Feeding device and machining equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides a feeding device and processing equipment, and relates to the technical field of material assembly. The feeding device comprises a carrier plate, a stock bin and a pushing assembly, and the carrier plate is provided with a loading area; the stock bin is arranged on the first plate face of the loading area, a material containing cavity extending in the Z direction and a material pushing channel extending in the X direction are arranged in the stock bin, the two ends of the material pushing channel are communicated, the top end of the material containing cavity is communicated, and the bottom end of the material containing cavity is communicated with the material pushing channel. The pushing assembly comprises a pushing driving component arranged on the second plate face of the loading area, a pushing arm located on the same side as the stock bin and a connecting base connected between the pushing driving component and the pushing arm, the pushing arm corresponds to the first port of the pushing channel, and the pushing driving component is used for driving the pushing arm to stretch into the pushing channel to push materials. The machining equipment comprises a mechanical arm and the feeding device, and the tail end of the mechanical arm is connected to the carrier plate of the feeding device. The feeding device is high in feeding efficiency, so that the assembling productivity and benefits of machining equipment are high.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of material assembly, in particular to a feeding device and processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of industrialization, the demand for various types of automation equipment is increasing. Feeding devices are required in most automation equipment. Feeding devices play an important role in process flows such as diversion, transportation, and processing.

[0003] In the existing processing technology for small stud fitting, due to the small space and high requirements for material scratching, most of the materials are fed manually. Specifically, the stud needs to be pushed into the screw hole with interference fit by fingers, and the production capacity and efficiency are low. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a feeding device and processing equipment to solve the technical problem that the prior art uses manual feeding due to the limitation of small feeding space and easy material clamping, resulting in low production capacity and efficiency.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides a feeding device, comprising:

[0006] a carrier plate having a loading area;

[0007] A material bin is arranged on the first plate surface of the loading area, wherein the material bin is provided with a material storage cavity extending along the Z direction and a material pushing channel extending along the X direction and connected at both ends, wherein the top end of the material storage cavity is connected to the material pushing channel and the bottom end thereof is connected to the material pushing channel; and,

[0008] The pushing assembly includes a pushing driving component arranged on the second plate surface of the loading area, a pushing arm located on the same side as the silo, and a connecting seat connected between the two, the pushing arm corresponds to the first port of the pushing channel, and the pushing driving component is used to drive the pushing arm to extend into the pushing channel to push the material.

[0009] Optionally, the carrier plate is provided with a through hole, and the connecting seat includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion that are relatively bent, the first connecting portion is connected to the pushing arm, and the second connecting portion passes through the through hole and is connected to the pushing driving component; along the Z direction, the area where the silo is located completely covers the through hole and the area where the connecting seat is located.

[0010] Optionally, a full bin detection member is provided in the upper area of ​​the silo, and the full bin detection member is used to detect whether the material holding chamber is full;

[0011] And / or, an empty bin detection member is provided in the lower area of ​​the silo, and the empty bin detection member is used to detect whether the material containing cavity is empty.

[0012] Optionally, an observation slit is provided on a cavity wall of the material containing cavity on one side facing away from the loading area, and the observation slit extends along the Z direction and the extension area is consistent with the material containing cavity.

[0013] Optionally, the loading area includes a first plate area and a second plate area along the X direction, the material bin is located in the first plate area, the housing portion of the material pushing driving component is located in the second plate area, and the driving portion extends through the first plate area and is connected to the connecting seat;

[0014] The feeding device also includes a limit assembly, which includes a limit driving component and a limit arm connected to the limit driving component. The limit driving component is arranged on the first plate surface of the second plate area, and the limit arm is opposite to the second port of the pushing channel. The limit driving component is used to drive the limit arm to move toward or away from the second port.

[0015] Optionally, the limit driving component includes a limit telescopic driving component, a linkage arm and a base arranged on the first plate surface, the linkage arm includes a vertical arm section extending along the Z direction and an inclined arm section extending obliquely along the XZ direction from top to bottom, the limit arm includes a sliding arm section extending along the X direction and slidably inserted in the base, the sliding arm section extends toward one end of the silo and is connected to the limit arm section extending along the Z direction, the sliding arm section is provided with an inclined guide groove, the sliding arm section is slidably connected to the base along the X direction, and the inclined arm section is slidably inserted in the inclined guide groove.

[0016] Optionally, one of the driving part of the position-limiting telescopic driving member and the top end of the vertical arm section is provided with a clamping joint, and the other is provided with a clamping groove extending along the Y direction, the slot opening of the clamping groove faces the clamping joint, and the clamping groove includes a first slot section and a second slot section along the slot depth direction, the width of the first slot section is smaller than the width of the second slot section; the clamping joint is engaged and clamped in the clamping slot.

[0017] Optionally, a rotation driving component is connected to the top of the carrier plate, and the rotation driving component or the carrier plate is provided with an angle detection component, and the angle detection component is used to detect the rotation angle of the rotation driving component.

[0018] Optionally, the carrier plate includes a middle area and two loading areas, the two loading areas are respectively located on both sides of the middle area along the X direction, the silo and the pushing assembly are both in two groups and correspond one to one to the two loading areas, and the connecting seats of the two groups of pushing assemblies are located in the middle area.

[0019] The utility model also provides a processing device, comprising a mechanical arm and the above-mentioned feeding device, wherein the end of the mechanical arm is connected to a carrier plate of the feeding device.

[0020] In the feeding device provided by the utility model, on the one hand, the pushing driving component and the pushing arm of the pushing assembly are respectively located on both sides of the loading area, so that the material bin and the pushing arm and the pushing driving component are respectively located on the two side plates of the loading area. On the basis of realizing that the pushing driving component drives the pushing arm to move along the X direction, the space on both sides of the loading area can be fully utilized, thereby improving the structural compactness of the carrier plate, the material bin and the pushing assembly, reducing the overall volume of the feeding device, reducing its space occupancy and the requirements for the use of space, so that it can be used for feeding materials with smaller feeding space such as small studs, improving its applicability, and at the same time improving the feeding and assembly capacity and efficiency of the materials; on the other hand, multiple materials are stacked and accommodated in the material bin, and the materials are pushed to the target position by the pushing arm. The feeding process does not require clamping operation on the materials, and the materials only pass through the material storage cavity and the pushing channel without contact with the outside world, thereby reducing the collision and scratches on the materials and ensuring the quality of the materials. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 A first-perspective axonometric diagram of a feeding device provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 A second perspective axonometric diagram of the feeding device provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 A front view of a feeding device provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of a re-limiting assembly of a feeding device provided in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0026] Description of reference numerals:

[0027] 10-material; 100-carrier plate; 110-loading area; 111-first plate area; 112-second plate area; 120-middle area; 121-through hole; 122-guide rail; 130-first plate surface; 140-second plate surface; 200-bin; 210-material cavity; 211-observation slit; 212-expansion; 220-pushing channel; 230-full bin detection member; 240-empty bin detection member; 300-pushing assembly; 310-pushing drive member; 311-pushing telescopic drive member; 312-fisheye joint; 320-connecting seat; 321-first connecting part ;322-second connecting part;323-slider;330-push arm;400-limiting assembly;410-limiting driving component;411-limiting telescopic driving component;411a-clamping groove;4111-first groove section;4112-second groove section;412-linking arm;412a-vertical arm section;412b-inclined arm section;412c-clamping joint;413-base;420-limiting arm;421-sliding arm section;421a-inclined guide groove;422-limiting arm section;500-rotating driving component;510-angle detection component;600-mounting seat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solution of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0030] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0031] This embodiment provides a feeding device, such as Figure 1-Figure 3 As shown, it includes a carrier plate 100, a silo 200 and a pushing assembly 300, wherein the carrier plate 100 has a loading area 110; the silo 200 is arranged on the first plate surface 130 of the loading area 110, and the silo 200 is provided with a material receiving cavity 210 extending along the Z direction and a pushing channel 220 extending along the X direction and penetrating at both ends, the top of the material receiving cavity 210 is penetrated, and the bottom end is connected to the pushing channel 220; the pushing assembly 300 includes a pushing driving component 310 arranged on the second plate surface 140 of the loading area 110, a pushing arm 330 located on the same side as the silo 200, and a connecting seat 320 connected therebetween, the pushing arm 330 corresponds to the first port of the pushing channel 220, and the pushing driving component 310 is used to drive the pushing arm 330 to extend into the pushing channel 220 to push the material 10.

[0032] This embodiment further provides a processing device, including a robot arm and the above-mentioned feeding device, wherein the end of the robot arm is connected to the carrier plate 100 of the feeding device.

[0033] The feeding device provided in this embodiment is applied to processing equipment. The robot arm in the processing equipment is used to drive the feeding device to move to a feeding station. The feeding device is used to accommodate a plurality of stacked materials 10 and can push out the materials 10 in sequence and deliver the materials 10 to a target position.

[0034] The transverse cross-sectional size and shape of the material holding chamber 210 are adapted to the transverse cross-sectional size and shape of the material 10, and a plurality of materials 10 are stacked and loaded into the material holding chamber 210, wherein, from bottom to top, the first material 10 as the target material 10 falls into the pushing channel 220 through the bottom end port of the material holding chamber 210, and the second material 10 is partially or completely located in the material holding chamber 210; when feeding is required, the robot arm drives the entire feeding device to the feeding station through the carrier plate 100, and the pushing channel 220 is away from the second port of the pushing arm 330 as the discharge port to reach the edge of the target position; then the pushing drive component 310 drives the connecting seat 320 to drive the pushing arm 330 to move along the X direction toward the pushing channel 220, and the pushing end of the pushing arm 330 extends into the pushing channel 220 and pushes the target material 10 through the discharge port to reach the target position, thereby completing the loading of the material 10; the robot arm then drives the feeding device away to prepare for the loading of the next material 10.

[0035] Among them, in the feeding device provided in this embodiment, on the one hand, the pushing drive component 310 and the pushing arm 330 of the pushing assembly 300 are respectively located on both sides of the loading area 110, so that the material bin 200 and the pushing arm 330 and the pushing drive component 310 are respectively located on the two side plates of the loading area 110. On the basis of realizing that the pushing drive component 310 drives the pushing arm 330 to move along the X direction, the space on both sides of the loading area 110 can be fully utilized, thereby improving the structural compactness of the carrier plate 100, the material bin 200 and the pushing assembly 300, and reducing the overall size of the feeding device. The volume is reduced, and the space occupied and the space required for use are reduced, so that it can be used for feeding materials 10 with a small feeding space, such as small studs, to improve its applicability, while improving the feeding and assembly capacity and efficiency of the materials 10; on the other hand, a plurality of materials 10 are stacked and accommodated in the silo 200, and the materials 10 are pushed to the target position by the pushing arm 330. The feeding process does not require clamping of the materials 10, and the materials 10 only pass through the material chamber 210 and the pushing channel 220 without contacting the outside world, thereby reducing the scratches on the materials 10 and ensuring the quality of the materials 10.

[0036] Specifically, in this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the carrier plate 100 is provided with a through hole 121, and the connecting seat 320 includes a first connecting portion 321 and a second connecting portion 322 that are relatively bent, the first connecting portion 321 is connected to the pushing arm 330, and the second connecting portion 322 passes through the through hole 121 and is connected to the pushing driving component 310; along the Z direction, the area where the silo 200 is located completely covers the area where the through hole 121 and the connecting seat 320 are located. The connecting seat 320 is located on one side of the silo 200 in the X direction, and the pushing drive component 310 drives the connecting seat 320 and the pushing arm 330 to move synchronously through the second connecting portion 322 to realize the pushing out of the material 10; the through hole 121 and the connecting seat 320 are arranged in the Z direction and do not extend upward or downward from the area where the silo 200 is located, thereby ensuring the smaller size of the feeding device in the Z direction; at the same time, the second connecting portion 322 of the connecting seat 320 is connected to the pushing drive component 310 through the through hole 121, and the through hole 121 can limit the pre-installed position of the second connecting portion 322, and guide and limit the formation of the second connecting portion 322 when pushing, thereby improving the stability of the connecting seat 320 and ensuring the pushing stability of the pushing assembly 300.

[0037] Specifically, Figure 1As shown, a guide rail 122 extending along the X direction can be provided on the first plate surface 130 of the carrier 100, and a slider 323 can be provided on the connecting seat 320, and the slider 323 is slidably engaged with the guide rail 122. The first connecting portion 321 is slidably engaged with the carrier 100 along the X direction through the sliding engagement of the slider 323 and the guide rail 122. When the push drive component 310 drives the connecting seat 320 to move along the X direction, the guide rail 122 can guide the slider 323, thereby improving the moving position accuracy of the push arm 330 along the X direction, and ensuring the smoothness of the cooperation between the push arm 330 and the push channel 220.

[0038] Specifically, in this embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, the pusher drive component 310 includes a pusher telescopic drive member 311 fixed to the second plate surface 140, and the pusher telescopic drive member 311 and the connecting seat 320 are connected via a fisheye joint 312. The setting of the fisheye joint 312 can realize the driving stroke of the pusher telescopic drive member 311 and the floating connection in the X direction, and on the basis of ensuring the stable sliding of the connecting seat 320 along the X direction, reduce the installation position accuracy of the pusher telescopic drive member 311, thereby improving the assembly convenience of the pusher assembly 300.

[0039] Optionally, in this embodiment, if Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, a full bin detection member 230 is provided in the upper area of ​​the silo 200, and the full bin detection member 230 is used to detect whether the material storage chamber is full; an empty bin detection member 240 is provided in the lower area of ​​the silo 200, and the empty bin detection member 240 is used to detect whether the material storage chamber is empty. The empty bin detection component 240, the full bin detection component 230 and the robotic arm are all communicatively connected to the controller of the processing device. When in use, the empty bin detection component 240 can detect in real time whether there is any material 10 in the material chamber 210. When the empty bin detection component 240 detects that there is no material 10 in the material chamber 210, it feeds back an empty bin signal to the controller, indicating that the material 10 in the material chamber 210 has been used up. The controller accordingly controls the robotic arm to drive the feeding device to reach the refilling station to load the material 10 into the material chamber 210. As the material 10 is loaded, the stacking height of the material 10 in the material chamber 210 continues to increase. When the full bin detection component 230 can detect the material 10, it feeds back a full bin signal to the controller, indicating that the material 10 in the material chamber 210 is full. The controller accordingly controls the robotic arm to drive the feeding device to leave the refilling station and reach the feeding station to continue feeding. The setting of the full bin detection component 230 and the empty bin detection component 240 can realize the detection of the material 10 in the material holding chamber 210, and through the control of the robotic arm by the controller, realize the intelligent replenishment and feeding of the material holding chamber 210, thereby improving the convenience and accuracy of the feeding device and the processing device, and correspondingly further improving the processing efficiency, production capacity and benefits.

[0040] For the silo 200, in this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, an observation slit 211 can be provided on the cavity wall of the material cavity 210 on one side away from the loading area 110, and the observation slit 211 extends along the Z direction and the extension area is consistent with the material cavity 210. The operator can see the stacked materials 10 in the material cavity 210 through the observation slit 211, so as to understand the inventory of the materials 10 and the progress of feeding; in addition, when the material 10 is stuck, the observation slit 211 can also be used as an expansion slit, and the transverse cross-sectional size of the material cavity 210 is increased by breaking the two sides of the observation slit 211 outward, so that the material 10 therein can fall smoothly, thereby greatly improving the practicality of the feeding device.

[0041] When an observation slit 211 is provided, Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, a flare 212 may be provided on both sides along the width direction of the lower end region of the observation slot 211. When the target material 10 at the bottom or the adjacent material 10 above the target material 10 is stuck, the material 10 may be moved by the flare 212 to ensure the continued feeding of the material 10, thereby further improving the practicality of the feeding device.

[0042] In this embodiment, the pushing passage 220 includes a limiting section and a flaring section in the direction toward the material chamber 210, and the limiting section corresponds to the material chamber 210. The width of the flaring section is greater than that of the material chamber 210, and the top port of the flaring section completely covers the bottom port of the material chamber 210. The width of the limiting section is approximately equal to the radial dimension of the material chamber 210, and the material 10 at the bottom of the material chamber 210 can smoothly fall into the flaring section, and then slide into the limiting section under the guidance of the flaring section, thereby improving the smoothness of the material 10 falling from the material chamber 210 into the pushing passage 220, and reducing the occurrence of the material 10 being stuck or even stuck at the connection between the material chamber 210 and the pushing passage 220.

[0043] Alternatively, if Figure 3 As shown, the loading area 110 includes a first plate area 111 and a second plate area 112 along the X direction, the silo 200 is located in the first plate area 111, the shell portion of the pushing drive component 310 is located in the second plate area 112, the drive portion extends through the first plate area 111 and is connected to the connecting seat 320; the feeding device also includes a limiting assembly 400, the limiting assembly 400 includes a limiting drive component 410 provided on the first plate surface 130 of the second plate area 112 and a limiting arm 420 connected to the limiting drive component 410, the limiting arm 420 is opposite to the second port of the pushing channel 220, and the limiting drive component 410 is used to drive the limiting arm 420 to move toward or away from the second port.

[0044] When the parts to be assembled that need to be assembled with material 10 are soft and easily deformed or easily slide under force at the feeding station, after the feeding device reaches the feeding station, the limiting driving component 410 of the limiting assembly 400 can drive the limiting arm 420 to move toward the discharge port of the pushing channel 220 and abut against the outer wall of the parts to be assembled, thereby limiting the parts to be assembled on the side opposite to the discharge port; the pushing arm 330 is then driven by the pushing driving component 310 to push the material 10 through the discharge port of the pushing channel 220 to the target position, wherein the material 10 can apply a dynamic friction force along the X direction toward the limiting arm 420 to the parts to be assembled during the movement from the discharge port to the target position, and the limiting arm 420 can apply an opposite force to the parts to be assembled, thereby ensuring the position stability of the parts to be assembled, and correspondingly ensuring that the material 10 can accurately reach the target position.

[0045] On the basis of completing the precise feeding of the material 10, the pushing driving component 310 is arranged to be telescopic along the X-direction, occupying the entire area of ​​the second plate surface 140 of the loading area 110 in the X-direction, and the silo 200 and the limit assembly 400 are arranged on the first plate surface 130 of the loading area 110 and arranged in sequence along the X-direction, so as to fully utilize and arrange the plate surface space on both sides of the loading area 110, and further improve the structural compactness and compactness of each component in the feeding device.

[0046] Specifically, in this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the limit driving component 410 includes a limit telescopic driving component 411, a linkage arm 412 and a base 413 arranged on the first plate surface 130, the linkage arm 412 includes a vertical arm section 412a extending along the Z direction and an inclined arm section 412b extending obliquely along the XZ direction from top to bottom, the limit arm 420 includes a sliding arm section 421 extending along the X direction and slidably inserted in the base 413, the sliding arm section 421 extends toward one end of the silo 200 and is connected to the limit arm section 422 extending along the Z direction, the sliding arm section 421 is provided with an inclined guide groove 421a, the sliding arm section 421 is slidably connected to the base 413 along the X direction, and the inclined arm section 412b is slidably inserted in the inclined guide groove 421a.

[0047] Here is one specific form of linkage connection between the limit driving component 410 and the limit arm 420, wherein the linkage arm 412 as a whole extends from top to bottom in the XZ plane, and its vertical arm section 412a specifically extends along the Z direction, and the inclined arm section 412b connected to the lower end of the vertical arm section 412a extends from top to bottom away from the vertical arm section 412a, such as Figure 4As shown in the figure, the inclined arm section 412b tilts from top to bottom away from the silo 200 to the right; when in use, the driving part of the limited telescopic driving member 411 is telescopic along the Z direction to drive the linkage arm 412 to move upward along the Z direction, and under the interaction between the inclined guide groove 421a and the inclined arm section 412b, the sliding arm section 421 slides to the right away from the silo 200 along the X direction, thereby driving the limiting arm section 422 away from the discharge port of the material containing chamber 210; similarly, the driving part of the limited telescopic driving member 411 drives the linkage arm 412 to move up and down along the Z direction, and the sliding arm section 421 drives the limiting arm section 422 to move toward the discharge port of the material containing chamber 210 along the X direction, so as to abut and limit the assembly.

[0048] Of course, the above is only Figure 4 The situation in FIG. 4 is exemplified, the inclined arm section 412b is Figure 4 In addition to the downward and rightward tilting setting shown in the figure, it can also be set to be tilted downward and leftward. When the limiting telescopic driving member 411 drives the linkage arm 412 to move upward along the Z direction, the sliding arm segment 421 drives the limiting arm segment 422 to move toward the silo 200 along the X direction to abut and limit the assembly part; when the limiting telescopic driving member 411 drives the linkage arm 412 to move downward along the Z direction, the sliding arm drives the limiting arm segment 422 to move away from the silo 200 along the X direction.

[0049] In this embodiment, through the cooperation of the inclined arm section 412b and the inclined guide groove 421a, a linkage connection can be achieved between the limit telescopic driving member 411 that is telescopic along the Z direction and the limit arm 420 that moves along the X direction, thereby making full use of the Z-direction space of the first plate surface 130 of the second plate area 112, and reducing the space occupied by the larger driving stroke of the limit telescopic driving member 411 on the first plate surface 130 of the second plate area 112 along the X direction, thereby reasonably selecting and arranging the various components, and further improving the structural compactness of the feeding device.

[0050] In this embodiment, Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, one of the driving part of the limiting telescopic driving member 411 and the top end of the vertical arm section 412a is provided with a clamping joint 412c, and the other is provided with a clamping groove 411a which passes through along the Y direction, the groove opening of the clamping groove 411a faces the clamping joint 412c, and the clamping groove 411a includes a first groove section 4111 and a second groove section 4112 along the groove depth direction, the width of the first groove section 4111 is smaller than the width of the second groove section 4112; the clamping joint 412c is engaged and clamped in the clamping groove 411a. During assembly, the clamping joint 412c can be clamped in the clamping groove 411a along the Z direction, and the first groove section 4111 with a smaller width can limit the movement of the clamping joint 412c relative to the clamping groove 411a along the Z direction, thereby realizing a floating connection between the limited telescopic drive component 411 and the linkage arm 412, wherein the insertion depth of the clamping joint 412c and the clamping groove 411a along the Y direction is not limited, thereby reducing the requirements for the installation position accuracy of the limited telescopic drive component 411, the base 413 and the linkage arm 412 along the Y direction, and correspondingly improving the assembly convenience of the feeding device and reducing the processing cost; in addition, the clamping joint 412c is movably clamped with the clamping groove 411a, and the disassembly and assembly convenience of the limited telescopic drive component 411 and the linkage arm 412 is higher, thereby improving the assembly convenience of the feeding device and the subsequent maintenance convenience.

[0051] Optionally, in this embodiment, if Figure 1-3 As shown, a rotation driving component 500 is connected to the top of the carrier 100 , and the rotation driving component 500 or the carrier 100 is provided with an angle detection component 510 , which is used to detect the rotation angle of the rotation driving component 500 . When there are multiple target positions for assembling the material 10 of the assembled parts and the multiple target positions are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the same contour circle, when feeding, the robot arm can drive the feeding device to a position where its rotation axis is coaxial with the contour circle, and then use the rotating drive component 500 to drive the carrier plate 100 to drive the hopper 200, the pushing assembly 300 and the limiting assembly 400 thereon to rotate synchronously, and at the same time, the driving angle of the rotating drive component 500 is detected by the angle detection component 510. When the preset angle is reached, the rotating drive component 500 stops driving, and the discharge port of the hopper 200 corresponds to one of the target positions, and the pushing assembly 300 and the limiting assembly 400 cooperate with each other to realize feeding of the target position; the rotating drive component 500 drives the carrier plate 100 to rotate the preset angle again to reach the next target position, and feeds the next target position.

[0052] Compared with the robot arm driving the feeding device to translate to deliver materials to multiple target positions, the travel space is larger and the driving position accuracy of the robot arm is required to be higher; in this embodiment, by setting a rotating drive component 500 and an angle detection component 510, when feeding, the feeding device rotates to feed the materials, which occupies less space and has higher control accuracy.

[0053] Specifically, in this embodiment, the carrier plate 100 includes a central area 120 and two loading areas 110, and the two loading areas 110 are respectively located on both sides of the central area 120 along the X direction. The silo 200, the pushing assembly 300 and the limiting assembly 400 are all two groups and correspond one to one to the two loading areas 110, and the connecting seat 320 of the two groups of pushing assemblies 300 is located in the central area 120. The two loading areas 110 and the components installed thereon are symmetrically arranged along the X-direction with respect to the rotation axis of the carrier. During use, when there are multiple target positions of the parts to be assembled and they are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction, the silos 200, the pushing components 300 and the limiting components 400 of the two loading areas 110 can be simultaneously activated to feed the two target positions at the same time, thereby improving the feeding efficiency of the feeding device; when the target positions of the parts to be assembled are arranged in other forms, the silos 200, the pushing components 300 and the limiting components 400 of one of the loading areas 110 can be activated to feed the target positions, and the other silo 200 can be filled with materials 10 for standby use. When the materials 10 in the operating silo 200 are used up, the rotating drive component 500 drives the carrier 100 to rotate 180 degrees, the standby silo 200 continues to feed, and the empty silo 200 is rotated to one side, where it can be loaded, thereby realizing continuous and uninterrupted feeding of the feeding device, and correspondingly improving the feeding efficiency of the feeding device.

[0054] Specifically, the rotary drive component 500 can adopt a servo motor to achieve 360° drive alignment of the carrier, with a stable structure, durable and no need for frequent debugging and maintenance; specifically, the driving speed of the rotary drive component 500 can be set according to the interval of the target positions and the CT (cycle time) requirements of the front and rear workstations to match the front and rear docking CT, so as to be suitable for various fast and slow CT automation equipment; the pushing telescopic drive component and the limiting telescopic drive component can both adopt cylinders and pneumatic mechanisms, with a simple and stable structure and easy operation and debugging.

[0055] The top of the carrier plate 100 may be fixedly connected to a mounting base 600 , the rotation driving component 500 is disposed on the mounting base 600 , and the end of the robot arm is also connected to the mounting base 600 .

[0056] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A feeding device, characterized in that: include: A carrier plate (100) having a loading area (110); A material bin (200) is arranged on the first plate surface (130) of the loading area (110), wherein the material bin (200) is provided with a material containing cavity (210) extending along the Z direction and a material pushing channel (220) extending along the X direction and penetrating at both ends, wherein the top end of the material containing cavity (210) is penetrating and the bottom end is connected to the material pushing channel (220); and, The pushing assembly (300) comprises a pushing driving component (310) arranged on the second plate surface (140) of the loading area (110), a pushing arm (330) located on the same side as the material bin (200), and a connecting seat (320) connected therebetween, wherein the pushing arm (330) corresponds to the first port of the pushing channel (220), and the pushing driving component (310) is used to drive the pushing arm (330) to extend into the pushing channel (220) to push the material (10).

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier plate (100) is provided with a through hole (121), and the connecting seat (320) includes a first connecting portion (321) and a second connecting portion (322) that are relatively bent, the first connecting portion (321) is connected to the pushing arm (330), and the second connecting portion (322) passes through the through hole (121) and is connected to the pushing driving component (310); along the Z direction, the area where the silo (200) is located completely covers the area where the through hole (121) and the connecting seat (320) are located.

3. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A full bin detection member (230) is provided in the upper region of the silo (200), and the full bin detection member (230) is used to detect whether the material containing cavity (210) is full; And / or, an empty bin detection component (240) is provided in the lower region of the silo (200), and the empty bin detection component (240) is used to detect whether the material containing cavity (210) is empty.

4. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An observation slit (211) is provided on a cavity wall of the material containing cavity (210) on one side facing away from the loading area (110); the observation slit (211) extends along the Z direction and the extension area is consistent with the material containing cavity (210).

5. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The loading area (110) includes a first plate area (111) and a second plate area (112) along the X direction, the material bin (200) is located in the first plate area (111), the shell of the material pushing driving component (310) is located in the second plate area (112), and the driving part extends through the first plate area (111) and is connected to the connecting seat (320); The feeding device also includes a limit assembly (400), the limit assembly (400) includes a limit driving component (410) and a limit arm (420) connected to the limit driving component (410), the limit driving component (410) is arranged on the first plate surface (130) of the second plate area (112), the limit arm (420) is opposite to the second port of the pushing channel (220), and the limit driving component (410) is used to drive the limit arm (420) to move toward or away from the second port.

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The position-limiting driving component (410) comprises a position-limiting telescopic driving component (411), a linkage arm (412) and a base (413) arranged on the first plate surface (130); the linkage arm (412) comprises, from top to bottom, a vertical arm section (412a) extending along the Z direction and an inclined arm section (412b) extending obliquely along the XZ direction; the position-limiting arm (420) comprises a sliding arm section (421) extending along the X direction and slidably plugged into the base (413); the sliding arm section (421) extends toward one end of the silo (200) and is connected to a position-limiting arm section (422) extending along the Z direction; the sliding arm section (421) is provided with an inclined guide groove (421a); ​​the sliding arm section (421) is slidably connected to the base (413) along the X direction; and the inclined arm section (412b) is slidably plugged into the inclined guide groove (421a).

7. The feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: One of the driving portion of the position-limiting telescopic driving member (411) and the top end of the vertical arm section (412a) is provided with a clamping joint (412c), and the other is provided with a clamping groove (411a) extending along the Y direction, the groove opening of the clamping groove (411a) faces the clamping joint (412c), and the clamping groove (411a) includes a first groove section (4111) and a second groove section (4112) along the groove depth direction, the width of the first groove section (4111) is smaller than the width of the second groove section (4112); the clamping joint (412c) is engaged and clamped in the clamping groove (411a).

8. The feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The top of the carrier plate (100) is connected to a rotation driving component (500), and the rotation driving component (500) or the carrier plate (100) is provided with an angle detection component (510), and the angle detection component (510) is used to detect the rotation angle of the rotation driving component (500).

9. The feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The carrier plate (100) comprises a central area (120) and two loading areas (110), the two loading areas (110) being respectively located on both sides of the central area (120) along the X direction, the material bin (200) and the material pushing assembly (300) are both in two groups and correspond one to one to the two loading areas (110), and the connecting seats (320) of the two groups of material pushing assemblies (300) are located in the central area (120).

10. A processing equipment, characterized in that: It comprises a mechanical arm and the feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the end of the mechanical arm is connected to a carrier plate (100) of the feeding device.

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