Automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder cover bolts
By designing the automatic material supply system of the car engine cylinder head bolt bolt, the lack of mixing and automatic material replenishment mechanisms in existing technologies has been solved, and automatic detection and exclusion of mixing mixes are realized, and the supply efficiency is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420213020.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-01-29
AI Technical Summary
The lack of mixing screening and automatic feeding mechanisms in the cylinder head bolt feeding system of the automobile engine, resulting in the inability to detect and eliminate the mixing material. The auxiliary feeding equipment requires manual feeding, which reduces the feeding efficiency of the assembly line.
The automatic feeding system of the car engine cylinder head bolt is designed, including vibration discs, direct vibration tracks, stop -stop receiving mechanisms, mixture screening agencies, feeding mechanisms, mixture detection agencies, NG material boxes, seasoning mechanisms, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, materials, and materials Warehouse, automatic replenishment mechanism and induction sensing mechanism can be used to automatically detect and eliminate mixing, and automatically replenish.
The automatic detection and exclusion of the mix is achieved, avoiding the mixture from entering the assembly work directly, and improving the supply efficiency of the assembly production line through the automatic supplementary mechanism, reducing artificial intervention.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic feeding, in particular to an automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts. Background Art
[0002] The cylinder head of an automobile engine is installed on the top of the cylinder body, sealing the cylinder from the top and forming a combustion chamber. Various parts on the cylinder head of an automobile engine need to be screwed together with various bolts. At present, on the assembly line of the cylinder head of an automobile engine, the feeding system of the cylinder head bolt material lacks a mixed material screening mechanism and an automatic feeding mechanism, which has the following shortcomings: when there is mixed material in the cylinder head bolt feeding, the feeding system cannot detect and eliminate the mixed material, resulting in the mixed material directly entering the assembly work; when the auxiliary feeding equipment such as the vibration plate in the cylinder head bolt feeding system lacks material, it cannot be detected and replenished in time, and manual replenishment is required, thereby reducing the feeding efficiency of the assembly line. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts, which can automatically detect and eliminate mixed materials and realize automatic material replenishment.
[0004] The purpose of automatic feeding can be achieved.
[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] An automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts, comprising a vibration plate, a straight vibration track, a stop-and-receive mechanism, a mixing and screening mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a mixing and detecting mechanism, an NG material box, a receiving mechanism, a silo, an automatic feeding mechanism and a lack-of-material sensing mechanism; the straight vibration track is arranged on the outer side of the vibration plate along the Y-axis direction, and is connected with the discharge track of the vibration plate; the stop-and-receive mechanism is vertically installed on the discharge end of the straight vibration track, the stop-and-receive mechanism comprises a fixture base, a left-receiving fixture and a right-receiving fixture, the left-receiving fixture and the right-receiving fixture are both L-shaped and are installed on the top of the fixture base with their end to end facing each other, a receiving trough for material to pass through is formed between the left-receiving fixture and the right-receiving fixture, the receiving trough comprises a first vertical trough, a transverse trough and a second vertical trough which are vertically connected in sequence, the first vertical trough is connected with the straight vibration track along the Y-axis direction, the transverse trough is arranged along the X-axis direction, and the second vertical trough is arranged along the Y-axis direction. direction to the outside; the mixed material screening mechanism is installed on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism along the X-axis direction, and is used to push the material in the horizontal groove; the feeding mechanism is installed on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism along the Y-axis direction, and is used to push the material in the second vertical groove to the outside; the NG material box is installed below the outlet of the second vertical groove; the material receiving mechanism is movably arranged on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism along the X-axis direction; the mixed material detection mechanism includes a plurality of groups of material length sensors arranged at intervals along the Z-axis direction, and the plurality of groups of material length sensors are installed on the outer wall of the fixture base, which are used to detect materials of different lengths and transmit signals to the material receiving mechanism; the silo is installed above one side of the vibration disk; the automatic feeding mechanism is arranged on the silo; the lack of material sensing mechanism is arranged on one side of the vibration disk, and is used to sense whether the vibration disk is lack of material and transmit signals to the automatic feeding mechanism.
[0007] In some embodiments, the material length sensor is a counter-radiation optical fiber sensor, and each group of the material length sensors is respectively installed on the outer walls at both ends of the fixture base in the X-axis direction.
[0008] In some embodiments, a first in-place sensor is installed above the corners of the first vertical slot and the horizontal slot, which is used to detect the in-place status of the material and transmit a signal to the mixing and screening mechanism; a second in-place sensor is installed above the corners of the horizontal slot and the second vertical slot, which is used to detect the in-place status of the material and transmit a signal to the feeding mechanism. In at least one embodiment, the first in-place sensor and the second in-place sensor are reflective optical fiber sensors.
[0009] Compared with the prior art, the present invention achieves at least the following beneficial effects:
[0010] 1. Load the bolt material into the vibration plate. The bolt material is loaded through the vibration plate and enters the straight vibration track. It is transported to the receiving slot of the stop receiving mechanism through the straight vibration track. When the mixing and screening mechanism is working, the bolt material in the horizontal slot is pushed along the X-axis direction. When the feeding mechanism is working, the bolt material in the second vertical slot is pushed out along the Y-axis direction. The multiple groups of material length sensors in the mixing detection mechanism correspond to bolt materials of different lengths. Only the bolt material that enters the receiving slot (detection position) as required will send an OK signal to the receiving mechanism. The receiving mechanism comes over and the feeding mechanism pushes the bolt material into the receiving part of the receiving mechanism. When the material length sensor detects that it is an NG product, the receiving mechanism does not come over to receive the material, but the feeding mechanism directly pushes the NG product into the NG material box below the outlet of the second vertical slot, which can achieve the purpose of automatic detection and elimination of mixed materials, and avoid mixed materials directly entering the assembly work.
[0011] 2. The silo is installed on one side of the vibrating plate. Bolt materials are added into the silo in advance. An automatic feeding mechanism is provided on the silo. The lack of material sensing mechanism is used to sense whether there is a lack of material in the vibrating plate. When there is a lack of material, it transmits a signal to the automatic feeding mechanism. The automatic feeding mechanism transfers the bolt materials in the silo to the vibrating plate. This cycle is repeated to achieve the purpose of automatic feeding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] One or more embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present application;
[0014] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a stop material receiving mechanism of an embodiment;
[0015] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the mixing and screening mechanism and the feeding mechanism of the embodiment;
[0016] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a material shortage sensing mechanism of an embodiment.
[0017] The numbers in the figure are: 1. Vibration plate; 2. Straight vibration track; 3. Stop material receiving mechanism; 31. Fixture base; 32. Left material receiving fixture; 33. Right material receiving fixture; 4. Mixing and screening mechanism; 41. First material pushing cylinder; 42. First material pushing block; 5. Feeding mechanism; 51. Second material pushing cylinder; 52. Second material pushing block; 6. Mixing detection mechanism; 7. Material bin; 71. Material outlet; 8. Automatic material feeding mechanism; 81. Metal chain seat; 82. Gear reducer; 9. Material shortage sensing mechanism; 91, support frame; 911, vertical pole; 912, locking clamp; 913, support rod; 914, fixed block; 92, proximity sensor; 921, sensor ornament; 10, material receiving trough; 101, first vertical slot; 102, horizontal slot; 103, second vertical slot; 100, material discharge trough; 200, material length sensor; 300, first in-place sensor; 400, second in-place sensor; 500, material clearing plate; 600, bolt material. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments in the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in a variety of different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided here to make the disclosure of the present application more complete and to fully convey the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art.
[0019] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application 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 a limitation on the present application. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, "several" and "multiple" mean two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined. In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like 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 an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be a communication between the two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances. In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the first feature "above" or "below" the second feature can include the first and second features being in direct contact, or it can include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature include the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.
[0020] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts includes a vibration plate 1, a straight vibration track 2, a stop-and-receive material mechanism 3, a mixing and screening mechanism 4, a feeding mechanism 5, a mixing and detecting mechanism 6, an NG material box, a receiving mechanism, a silo 7, an automatic feeding mechanism 8 and a lack-of-material sensing mechanism 9.
[0021] The straight vibration track 2 is arranged on the outer side of the vibration plate 1 along the Y-axis direction, and is connected with the discharge track of the vibration plate 1; the stop-material receiving mechanism 3 is vertically installed on the discharge end of the straight vibration track 2, and the stop-material receiving mechanism 3 includes a fixture base 31, a left material receiving fixture 32 and a right material receiving fixture 33, the left material receiving fixture 32 and the right material receiving fixture 33 are both L-shaped and are installed on the top of the fixture base 31 with their end to end facing each other, and a material receiving trough 10 for material to pass through is formed between the left material receiving fixture 32 and the right material receiving fixture 33, and the material receiving trough 10 includes a first vertical groove 101, a transverse groove 102 and a second vertical groove 103 which are vertically connected in sequence, the first vertical groove 101 is connected with the straight vibration track 2 along the Y-axis direction, the transverse groove 102 is arranged along the X-axis direction, and the second vertical groove 103 leads to the outside along the Y-axis direction; the mixing and screening mechanism 4 is installed on the stop-material receiving mechanism along the X-axis direction 3, which is used to push the material in the transverse groove 102; the feeding mechanism 5 is installed on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism 3 along the Y-axis direction, which is used to push the material in the second vertical groove 103 out; the NG material box is installed below the outlet of the second vertical groove 103; the receiving mechanism is movably arranged on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism 3 along the X-axis direction; the mixing detection mechanism 6 includes a plurality of groups of material length sensors 200 arranged at intervals along the Z-axis direction, and the plurality of groups of material length sensors 200 are installed on the outer wall of the fixture base 31, which are used to detect materials of different lengths and transmit signals to the receiving mechanism; the silo 7 is installed above one side of the vibration plate 1; the automatic feeding mechanism 8 is arranged on the silo 7; the lack of material sensing mechanism 9 is arranged on one side of the vibration plate 1, which is used to sense whether the vibration plate 1 is lack of material and transmit signals to the automatic feeding mechanism 8.
[0022] Optionally, the material length sensor 200 is a counter-beam optical fiber sensor, and each group of material length sensors 200 is respectively installed on the outer walls at both ends of the fixture base 31 in the X-axis direction. It detects the presence of bolt materials 600 by blocking the transmitted light beam and the received light beam. Each group of material length sensors 200 can be used to detect bolt materials 600 of different lengths.
[0023] Optionally, a first in-place sensor 300 is installed above the corners of the first vertical slot 101 and the horizontal slot 102, which is used to detect the in-place status of the material and transmit a signal to the mixing and screening mechanism 4; a second in-place sensor 400 is installed above the corners of the horizontal slot 102 and the second vertical slot 103, which is used to detect the in-place status of the material and transmit a signal to the feeding mechanism 5. Specifically, the first in-place sensor 300 and the second in-place sensor 400 are reflective optical fiber sensors, and when the bolt material 600 reaches the first corner, the mixing and screening mechanism 4 works, and when the bolt material 600 reaches the second corner, the feeding mechanism 5 works.
[0024] Optionally, the mixing and screening mechanism 4 includes a first pushing cylinder 41 and a first pushing block 42, wherein the first pushing block 42 is fixedly connected to the output end of the first pushing cylinder 41, and passes through the left material receiving fixture 32 to push the material in the horizontal slot 102. The feeding mechanism 5 includes a second pushing cylinder 51 and a second pushing block 52, wherein the second pushing block 52 is fixedly connected to the output end of the second pushing cylinder 51, and passes through the right material receiving fixture 33 to push the material in the second vertical slot 103 to the outside, and the first pushing cylinder 41 and the second pushing cylinder 51 are double cylinders.
[0025] Optionally, the material shortage sensing mechanism 9 includes a support frame 91 and a proximity sensor 92 arranged on the support frame 91. The support frame 91 is upright and fixed on one side of the vibration plate 1. The proximity sensor 92 is provided with a sensor pendulum 921, which can be extended into the cavity of the vibration plate 1 to detect the material condition.
[0026] Optionally, the support frame 91 includes a vertical rod 911, a locking clamp 912, a support rod 913 and a fixing block 914; the vertical rod 911 is vertically fixed to one side of the vibration plate 1, the locking clamp 912 is arranged on the top of the vertical rod 911 and can rotate around its axis, the support rod 913 is arranged horizontally, one end of which is connected to the locking clamp 912 and can rotate around its own axis, and the other end is fixedly connected to the fixing block 914; the proximity sensor 92 is installed on the fixing block 914. The locking clamp 912 allows the sensor pendulum 921 to rotate and extend into the cavity of the vibration plate 1.
[0027] Optionally, a discharge port 71 is provided at the lower part of the silo 7, and a discharge trough 100 is fixed to the discharge port 71, and the discharge trough 100 faces above the vibration plate 1; the automatic feeding mechanism 8 includes a metal chain seat 81 and a gear reducer 82, the metal chain seat 81 is installed at the bottom of the silo 7 cavity, the output shaft of the gear reducer 82 is connected to the input shaft of the metal chain seat 81, and the gear reducer 82 is electrically connected to the proximity sensor 92, and the gear reducer 82 controls the metal chain seat 81 to transmit the bolt material 600 into the discharge trough 100 and fall into the vibration plate 1.
[0028] Optionally, a material clearing plate 500 is provided on the silo 7, and the material clearing plate 500 can be slidably connected above the discharge port 71, and the material clearing plate 500 is moved upward when clearing the material. In addition, the bottoms of the stop receiving mechanism 3, the mixing and screening mechanism 4 and the feeding mechanism 5 are all vertically fixedly connected with a height fixing plate; optical fiber sensors for detecting whether the bolt material 600 is full are also installed on both sides of the length direction of the straight vibration track 2, which transmit signals to the vibration plate 1 to stop it when it is full.
[0029] The working process of the utility model is:
[0030] The bolt material 600 is loaded into the vibration plate 1, and the bolt material 600 is loaded through the vibration plate 1 and enters the straight vibration track 2 to be transported to the receiving slot 10 of the stop receiving mechanism 3. When the mixing and screening mechanism 4 is working, the bolt material 600 in the horizontal slot 102 is pushed along the X-axis direction, and when the feeding mechanism 5 is working, the bolt material 600 in the second vertical slot 103 is pushed out to the outside along the Y-axis direction; the multiple groups of material length sensors 200 in the mixing detection mechanism 6 correspond to bolt materials 600 of different lengths respectively, and only the bolt materials 600 that enter the receiving slot 10 (detection position) as required will send an OK signal to the receiving mechanism, and the receiving mechanism comes over, and the feeding mechanism 5 pushes the bolt material 600 into the receiving part of the receiving mechanism; when the material length sensor 200 detects that it is an NG product, the receiving mechanism does not come over to receive the material, but the feeding mechanism 5 pushes the NG product directly into the NG material box below the outlet of the second vertical slot 103, which can achieve the purpose of automatically detecting and eliminating mixed materials, and avoid mixed materials directly entering the assembly work. The silo 7 is installed above one side of the vibration plate 1. Bolt material 600 is added into the silo 7 in advance. An automatic feeding mechanism 8 is provided on the silo 7. A shortage sensing mechanism 9 is used to sense whether there is a shortage of material in the vibration plate 1. When there is a shortage of material, it transmits a signal to the automatic feeding mechanism 8. The automatic feeding mechanism 8 transfers the bolt material 600 in the silo 7 to the vibration plate 1.
[0031] It should be understood that all the above embodiments are illustrative rather than restrictive, and any modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art to the specific embodiments described above under the conception of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
Claims
1. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts is characterized by: It comprises a vibration plate (1), a straight vibration track (2), a stop material receiving mechanism (3), a mixed material screening mechanism (4), a feeding mechanism (5), a mixed material detection mechanism (6), an NG material box, a material receiving mechanism, a material bin (7), an automatic material replenishing mechanism (8) and a material shortage sensing mechanism (9); The straight vibration track (2) is arranged outside the vibration plate (1) along the Y-axis direction, and is connected to the discharge track of the vibration plate (1); The stop material receiving mechanism (3) is vertically installed at the discharge end of the straight vibration track (2), and the stop material receiving mechanism (3) comprises a fixture base (31), a left material receiving fixture (32) and a right material receiving fixture (33). The left material receiving fixture (32) and the right material receiving fixture (33) are both L-shaped and are installed end to end on the top of the fixture base (31). A material receiving trough (10) for materials to pass through is formed between the left material receiving fixture (32) and the right material receiving fixture (33). The material receiving trough (10) comprises a first vertical groove (101), a horizontal groove (102) and a second vertical groove (103) which are vertically connected in sequence. The first vertical groove (101) is connected to the straight vibration track (2) along the Y-axis direction, the horizontal groove (102) is arranged along the X-axis direction, and the second vertical groove (103) leads to the outside along the Y-axis direction. The material mixing and screening mechanism (4) is installed on one side of the material stopping and receiving mechanism (3) along the X-axis direction, and is used to push the material in the transverse groove (102); The feeding mechanism (5) is installed on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism (3) along the Y-axis direction, and is used to push the material in the second vertical slot (103) out; the NG material box is installed below the outlet of the second vertical slot (103); the receiving mechanism is movably arranged on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism (3) along the X-axis direction; The material mixing detection mechanism (6) comprises a plurality of material length sensors (200) arranged at intervals along the Z-axis direction, wherein the plurality of material length sensors (200) are mounted on the outer wall of the fixture base (31) and are used to detect materials of different lengths and transmit signals to the material receiving mechanism; The NG material box is installed below the outlet of the second vertical slot (103); The material receiving mechanism is movably arranged on one side of the stop material receiving mechanism (3) along the X-axis direction; The silo (7) is installed above one side of the vibration plate (1); The automatic feeding mechanism (8) is arranged on the silo (7); The material shortage sensing mechanism (9) is arranged on one side of the vibration plate (1), and is used to sense whether the vibration plate (1) is short of material and transmit a signal to the automatic material replenishment mechanism (8).
2. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The material length sensors (200) are opposing optical fiber sensors, and each group of the material length sensors (200) is respectively mounted on the outer walls at both ends of the fixture base (31) in the X-axis direction.
3. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 1 is characterized in that: A first in-place sensor (300) is installed above the corners of the first vertical slot (101) and the transverse slot (102), which is used to detect the in-place status of materials and transmit signals to the mixing and screening mechanism (4); a second in-place sensor (400) is installed above the corners of the transverse slot (102) and the second vertical slot (103), which is used to detect the in-place status of materials and transmit signals to the feeding mechanism (5).
4. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The first in-place sensor (300) and the second in-place sensor (400) are reflective optical fiber sensors.
5. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The mixing and screening mechanism (4) comprises a first pushing cylinder (41) and a first pushing block (42), wherein the first pushing block (42) is fixedly connected to the output end of the first pushing cylinder (41), and passes through the left material receiving fixture (32) to push the material in the transverse groove (102).
6. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 5 is characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (5) comprises a second pushing cylinder (51) and a second pushing block (52). The second pushing block (52) is fixedly connected to the output end of the second pushing cylinder (51) and passes through the right material receiving fixture (33) to push the material in the second vertical groove (103) out.
7. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The material shortage sensing mechanism (9) comprises a support frame (91) and a proximity sensor (92) arranged on the support frame (91); the support frame (91) is vertically fixed on one side of the vibration plate (1); the proximity sensor (92) is provided with a sensor pendulum (921), and the sensor pendulum (921) can extend into the cavity of the vibration plate (1).
8. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 7 is characterized in that: The support frame (91) comprises a vertical rod (911), a locking clamp (912), a support rod (913) and a fixed block (914); the vertical rod (911) is vertically fixed to one side of the vibration plate (1); the locking clamp (912) is arranged on the top of the vertical rod (911) and can rotate around its axis; the support rod (913) is arranged horizontally, one end of which is connected to the locking clamp (912) and can rotate around its own axis, and the other end is fixedly connected to the fixed block (914); the proximity sensor (92) is installed on the fixed block (914).
9. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lower part of the silo (7) is provided with a discharge port (71), and the discharge port (71) is fixed with a discharge trough (100), and the discharge trough (100) faces the upper part of the vibration plate (1); the automatic feeding mechanism (8) comprises a metal chain seat (81) and a gear reducer (82), the metal chain seat (81) is installed at the bottom of the silo (7) cavity, the output shaft of the gear reducer (82) is connected to the input shaft of the metal chain seat (81), and the gear reducer (82) is electrically connected to the proximity sensor (92).
10. The automatic feeding system for automobile engine cylinder head bolts according to claim 9, characterized in that: The silo (7) is provided with a cleaning plate (500), and the cleaning plate (500) is connected above the discharge port (71) in a manner that it can slide up and down.