Self-adaptive material taking device

By using an adaptive material handling device on an automated production line, which utilizes a suction cup with spring-assisted action to achieve multi-directional adaptation, the problem of suction failure caused by material tilting is solved, thereby improving production efficiency and product quality.

CN223521851UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07东莞市思榕智能装备有限公司
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Application Number
CN202423069056.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-11
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-11

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Technical Problem

On automated production lines, materials are prone to tilting when stacked, causing the material handling mechanism to fail to pick them up, which affects production efficiency and product quality.

Method used

An adaptive material handling device is adopted. Through the synergistic effect of the first spring installed between the support and the floating plate and the second spring between the suction cup and the floating plate, the suction cup can achieve multi-directional self-adaptation and pick up various inclined materials.

Benefits of technology

It improves production efficiency and product quality, ensures a high success rate in picking up various inclined materials, and prevents materials from falling during the transfer process.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a self-adaptive material taking device. The device comprises a bearing seat; the material taking assembly is connected with the bearing seat; the material taking assembly comprises a sliding table air cylinder, a support, a floating plate, a first spring and a suction cup. Sucker fixing pieces are fixedly installed at the two opposite ends of the floating plate correspondingly, and the suckers are connected with the sucker fixing pieces through second springs. The anti-falling clamping jaw assemblies are mounted on the two opposite sides of the bearing seat; the anti-falling clamping jaw assembly comprises a lifting air cylinder, a clamping jaw driving air cylinder, a supporting plate and a clamping jaw. A piston rod of the clamping jaw driving cylinder is downwards hinged with the clamping jaw. The self-adaptive material taking device is simple in structure and convenient to use, the first spring is installed between the support and the floating plate, the suction cup is connected with the floating plate through the second spring, through the synergistic effect of the first spring and the second spring, the suction cup can achieve multi-direction self-adaption, then various inclined materials can be sucked conveniently, and the material taking efficiency is improved. The production efficiency and the product quality are effectively improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a material taking device technical field, especially a kind of self-adaptive material taking device. BACKGROUND

[0002] On automatic production line, material taking and placing mechanism is usually installed on four-axis robot or XYZR four-axis module, responsible for suction material and carrying it to specified position.

[0003] However, in practical application, when material is stacked to form a pile, with the increase of material quantity, the problem that material is inclined left and right in stacking process often occurs. This inclination phenomenon is particularly obvious when the number of material is more, and the inclination angle can be as high as 20 °. With the gradual reduction of material, although the inclination angle will gradually become smaller, it still causes interference to the normal operation of material taking mechanism, leading to suction material failure, and then affecting production efficiency and product quality. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] Based on this, the utility model provides a kind of self-adaptive material taking device, simple structure, convenient to use, first spring is installed between support and floating plate, suction cup is connected floating plate by second spring, through the synergies of first spring and second spring, so that suction cup can realize multidirectional self-adaption, and then it is convenient to suction various inclined material, effectively production efficiency and product quality.

[0005] In order to realize the purpose of the utility model, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A kind of self-adaptive material taking device, comprising:

[0007] Bearing seat;

[0008] Material taking assembly connected with bearing seat;Material taking assembly includes slide table cylinder connected with bearing seat, support connected with slide table part of slide table cylinder, floating plate articulated with support, first spring connected between support and floating plate, and suction cup elastically installed at opposite ends of floating plate;Suction cup fixing piece is fixedly installed at opposite ends of floating plate respectively, and suction cup is connected with suction cup fixing piece by second spring;And

[0009] Anti-falling clamping jaw assembly installed on opposite sides of bearing seat;Anti-falling clamping jaw assembly includes lifting cylinder connected with one side of bearing seat, clamping jaw drive cylinder connected with lifting cylinder, support plate fixedly connected with cylinder body part of clamping jaw cylinder, and clamping jaw articulated with bottom end of support plate;Piston rod of clamping jaw drive cylinder is downward articulated with clamping jaw.

[0010] The aforementioned adaptive material handling device has a simple structure and is easy to use. A first spring is installed between the support and the floating plate, and the suction cup is connected to the floating plate through a second spring. Through the synergistic effect of the first and second springs, the suction cup can achieve multi-directional self-adaptation, thereby facilitating the picking up of various inclined materials and effectively improving production efficiency and product quality.

[0011] In one embodiment, a pivot is rotatably mounted in the middle of the support, the pivot being used to connect the floating plate.

[0012] In one embodiment, the first spring is located on opposite sides of the shaft, and the second spring is located at opposite ends of the shaft.

[0013] In one embodiment, the material handling assembly further includes an annular limiting frame that is fixedly connected to the cylinder portion of the slide cylinder; the suction cups correspond one-to-one with the annular limiting frame, and the suction cups are used to pass through and protrude beyond the annular limiting frame.

[0014] In one embodiment, the top of the gripper is provided with an arc-shaped groove, which matches the piston rod of the gripper drive cylinder. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of an adaptive material handling device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the adaptive material handling device shown from another perspective;

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the adaptive material handling device is shown below;

[0018] Figure 4 for Figure 3 An exploded view of the material handling component in the adaptive material handling device shown.

[0019] Figure 5 for Figure 3 The diagram shows a three-dimensional representation of the material handling component in the adaptive material handling device, excluding the annular limiting frame.

[0020] Figure 6 for Figure 5 An enlarged view of circle A shown;

[0021] Figure 7 for Figure 3 An exploded view of the anti-drop gripper assembly in the adaptive material handling device shown.

[0022] Figure 8 for Figure 3A half cutaway schematic view of the anti-falling gripper assembly of the self-adaptable material taking device shown;

[0023] Figure 9 For Figure 1 A schematic view of the self-adaptable material taking device shown in a material taking completed state.

[0024] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] 10 - bearing seat;

[0026] 20 - material taking assembly, 21 - slide table air cylinder, 22 - support, 220 - rotating shaft, 23 - floating plate, 24 - first spring, 25 - suction cup, 26 - annular limiting frame, 27 - suction cup fixing member, 28 - second spring;

[0027] 30 - anti-falling gripper assembly, 31 - lifting air cylinder, 32 - gripper driving air cylinder, 33 - support plate, 34 - gripper, 340 - arc-shaped groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings. However, the present application can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0029] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can be an intervening element. 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 an intervening element.

[0030] 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 the present application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0031] Please refer to Figures 1 to 9 The self-adaptable material taking device of an embodiment of the present application comprises a bearing seat 10, a material taking assembly 20 connected to the bearing seat 10, and an anti-falling gripper assembly 30 installed on opposite sides of the bearing seat 10. The material taking assembly 20 is located between the two anti-falling gripper assemblies 30.

[0032] The top end of the bearing seat 10 is used to connect a robot to drive the entire self-adaptable material taking device to move.

[0033] The taking assembly 20 comprises a slide cylinder 21 connected with the bearing seat 10, a support 22 connected with a slide part of the slide cylinder 21, a floating plate 23 hinged with the support 22, a first spring 24 connected between the support 22 and the floating plate 23, a suction cup 25 elastically mounted at opposite ends of the floating plate 23, and an annular limiting frame 26 fixedly connected with a cylinder part of the slide cylinder 21; the suction cup 25 is matched with the annular limiting frame 26, and the suction cup 25 is used for penetrating and protruding out of the annular limiting frame 26.

[0034] Specifically, as shown in the drawings, Figures 4 to 6 A rotating shaft 220 is rotatably mounted at a middle part of the support 22, and the rotating shaft 220 is used for connecting the floating plate 23 to realize the hinge connection between the support 22 and the floating plate 23. The first spring 24 is located at opposite sides of the rotating shaft 220, so as to realize the swing of the floating plate 23 and improve the self-adaptability of the floating plate 23.

[0035] In the embodiment, the suction cup fixing member 27 is fixedly mounted at opposite ends of the floating plate 23, and the suction cup 25 is connected with the suction cup fixing member 27 through the second spring 28 to realize the elastic connection between the suction cup 25 and the floating plate 23.

[0036] Further, the second spring 28 is located at opposite ends of the rotating shaft 220. Through the cooperation of the first spring 24 and the second spring 28, the suction cup 25 can realize multi-directional self-adaptation, thereby facilitating the suction of various inclined materials.

[0037] The anti-falling clamp jaw assembly 30 comprises a lifting cylinder 31 connected with one side of the bearing seat 10, a clamp jaw driving cylinder 32 connected with the lifting cylinder 31, a support plate 33 fixedly connected with a cylinder body part of the clamp jaw cylinder 32, and a clamp jaw 34 hinged at a bottom end of the support plate 33; the piston rod of the clamp jaw driving cylinder 32 is downwardly hinged with the clamp jaw 34 to drive the clamp jaw 34 to be folded below the annular limiting frame 26, at this time, the clamp jaw 34 is used for abutting against a bottom surface of the material to effectively clamp the material and prevent the material from falling during the transfer.

[0038] As shown in the drawings, Figure 7 and Figure 8 The top end of the clamp jaw 34 is provided with an arc-shaped groove 340 matched and connected with the piston rod of the clamp jaw driving cylinder 32, so that the piston rod of the clamp jaw driving cylinder 32 can drive the clamp jaw 34 to be folded, that is, to be folded.

[0039] In actual work, the robot drives the entire self-adaptable material taking device to move above the material taking station, the clamping jaw 34 is opened, and it is confirmed that the suction cup 25 is opposite to the material. Then, the slide table cylinder 21 drives the floating plate 23 to descend, and vacuum is extracted, so that the suction cup 25 falls and abuts against the material, at this time, the slide table cylinder 21 drives the floating plate 23 to continue to descend, in this process, the first spring 24 and the second spring 28 are compressed, so that the suction cup 25 can adaptively tilt a certain angle to suck the material. After the suction is completed, the slide table cylinder 21 drives the floating plate 23 to ascend until the material abuts against the annular limiting frame 26. Then, the piston rod of the clamping jaw driving cylinder 32 drives the clamping jaw 34 to be closed below the annular limiting frame 26, at this time, the clamping jaw 34 is used to abut against the bottom surface of the material, effectively clamps the material, and prevents the material from falling in the transfer process, as shown in Figure 9

[0040] The self-adaptable material taking device has the advantages of simple structure and convenient use. The first spring 24 is installed between the support 22 and the floating plate 23, the suction cup 25 is connected to the floating plate 23 through the second spring 28, the suction cup 25 can realize self-adaptation in multiple directions through the cooperative action of the first spring 24 and the second spring 28, thereby conveniently sucking various inclined materials, and effectively improving production efficiency and product quality.

[0041] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined in any manner. To make the description simple, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described, however, as long as the combinations of the technical features do not exist contradictory, they should be considered as the scope of the present disclosure.

[0042] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation manners of the present application, the description is relatively specific and detailed, however, it should not be understood as the limitation of the scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of modifications and improvements can be made, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.​

Claims

1. An adaptive pick-up device, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a kind of material taking device, including: Bearing seat; Material taking assembly connected with bearing seat;Material taking assembly includes slide table cylinder connected with bearing seat, support connected with slide table part of slide table cylinder, floating plate articulated with support, first spring connected between support and floating plate, and suction disc elastically mounted in opposite ends of floating plate;Suction disc fixing piece is fixedly installed in opposite ends of floating plate respectively, and suction disc is connected with suction disc fixing piece by second spring;And Anti-falling clamp jaw assembly installed in opposite sides of bearing seat;Anti-falling clamp jaw assembly includes lifting cylinder connected with one side of bearing seat, clamp jaw drive cylinder connected with lifting cylinder, support plate fixedly connected with cylinder body part of clamp jaw cylinder, and clamp jaw articulated with bottom end of support plate;Piston rod of clamp jaw drive cylinder is articulated downward to clamp jaw.

2. The self-adaptable material taking-out device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The middle part of the support is rotatably installed with a rotating shaft, which is used to connect the floating plate.

3. The self-adaptable material taking-out device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The first spring is located on opposite sides of the rotating shaft, and the second spring is located on opposite ends of the rotating shaft.

4. The adaptive material taking-out device according to claim 1, wherein The material taking assembly further includes an annular limiting frame fixedly connected with the cylinder barrel part of the slide table cylinder;The suction disc corresponds to the annular limiting frame one by one, and the suction disc is used to pass through and protrude beyond the annular limiting frame.

5. The adaptive material taking-out device according to claim 1, wherein The top end of the clamp jaw is provided with an arc-shaped groove matched with the piston rod of the clamp jaw drive cylinder.