Assembly equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses assembling equipment. The assembling equipment comprises a first feeding mechanism, a second feeding mechanism and a clamping mechanism. Wherein the first feeding mechanism comprises a first conveying chain, the first conveying chain is provided with a machining station, and the first conveying chain is used for conveying a first tray bearing a first pressing piece; the second feeding mechanism comprises a feeding table adjacent to the first conveying chain, and the feeding table is provided with a second tray used for bearing a second pressing piece. The clamping mechanism comprises a driving module and a clamping jaw module, and the driving module is in transmission connection with the clamping jaw module so as to drive the clamping jaw module to move between the second tray and the machining station, so that the second pressing piece is assembled to the first pressing piece through the clamping jaw module. According to the technical scheme, automatic assembly of the first press-fit piece and the second press-fit piece is achieved, the assembly efficiency of the first press-fit piece and the second press-fit piece is improved, and then the production efficiency of products is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and in particular to an assembly equipment. Background Art

[0002] During the assembly process of parts and components, it is usually necessary to manually pre-assemble the first pressing part and the second pressing part into a component to be pressed, and then use assembly equipment to press the component to be pressed to complete the assembly of the component to be pressed. This not only reduces the difficulty of assembling parts and components, but also improves the firmness between parts and components.

[0003] When using existing assembly equipment, a person needs to manually place the component to be pressed onto a carrier located below the assembly equipment, then manually operate the assembly equipment to press the component to be pressed. After the pressing operation is completed, the parts are inspected and the above operation is repeated after verification to press the next component to be pressed. In this way, the assembly to be pressed is pre-assembled manually from the first and second pressing parts, and the parts are assembled manually using the pressing equipment. This leads to low assembly efficiency, which seriously affects the production efficiency of the product. Utility Model Content

[0004] The main purpose of the present application is to provide an assembly device, aiming to improve the problem that the existing assembly equipment requires manual operation, resulting in low assembly efficiency of the first pressing part and the second pressing part.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application proposes an assembly device, which includes a first feeding mechanism, a second feeding mechanism and a clamping mechanism; wherein,

[0006] The first feeding mechanism includes a first conveying chain, the first conveying chain is provided with a processing position, and the first conveying chain is used to transport the first pallet carrying the first pressing part;

[0007] The second feeding mechanism includes a feeding table adjacent to the first conveyor chain, and the feeding table is provided with a second tray for carrying the second pressing piece;

[0008] The clamping mechanism includes a driving module and a clamping module. The driving module is transmission-connected to the clamping module to drive the clamping module to move between the second pallet and the processing position, so as to assemble the second pressing part onto the first pressing part through the clamping module.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the assembly equipment further includes a positioning mechanism, which is disposed below the processing position. The positioning mechanism is movably provided with a locking member, which cooperates with the first pallet to restrict the first pallet to the processing position.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present application, the positioning mechanism also includes a lifting module and a receiving platform, and the lifting module is transmission-connected to the receiving platform to drive the receiving platform to move upward in a vertical direction to receive the first pallet, or drive the receiving platform to move downward in a vertical direction to avoid the first pallet.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present application, limit plates are fixed on both sides of the first conveyor chain, and the limit plates extend along the transport direction of the first conveyor chain. The two limit plates and the receiving platform jointly limit the movement of the first pallet in the vertical direction.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, the assembly equipment further includes a stop device, which is arranged adjacent to the positioning mechanism and is located on the downstream side of the processing position in the transport direction of the first conveyor chain. The stop device is movably provided with a stop member, and the stop member cooperates with the peripheral side of the first pallet to limit the movement of the first pallet along the transport direction of the first conveyor chain.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present application, the clamping module includes a plurality of clamps, each of the clamps includes two clamping blocks and a driving member, and the driving member is respectively connected to the two clamping blocks to drive the two clamping blocks to clamp or release the second pressing member; a pressing block is also arranged between the two clamping blocks, and the pressing block also performs a pressing operation on the first pressing member and the second pressing member under the drive of the driving module.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present application, the feeding platform includes a rotatably arranged receiving plate, on which at least two second pallets are fixedly arranged, a material picking side is provided on the side of the feeding platform close to the first conveyor chain, the clamping claw module clamps the second pressing part on the second pallet on the material picking side, and a loading side is provided on the side of the feeding platform away from the first conveyor chain.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the second feeding mechanism further includes a loading device, and the loading device is used to add the second pressing part to the second pallet on the loading side.

[0016] In some embodiments of the present application, the first feeding mechanism also includes a lifting device, which is arranged on the feed side of the first conveyor chain. The lifting device includes a first driving module and a first clamp. The first driving module is transmission-connected to the first clamp to drive the first clamp to move in multiple directions, so as to transport the first pallet located under the first conveyor chain to the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain through the first clamp.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present application, the first fixture includes two clamping hands and a first driving member, and the first driving member is respectively in transmission connection with the two clamping hands to drive the two clamping hands to clamp or release the first tray.

[0018] With the above technical solution of the present application, the driving module drives the jaw module to move between the second tray and the processing position, so as to clamp the second pressing member by the jaw module and pre-assemble it onto the first pressing member, and under the movement of the driving module driving the jaw module, the first pressing member and the second pressing member are pressed by the jaw module to realize the assembly of the first pressing member and the second pressing member. It can be seen that compared with the prior art, the assembly equipment of the present application does not require manual operation. By driving the jaw module to move by the driving module, the second pressing member can be assembled onto the first pressing member by the jaw module. In this way, the automatic assembly of the first pressing member and the second pressing member is realized, the assembly efficiency of the first pressing member and the second pressing member is improved, and thus the production efficiency of the product is improved. In addition, since there is no need for manual operation of the assembly equipment, the problem of personal injury caused by improper operation of workers is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application 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 application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative efforts.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the assembly equipment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a partial structural diagram of the assembly equipment in;

[0022] Figure 3 is Figure 1 a structural diagram of the clamping mechanism of the assembly equipment in;

[0023] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a partial enlarged view of part A in;

[0024] Figure 5 is Figure 1 a structural diagram of the feeding table of the assembly equipment in;

[0025] Figure 6 is Figure 1 a structural diagram of the lifting device of the assembly equipment in.

[0026] Explanation of the reference numerals in the drawings:

[0027] 100. Assembly equipment; 10. First feeding mechanism; 11. First conveying chain; 12. Lifting device; 121. First driving module; 122. First fixture; 123. Gripping hand; 124. First driving member; 20. Second feeding mechanism; 21. Feeding table; 211. Second tray; 212. Receiving tray; 30. Gripping mechanism; 31. Driving module; 32. Jaw module; 321. Fixture; 322. Clamping block; 323. Driving member; 324. Pressing block; 40. Positioning mechanism; 41. Locking member; 42. Lifting module; 43. Receiving table; 44. Limiting plate; 50. Stopping device; 51. Stopping member.

[0028] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this application will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed implementation manners

[0029] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0030] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, terms such as "connection" and "fixation" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "fixation" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components or the interaction relationship between two components, unless otherwise clearly limited. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific situations.

[0031] In addition, in this application, descriptions such as "first" and "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the technical solutions between various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that those of ordinary skill in the art can implement them. When the combination of technical solutions appears to be contradictory or unable to be implemented, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this application.

[0032] This application proposes an assembly device 100, which is used to pre-assemble a first pressing part and a second pressing part into a to-be-pressed assembly, and to press the to-be-pressed assembly to complete the assembly of the to-be-pressed assembly, thereby realizing the automated production of the assembly of parts. Figures 1 to 6 In the embodiment of the present application, the assembly equipment 100 includes a first feeding mechanism 10 , a second feeding mechanism 20 and a clamping mechanism 30 .

[0033] The first feeding mechanism 10 includes a first conveyor chain 11, which is provided with a processing position and is used to transport a first pallet carrying a first pressing part; the second feeding mechanism 20 includes a feeding table 21 adjacent to the first conveyor chain 11, and the feeding table 21 is provided with a second pallet 211 for carrying a second pressing part; the clamping mechanism 30 includes a driving module 31 and a clamping module 32, and the driving module 31 is transmission-connected to the clamping module 32 to drive the clamping module 32 to move between the second pallet 211 and the processing position, so as to assemble the second pressing part onto the first pressing part through the clamping module 32.

[0034] The processing position is usually located in the middle of the first conveyor chain 11. The two sides of the processing position are the feed side and the discharge side of the first conveyor chain 11 respectively. The feed side, the processing position and the discharge side are arranged in sequence in the transportation direction of the first conveyor chain 11. Usually, the first pallet enters the first conveyor chain 11 from the feed side. The first pallet is transported to the processing position under the transportation action of the first conveyor chain 11. After the clamping module 32 assembles the second pressing part onto the first pressing part, the first conveyor chain 11 will continue to transport the first pallet to the discharge side for workers or robots to collect the first pallet. In some examples, the discharge side of the first conveyor chain 11 is also inclined with a discharge chute. The first pallet falls into the discharge chute under the action of the first conveyor chain 11 and its own gravity, and is away from the assembly equipment 100, so that workers or robots can collect the first pallet.

[0035] The driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move in directions including, but not limited to, vertical and horizontal directions. The driving module 31 may include multiple driving components to respectively drive the movement of the clamping module 32 in different directions. In some examples, the driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move horizontally, allowing the clamping module 32 to move above the second tray 211 and the processing station. The driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move vertically, allowing the clamping module 32 to clamp the second pressing part and assemble the second pressing part onto the first pressing part.

[0036] The present application adopts the above-mentioned technical solution, which drives the clamping module 32 to move between the second tray 211 and the processing position through the driving module 31, so as to clamp the second pressing part and pre-install it on the first pressing part through the clamping module 32, and when the driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move, the first pressing part and the second pressing part are pressed by the clamping module 32 to realize the assembly of the first pressing part and the second pressing part. It can be seen that compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present application does not require manual operation. By driving the clamping module 31 to move, the second pressing part can be assembled to the first pressing part through the clamping module 32. In this way, the automated assembly of the first pressing part and the second pressing part is realized, the assembly efficiency of the first pressing part and the second pressing part is improved, and the production efficiency of the product is thereby improved. In addition, since there is no need for manual operation of the assembly equipment 100, the problem of personal injury caused by poor operation of workers is avoided.

[0037] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the assembly equipment 100 further includes a positioning mechanism 40 , which is disposed below the processing position. The positioning mechanism 40 is movably provided with a locking member 41 , which cooperates with the first pallet to restrict the first pallet to the processing position.

[0038] In this arrangement, the locking member 41 can restrict the first pallet to the processing position to prevent the first pallet from undergoing relative movement, so that when the clamping module 32 assembles the second pressing part onto the first pressing part, the first pallet can maintain relative stability to improve the assembly accuracy of the second pressing part and the first pressing part.

[0039] Considering that when the clamping jaw module 32 assembles the second pressing part to the first pressing part, a certain force needs to be applied to the second pressing part and the first pressing part to complete the assembly. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the positioning mechanism 40 also includes a lifting module 42 and a receiving platform 43. The lifting module 42 is transmission-connected to the receiving platform 43 to drive the receiving platform 43 to move upward in the vertical direction to receive the first pallet, or to drive the receiving platform 43 to move downward in the vertical direction to avoid the first pallet.

[0040] With this arrangement, when the clamping module 32 assembles the second pressing member onto the first pressing member, the receiving platform 43 can receive the first pallet to prevent the first conveying chain 11 from receiving excessive force.

[0041] In some embodiments, the locking member 41 described above is mounted on the receiving platform 43 so as to be movable through the receiving platform 43. Specifically, the locking member 41 can be a latch that engages with a lock hole on the first tray; or the locking member 41 can be a locking block that engages with a groove on the first tray.

[0042] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, limit plates 44 are fixed on both sides of the first conveyor chain 11. The limit plates 44 extend along the transport direction of the first conveyor chain 11. The two limit plates 44 and the receiving platform 43 jointly limit the movement of the first pallet in the vertical direction.

[0043] This arrangement can prevent the receiving platform 43 from pushing the first pallet away when it moves upward in the vertical direction to receive the first pallet, that is, prevent the first pallet from being separated from the first conveyor chain 11 by the force of the receiving platform 43. In addition, since the first pallet is subjected to a force in the vertical direction, the static friction of the first pallet increases, making it difficult to move in the horizontal direction.

[0044] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the assembly equipment 100 further includes a stopper 50, which is disposed adjacent to the positioning mechanism 40 and located downstream of the processing position in the transport direction of the first conveyor chain 11. The stopper 50 is movably provided with a stopper 51, which engages with the circumference of the first pallet to limit the movement of the first pallet along the transport direction of the first conveyor chain 11. Preferably, the stopper 51 of the stopper 50 is driven by a cylinder.

[0045] With such arrangement, the stopper 51 is movable and extended. When the first pallet moves to the processing position, the stopper 51 cooperates with the peripheral side of the first pallet. After the clamping jaw module 32 assembles the second pressing part onto the first pressing part, the stopper 51 moves to avoid the first pallet. In this way, the stopper 51 can accurately intercept the first pallet at the processing position to allow the locking part 41 to cooperate with the pallet.

[0046] In some examples, such as Figure 1 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the clamping module 32 includes a plurality of clamps 321, each clamp 321 includes two clamping blocks 322 and a driving member 323, and the driving member 323 is respectively connected to the two clamping blocks 322 to drive the two clamping blocks 322 to clamp or release the second pressing member; a pressing block 324 is also arranged between the two clamping blocks 322, and the pressing block 324 is also driven by the driving module 31 to perform a pressing operation on the first pressing member and the second pressing member.

[0047] In this arrangement, when the driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move to the second pallet 211, the driving member 323 drives the two clamping blocks 322 to clamp the second pressing member, and then the driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move to the processing position, and the driving member 323 drives the two clamping blocks 322 to release the second pressing member, and then the driving module 31 drives the clamping module 32 to move downward, so as to perform a pressing operation on the first pressing member and the second pressing member through the pressing block 324 to improve the pressing effect of the first pressing member and the second pressing member.

[0048] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, the feeding platform 21 includes a rotatably arranged receiving plate 212, and the receiving plate 212 is fixedly provided with at least two second trays 211. The feeding platform 21 is provided with a material picking side on the side close to the first conveyor chain 11, and the clamping claw module 32 clamps the second pressing part on the second tray 211 on the material picking side. The feeding platform 21 is provided with a loading side on the side away from the first conveyor chain 11.

[0049] According to the assembly equipment 100 of this embodiment, a second pressing part can be added to the second tray 211 on the receiving tray 212 at the loading side, and the second tray 211 carrying the second pressing part can be rotated to the unloading side via the receiving tray 212. The second pressing part can be added to the second tray 211 by a robot or a worker.

[0050] This arrangement shortens the travel required for the drive module 31 to drive the gripper module 32, improving efficiency. Furthermore, since the required travel distance for the drive module 31 to drive the gripper module 32 is reduced, the specifications of the drive module 31 can be reduced, making the assembly apparatus 100 smaller and reducing the manufacturing cost of the assembly apparatus 100.

[0051] Preferably, in some examples, the second feeding mechanism 20 further includes a loading device for adding a second pressing part to the second tray 211 on the loading side. This arrangement is intended to improve the automation level of the assembly device 100 to further improve efficiency.

[0052] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 6 As shown, the first feeding mechanism also includes a lifting device 12, which is arranged on the feed side of the first conveyor chain 11. The lifting device 12 includes a first driving module 21 and a first clamp 122. The first driving module 21 is transmission-connected to the first clamp 122 to drive the first clamp 122 to move in multiple directions, so as to transport the first pallet located under the first conveyor chain 11 to the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain 11 through the first clamp 122.

[0053] Similarly, the first driving module 21 is similar to the driving module 31. The direction in which the first driving module 21 drives the first clamp 122 to move includes but is not limited to movement in the vertical direction and movement in the horizontal direction. The first driving module 21 may include multiple driving components to respectively drive the first clamp 122 to move in different directions.

[0054] It should be noted that the vertical direction is arranged perpendicular to the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain 11. In some embodiments, the first driving module 21 drives the first clamp 122 to move upward in the vertical direction, so that the first pallet located below the first conveyor chain 11 is lifted to the same height as the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain 11 through the first clamp 122. The first driving module 21 drives the first clamp 122 to move in the horizontal direction toward the first conveyor chain 11, so that the first pallet is transported to the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain 11 through the first clamp 122.

[0055] This configuration is intended to make the assembly equipment 100 compatible or adaptable to different scenarios. For example, in one application scenario, the production site originally has a second conveyor chain for transporting first pallets, but the conveying plane of this second conveyor chain is low and cannot be used with the assembly equipment. The lifting device 12 can be used to adapt to this scenario. For another example, in another application scenario, the assembly equipment 100 has multiple layers of second pallets 211 stacked. The lifting device 12 can move the first pallets layer by layer to the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain 11.

[0056] Preferably, in some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 6 As shown, the first clamp 122 includes two clamping hands 123 and a first driving member 124. The first driving member 124 is respectively connected to the two clamping hands 123 to drive the two clamping hands 123 to clamp or release the first pallet.

[0057] In some examples, both grippers 123 include two abutment blocks, and the two abutment blocks of each gripper 123 are recessed with grooves that cooperate with the first pallet on one side facing the other gripper 123. When the first driving member 124 drives the two grippers 123 to clamp the first pallet, both sides of the first pallet are at least partially accommodated in the grooves.

[0058] The above description is merely an optional embodiment of the present application and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. All equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An assembly device, characterized in that, The assembly equipment includes a first feeding mechanism, a second feeding mechanism and a clamping mechanism; wherein, The first feeding mechanism includes a first conveying chain, the first conveying chain is provided with a processing position, and the first conveying chain is used to transport the first pallet carrying the first pressing part; The second feeding mechanism includes a feeding table adjacent to the first conveyor chain, and the feeding table is provided with a second tray for carrying the second pressing piece; The clamping mechanism includes a driving module and a clamping module. The driving module is transmission-connected to the clamping module to drive the clamping module to move between the second pallet and the processing position, so as to assemble the second pressing part onto the first pressing part through the clamping module.

2. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that The assembly equipment further includes a positioning mechanism, which is disposed below the processing position. The positioning mechanism is movably provided with a locking member, which cooperates with the first pallet to restrict the first pallet to the processing position.

3. The assembly device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The positioning mechanism also includes a lifting module and a receiving platform. The lifting module is transmission-connected to the receiving platform to drive the receiving platform to move upward in a vertical direction to receive the first pallet, or to drive the receiving platform to move downward in a vertical direction to avoid the first pallet.

4. The assembly equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, Limiting plates are fixedly provided on both sides of the first conveying chain, and the limiting plates are extended along the transport direction of the first conveying chain. The two limiting plates and the receiving platform jointly limit the movement of the first pallet in the vertical direction.

5. The assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The assembly equipment also includes a stop device, which is arranged adjacent to the positioning mechanism and is located on the side of the processing position downstream of the transportation direction of the first conveyor chain. The stop device is movably provided with a stop member, and the stop member cooperates with the peripheral side of the first pallet to limit the movement of the first pallet along the transportation direction of the first conveyor chain.

6. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that The clamping module includes multiple clamps, each of which includes two clamping blocks and a driving member. The driving member is respectively connected to the two clamping blocks to drive the two clamping blocks to clamp or release the second pressing member. A pressing block is also arranged between the two clamping blocks. The pressing block is also driven by the driving module to perform a pressing operation on the first pressing member and the second pressing member.

7. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding platform includes a rotatably arranged receiving plate, on which at least two second pallets are fixedly arranged, a picking side is provided on the side of the feeding platform close to the first conveyor chain, the clamping claw module clamps the second pressing part on the second pallet on the picking side, and a loading side is provided on the side of the feeding platform away from the first conveyor chain.

8. The assembly equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that, The second feeding mechanism further includes a loading device, which is used to add the second pressing piece to the second pallet at the loading side.

9. The assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first feeding mechanism also includes a lifting device, which is arranged on the feed side of the first conveyor chain. The lifting device includes a first driving module and a first clamp. The first driving module is transmission-connected to the first clamp to drive the first clamp to move in multiple directions, so as to transport the first pallet located under the first conveyor chain to the conveying plane of the first conveyor chain through the first clamp.

10. The assembly device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The first clamp includes two grippers and a first driving member, and the first driving member is respectively connected to the two grippers to drive the two grippers to clamp or release the first pallet.

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