Clamp feeding track for automatic clamp assembling machine

By designing a clamp feeding track for an automatic clamp assembly machine, and utilizing a vibrator and screening trough structure to automatically screen and flip the clamps, the problem of inconsistent manual flipping direction in clamp production is solved, thus improving production efficiency and accuracy.

CN223588675UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25GUANG DONG LING SI MIAO YONG ZHI NENG KE JI YOU XIAN GONG SI
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Application Number
CN202423148664.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-19

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Technical Problem

In the production of clamps, the clamp body and torsion spring need to be aligned in the same direction during assembly. However, existing technology relies on manual flipping, which is prone to errors and inefficient.

Method used

Design a clamp feeding track for an automatic clamp assembly machine. Through a vibrator and screening trough structure, the clamp body is automatically screened and flipped so that it enters the flipping trough in the correct direction and finally enters the discharge trough at the required angle.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic screening and orientation correction of the clamping body, improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, and ensures the accuracy of positioning.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a clamp feeding track for an automatic clamp assembling machine. Comprising a front material channel, a vibrator, a rear material channel and a discharging channel, the front material channel is formed by connecting an arc-shaped straightening groove with an upward opening and a sorting groove, the sorting groove is detachably connected to the vibrator, the rear material channel is formed by connecting a single-side groove and an overturning groove, the single-side groove is detachably connected to the vibrator and abuts against the sorting groove, the discharging channel is provided with a discharging groove, and the overturning groove is detachably connected to the vibrator and abuts against the sorting groove. The arc-shaped straightening groove, the sorting groove and the single-side groove are sequentially connected to form a coherent screening groove, and the overturning groove and the discharging groove are sequentially connected to form a coherent alternative groove. The clamp bodies gradually move forwards on the screening groove through the vibration effect of the vibrator, the clamp bodies which do not conform to the direction are screened, the clamp bodies which conform to the direction enter the alternative groove after being turned over by an angle in the forward moving process, and then the clamp bodies are turned over to the angle needed by procedure production by adjusting the angle of the discharging groove. And the automatic screening effect is achieved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the auxiliary structure technical field of clamp assembling machine, concretely relates to a clamp feeding track for automatic clamp assembling machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the production process of the clamp, since the clamp itself has three parts, two groups of clamp bodies and a group of torsional springs, after the production of the parts is completed, the three parts need to be assembled, since the clamp body and the torsional spring need to be oriented during assembly, the parts are reversed in direction in advance during the production process, so that each part is aligned in the same direction during transmission, thereby facilitating the subsequent assembly process, and the equipment required for aligning and selecting the parts is transmission, screening and pre-storage, so how to effectively reverse and screen the clamp bodies in the production process is an important process in production, and the previous process is manually reversed to the same direction by artificial form, but since the process is repeated a lot, the artificial error is prone to occur. SUMMARY

[0003] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a clamp feeding track for automatic clamp assembling machine, through the vibration effect of the vibrator on the screening groove, the gradually forward movement of the clamp body, the screening of the clamp body not meeting the direction, the entry of the clamp body meeting the direction into the alternative groove after the reversing angle during the forward movement, and the adjustment of the angle of the discharge groove to make the clamp body reverse to the required angle of the production process, the automatic screening effect is realized.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the technical scheme of:

[0005] A clamp feeding track for automatic clamp assembling machine, comprising a front material channel, a vibrator, a rear material channel and a discharge channel, the front material channel is connected by an arc-shaped aligning groove with an opening upward and a selection groove, the selection groove is detachably connected to the vibrator, the rear material channel is connected by a single-sided groove and a reversing groove, the single-sided groove is detachably connected to the vibrator and abuts against the selection groove, the discharge channel is provided with a discharge groove, the arc-shaped aligning groove, the selection groove and the single-sided groove are sequentially connected and form a continuous screening groove, and the reversing groove and the discharge groove are sequentially connected and form a continuous alternative groove.

[0006] The rear end side plate of the arc-shaped aligning groove is provided with a receiving plate, the plate surface of the receiving plate is flush with the plane where the rear end side of the arc-shaped aligning groove is located, the receiving plate is provided with a guide block, the guide block is located on the upper end of the connecting part of the arc-shaped aligning groove, the receiving plate and the selection groove, and the guide block is gradually enlarged in the direction from the receiving plate to the arc-shaped aligning groove.

[0007] The rear end side of the sorting groove is provided with a mounting seat, and a sorting block is detachably connected to the mounting seat, the sorting block is horizontally arranged above the sorting groove, and a discharge port is arranged on the front end side of the sorting groove; the sorting block is provided with a vertical long hole; a turnover notch is arranged on the end of the sorting groove abutting against the single-sided groove, the turnover notch is in a two-side downward tapering shape along the direction from the front end side of the sorting groove to the bottom of the single-sided groove; and the rear end side of the single-sided groove is provided with a falling port.

[0008] The structure of the clip feeding track for the automatic clip assembling machine is adopted, the clip body is sent into the receiving plate through the conveying belt or the feeder, the clip body falling on the receiving plate enters the arc-shaped alignment groove in a scattered state under the action of gravity, since the arc-shaped alignment groove is connected with the sorting groove, and the sorting groove is connected with the vibrator, therefore, during the starting of the vibrator, the vibration amplitude of the end of the vibrator close to the sorting groove is large, therefore, the clip body in the arc-shaped alignment groove jumps in the direction of the sorting groove under the large amplitude vibration, the clip body which cannot completely enter the arc-shaped alignment groove will fall out and return to the lower receiving barrel, and then is sent to the receiving plate on the conveying belt or the feeder again to repeat the feeding, in order to avoid the clip body on the sorting groove from being impacted and falling by the clip body falling on the receiving plate, a guide block is arranged on the upper end of the connection between the arc-shaped alignment groove, the receiving plate and the sorting groove, the guide block gradually enlargies along the direction of the receiving plate to the arc-shaped alignment groove, therefore, the clip body on this position will pass the clip body on the sorting groove, and the impact of the clip body on the sorting groove is avoided, the part of the receiving barrel, the conveying belt and the feeder belong to the prior art, and therefore, the feeding and feeding of the part will not be described again.

[0009] Since the clip body has left and right directions, the left and right clip bodies pass the front end side of the sorting groove through the outer side of the clip body, the sorting block is arranged on the rear end side of the sorting groove, the clip body can smoothly pass the sorting groove after the sorting block is completely limited, and the clip body with inaccurate position will be pushed out by the sorting block and fall into the receiving barrel below from the discharge port, the vertical long hole on the sorting block can be locked on the mounting seat through the screw passing through the long hole, therefore, the sorting block can be adjusted in the up and down positions to adapt to different sizes of the clip body.

[0010] The clamping body after the material selection groove enters the position of the single-sided groove, at this time, the position of the clamping body is the end of the vibrator close to the single-sided groove, the vibration amplitude of the position is small, so the jumping amplitude of the clamping body is small, and the clamping body is in a slow forward movement state, when the clamping body moves to the connection position of the material selection groove and the single-sided groove, the position is provided with a turnover notch, because the clamping body jumps greatly at the front end of the material selection groove, in order to ensure that the clamping body can keep the outer side surface of the clamping body to be attached to the front end side surface of the material selection groove, therefore, the front end side surface of the material selection groove is relatively horizontal and inclined to the groove bottom of the material selection groove, but before entering the turnover groove, the clamping body is too horizontal and is not easy to turn over into the turnover groove, therefore, the angle of the clamping body needs to be changed so that the clamping body is inclined to the groove bottom of the single-sided groove at a larger angle, therefore, the turnover notch is a structure with two downward converging openings, when the clamping body passes through, the end embedded in the groove bottom of the material selection groove enters the turnover notch, so that the other end is lifted to enter the single-sided groove, when the turnover is successful, the clamping body can keep moving from the single-sided groove under the continuous vibration of the vibrator, when the turnover is unsuccessful, the clamping body falls from the drop opening into the receiving barrel below.

[0011] The clamping body successfully passing through the single-sided groove, one long side of the clamping body will be embedded in the turnover groove, if the short side is in front, because of the different weights, after being embedded in the turnover groove, the long side will not be embedded completely due to the greater weight, therefore, the clamping body with the short side in front will directly fall into the receiving barrel below, only the clamping body with the long side embedded can continue to move forward in the turnover groove, in the process of the subsequent clamping body continuously moving forward, the clamping body can keep pushing the clamping body in front, so as to enter the discharge groove under the action of gravity, the discharge groove can be adjusted at the required angle, so that it can adapt to the required angle of the subsequent production process, thereby completing the automatic screening effect of the clamping body.

[0012] Further, the connection position of the single-sided groove and the turnover groove is provided with a buffer surface, and the rear end side surface of the single-sided groove enters the turnover groove along the buffer surface.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that after the clamping body is sent into the arc-shaped alignment groove, the clamping body is sent into the material selection groove under the large amplitude vibration of the vibrator, and the material selection block is used for screening, only the clamping body with the correct direction can pass through smoothly, the clamping body that has passed through is turned over under the action of the turnover notch, so as to cooperate with the clamping body entering the turnover groove, the clamping body is screened in front and back directions in the turnover groove, so that the clamping body finally entering the discharge groove can only have one direction, and the angle of the discharge groove is changed, so that the clamping body that has completed screening in the discharge groove can adapt to the needs of the subsequent production process, the feeding track can complete the position alignment of the clamping body under continuous screening, labor cost can be saved, and the accuracy of the position alignment can be ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or prior art description. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a front perspective view of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a rear perspective view of the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a top perspective view of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a Figure 3 A partial enlarged view of the A place;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a Figure 3 B partial enlarged view of the place;

[0020] Figure 6 It is a Figure 3 C partial enlarged view of the place;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a right perspective view of the present application;

[0022] Figure 8 It is a Figure 7 D partial enlarged view of the place.

[0023] Wherein: 1, front material channel; 11, arc straightening groove; 111, receiving plate; 112, guide block; 12, selected material groove; 121, mounting seat; 122, selected material block; 123, discharge port; 124, turnover notch; 2, vibrator; 3, rear material channel; 31, single-sided groove; 311, falling port; 312, buffer surface; 32, turnover groove; 4, discharge channel; 41, discharge groove; 5, screening groove; 6, alternative groove; 7, clamping body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the technical scheme of the present application will be described clearly and completely below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0025] The specific implementation of the present utility model will be described below in combination with the drawings:

[0026] As Figures 1-8 shown, a clip feeding track for an automatic clip assembling machine, comprising a front material channel 1, a vibrator 2, a rear material channel 3 and a discharge channel 4, the front material channel 1 is connected by an arc-shaped righting groove 11 with an opening upward and a selection groove 12, the selection groove 12 is detachably connected on the vibrator 2, the rear material channel 3 is connected by a single-side groove 31 and a turnover groove 32, the single-side groove 31 is detachably connected on the vibrator 2 and abuts against the selection groove 12, the discharge channel 4 is provided with a discharge groove 41, the arc-shaped righting groove 11, the selection groove 12 and the single-side groove 31 are connected in sequence and form a consecutive screening groove 5, the turnover groove 32 and the discharge groove 41 are connected in sequence and form a consecutive alternative groove 6.

[0027] The rear end side plate of the arc-shaped righting groove 11 is provided with a receiving plate 111, the plate surface of the receiving plate 111 is flush with the plane where the rear end side of the arc-shaped righting groove 11 is located, the receiving plate 111 is provided with a guide block 112, the guide block 112 is located on the upper end of the connecting place of the arc-shaped righting groove 11, the receiving plate 111 and the selection groove 12, the guide block 112 is gradually enlarged in the direction from the receiving plate 111 to the arc-shaped righting groove 11.

[0028] The rear end side of the selection groove 12 is provided with a mounting seat 121, the mounting seat 121 is detachably connected with a selection block 122, the selection block 122 is horizontally placed above the selection groove 12, the front end side of the selection groove 12 is provided with a discharge port 123, the selection block 122 is provided with a vertical long hole, the end of the selection groove 12 abutting against the single-side groove 31 is provided with a turnover notch 124, the turnover notch 124 is downwardly closed in the direction from the front end side of the selection groove 12 to the groove bottom of the single-side groove 31, the rear end side of the single-side groove 31 is provided with a falling port 311.

[0029] Further, the connecting place of the single-side groove 31 and the turnover groove 32 is provided with a buffer surface 312, the rear end side of the single-side groove 31 enters the turnover groove 32 along the buffer surface 312.

[0030] The working mode of the present utility model is described as follows:

[0031] The clip feeding track for the automatic clip assembling machine adopts the structure, the clip body 7 is sent into the receiving plate 111 by the conveying belt or feeder, the clip body 7 falling on the receiving plate 111 enters the arc-shaped alignment groove 11 in a scattered manner under the action of gravity, since the arc-shaped alignment groove 11 is connected with the selection groove 12, and the selection groove 12 is connected with the vibrator 2, therefore, in the process of starting the vibrator 2, the vibration amplitude of the end of the vibrator 2 close to the selection groove 12 is large, therefore, the clip body 7 in the arc-shaped alignment groove 11 jumps in the direction of the selection groove 12 under the large amplitude vibration, the clip body 7 that cannot completely enter the arc-shaped alignment groove 11 will fall out and return to the receiving barrel below, and then is sent to the receiving plate 111 on the conveying belt or feeder again for repeated feeding, in order to avoid that the clip body 7 that has moved on the selection groove 12 is impacted and falls off by the clip body 7 falling on the receiving plate 111, therefore, the guide block 112 is arranged at the upper end of the connection between the arc-shaped alignment groove 11, the receiving plate 111 and the selection groove 12, the guide block 112 gradually enlarges in the direction of the arc-shaped alignment groove 11 along the receiving plate 111, therefore, the clip body 7 at this position will pass the clip body 7 on the selection groove 12, avoiding impacting the clip body 7 on the selection groove 12, the part of the receiving barrel, the conveying belt and the feeder belong to the prior art, therefore, how to feed and feed will not be described again.

[0032] Since the clip body 7 has left and right directions, the left and right clip bodies 7 pass the front end side of the selection groove 12 on the outer side of the clip body 7, the selection block 122 is arranged on the rear end side of the selection groove 12, the clip body 7 can smoothly pass the selection groove 12 after completely passing the limiting of the selection block 122, and the clip body 7 with inaccurate position will be pushed out by the selection block 122 and fall into the receiving barrel below from the discharge port 123, the vertical long hole on the selection block 122 can pass the long hole and be locked on the mounting seat 121 by a screw, therefore, the selection block 122 can be adjusted in the up-down position, so as to adapt to different sizes of clip bodies 7.

[0033] The clamp body 7 after the selection chute 12 enters the position of the single-sided chute 31, at this time the clamp body 7 is located at the end of the vibrator 2 close to the single-sided chute 31, the vibration amplitude of this position is small, so the jumping amplitude of the clamp body 7 is small, and it is in a slow forward movement state, when the clamp body 7 moves to the connection position of the selection chute 12 and the single-sided chute 31, a turnover notch 124 is arranged at this position, because the clamp body 7 jumps greatly at the front end of the selection chute 12, it is necessary to ensure that the clamp body 7 can keep its outer side surface in close contact with the front end side surface of the selection chute 12, so the front end side surface of the selection chute 12 is relatively horizontal and inclined to the bottom of the selection chute 12, but before entering the turnover chute 32, the clamp body 7 which is too horizontal is not easy to turn over into the turnover chute 32, so it is necessary to change the angle of the clamp body 7 to make it inclined to the bottom of the single-sided chute 31 at a larger angle, so the turnover notch 124 is a structure with two downward tapering openings, when the clamp body 7 passes through, its one end embedded in the bottom of the selection chute 12 enters the turnover notch 124, so that the other end is lifted to enter the single-sided chute 31, when the turnover is successful, the clamp body 7 will keep moving from the single-sided chute 31 under the continuous vibration of the vibrator 2, when the turnover is unsuccessful, the clamp body 7 will fall into the lower receiving barrel from the drop opening 311.

[0034] The clamp body 7 that successfully passes through the single-sided chute 31 will have one long side embedded in the turnover chute 32, if the short side is in front, because of the different weights, after being embedded in the turnover chute 32, it will not be able to be embedded completely due to the weight of the long side, so the clamp body 7 with the short side in front will directly fall into the lower receiving barrel, only the clamp body 7 with the long side embedded can continue to move forward in the turnover chute 32, in the process of the subsequent clamp body 7 continuously moving forward, it will keep pushing the clamp body 7 in front, so as to enter the discharge chute 41 under the action of gravity, the discharge chute 41 can be adjusted at the required angle, so that it can adapt to the required angle of the subsequent production process, thereby completing the automatic screening effect of the clamp body 7, in order to ensure that the clamp body 7 does not fall out after turning over into the turnover chute 32, a buffer surface 312 is arranged at the connection position of the single-sided chute 31 and the turnover chute 32, so that the clamp body 7 can smoothly enter the turnover chute 32 under the guidance of the buffer surface 312, and then be directionally screened by its own gravity.

[0035] The utility model discloses beneficial effect lies in: after the body 7 is sent into arc shape and is righted groove 11, under the large -amplitude vibration of vibrator 2, the body 7 is sent into the selected material groove 12, and the screening is carried out to the selected material block 122, only the body 7 of the direction of the right can smoothly pass, and the body 7 that completes passing is the body 7 overturning angle under the action of the turnover gap 124, to cooperate the body 7 and enter the turnover groove 32, and the screening of the body 7 front -back direction is carried out in the turnover groove 32 again, make the body 7 that finally enters the discharge groove 41 can only have a direction, and through the angle of discharge groove 41 is changed, make the body 7 that screening is completed in it can adapt the need of subsequent production procedure, and this feeding track can complete the position of the body 7 and is righted under the screening of constantly, can save the artificial cost, also can ensure the accuracy of position and righting.

[0036] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, and not to limit them. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments can still be modified, or some or all of the technical features can be replaced equivalently. These modifications or replacements do not change the essence of the corresponding technical solutions out of the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine, characterized by: The utility model relates to a screening device, including front material channel, vibrator, rear material channel and discharge channel, the front material channel is connected by the arc swing right slot of opening upward and selection slot, the selection slot is detachably connected on the vibrator, the rear material channel is connected by single side slot and turnover slot, the single side slot is detachably connected on the vibrator and is butt joint with selection slot, be equipped with discharge slot on the discharge channel, the arc swing right slot, selection slot, single side slot are connected in proper order and form a coherent screening slot, the turnover slot and discharge slot are connected in proper order and form a coherent alternative slot.

2. A clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear end side plate of the arc swing right slot is equipped with a receiving plate, the plate surface of the receiving plate is flush with the plane where the rear end side of the arc swing right slot is located.

3. A clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The receiving plate is equipped with a guide block, the guide block is located on the upper end of the connection between the arc swing right slot, the receiving plate and the selection slot, the guide block is gradually enlarged in the direction from the receiving plate to the arc swing right slot.

4. The clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine of claim 3, wherein: The rear end side of the selection slot is equipped with a mounting seat, the selection block is detachably connected on the mounting seat, the selection block is transversely placed above the selection slot, and the front end side of the selection slot is equipped with a discharge port.

5. The clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine of claim 4, wherein: The selection block is equipped with a vertical long hole.

6. The clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine of claim 5, wherein: The end of the selection slot butting against the single side slot is equipped with a turnover notch, the turnover notch is downwardly tapered along the front end side of the selection slot to the bottom of the single side slot.

7. The clip feed track for an automatic clip assembly machine of claim 6, wherein: The rear end side of the single side slot is equipped with a falling port, the connection between the single side slot and the turnover slot is equipped with a buffer surface, and the rear end side of the single side slot enters the turnover slot along the buffer surface.