A feeding unit

Abstract

This utility model discloses a feeding unit, specifically relating to the field of automation equipment technology, comprising: a bridge housing transfer frame; a slide table for transferring the bridge housing transfer frame; a protective plate located below the slide table, the shape of which is configured to restrict the sliding of the slide table; and a limiting plate perpendicular to the moving direction of the slide table, the limiting plate being located at the end point of the slide table's movement; a limiting block for restricting the bridge housing transfer frame is fixedly installed at the upper surface edge of the slide table near the limiting plate; a sliding mechanism providing stable support as the slide table moves is provided at the bottom of the slide table; and a power mechanism for driving the slide table to reciprocate is provided below the protective plate. This utility model, by setting the limiting plate, restricts the movement of the slide table, reducing the impact when the slide table and bridge housing transfer frame stop moving, and extending the service life of the cylinders in the power mechanism; by setting the limiting block, the position of the bridge housing transfer frame on the slide table is restricted, thereby facilitating robot grasping.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automation equipment technology, and more specifically, to a feeding unit. Background Technology

[0002] The forklift drive system is known to mainly consist of components such as the axle housing, brake, brake hub, half shaft, and main reduction gear assembly. If the loading process on the assembly line is done manually, the actual assembly efficiency and quality are affected by human factors. Therefore, automated loading devices are often used. These loading devices vary depending on the products they handle. If the product is bulk material, the device needs to address issues such as metering, anti-clogging, dust control, and sealing. If the product is regular / irregular workpiece, it needs to address issues such as precise positioning, posture adjustment, direction recognition, sorting, and scratch prevention. If the product is heavy / large material, safe and reliable automated machinery is urgently needed. If the product is flexible / fragile material, it needs to be handled gently, non-contactly, or using special methods to avoid damage.

[0003] However, in actual use, since the bridge housing is an irregularly shaped heavy workpiece, there is a high requirement for damage prevention during loading. Existing automated loading devices still exhibit significant shaking when handling irregularly shaped heavy workpieces, making it difficult to meet the high damage prevention requirements. Therefore, a loading unit is proposed as a further improvement. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the embodiments of this utility model provide a feeding unit to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a feeding unit, comprising: a bridge housing transfer frame for transferring and storing bridge housings;

[0006] Slide table used for loading and transferring bridge shell transfer frame;

[0007] A guard plate located below the slide, the shape of which is configured to restrict the sliding of the slide; and

[0008] A limiting plate perpendicular to the direction of slide movement, the limiting plate being set at the end point of slide movement;

[0009] A limiting block for limiting the bridge housing transfer frame is fixedly installed at the edge of the upper surface of the slide table near the limiting plate.

[0010] The bottom of the slide table is provided with a sliding mechanism that provides stable support as the slide table moves.

[0011] A power mechanism for driving the slide to reciprocate is provided below the guard plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the sliding mechanism includes:

[0013] A slide mounting plate is fixedly installed at the bottom of the slide table;

[0014] The slide mounting plate moves back and forth on the track along the direction of movement of the slide;

[0015] And a travel limit block fixedly installed on the inner side of the slide mounting plate, the travel limit block being slidably connected to the side of the track, and the travel limit block being restricted by the track.

[0016] Furthermore, the power mechanism includes a cylinder arranged along the moving direction of the slide;

[0017] A cylinder fixing plate is fixedly installed at one end of the cylinder, and the cylinder fixing plate is used to fix the cylinder.

[0018] A connecting plate is fixedly installed at the end of the piston rod of the cylinder, and the connecting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the slide table.

[0019] Furthermore, it also includes: a mounting base that is fixedly connected to the ground;

[0020] Both ends of the track are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fixed base;

[0021] The limiting plate is fixedly installed at one end of the fixed base, and the cylinder fixing plate is fixedly installed at the other end of the fixed base.

[0022] Furthermore, the surface of the guard plate is provided with a groove, and the connecting plate passes through the groove.

[0023] Furthermore, a pad for adjusting the height of the fixed base is fixedly installed at the bottom of the fixed base.

[0024] Furthermore, the limiting block is U-shaped.

[0025] The technical effects and advantages of this utility model are as follows:

[0026] 1. Compared with existing technologies, by setting a limit plate, the movement of the slide is restricted by the limit plate, which reduces the impact when the slide and bridge housing transfer frame stop moving, and extends the service life of the cylinder in the power mechanism; by setting a limit block, the position of the bridge housing transfer frame on the slide is restricted, thus facilitating robot grasping.

[0027] 2. Compared with existing technologies, by setting up a sliding mechanism and using tracks and rollers, the friction during the movement of the slide table is reduced; the travel limit block is used to prevent the slide table from tipping over during operation; by setting up a power mechanism and using cylinders and connecting plates, the power for the movement of the slide table is provided in the fixed seat; by setting up a guard plate to isolate the cylinder and the slide table, it is safer to manually lift materials. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.

[0029] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the sliding mechanism of this utility model.

[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the bridge shell transfer frame of this utility model.

[0032] The attached figures are labeled as follows:

[0033] 1. Bridge shell transfer frame;

[0034] 11. Support leg; 12. Rectangular tube; 13. Support plate; 14. Reinforced rectangular tube; 15. Column;

[0035] 16. Support plate; 17. Bridge housing limiting plate; 18. Lifting plate;

[0036] 2. Slide;

[0037] 3. Guard plate; 31. Slide groove;

[0038] 4. Limit plate;

[0039] 5. Limit block;

[0040] 6. Sliding mechanism; 61. Slide table mounting plate; 62. Track; 63. Travel limit block; 64. Roller assembly;

[0041] 7. Power mechanism; 71. Cylinder; 72. Cylinder mounting plate; 73. Connecting plate;

[0042] 8. Fixture;

[0043] 9. Pad. Detailed Implementation

[0044] 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 the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model.

[0045] In order to form an interactive feeding unit, this utility model generally requires at least two feeding units to form an interactive feeding unit.

[0046] As attached Figure 1 Appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3 The feeding unit shown includes a bridge shell transfer frame 1 for transferring and storing bridge shells, which is placed on a slide table 2. When the slide table 2 moves back and forth, it will drive the bridge shell transfer frame 1 to move. A limiting block 5 for limiting the bridge shell transfer frame 1 is fixedly installed on the upper surface edge of the slide table 2 near the limiting plate 4. The limiting block 5 is used to limit the position of the bridge shell transfer frame 1 on the slide table 2, thereby facilitating robot gripping.

[0047] Secondly, since the guard plate 3 located below the slide table 2 is set in an L-shape, it can restrict one end of the sliding direction of the slide table 2; the limit plate 4, which is perpendicular to the moving direction of the slide table 2, limits the other end of the slide table 2, ensuring the range of movement of the slide table 2. Moreover, the limit plate 4 can reduce the impact when the slide table 2 and the bridge housing transfer frame 1 stop moving, and extend the service life of the cylinder 71 in the power mechanism 7; while the guard plate 3 can isolate the cylinder 71 from the slide table 2, making it safer to manually lift materials.

[0048] A sliding mechanism 6 is provided at the bottom of the slide table 2 to move with the slide table 2 and provide stable support; the specific sliding mechanism 6 is as follows:

[0049] A slide mounting plate 61 is installed at the bottom of the slide table 2. The slide mounting plate 61 moves back and forth on the track 62 via the roller assembly 64 installed at its bottom using the track 62 arranged along the moving direction of the slide table 2. A travel limit block 63 is installed on the inner side of the slide mounting plate 61 and is slidably connected to the side of the track 62. Thus, the travel limit block 63 is restricted by the track 62. At the same time, the travel limit block 63 is L-shaped to restrict the rollers of the roller assembly 64 from rolling on the track 62. Moreover, the travel limit blocks 63 are symmetrically installed on both sides of the slide mounting plate 61 to prevent the slide table 2 from tipping over during operation.

[0050] The rollers of the roller assembly 64 are mainly used to roll on the track 62, driving the roller assembly 64 to move, thereby moving the slide mounting plate 61 connected to the roller assembly 64; and then the slide 2 moves; in order to keep the slide mounting plate 61 under uniform force, two parallel tracks 62 are preferred, located on both sides below the slide mounting plate 61 respectively.

[0051] A power mechanism 7 is provided below the guard plate 3 to drive the slide table 2 to reciprocate; the specific power mechanism 7 is as follows:

[0052] The cylinder fixing plate 72 fixes the cylinder 71 arranged along the moving direction of the slide table 2. The cylinder 71 is driven by compressed air to move the piston rod of the cylinder 71 along the cylinder barrel. The cylinder 71 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the slide table 2 by the connecting plate 73. One end of the connecting plate 73 is connected to the cylinder 71, and the other end of the connecting plate 73 is connected to the slide table 2, thereby transmitting the movement of the cylinder 71. Thus, the piston rod of the cylinder 71 drives the slide table 2 to move through the connecting plate 73.

[0053] Among them, as attached Figure 4 As shown, the bridge housing transfer frame 1 includes:

[0054] The support legs 11 are used to support the entire axle housing transfer frame 1. The support legs 11 mainly keep the axle housing transfer frame 1 at a certain distance from the ground, so that the forklift forks can pick up the axle housing transfer frame 1.

[0055] The rectangular tube 12 is fixedly connected to the top of the support leg 11. The rectangular tube 12 is mainly used to form the bottom of the entire bridge shell transfer frame 1. Its interior is hollow, which makes the entire bridge shell transfer frame 1 lighter and reduces transportation energy consumption.

[0056] The support pad 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the outrigger 11. The support pad 13 is mainly used to increase the contact area between the outrigger 11 and the ground and protect the ground.

[0057] The column 15, which is fixedly connected to the rectangular tube 12, is mainly used to fix the lifting plate 18 and the support plate 16;

[0058] A reinforced rectangular tube 14 is fixedly connected to the rectangular tube 12 and the column 15 respectively. The reinforced rectangular tube 14 is mainly used to enhance the stability and rigidity of the column 15.

[0059] Among them, several support plates 16 are fixedly installed on the inner side of the column 15, which are evenly distributed vertically. The support plates 16 are mainly used to support the bridge shell. Multiple support plates 16 are arranged as required, in groups of two.

[0060] The bridge shell limiting plate 17 is fixed on the column 15. The bridge shell limiting plate 17 is mainly used to limit the posture of the bridge shell. During the transfer and lifting process of the bridge shell transfer frame 1, the bridge shell will not rotate on the support plate 16, thus maintaining the stability of the posture.

[0061] In addition, a lifting plate 18 is fixedly installed on the top of the column 15, which is mainly used for lifting the bridge shell transfer frame 1;

[0062] Ultimately, the uniform support points of the bridge shell transfer frame 1 can stabilize the bridge shell and reduce its swaying.

[0063] In a preferred embodiment, as shown in the appendix Figure 1 Appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3As shown, it also includes: a fixed base 8 that is fixedly connected to the ground; both ends of the track 62 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fixed base 8; a limiting plate 4 is fixedly installed at one end of the fixed base 8, and a cylinder fixing plate 72 is fixedly installed at the other end of the fixed base 8; thus, the fixed base 8 plays the role of supporting the slide table 2, the bridge housing transfer frame 1, and the sliding mechanism 6 related to the movement of the slide table 2.

[0064] In a preferred embodiment, as shown in the appendix Figure 1 Appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3 As shown, the surface of the guard plate 3 is provided with a groove 31, and the connecting plate 73 passes through the groove 31 so that the guard plate 3 does not hinder the movement of the connecting plate 73.

[0065] In a preferred embodiment, as shown in the appendix Figure 1 Appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3 As shown, a pad 9 for adjusting the height of the fixed base 8 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the fixed base 8; the pad 9 is mainly used to adjust the height of the fixed base 8, and it is fixed to the ground with expansion bolts to fix the entire feeding unit.

[0066] In a preferred embodiment, as shown in the appendix Figure 1 Appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3 As shown, the shape of the limiting block 5 is set as U-shaped; so that the U-shaped limiting block 5 can better restrict the movement of the bridge shell transfer frame 1.

[0067] Working principle of this utility model:

[0068] In use, two feeding units are used to form an interactive feeding unit. When feeding the bridge shell, one end of the slide 2 in the feeding unit is in the area where the robot grasps the part, and the other end of the slide 2 is in the manual feeding area.

[0069] The working principle of the feeding unit: the slide table 2 will move to the manual feeding area under the drive of the cylinder 71, and then the manual feeding will be carried out. The bridge shell transfer frame 1 with the bridge shell is placed on the slide table 2. Then the slide table 2 will move to the area where the robot grabs the parts under the drive of the cylinder 71, and the robot will start to grab the materials on the feeding unit.

[0070] If the interactive feeding unit is working, after the robot finishes grabbing the material on the first feeding unit, the slide 2 of the first feeding unit will be moved to the manual feeding area by the cylinder 71 of the first feeding unit, and then manual feeding will take place; while the first feeding unit is feeding, the robot will simultaneously grab the material on the second feeding unit.

[0071] After the robot has finished picking up the material in the second feeding unit, the slide 2 of the second feeding unit moves to the manual feeding area under the drive of the cylinder 71. Meanwhile, the manual feeding of the first feeding unit is completed. Then, the slide 2 of the first feeding unit moves to the area where the robot picks up the parts under the drive of the cylinder 71. This cycle is repeated to achieve interactive feeding.

[0072] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0073] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A feeding unit, characterized in that: include: A bridge housing transfer frame (1) is used for transferring and storing bridge housings. Slide (2) for load and transfer bridge shell transfer frame (1); A guard plate (3) located below the slide (2) is shaped to restrict the sliding of the slide (2); as well as A limiting plate (4) perpendicular to the moving direction of the slide (2) is provided at the end point of the movement of the slide (2); A limiting block (5) for limiting the bridge housing transfer frame (1) is fixedly installed on the upper surface edge of the slide table (2) near the limiting plate (4). The bottom of the slide (2) is provided with a sliding mechanism (6) that provides stable support as the slide (2) moves. The lower part of the guard plate (3) is provided with a power mechanism (7) for driving the slide (2) to reciprocate.

2. The feeding unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding mechanism (6) includes: A slide mounting plate (61) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the slide (2); The slide mounting plate (61) moves back and forth on the track (62) along the moving direction of the slide (2) via the roller assembly (64); And a travel limit block (63) fixedly installed on the inner side of the slide mounting plate (61), the travel limit block (63) is slidably connected to the side of the track (62), and the travel limit block (63) is restricted by the track (62).

3. The feeding unit according to claim 2, characterized in that: The power mechanism (7) includes a cylinder (71) arranged along the moving direction of the slide (2); A cylinder fixing plate (72) is fixedly installed at one end of the cylinder (71), and the cylinder fixing plate (72) is used to fix the cylinder (71); A connecting plate (73) is fixedly installed at the end of the piston rod of the cylinder (71), and the connecting plate (73) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the slide (2).

4. A feeding unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: Fixed base (8) that is fixedly connected to the ground; Both ends of the track (62) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fixed seat (8); The limiting plate (4) is fixedly installed at one end of the fixed seat (8), and the cylinder fixing plate (72) is fixedly installed at the other end of the fixed seat (8).

5. A feeding unit according to claim 3, characterized in that: The surface of the guard plate (3) is provided with a groove (31), and the connecting plate (73) passes through the groove (31).

6. A feeding unit according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the fixed base (8) is fixedly installed with a pad (9) for adjusting the height of the fixed base (8).

7. A feeding unit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting block (5) is U-shaped.

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