Assembly line tracking screw locking device

Abstract

The utility model relates to an assembly line tracking and screw locking device which comprises a conveying mechanism and a feeding mechanism. The transferring and locking mechanism comprises a transferring module and a screw locking module; the detection element is used for detecting product signals on the conveying mechanism; the speed measuring element is used for detecting the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism; the visual module is used for photographing and positioning the screw locking position of the product; and the control module is used for controlling the transfer locking mechanism to track the locking screw. When the detection element detects a product signal, the speed measurement element detects the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism; the screw locking position on the product is determined through the visual module; the control module controls the transferring module and the conveying mechanism to move synchronously according to the detection result of the speed measuring element, and the screw to be locked and attached and the product are locked and attached by combining the screw locking and attaching position on the product. Products on the transferring and locking mechanism and products on the conveying mechanism can be relatively static, so that a production line does not stop, and the transferring and locking mechanism tracks the products on the production line for screw locking.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of assembly equipment, in particular to an assembly line tracking screw locking device. Background Art

[0002] Currently, when screwing electronic products, existing screw machines require the product to flow through the assembly line and reach the screwing station. The assembly line must be stopped so the screw machine can extract and screw the screws onto the product. Once screwing is complete, the assembly line is restarted, and the screwed product flows along with the screw machine to the next process. This existing screwing method suffers from low operating efficiency, leading to low production efficiency for enterprises. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art described above, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an assembly line tracking screw locking device, which is used to solve the problem that the existing screw locking machine needs to stop the assembly line at the screw locking station, and then start the assembly line to flow the product to the next station after the screw locking is completed. The efficiency of the product screw locking operation is low, resulting in low production efficiency of the enterprise.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned and other related purposes, the present invention provides an assembly line tracking screw locking device, comprising:

[0005] Conveyor mechanism for transporting products;

[0006] A feeding mechanism for supplying the device with screws to be fastened;

[0007] The transfer and locking mechanism includes a transfer module and a screw locking module. The transfer module is used to drive the screw locking module to move, and the screw locking module is used to extract the screws to be locked and lock them with the product.

[0008] a detection element, disposed on the conveying mechanism, and configured to detect a product signal on the conveying mechanism;

[0009] a speed measuring element, electrically connected to the detection element, and used to detect the transmission speed of the transmission mechanism;

[0010] The vision module is used to take pictures of the products on the conveyor mechanism and locate the screw locking position;

[0011] A control module is electrically connected to the speed measuring element and the visual module, and is used to control the transfer and locking mechanism to track the locking screw.

[0012] Optionally, the screw locking module includes a lifting component, a rotating component and a vacuum adsorption component, the vacuum adsorption component is used to adsorb the screws to be locked, the lifting component is used to drive the rotating component to move along the Z axis, and the rotating component is used to rotate and lock the screws.

[0013] Optionally, a mounting seat is provided on the transfer module, and the vacuum adsorption assembly includes a connecting arm and a vacuum suction nozzle, the connecting arm is connected to the mounting seat, the vacuum suction nozzle is arranged on the connecting arm, and the vacuum suction nozzle is used to adsorb the screws to be locked.

[0014] Optionally, the lifting assembly is arranged on the mounting seat, and the lifting assembly includes a lifting drive component, a screw rod, a slider, a guide column and a connecting block. The mounting seat is provided with a slide rail, the connecting block is slidably connected to the slide rail, the screw rod is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, the slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod, the slider is slidably connected to the guide column, the connecting block is connected to the slider, and the lifting drive component is used to drive the screw rod to rotate.

[0015] Optionally, the rotating assembly includes a rotating drive component, a coupling and a screwdriver head, the rotating drive component is connected to the connecting block, the screwdriver head is connected to the rotating drive component through the coupling, the screwdriver head is coaxially arranged with the vacuum nozzle, and the rotating drive component is used to drive the screwdriver head to rotate to lock the screw to be locked on the vacuum nozzle to the product.

[0016] Optionally, the detection element is a through-beam sensor, and the detection element is arranged at the starting end of the conveying mechanism along the transmission direction.

[0017] Optionally, the speed measuring element is a contact encoder, and the speed measuring element is arranged at the end of the transmission mechanism along the transmission direction.

[0018] Optionally, a bracket is provided on one side of the conveying mechanism along the width direction, and the bracket is located at the starting end of the conveying mechanism along the transmission direction, and the vision module is arranged on the bracket.

[0019] Optionally, the bracket is an "L"-shaped bracket.

[0020] Optionally, the transfer module is a robotic arm module.

[0021] As described above, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: the product inflow signal on the conveying mechanism is detected by the detection element, and when the detection element detects the product inflow signal, the speed measuring element starts to record data and calculates the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism; the product on the conveying mechanism is photographed by the visual module to determine the screw locking position on the product; the screw locking module is driven by the transfer module to move to the feeding mechanism to pick up the material, and the control module controls the transfer module to move synchronously with the conveying mechanism according to the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism calculated by the speed measuring element, and locks the screws to be locked extracted from the screw locking module with the product in combination with the product screw locking position determined by the visual module. Through the technical solution shown in this application, the conveying mechanism does not need to stop and wait at the locking station, and the transfer locking mechanism moves synchronously with the conveying mechanism, so that the transfer locking mechanism and the product on the conveying mechanism are relatively stationary, thereby realizing that the assembly line does not stop, and the transfer locking mechanism tracks the products on the assembly line for screw locking, effectively improving the screw locking efficiency, thereby improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of an assembly line tracking screw locking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of a screw locking module from a first perspective according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 3 Shown is a second perspective structural schematic diagram of the screw locking module shown in an embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Description of Reference Numerals

[0026] Conveying mechanism 1, bracket 101, feeding mechanism 2, transfer module 3, screw locking module 4, lifting drive component 401a, screw rod 401b, slider 401c, guide column 401d, connecting block 401e, rotation drive component 402a, coupling 402b, screwdriver head 402c, connecting arm 403a, vacuum nozzle 403b, detection element 5, speed measuring element 6, vision module 7, control module 8, mounting seat 9, slide rail 901. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following describes the embodiments of the present invention through specific examples. Those skilled in the art will readily understand the other advantages and benefits of the present invention from the disclosure herein. The present invention may also be implemented or applied through various other specific embodiments, and the details in this specification may be modified or altered based on different perspectives and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0028] See also Figures 1 to 3. It should be noted that the illustrations provided in this embodiment only illustrate the basic concept of the present invention in a schematic manner, so the drawings only show the components related to the present invention rather than being drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components during actual implementation. During actual implementation, the type, quantity and proportion of each component can be changed at will, and the component layout type may also be more complicated. The structure, proportion, size, etc. illustrated in the drawings in this specification are only used to match the content disclosed in the specification for people familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the conditions under which the present invention can be implemented. Therefore, they have no technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change in the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in the present invention without affecting the efficacy and purpose that can be achieved by the present invention. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" quoted in this specification are only for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Changes or adjustments to their relative relationships should also be regarded as the scope of implementation of the present invention without substantially changing the technical content.

[0029] Before describing the embodiments of the present invention in detail, we will first describe the application environment of the present invention. The technology of the present invention is primarily applied in the field of assembly equipment technology. The present invention is designed to address the problem that existing screw locking machines require the production line to be stopped at the screw locking station, and then restarted to flow the product to the next station after the screw is locked. This results in low product screw locking efficiency and low production efficiency for enterprises.

[0030] Please combine Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the utility model provides an assembly line tracking screw locking device.

[0031] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, an assembly line tracking screw locking device includes: a conveying mechanism 1 for transporting products; a feeding mechanism 2 for supplying screws to be locked to the device; a transfer and locking mechanism including a transfer module 3 and a screw locking module 4, the transfer module 3 is used to drive the screw locking module 4 to move, and the screw locking module 4 is used to extract the screws to be locked and lock the screws to be locked with the product; a detection element 5 is arranged on the conveying mechanism 1, and the detection element 5 is used to detect the product signal on the conveying mechanism 1; a speed measuring element 6 is electrically connected to the detection element 5, and the speed measuring element 6 is used to detect the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism 1; a visual module 7 is used to take a picture of the product on the conveying mechanism 1 to locate the screw locking position; a control module 8 is electrically connected to the speed measuring element 6 and the visual module 7, and the control module 8 is used to control the transfer and locking mechanism to track the screw locking.

[0032] In this embodiment, the product inflow signal on the conveyor mechanism 1 is detected by the detection element 5. When the detection element 5 detects the product inflow signal, the speed measuring element 6 starts to record data and calculates the transmission speed of the conveyor mechanism 1; the product on the conveyor mechanism 1 is photographed by the visual module 7 to determine the screw locking position on the product; the screw locking module 4 is driven by the transfer module 3 to move to the feeding mechanism 2 to pick up the material, and the control module 8 controls the transfer module 3 to move synchronously with the conveyor mechanism 1 according to the transmission speed of the conveyor mechanism 1 calculated by the speed measuring element 6, and locks the screws to be locked extracted from the screw locking module 4 to the product in combination with the product screw locking position determined by the visual module 7. Through the technical solution shown in this application, the conveyor mechanism 1 does not need to stop and wait at the locking station. The transfer locking mechanism moves synchronously with the conveyor mechanism 1, so that the transfer locking mechanism and the product on the conveyor mechanism 1 are relatively stationary, thereby realizing that the assembly line does not stop, and the transfer locking mechanism tracks the products on the assembly line for screw locking, effectively improving the screw locking efficiency, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0033] It is worth noting that the conveying mechanism 1 is a belt line driven by a motor, and the feeding mechanism 2 includes a silo and a vibrating discharging and sorting device, which sorts the disordered materials in the silo and then discharges them, and the transfer and locking mechanism takes the materials from the vibrating discharging and sorting device.

[0034] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the screw locking module 4 includes a lifting component, a rotating component and a vacuum adsorption component. The vacuum adsorption component is used to adsorb the screws to be locked, the lifting component is used to drive the rotating component to move along the Z axis, and the rotating component is used to rotate and lock the screws.

[0035] In this embodiment, the vacuum adsorption component adsorbs and extracts the screws to be locked from the feeding mechanism 2, and transfers them to the conveying mechanism 1 through the transfer module 3. After the transfer module 3 moves synchronously with the conveying mechanism 1 and is aligned with the product, the lifting component drives the rotating component to descend, so that the rotating component rotates the screws to be locked on the vacuum adsorption component into the product.

[0036] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a mounting seat 9 is provided on the transfer module 3, and the vacuum adsorption assembly includes a connecting arm 403a and a vacuum suction nozzle 403b, the connecting arm 403a is connected to the mounting seat 9, and the vacuum suction nozzle 403b is set on the connecting arm 403a, and the vacuum suction nozzle 403b is used to adsorb the screws to be locked.

[0037] In this embodiment, the connecting arm 403a is an "L"-shaped connecting arm 403a, and the vacuum suction nozzle 403b is a vacuum suction nozzle 403b of a self-locking screw machine, and the vacuum suction nozzle 403b is arranged at the lower end of the connecting arm 403a.

[0038] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the lifting assembly is arranged on the mounting seat 9, and the lifting assembly includes a lifting drive component 401a, a screw rod 401b, a slider 401c, a guide column 401d and a connecting block 401e. A slide rail 901 is provided on the mounting seat 9, the connecting block 401e is slidably connected to the slide rail 901, the screw rod 401b is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat 9, the slider 401c is threadedly connected to the screw rod 401b, the slider 401c is slidably connected to the guide column 401d, the connecting block 401e is connected to the slider 401c, and the lifting drive component 401a is used to drive the screw rod 401b to rotate.

[0039] In this embodiment, the lifting drive component 401a is a bidirectional servo motor. The output shaft of the lifting drive component 401a is connected to the driving wheel, and a driven wheel is provided on the screw rod 401b. The driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a synchronous belt. The lifting drive component 401a drives the driving wheel to rotate, thereby driving the screw rod 401b to rotate. The rotation of the screw rod 401b causes the slider 401c to move along the axial direction of the screw rod 401b, thereby driving the connecting block 401e to move up or down; the lifting drive component 401a adopts a bidirectional servo motor. After the screw is locked when it moves downward, the lifting drive component 401a is reversed to reset the rotating component.

[0040] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the rotating assembly includes a rotating drive component 402a, a coupling 402b and a screwdriver head 402c. The rotating drive component 402a is connected to the connecting block 401e, and the screwdriver head 402c is connected to the rotating drive component 402a through the coupling 402b. The screwdriver head 402c is coaxially arranged with the vacuum suction nozzle 403b. The rotating drive component 402a is used to drive the screwdriver head 402c to rotate to lock the screw to be locked on the vacuum suction nozzle 403b to the product.

[0041] In this embodiment, the rotary drive component 402a is a servo motor. The rotary drive component 402a rotates to rotate the screw to be fastened, and the lifting component moves along the Z direction, thereby screwing the screw to be fastened into the product.

[0042] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the detection element 5 is a through-beam sensor, and the detection element 5 is disposed at the starting end of the conveying mechanism 1 along the transmission direction.

[0043] In this embodiment, when the product flows into the conveying mechanism 1 , the detection element 5 can detect the product signal, thereby feeding the signal back to the system, and the system controls the speed measuring element 6 to detect the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism 1 .

[0044] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the speed measuring element 6 is a contact encoder, and the speed measuring element 6 is arranged at the end of the conveying mechanism 1 along the transmission direction.

[0045] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, a bracket 101 is provided on one side of the conveying mechanism 1 along the width direction, and the bracket 101 is located at the starting end of the conveying mechanism 1 along the transmission direction, and the vision module 7 is arranged on the bracket 101 .

[0046] In this embodiment, the visual module 7 is positioned above the conveying mechanism 1 by means of the bracket 101 , thereby enabling the product on the conveying mechanism 1 to be photographed.

[0047] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the bracket 101 is an “L”-shaped bracket 101 .

[0048] In an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the transfer module 3 is a robotic arm module.

[0049] In this embodiment, the transfer module 3 includes but is not limited to a robotic arm module, a three-axis transfer module 3, etc. In this embodiment, a robotic arm module is used.

[0050] Working principle: The product inflow signal on the conveying mechanism 1 is detected by the detection element 5. When the detection element 5 detects the product inflow signal, the speed measuring element 6 starts to record data and calculates the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism 1; the product on the conveying mechanism 1 is photographed by the visual module 7 to determine the screw locking position on the product; the screw locking module 4 is driven by the transfer module 3 to move to the feeding mechanism 2 to pick up the material, and the control module 8 controls the transfer module 3 to move synchronously with the conveying mechanism 1 according to the transmission speed of the conveying mechanism 1 calculated by the speed measuring element 6, and locks the screws to be locked extracted from the screw locking module 4 with the product in combination with the product screw locking position determined by the visual module 7. Through the technical solution shown in this application, the conveying mechanism 1 does not need to stop and wait at the locking station. The transfer locking mechanism moves synchronously with the conveying mechanism 1, so that the transfer locking mechanism and the product on the conveying mechanism 1 are relatively stationary, thereby realizing that the assembly line does not stop, and the transfer locking mechanism tracks the products on the assembly line for screw locking, effectively improving the screw locking efficiency, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0051] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and technical principles disclosed in the present invention are intended to be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A production line tracking screw locking device, characterized in that: include: Conveyor mechanism for transporting products; A feeding mechanism for supplying the device with screws to be fastened; The transfer and locking mechanism includes a transfer module and a screw locking module. The transfer module is used to drive the screw locking module to move, and the screw locking module is used to extract the screws to be locked and lock them with the product. a detection element, disposed on the conveying mechanism, and configured to detect a product signal on the conveying mechanism; a speed measuring element, electrically connected to the detection element, and used to detect the transmission speed of the transmission mechanism; The vision module is used to take pictures of the products on the conveyor mechanism and locate the screw locking position; A control module is electrically connected to the speed measuring element and the visual module, and is used to control the transfer and locking mechanism to track the locking screw.

2. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The screw locking module includes a lifting component, a rotating component and a vacuum adsorption component. The vacuum adsorption component is used to adsorb the screws to be locked. The lifting component is used to drive the rotating component to move along the Z axis. The rotating component is used to rotate and lock the screws.

3. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transfer module is provided with a mounting seat, and the vacuum adsorption assembly includes a connecting arm and a vacuum suction nozzle. The connecting arm is connected to the mounting seat, and the vacuum suction nozzle is arranged on the connecting arm, and the vacuum suction nozzle is used to adsorb the screws to be locked.

4. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting assembly is arranged on the mounting seat, and the lifting assembly includes a lifting drive component, a screw rod, a slider, a guide column and a connecting block. The mounting seat is provided with a slide rail, the connecting block is slidably connected to the slide rail, the screw rod is rotatably arranged on the mounting seat, the slider is threadedly connected to the screw rod, the slider is slidably connected to the guide column, the connecting block is connected to the slider, and the lifting drive component is used to drive the screw rod to rotate.

5. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a rotating drive component, a coupling and a screwdriver head. The rotating drive component is connected to the connecting block. The screwdriver head is connected to the rotating drive component through the coupling. The screwdriver head is coaxially arranged with the vacuum suction nozzle. The rotating drive component is used to drive the screwdriver head to rotate to lock the screw to be locked on the vacuum suction nozzle to the product.

6. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detection element is a through-beam sensor, and the detection element is arranged at the starting end of the conveying mechanism along the transmission direction.

7. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The speed measuring element is a contact encoder, and the speed measuring element is arranged at the end of the transmission mechanism along the transmission direction.

8. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bracket is provided on one side of the conveying mechanism along the width direction, and the bracket is located at the starting end of the conveying mechanism along the transmission direction, and the vision module is arranged on the bracket.

9. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The bracket is an "L"-shaped bracket.

10. The assembly line tracking screw locking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer module is a robotic arm module.

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