Automatic tray feeding equipment

By designing an automatic pallet feeding device, the collaborative work of the storage rack, picking component, and feeding component solves the problem of uneven feeding in existing automated processing and improves processing efficiency.

CN223509194UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04DONGGUAN NANBU JIAYONG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423067197.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-11
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-11

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Technical Problem

In existing automated processing, the product loading process is not smooth enough, leading to processing stoppages and low efficiency, especially when using material trays, which requires manual replenishment and affects processing efficiency.

Method used

Design an automatic pallet loading device, including a frame, a controller, a picking component, first and second drive components, and a loading component. Through the coordinated work of the storage rack, the picking component, and the loading component, the automatic loading and unloading of pallets is realized, avoiding manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

This achieved a smooth pallet loading process, reduced processing interruptions, improved processing efficiency, and met existing processing needs.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses automatic tray feeding equipment which comprises a rack, a controller, a material taking assembly, a first driving assembly, a feeding assembly and a second driving assembly. A plurality of material storage grooves which are arranged at intervals up and down and used for containing trays are formed in a material storage frame, and a material taking assembly is arranged on a rack in a manner of moving up and down back and forth and located beside the material storage frame in cooperation with the material taking assembly; the feeding assembly is arranged on the machine frame in a front-and-back moving mode and located above the material taking assembly. When feeding is carried out, the trays only need to be supplemented into the material storage grooves, the trays in the corresponding material storage grooves are taken out and conveyed to the position below the feeding assembly in cooperation with the material taking assembly, then the trays pass through the feeding assembly, the empty trays are conveyed back into the corresponding material storage grooves after feeding is carried out, and then the trays with the materials in the other material storage grooves are taken out. And meanwhile, the material supplementing process of the empty tray can be completed, the material supplementing process and the material taking process do not interfere with each other, the feeding process is smoother, the machining efficiency is guaranteed, and the existing machining requirements can be met.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field technology of automatic processing, especially a tray automatic feeding equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automation refers to the nature of automatically completing all or part of the processing of product manufacturing: the whole factory realizes comprehensive automation, which includes the automation of design, manufacturing and processing, enterprise internal management, market information processing and enterprise information flow connection. It and information and communication, office automation, new materials, biological engineering, health care and medical technology are the six leading new technologies in modern times. Its conventional composition mode is to connect various processing automation equipment and flexible production lines (FML) together, cooperate with computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) systems, and coordinate work under the unified management of central computer, so that the whole factory production realizes comprehensive automation.

[0003] In the existing automatic processing, it is difficult to complete the automatic feeding process in the feeding process due to different product types. For example, products that need to use trays generally need manual placement of a stack of trays at the position of the material taking part during automatic feeding. After the feeding of all products on the trays is completed, the processing equipment needs to be paused, and the empty trays are removed before new trays are replenished, which causes the processing to stop during replenishment, making the processing process not smooth enough and affecting the processing efficiency, which cannot meet the existing processing requirements. Therefore, it is necessary to study a new technical solution to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] Therefore, the utility model mainly aims at providing a tray automatic feeding equipment, which can effectively solve the problems of insufficient smoothness of product feeding process, affecting processing efficiency and being unable to meet the processing requirements.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The tray automatic feeding equipment comprises a rack, a controller, a material taking assembly, a first driving assembly, a feeding assembly and a second driving assembly.

[0007] As a preferred scheme, the rack is provided with a cover, and the material taking assembly, the first driving assembly, the feeding assembly and the second driving assembly are covered by the cover, and the controller is arranged on the upper end of the cover.

[0008] As a preferred scheme, the material taking assembly comprises a material taking rack, a material taking head and a material taking driving mechanism, the material taking rack is movably arranged on the rack and located beside the storage rack, the material taking head is movably arranged on the material taking rack and moves with the material taking rack, and the material taking driving mechanism is arranged on the material taking rack and drives the material taking head to move.

[0009] As a preferred scheme, the material taking head is matched with the tray in the storage groove through magnetic attraction, and the material taking head is connected with the controller.

[0010] As a preferred scheme, the first driving assembly comprises a first driving wheel, a first driving mechanism, a first driven wheel and a first belt, the first driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the rack, the first driving mechanism is arranged on the rack and drives the first driving wheel to rotate, the first driving mechanism is connected with the controller, the first driven wheel is rotatably arranged on the rack and is spaced apart from the first driving wheel in the vertical direction, and the first belt is sleeved on the first driving wheel and the first driven wheel and is driven by the first driving wheel to rotate, and the material taking assembly is arranged on the first belt and moves with the first belt.

[0011] As a preferred scheme, the feeding assembly comprises a feeding frame, a movable seat, a second driving mechanism, a feeding head and a third driving mechanism; the feeding frame is movably arranged on the rack and located above the material taking assembly; the movable seat is movably arranged on the feeding frame and moves with the feeding frame; the second driving mechanism is arranged on the feeding frame and drives the movable seat to move; the feeding head is movably arranged on the movable seat and moves with the movable seat; and the third driving mechanism is arranged on the movable seat and drives the feeding head to move.

[0012] As a preferred scheme, the feeding head and the third driving mechanism are arranged transversely, and each is arranged on the movable seat and moves with the movable seat.

[0013] As a preferred scheme, the second driving assembly comprises a second driving wheel, a fourth driving mechanism, a second driven wheel and a second belt; the second driving wheel is movably arranged on the rack; the fourth driving mechanism is arranged on the rack and drives the second driving wheel to rotate; the second driven wheel is rotatably arranged on the rack and is arranged in the front-rear direction between the second driving wheel and the fourth driving mechanism; and the second belt is arranged on the second driving wheel and the second driven wheel and is driven by the second driving wheel to move.

[0014] The utility model has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art, specifically speaking, the above technical scheme can know that:

[0015] The feeding assembly is movably arranged on the rack and located above the material taking assembly; when feeding, the tray is replenished into the storage groove, the tray in the corresponding storage groove is taken out by the material taking assembly and sent to the lower side of the feeding assembly, and then the feeding assembly is used for feeding; after feeding, the empty tray is sent back to the corresponding storage groove, and the tray with materials in other storage grooves is taken out, and the empty tray can be replenished, which does not interfere with the material taking process, so that the feeding process is more smooth, the processing efficiency is ensured, and the existing processing demand can be met.

[0016] To make the structure features and functions of the utility model clearer, the utility model will be described in detail in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments. DRAWINGS

[0017] Fig. 1is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Fig. 2 is a partial assembly schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the material taking assembly in the preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the material taking assembly in the preferred embodiment of the utility model.

[0021] The drawing mark explanation is as follows:

[0022] 10, rack 101, storage tank

[0023] 11, storage rack 12, machine cover

[0024] 20, controller 30, material taking assembly

[0025] 31, material taking rack 32, material taking head

[0026] 33, material taking drive mechanism 40, first drive assembly

[0027] 41, first driving wheel 42, first drive mechanism

[0028] 43, first driven wheel 44, first belt

[0029] 50, material feeding assembly 51, material feeding rack

[0030] 52, movable seat 53, second drive mechanism

[0031] 54, material feeding head 55, third drive mechanism

[0032] 60, second drive assembly 61, second driving wheel

[0033] 62, fourth drive mechanism 63, second driven wheel

[0034] 64, second belt. Specific implementation

[0035] Please refer to Figs. 1 to 4 It shows the specific structure of the preferred embodiment of the utility model, which includes rack 10, controller 20, material taking assembly 30, first drive assembly 40, material feeding assembly 50 and second drive assembly 60.

[0036] The rack 10 is provided with a storage rack 11 extending upward and downward, and a plurality of storage grooves 101 for placing the trays are arranged in the storage rack 11 in an upward and downward interval arrangement; in the embodiment, the rack 10 is provided with a cover 12, and the material taking assembly 30, the first driving assembly 40, the material feeding assembly 50 and the second driving assembly 60 are covered by the cover 12.

[0037] The controller 20 is arranged on the rack 10; in the embodiment, the controller 20 is arranged on the upper end of the cover 12.

[0038] The material taking assembly 30 is arranged on the rack 10 and located beside the storage rack 11 in a back and forth movement, and the material taking assembly 30 is connected with the controller 20; in the embodiment, the material taking assembly 30 comprises a material taking rack 31, a material taking head 32 and a material taking driving mechanism 33; the material taking rack 31 is arranged on the rack 10 and located beside the storage rack 11 in a back and forth movement; the material taking head 32 is arranged on the material taking rack 31 in a back and forth movement and moves with the material taking rack 31; the material taking driving mechanism 33 is arranged on the material taking rack 31 and drives the material taking head 32 to move back and forth, and the material taking driving mechanism 33 is connected with the controller 20; the material taking head 32 cooperates with the tray in the storage groove 101 by magnetic attraction, and the material taking head 32 is connected with the controller 20. Correspondingly, the material taking head 32 can also grasp and release the tray by clamping or other ways, which is not limited.

[0039] The first driving assembly 40 is arranged on the rack 10 and drives the material taking assembly 30 to move upward and downward, and the first driving assembly 40 is connected with the controller 20; in the embodiment, the first driving assembly 40 comprises a first driving wheel 41, a first driving mechanism 42, a first driven wheel 43 and a first belt 44; the first driving wheel 41 is arranged on the rack 10 in a back and forth rotation; the first driving mechanism 42 is arranged on the rack 10 and drives the first driving wheel 41 to rotate, and the first driving mechanism 42 is connected with the controller 20; the first driven wheel 43 is arranged on the rack 10 in a back and forth rotation, and the first driven wheel 43 is arranged in an interval arrangement with the first driving wheel 41 in the upward and downward direction; the first belt 44 is sleeved on the first driving wheel 41 and the first driven wheel 43 and is driven by the first driving wheel 41 to rotate back and forth, and the material taking assembly 30 is arranged on the first belt 44 and moves upward and downward with the first belt 44.

[0040] The feeding assembly 50 is movably arranged on the frame 10 above the taking assembly 30 and is connected with the controller 20; in the embodiment, the feeding assembly 50 comprises a feeding frame 51, a movable seat 52, a second driving mechanism 53, a feeding head 54 and a third driving mechanism 55; the feeding frame 51 is movably arranged on the frame 10 above the taking assembly 30; the movable seat 52 is movably arranged on the feeding frame 51 and moves with the feeding frame 51; the second driving mechanism 53 is arranged on the feeding frame 51 and drives the movable seat 52 to move, and the second driving mechanism 53 is connected with the controller 20; the feeding head 54 is movably arranged on the movable seat 52 and moves with the movable seat 52; the third driving mechanism 55 is arranged on the movable seat 52 and drives the feeding head 54 to move, and the third driving mechanism 55 is connected with the controller 20. The feeding head 54 and the third driving mechanism 55 are transversely arranged, and each of them is arranged on the movable seat 52 and moves with the movable seat 52, and each third driving mechanism 55 drives the corresponding feeding head 54 to move, so that the feeding of two products can be simultaneously completed, and the feeding efficiency is effectively improved.

[0041] The second driving assembly 60 is arranged on the frame 10 and drives the feeding assembly 50 to move back and forth, and the second driving assembly 60 is connected with the controller 20. In the embodiment, the second driving assembly 60 comprises a second driving wheel 61, a fourth driving mechanism 62, a second driven wheel 63 and a second belt 64; the second driving wheel 61 is movably arranged on the frame 10; the fourth driving mechanism 62 is arranged on the frame 10 and drives the second driving wheel 61 to rotate back and forth; the second driven wheel 63 is rotatably arranged on the frame 10, and the second driven wheel 63 and the second driving wheel 61 are arranged in the front-rear direction; the second belt 64 is sleeved on the second driving wheel 61 and the second driven wheel 63 and is driven by the second driving wheel 61 to move back and forth, and the feeding assembly 50 is driven by the second belt 64 to move back and forth.

[0042] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows:

[0043] In operation, first, the device is connected to an external power supply, then a full tray of products is replenished in the storage tank 101 and information is transmitted to the controller 20, then the taking assembly 30 is driven by the first driving assembly 40 to move up and down to the side of the corresponding storage tank 101, then the taking head 32 is driven by the taking driving mechanism 33 to move towards the storage tank 101, and the tray in the storage tank 101 is taken out, then the taking assembly 30 and the tray in the taking assembly 30 are driven by the first driving assembly 40 to move upwards to the lower side of the feeding assembly 50, and the feeding head 54 is driven by the second driving assembly 60 and the second driving mechanism 53 and the third driving mechanism 55 to feed the products in the tray to an external device.

[0044] When the feeding of the products in the tray is completed, the empty tray is placed back into the corresponding storage tank 101 by the taking assembly 30, and a full tray of products in another storage tank 101 is taken out, and the above steps are repeated to continue the feeding process, and the empty tray in the corresponding storage tank 101 can be replenished at the same time.

[0045] The utility model discloses the design emphasis lies in: through the storage tank for placing the tray of the multiple upper and lower interval arrangement of being provided in the storage rack, and cooperate taking assembly can go up and down and set up in the rack and be located the storage rack side around, the feeding assembly can go back and forth and set up in the rack and be located the taking assembly top, when feeding, only need to replenish the tray in the storage tank, cooperate taking assembly to take out the tray in the corresponding storage tank and send to the feeding assembly below, then through the feeding assembly can, after feeding, send the empty tray back in the corresponding storage tank, then take out the material tray with material in other storage tank, and the empty tray can be replenished at the same time, and the taking process is not interfered with each other, so that the feeding process is more smooth, guarantees the efficiency of processing, makes it can satisfy the processing demand of present.

[0046] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the technical range of the utility model in any way, so any slight modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiment according to the technical essence of the utility model still belongs to the range of the technical scheme of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic pallet feeding device, characterized in that: The system includes a frame, a controller, a material handling assembly, a first drive assembly, a feeding assembly, and a second drive assembly. The frame has a vertically extending storage rack with multiple storage slots for placing pallets arranged at vertical intervals. The controller is mounted on the frame. The material handling assembly is movably mounted on the frame and located beside the storage rack, and is connected to the controller. The first drive assembly is mounted on the frame and drives the material handling assembly to move up and down; it is also connected to the controller. The feeding assembly is movably mounted on the frame and located above the material handling assembly; it is connected to the controller. The second drive assembly is mounted on the frame and drives the feeding assembly to move back and forth; it is also connected to the controller.

2. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover is provided on the frame, and the material handling component, the first drive component, the feeding component and the second drive component are all covered by the cover. The controller is located on the upper part of the cover.

3. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material handling assembly includes a material handling frame, a material handling head, and a material handling drive mechanism; the material handling frame is movably mounted on the frame and located next to the storage rack; the material handling head is movably mounted on the material handling frame and moves back and forth with the material handling frame; the material handling drive mechanism is mounted on the material handling frame and drives the material handling head to move back and forth, and the material handling drive mechanism is connected to the controller.

4. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material picking head engages with the tray in the storage tank via magnetic attraction, and the material picking head is connected to the controller.

5. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first drive assembly includes a first drive wheel, a first drive mechanism, a first driven wheel, and a first belt; the first drive wheel is rotatably mounted on the frame; the first drive mechanism is mounted on the frame and drives the first drive wheel to rotate, and the first drive mechanism is connected to a controller; the first driven wheel is rotatably mounted on the frame, and the first driven wheel and the first drive wheel are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction; the first belt is sleeved on the first drive wheel and the first driven wheel and is driven to rotate back and forth by the first drive wheel; the material handling assembly is mounted on the first belt and moves back and forth with the first belt.

6. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding assembly includes a feeding frame, a movable seat, a second drive mechanism, a feeding head, and a third drive mechanism. The feeding frame is movably mounted on the frame and located above the material handling assembly. The movable seat is movably mounted on the feeding frame and moves back and forth with the feeding frame. The second drive mechanism is mounted on the feeding frame and drives the movable seat to move back and forth; the second drive mechanism is connected to the controller. The feeding head is movably mounted on the movable seat and moves back and forth with the movable seat. The third drive mechanism is mounted on the movable seat and drives the feeding head to move back and forth; the third drive mechanism is connected to the controller.

7. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The feeding head and the third drive mechanism are two horizontally arranged components, both mounted on a movable seat and moving back and forth with the movable seat. Each third drive mechanism drives the corresponding feeding head to move back and forth.

8. The automatic pallet feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second drive assembly includes a second drive wheel, a fourth drive mechanism, a second driven wheel, and a second belt; the second drive wheel is movably mounted on the frame; the fourth drive mechanism is mounted on the frame and drives the second drive wheel to rotate back and forth; the second driven wheel is rotatably mounted on the frame, and the second driven wheel and the second drive wheel are spaced apart in the front-back direction; the second belt is sleeved on the second drive wheel and the second driven wheel and drives the second drive wheel back and forth; the feeding assembly is driven to move back and forth by the second belt.