阅读说明：本技术 一种焊丝盘输送装置及方法 (Wire reel conveying device and method ) 是由 洪新东 邹湘衡 张文清 刘裕来 袁方慧 于 2021-06-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了一种焊丝盘输送装置及方法。输送装置包括N层焊丝盘存储层,N为正整数,每一焊丝盘存储层包括多个并列设置的输送轨道、设置于输送轨道入料侧的入料机构、及设置于输送轨道出料侧的出料机构,输送轨道倾斜设置且输送轨道的入料端的水平高度高于输送轨道的出料端的水平高度,每一输送轨道用于承载两列沿输送轨道的延伸方向设置的焊丝盘,且奇数位的焊丝盘与偶数位的焊丝盘错位排布。本发明提供的焊丝盘输送装置,焊丝盘依靠重力作用从输送轨道的入料端滚到出料端,整齐有规律,由于奇数位的焊丝盘与偶数位的焊丝盘错位排布,可以消除卡盘风险,从而可以自动输送更多的焊丝盘。(The invention provides a wire reel conveying device and method. Conveying device includes N layer wire reel storage layer, N is the positive integer, each wire reel storage layer includes a plurality of delivery track that set up side by side, set up in the pan feeding mechanism of delivery track feeding side, and set up in the discharge mechanism of delivery track ejection of compact side, the delivery track slope sets up and the horizontal height of delivery track's pan feeding end is higher than the horizontal height of delivery track's discharge end, each delivery track is used for bearing two wire reels that set up along delivery track's extending direction, and the wire reel dislocation of odd number position and the wire reel of even number position is arranged. According to the wire reel conveying device provided by the invention, the wire reels roll from the feeding end to the discharging end of the conveying track under the action of gravity, and are tidy and regular, and because the odd-numbered wire reels and the even-numbered wire reels are arranged in a staggered manner, the risk of the chuck can be eliminated, so that more wire reels can be automatically conveyed.)

1. A wire reel conveyance apparatus comprising N wire reel storage layers (100), N being a positive integer, each wire reel storage layer (100) comprising:

the welding wire tray comprises a plurality of parallel conveying rails (10), wherein the conveying rails (10) are arranged in an inclined mode, the horizontal height of a feeding end of each conveying rail (10) is higher than that of a discharging end of each conveying rail (10), each conveying rail (10) is used for bearing two rows of welding wire trays (300) arranged along the extending direction of the conveying rails (10), all welding wire trays (300) in odd numbers are located in the same row, all welding wire trays (300) in even numbers are located in the same row, and the welding wire trays (300) in odd numbers and the welding wire trays (300) in even numbers are arranged in a staggered mode;

a feeding mechanism (20) arranged on the feeding side of the conveying track (10), wherein the wire reel (300) enters the conveying track (10) in an opening state, and the wire reel (300) is blocked in a closing state;

the wire reel discharging mechanism (30) is arranged on the discharging side of the conveying rail (10), the wire reel (300) penetrates through the discharging mechanism (30) to move to the discharging end of the conveying rail (10) along the conveying rail (10) in an opening state, and the wire reel (300) is blocked in a closing state.

2. The wire reel conveying device according to claim 1, wherein each of the conveying rails (10) includes a first rail (11) having a first rail groove (111) and a second rail groove (112), and a second rail (12) having a third rail groove (121) and a fourth rail groove (122), the first rail (11) and the second rail (12) being arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other; the first rail groove (111), the second rail groove (112), the third rail groove (121) and the fourth rail groove (122) are sequentially arranged along a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the first rail (11), hubs (310) on two sides of a wire reel located at odd-numbered positions are respectively inserted into the first rail groove (111) and the third rail groove (121), and hubs (310) on two sides of a wire reel located at even-numbered positions are respectively inserted into the second rail groove (112) and the fourth rail groove (122); or hubs on two sides of the wire reel in odd numbers are respectively inserted into the second rail groove (112) and the fourth rail groove (122), and hubs on two sides of the wire reel in even numbers are respectively inserted into the first rail groove (111) and the third rail groove (121).

3. The wire reel conveying device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a second rail of the first conveying rail abuts a first rail of a second conveying rail of adjacent first and second conveying rails; or, a right-side track beam of the first conveying track and a left-side track beam of the second conveying track, which enclose the first track groove, of the adjacent first conveying track and second conveying track are integrally arranged.

4. The wire reel conveying device according to claim 1, further comprising a rail switching assembly (50), wherein the rail switching assembly (50) comprises a base (51), a plurality of protrusions (52) fixedly arranged on the base (51), and a switching cylinder (53) for driving the base (51) to move, the plurality of protrusions (52) are arranged at intervals to form a plurality of clamping grooves (54) for accommodating hubs (310) of the wire reel, and each protrusion (52) corresponds to one conveying rail (10); the switching air cylinder (53) drives the base (51) to move, and is used for enabling hubs (310) on two sides of a plurality of wire reels located in the clamping grooves (54) to be in butt joint with the first rail groove (111) and the third rail groove (121) or the second rail groove (112) and the fourth rail groove (122) of the corresponding conveying rails.

5. The wire reel conveying device according to claim 4, wherein the feeding mechanism (20) comprises a feeding swing arm (21), a feeding baffle plate (22) movably connected with the feeding swing arm (21), a feeding bearing (23) connected with the feeding baffle plate (22) through a feeding baffle plate shaft, and a feeding driving cylinder (24) for driving the feeding swing arm (21) to swing;

pan feeding mechanism (20) still include with a plurality of micro-gap switch (25) that delivery track (10) quantity is the same, track switching module (50) still including be used for starting switch spare (55) of switching cylinder (53), open after all micro-gap switch (25) trigger switch spare (55), feeding drive actuating cylinder (24) drive feeding swing arm (20) drive feeding baffle (22) use feeding bearing (23) rotate as the axle center in order to open pan feeding mechanism (20).

6. Wire reel conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the outfeed mechanism (30) comprises a first outfeed block (30 ') and a second outfeed block (30 "), the first outfeed block (30') being located between the second outfeed block (30") and the infeed mechanism (20);

the second ejection barrier (30 ') is closed when the first ejection barrier (30') is open, or the second ejection barrier (30 ') is open when the first ejection barrier (30') is closed.

7. The wire reel conveying device according to claim 6, wherein the first discharging barrier (30 ') and the second discharging barrier (30 ") are identical in structure and each comprise a discharging swing arm (31), a discharging baffle (32) movably connected with the discharging swing arm (31), a discharging bearing (33) connected with the discharging baffle (32) through a discharging baffle shaft, and a discharging driving cylinder (34) for driving the discharging swing arm (31) to move, and the discharging driving cylinder (34) can drive the discharging swing arm (31) to drive the discharging baffle (32) to rotate around the discharging bearing (33) to open or close the first discharging barrier (30')/the second discharging barrier (30").

8. A method of conveying a wire reel, characterized by being applied to a wire reel conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7; the method comprises the following steps:

under the condition of receiving a feeding instruction, a feeding mechanism (20) on the feeding side of the conveying track (10) is started, so that the wire reel passes through the feeding mechanism (20) and enters the conveying track (10);

the welding wire discs move to the discharging mechanism (30) along the obliquely arranged conveying track (10), wherein odd welding wire discs and even welding wire discs are arranged in a staggered mode;

and under the condition of receiving a discharging instruction, a discharging mechanism (30) on the conveying track (10) is started, so that the wire reel on the conveying track passes through the discharging mechanism (30) to move to the discharging end of the conveying track (10).

9. The method according to claim 8, applied to a wire reel conveying device according to claim 5; under the circumstances that receives the pan feeding instruction, open the pan feeding mechanism of conveying track feeding side includes:

when the feeding position of the track switching assembly (50) is full of the welding wire disc, triggering all the micro switches (25);

after all the micro switches (25) are triggered, the switch member (55) is turned on, the feeding driving cylinder (20) drives the feeding swing arm (21) to drive the feeding baffle (22) to rotate by taking the feeding bearing (23) as an axis so as to turn on the feeding mechanism (20), so that hubs (310) on two sides of all wire reels (300) of the track switching assembly (50) respectively roll into a first target track groove and a second target track groove of the corresponding conveying track (10) and move towards the direction close to the discharging mechanism (30) along the conveying track;

all the micro switches (25) are switched off, the feeding mechanism (20) is switched on, and then the switching cylinder (53) drives the base (51) to move towards the target direction, so that hubs (310) on two sides of a wire reel which is fed next time at the feeding position of the track switching assembly (50) respectively roll into a third target track groove and a fourth target track groove of the corresponding conveying track (10);

the first target rail groove and the second target rail groove are respectively a first rail groove and a third rail groove, the third target rail groove and the fourth target rail groove are respectively a second rail groove and a fourth rail groove, and the target direction is a first direction; or the first target rail groove and the second target rail groove are respectively a second rail groove and a fourth rail groove, the third target rail groove and the fourth target rail groove are respectively a first rail groove and a third rail groove, the target direction is a second direction, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

10. The method according to claim 8, applied to a wire reel conveying device according to claim 7; the discharge mechanism who opens on the delivery track includes:

the second exit barrier (30 ") closing blocks the wire reel from passing through the second exit barrier (30") while the first exit barrier (30 ') opens to move the wire reel through the first exit barrier (30 ') to the second exit barrier (30 ") as a target wire reel, the target wire reel being the wire reel located between the first exit barrier (30 ') and the second exit barrier (30");

the first ejection barrier (30 ') closes to block the wire reel from passing through the first ejection barrier (30'); at the same time, the second discharge barrier (30 ') is opened, and the target wire reel is moved to the discharge end of the conveying track (10) through the second discharge barrier (30').

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of conveying devices, and particularly belongs to a wire reel conveying device and method.

Background

The existing wire coil bin of the full-automatic layer winding machine is mainly divided into three types, the first type is an attached type coil bin of the layer winding machine, one layer winding machine needs to be configured, the storage capacity is small, and the wire coil bin can only store about 20 coils generally; the second conveying line is matched with a mechanical arm, the layout is complex, and each layer winding machine needs to be matched with a chuck mechanical arm, so that the production cost is high; the third is a vertical warehouse type, which occupies large space and has high cost, and maintenance personnel need very professional knowledge.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a conveying device for conveying a welding wire disc by using a layer winding machine, which has the advantages of simple structure and high space utilization rate, and can meet the requirement of disc supply work of a plurality of layer winding machines by matching with a rail distribution robot.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wire reel conveying apparatus including N wire reel storage layers, where N is a positive integer, each wire reel storage layer including:

the welding wire tray comprises a plurality of conveying rails arranged in parallel, wherein the conveying rails are arranged in an inclined mode, the horizontal height of a feeding end of each conveying rail is higher than that of a discharging end of each conveying rail, each conveying rail is used for bearing two rows of welding wire trays arranged along the extending direction of the conveying rails, all the welding wire trays in odd numbers are located in the same row, all the welding wire trays in even numbers are located in the same row, and the welding wire trays in odd numbers and the welding wire trays in even numbers are arranged in a staggered mode;

a feeding mechanism arranged at the feeding side of the conveying track, a welding wire disc enters the conveying track in an opening state,

blocking the wire reel in a closed state;

the discharging mechanism is arranged on the discharging side of the conveying track, the welding wire disc penetrates through the discharging mechanism along the conveying track to move to the discharging end of the conveying track in an opening state, and the welding wire disc is blocked in a closing state.

In a specific embodiment, each of the conveying tracks comprises a first track with a first track groove and a second track groove, and a second track with a third track groove and a fourth track groove, wherein the first track and the second track are parallel to each other and are arranged at intervals; the first rail groove, the second rail groove, the third rail groove and the fourth rail groove are sequentially arranged along the extending direction perpendicular to the first rail, hubs on two sides of the welding wire disc located on odd-numbered positions are respectively inserted into the first rail groove and the third rail groove, and hubs on two sides of the welding wire disc located on even-numbered positions are respectively inserted into the second rail groove and the fourth rail groove; or hubs on two sides of the wire reel located in the odd number are respectively inserted into the second rail groove and the fourth rail groove, and hubs on two sides of the wire reel located in the even number are respectively inserted into the first rail groove and the third rail groove. In a specific embodiment, a second track of the first conveying track is abutted against a first track of the second conveying track in adjacent first and second conveying tracks. In a specific embodiment, a second track of the first conveying track is abutted with a first track of a second conveying track of adjacent first and second conveying tracks; or, a right-side track beam of the first conveying track and a left-side track beam of the second conveying track, which enclose the first track groove, of the adjacent first conveying track and second conveying track are integrally arranged.

In a specific embodiment, the wire reel further comprises a rail switching assembly, wherein the rail switching assembly comprises a base, a plurality of protrusions fixedly arranged on the base and a switching cylinder for driving the base to move, the plurality of protrusions are arranged at intervals to form a plurality of clamping grooves for accommodating hubs of the wire reel, and each protrusion corresponds to one conveying rail; the switching cylinder drives the base to move, and the switching cylinder is used for enabling hubs on two sides of the plurality of wire reels located in the clamping grooves to be in butt joint with the first rail groove and the third rail groove or the second rail groove and the fourth rail groove of the corresponding conveying rails.

In a specific embodiment, the feeding mechanism comprises a feeding swing arm, a feeding baffle movably connected with the feeding swing arm, a feeding bearing connected with the feeding baffle through a feeding baffle shaft, and a feeding driving cylinder driving the feeding swing arm to swing;

the feeding mechanism further comprises a plurality of micro switches with the same number as the conveying tracks, the track switching assembly further comprises a switch piece used for starting the switching cylinder, the switch piece is started after all the micro switches are triggered, the feeding driving cylinder drives the feeding swing arm to drive the feeding baffle to rotate by taking the feeding bearing as an axis to start the feeding mechanism.

In a specific embodiment, the discharging mechanism comprises a first discharging barrier and a second discharging barrier, and the first discharging barrier is positioned between the second discharging barrier and the feeding mechanism;

the second discharge block is closed when the first discharge block is opened, or the second discharge block is opened when the first discharge block is closed.

In a specific implementation mode, the first discharging blocking structure and the second discharging blocking structure are the same and respectively comprise a discharging swing arm, a discharging baffle movably connected with the discharging swing arm, a discharging bearing connected with the discharging baffle through a discharging baffle shaft, and a discharging driving cylinder driving the discharging swing arm to move, wherein the discharging driving cylinder can drive the discharging swing arm to drive the discharging baffle to rotate by taking the discharging bearing as an axis so as to open or close the first discharging blocking/the second discharging blocking.

The invention also provides a wire reel conveying method, which is applied to the wire reel conveying device; the method comprises the following steps:

under the condition of receiving a feeding instruction, starting a feeding mechanism on the feeding side of the conveying track to enable the wire reel to pass through the feeding mechanism to enter the conveying track;

the welding wire discs move to the discharging mechanism along the obliquely arranged conveying track, wherein odd-numbered welding wire discs and even-numbered welding wire discs are arranged in a staggered mode;

and under the condition of receiving a discharging instruction, starting a discharging mechanism on the conveying track to enable the wire reel on the conveying track to pass through the discharging mechanism to move to the discharging end of the conveying track.

In a particular embodiment, to a wire reel delivery device as described above; under the circumstances that receives the pan feeding instruction, open the pan feeding mechanism of conveying track pan feeding end includes:

when the feeding position of the track switching assembly is full of the welding wire disc, triggering all the micro switches;

after all the micro switches are triggered, the switch part is started, the feeding driving cylinder drives the feeding swing arm to drive the feeding baffle plate to rotate by taking the feeding bearing as an axis so as to start the feeding mechanism, so that hubs on two sides of all the welding wire discs of the track switching assembly respectively roll into a first target track groove and a second target track groove of a corresponding conveying track, and move along the conveying track in a direction close to the discharging mechanism;

all the micro switches are switched off, the feeding mechanism is switched on, and then the switching cylinder drives the base to move towards the target direction, so that hubs on two sides of a next-time feeding wire reel at the feeding position of the track switching assembly respectively roll into a third target rail groove and a fourth target rail groove of the corresponding conveying tracks;

the first target rail groove and the second target rail groove are respectively a first rail groove and a third rail groove, the third target rail groove and the fourth target rail groove are respectively a second rail groove and a fourth rail groove, and the target direction is a first direction; or the first target rail groove and the second target rail groove are respectively a second rail groove and a fourth rail groove, the third target rail groove and the fourth target rail groove are respectively a first rail groove and a third rail groove, the target direction is a second direction, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

In a particular embodiment, to a wire reel delivery device as described above; the discharge mechanism who opens on the delivery track includes:

the discharge mechanism who opens on the delivery track includes:

the second discharging barrier is closed to prevent the wire reel from passing through the second discharging barrier, and meanwhile, the first discharging barrier is opened to enable the wire reel to pass through the first discharging barrier to move to the second discharging barrier to be used as a target wire reel, wherein the target wire reel is positioned between the first discharging barrier and the second discharging barrier;

the first discharge barrier closes to block the wire reel from passing through the first discharge barrier; and simultaneously, the second discharging barrier is opened, so that the target wire reel passes through the second discharging barrier and moves to the discharging end of the conveying track.

The beneficial effects of the invention at least comprise:

in the embodiment of the invention, the conveying rails are obliquely arranged, the horizontal height of the feeding end of each conveying rail is higher than that of the discharging end of each conveying rail, each conveying rail is used for bearing two rows of welding wire discs arranged along the extending direction of the conveying rails, all the welding wire discs in odd numbers are positioned in the same row, all the welding wire discs in even numbers are positioned in the same row, and the welding wire discs in odd numbers and the welding wire discs in even numbers are arranged in a staggered manner; therefore, the welding wire discs are orderly and regularly rolled from the feeding end to the discharging end of the conveying track under the action of gravity, and the odd-number welding wire discs and the even-number welding wire discs are arranged in a staggered mode, so that the risk of the chuck can be eliminated, and more welding wire discs can be stored.

The storage layers of the wire reels can be arranged in multiple layers, the space utilization rate is high, more than 300 wire reels can be stored in one reel bin at a time, and the wire reel rail distribution robot can meet the requirement of the supply reel work of a plurality of layers of winding machines.

In the embodiment of the invention, the welding wire disc hub is aligned to the rail groove of the conveying rail through the rail switching assembly, the feeding driving cylinder is arranged to drive the feeding baffle plate to be opened so as to enable the welding wire disc to move to the discharging side of the conveying rail end under the action of gravity, and the first discharging barrier and the second discharging barrier are alternately opened and closed so as to ensure that the welding wire discs in front and back rows pass through in order, so that the automatic control of the conveying of the welding wire discs is realized, the conveying process is neat and ordered, no chuck is generated, and the conveying efficiency is greatly improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an angle structure of a wire reel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a first angle of a wire reel feeding device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a second angle view of a wire reel shuttle according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a third perspective view of a wire reel shuttle according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the arrangement of the wire reel on the conveying track;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the positions of multiple wire reels on the same conveying track;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of an angle of the track switching assembly in the wire reel feeding device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an angular schematic view of a feeding mechanism of a wire reel feeding device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of another angle of the feeding mechanism in the wire reel conveying apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of an angle of a discharging mechanism of a wire reel conveying device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

wire reel storage layer	100	Conveying track	10	First rail	11
						First rail groove	111	Second rail groove	112	Second rail	12
Third rail groove	121	Fourth rail groove	122	Feeding mechanism	20
						Feeding swing arm	21	Feeding baffle	22	Feeding bearing	23
Feeding driving cylinder	24	Micro-switch	25	Discharging mechanism	30
						First discharge barrier	30’	Second discharge barrier	30”	Discharging swing arm	31
Discharging baffle	32	Discharging bearing	33	Discharging driving cylinder	34
						Material gathering mechanism	40	Track switching assembly	50	Base seat	51
Projection	52	Switching cylinder	53	Clamping groove	54
						Switch piece	55	Supporting frame	200	Wire reel	300
Wheel hub	310	Bobbin	320

Detailed Description

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present invention provides a wire reel conveying apparatus, including N wire reel storage layers 100, where N is a positive integer, and each wire reel storage layer 100 includes:

the welding wire tray structure comprises a plurality of parallel conveying rails 10, wherein the conveying rails 10 are arranged in an inclined mode, the horizontal height of a feeding end of each conveying rail 10 is higher than that of a discharging end of each conveying rail 10, each conveying rail 10 is used for bearing two rows of welding wire trays 300 arranged along the extending direction of the conveying rails 10, all the welding wire trays in odd numbers are located in the same row, all the welding wire trays in even numbers are located in the same row, and the welding wire trays in odd numbers and the welding wire trays in even numbers are arranged in a staggered mode;

the feeding mechanism 20 is arranged on the feeding side of the conveying track 10, the wire reel 300 enters the conveying track 10 in an opening state, and the wire reel 300 is blocked in a closing state;

the discharge mechanism 30 is arranged on the discharge side of the conveying track 10, and the wire reel 300 moves to the discharge end of the conveying track along the conveying track 10 through the discharge mechanism 30 in an open state and blocks the wire reel in a closed state.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the conveying rails 10 are disposed obliquely, and the horizontal height of the feeding end of the conveying rails 10 is higher than the horizontal height of the discharging end of the conveying rails 10, each conveying rail 10 is used for carrying two rows of wire reels 300 disposed along the extending direction of the conveying rails 10, all the wire reels in odd number are located in the same row, all the wire reels in even number are located in the same row, and the wire reels in odd number and the wire reels in even number are arranged in a staggered manner; therefore, the welding wire discs are orderly and regularly rolled from the feeding end to the discharging end of the conveying rail 10 under the action of gravity, and the risk of the chuck can be eliminated because the welding wire discs at odd numbers and the welding wire discs at even numbers are arranged in a staggered mode.

The wire reel storage layer 100 of the embodiment of the invention can be provided with a plurality of layers, the space utilization rate is high, more than 300 wire reels can be stored in one reel bin at a time, and the wire reel supply operation of a plurality of layers of winding machines can be met by matching with a wire reel track distribution robot.

In the embodiment of the present invention, N is 2, that is, the wire reel conveying apparatus in the embodiment includes two wire reel storage layers 100, and in other embodiments, the wire reel storage layer 100 may be one layer, three layers, or more than three layers, which is specifically determined according to the number of layer winding machines in practical application.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the wire reel storage layer 100 further includes a gathering mechanism 40 located on a side of the discharging mechanism 30 away from the conveying track 10, and the gathering mechanism 40 is configured to push the wire reels rolled out from the discharging mechanism 30 to gather together. The wire reels rolled out from the discharging mechanism 30 are arranged at intervals, and the material gathering mechanism 40 pushes the wire reels to approach to a single side, so that the rear-end rail distribution robot can clamp the wire reels conveniently.

The wire reel conveying device further comprises a supporting frame 200, and the wire reel storage layer 100 is fixed on the supporting frame 200. When the wire reel storage layer 100 is multi-layered, the multi-layered wire reel storage layer 100 is sequentially disposed along the height direction of the support frame 200.

The wire reel 310 includes two hubs 310 disposed oppositely and a spool 320 having two ends connected to the hubs 310, and the two hubs 310 are inserted into the track grooves of the conveying track 10 and can roll along the extending direction of the conveying track 10 under the action of gravity.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6 in combination, further, each of the conveying tracks 10 includes a first track 11 having a first track groove 111 and a second track groove 112, and a second track 12 having a third track groove 121 and a fourth track groove 122, where the first track 11 and the second track 12 are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other; the first rail groove 111, the second rail groove 112, the third rail groove 121 and the fourth rail groove 122 are sequentially arranged along a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the first rail 11, the hubs 310 on the two sides of the wire reel located at odd numbers are respectively inserted into the first rail groove 111 and the third rail groove 121, and the hubs on the two sides of the wire reel located at even numbers are respectively inserted into the second rail groove 112 and the fourth rail groove 122; or the hubs 310 on both sides of the wire reel located at odd number are respectively inserted into the second rail groove 112 and the fourth rail groove 122, and the hubs 310 on both sides of the wire reel located at even number are respectively inserted into the first rail groove 111 and the third rail groove 121.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the second rail groove 112 and the third rail groove 121 are located between the first rail groove 111 and the fourth rail groove 122; the second rail groove 112 and the third rail groove 121 are symmetrically disposed about the central axis of the conveying rail 10, and the first rail groove 111 and the fourth rail groove 122 are symmetrically disposed about the central axis of the conveying rail 10.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the left track of each of the conveying tracks 10 in fig. 5 is a first track, and the right track is a second track.

The following exemplifies the arrangement of the wire reels when the hubs 310 on both sides of the odd-numbered wire reels are inserted into the first rail groove 111 and the third rail groove 121, and the hubs on both sides of the even-numbered wire reels are inserted into the second rail groove 112 and the fourth rail groove 122. For convenience of understanding, the wire reel on the conveying track 10 closest to the discharging mechanism 30 is defined as a first row of wire reels, that is, the first row of wire reels consists of wire reels with odd number 1 on each conveying track 10, and the hubs on the two sides of each wire reel in the first row of wire reels are respectively inserted into the first rail groove 111 and the second rail groove 121 of each conveying track 10; by analogy, even-numbered 2 wire reels on each of the conveying rails 10 form a second row of wire reels, and the hubs 310 on the two sides of each wire reel in the second row of wire reels are respectively inserted into the second rail groove 112 and the fourth rail groove 122 of each conveying rail; wire reels with odd number of 3 on each conveying track 10 form a third row of wire reels, and hubs 310 on two sides of each wire reel in the third row of wire reels are respectively inserted into the first rail groove 111 and the second rail groove 121 of each conveying track; the even number of 4 wire reels on each of the conveying rails 10 form a fourth row of wire reels, and during the conveying process of the wire reels, the hubs 310 on both sides of each wire reel in the fourth row of wire reels are respectively inserted into the second rail grooves 112 and the fourth rail grooves 122 … … of each conveying rail, because the two adjacent rows of wire reels 300 are respectively inserted into different rail grooves, during the downward rolling process of the wire reels in the rear row, the spools 320 of the wire reels in the rear row abut against the hubs 310 of the wire reels in the front row to stop rolling, and thus a staggered relationship is formed. The welding wire discs arranged in the front row and the rear row are arranged in a staggered mode, and the risk of the chuck can be eliminated.

Further, a second track of the first conveying track is abutted with a first track of a second conveying track of the adjacent first conveying track and second conveying track; or, of the first conveying track and the second conveying track which are adjacent to each other, a right-side track beam which encloses the fourth track groove 122 in the first conveying track and a left-side track beam which encloses the first track groove 111 in the second conveying track are integrally provided.

In this way, the structure of the conveying track 10 can be made more compact, and the space occupied by the conveying track can be saved.

Preferably, a right-side track beam of the first conveying track and a left-side track beam of the second conveying track, which enclose the first track groove, of the adjacent first conveying track and second conveying track are integrally arranged, and it can be understood that: the adjacent first conveying track and the second conveying track share the same track beam.

Referring to fig. 7, further, the wire reel storage layer 100 further includes a track switching assembly 50, where the track switching assembly 50 includes a base 51, a plurality of protrusions 52 fixed on the base 51, and a switching cylinder 53 driving the base 51 to move, the plurality of protrusions 52 are disposed at intervals to form a plurality of slots 54 for receiving the wire reel hub 310, and each protrusion 52 corresponds to one conveying track 10; the switching cylinder 53 drives the base 51 to move, so that hubs at two sides of the wire reels 300 located in the clamping grooves 54 are in butt joint with the first rail groove 111 and the third rail groove 121 or the second rail groove 112 and the fourth rail groove 122 of the corresponding conveying rail 10.

For convenience of description, the hubs on the two sides of the wire reel are divided into a left hub and a right hub, and in the embodiment of the present invention, each of the slots 54 accommodates the right hub of the first wire reel and the left hub of the second wire reel in the adjacent first wire reel and the adjacent second wire reel respectively; the projections 52 are used for positioning to facilitate correct placement of the wire reel.

After the switching cylinder 53 is started, the base 51 can be driven to move rightwards or leftwards, so that hubs on two sides of a wire reel installed at the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 can align with a rail groove to be rolled into the conveying track 10, and the wire reel can be rolled into the conveying track 10 after the feeding mechanism 20 is started to realize automatic conveying. The above-mentioned left and right refer to the left and right directions shown in fig. 5.

Referring to fig. 8 and fig. 9 in combination, further, the feeding mechanism 20 includes a feeding swing arm 21, a feeding baffle 22 movably connected to the feeding swing arm 21, a feeding bearing 23 connected to the feeding baffle 22 through a feeding baffle shaft, and a feeding driving cylinder 24 for driving the feeding swing arm 21 to swing;

the feeding mechanism 20 further comprises a plurality of micro switches 25 with the same number as the conveying rails 10, the rail switching assembly 50 further comprises a switch piece 55 for starting the switching cylinder 53, the switch piece 55 is opened after all the micro switches 25 are triggered, and the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate by taking the feeding bearing 23 as an axis so as to start the feeding mechanism 20.

In the embodiment of the present invention, two conditions need to be satisfied simultaneously when the material feeding mechanism 20 is turned on, the first condition is that all the micro switches 25 are triggered, and the second condition is that the switch member 55 is turned on. The quantity of micro-gap switch 25 with delivery track 10's quantity is the same, and the condition that triggers micro-gap switch 25 is that the wire reel has been placed rather than the position that corresponds, and all micro-gap switch 25 are triggered, then need every delivery track 10 corresponding feed position all to place the wire reel to this guarantees that the wire reel quantity of feeding at every turn is the same, convenient statistics.

After all the micro switches 25 are triggered, the switch piece 55 is started, the feeding mechanism 20 is opened, and the welding wire disk rolls along the first group of rail grooves of the conveying rail 10 to the direction close to the discharging mechanism 30; after the micro switch 25 is turned off, the feeding mechanism 20 is turned on, and then the switching cylinder 53 drives the base 51 to move in the first direction or the second direction, so that the hubs 310 on the two sides of the plurality of wire reels located in the clamping grooves 54 are butted with the second group of rail grooves of the corresponding conveying rails 10, and the wire reels in the front row and the rear row are staggered. . When the first group of rail grooves are the first rail groove and the third rail groove, the second group of rail grooves are the second rail groove and the fourth rail groove, and the first direction is the right direction; when the first group of rail grooves are the second rail groove and the fourth rail groove, the second group of rail grooves are the first rail groove and the third rail groove; the second direction is left.

Referring to fig. 10, further, the discharging mechanism 30 includes a first discharging barrier 30 'and a second discharging barrier 30 ", and the first discharging barrier 30' is located between the second discharging barrier 30 ″ and the feeding mechanism 10;

the second ejection barrier 30 "is closed when the first ejection barrier 30 'is open, or the second ejection barrier 30" is open when the first ejection barrier 30' is closed.

When the wire reel behind the discharging mechanism 30 is only arranged in one row, the wire reel can be closed for the second discharging barrier and the first discharging barrier is opened, the wire reel coming out from the first discharging barrier 30 ' is positioned between the first discharging barrier 30 ' and the second discharging barrier 30 ″, and then the first discharging barrier 30 ' is closed and the second discharging barrier 30 ″ is opened, so that the wire reel moves to the discharging end of the conveying track. Of course, it is also possible to open the first exit barrier 30 'and the second exit barrier 30 "simultaneously, so that the wire reel moves directly through the first exit barrier 30' and the second exit barrier 30" to the exit end of the conveying track.

When the wire reel behind the discharging mechanism 30 is larger than one row, the first discharging barrier 30' and the second discharging barrier are opened and closed alternately, specifically: the second discharge barrier 30 "is closed and the first discharge barrier 30 ' is open, the first row of wire reels coming out of the first discharge barrier 30 ' is located between the first discharge barrier 30 ' and the second discharge barrier 30", then the first discharge barrier 30 ' is closed and the second discharge barrier 30 "is opened, so that the first row of wire reels moves to the discharge end of the conveying track 10, and the second row of wire reels rolls along the conveying track 10 and abuts against the first discharge barrier 30 '; in turn, the second ejection of compact stops 30 "closed and the first ejection of compact stops 30 'open, making the second row of wire reels located between the first ejection of compact stops and the second ejection of compact stops 30", then closing the first ejection of compact stops 30' and opening the second ejection of compact stops 30 ", making the second row of wire reels move to the ejection of compact end of the delivery track 10, and the third row of wire reels roll along the delivery track and abut the first ejection of compact stops 30 '… … through the first ejection of compact stops 30' and the second ejection of compact stops 30" and alternately opens and closes making all wire reels on the delivery track 10 all output.

The first discharging barrier 30' and the second discharging barrier 30 ″ are arranged at the same time and are opened and closed alternately, so that the wire reels in the front row and the rear row are separated during discharging, and the wire reels are not disordered or crowded.

Further, the first discharging blocking 30' and the second discharging blocking 30 ″ have the same structure, and both include a discharging swing arm 31, a discharging baffle 32 movably connected to the discharging swing arm 31, a discharging bearing 33 connected to the discharging baffle 32 through a discharging baffle shaft, and a discharging driving cylinder 34 for driving the discharging swing arm 31 to move, and the discharging driving cylinder 34 can drive the discharging swing arm 31 to drive the discharging baffle 32 to rotate around the discharging bearing 33 as an axis so as to open or close the first discharging blocking/the second discharging blocking.

The discharging baffle 32 is driven to open or close by the discharging driving cylinder 34, so that the control is accurate, and the installation and maintenance are easy.

According to the wire reel conveying device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the wire reel hub is aligned to the rail groove of the conveying rail 10 through the rail switching assembly 50, the feeding driving cylinder 24 is arranged to drive the feeding baffle plate 22 to be opened so as to enable the wire reel to move to the discharging side of the conveying rail end 10 under the action of gravity, and the first discharging barrier and the second discharging barrier are alternately opened and closed, so that the wire reels in front and rear rows can be ensured to pass in order, the automatic control of wire reel conveying is realized, the conveying process is neat and ordered, no chuck is generated, and the conveying efficiency is greatly improved.

Referring to fig. 1 to 10, the present invention further provides a wire reel conveying method, including:

step one, under the condition of receiving a feeding instruction, starting a feeding mechanism 20 at the feeding side of the conveying track 10 to enable a wire reel 300 to pass through the feeding mechanism 20 and enter the conveying track 10;

secondly, the wire reels 300 move towards the discharging mechanism 30 along the obliquely arranged conveying track 10, wherein odd-numbered wire reels and even-numbered wire reels are arranged in a staggered manner;

and step three, under the condition that a discharging instruction is received, starting the discharging mechanism 30 on the conveying track 10, so that the wire reel 300 on the conveying track 10 passes through the discharging mechanism 30 to move to the discharging end of the conveying track 10.

In the embodiment of the invention, the odd-numbered wire reels and the even-numbered wire reels are arranged in a staggered manner, so that each row of wire reels 300 are orderly and regularly rolled from the feeding end of the conveying rail 10 to the discharging end of the conveying rail 10 under the action of gravity, and the risk of chucks can be eliminated.

Further, the material feeding mechanism for opening the material feeding side of the conveying track 10 includes:

when the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 is full of the wire reel 300, triggering all the micro switches 25;

specifically, the method comprises the following steps: the number of the micro switches 25 is the same as that of the conveying tracks 10, and the condition for triggering the micro switches 25 is that wire reels are placed at positions corresponding to the micro switches 25, and if all the micro switches 25 are triggered, the wire reels need to be placed at feeding positions corresponding to each conveying track. After all the micro switches 25 are triggered, the switch 55 is turned on, the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate around the feeding bearing 23 as an axis so as to turn on the feeding mechanism 20, so that the hubs on the two sides of all the wire reels of the track switching assembly 50 respectively roll into the first target track groove and the second target track groove of the corresponding conveying track, and move along the conveying track 10 in the direction close to the discharging mechanism 30;

all the micro switches 25 are turned off, the feeding mechanism 20 is turned on, and then the switching cylinder 53 drives the base 51 to move toward the target direction, so that the hubs 310 on the two sides of the wire reel loaded next time at the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 respectively roll into the third target track groove and the fourth target track groove of the corresponding conveying track 10;

the first target rail groove and the second target rail groove are respectively a first rail groove and a third rail groove, the third target rail groove and the fourth target rail groove are respectively a second rail groove and a fourth rail groove, and the target direction is a first direction; or the first target rail groove and the second target rail groove are respectively a second rail groove and a fourth rail groove, the third target rail groove and the fourth target rail groove are respectively a first rail groove and a third rail groove, the target direction is a second direction, and the first direction is opposite to the second direction.

For convenience of understanding, the feeding process of the three adjacent rows of wire reels will be exemplified below, and the first row of the three adjacent rows of wire reels is an odd-numbered wire reel, the second row is an even-numbered wire reel, and the third row is an odd-numbered wire, specifically:

when the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 is full of the wire reel 300, triggering all the micro switches 25;

after all the micro switches 25 are triggered, the switch 55 is turned on, the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate around the feeding bearing 23 as an axis so as to turn on the feeding mechanism 20, so that the hubs 310 on the two sides of the plurality of wire reels respectively roll into the first rail groove 111 and the third rail groove 121 of the corresponding conveying rail 10, and move along the conveying rail 10 towards the direction close to the discharging mechanism 30 until the wire reels abut against the first discharging block;

all the micro switches 25 are turned off, and the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate by taking the feeding bearing 23 as an axis so as to close the feeding mechanism 20; then the switching cylinder 53 drives the base 51 to move rightwards, so that the hubs 310 on the two sides of the wire reel loaded next time at the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 respectively roll into the second track groove 112 and the fourth track groove 122 of the corresponding conveying track 10;

when the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 is full of the wire reel 300 again, all the micro switches 25 are triggered;

after all the micro switches 25 are triggered, the switch 55 is turned on, the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate around the feeding bearing 23 as an axis to turn on the feeding mechanism 20, so that the hubs 310 on the two sides of the wire reels roll into the second rail groove 112 and the fourth rail groove 122 of the corresponding conveying track 10 respectively, and move along the conveying track 10 towards the direction close to the discharging mechanism 30 to directly abut against the spools 320 of the wire reel in the front row;

all the micro switches 25 are turned off, and the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate by taking the feeding bearing 23 as an axis so as to close the feeding mechanism 20; then the switching cylinder 53 drives the base 51 to move leftwards, so that the hubs 310 on the two sides of the wire reel loaded next time at the feeding position of the track switching assembly 50 respectively roll into the first track groove 111 and the third track groove 121 of the corresponding conveying track 10;

after all the micro switches 25 are triggered, the switch 55 is turned on, the feeding driving cylinder 24 drives the feeding swing arm 21 to drive the feeding baffle 22 to rotate around the feeding bearing 23 as an axis to turn on the feeding mechanism 20, so that the hubs 310 on two sides of the wire reels roll into the first rail groove 111 and the third rail groove 121 of the corresponding conveying track 10 respectively, and move along the conveying track 10 towards the direction close to the discharging mechanism 30 until the wire reels 320 on the front row of wire reels are abutted. The above-mentioned left and right refer to the left and right shown in fig. 5.

While the hubs of the wire reels in the first row, which are placed in the feeding position of the track switch assembly 50, roll into the first and third grooves, respectively, in other embodiments, the hubs of the wire reels in the first row, which are placed in the feeding position of the track switch assembly 50, roll into the second and fourth grooves, respectively.

Further, the opening of the discharging mechanism 30 on the conveying track 10 includes:

the second exit barrier 30 "closes to block the wire reel from passing through the second exit barrier 30", while the first exit barrier 30 ' opens to allow the wire reel to move through the first exit barrier 30 ' to the second exit barrier 30 "as a target wire reel, the target wire reel being the wire reel located between the first exit barrier 30 ' and the second exit barrier 30";

the first exit barrier 30 'closes to block the wire reel from passing through the first exit barrier 30'; at the same time, the second discharge barrier 30 ″ is opened, so that the target wire reel moves through the second discharge barrier 30 ″ to the discharge end of the conveying track 10.

For convenience of understanding, the discharge swing arm, the discharge baffle, the discharge bearing and the discharge driving cylinder of the first discharge barrier 30' are respectively described as a first discharge swing arm, a first discharge baffle, a first discharge bearing and a first discharge driving cylinder; the discharge swing arm, the discharge baffle, the discharge bearing and the discharge driving cylinder of the second discharge barrier 30' are respectively described as a second discharge swing arm, a second discharge baffle, a second discharge bearing and a second discharge driving cylinder; the opening of the discharging mechanism on the conveying track can be more specifically described as follows:

the second discharging driving cylinder drives the second discharging swing arm to move, drives the second discharging baffle to rotate and close by taking the second discharging bearing as a shaft, and prevents the wire reel from passing through the second discharging barrier; meanwhile, the first discharging driving cylinder drives the first discharging swing arm to move to drive the first discharging baffle to rotate and open by taking the first discharging bearing as a shaft, so that the wire reel passes through the first discharging barrier to move to the second discharging barrier to serve as a target wire reel, and the target wire reel is positioned between the first discharging barrier and the second discharging barrier;

the first discharging driving cylinder drives the first discharging swing arm to move, drives the first discharging baffle to rotate and close by taking the first discharging bearing as a shaft, and prevents a welding wire disc from passing through the first discharging barrier; meanwhile, the second discharging driving cylinder drives the second discharging swing arm to move, so that the second discharging baffle is driven to rotate and open by taking the second discharging bearing as a shaft, and the target wire reel passes through the second discharging barrier to move to the discharging end of the conveying track.

The above description is about the method for outputting a row of wire reels from the discharging mechanism, and when a plurality of rows of wire reels are output from the discharging mechanism, the first discharging barrier and the second discharging barrier are alternately opened and closed, and the description of the wire reel conveying device has been described in detail and will not be repeated herein.

The foregoing is a more detailed description of the invention in connection with specific preferred embodiments and it is not intended that the invention be limited to these specific details. For those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, several simple deductions and substitutions can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all shall be considered as belonging to the protection scope of the invention.