Air-blowing type screw feeding machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air-blowing type screw feeder, and relates to the technical field of screw feeding equipment. Comprising a vibrator, a guide rail, a mounting seat, a bearing part, a linear driving part, a first nail guide groove, a second nail guide groove, a first moving part, a second moving part, a first material receiving bracket, a first material receiving translation opening, a second material receiving bracket, a second material receiving translation opening, a first slide assembly, a second slide assembly and a nail removing part, when the first material receiving support is used for removing the screws, the second material receiving support can be driven to an outlet of the guide rail at the same time so as to continue to receive the arranged screws. A traditional reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw is decomposed into a reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw of the first material receiving support and a reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw of the second material receiving support, so that sequential feeding of two screws can be formed; two screws can be conveyed in sequence through one reciprocating stroke, the feeding interval time is shortened by half, and the screw feeding efficiency of the pneumatic screw feeding machine is greatly improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of nail feeding equipment technology, and in particular to an air-blowing screw feeder. Background Technology

[0002] In existing documents, Chinese utility model publication number CN217555102U proposes an automatic screw feeding device for battery PACK processing. By setting up a material box, a feeding tray, a feeding mechanism and a control component, screws can be stored in the material box and discharged sequentially through the feeding tray, feeding mechanism and control component. It can be directly connected to the processing equipment for material supply. The design of the control component is proposed: the control component includes a connecting seat, a movable block, and a cylinder. A docking groove is provided on the outer side of the connecting seat. The end of the feeding mechanism away from the material box extends into the docking groove, so that the screw fed by the feeding mechanism can be accurately inserted. The movable block is slidably set inside the connecting seat and has a discharge port on the outside. When the discharge port is aligned with the docking groove, the fed screw can directly enter the discharge port and be discharged to the outside. When the discharge port is not aligned with the docking groove, the movable block will block the feeding mechanism from continuing to feed. The cylinder is fixed on the connecting seat, and the telescopic end is fixed to the movable block. The cylinder pushes the movable block to perform the action, thereby completing the screw discharge control. It should be noted that the connecting seat has an opening corresponding to the discharge port for the screw to be discharged downwards.

[0003] Screws discharged downwards from the outlet fall into the screw conveying pipe. Thereafter, under the pressure of the airflow from the blowing system, the screws are blown into the screw conveying pipe to the nailing position, such as the bit of an automatic screw fastening machine. This screw feeding method is also called blow-feeding. The screw blowing structure used is, for example, "A novel screw blowing structure" disclosed in Chinese Utility Model No. CN217478510U.

[0004] However, in the aforementioned CN217555102U document, during the process of the screw moving into the control component and discharging downwards, only one screw can be fed in a single extension and retraction of the cylinder. A similar structural design is disclosed in Chinese Utility Model No. CN213196429U, "An escapement mechanism for screw feeding," where only one screw can be fed in a single extension and retraction of the cylinder, which is not conducive to rapid feeding and needs improvement. Utility Model Content

[0005] To overcome the shortcomings mentioned above, this utility model aims to provide a technical solution to address the aforementioned problems.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a pneumatic screw feeder, comprising a vibrator and a guide rail cooperating with the vibrator, wherein the guide rail is configured to sequentially arrange screws on the guide rail to the outlet of the guide rail by the action of the vibrator, and to arrange the screws out of the outlet of the guide rail by moving the guide rail forward; it also includes a mounting base, wherein a support member that moves left and right is provided on the top of the mounting base; a linear drive member is provided on the mounting base, which is used to drive the support member to reciprocate in the left and right direction;

[0007] The support component is provided with a first guide pin groove and a second guide pin groove that run vertically through the top and bottom, and the first guide pin groove and the second guide pin groove are spaced apart horizontally.

[0008] The top of the support member is provided with a first movable member that moves back and forth and a second movable member that moves back and forth, with the first movable member and the second movable member spaced apart from each other on the left and right; the first movable member is configured to move backward to correspond vertically with the first guide pin groove, and the second movable member is configured to move backward to correspond vertically with the second guide pin groove.

[0009] The rear end of the first moving part has a first receiving bracket that mates with the outlet of the guide rail, and the first receiving bracket has a first receiving translation port for receiving screws; the rear end of the second moving part has a second receiving bracket that mates with the outlet of the guide rail, and the second receiving bracket has a second receiving translation port for receiving screws.

[0010] The mounting base is provided with a first sliding component that cooperates with a first moving member and a second sliding component that cooperates with a second moving member; when the support member moves to the left, the first sliding component causes the first moving member to move forward, and the second sliding component causes the second moving member to move backward; when the support member moves to the right, the first sliding component causes the first moving member to move backward, and the second sliding component causes the second moving member to move forward.

[0011] The mounting base is also provided with a screw removal part, which is used to push the screw on the first moving part away from the first receiving bracket along the first receiving sliding port when the first moving part moves forward; and to push the screw on the second moving part away from the second receiving bracket along the second receiving sliding port when the second moving part moves forward.

[0012] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the top of the support member is provided with a first guide rail that cooperates with the first moving member, and a second guide rail that cooperates with the second moving member;

[0013] The first moving part is slidably mounted on the first guide rail, and the second moving part is slidably mounted on the second guide rail.

[0014] As a further embodiment of this utility model: a limiting plate located above the first moving member and the second moving member is connected to the mounting base.

[0015] The first positioning component includes a first inclined slide groove formed on the bottom side of the limiting plate. The first inclined slide groove corresponds to the first moving member. The first inclined slide groove is inclined from front to back and from left to right. A first guide slider is slidably mounted on the first inclined slide groove. The first guide slider extends downward to connect with the first moving member.

[0016] The second positioning component includes a second inclined slide groove formed on the bottom side of the limiting plate. The second inclined slide groove corresponds to the second moving member. The second inclined slide groove is configured to be inclined from front to back and from right to left. A second guide slider is slidably mounted on the second inclined slide groove. The second guide slider extends downward to connect with the second moving member.

[0017] As a further embodiment of this utility model, the nail removal part is configured as part of the limiting plate.

[0018] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the mounting base is provided with a first through hole and a second through hole that pass through vertically, the first through hole and the second through hole are spaced apart horizontally, and the mounting base has a screw receiving position located between the first through hole and the second through hole;

[0019] When the support moves left and right, it has a first moving position in which the first guide pin groove corresponds to the first connecting hole and the second guide pin groove corresponds to the screw receiving position; and a second moving position in which the first guide pin groove corresponds to the screw receiving position and the second guide pin groove corresponds to the second connecting hole.

[0020] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the mounting base is provided with a first nail feeding tube that communicates with the lower end of the first communicating hole, and a second nail feeding tube that communicates with the lower end of the second communicating hole.

[0021] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the mounting base is provided with a sliding guide rail that cooperates with the support member, and the support member is slidably mounted on the sliding guide rail to the left and right respectively;

[0022] The linear drive includes a drive cylinder mounted on a mounting base, and the piston rod of the drive cylinder has a connecting part that is connected to a support.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this technical solution are as follows: when the first receiving bracket is removing screws, the second receiving bracket can be simultaneously driven to the exit of the guide rail to continue receiving the arranged screws; through structural improvements, the traditional reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw is decomposed into a reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw by the first receiving bracket and a reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw by the second receiving bracket, enabling sequential feeding of two screws; this allows two screws to be sequentially conveyed in one reciprocating stroke, reducing the feeding interval time by half and greatly improving the screw feeding efficiency of the pneumatic screw feeder.

[0024] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0025] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art 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.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural view of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural view of the conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 3 This is another three-dimensional view of the conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a structural cross-sectional view of the conveying mechanism of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the conveying mechanism of this utility model.

[0031] The corresponding labels in the attached diagram are explained as follows:

[0032] Vibrator-1

[0033] Guide rail-2, guide rail exit-201,

[0034] Mounting base-3, first connecting hole-301, second connecting hole-302, screw receiving position-303, sliding guide rail-304.

[0035] First nail feeding tube -4,

[0036] Second nail delivery tube -5,

[0037] Support component-6, first guide pin groove-601, second guide pin groove-602, first guide slide rail-603, second guide slide rail-604.

[0038] Linear drive component-7,

[0039] First moving component-8, first receiving bracket-801, first receiving translation port-802.

[0040] Second moving part-9, second receiving bracket-901, second receiving translation port-902.

[0041] First row positioning component-10, first inclined slide groove-1001, first guide slider-1002.

[0042] Second row positioning component-11, second inclined slide groove-1101, second guide slider-1102.

[0043] Limiting plate-12, nail removal part-1201,

[0044] Air blowing interface-13. Detailed Implementation

[0045] 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.

[0046] Please see Figure 1-5 A pneumatic screw feeder includes a vibrator 1 and a guide rail 2 that cooperates with the vibrator 1. The guide rail 2 is configured to arrange screws on the guide rail 2 sequentially along the guide rail 2 to the outlet 201 of the guide rail by the action of the vibrator 1, and to arrange the screws out of the outlet 201 of the guide rail 2 forward.

[0047] For example, guide rail 2 is a linear guide rail, vibrator 1 is a linear vibrator, and the length direction of the linear guide rail is the front-to-back direction.

[0048] In this embodiment, the air-blown screw feeder also includes a conveying mechanism.

[0049] The conveying mechanism includes a mounting base 3, which has a first connecting hole 301 and a second connecting hole 302 that pass through vertically. The first connecting hole 301 and the second connecting hole 302 are spaced apart horizontally. The mounting base 3 has a screw receiving position 303 located between the first connecting hole 301 and the second connecting hole 302.

[0050] The mounting base 3 is provided with a first nail feeding tube 4 that communicates with the lower end of the first connecting hole 301, and a second nail feeding tube 5 that communicates with the lower end of the second connecting hole 302.

[0051] The screw can be dropped from the first connecting hole 301 into the first screw delivery tube 4, and from the second connecting hole 302 into the second screw delivery tube 5.

[0052] In this embodiment, the top of the mounting base 3 is provided with a support member 6 that can move left and right.

[0053] In some embodiments, the mounting base 3 is provided with a sliding guide rail 304 that cooperates with the support member 6. The support member 6 is slidably disposed on the sliding guide rail 304 to make the left and right movement of the support member 6 more stable.

[0054] In this embodiment, a linear drive 7 is provided on the mounting base 3. The linear drive 7 is used to drive the support 6 to move left and right, or to drive the support 6 to move back and forth in the left and right direction.

[0055] In some embodiments, the linear drive 7 includes a drive cylinder mounted on the mounting base 3. The piston rod of the drive cylinder has a connecting part, which is connected to the support 6. The support 6 is driven by the drive cylinder to move left and right, or the support is driven by the drive cylinder to slide left and right on the sliding guide rail 304. That is, the piston rod of the drive cylinder is arranged to extend and retract left and right.

[0056] In this embodiment, the support member 6 is provided with a first guide pin groove 601 and a second guide pin groove 602 that run vertically through the support member, and the first guide pin groove 601 and the second guide pin groove 602 are spaced apart from each other on the left and right.

[0057] In the left-right direction, the center distance between the first guide pin groove 601 and the second guide pin groove 602 is the same as the center distance between the first connecting hole 301 and the screw receiving position 303, and the center distance between the first guide pin groove 601 and the second guide pin groove 602 is the same as the center distance between the second connecting hole 302 and the screw receiving position 303.

[0058] The first guide pin groove 601 can be switched to correspond alternately with the first connecting hole 301 and the screw receiving position 303, and the second guide pin groove 602 can be switched to correspond alternately with the screw receiving position 303 and the second connecting hole 302.

[0059] When the support member 6 moves left and right, it has a first moving position in which the first guide pin groove 601 corresponds to the first connecting hole 301 and the second guide pin groove 602 corresponds to the screw receiving position 303; and a second moving position in which the first guide pin groove 601 corresponds to the screw receiving position 303 and the second guide pin groove 602 corresponds to the second connecting hole 302.

[0060] In this embodiment, the top of the support member 6 is provided with a first movable member 8 that moves back and forth and a second movable member 9 that moves back and forth.

[0061] The first moving part 8 and the second moving part 9 are arranged at intervals on the left and right. The first moving part 8 can move backward to correspond to the first guide pin groove 601, and the second moving part 9 can move backward to correspond to the second guide pin groove 602.

[0062] In some embodiments, the top of the support member 6 is provided with a first guide rail 603 that cooperates with the first moving member 8, and a second guide rail 604 that cooperates with the second moving member 9.

[0063] The first moving part 8 is slidably mounted on the first guide rail 603, and the second moving part 9 is slidably mounted on the second guide rail 604.

[0064] In this embodiment, the rear end of the first moving member 8 has a first receiving bracket 801 that cooperates with the outlet 201 of the guide rail, and the first receiving bracket 801 has a first receiving translation port 802 for receiving screws.

[0065] The rear end of the second moving part 9 has a second receiving bracket 901 that mates with the outlet 201 of the guide rail. The second receiving bracket 901 has a second receiving translation port 902 for receiving screws.

[0066] The screw can be moved to the first receiving bracket 801 through the first receiving port 802, and the first receiving bracket 801 supports the screw; the screw can be moved to the second receiving bracket 901 through the second receiving port 902, and the second receiving bracket 901 supports the screw.

[0067] Specifically, the head of the screw may be supported by a corresponding receiving bracket.

[0068] For example, the receiving brackets (first receiving bracket 801 and second receiving bracket 901) are forked in shape. The receiving brackets have upper and lower through channels corresponding to the forks, and a rear side fork (i.e., the corresponding receiving translation port) that connects the upper and lower through channels and corresponds to the outlet of the guide rail.

[0069] The screw shank moves from the rear to the fork into the vertical through-channel, and the screw head is positioned above the receiving bracket and moves to be supported by the two forks of the receiving bracket.

[0070] Driven by the left and right movement of the support member 6, the first receiving bracket 801 of the first moving member and the second receiving bracket 901 of the second moving member can alternately switch to align with the outlet 201 of the guide rail, so as to take turns receiving the screws that are arranged forward from the outlet 201 of the guide rail.

[0071] In this embodiment, the mounting base 3 is provided with a first positioning component 10 that cooperates with the first moving component 8 and a second positioning component 11 that cooperates with the second moving component 9.

[0072] When the support member 6 moves to the left, the first positioning assembly 10 is configured to drive the first moving member 8 forward or to drive the first moving member 8 to slide forward on the first guide rail 603, and the second positioning assembly 11 is configured to drive the second moving member 9 backward or to drive the second moving member 9 to slide backward on the second guide rail 604, so that the first receiving bracket 801 can be driven (to the left and forward) to the outlet 201 away from the guide rail, so that the second receiving bracket 901 can be driven (to the left and backward) to be aligned with the outlet 201 of the guide rail.

[0073] When the support member 6 moves to the right, the first positioning assembly 10 is configured to drive the first moving member 8 to move backward or to drive the first moving member 8 to slide backward on the first guide rail 603, and the second positioning assembly 11 is configured to drive the second moving member 9 to move forward or to drive the second moving member 9 to slide forward on the second guide rail 604, so that the first receiving bracket 801 can be driven (to the right and backward) to align with the outlet 201 of the guide rail, and the second receiving bracket 901 can be driven (to the right and forward) to move away from the outlet 201 of the guide rail.

[0074] In some embodiments, a limiting plate 12 located above the first movable member 8 and the second movable member 9 is connected to the mounting base 3.

[0075] The first positioning component 10 includes a first inclined groove 1001 formed on the bottom side of the limiting plate 12, and the first inclined groove 1001 corresponds to the first moving member 8.

[0076] The first inclined slide 1001 is configured to be inclined from front to back and from left to right. The first guide slider 1002 is slidably mounted on the first inclined slide 1001 and extends downward to connect with the first moving member 8.

[0077] The second positioning assembly 11 includes a second inclined groove 1101 formed on the bottom side of the limiting plate 12, and the second inclined groove 1101 corresponds to the second moving member 9.

[0078] The second inclined slide 1101 is configured to be inclined from front to back and from right to left. The second guide slider 1102 is slidably mounted on the second inclined slide 1101. The second guide slider 1102 extends downward to connect with the second moving member 9.

[0079] In this embodiment, the mounting base 3 is further provided with a screw removal part 1201. The screw removal part 1201 is used to push the screw on the first moving member 8 away from the first receiving bracket 801 along the first receiving translation port 802 when the first moving member 8 moves forward, so that the screw on the first moving member 8 can fall into the first guide screw groove 601 below. The screw removal part 1201 is also used to push the screw on the second moving member 9 away from the second receiving bracket 901 along the second receiving translation port 902 when the second moving member 9 moves forward, so that the screw on the second moving member 9 can fall into the second guide screw groove 602 below.

[0080] In some embodiments, the nail release portion 1201 is configured as part of the limiting plate 12, or it can be understood that the rear end of the limiting plate has the nail release portion.

[0081] In this embodiment, each nail feeding tube (first nail feeding tube 4, second nail feeding tube) 5 is provided with an air blowing interface 13. The air blowing interface 13 is used to connect and communicate with the air blowing tube of an external air blowing system so that after the screw falls into the corresponding nail feeding tube, the external air blowing system blows air to blow the screw along the nail feeding tube to the position where the screw is needed.

[0082] An external air blowing system can blow air into a specific screw feeding tube through a corresponding air blowing pipe to deliver the screws inside the corresponding screw feeding tube.

[0083] In this embodiment, when the first receiving bracket 801 is removing screws, the second receiving bracket 901 can be simultaneously driven to the guide rail outlet 201 to continue receiving the arranged screws. Through structural improvements, the traditional reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw is decomposed into a reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw by the first receiving bracket 801 and a reciprocating stroke for feeding one screw by the second receiving bracket 901, enabling sequential feeding of two screws. This allows two screws to be sequentially conveyed in one reciprocating stroke, reducing the feeding interval time by half and greatly improving the screw feeding efficiency of the pneumatic screw feeder.

[0084] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered illustrative and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A pneumatic screw feeder, comprising a vibrator and a guide rail cooperating with the vibrator, wherein the guide rail is configured such that the vibrator causes screws on the guide rail to be sequentially arranged along the guide rail to the outlet of the guide rail, and the guide rail is configured to move forward to arrange the screws out from the outlet of the guide rail, characterized in that, It also includes a mounting base, the top of which is provided with a support that moves left and right; the mounting base is provided with a linear drive, which is used to drive the support to move back and forth in the left and right direction. The support component is provided with a first guide pin groove and a second guide pin groove that run vertically through the top and bottom, and the first guide pin groove and the second guide pin groove are spaced apart horizontally. The top of the support member is provided with a first movable member that moves back and forth and a second movable member that moves back and forth, with the first movable member and the second movable member spaced apart from each other on the left and right; the first movable member is configured to move backward to correspond vertically with the first guide pin groove, and the second movable member is configured to move backward to correspond vertically with the second guide pin groove. The rear end of the first moving part has a first receiving bracket that mates with the outlet of the guide rail, and the first receiving bracket has a first receiving translation port for receiving screws; the rear end of the second moving part has a second receiving bracket that mates with the outlet of the guide rail, and the second receiving bracket has a second receiving translation port for receiving screws. The mounting base is provided with a first sliding component that cooperates with a first moving member and a second sliding component that cooperates with a second moving member; when the support member moves to the left, the first sliding component causes the first moving member to move forward, and the second sliding component causes the second moving member to move backward; when the support member moves to the right, the first sliding component causes the first moving member to move backward, and the second sliding component causes the second moving member to move forward. The mounting base is also provided with a screw removal part, which is used to push the screw on the first moving part away from the first receiving bracket along the first receiving sliding port when the first moving part moves forward; and to push the screw on the second moving part away from the second receiving bracket along the second receiving sliding port when the second moving part moves forward.

2. The air-blown screw feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the support member is provided with a first guide rail that cooperates with the first moving member, and a second guide rail that cooperates with the second moving member; The first moving part is slidably mounted on the first guide rail, and the second moving part is slidably mounted on the second guide rail.

3. The air-blown screw feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that, A limiting plate located above the first and second moving parts is connected to the mounting base. The first positioning component includes a first inclined slide groove formed on the bottom side of the limiting plate. The first inclined slide groove corresponds to the first moving member. The first inclined slide groove is inclined from front to back and from left to right. A first guide slider is slidably mounted on the first inclined slide groove. The first guide slider extends downward to connect with the first moving member. The second positioning component includes a second inclined slide groove formed on the bottom side of the limiting plate. The second inclined slide groove corresponds to the second moving member. The second inclined slide groove is configured to be inclined from front to back and from right to left. A second guide slider is slidably mounted on the second inclined slide groove. The second guide slider extends downward to connect with the second moving member.

4. The air-blown screw feeder according to claim 3, characterized in that, The detachable part is part of the limiting plate.

5. The pneumatic screw feeder according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The mounting base is provided with a first connecting hole and a second connecting hole that run vertically through the base. The first connecting hole and the second connecting hole are spaced apart horizontally. The mounting base has a screw receiving position located between the first connecting hole and the second connecting hole. When the support moves left and right, it has a first moving position in which the first guide pin groove corresponds to the first connecting hole and the second guide pin groove corresponds to the screw receiving position; and a second moving position in which the first guide pin groove corresponds to the screw receiving position and the second guide pin groove corresponds to the second connecting hole.

6. The air-blown screw feeder according to claim 5, characterized in that, The mounting base is provided with a first nail feeding tube that communicates with the lower end of the first connecting hole, and a second nail feeding tube that communicates with the lower end of the second connecting hole.

7. The air-blown screw feeder according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6, characterized in that, The mounting base is equipped with a sliding guide rail that mates with the support component, and the support component is slidably mounted on the sliding guide rail to the left and right. The linear drive includes a drive cylinder mounted on a mounting base, and the piston rod of the drive cylinder has a connecting part that is connected to a support.

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