Rapid screw assembling device for GFCI socket
By designing an automatic screwing device, the problem of time-consuming, inaccurate and safety risks of manual screwing in GFCI socket installation is solved, and efficient and accurate automatic installation is achieved, reducing safety risks and maintenance costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422105639.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-29
AI Technical Summary
During the installation of GFCI sockets, screw fixation relies on manual labor, resulting in low production efficiency, high labor intensity, and difficult to ensure accuracy, increasing rework rate and maintenance costs, and posing safety risks.
An automatic screwing device including a workbench, a conveying mechanism, a flip mechanism, a screw mounting mechanism and a screw screw mechanism is designed. The screws are automatically loaded and installed using a vibrating disc and a conveying tube, and automatically flipped, positioned and tightened by a cylinder and motor drive.
Automatic screwing of GFCI sockets is realized, which improves production efficiency, ensures the accuracy of screw installation, reduces safety risks, and reduces rework and repair costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of automatic screw driving devices, and particularly relates to a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets. Background Technique
[0002] In the current practice of industrial production and home decoration, GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) sockets are important devices for ensuring electrical safety.
[0003] However, at present, the screw fixation during the installation of GFCI sockets still relies on manual labor. From the perspective of production efficiency, the method of manual screw driving is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy of manual operation, increasing the rework rate and maintenance cost. In addition, there are certain safety risks in manual screw driving. During electrical installation, workers need to frequently contact live parts or be in a potentially dangerous environment, and manual operation may cause safety accidents such as electric shock and scratches due to improper use of tools, operation errors, etc. Content of the Utility Model
[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to propose a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets to solve the problems that the screw fixation during the installation of GFCI sockets still relies on manual labor at present. From the perspective of production efficiency, the method of manual screw driving is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy of manual operation, increasing the rework rate and maintenance cost. In addition, there are certain safety risks in manual screw driving. During electrical installation, workers need to frequently contact live parts or be in a potentially dangerous environment, and manual operation may cause safety accidents such as electric shock and scratches due to improper use of tools, operation errors, etc.
[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets, comprising:
[0006] A workbench, on which a support frame and a conveying mechanism are arranged. A vibrating plate is arranged on the support frame, and a plurality of screws are arranged in the vibrating plate;
[0007] A flipping mechanism, which includes a lifting cylinder, a rotating cylinder and a clamping jaw. The rotating cylinder is connected to the lifting cylinder through an extension plate, and the clamping jaw is connected to the rotating cylinder;
[0008] A screw installation mechanism; it is located on one side of the conveying mechanism. A screw orientation mechanism is arranged at the end of the vibrating plate, and the screw orientation mechanism and the screw installation mechanism are connected through a conveying pipe;
[0009] and a screw-tightening mechanism; it is located at the rear side of the screw installation mechanism.
[0010] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0011] A fixed plate is provided on the workbench, and the lifting cylinder is connected to the fixed plate.
[0012] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0013] The conveying mechanism includes a support plate, a connecting plate, a conveyor belt and a motor. The connecting plate is connected to the support plate. The motor passes through the connecting plate and is connected to a rotating shaft, and the conveyor belt is sleeved on the rotating shaft.
[0014] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0015] A number of positioning mechanisms are provided on one side of the conveying mechanism. The positioning mechanism includes a mounting plate, a first telescopic cylinder and a positioning plate. The first telescopic cylinder is connected to the mounting plate, and the positioning plate is connected to the first telescopic cylinder. A number of the positioning mechanisms are provided on the side opposite to the screw installation mechanism and the screw-tightening mechanism.
[0016] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0017] An installation frame is provided on the workbench. A limiting plate is provided on the installation frame. A linear motor and a second telescopic cylinder are provided on the limiting plate. The screw installation mechanism is slidably connected to the linear motor, and the screw-tightening mechanism is connected to the limiting plate through a guide plate, and the guide plate is connected to the second telescopic cylinder.
[0018] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0019] A number of guide grooves are provided on the screw installation mechanism. The conveying pipe is located in the guide grooves, and the guide grooves are located at the top of the socket screw holes.
[0020] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0021] A number of electric screwdriver bits are provided on the screw-tightening mechanism, and a micro motor is provided on the electric screwdriver bits.
[0022] As a further description of the above technical solution:
[0023] The conveying pipe extends from the vibrating disk through the screw orientation mechanism to the guide grooves.
[0024] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are:
[0025] In the present utility model, a conveying mechanism, a flipping mechanism, a screw mounting mechanism and a screw tightening mechanism are arranged on a workbench. A large number of screws are arranged in a vibrating bowl. The screws enter a conveying pipe with negative pressure through vibration. The end of the conveying pipe is connected to a screw orienting mechanism and extends to a guiding groove on the screw mounting mechanism through the screw orienting mechanism. When screwing the GFCI socket, it is placed on the conveyor belt. When the GFCI socket is conveyed to the flipping mechanism station, the clamping jaws clamp the GFCI socket and lift it by a lifting cylinder, and then the rotating cylinder flips it to expose the screw holes to be fixed upward. Then the GFCI socket is placed back on the conveyor belt. When the GFCI socket is conveyed to the screw mounting mechanism, the positioning plate of the positioning mechanism on its opposite side fixes and positions one side of the GFCI socket under the drive of a first telescopic cylinder, and the limiting plate abuts and positions the other side of the GFCI socket. Then the screws are guided into the screw holes through the guiding groove. The first telescopic cylinder expands and contracts to make the positioning plate separate from the GFCI socket, and the GFCI socket is conveyed to the screw tightening mechanism. A plurality of electric screwdriver bits on the screw tightening mechanism correspondingly abut against the screws and tighten them in the screw holes, thus completing the automatic screwing of the GFCI socket. This structure realizes the automation of screwing the GFCI socket, greatly improves the production efficiency, ensures the precision of screwing, and avoids safety problems in the installation by workers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present utility model and should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.
[0027] Figure 1 Three-dimensional view of a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets Figure 1 。
[0028] Figure 2 Three-dimensional view of a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets Figure 2 。
[0029] Figure 3 Three-dimensional view of a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets Figure 3 。
[0030] Figure 4 Three-dimensional view of a screw rapid assembly device for GFCI sockets Figure 4 。
[0031] Figure 5 is Figure 1 an enlarged view of part A in
[0032] Figure 6 is Figure 2 The enlarged view at position B in
[0033] Legend description:
[0034] 1 - Workbench; 2 - Support frame; 3 - Conveying mechanism; 31 - Support plate; 32 - Connecting plate; 33 - Conveyor belt; 34 - Motor; 4 - Vibration plate; 5 - Flipping mechanism; 51 - Lifting cylinder; 52 - Rotary cylinder; 53 - Claw; 6 - Screw installation mechanism; 7 - Screw orientation mechanism; 8 - Screw tightening mechanism; 9 - Fixed plate; 10 - Positioning mechanism; 101 - Mounting plate; 102 - First telescopic cylinder; 103 - Positioning plate; 11 - Mounting frame; 12 - Limiting plate; 13 - Linear motor; 14 - Second telescopic cylinder; 15 - Guide groove; 16 - Electric bit; 17 - Micro motor; 18 - Guide plate; 19 - Conveying pipe; 20 - Extension plate. Specific embodiments
[0035] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0036] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Usually, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0037] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to be protected, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0038] It should be noted that: Similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.
[0039] In the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "upper", "inner", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the utility model product is habitually placed during use. It is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model.
[0040] In the description of the present utility model, it should also be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "set", "installed", "connected", "coupled" 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 directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0041] Please refer to Figures 1-6 , the present utility model provides a technical solution: a screw rapid assembly device for a GFCI socket, comprising:
[0042] A workbench 1, on which a support frame 2 and a conveying mechanism 3 are arranged. A vibrating disk 4 is arranged on the support frame 2, and a plurality of screws are arranged in the vibrating disk 4;
[0043] A flipping mechanism 5, which includes a lifting cylinder 51, a rotating cylinder 52 and a clamping jaw 53. The rotating cylinder 52 is connected to the lifting cylinder 51 through an extension plate 20, and the clamping jaw 53 is connected to the rotating cylinder 52;
[0044] A screw installation mechanism 6; it is located on one side of the conveying mechanism 3. A screw orientation mechanism 7 is arranged at the end of the vibrating disk 4, and the screw orientation mechanism 7 and the screw installation mechanism 6 are connected through a conveying pipe 19;
[0045] And a screw tightening mechanism 8; it is located behind the screw installation mechanism 6.
[0046] A fixing plate 9 is arranged on the workbench 1, and the lifting cylinder 51 is connected to the fixing plate 9.
[0047] The conveying mechanism 3 includes a support plate 31, a connecting plate 32, a conveyor belt 33 and a motor 34. The connecting plate 32 is connected to the support plate 31. The motor 34 passes through the connecting plate 32 and is connected to a rotating shaft, and the conveyor belt 33 is sleeved on the rotating shaft.
[0048] On one side of the transfer mechanism 3, several positioning mechanisms 10 are provided. The positioning mechanism 10 includes a mounting plate 101, a first telescopic cylinder 102, and a positioning plate 103. The first telescopic cylinder 102 is connected to the mounting plate 101, and the positioning plate 103 is connected to the first telescopic cylinder 102. Several of the positioning mechanisms 10 are arranged on the side opposite to the screw mounting mechanism 6 and the screw tightening mechanism 8. The positioning mechanism cooperates with the limiting plate, so that when the GFC I socket passes through the screw mounting mechanism and the screw tightening mechanism, the limiting plate abuts against one side of the GFC I socket, and the positioning plate positions the other side of it, so that the GFC I socket will not be displaced when installing and tightening the screws, greatly improving the screw installation accuracy.
[0049] An installation frame 11 is provided on the workbench 1. A limiting plate 12 is provided on the installation frame 11. A linear motor 13 and a second telescopic cylinder 14 are provided on the limiting plate 12. The screw mounting mechanism 6 is slidably connected to the linear motor 13, and the screw tightening mechanism 8 is connected to the limiting plate 12 through a guide plate 18. The guide plate 18 is connected to the second telescopic cylinder 14. It is realized that the screw tightening mechanism can move up and down during the process of tightening the screws.
[0050] Several guide grooves 15 are provided on the screw mounting mechanism 6. The transfer pipe 19 is located in the guide grooves 15, and the guide grooves 15 are located at the top of the socket screw holes.
[0051] Several electric screwdriver bits 16 are provided on the screw tightening mechanism 8, and a micro motor 17 is provided on the electric screwdriver bits 16. The electric screwdriver bits are located at the top of the screw heads, so that several screws on the GFC I socket can be tightened simultaneously, greatly improving the production efficiency.
[0052] The transfer pipe 19 extends from the vibrating disk 4 through the screw orienting mechanism 7 to the guide grooves 15. The screws are conveyed in the negative pressure transfer pipe and are installed in the screw holes through the guide grooves.
[0053] Working principle: By setting a conveying mechanism, a flipping mechanism, a screw installation mechanism and a screw tightening mechanism on the workbench. A large number of screws are arranged in the vibrating bowl. The screws enter the conveying pipe with negative pressure through vibration. The end of the conveying pipe is connected to the screw orienting mechanism and extends to the guiding groove on the screw installation mechanism through the screw orienting mechanism. When screwing the GFC I socket, place it on the conveyor belt. When the GFC I socket is conveyed to the flipping mechanism station, the clamping jaws clamp the GFC I socket and lift it by the lifting cylinder, and the rotating cylinder flips it to expose the screw holes to be fixed above. Then place the GFC I socket back on the conveyor belt. When the GFC I socket is conveyed to the screw installation mechanism, the positioning plate of the positioning mechanism on its opposite side fixes and positions one side of the GFCI socket under the drive of the first telescopic cylinder, and the limiting plate abuts and positions the other side of the GFCI socket. Then the screws are guided into the screw holes through the guiding groove. The first telescopic cylinder expands and contracts to make the positioning plate disengage from the GFCI socket, and conveys the GFCI socket to the screw tightening mechanism. Several electric screwdriver bits on the screw tightening mechanism correspondingly abut against the screws for positioning and tighten them into the screw holes, thus completing the automatic screwing of the GFCI socket. This structure realizes the automation of screwing the GFCI socket, greatly improves the production efficiency, ensures the screwing accuracy, and avoids safety problems in the installation by workers.
[0054] The above is only the preferred specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, according to the technical solution of the present invention and its inventive concept, makes equivalent substitutions or changes, and all should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket, characterized in that: include: A workbench, wherein a support frame and a conveying mechanism are arranged on the workbench, a vibration plate is arranged on the support frame, and a plurality of screws are arranged in the vibration plate; The turning mechanism comprises a lifting cylinder, a rotating cylinder and a clamping claw, wherein the rotating cylinder is connected to the lifting cylinder through an extension plate, and the clamping claw is connected to the rotating cylinder; A screw installation mechanism; the screw installation mechanism is located on one side of the transmission mechanism, and a screw orientation mechanism is provided at the end of the vibration plate, and the screw orientation mechanism and the screw installation mechanism are connected through a transmission pipe; and screw-tightening mechanisms; It is located at the rear side of the screw mounting mechanism.
2. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing plate is arranged on the workbench, and the lifting cylinder is connected to the fixing plate.
3. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism comprises a supporting plate, a connecting plate, a conveying belt and a motor. The connecting plate is connected to the supporting plate. The motor passes through the connecting plate and is connected to a rotating shaft. The conveying belt is sleeved on the rotating shaft.
4. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of positioning mechanisms are arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism, and the positioning mechanisms include a mounting plate, a first telescopic cylinder and a positioning plate, the first telescopic cylinder is connected to the mounting plate, the positioning plate is connected to the first telescopic cylinder, and the plurality of positioning mechanisms are arranged on the side opposite to the screw mounting mechanism and the screw tightening mechanism.
5. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 4, characterized in that: The workbench is provided with a mounting frame, a limit plate is provided on the mounting frame, a linear motor and a second telescopic cylinder are provided on the limit plate, the screw mounting mechanism is slidably connected to the linear motor, the screw tightening mechanism is connected to the limit plate through a guide plate, and the guide plate is connected to the second telescopic cylinder.
6. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screw installation mechanism is provided with a plurality of guide grooves, the transmission tube is located in the guide grooves, and the guide grooves are located at the tops of the socket screw holes.
7. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screw-tightening mechanism is provided with a plurality of electric screwdriver bits, and the electric screwdriver bits are provided with micro motors.
8. A screw quick assembly device for a GFCI socket according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transmission pipe extends from the vibration plate to the guide groove via the screw orientation mechanism.