Vertical taking and placing mechanism for clay blocks
By designing a vertical clay block picking and placing mechanism, a motor-driven rocker arm is used to drive the working rod to swing and extend, combined with suction cup gripping, which solves the problem of clay blocks shifting in the glue cup, achieving accurate placement, avoiding misalignment during packaging, and improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BOSHIAI TOYS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-28
AI Technical Summary
In the traditional method, the clay block is prone to shifting when it is vertically sheared and dropped into the glue cup, resulting in misalignment of the packaging.
A vertical clay block picking and placing mechanism was designed, including a fixed plate, a working plate, a rocking rod, a rotating component, and a gripping part. The rocking rod is driven by a motor to rotate, which in turn drives the working rod to swing and extend. Combined with a suction cup, the clay block is picked up and placed into a plastic cup, ensuring accurate positioning.
This improved the accuracy of clay block placement, prevented misalignment during packaging, and increased production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of gripping equipment, and in particular to a vertical picking and placing mechanism for clay blocks. Background Technology
[0002] Super light clay is a new type of environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and air-drying craft material. Its lightweight, soft, delicate texture, ease of shaping, and rich colors make it popular with children and craft enthusiasts. Using super light clay to create backgrounds can yield a wide variety of effects. Below are some common methods for creating super light clay backgrounds and their applications.
[0003] In the production process, clay needs to be cut and packaged into glue cups. The traditional method is to drop the clay into the glue cups by vertical shearing. However, the short columnar clay blocks will shift when they fall into the glue cups, causing misalignment in the subsequent packaging.
[0004] Therefore, given the current state of the existing technology, developing a vertical clay block handling mechanism is an urgent problem to be solved. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism.
[0006] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problems is: a clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism, including a fixed plate, a working plate provided on the fixed plate, a sliding groove provided on the working plate, a rotatable rocking rod provided in the middle of the working plate through a connecting shaft, a rotating component provided on the fixed plate, a working rod passing through the rotating component, one end of the working rod being connected to the rocking rod through a connecting rod, and one end of the working rod being a gripping part.
[0007] Furthermore, the rocker arm is provided with a waist hole, and one end of the connecting rod passes through bearing one and bearing two respectively. Bearing one cooperates with the waist hole, and bearing two cooperates with the sliding groove. Bearing two moves within the sliding groove.
[0008] Furthermore, the rotating part includes a rotating seat, one end of which is fixed to a fixed plate, and a connecting seat is provided on the other end of the rotating seat. A working rod passes through the connecting seat, and a cover plate is installed on the connecting seat. The working rod slides on the connecting seat, and the connecting seat rotates with the rotating seat.
[0009] Furthermore, the work plate is provided with multiple waist holes.
[0010] Furthermore, the gripping part includes a connector, and the connector is provided with a suction cup.
[0011] Furthermore, the sliding groove includes a horizontal groove section and a vertical groove section.
[0012] Furthermore, the fixing plate is provided with multiple buffers.
[0013] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, this utility model has the following advantages:
[0014] This solution provides a vertical clay block picking and placing mechanism, including a fixed plate for fixing to a gripping and feeding device. A working plate is provided on the fixed plate and fixed to it. The working plate has a sliding groove, which is a closed loop. A rotatable rocker arm is located in the middle of the working plate via a connecting shaft. The connecting shaft passes through the fixed plate and is connected to a motor. The motor drives the rocker arm to rotate via the connecting shaft. The fixed plate also has a rotating component with a working rod passing through it. The working rod can extend and retract within the rotating component. One end of the working rod is connected to the rocker arm via a connecting rod. The working rod swings and extends and retracts as the rocker arm rotates. One end of the working rod is a gripping part, which grips short, columnar clay blocks and places them into a glue cup, thereby improving the accuracy of placement and preventing misalignment during packaging. Attached Figure Description
[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this utility model, the drawings used in the description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0016] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of the present utility model.
[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of the image.
[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another side of the structure of a specific embodiment of the present utility model.
[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the connecting rod in a specific embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] In the diagram, 1-fixed plate; 2-working plate; 3-sliding groove; 4-connecting rod; 5-waist hole; 6-waist hole two; 7-connecting shaft; 8-cover plate; 9-rotating seat; 10-buffer; 11-working rod; 12-connecting piece; 13-suction cup; 14-connecting seat; 15-rocking rod; 16-horizontal groove section; 17-vertical groove section; 18-rotating component; 19-gripping part; 20-bearing one; 21-bearing two; 22-rotating part. Detailed Implementation
[0021] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specific embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this patent, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this patent.
[0022] like Figure 1-4 As shown, this utility model provides a vertical clay block picking and placing mechanism, including a fixed plate 1, which is used to fix the device to the picking and feeding equipment. The fixed plate 1 is provided with a working plate 2, which is fixed to the fixed plate 1. The working plate 2 is provided with a sliding groove 3, which is a closed loop. The middle position of the working plate 2 is provided with a rotatable rocking rod 15 through a connecting shaft 7. The connecting shaft 7 passes through the fixed plate 1 and is connected to a motor. The motor drives the rocking rod 15 to rotate through the connecting shaft 7. The fixed plate 1 is also provided with a rotating component 18, through which a working rod 11 passes. The working rod 11 can perform telescopic movement in the rotating component 18. One end of the working rod 11 is connected to the rocking rod 15 through a connecting rod 4. The working rod 11 swings and telescopically moves as the rocking rod 15 rotates. One end of the working rod 11 is a picking part 19. The short columnar clay block is picked up through the picking part 19 and then placed into the glue cup, thereby improving the accuracy of the placement and avoiding misalignment during packaging.
[0023] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the rocking rod 15 is provided with a waist hole 5. One end of the connecting rod 4 can move within the waist hole 5 and the sliding groove 3. One end of the connecting rod 4 passes through bearing 1 20 and bearing 21 respectively. One end of the connecting rod 4 is provided with a threaded hole and is limited by bolt connection. Bearing 1 20 cooperates with the waist hole 5, is tangent to the waist hole 5, and can move back and forth along the waist hole 5. Bearing 2 21 cooperates with the sliding groove 3, is tangent to the sliding groove 3, and can move along the sliding groove 3. Thus, during the rotation of the rocking rod 15, the connecting rod 4 drives the working rod 11 to move in the horizontal and vertical directions.
[0024] like Figure 1-4As shown, the rotating part 22 includes a rotating seat 9, which is a double-layer rotator. The double-layer rotator is a component consisting of two layers that can rotate relative to each other. The double-layer rotator is made of stainless steel. One end of the double-layer rotator is fixed to the fixed plate 1, and the other end of the double-layer rotator is fixedly connected to the connecting seat 14. One end of the rotating seat 9 is fixed to the fixed plate 1, and the other end of the rotating seat 9 is provided with the connecting seat 14. The working rod 11 passes through the connecting seat 14, and a cover plate 8 is installed on the connecting seat 14. The working rod 11 slides on the connecting seat 14, and the connecting seat 14 rotates with the rotating seat 9. By setting the rotating part 22, the middle position of the working rod 11 is limited.
[0025] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the working plate 2 is provided with a plurality of waist holes 6, preferably three waist holes 6. The waist holes 6 are arc-shaped, and the plurality of arc-shaped waist holes 6 are at the same center. The above arrangement facilitates the installation and debugging of the working plate 2.
[0026] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the gripping part 19 includes a connector 12, which is fixedly connected to the working rod 11. The connector 12 has a through hole and a suction cup 13 is provided on the connector 12. The suction cup 13 is connected to the through hole, one end of the through hole is connected to the suction cup, and the other end is connected to the suction tube. The suction tube is connected to the vacuum generator.
[0027] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the sliding groove 3 includes a horizontal groove section 16 and a vertical groove section 17. The rotating part 22 is located at the intersection of the extension lines of the horizontal groove section 16 and the vertical groove section 17, thereby ensuring that when the connecting rod moves to the horizontal groove section 16 or the vertical groove section 17, the working rod 11 moves horizontally or vertically. This allows the horizontally oriented short columnar clay block to be picked up and placed into the vertically oriented glue cup, thereby improving the accuracy of the placement and avoiding misalignment during sealing.
[0028] like Figure 1-4 As shown, the fixing plate 1 is provided with multiple buffers 10. By setting the buffers 10, the displacement of the short columnar clay block under the action of inertia when it is placed vertically can be slowed down, thereby improving the working speed of the clay block.
[0029] The terms “upper,” “lower,” “outer,” “inner,” etc. (if present) in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this utility model are used to distinguish relative positional relationships and are not necessarily qualitative. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of the utility model described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms “comprising” and “having,” and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion.
[0030] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1. A clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism, characterized in that, Includes a fixed plate (1), on which a working plate (2) is provided, and on which a sliding groove (3) is provided, and a rotatable rocking rod (15) is provided in the middle of the working plate (2) via a connecting shaft (7), and a rotating component (18) is also provided on the fixed plate (1), through which a working rod (11) passes, and one end of the working rod (11) is connected to the rocking rod (15) via a connecting rod (4), and one end of the working rod (11) is a gripping part (19).
2. The clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The rocker arm (15) is provided with a waist hole (5), and one end of the connecting rod (4) passes through bearing one (20) and bearing two (21) respectively. Bearing one (20) cooperates with the waist hole (5), and bearing two (21) cooperates with the sliding groove (3). Bearing two (21) moves in the sliding groove (3).
3. The clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating part (22) includes a rotating seat (9), one end of which is fixed on a fixed plate (1), and a connecting seat (14) is provided on the other end of the rotating seat (9). A working rod (11) passes through the connecting seat (14), and a cover plate (8) is installed on the connecting seat (14). The working rod (11) slides on the connecting seat (14), and the connecting seat (14) rotates with the rotating seat (9).
4. The clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The working plate (2) is provided with multiple waist holes (6).
5. The clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The gripping part (19) includes a connector (12) and a suction cup (13) is provided on the connector (12).
6. The clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The sliding groove (3) includes a horizontal groove section (16) and a vertical groove section (17).
7. The clay block vertical picking and placing mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The fixed plate (1) is provided with multiple buffers (10).