Rocker arm assembling equipment

Abstract

Rocker arm assembling equipment comprises a rotating disc, a plurality of assembling stations are sequentially arranged on the outer edge of the rotating disc in the circumferential direction at equal intervals, each station is provided with a rocker arm base fixed to the rotating disc, a cavity matched with a rocker arm is formed in each rocker arm base, and a shaft hole coaxial with a rocker arm support is formed in each cavity; a main shaft feeding mechanism used for positioning a main shaft in the shaft hole is arranged on the main shaft feeding station, a rocker arm support feeding mechanism used for positioning a rocker arm support in the cavity is arranged on the rocker arm support feeding station, and a bearing feeding mechanism used for positioning a bearing on the rocker arm support is arranged on the bearing feeding station. The rubber plug removing station is provided with a rubber plug removing mechanism used for removing a rubber plug in a bearing inner ring, the riveting station is provided with a riveting mechanism used for riveting the main shaft and the rocker arm support, and the discharging station is provided with a rocker arm discharging mechanism. The rocker arm part can be quickly assembled, the labor cost for assembling the rocker arm part can be reduced, and the assembling efficiency of the rocker arm part is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of assembly equipment, in particular to a rocker arm assembly equipment. Background Art

[0002] As shown in the attached Figure 4 A rocker arm part for an automobile is composed of a rocker arm bracket, a bearing and a main shaft. During the manufacturing process, the three parts of the rocker arm bracket, the bearing and the main shaft are first obtained, and then the above three parts are assembled to obtain the finished product of the rocker arm part. Then, during the assembly process, generally, the bearing is first inserted into the rocker arm bracket by manual assembly, then the main shaft is inserted into the bearing, and finally the three parts are assembled together by riveting. The above assembly method is time-consuming and laborious, resulting in low assembly efficiency. Therefore, an assembly equipment that can quickly assemble and improve the assembly efficiency is needed. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a rocker arm assembly equipment to solve the technical problems proposed in the above background art.

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is achieved by the following technical solutions:

[0005] A rocker arm assembly equipment includes a turntable. Along the circumferential direction of the outer edge of the turntable, a main shaft loading station, a first buffer station, a rocker arm bracket loading station, a bearing loading station, a glue plug removing station, a second buffer station, a riveting station and a blanking station are arranged at equal intervals in sequence. On each of the above stations, a rocker arm seat fixed on the turntable is provided. A cavity cooperating with the rocker arm is arranged on the rocker arm seat, and a shaft hole coaxial with the rocker arm bracket is arranged in the cavity. A main shaft loading mechanism for positioning the main shaft in the shaft hole is arranged at the main shaft loading station. A rocker arm bracket loading mechanism for positioning the rocker arm bracket in the cavity is arranged at the rocker arm bracket loading station. A bearing loading mechanism for positioning the bearing on the rocker arm bracket is arranged at the bearing loading station. A glue plug removing mechanism for removing the glue plug in the inner ring of the bearing is arranged at the glue plug removing station. A riveting mechanism for riveting the main shaft and the rocker arm bracket is arranged at the riveting station. A rocker arm blanking mechanism is arranged at the blanking station.

[0006] In the above summary of the utility model, further, the main shaft loading mechanism includes a vibrating bowl and a first pneumatic gripper arranged at the discharge end of the vibrating bowl and driven by a cylinder module.

[0007] In the above summary of the utility model, further, the rocker arm bracket loading mechanism includes a rocker arm bracket conveyor belt and a second pneumatic gripper arranged at the transmission end of the rocker arm bracket conveyor belt and driven by a cylinder module.

[0008] In the above - mentioned utility model content, further, the bearing feeding mechanism includes a bearing conveyor belt and a bearing feeding platform connected to the conveying end of the bearing conveyor belt. Above the bearing feeding platform, there is a bearing pushing plate, which is driven by a cylinder module and pushes the bearing into the bearing cavity of the rocker arm bracket.

[0009] In the above - mentioned utility model content, further, the bearing pushing plate is provided with an arc - shaped groove matching the outer shape of the bearing.

[0010] In the above - mentioned utility model content, further, the glue - plug removing mechanism includes a glue - plug removing push rod arranged under the rocker arm seat and driven by a cylinder module, and the glue - plug removing push rod is coaxially arranged with the shaft hole.

[0011] In the above - mentioned utility model content, further, the riveting mechanism includes a riveting top column fixed under the riveting station and a riveting pressure column arranged above the riveting station and driven by a cylinder. Both the riveting pressure column and the riveting top column are concentrically arranged with the shaft hole.

[0012] In the above - mentioned utility model content, further, the blanking mechanism includes a blanking chute and an electromagnetic chuck arranged above the blanking station and driven by a cylinder module.

[0013] In the above - mentioned utility model content, further, a base box is arranged under the turntable, and the main - shaft feeding mechanism, the rocker - arm - bracket feeding mechanism, the bearing feeding mechanism, the glue - plug removing mechanism, the riveting mechanism and the blanking mechanism are all installed on the base box.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are:

[0015] The present utility model can quickly assemble the rocker arm parts, which can not only reduce the labor cost of assembling the rocker arm parts, but also effectively improve the assembly efficiency of the rocker arm parts. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the turntable of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the rocker arm seat of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the rocker arm of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 is a matching schematic diagram of the rocker arm and the rocker arm seat of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 6It is a schematic structural diagram of the spindle loading mechanism of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of the rocker arm bracket loading mechanism of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of the bearing loading mechanism of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of the rubber plug removing mechanism of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 10 It is a schematic structural diagram of the riveting and pressing mechanism of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 11 It is a schematic structural diagram of the rocker arm unloading mechanism of the present utility model.

[0027] In the figure, 1 - turntable, 2 - rocker arm seat, 3 - rocker arm part, 4 - spindle loading mechanism, 5 - rocker arm bracket loading mechanism, 6 - bearing loading mechanism, 7 - rubber plug removing mechanism, 8 - riveting and pressing mechanism, 9 - rocker arm unloading mechanism, 10 - base box, 1.1 - spindle loading station, 1.2 - first buffer station, 1.3 - rocker arm bracket loading station, 1.4 - bearing loading station, 1.5 - rubber plug removing station, 1.6 - second buffer station, 1.7 - riveting and pressing station, 1.8 - unloading station, 2.1 - cavity first pneumatic gripper, 2.2 - shaft hole, 3.1 - rocker arm bracket, 3.2 - spindle, 3.3 - bearing, 4.1 - vibrating bowl feeder, 4.2 - first pneumatic gripper, 5.1 - rocker arm bracket conveyor belt, 5.2 - second pneumatic gripper, 6.1 - bearing conveyor belt, 6.2 - bearing loading platform, 6.3 - bearing push plate, 7.1 - rubber plug removing push rod, 8.1 - riveting and pressing ejector pin, 8.2 - riveting and pressing cylinder, 9.1 - unloading chute, 9.2 - electromagnetic chuck. Specific embodiments

[0028] The following uses specific examples to illustrate the implementation manners of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present utility model from the content disclosed in this specification. The present utility model can also be implemented or applied through other different specific implementation manners. Various details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present utility model. It should be noted that, without conflict, the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0029] It should be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments only schematically illustrate the basic concept of the present invention. Therefore, only the components related to the present invention are shown in the drawings, rather than being drawn according to the number, shape, and size of the components in actual implementation. The types, quantities, and proportions of the components in actual implementation can be arbitrarily changed, and the layout type of the components may also be more complex.

[0030] Embodiment:

[0031] A rocker arm assembly device, as shown in the attached Figure 1 and attached Figure 2 As shown, it includes a turntable 1. Along the outer circumference of the turntable 1, a main shaft feeding station 1.1, a first buffer station 1.2, a rocker arm bracket feeding station 1.3, a bearing feeding station 1.4, a glue plug removing station 1.5, a second buffer station 1.6, a riveting station 1.7, and a blanking station 1.8 are sequentially and equally spaced. The turntable 1 is driven by a servo motor to perform step rotation. The step angle of the servo motor each time is the angle between adjacent two stations. Each station rotates from one station to the next station through the rotation of the turntable 1. Secondly, a rocker arm seat 2 fixed on the turntable 1 is provided at each station.

[0032] Refer to the attached Figure 3 - attached Figure 5 As shown, a cavity 2.1 cooperating with the rocker arm part 3 is provided on the rocker arm seat 2, and a shaft hole 2.2 coaxial with the rocker arm bracket 3.1 is provided in the cavity 2.1. Continuing to refer to the attached Figure 1 As shown, a main shaft feeding mechanism 4 for positioning the main shaft 3.2 in the shaft hole 2.2 is provided at the main shaft feeding station 1.1, a rocker arm bracket feeding mechanism 5 for positioning the rocker arm bracket 3.1 in the cavity 2.1 is provided at the rocker arm bracket feeding station 1.3, a bearing feeding mechanism 6 for positioning the bearing 3.3 on the rocker arm bracket 3.1 is provided at the bearing feeding station 1.4, a glue plug removing mechanism 7 for removing the glue plug in the inner ring of the bearing 3.3 is provided at the glue plug removing station 1.5, a riveting mechanism 8 for riveting the main shaft 3.2 and the rocker arm bracket 3.1 is provided at the riveting station 1.7, and a rocker arm blanking mechanism 9 is provided at the blanking station 1.8.

[0033] Continuing to refer to the attached Figure 1 As shown, a base box 10 is provided below the turntable 1. The main shaft feeding mechanism 4, the rocker arm bracket feeding mechanism 5, the bearing feeding mechanism 6, the glue plug removing mechanism 7, the riveting mechanism 8, and the blanking mechanism 9 are all installed on the base box 10.

[0034] Refer to the attached Figure 6As shown, the main shaft loading mechanism 4 includes a vibrating bowl 4.1 and a first pneumatic gripper 4.2 disposed at the discharge end of the vibrating bowl 4.1 and driven by a cylinder module. During use, the main shaft 3.2 for assembling the rocker arm member 3 is placed into the vibrating bowl 4.1. The main shaft 3.2 at the discharge end of the vibrating bowl 4.1 is pushed by the cylinder to the lower part of the first pneumatic gripper 4.2, and the first pneumatic gripper 4.2 then picks up the main shaft 3.2 under the drive of the starting module and places the main shaft 3.2 into the shaft hole 2.2 of the rocker arm seat 2. After completion, the main shaft 3.2 installed in the shaft hole 2.2 of the rocker arm seat 2 is sent to the rocker arm bracket loading station 1.3 through the rotation of the turntable 1 after passing through the first buffer station 1.2.

[0035] Refer to the appendix Figure 7 As shown, the rocker arm bracket loading mechanism 5 at the rocker arm bracket loading station 1.3 includes a rocker arm bracket conveyor belt 5.1 and a second pneumatic gripper 5.2 disposed at the conveying end of the rocker arm bracket conveyor belt 5.1 and driven by a cylinder module. The rocker arm bracket 3.1 is conveyed by the rocker arm bracket conveyor belt 5.1, and the second pneumatic gripper 5.2 picks up the rocker arm bracket 3.1 at the feeding end of the rocker arm bracket conveyor belt 5.1 under the drive of the cylinder module and places it into the cavity 2.1 of the rocker arm seat 2. After completion, the rocker arm seat 2 continues to move to the bearing loading station 1.4 through the rotation of the turntable 1.

[0036] Refer to the appendix Figure 8 As shown, the bearing loading mechanism 6 at the bearing loading station 1.4 includes a bearing conveyor belt 6.1 and a bearing loading platform 6.2 connected to the conveying end of the bearing conveyor belt. The bearing 3.3 is sent to the bearing loading platform 6.2 through the bearing conveyor belt 6.1. A bearing push plate 6.3 is disposed above the bearing loading platform 6.2. The bearing push plate 6.3 includes a plurality of bearing push plates 6.3 and is equidistantly arranged above the bearing loading platform 6.2. The plurality of bearing push plates 6.3 push the bearing 3.3 on the loading platform 6.2 forward under the drive of the cylinder module. The distance of each push is the distance between adjacent two bearing push plates 6.3, and finally the bearing 3.3 at the forefront of the bearing loading platform 6.2 is pushed into the bearing cavity of the rocker arm bracket 3.1. Preferably, the bearing push plate 6.3 is provided with an arc-shaped groove matching the outer shape of the bearing 3.3 to prevent the bearing 3.3 from running off on the bearing loading platform 6.2 when the bearing push plate 6.3 pushes the bearing 3.3. After the bearing 3.3 is in place, the rocker arm seat 2 continues to move to the degumming plug station 1.5 through the rotation of the turntable 1.

[0037] Refer to the appendix Figure 9As shown, the rubber plug removal mechanism 7 includes a rubber plug removal push rod 7.1 disposed below the rocker arm seat and driven by the cylinder module, and the rubber plug removal push rod 7.1 is coaxially disposed with the shaft hole 2.2. Driven by the cylinder module, the rubber plug removal push rod 7.1 pushes the main shaft 3.2 in the shaft hole 2.2, and the main shaft 3.2 enters the inner ring of the bearing 3.3. When the main shaft 3.2 enters the inner ring of the bearing 3.3, the main shaft 3.2 can push out the rubber plug installed in the inner ring of the bearing 3.3 from the through hole at the top of the rocker arm bracket 3.1, so as to achieve the purpose of removing the rubber plug in the inner ring of the bearing 3.3. After completion, the rocker arm seat 2 continues to be transmitted to the riveting station 1.7 through the second buffer station 1.6 through the rotation of the turntable 1.

[0038] See attached Figure 10 As shown, the riveting mechanism 8 on the riveting station 1.7 includes a riveting top column 8.1 fixed below the riveting station 1.7 and a riveting pressure column 8.2 arranged above the riveting station 1.7 and driven by a cylinder, and the riveting pressure column 8.2 and the riveting top column 8.1 are both arranged concentrically with the shaft hole 2.2. During riveting, the riveting top column 8.1 supports the bottom of the main shaft 3.2, and the riveting pressure column 8.2 rivets the top of the rocker arm bracket 3.1 driven by the cylinder, and finally the rocker arm bracket 3.1 is riveted together with the main shaft 3.2 to obtain the finished rocker arm 3. After completion, the rocker arm seat 2 continues to move to the unloading station 1.8 through the rotation of the turntable 1.

[0039] See attached Figure 11 As shown, the unloading mechanism 9 on the unloading station 1.8 includes an unloading chute 9.1 and an electromagnetic suction head 9.2 arranged above the unloading station 1.8 and driven by the cylinder module. When unloading, the electromagnetic suction head 9.2 sucks up the finished rocker arm 3 on the rocker arm seat 2 under the drive of the cylinder module, and then puts it into the unloading chute 9.1, and the finished rocker arm 3 is sent to the collection box through the unloading chute 9.1. The entire assembly process of the rocker arm 3 is completed.

[0040] The above-mentioned embodiments only express the specific implementation methods of the utility model, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent of the utility model. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this field, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the utility model, which all belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A rocker arm assembly device, characterized in that: It comprises a turntable, on the outer circumference of which are arranged at equal intervals in sequence a main shaft loading station, a first buffer station, a rocker arm bracket loading station, a bearing loading station, a plug removal station, a second buffer station, a riveting station and a blanking station, each of the above stations being provided with a rocker arm seat fixed on the turntable, the rocker arm seat being provided with a cavity cooperating with the rocker arm, the cavity being provided with an axial hole coaxial with the rocker arm bracket; the main shaft loading station is provided with a main shaft loading mechanism for positioning the main shaft in the axial hole, the rocker arm bracket loading station is provided with a rocker arm bracket loading mechanism for positioning the rocker arm bracket in the cavity, the bearing loading station is provided with a bearing loading mechanism for positioning the bearing on the rocker arm bracket, the plug removal station is provided with a plug removal mechanism for removing the plug in the inner ring of the bearing, the riveting station is provided with a riveting mechanism for riveting the main shaft and the rocker arm bracket, and the blanking station is provided with a rocker arm blanking mechanism.

2. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spindle feeding mechanism includes a vibration plate and a first pneumatic clamp arranged at the discharge end of the vibration plate and driven by a cylinder module.

3. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rocker arm bracket feeding mechanism includes a rocker arm bracket conveyor belt and a second pneumatic clamping jaw which is arranged at the transmission end of the rocker arm bracket conveyor belt and driven by a cylinder module.

4. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bearing feeding mechanism includes a bearing conveyor belt and a bearing feeding platform connected to the conveying end of the bearing conveyor belt. A bearing push plate is arranged above the bearing feeding platform. The bearing push plate is driven by a cylinder module and pushes the bearing into the bearing cavity of the rocker arm bracket.

5. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bearing push plate is provided with an arc groove matching the outer shape of the bearing.

6. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rubber plug removal mechanism comprises a rubber plug removal push rod which is arranged below the rocker arm seat and driven by the cylinder module, and the rubber plug removal push rod is coaxially arranged with the shaft hole.

7. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The riveting mechanism comprises a riveting top column fixed below the riveting station and a riveting pressure column arranged above the riveting station and driven by a cylinder. The riveting pressure column and the riveting top column are both arranged concentrically with the shaft hole.

8. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading mechanism comprises an unloading chute and an electromagnetic suction head which is arranged above the unloading station and driven by a cylinder module.

9. The rocker arm assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A base box is arranged below the turntable, and a spindle feeding mechanism, a rocker arm bracket feeding mechanism, a bearing feeding mechanism, a rubber plug removing mechanism, a riveting mechanism and a feeding mechanism are all installed on the base box.

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