Automatic feeding system for air conditioner bottom feet

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic feeding system for air conditioner bottom feet. The automatic feeding system comprises a conveying line, a detection device, a stacking mechanism and a sorting and feeding mechanism. The detection device is arranged at the initial position of the conveying line and is configured to detect the front face and the back face of each bottom foot in a set of bottom feet with the preset number and push the set of bottom feet with the bottom feet on the back faces out of the conveying line. The stacking mechanism is arranged behind the detection device in the rotating direction of the conveying line and is configured to stack redundant bottom feet exceeding the assembly number; the sorting and feeding mechanism is arranged at the tail end of the conveying line and is configured to sort the bottom feet of the same specification and feed the sorted bottom feet into the corresponding production lines. The bottom foot feeding device can improve the automation degree of bottom foot feeding.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of product packaging, and in particular relates to an automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet. Background Art

[0002] The base of an air conditioner is related to its stability and safety. During the assembly of the base of the air conditioner with the chassis of the air conditioner, the base is usually loaded manually. The automation of loading the base of the air conditioner is a concrete manifestation of this change, which represents the continuous improvement of the manufacturing industry's production efficiency and technical level.

[0003] With the increase of labor costs, enterprises are facing increasing cost pressure. Realizing the automation of air conditioner foot loading can effectively reduce the dependence on labor and reduce labor cost expenditure. However, since the number of stamping and assembly of the foot production cannot be well matched, the current foot loading production line still requires manual operation and has a low degree of automation. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the embodiment of the present application provides an automatic feeding system for the base of an air conditioner, which can improve the degree of automation of the base feeding.

[0005] This application is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an automatic feeding system for air conditioner base, including a conveyor line, a detection device, a coding mechanism, and a sorting and feeding mechanism;

[0007] The detection device is arranged at the starting position of the conveyor line, and is configured to detect the front and back of each foot in a group of preset number of feet, and push the group of feet with reverse feet out of the conveyor line;

[0008] The stacking mechanism is arranged behind the detection device along the direction of rotation of the conveyor line and is configured to stack the excess feet exceeding the assembly quantity;

[0009] The sorting and feeding mechanism is arranged at the end of the conveying line, and is configured to sort out the base feet of the same specification and send the sorted base feet to the corresponding production line.

[0010] In one embodiment, the detection device includes a blocking mechanism, a detection mechanism and a material return mechanism;

[0011] The blocking mechanism is arranged at the starting position of the conveyor line and is arranged perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the conveyor line, and is configured to block the base feet so as to send a set of preset number of base feet into the detection mechanism;

[0012] The detection mechanism is arranged behind the blocking mechanism along the direction of rotation of the conveyor line, and is configured to perform side push positioning on a set of preset number of base feet, and detect the front and back of each base foot;

[0013] The material-returning mechanism is arranged behind the detection mechanism along the direction of rotation of the conveying line, and is configured to push a group of feet with reverse-side feet out of the conveying line.

[0014] In one embodiment, the detection mechanism includes a main frame, a first side-pushing structure, and a proximity switch;

[0015] The main frame includes a first frame edge, a second frame edge and a third frame edge; the second frame edge is arranged along the direction of rotation of the conveyor line, and the first frame edge and the third frame edge are perpendicular to the second frame edge; the height of the first frame edge and the third frame edge from the conveyor line is greater than the thickness of the bottom foot; the blocking mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the first frame edge;

[0016] The first side-pushing structure is disposed on the opposite side of the second frame edge and is configured to push a set of preset number of feet into a position close to the second frame edge for side-pushing positioning;

[0017] The proximity switch is arranged on the inner side of the second frame side and is configured to detect the front and back of each pushed-in foot.

[0018] In one embodiment, the material-returning mechanism includes a first guide structure and a second side-pushing structure;

[0019] The first guide structure is installed parallel to the upper surface of the third frame edge, and the second side pushing structure is connected to the first guide structure. When it is detected that there are reverse-side base feet in a group of preset number of base feet, the first guide structure drives the second side pushing structure to push the group of base feet with reverse-side base feet out of the conveyor line.

[0020] In one embodiment, the material stacking mechanism includes a servo transfer mechanism, a material stacking transfer line, a first robot, and a customized tooling vehicle;

[0021] The servo transfer mechanism is arranged on the conveyor line or the stacking material transfer line, and is configured to grab the excess feet exceeding the assembly quantity on the conveyor line to the stacking material transfer line;

[0022] The first robot has a preset distance from the material stacking transfer line and the custom tooling vehicle, respectively, and is configured to stack the base from the material stacking transfer line to the custom tooling vehicle.

[0023] In one embodiment, the servo transplanting mechanism includes a support frame, a second guide structure, a third guide structure and a first magnetic grabbing structure;

[0024] The support frame includes support legs and support beams, the support legs are arranged on the conveyor line or the material transfer line, and the support beams are arranged on the support legs;

[0025] The second guide structure is vertically disposed on the supporting crossbeam and is configured to move along the supporting crossbeam in a horizontal direction;

[0026] The third guide structure is disposed on the second guide structure and is configured to move in a vertical direction;

[0027] The first magnetic grabbing structure is arranged on the third guiding structure.

[0028] In one embodiment, the material transfer line includes a double-row belt line, a separation mechanism, a third side push structure and a positioning structure;

[0029] The separation mechanism is arranged above the double-row belt line and is configured to separate the bottom feet conveyed along the double-row belt line one by one;

[0030] The positioning structure is arranged behind the separation mechanism along the rotation direction of the double-row belt line and is configured to place separate feet one by one;

[0031] The third side-pushing structure is disposed on the side of the positioning structure and is configured to position the bottom foot placed on the positioning structure.

[0032] In one embodiment, a second magnetic grabbing structure for grabbing a foot of a set specification is disposed on the mechanical arm of the first robot.

[0033] In one embodiment, the sorting and feeding mechanism includes a blocking and diverting structure, a flipping structure and a transition belt line;

[0034] The number of blocking and diverting structures, the number of turning structures and the number of transition belt lines are the same as the number of specifications of the footing; the blocking and diverting structures, the turning structures and the transition belt lines correspond one to one;

[0035] The blocking and diverting structures are arranged in parallel at the end of the conveying line, and each blocking and diverting structure is configured to sort out the bottom feet of corresponding specifications and push them into the flipping structure;

[0036] The flipping structure is arranged between the blocking and diverting structure and the transition belt line, and is configured to flip the sorted bottom feet and place them on the transition belt line; the transition belt lines are respectively connected to corresponding production lines.

[0037] In one embodiment, the automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet further includes a second robot;

[0038] The second robot is arranged at one side of the sorting and feeding mechanism, and is configured to place the base feet of the same specification into the corresponding turning structure.

[0039] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

[0040] The embodiment of the present application realizes automatic loading of air-conditioning base feet through a conveyor line, a detection device, a coding mechanism and a sorting and loading mechanism, integrates conveying, detection, coding and sorting, improves the degree of automation and work efficiency of base foot loading, and at the same time, the sorting and loading mechanism can sort out base feet of the same specification and send them to the corresponding production lines respectively, realizing the flexibility of the production line.

[0041] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present specification. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0042] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0043] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a detection mechanism and a material return mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a detection mechanism provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a coding mechanism provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of a servo transplanting mechanism and a material transfer line provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a servo transplanting mechanism provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a first robot provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a second magnetic grabbing structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of a customized tooling vehicle provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Fig.10It is a structural schematic diagram of a customized tooling vehicle fully loaded with base feet provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of a sorting and feeding mechanism provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0054] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the sorting and feeding mechanism provided in one embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Fig.13 is a structural schematic diagram of a blocking and diverting structure provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Fig.14 It is a structural schematic diagram of a flip structure provided in one embodiment of the present application.

[0057] Description of the accompanying drawings: 1. conveyor line; 2. detection device; 21. blocking mechanism; 22. detection mechanism; 221. main frame; 2211. first frame edge; 2212. second frame edge; 2213. third frame edge; 222. first side push structure; 223. proximity switch; 23. side push mechanism; 231. first guide structure; 232. second side push structure; 24. material return mechanism; 3. material coding mechanism; 31. servo transplanting mechanism; 311. support frame; 312. second Guide structure; 313, third guide structure; 314, first magnetic grabbing structure; 32, coding material transfer line; 321, double-row belt line; 322, separation mechanism; 323, third side-pushing structure; positioning structure 324; 33, first robot; 331, second magnetic grabbing structure; 34, customized tooling vehicle; 4, sorting and loading mechanism; 41, blocking and diversion structure; 42, flipping structure; 43, transition belt line; 44, second robot; 5, base; 6, production line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0058] In the following description, specific details such as specific system structures, technologies, etc. are provided for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation, so as to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. However, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that the present application may also be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other cases, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted to prevent unnecessary details from obstructing the description of the present application.

[0059] It should be understood that when used in the present specification and the appended claims, the term "comprising" indicates the presence of described features, wholes, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, wholes, steps, operations, elements, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0060] It should also be understood that the term “and / or” used in the specification and appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes these combinations.

[0061] As used in the present application specification and the appended claims, the terms "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like to indicate orientations or positional relationships are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0062] In addition, in the description of the present application specification and the appended claims, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the descriptions and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0063] References to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" etc. described in the specification of this application mean that one or more embodiments of the present application include specific features, structures or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment. Therefore, the statements "in one embodiment", "in some embodiments", "in some other embodiments", "in some other embodiments", etc. that appear in different places in this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, but mean "one or more but not all embodiments", unless otherwise specifically emphasized in other ways. The terms "including", "comprising", "having" and their variations all mean "including but not limited to", unless otherwise specifically emphasized in other ways.

[0064] In actual application scenarios, a punch press usually produces air conditioner feet of set specifications, the air conditioner feet are loaded onto trucks, and then the feet are manually loaded onto a conveyor line. Generally, batch loading is performed for one foot specification, and the feet are sent to the corresponding production line using a conveyor line. The production line is generally a welding line, and the feet are welded to the air conditioner base on the welding line, which is labor-intensive and inefficient. This application directly connects the discharge port of the punch press to the conveyor line, and then sends the sorted feet to the corresponding production line through a detection device, a coding mechanism, and a sorting and loading mechanism, replacing manual labor, improving efficiency, and being adaptable to feet of various specifications, greatly improving the degree of automation of foot loading.

[0065] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0066] Figure 11 is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic feeding system for air conditioner base provided by an embodiment of the present application, wherein the automatic feeding system for air conditioner base includes an automatic feeding system for air conditioner base, including a conveyor line 1, a detection device 2, a coding mechanism 3 and a sorting and feeding mechanism 4;

[0067] The detection device 2 is disposed at the starting position of the conveyor line 1 , and is configured to detect the front and back of each foot 5 in a group of preset number of feet 5 , and push the group of feet 5 with reverse foot 5 out of the conveyor line 1 .

[0068] The stacking mechanism 3 is arranged behind the detection device 2 along the rotation direction of the conveyor line 1 and is configured to stack the excess feet 5 exceeding the assembly quantity.

[0069] The sorting and feeding mechanism 4 is disposed at the end of the conveying line 1 , and is configured to sort out the base feet 5 of the same specification and feed the sorted base feet 5 into the corresponding production line 6 .

[0070] For example, in general, the number of base feet produced by the punching machine is greater than the number of base feet assembled by the welding line. For example, the fastest cycle of the punching machine is 1.2s, and it produces 50 base feet per minute, while a single welding line consumes a maximum of 16 base feet per minute. When the two welding lines produce the same model of products, there are 18 excess products per minute. When the two welding lines produce different models of products, there are 32 excess products per minute. Therefore, the stacking mechanism 3 is used to stack the excess base feet 5 that exceed the assembly quantity, which can ensure that the base feet are not piled up and automatic loading is carried out in an orderly manner.

[0071] The embodiment of the present application realizes automatic loading of the air-conditioning base 5 through the conveyor line 1, the detection device 2, the coding mechanism 3 and the sorting and loading mechanism 4, integrates the conveying, detection, coding and sorting, improves the degree of automation and work efficiency of the loading of the base 5, and at the same time, the sorting and loading mechanism 4 can sort out the bases 5 of the same specification and send them to the corresponding production lines respectively, realizing the flexibility of the production line.

[0072] In one embodiment, see Figures 1 to 3 The detection device 2 comprises a blocking mechanism 21 , a detection mechanism 22 and a material returning mechanism 23 .

[0073] The blocking mechanism 21 is disposed at the starting position of the conveyor line 1 and is disposed perpendicular to the rotation direction of the conveyor line 1 , and is configured to block the base feet 5 so as to feed a group of preset number of base feet 5 into the detection mechanism 22 .

[0074] The detection mechanism 22 is arranged behind the blocking mechanism 21 along the rotation direction of the conveyor line 1 , and is configured to perform side push positioning on a group of preset number of base feet 5 , and detect the front and back sides of each base foot 5 .

[0075] The material-returning mechanism 23 is disposed behind the detection mechanism 22 along the rotation direction of the conveyor line 1 , and is configured to push a group of feet 5 with reverse-side feet 5 out of the conveyor line 1 .

[0076] Exemplarily, the detection mechanism 22 includes a main frame 221, a first side push structure 222 and a proximity switch 223. Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown.

[0077] The main frame 221 includes a first frame edge 2211, a second frame edge 2212 and a third frame edge 2213; the second frame edge 2212 is arranged along the rotation direction of the conveyor line 1, and the first frame edge 2211 and the third frame edge 2213 are perpendicular to the second frame edge 2212; the height of the first frame edge 2211 and the third frame edge 2213 from the conveyor line 1 is greater than the thickness of the base 5; the blocking mechanism 21 is arranged on the outside of the first frame edge 2211.

[0078] The first side-pushing structure 222 is disposed on the opposite side of the second frame edge, and is configured to push a set of preset number of base feet 5 into a position close to the second frame edge 2212 for side-pushing positioning.

[0079] The proximity switch 223 is disposed on the inner side of the second frame side 2212 and is configured to detect the front and back sides of each pushed-in foot 5 .

[0080] Exemplarily, the blocking mechanism 21 is respectively arranged on the first frame edge 2211 and the third frame edge 2213. When a group of preset number of base feet 5 arrives in the main frame 221, the cylinder guide structure on the blocking mechanism 21 on the first frame edge 2211 lowers the blocking sheet to block the base feet from entering the main frame 221, or the blocking sheet of the blocking mechanism 21 is in the lowered state. When there are a preset number of base feet 5, the blocking sheet is lifted to send a group of preset number of base feet 5 into the main frame 221. A group of preset number of base feet 5 entering the main frame 221 is pushed into the set position of the main frame 221 by the first side push structure 222, so that the proximity switch 223 falls and the base feet 5 are detected. Figure 3 As shown, if a group of preset number of feet 5 has reverse feet, the blocking mechanism 21 of the third frame edge 2213 rises, and the feet will enter the material return mechanism 23. The blocking mechanism 21 on the first frame edge 2211 is lifted, and the next group of feet is continuously tested.

[0081] In one embodiment, the material-returning mechanism 23 includes a first guiding structure 231 and a second side-pushing structure 232 .

[0082] The first guide structure 231 is installed parallel to the upper surface of the third frame edge 2213, and the second side push structure 232 is connected to the first guide structure 231. When it is detected that there are reverse side feet 5 in a group of preset number of feet 5, the first guide structure 231 drives the second side push structure 232 to push the group of feet 5 with reverse side feet 5 out of the conveyor line 1. The group of feet 5 pushed out of the conveyor line 1 falls into the receiving frame.

[0083] Exemplarily, the material return mechanism 23 further includes a blocking block, and the principle of the blocking block is the same as that of the above-mentioned blocking mechanism 21.

[0084] In one embodiment, see Figures 4 to 10 The coding mechanism 3 includes a servo transfer mechanism 31, a coding transfer line 32, a first robot 33, and a customized tooling vehicle 34.

[0085] The servo transfer mechanism 31 is arranged on the conveyor line 1 or the code material transfer line 32, and is configured to grab the excess base feet 5 on the conveyor line 1 that exceed the assembly quantity to the code material transfer line 32 according to the set frequency, such as Figure 5 shown.

[0086] The first robot 33 has a preset distance from the material encoding transfer line 32 and the custom tooling vehicle 34 , respectively, and is configured to encode the base 5 from the material encoding transfer line 32 to the custom tooling vehicle 34 .

[0087] Exemplarily, the preset distance mainly satisfies the grabbing range of the first robot 33. The excess foot 5 can be grabbed to the code material transfer line 32 by setting the grabbing frequency of the servo transfer mechanism 31. A foot recognition device can also be installed on the servo transfer mechanism 31. When the punch press changes the foot specification after a period of time, the recognition device can be used to recognize the foot of the preset specification.

[0088] Exemplarily, the servo transplanting mechanism 31 includes a support frame 311, a second guide structure 312, a third guide structure 313 and a first magnetic grabbing structure 314. Figure 6 shown.

[0089] The support frame 311 includes support legs and support beams. The support legs are arranged on the conveying line 1 or the material transfer line 32, and the support beams are arranged on the support legs.

[0090] The second guide structure 312 is vertically disposed on the supporting beam and is configured to move laterally along the supporting beam in a horizontal direction.

[0091] The third guide structure 313 is disposed on the second guide structure 312 and is configured to move in a vertical direction;

[0092] The first magnetic grabbing structure 314 is disposed on the third guiding structure 313 .

[0093] Exemplarily, the coding material transfer line 32 includes a double-row belt line 321 , a separation mechanism 322 , a third side pushing structure 323 and a positioning structure 324 .

[0094] The separation mechanism 322 is disposed above the double-row belt line 321 and is configured to separate the base feet 5 conveyed along the double-row belt line 321 one by one.

[0095] The positioning structure 324 is arranged behind the separation mechanism 322 along the rotation direction of the double-row belt line 321 and is configured to place separate feet 5 one by one.

[0096] The third side-pushing structure 323 is disposed on the side of the positioning structure 324 and is configured to position the foot 5 placed on the positioning structure 324 .

[0097] Exemplarily, the robot arm of the first robot 33 is provided with a second magnetic grasping structure 331 for grasping the foot 5 of the set specification, such as Figure 7 and Figure 8 shown.

[0098] For example, the position of the customized tooling vehicle 34 is fixed by ground piles, and the position of the movable baffle of the customized tooling vehicle 34 is manually adjusted by screws and guide rails to accommodate a variety of product stacking materials. Each tooling vehicle can carry 1,200 footings, such as Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, each vehicle can use 30 minutes for coding and 75 minutes for loading on a single line.

[0099] In one embodiment, see Figures 11 to 14 The sorting and feeding mechanism 4 comprises a blocking and diverting structure 41 , a turnover structure 42 and a transition belt line 43 .

[0100] The number of the blocking and diverting structures 41, the number of the flipping structures 42 and the number of the transition belt lines 43 is the same as the number of specifications of the foot 5; the blocking and diverting structures 41, the flipping structures 42 and the transition belt lines 43 correspond one to one, such as Fig.12 shown.

[0101] The blocking and diverting structures 41 are arranged in parallel at the end of the conveying line 1, and each blocking and diverting structure 41 is configured to sort out the bottom feet 5 of corresponding specifications and push them into the flipping structure 42, such as Fig.13 shown.

[0102] The flipping structure 42 is disposed between the blocking and diverting structure 41 and the transition belt line 43, and is configured to flip the sorted foot 5 and place it on the transition belt line 43. The flipping direction is as follows: Fig.14As shown by the arrow in the figure, an electromagnet is installed on the flip structure 42, which flips 180 degrees, and the electromagnet releases the bottom feet and stores them on the transition belt line 43; the transition belt line 43 is respectively connected to the corresponding production line 6. The use of the transition belt line 43 can increase the number of bottom feet stored in the entire loading process, save material transportation time, and improve work efficiency.

[0103] In one embodiment, the automatic feeding system for air conditioner base further includes a second robot 44 .

[0104] The second robot 44 is disposed on one side of the sorting and feeding mechanism 4 , and is configured to place the feet 5 of the same specification into the corresponding turning structure 42 .

[0105] For example, when there are multiple specifications of feet on the conveyor line, multiple second robots 44 are required for auxiliary sorting. For example, when there are two specifications of feet on the conveyor line, two welding lines produce and weld different types of products, with more than 32 products per minute. One of the welding lines can be loaded with the second robot 44, wherein the second robot 44 can identify the feet of another specification and grab them, and place them on the blocking and diverting structure 41 corresponding to the other specification, or the yarding mechanism 3 has stored the feet of another specification on the customized tooling vehicle 34, and the second robot 44 directly unloads the customized tooling vehicle 34 to the blocking and diverting structure 41.

[0106] In the above solution, the second robot 44 can be used as a part of the sorting and feeding mechanism 4. If the second robot 44 is not provided, a group of identification devices can be provided in the sorting and feeding mechanism 4 to control the bottom feet to flow into the blocking and diverting structure 41 of corresponding specifications after identification.

[0107] It can be seen that the utility model is an automatic feeding system for air-conditioning bases. The embodiment of the present application realizes automatic feeding of air-conditioning bases 5 through a conveyor line 1, a detection device 2, a coding mechanism 3 and a sorting and feeding mechanism 4, integrates conveying, detection, coding and sorting, and improves the degree of automation and work efficiency of feeding the bases 5. At the same time, the sorting and feeding mechanism 4 can sort out bases 5 of the same specification and send them to the corresponding production lines 6 respectively, thereby realizing the flexibility of the production line.

[0108] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and should all be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding system for air conditioner base, characterized in that: It includes conveying line, detection device, material coding mechanism and sorting and feeding mechanism; The detection device is arranged at the starting position of the conveyor line, and is configured to detect the front and back of each foot in a group of preset number of feet, and push the group of feet with reverse feet out of the conveyor line; The stacking mechanism is arranged behind the detection device along the direction of rotation of the conveyor line and is configured to stack the excess feet exceeding the assembly quantity; The sorting and feeding mechanism is arranged at the end of the conveying line, and is configured to sort out the soles of the same specification and send the sorted soles to the corresponding production line.

2. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection device comprises a blocking mechanism, a detection mechanism and a material returning mechanism; The blocking mechanism is arranged at the starting position of the conveying line and is arranged perpendicular to the direction of rotation of the conveying line, and is configured to block the feet so as to send a set of preset number of feet into the detection mechanism; The detection mechanism is arranged behind the blocking mechanism along the direction of rotation of the conveyor line, and is configured to perform side push positioning on a set of preset number of base feet, and detect the front and back of each base foot; The material-returning mechanism is arranged behind the detection mechanism along the direction in which the conveying line rotates, and is configured to push a group of feet with reverse-side feet out of the conveying line.

3. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The detection mechanism includes a main frame, a first side-pushing structure and a proximity switch; The main frame includes a first frame edge, a second frame edge and a third frame edge; the second frame edge is arranged along the direction in which the conveyor line rotates, and the first frame edge and the third frame edge are perpendicular to the second frame edge; the height of the first frame edge and the third frame edge from the conveyor line is greater than the thickness of the foot; The blocking mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the first frame edge; The first side-pushing structure is disposed on the opposite side of the second frame edge and is configured to push a set of preset number of feet into a position close to the second frame edge for side-pushing positioning; The proximity switch is arranged on the inner side of the second frame side and is configured to detect the front and back of each pushed-in foot.

4. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The material-removing mechanism comprises a first guide structure and a second side-pushing structure; The first guide structure is installed parallel to the upper surface of the third frame edge, and the second side pushing structure is connected to the first guide structure. When it is detected that there are reverse-side feet in a group of preset number of feet, the first guide structure drives the second side pushing structure to push the group of feet with reverse-side feet out of the conveyor line.

5. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material stacking mechanism includes a servo transfer mechanism, a material stacking transfer line, a first robot, and a customized tooling vehicle; The servo transfer mechanism is arranged on the conveyor line or the stacking material transfer line, and is configured to grab the redundant feet exceeding the assembly quantity on the conveyor line to the stacking material transfer line; The first robot is at a preset distance from the material encoding transfer line and the custom tooling vehicle, respectively, and is configured to encode the base from the material encoding transfer line to the custom tooling vehicle.

6. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The servo transplanting mechanism includes a support frame, a second guide structure, a third guide structure and a first magnetic grabbing structure; The support frame includes support legs and support beams, the support legs are arranged on the conveying line or the material transfer line, and the support beams are arranged on the support legs; The second guide structure is disposed on the supporting crossbeam and is configured to move along the supporting crossbeam in a horizontal direction; The third guide structure is disposed on the second guide structure and is configured to move in a vertical direction; The first magnetic grabbing structure is arranged on the third guiding structure.

7. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material transfer line includes a double-row belt line, a separation mechanism, a third side push structure and a positioning structure; The separation mechanism is disposed above the double-row belt line and is configured to separate the bottom feet conveyed along the double-row belt line one by one; The positioning structure is arranged behind the separation mechanism along the rotation direction of the double-row belt line and is configured to place separate feet one by one; The third side-pushing structure is disposed on the side of the positioning structure and is configured to position the foot placed on the positioning structure.

8. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The mechanical arm of the first robot is provided with a second magnetic grasping structure for grasping a foot of set specification.

9. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet according to claim 8, characterized in that: The sorting and feeding mechanism comprises a blocking and diverting structure, a turning structure and a transition belt line; The number of the blocking and diverting structures, the number of the turning structures and the number of the transition belt lines are the same as the number of specifications of the foot; the blocking and diverting structures, the turning structures and the transition belt lines correspond one to one; The blocking and diverting structures are arranged in parallel at the end of the conveying line, and each of the blocking and diverting structures is configured to sort out the bottom feet of corresponding specifications and push them into the flipping structure; The flipping structure is arranged between the blocking and diverting structure and the transition belt line, and is configured to flip the sorted feet and place them on the transition belt line; the transition belt lines are respectively connected to corresponding production lines.

10. The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet according to claim 9, characterized in that: The automatic feeding system for air conditioner feet also includes a second robot; The second robot is arranged at one side of the sorting and feeding mechanism, and is configured to place the base feet of the same specification into the corresponding turning structure.

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