Buffer feeding device for liquid storage cups

Abstract

The utility model discloses a liquid storage cup buffering and feeding device which comprises a blister tray feeding module, a first feeding mechanical arm, a feeding variable-pitch module, a feeding buffering module and a second feeding mechanical arm, the first feeding mechanical arm is used for turning over a plurality of liquid storage cups on a blister tray of the blister tray feeding module by 180 degrees and then feeding the liquid storage cups on the blister tray of the blister tray feeding module to the feeding variable-pitch module, and the second feeding mechanical arm is used for feeding the liquid storage cups on the blister tray of the blister tray feeding module. Transferring to a feeding variable-pitch module; the second feeding manipulator is used for transferring the multiple liquid storage cups with the adjusted intervals on the feeding variable-pitch module to the feeding temporary storage module when the liquid storage cups are not temporarily stored in the feeding temporary storage module and transferring the multiple liquid storage cups with the adjusted intervals on the feeding variable-pitch module to the feeding temporary storage module when the number of the liquid storage cups on the feeding variable-pitch module is smaller than a preset numerical value. And the multiple liquid storage cups with the adjusted intervals on the feeding variable-pitch module and part of the liquid storage cups on the feeding temporary storage module are transferred to a carrier on a double-layer conveying belt line of the electronic atomizer assembly line. According to the technical scheme, automatic variable-pitch cache feeding operation of the liquid storage cups can be achieved, so that the working efficiency of the whole electronic atomizer assembly line is improved, and the requirement for large-batch production is met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of the production of electronic atomization devices, and particularly relates to a liquid storage cup buffer feeding device. Background Art

[0002] An electronic atomization device mainly consists of two parts: an electronic atomizer and a power supply main body. Among them, the electronic atomizer of a common electronic atomization device is replaceable. This replaceable electronic atomizer mainly consists of a liquid storage cup, an atomization core module, and a top cover. When it is assembled and produced through an electronic atomizer assembly line, it needs to involve at least the following several assembly processes, including but not limited to the liquid storage cup laser engraving process, the assembly process of the bottom cover and the absorbent cotton, the oil injection and rod pulling process, and the assembly process of the top cover, etc. Among them, before the liquid storage cup laser engraving process, the feeding operation of the liquid storage cup needs to be carried out. The existing electronic atomizer assembly line mainly completes it through manual operation, that is, the liquid storage cups on the blister tray are transferred to the carrier of the feeding device one by one manually, and then the carrier carrying the liquid storage cup is sent to the liquid storage cup laser engraving process through the feeding device for corresponding laser engraving operations. However, it is found in the actual operation process that this feeding method requires a large amount of manpower and time, affects the overall working efficiency of the electronic atomizer assembly line, and cannot meet the large-scale production requirements. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] An embodiment of the utility model provides a liquid storage cup buffer feeding device, aiming to improve the technical problem that the existing electronic atomizer assembly line uses manual operation for the feeding operation of the liquid storage cup, which requires a large amount of manpower and time, affects the overall working efficiency of the electronic atomizer assembly line, and cannot meet the large-scale production requirements.

[0004] To this end, an embodiment of the utility model provides a liquid storage cup buffer feeding device, which is applied to an electronic atomizer assembly line and includes a blister tray feeding module, a first feeding manipulator, a feeding pitch-changing module, a feeding buffer module, and a second feeding manipulator. Among them,

[0005] The blister tray feeding module is provided with a blister tray feeding station for placing a blister tray, and the blister tray is used for carrying a plurality of liquid storage cups to be fed;

[0006] The first feeding manipulator is used to simultaneously turn 180 degrees a plurality of the liquid storage cups on the blister tray and then transfer them to the feeding pitch-changing module;

[0007] The feeding pitch-changing module is used to adjust the distance between a plurality of the carried liquid storage cups from a first distance to a second distance, and the first distance is greater than the second distance;

[0008] The feeding buffer module is used to temporarily buffer a plurality of the liquid storage cups with adjusted spacing transferred from the feeding pitch-changing module;

[0009] The second feeding manipulator is used to transfer a plurality of the liquid storage cups with adjusted spacing on the feeding pitch-changing module to the feeding buffer module simultaneously when there is no liquid storage cup buffered in the feeding buffer module, and to transfer a plurality of the liquid storage cups with adjusted spacing on the feeding pitch-changing module and some of the liquid storage cups on the feeding buffer module to a carrier on the double-layer transmission belt line of the electronic atomizer assembly line simultaneously when the number of liquid storage cups on the feeding pitch-changing module is less than a preset value.

[0010] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the first feeding manipulator includes a flipping jaw module and a first feeding robotic arm for driving the flipping jaw module to perform three-axis spatial movement. The flipping jaw module includes a first feeding jaw module and a flipping power structure for driving the first feeding jaw module to perform a 180-degree flip.

[0011] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the first feeding jaw module includes two first feeding jaw blocks and a first feeding clamping power structure for driving the two first feeding jaw blocks to move towards or away from each other. A plurality of feeding clamping grooves are recessed on one side surface of each first feeding jaw block facing the other first feeding jaw block, and the plurality of feeding clamping grooves of the two first feeding jaw blocks are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

[0012] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present invention, the feeding pitch-changing module includes a plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats, a feeding pitch-changing module bracket, and a feeding pitch-changing power structure;

[0013] The top end of each feeding pitch-changing bearing seat is provided with a feeding pitch-changing bearing groove for bearing a liquid storage cup, and the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats are movably arranged on the feeding pitch-changing module bracket and are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the feeding pitch-changing module bracket;

[0014] The feeding pitch-changing power structure is installed on the feeding pitch-changing module bracket and is drivingly connected to the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats to drive the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats to move relative to the feeding pitch-changing module bracket, so that the spacing between the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats can be switched back and forth between the first spacing and the second spacing.

[0015] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present utility model, a feeding variable pitch carrier rail extending along the length direction of the feeding variable pitch module bracket is provided on the feeding variable pitch module bracket, and the bottom ends of a plurality of the feeding variable pitch carriers are sequentially slidably arranged on the feeding variable pitch carrier rail, so that the plurality of feeding variable pitch carriers are movably arranged on the feeding variable pitch module bracket.

[0016] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the feeding variable pitch power structure includes a feeding variable pitch screw and a feeding variable pitch power motor for driving the feeding variable pitch screw to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise; a plurality of feeding variable pitch grooves are arranged on the circumferential side of the feeding variable pitch screw, and the plurality of feeding variable pitch grooves are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the feeding variable pitch screw, and in every two adjacent feeding variable pitch grooves, the distance between the first ends of the two feeding variable pitch grooves is the first distance, and the distance between the second ends of the two feeding variable pitch grooves is the second distance; a feeding variable pitch transmission protrusion clamped in one of the feeding variable pitch grooves is convexly provided at the bottom end of each feeding variable pitch carrier.

[0017] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the feeding buffer module includes a feeding buffer module bracket and a plurality of feeding buffer carriers, and a feeding buffer carrier groove for carrying a liquid storage cup is provided at the top end of each feeding buffer carrier, and the plurality of feeding buffer carriers are fixedly arranged on the feeding buffer module bracket and are arranged at equal intervals along the length direction of the feeding buffer module bracket, and the distance between two adjacent feeding buffer carriers is the second distance.

[0018] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the second feeding manipulator includes a feeding gripper module and a second feeding robotic arm for driving the feeding gripper module to perform three-axis movement in space.

[0019] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the feeding gripper module includes a plurality of second feeding gripper modules arranged at intervals, and each second feeding gripper module includes two second feeding gripper blocks and a second feeding clamping power structure for driving the two second feeding gripper blocks to move towards or away from each other.

[0020] Optionally, in some embodiments of the present utility model, a first lifting carrier is provided at the blister tray feeding station for stacking and placing the blister trays;

[0021] The blister tray feeding module is further provided with a blister tray discharging station, and a second lifting carrier for stacking and storing the blister trays is provided at the blister tray discharging station, and the second lifting carrier is arranged adjacent to the first lifting carrier;

[0022] The blister tray loading module further includes a blister tray pushing structure, which is used to push the blister tray on the first lifting and loading platform to the second lifting and loading platform.

[0023] For the liquid storage cup buffer loading device provided by the technical solution of the present utility model, through the above structural settings, when performing the buffer loading operation of the liquid storage cup, only need to manually place the blister tray carrying multiple liquid storage cups at the blister tray loading station, and then, with the respective cooperation of the first loading manipulator, the loading variable pitch module, the loading buffer module and the second loading manipulator, the automatic variable pitch buffer loading operation of the liquid storage cup can be realized, so as to improve the working efficiency of the entire electronic atomizer assembly line and meet the requirements of mass production. At the same time, due to the structural settings of the loading variable pitch module, even if the distance between the slots for placing the liquid storage cups on the blister tray is different from the distance between the slots for placing the liquid storage cups on the carrier, compatible loading can be achieved to meet the requirements of more loading scenarios. In addition, through the structural settings of the loading buffer module, when the number of slots for placing the liquid storage cups on the blister tray is different from the number of slots for placing the liquid storage cups on the carrier, compatible loading can also be achieved, further meeting the requirements of more loading scenarios. It can be seen that the technical solution of the present utility model can effectively improve the technical problems that the existing electronic atomizer assembly line uses manual methods for loading the liquid storage cups, which requires a large amount of manpower and time, affects the overall working efficiency of the electronic atomizer assembly line and cannot meet the requirements of mass production. Description of the Drawings

[0024] 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 also be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the liquid storage cup buffer loading device provided by the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 For Figure 1 Another perspective structural diagram of the liquid storage cup buffer loading device shown;

[0027] Figure 3 For Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the flipping jaw module of the liquid storage cup buffer loading device shown;

[0028] Figure 4 For Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the loading variable pitch module of the liquid storage cup buffer loading device shown;

[0029] Figure 5 is Figure 4 a schematic structural diagram of the loading variable pitch screw of the loading variable pitch module shown;

[0030] Figure 6 is Figure 4 a schematic diagram of the state when the pitch of the loading variable pitch module shown changes to the first pitch;

[0031] Figure 7 is Figure 4 a schematic diagram of the state when the pitch of the loading variable pitch module shown changes to the second pitch;

[0032] Figure 8 is Figure 1 a schematic structural diagram of the loading jaw module of the liquid storage cup buffer loading device shown.

[0033] Explanation of the reference numerals in the drawings:

[0034] 100, liquid storage cup buffer loading device; 110, blister tray loading module; 111, blister tray loading station; 112, first lifting and carrying platform; 113, blister tray unloading station; 114, blister tray pushing structure; 120, first loading manipulator; 121, flipping jaw module; 1211, first loading jaw module; 1212, flipping power structure; 122, first loading robotic arm; 130, loading variable pitch module; 131, loading variable pitch carrier seat; 132, loading variable pitch module bracket; 133, loading variable pitch power structure; 1331, loading variable pitch screw; 1332, loading variable pitch power motor; 134, loading variable pitch carrier seat slide rail; 140, loading buffer module; 150, second loading manipulator; 151, loading jaw module; 1511, second loading jaw module; 152, second loading robotic arm; 11, first end; 12, second end.

[0035] The realization, functional features and advantages of the purpose of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. Specific embodiments

[0036] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present utility model.

[0037] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiments of the present utility model are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement conditions between components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the attached drawings). If this specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0038] In addition, the descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the present utility model are only for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. 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 results in contradictions or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the protection scope required by the present utility model.

[0039] In one embodiment, as Figures 1 to 8 shown, the embodiment of the present utility model provides a liquid storage cup buffering and feeding device 100. The liquid storage cup buffering and feeding device 100 may specifically include a blister tray feeding module 110, a first feeding manipulator 120, a feeding pitch-changing module 130, a feeding buffer module 140, and a second feeding manipulator 150. Among them, the blister tray feeding module 110 may specifically be provided with a blister tray feeding station 111, and the blister tray feeding station 111 is mainly used for placing a blister tray, and the blister tray is mainly used for carrying a plurality of liquid storage cups to be fed. The first feeding manipulator 120 is mainly used to simultaneously turn over 180 degrees a plurality of liquid storage cups on the blister tray and then transfer them to the feeding pitch-changing module 130. The feeding pitch-changing module 130 is mainly used to adjust the distance between a plurality of carried liquid storage cups from a first distance to a second distance, and the first distance is greater than the second distance. The feeding buffer module 140 is mainly used to temporarily buffer a plurality of liquid storage cups with adjusted distances transferred from the feeding pitch-changing module 130. The second feeding manipulator 150 is mainly used to simultaneously transfer a plurality of liquid storage cups with adjusted distances on the feeding pitch-changing module 130 to the feeding buffer module 140 when there are no liquid storage cups buffered in the feeding buffer module 140, and to simultaneously transfer a plurality of liquid storage cups with adjusted distances on the feeding pitch-changing module 130 and some liquid storage cups on the feeding buffer module 140 to a carrier on a double-layer transmission belt line of an electronic atomizer assembly line when the number of liquid storage cups on the feeding pitch-changing module 130 is less than a preset value.

[0040] It can be understood that the liquid storage cup buffer feeding device mentioned in the embodiments of the present utility model is mainly applied to the electronic atomizer assembly line to realize the automatic feeding operation of the liquid storage cups in the electronic atomizer assembly line. Generally speaking, the distance between the slots on the blister tray for placing the liquid storage cups (specifically the same as the first distance mentioned above) will be greater than the distance between the slots on the carrier for placing the liquid storage cups (specifically the same as the second distance mentioned above). Therefore, through the setting of the feeding pitch-changing module 130, a perfect conversion between the two can be achieved. Similarly, the number of slots on the blister tray for placing the liquid storage cups generally also differs from the number of slots on the carrier for placing the liquid storage cups. At this time, during the transfer and feeding process of the liquid storage cups, there may be a situation where the number of liquid storage cups transferred by the first feeding manipulator 120 from the blister tray to the feeding pitch-changing module 130 is insufficient, resulting in the feeding pitch-changing module 130 not being fully loaded with liquid storage cups (that is, the number of liquid storage cups on the feeding pitch-changing module 130 is less than the preset value, and this preset value is specifically the number of liquid storage cups when the feeding pitch-changing module 130 is fully loaded with liquid storage cups). At this time, when the second feeding manipulator 150 transfers multiple liquid storage cups with adjusted pitches on the feeding pitch-changing module 130, it is necessary to take out the corresponding number of liquid storage cups from the feeding buffer module 140 to make up for it, so that the number of liquid storage cups transferred by the second feeding manipulator 150 to the carrier each time remains the same. In addition, the blister tray generally places the liquid storage cups upside down, while the carrier generally places the liquid storage cups upright. Therefore, during the feeding process, the first feeding manipulator 120 also needs to perform a 180-degree flipping operation on each liquid storage cup.

[0041] In this way, the liquid storage cup buffer feeding device 100 provided by the embodiments of the present utility model, through the above structural settings, when performing the buffer feeding operation of the liquid storage cups, only need to manually place the blister tray carrying multiple liquid storage cups on the blister tray feeding station 111, and then, with the respective cooperation of the first feeding manipulator 120, the feeding pitch-changing module 130, the feeding buffer module 140, and the second feeding manipulator 150, the automatic pitch-changing buffer feeding operation of the liquid storage cups can be realized, so as to improve the working efficiency of the entire electronic atomizer assembly line and meet the requirements of mass production. At the same time, due to the structural setting of the feeding pitch-changing module 130, even if the distance between the slots on the blister tray for placing the liquid storage cups is different from the distance between the slots on the carrier for placing the liquid storage cups, compatible feeding can be achieved to meet the requirements of more feeding scenarios. In addition, through the structural setting of the feeding buffer module 140, when the number of slots on the blister tray for placing the liquid storage cups is different from the number of slots on the carrier for placing the liquid storage cups, compatible feeding can also be realized, further meeting the requirements of more feeding scenarios.

[0042] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the first loading manipulator 120 includes a flipping jaw module 121 and a first loading robotic arm 122 that drives the flipping jaw module 121 to perform three-axis spatial movement. In this way, through the above structural arrangement, the flipping jaw module 121 can simultaneously grasp multiple liquid storage cups on the blister tray for a 180-degree flipping operation. At the same time, in cooperation with the first loading robotic arm 122 driving the flipping jaw module 121 to perform three-axis spatial movement, after multiple liquid storage cups are flipped 180 degrees, multiple liquid storage cups can be simultaneously transferred to the loading variable pitch module 130. Further, the flipping jaw module 121 includes a first loading jaw module 1211 and a flipping power structure 1212 that drives the first loading jaw module 1211 to perform a 180-degree flip. In this way, through the above structural arrangement, after the first loading jaw module 1211 simultaneously grasps multiple liquid storage cups on the blister tray, driven by the flipping power structure 1212, the first loading jaw module 1211 can drive multiple liquid storage cups to perform a 180-degree flipping operation simultaneously. Even further, the first loading jaw module 1211 includes two first loading jaw blocks and a first loading clamping power structure that drives the two first loading jaw blocks to move towards or away from each other. On the side surface of each first loading jaw block facing the other first loading jaw block, a plurality of loading clamping grooves are recessed, and the plurality of loading clamping grooves of the two first loading jaw blocks are arranged in one-to-one correspondence. In this way, through the above structural arrangement, when the first loading clamping power structure drives the two first loading jaw blocks to move towards each other, the plurality of loading clamping grooves of the two first loading jaw blocks can be matched one by one to complete the clamping operation of the corresponding liquid storage cup.

[0043] It can be understood that the above-mentioned first loading robotic arm 122 can specifically be a conventional robotic arm structure, and an X-axis movement structure, a Y-axis movement structure, and a Z-axis movement structure can be respectively arranged inside it to achieve three-axis spatial movement in the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction. The above-mentioned first loading clamping power structure can specifically be a conventional cylinder power structure to drive the two first loading jaw blocks to move towards or away from each other in a manner of cylinder drive and guide rail guidance.

[0044] In some examples, such as Figure 2 、 Figures 4 to 7As shown, the feeding pitch-changing module 130 includes a plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131, a feeding pitch-changing module 130 bracket, and a feeding pitch-changing power structure 133. The top end of each feeding pitch-changing bearing seat 131 is provided with a feeding pitch-changing bearing groove for bearing the liquid storage cup, and the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131 are movably arranged on the feeding pitch-changing module 130 bracket and are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the feeding pitch-changing module 130 bracket. The feeding pitch-changing power structure 133 is installed on the feeding pitch-changing module 130 bracket and is drivingly connected to the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131 to drive the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131 to move relative to the feeding pitch-changing module 130 bracket, so that the distance between the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131 switches back and forth between a first distance and a second distance. In this way, through the above structural arrangement, when a plurality of liquid storage cups are correspondingly placed in the feeding pitch-changing bearing grooves on the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131, the feeding pitch-changing power structure 133 can be used to drive the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131 to move relative to the feeding pitch-changing module 130 bracket, so that the distance between the plurality of liquid storage cups follows the corresponding feeding pitch-changing bearing seats 131 to switch back and forth between the first distance and the second distance.

[0045] In some examples, such as Figures 4 to 7As shown in the figure, on the bracket of the loading variable pitch module 130, there is a loading variable pitch carrier rail 131 extending along the length direction of the bracket of the loading variable pitch module 130. The bottom ends of multiple loading variable pitch carriers 131 are sequentially slidably arranged on the loading variable pitch carrier rail 131, so that multiple loading variable pitch carriers 131 are movably arranged on the bracket of the loading variable pitch module 130. Further, the loading variable pitch power structure 133 includes a loading variable pitch screw 1331 and a loading variable pitch power motor 1332 that drives the loading variable pitch screw 1331 to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. A plurality of loading variable pitch grooves are arranged on the circumferential side of the loading variable pitch screw 1331. The plurality of loading variable pitch grooves are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the loading variable pitch screw 1331. And in every two adjacent loading variable pitch grooves, the distance between the first ends 11 of the two loading variable pitch grooves is the first distance, and the distance between the second ends of the two loading variable pitch grooves is the second distance. A loading variable pitch transmission protrusion that is clamped in a loading variable pitch groove protrudes from the bottom end of each loading variable pitch carrier 131. Thus, through the above structural arrangement, when the loading variable pitch transmission protrusion at the bottom end of each loading variable pitch carrier 131 rotates along with the loading variable pitch screw 1331 and slides from the first end 11 of the corresponding loading variable pitch groove to the second end of the corresponding loading variable pitch groove along the corresponding loading variable pitch groove, the distance between multiple loading variable pitch carriers 131 can be switched from the first distance to the second distance. On the contrary, when the loading variable pitch transmission protrusion at the bottom end of each loading variable pitch carrier 131 rotates in the opposite direction along with the loading variable pitch screw 1331 and slides from the second end of the corresponding loading variable pitch groove to the first end 11 of the corresponding loading variable pitch groove along the corresponding loading variable pitch groove, the distance between multiple loading variable pitch carriers 131 can be switched from the second distance to the first distance.

[0046] In some examples, as Figure 2 shown, the loading buffer module 140 includes a loading buffer module 140 bracket and multiple loading buffer carriers. The top end of each loading buffer carrier is provided with a loading buffer carrier groove for carrying the liquid storage cup, and multiple loading buffer carriers are fixedly arranged on the loading buffer module 140 bracket and arranged at equal intervals along the length direction of the loading buffer module 140 bracket. The distance between two adjacent loading buffer carriers is the second distance. It can be understood that the number of multiple loading buffer carriers is the same as the number of multiple loading variable pitch carriers 131. Thus, through the above structural arrangement, the corresponding liquid storage cups can be carried one by one through the loading buffer carrier grooves of multiple loading buffer carriers, so that the loading buffer module 140 can temporarily buffer multiple liquid storage cups with adjusted distances transferred from the loading variable pitch module 130.

[0047] In some examples, as Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 8As shown in the figure, the second loading manipulator 150 includes a loading jaw module 151 and a second loading robotic arm 152 that drives the loading jaw module 151 to perform three-axis spatial movement. In this way, through the above structural arrangement, the loading jaw module 151 can simultaneously grasp multiple liquid storage cups on the loading pitch-changing module 130. At the same time, in cooperation with the second loading robotic arm 152 driving the loading jaw module 151 to perform three-axis spatial movement, multiple liquid storage cups are transferred from the loading pitch-changing module 130 to the carrier on the double-layer conveyor belt of the electronic atomizer assembly line. Further, the loading jaw module 151 includes a plurality of second loading jaw modules 1511 arranged at intervals. Each second loading jaw module 1511 includes two second loading jaw blocks and a second loading clamping power structure that drives the two second loading jaw blocks to move towards or away from each other. In this way, through the above structural arrangement, each second loading jaw module 1511 can drive the corresponding two second loading jaw blocks to move towards each other through the corresponding second loading clamping power structure to complete the clamping and grasping operation of the corresponding liquid storage cup.

[0048] It can be understood that the above-mentioned second loading robotic arm 152 can specifically be a conventional robotic arm structure, and an X-axis movement structure, a Y-axis movement structure, and a Z-axis movement structure can be respectively arranged inside it to achieve three-axis spatial movement in the X-axis direction, Y-axis direction, and Z-axis direction. The above-mentioned second loading clamping power structure can specifically be a conventional cylinder power structure to drive the two second loading jaw blocks to move towards or away from each other in a manner of cylinder drive and guide rail guidance.

[0049] In some examples, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, a first lifting and loading platform 112 for stacking plastic suction trays is provided at the plastic suction tray loading station 111. The plastic suction tray loading module 110 is specifically further provided with a plastic suction tray unloading station 113. The plastic suction tray unloading station 113 may specifically be provided with a second lifting and loading platform (not shown) for stacking and storing plastic suction trays. The second lifting and loading platform is arranged adjacent to the first lifting and loading platform 112. The plastic suction tray loading module 110 specifically further includes a plastic suction tray pushing structure 114. The plastic suction tray pushing structure 114 is mainly used to push the plastic suction trays on the first lifting and loading platform 112 to the second lifting and loading platform. During operation, the first lifting and loading platform 112 at the plastic suction tray loading station 111 generally descends to the lowest position, and the second lifting and loading platform at the plastic suction tray unloading station 113 generally ascends to the highest position. At this time, multiple plastic suction trays full of liquid storage cups can be manually stacked and placed on the first lifting and loading platform 112 at the same time for the feeding operation of the liquid storage cups. When the currently topmost plastic suction tray has emptied all the liquid storage cups through feeding, it can be pushed from the first lifting and loading platform 112 to the second lifting and loading platform by the plastic suction tray pushing structure 114. Immediately afterwards, the plastic suction tray pushing structure 114 resets. The first lifting and loading platform 112 ascends by the height of one plastic suction tray, and the second lifting and loading platform descends by the height of one plastic suction tray, and the corresponding feeding operation of the liquid storage cups for the next plastic suction tray is continued. In this way, through the above structural settings, by enabling the manual stacking and feeding operation of multiple plastic suction trays full of liquid storage cups at the same time, the automatic feeding efficiency of this liquid storage cup buffer feeding device can be further improved. In addition, through the relevant structural settings of the plastic suction tray unloading station 113, the automatic recycling operation of empty plastic suction trays can be realized to further improve the automatic feeding efficiency of this liquid storage cup buffer feeding device.

[0050] It can be understood that the plastic suction tray pushing structure 114 mentioned in this example may specifically include a plastic suction tray push plate and a push plate power structure for driving the plastic suction tray push plate to move back and forth in the horizontal direction. Among them, the push plate power structure can be a conventional cylinder power structure or a motor power structure. In this way, when the push plate power structure drives the plastic suction tray push plate to move back and forth in the horizontal direction, it can push the top plastic suction tray to move it from the first lifting and loading platform 112 to the second lifting and loading platform.

[0051] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention accordingly. Any equivalent structural transformation made under the inventive concept of the present invention by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention, or any direct / indirect application in other related technical fields is included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A liquid storage cup buffer feeding device, which is applied to an electronic atomizer assembly line, and is characterized in that, It includes a blister tray feeding module, a first feeding manipulator, a feeding pitch-changing module, a feeding buffer module and a second feeding manipulator. Among them, the blister tray feeding module is provided with a blister tray feeding station for placing a blister tray, and the blister tray is used to carry a plurality of liquid storage cups to be fed; the first feeding manipulator is used to simultaneously turn over the plurality of liquid storage cups on the blister tray by 180 degrees and then transfer them to the feeding pitch-changing module; the feeding pitch-changing module is used to adjust the distance between the plurality of carried liquid storage cups from a first distance to a second distance, and the first distance is greater than the second distance; the feeding buffer module is used to temporarily buffer the plurality of liquid storage cups with adjusted distances transferred from the feeding pitch-changing module; the second feeding manipulator is used to transfer the plurality of liquid storage cups with adjusted distances on the feeding pitch-changing module to the feeding buffer module when there are no liquid storage cups buffered in the feeding buffer module, and when the number of liquid storage cups on the feeding pitch-changing module is less than a preset value, transfer the plurality of liquid storage cups with adjusted distances on the feeding pitch-changing module and some of the liquid storage cups on the feeding buffer module to a carrier on the double-layer transmission belt line of the electronic atomizer assembly line at the same time.

2. The liquid storage cup buffering and loading device according to claim 1, wherein, The first feeding manipulator includes a turning gripper module and a first feeding robotic arm that drives the turning gripper module to perform three-axis movement in space. The turning gripper module includes a first feeding gripper module and a turning power structure that drives the first feeding gripper module to perform a ɩ80-degree turn.

3. The liquid storage cup buffer feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first feeding gripper module includes two first feeding gripper blocks and a first feeding clamping power structure that drives the two first feeding gripper blocks to move towards or away from each other. On one side surface of each first feeding gripper block facing the other first feeding gripper block, a plurality of feeding clamping grooves are recessed, and the plurality of feeding clamping grooves of the two first feeding gripper blocks are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

4. The liquid storage cup buffer feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that The feeding pitch-changing module includes a plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats, a feeding pitch-changing module bracket and a feeding pitch-changing power structure; At the top of each feeding pitch-changing bearing seat, there is a feeding pitch-changing bearing groove for carrying a liquid storage cup, and the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats are movably arranged on the feeding pitch-changing module bracket and are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the feeding pitch-changing module bracket; The feeding pitch-changing power structure is installed on the feeding pitch-changing module bracket and is drivingly connected to the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats to drive the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats to move relative to the feeding pitch-changing module bracket, so that the distance between the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats can be switched back and forth between the first distance and the second distance.

5. The liquid storage cup buffering and feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that On the feeding pitch-changing module bracket, there is a feeding pitch-changing bearing seat slide rail extending along the length direction of the feeding pitch-changing module bracket, and the bottom ends of the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats are sequentially slidably arranged on the feeding pitch-changing bearing seat slide rail, so that the plurality of feeding pitch-changing bearing seats are movably arranged on the feeding pitch-changing module bracket.

6. The liquid storage cup buffering and feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The feeding variable pitch power structure includes a feeding variable pitch screw and a feeding variable pitch power motor for driving the feeding variable pitch screw to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise; a plurality of feeding variable pitch grooves are provided on the circumferential side of the feeding variable pitch screw, and the plurality of feeding variable pitch grooves are spaced along the length direction of the feeding variable pitch screw. And in each adjacent pair of the feeding variable pitch grooves, the distance between the first ends of the two feeding variable pitch grooves is the first distance, and the distance between the second ends of the two feeding variable pitch grooves is the second distance; a feeding variable pitch transmission protrusion that is convexly provided at the bottom end of each feeding variable pitch carrier seat and is clamped in one of the feeding variable pitch grooves.

7. The liquid storage cup buffer feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that The feeding buffer module includes a feeding buffer module bracket and a plurality of feeding buffer carrier seats. The top end of each feeding buffer carrier seat is provided with a feeding buffer carrier groove for carrying the liquid storage cup, and the plurality of feeding buffer carrier seats are fixedly arranged on the feeding buffer module bracket and are arranged at equal intervals along the length direction of the feeding buffer module bracket. The distance between two adjacent feeding buffer carrier seats is the second distance.

8. The liquid storage cup buffering and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second feeding manipulator includes a feeding gripper module and a second feeding robotic arm for driving the feeding gripper module to perform three-axis spatial movement.

9. The liquid storage cup buffering and loading device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The feeding gripper module includes a plurality of second feeding gripper modules arranged at intervals. Each second feeding gripper module includes two second feeding gripper blocks and a second feeding clamping power structure for driving the two second feeding gripper blocks to move towards or away from each other.

10. The liquid storage cup caching and feeding device according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, A first lifting carrier is provided at the blister tray feeding station for stacking and placing the blister trays. The blister tray feeding module is further provided with a blister tray discharging station. A second lifting carrier for stacking and storing the blister trays is provided at the blister tray discharging station, and the second lifting carrier is arranged adjacent to the first lifting carrier. The blister tray feeding module further includes a blister tray pushing structure for pushing the blister trays on the first lifting carrier to the second lifting carrier.

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