejector; 52, discharge drive; Z, direction of gravity. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0035] It should be noted that when a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a central component at the same time. When a component is considered to be "located on" another component, it may be directly located on the other component or there may be a central component at the same time. The terms "top", "bottom", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0036] Unless otherwise specified, the term "plurality" as used herein means two or more than two.

[0037] The terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish different objects and shall not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the quantity, specific order or primary and secondary relationship of the indicated technical features.

[0038] The term "perpendicular" is used to describe an ideal state between two components. In actual production or use, the two components may be in a state that is approximately perpendicular to each other.

[0039] It should be recognized that the dimensions of the layers, regions, films, plates, blocks, columns, convex parts, concave parts, etc. shown in the drawings are given for better understanding and more convenient description, and the present application is not limited to the dimensions shown in the drawings. In order to make the present application clear, elements not related to the description are omitted from the details of this specification.

[0040] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application.

[0041] The present application discloses a feeding device, which includes: a conveying mechanism and an adjustment mechanism. The conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt and a conveying drive assembly, and the conveyor belt is used to convey materials along a preset path. The top surface of the conveyor belt is concavely provided with a plurality of receiving grooves, and the receiving grooves are arranged in sequence along the preset path. The conveying drive assembly is connected to the conveyor belt, and the conveying drive assembly is configured to drive the conveyor belt to move so that the conveyor belt conveys materials. The adjustment mechanism includes a first electromagnetic pole and a second electromagnetic pole with opposite polarities, and the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt relatively. The first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are configured to act on the material on the supporting surface, and when the conveyor belt moves or stops moving, all the materials between the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are driven to rotate the electromagnetic pole relative to the conveyor belt, so that the extension direction of the material is parallel to the extension direction of the receiving groove, and the material enters the receiving groove under the action of gravity.

[0042] When the above-mentioned conveyor belt conveys the material through the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole jointly apply magnetic force to the material and drive the material to rotate, so that the extension direction of the material is parallel to the extension direction of the receiving groove, so that after the projection of the material along the gravity direction coincides with the projection of the receiving groove, the material can easily enter the receiving groove and continue to be conveyed by the conveyor belt, so as to achieve the effect of the feeding equipment installing the material in a certain direction for sequential feeding. Compared with the method of using a sequencing channel, the problem of material jamming in the sequencing channel is reduced; and by driving the material to rotate by an adjustment mechanism, compared with the vibration method, the risk of material loss due to collision between materials and between materials and equipment is reduced.

[0043] Some embodiments of the present application will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

[0044] In the drawings, the gravity direction Z is a vertical downward direction, and the directions perpendicular to the gravity direction Z are all horizontal directions.

[0045] In some embodiments, the present application takes the material 101 as a rod-shaped component for illustration, and the material of the material 101 is a ferromagnetic material.

[0046] See also Figure 1 When the material 101 is placed in the magnetic field 102, the magnetic field 102 will exert a magnetic force on the material 101 and cause the material 101 to rotate until both ends of the material 101 in the length direction face the two poles of the magnetic field 102 and remain in a stable state. When both ends of the material 101 face the two poles of the magnetic field 102 and remain in a stable state, it means that the rotation of the material 101 is complete. When both ends of the material 101 do not face the two poles of the magnetic field 102 and do not remain in a stable state, it means that the rotation of the material 101 is not complete.

[0047] See also Figure 2 The embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device 100, which includes a conveying mechanism 10 and an adjusting mechanism 20. The adjusting mechanism 20 is used to adjust the material 101 on the conveying mechanism 10 so that the material 101 is sorted along a certain direction, thereby achieving the purpose of feeding.

[0048] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The conveying mechanism 10 includes a conveyor belt 11 and a conveyor drive assembly 12. The conveyor belt 11 conveys the material 101 along a preset path. A plurality of accommodating grooves 111 are concavely provided on the top surface of the conveyor belt 11.

[0049] In some embodiments, see Figure 3The adjustment mechanism 20 includes a first electromagnetic pole 21 and a second electromagnetic pole 22 with opposite polarities, and the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 are horizontally arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt 11. The first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 are used to drive the material 101 of the conveyor belt 11 to rotate.

[0050] The material 101 is driven by the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 to rotate, and after the material 101 rotates, the material 101 enters the receiving groove 111 under the action of gravity. The receiving groove 111 is arranged along a preset path, and when the conveying drive mechanism drives the conveyor belt 11 to convey, the conveyor belt 11 drives the material 101 in the receiving groove 111 to move sequentially, thereby realizing the function of the feeding device 100 to accurately feed the material 101 arranged in a certain direction.

[0051] The present application drives the material 101 to rotate by the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, and makes the material 101 fall into the receiving groove 111 after the rotation. Compared with the existing sorting channel, the problem of the material 101 being stuck in the sorting channel is reduced, which helps to improve the feeding speed of the material 101. In addition, compared with the existing vibration method, the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 drive the material 101 to rotate, which reduces the risk of the loss of the material 101 caused by the collision between the material 101 and between the material 101 and the equipment due to vibration. The feeding device 100 achieves the effect of quickly, accurately and safely conveying the material 101.

[0052] In some embodiments, the first electromagnetic pole 21 includes a plurality of first electromagnets 211, and the second electromagnetic pole 22 includes a plurality of second electromagnets 221, so that the plurality of first electromagnets 211 and the plurality of second electromagnets 221 are arranged in an array distribution along the transmission direction of the conveyor belt 11 and upward, so that a larger uniform magnetic field 102 can be formed above the conveyor belt 11 to expand the working range of the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22.

[0053] When the conveyor belt 11 conveys the material 101 and passes through the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, the first electromagnets 211 and the second electromagnets 221 respectively attract all the materials 101 on the conveyor belt 11 to apply magnetic force to the materials 101, so that the two ends of the material 101 generate a torque to achieve the rotation of the material 101 relative to the conveyor belt 11. When the material 101 has completed its rotation, the projection of the material 101 along the gravity direction Z coincides with the receiving groove 111, so that the material 101 falls into the receiving groove 111 under the action of gravity, thereby achieving the function of screening the material 101. In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 4The conveyor belt 11 is inclined relative to the horizontal plane, and the height of the accommodating groove 111 gradually increases along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11.

[0054] When the material 101 cannot smoothly enter the receiving groove 111 because it has not been completely rotated, the conveyor belt 11 is tilted to make the material 101 slide down along the conveying path of the conveyor belt 11 under the action of gravity (the material 101 entering the receiving groove 111 is limited by the receiving groove 111 and cannot slide down). As a result, the material 101 moves relative to the conveyor belt 11 and returns to the working area of ​​the adjustment mechanism 20 to continue to be rotated by the adjustment mechanism 20 until the material 101 is completely rotated, so that the projection of the material 101 along the gravity direction Z coincides with the projection of the receiving groove 111, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of the material 101 entering the receiving groove 111. In addition, the inclined conveyor belt 11 can reduce the friction between the conveyor belt 11 and the material 101, thereby reducing the rotation resistance of the conveyor belt 11 to the material 101, which helps to increase the rotation speed of the material 101, so as to improve the adjustment efficiency of the adjustment mechanism 20.

[0055] In some embodiments, the first electromagnet 211, the second electromagnet 221 and the conveyor belt 11 work periodically. When the first electromagnet 211, the second electromagnet 221 and the conveyor belt 11 work periodically, the working cycle of the conveyor belt 11 is staggered with the working cycle of the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221, that is, within a specified time, the conveyor belt 11 continues to move, and at this time, the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 are powered off, thereby canceling the force applied by the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 to the material 101, so as to reduce the resistance of the material 101, thereby facilitating the material 101 to move downward on the inclined conveyor belt 11 under the action of gravity. Within a specified time, the conveyor belt 11 stops moving so that the material 101 is stabilized between the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221, so that the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 are powered on to drive the material 101 to rotate.

[0056] In some embodiments, when the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 are energized, the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 are pulse energized, and the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 are pulse energized so that the first electromagnet 211 and the second electromagnet 221 intermittently drive the material 101 to rotate, thereby reducing the risk of the material 101 impacting the side wall of the receiving groove 111 under the action of inertia when the material 101 falls into the receiving groove 111 due to excessive rotation speed during continuous rotation of the material 101, which helps to reduce the risk of impact damage to the material 101. The first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 drive the material 101 to move relative to the conveyor belt 11 to extend the time for the material 101 that has not been completely rotated to pass through the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, so that the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 continue to drive the material 101 to rotate until the projection of the material 101 along the gravity direction Z coincides with the projection of the receiving groove 111.

[0057] In some embodiments, see Figure 5 , along the gravity direction Z, the width of the receiving groove 111 gradually increases from the bottom to the top of the receiving groove 111, so that the receiving groove 111 is set in a trumpet shape with a narrow top and a wide top, so as to facilitate the material 101 to enter the receiving groove 111. When the conveyor belt 11 is inclined relative to the ground to convey the material 101, the depth direction of the receiving groove 111 is set to be parallel to the gravity direction Z to improve the stability of the material 101 in the receiving groove 111, and effectively reduce the risk of the material 101 falling from the receiving groove 111.

[0058] In some embodiments, along the gravity direction Z, the contour of the port of the receiving groove 111 is roughly the same as the projection of the material 101 after rotation, so that the receiving groove 111 can accurately accommodate the material 101 after rotation, thereby realizing the function of the feeding device 100 to screen the material 101.

[0059] In some embodiments, the ports of two adjacent receiving slots 111 are interconnected to reduce the probability of the material 101 remaining on the conveyor belt 11 between the two receiving slots 111 after rotation, thereby enabling the material 101 to quickly enter the receiving slots 111 and achieving the purpose of improving the screening efficiency of the material 101.

[0060] In some embodiments, see Figure 4The transmission drive assembly 12 includes a transmission drive 121 and a plurality of rollers 122. The rollers 122 are in contact with the conveyor belt 11. The transmission drive 121 is in transmission connection with at least one roller 122. The transmission drive 121 rotates, so that the rollers 122 drive the conveyor belt 11 to rotate, thereby realizing the function of the output drive driving the conveyor belt 11 to move. The transmission drive 121 is a power device with output rotary force, such as a motor or a hydraulic motor.

[0061] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 The feeding device 100 also includes a discharge mechanism 30, which is arranged above the conveyor belt 11, so that the discharge mechanism 30 can accommodate the material 101 and discharge the contained material 101 to the conveyor belt 11, so as to achieve the effect of the conveyor belt 11 continuously conveying the material 101.

[0062] For example, see Figure 6 The discharge mechanism 30 is a discharge container 31 arranged above the conveyor belt 11 , and a discharge port 311 is provided at the bottom of the discharge container 31 to enable the material 101 in the discharge container 31 to be discharged onto the conveyor belt 11 through the discharge port 311 .

[0063] The discharge container 31 is located between the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, so that the discharge container 31, the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 are all overlapped in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11 and parallel to the top surface of the conveyor belt 11, so that the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 can directly apply a force to the material 101 in the discharge container 31 to increase the application of the rotation of the material 101, so that in the process of the conveyor belt 11 conveying the material 101, the material 101 can be quickly rotated and fall into the receiving groove 111, so as to improve the screening efficiency of the material 101. And by improving the screening efficiency of the material 101, the length of the conveyor belt 11 between the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 can be effectively shortened, so as to reduce the production cost and reduce the space occupied by the conveyor belt 11.

[0064] In some embodiments, the discharge container 31 extends along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11, so that the discharge container 31 can accommodate more materials 101, improving the continuity of the discharge container 31 in discharging the materials 101. The discharge container 31 can be completely located between the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, so that the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 can drive all the materials 101 to rotate in the discharge container 31, further shortening the length of the conveyor belt 11 passing through the discharge container 31 and the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22.

[0065] In some embodiments, the discharge port 311 extends along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11 to expand the discharge area of ​​the discharge container 31 so that the material 101 can quickly fall into the receiving groove 111 after the rotation is completed.

[0066] In some embodiments, the discharge port 311 is arranged close to the conveyor belt 11. When the material 101 rotates on the conveyor belt 11 and moves relative to the conveyor belt 11, the material 101 is limited by the inner side wall of the discharge container 31. This can reduce the risk of the material 101 falling from the conveyor belt 11, thereby improving the stability and safety of the conveyor belt 11 in transporting the material 101.

[0067] In other embodiments, along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11, the discharge container 31 is located in front of the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, or the discharge container 31 is located in front of the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22, and the discharge container 31 partially overlaps with the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22. The function of the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 driving the material 101 released by the discharge container 31 to rotate can also be achieved.

[0068] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 and Figure 7 The feeding device 100 further includes a storage mechanism 40, which includes a storage member 41 and a discharging driver 52. The storage member 41 is provided with a plurality of storage slots 411 facing the conveyor belt 11. When the rotating material 101 falls into the receiving slot 111 and is continuously conveyed by the conveyor belt 11, the storage driver 42 drives the storage member 41 to move, so that the plurality of storage slots 411 are aligned with the plurality of receiving slots 111 in sequence, so that the material 101 on the conveyor belt 11 is transferred from the receiving slot 111 to the storage slot 411 one by one, so that the storage member 41 carries the material 101 to the next processing station.

[0069] In some embodiments, the material storage piece 41 is located below the conveyor belt 11. When the conveyor belt 11 drives the material 101 to move downward after the rotation is completed, the material 101 falls from the receiving groove 111 to the material storage piece 41 below the conveyor belt 11 under the action of gravity, thereby achieving the purpose of transferring the material 101 from the receiving groove 111 to the material storage groove 411.

[0070] In some embodiments, along the horizontal direction, the material storage member 41 is arranged on one side of the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11. Figure 2The feeding device 100 also includes a discharging mechanism 50. When the conveyor belt 11 transfers the material 101 after rotation through the storage member 41, the discharging mechanism 50 transfers the material 101 in the receiving groove 111 to the storage groove 411. Compared with the method of causing the material 101 to fall due to gravity, the risk of loss of the material 101 due to falling can be reduced, thereby helping to improve the safety of the feeding device 100 in feeding the material 101.

[0071] Exemplarily, the receiving groove 111 runs through both sides of the conveyor belt 11 in the horizontal direction, see Figure 7 A second port 412 connected to the material storage trough 411 is provided on one side of the material storage member 41 along the horizontal direction. When the second port 412 is aligned with one of the receiving grooves 111 of the conveyor belt 11, the aligned receiving grooves 111 and the material storage trough 411 are located in the same straight line, thereby facilitating the movement of the material 101 from the receiving groove 111 into the material storage trough 411.

[0072] See also Figure 8 The discharging mechanism 50 includes a push rod 51 and a discharging driver 52. The discharging driver 52 is connected to one end of the push rod 51 and is located on the side of the conveyor belt 11 away from the material storage member 41. When the conveyor belt 11 transfers the rotating material 101 through the material storage member 41 and aligns one of the receiving slots 111 with the second port 412, the discharging driver 52 drives the push rod 51 to go deep into the receiving slot 111 from the side of the conveyor belt 11 away from the material storage member 41 to contact the material 101, and the push rod 51 pushes the material 101 to move, so that the material 101 moves from the receiving slot 111 along the second port 412 to the material storage slot 411. After the material 101 is completely moved out of the receiving slot 111, the discharging driver 52 drives the push rod 51 to withdraw from the receiving slot 111 and reset, so that the push rod 51 can push the next material 101 to be discharged.

[0073] The surface of the material 101 is generally stained with stains such as lubricating oil. When the material 101 falls into the receiving groove 111, the stains on the material 101 will adhere to the receiving groove 111. In the process of the push rod 51 pushing the material 101 from the inside of the receiving groove 111 to the outside, the push rod 51 can push the residue out of the receiving groove 111, thereby achieving the effect of cleaning the receiving groove 111, so as to reduce the risk of the material 101 falling smoothly into the receiving groove 111 due to the accumulation of stains in the receiving groove 111, which helps to improve the stability of the receiving groove 111 in accommodating the material 101, and reduces the probability of the conveyor belt 11 passing empty, thereby improving the feeding efficiency of the feeding device 100.

[0074] In some embodiments, the conveyor belt 11 is a synchronous belt such as a toothed belt, and the roller 122 is meshed with the conveyor belt 11 for transmission to reduce the probability of relative slippage between the conveyor belt 11 and the roller 122, thereby improving the movement accuracy of the conveyor belt 11, and further facilitating the adjustment of the accuracy of alignment between the receiving groove 111 on the conveyor belt 11 and the second port 412.

[0075] In some embodiments, the discharging driver 52 and the storage driver 42 are respectively power devices such as screw modules, cylinders, linear motors, etc. that have output reciprocating force.

[0076] In other embodiments, when the material 101 rolls on the conveyor belt 11 so that the projection of the material 101 along the gravity direction Z coincides with the projection of the accommodating groove 111, the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 are located at the upper and lower sides of the conveyor belt 11, that is, along the gravity direction Z, the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 are arranged up and down, and the conveyor belt 11 is located between the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22. Thus, the first electromagnetic pole 21 and the second electromagnetic pole 22 drive the material 101 to roll on the conveyor belt 11.

[0077] In addition, those skilled in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application. As long as they are within the essential scope of the present application, appropriate changes and modifications to the above embodiments are within the scope disclosed in the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding device for feeding materials, characterized in that: include: A conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprising a conveyor belt and a conveyor drive assembly, the conveyor belt is used to convey materials along a preset path, a plurality of receiving grooves are concavely arranged on the top surface of the conveyor belt, the receiving grooves are sequentially arranged along the preset path, the conveyor drive assembly is connected to the conveyor belt, and the conveyor drive assembly is configured to drive the conveyor belt to move at periodic intervals so that the conveyor belt conveys materials; An adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism includes a first electromagnetic pole and a second electromagnetic pole with opposite polarities, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are relatively arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are configured to periodically act on the material on the conveyor belt, and when the conveyor belt stops moving, the material between the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole is driven to rotate relative to the conveyor belt, so that the extension direction of the material is parallel to the extension direction of the receiving groove, and the material enters the receiving groove under the action of gravity.

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first electromagnetic pole includes a plurality of first electromagnets, and the second electromagnetic pole includes a plurality of second electromagnets; A plurality of the first electromagnets and a plurality of the second electromagnets are distributed along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt.

3. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt is arranged at an inclination relative to a horizontal plane, and along the transmission direction of the conveyor belt, the heights of the plurality of accommodating grooves increase in sequence along the direction of gravity.

4. The feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: Along the gravity direction, the width of the containing groove gradually increases from the bottom to the top of the containing groove; The depth direction of the containing groove is parallel to the gravity direction.

5. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device further comprises a discharge mechanism, which is disposed above the conveyor belt and is configured to contain the material and release the contained material to the conveyor belt; Along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole are located on one side of the unloading mechanism; or along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and parallel to the top surface of the conveyor belt, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole at least partially overlap with the unloading mechanism; Or in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and parallel to the top surface of the conveyor belt, the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole completely overlap with the unloading mechanism.

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The discharge mechanism comprises a discharge container disposed above the conveyor belt, the discharge container is located between the first electromagnetic pole and the second electromagnetic pole, the discharge container is configured to contain the material, a discharge port is provided at the bottom of the discharge container, the discharge port faces the conveyor belt, and the discharge port is configured to release the material contained in the discharge container to the conveyor belt; The discharge container and the discharge port both extend along the conveying path of the conveyor belt.

7. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The feeding device further comprises a material storage mechanism, which comprises a material storage member and a material storage driver, wherein the material storage member is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt, and a plurality of material storage troughs are arranged on the material storage member facing the conveyor belt, and the material storage troughs are used to store the material transferred out of the containing tank; The material storage driver is connected to the material storage member, and the material storage driver is configured to drive the material storage member to move relative to the conveyor belt so that one of the material storage slots is aligned with one of the receiving slots.

8. The feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The feeding device further comprises a discharging mechanism, which is arranged on one side of the conveyor belt, and along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, the discharging mechanism is located on one side of the unloading mechanism; The discharging mechanism is configured to transfer the material from the containing tank to the storage tank.

9. The feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The accommodating groove passes through the conveyor belt in a direction parallel to the top surface of the conveyor belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and the material storage member is provided with a second port communicating with the material storage groove on one side thereof in a horizontal direction; When the second port is aligned with one of the receiving slots of the conveyor belt, the aligned receiving slot and the material storage slot are located in the same straight line; The discharging mechanism comprises a discharging driver and a push rod, wherein the discharging driver is arranged on a side of the conveying mechanism away from the material storage member, the discharging driver is connected to the push rod, and the discharging driver is configured to drive the push rod to reciprocate toward the conveyor belt; The push rod is configured to move through the receiving groove. When the receiving groove is aligned with the material storage groove, the push rod can contact the material in the receiving groove and push the material to move, so that the material moves from the receiving groove to the material storage groove.

10. The feeding device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The conveyor belt is a synchronous belt, and the transmission drive assembly includes a transmission driver and a plurality of rollers. The rollers are in contact with the conveyor belt, and the transmission driver is transmission-connected to at least one of the rollers, and the rollers drive the conveyor belt to rotate through the rotation of the transmission driver.

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