Hearing aid external mold automatic feeding device
Automatic feeding, injection molding and hot melting are achieved through the automatic feeding device of the hearing aid, which solves the problems of high labor costs, high labor intensity and low safety, and improves processing efficiency and safety.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421983277.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-15
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-11
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-15
AI Technical Summary
The external mold processing of existing hearing aids has high labor costs, high labor intensity and low safety, especially during high temperature processing.
An automatic feeding device for external mold of hearing aids is designed. Through the coordinated work of the material transfer rack arranged at equal angles on the turntable and multiple components, the automated feeding, injection molding and hot melting processes are realized, reducing manual operations.
It reduces labor costs, reduces labor intensity, improves processing safety, and avoids high-temperature scalding.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technology in the field of hearing aid processing, in particular to an automatic feeding device for the outer mold of a hearing aid. Background Art
[0002] A hearing aid is a small amplifier that amplifies the originally inaudible sound and then uses the residual hearing of the hearing-impaired person to send the sound to the auditory center of the brain, so that the sound can be felt. It brings great convenience to the hearing-impaired. A hearing aid mainly consists of a microphone, an amplifier, an earphone, a power supply and a volume control. Hearing aids are divided into air-conduction hearing aids and bone-conduction hearing aids according to the conduction method; they are classified into cassette type, spectacle type, hairpin type, behind-the-ear type, in-the-ear type, canal type, and deep canal type hearing aids according to the usage method.
[0003] When processing the outer mold of a hearing aid, injection molding and hot melting processes need to be carried out in sequence. The existing feeding method is to manually feed and unload in sequence, resulting in a large labor cost; moreover, since both of these two process steps require high temperature, it is easy to be scalded by high temperature during the manual feeding and unloading process, with not only a large labor intensity but also low safety in the processing process; therefore, it is necessary to study a new technical solution to solve the above problems. Summary of the Utility Model
[0004] In view of this, aiming at the deficiencies existing in the prior art, the main purpose of the present utility model is to provide an automatic feeding device for the outer mold of a hearing aid, which can effectively solve the problems of large labor cost, large labor intensity and low safety in the processing process of the existing feeding method.
[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the present utility model adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] An automatic feeding device for the outer mold of a hearing aid includes a machine frame, a controller, a turntable, a first driving mechanism, a feeding component, an injection molding feeding component and a hot melting feeding component; the controller is arranged on the machine frame; the turntable is rotatably arranged on the machine frame and can rotate back and forth, and a plurality of material transfer frames are correspondingly arranged on the turntable at equal angles. A material placing seat is arranged on the material transfer frame, and a connecting rod extends downward from the lower end of the material transfer frame. Each material transfer frame is arranged to be movable back and forth along the radial extension direction of the turntable; the first driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the turntable to rotate back and forth, and the first driving mechanism is connected to the controller; the feeding component is arranged on the machine frame and beside the turntable, and the feeding component is connected to the controller and drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth; the injection molding feeding component is arranged on the machine frame and beside the turntable, and the injection molding feeding component corresponds to the position of an external injection molding machine and is connected to the controller, and the injection molding feeding component drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth; the hot melting feeding component is arranged on the machine frame and beside the turntable, and the hot melting feeding component corresponds to the position of an external hot melting machine and is connected to the controller, and the hot melting feeding component drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth.
[0007] As a preferred solution, two feeding assemblies are provided. The two feeding assemblies, the injection molding feeding assembly, and the hot melt feeding assembly are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the turntable.
[0008] As a preferred solution, each feeding assembly includes a feeding rack, a first feeding driving mechanism, a first feeding member, and a second feeding driving mechanism; the feeding rack is rotatably arranged on the machine frame back and forth, and an activity groove for cooperating with the material transfer rack is arranged on the feeding rack; the first feeding driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the feeding rack to rotate back and forth; the first feeding member is movably arranged on the machine frame back and forth and drives the corresponding material transfer rack to move back and forth, and a first connection groove for cooperating with the connecting rod is arranged on the first feeding member; the second feeding driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the first feeding member to move back and forth, and both the first feeding driving mechanism and the second feeding driving mechanism are connected to the controller.
[0009] As a preferred solution, the feeding assembly further includes a detection head and a display screen; the detection head is arranged on the machine frame and is directly above the feeding rack; the display screen is arranged on the machine frame and is above the turntable, and both the detection head and the display screen are connected to the controller.
[0010] As a preferred solution, the injection molding feeding assembly includes a first feeding rack, a conveyor belt, a second driving mechanism, and a second feeding member; the first feeding rack is arranged on the machine frame; the conveyor belt is rotatably arranged on the first feeding rack back and forth, and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt is the same as the extending direction of the radius of the turntable; the second driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the conveyor belt to rotate back and forth, and the second driving mechanism is connected to the controller; the second feeding member is arranged on the conveyor belt and moves back and forth as the conveyor belt rotates, and a second connection groove for cooperating with the connecting rod is arranged on the second feeding member.
[0011] As a preferred solution, the hot melt feeding assembly includes a second feeding rack, a third feeding member, and a third driving mechanism; the second feeding rack is arranged on the machine frame; the third feeding member is movably arranged on the second feeding rack back and forth and drives the corresponding material transfer rack to move back and forth, and a third connection groove for cooperating with the connecting rod is arranged on the third feeding member; the third driving mechanism is arranged on the second feeding rack and drives the third feeding member to move back and forth, and the third driving mechanism is connected to the controller.
[0012] The utility model has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. Specifically, as can be seen from the above technical solutions:
[0013] By arranging a plurality of material transfer racks on the turntable at equal angles, a material placing seat is arranged on the material transfer rack, a connecting rod extends downward from the lower end of the material transfer rack, and in cooperation with the feeding assembly, the injection molding feeding assembly and the hot melt feeding assembly, the corresponding material transfer racks are respectively driven to complete the feeding, injection molding and hot melt processes of the products on the material transfer rack. It only needs to perform the artificial feeding and discharging processes once to complete the overall processing steps, without separately allocating labor for feeding and discharging, greatly reducing the labor cost. At the same time, the automated injection molding and hot melt feeding processes greatly reduce the labor intensity, enabling workers to stay away from these two processing devices and avoid being scalded by high temperatures, with higher overall safety.
[0014] To more clearly elaborate the structural features and functions of the present invention, the following will describe the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0016] Figure 2 is a partial assembly schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the feeding assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the injection molding feeding assembly in a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 5 is another partial assembly schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS:
[0021] 10, frame; 20, controller
[0022] 30, turntable; 31, material transfer rack
[0023] 311, material placing seat; 312, connecting rod
[0024] 40, first driving mechanism; 50, feeding assembly
[0025] 501, movable groove; 502, first connecting groove
[0026] 51, feeding rack; 52, first feeding driving mechanism
[0027] 53, first feeding member; 54, second feeding driving mechanism
[0028] 55, detection head; 56, display screen
[0029] 57. Material box
[0030] 60. Injection molding feeding assembly 601. Second connection groove
[0031] 61. First feeding rack 62. Conveyor belt
[0032] 63. Second driving mechanism 64. Second feeding part
[0033] 70. Hot melt feeding assembly 701. Third connection groove
[0034] 71. Second feeding rack 72. Third feeding part
[0035] 73. Third driving mechanism 80. Injection molding machine
[0036] 90. Hot melt machine. Detailed implementation manners
[0037] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 as shown, which shows the specific structure of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model, including a frame 10, a controller 20, a turntable 30, a first driving mechanism 40, a feeding assembly 50, an injection molding feeding assembly 60, and a hot melt feeding assembly 70.
[0038] The controller 20 is arranged on the frame 10.
[0039] The turntable 30 is rotatably arranged on the frame 10 in a back-and-forth manner. A plurality of material transfer racks 31 are correspondingly arranged on the turntable 30 at equal angles. A material placing seat 311 is arranged on the material transfer rack 31. A connecting rod 312 extends downward from the lower end of the material transfer rack 31. Each material transfer rack 31 is arranged to be movable back and forth along the radial extension direction of the turntable 30.
[0040] The first driving mechanism 40 is arranged on the frame 10 and drives the turntable 30 to rotate back and forth. The first driving mechanism 40 is connected to the controller 20.
[0041] The feeding assembly 50 is arranged on the frame 10 and beside the turntable 30, and is connected to the controller 20 and drives the corresponding material transfer rack 31 to move back and forth; in this embodiment, two feeding assemblies 50 are provided, and the two feeding assemblies 50, the injection molding feeding assembly 60, and the hot melt feeding assembly 70 are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the turntable 30. Each feeding assembly 50 includes a feeding rack 51, a first feeding driving mechanism 52, a first feeding member 53, and a second feeding driving mechanism 54; the feeding rack 51 is rotatably arranged on the frame 10 back and forth, and an activity groove 501 for cooperating with the material transfer rack 31 is arranged on the feeding rack 51; the first feeding driving mechanism 52 is arranged on the frame 10 and drives the feeding rack 51 to rotate back and forth; the first feeding member 53 is movably arranged on the frame 10 back and forth and drives the corresponding material transfer rack 31 to move back and forth. A first connection groove 502 for cooperating with the connecting rod 312 is formed on the first feeding member 53. The connecting rod 312 moves into the first connection groove 502 as the turntable 30 rotates, and moves back and forth with the first feeding member 53 through the cooperation between the first connection groove 502 and the connecting rod 312; the second feeding driving mechanism 54 is arranged on the frame 10 and drives the first feeding member 53 to move back and forth. Both the first feeding driving mechanism 52 and the second feeding driving mechanism 54 are connected to the controller 20. The feeding assembly 50 further includes a detection head 55 and a display screen 56. The detection head 55 is arranged on the frame 10 directly above the feeding rack 51; the display screen 56 is arranged on the frame 10 above the turntable 30. Both the detection head 55 and the display screen 56 are connected to the controller 20. The detection head 55 is used to detect the processed products and display the detected pictures and results on the display screen 56 at the same time, so as to facilitate the operator's observation. The feeding assembly 50 further includes two material boxes 57. The two material boxes 57 are arranged on the frame beside the feeding rack 51, and are respectively used to store the materials required for product processing.
[0042] The injection molding feeding assembly 60 is arranged on the frame 10 and beside the turntable 30. The injection molding feeding assembly 60 corresponds to the position of an external injection molding machine 80 and is connected to the controller 20. The injection molding feeding assembly 60 drives the corresponding material transfer rack 31 to move back and forth. In this embodiment, the injection molding feeding assembly 60 includes a first feeding rack 61, a conveyor belt 62, a second driving mechanism 63 and a second feeding member 64. The first feeding rack 61 is arranged on the frame 10. The conveyor belt 62 is rotatably arranged on the first feeding rack 61 in a back-and-forth manner, and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 62 is the same as the radial extension direction of the turntable 30. The second driving mechanism 63 is arranged on the frame 10 and drives the conveyor belt 62 to rotate back and forth. The second driving mechanism 63 is connected to the controller 20. The second feeding member 64 is arranged on the conveyor belt 62 and moves back and forth with the rotation of the conveyor belt 62. A second connecting groove 601 for cooperating with the connecting rod 312 is formed on the second feeding member 64. The connecting rod 312 is inserted into the second connecting groove 601 with the rotation of the turntable 30 and moves back and forth with the second feeding member 64.
[0043] The hot melt feeding assembly 70 is arranged on the frame 10 and beside the turntable 30. The hot melt feeding assembly 70 corresponds to the position of an external hot melt machine 90 and is connected to the controller 20. The hot melt feeding assembly 70 drives the corresponding material transfer rack 31 to move back and forth. In this embodiment, the hot melt feeding assembly 70 includes a second feeding rack 71, a third feeding member 72 and a third driving mechanism 73. The second feeding rack 71 is arranged on the frame 10. The third feeding member 72 is movably arranged on the second feeding rack 71 in a back-and-forth manner and drives the corresponding material transfer rack 31 to move back and forth. A third connecting groove 701 for cooperating with the connecting rod 312 is formed on the third feeding member 72. The third driving mechanism 73 is arranged on the second feeding rack 71 and drives the third feeding member 72 to move back and forth. The third driving mechanism 73 is connected to the controller 20.
[0044] The working principle of this embodiment is described in detail as follows:
[0045] During operation, first connect the overall device to an external power supply. Then, manually load the products to be processed at the two feeding components 50, and place the products on the feeding rack 51. Next, the first feeding driving mechanism 52 drives the feeding rack 51 to rotate, and makes the extending direction of the moving slot 501 the same as the moving direction of the material moving rack 31. Then, the second feeding driving mechanism 54 drives the corresponding material moving rack 31 to move, and sends the products on the feeding rack 51 into the material moving rack 31. Next, the second feeding driving mechanism 54 drives the material moving rack 31 to reset, and drives the material moving rack 31 to move backward to the side of the external injection molding machine 80 through the turntable 30, and makes the connecting rod 312 snap into the second connecting slot 601. Then, the second feeding part 64 in the injection molding feeding component 60 drives the material moving rack 31 to move into the external injection molding machine 80 for injection molding processing. After the processing is completed, it drives the material moving rack 31 to reset, and continues to be conveyed backward by the turntable 30 to the side of the external hot melt machine 90. At this time, the connecting rod 312 snaps into the third connecting slot 701. Then, the third feeding part 72 sends the material moving rack 31 into the external hot melt machine 90. After the processing is completed, the third feeding part 72 drives the material moving rack 31 to reset, and is conveyed backward by the turntable 30 to the outlet of the feeding component 50, and the processed products are conveyed into the feeding rack 51 through the first feeding part 53, and are detected by the detection head 55. After the detection is completed, the products can be taken off manually.
[0046] The design focus of the present utility model lies in that: a plurality of material moving racks arranged at equal angles are correspondingly provided on the turntable, a material placing seat is arranged on the material moving rack, a connecting rod extends downward at the lower end of the material moving rack, and in cooperation with the feeding component, the injection molding feeding component and the hot melt feeding component, respectively drive the corresponding material moving racks to complete the feeding, injection molding and hot melt processes of the products on the material moving racks. It only needs to perform the processes of manual feeding and discharging once to complete the overall processing steps, without separately allocating labor for feeding and discharging, greatly reducing the labor cost. At the same time, the automated injection molding and hot melt feeding processes greatly reduce the labor intensity, enable the labor to be far away from these two processing devices, avoid being scalded by high temperature, and the overall safety is higher.
[0047] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and does not impose any limitation on the technical scope of the present utility model. Therefore, any minor modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present utility model still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.
Claims
1. An automatic feeding device for hearing aid outer molds, characterized in that: It includes a machine frame, a controller, a turntable, a first driving mechanism, a feeding component, an injection feeding component, and a hot melt feeding component; the controller is arranged on the machine frame; the turntable is arranged on the machine frame so as to be rotatable back and forth, and a plurality of material transfer frames arranged at equal angles are correspondingly arranged on the turntable. A material placing seat is arranged on the material transfer frame, and a connecting rod extends downward from the lower end of the material transfer frame. Each material transfer frame is arranged so as to be movable back and forth along the extending direction of the turntable radius; the first driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the turntable to rotate back and forth, and the first driving mechanism is connected to the controller; the feeding component is arranged on the machine frame and beside the turntable, and the feeding component is connected to the controller and drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth; the injection feeding component is arranged on the machine frame and beside the turntable, and the injection feeding component corresponds to the position of an external injection molding machine and is connected to the controller, and the injection feeding component drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth; the hot melt feeding component is arranged on the machine frame and beside the turntable, and the hot melt feeding component corresponds to the position of an external hot melt machine and is connected to the controller, and the hot melt feeding component drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth.
2. The automatic feeding device for the hearing aid ear mold according to claim 1, wherein: Two feeding components are provided, and the two feeding components, the injection feeding component, and the hot melt feeding component are arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the turntable.
3. The automatic feeding device for the hearing aid outer mold according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: Each feeding component includes a feeding frame, a first feeding driving mechanism, a first feeding part, and a second feeding driving mechanism; the feeding frame is arranged on the machine frame so as to be rotatable back and forth, and an activity groove for cooperating with the material transfer frame is arranged on the feeding frame; the first feeding driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the feeding frame to rotate back and forth; the first feeding part is arranged on the machine frame so as to be movable back and forth and drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth. A first connection groove for cooperating with the connecting rod is formed on the first feeding part; the second feeding driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the first feeding part to move back and forth, and both the first feeding driving mechanism and the second feeding driving mechanism are connected to the controller.
4. The automatic feeding device for the hearing aid ear mold according to claim 3, wherein: The feeding component further includes a detection head and a display screen; the detection head is arranged on the machine frame and directly above the feeding frame; the display screen is arranged on the machine frame and above the turntable, and both the detection head and the display screen are connected to the controller.
5. The automatic feeding device for the hearing aid outer mold according to claim 1, wherein: The injection feeding component includes a first feeding frame, a conveyor belt, a second driving mechanism, and a second feeding part; the first feeding frame is arranged on the machine frame; the conveyor belt is arranged on the first feeding frame so as to be rotatable back and forth, and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt is the same as the extending direction of the turntable radius; the second driving mechanism is arranged on the machine frame and drives the conveyor belt to rotate back and forth, and the second driving mechanism is connected to the controller; the second feeding part is arranged on the conveyor belt and moves back and forth as the conveyor belt rotates. A second connection groove for cooperating with the connecting rod is formed on the second feeding part.
6. The automatic feeding device for the hearing aid ear mold according to claim 1, wherein: The hot melt feeding component includes a second feeding frame, a third feeding part, and a third driving mechanism; the second feeding frame is arranged on the machine frame; the third feeding part is arranged on the second feeding frame so as to be movable back and forth and drives the corresponding material transfer frame to move back and forth. A third connection groove for cooperating with the connecting rod is formed on the third feeding part; the third driving mechanism is arranged on the second feeding frame and drives the third feeding part to move back and forth, and the third driving mechanism is connected to the controller.