Injection molding machine with automatic feeding and discharging functions

Abstract

The utility model discloses an injection molding machine capable of automatically feeding and discharging. The injection molding machine comprises a machine table, a storage bin, a feeding mechanism, a discharging mechanism and a carrying mechanism, the storage bin is used for storing terminals, and the storage bin is provided with a discharge port; the feeding mechanism can drive at least one terminal in the storage bin to move and penetrate through the discharging port. The feeding mechanism can drive the terminals to move to the arrangement assembly. The discharging mechanism comprises a detection assembly and an arrangement assembly, the detection assembly is used for detecting the terminals, and the arrangement assembly is used for arranging and placing the terminals; the carrying mechanism is used for driving the terminals at the arrangement assembly to move to the injection mold. Due to the fact that the feeding action of the terminals before injection molding is achieved through cooperation of the feeding mechanism, the discharging mechanism and the carrying mechanism, and the storage effect of the storage bin on the terminals enables the taking process of the terminals to be more convenient and faster, the operation speed of feeding operation can be effectively improved, and the working efficiency is improved. And therefore, the operation efficiency of injection molding processing of the terminal can be effectively improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to injection molding field especially relates to a kind of automatic feeding and discharging's injection molding machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] It is known that for electrical connector and other components, usually need to produce shell by injection molding, and connect and protect the terminal for the shell. At present, for this process, mainly by artificial terminal is sent into injection mold, and the shell of terminal is injection molded by injection mold. However, manual operation has the problem of low efficiency. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model aims at at least one of the technical problems existing in prior art. To this end, the utility model provides an automatic feeding and discharging's injection molding machine, which can quickly and efficiently carry out shell injection molding operation of terminal.

[0004] The automatic feeding and discharging's injection molding machine according to the first aspect of the utility model comprises a machine table, a storage bin, a feeding mechanism, a discharging mechanism and a conveying mechanism. The storage bin is arranged on the machine table, and is used for storing terminals. The storage bin is provided with a discharge port. The feeding mechanism is arranged on the machine table, and can drive at least one terminal in the storage bin to move through the discharge port. The feeding mechanism can drive the terminal to move to the discharging mechanism. The discharging mechanism comprises a detection assembly and an arrangement assembly. The detection assembly is used for detecting the terminal, and the arrangement assembly is used for arranging and placing the terminal. The conveying mechanism is arranged on the machine table, and is used for driving the terminal at the arrangement assembly to move to an injection mold.

[0005] The automatic feeding and discharging's injection molding machine according to the utility model embodiment has at least the following beneficial effects: the terminal is stored in the storage bin, so when the terminal needs to be fed, the feeding mechanism can directly drive the terminal to move to the discharge port of the storage bin, which can effectively achieve the effect of obtaining the terminal. After the terminal is driven by the feeding mechanism to move away from the storage bin, the terminal can be first driven to the arrangement assembly. By repeating the action, a plurality of terminals can be arranged outside the storage bin in a predetermined arrangement manner. In this process, the detection assembly can detect the state of the terminal itself or the arrangement state, thereby improving the quality of the finished product. Then, the arranged terminals can be conveyed together by the conveying mechanism, thereby achieving the effect of orderly feeding of the terminals.

[0006] Since the feeding of the terminals before injection molding is achieved by cooperation of the feeding mechanism, the discharging mechanism and the carrying mechanism, and the storage effect of the storage bin makes the process of taking and using the terminals more convenient and fast, the working speed of the feeding operation can be effectively improved, and the working efficiency of the injection molding of the terminals can be effectively improved.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present application, the storage bin is tubular, and the discharge port is arranged at the end of the storage bin; the feeding mechanism comprises a poking assembly arranged in the storage bin, at least part of the poking assembly extends into the storage bin and can drive each terminal to the discharge port one by one.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present application, the poking assembly comprises a poking seat and a linear drive module, the storage bin is provided with a passageway, part of the poking seat passes through the passageway and extends into the storage bin; the linear drive module is connected with the poking seat and can drive it to reciprocate in the passageway.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present application, the feeding mechanism comprises a turnover assembly arranged at the discharge port, the turnover assembly can drive the terminal to rotate to the arrangement assembly and adjust the relative orientation of the terminal and the arrangement assembly.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present application, the turnover assembly comprises a support frame, a two-axis displacement platform and a mounting seat, the mounting seat is connected to the support frame through the two-axis displacement platform; the mounting seat is provided with a turnover drive cylinder and a cylinder clamping jaw, the turnover drive cylinder is connected with the cylinder clamping jaw and can drive it to turn over relative to the mounting seat.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present application, the arrangement assembly comprises a transfer box and a poking piece arranged on the machine table, the feeding mechanism can drive the terminal to move to the transfer box or the poking piece; the poking piece is connected with an arrangement cylinder and can push multiple terminals to move and arrange.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present application, the detection assembly comprises a detection probe arranged beside the transfer box, the detection probe is located between the storage bin and the transfer box and can detect the terminal.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present application, the discharging mechanism further comprises a recursive assembly and a discharging chute, the carrying mechanism can drive the terminals in the transfer box to move to the recursive assembly; the recursive assembly can load multiple terminals and drive each terminal to enter the discharging chute.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the handling mechanism includes a robotic arm disposed on the machine base, the robotic arm being connected to a clamp and capable of driving the terminal to move via the clamp.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, there are multiple feeding mechanisms, and the fixture is provided with multiple clamping stations. Each feeding mechanism can respectively transport the terminal to a different clamping station on the fixture.

[0016] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of this utility model will become apparent and readily understood from the description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the loading mechanism of an automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine is shown.

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the material storage hopper of an injection molding machine with automatic loading and unloading is shown;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the feeding assembly of an automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine is shown.

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the tilting assembly of an automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine is shown.

[0023] Figure 6 for Figure 5 An enlarged schematic diagram of point A is shown;

[0024] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the arrangement and detection components of an automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine;

[0025] Figure 8 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the push assembly of an automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine is shown.

[0026] Figure 9 for Figure 8 An enlarged schematic diagram of point B is shown;

[0027] Reference signs: machine table 100;

[0028] Storage bin 200; passageway 210;

[0029] Feeding mechanism 300; poking assembly 310; poking seat 315; linear drive module 317; turnover assembly 320; support frame 321; two-axis displacement platform 322; mounting seat 323; turnover drive cylinder 324; cylinder clamping jaw 325; arrangement assembly 330; arrangement cylinder 331; poking piece 332; transfer magazine 335; detection assembly 350; detection probe 335;

[0030] Discharging mechanism 400; linear displacement platform 410; recursive assembly 420; recursive cylinder 423; supporting magazine 425; discharging chute 440; recycling magazine 450;

[0031] Carrying mechanism 500; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0033] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right, etc. 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 does not indicate or imply that the device or element indicated must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0034] In the description of the present application, the meaning of several is one or more, the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than, etc. are understood as not including the number, above, below, etc. are understood as including the number. If it is described as first, second, it is only used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or the sequence of indicated technical features.

[0035] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be broadly understood, and the person skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application according to the specific content of the technical scheme.

[0036] Reference Figure 1The utility model provides an automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine, including: platform 100, storage bin 200, feeding mechanism 300, discharging mechanism 400 and carrying mechanism 500, storage bin 200 sets up in platform 100, and storage bin 200 is used to store terminal, and storage bin 200 is provided with discharge gate, feeding mechanism 300 sets up in platform 100, and feeding mechanism 300 can drive at least one terminal in storage bin 200 and move through discharge gate, and feeding mechanism 300 can drive terminal and move to discharging mechanism 400, and discharging mechanism 400 includes detection assembly 350 and arrangement assembly 330, and detection assembly 350 is used to detect terminal, and arrangement assembly 330 is used to arrange and place terminal, and carrying mechanism 500 sets up in platform 100, and carrying mechanism 500 is used to drive terminal at arrangement assembly 330 and moves to injection mold, terminal is stored in storage bin 200, so when the feeding of terminal needs to be carried out, can directly move through feeding mechanism 300 to the discharge gate of storage bin 200 and drive terminal to move, and this can effectively achieve the effect of obtaining terminal, after feeding mechanism 300 drives terminal to leave storage bin 200, can first drive terminal to arrangement assembly 330, repeatedly this action, and can make multiple terminals arrange in predetermined arrangement mode outside storage bin 200, in this process, detection assembly 350 can detect the state of terminal or arrangement state, to improve the quality of finished product, then, can carry the terminal after arrangement through carrying mechanism 500 and transport, to achieve the effect of orderly feeding of terminal, because the feeding action of terminal before injection molding is achieved by cooperation of feeding mechanism 300, discharging mechanism 400 and carrying mechanism 500, and the storage effect of storage bin 200 also makes the process of using terminal become more convenient and fast, so can effectively improve the operation speed of feeding operation, and then can effectively improve the operation efficiency of terminal injection processing.

[0037] In some embodiments, with reference to Figure 4 Storage bin 200 is tubular, and the discharge gate is arranged at the end of storage bin 200; feeding mechanism 300 includes a poking assembly 310 arranged in storage bin 200, at least part of the poking assembly 310 extends into storage bin 200 and can drive each terminal to the discharge gate one by one. The tubular storage bin 200 not only can effectively store multiple terminals, but also can make the terminals stored in the storage bin 200 distributed and arranged along the length direction of the storage bin 200, so as to facilitate the poking assembly 310 to drive each terminal to the discharge gate one by one, and further provide convenience for the subsequent components to use the terminals.

[0038] Specifically, the storage bin 200 is a straight tube type of magazine. Of course, the storage bin 200 can also be other shapes, such as a box type. The specific implementation is not unique, but can be adjusted according to the actual situation, which is not limited here.

[0039] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , the material stirring assembly 310 comprises a stirring seat 315 and a linear drive module 317, the storage bin 200 is provided with a passageway 210, and part of the stirring seat 315 penetrates through the passageway 210 and extends into the storage bin 200; the linear drive module 317 is connected with the stirring seat 315 and can drive the stirring seat 315 to reciprocate in the passageway 210. The linear drive module 317 can drive the stirring seat 315 to reciprocate in the storage bin 200, so that the part of the stirring seat 315 penetrating through the passageway 210 and extending into the storage bin 200 can move in the storage bin 200, thereby driving the terminal to move to the discharge port, and facilitating the subsequent components to take the terminal at the discharge port.

[0040] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 6 , the feeding mechanism 300 comprises a turnover assembly 320 arranged at the discharge port, and the turnover assembly 320 can drive the terminal to rotate to the arrangement assembly 330 and adjust the relative orientation of the terminal and the arrangement assembly 330. The turnover assembly 320 can drive the terminal at the discharge port to turn over, and the turnover action not only enables the terminal to be displaced to the arrangement assembly 330, but also adjusts the orientation angle of the terminal, thereby ensuring that the terminal can adapt to the change of the orientation angle between the discharge port and the arrangement assembly 330, and thus enabling the terminal feeding operation to be more smoothly performed.

[0041] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 7 , the turnover assembly 320 comprises a support frame 321, a two-axis displacement platform 322, and a mounting seat 323, the mounting seat 323 is connected to the support frame 321 through the two-axis displacement platform 322; the mounting seat 323 is provided with a turnover drive cylinder 324 and a cylinder clamping jaw 325, and the turnover drive cylinder 324 is connected with the cylinder clamping jaw 325 and can drive the cylinder clamping jaw 325 to turn over relative to the mounting seat 323. After the two-axis displacement platform 322 on the support frame 321 drives the mounting seat 323 to move to the discharge port, the turnover drive cylinder 324 can drive the cylinder clamping jaw 325 to be docked with the discharge port, so that the cylinder clamping jaw 325 can take away the material discharged from the discharge port. Then, the two-axis displacement platform 322 and the turnover drive cylinder 324 can respectively drive the cylinder clamping jaw 325 to displace and turn over, so that the terminal can be displaced to the arrangement assembly 330 with a correct orientation, thereby facilitating the arrangement assembly 330 to arrange the terminal.

[0042] Specifically, the two-axis displacement platform 322 is connected with two mounting seats 323, and each of the two mounting seats 323 is provided with a turnover drive cylinder 324 and a cylinder clamping jaw 325. The two mounting seats 323 synchronously transport terminals of different sequences, thereby effectively improving the transportation efficiency.

[0043] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 2 , the arrangement assembly 330 includes a transfer box 335 and a push piece 332 arranged on the machine table 100, and the feeding mechanism 300 can drive the terminals to the transfer box 335 or the push piece 332. The push piece 332 is connected with an arrangement cylinder 331 and can push a plurality of terminals to move and arrange. When the detection assembly 350 detects that the terminals are in an unqualified state, the turnover assembly 320 can drive the terminals to the transfer box 335, and vice versa, so that the terminals are moved to the push piece 332, and the push piece 332 drives each terminal to arrange under the drive of the arrangement cylinder 331, thereby effectively achieving the purpose of arranging each terminal.

[0044] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 7 , the detection assembly 350 includes a detection probe 335 arranged beside the transfer box 335, and the detection probe 335 is located between the storage bin 200 and the transfer box 335 and can detect the terminals. When the turnover assembly 320 drives the terminals to displace, the terminals will pass through the detection area of the detection probe 335. At this time, the detection probe 335 can detect the shape of the terminals or whether they are in place, so that unqualified terminals can be transported into the transfer box 335 in time to be discharged.

[0045] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 8 and Figure 9 , the discharging mechanism 400 further includes a recursive assembly 420 and a discharging chute 440, and the carrying mechanism 500 can drive the terminals in the transfer box 335 to the recursive assembly 420. The recursive assembly 420 can load a plurality of terminals and drive each terminal to enter the discharging chute 440. After the detection assembly 350 detects the terminals, if it is determined that the terminals are unqualified, the terminals will be driven into the transfer box 335. Then, the carrying mechanism 500 moves to the transfer box 335 and drives the terminals in the transfer box 335 to the discharging chute 440, so as to timely discharge the unqualified terminals.

[0046] Specifically, the discharging chute 440 is a plurality of, and the machine table 100 is provided with a plurality of recycling boxes 450, and each discharging chute 440 is connected with one recycling box 450, so that different unqualified terminals with different unqualified reasons can be classified and recycled through different recycling boxes 450. The machine table 100 is provided with a linear displacement platform 410, and the recursive assembly 420 is arranged on the linear displacement platform 410 and moves between each discharging chute 440.

[0047] Further, the recursive assembly 420 comprises a recursive cylinder 423 and a supporting box 425, the supporting box 425 is used for loading a plurality of terminals, and the supporting box 425 has a region division. After the conveying mechanism 500 delivers the terminals into the supporting box 425, the recursive cylinder 423 can drive the supporting box 425 to move to the discharging chute 440, so that the terminals in the supporting box 425 can fall into the discharging chute 440.

[0048] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 The conveying mechanism 500 comprises a mechanical arm provided on the machine table 100, the mechanical arm is connected with a clamp and can drive the terminals to move through the clamp. The mechanical arm can directly and effectively clamp the terminals through the clamp and drive the terminals to move, so that the purpose of delivering the terminals can be smoothly achieved.

[0049] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 1 The plurality of feeding mechanisms 300 are provided with a plurality of clamping stations, and each feeding mechanism 300 can deliver the terminals to different clamping stations on the clamp. Each feeding mechanism 300 can deliver the terminals to different clamping stations on the clamp, so that the clamp can quickly clamp a plurality of terminals, thereby effectively improving the delivery efficiency of the terminals by the mechanical arm and the injection molding efficiency of the terminals.

[0050] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description simple, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described, however, as long as the combinations of the technical features do not exist contradictory, it should be considered that they are within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0051] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic loading and unloading injection molding machine characterized by, Include: Machine table (100); Storage bin (200), arranged on the machine table (100), the storage bin (200) is used for storing terminal, the storage bin (200) is provided with discharge port; Feeding mechanism (300), arranged on the machine table (100), the feeding mechanism (300) can drive at least one terminal in the storage bin (200) to move through the discharge port; Discharge mechanism (400), the feeding mechanism (300) can drive the terminal to move to the discharge mechanism (400);The discharge mechanism (400) includes detection assembly (350) and arrangement assembly (330), the detection assembly (350) is used for detecting terminal, and the arrangement assembly (330) is used for arranging and placing terminal; Carrying mechanism (500), arranged on the machine table (100), the carrying mechanism (500) is used for driving the terminal at the arrangement assembly (330) to move to injection mold.

2. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 1, wherein: The storage bin (200) is tubular, and the discharge port is arranged at the end of the storage bin (200);The feeding mechanism (300) includes a stirring assembly (310) arranged in the storage bin (200), at least part of the stirring assembly (310) extends into the storage bin (200) and can drive each terminal to the discharge port one by one.

3. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 2, wherein: The stirring assembly (310) includes a stirring seat (315) and a linear drive module (317), the storage bin (200) is provided with a passageway (210), part of the stirring seat (315) passes through the passageway (210) and extends into the storage bin (200);The linear drive module (317) is connected with the stirring seat (315) and can drive it to reciprocate in the passageway (210).

4. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 2, wherein: The feeding mechanism (300) includes a turnover assembly (320) arranged at the discharge port, the turnover assembly (320) can drive the terminal to rotate to the arrangement assembly (330) and adjust the relative orientation of the terminal and the arrangement assembly (330).

5. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 4, wherein: The turnover assembly (320) includes a support frame (321), a two-axis displacement platform (322) and a mounting seat (323), the mounting seat (323) is connected to the support frame (321) through the two-axis displacement platform (322);The mounting seat (323) is provided with a turnover drive cylinder (324) and a cylinder clamping jaw (325), the turnover drive cylinder (324) is connected with the cylinder clamping jaw (325) and can drive it to overturn relative to the mounting seat (323).

6. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 1, wherein: The arrangement assembly (330) comprises a transfer magazine (335) and a pusher (332) arranged on the machine table (100), and the feeding mechanism (300) can drive the terminals to the transfer magazine (335) or the pusher (332); the pusher (332) is connected with an arrangement cylinder (331) and can push a plurality of terminals to move and arrange.

7. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 6, wherein: The detection assembly (350) comprises a detection probe (355) arranged beside the transfer magazine (335), and the detection probe (355) is located between the storage bin (200) and the transfer magazine (335) and can detect the terminals.

8. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 6, wherein: The discharging mechanism (400) further comprises a recursive assembly (420) and a discharging chute (440), and the carrying mechanism (500) can drive the terminals in the transfer magazine (335) to move to the recursive assembly (420); the recursive assembly (420) can load a plurality of terminals and drive each terminal to enter the discharging chute (440) together.

9. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 1, wherein: The carrying mechanism (500) comprises a robot arranged on the machine table (100), and the robot is connected with a clamp and can drive the terminals to move through the clamp.

10. The automatic feeding and discharging injection molding machine of claim 9, wherein: The feeding mechanism (300) is a plurality of, the clamp is provided with a plurality of clamping stations, and each feeding mechanism (300) can respectively convey the terminals to different clamping stations on the clamp.

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