A vertical feeder
By changing the material tube positioning frame of the relay feeder to a vertical setting, and combining it with the design of a vertical feeding section, a horizontal flipping section, and a horizontal discharging section, the problem of low space utilization in the existing technology is solved, and efficient automated feeding is achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SUZHOU DINGSHICHUANG INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-02
AI Technical Summary
The existing relay feeder's horizontally positioned feed tube positioning frame results in low space utilization and is not suitable for compact scenarios.
By changing the material tube positioning frame to a vertical setting, and combining it with a vertical feeding section, a horizontal flipping section, and a horizontal discharging section, automated continuous feeding is achieved through the cooperation of the material tube forward motor, the flipping mechanism, and the vibrator.
It improves space utilization, achieves high equipment integration, can store more relay feed tubes, and realizes automated continuous feeding.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of relay feeding technology, specifically a vertical feeder. Background Technology
[0002] An automatic relay feeder refers to a device that, after relays have undergone simple packaging, places them into a feeder. The feeder can automatically transport the relays to a designated position according to a PLC-controlled vibrator.
[0003] An existing relay feeder, such as the one described in announcement number CN204624607U, is an automatic relay feeder, comprising a base; a linear vibrator is horizontally mounted on the base, and a linear vibration groove is horizontally mounted on the upper end of the linear vibrator; a material limiting plate is provided at the front end of the linear vibration groove, and one end of a material inclined guide groove is connected to the rear end of the linear vibration groove; a material tube positioning frame is provided at the other end of the material inclined guide groove; material tube positioning plates are provided at both ends of the material tube positioning frame, and a material tube hanging cylinder is provided on the material tube positioning plate, with a material tube being hung on the material tube; a material tube positioning cylinder is provided at the lower end of the material tube positioning plate, and a material tube positioning block is provided at the front end of the material tube positioning cylinder.
[0004] However, existing material tube positioning frames and feeders are all horizontally arranged, resulting in low space utilization and unsuitability for compact scenarios; therefore, we propose a vertical feeder to solve the problems mentioned above. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a vertical feeder to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that the existing material tube positioning frame and feeder are both set in a horizontal direction, resulting in low space utilization and unsuitability for compact scenarios.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a vertical feeder, comprising a vertical feeding section, a horizontal tilting section installed below the vertical feeding section, a transmission cover installed on the outer wall of one side of the vertical feeding section, a horizontal discharge section provided on one side of the horizontal tilting section, a full material bin provided at the front end of the vertical feeding section, an empty material bin provided at the rear end of the vertical feeding section, a partition provided between the full material bin and the empty material bin, and a feeding opening provided at one end of the partition; a pneumatic feeder is installed at the top inside the transmission cover. The material handling mechanism has a guide rail installed inside the horizontal flipping section. An electric propulsion slider is driven and connected to the guide rail. A flipping mechanism is installed below the electric propulsion slider. A connecting rod is installed at the front end of the flipping mechanism. A transmission platform is installed at the front end of the connecting rod. A rack is installed at the upper end of one side of the transmission platform. A gear is installed above the rack. A support is installed on one side of the gear. A flipping block is installed inside the support and is driven and connected to the gear. A receiving pipe is installed on the flipping block. A receiving mechanism is provided below the receiving pipe.
[0007] Preferably, a vibrator is installed inside the horizontal discharge section.
[0008] Preferably, a pneumatic clamping mechanism is provided above the receiving pipe.
[0009] Preferably, an empty material tube direct push cylinder is installed at the rear end of the empty material bin, and the output end of the empty material tube direct push cylinder passes through and extends into the interior of the empty material bin.
[0010] Preferably, the interior of the full hopper is provided with multiple relay discharge pipes, which are arranged in an orderly manner, and each relay discharge pipe is provided with several relays.
[0011] Preferably, two pulleys are installed on the outer wall of the end face of the vertical feeding section, a lead screw is installed on the inner side of the pulleys, and the end of the lead screw passes through and extends into the interior of the vertical feeding section. A push slider is installed on the outer wall of the lead screw, and a material tube advance motor is arranged between the two pulleys. The material tube advance motor is connected to the pulleys through a belt drive mechanism.
[0012] Preferably, a support mechanism is installed at the lower end of the vertical feeding section, and a shock-absorbing foot is installed at the lower end of the support mechanism.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0014] This invention replaces the original horizontally positioned material tube positioning frame with a vertically positioned one, resulting in a highly integrated and space-efficient device. The hopper can store multiple relay-driven material tubes. Through the cooperation of the material tube forward motor, the flipping mechanism, and the vibrator in the horizontal discharge section, automated continuous feeding is achieved. This solves the problem that existing material tube positioning frames and feeders are both horizontally positioned, resulting in low space utilization and unsuitability for compact environments. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a partial structural diagram of the vertical feeding section of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the horizontal flipping section of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the flipping mechanism receiving pipe of this utility model in the disassembled state.
[0019] In the diagram: 1. Vertical feeding section; 2. Horizontal tilting section; 3. Horizontal discharge section; 4. Support mechanism; 5. Vibration damping feet; 6. Full hopper; 7. Partition plate; 8. Empty hopper; 9. Relay feeding pipe; 10. Pneumatic feeding mechanism; 11. Empty pipe direct push cylinder; 12. Feed pipe forward motor; 13. Pulley; 14. Lead screw; 15. Propulsion slider; 16. Belt drive mechanism; 17. Guide rail; 18. Electric propulsion slider; 19. Tilting mechanism; 20. Connecting rod; 21. Transmission table; 22. Rack; 23. Gear; 24. Support; 25. Tilting block; 26. Receiving pipe; 27. Vibrator; 28. Pneumatic clamping mechanism; 29. Receiving mechanism. Detailed Implementation
[0020] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.
[0021] Please see Figure 1-4This utility model provides an embodiment of a vertical feeder, including a vertical feeding section 1, a horizontal tilting section 2 installed below the vertical feeding section 1, a transmission cover 101 installed on the outer wall of one side of the vertical feeding section 1, a horizontal discharge section 3 provided on one side of the horizontal tilting section 2, a full material bin 6 provided at the front end inside the vertical feeding section 1, an empty material bin 8 provided at the rear end inside the vertical feeding section 1, a partition 7 provided between the full material bin 6 and the empty material bin 8, and a material feeding opening provided at one end of the partition 7, the transmission... A pneumatic feeding mechanism 10 is installed at the top inside the cover 101. A guide rail 17 is installed inside the horizontal tilting section 2. An electric push slider 18 is connected to the guide rail 17. A tilting mechanism 19 is installed below the electric push slider 18. A connecting rod 20 is installed at the front end of the tilting mechanism 19. A transmission table 21 is installed at the front end of the connecting rod 20. A rack 22 is installed at the upper end of one side of the transmission table 21. A gear 23 is installed above the rack 22. A support 24 is installed on one side of the gear 23. An internal tilting block 25 is installed, and the tilting block 25 is connected to the gear 23 for transmission. A receiving pipe 26 is installed on the tilting block 25, and a receiving mechanism 29 is set below the receiving pipe 26. A vibrator 27 is installed inside the horizontal discharge section 3, and a pneumatic clamping mechanism 28 is set above the receiving pipe 26. An empty material hopper 8 has an empty material pipe direct push cylinder 11 installed at the rear end, and the output end of the empty material pipe direct push cylinder 11 passes through and extends into the interior of the empty material hopper 8. Multiple relay discharge pipes 9 are installed inside the full material hopper 6. The relay feeding tubes 9 are arranged in a row, and each relay feeding tube 9 has several relays inside. Two pulleys 13 are installed on the outer wall of the end face of the vertical feeding section 1. A lead screw 14 is installed on the inner side of the pulleys 13, and the end of the lead screw 14 passes through and extends into the interior of the vertical feeding section 1. A push slider 15 is installed on the outer wall of the lead screw 14. A feed tube advance motor 12 is arranged between the two pulleys 13. The feed tube advance motor 12 is connected to the pulleys 13 through a belt drive mechanism 16.
[0022] In use, the relay is installed in the relay feeding tube 9, and the feeding mechanism (optional robotic arm) places the relay feeding tube 9 into the full material bin 6 of the vertical feeding section 1. Multiple relay feeding tubes 9 can be stacked in the full material bin 6. After feeding is completed, the feeding tube advance motor 12 runs, and the lead screw 14 is rotated by the belt drive mechanism 16 and the pulley 13, so that the push slider 15 on the lead screw 14 moves from back to front, pushing the relay feeding tube 9 in the full material bin 6 to the front end of the full material bin 6. The front end of the full material bin 6 has an open structure, and a receiving tube 26 is set below the opening. When the outermost relay feeding tube 9 moves to the end of the full material bin 6 under the pushing action, the relay inside can fall into the receiving tube 26 along the opening. At this time, the pneumatic clamping mechanism 28 runs to clamp and fix the relay on the upper part of the receiving tube 26, and at the same time the electric push slider... When block 18 operates, it drives the flipping mechanism 19 to move backward along the guide rail 17, causing the rack 22 to move backward and mesh with the gear 23 for transmission. This drives the flipping block 25 and the receiving pipe 26 to move clockwise, causing the relay below the pneumatic clamping mechanism 28 to flip forward with the receiving pipe 26 and overlap with the horizontal discharge section 3. Under the vibration of the vibrator 27 inside the horizontal discharge section 3, the relay moves forward. After reaching the discharge position, the feeding mechanism (optional robotic arm) feeds the relay. This process is repeated until all relays in the feeding pipe 9 are fed. Then, the pneumatic feeding mechanism 10 operates and moves the relay to the empty hopper 8 behind it. At this time, the feed pipe forward motor 12 is run again to move the new relay feeding pipe 9 to the receiving opening position to achieve continuous automated feeding. After feeding is completed, the empty pipes are arranged in the empty hopper 8. After centralized replenishment, feeding can be carried out again.
[0023] Please see Figure 1 A support mechanism 4 is installed at the lower end of the vertical feeding section 1, and a shock-absorbing foot 5 is installed at the lower end of the support mechanism 4. The support mechanism 4 and the shock-absorbing foot 5 below the vertical feeding section 1 can help support the feeder and improve the stability of the feeding process.
[0024] 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 vertical feeder, comprising a vertical unloading section (1), characterized in that: A horizontal tilting section (2) is installed below the vertical feeding section (1). A transmission cover (101) is installed on the outer wall of one side of the vertical feeding section (1). A horizontal discharge section (3) is provided on one side of the horizontal tilting section (2). A full material bin (6) is provided at the front end of the vertical feeding section (1). An empty material bin (8) is provided at the rear end of the vertical feeding section (1). A partition (7) is provided between the full material bin (6) and the empty material bin (8). A material feeding opening is provided at one end of the partition (7). A pneumatic material feeding mechanism (10) is installed at the top inside the transmission cover (101). A guide rail (17) is installed inside the horizontal tilting section (2). An electric drive is connected to the guide rail (17). The electric push slider (18) is equipped with a flipping mechanism (19) below it. A connecting rod (20) is installed at the front end of the flipping mechanism (19). A transmission platform (21) is installed at the front end of the connecting rod (20). A rack (22) is installed at the upper end of one side of the transmission platform (21). A gear (23) is installed above the rack (22). A support (24) is installed on one side of the gear (23). A flipping block (25) is installed inside the support (24). The flipping block (25) is connected to the gear (23) in a transmission. A receiving pipe (26) is installed on the flipping block (25). A receiving mechanism (29) is provided below the receiving pipe (26).
2. A vertical feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal discharge section (3) is equipped with a vibrator (27).
3. A vertical feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pneumatic clamping mechanism (28) is provided above the receiving pipe (26).
4. A vertical feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The empty material bin (8) is equipped with an empty material tube direct push cylinder (11) at the rear end, and the output end of the empty material tube direct push cylinder (11) extends through and into the interior of the empty material bin (8).
5. A vertical feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The full hopper (6) is equipped with multiple relay discharge pipes (9), which are arranged in a row, and each relay discharge pipe (9) is equipped with several relays.
6. A vertical feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two pulleys (13) are installed on the outer wall of the end face of the vertical feeding section (1). A lead screw (14) is installed on the inner side of the pulley (13), and the end of the lead screw (14) passes through and extends into the interior of the vertical feeding section (1). A push slider (15) is installed on the outer wall of the lead screw (14). A feed tube advance motor (12) is arranged between the two pulleys (13). The feed tube advance motor (12) is connected to the pulleys (13) through a belt drive mechanism (16).
7. A vertical feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the vertical feeding section (1) is equipped with a support mechanism (4), and the lower end of the support mechanism (4) is equipped with a shock-absorbing foot (5).