Material conveying device for automatic dispensing machine

Abstract

This utility model discloses a material conveying device for an automatic dispensing machine, comprising: a conveying base having a conveying channel extending along a first direction; a conveying mechanism including a conveyor belt for supporting and conveying the material along the first direction, the conveyor belt being rotatably disposed in the conveying channel; and a feeding mechanism including a pushing member, the pushing member being reciprocally disposed along the first direction, wherein the pushing member has at least a pushing portion for pushing the material, the pushing portion being located in the conveying channel and movable between a first height position and a second height position, the second height position being higher than the first height position, and the material being supported on the conveyor belt at the first height position. This conveying device has a simple overall structure and can replace traditional robotic arms for loading and unloading, effectively reducing the overall cost of the equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of dispensing machine equipment, specifically to a material conveying device for an automatic dispensing machine. Background Technology

[0002] Automatic dispensing machines are widely used in the production and processing of various electronic products because they can perform processes such as bonding, filling, and coating of various components on electronic chip products. They can significantly improve dispensing efficiency and accuracy.

[0003] Currently, materials on automatic dispensing machines are usually moved to the worktable by a conveying device, and after dispensing, they are moved to the material box by the conveying device. Automatic robotic arms are usually used to move materials. However, the internal structure of robotic arms is complex and they rely on tight control components and control programs to achieve related actions, which is relatively expensive and not conducive to reducing the overall equipment cost. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a material conveying device for an automatic dispensing machine, which can replace the traditional method of using a robotic arm for loading and unloading, thereby helping to reduce the overall cost of the equipment.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is: a material conveying device for an automatic dispensing machine, the material conveying device comprising:

[0006] A transmission base having a transmission channel extending in a first direction;

[0007] A conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt for supporting and conveying the material along the first direction, the conveyor belt being rotatably disposed in the conveying channel;

[0008] The feeding mechanism includes a pusher component, which is configured to reciprocate along the first direction.

[0009] The pusher has at least a pushing part for pushing the material. The pushing part is located in the transmission channel and can move between a first height position and a second height position. The second height position is higher than the first height position, and the material is supported on the conveyor belt at the first height position.

[0010] Preferably, the pusher further has a connecting portion, the connecting portion and the pusher portion are spaced apart in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; the unloading mechanism further includes a mounting base, the connecting portion is rotatably connected to the mounting base about a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft extending in a horizontal direction, and the unloading mechanism further includes a swinging component for driving the pusher to swing about the rotating shaft.

[0011] In some embodiments, the connecting portion is provided with a guide groove, the guide groove extends in the vertical direction and extends obliquely toward the pushing portion in the second direction, the swing assembly includes a drive rod and a drive member that drives the drive rod to move up and down in the vertical direction, the drive rod is parallel to the rotation axis, and the drive rod is slidably disposed in the guide groove.

[0012] In some embodiments, the driving member includes a driving cylinder and a fixing block fixed to the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder. The driving rod is rotatably mounted on the fixing block about its own axis, wherein the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder is telescopically mounted in a vertical direction.

[0013] In some embodiments, the guide groove extends gradually from bottom to top toward the pushing part at an incline, and the drive rod is inserted in the guide groove in a manner that allows it to slide relative to the push part and rotate around its own axis. When the drive rod moves downward, it causes the pushing part to change from the first height position to the second height position.

[0014] In some embodiments, the transfer base is provided with a guide rail extending along the first direction, the mounting base is slidably disposed on the guide rail, and the unloading mechanism further includes a drive component for driving the mounting base to reciprocate along the guide rail.

[0015] In some embodiments, the drive assembly includes a driving pulley and a driven pulley spaced apart along the first direction, a timing belt tensioned between the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and a drive motor for driving the driving pulley to rotate, wherein the mounting base is fixedly connected to the timing belt and located between the driving pulley and the driven pulley.

[0016] In some embodiments, the guide rail and the drive assembly are both located outside the transmission channel, wherein the axis of the driving pulley and the driven pulley both extend in the vertical direction.

[0017] Preferably, the transmission seat includes two seats extending along the first direction, the two seats are spaced apart along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and each of the two seats has a transmission belt on its opposite side. The transmission belts on both sides jointly support and transmit the material, wherein, in the second direction, the pushing part is located between the two sets of transmission belts.

[0018] Preferably, a pressure sensor is provided on the pushing part to detect the thrust exerted by the pushing part on the material.

[0019] Due to the application of the above technical solution, this utility model has the following advantages: The material conveying device of the automatic dispensing machine provided by this utility model conveys materials through a conveyor belt and pushes materials by using a pusher that can reciprocate along the extension direction of the conveying channel, so as to realize the unloading of materials. Its overall structure is simple and the control logic is simple. It does not require the use of traditional robotic arms for loading and unloading, which effectively reduces the cost of the overall equipment. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the material conveying device of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure when the pusher part and the material are combined;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Based on this, a structural diagram showing the material being completely pushed outward by the pusher component;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of a single-sided seat, a transmission mechanism, and a feeding mechanism.

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the installation and assembly structure between the feeding mechanism and the transmission base;

[0027] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the feeding mechanism;

[0028] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A structural schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism from another perspective;

[0029] Figure 9 for Figure 7 Side view of the feeding mechanism;

[0030] Figure 10 For along Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure along the AA direction;

[0031] In the attached diagrams above:

[0032] 1. Transmission base; 11. Base body; 12. Transmission channel; 13. Guide rail;

[0033] 2. Transmission mechanism; 21. Conveyor belt; 22. Drive motor;

[0034] 3. Feeding mechanism; 30. Mounting base; 31. Pushing component; 31a. Pushing part; 31b. Connecting part; 31c. Guide groove; 31d. Extension part; 32. Drive rod; 33. Drive component; 331. Drive cylinder; 332. Fixing block; 34. Synchronous belt; 35. Drive pulley; 36. Driven pulley; 37. Motor; 38. Pressure sensor; 39. Rotating shaft;

[0035] 4. Slide; 10. Materials. Detailed Implementation

[0036] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art. It should be noted that the description of these embodiments is for the purpose of aiding understanding the present invention, but does not constitute a limitation thereof. Furthermore, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0037] The accompanying drawings show a material conveying device for an automatic dispensing machine, used to convey material 10 during the dispensing process of material 10 in the automatic dispensing machine. Material 10 is conveyed on the conveying device and the dispensing process is completed. After the process is completed, it is unloaded.

[0038] The material transfer device includes:

[0039] Transmission base 1, the transmission base 1 having a transmission channel 12 extending along a first direction;

[0040] The conveying mechanism 2 includes a conveyor belt 21 for supporting and conveying material 10 in a first direction, the conveyor belt 21 being rotatably disposed in the conveying channel 12;

[0041] The feeding mechanism 3 includes a pusher 31, which is configured to reciprocate along a first direction to push the material after dispensing from the conveying mechanism 2 outward, thereby collecting the material 10.

[0042] For ease of description, when material 10 is conveyed in the conveying channel 12 along the first direction, the loading side is located at the rear, and the unloading side is located at the front. That is, during the forward conveying of material 10 along the conveying channel 12, it first undergoes a dispensing process, and then is conveyed to the front of the pusher 31. During the forward movement of the pusher 31, it is pushed forward by the pusher 31 and detached from the conveying channel 12, thus achieving unloading.

[0043] The pusher 31 has a pushing part 31a for pushing the material 10. The pushing part 31a is located in the transmission channel 12 and can move between a first height position and a second height position, wherein the second height position is higher than the first height position, and the material 10 is supported on the conveyor belt 21 at the first height position. Thus, when the material 10 is supported on the conveyor belt 21 and is conveyed forward in the first direction toward the unloading mechanism 3, or when the pusher 31 moves backward in the first direction to reach the rear of the material 10, the pushing part 31a is in the second height position to avoid interfering with the material 10 and causing damage to the material 10; and when the pusher 31 pushes the material 10 forward for unloading, the pushing part 31a switches to the first height position to cooperate with the material 10.

[0044] Specifically, referring to the accompanying drawings, the transfer base 1 includes two base bodies 11 extending along a first direction. These two base bodies 11 are spaced apart along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, forming a transfer channel 12 between them. Each of the two base bodies 11 has a transfer belt 21 on its opposite sides. The transfer mechanism 2 also includes a drive motor 22 for driving the two transfer belts 21 to rotate. The two transfer belts 21 together support and transfer the material 10. The two sets of transfer belts 21 are spaced apart, and a lifting mechanism (not shown in the figures) is provided between them to lift the material 10 on the transfer belts 21 upwards when dispensing is required, and to transfer the material 10 back onto the transfer belts 21 after dispensing is completed.

[0045] Along the second direction, the pushing part 31a is also located between the two sets of conveyor belts 21, so that when the pushing part 31a is at the first height position, the middle position of the pushing part 31a in the height direction can contact the material 10 to perform the pushing operation.

[0046] Referring to the accompanying drawings, the pusher 31 further includes a connecting portion 31b, which is spaced apart from the pusher 31a in a second direction. The unloading mechanism 3 also includes a mounting base 30, on which the connecting portion 31b is rotatably connected about a rotation axis 39 extending horizontally. The unloading mechanism also includes a swing assembly for driving the pusher 31 to swing about the rotation axis 39. See here for details. Figures 6 to 10As shown, the connecting part 31b is provided with a guide groove 31c. The guide groove 31c extends in the vertical direction and extends obliquely towards the pushing part 31a in the second direction. The swing assembly includes a drive rod 32 and a drive member 33 that drives the drive rod 32 to move up and down in the vertical direction. The drive rod 32 is parallel to the rotating shaft 39 and the drive rod 32 is slidably disposed in the guide groove 31c.

[0047] Thus, when the driving member 33 drives the driving rod 32 to move up and down in the vertical direction, the driving rod 32 slides relative to the guide groove 31c, acting on the connecting part 31b to make it rotate around the rotating shaft 39. This causes the pushing part 31a to swing up and down around the rotating shaft 39 as the rotation center line, realizing the conversion between the first height position and the second height position. Here, the height position conversion of the pushing part 31a is achieved by driving the pushing member 31 to swing. Compared with the method of directly driving the pushing member 31 to rise and fall in the vertical direction, the driving is more labor-saving, the power requirement of the driving member 33 is smaller, and the operation of the pushing member 31 is more stable and less likely to fall off.

[0048] Specifically, in this embodiment, the driving component 33 includes a driving cylinder 331 and a fixing block 332 fixed on the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder 331. The driving rod 32 is rotatably mounted on the fixing block 332 around its own axis. The telescopic rod of the driving cylinder 331 is vertically telescopic. Here, the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder 331 is located above its cylinder body, the fixing block 332 is located at the top of the telescopic rod, and the guide groove 31c extends gradually from bottom to top towards the pushing part 31a. The driving rod 32 is able to slide relative to the pushing part 31a and rotate around its own axis. When the driving rod 32 moves downward, it causes the pushing part 31a to change from a first height position to a second height position.

[0049] See Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the pusher 31 is generally L-shaped. Its pushing part 31a is a push rod structure extending along a first direction, and the connecting part 31b is a single-piece structure. A rod-shaped extension 31d is fixedly connected between the pushing part 31a and the connecting part 31b, and the rod-shaped extension 31d extends along a second direction. By setting the extension 31d, the connecting part 31b and the mounting base 30 can be located on the outside of the transmission channel 12, and other main components on the unloading mechanism 3 can also be located on the outside of the transmission channel 12.

[0050] Specifically, a guide rail 13 extending along a first direction is fixedly provided on the outer side of the seat body 11 on one side of the transmission seat 1. The mounting seat 30 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 13. The unloading mechanism 3 also includes a drive assembly for driving the mounting seat 30 to reciprocate along the guide rail 13. Both the guide rail 13 and the drive assembly are located on the outer side of the transmission channel 12. Here, the drive assembly is a synchronous belt pulley assembly, which specifically includes a driving pulley 35 and a driven pulley 36 spaced apart along the first direction, a synchronous belt 34 tensioned between the driving pulley 35 and the driven pulley 36, and a drive motor 37 for driving the driving pulley 35 to rotate. The mounting seat 30 is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt 34 and located between the driving pulley 35 and the driven pulley 36. The axis lines of the driving pulley 35 and the driven pulley 36 both extend in the vertical direction.

[0051] Referring to the accompanying drawings, in this embodiment, the pusher 31 further includes a pressure sensor 38 disposed on the pusher 31a. The pressure sensor 38 is disposed at the end of the pusher 31a and directly contacts the material 10 to detect the pushing force exerted by the pusher 31a on the material 10. In this way, the pushing force exerted by the pusher 31 on the material 10 can be detected in real time during the operation of the feeding mechanism 3. When the pushing force is too large, the feeding mechanism 3 can be controlled to slow down or stop through the control system, thereby protecting the material 10 from being damaged by the rapidly increasing pushing force during the movement.

[0052] The material conveying device is slidably mounted on the slide block 4, so that it can move as a whole along the second direction to a specific processing station and cooperate with the corresponding processing device for processing.

[0053] In summary, the material conveying device of the automatic dispensing machine provided by this utility model conveys the material 10 through a conveyor belt and pushes the material by using a pusher 31 that can reciprocate along the extension direction of the conveyor channel 12, so as to realize the unloading of the material 10. Its overall structure is simple and the control logic is simple. It does not require the use of a traditional robotic arm for loading and unloading, which effectively reduces the cost of the overall equipment.

[0054] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In the event of any contradiction or inconsistency between the definitions used herein and those contained in other published documents, the definitions used herein shall prevail.

[0055] As indicated in this specification and claims, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of explicitly identified steps and elements, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list, and the method or apparatus may also include other steps or elements.

[0056] It is understood that in this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0057] It is further understood that the terms "first," "second," etc., are used to describe various types of information, but this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another, and do not indicate a specific order or degree of importance. In fact, the expressions "first," "second," etc., are completely interchangeable. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information can also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information can also be referred to as first information.

[0058] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of this utility model, and are intended to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of this utility model and implement it accordingly. They should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this utility model. All equivalent changes or modifications made based on the essence of this utility model should be covered within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A material conveying device of an automatic dispensing machine, characterized in that, The material conveying device includes: A transmission base having a transmission channel extending in a first direction; A conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt for supporting and conveying the material along the first direction, the conveyor belt being rotatably disposed in the conveying channel; The feeding mechanism includes a pusher component, which is configured to reciprocate along the first direction. The pusher has at least a pushing part for pushing the material. The pushing part is located in the transmission channel and can move between a first height position and a second height position. The second height position is higher than the first height position, and the material is supported on the conveyor belt at the first height position.

2. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein: The pusher also has a connecting portion, which is spaced apart from the pusher in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; The feeding mechanism further includes a mounting base, the connecting part is rotatably connected to the mounting base about a rotating shaft that extends in a horizontal direction, and the feeding mechanism further includes a swinging component for driving the pusher to swing about the rotating shaft.

3. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 2, wherein: The connecting part is provided with a guide groove, which extends in the vertical direction and extends obliquely towards the pushing part in the second direction. The swing assembly includes a drive rod and a drive member that drives the drive rod to move up and down in the vertical direction. The drive rod is parallel to the rotation axis and can be slidably disposed in the guide groove.

4. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 3, wherein: The driving component includes a driving cylinder and a fixing block fixed on the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder. The driving rod is rotatably mounted on the fixing block around its own axis, wherein the telescopic rod of the driving cylinder is extendable and retractable in the vertical direction.

5. The material conveying device for the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide groove extends gradually from bottom to top toward the pushing part at an incline. The drive rod is inserted in the guide groove so that it can slide relative to the push part and rotate around its own axis. When the drive rod moves downward, it causes the pushing part to change from the first height position to the second height position.

6. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 2, wherein: The transmission base is provided with a guide rail extending along the first direction, the mounting base is slidably disposed on the guide rail, and the unloading mechanism further includes a drive component for driving the mounting base to reciprocate along the guide rail.

7. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 6, wherein: The drive assembly includes a driving pulley and a driven pulley spaced apart along the first direction, a synchronous belt tensioned between the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and a drive motor for driving the driving pulley to rotate, wherein the mounting base is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt and located between the driving pulley and the driven pulley.

8. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 7, wherein: The guide rail and the drive assembly are both located on the outside of the transmission channel, wherein the axis of the driving pulley and the driven pulley both extend in the vertical direction.

9. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to claim 1, wherein: The transmission seat includes two seats extending along the first direction. The two seats are spaced apart along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the two seats has a transmission belt on its opposite side. The transmission belts on both sides jointly support and transmit the material. In the second direction, the pushing part is located between the two sets of transmission belts.

10. The material transfer device of the automatic dispensing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: A pressure sensor is provided on the jacking part to detect the thrust exerted by the jacking part on the material.

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