Welding ring feeding device

The welding ring feeding device, designed with a welding ring vibratory feeder and slide rail, solves the problem of tedious manual screening during the welding ring feeding process, realizes automated and orderly feeding and retrieval, improves production efficiency, and saves labor.

CN223670600UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16SUZHOU VEDETTE IND EQUIP CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520051453.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-09
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-09

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the process of feeding the welding rings of compressor piping requires manual screening and sleeve installation, which is cumbersome and inefficient, and cannot achieve a high degree of automation coverage, resulting in a waste of labor.

Method used

A welding ring feeding device was designed, including a welding ring vibratory plate, a slide, and a picking module. By tilting the slide and controlling the rotation of the stop, disordered silver welding rings are discharged in an orderly manner, and automatic picking is achieved by inserting rods and driving devices. Combined with photoelectric sensors and conductive body detection, the accuracy and automation of the discharge are ensured.

Benefits of technology

The automated and orderly feeding and retrieval of silver solder rings has been achieved, which has improved production efficiency, reduced the demand for manual labor, and increased the automation coverage.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a welding ring feeding device in the technical field of compressor piping assembly, and aims to solve the problem that in the prior art, compressor piping welding rings are difficult to automatically take in order. The welding ring feeding device comprises a first driving device, a material taking module, a welding ring vibration disc and a welding ring sliding way arranged at the position of a discharging port of the welding ring vibration disc, the welding ring sliding way comprises a sliding way pipe support, and a flat notch for a welding ring to pass through in a rolling mode is formed in the sliding way pipe support. The flat notch is obliquely and downwards arranged in the direction from the feeding end to the discharging end, a check block is rotationally arranged at the end of the slide way pipe support, and the check block blocks the discharging end of the flat notch in a free state and can open the discharging end of the flat notch through rotation. The automatic feeding device is suitable for automatically feeding disordered silver rings and orderly taking the silver rings, the silver rings can be prepared to wait for sleeving without manual participation, the automatic coverage rate is high, and the labor force of workers is saved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a welding ring feeding device and belongs to the compressor piping assembly technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] When the compressor piping is assembled with copper pipes, the surface of the copper pipe is usually knurled first, then the knurled pattern is used to assemble silver rings and annular iron parts, and finally the annular iron parts are tightly assembled on the copper pipe through a welding step. Since this assembly method is complex, it is usually completed by manually taking the copper pipe and gradually processing it on each machine. However, this method is inefficient, and multiple workers are needed to work on different machines simultaneously to ensure production efficiency. Therefore, the current proposal for an automatic copper pipe assembly aims to improve the automation coverage rate and thus improve the assembly efficiency and operational safety.

[0003] However, the silver rings used for assembly are usually in a disordered state before feeding. They are usually screened and sleeved by manual operation, which is tedious and wastes labor. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model aims to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a welding ring feeding device that can automatically feed and orderly take disordered silver rings without human intervention. It can prepare silver rings for sleeving, has high automation coverage, and saves labor.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model is implemented by using the following technical solutions:

[0006] The utility model provides a kind of welding ring feeding device, including first drive device, material taking module, welding ring vibration disc and the welding ring chute being set at the position of welding ring vibration disc discharge port, the welding ring chute includes slide pipe support, the slide pipe support inside is equipped with the flat slot for welding ring rolling through, the flat slot is inclined downward from the direction of feed end to discharge end and the end of the slide pipe support is rotatably provided with stopper, the stopper is blocked in free state the discharge end of flat slot and the stopper can open the discharge end of flat slot by rotating, the bottom position of the slide pipe support is equipped with the opening for exposing the lowest end welding ring, the material taking module includes second drive device and plug rod, the second drive device is used to drive plug rod telescopic motion along the axis direction of plug rod, the plug rod can be inserted in the middle of the bottommost end welding ring by the opening of the slide pipe support bottom, and the first drive device is used to drive plug rod to move to the direction of stopper to make stopper open the flat slot.

[0007] Specific, the rotating part above the stop block is provided as a disc, the disc is provided with a guide groove capable of matching the flat notch, the guide groove and the flat notch jointly form a passage for the welding ring to pass through in the free falling state of the stop block, and the guide groove separates the bottommost welding ring from the adjacent welding ring when the stop block is lifted.

[0008] Specific, the stop block is an electrically conductive part, the stop block is arranged in insulation with the slide pipe support, the bottom of the inside of the slide pipe support is provided with a second electrically conductive body, the bottom end of the second electrically conductive body is provided with an insulating part capable of being in insulation contact with the stop block, and the welding ring is electrically connected with the second electrically conductive body and the stop block when being at the bottom end of the flat notch.

[0009] Specific, further comprising a photoelectric sensor, the slide pipe support is provided with a notch for exposing the welding ring and having a diameter smaller than that of the welding ring, and a signal light source of the photoelectric sensor passes through the notch position.

[0010] Specific, further comprising a machine table and an assembly platform arranged on the machine table, the assembly platform is provided with a mold for clamping the copper pipe, the machine table is provided with a first mounting frame and a second mounting frame, the second mounting frame is slidingly arranged on the first mounting frame, the material taking module is mounted on the second mounting frame, the sliding direction of the second mounting frame is parallel to the axis direction of the material preparation welding ring, the first mounting frame is slidingly arranged on the machine table, the sliding direction of the first mounting frame is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the second mounting frame, the first mounting frame is mounted with a third driving device, the third driving device is used for driving the second mounting frame to move horizontally along the sliding direction, and the first driving device is used for driving the first mounting frame to move horizontally along the sliding direction.

[0011] Specific, the material taking module further comprises a sleeve fixedly mounted on the second mounting frame, the inserting rod is slidingly arranged in the sleeve, and the inside of the sleeve is provided with a spring for pushing the inserting rod outward.

[0012] Specific, the second driving device is fixedly arranged on the second mounting frame, and the output end of the second driving device is fixedly connected with the output end of the third driving device.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the utility model are as follows:

[0014] The welding ring vibration disc and the corresponding slide are designed, so that the disordered silver welding rings can be discharged in order, and the slide pipe support is used for storing and preparing materials, in addition, the device is also designed with a material taking module, the silver welding rings can be taken in order for preparation before assembly, the automatic coverage rate is high, and labor is saved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a whole structure schematic view of the welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 is a side view of the welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0017] Figure 3 is a welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 is an A-A direction sectional view of the welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 4 is a front view of the welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 5 is a B-B direction sectional view of the welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present application; Figure 4

[0020] Reference signs: 1, machine table; 2, welding ring vibration disc; 3, first mounting frame; 4, second mounting frame; 5, first driving device; 6, third driving device; 7, assembly platform; 8, mold; 9, welding ring slide; 901, slide pipe support; 902, second electric conductor; 903, stop block; 904, insulating piece; 10, material taking module; 1001, second driving device; 1002, sleeve; 1003, spring; 1004, inserting rod; 11, photoelectric sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The present application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the present application, and cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present application.

[0022] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only used for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" and the like can explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more.

[0023] ​In the description of the utility model, it is necessary to explain that, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the term "installation", "connection", "connection" should be broad sense understanding, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integrally connected; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection; can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected through the intermediate medium, can be two elements inside the communication. For ordinary skilled in the art, the above-mentioned terms can be understood by the specific meaning in the utility model through specific circumstances. Embodiments

[0024] The welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the utility model is used for feeding disordered silver rings and orderly taking and using, and can prepare silver welding rings for waiting for ring without manual participation, has high automation coverage, saves labor, and in order to realize the structure and function of the device, the device is provided with a first driving device 5, a material taking module 10, a welding ring vibrating disc 2 and a welding ring slide 9 arranged at the discharging port position of the welding ring vibrating disc 2, as shown in Figure 1 And Figure 5 As shown, the welding ring slide 9 is provided with a slide pipe support 901, the slide pipe support 901 is internally provided with a flat slot for the rolling of the welding ring, the flat slot is arranged to be inclined downward from the feeding end to the discharging end, so that the silver welding ring screened and fallen into the slide pipe support 901 by the welding ring vibrating disc 2 can automatically roll downward for supply, in order to take the welding ring individually, a stop block 903 is rotatably arranged at the end of the slide pipe support 901, as shown in Figure 5As shown, the stopper 903 blocks the discharge end of the flat slot in the free state, and the stopper 903 can open the discharge end of the flat slot by rotating, so that the plurality of silver welding rings in the slot can be limited and blocked. In order to take the silver welding ring, an opening for exposing the lowest end welding ring is arranged at the bottom of the slide pipe support 901, and a material taking module 10 including a second driving device 1001 and a plug rod 1004 is arranged, wherein the second driving device 1001 is used to drive the plug rod 1004 to extend and retract along the axis direction of the plug rod 1004, and the plug rod 1004 can be inserted into the middle part of the lowest end welding ring through the opening at the bottom of the slide pipe support 901, and the first driving device 5 is used to drive the plug rod 1004 to move towards the stopper 903 to open the flat slot. Through the arrangement of the above mechanism, the disordered silver welding ring is changed into an ordered state by the action of the vibration disc and is output to the discharge port position and is limited by the welding ring slide 9, that is, a plurality of silver welding rings can be queued in the flat slot, and when taking, the plug rod 1004 driven by the second driving device 1001 is first inserted into the middle position of the lowest silver welding ring, then the plug rod 1004 is kept in the inserted state and is driven by the first driving device 5 to open the stopper 903, so that the welding ring can normally flow out, and after the lowest end welding ring is taken out, the stopper 903 falls back to block the slot, and the remaining welding rings can still be queued in the flat slot, so that the silver welding ring is taken and prepared in an orderly manner, and manual screening is not needed, so that the automation coverage of the device is improved, and the manual labor is reduced.

[0025] The welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, in order to prevent the adjacent welding ring from sliding with the opening after the lowest end silver welding ring is taken out, the inclination of the flat slot can be controlled in the acute angle range of ten degrees to thirty-five degrees, but although this acute angle can avoid a plurality of silver welding rings from falling at the same time to a certain extent, there is still a certain probability that a plurality of silver welding rings will fall at the same time, in order to further reduce the influence of a plurality of silver welding rings falling at the same time when the stopper 903 is opened, the rotating part above the stopper 903 can be disc-shaped, as shown in the drawings, Figure 5 A guide groove matched with the flat slot is arranged on the disc-shaped part, and the guide groove and the flat slot jointly form a passage for the welding ring to pass through in the free falling state of the stopper 903, and the guide groove separates the lowest end welding ring from the adjacent welding ring when the stopper 903 is lifted. Through the above arrangement, the stopper 903 can control only one silver welding ring to pass through at a time when rotating, which effectively eliminates the possibility that a plurality of silver welding rings will fall at the same time after the stopper 903 is lifted.

[0026] The welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, in order to avoid that the bottom of the flat slot lacks material and the equipment cannot identify, the stopper 903 can be an electrically conductive part, as shown in the drawings, Figure 5As shown, further, the stop block 903 is insulated and matched with the slide pipe support 901, a second conductor 902 is arranged at the bottom inside the slide pipe support 901, the bottom end position of the second conductor 902 is provided with an insulating piece 904 capable of insulated contact with the stop block 903, and the welding ring can electrically connect the second conductor 902 and the stop block 903 when the welding ring is at the bottom end of the flat-shaped notch, that is, when the welding ring exists at the bottom end of the flat-shaped notch, the welding ring can connect the detection circuit, and when the welding ring is out of stock, the test circuit is disconnected to give a control signal of the out-of-stock, avoiding the possibility of misoperation of the welding ring out-of-stock equipment.

[0027] The welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, in order to facilitate the detection whether the flat-shaped notch is normally passed by the welding ring, here can also be provided with a device including a photoelectric sensor 11, specifically, here a notch for exposing the welding ring and smaller in diameter than the welding ring is arranged on the slide pipe support 901, avoiding the welding ring from falling off the notch, and the signal light source of the photoelectric sensor 11 is arranged to pass through the notch position, after the silver welding ring rolls down, partial shielding can give the photoelectric sensor 11 corresponding control signal, thereby judging whether the slide is blocked or whether the welding ring normally passes.

[0028] The welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, specifically additionally provides a feeding overall layout mode of silver welding ring, in order to realize the feeding of silver welding ring, here the device is also provided with a machine table 1 and an assembly platform 7 arranged on the machine table 1, specifically, here a mold 8 for clamping the copper pipe is arranged on the assembly platform 7, and the silver welding ring is used for assembling on the outer surface of the clamped copper pipe, wherein the entire module is composed as follows: a first mounting frame 3 and a second mounting frame 4 are arranged on the machine table 1, the second mounting frame 4 is arranged to slide on the first mounting frame 3, and a material taking module 10 is arranged on the second mounting frame 4, the sliding direction of the second mounting frame 4 is parallel to the axis direction of the standby welding ring, the first mounting frame 3 is arranged to slide on the machine table 1, and the sliding direction of the first mounting frame 3 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the second mounting frame 4, as shown in the figure, Figure 1 The welding ring feeding device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, specifically additionally provides a feeding overall layout mode of silver welding ring, in order to realize the feeding of silver welding ring, here the device is also provided with a machine table 1 and an assembly platform 7 arranged on the machine table 1, specifically, here a mold 8 for clamping the copper pipe is arranged on the assembly platform 7, and the silver welding ring is used for assembling on the outer surface of the clamped copper pipe, wherein the entire module is composed as follows: a first mounting frame 3 and a second mounting frame 4 are arranged on the machine table 1, the second mounting frame 4 is arranged to slide on the first mounting frame 3, and a material taking module 10 is arranged on the second mounting frame 4, the sliding direction of the second mounting frame 4 is parallel to the axis direction of the standby welding ring, the first mounting frame 3 is arranged to slide on the machine table 1, and the sliding direction of the first mounting frame 3 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the second mounting frame 4, as shown in the figure,

[0029] The utility model discloses an embodiment provides a kind of welding ring feeding device, to ensure that silver solder ring can be accurately sleeved in the outside of copper pipe, here setting material taking module 10 also includes sleeve 1002 fixedly installed on second mounting frame 4, at this time design plug rod 1004 slidingly arranged in the inside of sleeve 1002, and spring 1003 for being used to the plug rod 1004 is ejected outside is equipped in the inside of sleeve 1002, the plug rod 1004 should be able to be completely retracted in sleeve 1002, when assembling, third driving device 6 drives plug rod 1004 and is abutted on copper pipe, and in the process of constantly pushing, plug rod 1004 occurs shrinkage, silver solder ring gradually separates from the upper surface of plug rod 1004, until silver solder ring completely separates from plug rod 1004 and is sleeved in the end surface of copper pipe, this mode is more accurate for the silver solder ring sleeve of copper pipe and plug rod 1004, can avoid the problem that a certain degree is difficult to butt joint sleeve.

[0030] An embodiment of the utility model provides a kind of welding ring feeding device, to facilitate cost saving and facilitate control, above-mentioned driving device part preferably can adopt the mode of cylinder to be driven, but considering when plug rod 1004 is only needed to move fixed amplitude distance from flat slot to take silver solder ring, and when assembling, by need to move long amplitude distance, since same cylinder is difficult to meet compatible distance requirement, here second driving device 1001 can be fixedly arranged on second mounting frame 4, and the output end of second driving device 1001 is fixedly connected with the output end of third driving device 6, namely, second mounting frame 4 can be simultaneously controlled to displace by two cylinders, to meet the multi-section use demand of equipment.

[0031] The above is only preferred embodiment of the utility model, it should be pointed out, for ordinary skilled person in the prior art, without departing from the technical principle of the utility model, under the premise, can make several improvements and deformation, these improvements and deformation also should be regarded as the protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A welding ring feeding device, characterized in that, The device comprises a first driving device (5), a material taking module (10), a welding ring vibrating disc (2) and a welding ring slide (9) arranged at the discharging position of the welding ring vibrating disc (2). The welding ring slide (9) comprises a slide pipe support (901) with a flat slot inside for the rolling of the welding ring. The flat slot is arranged to be inclined downward from the feeding end to the discharging end. The end of the slide pipe support (901) is rotatably provided with a stop block (903). The stop block (903) blocks the discharging end of the flat slot in the free state and can open the discharging end of the flat slot by rotating. The bottom position of the slide pipe support (901) is provided with an opening for the lowest welding ring. The material taking module (10) comprises a second driving device (1001) and a plug rod (1004). The second driving device (1001) is used to drive the plug rod (1004) to move along the axis direction of the plug rod (1004). The plug rod (1004) can be inserted into the middle part of the lowest welding ring through the opening at the bottom of the slide pipe support (901). The first driving device (5) is used to drive the plug rod (1004) to move towards the stop block (903) to open the flat slot.

2. The welding ring feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating part above the stop block (903) is disc-shaped. The disc-shaped part is provided with a guide groove that can match the flat slot. The guide groove and the flat slot together form a passage for the welding ring to pass through in the free falling state of the stop block (903). When the stop block (903) is lifted, the lowest welding ring is separated from the adjacent welding ring.

3. The welding ring feeding device according to claim 1, wherein The stop block (903) is an electrically conductive part. The stop block (903) is arranged in insulating cooperation with the slide pipe support (901). The bottom inside of the slide pipe support (901) is provided with a second electrically conductive body (902). The bottom end position of the second electrically conductive body (902) is provided with an insulating part (904) that can insulate the stop block (903). When the welding ring is at the lowest end of the flat slot, the second electrically conductive body (902) and the stop block (903) are electrically connected.

4. The welding ring feeding device according to claim 1, wherein The device further comprises a photoelectric sensor (11). The slide pipe support (901) is provided with a slot for exposing the welding ring and the diameter of the slot is smaller than that of the welding ring. The signal light source of the photoelectric sensor (11) passes through the slot position.

5. The welding ring feeding device according to claim 1, wherein Also include machine table (1) and set up on the machine table (1) assembly platform (7), the assembly platform (7) is provided with the mould (8) for clamping copper pipe, the machine table (1) is equipped with first mounting bracket (3) and second mounting bracket (4), the second mounting bracket (4) is slidably arranged on the first mounting bracket (3), the material taking module (10) is installed on the second mounting bracket (4), the sliding direction of the second mounting bracket (4) is parallel with the axis direction of the spare material welding ring, the first mounting bracket (3) is slidably arranged on the machine table (1), the sliding direction of the first mounting bracket (3) is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the second mounting bracket (4), the first mounting bracket (3) is installed with third driving device (6), the third driving device (6) is used to drive the second mounting bracket (4) to move horizontally along its sliding direction, the first driving device (5) is used to drive the first mounting bracket (3) to move horizontally along the sliding direction.

6. A welding ring feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that The material taking module (10) further includes a sleeve (1002) fixedly installed on the second mounting bracket (4), the insertion rod (1004) is slidably arranged inside the sleeve (1002), and the inside of the sleeve (1002) is provided with a spring (1003) for ejecting the insertion rod (1004) outward.

7. A welding ring feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that The second driving device (1001) is fixedly arranged on the second mounting bracket (4), and the output end of the second driving device (1001) is fixedly connected with the output end of the third driving device (6).