Material taking device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a material taking device which comprises a driving module and a material taking module which are connected, the driving module is at least used for driving the material taking module to move up and down, the material taking module comprises a mounting seat, a clamping jaw mechanism and at least one suction nozzle, and the clamping jaw mechanism and the suction nozzle are respectively fixed on the mounting seat. A quick release assembly is connected between the mounting seat and the driving module; the driving module comprises a fixed seat, a driver, a lifting seat and a rotating motor which are connected in sequence; the quick release assembly comprises a quick change seat and a coupling head; the driver is used for driving the lifting seat and the rotating motor to jointly move in the vertical direction, the quick-change seat is rotationally connected with the lifting seat, and the rotating motor is connected with the quick-change seat and used for driving the quick-change seat to rotate relative to the lifting seat; the coupling head is fixed on the mounting seat and is detachably connected with the quick-change seat; the cable taking device mainly solves the technical problem of how to take materials with many easily-broken cables.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of automation devices, and in particular to a material handling device. Background Technology

[0002] like Figure 1 As shown, some materials are currently designed to include a first body 10, a second body 20, and a cable 30 connecting the first body 10 and the second body 20. For example, the second body 20 is a PCB circuit board. When the cable 30 is a fragile optical fiber, current material handling devices cannot reliably achieve the desired material handling. Figure 1 The material being extracted requires improvement of the existing technology. Utility Model Content

[0003] This utility model provides a material handling device, which mainly solves the problem of how to handle materials with many easily broken cables.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0005] A material handling device includes a drive module and a material handling module connected together. The drive module is at least used to drive the material handling module to move up and down. The material handling module includes a mounting base, a gripper mechanism and at least one suction nozzle respectively fixed on the mounting base. The gripper mechanism is used to hold a first body, and the suction nozzle is used to adsorb a second body. A quick-release assembly is connected between the mounting base and the drive module.

[0006] In one technical solution, the drive module includes a fixed base, a driver, a lifting base, and a rotary motor connected in sequence; the quick-release assembly includes a quick-change base and a connector.

[0007] The driver is used to drive the lifting seat and the rotary motor to move together in the vertical direction. The quick-change seat is rotatably connected to the lifting seat with the vertical axis as the rotation axis. The rotary motor is connected to the quick-change seat and is used to drive the quick-change seat to rotate relative to the lifting seat. The connector is fixed on the mounting base and detachably connected to the quick-change seat.

[0008] In one of the technical solutions, the mounting base is provided with a vacuum chamber communicating with the inside of the suction nozzle, the mounting base is fixed with an air connector communicating with the vacuum chamber, and the quick-change base is provided with a first gas channel.

[0009] The rotary motor includes a motor body and an input shaft and an output shaft protruding from the motor body. The rotary motor is provided with a second gas channel that passes through the input shaft, the motor body and the output shaft respectively. The input shaft is connected to a rotary joint for connecting to a gas pipe. The output shaft is fixedly connected to the joint. The vacuum chamber, the first gas channel and the second gas channel are connected in sequence.

[0010] In one of the technical solutions, the bottom of the quick-change base is fixed with a plurality of magnets for magnetically attracting the connector, and the bottom of the quick-change base is provided with a positioning post, and the connector is provided with a positioning hole that mates with the positioning post.

[0011] In one of the technical solutions, the actuator is a cylinder, a floating joint plate is connected to the piston rod of the actuator, and a buffer spring is connected between the floating joint plate and the lifting seat.

[0012] In one of the technical solutions, a sensing plate is fixed on the floating joint, and a sensor for sensing the sensing plate is fixed on the lifting seat. The sensing plate is provided with an adjustment hole extending in the vertical direction.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the material handling device provided by this utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0014] During operation, the drive module lowers the gripper mechanism and nozzle to a designated height. The gripper mechanism then holds the first body of the material, while the nozzle simultaneously adsorbs the second body of the material. This allows for reliable material handling with multiple cables, minimizing cable breakage during the handling process, making it particularly suitable for materials with fiber optic cables. Furthermore, this solution integrates the nozzle and gripper mechanism onto a single mounting base, with a quick-release assembly between the mounting base and the drive module. This enables rapid replacement of the material handling module, which includes both the nozzle and gripper mechanism, thus facilitating the quick handling of materials of different sizes and with multiple easily breakable cables.

[0015] This invention has other features and advantages that will be apparent from or will be set forth in detail in the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description, which together serve to explain the particular principles of this invention. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of an existing material with multiple easily broken cables;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a material handling device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of a section at point A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a material handling device provided in this application embodiment, with the material handling module hidden and viewed from below.

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the material handling module provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a rotary motor provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0023] Figure label:

[0024] 10. First main body; 20. Second main body; 30. Cable;

[0025] 1. Drive module; 11. Fixed base; 12. Driver; 13. Lifting base; 14. Rotary motor; 141. Motor body; 142. Input shaft; 143. Output shaft; 144. Second gas passage; 15. Rotary joint; 16. Floating joint plate; 17. Buffer spring; 18. Sensing plate; 181. Adjustment hole; 19. Sensor;

[0026] 2. Material handling module; 21. Mounting base; 22. Gripper mechanism; 23. Suction nozzle; 24. Air connector; 3. Quick release assembly; 31. Quick change seat; 311. First gas channel; 32. Connector; 321. Positioning hole; 33. Magnet; 34. Positioning post. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects to be solved by this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0028] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly on that other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to that other component.

[0029] It should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application.

[0030] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0031] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0032] Please refer to the following: Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5This utility model provides a material handling device, including a drive module 1 and a material handling module 2. The drive module 1 is used to drive the material handling module 2 to move vertically, enabling the material handling module 2 to pick up materials located below by moving downwards and to carry away materials by moving upwards. The material handling module 2 specifically includes a mounting base 21, a gripper mechanism 22, and at least one suction nozzle 23. Both the gripper mechanism 22 and the suction nozzle 23 are fixed to the mounting base 21. The gripper mechanism 22 is preferably a pneumatic gripper cylinder. During operation, the drive module 1 drives the gripper mechanism 22 and the suction nozzle 23 to descend to a specified height. Then, the gripper mechanism 22 clamps the first body 10 of the material, while the suction nozzle 23 adsorbs the second body 20 of the material. This allows for reliable material handling of materials with multiple cables 30, minimizing the risk of cable breakage during the handling process, making it particularly suitable for materials where the cables 30 are optical fibers. Preferably, two suction nozzles 23 are provided on the mounting base 21 to improve the firmness of the adsorption of the second body 20, prevent the second body 20 from tilting too much after being adsorbed by one suction nozzle 23, and further reduce the risk of cable 30 breaking after material handling. In addition, this solution integrates the suction nozzle 23 and the gripper mechanism 22 on a single mounting base 21, and provides a quick-release assembly 3 between the mounting base 21 and the drive module 1, so as to quickly replace the material handling module 2 which includes both suction nozzle 23 and gripper mechanism 22, thereby facilitating the rapid fulfillment of material handling needs for materials of different specifications and sizes, including those with multiple easily breakable cables 30.

[0033] In this embodiment, in addition to driving the material handling module 2 to move vertically, the drive module 1 also drives the material handling module 2 to rotate, thereby adjusting the posture of the material during unloading. Please refer to [further details omitted]. Figures 2 to 5 The drive module 1 specifically includes a fixed base 11, a driver 12, a lifting base 13, and a rotary motor 14 connected in sequence. The quick-release assembly 3 specifically includes a quick-change base 31 and a connector 32. The driver 12 drives the lifting base 13 and the rotary motor 14 to move together in the vertical direction. The quick-change base 31 is rotatably connected to the lifting base 13 via a bearing with the vertical axis as the rotation axis. The rotary motor 14 is connected to the quick-change base 31 and drives the quick-change base 31 to rotate relative to the lifting base 13. The connector 32 is fixed on the mounting base 21 and detachably connected to the quick-change base 31. During operation, the driver 12 drives the lifting base 13 to rise or fall, which in turn drives the rotary motor 14, the quick-release assembly 3, and the entire material handling module 2 to rise or fall. When the material handling module 2 picks up the material, the rotary motor 14 drives the quick-release assembly 3 to rotate, which in turn drives the entire material handling module 2 and the material to rotate to the required unloading posture. When it is necessary to replace another material handling module 2, simply unplug the connector 32 and plug the required material handling module 2 and quick-change socket 31 into each other.

[0034] Please refer to the following: Figure 4 and Figure 5 The quick-change base 31 and the connector 32 are preferably magnetically attached. Specifically, the bottom of the quick-change base 31 is fixed with multiple magnets 33 for magnetically attaching the connector 32. The bottom of the quick-change base 31 is provided with a positioning post 34. The connector 32 is provided with a positioning hole 321 that mates with the positioning post 34. With this design, the positional accuracy of different picking modules 2 being quickly installed on the quick-change base 31 can be improved, ensuring that the gripper mechanism 22 in each picking module 2 can hold the corresponding first body 10 and that the suction nozzle 23 in each picking module 2 can adsorb the corresponding second body 20.

[0035] Based on the design of the drive module 1, which is used to drive the material handling module 2 to move vertically and rotate, and the material handling module 2 has a quick-change feature, since the suction nozzle 23 needs to be connected to an external air pipe to pick up material, in order to solve the problem of the external air pipe getting tangled when the material handling module 2 rotates, please refer to the following: Figures 4 to 6 This design includes a vacuum chamber within the mounting base 21, which is connected to the interior of the suction nozzle 23. Furthermore, an air connector 24 is fixed to the mounting base 21, also connected to the vacuum chamber within the mounting base 21. Additionally, a first gas channel 311 is provided within the quick-change seat 31. Moreover, the rotary motor 14 is designed as a hollow motor, specifically comprising a motor body 141 and an input shaft 142 and an output shaft 143 protruding from the motor body 141. A second gas channel 144 is provided on the rotary motor 14, passing through the input shaft 142, the motor body 141, and the output shaft 143 respectively. A rotary connector 15 for connecting to an external air pipe is connected to the input shaft 142. The output shaft 143 is fixedly connected to the aforementioned connector 32. The vacuum chamber within the mounting base 21, the first gas channel 311 within the quick-change seat 31, and the second gas channel 144 within the rotary motor 14 are sequentially connected. When air is evacuated from the rotary joint 15, the suction nozzle 23 can adsorb materials. Using this type of rotary motor 14, the entire material handling module 2 can rotate while the suction nozzle 23 adsorbs materials, thus solving the problem of external air pipe entanglement. It should be noted that when replacing different material handling modules 2, an air pipe is needed to connect the air connector 24 and the quick-change base 31 so that the vacuum chamber inside the mounting base 21 can be connected to the first gas channel 311 inside the quick-change base 31.

[0036] Please refer to the following: Figure 2 and Figure 3The actuator 12 is preferably a low-cost cylinder. A floating joint plate 16 is connected to the piston rod of the actuator 12. A buffer spring 17 is connected between the floating joint plate 16 and the lifting seat 13. With this design, the suction nozzle 23 can elastically contact the material and adsorb the material, preventing the suction nozzle 23 from colliding with the material and causing damage to the material. In addition, the material handling device of this solution also has an overpressure protection function. Specifically, in this solution, a sensing plate 18 is fixed on the floating joint plate 16 and a sensor 19 is fixed on the lifting seat 13. When the suction nozzle 23 gradually applies downward pressure during the material handling process, the suction nozzle 23 cannot continue to move downward due to the restriction of the material. At this time, the sensor 19 fixed on the lifting seat 13 will move upward relative to the floating joint plate 16. At this time, the buffer spring 17 will be gradually compressed, and the pressure applied to the material by the suction nozzle 23 will gradually increase. When the sensing plate 18 senses the sensor 19, it indicates that the compression of the buffer spring 17 has exceeded the range. This indicates that the pressure applied to the material by the suction nozzle 23 is too large. Then, the driver 12 can drive the floating joint plate 16 to move upward in time to reduce the compression of the buffer spring 17, thereby reducing the pressure of the suction nozzle 23 on the material, thus realizing the overpressure protection function for the material. Furthermore, the sensing plate 18 is provided with an adjustment hole 181 extending vertically. The height of the sensing plate 18 relative to the sensor 19 can be adjusted through the adjustment hole 181 to ensure that the sensor 19 can promptly detect the sensing plate 18 when the buffer spring 17 is excessively compressed. In other words, by adjusting the height of the sensing plate 18, the maximum pressure of the suction nozzle 23 on the material can be adjusted, which can meet the different material requirements for different feeding pressures.

[0037] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and only specifically describe the technical principles of the present utility model. These descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present utility model in any way. Based on this explanation, any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model, as well as other specific embodiments of the present utility model that can be conceived by those skilled in the art without creative effort, should be included within the scope of protection of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A material taking device for taking material, the material comprising a first body, a second body and a cable connected between the first body and the second body, characterized in that, The material taking device comprises a driving module and a material taking module connected with each other, the driving module is used for driving the material taking module to move up and down, the material taking module comprises a mounting base, a clamping jaw mechanism and at least one suction nozzle fixed on the mounting base respectively, the clamping jaw mechanism is used for clamping the first body, and the suction nozzle is used for adsorbing the second body, and a quick release assembly is connected between the mounting base and the driving module.

2. The material taking-out device according to claim 1, wherein The driving module comprises a fixing base, a driver, a lifting base and a rotating motor connected with each other in sequence, and the quick release assembly comprises a quick change base and a coupling head. The driver is used for driving the lifting base and the rotating motor to move in the vertical direction, the quick change base is rotationally connected with the lifting base with a vertical axis as a rotation axis, the rotating motor is connected with the quick change base and is used for driving the quick change base to rotate relative to the lifting base, and the coupling head is fixed on the mounting base and is detachably connected with the quick change base.

3. The material taking-out device according to claim 2, wherein A vacuum cavity in communication with the suction nozzle is arranged in the mounting base, a gas connector in communication with the vacuum cavity is fixed on the mounting base, and a first gas passage is arranged in the quick change base. The rotating motor comprises a motor body, an input shaft and an output shaft protruding from the motor body, a second gas passage penetrating through the input shaft, the motor body and the output shaft is arranged on the rotating motor, a rotating connector for connecting with a gas pipe is connected with the input shaft, the output shaft is fixedly connected with the coupling head, and the vacuum cavity, the first gas passage and the second gas passage are sequentially communicated.

4. The material taking-out device according to claim 2, wherein A plurality of magnets for magnetically attracting the coupling head are fixed on the bottom of the quick change base, and a positioning column protruding from the bottom of the quick change base is arranged, and a positioning hole matched with the positioning column is arranged on the coupling head.

5. The material taking-out device according to claim 2, wherein The driver is a pneumatic cylinder, a floating joint plate is connected with a piston rod of the driver, and a buffer spring is connected between the floating joint plate and the lifting base.

6. The material taking-out device according to claim 5, wherein An inductive sheet is fixed on the floating joint, an inductor for inducting the inductive sheet is fixed on the lifting base, and an adjusting hole extending in the vertical direction is arranged on the inductive sheet.

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