A multi-station mold turnover and automatic material taking device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of multi-station die turnover and automatic material taking device, including the load plate being installed on conveying belt and being flush with extrusion forming die height, load plate is equipped with material taking module, drop hopper, turnover mechanism and control system;Material taking module contains material taking plate and drive structure, the slide rail plate body of drive structure is connected with material taking plate, and slidingly connects product by driving motor;Turnover mechanism is rotary cylinder, connects finger clamp jaw cylinder, can drive product to overturn 180 degrees at drop hopper;Drop hopper below has cylinder assembly, for product shaping.This device works cooperatively by each structure, realizes product automatic material taking, turnover and shaping, improves automation degree and production efficiency, solves the problem that existing device is not accurate, product is easily deformed etc.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model provides a flipping and material handling device, and particularly relates to a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of mold processing and production, multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling devices are a type of equipment used to complete the material handling, flipping and subsequent processing of products after mold processing. Their function is to realize the automated transfer and preliminary processing of products from the mold to the subsequent processes, thereby improving the automation level and efficiency of production.

[0003] Existing multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling devices typically consist of only simple material handling and flipping components. Material handling relies heavily on manual assistance or rudimentary mechanical structures to transfer products, lacking a precise drive structure to ensure accurate and efficient sliding transfer of the product between the mold and the material handling position. This results in low material handling efficiency and insufficient positioning accuracy. The flipping component is also relatively simple in design, making it difficult to stably and accurately flip the product at specific angles (e.g., 180 degrees), affecting the connection of subsequent processes. Furthermore, the lack of a structure for effectively shaping the flipped product makes it prone to deformation during flipping and other processes, thus affecting product quality. The actions of each component are also mostly controlled separately, without a unified control system to coordinate material handling, flipping, and shaping actions. This leads to disjointed connections between stages, hindering further improvement in overall automation level and production efficiency, and failing to adequately meet the demands of large-scale, high-precision production. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, this application provides a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device, which solves the problems of low automation, inaccurate material handling and positioning, difficulty in controlling the flipping angle, easy product deformation, and poor connection between various links in the existing device.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device, including a support plate installed on a conveyor belt and flush with the height of the extrusion molding mold, wherein a material handling module, a drop hopper, a flipping mechanism and a control system are correspondingly installed on the support plate; the drop hopper is a through hole penetrating the support plate;

[0006] The material handling module includes a material handling plate and a driving structure. The driving structure is a slide rail plate installed inside the drop hopper. The material handling plate and the slide rail plate are fixedly connected.

[0007] The material handling plate is used to carry the product that has been detached from the mold onto the material handling plate. The flipping mechanism is installed on the support plate and located on both sides of the drop hopper. It is used to clamp and flip the product. The drop hopper is located below the flipping path of the material handling module to provide space for product flipping. The control system is used to control the clamping action of the material handling module, the reciprocating sliding action of the drive structure, and the flipping action of the flipping mechanism.

[0008] Preferably, the drive structure includes a pair of drive motors installed below the support plate. The drive motors are correspondingly connected to the slide rail plate, which drives the slide rail plate to slide horizontally, slide to the extrusion molding die to pick up the product, and slide to the flipping mechanism to facilitate the clamping component to clamp the product.

[0009] Preferably, the gripping component is a finger gripper cylinder.

[0010] Preferably, the flipping mechanism is a rotary cylinder, which is connected to a finger gripper cylinder and can drive the finger gripper cylinder to flip 180 degrees.

[0011] Preferably, it also includes a sensor, which is disposed at the picking plate to sense the product and send a signal to the control system to trigger the picking module's gripping action.

[0012] Preferably, a cylinder assembly for shaping the product is provided below the falling hopper. The cylinder assembly is connected to the control system. When the product falls to the cylinder assembly, the control system controls the cylinder assembly to shape the product.

[0013] Preferably, the cylinder assembly includes three sets of cylinders, which are used to press and shape the product from different directions.

[0014] One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application have at least the following technical effects or advantages compared with the prior art:

[0015] This multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device primarily solves the problems of low automation, low efficiency, insufficient product positioning accuracy, easy deformation, and disjointed connection between various links in the existing technology of mold material handling, flipping, and subsequent processing. It achieves automated and precise transfer of products from the mold to the material handling position by setting a carrier plate flush with the extrusion mold and mounted on the conveyor belt, in conjunction with a material handling module consisting of a material handling plate, a slide rail plate, and a drive motor. A flipping mechanism composed of rotary cylinders and finger gripper cylinders, located on both sides of the drop hopper on the carrier plate, enables 180-degree automated product flipping, utilizing the drop hopper to provide flipping space. Sensors at the material handling plate ensure precise triggering of the material handling action. A cylinder assembly containing three sets of cylinders below the drop hopper provides multi-directional pressure shaping to prevent deformation. A control system coordinates the gripping and sliding of the material handling module, the flipping mechanism's flipping, and the shaping actions of the cylinder assembly, ensuring seamless coordination among all links and effectively improving the overall automation level, production efficiency, and product quality stability.

[0016] Other advantages, objectives and features of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following examination or study, or may be taught from the practice of this invention. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a partial enlarged view of a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a partially enlarged view of the flipping mechanism of a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cylinder assembly of a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a bottom view of the support plate of a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to this utility model.

[0022] As shown in the figure:

[0023] 1. Conveyor belt;

[0024] 11. Extrusion molding die; 12. Support plate;

[0025] 2. Material handling module;

[0026] 21. Material receiving plate; 22. Drive structure; 23. Slide rail plate; 24. Drive motor;

[0027] 3. Drop hopper;

[0028] 4. Tilting mechanism;

[0029] 41. Finger gripper cylinder;

[0030] 5. Cylinder assembly. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0032] It should be noted that the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "up," "down," "left," "right," and similar expressions used in this article are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0033] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains; the terminology used herein in the description of this invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the invention; the term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the main structure of a multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device includes a support plate 12 mounted on a conveyor belt 1 and flush with the height of the extrusion mold 11. A material handling module 2, a drop hopper 3, and a flipping mechanism 4 are correspondingly mounted on the support plate 12. The drop hopper 3 is a through hole penetrating the support plate 12. The material handling module 2 consists of a material handling plate 21 and a drive structure 22. The drive structure 22 is a slide rail plate 23 installed inside the drop hopper 3. The material handling plate 21 is fixedly connected to the slide rail plate 23. The drive structure 22 also includes... The system includes a pair of drive motors 24 installed below the support plate 12. The drive motors 24 are connected to the slide rail plate 23 to drive it to slide horizontally. The product is picked up at the extrusion molding die 11 and then slid to the flipping mechanism 4 for easy clamping. The flipping mechanism 4 is installed on the support plate 12 and located on both sides of the drop hopper 3. It is a rotary cylinder and connected to the finger gripper cylinder 41, which is a clamping component. It can drive the finger gripper cylinder 41 to rotate 180 degrees. The drop hopper 3 is located below the flipping path of the picking module 2 to provide space for product flipping.

[0035] In this implementation scheme, the material-receiving plate 21 is fixedly connected to the slide rail plate 23. The drive motor 24 is installed below the support plate 12 and connected to the slide rail plate 23, driving the material-receiving plate 21 to slide horizontally between the extrusion molding die 11 and the flipping mechanism 4. The rotary cylinder of the flipping mechanism 4 is connected to the finger gripper cylinder 41 and is symmetrically distributed on both sides of the drop hopper 3, which can hold the product and complete a 180-degree flip along the through-hole drop hopper 3. From the implementation points, this structural combination, through the cooperation of the drive motor 24 and the slide rail plate 23, realizes the precise and automated transfer of the product from the die to the flipping station, solving the problems of inaccurate material positioning and low efficiency in traditional material handling. The linkage design of the rotary cylinder and the finger gripper cylinder 41, combined with the flipping space provided by the drop hopper 3, ensures the precise controllability of the product flipping angle and avoids the error of manual flipping. The integrated layout of each component around the support plate 12 improves the compactness of the overall structure, makes the material handling and flipping links smooth, and greatly improves the degree of automation. In terms of innovation, the design of embedding the drive structure 22 inside the drop hopper 3 saves space and ensures the stability of the transfer path; the positional coordination between the flipping mechanism 4 and the drop hopper 3 makes the flipping action safer and more efficient, effectively solving the problems of disconnection between various links and cumbersome operation in existing devices, and significantly improving production efficiency and product processing quality.

[0036] like Figure 3 , 4As shown in Figure 5, the auxiliary processing and control structure of the device includes a sensor installed at the picking plate 21, which is used to sense the product and send a signal to the control system to trigger the gripping action of the picking module 2. Below the drop hopper 3, there is a cylinder assembly 5 for shaping the product. The cylinder assembly 5 is connected to the control system. When the product falls to this location, the control system controls its action. The cylinder assembly 5 includes 3 sets of cylinders, which can press and shape the product from different directions. The control system is used to control the gripping action of the picking module 2, the reciprocating sliding action of the drive structure 22, the flipping action of the flipping mechanism 4, and the shaping action of the cylinder assembly 5.

[0037] In this implementation scheme, the sensor is installed at the material picking plate 21 and forms a signal connection with the control system; the cylinder assembly 5 is located below the drop hopper 3, and its three sets of cylinders are arranged from different directions and are connected to the control system as a whole; the control system establishes control connections with the material picking module 2, the drive structure 22, the flipping mechanism 4, and the cylinder assembly 5. From the key implementation points, the sensor at the material picking plate 21 can sense whether the product is in place in real time and send a signal to the control system in a timely manner to trigger the clamping action, avoiding errors in judging the timing of material picking and solving the problems of missed or incorrect picking caused by traditional manual judgment or mechanical timed triggering; the three sets of cylinders below the drop hopper 3 press and shape the product from different directions, which can comprehensively correct the deformation that may occur during the flipping and falling process, ensure the stability of the product shape, and make up for the shortcomings of existing devices that lack a targeted shaping structure, which affects product quality. From an innovative perspective, the control system provides overall coordination and control of all components, achieving seamless integration of material handling, transfer, flipping, and shaping processes, forming a continuous automated workflow. This changes the situation of decentralized control and poor coordination in existing devices. The multi-directional pressing design of cylinder assembly 5 is more adaptable to the deformation of different parts of the product compared to single-directional shaping, significantly improving the shaping effect and further ensuring product quality. This results in a more complete solution to existing technical problems.

[0038] During use, this device requires the use of existing air supply devices to provide compressed air for the finger gripper cylinder 41, rotary cylinder, and cylinder assembly 5. These air supply devices typically include an air compressor, air tank, and pneumatic triplet. Existing electrical control cabinets are also needed to install the control system's PLC controller, relays, and other electrical components. The PLC controller can be a Siemens S7-1200 series. The material handling plate 21 can be made of stainless steel to ensure wear resistance, and the slide rail 23 can be made of 45# steel after heat treatment to improve structural strength. Silicone pads can be added to the gripper area of ​​the finger gripper cylinder 41 to prevent product damage. These existing technologies work in conjunction with this device to ensure the stable operation of the entire automated process.

[0039] Specifically, in implementation, this solution uses bolts to fix the bearing plate 12 to the frame of the conveyor belt 1, ensuring it is flush with the extrusion mold 11. The slide rail plate 23 is installed inside the drop hopper 3 via welding or bolting. The drive motor 24 is connected to the transmission screw of the slide rail plate 23 via a coupling. The rotary cylinder is fixed to the bearing plate 12 via a flange. The finger gripper cylinder 41 is connected to the output shaft of the rotary cylinder via a threaded connection. The existing air source device is connected to each cylinder via air pipes. Solenoid valves are installed on the air pipes and controlled by the control system. The PLC controller in the electrical control cabinet is connected to the sensors, drive motor 24, and solenoid valves via wires to achieve signal transmission. The conveyor belt 1 transports the bearing plate 12 to the corresponding position after the extrusion molding die 11 completes product molding and opens the die. The drive motor 24 drives the slide rail plate 23 and the picking plate 21 to slide towards the die to pick up the product. After the sensor detects the product, it sends a signal to the control system. The control system controls the finger gripper cylinder 41 to grip the product. Then the drive motor 24 drives the picking plate 21 to reset. The rotary cylinder drives the finger gripper cylinder 41 and the product to rotate 180 degrees in the drop hopper 3. After that, the finger gripper cylinder 41 releases and the product falls into the cylinder assembly 5 below. The control system controls the three sets of cylinders to act simultaneously to shape the product for 5 seconds. After the shaping is completed, the cylinder resets and the product enters the subsequent conveying stage.

[0040] Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and alterations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

Claims

1. A multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device, comprising a support plate (12) mounted on a conveyor belt (1) and flush with the height of an extrusion molding mold (11), characterized in that, The support plate (12) is equipped with a material picking module (2), a drop hopper (3), a flipping mechanism (4), and a control system; the drop hopper (3) is a through hole penetrating the support plate (12); The material handling module (2) includes a material handling plate (21) and a drive structure (22). The drive structure (22) is a slide rail plate (23) installed inside the drop hopper (3). The material handling plate (21) and the slide rail plate (23) are fixedly connected. The material receiving plate (21) is used to carry the product that has been removed from the mold onto the material receiving plate (21). The flipping mechanism (4) is installed on the support plate (12) and located on both sides of the drop hopper (3) for clamping and flipping the product. The drop hopper (3) is located below the flipping path of the material receiving module (2) to provide space for product flipping. The control system is used to control the clamping action of the material picking module (2), the reciprocating sliding action of the drive structure (22), and the flipping action of the flipping mechanism (4).

2. The multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive structure (22) includes a pair of drive motors (24) installed below the support plate (12). The drive motors (24) are connected to the slide rail plate (23) and drive the slide rail plate (23) to slide horizontally to the extrusion molding die (11) to pick up the product, and slide to the flipping mechanism (4) to facilitate the clamping component to clamp the product.

3. The multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The gripping component is a finger gripper cylinder (41).

4. The multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism (4) is a rotary cylinder, which is connected to the finger gripper cylinder (41) and can drive the finger gripper cylinder (41) to flip 180 degrees.

5. The multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a sensor, which is set at the picking plate (21) to sense the product and send a signal to the control system to trigger the picking module (2) to perform the picking action.

6. The multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Below the drop hopper (3) is a cylinder assembly (5) for shaping the product. The cylinder assembly (5) is connected to the control system. When the product falls to the cylinder assembly (5), the control system controls the cylinder assembly (5) to shape the product.

7. The multi-station mold flipping and automatic material handling device according to claim 6, characterized in that, The cylinder assembly (5) includes three sets of cylinders, which are used to press and shape the product from different directions.

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