Conveying mechanism for U-shaped bolt production

By designing a U-bolt production and transfer mechanism including conveying components, material separation components and material pushing components, the problems of inefficiency and difficulty in accurately positioning of traditional conveying methods are solved, and the accurate positioning and precise transmission of steel wire materials are achieved, and processing accuracy and production efficiency are improved.

CN222664714UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-25HUBEI TENGFENG MASCH TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421359455.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-14
Publication Date
2025-03-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-14

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Technical Problem

In the bolt manufacturing process, especially in the U-shaped bolt production, the traditional conveying method is inefficient and prone to damage or misalignment of the steel wire material, resulting in a decrease in product pass rate. The existing automated material transfer mechanism still has shortcomings in structural design, functional implementation and usage effects, and it is difficult to accurately grasp the forming rhythm, requiring manual intervention and cumbersome adjustment process.

Method used

A U-bolt production and transfer mechanism is designed, including a conveying assembly, a material separation assembly and a material push assembly. The conveying component realizes continuous transmission. The material distribution component converts the continuously transmitted steel wire material into one by one through the storage tank, the material distribution tank, the positioning tank and the material distribution device. The material pushing component automatically pushes the steel wire material to the molding station through the guide rail, slider, push rod and the material pushing drive device.

Benefits of technology

It realizes accurate positioning and precise transmission of steel wire materials, improves processing accuracy and production efficiency, reduces manual intervention, simplifies the adjustment process, meets the specific demands for steel wire materials supply in molding processing, and ensures the continuity and efficiency of the production process.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a U-shaped bolt production conveying mechanism which comprises a conveying assembly used for continuously conveying a plurality of steel wires in the axis direction of the conveying assembly. The material distributing assembly comprises a storage groove, a material distributing groove, a positioning groove and a material distributing device; the bottom of the containing groove is narrowed in an inclined mode to form a narrow opening only allowing a single steel wire to pass through. The material distributing groove is connected with the narrow opening and used for containing a single steel wire material. The positioning groove is used for positioning and temporarily storing steel wire materials to be machined, and the material distributing device is used for pushing the steel wire materials in the material distributing groove to the positioning groove; the material pushing assembly is used for pushing the steel wire materials in the positioning groove to a forming station one by one; according to the utility model, continuously conveyed steel wire materials are converted to be pushed to a forming station one by one, so that the pushing interval is convenient to set, and the rhythm of forming processing is met; accurate positioning of the steel wires before machining is guaranteed, and machining precision is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of bolt production equipment, in particular to a material transmission mechanism for U-shaped bolt production. Background Art

[0002] In the bolt manufacturing industry, especially in the production of U-bolts, how to efficiently and accurately convey and position the steel wire is a key link in the production process. Traditional conveying methods often use manual or semi-automatic methods, which is not only inefficient, but also easily causes damage or dislocation of the steel wire during the conveying process, resulting in a decrease in the product qualification rate.

[0003] With the continuous development and application of automation technology, more and more companies are beginning to seek to improve production efficiency and product quality through automated feeding mechanisms. However, although there are already some similar feeding mechanisms on the market, they still have many shortcomings in terms of structural design, function realization and use effect. Some feeding mechanisms are difficult to accurately grasp the U-bolt forming rhythm for feeding, requiring a high degree of manual intervention and cumbersome adjustment process; some feeding mechanisms cannot accurately push the steel wire material to the forming station during the pushing process, affecting the forming quality of the product. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a U-bolt production material feeding mechanism to address the problems existing in the prior art, which converts the continuously transmitted steel wire materials into ones that are pushed to the forming stations one by one, facilitates the setting of the pushing intervals, and conforms to the rhythm of the forming process; ensures the accurate positioning of the steel wire materials before processing, and improves the processing accuracy.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is:

[0006] A material conveying mechanism for producing U-bolts, comprising: a conveying assembly, used for continuously conveying a plurality of steel wires along their axial direction; a material dividing assembly, the material dividing assembly comprising a receiving groove, a material dividing groove, a positioning groove and a material dividing device; the bottom of the receiving groove is inclined and narrowed to form a narrow opening that only allows a single steel wire to pass through; the material dividing groove is connected to the narrow opening to accommodate a single steel wire; the positioning groove is used to position and temporarily store the steel wire to be processed, and the material dividing device is used to push the steel wire in the material dividing groove to the positioning groove; a material pushing assembly, used to push the steel wire in the positioning groove to a forming station one by one.

[0007] Furthermore, the material dividing device includes a material dividing push plate and a material dividing driving device. The material dividing push plate is driven by the material dividing driving device to perform reciprocating horizontal motion to push the steel wire material in the material dividing trough to the positioning groove.

[0008] Furthermore, the pushing assembly includes a guide rail, a slider, a push rod and a pushing drive device. The push rod is movably disposed in the positioning groove and is coaxially aligned with the steel wire material in the positioning groove. The push rod is connected to the slider, and the slider slides along the guide rail under the drive of the pushing drive device to drive the push rod to axially push the steel wire material to the forming station.

[0009] Furthermore, the conveying assembly includes a conveyor belt and a material guide plate, wherein the material guide plate is obliquely arranged above the conveyor belt to guide the steel wire material to the conveyor belt; limit plates are respectively provided on both sides of the conveyor belt to ensure that the axis of the steel wire material is consistent with the conveying direction.

[0010] Furthermore, the material dividing assembly is arranged on a supporting platform, and the material dividing assembly includes a first vertical baffle, an inclined baffle, a first side baffle, a second side baffle, a first bottom plate, a second vertical baffle, and a second bottom plate fixed to the supporting platform; the first vertical baffle, the inclined baffle, the first side baffle and the second side baffle together form the storing groove; the lower side edge of the inclined baffle and the lower side of the first vertical baffle form the narrow opening; the material dividing trough is formed between the first bottom plate and the narrow opening; the second vertical baffle, the second bottom plate and the side wall of the first bottom plate form the positioning groove; the material dividing device pushes the steel wire material in the material dividing trough to the positioning groove through the gap between the first vertical baffle and the first bottom plate.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0012] 1. The conveying component realizes continuous conveying, and the material dividing component and the material pushing component cooperate to convert the continuously conveyed steel wire material into one by one and push it to the forming station, which is convenient for setting the pushing interval and conforms to the rhythm of the forming process;

[0013] 2. The narrow design of the receiving groove ensures that only a single steel wire can pass through each time. The material dividing device and positioning groove further ensure the accurate positioning of the steel wire before processing, thus improving the processing accuracy;

[0014] 3. The flexible control of the material distribution device allows the pushing interval to be adjusted according to the rhythm of the forming process, so that the continuously transmitted steel wire material can be accurately converted and pushed to the forming station one by one, meeting the specific needs of the forming process for the supply of steel wire material, ensuring the continuity and efficiency of the production process, and further improving the overall production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the production material conveying mechanism in one embodiment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of a material distribution component in one embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of a material distribution component in one embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a material pushing assembly in one embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a transmission component in one embodiment of the present application;

[0020] In the figure: 1. Conveying assembly; 2. Material dividing assembly; 3. Material pushing assembly; 4. Receiving slot; 5. Material dividing slot; 6. Positioning slot; 7. Material dividing device; 701. Material dividing push plate; 702. Material dividing driving device; 8. Narrow mouth; 9. Guide rail; 10. Slider; 11. Push rod; 12. Conveyor belt; 13. Material guide plate; 14. Limiting plate; 15. Support table; 16. First vertical baffle; 17. Inclined baffle; 18. First side baffle; 19. Second side baffle; 20. First bottom plate; 21. Second vertical baffle; 22. Second bottom plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solution of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or position relationship based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or position relationship in which the utility model product is usually placed when in use, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply 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 utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0023] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not mean that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or suspended, but can be slightly tilted. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly tilted.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", and "connect" 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 direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, a material conveying mechanism for producing U-bolts includes: a conveying component 1, which is used to continuously convey multiple steel wire materials along their axial direction; a dividing component 2, which includes a receiving groove 4, a dividing groove 5, a positioning groove 6 and a dividing device 7; the bottom of the receiving groove 4 is inclined and narrowed to form a narrow opening 8 that only allows a single steel wire material to pass through; the dividing groove 5 is connected to the narrow opening 8 to accommodate a single steel wire material; the positioning groove 6 is used to position and temporarily store the steel wire material to be processed, and the dividing device 7 is used to push the steel wire material in the dividing groove 5 to the positioning groove 6; a pushing component 3, which is used to push the steel wire materials in the positioning groove 6 to the forming station one by one.

[0026] The conveying component 1 continuously conveys multiple steel wire materials along its axial direction to the storage groove 4 of the dividing component 2 to form an accumulation; the bottom of the storage groove 4 is inclined and narrowed to form a narrow opening 8 to ensure that only a single steel wire material is allowed to pass through. When the steel wire material enters the narrow opening 8, it will slide into the dividing groove 5 connected thereto; the dividing device 7 starts to work and pushes the single steel wire material in the dividing groove 5 to the positioning groove 6; the positioning groove 6 is used to temporarily store the steel wire material to be processed to ensure that the steel wire material is pushed to the accurate processing position; the pushing component 3 is started to push the steel wire materials in the positioning groove 6 to the forming station one by one for forming and bending processing.

[0027] The conveying component 1 realizes continuous conveying, and the dividing component 2 and the pushing component 3 cooperate to convert the continuously conveyed steel wire materials into ones that are pushed to the forming station one by one, which is convenient for setting the pushing interval and conforms to the rhythm of the forming process; the narrow mouth 8 of the receiving groove 4 is designed to ensure that only a single steel wire material passes through each time, and the dividing device 7 and the positioning groove 6 further ensure the accurate positioning of the steel wire material before processing, thereby improving the processing accuracy.

[0028] In some embodiments, the material distribution device 7 includes a material distribution push plate 701 and a material distribution drive device 702. The material distribution push plate 701, driven by the material distribution drive device 702, performs reciprocating horizontal motion to push the steel wire material in the material distribution trough 5 to the positioning groove 6. When the steel wire material enters the material distribution trough 5 through the narrow opening 8 of the receiving groove 4, the material distribution push plate 701 is in the initial position, waiting for the next pushing action; when the material distribution push plate 701 moves toward the positioning groove 6, it will push the steel wire material in the material distribution trough 5 into the positioning groove 6; after the pushing is completed, the material distribution drive device 702 will reversely drive the material distribution push plate 701 back to the initial position to prepare for the next pushing action; the flexible control of the material distribution device 7 allows the pushing interval to be adjusted according to the rhythm of the forming process, so that the continuously transmitted steel wire material can be accurately converted to be pushed to the forming station one by one, meeting the specific requirements of the forming process for the supply of steel wire material, ensuring the continuity and efficiency of the production process, and further improving the overall production efficiency.

[0029] In some embodiments, the push assembly 3 includes a guide rail 9, a slider 10, a push rod 11 and a push drive device. The push rod 11 is movably disposed in the positioning groove 6 and is coaxially aligned with the steel wire in the positioning groove 6. The push rod 11 is connected to the slider 10. The slider 10 slides along the guide rail 9 under the drive of the push drive device to drive the push rod 11 to push the steel wire axially to the forming station. The automated pushing operation of the push assembly 3 enables the steel wire to be pushed to the forming station continuously and quickly, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0030] In some embodiments, the conveying assembly 1 includes a conveyor belt 12 and a guide plate 13. The guide plate 13 is tilted above the conveyor belt 12 to guide the steel wire to the conveyor belt 12. The conveyor belt 12 is provided with a limit plate 14 on both sides to ensure that the axis of the steel wire is consistent with the conveying direction. The tilted design of the guide plate 13 allows the steel wire to slide naturally and be guided to the conveyor belt 12. The setting of the limit plate 14 ensures the stability of the steel wire during the conveying process, keeps its axis consistent with the conveying direction, and provides an accurate positioning basis.

[0031] In some embodiments, the material dividing assembly 2 is disposed on a support platform 15, and the material dividing assembly 2 includes a first vertical baffle 16, an inclined baffle 17, a first side baffle 18, a second side baffle 19, a first bottom plate 20, a second vertical baffle 21, and a second bottom plate 22 fixed to the support platform 15; the first vertical baffle 16, the inclined baffle 17, the first side baffle 18, and the second side baffle 19 together form a storage groove 4; a narrow opening 8 is formed between the lower side edge of the inclined baffle 17 and the lower side of the first vertical baffle 16; a material dividing groove 5 is formed between the first bottom plate 20 and the narrow opening 8; the second vertical baffle 21, the second bottom plate 22, and the side wall of the first bottom plate 20 form a positioning groove 6; the material dividing device 7 pushes the steel wire material in the material dividing groove 5 to the positioning groove 6 through the gap between the first vertical baffle 16 and the first bottom plate 20. The various parts of the material dividing assembly 2 are fixedly arranged by the support platform 15, and the structure is stable and reliable, and can withstand the weight and impact force of the steel wire material, ensuring long-term stable operation.

[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A U-bolt production material feeding mechanism, characterized in that: include: A conveying assembly (1) is used to continuously convey a plurality of steel wire materials along their axial direction; A material distribution component (2), the material distribution component comprising a receiving groove (4), a material distribution groove (5), a positioning groove (6) and a material distribution device (7); the bottom of the receiving groove (4) is inclined and narrowed to form a narrow opening (8) that only allows a single steel wire to pass through; the material distribution groove (5) is connected to the narrow opening (8) to accommodate a single steel wire; the material distribution device (7) is used to push the steel wire in the material distribution groove (5) to the positioning groove (6), and the positioning groove (6) is used to position and temporarily store the steel wire to be processed; The material pushing assembly (3) is used to push the steel wire materials in the positioning groove (6) to the forming station one by one.

2. A U-bolt production material feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material dividing device (7) comprises a material dividing push plate (701) and a material dividing driving device (702). The material dividing push plate (701) is driven by the material dividing driving device (702) to perform reciprocating horizontal motion to push the steel wire material in the material dividing trough (5) to the positioning trough (6).

3. A U-bolt production material feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pusher assembly (3) comprises a guide rail (9), a slider (10), a push rod (11) and a pusher driving device; the push rod (11) is movably arranged in the positioning groove (6) and is coaxially aligned with the steel wire in the positioning groove (6); the push rod (11) is connected to the slider (10); the slider (10) is driven by the pusher driving device to slide along the guide rail (9) to drive the push rod (11) to push the steel wire axially to the forming station.

4. A U-bolt production material feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly (1) comprises a conveyor belt (12) and a guide plate (13), wherein the guide plate (13) is arranged obliquely above the conveyor belt (12) to guide the steel wire material to the conveyor belt (12); and limit plates (14) are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt (12) to ensure that the axis of the steel wire material is consistent with the conveying direction.

5. A U-bolt production material feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material distribution assembly (2) is arranged on a support platform (15), and comprises a first vertical baffle (16), an inclined baffle (17), a first side baffle (18), a second side baffle (19), a first bottom plate (20), a second vertical baffle (21), and a second bottom plate (22) fixedly arranged on the support platform (15); The first vertical baffle (16), the inclined baffle (17), the first side baffle (18) and the second side baffle (19) together form the storage groove (4); The lower side of the inclined baffle (17) and the lower side of the first vertical baffle (16) form the narrow opening (8); The material distribution trough (5) is formed between the first bottom plate (20) and the narrow opening (8); The second vertical baffle (21), the second bottom plate (22) and the side wall of the first bottom plate (20) form the positioning groove (6); The material distribution device (7) pushes the steel wire material in the material distribution trough (5) to the positioning groove (6) through the gap between the first vertical baffle plate (16) and the first bottom plate (20).