Automatic feeding device capable of being in butt joint with AGV

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of material conveying, and provides an automatic feeding device capable of being in butt joint with an AGV (Automatic Guided Vehicle), which comprises a rack, a roller conveying assembly arranged at the upper end of the rack and used for horizontally conveying material boxes, a clamping assembly arranged above the roller conveying assembly and used for clamping the material boxes, and a hopper arranged on one side, facing a feeding conveyor, of the rack, the clamping assembly is connected with an overturning assembly used for achieving overturning of the material box in the direction of the hopper. The automatic feeding device capable of being in butt joint with the AGV is arranged on the feeding side of the feeding conveyor and can receive materials conveyed by the AGV and automatically convey the materials to the feeding conveyor, the device only occupies one station to achieve material transfer, and continuous supply of the materials is guaranteed while the length of the feeding conveyor does not need to be increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a feeding device, in particular to an automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV. Background Art

[0002] At present, in order to ensure the continuous supply of materials, most manufacturers will lengthen the length of the feeding conveyor to increase the feeding buffer. At the same time, in order to save labor, AGV is used to perform the feeding operation on the feeding conveyor.

[0003] AGV is the English abbreviation of Automated Guided Vehicle, which refers to an unmanned automated vehicle with automatic guiding devices such as magnetic strips, tracks or lasers, traveling along a pre-planned path, powered by a battery, and equipped with safety protection and various auxiliary mechanisms (such as loading and assembly mechanisms). The AGV can accurately walk along the specified path and complete a series of operation tasks after reaching the designated task position.

[0004] However, this method will increase the occupied space of the feeding conveyor and reduce the space utilization rate of the working site. Summary of the Utility Model

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to overcome the existing defects, provide an automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV, and solve the problem that the large occupied space of the current feeding conveyor leads to the reduction of the space utilization rate of the working site.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] An automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV includes a frame. A roller conveying assembly for horizontally conveying a material box is arranged at the upper end of the frame. A clamping assembly for clamping the material box is arranged above the roller conveying assembly. A hopper is arranged on one side of the frame facing the feeding conveyor. The clamping assembly is connected with a flipping assembly for realizing the flipping of the material box in the direction of the hopper.

[0008] Further, the roller conveying assembly includes a plurality of rollers arranged in parallel at intervals. The same-side ends of each roller are connected by a synchronous belt. Any one of the synchronous belts is connected with a conveying driving wheel, and the conveying driving wheel is connected with a conveying motor.

[0009] Further, a dust-proof cover is commonly covered outside the same-side ends of each roller.

[0010] Furthermore, the clamping assembly includes a front end baffle, and both ends of the front end baffle are respectively vertically connected to a side plate, each of the side plates is provided with at least one through hole, a clamping cylinder is provided at the through hole, the cylinder body of the clamping cylinder is fixed to the outer side of the side plate through an L-shaped connecting plate, and the telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder can pass through the through hole to reach the inner side of the side plate.

[0011] Furthermore, two through holes are arranged at intervals on each of the side plates, and two clamping cylinders are arranged correspondingly.

[0012] Furthermore, the front ends of the two side panels are connected to the front end baffle, the upper end of the rear end of each side panel is connected to a vertical connecting plate, and the upper ends of the two vertical connecting plates are commonly connected to an upper end baffle.

[0013] Furthermore, the flipping assembly includes a rotating shaft, the middle section of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the front end baffle, the two ends of the rotating shaft are respectively connected to a bearing seat, the lower end of each bearing seat is fixedly connected to the frame, and the end of any rotating shaft is transmission-connected to a flipping motor.

[0014] Furthermore, a proximity switch is provided on any of the bearing seats.

[0015] Furthermore, a low material level detection sensor is provided at the discharge port of the hopper.

[0016] The utility model discloses an automatic feeding device capable of docking with AGV, which is arranged at the feeding side of a feeding conveyor, can receive materials transported by AGV and automatically deliver the materials to the feeding conveyor, and the device only occupies one station to realize the transportation of materials, and at the same time, the continuous supply of materials is guaranteed without lengthening the length of the feeding conveyor. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamping assembly and the flipping assembly in the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0021] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown, an automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV comprises a frame 1, an upper end of the frame 1 is provided with a roller conveying assembly for horizontally conveying a material box A, a clamping assembly for clamping the material box is provided above the roller conveying assembly, a hopper 2 is provided on the side of the frame 1 facing the feeding conveyor, and the clamping assembly is connected to a flipping assembly for realizing the flipping of the material box toward the hopper 2.

[0022] The roller transmission assembly includes a plurality of rollers 3 arranged in parallel and at intervals, and the ends on the same side of each roller 3 are connected by a synchronous belt (not shown in the figure), one of which is connected to a transmission drive wheel (not shown in the figure), and the transmission drive wheel is connected to a transmission motor (not shown in the figure).

[0023] The clamping assembly includes a front end baffle 4, and the two ends of the front end baffle 4 are respectively vertically connected to a side plate 5, each side plate 5 is provided with two through holes, and each through hole is provided with a clamping cylinder 6, and the cylinder body of the clamping cylinder 6 is fixed to the outer side of the side plate 5 through an L-shaped connecting plate 7, and the telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder 6 can pass through the through hole to reach the inner side of the side plate 5.

[0024] The flipping assembly includes a rotating shaft 8, the middle section of which is fixedly connected to the front baffle 4, and both ends of the rotating shaft 8 are respectively connected to a bearing seat 9, and the lower end of each bearing seat 9 is fixedly connected to the frame 1, and one end of the rotating shaft 8 is transmission-connected to a flipping motor 10.

[0025] A proximity switch 11 is arranged on one of the bearing seats 9 .

[0026] Working principle:

[0027] The AGV delivers the material box containing the material to the roller 3. The conveying motor runs to rotate the roller 3, driving the material box to move horizontally until the material box contacts the front baffle 4. The proximity switch 11 detects that the material box is in place and sends a signal to the control terminal. The control terminal controls the conveying motor to stop and controls the clamping cylinder 6 to run. The telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder 6 clamps the material box, and then the flipping motor 10 runs. The front baffle 4 and the side plate 5 drive the material box to flip together and pour the material into the hopper 2. The material in the hopper 2 will slide freely onto the feeding conveyor, and then the above operations are performed in reverse order. The AGV transports the empty material box away, and a feeding process is completed.

[0028] The outer sides of the same side ends of each roller 3 are commonly covered with a dust cover 12 to prevent the ends of the roller 3 and the synchronous belt from being contaminated, thereby ensuring smooth transmission of the roller 3.

[0029] Two through holes are arranged at intervals on each side plate 5, and two clamping cylinders 6 are correspondingly arranged to enhance the clamping of the material box and ensure the stability of the material box during the turning process.

[0030] The front ends of the two side panels 5 are connected to the front baffle 4, and the upper end of the rear end of each side panel 5 is connected to a vertical connecting plate 13, and the upper ends of the two vertical connecting plates 13 are commonly connected to an upper baffle 14. The upper baffle 14 further ensures that the material box will not be separated from the clamping assembly during the flipping process.

[0031] A low material level detection sensor 15 (B in the figure is a ray of a simulated sensor) is provided at the discharge port of the hopper 2. When it senses that there is no material at the discharge port, a signal is sent to the AGV control terminal to dispatch a new AGV to feed the feeding device.

[0032] The utility model discloses an automatic feeding device capable of docking with AGV, which is arranged at the feeding side of a feeding conveyor, can receive materials transported by AGV and automatically deliver the materials to the feeding conveyor, and the device only occupies one station to realize the transportation of materials, and at the same time, the continuous supply of materials is guaranteed without lengthening the length of the feeding conveyor.

[0033] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV, characterized in that: It includes a frame, the upper end of which is provided with a roller conveying assembly for horizontally conveying a material box, the upper part of which is provided with a clamping assembly for clamping the material box, a hopper is provided on the side of the frame facing the feeding conveyor, and the clamping assembly is connected with a flipping assembly for realizing flipping of the material box toward the hopper.

2. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: The roller transmission assembly includes a plurality of rollers arranged in parallel and at intervals, the ends of the rollers on the same side are connected by a synchronous belt transmission, any of the synchronous belt transmissions is connected to a transmission driving wheel, and the transmission driving wheel is connected to a transmission motor.

3. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer sides of the same side ends of the rollers are commonly covered with a dust cover.

4. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes a front end baffle, and the two ends of the front end baffle are respectively vertically connected to a side plate, each of the side plates is provided with at least one through hole, and a clamping cylinder is provided at the through hole. The cylinder body of the clamping cylinder is fixed to the outer side of the side plate through an L-shaped connecting plate, and the telescopic rod of the clamping cylinder can pass through the through hole to reach the inner side of the side plate.

5. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two through holes are arranged at intervals on each side plate, and two clamping cylinders are arranged correspondingly.

6. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 4, characterized in that: The front ends of the two side panels are connected to the front end baffle, the upper end of the rear end of each side panel is connected to a vertical connecting plate, and the upper ends of the two vertical connecting plates are commonly connected to an upper end baffle.

7. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 4, characterized in that: The flip assembly includes a rotating shaft, the middle section of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the front baffle, both ends of the rotating shaft are respectively connected to a bearing seat, the lower end of each bearing seat is fixedly connected to the frame, and any end of the rotating shaft is transmission-connected to a flip motor.

8. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 7, characterized in that: Any one of the bearing seats is provided with a proximity switch.

9. The automatic feeding device capable of docking with an AGV according to claim 1, characterized in that: A low material level detection sensor is arranged at the discharge port of the hopper.

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