O-shaped ring throwing mechanism
By designing an O-ring throwing mechanism, which utilizes the coordinated operation of horizontal and vertical drive units, the automatic recovery and throwing of O-rings is achieved, solving the problem of low manual efficiency and reducing labor costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520257756.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-18
AI Technical Summary
In the production process of electronic products such as mobile phones and tablets, the disposal of O-rings relies on manual suction, which is inefficient and has high labor costs.
Design an O-ring throwing mechanism that achieves automatic recycling and throwing of O-rings through the coordinated work of a horizontal drive unit, a lifting drive unit, and an O-ring suction unit. The waste O-rings are sucked into the recycling box using a vacuum generator and a suction pipe.
It enables automatic recycling of O-rings, improves material disposal efficiency, and reduces labor costs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The application relates to an automatic assembly technology, in particular to an O-ring throwing mechanism. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the production process of electronic products such as mobile phones and tablets, O-rings are used to seal the keys, and in the assembly process of the keys and the O-rings, waste O-rings will be generated, so that the waste O-rings in the carrier need to be thrown for disposal. At present, manual suction throwing is used, which is low in efficiency and high in labor cost. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0003] In order to overcome the above defects, the application provides an O-ring throwing mechanism, which can realize automatic recovery and throwing of O-rings through the cooperation between the horizontal driving unit, the lifting driving unit, the O-ring suction unit and the O-ring recovery unit, and improve the recovery efficiency of the O-rings.
[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the application to solve the technical problems is:
[0005] An O-ring throwing mechanism, comprising a horizontal driving unit, a lifting driving unit, an O-ring suction unit and an O-ring recovery unit, the O-ring suction unit is installed on the lifting driving unit, the lifting driving unit is used to drive the O-ring suction unit to move up and down, the lifting driving unit is installed on the horizontal driving unit, the horizontal driving unit can drive the lifting driving unit to move horizontally, the O-ring recovery unit comprises a recovery box and a suction pipe installed on the recovery box, the suction pipe is connected to the O-ring suction unit, the O-ring suction unit is used to suck the O-rings on the carrier, and the O-rings enter the recovery box through the suction pipe.
[0006] Optionally, the O-ring suction unit comprises a vacuum cavity and a vacuum generator installed on the vacuum cavity, the vacuum generator is communicated with the vacuum cavity, and the vacuum generator is fixedly installed with a discharge pipe.
[0007] Optionally, a suction hole is formed in the bottom plate of the vacuum cavity, the bottom plate can be attached to the carrier, and the O-rings on the carrier enter the vacuum cavity through the suction hole and then are discharged through the discharge pipe, and the suction pipe is communicated with the discharge pipe.
[0008] Optionally, the horizontal driving unit comprises a first support frame, a horizontal cylinder and a first sliding plate, the horizontal cylinder is fixedly installed on the first support frame, the first sliding plate is slidingly installed on the horizontal cylinder, a piston rod of the horizontal cylinder is connected to the first sliding plate, and the horizontal cylinder can drive the first sliding plate to slide horizontally, and the lifting driving unit is installed on the first sliding plate.
[0009] Optionally, the horizontal cylinder is provided with a first protrusion in the horizontal direction, the first sliding plate is provided with a first groove in the horizontal direction, and the first protrusion is slidingly inserted into the first groove.
[0010] Optionally, the lifting driving unit comprises a second support frame, a lifting cylinder and a second sliding plate, the second support frame is fixedly installed on the first sliding plate, the lifting cylinder is vertically installed on the second support frame, the second sliding plate is slidingly installed on the lifting cylinder, a piston rod of the lifting cylinder is connected to the second sliding plate, and the lifting cylinder can drive the second sliding plate to slide vertically, and the O-ring suction unit is installed on the second sliding plate.
[0011] Optionally, the lifting cylinder is provided with a second protrusion in the vertical direction, the second sliding plate is provided with a second groove in the vertical direction, and the second protrusion is slidingly inserted into the second groove.
[0012] Optionally, the first support frame is provided with a first and a second position sensors, and the second support frame is provided with a position rod, when the first position sensor senses the position rod, the O-ring suction unit is located at a working position, and when the second position sensor senses the position rod, the O-ring suction unit is located at a standby position.
[0013] The application has the following beneficial effects: when the horizontal driving unit drives the lifting driving unit and the O-ring suction unit to run to the working position, the lifting driving unit drives the O-ring suction unit to move downward, so that the O-ring suction unit is attached to the carrier, and the O-ring on the carrier is sucked into the O-ring suction unit, and then enters the recycling box through the air suction pipe, and the O-ring is completed. The material is thrown; then the lifting driving unit drives the O-ring suction unit to move upward, and the horizontal driving unit drives the lifting driving unit and the O-ring suction unit to run to the standby position. Therefore, through the cooperation between the horizontal driving unit, the lifting driving unit, the O-ring suction unit and the O-ring recycling unit, the O-ring automatic recycling and throwing material can be realized, the O-ring recycling efficiency is improved, and the labor cost is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is one of the structure schematic diagrams of the O-ring throwing mechanism in the application;
[0015] Figure 2 For Figure 1 Enlarged view at A in the middle;
[0016] Figure 3 For the second structural schematic diagram of the O-ring throwing mechanism in the application;
[0017] Figure 4 For the third structural schematic diagram of the O-ring throwing mechanism in the application;
[0018] Figure 5 For the fourth structural schematic diagram of the O-ring throwing mechanism in the application;
[0019] Figure 6 For the fifth structural schematic diagram of the O-ring throwing mechanism in the application;
[0020] In the figure: 100-horizontal driving unit, 110-first support frame, 111-first arrival sensor, 112-second arrival sensor, 120-horizontal air cylinder, 121-first protrusion, 130-first sliding plate, 131-first recess, 200-lifting driving unit, 210-second support frame, 211-arrival rod, 220-lifting air cylinder, 221-second protrusion, 230-second sliding plate, 231-second recess, 300-O-ring suction unit, 310-vacuum cavity, 311-bottom plate, 312-suction hole, 320-vacuum generator, 321-discharge pipe, 400-O-ring recovery unit, 410-suction pipe, 420-recovery box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the embodiments described in the present application are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0022] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application and the following drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and do not necessarily indicate a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the objects thus used can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "include" and "have" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units does not have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but can include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.
[0023] For ease of description, spatial relative terms such as "above," "on top of," "on the upper surface of," "above," etc., are used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature as shown in the figures to other devices or features. It should be understood that spatial relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation beyond the orientation of the device as described in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures were inverted, a device described as "above" or "on top of" other devices or structures would subsequently be positioned as "below" or "under" other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below." The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptions used herein will be interpreted accordingly.
[0024] Example: Figures 1-6 As shown, an O-ring throwing mechanism includes a horizontal drive unit 100, a lifting drive unit 200, an O-ring suction unit 300, and an O-ring recycling unit 400. The O-ring suction unit 300 is mounted on the lifting drive unit 200, which drives the O-ring suction unit 300 to move up and down. The lifting drive unit 200 is mounted on the horizontal drive unit 100, which drives the lifting drive unit 200 to move horizontally. The O-ring recycling unit 400 includes a recycling box 420 and a suction pipe 410 mounted on the recycling box 420. The suction pipe 410 is connected to the O-ring suction unit 300. The O-ring suction unit 300 is used to pick up O-rings from a carrier, and the O-rings enter the recycling box 420 through the suction pipe 410.
[0025] The horizontal driving unit 100 can adjust the position of the O-ring suction unit 300 in the horizontal direction, so that the O-ring suction unit 300 switches between the working position and the waiting position. When the horizontal driving unit 100 drives the lifting driving unit 200 and the O-ring suction unit 300 to run to the working position, the lifting driving unit 200 drives the O-ring suction unit 300 to move downward, so that the O-ring suction unit 300 is attached to the carrier, and the O-ring on the carrier is sucked into the O-ring suction unit 300, and then enters the recycling box 420 through the suction pipe 410, and the O-ring is thrown; then the lifting driving unit 200 drives the O-ring suction unit 300 to move upward, and the horizontal driving unit 100 drives the lifting driving unit 200 and the O-ring suction unit 300 to run to the waiting position. Through the cooperation between the horizontal driving unit 100, the lifting driving unit 200, the O-ring suction unit 300 and the O-ring recycling unit 400, the O-ring can be automatically recycled and thrown, the recycling efficiency of the O-ring is improved, and the labor cost is reduced.
[0026] As shown in Figures 1-3 The O-ring suction unit 300 includes a vacuum cavity 310 and a vacuum generator 320 mounted on the vacuum cavity 310, the vacuum generator 320 is communicated with the vacuum cavity 310, and the discharge pipe 321 is fixedly installed on the vacuum generator 320.
[0027] As shown in Figure 6 The bottom plate 311 of the vacuum cavity 310 is provided with an air suction hole 312, the bottom plate 311 can be attached to the carrier, the O-ring on the carrier enters the vacuum cavity 310 through the air suction hole 312, and then is discharged through the discharge pipe 321, and the suction pipe 410 is communicated with the discharge pipe 321. The suction pipe 410 is directly connected to the discharge pipe 321 or connected to the discharge pipe 321 through other pipes. Under the action of the horizontal driving unit 100 and the lifting driving unit 200, the bottom plate 311 of the vacuum cavity 310 is attached to the carrier, under the action of the vacuum generator 320, the waste O-ring in the carrier enters the vacuum cavity 310 through the air suction hole 312 on the bottom plate 311, the O-ring is discharged through the discharge pipe 320, and then falls into the recycling box 420 through the suction pipe 410, and the recycling of the O-ring is completed; then under the action of the horizontal driving unit 100 and the lifting driving unit 200, the O-ring suction unit 300 runs to the waiting position.
[0028] As shown in Figures 1-3As shown in the figure, the horizontal driving unit 100 comprises a first support frame 110, a horizontal cylinder 120 and a first sliding plate 130, the horizontal cylinder 120 is fixedly installed on the first support frame 110, the first sliding plate 130 is slidingly installed on the horizontal cylinder 120, the piston rod of the horizontal cylinder 120 is connected to the first sliding plate 130, and the horizontal cylinder 120 can drive the first sliding plate 130 to slide horizontally, and the lifting driving unit 200 is installed on the first sliding plate 130.
[0029] As shown in the figure, Figure 2 The horizontal cylinder 120 is provided with a first protrusion 121 in the horizontal direction, the first sliding plate 130 is provided with a first groove 131 in the horizontal direction, and the first protrusion 121 is slidingly inserted into the first groove 131. The horizontal cylinder 120 is fixedly installed on one side of the first support frame 110, and the O-ring recycling unit 400 and the O-ring suction unit 300 are respectively located at two ends of the horizontal cylinder 120. When the piston rod of the horizontal cylinder 120 is extended, the O-ring suction unit 300 is driven to run towards the direction away from the O-ring recycling unit 400, so that the O-ring suction unit 300 is located at the working position; when the piston rod of the horizontal cylinder 120 is retracted, the O-ring suction unit 300 is driven to run towards the O-ring recycling unit 400, so that the O-ring suction unit 300 is located at the standby position.
[0030] As shown in the figure, Figures 1-3 The lifting driving unit 200 comprises a second support frame 210, a lifting cylinder 220 and a second sliding plate 230, the second support frame 210 is fixedly installed on the first sliding plate 130, the lifting cylinder 220 is vertically installed on the second support frame 210, the second sliding plate 230 is slidingly installed on the lifting cylinder 220, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 220 is connected to the second sliding plate 230, and the lifting cylinder 220 can drive the second sliding plate 230 to slide vertically, and the O-ring suction unit 300 is installed on the second sliding plate 230.
[0031] As shown in the figure, Figure 2 The lifting cylinder 220 is provided with a second protrusion 221 in the vertical direction, and the second sliding plate 230 is provided with a second groove 231 in the vertical direction, and the second protrusion 221 is slidingly inserted into the second groove 231. The lifting cylinder 220 is vertically installed to drive the second sliding plate 230 to run up and down. When the O-ring suction unit 300 is located at the working position, the lifting cylinder 220 drives the O-ring suction unit 300 to move downward, so that the bottom plate 311 of the vacuum cavity 310 is attached to the carrier; after the O-ring suction unit 300 completes the suction, the lifting cylinder 220 drives the O-ring suction unit 300 to move upward, so that the bottom plate 311 of the vacuum cavity 310 is separated from the carrier.
[0032] As shown in the drawings, the first support frame 110 is provided with a first position sensor 111 and a second position sensor 112, and the second support frame 210 is provided with a position rod 211. When the first position sensor 111 senses the position rod 211, the O-ring suction unit 300 is in the working position, and when the second position sensor 112 senses the position rod 211, the O-ring suction unit 300 is in the standby position. The first position sensor 111 and the position rod 211 are used to accurately position the working position of the O-ring suction unit 300, thereby ensuring accurate O-ring suction and discharge operations. Figure 3
[0033] The operation process of the present application comprises the following steps:
[0034] Step 1: The piston rod of the horizontal cylinder 120 is extended to drive the O-ring suction unit 300 to the working position.
[0035] Step 2: The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 220 is extended to drive the O-ring suction unit 300 to descend until the bottom plate 311 of the vacuum cavity 310 is attached to the carrier.
[0036] Step 3: The vacuum generator 320 is operated to form a vacuum in the vacuum cavity 310, so that the O-rings in the carrier enter the vacuum cavity 310 through the suction hole 312 and enter the recycling box through the discharge pipe 321 and the suction pipe 410.
[0037] Step 4: The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 220 is retracted, and the piston rod of the horizontal cylinder 120 is retracted to drive the O-ring suction unit 300 to the standby position.
[0038] It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present application, which are all within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application patent should be subject to the appended claims.
Claims
1. An O-ring throwing mechanism characterized by: The application relates to a horizontal driving unit (100), a lifting driving unit (200), an O-ring suction unit (300) and an O-ring recycling unit (400), wherein the O-ring suction unit (300) is installed on the lifting driving unit (200) and is used for driving the O-ring suction unit (300) to move up and down; the lifting driving unit (200) is installed on the horizontal driving unit (100) and can drive the lifting driving unit (200) to move horizontally; the O-ring recycling unit (400) comprises a recycling box (420) and a suction pipe (410) installed on the recycling box (420); the suction pipe (410) is connected to the O-ring suction unit (300); the O-ring suction unit (300) is used for sucking O-rings on a carrier; and the O-rings enter the recycling box (420) through the suction pipe (410).
2. The O-ring throwing mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The O-ring suction unit (300) comprises a vacuum cavity (310) and a vacuum generator (320) installed on the vacuum cavity (310); the vacuum generator (320) is communicated with the vacuum cavity (310); and a discharging pipe (321) is fixedly installed on the vacuum generator (320).
3. The O-ring throwing mechanism of claim 2, wherein: A suction hole (312) is formed in a bottom plate (311) of the vacuum cavity (310); the bottom plate (311) can be attached to the carrier; the O-rings on the carrier enter the vacuum cavity (310) through the suction hole (312) and are discharged through the discharging pipe (321); and the suction pipe (410) is communicated with the discharging pipe (321).
4. The O-ring throwing mechanism of claim 1, wherein: The horizontal driving unit (100) comprises a first support frame (110), a horizontal cylinder (120) and a first sliding plate (130); the horizontal cylinder (120) is fixedly installed on the first support frame (110); the first sliding plate (130) is slidingly installed on the horizontal cylinder (120); a piston rod of the horizontal cylinder (120) is connected to the first sliding plate (130); the horizontal cylinder (120) can drive the first sliding plate (130) to slide horizontally; and the lifting driving unit (200) is installed on the first sliding plate (130).
5. The O-ring throwing mechanism of claim 4, wherein: The horizontal cylinder (120) is provided with a first protrusion (121) in the horizontal direction; the first sliding plate (130) is provided with a first groove (131) in the horizontal direction; and the first protrusion (121) is slidingly inserted into the first groove (131).
6. The O-ring ejector mechanism of claim 4, wherein: The lifting driving unit (200) comprises a second support frame (210), a lifting cylinder (220) and a second sliding plate (230), the second support frame (210) is fixedly installed on the first sliding plate (130), the lifting cylinder (220) is vertically installed on the second support frame (210), the second sliding plate (230) is slidingly installed on the lifting cylinder (220), a piston rod of the lifting cylinder (220) is connected to the second sliding plate (230), and the lifting cylinder (220) can drive the second sliding plate (230) to slide in the vertical direction, and the O-ring suction unit (300) is installed on the second sliding plate (230).
7. The O-ring ejector mechanism of claim 6, wherein: The lifting cylinder (220) is provided with a second protrusion (221) in the vertical direction, the second sliding plate (230) is provided with a second groove (231) in the vertical direction, and the second protrusion (221) is slidingly inserted into the second groove (231).
8. The O-ring throwing mechanism of claim 6, wherein: The first support frame (110) is provided with a first position sensor (111) and a second position sensor (112), the second support frame (210) is provided with a position rod (211), when the first position sensor (111) senses the position rod (211), the O-ring suction unit (300) is located at a working position, and when the second position sensor (112) senses the position rod (211), the O-ring suction unit (300) is located at a standby position.