Automatic retaining ring machine

By designing an automatic clasp machine, using linear modules and electric batches to realize automatic clasp assembly, the problem of low production efficiency caused by manual operation is solved and efficient automated production is achieved.

CN223235536UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-19KUNSHAN SUNTON PRECISION MASCH TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422512146.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-17
Publication Date
2025-08-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-17

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, the buckle assembly process relies on manual operation, resulting in low production efficiency.

Method used

An automatic buckle machine is designed, including a machine, loading and unloading mechanism and a double-station processing mechanism, and uses linear modules and electric batches to realize automatic buckle assembly.

Benefits of technology

Improve production efficiency, realize unmanned operations, and reduce labor and time costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic retaining ring machine. A machine table is provided with a feeding and discharging mechanism and a double-station machining mechanism, and the feeding and discharging mechanism conducts feeding and discharging on the double-station machining mechanism; the double-station machining mechanism comprises two conveyors, two first linear modules, two workbenches, two carriers and two electric screwdrivers, the two electric screwdrivers are installed on sliding blocks of the two first linear modules correspondingly, the two first linear modules are arranged side by side, the two conveyors are located within the conveying range of the two first linear modules, and the workbenches are located within the conveying range of the two first linear modules. The two sets of first linear modules can drive the two electric screwdrivers to move linearly between the two sets of conveyors, the two workbenches are installed on the two conveyors respectively, the two carriers are installed on the two workbenches respectively, and a rotary disc type screw feeder for supplying screws to the electric screwdrivers is arranged on the outer side of the machine table. The device has the advantages that the production efficiency is improved, and precious manpower and time cost is saved for enterprises.
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Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In today's highly competitive market environment, improving production efficiency, ensuring stable product quality and reducing labor costs have become the key to the sustainable development of enterprises.

[0003] Most products on the market typically require screws to tighten. Before tightening, a retaining ring is installed in the shaft groove or hole groove within the product to prevent axial movement of parts on the shaft or hole. The retaining ring is a very small part, so the existing process of assembling the retaining ring into the product is to manually place the retaining ring into the shaft groove or hole groove within the product before the screw tightening process. However, the disadvantage of this manual tightening process is that it cannot be used with high intensity and for a long time, resulting in low production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an automatic buckle machine in order to solve the deficiency of low production efficiency in the prior art.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0006] An automatic buckle ring machine includes a machine platform, which is equipped with a loading and unloading mechanism and a double-station processing mechanism. The loading and unloading mechanism is used for loading and unloading the double-station processing mechanism; the double-station processing mechanism includes two groups of conveyors, two groups of linear module groups, two work tables, two carriers, an electric screwdriver, and a buckle ring suction nozzle. The electric screwdriver and the buckle ring suction nozzle are respectively installed on the sliders of the two groups of linear module groups. The two groups of linear modules are arranged side by side. The two groups of conveyors are located within the conveying range of the two groups of linear modules. The two groups of linear modules can drive the two electric screwdrivers to move in a straight line between the two groups of conveyors. The two work tables are respectively installed on the two conveyors, and the two carriers are respectively installed on the two work tables. There are feeders on the outside of the machine platform for supplying screws and buckles to the electric screwdriver and the buckle ring suction nozzle respectively.

[0007] Furthermore, the loading and unloading mechanism includes a lifting module, two groups of linear modules, a transfer component, and a transport platform. The two groups of linear modules are arranged at intervals, and the transport platform is placed on the two groups of linear modules and transported by the two groups of linear modules. The lifting module is located at the center between the two groups of linear modules. When the lifting module is raised, it lifts up the transport platform, and the moving component moves the products on the transport platform to the two carriers respectively.

[0008] Furthermore, the transfer assembly includes a gantry linear module, a bracket, and a suction cup. The bracket is installed on the slider of the gantry linear module. The suction cup includes a connection box and several suction nozzles. The connection box is installed on the bracket.

[0009] Furthermore, the jacking module includes a jacking cylinder, a lifting platform, and a jacking positioning block. There are four jacking positioning blocks located at the four corners of the lifting platform. The lifting platform is installed to the lifting end of the jacking cylinder, and the jacking positioning block can abut under the transport platform.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes a pneumatic buffer stopper for intercepting the transport platform to stop moving. There are two pneumatic buffer stoppers, which are respectively located on the opposite sides of the two groups of linear modules.

[0011] Furthermore, the sliders of the two linear modules are arranged back to back, and the buckle nozzle is arranged close to the loading and unloading mechanism, that is, according to the assembly sequence.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0013] 1. By setting up a double-station processing mechanism, the work can be switched back and forth continuously, greatly improving production efficiency;

[0014] 2. The utility model can be used in conjunction with an automated production line to achieve unmanned operation, effectively reducing the labor intensity of employees while improving production efficiency, saving valuable manpower and time costs for the enterprise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The technical solution of the present application is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure from another perspective of an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the suction cup structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the jacking module structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] The reference numerals in the figures are:

[0021] 100. Machine, 10. Loading and unloading mechanism, 11. Lifting module, 111. Lifting cylinder, 112. Lifting platform, 113. Lifting positioning block, 12. Linear module 2, 13. Transfer assembly, 131. Gantry linear module, 132. Bracket, 133. Suction cup, 1331. Connecting box, 1332. Suction nozzle, 14. Transport platform, 15. Pneumatic buffer stopper, 20. Dual-station processing mechanism, 21. Conveyor, 22. Linear module 1, 23. Workbench, 24. Carrier, 25. Electric screwdriver, 26. Retaining ring nozzle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] It should be noted that, unless there is any conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0024] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; and internal connections between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this application based on specific circumstances.

[0025] The technical solution of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments.

[0026] Example

[0027] The present embodiment provides an automatic buckle machine, including a machine platform 100, on which a loading and unloading mechanism 10 and a double-station processing mechanism 20 are provided. The loading and unloading mechanism 10 is used to load and unload the double-station processing mechanism 20; the double-station processing mechanism 20 includes two sets of conveyors 21, two sets of linear modules 1 22, two work tables 23, two carriers 24, an electric screwdriver 25, and a buckle nozzle 26. The electric screwdriver 25 and the buckle nozzle 26 are respectively installed on the sliders of the two sets of linear modules 1 22. The two sets of linear modules 1 22 are arranged side by side, and the two linear modules 1 22 are arranged side by side. The sliders of the linear module 22 are set facing back to back, and the retaining ring suction nozzle 26 is close to the loading and unloading mechanism 10, that is, it is set in the assembly order; the two groups of conveyors 21 are located within the conveying range of the two groups of linear modules 22, and the two groups of linear modules 22 can drive the two electric screwdrivers 25 to move in a straight line between the two groups of conveyors 21. The two workbenches 23 are respectively installed on the two conveyors 21, and the two carriers 24 are respectively installed on the two workbenches 23. There are feeders on the outside of the machine 100 for supplying screws and retaining rings to the electric screwdriver 25 and the retaining ring suction nozzle 26 respectively.

[0028] Furthermore, the loading and unloading mechanism 10 includes a lifting module 11, two groups of linear modules 12, a transfer component 13, and a transport platform 14. The two groups of linear modules 12 are arranged at intervals, and the transport platform 14 is placed on the two groups of linear modules 12 and is transported by the two groups of linear modules 12. The lifting module 11 is located at the center between the two groups of linear modules 12. When the lifting module 11 is raised, it lifts up the transport platform 14, and the moving component 13 moves the products on the transport platform 14 to the two carriers 24 respectively.

[0029] Furthermore, the transfer assembly 13 includes a gantry linear module 131, a bracket 132, and a suction cup 133. The bracket 132 is installed on the slider of the gantry linear module 131. The suction cup 133 includes a connecting box 1331 and several suction nozzles 1332. The connecting box 1331 is installed on the bracket 132, and the several suction nozzles 1332 are installed in a matrix under the connecting box 1331, which can suck products of different sizes.

[0030] Furthermore, the jacking module 11 includes a jacking cylinder 111, a lifting platform 112, and a jacking positioning block 113. There are four jacking positioning blocks 113, which are located at the four corners of the lifting platform 112. The lifting platform 112 is installed to the lifting end of the jacking cylinder 111, and the jacking positioning block 113 can abut against the bottom of the transport platform 14.

[0031] It also includes a pneumatic buffer stopper 15 that intercepts the transport platform 14 to stop its movement. There are two pneumatic buffer stops 15, which are respectively located on the opposite sides of the two groups of linear modules 12. The output end of the pneumatic buffer stopper 14 located in the conveying direction extends out to press against the transport platform 14, thereby intercepting the transport platform 14 between the pneumatic buffer stops 15.

[0032] When using this utility model product:

[0033] The product is placed on the transport platform, and the linear module 2 drives the transport platform to move. When it moves between the two conveyor lines, the two linear modules 2 stop transporting at the same time. At the same time, the output end of the pneumatic buffer stopper extends to abut against the transport platform. Then the lifting cylinder of the lifting module rises, so that the lifting positioning block abuts against the bottom of the transport platform, causing the transport platform to rise. Then, the suction cup is driven to the transport platform by the gantry module to suck up the product. At the same time, the conveyor line has transported the workbench to one side of the transport platform. At this time, the gantry module drives the suction cup to drive the product to be placed on the carrier. The first conveyor line drives the carrier to move under the buckle nozzle to buckle the ring first, and then moves to the electric screwdriver to complete the screw locking action of the product. Then the conveyor line transports the locked product to the vicinity of the transport platform. At this time, the electric screwdriver and buckle nozzle are moved to another conveyor line, and the buckle and nozzle of the product on the other conveyor line are used to continue working. In this way, the gap between product loading and unloading is utilized. The finished product is sucked by the suction cup and moved to the transport platform. The jacking module no longer lifts the transport platform, and the pneumatic buffer stopper no longer presses against the transport platform. The linear module 2 can then drive the transport platform to unload the material.

[0034] Based on the above-mentioned ideal embodiments of this application, and in accordance with the above description, relevant personnel can make various changes and modifications without departing from the scope of the technical concept of this application. The technical scope of this application is not limited to the contents of the specification, but must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic buckle machine, comprising a machine platform, characterized in that: The machine is provided with a loading and unloading mechanism and a double-station processing mechanism, and the loading and unloading mechanism is for loading and unloading of the double-station processing mechanism; the double-station processing mechanism includes two groups of conveyors, two groups of linear modules, two work tables, two carriers, an electric screwdriver, and a buckle nozzle, and the electric screwdriver and buckle nozzle are respectively installed on the sliders of the two groups of linear modules. The two groups of linear modules are arranged side by side, and the two groups of conveyors are located within the conveying range of the two groups of linear modules. The two groups of linear modules can drive the two electric screwdrivers to move in a straight line between the two groups of conveyors, the two work tables are respectively installed on the two conveyors, and the two carriers are respectively installed on the two work tables.

2. The automatic buckle machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading and unloading mechanism includes a lifting module, two groups of linear modules, a transfer assembly, and a transport platform. The two groups of linear modules are arranged at intervals. The transport platform is placed on the two groups of linear modules and transported by the two groups of linear modules. The lifting module is located at the center between the two groups of linear modules. When the lifting module is raised, it lifts up the transport platform. The transfer assembly moves the products on the transport platform to two carriers respectively.

3. The automatic buckle machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transfer assembly includes a gantry linear module, a bracket, and a suction cup. The bracket is installed on the slider of the gantry linear module. The suction cup includes a connection box and several suction nozzles. The connection box is installed on the bracket.

4. The automatic buckle machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The jacking module includes a jacking cylinder, a lifting platform, and a jacking positioning block. There are four jacking positioning blocks located at the four corners of the lifting platform. The lifting platform is installed to the lifting end of the jacking cylinder, and the jacking positioning blocks can abut under the transport platform.

5. The automatic buckle machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a pneumatic buffer stopper for intercepting the transport platform to stop moving. There are two pneumatic buffer stoppers, which are respectively located on the two opposite sides of the two groups of linear modules.

6. The automatic buckle machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliders of the two linear modules are arranged to face each other, and the buckle nozzle is arranged close to the loading and unloading mechanism.