阅读说明：本技术 一种立式送料装置 (Vertical feeding device ) 是由 闵锐 于 2019-09-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种立式送料装置,包括固定座,所述固定座上设置有送料装置、接料斗和控制箱,其特征在于：所述送料装置包括底座、料管、推杆、料管支座和推杆定向移动装置,所述料管支座固定在底座上,所述料管通过固定板与料管支座可拆卸连接,所述推杆位于料管内部,所述料管的管壁上设置有贯穿管壁的竖槽,所述推杆定向移动装置通过竖槽与推杆固定连接,所述料管支座的顶端两侧安装有光电传感器。本发明结构简单、可固定点位、调试简单、使用方便、能适应多种型号工件。(The utility model provides a vertical material feeding unit, includes the fixing base, be provided with material feeding unit on the fixing base, connect hopper and control box, its characterized in that: the feeding device comprises a base, a material pipe, a push rod, a material pipe support and a push rod directional moving device, the material pipe support is fixed on the base, the material pipe is detachably connected with the material pipe support through a fixing plate, the push rod is located in the material pipe, a vertical groove penetrating through the pipe wall is formed in the pipe wall of the material pipe, the push rod directional moving device is fixedly connected with the push rod through the vertical groove, and photoelectric sensors are installed on two sides of the top end of the material pipe support. The invention has simple structure, can fix the point position, is simple to debug and convenient to use, and can adapt to workpieces of various models.)

1. The utility model provides a vertical material feeding unit, includes fixing base (1), be provided with material feeding unit (2) on fixing base (1), connect hopper (3) and control box, its characterized in that: material feeding unit (2) are including base (4), material pipe (5), push rod (6), material pipe support (7) and directional mobile device of push rod (8), material pipe support (7) are fixed on base (4), material pipe (5) are connected through fixed plate (9) and material pipe support (7) are dismantled, push rod (6) are located inside material pipe (5), be provided with perpendicular groove (10) that run through the pipe wall on the pipe wall of material pipe (5), directional mobile device of push rod (8) are through erecting groove (10) and push rod (6) fixed connection, photoelectric sensor (11) are installed to the top both sides of material pipe support (7).

2. The vertical feeding device according to claim 1, wherein: the push rod directional moving device comprises a motor (12), a lifting device (13), a guide rail (14), guide blocks (15) and a connecting plate (16), wherein the motor (12) is fixedly installed on a base (4), a connecting plate (17) is fixed on the connecting plate (16), the connecting plate (17) penetrates through a vertical groove (10) and is fixedly connected with a push rod (6), the guide rail (14) is arranged on two sides of a material pipe (5), the guide blocks (15) are sleeved on the guide rail (14), two ends of the connecting plate (16) are fixedly connected with the two guide blocks (15) respectively, one end of the lifting device (13) is in transmission connection with the motor (12), the other end of the lifting device (13) is fixed at the top end of a material pipe support (7), and a lifting portion of the lifting device (13) is fixedly connected with the connecting plate (16).

3. The vertical feeding device according to claim 2, wherein: the lifting device (13) comprises a chain (18) and chain wheels (19) which are positioned at two ends of the chain (18) and used for driving the chain (18) to rotate, the chain wheels (19) positioned at the bottom of the chain (18) are in transmission connection with a motor shaft of the motor (12), the chain wheels (19) positioned at the top of the chain (18) are fixed at the top end of the material pipe support (7) through a fixing seat, and the chain (18) is fixedly connected with the connecting plate (16).

4. The vertical feeding device according to claim 1, wherein: the material pipe support (7) comprises a back plate (20), a bottom plate (21) and a top plate (22), the bottom plate (21) and the top plate (22) are fixedly connected to the bottom and the top of the back plate (20) respectively, the bottom of the material pipe (5) is fixed to the bottom plate (21), the top of the material pipe (5) penetrates through the top plate (22) and is detachably connected with the top plate (22) through a fixing plate (9), and the photoelectric sensor (11) is fixed to the two end plate walls of the top plate (22).

5. The vertical feeding device according to claim 1, wherein: the automatic feeding device is characterized in that a fixing foot seat (23) is installed on the fixing seat (1), the material receiving hopper (3) and the control box are installed on the fixing foot seat (23), and the feeding device (2) is connected with the fixing foot seat (23) through a height adjusting device (24).

6. The vertical feeding device according to claim 5, wherein: height adjusting device (24) including setting up spout (25), fastening screw (26) on fixed foot stool (23), connect bent plate (27) and connect adjusting nut (28) on adjusting screw soon, adjusting nut (28) will be connected bent plate (27) and pushed up on adjusting screw, fastening screw (26) sliding connection is on spout (25), material feeding unit (2) link together through connecting bent plate (27) with fastening screw (26).

7. The vertical feeding device according to claim 1, wherein: and a sensor (29) for sensing the internal condition of the material pipe (5) is arranged on the side edge of the material pipe (5).

8. The vertical feeding device according to claim 1, wherein: the material pipe (5) is made of a seamless steel pipe.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of automation, in particular to an auxiliary feeding device used for feeding and discharging of a manipulator.

Background

Along with the continuous increase of cost of labor, mechanical automation product is used by more and more people, the enterprise, the use of manipulator needs the feed bin that the cooperation corresponds to use, the feed bin device majority of current short column class product is the charging tray, there are a plurality of position on the charging tray, each position all is the point of placing of a product, the manipulator discerns through self system, whether record different positions have the material, then grab the material again, when changing the product, the charging tray can be changed simultaneously, the position of manipulator need readjust, the settlement. The debugging of the manipulator is time-consuming, so the manipulator is suitable for processing large-batch products. However, for products with small batch size, the material taking and placing positions of the mechanical arm need to be frequently debugged when the sizes of the products are different greatly. The existing silo device can be time consuming to use. Therefore, a novel storage bin device which is convenient to replace, has a constant position and is suitable for products with various specifications is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects and shortcomings of the prior art and provides the vertical feeding device which is simple in structure, can fix the point position, is simple to debug and convenient to use and can adapt to workpieces of various types.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the invention is as follows: the utility model provides a vertical material feeding unit, includes the fixing base, be provided with material feeding unit on the fixing base, connect hopper and control box, its characterized in that: the feeding device comprises a base, a material pipe, a push rod, a material pipe support and a push rod directional moving device, the material pipe support is fixed on the base, the material pipe is detachably connected with the material pipe support through a fixing plate, the push rod is located in the material pipe, a vertical groove penetrating through the pipe wall is formed in the pipe wall of the material pipe, the push rod directional moving device is fixedly connected with the push rod through the vertical groove, and photoelectric sensors are installed on two sides of the top end of the material pipe support.

The push rod directional moving device comprises a motor, a lifting device, a guide rail, guide blocks and a connecting plate, wherein the motor is fixedly installed on the base, the connecting plate is fixedly provided with a connecting sheet, the connecting sheet penetrates through a vertical groove and is fixedly connected with the push rod, the guide rail is arranged on two sides of the material pipe, the guide blocks are sleeved on the guide rail, two ends of the connecting plate are fixedly connected with the two guide blocks respectively, one end of the lifting device is connected with the motor in a transmission mode, the other end of the lifting device is fixed to the top end of the material pipe support, and a lifting part of the lifting device is fixedly connected with the connecting.

The lifting device comprises a chain and chain wheels which are arranged at two ends of the chain and used for driving the chain to rotate, the chain wheels arranged at the bottom of the chain are in transmission connection with a motor shaft of a motor, the chain wheels arranged at the top of the chain are fixed at the top end of the material pipe support through fixing seats, and the chain is fixedly connected with the connecting plate.

The material pipe support comprises a back plate, a bottom plate and a top plate, the bottom plate and the top plate are fixedly connected to the bottom and the top of the back plate respectively, the bottom of the material pipe is fixed on the bottom plate, the top of the material pipe penetrates through the top plate and is detachably connected with the top plate through a fixing plate, and the photoelectric sensor is fixed on the wall of the two end plates of the top plate.

The feeding device is characterized in that the fixing seat is provided with a fixing foot seat, the material receiving hopper and the control box are both arranged on the fixing foot seat, and the feeding device is connected with the fixing foot seat through a height adjusting device.

The height adjusting device comprises a sliding groove, a fastening screw, a connecting bent plate and an adjusting nut, wherein the sliding groove, the fastening screw, the connecting bent plate and the adjusting nut are arranged on the fixing foot seat and are screwed on the adjusting screw rod, the adjusting nut is used for connecting the bent plate to prop on the adjusting screw rod, the fastening screw is connected to the sliding groove in a sliding mode, and the feeding device and the fastening screw are connected together through the connecting bent plate.

And a sensor used for sensing the internal condition of the material pipe is arranged on the side edge of the material pipe.

The material pipe is made of seamless steel pipes.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

1. The invention uses the combination of the material pipe, the push rod and the photoelectric sensor, the push rod pushes the workpiece in the material pipe to move upwards, the photoelectric sensor controls the height position of the workpiece, and each workpiece is accurately positioned at the same position, thereby avoiding the trouble that the replacement of the workpiece needs to fix the point again in the traditional technology, and solving the problem that the whole automatic system has overlong debugging time in small-batch processing.

2. According to the invention, the material pipe is detachably arranged on the material pipe support through the fixing plate, so that when the diameter of a workpiece changes, the material pipe can be directly replaced, the workpiece can be used without a complicated debugging procedure, the material pipe support is very convenient, and meanwhile, too much time cannot be wasted.

3. The component design of the lifting device can ensure that the lifting efficiency is higher and the energy consumption is minimum when the push rod pushes the workpiece to rise, and the arrangement of a pure mechanical structure also ensures that the failure rate of the device is reduced to the minimum and the device is more convenient to maintain.

4. The height adjusting device enables the feeding device to adapt to different manipulator heights, and the use is more convenient.

5. The invention uses the slotted seamless steel tube as the material tube, thereby having convenient processing and low replacement cost.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view (pushrod portion) of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the height adjusting means of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of the joint of the chain and the link plate in the present invention.

In the figure: the device comprises a fixed seat 1, a feeding device 2, a receiving hopper 3, a base 4, a material pipe 5, a push rod 6, a material pipe support 7, a push rod directional moving device 8, a fixing plate 9, a vertical groove 10, a photoelectric sensor 11, a motor 12, a lifting device 13, a guide rail 14, a guide block 15, a connecting plate 16, a connecting sheet 17, a chain 18, a chain wheel 19, a back plate 20, a bottom plate 21, a top plate 22, a fixing foot seat 23, a height adjusting device 24, a sliding groove 25, a fastening screw 26, a connecting bent plate 27, an adjusting nut 28, a sensor 29 and a chain transmission screw 30.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following description and embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, a vertical feeding device comprises a fixed seat 1, a feeding device 2, a receiving hopper 3 and a control box are arranged on the fixed seat 1, the feeding device 2 comprises a base 4, a material pipe 5 made of seamless steel pipe, a push rod 6, a material pipe support 7 and a push rod directional moving device 8, the material pipe support 7 comprises a back plate 20, a bottom plate 21 and a top plate 22, the bottom plate 21 and the top plate 22 are respectively and fixedly connected to the bottom and the top of the back plate 20, the back plate 20 is fixed on the base 4, the bottom of the material pipe 5 is fixed on the bottom plate 21, the top of the material pipe 5 passes through the top plate 22 and is detachably connected with the top plate 22 through a fixing plate 9, the push rod 6 is located inside the material pipe 5, a vertical groove 10 penetrating through the pipe wall of the material pipe 5 is arranged on the pipe wall, and the push rod directional moving device, photoelectric sensors 11 are installed on the two end plate walls of the top plate 22, a sensor 29 for sensing the internal condition of the material pipe 5 is installed on the side edge of the material pipe 5, and a starting switch, a manual automatic change-over switch and a stopping switch are arranged on the control box.

The push rod directional moving device comprises a motor 12, a lifting device 13, a guide rail 14, guide blocks 15 and a connecting plate 16, wherein the motor 12 is fixedly installed on the base 4, a connecting plate 17 is fixed on the connecting plate 16, the connecting plate 17 penetrates through the vertical groove 10 to be fixedly connected with the push rod 6, the guide rail 14 is arranged on two sides of the material pipe 5, the guide blocks 15 are sleeved on the guide rail 14, two ends of the connecting plate 16 are fixedly connected with the two guide blocks 15 respectively, the lifting device 13 comprises a chain 18 and chain wheels 19 which are positioned at two ends of the chain 18 and used for driving the chain 18 to rotate, the chain wheels 19 positioned at the bottom of the chain 18 are in transmission connection with a motor shaft of the motor 12, the chain wheels 19 positioned at the top of the chain 18 are fixed at the top end of the material pipe support 7 through fixing seats, and.

The fixed seat 1 is provided with a fixed foot seat 23, the material receiving hopper 3 and the control box are both arranged on the fixed foot seat 23, and the feeding device 2 and the fixed foot seat 23 are connected together through a height adjusting device 24. The height adjusting device 24 comprises a sliding groove 25, a fastening screw 26, a connecting bent plate 27 and an adjusting nut 28 screwed on an adjusting screw rod, wherein the sliding groove 25, the fastening screw 26, the connecting bent plate 27 and the adjusting nut 28 are arranged on the fixing foot seat 23, the adjusting nut 28 pushes the connecting bent plate 27 on the adjusting screw rod, the fastening screw 26 is connected to the sliding groove 25 in a sliding mode, and the feeding device 2 and the fastening screw 26 are connected together through the connecting bent plate 27.

The working process of the invention is as follows: after the manipulator grabs the workpiece, the photoelectric sensor 11 is switched on, a signal is fed back to the system at the moment, after the system processing and analysis, the motor 12 is controlled to rotate forwardly, the motor 12 drives the chain wheel 19 connected with the motor 12 to rotate and drives the chain 18 on the chain wheel 19 to move upwards, the chain 18 moving upwards drives the connecting plate 16 fixedly connected with the chain to move upwards along the slide rail 14, the connecting plate 16 moving upwards drives the push rod 6 to move upwards through the connecting sheet 17 to push the workpiece to move upwards, when the workpiece blocks the photoelectric sensor 11, the motor 12 stops working, and the manipulator takes out the workpiece from the material pipe 5 and puts the workpiece in the material receiving hopper 3. The sensor 29 is used for detecting whether workpieces exist in the whole material pipe or not, when the signal of the sensor 29 at the top is switched on, the system prompts a worker to change the material, when the manipulator grabs the last workpiece, the photoelectric sensor 11 is switched on, and when the sensor 29 receives the signal at the same time, the whole feeding device system judges that the material pipe 5 is in a material-free state, the motor 12 is reversed at the moment, the push rod 6 is driven by the chain wheel 19 through the chain 18 to move downwards, and the push rod 6 descends to the sensor 29 at the bottom and stops when receiving the signal. At this time, the material pipe 5 can be taken out by pressing the stop switch and detaching the fixing plate 9. Then the material pipe 5 filled with the workpiece is replaced, and the starting switch is pressed, so that the whole feeding device can enter a new feeding state.