Automatic sorting mechanism for snap springs

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic snap spring sorting mechanism which comprises a snap spring sorting mechanism body, an equipment platform is arranged on the snap spring sorting mechanism body, supporting columns are arranged at the positions, close to the four corners, of the bottom of the equipment platform, and a stable limiting shaft and a rodless air cylinder are arranged under a matched installation groove in the center of the interior of the equipment platform. A moving platform B and a moving platform A are arranged above the left-right linear guide rails on the upper surface of the equipment platform, and a front-back linear guide rail, a material distributing air cylinder mounting support, a material distributing air cylinder, a side sliding rail and a clamp spring material distributing tool are arranged between the moving platform A and the moving platform B. A material placing base support is arranged on one side of a clamp spring material placing base above the clamp spring material distributing tool. The clamping spring sorting mechanism is an automatic clamping spring check ring sorting device, a barrel of clamping springs are placed on a guide rod of a feeding base, the clamping springs are screened out one by one through an air cylinder, then the clamping springs are conveyed to an assembly station through a feeding air cylinder, and then automatic product loading in the next step is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic sorting of circlips, and specifically relates to an automatic sorting mechanism for circlips. Background Technique

[0002] A circlip, also called a retaining ring or snap ring, belongs to a kind of fastener and is used to be installed in the shaft groove or hole groove of a machine or equipment, playing a role in preventing the axial movement of parts on the shaft or in the hole.

[0003] However, currently, after the production of circlips, they need to be matched and installed with equipment parts. At present, many factories install them manually. This not only has low installation efficiency, but also manual installation for a long time will cause trauma to the workers' hands. Therefore, there is an urgent need for an improved technology to solve this problem existing in the prior art. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic sorting mechanism for circlips, which is provided with an equipment platform on the circlip sorting mechanism. Pillars are provided at the bottom of the equipment platform near the four corners. A stable limiting shaft and a rodless cylinder are provided directly below the fitting installation groove in the center of the equipment platform. Above the left and right linear guide rails on the upper surface of the equipment platform, there are a moving platform B and a moving platform A. Between the moving platform A and the moving platform B, there are front and rear linear guide rails, a material distribution cylinder mounting bracket, a material distribution cylinder, side slide rails, and a circlip material distribution tooling. Above the circlip material distribution tooling, there is a circlip feeding seat. One side of the circlip feeding seat is provided with a feeding seat support, and the feeding seat support is vertically installed with the moving platform A. This circlip sorting mechanism is an automatic sorting device for circlip retaining rings. A bucket of circlips is placed on the guide rod of the feeding seat, and the circlips are screened out one by one through a cylinder, and then sent to the assembly station through a feeding cylinder to realize an automatic sorting mechanism for circlips that are automatically loaded into products in the next step, so as to solve the problems raised in the above background technique.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solution: An automatic sorting mechanism for circlips, including a circlip sorting mechanism, on which there is an equipment platform, and the upper surface of the equipment platform is symmetrically provided with left and right linear guide rails, and the left and right linear guide rails are fixedly connected to the equipment platform by screws;

[0006] Above the left and right linear guide rails, there are a moving platform B and a moving platform A. Between the moving platform B and the moving platform A, there are columns provided in cooperation. Between the moving platform B and the moving platform A, there are a feeding cylinder, front and rear linear guide rails, a material distribution cylinder mounting bracket, a material distribution cylinder, and side slide rails;

[0007] Above one side edge of the moving platform A, there are a circlip feeding seat and a feeding seat support, and the feeding seat support is perpendicular to the circlip feeding seat, and both the circlip feeding seat and the feeding seat support are perpendicular to the moving platform A.

[0008] Preferably, pillars are provided at the bottom of the equipment platform near the four corners, and pillar feet are provided at the bottoms of the pillars. A mating installation groove is transversely provided in the center of the interior of the equipment platform. A stable limit shaft is provided directly below the mating installation groove. Fitting installation blocks are provided at both ends of the stable limit shaft, and the fitting installation blocks are fixedly installed on the lower surface of the equipment platform. A rodless cylinder is fitted on the outer part of the center of the stable limit shaft, and the rodless cylinder is fitted and installed with the stable limit shaft and the equipment platform;

[0009] A limit block B is fitted at the center near one end of the upper surface of the equipment platform, and the limit block B is provided at one end of the mating installation groove in the center of the interior of the equipment platform.

[0010] Preferably, the side slide rails are symmetrically arranged on one side of the material distribution cylinder mounting bracket. The material distribution cylinder mounting bracket and the side slide rails are of an integral structure. The front and rear linear guide rails are arranged on the upper surface of the side slide rails and fixedly installed with the side slide rails. A slider is provided between the side slide rails and the moving platform A, and the slider between the side slide rails and the moving platform A is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the moving platform A.

[0011] Preferably, a fitting fixing block is provided at the tail end of the material distribution cylinder. The fitting fixing block is fixedly installed perpendicular to the upper surface of one end of the material distribution cylinder mounting bracket. A snap ring material distribution tooling is provided at the push shaft end of the material distribution cylinder. The snap ring material distribution tooling is fitted and installed with the two side slide rails. A round hole is provided inside one end of the snap ring material distribution tooling, and the round hole penetrates the snap ring material distribution tooling in the vertical direction. The snap ring material distribution tooling is fitted and installed with the snap ring feeding seat.

[0012] Preferably, the feeding cylinder is provided on the left side of the material distribution cylinder mounting bracket. A material distribution plate is provided at the push shaft end of the feeding cylinder, and a fixed connection is provided between the push shaft end of the feeding cylinder and the material distribution plate. A limit stop is provided near one side edge of the upper surface of the material distribution plate.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are:

[0014] (1) An adapter block is provided between the center below the moving platform B and the stable limit shaft, and the stability of the moving platform B moving in the horizontal direction is improved through the stable limit shaft;

[0015] (2) A snap ring material distribution tooling is provided at the push shaft end of the material distribution cylinder. The snap ring material distribution tooling is fitted and installed with the two side slide rails. The snap ring material distribution tooling moves back and forth inside the snap ring material distribution tooling under the drive of the material distribution cylinder, realizing efficient and stable material distribution;

[0016] (3) One end of the circlip feeding tooling is internally provided with a round hole, which penetrates the circlip feeding tooling in the vertical direction. The circlip feeding tooling is installed in cooperation with the circlip feeding seat. The round hole inside one end of the circlip feeding tooling is used to hold the caught circlips, ensuring that all the caught circlips can be accurately sent to the designated position;

[0017] (4) The end of the push shaft of the feeding cylinder is provided with a feeding plate, and the end of the push shaft of the feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to the feeding plate. The feeding cylinder drives the feeding plate to efficiently send the stacked circlips on the circlip feeding seat to the designated position one by one;

[0018] (5) The circlip sorting mechanism is an automatic circlip retaining ring sorting device. A bucket of circlips is placed on the guide rod of the feeding seat, and the circlips are screened out one by one through the cylinder, and then sent to the assembly station through the feeding cylinder to realize the next step of automatic loading into the product. Description of the Drawings

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the circlip sorting mechanism of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 is a front view of the circlip sorting mechanism of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 is a side view of the circlip sorting mechanism of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 is a top view of the circlip sorting mechanism of the present utility model.

[0023] In the figure: 1, circlip sorting mechanism; 2, circlip feeding seat; 3, circlip feeding tooling; 4, moving platform A; 5, fixed block; 6, feeding cylinder; 7, limit block A; 8, front and rear linear guide rails; 9, moving platform B; 10, left and right moving slide rails; 11, feeding cylinder mounting bracket; 12, feeding cylinder; 13, side slide rails; 14, limit block B; 15, feeding seat bracket; 16, equipment platform; 17, left and right linear guide rails; 18, stable limit shaft; 19, rodless cylinder; 20, feeding plate. Detailed Embodiment

[0024] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1-4, the present utility model provides a technical solution: a snap ring automatic sorting mechanism, including a snap ring sorting mechanism 1. There is an equipment platform 16 on the snap ring sorting mechanism 1. Pillars are provided at the bottom of the equipment platform 16 near the four corners, and pillar feet are provided at the bottom of the pillars. A mating installation groove is horizontally provided in the center of the interior of the equipment platform 16. A stable limiting shaft 18 is provided directly below the mating installation groove. Fitting installation blocks are provided at both ends of the stable limiting shaft 18, and the fitting installation blocks are fixedly installed on the lower surface of the equipment platform 16. An air cylinder without a rod 19 is fitted on the outer part of the center of the stable limiting shaft 18, and the air cylinder without a rod 19 is fitted and installed with the stable limiting shaft 18 and the equipment platform 16. A limiting block B14 is fitted in the center near one end of the upper surface of the equipment platform 16, and the limiting block B14 is provided at one end of the mating installation groove in the center of the interior of the equipment platform 16.

[0026] Left and right linear guide rails 17 are symmetrically provided on the upper surface of the equipment platform 16. The left and right linear guide rails 17 are fixedly connected to the equipment platform 16 by screws. Above the left and right linear guide rails 17, there are a moving platform B9 and a moving platform A4. A column is provided in cooperation between the moving platform B9 and the moving platform A4. A feeding air cylinder 6, front and rear linear guide rails 8, a material distribution air cylinder mounting bracket 11, a material distribution air cylinder 12, and side slide rails 13 are provided between the moving platform B9 and the moving platform A4. A connection block is provided in cooperation between the center of the lower part of the moving platform B9 and the stable limiting shaft 18. The stability of the moving platform B9 moving in the horizontal direction is improved through the stable limiting shaft 18.

[0027] Above one side edge of the moving platform A4, there are a snap ring feeding seat 2 and a feeding seat bracket 15. The feeding seat bracket 15 is perpendicular to the snap ring feeding seat 2, and both the snap ring feeding seat 2 and the feeding seat bracket 15 are perpendicular to the moving platform A4.

[0028] The side slide rails 13 are symmetrically arranged on one side of the material distribution air cylinder mounting bracket 11. The material distribution air cylinder mounting bracket 11 and the side slide rails 13 are an integral structure. The front and rear linear guide rails 8 are arranged on the upper surface of the side slide rails 13 and fixedly installed with the side slide rails 13. A slider is provided in cooperation between the side slide rails 13 and the moving platform A4, and the slider between the side slide rails 13 and the moving platform A4 is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the moving platform A4.

[0029] A fitting fixing block is provided at the tail end of the material distribution air cylinder 12, and the fitting fixing block is fixedly installed on the upper surface of one end perpendicular to the material distribution air cylinder mounting bracket 11. A snap ring material distribution tooling 3 is provided at the pushing shaft end of the material distribution air cylinder 12. The snap ring material distribution tooling 3 is fitted and installed with the two side slide rails 13 on both sides. The snap ring material distribution tooling 3 moves back and forth inside the snap ring material distribution tooling 3 under the drive of the material distribution air cylinder 12 to achieve efficient and stable material distribution.

[0030] One end of the circlip sorting tooling 3 is provided with a round hole inside the end head. The round hole penetrates the circlip sorting tooling 3 in the vertical direction. The circlip sorting tooling 3 is installed in cooperation with the circlip feeding seat 2. The round hole inside one end of the circlip sorting tooling 3 is used to hold the received circlips to ensure that all the received circlips can be accurately sent to the specified position.

[0031] The feeding cylinder 6 is arranged on the left side of the sorting cylinder mounting bracket 11. The end of the push shaft of the feeding cylinder 6 is provided with a sorting plate. The end of the push shaft of the feeding cylinder 6 is fixedly connected to the sorting plate. The feeding cylinder 6 drives the sorting plate to efficiently send the stacked circlips on the circlip feeding seat 2 to the specified position one by one. A limit stop block is arranged on the upper surface of the sorting plate near one side edge to limit the running range of the sorting plate.

[0032] Sorting and installation process: Manually place a bucket of circlips on the guide rod of the circlip feeding seat 2. The rodless cylinder 19 indirectly drives the moving platform B9, the moving platform A4, the feeding cylinder 6, the front and rear linear guide rails 8, the sorting cylinder mounting bracket 11, and the sorting cylinder 12 in the horizontal left and right positions. The cylinder push shaft of the sorting cylinder 12 drives the circlip sorting tooling 3. The circlip sorting tooling 3 separates the circlips placed on the circlip feeding seat 2 one by one. After a circlip is obtained inside the round hole on the circlip sorting tooling 3, the feeding cylinder 6 drives the circlip sorting tooling 3 and drives the circlip sorting tooling 3 carrying the circlip to the specified mating installation position to realize the next step of automatic loading into the product.

[0033] The circlip sorting mechanism is an automatic circlip retaining ring sorting device. Place a bucket of circlips on the guide rod of the feeding seat. Screen out the circlips one by one through the cylinder, and then send the circlips to the assembly station through the feeding cylinder to realize the next step of automatic loading into the product.

[0034] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, for those of ordinary skill in the art, it can be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A spring clip automatic sorting mechanism, comprising a spring clip sorting mechanism (1), characterized in that: The clamping spring sorting mechanism (1) is provided with an equipment platform (16), and the upper surface of the equipment platform (16) is symmetrically provided with left and right linear guide rails (17), and the left and right linear guide rails (17) are fixedly connected to the equipment platform (16) by screws; A mobile platform B (9) and a mobile platform A (4) are provided above the left and right linear guide rails (17); a supporting column is provided between the mobile platform B (9) and the mobile platform A (4); a feeding cylinder (6), front and rear linear guide rails (8), a material distribution cylinder mounting bracket (11), a material distribution cylinder (12), and a side slide rail (13) are provided between the mobile platform B (9) and the mobile platform A (4); A retaining spring discharge seat (2) and a discharge seat bracket (15) are provided above one side edge of the mobile platform A (4), and the discharge seat bracket (15) is perpendicular to the retaining spring discharge seat (2). The retaining spring discharge seat (2) and the discharge seat bracket (15) are both arranged perpendicular to the mobile platform A (4).

2. The automatic spring sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the equipment platform (16) is provided with pillars near the four corners, and the bottom of the pillars is provided with pillar feet. A matching installation groove is horizontally provided in the center of the interior of the equipment platform (16), and a stabilizing limit shaft (18) is provided directly below the matching installation groove. Matching installation blocks are provided at both ends of the stabilizing limit shaft (18), and the matching installation blocks are fixedly installed on the lower surface of the equipment platform (16). A rodless cylinder (19) is matched with the central outer part of the stabilizing limit shaft (18), and the rodless cylinder (19) is matched with the stabilizing limit shaft (18) and the equipment platform (16). A limit block B (14) is provided in the center of the upper surface of the equipment platform (16) near one end, and the limit block B (14) is arranged at one end of the central matching installation groove inside the equipment platform (16).

3. The automatic spring sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side slide rail (13) is symmetrically arranged on one side of the material distribution cylinder mounting bracket (11), and the material distribution cylinder mounting bracket (11) and the side slide rail (13) are an integrated structure. The front and rear linear guide rails (8) are arranged on the upper surface of the side slide rail (13) and are fixedly installed with the side slide rail (13). A slider is provided between the side slide rail (13) and the mobile platform A (4), and the slider between the side slide rail (13) and the mobile platform A (4) is fixedly installed with the lower surface of the mobile platform A (4).

4. The automatic spring sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tail end of the material dividing cylinder (12) is provided with a matching fixing block, which is fixedly installed perpendicular to the upper surface of one end of the material dividing cylinder mounting bracket (11); the push shaft end of the material dividing cylinder (12) is provided with a retaining spring material dividing tool (3), which is installed in cooperation with the side slide rails (13) on both sides; a circular hole is provided inside one end of the retaining spring material dividing tool (3), which passes through the retaining spring material dividing tool (3) in the vertical direction; the retaining spring material dividing tool (3) is installed in cooperation with the retaining spring material discharge seat (2).

5. The automatic spring sorting mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding cylinder (6) is arranged on the left side of the dividing cylinder mounting bracket (11), and a dividing plate is provided at the end of the push shaft of the feeding cylinder (6). The end of the push shaft of the feeding cylinder (6) is fixedly connected to the dividing plate, and a limit stop block is provided on the upper surface of the dividing plate near one side edge.

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