A product flipping structure for a flow line
By designing a rotary drive device and a flipping assembly, the problems of complex structure and low efficiency of flipping devices for production line products have been solved, achieving a fast and efficient flipping process that requires no manual operation.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- ZHEJIANG YINGWANG PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-23
AI Technical Summary
Existing product flipping devices on production lines are complex in structure, costly, and have low flipping efficiency, requiring manual operation and increasing labor intensity.
Employing a rotary drive device and a flipping assembly, the product tilts and slides down rapidly as the flipping assembly rotates, thanks to the angle design between the first and second receiving plates. The flipping process is further optimized by combining adjustment and limit components.
It enables quick flipping of products without clamping, improving production efficiency, reducing labor intensity, and simplifying the flipping process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automated processing equipment technology, specifically a product flipping structure for assembly lines. Background Technology
[0002] As we all know, with the continuous development of society and the continuous progress of science and technology, mechanized and automated production has gradually become a development trend. In order to meet the needs of production, automated production has gradually been valued by enterprises. Through automatic control systems, large-scale industrial production has been truly achieved, labor intensity has been reduced, labor efficiency has been improved, and the level of industrial production has reached a new level. Automation refers to a technical means by which machines, equipment, systems or processes (production and management processes) achieve expected goals without the direct participation of people or with few people, according to human requirements, through automatic detection, information processing, analysis and judgment, and manipulation and control.
[0003] During product processing, products need to be placed. Traditionally, operators need to manually flip the products on the assembly line. Manually flipping products not only increases the labor intensity of operators but is also inefficient. Existing product flipping devices used on assembly lines are complex in structure and expensive. They usually require clamping the product, flipping it, and then placing it on the assembly line, resulting in very low flipping efficiency. Utility Model Content
[0004] (a) Technical problems to be solved:
[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a product flipping structure for assembly lines, which enables rapid product flipping operations and improves production efficiency.
[0006] (II) Technical Solution:
[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a product flipping structure for a production line, comprising a rotary drive device, a drive shaft disposed at the rotating end of the rotary drive device, and a flipping assembly connected to the drive shaft for flipping the product. The flipping assembly includes a first receiving plate and a second receiving plate, with an included angle between the first receiving plate and the second receiving plate. During flipping, the product is first placed on the first receiving plate, and the flipping assembly is driven to rotate around the drive shaft to tilt the product toward the second receiving plate and slide it down along the second receiving plate, thereby flipping the product.
[0008] Furthermore, the first receiving plate and the second receiving plate are hinged together, and the assembly also includes an adjustment component for adjusting the angle between the first receiving plate and the second receiving plate.
[0009] Furthermore, the adjusting component is a rotatable lead screw, one side of which is hinged to the first connecting shaft and the first receiving plate through the cooperation of the first mounting bracket, and the other side of which is hinged to the second connecting shaft and the second receiving plate through the cooperation of the second mounting bracket.
[0010] Furthermore, the first connecting shaft and the first mounting bracket are rotatably connected, the first connecting shaft and the lead screw are connected by a thread, the second connecting shaft and the second mounting bracket are rotatably connected, the lead screw and the second connecting shaft are rotatably connected, and the lead screw is provided with a screwing component for rotating the lead screw.
[0011] Furthermore, it also includes a first conveying device located upstream of the flipping assembly for conveying products and a second conveying device located downstream of the flipping assembly for conveying products, with a fixing frame installed between the first conveying device and the second conveying device for fixing the rotary drive device.
[0012] Furthermore, the drive shaft is provided with a turntable, the turntable is provided with a stop, and it also includes a limiting component for limiting the movement position of the stop, so as to adjust the feeding and discharging position of the flipping component.
[0013] Furthermore, the limiting component is a limiting bolt, and the limiting bolt and the fixing frame are connected by a connecting block, and the limiting bolt and the connecting block are connected by threads.
[0014] Furthermore, the limiting component is a limit switch, and the limit switch and the fixing frame are connected by mounting bolts. The fixing frame has mounting holes at different positions that match the mounting bolts.
[0015] Furthermore, the first receiving plate is provided with an installation slot, and a sensor for detecting whether the product is in place is installed in the installation slot.
[0016] Furthermore, the rotary drive device is a rotary cylinder, a servo motor, or a servo motor.
[0017] (III) Beneficial Effects:
[0018] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a product flipping structure for assembly lines, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0019] This product flipping structure for a production line, through the arrangement of a rotary drive device, a drive shaft, and a flipping assembly, with an included angle between the first receiving plate and the second receiving plate of the flipping assembly, allows the product to be flipped during the flipping process. The product is first placed on the first receiving plate, and the flipping assembly is driven to rotate, causing the product to tilt towards the second receiving plate and slide down along the second receiving plate. The product does not need to be clamped during the entire flipping process, making the process smoother and enabling rapid product flipping, thus improving production efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0020] Figure 1 This is a first three-dimensional structural diagram of the first embodiment of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the second three-dimensional structure of the first embodiment of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 3 This is a top view of the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] Figure 4 This is a front view structural diagram of the first embodiment of the present utility model;
[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the front view of the flipping component after it has been flipped according to the first embodiment of this utility model;
[0025] Figure 6 This is a front view schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention using a limit switch for limiting;
[0026] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the flipping component according to the second embodiment of the present utility model;
[0027] Figure 8 This is a top view of the flipping assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
[0028] Figure 9 This is a side view of the flipping assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the process of flipping a product using the flipping component of this utility model;
[0030] Figure 11 This utility model Figure 6 The diagram shows a partially enlarged structural schematic at point A.
[0031] In the diagram: 1. First conveying device; 2. Second conveying device; 3. Fixed frame; 4. Rotary drive device; 5. Drive shaft; 6. First receiving plate; 7. Second receiving plate; 8. Turntable; 9. Stop block; 10. Limit bolt; 11. Connecting block; 12. Limit switch; 13. Mounting bolt; 14. Mounting hole; 15. Mounting groove; 16. Sensor; 17. Lead screw; 18. First connecting shaft; 19. Second connecting shaft; 20. First mounting bracket; 21. Second mounting bracket; 22. Tightening component. Detailed Implementation
[0032] 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.
[0033] Please see Figure 1-11 This utility model discloses a product flipping structure for an assembly line, comprising an upstream assembly line for conveying products and a downstream assembly line for conveying products. Conveying devices such as conveyor belts or conveyor tables are typically used on the assembly lines to output products. A fixed frame 3 is provided between the first conveying device 1 used on the upstream assembly line and the second conveying device 2 used on the downstream assembly line. A rotary drive device 4 is mounted on the fixed frame, and a drive shaft 5 is provided at the rotating end of the drive device. A flipping assembly for flipping the product is mounted on the drive shaft 5. The rotary drive device 4 can be a rotary cylinder, stepper motor, servo motor, or any other device capable of driving the flipping assembly to rotate. The flipping assembly includes a first receiving plate 6 and a second receiving plate 7, which form an angle with each other. During flipping, if... Figure 10 As shown, the product is first placed on the first receiving plate 6, and the driving flipping assembly rotates around the driving shaft 5 to make the product tilt towards the second receiving plate 7 and slide down along the second receiving plate 7, so as to flip the product.
[0034] First embodiment, such as Figure 1-6 As shown, the included angle between the first receiving plate 6 and the second receiving plate 7 remains fixed and is used to flip a product.
[0035] In the second embodiment, the first receiving plate 6 and the second receiving plate 7 are hinged together. The angle between the first receiving plate 6 and the second receiving plate 7 is adjusted by an adjustment component. The angle between the two is adjustable, which is used to flip various products and improves practicality.
[0036] The specific method in the second embodiment is as follows: Figure 7-9As shown, the adjusting component is a rotatable lead screw 17. One side of the lead screw 17 is hinged to the first connecting shaft 18 via the first mounting bracket 20 and the first receiving plate 6. The other side of the lead screw 17 is hinged to the second connecting shaft 19 via the second mounting bracket 21 and the second receiving plate 7. The first connecting shaft 18 and the first mounting bracket 20 are rotatably connected. The first connecting shaft 18 and the lead screw 17 are connected by threads. The second connecting shaft 19 and the second mounting bracket 21 are rotatably connected. The lead screw 17 and the second connecting shaft 19 are rotatably connected. The lead screw 17 is provided with a screwing part 22 for rotating the lead screw 17. The angle between the first receiving plate 6 and the second receiving plate 7 can be adjusted by directly rotating the lead screw 17, making the adjustment process more convenient.
[0037] The drive shaft 5 is equipped with a turntable 8, the turntable 8 is equipped with a stop block 9, and the fixed frame 3 is equipped with a limiting component for limiting the movement position of the stop block 9, so as to adjust the feeding and discharging position of the flipping component.
[0038] The implementation method of the first limiting component is as follows: Figure 1-5 As shown, the limiting component is a limiting bolt 10. The limiting bolt 10 and the fixing frame 3 are connected by a connecting block 11. The limiting bolt 10 and the connecting block 11 are connected by threads. Rotating the limiting bolt 10 adjusts the height of the end of the limiting bolt 10, thereby limiting the position of the first receiving plate 6 and the second receiving plate 7 to adjust the feeding and discharging position of the flipping component.
[0039] The implementation method of the second limiting component is as follows: Figure 6 and Figure 11 As shown, the limiting component is a limit switch 12. The limit switch 12 and the fixing frame 3 are connected by mounting bolts 13. The fixing frame 3 has mounting holes 14 at different positions that match the mounting bolts 13. By installing the limit switch 12 in the mounting holes 14 at different positions, the height of the limit switch 12 can be adjusted. The positions of the first receiving plate 6 and the second receiving plate 7 are limited by electronic control to adjust the feeding and discharging positions of the flipping component.
[0040] The first receiving plate 6 has an installation groove 15, and a sensor 16 is installed in the installation groove 15. The sensor 16 is used to detect whether the product is in place and controls the rotation drive device 4 to rotate in an electronic manner.
[0041] In summary, this product flipping structure for a production line allows the product to be conveyed from the upper production line to the first receiving plate 6 during use. The product is then driven to rotate, causing it to tilt towards the second receiving plate 7 and slide down along the second receiving plate 7. The product then slides onto the lower production line, thus achieving the flipping of the product.
[0042] The technical or scientific terms used in this application description should have the ordinary meaning understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains. Terms indicating direction, such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "center," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," used in this application description are only used to indicate relative directions or positional relationships, and do not imply that the device or component must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. When the absolute position of the described object changes, its relative positional relationship may also change accordingly, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. Terms such as "first," "second," "third," and similar terms used in this application description are for descriptive purposes only, used to distinguish different components, and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0043] The words “a,” “one,” or “the” used in this application description should not be construed as an absolute limitation on quantity, but rather as indicating the presence of at least one. The words “including” or “comprising” used in this application description mean that the element or object preceding the word encompasses the elements or objects listed following the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects.
[0044] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A product flipping structure for assembly lines, characterized in that: The device includes a rotary drive (4), a drive shaft (5) disposed at the rotating end of the rotary drive (4), and a flipping assembly connected to the drive shaft (5) for flipping the product. The flipping assembly includes a first receiving plate (6) and a second receiving plate (7). An angle is formed between the first receiving plate (6) and the second receiving plate (7). When flipping, the product is first placed on the first receiving plate (6), and the flipping assembly is driven to rotate around the drive shaft (5) to make the product tilt toward the second receiving plate (7) and slide down along the second receiving plate (7) to achieve flipping of the product.
2. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first receiving plate (6) and the second receiving plate (7) are hinged together, and the first receiving plate (6) and the second receiving plate (7) are further provided with an adjustment component for adjusting the included angle between them. At least one of the first receiving plate (6) and the second receiving plate is provided with the adjustment component.
3. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adjustment component is a rotatable lead screw (17). One side of the lead screw (17) is hinged to the first connecting shaft (18) through the cooperation of the first mounting bracket (20) and the first receiving plate (6). The other side of the lead screw (17) is hinged to the second connecting shaft (19) through the cooperation of the second mounting bracket (21) and the second receiving plate (7).
4. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first connecting shaft (18) and the first mounting bracket (20) are rotatably connected. The first connecting shaft (18) and the lead screw (17) are connected by a thread. The second connecting shaft (19) and the second mounting bracket (21) are rotatably connected. The lead screw (17) and the second connecting shaft (19) are rotatably connected. The lead screw (17) is provided with a screwing part (22) for rotating the lead screw (17).
5. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a first conveying device (1) located upstream of the flipping assembly for conveying products and a second conveying device (2) located downstream of the flipping assembly for conveying products, with a fixing frame (3) installed between the first conveying device (1) and the second conveying device (2) for fixing the rotary drive device (4).
6. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 5, characterized in that: A turntable (8) is provided on the drive shaft (5), and a stop block (9) is provided on the turntable (8). A limiting component is also included to limit the movement position of the stop block (9) so as to adjust the feeding and discharging position of the flipping component.
7. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 6, characterized in that: The limiting component is a limiting bolt (10), and the limiting bolt (10) and the fixing frame (3) are connected by a connecting block (11). The limiting bolt (10) and the connecting block (11) are connected by threads.
8. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 6, characterized in that: The limiting component is a limit switch (12). The limit switch (12) and the fixing frame (3) are connected by mounting bolts (13). The fixing frame (3) has mounting holes (14) at different positions that match the mounting bolts (13).
9. The product flipping structure for a production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first receiving plate (6) has an installation groove (15), and a sensor (16) for detecting whether the product is in place is installed in the installation groove (15).
10. A product flipping structure for an assembly line according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that: The rotary drive device (4) is a rotary cylinder, a servo motor, or a servo motor.