Linker base, clamp spring and plastic shell assembly lifting force detection equipment

By designing automated equipment to automate the assembly of the connector base, snap ring, and plastic shell, the problems of low efficiency and unstable quality of manual assembly were solved, thereby improving production efficiency and product quality.

CN223557781UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-18CHANGZHOU XINHENG AUTOMATION TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423124226.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-17
Publication Date
2025-11-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-17

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Technical Problem

In the current production of connectors, manual assembly is inefficient and prone to omissions, misassemblies, and improper installation of snap rings, which affects the quality of the finished product.

Method used

Design an automated device comprising a rotating mechanism, a base feeding mechanism, a snap ring feeding mechanism, a plastic shell feeding mechanism, a tightening mechanism, a pressing mechanism, and a discharge detection mechanism to achieve automated assembly of the base, snap ring, and plastic shell, and equipped with base detection and plastic shell detection mechanisms to ensure proper installation.

Benefits of technology

This significantly improves processing efficiency, reduces mis-assembly or omissions, ensures product quality, and guarantees finished product quality through lifting force testing.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a linker base, clamp spring and plastic shell assembling lifting force detection device. The linker base, clamp spring and plastic shell assembling lifting force detection device comprises a rotating mechanism, and a base feeding mechanism, a clamp spring feeding mechanism, a plastic shell feeding mechanism, a screwing mechanism, a press fitting mechanism and a discharging detection mechanism which are sequentially distributed along the circumferential direction of the rotating mechanism. According to the linker base, snap spring and plastic shell assembly lifting force detection equipment, through mutual cooperation of the rotating mechanism, the base feeding mechanism, the snap spring feeding mechanism, the plastic shell feeding mechanism, the screwing mechanism, the press fitting mechanism and the discharging detection mechanism, automatic assembly of a base, a snap spring and a plastic shell can be achieved, and the machining efficiency is greatly improved; and moreover, after the assembling is finished, the hoisting force detection can be carried out, and the product quality is ensured.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of linker processing, specifically a linker base, a circlip, a plastic shell assembly hanging force detection equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing linker needs to install the circlip into the base of the linker first, then install the plastic shell, and tighten the plastic shell and the base, and assemble them into one. In the past, manual assembly was used, which was low in efficiency and prone to missing, misassembling, and improper installation of the circlip, affecting the quality of the finished product. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0003] In order to make up for the deficiencies of the prior art and solve at least one technical problem raised in the background art, the utility model provides a linker base, a circlip, a plastic shell assembly hanging force detection equipment which can greatly improve the processing efficiency and ensure the product quality.

[0004] The utility model solves the technical problems by adopting the following technical scheme:

[0005] The utility model provides a linker base, a circlip, a plastic shell assembly hanging force detection equipment, which comprises a rotating mechanism and a base feeding mechanism, a circlip feeding mechanism, a plastic shell feeding mechanism, a tightening mechanism, a pressing mechanism and a discharge detection mechanism which are distributed in the circumferential direction of the rotating mechanism in sequence.

[0006] The rotating mechanism is used for positioning the linker and sending it to the corresponding station, and comprises a turntable, a plurality of jigs fixed to the edge of the turntable, and a turntable drive connected to the turntable and capable of driving the axial rotation of the turntable.

[0007] The base feeding mechanism is used for installing the base of the linker to the jigs, and comprises a base vibrating screen, a pushing assembly provided at the output end of the base vibrating screen, and a base feeding manipulator provided on one side of the pushing assembly and capable of installing the pushed base to the jigs.

[0008] The circlip feeding mechanism is used for installing the circlip into the base, and comprises a circlip vibrating screen, a material moving assembly provided at the output end of the plastic shell vibrating screen, and a circlip feeding manipulator provided above the material moving assembly and capable of installing the circlip into the base.

[0009] The plastic shell feeding mechanism is used for installing the plastic shell onto the base, and comprises a plastic shell vibrating screen, a feeding assembly provided at the output end of the plastic shell vibrating screen, and a plastic shell feeding manipulator provided above the feeding assembly and capable of installing the plastic shell onto the base.

[0010] The tightening mechanism is used for tightening the plastic shell and the base, and comprises a rotating head and a rotating head drive capable of driving the rotating head to lift and rotate.

[0011] The pressing mechanism is used for pressing the circlip and the base, comprising a pressing block and a pressing block driver capable of driving the pressing block to lift and drop;

[0012] The discharging detection mechanism is used for detecting the lifting force of the linker finished product and discharging it, comprising a discharging manipulator and a lifting force seat correspondingly arranged below the discharging manipulator.

[0013] In order to ensure the effectiveness of subsequent assembly, the base detection mechanism for checking whether the base is installed in place and the plastic shell detection mechanism for checking whether the plastic shell is installed in place are further included.

[0014] Since the base, the circlip and the plastic shell are all cylindrical structures, in order to facilitate feeding, the pushing assembly, the moving assembly and the feeding assembly in the utility model are basically the same in structure, and all comprise a pushing block and a cylinder connected with the pushing block, and a positioning groove capable of positioning the base or the circlip or the plastic shell is formed on the pushing block, and the difference lies in that the sizes of the positioning grooves are different.

[0015] In order to ensure that the base or the circlip or the plastic shell can be sequentially arranged to realize feeding, the pushing assembly, the moving assembly and the feeding assembly are respectively provided with guide channels between the base vibrating screen, the circlip vibrating screen and the plastic shell vibrating screen.

[0016] In order to ensure that the linker finished product can be simultaneously subjected to lifting force detection and discharging in the subsequent process, the discharging manipulator has multiple groups.

[0017] The linker base, circlip and plastic shell assembly lifting force detection equipment can realize automatic assembly of the base, the circlip and the plastic shell through the cooperation of the rotating mechanism, the base feeding mechanism, the circlip feeding mechanism, the plastic shell feeding mechanism, the screwing mechanism, the pressing mechanism and the discharging detection mechanism, greatly improves the processing efficiency, is not prone to misassembly or missing assembly, and can be subjected to lifting force detection after assembly, thereby ensuring product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is the overall perspective view of the linker base, circlip and plastic shell assembly lifting force detection equipment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the rotating mechanism of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the base feeding mechanism of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of the screwing mechanism of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 is a structural schematic view of the rear cover feeding mechanism of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 is a structural schematic view of the discharging detection mechanism of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0025] As shown in Figure 1 A linker base, a clasp spring, a plastic shell assembly hanging force detection equipment, including rotating mechanism 1 and the base feeding mechanism 2, the clasp spring feeding mechanism 3, the plastic shell feeding mechanism 4, the screwing mechanism 5, the press-fitting mechanism 6 and the discharging detection mechanism 7 that are successively distributed along the circumferential direction of rotating mechanism 1, in addition, the utility model still includes the base detection mechanism 8 for verifying whether the base is installed in place and the plastic shell detection mechanism for verifying whether the plastic shell is installed in place, the base detection mechanism 8 and the plastic shell detection mechanism all adopt photoelectric switch.

[0026] Specifically, combined with Figure 2 The rotating mechanism shown in the figure is used for positioning the linker and sending it to the corresponding station, including turntable 101, a plurality of jigs 102 fixed on the edge of turntable 101 and turntable drive 103 connected with turntable 101 and capable of driving the axial rotation of turntable 101, wherein, the turntable has 10 sets of jigs 102, as 10 stations, each set of jig 102 has a positioning pin 104 on it, for inserting the base 9 and the plastic shell 10 of the linker, the turntable drive 103 adopts a servo motor, and the servo motor drives the rotation of turntable 101 to realize the switching between stations.

[0027] Specifically, combined with Figure 3The base loading mechanism shown is used for installing the base of the linker to the jig, which comprises a base vibrating screen 301, a pushing assembly arranged at the output end of the base vibrating screen, and a base loading manipulator 307 arranged at one side of the pushing assembly and capable of installing the pushed base to the jig, a guide channel 302 is arranged between the pushing assembly and the base vibrating screen 301, the guide channel 302 is supported by a support 303, the support 303 can adjust the position of the guide channel 302 according to the actual situation, the pushing assembly comprises a pushing block 305 and a cylinder 306 connected with the pushing block 305, the pushing block 305 is slidingly connected to the support 304, the pushing block 305 is arranged at the outlet end of the guide channel 302, a base positioning groove is formed in the pushing block 305, the base loading manipulator 307 is arranged above the pushing block 305, the base loading manipulator 307 realizes horizontal movement, vertical movement and clamping action through a transverse moving cylinder, a lifting cylinder and a clamping jaw cylinder.

[0028] Since the base, the snap spring and the plastic shell are all cylindrical, the structures of the snap spring loading mechanism and the plastic shell loading mechanism are basically the same as those of the base loading mechanism, and thus repeated description is not made.

[0029] Specifically, in combination with Figure 4 The screwing mechanism shown is used for screwing the plastic shell 10 and the base 9, which comprises a rotating head 501 and a rotating head drive capable of driving the rotating head 501 to lift and rotate, the rotating head 501 can be sleeved on the plastic shell 10, the rotating head drive comprises a servo motor 502 and a lifting cylinder 503, the lifting cylinder 503 can drive the rotating head 501 and the servo motor 502 to lift up and down, and the servo motor 502 can drive the rotating head 501 to rotate.

[0030] Specifically, in combination with Figure 5 The pressing mechanism shown is used for pressing the snap spring and the base, which comprises a pressing block 602 and a pressing block drive capable of driving the pressing block 602 to lift, the pressing block drive adopts a cylinder 601, and the cylinder 601 drives the pressing block 602 to lift up and down through a connecting block.

[0031] Specifically, in combination with Figure 6The shown discharge detection mechanism is used for detecting the lifting force of the linker finished product and sending it out, comprising a discharge manipulator 701 and a lifting force seat 702 corresponding arranged below the discharge manipulator, the discharge manipulator 701 has three groups, the discharge manipulator 701 realizes horizontal movement, longitudinal movement and clamping action through a transverse moving cylinder, a lifting cylinder and corresponding guide rails, the first discharge manipulator can send the assembled linker finished product to the transfer seat, the second discharge manipulator can send the linker finished product on the transfer seat to the lifting force seat 702, the third discharge manipulator can realize lifting force detection on the linker finished product on the lifting force seat 702, and send the detected linker finished product to a discharge port 703, a cylinder 704 can drive the discharge port 703 to move, so that the linker finished product in the discharge port 703 falls into a collection box 705 for collection.

[0032] During processing, first, the base vibration screen 301 of the base feeding mechanism sends the base into the guide channel 302, the base in the guide channel 302 is extruded into the positioning groove of the push block 305, the cylinder 306 drives the push block 305 to move backward along the support seat 304, pushes the base to the corresponding position, the base feeding manipulator 307 grabs the base below and installs it to the jig 102, the turntable drive 102 drives the turntable 101 to rotate, so that the base enters the next station; the clamping spring vibration screen sends the clamping spring to the corresponding position, so that the clamping spring is located below the clamping spring feeding manipulator, the clamping spring feeding manipulator grabs the clamping spring below and installs it into the base, the turntable drive 102 drives the turntable 101 to rotate, so that the base with the installed clamping spring enters the next station; the plastic shell vibration screen sends the plastic shell to the corresponding position, the plastic shell feeding manipulator grabs the plastic shell below and installs it to the top end of the base, the turntable drive 102 drives the turntable 101 to rotate, so that the base with the installed plastic shell enters the next station; the lifting cylinder 503 drives the rotary head 501 and the servo motor 502 to descend, so that the rotary head 501 is butt-jointed with the plastic shell, the servo motor 502 rotates the rotary head 501, so that the plastic shell and the base can be tightened; the tightened product is sent below the pressing block 602, the cylinder 601 drives the pressing block 602 to descend and press the clamping spring, so that the assembly is completed; the discharge manipulator 701 grabs the linker finished product below and sends it to the lifting force seat 702, through cooperation of the discharge manipulator 701 and the lifting force seat 702, the lifting force of the linker finished product can be detected, and after passing the detection, it is sent into the collection box 705.

[0033] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principle of the present application. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the claimed present application.

Claims

1. A lifting force testing device for a connector base, retaining ring, and plastic shell assembly, characterized in that: It includes a rotating mechanism and a base feeding mechanism, a snap ring feeding mechanism, a plastic shell feeding mechanism, a tightening mechanism, a pressing mechanism, and a discharge detection mechanism that are distributed sequentially along the circumference of the rotating mechanism. The rotating mechanism is used to position the connector and deliver it to the corresponding workstation. It includes a turntable, several fixtures fixed to the edge of the turntable, and a turntable drive connected to the turntable and capable of driving its axial rotation. The base loading mechanism is used to install the base of the connector onto the fixture, including a base vibrating screen, a pushing component set at the output end of the base vibrating screen, and a base loading robot arm set on one side of the pushing component and capable of installing the pushed base onto the fixture. The snap ring feeding mechanism is used to install snap rings into the base, including a snap ring vibrating screen, a material transfer component set at the output end of the plastic shell vibrating screen, and a snap ring feeding robot correspondingly set above the material transfer component and capable of installing snap rings into the base; The plastic shell feeding mechanism is used to install the plastic shell onto the base, including a plastic shell vibrating screen, a feeding component set at the output end of the plastic shell vibrating screen, and a plastic shell feeding robot arm set above the feeding component and capable of installing the plastic shell onto the base. The tightening mechanism is used to tighten the plastic shell to the base, and includes a rotating head and a rotating head drive that can drive the rotating head to rise, fall and rotate. The pressing mechanism is used to press the snap ring against the base, and includes a pressing block and a pressing block drive that can drive the pressing block to rise and fall. The discharge detection mechanism is used to detect the lifting force of the finished connector and send it out, including a discharge robot and a corresponding lifting force seat set below the discharge robot.

2. The lifting force testing device for a connector base, retaining ring, and plastic shell assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a base inspection mechanism for checking whether the base is installed in place and a plastic shell inspection mechanism for checking whether the plastic shell is installed in place.

3. The lifting force testing device for a connector base, retaining ring, and plastic shell assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing assembly, transferring assembly, and feeding assembly all include a pushing block and a cylinder connected to the pushing block. The pushing block has a positioning groove that can position the base, snap ring, or plastic shell.

4. The lifting force testing device for a connector base, retaining ring, and plastic shell assembly as described in claim 3, characterized in that: Guide channels are provided between the pushing assembly, the transferring assembly, the feeding assembly and the base vibrating screen, the snap ring vibrating screen and the plastic shell vibrating screen.

5. The lifting force testing device for a connector base, retaining ring, and plastic shell assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge robot arm has multiple sets.

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