Feeding mechanism

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of material transportation, and particularly relates to a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism comprises a bracket, a sliding rail and a supporting plate, the sliding rail is arranged on the bracket and provided with a matching groove, a first magnetic attraction assembly is arranged on the sliding rail, the supporting plate is inserted into the matching groove and matched with the sliding rail in a rolling mode, a second magnetic attraction assembly is arranged on the supporting plate, and the first magnetic attraction assembly is connected with the second magnetic attraction assembly in a magnetic attraction mode. Therefore, the supporting plate and the sliding rail are relatively positioned. According to the feeding mechanism provided by the utility model, compared with the vibration influence in the existing positioning process, the magnetic attraction matching positioning can reduce the position deviation of the supporting plate caused by positioning, and the position precision and reliability of the supporting plate and products on the supporting plate are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of material transportation, and in particular relates to a feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] During the existing material loading process, the materials need to be placed on a pallet, and then the pallet is inserted into the slide rail of the bracket. The slide rail and the pallet need to be positioned when they are aligned. The positioning process will cause certain vibrations to the pallet, thereby affecting the position accuracy of the materials on the pallet and reducing reliability. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to at least solve the problem that the existing support plate and slide rail positioning will produce vibration, resulting in reduced positioning accuracy. This purpose is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0004] The first aspect of the utility model provides a feeding mechanism, comprising:

[0005] bracket;

[0006] A slide rail, the slide rail is arranged on the bracket, the slide rail has a matching groove, and a first magnetic attraction component is arranged on the slide rail;

[0007] A support plate is inserted into the matching groove and rollingly matched with the slide rail. A second magnetic attraction component is provided on the support plate. The first magnetic attraction component and the second magnetic attraction component are magnetically connected to position the support plate relative to the slide rail.

[0008] According to the feeding mechanism of the utility model, the bracket is used to support the slide rail and the pallet, and the pallet is inserted into the matching groove of the slide rail and is in rolling cooperation with the slide rail, which can reduce the contact area and friction resistance between the pallet and the slide rail. At the same time, the first magnetic attraction component on the slide rail and the second magnetic attraction component on the pallet can achieve magnetic cooperation. Compared with the vibration influence in the existing positioning process, such as when the positioning pin is positioned, it needs to pass through the pallet and the slide rail respectively, which will cause greater vibration to the pallet. The magnetic cooperation of the present application document can automatically return to the position and can reduce the greater vibration during the positioning process, thereby reducing the deviation of the pallet position, and improving the positioning accuracy and reliability of the pallet and the product on the pallet.

[0009] In addition, the feeding mechanism according to the utility model may also have the following additional technical features:

[0010] In some embodiments of the utility model, the slide rail includes a first rail portion and a second rail portion, the first rail portion and the second rail portion are respectively arranged at opposite ends of the support plate, the first rail portion is provided with the matching groove on the side facing the second rail portion, and the second rail portion is provided with the matching groove on the side facing the first rail portion, and the opposite ends of the support plate are respectively inserted into the matching groove of the first rail portion and the matching groove of the second rail portion.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present invention, the first magnetic attraction component includes a first magnetic attraction member and a second magnetic attraction member, the first magnetic attraction member is disposed on the first track portion, and the second magnetic attraction member is disposed on the second track portion;

[0012] The second magnetic attraction component includes a third magnetic attraction component and a fourth magnetic attraction component. The third magnetic attraction component is arranged corresponding to the first magnetic attraction component, and the fourth magnetic attraction component is arranged corresponding to the second magnetic attraction component.

[0013] In some embodiments of the utility model, the first rail part is provided with a first roller, part of which is located in the matching groove of the first rail part, the second rail part is provided with a second roller, part of which is located in the matching groove of the second rail part, and the first roller and the second roller are respectively connected to the bottom side of the support plate in a rolling manner.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding mechanism further includes a partition plate, and the partition plate is connected to the same side of the first rail portion and the second rail portion.

[0015] In some embodiments of the utility model, there are multiple slide rails, which are spaced apart along a first direction, and there are multiple support plates, each of which is inserted into a matching groove of the slide rail, and the first direction is perpendicular to the extension direction of the slide rail.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present utility model, a plurality of limiting bosses are provided on the top side of the support plate, and the plurality of limiting bosses enclose a limiting space.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present invention, the bracket has a first opening and a second opening that are arranged opposite to each other, and an arrangement direction of the first opening and the second opening is arranged parallel to an extension direction of the matching groove.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present utility model, a first position detector is provided on the top side of the bracket and / or the bottom side of the bracket, and the first position detector is used to detect whether the support plate exposes the first opening;

[0019] A second position detector is provided on the top side of the bracket and / or the bottom side of the bracket, and the second position detector is used to detect whether the second opening is exposed on the support plate.

[0020] In some embodiments of the utility model, the feeding mechanism also includes a support frame, the support frame has a accommodating cavity, a plurality of the brackets are provided, the plurality of the brackets are spaced apart along the second direction, two of the brackets are located in the accommodating cavity and are respectively connected to the support frame, the two brackets can respectively move along the first direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the extension direction of the slide rail are perpendicular to each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] By reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment below, various other advantages and benefits will become clear to those of ordinary skill in the art. The accompanying drawings are only used for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiment and are not to be considered as limiting the present invention. Moreover, the same reference numerals are used throughout the accompanying drawings to represent the same components. In the accompanying drawings:

[0022] Figure 1 The overall structural diagram of the feeding mechanism according to the embodiment of the utility model is schematically shown;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the combined structure of the middle bracket, the slide rail, and the support plate;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the combined structure of the middle slide rail and the support plate;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Structural diagram of the middle slide rail;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle support plate;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle support plate from another perspective.

[0028] The reference numerals in the accompanying drawings represent the following:

[0029] 10. Bracket;

[0030] 20. Slide rail; 21. First track portion; 211. Matching groove; 212. First magnetic attraction member; 213. First roller; 22. Second track portion; 23. Partition plate;

[0031] 30. Support plate; 31. Position limiting boss; 32. Third magnetic attraction member; 33. Fourth magnetic attraction member;

[0032] 41. a first position detector; 42. a second position detector;

[0033] 51. First frame portion; 52. Protection portion; 53. Second frame portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided in order to enable a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0035] It should be understood that the terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific example embodiments and are not intended to be limiting. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "one", "an" and "said" as used herein may also be meant to include plural forms. The terms "include", "comprise", "contain", and "have" are inclusive, and therefore specify the existence of stated features, steps, operations, elements and / or parts, but do not exclude the existence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, parts, and / or combinations thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not interpreted as necessarily requiring them to be performed in the specific order described or illustrated, unless the execution order is clearly indicated. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

[0036] Although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be used in the text to describe multiple elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms can only be used to distinguish an element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Unless the context clearly indicates, terms such as "first", "second" and other numerical terms do not imply order or sequence when used in the text. Therefore, the first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below can be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teaching of the example embodiments.

[0037] For ease of description, spatial relative terms may be used herein to describe the relationship of one element or feature relative to another element or feature as shown in the figure, such as "inside", "outside", "inner side", "outer side", "below", "below", "above", "above", etc. Such spatial relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figure. For example, if the device in the figure is turned over, then the elements described as "below other elements or features" or "below other elements or features" will subsequently be oriented as "above other elements or features" or "above other elements or features". Therefore, the example term "below..." can include both above and below orientations.

[0038] Figure 1 The overall structural diagram of the feeding mechanism according to the embodiment of the utility model is schematically shown. Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the combined structure of the middle bracket 10, the slide rail 20, and the support plate 30. Figure 3 for Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the combined structure of the middle slide rail 20 and the support plate 30. Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 3, the present invention proposes a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism in the present invention includes a bracket 10, a slide rail 20 and a support plate 30. The slide rail 20 is arranged on the bracket 10. The slide rail 20 has a matching groove 211, and a first magnetic attraction component is provided on the slide rail 20. The support plate 30 is inserted into the matching groove 211 and rolls with the slide rail 20. A second magnetic attraction component is provided on the support plate 30. The first magnetic attraction component and the second magnetic attraction component are magnetically connected to position the support plate 30 relative to the slide rail 20.

[0039] According to the feeding mechanism of the utility model, the bracket 10 is used to support the slide rail 20 and the pallet 30. The pallet 30 is inserted into the matching groove 211 of the slide rail 20 and is in rolling cooperation with the slide rail 20, which can reduce the contact area and friction resistance between the pallet 30 and the slide rail 20. At the same time, the first magnetic attraction component on the slide rail 20 and the second magnetic attraction component on the pallet 30 can achieve magnetic attraction cooperation. Compared with the vibration influence in the existing positioning process, such as when the positioning pin is positioned, it needs to pass through the pallet and the slide rail respectively, which will cause greater vibration to the pallet. The magnetic attraction cooperation of the present application document can automatically return to the position and can reduce the greater vibration in the positioning process, thereby reducing the offset of the position of the pallet 30, and improving the positioning accuracy and reliability of the pallet 30 and the product on the pallet 30.

[0040] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 3As shown, the slide rail 20 includes a first rail portion 21 and a second rail portion 22, the first rail portion 21 and the second rail portion 22 are arranged correspondingly, a matching groove 211 is provided on the side of the first rail portion 21 facing the second rail portion 22, and a matching groove 211 is provided on the side of the second rail portion 22 facing the first rail portion 21, and the opposite ends of the support plate 30 are respectively inserted into the matching groove 211 of the first rail portion 21 and the matching groove 211 of the second rail portion 22. In this embodiment, the opposite ends of the support plate 30 are respectively inserted into the matching groove 211 of the first rail portion 21 and the matching groove 211 of the second rail portion 22, which can stably support the support plate 30 and improve the stability of the support plate 30 after being installed in the slide rail 20.

[0041] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 4 and 6 As shown, the first magnetic component includes a first magnetic component 212 and a second magnetic component, the first magnetic component 212 is arranged on the first track portion 21, and the second magnetic component is arranged on the second track portion 22. The second magnetic component includes a third magnetic component 32 and a fourth magnetic component 33, the third magnetic component 32 and the fourth magnetic component 33 are respectively arranged on the same side of the support plate 30, the third magnetic component 32 is arranged corresponding to the first magnetic component 212, and the fourth magnetic component 33 is arranged corresponding to the second magnetic component. In this embodiment, the first magnetic component 212, the second magnetic component, the third magnetic component 32 and the fourth magnetic component 33 can be magnets, and the third magnetic component 32 and the first magnetic component 212 are arranged correspondingly and can attract each other. The fourth magnetic component 33 and the second magnetic component are arranged correspondingly and can attract each other.

[0042] Specifically, in this embodiment, after the pallet 30 is inserted into the mating groove 211 of the first rail portion 21 and the mating groove 211 of the second rail portion 22, as the operator pushes the pallet 30, when the first magnetic attraction component and the second magnetic attraction component reach the magnetic attraction range, the pallet 30 and the slide rail 20 will be automatically positioned and the positioning state at this time can be maintained.

[0043] Specifically, in this embodiment, the direction of the first magnetic component 212 toward the second magnetic component is arranged parallel to the arrangement direction of the first rail portion 21 and the second rail portion 22, and the direction of the third magnetic component 32 toward the fourth magnetic component 33 is arranged parallel to the arrangement direction of the first rail portion 21 and the second rail portion 22.

[0044] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 4As shown, the first rail portion 21 is provided with a first roller 213, part of which is located in the matching groove 211 of the first rail portion 21, and the second rail portion 22 is provided with a second roller, part of which is located in the matching groove 211 of the second rail portion 22, and the first roller 213 and the second roller are respectively connected to the bottom side of the support plate 30 in a rolling manner. In this embodiment, the first roller 213 and the second roller can respectively abut the bottom side of the support plate 30 and can transmit the support plate 30, and the first roller 213 can be provided with a plurality of first rollers 213, and the plurality of first rollers 213 are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the matching groove 211, and the second roller can be provided with a plurality of second rollers, and the plurality of second rollers are arranged at intervals along the extension direction of the matching groove 211, and the combination structure of the plurality of first rollers and the plurality of second rollers can roll with the support plate 30 with a large area, and can further reduce the contact area and friction resistance between the support plate 30 and the slide rail 20 compared with the existing sliding cooperation between the support plate 30 and the guide rail.

[0045] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 4 As shown, the feeding mechanism further includes a partition plate 23, which is connected to the same side of the first rail portion 21 and the second rail portion 22. In this embodiment, the partition plate 23 is arranged on the bottom side of the slide rail 20, and is respectively connected to the first rail portion 21 and the second rail portion 22, so as to separate the bottom side of the slide rail 20 from the outside. The present invention is provided with a plurality of support plates 30 and slide rails 20, respectively, and the partition plate 23 is arranged between adjacent slide rails 20 or adjacent support plates 30, so as to reduce the dust on the support plates 30 or slide rails 20 from falling to the next layer, thereby improving the cleanliness of the overall bracket 10.

[0046] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 As shown, there are multiple slide rails 20, and the multiple slide rails 20 are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and there are multiple pallets 30, each of which is inserted into the matching groove 211 of a slide rail 20, and the first direction is perpendicular to the extension direction of the slide rail and is a vertical direction. In this embodiment, the bracket 10 is provided with multiple slide rails 20 and multiple pallets 30, and each pallet 30 is matched and connected with a slide rail 20, so that the bracket 10 can accommodate multiple pallets 30 and products on the multiple pallets 30, thereby increasing the number of products that the bracket 10 can accommodate.

[0047] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 5 As shown, the top side of the support plate 30 is provided with a plurality of limiting bosses 31, and the plurality of limiting bosses 31 enclose a limiting space. In this embodiment, the limiting space is used to limit or clamp the product, and can position and fix the product, thereby improving the stability of the product when the support plate 30 is installed in the guide rail.

[0048] In some embodiments of the present invention, the bracket has a first opening and a second opening that are arranged opposite to each other, and the arrangement direction of the first opening and the second opening is arranged parallel to the extension direction of the matching groove 211. In this embodiment, the first opening and the second opening can facilitate the loading of the pallet 30 for installing the product into the guide rail, and the structure of the two openings facilitates the operator to install from two opposite directions, thereby improving versatility.

[0049] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1 and 2 As shown, a first position detector 41 is provided on the top side of the bracket 10 and / or the bottom side of the bracket 10, and the first position detector 41 is used to detect whether the pallet 30 is exposed from the first opening. In this embodiment, the first position detectors 41 are provided on the top side and the bottom side of the bracket 10, respectively. The first position detector 41 on the top side of the bracket 10 is a signal transmitter, and the first position detector 41 on the bottom side of the bracket 10 is a signal receiver. When one end of the pallet 30 located in the accommodating cavity extends out of the first opening, the signal receiver on the bottom side of the bracket 10 cannot receive the signal from the signal transmitter on the top side of the bracket 10, and the signal will be transmitted to the control center, and an alarm will be issued to remind the operator that the pallet 30 slides out of the bracket 10.

[0050] Specifically, Figure 1 and 2 As shown, in this embodiment, a second position detector 42 is provided on the top side of the bracket 10 and / or the bottom side of the bracket 10, and the second position detector 42 is used to detect whether the second opening is exposed by the pallet 30. The second position detectors 42 are provided on the top side and the bottom side of the bracket 10, respectively. The second position detector 42 on the top side of the bracket 10 is a signal transmitter, and the second position detector 42 on the bottom side of the bracket 10 is a signal receiver. When one end of the pallet 30 located in the accommodating cavity extends out of the second opening, the signal receiver on the bottom side of the bracket 10 cannot receive the signal from the signal transmitter on the top side of the bracket 10, and the signal will be transmitted to the control center, and an alarm will be issued to remind the operator that the pallet 30 slides out of the bracket 10.

[0051] In some embodiments of the present invention, Figure 1As shown, the feeding mechanism also includes a support frame, the support frame has a accommodating cavity, two brackets 10 are provided, the two brackets 10 are arranged at intervals along the second direction, the two brackets 10 are both located in the accommodating cavity and are respectively connected to the support frame, and the two brackets 10 can move respectively along the first direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the extension direction of the slide rail are mutually perpendicular. In this embodiment, the support frame is used to support and accommodate the two brackets 10, and the two brackets 10 are arranged at intervals along the second direction and can move along the first direction, so that the feeding mechanism can accommodate more products, and the product feeding capacity of the feeding mechanism is improved. At the same time, the bracket 10 can move along the first direction, thereby realizing the transportation of the pallet 30 and the product, and improving the convenience. The bracket 10 can be moved along the first direction by driving components such as a motor, an electric cylinder and a cylinder.

[0052] Specifically, in this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, the first position sensor and the second position sensor on the bottom side of the bracket 10 can also be set on the support frame and located at the bottom end of the bracket 10, and can also receive signals from the first position sensor and the second position sensor on the top side of the bracket 10 respectively, and then detect whether the bracket 30 slides out of the first opening and the second opening.

[0053] Specifically, Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, the support frame includes a first frame portion 51, a protective portion 52 and a second frame portion 53. The first frame portion 51 and the second frame portion 53 are respectively connected to the same side of the protective portion 52, and the first frame portion 51, the second frame portion 53 and the protective portion 52 enclose a receiving cavity.

[0054] The above is only a preferred specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A feeding mechanism, characterized in that: include: bracket; A slide rail, the slide rail is arranged on the bracket, the slide rail has a matching groove, and a first magnetic attraction component is arranged on the slide rail; A support plate is inserted into the matching groove and rollingly matched with the slide rail. A second magnetic attraction component is provided on the support plate. The first magnetic attraction component and the second magnetic attraction component are magnetically connected to position the support plate relative to the slide rail.

2. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide rail includes a first rail portion and a second rail portion, the first rail portion and the second rail portion are respectively arranged at opposite ends of the support plate, the first rail portion is provided with a matching groove on a side facing the second rail portion, and the second rail portion is provided with a matching groove on a side facing the first rail portion, and the opposite ends of the support plate are respectively inserted into the matching groove of the first rail portion and the matching groove of the second rail portion.

3. The feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first magnetic attraction component includes a first magnetic attraction member and a second magnetic attraction member, the first magnetic attraction member is arranged on the first track portion, and the second magnetic attraction member is arranged on the second track portion; The second magnetic attraction component includes a third magnetic attraction component and a fourth magnetic attraction component. The third magnetic attraction component is arranged corresponding to the first magnetic attraction component, and the fourth magnetic attraction component is arranged corresponding to the second magnetic attraction component.

4. The feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first rail portion is provided with a first roller, part of which is located in the matching groove of the first rail portion, and the second rail portion is provided with a second roller, part of which is located in the matching groove of the second rail portion, and the first roller and the second roller are respectively rollingly connected to the bottom side of the support plate.

5. The feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism further includes a partition plate connected to the same side of the first rail portion and the second rail portion.

6. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple slide rails, which are spaced apart along a first direction. There are multiple support plates, each of which is inserted into a matching groove of the slide rail. The first direction is perpendicular to the extension direction of the slide rail.

7. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of limiting bosses are arranged on the top side of the support plate, and the plurality of limiting bosses are enclosed to form a limiting space.

8. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket has a first opening and a second opening that are arranged opposite to each other, and an arrangement direction of the first opening and the second opening is arranged parallel to an extension direction of the matching groove.

9. The feeding mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: A first position detector is provided on the top side of the bracket and / or the bottom side of the bracket, and the first position detector is used to detect whether the support plate exposes the first opening; A second position detector is provided on the top side of the bracket and / or the bottom side of the bracket, and the second position detector is used to detect whether the second opening is exposed on the support plate.

10. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism also includes a support frame, which has a accommodating cavity. A plurality of brackets are provided, and the plurality of brackets are spaced apart along the second direction. Two brackets are both located in the accommodating cavity and are respectively connected to the support frame. The two brackets can move respectively along the first direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the extension direction of the slide rail are perpendicular to each other.

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