Bowl part array feeding machine

By designing a whole-row feeder for bowl-type parts, the conveyor belt and flip structure are used to automatically adjust the orientation of parts, which solves the problem of low feed efficiency of bowl-shaped or cover-shaped parts, and achieves consistency and efficient feeding of parts.

CN223200998UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-08HANGZHOU KAINAI AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422125368.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-30
Publication Date
2025-08-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-30

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Technical Problem

When feeding existing bowl or cover-shaped parts, they cannot be fully automatic and uniformly oriented, resulting in inefficient feeding.

Method used

A complete row feeder of bowl-type parts is designed, including the feeding part and the flipped part. Using the conveyor belt, protruding tongue, flip shaft, cylinder and jaw structure, the parts are identified and flipped and adjusted to ensure the consistent orientation of the parts.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic unity of part orientation, reduces identification errors, improves material supply efficiency, and adapts to the needs of subsequent equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a bowl part array feeding machine, and relates to the technical field of feeding equipment, the bowl part array feeding machine comprises a loading part and an overturning part, the overturning part is used for feeding bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts, the overturning part comprises a conveying belt, a protruding tongue is arranged on the side face of the conveying belt, an overturning shaft is arranged on one side of the protruding tongue, and the overturning shaft is connected with the conveying belt. An air cylinder is arranged on the overturning shaft, and a clamping jaw is arranged on the air cylinder; the equipment can unify the orientations of the parts, direct use of subsequent equipment is facilitated, the orientations of the parts are adjusted by pushing the parts in different orientations into the stock bin again and feeding the parts again, and through the structural design, the recognition error can be greatly reduced, so that the parts can be sequentially arranged in a feeding state required by the subsequent equipment, and the production efficiency is improved. The orientation recognition of the equipment is based on the characteristics of the parts, the equipment is simple and reliable, and the working requirements can be met through simple structural change.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of feeding equipment, and in particular to a bowl parts array feeding machine. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of modern industry and urbanization, existing factories are pursuing fully automatic and high-efficiency production, with higher requirements for production speed. The sophistication of production requires corresponding improvements in the speed of all aspects. While improving the speed of processing and manufacturing, it is also necessary to improve the feeding speed. When feeding existing bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts, due to the difference between the parts in the sealing and opening, it is necessary to uniformly regulate the orientation of the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts. In the existing process, this step is generally placed manually, which is less efficient. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Purpose of the invention: The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bowl-type parts feeding machine, which solves the problem that bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts cannot be fed in a unified direction in a fully automatic manner.

[0004] Technical Solution

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the technical solution provided by the present invention is:

[0006] A whole-row feeder for bowl-shaped parts includes a loading part and a flipping part, which is used to feed bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts. The flipping part includes a conveyor belt, a protruding tongue is provided on the side of the conveyor belt, a flip shaft is provided on one side of the protruding tongue, a cylinder is provided on the flip shaft, and a clamp is provided on the cylinder.

[0007] Furthermore, the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part is composed of an end cover and an annular shell. The end cover is fixed on one side of the annular shell. The center position of the end cover protrudes from the outer edge position of the end cover, and the outer side of the end cover linearly transitions to the center position.

[0008] Furthermore, the protruding tongue is set to a length such that the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part located on the conveyor belt does not contact the protruding tongue at positions other than the center position of the end cover, and the annular shell contacts the protruding tongue.

[0009] Furthermore, a fitting groove is provided on the clamping jaw.

[0010] Furthermore, the flip axis is a 180-degree flip.

[0011] Furthermore, a discharge push rod is provided on one side of the end of the conveyor belt, and a discharge channel is provided on the other side.

[0012] Furthermore, the loading part includes a silo, a lifting ladder located on the side of the silo, and a return chute.

[0013] Furthermore, a circulation block is provided on the rear side of the protruding tongue.

[0014] Furthermore, the return chute is arranged corresponding to the protruding tongue and the circulation block.

[0015] Beneficial effects

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] The technical solution provided by the present invention provides a protruding tongue that can identify the status of parts, so that the equipment can unify the orientation of the parts, which is convenient for direct use by subsequent equipment. By pushing parts with different orientations back into the hopper, they are fed again to adjust their orientation. In addition, through structural design, the recognition error can be greatly reduced, so that the parts can be arranged in sequence to the feeding status required by the subsequent equipment. The orientation recognition of the equipment is based on the characteristics of the part itself, which is simple and reliable. The working requirements can be met through simple structural changes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of Example 1 of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 A top view of Example 1 of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a partially enlarged view of the conveyor belt of Example 1 of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the technical solution of the present invention clearer, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0022] Example 1

[0023] Combined with attachment Figure 1-3 A whole-line feeder for bowl-type parts includes a loading part 10 and a turning part 50. The equipment is mainly used for bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40. The conventional structure of the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 is a cover structure with a linear protruding surface. The bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 are generally composed of an end face cover 41 and a circular shell 42. The end face cover 41 is fixed on one side of the circular shell 42. The end face cover 41 is a linear protruding structure. The center position of the end face cover 41 protrudes from the outer edge position of the end face cover 41. The outer side of the end face cover 41 linearly transitions to the center position, so that the center part of the end face cover 41 protrudes.

[0024] When the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 is placed on a plane, due to the central protruding structure of the end face cover 41, when the end face cover 41 is facing downward and the center part of the end face cover 41 is in direct contact with the plane, there will be a gap between the outer edge of the end face cover 41 and the plane. When the annular shell 42 is facing downward and in contact with the plane, the end face of the annular shell 42 is in full contact with the plane.

[0025] The loading part 10 consists of a silo 14 and several lifting steps 13 located on the side of the silo 14. The lifting steps 13 transport the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 from the bottom of the silo 14 to the conveyor belt 12 at the top of the lifting steps 13 through cyclic alternating lifting.

[0026] The silo 14 is tilted toward the side where the lifting ladder 13 is located, so that the bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 inside the silo 14 can converge toward the position of the lifting ladder 13, so that the bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 can be driven by the lifting ladder 13, and there will be no situation where the bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 cannot contact the lifting ladder 13.

[0027] The lifting ladder 13 is a multi-stage setting, and its working principle is that when there is a bowl-shaped part or a cover-shaped part 40 on the first lifting ladder at the bottom of the initial position, the first lifting ladder rises to transport the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 to the upper limit position of the first lifting ladder. At this time, the initial position of the second lifting ladder is the upper limit position of the first lifting ladder. The first lifting ladder is inclined toward the second lifting ladder, and the top surface of the first lifting ladder is slightly higher than the top surface of the second lifting ladder. At this time, since the first lifting ladder is inclined toward the second lifting ladder, the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part on the first lifting ladder is tilted. The bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 on the second-stage lifting step moves to the top surface of the third-stage lifting step under the influence of gravity. At this time, the second-stage lifting step rises to the limit position. The limit position of the second-stage lifting step is the initial position of the third-stage lifting step, and the second-stage lifting step is inclined toward the third-stage lifting step, and the top surface of the second-stage lifting step is slightly higher than the top surface of the third-stage lifting step. At this time, the bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 on the second-stage lifting step moves to the top surface of the third-stage lifting step, and so on, until the bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 at the bottom is transported to the conveyor belt 12 at the top of the step loader 11 through the continuous lifting of several stages of the lifting step.

[0028] At the same time, when the second-level lifting step rises, the first-level lifting step descends back to its initial position, so that the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 at the bottom of the silo 14 can move to the top surface of the first-level lifting step and be driven up again by the first-level lifting step, thereby realizing circular material transportation.

[0029] A return chute 15 is provided on the side wall of the step loader 11 on the same side as the lifting step 13. The bottom of the return chute 15 is connected to the hopper 14. The return chute 15 is used to push the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 that do not conform to the placement state on the conveyor belt 12 into the return chute 15, so that the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 return to the hopper 14 so that the lifting step 13 can adjust its posture and move it back to the conveyor belt 12.

[0030] A circulation block 21 is provided on the side of the conveyor belt 12 path, and the position of the circulation block 21 is set corresponding to the return chute 15. The circulation block 21 is used to push the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 that are not in a flat state on the conveyor belt 12 back into the hopper 14 through the return chute 15. The structure of the circulation block 21 is a gradually convex component, and the structure of its protruding surface must be an inclined straight line, preferably a conical or triangular part, etc. The height of the circulation block 21 is set so that when the annular surface of the bowl-shaped part or the cover part 40 is placed up and down, it can be smoothly taken away from the lower side of the circulation block 21 by the conveyor belt 12 to the end of the conveyor belt 12. When the annular surface of the bowl-shaped part or the cover part 40 is located On both sides, when the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 are placed vertically or tilted, since the height of the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 when placed vertically is higher than the height of the annular surface of the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 when placed flat, the height of the circulation block 21 is set so that when the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 are placed vertically or tilted, the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 will contact the circulation block 21. At this time, due to the convex structure of the circulation block 21, as the conveyor belt 12 continues to move with the vertical bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40, the circulation block 21 will push the vertical bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 into the return chute 15, so that it returns to the silo 14.

[0031] A protruding tongue 22 is provided on the side of the circulation block 21. The protruding tongue 22 and the circulation block 21 both correspond to the return chute 15. The protruding tongue 22 and the circulation block 21 can push the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 back into the return chute 15. The protruding tongue 22 is set on the conveyor belt 12, and the height of the protruding tongue 22 is as close to the conveyor belt 12 as possible without affecting the operation of the conveyor belt 12. The length of the protruding tongue 22 is determined according to the size of the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 transported by the conveyor belt 12.

[0032] The length setting condition of the protruding tongue 12 is: when the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 is transported downward by the conveyor belt 12 with the annular shell 42, the protruding tongue 22 interferes with the annular shell 42 of the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40. Driven by the conveyor belt 12, the protruding tongue 22 will push the annular shell 42 of the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40, thereby causing the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 to be offset, and further causing the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 to be offset toward the return chute 15, and finally the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 returns to the return chute 15.

[0033] When the end face cover 41 of the bowl-shaped part or the lid-shaped part 40 is facing downward and in contact with the conveyor belt 12 and is transported by the conveyor belt 12, due to the central protruding structure of the end face cover 41, the protruding tongue 22 will pass through the gap formed between the outer edge of the end face cover 41 and the conveyor belt 12. At the same time, the protruding tongue 22 will not interfere with the center part of the end face cover 41. At this time, the bowl-shaped part or the lid-shaped part 40 can directly pass over the protruding tongue 22 and continue to be moved by the conveyor belt 12.

[0034] Due to the special circumstances that the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 may be tilted on the conveyor belt 12 and cannot be detected by the protruding tongue 22, it is necessary to set the circulation block 21 on the rear side of the protruding tongue 22 to achieve the purpose of reducing the judgment error, so that the bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts 40 that cannot be detected by the protruding tongue 22 will be pushed by the circulation block 21 into the return chute 15 for re-loading.

[0035] The bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 through the protruding tongue 22 and the circulation block 21 will be unified on the conveyor belt 12 into a bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 with the end face cover 41 facing downward and in direct contact with the conveyor belt 12. The bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 that continues to move in this state will reach the flipping part 50 and be flipped, thereby being unified into a bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 with the annular shell 42 arranged in sequence facing downward and in contact with the conveyor belt 12.

[0036] The flipping part 50 includes a flipping motor 51 arranged on the side of the conveyor belt 12 and located at the rear side of the circulation block 21. The flipping motor 51 is provided with a flipping shaft 52. The flipping motor 51 controls the flipping shaft 52 to flip 180 degrees.

[0037] A mounting plate can be optionally provided on the flip shaft 52, and the cylinder 53 can be directly fixed on the flip shaft 52 or the mounting plate can be fixed on the flip shaft 52 and then the cylinder 53 is fixed on the mounting plate. A clamping jaw 54 is provided on the cylinder 53, and the cylinder 53 is used to control the opening and closing of the clamping jaw 54. The clamping jaw 54 clamps and places the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 through the opening and closing action.

[0038] A photoelectric sensor is also required to be provided on the flip motor 51 for detecting the position of the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40. When a bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 reaches the working range of the flip part 50, the photoelectric sensor detects the arrival of the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40, and controls the flip motor 51 and the cylinder 53, thereby clamping and flipping the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40, and then placing it, performing fully automatic operation.

[0039] A groove 55 may also be provided inside the clamping jaw 54. The groove 55 on the clamping jaw 54 corresponds to the shape of the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40. The groove 55 of the clamping jaw 54 enables the clamping jaw 54 to clamp the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 more firmly, so that when the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 is flipped, the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part 40 will not rotate on the clamping jaw 54 or even fall off.

[0040] A discharging structure is provided at the end of the conveyor belt 12, and a discharging push rod 70 is provided on one side of the end of the conveyor belt 12. The discharging push rod 70 is connected to a pushing device 71 that provides kilometers for the discharging push rod 70. The pushing device 71 is used to make the discharging push rod 70 extend and retract. There are multiple matching methods that can be selected between the discharging push rod 70 and the pushing device 71, such as cylinder or screw matching.

[0041] A discharge channel 72 is provided at the other end of the conveyor belt 12 corresponding to the discharge push rod 70. The discharge channel 72 can be used to connect to the equipment of the next process and be put into use directly.

[0042] The discharging push rod 70 pushes out one bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 at a time. When the discharging push rod 70 pushes the first bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 at the end, it will not affect the second bowl-shaped part or cover-shaped part 40 at the end when performing the pushing and retracting actions, thereby preventing the bowl-shaped part or cover part 40 from interfering with the discharging push rod 70.

[0043] A baffle is provided at the end of the conveyor belt 12 , and a contact sensor is provided on the baffle. The contact sensor is electrically connected to the pushing device 71 to control the starting of the pushing device 71 .

[0044] A control box can also be set on the equipment to achieve individual control of some parts of the equipment.

[0045] The above-described embodiments merely illustrate several implementations of the present invention, and while their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that a person skilled in the art would be able to make numerous variations and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, all of which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A bowl parts feeding machine, characterized in that: It includes a loading part and a flipping part, which are used to feed bowl-shaped parts or cover-shaped parts. The flipping part includes a conveyor belt, a protruding tongue is provided on the side of the conveyor belt, a flipping shaft is provided on one side of the protruding tongue, a cylinder is provided on the flipping shaft, and a clamp is provided on the cylinder.

2. A bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part consists of an end cover and an annular shell. The end cover is fixed on one side of the annular shell. The center position of the end cover protrudes from the outer edge position of the end cover, and the outer side of the end cover transitions linearly to the center position.

3. The bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The setting length of the protruding tongue is: the bowl-shaped part or the cover-shaped part located on the conveyor belt does not contact the protruding tongue at positions other than the center position of the end cover, and the annular shell contacts the protruding tongue.

4. The bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping jaws are provided with fitting grooves.

5. The bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flip axis is a 180-degree flip.

6. The bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A discharging push rod is provided on one side of the end of the conveyor belt, and a discharging channel is provided on the other side.

7. The bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading part includes a silo, a lifting ladder and a return chute located on the side of the silo.

8. The bowl parts feeding machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: A circulation block is provided on the rear side of the protruding tongue.

9. The bowl parts lining feeder according to claim 8, characterized in that: The return material slide is arranged corresponding to the protruding tongue and the circulation block.