Feeding device for valve body assembly

Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeding device for valve body assembly, and belongs to the technical field of valve assembly equipment. The feeding device comprises a carrying mechanism, a transverse displacement mechanism, a lifting mechanism, stock bins and a material disc, the material disc is provided with a plurality of containing grooves, the containing grooves are used for containing workpieces, the three stock bins are distributed in the transverse direction, the material disc is arranged in the stock bins, the carrying mechanism and the transverse displacement mechanism are arranged on one side of the stock bins, and the lifting mechanism is installed on at least one stock bin. The carrying mechanism is used for obtaining workpieces from the material disc, the transverse displacement mechanism is used for enabling the material disc to flow among the three material bins, and the lifting mechanism is used for adjusting the height of the material disc in the material bins. According to the utility model, the charging tray is matched with the carrying mechanism, so that workpieces such as valve seats and valve cores are fixed in position and are not collided in the feeding process, the surface damage of the workpieces such as the valve seats and the valve cores is reduced, and the problem that the surfaces of the valve seats and the valve cores are easily damaged in the feeding process of a vibrating tray in the prior art is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of valve assembly equipment, specifically a feeding device for valve body assembly. Background Technology

[0002] Cooling systems for electronic devices such as servers require high-precision valve bodies to control coolant flow. Currently, valve seats and valve cores are typically assembled using vibratory feeders. However, due to the collisions between workpieces during vibration, scratches or micro-damage are easily generated on the surfaces of the valve seats and valve cores. These surface defects lead to a decrease in the sealing performance of the assembled valve body. Therefore, valve bodies assembled using traditional vibratory feeder methods cannot meet the requirements of high-reliability cooling systems, necessitating improvements to the feeding method to reduce surface damage to the valve seats and valve cores. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a feeding device for valve body assembly. Through the cooperation of the material tray and the conveying mechanism, the valve seat and valve core and other workpieces are fixed in position during the feeding process to prevent collisions, thereby reducing surface damage to the valve seat and valve core and solving the problem that vibratory feeders in the prior art easily cause surface damage to the valve seat and valve core.

[0004] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows: the feeding device for valve body assembly includes: a conveying mechanism, a lateral displacement mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a hopper, and a tray.

[0005] The tray is provided with several placement slots, which are used to place workpieces.

[0006] The three hoppers are arranged in a horizontal direction, the material tray is arranged inside the hopper, the conveying mechanism and the lateral displacement mechanism are arranged on one side of the hopper, and at least one of the hoppers is equipped with a lifting mechanism.

[0007] The conveying mechanism is used to pick up workpieces from the tray, the lateral displacement mechanism is used to move the tray between the three bins, and the lifting mechanism is used to adjust the height of the tray in the bin.

[0008] In a further embodiment, the feeding device includes three lifting mechanisms, with one lifting mechanism provided for each hopper.

[0009] In a further embodiment, the lateral displacement mechanism includes: a lateral displacement component, a vertical displacement component, and a material handling component.

[0010] The lateral displacement component is disposed on one side of the three hoppers, the vertical displacement component is installed on the lateral displacement component, the vertical displacement component is disposed above the hoppers, the material picking component is installed on the vertical displacement component, and the material picking component is used to drive the material tray to make the material tray flow between the three hoppers.

[0011] In a further embodiment, the three hoppers are a workpiece hopper, an empty tray hopper, and a finished product hopper.

[0012] The workpiece hopper contains a tray for carrying workpieces, and the conveying mechanism is used to retrieve workpieces from the top of the workpiece hopper.

[0013] The lateral displacement mechanism is used to move the empty material tray at the top of the workpiece hopper to the empty tray hopper, and the lateral displacement mechanism is used to move the empty material tray in the empty tray hopper to the finished product hopper. The conveying mechanism is used to place the finished valve body on the material tray in the finished product hopper, so that the conveying mechanism can pick up the workpiece from the top of the workpiece hopper, and the lateral displacement mechanism can pick up the empty material tray from the top of the workpiece hopper, so that the empty material tray can be moved to the empty tray hopper, and then moved to the finished product hopper for reuse to carry the finished valve body. Compared with the prior art, there is no need to set up a separate valve body finished product unloading device, which greatly reduces the size of the equipment.

[0014] In a further embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder and a pallet. The lifting cylinder is installed in the hopper, and the pallet is installed on the lifting cylinder. The lifting cylinder is used to drive the pallet to lift and lower, and the material tray is placed on the pallet.

[0015] In a further embodiment, the lateral displacement mechanism is a conveyor belt mechanism, which is disposed below the three hoppers.

[0016] In a further embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes a vertical cylinder and a side stop, wherein the vertical cylinder is installed below the hopper and the side stop is installed on the side of the hopper.

[0017] When the vertical cylinder is used to raise the material tray to a predetermined position, the side stop is inserted between the material tray and the lateral displacement mechanism. The cooperation between the vertical cylinder and the side stop enables the material trays on the conveyor belt mechanism to be stacked step by step.

[0018] In a further embodiment, the handling mechanism includes one of a robotic arm and a three-axis displacement assembly.

[0019] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: by cooperating with the material tray and the conveying mechanism, this application ensures that the positions of workpieces such as valve seats and valve cores are fixed and do not collide during the feeding process, thereby reducing surface damage to workpieces such as valve seats and valve cores and solving the problem that vibratory feeders in the prior art are prone to causing surface damage to valve seats and valve cores.

[0020] By coordinating the lateral displacement mechanism, the hopper, and the tray, the conveying mechanism can pick up materials from the tray in a hopper without stopping the machine, allowing the operator to promptly replace the tray in the hopper, thus ensuring the efficiency of workpiece loading. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is an isometric schematic diagram of an embodiment of the lateral displacement mechanism of this utility model, including a lateral displacement component, a vertical displacement component, and a material handling component.

[0022] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A magnified view of part A.

[0023] Figure 3 This is an isometric schematic diagram of an embodiment of the lifting mechanism of this utility model, including a lifting electric cylinder and a support plate.

[0024] Figure 4 This is an isometric schematic diagram of an embodiment of the lifting mechanism of this utility model, including a vertical cylinder and a side stop.

[0025] Figure 5 This is an isometric schematic diagram of an embodiment of the lateral displacement mechanism of this utility model, which is a conveyor belt mechanism.

[0026] The attached figures are labeled as follows: conveying mechanism 1, lateral displacement mechanism 2, lateral displacement component 21, vertical displacement component 22, material picking component 23, conveyor belt mechanism 24, lifting mechanism 3, lifting electric cylinder 31, pallet 32, vertical cylinder 33, side stop component 34, and material tray 4. Detailed Implementation

[0027] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, certain technical features well-known in the art have not been described in order to avoid confusion with the present invention.

[0028] This utility model discloses a feeding device for valve body assembly. The feeding device is installed inside the valve body assembly equipment. The motor, cylinder, sensor and other components of the feeding device are connected to the PLC and other control devices of the valve body assembly equipment. The control device controls the cooperation of each component of the feeding device. Through the cooperation of the material tray and the conveying mechanism, the valve seat and valve core and other workpieces are kept in a fixed position during the feeding process to prevent collisions, thereby reducing surface damage to the valve seat and valve core and solving the problem that the existing vibratory feeder feeding technology easily causes surface damage to the valve seat and valve core.

[0029] The feeding device for valve body assembly includes: a conveying mechanism 1, a lateral displacement mechanism 2, a lifting mechanism 3, a hopper and a tray 4.

[0030] The tray 4 is equipped with several placement slots for placing workpieces.

[0031] Three hoppers are arranged in a horizontal direction. The material tray 4 is set in the hopper. The conveying mechanism 1 and the lateral displacement mechanism 2 are set on one side of the hopper. At least one hopper is equipped with a lifting mechanism 3.

[0032] The conveying mechanism 1 is used to pick up workpieces from the tray 4, the lateral displacement mechanism 2 is used to make the tray 4 move between the three bins, and the lifting mechanism 3 is used to adjust the height of the tray 4 in the bin. The workpiece can be a valve seat or a valve core.

[0033] The handling mechanism 1 includes one of a robotic arm and a three-axis displacement assembly, such as... Figure 1 , 4 The handling mechanism 1 shown in Figure 5 includes a robotic arm. Example 1

[0034] like Figure 1 The feeding device shown includes three lifting mechanisms 3, with one lifting mechanism 3 installed in each hopper.

[0035] The lateral displacement mechanism 2 includes: a lateral displacement component 21, a vertical displacement component 22, and a material handling component 23.

[0036] A lateral displacement component 21 is disposed on one side of the three hoppers, a vertical displacement component 22 is installed on top of the lateral displacement component 21, and a material picker 23 is installed on the vertical displacement component 22. The material picker 23 is used to drive the material tray 4 to rotate between the three hoppers. Figure 1 and 2 The lateral displacement component 21 shown is a horizontally arranged electric cylinder, the vertical displacement component 22 is a vertically arranged pneumatic cylinder, and the material handling component 23 is a suction cup. In other embodiments, the material handling component 23 can be a gripper.

[0037] The three hoppers are a workpiece hopper, an empty tray hopper, and a finished product hopper. Figure 1 In the illustrated embodiment, the workpiece hopper, empty tray hopper, and finished product hopper are arranged sequentially from left to right.

[0038] The workpiece hopper has a tray 4 for carrying workpieces, and a conveying mechanism 1 for picking up workpieces from the top of the workpiece hopper.

[0039] The lateral displacement mechanism 2 is used to move the empty material tray 4 at the top of the workpiece hopper to the empty tray hopper. The lateral displacement mechanism 2 is used to move the empty material tray 4 in the empty tray hopper to the finished product hopper. The conveying mechanism 1 is used to place the finished valve body on the material tray 4 in the finished product hopper.

[0040] The lifting mechanism 3 includes a lifting cylinder 31 and a pallet 32. The lifting cylinder 31 is installed in the hopper, and the pallet 32 ​​is installed on the lifting cylinder 31. The lifting cylinder 31 is used to drive the pallet 32 ​​to lift and lower, and the material tray 4 is placed on the pallet 32.

[0041] Instructions for use: The conveying mechanism 1 retrieves the workpiece from the top of the workpiece hopper and places it inside the valve body assembly equipment for valve body assembly.

[0042] When the workpiece in the top tray 4 of the workpiece hopper is emptied, the lateral displacement mechanism 2 moves the empty tray 4 at the top of the workpiece hopper into the empty tray hopper.

[0043] The conveying mechanism 1 is used to place the finished valve body on the material tray 4 in the finished product silo. When the material tray 4 at the top of the finished product silo is full, the lifting electric cylinder 31 moves the material tray 4 in the finished product silo downwards, and the lateral displacement mechanism 2 moves the empty material tray 4 in the empty tray silo to the top of the finished product silo. Example 2

[0044] like Figure 5 The lateral displacement mechanism 2 shown is a conveyor belt mechanism 24, which is located below the three hoppers.

[0045] The lifting mechanism 3 includes a vertical cylinder 33 and a side stop 34. The vertical cylinder 33 is installed below the hopper, and the side stop 34 is installed on the side of the hopper. The side stop 34 may include a horizontal cylinder or a one-way stop, such as... Figure 4 The side stop 34 shown includes a transverse cylinder and a stop block.

[0046] When the vertical cylinder 33 is used to raise the material tray 4 to a predetermined position, the side stop 34 is inserted between the material tray 4 and the lateral displacement mechanism 2.

[0047] Instructions for use: The vertical cylinder 33 of the left hopper rises to below the bottom full plate 4, reducing the falling distance of the bottom full plate 4. Then, the horizontal cylinder of the side stop 34 separates from the bottom full plate 4, causing the bottom full plate 4 to fall onto the vertical cylinder 33. Then, the horizontal cylinder of the side stop 34 blocks the upper full plate 4.

[0048] The conveyor belt mechanism 24 moves the full material tray 4 to the intermediate material bin position, and the handling mechanism 1 picks up the workpiece from the material tray 4 in the intermediate material bin.

[0049] When the material tray 4 in the middle hopper is emptied, the left hopper places the full material tray 4 at the bottom onto the conveyor belt mechanism 24. The conveyor belt mechanism 24 moves the full material tray 4 to the middle hopper position and moves the empty material tray 4 in the middle hopper to the right hopper position.

[0050] The vertical cylinder 33 of the left hopper rises at the position of the right hopper, causing the full material tray 4 to move above the side stop 34. Then the side stop 34 moves below the full material tray 4 to block the falling of the upper full material tray 4, so that the full material trays 4 of the right hopper are stacked in sequence.

[0051] As described above, although the present invention has been shown and described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, it should not be construed as limiting the present invention itself. Various changes in form and detail may be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A feeding device for valve body assembly, characterized in that, include: Handling mechanisms, lateral displacement mechanisms, lifting mechanisms, hoppers, and pallets; The tray is provided with several placement slots, which are used to place workpieces; The three hoppers are arranged in a horizontal direction, the material tray is arranged in the hopper, the conveying mechanism and the lateral displacement mechanism are arranged on one side of the hopper, and at least one of the hoppers is provided with a lifting mechanism; The conveying mechanism is used to pick up workpieces from the tray, the lateral displacement mechanism is used to move the tray between the three bins, and the lifting mechanism is used to adjust the height of the tray in the bin.

2. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, include: There are three lifting mechanisms, with one lifting mechanism for each hopper.

3. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The lateral displacement mechanism includes: a lateral displacement component, a vertical displacement component, and a material handling component; The lateral displacement component is disposed on one side of the three hoppers, the vertical displacement component is installed on the lateral displacement component, the vertical displacement component is disposed above the hoppers, the material picking component is installed on the vertical displacement component, and the material picking component is used to drive the material tray to make the material tray flow between the three hoppers.

4. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, The three hoppers are the workpiece hopper, the empty tray hopper, and the finished product hopper; The tray in the workpiece hopper is used to carry the workpiece, and the conveying mechanism is used to retrieve the workpiece from the top of the workpiece hopper; The lateral displacement mechanism is used to move the empty material tray at the top of the workpiece hopper to the empty tray hopper, the lateral displacement mechanism is used to move the empty material tray in the empty tray hopper to the finished product hopper, and the conveying mechanism is used to place the finished valve body on the material tray in the finished product hopper.

5. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder and a pallet. The lifting cylinder is installed in the hopper, and the pallet is installed on the lifting cylinder. The lifting cylinder is used to drive the pallet to lift and lower, and the material tray is placed on the pallet.

6. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lateral displacement mechanism is a conveyor belt mechanism, which is located below the three hoppers.

7. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that, The lifting mechanism includes a vertical cylinder and a side stop, wherein the vertical cylinder is installed below the hopper and the side stop is installed on the side of the hopper. When the vertical cylinder is used to raise the tray to a predetermined position, the side stop is inserted between the tray and the lateral displacement mechanism.

8. The feeding device for valve body assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The handling mechanism includes one of a robotic arm and a three-axis displacement assembly.

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