A new type of feeding rack

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of automatic feeding equipment technology, specifically disclosing a novel feeding rack, including a frame, a feeding position, a guide rail, and a discharging position. The frame is also equipped with a lifting mechanism and an adjusting mechanism. The lifting mechanism includes a first driving component, a lifting seat, and a baffle plate. The upper surface of the lifting seat is aligned with the inclination direction of the guide rail. The first driving component drives the lifting seat to slide upwards on the frame, with the side facing the feeding end of the guide rail as the front side. The baffle plate is located behind the feeding end of the guide rail, and the distance between the baffle plate and the front end of the guide rail matches the diameter of a single material. The adjusting mechanism includes a second driving component and a pusher plate. The second driving component drives the pusher plate to push out along an inclination direction parallel to the lifting seat. The distance between the pusher plate and the feeding position matches the diameter of a single material. The feeding rack provided by this utility model can realize automatic quantitative feeding of single materials, improving feeding efficiency and accuracy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automatic feeding equipment technology, specifically to a novel feeding rack. Background Technology

[0002] In modern industrial automated production processes, especially in manufacturing stages such as metal processing, laser cutting, and assembly, automated material handling and positioning have become crucial means to improve production efficiency, reduce labor costs, and ensure operational safety. Particularly in the loading of pipe materials, automated loading devices can significantly reduce workload, increase production efficiency, and minimize safety hazards. Automated loading equipment in related technologies often employs a combination of inclined ramps and lifting / pushing mechanisms to automatically and quantitatively load pipe materials.

[0003] When feeding pipes using a combination of ramp slides and lifting pushers, multiple pipes may stack up during the lifting process. When these stacked pipes are lifted onto the ramp slide, multiple steel pipes may overlap and enter the ramp slide, leading to feeding errors or equipment malfunctions, which in turn affects subsequent pipe processing steps. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This utility model provides a novel feeding rack, which aims to solve the problem that when the automated pipe feeding equipment in the related technology feeds pipes by lifting and pushing, the pipes are easily stacked, which makes it impossible to meet the automated quantitative feeding operation of a single pipe, resulting in feeding errors or equipment jamming.

[0005] This utility model discloses a novel feeding rack, including a frame and a feeding position, a guide rail, and a discharging position disposed on the frame. The feeding position is located below the feeding end of the guide rail, and the discharging position is located at the discharging end of the guide rail. The guide rail is inclined downward from its feeding end to its discharging end. The frame is also provided with a lifting mechanism for lifting the material at the feeding position to the feeding end of the guide rail.

[0006] The lifting mechanism includes a drive component, a lifting seat, and a baffle plate. The inclination direction of the upper surface of the lifting seat is consistent with that of the guide rail. The drive component is used to drive the lifting seat to slide upward on the frame at an inclination, with the side facing the material loading end of the guide rail as the front side. The baffle plate is located on the rear side of the material loading end of the guide rail. The distance between the baffle plate and the front end of the guide rail matches the diameter of a single material.

[0007] The frame is also provided with an adjustment mechanism, which includes a second drive component and a pusher plate. The second drive component drives the pusher plate to push out along an inclined direction parallel to the lifting seat. The distance between the pusher plate and the loading position matches the diameter of a single material.

[0008] Preferably, the relative fixed position of the baffle plate and the lifting seat is adapted to the diameter of the material.

[0009] Preferably, the relative fixed position of the second drive component and the frame is adapted to the diameter of the material.

[0010] Preferably, the frame is further provided with a buffer mechanism, which includes a driving component three and a buffer stop. The driving component three is mounted on the frame, and the driving end of the driving component three is connected to the buffer stop. The extension direction of the driving component three is parallel to the inclination direction of the guide rail.

[0011] Preferably, the frame is provided with a guide rail, which is located below the material guide track and parallel to the material guide track, and the buffer block is slidably assembled with the guide rail.

[0012] Preferably, the frame is provided with a second guide rail, which is parallel to the extension direction of the first drive component, and the lifting seat is slidably assembled with the second guide rail.

[0013] Preferably, the frame is further provided with a feeding mechanism for conveying materials to the feeding position. The feeding mechanism includes a drive source, a winding component and a support belt. The support belt is a flexible belt. One end of the support belt is fixed to the frame and the other end of the support belt is fixed to the winding component. The drive source is mounted on the frame and drives the winding component to rotate.

[0014] Preferably, the frame is also provided with a position sensor, which is located on the horizontal side of the feeding position and the installation height of the position sensor is lower than that of the feeding position. The monitoring width of the position sensor is adapted to the feeding width of the feeding position. The second drive unit extends or retracts according to the real-time monitoring signal of the position sensor.

[0015] Preferably, the feeding position is provided with a plurality of guide rollers, and the guide rollers located on the feeding side of the feeding position are arranged in an inclined downward arc shape.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0017] (1) Accurate feeding of tubular materials is achieved. The second drive component in the adjustment mechanism can drive the pusher plate to push out along the inclined direction parallel to the lifting seat. The distance between the pusher plate and the feeding position matches the diameter of a single material. The second drive component pushes the pusher plate to extend along the inclined direction parallel to the lifting seat, pushing down the stacked materials at the feeding position, so that only a single layer of material is retained at the feeding position. The lifting mechanism automatically lifts the material at the feeding position to the feeding end of the guide rail. The baffle plate is located on the rear side of the feeding end of the guide rail, and the distance between the baffle plate and the front end of the guide rail matches the diameter of a single material. This ensures that only one material can be pushed to the feeding end of the guide rail at any time. The lifting mechanism and the adjustment mechanism work together to achieve automatic quantitative feeding of a single material, effectively improving feeding efficiency and feeding accuracy, and avoiding the problems of feeding errors and equipment jamming caused by multiple materials being stacked and entering the guide channel.

[0018] (2) It is easy to adjust and use according to the differences in material type. The baffle and the lifting seat are detachably connected. When the type of material is changed, the lifting mechanism can quickly adapt to different materials by changing the relative fixed position of the baffle and the lifting seat. Similarly, by changing the relative position of the drive component and the frame, the adjustment mechanism can also quickly adapt to different materials. It is easy to adjust during use and has high flexibility. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram showing the process of multiple feeding racks working together to feed materials.

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The main view.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the feeding rack in this invention.

[0022] Figure label:

[0023] 1. Frame; 11. Loading position; 12. Guide rail; 13. Unloading position; 2. Support belt; 21. Rewinding component; 22. Drive source; 3. Drive component one; 31. Lifting seat; 32. Baffle plate; 33. Guide rail two; 4. Drive component two; 41. Push plate; 5. Drive component three; 51. Buffer block; 52. Guide rail one; 6. Material. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, the novel feeding rack of this utility model includes a frame 1, a feeding mechanism, a lifting mechanism, and an adjusting mechanism. The frame 1 is also provided with a feeding position 11, a guide rail 12, and a discharging position 13. The guide rail 12 is inclined, and the height of the guide rail 12 decreases from the feeding end to the discharging end. The inclined arrangement of the guide rail 12 is used to guide the movement path of the material 6 when it is discharged. The material 6, which is lifted to the feeding end of the guide rail 12, slides along the inclined direction of the guide rail 12 to the discharging end of the guide rail 12. The feeding position 11 is located below the feeding end of the guide rail 12, and the discharging position 13 is located at the lower end of the guide rail 12.

[0026] The feeding mechanism is used to transport material 6 to the feeding position 11. The lifting mechanism is used to lift material 6 from the feeding position 11 to the guide rail 12. Before the lifting mechanism lifts material 6, the adjusting mechanism pushes the stacked material 6 to slide, ensuring that the lifting mechanism lifts only one layer of material 6 at a time. After the lifting mechanism lifts material 6 to be flush with the guide rail 12, it restricts only one piece of material 6 to fall on the feeding end of the guide rail 12 at a time.

[0027] The feeding mechanism includes a drive source 22, a take-up piece 21, and a support belt 2. The support belt 2 is a flexible strip. One end of the support belt 2 is fixed to the frame 1, and the other end is fixed to the take-up piece 21. The end of the support belt 2 directly fixed to the frame 1 is its fixed end, and the end of the support belt 2 connected to the take-up piece 21 is its take-up end. The height of the fixed end of the support belt 2 is greater than the height of its take-up end. The drive source 22 is mounted on the frame 1 and is used to drive the take-up piece 21 to rotate. The drive source 22 can be a motor. The material 6 to be fed is piled on the support belt 2. When feeding, the drive source 22 is started. When the drive source 22 is working, it drives the take-up piece 21 to rotate. When the take-up piece 21 rotates, it winds up the support belt 2. During the winding process, the part of the support belt 2 that supports the material 6 gradually tightens. The material 6 slides upward to the feeding position 11 when the support belt 2 is winding up, and a part of the material 6 falls onto the feeding position 11.

[0028] To ensure that material 6 can still smoothly enter the loading position 11 when the remaining amount of material 6 in the support belt 2 is small, the height of the winding end of the support belt 2 is higher than the height of the loading position 11.

[0029] To further ensure that material 6 is smoothly fed to the feeding position 11, multiple guide rollers are rotatably provided on the feeding position. Each guide roller is used to roll and contact material 6, and each guide roller is arranged in an inclined downward arc on the feeding side of the feeding position 11 so that material 6 can be fed better.

[0030] The adjustment mechanism includes a second drive component 4 and a pusher plate 41. The second drive component 4 drives the pusher plate 41 to extend along an inclined direction parallel to the lifting seat 31. The second drive component 4 can be a cylinder. The extended end of the second drive component 4 is connected to the pusher plate 41. The distance between the pusher plate 41 and the loading position 11 matches the diameter of a single piece of material 6. After the loading mechanism completes loading the loading position 11, it activates the second drive component 4, causing it to push the pusher plate 41 to extend. When the pusher plate 41 extends, it pushes the stacked material 6 of the loading position 11 down. The pushed-down material 6 falls back into the support belt 2, and the loading position 11 retains a single layer of material 6. To flexibly accommodate materials 6 of different diameters, the second drive component 4 is detachably connected to the frame 1. The connection methods between the second drive component 4 and the frame 1 include, but are not limited to, bolt connection, snap-fit, and plug-in connection.

[0031] The lifting mechanism includes a drive component 3, a lifting seat 31, and a baffle plate 32. The inclination direction of the upper surface of the lifting seat 31 is consistent with the inclination direction of the guide rail 12. The drive component 3 is used to drive the lifting seat 31 to slide upwards on the frame 1. The drive component 3 can be a cylinder, and its drive end is connected to the lifting seat 31. To improve the stability of the lifting seat 31 in lifting the material 6, a guide rail 33 is provided on the frame 1. The guide rail 33 is adjustablely mounted on the frame 1 and is parallel to the extension direction of the drive component 3. The lifting seat 31 is slidably assembled with the guide rail 33. With the side facing the feeding end of the guide rail 12 as the front side, the baffle plate 32 is located behind the feeding end of the guide rail 12. The distance between the baffle plate 32 and the front end of the guide rail 12 matches the diameter of a single piece of material 6. After the lifting seat 31 lifts multiple single-layer materials 6 to be flush with the guide rail 12, due to the restriction of the baffle plate 32, only the materials 6 that are in contact with the baffle plate 32 overlap on the guide rail 12. After the lifting seat 31 moves down, except for the materials 6 that overlap on the guide rail 12, the other materials 6 move down with the lifting seat 31, thus realizing the automatic quantitative feeding requirement of single materials 6.

[0032] To facilitate feeding materials 6 of different diameters, the relative fixed positions of the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 are adapted to the diameter of the material 6. When the diameter of the material 6 changes, adjusting the relative fixed positions of the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 allows for the feeding of materials 6 of different diameters. In one embodiment, the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 are adjustable. Specifically, an adjustable mounting plate is fixed to the lifting seat 31, and the mounting plate is fixed to the baffle plate 32. By changing the relative fixed positions of the mounting plate and the lifting seat 31, the relative fixed positions of the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 can be flexibly adjusted.

[0033] In another embodiment, the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 are provided with a detachable connection structure. The connection between the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 can be made by means including but not limited to bolt connection, snap-fit ​​and plug-in connection.

[0034] In other embodiments, the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 may also be provided with other adjustable structures, such as the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 being slidably assembled, and after the baffle plate 32 slides relative to the lifting seat 31 to a designated position, the relative position of the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31 is fixed by means of insert rods, insert blocks or bolts.

[0035] To ensure the stable sliding of material 6 along the guide rail 12 and reduce collisions during its movement, a buffer mechanism is provided on the frame 1. This mechanism includes a drive component 5 and a buffer block 51. The drive component 5, which can be a cylinder, is mounted on the frame 1. Its extended end is connected to the buffer block 51, and its extension direction is parallel to the inclination direction of the guide rail 12. A guide rail 52 is provided on the frame 1, located below and parallel to the guide rail 12. The buffer block 51 is slidably assembled with the guide rail 52, further enhancing the stability of the buffer block 51's sliding motion. To further reduce friction during the sliding of material 6 along the guide rail 12 and minimize wear and scratches on its surface, multiple guide rollers are rotatably connected to the guide rail 12, each roller making rolling contact with the material 6.

[0036] To further ensure the automation of material feeding, the frame 1 is also equipped with a position sensor and a control system. The control system is used to receive real-time monitoring signals from the position sensor and control the working status of drive component 3 and drive component 4 based on the received signal content.

[0037] The position sensor is located on the horizontal side of the feeding position 11, and its installation height is lower than that of the feeding position 11. The monitoring width of the position sensor is adapted to the feeding width of the feeding position 11. That is, after the material 6 is fed to the feeding position 11, the position sensor can quickly sense the material information and transmit the monitoring signal to the control system. After the position sensor detects that there is material in the feeding position 11, the control system controls the second drive component 4 to extend. The second drive component 4 pushes the stacked material 6 on the feeding position 11 off through the pusher plate 41 to ensure that the feeding position 11 retains only a single layer of material 6. After the second drive component 4 resets, the control system controls the first drive component 3 to extend. When the first drive component 3 extends, it lifts the material 6 upward through the lifting seat 31.

[0038] The overall working process of the feeding rack provided by this utility model is as follows:

[0039] First, adjust the adjusting mechanism and baffle plate 32, etc., and select the appropriate relative fixing positions of the drive component 4 and the frame 1, as well as the relative fixing positions of the baffle plate 32 and the lifting seat 31, according to the diameter of the material 6, to ensure that they match the size of the material 6. Then, pile the material 6 to be loaded onto the support belt 2. At this time, the support belt 2 is in a relaxed state, and the material 6 is stacked on the support belt 2.

[0040] Then, the drive source 22 of the feeding mechanism is started. When the drive source 22 is working, it drives the winding component 21 to rotate. When the winding component 21 rotates, it winds up the support belt 2. During the winding process, the support belt 2 gradually tightens. Under the action of the support belt 2 winding, the material 6 slides to the upper material position 11. When the material 6 slides to the upper material position 11, part of the material 6 falls on the upper material position 11.

[0041] After the feeding mechanism completes the feeding, the position sensor senses the material 6 and transmits the monitoring signal to the control system. The control system activates the driving component 4 of the adjustment mechanism. The driving component 4 pushes the pusher plate 41 to extend in an inclined direction parallel to the lifting seat 31, pushing the material 6 stacked at the feeding position 11 down. The pushed material 6 falls back into the support belt 2, so that the feeding position 11 retains only a single layer of material 6.

[0042] After the control system resets the second drive component 4, it activates the first drive component 3 of the lifting mechanism. The first drive component 3 drives the lifting seat 31 to slide upwards at an angle on the frame 1. The tilt direction of the upper surface of the lifting seat 31 is consistent with the tilt direction of the guide rail 12. The lifting seat 31 lifts the single layer of material 6 at the loading position 11 until it is flush with the guide rail 12. After the single layer of material 6 is flush with the guide rail 12, the material 6 slides along the tilt direction of the lifting seat 31. Due to the restriction of the baffle plate 32, only the material 6 that slides to the baffle plate 32 can overlap on the guide rail 12. When the lifting seat 31 moves downwards, the material 6 that overlaps on the guide rail 12 remains on the guide rail 12, while other materials 6 move downwards with the lifting seat 31, thereby realizing the automatic quantitative feeding of single material 6.

[0043] After material 6 is placed on the guide rail 12, due to the inclined setting of the guide rail 12, the baffle plate 32 moves down with the lifting seat 31. After material 6 on the guide rail 12 separates from the baffle plate 32, material 6 slides along the inclined direction to the unloading end of the guide rail 12. The driving component 35 of the buffer mechanism pushes the buffer block 51 to slide along the guide rail 1 52, limiting the sliding speed of material 6, so that material 6 slides stably to the unloading end. After material 6 smoothly slides to the unloading position 13, it enters the subsequent processing steps. The feeding rack provided by this utility model is used for feeding pipe materials. Because the pipe is long, in order to ensure the stable feeding of the pipe and avoid the pipe falling off during the feeding process, multiple feeding racks can be used to feed the pipe at the same time. Each feeding rack is evenly spaced along the length of the pipe, and each feeding rack works synchronously.

[0044] The feeding rack provided by this utility model can realize automatic quantitative feeding of single materials, improve feeding efficiency and accuracy, and can be applied to materials of different diameters, with high flexibility and adaptability.

[0045] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

[0046] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0047] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A novel feeding rack, comprising a frame and a feeding position, a guide rail, and a discharging position disposed on the frame, wherein the feeding position is located below the feeding end of the guide rail, the discharging position is located at the discharging end of the guide rail, the guide rail is inclined downward from its feeding end to its discharging end, and the frame is further provided with a lifting mechanism for lifting the material at the feeding position to the feeding end of the guide rail, characterized in that... ； The lifting mechanism includes a drive component, a lifting seat, and a baffle plate. The inclination direction of the upper surface of the lifting seat is consistent with that of the guide rail. The drive component is used to drive the lifting seat to slide upward on the frame at an inclination, with the side facing the material loading end of the guide rail as the front side. The baffle plate is located on the rear side of the material loading end of the guide rail. The distance between the baffle plate and the front end of the guide rail matches the diameter of a single material. The frame is also provided with an adjustment mechanism, which includes a second drive component and a pusher plate. The second drive component drives the pusher plate to push out along an inclined direction parallel to the lifting seat. The distance between the pusher plate and the loading position matches the diameter of a single material.

2. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The relative fixed position of the baffle plate and the lifting seat is adapted to the diameter change of the material.

3. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The relative fixed position of the second drive component with the frame is adapted to the change in the diameter of the material.

4. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame is also provided with a buffer mechanism, which includes a drive component three and a buffer stop. The drive component three is mounted on the frame, and the drive end of the drive component three is connected to the buffer stop. The extension direction of the drive component three is parallel to the inclination direction of the guide rail.

5. The novel feeding rack according to claim 4, characterized in that, The frame is provided with a guide rail, which is located below the material guide track and parallel to the material guide track. The buffer block is slidably assembled with the guide rail.

6. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame is provided with a second guide rail, which is parallel to the extension direction of the first drive component, and the lifting seat is slidably assembled with the second guide rail.

7. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame is also provided with a feeding mechanism for conveying materials to the feeding position. The feeding mechanism includes a drive source, a winding component and a support belt. The support belt is a flexible strip. One end of the support belt is fixed to the frame and the other end of the support belt is fixed to the winding component. The drive source is installed on the frame and drives the winding component to rotate.

8. The novel feeding rack according to claim 7, characterized in that, The height of the fixed end of the support belt is greater than the height of its winding end, and the height of the winding end of the support belt is greater than the height of the feeding position.

9. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame is also equipped with a position sensor, which is located on the horizontal side of the loading position and is installed at a height lower than the loading position. The monitoring width of the position sensor is adapted to the loading width of the loading position. The second drive unit extends or retracts according to the real-time monitoring signal of the position sensor.

10. The novel feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, Multiple guide rollers are rotatably provided on the feeding position, and the guide rollers located on the feeding side of the feeding position are arranged in an inclined downward arc shape.

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