CN108382814A - A kind of material guide device and production line - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of material guide devices, including：Pilot unit, adjustment unit and driving unit；Pilot unit is adjusted to after product channels of the product through pilot unit to adjust the order of putting of the product on production line and identical puts order；Adjustment unit is to adjust the channel size of product channels, to adapt to various sizes of product；Driving unit to drive adjustment unit adjust product channels channel size.The invention also discloses a kind of production lines for the material guide device including the present invention.Material guide device and production line provided by the invention, it can be automatically adjusted the spacing size of product channels according to product size, the step of reducing the unnecessary spacing for manually adjusting product channels, reduces manpower and time loss, while ensure that the accuracy and convenience of adjustment.

Description

A material guide device and production line

technical field

The invention belongs to the field of production equipment design, and in particular relates to a material guiding device and a production line.

Background technique

The production line is the route that the product production process goes through, that is, the route formed by a series of production activities such as processing, transportation, assembly, and inspection, starting from the entry of raw materials into the production site. The production line is organized according to the principle of objects, a form of production organization that completes the product process, that is, according to the principle of product specialization, it is equipped with various equipment and workers required for the production of a certain product, and is responsible for completing all the manufacturing work of a certain product .

In the actual production process of the product, the products or components on the production line are often placed randomly. In order to be able to produce, it is necessary to adjust the randomly placed products to the same order.

The existing material guide device for adjusting the placement order needs to manually adjust the spacing of the material guide blocks according to the size of the product. At the same time, the entire production line needs to be temporarily stopped during the adjustment, causing a lot of manpower and property losses.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a material guide device and a production line, which can automatically adjust the spacing of the product channels according to the size of the product, reducing unnecessary steps of manually adjusting the spacing of the product channels, and reducing manpower and time consumption , while ensuring the accuracy and convenience of adjustment.

In order to solve the above problems, the technical solution of the present invention is:

A material guiding device, comprising: a guiding unit, an adjusting unit and a driving unit;

The guide unit is used to adjust the placement order of the products on the production line, and the products are adjusted to the same placement order after passing through the product channel of the guide unit;

The adjustment unit is used to adjust the channel size of the product channel to adapt to products of different sizes;

The driving unit is used to drive the adjusting unit to adjust the channel size of the product channel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the guide unit includes a first material guide strip and a second material guide strip;

Between the first material guide bar and the second material guide bar is the product channel;

A first support member is provided on the first material guide bar; a second support member is provided on the second material guide bar;

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The first support and the second support are connected to the adjustment unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first material guide strip includes a first front-end material guide strip and a first rear-end material guide strip, and the first front-end material guide strip and the first rear-end material guide strip are integrally formed;

The second material guide strip includes a second front-end material guide strip and a second rear-end material guide strip, and the second front-end material guide strip and the second rear-end material guide strip are integrally formed;

The first front-end material guide strip and the second front-end material guide strip form an extended feed inlet;

The first rear-end material guide strip and the second rear-end material guide strip are arranged in parallel.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first support member is arranged on the first rear-end material guide bar; the second support member is arranged on the second rear-end material guide bar.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the adjustment unit includes a telescopic structure and an adjustment screw;

The telescopic structure is a telescopic parallelogram structure, including a first tension arm, a second tension arm, a third tension arm, a fourth tension arm, a front shaft, a rear shaft, a first hinge connection and a second hinge connection pieces;

Both ends of the first tension arm, both ends of the second tension arm, both ends of the third tension arm and both ends of the fourth tension arm are provided with through holes;

The front-end rotating shaft passes through the through hole at the first end of the first tension arm and the through hole at the first end of the second tension arm, so as to realize the tension between the first tension arm and the second tension arm. rotation connection;

The rear-end rotating shaft passes through the through hole at the first end of the third tension arm and the through hole at the first end of the fourth tension arm to realize the third tension arm and the fourth tension arm. swivel connection of the arm;

The first hinge connection is used to connect the second end of the first tension arm and the second end of the fourth tension arm;

The second hinge connector is used to connect the second end of the second tension arm and the second end of the third tension arm;

The first hinge connection part is fixedly connected to the first support part;

The second hinge connection part is fixedly connected to the second support part;

The side of the front-end rotating shaft is provided with a front-end through hole;

The side of the rear-end rotating shaft is provided with a rear-end through hole;

The front through hole is a threaded hole, and the rear through hole is a light hole;

The adjusting screw is installed in the rear end through hole and the front end through hole, and the thread on the adjusting screw matches the thread in the front end through hole;

The adjusting screw is connected with the driving part of the driving unit to realize automatic rotation.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first tension arm, the second tension arm, the third tension arm and the fourth tension arm all include: an upper plate of the tension arm, a connecting rib and a lower plate of the tension arm;

The upper plate of the tension arm and the lower plate of the tension arm are arranged in parallel; the connecting rib connects the lower surface of the upper plate of the tension arm and the upper surface of the lower plate of the tension arm.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the adjustment unit further includes a guide rod;

The first hinge connecting piece and the second hinge connecting piece are respectively provided with a first guide rod connection block and a second guide rod connection block;

The first guide rod connection block is provided with a guide rod through hole, the first end of the guide rod is fixed to the second guide rod connection block, and the second end of the guide rod passes through the guide rod through hole; or,

The second guide rod connection block is provided with a guide rod through hole, the first end of the guide rod is fixed to the first guide rod connection block, and the second end of the guide rod passes through the Guide rod through hole.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the driving unit includes a motor, and a driving part of the motor is connected to the adjusting screw.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a fixing part, and the fixing part is used for detachable connection with the external support device, so as to realize the fixing of the material guide device;

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The fixing part is arranged on one side of the rear rotating shaft, and the rear rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the fixing part.

The present invention also provides a production line, including the material guide device described in any one of the above embodiments.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and positive effects due to the adoption of the above technical scheme:

1) The material guiding device provided by the present invention, because the drive unit and the adjustment unit are used to adjust the channel size of the product channel, overcomes the defect that the existing material guiding device needs manual adjustment, reduces manpower and time consumption, and can also Ensure the accuracy and convenience of adjustment.

2) The first material guide bar includes a first front end material guide bar and a first rear end material guide bar, and the first front end material guide bar and the second front end material guide bar form an expanded feed inlet; the expanded feed inlet is due to the opening Larger, it is convenient for products in different placement states on the production line to enter the guide unit; the first rear-end guide strip and the second rear-end guide strip are arranged in parallel to ensure that the passed products are adjusted to the same placement state.

3) An adjustment unit composed of a telescopic parallelogram structure and an adjustment screw is used. The parallelogram structure is composed of four tension arms, and the four tension arms are connected by a front shaft, a rear shaft, a first hinge connector, and a second hinge connector; The front-end rotating shaft and the rear-end rotating shaft correspond to a set of diagonal positions of the parallelogram structure, and the first hinge connection part and the second hinge connection part correspond to another set of diagonal positions of the parallelogram structure. The adjustment screw is set through the through hole on the side of the rear shaft and the front shaft, which is equivalent to a diagonal line of a parallelogram. Stretching of quadrilateral structures. The first hinged connector and the second hinged connector are respectively fixedly connected to the two material guide bars of the material guide device, and the extension and contraction of the parallelogram structure correspond to the reduction and increase of the channel size of the product channel respectively.

4) A guide rod is set in the other diagonal direction of the parallelogram telescopic structure, one end of the guide rod is fixed to the connecting block on the hinge connector, and the other end is passed through the through hole on the connecting block on the other hinge connector , the guide rod, the adjusting screw and the four tension arms work together to form four interrelated and stable three-bar mechanisms, so as to ensure that the two material guide bars are parallel to each other and parallel to the adjusting screw.

5) By setting the fixing part, it can be connected with the external supporting equipment to fix the position of the material guide device.

6) The production line provided by the present invention, by using the material guide device with automatic adjustment function to adjust the order of product placement on the production line, overcomes the problem that the existing material guide device needs to temporarily stop the entire production line when the channel size is manually adjusted. defects, saving manpower and time, and more conducive to the realization of production automation.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of material guiding device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a structural representation of a tension arm in the material guiding device of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a structural diagram of another tension arm in the material guiding device of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs:

1: guide unit; 101: first guide bar; 102: second guide bar; 103: first support; 104: second support; 1011: first front guide bar; 1012: first rear end Material guide strip; 1021: the second front end material guide strip; 1022: the second rear end material guide strip;

2: adjustment unit; 201: telescopic structure; 202: adjustment screw; 203: guide rod; 2011: first tension arm; 2012: second tension arm; 2013: third tension arm; 2014: fourth tension arm; 2015: Front shaft; 2016: Rear shaft; 2017: First hinge connector; 2018: Second hinge connector; 20171: First guide rod connection block; 20181: Second guide rod connection block; 20111: Tension arm upper plate; 20112: connecting rib; 20113: tension arm lower plate;

3: drive unit;

4: Fixed part.

Detailed ways

A material guiding device and a production line proposed by the present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Advantages and features of the present invention will be apparent from the following description and claims.

Example 1

Referring to Fig. 1, a material guiding device includes: a guiding unit 1, an adjusting unit 2 and a driving unit 3; the guiding unit 1 is used to adjust the arrangement order of products on the production line, and the products are adjusted after passing through the product channel of the guiding unit 1 to the same placement order; the adjustment unit 2 is used to adjust the channel size of the product channel to adapt to products of different sizes; the driving unit 3 is used to drive the adjustment unit 2 to adjust the channel size of the product channel.

In the actual production process of the product, the products or components on the production line are often arranged randomly. In order to carry out automatic production, it is necessary to adjust the randomly placed products to the same arrangement order. The existing material guide device for adjusting the placement order needs to manually adjust the spacing of the material guide blocks according to the size of the product. At the same time, the entire production line needs to be temporarily stopped during the adjustment, causing a lot of manpower and property losses.

In the material guiding device provided in this embodiment, the guide unit 1 is used to adjust the placement order of the products on the production line. When the type and size of the products on the production line change, the adjustment unit 2 can be used to guide the unit 1 according to the size of different products. The size of the product channel is adaptively adjusted, and the driving unit 3 provides driving force for the adjusting unit 2. Because the drive unit 3 and the adjustment unit 2 are used to adjust the channel size of the product channel, it overcomes the defect that the existing material guide device needs manual adjustment, reduces manpower and time consumption, and can also ensure the accuracy and convenience of adjustment. .

Further, the guide unit 1 includes a first material guide bar 101 and a second material guide bar 102; between the first material guide bar 101 and the second material guide bar 102 is a product channel; the first material guide bar 101 is provided with a second A support 103 ; a second support 104 is provided on the second material guide bar 102 ; wherein, the first support 103 and the second support 104 are connected to the adjustment unit 2 . It can be understood that the first support member 103 and the second support member 104 are respectively arranged on the first material guide bar 101 and the second material guide bar 102 , and the adjustment unit 2 is connected with the first support member 103 and the second support member 104 The distance between the first material guide strip 101 and the second material guide strip 102 can be directly adjusted.

Further, the first material guide bar 101 includes a first front material guide bar 1011 and a first rear end material guide bar 1012, the first front material guide bar 1011 and the first rear end material guide bar 1012 are integrally formed; the second material guide bar The bar 102 includes a second front-end material guide bar 1021 and a second rear-end material guide bar 1022, the second front-end material guide bar 1021 and the second rear-end material guide bar 1022 are integrally formed; the first front-end material guide bar 1011 and the second front-end material guide bar 1011 The material guide bar 1021 forms an extended feed inlet; the first rear end material guide bar 1012 and the second rear end material guide bar 1022 are arranged in parallel. Optionally, the first support member 103 is arranged on the first rear-end material guide bar 1012 ; the second support member 104 is arranged on the second rear-end material guide bar 1022 . It is conceivable that the first material guide bar 101 includes a first front end material guide bar 1011 and a first rear end material guide bar 1012, and the first front end material guide bar 1011 and the second front end material guide bar 1021 form an expanded feeding port; Due to the large opening of the feed inlet, it is convenient for products in different placement states on the production line to enter the guide unit 1; the first rear-end material guide bar 1012 and the second rear-end material guide bar 1022 are arranged in parallel, ensuring that the passed products are adjusted to same placement status.

Example 2

This embodiment further provides the structural design of the adjustment unit 2 on the basis of the first embodiment. The adjustment unit 2 includes a telescopic structure 201 and an adjustment screw 202; the telescopic structure 201 is a telescopic parallelogram structure, including a first tension arm 2011, a second tension arm 2012, a third tension arm 2013, a fourth tension arm 2014, and a front-end shaft 2015, the rear shaft 2016, the first hinge connector 2017 and the second hinge connector 2018; the two ends of the first tension arm 2011, the two ends of the second tension arm 2012, the two ends of the third tension arm 2013 And both ends of the fourth tension arm 2014 are provided with through holes (referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3); The through hole at the first end is to realize the rotational connection between the first tension arm 2011 and the second tension arm 2012; the rear shaft 2016 is passed through the through hole at the first end of the third tension arm 2013 and the fourth tension arm The through hole at the first end of 2014 is used to realize the rotation connection of the third tension arm 2013 and the fourth tension arm 2014; the first hinge connector 2017 is used to connect the second end of the first tension arm 2011 and the fourth tension arm The second end of the arm 2014; the second hinge connector 2018 is used to connect the second end of the second tension arm 2012 and the second end of the third tension arm 2013; the first hinge connector 2017 and the first support 103 is fixedly connected; the second hinge connector 2018 is fixedly connected with the second support member 104; the side of the front-end rotating shaft 2015 has a front-end through hole; the side of the rear-end rotating shaft 2016 has a rear-end through-hole; the front-end through-hole is a threaded hole, The rear end through hole is a light hole; the adjustment screw 202 is set in the rear end through hole and the front end through hole, and the thread on the adjustment screw 202 matches the thread in the front end through hole; the adjustment screw 202 is connected with the driving part of the drive unit 3 to Realize automatic rotation.

The adjustment unit 2 is composed of a telescopic parallelogram structure and an adjustment screw 202. The parallelogram structure is composed of four tension arms, and the four tension arms are connected by a front shaft 2015, a rear shaft 2016, a first hinge connector 2017 and a second hinge. 2018 connected; the front shaft 2015 and the rear shaft 2016 correspond to a set of diagonal positions of the parallelogram structure, and the first hinge connector 2017 and the second hinge connector 2018 correspond to another group of diagonal positions of the parallelogram structure. The adjusting screw 202 is installed in the through hole on the side of the rear rotating shaft 2016 and the front rotating shaft 2015, which is equivalent to a diagonal line of a parallelogram, and the front through hole is a threaded hole. The movement realizes the expansion and contraction of the parallelogram structure. The first hinged connector 2017 and the second hinged connector 2018 are respectively fixedly connected to the two material guide bars of the material guide device, and the expansion and contraction of the parallelogram structure correspond to the reduction and increase of the channel size of the product channel respectively.

It should be appreciated that the specific structure of the adjustment unit 2 is not limited to the structure in this embodiment, and its structure should be various, as long as its function can realize the adjustment of the size of the product channel of the guide unit 1 . For example, a first through hole and a second through hole can be respectively opened directly on the first support member 103 and the second support member 104; the first through hole is a light hole, and the second through hole is a threaded hole; or the first through hole is threaded hole, the second through hole is a light hole; the adjusting screw 202 is penetrated in the first through hole and the second through hole; the adjusting screw 202 is penetrated in the first through hole and the second through hole, and the adjusting screw 202 and the The driving part of the driving unit 3 is connected, and the distance between the first material guide bar 101 and the second material guide bar 102 can be adjusted by driving the adjustment screw 202 to rotate. It can be seen from the structure that, compared with the preferred method in this embodiment, the stability and reliability of this implementation method are not high, but product adjustment can still be realized on a production line with a low transmission speed.

It can be known that a very important structure in the adjustment unit 2 is a structure that converts rotation into linear motion, and in this embodiment, it is realized through the cooperation of the screw and the thread. But it is not limited to this embodiment, for example, the screw pair structure can also convert rotation into linear motion. Therefore, this embodiment can also use the lead screw sub-structure, and those skilled in the art can make adaptive adjustments according to the actual situation, and details will not be repeated here.

Specifically, the driving unit 3 includes a motor, and the driving part of the motor is connected with the adjusting screw 202 . The driving unit 3 also includes a motor controller, which is used to control the amount of rotation of the motor. Wherein, the motor can be an ordinary motor or a stepping motor.

Further, the first tension arm 2011, the second tension arm 2012, the third tension arm 2013 and the fourth tension arm 2014 all include: tension arm upper plate 20111, connecting rib 20112 and tension arm lower plate 20113; tension arm upper plate 20111 Set parallel to the tension arm lower plate 20113; the connecting rib 20112 connects the lower plate surface of the tension arm upper plate 20111 and the upper plate surface of the tension arm lower plate 20113.

Preferably, it also includes a fixed part 4, the fixed part 4 is used for detachable connection with the external support equipment, so as to realize the fixing of the material guide device; wherein, the fixed part 4 is arranged on the side of the rear end rotating shaft 2016, and the rear end rotating shaft 2016 is fixedly connected with the fixed part 4. By setting the fixing part 4, it can be connected with the external support equipment to fix the position of the material guide device, which enhances the stability of the device.

Example 3

In this embodiment, on the basis of Embodiment 2, the adjustment unit 2 is further improved, and its stability and reliability are better. Specifically, the adjustment unit 2 also includes a guide rod 203; the first hinge connector 2017 and the second hinge connector 2018 are respectively provided with a first guide rod connection block 20171 and a second guide rod connection block 20181; The block 20171 is provided with a guide rod through hole, the first end of the guide rod 203 is fixed to the second guide rod connecting block 20181, and the second end of the guide rod 203 is passed through the guide rod through hole; or, the second guide rod The connecting block 20181 is provided with a guide rod through hole, the first end of the guide rod 203 is fixed to the first guide rod connecting block 20171, and the second end of the guide rod 203 is passed through the guide rod through hole.

It can be understood that a guide rod 203 is arranged on the other diagonal direction of the parallelogram telescopic structure 201, one end of the guide rod 203 is fixed to the connecting block on the hinge connector, and the other end is passed through the connecting block on the other hinge connector. The through hole on the top, the guide rod 203, the adjustment screw 202 and the four tension arms work together to form four interrelated and stable three-bar mechanisms, so as to ensure that the two guide bars are parallel to each other and parallel to the adjustment screw, which further strengthens the adjustment unit. 2 Stability and reliability.

Example 4

The present invention also provides a production line, including the material guide device in any one of the above embodiments. In the existing production line, the entire production line needs to be temporarily stopped when manually adjusting the material guide device, which reduces the efficiency of automatic production. The production line provided in this embodiment, by using the material guide device with automatic adjustment function to adjust the order of product placement on the production line, overcomes the defect that the existing material guide device needs to temporarily stop the entire production line when the channel size is manually adjusted , saving manpower and time, and more conducive to the realization of production automation.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Even if various changes are made to the present invention, if these changes fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and equivalent technologies, they still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A material guiding device, comprising: a guiding unit, an adjusting unit and a driving unit; The guide unit is used to adjust the placement order of the products on the production line, and the products are adjusted to the same placement order after passing through the product channel of the guide unit; The adjustment unit is used to adjust the channel size of the product channel to adapt to products of different sizes; The driving unit is used to drive the adjusting unit to adjust the channel size of the product channel. 2. The material guiding device according to claim 1, wherein the guiding unit comprises a first material guiding strip and a second material guiding strip; Between the first material guide bar and the second material guide bar is the product channel; A first support member is provided on the first material guide bar; a second support member is provided on the second material guide bar; in, The first support and the second support are connected to the adjustment unit. 3. The material guide device according to claim 2, wherein the first material guide bar comprises a first front end material guide bar and a first rear end material guide bar, and the first front end material guide bar and the first The rear guide bar is integrally formed; The second material guide strip includes a second front-end material guide strip and a second rear-end material guide strip, and the second front-end material guide strip and the second rear-end material guide strip are integrally formed; The first front-end material guide strip and the second front-end material guide strip form an extended feed inlet; The first rear-end material guide strip and the second rear-end material guide strip are arranged in parallel. 4. The material guiding device according to claim 3, wherein the first supporting member is arranged on the first rear-end material guide strip; the second supporting member is arranged on the second rear-end guiding bar. on the strip. 5. The material guide device according to claim 4, wherein the adjustment unit comprises a telescopic structure and an adjustment screw; The telescopic structure is a telescopic parallelogram structure, including a first tension arm, a second tension arm, a third tension arm, a fourth tension arm, a front shaft, a rear shaft, a first hinge connection and a second hinge connection pieces; Both ends of the first tension arm, both ends of the second tension arm, both ends of the third tension arm and both ends of the fourth tension arm are provided with through holes; The front-end rotating shaft passes through the through hole at the first end of the first tension arm and the through hole at the first end of the second tension arm, so as to realize the tension between the first tension arm and the second tension arm. rotation connection; The rear-end rotating shaft passes through the through hole at the first end of the third tension arm and the through hole at the first end of the fourth tension arm to realize the third tension arm and the fourth tension arm. swivel connection of the arm; The first hinge connection is used to connect the second end of the first tension arm and the second end of the fourth tension arm; The second hinge connector is used to connect the second end of the second tension arm and the second end of the third tension arm; The first hinge connection part is fixedly connected to the first support part; The second hinge connection part is fixedly connected to the second support part; The side of the front-end rotating shaft is provided with a front-end through hole; The side of the rear-end rotating shaft is provided with a rear-end through hole; The front through hole is a threaded hole, and the rear through hole is a light hole; The adjusting screw is installed in the rear end through hole and the front end through hole, and the thread on the adjusting screw matches the thread in the front end through hole; The adjusting screw is connected with the driving part of the driving unit to realize automatic rotation. 6. The material guiding device according to claim 5, wherein the first tension arm, the second tension arm, the third tension arm and the fourth tension arm all comprise: tension arm upper plate, connecting rib and tension arm Lower plate; The upper plate of the tension arm and the lower plate of the tension arm are arranged in parallel; the connecting rib connects the lower surface of the upper plate of the tension arm and the upper surface of the lower plate of the tension arm. 7. The material guide device according to claim 6, wherein the adjustment unit further comprises a guide rod; The first hinge connecting piece and the second hinge connecting piece are respectively provided with a first guide rod connection block and a second guide rod connection block; The first guide rod connection block is provided with a guide rod through hole, the first end of the guide rod is fixed to the second guide rod connection block, and the second end of the guide rod passes through the guide rod through hole; or, The second guide rod connection block is provided with a guide rod through hole, the first end of the guide rod is fixed to the first guide rod connection block, and the second end of the guide rod passes through the Guide rod through hole. 8. The material guiding device according to any one of claims 2-7, wherein the driving unit comprises a motor, and a driving part of the motor is connected to the adjusting screw. 9. The material guide device according to any one of claims 1-7, further comprising a fixing part, which is used for detachable connection with external support equipment, so as to realize the fixed; in, The fixing part is arranged on one side of the rear rotating shaft, and the rear rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the fixing part. 10. A production line, characterized by comprising a material guide device according to any one of claims 1-9.