Feeding and discharging device and machining equipment
By designing a material tray loading, translation, centering, and lifting component, combined with the material tray handling component of the unloading mechanism, the problem of the robotic arm's inability to handle batches of sheet metal was solved, achieving stability and precision in the sheet metal handling process and meeting the high-efficiency requirements of sheet metal processing.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-13
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, the suction cups of robotic arms are positioned in a fixed manner, which makes it difficult to meet the needs of batch material handling, resulting in unstable and inefficient material handling processes.
A loading and unloading device is designed, including a tray loading and translation component, a centering component, and a lifting component. By adjusting and centering the stacked trays, and combining the tray handling component of the unloading mechanism, the device achieves unified position adjustment and lifting of multiple trays, thereby improving the stability and accuracy of the handling process.
It enables unified position adjustment and lifting of multi-layer material trays, improving the stability and accuracy of the material handling process, meeting the needs of large-volume material processing, and increasing handling efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of sheet handling technology, and in particular to a loading and unloading device and processing equipment. Background Technology
[0002] With the continuous advancement of sheet handling technology and the increasing diversification of processed product applications, the requirements for sheet handling processes are becoming increasingly stringent. During sheet production, various handling devices are needed to move the sheets to complete subsequent processing steps.
[0003] In related technologies, the suction cups on robotic arms are usually positioned in a fixed position. This means that when the robotic arm picks up materials of different sizes, it can only handle one material at a time, which is difficult to meet the needs of handling batches of materials. Utility Model Content
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a loading and unloading device and processing equipment to address the aforementioned technical problems.
[0005] A loading and unloading device, comprising:
[0006] The feeding mechanism includes a tray feeding translation component, a tray feeding centering component, and a tray feeding lifting component. The tray feeding translation component is located above the tray feeding lifting component, and the tray feeding centering component is located on both sides of the tray feeding translation component. The tray feeding centering component can center and align stacked trays.
[0007] The unloading mechanism located on one side of the loading mechanism includes a tray conveying assembly, which can convey the tray to the tray outlet.
[0008] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism further includes:
[0009] The material tray positioning component is located on both sides of the material position on the material tray and can position the material tray along the length and width directions of the material tray.
[0010] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism further includes:
[0011] The tray separation assembly is located on both sides of the material position on the tray and can be engaged with the trays of different stacks.
[0012] In one embodiment, the tray separation assembly includes a first separator and a second separator, which are disposed on both sides of the material level on the tray.
[0013] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism further includes:
[0014] The anti-overlapping sheet assembly is located on both sides of the material position on the material tray and can drive the material sheet away from the edge of the material tray.
[0015] In one embodiment, the anti-overlapping sheet assembly includes a vibrating element and a vibration driving element, wherein the vibrating element is connected to the output end of the vibration driving element to drive the sheet to vibrate.
[0016] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism further includes:
[0017] The material feeding lifting assembly is located on one side of the material tray outlet and can move the material tray located at the material tray outlet to the discharge port.
[0018] In one embodiment, the feeding mechanism further includes:
[0019] The position sensing unit is located on one side of the material position on the material tray and can detect the position of the material tray lifting component.
[0020] In one embodiment, the tray loading and translation assembly includes a first sliding member, a second sliding member, and a tray support, wherein the first sliding member is connected to the second sliding member, and the second sliding member is connected to the tray support.
[0021] A processing device, comprising:
[0022] As described above, the loading and unloading device.
[0023] The technical effects of the embodiments provided in this application are as follows:
[0024] In the aforementioned loading and unloading device, the loading mechanism's tray loading and translation component adjusts the position of the tray carrying the sheet along the width of the loading and unloading device. The tray loading centering component located on both sides of the tray loading and translation component centers and aligns the tray along the length of the loading and unloading device. The tray loading and lifting component located below the tray loading and translation component lifts the stacked trays until the top tray in the stacked trays is in the loading position. After the sheet in one tray is processed, the unloading mechanism located on one side of the loading mechanism transports the tray in the loading position to the tray outlet through the tray transport component. This enables unified position adjustment and lifting of multiple stacked trays, improving the stability of the sheet transport process while ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of the workpiece transport process. This meets the large-volume transport requirements during sheet processing and thus satisfies the higher requirements of the sheet processing process. Attached Figure Description
[0025] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the loading and unloading device in one embodiment;
[0027] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the material tray loading and translation component 110 in one embodiment;
[0028] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the loading and unloading device in one embodiment;
[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the material tray lifting assembly 130 in one embodiment;
[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the tray separation component 220 in one embodiment;
[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the anti-sheet overlap assembly 230 in one embodiment. Detailed Implementation
[0032] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of this application.
[0033] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly on that other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to that other component.
[0034] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.
[0035] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0036] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the loading and unloading device in one embodiment.
[0037] In this embodiment, as Figure 1 As shown, the loading and unloading device is used for processing equipment. The loading and unloading device includes a loading mechanism 10 and a unloading mechanism 20, with the unloading mechanism 20 located on one side of the loading mechanism 10.
[0038] The feeding mechanism 10 can be a functional structure that can receive a stacked tray carrying material sheets, center-align the stacked tray from both sides, and lift the center-aligned stacked tray to the material loading position to be close to the unloading mechanism 20.
[0039] The feeding mechanism 10 includes a tray feeding translation component 110, a tray feeding centering component 120, a tray feeding lifting component 130, and a position sensing unit 140. The tray feeding translation component 110 is located above the tray feeding lifting component 130, and the tray feeding centering component 120 is located on both sides of the tray feeding translation component 110. The position sensing unit 140 is located on one side of the tray feeding position and can detect the position of the tray feeding lifting component 130.
[0040] The material tray loading and translation component 110 can be located above the material tray loading and lifting component 130, with material tray loading centering components 120 on both sides. It can be extended and adjusted along the width direction of the loading and unloading device to drive the material tray carrying the material sheet to move horizontally along the width direction of the loading and unloading device to the material tray lifting position.
[0041] like Figure 2 As shown, the material tray loading and translation assembly 110 includes a first sliding member 1110, a second sliding member 1120 and a material tray bracket 1130. The first sliding member 1110 is connected to the second sliding member 1120, and the second sliding member 1120 is connected to the material tray bracket 1130.
[0042] The first sliding member 1110 may be located below the second sliding member 1120, and is a functional component capable of driving the second sliding member 1120 to slide horizontally along the width direction of the loading and unloading device. The second sliding member 1120 may be located between the first sliding member 1110 and the tray support 1130, and is a functional component capable of driving the tray support 1130 to slide horizontally along the width direction of the loading and unloading device under the action of the first sliding member 1110, and can also drive the tray support 1130 to slide horizontally along the width direction of the loading and unloading device. Optionally, both the first sliding member 1110 and the second sliding member 1120 may be structures such as a lead screw module or a slide rail unit.
[0043] It should be noted that when receiving stacked trays, the first sliding member 1110 and the second sliding member 1120 work together to drive the tray support 1130 to extend along the width direction of the loading and unloading device to receive the stacked trays; when it is necessary to adjust the height of the stacked trays, the first sliding member 1110 and the second sliding member 1120 work together to drive the tray support 1130 to retract along the width direction of the loading and unloading device to adjust the stacked trays to the top position of the trays.
[0044] The tray loading centering component 120 can be a functional component that is disposed on both sides of the tray loading translation component 110 and can center and align the stacked trays carried on the tray loading translation component 110 from both sides of the tray loading translation component 110.
[0045] like Figure 3 As shown, the tray loading centering component 120 includes a left alignment member 1210 and a right alignment member 1220. The left alignment member 1210 is located on the left side of the tray loading translation component 110 and is used to align the stacked trays carried on the tray loading translation component 110 from the left side. The right alignment member 1220 is located on the right side of the tray loading translation component 110 and is used to align the stacked trays carried on the tray loading translation component 110 from the right side. Optionally, both the left alignment member 1210 and the right alignment member 1220 can be alignment plates, alignment blocks, or other structures.
[0046] The material tray lifting component 130 can be a functional component that is set in the height direction of the loading and unloading device and can drive the material tray translation component 110 to adjust its height.
[0047] like Figure 4As shown, the tray loading and lifting assembly 130 includes a tray support 1310 and a lifting drive 1320. The tray support 1310 can receive stacked trays from the tray loading and translation assembly 110. The lifting drive 1320 is connected to the tray support 1310 and can drive the tray support 1310 to adjust its height, thereby lifting the stacked trays to the tray loading position. Optionally, the tray support 1310 can be a support plate, support frame, or other structures. The lifting drive 1320 can be a lead screw module, linear motor, or other structures.
[0048] The position sensing unit 140 can be a functional unit capable of detecting the height of the material tray lifting assembly 130 and moving the stacked material trays carried in the material tray lifting assembly 130 to the material tray loading position. Optionally, the position sensing unit 140 can be a through-beam photoelectric switch.
[0049] Through the coordinated action of the components in the feeding mechanism 10, the stacked trays can be received, aligned, and their height adjusted, thereby improving the efficiency of the feeding process while ensuring its accuracy.
[0050] like Figure 1 As shown, the unloading mechanism 20 includes a tray conveying assembly, a tray positioning assembly 210, a tray separation assembly 220, a material sheet overlap prevention assembly 230, and an unloading lifting assembly 240. The tray conveying assembly can transport the stacked trays located on the tray to the tray outlet.
[0051] The feeding mechanism 20 can be a functional structure that can adjust the horizontal position of the material tray located on the material tray, separate the material tray to be processed and the other material trays in the stacked material trays, and move the processed material tray to the material tray outlet.
[0052] The tray positioning assembly 210 is located on both sides of the tray's material position and can position the tray along its length and width. The tray separating assembly 220 is located on both sides of the tray's material position and can engage trays of different stacks. The anti-overlapping assembly 230 is located on both sides of the tray's material position and can drive the material pieces away from the tray's edge. The unloading lifting assembly 240 is located on one side of the tray outlet and can move the tray located at the outlet to the discharge port. Optionally, the tray handling assembly can be a robotic arm, and the unloading lifting assembly 240 can be a screw module, linear motor, or other structures.
[0053] The tray positioning assembly 210 includes a first tray positioning component 2110 and a second tray positioning component 2120. The first tray positioning component 2110 can position the tray located at the upper position of the stacked trays along the length direction of the stacked trays, and the second tray positioning component 2120 can position the tray located at the upper position of the stacked trays along the width direction of the stacked trays. Optionally, both the first tray positioning component 2110 and the second tray positioning component 2120 can be structures such as limiting rollers or limiting sliders.
[0054] It should be noted that the feeding centering component 120 in the feeding mechanism 10 can center and align the stacked trays during the feeding process, and together with the tray positioning component 210 in the unloading mechanism 20, can adjust the horizontal position of the stacked trays during the unloading process, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the stacked trays during the unloading process.
[0055] like Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, the material tray separation assembly 220 includes a first separation member 2210 and a second separation member 2220, which are disposed on both sides of the material position on the material tray.
[0056] The first separating member 2210 may be located on the left side of the material tray, and is a functional component capable of engaging the material tray from the left side of the material tray to separate the material tray to be processed from the other material trays. The second separating member 2220 may be located on the right side of the material tray, and is a functional component capable of engaging the material tray from the right side of the material tray to separate the material tray to be processed from the other material trays. Optionally, both the first separating member 2210 and the second separating member 2220 may be retractable engaging separating blocks.
[0057] like Figure 6 As shown, the anti-overlapping sheet assembly 230 includes a vibrating element 2310 and a vibration driving element 2320. The vibrating element 2310 is connected to the output end of the vibration driving element 2320 to drive the sheet to vibrate.
[0058] The vibrating element 2310 can be a functional component capable of abutting against a piece of material in the workpiece tray and driving the piece of material to vibrate so that the piece of material moves away from the edge of the workpiece tray. The vibration driving element 2320 is connected to the vibrating element 2310 and is a functional component capable of providing vibration to the vibrating element 2310. Optionally, the vibrating element 2310 can be a vibrating rod, a vibrating block, or other structures. The vibration driving element 2320 can be a cylinder, an electric cylinder, or a hydraulic cylinder, or other structures.
[0059] For example, during the loading and unloading process, the full tray inlet a, the empty tray inlet b, and the two-layer module of the tray loading translation component 110 all extend. The external equipment feeds the empty tray and the stacked tray filled with material into the empty tray inlet b and the full tray inlet a, respectively. The tray loading centering component 120 drives the stacked trays to center. The tray loading lifting component 130 descends to the bottom receiving position, the two-layer module of the tray loading translation component 110 retracts, and sends the empty tray and the full tray into the tray lifting position of the tray loading lifting component 130. The tray loading lifting component 130 rises, transferring the empty tray and the full tray onto the tray loading lifting component 130. When the upper positioning sensing unit 140 senses the tray, the tray loading lifting component 130 stops, and the topmost tray in the stacked trays reaches the tray loading position.
[0060] The material unloading lifting assembly 240 rises to the upper receiving position, and the material tray transport assembly transports the empty material tray to the OK material outlet c (qualified material outlet) and NG material outlet d (unqualified material outlet) respectively. The material tray transport assembly transports the material in the full material tray to the equipment position for processing. After processing, the materials that are judged as OK or NG by the vision equipment are placed into the material trays above the OK material outlet c and NG material outlet d respectively. After all the material in one layer of the full material tray has been processed, the material tray separation component 220 extends and inserts into the slot on the lower layer of the stacked material trays. The material tray transport component transports the empty material tray at the full material position to the OK material outlet c. After the OK and NG material outlet d material trays are filled with material, they will drop a height and be transported from the empty material tray inlet b to load the material to be processed later. When the material sheet is put into the OK material outlet c material tray and the NG material outlet d material tray, the anti-overlapping material sheet component 230 will push the material tray at the same time to prevent the material sheet edge from overlapping the edge of the material tray.
[0061] This cycle continues until the trays at OK material outlet c and NG material outlet d are stacked to the set quantity. Then, the tray unloading and translation components in the feeding mechanism 10 below OK material outlet c and NG material outlet d retract to receive the materials and extend again to transport the products filled with OK and NG materials to the docking interface of the next process, thus completing the unloading of the products.
[0062] This application also provides a processing device, which includes the loading and unloading device in the above embodiments.
[0063] The division of the various modules in the above-described loading and unloading device is only for illustrative purposes. In other embodiments, the loading and unloading device can be divided into different modules as needed to complete all or part of the functions of the above-described loading and unloading device.
[0064] The loading and unloading device and processing equipment provided in the above embodiments include a loading tray translation component in the loading mechanism that adjusts the position of the tray carrying the sheet along the width direction of the loading and unloading device; a loading tray centering component located on both sides of the loading tray translation component that centers and aligns the tray along the length direction of the loading and unloading device; and a loading tray lifting component located below the loading tray translation component that lifts the stacked trays until the top tray in the stacked trays is in the loading position. After the sheet in one tray is processed, the unloading mechanism located on one side of the loading mechanism uses the tray transport component to transport the tray in the loading position to the tray outlet. This enables unified position adjustment and lifting of multiple stacked trays, improving the stability of the sheet transport process while ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of the workpiece transport process. This meets the large-volume transport requirements in the sheet processing process and satisfies the higher requirements of the sheet processing process, thus having significant economic value and practical application value.
[0065] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.
[0066] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A loading and unloading device, characterized in that, The application relates to an up-down feeding device. The up-down feeding device comprises an up-feeding mechanism, a down-feeding mechanism and a feeding device. The up-feeding mechanism comprises a tray up-feeding translation assembly, a tray up-feeding centering assembly and a tray up-feeding jacking assembly.
2. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray up-feeding translation assembly is located above the tray up-feeding jacking assembly. The tray up-feeding centering assembly is located on both sides of the tray up-feeding translation assembly.
3. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray up-feeding centering assembly can center and align the stacked trays. The down-feeding mechanism is located on one side of the up-feeding mechanism.
4. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The down-feeding mechanism comprises a tray carrying assembly.
5. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray carrying assembly can carry the trays to a tray outlet. The down-feeding mechanism further comprises a tray positioning assembly.
6. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The tray positioning assembly is located on both sides of the tray up-feeding position.
7. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray positioning assembly can position the trays along the length and width directions of the trays. The down-feeding mechanism further comprises a tray separating assembly.
8. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray separating assembly is located on both sides of the tray up-feeding position. The tray separating assembly can be clamped to the trays of different layers.
9. The feeding and discharging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tray separating assembly comprises a first separating piece and a second separating piece.
10. A processing apparatus characterized by comprising: The first separating piece and the second separating piece are arranged on both sides of the tray up-feeding position. The down-feeding mechanism further comprises a material sheet edge-preventing assembly. The material sheet edge-preventing assembly is located on both sides of the tray up-feeding position. The material sheet edge-preventing assembly can drive the material sheets away from the edges of the trays. The material sheet edge-preventing assembly comprises a vibrating piece and a vibrating driving piece. The vibrating piece is connected to the output end of the vibrating driving piece to drive the material sheets to vibrate. The down-feeding mechanism further comprises a down-feeding lifting assembly. The down-feeding lifting assembly is located on one side of the tray outlet. The down-feeding lifting assembly can displace the trays located at the tray outlet to a discharging port. The up-feeding mechanism further comprises a position sensing unit. The position sensing unit is located on one side of the tray up-feeding position. The position sensing unit can detect the position of the tray up-feeding jacking assembly. The tray up-feeding translation assembly comprises a first sliding piece, a second sliding piece and a tray bracket. The first sliding piece is connected to the second sliding piece. The second sliding piece is connected to the tray bracket. The application relates to an up-down feeding device. The up-down feeding device is described in any one of claims 1 to 9.