Automatic feeding device

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of automatic equipment, and relates to an automatic feeding device. The automatic feeding device comprises a first conveying mechanism and a suction mechanism. The first conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of first conveying lines which are distributed at intervals in the first direction. The suction mechanism comprises a first driving assembly and a suction cup assembly. The first driving assembly is connected with the suction cup assembly. According to the automatic feeding device, the first conveying lines are arranged, and a plurality of materials can be borne and conveyed at a time. And meanwhile, through cooperation of the suction mechanism and the multiple first conveying lines, the multiple materials can be transferred into the machining equipment from the first conveying lines. According to the technical scheme, multiple materials can be automatically conveyed into machining equipment at a time, namely batch feeding is achieved, the feeding efficiency can be improved, the number of times of repeated feeding operation of technicians is reduced, the labor intensity of the technicians is reduced, and the risk that the product yield is reduced due to material damage caused by misoperation of the technicians can be reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] For some automatic processing equipment, a technician usually needs to manually load materials to the processing equipment for processing operation. For example, in a mobile phone glass cleaning device, the technician needs to manually put the mobile phone glass into the cleaning flow line of the cleaning device for cleaning operation. However, manual feeding not only has high labor intensity and low work efficiency, but also causes workpiece wear or damage due to worker misoperation, thereby reducing the yield of products. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an automatic feeding device to improve the technical problems of low manual feeding efficiency and easy material damage.

[0004] An embodiment of the present application provides an automatic feeding device for transferring materials to a processing equipment. The automatic feeding device comprises a first conveying mechanism and a suction mechanism. The first conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of first conveying lines, and the plurality of first conveying lines are distributed at intervals along a first direction. The first conveying line is configured to carry materials and convey the materials along a second direction, and the first direction intersects the second direction. The suction mechanism comprises a first driving assembly and a suction disc assembly. The first driving assembly is connected with the suction disc assembly. The suction disc assembly is configured to be moved to be opposite to the first conveying line or the processing equipment under the driving of the first driving assembly.

[0005] In the automatic feeding device, a plurality of first conveying lines are arranged, and a plurality of materials can be carried and conveyed at a time. Meanwhile, through the cooperation of the suction mechanism and the plurality of first conveying lines, the plurality of materials can be transferred from the first conveying line to the processing equipment. Compared with the existing manual feeding mode, the automatic feeding device can automatically convey a plurality of materials to the processing equipment at a time, that is, batch feeding, which is beneficial to improve the feeding efficiency, reduce the number of repeated feeding operations of the technician, reduce the labor intensity of the technician, and also reduce the risk of material damage and product yield reduction caused by misoperation of the technician.

[0006] In at least one embodiment, the first conveying line comprises a conveying frame and a pushing assembly. The conveying frame has a feeding station and a grabbing station, which are distributed along a second direction. At the feeding station, the conveying frame is provided with a containing space configured to contain the material. The pushing assembly is slidingly installed on the conveying frame. The pushing assembly is configured to be movable to the feeding station or the grabbing station along the second direction to push the material from the feeding station to the grabbing station. When the pushing assembly pushes the material to the grabbing station, the suction cup assembly is configured to be moved to be opposite to the grabbing station along a third direction and to suck the material. The third direction intersects the first direction and the second direction.

[0007] When the automatic feeding device is working, the pushing assembly pushes the material in the containing space to move to the grabbing station along the second direction. The suction cup assembly is moved to be opposite to the grabbing station along the third direction and sucks the material. After the suction cup assembly sucks the material, the suction cup assembly moves the material to be opposite to the processing equipment along the third direction and places the material on the processing equipment, so as to realize the feeding operation.

[0008] In at least one embodiment, the conveying frame further comprises a blocking plate, which is installed on the conveying frame and located on a side of the containing space facing the grabbing station. In the third direction, a discharging gap is formed between the blocking plate and the conveying frame, and the discharging gap is in communication with the containing space. The discharging gap is configured to allow the material and the pushing assembly to move.

[0009] Through the cooperation of the blocking plate and the discharging gap, it is beneficial to ensure that the pushing assembly pushes out the material. At the same time, the number of materials pushed out by the pushing assembly can be limited through the discharging gap. Understandably, the pushing assembly pushes the target material in the containing space (specifically, the material in the containing space opposite to the discharging gap) along the second direction and moves from the discharging gap to the grabbing station, and the blocking plate stops the material in the containing space outside the discharging gap.

[0010] In at least one embodiment, along the third direction, the height of the discharging gap is H1, and the height of the material is H2, H2≤H1<2*H2.

[0011] By limiting the relationship between the height of the discharging gap and the height of the material, it is beneficial to ensure that the pushing assembly pushes out only one material at a time, reduces the risk of material falling and damage caused by pushing out multiple layers of material at a time, and thus improves the stability and safety of the automatic feeding device.

[0012] In at least one embodiment, the pushing assembly comprises a moving seat, a guide piece, and a pushing piece. The moving seat is slidingly installed on the conveying frame, the guide piece is installed on the moving seat and is provided with a guide groove, and the pushing piece is installed on the moving seat and located in the guide groove. The groove wall of the guide groove abuts against the pushing piece to constrain the position of the pushing piece.

[0013] The cooperation of the pushing member and the moving seat can realize the conveying of the material. Meanwhile, the setting of the guide member is favorable to ensure the perpendicularity of the pushing member, and reduce the risk of interference between the pushing member and the conveying frame due to the deviation of the pushing member.

[0014] In at least one embodiment, the number of pushing members is multiple, and the multiple pushing members are distributed along the first direction. By setting multiple pushing members, the pushing assembly can push multiple rows of materials to the grabbing station at a time, which is favorable to further improve the feeding efficiency of the automatic feeding device.

[0015] In at least one embodiment, along the first direction, the spacing between the adjacent two pushing members is L1, and the length of the material is L2, L1≥L2.

[0016] By limiting the spacing between the adjacent two pushing members to be greater than the length of the material, the continuity of the material conveying can be improved, and the problem that the upper material in the accommodation space cannot fall due to the movement of the next pushing member to the accommodation space before the previous material completely leaves the accommodation space can be avoided, so that the first conveying mechanism has no material to convey.

[0017] In at least one embodiment, the automatic feeding device comprises a second driving assembly connected with all the pushing assemblies. The second driving assembly is configured to drive all the pushing assemblies to move to the material placing station or the grabbing station along the second direction. By setting the second driving assembly, one driving member can drive all the pushing assemblies to move for conveying the material, which is favorable to reduce the use of driving members and reduce the production cost.

[0018] In at least one embodiment, the automatic feeding device further comprises a lifting mechanism installed on the second driving assembly and connected with all the pushing assemblies. The lifting mechanism is configured to drive all the pushing assemblies to move along the third direction.

[0019] By setting the lifting mechanism, on the one hand, it is favorable to ensure that the pushing assembly is aligned with the target material in the accommodation space, so as to accurately push the material to move; on the other hand, it is favorable to drive the pushing assembly to descend during the return of the pushing assembly (specifically, from the grabbing station to the material placing station), so as to avoid the material or other structures, and reduce the risk of damage to the material due to the movement interference between the pushing assembly and the material.

[0020] In at least one embodiment, the automatic feeding device further comprises a second conveying mechanism. The second conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of second conveying lines distributed along the first direction. The second conveying line is configured to carry the material and convey the material along the second direction. Each second conveying line corresponds to a first conveying line, and the suction cup assembly is configured to move to be opposite to the first conveying line along the third direction or to be opposite to the second conveying line along the third direction under the driving of the first driving assembly.

[0021] When the automatic feeding device works, the pushing assembly pushes the materials in the containing space, moves to the grabbing station along the second direction. The suction cup assembly moves to be opposite to the grabbing station along the third direction, and sucks the materials. After the suction cup assembly sucks the materials, the suction cup assembly moves to be opposite to the second conveying line along the third direction with the materials, and places the materials on the second conveying line. The second conveying line carries the materials and conveys to the processing equipment. By setting the second conveying mechanism and the second conveying line, it is beneficial to realize the transfer of the materials, reduce the downtime of the suction mechanism, and further improve the feeding efficiency of the automatic feeding device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of an automatic feeding device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the cooperation of the first conveying mechanism, the second driving assembly, and the lifting mechanism in the automatic feeding device shown in

[0024] Figure 3 is Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the suction mechanism in the automatic feeding device shown in

[0025] Figure 4 is Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the cooperation of the first conveying line, the second driving assembly, and the lifting mechanism in the structure shown in

[0026] Figure 5 is Figure 2 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the first conveying line in the structure shown in

[0027] Figure 6 is Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the cooperation of the pushing assembly, the second driving assembly, and the lifting mechanism in the structure shown in

[0028] Figure 7 is Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the pushing assembly pushing a group of materials to move to the grabbing station in the structure shown in

[0029] Figure 8 is Figure 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the pushing assembly pushing two groups of materials to move to the grabbing station in the structure shown in

[0030] Figure 9 is Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the second conveying mechanism in the automatic feeding device shown in

[0031] Explanation of main element symbols:

[0032] 100 automatic feeding device; 200 material;

[0033] 10 first conveying mechanism; 11 first conveying line; 111 conveying frame; 1111 feeding station; 1112 grabbing station; 112 containing space; 113 vertical plate; 114 pushing assembly; 1141 moving seat; 1142 guiding member; 1143 pushing member; 11431 waist-shaped hole; 115 blocking plate;

[0034] 20 sucking mechanism; 21 first driving assembly; 22 sucking disc assembly; 221 sucking nozzle;

[0035] 30 second driving assembly;

[0036] 40 lifting mechanism;

[0037] 50 second conveying mechanism; 51 second conveying line;

[0038] X first direction; Y second direction; Z third direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments of the present application.

[0040] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0041] The present application provides an automatic feeding device for transferring materials to processing equipment. The automatic feeding device comprises a first conveying mechanism and a sucking mechanism. The first conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of first conveying lines, which are distributed along a first direction. The first conveying lines are configured to carry materials and convey the materials along a second direction, and the first direction intersects the second direction. The sucking mechanism comprises a first driving assembly and a sucking disc assembly. The first driving assembly is connected with the sucking disc assembly. The sucking disc assembly is configured to be moved to opposite the first conveying lines or the processing equipment under the driving of the first driving assembly.

[0042] The automatic feeding device described above is provided with a plurality of first conveying lines, which can carry and convey a plurality of materials at a time. Meanwhile, through the cooperation of the suction mechanism and the plurality of first conveying lines, the plurality of materials can be transferred from the first conveying lines to the processing equipment. Compared with the current manual feeding mode, the automatic feeding device in the application can not only automatically convey a plurality of materials to the processing equipment at a time, that is, realize batch feeding, which is beneficial to improve the feeding efficiency, reduce the number of repeated feeding operations of the technical personnel, reduce the labor intensity of the technical personnel, and also reduce the risk of product yield reduction caused by the damage of materials due to the misoperation of the technical personnel.

[0043] Some embodiments of the application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict. In the present embodiment, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are defined to intersect with each other. The first direction is the direction parallel to X in the drawing, the second direction is the direction parallel to Y in the drawing, and the third direction is the direction parallel to Z in the drawing.

[0044] For the convenience of the drawing, hereinafter, the first direction is represented as "first direction X", the second direction is represented as "second direction Y", and the third direction is represented as "third direction Z". Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first direction X is the conveying direction of the material 200, and the first direction X, the second direction Y and the third direction Z are perpendicular to each other.

[0045] An embodiment of the application provides an automatic feeding device 100 for transferring materials 200 to a processing equipment (not shown in the drawing). For example, the automatic feeding device 100 transfers mobile phone glass to a cleaning assembly line in a cleaning equipment for cleaning operation.

[0046] In other embodiments, the automatic feeding device 100 in the application can also be applied to other automatic equipment that needs feeding, which is not limited in the application, and the person skilled in the art can select according to the actual situation.

[0047] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the automatic feeding device 100 comprises a first conveying mechanism 10 and a suction mechanism 20. The first conveying mechanism 10 comprises a plurality of first conveying lines 11, which are distributed along the first direction X. The first conveying line 11 is configured to carry the material 200 and convey the material 200 along the second direction Y.

[0048] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3The suction mechanism 20 comprises a first driving assembly 21 and a suction disc assembly 22. The first driving assembly 21 is connected with the suction disc assembly 22. The suction disc assembly 22 is configured to be moved to be opposite to the first conveying lines 11 or to the processing equipment under the driving of the first driving assembly 21, so as to facilitate the suction and placement of the materials 200.

[0049] It is worth noting that the suction disc assembly 22 is opposite to the first conveying lines 11, specifically, the projection of the suction disc assembly 22 along the third direction Z is at least partially located on the first conveying lines 11, and the suction disc assembly 22 is opposite to the processing equipment, specifically, the projection of the suction disc assembly 22 along the third direction Z is at least partially located on the processing equipment.

[0050] For example, when the automatic feeding device 100 is working, the technician first loads the materials 200 on the plurality of first conveying lines 11, and the plurality of first conveying lines 11 convey the materials 200 along the second direction Y. The first driving assembly 21 drives the suction disc assembly 22 to move to be opposite to the first conveying lines 11. At this time, the suction disc assembly 22 suctions the materials 200 located on the first conveying lines 11.

[0051] After the suction disc assembly 22 suctions the materials 200, the first driving assembly 21 drives the suction disc assembly 22 to move to be opposite to the processing equipment. At this time, the suction disc assembly 22 places the materials 200 in the processing equipment, and the processing equipment processes the materials 200.

[0052] Compared with the existing manual feeding mode, the automatic feeding device 100 provided by the present application can not only realize automatic conveying of a plurality of materials 200 to the processing equipment at a time, that is, batch feeding, which is beneficial to improve the feeding efficiency, reduce the number of repeated feeding operations of the technician, reduce the labor intensity of the technician, and also reduce the risk of product yield reduction caused by the damage of the materials 200 due to the misoperation of the technician.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the suction disc assembly 22 comprises a plurality of suction nozzles 221, and the plurality of suction nozzles 221 are arranged in a rectangular array, and each suction nozzle 221 corresponds to one material 200. The suction disc assembly 22 can suction or place all the corresponding materials 200 in the plurality of first conveying lines 11 at a time through the plurality of suction nozzles 221, which is beneficial to further improve the feeding efficiency of the automatic feeding device 100.

[0054] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 4In some embodiments, the first conveying line 11 comprises a conveying frame 111 and a pushing assembly 114. The conveying frame 111 has a material placing station 1111 and a grabbing station 1112, which are arranged along the second direction Y. The material placing station 1111 and the grabbing station 1112 can be arranged adjacently or at intervals.

[0055] In some embodiments, the conveying frame 111 is provided with a containing space 112 configured to contain the material 200 at the material placing station 1111. In some embodiments, the conveying frame 111 is provided with a plurality of vertical plates 113, which surround to form the containing space 112, and the material 200 is stacked in the containing space 112 along the third direction Z.

[0056] In other embodiments, the containing space 112 can also have other structures, and the material 200 can also have other stacking manners, which are not limited in the present application, and can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual conditions.

[0057] In some embodiments, the pushing assembly 114 is slidingly installed on the conveying frame 111. The pushing assembly 114 is configured to be movable to the material placing station 1111 or the grabbing station 1112 along the second direction Y. When the pushing assembly 114 pushes the material 200 to move to the grabbing station 1112, the suction cup assembly 22 is configured to be moved to be opposite to the grabbing station 1112 along the third direction Z and to suck the material 200.

[0058] For example, initially, the pushing assembly 114 is located at the material placing station 1111. When the automatic material feeding device 100 is working, the pushing assembly 114 pushes the material 200 in the containing space 112 to move to the grabbing station 1112 along the second direction Y. At this time, the suction cup assembly 22 is moved to be opposite to the grabbing station 1112 along the third direction Z and to suck the material 200. After the suction cup assembly 22 sucks the material 200, the suction cup assembly 22 moves with the material 200 to be opposite to the processing equipment along the third direction Z and places the material 200 on the processing equipment, so as to realize the material feeding operation.

[0059] It should be noted that after the pushing assembly 114 pushes the material 200 in the containing space 112 to move to the grabbing station 1112 along the second direction Y, the pushing assembly 114 can move reversely along the second direction Y to the initial position (specifically, the position of the material placing station 1111) to perform the next pushing operation.

[0060] For reference, please see Figure 4 and Figure 5In some embodiments, the first conveying line 11 further comprises a blocking plate 115, which is installed on the conveying frame 111 and located at a side of the accommodating space 112 facing the grabbing station 1112. A discharging gap (not shown in the figure) is formed between the blocking plate 115 and the conveying frame 111 in the third direction Z, and the discharging gap is in communication with the accommodating space 112. The discharging gap is configured for the material 200 and the pushing assembly 114 to move.

[0061] Understandably, when the automatic feeding device 100 is working, the pushing assembly 114 pushes the target material 200 in the accommodating space 112 (specifically, the material 200 in the accommodating space 112 opposite to the discharging gap) along the second direction Y and moves it from the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112, and the blocking plate 115 stops the material 200 in the accommodating space 112 outside the discharging gap.

[0062] Through the cooperation of the blocking plate 115 and the discharging gap, it is beneficial to ensure that the pushing assembly 114 pushes out the material 200. At the same time, the number of materials 200 pushed out by the pushing assembly 114 can be limited through the discharging gap.

[0063] It is worth noting that the material 200 opposite to the discharging gap specifically refers to the projection of the material 200 in the second direction Y being located within the projection of the discharging gap. In short, the discharging gap can be passed by the corresponding material 200 in the accommodating space 112.

[0064] In some embodiments, in the third direction Z, the height of the discharging gap is H1, and the height of the material 200 is H2, H2≤H1<2*H2. By limiting the height of the discharging gap, it is beneficial to ensure that the pushing assembly pushes out only one material 200 at a time, reduces the risk of material 200 falling and damaging due to pushing out multiple layers of material 200 at a time, and thus improves the stability and safety of the automatic feeding device 100.

[0065] For example, the height of the material 200 is 3mm, and the height of the discharging gap is 3mm. The number of materials 200 is two, which are defined as a first material (not shown in the figure) and a second material (not shown in the figure), and the first material and the second material are stacked in the third direction Z and placed in the accommodating space 112.

[0066] When the pushing assembly 114 moves along the second direction Y, the pushing assembly 114 pushes the first material to move from the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112. The blocking plate 115 stops the second material. It should be noted that after the first material is removed from the accommodating space 112, the second material will fall on the conveying frame 111 under the action of gravity to wait for the pushing of the pushing assembly 114.

[0067] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 6In some embodiments, the pushing assembly 114 comprises a moving seat 1141, a guide 1142, and a pushing piece 1143. The moving seat 1141 is slidingly installed on the conveying frame 111, the guide 1142 is installed on the moving seat 1141 and is provided with a guide groove (not shown in the figure). The pushing piece 1143 is installed on the moving seat 1141 and is located in the guide groove. The groove wall of the guide groove abuts against the pushing piece 1143 to constrain the position of the pushing piece 1143.

[0068] Through the cooperation of the pushing piece 1143 and the moving seat 1141, the conveying of the material 200 can be realized. At the same time, through the provision of the guide 1142, the perpendicularity of the pushing piece 1143 can be ensured, and the risk of interference between the pushing piece 1143 and the conveying frame 111 due to the deviation of the pushing piece 1143 is reduced.

[0069] In some embodiments, the pushing piece 1143 is provided with a waist-shaped hole 11431. An external fastener (specifically a screw, a screw, or the like threaded part) passes through the waist-shaped hole 11431 and is threadedly connected with the moving seat 1141 to realize the installation of the pushing piece 1143.

[0070] Through the provision of the waist-shaped hole 11431, the position of the pushing piece 1143 can be adjusted by the technician to ensure that the pushing piece 1143 is flush with the target material 200, thereby reducing the risk of interference between the pushing piece 1143 and the baffle plate 115 due to the position of the pushing piece 1143 being too high, or the risk that the pushing piece 1143 cannot push the target material 200 due to the position of the pushing piece 1143 being too low.

[0071] In other embodiments, the pushing piece 1143 can also be installed in other ways, which are not limited in the present application, and those skilled in the art can select according to the actual situation.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 In some embodiments, the number of pushing pieces 1143 is multiple, and the multiple pushing pieces 1143 are distributed along the first direction X. Through the provision of multiple pushing pieces 1143, the pushing assembly 114 can push multiple rows of materials 200 to move to the grabbing station 1112 at a time, which is beneficial to further improve the feeding efficiency of the automatic feeding device 100.

[0073] For example, the number of pushing pieces 1143 is two, which are defined as a first pushing piece (not shown in the figure) and a second pushing piece (not shown in the figure). The number of materials 200 is two, which are defined as a first material and a second material, and the first material and the second material are stacked along the third direction Z in the containing space 112.

[0074] When the pushing assembly 114 moves along the second direction Y, the first pushing member pushes the first material to move from the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112. After the first material is removed from the containing space 112, the second material will fall on the conveying frame 111 under the action of gravity. Then, the pushing assembly 114 continues to move along the second direction Y, and the second pushing member pushes the second material to move from the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112.

[0075] In other embodiments, the number of pushing members 1143 can also be three, four, or other numbers, which are not limited in the application, and can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual conditions.

[0076] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the suction cup assembly 22 is configured to simultaneously grab the first material and the second material. In short, the suction cup assembly 22 can grab multiple rows of materials 200 at a time, thereby further improving the feeding efficiency of the automatic feeding device 100.

[0077] It should be noted that the number and arrangement of the suction nozzles 221 in the suction cup assembly 22 can be set according to the number of materials 200 pushed out by the pushing assembly 114. For example, if the number of pushing members 1143 is increased, the number of suction nozzles 221 in the suction cup assembly 22 needs to be increased appropriately.

[0078] In some embodiments, along the first direction X, the distance between the adjacent two pushing members 1143 is L1, and the length of the material 200 is L2, L1≥L2. By limiting the distance between the adjacent two pushing members 1143 to be greater than the length of the material 200, the continuity of the material 200 conveying is improved, and the problem that the next pushing member moves to the containing space 112 before the previous material 200 completely leaves the containing space 112 is avoided, so that the upper material 200 in the containing space 112 cannot fall, resulting in the problem that the conveying mechanism has no material 200 to convey.

[0079] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the automatic feeding device 100 includes a second driving assembly 30, and the second driving assembly 30 is connected with all the pushing assemblies 114. The second driving assembly 30 is configured to drive all the pushing assemblies 114 to move along the second direction Y to the discharging station 1111 or the grabbing station 1112. By setting the second driving assembly 30, one driving member can drive all the pushing assemblies 114 to move to convey the materials 200, which is beneficial to reduce the use of driving members and reduce production costs.

[0080] It is appreciated that when the automatic feeding device 100 is working, the second driving assembly 30 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 to move along the second direction Y. At this time, the pushing assembly 114 in each first conveying line 11 pushes the corresponding material 200 to move from the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112.

[0081] After the material 200 moves to the grabbing station 1112, the second driving assembly 30 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 to move reversely along the second direction Y to return to the initial position for the next pushing operation, and so on.

[0082] In some embodiments, the automatic feeding device 100 comprises a plurality of third driving assemblies (not shown in the figure), and the plurality of third driving assemblies are all installed on the conveying frame 111. Each third driving assembly corresponds to the pushing assembly 114 in one first conveying line 11. The third driving assembly is configured to drive the corresponding pushing assembly 114 to move along the second direction Y to the discharging station 1111 or the grabbing station 1112.

[0083] By adopting the mode that one third driving assembly corresponds to one pushing assembly 114, the flexibility of the automatic feeding device 100 is improved. For example, if one or several first conveying lines 11 are out of order, the remaining other first conveying lines 11 can still normally convey the materials 200.

[0084] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the automatic feeding device 100 further comprises a lifting mechanism 40, which is installed on the second driving assembly 30 and connected with all the pushing assemblies 114. The lifting mechanism 40 is configured to drive all the pushing assemblies 114 to move along the third direction Z.

[0085] It is appreciated that when the automatic feeding device 100 is working, the lifting mechanism 40 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 to move upward along the third direction Z so that the pushing assemblies 114 correspond to the target materials 200. Subsequently, the second driving assembly 30 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 to move along the second direction Y to push the corresponding materials 200 to move from the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112. When the second driving assembly 30 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 to move reversely along the second direction Y to return to the initial position, the lifting mechanism 40 drives the pushing assemblies 114 to move downward along the third direction Z.

[0086] By setting the lifting mechanism 40, on the one hand, it is beneficial to ensure that the pushing assembly 114 and the target material 200 in the containing space 112 are kept in alignment, so as to accurately push the material 200 to move. On the other hand, it is beneficial to drive the pushing assembly 114 to descend during the return stroke (specifically, from the grabbing station 1112 to the material placing station 1111) of the pushing assembly 114, so as to avoid the material 200 or other structures, and reduce the risk of damaging the material 200 due to the movement interference between the pushing assembly 114 and the material 200.

[0087] In other embodiments, the number of lifting mechanisms 40 can also be multiple, and each lifting mechanism 40 is connected with a pushing assembly 114. That is, each lifting mechanism 40 controls one pushing assembly 114, which is beneficial to improve the flexibility of the automatic feeding device 100. The present application does not make any limitation, and those skilled in the art can select according to the actual situation.

[0088] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 9 In some embodiments, the automatic feeding device 100 further comprises a second conveying mechanism 50. The second conveying mechanism 50 comprises a plurality of second conveying lines 51, and the plurality of second conveying lines 51 are distributed along the first direction X. The second conveying line 51 is configured to carry the material 200 and convey the material 200 along the second direction Y.

[0089] Each second conveying line 51 corresponds to one first conveying line 11, and the suction cup assembly 22 is configured to move to be opposite to the first conveying line 11 along the third direction Z or to be opposite to the second conveying line 51 along the third direction Z under the driving of the first driving assembly 21.

[0090] It can be understood that when the automatic feeding device 100 works, the pushing assembly 114 pushes the material 200 in the containing space 112 to move to the grabbing station 1112 along the second direction Y. The suction cup assembly 22 moves to be opposite to the grabbing station 1112 along the third direction Z and sucks the material 200.

[0091] After the suction cup assembly 22 sucks the material 200, the suction cup assembly 22 moves with the material 200 to be opposite to the second conveying line 51 along the third direction Z and places the material 200 on the second conveying line 51. The second conveying line 51 carries the material 200 and conveys it to the processing equipment. By setting the second conveying mechanism 50 and the second conveying line 51, it is beneficial to realize the transfer of the material 200, reduce the downtime of the suction assembly 20, and further improve the feeding efficiency of the automatic feeding device 100.

[0092] For example, the working process of the automatic feeding device 100 provided by the present application is as follows:

[0093] In the initial state, the pushing assembly 114 is located at the feeding station 1111. The technician places the material 200 in the accommodating space 112 of each first conveying line 11. The lifting mechanism 40 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 in each first conveying line 11 to ascend until the pushing assembly 114 is opposite to the target material 200. The second driving assembly 30 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 in each first conveying line 11 to move in the second direction Y and pushes the target material 200 to move through the discharging gap to the grabbing station 1112.

[0094] After the material 200 moves to the grabbing station 1112, the lifting mechanism 40 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 in each first conveying line 11 to descend, and the second driving assembly 30 drives all the pushing assemblies 114 in each first conveying line 11 to move in the second direction Y to the initial position.

[0095] The first driving assembly 21 drives the suction cup assembly 22 to move to be opposite to the grabbing station 1112 in the third direction Z, and the suction cup assembly 22 sucks the material 200 located in the grabbing station 1112. After the suction cup assembly 22 sucks the material 200, the first driving assembly 21 drives the suction cup assembly 22 to move to be opposite to the second conveying line 51 in the third direction Z, and the suction cup assembly 22 places the material 200 on the second conveying line 51. The second conveying line 51 carries the material 200 and conveys the material 200 in the second direction Y to the processing equipment.

[0096] It is worth noting that the above-mentioned suction mechanism 20 and pushing assembly 114 do not have a specific action sequence, for example, the suction mechanism 20 can suck the material 200 in the grabbing station 1112 while the pushing assembly 114 is reset, or the suction mechanism 20 can suck the material 200 in the grabbing station 1112 after the pushing assembly 114 is reset, which is not limited in the present application, and those skilled in the art can select according to the actual situation.

[0097] In addition, those skilled in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present application, and are not used as a limitation to the present application, and as long as the above embodiments are within the spirit and scope of the present application, any appropriate changes and variations of the above embodiments are within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding device for transferring material to a processing apparatus, characterized in that, The automatic feeding device comprises a first conveying mechanism, a suction mechanism and a processing device. The first conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of first conveying lines which are spaced apart along a first direction. The first conveying lines are configured to carry the material and convey the material along a second direction intersecting the first direction. The suction mechanism comprises a first driving assembly and a suction disc assembly.

2. The automatic feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first driving assembly is connected with the suction disc assembly. The suction disc assembly is configured to be moved to be opposite to the first conveying lines or the processing device under the driving of the first driving assembly. The first conveying line comprises a conveying frame having a material placing station and a grabbing station which are distributed along the second direction. The conveying frame is provided with a containing space at the material placing station.

3. The automatic feeding device according to claim 2, wherein The containing space is configured to contain the material. A pushing assembly is slidingly installed on the conveying frame.

4. The automatic feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that The pushing assembly is configured to be moved to the material placing station or the grabbing station along the second direction to push the material from the material placing station to the grabbing station.

5. The automatic feeding device according to claim 2, wherein When the pushing assembly pushes the material to the grabbing station, the suction disc assembly is configured to be moved to be opposite to the grabbing station along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.

6. The automatic feeding device according to claim 5, wherein The first conveying line further comprises a material blocking plate installed on the conveying frame and located on a side of the containing space facing the grabbing station.

7. The automatic feeding device according to claim 6, wherein An outlet gap is formed between the material blocking plate and the conveying frame along the third direction.

8. The automatic feeding device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that, The outlet gap is in communication with the containing space and is configured for the material and the pushing assembly to move.

9. The automatic feeding device according to claim 8, wherein Along the third direction, a height of the outlet gap is H1 and a height of the material is H2, and H2≤H1<2*H2. The pushing assembly comprises a moving seat, a guide member and a pushing member. The moving seat is slidingly installed on the conveying frame. The guide member is installed on the moving seat and is provided with a guide groove. The pushing member is installed on the moving seat and is located in the guide groove. The guide groove is in abutment with the pushing member to constrain the position of the pushing member. The number of the pushing members is a plurality. Along the first direction, a spacing between two adjacent pushing members is L1 and a length of the material is L2, and L1≥L2. The automatic feeding device comprises a second driving assembly connected with all the pushing assemblies. The second driving assembly is configured to drive all the pushing assemblies to move to the material placing station or the grabbing station along the second direction. The automatic feeding device further comprises a lifting mechanism installed on the second driving assembly and connected with all the pushing assemblies. The lifting mechanism is configured to drive all the pushing assemblies to move along the third direction.

10. The automatic feeding device according to any one of claims 2 to 7, characterized in that, The automatic feeding device further comprises a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism comprises a plurality of second conveying lines, and the plurality of second conveying lines are distributed along the first direction; the second conveying lines are configured to carry the materials and convey the materials along the second direction; Each of the second conveying lines corresponds to one of the first conveying lines, and the suction cup assembly is configured to move to be opposite to the first conveying line along the third direction or to be opposite to the second conveying line along the third direction under the driving of the first driving assembly.

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