Directional material arranging mechanism and material

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of material arranging equipment, in particular to a directional material arranging mechanism and materials. Comprising a vibration driving device and a conveying plate, the conveying plate is obliquely arranged in the width direction, and a guide groove extending in the feeding direction is formed in the surface of the conveying plate. The vibration driving device is used for driving the conveying plate to vibrate, and the materials with the protrusions can be guided by the guide grooves to be directionally conveyed. At least one protrusion is arranged on the surface of the material, and the protrusion is located on the gravity center shifting side of the material, so that the material can achieve self orientation or overturning in the specific direction under the vibration effect. According to the utility model, through the inclination of the conveying plate and the matching of the guide grooves and the material bulges, the accurate and stable directional conveying of materials is realized, and the material arranging efficiency and reliability are improved.

Description

A directional feeding mechanism and materials Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of material handling equipment technology, specifically to a directional material handling mechanism and material. Background Technology

[0002] In modern industrial production, the assembly, processing, and packaging of many products require the sorting and conveying of scattered materials according to specific directions. Traditional material handling methods mainly include manual material handling and vibratory feeder material handling. Manual material handling is inefficient, costly, and difficult to meet the needs of large-scale production. Although vibratory feeder material handling can achieve automation, for materials with complex shapes, specific orientation requirements, and indistinct fine features, it often requires the design of complex conveyor plates and tooling, resulting in long debugging cycles, high costs, and sometimes still difficulty in achieving high-precision orientation.

[0003] Existing vibratory feeding equipment typically relies on the material's geometry or center of gravity characteristics, guiding it to a specific orientation through vibration, friction, baffles, or air blowing. However, for some materials, the key orientation features may be very subtle, or their center of gravity distribution may be irregular, making it difficult for traditional vibratory feeding methods to effectively utilize these features for orientation, resulting in low orientation efficiency or an inability to achieve precise orientation. Therefore, developing a more efficient, accurate, and universally applicable orientation feeding mechanism to meet the orientation needs of a wider variety of materials is a pressing technical problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the problems of low material orientation efficiency, poor accuracy, and limited adaptability to materials of specific shapes in the prior art, this utility model provides a directional material handling mechanism that can achieve precise and stable directional conveying by utilizing the material's own characteristics, such as protrusions, as well as a material that can be adapted to this mechanism.

[0005] This utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0006] A directional material handling mechanism includes a vibration drive device and a conveyor plate. The conveyor plate is inclined along its width direction, and a guide groove extending along the feeding direction is formed on the surface of the conveyor plate. The vibration drive device is used to drive the conveyor plate to vibrate, and materials with protrusions can be directionally conveyed under the guidance of the guide groove.

[0007] Preferably, the end of the conveyor plate is provided with a positioning plate.

[0008] Preferably, the width of the guide groove is adapted to the size of the protrusion on the material to be processed.

[0009] Preferably, the vibration driving device is a linear vibrating motor, which is fixed to the bottom of the conveyor plate.

[0010] A material suitable for the orienting feeding mechanism, wherein the surface of the material is provided with at least one protrusion; and the protrusion is located on the side of the material's center of gravity offset, so that the material can achieve self-orientation or flipping in a specific direction under vibration.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0012] 1. By utilizing the inclined setting of the conveyor plate and the cooperation of the guide groove, combined with specific protrusions on the material, the posture of the material can be precisely guided to achieve stable directional conveying. The matching of the guide groove with the size of the material protrusions ensures the stability and directional accuracy of the material during the conveying process.

[0013] 2. The mechanism has a relatively simple structure, is easy to manufacture and maintain, and can adapt to various materials with specific orientation requirements by changing the shape of the guide groove and the design of the material protrusion. The specially designed material protrusion is located on the side of the center of gravity offset, so that the material can naturally tend to a specific posture under vibration, further improving the reliability and efficiency of orientation. Attached Figure Description

[0014] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0015] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the material handling process of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material protrusion and guide groove;

[0017] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the material structure.

[0018] In the diagram: 1-Vibration drive device; 2-Conveying plate; 3-Guide groove; 4-Positioning plate; 5-Material; 6-Protrusion. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0020] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the present invention provides a directional material handling mechanism, which mainly includes a vibration drive device 1 and a conveyor plate 2.

[0021] The conveyor plate 2 is a platform for conveying material 5. To facilitate the orientation and stable conveying of material 5 on the conveyor plate 2, the conveyor plate 2 is inclined along its width direction, as shown in Figure 2. This inclined arrangement helps the material 5, under the action of vibration and gravity, to make the side with the protrusion 6 more stably contact the surface of the conveyor plate 2, and guides the material 5 to tend towards a specific posture. A guide groove 3 extending along the feeding direction is formed on the surface of the conveyor plate 2. This guide groove 3 is a key structure for achieving precise orientation of material 5 and can cooperate with the specially designed protrusion 6 on the material 5.

[0022] The vibration drive device 1 is used to drive the conveyor plate 2 to vibrate. The vibration drive device 1 is preferably a linear vibrating motor, which provides directional vibrational force to move the material 5 forward on the conveyor plate 2. The linear vibrating motor is fixed to the bottom of the conveyor plate 2, thus effectively transmitting vibration to the conveyor plate 2 and ensuring the stability and efficiency of the vibration.

[0023] In actual operation, material 5 with protrusions 6 is scattered on conveyor plate 2. Driven by vibration drive device 1, material 5 moves on conveyor plate 2. Due to the inclined setting of conveyor plate 2 along the width direction and the vibration effect, the protrusions 6 on material 5 will naturally tend to fall into or slide into guide groove 3. Once the protrusions 6 enter guide groove 3, guide groove 3 will precisely guide and constrain the posture of material 5, thereby realizing the directional conveying of material 5. Material 5 with protrusions 6 that do not fall into guide groove 3 slides off conveyor plate 2.

[0024] To ensure that the guide groove 3 can effectively guide the material 5, the width of the guide groove 3 is adapted to the size of the protrusion 6 on the material 5 to be processed. This means that the width of the guide groove 3 should be slightly larger than the width of the protrusion 6 to allow the protrusion 6 to slide in smoothly, but not so wide that the material 5 will wobble inside the groove. This precise fit ensures the stability of the material 5's posture and the accuracy of its orientation during the conveying process.

[0025] Furthermore, a positioning plate 4 is preferably provided at the end of the conveyor plate 2. The function of the positioning plate 4 is to prevent the already oriented material 5 from sliding off the conveyor plate 2 due to inertia at the end of the conveying process, or in some application scenarios, to buffer or precisely position the material 5 at a specific location, thereby facilitating subsequent gripping, assembly or processing steps.

[0026] As shown in Figures 1-3, this utility model also provides a material 5 suitable for the aforementioned directional feeding mechanism. The surface of the material 5 is provided with at least one protrusion 6. This protrusion 6 is a key structure for the interaction between the material 5 and the guide groove 3 of the directional feeding mechanism. The protrusion 6 is preferably located on the side of the material 5 with its center of gravity offset. This means that the center of gravity of the material 5 is not perfectly symmetrical in its design, or the increase in the protrusion 6 causes a shift in the center of gravity, so that under vibration, the material 5 will naturally tend towards a specific posture, i.e., one side of the protrusion 6 is more likely to contact or press against the surface of the conveyor plate 2. This design allows the material 5 to achieve self-orientation or flipping in a specific direction under vibration, thereby greatly improving the efficiency and reliability of feeding.

[0027] This utility model's directional material handling mechanism cleverly combines the inclined setting of the conveyor plate 2, the guide groove 3, and the protrusion 6 and center of gravity characteristics of the material 5 itself to form a highly efficient and stable directional conveying system. It solves the problem of traditional material handling methods' inability to accurately handle the directional requirements of specific materials, providing a more optimized solution for automated production.

Claims

1. A directional material handling mechanism, comprising a vibration drive device (1) and a conveyor plate (2), characterized in that: The conveying plate (2) is inclined along its width direction, and a guide groove (3) extending along the feeding direction is opened on the surface of the conveying plate (2); and the vibration driving device (1) is used to drive the conveying plate (2) to vibrate, so that the material (5) with protrusions (6) can be directionally conveyed under the guidance of the guide groove (3).

2. A directional fabric aligning mechanism according to claim 1, wherein: The end of the conveyor plate (2) is provided with a positioning plate (4).

3. The directional fabric aligner of claim 1, wherein: The width of the guide groove (3) is adapted to the size of the protrusion (6) on the material to be processed (5).

4. The directional fabric aligner of claim 1, wherein: The vibration drive device (1) is a linear vibrating motor, which is fixed to the bottom of the conveyor plate (2).

5. A material suitable for use in the directional material arrangement mechanism of any one of claims 1-4, characterized by: The surface of the material (5) is provided with at least one protrusion (6); and the protrusion (6) is located on the side of the center of gravity offset of the material (5), so that the material (5) can achieve self-orientation or flipping in a specific direction under vibration.

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