Ball inserting machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a ball inserting machine, and relates to the field of automatic production equipment, the ball inserting machine comprises a rack, a falling frame mechanism used for discharging of a ball inserting frame, a conveying mechanism, a ball inlet mechanism and a ball inserting mechanism, the falling frame mechanism is installed on the rack and located above the conveying mechanism, a lifting assembly is arranged on the rack, and the lifting assembly is located above the conveying mechanism. The ball inserting mechanisms are located on the two sides of the lifting assembly and have two actions of getting close to and getting away from the lifting assembly, and the conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of positioning assemblies allowing ball inserting frames to be installed in a magnetic attraction mode. The lifting assembly has a first action of extracting the ball inserting frame on the positioning assembly and lifting the ball inserting frame to the height corresponding to the ball inserting mechanism and a second action of putting the ball inserting frame with inserted balls back to the positioning assembly. The device has the advantages of being good in working stability and high in working efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automated production equipment, specifically to a ball insertion machine. Background Technology

[0002] Christmas balls are decorative items used in indoor shopping malls and stores, especially during Christmas when colorful Christmas balls can be seen everywhere. To improve painting efficiency, multiple Christmas balls are usually attached to a stand and painted simultaneously.

[0003] Existing ball-inserting machines, such as the one disclosed in CN222820769U on 2025.05.02, have the following defects during use: 1. The production line is too long; 2. Manual placement of the ball-inserting frame is required; 3. When feeding Christmas balls, the Christmas ball insertion holes are prone to misalignment with the ball-inserting frame, etc. There is an urgent need for a ball-inserting machine that can improve work efficiency and work stability. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, this utility model provides a ball insertion machine with good working stability and high working efficiency.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a ball insertion machine, including a frame, a dropping mechanism for unloading ball insertion racks, a conveying mechanism, a ball insertion mechanism, and a ball insertion mechanism. The dropping mechanism is installed on the frame and located above the conveying mechanism. The frame is provided with a lifting component. The ball insertion mechanism is located on both sides of the lifting component and has two actions: approaching and moving away from the lifting component. The conveying mechanism includes several positioning components for magnetically attaching ball insertion racks. The lifting component has a first action of lifting the ball insertion rack from the positioning component and raising it to a height corresponding to the ball insertion mechanism, and a second action of placing the ball-inserted ball insertion rack back onto the positioning component.

[0006] The drop mechanism includes:

[0007] The material feeding channel is located on the frame;

[0008] An interception component is located on one side of the feeding channel;

[0009] A feeding assembly is located on one side of the feeding channel and below the intercepting assembly;

[0010] The interception component includes a first driving member and an interception plate that is moved laterally by the first driving member, and the pushing component includes a second driving member and a pushing plate that is moved laterally by the second driving member.

[0011] The feeding channel includes a vertically arranged stacking section for stacking ball-inserting frames, a horizontally arranged passing section for only the bottommost ball-inserting frame to pass through, and a vertically arranged feeding section for dropping the ball-inserting frame into the positioning component. The intercepting plate is trapezoidal in shape with its acute angle pressing against the second-to-last ball-inserting frame. The height of the pushing plate corresponds to the passing section and it is used to push the ball-inserting frame from the bottom of the stacking section to the top of the feeding section.

[0012] The transmission mechanism further includes a third driving component and a chain assembly driven by the third driving component for sequential transmission. The positioning component is equidistantly mounted on the chain assembly. The positioning component includes a positioning frame with a placement slot and a magnetic suction component installed at the bottom of the placement slot. The placement slot is V-shaped.

[0013] The lifting component includes:

[0014] A fourth drive unit is mounted on the frame;

[0015] A rotary drive component is installed at the output end of the fourth drive component and is driven to perform lifting and lowering movements.

[0016] A clamping drive is mounted on the output end of the rotary drive and is driven to rotate 90°.

[0017] The goal-scoring mechanism includes:

[0018] The ball-in-the-hole compartment is installed on both sides of the rack;

[0019] Several goal-scoring channels, which connect to the goal-scoring chamber;

[0020] The ball-blocking assembly is mounted on a frame and has two actions: inserting into the ball-scoring channel and withdrawing from the ball-scoring channel. The ball-scoring chamber has a ball-pushing assembly on the side near the ball-scoring channel. The ball-blocking assembly includes a ball-blocking drive and a baffle mounted on the output end of the ball-blocking drive. The ball-pushing assembly includes a ball-pushing drive and a ball-pushing block mounted on the output end of the ball-pushing drive. The upper end of the ball-pushing block has a ramp surface. The ramp surface, together with the side wall of the ball-scoring chamber, can prevent the Christmas ball from falling during the ascent.

[0021] The ball insertion mechanism includes:

[0022] A base that is slidably mounted on the frame;

[0023] A ball holder that slides onto a base and allows Christmas balls to be placed;

[0024] The fifth driving component is mounted on the frame and drives the base and ball seat to move along the X-axis.

[0025] The ball holder is provided with a fixed clamping block for positioning the Christmas ball socket and a movable clamping block that moves up and down and corresponds to the fixed clamping block. The fixed clamping block and the movable clamping block cooperate to clamp the Christmas ball socket and complete the action of inserting the Christmas ball into the ball holder under the drive of the fifth driving member.

[0026] The ball insertion mechanism also includes:

[0027] The positioning roller is rotatably mounted at the lower part of the ball holder and corresponds to the Christmas ball;

[0028] An air blowing pipe is located below the ball holder with its opening facing the Christmas ball on the ball holder;

[0029] The positioning roller is fitted with several rubber sleeves that come into contact with the Christmas ball.

[0030] The fixed clamp block is provided with through-beam optical fibers on both sides.

[0031] The ball insertion mechanism also includes:

[0032] The sixth driving component is mounted on the base and drives the ball seat to move along the Y-axis.

[0033] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This technical solution sets a drop-off mechanism above the conveying mechanism, and only one ball-inserting frame is placed on the positioning component of the conveying mechanism each time. After being placed in sequence, the ball-inserting frames are raised in an orderly manner by the lifting component to the ball-inserting mechanism for ball insertion. After ball insertion is completed, the lifting mechanism places the ball-inserting frame back on the positioning component, and then the conveying mechanism rotates it back to its original position. This has the advantages of high working efficiency and good working stability. Attached Figure Description

[0034] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the ball insertion machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 2 This is a top view of the ball-inserting machine.

[0036] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the drop mechanism.

[0037] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the ball insertion mechanism.

[0038] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting component.

[0039] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the clamping drive component.

[0040] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the positioning component.

[0041] Figure 8This is a front view of the alignment roller and the air blower.

[0042] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the alignment roller and the air blowing pipe.

[0043] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the fixed clamp and the through-beam optical fiber. Detailed Implementation

[0044] The embodiments of this utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0045] As shown in the figure, a ball-inserting machine includes a frame 1, a dropping mechanism 2 for unloading ball-inserting frames, a conveying mechanism 3, a ball-inserting mechanism 4, and a ball-inserting mechanism 5. The dropping mechanism 2 is mounted on the frame 1 and located above the conveying mechanism 3. The frame 1 is provided with a lifting assembly 6. The ball-inserting mechanism 5 is located on both sides of the lifting assembly 6 and has two actions: approaching and moving away from the lifting assembly 6. The conveying mechanism 3 includes several positioning assemblies 31 for magnetically attaching ball-inserting frames. The lifting assembly 6 has the function of extracting the ball-inserting frames from the positioning assemblies 31. The first action is to place the ball-inserting rack and raise it to the height corresponding to the ball-inserting mechanism 5, and the second action is to place the ball-inserting rack with the inserted ball back onto the positioning component 31. This technical solution sets a dropping mechanism above the conveying mechanism, and only one ball-inserting rack is placed on the positioning component of the conveying mechanism at a time. After being placed in sequence, the ball-inserting rack is raised in an orderly manner by the lifting component to the ball-inserting mechanism for ball insertion. After ball insertion is completed, the lifting mechanism puts the ball-inserting rack back onto the positioning component, and then the conveying mechanism rotates it back to its original position. It has the advantages of high working efficiency and good working stability.

[0046] The drop mechanism 2 includes:

[0047] The material feeding channel 21 is disposed on the frame 1;

[0048] An interception component is located on one side of the unloading channel 21;

[0049] A feeding assembly is located on one side of the feeding channel 21 and below the intercepting assembly;

[0050] The interception assembly includes a first driving member 22 and an interception plate 23 that moves laterally driven by the first driving member 22. The pushing assembly includes a second driving member 24 and a pushing plate 25 that moves laterally driven by the second driving member 24. The feeding channel 21 includes a vertically arranged stacking section 211 for stacking ball-inserting frames, a horizontally arranged passing section 212 that only allows the bottommost ball-inserting frame to pass through, and a vertically arranged feeding section 213 for allowing the ball-inserting frames to fall into the positioning assembly 31. The interception plate 23 is trapezoidal in shape, with its acute angle pressing against the second-to-last ball-inserting frame. The height of the pushing plate 25 corresponds to the passing section 212, and it is used to push the ball-inserting frame from the bottom of the stacking section 211 to the top of the feeding section 213. Figure 9 As shown, the ball-inserting frames are stacked in the material stacking section of the feeding channel. The interception component controls the number of ball-inserting frames falling. When the bottom ball-inserting frame falls into the material passing section, the interception plate blocks the second to last ball-inserting frame. Then, the pusher plate pushes the ball-inserting frame in the material passing section to the left to the feeding section. After falling, it falls precisely into the positioning component.

[0051] The first and second driving components can be cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, or linear motors.

[0052] The transmission mechanism 3 further includes a third driving member 32 and a chain assembly 33 driven by the third driving member 32 for sequential transmission. The positioning component 31 is equidistantly installed on the chain assembly 33. The positioning component 31 includes a positioning frame 312 with a placement groove 311 and a magnetic suction component 313 installed at the bottom of the placement groove 311. The placement groove 311 is V-shaped. The chain assembly includes a sprocket and a chain. There are two sets of chain assemblies. The positioning components on the two sets of chain assemblies just support the two ends of the ball holder. The two ends of the ball holder are placed in the placement groove of the positioning frame and then attracted by the magnetic suction component. The ball holder will not fall off when the positioning frame is facing down. The magnetic suction component can be a magnet.

[0053] The third driving component can be a servo motor.

[0054] The lifting component 6 includes:

[0055] The fourth drive unit 61 is mounted on the frame 1;

[0056] A rotary drive 62 is installed at the output end of the fourth drive 61 and is driven to perform lifting and lowering movements.

[0057] The clamping drive 63 is mounted on the output end of the rotary drive 62 and is driven to rotate 90°, as shown below. Figure 2As shown, after the clamping drive clamps the ball holder, the fourth drive drives the clamping drive to move up and down. Then, the rotation drive can drive the clamping drive and the ball holder to select each other. Each rotation angle is 90°. The fourth drive uses a servo motor and a ball screw pair, or it can use a cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or linear motor. The rotation drive uses a rotary cylinder or motor. The clamping drive uses a finger cylinder.

[0058] The goal-scoring mechanism 4 includes:

[0059] The ball-collecting compartment 41 is installed on both sides of the frame 1;

[0060] Several goal-scoring channels 42, which are connected to the goal-scoring chamber 41;

[0061] The ball-blocking assembly is mounted on the frame 1 and has two actions: inserting into the ball-scoring channel 42 and withdrawing from the ball-scoring channel 42. The ball-scoring chamber 41 has a ball-pushing assembly on the side near the ball-scoring channel 42. The ball-blocking assembly includes a ball-blocking drive 43 and a baffle 44 installed at the output end of the ball-blocking drive 43. The ball-pushing assembly includes a ball-pushing drive 45 and a ball-pushing block 46 installed at the output end of the ball-pushing drive 45. The upper end of the ball-pushing block 46 is provided with a ramp surface 47. The ramp surface 47, together with the side wall of the ball-scoring chamber 41, can prevent the Christmas balls from falling during the rising process. After the Christmas balls are poured into the ball-scoring chamber, the ball-pushing block of the ball-pushing assembly pushes a group of Christmas balls into the ball-scoring channel with each rising and falling action. Only one Christmas ball enters each ball-scoring channel at a time. Then, the baffle of the ball-blocking assembly controls the number of Christmas balls falling in the ball-scoring channel, allowing only one ball to fall into the ball-inserting mechanism at a time to ensure the stability of the operation.

[0062] Both the ball-blocking drive and the ball-pushing drive can be made of air cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or linear motor.

[0063] The ball insertion mechanism 5 includes:

[0064] The base 50 is slidably mounted on the frame 1;

[0065] A ball holder 51 is slidably mounted on a base 50 and is used to hold Christmas balls.

[0066] The fifth driving component 52 is mounted on the frame 1 and drives the base 50 and the ball seat 51 to move along the X-axis.

[0067] The ball holder 51 is provided with a fixed clamping block 53 for positioning the Christmas ball insertion slot and a movable clamping block 54 that performs lifting and lowering movements and corresponds to the fixed clamping block 53. The fixed clamping block 53 and the movable clamping block 54 cooperate to clamp the Christmas ball insertion slot and complete the action of inserting the Christmas ball into the ball holder under the action of the fifth driving member 52. The ball holder can move closer to and further away from the ball holder in the middle under the action of the fifth driving member. The movable clamping block and the fixed clamping block cooperate to clamp the Christmas ball insertion slot. After aligning with the ball holder, the fifth driving members on both sides drive the ball holder to move towards the middle, so that the ball holder and the Christmas ball are connected.

[0068] The moving clamp is lifted and lowered by a cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or linear motor.

[0069] The ball insertion mechanism 5 also includes:

[0070] The positioning roller 55 is rotatably mounted at the lower part of the ball holder 51 and corresponds to the Christmas ball; the positioning roller is driven to rotate by a motor.

[0071] An air blowing pipe 56 is disposed below the ball holder 51 and its opening faces the Christmas ball on the ball holder 51.

[0072] The alignment roller 55 is fitted with several rubber sleeves 57 that contact the Christmas ball. Sometimes, the Christmas ball's insertion not falls precisely into the fixed clamping block when it falls into the ball-placement seat. In this case, the alignment roller needs to roll through the rubber sleeves to drive the Christmas ball to roll on the ball-placement seat, so that the insertion of the Christmas ball enters the fixed clamping block during the rolling process. If the bottom of the Christmas ball does not contact the rubber sleeve (which can be detected by a sensor), air can be blown through the air blower to make the Christmas ball jump up and fall back into the ball-placement seat until the bottom of the Christmas ball contacts the rubber sleeve.

[0073] The clamping block 53 is provided with two opposing optical fibers 58 on both sides to detect whether the Christmas ball sockets on both sides are aligned with the ball holder. If they are not aligned, the alignment roller and the air blower will work again.

[0074] The ball insertion mechanism 5 also includes:

[0075] The sixth driving component 59, which is mounted on the base 50 and drives the ball seat 51 to move along the Y-axis, as shown below. Figure 2 and Figure 1 As shown, the Christmas balls on the ball holder are inserted in a staggered manner, so they need to be inserted together. When inserting them together for the second time, the ball holder is first rotated 90 degrees by the rotary drive component, and then the ball holder is moved a certain distance along the Y-axis by the sixth drive component. Then the fifth drive component works again.

[0076] The fifth and sixth driving components employ cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, and linear motors.

[0077] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "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 utility model and simplifying the description. They do not 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 on this utility model. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0078] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances. Furthermore, in the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0079] Please note to all technical personnel: Although this utility model has been described according to the specific embodiments above, the inventive concept of this utility model is not limited to this utility model. Any modifications that utilize the inventive concept will be included within the scope of protection of this patent.

Claims

1. A ball insertion machine characterized by: The device comprises a rack (1), a falling rack mechanism (2) for inserting ball racks, a conveying mechanism (3), a ball feeding mechanism (4) and a ball inserting mechanism (5). The falling rack mechanism (2) is installed on the rack (1) and above the conveying mechanism (3). The rack (1) is provided with a lifting assembly (6). The ball inserting mechanism (5) is located on both sides of the lifting assembly (6) and has two actions of approaching and moving away from the lifting assembly (6). The conveying mechanism (3) comprises a plurality of positioning assemblies (31) for magnetically attracting and installing the ball racks. The lifting assembly (6) has a first action of extracting the ball racks on the positioning assemblies (31) and lifting them to a corresponding height of the ball inserting mechanism (5) and a second action of returning the ball racks with inserted balls to the positioning assemblies (31).

2. The ball inserting machine according to claim 1, characterized by: The falling rack mechanism (2) comprises: a feeding channel (21) arranged on the rack (1); an intercepting assembly located on one side of the feeding channel (21); a pushing assembly located on one side of the feeding channel (21) and below the intercepting assembly; the intercepting assembly comprises a first driving member (22) and an intercepting plate (23) driven by the first driving member (22) to move transversely, and the pushing assembly comprises a second driving member (24) and a pushing plate (25) driven by the second driving member (24) to move transversely.

3. The ball inserting machine according to claim 2, wherein: The feeding channel (21) comprises a vertical stacking part (211) for stacking the ball racks, a transverse passing part (212) allowing only the lowermost ball rack to pass, and a vertical feeding part (213) for allowing the ball racks to fall into the positioning assemblies (31). The intercepting plate (23) is in the shape of a trapezoidal plate with an acute angle abutting against the second last ball rack. The height position of the pushing plate (25) corresponds to the passing part (212) and it is used to push the ball racks from the bottom end of the stacking part (211) to above the feeding part (213).

4. The ball inserting machine according to claim 1, wherein: The conveying mechanism (3) further comprises a third driving member (32) and a chain assembly (33) sequentially driven by the third driving member (32). The positioning assemblies (31) are equidistantly installed on the chain assembly (33). The positioning assembly (31) comprises a positioning rack (312) provided with a placing groove (311) and a magnetic member (313) installed at the bottom of the placing groove (311). The placing groove (311) is in the shape of a V.

5. The ball inserting machine according to claim 1, wherein: The lifting assembly (6) comprises: a fourth driving member (61) installed on the rack (1); a rotary driving member (62) installed at the output end of the fourth driving member (61) and driven to move up and down; a clamping driving member (63) installed at the output end of the rotary driving member (62) and driven to rotate by 90°.

6. The ball inserting machine according to claim 1, wherein: The ball feeding mechanism (4) comprises: a ball feeding bin (41) installed on both sides of the rack (1); a plurality of ball feeding channels (42) communicating with the ball feeding bin (41). The ball blocking assembly is installed on the frame (1) and has two actions of inserting into and drawing out from the ball channel (42), the ball storage (41) is provided with a ball pushing assembly on the side close to the ball channel (42), the ball blocking assembly comprises a ball blocking drive (43) and a baffle (44) installed on the output end of the ball blocking drive (43), the ball pushing assembly comprises a ball pushing drive (45) and a ball pushing block (46) installed on the output end of the ball pushing drive (45), the upper end of the ball pushing block (46) is provided with an inclined surface (47), and the inclined surface (47) cooperates with the side wall surface of the ball storage (41) to prevent the Christmas ball from falling during the rising process.

7. The ball inserter of claim 6, wherein: The ball inserting mechanism (5) comprises: a base (50) slidably installed on the frame (1); a ball placing base (51) slidably installed on the base (50) and used for placing the Christmas ball; a fifth drive (52) installed on the frame (1) and used for driving the base (50) and the ball placing base (51) to move along the X-axis direction; the ball placing base (51) is provided with a fixed clamping block (53) used for positioning the Christmas ball socket and a movable clamping block (54) used for lifting and corresponding to the fixed clamping block (53), the fixed clamping block (53) and the movable clamping block (54) cooperate to clamp the Christmas ball socket and complete the action of inserting the Christmas ball into the ball inserting frame under the driving of the fifth drive (52).

8. The ball inserting machine according to claim 7, wherein: The ball inserting mechanism (5) further comprises: a position correcting roller (55) rotatably installed at the lower position of the ball placing base (51) and corresponding to the Christmas ball; an air blowing pipe (56) arranged below the ball placing base (51) and having a pipe opening opposite to the Christmas ball on the ball placing base (51); a plurality of rubber sleeves (57) are sleeved on the position correcting roller (55) and contact the Christmas ball.

9. The ball inserting machine according to claim 7, wherein: The fixed clamping block (53) is provided with a light emitting fiber (58) on both sides.

10. The ball inserting machine according to claim 7, wherein: The ball inserting mechanism (5) further comprises: a sixth drive (59) installed on the base (50) and used for driving the ball placing base (51) to move along the Y-axis direction.

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