Classification discharging device for injection molding parts

By installing an inverted V-shaped feed tube structure and a robotic arm on the injection molding machine, the problem of the injection molding machine's inability to classify and feed materials has been solved, realizing the automatic classification and collection of injection molded parts and reducing labor costs.

CN224028295UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24FOSHAN LIETU PLASTIC PRODUCTS CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-29
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing automatic feeding devices for injection molding machines cannot classify and feed injection molded parts of various shapes, which requires manual intervention and increases labor costs.

Method used

Design a sorting and unloading device for injection molded parts, including a robot, a support frame, a first unloading tube and a second unloading tube, forming an inverted V-shaped structure. The robot will place the injection molded parts into different unloading tubes to achieve separate collection of injection molded parts of different shapes.

Benefits of technology

It enables automatic sorting and unloading of injection molded parts of various shapes, reducing the need for manual sorting and lowering labor costs.

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Abstract

The utility model is applicable to the technical field of blanking devices of injection molding machines, and discloses a classified blanking device for injection molding parts, which comprises a manipulator, a support frame, a first blanking pipe, a second blanking pipe, a first material box and a second material box. The first discharging pipe and the second discharging pipe are arranged in a mirror image mode, and the first discharging pipe and the second discharging pipe jointly form an inverted V shape. The first material box is located below the first discharging pipe. The second material box is located below the second discharging pipe. And the mechanical arm is used for moving the injection molding parts out of the injection molding machine and putting the injection molding parts into the first discharging pipe and the second discharging pipe correspondingly. The first blanking pipe and the second blanking pipe are mounted on the support frame, so that plastic parts in different shapes can be conveyed in the different blanking pipes respectively, and can fall into different material boxes, classified blanking of the plastic parts in various shapes is realized, manual classification of the plastic parts in the same material box is not needed, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. Therefore, the labor cost can be reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to injection molding machine discharging device technical field especially relates to a kind of classification discharging device of injection molding part. BACKGROUND

[0002] Insert buckle is one of the important accessories of helmet, it is a kind of fastener for fixing and adjusting helmet hat belt, it can help wearer to ensure that helmet is firmly fixed on head, provide better protection and comfort. Commonly used insert buckle is injection molding part, generally by injection molding machine injection molding.

[0003] The existing injection molding machine is usually equipped with automatic discharging device (such as the Chinese patent document disclosed by announcement number CN210525745U) composed of mechanical hand, injection molding part can be moved out from injection molding machine and transferred to feeding mechanism by mechanical hand, and then transferred to hopper by feeding mechanism.

[0004] However, the shape of helmet insert buckle is different, and in order to improve the yield of insert buckle, some production enterprises will set the mold to make the injection molding machine injection molding two or more than two kinds of helmet insert buckle at a time. However, the existing automatic discharging device of injection molding machine does not have the function of classifying and discharging injection molding part, when multiple shapes of insert buckle are transferred to hopper at the same time, manual classification of insert buckle is still needed, which will increase labor cost.

[0005] It can be seen that the prior art needs to be improved and improved. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] The utility model discloses a kind of classification discharging device of injection molding part, to solve the problem that the existing automatic discharging device of injection molding machine does not have the function of classifying and discharging injection molding part.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the scheme:

[0008] A kind of classification discharging device of injection molding part, including mechanical hand;Further including support frame, first discharging pipe, second discharging pipe, first hopper and second hopper;

[0009] The support frame is used to install first discharging pipe and second discharging pipe;First discharging pipe and second discharging pipe are mirror image arrangement, and first discharging pipe and second discharging pipe form inverted V shape in common;

[0010] The first hopper is located below first discharging pipe;The second hopper is located below second discharging pipe;

[0011] The mechanical hand is used to move injection molding part out of injection molding machine, and make injection molding part be respectively put into first discharging pipe and second discharging pipe.

[0012] Preferably, the mechanical arm comprises a driving assembly, a turnover cylinder and a material taking plate.

[0013] The turnover cylinder is arranged on the driving assembly, and the driving assembly is used for driving the turnover cylinder to move in the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction.

[0014] Preferably, the first downcomer and the second downcomer each comprise a material guiding portion and a material feeding portion. The material guiding portion is arranged obliquely downward, and the material feeding portion is arranged at the upper end of the material guiding portion and communicates with the material guiding portion.

[0015] Preferably, the driving assembly comprises a rack.

[0016] The Y-axis driving mechanism is arranged on the rack.

[0017] The X-axis driving mechanism is arranged on the output end of the Y-axis driving mechanism.

[0018] The Z-axis driving mechanism is arranged on the output end of the X-axis driving mechanism.

[0019] The movable seat is connected with the output end of the Z-axis driving mechanism and is connected with the turnover cylinder.

[0020] The travel switch is arranged on the lower side of the Z-axis driving mechanism and is used for detecting the movable seat.

[0021] The controller is electrically connected with the travel switch.

[0022] Preferably, the support frame comprises a support column and a cross beam horizontally arranged at the upper end of the support column. The first downcomer and the second downcomer are detachably arranged at the end of the cross beam.

[0023] Beneficial effects:

[0024] The classification and downloading device for injection molded parts is provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the classification and downloading device for injection molded parts.

[0026] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the mechanical arm.

[0027] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is an enlarged view of part A in figure 1.

[0028] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of the support frame.

[0029] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] 1-mechanical arm; 11-driving assembly; 111-rack; 112-X-axis driving mechanism; 113-Y-axis driving mechanism; 114-Z-axis driving mechanism; 115-moving seat; 116-travel switch; 12-turnover cylinder; 13-material taking plate; 14-material taking rod;

[0031] 2-support frame; 201-support column; 202-cross beam; 203-L-shaped connecting piece;

[0032] 3-first material discharging pipe; 301-material guiding part; 302-material feeding part;

[0033] 4-second material discharging pipe;

[0034] 5-first material box; 6-second material box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0036] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0037] It should also be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or can have a middle element. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or can have a middle element.

[0038] In addition, the description of "first", "second" and the like in the present application is only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of ordinary skilled in the art, when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, nor in the protection scope required by the present application.

[0039] Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The utility model provides a kind of classification of injection molding piece discharging device, including manipulator 1, support frame 2, first discharge pipe 3, second discharge pipe 4, first material box 5 and second material box 6.

[0040] Among them, the support frame 2 is used to install first discharge pipe 3 and second discharge pipe 4. The first discharge pipe 3 and second discharge pipe 4 are mirror image, and the first discharge pipe 3 and second discharge pipe 4 form inverted V shape together. The manipulator 1 is used to move injection molding piece (for example, helmet plug buckle) out of injection molding machine, and make injection molding piece be respectively put into first discharge pipe 3 and second discharge pipe 4, and the first material box 5 is located below first discharge pipe 3, and the second material box 6 is located below second discharge pipe 4, so that the first material box 5 and the second material box 6 can receive injection molding piece discharged by two different discharge pipes respectively.

[0041] It can be seen that by installing first discharge pipe 3 and second discharge pipe 4 on support frame 2, different shapes of plastic parts can be conveyed in different discharge pipes, so as to fall into different material boxes, realizing the classification of a plurality of shapes of plastic parts, without manual classification of plastic parts in the same material box, so as to reduce labor cost.

[0042] In addition, by making first discharge pipe 3 and second discharge pipe 4 form inverted V shape together, the discharge point of manipulator 1 can be located at the same position, so as to ensure that manipulator 1 can put two shapes of plastic parts at a time.

[0043] As Figures 1 to 3 Indicated, in a preferred embodiment of the present application, the manipulator 1 includes driving assembly 11, turnover cylinder 12 and material taking plate 13.

[0044] The tilting cylinder 12 is mounted on the drive assembly 11, which drives the tilting cylinder 12 to move in the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis directions. The material taking plate 13 is connected to the power output end of the tilting cylinder 12. When the tilting cylinder 12 is working, the material taking plate 13 can swing between the vertical plane and the horizontal plane, so that the material taking plate 13 can take out the plastic part in the injection molding machine (at this time, the material taking plate 13 is perpendicular to the horizontal plane). When the drive assembly 11 drives the tilting cylinder 12 to move to the upper end of the two feed tubes, the material taking plate 13 can put the material down (at this time, the material taking plate 13 is parallel to the horizontal plane).

[0045] To ensure that the material picker plate 13 can remove the injection molded part from the injection mold, a material picker rod 14 is provided on the side of the material picker plate 13 away from the flipping cylinder 12. The material picker rod 14 can extend into the plastic part (such as a buckle), and when the material picker rod 14 moves upward, it can support the plastic part, thereby enabling the transfer of the plastic part.

[0046] In addition, two sets of picking rods 14 are arranged side by side, each set of picking rods 14 is used to transfer plastic parts of the same shape. When the drive assembly 11 drives the tilting cylinder 12 and the picking plate 13 to move above the two feeding tubes, and the picking plate 13 is tilted to be parallel to the horizontal plane, the two sets of picking rods 14 are exactly above the inlet of the two feeding tubes, thereby enabling the robot arm 1 to feed two different shapes of plastic parts into the two feeding tubes at the same time.

[0047] It is understandable that the activities of the robotic arm 1 can be realized through programming, and of course, the use of sensors can also be used to make the picking plate 13 move automatically and accurately to the picking and unloading positions of the plastic parts.

[0048] like Figure 1 As shown, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, both the first discharge pipe 3 and the second discharge pipe 4 include a guide section 301 and a feed section 302; the guide section 301 is inclined downward so that the plastic parts falling into the pipe can fall into the central area of ​​the material box, avoiding the accumulation of plastic parts on one side of the material box and affecting the collection of plastic parts.

[0049] The feeding section 302 is located at the upper end of the guiding section 301 and is connected to the guiding section 301; the two feeding sections 302 are arranged side by side, thereby ensuring that when the picking plate 13 is flipped to be parallel to the horizontal plane, the two sets of picking rods 14 are exactly above the feeding ports of the two feeding pipes.

[0050] like Figure 1 As shown, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drive assembly 11 includes a frame 111, a Y-axis drive mechanism 113, an X-axis drive mechanism 112, a Z-axis drive mechanism 114, a movable seat 115, a limit switch 116, and a controller.

[0051] The controller controls the operation of the X-axis driving mechanism 112, the Y-axis driving mechanism 113 and the Z-axis driving mechanism 114. The X-axis driving mechanism 112, the Y-axis driving mechanism 113 and the Z-axis driving mechanism 114 are all prior art, and the operation principle is consistent with the existing ball screw 721 linear module.

[0052] The Y-axis driving mechanism 113 is arranged on the rack 111, the X-axis driving mechanism 112 is arranged on the output end of the Y-axis driving mechanism 113, the Z-axis driving mechanism 114 is arranged on the output end of the X-axis driving mechanism 112, and the movable seat 115 is connected with the output end of the Z-axis driving mechanism 114, and the movable seat 115 is connected with the turnover cylinder 12 through the movable frame arranged downwardly. Therefore, through the cooperation of the Y-axis driving mechanism 113, the X-axis driving mechanism 112 and the Z-axis driving mechanism 114, the turnover cylinder 12 provided with the material taking plate 13 can be moved in the X, Y and Z directions, so that the mechanical arm 1 can normally discharge materials.

[0053] The travel switch 116 is arranged on the lower side of the Z-axis driving mechanism 114, and the travel switch 116 is used for detecting the movable seat 115, so as to control the lowest position of the downward movement of the movable seat 115, thereby avoiding that the dropping position of the plastic part is too high, and the situation that the plastic part is broken due to collision when falling into the material box can be improved. The controller is electrically connected with the travel switch 116. When the travel switch 116 detects the movable seat 115, the controller can control the Z-axis driving mechanism 114 and the turnover cylinder 12 based on the detection signal of the travel switch 116, so that the movable seat 115 can stop moving downwardly, and the turnover cylinder 12 can also turn over the material taking plate 13, so that the plastic part can fall into the discharge pipe.

[0054] As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4 In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the support frame 2 includes a support column 201 and a cross beam 202 horizontally arranged on the upper end of the support column 201. The support column 201 can be moved, and when injection molding production is not needed, the support frame 2 can be moved to the edge of the production site. The first discharge pipe 3 and the second discharge pipe 4 can be detachably arranged on the end of the cross beam 202, and the discharge pipe does not need to be installed by welding, thereby reducing the installation difficulty of the discharge pipe.

[0055] In order to realize detachable installation of the first downcomer pipe 3 and the second downcomer pipe 4, the support frame 2 further comprises an L-shaped connecting piece 203; one side of the L-shaped connecting piece 203 is detachably connected (for example by screwing) on the first downcomer pipe 3 and the second downcomer pipe 4, and the other side of the L-shaped connecting piece 203 is detachably connected on the cross beam 202, so that through one connecting piece, simultaneous installation of two downcomer pipes can be realized.

[0056] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structural transformation, direct / indirect application in other related technical fields, or the like made by using the content of the present application specification and drawings under the inventive concept of the present application are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A sorting and unloading device for injection molded parts, comprising a robotic arm; characterized in that it further comprises a support frame, a first unloading pipe, a second unloading pipe, a first material box, and a second material box; the support frame is used to mount the first unloading pipe and the second unloading pipe; the first unloading pipe and the second unloading pipe are mirror images of each other, and the first unloading pipe and the second unloading pipe together form an inverted V shape; the first material box is located below the first unloading pipe; the second material box is located below the second unloading pipe; 1. The robotic arm is used to remove injection molded parts from the injection molding machine and to place the injection molded parts into the first and second discharge pipes respectively; the robotic arm includes a drive assembly, a tilting cylinder, and a picking plate; the tilting cylinder is mounted on the drive assembly, and the drive assembly is used to drive the tilting cylinder to move in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions; the picking plate is connected to the power output end of the tilting cylinder, and two sets of picking rods are arranged side by side on the side of the picking plate away from the tilting cylinder; the picking rods are used to extend into the plastic part to support it; when the tilting cylinder is working, the picking plate swings between the vertical plane and the horizontal plane, thereby picking up the plastic part from the injection molding machine; when the drive assembly drives the tilting movement to the upper end of the first and second discharge pipes, the picking plate lowers the material; the two sets of picking rods are arranged side by side, and each set of picking rods is used to transfer plastic parts of the same shape; the plastic part is a snap fastener.

2. The sorting and unloading device for injection molded parts according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the first and second feeding pipes include a guiding section and a feeding section; the guiding section is inclined downward, and the feeding section is located at the upper end of the guiding section and communicates with the guiding section; the two feeding sections are arranged side by side in contact.

3. The sorting and unloading device for injection molded parts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive assembly includes a frame; and also includes: Y-axis drive mechanism, the Y-axis drive mechanism is mounted on the frame; The X-axis drive mechanism is located at the output end of the Y-axis drive mechanism; The Z-axis drive mechanism is located at the output end of the X-axis drive mechanism; The movable seat is connected to the output end of the Z-axis drive mechanism and is also connected to the tilting cylinder. Limit switch, the limit switch is located on the lower side of the Z-axis drive mechanism, and the limit switch is used to detect the movable seat; A controller, which is electrically connected to a limit switch.

4. The sorting and unloading device for injection molded parts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support frame includes a support column and a horizontal beam located at the upper end of the support column; both the first and second feed pipes can be detachably located at the ends of the horizontal beam.

5. The sorting and unloading device for injection molded parts according to claim 4, characterized in that, The support frame also includes an L-shaped connector; one side of the L-shaped connector is detachably connected to the first feed pipe and the second feed pipe, and the other side of the L-shaped connector is detachably connected to the crossbeam.

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  • Automatic discharging system matched with injection molding machine

    CN210525745U