Automatic nut feeding device
By designing the automatic nut feeding device, the blanking control and ejection mechanism of the vertical plate and the feeding trough group can be used to achieve efficient feeding of nuts, solving the problem of inefficient nut feeding efficiency in the prior art, and improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422435367.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-10
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, the nut feeding method cannot achieve efficient feeding of multiple nuts at one time, resulting in low production efficiency.
An automatic nut feeding device is designed, including a vertical plate, a trough group, a blanking control and ejection mechanism. By controlling the drop and ejection of the workpieces in the trough, the efficient feeding of the nut is achieved.
The efficient feeding of nuts is achieved, and the production efficiency is improved, so that the material picking robot can directly remove multiple nuts from the device and transport them into the mold, which significantly improves the production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic feeding devices, in particular to an automatic feeding device for nuts. Background Art
[0002] During the processing of skylight sinks, multiple nuts need to be embedded in the mold to form them. In the past, the nut feeding position was unique, and the robot needed to pick up the nuts one by one and place them in the designated position in the mold. All the nuts in a product had to be placed before processing, and it was impossible to load them at one time, resulting in low production efficiency. Therefore, improvements are needed. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic nut feeding device to solve the problems mentioned in the background technology.
[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
[0005] A nut automatic feeding device comprises a vertical plate; at least one material trough group is provided on the front side of the vertical plate; each material trough group comprises at least two material troughs distributed on the left and right; the material trough is a T-shaped slot; the upper end of the material trough is a discharge port, and the lower end is a blanking port; the discharge port is located at the upper end of the vertical plate; a mounting slot is provided at the lower end of each material trough on the vertical plate; a material receiving block is installed on the mounting slot; a material receiving trough and a material discharge port are provided on the material receiving block; the material receiving trough is vertically arranged and docked with the blanking port; the material discharge port is longitudinally arranged and connected with the material receiving trough; a blanking control and ejection mechanism is provided at the lower part of each group of material receiving troughs on the vertical plate; the blanking control and ejection mechanism is used to control the workpieces in each material trough in the material trough group to fall one by one and to eject the workpieces in the material receiving block forward.
[0006] Further description of the present invention: the trough groups are arranged in three groups, which are divided into a first trough group, a second trough group and a third trough group; each group of the trough groups includes three troughs; the first trough group is located on the left side of the vertical plate, including a first trough, a second trough and a third trough distributed from left to right and all vertically arranged; the second trough group includes a fourth trough, a fifth trough and a sixth trough; the fourth trough and the fifth trough are distributed on the left and right sides to the right side of the third trough; the middle part of the fourth trough and the fifth trough is provided with a guide section inclined to the lower right; the sixth trough is vertically arranged on the right side of the vertical plate; the third trough group includes a seventh trough, an eighth trough and a ninth trough arranged between the fifth trough and the sixth trough from left to right and vertically arranged.
[0007] Further description of the utility model, the lower position of the material trough is provided with a first air-avoiding hole, a detection hole and a second air-avoiding hole in sequence from top to bottom; the mounting groove is provided with a third air-avoiding hole; the blanking control and ejection mechanism includes a mounting frame, an upper limit assembly, a front limit block, a first sensor, a lower limit assembly and an ejection assembly; the mounting frame is fixed to the rear side of the vertical plate; the mounting frame includes a front side plate, a support column and a rear side plate; the front side plate is fixed to the rear side of the vertical plate; the rear side plate is fixed to the rear side of the front side plate by a support column; the upper limit assembly The components include a first mounting plate, a limiting post, a spring, a limiting screw and a first cylinder; the first mounting plate is mounted on the rear side of the front side plate by a limiting screw; a spring positioning groove is provided on the rear side of the front side plate; the spring is mounted in the spring positioning groove and the rear end touches the front side of the first mounting plate; the number of the limiting posts is the same as the number of troughs in each trough group; the limiting post is located on the rear side of the first avoidance hole; the limiting post is fixed to the front side of the first mounting plate and passes through the front side plate; the first cylinder is fixed to the rear side plate and the power output end is located on the first mounting plate The rear side is used to push the first mounting plate to move forward; the front limit block is fixed on the vertical plate and located in front of the first air avoidance hole; each of the material troughs is equipped with two first sensors, one of which is fixed on the vertical plate and located in front of the detection hole, and the other of which is fixed on the front side plate and located behind the detection hole; the lower limit assembly includes a second cylinder, a second mounting plate and a support block; the second cylinder is fixed on the rear side plate and the power output end is connected to the second mounting plate, for controlling the forward and backward movement of the second mounting plate; the second mounting plate is located behind the first mounting plate; the number of the support blocks is the same as the number of material troughs in each group of material trough groups; the support block is located behind the second air avoidance hole; the support block is fixed on the front side of the second mounting plate and passes through the front side plate; the number of the ejection assemblies is the same as the number of material troughs in each group of material trough groups; the ejection assembly includes a third cylinder and an ejector; the third cylinder is fixed on the rear side plate and the power output end is connected to the ejector, for controlling the forward and backward movement of the ejector; the ejector is located behind the third air avoidance hole and passes through the front side plate.
[0008] Further description of the present invention: a fixing plate is installed at the lower end of the vertical plate, and guide column connecting frames are respectively provided on the left and right sides.
[0009] Further description of the present invention: handles are provided at the four front corners of the vertical board.
[0010] Further description of the present invention: a second sensor is provided on the left and right sides of the material receiving block respectively.
[0011] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0012] This design places the nut workpieces into each trough from the feed port position. The nuts fall down with the troughs. When they reach the lower position, the workpieces in each trough group are controlled by the blanking control and ejection mechanism to fall down one by one synchronously. The nuts fall into the receiving block and wait for the external feeding robot to pick up the materials. When the feeding robot moves to the feeding position, the blanking control and ejection mechanism ejects the workpieces from the receiving block to complete the feeding. The number of troughs in each trough group of this design is determined according to the number of nut workpieces that need to be placed in the mold, and the position of the discharge port is also set according to the position where the nuts need to be placed. Therefore, the feeding robot can directly take the nut workpieces of a group of products from this device and directly transport them to the mold, greatly improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 It is the overall structural diagram of the utility model;
[0014] Figure 2 This is the front view of the vertical plate of the utility model;
[0015] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of middle A;
[0016] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the material connecting block of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the blanking control and ejection mechanism of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 6 It is a partial structural diagram of the blanking control and ejection mechanism of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
[0020] like Figure 1-6As shown, a nut automatic feeding device includes a vertical plate 1; at least one group of material trough groups 11 is provided on the front side of the vertical plate 1; each group of the material trough groups 11 includes at least two material troughs distributed on the left and right; the material trough is a T-shaped slot; the upper end of the material trough is a discharge port 11001, and the lower end is a blanking port 11002; the discharge port 11001 is located at the upper end of the vertical plate 1; the lower end of each material trough on the vertical plate 1 is provided with a mounting slot 12; a material receiving block 2 is installed on the mounting slot 12; a material receiving slot 21 and a material discharge port 22 are provided on the material receiving block 2; the material receiving slot 21 is vertically arranged and docked with the blanking port 11002; the material discharge port 22 is longitudinally arranged and connected with the material receiving slot 21; a blanking control and ejection mechanism 3 is provided at the lower part of each group of material receiving slots 21 on the vertical plate 1; the blanking control and ejection mechanism 3 is used to control each material trough in the material trough group 11 The workpieces in the material receiving block 2 fall down one by one and the workpieces in the material receiving block 2 are ejected forward; the nut workpieces are manually placed into each material trough from the feeding port position, and the nuts fall down with the material troughs. When they reach the lower position, the workpieces in the material troughs of each group of material trough groups 11 are controlled by the blanking control and ejection mechanism 3 to fall down one by one synchronously, and the nuts fall into the material receiving block 2, waiting for the external material picking robot to pick up the materials. When the material picking robot moves to the material picking position, the blanking control and ejection mechanism 3 will eject the workpiece from the material receiving block 2 for the material picking robot to pick up the nuts. The number of material troughs in each group of material trough groups 11 of this design is determined according to the number of nut workpieces that need to be placed in the mold, and the position of the discharge port 22 is also set according to the position where the nuts need to be placed. Therefore, the material picking robot can directly take the nut workpieces of a group of products from this device and directly transport them to the mold, which can greatly improve production efficiency.
[0021] The trough group 11 is provided with three groups, namely a first trough group 111, a second trough group 112 and a third trough group 113; each trough group 11 includes three troughs; the first trough group 111 is located on the left side of the vertical plate 1, including a first trough 1101, a second trough 1102 and a third trough 1103 distributed from left to right and all vertically arranged; the second trough group 112 includes a fourth trough 1104, a fifth trough 1105 and a sixth trough 1106; the fourth trough 1104 and the fifth trough 1105 are distributed on the left and right sides and are arranged on the right side of the third trough 1103; the fourth trough 1104 The middle part of the fifth material trough 1105 is provided with a guide section 1104-1, 1105-1 inclined to the lower right; the sixth material trough 1106 is vertically arranged on the right part of the vertical plate 1; the third material trough group 113 includes a seventh material trough 1107, an eighth material trough 1108 and a ninth material trough 1109 which are arranged vertically from left to right between the fifth material trough 1105 and the sixth material trough 1106, and the three material trough groups 11 are fed separately. There are three nuts on the skylight trough product of this embodiment. During the processing, the three nuts need to be embedded in the mold to form, so each material trough group 11 is provided with three material troughs for feeding.
[0022] The lower part of the material trough is provided with a first avoidance hole 101, a detection hole 102 and a second avoidance hole 103 in sequence from top to bottom; the mounting groove 12 is provided with a third avoidance hole 104; the blanking control and ejection mechanism 3 includes a mounting frame 31, an upper limit assembly 32, a front limit block 33, a first sensor 34, a lower limit assembly 35 and an ejection assembly 36; the mounting frame 31 is fixed to the rear side of the vertical plate 1; the mounting frame 31 includes a front side plate 311, a support column 312 and a rear side plate 313; the front side plate 311 is fixed to the rear side of the vertical plate 1; the rear side plate 313 is fixed to the rear side of the front side plate 311 through the support column 312; the upper limit assembly 32 includes The cam 324 is provided with a first screw thread and a second screw thread, and the cam 325 is provided with a first screw thread and a second screw thread. The cam 324 is provided with a first screw thread and a second screw thread. The power output end is located at the rear side of the first mounting plate 321, and is used to touch the first mounting plate 321 to move forward; the front limit block 33 is fixed on the vertical plate 1 and is located in front of the first avoidance hole 101; each of the material troughs is equipped with two first sensors 34, one of which is fixed on the vertical plate 1 and is located in front of the detection hole 102, and the other is fixed on the front side plate 311 and is located behind the detection hole 102; the lower limit assembly 35 includes a second cylinder 351, a second mounting plate 352 and a support block 353; the second cylinder 351 is fixed on the rear side plate 313 and the power output end is connected to the second mounting plate 352, Used to control the forward and backward movement of the second mounting plate 352; the second mounting plate 352 is located on the rear side of the first mounting plate 321; the number of the support blocks 353 is the same as the number of troughs in each trough group 11; the support block 353 is located on the rear side of the second avoidance hole 103; the support block 353 is fixed to the front side of the second mounting plate 352 and passes through the front side plate 311; the number of the ejection assembly 36 is the same as the number of troughs in each trough group 11; the ejection assembly 36 includes a third cylinder 361 and an ejection member 362; the third cylinder 361 is fixed to the rear side plate 313 and the power output end is connected to the ejection member 362, used to control the forward and backward movement of the ejection member 362;The ejector 362 is located at the rear side of the third avoidance hole 104 and passes through the front side plate 311. In this embodiment, each trough group 11 has three troughs, so three corresponding limiting columns 322 and support blocks 353 are set, and three groups of ejector assemblies 36 are set. When the nut falls from the trough, the support block 353 supports the nut at the bottom. The nut at the bottom is located at the detection hole 102. The limiting column 322 limits the second-to-last nut. When it is necessary to control the workpiece to fall, the second cylinder 351 controls the second mounting plate 352 to move backward, driving the support block 353 to retreat. The nut at the bottom continues to fall into the receiving block 2. The second cylinder 351 then controls the second mounting plate 352 to move forward, causing the first cylinder 325 to retract. The spring 323 presses the first mounting plate 321 backward, causing the limiting post 322 to retreat. The nuts in the trough then fall downward and are supported again by the support block 353. When the first sensor 34 detects the workpiece, the first cylinder 325 ejects again, controlling the limiting post 322 to limit the second-to-last nut again, allowing the workpieces to fall one by one. The third cylinder 361 controls the ejector 362 to move forward, thereby ejecting the nuts in the receiving block 2 forward.
[0023] A fixing plate 13 is installed at the lower end of the vertical plate 1, and guide column connecting frames 14 are respectively provided on the left and right sides. The fixing plate 13 is used to be installed and fixed with the equipment, and the guide column connecting frame 14 cooperates with the guide column on the equipment to play the function of guiding and positioning installation.
[0024] The four front corners of the vertical board 1 are provided with handles 15 for easy taking and placing.
[0025] A second sensor 23 is provided on the left and right sides of the connecting block 2 to detect the nuts in the connecting block 2 and to detect whether there are nuts in the connecting block 2.
[0026] The above description does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.
Claims
1. An automatic nut feeding device, characterized by: It includes a vertical plate; at least one material trough group is provided on the front side of the vertical plate; each group of the material trough groups includes at least two material troughs distributed on the left and right; the material trough is a T-shaped groove; the upper end of the material trough is a discharge port, and the lower end is a drop port; the discharge port is located at the upper end of the vertical plate; the lower end of each material trough on the vertical plate is provided with a mounting groove; a material receiving block is installed on the mounting groove; a material receiving trough and a material discharge port are provided on the material receiving block; the material receiving trough is vertically arranged and docked with the drop port; the material discharge port is longitudinally arranged and connected with the material receiving trough; a drop control and ejection mechanism is provided at the lower part of each group of material receiving troughs on the vertical plate; the drop control and ejection mechanism is used to control the workpieces in each material trough in the material trough group to fall one by one and to eject the workpieces in the material receiving block forward.
2. The automatic nut feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The trough groups are arranged in three groups, which are divided into the first trough group, the second trough group and the third trough group; each group of the trough groups includes three troughs; the first trough group is located on the left side of the vertical plate, including the first trough, the second trough and the third trough distributed from left to right and all vertically arranged; the second trough group includes the fourth trough, the fifth trough and the sixth trough; the fourth trough and the fifth trough are distributed on the left and right to the right side of the third trough; the middle part of the fourth trough and the fifth trough is provided with a guide section inclined to the lower right; the sixth trough is vertically arranged on the right side of the vertical plate; the third trough group includes the seventh trough, the eighth trough and the ninth trough which are arranged between the fifth trough and the sixth trough from left to right and vertically arranged.
3. The automatic nut feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower position of the material trough is provided with a first avoidance hole, a detection hole and a second avoidance hole in sequence from top to bottom; the mounting groove is provided with a third avoidance hole; the blanking control and ejection mechanism includes a mounting bracket, an upper limit assembly, a front limit block, a first sensor, a lower limit assembly and an ejection assembly; the mounting bracket is fixed to the rear side of the vertical plate; the mounting bracket includes a front side plate, a support column and a rear side plate; the front side plate is fixed to the rear side of the vertical plate; the rear side plate is fixed to the rear side of the front side plate by a support column; the upper limit assembly includes a first mounting plate, a limit The spring is installed in the spring positioning groove and the rear end thereof touches the front side of the first mounting plate; the number of the limiting posts is the same as the number of troughs in each trough group; the limiting post is located at the rear side of the first avoidance hole; the limiting post is fixed to the front side of the first mounting plate and passes through the front side plate; the first cylinder is fixed to the rear side plate and the power output end is located at the rear side of the first mounting plate, which is used to push The first mounting plate is touched to move forward; the front limit block is fixed on the vertical plate and located in front of the first air avoidance hole; each of the material troughs is equipped with two first sensors, one of the first sensors is fixed on the vertical plate and located in front of the detection hole, and the other first sensor is fixed on the front side plate and located behind the detection hole; the lower limit assembly includes a second cylinder, a second mounting plate and a support block; the second cylinder is fixed on the rear side plate and the power output end is connected to the second mounting plate for controlling the forward and backward movement of the second mounting plate; the second mounting plate is located behind the first mounting plate; the number of the support blocks is the same as the number of material troughs in each group of material trough groups; the support block is located behind the second air avoidance hole; the support block is fixed on the front side of the second mounting plate and passes through the front side plate; the number of the ejection assemblies is the same as the number of material troughs in each group of material trough groups; the ejection assembly includes a third cylinder and an ejector; the third cylinder is fixed on the rear side plate and the power output end is connected to the ejector for controlling the forward and backward movement of the ejector; the ejector is located behind the third air avoidance hole and passes through the front side plate.
4. The automatic nut feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing plate is installed at the lower end of the vertical plate, and guide column connecting frames are respectively provided on the left and right sides.
5. The automatic nut feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Handles are provided at the four front corners of the vertical plate.
6. The automatic nut feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Second sensors are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the material receiving block.