Feeding device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a feeding device which comprises a movable chassis, a material conveying assembly and an unpacking and feeding assembly, the material conveying assembly is located above the movable chassis and used for bearing material bags conveyed by external conveying equipment, and the unpacking and feeding assembly is located above the movable chassis and used for bearing the material bags conveyed by external conveying equipment. The grabbing assembly moves back and forth between the material conveying assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly, and the unpacking and feeding assembly is used for breaking material bags and conveying materials to a machine table feeding bin. Potential safety hazards exist; and the health of workers is harmed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to material feeding equipment technical field, concretely relates to a feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the rubber mixing link of tire manufacturing, the medicine powder contained in the formula currently relies on manual unpacking and feeding into the material bin to complete the feeding operation. This operation mode not only needs workers to intervene manually frequently, leading to increased labor intensity and limited production efficiency, but also hides an unignorable safety hazard. In addition, the inhalation of medicine powder threatens human health, and the use of forklifts in the carrying process of medicine powder bags further increases the operation complexity. UTILITARIAN CONTENT

[0003] In view of various deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides a feeding device to solve the technical problems of high labor intensity, low efficiency, complicated operation, safety hazards and harm to the health of workers in the existing feeding mode combining manual operation with forklifts.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0005] A feeding device, comprising:

[0006] A movable chassis;

[0007] A material conveying assembly above the movable chassis for receiving material bags conveyed by external conveying equipment;

[0008] And an unpacking and feeding assembly above the movable chassis, a grabbing assembly reciprocating between the material conveying assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly, the unpacking and feeding assembly for unpacking the material bags and conveying the material to the machine table feed bin.

[0009] The technical scheme is further provided that the material conveying assembly comprises a conveying drive element and a plurality of rollers, the plurality of rollers are arranged parallel to each other and are transmission connected, and the conveying drive element is transmission connected with one roller.

[0010] The technical scheme is further provided that a mounting seat is arranged above the movable chassis, the end of the roller is rotatably connected with the mounting seat, a protective cover is arranged above the mounting seat, and the connection between the end of the roller and the mounting seat is located inside the protective cover.

[0011] The technical scheme is further provided that the grabbing assembly comprises an imaging element and a mechanical hand, the imaging element is arranged above the material conveying assembly through a mounting bracket, and the mechanical hand reciprocates between the material conveying assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly.

[0012] The technical scheme is further provided with a feeding hopper, a broken bag blade is arranged in the feeding hopper, and a vibrating element is arranged outside the feeding hopper.

[0013] The technical scheme is further provided with a guide cylinder connected to the bottom of the feeding hopper, and an elongated cylinder body is arranged around the guide cylinder and can slide along the axis of the guide cylinder.

[0014] The technical scheme is further provided with a telescopic element arranged between the elongated cylinder body and the feeding hopper, and a linear guide element arranged between the elongated cylinder body and the guide cylinder.

[0015] The technical scheme is further provided with a power supply assembly arranged on the movable chassis and electrically connected to the movable chassis, the material conveying assembly, the grabbing assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly.

[0016] The technical scheme is further provided with a visual navigation sensor and / or a magnetic navigation sensor arranged on the movable chassis.

[0017] The technical scheme is further provided with a control cabinet arranged above the movable chassis and internally provided with a controller connected to the movable chassis, the material conveying assembly, the grabbing assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly.

[0018] The technical scheme has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The material conveying assembly, the grabbing assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly are integrated on the movable chassis, realizing automatic conveying, unpacking and feeding of material bags, and being simple to operate, abandoning the traditional manual unpacking and feeding mode, fundamentally eliminating potential safety hazards, reducing the labor intensity of workers, greatly improving the work efficiency and productivity, and at the same time, reducing the influence of dust on workers, effectively protecting the occupational health of workers, and helping to create a safer and healthier working environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic view of a feeding device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic view of another perspective of the feeding device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 3 is a schematic view of a material conveying assembly in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic view of an unpacking and feeding assembly in an embodiment of the present application.

[0024] In the drawings: 100, movable chassis; 200, material conveying assembly; 201, roller; 202, mounting seat; 203, shield; 204, transition arc; 300, material bag; 400, grabbing assembly; 401, imaging element; 402, manipulator; 500, unpacking and feeding assembly; 501, feeding hopper; 502, lengthened cylinder; 503, vibration element; 504, fan; 505, guide cylinder; 506, unpacking blade; 507, blade support frame; 508, telescopic element; 600, control cabinet; 700, mounting bracket; 800, tray; 900, support frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the technical scheme of the present application better understood by the personnel in the art, the technical scheme of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, other similar embodiments obtained by the personnel in the art without making creative efforts should all belong to the scope of protection of the present application. In addition, the directional words mentioned in the following embodiments, such as 'up', 'down', 'left', 'right', etc. are only the directions of the drawings, therefore, the directional words used are used for illustration and not for limiting the present application.

[0026] The present application will be further described below in combination with the drawings and preferred embodiments.

[0027] According to the embodiments of the present application, a feeding device is provided, please refer to Figures 1 to 2 , comprising:

[0028] a movable chassis 100;

[0029] a material conveying assembly 200, which is located above the movable chassis 100, and is used for receiving material bags 300 conveyed by external conveying equipment;

[0030] and an unpacking and feeding assembly 500, which is located above the movable chassis 100, and the grabbing assembly 400 reciprocates between the material conveying assembly 200 and the unpacking and feeding assembly 500, and the unpacking and feeding assembly 500 is used for unpacking the material bags 300 and conveying the material to the machine table feeding bin.

[0031] Specifically, in order to improve the conveying efficiency of the material bags 300, a plurality of material bags 300 are placed on a tray 800, and a plurality of material bags 300 can be conveyed at a time, and the tray 800 and the material bags 300 thereon are conveyed by external conveying equipment. Preferably, the material contained in the material bags 300 can be in powder or granular form.

[0032] It should be noted that the material conveying assembly 200, the grabbing assembly 400 and the unpacking and feeding assembly 500 are connected on the movable chassis 100, the movable chassis 100 reciprocates between the external conveying equipment and the machine feeding bin, realizes automatic conveying, unpacking and feeding of the material package 300, is simple to operate, discards the traditional manual unpacking and feeding mode, fundamentally eliminates potential safety hazards, reduces the labor intensity of workers, greatly improves the work efficiency and productivity, meanwhile, reduces the influence of dust on workers, effectively protects the occupational health of workers, helps to create a safer and healthier working environment.

[0033] In the feeding device of the embodiment, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , the material conveying assembly 200 comprises a conveying driving element and a plurality of rollers 201, the plurality of rollers 201 are arranged in parallel and are drivingly connected, and the conveying driving element is drivingly connected with one roller 201.

[0034] In work, the conveying driving element can drive the plurality of rollers 201 to rotate in the same direction, so as to realize the butt joint of the tray 800 and the material package 300 from the external conveying equipment to the material conveying assembly 200.

[0035] Further, the material conveying assembly 200 further comprises three photoelectric sensors for detecting the tray 800 to be in place. Preferably, the three photoelectric sensors are arranged in front, middle and rear order along the roller line formed by the plurality of rollers 201.

[0036] When the tray 800 is butt joint, the material conveying assembly 200 is first operated, then the external conveying equipment is operated, when the three photoelectric sensors detect the tray 800 at the same time, it indicates that the tray 800 has been completely butt joint above the material conveying assembly 200, and the material conveying assembly 200 stops rotating.

[0037] In the feeding device of the embodiment, referring to Figures 1 to 3 , the movable chassis 100 is provided with a mounting seat 202 above, and the end of the roller 201 is rotatably connected with the mounting seat 202. In order to improve the operation safety, the upper portion of the mounting seat 202 is provided with a protective cover 203, and the connection between the end of the roller 201 and the mounting seat 202 is located inside the protective cover 203.

[0038] Further, the bottom of the protective cover 203 is provided with an arc-shaped groove, the shape of the arc-shaped groove is matched with the shape of the roller 201, so as to improve the assembly fit degree of the protective cover 203 and the roller 201.

[0039] Further, the end of the shroud 203 is provided with a transition arc 204 at the feeding end of the material conveying assembly 200 to facilitate smooth conveying of the tray 800 from the external conveying equipment to the material conveying assembly 200.

[0040] In the feeding device of the embodiment, referring to Figures 1 to 2 , the grabbing assembly 400 includes an imaging element 401 and a mechanical arm 402, the imaging element 401 is arranged above the material conveying assembly 200 through a mounting bracket 700, and the mechanical arm 402 reciprocates between the material conveying assembly 200 and the unpacking and feeding assembly 500.

[0041] In operation, the imaging element 401 is responsible for identifying the position of the material package 300 on the tray 800 to facilitate accurate grabbing by the mechanical arm 402, and the mechanical arm 402 sends the material package 300 to the unpacking and feeding assembly 500 after grabbing the material package 300.

[0042] Preferably, the imaging element 401 can adopt a 3D camera, which can accurately capture the spatial position and shape of the material package 300.

[0043] Preferably, the mechanical arm 402 can adopt a 6-DOF mechanical arm with a vacuum chuck at the end.

[0044] In the feeding device of the embodiment, referring to Figures 1 to 4 , the unpacking and feeding assembly 500 includes a feeding hopper 501, the inside of the feeding hopper 501 is provided with a package breaking blade 506, and the outside of the feeding hopper 501 is provided with a vibrating element 503.

[0045] Further, the feeding hopper 501 adopts a conical structure, which is erected above the movable chassis 100 through a support bracket 900, and is provided with a blade support bracket 507 at the inlet, the package breaking blade 506 is fixed on the blade support bracket 507 in an interlaced manner.

[0046] Preferably, the vibrating element 503 can adopt a vibrating motor, which is fixed on the outside of the feeding hopper 501 through a mounting seat.

[0047] When the mechanical arm 402 puts the material package 300 into the feeding hopper 501, the cross-arranged package breaking blade 506 cuts the material package 300, and the material falls into the feeding hopper 501; the vibrating element 503 vibrates, which can assist the package breaking blade 506 to cut the material package 300 and assist the material in the feeding hopper 501 to fall and convey.

[0048] In the feeding device of the embodiment, referring to Figures 1 to 4The bottom of the feeding hopper 501 is connected with a guide cylinder 505, and the periphery of the guide cylinder 505 is provided with an elongated cylinder 502 which can slide along the axis thereof. With the elongated cylinder 502 extended or retracted, the material falling height can be changed to adapt to the feeding requirements of the machine table feeding bin at different heights.

[0049] Further, there is an included angle between the guide cylinder 505 and the axis of the feeding hopper 501, that is, the guide cylinder 505 can change the conveying direction of the material.

[0050] When the movable chassis 100 reaches the specified position, the elongated cylinder 502 is extended, the manipulator 402 places the material bag 300 on the bag breaking blade 506, the bag breaking blade 506 generates a cutting force through vibration to break the material bag 300, so that the material falls through the feeding hopper 501 along the guide cylinder 505 and the elongated cylinder 502 to the machine table feeding bin, and finally the manipulator 402 places the empty material bag at the specified recycling place.

[0051] Further, the guide cylinder 505 and the elongated cylinder 502 are gap-fitted, and a air knife is arranged therebetween. The outer side of the elongated cylinder 502 is provided with a fan 504, and the air flow is provided by the fan 504 and the air knife to clean the cylinder wall of the elongated cylinder 502 to ensure that the material completely falls.

[0052] Further, the elongated cylinder 502 and the feeding hopper 501 are provided with a telescopic element 508, and the elongated cylinder 502 and the guide cylinder 505 are provided with a linear guide element. Under the guidance of the linear guide element, the telescopic element 508 pushes the elongated cylinder 502 to extend or retract relative to the guide cylinder 505.

[0053] Preferably, the telescopic element 508 can adopt an electric push rod, an air cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder, etc.

[0054] Preferably, the linear guide element can adopt a combination structure of a slide rail and a slide block.

[0055] In the feeding device of the embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 A power supply assembly is arranged on the movable chassis 100, and the power supply assembly is electrically connected with the movable chassis 100, the material conveying assembly 200, the grabbing assembly 400 and the unpacking and feeding assembly 500 respectively.

[0056] Preferably, the power supply assembly can adopt a lithium battery in cooperation with an inverter to supply power to other assemblies.

[0057] In the feeding device of the embodiment, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 A visual navigation sensor and / or a magnetic navigation sensor are arranged on the movable chassis 100.

[0058] It should be noted that the movable chassis 100 can use visual navigation positioning and / or magnetic navigation positioning, depending on the on-site environment. Visual navigation positioning can use laser radar positioning, which scans the surrounding environment through laser radar to achieve positioning effect. Magnetic navigation positioning is achieved by laying magnetic strips and RFID round cards on the ground. The movable chassis 100 is provided with a magnetic strip sensor for reading the magnetic strip to guide the driving route, and is provided with an RFID card reader for reading the RFID round card information on the ground to provide site positioning.

[0059] Further, the movable chassis 100 can walk on a guide rail or on the ground. If it walks on the guide rail, only the driving wheel is used; if it walks on the ground, the double rudder wheel structure is used to realize translational and steering walking. Each rudder wheel is composed of a walking motor and a steering motor. The walking motor drives the wheel to move forward, and the steering motor drives the wheel to steer.

[0060] In the feeding device of the embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 4 , the movable chassis 100 is provided with a control cabinet 600 above it. The control cabinet 600 is internally provided with a controller, which is connected with the movable chassis 100, the material conveying assembly 200, the grabbing assembly 400 and the unpacking and feeding assembly 500 respectively.

[0061] In operation, the movable chassis 100 moves to the outside conveying equipment, receives the tray 800 carrying the material package 300 by means of the material conveying assembly 200, and transports the tray 800 and the material package 300 to the machine table feeding bin. The elongated cylinder 502 is extended, the imaging element 401 identifies the position of the material package 300 on the tray 800, the mechanical hand 402 accurately grabs the material package 300 and puts it into the feeding hopper 501, the unpacking blade 506 cuts open the material package 300, the material falls into the feeding hopper 501 and slides along the guide cylinder 505 and the elongated cylinder 502 to the machine table feeding bin. In this process, the airflow cleans the cylinder wall of the elongated cylinder 502. The mechanical hand 402 places the empty material package at the designated recycling place, the elongated cylinder 502 is retracted, and the movable chassis 100 moves to the recycling equipment to return the tray 800 and the remaining material package 300 to the storage place through the recycling equipment.

[0062] The above has made a detailed description of the present application. The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, which cannot limit the scope of the present application. Any equivalent changes and modifications made within the scope of the present application shall still fall within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A dosing device, characterized in that The utility model relates to a kind of material conveying device, including: Movable chassis; Material conveying assembly is located above the movable chassis, which is used to receive the material package conveyed by external conveying equipment; And unpacking and feeding assembly is located above the movable chassis, grabbing assembly reciprocates between the material conveying assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly, and the unpacking and feeding assembly is used to unpack the material package and deliver material to machine table feed bin.

2. The dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that The material conveying assembly includes a conveying drive element and a plurality of rollers, which are arranged parallel to each other and are transmission connected, and the conveying drive element is transmission connected with one of the rollers.

3. The dosing device according to claim 2, characterized in that A mounting seat is provided above the movable chassis, the end of the roller is rotatably connected with the mounting seat, and a protective cover is provided above the mounting seat, and the connection between the end of the roller and the mounting seat is located inside the protective cover.

4. The dosing device of claim 1, wherein The grabbing assembly includes an imaging element and a robot, the imaging element is arranged above the material conveying assembly by a mounting bracket, and the robot reciprocates between the material conveying assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly.

5. The dosing device of claim 1, wherein, The unpacking and feeding assembly includes a feeding hopper, the inside of the feeding hopper is provided with an unpacking knife, and the outside of the feeding hopper is provided with a vibration element.

6. The dosing device of claim 5, wherein, The bottom of the feeding hopper is connected with a guide cylinder, and the periphery of the guide cylinder is provided with an elongated cylinder that can slide along its axis.

7. The dosing device according to claim 6, characterized in that A telescopic element is provided between the elongated cylinder and the feeding hopper, and a linear guide element is provided between the elongated cylinder and the guide cylinder.

8. The dosing device of claim 1, wherein, A power supply assembly is provided on the movable chassis, and the power supply assembly is electrically connected with the movable chassis, the material conveying assembly, the grabbing assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly respectively.

9. The dosing device of claim 1, wherein, A visual navigation sensor and / or a magnetic navigation sensor are provided on the movable chassis.

10. The dosing device of claim 1, wherein, A control cabinet is provided above the movable chassis, and a controller is provided inside the control cabinet, and the controller is connected with the movable chassis, the material conveying assembly, the grabbing assembly and the unpacking and feeding assembly respectively.

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