A press bending automation device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of press bending automation equipment, it is related to compressor technical field.It includes equipment ontology and is set on the equipment ontology and feeding assembly, material taking assembly, press bending assembly, stacking assembly and control assembly;Feeding assembly includes vibrating screen, material is placed on vibrating screen, vibrating screen side is provided with first mechanical arm, first mechanical arm is fixedly installed on equipment ontology, first mechanical arm is connected with feeding unit, feeding unit is used to grab and place material, vibrating screen is in the working range of first mechanical arm;Material taking assembly includes transition platform and second mechanical arm, second mechanical arm is connected with material taking unit, transition platform and second mechanical arm are fixedly installed with the top of equipment ontology, and transition platform is in the working range of first mechanical arm, and transition platform is in the working range of second mechanical arm, press bending assembly and stacking assembly are in the working range of second mechanical arm;Feeding assembly, material taking assembly, press bending assembly are electrically connected with control assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of compressor technology, and specifically to an automated bending equipment. Background Technology

[0002] The original bending process for compressor exhaust buffer plates was manual. Special tweezers were used to feed the plates one by one; the bending equipment was started manually to bend them; then the plates were picked up one by one using tweezers; finally, the bent plates were sorted and stacked before proceeding to the next process. This process was labor-intensive and inefficient, and could not meet customer order requirements. It usually required multiple sets of molds and multiple people working overtime to meet monthly production needs. Utility Model Content

[0003] Therefore, this utility model provides an automated bending device to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned technology.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0005] An automated bending device includes a device body and a feeding component, a picking component, a bending component, a stacking component and a control component disposed on the device body.

[0006] The feeding assembly includes a vibrating screen, which is located on the top of the equipment body. Material is placed on the vibrating screen. A first robotic arm is located on one side of the vibrating screen and is fixedly installed on the equipment body. The first robotic arm is connected to a feeding unit, which is used to grab and place material. The vibrating screen is within the working range of the first robotic arm.

[0007] The material handling assembly includes a transition platform and a second robotic arm. The second robotic arm is connected to a material handling unit. The transition platform and the second robotic arm are fixedly installed on the top of the equipment body. The transition platform is within the working range of the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm. The bending assembly and the palletizing assembly are within the working range of the second robotic arm.

[0008] The feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, and the bending assembly are all electrically connected to the control assembly.

[0009] Optionally, both the feeding unit and the unloading unit are rubber suction nozzles.

[0010] Optionally, the bending assembly includes a bending device and a placement platform. The placement platform is located at the working end of the bending equipment, and a bending groove is provided on the placement platform. The bending groove is within the working range of the second robotic arm.

[0011] Optionally, the palletizing assembly includes at least one hopper for holding the bent valve plate, and the hopper is within the working range of the second robotic arm.

[0012] Optionally, the second robotic arm is provided with two operating ends, namely a first operating end and a second operating end. The transition table and the placement table are within the working range of the first operating end, and the placement table and the hopper are within the working range of the second operating end.

[0013] Optionally, the transition platform is provided with multiple limiting blocks, which are arranged in a shape that is compatible with the material to be bent.

[0014] Optionally, the tops of the plurality of limiting blocks are provided with inclined surfaces facing each other to one side, and the inclined surfaces are inclined toward the center of the plurality of limiting blocks.

[0015] Optionally, the vibrating screen is equipped with an upper light source camera, and the vibrating screen is within the shooting range of the upper light source camera; the device body is also equipped with a display, and the upper light source camera is electrically connected to the display.

[0016] This utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0017] This invention automates the bending process by electrically connecting a feeding component, a picking component, and a bending component with a control component. A first robotic arm is installed on one side of the vibrating screen of the feeding component. The vibrating screen is used to vibrate and screen the material to prevent it from sticking together. The first robotic arm picks up individual materials and places them onto the transition platform of the picking component. Then, a second robotic arm moves the material on the transition platform to the bending component for bending. After bending, the second robotic arm moves the bent material to the stacking component for placement. The bending operation is automated, and workers only need to operate the equipment, reducing manual labor and improving bending efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the prior art and the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the prior art and the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art can derive other drawings from the provided drawings without any creative effort.

[0019] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in this specification are only for the purpose of assisting those skilled in the art in understanding and reading the content disclosed herein, and are not intended to limit the conditions under which this utility model can be implemented. Any modifications to the structure, changes in the proportions, or adjustments to the size, without affecting the effects and purposes that this utility model can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this utility model.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a first-view structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a second-view structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a third-view structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a fourth-view structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0025] 1. Equipment body; 2. Vibrating screen; 3. Material; 4. First robotic arm; 5. Feeding unit; 6. Transition table; 7. Second robotic arm; 71. First operating end; 72. Second operating end; 8. Material handling unit; 9. Bending device; 10. Placement table; 11. Bending groove; 12. Limiting block; 13. Display; 14. Hopper. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0027] In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more. The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," etc. (if present), in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this utility model are intended to distinguish the objects they refer to. For schemes with a sequential flow, this terminology need not be interpreted as describing a specific order or sequence; for schemes with device structures, this terminology does not distinguish between matters of importance or positional relationships.

[0028] Furthermore, the terms “comprising,” “having,” and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are expressly listed, but may also include other steps or units that are not expressly listed but are inherent to these processes, methods, products, or devices, or steps or units added based on further optimizations of the inventive concept.

[0029] like Figures 1-4As shown, this utility model discloses an automated bending device, which includes a device body 1 and a feeding component, a picking component, a bending component, a stacking component and a control component disposed on the device body 1.

[0030] The feeding assembly includes a vibrating screen 2, which is located on the top of the equipment body 1. Material 3 is placed on the vibrating screen 2. A first robotic arm 4 is provided on one side of the vibrating screen 2. The first robotic arm 4 is fixedly installed on the equipment body 1. The first robotic arm 4 is connected to a feeding unit 5. The feeding unit 5 is used to grab and place material 3. The vibrating screen 2 is within the working range of the first robotic arm 4.

[0031] The material handling assembly includes a transition platform 6 and a second robotic arm 7. The second robotic arm 7 is connected to a material handling unit 8. The transition platform 6 and the second robotic arm 7 are fixedly installed on the top of the equipment body 1. The transition platform 6 is within the working range of the first robotic arm 4 and the transition platform 6 is within the working range of the second robotic arm 7. The bending assembly and the palletizing assembly are within the working range of the second robotic arm 7.

[0032] The feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, and the bending assembly are all electrically connected to the control assembly.

[0033] The above-mentioned feeding component is mainly to realize the automatic grabbing of material 3 piece by piece. The exhaust buffer sheet product is thin, with a basic thickness of 0.152mm / 0.178mm valve sheet. It is very light and small in size, and it is easy to stick together and difficult to separate. Therefore, the vibrating screen 2 is used for separation. The vibrating screen 2 separates the material 3 to be bent, realizes the single piece placement, and then the first robotic arm 4 adsorbs it. The adsorption medium is a rubber suction nozzle. The separated material 3 is placed on the transition table 6 for waiting.

[0034] It should be noted that the first robotic arm 4 mentioned above can rotate horizontally, and can also rise or fall to pick up the separated material 3 from the vibrating screen 2 and then move it.

[0035] The aforementioned material handling component mainly enables automatic material 3 gripping and placement. The second robotic arm 7 is driven to rotate by a servo motor, adsorbing products from the transition table 6. The second motor can rotate horizontally and also rise or fall to transfer the material 3 on the transition table 6 to the bending component and the palletizing component.

[0036] Both the feeding unit 5 and the unloading unit 8 mentioned above are rubber suction nozzles.

[0037] The rubber nozzle is connected to a vacuum pump, which is used to generate negative pressure on the rubber nozzle to suck up material 3.

[0038] In one specific embodiment, the bending assembly includes a bending device 9 and a placement platform 10. The placement platform 10 is located at the working end of the bending device, and a bending groove 11 is provided on the placement platform 10. The bending groove 11 is within the working range of the second robotic arm 7.

[0039] The palletizing assembly includes at least one hopper 14 for placing the bent valve plate, and the hopper 14 is within the working range of the second robotic arm 7.

[0040] The bending device 9 mentioned above can be a commercially available bending equipment; the hopper 14 mentioned above is fixed on the equipment body 1 and is used to place the bent material 3. Multiple hoppers 14 can be set up, each hopper 14 can hold 250 pieces of products, and the four hoppers 14 can hold a total of 1000 pieces. The products can be placed in a rotating manner. Products with the same orientation are stacked into the hopper 14 and then manually sorted and transferred to the next process.

[0041] The aforementioned bending assembly is an automatic bending unit. It uses a motor to drive the bending equipment and performs automatic bending operations according to program instructions.

[0042] In a further embodiment, the second robotic arm 7 is provided with two operating ends, namely a first operating end 71 and a second operating end 72. The transition platform 6 and the placement platform 10 are within the working range of the first operating end 71, and the placement platform 10 and the hopper 14 are within the working range of the second operating end 72.

[0043] The aforementioned second robotic arm 7 is equipped with two operating ends. The first operating end 71 is used to move the material 3 on the transition table 6 to the placement table 10 for bending, and the second operating end 72 is used to move the material 3 on the placement table 10 to the hopper 14 for placement. The two operating ends can reduce the number of rotations of the second robotic arm 7. During the rotation of the second robotic arm 7, the second operating end 72 first rotates to the top of the placement table 10 to pick up the bent material 3, and then continues to rotate to the top of the first operating end 71 to place the material 3 to be bent on the placement table 10 for bending.

[0044] In one specific embodiment, the transition platform 6 is provided with a plurality of limiting blocks 12, which are arranged in a shape that is adapted to the material 3 to be bent.

[0045] The tops of the plurality of limiting blocks 12 are provided with inclined surfaces facing each other to the side that is close to each other, and the inclined surfaces are inclined toward the center of the plurality of limiting blocks 12.

[0046] To facilitate the adsorption of material 3 by the second robotic arm 7, limiting blocks 12 are provided on the transition platform 6. In this embodiment, six limiting blocks 12 are provided, two of which are located at both ends of the length direction of material 3, and the other four are divided into two groups and spaced apart on both sides of the width direction of material 3. The six limiting blocks 12 form a shape that fits the material 3, thereby limiting the position of material 3 and facilitating the extraction of material 3. In addition, in order to ensure that material 3 is placed in the same position on the transition platform 6, an inclined surface is provided on the top of the limiting block 12 facing the center of the shape formed by the limiting block 12, so that material 3 can slide into the center of the limiting block 12 along the inclined surface.

[0047] The vibrating screen 2 is equipped with an upper light source camera, and the vibrating screen 2 is within the shooting range of the upper light source camera; the device body 1 is also equipped with a display 13, and the upper light source camera is electrically connected to the display 13.

[0048] The aforementioned camera is used to monitor the status of the material 3 on the vibrating screen 2 and displays the monitoring image in real time on the monitor 13, making it convenient for workers to observe the condition of the material 3 on the vibrating screen 2.

[0049] In a further embodiment, the control component described above can detect the status of material 3 in real time via a camera, and then feed back control signals to the control motherboard. The control motherboard controls the first robotic arm 4 to rotate to the material 3 to be moved, controls the feeding unit 5 to pick up the material 3, and then rotates the first robotic arm 4 to the transition platform 6. The feeding unit 5 releases the material 3, allowing the material 3 to fall between the limit blocks 12. Then, the control motherboard controls the first operating end 71 of the second robotic arm 7 to rotate above the transition platform 6, and simultaneously controls the material picking unit 8 to move, picking up the material 3 from the transition platform 6. The control motherboard then controls the second robotic arm 7 to rotate, so that the second operating end 72 of the second robotic arm 7 rotates above the placement platform 10. The material picking unit 8 picks up the bent material 3, and the second robotic arm 7 rotates again, so that the first operating end 71 is above the placement platform 10, placing the material 3 to be bent below the bending device 9. The second robotic arm 7 rotates again, so that the second operating end 72 rotates above a hopper 14, placing the bent material 3 into the hopper 14, completing the bending and storage of the material 3.

[0050] It should be noted that the above-mentioned method of detecting the status of material 3 and feeding back information to the control motherboard, and controlling the actions of the first robotic arm 4, the second robotic arm 7, the bending device 9 and the vibrating screen 2 through the control motherboard, is existing technology and will not be elaborated here.

[0051] The above specific embodiments can be combined with each other, and the same or similar concepts or processes may not be described again in some embodiments.

[0052] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way (as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features). For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described; these embodiments not explicitly written should also be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0053] The present invention has been described in a relatively specific and detailed manner above through general description and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without departing from the concept of the present invention, various modifications and improvements can be made to these specific embodiments, all of which fall within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this patent application should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An automated bending machine, characterized in that: It includes the equipment body and the feeding assembly, picking assembly, bending assembly, palletizing assembly and control assembly installed on the equipment body; The feeding assembly includes a vibrating screen, which is located on the top of the equipment body. Material is placed on the vibrating screen. A first robotic arm is located on one side of the vibrating screen and is fixedly installed on the equipment body. The first robotic arm is connected to a feeding unit, which is used to grab and place material. The vibrating screen is within the working range of the first robotic arm. The material handling assembly includes a transition platform and a second robotic arm. The second robotic arm is connected to a material handling unit. The transition platform and the second robotic arm are fixedly installed on the top of the equipment body. The transition platform is within the working range of the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm. The bending assembly and the palletizing assembly are within the working range of the second robotic arm. The feeding assembly, the unloading assembly, and the bending assembly are all electrically connected to the control assembly.

2. The automated bending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both the feeding unit and the unloading unit are rubber suction nozzles.

3. The automated bending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bending assembly includes a bending device and a placement platform. The placement platform is located at the working end of the bending device and has a bending groove, which is within the working range of the second robotic arm.

4. The automated bending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The palletizing assembly includes at least one hopper for holding bent valve plates, and the hopper is within the working range of the second robotic arm.

5. The automated bending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second robotic arm is equipped with two operating ends, namely a first operating end and a second operating end. The transition table and the placement table are within the working range of the first operating end, and the placement table and the hopper are within the working range of the second operating end.

6. The automated bending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transition platform is provided with multiple limiting blocks, which are arranged in a shape that is compatible with the material to be bent.

7. The automated bending equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The tops of the plurality of limiting blocks are provided with inclined surfaces facing each other to one side, and the inclined surfaces are inclined toward the center of the plurality of limiting blocks.

8. The automated bending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibrating screen is equipped with an upper light source camera, and the vibrating screen is within the shooting range of the upper light source camera; the device body is also equipped with a display, and the upper light source camera is electrically connected to the display.

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