Preassembling mechanism for water outlet connector assembly of water segregator
By integrating a control system and components such as a vibratory feeder into the pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly, the fully automatic supply and pre-assembly of nuts, snap rings, and outlet connectors is achieved, solving the problems of low assembly efficiency and human error in existing technologies, and improving the efficiency and accuracy of automated assembly.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520109012.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-16
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the automated assembly process of the distributor nut, retaining ring and outlet connector cannot meet market demand. The sequential assembly is inefficient and there is a possibility of human error.
A pre-assembly mechanism for water outlet connector components of a water distributor was designed, integrating a control system, a vibratory feeder, a worktable, a synchronous feeding component, and a water outlet connector feeding component. This mechanism enables fully automatic supply and pre-assembly of nuts, retaining rings, and water outlet connectors. Through the cooperation of the vibratory feeder and the feeding track, and by utilizing the precise control of the synchronous feeding component and the water outlet connector feeding component, combined with the moving unit and mechanical gripper, the mechanism achieves rapid and accurate supply and pre-assembly of parts.
It greatly reduces manual operation, improves production efficiency, reduces the possibility of human error, ensures the consistency and accuracy of assembly, and enhances the level of automation and the compactness of equipment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to the automatic assembly field relates to preassembly mechanism, especially relates to the water distributor outlet joint subassembly preassembly mechanism. BACKGROUND
[0002] The assembly of the water distributor nut, the snap ring and the outlet joint is a key link in the installation of the water distributor in the floor heating or heating system, which ensures the close and stable connection between the water distributor and the pipeline and the smooth distribution of water flow.
[0003] The assembly process of the nut, the snap ring and the outlet joint is gradually automated, and in the automated assembly process, the nut, the snap ring and the outlet joint and other parts are accurately positioned and clamped, and then the pressing, fastening and other processes are completed through the automatic equipment. Although this assembly method improves the assembly efficiency, the outlet joint, the snap ring and the nut are still assembled in sequence, and it still cannot meet the assembly demand on the market. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model discloses a water distributor outlet joint subassembly preassembly mechanism that can preassemble the nut, the snap ring and the outlet joint together in advance and facilitate synchronous assembly in the later period to solve the above problems.
[0005] The utility model discloses a water distributor outlet joint subassembly preassembly mechanism, which is characterized by comprising a control system, a plurality of vibration discs for supplying the nut, the snap ring and the outlet joint, a movable workbench and a plurality of toolings arranged on the workbench in sequence and at intervals.
[0006] In the above-mentioned water distributor outlet joint subassembly preassembly mechanism, the synchronous feeding assembly comprises a fixed connecting frame, a movable receiving device and a feeding device for synchronous preassembly feeding.
[0007] In the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor described above, the material receiving device comprises two material receiving plates arranged in a superimposed structure and used for receiving nuts and retaining rings, a clamping plate movably connected with the material receiving plates, and an elastic member used for elastically resetting the clamping plate, a material receiving part for receiving nuts and retaining rings and pre-clamping is formed between the clamping plate and the material receiving plates, and the clamping plate is matched with the material receiving plates by the elastic feature of the elastic member to realize pre-clamping of the nuts and retaining rings.
[0008] In the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor described above, the material receiving device comprises two material receiving plates arranged in a superimposed structure and used for receiving nuts and retaining rings, a clamping plate movably connected with the material receiving plates, and an elastic member used for elastically resetting the clamping plate, a material receiving part for receiving nuts and retaining rings and pre-clamping is formed between the clamping plate and the material receiving plates, and the clamping plate is matched with the material receiving plates by the elastic feature of the elastic member to realize pre-clamping of the nuts and retaining rings.
[0009] In the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor described above, the water outlet joint feeding assembly comprises a mechanical gripper used for clamping the water outlet joint, a moving unit used for moving the mechanical gripper, and a driving cylinder arranged on the moving unit and used for moving the mechanical gripper up and down, and the mechanical gripper can clamp the water outlet joint and feed it into the jig under the control of the driving cylinder and the moving unit.
[0010] In the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor described above, the moving unit is composed of a fixed plate, a guide rail, a sliding plate, and a cylinder, the driving cylinder is installed on the sliding plate, and the sliding plate is moved by the cylinder.
[0011] In the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor described above, the workbench can be arranged in a disc structure, driven by a driving mechanism to rotate, and transmissionally matched with the synchronous feeding assembly and the water outlet joint feeding assembly to realize pre-assembly of the nuts, retaining rings, and water outlet joints into the jig in sequence, and the jig is sequentially fed into the nut and retaining ring pre-assembly station and the water outlet joint pre-assembly station under the driving of the driving mechanism.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor integrates a control system, a vibration disc, a workbench, a synchronous feeding assembly, and a water outlet joint feeding assembly, and realizes full-automatic feeding and pre-assembly of nuts, retaining rings, and water outlet joints. This design greatly reduces manual operation, improves production efficiency, and reduces the possibility of human error. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor.
[0014] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the water outlet joint assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor.
[0015] Figure 3 Figure is a partial structure diagram of the water outlet connector assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor.
[0016] In the figure, 1, workbench; 2, vibration disc; 3, tooling; 4, driving mechanism; 5, connecting frame; 6, material receiving plate; 7, clamping plate; 8, elastic member; 9, material receiving part; 10, guide rod; 11, push plate; 12, open slot; 13, lifting cylinder; 14, mechanical gripper; 15, moving unit; 16, driving cylinder; 17, moving assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] The following is a specific embodiment of the present application and further describes the technical scheme of the present application in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to these embodiments.
[0018] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 The water outlet connector assembly pre-assembly mechanism of the water distributor includes a control system, a plurality of vibration discs 2 for supplying nuts, snap rings and water outlet connectors, a movable workbench 1, and a plurality of toolings 3 arranged on the workbench 1 in sequence and at intervals. The toolings 3 are arranged on the workbench 1 in sequence and at intervals, ensuring that each part can be accurately pre-assembled to the designated position. This design ensures consistency and accuracy of assembly, improves the overall quality of the product, and along the outside of the workbench 1, a synchronous feeding assembly for synchronous pre-assembly of nuts and snap rings and a water outlet connector feeding assembly for pre-assembly of water outlet connectors are installed in sequence, and cooperate with the plurality of vibration discs 2. The vibration disc 2 feeding track for conveying nuts and snap rings is arranged in an upper and lower stacked structure, and the tooling 3 can pre-assemble nuts, snap rings and water outlet connectors in sequence under the control of the control system, vibration disc 2, workbench 1, synchronous feeding assembly and water outlet connector feeding assembly. A driving mechanism 4 for driving the workbench 1 to move is also arranged above and below the workbench 1.
[0019] The pre-assembly mechanism integrates the control system, vibration disc 2, workbench 1, synchronous feeding assembly and water outlet connector feeding assembly, and realizes full-automatic supply and pre-assembly from nuts, snap rings to water outlet connectors. This design greatly reduces manual operation, improves production efficiency, and reduces the possibility of human error
[0020] The vibration disc 2 and the feeding track are matched, and the precise control of the synchronous feeding assembly and the water outlet connector feeding assembly is realized. The parts are quickly and accurately supplied, and the automation level is further improved. The receiving device and the feeding device in the synchronous feeding assembly, and the mechanical gripper 14 and the moving unit 15 in the water outlet connector feeding assembly all adopt precise control mechanisms to ensure the precise positioning and clamping of the parts during the pre-assembly process. The up-and-down stacked structure of the vibration disc 2 feeding track and the stacked structure of the receiving device effectively save space, improve the compactness and utilization rate of the equipment.
[0021] Further, in order to realize the synchronous pre-assembly of the nut and the snap ring in the tool 3, the synchronous feeding assembly includes a fixed connecting frame 5, a movable receiving device, and a feeding device for synchronous pre-assembly feeding. The connecting frame 5 is provided with a moving assembly 17 that can drive the receiving device to move. The receiving device includes two receiving plates 6 arranged in a stacked structure and used for receiving nuts and snap rings, a clamping plate 7 movably connected with the receiving plate 6, and an elastic member 8 for elastic resetting of the clamping plate 7. The clamping plate 7 and the receiving plate 6 cooperate to form a receiving part 9 for receiving and pre-clamping nuts and snap rings between them. The clamping plate 7 realizes pre-clamping of nuts and snap rings by cooperating with the receiving plate 6. The feeding device includes a guide rod 10 that can move up and down, a push plate 11 that cooperates with the guide rod 10 and is used for pushing nuts and snap rings into the tool 3, and a lifting cylinder 13 that drives the push plate 11 to move up and down. The push plate 11 is provided with an opening slot 12 that cooperates with the outside of the guide rod 10, and the push plate 11 can move up and down along the outside of the guide rod 10 under the driving of the lifting cylinder 13.
[0022] Preferably, the water outlet connector feeding assembly includes a mechanical gripper 14 for clamping the water outlet connector, a moving unit 15 that can drive the mechanical gripper 14 to move, and a drive cylinder 16 that can drive the mechanical gripper 14 to move up and down. The mechanical gripper 14 can clamp the water outlet connector and feed it into the tool 3 under the control of the drive cylinder 16 and the moving unit 15. The moving unit 15 is composed of a fixed plate, a guide rail, a slide plate, and a cylinder. The drive cylinder 16 is installed on the slide plate and drives the slide plate to move through the cylinder. The workbench 1 can be a disc structure. The workbench 1 is driven to rotate by the driving mechanism 4 and cooperates with the synchronous feeding assembly and the water outlet connector feeding assembly to realize the pre-assembly of the nut, the snap ring, and the water outlet connector in the tool 3 in sequence. The tool 3 enters the nut and snap ring pre-assembly station and the water outlet connector pre-assembly station in sequence under the driving of the driving mechanism 4. The workbench 1 is driven to rotate by the driving mechanism 4 and cooperates with the synchronous feeding assembly and the water outlet connector feeding assembly to realize the pre-assembly of the nut, the snap ring, and the water outlet connector in sequence. This assembly line type operation greatly improves the assembly efficiency and shortens the production cycle.
[0023] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the present application. Those skilled in the art of the present application can make various modifications or supplements to the described specific embodiments or replace them with similar ways, but will not deviate from the spirit of the present application or exceed the scope defined by the appended claims.
[0024] Although the terms are used more frequently herein, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. The use of these terms is only for the convenience of describing and explaining the essence of the present application; any additional limitation is contrary to the spirit of the present application.
Claims
1. A pre-assembly mechanism for the water outlet connector assembly of a water distributor, characterized in that, The system includes a control system, multiple vibratory feeders (2) for supplying nuts, clasps and water outlet connectors, a movable worktable (1), and several tooling (3) arranged sequentially at intervals on the worktable (1). A synchronous feeding assembly for pre-installing nuts and clasps and a water outlet connector feeding assembly for pre-installing water outlet connectors are installed sequentially along the outside of the worktable (1) and cooperate with multiple vibratory feeders (2). Under the control of the control system, vibratory feeders (2), worktable (1), synchronous feeding assembly and water outlet connector feeding assembly, the tooling (3) can pre-install nuts, clasps and water outlet connectors sequentially. A drive mechanism (4) for moving the worktable (1) is also provided above and below the worktable (1).
2. The pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The synchronous feeding assembly includes a fixed connecting frame (5), a movable receiving device, and a feeding device for synchronous pre-loading. The connecting frame (5) is provided with a movable component (17) that can drive the receiving device to move.
3. The pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The receiving device includes two receiving plates (6) arranged in a superimposed structure for receiving nuts and clasps, a clamping plate (7) movably connected to the receiving plates (6), and an elastic element (8) for elastically resetting the clamping plate (7). A receiving part (9) is formed between the clamping plate (7) and the receiving plate (6) for receiving and pre-clamping nuts and clasps. The clamping plate (7) utilizes the elastic characteristics of the elastic element (8) to cooperate with the receiving plate (6) structure to pre-clamp the nuts and clasps.
4. The pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that, The feeding device includes a guide rod (10) that can move up and down, a push plate (11) that cooperates with the guide rod (10) and is used to push the nut and clasp into the tooling (3), and a lifting cylinder (13) for driving the push plate (11) to move up and down. The push plate (11) has an opening groove (12) that cooperates with the outside of the guide rod (10). The push plate (11) can move up and down along the outside of the guide rod (10) under the drive of the lifting cylinder (13).
5. The pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water outlet connector feeding assembly includes a mechanical gripper (14) for gripping the water outlet connector, a moving unit (15) that can move the mechanical gripper (14), and a drive cylinder (16) disposed on the moving unit (15) and capable of moving the mechanical gripper (14) up and down. Under the control of the drive cylinder (16) and the moving unit (15), the mechanical gripper (14) can grip the water outlet connector and feed it into the tooling (3).
6. The pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that, The moving unit (15) consists of a fixed plate, a guide rail, a sliding plate and a cylinder. Its driving cylinder (16) is installed on the sliding plate and drives the sliding plate to move through the cylinder.
7. The pre-assembly mechanism for the water distributor outlet connector assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The workbench (1) can be a disc structure. The workbench (1) is rotated by the drive mechanism (4) and is driven by the synchronous feeding component and the water outlet connector feeding component to realize that the nut, the retaining ring and the water outlet connector are pre-installed in the tooling (3) in sequence. The tooling (3) enters the nut and retaining ring pre-installation station and the water outlet connector pre-installation station in sequence under the drive mechanism (4).