Soft catheter feeding device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of high-pressure radiography equipment, in particular to a soft catheter feeding device. The device comprises a feeding driving mechanism, a material distributing platform is arranged below the feeding driving mechanism, the moving end of the feeding driving mechanism is jointly connected with a feeding mechanism and a material taking mechanism, and the feeding driving mechanism can drive the material taking mechanism to convey soft catheters to the material distributing platform for temporary storage. Meanwhile, the feeding driving mechanism drives the feeding mechanism to convey the soft catheters temporarily stored on the distributing platform to a soft catheter assembly line; a material distributing mechanism is arranged on one side of the material distributing platform and can separate out independent soft catheters from the stacked soft catheters. According to the feeding device, batch feeding work of automatic assembly of the soft catheters can be achieved, and the working efficiency of feeding of the soft catheters is improved; the feeding driving mechanism can drive the feeding mechanism and the material taking mechanism to work synchronously, and the working efficiency of feeding is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of high-pressure angiography equipment technology, and in particular to a soft catheter feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] Contrast agents are chemical products injected into human tissues or organs to enhance the effect of image observation. These products have a higher or lower density than the surrounding tissues, and the contrast is displayed using certain instruments, such as iodine preparations and barium sulfate commonly used in X-ray observation.

[0003] High-pressure contrast injection systems, as auxiliary equipment in radiological diagnostic and treatment systems, have gradually been applied clinically with the development of technologies such as X-rays, rapid film changers, image intensifiers, and artificial contrast agents. High-pressure contrast injection systems can rapidly and accurately inject a sufficient amount of high-concentration X-ray contrast agent into the examination site through percutaneous puncture into blood vessels or through existing body orifices within a certain time, enabling diagnostic contrast imaging and treatment of lesions.

[0004] The flexible catheters used in high-pressure contrast injection systems require the assembly of one-way valves. Currently, this assembly is primarily done manually. First, the operator immerses one end of the flexible catheter in adhesive, then attaches the adhesive-soaked end of the catheter to the one-way valve, thus securing the valve and catheter together. Manual assembly is not only inefficient but also makes it difficult to guarantee installation quality. Therefore, an automated production line is needed to automate the assembly of flexible catheters and one-way valves. Specifically, a flexible catheter feeding device is required to automate the batch feeding of the assembled catheters. Utility Model Content

[0005] This application addresses the shortcomings of the existing production technology by providing a flexible tubing feeding device that enables batch feeding of flexible tubing for automatic assembly, thereby improving the efficiency of flexible tubing feeding.

[0006] The technical solution adopted in this utility model is as follows:

[0007] A flexible conduit feeding device includes a feeding drive mechanism, a distributing platform below the feeding drive mechanism, and a feeding mechanism and a picking mechanism connected to the moving end of the feeding drive mechanism. The feeding drive mechanism can drive the picking mechanism to transport the flexible conduit to the distributing platform for temporary storage, and at the same time, the feeding drive mechanism can drive the feeding mechanism to transport the flexible conduit temporarily stored on the distributing platform to the flexible conduit assembly line. A distributing mechanism is provided on one side of the distributing platform, and the distributing mechanism can separate individual flexible conduits from the stacked flexible conduits.

[0008] Furthermore, the feeding drive mechanism includes a horizontally arranged linear slide, with the left and right ends of the linear slide fixed to the top of the first mounting bracket and the second mounting bracket, respectively. The moving end of the linear slide is detachably connected to a translation mounting bracket via bolts. The translation mounting bracket is connected to a vertically arranged first lifting cylinder and a vertically arranged second lifting cylinder. The driving end of the first lifting cylinder is connected to the feeding mechanism, and the driving end of the second lifting cylinder is connected to the material picking mechanism.

[0009] Furthermore, the feeding mechanism includes a first mounting plate, the upper surface of which is detachably connected to the drive end of the first lifting cylinder by bolts, and the lower surface of the first mounting plate is fixedly connected to two first cylinder mounting brackets. Multiple first gripper cylinders are arranged side by side on the lower surface of the first cylinder mounting brackets. Each first gripper cylinder has two gripping ends connected to a first clamping plate. The first clamping plate includes multiple first clamping fingers that are separated.

[0010] Furthermore, a guide plate is provided on the side of each first clamping finger of one of the two first clamping plates, and a guide groove is provided on the side of each first clamping finger of the other of the two first clamping plates. The guide plate is disposed in the guide groove and can slide along the guide groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the material handling mechanism includes a second mounting plate, the upper end of which is detachably connected to the drive end of the second lifting cylinder by bolts, and the lower end of the second mounting plate is fixedly connected to a second gripper cylinder. The two gripping ends of the second gripper cylinder are respectively connected to a second gripper plate, and the second gripper plate includes a plurality of second gripping fingers that are spaced apart.

[0012] Furthermore, a support column is connected to each of the four corners of the lower end face of the material distribution platform, and a support plate is connected to the lower end of the support column. A fixed material storage bracket is connected to the front and rear sides of the upper end face of the material distribution platform. Two adjustable material storage brackets are detachably connected to the middle of the upper end face of the material distribution platform through a connector. Multiple V-shaped positioning grooves are provided along the width direction of the fixed material storage bracket and the adjustable material storage bracket. Long strip-shaped adjustment holes are provided along the front and rear direction of the adjustable material storage bracket.

[0013] Furthermore, a limit baffle is set on each of the front and rear sides of the material distribution platform. The drive end of the limit cylinder is connected to the limit baffle, and the cylinder body of the limit cylinder is fixed to the lower end face of the material distribution platform.

[0014] Furthermore, the material distribution mechanism includes a fixed bracket, which is detachably connected to a second mounting bracket by bolts. A transverse plate is provided on the lower end face of the fixed bracket, and the transverse plate is slidably connected to a linear guide rail by a slider. The linear guide rail is fixed to the lower end face of the transverse plate. The drive end of a transverse cylinder is connected to the transverse plate, and the transverse cylinder is fixed inside the fixed bracket. A material distribution cylinder is vertically fixed on the lower end face of the transverse plate, and the drive end of the material distribution cylinder is connected to a material distribution lifting plate. Two guide sleeves are fixed on the material distribution lifting plate, and the two guide sleeves are symmetrically positioned on the left and right sides of the material distribution lifting plate. The system is configured such that a guide rod is slidably connected inside each of the two guide sleeves, and the lower ends of the two guide rods are respectively connected to the left and right ends of the distributing air nozzle mounting plate. The upper ends of the two guide rods extend upwards out of the guide sleeves and are connected to a stop block, which prevents the guide rods from falling out of the guide sleeves. Multiple distributing air nozzles are arranged side by side on the distributing air nozzle mounting plate. The lower end of the distributing air nozzle is provided with a distributing groove with an arc-shaped structure. A vacuum adsorption port is provided inside the distributing groove. A vacuum adsorption channel is provided inside the distributing air nozzle. One end of the vacuum adsorption channel is connected to the vacuum adsorption port, and the other end of the vacuum adsorption channel is connected to an external vacuum pipeline.

[0015] Furthermore, a spring is fitted onto the guide rod, with the upper end of the spring contacting the lower end face of the guide sleeve and the lower end of the spring contacting the upper end face of the material distribution nozzle mounting plate.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0017] This invention enables batch feeding of flexible conduits for automatic assembly, improving feeding efficiency. The feeding drive mechanism synchronizes the feeding and unloading mechanisms, further enhancing feeding efficiency. The sorting mechanism separates stacked flexible conduits for individual feeding, preventing the unloading mechanism from taking too many conduits and ensuring the normal operation of the automated equipment. The sorting platform allows for the positioning and alignment of multiple flexible conduits. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the feeding drive mechanism of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the feeding mechanism of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the material handling mechanism of this utility model.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the material distribution platform of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the material distribution mechanism of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the material dispensing nozzle of this utility model.

[0025] The components are as follows: 1. Linear slide; 2. First mounting bracket; 3. Second mounting bracket; 4. Translation mounting bracket; 5. First lifting cylinder; 6. Second lifting cylinder; 7. First mounting plate; 8. Second mounting plate; 9. First gripper cylinder; 10. First gripper plate; 11. Guide plate; 12. Guide groove; 13. Distributing platform; 14. First cylinder mounting bracket; 15. Second gripper cylinder; 16. Second gripper plate; 17. Support column; 18. Support plate; 19. Fixed storage bracket; 20. Adjustable storage bracket; 21. Limiting baffle; 22. Limiting cylinder; 23. Fixed bracket; 24. Lateral movement cylinder; 25. Lateral movement plate; 26. Distributing cylinder; 27. Distributing lifting plate; 28. Distributing nozzle mounting plate; 29. ​​Guide sleeve; 30. Guide rod; 31. Distributing nozzle; 32. Stop block; 33. Distributing groove; 34. Vacuum adsorption port. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, a flexible conduit feeding device includes a feeding drive mechanism, and a distribution platform 13 is arranged below the feeding drive mechanism. The feeding mechanism and the picking mechanism are connected to the moving end of the feeding drive mechanism. When the feeding drive mechanism is working, it can drive the picking mechanism to transport the flexible conduit to the distribution platform 13 for temporary storage. At the same time, the feeding drive mechanism drives the feeding mechanism to transport the flexible conduit temporarily stored on the distribution platform 13 to the flexible conduit assembly line.

[0028] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the feeding drive mechanism includes a horizontally arranged linear slide 1, with its left and right ends fixed to the tops of a first mounting bracket 2 and a second mounting bracket 3, respectively. A translation mounting frame 4 is detachably connected to the moving end of the linear slide 1 via bolts. A vertically arranged first lifting cylinder 5 and a vertically arranged second lifting cylinder 6 are connected to the translation mounting frame 4. The driving end of the first lifting cylinder 5 is connected to the feeding mechanism, and the driving end of the second lifting cylinder 6 is connected to the picking mechanism. During operation, the linear slide 1 drives the feeding mechanism and the picking mechanism to move synchronously, the first lifting cylinder 5 drives the feeding mechanism to move up and down, and the second lifting cylinder 6 drives the picking mechanism to move up and down.

[0029] like Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the feeding mechanism includes a first mounting plate 7. The upper end of the first mounting plate 7 is detachably connected to the drive end of the first lifting cylinder 5 via bolts. The lower end of the first mounting plate 7 is fixedly connected to two first cylinder mounting brackets 14. Four first gripper cylinders 9 are arranged side by side on the lower end of the first cylinder mounting brackets 14. Each first gripper cylinder 9 has two gripping ends connected to a first clamping plate 10. The two first clamping plates 10 of each first gripper cylinder 9 can cooperate to clamp a soft conduit. The first clamping plate 10 includes four separately arranged first clamping fingers. The four first clamping fingers can form a multi-point clamping effect on the soft conduit, providing a more stable clamping effect for tube structures of a certain length.

[0030] like Figure 3 As shown, each of the first clamping fingers of one of the two first clamping plates 10 is provided with a guide plate 11, and each of the first clamping fingers of the other first clamping plate 10 is provided with a guide groove 12. The guide plate 11 is disposed in the guide groove 12 and can slide along the guide groove 12. The guide plate 11 and the guide groove 12 can cooperate to guide the clamping action.

[0031] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the material handling mechanism includes a second mounting plate 8. The upper end of the second mounting plate 8 is detachably connected to the drive end of the second lifting cylinder 6 via bolts. The lower end of the second mounting plate 8 is fixedly connected to a second gripper cylinder 15. The two gripping ends of the second gripper cylinder 15 are respectively connected to a second gripper plate 16. The two second gripper plates 16 can cooperate to grip the flexible conduit. The second gripper plate 16 includes four spaced second gripping fingers. The two sets of second gripping fingers of the two second gripper plates 16 can cooperate to grip the four flexible conduits.

[0032] like Figure 5 As shown, a support column 17 is connected to each of the four corners of the lower end face of the material distribution platform 13, and a support plate 18 is connected to the lower end of the support column 17. A fixed material storage bracket 19 is connected to the front and rear sides of the upper end face of the material distribution platform 13. Two adjustable material storage brackets 20 are detachably connected to the middle of the upper end face of the material distribution platform 13 via connectors. Multiple V-shaped positioning grooves are provided along the width direction of both the fixed and adjustable material storage brackets 19 and 20, which are used to position and place the flexible conduit. Long strip-shaped adjustment holes are provided along the front-to-back direction of the adjustable material storage bracket 20, allowing adjustment of its front-to-back position. The fixed and adjustable material storage brackets 19 and 20 together provide positioning and support for the flexible conduit, and the adjustable material storage brackets 20 can be adjusted in their front-to-back position to adjust the position of the support point for the flexible conduit.

[0033] like Figure 5As shown, a limiting baffle 21 is set on the front and rear sides of the material distribution platform 13. The driving end of the limiting cylinder 22 is connected to the limiting baffle 21. The cylinder body of the limiting cylinder 22 is fixed on the lower end face of the material distribution platform 13. The limiting baffle 21 moves back and forth under the drive of the limiting cylinder 22, so as to achieve the effect of the front and rear ends of the multiple soft tubes placed on the material distribution platform 13 being flush.

[0034] like Figure 1 As shown, a material distribution mechanism is provided on one side of the material distribution platform 13. The material distribution mechanism is located directly above the material bin. The material bin is used to store and stack soft tubing. The material distribution mechanism can separate individual soft tubing from the soft tubing stacked in the material bin and wait for the material retrieval mechanism to come and retrieve the individual soft tubing.

[0035] like Figure 6 As shown, the material distribution mechanism includes a fixed bracket 23, which is detachably connected to a second mounting bracket 3 by bolts. A transverse plate 25 is provided on the lower end face of the fixed bracket 23. The transverse plate 25 is slidably connected to a linear guide rail by a slider, and the linear guide rail is fixed to the lower end face of the transverse plate 25. The drive end of a transverse cylinder 24 is connected to the transverse plate 25, and the transverse cylinder 24 is fixed inside the fixed bracket 23. The transverse cylinder 24 can push the transverse plate 25 to move laterally to adjust its position. A material distribution cylinder 26 is vertically fixed on the lower end face of the transverse plate 25. The drive end of the material distribution cylinder 26 is connected to a material distribution lifting plate 27. Two guide sleeves 29 are fixed on the material distribution lifting plate 27. The two guide sleeves 29 are symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides of the material distribution lifting plate 27. A guide rod 30 is slidably connected inside each of the two guide sleeves 29. The lower ends of the two guide rods 30 are respectively connected to the left and right ends of the material distribution nozzle mounting plate 28. The upper ends of the two guide rods 30 extend upwards through guide sleeves and connect to stop blocks 32. Stop blocks 32 prevent the guide rods 30 from falling out of the guide sleeves 29. Springs are fitted on the guide rods 30, with the upper end of the springs contacting the lower end face of the guide sleeves 29 and the lower end of the springs contacting the upper end face of the material distribution nozzle mounting plate 28.

[0036] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, four distributing air nozzles 31 are arranged side by side on the distributing air nozzle mounting plate 28. A circular arc-shaped distributing groove 33 is provided at the lower end of each distributing air nozzle 31. A vacuum adsorption port 34 is provided inside the distributing groove 33, and a vacuum adsorption channel is provided inside each distributing air nozzle 31. One end of the vacuum adsorption channel is connected to the vacuum adsorption port 34, and the other end is connected to an external vacuum pipeline. During operation, a vacuum adsorption force is generated within the vacuum adsorption port 34, adsorbing a single flexible tube into the distributing groove 33, thus achieving the separation of a single flexible tube from the hopper.

[0037] The working principle of this invention is as follows: During the assembly of the flexible conduit and the one-way valve, the flexible conduit is stacked and stored in the hopper. First, the material distribution mechanism operates, with the material distribution cylinder 26 driving multiple material distribution nozzles 31 to descend into the hopper. Each material distribution nozzle adsorbs a single flexible conduit into the material distribution trough 33. Then, the material distribution cylinder 26 drives the multiple material distribution nozzles 31 to lift multiple individual flexible conduits to a certain height, achieving the separation of the material-picking flexible conduit and the material-storing flexible conduit, facilitating subsequent automatic material picking and loading. Next, the loading drive mechanism drives the picking mechanism from the material distribution platform 13 to the material distribution mechanism and clamps the flexible conduit separated from the material distribution mechanism. Simultaneously, the loading drive mechanism synchronously drives the loading mechanism from the assembly line position to the material distribution platform 13 and grabs the flexible conduit placed on the material distribution platform 13. At this time, the feeding drive mechanism drives the picking mechanism and the feeding mechanism to move back to their original positions. The picking mechanism moves the gripped soft tube from the position of the distributing mechanism to the distributing platform 13, and the feeding mechanism moves the gripped soft tube from the distributing platform 13 to the assembly line.

[0038] The above description is an explanation of the present utility model and not a limitation thereof. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the claims. Within the protection scope of the present utility model, any form of modification may be made.

Claims

1. A flexible conduit feeding device, comprising a feeding drive mechanism, characterized in that: A material distribution platform (13) is provided below the feeding drive mechanism. The feeding mechanism and the picking mechanism are connected together on the moving end of the feeding drive mechanism. The feeding drive mechanism can drive the picking mechanism to transport the soft tubing to the material distribution platform (13) for temporary storage. At the same time, the feeding drive mechanism drives the feeding mechanism to transport the soft tubing temporarily stored on the material distribution platform (13) to the soft tubing assembly line. A material distribution mechanism is provided on one side of the material distribution platform (13). The material distribution mechanism can separate individual soft tubing from the piled soft tubing.

2. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding drive mechanism includes a horizontally arranged linear slide (1), with the left and right ends of the linear slide (1) fixed to the top of the first mounting bracket (2) and the second mounting bracket (3) respectively. The moving end of the linear slide (1) is detachably connected to a translation mounting bracket (4) by bolts. The translation mounting bracket (4) is connected to a vertically arranged first lifting cylinder (5) and a vertically arranged second lifting cylinder (6). The driving end of the first lifting cylinder (5) is connected to the feeding mechanism, and the driving end of the second lifting cylinder (6) is connected to the picking mechanism.

3. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism includes a first mounting plate (7), the upper end of the first mounting plate (7) is detachably connected to the drive end of the first lifting cylinder (5) by bolts, the lower end of the first mounting plate (7) is fixedly connected to two first cylinder mounting brackets (14), the lower end of the first cylinder mounting brackets (14) is provided with multiple first gripper cylinders (9) arranged side by side, the two gripping ends of each first gripper cylinder (9) are respectively connected to a first clamping plate (10), the first clamping plate (10) includes multiple first clamping fingers arranged separately.

4. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: A guide plate (11) is provided on the side of each first clamping finger of one of the two first clamping plates (10), and a guide groove (12) is provided on the side of each first clamping finger of the other first clamping plate (10). The guide plate (11) is disposed in the guide groove (12) and can slide along the guide groove (12).

5. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The material handling mechanism includes a second mounting plate (8), the upper end of which is detachably connected to the drive end of the second lifting cylinder (6) by bolts, and the lower end of the second mounting plate (8) is fixedly connected to the second gripper cylinder (15). The two gripping ends of the second gripper cylinder (15) are respectively connected to a second gripper plate (16), and the second gripper plate (16) includes a plurality of second gripping fingers that are separated.

6. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The material distribution platform (13) has a support column (17) connected to each of the four corners of its lower end face. The support column (17) is connected to a support plate (18) at its lower end. The material distribution platform (13) has a fixed storage bracket (19) connected to each of the front and rear sides of its upper end face. The material distribution platform (13) has two adjustable storage brackets (20) detachably connected to the middle of its upper end face through a connector. The fixed storage bracket (19) and the adjustable storage bracket (20) have multiple V-shaped positioning grooves along the width direction. The adjustable storage bracket (20) has long strip-shaped adjustment holes along the front and rear direction.

7. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The material distribution platform (13) is provided with a limiting baffle (21) on the front and rear sides respectively. The driving end of the limiting cylinder (22) is connected to the limiting baffle (21). The cylinder body of the limiting cylinder (22) is fixed on the lower end face of the material distribution platform (13).

8. The flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The material distribution mechanism includes a fixed bracket (23), which is detachably connected to a second mounting bracket (3) by bolts. A transverse plate (25) is provided on the lower end face of the fixed bracket (23). The transverse plate (25) is slidably connected to a linear guide rail by a slider. The linear guide rail is fixed on the lower end face of the transverse plate (25). The drive end of a transverse cylinder (24) is connected to the transverse plate (25). The transverse cylinder (24) is fixed inside the fixed bracket (23). A material distribution cylinder (26) is vertically fixed on the lower end face of the transverse plate (25). The drive end of the material distribution cylinder (26) is connected to a material distribution lifting plate (27). Two guide sleeves (29) are fixed on the material distribution lifting plate (27). The two guide sleeves (29) are positioned on the material distribution lifting plate (27) to the left and right. The two guide sleeves (29) are symmetrically arranged, and a guide rod (30) is slidably connected inside each of them. The lower ends of the two guide rods (30) are connected to the left and right ends of the material dispensing nozzle mounting plate (28) respectively. The upper ends of the two guide rods (30) extend upwards out of the guide sleeves and are connected to the stop block (32). The stop block (32) can prevent the guide rods (30) from falling out of the guide sleeves (29). Multiple material dispensing nozzles (31) are arranged side by side on the material dispensing nozzle mounting plate (28). The lower end of the material dispensing nozzle (31) is provided with a circular arc-shaped material dispensing groove (33). A vacuum adsorption port (34) is provided in the material dispensing groove (33). A vacuum adsorption channel is provided in the material dispensing nozzle (31). One end of the vacuum adsorption channel is connected to the vacuum adsorption port (34), and the other end of the vacuum adsorption channel is connected to the external vacuum pipeline.

9. A flexible conduit feeding device as described in claim 8, characterized in that: A spring is fitted on the guide rod (30), with the upper end of the spring contacting the lower end face of the guide sleeve (29) and the lower end of the spring contacting the upper end face of the material distribution nozzle mounting plate (28).

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