Annular conveying device for aluminum electrolytic capacitor detection

By employing a ring chain and movable clamp design in the testing of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, the problems of low efficiency in manual testing and the complexity and high failure rate of existing devices are solved, thus achieving automated, low-cost, and efficient testing of aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

CN223822811UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-23JIANGYIN JUNLILAI ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520292278.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-24
Publication Date
2026-01-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-24

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Technical Problem

In the current aluminum electrolytic capacitor testing process, manual testing is inefficient and unreliable. Furthermore, the existing ring stepping conveyor device has a complex structure, high failure rate, and high cost, which cannot meet the needs of large-scale mass production.

Method used

Design a conveying device comprising a ring chain and a movable clamp. The device uses a first push rod and a second push rod to control the clamping and releasing of the movable clamp. Combined with a reciprocating swing mechanism and a fixed stop bar, it achieves automatic feeding and on-demand separation, simplifying the structure and improving reliability.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved automation, high efficiency, and high reliability in aluminum electrolytic capacitor testing, reducing equipment costs and improving testing efficiency and reliability.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an annular conveying device for detecting an aluminum electrolytic capacitor. The annular conveying device comprises an annular chain, a movable clamp, a first push rod and a plurality of second push rods, wherein the annular chain runs in a stepping manner; the movable clamp is fixedly arranged on a single chain link of the annular chain and is used for clamping the capacitor; the movable clamp comprises a fixed arm fixedly mounted on a chain link of the annular chain and a movable arm mounted on the chain link in a hinged manner through a hinge point; the heads of the fixed arm and the movable arm are provided with clamping parts, and the tails of the fixed arm and the movable arm are connected through a spring to realize automatic closing of the clamping parts; an extending push arm is fixedly arranged on the movable arm; the first push rod or the second push rod pushes the extending push arms respectively, so that the movable arm is controlled to rotate around the hinge point, and the clamping part of the movable clamp is opened. The device is simple in structure, low in cost, reliable in operation and high in efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a ring conveyor device for testing aluminum electrolytic capacitors, belonging to the technical field of aluminum electrolytic capacitor production equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In the production process of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, charge and discharge testing is a crucial step. This testing is typically done manually, often requiring workers to manually align the capacitor's interfaces with the detector before testing. This method suffers from low efficiency and poor reliability.

[0003] Since inefficient manual inspection cannot meet the charging and discharging testing tasks in the mass production of capacitors, a ring-shaped stepping conveyor was designed to hold the capacitors and automatically feed them one by one into the charging and discharging testing device for testing. The specific operation process is as follows: first, the aluminum electrolytic capacitors are fed into the ring-shaped stepping conveyor by the vibrating plate and feed channel of the feeding machine, and then by the robotic arm. According to the stepping rhythm of the ring-shaped stepping conveyor, the aluminum electrolytic capacitors are fed into the charging and discharging testing device one by one for charging and discharging testing. After the testing is completed, the ring-shaped stepping conveyor classifies and releases the capacitors according to the test results.

[0004] Existing ring-shaped stepping conveyor devices require individual clamping, step-by-step transport, and release of capacitors as needed. The overall structure is complex, with a high failure rate and high cost. There is an urgent need for a simple, low-cost, and reliable aluminum electrolytic capacitor conveyor device to improve capacitor charging and detection efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings and provide a ring conveyor device for testing aluminum electrolytic capacitors that is simple in structure, low in cost, reliable in operation, and highly efficient.

[0006] The purpose of this utility model is achieved as follows:

[0007] A ring conveying device for testing aluminum electrolytic capacitors includes a stepping ring chain, a movable clamp fixed on a single link of the ring chain for holding the capacitor, and a first push rod and several second push rods respectively set in the ring of the ring chain.

[0008] The movable clamp includes a fixed arm fixedly mounted on a link of a ring chain and a movable arm hinged to the link via a hinge point; the head of the fixed arm and the movable arm are provided with a clamping part, and the tail is connected by a spring to realize the automatic closing of the clamping part; an extension push arm is fixedly mounted on the movable arm.

[0009] The first push rod or the second push rod pushes the extension push arm, and then controls the rotation of the movable arm around the hinge point, so that the opening of the movable clamp is realized.

[0010] Further, the link of the ring chain is provided with an L-shaped base, and the fixed arm and the movable arm of the movable clamp are respectively installed at the fixed point and the hinge point position of the L-shaped base.

[0011] Further, the extension push arm is provided with a roller, and the first push rod or the second push rod directly pushes the roller to realize the pushing of the extension push arm.

[0012] Further, the first push rod realizes the cyclic pushing action through a reciprocating swing mechanism, and the reciprocating swing mechanism comprises a base, a swing arm hingedly installed at one end of the base, a cam driven to rotate by a motor, a driving rod reciprocatingly driven by the cam, and a connecting rod connecting the swing arm and the end of the driving rod; the first push rod is fixed at the middle part of the swing arm; the driving rod is connected with a return spring, and the driving rod is tightly close to the cam by the pulling force of the return spring.

[0013] Further, the middle part of the driving rod is provided with a swing roller in contact with the circumference of the cam, and the swing roller is tightly close to the circumference of the cam by the pressure generated by the return spring.

[0014] Further, the annular conveying device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors comprises two second push rods arranged in sequence.

[0015] Further, the second push rod is a pneumatic cylinder, an oil cylinder or an electric push rod.

[0016] Further, a fixed blocking rod is arranged after the second push rod in the annular ring of the ring chain, and the fixed blocking rod blocks the extension push arms of all movable clamps to open the movable clamps and release the capacitors.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the annular conveying device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The movable clamp is installed on the link of the ring chain in circulation, and the movable clamp is opened by the first push rod in synchronization with the operation rhythm of the ring chain, so that automatic feeding is realized; the second push rod separates capacitors of different grades as needed; the fixed blocking rod realizes automatic discharge of all capacitors; the whole device has the advantages of simple structure, high reliability, low cost and high operation efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Fig. 1 It is a structural schematic view of the annular conveying device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

[0020] Fig. 2 It is a lateral installation structure schematic view of the movable clamp of the annular conveying device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors.

[0021] Wherein:

[0022] The annular chain 1, the movable clamp 2, the first push rod 3, the second push rod 4, the fixed blocking rod 5;

[0023] The L-shaped base 11, the fixed arm 21, the movable arm 22, the spring 23, the extended push arm 24, the roller 25, the base 31, the swing arm 32, the cam 33, the drive rod 34, the connecting rod 35, the return spring 36, and the swing roller 37. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Referring to Figs. 1-2 The utility model relates to a kind of annular conveying devices for aluminum electrolytic capacitor detection, including annular chain 1 of step operation, movable clamp 2 for clamping capacitor, which is fixed on the single chain link of annular chain 1, first push rod 3 and two second push rods 4 arranged in sequence are respectively arranged in the annular ring of annular chain 1;In the embodiment, the annular chain 1 is double-row chain;

[0025] L-shaped base 11 is fixed on the chain link of the annular chain 1, and the movable clamp 2 includes fixed arm 21 fixed on L-shaped base 11 and movable arm 22 hinged and installed on L-shaped base 11 by hinge point;The head of fixed arm 21 and movable arm 22 is provided with clamping part, and the tail is connected by spring 23, to realize the automatic closure of clamping part;Extended push arm 24 is fixed on movable arm 22, and roller 25 is arranged on extended push arm 24;

[0026] First push rod 3 realizes cyclic push action by reciprocating swing mechanism, and the reciprocating swing mechanism includes base 31, swing arm 32 hinged and installed on one end of base 31, cam 33 rotated by motor drive, drive rod 34 reciprocating swing driven by cam 33, connecting rod 35 connecting the end of swing arm 32 and drive rod 34;First push rod 3 is fixed in the middle of swing arm 32;Drive rod 34 is connected with return spring 36, and swing roller 37 in contact with the circumference of cam 33 is arranged in the middle of drive rod 34, and the pressure generated by return spring 36 pulling drive rod 34 makes swing roller 37 closely adhere to the circumference of cam 33, along with the rotation of cam 33, drive rod 34 follows the contour of cam 33 and makes periodic swing action, and the swing frequency corresponds to the step pace of annular chain 1, and connecting rod 35 pulls swing arm 32 to swing at the same frequency, so that the push frequency of first push rod 3 is consistent with the step frequency of annular chain 1, that is, annular chain 1 moves one chain link, and first push rod 3 pushes extended push arm 24 once, so that it can ensure that each chain link can clamp capacitor, to avoid the problem of missing clamp;

[0027] The second push rod 4 is a pneumatic cylinder, an oil cylinder or an electric push rod; the first push rod 3 or the second push rod 4 pushes the roller 25 directly, and then pushes the extension push arm 24, and then controls the movable arm 22 to rotate around the hinge point, so as to open the clamping part of the movable clamp 2; when the push rod is retracted, the elastic force of the spring 23 pushes the movable arm 22 to reset, so as to realize automatic clamping;

[0028] When the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is subjected to charge and discharge detection, the capacitors are fed one by one to the movable clamp 2 by the vibration disc, the material channel and the manipulator of the feeding system, the first push rod 3 pushes the extension push arm 24 to open the movable clamp 2, the manipulator sends the capacitors into the clamping part of the movable clamp 2, the first push rod 3 is retracted, and the clamping part of the movable clamp 2 is automatically closed to clamp the capacitors; the ring chain 1 sends the capacitors one by one into the charge and discharge detection device for detection, and the grade of the capacitors is determined according to the detection result, and the capacitors of the corresponding grade are controlled to fall into the corresponding collection area by the two second push rods 4;

[0029] A fixed stop rod 5 is arranged after the second push rod 4 in the ring of the ring chain 1, and in this embodiment, the fixed stop rod 5 is fixed on the base 31 by a fixed plate, the fixed stop rod 5 blocks the extension push arm 24 of all movable clamps 2 to open the movable clamp 2 to release the capacitors, and after the capacitors are separated by the second push rod 4, all the remaining capacitors are released by the fixed stop rod 5, and the movable clamps 2 on the chain links of the ring chain 1 are emptied, so as to prepare for the circulation of the first push rod 3. Then the first push rod 3 opens the movable clamp 2 synchronously with the operation beat of the ring chain 1, so as to realize automatic feeding; the ring chain 1 sends the capacitors to be detected one by one into the charge and discharge detection device for charge and discharge detection, and the capacitors are graded according to the detection structure; the capacitors of different grades are separated according to the detection grade of the capacitors by the second push rod 4; finally, all the capacitors are automatically discharged by the fixed stop rod 5, so as to realize the automatic feeding and discharging process of the charge and discharge detection, and the whole equipment has the advantages of simple structure, high reliability, low cost and high operation efficiency.

[0030] In addition, it should be noted that the above specific embodiments are only an optimized scheme of the patent, and any changes or improvements made by those skilled in the art according to the above concept are within the protection scope of the patent.

Claims

1. A ring conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors, characterized in that: The ring chain (1) includes a stepping ring chain, a movable clamp (2) fixed on a single link of the ring chain (1) for holding a capacitor, and a first push rod (3) and several second push rods (4) respectively set in the ring of the ring chain (1). The movable clamp (2) includes a fixed arm (21) fixed on a link of a ring chain (1) and a movable arm (22) hinged on the link. The fixed arm (21) and the movable arm (22) are provided with clamping parts at their heads and connected by a spring (23) at their tails to achieve automatic closing of the clamping parts. An extension push arm (24) is fixed on the movable arm (22). The first push rod (3) or the second push rod (4) pushes the extended push arm (24) respectively, thereby controlling the movable arm (22) to rotate around the hinge point, so as to open the clamping part of the movable clamp (2).

2. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 1, characterized in that: An L-shaped base (11) is fixedly mounted on the link of the ring chain (1), and the fixed arm (21) and movable arm (22) of the movable clamp (2) are respectively installed at the fixed point and hinge point on the L-shaped base (11).

3. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extended push arm (24) is provided with a roller (25), and the first push rod (3) or the second push rod (4) directly pushes the roller (25) to push the extended push arm (24).

4. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first push rod (3) achieves a cyclic pushing action through a reciprocating swing mechanism; the reciprocating swing mechanism includes a base (31), a swing arm (32) with one end hinged to the base (31), a cam (33) driven to rotate by a motor, a drive rod (34) driven by the cam (33) to perform reciprocating swing, and a connecting rod (35) connecting the ends of the swing arm (32) and the drive rod (34); the first push rod (3) is fixed in the middle of the swing arm (32); the drive rod (34) is connected to a return spring (36) and relies on the tension of the return spring (36) to make the drive rod (34) close to the cam (33).

5. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drive rod (34) is provided with a swing roller (37) in the middle that contacts the circumference of the cam (33). The pressure generated by the return spring (36) makes the swing roller (37) stick to the circumference of the cam (33).

6. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 1, characterized in that: It includes two second push rods (4) that are set one after the other.

7. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second push rod (4) is a cylinder, hydraulic cylinder or electric push rod.

8. The annular conveyor device for detecting aluminum electrolytic capacitors according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixed stop (5) is provided inside the annular chain (1) after the second push rod (4). The fixed stop (5) blocks all the extension push arms (24) of the movable clamp (2) from opening the movable clamp (2) to release the capacitor.