A feeding device for silica gel foam
By designing a feeding device with rotating and lifting modules, the problems of uneven feeding and adhesion of long and short foam were solved, achieving an efficient and stable feeding process and improving production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI JUNYI IND AUTOMATION CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-09
AI Technical Summary
Existing feeding devices are unable to meet the high-efficiency feeding needs of both long and short foams at the same time, and adhesion is prone to occur during the feeding process, affecting production efficiency and product quality.
A feeding device comprising a rotating module, a material tray, and a lifting module was designed. The rotating module feeds materials alternately, and limit posts and brushes are set on the material tray to prevent sticking. Efficient feeding is achieved by using a servo motor and a ball screw mechanism.
It enables efficient simultaneous feeding of both long and short foam materials, prevents adhesion during material handling, and improves production efficiency and product quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of silicone foam feeding equipment, and in particular to a silicone foam feeding device. Background Technology
[0002] In the processing and production of new energy battery cell modules, silicone foam is required, and sometimes it is necessary to feed foam of different lengths simultaneously. Existing feeding devices often cannot meet the high-efficiency feeding needs of both long and short foam at the same time, and there are waiting intervals during feeding; in addition, foam sticking is prone to occur during the material handling process, which affects production efficiency and product quality. Summary of the Invention
[0003] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a silicone foam feeding device is provided, comprising:
[0004] Frame;
[0005] Rotating module, the rotating module is mounted on the frame;
[0006] A pair of first material trays, the first material trays being used to hold long foam;
[0007] A pair of second material trays, the second material trays being used to hold short-length foam;
[0008] The first material tray and the second material tray are connected to the rotating module, which can drive the first material tray and the second material tray to rotate.
[0009] The lifting module is located below the first and second material trays and can eject long and short foams from the corresponding trays.
[0010] Furthermore, the rotating module includes: a rotating cylinder and a rotating plate;
[0011] The rotary cylinder is connected to the frame, and its output end is connected to the rotary plate to drive the rotary plate to rotate.
[0012] The first and second material trays are detachably mounted on the rotating plate and rotate with the rotating plate;
[0013] A first perforated slot is provided under each material tray on the rotating plate to prevent interference with the operation of the lifting module.
[0014] Furthermore, the material pallet includes: a first support plate, several limiting posts, and a first limiting plate;
[0015] The first support plate is connected to the rotating plate. The first support plate is provided with a second hollow groove, which corresponds to the first hollow groove below.
[0016] Several limiting posts are arranged around the first support plate, and foam is arranged between the several limiting posts;
[0017] The first limiting plate is connected to several limiting posts to improve the stability of the limiting posts.
[0018] Furthermore, several brushes are installed on the upper part of the material tray to prevent adjacent foams from sticking together when picking up materials.
[0019] Furthermore, the lifting module includes: a lifting drive mechanism, a drive frame, and a pair of lifting plates;
[0020] The output end of the lifting drive mechanism is connected to the drive frame, which can drive the drive frame to move up and down;
[0021] A pair of lifting plates correspond to a first material tray and a second material tray, respectively, and are used to push out the foam inside the material trays.
[0022] Furthermore, the drive frame includes: a drive plate and several support rods;
[0023] The drive plate is connected to the output end of the lifting drive mechanism;
[0024] The tops of several support rods are connected to a pair of lifting plates, and the tops are connected to a drive plate.
[0025] Furthermore, the lifting drive mechanism includes: a servo motor and a ball screw mechanism;
[0026] The output end of the servo motor is connected to one end of the ball screw mechanism, and the other end of the screw is rotatably connected to the frame.
[0027] The nut of the ball screw mechanism is connected to the drive frame.
[0028] Furthermore, it also includes: a connecting plate and a pair of guide rods;
[0029] The servo motor is connected to the connecting board;
[0030] The lower ends of a pair of guide rods are fixedly connected to both ends of the connecting plate, and the upper ends are fixedly connected to the frame.
[0031] The drive frame is slidably connected to a pair of guide rods.
[0032] Furthermore, the positions of the first and second material trays are adjustable.
[0033] Furthermore, several safety light curtains are installed on the frame.
[0034] The silicone foam feeding device according to the present invention can simultaneously supply long foam and short foam, with one material tray for each use. It can perform loading while feeding, greatly improving work efficiency; it can effectively prevent adjacent foams from sticking together during the material handling process.
[0035] It should be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and intended to provide further illustration of the claimed technology. Attached Figure Description
[0036] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0037] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A;
[0038] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The main view;
[0039] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The right view;
[0040] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Top view;
[0041] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of point B;
[0042] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first tray, the second tray, and the rotating plate according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0043] Figure 8 This is a perspective view of the lifting module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0044] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram showing the position between the foam and the position sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation
[0045] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, further illustrating the present invention.
[0046] First, combine Figures 1-9 The invention describes a silicone foam feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is used in the assembly process of battery cell modules and has a wide range of applications.
[0047] like Figures 1-9 As shown, the silicone foam feeding device of this utility model embodiment includes:
[0048] Frame 1;
[0049] Rotating module 2 is mounted on frame 1;
[0050] A pair of first material trays 3, the first material trays 3 are used to hold long foam, one of the pair of first material trays 3 is used and one is spared;
[0051] A pair of second material trays 4, the second material trays 4 are used to hold short foam, one of the pair of second material trays 4 is used and one is spared;
[0052] The first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4 are arranged alternately and connected to the rotating module 2. The rotating module 2 can drive the first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4 to rotate.
[0053] The lifting module 6 is located below the first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4, and can push the long foam 7 and the short foam 7 out from the corresponding trays.
[0054] The lifting module 6 can simultaneously eject materials from one first material tray 3 and one second material tray 4, while the other first material tray 3 and second material tray 4 can be loaded simultaneously.
[0055] Furthermore, such as Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, the rotating module 2 includes: a rotating cylinder 21 and a rotating plate 22;
[0056] The rotary cylinder 21 is connected to the frame 1, and its output end is connected to the rotating plate 22, which can drive the rotating plate 22 to rotate.
[0057] The first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4 are detachably mounted on the rotating plate 22 and rotate with the rotating plate 22.
[0058] A first hollowed-out groove is provided on the rotating plate 22 under each material tray to prevent interference with the operation of the lifting module 6.
[0059] Furthermore, such as Figures 1-2 As shown, in this embodiment, the material tray (i.e., representing the first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4) includes: a first support plate 31 (41), a plurality of limiting posts 32 (42) and a first limiting plate;
[0060] The first support plate 31 (41) is connected to the rotating plate 22. The first support plate 31 (41) is provided with a second hollow groove 311 (411), which corresponds to the first hollow groove below.
[0061] A number of limiting posts 32 (42) are arranged around the first support plate 31 (41), and foam 7 is arranged between the number of limiting posts 32 (42);
[0062] The first limiting plate is connected to several limiting posts 32 (42) to improve the stability of the limiting posts 32 (42).
[0063] The difference between the first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4 is that the position of the limiting post 32 (42) and the size of the first limiting plate are different due to the different size of the foam 7.
[0064] Furthermore, such as Figure 5 , 7 As shown, in this embodiment, several brushes 5 are provided at the upper end of the material tray to prevent adjacent foams 7 from sticking together due to static electricity when picking up materials. The brushes 5 are interference-fitted with the sides of the foams 7. When the top layer of foams 7 is picked up, the adjacent foams 7 will separate from the top layer of foams 7 due to the action of the brushes 5.
[0065] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 , 8 As shown, in this embodiment, the lifting module 6 includes: a lifting drive mechanism 61, a drive frame 62, and a pair of lifting plates 63;
[0066] The output end of the lifting drive mechanism 61 is connected to the drive frame 62, which can drive the drive frame 62 to move up and down.
[0067] A pair of lifting plates 63 correspond to a first material tray 3 and a second material tray 4 respectively, and are used to push out the foam 7 inside the material tray.
[0068] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 , 8 As shown, in this embodiment, the drive frame 62 includes: a drive plate 621 and a plurality of support rods 622;
[0069] The drive plate 621 is connected to the output end of the lifting drive mechanism 61;
[0070] The tops of several support rods 622 are respectively connected to a pair of lifting plates 63, and the tops are connected to a drive plate 621.
[0071] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 , 8 As shown, in this embodiment, the lifting drive mechanism 61 includes: a servo motor 611 and a ball screw mechanism 612;
[0072] The output end of the servo motor 611 is connected to one end of the lead screw of the ball screw mechanism 612, and the other end of the lead screw is rotatably connected to the frame 1.
[0073] The nut of the ball screw mechanism 612 is connected to the drive frame 62.
[0074] Furthermore, such as Figure 3 , 8 As shown, in this embodiment, it also includes: a connecting plate 64 and a pair of guide rods 65;
[0075] Servo motor 611 is connected to connecting plate 64;
[0076] The lower ends of a pair of guide rods 65 are fixedly connected to both ends of the connecting plate 64, and the upper ends are fixedly connected to the frame 1;
[0077] The drive frame 62 is slidably connected to a pair of guide rods 65.
[0078] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, the positions of the first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4 are adjustable.
[0079] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of safety light curtains 11 are provided on the frame 1.
[0080] Furthermore, such as Figure 9 As shown, in this embodiment, it also includes: two sets of position sensors 12, which are respectively set at both ends of the first material tray 3 and the second material tray 4 directly above the lifting plate 63 and connected to the frame 1; when the uppermost foam 7 reaches the designated position, the corresponding position sensor 12 can detect it and send a signal to stop the servo motor 611.
[0081] Working principle:
[0082] Material placement: Place the long foam 7 in the first material tray 3 and the short foam 7 in the second material tray 4.
[0083] Rotary feeding: Rotary cylinder 21 drives rotating plate 22 to rotate, so that the material tray to be fed is rotated above lifting module 6.
[0084] Foam 7 lifting: The lifting drive mechanism 61 drives the lifting plate 63 to rise through the drive frame 62, passing through the corresponding first and second hollow holes, and pushes the foam 7 in the material tray out of the corresponding tray one by one, so that the material picking device can perform material picking operation one by one.
[0085] Alternating feeding: Rotary cylinder 21 drives rotating plate 22 to rotate 180 degrees to achieve alternating feeding, allowing workers to continue filling empty material pallets.
[0086] Above, refer to Figures 1-9 The present invention describes a feeding device for silicone foam according to an embodiment of the present invention, which can simultaneously supply long foam and short foam, with one material tray for each material tray, and can perform loading while feeding, greatly improving work efficiency; it can effectively prevent adjacent foam from sticking together during the material handling process.
[0087] It should be noted that, in this specification, 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 process, method, article, or apparatus. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element.
[0088] Although the present invention has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, it should be understood that the above description should not be considered as a limitation of the present invention. Various modifications and substitutions to the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art after reading the above content. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A supply device for silica gel foam, characterized in that Include: Frame; A rotating module, wherein the rotating module is mounted on the frame; A pair of first material trays, the first material trays being used to hold long foam; A pair of second material trays, the second material trays being used to hold short-length foam; The first material tray and the second material tray are connected to the rotating module, and the rotating module can drive the first material tray and the second material tray to rotate; A lifting module is disposed below the first material tray and the second material tray, which can push the long foam and the short foam out from the corresponding tray.
2. The supply device of the silica gel foam according to claim 1, wherein The rotating module includes: a rotating cylinder and a rotating plate; The rotary cylinder is connected to the frame, and its output end is connected to the rotating plate, which can drive the rotating plate to rotate. The first material tray and the second material tray are detachably mounted on the rotating plate and rotate with the rotating plate; The rotating plate has a first hollowed-out groove under each material tray to prevent interference with the operation of the lifting module.
3. The supply device of the silica gel foam according to claim 2, wherein The material pallet includes: a first support plate, a plurality of limiting posts, and a first limiting plate; The first support plate is connected to the rotating plate, and the first support plate is provided with a second hollow groove, which corresponds to the first hollow groove below it; The plurality of limiting posts are arranged around the first support plate, and the foam is arranged between the plurality of limiting posts; The first limiting plate is connected to the plurality of limiting posts to improve the stability of the limiting posts.
4. The supply device of the silica gel foam according to claim 3, wherein The upper end of the material tray is equipped with several brushes to prevent adjacent foams from sticking together when picking up materials.
5. The supply device of the silicone foam according to claim 1, wherein The lifting module includes: a lifting drive mechanism, a drive frame, and a pair of lifting plates; The output end of the lifting drive mechanism is connected to the drive frame, which can drive the drive frame to move up and down. The pair of lifting plates correspond to a first material tray and a second material tray, respectively, and are used to push out the foam in the material trays.
6. The supply device of the silicone foam according to claim 5, wherein The drive frame includes: a drive plate and several support rods; The drive plate is connected to the output end of the lifting drive mechanism; The tops of the several support rods are respectively connected to the pair of lifting plates, and the tops are connected to the drive plate.
7. The supply device of the silicone foam according to claim 5, wherein The lifting drive mechanism includes: a servo motor and a ball screw mechanism; The output end of the servo motor is connected to one end of the lead screw of the ball screw mechanism, and the other end of the lead screw is rotatably connected to the frame. The nut of the ball screw mechanism is connected to the drive frame.
8. The supply device of the silicone foam according to claim 7, wherein It also includes: a connecting plate and a pair of guide rods; The servo motor is connected to the connecting plate; The lower ends of the pair of guide rods are fixedly connected to both ends of the connecting plate, and the upper ends are fixedly connected to the frame. The drive frame is slidably connected to the pair of guide rods.
9. The supply device of the silicone foam according to claim 1, wherein The positions of the first material tray and the second material tray are adjustable.
10. The supply device of the silicone foam according to claim 1, wherein The frame is equipped with several safety light curtains.