Continuous feeding device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a continuous feeding device which comprises a machine box, a material tilting groove is formed in the middle of one side of a platen of the machine box, a guide plate is connected to the upper portion of the platen of the machine box, a concentric-square-shaped guide groove is formed in the guide plate, a plurality of stock bins are placed in the concentric-square-shaped guide groove, each stock bin comprises a sliding plate, and a hopper is hinged to the upper portion of each sliding plate. The bottom of the platen of the machine box is provided with a material stirring assembly for driving the material bin to circularly move in the concentric-square-shaped guide groove, and the bottom of the platen of the machine box is provided with a jacking air cylinder located on one side of the material tilting groove. Compared with the prior art that materials are directly supplied into the flexible vibration disc manually, on the premise of not influencing the feeding of the flexible vibration disc, the interval time of manual feeding can be greatly increased, one worker can be responsible for a plurality of feeding devices at the same time, the timeliness and continuity of feeding are guaranteed, and the labor intensity of the worker is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of material supply technology, specifically relating to a device for continuous material supply. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, the feeding of shuttle clips is generally done manually by placing them into a flexible vibratory feeder, which then automatically feeds them. However, if there are too many shuttle clips in the vibratory feeder, they cannot be spread out properly, so a limited number of clips cannot be placed in at once. This results in a feeding cycle of approximately every 5 minutes, requiring dedicated manual feeding. This not only wastes manpower but also increases the physical strain on the workers. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a continuous feeding device to solve the problems mentioned in the background section. The continuous feeding device provided by this invention ensures timely and continuous feeding.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a continuous feeding device, comprising a chassis, a tilting chute located at the middle of one side of the chassis platform, a guide plate connected above the chassis platform, a loop guide groove on the guide plate, a plurality of hoppers placed inside the loop guide groove, each hopper including a slide plate, a hopper hinged above the slide plate, a feeding assembly installed at the bottom of the chassis platform to drive the hoppers to circulate within the loop guide groove, and a lifting cylinder located on one side of the tilting chute installed at the bottom of the chassis platform.

[0005] In order to achieve the hinge connection between the hopper and the slide plate, and to enable the hopper to automatically reset after the lifting cylinder is reset, two slide plate supports are provided above the slide plate, and a hopper support corresponding to the slide plate supports is provided at the bottom of the hopper. The hopper support and the slide plate support are connected by a pin, and a torsion spring is sleeved on the pin.

[0006] In order to allow the output end of the lifting cylinder to pass through, the bottom surface of the lifting hopper is lifted by the lifting cylinder to push the hopper to rotate, and the shuttle shell spring inside is poured into the flexible vibrating plate. Furthermore, the slide plate and the platform of the machine box are provided with clearance through holes corresponding to the output end of the lifting cylinder.

[0007] In order to drive the hopper to circulate within the loop guide groove, the feeding assembly further includes two horizontal feeding assemblies and two vertical feeding assemblies, which are respectively located at the four corners of the corresponding loop guide groove.

[0008] To further facilitate the movement of the hopper, the transverse material feeding assembly includes a transverse cylinder with a transverse shifting block connected to its output end. The longitudinal material feeding assembly includes a longitudinal cylinder with a longitudinal shifting block connected to its output end. The longitudinal shifting block is also connected to the platform of the chassis via a sliding plate guide rail.

[0009] To provide clearance space and guide the movement of the horizontal and vertical levers, the chassis platform is further provided with clearance slots corresponding to the horizontal and vertical levers.

[0010] To avoid obstructing the movement of the hopper, the guide plate is further provided with clearance notches corresponding to the transverse and longitudinal levers.

[0011] To ensure the stability of the skateboard's movement, the guide plate further includes a guide block, with a pressure plate above the guide block, and a stepped groove formed between the pressure plate and the guide block.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0013] 1. This utility model has a total of 18 hoppers, each containing a certain number of shuttle shell springs. The hopper is lifted by the action of the lifting cylinder to feed the flexible vibrating plate. The hopper is switched by the material feeding component. Compared with the prior art where the material is fed into the flexible vibrating plate manually, this utility model can significantly increase the interval of manual feeding without affecting the feeding of the flexible vibrating plate. This allows one worker to be responsible for multiple feeding devices at the same time, which not only ensures the timeliness and continuity of the feeding, but also reduces the labor intensity of the workers.

[0014] 2. The guide plate of this utility model is provided with clearance notches corresponding to the horizontal and vertical push blocks, so that after the horizontal and vertical push components are reset, the horizontal and vertical push blocks are located in the corresponding clearance notches, thus avoiding obstructing the movement of the hopper.

[0015] 3. The guide plate of this utility model includes a guide block, and a pressure plate is provided above the guide block. A stepped groove is formed between the pressure plate and the guide block to ensure the stability of the slide plate movement. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the spiral guide groove of this utility model.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the material feeding assembly of this utility model.

[0019] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the transverse feeding assembly of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal feeding assembly of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the silo of this utility model.

[0022] Figure 7 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the guide plate of this utility model.

[0023] In the diagram: 1. Chassis; 101. Clearance groove; 2. Material feeding assembly; 3. Lifting cylinder; 4. Tilting chute; 5. U-shaped guide groove; 6. Hopper; 61. Slide plate; 62. Clearance through hole; 63. Hopper; 64. Hopper support; 65. Slide plate support; 66. Torsion spring; 7. Guide plate; 71. Clearance notch; 72. Pressure plate; 73. Guide block; 74. Step groove; 8. Lateral material feeding assembly; 81. Lateral movement cylinder; 82. Lateral shift block; 9. Longitudinal material feeding assembly; 91. Longitudinal movement cylinder; 92. Longitudinal shift block; 93. Slide plate guide rail. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] Please see Figures 1-7 The present invention provides the following technical solution: a continuous feeding device, including a chassis 1, a tilting trough 4 is provided in the middle of one side of the platform of the chassis 1, a guide plate 7 is connected above the platform of the chassis 1, a spiral guide groove 5 is provided on the guide plate 7, 18 hoppers 6 are placed inside the spiral guide groove 5, 10 hoppers 6 can be placed in a single long side of the spiral guide groove 5, the hopper 6 includes a slide plate 61, a hopper 63 is hinged above the slide plate 61, a feeding assembly 2 is installed at the bottom of the platform of the chassis 1 to drive the hoppers 6 to circulate in the spiral guide groove 5, and a lifting cylinder 3 located on one side of the tilting trough 4 is installed at the bottom of the platform of the chassis 1, the lifting stroke of the lifting cylinder 3 is determined during equipment debugging.

[0027] By adopting the above technical solution, this utility model has a total of 18 hoppers 6. Each hopper 6 contains a certain number of shuttle shell springs. The lifting cylinder 3 lifts the hopper 63 to feed the flexible vibrating plate. The material feeding component 2 moves the hopper 6 to switch between hoppers. Compared with the prior art where the material is fed into the flexible vibrating plate manually, this utility model can significantly increase the interval time of manual feeding without affecting the feeding of the flexible vibrating plate. This allows one worker to be responsible for multiple feeding devices at the same time, which not only ensures the timeliness and continuity of the feeding, but also reduces the labor intensity of the workers.

[0028] Specifically, two slide supports 65 are provided above the slide plate 61, and a hopper support 64 corresponding to the slide supports 65 is provided at the bottom of the hopper 63. The hopper support 64 and the slide support 65 are connected by a pin. Both the hopper support 64 and the slide support 65 are located on the side near the tilting chute 4, and a torsion spring 66 is sleeved on the pin.

[0029] By adopting the above technical solution, the hopper 63 and the slide plate 61 are hinged. After the output end of the lifting cylinder 3 is reset, the hopper 63 is reset to its original position under the restoring force of the torsion spring 66.

[0030] Specifically, both the slide plate 61 and the platform of the chassis 1 are provided with clearance holes 62 corresponding to the output end of the lifting cylinder 3.

[0031] By adopting the above technical solution, the output end of the lifting cylinder 3 passes through, and the bottom surface of the lifting hopper 63 is lifted by the lifting cylinder 3 to push the hopper 63 to rotate, so that the shuttle shell spring inside is poured into the flexible vibrating plate.

[0032] Specifically, the feeding assembly 2 includes two horizontal feeding assemblies 8 and two vertical feeding assemblies 9, which are respectively located at the four corners of the corresponding loop guide groove 5.

[0033] By adopting the above technical solution, the hopper 6 is driven to circulate and move within the loop guide groove 5.

[0034] Specifically, the transverse material feeding assembly 8 includes a transverse cylinder 81, and a transverse shifting block 82 is connected to the output end of the transverse cylinder 81. The longitudinal material feeding assembly 9 includes a longitudinal cylinder 91, and a longitudinal shifting block 92 is connected to the output end of the longitudinal cylinder 91. The longitudinal shifting block 92 is also connected to the platform of the chassis 1 via a sliding plate guide rail 93.

[0035] By adopting the above technical solution, the transverse cylinder 81 drives the transverse paddle block 82 to move the hopper 6 in the loop guide groove 5 laterally by the width of the hopper 6, and the longitudinal cylinder 91 drives the longitudinal paddle block 92 to move the hopper 6 in the loop guide groove 5 longitudinally to the bottom.

[0036] Specifically, the chassis 1 has clearance slots 101 on its platform corresponding to the horizontal lever 82 and the vertical lever 92.

[0037] By adopting the above technical solution, space is provided, and the movement of the horizontal toggle block 82 and the vertical toggle block 92 can also be guided.

[0038] Example 2

[0039] The difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that, specifically, the guide plate 7 is provided with a clearance notch 71 corresponding to the transverse lever 82 and the longitudinal lever 92.

[0040] By adopting the above technical solution, after the horizontal material feeding component 8 and the vertical material feeding component 9 are reset, the horizontal feeding block 82 and the vertical feeding block 92 are both located in the corresponding clearance notch 71, so as to avoid blocking the movement of the hopper 6.

[0041] Example 3

[0042] The difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that, specifically, the guide plate 7 includes a guide block 73, a pressure plate 72 is provided above the guide block 73, and a stepped groove 74 is formed between the pressure plate 72 and the guide block 73.

[0043] By adopting the above technical solution, the pressure plate 72 presses down on the skateboard 61, ensuring the stability of the skateboard 61's movement.

[0044] The lifting cylinder 3 is an Airtac MD10*50S model; the transverse cylinder 81 is an Airtac TN16*80s model; and the longitudinal cylinder 91 is an Airtac TN16*150s model. Each of the lifting cylinder 3, transverse cylinder 81, and longitudinal cylinder 91 is equipped with a solenoid valve. The two transverse cylinders 81 share one solenoid valve, and the two longitudinal cylinders 91 share another solenoid valve. These solenoid valves are connected to the PLC controller. The PLC controller controls the opening and closing of the solenoid valves to achieve individual control of the cylinders.

[0045] In this embodiment, the action is performed every five minutes, as per the attached instruction manual. Figure 1 As shown, specifically:

[0046] (1) The output end of the lifting cylinder 3 moves upward, causing the upper hopper 63 to rotate and pour the internal shuttle shell spring into the flexible vibrating plate through the tilting groove 4. Then the lifting cylinder 3 is reset, and the hopper 63 is reset under the action of the torsion spring 66.

[0047] (2) The two longitudinal cylinders 91 act simultaneously, respectively driving the longitudinal block 92 in the lower right corner to push one hopper to the upper right corner to the bottom, and driving the longitudinal block 92 in the upper left corner to push one hopper to the lower left corner to the bottom. Then the two longitudinal cylinders 91 are reset, driving their longitudinal blocks 92 to reset to the corresponding clearance notch 71.

[0048] (3) The two transverse cylinders 81 operate simultaneously, driving the transverse paddle block 82 in the upper right corner to move the 9 hoppers in the upper left corner by one position, and driving the transverse paddle block 82 in the lower left corner to move the 9 hoppers in the lower right corner by one position. Then the two transverse cylinders 81 are reset, driving their transverse paddle blocks 82 to reset to the corresponding clearance notch 71.

[0049] After the above steps, one cycle is completed.

[0050] In summary, this invention features 18 hoppers 6, each containing a certain number of shuttle shell springs. The lifting cylinder 3 lifts the hopper 63 to feed the flexible vibrating disc. The material feeding assembly 2 moves the hopper 6 to switch between different hoppers. Compared to the prior art where material is manually fed into the flexible vibrating disc, this invention significantly increases the interval between manual feedings without affecting the feeding process. This allows one worker to manage multiple feeding devices simultaneously, ensuring timely and continuous feeding while reducing worker workload. The guide plate 7 of this invention has clearance notches 71 corresponding to the horizontal and vertical shifting blocks 82 and 92. After the horizontal and vertical shifting assemblies 8 and 9 are reset, the horizontal and vertical shifting blocks 82 and 92 are positioned within the corresponding clearance notches 71, preventing obstruction of the hopper 6's movement. The guide plate 7 of this utility model includes a guide block 73, and a pressure plate 72 is provided above the guide block 73. A stepped groove 74 is formed between the pressure plate 72 and the guide block 73 to ensure the stability of the sliding plate 61 movement.

[0051] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A continuous feeding device, comprising a chassis, characterized in that: A material tilting chute is located in the middle of one side of the chassis platform. A guide plate is connected above the chassis platform, and a loop guide groove is provided on the guide plate. Several material bins are placed inside the loop guide groove. Each material bin includes a slide plate, and a hopper is hinged above the slide plate. A material feeding component is installed at the bottom of the chassis platform to drive the material bins to circulate within the loop guide groove. A lifting cylinder is installed at the bottom of the chassis platform on one side of the tilting chute.

2. The continuous feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide plate is provided with two slide plate supports above it, and the bottom of the hopper is provided with a hopper support corresponding to the slide plate supports. The hopper support and the slide plate support are connected by a pin, and a torsion spring is sleeved on the pin.

3. The continuous feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both the slide plate and the chassis platform are provided with clearance holes corresponding to the output end of the lifting cylinder.

4. The continuous feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material feeding assembly includes two horizontal material feeding assemblies and two vertical material feeding assemblies, which are respectively located at the four corners of the corresponding loop guide groove.

5. The continuous feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transverse material feeding assembly includes a transverse cylinder, and a transverse shifting block is connected to the output end of the transverse cylinder. The longitudinal material feeding assembly includes a longitudinal cylinder, and a longitudinal shifting block is connected to the output end of the longitudinal cylinder. The longitudinal shifting block is also connected to the platform of the machine chassis via a sliding plate guide rail.

6. The continuous feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The chassis platform is provided with clearance slots corresponding to the horizontal and vertical levers.

7. The apparatus for continuous feeding according to claim 5, characterized in that: The guide plate is provided with clearance notches corresponding to the horizontal and vertical levers.

8. The apparatus for continuous feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide plate includes a guide block, and a pressure plate is provided above the guide block. A stepped groove is formed between the pressure plate and the guide block.

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