Automatic feeder for sheet material strips

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of feeding devices, and in particular to an automatic feeder for sheet-type material strips, including a frame component, a silo component arranged on the frame component, a material taking component, and a material stripping component; the silo component includes a silo assembly arranged on the frame, the silo assembly includes an incoming material silo body and a cover film silo body, and the incoming material silo body is provided with a plurality of limit baffles for limiting the incoming material; the material taking component includes a transverse movement module arranged on the frame component, a lifting module arranged on the transverse movement module, and a suction cup assembly arranged on the lifting module, the suction cup assembly includes a suction cup bracket, a plurality of suction cup members arranged on the suction cup bracket, and a sensor for detecting the type of incoming material, and the suction cup assembly faces the incoming material silo body. After the incoming material is received, the materials will be stacked and aligned under the action of the limit baffle; the suction cup assembly absorbs the incoming material in the incoming material silo body, and then the sensor detects and judges the incoming material, and performs different actions according to the type of incoming material without manual intervention.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of feeding devices, and in particular to an automatic feeder for sheet material strips. Background Art

[0002] After the production is completed, the material will be attached to the soft film for shipment and transportation. When feeding or using the material, the material will be peeled off the film. This kind of material is called a sheet material strip. In order to further protect the material, a cover film will be placed on the material, and the material is located between the film and the cover film; and in order to prevent the material from shifting, sometimes glue is applied on the film to make the material stably attached to the film.

[0003] When feeding materials, if manual feeding is used, the feeding stability is low, and the efficiency and yield are difficult to meet the requirements; if a semi-automatic stripping feeder is used, manual feeding is required. Although the efficiency is improved, its production efficiency still cannot meet the needs; if a conventional automatic feeder is used, materials covered with a cover film cannot be fed directly, and manual intervention is required to remove the cover film before feeding. The range of materials that can be processed is limited, and its adaptability is insufficient. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to improve the problem that conventional automatic feeders in the related art cannot adapt to materials with cover films, the utility model provides an automatic feeder for sheet-type material strips.

[0005] An automatic feeder for sheet-type material strips, comprising a frame component, a silo component arranged on the frame component, a material picking component and a material stripping component; the silo component comprises a silo assembly arranged on the frame component, the silo assembly comprises an incoming material silo body and a cover film silo body, the incoming material silo body is provided with a plurality of limiting baffles for limiting the position of incoming materials; the material picking component comprises a transverse movement module arranged on the frame component, a lifting module arranged on the transverse movement module and a suction cup assembly arranged on the lifting module, the suction cup assembly comprises a suction cup bracket, a plurality of suction cup members arranged on the suction cup bracket and a sensor for detecting the type of incoming materials, the suction cup assembly faces the incoming material silo body.

[0006] Furthermore, a plurality of the limit baffles are distributed on both sides of the incoming material bin body; a plurality of scraper baffles are also provided at one end of the incoming material bin body close to the material picking component, and the scraper baffles have a scraper end facing the material picking component.

[0007] Furthermore, the stripping component includes a platform component arranged on the frame component, one end of the platform component is provided with a material pressing component for pressing and transporting materials, and the other end of the platform component is provided with a material receiving component and a material throwing component.

[0008] Furthermore, the platform assembly includes a stripping platform disposed on the frame component, the pressing assembly is located at one end of the stripping platform, and the other end of the stripping platform is provided with a stripping piece for cooperating with the connecting assembly.

[0009] Furthermore, the pressing assembly includes a pressing guide rail arranged on the stripping platform, and the pressing guide rail extends along the length direction of the stripping platform; the pressing guide rail is provided with a pressing plate and a pressing driving member for driving the pressing plate, and the pressing plate is toward the stripping platform and can move in a direction close to or away from the stripping platform.

[0010] Furthermore, the material receiving assembly includes a material receiving seat body arranged on the stripping platform, the material receiving seat body is slidably connected with a lifting material receiving piece and a lifting driving piece for driving the lifting material receiving piece; the lifting material receiving piece includes an anti-sticking plate for receiving materials and a pressure gear for cooperating with the stripping piece, the stripping piece includes a stripping knife arranged on the stripping platform, and a stripping driving roller is arranged below the stripping knife; when the pressure gear descends, the sheet film is pressed down between the pressure gear and the stripping driving roller.

[0011] Furthermore, the material throwing assembly includes a material throwing seat body arranged below the material receiving assembly, the material throwing seat body is rotatably connected to a material throwing pressure roller group, the material throwing pressure roller group is covered with a material throwing transmission belt, and the material throwing pressure roller group is located below the stripping drive roller and the pressure gear.

[0012] Furthermore, a plurality of detectors for detecting materials are arranged on a side of the anti-sticking plate away from the pressing gear.

[0013] Furthermore, the frame component includes a base, and the base is provided with a material lifting assembly for cooperating with the material picking component; the material lifting assembly includes a lifting fork plate slidably connected to the base and a lifting drive member for driving the lifting fork plate; the lifting fork plate is penetrated through the incoming material bin body.

[0014] The utility model has the following advantages:

[0015] 1. The utility model is an automatic feeder for sheet-type material strips. By setting a silo component and a material picking component, after the incoming material is placed in the incoming material silo body, the material will be stacked and aligned under the action of the limit baffle; then the material picking component is actuated, and the transverse movement module and the lifting module drive the suction cup assembly to move toward the incoming material silo body, and the suction cup assembly absorbs the incoming material in the incoming material silo body, and then the sensor detects and judges the incoming material to determine whether the incoming material is a cover film or a material without a cover film. If the incoming material is a cover film, the incoming material is placed in the cover film silo body, and then reset to continue to pick up; if the incoming material is a material without a cover film, the incoming material is sent to the stripping component for stripping. The entire stripping and feeding process is carried out automatically without manual intervention, ensuring feeding efficiency and quality on the basis of increased adaptability.

[0016] 2. The utility model is an automatic feeder for sheet-type material strips. When the stripping component strips the material, the material pressing component presses the material and transports it to the material receiving component and the material throwing component. When one end of the material extends out from one end of the stripping knife, the lifting drive component of the material receiving component drives the lifting material receiving component to descend. The soft sheet film is pressed down and deformed to between the material pressing gear and the stripping drive roller and is continuously collected into the material throwing component. The material is separated from the sheet film and enters the anti-sticking plate of the lifting material receiving component. After the detector detects that there is material on the anti-sticking plate, the subsequent process is started to collect the material. The entire stripping process is compact and efficient, and can adapt to sheet-type material strips of different lengths. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, 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 work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of an automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the middle frame components;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle silo components;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The structural diagram of the middle material taking component;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the platform component and the material pressing component in the material stripping component of the embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material receiving assembly in the material stripping component of the embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material throwing component in the material stripping component of the embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the incoming material in the embodiment of this application;

[0026] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the effect of stripping the incoming material by the stripping component in the embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of another effect of stripping incoming materials by the stripping component in the embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Description of reference numerals:

[0029] 01. Sheet film; 02. Material; 03. Cover film;

[0030] 1. Frame components; 11. Base; 12. Material lifting components; 121. Lifting fork plate; 13. Control panel; 2. Bin components; 21. Bin components; 211. Incoming bin body; 2111. Limit baffle; 2112. Scraping baffle; 212. Film cover bin body; 22. Pull-out guide rail; 3. Material taking components; 31. Transverse moving module; 32. Lifting module; 33. Suction cup components; 331. Suction cup bracket; 332. Suction cup component; 333. Sensor; 4. Stripping components; 41. Platform components; 411, stripping platform; 412, stripping member; 4121, stripping knife; 4122, stripping drive roller; 42, pressing assembly; 421, pressing guide rail; 422, pressing plate; 423, pressing drive member; 43, receiving assembly; 431, receiving seat; 432, lifting receiving member; 4321, anti-sticking plate; 4322, pressing gear; 4323, detector; 433, lifting drive member; 44, throwing assembly; 441, throwing seat; 442, throwing pressure roller group; 443, throwing transmission belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application 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 should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0033] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0034] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0035] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being “above”, “above”, and “above” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “below”, and “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0036] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" 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", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0037] Reference Figures 1 to 10 An automatic feeder for sheet material strips includes a frame component 1, a silo component 2 arranged on the frame component 1, a material taking component 3 and a material stripping component 4. After the incoming material is placed in the silo component 2, the material taking component 3 is activated, the material taking component 3 absorbs the incoming material from the silo component 2 and determines the type of the incoming material, and after making different actions according to the type of the incoming material, the incoming material is sent to the material stripping component 4 for stripping. The entire stripping and feeding process is automatically performed without manual intervention, thereby ensuring the feeding efficiency and quality on the basis of increasing the adaptability of the feeder.

[0038] Reference Figure 2 Specifically, the frame component 1 includes a base 11, on which a material lifting assembly 12 for cooperating with the material taking component 3 is arranged, and an electrical control box and a control panel 13 electrically connected to the electrical control box are arranged on the base 11. The material lifting assembly 12 includes a lifting fork plate 121 slidably connected to the base 11 and a lifting driving member 433 for driving the lifting fork plate 121. The lifting fork plate 121 is penetrated through the silo component 2. When the incoming material is put into the silo component 2, it will be placed on the lifting fork plate 121. By driving the lifting fork plate 121 to rise, the incoming material can be lifted to facilitate the taking of the material taking component 3. In this embodiment, the lifting driving member 433 is a cylinder. It can be understood that the lifting driving member 433 can also be a linear module or other structure.

[0039] Reference Figure 3 The silo component 2 includes a silo assembly 21 and a drawer rail 22 disposed on the base 11. The drawer rail 22 extends along the width direction of the base 11. The silo assembly 21 is mounted on the drawer rail 22 so that it can be pulled outward to conveniently put in the incoming materials. The silo assembly 21 includes an incoming material silo body 211 and a film cover silo body 212. The incoming material silo body 211 and the film cover silo body 212 extend along the length direction of the base 11 and are respectively located on both sides of the base 11.

[0040] Reference Figure 4The material taking component 3 includes a transverse moving module 31 arranged on the base 11, a lifting module 32 arranged on the transverse moving module 31, and a suction cup assembly 33 arranged on the lifting module 32. Specifically, the transverse moving module 31 and the lifting module 32 are both linear modules. The transverse moving module 31 extends along the length direction of the base 11 and can go back and forth between the incoming material bin 211 and the film covering bin 212. The lifting module 32 is installed on the transverse moving module 31 and lifts in the vertical direction. The suction cup assembly 33 includes a suction cup bracket 331 installed on the lifting module 32. The suction cup bracket 331 is provided with a plurality of suction cup members 332 and a sensor 333 for detecting the type of incoming materials. The suction cup assembly 33 faces the incoming material bin 211.

[0041] There are two types of incoming materials. The first type is the incoming material with material 02 directly attached to the film sheet 01, and the second type is the incoming material with the cover film 03 also covering the material 02. When the suction cup 332 absorbs the incoming material, the first type of incoming material will be absorbed on the suction cup 332 as a whole. After the sensor 333 makes a judgment, it drives the material taking component 3 to directly send the incoming material to the stripping component 4 for stripping; when the incoming material is the second type, the suction cup 332 will only absorb the cover film placed on the material. After the sensor 333 makes a judgment, it drives the material taking component 3 to place the cover film in the cover film bin 212. Then the material taking component 3 resets and absorbs the material attached to the film sheet. The sensor 333 can be a thickness sensor 333 that determines the incoming material by detecting the thickness of the absorption, or it can be an ultrasonic sensor 333 or a color mark sensor 333. It should be noted that a negative pressure sensor 333 can be set on the suction cup 332 to detect whether the material is absorbed, and a clamp can be used instead of the suction cup 332 to grab the incoming material.

[0042] At the same time, in order to ensure accuracy, the incoming material bin body 211 is provided with a plurality of limiting baffles 2111 for limiting the incoming material, and the plurality of limiting baffles 2111 are distributed on both sides of the incoming material bin body 211. Under the limiting of the plurality of limiting baffles 2111, the incoming material is limited and stacked in the incoming material bin body 211, so as to facilitate the positioning and adsorption of the material taking component 3. At the same time, the incoming material bin body 211 is also provided with a plurality of scraping baffles 2112 at one end close to the material taking component 3. The scraping baffles 2112 have a scraping end facing the material taking component 3. By providing the scraping baffles 2112, the material taking component 3 will pass through the scraping baffles 2112 when adsorbing the incoming material, and the scraping baffles 2112 will scrape the edge of the incoming material, on the one hand, avoiding the stacking of the incoming material and taking multiple incoming materials, and on the other hand, when the cover film is adhered to the material, the material can be scraped off the cover film, so as to avoid taking the cover film with the material.

[0043] Reference Figure 5 as well as Figure 6The stripping component 4 includes a platform component 41 disposed on the frame component 1, a material pressing component 42 for pressing and transporting materials is disposed at one end of the platform component 41, and a material receiving component 43 and a material throwing component 44 are disposed at the other end of the platform component 41. Specifically, the platform component 41 includes a stripping platform 411 disposed at one end of the base 11, the length direction of the stripping platform 411 is the same as the extension direction of the base 11, the material pressing component 42 is located at one end of the stripping platform 411, and a stripping piece 412 for cooperating with the material receiving component 43 is disposed at the other end of the stripping platform 411.

[0044] The material pressing assembly 42 includes a material pressing guide rail 421 disposed on the material stripping platform 411, and the material pressing guide rail 421 extends along the length direction of the material stripping platform 411; the material pressing guide rail 421 is provided with a material pressing plate 422 and a material pressing driving member 423 for driving the material pressing plate 422, and the material pressing plate 422 faces the material stripping platform 411 and can move toward or away from the material stripping platform 411. When the incoming material is fed into the material stripping member 4 by the material taking member 3, it will be located on the material stripping platform 411, and the material pressing guide rail 421 drives the material pressing plate 422 to move to the end of the incoming material, and then the material pressing driving member 423 drives the material pressing plate 422 to press down, and after the material pressing plate 422 presses the incoming material, the material pressing guide rail 421 is driven, and the material pressing plate 422 drives the incoming material to be sent to the material receiving assembly 43. In this embodiment, a plurality of blowing holes are provided on one side of the pressing plate 422 close to the stripping platform 411 . The pressing plate 422 is connected to an external gas generating device, and can clean foreign matter on the stripping platform 411 while pressing the material.

[0045] The material receiving assembly 43 includes a material receiving seat 431 disposed on the material stripping platform 411, and the material receiving seat 431 is slidably connected with a lifting material receiving member 432 and a lifting driving member 433 for driving the lifting material receiving member 432, and the lifting driving member 433 is a cylinder. The lifting material receiving member 432 includes an anti-sticking plate 4321 for receiving materials and a material pressing gear 4322 for cooperating with the material stripping member 412. Correspondingly, the material stripping member 412 includes a stripping knife 4121 disposed on the material stripping platform 411, and a stripping driving roller 4122 is disposed below the stripping knife 4121, and the stripping driving roller 4122 is driven to rotate by a motor.

[0046] Reference Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10When one end of the incoming film extends from the stripping knife 4121, the lifting drive member 433 drives the lifting material receiving member 432 to press down, the pressing gear 4322 descends, and the film is pressed down to between the pressing gear 4322 and the stripping drive roller 4122. At this time, the anti-sticking plate 4321 is roughly flush with the stripping knife 4121. Driven by the stripping drive roller 4122, the film is transported from between the pressing gear 4322 and the stripping drive roller 4122 and sent to the throwing assembly 44, and the material on the film is sent to the anti-sticking plate 4321 because it is not deformed. The side of the anti-sticking plate 4321 away from the pressing gear 4322 is provided with a plurality of detectors 4323 for detecting materials. When the detector 4323 detects that there is material on the anti-sticking plate 4321, it notifies or drives the next process to act to collect or use it.

[0047] Reference Figure 7 The material throwing assembly 44 is used to receive and convey the film sheet. The material throwing assembly 44 comprises a material throwing seat 441 disposed below the material receiving assembly 43. The material throwing seat 441 is rotatably connected to a material throwing pressure roller group 442. The material throwing pressure roller group 442 is covered with a material throwing transmission belt 443. The material throwing pressure roller group 442 is located below the stripping drive roller 4122 and the pressure gear 4322. After the film sheet is conveyed from between the pressure gear 4322 and the stripping drive roller 4122 and sent into the material throwing assembly 44, the material throwing assembly 44 continues to operate to throw the film sheet from below for collection and disposal.

[0048] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0049] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. An automatic feeder for sheet material strips, characterized in that: The invention comprises a frame component (1), a material bin component (2) arranged on the frame component (1), a material taking component (3) and a material stripping component (4); the material bin component (2) comprises a material bin assembly (21) arranged on the frame component (1); the material bin assembly (21) comprises a material incoming bin body (211) and a film covering bin body (212); the material incoming bin body (211) is provided with a plurality of limiting baffles (2111) for limiting the position of the incoming material; the material taking component (3) comprises A transverse movement module (31) is arranged on the frame component (1), a lifting module (32) is arranged on the transverse movement module (31), and a suction cup assembly (33) is arranged on the lifting module (32), the suction cup assembly (33) comprises a suction cup bracket (331), a plurality of suction cup members (332) arranged on the suction cup bracket (331), and a sensor (333) for detecting the type of incoming materials, and the suction cup assembly (33) faces the incoming material bin (211).

2. The automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of the limit baffles (2111) are distributed on both sides of the incoming material bin body (211); a plurality of scraper baffles (2112) are also provided at one end of the incoming material bin body (211) close to the material picking component (3), and the scraper baffles (2112) have scraper ends facing the material picking component (3).

3. The automatic feeder for sheet material strip according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stripping component (4) comprises a platform component (41) arranged on the frame component (1), one end of the platform component (41) is provided with a material pressing component (42) for pressing and transporting materials, and the other end of the platform component (41) is provided with a material receiving component (43) and a material throwing component (44).

4. The automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to claim 3, characterized in that: The platform assembly (41) comprises a stripping platform (411) arranged on the frame component (1), the pressing assembly (42) is located at one end of the stripping platform (411), and the other end of the stripping platform (411) is provided with a stripping piece (412) for cooperating with the receiving assembly (43).

5. The automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pressing assembly (42) includes a pressing guide rail (421) arranged on the stripping platform (411), and the pressing guide rail (421) extends along the length direction of the stripping platform (411); the pressing guide rail (421) is provided with a pressing plate (422) and a pressing driving member (423) for driving the pressing plate (422), and the pressing plate (422) faces the stripping platform (411) and can move in a direction close to or away from the stripping platform (411).

6. The automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to claim 4, characterized in that: The material receiving assembly (43) includes a material receiving seat (431) arranged on the stripping platform (411), and the material receiving seat (431) is slidably connected with a lifting material receiving member (432) and a lifting driving member (433) for driving the lifting material receiving member (432); the lifting material receiving member (432) includes an anti-sticking plate (4321) for receiving materials and a pressure gear (4322) for cooperating with the stripping member (412), and the stripping member (412) includes a stripping knife (4121) arranged on the stripping platform (411), and a stripping driving roller (4122) is arranged below the stripping knife (4121); when the pressure gear (4322) descends, the film is pressed down between the pressure gear (4322) and the stripping driving roller (4122).

7. The automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to claim 6, characterized in that: The material throwing assembly (44) comprises a material throwing seat (441) arranged below the material receiving assembly (43); the material throwing seat (441) is rotatably connected to a material throwing pressure roller group (442); the material throwing pressure roller group (442) is covered with a material throwing transmission belt (443); the material throwing pressure roller group (442) is located below the stripping drive roller (4122) and the pressure gear (4322).

8. The automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of detectors (4323) for detecting materials are arranged on a side of the anti-sticking plate (4321) away from the pressing gear (4322).

9. An automatic feeder for sheet material strips according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The frame component (1) comprises a base (11), and the base (11) is provided with a material lifting component (12) for cooperating with the material taking component (3); the material lifting component (12) comprises a material lifting component (12) slidably connected to the base A lifting fork plate (121) of the seat (11) and a lifting driving member (433) for driving the lifting fork plate (121); The lifting fork plate (121) is disposed through the incoming material bin body (211).

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