An automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of photovoltaic frame processing technology, specifically disclosing an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components, including a first slide table and a second slide table. A first functional frame and a second functional frame are respectively connected to both sides of the first slide table. Both the first and second functional frames are equipped with frame component positioning components and flipping components. This utility model, through its automatic positioning and flipping mechanism, flips densely arranged vertically aligned frame components to a horizontally aligned position, facilitating subsequent processing of the frame components. It eliminates the need for manual flipping and avoids the problems of low material loading rates due to horizontal alignment, which occupy space and require multiple loading operations, resulting in slow loading efficiency. By vertically arranging the originally horizontally placed profiles densely and transporting them to the processing station for horizontal flipping, it saves space and reduces material loading work, thereby improving the production efficiency of frame component processing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of photovoltaic frame processing technology, and in particular to an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components. Background Technology

[0002] The frame material for photovoltaic modules consists of long sides and short sides. The frame is formed by joining two long sides and two short sides together. The frame material then needs to be cut and punched. Currently, workers feed the material into cutting or punching machines for this process. Manually feeding the material into these machines results in low production efficiency and high labor costs.

[0003] Some manufacturers have designed automatic feeding mechanisms that place the profiles that need to be cut and punched horizontally on the conveyor belt for transport. However, the horizontally placed profiles occupy space in the site and the conveying space, resulting in a limited number of profiles that can be transported at one time. This requires multiple batches of material feeding and conveying, which increases the material feeding and conveying work and affects production efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, we provide an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components, which vertically and densely arranges the originally horizontal profiles and transports them to the processing station for horizontal flipping, saving space and conveying space, reducing material loading work, and improving production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0005] (a) Technical problems to be solved

[0006] The problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components, so as to overcome the defects in the prior art.

[0007] (II) Technical Solution

[0008] To solve the aforementioned technical problem, this utility model provides an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components, including a first slide and a second slide. A first functional frame and a second functional frame are respectively connected to both sides of the first slide. A frame component positioning component and a flipping component are provided on both the first functional frame and the second functional frame.

[0009] The second functional frame is provided with a slide rail, and a base can be detachably connected to the slide rails of both the first and second functional frames. A transition frame for supporting the frame components is installed on the base.

[0010] The positioning component includes a third cylinder connected to the base, a stop block rotatably connected to the third cylinder, a first cylinder connected to the third cylinder via a mounting bracket, a pressure head connected to the telescopic end of the first cylinder, and a proximity sensor connected to one side of the transition bracket. After the positioning component detects the upper frame component of the transition bracket via the proximity sensor, the third cylinder drives the stop block to block the adjacent frame component, and the first cylinder drives the pressure head to press the rear frame component of the blocked frame component onto the transition bracket.

[0011] The flipping assembly includes a guide rail and a second cylinder mounted on a base. A slide block that slidably connects to the guide rail and engages with the telescopic end of the second cylinder is connected to the slide block. A fourth cylinder is connected to the slide block, and a connecting frame is connected to the telescopic end of the fourth cylinder. A mounting base and a second geared motor are mounted on the connecting frame. A worm gear connects the second geared motor and the mounting base. A bracket is fixedly connected to the fourth cylinder, and a plug that engages with the worm gear is rotatably connected to the bracket. The fourth cylinder of the flipping assembly drives the connecting frame to move, causing the plug to insert into the slot of the frame piece. The second geared motor drives the plug to perform a half-turn flip on the bracket through the worm gear, causing the frame piece to be flipped on the transition frame.

[0012] The specific flipping operation of the frame component is as follows: When the positioning component detects the frame component on the transition frame through the proximity sensor, the first cylinder drives the pressure head to descend, pressing the adjacent frame components of the frame component to be flipped. This setting is to prevent the remaining frame components from tipping over during the flipping operation. Then, the fourth cylinder drives the second reduction motor and mounting base on the connecting frame to move towards the slot of the frame component, so that the plug is inserted into the slot of the frame component. After the plug is inserted into the slot of the frame component, the third cylinder drives the connecting plate to move the stop block away from the plug block. After the stop block is away from the plug block, the second reduction motor drives the worm gear... The lever rotates, and the worm gear engages with the teeth of the plug block, causing the plug head to rotate the frame piece 90° on the transition frame. After the plug head completes the 90° rotation of the frame piece, the second cylinder pushes the slide block towards the second slide table, so that the rotated frame piece is transported to the second slide table. Then, the fourth cylinder moves the plug block away from the frame piece, causing the plug head to detach from the frame piece. After that, the second cylinder moves the slide block back to its original position, the second reduction motor moves the plug block back to its original position, the third cylinder moves the stop block back to its original position, and the first cylinder moves the pressure head back to its original position. The positioning component and the rotation component repeat the above operations to rotate the frame piece.

[0013] The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame parts provided by this utility model flips densely arranged vertical frame parts to a horizontal arrangement, which facilitates the subsequent processing of the frame parts, eliminates the need for manual flipping and arrangement, and avoids the problem of low material loading and slow material loading efficiency due to horizontal arrangement, thus improving the processing and production efficiency of frame parts.

[0014] In some embodiments, the first functional frame is connected to one side of the first slide via a first connecting seat, and the second functional frame is connected to the other side of the first slide via a second connecting seat. A slide rail on the second functional frame is slidably connected to a slide carriage. The distance between the two transition frames on the first and second functional frames is adjusted by the slide carriage to position and flip frame pieces of different lengths.

[0015] In some embodiments, a second slide is provided on one side of the first slide, the transition frame is located between the first slide and the second slide, and the base is located on the lower side of the transition frame.

[0016] In some embodiments, the third cylinder is located on one side of the base, the mounting bracket is located above the fourth cylinder, and the connecting bracket is located between the third cylinder and the fourth cylinder.

[0017] In some embodiments, the mounting base is concave, the worm gear is rotatably connected to the mounting base, and the helical portion of the worm gear is located in the concave portion of the mounting base.

[0018] In some embodiments, one end of the plug is semi-circular, the semi-circular portion of the plug is provided with teeth, the other end of the plug is provided with a plug head, the teeth of the plug engage with a worm gear, and the plug head of the plug engages with a slot in the frame member.

[0019] In some embodiments, the telescopic end of the third cylinder is connected to a connecting plate, the connecting plate is rotatably connected to the housing of the third cylinder via a connecting bolt, and the stop block is connected to the connecting plate.

[0020] In some embodiments, the first cylinder drives the pressure head to move in the Y-axis direction on the base.

[0021] In some embodiments, the stop is positioned on the third cylinder, away from or near the plug, via a connecting plate surrounding the connecting bolt.

[0022] In some embodiments, a support is provided at the lower end of the first slide table, a first reduction motor is provided on the support, a transmission roller is rotatably connected to the support, and a conveyor belt is provided on the transmission roller.

[0023] In some embodiments, the fourth cylinder on the slide block drives the second reduction motor and the plug to move in the X-axis direction on the base, and the second cylinder drives the slide block to move in the Z-axis direction on the base.

[0024] (III) Beneficial Effects

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components provided by this utility model has the following advantages: By setting up an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism, the densely arranged vertical frame components are flipped to a horizontal arrangement, which facilitates the subsequent processing of the frame components. There is no need for manual flipping and arrangement. It also avoids the problem that the frame components are arranged horizontally, resulting in a small amount of material feeding at one time, occupying space and conveying space, and requiring multiple feedings, which leads to slow feeding efficiency. The original horizontal profiles are vertically densely arranged and conveyed to the processing station for horizontal flipping, saving space and conveying space, reducing the material feeding work, and improving the processing efficiency of frame components. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the present invention in use with a frame feeding machine.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a top view of the reference state when the present invention is used in conjunction with a frame feeding machine;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding slide assembly of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the first functional frame of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the second functional frame of this utility model;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the positioning component and the flipping component of this utility model;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the stop block structure of this utility model;

[0034] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the plug structure of this utility model;

[0035] The component names corresponding to the various labels in the diagram are:

[0036] 1. First functional frame; 101. First connecting seat;

[0037] 2. Second functional frame; 201. Second connecting seat; 202. Slide rail; 203. Carriage;

[0038] 3. First slide table; 301. Support; 302. Conveyor belt; 303. First geared motor; 304. Transmission roller;

[0039] 4. Second slide;

[0040] 5. Transition frame;

[0041] 6. Mounting bracket; 601. First cylinder; 602. Pressure head;

[0042] 7. Guide rail; 701. Slide block;

[0043] 8. Second cylinder;

[0044] 9. Second geared motor; 901. Worm gear; 902. Mounting base;

[0045] 11. Plug; 1101. Tooth; 1102. Plug head;

[0046] 12. Base;

[0047] 13. Third cylinder; 1301. Connecting plate; 1302. Stop block. Detailed Implementation

[0048] The present application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0049] The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of this application. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this application from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. This application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of this application. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0050] It should be noted that various aspects of embodiments within the scope of the appended claims are described below. It will be apparent that the aspects described herein can be embodied in a wide variety of forms, and any particular structure and / or function described herein is merely illustrative. Based on this application, those skilled in the art will understand that one aspect described herein can be implemented independently of any other aspect, and two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, any number and aspects set forth herein can be used to implement the device and / or practice the method. Additionally, this device and / or method can be implemented using structures and / or functionalities other than one or more of the aspects set forth herein.

[0051] It should also be noted that the illustrations provided in the following embodiments are only schematic representations of the basic concept of this application. The drawings only show the components related to this application and are not drawn according to the actual number, shape and size of the components in the actual implementation. In the actual implementation, the form, quantity and proportion of each component can be arbitrarily changed, and the layout of the components may also be more complex.

[0052] Additionally, specific details are provided in the following description to facilitate a thorough understanding of the examples. However, those skilled in the art will understand that practice can be carried out without these specific details.

[0053] The technical solutions provided by the various embodiments of this application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0054] See Figures 1 to 8 This utility model provides an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components, including a first slide 3 and a second slide 4. A first functional frame 1 and a second functional frame 2 are respectively connected to both sides of the first slide 3. A frame component positioning component and a flipping component are provided on both the first functional frame 1 and the second functional frame 2.

[0055] The second functional frame 2 is provided with a slide rail 202. The slide rail 202 of the first functional frame 1 and the second functional frame 2 can be detachably connected to a base 12. A transition frame 5 for supporting the frame components is installed on the base 12.

[0056] The positioning assembly includes a third cylinder 13 connected to the base 12, a stop block 1302 rotatably connected to the third cylinder 13, a first cylinder 601 connected to the third cylinder 13 via the mounting bracket 6, a pressure head 602 connected to the telescopic end of the first cylinder 601, and a proximity sensor connected to one side of the transition frame 5. After the positioning assembly detects the upper frame piece of the transition frame 5 through the proximity sensor, the third cylinder 13 drives the stop block 1302 to block the adjacent frame piece, and the first cylinder 601 drives the pressure head 602 to press the rear frame piece of the blocked frame piece onto the transition frame 5.

[0057] The flipping assembly includes a guide rail 7 and a second cylinder 8 mounted on a base 12. A slide block 701 that mates with the telescopic end of the second cylinder 8 is slidably connected to the guide rail 7. A fourth cylinder is connected to the slide block 701. A connecting frame is connected to the telescopic end of the fourth cylinder. A mounting base 902 and a second geared motor 9 are mounted on the connecting frame. A worm gear 901 is connected between the second geared motor 9 and the mounting base 902. A bracket is fixedly connected to the fourth cylinder. A plug block 11 that mates with the worm gear 901 is rotatably connected to the bracket. The fourth cylinder of the flipping assembly drives the connecting frame to move, causing the plug block 11 to be inserted into the slot of the frame piece. The second geared motor 9 drives the plug block 11 to perform a half-turn flip on the bracket through the worm gear 901, so that the frame piece is flipped on the transition frame 5.

[0058] See Figures 2 to 5 The first functional frame 1 is connected to one side of the first slide table 3 via the first connecting seat 101, and the second functional frame 2 is connected to the other side of the first slide table 3 via the second connecting seat 201. The slide rail 202 on the second functional frame 2 is slidably connected to the slide 203. The distance between the two transition frames 5 on the first functional frame 1 and the second functional frame 2 is adjusted by the slide 203, which is used to position and flip the frame pieces of different lengths.

[0059] See Figures 4 to 8 A second slide 4 is provided on one side of the first slide 3. A transition frame 5 is located between the first slide 3 and the second slide 4. A base 12 is located below the transition frame 5. A third cylinder 13 is located on one side of the base 12. A mounting frame 6 is located above the fourth cylinder. A connecting frame is located between the third cylinder 13 and the fourth cylinder. The mounting seat 902 is concave. A worm 901 is rotatably connected to the mounting seat 902. The helical part of the worm 901 is located in the concave part of the mounting seat 902. One end of the plug 11 is semi-circular. The semi-circular part of the plug 11 is provided with a tooth 1101. The other end of the plug 11 is provided with a plug head 1102. The tooth 1101 of the plug 11 cooperates with the worm 901. The plug head 1102 of the plug 11 cooperates with the slot of the frame component.

[0060] See Figures 6 to 8 The telescopic end of the third cylinder 13 is connected to a connecting plate 1301. The connecting plate 1301 and the housing of the third cylinder 13 are rotatably connected by a connecting bolt. The stop block 1302 is connected to the connecting plate 1301. The first cylinder 601 drives the pressure head 602 to move in the Y-axis direction on the base 12. The stop block 1302 moves away from or closer to the plug head 1102 on the third cylinder 13 around the connecting bolt via the connecting plate 1301. The fourth cylinder on the slide 701 drives the second reduction motor 9 and the plug block 11 to move in the X-axis direction on the base 12. The second cylinder 8 drives the slide 701 to move in the Z-axis direction on the base 12.

[0061] See Figure 3The lower end of the first slide table 3 is provided with a support 301, a first reduction motor 303 is provided on the support 301, a transmission roller 304 is rotatably connected to the support 301, and a conveyor belt 302 is provided on the transmission roller 304.

[0062] This embodiment provides an automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components:

[0063] The specific flipping operation of the frame component is as follows: When the positioning component detects the frame component on the transition frame 5 through the proximity sensor, the first cylinder 601 drives the pressure head 602 to descend, pressing the adjacent frame components of the frame component to be flipped. This setting is to prevent the remaining frame components from tipping over during the flipping operation. Then, the fourth cylinder drives the second reduction motor 9 and the mounting base 902 on the connecting frame to move towards the slot of the frame component, so that the plug 1102 is inserted into the slot of the frame component. After the plug 1102 is inserted into the slot of the frame component, the third cylinder 13 drives the connecting plate 1301 to move the stop block 1302 away from the plug block 11. After the stop block 1302 is away from the plug block 11, the second reduction motor 9 drives the worm gear 901 to rotate. The worm gear 901 engages with the teeth 1101 of the plug block 11, causing the plug head 1102 to rotate the frame piece 90° on the transition frame 5. After the plug head 1102 completes the 90° rotation of the frame piece, the second cylinder 8 pushes the slide 701 to move towards the second slide table 4, so that the rotated frame piece is transported to the second slide table 4. Then, the fourth cylinder drives the plug block 11 away from the frame piece, so that the plug head 1102 is disengaged from the frame piece. After that, the second cylinder 8 drives the slide 701 to return to its original position, the second reduction motor 9 drives the plug block 11 to return to its original position, the third cylinder 13 drives the stop block 1302 to return to its original position, and the first cylinder 601 drives the pressure head 602 to return to its original position. The positioning component and the rotation component repeat the above operations to rotate the frame piece.

[0064] The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame parts provided by this utility model flips densely arranged vertical frame parts to a horizontal arrangement, which facilitates the subsequent processing of the frame parts, eliminates the need for manual flipping and arrangement, and avoids the problem of low material loading and slow material loading efficiency due to horizontal arrangement, thus improving the processing and production efficiency of frame parts.

[0065] The same or similar parts between the various embodiments in this specification can be referred to mutually. Each embodiment focuses on describing the differences from other embodiments.

[0066] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for frame components, characterized in that: The slide includes a first slide (3) and a second slide (4). A first functional frame (1) and a second functional frame (2) are respectively connected to both sides of the first slide (3). The first functional frame (1) and the second functional frame (2) are each provided with a frame positioning component and a flipping component. The second functional frame (2) is provided with a slide rail (202). A base (12) can be detachably connected to the slide rail (202) of both the first functional frame (1) and the second functional frame (2). A transition frame (5) for supporting the frame components is installed on the base (12). The positioning component includes a third cylinder (13) connected to the base (12), a stop block (1302) rotatably connected to the third cylinder (13), a first cylinder (601) connected to the third cylinder (13) via a mounting bracket (6), a pressure head (602) connected to the telescopic end of the first cylinder (601), a proximity sensor connected to one side of the transition frame (5), after the positioning component detects the upper frame piece of the transition frame (5) through the proximity sensor, the third cylinder (13) drives the stop block (1302) to block the adjacent frame piece, and the first cylinder (601) drives the pressure head (602) to press the frame piece behind the blocked frame piece onto the transition frame (5); The flipping assembly includes a guide rail (7) and a second cylinder (8) mounted on a base (12). A slide block (701) that cooperates with the telescopic end of the second cylinder (8) is slidably connected to the guide rail (7). A fourth cylinder is connected to the slide block (701). A connecting frame is connected to the telescopic end of the fourth cylinder. A mounting base (902) and a second geared motor (9) are mounted on the connecting frame. A worm gear (901) is connected between the second geared motor (9) and the mounting base (902). A bracket is fixedly connected to the fourth cylinder. A plug block (11) that cooperates with the worm gear (901) is rotatably connected to the bracket. The fourth cylinder of the flipping assembly drives the connecting frame to move, so that the plug block (11) is inserted into the slot of the frame piece. The second geared motor (9) drives the plug block (11) to perform a half-turn flip on the bracket through the worm gear (901), so that the frame piece is flipped on the transition frame (5).

2. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The first functional frame (1) is connected to one side of the first slide (3) via the first connecting seat (101), and the second functional frame (2) is connected to the other side of the first slide (3) via the second connecting seat (201). The slide rail (202) on the second functional frame (2) is slidably connected to the slide (203). The distance between the two transition frames (5) on the first functional frame (1) and the second functional frame (2) is adjusted by the slide (203) to position and flip the frame pieces of different lengths.

3. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: A second slide (4) is provided on one side of the first slide (3), the transition frame (5) is located between the first slide (3) and the second slide (4), and the base (12) is located on the lower side of the transition frame (5).

4. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The third cylinder (13) is located on one side of the base (12), the mounting bracket (6) is located above the fourth cylinder, and the connecting bracket is located between the third cylinder (13) and the fourth cylinder.

5. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting base (902) is concave, and the worm (901) is rotatably connected to the mounting base (902). The helical part of the worm (901) is located in the concave part of the mounting base (902).

6. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the plug (11) is semi-circular, and the semi-circular part of the plug (11) is provided with teeth (1101). The other end of the plug (11) is provided with a plug head (1102). The teeth (1101) of the plug (11) cooperate with the worm (901), and the plug head (1102) of the plug (11) cooperates with the slot of the frame member.

7. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic end of the third cylinder (13) is connected to a connecting plate (1301). The connecting plate (1301) is rotatably connected to the outer shell of the third cylinder (13) through a connecting bolt. The stop block (1302) is connected to the connecting plate (1301). The stop block (1302) is located on the third cylinder (13) around the connecting bolt via the connecting plate (1301), away from or near the plug head (1102).

8. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The first cylinder (601) drives the pressure head (602) to move in the Y-axis direction on the base (12).

9. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the first slide (3) is provided with a support (301), a first reduction motor (303) is provided on the support (301), a transmission roller (304) is rotatably connected to the support (301), and a conveyor belt (302) is provided on the transmission roller (304).

10. The automatic positioning and flipping mechanism for the frame component as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The fourth cylinder on the slide (701) drives the second reduction motor (9) and the plug (11) to move in the X-axis direction on the base (12), and the second cylinder (8) drives the slide (701) to move in the Z-axis direction on the base (12).

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