Magnetic suspension line feeding device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of production of electronic atomizers, and particularly discloses a magnetic suspension line feeding device which comprises a tray conveying module. The tray conveying module comprises a lifting type feeding mechanism used for supplying full-load trays, a lifting type recycling mechanism used for recycling no-load trays, and a tray conveying belt used for conveying the trays from the lifting type feeding mechanism to the lifting type recycling mechanism. The positioning module is located on the side face of the tray conveying module and used for taking out the workpieces in the full-load trays and positioning the workpieces until the full-load trays become no-load trays; the magnetic suspension conveying module comprises a magnetic suspension conveying line and a feeding carrier located on the magnetic suspension conveying line; and the transfer manipulator is used for taking out the positioned workpieces from the positioning module and putting the positioned workpieces into the feeding carrier. The magnetic suspension line feeding device can effectively solve the problem that in the prior art, the conveying efficiency and the positioning precision are low when workpieces are fed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic atomizer production, in particular to a magnetic levitation wire feeding device. Background Art

[0002] In the production and assembly process of an electronic atomizer, one of the steps is to take out a blister tray from a tray and then send it to downstream assembly equipment to complete the assembly operation. In the prior art, a manipulator is usually used to directly take out the blister tray from the tray and then place it on a conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt transports the blister tray to the downstream assembly equipment.

[0003] The prior art has the following two problems:

[0004] ① The transportation efficiency of the conveyor belt is relatively low, which greatly reduces the production efficiency;

[0005] ② The blister trays placed on the conveyor belt are not accurately positioned, and it is difficult for the downstream assembly equipment to pick up the blister trays from the conveyor belt.

[0006] Therefore, it is necessary to develop a feeding device to solve the problems of low transportation efficiency and low positioning accuracy during the feeding of workpieces such as blister trays in the prior art.

[0007] The above information disclosed in this background section is only included to enhance the understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and thus may include information that does not form the prior art already known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Summary of the Utility Model

[0008] An object of the present utility model is to provide a magnetic levitation wire feeding device, which can effectively solve the problems of low transportation efficiency and low positioning accuracy during the feeding of workpieces in the prior art.

[0009] To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a magnetic levitation wire feeding device, including:

[0010] A tray conveying module, which includes a lifting feeding mechanism for supplying full trays, a lifting recycling mechanism for recycling empty trays, and a tray conveyor belt for transporting the trays from the lifting feeding mechanism to the lifting recycling mechanism;

[0011] A positioning module, which is located on the side of the tray conveying module and is used to take out the workpieces in the full trays and position them until the full trays become empty trays;

[0012] A magnetic levitation conveying module, which includes a magnetic levitation conveying line and a feeding carrier located on the magnetic levitation conveying line;

[0013] Transfer manipulator, which is used to take out the positioned workpiece from the positioning module and place it into the feeding carrier.

[0014] Optionally, both the lifting feeding mechanism and the lifting recycling mechanism include:

[0015] Lifting unit, which is located between the two tray conveyors;

[0016] Tray clamping unit, which is located outside the tray conveyor.

[0017] Optionally, a pick-up lifting mechanism is provided between the lifting feeding mechanism and the lifting recycling mechanism.

[0018] Optionally, the positioning module includes a positioning component for clamping and positioning the workpiece, a positioning transfer manipulator for transferring the workpiece from the full tray to the positioning component, and a positioning linear drive mechanism for driving the positioning component to reciprocate between the positioning transfer manipulator and the transfer manipulator.

[0019] Optionally, the positioning component includes:

[0020] Positioning base, which is installed at the driving end of the positioning linear drive mechanism and reciprocates under the drive of the positioning linear drive mechanism; wherein, a plurality of workpiece placement grooves for the lower end of the workpiece to be inserted are provided on the top surface of the positioning base;

[0021] Workpiece clamping unit, which is located above the positioning base and is used to clamp and position the upper end of the workpiece.

[0022] Optionally, the workpiece clamping unit includes two oppositely arranged clamping plates and a jaw cylinder for driving the two clamping plates to approach or separate from each other.

[0023] Optionally, the number of the positioning components is two groups, and each positioning component is correspondingly provided with a positioning linear drive mechanism;

[0024] When one group of the positioning components moves from the transfer manipulator to the positioning transfer manipulator, the other group of the positioning components moves from the positioning transfer manipulator to the transfer manipulator.

[0025] Optionally, it further includes:

[0026] Vision detection component, which is used to obtain the image information of the feeding carrier.

[0027] Optionally, it further includes a replenishment rack for pre-storing qualified workpieces.

[0028] Optionally, it further includes a replenishing manipulator communicatively connected to the vision detection component;

[0029] The replenishing manipulator is configured to receive the image information and place the pre-stored workpieces in the replenishing rack into the feeding carrier.

[0030] The beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: A magnetic levitation line feeding device is provided. First, the fully loaded tray is lifted to the height of the tray conveyor belt by the lifting feeding mechanism and placed on the tray conveyor belt. The tray conveyor belt transports the tray to a position close to the positioning module. Subsequently, the positioning module takes out several workpieces from the tray each time and positions them until the fully loaded tray is transformed into an empty tray. The tray conveyor belt transports the empty tray to the lifting recycling mechanism for recycling. After the positioning module completes the positioning of the workpieces, the transfer manipulator takes out the positioned workpieces and places them on the feeding carrier on the magnetic levitation conveyor line. The feeding carrier carries the workpieces and moves on the magnetic levitation conveyor line to transport the workpieces to the downstream assembly equipment for assembly operations.

[0031] In the above process, on the one hand, the magnetic levitation conveyor line is used for the transfer operation of the workpieces. The transportation efficiency of the magnetic levitation conveyor line is much higher than that of the conveyor belt, so the transportation efficiency during feeding can be effectively improved. On the other hand, a positioning module is set to position the workpieces and place the positioned workpieces into the feeding carrier for transportation, thereby ensuring the positioning accuracy of the workpieces when they are transported to the assembly equipment.

[0032] Therefore, the magnetic levitation line feeding device provided by the present utility model can effectively solve the problems of low transportation efficiency and low positioning accuracy during workpiece feeding in the prior art. Description of the Drawings

[0033] 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, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0034] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the magnetic levitation line feeding device provided for the embodiment;

[0035] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the tray conveying module provided for the embodiment.

[0036] In the figure:

[0037] 1. Tray Conveyor Module; 101a. Lifting Feeding Mechanism; 101b. Lifting Recycling Mechanism; 1011. Lifting Unit; 1012. Tray Clamping Unit; 102. Tray Conveyor Belt; 103. Pick-up Lifting Mechanism

[0038] 2. Positioning Module

[0039] 201. Positioning Component; 2011. Positioning Base; 2012. Workpiece Clamping Unit

[0040] 202. Positioning Transfer Manipulator

[0041] 203. Positioning Linear Driving Mechanism

[0042] 3. Magnetic Suspension Conveyor Module; 301. Magnetic Levitation Conveyor Line; 302. Feeding Carrier

[0043] 4. Transfer Manipulator

[0044] 5. Refill Rack

[0045] 6. Refill Manipulator

[0046] 7. Vision Inspection Component Detailed Implementation Manner

[0047] In the present utility model, the mention of "embodiment" means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present utility model. The term "embodiment" appearing at various positions in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it particularly limited to the independence or relevance with other embodiments. In principle, in the present utility model, as long as there is no technical contradiction or conflict, the technical features mentioned in each embodiment can be combined in any way to form corresponding implementable technical solutions.

[0048] Unless otherwise defined, the meanings of the technical terms used herein are the same as those commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field to which the present utility model belongs; the use of the relevant terms herein is only for describing specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present utility model.

[0049] In the description of the present utility model, the term "and / or" is an expression used to describe the logical relationship between objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B means: there is A, there is B, and there is both A and B at the same time. In addition, the character " / " herein generally represents an "or" logical relationship between the associated objects.

[0050] In the present utility model, terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual quantity, primary-secondary relationship or sequence relationship, etc. between these entities or operations.

[0051] Without further limitations, in the present utility model, the expressions such as "comprising", "including", "having" or other similar expressions used in the statement are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. These expressions do not exclude that there may be additional elements in the process, method or product including the said elements, so that in the process, method or product including a series of elements, it can not only include those defined elements, but also include other elements not explicitly listed, or also include the elements inherent in this process, method or product.

[0052] The same as the understanding in the "Examination Guidelines", in the present utility model, expressions such as "greater than", "less than", "exceeding" are understood as not including the present number; expressions such as "above", "below", "within" are understood as including the present number. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more (including two). Similar expressions related to "many", such as "multiple groups", "multiple times", etc., are also understood in this way, unless otherwise specifically and clearly defined.

[0053] In the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, the space-related expressions used, such as "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "perpendicular", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., the indicated orientation or positional relationship is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the specific embodiment or the attached drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the specific embodiments of the present utility model or for the convenience of readers to understand, rather than indicating or implying that the device or component referred to must have a specific position, a specific orientation, or be constructed or operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it cannot be understood as a limitation to the embodiments of the present utility model.

[0054] Unless otherwise clearly specified or limited, in the description of the embodiments of the present utility model, the terms such as "installed", "connected", "connected to", "fixed", "set" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, the said "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral setting; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the technical field to which the present utility model belongs, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present utility model can be understood according to specific situations.

[0055] The utility model provides a magnetic levitation wire feeding device, which is applicable to the application scenario of taking workpieces such as plastic suction trays out of a tray and supplying them to downstream equipment, and can effectively solve the problems of low transportation efficiency and low positioning accuracy during workpiece feeding in the prior art.

[0056] See Figure 1 , the magnetic levitation wire feeding device provided in this embodiment includes a tray conveying module 1, a positioning module 2, a magnetic levitation conveying module 3, and a transfer manipulator 4.

[0057] The tray conveying module 1 includes a lifting feeding mechanism 101a for supplying full trays, a lifting recycling mechanism 101b for recycling empty trays, and a tray conveyor belt 102 for conveying the trays from the lifting feeding mechanism 101a to the lifting recycling mechanism 101b. The positioning module 2 is located on the side of the tray conveying module 1 and is used to take out and position the workpieces in the full tray until the full tray becomes an empty tray. The magnetic levitation conveying module 3 includes a magnetic levitation conveying line 301 and a feeding carrier 302 located on the magnetic levitation conveying line 301. The transfer manipulator 4 is used to take out the positioned workpieces from the positioning module 2 and place them into the feeding carrier 302.

[0058] For the magnetic levitation wire feeding device provided by the utility model, first, the full tray is lifted by the lifting feeding mechanism 101a to the height of the tray conveyor belt 102 and placed on the tray conveyor belt 102. The tray conveyor belt 102 conveys the tray to a position close to the positioning module 2; subsequently, the positioning module 2 takes out several workpieces from the tray each time and positions them until the full tray is changed into an empty tray. The tray conveyor belt 102 conveys the empty tray to the lifting recycling mechanism 101b for recycling; after the positioning module 2 completes the positioning of the workpieces, the transfer manipulator 4 takes out the positioned workpieces and places them on the feeding carrier 302 on the magnetic levitation conveying line 301; the feeding carrier 302 carries the workpieces and moves on the magnetic levitation conveying line 301 to convey the workpieces to the downstream assembly equipment for assembly operations.

[0059] In the above process, on the one hand, the magnetic levitation conveying line 301 is used for the transmission operation of the workpieces. The transportation efficiency of the magnetic levitation conveying line 301 is much higher than that of the conveyor belt, so the transportation efficiency during feeding can be effectively improved; on the other hand, the positioning module 2 is set to position the workpieces and place the positioned workpieces into the feeding carrier 302 for transportation, thereby ensuring the positioning accuracy of the workpieces when they are transported to the assembly equipment.

[0060] Therefore, the magnetic levitation wire feeding device provided by the utility model can effectively solve the problems of low transportation efficiency and low positioning accuracy during workpiece feeding in the prior art.

[0061] It should be noted that the magnetic levitation conveyor line 301 is an automated system that uses magnetic levitation technology to achieve object conveyance. Through the action of a magnetic field, the conveyed object (usually a pallet or carrier carrying workpieces) is levitated on the conveyor line, reducing the direct contact between the object and the conveyor line, thereby achieving contactless and frictionless conveyance. In this embodiment, the magnetic levitation conveyor line 301 can adopt existing products on the market. For example, companies such as Beckhoff, Bosch Rexroth, B&R, and Rockwell all have mature implementation schemes for the magnetic levitation conveyor line 301. The specific structure and working principle are not the focus of this utility model, so they will not be elaborated here.

[0062] See Figure 2 , in this embodiment, both the lifting feeding mechanism 101a and the lifting recycling mechanism 101b include a lifting unit 1011 and a tray clamping unit 1012. The lifting unit 1011 is located between the two tray conveyor belts 102; the tray clamping unit 1012 is located outside the tray conveyor belt 102.

[0063] The working process of the lifting feeding mechanism 101a is as follows:

[0064] S101: The full-load tray is placed on the lifting unit 1011 of the lifting feeding mechanism 101a;

[0065] S102: The tray clamping unit 1012 of the lifting feeding mechanism 101a clamps the second (sorted from bottom to top) full-load tray from the side;

[0066] S103: The lifting unit 1011 moves downward to place the lowermost full-load tray on the tray conveyor belt 102. At this time, the tray conveyor belt 102 can laterally send out the full-load tray.

[0067] The working process of the lifting recycling mechanism 101b is as follows:

[0068] S201: The tray conveyor belt 102 conveys the empty tray above the lifting unit 1011 of the lifting recycling mechanism 101b;

[0069] S202: The lifting unit 1011 of the lifting recycling mechanism 101b jacks up the empty tray upward. Then, the tray clamping unit 1012 clamps the empty tray from the side to prevent the empty tray from falling downward;

[0070] S203: The lifting unit 1011 moves downward to a position lower than the tray conveyor belt 102 to jack up the next incoming empty tray.

[0071] Further, a pick-up lifting mechanism 103 is provided between the lifting feeding mechanism 101a and the lifting recycling mechanism 101b. The tray conveyor belt 102 conveys the full-load trays to above the pick-up lifting mechanism 103, and the pick-up lifting mechanism 103 jacks up the full-load trays upward so that the positioning module 2 can pick up the workpieces.

[0072] In this embodiment, the positioning module 2 includes a positioning component 201 for clamping and positioning the workpiece, a positioning transfer manipulator 202 for transferring the workpiece from the full-load tray to the positioning component 201, and a positioning linear driving mechanism 203 for driving the positioning component 201 to reciprocate between the positioning transfer manipulator 202 and the transfer manipulator 4.

[0073] Optionally, the positioning component 201 includes a positioning base 2011 and a workpiece clamping unit 2012.

[0074] The positioning base 2011 is installed at the driving end of the positioning linear driving mechanism 203 and reciprocates under the drive of the positioning linear driving mechanism 203; wherein, a plurality of workpiece placing grooves for the lower ends of the workpieces to be inserted are provided on the top surface of the positioning base 2011.

[0075] The workpiece clamping unit 2012 is located above the positioning base 2011 and is used for clamping and positioning the upper end of the workpiece. Further, the workpiece clamping unit 2012 includes two oppositely arranged clamping plates and a jaw cylinder for driving the two clamping plates to approach or separate from each other.

[0076] After the positioning transfer manipulator 202 places the workpiece in the placing groove, the jaw cylinder drives the two clamping plates to approach each other and clamp the upper end of the workpiece, whereby the workpiece can be made to be in the middle position between the two clamping plates, and thus the precise positioning of the workpiece is completed, so that the transfer manipulator 4 can pick it up later.

[0077] After the workpiece clamping unit 2012 completes the clamping and positioning of the workpiece, the positioning linear driving mechanism 203 drives the positioning component 201 to move to a position close to the transfer manipulator 4. After the transfer manipulator 4 sucks the workpiece, the jaw cylinder drives the clamping plate to release the workpiece. Then, the transfer manipulator 4 takes out the positioned workpiece from the positioning base 2011 and places it in the feeding carrier 302.

[0078] Optionally, the number of the positioning components 201 is two groups, and one positioning linear driving mechanism 203 is correspondingly arranged for each positioning component 201; when one group of positioning components 201 moves from the transfer manipulator 4 to the positioning transfer manipulator 202, the other group of positioning components 201 moves from the positioning transfer manipulator 202 to the transfer manipulator 4. The design of two groups of positioning components 201 moving back and forth is beneficial to shortening the waiting time of the positioning transfer manipulator 202 and the transfer manipulator 4, and further improving the production efficiency.

[0079] Optionally, the magnetic levitation line feeding device further includes a vision detection component 7, a replenishing rack 5 for pre-storing qualified workpieces, and a replenishing manipulator 6 communicatively connected to the vision detection component 7. The vision detection component 7 is used to obtain image information of the feeding carrier 302. The replenishing manipulator 6 is used to receive the image information and place the pre-stored workpiece in the replenishing rack 5 into the feeding carrier 302.

[0080] The vision detection component 7 obtains the image information of the feeding carrier 302. According to the image information of the feeding carrier 302, it can be judged whether the feeding carrier 302 is short of materials, or whether the workpiece in the feeding carrier 302 is placed upside down, or whether there are defects such as surface defects in the workpiece in the feeding carrier 302;

[0081] If there is a situation of material shortage, the replenishing manipulator 6 can grab the pre-prepared workpiece from the replenishing bin and place it into the vacant cavity to ensure that the feeding carrier 302 is transported to the downstream in a full-material state.

[0082] In summary, the magnetic levitation line feeding device provided in this embodiment has at least the following advantages:

[0083] ①Improve the transportation efficiency: By using the magnetic levitation conveying line 301, the device can achieve high-speed and efficient workpiece transmission. Compared with the traditional conveyor belt, the magnetic levitation conveying line 301 has higher transportation efficiency, thus effectively improving the transportation efficiency during feeding;

[0084] ②Improve the positioning accuracy: The setting of the positioning module 2 enables the workpiece to be accurately positioned during the feeding process, ensuring the position accuracy of the workpiece when it is transported to the assembly equipment, which is particularly important for precision assembly and automated production lines;

[0085] ③High degree of automation: The entire feeding process, from the feeding of the tray, the positioning of the workpiece, to the transportation of the workpiece, realizes automated operation, reduces manual intervention, and improves the production efficiency;

[0086] ④Reduce wear and maintenance costs: Since the magnetic levitation conveying line 301 realizes contactless and frictionless transportation, the wear of the equipment is reduced and the maintenance cost is lowered;

[0087] ⑤ Integrated vision detection and feeding system: Through the integration of the vision detection component 7 and the feeding manipulator 6, the device can monitor the feeding status of the workpiece in real time, feed in a timely manner, and ensure the continuous operation of the production line.

[0088] In summary, the magnetic levitation wire feeding device provided by the present utility model not only improves the transportation efficiency and positioning accuracy, but also shows significant advantages in terms of automation level, flexible adaptability, maintenance cost, and production process optimization, and is suitable for use in high-efficiency and high-precision automated production lines.

[0089] It should be noted that the linear drive mechanism mentioned in the present utility model can be a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric cylinder, or a motor screw linear module, etc., and the rotary drive mechanism mentioned can be a brushed motor, a brushless motor, or a rotary cylinder, etc. The present utility model does not limit the specific structural forms of the linear drive mechanism and the rotary drive mechanism.

[0090] Finally, it should be noted that although the above embodiments have been described in the text of the specification and the drawings of the present application, the patent protection scope of the present application cannot be limited thereby. Any technical solutions obtained by equivalent structure or equivalent process substitution or modification based on the essential concept of the present application and using the content recorded in the text of the specification and the drawings of the present application, as well as those directly or indirectly implementing the technical solutions of the above embodiments in other related technical fields, are all included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A magnetic levitation wire feeding device, characterized in that, Including: A tray conveying module, which includes a lifting feeding mechanism for supplying full trays, a lifting recycling mechanism for recycling empty trays, and a tray conveyor belt for conveying trays from the lifting feeding mechanism to the lifting recycling mechanism; A positioning module, which is located on the side of the tray conveying module and is used to take out the workpieces in the full trays and position them until the full trays become empty trays; A magnetic suspension conveying module, which includes a magnetic suspension conveying line and a feeding carrier located on the magnetic suspension conveying line; A transfer manipulator, which is used to take out the positioned workpieces from the positioning module and place them into the feeding carrier.

2. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the lifting feeding mechanism and the lifting recycling mechanism include: A lifting unit, which is located between the two tray conveyor belts; A tray clamping unit, which is located outside the tray conveyor belt.

3. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, A pick-up lifting mechanism is provided between the lifting feeding mechanism and the lifting recycling mechanism.

4. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning module includes a positioning component for clamping and positioning the workpieces, a positioning transfer manipulator for transferring the workpieces from the full tray to the positioning component, and a positioning linear driving mechanism for driving the positioning component to reciprocate between the positioning transfer manipulator and the transfer manipulator.

5. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 4, wherein, The positioning component includes: A positioning base, which is installed at the driving end of the positioning linear driving mechanism and reciprocates under the drive of the positioning linear driving mechanism; wherein, a plurality of workpiece placing grooves for inserting the lower ends of the workpieces are provided on the top surface of the positioning base; A workpiece clamping unit, which is located above the positioning base and is used to clamp and position the upper ends of the workpieces.

6. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The workpiece clamping unit includes two oppositely arranged clamping plates and a jaw cylinder for driving the two clamping plates to approach or separate from each other.

7. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 4, wherein The number of the positioning components is two groups, and each positioning component is correspondingly provided with a positioning linear driving mechanism; When one group of the positioning components moves from the transfer manipulator to the positioning transfer manipulator, the other group of the positioning components moves from the positioning transfer manipulator to the transfer manipulator.

8. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, It also includes: A vision detection component, which is used to obtain the image information of the feeding carrier.

9. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that, It also includes a replenishment rack for pre-storing qualified workpieces.

10. The magnetic levitation wire feeding device according to claim 9, wherein It also includes a replenishment manipulator communicatively connected to the vision detection component; The replenishment manipulator is used to receive the image information and place the pre-stored workpieces in the replenishment rack into the feeding carrier.

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