Automatic equipment for automatically feeding and assembling CLT spring bolts

By using the second pickup head and conveyor belt in the automated equipment, the problem of manual operation required for CLT lock tongue assembly equipment was solved, realizing automated assembly and improving assembly efficiency and product quality.

CN223971204UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-06NANJING HONGGUANG AUTO ACCESSORIES CO LTD +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-28
Publication Date
2026-03-06

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Technical Problem

Existing CLT latch assembly equipment requires manual operation, which leads to poor part assembly, reduced product quality, increased labor intensity, and low assembly efficiency.

Method used

By using a No. 2 pickup head and a conveyor belt in conjunction with a compaction cylinder and an electric slider, the automatic assembly of snap ring parts is achieved. The assembly process of the latch is completed automatically by driving the turntable to move the liner seat through a servo motor.

Benefits of technology

It improves the assembly efficiency of CLT locking tongue and the tightness between parts, enhances product quality, and reduces manual labor intensity.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of CLT spring bolt assembling equipment, and discloses an automatic device for automatically feeding and assembling CLT spring bolts, which comprises a feeding box, an assembling box and a conveying belt, the lower surface of the assembling box is fixedly connected with a waste box, the middle parts of the outer walls of the front end and the rear end of the waste box are hinged with door plates, and the door plates are hinged with the conveying belt. A control panel is arranged on the other side of the outer wall of the front end of the assembling box, a rotating disc is arranged in the middle of the bottom face in the assembling box, a feeding sliding rail is arranged at the upper end of the inner wall of one side of the assembling box, and a compaction air cylinder is arranged on one side of the bottom face in the assembling box. According to the CLT spring bolt assembling device, through the use of the electric sliding block provided with the first picking head, a clamp spring part is conveniently assembled in the lining, through the compaction air cylinder provided with the compaction block, the clamp spring part is conveniently pressed into the lining, automation of CLT spring bolt assembling is achieved to a certain extent, and the CLT spring bolt assembling efficiency is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of CLT lock tongue assembly equipment, and in particular to an automated equipment for automatic feeding and assembly of CLT lock tongues. Background Technology

[0002] The CLT locking tongue assembly equipment is an important component used in automotive seat belt systems. Its main function is to fix the occupant's position through a locking mechanism when a vehicle collision occurs. It automatically locks when a vehicle collision occurs, ensuring that both the upper and lower ends of the seat belt are fixed at the same time, thereby reducing injuries caused by passengers sliding forward due to inertia.

[0003] However, most of the existing CLT latch assembly equipment on the market requires manual labor to assemble the retaining ring parts, latch, and bushings required for CLT latch assembly with the help of tools. This can lead to poor assembly between the parts, affecting product quality, increasing the labor intensity of workers, and reducing the assembly efficiency of CLT latches.

[0004] Therefore, those skilled in the art have provided an automated device for automatically feeding and assembling CLT locking tongues to solve the problems mentioned in the background art. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies by proposing an automated feeding and assembly device for CLT lock tongues. Through the coordinated use of a feeding cylinder equipped with a second pickup head and a conveyor belt, the assembled CLT lock tongue can be easily removed from the liner seat, thereby improving the efficiency of CLT lock tongue assembly.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0007] An automated feeding and assembly device for CLT lock tongues includes a feeding box, an assembly box, and a conveyor belt. A waste bin is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the assembly box. Door panels are hinged to the middle of the front and rear outer walls of the waste bin. A control panel is provided on the other side of the front outer wall of the assembly box. A turntable is provided in the middle of the bottom surface inside the assembly box. A feeding slide rail is provided at the upper end of one inner wall of the assembly box. A compaction cylinder is provided on one side of the bottom surface inside the assembly box. A compaction block is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the compaction cylinder. A discharge cylinder is provided on the other side of the bottom surface inside the assembly box. A second pickup head is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the discharge cylinder.

[0008] The above technical solution facilitates the assembly of snap ring parts into the bushing by using an electric slider with a first pickup head, and the snap ring parts are pressed into the bushing by a compaction cylinder with a compaction block. This achieves automation of CLT latch assembly to a certain extent and improves the efficiency of CLT latch assembly.

[0009] Furthermore, the middle part of the lower surface of the turntable is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the servo motor installed inside the assembly box;

[0010] The above technical solution allows operators to easily control the servo motor rotation via a control panel, which in turn rotates the turntable, moves multiple liner holders, and completes the assembly operation.

[0011] Furthermore, a plurality of liner seats are evenly arranged at the edge of the upper surface of the turntable, and a locking tongue pad is provided in the middle of the upper surface of the liner seat;

[0012] The above technical solution facilitates the locking tongue to be snapped onto the locking tongue pad, and then the liner is installed into the locking tongue.

[0013] Furthermore, an electric slider is slidably connected to the outside of the feeding slide rail, and a No. 1 pickup head is provided in the middle of the outer wall of the front end of the electric slider.

[0014] The above technical solution facilitates the movement of the electric slider on the feeding slide rail, thereby enabling the first pickup head to pick up the retaining spring parts in the feeding cylinder and place the retaining spring parts in the liner.

[0015] Furthermore, a second support frame is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the conveyor belt, and one side of the conveyor belt penetrates through the assembly box into the interior of the assembly box.

[0016] The above technical solution improves the stability of the conveyor belt movement by using the second support frame, and enables the conveyor belt to receive the assembled locking tongue and gasket assembly picked up by the second pickup head.

[0017] Furthermore, a feeding hopper is connected through the middle of one side outer wall of the feeding box, and a feeding cylinder is fixedly connected to the bottom surface inside the feeding box;

[0018] The above technical solution allows for the convenient feeding of snap ring parts into the feeding cylinder via the feeding hopper.

[0019] Furthermore, a support frame is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the feeding box, and pads are fixedly connected to the four corners of the lower surface of the waste box;

[0020] The above technical solution improves the stability of the feeding box by using the No. 1 support frame, and improves the stability of the waste box and the assembly box by using pads.

[0021] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. The present invention proposes an automated feeding and assembly equipment for CLT lock tongues. By using an electric slider with a first-stage pickup head, it is convenient to assemble the snap ring parts into the bushing. Furthermore, by using a compaction cylinder with a compaction block, the snap ring parts are easily pressed into the bushing. This achieves a certain degree of automation in CLT lock tongue assembly, improves the efficiency of CLT lock tongue assembly, enhances the tightness of assembly between various parts, and improves product quality.

[0023] 2. The present invention proposes an automated feeding and assembly equipment for CLT lock tongues. By using a feeding cylinder equipped with a second pickup head and a conveyor belt, the assembled CLT lock tongues can be easily removed from the liner seat, thereby improving the efficiency of CLT lock tongue assembly. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a first-view schematic diagram of the main structure of an automated device for automatic feeding and assembling CLT latches proposed in this utility model.

[0025] Figure 2 This is a second-view schematic diagram of the main structure of an automated device for automatic feeding and assembling CLT latches proposed in this utility model.

[0026] Figure 3 This is a third-view schematic diagram of the main structure of an automated device for automatic feeding and assembling CLT latches proposed in this utility model.

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the liner seat and latch pad of an automated device for automatic feeding and assembly of CLT latches proposed in this utility model.

[0028] Legend:

[0029] 1. Feeding box; 2. Feeding hopper; 3. Feeding cylinder; 4. Feeding slide rail; 5. Electric slider; 6. Pick-up head 1; 7. Assembly box; 8. Turntable; 9. Liner seat; 10. Compacting cylinder; 11. Compacting block; 12. Discharge cylinder; 13. Pick-up head 2; 14. Conveyor belt; 15. Support frame 1; 16. Waste bin; 17. Door panel; 18. Foot pad; 19. Support frame 2; 20. Locking tongue pad; 21. Control panel. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of specific embodiments. Obviously, the described specific embodiments are only a part of the specific embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. Based on the specific embodiments of the present invention, all other specific embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] Reference Figure 1-4 This utility model provides a specific embodiment: an automated device for automatic feeding and assembly of CLT lock tongues, including a feeding box 1, an assembly box 7, and a conveyor belt 14. A waste bin 16 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the assembly box 7. Door panels 17 are hinged to the middle of the front and rear outer walls of the waste bin 16. A control panel 21 is provided on the other side of the front outer wall of the assembly box 7. A turntable 8 is provided in the middle of the bottom surface inside the assembly box 7. A feeding slide rail 4 is provided at the upper end of the inner wall of one side of the assembly box 7. A compaction cylinder 10 is provided on one side of the bottom surface inside the assembly box 7. A compaction block 11 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the compaction cylinder 10. A discharge cylinder 12 is provided on the other side of the bottom surface inside the assembly box 7. A second pickup head 13 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the discharge cylinder 12.

[0032] Reference Figure 2-4 The lower surface of the turntable 8 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of a servo motor inside the assembly box 7. The servo motor can be easily controlled by the operator via the control panel 21, causing the turntable 8 to rotate and thus moving multiple liner seats 9 to complete the assembly operation. Multiple liner seats 9 are evenly distributed along the edge of the upper surface of the turntable 8. A locking tongue pad 20 is located in the center of the upper surface of each liner seat 9, facilitating the locking tongue to engage with the locking tongue pad 20 and thus assembling the liner into the locking tongue. An electric slider 5 is slidably connected to the outside of the feeding slide rail 4. A first pickup head 6 is located in the center of the outer wall of the front end of the electric slider 5, facilitating the movement of the electric slider 5 along the feeding slide rail 4, thereby allowing the first pickup head 6 to pick up the retaining spring parts from the feeding cylinder 3 and place them into the liner for conveying. A second support frame 19 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the conveyor belt 14. One side of the conveyor belt 14 passes through the assembly box 7 and into the interior of the assembly box 7. The second support frame 19 improves the stability of the movement of the conveyor belt 14 and allows the conveyor belt 14 to receive the assembled locking tongue and gasket assembly picked up by the second pickup head 13. A feeding hopper 2 is connected through the middle of the outer wall of one side of the feeding box 1. A feeding cylinder 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface inside the feeding box 1. The feeding hopper 2 facilitates the feeding of the snap ring parts into the feeding cylinder 3. A first support frame 15 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the feeding box 1. Pads 18 are fixedly connected to the four corners of the lower surface of the waste bin 16. The first support frame 15 improves the stability of the feeding box 1, and the pads 18 improve the stability of the waste bin 16 and the assembly box 7.

[0033] Working principle: When using this automated equipment for automatic feeding and assembling CLT lock tongues, firstly, the operator manually snaps the lock tongue onto the lock tongue pad 20, and at the same time, the liner is assembled into the lock tongue. Secondly, the servo motor is controlled to rotate via the control panel 21, thereby rotating the turntable 8, which in turn moves multiple liner seats 9. Next, the electric slider 5 is controlled to move on the feeding slide rail 4 via the control panel 21, which causes the first pick-up head 6 to pick up the snap ring parts in the feeding cylinder 3 and place them in the liner. Subsequently, the compaction cylinder 10 is controlled via the control panel 21 to lower the compaction block 11 and make the compaction block 11 act on the liner containing the snap ring parts, strengthening the tightness of the connection between the snap ring parts, the liner, and the lock tongue. Finally, the unloading cylinder 12 is controlled via the control panel 21 to make the second pick-up head 13 pick up the assembled lock tongue and pad assembly and place it on the conveyor belt 14.

[0034] Finally, it should be noted that the above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing specific embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing specific embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic device for automatically feeding and assembling CLT lock tongue, comprising a feeding box (1), an assembling box (7) and a conveying belt (14), characterized in that: The lower surface of the assembly box (7) is fixedly connected with a waste box (16), the middle part of the front end and the rear end outer wall of the waste box (16) is hingedly connected with a door plate (17), the other side of the front end outer wall of the assembly box (7) is provided with a control panel (21), the middle part of the inner bottom surface of the assembly box (7) is provided with a turntable (8), the upper end of the inner wall of one side of the assembly box (7) is provided with a feeding slide rail (4), one side of the inner bottom surface of the assembly box (7) is provided with a compaction air cylinder (10), the output shaft of the compaction air cylinder (10) is fixedly connected with a compaction block (11), the other side of the inner bottom surface of the assembly box (7) is provided with a discharging air cylinder (12), the output shaft of the discharging air cylinder (12) is fixedly connected with a second pick-up head (13).

2. The automatic loading and assembling CLT lock tongue automatic equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle part of the lower surface of the turntable (8) is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor arranged in the assembly box (7).

3. The automatic loading and assembling CLT lock tongue automatic equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edge of the upper surface of the turntable (8) is uniformly provided with a plurality of lining seats (9), and the middle part of the upper surface of the lining seat (9) is provided with a lock tongue pad (20).

4. The automatic loading and assembling CLT lock tongue automatic equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the feeding slide rail (4) is slidingly connected with an electric sliding block (5), and the middle part of the front end outer wall of the electric sliding block (5) is provided with a first pick-up head (6).

5. The automatic loading and assembling CLT lock tongue automatic equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the conveying belt (14) is fixedly connected with a second support frame (19), and one side of the conveying belt (14) penetrates through the assembly box (7) to the inside of the assembly box (7).

6. The automatic loading and assembling CLT lock tongue automatic equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle part of the outer wall of one side of the feeding box (1) is throughly connected with a feeding hopper (2), and the bottom surface in the feeding box (1) is fixedly connected with a feeding cylinder (3).

7. The automatic loading and assembling CLT lock tongue automatic equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the feeding box (1) is fixedly connected with a first support frame (15), and the four corners of the lower surface of the waste box (16) are fixedly connected with pads (18). The lower surface of the feeding box (1) is fixedly connected with a first support frame (15), and the four corners of the lower surface of the waste box (16) are fixedly connected with pads (18).