Assembly equipment for bearing rotor
By designing a bearing rotor assembly equipment that includes a feeding mechanism, a transfer mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a visual recognition module, the problem of low manual feeding efficiency in the existing technology is solved, automatic feeding is realized, and production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421024573.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-21
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-11
AI Technical Summary
The bearing rotor loading method of existing cooling fans mainly relies on manual operation, which is inefficient and cannot meet the needs of large-scale production, while increasing labor costs and safety risks.
A bearing rotor assembly equipment is designed, including a loading mechanism, a transfer mechanism, a transfer mechanism and a visual recognition module, which realizes the loading and assembly of the rotor in an automated manner.
It realizes automatic loading of bearing rotors, improves production efficiency, reduces production costs, ensures product quality, and avoids safety hazards caused by manual operations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of fan component assembly, in particular to a bearing rotor assembly device. Background Art
[0002] A cooling fan is a common electronic device accessory used to remove heat from the device to achieve cooling. The cooling fan currently used in laptops mainly includes fan blades and bearings, such as Figure 7 As shown, the bearing is composed of a shell, and wear-resistant sheets, washers, rotors and copper covers assembled in the shell. Since the rotor of this type of bearing has no prominent contour features on its surface, it is difficult to identify it through a visual module, so it is not suitable for loading with a vibration plate. Therefore, the existing rotor loading method is to manually place multiple rotors on a tray in advance, and then manually move the trays one by one to the assembly position. Since the manual loading method is inefficient and cannot meet the needs of large-scale production, it also increases labor costs and safety hazards. Therefore, it is very necessary to develop an assembly device that can realize automatic loading of bearing rotors. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide an assembly device capable of realizing automatic loading of bearing rotors, so as to improve production efficiency, reduce production costs and ensure product quality.
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0005] A bearing rotor assembly device, comprising:
[0006] frame;
[0007] Set on the rack:
[0008] The material discharging mechanism is provided with a first material rack for accommodating the material tray, and first supporting claws provided at opposite sides of the bottom end of the first material rack for supporting the bottom of the material tray, a slot is formed between each two adjacent layers of the material tray, and the first supporting claw can move along the X-axis direction, and is configured to be controlled to approach the material tray and insert into the slot, or to move away from the material tray and detach from the slot;
[0009] The transfer mechanism can be controlled to move to the bottom of the first material rack, and is equipped with a liftable tray assembly. The tray assembly can be controlled to move upward to a preset height. When the first supporting claw moves to be separated from the material tray, the entire stack of material trays descends and is supported on the upper side of the tray assembly. The tray assembly can be controlled to move downward and reset after the first supporting claw is inserted into the slot, and move along the Y-axis direction to the loading position;
[0010] The transfer mechanism is provided with a gripping device movable along the X-axis and the Y-axis, the gripping device comprising a mounting substrate, a plurality of grippers arranged on the mounting substrate along the Y-axis direction and rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the Y-axis, a plurality of suction nozzles are arranged at the bottom of the grippers, and the mounting substrates are respectively provided with driving devices for driving corresponding grippers to feed along the Z-axis;
[0011] A top visual recognition module disposed above the feeding position, the top visual recognition module is used to obtain the coordinates of the rotor in the material tray, and a bottom visual recognition module disposed adjacent to the feeding position, the bottom visual recognition module is used to obtain the offset coordinates of the rotor on the gripper;
[0012] The grasping device can be controlled to move above the loading position, and drive each gripper to grasp the rotor on the material tray according to the signal output by the top vision module, and move along the Y-axis direction, so that each gripper passes through the bottom vision recognition module in turn. The bottom vision recognition module obtains the offset coordinates of the rotor on each gripper, and the grasping device transfers the rotor to the designated position for assembly in turn according to the offset coordinates of each rotor.
[0013] Furthermore, it also includes a material receiving mechanism arranged on the front side of the material discharge mechanism, the material receiving mechanism includes a second material rack for accommodating a material tray, and second supporting claws arranged on opposite sides of the bottom end of the bottom of the second material rack, the second supporting claws have the freedom to flip upward around the Y-axis direction, the transfer mechanism can be controlled to move to the bottom of the second material rack, the second supporting claws can be controlled to be pushed by the material tray to flip upward when the tray assembly rises, so that the material tray is inserted into the second material rack on the upward side, and when the tray assembly moves downward, the second supporting claws flip downward and reset, so that the material tray is supported on the upper side of the second supporting claws.
[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a rotating seat arranged on the side of the second material rack, the second supporting claw is rotatably mounted on the rotating seat, the rotating seat is provided with an upper blocking portion and a lower blocking portion arranged longitudinally at intervals, the outer end of the second supporting claw is provided with a second limiting portion extending between the upper blocking portion and the lower blocking portion, and the second limiting portion swings between the upper blocking portion and the lower blocking portion as the second supporting claw flips.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the assembly equipment provided by the utility model, by setting a first supporting claw at the bottom of the first material rack and utilizing the lifting function of the tray assembly, supports the entire stack of material trays when the first supporting claw releases the stack of materials, so that the material trays are lowered by one layer, and when the first supporting claw is inserted to the bottom of the second-to-last layer of material trays, it supports the stack of materials above the bottom layer of material trays again, and drops the bottom layer of material trays onto the tray assembly so as to transfer them to the corresponding position, thereby realizing the loading operation. The above structure realizes automatic material discharge of the material trays, thereby eliminating the need for manual handling, thereby improving production efficiency, reducing production costs, and ensuring product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the assembly equipment of the bearing rotor;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material unloading mechanism, the material receiving mechanism and the transfer mechanism;
[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second supporting claw;
[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the grabbing device;
[0020] Figure 5 and Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the conveying module;
[0021] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the bearing structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] A preferred specific implementation of the present utility model is described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0023] See Country 1 and Figure 7 The present embodiment provides a bearing rotor assembly device, specifically relates to assembling a bearing for a cooling fan, the bearing comprising a housing f1, a wear-resistant sheet f2, a gasket f3, a rotor f4 and a copper cover f5 which are sequentially assembled in the housing f1. The assembly device of the utility model is used to assemble the rotor f4 in the housing f1, and comprises:
[0024] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4, a frame c1, a material discharge mechanism c2 arranged on the frame c1, a transfer mechanism c3, a transfer mechanism b3, a top visual recognition module c4, and a bottom visual recognition module c5. The material discharge mechanism c2 is configured with a first material rack c22 and first supporting claws c21 arranged on opposite sides of the bottom end of the first material rack c22. The first material rack c22 is used to accommodate a plurality of stacked material trays, and a slot is formed between each two adjacent layers of material trays. The first supporting claw c21 can be movably supported on the bottom of the material tray along the X-axis direction, and is configured to be manipulated to approach the material tray and insert into the slot, or to move away from the material tray and detach from the slot. The transfer mechanism c3 can move between the loading position c01 and the bottom of the first material rack c22 along the Y-axis direction, and is equipped with a liftable tray assembly c31. The tray assembly c31 can be controlled to move to the bottom of the first material rack c22 and rise to a preset height. When the first supporting claw c21 moves to be separated from the bottom of the tray, the entire stack of trays descends and is supported on the upper side of the tray assembly c31. The tray assembly c31 can be controlled to descend and reset after the first supporting claw c21 is supported on the bottom of the second-to-last layer of trays, so as to receive the trays on the bottom layer and convey them to the loading position c01.
[0025] The transfer mechanism b3 is equipped with a movable grasping device b31, and the grasping device b31 is equipped with a plurality of grippers b32. The top visual recognition module c4 is used to obtain the coordinates of the rotor in the material tray, and the bottom visual recognition module c5 is used to obtain the offset coordinates of the rotor on the gripper b32. The grasping device b31 can be controlled to move above the loading position c01, and drive each gripper b32 to grasp the rotor on the material tray according to the signal output by the top visual recognition module c4, so that each gripper b32 passes through the bottom visual recognition module c5 in turn, and the bottom visual recognition module c5 obtains the offset coordinates of the rotor on each gripper b32. The grasping device b31 transfers the rotor to the designated position for assembly in turn according to the offset coordinates of each rotor.
[0026] See also Figure 1 and Figure 4 The grasping device b31 of the transfer mechanism b3 can move along the X-axis and Y-axis directions. The grasping device b31 also includes a mounting substrate b33, and a plurality of grippers b32 are arranged on the mounting substrate b33 along the Y-axis direction, and can rotate around a rotation axis parallel to the Z-axis. A plurality of suction nozzles b34 are arranged at the bottom of the gripper b32, and the mounting substrate b33 is respectively provided with a driving device b35 for driving the corresponding gripper b32 to feed along the Z-axis. The rotor can be quickly adsorbed by the suction method of the suction nozzle b34.
[0027] The mounting substrate b33 is provided with a driving belt b351 for driving the gripper b32 to feed along the Z-axis direction. The driving belt b351 can be controlled to move in a circular motion along the Z-axis direction. It is connected to a mounting bracket b352. A rotating cylinder b353 is provided on the mounting bracket b352. A rotating output end is configured at the bottom of the rotating cylinder b353, and the gripper b32 is connected to the rotating output end.
[0028] The mounting base plate b33 is located above the mounting bracket b352 and is fixedly connected to a suspension plate b354. The suspension plate b354 is provided with springs b355 respectively connected to the corresponding mounting brackets b352. The springs b355 can be stretched as the mounting bracket b352 moves downward, and retracted when the mounting bracket b352 moves upward. The above-mentioned arrangement can reduce the load on the driving belt b351 when the gripper is reset upward.
[0029] The suspension plate b354 is provided with a first sensor b356 corresponding to each mounting bracket b352, and the mounting bracket b352 is provided with a first detection piece b357 corresponding to each first sensor b356. When the first detection piece b357 moves upward along with the mounting bracket b352 to be inserted into the first sensor b356, the first sensor b356 outputs a stop signal.
[0030] The mounting bracket b352 is provided with a second sensor b358, and the rotating cylinder b353 is provided with a second detection piece b359 which rotates synchronously with the gripper b32. When the second detection piece b359 rotates with the gripper b32 until it is inserted into the second sensor b358, the second sensor b358 outputs a stop signal.
[0031] The first sensor and the second sensor can monitor the position status of the gripper.
[0032] The mounting substrate b33 is located above the mounting bracket b352 and is fixedly connected to a fixing frame b36. The fixing frame b36 is provided with an air pipe b37 for connecting to the corresponding rotating cylinder b353. The fixing frame b36 is also provided with a guide column b38 arranged along the Z-axis direction. The air pipe b37 is wound around the guide column b38. The above-mentioned guide column can make the installation of the air pipe neater and clearer and prevent the air pipes from being entangled with each other.
[0033] See also Figures 1 to 3The rotor assembly station 4 is also equipped with a material receiving mechanism c6 arranged on the front side of the material discharge mechanism c2, and the material receiving mechanism c6 includes a second material rack c61 for accommodating a material tray, and second supporting claws c62 arranged on opposite sides of the bottom end of the bottom of the second material rack c61, and the second supporting claws c62 have the freedom to flip upward around the Y-axis direction. The transfer mechanism c3 can be controlled to move to the bottom of the second material rack c61, and the second supporting claws c62 can be controlled to be pushed by the material tray to flip upward when the tray assembly c31 rises, so that the material tray is stuck in the second material rack c61 upward. When the tray assembly c31 moves downward, the second supporting claws c62 flip downward and reset, so that the material tray is supported on the upper side of the second supporting claws c62.
[0034] See also Figures 1 to 3 The material receiving mechanism c6 also includes a rotating seat c63 arranged on the side of the second material rack c61, and the second supporting claw c62 is rotatably assembled on the rotating seat c63. The rotating seat c63 is provided with an upper blocking portion c632 and a lower blocking portion c633 arranged longitudinally at intervals. The outer end of the second supporting claw c62 is provided with a second limiting portion c634 extending between the upper blocking portion c632 and the lower blocking portion c633. The second limiting portion c634 swings between the upper blocking portion c632 and the lower blocking portion c633 as the second supporting claw c62 flips.
[0035] Compared with the prior art, the assembly equipment provided by the utility model, by setting a first supporting claw c21 at the bottom of the first material rack c22, and utilizing the lifting function of the tray assembly c31, when the first supporting claw c21 releases the stack of materials, it supports the entire stack of material trays, so that the material trays are lowered by one layer, and when the first supporting claw c21 is inserted into the bottom of the second-to-last material tray c61, it supports the stack of materials above the bottom material tray again, and the bottom material tray falls onto the tray assembly c31, so as to transfer it to the corresponding position, realize the loading operation, and when the rotor of the material tray is consumed, the transfer mechanism c3 transfers the empty material tray to the bottom of the second material rack c61, and the material tray is upwardly clamped into the second material rack c61 by raising the tray assembly c31, thereby realizing the automatic recovery of the empty material tray. The above structure realizes the automatic discharge and automatic recovery of the material tray without manual handling, so as to improve production efficiency, reduce production costs, and ensure product quality.
[0036] See also Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6A conveying module e1 is provided on the adjacent side of the frame c1 near the bottom visual recognition module c5. When multiple assembly devices are arranged side by side, the conveying modules e1 of each adjacent two assembly devices are connected to form a conveying mechanism for transferring the carrier 9. The conveying module e1 includes a conveying belt e2 for conveying the carrier 9 along the X-axis direction, and a lifting device e3, the lifting device e3 is used to push the carrier 9 upward to leave the conveying belt e2, and the lifting device e3 includes a lifting cylinder e31, a lifting cylinder e31 arranged on the lifting cylinder e32, and a lifting cylinder e32 disposed on the lifting cylinder e33. The upper end of the cylinder e31 is driven by the lifting cylinder e31 to lift a push plate e32, and the upper side of the push plate e32 is provided with a positioning pin e34 for cooperating with the carrier 9. A limit block e33 is arranged above the conveyor belt e2. When the carrier 9 is pushed up, its upper side abuts against the lower side of the limit block e33, thereby effectively fixing the carrier 9. The above-mentioned carrier 9 is used to receive the bottom shell of the bearing. Therefore, after the transfer mechanism b3 grabs the rotor, it transfers it to the top of the carrier 9 and loads it downward into the shell located on the carrier 9.
[0037] See also Figure 6 The conveying module e1 also includes a blocking device e35 arranged on the front side of the push plate e32 and a non-return device e36 arranged on the rear side of the push plate e32. The blocking device e35 includes a limit seat e351 and a limit cylinder e352 for driving the limit seat e351 to rise and fall. A limit member e353 is arranged on the upper side of the limit seat e351. The limit member e353 is provided with a roller e354 and a claw e355 in sequence along the transportation direction of the conveyor belt e2. The limit member e353 and the limit seat e351 are hinged between the roller e354 and the claw e355. The limit seat e351 is provided with a spring that abuts against the bottom of the claw e355. The elastic buffer e356 drives the limit member e353 to swing upward and reset, and the non-return device e36 is provided with a floating pawl e361, and the upper end face of the pawl e361 is arranged as an inclined plane inclined upward along the conveying direction of the conveying belt e2. When the carrier 9 moves along the conveying direction of the conveying belt e2 until it contacts with the rear end of the pawl e361, it can press the pawl e261 downward, so that the pawl e261 descends and passes normally. When the carrier 9 moves in the opposite direction of the conveying direction of the conveying belt e2, it is stuck by the front end of the pawl e261 and can no longer move, thereby achieving a non-return effect and ensuring that the carrier 9 will not shift.
[0038] According to the disclosure and teaching of the above description, the technical personnel in the field to which the utility model belongs can also change and modify the above implementation. Therefore, the utility model is not limited to the specific implementation methods disclosed and described above, and some modifications and changes to the utility model should also fall within the scope of protection of the claims of the utility model. In addition, although some specific terms are used in this specification, these terms are only for the convenience of description and do not constitute any limitation to the utility model.
Claims
1. A bearing rotor assembly device, characterized in that: include: Rack (c1); Set on the frame (c1): The material discharge mechanism (c2) is provided with a first material rack (c22) for accommodating a material tray, and first supporting claws (c21) provided at opposite sides of the bottom end of the first material rack (c22) for supporting the bottom of the material tray, a slot is formed between each two adjacent layers of material trays, and the first supporting claws (c21) can move along the X-axis direction, and are configured to be controllably close to the material tray and inserted into the slot, or to be away from the material tray and detached from the slot; The transfer mechanism (c3) can be controlled to move to the bottom of the first material rack (c22), and is equipped with a liftable tray assembly (c31). The tray assembly (c31) can be controlled to move upward to a preset height. When the first supporting claw (c21) moves to be separated from the material tray, the entire stack of material trays descends and is supported on the upper side of the tray assembly (c31). The tray assembly (c31) can be controlled to move downward and reset after the first supporting claw (c21) is inserted into the slot, and move along the Y-axis direction to the loading position (c01); The transfer mechanism (b3) is provided with a gripping device (b31) movable along the X-axis and the Y-axis, wherein the gripping device (b31) comprises a mounting substrate (b33), a plurality of grippers (b32) arranged on the mounting substrate (b33) along the Y-axis direction and rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the Y-axis, a plurality of suction nozzles (b34) are arranged at the bottom of the grippers (b32), and the mounting substrate (b33) is respectively provided with a driving device (b35) for driving the corresponding grippers (b32) to feed along the Z-axis; A top visual recognition module (c4) is arranged above the loading position (c01), and the top visual recognition module (c4) is used to obtain the coordinates of the rotor in the material tray; and a bottom visual recognition module (c5) is arranged adjacent to the loading position (c01), and the bottom visual recognition module (c5) is used to obtain the offset coordinates of the rotor on the gripper (b32); The grasping device (b31) can be controlled to move above the loading position (c01), and drive each gripper (b32) to grasp the rotor on the material tray according to the signal output by the top vision module, and move along the Y-axis direction, so that each gripper (b32) passes through the bottom vision recognition module (c5) in turn, and the bottom vision recognition module (c5) obtains the offset coordinates of the rotor on each gripper (b32), and the grasping device (b31) transfers the rotor to the designated position for assembly according to the offset coordinates of each rotor.
2. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that The material receiving mechanism (c6) is arranged on the front side of the material discharging mechanism (c2), and the material receiving mechanism (c6) includes a second material rack (c61) for accommodating a material tray, and second supporting claws (c62) arranged on opposite sides of the bottom end of the bottom of the second material rack (c61), and the second supporting claws (c62) have the freedom to flip upward around the Y-axis direction. The transfer mechanism (c3) can be controlled to move to the bottom of the second material rack (c61), and the second supporting claws (c62) can be controlled to be pushed by the material tray to flip upward when the tray assembly (c31) rises, so that the material tray is stuck in the second material rack (c61) on the upward side. When the tray assembly (c31) moves downward, the second supporting claws (c62) flip downward and reset, so that the material tray is supported on the upper side of the second supporting claws (c62).
3. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a rotating seat (c63) arranged on the side of the second material rack (c61), the second supporting claw (c62) is rotatably mounted on the rotating seat (c63), the rotating seat (c63) is provided with an upper blocking portion (c632) and a lower blocking portion (c633) arranged longitudinally at intervals, the outer end of the second supporting claw (c62) is provided with a second limiting portion (c634) extending between the upper blocking portion (c632) and the lower blocking portion (c633), the second limiting portion (c634) swings between the upper blocking portion (c632) and the lower blocking portion (c633) as the second supporting claw (c62) flips.
4. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that The mounting substrate (b33) is provided with a driving belt (b351) for driving the gripper (b32) to feed along the Z-axis direction. The driving belt (b351) can be controlled to move cyclically along the Z-axis direction. It is connected to a mounting bracket (b352). A rotating cylinder (b353) is provided on the mounting bracket (b352). A rotating output end is configured at the bottom of the rotating cylinder (b353), and the gripper (b32) is connected to the rotating output end.
5. The assembly device according to claim 4, characterized in that The mounting substrate (b33) is located above the mounting bracket (b352) and is fixedly connected to a suspension plate (b354). The suspension plate (b354) is provided with springs (b355) respectively connected to the corresponding mounting brackets (b352). The springs (b355) can be stretched as the mounting bracket (b352) moves downward, and retracted when the mounting bracket (b352) moves upward.
6. The assembly equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that The suspension plate (b354) is provided with a first sensor (b356) corresponding to each mounting bracket (b352), and the mounting bracket (b352) is provided with a first detection piece (b357) corresponding to each first sensor (b356). When the first detection piece (b357) moves upward along with the mounting bracket (b352) to be inserted into the first sensor (b356), the first sensor (b356) outputs a stop signal.
7. The assembly equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that The mounting bracket (b352) is provided with a second sensor (b358), and the rotating cylinder (b353) is provided with a second detection piece (b359) that rotates synchronously with the gripper (b32). When the second detection piece (b359) rotates with the gripper (b32) to be inserted into the second sensor (b358), the second sensor (b358) outputs a stop signal.
8. The assembly equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that The mounting substrate (b33) is located above the mounting bracket (b352) and is fixedly connected to a fixing frame (b36). The fixing frame (b36) is provided with an air pipe (b37) for connecting to the corresponding rotating cylinder (b353). The fixing frame (b36) is also provided with a guide column (b38) arranged along the Z-axis direction, and the air pipe (b37) is wound around the guide column (b38).
9. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that The invention also includes a conveying module (e1) connected to the frame (c1) adjacent to the bottom visual recognition module (c5), the conveying module (e1) including a conveying belt (e2) for conveying the carrier along the X-axis direction, and a lifting device (e3) corresponding to the bottom visual recognition module (c5), the lifting device (e3) being used to push the carrier upward to leave the conveying belt (e2), the lifting device (e3) including a lifting cylinder (e31), and a push plate (e32) arranged at the upper end of the lifting cylinder (e31) and driven to rise and fall by the lifting cylinder (e31), the upper side of the push plate (e32) being provided with a positioning pin (e34) for cooperating with the carrier, a limit block (e33) being provided above the conveying belt (e2), and when the carrier is pushed up, its upper side abuts against the lower side of the limit block (e33).
10. The assembly device according to claim 9, characterized in that The conveying module (e1) further comprises a blocking device (e35) arranged at the front side of the push plate (e32) and a non-return device (e36) arranged at the rear side of the push plate (e32); the blocking device (e35) comprises a limit seat (e351) and a limit cylinder (e352) for driving the limit seat (e351) to rise and fall; a limit member (e353) is arranged on the upper side of the limit seat (e351); the limit member (e353) is provided with a roller (e354) and a claw (e355) in sequence along the conveying direction of the belt; the limit member (e351 ... 53) and the limit seat (e351) are hinged between the roller (e354) and the claw (e355), the limit seat (e351) is provided with an elastic buffer (e356) abutting against the bottom of the claw (e355), the elastic buffer (e356) drives the limit member (e353) to swing upward and reset, the non-return device (e36) is provided with a floating pawl (e361), and the upper end surface of the pawl (e361) is set to be an inclined surface inclined upward along the conveying direction of the conveying belt (e2).
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