A material handling mechanism for a coil assembly machine

Abstract

This utility model discloses a coil assembly machine material handling mechanism, including a robot arm connection assembly for connecting to an external robot arm and a material handling assembly for picking up products. The robot arm connection assembly and the material handling assembly are connected. The material handling assembly includes a first mounting plate, on which a first material handling plate is disposed, and multiple first material handling units are disposed on the first material handling plate. It also includes a second material handling plate, on which multiple second material handling units are disposed. A first drive cylinder is disposed on the first mounting plate for driving the second material handling plate to move horizontally. When the first drive cylinder drives the second material handling plate to retract, the first material handling units and the second material handling units are on the same horizontal line and spaced apart. The first material handling plate and the second material handling plate are slidably connected by a first guide rod. This structure, through the material handling assembly, can simultaneously pick up two rows of coils from a tray, thereby improving material loading efficiency and saving labor and time costs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of material handling devices, and in particular to a material handling mechanism for a coil assembly machine. Background Technology

[0002] The coil assembly machine's material handling mechanism is one of the most widely used pieces of equipment in the electronics manufacturing industry. Currently, in order to increase the number of coils placed on the tray, the coils in each column on the tray are staggered. Therefore, when handling coils, only single-row handling is possible, and the coils are then placed in the next workstation. This results in low operating efficiency and requires multiple manual adjustments, increasing labor and time costs. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem solved by this utility model is to provide a material handling mechanism for a coil assembly machine that improves the feeding efficiency.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: a coil assembly machine material handling mechanism, including a robot arm connection component for connecting with an external robot arm and a material handling component for picking up products, wherein the robot arm connection component and the material handling component are connected.

[0005] The material handling assembly includes a first mounting plate, on which a first material handling plate is disposed, and a plurality of first material handling units are disposed on the first material handling plate. It also includes a second material handling plate, on which a plurality of second material handling units are disposed. The second mounting plate is provided with a first drive cylinder for driving the second material handling plate to move horizontally. When the first drive cylinder drives the second material handling plate to retract, the first material handling units and the second material handling units are on the same horizontal line and are spaced apart.

[0006] The first and second material-receiving plates are slidably connected by the first guide rod.

[0007] Furthermore, the first material-receiving plate is provided with limiting plates on both sides, and the limiting plates are provided with limiting grooves on their inner sides. The second material-receiving plate is provided with protrusions on both sides, and the protrusions are located in the limiting grooves. When the second material-receiving plate extends or retracts to the designated position, the protrusions contact the two inner walls of the limiting grooves respectively.

[0008] Furthermore, it also includes an L-shaped feeding plate, which includes a horizontal feeding plate and a vertical connecting plate. The horizontal feeding plate includes multiple pairs of feeding forks, each pair of feeding forks being located on both sides of the first picking unit and the second picking unit. The first mounting plate is provided with a second driving cylinder for driving the horizontal feeding plate to perform lifting and lowering movements.

[0009] Furthermore, the vertical connecting plate is provided with a first snap-fit ​​block on the side facing the second driving cylinder, and the front end of the driving rod of the second driving cylinder is provided with a first snap-fit ​​plate connected to the first snap-fit ​​block. The first snap-fit ​​plate is provided with a first snap-fit ​​groove, and the first snap-fit ​​block and the first snap-fit ​​groove are snap-fit ​​connected.

[0010] The upper end of the second material receiving plate is provided with a second snap-fit ​​plate, the second snap-fit ​​plate is provided with a second snap-fit ​​groove, the driving end of the first driving cylinder is provided with a second snap-fit ​​rod, and the second snap-fit ​​rod and the second snap-fit ​​groove are snap-fit ​​connected.

[0011] The first material receiving plate and the first mounting plate are detachably connected.

[0012] Furthermore, both the first and second material handling units include a material handling column, a magnetic suction block is provided at the bottom of the material handling column, and a positioning column is provided at the bottom of the magnetic suction block.

[0013] Furthermore, the magnetic suction block has notches at both ends of its bottom, and the feeding fork extends into the notches.

[0014] Furthermore, the first mounting plate has a third mounting plate fixedly connected to it at its upper end. The third mounting plate has L-shaped blocks at both ends, forming a first positioning groove with the L-shaped blocks. The third mounting plate also has a second vertical positioning groove. The robotic arm connection assembly includes a fourth mounting plate, with both ends extending into the first positioning groove. The two ends of the fourth mounting plate are spaced apart from the inner walls of the first positioning groove, allowing the fourth mounting plate to move laterally relative to the third mounting plate. A positioning cylinder is located at the upper end of the fourth mounting plate. The fourth mounting plate also has a third vertical positioning groove that mates with the second vertical positioning groove. A positioning pin is located at the drive end of the positioning cylinder. When the positioning cylinder extends, the positioning pin passes through the second and third vertical positioning grooves in sequence.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0016] 1. This structure, through its feeding component, can simultaneously feed two rows of coils from a tray. The first drive cylinder controls the extension or retraction of the second feeding plate, thereby adjusting the positions of the first and second feeding units. This allows the two coils to be placed in a staggered manner, adapting to the staggered arrangement of coils on the tray, thus improving feeding efficiency and saving labor and time costs.

[0017] 2. By setting limit plates, limit grooves and protrusions, the extension or retraction position of the second material picking plate is limited, ensuring the positional accuracy of the first material picking unit and the second material picking unit and improving the material picking accuracy.

[0018] 3. By setting an L-shaped feeding plate, the coil feeding operation can be realized, preventing the coil from falling due to gravity because of the magnetic residue of the magnetic suction block.

[0019] 4. By setting the second vertical positioning groove, the third vertical positioning groove and the positioning cylinder, the material picking component can float left and right to pick up materials when it is in the pallet picking state. When discharging materials, the positioning cylinder extends into the second vertical positioning groove and the third vertical positioning groove to ensure the position accuracy of the material picking component. This ensures the accuracy of material discharging while also taking into account the deviation of each pallet size. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the material handling mechanism of a coil assembly machine according to an embodiment of this application.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the material handling mechanism of a coil assembly machine according to an embodiment of this application, from another perspective.

[0022] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of a coil assembly machine material handling mechanism according to an embodiment of this application.

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second material handling unit of a coil assembly machine material handling mechanism according to an embodiment of this application.

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first material handling unit of a coil assembly machine material handling mechanism according to an embodiment of this application.

[0025] The components in the diagram are labeled as follows: First mounting plate 1, First picking plate 2, First picking unit 3, Picking column 301, Magnetic suction block 302, Positioning column 303, Notch 304, Second picking plate 4, Second picking unit 5, First driving cylinder 6, Limiting plate 7, Limiting groove 8, Protrusion 9, Horizontal unloading plate 10, Vertical connecting plate 11, Unloading fork 12, Second driving cylinder 13, First locking block 14, First locking plate 15, Second locking plate 16, Second locking rod 17, Third mounting plate 18, L-shaped block 19, Second vertical positioning groove 20, Fourth mounting plate 21, First positioning groove 22, Positioning cylinder 23, Third vertical positioning groove 24, Positioning column 25. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] An embodiment of this application discloses a coil assembly machine material handling mechanism, including a robot arm connection assembly for connecting to an external robot arm and a material handling assembly for picking up products, wherein the robot arm connection assembly and the material handling assembly are connected.

[0028] The material handling assembly includes a first mounting plate 1, on which a first material handling plate 2 is disposed, and on which a plurality of first material handling units 3 are disposed, and also includes a second material handling plate 4, on which a plurality of second material handling units 5 are disposed. A first drive cylinder 6 for driving the second material handling plate 4 to perform horizontal movement is disposed on the first mounting plate. When the first drive cylinder 6 drives the second material handling plate 4 to retract, the first material handling units 3 and the second material handling units 5 are on the same horizontal line and are spaced apart.

[0029] The first material receiving plate 2 and the second material receiving plate 4 are slidably connected by the first guide rod.

[0030] Specifically, in actual operation, when material needs to be picked up, the first drive cylinder 6 drives the second picking plate 4 to extend, so that the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5 can pick up the two rows of staggered coils in the tray. Subsequently, the first drive cylinder 6 drives the second picking plate 4 to retract, at which point the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5 are on the same horizontal line, so that the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5 can simultaneously place the coils at the unloading position.

[0031] The above structure enables simultaneous picking and placement of two rows of coils, greatly improving picking efficiency. Furthermore, since the positions of the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5 can be adjusted by the first drive cylinder 6, it can adapt to staggered arrangements of coils on different trays, eliminating the need for multiple manual adjustments and further saving labor and time costs.

[0032] In this embodiment, the first material taking plate 2 is provided with limiting plates 7 on both sides, and the limiting plates 7 are provided with limiting grooves 8 on the inner side. The second material taking plate 4 is provided with protrusions 9 on both sides. The protrusions 9 are located in the limiting grooves 8. When the second material taking plate 4 extends or retracts to the designated position, the protrusions 9 contact the two inner walls of the limiting grooves 8 respectively.

[0033] Specifically, in actual operation, the cooperation between the limiting groove 8 and the protrusion 9 ensures that the second picking plate 4 can accurately reach the designated position when it extends or retracts. When the second picking plate 4 extends, the protrusion 9 contacts one side of the inner wall of the limiting groove 8, thus acting as a limit; when the second picking plate 4 retracts, the protrusion 9 contacts the other side of the inner wall of the limiting groove 8, also acting as a limit. This design ensures the positional accuracy of the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5 when picking up and placing coils, further improving the picking accuracy.

[0034] In this embodiment, an L-shaped feeding plate is also included. The L-shaped feeding plate includes a horizontal feeding plate 10 and a vertical connecting plate 11. The horizontal feeding plate 10 includes multiple pairs of feeding forks 12. Each pair of feeding forks 12 is located on both sides of the first material picking unit 3 and the second material picking unit 5. A second driving cylinder 13 is provided on the first mounting plate 1 for driving the horizontal feeding plate 10 to move up and down.

[0035] Specifically, in actual operation, when material needs to be unloaded, the second drive cylinder 13 drives the horizontal unloading plate 10 to descend. At this time, the unloading fork 12 abuts against the upper end face of the coil and presses the coil down, causing the coil to separate from the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5. Subsequently, the coil falls to the unloading position due to gravity.

[0036] The above structure enables automatic coil feeding, preventing the coil from failing to fall due to gravity caused by the magnetic residue of the magnetic suction block 302, thus improving feeding efficiency.

[0037] In this embodiment, the vertical connecting plate 11 is provided with a first snap-fit ​​block 14 on the side facing the second driving cylinder 13, and the front end of the driving rod of the second driving cylinder 13 is provided with a first snap-fit ​​plate 15 connected to the first snap-fit ​​block. The first snap-fit ​​plate 15 is provided with a first snap-fit ​​groove, and the first snap-fit ​​block and the first snap-fit ​​groove are snap-fit ​​connected.

[0038] The upper end of the second material receiving plate 4 is provided with a second snap-fit ​​plate 16, and the second snap-fit ​​plate 16 is provided with a second snap-fit ​​groove. The driving end of the first driving cylinder 6 is provided with a second snap-fit ​​rod 17, and the second snap-fit ​​rod 17 and the second snap-fit ​​groove are snap-fit ​​connected.

[0039] The first material receiving plate 2 and the first mounting plate 1 are detachably connected.

[0040] Specifically, when changing product specifications, the first material handling unit 3 and the second material handling unit 5 need to be replaced simultaneously. This is done by removing the first latching clip and the first latching slot, along with the second latching rod 17 and the second latching slot. Then, the first material handling plate 2 and the first mounting plate 1 are disassembled, allowing for the replacement of the first material handling unit 3 and the second material handling unit 5. This operation is simple and quick, improving replacement efficiency. Furthermore, the detachable connection design of the first material handling plate 2 and the first mounting plate 1 facilitates the maintenance and replacement of the material handling components, improving the maintainability of the equipment.

[0041] In this embodiment, both the first material picking unit 3 and the second material picking unit 5 include a material picking column 301. A magnetic suction block 302 is provided at the bottom end of the material picking column 301, and a positioning column 303 is provided at the bottom of the magnetic suction block 302.

[0042] Specifically, in actual operation, the magnetic suction block 302 firmly attracts the coil using its magnetism, while the positioning post 303 ensures the coil's accurate position during the suction process, preventing it from shifting or falling off. This design not only improves the stability of material handling but also further guarantees the accuracy of material handling.

[0043] In this embodiment, the magnetic suction block 302 has notches 304 at both ends of its bottom end, and the feeding fork 12 extends into the notches 304.

[0044] Specifically, in actual operation, the design of the notch 304 allows the unloading fork 12 to more easily extend between the magnetic pick-up block 302 and the coil, thereby separating the coil from the magnetic pick-up block 302. This design not only improves the unloading efficiency but also avoids the problem of the coil failing to fall smoothly due to the magnetic force of the magnetic pick-up block 302 during the unloading process. Furthermore, the shape and size of the notch 304 can be adjusted according to the coil specifications to accommodate coils of different sizes, improving the versatility and flexibility of the equipment.

[0045] In this embodiment, a third mounting plate 18 is fixedly connected to the first mounting plate 1 at its upper end. L-shaped blocks 19 are provided at both ends of the third mounting plate 18, forming a first positioning groove 22 with the L-shaped blocks 19 and the third mounting plate 18. A second vertical positioning groove 20 is also provided on the third mounting plate 18. The robotic arm connection assembly includes a fourth mounting plate 21, with both ends of the fourth mounting plate 21 extending into the first positioning groove 22. The two ends of the fourth mounting plate 21 are spaced apart from the inner sidewalls of the first positioning groove, allowing the fourth mounting plate 21 to move laterally relative to the third mounting plate 18. A positioning cylinder 23 is provided on the upper part of the fourth mounting plate 21. A third vertical positioning groove 24 is provided on the fourth mounting plate 21 to cooperate with the second vertical positioning groove 20. A positioning post 25 is provided at the driving end of the positioning cylinder 23. When the positioning cylinder 23 extends, the positioning post 25 passes through the second vertical positioning groove 20 and the third vertical positioning groove 24 in sequence.

[0046] Specifically, when the material picking operation begins on the pallet, the positioning cylinder 23 drives the positioning column 25 to rise. At this time, the fourth mounting plate 21 can move laterally relative to the third mounting plate 18. Through the lateral fine adjustment of the third mounting plate 18, the first picking unit 3 and the second picking unit 5 can accurately perform the material picking operation. Then, the picking mechanism moves to the unloading position, and the positioning cylinder 23 drives the positioning column 25 to descend, so that the positioning column 25 passes through the second vertical positioning groove 20 and the third vertical positioning groove 24 in sequence, thereby fixing the position of the fourth mounting plate 21 and ensuring the positional accuracy of the picking component during unloading.

[0047] The above design enables the material handling mechanism to maintain high positional accuracy during both material handling and unloading, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the entire material handling process. Furthermore, the extension and retraction control of the positioning cylinder 23 allows for convenient lateral fine-tuning and position fixing of the material handling component, making operation simple and quick and improving work efficiency.

[0048] The specific embodiments described above further illustrate the purpose, technical solution, and beneficial effects of this utility model. It should be understood that the above descriptions are merely specific embodiments of this utility model and are not intended to limit this utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A material handling mechanism for a coil assembly machine, characterized in that: It includes a robot arm connection assembly for connecting to an external robot arm and a material handling assembly for picking up products, wherein the robot arm connection assembly and the material handling assembly are connected; The material handling assembly includes a first mounting plate (1), on which a first material handling plate (2) is provided, and on which a plurality of first material handling units (3) are provided, and also includes a second material handling plate (4), on which a plurality of second material handling units (5) are provided, and on which a first driving cylinder (6) is provided on the first mounting plate for driving the second material handling plate (4) to move horizontally. When the first driving cylinder (6) drives the second material handling plate (4) to retract, the first material handling units (3) and the second material handling units (5) are on the same horizontal line and are spaced apart. The first material taking plate (2) and the second material taking plate (4) are slidably connected by the first guide rod.

2. The coil assembly machine material handling mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The first material taking plate (2) is provided with limiting plates (7) on both sides, and the limiting plate (7) is provided with a limiting groove (8) on the inner side. The second material taking plate (4) is provided with protrusions (9) on both sides. The protrusions (9) are located in the limiting groove (8). When the second material taking plate (4) extends or retracts to the designated position, the protrusions (9) contact the two inner walls of the limiting groove (8) respectively.

3. The coil assembly machine material handling mechanism as described in claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes an L-shaped feeding plate, which includes a horizontal feeding plate (10) and a vertical connecting plate (11). The horizontal feeding plate (10) includes multiple pairs of feeding forks (12). Each pair of feeding forks (12) is located on both sides of the first picking unit (3) and the second picking unit (5). The first mounting plate (1) is provided with a second driving cylinder (13) for driving the horizontal feeding plate (10) to move up and down.

4. The coil assembly machine material handling mechanism as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The vertical connecting plate (11) is provided with a first snap-fit ​​block (14) on the side facing the second driving cylinder (13). The front end of the driving rod of the second driving cylinder (13) is provided with a first snap-fit ​​plate (15) connected to the first snap-fit ​​block. The first snap-fit ​​plate (15) is provided with a first snap-fit ​​groove. The first snap-fit ​​block and the first snap-fit ​​groove are snap-fit ​​connected. The upper end of the second material receiving plate (4) is provided with a second snap-fit ​​plate (16), and the second snap-fit ​​plate (16) is provided with a second snap-fit ​​groove. The driving end of the first driving cylinder (6) is provided with a second snap-fit ​​rod (17), and the second snap-fit ​​rod (17) is snap-fit ​​connected to the second snap-fit ​​groove. The first material receiving plate (2) and the first mounting plate (1) are detachably connected.

5. The coil assembly machine material handling mechanism as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The first material handling unit (3) and the second material handling unit (5) both include a material handling column (301), and a magnetic suction block (302) is provided at the bottom of the material handling column (301), and a positioning column is provided at the bottom of the magnetic suction block (302).

6. The coil assembly machine material handling mechanism as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The magnetic suction block (302) has notches (304) at both ends of its bottom, and the feeding fork (12) extends into the notches (304).

7. The coil assembly machine material handling mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The first mounting plate (1) has a third mounting plate (18) fixedly connected to the first mounting plate (1) at its upper end. The third mounting plate (18) has L-shaped blocks (19) at both ends, so that the L-shaped blocks (19) and the third mounting plate (18) form a first positioning groove (22). The third mounting plate (18) also has a second vertical positioning groove (20). The robotic arm connection assembly includes a fourth mounting plate (21). The two ends of the fourth mounting plate (21) extend into the first positioning groove (22). 1) There is a certain distance between the two ends and the inner sidewalls of the first positioning, so that the fourth mounting plate (21) can move laterally relative to the third mounting plate (18). The upper part of the fourth mounting plate (21) is provided with a positioning cylinder (23). The fourth mounting plate (21) is provided with a third vertical positioning groove (24) that cooperates with the second vertical positioning groove (20). The driving end of the positioning cylinder (23) is provided with a positioning column. When the positioning cylinder (23) extends, the positioning column passes through the second vertical positioning groove (20) and the third vertical positioning groove (24) in sequence.

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