Shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function
By designing a shaft core feeding mechanism integrating vibration disc, direct shock guide, interposer steering mechanism, CCD camera assembly and clamping robot assembly, the problems of easy reverse direction and low loading efficiency of shaft core installation are solved, and the automatic loading and direction identification of shaft core is realized, and production efficiency and product quality are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421580555.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-05
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-05
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, the mounting orientation of the shaft core is easily reversed, resulting in the quality of the laser motor not meeting the standard, and the loading of the shaft core depends on manual labor and is inefficient.
A core feeding mechanism including a vibration disc, a direct shock guide, a plug steering mechanism, a CCD camera assembly and a clamping robot assembly are designed. The shaft core is horizontally sorted and loaded through the vibration disk and the direct shock guide. The shaft core is rotated by 90° to the vertical state by using the steering cylinder block and the drive assembly. The CCD camera assembly detects the direction of the shaft core, and the clamping robot assembly is clamped and assembled.
Automatic feeding and direction identification of the shaft core is realized, manual installation errors are avoided, and production efficiency and product quality are improved.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a shaft core feeding mechanism, in particular to a shaft core feeding mechanism with a direction identification function. Background Art
[0002] Laser printers are now widely used in people's daily work, and the laser motor in the laser printer needs to assemble the shaft core and the boss base sleeve. One end of the shaft core is provided with a round head, and the other end is a flat head. During assembly, the flat head end of the shaft core needs to be installed into the boss base sleeve downward. However, during manual assembly, it is easy for the shaft core to be installed in the wrong direction, resulting in the subsequent laser motor not meeting the quality requirements. In addition, the current shaft core is basically loaded manually, and the overall efficiency is limited. If an automatic shaft core loading mechanism can be developed, and it can identify and determine the direction of the shaft core, the above problems can be well solved and production efficiency can be improved. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a shaft core feeding mechanism which has the function of automatically sorting and feeding shaft cores and can effectively identify the direction of the shaft cores.
[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is as follows: the utility model comprises a vibration disk and a straight vibration guide rail device, one end of the straight vibration guide rail device is connected to the vibration disk, and the other end of the straight vibration guide rail device is provided with a plug-in steering mechanism, the plug-in steering mechanism comprises a first bracket, a driving assembly is installed on one side of the first bracket, a steering cylindrical block is installed on the other side of the first bracket, the steering cylindrical block is connected to the output shaft of the driving assembly, the steering cylindrical block is provided with at least one shaft core pair plug hole, the steering cylindrical block is located at the end of the straight vibration guide rail device, in a normal state, the shaft core pair plug hole and the straight vibration guide rail device are in the same horizontal plane, so that the front end shaft core transported by the straight vibration guide rail device can be inserted into the shaft core pair plug hole, the driving assembly is used to drive the shaft core inserted in the shaft core pair plug hole to rotate 90°, so that the shaft core rotates from a horizontal state to a vertical state; a CCD camera assembly is arranged on the side of the shaft core plug-in steering mechanism, and the CCD camera assembly is used to detect whether the vertical shaft core has an arc end facing upward.
[0005] Furthermore, a clamping robot assembly is provided at the other end of the plug-in steering mechanism, and the clamping robot assembly is used to clamp and cut the steering cylindrical block in a vertical state.
[0006] Furthermore, the shaft core feeding mechanism also includes an MCU controller, and the vibration plate, the direct vibration guide, the plug-in steering mechanism, the CCD camera assembly and the clamping robot assembly are all electrically connected to the MCU controller.
[0007] Furthermore, the CCD camera assembly includes a second bracket and a third bracket respectively located on both sides of the first bracket, the second bracket is equipped with a CCD camera, the third bracket is equipped with a light source, the CCD camera, the light source and the shaft core in a vertical state in the steering cylindrical block are in the same horizontal axial plane, and the third bracket is also provided with a light shield, which covers the light source.
[0008] Furthermore, the steering cylindrical block is provided with a through hole passing through the bottom of the shaft core pair socket, and the third bracket is provided with a sensor aligned with the through hole in a horizontal state, and the sensor is used to detect whether the shaft core has been inserted to the bottom in the shaft core pair socket of the straight vibration guide device which is in the same horizontal plane.
[0009] Furthermore, the clamping robot assembly includes a fourth bracket, a transverse base plate is provided on the fourth bracket, a transverse guide rail, a transverse driver and a transverse carrier plate connected to the transverse driver and adapted to be installed on the transverse guide rail are provided on the transverse base plate, a longitudinal guide rail, a longitudinal driver and a longitudinal carrier plate connected to the longitudinal driver and adapted to be installed on the longitudinal guide rail are provided on the transverse carrier, and a rotation driver and an axis core clamping claw cylinder connected to the rotation driver are provided on the longitudinal carrier.
[0010] Furthermore, the driving assembly includes a mounting plate, a forward and reverse drive, a bearing mounting sleeve, a ball bearing and a rotation positioning column, the mounting plate being fixed to the side end surface of the first bracket, the forward and reverse drive being mounted on the first bracket through the mounting plate, the bearing mounting sleeve being embedded in the first bracket, the ball bearing being mounted inside the bearing mounting sleeve, one end of the rotation positioning column being connected to the output shaft of the forward and reverse drive, and the other end of the rotation positioning column being connected to the steering cylindrical block after passing through the ball bearing.
[0011] Furthermore, a notch is provided in the middle of the upper end of the mounting seat plate, two positioning holes are provided on the outer edge of the rotating positioning column, a sensing sheet is provided in the positioning hole, and a sensor matched with the sensing sheet is provided at the upper end of the notch, and the two positioning holes are respectively located at the horizontal zero degree and the vertical 90 degree of the rotating positioning column.
[0012] Furthermore, a trumpet-shaped guide opening is provided at the opening of the shaft core to the insertion hole, and the hole depth of the shaft core to the insertion hole is greater than half the length of the shaft core.
[0013] The beneficial effects of the utility model are: 1. The shaft cores can be horizontally arranged and loaded through the vibration plate and the straight vibration guide, and the shaft core at the end of the straight vibration guide can be docked through the shaft core pairing hole provided in the steering cylindrical block, and when the shaft core is inserted into the shaft core pairing hole, the steering cylindrical block is driven by the driving component to rotate 90°, so that the shaft core is in a vertical state, and then the orientation of the shaft core is photographed through the CCD camera component, so that the shaft core can be automatically loaded and the orientation of the shaft core can be identified; 2. The shaft core can be smoothly clamped and loaded for assembly in cooperation with the clamping manipulator component, and the shaft core with the flat head end facing upward can be rotated 180° through the rotating driver for loading and assembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model Figure 1 ;
[0015] Figure 2 It is a top view of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model Figure 2 ;
[0017] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the plug-in steering mechanism;
[0018] Figure 5 This is an exploded schematic diagram of the plug-in steering mechanism;
[0019] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamping robot assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] like Figures 1 to 6As shown, in this embodiment, the utility model includes a vibration plate 1 and a straight vibration guide rail device 2, one end of the straight vibration guide rail device 2 is connected to the vibration plate 1, and the other end of the straight vibration guide rail device 2 is provided with a plug-in steering mechanism 3, and the plug-in steering mechanism 3 includes a first bracket 31, a driving component 32 is installed on one side of the first bracket 31, and a steering cylindrical block 33 is installed on the other side of the first bracket 31. The steering cylindrical block 33 is connected to the output shaft of the driving component 32, and a gap is provided between the steering cylindrical block 33 and the end of the straight vibration guide rail device 2, and the gap is smaller than the thickness of the shaft core 1a, and the steering cylindrical block 33 to At least one shaft core pair socket 331 is provided, and the steering cylindrical block 33 is located at the end of the straight vibration guide rail 2. In a normal state, the shaft core pair socket 331 and the straight vibration guide rail 2 are in the same horizontal plane, so that the front end shaft core 1a transported by the straight vibration guide rail 2 can be inserted into the shaft core pair socket 331, and the driving assembly 32 is used to drive the shaft core 1a inserted in the shaft core pair socket 331 to rotate 90°, so that the shaft core 1a rotates from a horizontal state to a vertical state; a CCD camera assembly 4 is arranged on the side of the shaft core pair steering mechanism 3, and the CCD camera assembly 4 is used to detect whether the vertical shaft core 1a has the arc end facing upward.
[0021] In this embodiment, a clamping robot assembly 5 is provided at the other end of the plug-in steering mechanism 3, and the clamping robot assembly 5 is used to clamp and transfer the axis core 1a of the steering cylindrical block 33 in a vertical state for assembly. The axis core feeding mechanism also includes an MCU controller, and the vibration plate 1, the straight vibration guide rail device 2, the plug-in steering mechanism 3, the CCD camera assembly 4 and the clamping robot assembly 5 are all electrically connected to the MCU controller.
[0022] In this embodiment, the CCD camera assembly 4 includes a second bracket 41 and a third bracket 42 respectively located on both sides of the first bracket 31, a CCD camera 43 is installed on the second bracket 41, and a light source 44 is installed on the third bracket 42. The CCD camera 43, the light source 44 and the shaft core 1a in a vertical state in the steering cylindrical block 33 are in the same horizontal axial plane, and a light cover 45 is also provided on the third bracket 42, and the light cover 45 is covered on the light source 44. The CCD camera 43 is used to detect whether the vertical shaft core 1a is with the arc end facing upward, and send the orientation information of the upper end of the shaft core 1a to the MCU controller.
[0023] In this embodiment, the clamping robot assembly 5 includes a fourth bracket 51, on which a transverse base plate 52 is provided, on which a transverse guide rail 53, a transverse driver 54 and a transverse carrier plate 55 connected to the transverse driver 54 and adapted to be installed on the transverse guide rail 53 are provided, and on which a longitudinal guide rail 56, a longitudinal driver 57 and a longitudinal carrier plate connected to the longitudinal driver 57 and adapted to be installed on the longitudinal guide rail 56 are provided. 58, a rotary driver 59 and an axis core clamping cylinder 510 connected to the rotary driver 59 are provided on the longitudinal moving carrier 58. This design controls the axis core clamping cylinder 510 to move and clamp the axis core 1a in cooperation with the transverse driver 54 and the longitudinal driver 57 through the MCU controller, and when the CCD camera 43 is used to detect that the vertical axis core 1a is with the flat end facing upward, the rotary driver 59 drives the axis core clamping cylinder 510 to rotate 180°, so that the axis core 1a is guaranteed to be with the arc end facing upward.
[0024] In this embodiment, the steering cylindrical block 33 is provided with a through hole 332 passing through the bottom of the shaft core pair socket 331, and the third bracket 42 is provided with a sensor 333 aligned with the through hole 332 in a horizontal state, and the sensor 333 is used to detect whether the shaft core 1a has been inserted to the bottom in the shaft core pair socket 331 of the straight vibration guide 2 which is in the same horizontal plane; this design transmits the last shaft core 1a at the end into the shaft core pair socket 331 through the straight vibration guide 2, and when the shaft core 1a is inserted to the bottom of the shaft core pair socket 331, the sensor 333 can detect the shaft core 1a through the through hole 332 and transmit the signal to the MCU controller, thereby controlling the drive component 32 to drive the shaft core 1a to rotate 90°.
[0025] In this embodiment, the driving assembly 32 includes a mounting plate 321, a forward and reverse drive 322, a bearing mounting sleeve 323, a ball bearing 324 and a rotation positioning column 325. The mounting plate 321 is fixed to the side end surface of the first bracket 31, the forward and reverse drive 322 is installed on the first bracket 31 through the mounting plate 321, the bearing mounting sleeve 323 is embedded in the first bracket 31, the ball bearing 324 is installed inside the bearing mounting sleeve 323, one end of the rotation positioning column 325 is connected to the output shaft of the forward and reverse drive 322, and the other end of the rotation positioning column 325 is connected to the steering cylindrical block 33 after passing through the ball bearing 324. A notch 3211 is provided in the middle of the upper end of the mounting plate 321, and the outer portion of the rotation positioning column 325 is Two positioning holes 3251 are arranged along the surface, and a sensing sheet is arranged in the positioning holes 3251. A sensor matched with the sensing sheet is arranged at the upper end of the notch 3211. The two positioning holes 3251 are respectively located at the horizontal zero degree and the vertical 90 degree of the rotating positioning column 325. This design can ensure that the forward and reverse drive 322 drives the steering cylindrical block 33 to rotate 90° accurately, so that the horizontal axis core 1a of the steering cylindrical block 33 is rotated to a vertical state, and is transferred and assembled through the clamping manipulator assembly 5. Then the forward and reverse drive 322 is reversed to reverse and reset the steering cylindrical block 33, waiting for the insertion of the next axis core 1a. Because this rhythm is also suitable for subsequent assembly work, if the feeding efficiency is to be improved in the future, the four positioning holes 3251 can be arranged in an array, and four axis core pair sockets 331 can also be arranged in an array on the steering cylindrical block 33.
[0026] In this embodiment, a trumpet-shaped guide opening 3311 is provided at the opening of the shaft core-to-hole 331, and the hole depth of the shaft core-to-hole 331 is greater than half the length of the shaft core 1a; this design is to enable the shaft core 1a to be smoothly inserted into the shaft core-to-hole 331 and will not fall out of the shaft core-to-hole 331 during rotation.
[0027] In this embodiment, the working process of the utility model is as follows: the shaft core 1a is horizontally sorted and loaded through the cooperation of the vibration disk 1 and the straight vibration guide 2, and the shaft core 1a at the end of the straight vibration guide 2 can be smoothly inserted into the shaft core pair socket 331, and when the sensor 333 detects the shaft core 1a, the forward and reverse drive 322 drives the steering cylindrical block 33 to accurately rotate 90°, so that the shaft core 1a is rotated to the upper end in a vertical state, and the CCD camera 43 is used to detect the orientation of the vertical shaft core 1a, and then the shaft core clamping cylinder 510 is moved to clamp the shaft core 1a under the cooperation of the transverse drive 54 and the longitudinal drive 57, and when the CCD camera 43 is used to detect that the vertical shaft core 1a is with the flat end facing up, the shaft core clamping cylinder 510 is driven to rotate 180° through the rotation drive 59, so that the shaft core 1a is guaranteed to be with the arc end facing up, which is convenient for subsequent assembly operations.
[0028] The utility model is applied to the technical field of feeding mechanisms.
[0029] Although the embodiments of the present invention are described with practical solutions, they do not constitute limitations on the meaning of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, it is obvious to modify the implementation scheme and combine it with other solutions based on this description.
Claims
1. A shaft core feeding mechanism with a direction recognition function, comprising a vibration plate (1) and a straight vibration guide (2), one end of the straight vibration guide (2) being connected to the vibration plate (1), characterized in that: The other end of the straight vibration rail guide (2) is provided with a plug-in steering mechanism (3), the plug-in steering mechanism (3) comprises a first bracket (31), a driving assembly (32) is installed on one side of the first bracket (31), a steering cylindrical block (33) is installed on the other side of the first bracket (31), the steering cylindrical block (33) is connected to the output shaft of the driving assembly (32), the steering cylindrical block (33) is provided with at least one shaft core plug hole (331), the steering cylindrical block (33) is located at the end of the straight vibration rail guide (2), and in a normal state, the The shaft core pair socket (331) and the straight vibration guide (2) are in the same horizontal plane, so that the shaft core (1a) at the front end transported by the straight vibration guide (2) can be inserted into the shaft core pair socket (331), and the driving component (32) is used to drive the shaft core (1a) inserted in the shaft core pair socket (331) to rotate 90 degrees, so that the shaft core (1a) rotates from a horizontal state to a vertical state; a CCD camera component (4) is arranged on the side of the plug-in steering mechanism (3), and the CCD camera component (4) is used to detect whether the vertical shaft core (1a) has an arc end facing upward.
2. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The other end of the plug-in steering mechanism (3) is provided with a clamping manipulator assembly (5), and the clamping manipulator assembly (5) is used to clamp and cut the steering cylindrical block (33) in a vertical state with its shaft core (1a).
3. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shaft core feeding mechanism also includes an MCU controller, and the vibration plate (1), the direct vibration guide rail device (2), the plug-in steering mechanism (3), the CCD camera assembly (4) and the clamping robot assembly (5) are all electrically connected to the MCU controller.
4. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The CCD camera assembly (4) comprises a second bracket (41) and a third bracket (42) respectively located on both sides of the first bracket (31); a CCD camera (43) is mounted on the second bracket (41); a light source (44) is mounted on the third bracket (42); the CCD camera (43), the light source (44) and the shaft core (1a) in a vertical state in the steering cylindrical block (33) are located on the same horizontal axial plane; a light shield (45) is also arranged on the third bracket (42); the light shield (45) covers the light source (44).
5. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The steering cylindrical block (33) is provided with a through hole (332) passing through the bottom of the shaft core pair insertion hole (331), and the third bracket (42) is provided with a sensor (333) aligned with the through hole (332) in a horizontal state, and the sensor (333) is used to detect whether the shaft core (1a) has been inserted to the bottom in the shaft core pair insertion hole (331) of the straight vibration guide (2) in the same horizontal plane.
6. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping robot assembly (5) includes a fourth bracket (51), on which a transverse base plate (52) is arranged, on which a transverse guide rail (53), a transverse driver (54) and a transverse carrier plate (55) connected to the transverse driver (54) and adapted to be installed on the transverse guide rail (53) are arranged, on which a longitudinal guide rail (56), a longitudinal driver (57) and a longitudinal carrier plate (58) connected to the longitudinal driver (57) and adapted to be installed on the longitudinal guide rail (56) are arranged, on which a rotation driver (59) and an axis core clamping claw cylinder (510) connected to the rotation driver (59) are arranged.
7. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (32) comprises a mounting seat plate (321), a forward and reverse drive (322), a bearing mounting sleeve (323), a ball bearing (324) and a rotation positioning column (325); the mounting seat plate (321) is fixed to the side end surface of the first bracket (31); the forward and reverse drive (322) is mounted on the first bracket (31) through the mounting seat plate (321); the bearing mounting sleeve (323) is embedded in the first bracket (31); the ball bearing (324) is mounted inside the bearing mounting sleeve (323); one end of the rotation positioning column (325) is connected to the output shaft of the forward and reverse drive (322); the other end of the rotation positioning column (325) passes through the ball bearing (324) and is connected to the steering cylindrical block (33).
8. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 7, characterized in that: A notch (3211) is provided in the middle of the upper end of the mounting seat plate (321), two positioning holes (3251) are provided on the outer edge of the rotating positioning column (325), a sensing sheet is provided in the positioning hole (3251), a sensor matched with the sensing sheet is provided at the upper end of the notch (3211), and the two positioning holes (3251) are respectively located at the horizontal zero degree and the vertical 90 degree of the rotating positioning column (325).
9. The shaft core feeding mechanism with direction recognition function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A trumpet-shaped guide opening (3311) is provided at the opening of the shaft core-to-insert hole (331), and the hole depth of the shaft core-to-insert hole (331) is greater than half the length of the shaft core (1a).