A product transfer production line for wooden fork processing and production

Abstract

The utility model discloses a product transfer production line for wooden fork processing production belongs to production line technical field, the utility model aims at solving the automation and mechanization of production process problem, the utility model discloses a transfer area, material transfer area, clamping component, hot press forming device and material conveyer belt. Production line includes: the transfer area for placing the wooden fork of waiting for transfer, and after grouping these wooden forks, the clamping component is sent into the transfer transfer storehouse, and each fork grouping contains at least 100 wooden forks; Material transfer area is equipped with at least four transfer stores, and one is spare empty storehouse; The circulation track is realized between each transfer store anticlockwise circulation movement; Clamping component is set in the above of the transfer area conveyer belt through the mechanical hand pedestal connected below, is used for clamping the wooden fork grouping of waiting for transfer in the transfer area, places in the corresponding transfer storehouse in material transfer area and carries out the delivery.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of production line technology, specifically to a product transfer production line for the processing of wooden dinner forks. Background Technology

[0002] In the current production process, from the initial material preparation to the later product molding and pressing, all operations involving process connections and material transfer still largely rely on manual intervention. This work mode requires production line personnel to participate in basic operations throughout the entire process: first, they must accurately classify and position the materials to ensure that each component meets process standards; then, they must transfer the materials to the next process area through manual transport or simple equipment transfer. This process includes both conventional walking and handling, as well as the operation of handcarts and lifting equipment, which not only significantly increases labor intensity but also poses potential safety hazards that cannot be ignored.

[0003] Once the materials arrive at the target workstation, operators still need to perform precise positioning and tooling fixing operations. This stage places particularly stringent requirements on operational accuracy and stability, directly impacting process continuity and finished product qualification rate. It is worth noting that this traditional, labor-intensive material handling method has revealed systemic limitations.

[0004] Ultimately, the insufficient level of mechanization creates a significant efficiency bottleneck. In the context of Industry 4.0, the precision and response speed of manual operation cannot match the demands of modern production, making it difficult for production lines to break through capacity bottlenecks and objectively increasing unit production costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model proposes a product transfer production line for the processing and production of wooden dinner forks. The production line, used for transferring wooden dinner forks, includes: The waiting area is used to place wooden forks to be transferred, and these wooden forks are grouped, with each group containing at least 100 wooden forks; The material transfer area is equipped with at least four transfer bins, one of which is a spare empty bin; the transfer bins are connected by a circular track to achieve counterclockwise circulation. The gripping component, connected to the robotic arm base below, is positioned above the conveyor belt in the transfer area. It is used to grip the wooden fork groups to be transferred in the transfer area and place them in the corresponding transfer bins in the material transfer area for transport. The hot press forming device is set at the corresponding position above the transfer bin in the material transfer area. It is equipped with a vacuum nozzle with translation and vertical extension functions, which can automatically feed the wooden dinner forks circulating to its work station into the hot press forming device for pressing and forming. The material conveyor belt is located on one side of the hot pressing molding device. The pressed wooden forks are sucked out of the hot pressing molding device through the vacuum nozzle and sent to the top of the material conveyor belt via the synchronous belt. The vacuum nozzle releases the vacuum and places the wooden forks at the corresponding spacing position on the chain so that they can enter the next process.

[0006] As a further improvement of this utility model, each transfer bin in the material transfer area is equipped with an individual NFC radio frequency tag and photoelectric sensor. The NFC RFID tag is used to manage, mark, and identify the transfer warehouse, and the photoelectric sensor is used to detect whether the material in the transfer warehouse is depleted.

[0007] As a further improvement of this utility model, the bottom of the transfer chamber is provided with a linear guide rail.

[0008] As a further improvement of this utility model, a small horizontal linear motor and a linear motor are provided on the side of the material transfer area for the transfer bins in the material transfer area to move and transfer horizontally on two linear guide rails.

[0009] As a further improvement of this utility model, the gripping component is specifically a robotic arm, and the execution end is connected to a swing shaft.

[0010] As a further improvement of this utility model, the gripping component is specifically a robotic arm, and the execution end is connected to a swing shaft.

[0011] As a further improvement of this utility model, a Y-axis translation guide rail is connected to the base platform of the robot, and a Z-axis telescopic guide rail is connected to the Y-axis translation guide rail of the robot.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: It can solve the problem of manual handling of transfers between processes and reduce the number of operators; It can automate production lines and automatically connect processes. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks according to this utility model; Figure 2 This is a side view of a product transfer production line for processing and producing wooden dinner forks according to this utility model; Figure 3 This is a top view of a product transfer production line for processing and producing wooden dinner forks according to this utility model; Reference numerals: 1. Transfer area, 2. Material transfer area, 3. Hot pressing molding device, 4. Material conveyor belt, 5. Linear motor, 6. Small transverse linear motor, 7. Robot arm, 8. Circulating track, 9. Linear guide rail, 10. Y-axis translation guide rail, 11. Z-axis vertical telescopic guide rail, 12. Robot arm base. Detailed Implementation

[0014] To facilitate understanding of this application, a more comprehensive description will be provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings illustrate the described embodiments. Rather, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this application.

[0015] like Figure 1 As shown, a product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks is provided, the production line comprising: Transfer area 1 is used to place wooden forks to be transferred and to group these wooden forks, with each fork group containing at least 100 wooden forks; Material transfer area 2 is equipped with at least four transfer bins, one of which is a spare empty bin; the transfer bins are connected by a circular track to achieve counterclockwise circulation. The gripping component is a robotic arm 7, and the execution end is connected to a swing shaft 13. The robotic arm 7 is set above the conveyor belt of the waiting transfer area 1 through the robotic arm base 12 connected below it, and is used to grip the wooden dinner fork group to be transferred in the waiting transfer area 1 and place it in the corresponding transfer bin in the material transfer area 2 for transportation. The hot pressing forming device 3 is set at the corresponding position above the transfer bin of the material transfer area 2. It is equipped with a vacuum nozzle with translation and vertical extension functions, which can automatically feed the wooden dinner forks circulating to its work station into the hot pressing forming device 3 for pressing and forming. The material conveyor belt 4 is set on one side of the hot pressing molding device 3. The pressed wooden forks are sucked out of the hot pressing molding device 3 through the vacuum nozzle and sent to the material conveyor belt 4 by the synchronous belt. The vacuum nozzle releases the vacuum and places the wooden forks at the corresponding spacing position of the chain so that they can enter the next process.

[0016] Each compartment in the material transfer area 2 is equipped with an individual NFC RFID tag and a photoelectric sensor; the NFC RFID tag is used to manage, mark and identify the transfer compartment, and the photoelectric sensor is used to detect whether the material in the transfer compartment is depleted.

[0017] The bottom of the transfer chamber is equipped with a linear guide rail 9. A small horizontal linear motor 6 and a linear motor 5 are installed on the side of the material transfer area 2 for the transfer chamber in the material transfer area 2 to move horizontally and transfer on the two linear guide rails 9.

[0018] The base 12 of the robotic arm is connected to a Y-axis translation guide rail 10, and the Y-axis translation guide rail 10 of the robotic arm is connected to a Z-axis vertical telescopic guide rail 11.

[0019] The entire production line uses a transfer bin circulation device driven by four linear motors at the bottom and linear guide rails 9 driven by the linear motors. Since the transfer bin is large in volume and has an overall cuboid shape, this circulation design was chosen.

[0020] In use, in the transfer area 1, wooden forks are grouped, with each group containing at least 100 wooden forks. Once the group reaches the predetermined position, two things are confirmed using machine vision equipment and photoelectric sensors: 1. The measured length and position of the wooden fork group; 2. The machine vision equipment also detects the current location of the transfer bin and the emptying status of the transfer bin using NFC RFID tags and photoelectric sensors on the transfer bin in the material transfer area 2. The three transfer bins in material transfer area 2 are designated as positions 1, 2, and 3, respectively, with an alternative empty bin designated as position 4. NFC RFID tags and photoelectric sensors on the transfer bins in material transfer area 2 detect whether the current position of the transfer bin has moved from position 4 to position 1. The gripping component performs a horizontal gripping action based on parameters provided by the machine vision equipment, gripping a set of wooden forks from the conveyor chain in area 1 and feeding them into the material trough of the transfer bin that has reached position 1. Once all the material troughs in transfer bin 1 are full, the transfer bin is driven by a large linear motor at its bottom to position 2, awaiting entry into position 3. Position 3 is the working material position. The next process's forming machine continuously retrieves material from the transfer bins and feeds it into the forming machine's mold 3. After being pressed and shaped under high temperature and pressure, the wooden forks are sent to the next process. When the raw materials in the transfer bin at position 3 are exhausted, the transfer bin is moved to the linear motor docking position on the outside by the small linear motor 6. Then, it is moved to position 4 by the linear motor and waits to enter position 1 for empty bin replenishment. At the same time, the transfer bin at position 2, which is already full of materials, is driven to position 3 by the linear motor. After it arrives at position 3, the hot pressing forming device 3 starts to take materials from the transfer bin at position 3 for pressing. This cycle repeats.

[0021] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks, characterized in that, The production line includes: The transfer area (1) is used to place wooden forks to be transferred and to group these wooden forks, with each fork group containing at least 100 wooden forks; The material transfer area (2) is equipped with at least four transfer warehouses, one of which is a spare empty warehouse; the transfer warehouses are connected by a circular track (8) to achieve counterclockwise circular movement; The gripping component, connected below to the robotic arm base (12), is positioned above the conveyor belt of the transfer area (1) and is used to grip the wooden fork groups to be transferred in the transfer area (1) and place them in the corresponding transfer bins in the material transfer area (2) for transport. The hot pressing forming device (3) is set at the corresponding position above the transfer bin of the material transfer area (2), and is equipped with a vacuum nozzle with translation and vertical extension functions. It can automatically send the wooden dinner forks circulating to its work station into the hot pressing forming device (3) for pressing and forming. The material conveyor belt (4) is set on one side of the hot pressing molding device (3). The pressed wooden forks are sucked out from the hot pressing molding device (3) through the vacuum nozzle and sent to the material conveyor belt (4) above the synchronous belt. The vacuum nozzle releases the vacuum and places the wooden forks at the corresponding spacing position of the chain so that they can enter the next process.

2. The product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each transfer compartment in the material transfer area (2) is equipped with a separate NFC radio frequency tag and photoelectric sensor; The NFC RFID tag is used to manage, mark, and identify the transfer warehouse, and the photoelectric sensor is used to detect whether the material in the transfer warehouse is depleted.

3. The product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks according to claim 2, characterized in that, The bottom of the transfer warehouse is equipped with a linear guide rail (9).

4. The product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks according to claim 3, characterized in that, The material transfer area (2) is provided with a horizontal linear motor (6) and a linear motor (5) on the side, which are used to move the transfer bins in the material transfer area (2) on the two linear guide rails (9).

5. The product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gripping component is specifically a robotic arm (7), and the execution end is connected to a swing shaft (13).

6. The product transfer production line for processing wooden dinner forks according to claim 5, characterized in that, The base (12) of the robot arm is connected to a Y-axis translation guide rail (10), and the Y-axis translation guide rail (10) of the robot arm is connected to a Z-axis vertical telescopic guide rail (11).

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