Automatic terminal feeding device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic terminal feeding device which comprises a conveying mechanism, a vibration mechanism, an identification mechanism and a grabbing mechanism. The control unit is electrically connected with the conveying mechanism, the vibration mechanism, the recognition mechanism and the grabbing mechanism or is in wireless signal connection with the conveying mechanism, the control unit controls the grabbing mechanism to grab the terminals meeting the preset state, the state of the terminals on the terminal disc is recognized according to the recognition mechanism, the number of the terminals on the terminal disc is obtained, and when the number of the terminals is smaller than the preset number, the terminal disc is started. Controlling the conveying mechanism to convey the terminal to the vibration mechanism; and when no terminal which is suitable for being grabbed by the grabbing mechanism and conforms to the preset state exists in the terminal disc, the vibration mechanism is controlled to vibrate to change the state of the terminal. According to the technical scheme, the cooperative relation among the conveying mechanism, the vibration mechanism, the recognition mechanism and the grabbing mechanism is achieved through the control unit, conveying, storage and grabbing of the terminals are automatically completed, manual operation is omitted, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to cable processing technical field more particularly, relate to a terminal automatic feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the increasing demand for low-carbon life and low-carbon economy, people's expectation of energy-saving and environmental protection for new energy vehicles such as electric vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles is more and more popular among people, prompting the development of charging pile industry, and the charging gun as a key part needs to be mass-produced; At present, the production of charging gun is manual line production, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and manual operation is prone to errors, and it is difficult to ensure that the product has uniform quality, so it is necessary to find an automatic way and method, in the charging gun workpiece machining and assembling process, the terminal of the cable wire needs to be peeled and riveted after the terminal of the cable wire is peeled, and the automatic way and method will inevitably involve the automatic feeding of the terminal.

[0003] Therefore, how to provide a terminal automatic feeding device for quickly selecting the required terminal becomes a technical problem to be solved in the art. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] An object of the utility model is to provide a new technical scheme of a terminal automatic feeding device.

[0005] According to the first aspect of the utility model, a terminal automatic feeding device is provided, comprising,

[0006] A conveying mechanism is used for placing and conveying terminals;

[0007] A vibrating mechanism is provided with a vibratable terminal disc, the terminals conveyed from the conveying mechanism are placed on the terminal disc, and the state of the terminals can be changed by vibration;

[0008] An identification mechanism is provided with a camera, the camera is located above the terminal disc, the field of view of the camera covers the terminal disc, and the camera can identify the state of the terminals on the terminal disc;

[0009] A grabbing mechanism can grab the terminals meeting the predetermined state according to the state information of the terminals on the terminal disc provided by the identification mechanism;

[0010] A control unit electrically or wirelessly connected with the conveying mechanism, the vibrating mechanism, the identifying mechanism and the grabbing mechanism, the control unit controls the grabbing mechanism to grab the terminals in the predetermined state, and according to the state of the terminals on the terminal disc identified by the identifying mechanism, the number of terminals on the terminal disc is obtained, and when the number of terminals is less than the predetermined number, the conveying mechanism is controlled to transport the terminals to the vibrating mechanism.

[0011] When there is no terminal in the predetermined state suitable for the grabbing mechanism to grab in the terminal disc, the vibrating mechanism is controlled to vibrate to change the state of the terminals.

[0012] Optionally, a base is further included, the conveying mechanism and the vibrating mechanism are arranged on the base in front and back, the identifying mechanism and the grabbing mechanism are located on both sides of the vibrating mechanism and on both sides of the line connecting the conveying mechanism and the vibrating mechanism.

[0013] Optionally, the number of the conveying mechanism and the vibrating mechanism is two, and the line connecting the two conveying mechanisms and the two vibrating mechanisms is arranged in parallel, one grabbing mechanism is arranged between the two vibrating mechanisms, and one identifying mechanism is arranged on the other side of the grabbing mechanism with respect to each of the two vibrating mechanisms.

[0014] Optionally, the conveying mechanism includes a conveying hopper with a lateral opening, and the bottom wall of the conveying hopper is configured as a conveyor belt, which conveys the terminals in the conveying hopper to the terminal disc through the lateral opening.

[0015] Optionally, the conveying hopper further has a top opening for adding the terminals to the conveying hopper.

[0016] Optionally, the conveying hopper further includes a discharge chute connected to the lateral opening, and the free end of the discharge chute is inclined downward to communicate with the vibrating mechanism.

[0017] Optionally, the identifying mechanism includes a support, a carrier and a right-angle connecting piece connecting the support and the carrier, and the camera is arranged on the carrier.

[0018] Optionally, the carrier is provided with a light source for illuminating the vibrating mechanism.

[0019] Optionally, the vibrating mechanism is configured as an upper terminal disc and a lower vibrating device, and the vibrating device vibrates the terminal disc up and down under the control of the control unit.

[0020] Optionally, the grabbing mechanism includes at least two mechanical arms, one end of the two adjacent mechanical arms is connected by a rotary joint, and the other end of the two mechanical arms away from each other is respectively connected to a pneumatic clamp jaw and a rotating support seat.

[0021] According to the terminal automatic feeding device, the following beneficial effects are achieved:

[0022] The terminal is transported and stored by the conveying mechanism, the terminal is received from the conveying mechanism by the vibration mechanism, the state of the terminal can be changed by vibration, the state of the terminal is recognized by the recognition mechanism, the terminal in the predetermined state is grabbed by the grabbing mechanism, the conveying mechanism, the vibration mechanism, the recognition mechanism and the grabbing mechanism are cooperated by the control unit, and the transportation, storage and grabbing of the terminal are automatically completed, manual operation is saved, and production efficiency is improved.

[0023] Other features and advantages of the present application will be apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings incorporated in and forming a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

[0025] Fig. 1 A structure schematic view of the terminal automatic feeding device of the preferred embodiment of the present application is provided;

[0026] Fig. 2 A structure schematic view of the recognition mechanism is provided;

[0027] Fig. 3 A structure schematic view of the grabbing mechanism is provided.

[0028] The figures are marked as follows:

[0029] 10-conveying mechanism; 11-vibration mechanism; 12-terminal disc; 13-recognition mechanism; 14-camera; 15-grabbing mechanism; 16-base; 17-side opening; 18-conveying hopper; 19-top opening; 20-discharge chute; 21-bracket; 22-carrier; 23-right-angle connecting piece; 24-light source; 25-vibration device; 26-mechanical arm; 27-rotary joint; 28-rotary support base; 29-conveying belt; 30-belt conveyor; 31-pneumatic clamping jaw. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Various exemplary embodiments of the present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the relative arrangement of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments, numerical expressions, and numerical values are not limiting to the scope of the present application unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0031] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way limiting to the scope of the application or its applications or uses.

[0032] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and equipment should be considered part of the specification.

[0033] In all the examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0034] According to the present disclosure, an automatic terminal feeding device, such as Figs. 1 to 3 As shown, including,

[0035] Conveying mechanism 10, the conveying mechanism 10 being used for placing and conveying terminals;

[0036] A vibration mechanism 11 is provided with a vibrating terminal plate 12. Terminals conveyed from the conveying mechanism 10 are placed on the terminal plate 12 and can vibrate to change the state of the terminals.

[0037] The identification mechanism 13 is equipped with a camera 14, which is located above the terminal block 12 and the field of view of the camera 14 covers the terminal block 12. The camera 14 is able to identify the state of the terminal on the terminal block 12.

[0038] The grasping mechanism 15 grasps the terminal that meets a predetermined state according to the state information of the terminal on the terminal disk 12 provided by the identification mechanism 13.

[0039] The control unit is electrically or wirelessly connected to the conveying mechanism 10, the vibration mechanism 11, the identification mechanism 13, and the gripping mechanism 15. The control unit controls the gripping mechanism 15 to grip the terminal that meets the predetermined state, and identifies the state of the terminal on the terminal plate 12 according to the identification mechanism 13 to obtain the number of terminals on the terminal plate 12. When the number of terminals is lower than the predetermined number, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism 10 to transport the terminal to the vibration mechanism 11.

[0040] When there is no terminal in the terminal block 12 that is in a predetermined state and suitable for the gripping mechanism 15 to grip, the vibration mechanism 11 is controlled to vibrate to change the state of the terminal.

[0041] Terminals are transported and stored via a conveying mechanism 10. Terminals are received from the conveying mechanism 10 via a vibration mechanism 11, and the state of the terminals can be changed by vibration. The state of the terminals is identified by an identification mechanism 13. The gripping mechanism 15 grips terminals that meet the predetermined state. The control unit realizes the cooperative relationship between the conveying mechanism 10, the vibration mechanism 11, the identification mechanism 13, and the gripping mechanism 15, so as to automatically complete the conveying, storage, and gripping of terminals, eliminate manual operation, and improve production efficiency.

[0042] According to one embodiment of the automatic terminal feeding device disclosed herein, a base 16 is further included. The conveying mechanism 10 and the vibration mechanism 11 are arranged one after the other on the base 16. The identification mechanism 13 and the gripping mechanism 15 are located on both sides of the vibration mechanism 11, and on both sides of the line connecting the conveying mechanism 10 and the vibration mechanism 11. This avoids interference between the identification mechanism 13 and the gripping mechanism 15 during operation, which would affect their respective working states.

[0043] Specifically, there are two conveying mechanisms 10 and two vibration mechanisms 11, and the two conveying mechanisms 10 and the two vibration mechanisms 11 are arranged parallel to each other. A gripping mechanism 15 is arranged between the two vibration mechanisms 11, and an identification mechanism 13 is arranged on the other side of each of the two vibration mechanisms 11 opposite to the gripping mechanism 15. By setting a gripping mechanism 15 between the two vibration mechanisms 11, one gripping mechanism 15 can be eliminated, and the area occupied by the automatic terminal feeding device can be reduced at the same time.

[0044] According to one embodiment of the terminal automatic feeding device of the present disclosure, the conveying mechanism 10 includes a conveying bucket 18 with a side opening 17, the bottom wall of the conveying bucket 18 is constructed as a conveyor belt 29, and the conveyor belt 29 conveys the terminals located in the conveying bucket 18 to the terminal tray 12 via the side opening 17.

[0045] Terminals are transferred within the transmission mechanism via conveyor belt 29. Based on the quantity in the vibratory feeder obtained by the control unit via identification mechanism 13, the conveying mechanism 10 controls the conveyor belt 29 to transport the terminals on conveyor belt 29 through side opening 17 into terminal tray 12, thereby maintaining a certain number of terminals in terminal tray 12. Conveyor belt 29 can be configured as a belt conveyor 30. The bottom wall of the conveyor bucket 18 is inclined upwards towards the side opening 17 to prevent terminals from automatically sliding into the vibratory feeder through the side opening 17 due to gravity.

[0046] Specifically, the conveying hopper 18 also has a top opening 19 for adding the terminals into the conveying hopper 18. The top opening 19 in the conveying hopper 18 facilitates the addition of terminals into the conveying hopper 18.

[0047] More specifically, the conveying hopper 18 also includes a discharge chute 20 connected to the lateral opening, the free end of which slopes downward and connects to the vibration mechanism 11. The terminals in the conveying hopper 18 are guided to the vibration mechanism 11 through the discharge chute 20.

[0048] According to one embodiment of the automatic terminal feeding device of this disclosure, the identification mechanism 13 includes a bracket 21, a carrier 22, and a right-angle connector 23 connecting the bracket 21 and the carrier 22. The camera 14 is disposed on the carrier 22. The bracket 21 is fixed on the base 16, and the camera 14 is disposed on the bracket 21 so that the field of view of the camera 14 covers the terminal plate 12, avoiding blind spots in the terminal plate 12.

[0049] Specifically, the carrier 22 is provided with a light source 24 to illuminate the vibration mechanism 11. This allows the camera 14 to clearly display the state and position of the terminals within the terminal block 12, enabling the control device to prepare to identify the state of the terminals in the terminal block 12.

[0050] According to one embodiment of the automatic terminal feeding device of this disclosure, the vibration mechanism 11 is configured as an upper terminal disk 12 and a lower vibration device 25. The vibration device 25 vibrates the terminal disk 12 up and down under the control of the control unit. The vibration mechanism 11 disperses the terminals in the terminal disk 12, resulting in terminals that conform to a predetermined state.

[0051] According to one embodiment of the automatic terminal feeding device of this disclosure, the gripping mechanism 15 includes at least two robotic arms 26. The adjacent ends of the two robotic arms 26 are connected by a rotary joint 27, and the other ends of the two robotic arms 26, which are far apart from each other, are respectively connected to a pneumatic gripper 31 and a rotating support 28. The rotating support 28 is mounted on a base 16 and can drive the gripping mechanism 15 to rotate 360° circumferentially, so that the gripping mechanism 15 can simultaneously handle the terminals in the terminal trays 12 arranged on both the left and right sides. The rotary joint 27 enables the pneumatic gripper 31 to grasp the terminals from the terminal trays 12 and move the terminals to a predetermined position outside the terminal trays 12.

[0052] Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the above examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automatic terminal feeding device, characterized in that, include, A conveying mechanism for placing and conveying terminals; A vibration mechanism is provided, wherein a vibrating terminal plate is provided on the vibration mechanism, and the terminals conveyed from the conveying mechanism are placed on the terminal plate and can vibrate to change the state of the terminals; The identification mechanism is equipped with a camera, which is located above the terminal block and its field of view covers the terminal block. The camera is capable of identifying the state of the terminal on the terminal block. A grasping mechanism, which grasps the terminal that meets a predetermined state based on the state information of the terminal on the terminal block provided by the identification mechanism; The control unit is electrically or wirelessly connected to the conveying mechanism, vibration mechanism, identification mechanism, and gripping mechanism. The control unit controls the gripping mechanism to grip the terminal that meets the predetermined state, and obtains the number of terminals on the terminal plate according to the state of the terminal identified by the identification mechanism. When the number of terminals is less than the predetermined number, the control unit controls the conveying mechanism to transport the terminal to the vibration mechanism. When there is no terminal in the terminal block that is in a predetermined state and suitable for the gripping mechanism to grip, the vibration mechanism is controlled to vibrate and change the state of the terminal.

2. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a base, with the conveying mechanism and the vibration mechanism arranged front and rear on the base, and the identification mechanism and the gripping mechanism located on both sides of the vibration mechanism, and on both sides of the line connecting the conveying mechanism and the vibration mechanism.

3. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The number of the conveying mechanism and the vibration mechanism is two, and the two conveying mechanisms and the vibration mechanism are arranged in parallel with the line connecting them. A gripping mechanism is arranged between the two vibration mechanisms, and an identification mechanism is arranged on the other side of the two vibration mechanisms relative to the gripping mechanism.

4. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism includes a conveying bucket with a side opening, the bottom wall of which is constructed as a conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt conveys the terminals located in the conveying bucket to the terminal block through the side opening.

5. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The conveying hopper also has a top opening for adding the terminals into the conveying hopper.

6. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The conveying hopper also includes a discharge chute connected to the side opening, and the free end of the discharge chute is inclined downward and connected to the vibration mechanism.

7. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The identification mechanism includes a bracket, a carrier, and a right-angle connector connecting the bracket and the carrier, with the camera mounted on the carrier.

8. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The carrier is equipped with a light source to illuminate the vibration mechanism.

9. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vibration mechanism consists of an upper terminal plate and a lower vibration device, which vibrates the terminal plate up and down under the control of the control unit.

10. The automatic terminal feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gripping mechanism includes at least two robotic arms, with one end of the two robotic arms adjacent to each other connected by a rotary joint, and the other ends of the two robotic arms far apart from each other connected to a pneumatic gripper and a rotating support, respectively.

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