Double-station convex lens blank feeding device

By designing a dual-station convex lens blank feeding device, the alternating discharge is achieved by utilizing the simultaneous rotation of the upper and lower stops at the same speed and in the same direction, which solves the problem of low feeding efficiency of existing feeding devices and realizes efficient mass production of convex lens blanks.

CN223575454UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21HUBEI SHUOFENGYUAN OPTICAL TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422861319.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-22
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-22

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Technical Problem

The existing feeding device can only feed convex lens blanks to one processing station, resulting in low feeding efficiency and making it unsuitable for mass production.

Method used

A dual-station convex lens blank feeding device was designed, including a machine body, a material distribution mechanism and a drive mechanism. By having the upper and lower stops rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane, the convex lens blanks are alternately discharged, and blanks can be fed to two processing stations at the same time.

Benefits of technology

It improves material feeding efficiency, is suitable for processing large batches of convex lens blanks, and realizes dual-station material feeding to meet the needs of high-efficiency material feeding.

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Abstract

The double-station convex lens blank feeding device comprises a machine body, a material distributing mechanism and a driving mechanism, the machine body is provided with two material storage cavities, the upper ends and the lower ends of the material storage cavities are open, and convex lens blanks are stacked in the two material storage cavities from bottom to top; the material distributing mechanism comprises a lower blocking piece and an upper blocking piece, the lower blocking piece is used for blocking the convex lens blank on the lowest layer, and the upper blocking piece is arranged above the lower blocking piece and used for blocking the convex lens blank on the upper layer; the driving mechanism is connected with the upper blocking piece and the lower blocking piece and used for driving the upper blocking piece and the lower blocking piece to move in the horizontal plane so that the upper blocking piece can move into the first material storage cavity. The convex lens blank feeding device has the advantages that convex lens blanks can be fed to two machining stations at the same time, feeding efficiency is high, and the convex lens blank feeding device is suitable for being used when the convex lens blanks are machined on a large scale.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to optical lens processing technical field especially relates to a double position convex lens blank feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The convex lens is the most basic unit of optical system, is the surface for the spherical surface optical element made of transparent substance, and the light forms the image through the surface refraction, reflection. The convex lens is made of optical glass blank material through cutting, polishing, powder spraying, baking, forging, annealing and a series of processing. The convex lens blank produced needs to be reprocessed, and a feeding device is needed to put the convex lens blank on the processing line. The existing feeding device (such as the optical lens edge grinding automatic feeding device disclosed in application No. 202122497621.3) can only put the convex lens blank on one processing station at a time, and the feeding efficiency is low, which is not suitable for large-scale processing of convex lens blanks. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at overcoming the above technical insufficient, proposes a double position convex lens blank feeding device, solves the technical problem that the feeding device in the prior art cannot realize double position feeding, the feeding efficiency is low, and is not suitable for large-scale processing of convex lens blanks.

[0004] To achieve the above technical purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model provides a double position convex lens blank feeding device, which comprises:

[0005] The machine body has two storage cavities with open upper and lower ends, and the two storage cavities are used to stack and place convex lens blanks from bottom to top;

[0006] The distribution mechanism includes a lower stopper and an upper stopper, the lower stopper is used to block the lowest layer of convex lens blanks, and the upper stopper is arranged above the lower stopper to block the upper layer of convex lens blanks;

[0007] The driving mechanism is connected with the upper stopper and the lower stopper, and is used to drive the upper stopper and the lower stopper to move in the horizontal plane, so that the upper stopper moves into the first storage cavity, and the lower stopper moves into the second storage cavity.

[0008] Further, the machine body includes two storage hoppers, the two storage hoppers are arranged opposite and spaced apart, and a storage cavity is formed in each of the two storage hoppers.

[0009] Further, the two storage cavities are columnar structures, and the diameters of the two storage cavities are equal to the diameter of the convex lens blank.

[0010] Further, the lower stopper is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers, the upper stopper is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers, and the upper stopper is arranged in a staggered manner with the lower stopper, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the upper stopper and the lower stopper to rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane.

[0011] Further, the lower stopper is a lower stopper plate in a sector structure, and the central angle of the lower stopper plate is between 210° and 225°.

[0012] Further, the upper stopper is an upper stopper plate in a sector structure, and the central angle of the upper stopper plate is between 210° and 225°.

[0013] Further, the driving mechanism comprises a rotating shaft and a rotating driving member, the rotating shaft is vertically arranged between the two storage hoppers, the lower stopper plate and the upper stopper plate are coaxially fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft, the output end of the rotating driving member is fixedly connected with the upper end of the rotating shaft, and the rotating driving member is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate, so that the lower stopper plate and the upper stopper plate rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane, when the upper stopper plate moves into the first storage cavity, the lower stopper plate moves into the second storage cavity.

[0014] Further, a lower notch and an upper notch are formed in each of the two storage hoppers from bottom to top, the lower notch and the upper notch are communicated with the storage cavity, the two lower notches are used for the lower stopper plate to pass through, and the two upper notches are used for the upper stopper plate to pass through.

[0015] Further, the machine body further comprises a fixed plate, the fixed plate is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers and is fixedly connected with the two storage hoppers, and the rotating driving member is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate.

[0016] Further, the double-station convex lens blank feeding device further comprises two conveying mechanisms, the two conveying mechanisms are arranged directly below the machine body, the inlet ends of the two conveying mechanisms correspond to the openings at the lower ends of the two storage cavities, and the two conveying mechanisms are used for conveying convex lens blanks.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model include: in use, through the control driving mechanism, can make the upper blocking piece moves into the first storage cavity, the lower blocking piece moves into the second storage cavity, respectively from bottom to top stack the convex lens blank in two storage cavities, then through the control driving mechanism, can make the upper blocking piece moves into the second storage cavity, the lower blocking piece moves into the first storage cavity, the bottom layer convex lens blank originally located above the upper blocking piece in the first storage cavity falls on the lower blocking piece, the bottom layer convex lens blank originally located above the lower blocking piece in the second storage cavity falls along the opening of the lower end of the storage cavity, so alternately moves into the lower blocking piece and the upper blocking piece in two storage cavities, can realize the alternate discharge of the convex lens blank in two storage cavities, adopts this feeding device can simultaneously put the convex lens blank to two processing stations, the feeding efficiency is higher, is applicable to the use when the convex lens blank is processed in large quantities. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of a double-station convex lens blank feeding device provided by the utility model,

[0019] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of a double-station convex lens blank feeding device omitting a conveying mechanism in the utility model,

[0020] Figure 3 It is Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of a double-station convex lens blank feeding device omitting a machine body in the utility model,

[0021] In the drawing: 1-convex lens blank, 100-machine body, 110-storage cavity, 120-storage hopper, 121-lower notch, 122-upper notch, 130-fixed plate, 140-bracket, 200-feeding mechanism, 210-lower blocking piece, 211-lower blocking plate, 220-upper blocking piece, 221-upper blocking plate, 300-driving mechanism, 310-rotating shaft, 320-rotating driving part, 400-conveying mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clearly, the following is combined with the drawing and example, and the utility model is further explained in detail.Should be understood, the specific example described here is only used to explain the utility model, and is not used to limit the utility model.

[0023] The utility model provides a double-station convex lens blank feeding device, and its structure is as Figure 1 - Figure 2As shown, comprising a machine body 100, a material distributing mechanism 200 and a driving mechanism 300, the machine body 100 has two storage cavities 110 with both upper and lower ends being open, and two convex lens blanks 1 are stacked in each of the storage cavities 110 from bottom to top; the material distributing mechanism 200 comprises a lower blocking piece 210 and an upper blocking piece 220, the lower blocking piece 210 is used to block the convex lens blanks 1 in the lowest layer, and the upper blocking piece 220 is arranged above the lower blocking piece 210 and is used to block the convex lens blanks 1 in the upper layer; the driving mechanism 300 is connected with the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210, and is used to drive the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210 to move in the horizontal plane, so that the upper blocking piece 220 moves into the first storage cavity 110, and the lower blocking piece 210 moves into the second storage cavity 110.

[0024] In use, by operating the driving mechanism 300, the driving mechanism 300 drives the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210 to move in the horizontal plane, so that the upper blocking piece 220 moves into the first storage cavity 110, and the lower blocking piece 210 moves into the second storage cavity 110, and each convex lens blank 1 is stacked in each of the storage cavities 110 from bottom to top. Then, by operating the driving mechanism 300, the driving mechanism 300 drives the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210 to move in the horizontal plane, so that the upper blocking piece 220 moves into the second storage cavity 110, and the lower blocking piece 210 moves into the first storage cavity 110, the convex lens blank 1 in the lowest layer above the upper blocking piece 220 in the first storage cavity 110 falls on the lower blocking piece 210, and the convex lens blank 1 in the lowest layer above the lower blocking piece 210 in the second storage cavity 110 falls along the opening at the lower end of the storage cavity 110. In this way, the lower blocking piece 210 and the upper blocking piece 220 are alternately moved into the two storage cavities 110, and the convex lens blanks 1 in the two storage cavities 110 are alternately discharged. The feeding device can simultaneously feed the convex lens blanks 1 to two processing stations, has high feeding efficiency, and is suitable for large-scale processing of convex lens blanks 1.

[0025] As a preferred embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The machine body 100 comprises two storage hoppers 120, the two storage hoppers 120 are arranged opposite to each other and are spaced apart, and one storage cavity 110 is arranged on each of the two storage hoppers 120, so as to facilitate arranging the material distributing mechanism 200 between the two storage hoppers 120.

[0026] As a preferred embodiment, please refer to Figure 2The two storage cavities 110 are columnar structures, and the diameters of the two storage cavities 110 are equal to the diameter of the convex lens blank 1. The convex lens blank 1 can be limited by the storage cavity 110.

[0027] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The lower blocking piece 210 is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers 120, the upper blocking piece 220 is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers 120, and the upper blocking piece 220 is arranged in a staggered manner with the lower blocking piece 210. The driving mechanism 300 is used to drive the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210 to rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane. By controlling the driving mechanism 300, the driving mechanism 300 can drive the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210 to rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane. Since the upper blocking piece 220 is arranged in a staggered manner with the lower blocking piece 210, the upper blocking piece 220 and the lower blocking piece 210 can alternately enter the first storage cavity 110 and the second storage cavity 110.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The lower blocking piece 210 is a lower blocking plate 211 in a sector structure, and the central angle of the lower blocking plate 211 is between 210° and 225°, so as to block the bottom layer of convex lens blanks 1.

[0029] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The upper blocking piece 220 is an upper blocking plate 221 in a sector structure, and the central angle of the upper blocking plate 221 is between 210° and 225°. The upper blocking plate 221 and the lower blocking plate 211 alternately enter the first storage cavity 110 and the second storage cavity 110. The bottom layer of convex lens blanks 1 originally above the upper blocking piece 220 in the first storage cavity 110 falls on the lower blocking piece 210, and the bottom layer of convex lens blanks 1 originally above the lower blocking piece 210 in the second storage cavity 110 falls along the opening at the lower end of the storage cavity 110. The convex lens blanks 1 in the storage cavity 110 can be separated and discharged alternately from the two storage cavities 110. Since the central angle of the upper blocking plate 221 is between 210° and 225°, the two ends of the upper blocking plate 221 can be located in the first storage cavity 110 and the second storage cavity 110 at the same time, and the upper blocking plate 221 can support the convex lens blanks 1 in the first storage cavity 110 and the second storage cavity 110.

[0030] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 3The upper surface of the upper baffle 221 is lower than the lower surface of the convex lens blank 1 of the upper layer, so that the upper baffle 221 can move into the gap between the convex lens blank 1 of the bottom layer and the convex lens blank 1 of the upper layer.

[0031] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The driving mechanism 300 includes a rotating shaft 310 and a rotating driving member 320. The rotating shaft 310 is vertically arranged between the two storage hoppers 120. The lower baffle 211 and the upper baffle 221 are coaxially fixed on the rotating shaft 310. The output end of the rotating driving member 320 is fixedly connected with the upper end of the rotating shaft 310, for driving the rotating shaft 310 to rotate, so that the lower baffle 211 and the upper baffle 221 rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane. When the upper baffle 221 moves into the first storage cavity 110, the lower baffle 211 moves into the second storage cavity 110. By controlling the rotating driving member 320, the rotating driving member 320 can drive the rotating shaft 310 to rotate, and drive the upper baffle 221 and the lower baffle 211 to rotate in the same direction at the same speed. Since the upper baffle 221 and the lower baffle 211 are arranged in an upper and lower staggered manner, the upper baffle 221 and the lower baffle 211 can alternately enter the first storage cavity 110 and the second storage cavity 110. The bottom layer of convex lens blanks 1 originally located above the upper baffle 221 in the first storage cavity 110 falls on the lower baffle 211. The bottom layer of convex lens blanks 1 originally located above the lower baffle 211 in the second storage cavity 110 falls along the opening at the lower end of the storage cavity 110. The convex lens blanks 1 in the storage cavity 110 can be separated and discharged alternately from the two storage cavities 110.

[0032] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 2 Two lower notches 121 and upper notches 122 are formed from bottom to top on the two storage hoppers 120. The lower notches 121 and the upper notches 122 are in communication with the storage cavities 110. The two lower notches 121 are used for the lower baffles 211 to pass through, and the two upper notches 122 are used for the upper baffles 221 to pass through, so that the upper baffles 221 and the lower baffles 211 can enter the storage cavities 110.

[0033] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 2The machine body 100 further comprises a fixed plate 130 horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers 120 and fixedly connected with the two storage hoppers 120, and the rotating driving member 320 is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate 130, so that the fixed plate 130 can form an integral whole with the two storage hoppers 120 or support the rotating driving member 320.

[0034] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 1 The double-station convex lens blank feeding device further comprises two conveying mechanisms 400, the two conveying mechanisms 400 are arranged below the machine body 100, the inlet ends of the two conveying mechanisms 400 correspond to the openings at the lower ends of the two storage cavities 110, the two conveying mechanisms 400 are used to convey the convex lens blanks 1 to the preset machining stations, and the two conveying mechanisms 400 are belt wheel conveyors.

[0035] As a preferred embodiment, refer to Figure 1 The machine body 100 further comprises two supports 140, the two supports 140 are arranged at the sides of the corresponding storage hoppers 120, the upper ends of the two supports 140 are fixedly connected with the side walls of the corresponding storage hoppers 120, and the lower ends of the two supports 140 are fixedly connected with the side plates of the corresponding conveying mechanisms 400, so that the two supports 140 can support the two storage hoppers 120.

[0036] In order to better understand the present application, the following will be combined with Figure 1 - Figure 3 The working principle of the technical scheme of the present application is described in detail.

[0037] In use, the two ends of the upper baffle 221 are respectively located in the first and second storage cavities 110, the convex lens blanks 1 are respectively stacked from bottom to top in the two storage cavities 110, the rotating drive member 320 is controlled to drive the rotating shaft 310 to rotate, and the upper baffle 221 and the lower baffle 211 are driven to rotate in the horizontal plane at the same speed in the same direction, so that the upper baffle 221 gradually moves into the first storage cavity 110 and gradually moves out of the second storage cavity 110, the lower baffle 211 gradually moves into the second storage cavity 110 and gradually moves out of the first storage cavity 110, the bottommost convex lens blank 1 originally above the upper baffle 221 in the second storage cavity 110 falls on the lower baffle 211, the upper baffle 221 and the lower baffle 211 continue to rotate in the horizontal plane at the same speed in the same direction, so that the upper baffle 221 gradually moves out of the first storage cavity 110 and gradually moves into the second storage cavity 110, the lower baffle 211 gradually moves out of the second storage cavity 110 and gradually moves into the first storage cavity 110, the bottommost convex lens blank 1 originally above the upper baffle 221 in the first storage cavity 110 falls on the lower baffle 211, the bottommost convex lens blank 1 originally above the lower baffle 211 in the second storage cavity 110 falls through the opening at the lower end of the storage cavity 110, and the continuous rotation of the lower baffle 211 and the upper baffle 221 can separate the convex lens blanks 1 in the storage cavities 110 and realize the alternate discharge of the convex lens blanks 1 in the two storage cavities 110.

[0038] The double-station convex lens blank feeding device has the following beneficial effects:

[0039] (1) The upper baffle 221 and the lower baffle 211 are simultaneously driven to rotate in the horizontal plane at the same speed in the same direction by one driving mechanism 300, so that the convex lens blanks 1 in the two storage cavities 110 are blocked or released;

[0040] (2) The convex lens blanks 1 in the storage cavities 110 can be separated, and the convex lens blanks 1 in the two storage cavities 110 can be alternately discharged;

[0041] (3) The convex lens blanks 1 can be simultaneously fed to two machining stations by using the feeding device, the feeding efficiency is high, and the feeding device is suitable for use in large-batch machining of convex lens blanks 1.

[0042] The specific implementation of the utility model above does not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the utility model. Any other corresponding changes and modifications made according to the technical concept of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. A double-station lenticular-blank feeder, characterized by, The utility model relates to a convex lens blank stacking machine, comprising: a machine body having two storage cavities with open upper and lower ends, and two convex lens blanks stacked from bottom to top in each storage cavity; a material distribution mechanism including a lower blocking piece and an upper blocking piece, the lower blocking piece is used to block the lowest layer of convex lens blanks, and the upper blocking piece is arranged above the lower blocking piece to block the upper layer of convex lens blanks; a driving mechanism connected to the upper blocking piece and the lower blocking piece, used to drive the upper blocking piece and the lower blocking piece to move in the horizontal plane, so that the upper blocking piece moves into the first storage cavity, and the lower blocking piece moves into the second storage cavity.

2. A double-station lenticular-blank feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The machine body includes two storage hoppers, the two storage hoppers are arranged opposite and spaced apart, and each of the two storage hoppers is provided with a storage cavity.

3. The dual station lenticular blank feeder of claim 1 wherein, Both of the two storage cavities are columnar structures, and the diameters of the two storage cavities are equal to the diameter of the convex lens blank.

4. The dual station lenticular blank feeder of claim 2 wherein, The lower blocking piece is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers, the upper blocking piece is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers, and the upper blocking piece and the lower blocking piece are arranged in a staggered manner, and the driving mechanism is used to drive the upper blocking piece and the lower blocking piece to rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane.

5. A two-station lenticular-blade feeder according to claim 4, wherein, The lower blocking piece is a lower blocking plate in a sector structure, and the central angle of the lower blocking plate is between 210° and 225°.

6. A two-station lenticular-blade feeder according to claim 5, characterized in that, The upper blocking piece is an upper blocking plate in a sector structure, and the central angle of the upper blocking plate is between 210° and 225°.

7. A two-station lenticular-blade feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that The driving mechanism includes a rotating shaft and a rotating driving piece, the rotating shaft is vertically arranged between the two storage hoppers, the lower blocking plate and the upper blocking plate are coaxially fixed on the rotating shaft, the output end of the rotating driving piece is fixedly connected with the upper end of the rotating shaft, used to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, so that the lower blocking plate and the upper blocking plate rotate at the same speed and in the same direction in the horizontal plane, when the upper blocking plate moves into the first storage cavity, the lower blocking plate moves into the second storage cavity.

8. The dual station lenticular blank feeder of claim 6 wherein, Both of the two storage hoppers are provided with a lower notch and an upper notch from bottom to top, the lower notch and the upper notch are communicated with the storage cavity, both of the two lower notches are used for the lower blocking plate to pass through, and both of the two upper notches are used for the upper blocking plate to pass through.

9. The dual station lenticular blank feeder of claim 7 wherein, The machine body further includes a fixed plate, the fixed plate is horizontally arranged between the two storage hoppers and fixedly connected with the two storage hoppers, and the rotating driving piece is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate.

10. The dual station lenticular blank feeder of claim 1 wherein, It further includes two conveying mechanisms, both of the two conveying mechanisms are arranged below the machine body, the inlet ends of the two conveying mechanisms correspond to the openings of the lower ends of the two storage cavities, and both of the two conveying mechanisms are used to convey convex lens blanks.

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