Bar storage bin
By designing an automated bar stock storage silo, the problems of small storage capacity and low positioning accuracy of existing storage silos are solved, realizing efficient and safe bar stock loading and unloading operations, which are suitable for industrial production such as metal processing, plastic extrusion and wood processing.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520321296.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-26
AI Technical Summary
The existing bar stock storage silos have small storage capacity, occupy a large amount of factory space, and pose safety hazards during loading and unloading. Manual operation results in low positioning accuracy, which affects production efficiency.
Design a bar stock storage bin that includes a welding frame and a hopper platform, equipped with a support and adjustment assembly, a length measuring mechanism, a lifting assembly, and a feeding mechanism to achieve automated loading and unloading. Combined with a robotic arm, it ensures precise positional relationships.
It has enabled automated loading and unloading of bar stock, improving production efficiency, reducing safety hazards, meeting the processing needs of workpieces of different sizes, and improving positioning accuracy.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of storage bin, especially a bar material storage bin. BACKGROUND
[0002] The bar material storage bin is a kind of storage equipment specially designed to store bar materials (such as metal bars, plastic bars, wood, etc.). This storage bin is usually used in industrial production environment, especially in manufacturing fields that need to handle a large amount of bar materials, such as metal processing, plastic extrusion, wood processing, etc.
[0003] The design and implementation of the bar material storage bin can significantly improve the efficiency and safety of industrial production, while reducing operating costs. With the development of industrial automation, the automation and intelligence level of the bar material storage bin is also continuously improving.
[0004] The existing bar material storage bin has a small storage capacity, occupies a large amount of factory space, and uses manual operation during loading and unloading. During worker operation, it is easy to cause safety hazards. In addition, due to manual operation and simple mechanical handling, the positioning accuracy angle between the robot and the bin cannot be ensured, which brings inconvenience during operation. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to solve the problems existing in the prior art in the background art, and to provide a bar material storage bin.
[0006] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problem is: a bar material storage bin, comprising a welding frame, a plurality of layers of bin table surfaces are provided on the welding frame, a plurality of support adjustment components for adjusting the angle of the bin table surface are provided between each bin table surface and the welding frame, and an adjustment mechanism for adapting to the length of the workpiece is provided on the top of the welding frame.
[0007] A mounting plate is installed on the welding frame at the discharge port of a bin table surface, a linear guide rail and a V-shaped block assembly are provided on the surface of the mounting plate along the length direction, the V-shaped block assembly is arranged close to the welding frame, a limit plate is installed at one end of the V-shaped block assembly, a second proximity switch is installed on the limit plate, a length measuring mechanism is provided at the other end of the V-shaped block assembly, the length measuring mechanism is installed on the linear guide rail, an opening is provided between the mounting plate and the discharge port of the welding frame, a jacking assembly is provided at the top discharge port of the welding frame, guide assemblies are provided on both sides of the jacking assembly, a jacking plate is installed at the top end of the jacking assembly, and the jacking plate can move up and down in the opening.
[0008] The welding frame is provided with a blanking mechanism mounting assembly, a blanking cylinder is mounted on the blanking mechanism mounting assembly, the extending end of the blanking cylinder faces upward, the extending end of the blanking cylinder is connected with a blanking V-shaped block assembly, a receiving plate is mounted at the discharging opening of a material bin table top, a plurality of openings are formed on the outer side of the receiving plate and matched with each V-shaped block in the blanking V-shaped block assembly, and a second pair of photoelectric switches are mounted at the two ends of the blanking V-shaped block assembly.
[0009] Further, the length measuring mechanism comprises a synchronous belt transmission assembly and a sliding block, a sliding plate is mounted on the sliding block, a synchronous belt fixing plate, a mounting plate and a first proximity switch are mounted on the sliding plate, the synchronous belt transmission assembly is connected with the synchronous belt fixing plate, and the sliding block is driven to slide on the linear guide rail through the transmission assembly;
[0010] A shaft rod is mounted on the vertical plate surface of the mounting plate, a push plate is mounted on the shaft rod, and a compression spring is sleeved on the shaft rod between the push plate and the mounting plate.
[0011] Further, the jacking assembly comprises a jacking cylinder, the jacking cylinder is mounted on the side of the welding frame through a mounting seat, a cylinder floating joint is mounted on the extending end of the jacking cylinder, and the cylinder floating joint is connected with a jacking plate.
[0012] Further, the support adjusting assembly comprises a first adjusting block mounted on the bottom surface of the material bin table top and a second adjusting block mounted on the side wall of the welding frame, an adjusting shaft is mounted on the second adjusting block in the vertical direction, and one end of the adjusting shaft is connected with the first adjusting block through a connecting pin shaft.
[0013] Further, the adjusting mechanism comprises a ball screw and an adjusting plate, one end of the ball screw is mounted on one side of the welding frame through a screw support seat, the other end of the ball screw is mounted on the other side of the welding frame through a screw fixing seat and passes through the welding frame, a driving member is mounted at the end passing through the welding frame, a screw nut seat is sleeved on the ball screw, and the adjusting plate is mounted on the screw nut seat.
[0014] Further, a water receiving tray is arranged at the bottom of the welding frame, the outer periphery of the welding frame is covered with a protective plate, and an electromagnetic valve assembly and a relay box are mounted on one protective plate.
[0015] Further, a plurality of POM pads are arranged on the working surface of the material bin table top, and each POM pad is arranged at intervals.
[0016] Further, the height of the inlet side of one V-shaped block in the V-shaped block assembly is lower than the height of the outlet side.
[0017] Further, the side of the welding frame is covered with a sheet metal part, a detection material bin fullness photoelectric sensor is mounted on the inner wall of the sheet metal part, and the number of the photoelectric sensors is consistent with the number of the material bin table tops.
[0018] Further, the guiding shaft is installed on the blanking mechanism mounting assembly, the upper end of the guiding shaft is connected with the blanking V-shaped block assembly, and the guiding shaft is located on both sides of the blanking cylinder.
[0019] The beneficial effects of the utility model are: the automatic feeding and discharging bin for the bar workpiece has excellent feeding effect; the bin can be used with various equipment, and as an auxiliary equipment in the automatic production process, the bin can release the operator from the monotonous physical labor and speed up the process of industrial automatic production.
[0020] Meanwhile, the bin can meet the requirements of automatic operation of the equipment according to the specified program without manual intervention, and meet the accurate position relationship between the bar workpiece and the mechanical hand during the feeding and discharging process, thereby ensuring the feeding accuracy.
[0021] In addition, when the length of the bar workpiece changes, the mechanism has a length measuring device, which can distinguish the length of the bar workpiece, thereby meeting the needs of processing workpieces of different sizes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0022] The utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings and examples.
[0023] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0024] Figure 2 is the local enlarged view of A of the utility model;
[0025] Figure 3 is the local enlarged view of B of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the utility model Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of another direction;
[0027] Figure 5 is the structural schematic diagram between the layer bin table top and the jacking assembly of the utility model;
[0028] In the diagram: 1. POM pad; 3. Ball screw; 6. First through-beam switch; 12. Feeding V-block assembly; 14. Guide shaft; 15. Receiving plate; 16. Feeding cylinder; 20. V-block assembly; 21. Second through-beam switch; 23. Linear guide rail; 25. Synchronous belt fixing plate; 26. Slider; 27. Mounting plate; 28. First proximity switch; 29. Compression spring; 31. Push plate; 32. Drive component; 34. Adjusting plate; 37. Silencer; 38. Plug; 39. Solenoid valve; 40. Collection plate; 41. Adjusting block; 42. Connecting pin; 43. Adjusting block; 44. Adjusting shaft; 47. Limiting plate; 48. Sliding plate; 52. Servo motor; 53. Reducer; 54. Reducer mounting plate; 56. Lifting plate; 57. Fixing ring; 58. Guide shaft; 59. Linear bearing; 60. Second proximity switch; 62. Welding frame; 63. Hopper platform; 66. Relay box; 71. Lifting cylinder; 72. Floating joint; 75. Unloading mechanism mounting assembly; 76. Through-beam sensor. Detailed Implementation
[0029] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention, and therefore only show the components relevant to the present invention.
[0030] like Figures 1 to 5 The bar stock storage silo shown includes a welding frame 62, which is welded from square tubing. The welding frame 62 has several layers of silo platforms 63, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the present invention consists of two layers of material storage platform 63. The upper material storage platform 63 forms a blank temporary storage area, and the lower material storage platform 63 forms a finished product temporary storage area. Each material storage platform 63 is provided with several support and adjustment components between it and the welding frame 62 for adjusting the angle of the material storage platform. The top of the welding frame 62 is provided with an adjustment mechanism for adapting to the length of the workpiece, so as to replace different workpiece specifications.
[0031] The welding frame 62 at the discharge port of the material bin platform 63 is provided with a mounting plate, the mounting hole of the mounting plate is an elongated hole, the position of which can be finely adjusted, a linear guide rail 23 and a V-shaped block assembly 20 are arranged along the length direction of the plate surface of the mounting plate, the V-shaped block assembly 20 is arranged close to the welding frame 62, a limiting plate 47 is arranged at one end of the V-shaped block assembly 20, a nylon pad is arranged on the end surface of the right limiting plate 47 to avoid clamping the workpiece, a second proximity switch 60 is arranged at the middle position of the limiting plate 47 for workpiece positioning detection, a length measuring mechanism is arranged at the other end of the V-shaped block assembly 20, the length measuring mechanism is arranged on the linear guide rail 23, the mounting plate and the welding frame 62 have an opening between the discharge port, a jacking assembly is arranged at the top discharge port of the welding frame 62, guide assemblies are arranged on both sides of the jacking assembly, a jacking plate 56 is arranged at the top end of the jacking assembly, the jacking plate 56 moves up and down in the opening;
[0032] A discharging mechanism mounting assembly 75 is arranged on the welding frame 62, a discharging cylinder 16 is arranged on the discharging mechanism mounting assembly 75, the extending end of the discharging cylinder 16 faces upward, the extending end of the discharging cylinder 16 is connected with a discharging V-shaped block assembly 12, a receiving plate 15 is arranged at the discharge port of a material bin platform 63, a plurality of openings are arranged on the outer side of the receiving plate 15, each opening is matched with each V-shaped block of the discharging V-shaped block assembly 12, a second pair of photoelectric switches 21 are arranged at both ends of the discharging V-shaped block assembly 12 to detect whether there is a workpiece, after the discharging cylinder 16 is lifted to the receiving position to receive the workpiece, the discharging cylinder 16 is retracted, the discharging V-shaped block assembly 12 moves downward from the opening, and the workpiece falls on the receiving plate 15.
[0033] As shown in Figures 2 to 3 The length measuring mechanism includes a synchronous belt transmission assembly and a sliding block 26, a sliding plate 48 is arranged on the sliding block 26, a synchronous belt fixing plate 25, a mounting plate 27 and a first proximity switch 28 are arranged on the sliding plate 48 for workpiece clamping detection, the synchronous belt transmission assembly is connected with the synchronous belt fixing plate 25, and the sliding block 26 is driven to slide on the linear guide rail 23 through the transmission assembly.
[0034] A shaft rod is arranged on the vertical plate surface of the mounting plate 27, a push plate 31 is arranged on the shaft rod, and a compression spring 29 is sleeved on the shaft rod between the push plate 31 and the mounting plate 27.
[0035] The transmission assembly includes a servo motor, the front end face of the mounting plate is provided with a profile, the top of the profile is provided with a synchronous belt base plate, the two ends of the profile are provided with two idlers through fixing plates, the bottom of the mounting plate is provided with a servo motor through a mounting seat, power is transmitted through a synchronous wheel, so that the push plate 31 moves along the direction of the linear guide rail 23, and the workpiece is pushed to move to a position in the V-shaped groove of the V-shaped block assembly 20, and the left and right two second proximity switches 60 detect and determine the type of the workpiece; the outer side of the profile is provided with two tensioning wheels through a tensioning wheel mounting plate, so as to tighten the synchronous belt.
[0036] As shown in Figure 5 The jacking assembly includes a jacking cylinder 71, which is installed on the side of the welding frame 62 through a mounting seat, the jacking cylinder 71 is provided with a cylinder floating joint 72 at the extending end, the cylinder floating joint 72 is connected with a jacking plate 56, a group of first reflective light barriers 6 are installed on the two side supports of the welding frame 62 on the two sides of the jacking plate 56, and are used to detect whether the workpiece exists or not; the top surface of the jacking plate 56 is inclined, the workpiece slides onto the inclined surface through the POM base plate 1 installed on the material bin table top 63, and after the first reflective light barrier 6 detects the workpiece, the jacking cylinder 71 is started, and the workpiece is lifted to the V-shaped block assembly 20 through the jacking plate 56.
[0037] As shown in Figure 4 The support adjusting assembly includes a first adjusting block 41 installed on the bottom surface of the material bin table top 63 and a second adjusting block 43 installed on the side wall of the welding frame 62, the second adjusting block 43 is provided with an adjusting shaft 44 in the vertical direction, one end of the adjusting shaft 44 is connected with the first adjusting block 41 through a connecting pin shaft 42, the first adjusting block 41 can rotate around the connecting pin shaft 42, and the position of the adjusting shaft 44 in the linear bearing inside the second adjusting block 43 is adjusted, so that the angle of the material bin table top is adjusted.
[0038] As shown in Figure 1 The adjusting mechanism adjusts the distance between the adjusting plates 34 through manual or automatic driving devices, and the adjusting mechanism includes a ball screw 3 and the adjusting plates 34, one end of the ball screw 3 is installed on one side of the welding frame 62 through a screw support seat, the other end of the ball screw 3 is installed on the other side of the welding frame 62 through a screw fixing seat and passes through the welding frame 62, one end passing through the welding frame 62 is provided with a driving piece 32, a nut seat is sleeved on the ball screw 3, and the adjusting plates 34 are installed on the nut seat; in use, the nut seat drives the adjusting plates 34 to move left and right, so as to adapt to the length of the workpiece and provide guidance and limiting for the workpiece sliding on the material bin table top 63.
[0039] In addition, a guide column is also installed to provide guidance for the movement of the adjusting plates 34.
[0040] As shown in Figure 1As shown, the bottom of the welding frame 62 is provided with a water pan, and the outer periphery of the welding frame 62 is covered with a protective plate, an electromagnetic valve assembly and a relay box 66 are installed on a protective plate, and the electromagnetic valve assembly includes a silencer 37, a plug 38, an electromagnetic valve 39 and a container plate 40.
[0041] The working surface of the hopper platform is paved with a plurality of POM pads 1, and each POM pad 1 is arranged at intervals. The use of POM pads 1 ensures that the workpiece is not damaged when sliding on the hopper platform 63.
[0042] The height of the inlet side of a V-shaped block in the V-shaped block assembly 20 is lower than the height of the outlet side, which facilitates the falling of the material on the V-shaped block onto the hopper platform 63.
[0043] The side of the welding frame 62 is covered with a sheet metal part, and a detection full hopper on the hopper platform 63 is installed on the inner wall of the sheet metal part. The number of the light barrier sensor 76 is consistent with the number of the hopper platform 63.
[0044] The guide shaft 14 is installed on the discharging mechanism mounting assembly 75, the upper end of the guide shaft 14 is connected with the discharging V-shaped block assembly 12, and the guide shaft 14 is located on both sides of the discharging cylinder 16, which guides the up and down movement of the discharging V-shaped block assembly 12 in the opening of the receiving plate 15.
[0045] A mechanical hand is installed on one side of the storage hopper, and the mechanical hand is used for feeding and discharging.
[0046] Feeding action process:
[0047] Step 1: The light barrier sensor 76 of the blank temporary storage area detects the workpiece, the lifting cylinder 71 extends, drives the lifting plate 56 to lift a workpiece to the feeding height, and the workpiece slides down the slope of the lifting plate 56 to the V-shaped block assembly 20;
[0048] Step 2: The second proximity switch 60 detects the workpiece, the servo motor in the transmission assembly is driven, the synchronous belt drives the end adjustment mechanism to move, the workpiece end face is positioned, the first proximity switch 28 detects the in-place shaft rod, the positioning is completed, and the servo motor stops running;
[0049] Step 3: The lifting cylinder 71 retreats, enters the next action cycle, and the robot grasps the material.
[0050] Discharging action process:
[0051] Step 1: The discharging cylinder 16 extends to wait for the robot to discharge, and when the second light barrier switch 21 detects the workpiece, the discharging cylinder 16 retreats to discharge the workpiece to the receiving plate 15, and the workpiece slides down to the manual discharging position, and the above action is repeated.
[0052] With the above ideal embodiment of the present application as the inspiration, through the above description, relevant staff can make various changes and modifications without deviating from the technical idea of the present application. The technical scope of the present application is not limited to the content in the specification, and the technical scope must be determined according to the scope of claims.
Claims
1. A bar stock storage bin, characterized in that: The welding frame (62) includes a welding frame (62) with several layers of material storage platforms (63). Each layer of material storage platform (63) is provided with several support and adjustment components between it and the welding frame (62) for adjusting the angle of the material storage platform. The top of the welding frame (62) is provided with an adjustment mechanism for adapting to the length of the workpiece. A mounting plate is installed on the welding frame (62) at the discharge port of the first material bin platform (63). A linear guide rail (23) and a V-block assembly (20) are installed on the surface of the mounting plate along its length. The V-block assembly (20) is set close to the welding frame (62). A limit plate (47) is installed at one end of the V-block assembly (20). A second proximity switch (60) is installed on the limit plate (47). A length measuring mechanism is provided at the other end of the V-block assembly (20). The length measuring mechanism is installed on the linear guide rail (23). There is an opening between the mounting plate and the discharge port of the welding frame (62). A lifting assembly is provided at the top discharge port of the welding frame (62). Guide assemblies are provided on both sides of the lifting assembly. A lifting plate (56) is installed at the top of the lifting assembly. The lifting plate (56) moves up and down in the opening. A feeding mechanism mounting assembly (75) is installed on the welding frame (62). A feeding cylinder (16) is installed on the feeding mechanism mounting assembly (75). The extended end of the feeding cylinder (16) faces upward. The extended end of the feeding cylinder (16) is connected to the feeding V-block assembly (12). A receiving plate (15) is installed at the discharge port of a material bin platform (63). Several openings are provided on the outer side of the receiving plate (15) to cooperate with each V-block in the feeding V-block assembly (12). A second photoelectric switch (21) is installed at both ends of the feeding V-block assembly (12).
2. The bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length measuring mechanism includes a synchronous belt transmission assembly and a slider (26). A sliding plate (48) is installed on the slider (26). A synchronous belt fixing plate (25), a mounting plate (27), and a first proximity switch (28) are installed on the sliding plate (48). The synchronous belt transmission assembly is connected to the synchronous belt fixing plate (25). The transmission assembly drives the slider (26) to slide on the linear guide rail (23). A shaft is mounted on the vertical surface of the mounting plate (27), and a push plate (31) is mounted on the shaft. A compression spring (29) is sleeved on the shaft between the push plate (31) and the mounting plate (27).
3. The bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a lifting cylinder (71), which is mounted on the side of the welding frame (62) via a mounting base. The extended end of the lifting cylinder (71) is equipped with a cylinder floating joint (72), which is connected to the lifting plate (56).
4. The bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support adjustment assembly includes a first adjustment block (41) installed on the bottom surface of the hopper platform (63) and a second adjustment block (43) installed on the side wall of the welding frame (62). An adjustment shaft (44) is installed on the second adjustment block (43) in the vertical direction. One end of the adjustment shaft (44) is connected to the first adjustment block (41) through a connecting pin (42).
5. A bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism includes a ball screw (3) and an adjustment plate (34). One end of the ball screw (3) is mounted on one side of the welding frame (62) through a screw support seat, and the other end of the ball screw (3) is mounted on the other side of the welding frame (62) through a screw fixing seat and passes through the welding frame (62). A drive component (32) is installed at one end that passes through the welding frame (62). A screw nut seat is sleeved on the ball screw (3), and the adjustment plate (34) is mounted on the screw nut seat.
6. A bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the welding frame (62) is provided with a water receiving tray, and the outer periphery of the welding frame (62) is covered with a protective plate. A solenoid valve assembly and a relay box (66) are installed on one of the protective plates.
7. A bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The working surface of the silo platform is covered with several POM pads (1), with each POM pad (1) spaced apart.
8. A bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: In the V-block assembly (20), the height of the inlet side of one V-block is lower than the height of the outlet side.
9. A bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The welding frame (62) is covered with sheet metal parts on its side. The inner wall of the sheet metal parts is equipped with through-beam sensors (76) to detect whether the material bin platform (63) is full. The number of through-beam sensors (76) is the same as the number of material bin platforms (63).
10. A bar stock storage bin according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism mounting assembly (75) is equipped with a guide shaft (14), the upper end of the guide shaft (14) is connected to the feeding V-block assembly (12), and the guide shaft (14) is located on both sides of the feeding cylinder (16).