Blanking and conveying device for injection molding machine
Through the three-axis moving mechanism and the multi-axis robotic arm combined with the material disc stacking mechanism, the automatic blanking conveying of the injection molding machine is realized, which solves the production interruption caused by manual trays and improves production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422008609.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-18
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-19
AI Technical Summary
After the production of existing injection molding machines is completed, the loading and stacking process of plastic products requires manual operation, resulting in continuous interruption of production line, low production efficiency and product quality are easily affected.
The three-axis moving mechanism, multi-axis robotic arm and material tray stacking mechanism are adopted, combined with the CCD detection camera and AGV drive vehicle, to realize the automated cutting, stacking and transportation of plastic products, including good product testing and defective product collection.
It realizes seamless connection between plastic products from blanking to stacking storage, ensures production line continuity, improves production efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and ensures product quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of injection molding machines, in particular to a blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine. Background Technique
[0002] In the prior art, as a common manufacturing production device, an injection molding machine is widely used in manufacturing various plastic products. After the injection molding of plastic products is completed by the injection molding machine, generally, a manipulator is used to take it out of the injection molding machine and then release it onto a conveyor belt for blanking and conveying. However, for the convenience of subsequent storage and transportation, it is often necessary to stack the plastic products on trays to maximize the use of space and reduce storage and transportation costs. The process of stacking on trays is often carried out manually, which not only interrupts the continuity of the production line, resulting in a reduction in the overall production efficiency, but also consumes a large amount of labor and is prone to operation errors, thus affecting the product quality.
[0003] Therefore, there are defects in the prior art and it needs to be improved. Content of the Utility Model
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine that can automatically blank and stack, has a high degree of automation and high production efficiency.
[0005] To achieve this purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions: A blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine includes an injection molding machine body, a three-axis moving mechanism, a first material taking fixture, a blanking chute, a multi-axis robotic arm, a second material taking fixture and a tray stacking mechanism;
[0006] The three-axis moving mechanism is arranged on the injection molding machine body, the first material taking fixture is connected to the three-axis moving mechanism, the blanking chute is arranged at the side end of the injection molding machine body, the first material taking fixture is used for clamping plastic products produced by the injection molding machine body, and the three-axis moving mechanism is used to drive the first material taking fixture to move between the injection molding machine body and the blanking chute;
[0007] The bottom of the blanking chute has a discharge port, the multi-axis robotic arm is arranged at the side end of the discharge port, the second material taking fixture is connected to the multi-axis robotic arm, the tray stacking mechanism is arranged at the side end of the multi-axis robotic arm, the second material taking fixture is used for clamping plastic products located in the discharge port, and the multi-axis robotic arm is used to place the plastic products on the second material taking fixture onto the tray stacking mechanism;
[0008] The tray stacking mechanism includes a frame, a screw rod lifting assembly, a lifting bracket, and a material-carrying tray. The screw rod lifting assemblies are respectively arranged on both sides of the frame. The screw rod lifting assembly is connected to the lifting bracket to drive the lifting bracket to move up and down along the height direction of the frame. The material-carrying tray is arranged on the lifting bracket, and a receiving space for placing plastic products is provided on the material-carrying tray.
[0009] Adopting the above technical solution, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, a pulley bottom plate is further included. The pulley bottom plate is arranged between the lowermost material-carrying tray and the lifting bracket, and the pulley bottom plate is used for slidingly abutting against the ground when the lifting bracket descends to the lowest position.
[0010] Adopting each of the above technical solutions, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, a good product detection component is further included. The good product detection component is arranged between the blanking chute and the multi-axis robotic arm. The good product detection component includes a light-shielding cylinder and a CCD detection camera. The CCD detection camera is arranged inside the light-shielding cylinder, and a slot for the second material-taking fixture to extend into is provided on the light-shielding cylinder.
[0011] Adopting each of the above technical solutions, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, the first material-taking fixture and the second material-taking fixture have the same structure, and both include a lifting cylinder, a mounting seat, and a three-jaw cylinder. The movable end of the lifting cylinder is arranged downward and is connected to the mounting seat. The three-jaw cylinder is arranged on the mounting seat, and a clamping jaw is arranged at the movable end of the three-jaw cylinder.
[0012] Adopting each of the above technical solutions, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, an AGV driving vehicle is further included;
[0013] The AGV driving vehicle is used to provide a material-carrying tray for the tray stacking mechanism.
[0014] Adopting each of the above technical solutions, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, a tray suction nozzle is further included. A mounting plate is arranged on the multi-axis robotic arm, and a plurality of the tray suction nozzles are respectively arranged on the mounting plate. The tray suction nozzle is used to adsorb and transfer the material-carrying tray on the AGV driving vehicle to the tray stacking mechanism.
[0015] Adopting each of the above technical solutions, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, a defective product collection box is further included. The defective product collection box is arranged at the side of the good product detection component, and the defective product collection box is used to collect unqualified plastic products detected.
[0016] With the above technical solutions, in the blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, there is also a product positioning seat, which is arranged at the outlet side end of the blanking chute, and the product positioning seat is used for positioning and placing plastic products that slide down from the blanking chute.
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0018] The three-axis moving mechanism of the present utility model can transfer the plastic products produced by the injection molding machine body to the blanking chute. The blanking chute can guide and convey the plastic products. The multi-axis robotic arm can clamp and transfer the plastic products sliding down from the blanking chute to the tray stacking structure for unified collection, so as to achieve seamless connection from blanking to tray storage of plastic products, ensure the continuity of the production line, avoid production interruption during the manual stacking process, and improve production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings.
[0020] The structures, ratios, sizes, etc. shown in the drawings of this specification are only used to cooperate with the content disclosed in the specification for those who are familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions for the implementation of the present utility model. Therefore, they do not have a substantial technical meaning. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects that the present utility model can produce and the purposes that can be achieved, should still fall within the scope that can be covered by the technical content disclosed in the present utility model.
[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the multi-axis robotic arm of the present utility model;
[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the three-axis moving mechanism of the present utility model;
[0024] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the multi-axis robotic arm of the present utility model;
[0025] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tray stacking mechanism of the present utility model;
[0026] Figure 6Another perspective structural schematic diagram of the tray stacking mechanism of the present utility model;
[0027] Figure 7 Structural schematic diagram of the good product detection component of the present utility model. Detailed implementation manners
[0028] To make the utility model purpose, features, and advantages of the present utility model more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0029] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model. It should be noted that when a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there may be an intermediate component present at the same time.
[0030] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation manners.
[0031] As Figures 1 to 7 shown, the embodiment of the present utility model provides a blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, including an injection molding machine body 1, a three-axis moving mechanism 2, a first material taking fixture 3, a blanking chute 4, a multi-axis robotic arm 5, a second material taking fixture 6, and a tray stacking mechanism 7;
[0032] The three-axis moving mechanism 2 is arranged on the injection molding machine body 1, the first material taking fixture 3 is connected to the three-axis moving mechanism 2, the blanking chute 4 is arranged at the side end of the injection molding machine body 1, the first material taking fixture 3 is used to clamp the plastic products produced by the injection molding machine body 1, and the three-axis moving mechanism 2 is used to drive the first material taking fixture 3 to move between the injection molding machine body 1 and the blanking chute 4; the three-axis moving mechanism 2 can move in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions to transfer the plastic products produced by the injection molding machine body 1 to the blanking chute 4, and the blanking chute 4 can guide and convey the plastic products for subsequent operation processes.
[0033] The bottom of the blanking chute 4 has a discharge port 40. The multi-axis robotic arm 5 is arranged at the side end of the discharge port 40. The second picking fixture 6 is connected to the multi-axis robotic arm 5. The tray stacking mechanism 7 is arranged at the side end of the multi-axis robotic arm 5. The second picking fixture 6 is used to pick up the plastic products located in the discharge port 40. The multi-axis robotic arm 5 is used to place the plastic products on the second picking fixture 6 onto the tray stacking mechanism 7. The multi-axis robotic arm 5 can pick up and transfer the plastic products sliding down from the blanking chute 4 to the tray stacking structure for unified collection, realizing the seamless connection of the plastic products from blanking to tray storage, ensuring the continuity of the production line, avoiding production interruptions during the manual stacking process, and improving production efficiency.
[0034] As Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 shown, the tray stacking mechanism 7 includes a frame 71, a screw lifting assembly 72, a lifting bracket 73 and a loading tray 74. The screw lifting assemblies 72 are respectively arranged on both sides of the frame 71. The screw lifting assembly 72 is connected to the lifting bracket 73 to drive the lifting bracket 73 to move up and down along the height direction of the frame 71. The loading tray 74 is arranged on the lifting bracket 73. The loading tray 74 is provided with a receiving space for placing plastic products. The multi-axis robotic arm 5 can pick up the plastic products from the discharge port 40 and place them in the receiving space on the loading tray 74 for collection. As the plastic products are continuously placed, the screw lifting assembly 72 can drive the lifting bracket 73 to gradually descend, keeping the loading tray 74 at a suitable height, facilitating the multi-axis robotic arm 5 to place the plastic products on a new loading tray 74. This process is repeated continuously until all the plastic products on the multiple loading trays 74 are fully stacked.
[0035] As Figure 5 shown, further, it also includes a pulley bottom plate 75. The pulley bottom plate 75 is arranged between the lowermost loading tray 74 and the lifting bracket 73. The pulley bottom plate 75 is used to slidably abut against the ground when the lifting bracket 73 descends to the lowest position. After all the loading trays 74 on the tray stacking mechanism 7 are fully stacked with plastic products, the pulley bottom plate 75 can easily move the multiple loading trays 74 to a specific position for transportation, which is practical and convenient.
[0036] As Figure 2 and Figure 7As shown, further, it further includes a good product detection component 8. The good product detection component 8 is arranged between the blanking chute 4 and the multi-axis robotic arm 5. The good product detection component 8 includes a light-shielding cylinder 81 and a CCD detection camera 82. The CCD detection camera 82 is arranged inside the light-shielding cylinder 81. A slot hole 810 for the second material taking fixture 6 to extend into is provided on the light-shielding cylinder 81. The good product detection component 8 can detect the appearance quality of plastic products to ensure that only plastic products meeting the quality standards can enter the subsequent stacking process. The CCD detection camera 82 can take images of the plastic products inside the light-shielding cylinder 81 and analyze the captured images to determine whether the quality of the plastic products is qualified. The light-shielding cylinder 81 can reduce external light interference to ensure that the CCD detection camera 82 can obtain clear and accurate images.
[0037] As Figure 2 shown, furthermore, it further includes a defective product collection box 83. The defective product collection box 83 is arranged at the side end of the good product detection component 8. The defective product collection box 83 is used to collect unqualified plastic products detected.
[0038] As Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, further, the first material taking fixture 3 and the second material taking fixture 6 have the same structure, and both include a lifting air cylinder 61, a mounting seat 62 and a three-jaw air cylinder 63. The movable end of the lifting air cylinder 61 is arranged downward and is connected to the mounting seat 62. The three-jaw air cylinder 63 is arranged on the mounting seat 62. A clamping jaw 631 is arranged at the movable end of the three-jaw air cylinder 63. The lifting air cylinder 61 can drive the three-jaw air cylinder 63 to move in the vertical direction, and the three-jaw air cylinder 63 can realize the opening and closing action of the clamping jaw 631, so as to clamp or release plastic products.
[0039] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, further, it further includes an AGV driving vehicle 9. The AGV driving vehicle 9 is used to transport a loading tray 74 for the tray stacking mechanism 7. The AGV driving vehicle 9 can transport the empty loading tray 74 to the side end of the tray stacking mechanism 7 and place the loading tray 74 on the tray stacking mechanism 7 through the multi-axis robotic arm 5.
[0040] As Figure 4 shown, further, it further includes a tray suction nozzle 51. A mounting plate 52 is arranged on the multi-axis robotic arm 5. A plurality of the tray suction nozzles 51 are respectively arranged on the mounting plate 52. The tray suction nozzle 51 is used to adsorb and transfer the loading tray 74 on the AGV driving vehicle 9 to the tray stacking mechanism 7. With such a setting, the automatic handling of the loading tray 74 can be realized, further reducing manual intervention and improving the degree of automation.
[0041] AsFigure 2 As shown, further, it further includes a product positioning seat 41. The product positioning seat 41 is provided at the side end of the discharge port 40 of the blanking chute 4. The product positioning seat 41 is used to position and place the plastic products sliding down from the blanking chute 4, so as to facilitate the multi-axis robotic arm 5 to accurately pick up the plastic products.
[0042] As described above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.
Claims
1. A blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine, characterized in that, It includes an injection molding machine body, a three-axis moving mechanism, a first material taking fixture, a blanking chute, a multi-axis robotic arm, a second material taking fixture, and a tray stacking mechanism; The three-axis moving mechanism is arranged on the injection molding machine body. The first material taking fixture is connected to the three-axis moving mechanism. The blanking chute is arranged at the side end of the injection molding machine body. The first material taking fixture is used to clamp the plastic products produced by the injection molding machine body. The three-axis moving mechanism is used to drive the first material taking fixture to move between the injection molding machine body and the blanking chute; The bottom of the blanking chute has a discharge port. The multi-axis robotic arm is arranged at the side end of the discharge port. The second material taking fixture is connected to the multi-axis robotic arm. The tray stacking mechanism is arranged at the side end of the multi-axis robotic arm. The second material taking fixture is used to clamp the plastic products located in the discharge port. The multi-axis robotic arm is used to place the plastic products on the second material taking fixture onto the tray stacking mechanism; The tray stacking mechanism includes a frame, a lead screw lifting assembly, a lifting bracket, and a loading tray. The lead screw lifting assemblies are respectively arranged on both sides of the frame. The lead screw lifting assemblies are connected to the lifting bracket to drive the lifting bracket to move up and down along the height direction of the frame. The loading tray is arranged on the lifting bracket. The loading tray is provided with a receiving space for placing plastic products.
2. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, wherein, It also includes a pulley bottom plate. The pulley bottom plate is arranged between the lowermost loading tray and the lifting bracket. The pulley bottom plate is used to slidably abut against the ground when the lifting bracket descends to the lowest position.
3. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a non-defective product detection component. The non-defective product detection component is arranged between the blanking chute and the multi-axis robotic arm. The non-defective product detection component includes a light-shielding cylinder and a CCD detection camera. The CCD detection camera is arranged inside the light-shielding cylinder. The light-shielding cylinder is provided with a slot for the second material taking fixture to extend into.
4. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first material taking fixture and the second material taking fixture have the same structure. They both include a lifting cylinder, a mounting seat, and a three-jaw cylinder. The movable end of the lifting cylinder is arranged downward and is connected to the mounting seat. The three-jaw cylinder is arranged on the mounting seat. The movable end of the three-jaw cylinder is provided with clamping jaws.
5. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to claim 4, wherein, It also includes an AGV driving vehicle; The AGV driving vehicle is used to transport and provide loading trays for the tray stacking mechanism.
6. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, It also includes a tray suction nozzle. There is a mounting plate on the multi-axis robotic arm. A number of the tray suction nozzles are respectively arranged on the mounting plate. The tray suction nozzles are used to suck and transfer the loading trays on the AGV driving vehicle to the tray stacking mechanism.
7. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a defective product collection box. The defective product collection box is arranged at the side end of the non-defective product detection component. The defective product collection box is used to collect the plastic products that fail the detection.
8. The blanking and conveying device for an injection molding machine according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, It also includes a product positioning seat. The product positioning seat is arranged at the side end of the discharge port of the blanking chute. The product positioning seat is used to position and place the plastic products sliding down from the blanking chute.