A drive shaft automatic labeling device

Abstract

The utility model relates to drive shaft production technical field provides a kind of drive shaft automatic labelling device, and drive shaft assembly is placed by setting rack, and rack is transported on the transport belt, and is stopped under gantry, and label storage mechanism is sent to the label on the label receiving mechanism, and after the code scanning gun scans code and is eligible, transverse sliding mechanism and longitudinal lifting mechanism move the label taking mechanism to the label on the label receiving mechanism and take label, and then put on drive shaft and carry out the label of labelling mechanism by labelling, so that the automatic labelling operation of realization, so stable, avoid the negligence of manual operation, greatly improve production efficiency, and the consistency of automatic label pasting is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of drive shaft manufacturing technology, and in particular to an automatic labeling device for drive shafts. Background Technology

[0002] The drive shaft is a key component of the automotive drive system. During its production, it requires the assembly of gaskets and the affixing of labels to record traceability information. Traditional manual operation suffers from problems such as missing / excessive gaskets, missing labels, or incorrect information (e.g., illegible handwriting), which may lead to abnormal noises during vehicle start-up or difficulties in subsequent traceability, affecting customer satisfaction. Therefore, automatic labeling devices for drive shafts are mainly used in the assembly line production of automotive drive shafts, improving assembly and labeling quality through automation technology. Currently, for drive shaft labeling, after the drive shaft assembly reaches the labeling position, a manual person removes the workpiece RFID tag, places it on the RFID reader, confirms the previous process is OK, the printer automatically prints a label, a manual person scans the tag with a barcode scanner, and after verification, manually peels off the qualified label from the backing paper and affixes it to the drive shaft assembly according to the document requirements. This process is inefficient and cannot meet production needs, necessitating an automatic labeling device. Existing patent CN106112557B discloses a device for assembling gaskets and affixing labels to drive shafts, but this patent does not disclose the specific process of removing, transferring, and re-labeling the labels. Therefore, solving this problem is essential. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the purpose of this utility model is to propose an automatic labeling device for drive shafts, which solves the problems in the background art.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides an automatic labeling device for a drive shaft, comprising a placement rack for holding the drive shaft, a gantry frame above the placement rack, bases at both ends of the gantry frame, a transverse sliding mechanism on the surface of the gantry frame, a longitudinal lifting mechanism at the sliding end of the transverse sliding mechanism, and a label picking mechanism at the bottom output end of the longitudinal lifting mechanism; a label storage mechanism is located on the top of one of the bases, and a label receiving mechanism is located on one side of the label storage mechanism, with a barcode scanner at the label receiving mechanism for scanning; the label picking mechanism and the label receiving mechanism move closer and further apart; a label applying mechanism is located on the top of the other base; the label storage mechanism transports the label to the label receiving mechanism, and after the barcode scanner scans the label and finds it acceptable, the transverse sliding mechanism and the longitudinal lifting mechanism move the label picking mechanism to the label receiving mechanism to pick up the label, and then place it on the drive shaft for labeling by the label applying mechanism.

[0005] Preferably, the lateral sliding mechanism includes a lateral track set on the top of the gantry, a lateral slider is slidably arranged on the surface of the lateral track, one side of the lateral slider is pushed by a lateral motor, the other side of the lateral slider is connected to a mounting side plate, and a longitudinal lifting mechanism is arranged on the side of the mounting side plate.

[0006] Preferably, the longitudinal lifting mechanism includes a longitudinal lifting cylinder disposed on the side of the mounting side plate, the bottom output end of the longitudinal lifting cylinder is connected to a mounting horizontal plate, and the label picking mechanism is disposed at the bottom of the mounting horizontal plate.

[0007] Preferably, the label-removing mechanism includes a label-removing suction cup disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate, and the label-removing suction cup is connected to a suction pump for suction operation.

[0008] Preferably, one of the bases is provided with a mounting frame on top, and the label storage mechanism includes a label printer located on top of the mounting frame, a label conveyor belt inside the label printer, and the end of the label conveyor belt extending outside the label storage compartment.

[0009] Preferably, the label receiving mechanism includes a slide rail first located at the top of the mounting frame near the end of the label conveyor belt, a slider first slidably mounted on the surface of the slide rail first, and one side of the slider first is driven to slide by a motor; a label receiving block is provided on the top of the slider first, and the surface of the label receiving block is treated with Teflon to prevent the label paper from sticking; the label receiving block moves closer to and away from the end of the label conveyor belt.

[0010] Preferably, the labeling mechanism includes a slide rail two located on top of another base, a slider two slidably mounted on the surface of the slide rail two, and a motor driving one side of the slider two to slide, allowing the slider two to move closer to and away from the placement frame; an upward-pushing cylinder is located on the top of the slider two, and a mounting plate two is located at the top output end of the upward-pushing cylinder, and a labeling rotary motor is located on the top of the mounting plate two, with the output end of the labeling rotary motor near the placement frame connected to a labeling arm, and a labeling roller is rotatably mounted at the end of the labeling arm.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the placement rack is provided with a conveyor belt, and multiple placement racks are evenly distributed on the surface of the conveyor belt.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model uses a placement rack to place the drive shaft assembly. The placement rack is set on a conveyor belt for transportation. The assembly stops under the gantry frame, and the label storage mechanism delivers the label to the label receiving mechanism. After the barcode scanner scans the label and finds it to be valid, the horizontal sliding mechanism and the vertical lifting mechanism move the label picking mechanism to the label receiving mechanism to pick up the label. The label is then placed on the drive shaft and labeled by the labeling mechanism. This achieves automated labeling operation, ensuring stable operation, avoiding human error, greatly improving production efficiency, and ensuring good consistency of automatically applied labels.

[0013] This utility model's lateral sliding mechanism drives the movement of the mounting side plate through the sliding of the lateral slider, thereby driving the lateral movement of the longitudinal lifting mechanism; the longitudinal lifting mechanism drives the mounting horizontal plate to rise and fall through the longitudinal lifting cylinder, thereby driving the label picking mechanism to rise and fall; the label picking mechanism uses a label picking suction cup to adsorb the label, and the label picking suction cup is sucked by a suction pump; in this way, the lateral sliding mechanism and the longitudinal lifting mechanism can realize the lateral and longitudinal movement of the label picking suction cup, thereby automatically picking up the label, and after picking up the label, moving the label to the drive shaft and pre-attaching it to the surface of the drive shaft, realizing automated label picking and placing.

[0014] This utility model's label storage mechanism prints labels using a label printer, and the labels are transported to a label receiving mechanism via a label conveyor belt. The label receiving mechanism moves a label receiving block to the end of the label conveyor belt via a sliding slider to catch the label. The surface of the label receiving block is treated with Teflon to prevent the label from sticking. After the label receiving block catches the label, it is scanned by a barcode scanner. If the scan is successful, a horizontal sliding mechanism and a vertical lifting mechanism drive a label retrieval mechanism to move to the label receiving block to retrieve the label, thus achieving automated label receiving.

[0015] The labeling mechanism of this utility model uses the sliding of the second slider to drive the upward cylinder to move closer to the drive shaft. The upward cylinder drives the mounting plate second to move closer to the drive shaft. The labeling rotary motor starts and drives the labeling roller of the labeling arm to press the label pre-applied on the drive shaft onto the surface of the drive shaft, realizing secondary labeling. The labeling is accurate and has good consistency. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only for this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is an overall schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the label receiving mechanism of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the labeling mechanism of this utility model.

[0020] The diagram is marked as follows:

[0021] 1-Placement rack, 2-Gantry frame, 3-Base, 4-Horizontal rail, 5-Horizontal slider, 6-Mounting side plate, 7-Vertical lifting cylinder, 8-Mounting horizontal plate one, 9-Label suction cup, 10-Mounting rack, 11-Label printer, 12-Label conveyor belt, 13-Slide rail one, 14-Slider one, 15-Label receiving block, 16-Labeling roller, 17-Slide rail two, 18-Slider two, 19-Upward push cylinder, 20-Mounting horizontal plate two, 21-Labeling rotary motor, 22-Labeling arm. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0023] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical or scientific terms used in this utility model should have the ordinary meaning understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model pertains. The terms "first," "second," and similar terms used in this utility model do not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but are merely used to distinguish different components. Terms such as "comprising" or "including" 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. Terms such as "connected" or "linked" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. Terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are used only to indicate relative positional relationships; when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0024] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, an automatic labeling device for a drive shaft includes a placement rack 1 for placing the drive shaft. A conveyor belt is provided at the bottom of the placement rack 1, and multiple placement racks 1 are evenly distributed on the surface of the conveyor belt. A gantry frame 2 is positioned above one of the placement racks 1. Bases 3 are provided at both ends of the gantry frame 2. A transverse sliding mechanism is provided on the surface of the gantry frame 2, and a longitudinal lifting mechanism is provided at the sliding end of the transverse sliding mechanism. A label-picking mechanism is provided at the bottom output end of the longitudinal lifting mechanism. A label-storing mechanism is provided at the top of one of the bases 3, and a label-receiving mechanism is provided on one side of the label-storing mechanism. A barcode scanner is provided at the label-receiving mechanism for scanning. The label-picking mechanism moves closer to and away from the label-receiving mechanism. A label-applying mechanism is provided at the top of the other base 3. The label-storing mechanism transports the label to the label-receiving mechanism. After the barcode scanner scans the label and confirms its validity, the transverse sliding mechanism and the longitudinal lifting mechanism move the label-picking mechanism to the label-receiving mechanism to pick up the label, which is then placed on the drive shaft and labeled by the label-applying mechanism. The drive shaft assembly is placed on a placement rack 1, which is then transported on a conveyor belt. The assembly stops below the gantry 2, where a label storage mechanism delivers the labels to a label receiving mechanism. After the barcode scanner scans the labels, a horizontal sliding mechanism and a vertical lifting mechanism move the label retrieval mechanism to the label receiving mechanism to retrieve the labels. The labels are then placed on the drive shaft and applied by a labeling mechanism. This automated labeling operation ensures stable operation, avoids human error, greatly improves production efficiency, and provides consistent automatic label application.

[0025] The transverse sliding mechanism includes a transverse track 4 mounted on the top of the gantry 2. A transverse slider 5 slides on the surface of the transverse track 4. One side of the transverse slider 5 is pushed by a transverse motor, and the other side of the transverse slider is connected to a mounting side plate 6. A longitudinal lifting mechanism is located on the side of the mounting side plate 6. The longitudinal lifting mechanism includes a longitudinal lifting cylinder 7 located on the side of the mounting side plate 6. The bottom output end of the longitudinal lifting cylinder 7 is connected to a mounting horizontal plate 8. A label-removing mechanism is located at the bottom of the mounting horizontal plate 8. The label-removing mechanism includes a label-removing suction cup 9 located at the bottom of the mounting horizontal plate 8. The label-removing suction cup 9 is connected to a suction pump for suction operation. The lateral sliding mechanism moves the mounting side plate 6 by sliding the lateral slider 4, thereby driving the lateral movement of the longitudinal lifting mechanism; the longitudinal lifting mechanism moves the mounting horizontal plate 8 by moving the longitudinal lifting cylinder 7, thereby driving the label picking mechanism to move up and down; the label picking mechanism uses the label picking suction cup 9 to pick up the label, and the label picking suction cup 9 is sucked by the suction pump; in this way, the lateral sliding mechanism and the longitudinal lifting mechanism can realize the lateral and longitudinal movement of the label picking suction cup 9, so that the label can be automatically picked up. After picking up the label, the label is moved to the drive shaft and pre-attached to the surface of the drive shaft, realizing automated label picking and placing.

[0026] One of the bases 3 has a mounting frame 10 on its top. The label storage mechanism includes a label printer 11 mounted on top of the mounting frame 10. A label conveyor belt 12 is installed inside the label printer 11, and the end of the label conveyor belt 12 extends outside the label storage compartment 11. The label receiving mechanism includes a slide rail 13 located on the top of the mounting frame 10 near the end of the label conveyor belt 12. A slider 14 is slidably mounted on the surface of the slide rail 13, and one side of the slider 14 is driven by a motor. A label receiving block 15 is mounted on the top of the slider 14. The surface of the label receiving block 15 is treated with Teflon to prevent the label paper from sticking. The label receiving block 15 moves towards and away from the end of the label conveyor belt 12. The label storage mechanism prints labels using the label printer 11, and the labels are transported to the label receiving mechanism via the label conveyor belt 12. The label receiving mechanism moves the label receiving block 15 to the end of the label conveyor belt 12 to catch the label via the sliding of the slider 14. The surface of the label receiving block 15 is treated with Teflon to prevent the label from sticking. After the label receiving block 15 catches the label, it is scanned by a barcode scanner. If the barcode scan is successful, the horizontal sliding mechanism and the vertical lifting mechanism drive the label picking mechanism to move to the label receiving block 15 to pick up the label, thus realizing automated label receiving.

[0027] The labeling mechanism includes a slide rail 17 mounted on top of another base 3. A slider 18 slides on the surface of the slide rail 17. One side of the slider 18 is driven by a motor to slide, and the slider 18 moves closer to and away from the placement frame 1. A push cylinder 19 is mounted on top of the slider 18. A mounting plate 20 is mounted on the top output end of the push cylinder 19. A labeling rotary motor 21 is mounted on top of the mounting plate 20. The output end of the labeling rotary motor 21, near the placement frame 1, is connected to a labeling arm 22. A labeling roller 16 is rotatably mounted at the end of the labeling arm 22. The labeling mechanism uses the sliding of the slider 18 to move the push cylinder 19 closer to the drive shaft. The push cylinder 19 moves the mounting plate 20 closer to the drive shaft. The labeling rotary motor 21 starts, driving the labeling roller 16 of the labeling arm 22 to press the label pre-applied on the drive shaft surface, achieving secondary labeling with accurate and consistent labeling.

[0028] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to imply that the scope of this utility model is limited to these examples; within the framework of this utility model, the technical features of the above embodiments or different embodiments can also be combined, the steps can be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of different aspects of this utility model as described above, which are not provided in the details for the sake of brevity. Any omissions, 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. An automatic labeling device for a drive shaft, comprising a mounting rack (1) for holding the drive shaft, characterized in that, A gantry (2) is provided above the placement rack (1). A base (3) is provided at the bottom of both ends of the gantry (2). A horizontal sliding mechanism is provided on the surface of the gantry (2). A vertical lifting mechanism is provided at the sliding end of the horizontal sliding mechanism. A label picking mechanism is provided at the bottom output end of the vertical lifting mechanism. A label storage mechanism is provided on the top of one of the bases (3). A label receiving mechanism is provided on one side of the label storage mechanism. A barcode scanner is provided at the label receiving mechanism for scanning. The label picking mechanism and the label receiving mechanism move closer and further apart. A label affixing mechanism is provided on the top of the other base (3). The label storage mechanism transports the label to the label receiving mechanism. After the barcode scanner scans the label and it passes the scan, the horizontal sliding mechanism and the vertical lifting mechanism move the label picking mechanism to the label receiving mechanism to pick up the label. The label is then placed on the drive shaft and affixed by the label affixing mechanism.

2. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transverse sliding mechanism includes a transverse track (4) set on the top of the gantry (2), a transverse slider (5) is provided on the surface of the transverse track (4), one side of the transverse slider (5) is pushed by a transverse motor, and the other side of the transverse slider is connected to an installation side plate (6), and a longitudinal lifting mechanism is set on the side of the installation side plate (6).

3. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 2, characterized in that, The longitudinal lifting mechanism includes a longitudinal lifting cylinder (7) disposed on the side of the mounting side plate (6), the bottom output end of the longitudinal lifting cylinder (7) is connected to the mounting horizontal plate (8), and the label taking mechanism is disposed at the bottom of the mounting horizontal plate (8).

4. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 3, characterized in that, The label-removing mechanism includes a label-removing suction cup (9) located at the bottom of the mounting plate (8), and the label-removing suction cup (9) is connected to a suction pump for suction operation.

5. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 1, characterized in that, One of the bases (3) is provided with a mounting frame (10) on top. The label storage mechanism includes a label printer (11) located on top of the mounting frame (10). A label conveyor belt (12) is provided inside the label printer (11), and the end of the label conveyor belt (12) extends to the outside of the label storage compartment.

6. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 5, characterized in that, The label receiving mechanism includes a slide rail (13) located at the top of the mounting frame (10) near the end of the label conveyor belt (12). A slider (14) is slidably mounted on the surface of the slide rail (13). One side of the slider (14) is driven to slide by a motor. A label receiving block (15) is mounted on the top of the slider (14). The surface of the label receiving block (15) is treated with Teflon to prevent the label paper from sticking. The label receiving block (15) moves closer to and away from the end of the label conveyor belt (12).

7. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 1, characterized in that, The labeling mechanism includes a slide rail 2 (17) on top of another base (3), a slider 2 (18) is provided on the surface of the slide rail 2 (17), and the slider 2 (18) is driven to slide by a motor on one side, and the slider 2 (18) moves closer and further away from the placement rack (1); an upward push cylinder (19) is provided on the top of the slider 2 (18), and a mounting plate 2 (20) is provided at the top output end of the upward push cylinder (19), and a labeling rotary motor (21) is provided on the top of the mounting plate 2 (20). The output end of the labeling rotary motor (21) near the placement rack (1) is connected to the labeling arm (22), and a labeling roller (16) is provided at the end of the labeling arm (22).

8. The automatic labeling device for a drive shaft according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the placement rack (1) is provided with a conveyor belt, and multiple placement racks (1) are evenly distributed on the surface of the conveyor belt.

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