Adjustable glass feeding bin

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of transportation operation, and particularly discloses an adjustable glass feeding bin which comprises a bin support provided with a carrier passing groove allowing a glass carrier to pass through and a plurality of sensor positioning holes. The full material sensor is detachably connected with each sensor positioning hole and is used for determining whether the stacking height of the glass carriers above the carrier passing groove reaches the standard or not; the conveying device is located below the carrier passing groove; the layer-by-layer lowering unit is used for lowering the stacked glass carriers to the conveying device one by one; and the alarm device is electrically connected with the full material sensor and is used for sending full load warning information when the stacking height of the glass carrier reaches the standard. The adjustable glass feeding bin provided by the utility model can effectively solve the problem that counting is easy to make mistakes due to the fact that the number of conveyed glass bottom covers is counted while materials are manually fed to a material taking station in an existing feeding mode.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of transportation operation technology, and in particular to an adjustable glass feeding bin. Background Technology

[0002] Smartwatches typically have a glass back cover, and various sensors are located on the inside of the glass back cover to collect various physiological parameters of the human body.

[0003] One step in the production of smartwatches is to transport the glass back cover to the assembly robot for assembly.

[0004] The current feeding method involves workers manually placing glass carriers with glass bottom covers one by one into the assembly robot's picking station. Once all the glass bottom covers in the glass carriers have been removed, a fully loaded glass carrier must be placed back into the assembly robot's picking station.

[0005] Furthermore, different batches of orders require different specifications and quantities of glass carriers. Therefore, workers need to record the number of glass base covers delivered to the picking station for each order. When the number of glass base covers delivered reaches the order requirements, the feeding operation of the glass base covers corresponding to that order needs to be stopped, and then the glass base covers of the specifications and quantity corresponding to the next order need to be delivered to the picking station.

[0006] In the above-mentioned feeding method, the manual feeding of materials to the picking station is accompanied by counting of the number of glass bottom covers delivered, which is prone to errors.

[0007] Therefore, this utility model is dedicated to developing an adjustable glass feeding bin, which can effectively solve the problem that in the existing feeding method, manual feeding to the material receiving station and counting the number of glass bottom covers fed out at the same time leads to easy counting errors.

[0008] The information disclosed in this background section is included only to enhance the understanding of the context of this disclosure, and therefore may contain information that does not constitute prior art known to those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0009] One objective of this invention is to provide an adjustable glass feeding bin, which can effectively solve the problem of errors in counting caused by manual feeding of glass bottom covers to the picking station while counting the number of glass bottom covers fed out in the existing feeding method.

[0010] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides an adjustable glass feeding bin, comprising:

[0011] The hopper support is provided with a carrier passage for a glass carrier to pass through, and a number of sensor positioning holes arranged from top to bottom above the carrier passage.

[0012] A full-load sensor, which is detachably connected to each of the sensor positioning holes, is used to determine whether the stacking height of the glass carriers above the carrier passageway meets the standard.

[0013] A conveying device located below the vehicle passageway;

[0014] A layer-by-layer lowering unit, located at the carrier passageway, is used to lower each of the stacked glass carriers one by one into the conveying device;

[0015] An alarm device, electrically connected to the full-load sensor, is used to send a full-load warning message when the stacking height of the glass carrier reaches the standard.

[0016] Optionally, the hopper support includes a frame plate with the carrier passageway and a vertical support mounted on the frame plate;

[0017] The sensor positioning holes are located on the vertical support.

[0018] Optionally, the hopper support further includes a continuous adjustment plate, which has fastening holes for fastening to the full material sensor and longitudinal strip grooves for fastening to the positioning holes of each sensor.

[0019] Optional, also includes:

[0020] An empty material sensor is installed at the lower end of the vertical support and is electrically connected to the alarm device.

[0021] Optionally, the layer-by-layer delivery unit includes:

[0022] A lifting mechanism, located below the carrier passageway, is used to drive the bottom glass carrier to move up and down.

[0023] A side clamping mechanism, mounted on the frame plate, is used to laterally clamp the second lowest glass carrier to restrict the glass carriers at the second lowest position and above from moving downwards with the bottommost glass carrier.

[0024] Optionally, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting platform and a lifting linear drive mechanism that drives the lifting platform to move up and down.

[0025] Optionally, the side clamping mechanism includes a side clamping plate and a lateral linear drive mechanism that drives the side clamping plate to move laterally toward or away from the second low-positioned glass carrier.

[0026] Optionally, the conveying device includes two conveyor belts spaced apart and located below the carrier trough, wherein the lifting mechanism is located between the two conveyor belts.

[0027] Optionally, the alarm device includes a buzzer and / or a flashing light.

[0028] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: It provides an adjustable glass feeding bin. When it is necessary to feed materials to the assembly robot, the worker can calculate the required number of glass carriers in advance according to the quantity corresponding to the batch order, and then determine the target stacking height of all glass carriers after stacking based on the required number of glass carriers and the height of a single glass carrier.

[0029] Next, the worker installs the full load sensor onto the sensor positioning hole that matches the target stacking height; then, the worker can stack each glass carrier on the layer-by-layer lowering unit; when the stacking height of the glass carriers reaches the target stacking height, the full load sensor detects that the stacking height of the glass carriers above the carrier passageway has reached the standard, and the alarm device sends a full load warning message to remind the worker to stop stacking and placing the glass carriers.

[0030] When feeding materials to the assembly robot, the layer-by-layer lowering unit lowers each of the stacked glass carriers one by one to the conveying device, and then the conveying device transports the glass carriers one by one to the material picking station of the assembly robot.

[0031] In the above process, workers can put in the number of glass bottom covers that match the corresponding order in advance, without having to feed materials to the picking station while counting the number of glass bottom covers sent out, which greatly reduces the difficulty of counting.

[0032] Therefore, the adjustable glass feeding bin provided by this utility model can effectively solve the problem that the existing feeding method involves manual feeding of materials to the picking station while counting the number of glass bottom covers fed out, which leads to easy counting errors. Attached Figure Description

[0033] 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.

[0034] Figure 1A schematic diagram of the adjustable glass feeding bin provided in the embodiment;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the continuous adjustment plate provided in the embodiment.

[0036] In the picture:

[0037] 1. Hopper support; 101. Frame plate; 1011. Carrier passageway; 102. Vertical support; 1021. Sensor positioning hole; 103. Continuous adjustment plate; 1031. Longitudinal strip groove;

[0038] 2a. Full material sensor; 2b. Empty material sensor;

[0039] 3. Conveying device;

[0040] 4. Layer-by-layer lowering unit; 401. Lifting mechanism; 402. Side clamping mechanism. Detailed Implementation

[0041] In this utility model, the reference to "embodiment" means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of this utility model. The term "embodiment" appearing in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it specifically limit its independence or connection with other embodiments. In principle, in this utility model, as long as there are no technical contradictions or conflicts, the technical features mentioned in each embodiment can be combined in any way to form corresponding implementable technical solutions.

[0042] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains; the use of related terms herein is merely for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention.

[0043] In the description of this utility model, the term "and / or" is used to describe the logical relationship between objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B means: A exists, B exists, and A and B exist simultaneously. Additionally, the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects have an "or" logical relationship.

[0044] In this invention, terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual quantity, hierarchy, or order between these entities or operations.

[0045] Without further limitations, the use of terms such as “comprising,” “including,” “having,” or other similar expressions in this invention is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, which does not exclude the presence of additional elements in a process, method, or product that includes the stated elements, such that a process, method, or product that includes a series of elements may include not only those defined elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, or product.

[0046] Similar to the understanding in the Examination Guidelines, in this utility model, expressions such as "greater than," "less than," and "exceeding" are understood to exclude the stated number; expressions such as "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the stated number. Furthermore, in the description of the embodiments of this utility model, "multiple" means two or more (including two), and similar expressions related to "multiple" are also understood in this way, such as "multiple groups" and "multiple times," unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0047] In the description of the embodiments of this utility model, the space-related expressions used, such as "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "vertical," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential," indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the specific embodiments or drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the specific embodiments of this utility model or for the reader's understanding, and do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have a specific position, a specific orientation, or be constructed or operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the embodiments of this utility model.

[0048] Unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," "fixing," and "setting," as used in the description of the embodiments of this utility model, should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral setting; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal connection of two components or the interaction between two components. For those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains, the specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of this utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0049] See Figure 1 This utility model provides an adjustable glass feeding hopper, including a hopper support 1, a full material sensor 2a, a conveying device 3, a layer-by-layer lowering unit 4, and an alarm device.

[0050] The hopper support 1 is provided with a carrier passageway 1011 for glass carriers to pass through, and a plurality of sensor positioning holes 1021 arranged sequentially from top to bottom above the carrier passageway 1011. A full-load sensor 2a is detachably connected to each of the sensor positioning holes 1021 and is used to determine whether the stacking height of the glass carriers above the carrier passageway 1011 meets the standard. An alarm device is electrically connected to the full-load sensor 2a and is used to send a full-load warning message when the stacking height of the glass carriers meets the standard.

[0051] The conveying device 3 is located below the carrier passage 1011; the layer-by-layer lowering unit 4 is located at the carrier passage 1011 and is used to lower each of the stacked glass carriers one by one to the conveying device 3.

[0052] The adjustable glass feeding bin provided in this embodiment allows workers to pre-calculate the required number of glass carriers based on the quantity corresponding to the batch order when it is necessary to feed materials to the assembly robot. Then, based on the required number of glass carriers and the height of a single glass carrier, the target stacking height of all glass carriers is determined.

[0053] Next, the worker installs the full-load sensor 2a onto the sensor positioning hole 1021 that matches the target stacking height; then, the worker can stack each glass carrier on the layer-by-layer lowering unit 4; when the stacking height of the glass carriers reaches the target stacking height, the full-load sensor 2a detects that the stacking height of the glass carriers above the carrier passage 1011 has reached the target, and the alarm device sends a full-load warning message to remind the worker to stop stacking and placing the glass carriers.

[0054] When feeding materials to the assembly robot, the layer-by-layer lowering unit 4 lowers each of the stacked glass carriers one by one to the conveying device 3, and then the conveying device 3 transports the glass carriers one by one to the material picking station of the assembly robot.

[0055] In the above process, workers can put in the number of glass bottom covers that match the corresponding order in advance, without having to feed materials to the picking station while counting the number of glass bottom covers sent out, which greatly reduces the difficulty of counting.

[0056] Therefore, the adjustable glass feeding bin provided by this utility model can effectively solve the problem that the existing feeding method involves manual feeding of materials to the picking station while counting the number of glass bottom covers fed out, which leads to easy counting errors.

[0057] In this embodiment, the hopper support 1 includes a frame plate 101 with the carrier through groove 1011 and a vertical support 102 mounted on the frame plate 101; wherein, each of the sensor positioning holes 1021 is located on the vertical support 102.

[0058] Optional, see Figure 2 The hopper support 1 also includes a continuous adjustment plate 103, which is provided with a fastening hole for fastening to the full material sensor 2a and a longitudinal strip groove 1031 for fastening to the positioning holes 1021 of each sensor.

[0059] It is understandable that if the full material sensor 2a is directly fastened to each sensor positioning hole 1021, the height position of the full material sensor 2a is adjustable, which can basically meet the stacking height detection requirements of glass carriers with preset thickness.

[0060] If the full material sensor 2a is first fastened to the continuous adjustment plate 103, and then the sensor positioning hole 1021 is fastened to the longitudinal strip groove 1031, the height position of the full material sensor 2a is infinitely adjustable, which can meet the stacking height detection requirements of glass carriers of various thicknesses and greatly expand the versatility of the adjustable glass supply bin.

[0061] In this embodiment, the adjustable glass feeding hopper also includes an empty material sensor 2b, which is installed at the lower end of the vertical support 102 and electrically connected to the alarm device. When all the glass carriers are conveyed to the conveying device 3 by the layer-by-layer lowering unit 4, the empty material sensor 2b will not detect any glass carriers and will control the alarm device to send an empty material warning message.

[0062] The layer-by-layer lowering unit 4 includes a lifting mechanism 401 and a side clamping mechanism 402.

[0063] The lifting mechanism 401 is located below the carrier passageway 1011 and is used to drive the bottom glass carrier to move up and down. The side clamping mechanism 402 is mounted on the frame plate 101 and is used to laterally clamp the second lowest glass carrier to restrict the glass carriers at the second lowest position and above from moving downward with the bottom glass carrier.

[0064] The lifting mechanism 401 includes a lifting platform and a lifting linear drive mechanism for driving the lifting platform to move up and down. The side clamping mechanism 402 includes a side clamping plate and a lateral linear drive mechanism for driving the side clamping plate to move laterally toward or away from the second lowest position of the glass carrier.

[0065] Optionally, the alarm device includes a buzzer and / or a flashing light.

[0066] The adjustable glass feeding hopper provided in this embodiment has the following advantages:

[0067] ① High degree of automation: The full material sensor 2a and empty material sensor 2b enable automatic detection of the stacking height of glass carriers, reducing manual intervention and improving production efficiency.

[0068] ② Counting accuracy: It avoids the tedious operation of workers counting while feeding materials, reduces the risk of counting errors, and ensures the accuracy of production data.

[0069] ③ High versatility: Through the design of the continuous adjustment plate 103, the height of the full material sensor 2a is infinitely adjustable, which can adapt to glass carriers of different thicknesses and sizes, thus improving the versatility of the equipment.

[0070] ④ Good safety: The alarm device can issue a warning in time when the glass carrier stacking height reaches the preset value, preventing carrier overload and ensuring production safety.

[0071] ⑤ Easy to operate: Workers only need to set the full material sensor 2a according to the order quantity and the height of the glass carrier to realize automated material feeding, which is simple and convenient to operate.

[0072] It should be noted that the linear drive mechanism mentioned in this utility model can be a cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, electric cylinder, or motor lead screw linear module, etc., and the rotary drive mechanism mentioned can be a brushed motor, brushless motor, or rotary cylinder, etc. This utility model does not limit the specific structural form of the linear drive mechanism and the rotary drive mechanism.

[0073] Finally, it should be noted that although the above embodiments have been described in the text and drawings of this application, this should not limit the scope of patent protection of this application. Any technical solutions that are based on the essential concept of this application and utilize the content described in the text and drawings of this application, resulting in equivalent structural or procedural substitutions or modifications, as well as the direct or indirect application of the technical solutions of the above embodiments to other related technical fields, are all included within the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. An adjustable glass feeding hopper, characterized in that, include: The hopper support (1) is provided with a carrier passage (1011) for the glass carrier to pass through, and a plurality of sensor positioning holes (1021) arranged from top to bottom above the carrier passage (1011). A full-load sensor (2a) is detachably connected to each of the sensor positioning holes (1021) and is used to determine whether the stacking height of the glass carriers above the carrier passage (1011) meets the standard. A conveying device (3) is located below the vehicle passageway (1011); Layer-by-layer lowering unit (4), located at the carrier passage (1011), is used to lower each of the stacked glass carriers one by one to the conveying device (3). An alarm device, which is electrically connected to the full-load sensor (2a), is used to send a full-load warning message when the stacking height of the glass carrier reaches the standard.

2. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hopper support (1) includes a frame plate (101) with the carrier passage (1011) and a vertical support (102) mounted on the frame plate (101). The sensor positioning holes (1021) are located on the vertical support (102).

3. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 2, characterized in that, The hopper support (1) also includes a continuous adjustment plate (103), which is provided with a fastening hole for fastening to the full material sensor (2a) and a longitudinal strip groove (1031) for fastening to the positioning hole (1021) of each sensor.

4. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 2, characterized in that, Also includes: Empty material sensor (2b) is installed at the lower end of the vertical bracket (102) and is electrically connected to the alarm device.

5. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 2, characterized in that, The layer-by-layer delivery unit (4) includes: A lifting mechanism (401) is located below the carrier passageway (1011) and is used to drive the bottom glass carrier to move up and down. A side clamping mechanism (402) is mounted on the frame plate (101) for laterally clamping the second lowest glass carrier to restrict the glass carriers at the second lowest position and above from moving downward with the bottommost glass carrier.

6. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 5, characterized in that, The lifting mechanism (401) includes a lifting platform and a lifting linear drive mechanism that drives the lifting platform to move up and down.

7. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 5, characterized in that, The side clamping mechanism (402) includes a side clamping plate and a lateral linear drive mechanism that drives the side clamping plate to move laterally toward or away from the second low position of the glass carrier.

8. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 5, characterized in that, The conveying device (3) includes two conveyor belts spaced apart and located below the carrier chute (1011), wherein the lifting mechanism (401) is located between the two conveyor belts.

9. The adjustable glass feeding hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that, The alarm device includes a buzzer and / or a flashing light.

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