Thermal forming part feeding tooling
By designing a hot-forming parts loading end picker and using pneumatic clamps and a control system to achieve automated handling of high-temperature parts, the safety risks and low efficiency of manual handling of high-temperature parts are solved, production efficiency and safety are improved, the scope of application of the equipment is expanded, and costs are reduced.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422913985.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-28
AI Technical Summary
Manual handling of high-temperature parts in traditional processes poses safety risks and low production efficiency.
A thermoforming parts loading picker is designed. It uses a pneumatic clamp to clamp high-temperature parts and realizes automatic handling through a control system. The first and second clamps cooperate to clamp and move the parts.
Improves the handling efficiency of hot parts, ensures worker safety, reduces manual intervention, expands the construction range, and reduces costs by integrating switching gripper styles.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts processing, in particular to a feeding end picker for thermoforming parts. Background Art
[0002] With the automotive industry's trend toward lightweight and integrated rapid manufacturing, traditional automotive cold stamping dies and other related processes are no longer able to meet the demands of contemporary automotive production. This has spurred the development of thermoforming processes and technologies, resulting in the emergence of numerous auxiliary production equipment. During the production of automotive exterior parts, one step requires transporting heated parts from a high-temperature furnace to a mold station for processing. Traditional processes require manual handling of these parts, which poses safety concerns for workers due to the high temperatures. Furthermore, long-term work can lead to fatigue, significantly reducing production efficiency. Therefore, our company has developed and manufactured thermoforming part loading and unloading equipment. This equipment is equipped with a pneumatic clamp that can remove hot parts, ensuring safe loading, replacing manual labor, and improving labor efficiency. Summary of the Invention
[0003] To this end, the utility model provides a thermoformed parts loading end picker, which operates the first clamp and the second clamp through the control system, so that the first clamp and the second clamp clamp and move the thermoformed parts, and place the parts inside the mold. After the placement is completed, the device returns to its original position through the control system, which is convenient for the next clamping and moving work, so as to solve the safety problems of workers handling the parts due to the high temperature state, and the problem that long-term work easily causes fatigue, which greatly reduces production efficiency.
[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a thermoforming parts feeding end picker, comprising:
[0005] Two hollow tubes, both of which are configured as square structures;
[0006] A plurality of positioning rods, wherein the plurality of positioning rods are respectively fixedly connected to the bottoms of the two hollow tubes;
[0007] A plurality of positioning blocks, each of which is fixedly connected to a bottom end of each of the plurality of positioning rods;
[0008] Two connecting pipes, the two connecting pipes are respectively embedded in the plurality of positioning blocks;
[0009] The transport mechanism is arranged outside the two connecting pipes and is used to transport the hot-formed metal parts.
[0010] Preferably, the transport mechanism includes a plurality of first cylinder positioning plates, and the plurality of first cylinder positioning plates are all sleeved on the outside of the plurality of connecting pipes.
[0011] Preferably, a plurality of first fixing tubes are provided on the inner sides of the two connecting tubes, and the plurality of first fixing tubes are respectively fixedly embedded in the plurality of first cylinder positioning plates.
[0012] Preferably, a plurality of first single-hole chucks are provided on the inner sides of the two connecting tubes, and the plurality of first single-hole chucks are respectively sleeved on the outer sides of the plurality of first fixing tubes.
[0013] Preferably, the bottoms of the plurality of first fixed tubes are fixedly connected to a first round rod, and the bottom ends of the plurality of first round rods are fixedly connected to a first cylinder mounting plate.
[0014] Preferably, the bottoms of the plurality of first cylinder mounting plates are all fixedly connected with first cylinders, and the output ends of the plurality of first cylinders are all provided with first clamps.
[0015] Preferably, a second cylinder positioning plate is sleeved on the outer side of each of the two connecting tubes, a second fixing tube is embedded on the top of each of the second cylinder positioning plates, and a second single-hole chuck is sleeved on the outer side of each of the second fixing tubes.
[0016] Preferably, a second cylinder mounting plate is sleeved on the bottom of each of the plurality of second single-hole chucks, and a second round rod is disposed on the bottom of each of the plurality of second cylinder mounting plates.
[0017] Preferably, a second cylinder is provided at the bottom end of each of the plurality of second round rods.
[0018] Preferably, each of the plurality of second cylinder output ends is provided with a second clamping claw.
[0019] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0020] The first clamp and the second clamp are operated by the control system so that the first clamp and the second clamp clamp and move the thermoformed parts and place the parts inside the mold. After the placement is completed, the device returns to its original position through the control system to facilitate the next clamping and moving work, so as to solve the problem that there are safety issues for workers in handling the parts because they are in a high temperature state. At the same time, long-term work can easily cause fatigue, which greatly reduces production efficiency. The utility model greatly improves the efficiency of handling high-temperature parts. At the same time, the device adopts multiple first clamps and second clamps for use, which is convenient for users to clamp and carry high-temperature parts of different sizes, bringing great efficiency to production. In addition, the device reduces manual intervention and brings great safety to the staff. The device greatly increases the construction scope and is competent for complex environments and products. The device can achieve multiple equipment sharing through integrated switching of clamp styles, thereby further reducing costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art can, without inventive effort, derive other implementation drawings from the provided drawings.
[0022] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are intended solely to complement the contents disclosed herein and to facilitate understanding and reading by persons familiar with the art. They are not intended to limit the conditions under which the present invention may be implemented and therefore have no substantive technical significance. Any structural modifications, changes in proportions, or adjustments in size, provided they do not affect the efficacy and objectives of the present invention, shall remain within the scope of the technical contents disclosed herein.
[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure provided by the utility model;
[0024] Figure 2 The utility model provides Figure 2 A magnified view of point A in the figure;
[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the first cylinder and the first clamping jaw provided by the utility model;
[0026] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the second cylinder and the second clamping claw provided by the utility model;
[0027] In the figure: 1 hollow tube; 2 positioning rod; 3 positioning block; 4 connecting tube; 5 first cylinder positioning plate; 6 first fixing tube; 7 first single-hole chuck; 8 first round rod; 9 first cylinder mounting plate; 10 first cylinder; 11 first clamping jaw; 12 second single-hole chuck; 13 second fixing tube; 14 second cylinder mounting plate; 15 second round rod; 16 second cylinder; 17 second clamping jaw; 18 second cylinder positioning plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.
[0029] Refer to the attached Figure 1 -Attached Figure 4 The utility model provides a thermoforming parts feeding end picker, comprising two hollow tubes 1, both of which are set as square structures;
[0030] A plurality of positioning rods 2, wherein the plurality of positioning rods 2 are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom of the two hollow tubes 1;
[0031] A plurality of positioning blocks 3, wherein the plurality of positioning blocks 3 are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the plurality of positioning rods 2;
[0032] Two connecting pipes 4, the two connecting pipes 4 are respectively embedded in the plurality of positioning blocks 3;
[0033] The transport mechanism is arranged outside the two connecting pipes 4 and is used to transport the hot-formed metal parts;
[0034] In this embodiment, the control system operates the first clamping jaw 11 and the second clamping jaw 17 to clamp and move the thermoformed part to place the part inside the mold. After the placement is completed, the device returns to its original position through the control system to facilitate the next clamping and movement work.
[0035] Among them, in order to achieve the purpose of parts handling, this device adopts the following technical solutions: the handling mechanism includes multiple first cylinder positioning plates 5, multiple first cylinder positioning plates 5 are all sleeved on the outside of multiple connecting tubes 4, multiple first fixing tubes 6 are provided on the inside of two connecting tubes 4, multiple first fixing tubes 6 are respectively fixedly embedded in the inside of multiple first cylinder positioning plates 5, multiple first single-hole chucks 7 are provided on the inside of two connecting tubes 4, multiple first single-hole chucks 7 are respectively sleeved on the outside of multiple first fixing tubes 6, the bottoms of multiple first fixing tubes 6 are fixedly connected to first round rods 8, and the bottom ends of multiple first round rods 8 are fixedly connected to the first cylinder mounting plate 9, the bottoms of the multiple first cylinder mounting plates 9 are all fixedly connected to the first cylinders 10, the output ends of the multiple first cylinders 10 are all provided with first clamps 11, the outer sides of the two connecting tubes 4 are all sleeved with second cylinder positioning plates 18, the tops of the multiple second cylinder positioning plates 18 are all embedded with second fixing tubes 13, the outer sides of the multiple second fixing tubes 13 are all sleeved with second single-hole chucks 12, the bottoms of the multiple second single-hole chucks 12 are all sleeved with second cylinder mounting plates 14, the bottoms of the multiple second cylinder mounting plates 14 are all provided with second round rods 15, the bottom ends of the multiple second round rods 15 are all provided with second cylinders 16, and the output ends of the multiple second cylinders 16 are all provided with second clamps 17;
[0036] When the parts come out of the high-temperature furnace and the inspection equipment on the production line detects the parts, the machine controls the two hollow tubes 1 to move. The movement of the hollow tube 1 drives the positioning rod 2 and the positioning block 3 to move. The movement of multiple positioning blocks 3 drives the two connecting tubes 4 to move. The movement of the two moving tubes drives the two first cylinders 10 and the second cylinder 16 to move, so that the first clamp 11 and the second clamp 17 move to the high-temperature parts. When the detection switch on the machine detects that the loading end picker has moved to the correct position, it controls the first cylinder 10 and the second cylinder 16 to work, so that the first clamp 11 and the second clamp 17 work to clamp the parts at different positions. After clamping is completed, the machine controls the hollow tube 1 to move, thereby driving the parts to move to the top of the mold for loading. At this time, the first cylinder 10 and the second cylinder 16 control the first clamp 11 and the second clamp 17 to relax, allowing the parts to enter the mold for the next processing. After placement is completed, the machine controls the hollow tube 1 to move, so that the entire device moves to its original position and waits for the next command to cycle again.
[0037] The use process of the present invention is as follows: when the parts come out of the high-temperature furnace and the detection equipment on the production line detects the parts, the machine controls the two hollow tubes 1 to move, and the movement of the hollow tube 1 drives the positioning rod 2 and the positioning block 3 to move, and the movement of multiple positioning blocks 3 drives the two connecting tubes 4 to move, and the movement of the two moving tubes drives the two first cylinders 10 and the second cylinder 16 to move, so that the first clamping jaw 11 and the second clamping jaw 17 move to the high-temperature parts. When the detection switch on the machine detects that the feeding end picker moves to the accurate position, it controls the first cylinder 10 and the second cylinder 16 to work, so that the first clamping jaw 11 and the second clamping jaw 17 work to clamp the parts at different positions. After the clamping is completed, the machine controls the hollow tube 1 to move, thereby driving the parts to move to the top of the mold for loading. At this time, the first cylinder 10 and The second cylinder 16 controls the relaxation of the first clamp 11 and the second clamp 17, so that the parts enter the mold for the next processing. After the placement is completed, the mechanical control of the hollow tube 1 moves, so that the entire device moves to the original position, waiting for the next command to cycle again. The utility model greatly improves the efficiency of handling high-temperature parts. At the same time, the device uses multiple first clamps 11 and second clamps 17 for use, which is convenient for users to clamp and carry high-temperature parts of different sizes, bringing great efficiency to production. In addition, the device reduces manual intervention and brings great safety to the staff. The device greatly increases the construction scope and is competent for complex environments and products. The device can achieve multiple equipment sharing through integrated switching of clamp styles, thereby further reducing costs.
[0038] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may utilize the above-described technical solutions to modify the present invention or create equivalent technical solutions. Therefore, any simple modification or equivalent replacement based on the technical solutions of the present invention falls within the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.
Claims
1. A thermoforming parts feeding picker, characterized by: include Two hollow tubes (1), both of the two hollow tubes (1) are configured as square structures; A plurality of positioning rods (2), wherein the plurality of positioning rods (2) are respectively fixedly connected to the bottoms of the two hollow tubes (1); A plurality of positioning blocks (3), wherein the plurality of positioning blocks (3) are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the plurality of positioning rods (2); Two connecting pipes (4), the two connecting pipes (4) being respectively embedded in the plurality of positioning blocks (3); A conveying mechanism is provided outside the two connecting pipes (4) and is used for conveying hot-formed metal parts.
2. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport mechanism comprises a plurality of first cylinder positioning plates (5), and the plurality of first cylinder positioning plates (5) are sleeved on the outside of the plurality of connecting pipes (4).
3. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of first fixing tubes (6) are provided on the inner sides of the two connecting tubes (4), and the plurality of first fixing tubes (6) are respectively fixedly embedded in the interiors of the plurality of first cylinder positioning plates (5).
4. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of first single-hole clamps (7) are provided on the inner sides of the two connecting tubes (4), and the plurality of first single-hole clamps (7) are respectively sleeved on the outer sides of the plurality of first fixing tubes (6).
5. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottoms of the plurality of first fixed tubes (6) are all fixedly connected to a first round rod (8), and the bottom ends of the plurality of first round rods (8) are all fixedly connected to a first cylinder mounting plate (9).
6. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottoms of the plurality of first cylinder mounting plates (9) are all fixedly connected to a first cylinder (10), and the output ends of the plurality of first cylinders (10) are all provided with a first clamping claw (11).
7. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The outer sides of the two connecting pipes (4) are sleeved with a second cylinder positioning plate (18), the tops of the plurality of second cylinder positioning plates (18) are embedded with a second fixing pipe (13), and the outer sides of the plurality of second fixing pipes (13) are sleeved with a second single-hole chuck (12).
8. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottoms of the plurality of second single-hole chucks (12) are sleeved with a second cylinder mounting plate (14), and the bottoms of the plurality of second cylinder mounting plates (14) are provided with a second round rod (15).
9. The thermoforming parts feeding picker according to claim 8, characterized in that: The bottom ends of the plurality of second round rods (15) are each provided with a second cylinder (16).
10. The thermoforming parts feeding tool according to claim 9, characterized in that: The output ends of the plurality of second cylinders (16) are each provided with a second clamping claw (17).