O-chain key fob forming machine
The automated assembly of the O-chain forming machine solves the problems of low efficiency and unstable quality in the production of O-chain keychains by manual operation, and realizes efficient and stable production of O-chain keychains, reducing costs and safety risks.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGXI SHARON IND CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-03
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
AI Technical Summary
The current production of O-chain keychains suffers from problems such as low efficiency due to manual operation, unstable quality, high cost, and significant safety risks.
An O-chain forming machine, including a spiral forming machine, a cutting mechanism, a rotating mechanism, a flipping mechanism, and a material feeding mechanism, is used to achieve automated assembly of O-chains and key rings.
It improves production efficiency and quality, reduces labor costs and safety risks, avoids breakage and deformation of the O-ring, and enables rapid assembly of O-chain keychains.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of keychain technology, specifically to an O-chain keychain forming machine. Background Technology
[0002] An O-chain keychain is a chain consisting of an O-shaped chain and a key ring. It is commonly used to make various ornaments or handicrafts, such as necklaces, bracelets, and pendants. The O-chain is a string of interconnected metal or plastic rings, while the key ring is a metal or plastic ring that can be opened and closed for hanging various items.
[0003] Currently, O-chain keychains on the market are often made manually, meaning the O-chain is first hooked onto the key ring by hand to form the keychain. This method has the following disadvantages:
[0004] Manual operation is inefficient and slow, and cannot meet market demand.
[0005] Manual operation results in inconsistent quality and is prone to defects such as chain breakage, misalignment, and scratches.
[0006] Manual labor is physically demanding and can easily cause fatigue and injury to workers.
[0007] High manual operation costs increase production expenses. Utility Model Content
[0008] The purpose of this utility model is to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, thereby providing an O-chain keychain forming machine;
[0009] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0010] This utility model provides an O-chain keychain forming machine.
[0011] The device includes a base frame, an O-chain forming mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a flipping mechanism, a dropping mechanism, and a mounting frame. The conveying mechanism is located on the upper surface of the base frame, the mounting frame is located on one side of the conveying mechanism, the O-chain forming mechanism is located on the mounting frame, the flipping mechanism is located on one side of the O-chain forming mechanism, and the dropping mechanism is located at the lower end of the mounting frame. The O-chain forming mechanism is used to form an O-chain, the conveying mechanism is used to convey key rings, the flipping mechanism first grabs the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism, the flipping mechanism drives the key ring to rotate above the O-chain forming mechanism, and hooks the formed O-chain, thereby forming an O-chain keychain, which is then conveyed and collected by the dropping mechanism.
[0012] Optionally, the O-chain forming mechanism includes a spiral forming machine, a cutting mechanism, and a rotating mechanism. The spiral forming machine includes a motor, a transmission shaft, a first gear, a second gear, a bevel gear, a connecting shaft, a connecting rod, a rack, a rotating shaft, a third gear, a forming plate, and a forming wheel. The motor is mounted on the base frame, and the transmission shaft is connected to the output shaft of the motor. The first gear and the second gear are both mounted on the transmission shaft. The bevel gear is mounted on the connecting shaft and meshes with the second gear. The connecting shaft is connected to one end of the rack via a connecting rod. The rotating shaft has the third gear mounted on it, and the rack is positioned below the third gear and meshes with the third gear. The motor drives the transmission shaft, the first gear, and the second gear to rotate, thereby driving the bevel gear and the connecting shaft to rotate. The connecting shaft drives the connecting rod to move left and right, which in turn drives the rack to move left and right, thereby driving the rotating shaft to rotate. The rotating shaft is used to convey iron wire. A template is positioned on one side of the output end of the rotating shaft, and a forming wheel is positioned on the forming template. The forming wheel is used to form straight steel wires into annular O-rings. A cutting mechanism is used to cut the annular O-rings. A rotating mechanism is used to grab the cut annular O-rings and rotate them. The opening of the annular O-rings faces the output end of the rotating shaft. The forming wheel sequentially forms several sets of annular O-rings. The cutting mechanism sequentially cuts several sets of annular O-rings one by one. The rotating mechanism grabs several sets of annular O-rings one by one to form an O-chain. When the rotating mechanism grabs the next set of annular O-rings, the opening of the annular O-ring on the rotating mechanism faces the next set of annular O-rings. During the grabbing process, the opening of the annular O-ring on the rotating mechanism is fitted onto the side wall of the next set of annular O-rings. After the grabbing is completed, the rotating mechanism rotates again, so that the opening of the second grabbed annular O-ring faces the output end of the rotating shaft. This process is repeated to form the O-chain.
[0013] Optionally, the flipping mechanism includes a first rotating gear, a second rotating gear, a rotating shaft, a flipping bracket, a flipping rod, a third rotating gear, a clamping cylinder, and a clamping arm. The first rotating gear and the second rotating gear are respectively disposed at both ends of the rotating shaft, and the first rotating gear meshes with the second rotating gear. The flipping bracket is disposed on the rotating shaft, and a flipping rod is disposed on the flipping bracket. The third rotating gear is disposed at one end of the flipping rod, and the third rotating gear meshes with the second rotating gear. A clamping cylinder is disposed on the flipping rod, and the clamping arm is disposed at the output of the clamping cylinder. On the shaft, the clamping cylinder is used to drive the opening and closing of the clamping arm. The rotation of the first gear drives the first rotating gear, the second rotating gear, and the rotating shaft to rotate synchronously, which in turn drives the flipping rod and the third rotating gear to rotate, which in turn drives the clamping cylinder and the clamping arm to rotate until they approach the key ring. The clamping cylinder controls the clamping arm to clamp the key ring. The flipping rod continues to rotate until it approaches the O-chain, causing the key ring to hook onto the O-chain, thereby forming an O-chain keychain. After hooking, the clamping cylinder controls the clamping arm to release, and the O-chain keychain is collected by the unloading mechanism.
[0014] Optionally, the conveying mechanism is configured as a vibratory feeder.
[0015] Optionally, the material feeding mechanism includes a guide plate and a collection box. The guide plate is located at the lower end of the mounting frame and is used to receive O-chain keychains and guide them to the collection box. The collection box is located below the guide plate and is used to collect the O-chain keychains.
[0016] Optionally, both the guide plate and the collection box have a protective layer on their surfaces to protect the O-chain keychain from falling in.
[0017] Beneficial effects of this utility model
[0018] This application employs an O-chain forming mechanism, a flipping mechanism, and a blanking mechanism, which enables automated production of O-chain keychains, improving production efficiency and quality while reducing labor costs and safety risks.
[0019] The O-chain forming mechanism of this application employs a spiral forming machine, a cutting mechanism, and a rotating mechanism, which can form straight steel wires into ring-shaped O-rings and connect the O-rings into an O-chain through the rotating mechanism, thereby achieving continuous forming of the O-chain and avoiding breakage and deformation of the O-rings.
[0020] The flipping mechanism of this application adopts a first rotating gear, a second rotating gear, a rotating shaft, a flipping bracket, a flipping rod, a third rotating gear, a clamping cylinder, a clamping arm, etc., which can grab the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism and hook the key ring onto the O-chain to form an O-chain key buckle, thereby realizing the rapid assembly of the O-chain key buckle and avoiding errors and losses from manual operation. Attached Figure Description
[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.
[0022] Figure 2 This is an enlarged view of the O-chain forming mechanism of this utility model.
[0023] Figure 3 This is a side view of the structure of this utility model.
[0024] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1-Base frame, 2-O-chain forming mechanism, 3-Conveying mechanism, 4-Tilting mechanism, 5-Unloading mechanism, 6-Mounting frame, 7-Drive shaft, 8-First gear, 9-Second gear, 10-Bevel gear, 11-Connecting shaft, 12-Connecting rod, 13-Rack, 14-Rotating shaft, 15-Third gear, 16-Cutting mechanism, 17-Rotating mechanism, 18-First rotating gear, 19-Rotating shaft, 20-Tilting bracket, 21-Tilting rod, 22-Third rotating gear, 23-Clamping cylinder, 24-Clamping arm, 25-Guide plate. Detailed Implementation
[0025] 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 are within the protection scope of this utility model.
[0026] Example
[0027] like Figures 1-3 As shown, this utility model provides an O-chain keychain forming machine.
[0028] The device includes a base frame 1, an O-chain forming mechanism 2, a conveying mechanism 3, a flipping mechanism 4, a dropping mechanism 5, and a mounting frame 6. The conveying mechanism 3 is located on the upper surface of the base frame 1, the mounting frame 6 is located on one side of the conveying mechanism 3, the O-chain forming mechanism 2 is located on the mounting frame 6, the flipping mechanism 4 is located on one side of the O-chain forming mechanism 2, and the dropping mechanism 5 is located at the lower end of the mounting frame 6. The O-chain forming mechanism 2 is used to form an O-chain, the conveying mechanism 3 is used to convey key rings, the flipping mechanism 4 first grabs the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism 3, the flipping mechanism 4 drives the key ring to rotate above the O-chain forming mechanism 2, and hooks the formed O-chain, thereby forming an O-chain keychain, which is then conveyed and collected by the dropping mechanism 5.
[0029] The O-chain keychain forming machine of this embodiment mainly consists of the following parts:
[0030] O-chain forming mechanism 2: This mechanism is used to form straight steel wires into ring-shaped O-rings and connect several O-rings into an O-chain. Specifically, this mechanism includes a spiral forming machine, a cutting mechanism 16, and a rotating mechanism 17. The spiral forming machine includes a motor, a drive shaft 7, a first gear 8, a second gear 9, a bevel gear 10, a connecting shaft 11, a connecting rod 12, a rack 13, a rotating shaft 14, a third gear 15, a forming plate, and a forming wheel. The motor drives the drive shaft 7 and the first gear 8 and the second gear 9 to rotate, thereby driving the bevel gear 10 and the connecting shaft 11 to rotate. The connecting shaft 11 drives the connecting rod 12 to move left and right, which in turn drives the rack 13 to move left and right, thereby driving the rotating shaft 14 to rotate. The rotating shaft 14 is used to transport the iron wire. The forming plate is set on one side of the output end of the rotating shaft 14, and the forming wheel is set on the forming plate. The forming wheel is used to form straight steel wires into ring-shaped O-rings. The cutting mechanism 16 is used to cut the annular O-rings, and the rotating mechanism 17 is used to grasp the cut annular O-rings and rotate them. The opening of the annular O-rings faces the output end of the rotating shaft 14. The forming wheel sequentially forms several sets of annular O-rings. The cutting mechanism 16 sequentially cuts the several sets of annular O-rings one by one, and the rotating mechanism 17 grasps the several sets of annular O-rings one by one to form an O-chain. When the rotating mechanism 17 grasps the next set of annular O-rings, the opening of the annular O-ring on the rotating mechanism 17 faces the next set of annular O-rings. During the grasping process, the opening of the annular O-ring on the rotating mechanism 17 is fitted onto the side wall of the next set of annular O-rings. After the grasping is completed, the rotating mechanism 17 rotates again, so that the opening of the second grasped annular O-ring faces the output end of the rotating shaft 14. This process is repeated to form an O-chain.
[0031] Conveying mechanism 3: This mechanism is used to convey key rings. Specifically, this mechanism is set as a vibratory feeder, which can arrange the key rings in a certain direction and spacing and convey them to the position of the flipping mechanism 4.
[0032] Flipping Mechanism 4: This mechanism is used to grab the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism 3, rotate it above the O-chain forming mechanism 2, and hook the formed O-chain to form an O-chain keychain. Specifically, this mechanism includes a first rotating gear 18, a second rotating gear, a rotating shaft 19, a flipping bracket 20, a flipping rod 21, a third rotating gear 22, a clamping cylinder 23, and a clamping arm 24. The first rotating gear 18 and the second rotating gear are respectively located at both ends of the rotating shaft 19. The first rotating gear 18 is meshed with the first gear 8. The flipping bracket 20 is located on the rotating shaft 19, and the flipping rod 21 is located on the flipping bracket 20. The third rotating gear 22 is located at one end of the flipping rod 21 and is meshed with the second rotating gear. The clamping cylinder 23 is located on the flipping rod 21, and the clamping arm 24 is located on the output shaft of the clamping cylinder 23. The clamping cylinder 23 is used to drive the opening and closing of the clamping arm 24. The rotation of the first gear 8 drives the first rotating gear 18, the second rotating gear, and the rotating shaft 19 to rotate synchronously, which in turn drives the flipping rod 21 and the third rotating gear 22 to rotate, which in turn drives the clamping cylinder 23 and the clamping arm 24 to rotate until they are close to the key ring. The clamping cylinder 23 controls the clamping arm 24 to clamp the key ring. The flipping rod 21 continues to rotate until it is close to the O-chain, which drives the key ring to hook onto the O-chain, thus forming an O-chain key ring. After the hooking is completed, the clamping cylinder 23 controls the clamping arm 24 to release.
[0033] Material feeding mechanism 5: This mechanism is used to collect and convey the formed O-chain keychains. Specifically, this mechanism includes a guide plate 25 and a collection box. The guide plate 25 is located at the lower end of the mounting frame 6 to receive the O-chain keychains and guide them to the collection box. The collection box is located below the guide plate 25 to collect the O-chain keychains. Both the guide plate 25 and the collection box have protective layers on their surfaces to protect the falling O-chain keychains from scratches or damage.
[0034] The working process of the O-chain keychain forming machine in this embodiment is as follows:
[0035] First, place the straight steel wire into the input end of the spiral forming machine and place the key ring into the vibratory feeder.
[0036] Next, start the motor and vibratory feeder to make the spiral forming machine start working, and transport the key rings to the position of the flipping mechanism 4 in a certain direction and at a certain interval.
[0037] Then, the spiral forming machine forms straight steel wires into ring-shaped O-rings, and connects several O-rings into an O-chain through the cutting mechanism 16 and the rotating mechanism 17.
[0038] Next, the flipping mechanism 4 grabs the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism 3 and rotates it above the O-chain forming mechanism 2, hooking the formed O-chain to form an O-chain keychain.
[0039] Finally, the feeding mechanism 5 collects and conveys the formed O-chain keychains, guiding them into the collection box.
[0040] This application employs a spiral forming machine that can form straight steel wires into ring-shaped O-rings, and connect several O-rings into an O-chain through a cutting mechanism 16 and a rotating mechanism 17. This can save materials and time, and improve efficiency and quality.
[0041] This application employs a flipping mechanism 4, which can grab the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism 3 and rotate it above the O-chain forming mechanism 2, hooking the formed O-chain to form an O-chain keychain. This can automatically connect the O-chain and the key ring, avoiding the tediousness and errors of manual operation.
[0042] This application employs an O-chain forming mechanism 2, a flipping mechanism 4, and a material feeding mechanism 5, which enables automated production of O-chain keychains, improving production efficiency and quality while reducing labor costs and safety risks.
[0043] The O-chain forming mechanism of this application adopts a spiral forming machine, a cutting mechanism 16, a rotating mechanism 17, etc., which can form straight steel wires into ring O-rings, and connect the O-rings into an O-chain through the rotating mechanism 17, thereby realizing the continuous forming of the O-chain and avoiding the breakage and deformation of the O-rings.
[0044] The flipping mechanism of this application adopts a first rotating gear 18, a second rotating gear, a rotating shaft 19, a flipping bracket 20, a flipping rod 21, a third rotating gear 22, a clamping cylinder 23, a clamping arm 24, etc., which can grab the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism and hook the key ring onto the O-chain to form an O-chain key buckle, thereby realizing the rapid assembly of the O-chain key buckle and avoiding errors and losses from manual operation.
[0045] This application employs a feeding mechanism 5, which can collect and convey the formed O-chain keychains, thus facilitating subsequent packaging and sales.
[0046] This application also considers providing a protective layer on the surface of the guide plate 25 and the collection box to protect the O-chain keychain from scratches or damage.
[0047] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A machine for forming O-shaped chain keychains, characterized in that, The device includes a base frame, an O-chain forming mechanism, a conveying mechanism, a flipping mechanism, a dropping mechanism, and a mounting frame. The conveying mechanism is located on the upper surface of the base frame, the mounting frame is located on one side of the conveying mechanism, the O-chain forming mechanism is located on the mounting frame, the flipping mechanism is located on one side of the O-chain forming mechanism, and the dropping mechanism is located at the lower end of the mounting frame. The O-chain forming mechanism is used to form an O-chain, the conveying mechanism is used to convey key rings, the flipping mechanism first grabs the key ring conveyed by the conveying mechanism, the flipping mechanism drives the key ring to rotate above the O-chain forming mechanism, and hooks the formed O-chain, thereby forming an O-chain keychain, which is then conveyed and collected by the dropping mechanism.
2. The O-chain keychain forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The O-chain forming mechanism includes a spiral forming machine, a cutting mechanism, and a rotating mechanism. The spiral forming machine includes a motor, a drive shaft, a first gear, a second gear, a bevel gear, a connecting shaft, a connecting rod, a rack, a rotating shaft, a third gear, a forming plate, and a forming wheel. The motor is mounted on the base frame, and the drive shaft is connected to the motor's output shaft. The first gear and the second gear are both mounted on the drive shaft. The bevel gear is mounted on the connecting shaft and meshes with the second gear. The connecting shaft is connected to one end of the rack via a connecting rod. The rotating shaft has the third gear mounted on it, and the rack is positioned below the third gear and meshes with it. The motor drives the drive shaft, the first gear, and the second gear to rotate, thereby driving the bevel gear and the connecting shaft to rotate. The connecting shaft drives the connecting rod to move left and right, which in turn drives the rack to move left and right, thus rotating the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is used to convey the wire. The forming plate... The forming wheel is located on one side of the output end of the rotating shaft and is mounted on the forming plate. The forming wheel is used to form straight steel wires into annular O-rings. The cutting mechanism is used to cut the annular O-rings. The rotating mechanism is used to grab the cut annular O-rings and rotate them. The opening of the annular O-rings faces the output end of the rotating shaft. The forming wheel sequentially forms several sets of annular O-rings. The cutting mechanism sequentially cuts several sets of annular O-rings one by one. The rotating mechanism grabs several sets of annular O-rings one by one to form an O-chain. When the rotating mechanism grabs the next set of annular O-rings, the opening of the annular O-ring on the rotating mechanism faces the next set of annular O-rings. During the grabbing process, the opening of the annular O-ring on the rotating mechanism is fitted onto the side wall of the next set of annular O-rings. After the grabbing is completed, the rotating mechanism rotates again, so that the opening of the second grabbed annular O-ring faces the output end of the rotating shaft. This process is repeated to form the O-chain.
3. The O-chain keychain forming machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism includes a first rotating gear, a second rotating gear, a rotating shaft, a flipping bracket, a flipping rod, a third rotating gear, a clamping cylinder, and a clamping arm. The first rotating gear and the second rotating gear are respectively disposed at both ends of the rotating shaft, and the first rotating gear meshes with the second rotating gear. The flipping bracket is disposed on the rotating shaft, and a flipping rod is disposed on the flipping bracket. The third rotating gear is disposed at one end of the flipping rod, and the third rotating gear meshes with the second rotating gear. A clamping cylinder is disposed on the flipping rod, and the clamping arm is disposed on the output shaft of the clamping cylinder. The clamping cylinder is used to drive the clamping arm to open and close. The rotation of the first gear drives the first rotating gear, the second rotating gear, and the rotating shaft to rotate synchronously, which in turn drives the flipping rod and the third rotating gear to rotate, which in turn drives the clamping cylinder and the clamping arm to rotate until they are close to the key ring. The clamping cylinder controls the clamping arm to clamp the key ring. The flipping rod continues to rotate until it is close to the O-chain, causing the key ring to hook onto the O-chain, thereby forming an O-chain keychain. After hooking, the clamping cylinder controls the clamping arm to release, and the O-chain keychain is collected by the material dropping mechanism.
4. The O-chain keychain forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism is configured as a vibratory feeder.
5. The O-chain keychain forming machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The material feeding mechanism includes a guide plate and a collection box. The guide plate is located at the lower end of the mounting frame and is used to receive O-chain keychains and guide them to the collection box. The collection box is located below the guide plate and is used to collect the O-chain keychains.
6. The O-chain keychain forming machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, Both the guide plate and the collection box are provided with a protective layer, which is used to protect the O-chain keychain that falls in.