Iron wire feeding suction cup
By using a permanent magnet-adsorbed wire feeding suction cup, the problem of low wire feeding efficiency on the welding rack was solved, realizing automated batch transportation of wire and reducing labor intensity.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-14
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-03
AI Technical Summary
The current method of feeding wire onto the welding frame is inefficient, difficult to grasp manually, and increases the labor intensity of the workers.
The wire feeding suction cup uses permanent magnets to attract the wires through the semi-circular through slots on the rectangular cubic base and the permanent magnets. It also uses the edge guards to impact the wires, thus achieving automated wire feeding.
This improved the efficiency of wire feeding, reduced the need for manual handling, lowered labor intensity, and enabled bulk transportation of wire.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to a material conveying tool in the manufacture of pet cages, specifically a wire feeding suction cup, belonging to the field of pet cage manufacturing technology. Background Technology
[0002] Pet cages are typically constructed by welding together multiple wire mesh panels, which are usually produced using a spot welding process. Each wire mesh panel is generally a rectangular wire frame welded together with several horizontal / vertical wires. Before spot welding, the wires need to be arranged sequentially on a welding frame.
[0003] The existing method of feeding wires onto the welding rack involves manual feeding of each wire one by one by workers. This method has several problems: the large number of wires makes feeding inefficient as each wire is picked up and fed onto the welding rack individually; if multiple wires are taken from the material box at once, and the wires are heavy, it is difficult to pick them up by hand, thus increasing the workload of the workers. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the difficulties in transporting the aforementioned iron wires when loading them onto the welding rack, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an iron wire loading suction cup that uses permanent magnet adsorption to pick up multiple iron wires and place them onto the welding rack, thereby eliminating the need for manual gripping of the iron wires and solving the problem of gripping difficulties; at the same time, it can realize batch transportation of iron wires in one go; thus improving the loading efficiency of iron wires.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a wire feeding suction cup, comprising: a suction cup body, the suction cup body comprising a rectangular cube, the bottom surface of the rectangular cube being a bottom plate; multiple through slots are evenly spaced on the surface of the bottom plate, and a permanent magnet is installed above the bottom plate corresponding to the position of each through slot; a set of handles are fixedly arranged side by side on the top surface of the rectangular cube for lifting and lowering the feeding suction cup;
[0006] Furthermore, the multiple through slots on the bottom chassis are arranged radially, and each through slot is parallel to the others;
[0007] Furthermore, the cross-section of the through groove is a semi-circular structure;
[0008] Furthermore, the semi-circular arc of the through groove is adapted to the outer diameter of the wire, and the semi-circular space is used to store the wire effectively.
[0009] Furthermore, the number of permanent magnets corresponding to each through slot is set to two and evenly distributed throughout the through slot, so as to stably attract the iron wire.
[0010] In the above structure, the iron wire is attracted to the feeding suction cup by the attraction force of the permanent magnet inside the suction cup body through the semi-circular through groove of the bottom plate, without the need for manual handling of the iron wire.
[0011] Furthermore, the upper part of the two opposite radial edges of the suction cup body has a certain height of retaining edge extending upwards, which serves as the impact part of the feeding suction cup;
[0012] Furthermore, the iron wires picked up by the aforementioned feeding suction cup need to be taken from the material box. The material box is an open-top box with several iron wires stacked at the bottom. The feeding suction cup adsorbs the iron wires into the through slots of the bottom chassis by axially reciprocating above the iron wires stacked in the material box.
[0013] Furthermore, after the feeding suction cup completes adsorption, it needs to be moved above the welding frame. The welding frame is a rectangular frame structure, including two axial sides and two longitudinal sides. The upper end faces of the two axial sides are provided with corresponding wire grooves for radial placement of wires, and the upper end faces of the two radial sides are provided with corresponding wire grooves for axial placement of wires.
[0014] Furthermore, the wires picked up by the feeding suction cup are placed in the wire grooves on the two axial sides of the welding frame; the number of wire grooves and the position of the groove openings on the two axial sides of the welding frame correspond to the number of semi-circular through slots and the position of the through slot openings on the bottom plate of the feeding suction cup.
[0015] Specifically, the number of semi-circular through slots on the bottom plate of the feeding suction cup and the number of wire grooves on the two axial sides of the welding frame are both set to six; the number of wire grooves on the two radial sides of the welding frame is two.
[0016] When manually operating the feeding suction cup, the operator needs to hold the handle of the feeding suction cup and be positioned on the axial side of the feeding suction cup that is closer to the human body. This axial side is called the first axial side. Conversely, the other axial side that is farther away from the human body is called the second axial side.
[0017] When using the aforementioned feeding suction cup for material discharge, after the feeding suction cup with the adsorbed iron wire is taken out of the material box by holding the handle, it is moved horizontally to the top of the welding frame. At this time, the feeding suction cup with the iron wire is tilted downward at a certain angle from the first axial side, so that the iron wire in this direction enters the iron wire groove of the first axial side; then the feeding suction cup is lowered towards the second axial side, so that the iron wire in this direction also enters the iron wire groove of the second axial side, and finally the entire iron wire is placed horizontally in the corresponding iron wire groove.
[0018] In the above structure, another technical concept of this solution is that when the feeding suction cup enters the material box to prepare for adsorbing iron wires, a large number of iron wires in the material box are not placed horizontally, which may form a local pile-up to a certain height and affect the adsorption of iron wires. Then, the reciprocating impact between the impact parts on both sides of the feeding suction cup and the inner walls on both sides of the material box is carried out, and the material box is impacted and vibrated, so that the iron wires in the material box are placed horizontally to the greatest extent, and thus the feeding suction cup can more easily adsorb the iron wires.
[0019] Furthermore, the height of the upper edge of the edge guard of the feeding suction cup is equal to the height of the upper ends of the two side walls of the material box or slightly higher than the height of the upper ends of the two side walls of the material box.
[0020] The beneficial effects of the technical solution of the present utility model are as follows:
[0021] This suction cup adsorbs multiple iron wires by means of permanent magnet adsorption and then correspondingly places them in the respective iron wire grooves of the butt welding rack, realizing the direct grabbing of iron wires without manual operation, solving the problem of difficult grabbing; at the same time, it can realize the batch transportation of iron wires at one time; improve the feeding efficiency of iron wires; and has the characteristics of simple structure, convenient operation and high practicality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Figure 1 Structural diagram of the iron wire feeding suction cup of the present utility model.
[0023] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the process of the feeding suction cup adsorbing iron wires in the material box.
[0024] Figure 3 For Figure 2 Top view of the process of adsorbing iron wires.
[0025] Figure 4 Structural diagram of the feeding suction cup for adsorbing iron wires.
[0026] Figure 5 Structural diagram of the butt welding rack supporting the feeding suction cup of the present utility model.
[0027] Figure 6 State diagram when the feeding suction cup moves to above the butt welding rack after sucking materials.
[0028] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the state when the feeding suction cup for adsorbing iron wires starts to discharge materials on the butt welding rack (the feeding suction cup tilts towards the first axial side of the butt welding rack).
[0029] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the state when the feeding suction cup for adsorbing iron wires completes discharging materials on the butt welding rack (the feeding suction cup has not yet disengaged).
[0030] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the state when the feeding suction cup starts to disengage from the butt welding rack.
[0031] Figure 10 A diagram showing the status of the welding frame after material placement is completed.
[0032] In the figure, 1. suction cup body, 2. bottom base, 3. through groove, 4. permanent magnet, 5. handle, 6. guard edge, 7. material box, 8. iron wire, 9. welding frame, 9.1. first axial edge, 9.2. second axial edge, 9.3. radial edge, 10. iron wire groove. Detailed Implementation
[0033] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a full understanding of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this utility model. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
[0034] The wire feeding suction cup shown in the figure includes: a suction cup body 1, which is a rectangular cube, and the bottom surface of the rectangular cube is a bottom plate 2; multiple through grooves 3 are evenly spaced on the surface of the bottom plate 2, and a permanent magnet 4 is installed on the top of the bottom plate corresponding to the position of each through groove 3; a set of handles 5 are fixedly arranged side by side on the top surface of the rectangular cube for lifting and lowering the suction cup body 1.
[0035] The multiple through slots 3 of the bottom chassis 2 are arranged radially, and each through slot 3 is parallel to the others;
[0036] The cross-section of the through groove 3 is a semi-circular structure;
[0037] The semi-circular arc of the through groove 3 is adapted to the outer diameter of the wire 8, and the semi-circular space is used to store the wire 8 well.
[0038] The number of permanent magnets 4 corresponding to each through groove 3 position is set to two and evenly distributed throughout the through groove 3, so as to stably attract the iron wire 8.
[0039] In the above structure, the iron wire 8 is attracted to the feeding suction cup by the attraction force of the permanent magnet 4 inside the suction cup body 1 through the semi-circular through groove 3 of the bottom base 2, without the need for manual hand contact with the iron wire 8.
[0040] The iron wire 8 picked up by the above-mentioned feeding suction cup needs to be taken out from the material box 7. The material box 7 is an open box with several iron wires 8 stacked at the bottom. The feeding suction cup picks up the iron wires 8 by axially reciprocating above the iron wires 8 stacked in the material box 7 and adsorbs them into the through slots 3 of the bottom chassis.
[0041] The several iron wires 8 in the material box 7 are arranged radially and neatly inside the material box 7, so that the through groove 3 at the bottom of the feeding suction cup and the iron wires 8 are in the same direction, so that the iron wires 8 can be smoothly adsorbed onto the feeding suction cup 1; the length of the several iron wires 8 is adapted to the width of the material box 7.
[0042] After the feeding suction cup completes the adsorption, it needs to be moved above the welding frame 9. The welding frame 9 is a rectangular frame structure, including a first axial side 9.1, a second axial side 9.2 and two longitudinal sides 9.3. The upper end faces of the two axial sides are provided with corresponding wire grooves 10 for radial placement of wires 8, and the upper end faces of the two radial sides 9.3 are provided with corresponding wire grooves for axial placement of wires 8.
[0043] The wire 8 picked up by the feeding suction cup is placed in the wire grooves 10 on the two axial sides of the welding frame 9. The number of wire grooves 10 on the two axial sides of the welding frame 9 and the position of the groove opening correspond to the number of semi-circular through grooves 3 on the bottom plate of the feeding suction cup and the position of the through groove opening.
[0044] In this embodiment, the number of semi-circular through grooves 3 on the bottom plate of the feeding suction cup and the number of wire grooves 10 on the two axial sides of the welding frame are both set to six; the number of wire grooves on the two radial sides 9.3 of the welding frame 9 is two.
[0045] When manually operating the feeding suction cup, the operator needs to hold the handle 5 of the feeding suction cup and be positioned on the axial side of the feeding suction cup that is closer to the human body. This axial side is called the first axial side 9.1. Conversely, the other axial side that is farther away from the human body is called the second axial side 9.2.
[0046] When using the above-mentioned feeding suction cup for material discharge, after holding the handle 5 and removing the feeding suction cup with the adsorbed iron wire 8 from the material box 7, move it horizontally above the welding frame 9. At this time, tilt the feeding suction cup with the iron wire 8 downward at a certain angle from the first axial side 9.1 so that the iron wire 8 in this direction enters the iron wire groove 10 of the first axial side 9.1. Then lower the feeding suction cup towards the second axial side 9.2 so that the iron wire 8 in this direction also enters the iron wire groove 10 of the second axial side 9.2. Finally, place the entire iron wire 8 horizontally in the corresponding iron wire groove 10.
[0047] The above-mentioned material arrangement involves multiple iron wires 8 (6 in this embodiment) being simultaneously installed in the iron wire grooves 10 on the two axial sides of the welding frame 9, thereby completing the transportation of the iron wires 8 from the material box 7 to the welding frame 9 and realizing the batch synchronous material arrangement of the iron wires 8 on the welding frame 9.
[0048] In the above process, after the entire wire 8 is placed into the corresponding wire groove 10, the feeding suction cup needs to be removed from the welding frame 9 to prepare for the next batch of wire 8 to be picked up. The operation here is to hold the feeding suction cup handle 5 and repeat the operation of placing the wire again, so that the feeding suction cup is tilted downward at a certain angle in the direction of the first axial side 9.1. At this time, the bottom of the feeding suction cup in the direction of the second axial side 9.2 is tilted upward. During this process, the permanent magnet 4 in the feeding suction cup near the direction of the second axial side 9.2 loses its magnetic attraction to the wire 8. Then, the feeding suction cup is tilted in the direction of the second axial side 9.2, and the permanent magnet 4 in the feeding suction cup near the direction of the first axial side 9.1 loses its magnetic attraction to the wire 8, so that the feeding suction cup is completely separated from the wire 8, leaving the wire 8 in the welding frame 9. Then, the feeding suction cup is removed and put back into the material box 7 to pick up the wire, and the next batch of wire 8 is picked up.
[0049] In another embodiment of this utility model, based on the above embodiment, the upper part of the two opposite radial edges of the suction cup body 1 is respectively provided with a certain height of retaining edge 6, which serves as the impact part of the feeding suction cup; as another technical concept of this utility model, when the feeding suction cup enters the material box 7 to adsorb the iron wire 8, a large number of iron wires 8 in the material box 7 are not placed horizontally, which may form a local pile-up to a certain height, affecting the adsorption of the iron wires 8; then, through the reciprocating impact of the impact parts on both sides of the feeding suction cup with the inner walls on both sides of the material box 7, the impact vibration of the material box 7 is made so that the iron wires 8 in the material box 7 are placed horizontally to the greatest extent, so that the feeding suction cup can more easily adsorb the iron wires 8.
[0050] The height of the upper edge of the feeding suction cup baffle 6 is equal to or slightly higher than the height of the upper ends of the two side walls of the material box 7.
[0051] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, the entire suction cup body 1 of the feeding suction cup is not made of metal, but of plastic; only the permanent magnet 4 is set at the position of the suction cup body 1 corresponding to the semi-circular through groove 3, and the other positions of the suction cup body 1 do not attract the iron wire 8.
[0052] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.
[0053] 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 indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0054] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.
[0055] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.
[0056] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.
Claims
1. A wire loading chuck, characterized by, Include: Suction cup body, the suction cup body includes rectangular cube, the lower bottom surface of rectangular cube is bottom chassis; The surface of bottom chassis is uniformly and equidistantly provided with a plurality of through grooves, and the permanent magnet is respectively installed above the bottom chassis corresponding to the position of each through groove; A group of handles are fixedly arranged on the upper top surface of rectangular cube.
2. The wire loading chuck as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The plurality of through grooves of the bottom chassis are radially arranged, and each through groove is parallel to each other.
3. The wire loading chuck as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The cross section of the through groove is a semicircular structure.
4. The wire loading chuck as set forth in claim 3, wherein: The semicircular arc of the through groove is matched with the outer diameter of the iron wire.
5. The wire loading chuck as set forth in claim 1, wherein: The number of permanent magnets corresponding to the position of each through groove is two and is evenly arranged in the whole through groove.
6. The wire loading chuck as set forth in claim 1, wherein: The upper part of the opposite edges of the suction cup body in the radial direction respectively extends a certain height of the baffle, which is used as the impact part of the feeding suction cup.
7. The wire loading chuck as set forth in claim 6, wherein: The iron wire sucked by the feeding suction cup needs to be taken from the material box, and the material box is an open-top box body, and a plurality of iron wires are stacked at the bottom of the box body.
8. The wire loading chuck as set forth in claim 1, wherein: The feeding suction cup needs to be moved above the welding frame after completing the adsorption, and the welding frame is a rectangular frame structure including two axial edges and two longitudinal edges; The iron wire grooves are arranged on the upper end surfaces of the two axial edges, and the iron wire grooves are arranged on the upper end surfaces of the two radial edges.
9. The wire loading chuck of claim 8, wherein: The iron wire sucked by the feeding suction cup is placed in the iron wire grooves of the two axial edges of the welding frame; The number and groove position of the iron wire grooves of the two axial edges of the welding frame correspond to the number and groove position of the through grooves of the bottom chassis of the feeding suction cup.
10. The wire loading chuck of claim 7, wherein: The upper edge height of the baffle of the feeding suction cup is equal to or slightly higher than the upper end height of the two side walls of the material box.