A right-angle connector automatic conveying and tapping integrated machine
By integrating storage, conveying, pushing, blocking and tapping devices into an automated machine, the problems of low efficiency of manual placement and difficulty in controlling tapping accuracy in the production of right-angle connectors have been solved, achieving efficient and stable automated production and reducing the defect rate and labor costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202521329843.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-19
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-06-26
AI Technical Summary
The production process of traditional right-angle connectors suffers from problems such as low efficiency, poor stability and consistency due to manual placement, difficulty in controlling tapping precision, and lack of automation and integration between processes, resulting in low production efficiency and high defect rate.
Design an automated conveying and tapping machine that integrates a storage device, conveying passage, jacking device, blocking device, and tapping device into a single frame. This machine enables automated supply, conveying, and tapping of right-angle connectors. The jacking and blocking devices work together to ensure tapping accuracy, while the limiting grooves and positioning space ensure the stability and accurate positioning of the connectors.
It improved production efficiency, reduced labor costs, ensured tapping quality and product consistency, reduced scrap rate, and enabled long-term stable and continuous production to meet the needs of large-scale production.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] This utility model relates to an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors. [Background Technology]
[0002] In the field of machining, right-angle connectors are common components, and their production efficiency and precision have a significant impact on the overall production process. Traditional processing methods for right-angle connectors often have several drawbacks. Firstly, the conveying process typically requires manual placement and transport of each connector individually. This method is not only inefficient but also susceptible to human error, making it difficult to guarantee the stability and consistency of the conveying process. For example, in some small processing plants, workers manually place right-angle connectors one by one into the processing equipment, which is slow and prone to misplacement or other issues, affecting subsequent processing.
[0003] On the other hand, for the tapping process of right-angle connectors, traditional processing equipment often consists of a separate tapping machine. The right-angle connector needs to be transferred from the conveyor (if any) to the tapping machine for processing. This involves multiple clamping and transfer operations, which not only increases processing time but may also cause positional deviations in the right-angle connector during transfer, thus affecting tapping accuracy. For example, moving the connector to a certain position on the conveyor belt, then manually removing it and placing it on the tapping fixture, and then readjusting its position for tapping—these repeated operations accumulate errors, making it difficult to control the positional and dimensional accuracy of the tapped hole.
[0004] At the same time, the traditional processing mode lacks automation and integrated coordination between various processes. Each link is independent of the others, making it difficult to achieve an efficient and smooth production process and meet the needs of modern industry for large-scale, high-efficiency, and high-precision production of right-angle connectors.
[0005] Therefore, this utility model was developed to address the aforementioned problems. [Utility Model Content]
[0006] The purpose of this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide an integrated machine for the automated conveying and tapping of right-angle connectors. By integrating the storage device, conveying passage, pushing device, blocking device and tapping device into one frame, it can realize the automated supply, conveying and tapping of right-angle connectors without the need for manual placement and transfer, which greatly improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, and enables long-term stable continuous production to meet the needs of large-scale production.
[0007] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0008] An automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors includes a frame 1. The frame 1 is equipped with a storage device 2 for storing stacked right-angle connectors 100. The frame 1 is equipped with a conveying channel 3 for communicating with the storage device 2 and for conveying the right-angle connectors 100 in an orderly row. The frame 1 is equipped with a pushing device 4 at the input port of the conveying channel 3 for pushing the right-angle connectors 100 in the conveying channel 3 to move accordingly. The frame 1 is equipped with a blocking device 5 at the output port of the conveying channel 3 for controlling and preventing the right-angle connectors 100 from being output from the output port of the conveying channel 3. The frame 1 is equipped with a tapping device 6 above the conveying channel 3 for tapping the tapping holes 110 of the corresponding right-angle connectors 100 in the conveying channel 3.
[0009] As described above, an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors is provided. The conveying channel 3 includes a conveying base plate 31 mounted on a frame 1. The conveying base plate 31 has upwardly protruding and parallel conveying side portions 32 on both sides. Each conveying side portion 32 has a conveying top portion 33 located above the conveying base plate 31. A limiting groove 34 is formed between the inner wall of the conveying top portion 33, the side wall of the conveying side portion 32, and the inner wall of the conveying base plate 31.
[0010] As described above, in an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, the storage device 2 includes a first storage rod 21 and a second storage rod 22 located at the input port of the conveying channel 3 and extending upward. The two second storage rods 22 are spaced apart to form a second storage and positioning space 23 for the interlocking ends of the right-angle connector 100 to be inserted and positioned. The first storage rod 21 is located between the two second storage rods 22. The first storage rod 21 and the corresponding second storage rod 22 are spaced apart to form a first storage and positioning space 24 for the corresponding ends of the right-angle connector 100 to be inserted and positioned.
[0011] As described above, an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors includes a pusher device 4 comprising a pusher plate 42 slidably disposed at the input port of the conveying channel 3, and a pusher drive member 41 for driving the pusher plate 42 to move accordingly on the frame 1.
[0012] As described above, in an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, the driving end of the push drive 41 is connected to the corresponding end of the push plate 42 via a push connecting block 43, and the push drive 41 and the push plate 42 are located on the same side of the push connecting block 43.
[0013] As described above, in an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, the push connecting block 43 is provided with a limiting rod 431 for limiting the corresponding end of the conveying passage 3.
[0014] As described above, in an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, a push-guide structure 44 is provided between the push plate 42 and the frame 1 to guide the sliding path of the push plate 42.
[0015] As described above, in an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, the push-guide structure 44 is composed of a conveying passageway 3.
[0016] As described above, in an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, the blocking device 5 includes a blocking block 52 that can be raised and lowered and is located at the output port of the conveying channel 3. The frame 1 is provided with a blocking drive member 51 for driving the blocking block 52 to move accordingly.
[0017] As described above, an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors is provided with a blocking guide structure 53 between the blocking block 52 and the frame 1. The blocking guide structure 53 includes a blocking guide sleeve 531 provided on the frame 1 and a blocking guide slide rod 532 slidably passing through the blocking guide sleeve 531. The lower end of the blocking guide slide rod 532 is connected to the blocking block 52.
[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:
[0019] 1. This utility model integrates the storage device, conveying passage, pushing device, blocking device and tapping device on a single frame, which can realize the automated supply, conveying and tapping of right-angle connectors. It eliminates the need for manual placement and transfer of each component, greatly improving production efficiency, reducing labor costs, and enabling long-term stable continuous production to meet the needs of large-scale production.
[0020] 2. This utility model uses a pusher and a blocking device to control the position of the right-angle connector in the positioning conveyor, ensuring that the tapping device can accurately tap the right-angle connector, improving tapping quality, reducing scrap caused by human error or equipment position deviation, lowering the defect rate, and improving the overall quality and consistency of the product.
[0021] 3. The limiting groove formed by the conveyor base plate, conveyor side, and conveyor top can limit the right-angle connector in multiple directions. During the conveying process, the right-angle connector is firmly constrained in the limiting groove, effectively preventing it from tilting, shaking, or misaligning during conveying. This ensures that the right-angle connector can move smoothly and accurately along the predetermined path, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the conveying process and providing strong support for the precise implementation of subsequent tapping operations and other processing procedures.
[0022] 4. This utility model inserts the connecting ends and the end caps of the right-angle connectors into the second storage positioning space and the first storage positioning space respectively, ensuring that each right-angle connector is accurately positioned and stably oriented during storage. This avoids the stacked right-angle connectors from tipping over, tilting, or intersecting during storage, thereby achieving neat and orderly batch storage, laying a good foundation for subsequent conveying and processing procedures, and has a simple structure. [Attached Image Description]
[0023] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
[0024] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional view of the present invention.
[0025] Figure 2 This is the overall front view of this utility model.
[0026] Figure 3 This is one of the partial perspective views of this utility model.
[0027] Figure 4 This is a second partial perspective view of the present invention.
[0028] Figure 5 This is a partial top view of the present invention.
[0029] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional view of the conveyor passage in this utility model.
[0030] Figure 7 This is a perspective view of the right-angle connector in this utility model.
Detailed Implementation Methods
[0031] The embodiments of this utility model will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0032] like Figure 1-7As shown, this utility model discloses an automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, comprising a frame 1, a storage device 2 for storing stacked right-angle connectors 100 on the frame 1, a conveying channel 3 connected to the storage device 2 for conveying the right-angle connectors 100 in an orderly row on the frame 1, a pushing device 4 on the frame 1 at the input port of the conveying channel 3 for pushing the right-angle connectors 100 in the conveying channel 3 to move accordingly, a blocking device 5 on the frame 1 at the output port of the conveying channel 3 for controlling and preventing the right-angle connectors 100 from being output from the output port of the conveying channel 3, and a tapping device 6 on the frame 1 above the conveying channel 3 for tapping the tapping holes 110 of the corresponding right-angle connectors 100 in the conveying channel 3. This invention integrates a storage device, a conveying passage, a pushing device, a blocking device, and a tapping device onto a single frame, enabling automated supply, conveying, and tapping of right-angle connectors. This eliminates the need for manual placement and transfer of individual components, significantly improving production efficiency, reducing labor costs, and enabling long-term stable continuous production to meet the demands of large-scale production.
[0033] This invention uses a pusher and a blocking device to control the position of the right-angle connector in the positioning conveyor, ensuring that the tapping device can accurately tap the right-angle connector, improving tapping quality, reducing scrap caused by human error or equipment position deviation, lowering the defect rate, and improving the overall quality and consistency of the product.
[0034] To improve tapping efficiency, the tapping device 6 includes, but is not limited to, having a plurality of tapping heads that are driven by the same tapping drive to perform corresponding tapping operations.
[0035] like Figure 3-6 As shown, the conveying channel 3 includes a conveying base plate 31 mounted on the frame 1. The conveying base plate 31 has upwardly protruding and parallel conveying side portions 32 on both sides. Each conveying side portion 32 has a conveying top portion 33 located above the conveying base plate 31. A limiting groove 34 is formed between the inner wall of the conveying top portion 33, the side wall of the conveying side portion 32, and the inner wall of the conveying base plate 31. This limiting groove, formed by the conveying base plate, the conveying side portions, and the conveying top portion, can provide multi-directional limiting for the right-angle connector. During conveying, the right-angle connector is firmly constrained within the limiting groove, effectively preventing it from tilting, shaking, or misaligning during conveying. This ensures that the right-angle connector can move smoothly and accurately along a predetermined path, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the conveying process and providing strong support for the precise implementation of subsequent tapping operations and other processing steps.
[0036] Furthermore, the top of the conveyor not only contributes to the formation of the limiting groove, but also plays a protective role for the right-angle connector to a certain extent, preventing the right-angle connector from being interfered with or collided with by external objects during the conveying process, protecting the surface quality and integrity of the right-angle connector, which is of positive significance for ensuring the outer surface and performance of the product.
[0037] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the storage device 2 includes a first storage rod 21 and a second storage rod 22 located at the input port of the conveying channel 3 and extending upwards. The two second storage rods 22 are spaced apart to form a second storage positioning space 23 for the engaging ends of the right-angle connectors 100 to be positioned. The first storage rod 21 is located between the two second storage rods 22. The first storage rod 21 and the corresponding second storage rod 22 are spaced apart to form a first storage positioning space 24 for the engaging ends of the right-angle connectors 100 to be positioned. This invention allows the engaging ends and the end portions of the right-angle connectors to be engaged in the second storage positioning space and the first storage positioning space, respectively, ensuring that each right-angle connector is accurately positioned and stably oriented during storage. This avoids the stacked right-angle connectors from tipping over, tilting, or intersecting during storage, thereby achieving neat and orderly batch storage, laying a good foundation for subsequent conveying and processing procedures, and has a simple structure.
[0038] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the pushing device 4 includes a pushing plate 42 slidably disposed at the input port of the conveying channel 3. The frame 1 is provided with a pushing drive 41 for driving the pushing plate 42 to move accordingly. The pushing drive 41 can precisely control the movement speed, stroke and force of the pushing plate, thereby achieving precise delivery of right-angle connectors. This ensures that only one or a specified number of right-angle connectors are pushed into the conveying channel each time, avoiding over-pushing or under-pushing, and improving the stability and reliability of the production process. During the pushing process, the pushing drive 41 drives the pushing plate to push the right-angle connector at the lower port of the storage device toward the blocking device (during the pushing process, the upper surface of the pushing plate blocks the lower port of the storage device to prevent the right-angle connector from falling). When pushed to the preset position, the blocking block of the blocking device descends to prevent the right-angle connector from being output from the output port of the conveying channel 3. At this moment, the right-angle connector located in the conveying channel is fixed in the conveying channel by the back-and-forth action of the blocking block and the pushing plate, so as to facilitate subsequent tapping operations.
[0039] like Figure 1-5As shown, the driving end of the push drive component 41 is connected to the corresponding end of the push plate 42 via a push connecting block 43, and the push drive component 41 and the push plate 42 are located on the same side of the push connecting block 43. This embodiment places the push drive component and the push plate on the same side of the push connecting block, making the layout of the entire push device more compact and reasonable, facilitating installation and fixation on the frame. Simultaneously, this structure provides more convenient operating space when adjustments or maintenance of the push device are required, allowing maintenance or replacement of the push drive component or push plate without complex disassembly steps, reducing maintenance costs and downtime. In this invention, the drive component can be a telescopic cylinder, etc.
[0040] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the push-connecting block 43 is equipped with a limiting rod 431 for limiting the movement of the corresponding end of the conveyor channel 3. The limiting rod, in conjunction with the corresponding end of the conveyor channel, precisely limits the movement of the push-connecting block and the push-plate. When pushing the right-angle connector, the limiting rod ensures that the push-plate follows a predetermined trajectory and position, preventing deviation or excessive movement during the push-plate's motion. This accurately pushes the right-angle connector into the conveyor channel, improving the accuracy and reliability of the push and providing strong support for subsequent conveying and processing procedures. Furthermore, the limiting rod design provides a clear positioning benchmark for the installation and debugging of the push-mount device. During installation, simply aligning the limiting rod with the corresponding end of the conveyor channel quickly determines the accurate position of the push-mount device, simplifying the installation process and improving efficiency. Simultaneously, during debugging, the movement of the push-mount device can be easily observed and adjusted, ensuring good coordination with the conveyor channel and reducing debugging time and workload.
[0041] like Figure 3-5 As shown, a push guide structure 44 is provided between the push plate 42 and the frame 1 to guide the sliding path of the push plate 42. This structure provides a precise guide path for the sliding of the push plate, ensuring that the push plate always maintains a straight line when pushing the right-angle connector, and avoiding deviation, skewness or jamming during the sliding process. This helps to improve the accuracy and stability of the pushing action, ensuring that the right-angle connector can be accurately fed into the conveyor channel, and providing a reliable guarantee for the subsequent automated processing.
[0042] like Figure 3-5 As shown, the jacking guide structure 44 is composed of a conveying channel 3. In this embodiment, the conveying channel is used as the jacking guide structure, which avoids the need for additional design and installation of separate guide components, such as guide rails, greatly simplifying the overall structure of the equipment. This not only reduces the number and types of components, but also lowers the manufacturing cost and assembly complexity of the equipment, and improves the reliability and stability of the equipment.
[0043] Furthermore, this embodiment organically combines the jacking device with the conveying passage, enhancing the integration between the various components of the equipment and making the overall structure of the equipment more coordinated and compact. This not only improves the neatness and aesthetics of the equipment's appearance but also helps to achieve a high degree of integration and collaborative operation of the equipment's functions, thereby enhancing the overall performance and ease of operation of the equipment.
[0044] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the blocking device 5 includes a blocking block 52 that can be raised and lowered and is located at the output port of the conveyor 3. The frame 1 is equipped with a blocking drive 51 for driving the blocking block 52 to move accordingly. The blocking block can be raised and lowered, and through precise control of the blocking drive 51, it is possible to accurately block and release right-angle connectors at the output port of the conveyor. When tapping operations are required, it can accurately block a right-angle connector from entering the conveyor, ensuring that the tapping device is aligned with the tapping hole of the right-angle connector for processing. This avoids processing errors or collisions caused by multiple right-angle connectors entering the processing area simultaneously, thus improving the accuracy and reliability of production processing.
[0045] like Figure 1-5 As shown, in order to ensure accurate guidance and improve stability, a blocking guide structure 53 is provided between the blocking block 52 and the frame 1. The blocking guide structure 53 includes a blocking guide sleeve 531 provided on the frame 1 and a blocking guide slide rod 532 slidably passing through the blocking guide sleeve 531. The lower end of the blocking guide slide rod 532 is connected to the blocking block 52.
Claims
1. An automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors, characterized in that... The system includes a frame (1), a storage device (2) for storing stacked right-angle connectors (100), a conveying channel (3) for communicating with the storage device (2) and for conveying the right-angle connectors (100) in an orderly row, a pushing device (4) for pushing the right-angle connectors (100) in the conveying channel (3) to move accordingly, a blocking device (5) for controlling and blocking the right-angle connectors (100) from being output from the conveying channel (3), and a tapping device (6) for tapping the tapping holes (110) of the corresponding right-angle connectors (100) in the conveying channel (3) above the frame (1).
2. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 1, characterized in that... The conveying passage (3) includes a conveying base plate (31) mounted on the frame (1). The conveying base plate (31) has upwardly protruding and parallel conveying side portions (32) on both sides. Each conveying side portion (32) has a conveying top portion (33) located above the conveying base plate (31). The inner wall of the conveying top portion (33), the side wall of the conveying side portion (32), and the inner wall of the conveying base plate (31) form a limiting groove (34).
3. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 1, characterized in that... The storage device (2) includes a first storage rod (21) and a second storage rod (22) located at the input port of the conveying passage (3) and extending upward. The two second storage rods (22) are spaced apart to form a second storage positioning space (23) for the interlocking end of the right-angle connector (100) to be inserted and positioned. The first storage rod (21) is located between the two second storage rods (22). The first storage rod (21) and the corresponding second storage rod (22) are spaced apart to form a first storage positioning space (24) for the corresponding end of the right-angle connector (100) to be inserted and positioned.
4. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 1, characterized in that... The pushing device (4) includes a pushing plate (42) slidably disposed at the input port of the conveying channel (3), and the frame (1) is provided with a pushing drive (41) for driving the pushing plate (42) to move accordingly.
5. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 4, characterized in that... The driving end of the push drive (41) is connected to the corresponding end of the push plate (42) through a push connecting block (43), and the push drive (41) and the push plate (42) are located on the same side of the push connecting block (43).
6. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 5, characterized in that... The push-connecting block (43) is provided with a limiting rod (431) for limiting the corresponding end of the conveying passage (3).
7. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 4, characterized in that... A push guide structure (44) is provided between the push plate (42) and the frame (1) to guide the sliding path of the push plate (42).
8. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 7, characterized in that... The jacking guide structure (44) is composed of a conveying passage (3).
9. A machine for automated conveying and tapping of right-angle connectors according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that... The blocking device (5) includes a blocking block (52) that can be raised and lowered and is located at the output port of the conveying channel (3). The frame (1) is provided with a blocking drive (51) for driving the blocking block (52) to move accordingly.
10. The automated conveying and tapping machine for right-angle connectors according to claim 9, characterized in that... A blocking guide structure (53) is provided between the blocking block (52) and the frame (1). The blocking guide structure (53) includes a blocking guide sleeve (531) provided on the frame (1) and a blocking guide slide rod (532) slidably passing through the blocking guide sleeve (531). The lower end of the blocking guide slide rod (532) is connected to the blocking block (52).