A dual-station sheet material feeding device

Abstract

This utility model discloses a dual-station sheet metal feeding device, comprising: a frame, a first feeding position, a first picking position, a second feeding position, a second picking position, and a discharging area. A first feeding trolley and a second feeding trolley are respectively provided at the first and second feeding positions. A first picking mechanism and a second picking mechanism are respectively provided at the first and second picking positions. Multiple backplates are placed on the first and second feeding trolleys. The first and second feeding trolleys can slide to the first and second picking positions respectively to pick up materials via the first and second picking mechanisms. A discharging platform is provided in the discharging area, which can slide along the length of the frame to the first or second picking position. This utility model reduces the footprint of the frame to adapt to areas with limited installation space, thereby improving work efficiency and reducing wear on the transmission mechanism.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of sheet metal processing technology, and in particular to a dual-station sheet metal feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, back panels need to be stamped to cut the required materials for production. A single stack of raw materials for back panel stamping and feeding contains hundreds of pieces. Traditionally, a dual-station parallel feeding mechanism is used to feed the back panels. For large-sized back panels, this dual-station feeding mechanism occupies a large area, has a long transfer distance after picking up the raw materials, is inefficient, and the transmission mechanism is prone to wear. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology and provide a dual-station plate feeding device.

[0004] The objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0005] A dual-station sheet metal feeding device includes: a frame; a first feeding position, a first picking position adjacent to the first feeding position, a second feeding position, a second picking position adjacent to the second feeding position, and a discharge area. The long sides of the first picking position and the second picking position are adjacent. The first feeding position is located on the side of the first picking position away from the second picking position, and the second feeding position is located on the short side of the second picking position. The discharge area is located on the side of the second picking position away from the first picking position. A first feeding small device is provided at each of the first and second feeding positions. The machine includes a first loading trolley and a second loading trolley. A first loading mechanism and a second loading mechanism are respectively provided at the first and second loading positions. Multiple backplates are placed on the first and second loading trolleys. Both the first and second loading trolleys are slidably mounted on the frame and can slide to the first and second loading positions respectively to retrieve materials via the first and second loading mechanisms. A loading platform is provided in the unloading area. The loading platform is slidably mounted on the frame and can slide along the length of the frame to the first or second loading position.

[0006] In one embodiment, the frame is provided with sliding components at positions relative to the first and second feeding trolleys. The sliding components include slide rails arranged on both sides of the frame relative to the first or second feeding trolley and pulleys at the bottom of the first and second feeding trolleys. The bottom of the first feeding trolley is slidably connected to the slide rails on both sides via the pulleys, and the bottom of the second feeding trolley is slidably connected to the slide rails on both sides via the pulleys. The slide rails arranged on both sides of the frame relative to the first feeding trolley extend from the first feeding position to the first unloading position, and the slide rails arranged on both sides of the frame relative to the second feeding trolley extend from the second feeding position to the second unloading position.

[0007] In one embodiment, both the first and second loading trolleys are provided with magnetic separators on the sides of the back plate, the magnetic separators being used to separate adjacent back plates.

[0008] In one embodiment, the first material handling mechanism includes a first material handling cylinder mounted on the top of the frame and a first suction component connected to the first material handling cylinder. The piston rod of the first material handling mechanism is connected downward to the first suction component. The first suction component is used to suction the back plate on the first loading trolley. The first suction component includes a first vacuum generator, a first air pipe, and a first suction cup. The first suction cup is connected to the first air pipe, and the first vacuum generator is connected to the first air pipe.

[0009] In one embodiment, a first connecting plate and a first connecting rod are provided between the first picking cylinder and the first suction component. The first connecting rod is fixed to the first connecting plate. The piston rod of the first picking cylinder is connected downward to the first connecting plate. There are multiple first connecting rods and multiple first suction cups, which are respectively disposed on multiple first connecting rods.

[0010] In one embodiment, the second material handling mechanism includes a second material handling cylinder mounted on the top of the frame and a second suction assembly connected to the second material handling cylinder. The piston rod of the second material handling cylinder is connected downward to the second suction assembly. The second suction assembly is used to pick up the back plate on the second loading trolley. The second suction assembly includes a second vacuum generator, a second air pipe, and a second suction cup. The second suction cup is connected to the second air pipe, and the second air pipe is connected to the second vacuum generator.

[0011] In one embodiment, a second connecting plate and a second connecting rod are provided between the second picking cylinder and the second suction assembly. The second connecting rod is fixed to the second connecting plate. The piston rod of the second picking cylinder is connected downward to the second connecting plate. There are multiple second connecting rods and multiple second suction cups, which are respectively disposed on multiple second connecting rods.

[0012] In one embodiment, the frame is provided with a fixing rod at a position below the first picking cylinder and the second picking cylinder, and the first picking cylinder and the second picking cylinder are respectively fixed to the fixing rod below them.

[0013] In one embodiment, the frame is provided with a moving mechanism relative to the feeding platform. The moving mechanism includes guide rails on both sides of the feeding area, a moving arm mounted on the two guide rails, and a driving component for driving the moving arm to move along the length direction of the guide rails. The two guide rails are arranged along the length direction of the first picking position, the second picking position, and the feeding area. The two ends of the moving arm are respectively mounted on the two guide rails and can move along the length direction of the guide rails. The feeding platform is fixed above the moving arm. The driving component is a cylinder, one end of which is fixed to the frame, and the piston rod of the cylinder is connected to the feeding platform.

[0014] In one embodiment, a controller is provided on the frame, and the controller is electrically connected to the first material handling mechanism, the second material handling mechanism and the drive component.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following advantages:

[0016] 1. The dual-station plate feeding device of this utility model reduces the length of the frame by setting up a dual-station plate feeding device, so that the conveying direction of the back plate is changed to move along the short side of the first picking mechanism and the second picking mechanism, thereby reducing the moving distance of the feeding platform, adapting to areas with limited installation space, reducing the length of the frame, thereby improving work efficiency and reducing the wear of the transmission mechanism.

[0017] 2. The dual-station plate feeding equipment of this utility model can simultaneously pick up materials by setting a first picking mechanism and a second picking mechanism, and the discharge platform is controlled by the controller to move to the first picking position or the second picking position to realize the discharge of the back plate. The first picking mechanism and the second picking mechanism can alternately discharge materials to the discharge platform to improve work efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below.

[0019] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a dual-station plate feeding device provided by this utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A in the middle;

[0021] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the first material handling mechanism in a dual-station plate feeding device provided by this utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the second material handling mechanism in a dual-station plate feeding device provided by this utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the moving mechanism in a dual-station plate feeding device provided by this utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a top view of a dual-station plate feeding device provided by this utility model.

[0025] Figure Descriptions: 10. Frame; 11. First loading position; 12. First unloading position; 13. Second loading position; 14. Second unloading position; 15. Discharge area; 20. First loading trolley; 30. Second loading trolley; 40. First unloading mechanism; 41. First unloading cylinder; 42. First suction assembly; 421. First vacuum generator; 422. First air pipe; 423. First suction cup; 43. First connecting plate; 44. First connection... 50. Rod; 51. Second material handling mechanism; 52. Second material handling cylinder; 53. Second suction assembly; 54. Second vacuum generator; 55. Second air pipe; 56. Second suction cup; 57. Second connecting plate; 58. Second connecting rod; 60. Material discharging platform; 79. Sliding assembly; 70. Slide rail; 71. Pulley; 72. Fixed rod; 90. Moving mechanism; 91. Guide rail; 92. Moving arm; 93. Drive component; 100. Controller. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more comprehensive description of this utility model will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] A dual-station sheet metal feeding device, referring to Figure 1The system includes a frame 10, on which are provided a first feeding position 11, a first picking position 12 adjacent to the first feeding position 11, a second feeding position 13, a second picking position 14 adjacent to the second feeding position 13, and a discharge area 15. The first picking position 12 and the second picking position 14 are arranged adjacent to each other, with their long sides adjacent. The first feeding position 11 is located on the long side of the first picking position 12 away from the second picking position 14, the second feeding position 13 is located on the short side of the second picking position 14, and the discharge area 15 is located on the side of the second picking position 14 away from the first picking position 12. A first loading trolley 20 and a second loading trolley 30 are respectively provided at the first loading position 11 and the second loading position 13. A first unloading mechanism 40 and a second unloading mechanism 50 are respectively provided at the first unloading position 12 and the second unloading position 14. Multiple back plates are placed on the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30. Both the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30 are slidably mounted on the frame 10 and can move to the first unloading position 12 and the second unloading position 14 respectively, and are respectively connected by the first loading mechanism 40 and the second unloading mechanism 50. A material handling mechanism 40 and a second material handling mechanism 50 handle material handling. After material handling, the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30 return to their original positions. A material handling platform 60 is provided at the material handling area 15. The material handling platform 60 is slidably mounted on the frame 10. The material handling platform 60 can move along the length of the frame 10 to the first material handling position 12 or the second material handling position 14. After material handling, the back plate is placed on the material handling platform 60. The material handling platform 60 moves to the material handling area 15 to wait for the robot arm to grab the back plate for stamping operation.

[0028] Furthermore, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2The frame 10 is equipped with sliding components 70 at positions relative to the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30. The sliding components 70 are used to allow the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30 to slide to the first picking position 12 and the second picking position 14, respectively. The sliding components 70 include slide rails 71 arranged on both sides of the frame 10 relative to the first loading trolley 20 or the second loading trolley 30, and pulleys 72 arranged at the bottom of the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30. The bottom of the first loading trolley 20 is slidably connected to the slide rails 71 on both sides through the pulleys 72, and the bottom of the second loading trolley 30 is also slidably connected to the slide rails 71 on both sides through the pulleys 72. It should be noted that the slide rails 71 arranged on both sides of the frame 10 relative to the first feeding trolley 20 extend from the first feeding position 11 to the first picking position 12, and the slide rails 71 arranged on both sides of the frame 10 relative to the second feeding trolley 30 extend from the second feeding position 13 to the second picking position 14. In this embodiment, the sliding of the pulley 72 on the slide rail 71 is achieved by the cooperation of the lead screw and the motor, which will not be described in detail here. The first feeding trolley 20 and the second feeding trolley 30 can simultaneously reach the first picking position 12 and the second picking position 14, respectively, for the first picking mechanism 40 and the second picking mechanism 50 to pick up materials.

[0029] Furthermore, referring to Figure 1 Both the first feeding trolley 20 and the second feeding trolley 30 are equipped with magnetic separators on their sides relative to the backplate. These magnetic separators use their strong, same-polarity magnetic force to create a large gap of more than 15mm between adjacent backplates, facilitating the layer-by-layer loading of the backplates. In this embodiment, the magnetic separator is not shown in the figure.

[0030] Furthermore, referring to Figure 3 The first material handling mechanism 40 and the second material handling mechanism 50 have the same shape and structure. The first material handling mechanism 40 includes a first material handling cylinder 41 mounted on the top of the frame 10 and a first suction assembly 42 connected to the first material handling cylinder 41. The piston rod of the first material handling cylinder 41 is connected downward to the first suction assembly 42. The first suction assembly 42 is used to pick up the back plate on the first loading trolley 20. The first suction assembly 42 includes a first vacuum generator 421, a first air pipe 422 and a first suction cup 423. The first suction cup 423 is connected to the first air pipe 422, and the first vacuum generator 421 is connected to the first air pipe 422. The first suction cup 423 is controlled by the first vacuum generator 421 to pick up the back plate on the first loading trolley 20 below.

[0031] Furthermore, referring to Figure 3A first connecting plate 43 and a first connecting rod 44 are provided between the first picking cylinder 41 and the first suction assembly 42. The first connecting rod 44 is fixed on the first connecting plate 43, and the piston rod of the first picking cylinder 41 is connected downward to the first connecting plate 43. There are multiple first connecting rods 44 and multiple first suction cups 423, which are respectively provided on the multiple first connecting rods 44. Each first connecting rod 44 has a first suction cup 423 at both ends. When the first loading trolley 20 moves to the first picking position 12, the first picking cylinder 41 drives the first connecting plate 43 and the first connecting rod 44 to press down, and the multiple first suction cups 423 adsorb and grip the back plate on the first loading trolley 20. At this time, the first picking cylinder 41 resets and rises, and the first loading trolley 20 returns to the first loading position 11.

[0032] Furthermore, referring to Figure 4 The second material handling mechanism 50 includes a second material handling cylinder 51 mounted on the top of the frame 10 and a second suction assembly 52 connected to the second material handling cylinder 51. The piston rod of the second material handling cylinder 51 is connected downward to the second suction assembly 52. ​​The second suction assembly 52 is used to pick up the back plate on the second loading trolley 30. The second suction assembly 52 includes a second vacuum generator 521, a second air pipe 522, and a second suction cup 523. The second suction cup 523 is connected to the second air pipe 522, and the second air pipe 522 is connected to the second vacuum generator 521. The second suction cup 523 is controlled by the second vacuum generator 521 to pick up the back plate on the lower second loading trolley 30. It should be noted that the first vacuum generator 421 and the second vacuum generator 521 are not shown in the figure.

[0033] Furthermore, referring to Figure 4 A second connecting plate 53 and a second connecting rod 54 are provided between the second picking cylinder 51 and the second suction assembly 52. ​​The second connecting rod 54 is fixed to the second connecting plate 53, and the piston rod of the second picking cylinder 51 is connected downward to the second connecting plate 53. There are multiple second connecting rods 54 and multiple second suction cups 523, which are respectively provided on multiple second connecting rods 54. Each second connecting rod 54 has a second suction cup 523 at both ends. By setting multiple second connecting rods 54 and multiple second suction cups 523, it is possible to pick up back panels of different sizes, thereby increasing the picking range. When the second loading trolley 30 moves to the second picking position 14, the second picking cylinder 51 drives the second connecting plate 53 and the second connecting rod 54 to press down, and the multiple second suction cups 523 adsorb and clamp the back panel on the second loading trolley 30. At this time, the second picking cylinder 51 resets and rises, and the second loading trolley 30 returns to the second loading position 13.

[0034] Furthermore, referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4The frame 10 is provided with a fixing rod 80 at the lower position of the first picking cylinder 41 and the second picking cylinder 51. The first picking cylinder 41 and the second picking cylinder 51 are respectively fixed on the fixing rod 80 below them. The fixing rod 80 fixes the first picking cylinder 41 and the second picking cylinder 51 above the first picking position 12 and the second picking position 14 respectively.

[0035] Furthermore, referring to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The feeding platform 60 can move along the length of the first picking position 12, the second picking position 14, and the feeding area 15. Specifically, the frame 10 is provided with a moving mechanism 90 relative to the feeding platform 60. The moving mechanism 90 includes guide rails 91 on both sides of the feeding area 15, a moving arm 92 mounted on the two guide rails 91, and a driving component 93 that drives the moving arm 92 to move along the length of the guide rails 91. The two guide rails 91 are symmetrically arranged, and both guide rails 91 are arranged along the length of the first picking position 12, the second picking position 14, and the feeding area 15. The two ends of the moving arm 92 are respectively mounted on the two guide rails 91 and can move along the length of the guide rails 91. The feeding platform 60 is fixed above the moving arm 92 and is made of aluminum profile. The driving component 93 is a cylinder, one end of which is fixed to the frame 10. The piston rod of the cylinder is connected to the feeding platform 60. The cylinder can drive the feeding platform 60 to move along the length of the guide rail 91 to the first picking position 12 or the second picking position 14. After the feeding platform 60 reaches the first picking position 12 or the second picking position 14, the first picking cylinder 41 or the second picking cylinder 51 moves down to feed the material. After feeding is completed, the feeding platform 60 is moved to the feeding area 15, waiting for the robot to grab the back plate for stamping. The first picking mechanism 40 and the second picking mechanism 50 can alternately feed the material onto the feeding platform 60. The feeding platform 60 moves along the short side of the first picking mechanism 40 and the second picking mechanism 50 to reduce the moving distance, thereby shortening the space occupied by the frame 10.

[0036] Furthermore, referring to Figure 6 The frame 10 is equipped with a controller 100, which is electrically connected to the drive unit 93 of the first material picking mechanism 40, the second material picking mechanism 50 and the moving mechanism 90. The controller 100 can select the material picking area so that the first material picking mechanism 40 or the second material picking mechanism 50 can pick up the material, and control the material dispensing platform 60 to reach the first material picking position 12 or the second material picking position 14 to perform the material dispensing operation, thereby reasonably allocating the material picking time and improving the overall work efficiency.

[0037] Furthermore, the back plates on the first loading trolley 20 and the second loading trolley 30 are 43-65 inches, so that the dual-station board loading equipment can be adapted to loading back plates of different sizes.

[0038] This utility model reduces the footprint of the frame 10 by setting up a dual-station feeding device, so that the feeding direction of the back plate is changed to move along the short side of the first picking mechanism 40 and the second picking mechanism 50, thereby reducing the moving distance of the unloading platform 60. This makes it suitable for areas with limited installation space, reduces the length of the frame 10, improves work efficiency, and reduces wear on the transmission mechanism.

[0039] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of this utility model, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A double station board loading apparatus, comprising: include: The frame (10) is provided with a first loading position (11), a first unloading position (12) adjacent to the first loading position (11), a second loading position (13), a second unloading position (14) adjacent to the second loading position (13), and a discharge area (15). The long sides of the first unloading position (12) and the second unloading position (14) are arranged adjacent to each other. The first loading position (11) is located on the side of the first unloading position (12) away from the second unloading position (14). The second loading position (13) is located on the side of the second unloading position (14) away from the short side. The discharge area (15) is located on the side of the second unloading position (14) away from the first unloading position (12). A first loading trolley (20) and a second loading trolley are respectively provided at the first loading position (11) and the second loading position (13). (30) A first picking mechanism (40) and a second picking mechanism (50) are respectively provided at the first picking position (12) and the second picking position (14). Multiple back plates are placed on the first loading trolley (20) and the second loading trolley (30). The first loading trolley (20) and the second loading trolley (30) are both slidably arranged on the frame (10) and can slide to the first picking position (12) and the second picking position (14) respectively to pick up materials through the first picking mechanism (40) and the second picking mechanism (50). A feeding platform (60) is provided at the feeding area (15). The feeding platform (60) is slidably arranged on the frame (10). The feeding platform (60) can slide along the length direction of the frame (10) to the first picking position (12) or the second picking position (14).

2. The dual-station plate feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The frame (10) is provided with sliding components (70) at positions relative to the first loading trolley (20) and the second loading trolley (30). The sliding components (70) include slide rails (71) provided on both sides of the frame (10) relative to the first loading trolley (20) or the second loading trolley (30) and pulleys (72) provided at the bottom of the first loading trolley (20) and the second loading trolley (30). The bottom of the first loading trolley (20) is connected to the slide rails (71) on both sides by the pulleys (72). The bottom of the second loading trolley (30) is slidably connected to the slide rails (71) on both sides of the pulley (72). The slide rails (71) of the frame (10) located on both sides of the first loading trolley (20) extend from the first loading position (11) to the first unloading position (12). The slide rails (71) of the frame (10) located on both sides of the second loading trolley (30) extend from the second loading position (13) to the second unloading position (14).

3. The double station board loading apparatus of claim 2, wherein, Both the first loading trolley (20) and the second loading trolley (30) are provided with magnetic separators on the sides of the back plate, which are used to separate adjacent back plates.

4. The double-station plate loading apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, The first material handling mechanism (40) includes a first material handling cylinder (41) mounted on the top of the frame (10) and a first suction assembly (42) connected to the first material handling cylinder (41). The piston rod of the first material handling mechanism (40) is connected downward to the first suction assembly (42). The first suction assembly (42) is used to suction the back plate on the first loading trolley (20). The first suction assembly (42) includes a first vacuum generator (421), a first air pipe (422), and a first suction cup (423). The first suction cup (423) is connected to the first air pipe (422), and the first vacuum generator (421) is connected to the first air pipe (422).

5. A double station board feeding apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, A first connecting plate (43) and a first connecting rod (44) are provided between the first picking cylinder (41) and the first suction assembly (42). The first connecting rod (44) is fixed on the first connecting plate (43). The piston rod of the first picking cylinder (41) is connected downward to the first connecting plate (43). There are multiple first connecting rods (44) and multiple first suction cups (423). The multiple first suction cups (423) are respectively provided on the multiple first connecting rods (44).

6. A double station board feeding apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, The second material handling mechanism (50) includes a second material handling cylinder (51) mounted on the top of the frame (10) and a second suction assembly (52) connected to the second material handling cylinder (51). The piston rod of the second material handling cylinder (51) is connected downward to the second suction assembly (52). The second suction assembly (52) is used to suction the back plate on the second loading trolley (30). The second suction assembly (52) includes a second vacuum generator (521), a second air pipe (522), and a second suction cup (523). The second suction cup (523) is connected to the second air pipe (522), and the second air pipe (522) is connected to the second vacuum generator (521).

7. A double station board feeding apparatus according to claim 6, wherein, A second connecting plate (53) and a second connecting rod (54) are provided between the second picking cylinder (51) and the second suction assembly (52). The second connecting rod (54) is fixed on the second connecting plate (53). The piston rod of the second picking cylinder (51) is connected downward to the second connecting plate (53). There are multiple second connecting rods (54). There are multiple second suction cups (523). The multiple second suction cups (523) are respectively provided on the multiple second connecting rods (54).

8. The double station board loading apparatus of claim 7, wherein, The frame (10) is provided with a fixing rod (80) at a position below the first picking cylinder (41) and the second picking cylinder (51), and the first picking cylinder (41) and the second picking cylinder (51) are respectively fixed on the fixing rod (80) below them.

9. The double station board loading apparatus of claim 8, wherein, The frame (10) is provided with a moving mechanism (90) relative to the feeding platform (60). The moving mechanism (90) includes guide rails (91) on both sides of the feeding area (15), a moving arm (92) mounted on the two guide rails (91), and a driving member (93) for driving the moving arm (92) to move along the length direction of the guide rails (91). The two guide rails (91) are arranged along the length direction of the first picking position (12), the second picking position (14), and the feeding area (15). The two ends of the moving arm (92) are respectively mounted on the two guide rails (91) and can move along the length direction of the guide rails (91). The feeding platform (60) is fixed above the moving arm (92). The driving member (93) is a cylinder. One end of the cylinder is fixed on the frame (10), and the piston rod of the cylinder is connected to the feeding platform (60).

10. The double station board loading apparatus of claim 9, wherein, The frame (10) is equipped with a controller (100), which is electrically connected to the first material handling mechanism (40), the second material handling mechanism (50) and the drive unit (93).

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