Space-saving tray supply device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a material tray supplies and receives material device of saving space, it includes the first conveying module of conveying material along X direction, the material tray material supply bin of setting at the first conveying module input top, the unstacking module who will be unstacked and separated from the bottom of the stacking material tray in material tray material supply bin, the material tray recycling flow channel who is located below the first conveying module and is along X reverse direction and is inclined downward and conveys the material tray, the material tray recycling bin of setting at the material tray recycling flow channel end top, the stacking into bin module who will be stacked into the material tray recycling bin from the bottom one by one, the second conveying module who is located at the first conveying module output side and is rotatably arranged on a pair of hinged seat, and the first cylinder of driving second conveying module rotates around the hinged seat to alternate and butt joint first conveying module output end and material tray recycling flow channel input end, the utility model discloses through the layout of layering up and down and rotatable conveying module, save space greatly, promote the operation convenience.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] In the production of electronic components and precision parts, the efficiency and space occupied by the feeding and recycling of material trays, as material carriers, directly affect the layout and capacity of the production line. Existing material feeding and recycling equipment mostly adopts a co-planar layout of feeding and recycling, with feeding and recycling modules arranged sequentially or side-by-side along the horizontal direction. This requires a large amount of floor space, especially in workshops with limited area, easily leading to a crowded production line layout and hindering capacity improvement. Furthermore, some equipment relies on manual assistance for depalletizing and palletizing, resulting in low automation. The feeding and recycling bins are often located on opposite sides of the device, requiring operators to travel back and forth between the two ends for replenishment and retrieval, making operation cumbersome. Other equipment, while automated, has a complex structure and low integration, making it difficult to balance space saving and ease of operation, and thus failing to meet the needs of modern, compact production lines.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new small, space-saving material 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 space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device, which greatly saves space and improves the ease of operation through the upper and lower layered layout and rotatable conveying module.

[0005] This utility model achieves the above-mentioned objective through the following technical solution: a space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device, comprising a first conveying module for conveying materials along the X direction, a material tray feeding bin disposed above the input end of the first conveying module, a destacking module for separating stacked material trays from the bottom of the material tray feeding bin, a material tray recovery channel located below the first conveying module and inclined downward along the X direction for conveying material trays, a material tray recovery bin disposed above the end of the material tray recovery channel, a stacking and loading module for stacking material trays one by one from the bottom into the material tray recovery bin, a second conveying module located on the output side of the first conveying module and rotatably disposed on a pair of hinge seats, and a first cylinder for driving the second conveying module to rotate around the hinge seats to alternately engage the output end of the first conveying module and the input end of the material tray recovery channel.

[0006] Furthermore, the material tray feeding bin is surrounded by several first baffles; a discharge port is formed at the bottom of the material tray feeding bin, and one end of the first conveying module extends to the bottom of the material tray feeding bin to receive the material tray output from the discharge port.

[0007] Furthermore, the destacking module includes a first lifting component located below the material tray supply bin and several first support components located on opposite sides of the material tray supply bin and cooperating with the first lifting component to support the bottom second layer of material trays in the stacked material trays.

[0008] Furthermore, the first lifting assembly includes a second driving member and a first lifting plate driven by the second driving member to move up and down at the bottom of the material feeding bin; the first support assembly includes a second cylinder and a first support plate driven by the second cylinder to move horizontally to extend into or withdraw from the material feeding bin.

[0009] Furthermore, a buffer station is provided on the output side of the material tray feeding bin on the first conveying module, and a stop component is provided at the conveying end to prevent the material tray located at the buffer station from continuing to move; the stop component includes a third cylinder and a first front baffle that is driven by the third cylinder to move up and down.

[0010] Furthermore, the second conveying module includes a second bracket, a third driving member fixed on the second bracket, and a second conveyor belt driven by the third driving member for cyclic conveying; one end of the second bracket is rotatably mounted on the hinge seat and the other end is connected to the piston end of the first cylinder, and is driven by the first cylinder to rotate around the hinge seat; the second bracket is driven by the first cylinder to change its posture between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the second conveyor belt is horizontal and docked with the first conveyor belt; in the second state, the second conveyor belt is inclined downward along the X-direction and docked with the material tray recycling channel.

[0011] Furthermore, a positioning module for positioning the material tray around its perimeter is provided at the end station of the second conveying module; the positioning module includes a second front baffle that prevents the material tray from moving further along the X direction, a rear baffle that prevents the material tray from moving in the opposite direction along the X direction, a fourth cylinder that drives the rear baffle to move up and down, a side limiting plate that restricts the material tray to one side in the Y direction, a side push plate that pushes the material tray toward the side limiting plate, and a fifth cylinder that drives the side push plate to move horizontally.

[0012] Furthermore, a pair of side baffles are provided on both sides of the material tray recycling channel, and a guide support bar is provided at the bottom to support the material tray to slide downward in the X direction; the material tray recycling bin is surrounded by several second baffles, and an inlet is formed at the bottom of the material tray recycling bin. One end of the material tray recycling channel extends to the bottom of the material tray recycling bin to send the material tray to the inlet of the material tray recycling bin.

[0013] Furthermore, the stacking and warehousing module includes a second lifting component located at the bottom of the pallet recycling bin and a second support component located on opposite sides of the pallet recycling bin and cooperating with the second lifting component to realize pallet stacking.

[0014] Furthermore, the second lifting assembly includes a sixth cylinder and a second lifting plate driven by the sixth cylinder to move up and down at the bottom of the material tray recycling bin; the second support assembly includes a seventh cylinder and a second support plate driven by the seventh cylinder to move horizontally to extend into or withdraw from the material tray recycling bin.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model's small, space-saving material feeding and receiving device are as follows: (1) Significantly saves space and adapts to compact layout: By setting the first conveying module (feeding conveyor) and the material tray recycling channel (recycling conveyor) in layers along the vertical direction, and cooperating with the second conveying module that can rotate around the hinge seat, the feeding and recycling functions share part of the conveying path, avoiding the space waste of the traditional same-plane layout, significantly reducing the overall footprint of the device, and flexibly adapting to the compact production line layout of the workshop. (2) High ease of operation and reduced labor costs: The material tray supply bin and the material tray recycling bin are centrally located on the same side of the device. Operators do not need to travel back and forth between the two ends. They can complete the replenishment of full-load material trays and the recycling of empty material trays in the same area, reducing the operation path and improving work efficiency. At the same time, the destacking module and the stacking and warehousing module realize fully automatic destacking and stacking without manual intervention, further reducing the intensity of manual labor. (3) High degree of automation integration, ensuring the stability of material supply and collection: The device integrates the functions of destacking, feeding and conveying, positioning, recycling and conveying, and palletizing. The entire process from destacking and feeding of full-load pallets to palletizing and recycling of empty pallets is automated, reducing human operation errors. The positioning module accurately positions the pallets through multi-directional baffles and push plates to ensure the accuracy of material supply. The stacking and warehousing module stably realizes the bottom pallet stacking, ensuring that the recycling process is orderly and reliable, and improving the overall stability of equipment operation and production continuity. 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 three-dimensional structural diagram of the first conveying module section in an embodiment of the present utility model; Figure 3 This is a side view of the first conveying module section in an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second conveying module section in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material tray recycling channel section in an embodiment of this utility model; The numbers in the image represent: 100 - Space-saving tray receiving device; 200 - Tray; 300 - Stacking tray; 1-First conveying module, 11-First support, 12-First drive unit, 13-First conveyor belt, 14-Buffer station, 15-Stop assembly, 151-Third cylinder, 152-First front baffle; 2-Plate feeding bin, 21-First enclosure plate; 3-Destacking module, 31-First lifting assembly, 311-Second drive unit, 312-First lifting plate, 32-First support assembly, 321-Second cylinder, 322-First support plate; 4-Plate recycling channel, 41-Side baffle, 42-Guide support bar, 43-Third support; 5-Material... 51-Second enclosure plate; 6-Stacking and warehousing module; 61-Second lifting assembly; 611-Sixth cylinder; 612-Second lifting plate; 62-Second support assembly; 621-Seventh cylinder; 622-Second support plate; 7-Hinge seat; 8-Second conveying module; 81-Second bracket; 82-Third drive component; 83-Second conveyor belt; 9-First cylinder; 10-Positioning module; 101-Second front baffle; 102-Rear baffle; 103-Fourth cylinder; 104-Side limiting plate; 105-Side push plate; 106-Fifth cylinder. Detailed Implementation

[0017] Example 1: Please refer to Figures 1-5 This embodiment is a space-saving material feeding and receiving device 100, which includes a first conveying module 1 that conveys materials along the X direction, a material feeding bin 2 disposed above the input end of the first conveying module 1, a destacking module 3 for destacking stacked material trays 300 in the material feeding bin 2, a material recycling channel 4 located below the first conveying module 1 and inclined downward along the X direction to convey materials, a material recycling bin 5 disposed at the end of the material recycling channel 4, a stacking and loading module 6 that stacks material trays 200 one by one from the bottom into the material recycling bin 5, a second conveying module 8 located on the output side of the first conveying module 1 and rotatably disposed on a pair of hinge seats 7, and a first cylinder 9 that drives the second conveying module 8 to rotate around the hinge seats 7 to alternately engage the output end of the first conveying module 1 and the input end of the material recycling channel 4.

[0018] The first conveying module 1 includes a first support 11, a first driving member 12 fixed on the first support 11, and a first conveyor belt 13 driven by the first driving member 12 to circulate and convey along the X direction.

[0019] The material feeding bin 2 is surrounded by several first baffles 21, which are fixed to the first support 11. The bottom of the material feeding bin 2 has a discharge port (not shown in the figure), and one end of the first conveying module 1 extends to the bottom of the material feeding bin 2 to receive the material tray 200 output from the discharge port.

[0020] The destacking module 3 includes a first lifting assembly 31 located below the material tray supply bin 2 and several first support assemblies 32 located on opposite sides of the material tray supply bin 2, which cooperate with the first lifting assembly 31 to lift the bottom second layer of material trays in the stacked material trays 300. The first lifting assembly 31 includes a second driving member 311 and a first lifting plate 312 driven by the second driving member 311 to move up and down at the bottom of the material tray supply bin 2. The first support assembly 32 includes a second cylinder 321 and a first support plate 322 driven by the second cylinder 321 to move horizontally to extend into or retract from the material tray supply bin 2.

[0021] The first conveying module 1 has a buffer station 14 located on the output side of the material tray feeding bin 2, and its conveying end is provided with a stop assembly 15 to prevent the material tray located at the buffer station 14 from continuing to move. The stop assembly 15 includes a third cylinder 151 fixed on the first bracket 11 and a first front baffle 152 driven by the third cylinder 151 to move up and down.

[0022] The operator places the fully loaded stacked pallet 300 into the pallet supply bin 2. The first lifting component 31 is activated, lifting the stacked pallet 300 upward to a set height. The first support plate 322 in the first support component 32 extends into the pallet supply bin 2, supporting the bottom second layer of pallets. Then, the first lifting plate 312 descends, and the bottommost pallet 200 sits on the first conveyor belt 13, achieving destacking. Afterward, the pallet 200 is transported to the buffer station 14 via the first conveyor belt 13. Under the action of the first front baffle 152, the pallet 200 waits at the buffer station 14. When the second conveyor module 8 is empty, the first front baffle 152 descends, and with the cooperation of the first conveyor module 1 and the second conveyor module 8, the pallet 200 is transported to the second conveyor module 8 for material supply.

[0023] The second conveying module 8 includes a second support 81, a third driving member 82 fixed on the second support 81, and a second conveyor belt 83 driven by the third driving member 82 for cyclic conveying. One end of the second support 81 is rotatably mounted on the hinge seat 7, and the other end is connected to the piston end of the first cylinder 9 and is driven by the first cylinder 9 to rotate around the hinge seat 7. The second support 81 is driven by the first cylinder 9 to change its posture between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the second conveyor belt 83 is horizontal and docked with the first conveyor belt 13. In the second state, the second conveyor belt 83 is inclined downward along the X-direction and docked with the material tray recovery channel 4.

[0024] The second conveying module 8 has a positioning module 10 at its end station for positioning the material tray 200 around its perimeter. The positioning module 10 includes a second front baffle 101 that prevents the material tray 200 from moving further in the X direction, a rear baffle 102 that prevents the material tray 200 from moving in the opposite direction in the X direction, a fourth cylinder 103 that drives the rear baffle 102 to move up and down, a side limiting plate 104 that restricts the material tray 200 to one side in the Y direction, a side push plate 105 that pushes the material tray 200 towards the side limiting plate 104, and a fifth cylinder 106 that drives the side push plate 105 to move horizontally. By using the second front baffle 101 and the rear baffle 102 to restrict the position of the material tray 200 in the X direction, and by using the side limiting plate 104 and the side push plate 105 to restrict the position of the material tray 200 in the Y direction, precise positioning of the material tray 200 is achieved, ensuring accurate material feeding.

[0025] A pair of side baffles 41 are provided on both sides of the material tray recycling channel 4 to restrict the position of the empty material tray on both sides; a guide support bar 42 is provided at the bottom of the material tray recycling channel 4 to support the material tray 200 to slide downward in the opposite direction of X. The side baffles 41 and the guide support bar 42 are both provided on the third bracket 43, and the two together form the material tray recycling channel 4.

[0026] The material tray recycling bin 5 is surrounded by several second baffles 51, which are fixed to the third bracket 43. An inlet (not shown in the figure) is formed at the bottom of the material tray recycling bin 5, and one end of the material tray recycling channel 4 extends to the bottom of the material tray recycling bin 5 to deliver the material tray 200 to the inlet of the material tray recycling bin 5.

[0027] The stacking and warehousing module 6 includes a second lifting component 61 located at the bottom of the pallet recycling bin 5 and second support components 62 located on opposite sides of the pallet recycling bin 5, which cooperate with the second lifting component 61 to achieve pallet stacking. The second lifting component 61 includes a sixth cylinder 611 fixed on a third bracket 43 and a second lifting plate 612 driven by the sixth cylinder 611 to move up and down at the bottom of the pallet recycling bin 5. The second support component 62 includes a seventh cylinder 621 fixed on the third bracket 43 and a second support plate 622 driven by the seventh cylinder 621 to move horizontally to extend into or withdraw from the pallet recycling bin 5. In other embodiments, the second support component 62 may also adopt an elastic support block structure, which only allows pallets to enter the pallet recycling bin 5 from bottom to top, and does not allow pallets to leave the pallet recycling bin 5 from top to bottom. The structure of the elastic support block is prior art, and its structure will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

[0028] After the fully loaded pallet 200 enters the second conveying module 8 and moves into position, the positioning module 10 precisely positions the pallet 200 to achieve material feeding. After all the material in the pallet is removed, the first cylinder 9 drives the second support 81 to rotate downward, so that the second conveying module 83 connects to the pallet recycling channel 4. The rear baffle 102 descends, and the empty pallet 200 slides along the pallet recycling channel 4 to the bottom of the pallet recycling bin 5 under its own weight. The second lifting plate 612 in the second lifting component 61 rises, pushing the bottom empty pallet upward and stacking it with the other pallets in the pallet recycling bin 5. The second support plate 622 extends into the pallet recycling bin 5 to support the bottom empty pallet. The second lifting plate 612 descends, and at this time, all the stacked empty pallets are placed on the second support plate 622, completing the stacking and recycling of the empty pallets. When a certain number are reached, they are manually removed.

[0029] In this embodiment, the first conveying module 1 and the inclined material tray recycling channel 4 are arranged in layers, and the second conveying module 8 is rotated. This achieves automatic feeding and automatic recycling of the material tray while reducing the area occupied by the entire feeding device. Furthermore, the material tray feeding bin 2 and the material tray recycling bin 5 are located on the same side of the device, which improves the convenience for operators to replenish and recycle the material 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 space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device, characterized in that, It includes a first conveying module that conveys materials along the X direction, a material feeding bin located above the input end of the first conveying module, a destacking module that separates stacked material trays from the bottom of the material feeding bin, a material tray recycling channel located below the first conveying module and inclined downward along the X direction, a material tray recycling bin located above the end of the material tray recycling channel, a stacking and loading module that stacks material trays one by one from the bottom into the material tray recycling bin, a second conveying module located on the output side of the first conveying module and rotatably mounted on a pair of hinge seats, and a first cylinder that drives the second conveying module to rotate around the hinge seats to alternately engage the output end of the first conveying module and the input end of the material tray recycling channel.

2. The space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The material feeding bin is surrounded by several first baffles; a discharge port is formed at the bottom of the material feeding bin, and one end of the first conveying module extends to the bottom of the material feeding bin to receive the material tray output from the discharge port.

3. The space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The destacking module includes a first lifting component located below the material tray supply bin and several first support components located on opposite sides of the material tray supply bin, which cooperate with the first lifting component to lift the bottom second layer of material trays in the stacked material trays.

4. The space-saving tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The first lifting assembly includes a second driving member and a first lifting plate driven by the second driving member to move up and down at the bottom of the material feeding bin; the first support assembly includes a second cylinder and a first support plate driven by the second cylinder to move horizontally to extend into or withdraw from the material feeding bin.

5. The space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first conveying module has a buffer station located on the output side of the material feeding bin, and its conveying end is provided with a stop component to prevent the material tray located at the buffer station from continuing to move; the stop component includes a third cylinder and a first front baffle that is driven by the third cylinder to move up and down.

6. The space-saving tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The second conveying module includes a second bracket, a third driving member fixed on the second bracket, and a second conveyor belt driven by the third driving member for cyclic conveying; one end of the second bracket is rotatably mounted on the hinge seat and the other end is connected to the piston end of the first cylinder, and is driven by the first cylinder to rotate around the hinge seat; the second bracket is driven by the first cylinder to change its posture between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the second conveyor belt is horizontal and docked with the first conveyor belt; in the second state, the second conveyor belt is inclined downward along the X-direction and docked with the material tray recycling channel.

7. The space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The end station of the second conveying module is equipped with a positioning module for positioning the material tray around its perimeter; the positioning module includes a second front baffle that prevents the material tray from moving further along the X direction, a rear baffle that prevents the material tray from moving in the opposite direction along the X direction, a fourth cylinder that drives the rear baffle to move up and down, a side limiting plate that restricts the material tray to one side in the Y direction, a side push plate that pushes the material tray toward the side limiting plate, and a fifth cylinder that drives the side push plate to move horizontally.

8. The space-saving tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The material tray recycling channel is provided with a pair of side baffles on both sides and a guide support bar at the bottom to support the material tray to slide downward in the X direction; the material tray recycling bin is surrounded by several second baffles, and an inlet is formed at the bottom of the material tray recycling bin. One end of the material tray recycling channel extends to the bottom of the material tray recycling bin to send the material tray to the inlet of the material tray recycling bin.

9. The space-saving material tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The stacking and warehousing module includes a second lifting component located at the bottom of the pallet recycling bin and a second support component located on opposite sides of the pallet recycling bin, which works in conjunction with the second lifting component to stack the pallets.

10. The space-saving tray feeding and receiving device as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The second lifting assembly includes a sixth cylinder and a second lifting plate driven by the sixth cylinder to move up and down at the bottom of the material tray recycling bin; the second support assembly includes a seventh cylinder and a second support plate driven by the seventh cylinder to move horizontally to extend into or withdraw from the material tray recycling bin.

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