Feeding machine and inspection apparatus

Abstract

A feeding machine (100) and an inspection apparatus (10). The feeding machine (100) comprises a bin supply device (110), a first conveying device (130), a transfer device (120) and a pickup device (140), wherein the bin supply device (110) is configured to receive and convey a bin (20); the first conveying device (130) is provided with a first placement portion (130a); the transfer device (120) comprises a stand (121), a clamping assembly (122) and a tray pushing structure (123), the clamping assembly (122) being arranged on the stand (121) and configured to pick up the bin (20) conveyed by the bin supply device (110), and the tray pushing structure (123) being movably arranged on the stand (121) and configured to push trays (30) in the bin (20) clamped by the clamping assembly (122) to the first placement portion (130a); and the pickup device (140) is configured to pick up and transfer workpieces on the trays (30) located at the first placement portion (130a).

Description

Loading machine and testing equipment

[0001] Related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application number 2024100393790, filed on January 11, 2024, entitled “Loading machine and testing equipment,” the entire text of which is hereby incorporated by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the technical field of material conveying, and in particular to a material loader and detection equipment. Background Art

[0004] Tray, also known as material tray, is usually used to carry multiple materials in automated production or testing processes. Multiple materials can be transported simultaneously through the conveyor tray.

[0005] In conventional technology, the tray stack is usually placed in a predetermined area, such as a loading station, and a driving device such as a conveyor belt is used to drive the trays in the stack to move to each production station one by one.

[0006] However, with this loading method, since the trays are not directly connected to each other, that is, the relative positions of the trays are highly uncertain, there is a problem of cumbersome operation when loading the stacked fully loaded trays into the equipment.

[0007] Summary of the Invention

[0008] According to various embodiments of the present application, a loading machine and a detection device are provided.

[0009] One embodiment of the present application provides a loading machine, which includes a hopper supply device, a first conveying device, a transplanting device and a picking device, wherein the hopper supply device is used to receive and transport the hopper; the first conveying device includes a first conveying structure for conveying a material tray, and the first conveying structure is provided with a first placement position; the transplanting device includes a stand, a clamping assembly and a push plate structure, the clamping assembly is arranged on the stand, the clamping assembly includes an insert plate and a pressure plate, the pressure plate is movable relative to the insert plate to jointly clamp the hopper conveyed by the hopper supply device, and the push plate structure is movably arranged on the stand to be used The material tray in the material bin clamped by the clamping assembly is pushed out to the first placement position; the picking device is used to pick up and transfer the workpiece on the material tray located at the first placement position; wherein, the transplanting device also includes a displacement component, which is connected to the clamping assembly to drive the clamping assembly to move along the first direction; the pushing plate structure and the first conveying structure are at the same position in the first direction, and when the displacement component drives the clamping assembly to move, each of the material trays stacked along the first direction in the material bin can be aligned with the pushing plate structure in the first direction.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first conveying device also includes a first lifting structure and a first reflux structure, both for conveying the material tray, and the first conveying structure and the first reflux structure are arranged side by side in the first direction; the first lifting structure is movable along the first direction to move to a position aligned with the first conveying structure and a position aligned with the first reflux structure, respectively, and the first lifting structure is located at one end of the first conveying structure away from the transplanting device; the displacement component can drive the clamping assembly to move along the first direction to a position aligned with the first conveying structure and a position aligned with the first reflux structure, respectively; wherein, when the clamping assembly is aligned with the first reflux structure, the first reflux structure is used to convey the material tray to the material bin clamped by the clamping assembly.

[0011] In some embodiments, the pushing plate structure includes a push rod and a driving member, the push rod is used to push the material tray, and the driving member is connected to the push rod to drive the push rod to move; the driving member is fixed to the stand, and the driving member and the clamping assembly are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the stand in the second direction.

[0012] In some embodiments, the push rod includes a connecting portion and a pushing portion, the connecting portion is connected between the driving member and the pushing portion along the second direction, and the pushing portion extends along the third direction and is used to extend into the silo to push the material tray to move.

[0013] In some embodiments, the loader also includes a base and a second conveying device provided on the base, the second conveying device is used to convey the empty material tray and the material tray with the workpieces returned for re-inspection from the unloader, and the second conveying device and the first conveying device are arranged side by side in the second direction; the transplanting device is movably provided on the base; wherein, the transplanting device can move along the second direction to a position aligned with the first conveying device for receiving and providing the material tray to the first conveying device; the transplanting device can also move along the second direction to a position aligned with the second conveying device for receiving and providing the material tray to the second conveying device.

[0014] In some embodiments, the second conveying device includes a second conveying structure, a second reflux structure and a second lifting structure, all for conveying the material tray, and the second conveying structure and the second reflux structure are arranged side by side in the first direction; the second lifting structure is movable along the first direction to move to a position corresponding to the second conveying structure and a position corresponding to the second reflux structure, respectively, and the second lifting structure is located at one end of the second conveying structure away from the transplanting device; the transplanting device can push the empty material tray to the second conveying structure.

[0015] In some embodiments, the second conveying device has the same structure as the first conveying device.

[0016] In some embodiments, the loader further includes a swing plate structure movably provided on the base, wherein the swing plate structure is used to pick up the workpiece returned for re-inspection from the unloader and place it on the material tray located on the second conveying device.

[0017] In some embodiments, the silo supply device includes a first bracket, and the two side plates facing each other on the first bracket are respectively provided with a first conveying structure, and the two first conveying structures are spaced apart and arranged side by side to jointly support and transport the silo; the transplanting device can move along the second direction to a position where the insert plate and the pressure plate are located in the gap between the two first conveying structures to jointly clamp the silo.

[0018] In some embodiments, the transplanting device is provided on the movable structure, and the movable structure is capable of driving the transplanting device to move along the second direction.

[0019] In some embodiments, the loader also includes an empty bin unloading device, which is used to receive and transport the empty bin, and the empty bin unloading device and the bin supply device are arranged side by side in the first direction; when the transplanting device moves along the first direction to be aligned with the empty bin unloading device, it is used to place the bin on the empty bin unloading device.

[0020] In some embodiments, the loader also includes a cleaning device, which includes a box body, a dust removal structure and a cleaning structure. The box body covers the first conveying structure, and the dust removal structure is arranged on the inner side of the box body to provide blowing air to the material tray located on the first conveying structure. The cleaning structure is used to form a negative pressure in the box body to discharge debris in the box body.

[0021] In some embodiments, the loader also includes a turntable and a plurality of detection devices arranged around the turntable, and the plurality of detection devices face the turntable; the silo supply device transports the silo along a reference direction, and the transplanting device and the loading position of the silo are respectively located at different ends of the silo supply device in the reference direction; the first conveying device is located at one end of the silo supply device close to the transplanting device, and the first conveying device is extended in a direction perpendicular to the reference direction; the picking device is side by side with the silo supply device and is located on the side of the silo supply device that is close to the detection machine, and the picking device moves in a direction parallel to and opposite to the reference direction to transport the workpiece from the first conveying device to the turntable; the turntable is used to drive the workpiece to rotate to the side close to the detection machine.

[0022] An embodiment of the present application also provides a detection device, which includes a detection machine, a blanking machine and the loader as described above, the loader is used to receive and provide the workpiece to the detection machine, the detection machine receives, detects and provides the workpiece to the blanking machine, and the blanking machine unloads the workpiece.

[0023] In some embodiments, the inspection equipment also includes a re-inspection reflux device, and one end of the re-inspection reflux device is connected to the unloader, and the other end is connected to the loader. The re-inspection reflux device is used to transport part of the workpiece at the unloader to the loader.

[0024] The details of one or more embodiments of the present application are set forth in the following drawings and description. Other features, objects, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description, drawings, and claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the conventional technology, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the conventional technology descriptions. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the disclosed drawings without any creative work.

[0026] FIG1 is an axial schematic diagram of a loader provided according to some embodiments of the present application.

[0027] FIG2 is an axial schematic diagram of the transplanting device, the first conveying device, the second conveying device and the moving structure included in the loader shown in FIG1 in some embodiments.

[0028] FIG3 is an axial schematic diagram of a transplanting device and a silo included in the loader shown in FIG2 in some embodiments.

[0029] FIG4 is an axial schematic diagram of a transplanting device included in the loader shown in FIG3 in some embodiments.

[0030] FIG5 is an axial schematic diagram of a silo supply device and an empty silo unloading device included in the loader shown in FIG1 in some embodiments.

[0031] FIG6 is an axial schematic diagram of the transplanting device, the first conveying device, the second conveying device, the cleaning device and the moving structure included in the loader shown in FIG1 in some embodiments.

[0032] FIG. 7 is a top view of the loader shown in FIG. 1 provided in some embodiments.

[0033] FIG8 is an axial schematic diagram of a detection device provided according to some embodiments of the present application.

[0034] FIG. 9 is a top view of the detection device shown in FIG. 8 provided in some embodiments.

[0035] FIG10 is an axial schematic diagram of a blanking machine included in the detection device shown in FIG8 in some embodiments.

[0036] FIG. 11 is an axial schematic diagram of a re-inspection reflux device included in the detection apparatus shown in FIG. 8 in some embodiments.

[0037] 1. The first conveying structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. The first lifting structure; 1. Empty warehouse unloading device; 161, second bracket; 162, second conveying structure; 170, cleaning device; 180, second conveying device; 180a, second placement position; 181, second conveying structure; 182, second reflux structure; 183, second lifting structure; 183a, second lifting component; 183b, second transfer component; 191, moving structure; 192, swing plate structure; 193, turntable; 194, detection device; 200, detection machine; 300, unloading machine; 310, handling device; 400, re-inspection reflux device; 410, track structure; 420, carrier; 20, silo; 21, front opening; 22, rear opening; 23, pallet; 30, tray; S1, first direction; S2, second direction; S3, third direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0039] In the description of this application, it should be understood that if the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. appear, the orientation or position relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on this application.

[0040] In addition, if the terms "first" or "second" appear, these terms are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of this application, if the term "plurality" appears, "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0041] In this application, unless otherwise specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "connected," "fixed," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, these terms may refer to fixed connections, removable connections, or integration; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediary; and internal communication between two components or interaction between two components, unless otherwise specified. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0042] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, if a first feature is described as being "above" or "below" a second feature, or similar descriptions, this may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, when a first feature is described as being "above," "above," or "above" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. When a first feature is described as being "below," "below," or "below" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.

[0043] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. If an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element. If any, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiment.

[0044] Taking the detection equipment in traditional technology as an example, a fixed silo is usually provided on the base of the detection equipment. The top of the silo is provided with an opening, through which the material trays can be stacked and placed into the silo. The bottom of the silo is provided with an outlet, and a conveying device such as a conveyor belt can be provided at the outlet. In this way, the material trays stacked in the silo can be moved out of the silo one by one under the drive of the conveyor belt, and moved to different workstations with the conveyor belt. However, when loading the above-mentioned silo, the material trays need to be moved to the top of the silo to fill the material trays from the opening. Since the material trays usually do not have a direct connection with each other, it is difficult to ensure the accuracy of the posture and position of the material trays during the filling process, which makes it inconvenient to realize automatic filling, and manual loading is usually required. In addition, the method of transporting the material trays by the conveyor belt located at the bottom of the silo is not convenient for the recovery of the material trays.

[0045] To address the aforementioned issues, the present application provides a loader comprising a silo supply device, a transfer device, and a first conveyor device. The silo supply device is used to transport a silo containing stacked, stably positioned trays. The transfer device is capable of gripping the silo and pushing the trays within the silo onto the first conveyor device. Thus, the loader can load materials from the silo and, using the transfer device, move the trays and the workpieces within them to the exterior of the silo. Furthermore, the first conveyor device is capable of transporting trays. After the workpieces carried by the trays on the first conveyor device are removed, the first conveyor device can reverse the transport of the trays, pushing them back into the silo, thereby recovering the trays. In other words, the transfer device and the first conveyor device cooperate to enable the recovery and unloading of trays from the silo. This facilitates the return of inspected workpieces to the trays and loading them into the silo at other workstations in a similar manner. The loader and inspection equipment incorporating the loader are described in detail below, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0046] Referring to Figures 1 to 3, a loader 100 provided in one embodiment of the present application includes a silo supply device 110, a transfer device 120, a first conveying device 130, and a pickup device 140. The silo supply device 110 is used to receive and convey a silo 20, in which a plurality of trays 30 are stacked. The transfer device 120 includes a stand 121, a clamping assembly 122, and a push-plate structure 123. The clamping assembly 122 is disposed on the stand 121 and is used to pick up the silo 20 conveyed by the silo supply device 110. The first conveying device 130 has a first placement position 130a. The push-plate structure 123 is movably disposed on the stand 121 to push the tray 30 in the silo 20 clamped by the clamping assembly 122 to the first placement position 130a. The pickup device 140 is used to pick up and transfer workpieces on the tray 30 located at the first placement position 130a.

[0047] In the aforementioned loader 100, the transfer device 120 includes a clamping assembly and a push-plate structure 123. The clamping assembly can clamp the hopper 20 from the hopper supply device 110, and the push-plate structure 123 can push the tray 30 in the hopper 20 to the outside of the hopper 20, that is, to the first placement position 130a. This facilitates the picking device 140 to transfer the workpiece carried by the tray 30 in the first placement position 130a to a designated area for subsequent processing. It can be understood that the present application, through the coordination of the hopper supply device 110 and the transfer device 120, enables the tray 30 to be placed in the hopper 20 and multiple trays 30 to be loaded by transferring the hopper 20. Compared to placing multiple bulk stacked trays 30 in the loader 100, loading the trays 30 by carrying the trays 30 through the hopper 20 simplifies the loading method of the trays 30 and improves the positional stability of the trays 30 during the loading process.

[0048] Referring to FIG2 , in one embodiment, the first conveying device 130 is also used to convey the material tray 30. Thus, when the workpiece carried by the material tray 30 on the first conveying device 130 is transferred away by the picking device 140, the first conveying device 130 can drive the material tray 30 toward the transfer device 120 to push the empty material tray 30 back into the silo 20 carried by the transfer device 120, thereby recovering and unloading the empty material tray 30.

[0049] Continuing with FIG2 , in one embodiment, the first conveying device 130 includes a first conveying structure 131, a first recirculation structure 132, and a first lifting structure 133, all of which are used to convey the material tray 30. The first conveying structure 131 and the first recirculation structure 132 are arranged side by side in a first direction S1. The first lifting structure 133 is movable along the first direction S1 to a position aligned with the first conveying structure 131 and a position aligned with the first recirculation structure 132, respectively. The first lifting structure 133 is located at an end of the first conveying structure 131 away from the transplanting device 120. The transplanting device 120 can push the material tray 30 to the first conveying structure 131. Because the first lifting structure 133, the first conveying structure 131, and the first recirculation structure 132 are all used to convey the tray 30, once the transfer device 120 pushes the tray 30 onto the first conveying structure 131 and the pickup device 140 completes the transfer of the workpiece from the tray 30, the first conveying structure 131 can convey the tray 30 to the aligned first lifting structure 133. Subsequently, the first lifting structure 133 can move to a position aligned with the first recirculation structure 132 and convey the empty tray 30 to the first recirculation structure 132. Consequently, the first recirculation structure 132 can further return the empty tray 30 to the hopper 20 held by the transfer device 120, thereby recovering and unloading the empty tray 30.

[0050] Regarding the docking of the first lifting structure 133 and the first conveying structure 131: The first lifting structure 133 can move along the first direction S1 to a position where it abuts the first conveying structure 131 end-to-end in the direction in which the first conveying structure 131 is conveying the material tray 30. The first conveying structure 131 can drive the material tray 30 toward the first lifting structure 133. When part of the material tray 30 is located on the first lifting structure 133 and the other part is located on the first conveying structure 131, the first lifting structure 133 and the first conveying structure 131 can work together to drive the material tray 30 to move, thereby completing the transfer of the material tray 30 from the first conveying structure 131 to the first lifting structure 133.

[0051] Similarly, the first lifting structure 133 and the first reflow structure 132 are connected. The first lifting structure 133 can move along the first direction S1 to a position close to the first reflow structure 132 in the direction in which the first reflow structure 132 conveys the material tray 30. The first lifting structure 133 can drive the material tray 30 to move toward the first reflow structure 132. When part of the material tray 30 is located in the first reflow structure 132 and the other part is located in the first lifting structure 133, the first reflow structure 132 and the first lifting structure 133 can work together to drive the material tray 30 to move, thereby completing the transfer of the material tray 30 from the first lifting structure 133 to the first reflow structure 132.

[0052] Referring to Figures 3 and 4 , the transplanting device 120 further includes a displacement component 124, which is connected to the clamping assembly 122 to drive the clamping assembly 122 to move along the first direction S1 to a position aligned with the first conveying structure 131 and a position aligned with the first recirculation structure 132, respectively. When the clamping assembly 122 is aligned with the first recirculation structure 132, the first recirculation structure 132 is used to convey the tray 30 into the silo 20 held by the clamping assembly 122. Thus, the first conveying device 130, in conjunction with the transplanting device 120, can achieve circular conveying of the tray 30. After the fully loaded tray 30 is removed from the silo 20, the empty tray 30 can eventually return to the silo 20, completing the recovery and unloading of the tray 30.

[0053] It should be noted that in this embodiment, the first conveying device 130 includes a first conveying structure 131, a first reflow structure 132, and a first lifting structure 133. Through the cooperation of the three, a fully loaded tray 30 and an empty tray 30 are placed on different conveying paths, thereby reducing the situation where the tray 30 occupies the conveying track and affects the efficiency of the picking device 140 in picking up workpieces. In other words, in this application, by separately providing the first conveying structure 131 to convey the fully loaded tray 30 and the first reflow structure 132 to convey the empty tray 30, the efficiency of loading the tray 30 can be improved.

[0054] Of course, in some embodiments, the first conveying device 130 can also be provided to include a first conveying structure 131. When the first conveying structure 131 is driven forward, it is used to cooperate with the transplanting device 120 to move out the fully loaded material tray 30. When the first conveying structure 131 is driven reversely, it is used to push the empty material tray 30 back into the silo 20.

[0055] It should be noted that, in order to facilitate the description of the trays 30 in different loading states in the various embodiments of the present application, a fully loaded tray 30 and an empty tray 30 are used as a distinction, which does not limit the number of workpieces carried by the tray 30. That is, the fully loaded tray 30 is allowed to have empty spaces, and the empty tray 30 is allowed to have some workpieces.

[0056] Referring to Figure 1 , in one embodiment, the loader 100 includes a base 150, on which the silo supply device 110, the transplanting device 120, the first conveying device 130, and the picking device 140 are all disposed. Specifically, the base 150 may be hollow, the first conveying structure 131 may be disposed on the top plate of the base 150, and the first recirculation structure 132 may be disposed within the base 150. The first lifting structure 133 is movably disposed through the base 150, i.e., the first lifting structure 133 can move along a first direction S1 until it is exposed from the base 150 and aligned with the first conveying structure 131. The first lifting structure 133 can also move along the first direction S1 into the base 150 and align with the first recirculation structure 132. Similarly, the transplanting device 120 can be penetrated by the base 150, that is, the displacement component 124 can drive the clamping component 122 to move along the first direction S1 to be exposed outside the base 150 to align with the first conveying structure 131. The displacement component 124 can also drive the clamping component 122 to move along the first direction S1 to the inside of the base 150 to align with the first reflow structure 132.

[0057] Referring to Figure 2 , in one embodiment, the first lifting structure 133 includes a first lifting component 133a and a first transfer component 133b. The first transfer component 133b is disposed on the first lifting component 133a. The first lifting component 133a is capable of driving the first transfer component 133b in a first direction S1, causing the first transfer component 133b to move to a position aligned with the first conveying structure 131 and a position aligned with the first recirculation structure 132, respectively. The first transfer component 133b is capable of driving the material tray 30 to receive the material tray 30 from the first conveying structure 131 and transport the material tray 30 to the first recirculation structure 132.

[0058] Referring to FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, the manner in which the first conveying structure 131, the first recirculation structure 132, and the first lifting member 133a convey the material tray 30 can be adaptively designed based on actual needs. For example, the three can use a conveyor belt to convey the material tray 30, or the three can use a plurality of linearly distributed drive wheels to cooperate with each other to drive the material tray 30, etc., without limitation herein.

[0059] Referring to Figures 2 to 4, in one embodiment, the material trays 30 in the silo 20 can be stacked along the first direction S1. The push plate structure 123 and the first conveying structure 131 are at the same position in the first direction S1, that is, the push plate structure 123 and the first conveying structure 131 are on the same plane perpendicular to the first direction S1. When the displacement component 124 drives the clamping assembly 122 to move, the material trays 30 stacked along the first direction S1 in the silo 20 can be aligned with the push plate structure 123 in the first direction S1. It can be understood that since the displacement component 124 can drive the clamping assembly 122 to move up and down in the first direction S1, the push plate structure 123 can be set to have a fixed position in the first direction S1 in this embodiment. At this time, the displacement member 124 is used to drive the clamping assembly 122 and the hopper 20 clamped by the clamping assembly 122 to rise and fall, so that the trays 30 in different stacking positions can be located on the surface where the pushing tray structure 123 and the first conveying structure 131 are located, making it easier for the pushing tray structure 123 to push out the trays 30. Therefore, it is unnecessary to provide the pushing tray structure 123 with movement in the stacking direction of the trays 30, thereby simplifying the overall structure of the transplanting device 120.

[0060] Continuing with Figures 3 and 4 , in one embodiment, the tray pushing structure 123 includes a push rod 123a and a driving member 123b. The push rod 123a is used to push the tray 30, and the driving member 123b is connected to the push rod 123a to drive the push rod 123a. The driving member 123b is fixed to the frame 121. The driving member 123b and the push rod 123a are located in the same plane perpendicular to the first direction S1 as the first conveying structure 131.

[0061] As shown in Figures 2 to 4 , the silo 20 has a front opening 21 and a rear opening 22 at its ends in the third direction S3. Furthermore, the silo 20 is provided with a plurality of support plates 23 stacked along the first direction S1. The material tray 30 is placed on the support plates 23 and is able to slide relative to the support plates 23. As shown in Figure 3 , when the driving member 123b drives the push rod 123a to move along the third direction S3, the push rod 123a can extend into the silo 20 from the rear opening 22 and push against the rear portion of the material tray 30. As shown in Figure 2 , the material tray 30 can thus slide along the support plates 23 and out of the silo 20 from the front opening 21 under the pushing action of the push rod 123a, thereby moving to the first placement position 130a.

[0062] Referring to Figures 3 and 4 , the driving member 123b and the clamping assembly 122 can be located on opposite sides of the frame 121 in the second direction S2 to fully utilize the space on the frame 121. Because the displacement member 124 is connected between the frame 121 and the clamping assembly 122, the displacement member 124 and the clamping assembly 122 are located on the same side of the frame 121. The push rod 123a can extend from the side of the frame 121 where the driving member 123b is located to the side where the clamping assembly 122 is located. Driven by the driving member 123b, the push rod 123a ejects the tray 30 from the clamping assembly 122. Furthermore, the push rod 123a includes a connecting portion 123c and a pushing portion 123d, the connecting portion 123c is connected between the driving member 123b and the pushing portion 123d along the second direction S2, and the pushing portion 123d extends along the third direction S3 so as to fully extend into the hopper 20 from the rear opening 22 to push the material tray 30 to move.

[0063] Referring to FIG. 5 , in one embodiment, the silo supply device 110 includes a first bracket 111. Opposite side plates of the first bracket 111 are each provided with a first conveying structure 112. The two first conveying structures 112 are spaced apart and arranged side by side to jointly support and transport the silo 20. The clamping assembly 122 includes an insert plate 122a and a pressure plate 122b. The transplanting device 120 is movable along a second direction S2 to a position where the insert plate 122a and the pressure plate 122b are located within the gap between the two first conveying structures 112. The pressure plate 122b is movable relative to the insert plate 122a to jointly clamp the silo 20. It will be appreciated that when the insert plate 122a and the pressure plate 122b are located within the gap between the two first conveying structures 112, the projection of one silo 20 onto the surface of the first conveying structure 112 along the first direction S1 overlaps with the projection of the insert plate 122a and the pressure plate 122b onto the surface of the first conveying structure 112. Thus, the inserting plate 122a can lift the material bin 20, and the pressing plate 122b can move toward the inserting plate 122a to clamp the material bin 20 located on the first conveying structure 112. In this configuration, the clamping assembly 122 can pick up the material bin 20.

[0064] 4 and 5 , in one embodiment, the clamping assembly 122 further includes a connecting plate 122c, to which the inserting plate 122a is fixedly mounted, and a pressing plate 122b is movably mounted to the connecting plate 122c to move toward the inserting plate 122a to clamp the silo 20. The connecting plate 122c is configured to connect to the displacement member 124.

[0065] Referring to Figure 5 , in one embodiment, the loader 100 further includes an empty bin unloading device 160 for receiving and delivering an empty bin 20. The empty bin unloading device 160 is arranged side by side with the bin supply device 110 in the first direction S1. When the transfer device 120 moves along the first direction S1 to align with the empty bin unloading device 160, it is configured to place the bin 20 onto the empty bin unloading device 160. With this arrangement, by driving the transfer device 120 in the second direction S2, the bin 20 stacked with empty trays 30 can be placed onto the empty bin unloading device 160, thereby unloading the bin 20.

[0066] Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 . In one embodiment, the loader 100 further includes a moving structure 191 . The transplanting device 120 is disposed on the moving structure 191 . The moving structure 191 can drive the transplanting device 120 to move along the second direction S2 .

[0067] Referring to Figure 5 , since the empty bin unloading device 160 and the silo supply device 110 function similarly, both receiving and conveying the silo 20, the empty bin unloading device 160 can have the same or similar structure as the silo 20 supply structure. For example, in one embodiment, the empty bin unloading device 160 includes a second bracket 161, with two opposing side plates of the second bracket 161 each provided with a second conveying structure 162. The two second conveying structures 162 are spaced apart and arranged side by side to jointly support and convey the silo 20. The transplanting device 120 moves along the second direction S2 toward the empty bin unloading device 160. The displacement component 124 drives the clamping assembly 122 to align with the empty bin unloading machine 300 in the first direction S1, positioning the insert plate 122a and the pressure plate 122b within the gap between the two second conveying structures 162, thereby placing the silo 20 on the second conveying structure 162. That is to say, the pressing plate 122 b can also move in a direction away from the inserting plate 122 a to release the silo 20 .

[0068] In one embodiment, the first conveying structure 112 and the second conveying structure 162 can transport the material tray 30 in the form of a conveyor belt, or the two can cooperate with each other using multiple driving wheels distributed along a linear pattern to drive the material tray 30 to move, etc., which is not limited here.

[0069] Please refer to Figure 6. In one embodiment, the loader 100 further includes a cleaning device 170. The cleaning device 170 is used to remove dust and other debris from the surface of the workpiece to reduce the negative impact of debris on detection and improve the accuracy of detection. The cleaning device 170 includes a box (not shown in the figure, the same below), a dust removal structure (not shown in the figure, the same below), and a cleaning structure (not shown in the figure, the same below). The box covers the outside of the first conveying structure 131. The dust removal structure is located inside the box to provide purge air to the material tray 30 located on the first conveying structure 131. The cleaning structure is used to create a negative pressure in the box to discharge debris inside the box.

[0070] The feeder 100 provided in each embodiment of the present application can be used for the detection device 10, and the following takes the feeder 100 used for the detection device as an example. The detection device also includes a detection machine, a feeder and a re-inspection and reflow device. The re-inspection and reflow device can send the workpiece detected as a defective product by the detection machine back to the feeder 100 from the feeder for a second inspection. It is understandable that when the detection requirements are relatively high, there is a probability that some workpieces will be misjudged as defective products. By setting up a re-inspection and reflow device, the workpiece determined to be a defective product can be sent back to the feeder 100 for a second inspection, thereby reducing the misjudgment rate.

[0071] Referring again to FIG. 2 , in one embodiment, the loader 100 further includes a second conveyor device 180 disposed on the base 150. The second conveyor device 180 is used to convey empty trays 30 and trays 30 containing workpieces returned for re-inspection from the unloader. The second conveyor device 180 is arranged side by side with the first conveyor device 130 in the second direction S2. As described above, the transfer device 120 is movably disposed on the base 150 along the second direction S2 to move closer to or further away from the silo supply device 110 and the empty silo unloading device 160. The transfer device 120 can move along the second direction S2 to a position aligned with the first conveyor device 130 to receive and provide the trays 30 to the first conveyor device 130. The transfer device 120 can also move along the second direction S2 to a position aligned with the second conveyor device 180 to receive and provide the trays 30 to the second conveyor device 180. As shown in FIG. 2 , the second conveying device 180 is provided with a second placement position 180 a for placing the material tray 30 .

[0072] With this configuration, the transfer device 120 can provide empty trays 30 to the second placement position 180a of the second conveyor device 180 for placement of workpieces returned by the re-inspection return device. Simultaneously, the transfer device 120 can also receive trays 30 containing workpieces returned for re-inspection from the unloader 300, delivered by the second conveyor device 180. As a result, the hopper 20 picked up by the transfer device 120 will be stacked with trays 30 containing workpieces awaiting re-inspection. Subsequently, the transfer device 120 can move along the second direction S2 to align with the first conveyor device 130, repeating the aforementioned steps of the first conveyor device 130 delivering and recovering trays 30, thereby loading workpieces awaiting re-inspection. In conjunction with FIG6 , it can be understood that, because the first conveyor device 130 is provided with the cleaning device 170, the transfer device 120 transfers the workpieces awaiting re-inspection from the second conveyor device 180 to the first conveyor device 130. This allows the workpieces awaiting re-inspection to be cleaned and dust-removed by the cleaning device 170 again before inspection, thus undergoing the same, sufficient pre-inspection pre-treatment process as the workpieces initially inspected. This reduces the chance of misidentification of the workpieces awaiting re-inspection due to dust and other debris.

[0073] Of course, in other embodiments, the second conveying device 180 may not be provided, so that the tray 30 located at the first placement position 130a can be directly used to carry the workpieces returned for re-inspection. In other words, the workpieces returned to the loader 100 for re-inspection can be directly placed on the tray 30 located at the first placement position 130a, thereby improving re-inspection efficiency.

[0074] Furthermore, the transplanting device 120 can not only move closer to the silo supply device 110 and the empty silo unloading device 160 along the second direction S2 to pick up or place the silo 20, but can also move between a position aligned with the first conveying device 130 and a position aligned with the second conveying device 180 along the second direction S2. This simplifies the movement of the transplanting device 120.

[0075] Referring to FIG6 , in one embodiment, the loader 100 further includes a swing plate structure 192 movably mounted on the base 150. The swing plate structure 192 is used to pick up workpieces to be re-inspected and place them on the tray 30 located on the second conveyor device 180. Because the loader 100 is provided with the swing plate structure 192, the re-inspection return flow device can directly return the workpieces without the need to transport the tray 30 used to carry the workpieces, thereby facilitating re-inspection return flow.

[0076] Of course, in some embodiments, the re-inspection reflow device 400 may be provided without the swing plate structure 192 , and the workpiece to be re-inspected may be directly placed on the material tray 30 located at the second placement position 180 a through the re-inspection reflow device 400 .

[0077] Referring to Figures 2 and 6 , since both the first conveying device 130 and the second conveying device 180 receive the trays 30 from the transplanting device 120 and push them back to the transplanting device 120, the first conveying device 130 and the second conveying device 180 may have the same or similar structures. As shown in Figure 2 , for example, in one embodiment, the second conveying device 180 includes a second conveying structure 181, a second return structure 182, and a second lifting structure 183, all for conveying the trays 30. The second conveying structure 181 and the second return structure 182 are arranged side by side in a first direction S1. The second lifting structure 183 is movable along the first direction S1 to a position aligned with the second conveying structure 181 and a position aligned with the second return structure 182, respectively. The second lifting structure 183 is located at the end of the second conveying structure 181 away from the transplanting device 120. The transplanting device 120 can push empty trays 30 onto the second conveying structure 181. Because the second lifting structure 183, the second conveying structure 181, and the second reflow structure 182 are all used to transport the tray 30, after the transfer device 120 pushes the tray 30 onto the second conveying structure 181, the swing plate structure 192 can pick up the workpiece to be re-inspected, which has been transported by the re-inspection reflow device, and place it on the tray 30 located on the second conveying structure 181. Thus, the second conveying structure 181 can transport the tray 30 to the second lifting structure 183 aligned with it. Subsequently, the second lifting structure 183 can move to a position aligned with the second reflow structure 182 and transport the tray 30 loaded with the workpiece to be re-inspected to the second reflow structure 182. The second reflow structure 182 can further return the tray 30 loaded with the workpiece to be re-inspected to the hopper 20 held by the transfer device 120. Finally, the transfer device 120 repeats the aforementioned steps for loading the first conveying device 130 to complete the loading of the workpiece to be re-inspected.

[0078] Similar to the first conveying device 130, the second conveying device 180 can also be configured to include only the second conveying structure 181. When the second conveying structure 181 is driven in the forward direction, it cooperates with the transplanting device 120 to remove an empty tray 30. When the second conveying structure 181 is driven in the reverse direction, it pushes the fully loaded tray 30 back into the silo 20. The location of the second conveying device 180 on the base 150 can be seen in the same manner as the first conveying device 130 and will not be further described here.

[0079] Continuing with Figures 2 and 6 , in one embodiment, the second lifting structure 183 includes a second lifting member 183a and a second transfer member 183b. The second transfer member 183b is disposed on the second lifting member 183a. The second lifting member 183a is capable of driving the second transfer member 183b in a first direction S1, causing the first transfer member 133b to move to a position aligned with the second conveying structure 181 and to a position aligned with the second recirculation structure 182, respectively. The second transfer member 183b is capable of driving the material tray 30 to receive the material tray 30 from the second conveying structure 181 and transport the material tray 30 to the second recirculation structure 182.

[0080] Referring to Figure 7 , in one embodiment, the loader 100 further includes a turntable 193 and a plurality of inspection devices 194 arranged circumferentially around the turntable 193. The inspection devices 194 face the turntable 193 to perform preliminary inspections on the workpieces carried by the turntable 193. The silo supply device 110 transports the silo 20 along a reference direction. The transfer device 120 and the loading station of the silo 20 are located at different ends of the silo supply device 110 in the reference direction. The first conveying device 130 is located at the end of the silo supply device 110 near the transfer device 120 and extends perpendicular to the reference direction. The pickup device 140 is located alongside the silo supply device 110 and on the side of the silo supply device 110 that is intended to approach the inspection machine 200. The pickup device 140 moves in a direction parallel to and opposite to the reference direction to transport the workpiece from the first conveying device 130 to the turntable 193. The turntable 193 is used to rotate the workpiece to the side that is intended to approach the inspection machine 200. Such an arrangement can fully utilize the space on the base 150 .

[0081] In one embodiment, the picking device 140 transfers the workpiece from the first conveying device 130 to the turntable 193 by means of mechanical gripping, vacuum adsorption, or magnetic attraction. Of course, the picking device 140 can also adopt other picking methods, which are not limited here.

[0082] It is understood that the reference direction is the second direction S2, and the direction perpendicular to the reference direction is the third direction S3. The first direction S1, the second direction S2, and the third direction S3 are perpendicular to each other. The first conveying structure 131, the second conveying structure 181, the first reflow structure 132, and the second reflow structure 182 can convey workpieces along the third direction S3.

[0083] Referring to Figures 8 and 9 , one embodiment of the present application further provides an inspection device 10. The inspection device 10 includes an inspection machine 200, a blanking machine 300, and a loader 100 as described in the various embodiments. The loader 100 is configured to receive and transfer workpieces to the inspection machine 200. The inspection machine 200 receives, inspects, and transfers workpieces to the blanking machine 300, which then unloads the workpieces. As shown in Figure 8 , the loader 100, the inspection machine 200, and the blanking machine 300 can be arranged sequentially along a third direction S3.

[0084] Referring to Figures 10 and 11 , in one embodiment, the inspection apparatus 10 further includes a re-inspection and reflow device 400. One end of the re-inspection and reflow device 400 is connected to the unloader 300, and the other end is connected to the loader 100. The re-inspection and reflow device 400 is used to transport some workpieces from the unloader 300 to the loader 100. In other words, the re-inspection and reflow device 400 is used to transport workpieces from the unloader 300 that are determined to be defective by the inspection machine 200 back to the loader 100 for a second inspection.

[0085] Continuing with Figures 10 and 11 , in one embodiment, the re-inspection reflow device 400 includes a track structure 410 and a carrier 420. The track structure 410 is provided on the inspection machine 200, with one end extending to the loader 100 and the other end extending to the unloader 300. The carrier 420 is movably provided on the track structure 410, sliding along the track structure 410 to the end of the track structure 410 near the loader 100 and to the end of the track structure 410 near the unloader 300. The swing plate structure 192 is used to pick up the workpiece carried by the carrier 420 and place it on the tray 30 located on the second conveyor structure 181. The unloader 300 includes a transport device 310, which is used to pick up workpieces determined to be defective by the inspection machine 200 and place the workpieces on the carrier 420.

[0086] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0087] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation methods of the present application. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these modifications and improvements fall within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present patent application shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A loading machine, characterized in that, The feeding machine includes: A bin supply device for receiving and conveying bins; A first conveying device including a first conveying structure for conveying a tray, and the first conveying structure is provided with a first placement position; A transplanting device including a vertical frame, a clamping assembly and a tray pushing structure. The clamping assembly is arranged on the vertical frame and includes an insertion plate and a pressing plate. The pressing plate is movable relative to the insertion plate for jointly clamping the bin conveyed by the bin supply device. The tray pushing structure is movably arranged on the vertical frame for pushing the tray in the clamped bin by the clamping assembly to the first placement position; A picking device for picking up and transferring workpieces on the tray located at the first placement position; Wherein, the transplanting device further includes a displacement component connected to the clamping assembly to drive the clamping assembly to move in a first direction; the tray pushing structure and the first conveying structure are at the same position in the first direction. When the displacement component drives the clamping assembly to move, it can make the trays stacked in the first direction in the bin be aligned with the tray pushing structure in the first direction.

2. The feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first conveying device further includes a first lifting structure and a first return structure both for conveying the tray. The first conveying structure and the first return structure are arranged side by side in the first direction; the first lifting structure is movable along the first direction to move to positions aligned with the first conveying structure and the first return structure respectively. The first lifting structure is located at one end of the first conveying structure away from the transplanting device; the displacement component can drive the clamping assembly to move to positions aligned with the first conveying structure and the first return structure respectively along the first direction; wherein, when the clamping assembly is aligned with the first return structure, the first return structure is used for conveying the tray into the bin clamped by the clamping assembly.

3. The feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The tray pushing structure includes a push rod and a driving member. The push rod is used for pushing the tray, and the driving member is connected to the push rod to drive the push rod to move; the driving member is fixed on the vertical frame, and the driving member and the clamping assembly are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the vertical frame in a second direction.

4. The feeding machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The push rod includes a connecting portion and a pushing portion. The connecting portion is connected between the driving member and the pushing portion along the second direction, and the pushing portion extends along a third direction for extending into the bin to push the tray to move.

5. The feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that The loader further includes a base and a second conveying device disposed on the base. The second conveying device is used to convey the empty trays and the trays on which the workpieces returned from the unloader for re-inspection are placed. The second conveying device and the first conveying device are arranged side by side in a second direction. The transfer device is movably disposed on the base. Wherein, the transfer device can move in the second direction to a position aligned with the first conveying device to receive and provide the trays to the first conveying device. The transfer device can also move in the second direction to a position aligned with the second conveying device to receive and provide the trays to the second conveying device.

6. The feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The second conveying device includes a second conveying structure, a second return structure, and a second lifting structure, all of which are used to convey the trays. The second conveying structure and the second return structure are arranged side by side in the first direction. The second lifting structure is movable along the first direction to respectively move to a position aligned with the second conveying structure and a position aligned with the second return structure, and the second lifting structure is located at an end of the second conveying structure away from the transfer device. The transfer device can push the empty trays onto the second conveying structure.

7. The feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The second conveying device has the same structure as the first conveying device.

8. The feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The loader further includes a tray arranging structure movably disposed on the base. The tray arranging structure is used to pick up the workpieces returned from the unloader for re-inspection and place them on the trays located on the second conveying device.

9. The feeding machine according to claim 5, wherein The magazine supply device includes a first bracket. First conveying structures are respectively provided on two opposite side plates of the first bracket. The two first conveying structures are arranged at intervals and side by side to jointly support and convey the magazine. The transfer device can move in the second direction to a position where the plug plate and the pressing plate are located within the interval between the two first conveying structures to jointly clamp the magazine.

10. The feeding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The loader further includes a moving structure. The transfer device is disposed on the moving structure, and the moving structure can drive the transfer device to move in the second direction.

11. The feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The loader further includes an empty magazine discharging device. The empty magazine discharging device is used to receive and convey the empty magazines. The empty magazine discharging device and the magazine supply device are arranged side by side in the first direction. When the transfer device moves in the first direction to be aligned with the empty magazine discharging device, it is used to place the magazines on the empty magazine discharging device.

12. The feeding machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The loader further includes a cleaning device. The cleaning device includes a box body, a dust removal structure, and a cleaning structure. The box body covers the first conveying structure. The dust removal structure is disposed inside the box body to provide purging air to the trays located on the first conveying structure. The cleaning structure is used to form a negative pressure inside the box body to discharge the sundries inside the box body.

13. The feeding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding machine further includes a turntable and a plurality of detection devices arranged circumferentially around the turntable, and the plurality of detection devices face the turntable; the magazine supply device conveys the magazine along a reference direction, and the feeding parts of the transplanting device and the magazine are respectively located at different ends of the magazine supply device in the reference direction; the first conveying device is located at one end of the magazine supply device close to the transplanting device, and the first conveying device is arranged to extend in a direction perpendicular to the reference direction; the picking device is arranged side by side with the magazine supply device and is located on the side of the magazine supply device close to the detection machine, and the picking device moves in a direction parallel and opposite to the reference direction to transport the workpiece from the first conveying device to the turntable; the turntable is used to drive the workpiece to rotate to the side close to the detection machine.

14. A detection device, characterized in that, The detection equipment includes a detection machine, a blanking machine and a feeding machine as described in any one of claims 1 to 13. The feeding machine is used to receive and supply the workpiece to the detection machine. The detection machine receives, detects and supplies the workpiece to the blanking machine, and the blanking machine discharges the workpiece.

15. The detection device according to claim 14, wherein The detection equipment further includes a re-inspection and return device, and one end of the re-inspection and return device is connected to the blanking machine and the other end is connected to the feeding machine. The re-inspection and return device is used to convey some of the workpieces at the blanking machine to the feeding machine.

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