Steel ball sorting mechanism

By designing a steel ball sorting mechanism including support components, sorting components and feeding components, automatic sorting of steel balls is realized, solving the problems of low manual assembly efficiency and high error rate, improving assembly efficiency and reducing error rate.

CN222943960UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-06SICHUAN AEROSPACE SHIYUAN TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421712306.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-18
Publication Date
2025-06-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-18

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the steel balls that manually assemble variable displacement oil pumps have low efficiency and high error rate, which leads to prone to falling into the oil pump chamber during assembly and causing jamming.

Method used

A steel ball sorting mechanism is designed, including support components, sorting components and feeding components. Through the design of support frames and support seats, the arrangement of sorting frames and slide chutes on the sorting plates, automatic sorting of steel balls is realized.

Benefits of technology

By automatically sorting steel balls, the problems of low manual assembly efficiency and high error rate are solved, and the rapid and accurate distinction and assembly of steel balls are achieved, which improves assembly efficiency and reduces error rate.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a steel ball sorting mechanism which comprises a supporting assembly, a sorting assembly and a sorting assembly. The supporting assembly comprises a supporting frame, and supporting seats with different heights are vertically installed at the two ends of the supporting frame in the length direction of the supporting frame. The sorting assembly comprises a sorting plate installed on the supporting base, the sorting plate comprises a plurality of sorting frames arranged at intervals, a sliding groove allowing the steel balls to slide is formed between every two adjacent sorting frames, and the width of the sliding grooves is gradually increased in the sliding direction of the steel balls; and the material receiving assembly comprises a plurality of material receiving boxes installed under the sorting plate, and the steel balls of different sizes fall into the corresponding material receiving boxes through the sliding grooves. The technical problems that in the prior art, efficiency is low and the error rate is high when the steel balls are manually distinguished are solved, and the technical effect of rapidly and accurately distinguishing the steel balls is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts, in particular to a steel ball sorting mechanism. Background Art

[0002] In the development of modern automobile industry, variable displacement oil pumps are widely used in engines of various automobiles due to their efficient energy utilization and stable performance. This high-efficiency drive device can adjust the fuel flow and pressure according to the actual needs of the engine, thereby achieving efficient conversion and use of energy.

[0003] In the manufacturing process of variable displacement pumps, steel balls are usually required to assemble the safety valve of variable displacement pumps. The existing assembly method usually adopts the method of mixed loading of steel balls and manual assembly. When steel balls of different sizes are mixed together for assembly, workers need to place and accurately position each steel ball one by one during assembly, and the size difference between steel balls is small. The incorrect assembly of small diameter steel balls is easy to fall into the chamber of the variable displacement oil pump and cause the oil pump to get stuck, resulting in low assembly efficiency and high error rate. Utility Model Content

[0004] The embodiment of the present application solves the technical problems of low efficiency and high error rate of manual assembly in the prior art by providing a steel ball sorting mechanism, and achieves the technical effect of accurately and quickly assembling steel balls.

[0005] The embodiment of the present application provides a steel ball sorting mechanism, comprising: a supporting assembly, comprising a supporting frame, along the length direction of the supporting frame, two ends of the supporting frame are vertically installed with supporting seats of different heights; a sorting assembly, comprising a sorting plate installed on the supporting seat, the sorting plate comprising a plurality of sorting frames arranged at intervals, a slide groove for steel balls to slide is formed between two adjacent sorting frames, and the width of the slide groove gradually increases along the sliding direction of the steel balls; a material receiving assembly, comprising a material receiving box installed directly below the sorting plate, the material receiving boxes are arranged in plurality, and steel balls of different sizes fall into the corresponding material receiving boxes through the slide grooves.

[0006] Preferably, a through slot is provided at the top of the support seat, and the through slot is connected to the sorting plate by screws.

[0007] Preferably, it also includes: a discharging assembly, including a discharging hopper installed on the top of the support seat near the high position of the sorting plate, an inclined plate is provided at the bottom of the discharging hopper, a discharging port is opened at the low position of the inclined plate, and the steel balls pass through the inclined plate and the discharging port in turn and fall into the chute.

[0008] Preferably, the sorting component further comprises: a baffle, which is installed on both sides of the sorting plate along the width direction of the sorting plate, and the baffle is higher than the sorting mechanism.

[0009] Preferably, it also includes: a dustproof plate, which is detachably placed on the sorting plate.

[0010] Preferably, it also includes: a slide, which is installed between the discharge port and the sorting plate.

[0011] Preferably, it also includes: a plurality of partitions, the partitions are installed in the discharge hopper and are located on the inclined plate and the discharge port, a discharge channel is formed between two adjacent partitions, and the discharge channel cooperates with the chute.

[0012] Preferably, the slideway comprises an arc-shaped plate, on which a slideway matching with the slide groove is formed.

[0013] One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application have at least the following technical effects or advantages: by tilting the sorting plate on the sorting rack, the steel balls slide from the high point to the low point of the sorting plate, so that steel balls of different sizes fall into the corresponding receiving boxes when passing through the inclined grooves of corresponding sizes, thereby completing the automatic sorting of the steel balls, solving the technical problems of low efficiency and high error rate in manual distinction of steel balls in the prior art, and achieving the technical effect of quickly and accurately distinguishing steel balls. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 A first overall structural schematic diagram of a steel ball sorting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 A second overall structural schematic diagram of a steel ball sorting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the first part of the structure of a steel ball sorting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a sorting plate of a steel ball sorting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a discharge hopper structure of a steel ball sorting mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] In the figure, 100, support assembly; 110, support frame; 120, support seat; 121, through slot; 200, sorting assembly; 210, sorting frame; 220, slide; 230, baffle; 300, material receiving assembly; 310, material receiving box; 400, material discharging assembly; 410, material discharging hopper; 500, dustproof plate; 600, slideway. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The embodiment of the present application solves the technical problems of low efficiency and high error rate of manual assembly in the prior art by providing a steel ball sorting mechanism, and achieves the technical effect of accurately and quickly assembling steel balls.

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the described embodiments of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0022] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present disclosure should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present disclosure belongs. The "first", "second" and similar words used in the present disclosure do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word cover the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0023] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 The utility model provides a steel ball sorting mechanism, including: a supporting assembly 100, including a supporting frame 110, along the length direction of the supporting frame 110, two ends of the supporting frame 110 are vertically installed with supporting seats 120 of different heights; a sorting assembly 200, including a sorting plate installed on the supporting seat 120, the sorting plate includes a plurality of sorting frames 210 arranged at intervals, and a slide groove 220 for steel balls to slide is formed between two adjacent sorting frames 210, and the width of the slide groove 220 gradually increases along the sliding direction of the steel balls; a material receiving assembly 300, including a material receiving box 310 installed directly below the sorting plate, the material receiving box 310 is arranged in plurality, and steel balls of different sizes fall into the corresponding material receiving boxes 310 through the slide groove 220.

[0024] In this embodiment, the support seat 120 is vertically arranged at both ends of the support frame 110. The support seat 120 includes two groups of support plates with different heights. The support plates are L-shaped. Along the length direction of the support frame 110, the two groups of support plates are respectively installed at both ends of the support frame 110 by bolts. The two ends of the sorting assembly 200 are installed on the support seat 120 and have a certain slope. The sorting frame 210 is a trapezoidal frame. Along the sliding direction of the steel ball, the length of the bottom edge of the sorting frame 210 gradually decreases, so that the width of the chute 220 between two adjacent sorting frames 210 gradually increases. The receiving box 310 is set to be multiple, and the multiple receiving boxes 310 are sequentially installed on the support frame 110 and located directly below the sorting plate. When the width of the chute 220 through which the steel ball passes is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, the steel ball falls into the corresponding receiving box 310. Optionally, the width of the support seat 120 can be adjusted by adjusting the position on the support frame 110, so that it is suitable for sorting plates of different models. Preferably, the sorting plate can sort steel balls of 9 mm, 10 mm, 11 mm, and 12 mm.

[0025] The technical solutions in the above embodiments of the present application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0026] By arranging a plurality of trapezoidal frames at intervals, the sorting frame 210 forms a plurality of chutes 220 with gradually increasing widths, and by arranging the sorting frame 210 on the support seat 120 at an angle, a chute 220 is formed which increases from narrow to wide along the sliding direction of the steel ball, so that when the width of the chute 220 through which the steel ball passes is greater than the diameter of the steel ball, the steel ball falls into the corresponding receiving box 310, thereby realizing automatic sorting of the steel balls. This solves the technical problems of low efficiency and high error rate in manual distinction of steel balls in the prior art, and realizes the technical effect of fast and accurate distinction of steel balls.

[0027] See also Figure 3 A through slot 121 is provided at the top of the support seat 120, and the through slot 121 is connected to the sorting plate by screws.

[0028] In this embodiment, the through slot 121 is used to adjust the height of the sorting plate. By setting screws and bolts, the inclination angle of the sorting plate is adjusted, thereby adjusting the sliding speed of the steel balls and controlling the steel ball sorting speed.

[0029] See also Figure 5 , also includes: a discharging assembly 400, including a discharging hopper 410 installed on the top of a support seat 120 near the high position of a sorting plate, an inclined plate is provided at the bottom of the discharging hopper 410, a discharging port is provided at the low position of the inclined plate, and the steel balls fall into the chute 220 through the inclined plate and the discharging port in turn.

[0030] In this embodiment, the discharge hopper 410 is used to store the steel balls to be sorted. The steel balls fall into the chute 220 through the inclined plate and the discharge port in the discharge hopper 410 for sorting.

[0031] See also Figure 1-Figure 2 The sorting assembly 200 also includes: a baffle 230, which is installed on both sides of the sorting plate along the width direction of the sorting plate, and the baffle 230 is higher than the sorting mechanism.

[0032] In this embodiment, the baffle 230 is configured to be L-shaped, so that a shield is provided above the side of the sorting plate to prevent the steel balls from rolling out from the side.

[0033] See also Figure 1 , further comprising: a dustproof plate 500, the dustproof plate 500 is detachably placed on the sorting plate.

[0034] In this embodiment, the dustproof plate 500 is adapted to the shape of the sorting plate. When the steel ball sorting mechanism is not in use, the use of the dustproof plate 500 can effectively prevent dust from entering.

[0035] In some embodiments, a slideway 600 is installed between the discharge port and the sorting plate to allow the steel balls to slide into the slideway 220 .

[0036] In some embodiments, it also includes: a plurality of partitions, which are installed in the discharge hopper 410 and are located on the inclined plate and the discharge port, and a discharge channel is formed between two adjacent partitions, and the discharge channel cooperates with the chute 220.

[0037] In this embodiment, a discharge channel that matches the chute 220 is formed between adjacent partitions to ensure that the steel balls can fall into the chute 220 .

[0038] In some embodiments, the slideway 600 includes an arc-shaped plate, on which the slideway 600 matching the slide groove 220 is formed.

[0039] It should be noted that the components among the various embodiments of the present disclosure can be interchangeable as long as they can play the corresponding roles.

[0040] There are a few points to note:

[0041] (1) Unless otherwise defined, in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals represent the same meanings.

[0042] (2) In the drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure, only the structures related to the embodiments of the present disclosure are involved, and other structures can refer to the general design.

[0043] (3) For the sake of clarity, parts or regions are enlarged in the drawings used to describe the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is understood that when an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, the element may be "directly" "on" or "under" the other element, or there may be intervening elements.

[0044] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art who is familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure, which should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A steel ball sorting mechanism, characterized in that: include: A support assembly (100) comprises a support frame (110), wherein support seats (120) of different heights are vertically mounted at both ends of the support frame (110) along the length direction of the support frame (110); A sorting assembly (200) comprises a sorting plate mounted on the support seat (120), the sorting plate comprising a plurality of sorting racks (210) arranged at intervals, a slide groove (220) for the steel balls to slide is formed between two adjacent sorting racks (210), and the width of the slide groove (220) gradually increases along the sliding direction of the steel balls; The material receiving assembly (300) comprises a material receiving box (310) installed directly below the sorting plate. The material receiving boxes (310) are arranged in plurality, and the steel balls of different sizes fall into the corresponding material receiving boxes (310) through the chute (220).

2. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A through slot (121) is provided at the top of the support seat (120), and the through slot (121) is connected to the sorting plate via screws.

3. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Also includes: The discharging assembly (400) comprises a discharging hopper (410) installed on the top of the supporting seat (120) near the high position of the sorting plate, an inclined plate is arranged at the bottom of the discharging hopper (410), a discharging port is opened at the low position of the inclined plate, and the steel balls fall into the chute (220) through the inclined plate and the discharging port in sequence.

4. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The sorting component (200) further comprises: A baffle (230) is installed on both sides of the sorting plate along the width direction of the sorting plate, and the baffle (230) is higher than the sorting mechanism.

5. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes: A dustproof plate (500) is detachably placed on the sorting plate.

6. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: A slideway (600), wherein the slideway (600) is installed between the discharge port and the sorting plate.

7. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes: The partitions are arranged in a plurality, the partitions being installed in the discharge hopper (410) and being located on the inclined plate and the discharge port, a discharge channel being formed between two adjacent partitions, and the discharge channel being matched with the chute (220).

8. The steel ball sorting mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: The slideway (600) comprises an arc-shaped plate, on which is formed a slideway (600) that matches the slide groove (220).