An automatic loading mechanism compatible with multi-gasket loading

Abstract

This utility model discloses an automated feeding mechanism compatible with multiple gaskets, including a gasket feeding frame, a gasket hopper connected to the gasket feeding frame, a gasket picking plate located below the gasket hopper, a picking plate power source driving the picking plate to reciprocate, a gasket conveying assembly located on one side of the picking plate, a gasket adsorption column driven by the gasket conveying assembly, and a gasket peeling assembly linked with the adsorption column. The gasket hopper has at least two gasket cylinders, and the picking plate has at least two gasket feeding positions. The gasket feeding positions move to below the gasket cylinders as the picking plate power source moves. The gasket conveying assembly controls the adsorption column to pick up the gaskets from the feeding positions and move them above the assembly fixture / product. The gasket peeling assembly presses the gaskets on the adsorption column onto the assembly fixture / product. This automated gasket feeding mechanism can accommodate the feeding of multiple gaskets, saving equipment costs and space.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automated lock assembly technology, specifically to an automated feeding mechanism compatible with multiple gasket feeding. Background Technology

[0002] The primary function of a door handle is to provide convenience, enabling people to operate the door with ease. Door handles play a crucial role in various fields, including home furnishing, architecture, and interior design. Gaskets are a core component of standardized door handles and an essential part of door handle assembly.

[0003] With the development of technology and the continuous improvement of automation, door handle assembly has gradually evolved from manual assembly to automated equipment assembly. Currently, in the field of automated door handle assembly, the feeding of gaskets is achieved through vibration feeding via a gasket vibratory feeder. However, the number of gaskets varies between different door handles; some door handles require two or more gaskets, and the thickness of the gaskets also differs. If the current gasket feeding method is used, multiple gasket vibratory feeders are needed, which not only occupies a large space for the gasket feeding mechanism but also increases the cost of the mechanism.

[0004] In view of this, there is an urgent need to design an automated feeding mechanism that is compatible with multiple gaskets. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To solve the above problems, the technical solution provided by this utility model is as follows:

[0006] An automated feeding mechanism compatible with multiple gaskets includes a gasket feeding frame, a gasket hopper connected to the gasket feeding frame, a gasket picking plate located below the gasket hopper, a picking plate power source driving the picking plate to reciprocate, a gasket conveying assembly located on one side of the picking plate, a gasket adsorption column driven by the gasket conveying assembly, and a gasket peeling assembly linked with the gasket adsorption column; the gasket hopper has at least two gasket cylinders, the gasket picking plate has at least two gasket feeding positions, the gasket feeding positions move to below the gasket cylinders as the picking plate power source moves, the gasket conveying assembly controls the gasket adsorption column to pick up the gaskets on the gasket feeding positions and move them above the assembly fixture / product, and the gasket peeling assembly presses the gaskets on the gasket adsorption column onto the assembly fixture / product.

[0007] The present invention is further configured such that the gasket feeding plate has a plurality of gasket base grooves, a gasket base is connected in the gasket base groove, a gasket bearing part is provided on the gasket base, and the gasket feeding position is located on the gasket bearing part.

[0008] The present invention is further configured such that a gasket detection hole is provided on the gasket base, and a first gasket detection probe is provided in the gasket detection hole.

[0009] The present invention is further provided with a gasket adsorption hole on the gasket base, and a vacuum suction tube is connected to the gasket adsorption hole.

[0010] The present invention is further configured such that an adsorption seat is provided at one end of the gasket adsorption column near the material position on the gasket, and an adsorption element and a second gasket detection head are connected to the adsorption seat, with the second gasket detection probe facing the position of the adsorbed gasket.

[0011] The present invention is further configured such that the gasket peeling assembly includes a gasket peeling power source and a gasket pressing member driven by the gasket peeling power source. The gasket pressing member is located on the outer periphery of the gasket adsorption column and is movably connected to the adsorption seat. The gasket pressing member is positioned directly opposite the gasket to be adsorbed.

[0012] The present invention is further configured such that the adsorption element is a magnetic material or a vacuum suction cup.

[0013] The present invention is further configured such that the gasket conveying assembly includes a first gasket vertical moving force source, a first gasket vertical moving plate driven by the first gasket vertical moving force source, a gasket horizontal moving force source connected to the first gasket vertical moving plate, a gasket horizontal moving plate driven by the gasket horizontal moving force source, a second gasket vertical moving force source connected to the gasket horizontal moving plate, and a second gasket vertical moving plate driven by the second gasket vertical moving force source, wherein the gasket adsorption column is connected to the second gasket vertical moving plate.

[0014] The present invention is further configured such that the gasket conveying assembly includes a third gasket vertical moving force source, a third gasket vertical moving plate driven by the third gasket vertical moving force source, a gasket horizontal moving force source connected to the third gasket vertical moving plate, and a gasket horizontal moving plate driven by the gasket horizontal moving force source, wherein the gasket adsorption column is connected to the gasket horizontal moving plate.

[0015] The present invention is further configured such that a movable cavity is provided on the gasket feeding frame, a limiting plate is provided above the movable cavity, and the gasket picking plate is movably connected to the movable cavity.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by this utility model has the following advantages:

[0017] This technical solution is an automated feeding mechanism compatible with multiple gaskets. The working method is as follows: The power source of the picking plate moves the gasket picking plate to the picking position, so that the gasket feeding position on the picking plate is directly opposite the gasket cylinder position in the gasket hopper. The gaskets in the gasket cylinder fall into the gasket feeding positions. The power source of the picking plate moves the picking plate to the feeding position. The gasket conveying component controls the movement of the gasket suction column, continuously or in stages, picking up the gaskets from the gasket feeding positions and moving them above the assembly fixture / product. The gasket peeling component presses the gaskets on the gasket suction column onto the assembly fixture / product, completing the automated feeding of multiple gaskets.

[0018] This utility model's automated gasket feeding mechanism can accommodate the feeding of multiple gaskets, avoiding the need for separate vibratory feeders for each type or quantity of gaskets required in traditional methods, thus saving equipment costs and space. Furthermore, the gasket hopper in the mechanism has multiple gasket cylinders, and the gasket feeding plate has multiple gasket feeding positions. This design allows the mechanism to easily adapt to the gasket quantity and type requirements of different door handles, improving the flexibility and versatility of the production line. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of the automated gasket feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0020] Figure 2 This is another perspective view of the automated gasket feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the gasket conveying assembly, gasket adsorption column, and gasket peeling assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the gasket feeding plate in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the gasket feeding plate, gasket base, and gasket according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0024] Figure 6 This is a perspective view of the gasket adsorption column and gasket peeling assembly before gasket peeling, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 7 This is a perspective view of the gasket adsorption column and gasket peeling assembly during gasket peeling, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 8 This is a perspective view of an automated gasket feeding mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0027] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] Combined with appendix Figure 1 To be continued Figure 7 The present invention is an automated feeding mechanism compatible with multiple gaskets, including a gasket feeding frame 1, a gasket hopper 2 connected to the gasket feeding frame 1, a gasket picking plate 3 located below the gasket hopper 2, a picking plate power source 4 that drives the gasket picking plate 3 to reciprocate, a gasket conveying assembly 5 located on one side of the gasket picking plate 3, a gasket adsorption column 6 driven by the gasket conveying assembly 5, and a gasket peeling assembly 7 that is linked and cooperates with the gasket adsorption column 6; The gasket hopper 2 is provided with at least two gasket cylinders 21, and the gasket picking plate 3 is provided with at least two gasket loading positions 31. The gasket loading positions 31 move to the bottom of the gasket cylinders 21 as the picking plate power source 4 moves. The gasket conveying assembly 5 controls the gasket adsorption column 6 to pick up the gasket a on the gasket loading position 31 and move it above the assembly fixture / product 8. The gasket peeling assembly 7 presses the gasket a on the gasket adsorption column 6 onto the assembly fixture / product 8.

[0030] In this embodiment, the appendix Figure 1 A drawing showing the state (picking position) of the gasket picking plate 3 when it extends from the gasket feeding frame 1, attached. Figure 2 This is a drawing showing the state (loading position) of the gasket feeding plate 3 when it is retracted on the gasket feeding frame 1.

[0031] In this embodiment, each of the gasket cylinders 21 can store gaskets of different thicknesses. When the gasket picking plate power source 4 drives the gasket picking plate 3 to move into the gasket loading frame 1, the gaskets a in each of the gasket cylinders 21 fall into the corresponding gasket loading position 31, and the picking is completed synchronously.

[0032] In this embodiment, the working mode of the automated feeding mechanism compatible with multiple gaskets is as follows: the power source 4 moves the gasket feeding plate 3 to the feeding position, so that the gasket feeding position 31 on the gasket feeding plate 3 is directly opposite the gasket cylinder 21 of the gasket hopper 2. The gaskets a in the gasket cylinder 21 fall into the gasket feeding position 31 respectively. The power source 4 moves the gasket feeding plate 3 to the feeding position. The gasket conveying component 5 controls the movement of the gasket adsorption column 6 to continuously or in batches pick up the gaskets a in the gasket feeding position 31 and move the gaskets a above the assembly fixture / product 8. The gasket peeling component 7 presses the gaskets a on the gasket adsorption column 6 onto the assembly fixture / product 8 to complete the automated feeding of multiple gaskets a.

[0033] In this embodiment, the gasket feeding plate 3 is provided with a plurality of gasket base grooves 32, and a gasket base 33 is connected in the gasket base groove 32. The gasket base 33 is provided with a gasket bearing part 331, and the gasket loading position 31 is located on the gasket bearing part 331. When the thickness of the gasket is adjusted, only the gasket base 33 needs to be replaced, so that the size of the gasket loading position 31 that accommodates the gasket changes to adapt to gaskets of different thicknesses.

[0034] In this embodiment, a gasket detection hole 332 is provided on the gasket base 33, and a first gasket detection probe 34 is provided in the gasket detection hole 332; the first gasket detection probe 34 is used to detect whether there is a gasket on the gasket material position 31.

[0035] In this embodiment, the pad base 33 is provided with a pad adsorption hole 333, and a vacuum suction tube 35 is connected to the pad adsorption hole 333; the vacuum suction tube 35 is used to form a negative pressure at the lower part of the pad material position 31, so that the pad a on the pad material position 31 will not fall off during the movement of the pad picking plate 3.

[0036] In this embodiment, an adsorption seat 61 is provided at one end of the gasket adsorption column 6 near the gasket loading position 31. An adsorption element 62 and a second gasket detection head 63 are connected to the adsorption seat 61. The second gasket detection probe 63 is positioned directly opposite the adsorbed gasket a. The second gasket detection probe 63 is used to detect whether the gasket a is adsorbed and whether it is peeled off.

[0037] In this embodiment, the gasket peeling assembly 7 includes a gasket peeling power source 71 and a gasket pressing member 72 driven by the gasket peeling power source 71. The gasket pressing member 72 is located on the outer periphery of the gasket adsorption column 6 and is movably connected to the adsorption seat 61. The gasket pressing member 72 is positioned directly opposite the adsorbed gasket a.

[0038] In this embodiment, the adsorption element 62 is a magnetic material or a vacuum suction cup; when the adsorption element 62 is a magnetic material, the pad adsorption column 6 can simultaneously pick up multiple pads for feeding; when the adsorption element 62 is a vacuum suction cup, the pad adsorption column 6 needs to feed the pads one by one.

[0039] In this embodiment, the gasket conveying assembly 5 includes a first gasket vertical moving force source 51, a first gasket vertical moving plate 52 driven by the first gasket vertical moving force source 51, a gasket horizontal moving force source 53 connected to the first gasket vertical moving plate 52, a gasket horizontal moving plate 54 driven by the gasket horizontal moving force source 53, a second gasket vertical moving force source 55 connected to the gasket horizontal moving plate 54, and a second gasket vertical moving plate 56 driven by the second gasket vertical moving force source 55. The gasket adsorption column 6 is connected to the second gasket vertical moving plate 56. When the first gasket vertical moving force source 51 and the second gasket vertical moving force source 55 are ordinary cylinders or ordinary servo motors, the adsorption action and pressing action of the gasket a need to be completed by independent power sources, so two vertical moving force sources are required.

[0040] In this embodiment, the lateral movement force source 53 of the gasket is used to pick up the gasket a at different material positions 31 of the gasket.

[0041] In this embodiment, the gasket feeding frame 1 has a movable cavity 11, a limiting plate 12 is provided above the movable cavity 11, and the gasket picking plate 3 is movably connected to the movable cavity 11.

[0042] The automated gasket feeding mechanism of this utility model can accommodate the feeding of multiple gaskets, avoiding the need for a separate vibratory feeder for each type or quantity of gaskets in the traditional method, thus saving equipment costs and space. In addition, the gasket hopper in the mechanism is equipped with multiple gasket cylinders, and the gasket picking plate is equipped with multiple gasket feeding positions. This design allows the mechanism to easily adapt to the gasket quantity and type requirements of different door handles, improving the flexibility and versatility of the production line.

[0043] Example 2

[0044] Combined with appendix Figure 8 Unlike Embodiment 1, the structure of the gasket conveying assembly 5 is as follows: In this embodiment, the gasket conveying assembly includes a third gasket vertical moving force source 57, a third gasket vertical moving plate 58 driven by the third gasket vertical moving force source 57, a gasket horizontal moving force source 53 connected to the third gasket vertical moving plate 58, and a gasket horizontal moving plate 54 driven by the gasket horizontal moving force source 53. The gasket adsorption column 6 is connected to the gasket horizontal moving plate 54.

[0045] In this embodiment, the third pad vertical movement force source 57 is a two-stage cylinder or a stroke-controllable servo motor, which can realize the adsorption and pressing action of pad a by the third pad vertical movement force source 57 alone.

[0046] All other structures in this embodiment are the same as in Embodiment 1, and will not be described again.

[0047] It should also be noted that, in this specification, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0048] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-shim feeding, characterized in that, The device includes a gasket feeding frame, a gasket hopper connected to the gasket feeding frame, a gasket picking plate located below the gasket hopper, a picking plate power source that drives the gasket picking plate to reciprocate, a gasket conveying assembly located on one side of the gasket picking plate, a gasket adsorption column driven by the gasket conveying assembly, and a gasket peeling assembly that works in conjunction with the gasket adsorption column. The gasket hopper has at least two gasket cylinders, and the gasket picking plate has at least two gasket feeding positions. The gasket feeding positions move to below the gasket cylinders as the picking plate power source moves. The gasket conveying assembly controls the gasket adsorption column to pick up the gaskets from the gasket feeding positions and move them above the assembly fixture / product. The gasket peeling assembly presses the gaskets on the gasket adsorption column onto the assembly fixture / product.

2. The automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gasket feeding plate has several gasket base slots, and gasket bases are connected in the gasket base slots. Gasket bases are provided on the gasket bases, and the gasket feeding positions are located on the gasket support parts.

3. The automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to claim 2, characterized in that, The gasket base has a gasket detection hole, and a first gasket detection probe is installed in the gasket detection hole.

4. The automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to claim 2, characterized in that, The gasket base has a gasket adsorption hole, and a vacuum suction tube is connected to the gasket adsorption hole.

5. The automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gasket adsorption column is provided with an adsorption seat at one end near the material position on the gasket. An adsorption element and a second gasket detection probe are connected to the adsorption seat. The second gasket detection probe is positioned directly opposite the gasket being adsorbed.

6. The automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to claim 5, characterized in that, The gasket peeling assembly includes a gasket peeling power source and a gasket pressing member driven by the gasket peeling power source. The gasket pressing member is located on the outer periphery of the gasket adsorption column and is movably connected to the adsorption seat. The gasket pressing member is positioned directly opposite the adsorbed gasket.

7. The automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to claim 5, characterized in that, The adsorption element is a magnetic material or a vacuum suction cup.

8. An automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The gasket conveying assembly includes a first gasket vertical movement force source, a first gasket vertical movement plate driven by the first gasket vertical movement force source, a gasket horizontal movement force source connected to the first gasket vertical movement plate, a gasket horizontal movement plate driven by the gasket horizontal movement force source, a second gasket vertical movement force source connected to the gasket horizontal movement plate, and a second gasket vertical movement plate driven by the second gasket vertical movement force source. The gasket adsorption column is connected to the second gasket vertical movement plate.

9. An automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The gasket conveying assembly includes a third gasket vertical movement force source, a third gasket vertical movement plate driven by the third gasket vertical movement force source, a gasket horizontal movement force source connected to the third gasket vertical movement plate, and a gasket horizontal movement plate driven by the gasket horizontal movement force source, wherein the gasket adsorption column is connected to the gasket horizontal movement plate.

10. An automated feeding mechanism compatible with multi-gasket feeding according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The gasket feeding frame has a movable cavity, and a limiting plate is provided above the movable cavity. The gasket picking plate is movably connected to the movable cavity.

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