Efficient material placing device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of material transportation equipment, in particular to an efficient material arranging device which comprises a transfer mechanism and a sorting mechanism. The sorting mechanism comprises a sorting assembly and a feeding assembly, the sorting assembly comprises a sorting support and a sorting guide rail arranged on the sorting support, and the sorting guide rail is provided with a plurality of sorting modules; the sorting module comprises a sorting supporting frame connected to the sorting guide rail in a sliding mode, a sorting suction cup arranged on the sorting supporting frame and a sorting driving piece used for driving the sorting supporting frame. The feeding assembly comprises a plurality of material disc guide rails arranged below the sorting support, and the material disc guide rails are connected with a material disc conveying base in a sliding mode. According to the sorting mechanism, the multiple independent sorting modules are arranged and can independently move in sequence, so that the specific materials placed on the transfer mechanism are taken, the materials are reordered according to the detection condition, the sorting and placing process is simple, convenient and efficient, and the sorting efficiency and quality are effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of material handling equipment technology, and in particular to a high-efficiency material handling device. Background Technology

[0002] After production, materials need to be inspected and sorted so that qualified materials are placed in one tray and unqualified materials are placed in another. The conventional inspection and sorting method is to inspect the materials and then load them onto a transfer transport vehicle. The transfer transport vehicle then transports the materials to a sorting unit. At this point, the qualified and unqualified status of multiple materials is known. The sorting unit then sorts the qualified and unqualified materials into different trays based on the inspection results.

[0003] However, conventional sorting uses a robotic arm or several pneumatic fingers to grip the materials. The robotic arm can only grab one material at a time, which is inefficient. Although several pneumatic fingers can grab multiple materials at once, when multiple materials are alternately qualified and unqualified, the pneumatic fingers need to grab and place them individually, which is a very cumbersome process and the efficiency still needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a high-efficiency material placement device, which aims to improve the efficiency of material sorting and placement.

[0005] A high-efficiency material handling device includes a transfer mechanism and a sorting mechanism; the sorting mechanism includes a sorting component and a feeding component, the sorting component includes a sorting support and a sorting guide rail disposed on the sorting support, the sorting guide rail is provided with a plurality of sorting modules, the sorting module includes a sorting support frame slidably connected to the sorting guide rail, a sorting suction cup disposed on the sorting support frame, and a sorting drive component for driving the sorting support frame; the feeding component includes a plurality of tray guide rails disposed below the sorting support, the tray guide rails being slidably connected to a tray transport seat.

[0006] Furthermore, the sorting support frame is equipped with a sorting cylinder, the sorting cylinder faces the material tray guide rail, and the sorting suction cup is located at the piston end of the sorting cylinder.

[0007] Furthermore, the sorting support frame is provided with a sorting track, the sorting track is vertically arranged, and the sorting suction cup is slidably connected to the sorting track.

[0008] Furthermore, the plurality of tray guide rails are arranged parallel to each other, and the plurality of tray guide rails are evenly arranged below the sorting support.

[0009] Furthermore, the feeding assembly also includes a tray rack for stacking and placing trays, the tray rack being disposed at the end of the tray guide rail away from the sorting support.

[0010] Furthermore, the transfer mechanism includes a transfer component, which includes a transfer support, a first transfer arm rotatably connected to the transfer support, and a second transfer arm rotatably connected to the first transfer arm. The end of the second transfer arm away from the first transfer arm is provided with a transfer support block for placing materials.

[0011] Furthermore, the transfer support block is arranged parallel to the sorting guide rail, and the transfer support block is provided with a plurality of material support seats along its length.

[0012] Furthermore, the number of sorting modules is the same as the number of material support seats and they correspond one-to-one.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this application are:

[0014] 1. This application discloses a high-efficiency material handling device. A feeding mechanism feeds inspected materials to a transfer mechanism, which then moves the materials to a sorting mechanism. The sorting mechanism comprises multiple independent sorting modules, each driven by an independent drive unit that moves a sorting support frame and a corresponding sorting suction cup, thus allowing for adjustable distances between the sorting modules. During material sorting, each sorting module can move independently in sequence to retrieve specific materials placed on the transfer mechanism, thereby reordering the materials according to their inspection status. Finally, the materials are placed on the material tray transport seat of the feeding component, achieving one-time placement of all materials according to their inspection status. The sorting process is simple and efficient, effectively improving sorting efficiency and quality.

[0015] 2. A high-efficiency material handling device of this application, by setting a sorting cylinder and a sorting track on a sorting support frame, the sorting suction cup can move further downward under the drive of the sorting cylinder to contact the transfer component and pick up the material. The sorting suction cup moves along the sorting track when it moves, thereby restricting the movement direction of the sorting suction cup and ensuring that the sorting suction cup moves in a preset direction, thereby ensuring the accuracy and stability of the sorting suction cup when it moves. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a high-efficiency material handling device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the relay component in the embodiments of this application;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the sorting module in an embodiment of this application.

[0019] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0020] 1. Transfer mechanism; 11. Transfer component; 111. Transfer support; 112. First transfer arm; 113. Second transfer arm; 114. Transfer support block; 1141. Material support seat; 2. Sorting mechanism; 21. Sorting component; 211. Sorting support; 212. Sorting guide rail; 213. Sorting module; 2131. Sorting support frame; 21311. Sorting cylinder; 21312. Sorting track; 2132. Sorting suction cup; 22. Feeding component; 221. Tray guide rail; 222. Tray transport seat; 223. Tray rack. Detailed Implementation

[0021] 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.

[0022] It should be noted that although functional modules are divided in the device schematic diagram and a logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described may be performed in a different order than the module division in the device or the order in the flowchart. The terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and the aforementioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing embodiments of this application only and is not intended to limit this application.

[0024] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 3 A high-efficiency material handling device includes a transfer mechanism 1 and a sorting mechanism 2. When the high-efficiency material handling device is running, the feeding mechanism transports the inspected materials to the transfer mechanism 1, and the transfer mechanism transports the materials to the sorting mechanism 2. The sorting mechanism 2 sorts and feeds the materials according to the inspection results.

[0025] Specifically, the transfer mechanism 1 includes a transfer component 11, which includes a transfer support 111, a first transfer arm 112 rotatably connected to the transfer support 111, and a second transfer arm 113 rotatably connected to the first transfer arm 112. A transfer support block 114 for placing materials is provided at the end of the second transfer arm 113 away from the first transfer arm 112. By providing the rotatable first transfer arm 112 and second transfer arm 113, the first transfer arm 112 can rotate relative to the transfer support 111, and the second transfer arm 113 can rotate relative to the first transfer arm 112, thereby allowing the transfer support block 114 to move closer to or further away from the sorting mechanism 2.

[0026] The transfer support block 114 is provided with a plurality of material support seats 1141 along its length. The material support seats 1141 can be vacuum suction cups for adsorbing materials. When materials are fed to the material support seats 1141 by the feeding mechanism, the materials will be adsorbed and fixed on the material support seats 1141, so as to facilitate cooperation with the sorting mechanism 2.

[0027] The sorting mechanism 2 includes a sorting component 21 and a feeding component 22. The sorting component 21 is used to take materials out of the transfer component 11 and place them in the feeding component 22 according to the detection results. The feeding component 22 is used to support and transport the material tray. The sorting component 21 includes a sorting support 211 and a sorting guide rail 212 disposed on the sorting support 211. The sorting guide rail 212 is horizontally disposed. After the transfer support block 114 moves into place, the transfer support block 114 is parallel to the sorting guide rail 212.

[0028] The sorting guide rail 212 is provided with a plurality of sorting modules 213 along its length. The number of sorting modules 213 is the same as the number of material support seats 1141 and corresponds one-to-one. It can be understood that the number and specific position of the sorting modules 213 can also be adjusted according to actual needs. The specific number of sorting modules 213 can be four, six, or twelve. Taking a single sorting module 213 as an example, the sorting module 213 includes a sorting support frame 2131 slidably connected to the sorting guide rail 212, a sorting suction cup 2132 disposed on the sorting support frame 2131, and a sorting drive component (not shown in the figure) for driving the sorting support frame 2131. In this embodiment, in order to ensure structural compactness, the ends of the sorting support frames 2131 of the plurality of sorting modules 213 are bent toward the middle to achieve convergence, so that the plurality of sorting suction cups 2132 can be closely arranged together. The sorting drive is installed inside the sorting guide rail 212. The sorting drive corresponds to the sorting support frame 2131 in the sorting module 213. The sorting drive can be a motor screw, a synchronous belt structure, or a magnetic induction linear module. The appropriate type can be selected according to actual needs.

[0029] Reference Figure 3 Furthermore, to improve the accuracy and stability of the sorting suction cup 2132, the sorting support frame 2131 is equipped with a sorting cylinder 21311 and a sorting track 21312. The sorting cylinder 21311 faces the tray guide rail 221, and the sorting suction cup 2132 is located at the piston end of the sorting cylinder 21311. The sorting track 21312 is vertically arranged, and the sorting suction cup 2132 is slidably connected to the sorting track 21312. Driven by the sorting cylinder 21311, the sorting suction cup 2132 will move along the length of the sorting track 21312, thereby approaching or moving away from the corresponding material support seat 1141.

[0030] By configuring the sorting components 21 in this way, when materials on the material support 1141 need to be sorted, several sorting components 21 sort the materials sequentially according to their distribution order. Since the movement of each sorting component 21 is independent, each sorting component 21 can pick up any material on the transfer support block 114 when passing through it. Assuming that there are twelve alternately arranged qualified and unqualified materials on the transfer support block 114, when the sorting components 21 perform the sorting action, the first six sorting modules 213 pick up the corresponding qualified materials, and the last six sorting modules 213 pick up the corresponding unqualified materials. After all the sorting modules 213 have moved, the first six materials are all qualified materials, and the last six materials are all unqualified materials, so that the sorting components 21 can complete the sorting and picking up of twelve materials at one time. Then, the sorting components 21 place the materials on the feeding components 22 for placement and transportation.

[0031] The feeding assembly 22 includes several tray guide rails 221 disposed below the sorting support 211. These tray guide rails 221 are arranged parallel to each other and evenly distributed below the sorting support 211. In this embodiment, there are three tray guide rails 221, and the axes of these three rails are perpendicular to the axis of the sorting guide rails 212. A tray transport seat 222 is slidably connected to each tray guide rail 221. The tray transport seat 222 is provided with trays (not shown in the figure) for supporting and carrying materials. The feeding assembly 22 also includes a tray rack 223 for stacking trays, located at the end of the tray guide rail 221 away from the sorting support 211. After the sorting assembly 21 places the corresponding material on the tray, an external device, such as a robotic arm, picks up and unloads the tray. The tray transport seat 222 then returns to the tray rack 223 to retrieve a new tray for the next round of sorting. The specific mating structure of the material tray transport seat 222 and the material tray frame 223 is existing technology and can be obtained by purchase, so it will not be described in detail here.

[0032] Exemplary embodiments of this disclosure have been specifically shown and described above. It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the detailed structures, arrangements, or implementations described herein; rather, this disclosure is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements contained within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A high-efficiency material handling device, characterized in that, The system includes a transfer mechanism (1) and a sorting mechanism (2); the sorting mechanism (2) includes a sorting component (21) and a feeding component (22). The sorting component (21) includes a sorting support (211) and a sorting guide rail (212) disposed on the sorting support (211). The sorting guide rail (212) is provided with a plurality of sorting modules (213). The sorting module (213) includes a sorting support frame (2131) slidably connected to the sorting guide rail (212), a sorting suction cup (2132) disposed on the sorting support frame (2131), and a sorting drive component for driving the sorting support frame (2131). The feeding component (22) includes a plurality of tray guide rails (221) disposed below the sorting support (211). The tray guide rails (221) are slidably connected to a tray transport seat (222).

2. The high-efficiency material handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sorting support frame (2131) is equipped with a sorting cylinder (21311), the sorting cylinder (21311) faces the tray guide rail (221), and the sorting suction cup (2132) is located at the piston end of the sorting cylinder (21311).

3. The high-efficiency material handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sorting support frame (2131) is provided with a sorting track (21312), the sorting track (21312) is vertically arranged, and the sorting suction cup (2132) is slidably connected to the sorting track (21312).

4. The high-efficiency material handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Several of the tray guide rails (221) are arranged parallel to each other, and the several tray guide rails (221) are evenly arranged below the sorting support (211).

5. The high-efficiency material handling device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The feeding assembly (22) also includes a tray rack (223) for stacking and placing trays, the tray rack (223) being disposed at one end of the tray guide rail (221) away from the sorting support (211).

6. A high-efficiency material handling device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, The transfer mechanism (1) includes a transfer assembly (11), which includes a transfer support (111), a first transfer arm (112) rotatably connected to the transfer support (111), and a second transfer arm (113) rotatably connected to the first transfer arm (112). The second transfer arm (113) has a transfer support block (114) for placing materials at one end away from the first transfer arm (112).

7. The high-efficiency material handling device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The transfer support block (114) is arranged parallel to the sorting guide rail (212), and the transfer support block (114) is provided with a plurality of material support seats (1141) along its length.

8. The high-efficiency material handling device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The number of sorting modules (213) is the same as the number of material support seats (1141) and they correspond one-to-one.

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