An automated apparatus for producing hairpins

Abstract

An automated device for producing hair clips includes a cabinet and a feeding module, a suction module, a delivery module, a heating module, a material handling and pressing module, and a discharge port, all mounted within the cabinet. Except for manual operation during filling the feeding module and material handling and transfer at the discharge port, this invention integrates the feeding, heating, pressing, demolding, and discharge of the hair clip body into a single unit through a rational design. This design improves production efficiency and saves costs and space compared to the previous one-machine-per-sequence processing method. Furthermore, this invention features dual-channel processing, with two of each of the feeding, suction, delivery, and material handling and pressing modules, all mirror-mounted on the cabinet. This configuration allows for the simultaneous production of both left and right hair clip bodies. This structure ensures that a single unit can complete the die-casting of two hair clip bodies while further increasing processing speed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of hair clip production equipment, and in particular relates to an automated equipment for producing hair clips. Background Technology

[0002] Hair clips, also known as hairpins, are simple tools used to hold hair in place to achieve a fixed hairstyle or for decoration. They are usually made of plastic or metal with a certain degree of elasticity.

[0003] The two clips of a hair clip are usually produced using a molding machine or manually molded by applying pressure using tooling. The plastic raw material used is heated, meaning that the pre-plasticized molten plastic is injected into a closed mold cavity and then solidified to obtain the finished product.

[0004] However, existing molding machines have the problem that if the plastic is not fully melted in the feeding box, the feeding nozzle cannot smoothly extrude the molten plastic. To address this, it is necessary to propose an automated device that integrates feeding, heating, pressurizing, molding, demolding, and feeding into one unit to improve production efficiency and processes. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an automated device for producing hair clips.

[0006] To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] An automated equipment for producing hair clips includes a cabinet and a feeding module, a suction module, a delivery module, a heating module, a material handling and pressing module, and a discharge port, all mounted within the cabinet. The characteristic feature is that the movement from left to right on the cabinet is from feeding to discharging; therefore, the modules are arranged in the following order from left to right: feeding module, delivery module, material handling and pressing module, and discharge port. The suction module is positioned directly above the feeding module, while the heating module is located below the delivery module. Two copies of each of the feeding module, suction module, delivery module, and material handling and pressing module are provided, all mirror-image mounted on the cabinet. The cabinet is equipped with a control panel, through which the feeding module, suction module, delivery module, heating module, and material handling and pressing module are all controlled.

[0008] Preferably, the feeding module consists of a material rack, a motor, a slide rail, and a feeding arm. The feeding arm is movably mounted on the slide rail via a slider, and the slide rail is arranged on an auxiliary mounting plate. The auxiliary mounting plate is vertically arranged on the left side of the cabinet. The motor is fixed next to the slide rail and electrically connected to the slider to control its operation. The material rack is mounted parallel to the auxiliary mounting plate in front of the slide rail, and the front end of the feeding arm mounted on the slide rail is engaged in the material channel of the material rack to cooperate in operation.

[0009] Preferably, the suction module comprises a bracket, a reciprocating slide with a translation cylinder, a lifting cylinder, and a suction nozzle. The reciprocating slide is mounted on the bracket, and the lifting cylinder is mounted on the track of the reciprocating slide via a slider. The lifting cylinder is provided with an extension plate with a suction nozzle. The suction nozzle is externally connected to a vacuum pump via a hose. The slider is also connected and fixed to the translation cylinder.

[0010] Preferably, the heating module is arranged under two material delivery modules that are mirror images of each other, with a metal plate on top and a built-in heating wire or heating tube for heating / heating operation.

[0011] Preferably, the material delivery module consists of a lifting cylinder, a translation cylinder, a fixing plate, and a mounting plate. The mounting plate is mounted on the lifting cylinder, which drives it to move up or down. A translation cylinder is mounted on the top of the mounting plate and is assembled with the fixing plate through a connector.

[0012] Preferably, the material handling and pressing mold assembly consists of a reciprocating slide with a translation cylinder, a slider, a mounting plate, a lifting cylinder equipped with a suction nozzle, a lifting cylinder equipped with an upper pressing mold, and a lower pressing mold located inside a protective cover. The mounting plate is mounted on the reciprocating slide via a slider, which is connected and fixed to the translation cylinder. The front and rear sides of the mounting plate are respectively fixed with a lifting cylinder equipped with a suction nozzle and a lifting cylinder equipped with an upper pressing mold. The lower pressing mold is fixed to the countertop within the stroke of the reciprocating slide and below the mounting plate, and is surrounded by a protective cover.

[0013] Preferably, the upper mold has an air blowing hole, and the air blowing hole is connected to an air blower via a hose.

[0014] Preferably, the discharge port is located on the far right side of the cabinet.

[0015] Preferably, the feeding module can be replaced by a vibrating screen with a feeding track.

[0016] Preferably, the material delivery module can be replaced with a spider robotic arm equipped with a vision recognition system.

[0017] Beneficial effects of this utility model

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows: Except for the manual operation required when filling the feeding module and transferring the material at the unloading port, this utility model integrates the feeding, heating, pressing, demolding and unloading of the hair clip body into one unit through reasonable design. This design can improve production efficiency. At the same time, it saves costs and space occupied by other mechanical equipment compared with the previous one-sequence-one-machine processing method. In addition, this utility model is a dual-channel processing, that is, there are two feeding modules, two suction modules, two delivery modules and two unloading and pressing modules, all of which are mirrored and installed on the cabinet. This arrangement can produce the left and right clip bodies of the hair clip at the same time. This structure not only ensures that a single device can complete the die casting of two clip bodies, but also further improves the processing speed. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is an assembly drawing of the present utility model.

[0020] Figure 2 and Figure 3 These are all partial structural schematic diagrams of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding module of this utility model.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the material suction module of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 6 This utility model presents a schematic diagram of the material delivery module and heating module.

[0024] Figure 7 and Figure 8 These are all schematic diagrams of the material feeding and compression molding module and the material discharge port of this utility model.

[0025] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the upper pressure mold of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of replacing the material delivery module with a spider robotic arm equipped with a vision recognition system.

[0027] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of a vibrating screen with a conveyor track, replacing the feeding module.

[0028] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding arm of this utility model inside the material rack. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To better understand the purpose, structure, and function of this utility model, a more detailed description of this utility model is provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 12 As shown, this utility model discloses an automated equipment for producing hair clips. The utility model mainly consists of a cabinet (7) and a feeding module (1), a suction module (2), a delivery module (3), a heating module (4), a material handling and compression module (5), and a discharge port (6) installed within the cabinet (7). Its general assembly structure is as follows:

[0031] The action from left to right on the cabinet (7) is from feeding to unloading. Therefore, the order of the modules arranged from left to right on the cabinet (7) is feeding module (1), delivery module (3), material picking and pressing module (5) and unloading port (6). The suction module (2) is mounted directly above the feeding module (1), while the heating module (4) is located below the delivery module (3). The cabinet (7) is equipped with a control panel. The feeding module (1), suction module (2), delivery module (3), heating module (4) and material picking and pressing module (5) are all controlled by the control panel.

[0032] It should be noted that this utility model is a dual-channel processing equipment. Therefore, there are two of each of the feeding module (1), suction module (2), delivery module (3) and material taking and pressing module (5), which are installed in a mirror image on the cabinet (7). This arrangement can produce the left and right clamps of the hair clip at the same time. This structure ensures that a single device can complete the die casting of two clamps and further improves the processing speed.

[0033] The feeding module (1) consists of a material rack (10), a motor (11), a slide rail (12), and a feeding arm (13). The feeding arm (13) is movably mounted on the slide rail (12) via a slider (14), and the slide rail (12) is arranged on an auxiliary mounting plate (15). The auxiliary mounting plate (15) is vertically arranged on the left side of the cabinet (7). The motor (11) is fixed next to the slide rail (12) and electrically connected to the slider (14) to control its operation. The material rack (10) is mounted parallel to the auxiliary mounting plate (15) in front of the slide rail (12). The front end of the feeding arm (13) mounted on the slide rail (12) is inserted into the material channel of the material rack (10) to cooperate in operation. It can be further explained that the raw materials to be processed are stacked in the rack (10), and the feeding arm (13) will gradually rise under the drive of the motor (11) to cooperate with the work of the suction module (2) to ensure that the raw materials at the top of the rack (10) are replenished by the motor (11) after one is taken away by the suction module (2), so that the suction module (2) can pick up the materials smoothly.

[0034] The material suction module (2) consists of a bracket (20), a reciprocating slide (101) with a translation cylinder (100), a lifting cylinder (102), and a suction nozzle (103). The reciprocating slide (101) is mounted on the bracket (20), and the lifting cylinder (102) is mounted on the track of the reciprocating slide (101) via a slider (14). An extension plate (104) with a suction nozzle (103) is provided on the lifting cylinder (102). The suction nozzle (103) is connected to a vacuum pump via a hose. The slider (14) is also connected and fixed to the translation cylinder (100). It can be further explained that the translation cylinder (100) drives the lifting cylinder (102) equipped with the suction nozzle (103) to move left and right. That is, after the material is picked up from the material rack (10), it is moved to the right side for placement, and the material is placed on the surface of the heating module (4). The function of the lifting cylinder (102) is to drive the suction nozzle (103) to make up for the height difference during the material picking or placement process. While picking and placing gently, it avoids the material from falling and shifting its position when it is placed down from too high, so that the fixing plate (30) in the subsequent material delivery module (3) cannot be effectively fixed and delivered.

[0035] The heating module (4) is arranged under two material delivery modules (3) that are mirror images of each other. Its top is a metal plate with built-in heating wires or heating tubes for heating / heating work. The purpose is to heat the raw materials placed on its surface so that they melt and soften, which facilitates subsequent die casting.

[0036] The feeding module (3) consists of a lifting cylinder (102), a translation cylinder (100), a fixing plate (30), and a mounting plate (31). The mounting plate (31) is mounted on the lifting cylinder (102), which drives it to move up or down. The translation cylinder (100) is mounted on the top of the mounting plate (31) and is connected to the fixing plate (30) via a connector. The lifting cylinder (102) drives the translation cylinder (100) and the fixing plate (30) mounted on the mounting plate (31) to move up or down, while the translation cylinder (100) independently drives the fixing plate (30) to move left or right. Figure 6It can be seen that if the heating module (4) is designed with eight positions for transferring raw materials, the solid plate (30) is designed with seven positions for solidifying materials, because the rightmost position of the heating module (4) is for the suction nozzle (103) in the material taking and pressing mold (5) to take materials and place them in the lower mold (53). The action of the feeding module (3) is as follows: the lifting cylinder (102) first lifts up, and then the translation cylinder (100) moves the material plate (30) to the right by one fixed position. When the suction module (2) picks up the raw material from the material rack (10) and places it on the leftmost side of the heating module (4), the translation cylinder (100) moves the material plate (30) to the left by one fixed position. Then the lifting cylinder (102) descends, and the fixed hole of the material plate (30) can basically accurately fit the raw material on the heating module (4). Then the translation cylinder (100) moves to the right by one fixed position. At this time, each raw material in the fixed hole can move to the left. This design ensures the heating time of the raw material on the heating module (4) and meets the purpose of automatically feeding the material to the rightmost position of the heating module (4) for the suction nozzle (103) in the material extraction and molding module (5) to extract the material.

[0037] The material handling and compression molding assembly (5) consists of a reciprocating slide (101) with a translation cylinder (100), a slider (14), a mounting plate (50), a lifting cylinder (102) equipped with a suction nozzle (103), a lifting cylinder (102) equipped with an upper mold (51), and a lower mold (53) located inside the protective cover (52). The mounting plate (50) is installed on the reciprocating slide (101) via the slider (14). The slider (14) is connected and fixed to the translation cylinder (100), and the front and rear sides of the mounting plate (50) are respectively fixed with a lifting cylinder (102) with a suction nozzle (103) and a lifting cylinder (102) with an upper pressure mold (51). Within the stroke of the reciprocating slide (101) and below the mounting plate (50) is the lower pressure mold (53) fixed on the table surface of the cabinet (7), and its outer periphery is equipped with a protective cover (52). The front and rear sides of the mounting plate (50) are respectively fixed with lifting cylinders (102) with suction nozzles (103) and lifting cylinders (102) with upper pressure molds (51). The purpose of this design is that when the translation cylinder (100) drives the suction nozzles (103) on the mounting plate (50) to move forward to pick up materials on the heating module (4), the upper pressure mold (51) on the rear side of the mounting plate (50) is just moved above the lower pressure mold (53), so that the material picked up and discharged by the previous suction nozzle (103) can be pressurized and reversed. At this time, the lifting cylinders (102) with suction nozzles (103) on the mounting plate (50) are fixedly installed. 2) The suction nozzle (102) descends to suck up the material, and the lifting cylinder (102) with the upper mold (51) also descends to press and form. When the upper mold (51) reaches the pressing time with the lower mold (53), the lifting cylinder (102) of the suction nozzle (103) and the lifting cylinder (102) of the upper mold (51) rise and reset at the same time. At the same time, the translation cylinder (100) drives the mounting plate (50), that is, the suction nozzle (103) with the material adsorbed is reset to above the lower mold (53). At this time, the lifting cylinder (102) drives the suction nozzle (103) to descend so that the material falls into the lower mold (53). This is one cycle of action.

[0038] In addition, in order to achieve demolding, the upper mold (51) is provided with an air blowing hole (510). The air blowing hole (510) is connected to an air blower through a hose. Since the raw material will adhere to the upper mold (51) with more folds after pressing, when the upper mold (51) is reset by the mounting plate (50) and the upper mold (51) is just above the discharge port (6), the raw material adhering to the upper mold (51) can be demolded and fall into the discharge port (6) by blowing air through the air blowing hole (510) through the air blower. A collection bucket can be placed below the discharge port (6) to collect the raw material.

[0039] Further explanation is possible; please refer to the following: Figure 10 and Figure 11The feeding module (1) can be replaced by a vibrating screen with a feeding track, and the delivery module (3) can be replaced by a spider robotic arm with a vision recognition system, which can also perform the functions of picking up materials, delivering materials, heating and forming. The feeding method is changed to a vibrating screen that does not require manual filling.

[0040] It is understood that this utility model has been described through some embodiments, and those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes or equivalent substitutions can be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model. Furthermore, under the teachings of this utility model, these features and embodiments can be modified to adapt to specific situations and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application are within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automated equipment for producing hair clips, comprising a cabinet (7) and a feeding module (1), a suction module (2), a delivery module (3), a heating module (4), a material handling and compression module (5), and a discharge port (6) installed within the cabinet (7), characterized in that, The action from left to right on the cabinet (7) is from feeding to unloading. Therefore, the order of the modules arranged from left to right on the cabinet (7) is feeding module (1), delivery module (3), material picking and pressing module (5) and unloading port (6). The suction module (2) is mounted directly above the feeding module (1), while the heating module (4) is located below the delivery module (3). The feeding module (1), suction module (2), delivery module (3) and material taking and pressing module (5) are each provided in twos, and are all installed in a mirror image on the cabinet (7); The cabinet (7) is equipped with a control panel, and the feeding module (1), suction module (2), delivery module (3), heating module (4) and material handling and molding module (5) are all controlled by the control panel.

2. The automated equipment for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding module (1) consists of a material rack (10), a motor (11), a slide rail (12), and a feeding arm (13). The feeding arm (13) is movably mounted on the slide rail (12) via a slider (14), and the slide rail (12) is arranged on an auxiliary mounting plate (15). The auxiliary mounting plate (15) is vertically arranged on the left side of the cabinet (7). The motor (11) is fixed next to the slide rail (12) and electrically connected to the slider (14) to control its operation. The material rack (10) is mounted parallel to the auxiliary mounting plate (15) in front of the slide rail (12). The front end of the feeding arm (13) mounted on the slide rail (12) is inserted into the material channel of the material rack (10) to cooperate in operation.

3. The automated equipment for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material suction module (2) consists of a bracket (20), a reciprocating slide (101) with a translation cylinder (100), a lifting cylinder (102), and a suction nozzle (103). The reciprocating slide (101) is mounted on the bracket (20), and the lifting cylinder (102) is mounted on the track of the reciprocating slide (101) via a slider (14). An extension plate (104) with a suction nozzle (103) is provided on the lifting cylinder (102). The suction nozzle (103) is connected to a vacuum pump via a hose. The slider (14) is also connected and fixed to the translation cylinder (100).

4. The automated equipment for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heating module (4) is arranged under two material delivery modules (3) that are mirror images of each other. Its top is a metal plate with built-in heating wires or heating tubes for heating / heating work.

5. The automated equipment for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material delivery module (3) consists of a lifting cylinder (102), a translation cylinder (100), a fixing plate (30), and a mounting plate (31). The mounting plate (31) is mounted on the lifting cylinder (102), and the lifting cylinder (102) drives it to make upward or downward displacement movements. The top of the mounting plate (31) is equipped with a translation cylinder (100), and the translation cylinder (100) is assembled with the fixing plate (30) through a connector.

6. The automated equipment for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material handling and compression molding assembly (5) consists of a reciprocating slide (101) with a translation cylinder (100), a slider (14), a mounting plate (50), a lifting cylinder (102) equipped with a suction nozzle (103), a lifting cylinder (102) equipped with an upper mold (51), and a lower mold (53) located inside the protective cover (52). The mounting plate (50) is installed on the reciprocating slide (101) via the slider (14). (14) is connected and fixed to the translation cylinder (100), and the front and rear sides of the mounting plate (50) are respectively fixed with a lifting cylinder (102) with a suction nozzle (103) and a lifting cylinder (102) with an upper pressure mold (51). The lower pressure mold (53) is fixed on the table surface of the cabinet (7) within the stroke of the reciprocating slide (101) and below the mounting plate (50), and a protective cover (52) is arranged around it.

7. An automated device for producing hair clips according to claim 6, characterized in that, The upper mold (51) has an air blowing hole (510), and the air blowing hole (510) is connected to an air blower through a hose.

8. The automated equipment for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The discharge port (6) is located on the far right side of the cabinet (7).

9. An automated device for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding module (1) can be replaced by a vibrating screen with a feeding track.

10. An automated device for producing hair clips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material delivery module (3) can be replaced by a spider robotic arm with a vision recognition system.

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