Automatic valve cover assembling equipment

By designing an automated valve cover assembly equipment, the valve body, rubber granules, valve cover, and water-stop gasket are automatically assembled using a station turntable and material handling device. This solves the quality and efficiency problems caused by traditional manual assembly and improves the stability and production efficiency of valve cover assembly.

CN223544523UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-14XIAMEN ZHONGXINYI AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423029158.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-09
Publication Date
2025-11-14
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-09

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Technical Problem

Traditional valve cover assembly relies on manual operation, resulting in poor quality stability and problems such as improper installation of parts, non-standard installation of seals, and inconsistent connection tightening force, which affect valve product performance and production efficiency.

Method used

An automatic valve cover assembly device was designed, which realizes the automated assembly of valve body, rubber granules, valve cover and water-stop gasket through station turntable and multi-station rotation. The finished product is moved to the finished product placement box by the material picking device, which improves the assembly quality and efficiency.

Benefits of technology

This has improved the stability of product quality and production efficiency during valve cover assembly, reduced reliance on manual operation, and enhanced the stability and consistency of assembly.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic valve cover assembling, in particular to automatic valve cover assembling equipment which comprises an equipment body, a station rotating disc is rotationally installed on the surface of the upper end of the equipment body, a plurality of evenly-distributed tool jigs are fixedly installed on the station rotating disc, and a valve body containing bin is fixedly installed on one side of the equipment body. A rubber particle containing bin is fixedly installed on one side of the valve body containing bin and located on the surface of the equipment body, a valve deck containing bin is fixedly installed on the side, away from the valve body containing bin, of the rubber particle containing bin, and a water stop rubber mat containing bin is fixedly installed on one side of the valve deck containing bin and located at the end, away from the valve body containing bin, of the equipment body. According to the valve cover assembling machine, the valve covers are assembled by rotating the multi-station rotary table, assembled finished products are moved to the lower end of the material taking device, grabbed from the tool jigs through the material taking device and moved into the finished product containing box through the discharging port, the whole set of machining is completed, and the product quality and the production efficiency in the valve cover assembling process are improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automatic valve cover assembly technology, and in particular to an automatic valve cover assembly device. Background Technology

[0002] In the valve manufacturing industry, the valve cover, as one of the key components of a valve, has a crucial impact on the performance and production efficiency of the entire valve product due to its assembly quality and efficiency.

[0003] Traditional valve cover assembly relies mainly on manual operation, which makes it difficult to guarantee the consistency of quality. Due to differences in workers' skill levels, working conditions, and fatigue levels, problems such as improper installation of parts, non-standard installation of seals, and inconsistent tightening force are prone to occur during valve cover assembly. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of this utility model is to propose an automatic valve cover assembly device to solve the problems of valve cover assembly quality and efficiency, and reduce production costs.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides an automatic valve cover assembly device, comprising: a main body of the device; a station turntable rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the main body; a plurality of evenly distributed tooling fixtures fixedly mounted on the station turntable; a valve body placement chamber fixedly mounted on one side of the main body; a granule placement chamber fixedly mounted on one side of the valve body placement chamber and on the surface of the main body; a valve cover placement chamber fixedly mounted on the side of the granule placement chamber away from the valve body placement chamber; a water-stop rubber pad placement chamber fixedly mounted on one side of the valve cover placement chamber and at the end of the main body away from the valve body placement chamber; and a material picking device fixedly mounted on one side of the water-stop rubber pad placement chamber above the station turntable, with a discharge port below the material picking device and fixedly mounted on the main body of the device.

[0006] As an optional implementation, a valve body conveyor belt is fixedly connected to one end of the valve body placement chamber, and several accessory drive seats are fixedly installed below the valve body conveyor belt and above the main body of the equipment.

[0007] As an optional implementation, a valve body picking and placing device is provided at the end of the valve body conveyor belt away from the valve body placement chamber, and the valve body picking and placing device is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment.

[0008] As an optional implementation, a granule conveyor belt is fixedly connected to the granule placement bin, and a granule fixing device is provided at the end of the granule conveyor belt away from the granule placement bin, and the granule fixing device is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment.

[0009] As an optional implementation, a valve cover conveying device is fixedly connected to one end of the valve cover placement chamber, and a valve cover fixing device is provided above the end of the valve cover conveying device away from the valve cover placement chamber, and is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment.

[0010] As an optional implementation, a water-stop pad conveyor belt is fixedly connected to the water-stop pad placement chamber, and a water-stop pad pressing and fixing device is provided on the water-stop pad conveyor belt away from the water-stop pad placement chamber. The water-stop pad pressing and fixing device is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment.

[0011] As an optional implementation, a tooling fixture is fixedly installed on the tooling fixture, a valve body is fixedly installed on the tooling fixture, a rubber pellet is fixedly installed on the valve body, a valve cover is fixedly installed above the rubber pellet, and a water-stop rubber gasket is fixedly installed above the valve cover.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model assembles the valve cover by rotating a multi-station turntable. The assembled finished product is moved to the lower end of the material picking device, which picks it up from the tooling fixture and moves it into the finished product placement box through the discharge port to complete the entire processing. This improves the product quality and production efficiency during the valve cover assembly process. Attached Figure Description

[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only for this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic valve cover assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the valve cover assembly station according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the valve cover according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the valve cover assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0018] The diagram is marked as follows:

[0019] 1. Valve body placement bin; 2. Glue granule placement bin; 3. Valve cover placement bin; 4. Water-stop rubber gasket placement bin; 5. Main body of equipment; 6. Accessory drive seat; 7. Valve body conveyor belt; 8. Valve body picking and placing device; 9. Glue granule conveyor belt; 10. Glue granule fixing device; 11. Valve cover conveyor device; 12. Valve cover fixing device; 13. Water-stop rubber gasket conveyor belt; 14. Water-stop rubber gasket pressing and fixing device; 15. Workstation turntable; 16. Material picking device; 17. Discharge port; 18. Water-stop rubber gasket; 19. Valve cover; 20. Glue granules; 21. Valve body; 22. Tooling fixture. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0021] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used in this utility model should have the ordinary meaning understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model pertains. The terms "first," "second," and similar terms used in this utility model do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. Terms such as "comprising" or "including" mean that the element or object preceding the word encompasses the elements or objects listed following the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. Terms such as "connected" or "linked" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. Terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0022] like Figures 1-4 As shown, an automatic valve cover assembly device includes: a main body 5, a station turntable 15 rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the main body 5, a plurality of evenly distributed tooling fixtures 22 fixedly mounted on the station turntable 15, a valve body placement chamber 1 fixedly mounted on one side of the main body 5, a granule placement chamber 2 fixedly mounted on one side of the valve body placement chamber 1 and located on the surface of the main body 5, a valve cover placement chamber 3 fixedly mounted on the side of the granule placement chamber 2 away from the valve body placement chamber 1, a water-stop rubber pad placement chamber 4 fixedly mounted on one side of the valve cover placement chamber 3 and located at the end of the main body 5 away from the valve body placement chamber 1, and a material picking device 16 fixedly mounted on one side of the water-stop rubber pad placement chamber 4 above the station turntable 15, with a discharge port 17 provided below the material picking device 16 and fixedly mounted on the main body 5.

[0023] like Figures 1-4As shown, in one optional implementation, a valve body conveyor belt 7 is fixedly connected to one end of the valve body placement chamber 1, and several accessory drive seats 6 are fixedly installed below the valve body conveyor belt 7 and above the main body of the equipment 5.

[0024] A valve body pick-and-place device 8 is provided at the end of the valve body conveyor belt 7 away from the valve body placement bin 1. The valve body pick-and-place device 8 is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment 5.

[0025] A granule conveyor belt 9 is fixedly connected to the granule placement bin 2. A granule fixing device 10 is provided at the end of the granule conveyor belt 9 away from the granule placement bin 2. The granule fixing device 10 is fixedly installed on the main body 5 of the equipment.

[0026] A valve cover conveying device 11 is fixedly connected to one end of the valve cover placement chamber 3. A valve cover fixing device 12 is provided above the end of the valve cover conveying device 11 away from the valve cover placement chamber 3 and is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment 5.

[0027] A water-stop pad conveyor belt 13 is fixedly connected to the water-stop pad placement chamber 4. A water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14 is set away from the water-stop pad placement chamber 4. The water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14 is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment 5.

[0028] The tooling fixture 22 is fixedly installed on the tooling fixture 22. The valve body 21 is fixedly installed on the tooling fixture 22. The rubber pellet 20 is fixedly installed on the valve body 21. The valve cover 19 is fixedly installed above the rubber pellet 20. The water-stop rubber gasket 18 is fixedly installed above the valve cover 19.

[0029] Thus, the valve body 21 is placed inside the valve body placement chamber 1, and the accessory drive seat 6 is activated. The valve body 21 is conveyed by the valve body conveyor belt 7 to the valve body pick-and-place device 8, where it is clamped and placed on the tooling fixture 22. The valve body 21 is moved to the underside of the granule fixing device 10 by rotating the station turntable 15. The granules 20 are moved to the underside of the granule fixing device 10 by the granule conveyor belt 9. The granule fixing device 10 grabs the granules 20 and squeezes them onto the valve body 21. The station turntable 15 is rotated and moved to the underside of the valve cover fixing device 12. The valve cover 19 is moved to the underside of the valve cover fixing device 12 by the valve cover conveyor device 11. The valve cover fixing device 12 grips the valve cover 19 and clamps it onto the valve body 21. The rotating station turntable 15 moves the clamped valve cover 19 to the position below the water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14. At the same time, the water-stop pad 18 moves to the position below the water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14 via the water-stop pad conveyor belt 13. The water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14 is activated to grip the water-stop pad 18 and squeeze it onto the valve cover 19, completing the finished product assembly. The rotating station turntable 15 moves the assembled finished product to the lower end of the material picking device 16. The material picking device 16 grips the finished product from the tooling fixture 22 and moves it into the finished product placement box through the discharge port 17, completing the entire processing and ensuring product quality and production efficiency during the valve cover 19 assembly process.

[0030] In this embodiment, as Figures 1-4 As shown, the valve body 21 is placed inside the valve body placement chamber 1, and the accessory drive seat 6 is started to operate. The valve body 21 is conveyed to the valve body pick-and-place device 8 via the valve body conveyor belt 7, and the valve body 21 is clamped by the valve body pick-and-place device 8. The valve body 21 is then placed and installed on the tooling fixture 22. The valve body 21 is moved to the underside of the granule fixing device 10 by rotating the station turntable 15. The granules 20 are moved to the underside of the granule fixing device 10 via the granule conveyor belt 9. The granule fixing device 10 grabs the granules 20 and squeezes them onto the valve body 21. The station turntable 15 is rotated and moved to the underside of the valve cover fixing device 12. The valve cover 19 is moved to the underside of the valve cover fixing device 12 via the valve cover conveyor device 11. The valve cover fixing device 12 grips the valve cover 19 and clamps it onto the valve body 21. The rotating station turntable 15 moves the clamped valve cover 19 to the position below the water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14. At the same time, the water-stop pad 18 moves to the position below the water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14 via the water-stop pad conveyor belt 13. The water-stop pad pressing and fixing device 14 is activated to grip the water-stop pad 18 and squeeze it onto the valve cover 19, completing the finished product assembly. The rotating station turntable 15 moves the assembled finished product to the lower end of the material picking device 16. The material picking device 16 grips the finished product from the tooling fixture 22 and moves it into the finished product placement box through the discharge port 17, completing the entire processing and ensuring product quality and production efficiency during the valve cover 19 assembly process.

[0031] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of this utility model is limited to these examples; within the framework of this utility model, the technical features of the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, the steps can be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of this utility model as described above, which are not provided in the details for the sake of brevity. Any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic valve cover assembly device, characterized in that, include: The equipment body (5) has a station turntable (15) rotatably mounted on its upper surface. Several uniformly distributed tooling fixtures (22) are fixedly mounted on the station turntable (15). A valve body placement chamber (1) is fixedly mounted on one side of the equipment body (5). A granule placement chamber (2) is fixedly mounted on one side of the valve body placement chamber (1) and on the surface of the equipment body (5). A valve cover placement chamber (3) is fixedly mounted on the side of the granule placement chamber (2) away from the valve body placement chamber (1). A water-stop rubber pad placement chamber (4) is fixedly mounted on one side of the valve cover placement chamber (3) and at one end of the equipment body (5) away from the valve body placement chamber (1). A material picking device (16) is fixedly mounted on one side of the water-stop rubber pad placement chamber (4) above the station turntable (15). A material picking device (17) is provided below the material picking device (16) and is fixedly mounted on the equipment body (5).

2. The automatic valve cover assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the valve body placement chamber (1) is fixedly connected to a valve body conveyor belt (7), and several accessory drive seats (6) are fixedly installed below the valve body conveyor belt (7) and above the main body of the equipment (5).

3. The automatic valve cover assembly equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, A valve body pick-and-place device (8) is provided at one end of the valve body conveyor belt (7) away from the valve body placement chamber (1), and the valve body pick-and-place device (8) is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment (5).

4. The automatic valve cover assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, A granule conveyor belt (9) is fixedly connected to the granule placement bin (2). A granule fixing device (10) is provided at the end of the granule conveyor belt (9) away from the granule placement bin (2). The granule fixing device (10) is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment (5).

5. The automatic valve cover assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the valve cover placement chamber (3) is fixedly connected to a valve cover conveying device (11), and a valve cover fixing device (12) is provided above the end of the valve cover conveying device (11) away from the valve cover placement chamber (3), and is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment (5).

6. The automatic valve cover assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, A water-stop pad conveyor belt (13) is fixedly connected to the water-stop pad placement chamber (4). A water-stop pad pressing and fixing device (14) is provided on the water-stop pad conveyor belt (13) away from the water-stop pad placement chamber (4). The water-stop pad pressing and fixing device (14) is fixedly installed on the main body of the equipment (5).

7. The automatic valve cover assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tooling fixture (22) is fixedly installed on the tooling fixture (22), the valve body (21) is fixedly installed on the tooling fixture (22), the rubber pellet (20) is fixedly installed on the valve body (21), the valve cover (19) is fixedly installed above the rubber pellet (20), and the water-stop rubber gasket (18) is fixedly installed above the valve cover (19).