Automatic distributing and feeding system for new energy gearbox positioning pins

By designing an automatic material feeding and dispensing system that combines a turntable and grippers, the problem of adjusting the orientation of positioning pins in new energy vehicle transmissions was solved, enabling automated feeding and dispensing of positioning pins and improving production efficiency.

CN223632478UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05ANHUI TUHUI AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423174350.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-23
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-23

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Technical Problem

The existing new energy gearbox positioning pin feeding device cannot control the orientation of the positioning pin, requiring manual intervention or additional equipment to adjust the orientation.

Method used

An automatic material feeding system was designed, which includes a turntable, a feeding channel, grippers, and proximity switches. The system uses the rotation of the turntable and the feeding to cooperate, the proximity switches to detect the orientation of the positioning pins, and the grippers and electric telescopic arms to realize the automatic feeding and dispensing of the positioning pins.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic feeding and dispensing of positioning pins, ensuring that the positioning pins only exist in two states in the material trough: positive and negative, avoiding manual intervention and improving production efficiency and automation.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of gearbox installation auxiliary equipment, in particular to a new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distributing and feeding system which comprises a supporting seat, a motor is installed on the supporting seat, the output end of the motor is connected with a rotating disc, and material grooves are evenly distributed in the rotating disc. The right side of the supporting seat is connected with a feeding channel; an extending platform is arranged on the left side of the supporting seat, a horizontal electric telescopic arm and a first proximity switch are installed on the extending platform, the extending platform is rotationally sleeved with a material distributing shaft, a gear and a vertical electric telescopic arm are installed on the material distributing shaft, the gear is meshed with a rack, the rack is fixedly connected with the horizontal electric telescopic arm, and a clamping jaw is installed on the vertical electric telescopic arm. The clamping jaw grabs the positioning pin, the first proximity switch detects a positive material, the horizontal electric telescopic arm shrinks, the first proximity switch detects a negative material, and the horizontal electric telescopic arm stretches; according to the automatic feeding and distributing device, automatic feeding of the positioning pins and automatic distributing of the positive material state and the negative material state are achieved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to gearbox installation auxiliary equipment technical field, concretely relates to a new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic material distribution feeding system. BACKGROUND

[0002] The main function of the new energy gearbox is: changing the driving force and running speed of the vehicle (gear shifting) under the condition that the engine speed and torque are unchanged, making the vehicle can run backward (gear reversing), and the engine can be parked without extinguishing the fire (neutral gear). When the new energy gearbox is assembled, a plurality of positioning pins need to be assembled.

[0003] Chinese patent CN 211544797U discloses a positioning pin material distribution feeding device, which comprises a fixed plate, a feeding mechanism, a feeding cylinder and a feeding mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the feeding cylinder are installed on the fixed plate, the feeding mechanism is connected with the piston rod of the feeding cylinder; replace manual feeding; but the material distribution feeding device cannot control the orientation of the last falling pin head and pin rod of the positioning pin, and still needs to increase equipment or manual to make the orientation of the positioning pin reach the using state. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In view of the above technical problems of the prior art, the utility model provides a new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic material distribution feeding system.

[0005] A new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic material distribution feeding system, comprising a support seat, the support seat is provided with a motor, the output end of the motor is connected with a rotating disc, the rotating disc is provided with uniformly distributed troughs;

[0006] The right side of the support seat is connected with a feeding channel;

[0007] The left side of the support seat is provided with an extension platform, the extension platform is provided with a horizontal electric telescopic arm and a first proximity switch, the extension platform is rotatably sleeved with a material distribution shaft, the material distribution shaft is provided with a gear and a vertical electric telescopic arm, the gear is meshed with a rack, the rack is fixedly connected with the horizontal electric telescopic arm, the bottom end of the vertical electric telescopic arm is provided with a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw grabs the positioning pin, the first proximity switch measures the positive material, the horizontal electric telescopic arm is retracted, the first proximity switch measures the negative material, and the horizontal electric telescopic arm is stretched.

[0008] Further, the feeding channel comprises a vibrating hopper, a first lower electric telescopic arm and a second lower electric telescopic arm, the bottom end of the vibrating hopper is provided with a blanking vertical pipeline, the bottom end of the blanking vertical pipeline is provided with an inclined blanking plate, the inclined blanking plate is slidably connected with an extension plate, the first lower electric telescopic arm is fixedly connected with the extension plate, the first lower electric telescopic arm is stretched, and the extension plate abuts against the trough of the A station; the outer wall of the blanking vertical pipeline is provided with symmetrical blanking electric telescopic arms, the blanking electric telescopic arms are fixedly connected with upper limit plates, the upper limit plates penetrate through the blanking vertical pipeline, and the second lower electric telescopic arm is fixedly connected with a lower limit plate; the lower limit plate penetrates through the blanking vertical pipeline.

[0009] Further, the clamping jaw comprises a reference top plate and two clamping plates, the clamping plates are slidably connected with the reference top plate respectively, and the clamping plates are fixedly connected with micro electric telescopic arms.

[0010] Further, the extension platform is further provided with a reverse material blanking channel, the horizontal electric telescopic arm is stretched, and the positioning pin on the clamping jaw falls onto the reverse material blanking channel.

[0011] Further, the support base is provided with a second proximity switch for detecting whether the trough is missing the positioning pin.

[0012] Further, the support base is provided with a stopping cylinder, the stopping cylinder is slidably connected with a stopping block, the stopping block is fixedly connected with a return spring, the other end of the return spring is fixedly connected with the stopping cylinder, the central rotating shaft of the rotating disc is provided with a insertion hole matched with the stopping block, the second proximity switch of the B station detects that the trough is provided with the positioning pin, the stopping cylinder is stretched to press the return spring, the detected trough is rotated to below the clamping jaw, and the stopping block is pushed into the insertion hole of the C station by the return spring.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model include:

[0014] 1) Through the mutual cooperation of the rotating disc rotation and the feeding, not only the automatic feeding of the positioning pin is realized, but also the positioning pin is controlled to exist in only the positive material and the reverse material in the trough;

[0015] 2) The first proximity switch distinguishes whether the positioning pin is the positive material or the reverse material, and the positioning pin is conveyed to different positions through the two rotating direction distribution shafts, so that the automatic distribution is realized;

[0016] 3) The second proximity switch detects whether the trough is missing the positioning pin, so that the invalid action of the first proximity switch and the horizontal electric telescopic arm is avoided. DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a top view of the turntable;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Sectional view of DD;

[0020] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure in which the upper limit plate clamps the positioning pin of the positive material;

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure for the upper limit plate to clamp the reversing positioning pin;

[0022] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the structure of the positioning pin falling from the extension plate into the material trough;

[0023] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the structure where the stop block is separated from the socket;

[0024] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of the structure for the stop block to wait for the next socket;

[0025] The attached diagram shows the following symbols: 1-Support base, 2-Motor, 3-Turntable, 4-Foot trough, 5-Extension platform, 6-Horizontal electric telescopic arm, 7-Number one proximity switch, 8-Distribution shaft, 9-Gear, 10-Vertical electric telescopic arm, 11-Rack, 12-Vibrating hopper, 13-Number one lower electric telescopic arm, 14-Number two lower electric telescopic arm, 15-Discharge vertical pipe, 16-Inclined discharge plate, 17-Extension plate, 18-Discharge electric telescopic arm, 19-Upper limit plate, 20-Lower limit plate, 21-Reverse material discharge channel, 22-Number two proximity switch, 23-Stop cylinder, 24-Stop block, 25-Reset spring, 26-Base plate, 27-Clamping plate, 28-Miniature electric telescopic arm. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, other implementation methods or equivalent substitutions obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are all within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0027] like Figures 1-8 As shown, an automatic feeding system for positioning pins of a new energy gearbox includes a support base 1, a motor 2 installed on the support base 1, a turntable 3 connected to the output end of the motor 2, a central rotation axis of the turntable 3 being rotatably connected to the support base 1, and a uniformly distributed material trough 4 installed on the turntable 3.

[0028] The right side of the support base 1 is connected to a feeding channel for feeding the positioning pins into the trough 4;

[0029] An extension platform 5 is provided on the left side of the support base 1. The extension platform 5 is equipped with a horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 and a first proximity switch 7. The extension platform 5 is rotatably connected to a material distribution shaft 8. The material distribution shaft 8 is equipped with a gear 9 and a vertical electric telescopic arm 10. The gear 9 meshes with a rack 11. The rack 11 is fixedly connected to the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6. A gripper is installed at the bottom of the vertical electric telescopic arm 10. The gripper is used to grab the positioning pin. In the non-working state, the overall length of the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 is at the center horizontal position. The meshing point of the gear 9 and the rack 11 is the middle section of the rack 11. When the first proximity switch 7 detects that the positioning pin is positive, the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 retracts. Under the meshing action of the gear 9 and the rack 11, the material distribution shaft 8 rotates, and the gripper rotates to face the next process. The robotic arm of the next process electromagnetically adsorbs the pin head of the positioning pin for further transfer for insertion, pressing and other processes. When the first proximity switch 7 detects that the positioning pin is negative, the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 extends, and the material distribution shaft 8 rotates in the opposite direction.

[0030] The feeding channel includes a vibrating hopper 12, a first lower electric telescopic arm 13, and a second lower electric telescopic arm 14. The bottom end of the vibrating hopper 12 is equipped with a vertical discharge pipe 15, and the bottom end of the vertical discharge pipe 15 is equipped with an inclined discharge plate 16. An extension plate 17 is slidably connected to the inclined discharge plate 16. The first lower electric telescopic arm 13 is mounted on the inclined discharge plate 16 and is fixedly connected to the extension plate 17. When the first lower electric telescopic arm 13 extends, the extension plate 17 slides to abut against the material trough 4 at station A. Symmetrical discharge electric telescopic arms 18 are installed on the outer wall of the vertical discharge pipe 15. An upper limit plate 19 is fixedly connected to each discharge electric telescopic arm 18, penetrating the vertical discharge pipe 15. A lower limit plate 20 is fixedly connected to the second lower electric telescopic arm 14, penetrating the bottom end of the vertical discharge pipe 15. The second lower... When the electric telescopic arm 14 and the material discharge electric telescopic arm 18 are in the extended state, the space between the upper limit plate 19 and the lower limit plate 20 can only accommodate a single vertical positioning pin, and the upper limit plate 19 abuts against the previous positioning pin; when the second lower electric telescopic arm 14 retracts, the single positioning pin moves along the inclined material discharge plate 16 and the extension plate 17 until the pin of the positioning pin falls into the material trough 4 at station A; the first lower electric telescopic arm 13 retracts, the extension plate 17 moves away from the material trough 4, and the pin head of the positioning pin also falls into the material trough 4 at station A; the bottom surface of the material trough 4 is provided with a rubber pad to prevent the positioning pin from shifting position during the process of falling completely into the material trough 4 and rotating with the turntable 3, ensuring that the pin of the positioning pin is within the gripping range of the gripper; when the second lower electric telescopic arm 14 extends and the material discharge electric telescopic arm 16 retracts, the positioning pin in the vertical material discharge pipe 15 moves downward by a height distance.

[0031] The extension platform 5 is further provided with a reverse material discharging channel 21, the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 is stretched, the clamping jaw is turned to the upper side of the reverse material discharging channel 21, the clamping jaw is loosened, the positioning pin falls to the reverse material discharging channel 21 and slides into the collecting frame for unified recycling.

[0032] The support base 1 is provided with a second proximity switch 22 for detecting whether the positioning pin is missing in the trough 4, the second proximity switch 22 of the B station detects that the trough 4 is provided with the positioning pin, when the trough 4 is stopped at the C station, the first proximity switch 7 and the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 are actuated, the second proximity switch 22 of the B station detects that the trough 4 is missing the positioning pin, when the trough 4 is stopped at the C station, the first proximity switch 7 and the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 are not actuated. The support base 1 is provided with a stopping cylinder 23, the stopping cylinder 23 is slidingly connected with a stopping block 24, the stopping block 24 is fixedly connected with a return spring 25, the other end of the return spring 25 is fixedly connected with the stopping cylinder 23, the central rotating shaft of the rotating disc 3 is provided with a insertion hole matched with the stopping block 24, the stopping cylinder 23 is stretched to press the return spring 25, and the stopping block 24 is pushed into the insertion hole by the return spring 25 when the stopping block 24 is aligned with the next insertion hole.

[0033] The clamping jaw comprises a reference top plate 26 and two clamping plates 27, the clamping plates 27 are slidingly connected with the reference top plate 26 respectively, the clamping plates 27 are fixedly connected with micro electric telescopic arms 28 respectively, and the two micro electric telescopic arms 28 are synchronously stretched to clamp the pin rod of the positioning pin.

[0034] The action process of the utility model is as follows:

[0035] 1) blanking to the trough

[0036] The vibration hopper 12 makes the disordered positioning pins fall into the blanking vertical pipeline 15 through vibration, the blanking electric telescopic arm 18 is stretched, the upper limiting plate 19 clamps the corresponding position of the positioning pin, the space between the upper limiting plate 19 and the lower limiting plate 20 is only a single positioning pin, the second lower electric telescopic arm 14 is retracted, the single positioning pin moves along the inclined blanking plate 16 and the extension plate 17,

[0037] 1.1 the pin rod of the positioning pin falls into the trough 4 of the A station first, the blanking electric telescopic arm 16 is retracted, the extension plate 17 moves away from the trough 4, and the pin head of the positioning pin also falls into the trough 4 of the A station;

[0038] 1.2 the pin head falls into the trough 4 of the A station first, the blanking electric telescopic arm 16 is retracted, the extension plate 17 moves away from the trough 4, and the pin rod of the positioning pin also falls into the trough 4 of the A station;

[0039] 2) rotating disc feeding

[0040] When the rotary disc 3 rotates under the drive of the motor 2, the stop cylinder 23 extends to press the reset spring 25, until the stop block 24 is aligned with the next insertion hole, the stop block 24 is pushed into the corresponding insertion hole by the reset spring 25, and the rotary disc 3 stops rotating;

[0041] 3) Clamping jaw feeding and distributing

[0042] When the trough 4 with the positioning pin is rotated and stopped at the C station, the vertical electric telescopic arm 10 extends downward, the two micro electric telescopic arms 28 extend synchronously, the two clamping plates 27 clamp the pin rod of the positioning pin, the vertical electric telescopic arm 10 further contracts upward,

[0043] 3.1 When the first proximity switch 7 measures positive material, the feeding sequence of the corresponding positioning pin in the trough 4 is that the pin rod is fed first and the pin head is fed later, the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 contracts, under the meshing action of the gear 9 and the rack 11, the distributing shaft 8 rotates, the clamping jaw turns to face the next process, the mechanical arm electromagnetically adsorbs the pin head of the positioning pin to further transfer for insertion and installation, press fitting and other processes;

[0044] 3.2 When the first proximity switch 7 measures negative material, the feeding sequence of the corresponding positioning pin in the trough 4 is that the pin head is fed first and the pin rod is fed later, the horizontal electric telescopic arm 6 extends, the distributing shaft 8 rotates in the opposite direction, the clamping jaw turns to above the negative feeding channel 21, the clamping jaw is loosened, the positioning pin falls onto the negative feeding channel 21 and slides along the negative feeding channel 21 to the collection frame for unified recycling.

[0045] The preferred embodiments disclosed above are only used to help describe the utility model. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details and do not limit the utility model to the specific implementation. Obviously, according to the content of the specification, many modifications and changes can be made. The specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principle and practical application of the utility model, so that the person skilled in the art can well understand and utilize the utility model. The utility model is limited by the claims and the whole scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distribution feeding system, comprising a supporting seat (1), characterized in that: The support seat (1) is provided with a motor (2), the output end of the motor (2) is connected with a rotating disc (3), the rotating disc (3) is provided with uniformly distributed troughs (4); The right side of the support seat (1) is connected with a feeding channel; The left side of the support seat (1) is provided with an extension platform (5), the extension platform (5) is provided with a horizontal electric telescopic arm (6) and a first proximity switch (7), the extension platform (5) is rotatably sleeved with a distributing shaft (8), the distributing shaft (8) is provided with a gear (9) and a vertical electric telescopic arm (10), the gear (9) is engaged with a rack (11), the rack (11) is fixedly connected with the horizontal electric telescopic arm (6), the bottom end of the vertical electric telescopic arm (10) is provided with a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw is provided with a positioning pin, the first proximity switch (7) measures positive material, the horizontal electric telescopic arm (6) is retracted, the first proximity switch (7) measures negative material, and the horizontal electric telescopic arm (6) is stretched.

2. The new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distribution and feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding channel comprises a vibrating hopper (12), a first lower electric telescopic arm (13) and a second lower electric telescopic arm (14), the bottom end of the vibrating hopper (12) is provided with a vertical dropping pipe (15), the bottom end of the vertical dropping pipe (15) is provided with an inclined dropping plate (16), the inclined dropping plate (16) is slidably connected with an extension plate (17), the first lower electric telescopic arm (13) is fixedly connected with the extension plate (17), the first lower electric telescopic arm (13) is stretched, and the extension plate (17) abuts against the trough (4) of the A station; the outer wall of the vertical dropping pipe (15) is provided with symmetrical dropping electric telescopic arms (18), the dropping electric telescopic arms (18) are fixedly connected with upper limit plates (19), the second lower electric telescopic arm (14) is fixedly connected with lower limit plates (20), and the upper limit plates (19) and the lower limit plates (20) all penetrate through the vertical dropping pipe (15).

3. The new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distribution and feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extension platform (5) is further provided with a negative material dropping channel (21), the horizontal electric telescopic arm (6) is stretched, and the positioning pin on the clamping jaw falls onto the negative material dropping channel (21).

4. The new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distribution and feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support seat (1) is provided with a second proximity switch (22) for detecting whether the trough (4) is missing the positioning pin.

5. The new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distribution and feeding system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support seat (1) is provided with a stopping cylinder (23), the stopping cylinder (23) is slidably connected with a stopping block (24), the stopping block (24) is fixedly connected with a reset spring (25), the other end of the reset spring (25) is fixedly connected with the stopping cylinder (23), the center rotating shaft of the rotating disc (3) is provided with a hole matched with the stopping block (24), the second proximity switch (22) of the B station detects that the trough (4) is provided with the positioning pin, the stopping cylinder (23) is stretched, the reset spring (25) is pressed, the detected trough (4) is rotated to below the clamping jaw, and the stopping block (24) is pushed into the hole of the C station by the reset spring (25).

6. The new energy gearbox positioning pin automatic distribution and feeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping jaw comprises a reference top plate (26) and two clamping plates (27), the clamping plates (27) are slidably connected with the reference top plate (26) respectively, and the clamping plates (27) are all fixedly connected with micro electric telescopic arms (28).

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    CN211544797U