Feeding device and feeding system

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of atomization, and particularly discloses a feeding device and a feeding system.The feeding device comprises a driving device, a hopper and a feeding track, the driving device is connected with the hopper, the hopper comprises a material guide track and a material storage base, and the material storage base is provided with a hollow cavity used for storing a to-be-fed material; the material guide rail is arranged on the inner wall of the material storage base and spirally extends to the top of the material storage base along the bottom of the material storage base. The driving device controls a to-be-loaded part to be conveyed to the feeding rail from the bottom of the storage base along the guide rail; the feeding rail is located at the top of the storage base and horizontally arranged, one end of the feeding rail is connected with the end, close to the top of the storage base, of the guide rail, the other end of the feeding rail extends in the direction away from the guide rail, and the feeding rail drives the to-be-fed part to move in the extending direction of the feeding rail. In this way, automatic feeding of the to-be-fed parts is achieved, and the feeding stability is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the atomization field, and particularly to a feeding device and a feeding system. Background Art

[0002] Currently, for the feeding work of most atomizers, the transfer of all parts to be fed is completed manually. Workers need to put the materials into the equipment one by one for processing. Moreover, during the feeding process, it is difficult to ensure that the materials enter the equipment smoothly, resulting in low efficiency and being not conducive to large-scale assembly line production.

[0003] Therefore, how to achieve automatic feeding of parts to be fed and improve the stability of feeding has become an urgent problem to be solved in this field. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The present application discloses a feeding device and a feeding system, aiming to achieve automatic feeding of parts to be fed and improve the stability of feeding.

[0005] The present application discloses a feeding device, including a driving device, a hopper and a feeding track. The driving device is connected to the hopper. The hopper includes a guiding track and a storage base. The storage base has a hollow cavity for storing parts to be fed. The guiding track is arranged on the inner wall of the storage base, and the guiding track spirally extends from the bottom of the storage base to the top of the storage base. The driving device controls the parts to be fed to be transported from the bottom of the storage base to the feeding track along the guiding track. The feeding track is located at the top of the storage base and is horizontally arranged. One end of the feeding track is connected to one end of the guiding track close to the top of the storage base, and the other end extends in a direction away from the guiding track. The feeding track drives the parts to be fed to move along the extending direction of the feeding track.

[0006] Optionally, the driving device includes a vibrating disk, and the vibrating disk drives the parts to be fed to move spirally and vibrantly from the bottom of the storage base to the top of the storage base along the extending direction of the guiding track.

[0007] Optionally, the guiding track includes a first track body and a baffle. The first track body is used for carrying the parts to be fed, and the baffle is connected to the side of the first track body and is perpendicular to the first track body.

[0008] Optionally, the height of the baffle is greater than or equal to the height of the parts to be fed and less than twice the height of the parts to be fed.

[0009] Optionally, the width of the first track body is greater than or equal to the width of the parts to be fed and less than twice the width of the parts to be fed.

[0010] Optionally, a plurality of rib structures are arranged at intervals on the surface of the first track body, and the extending directions of the plurality of rib structures are the same as the extending direction of the material guiding track.

[0011] Optionally, a blocking member is arranged on one side of the material guiding track close to the feeding track. The blocking member is located above the first track body. The height of the blocking member relative to the first track body is greater than the height of the workpiece to be loaded placed on the first track body and less than twice the height of the workpiece to be loaded placed on the first track body.

[0012] Optionally, the feeding track includes a second track body and a shielding member. One side of the shielding member is connected to the side edge in the extending direction of the second track body, and the other side is folded over the second track body to enclose a receiving space above the second track body. The receiving space is for the workpiece to be loaded to pass through.

[0013] Optionally, a guiding member is further arranged on one side of the shielding member close to the material guiding track. One side of the guiding member is connected to the shielding member, and the other side extends towards the material guiding track. The guiding member is used to guide the workpiece to be loaded on the material guiding track to the feeding track.

[0014] The present application also discloses a feeding system, including a carrying device. The feeding system further includes the above-mentioned feeding device, and the feeding device is connected to the carrying device.

[0015] The present application uses a storage base to store a relatively large number of workpieces to be loaded, effectively saving the time for manually picking up materials one by one. Then, the driving device is used to control the workpieces to be loaded in the storage base to move sequentially along the extending direction of the material guiding track, so that the workpieces to be loaded spiral upward from the bottom of the storage base to the top of the storage base, thereby automatically transporting the workpieces to be loaded out of the storage base. Then, the workpieces enter the feeding track horizontally from the top of the storage base and move horizontally along the feeding track, realizing the automatic transfer of the workpieces to be loaded from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, effectively improving the feeding efficiency. Since the feeding track is horizontally arranged, the workpieces to be loaded entering the feeding track can be stably transported horizontally by the feeding track into the equipment for processing, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the transfer of the workpieces to be loaded. Description of the Drawings

[0016] The accompanying drawings included are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present application, which form a part of the specification, are used to illustrate the implementation manners of the present application, and together with the written description, explain the principles of the present application. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the feeding device of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the feeding device of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the feeding device of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the feeding track in the fourth embodiment of the feeding device of the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the feeding track in the fifth embodiment of the feeding device of the present application;

[0022] Figure 6 Block diagram of an embodiment of the feeding system of the present application.

[0023] Among them, 10, feeding system; 100, feeding device; 200, carrying device; 110, driving device; 111, vibrating bowl; 120, hopper; 121, guiding track; 122, first track main body; 123, ribbed structure; 130, baffle; 140, blocking member; 150, storage base; 160, feeding track; 161, second track main body; 162, shielding member; 163, through groove; 164, guiding member; 170, part to be fed. Detailed implementation manners

[0024] The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and optional embodiments. It should be noted that, on the premise of no conflict, the following-described embodiments or technical features can be combined arbitrarily to form new embodiments.

[0025] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the feeding device of the present application, as Figure 1As shown in the figure, the present application discloses a feeding device 100, which includes a driving device 110, a hopper 120 and a feeding track 160. The driving device 110 is connected to the hopper 120. The hopper 120 includes a guiding track 121 and a storage base 150. The storage base 150 has a hollow cavity for storing the parts 170 to be fed. The guiding track 121 is arranged on the inner wall of the storage base 150, and the guiding track 121 spirally extends from the bottom of the storage base 150 to the top of the storage base 150. The driving device 110 controls the parts 170 to be fed to be transported from the bottom of the storage base 150 to the feeding track 160 along the guiding track 121. The feeding track 160 is located at the top of the storage base 150 and is horizontally arranged. One end of the feeding track 160 is connected to the end of the guiding track 121 close to the top of the storage base 150, and the other end extends in a direction away from the guiding track 121. The feeding track 160 drives the parts 170 to be fed to move along the extending direction of the feeding track 160.

[0026] In the present application, the storage base 150 is used to store a large number of parts 170 to be fed, effectively saving the time for manually taking parts one by one. Then, the driving device 110 controls the parts 170 in the storage base 150 to move sequentially along the extending direction of the guiding track 121, so that the parts 170 spiral upward from the bottom of the storage base 150 to the top of the storage base 150, thereby automatically transporting the parts 170 out of the storage base 150. Then, the parts 170 enter the feeding track 160 horizontally from the top of the storage base 150, and then move horizontally along the feeding track 160, realizing the automatic transfer of the parts 170 from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, effectively improving the feeding efficiency. Since the feeding track 160 is horizontally arranged, the parts 170 entering the feeding track 160 can be stably transported along the horizontal direction by the feeding track 160 into the equipment for processing, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the transfer of the parts 170.

[0027] It should be noted that the parts 170 to be fed in the present application can be the atomizer bases with regular shapes in the electronic atomizer. Since the posture directions of the atomizer bases are disorderly when they are initially placed in the storage base 150, in order to ensure the normal transfer of the atomizer bases, the driving device 110 in the present application is improved:

[0028] Specifically, the driving device 110 includes a vibrating disk 111, and the vibrating disk 111 drives the parts 170 to be fed to move spirally and vibrantly along the extending direction of the guiding track 121 from the bottom of the storage base 150 to the top of the storage base 150.

[0029] Among them, the vibrating bowl 111 is an auxiliary feeding device for an automatic assembly or automatic processing machine. The pulse electromagnet in the vibrating bowl 111 can make the storage base 150 vibrate in the vertical direction, driving the storage base 150 to perform torsional vibration around its vertical axis. The parts to be fed 170 in the storage base 150 rise along the spiral track due to this vibration. During the rising process, through a series of track screening or attitude changes, the parts to be fed 170 can automatically enter the assembly or processing position in a unified state according to the requirements of assembly or processing; and the vibration frequency of the vibrating bowl 111 can be adjusted by adjusting the current and voltage of the driver to adjust the feeding speed, thus realizing the high-speed and stable feeding of the parts to be fed 170. The feeding track 160 can drive the parts to be fed 170 to move on the feeding track 160 by means of a motor driving a conveyor belt.

[0030] Furthermore, the guiding track 121 includes a first track body 122 and a baffle 130. The first track body 122 is used to carry the parts to be fed 170, and the baffle 130 is connected to the side of the first track body 122 and is perpendicular to the first track body 122.

[0031] In this application, a baffle 130 is provided on the first track body 122 of the guiding track 121. The baffle 130 is used to limit the space of the first track body 122 in the width direction, so that during the transfer of the parts to be fed 170 on the first track body 122, they are always blocked by the baffle 130 and restricted within the width range of the first track body 122, and will not fall off laterally from the first track body 122, thus ensuring the stability of the transfer of the parts to be fed 170 on the first track body 122, and further improving the feeding rate of the parts to be fed 170.

[0032] When the parts to be fed 170 enter the guiding track 121 from the storage base 150, due to their initial irregular arrangement and movement during vibration, the parts to be fed 170 may be stacked on each other on the guiding track 121, which is likely to affect the smoothness of the transfer of the parts to be fed 170 on the guiding track 121. Therefore, in order to ensure that the stacked parts to be fed 170 can fall back into the storage base 150 for re-transfer and ensure the smoothness of the transfer of the parts to be fed 170 on the guiding track 121, this application also improves the baffle 130 as follows:

[0033] The height of the baffle 130 is greater than or equal to the height of the workpiece to be loaded 170 and less than twice the height of the workpiece to be loaded 170. That is, the height of the baffle 130 is greater than or equal to the height of one workpiece to be loaded 170 and less than the height of two workpieces to be loaded 170 stacked together. This can effectively prevent the workpiece to be loaded 170 from detaching from the first track body 122 during the transportation through the material guiding track 121. At the same time, when two workpieces to be loaded 170 form a stack above the first track body 122, the baffle 130 will not block the uppermost workpiece to be loaded 170, enabling the uppermost workpiece to be loaded 170 to fall back into the storage base 150 and be re-transferred by the material guiding track 121. In this way, it can effectively ensure that the workpieces to be loaded 170 are transferred one by one in an orderly manner through the material guiding track 121, and it is not easy to have a stacking situation, improving the feeding stability and further enhancing the feeding efficiency.

[0034] Furthermore, the width of the first track body 122 is greater than or equal to the width of the workpiece to be loaded 170 and less than twice the width of the workpiece to be loaded 170. That is, the width of the first track body 122 is greater than or equal to the width of one workpiece to be loaded 170 and less than the total width when two workpieces to be loaded 170 are placed side by side.

[0035] This enables the first track body 122 to only allow one row of workpieces to be loaded 170 to pass through. Any atomizer that is not arranged in order will be screened out and fall to the bottom of the storage base 150 and be spirally lifted and transferred again through the material guiding track 121.

[0036] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the feeding device of the present application, as Figure 2 shown, Figure 2 The shown embodiment is based on Figure 1 improvement. A plurality of convex rib structures 123 are arranged at intervals on the surface of the first track body 122, and the extending direction of the plurality of convex rib structures 123 is the same as the extending direction of the material guiding track 121.

[0037] The difference between this embodiment and the previous embodiment is that in this embodiment, convex rib structures 123 are provided on the contact surface between the first track body 122 and the workpiece to be loaded 170. The convex rib structures 123 are used to increase the friction force on the contact surface between the first track body 122 and the workpiece to be loaded 170, so that the workpiece to be loaded 170 is not easy to slip and move backward when being transferred on the first track body 122, enabling the workpiece to be loaded 170 to be spirally lifted and transferred orderly and stably through the first track body 122, ensuring the stability and transfer efficiency of the transfer of the workpiece to be loaded 170, and further improving the feeding efficiency of the feeding device 100.

[0038] In addition, the extending direction of the convex pattern structure 123 in this embodiment is the same as that of the material guiding track 121, so that the direction of the convex pattern structure 123 conforms to the conveying direction of the workpiece to be loaded 170, and the convex pattern structure 123 is not likely to block the conveying of the workpiece to be loaded, thereby ensuring the normal conveying of the workpiece to be loaded 170.

[0039] In this application, the workpiece to be loaded 170 transported by the loading device 100 will ultimately enter the processing station of the equipment for processing. When entering the equipment, the workpiece to be loaded also needs to be grabbed and placed at the designated station. Generally, the workpieces to be loaded 170 on the feeding track 160 are grabbed in sequence. Therefore, in order to prevent the workpieces to be loaded 170 from overlapping during the track conveying process, resulting in grabbing multiple workpieces at once and unable to be processed normally, this application also improves the material guiding track 121. The specific improvements are as follows:

[0040] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the loading device of this application, as Figure 3 shown, Figure 3 The embodiment shown is based on Figure 1 improvement. A blocking member 140 is provided on the side of the material guiding track 121 close to the feeding track 160. The blocking member 140 is located above the first track main body 122. The height of the blocking member 140 relative to the first track main body 122 is greater than the height of the workpiece to be loaded 170 placed on the first track main body 122 and less than twice the height of the workpiece to be loaded 170 placed on the first track main body 122.

[0041] This embodiment is different from the Figure 1 embodiment shown. In this embodiment, a blocking member 140 is further provided above the first track main body 122 of the material guiding track 121. Moreover, the height of the blocking member 140 relative to the first track main body 122 is greater than the height of the workpiece to be loaded 170 placed on the first track main body 122 and less than twice the height of the workpiece to be loaded 170 placed on the first track main body 122. That is, the height of the blocking member 140 is greater than or equal to the height of one workpiece to be loaded 170 and less than the height of two workpieces to be loaded 170 stacked together.

[0042] When the workpieces to be loaded 170 are stacked together during the conveying process, the stacked workpieces to be loaded 170 will touch the blocking member 140. The blocking member 140 blocks the stacked workpieces to be loaded 170, so that the stacked workpieces to be loaded 170 fall back into the storage base 150 again and are conveyed again by the material guiding track 121. In this way, it can effectively ensure that the workpieces to be loaded 170 are conveyed one by one through the material guiding track 121 in an orderly manner, and it is not easy to occur stacking, improving the loading stability and further improving the loading efficiency.

[0043] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the feeding track in the fourth embodiment of the feeding device of the present application; as Figure 4 shown, Figure 4 The embodiment shown is based on Figure 1 an improvement. The feeding track 160 includes a second track main body 161 and a shielding member 162. One side of the shielding member 162 is connected to the side edge in the extending direction of the second track main body 161, and the other side is folded over the second track main body 161 to enclose a receiving space above the second track main body 161 for the workpiece to be fed 170 to pass through.

[0044] The difference between this embodiment and Figure 1 the embodiment shown is that in this embodiment, a shielding member 162 is provided above the second track main body 161 of the feeding track 160. The shielding member 162 is used to wrap the entire upper part of the second track main body 161 to enclose a receiving space. When the workpiece to be fed 170 enters the feeding track 160 from the guiding track 121 for transfer, the shielding member 162 restricts the workpiece to be fed 170 within the receiving space for transfer, so that the workpiece to be fed 170 will not break away from the second track main body 161 and fall outside the feeding track 160. Furthermore, the stability of the workpiece to be fed 170 during transfer on the feeding track 160 is improved, enabling the workpiece to be fed 170 to enter the equipment more smoothly from the feeding track 160.

[0045] In addition, a through groove 163 can be provided at the top of the shielding member 162, and the extending direction of the through groove 163 is the same as the extending direction of the second track main body 161. The through groove 163 can be used to expose a part of the workpiece to be fed 170 on the second track main body 161, facilitating the operator to observe the feeding situation of the workpiece to be fed 170, so as to make timely adjustments to ensure its stability when finally entering the equipment.

[0046] Furthermore, since the workpiece to be fed 170 needs to be transported from the guiding track 121 to the feeding track 160 and then enter the processing station of the equipment from the feeding track 160 for processing. During this process, the workpiece to be fed 170 is transported from the bottom of the storage base 150 to the horizontal position at the top of the storage base 150, realizing the transfer of the workpiece to be fed 170 from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction. At the connection between the guiding track 121 and the feeding track 160, which is the connection position for the transfer from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, the workpiece to be fed 170 may get stuck. Therefore, in order to ensure that the workpiece to be fed 170 can stably enter the feeding track 160 from the guiding track 121, the present application has also made improvements at the connection position between the guiding track 121 and the feeding track 160. The specific design is as follows:

[0047] Figure 5Schematic diagram of the feeding track in the fifth embodiment of the feeding device of the present application; as Figure 5 shown, Figure 5 The embodiment shown is an improvement based on Figure 4 On one side of the shielding member 162 close to the material guiding track 121, a guiding member 164 is further provided. One side of the guiding member 164 is connected to the shielding member 162, and the other side extends towards the direction of the material guiding track 121. The guiding member 164 is used to guide the material to be fed 170 on the material guiding track 121 to the feeding track 160.

[0048] The difference between this embodiment and the previous embodiment is that in this embodiment, a guiding member 164 is further provided on one side of the shielding member 162 close to the material guiding track 121. Among them, the guiding member 164 can be plate-shaped. One side is connected to one side of the shielding member 162 close to the material guiding track 121, and the other side extends towards the direction of the material guiding track 121. The space at the connection position of the material guiding track 121 and the feeding track 160 is restricted by the guiding member 164, so that before the material to be fed 170 enters the feeding track 160, it first contacts the guiding member 164 and enters the feeding track 160 along the extending direction of the guiding member 164, so that the material to be fed 170 will not be stuck or dropped due to collision at the connection position of the material guiding track 121 and the feeding track 160, ensuring the stability and smoothness of the material to be fed 170 entering the feeding track 160 from the material guiding track 121, and thus improving the feeding efficiency of the feeding device 100.

[0049] Figure 6 Block diagram of an embodiment of the feeding system of the present application, as Figure 6 shown, the present application also discloses a feeding system 10, including a carrying device 200. The feeding system 10 further includes the above-mentioned feeding device 100, and the feeding device 100 is connected to the carrying device 200. Among them, the carrying device 200 includes a robotic arm and a carrier plate. When the feeding device 100 transports the material to be fed 170 into the equipment, the robotic arm grabs the material to be fed 170 and places the grabbed material to be fed 170 on the carrier plate. The carrier plate moves to the processing station to process the material to be fed 170, thereby realizing full automation from feeding to processing, saving costs and improving processing efficiency.

[0050] However, since it is difficult to ensure that the material enters the equipment smoothly and is correctly grabbed by the robotic arm during the process of the feeding device in the feeding system transporting the material to be fed to the equipment, the efficiency is low, which is not conducive to realizing large-scale assembly line production.

[0051] Based on the above problems, the present application improves the feeding device 100 in the feeding system 10. Specifically, the present application uses the storage base 150 to uniformly store a large number of workpieces to be fed 170, effectively saving the time for workers to pick up materials one by one. Then, the driving device 110 controls the workpieces to be fed 170 in the storage base 150 to move sequentially along the extension direction of the guiding track 121, so that the workpieces to be fed 170 spiral upward from the bottom of the storage base 150 to the top of the storage base 150, thereby automatically transporting the workpieces to be fed 170 out of the storage base 150. Then, the workpieces to be fed 170 enter the feeding track 160 horizontally from the top of the storage base 150 and then move horizontally along the feeding track 160, realizing the automatic transfer of the workpieces to be fed 170 from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, effectively improving the feeding efficiency. And since the feeding track 160 is horizontally arranged, the workpieces to be fed 170 entering the feeding track 160 can be stably transported horizontally by the feeding track 160 into the equipment for processing, which is beneficial to improving the stability of the transfer of the workpieces to be fed 170 and further improving the feeding efficiency of the feeding system 10.

[0052] It should be noted that the inventive concept of the present application can form a very large number of embodiments. However, due to the limited space of the application documents, it is impossible to list them all. Therefore, on the premise of no conflict, the above-described embodiments or technical features can be combined arbitrarily to form new embodiments. After the combination of each embodiment or technical feature, the original technical effect will be enhanced.

[0053] The above content is a further detailed description of the present application in combination with specific optional implementation manners. It cannot be determined that the specific implementation of the present application is only limited to these descriptions. For those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present application belongs, without departing from the concept of the present application, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made, which should all be regarded as belonging to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A feeding device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a driving device, a hopper and a feeding track, wherein the driving device is connected to the hopper, the hopper comprises a material guide track and a material storage base, the material storage base has a hollow cavity for storing the parts to be loaded; the material guide track is arranged on the inner wall of the material storage base, and the material guide track spirally extends along the bottom of the material storage base to the top of the material storage base; The driving device controls the parts to be loaded to be transported from the bottom of the material storage base to the feeding track along the material guide track; The feeding track is located at the top of the material storage base, and the feeding track is horizontally arranged, one end of the feeding track is connected to one end of the guide track close to the top of the material storage base, and the other end extends away from the guide track. The feeding track drives the parts to be loaded to move along the extension direction of the feeding track.

2. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving device comprises a vibration plate, and the vibration plate drives the to-be-loaded piece to be moved along the extension direction of the material guide track from the bottom of the material storage base to the top of the material storage base by spiral vibration.

3. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material guide track includes a first track body and a baffle, wherein the first track body is used to carry the workpiece to be loaded, and the baffle is connected to the side of the first track body and is perpendicular to the first track body.

4. The feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The height of the baffle is greater than or equal to the height of the workpiece to be loaded, and less than twice the height of the workpiece to be loaded.

5. The feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The width of the first track body is greater than or equal to the width of the workpiece to be loaded, and less than twice the width of the workpiece to be loaded.

6. The feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A plurality of convex structures are arranged at intervals on the surface of the first track body, and the extending direction of the plurality of convex structures is the same as the extending direction of the material guiding track.

7. The feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A blocking member is provided on one side of the guide track close to the feeding track, and the blocking member is located above the first track body. The height of the blocking member relative to the first track body is greater than the height of the piece to be loaded placed on the first track body, and less than twice the height of the piece to be loaded placed on the first track body.

8. The feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding track includes a second track body and a shielding member, one side of the shielding member is connected to the side of the second track body in the extension direction, and the other side is folded to the top of the second track body to enclose a accommodating space above the second track body, and the accommodating space is used for the passage of the parts to be loaded.

9. The feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: A guide member is also provided on one side of the shielding member close to the material guide track. One side of the guide member is connected to the shielding member, and the other side extends toward the material guide track. The guide member is used to guide the parts to be loaded on the material guide track to the feeding track.

10. A feeding system, comprising a carrier, characterized in that: The feeding system further comprises a feeding device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the feeding device is connected to the carrying device.

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