Automatic assembly equipment for medicine feeder
By designing a piston rod conveying mechanism in the automatic assembly equipment for the medicine feeder, and utilizing the combination of a positioning rod and a material handling clearance groove, the problems of inconvenient piston rod clamping and adjacent collisions are solved, achieving stable positioning of the piston rod and convenient clamping by the robotic arm, thus improving assembly efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WENZHOU JIATE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
In existing automated drug feeder assembly equipment, the piston rod is difficult to grip and is prone to touching adjacent piston rods, resulting in unstable operation of the robotic arm.
A piston rod conveying mechanism was designed, including a conveying channel, a vibrator, a positioning seat, a positioning rod, and a return spring. The piston rod is stably positioned by the positioning part of the positioning rod, and a material picking clearance groove is set at the outlet of the conveying channel, so that the robot can pick up the piston rod from the side.
This achieves stable positioning and convenient gripping of the piston rod, avoids collisions between adjacent piston rods, and improves the operational stability and efficiency of the robotic arm.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of automatic assembly equipment, and in particular relates to an automatic assembly equipment for a medicine feeder. Background Technology
[0002] Pet medication feeders typically consist of a feeding nozzle, a piston rod, and a piston. To automate the assembly of the feeder, the feeding nozzle, piston rod, and piston are usually conveyed separately on an automated machine for easy pickup by a robotic arm. The piston rod conveyor includes a vibratory feeder, a conveyor channel connected to the vibratory feeder, and a linear vibrator positioned above the conveyor channel. Traditionally, a stop block is placed at the opening of the conveyor channel to position the piston rod. The robotic arm then grips the piston rod from above. This method has drawbacks, including inconvenient gripping and the risk of accidentally touching adjacent piston rods. Utility Model Content
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide an automatic assembly device for a medicine feeder with a piston rod that is easy to grip.
[0004] To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a piston rod conveying mechanism, which includes a conveying channel and a vibrator disposed below the conveying channel. A piston rod positioning mechanism is provided at the outlet of the conveying channel. The piston rod positioning mechanism includes a positioning seat, a positioning rod rotatably disposed within the positioning seat, and a return spring disposed between the positioning rod and the positioning seat. The positioning seats are disposed opposite to each other on both sides of the outlet of the conveying channel. The front end of the positioning rod is provided with a positioning part for positioning the middle part of the first piston rod at the outlet of the conveying channel.
[0005] The outlet of the conveying channel is provided with a material handling clearance groove below the positioning rod.
[0006] The positioning part has an inclined surface on its inner side.
[0007] The conveying channel consists of oppositely arranged side plates and a baffle plate located at the upper end of the side plates.
[0008] The rear end of the baffle is provided with a detection hole, and a photoelectric sensor is provided on the detection hole.
[0009] All the positioning rods are L-shaped.
[0010] The rear end of the positioning rod is rotatably mounted in the positioning seat via a pivot.
[0011] The advantages of the automatic assembly equipment for the medicine feeder of this utility model are as follows: the piston rod is positioned more stably, and the robotic arm can grip the piston rod from the side, making gripping more convenient and preventing contact with adjacent piston rods.
[0012] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic assembly equipment for the medicine feeder of this utility model;
[0014] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the piston rod positioning mechanism of this utility model;
[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material conveying channel of this utility model. Detailed Implementation
[0016] Reference Figures 1-3 As shown, the automatic assembly equipment for the feeder of this utility model includes a piston rod conveying mechanism 1, which includes a conveying channel 2 and a linear vibrator 3 located below the conveying channel 2. The piston rod 15 is conveyed into the conveying channel 2 via a vibrating plate, and then the piston rod 16 is linearly conveyed within the conveying channel 2 via the linear vibrator 3. A piston rod positioning mechanism 4 is provided at the outlet of the conveying channel 2. The piston rod positioning mechanism 4 includes a positioning seat 5, a positioning rod 6 rotatably disposed within the positioning seat 5, and a return spring 7 disposed between the positioning rod 6 and the positioning seat 5. The positioning seats 5 are positioned opposite each other on both sides of the outlet of the conveying channel 2. The front end of the positioning rod 6 has a positioning part 8 for positioning the middle of the first piston rod at the outlet of the conveying channel 2. Because the return spring 7 is located behind the positioning part 8, the positioning part 8 can be compressed when pressed. When the piston rod is conveyed, the positioning part 8 of the positioning rod 6 blocks both sides of the piston rod 16, thus fixing it. At this point, the robotic arm can grip the lower end of the piston rod 16 and pull it out directly.
[0017] Preferably, a material-retrieving clearance groove 9 is provided at the outlet of the conveying channel 2 below the positioning rod 6. The robotic arm extends into the material-retrieving clearance groove 9 to grip the piston rod 16 for easy material retrieval.
[0018] Preferably, the inner side of the positioning part 8 is provided with an inclined surface 10, which makes the positioning part 8 easier to retract when it is compressed.
[0019] Preferably, the conveying channel 2 comprises opposing side plates 11 and baffles 12 disposed on the upper end of the side plates 11. A piston rod channel is formed between the baffles 12, and the side plates 11 are directly mounted on the vibrator 3. The conveying channel 2 with the above structure has the advantages of convenient installation and good vibration transmission effect.
[0020] Preferably, the rear end of the baffle 12 is provided with a detection hole 13, and a photoelectric sensor 14 is provided on the detection hole 13. The photoelectric sensor 14 is used to detect whether there is material being conveyed into the conveying channel 2.
[0021] Preferably, all the positioning rods 6 are L-shaped. Furthermore, the rear end of each positioning rod 6 is rotatably mounted within the positioning seat 5 via a pivot 15.
[0022] The above description is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-disclosed structure and technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An automatic assembly device for a medicine feeder, comprising a piston rod conveying mechanism (1), wherein the piston rod conveying mechanism (1) includes a conveying channel (2) and a vibrator (3) disposed below the conveying channel (2), characterized in that: The outlet of the conveying channel (2) is provided with a piston rod positioning mechanism (4). The piston rod positioning mechanism (4) includes a positioning seat (5), a positioning rod (6) rotatably disposed in the positioning seat (5), and a return spring (7) disposed between the positioning rod (6) and the positioning seat (5). The positioning seats (5) are disposed opposite to each other on both sides of the outlet of the conveying channel (2). The front end of the positioning rod (6) is provided with a positioning part (8) for positioning the middle part of the first piston rod at the outlet of the conveying channel (2).
2. The automatic drug feeder assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material conveying channel (2) has a material handling clearance groove (9) located below the positioning rod (6) at its outlet.
3. The automatic drug feeder assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning part (8) has an inclined surface (10) on its inner side.
4. The automatic drug feeder assembly equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying channel (2) consists of a side plate (11) arranged opposite to each other and a baffle (12) located on the upper end of the side plate (11).
5. The automatic assembly equipment for the medicine feeder according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rear end of the baffle (12) is provided with a detection hole (13), and a photoelectric sensor (14) is provided on the detection hole (13).
6. The automatic assembly equipment for the medicine feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning rods (6) are all L-shaped.
7. The automatic assembly equipment for the medicine feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rear end of the positioning rod (6) is rotatably mounted in the positioning seat (5) via a pivot (15).