Tray for collecting material

Abstract

The utility model discloses a material tray supplies and receives material device, it includes the material tray feeding mechanism and material tray material receiving mechanism who sets up side by side along X direction, be located first material tray lifting positioning mechanism in material tray feeding mechanism one end top, be located second material tray lifting positioning mechanism in material tray material receiving mechanism same end top and material tray transfer mechanism who removes material tray from first material tray lifting positioning mechanism and moves to second material tray lifting positioning mechanism top. The utility model has realized full load material tray stacking feeding and empty load material tray stacking material receiving, and the degree of automation is high, promotes efficiency, guarantees material tray positioning accurate stable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of feeding devices, and in particular relates to a material tray feeding and receiving device. Background Technology

[0002] In the production, processing, and assembly of electronic components and small parts, materials are often transported, stored, and processed using trays. The feeding and receiving of trays are crucial steps in the production process. Currently, tray feeding and receiving in the industry are mostly accomplished manually or with semi-automated equipment. Manual methods require operators to move trays one by one, which is not only labor-intensive and inefficient but also prone to positioning errors due to human error, affecting subsequent material picking or assembly accuracy. Semi-automated equipment often only performs a single feeding or receiving function, and the destacking and stacking of stacked trays requires additional equipment, resulting in low equipment integration, large space requirements, and difficulty in adapting to efficient and continuous production rhythms. This fails to meet the demands of modern production lines for automated, integrated, and high-precision tray feeding and receiving.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new small-piece material tray receiving device to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a material tray feeding and receiving device that realizes feeding when the tray is fully loaded and receiving when the tray is empty, with a high degree of automation, improved efficiency, and guaranteed accurate and stable tray positioning.

[0005] This utility model achieves the above-mentioned objective through the following technical solution: a material tray feeding and receiving device, comprising a material tray feeding mechanism and a material tray receiving mechanism arranged side by side along the X direction, a first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism located above one end of the material tray feeding mechanism, a second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism located above the same end of the material tray receiving mechanism, and a material tray transfer mechanism for transferring the material tray from the first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism to the second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism.

[0006] Furthermore, the material tray feeding mechanism includes a first position and a second position arranged sequentially along the Y direction, a first conveying module that conveys the stacked material tray located at the first position to the second position, and a first lifting mechanism located at the second position that lifts the stacked material tray on the first conveying module upward; the first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism extracts the top material tray from the first lifting mechanism.

[0007] Furthermore, the material receiving mechanism includes a third position and a fourth position arranged sequentially along the Y direction, a second conveying module that conveys the stacked material tray located at the fourth position to the third position, and a second lifting mechanism that receives the material tray on the second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism above the fourth position, stacks it, and then lowers it onto the second conveying module.

[0008] Furthermore, the material feeding mechanism also includes a first bracket, a pair of first slide rails extending along the Y direction and disposed on the first bracket, and a first support plate slidably disposed on the first slide rails; the first conveying module includes a first driving member fixed on the first bracket and two first conveyor belts driven by the first driving member to circulate and convey along the Y direction, the two first conveyor belts being located between the pair of first slide rails and disposed close to the first slide rails; the first support plate is fixedly connected to the first conveyor belts.

[0009] Furthermore, the material receiving mechanism also includes a second bracket, a pair of second slide rails extending along the Y direction on the second bracket, and a second support plate slidably disposed on the second slide rails; the second conveying module includes a third driving member fixed on the second bracket and two second conveyor belts driven by the third driving member to circulate and convey along the Y direction, the two second conveyor belts being located between the pair of second slide rails and close to the second slide rails; the second support plate is fixedly connected to the second conveyor belts.

[0010] Furthermore, both the first support plate and the second support plate are provided with several limiting baffles to limit the movement of the material tray around its perimeter.

[0011] Furthermore, both the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism include a second driving member and a lifting plate that moves up and down driven by the second driving member; both the first support plate and the second support plate are provided with clearance notches to facilitate the passage of the lifting plate; and the lifting plate is provided with a first positioning post for positioning the material tray.

[0012] Furthermore, both the first and second tray lifting and positioning mechanisms include a first cylinder, a third support plate driven by the first cylinder to move up and down, a second cylinder fixed on the third support plate, and a pair of support clamps driven by the second cylinder to clamp or release the tray on both sides of the tray in the Y direction.

[0013] Furthermore, the material tray transfer mechanism includes a fourth driving member and a movable pallet driven by the fourth driving member to move along the X direction. The movable pallet is provided with a plurality of second positioning posts for positioning the material tray. The movable pallet moves horizontally along the X direction in the space below the support clamp.

[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a support platform with a rectangular clearance window; the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism and the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the clearance window in the X direction; the fourth driving member is fixed on the support platform and has an active synchronous pulley at its movable end; a driven synchronous pulley is rotatably arranged on the support platform; a synchronous belt is wound between the active synchronous pulley and the driven synchronous pulley; the movable pallet is fixedly connected to one side of the synchronous belt by a fixing member; a pair of third slide rails are arranged on both sides of the clearance window on the support platform in the Y direction, and the movable pallet is slidably arranged on the third slide rails; two second cylinders are arranged on the third support plate, which respectively drive the two support clamps to move horizontally in the Y direction; one end of the support clamp in the Y direction is fixedly connected to the movable end of the second cylinder, and the other end in the Y direction extends out in the Y direction, located on one side of the tray in the Y direction.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model's small piece material tray feeding and receiving device are as follows: (1) High degree of automation, improving production efficiency: The device integrates the functions of material tray feeding, material collection, lifting and positioning and transfer, realizing automatic destacking and feeding of full-load material trays and automatic stacking and collection of empty material trays. It eliminates the need for manual handling or multiple equipment coordination, greatly reducing the intensity of manual labor, shortening the material tray turnover time, and adapting to the continuous production rhythm. (2) Precise and stable positioning to ensure operational accuracy: The support plate of the material feeding / receiving mechanism is equipped with a limit baffle, the lifting mechanism is equipped with a first positioning column, and the transfer mechanism is equipped with a second positioning column. The lifting and positioning mechanism clamps the material tray through the support plate and the upper limit baffle, ensuring the precise position of the material tray during conveying, lifting and transfer in multiple dimensions, avoiding skewness, and ensuring the accuracy of subsequent material picking or assembly. (3) Compact and integrated structure, saving space costs: The material feeding mechanism and the material receiving mechanism are arranged side by side along the X direction, and the lifting and positioning mechanism and the transfer mechanism are integrated on the support platform. The movement space of each mechanism is staggered and does not interfere with each other. While realizing multi-functional integration, it greatly reduces the overall space occupied by the equipment and reduces the layout cost of the production line. (4) Convenient material tray replenishment and recycling: By setting the material tray feeding mechanism and the material tray receiving mechanism side by side, the material tray replenishment and recycling operation positions are all located on the same side of the corresponding material tray feeding mechanism and material tray receiving mechanism, which makes it convenient for operators to replenish and recycle the material tray. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the material tray feeding mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the material receiving mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first and second tray lifting and positioning mechanism and the tray transfer mechanism in the embodiments of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism and the tray transfer mechanism in an embodiment of this utility model; The numbers in the diagram represent: 100 - Material receiving device; 200 - Material tray; 300 - Stacking tray; 1-Plate feeding mechanism, 11-First conveying module, 111-First driving component, 112-First conveyor belt, 12-First lifting mechanism, 121-Second driving component, 122-Lifting plate, 1221-First positioning column, 13-First bracket, 14-First slide rail, 15-First support plate, 151-Limiting baffle, 152-Avoidance notch; 2-Pan receiving mechanism, 21-Second conveying module, 211-Third driving component, 212-Second conveyor belt, 22-Second lifting mechanism, 23-Second bracket, 24-Second slide rail, 25-Second support plate; 3-First material tray lifting and positioning mechanism; 31-First cylinder; 32-Third support plate; 33-Second cylinder; 34-Support clamp; 341-Support support plate; 342-Upper limit stop bar; 4-Second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism. 5-Plate transfer mechanism, 51-Fourth driving component, 511-Driven synchronous pulley, 512-Synchronous belt, 513-Fixed component, 514-Third slide rail, 52-Modible pallet, 53-Second positioning column; 6- Supporting platform, 61- Avoidance window. Detailed Implementation

[0017] Example 1: Please refer to Figures 1-5 This embodiment is a material tray feeding and receiving device 100, which includes a material tray feeding mechanism 1 and a material tray receiving mechanism 2 arranged side by side along the X direction, a first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 located above one end of the material tray feeding mechanism 1, a second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4 located above the same end of the material tray receiving mechanism 2, and a material tray transfer mechanism 5 that transfers the material tray from the first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 to the second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4.

[0018] The material feeding mechanism 1 includes a first position and a second position arranged sequentially along the Y direction, a first conveying module 11 that conveys the stacked material tray 300 located at the first position to the second position, and a first lifting mechanism 12 that is located at the second position and lifts the stacked material tray 300 on the first conveying module 11 upward.

[0019] The material feeding mechanism 1 further includes a first bracket 13, a pair of first slide rails 14 extending along the Y direction and disposed on the first bracket 13, and a first support plate 15 slidably disposed on the first slide rails 14. The first conveying module 11 includes a first driving member 111 fixed on the first bracket 13 and two first conveyor belts 112 driven by the first driving member 111 to circulate and convey materials along the Y direction. The two first conveyor belts 112 are located between and close to the pair of first slide rails 14; the first support plate 15 is fixedly connected to the first conveyor belts 112. The stacking tray 300 is placed on the first support plate 15, and the first support plate 15 is driven by the first conveying module 11 to move along the Y direction to convey the stacking tray 300 from the first position to the second position.

[0020] The material receiving mechanism 2 has a structure that is basically the same as that of the material feeding mechanism 1, and includes a third position and a fourth position arranged sequentially along the Y direction, a second conveying module 21 that conveys the stacked material tray 300 located at the fourth position to the third position, and a second lifting mechanism 22 that is arranged above the fourth position to receive the material tray on the second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4, stacks it, and then lowers it onto the second conveying module 21.

[0021] The material receiving mechanism 2 also includes a second bracket 23, a pair of second slide rails 24 extending along the Y direction and disposed on the second bracket 23, and a second support plate 25 slidably disposed on the second slide rails 24. The second conveying module 21 includes a third drive member 211 fixed on the second bracket 23 and two second conveyor belts 212 driven by the third drive member 21 to circulate and convey materials along the Y direction. The two second conveyor belts 212 are located between and close to the pair of second slide rails 24; the second support plate 25 is fixedly connected to the second conveyor belts 212. The stacking pallet 300 sits on the second support plate 25, and the second support plate 25 is driven by the second conveying module 21 to move in the opposite direction along the Y direction to convey the stacking pallet 300 from the fourth position to the third position.

[0022] In order to improve the positional accuracy of the stacking tray 300 on the first support plate 15 and the second support plate 25, a number of limiting baffles 151 are provided on the first support plate 15 and the second support plate 25 to limit the movement of the tray 200 around its perimeter.

[0023] The first lifting mechanism 12 and the second lifting mechanism 22 have the same structure and both include a second driving member 121 and a lifting plate 122 that is driven by the second driving member 121 to move up and down. Both the first support plate 15 and the second support plate 25 are provided with clearance notches 152 to facilitate the passage of the lifting plate 122, so that the lifting plate 122 can lift the stacking tray 300 on the first support plate 15 upwards, or conveniently lower the stacking tray 300 onto the second support plate 25. The lifting plate 122 is provided with a first positioning post 1221 for positioning the tray.

[0024] The tray feeding mechanism 1 and the tray receiving mechanism 2 have the same structure, but their operation processes are exactly opposite. The tray feeding mechanism 1 provides stacked feeding of full-load trays, while the tray receiving mechanism 2 provides stacked receiving of empty trays. For the tray feeding mechanism 1, the operator places a full-load tray in a stacked manner at the first position, then conveys it to the second position via the first conveying module 11, and lifts it to a set height via the first lifting mechanism 12, thus achieving the feeding of full-loaded trays in a stacked manner. For the tray receiving mechanism 2, empty trays are stacked and collected via the second lifting mechanism 22. After stacking to a set quantity, they are lowered onto the second conveying module 21, and then conveyed from the fourth position to the third position via the second conveying module 21. The operator then removes the empty stacked trays, thus achieving the receiving of empty trays in a stacked manner.

[0025] The first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 and the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4 have the same structure, and both include a first cylinder 31, a third support plate 32 driven by the first cylinder 31 to move up and down, a second cylinder 33 fixed on the third support plate 32, and a pair of support clamps 34 driven by the second cylinder 33 to clamp or release the tray on both sides of the Y direction. The two support clamps 34 constitute a support and lifting structure, supporting the tray on both sides of the Y direction. The first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 and the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4 are arranged opposite each other along the X direction. A pair of support plates 34 in the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 and a pair of support plates 34 in the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4 together form a channel space that runs through the X direction, so that the tray transfer mechanism 5 can carry the tray and move it in the channel space to transfer the tray 200 from the position of the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 to the position of the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4. At the position of the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4, the tray can be used for product feeding or product receiving.

[0026] In this embodiment, two second cylinders 33 are provided on the third support plate 32, which drive two support clamping plates 34 to move horizontally along the Y direction. One end of the support clamping plate 34 in the Y direction is fixedly connected to the movable end of the second cylinder 33, and the other end in the Y direction extends outward along the Y direction, located on one side of the material tray 200. In order to accurately lift and clamp the material tray 200, the support clamping plate 34 is provided with a support plate 341 that supports the bottom edge of the material tray 200 and an upper limit stop bar 342 that presses down on the upper edge of the material tray. By supporting the bottom edge of the material tray 200 on both sides in the Y direction with the support plate 341, and by restricting the upper edge of the material tray on both sides with the upper limit stop bar 342, it is prevented that one side of the material tray 200 tilts upward and deviates when the support clamping plate 34 clamps the material tray 200, thus ensuring the stability and reliability of the lifting position of the material tray 200.

[0027] The material tray transfer mechanism 5 includes a fourth driving member 51 and a movable pallet 52 driven by the fourth driving member 51 to move in the X direction. The movable pallet 52 is provided with a plurality of second positioning posts 53 for precise positioning of the material tray 200. The movable pallet 52 moves in the X direction in the space below the support clamp 34 and is offset from the support clamp 34 in the height direction, so that the movements of the two do not interfere with each other.

[0028] This embodiment also includes a support platform 6, on which a rectangular clearance window 61 is provided, covering the space above the same end of the tray feeding mechanism 1 and the tray receiving mechanism 2. The first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3, the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4, and the tray transfer mechanism 5 are all mounted on the support platform 6, with the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 and the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4 positioned opposite each other on both sides of the clearance window 61 in the X direction. A fourth driving component 51 is fixed to the support platform 6, and its movable end is provided with an active synchronous pulley (not shown in the figure). A driven synchronous pulley 511 is rotatably mounted on the support platform 6, and a synchronous belt 512 is wound between the active and driven synchronous pulleys 511. The movable pallet 52 is fixedly connected to one side of the synchronous belt 512 via a fixing component 513. A pair of third slide rails 514 are provided on both sides of the clearance window 61 in the Y direction on the support platform 6, and the movable pallet 52 is slidably mounted on the third slide rails 514.

[0029] In the initial state, the pair of support clamps 34 are in the open state. The first lifting mechanism 12 in the material tray feeding mechanism 1 lifts the stacked material tray 300 to a set height. The second cylinder 33 of the first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3 drives the two support clamps 34 to move closer together, supporting the bottom of the topmost material tray in the stacked material tray 300. Then, the first cylinder 31 drives upward movement to detach the topmost material tray from the stacked material tray 300, realizing automatic destacking and feeding of the fully loaded stacked material tray. Then, the movable pallet 52 moves along the X direction to below the support clamps 34. The first cylinder 31 drives downward movement to place the topmost material tray on the movable pallet 52. The support clamps 34 open, and then the movable pallet 52 supports the top. The top tray moves to the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4. The material in the top tray can be picked up by sitting on the movable pallet 52, or by taking it out and positioning it through the support clamp 34 in the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4. After all the material is taken out, the empty tray is lifted by the support clamp 34 in the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism 4. The movable pallet 52 is removed and moved to the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism 3. The second lifting mechanism 22 in the tray receiving mechanism 2 receives the empty tray and automatically stacks and collects the material by descending layer by layer. After stacking to the set quantity, it is lowered and placed on the second conveying module 21. Then the second conveying module 21 outputs the empty tray.

[0030] For those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of this utility model, and these modifications and improvements all fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A material tray feeding and receiving device, characterized in that, It includes a tray feeding mechanism and a tray receiving mechanism arranged side by side along the X direction, a first tray lifting and positioning mechanism located above one end of the tray feeding mechanism, a second tray lifting and positioning mechanism located above the same end of the tray receiving mechanism, and a tray transfer mechanism for transferring the tray from the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism to the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism.

2. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The material feeding mechanism includes a first position and a second position arranged sequentially along the Y direction, a first conveying module that conveys the stacked material tray located at the first position to the second position, and a first lifting mechanism located at the second position that lifts the stacked material tray on the first conveying module upward. The first material tray lifting and positioning mechanism extracts the top material tray from the first lifting mechanism.

3. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The material receiving mechanism includes a third position and a fourth position arranged sequentially along the Y direction, a second conveying module that transports the stacked material tray located at the fourth position to the third position, and a second lifting mechanism that receives the material tray on the second material tray lifting and positioning mechanism above the fourth position, stacks it, and then lowers it onto the second conveying module.

4. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The material feeding mechanism further includes a first bracket, a pair of first slide rails extending along the Y direction and disposed on the first bracket, and a first support plate slidably disposed on the first slide rails; the first conveying module includes a first driving member fixed on the first bracket and two first conveyor belts driven by the first driving member to circulate and convey along the Y direction, the two first conveyor belts being located between the pair of first slide rails and disposed close to the first slide rails; the first support plate is fixedly connected to the first conveyor belts.

5. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The material receiving mechanism further includes a second bracket, a pair of second slide rails extending along the Y direction on the second bracket, and a second support plate slidably disposed on the second slide rails; the second conveying module includes a third driving member fixed on the second bracket and two second conveyor belts driven by the third driving member to circulate and convey along the Y direction, the two second conveyor belts being located between the pair of second slide rails and close to the second slide rails; the second support plate is fixedly connected to the second conveyor belts.

6. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 5, characterized in that, Both the first support plate and the second support plate are provided with several limiting baffles to limit the movement of the material tray around its perimeter.

7. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 5, characterized in that, Both the first lifting mechanism and the second lifting mechanism include a second driving component and a lifting plate that moves up and down driven by the second driving component; both the first support plate and the second support plate are provided with clearance notches to facilitate the passage of the lifting plate; the lifting plate is provided with a first positioning post for positioning the material tray.

8. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Both the first and second tray lifting and positioning mechanisms include a first cylinder, a third support plate driven by the first cylinder to move up and down, a second cylinder fixed on the third support plate, and a pair of support clamps driven by the second cylinder to clamp or release the tray on both sides of the tray in the Y direction.

9. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The tray transfer mechanism includes a fourth driving member and a movable pallet driven by the fourth driving member to move along the X direction. The movable pallet is provided with a plurality of second positioning posts for positioning the tray. The movable pallet moves horizontally along the X direction in the space below the support clamp.

10. The material feeding and receiving device as described in claim 9, characterized in that, It also includes a support platform with a rectangular clearance window; the first tray lifting and positioning mechanism and the second tray lifting and positioning mechanism are arranged opposite to each other on both sides of the clearance window in the X direction; the fourth driving member is fixed on the support platform and has an active synchronous pulley at its movable end; a driven synchronous pulley is rotatably arranged on the support platform; a synchronous belt is wound between the active and driven synchronous pulleys; the movable pallet is fixedly connected to one side of the synchronous belt by a fixing member; a pair of third slide rails are arranged on both sides of the clearance window on the support platform, and the movable pallet is slidably arranged on the third slide rails; two second cylinders are arranged on the third support plate, which respectively drive the two support clamps to move horizontally in the Y direction; one end of the support clamp in the Y direction is fixedly connected to the movable end of the second cylinder, and the other end in the Y direction extends out in the Y direction, located on one side of the tray in the Y direction.

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