Machining feeding device
The machining feed device addresses manual loading issues in machining centers by implementing a movable tray and transfer component with grippers for automated material handling, improving automation and reducing labor costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422108675.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-15
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing machining center requires manual loading and unloading, which has low automation, resulting in high labor costs.
A machined feeding device is designed, including moving the blank tray left and right and moving the material transfer assembly forward and backward. Through the coordination of the blank feeding jaws and the finished material picking jaws, automatic feeding and feeding are achieved.
The automatic feeding and feeding of the machining center is realized, the degree of automation is improved, manual intervention is reduced, and damage to the processing surface is avoided.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a machining feeding device. Background Art
[0002] A machining center can complete multiple processes at one station, with high automation and effective saving of labor costs. However, it still requires manual loading and unloading. Therefore, it is proposed to design a machining feeding device that can send blanks to the machining center station and take out the finished products from the station. Summary of the Utility Model
[0003] In view of the technical problems existing in the background art, the utility model aims to provide a machining feeding device, in which the blank tray moves left and right, and the material transfer component moves back and forth to realize automatic replenishment and automatic feeding.
[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: The machining feeding device includes a blank taking station, a blank placing station and a material transfer component. The blank taking station is equipped with a blank supporting component, and the blank supporting component includes a base and a blank tray. The blank tray is arranged to move left and right on the base, and a bin array for placing blanks is arranged on the blank tray. The blank placing station is equipped with a machining center. The material transfer component is arranged to move back and forth, and the feeding direction of the material transfer component is from front to back. The material transfer component includes a material transfer seat, and a blank feeding gripper and a finished product taking gripper are arranged to move up and down on the material transfer seat. The blank feeding gripper is located in front of the finished product taking gripper, and the blank feeding gripper connects the blank taking station and the blank placing station.
[0005] In this scheme, at the blank taking station, the blank feeding gripper in the material transfer component clamps the blank. At the blank placing station, the finished product taking gripper in the material transfer component first clamps the finished product, and then the blank feeding gripper places the blank. The forward and backward movement of the material transfer component can align the blanks in the same column but different rows in the bin array, and the left and right movement of the blank tray can make a column of blanks in the bin array reach the blank taking station, realizing automatic replenishment.
[0006] Preferably, the blank tray is provided with limiting columns, and the limiting columns form the bin array.
[0007] In this scheme, the cooperation of multiple limiting columns can position the blanks.
[0008] Preferably, a first lifting slide cylinder and a second lifting slide cylinder are arranged on the material transfer seat. The first lifting slide cylinder is drivingly connected to the blank feeding gripper, and the second lifting slide cylinder is drivingly connected to the finished product taking gripper.
[0009] In this scheme, the corresponding slide cylinder drives the corresponding gripper to lift, and the action is stable.
[0010] Preferably, the blank feeding gripper includes a left finger and a right finger. The left finger is located on the left side of the right finger, and the left finger and the right finger are relatively close to or away from each other. The finished product picking gripper includes a front finger and a rear finger. The front finger is located on the front side of the rear finger, and the front finger and the rear finger are relatively close to or away from each other.
[0011] In this solution, the fingers of the finished product picking gripper are arranged front and back to avoid damaging the working surface.
[0012] Preferably, the left finger has a left clamping surface facing the left side. The upper and lower sides of the left clamping surface extend to the left side with inclined left limiting surfaces. The right finger has a right clamping surface facing the right side. The upper and lower sides of the right clamping surface extend to the right side with inclined right limiting surfaces. Both the front finger and the rear finger are L-shaped.
[0013] In this solution, it clamps and picks inside the blank to adapt to the outer contour positioning fixture of the machining center. The left and right limiting surfaces cooperate with the corresponding clamping surfaces to achieve the positioning of the blank. The front and rear fingers are L-shaped and use the method of lifting the material upward, which will not damage the machining surface.
[0014] Preferably, it further includes a discharging station. The finished product picking gripper connects the feeding station and the discharging station. The discharging station is equipped with a discharging track. The discharging track is inclined. The discharging track is equipped with a finished product bin. The finished product bin is located below the blank tray.
[0015] In this solution, the finished product picking gripper moves the finished product at the feeding station to the discharging station. The finished product falls along the discharging track into the finished product bin. The finished product bin is located below the blank tray, making reasonable use of the space.
[0016] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: the blank tray moves left and right, and the material transfer assembly moves back and forth to adapt to the bin array, realizing automatic replenishment and feeding; the fingers of the corresponding gripper open and clamp to adapt to the outer contour positioning fixture of the machining center; the fingers of the designed finished product picking gripper avoid damaging the machining surface. Therefore, the present utility model has substantial features and progress compared with the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The following describes the implementation manners of the present utility model, the relevant details and working principles of the embodiments with reference to the drawings.
[0018] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present utility model.
[0019] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the material transfer assembly in the present utility model.
[0020] Figure 3 is Figure 2 an enlarged view of A in
[0021] In the figure: 2, base; 3, blank pallet; 4, material transfer assembly; 5, material transfer seat; 6, blank feeding jaw; 7, finished product picking jaw; 8, first lifting slide cylinder; 9, second lifting slide cylinder; 10, left finger; 11, right finger; 12, front finger; 13, rear finger; 14, right clamping surface; 15, right limiting surface; 16, finished product bin. Specific embodiments
[0022] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention; obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0023] See the appendix Figures 1-3, in an embodiment of this implementation manner, a machining feeding device includes a material taking station, a material placing station, a material discharging station, and a material transferring component 4. The material taking station is equipped with a material supporting component, and the material supporting component includes a base 2 and a blank tray 3. The blank tray 3 is arranged to move left and right on the base 2. The blank tray 3 is provided with limiting columns, and the limiting columns form a bin array for placing blanks. The material placing station is equipped with a machining center, and the material discharging station is equipped with a discharging track. The discharging track is arranged obliquely, and the discharging track is equipped with a finished product bin 16. The finished product bin 16 is located below the blank tray 3. The material transferring component 4 is arranged to move back and forth, and the feeding direction of the material transferring component 4 is from front to back. The material transferring component 4 includes a material transferring seat 5. A first lifting slide cylinder 8 and a second lifting slide cylinder 9 are arranged on the material transferring seat 5. The first lifting slide cylinder 8 is drivingly connected with the blank feeding gripper 6, and the second lifting slide cylinder 9 is drivingly connected with the finished product taking gripper 7. The blank feeding gripper 6 is located in front of the finished product taking gripper 7. The blank feeding gripper 6 connects the material taking station and the material placing station, and the finished product taking gripper 7 connects the material placing station and the material discharging station. The blank feeding gripper 6 includes a left finger 10 and a right finger 11. The left finger 10 is located on the left side of the right finger 11. The left finger 10 and the right finger 11 move relatively closer or farther away from each other. The left finger 10 has a left clamping surface facing the left side, and inclined left limiting surfaces extend leftward from both the upper and lower sides of the left clamping surface. The right finger 11 has a right clamping surface 14 facing the right side, and inclined right limiting surfaces extend rightward from both the upper and lower sides of the right clamping surface 14. The finished product taking gripper 7 includes a front finger 12 and a rear finger 13. The front finger 12 is located in front of the rear finger 13. The front finger 12 and the rear finger 13 move relatively closer or farther away from each other. Both the front finger 12 and the rear finger 13 are L-shaped.
[0024] In this embodiment, the blank feeding gripper 6 feeds the blank at the blank picking station to the blank placing station. The finished product picking gripper 7 picks up the finished product at the blank placing station and places it on the discharge track at the discharge station. At the blank picking station, the first lifting slide table cylinder 8 drives the blank feeding gripper 6 to descend. The left finger 10 and the right finger 11 open. The left clamping surface and the right clamping surface 14 abut against the inner side of the blank. The first lifting slide table cylinder 8 drives the blank feeding gripper 6 to ascend to complete the blank picking. At the blank placing station, the second lifting slide table cylinder 9 drives the finished product picking gripper 7 to descend. The front finger 12 and the rear finger 13 open. The second lifting slide table cylinder 9 drives the finished product picking gripper 7 to ascend to complete the discharging. The transfer seat 5 moves backward so that the blank feeding gripper 6 reaches the blank placing station. The first lifting slide table cylinder 8 drives the blank feeding gripper 6 to descend. The left finger 10 and the right finger 11 close to put down the blank. At the discharge station, the second lifting slide table cylinder 9 drives the finished product picking gripper 7 to descend. The front finger 12 and the rear finger 13 close to put down the finished product. Among them, the front finger 12 and the rear finger 13 are also coated with nylon.
[0025] The above is the preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. For those skilled in the art of this technology, without departing from the technical scope disclosed by the present invention under the premise of the same inventive concept, several improvements, retouches or equivalent substitutions can also be made, which are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A machining feeding device, characterized in that: include A material taking station, which is equipped with a material support assembly, the material support assembly comprising a base (2) and a blank tray (3), the blank tray (3) being arranged on the base (2) so as to be movable left and right, and a material bin array for placing blanks being arranged on the blank tray (3); Unloading station, which is equipped with a machining center; A material moving assembly (4) is arranged to move forward and backward, and the material feeding direction of the material moving assembly (4) is from front to back. The material moving assembly (4) comprises a material moving seat (5), and a blank feeding clamp (6) and a finished product picking clamp (7) are arranged on the material moving seat (5) to be lifted and lowered. The blank feeding clamp (6) is located in front of the finished product picking clamp (7), and the blank feeding clamp (6) connects the picking station and the unloading station.
2. The machining feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blank tray (3) is provided with a material limiting column, and the material limiting column forms the material bin array.
3. The machining feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material transfer seat (5) is provided with a first lifting slide cylinder (8) and a second lifting slide cylinder (9); the first lifting slide cylinder (8) is drivingly connected to the blank feeding clamp (6), and the second lifting slide cylinder (9) is drivingly connected to the finished product taking clamp (7).
4. A machining feeding device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The blank feeding clamp (6) comprises a left clamp finger (10) and a right clamp finger (11), wherein the left clamp finger (10) is located on the left side of the right clamp finger (11), and the left clamp finger (10) and the right clamp finger (11) are relatively close to or far away from each other; The finished product picking clamp (7) comprises a front clamp finger (12) and a rear clamp finger (13), wherein the front clamp finger (12) is located in front of the rear clamp finger (13), and the front clamp finger (12) and the rear clamp finger (13) are relatively close to or far away from each other.
5. A machining feeding device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The left clamping finger (10) has a left clamping surface facing the left side, and the left clamping surface has inclined left limiting surfaces extending to the left side on both upper and lower sides; The right clamping finger (11) has a right clamping surface (14) facing the right side, and the right clamping surface (14) has inclined right limiting surfaces (15) extending to the right side on both upper and lower sides. The front clamping finger (12) and the rear clamping finger (13) are both L-shaped.
6. A machining feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a discharging station, the finished product picking clamp (7) connects the discharge station and the discharging station, the discharging station is equipped with a discharging track, the discharging track is inclined, the discharging track is equipped with a finished product bin (16), and the finished product bin (16) is located below the blank tray (3).