Storing mechanism for locking and opening plurality of trays

Abstract

The utility model discloses a storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays, and relates to the field of tray storage and taking, comprising: a tray box, one side surface of which in a first direction is provided with an opening; the tray box is rotationally connected with two stop levers; the stop lever comprises a first part, a second part and a third part, the first part and the third part extend in the vertical direction, and the length of the first part is larger than that of the opening; one end of the third part is rotationally connected with one end, close to the opening, of the top surface or the bottom surface of the tray box; each rotating part comprises a rotating plate and a first driving piece connected with the rotating plate; a clamping groove for accommodating the second part is formed in the bottom of the rotating plate; when the stop lever is located at the locking position, the first part is located at the opening; when the stop lever is located at the opening position, the first part is located on one side of the tray box in the second direction; and the second driving piece is connected with the rotating part. The storage mechanism is simple in structure, and can quickly lock and open the tray box so as to quickly pick and place the trays.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present specification relates to the technical field of tray access, and in particular to a storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays. BACKGROUND

[0002] On an automated production line, feeding and discharging are often required. For smaller workpieces, in order to improve efficiency, the workpieces are generally loaded in trays. In the prior art, a robot is usually used for feeding and discharging, that is, the workpieces in the tray are all taken out to the assembly line by the robot, or the finished workpieces are carried from the assembly line to the tray by the robot.

[0003] In order to improve the efficiency of feeding and discharging, the prior art often focuses on the improvement of the feeding robot or the discharging robot, and often ignores how to handle the tray loaded with workpieces or the empty tray. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, one object of the present specification is to provide a storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays, which is simple in structure and can quickly lock and open the tray box to realize the quick taking and placing of the tray.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the embodiment of the present specification provides a storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays, comprising:

[0006] A tray box is provided with an opening on one side in a first direction; the tray box is rotationally connected with two blocking rods; the blocking rod comprises a first part, two second parts and two third parts, the first part and the third part extend in a vertical direction, and the length of the first part is greater than the length of the opening; the two ends of the second part are respectively connected with the first part and the third part, and one end of the third part is rotationally connected with the top surface or the bottom surface of the tray box near the opening;

[0007] Two rotating parts are provided, the rotating part comprises a rotating plate and a first driving member connected with the rotating plate; the bottom of the rotating plate is provided with a clamping groove for accommodating the second part; the first driving member is used to drive the rotating plate to rotate the blocking rod, so as to switch the blocking rod between the locking position and the opening position; when the blocking rod is in the locking position, the first part is located at the opening; when the blocking rod is in the opening position, the first part is located on one side of the tray box in a second direction; the rotating shaft of the rotating plate extends in a vertical direction, and the rotating directions of the two rotating plates are opposite; the first direction, the second direction and the vertical direction are perpendicular to each other;

[0008] A second driving member connected with the rotating part is used to drive the rotating part to move in the vertical direction.

[0009] As a preferred implementation form, the first driving member is configured to drive the rotating plate to rotate the blocking rod by 90 degrees; when the blocking rod is in the locking position, the second part extends in the first direction; when the blocking rod is in the opening position, the second part extends in the second direction.

[0010] As a preferred implementation form, the width of the clamping groove is greater than or equal to the diameter of the second part, and the length of the clamping groove is less than the length of the second part.

[0011] As a preferred implementation form, the fixed end of the first driving member is fixedly connected with a detector, the detector is electrically connected with the first driving member, and the detector is arranged on one side of the tray box in the second direction; when the blocking rod rotates to the opening position, the detector detects the first part.

[0012] As a preferred implementation form, the two side surfaces of the tray box in the second direction are provided with a plurality of layers of accommodating portions, the plurality of layers of accommodating portions are arranged in the vertical direction, and each layer of the accommodating portions is used for placing one tray.

[0013] As a preferred implementation form, the storage mechanism further comprises a bearing portion for bearing the tray box, the bearing portion comprises a conveying belt extending in the second direction, and the tray box is fixedly arranged on the conveying belt.

[0014] As a preferred implementation form, the bearing portion is connected with a slide rail extending in the vertical direction, and the bearing portion is connected with a third driving member configured to drive the bearing portion to move the tray box in the vertical direction.

[0015] As a preferred implementation form, the slide rail is located on one side of the tray box in the second direction.

[0016] As a preferred implementation form, the storage mechanism further comprises a mounting plate; the fixed end of the second driving member is fixedly connected with the bearing portion, the moving end of the second driving member is fixedly connected with the mounting plate, and the fixed ends of the two first driving members are fixedly mounted on the mounting plate.

[0017] As a preferred implementation form, the storage mechanism further comprises a pressing block slidingly arranged above the tray box in the vertical direction.

[0018] Advantages

[0019] The storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays provided by the embodiment is provided with a tray box, a second driving member and two rotating parts, and has simple structure. One side of the tray box is provided with an opening, and a blocking rod is arranged at the corresponding position to block the opening and prevent the trays in the tray box from falling out of the opening. By arranging the rotating part and the second driving member, the blocking rod can be rotated around the vertical direction and quickly switched between the locking position and the opening position, so that the locking and opening of the tray box can be quickly realized. When the blocking rod is located at the locking position, the trays can be locked in the tray box; when the blocking rod is located at the opening position, the blocking rod will not block the opening, so that the trays can be quickly taken out and placed.

[0020] Specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the following illustrations, which indicate the principles of the present application that can be used. It should be understood that the embodiments of the present application are not limited in scope in this regard.

[0021] Features described and / or illustrated with respect to one embodiment can be used in one or more other embodiments in the same or similar manner, in combination with or in place of features in other embodiments.

[0022] It should be emphasized that the term "comprises / comprising" when used in this text indicates the presence of a feature, item, step or component, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, items, steps or components. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed in the following embodiment or prior art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a perspective structural schematic view of a storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays provided in the embodiment, in which the blocking rod is located at the locking position;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a perspective structural schematic view of a storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays provided in the embodiment, in which the blocking rod is located at the locking position; Figure 1 It is an enlarged structural schematic view of position A in the embodiment;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a perspective structural schematic view of another storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays provided in the embodiment, in which the blocking rod is located at the opening position;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a perspective structural schematic view of another storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays provided in the embodiment, in which the blocking rod is located at the opening position; Figure 3 It is an enlarged structural schematic view of position B in the embodiment.

[0028] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] 1, tray box; 11, opening; 12, blocking rod; 121, first part; 122, second part; 123, third part; 13, accommodating part; 2, rotating part; 21, rotating plate; 211, clamping groove; 22, first driving member; 3, second driving member; 4, detector; 5, bearing part; 51, conveying belt; 6, sliding rail; 7, third driving member; 8, mounting plate; 9, pressing block; X, first direction; Y, second direction; Z, vertical direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the personnel in the technical field better understand the technical solutions in the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative efforts should belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0031] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can be another element interposed. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there can be another element interposed. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0033] Referring to Figures 1 to 4 The embodiments of the present application provide a storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays, comprising: a tray box 1, a second driving member 3 and two rotating parts 2.

[0034] The tray box 1 is provided with an opening 11 on one side in the first direction X. The tray box 1 is rotationally connected with two blocking rods 12. The blocking rod 12 comprises a first part 121, two second parts 122 and two third parts 123, and the first part 121 and the third part 123 extend along the vertical direction Z. In the vertical direction Z, the length of the first part 121 is greater than the length of the opening 11. The two ends of the second part 122 are connected with the first part 121 and the third part 123 respectively, and one end of the third part 123 is rotationally connected with the top of the tray box 1 near the opening 11 or the bottom of the tray box 1 near the opening 11. The two third parts 123 of the same blocking rod 12 are spaced apart in the vertical direction Z. The corresponding two third parts 123 of the two blocking rods 12 are spaced apart in the second direction Y. The first direction X, the second direction Y and the vertical direction Z are perpendicular to each other, and the first direction X and the second direction Y are two perpendicular directions in the horizontal plane.

[0035] As shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the rotating part 2 comprises a rotating plate 21 and a first driving member 22 connected with the rotating plate 21. The bottom of the rotating plate 21 is provided with a clamping groove 211 for accommodating the second part 122. The first driving member 22 is used to drive the rotating plate 21 to rotate and drive the blocking rod 12 to switch between the locking position and the opening position. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , when the blocking rod 12 is in the locking position, the first part 121 is located at the opening 11, that is, the first part 121 is located on one side of the tray box 1 in the first direction X. As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , when the blocking rod 12 is in the opening position, the first part 121 is located on one side of the tray box 1 in the second direction Y, so that the opening 11 is opened. The rotating shaft of the rotating plate 21 extends along the vertical direction Z, that is, the rotating plate rotates around the vertical direction Z. The rotating directions of the two rotating plates 21 are opposite. The second driving member 3 is connected with the rotating part 2, and is used to drive the rotating part 2 to move along the vertical direction Z, so that the clamping groove 211 of the rotating plate 21 can be close to or away from the second part 122 of the blocking rod 12, thereby realizing matching with or separating from the blocking rod 12.

[0036] The storage mechanism for locking and opening multiple trays provided by the embodiment comprises a tray box 1, a second driving member 3 and two rotating parts 2, and has a simple structure. One side of the tray box 1 is provided with an opening 11, and a blocking rod 12 is arranged at a corresponding position to block the opening 11 and prevent the trays in the tray box 1 from falling out of the opening. The blocking rod 12 can be rotated around the vertical direction Z by arranging the rotating part 2 and the second driving member 3, and quickly switched between the locking position and the opening position, thereby quickly locking and opening the tray box 1. When the blocking rod 12 is in the locking position, the trays can be locked in the tray box 1; when the blocking rod 12 is in the opening position, the blocking rod 12 does not block the opening 11, thereby realizing quick taking and placing of the trays.

[0037] In the embodiment, the first driving member 22 is used to drive the rotating plate 21 to rotate the blocking rod 12 by 90°, thereby most quickly and efficiently locking and opening the tray box 1. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the figures, when the blocking rod 12 is in the locking position, the second part 122 extends along the first direction X; as shown in the figures, Figure 3 and Figure 4 When the blocking rod 12 is in the opening position, the second part 122 extends along the second direction Y.

[0038] Specifically, the width of the clamping groove 211 is greater than or equal to the diameter of the second part 122, so as to ensure that the clamping groove 211 can accommodate the second part 122 of the blocking rod 12. The length of the clamping groove 211 is less than the length of the second part 122, which can correspondingly reduce the volume of the rotating plate 21, so as to make the structure more simple and save space.

[0039] As shown in the figures, Figure 1 and Figure 3 The fixed end of the first driving member 22 is fixedly connected with a detector 4, and the detector 4 is electrically connected with the first driving member 22. The detector 4 is arranged on one side of the tray box 1 in the second direction Y. When the blocking rod 12 is rotated to the opening position, the detector 4 detects the first part 121, and then the first driving member 22 stops driving the rotating plate 21 to rotate. The first driving member 22 can be a rotary motor.

[0040] Specifically, the two sides of the tray box 1 in the second direction Y are provided with multiple layers of accommodating parts 13, and the multiple layers of accommodating parts 13 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction Z. Each layer of accommodating part 13 is used to place a tray, so that multiple trays can be placed in the tray box 1.

[0041] In the embodiment, the storage mechanism further comprises a carrying part 5 for carrying the tray box 1. The carrying part 5 comprises a conveying belt 51 extending along the second direction Y, and the tray box 1 is fixedly arranged on the conveying belt 51. When the tray needs to be loaded, the tray box 1 is conveyed to a predetermined position (directly below the rotating part 2) by moving the conveying belt 51 along the second direction Y, and then the second driving member 3 drives the rotating part 2 to move downward, so that the clamping groove 211 of the rotating plate 21 clamps the second part 122 of the blocking rod 12, and the first driving member 22 drives the rotating plate 21 to rotate the blocking rod 12 to the open position, so as to open the opening 11, and thus the tray can be taken out. After all the trays are taken out, the first driving member 22 drives the rotating plate 21 to rotate the blocking rod 12 to the locking position, and then the second driving member 3 drives the rotating part 2 to move upward to leave the blocking rod 12, and the conveying belt 51 moves along the second direction Y to convey the tray box 1 away from the predetermined position.

[0042] Specifically, the carrying part 5 is connected with a slide rail 6 extending along the vertical direction Z, and the carrying part 5 is connected with a third driving member 7 for driving the carrying part 5 to move the tray box 1 along the vertical direction Z. In this way, the tray can be conveniently taken and placed, and the horizontal position of the mechanism for taking and placing the tray can remain unchanged. When the trays on one layer are taken and placed, the third driving member 7 drives the carrying part 5 to vertically move the tray box 1 along the slide rail 6, so as to align the next tray to be taken and placed with the mechanism for taking and placing the tray in the horizontal direction.

[0043] As shown in Figure 1 , the slide rail 6 is located on one side of the tray box 1 in the second direction Y, and the surrounding space of the tray box 1 is reasonably utilized.

[0044] Specifically, the storage mechanism further comprises a mounting plate 8, and the fixed ends of the two first driving members 22 are fixedly installed on the mounting plate 8. The fixed end of the second driving member 3 is fixedly connected with the carrying part 5, and the moving end of the second driving member 3 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 8, so that the third driving member 7 can drive the carrying part 5 to move the tray box 1, the mounting plate 8 and the rotating part 2 together along the vertical direction Z. The second driving member 3 is preferably a pneumatic cylinder. The third driving member 7 can be a linear motor.

[0045] Specifically, the storage mechanism further comprises a pressing block 9 slidingly arranged above the tray box 1 along the vertical direction Z. After the tray box 1 is conveyed to the predetermined position by the conveying belt 51, the pressing block 9 can be moved downward to contact the top surface of the tray box 1, and the pressing block 9 can keep the tray box 1 stable during the process of taking and placing the tray.

[0046] It should be noted that, in the description of the present specification, the terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for the purpose of description and distinguishing similar objects, and there is no precedence or significance between them. In addition, in the description of the present specification, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more.

[0047] Any numerical values recited herein include all values from the lower value and the upper value in increments of one unit, provided that there is a separation of at least two units between any lower value and any higher value. As an example, if a numerical value is recited as being from 1 to 90, preferably from 20 to 80, and more preferably from 30 to 70, it is intended that values such as 15 to 85, 22 to 68, 43 to 51, 30 to 32, etc. are expressly enumerated in this specification. For values which are less than one, one unit is considered to be 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, etc. These are only examples of what is specifically enumerated herein, and all possible combinations of numerical values between the lowest value and the highest value enumerated, are to be considered to be expressly stated in this application.

[0048] Unless otherwise stated, all ranges include the endpoints and all numbers between the endpoints. "Approximately" or "about" when used with a range means that both the lower and upper endpoints are approximated. Thus, "about 20 to 30" is intended to cover "about 20 to about 30", including at least the endpoints.

[0049] All articles and references, including patents and publications, disclosed previously are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. The term "consisting essentially of to describe combinations shall include the elements, ingredients, components or steps identified, and such other elements, ingredients, components or steps that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristics of the combinations. The use of the term "comprising" or "including" to describe combinations herein is also intended to cover embodiments consisting essentially of the elements, ingredients, components or steps. The use of the term "may" herein is intended to mean that the described attribute is optional.

[0050] Plural elements, ingredients, components or steps can be provided by a single integrated element, ingredient, component or step. Alternatively, a single integrated element, ingredient, component or step might be divided into separate plural elements, ingredients, components or steps. To "comprise" or "comprising", "include" or "including" or "has" or "having" or "contain" or "containing" or "consist" or "consisting" or "consisting essentially of" as used herein, can vary between "open" and "closed" transitions, and should be interpreted as "open" transitions, unless otherwise stated. The disclosure herein of any element, ingredient, component, or step as "comprising", "comprised of", "containing", "containing", "having", "including", "including", "has", "having", "consisting of", "consisting essentially of", or the like, is not meant to foreclose the addition of other elements, ingredients, components, or steps.

[0051] It is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many embodiments and many applications other than the examples provided would be apparent upon reading the above description. The scope of the teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the above description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are incorporated by reference for the purpose of the present disclosure. Any incorporation by reference of any article, reference or document shall not be construed as an admission that such article, reference or document is prior art to the present disclosure. Any omission of an aspect of the subject matter disclosed herein from any claim does not preclude that aspect from being claimed through reliance on another claim thereof.

Claims

1. A storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays, characterized by, The utility model relates to a kind of storage mechanism, including: Tray box, the one side of tray box is provided with opening in first direction;Two blocking rods are rotatably connected to tray box; The blocking rod includes a first part, two second parts and two third parts, the first part and the third part extend along vertical direction, and the length of the first part is greater than the length of opening;The second part is connected with the first part and the third part at two ends respectively, and one end of the third part is rotatably connected with the top surface or the bottom surface of tray box close to one end of opening; Two rotating parts, the rotating part includes rotating plate and first driving element connected with rotating plate;The bottom of rotating plate is provided with clamping groove for accommodating the second part;The first driving element is used to drive the rotating plate to drive the blocking rod to rotate, so that the blocking rod is switched between locking position and opening position; When the blocking rod is in locking position, the first part is located at opening;When the blocking rod is in opening position, the first part is located at one side of tray box in second direction;The rotating shaft of rotating plate extends along vertical direction, and the rotating directions of two rotating plates are opposite;The first direction, the second direction and the vertical direction are perpendicular to each other in pairs; Second driving element connected with rotating part is used to drive rotating part to move along vertical direction.

2. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 1, wherein, The first driving element is used to drive the rotating plate to drive the blocking rod to rotate 90°;When the blocking rod is in locking position, the second part extends along first direction;When the blocking rod is in opening position, the second part extends along second direction.

3. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 1, wherein, The width of clamping groove is greater than or equal to the diameter of the second part, and the length of clamping groove is less than the length of the second part.

4. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 1, wherein, The fixed end of the first driving element is fixedly connected with detector, the detector is electrically connected with the first driving element, and the detector is arranged on one side of tray box in second direction;When the blocking rod rotates to opening position, the detector detects the first part.

5. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 1, wherein, Multiple layers of accommodating parts are arranged in two sides of tray box in second direction, and the accommodating parts are arranged at intervals in vertical direction, and each layer of accommodating parts is used to place a tray.

6. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 1, wherein, The storage mechanism further includes a carrying part for carrying the tray box, and the carrying part includes a conveying belt extending along the second direction, and the tray box is fixedly arranged on the conveying belt.

7. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 6, wherein, The carrying part is connected with a slide rail extending along the vertical direction, and the carrying part is connected with a third driving element for driving the carrying part to move along the vertical direction.

8. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 7, wherein, The slide rail is located on one side of the tray box in the second direction.

9. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 6, wherein, The storage mechanism further includes a mounting plate, the fixed end of the second driving element is fixedly connected with the carrying part, the moving end of the second driving element is fixedly connected with the mounting plate, and the fixed end of the two first driving elements is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate.

10. The storage mechanism for locking and opening a plurality of trays according to claim 1, wherein, The storage mechanism further includes a pressing block slidingly arranged above the tray box along the vertical direction.

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