A flexible feeding and placing machine

Abstract

A flexible loading and panning machine includes a workbench, on which a discharging mechanism, a flexible vibration disk, a control system, a first visual inspection component, a material grabbing mechanism, a temporary storage tray, a second visual inspection component and a panning mechanism are arranged; the discharging mechanism includes an upper hopper, a lower hopper and a hopper vibration structure, the upper hopper is connected to the lower hopper, the upper end of the hopper vibration structure is connected to the lower hopper, the lower end of the hopper vibration structure is connected to the workbench, and the outlet end of the lower hopper is located above the flexible vibration disk; the first visual inspection component is located above the flexible vibration disk, and the first visual inspection component is fixed to a control system on one side; the control system includes a control panel and a panel mounting frame. The utility model can be used for loading and panning operations of special-shaped and thin materials, and avoids stacking, and is easy to load separately. It has the advantages of high efficiency and precision in loading and panning, reduced processing costs and strong practicality.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of flexible feeding and placing trays, in particular to a flexible feeding and placing tray machine. Background Art

[0002] With the development of production machinery automation, more and more traditional processing industries are gradually adopting automated production equipment to replace manual operations, including the production and processing of various components of many electronic products.

[0003] At present, many processing plants have to manually separate and classify the materials one by one according to the same state when loading and placing some workpieces with high requirements on appearance, especially some small thin-sheet materials and some irregular-shaped special-shaped materials, and then place them one by one on the material tray. However, these special-shaped and thin materials are easy to stack and difficult to separate and take out, which makes the manual loading and placing work more difficult and has low precision, which not only affects the processing efficiency, but also makes the loading cost high due to the high labor cost, which will also increase the overall processing cost.

[0004] Therefore, a flexible loading and tray placing machine is needed to improve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a flexible loading and plating machine, aiming to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. The utility model can be suitable for loading and plating operations of special-shaped and thin materials, and can avoid stacking and be easy to separate. It has the advantages of high loading and plating efficiency, high precision, reduced processing costs and strong practicality.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A flexible feeding and plate-swinging machine comprises a workbench, on which a discharging mechanism, a flexible vibration plate, a control system, a first visual detection component, a material grabbing mechanism, a temporary material storage plate, a second visual detection component and a plate-swinging mechanism are arranged;

[0008] The discharging mechanism includes an upper hopper, a lower hopper and a hopper vibration structure, the outlet end of the upper hopper is connected to the inlet end of the lower hopper, the upper end of the hopper vibration structure is connected to the lower end surface of the lower hopper, the lower end of the hopper vibration structure is connected to the workbench, and the outlet end of the lower hopper is located above the flexible vibration plate;

[0009] The first visual detection component is located above the flexible vibration plate, and the first visual detection component is fixed on a control system on one side;

[0010] The control system includes a control panel and a panel mounting frame, the first visual inspection component is fixed on the panel mounting frame on one side, and the lower end of the panel mounting frame is connected to the workbench;

[0011] The material grabbing mechanism includes a first conveying module, a second conveying module and a material grabbing assembly. The first conveying module is fixed on the workbench below, the first conveying module is connected to the second conveying module, and the second conveying module is connected to the material grabbing assembly. The cooperation between the first conveying module and the second conveying module can drive the material grabbing assembly to grab the material on the flexible vibration plate and place it on the temporary storage plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the flexible vibration plate includes a flexible material plate, a first vibrator for driving the flexible material plate to vibrate, and a working box, the flexible material plate is located on the working box, the lower end of the working box is connected to the workbench, and the first vibrator is located in the working box.

[0013] Furthermore, a second vibrator is provided in the hopper vibration structure, and the second vibrator enables the material in the lower hopper to be vibrated into the flexible material tray.

[0014] Furthermore, the first conveying module is fixed on a module fixing seat below, the lower end of the module fixing seat is connected to the workbench, the first conveying module is provided with a first conveying slide block, and the first conveying slide block is connected to the second conveying module.

[0015] Furthermore, the second conveying module is provided with a second conveying slider, and the second conveying slider is connected to the material grabbing assembly.

[0016] Furthermore, the material grabbing assembly includes a shell, a driving member, a slide rail and slider structure, a transmission belt structure and a material suction device. The shell is connected to the second conveying slider, the output end of the driving member is connected to the transmission belt structure, the slider of the slide rail and slider structure is connected to the transmission belt structure through a connecting seat, the lower end of the connecting seat is connected to the material suction device, and the driving member can drive the material suction device to move up and down to absorb the material.

[0017] Furthermore, the first visual detection component includes a first camera and a light-emitting board, the first camera is fixed on a first camera fixing seat, the light-emitting board is fixed on a support frame on one side, the support frame and the first camera fixing seat are both connected to a panel mounting frame, the light-emitting board is located above the flexible material tray, a through hole is provided on the light-emitting board, and the lens of the first camera is located above the through hole.

[0018] Furthermore, the second visual detection component includes a second camera, a transparent protective plate, a refraction device and a protective shell. The second camera, the transparent protective plate and the refraction device are all located in the protective shell, and a prism is provided in the refraction device.

[0019] Furthermore, the plate swinging mechanism is located at one side of the second visual inspection component, and a material tray placement seat is provided on the plate swinging mechanism, and a material tray for placing the material swinging plate can be detachably placed on the material tray placement seat.

[0020] Furthermore, a baffle plate is provided on the lower hopper, and the baffle plate divides the lower hopper into a material discharging space and a material storage space, the material discharging space and the material storage space are connected, and the outlet end of the upper hopper is connected to the material storage space.

[0021] The utility model of flexible feeding and placing plate machine has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. High working efficiency. The utility model of flexible loading and tray placing machine first puts the irregular and thin materials into the discharging mechanism when working. The discharging mechanism outputs the materials into the flexible vibration plate. The flexible vibration plate separates or gathers the materials through vibrations of different frequencies, so that the materials in the flexible vibration plate are adjusted to the set state. Then the first visual inspection component takes pictures of the materials in the flexible vibration plate for inspection, and transmits the position, state, size and defect information of the materials to the grabbing mechanism. The grabbing mechanism then picks up the materials in the flexible vibration plate and puts them on the second visual inspection component. The second visual inspection component further accurately locates and re-inspects the materials, and transmits the inspection information to the grabbing mechanism. Finally, the grabbing mechanism places the inspected materials on the tray placing mechanism in sequence. If the inspection fails, the materials are placed on the temporary storage tray. The loading and tray placing operation of irregular and thin materials can be easily completed. It can avoid stacking of materials and is easy to separate. It has the advantages of high efficiency of loading and tray placing operation, reduced processing costs and strong practicality.

[0023] 2. High precision. In the flexible feeding and placing plate machine of the utility model, the first visual inspection component takes pictures of the materials in the flexible vibration plate, and detects the position, state and size defects of the materials to improve the precision; the second camera takes pictures of the materials on the transparent protective plate to further accurately locate and re-inspect the materials, thereby improving the feeding accuracy;

[0024] 3. Good stability. The first conveying module and the second conveying module of the utility model flexible feeding and placing machine facilitate the material grabbing component to pick up materials more accurately and improve the stability of the material picking operation;

[0025] 4. In the flexible loading and tray-settling machine of the utility model, a baffle plate is provided on the lower hopper, and the baffle plate separates the lower hopper into a lowering space and a storage space. When the material in the flexible tray is insufficient, the second vibrator of the hopper vibration structure generates vibration, so that the material in the storage space is vibrated to the lowering space and falls into the flexible tray, which is convenient for controlling the amount of material and improving work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] Figure 1It is an overall schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Another visual structural diagram shown;

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the discharging mechanism shown;

[0029] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the material grabbing mechanism shown;

[0030] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the material grabbing assembly (excluding the housing) shown;

[0031] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of the second visual detection component (excluding the protective shell) is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments and drawings.

[0033] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element; when an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "first", "second" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0034] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0035] like Figure 1 As shown, a flexible loading and panning machine includes a workbench, on which a discharging mechanism 1, a flexible vibration plate 2, a control system 3, a first visual detection component 4, a material grabbing mechanism 5, a temporary material tray 6, a second visual detection component 7, a chassis 8 and a panning mechanism 9 are provided.

[0036] It should be noted that, during operation, the irregular and thin materials are placed into the discharging mechanism 1, and the discharging mechanism 1 outputs the materials into the flexible vibration disk 2. The flexible vibration disk 2 separates or gathers the materials through vibrations of different frequencies, so that the materials in the flexible vibration disk 2 are adjusted to the set state. Then the first visual inspection component 4 takes photos and detects the materials in the flexible vibration disk 2, and transmits the position, state, size and defect information of the materials to the grabbing mechanism 5. The grabbing mechanism 5 then picks up the materials in the flexible vibration disk 2 and puts them on the second visual inspection component 7. The second visual inspection component 7 further accurately locates and re-inspects the materials, and transmits the inspection information to the grabbing mechanism 5. Finally, the grabbing mechanism 5 places the inspected materials on the tray mechanism 9 in sequence. If the inspection fails, they are placed on the temporary storage tray 6. The loading and traying operations of irregular and thin materials can be easily completed.

[0037] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the plate swing mechanism 9 is located at one side of the second visual inspection component 7, and a material plate placement seat 90 is provided on the plate swing mechanism 9, on which a material plate 91 for placing the material swing plate can be detachably placed. When the materials are placed on the material plate 91 in sequence, the material plate 91 can be taken out from the material plate placement seat 90 by a robot or manually, which is convenient to use.

[0038] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the discharging mechanism 1 includes an upper hopper 10, a lower hopper 11 and a hopper vibration structure 12. The outlet end of the upper hopper 10 is connected to the inlet end of the lower hopper 11. The upper end of the hopper vibration structure 12 is connected to the lower end surface of the lower hopper 11. The lower end of the hopper vibration structure 12 is connected to the workbench. The outlet end of the lower hopper 11 is located above the flexible vibration plate 2. A baffle plate 13 is provided on the lower hopper 11. The baffle plate 13 divides the lower hopper 11 into a discharging space 14 and a storage space 15. The discharging space 14 and the storage space 15 are connected. The outlet end of the upper hopper 10 is connected to the storage space 15.

[0039] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the control system 3 includes a control panel 30 and a panel mounting frame 31. The first visual inspection component 4 is fixed on the panel mounting frame 31 on one side, and the lower end of the panel mounting frame 31 is connected to the workbench. The control panel 30 is used to control the coordinated operation of various mechanisms.

[0040] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the first visual inspection component 4 is located above the flexible vibration plate 2, and the first visual inspection component 4 is fixed on the control system 3 on one side. The first visual inspection component 4 includes a first camera 40 and a light-emitting board 41, the first camera 40 is fixed on the first camera 40 fixing seat, the light-emitting board 41 is fixed on the support frame on one side, the support frame and the first camera 40 fixing seat are both connected to the panel mounting frame 31, the light-emitting board 41 is located above the flexible material plate 20, and a through hole 42 is provided on the light-emitting board 41, and the lens of the first camera 40 is located above the through hole 42. The first visual inspection component 4 takes pictures of the material in the flexible vibration plate 2, and detects the position, state and size defects of the material to improve accuracy.

[0041] like Figure 1 As shown, the flexible vibration plate 2 includes a flexible material tray 20, a first vibrator for driving the flexible material tray 20 to vibrate, and a working box 21, wherein the flexible material tray 20 is located on the working box 21, the lower end of the working box 21 is connected to the workbench, and the first vibrator is located in the working box 21. The material of the flexible material tray 20 can be a transparent flexible material, preferably a light-transmitting material such as PE, PP, PVC or PU, which has a smooth and tough surface and good light transmittance, and can avoid collision damage to the material.

[0042] It should be noted that the first vibrator works according to a set state, and adjusts the material on the flexible material tray 20 to a set state through vibrations of different frequencies and in different modes.

[0043] like Figure 3 As shown, a second vibrator is provided in the hopper vibration structure 12 , and the second vibrator enables the material in the storage space 15 to be vibrated to the discharge space 14 and fall into the flexible material tray 20 .

[0044] It should be noted that when the flexible material tray 20 is insufficient in material, the second vibrator generates vibrations so that the material in the storage space 15 is vibrated to the discharge space 14 and falls into the flexible material tray 20 .

[0045] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the material grabbing mechanism 5 includes a first conveying module 50, a second conveying module 51 and a material grabbing assembly 52. ​​The first conveying module 50 is fixed on the workbench below, the first conveying module 50 is connected to the second conveying module 51, and the second conveying module 51 is connected to the material grabbing assembly 52. ​​The cooperation between the first conveying module 50 and the second conveying module 51 can drive the material grabbing assembly 52 to grab the material of the flexible vibration plate 2 onto the temporary storage plate 6. The first conveying module 50 and the second conveying module 51 facilitate the material grabbing assembly 52 to pick up the material more accurately and improve the stability of the material picking operation.

[0046] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the first conveying module 50 is fixed on the module fixing seat 53 below, the lower end of the module fixing seat 53 is connected to the workbench, the first conveying module 50 is provided with a first conveying slider, and the first conveying slider is connected to the second conveying module 51. The second conveying module 51 is provided with a second conveying slider, and the second conveying slider is connected to the material grabbing assembly 52. ​​The material grabbing mechanism 5 also includes a first module driving member for driving the first conveying module 50 to move, and a second module driving member for driving the second conveying module 51 to move. The first module driving member and the second module driving member can be driving motors.

[0047] like Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, the material grabbing assembly 52 includes a housing 54, a side cover (not shown), a driving member 55, a slide rail slider structure 56, a transmission belt structure 57 and a suction device 58. The housing 54 is connected to the second conveying slider, the output end of the driving member 55 is connected to the transmission belt structure 57, the slider of the slide rail slider structure 56 is connected to the transmission belt structure 57 through a connecting seat, and the lower end of the connecting seat is connected to the suction device 58. The driving member 55 can drive the suction device 58 to move up and down to absorb the material. The driving member 55 can be a driving motor. The suction device 58 is a common suction device 58, so it is not described in detail here.

[0048] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the second visual inspection component 7 includes a second camera 70, a transparent protective plate 71, a refraction device 72 and a protective shell 73. The second camera 70, the transparent protective plate 71 and the refraction device 72 are all located in the protective shell 73. A prism is provided in the refraction device 72. The prism is used to refract the second camera 70. The second camera 70 takes a photo of the material on the transparent protective plate 71, further accurately locates and re-inspects the material, improves the accuracy of feeding, ensures the product quality of the feeding process, and prevents unqualified products from flowing into the next process.

[0049] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the temporary storage tray 6 is detachably mounted on the tray support seat below, and the lower end of the tray support seat is connected to the workbench. When the temporary storage tray 6 is loaded with materials, the temporary storage tray 6 can be taken out from the tray support seat by a robot or manually, which is convenient to use.

[0050] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model and does not constitute any form of limitation to the utility model. Any ordinary technician in the industry can smoothly implement the utility model as shown in the drawings of the specification and described above. However, any technician familiar with the profession can make some changes, modifications and equivalent changes made by using the technical content disclosed above without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the utility model, which are all equivalent embodiments of the utility model. At the same time, any changes, modifications and evolutions of any equivalent changes made to the above embodiments based on the essential technology of the utility model still belong to the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. A flexible loading and placing machine, comprising a workbench, characterized in that: The workbench is provided with a discharging mechanism, a flexible vibration plate, a control system, a first visual detection component, a material grabbing mechanism, a temporary material storage plate, a second visual detection component and a plate swinging mechanism; The discharging mechanism includes an upper hopper, a lower hopper and a hopper vibration structure, the outlet end of the upper hopper is connected to the inlet end of the lower hopper, the upper end of the hopper vibration structure is connected to the lower end surface of the lower hopper, the lower end of the hopper vibration structure is connected to the workbench, and the outlet end of the lower hopper is located above the flexible vibration plate; The first visual detection component is located above the flexible vibration plate, and the first visual detection component is fixed on a control system on one side; The control system includes a control panel and a panel mounting frame, the first visual inspection component is fixed on the panel mounting frame on one side, and the lower end of the panel mounting frame is connected to the workbench; The material grabbing mechanism includes a first conveying module, a second conveying module and a material grabbing assembly. The first conveying module is fixed on the workbench below, the first conveying module is connected to the second conveying module, and the second conveying module is connected to the material grabbing assembly. The cooperation between the first conveying module and the second conveying module can drive the material grabbing assembly to grab the material on the flexible vibration plate and place it on the temporary storage plate.

2. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flexible vibration plate includes a flexible material plate, a first vibrator for driving the flexible material plate to vibrate, and a working box. The flexible material plate is located on the working box. The lower end of the working box is connected to the workbench. The first vibrator is located in the working box.

3. The flexible loading and placing machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A second vibrator is provided in the hopper vibration structure, and the second vibrator enables the material in the lower hopper to be vibrated into the flexible material tray.

4. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The first conveying module is fixed on a module fixing seat below, the lower end of the module fixing seat is connected to the workbench, the first conveying module is provided with a first conveying slide block, and the first conveying slide block is connected to the second conveying module.

5. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second conveying module is provided with a second conveying slider, and the second conveying slider is connected to the material grabbing assembly.

6. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material grabbing assembly includes a shell, a driving member, a slide rail and slider structure, a transmission belt structure and a material suction device. The shell is connected to the second conveying slider, the output end of the driving member is connected to the transmission belt structure, the slider of the slide rail and slider structure is connected to the transmission belt structure through a connecting seat, the lower end of the connecting seat is connected to the material suction device, and the driving member can drive the material suction device to move up and down to absorb the material.

7. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first visual inspection component includes a first camera and a light-emitting board, the first camera is fixed on a first camera fixing seat, the light-emitting board is fixed on a support frame on one side, the support frame and the first camera fixing seat are both connected to a panel mounting frame, the light-emitting board is located above the flexible material tray, a through hole is provided on the light-emitting board, and the lens of the first camera is located above the through hole.

8. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second visual detection component includes a second camera, a transparent protective plate, a refraction device and a protective shell. The second camera, the transparent protective plate and the refraction device are all located in the protective shell, and a prism is provided in the refraction device.

9. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plate swinging mechanism is located at one side of the second visual inspection component, and a material tray placement seat is provided on the plate swinging mechanism, and a material tray for placing the material swinging plate can be detachably placed on the material tray placement seat.

10. The flexible loading and tray placing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower hopper is provided with a baffle plate, which divides the lower hopper into a material discharging space and a material storage space. The material discharging space and the material storage space are connected, and the outlet end of the upper hopper is connected to the material storage space.

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