CN108673077B - Ammeter module mounting device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an electric meter module installation device and an installation method thereof, wherein the electric meter module installation device includes a bracket, a jacking mechanism arranged on the bracket, a first positioning mechanism and a grasping mechanism; the jacking mechanism is located below the first positioning mechanism , used to lift the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism; the first positioning mechanism is used to position the meter on the meter tray; the grabbing mechanism is located above the first positioning mechanism and is used to grab the module to be installed to the The module installation port of the meter on the meter tray realizes the precise installation of the module. Among them, the installation method of the meter module installation device includes: S1, the jacking mechanism lifts the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism, and the first positioning mechanism positions the meter; S2, the grabbing mechanism grabs the module; S3, the grabbing mechanism Install the module to the module installation port of the meter. Preferably, before step S2, the method further includes: the grabbing mechanism grabbing the module to the second positioning mechanism to complete the positioning.

Description

Electric meter module installation device and installation method thereof

technical field

The invention relates to the field of meter automation production, in particular to an electric meter module installation device and an installation method thereof.

Background technique

At present, the assembly of traditional electric meter internal modules adopts manual loading, which is inefficient and requires a lot of manpower. It cannot meet the assembly line operation of the meter and the loading accuracy is not high, which is prone to defects such as misalignment, crushing of the module or the case.

Therefore, it is very necessary to design a new type of high-efficiency device for accurately installing modules in the automatic assembly process of meters to meet the automatic assembly of meters.

Contents of the invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of inaccurate module installation in the automatic assembly process of the electric meter in the prior art.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a meter module installation device, which includes a bracket, a jacking mechanism, a first positioning mechanism and a grabbing mechanism arranged on the bracket; the jacking mechanism is located at the first positioning The bottom of the mechanism is used to lift the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism; the first positioning mechanism is used to position the meter on the meter tray; the grabbing mechanism is located at the first positioning mechanism above, the module installation port for grabbing the module to be installed to the meter of the meter tray.

Preferably, the first positioning mechanism includes a mounting platform, the mounting platform is provided with at least one card slot, the bottom of the mounting platform is provided with a positioning component, the positioning component is located on the side of the card slot, and the positioning An assembly is used to locate the meter on the meter tray.

Preferably, the first positioning mechanism further includes a positioning cylinder, and the positioning cylinder is arranged on both sides of the installation platform for pushing the electric meter.

Preferably, the positioning assembly includes a first positioning block, a second positioning block and a third positioning block, the first positioning block is parallel to the second positioning block, and the third positioning block is perpendicular to the first positioning block. The positioning block and the second positioning block, the first positioning block, the second positioning block and the third positioning block are jointly arranged to form a U-shaped structure, so that part of the structure of the electric meter is stuck in the U In the glyph structure, the opening of the U-shaped structure faces the card slot, the rest of the electric meter protrudes out of the card slot, and the first positioning block and the second positioning block define the electric meter For movement in the left and right directions, the third positioning block limits the movement of the electric meter in the front and rear directions.

Preferably, the positioning component includes a single-phase meter positioning component and a three-phase meter positioning component.

Preferably, a correcting mechanism is further included, the correcting mechanism is installed on the grasping mechanism, and is used for correcting the module installation port of the electric meter.

Preferably, the grabbing mechanism includes a three-axis slide, a first air gripper and a first gripper, the three-axis slide is installed on the bracket, and the three-axis slide is located at the first position The upper part of the mechanism is connected with the first air gripper, the three-axis slide table is used to limit the movement track of the first air gripper, the first air gripper is provided with a first chute, and the first clip The claw includes two parts on the left and right that are arranged oppositely, and the two parts are slidably embedded in the first sliding groove, and the first air claw drives the two parts on the left and right of the first clamping claw along the The first chute slides towards or away from each other.

Preferably, it also includes a second positioning mechanism, the second positioning mechanism is connected to the side wall of the first positioning mechanism, the second positioning mechanism includes a second air claw and a second clamping jaw, the second air The claw is connected to the side wall of the first positioning mechanism, the second clamping claw is connected to the second air claw, the second air claw is provided with a second chute, and the second clamping claw includes an oppositely disposed The first part and the second part, the first part and the second part are slidably embedded in the second sliding groove, and the clamping surfaces of the first part and the second part are provided with V V-shaped groove, the second air claw drives the first part and the second part of the second jaw to slide in the opposite or opposite direction along the second chute to realize the clamping of the V-shaped groove on the module hold.

Preferably, it further includes a support plate for supporting the first positioning mechanism, and the two ends of the support plate are respectively connected with the first positioning mechanism and the bracket.

Preferably, it also includes a conveying assembly, the conveying assembly passes through the support and is fixed on the support, the conveying assembly is located between the jacking mechanism and the first positioning mechanism, and the conveying assembly uses To transport the meter tray.

Preferably, a stopper assembly is further included, the stopper assembly is arranged on the bracket, and the stopper assembly is located on both sides of the conveying assembly, and is used to stop the meter tray.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention also proposes an installation method using any of the above-mentioned meter module installation devices, including:

S1. The lifting mechanism lifts the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism, and the first positioning mechanism positions the meter;

S2, grabbing mechanism grabbing module;

S3. The grabbing mechanism installs the module to the module installation port of the electric meter.

Preferably, before step S2, the method further includes: the grabbing mechanism grabbing the module to the second positioning mechanism to complete the positioning.

Preferably, before step S2, the method further includes: correcting and positioning the installation opening of the meter module by a correcting mechanism.

The beneficial effects of the present invention compared with the prior art include: the jacking mechanism lifts the electric meter tray equipped with the electric meter to the first positioning mechanism, and the first positioning mechanism positions the electric meter on the electric meter tray, ensuring the modularization of the electric meter. The installation port can be precisely matched with the module, and the grabbing mechanism grabs the module and installs the module to the positioned module installation port located below it, so as to realize the precise installation of the module.

Other beneficial effects:

1. The correction mechanism corrects the module installation port to ensure that the position of the module installation port can be aligned with the module.

2. The contact between the second jaw of the second positioning mechanism and the module is a V-shaped groove, and the second jaw with the V-shaped groove grabs the two opposite corners of the module to realize the positioning of the module.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic isometric view of an electric meter module installation device in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the meter module installation device without the bracket in the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the first positioning mechanism in the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the single-phase meter correction mechanism in the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the three-phase meter correction mechanism in the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a grabbing mechanism in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a second positioning mechanism for positioning a single-phase meter module in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a second positioning mechanism for positioning a three-phase meter module in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the meter module installation device reflected from another side in the specific embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of an electric meter tray installed with an electric meter in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of reference signs:

1. Bracket; 2. Jacking mechanism; 3. First positioning mechanism; 4. Three-axis sliding table; 5. Grabbing mechanism; 10. Fixed plate; 11. Reinforcing rib; 12. Second positioning mechanism; 31. Installation platform; 32. Three-phase meter positioning component; 33. Single-phase meter positioning component; 34. First positioning block; 35. Second positioning Block; 36, the third positioning block; 37, the first draw-in slot; 38, the second draw-in slot; 39, the positioning cylinder; 51, the first air jaw; 52, the first jaw; 54, the drive cylinder; 55, fixed Block; 121, the second air claw; 122, the second jaw; 123, V-shaped groove; 124, the module in the single-phase table; 125, the module in the three-phase table; 71, the first installation block; 72, Telescopic cylinder; 73, single-phase meter correction block; 74, three-phase meter correction block; 13, electric meter tray; 14, three-phase meter; 141, three-phase meter module installation port; 15, single-phase meter; 151, single-phase meter Module mounting port.

Detailed ways

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, specific implementations of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many other ways different from those described here, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present invention, so the present invention is not limited by the specific implementations disclosed below.

It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being “fixed” to another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can also be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions are used herein for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to represent the only embodiments.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the present invention provides a positioning grip mechanism, including a bracket 1 and a jacking mechanism 2 arranged on the bracket 1, a first positioning mechanism 3 and a grabbing mechanism 5; The lifting mechanism 2 is located below the first positioning mechanism 3 and is used to lift the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism 3; the first positioning mechanism 3 is used to position the meter on the meter tray; The grabbing mechanism 5 is located above the first positioning mechanism 3 and is used for grabbing the module to be installed to the module installation port of the meter of the meter tray.

It should be noted that the meter tray in this specific embodiment is a tray equipped with single-phase meters and three-phase meters. As shown in Figure 10, the three-phase meter 14 and the single-phase meter 15 are installed on the meter tray 13, the top of the three-phase meter 14 is provided with a three-phase meter module installation port 141, and the top of the single-phase meter 15 is provided with a single-phase meter module installation port 151.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the first positioning mechanism 3 includes a mounting table 31, the mounting table 31 is provided with a first locking groove 37 and a second locking groove 38, and the bottom of the mounting table 31 is equipped with a positioning assembly. The positioning component is located on the side of the first card slot 37 and the second card slot 38, specifically, between the first card slot 37 and the second card slot 38, and the positioning component is used to position the meter on the meter tray, the first The part of the card slot 37 or the second card slot 38 that is used to supply the meter protrudes to expose the module installation port on the meter. Locating the meter is essentially positioning the module installation port on the meter. There are two card slots in this embodiment, and different numbers of card slots can also be provided in other embodiments as required.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the first positioning mechanism 3 also includes positioning cylinders 39, which are arranged on both sides of the mounting table 31, and are used to push the electric meter and further position the electric meter positioned by the positioning assembly. The positioning accuracy of the first positioning mechanism 3 is improved.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, the positioning assembly includes a first positioning block 34, a second positioning block 35 and a third positioning block 36, the first positioning block 34 is parallel to the second positioning block 35, and the third positioning block The block 36 is perpendicular to the first positioning block 34 and the second positioning block 35, and the first positioning block 34, the second positioning block 35 and the third positioning block 36 are jointly surrounded by a U-shaped structure, and the opening of the U-shaped structure faces The first card slot 37 and the second card slot 38, so that part of the structure of the meter is stuck in the U-shaped structure, and the remaining part of the structure of the meter protrudes out of the first card slot 37 and the second card slot 38, The first positioning block 34 and the second positioning block 35 limit the movement of the meter in the left and right directions, and the third positioning block 36 limits the movement of the meter in the front and rear directions. More preferably, there are multiple positioning components, some of which are used for positioning single-phase meters, and the remaining part of positioning components are used for positioning three-phase meters. In this embodiment, the positioning components include a three-phase meter positioning component 32 and two single-phase meter positioning components 33, in other embodiments, other numbers and types of positioning components can also be set as required.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 9, a correcting mechanism 7 is also included. The correcting mechanism 7 is connected with the three-axis slide table 4 through the mounting plate 9, moves along the motion track of the three-axis slide table 4, and corrects The module installation port of the electric meter ensures that the module can be accurately installed to the module installation port of the electric meter; the correction mechanism 7 includes a single-phase meter correction mechanism and a three-phase meter correction mechanism, both of which are fixed on the mounting plate 9 side by side, as As shown in Figure 4, the single-phase meter correction mechanism includes a first installation block 71, a telescopic cylinder 72 and a single-phase meter correction block 73, and the telescopic cylinder 72 is fixed on the first installation block 71, and the single-phase meter correction block 73 is connected to the telescopic The cylinder 72 is connected, and the telescopic cylinder 72 controls the single-phase meter correction block 73 to stretch and correct the module installation port of the single-phase electric meter, so as to ensure that the module can be accurately installed to the module installation port. Because the size of the module installation port of the three-phase meter is different from that of the single-phase meter, the difference between the three-phase meter correction mechanism and the single-phase meter correction mechanism is that, as shown in Figure 5, the telescopic cylinder 72 is connected to three The phase meter correction block 74 and the telescopic cylinder 72 control the three-phase meter correction block 74 to stretch and correct the module installation ports of the three electric meters.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in Figures 2 and 6, the grabbing mechanism includes a three-axis slide 4, a first air gripper 51 and a first jaw 52, and the three-axis slide 4 is installed on the on the bracket 1, and the three-axis slide table 4 is located above the first positioning mechanism 3 and connected with the first air claw 51, and the three-axis slide table 4 is used to define the first air claw 51 The movement trajectory of the first air claw 51 is provided with a first chute, and the first jaw 52 includes two parts on the left and right that are arranged oppositely, and the two parts are slidably embedded in the first slide In the groove, the first air claw 51 drives the left and right parts of the first jaw 52 to slide toward or against each other along the first chute; the grabbing mechanism 5 also includes a driving cylinder 54, a first air claw 51 is connected to the driving cylinder 54 through the first fixed block 55, and the driving cylinder 54 drives the first air jaw 51 to rotate together with the first clamping jaw 52.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9, a second positioning mechanism 12 is also included, the second positioning mechanism 12 is connected to the side wall of the first positioning mechanism 3, and the second positioning mechanism The mechanism 12 includes a second air claw 121 and a second clamping claw 122, the second air claw 121 is connected with the 3 side walls of the first positioning mechanism, the second clamping claw 122 is connected with the second air claw 121 connected, the second air claw 121 is provided with a second sliding slot, the second jaw 122 includes a first part and a second part that are oppositely arranged, and the first part and the second part are slidably embedded in the In the second chute, a V-shaped groove 123 is provided on the clamping surfaces of the first part and the second part, and the second air claw 121 drives the first part and the second clamping jaw 122 The movement of the second part along the opposite or opposite direction of the second chute realizes the clamping of the module by the V-shaped groove 123 .

In this specific embodiment, the module is a cubic communication module, the first part and the second part of the second jaw 122 move toward each other along the second chute, and the V-shaped groove 123 clamps two opposite corners of the cube, except The module can be grasped stably, and the module can also be positioned, and then the first part and the second part of the second jaw 122 move oppositely along the second chute to release the module, the module remains still, and the positioning of the module is completed. It is beneficial to the accurate installation of subsequent modules in the electric meter. In FIG. 7 , the second positioning mechanism positions the module 124 that needs to be installed in the single-phase meter. In FIG. 8 , the second positioning mechanism positions the module 125 that needs to be installed in the three-phase meter.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a support plate 8 for supporting the first positioning mechanism 3 is also included, and the two ends of the support plate 8 are respectively connected with the first positioning mechanism 3 and the bracket 1 . Both sides of the first positioning mechanism 3 are respectively provided with a plurality of support plates 8, in order to further strengthen the supporting capacity of the support plates, two adjacent support plates positioned on the same side of the first positioning mechanism 3 are connected by a fixed plate 10, and the fixed plates A reinforcing rib 11 is further provided between the support and the support to further stably support the first positioning mechanism.

In this specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 , it also includes a delivery assembly 6, the delivery assembly 6 passes through the support 1 and is fixed on the support 1, the delivery assembly 6 is located between the jacking mechanism 2 and the first positioning mechanism 3, The conveying assembly 6 is used to convey the meter tray to the jacking mechanism 2 .

In this specific embodiment, a stop assembly is also included, the stop assembly is arranged on the support 1, and the stop assembly is located on both sides of the conveying assembly 6, and is used to stop the meter tray.

The working process of the above-mentioned meter module installation device includes:

The meter tray is transported to the position of the stopping assembly by the conveying assembly 6 on the production line, and is stopped by the stopping assembly. After that, the lifting mechanism 2 lifts the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism 3, and the positioning assemblies on the first positioning mechanism respectively Position the single-phase meter and the three-phase meter on the meter tray, and at the same time, under the support of the jacking mechanism 2, the meter tray is stably fixed, and then the push rods in the positioning cylinder 39 located on both sides of the first positioning mechanism 3 are pushed out to push the single-phase meter The phase meter and the three-phase meter are further positioned to ensure the accurate positioning of the electric meter. At this time, the part of the electric meter that needs to install the module protrudes from the first card slot 37 and the second card slot 38 of the first positioning mechanism 3, and is exposed on the first The upper surface of the mounting table 31 of the positioning mechanism 3, and then the correcting mechanism 7 moves along the motion track of the three-axis slide table 4 and corrects the module installation port exposed in the electric meter on the mounting table 31, and then the grabbing mechanism grabs the module, The module is carried by the grabbing mechanism 5 and installed in the corrected module installation port.

In this embodiment, the installed module is also positioned, and the module positioning process includes: the grabbing mechanism 5 grabs the module to the two V-shaped grooves 123 of the second jaw 122 of the second positioning mechanism 12 Between, the second jaw 122 is driven by the second air jaw 121 to clamp the two opposite corners of the module to position the module, and then the second air jaw 121 drives the first part of the second jaw 122 and the second Part of the opposite movement evacuates the module from both sides, the module does not move, and the positioning of the module is completed, and the positioned module is subsequently grasped by the grabbing mechanism 5, which is conducive to the accurate installation of the subsequent module in the meter, and further improves the safety of module installation. accuracy.

The present invention also proposes an installation method for the above-mentioned electric meter module installation device, comprising the following steps:

T1. The lifting mechanism lifts the meter tray to the first positioning mechanism, and the first positioning mechanism positions the meter;

T2. The correction mechanism corrects and positions the installation port of the meter module;

T3. The grabbing mechanism grabs the module to the second positioning mechanism to complete the positioning of the module;

T4, grabbing mechanism grabbing module;

T5. The grabbing mechanism installs the module to the module installation port of the electric meter.

In other embodiments, step T3 may be completed first, and then step T2 may be completed.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the technical field of the invention. The terms used herein in the description of the present invention are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are not described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, should be considered as within the scope of this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation modes of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but should not be construed as limiting the patent scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent for the present invention should be based on the appended claims.

Claims (6)

1. The ammeter module mounting device is characterized by comprising a bracket, and a jacking mechanism, a first positioning mechanism and a grabbing mechanism which are arranged on the bracket; the jacking mechanism is positioned below the first positioning mechanism and is used for jacking the ammeter tray to the first positioning mechanism; the first positioning mechanism is used for positioning the ammeter on the ammeter tray; the grabbing mechanism is positioned above the first positioning mechanism and is used for grabbing a module to be installed to a module installation port of an ammeter of the ammeter tray;

the first positioning mechanism comprises a mounting table, at least one clamping groove is formed in the mounting table, a positioning assembly is arranged at the bottom of the mounting table and is positioned on the side face of the clamping groove, and the positioning assembly is used for positioning an ammeter on the ammeter tray;

the first positioning mechanism further comprises positioning air cylinders, wherein the positioning air cylinders are arranged on two sides of the mounting table and used for pushing the ammeter;

the positioning assembly comprises a first positioning block, a second positioning block and a third positioning block, wherein the first positioning block is parallel to the second positioning block, the third positioning block is perpendicular to the first positioning block and the second positioning block, the first positioning block, the second positioning block and the third positioning block are jointly enclosed into a U-shaped structure, an opening of the U-shaped structure faces the clamping groove, so that part of the structure of the electric meter is clamped in the U-shaped structure, the rest of the structure of the electric meter is detected out of the clamping groove, the first positioning block and the second positioning block limit the movement of the electric meter in the left-right direction, and the third positioning block limit the movement of the electric meter in the front-back direction;

the ammeter module mounting device further comprises a second positioning mechanism, the second positioning mechanism is connected with the side wall of the first positioning mechanism, the second positioning mechanism comprises a second air jaw and a second clamping jaw, the second air jaw is connected with the side wall of the first positioning mechanism, the second clamping jaw is connected with the second air jaw, the second air jaw is provided with a second sliding groove, the second clamping jaw comprises a first part and a second part which are oppositely arranged, the first part and the second part are slidably embedded in the second sliding groove, V-shaped grooves are formed in clamping surfaces of the first part and the second part, and the second air jaw drives the first part and the second part of the second clamping jaw to slide along opposite directions of the second sliding groove so as to clamp the module;

the module is cube, the second clamping jaw clamps two opposite angles of the module under the drive of the second air jaw, and the module is positioned.

2. The meter module mounting arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a correction mechanism mounted on the gripping mechanism for correcting the module mounting opening of the meter.

3. The electricity meter module mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the grabbing mechanism comprises a three-axis sliding table, a first air jaw and a first clamping jaw, the three-axis sliding table is mounted on the support, the three-axis sliding table is located above the first positioning mechanism and is connected with the first air jaw, the three-axis sliding table is used for limiting a movement track of the first air jaw, the first air jaw is provided with a first sliding groove, the first clamping jaw comprises a left part and a right part which are oppositely arranged, the two parts are slidably embedded in the first sliding groove, and the first air jaw drives the left part and the right part of the first clamping jaw to slide oppositely or reversely along the first sliding groove.

4. The meter module mounting arrangement of claim 1, further comprising a transport assembly passing through and secured to the bracket, the transport assembly being located between the jacking mechanism and the first positioning mechanism, the transport assembly being configured to transport meter trays to the jacking mechanism.

5. The meter module mounting assembly of claim 4, further comprising a stop assembly disposed on the bracket and located on either side of the transport assembly for stopping the meter tray.

6. A mounting method using the electricity meter module mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising the steps of:

s1, jacking an ammeter tray to a first positioning mechanism by a jacking mechanism, and positioning an ammeter by the first positioning mechanism;

s2, a grabbing mechanism grabs the module;

s3, the grabbing mechanism installs the module to a module installation port of the ammeter.

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