阅读说明：本技术 O形环成型自动化系统 (Automatic system for forming O-shaped ring ) 是由 萧智宏 于 2019-01-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种O形环成型自动化系统,包含设有一切料区、一成型区、一放置部、一机器手臂,该切料区具有一切料机、一输送带,该成型区具有一成型模具、一成型机,该机器手臂用以接合一吸料盘；将该切料机、该输送带、该成型机、该机器手臂电性连接一控制单元,该机器手臂会依据该控制单元设定的工序步骤指令,借该吸料盘将该切料区切料机切割完成的胶料吸附至成型区成型模具中进行成型,待成型作业后,该机器手臂再借该吸料盘将该成型模具中的O形环半成品吸附至该放置部堆放,持续反复进行以完成O形环的自动化生产过程。(An automatic system for forming O-shaped rings comprises a material cutting area, a forming area, a placing part and a robot arm, wherein the material cutting area is provided with a material cutting machine and a conveying belt, the forming area is provided with a forming die and a forming machine, and the robot arm is used for connecting a material sucking disc; the material cutting machine, the conveying belt, the forming machine and the robot arm are electrically connected with a control unit, the robot arm can adsorb the sizing material cut by the material cutting machine in the material cutting area to a forming die in the forming area for forming by the aid of the material sucking disc according to process step instructions set by the control unit, after forming operation is carried out, the robot arm adsorbs an O-shaped ring semi-finished product in the forming die to the placing part for stacking by the aid of the material sucking disc, and the automatic production process of the O-shaped ring is continuously and repeatedly carried out.)

1. The utility model provides an O shape ring shaping automation system, contains and is equipped with a blank district, a shaping district, a portion of placing and a robotic arm, its characterized in that:

the material cutting area is provided with a material cutting machine for cutting a rubber material roll into a plurality of qualified rubber materials meeting the set weight and conveying the rubber materials to a conveying belt;

the molding area is provided with a molding die and a molding machine, the molding die is used for placing the plurality of rubber materials, and the molding die is heated by the molding machine;

the placing part is used for placing the O-shaped ring semi-finished product made by the molding area;

the robot arm is used for jointing a material sucking disc;

the cutting machine, the conveying belt, the forming machine and the robot arm are electrically connected with a control unit, the robot arm can adsorb the sizing materials cut by the cutting machine in the cutting area to a forming die in the forming area for forming by the aid of the material suction disc according to process step instructions set by the control unit, after forming operation is carried out, the robot arm adsorbs O-shaped ring semi-finished products in the forming die to the placing part for stacking by the aid of the material suction disc, and the automatic production process of the O-shaped rings is continuously and repeatedly carried out.

2. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: the cutting area, the placing part and the robot arm are further shielded by an isolating device to divide a working area, so that personnel access is avoided, and the safety of production operation is improved.

3. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: wherein, a man-machine interface is further included for setting the weight tolerance of each sizing material, the quantity of each sizing material and the distance between the sizing materials.

4. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: wherein the stock cutter is selected from a numerically controlled stock cutter.

5. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: wherein the conveyor belt is selected from servo motor conveyor belts.

6. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: wherein, the forming area is provided with a smoke absorbing channel above the forming die for discharging hot air flow emitted by the forming die after the forming operation is opened.

7. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: wherein, the forming machine is selected from a vulcanizing machine and is used for heating and pressurizing the rubber material in the forming die to vulcanize the rubber material into an O-shaped ring semi-finished product.

8. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: the forming area comprises a forming die conveying device which is used for conveying the forming die into the forming machine for forming operation and conveying the forming die out of the forming machine after the forming operation is finished.

9. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 8, wherein: wherein, the forming die conveying device is selected from a servo motor conveying belt.

10. An automated O-ring molding system according to claim 1, wherein: the side of the forming mould is provided with a guide groove, and an upper template of the forming mould slides in the guide groove by virtue of a protruding part and is controlled by the instruction of the control unit to carry out the actions of closing and opening the mould along the guide groove.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an automated molding system, and more particularly, to an automated O-ring molding system in which a robot arm is connected in series with processing zones to perform automated production.

Background

Most of the traditional O-shaped rings are manufactured manually, rubber materials with proper sizes are placed in forming molds of the O-shaped rings, vulcanization is carried out through heating and pressurization of the rubber materials by a vulcanizing machine, after the rubber materials are vulcanized and formed, formed semi-finished O-shaped rings are taken out of the molds, and finally thin molds on the periphery of the O-shaped rings are removed to manufacture finished O-shaped rings.

Because the whole manufacturing process of the traditional O-shaped ring needs to be completed through manual operation, not only a great deal of labor cost needs to be consumed, but also the whole production efficiency is influenced. For all enterprises, the production line which is operated manually and fed manually is not a method which meets the manufacturing cost any more when the enterprises require working efficiency. Therefore, how to increase productivity will be a ring of attention and concern for all the manufacturers.

In addition, the working environment of the factory is accompanied by high risk, so that not only the return on investment of pure labor is a problem, but also the safety concern becomes a serious concern of the manufacturing factory. Therefore, many manufacturing plants are transformed into production lines of automated equipments.

Therefore, there is a need for an automated O-ring molding system that combines productivity and safety of production operations, and it is a goal of related manufacturers to make research and development breakthroughs.

The inventor of the invention has come to the present invention through numerous practical design experiments based on practical experience of designing and developing the product for many years and active and careful research and development thinking based on the concept of continuously improving and innovating the product.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an automatic O-shaped ring forming system which is used for completing automatic production by connecting processing areas in series through a robot arm.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic O-ring molding system, which comprises a material cutting area, a molding area, a placing portion and a robot arm, wherein the automatic O-ring molding system comprises:

the material cutting area is provided with a material cutting machine for cutting a rubber material roll into a plurality of qualified rubber materials meeting the set weight and conveying the rubber materials to a conveying belt;

the molding area is provided with a molding die and a molding machine, the molding die is used for placing the plurality of rubber materials, and the molding die is heated by the molding machine;

the placing part is used for placing the O-shaped ring semi-finished product made by the molding area;

the robot arm is used for jointing a material sucking disc;

the cutting machine, the conveying belt, the forming machine and the robot arm are electrically connected with a control unit, the robot arm can adsorb the sizing materials cut by the cutting machine in the cutting area to a forming die in the forming area for forming by the aid of the material suction disc according to process step instructions set by the control unit, after forming operation is carried out, the robot arm adsorbs O-shaped ring semi-finished products in the forming die to the placing part for stacking by the aid of the material suction disc, and the automatic production process of the O-shaped rings is continuously and repeatedly carried out.

The effective gain of the invention is that: the production speed of the O-shaped ring is increased, the productivity is improved, the manpower is simplified, and the safety of the production operation is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIGS. 2 to 8 are schematic views of the steps of the automated production process of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an automated system for providing a plurality of O-ring forming of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present invention includes a material cutting area 10, a forming area 20, a placing portion 30, and a robot arm 40. As will be described in detail below:

the cutting area 10 has a cutting machine 11 for cutting a roll of sizing material 12 into a plurality of qualified sizing materials a meeting a predetermined weight, and delivering the plurality of sizing materials a to a conveyor 13.

The molding area 20 has a molding mold 21 and a molding machine 22, the molding mold 21 is used for placing the plurality of glue materials a, and the molding mold 22 is heated by the molding machine 22.

The placing portion 30 is used for placing the O-ring semi-finished product B made by the molding section 20.

The robot 40 is configured to engage a suction tray 41.

The cutting machine 11, the conveyor belt 13, the forming machine 22, and the robot arm 40 are electrically connected to a control unit (such as control software, program, or control circuit, not shown in the figures), the robot arm 40 will use the material suction tray 41 to suck the glue material a cut by the cutting machine 11 in the cutting area 10 into the forming mold 21 in the forming area 20 according to the process step instructions set by the control unit, and then use the forming machine 22 to perform heat forming, after the forming operation is completed, the robot arm 40 will use the material suction tray 41 to suck the O-ring semi-finished product B in the forming mold 21 to the placing portion 30 for stacking, and the process is repeated continuously to complete the automatic production process of O-rings.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: the production speed of the O-shaped ring is increased, the productivity is improved, the manpower is simplified, and the safety of the production operation is improved.

The following examples are given by way of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment, the blanking area 10, the placing portion 30, and the robot arm 40 are further covered by an isolation device 50 to define a working area, so as to prevent people from approaching and improve the safety of the production operation.

In one embodiment, the present invention further comprises a human-machine interface (not shown) for setting the weight tolerance of each glue a, the amount of glue per mold, and the distance between the glue and the glue.

In one embodiment, the cutter 11 is selected from a numerically controlled cutter.

In one embodiment, the conveyor belt 13 is selected from a servo motor conveyor belt.

In one embodiment, a smoke suction channel 23 is disposed in the molding region 20 and above the molding mold 21 for discharging hot air flow emitted by the molding mold 21 after opening in the molding operation, thereby providing a heat dissipation effect.

In one embodiment, the forming machine 22 is selected from a vulcanizing machine for heating and pressurizing the rubber material a in the forming mold 21 to vulcanize the rubber material a into the O-ring semi-finished product B.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, in one embodiment, the molding section 20 includes a molding mold conveying device 60 for conveying the molding mold 21 into the molding machine 22 for molding operation and conveying the molding mold 21 out of the molding machine 22 after the molding operation is completed.

The forming die conveying means 60 is selected from a servo motor conveyor.

In one embodiment, a guide groove 24 is further provided beside the forming mold 21, and the upper mold plate 211 of the forming mold 21 slides on the guide groove 24 via a protrusion, and is commanded by the control unit to perform mold closing and opening operations along the guide groove 24.

The above is an introduction of the components of the present invention, and the following is a detailed introduction of the automated production process steps of the present invention in conjunction with the use, operation, principle and features of the components as follows:

please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 2:

1. hanging the sizing material roll 12 on a cutting machine 11;

2. setting the weight tolerance of each rubber material A, the quantity of each rubber material A and the distance between the rubber materials by a human-computer interface;

3. trial cutting 11 by a cutting machine, confirming that the weight of the sizing material A meets the set weight, and sending the qualified sizing material A to a conveyer belt 13; feeding the rubber material A with unqualified NG into a recovery area;

4. the position of the sucking disc 41 jig is adjusted to meet the plane area of the finished product and the position of the sizing material A on the conveying belt 13, and it is explained that the specific structure of the sucking disc 41 is already filed by the applicant of the present application;

5. the movement position of the test machine arm 40;

6. after the trial production action OK is confirmed to be completed, the system is started according to the control switch;

7. the cutter 11 cuts the specified sizing material A and forwards the sizing material A to the conveyer belt 13;

8. the conveyer belt 13 moves according to the set interval;

9. the stock preparation of the stock cutter 11 is continued until the specified number of the rubber stocks A is cut;

10. the number of the rubber materials A of one whole die is arranged on the conveyer belt 12;

11. the control unit instructs the molding machine 22 to send out the molding die 21;

12. the robot arm 40 is cleaned by blowing;

13. spraying a release agent by a robot arm 40, and then blowing for cleaning;

please refer to fig. 3 and fig. 4:

14. the robot arm 40 moves the material suction disc 41 jig, sucks up the sizing material A on the conveying belt 13 at one time, and places the sizing material A at the appointed position of the forming die 21;

15. the robot arm 40 retreats from the mold;

please refer to fig. 5:

16. closing the forming die 21 and pressing the rubber material A, and informing the forming die conveying device 60 of the instruction of the control unit to convey the forming die 21 into the forming machine 22 to heat and form the rubber material A;

please refer to fig. 6:

17. continuously preparing materials by a stock cutter 11 and a conveyer belt 12 until the specified number of the sizing materials A is cut;

please refer to fig. 7:

18. the forming machine 22 sends out the forming die 21 after the set time is finished and opens the die;

please refer to fig. 8:

19. the control unit instructs the robot arm 40 to move the suction tray 41 jig into the molding die 21 to suck up the semi-finished product B and place it on the semi-finished product placement unit 30.

20. Repeating step 14 to step 19.

21. After the glue material roll 12 of the cutting machine 11 is used up, the glue material roll 12 is informed to be replaced in a flashing warning light mode, and the semi-finished product B is moved out, so that the semi-finished product placing part 30 is emptied.

22. After the operator replaces the glue material roll 12, the operator starts the system 1 again according to the control switch, and the step 7 to the step 20 are repeatedly executed.

Referring to fig. 9, a plurality of automatic O-ring forming systems according to the present invention are added according to actual requirements, so as to further increase the O-ring production speed, the O-ring production capacity, and the O-ring forming systems have simplified labor power, and also have safety of production operations.

It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.