CN213293664U

CN213293664U - Conveying device

Info

Publication number: CN213293664U
Application number: CN202022133978.9U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邹支农
Original assignee: Suzhou Tfc Optical Communication Co ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Tfc Optical Communication Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-25
Filing date: 2020-09-25
Publication date: 2021-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-25

Abstract

The utility model discloses a conveyor can be used to the transported substance material and hold the dish, and conveyor includes: the conveying mechanism is provided with a conveying surface, and the conveying surface is provided with a detention area; the blocking mechanism is used for blocking the material bearing disc conveyed to the detention zone so as to retain the material bearing disc in the detention zone; the lifting mechanism is arranged below the detention area and comprises a supporting plate and a first cylinder, the supporting plate is connected to a piston rod of the first cylinder, and the first cylinder can be used for driving the supporting plate to move upwards so as to lift a material bearing disc detained in the detention area and enable the material bearing disc to leave the conveying surface. The conveying device provided by the utility model can stop the material at the preset position under the condition of continuous operation of the conveying mechanism by the arrangement of the lifting mechanism, so as to facilitate the processing of the material; because conveying mechanism does not need frequent opening and closing, consequently can avoid the damage to conveying mechanism to when guaranteeing production stability, increase conveying mechanism's life.

Description

Conveying device

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the material is carried, concretely relates to conveyor suitable for automated production.

Background

With the development of the manufacturing industry, more and more materials are conveyed by the aid of the conveying device in the manufacturing industry, and the higher the automation degree is, the more occasions are carried out by the aid of the conveying device for logistics conveying. In some occasions, the start and stop of material conveying are required to be controlled according to process requirements so as to process the conveyed materials. The existing starting and stopping mode is mainly realized by controlling the starting and stopping of the conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism is easily damaged due to the fact that the existing starting and stopping mode needs frequent starting and stopping, so that various production problems are caused.

Therefore, in order to solve the above technical problems, a new conveying device is needed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a conveyor suitable for automated production to solve the problem among the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

a conveyor apparatus for conveying a material tray, the conveyor apparatus comprising:

the conveying mechanism is provided with a first rail and a second rail which are arranged at intervals, conveying belts are arranged on the first rail and the second rail, the conveying belts define a conveying surface, and the conveying surface is provided with a detention area;

the blocking mechanism is used for blocking the material bearing disc conveyed to the detention zone so as to detente the material bearing disc in the detention zone;

the lifting mechanism is arranged below the retention area and comprises a supporting plate and a first cylinder, the supporting plate is connected to a piston rod of the first cylinder, the first cylinder can be used for driving the supporting plate to move upwards so as to lift the material bearing disc retained in the retention area and enable the material bearing disc to leave the conveying surface.

Further, the lifting mechanism further comprises a mounting frame, and the first air cylinder is mounted on the mounting frame and enables a piston rod of the first air cylinder to stretch and move in the vertical direction.

Further, the lifting mechanism further comprises a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is movably arranged on the mounting frame and can slide along the vertical direction.

Further, the supporting plate is arranged above the mounting frame and fixedly connected with the upper end of the sliding rod.

Furthermore, a plurality of positioning blocks are convexly arranged on the upper surface of the supporting plate, and the positioning blocks can be used for being matched with the positioning grooves at the bottom of the material bearing disc to position the material bearing disc; and/or

The material bearing plate is characterized in that a plurality of suckers with upward suction nozzles are arranged on the supporting plate, and the suckers can be arranged at the bottom of a material bearing plate on the supporting plate in an adsorption mode.

Further, a first sensor is further arranged on the first track, corresponds to the front end of the detention zone and is used for detecting whether the material bearing disc is conveyed to the front end of the detention zone;

the first sensor is connected with the first air cylinder, and the first sensor is arranged to form a sensing signal and transmit the sensing signal to the first air cylinder when the material bearing disc is detected to be conveyed to the front end of the retention area, so that the first air cylinder drives the supporting plate to move upwards to lift the material bearing disc in the retention area.

Further, the blocking mechanism comprises a stop block and a second air cylinder, the stop block is connected to a piston rod of the second air cylinder, and the second air cylinder can be used for driving the stop block to move to the front end of the retention area so as to block the material bearing disc conveyed to the retention area.

Further, the blocking mechanism is arranged below the conveying surface and is positioned on the front side of the lifting mechanism.

And further, a second sensor is also arranged on the first track, corresponds to the rear end of the detention zone and is used for detecting whether the material bearing disc is conveyed to the rear end of the detention zone.

Further, the second sensor is connected with a second cylinder, and the second sensor is arranged to form a sensing signal and transmit the sensing signal to the second cylinder when the material bearing disc is conveyed to the rear end of the retention area, so that the second cylinder drives the stop block to move upwards to the front end of the retention area.

The utility model discloses beneficial effect:

compared with the prior art, the conveying device provided by the utility model can stop the material at the preset position under the condition of continuous operation of the conveying mechanism by the arrangement of the lifting mechanism, so as to facilitate the processing of the material; because conveying mechanism does not need frequent opening and closing, consequently can avoid the damage to conveying mechanism to when guaranteeing production stability, increase conveying mechanism's life.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the blocking mechanism of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the lifting mechanism of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is an exploded schematic view of the blocking mechanism in the embodiment of fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals: 1-a base; 2-a conveying mechanism; 21-a first track; 22-a second track; 23-a first pulley; 24-a second pulley; 25-a conveyor belt; 26-a drive motor; 27-a retention zone; 3-a blocking mechanism; 31-a stopper; 32-a second cylinder; 4-a lifting mechanism; 41-a mounting frame; 42-a first cylinder; 43-a pallet; 44-a slide bar; 45-a cannula; 411-plate support; 412-a mounting plate; 413-a through hole; 431-a locating block; 432-suction cup; 51-a first sensor; 52-a second sensor; 6-material holding tray.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and the structural, method, or functional changes made by those skilled in the art according to the embodiments are all included in the scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. 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. In the illustrated embodiment, directional references, i.e., up, down, left, right, front, rear, etc., are relative to each other and are used to explain the relative structure and movement of the various components in the present application. These representations are appropriate when the components are in the positions shown in the figures. However, if the description of the location of an element changes, it is believed that these representations will change accordingly.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1, a conveying device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention can be used for conveying a material tray 6. The conveying device comprises: a conveying mechanism 2, a blocking mechanism 3 and a lifting mechanism 4. In this embodiment, the transport device further comprises a base 1 for carrying the aforementioned mechanism.

Referring to fig. 1 again (the front direction is the conveying direction in fig. 1, and the rear direction is the reverse direction of the conveying direction), the conveying mechanism 2 includes a first rail 21, a second rail 22, a first pulley 23 set, a second pulley 24 set, a conveying belt 25, and a driving motor 26. The first rail 21 and the second rail 22 are erected on the base 1, and are spaced from each other and arranged in parallel. The first pulley 23 group comprises two first pulleys 23 respectively pivoted on the rear ends of the first rail 21 and the second rail 22, and the second pulley 24 group comprises two second pulleys 24 respectively pivoted on the front ends of the first rail 21 and the second rail 22; the rotation axes of the first and second pulleys 23 and 24 are arranged parallel to the base 1 and perpendicular to the first and second rails 21 and 22.

The conveyor belt 25 is disposed on the first rail 21 and the second rail 22, and the conveyor belt 25 is wound around the first pulley 23 group and the second pulley 24 group in the front-rear direction to define a conveying surface extending in the front-rear direction, the conveying surface having a staying area 27. The driving motor 26 is connected with the first pulley 23 set and is used for driving the first pulley 23 to rotate so as to drive the conveying belt 25 to move to convey the material tray 6.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the blocking mechanism 3 is used for blocking the material carrying tray 6 conveyed to the stagnation area 27 so as to retain the material carrying tray 6 in the stagnation area 27. The blocking mechanism 3 is disposed below the conveying surface and located in front of the lifting mechanism 4, and includes a stopper 31 and a second cylinder 32. The stopper 31 is connected to a piston rod of the second cylinder 32, the second cylinder 32 is mounted on the base 1, and the piston rod of the second cylinder is configured to be capable of moving in an up-and-down direction, and the second cylinder 32 can be used to drive the stopper 31 to move to the front end of the retention area 27, so as to stop the material tray 6 conveyed to the retention area 27.

A second sensor 52 is further provided on the first rail 21, and the second sensor 52 is provided corresponding to the rear end of the stagnation section 27 (the end where the material receiving tray 6 starts to enter the stagnation section 27) and detects whether the material receiving tray 6 is conveyed to the rear end of the stagnation section 27. The second sensor 52 is connected with the solenoid valve of the second cylinder 32 (which can be connected by the controller), and the second sensor 52 is configured to form a sensing signal and transmit the sensing signal to the solenoid valve of the second cylinder 32 when detecting that the material tray 6 is conveyed to the rear end of the stagnation area 27, so that the second cylinder 32 drives the stopper 31 to move upwards to the front end of the stagnation area 27 to block the material tray 6 conveyed to the stagnation area 27. Preferably, the second sensor 52 is a photosensor. In other embodiments, the second sensor 52 may also be disposed on the base 1 or the second rail 22.

Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 4, the lifting mechanism 4 is disposed below the retention area 27, and includes a mounting frame 41, a first cylinder 42, a supporting plate 43 and a plurality of sliding rods 44. The mounting frame 41 includes two support plates 411 and a mounting plate 412 erected on the support plates 411, and the mounting plate 412 is provided with a through hole 413 for the piston rod of the first cylinder 42 to move up and down in a telescopic manner, and a plurality of sleeves 45 for the sliding rod 44 to slide up and down.

The first cylinder 42 is mounted to the bottom of the mounting plate 412, and the piston rod of the first cylinder 42 is disposed to pass through the through hole 413 of the mounting plate 412, so that the piston rod of the first cylinder 42 can be telescopically moved in the through hole 413 in the up-down direction. The slide rod 44 is movably inserted into the sleeve 45 and is configured to slide along the sleeve 45 in the up-and-down direction, and the sleeve 45 can guide the slide rod 44. The supporting plate 43 is arranged above the mounting plate 412 and is respectively and fixedly connected with the piston rod of the first air cylinder 42 and the upper end of the sliding rod 44, so that the first air cylinder 42 can drive the supporting plate 43 to move up and down; and when the carrier plate 43 is moved upwards to a certain distance, it is possible to lift the material tray 6 that is retained in the retention zone 27 and to move the material tray 6 away from the conveying surface.

Specifically, a plurality of positioning blocks 431 are further convexly disposed on the upper surface of the supporting plate 43, and the positioning blocks 431 may be used to cooperate with positioning grooves at the bottom of the material tray 6 to position the material tray 6. The supporting plate 43 is provided with a plurality of suction cups 432 with upward suction nozzles, and the suction cups 432 are arranged to be adsorbed at the bottom of the material bearing plate 6 on the supporting plate 43 to prevent the material bearing plate 6 from shaking.

Specifically, the first rail 21 is further provided with a first sensor 51, and the first sensor 51 is provided corresponding to the front end of the stagnation area 27 (the end of the material tray 6 starting to leave the stagnation area 27) and is used for detecting whether the material tray 6 is conveyed to the front end of the stagnation area 27. The first sensor 51 is connected to the solenoid valve of the first cylinder 42 (which may be connected by a controller), and the first sensor 51 is configured to form a sensing signal and transmit the sensing signal to the solenoid valve of the first cylinder 42 when the material tray 6 is detected to be conveyed to the front end of the stagnation area 27, so that the first cylinder 42 drives the support plate 43 to move upwards to lift the material tray 6 in the stagnation area 27. Preferably, the first sensor 51 is a photosensor. In other embodiments, the first sensor 51 may also be disposed on the base 1 or the second rail 22.

The following description is further made in conjunction with specific application scenarios:

the material tray 6 is conveyed by the conveying mechanism 2 to the rear end of the middle detention area 27, and after being detected by the second sensor 52, an induction signal is formed and transmitted to the second cylinder 32; the second cylinder 32 drives the stopper 31 to move upwards, so that the stopper 31 is stopped at the front end of the detention area 27; the material tray 6 is conveyed forwards to the front end of the detention zone 27 and is stopped by the stop 31 to be detained in the detention zone 27; the first sensor 51 detects the formed sensing signal and transmits the sensing signal to the first air cylinder 42, and the first air cylinder 42 drives the supporting plate 43 to move upwards to lift the material bearing plate 6 retained in the retention area 27 and enable the material bearing plate 6 to leave the conveying surface. At this time, the conveying mechanism 2 continues to operate, and the material tray 6 stays above the detention zone 27, so that the materials in the material tray 6 can be operated; after the operation is completed, the first air cylinder 42 and the second air cylinder 32 can drive the supporting plate 43 and the stop block 31 to return to the initial position, and the conveying mechanism 2 can continue to convey the material tray 6 to the next process.

The conveying device provided by the utility model can stop the material at the preset position under the condition of continuous operation of the conveying mechanism 2 through the arrangement of the lifting mechanism 4, so as to facilitate the processing of the material; because conveying mechanism 2 does not need frequent opening and stopping, consequently can avoid the damage to conveying mechanism 2 to when guaranteeing production stability, increase conveying mechanism 2's life.

It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A conveyor apparatus for conveying material trays, the conveyor apparatus comprising:

2. The transfer device of claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism further comprises a mounting frame, and the first cylinder is mounted on the mounting frame and enables a piston rod of the first cylinder to move in a telescopic manner in an up-and-down direction.

3. The transport device of claim 2, wherein the lift mechanism further comprises a slide bar movably mounted to the mounting frame and slidable in an up-and-down direction.

4. The conveying device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supporting plate is arranged above the mounting frame and fixedly connected with the upper end of the sliding rod.

5. The conveying device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a plurality of positioning blocks are further convexly arranged on the upper surface of the supporting plate, and the positioning blocks can be used for being matched with the positioning grooves at the bottom of the material bearing disc to position the material bearing disc; and/or

6. The conveying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first sensor is further provided on the first track, the first sensor being provided corresponding to the front end of the stagnation zone and being configured to detect whether the material tray is conveyed to the front end of the stagnation zone;

7. The conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the blocking mechanism comprises a stopper and a second air cylinder, the stopper is connected to a piston rod of the second air cylinder, and the second air cylinder can be used for driving the stopper to move to the front end of the retention area so as to block the material bearing disc conveyed to the retention area.

8. The transport device of claim 7, wherein the blocking mechanism is disposed below the transport surface and in front of the lift mechanism.

9. The conveying device as claimed in claim 8, wherein a second sensor is further provided on the first track, the second sensor being provided corresponding to a rear end of the stagnant zone and being used for detecting whether the material tray is conveyed to the rear end of the stagnant zone.

10. A conveyor apparatus as claimed in claim 9 wherein a second sensor is associated with the second cylinder, the second sensor being arranged to form and transmit a sensing signal to the second cylinder when the conveyance of a material tray to the rear end of the holdup zone is detected, such that the second cylinder drives the stop block upwardly to the front end of the holdup zone.