Feeding device for ball shaft machining

Abstract

This application relates to a feeding device for processing golf clubs, belonging to the field of golf club manufacturing technology. It includes a frame and a hopper. The frame is equipped with a cylinder, which drives a lifting top plate. The top plate is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hopper. The inner bottom wall of the hopper is inclined towards the top plate. A material rail is fixed beside the hopper. The frame is also equipped with a second cylinder, which pushes a sliding push rod located on the material rail. A rotating rod is rotatably connected to the frame, and a baffle is fixed to the rotating rod, located on the top of the hopper near the material rail. This application, through the cooperation of the cylinders, automatically pushes metal rod raw materials one by one axially to a predetermined feeding position on the processing equipment, achieving automatic workpiece feeding. By setting the baffle, it prevents two workpieces from entering the material rail, thereby avoiding feeding errors and ensuring the stability and reliability of the mechanism's operation. A support plate provides temporary support between the material rail and the processing equipment, ensuring that the workpiece can be accurately pushed into the feeding position of the processing equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of golf club manufacturing technology, and in particular to a feeding device for golf club processing. Background Technology

[0002] A cue stick is a metal part with a ball head and a pin that are fixed together. It is often used in the steering system of automobiles. The ball head of the cue stick fits into the ball housing, allowing for a wide range of rotational connections in space. The raw material for the cue stick is a metal rod, and the ball head is formed by forging.

[0003] With the improvement of automation, automated equipment has also been used in the processing of golf clubs. The raw metal club material is moved axially into the installation position of the processing equipment, and then the processing equipment forges the shape of the club head.

[0004] Regarding the aforementioned technologies, since the metal rod raw materials are stored in a stacked manner with cylindrical sidewall contact, the current feeding devices cannot automatically push the metal rod raw materials one by one along the axial direction to the designated feeding position of the processing equipment. Utility Model Content

[0005] This application provides a feeding device for club processing, which can automatically align the metal rod raw material with the feeding position of the processing equipment, and automatically push the metal rod raw material one by one along the axis to the determined feeding position of the processing equipment, thereby realizing automatic feeding.

[0006] This application provides a feeding device for processing golf clubs, which adopts the following technical solution: A feeding device for processing golf clubs includes a frame and a hopper. The frame is equipped with a cylinder 1, which drives a lifting top plate. The top plate is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hopper. The inner bottom wall of the hopper is inclined towards the top plate. A material rail is fixed on the frame next to the hopper. The top surface of the top plate is inclined towards the material rail. The frame is also equipped with a cylinder 2 and a sliding push rod pushed by the cylinder 2. The push rod is located on the material rail. A rotating rod is rotatably connected to the frame. A baffle is fixed to the rotating rod. The baffle is located on the top of the hopper near the material rail. The frame is equipped with a cylinder 3 for driving the rotating rod to rotate.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, after placing multiple cylindrical workpieces in the hopper, the top plate lifts the workpieces until their height exceeds the top of the hopper. Then, the inclined surface of the top plate causes the workpieces to roll towards the material rail. The top plate typically lifts only one workpiece at a time. Three cylinders control the movement of baffles to prevent workpieces from entering the material rail. Each time the baffles swing towards the material rail, they quickly return to their original position, preventing two workpieces from entering the rail. Then, cylinder two actuates, pushing the workpieces on the rail to the loading position of the processing equipment, achieving automatic loading.

[0008] Optionally, the rotating rod is fixed with a connecting block, one end of the cylinder is rotatably connected to the hopper or the frame, and the other end of the cylinder is rotatably connected to the connecting block.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, through the rotating connection structure at both ends of the cylinder, the cylinder drives the baffle to swing back and forth when it extends and retracts.

[0010] Optionally, the frame is equipped with a cylinder four and a sliding support plate driven by the cylinder four. The support plate is located at the end of the material rail, and the position of the support plate after being raised corresponds to the end position of the material rail.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the support plate plays a temporary supporting role between the material rail and the processing equipment, ensuring that the workpiece can be accurately pushed into the loading position of the processing equipment.

[0012] Optionally, the top surface of the feed rail is provided with a V-shaped groove for placing the workpiece.

[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the workpiece is automatically centered by the two inclined surfaces of the V-shaped groove, thus preventing the workpiece from rolling on the material rail.

[0014] Optionally, an inclined guide plate is fixed between the top of the outer wall of the hopper and the material rail.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the movement of the workpiece is guided by the guide plate, ensuring that the workpiece accurately falls into the material rail after leaving the hopper.

[0016] Optionally, a partition is slidably disposed inside the hopper, which divides the interior of the hopper into left and right parts.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the length of the workpiece can be easily limited by the sliding partition. After placing multiple workpieces in the hopper, the ends of all workpieces are aligned by the partition, and axial movement of the workpieces is avoided.

[0018] Optionally, the hopper is fixed with a guide rod, which passes through the partition and is slidably connected to the partition.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the stability of the partition sliding is increased by using guide rods.

[0020] Optionally, the partition is threaded with a locking bolt, the end of which abuts against the outer wall of the guide rod.

[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the position of the partition relative to the guide rod is fixed by locking bolts, thus preventing the partition from sliding on its own.

[0022] Optionally, the extension and retraction direction of the fourth cylinder is tilted.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the movement trajectory of the support plate is an oblique line. After the cylinder is shortened, the position of the support plate can not only avoid the horizontal sides of the loading position of the processing equipment, but also avoid the vertical sides, thus preventing the support plate from interfering with the movement of the workpiece in the processing equipment.

[0024] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects: 1. Through the cooperation of each cylinder, the metal rod raw material is automatically pushed one by one along the axial direction to the determined feeding position of the processing equipment, so as to realize the automatic feeding of the workpiece; 2. By setting baffles, two workpieces are prevented from entering the material rail, thus avoiding feeding errors and ensuring the stability and reliability of the mechanism operation; 3. The support plate acts as a temporary support between the material rail and the processing equipment, ensuring that the workpiece can be accurately pushed into the loading position of the processing equipment. The support plate can move to avoid interfering with the movement of subsequent workpieces. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional embodiment of a feeding device for processing golf clubs. Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional embodiment. Figure 2 ; Figure 3 This is a right-side cross-sectional view of an embodiment.

[0026] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Frame; 2. Hopper; 3. Cylinder 1; 31. Top plate; 4. Material rail; 41. Cylinder 2; 42. Push rod; 21. Partition plate; 22. Guide rod; 23. Locking bolt; 43. V-groove; 11. Guide plate; 5. Rotating rod; 51. Baffle plate; 52. Cylinder 3; 53. Connecting block; 6. Cylinder 4; 61. Support plate. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 This embodiment discloses a feeding device for ball club processing, including a frame 1 and a hopper 2. The frame 1 and the hopper 2 are fixed together. The frame 1 is equipped with a cylinder 3, which drives a lifting top plate 31. The top plate 31 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hopper 2. The inner bottom wall of the hopper 2 is inclined towards the top plate 31, allowing cylindrical workpieces to automatically roll towards the top plate 31. A material rail 4 is fixed on the frame 1 next to the hopper 2. The frame 1 is also equipped with a cylinder 41, which pushes a sliding push rod 42. The push rod 42 is located on the material rail 4. Workpieces pushed out of the hopper 2 by the top plate 31 fall onto the material rail 4, and the push rod 42 then pushes the workpiece into the processing equipment.

[0029] A partition 21 is slidably installed inside the hopper 2, dividing the interior of the hopper 2 into left and right parts. A guide rod 22 is fixed to the hopper 2, passing through the partition 21 and slidably connected to it, increasing the stability of the partition 21's sliding motion. Furthermore, a locking bolt 23 is threaded onto the partition 21, with the end of the locking bolt 23 abutting against the outer wall of the guide rod 22, fixing the position of the partition 21 relative to the guide rod 22 and preventing spontaneous sliding. To further improve the stability of the partition 21's sliding motion, two guide rods 22 can be arranged in parallel.

[0030] The sliding partition 21 facilitates the limitation of workpiece length. After placing multiple workpieces in the hopper 2, the partition 21 is used to align the ends of all workpieces and prevent axial movement of the workpieces. When changing to workpieces of different lengths, the sliding partition 21 is used to adjust accordingly.

[0031] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The top of the top plate 31 is inclined to the side of the feed rail 4 to ensure that the workpiece on the top plate 31 abuts against the inner wall of the hopper 2, and the workpiece is not easy to fall back into the hopper 2 during the lifting process. The second cylinder 41 is a long cylinder, and the push rod 42 is slidably connected to the frame 1. The push rod 42 is located on the radial outside of the second cylinder 41 and is set parallel to the second cylinder 41. The piston rod end of the second cylinder 41 and the end of the push rod 42 are fixed by a plate, so that the push rod 42 has a long sliding stroke, and also avoids the second cylinder 41 from protruding excessively from the frame 1, reducing the space occupation.

[0032] The top surface of the feed rail 4 is provided with a V-shaped groove 43 for placing workpieces. The feed rail 4 is specifically made of angle steel. The two inclined surfaces of the V-shaped groove 43 automatically center the workpieces and prevent them from rolling on the feed rail 4. An inclined guide plate 11 is fixed between the top of the outer wall of the hopper 2 and the feed rail 4. The guide plate 11 guides the movement of the workpieces and ensures that the workpieces fall accurately into the feed rail 4 after leaving the hopper 2.

[0033] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The frame 1 is rotatably connected to a rotating rod 5, and a baffle 51 is fixed to the rotating rod 5. The baffle 51 is located on the top of the hopper 2 near the material rail 4. The frame 1 is equipped with a cylinder 52 for driving the rotating rod 5 to rotate. Specifically, a connecting block 53 is fixed to the rotating rod 5. One end of the cylinder 52 is rotatably connected to the hopper 2 or the frame 1, and the other end of the cylinder 52 is rotatably connected to the connecting block 53. Through the rotatable connection structure at both ends of the cylinder 52, the cylinder 52 drives the baffle 51 to swing back and forth when it extends or retracts. The baffle 51 is used to control whether the workpiece can enter the material rail 4.

[0034] Reference Figure 1The frame 1 is equipped with a cylinder 4 (6) and a sliding support plate 61 driven by the cylinder 4 (6). The cylinder 4 (6) is tilted in the extension / retraction direction. The support plate 61 is located at the end of the material rail 4. When the position of the support plate 61 is raised, it corresponds to the end position of the material rail 4. The cross-sectional shape of the support plate 61 is the same as that of the material rail 4. The support plate 61 acts as a temporary support between the material rail 4 and the processing equipment, ensuring that the workpiece can be accurately pushed into the loading position of the processing equipment. The support plate 61 is a necessary structure when the workpiece is short. After the workpiece is inserted into the processing equipment, the outer end of the workpiece is located on the support plate 61. At this time, the support plate 61 is retracted to avoid interference with the subsequent movement of the workpiece. Through the tilted cylinder 4 (6), the movement trajectory of the support plate 61 is diagonal. After the cylinder 4 (6) is shortened, the position of the support plate 61 not only avoids the horizontal and vertical sides of the loading position of the processing equipment, but also avoids interference with the movement of the workpiece in the processing equipment.

[0035] The implementation principle of the feeding device for processing ball clubs according to an embodiment of this application is as follows: Each cylinder in this embodiment is automatically operated by a controller. After multiple cylindrical workpieces are placed in the hopper 2, the workpieces are lifted by the top plate 31. After the height of the workpieces exceeds the top of the hopper 2, the inclined top surface of the top plate 31 causes the workpieces to roll towards the feed rail 4.

[0036] Due to the cylindrical shape of the workpieces, it is difficult to stack them individually. Therefore, the top plate 31 can only lift one workpiece at a time, with a small probability of lifting two. The baffle 51 is controlled by cylinder 3 52. Each time the baffle 51 swings towards the feed rail 4, it quickly resets, preventing two workpieces from entering the feed rail 4 and thus avoiding loading errors. The baffle 51 swings for 0.4-0.6 seconds, during which only one workpiece can pass through at a time. As the baffle 51 swings and resets, subsequent workpieces are confined between the baffle 51 and the hopper 2, or pushed back into the hopper 2, thus ensuring that only one workpiece is loaded at a time, guaranteeing the stability and reliability of the mechanism.

[0037] Then, cylinder 41 moves to push the workpiece on the feed rail 4 to the loading position of the processing equipment, realizing automatic loading. The support plate 61 plays a temporary supporting role between the feed rail 4 and the processing equipment. After loading is completed, the support plate 61 retracts to avoid interference with the subsequent movement of the workpiece in the processing equipment.

[0038] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A feeding device for processing golf clubs, characterized in that: The machine includes a frame (1) and a hopper (2). The frame (1) is equipped with a cylinder (3) and a top plate (31) that is driven to rise and fall by the cylinder (3). The top plate (31) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the hopper (2). The inner bottom wall of the hopper (2) is inclined toward the top plate (31). A material rail (4) is fixed on the frame (1) next to the hopper (2). The top surface of the top plate (31) is inclined toward the material rail (4). (1) A cylinder two (41) is fixed and a push rod (42) is pushed and slid by the cylinder two (41). The push rod (42) is located on the material rail (4). The frame (1) is rotatably connected to a rotating rod (5). The rotating rod (5) is fixed with a baffle (51). The baffle (51) is located on the top of the hopper (2) near the material rail (4). The frame (1) is provided with a cylinder three (52) for driving the rotating rod (5) to rotate.

2. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating rod (5) is fixed with a connecting block (53), one end of the cylinder (52) is rotatably connected to the hopper (2) or the frame (1), and the other end of the cylinder (52) is rotatably connected to the connecting block (53).

3. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (1) is equipped with a cylinder four (6) and a support plate (61) that is driven to slide by the cylinder four (6). The support plate (61) is located at the end of the material rail (4). After the position of the support plate (61) is raised, it corresponds to the end position of the material rail (4).

4. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the feed rail (4) is provided with a V-shaped groove (43) for placing the workpiece.

5. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inclined guide plate (11) is fixed between the top of the outer wall of the hopper (2) and the rail (4).

6. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 1, characterized in that: A partition (21) is slidably disposed inside the hopper (2), and the partition (21) divides the inside of the hopper (2) into left and right parts.

7. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 6, characterized in that: The hopper (2) is fixed with a guide rod (22), which passes through the partition (21) and is slidably connected to the partition (21).

8. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 7, characterized in that: The partition (21) is threaded with a locking bolt (23), the end of which abuts against the outer wall of the guide rod (22).

9. The feeding device for processing golf clubs according to claim 3, characterized in that: The extension and retraction direction of the cylinder four (6) is inclined.

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