Guide sleeve assembling equipment for electromagnetic valve

By designing the guide sleeve assembly equipment for solenoid valves, the movement mechanism of the slide plate and pallet, combined with material collection and conveying components, the automatic assembly of the guide sleeve is realized, solving the problems of low manual assembly efficiency and low accuracy, and improving assembly efficiency and accuracy.

CN223000005UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-20SUZHOU HEMEIDA TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421808754.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-29
Publication Date
2025-06-20
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-29

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Technical Problem

There are problems of low efficiency and low accuracy in existing guide sleeve assembly operations, which are mainly caused by manual assembly.

Method used

A guide sleeve assembly device for solenoid valves is designed, including a rack, a storage assembly, a material collection assembly and a conveying assembly. Through the sliding connection between the slide plate and the fixed base, the pallet is installed on the slide plate. The slide plate drives the pallet to move. The material collection assembly grabs the guide sleeve on the pallet and places it on the workpiece position on the conveying assembly to realize the automatic assembly of the guide sleeve.

Benefits of technology

Through automated assembly, the efficiency and accuracy of guide sleeve assembly are improved, making it easier to install other parts of the solenoid valve into the guide sleeve in subsequent processes, and the assembly efficiency of the solenoid valve is improved.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of electromagnetic valve assembling equipment, and discloses guide sleeve assembling equipment for an electromagnetic valve, the guide sleeve assembling equipment comprises a rack, a material storage assembly, a material taking assembly and a conveying assembly, the material storage assembly, the material taking assembly and the conveying assembly are all installed on the rack, and the conveying assembly is installed on the rack. The material storage assembly comprises a fixed base, a sliding plate and a tray, the fixed base is fixed to the rack, a sliding rail allowing the sliding plate to slide is arranged on the fixed base, the tray is installed on the sliding plate so that guide sleeves can be placed, and the conveying assembly is provided with workpiece positions used for fixing the guide sleeves. And the material taking assembly is located between the material storage assembly and the conveying assembly so as to clamp the guide sleeves on the trays to the workpiece positions, and according to the technical scheme, automatic assembly of the guide sleeves can be achieved, and the assembly efficiency and accuracy of the guide sleeves are improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of solenoid valve assembly equipment, and particularly relates to a guide sleeve assembly equipment for solenoid valves. Background Art

[0002] As a key component in a fluid control system, solenoid valves are widely used in many fields such as industrial automation, medical devices, and automobile manufacturing. As the spool base part of a solenoid valve, the guide sleeve needs to be assembled first in the spool assembly operation. That is, the guide sleeve is placed on a preset station on the production line so that other components in subsequent operations can be installed in the guide sleeve, thereby realizing the assembly of the spool of the solenoid valve. In the existing guide sleeve assembly operations, the guide sleeves are manually assembled by workers, resulting in low assembly efficiency and low assembly accuracy. In view of this, the present utility model is proposed. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] In order to solve the problems of low efficiency and low accuracy in manually assembling guide sleeves, the present utility model provides a guide sleeve assembly equipment for solenoid valves.

[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the present utility model provides a guide sleeve assembly equipment for solenoid valves. The guide sleeve assembly equipment includes a frame, a material storage component, a material picking component, and a conveying component. The material storage component, the material picking component, and the conveying component are all installed on the frame. The material storage component includes a fixed base, a slide plate, and a tray. The fixed base is fixed on the frame, and a slide rail for the slide plate to slide is provided on the fixed base. The tray is installed on the slide plate for placing guide sleeves. A workpiece position for fixing the guide sleeve is provided on the conveying component. The material picking component is located between the material storage component and the conveying component to clamp the guide sleeve on the tray to the workpiece position.

[0005] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the slide plate includes an upper slide plate and a lower slide plate, and the tray includes an upper tray and a lower tray. Upper slide rails and lower slide rails are respectively provided at different heights of the fixed base. The upper slide plate is slidably connected to the upper slide rail, and the upper tray is installed on the upper slide plate. The lower slide plate is slidably connected to the lower slide rail, and the lower tray is installed on the lower slide plate.

[0006] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the material storage component further includes two slide plate driving parts. Both of the two slide plate driving parts are installed on the frame and are respectively connected to the upper slide plate and the lower slide plate to drive the upper slide plate and the lower slide plate to move along the upper slide rail and the lower slide rail.

[0007] In an embodiment of the present utility model, a first station and a second station are formed on the fixed base. The first station is located on one side close to the material taking assembly, and the second station is located on the side far from the material taking assembly. The sliding plate can drive the tray to move between the first station and the second station.

[0008] In an embodiment of the present utility model, two position sensors are arranged on one side of the fixed base close to the first station, and the heights of the two position sensors are respectively aligned with the heights of the upper tray and the lower tray.

[0009] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the guide sleeve assembling device further includes a protective sealing plate. The protective sealing plate is located between the first station and the second station and is fixedly connected to the frame. A channel for the tray to move is provided at a position corresponding to the storage component on the protective sealing plate.

[0010] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the material taking assembly includes a material taking fixed frame, a material taking movable frame and a material taking gripper. The material taking fixed frame is fixed on the frame between the storage component and the conveying component. The material taking movable frame is slidably connected to the material taking fixed frame and is connected to the material taking gripper to drive the material taking gripper to grab the guide sleeve on the tray to the workpiece position.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the material taking movable frame includes a first movable frame, a second movable frame and a third movable frame. The first movable frame is slidably connected to the material taking fixed frame and can slide along a first direction. The second movable frame is movably connected to the first movable frame and can slide along a second direction. The third movable frame is movably connected to the second movable frame and can slide along a third direction. The gripper is fixed on the third movable frame.

[0012] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the conveying component includes a conveying disk, a fixed disk and a conveying driving member. The conveying driving member is fixed on the frame. The conveying disk and the fixed disk are concentrically arranged and are both connected to the conveying driving member. The workpiece position is arranged on the conveying disk, and the conveying driving member can drive the conveying disk to drive the workpiece position to move.

[0013] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the workpiece positions are arranged in an array along the circumferential direction of the conveying disk, and laser sensors adapted to the number of the workpiece positions are arranged on the fixed disk to detect the guide sleeves on the workpiece positions.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0015] The frame provides support for the material storage component, the material picking component and the conveying component, and positions the material picking component between the material storage component and the conveying component. The sliding plate is slidably connected to the fixed base, and the tray is mounted on the sliding plate so that the sliding plate drives the tray to the material picking component, facilitating the material picking component to grab the guide sleeve on the tray and place it on the conveying component. By providing a workpiece position on the conveying component, the guide sleeve grabbed by the material picking component can be placed on the workpiece position for fixation, facilitating the conveying component to convey the guide sleeve to the next process for the assembly operation of other solenoid valve parts. Thus, the automatic assembly of the guide sleeve can be realized, improving the efficiency and accuracy of the guide sleeve assembly, facilitating the installation of other components of the solenoid valve into the guide sleeve in subsequent processes, and improving the assembly efficiency of the solenoid valve. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the embodiments of the present invention and form a part of the specification. Together with the following specific embodiments, they are used to explain the embodiments of the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation to the embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 is the first three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the guide sleeve assembly device provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 is the second three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the guide sleeve assembly device provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the enlarged view at A in

[0020] Figure 4 is Figure 2 the enlarged view at B in

[0021] Figure 5 is the three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the material storage component in the guide sleeve assembly device provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0023] 1. Guide sleeve assembly device; 11. Frame; 12. Material storage component; 13. Material picking component; 14. Conveying component; 15. Protective cover plate; 121. Fixed base; 122. Upper sliding plate; 123. Lower sliding plate; 124. Upper tray; 125. Lower tray; 126. Position sensor; 131. Material picking fixing frame; 132. First movable frame; 133. Second movable frame; 134. Third movable frame; 135. Material picking gripper; 141. Conveying disk; 142. Fixed disk; 143. Workpiece position; 144. Laser sensor. Detailed Description of the Embodiments

[0024] The following will describe in detail the specific embodiments of the present utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only for explaining and understanding the present utility model, and are not used to limit the present utility model.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1 - 5 , Figure 1 which is the first three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the bushing assembly device provided by the embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 2 which is the second three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the bushing assembly device provided by the embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 3 is Figure 2 the enlarged view at position A in Figure 4 is Figure 2 the enlarged view at position B in Figure 5 which is the three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the storage component in the bushing assembly device provided by the embodiment of the present utility model. The bushing assembly device 1 for solenoid valves of the present utility model includes a frame 11, a storage component 12, a picking component 13, and a conveying component 14. The storage component 12, the picking component 13, and the conveying component 14 are all installed on the frame 11. The storage component 12 includes a fixed base 121, a slide plate, and a tray. The fixed base 121 is fixed on the frame 11, and a slide rail for the slide plate to slide is provided on the fixed base 121. The tray is installed on the slide plate for placing bushings. A workpiece position 143 for fixing bushings is provided on the conveying component 14. The picking component 13 is located between the storage component 12 and the conveying component 14 to clamp the bushings on the tray to the workpiece position 143.

[0026] The frame 11 provides support for the storage component 12, the picking component 13, and the conveying component 14, and makes the picking component 13 located between the storage component 12 and the conveying component 14, so that the picking component 13 can grab the bushings from the storage component 12 into the conveying component 14 to realize the automatic assembly of the bushings, thereby improving the assembly efficiency and assembly accuracy of the bushings.

[0027] By installing the tray on the slide plate and making the slide plate slidably connected to the fixed base 121, the tray can be driven to move under the movement of the slide plate. After the bushings placed on the tray are grabbed, the operator can take out the tray from the slide plate and install the tray with bushings on the slide plate. Then, by moving the position of the slide plate, the slide plate drives the tray to the picking component 13, so as to facilitate the picking component 13 to grab the bushings on the tray to the conveying component 14. By providing the workpiece position 143 on the conveying component 14, the bushings grabbed by the picking component 13 can be placed on the workpiece position 143 for fixation, which is convenient for the conveying component 14 to convey the bushings to the next process for the assembly operation of other solenoid valve parts.

[0028] Compared with the manual assembly method of the guide sleeve in the prior art, the guide sleeve assembly device 1 of the present utility model can achieve automatic assembly of the guide sleeve, improve the efficiency and accuracy of guide sleeve assembly, facilitate the installation of other components of the solenoid valve into the guide sleeve in subsequent processes, and improve the assembly efficiency of the solenoid valve.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 5 , in the embodiment of the present utility model, the slide plate includes an upper slide plate 122 and a lower slide plate 123, the tray includes an upper tray 124 and a lower tray 125, upper slide rails and lower slide rails are respectively arranged at different heights of the fixed base 121, the upper slide plate 122 is slidably connected to the upper slide rail, the upper tray 124 is installed on the upper slide plate 122, the lower slide plate 123 is slidably connected to the lower slide rail, and the lower tray 125 is installed on the lower slide plate 123, so that the upper slide plate 122 drives the upper tray 124 to move, and the lower slide plate 123 drives the lower tray 125 to move. With the joint cooperation of the upper tray 124 and the lower tray 125, the placement quantity of the guide sleeve is increased, so that the material taking component 13 can grab the guide sleeve from the upper tray 124 or the lower tray 125 and place it on the workpiece position 143, improving the assembly efficiency and assembly accuracy of the guide sleeve.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present utility model, the storage component 12 further includes two slide plate driving parts, both of the two slide plate driving parts are installed on the frame 11 and are respectively connected to the upper slide plate 122 and the lower slide plate 123 to drive the upper slide plate and the lower slide plate 123 to move along the upper slide rail and the lower slide rail.

[0031] In the above embodiment, the slide plate driving part includes a combination of a motor and a belt. By connecting the upper slide plate 122 to the belt, the belt is driven to rotate under the drive of the motor, and then the upper slide plate 122 and the upper tray 124 are driven to move synchronously by the belt, so as to realize the adjustment of the position of the upper tray 124. The slide plate driving part further includes a combination of a motor and a lead screw. The lower slide plate 123 is threadedly connected to the lead screw, and the lead screw is driven to rotate by the drive of the motor, and then the lower slide plate 123 and the lower tray 125 are driven to move synchronously by the lead screw, so as to realize the adjustment of the position of the lower tray 125. In other embodiments, the slide plate driving part further includes a cylinder or an oil cylinder to drive the upper slide plate 122 or the lower slide plate 123 to move.

[0032] In an embodiment of the present utility model, a first station and a second station are formed on the fixed base 121. The first station is located on the side close to the material taking assembly 13, and the second station is located on the side far from the material taking assembly 13. The sliding plate can drive the tray to move between the first station and the second station. When the tray moves to the first station, the material taking assembly 13 can grab the guide sleeve from the tray. After the guide sleeves in the tray are grabbed, the tray is moved to the second station to facilitate the operator to take out the empty tray from the sliding plate and place other trays with guide sleeves on the sliding plate. Then the sliding plate drives the tray to move to the first station again, so that the material taking assembly 13 can grab the guide sleeve from the tray and place the guide sleeve on the workpiece position 143, thereby realizing the automatic assembly of the guide sleeve and improving the assembly efficiency and assembly accuracy.

[0033] In an embodiment of the present utility model, two position sensors 126 are arranged on the side of the fixed base 121 close to the first station. The heights of the two position sensors 126 are respectively aligned with the heights of the upper tray 124 and the lower tray 125 to detect whether the upper tray 124 or the lower tray 125 moves to the first station under the action of the position sensors 126, and trigger the sliding plate driving member to stop moving when the upper tray 124 or the lower tray 125 reaches the first station, so that the upper tray 124 or the lower tray 125 is kept at the first station to facilitate the material taking assembly 13 to grab the guide sleeve from the upper tray 124 or the lower tray 125.

[0034] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the guide sleeve assembling device 1 further includes a protective sealing plate 15. The protective sealing plate 15 is located between the first station and the second station and is fixedly connected to the frame 11. A channel for the tray to move is opened at the position of the protective sealing plate 15 corresponding to the storage assembly 12, so that the tray can pass through the channel when moving from the first station to the second station, thereby facilitating the operator to replace the tray at the second station. When the tray moves to the first station, the operator can be separated from the guide sleeve assembling device 1 under the action of the protective sealing plate 15 to avoid accidental injury to the operator caused by equipment failure.

[0035] Please refer to Figure 3 , in an embodiment of the present utility model, the material taking assembly 13 includes a material taking fixed frame 131, a material taking movable frame and a material taking jaw 135. The material taking fixed frame 131 is fixed on the frame 11 between the storage assembly 12 and the conveying assembly 14. The material taking movable frame is slidably connected to the material taking fixed frame 131 and is connected to the material taking jaw 135 to drive the material taking jaw 135 to grab the guide sleeve on the tray to the workpiece position 143.

[0036] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the material taking movable frame includes a first movable frame 132, a second movable frame 133 and a third movable frame 134. The first movable frame is slidably connected to the material taking fixed frame 131 and can slide along a first direction. The second movable frame 133 is movably connected to the first movable frame and can slide along a second direction. The third movable frame 134 is movably connected to the second movable frame and can slide along a third direction. The clamping jaws are fixed on the third movable frame 134.

[0037] Wherein, the first direction is Figure 3 the Y-axis direction in Figure 3 the X-axis direction in Figure 3 the Z-axis direction in

[0038] Please refer to Figure 4 , in an embodiment of the present utility model, the conveying assembly 14 includes a conveying disk 141, a fixed disk 142 and a conveying driving member. The conveying driving member is fixed on the frame 11. The conveying disk 141 and the fixed disk 142 are concentrically arranged and are both connected to the conveying driving member. The workpiece position 143 is arranged on the conveying disk 141. The conveying driving member can drive the conveying disk 141 to drive the workpiece position 143 to move, so as to convey the guide sleeve to the next process, facilitating the operator to assemble other components of the solenoid valve.

[0039] In an embodiment of the present utility model, the workpiece positions 143 are arranged in an array along the circumferential direction of the conveying disk 141. Laser sensors 144 adapted to the number of the workpiece positions 143 are arranged on the fixed disk 142 to detect the guide sleeves on the workpiece positions 143. When the laser sensors 144 detect that there is no guide sleeve placed on the workpiece positions 143, the material taking assembly 13 is controlled to grab the guide sleeve on the tray and place it on the idle workpiece position 143, thereby realizing the automatic assembly of the guide sleeve and improving the assembly efficiency and assembly accuracy.

[0040] In the present utility model, the way that the first feature is connected to the second feature through a signal connection can be a wireless connection such as a wireless network, Bluetooth, a local area network, etc., or can also be a wired connection such as a wire, a network cable, a signal cable, etc., so as to transmit signals and communicate between the first feature and the second feature.

[0041] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature can be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0042] The preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present utility model is not limited thereto. Within the scope of the technical concept of the present utility model, various simple modifications can be made to the technical solutions of the present utility model, including the combination of each specific technical feature in any suitable manner. To avoid unnecessary repetition, the present utility model will not separately describe various possible combination methods. However, these simple modifications and combinations should also be regarded as the content disclosed by the present utility model and all fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0043] Although the embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Those of ordinary skill in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve, characterized in that: The guide sleeve assembly equipment includes a frame, a material storage component, a material picking component and a conveying component, and the material storage component, the material picking component and the conveying component are all installed on the frame. The material storage component includes a fixed base, a slide plate and a tray. The fixed base is fixed to the frame, and the fixed base is provided with a slide rail for the slide plate to slide. The tray is installed on the slide plate for the guide sleeve to be placed. The conveying component is provided with a workpiece position for fixing the guide sleeve. The material picking component is located between the material storage component and the conveying component to clamp the guide sleeve on the tray to the workpiece position.

2. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide plate includes an upper slide plate and a lower slide plate, the tray includes an upper tray and a lower tray, upper slide rails and lower slide rails are respectively arranged at different heights of the fixed base, the upper slide plate is slidably connected to the upper slide rails, the upper tray is installed on the upper slide plate, the lower slide plate is slidably connected to the lower slide rails, and the lower tray is installed on the lower slide plate.

3. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material storage assembly also includes two slide plate driving components, which are both installed on the frame and are respectively connected to the upper slide plate and the lower slide plate to drive the upper slide plate and the lower slide plate to move along the upper slide rail and the lower slide rail.

4. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixed base is formed with a first station and a second station, the first station is located on a side close to the material picking assembly, and the second station is located on a side away from the material picking assembly, and the slide plate can drive the tray to move between the first station and the second station.

5. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two position sensors are arranged on one side of the fixed base close to the first workstation, and the heights of the two position sensors are aligned with the heights of the upper tray and the lower tray respectively.

6. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 5, characterized in that: The guide sleeve assembly equipment also includes a protective sealing plate, which is located between the first station and the second station and fixedly connected to the frame, and the protective sealing plate is provided with a channel for the pallet to move at a position corresponding to the material storage assembly.

7. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material picking assembly includes a material picking fixed frame, a material picking movable frame and a material picking claw. The material picking fixed frame is fixed on the frame between the material storage assembly and the conveying assembly. The material picking movable frame is slidably connected to the material picking fixed frame and is connected to the material picking claw to drive the material picking claw to grab the guide sleeve on the pallet to the workpiece position.

8. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 7, characterized in that: The material picking movable frame includes a first movable frame, a second movable frame and a third movable frame. The first movable frame is slidably connected to the material picking fixed frame and can slide along a first direction. The second movable frame is movably connected to the first movable frame and can slide along a second direction. The third movable frame is movably connected to the second movable frame and can slide along a third direction. The material picking clamp is fixed on the third movable frame.

9. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly includes a conveying disk, a fixed disk and a conveying driving member, the conveying driving member is fixed on the frame, the conveying disk and the fixed disk are concentrically arranged and are both connected to the conveying driving member, the workpiece position is arranged on the conveying disk, and the conveying driving member can drive the conveying disk to drive the workpiece position to move.

10. The guide sleeve assembly device for a solenoid valve according to claim 9, characterized in that: The workpiece positions are arranged in an array along the circumferential direction of the conveying disk, and the fixed disk is provided with laser sensors matched with the number of the workpiece positions to detect the guide sleeves on the workpiece positions.