flying stock rack

Abstract

This utility model discloses a feeder rack, including a mounting frame, a positioning base plate fixed to the mounting frame, and multiple positioning plates spaced apart on the positioning base plate. The positioning plates are spaced apart, and each positioning plate has mounting holes. Clamping components are installed within the mounting holes. The spaced interval between two adjacent positioning plates allows workpieces to be inserted. The clamping components are driven by the workpiece to undergo elastic deformation and possess elastic potential energy to clamp and fix the workpiece between the two adjacent positioning plates. When storing irregularly shaped workpieces, the workpiece can be inserted between the gaps of two adjacent positioning plates. During the insertion of the workpiece into the positioning plate, the workpiece can drive the clamping components to undergo elastic deformation. After the workpiece is inserted into the positioning plate, the clamping components possess elastic potential energy to abut against the workpiece, thereby ensuring the fixed positioning of the irregularly shaped workpiece. Therefore, the feeder rack of this utility model can effectively adapt to irregularly shaped workpieces and ensure the reliability of clamping and fixing the workpiece.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of feeding equipment, specifically relating to a feeder rack. Background Technology

[0002] A feeder is a material handling device used in the electronics manufacturing industry. It is used by SMT (Surface Mount Technology) placement machines to automatically transport electronic components (such as resistors and capacitors), enabling efficient and accurate placement and improving the automation level of the production line. The feeder rack is used for workpiece mounting. For standard workpieces, it can effectively fix the workpiece. However, for irregularly shaped workpieces, especially those with an off-center center of gravity, its ability to limit and fix the workpiece is limited.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a feeder rack to address the aforementioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a feeder rack that can solve the problem of limited positioning and fixing capabilities of the feeder rack for irregularly shaped workpieces.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution provided by a specific embodiment of this utility model is as follows:

[0006] A feeder rack includes a mounting frame, a positioning base plate fixed to the mounting frame, and a plurality of positioning plates spaced apart on the positioning base plate;

[0007] The positioning plates are spaced at a set distance, and each positioning plate has a mounting hole. A clamping member is provided in the mounting hole. The set distance between two adjacent positioning plates allows a workpiece to be inserted. The clamping member can be driven by the workpiece to generate elastic deformation and has elastic potential energy to clamp and fix the workpiece between the two adjacent positioning plates.

[0008] In one or more embodiments of this utility model, the positioning plate has multiple mounting holes along its length and width directions.

[0009] In one or more embodiments of this utility model, the clamping member is provided on both opposite sides of the positioning plate.

[0010] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the clamping member includes an elastic member installed in the mounting hole and a ball installed at one end of the elastic member. The elastic member can be driven to produce elastic deformation and has elastic potential energy to drive the ball away from the mounting hole.

[0011] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the feeder rack further includes a side plate fixedly connected to the plurality of positioning plates, the side plate being equipped with a plurality of sensors, the sensors being matched with the position of the gap between two adjacent positioning plates.

[0012] In one or more embodiments of this utility model, the feeder rack further includes a panel mounted on the mounting frame, the panel being equipped with a first indicator light and a second indicator light, and the sensor being able to detect the status of the workpiece between two adjacent positioning plates in order to control the first indicator light or the second indicator light to illuminate.

[0013] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, two adjacent positioning plates have openings on their sides away from the side plate, and the size of the openings increases in the direction away from the side plate.

[0014] In one or more embodiments of this utility model, the mounting frame includes at least two separate mounting spaces, each mounting space having the positioning base plate installed therein, and both sides of the positioning base plate having placement spaces for placing workpieces.

[0015] In one or more embodiments of this utility model, in the vertical direction of the mounting bracket, the mounting spaces of adjacent upper and lower layers are staggered.

[0016] In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the feeder rack further includes an outer cover mounted on the outer periphery of the mounting frame.

[0017] Compared with existing technologies, the feeder rack of this invention allows irregularly shaped workpieces to be inserted between the gaps of two adjacent positioning plates when storing them. During the insertion of the workpiece into the positioning plate, the workpiece causes the clamping components to undergo elastic deformation. After the workpiece is inserted into the positioning plate, the clamping components possess elastic potential energy to abut against the workpiece, thereby ensuring the fixed positioning of the irregularly shaped workpiece. Therefore, the feeder rack of this invention can effectively adapt to irregularly shaped workpieces and ensure the reliability of workpiece clamping and fixing. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a front structural diagram of the feeder rack in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a workpiece mounted on a feeder rack in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the feeder rack in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged diagram of point B in the middle.

[0024] Explanation of key figure labels:

[0025] 1. Mounting bracket; 2. Positioning base plate; 3. Positioning plate; 4. Clamping component; 5. Side plate; 6. Sensor; 7. Panel; 8. First indicator light; 9. Second indicator light; 10. Outer cover. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of this utility model, 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, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0027] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 In one embodiment of this utility model, the feeder rack includes a mounting frame 1, a positioning base plate 2 fixed to the mounting frame 1, and a plurality of positioning plates 3 spaced apart on the positioning base plate 2. The positioning plates 3 have a set spacing between them, and the positioning plates 3 have mounting holes. A clamping member 4 is provided in the mounting holes. The set spacing between two adjacent positioning plates 3 allows workpieces to be inserted. The clamping member 4 can be driven by the workpiece to generate elastic deformation and has elastic potential energy to clamp and fix the workpiece between two adjacent positioning plates 3.

[0028] Reference Figure 1 The clamping member 4 includes an elastic element installed in the mounting hole and a ball installed at one end of the elastic element. The elastic element can be driven to produce elastic deformation and has elastic potential energy to drive the ball away from the mounting hole. In this embodiment, the clamping member 4 can be directly selected as a spring positioning ball.

[0029] When storing irregularly shaped workpieces, the workpieces can be inserted between the gaps of two adjacent positioning plates 3. Figure 3During the insertion of the workpiece into the positioning plate 3, the workpiece can drive the elastic element to undergo elastic deformation. After the workpiece is inserted into the positioning plate 3, the elastic element can drive the ball to abut against the workpiece, thereby ensuring the fixed positioning of the irregularly shaped workpiece. Therefore, the feeder rack of this utility model can effectively adapt to irregularly shaped workpieces and ensure the reliability of clamping and fixing the workpiece.

[0030] In other embodiments, the clamping member 4 can also be a spring sheet, which is mounted on the positioning plate 3 and is curved. When the workpiece is inserted into the positioning plate 3, the workpiece can cause the spring sheet to undergo elastic deformation. After the workpiece is inserted into the positioning plate 3, the spring sheet can abut against the workpiece, thereby ensuring that the irregularly shaped workpiece is fixed and positioned.

[0031] Reference Figure 2 The positioning plate 3 has multiple mounting holes along its length and width. Each mounting hole corresponds to a clamping member 4, thereby ensuring that the workpiece is clamped and fixed in multiple positions, thus ensuring the reliability of clamping and fixing irregularly shaped workpieces. In this embodiment, clamping members 4 are provided on two opposite sides of the positioning plate 3. Therefore, when a workpiece is inserted into two adjacent positioning plates 3, the clamping members 4 on the two positioning plates 3 can cooperate to clamp and fix the workpiece.

[0032] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 The feeder rack also includes side plates 5 fixedly connected to multiple positioning plates 3. Multiple sensors 6 are mounted on the side plates 5, and the positions of the sensors 6 are matched with the gaps between two adjacent positioning plates 3. Figure 2 The feeder rack also includes a panel 7 mounted on the mounting frame 1. The panel 7 is equipped with a first indicator light 8 and a second indicator light 9. The sensor 6 can detect the workpiece between two adjacent positioning plates 3 to control the first indicator light 8 or the second indicator light 9 to illuminate. In this embodiment, the first indicator light 8 or the second indicator light 9 can be a red light and a green light, respectively. When a workpiece is placed in the gap between two adjacent positioning plates 3, the sensor 6 can obtain the position information of the workpiece, thereby outputting a signal to control the first indicator light 8 or the second indicator light 9 to illuminate accordingly.

[0033] For example, when sensor 6 detects a workpiece between two adjacent positioning plates 3, it can control the first indicator light 8 to light up. Conversely, when sensor 6 does not detect a workpiece between two adjacent positioning plates 3, it can control the second indicator light 9 to light up. The above is just an example of lighting.

[0034] Reference Figure 2 The two adjacent positioning plates 3 have openings on their sides away from the side plate 5, and the size of the openings increases in the direction away from the side plate 5. The above-mentioned openings facilitate the guidance of the workpiece to be inserted into the gap between the two adjacent positioning plates 3, thus improving the convenience of operation.

[0035] Reference Figure 1 The mounting frame 1 includes at least two separate mounting spaces. Each mounting space contains a positioning base plate 2, and both sides of the positioning base plate 2 have placement spaces for placing workpieces. In this embodiment, due to the irregular shape of the workpiece, a placement space is also required on the lower side of the positioning base plate 2. It is understood that in other embodiments, the position and size of the placement spaces can be adjusted according to the shape of the irregular workpiece. Furthermore, in the vertical direction of the mounting frame 1, adjacent upper and lower mounting spaces are staggered to facilitate the placement and removal of irregularly shaped workpieces from different layers.

[0036] In this embodiment, the mounting frame 1 is illustrated by taking the two-layer mounting space as an example. In other embodiments, the number of mounting spaces can also be adjusted, and this application does not limit this.

[0037] Reference Figure 1 In one optional embodiment, the feeder rack further includes an outer cover 10 installed on the outer periphery of the mounting frame 1.

[0038] 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.

[0039] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A feeder rack, characterized in that, It includes a mounting frame (1), a positioning base plate (2) fixed to the mounting frame (1), and a plurality of positioning plates (3) spaced apart on the positioning base plate (2); The positioning plates (3) have a set distance between them. The positioning plates (3) have mounting holes and clamping members (4) are provided in the mounting holes. The set distance between two adjacent positioning plates (3) allows workpieces to be inserted. The clamping members (4) can be driven by the workpiece to generate elastic deformation and have elastic potential energy to clamp and fix the workpieces between the two adjacent positioning plates (3).

2. The feeder rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning plate (3) has multiple mounting holes along its length and width directions.

3. The feeder rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning plate (3) is provided with clamping members (4) on both opposite sides.

4. The feeder rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping member (4) includes an elastic member installed in the mounting hole and a ball installed at one end of the elastic member. The elastic member can be driven to produce elastic deformation and has elastic potential energy to drive the ball away from the mounting hole.

5. The feeder rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeder rack also includes a side plate (5) fixedly connected to a plurality of positioning plates (3), and the side plate (5) is equipped with a plurality of sensors (6), the position of which is matched with the gap between two adjacent positioning plates (3).

6. The feeder rack according to claim 5, characterized in that, The feeder rack also includes a panel (7) mounted on the mounting frame (1). The panel (7) is equipped with a first indicator light (8) and a second indicator light (9). The sensor (6) can detect the status of the workpiece between two adjacent positioning plates (3) to control the first indicator light (8) or the second indicator light (9) to light up.

7. The feeder rack according to claim 5, characterized in that, Two adjacent positioning plates (3) have openings on the side away from the side plate (5), and the size of the openings increases in the direction away from the side plate (5) of the positioning plates (3).

8. The feeder rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mounting frame (1) includes at least two separate mounting spaces, each mounting space containing the positioning base plate (2), and both sides of the positioning base plate (2) have placement spaces for placing workpieces.

9. The feeder rack according to claim 8, characterized in that, In the vertical direction of the mounting bracket (1), the mounting spaces of the adjacent upper and lower layers are staggered.

10. The feeder rack according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeder rack also includes an outer cover (10) installed on the outer periphery of the mounting frame (1).

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