Automatic assembling device and method for gasket
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of gasket assembly, in particular to an automatic assembling device and an automatic assembling method for a gasket.
Background
In the daily assembling process, the gasket is sleeved on the step surface of the workpiece; in the assembling process, glue is firstly dispensed on the workpiece, and then the first gasket is assembled on the workpiece; dispensing the other surface of the first gasket after assembly, and then assembling a second gasket on the surface of the first gasket; before the gasket is installed, multiple tests on the gasket are required to ensure the gasket to be qualified, so that the assembling efficiency is low, and the labor intensity of workers is high.
The Chinese patent with the application number of CN201811202383.5 discloses a full-automatic assembly production method of a linear cooling fan, which comprises a jig conveying backflow process, a friction plate feeding process, a snap ring feeding process, a bearing feeding process, an oil and glue dispensing process, a pressing process, a fan blade assembly process and a blanking process; the automatic assembling device is used for automatically assembling the snap ring, the bearing and the fan blade, automatically dispensing oil and dispensing, has high working efficiency, firm assembled products, accurate dispensing and dispensing, and is suitable for mass production; the above solution does not allow automated detection of the gasket.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly solves the technical problems that: the automatic assembling device and the assembling method for the gasket can be used for automatically detecting and assembling the gasket, improve the assembling efficiency and reduce the labor intensity of workers.
In order to solve the main technical problems, the following technical scheme is adopted:
an automated gasket assembly apparatus, comprising: a workpiece feeding line for conveying workpieces to be assembled; a stop mechanism capable of inhibiting or relieving forward conveying of the workpieces is arranged in the middle of the conveying of the workpiece feeding line; a glue dispensing mechanism for gluing the workpiece or the gasket is further mounted on one side of the workpiece feeding line; the supporting table is used for supporting all parts and is positioned on one side of the workpiece feeding line; the gasket feeding mechanism is used for feeding a plurality of gaskets in the gasket tool one by one and installing the gaskets on the supporting table; the gasket feeding mechanism comprises a first feeding assembly and a second feeding assembly; the first feeding assembly is used for feeding a first gasket; the second feeding assembly is used for feeding a second gasket; the detection mechanism is used for carrying out multiple detection on the gasket and comprises a turnover assembly, a thickness detection assembly and a surface detection assembly; the overturning assembly and the thickness detection assembly are arranged on the supporting platform; the surface detection assembly is arranged on the transplanting assembly; the transplanting assembly can move the gasket from the support table to the workpiece feeding line.
Preferably, the first feeding assembly and the second feeding assembly respectively comprise a jacking assembly, a sliding plate and a gasket tool; the gasket tool is arranged on the sliding plate; the sliding plate is connected to the supporting platform in a sliding manner; the jacking assembly is arranged below the table top of the support table, and a through hole capable of enabling the lifting part of the jacking assembly to pass through is formed in the table top of the support table; when the sliding plate slides to the through hole, the jacking assembly can jack up the gaskets in the gasket tool by the height of one gasket.
Preferably, the gasket tool comprises an upper base plate, a lower base plate and a polish rod; the upper padding plate and the lower padding plate are mutually parallel and fixed through a plurality of polished rods; and the plurality of the polish rods surround the gaskets in a circle, and the gaskets can slide along the polish rods to penetrate out of the upper backing plate.
Preferably, the jacking assembly comprises a jacking motor, a screw rod, an installation plate and a jacking head; the jacking motor is arranged inside the support platform and connected with the screw rod; the mounting plate is fixedly connected with a nut of the screw rod; the jacking head is fixedly connected with the mounting plate, and one end of the jacking head can extend into the lower backing plate to push the gasket to move upwards.
Preferably, two gasket tools are mounted on the sliding plate of the first feeding assembly, so that the quantity of the first gaskets and the quantity of the second gaskets are consistent; there are two jacking heads on first material loading subassembly's the mounting panel.
Preferably, the gasket feeding mechanism further comprises a material poking assembly positioned above the first feeding assembly and the second feeding assembly; the material shifting assembly is positioned above the gasket tool; the material shifting assembly comprises a material shifting cylinder, a material shifting frame and a material shifting brush; the material shifting frame is arranged on the material shifting cylinder and can lift relative to the gasket tool; and the two opposite sides of the material stirring frame are provided with material stirring brushes.
Preferably, the workpiece feeding line is a double-layer speed-multiplying chain; the workpiece moves on the workpiece feeding line through the workpiece carrier; a stopping groove is arranged below the workpiece carrier; the stopping mechanism is arranged between the upper layer and the lower layer of the double-layer speed-multiplying chain; the gear stopping mechanism comprises a gear stopping cylinder and a gear stopping head connected with the gear stopping cylinder; the gear stopping head is matched with the gear stopping groove; and a stop arm which can only enable the workpiece carrier to horizontally translate is arranged on the double-layer speed-multiplying chain.
Preferably, the glue dispensing mechanism and the transplanting assembly are installed on the frame; the frame spans the support table and the workpiece feeding line; two ends of the frame are respectively provided with a guide rail which can enable the glue dispensing mechanism and the transplanting assembly to move along X, Y; the glue dispensing mechanism and the transplanting assembly comprise lifting assemblies; the transplanting assembly is a sucker; the thickness detection assembly comprises a detection head and an explosion-proof box; the explosion-proof box is arranged on the support table; the detection head is arranged right opposite to the explosion-proof box; a collecting tank for collecting unqualified products is also arranged on the supporting table; the surface detection component is a fast snap camera; the quick snapshot camera is connected with the control system; the overturning assembly comprises a bracket, a bearing disc, a gasket placing position and an overturning cylinder; the overturning air cylinder is arranged on the support table through a support; the bearing disc is arranged on the bracket; the gasket is placed in a position and connected with the overturning end of the overturning cylinder; after the gasket is placed in the position and turned over, the gasket is placed in the position and is opposite to the bearing disc up and down; the gasket placing position is provided with a plurality of air suction holes.
Preferably, a centering mechanism is further mounted on the workpiece feeding line; the centering mechanism comprises a left clamping arm and a right clamping arm; when the stopping mechanism inhibits the workpiece from being conveyed forwards, the left clamping arm and the right clamping arm move oppositely or depart from each other under the clamping arm cylinders so as to clamp or separate from the top of the workpiece.
The automatic assembling method of the gasket comprises the automatic assembling device of the gasket; the method comprises the following steps:
workpiece feeding:
s1: the workpiece carrier carries the workpiece to move along the workpiece feeding line;
s2: when the workpiece carrier reaches the working position, the stopping mechanism acts to inhibit the workpiece carrier carrying the workpiece from moving, and the centering mechanism fixes the workpiece;
s3: the glue dispensing mechanism is used for performing first glue coating on the workpiece;
feeding a gasket:
d1: the plurality of gaskets are arranged in the gasket tool and are arranged on the sliding plate; the sliding plate slides to the upper part of the through hole;
d2: the jacking assembly acts to jack the first gasket and the second gasket upwards, and the material shifting assembly shifts materials in the jacking process to prevent the first gasket and the second gasket which are positioned at the top from being adhered to the adjacent gaskets;
d3: carrying out various detections on the first gasket, enabling the transplanting assembly to drive the surface detection assembly to photograph the first gasket, absorbing the qualified first gasket by the transplanting assembly, transplanting the qualified first gasket to the thickness detection assembly for detection, and placing the qualified first gasket in the overturning assembly; the turnover assembly drives the gasket I to turn over into the bearing disc; the surface detection assembly detects the other surface of the first gasket, and moves to a workpiece to mount the first gasket after detection;
d4: the glue dispensing mechanism is used for carrying out secondary glue coating on the surface of the first gasket;
d5: carrying out various detections on the second washer, enabling the transplanting assembly to drive the surface detection assembly to photograph the second washer, absorbing the qualified second washer by the transplanting assembly, transplanting the qualified second washer to the thickness detection assembly for detection, and placing the qualified second washer in the position of the turnover assembly; the overturning component drives the second gasket to overturn into the bearing disc; the surface detection assembly detects the other surface of the second gasket, and moves to the first gasket to mount the second gasket after detection;
d6: and after the second gasket is installed, the stopping mechanism releases stopping of the workpiece carrier, and the workpiece provided with the first gasket and the second gasket is continuously conveyed to the next station under the action of the workpiece feeding line.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
(1) The detection mechanism is used for detecting the gasket I and the gasket II to be installed; directly mounting the qualified gasket; the workpiece feeding line can stop the workpiece at a working position, so that the first gasket and the second gasket are convenient to mount; by utilizing the matching of the detection mechanism, the glue dispensing mechanism, the transplanting assembly and the workpiece feeding line, twice glue dispensing can be realized, and the automatic assembly of the workpiece and two gaskets is realized, so that the working efficiency is improved, and the labor intensity is reduced.
(2) The gasket feeding mechanism comprises a first feeding assembly, a second feeding assembly and a material shifting assembly; first material loading subassembly and second material loading subassembly all include jacking subassembly, and under the cooperation of each part of packing ring feed mechanism, the packing ring is by material loading one by one in proper order, and the material loading effect is stable.
(3) The detection mechanism can carry out full automated detection with the packing ring at the material loading in-process, has guaranteed the off-the-shelf qualification rate in later stage.
Drawings
In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some examples of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive labor.
FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a unitary structure;
FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the overall structure;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the mounting position of the surface sensing assembly;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the centering mechanism;
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a gasket feeding mechanism;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic view of a washer fixture;
FIG. 8 is a left side view of the kick-off assembly;
FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of the flip assembly;
fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a thickness detection assembly.
In the figure: the device comprises a support table 1, a through hole 11, a frame 2, a guide rail 21, a workpiece feeding line 3, a stop mechanism 31, a stop cylinder 311, a stop cylinder 312, a stop head 312, a dispensing mechanism 32, a workpiece carrier 33, a stop groove 331, a stop arm 34, a gasket feeding mechanism 4, a first feeding assembly 41, a second feeding assembly 42, a jacking assembly 43, a jacking motor 431, a screw rod 432, a mounting plate 433, a jacking head 434, a sliding plate 44, a gasket tool 45, an upper cushion plate 451, a lower cushion plate 452, a polish rod 453, a shifting assembly 46, a shifting cylinder 461, a shifting cylinder 462, a shifting frame 463, a shifting brush 5, a detection mechanism 51, a turnover centering assembly 511, a support frame 512, a bearing plate 513, a gasket in-place, a turnover cylinder 514, an air suction hole 515, a thickness detection assembly 52, a detection head, a detection box 522, a detection box 53, a surface detection assembly 6, a flame-proof assembly 7, a clamping arm assembly 7, a left clamping arm 73, a clamping arm 73 and a clamping arm 73.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. In addition, all the connection relations mentioned herein do not mean that the components are directly connected, but mean that a better connection structure can be formed by adding or reducing connection accessories according to specific implementation conditions.
The first embodiment,
Referring to fig. 1-10, an automatic assembling apparatus for washers includes a workpiece feeding line 3, a supporting table 1, a washer feeding mechanism 4, and a detecting mechanism 5.
A workpiece feeding line 3 for conveying workpieces to be assembled; the workpiece feeding line 3 is a double-layer speed multiplying chain; the workpiece is moved on the workpiece loading line 3 by the workpiece carrier 33; the upper-layer speed-multiplying chain of the double-layer speed-multiplying chain is used for conveying the workpiece carriers 33 with workpieces, and the lower-layer speed-multiplying chain of the double-layer speed-multiplying chain is used for conveying the unloaded workpiece carriers 33; the conveying directions of the upper-layer speed-multiplying chain and the lower-layer speed-multiplying chain are opposite, and the double-layer speed-multiplying chain is matched with a jacking translation machine (not shown in the figure), a jacking positioner (not shown in the figure) and the like for use, and can be specifically set by referring to the prior art; a stop mechanism 31 capable of inhibiting or releasing forward conveying of the workpieces is arranged in the middle of conveying of the workpiece feeding line 3; a stopper groove 331 is provided below the work carrier 33; the stopping mechanism 31 is arranged between the upper layer and the lower layer of the double-layer speed-multiplying chain; the gear stopping mechanism 31 comprises a gear stopping cylinder 311 and a gear stopping head 312 connected with the piston end of the gear stopping cylinder 311; the gear stop head 312 is matched with the gear stop groove 331, that is, after the piston rod of the gear stop cylinder 311 extends out, the gear stop head 312 is inserted into the gear stop groove 331, and similarly, after the piston rod of the gear stop cylinder 311 retracts, the gear stop head 312 is separated from the gear stop groove 331; in order to prevent the stop head 312 from jacking up the workpiece carrier 33, a stop arm 34 capable of only horizontally translating the workpiece carrier 33 is mounted on the double-speed chain.
A glue dispensing mechanism 32 for gluing the workpiece or the gasket is further mounted on one side of the workpiece feeding line 3; the glue dispensing mechanism 32 is arranged on one side of the workpiece feeding line 3 through the frame 2; a guide rail 21 which can make the glue dispensing mechanism 32 slide along two directions X, Y is arranged at one end of the frame 2; the driving of the glue dispensing mechanism 32 along the X direction and the Y direction on the horizontal plane can refer to the prior art, the glue dispensing mechanism 32 itself comprises a lifting component capable of driving the glue dispensing mechanism to lift, and the action and the movement of the glue dispensing mechanism 32 can be set by referring to the prior art.
The supporting table 1 is used for supporting all parts and is positioned on one side of the workpiece feeding line 3; the supporting table 1 and the glue dispensing mechanism 32 are located on two sides of the workpiece feeding line 3, the supporting table 1 can move, the frame 2 stretches across the supporting table 1, the protective net is installed on the periphery of the frame 2, the protective net surrounds the outer side of the supporting table 1, and an electric control cabinet is further installed on the side, deviating from the workpiece feeding line 3, of the supporting table 1.
The gasket feeding mechanism 4 is used for feeding a plurality of gaskets in the gasket tool 45 one by one and is arranged on the support table 1; the gasket feeding mechanism 4 comprises a first feeding assembly 41 and a second feeding assembly 42; the first feeding assembly 41 is used for feeding a first gasket; the second feeding assembly 42 is used for feeding a second gasket; the first washer and the second washer are washers with two different thicknesses, the thickness of the first washer is larger, and the diameters of the first washer and the second washer are matched with the size of a workpiece.
The first feeding assembly 41 and the second feeding assembly 42 both comprise a jacking assembly 43, a sliding plate 44 and a gasket tool 45; the gasket tool 45 is installed on the sliding plate 44; the gasket tool 45 comprises an upper cushion plate 451, a lower cushion plate 452 and a polish rod 453; the upper cushion plate 451 and the lower cushion plate 452 are parallel to each other and fixed through a plurality of polish rods 453, the upper cushion plate 451 is provided with a through hole through which a gasket can pass, and the lower cushion plate 452 is internally provided with a through hole through which the gasket cannot be separated from the lower cushion plate 452; several of the polish rods 453 wrap around the washers, and the washers can slide along the polish rods 453 to pass out of the upper mat 451.
A slide rail is arranged on the support table 1, and the slide plate 44 is connected to the support table 1 in a sliding manner; the sliding plate 44 is provided for the purpose of facilitating manual feeding of the gasket fixture 45 from the edge of the support table 1; the jacking component 43 is arranged below the table top of the support table 1, and a through hole 11 which can enable the lifting part of the jacking component 43 to pass through is arranged on the table top of the support table 1; when the sliding plate 44 slides to the through hole 11, the jacking assembly 43 can jack up a plurality of washers in the washer fixture 45 by the height of one washer, that is, the jacking assembly 43 jacks up a washer in the washer fixture 45 by the height of one washer per action, and if the jacking assembly 43 is adapted to the washer fixture 45 where the first washer is located, the single jacking height of the jacking assembly 43 is the thickness of the first washer; if the jacking assembly 43 is matched with the gasket tool 45 where the second gasket is located, the height of the jacking assembly 43 jacked once is the thickness of the second gasket; because the thickness of the second gasket is smaller than that of the first gasket, in order to ensure that the heights of the gasket fixtures 45 are consistent, and the number of the second gasket is consistent with that of the first gasket, two gasket fixtures 45 are mounted on the sliding plate 44 of the first feeding assembly 41.
The jacking assembly 43 comprises a jacking motor 431, a screw rod 432, a mounting plate 433 and a jacking head 434; the jacking motor 431 is arranged in the support table 1 and connected with the screw rod 432, and the lower part of the table top of the support table 1 is in a cabinet shape capable of being opened and closed; the top of the screw rod 432 is arranged on the support table 1, and the mounting plate 433 is fixedly connected with a nut of the screw rod 432; the jacking head 434 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 433, and one end of the jacking head can extend into the lower cushion plate 452 to push the gasket to move upwards; because the sliding plate 44 of the first feeding assembly 41 is provided with the two gasket fixtures 45, the mounting plate 433 of the first feeding assembly 41 is provided with two jacking heads 434; the screw rod 432 and the jacking head 434 of the second feeding assembly 42 are distributed in a front-back staggered manner.
The detection mechanism 5 is used for carrying out multiple detection on the gasket and comprises an overturning component 51, a thickness detection component 52 and a surface detection component 53; the overturning assembly 51 and the thickness detection assembly 52 are arranged on the support table 1; the surface detection assembly 53 is mounted on the transplanting assembly 6; the thickness detection assembly 52 is used for detecting the thickness of the gasket, and the thickness detection assembly 52 comprises a detection head 521 and an explosion-proof box 522; the flameproof box 522 is arranged on the support table 1; the detection head 521 is arranged right opposite to the explosion-proof box 522, and the installation of the detection head 521 can refer to the prior art; the surface detection assembly 53 is a fast snap camera connected to a control system (not shown); the surface inspection component 53 is mainly used for inspecting whether surface defects exist; a collecting tank 8 for collecting unqualified products is also arranged on the supporting table 1.
The transplanting assembly 6 can move the gasket from the support table 1 to the workpiece feeding line 3; transplanting assembly 6 is a suction cup; the transplanting assembly 6 is also arranged on the frame 2, and the transplanting assembly 6 and the glue dispensing mechanism 32 are respectively positioned at two ends of the frame 2; the frame 2 is provided with a guide rail 21 for enabling the transplanting assembly 6 to move along the X direction or the Y direction in the horizontal direction; the grabbing part of the transplanting assembly 6 is a sucker, and the transplanting assembly 6 also comprises a lifting assembly.
The overturning assembly 51 is mainly used for conveniently carrying out surface detection on the other surface of the gasket after carrying out surface detection on one surface of the gasket; the overturning assembly 51 comprises a bracket 511, a bearing disc 512, a gasket placing position 513 and an overturning air cylinder 514; the overturning air cylinder 514 is arranged on the support table 1 through a bracket 511; the bearing plate 512 is arranged on the bracket 511; the gasket placing position 513 is connected with the overturning end of the overturning cylinder 514; after the gasket putting position 513 is turned over, the gasket putting position 513 is opposite to the bearing disc 512 up and down; the gasket placing position 513 is provided with a plurality of air suction holes 515 for adsorbing the gasket and preventing the gasket from falling in the overturning process.
Example II,
Referring to fig. 1-10, the difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that, on the basis of the first embodiment, the gasket feeding mechanism 4 further includes a material poking assembly 46 located above the first feeding assembly 41 and the second feeding assembly 42; the material shifting assemblies 46 are positioned above the gasket tools 45, and one gasket tool 45 corresponds to one material shifting assembly 46; the material shifting assembly 46 comprises a material shifting cylinder 461, a material shifting frame 462 and a material shifting brush 463; the material shifting frame 462 is arranged on the material shifting cylinder 461 and can lift relative to the gasket tool 45; the material poking brushes 463 are installed on two opposite sides of the material poking frame 462, and the material poking brushes 463 can separate the next adjacent gasket in the ascending process of the gasket.
Example III,
Referring to fig. 1-10, the difference between the third embodiment and the second embodiment is that on the basis of retaining the second embodiment, a centering mechanism 7 is further installed on the workpiece feeding line 3, and the centering mechanism 7 includes a left clamping arm 71 and a right clamping arm 72; after the stop mechanism 31 inhibits the workpiece from being conveyed forward, the left and right clamp arms 71 and 72 move toward and away from each other under the respective clamp arm cylinders 73 to clamp or separate the top of the workpiece.
Example four,
A method of automated assembly of a gasket, the method comprising the steps of:
workpiece feeding:
s1: the workpiece carrier 33 carries the workpiece to move along the workpiece feeding line 3;
s2: when the work position is reached, the stop cylinder 311 of the stop mechanism 31 is actuated, the stop head 312 is inserted into the stop slot 331 to inhibit the movement of the workpiece carrier 33 loaded with the workpiece, and the left clamping arm 71 and the right clamping arm 72 of the centering mechanism 7 move oppositely to fix the workpiece;
s3: the gluing mechanism is used for gluing the workpiece for the first time;
feeding a gasket:
d1: the gasket I and the gasket II are respectively arranged in the respective gasket tools 45 and are arranged on the sliding plate 44; the sliding plate 44 slides to the upper part of the through hole 11 under the driving of external force;
d2: the jacking assembly 43 acts to jack the first gasket and the second gasket upwards, and the material shifting assembly 46 shifts materials in the jacking process to prevent the first gasket and the second gasket which are positioned at the top from being adhered to the adjacent gaskets;
d3: carrying out various detections on the first gasket, enabling the transplanting assembly 6 to drive the surface detection assembly 53 to photograph the first gasket, absorbing the qualified first gasket by the transplanting assembly, transplanting the qualified first gasket to the thickness detection assembly 52 for detection, and placing the qualified first gasket in the overturning assembly 51 into the position 513; the overturning assembly 51 drives the gasket to overturn into the bearing plate 512; the surface detection assembly 53 detects the other surface of the first gasket, and moves to a workpiece to install the first gasket after detection; it is worth noting that in each detection of the first gasket, if one gasket is unqualified, the unqualified gasket is adsorbed and transferred into the collecting tank 8;
d4: the glue dispensing mechanism 32 is used for carrying out secondary glue coating on the surface of the first gasket; it should be noted that the detection of the first gasket in the gasket feeding process can be performed simultaneously with the workpiece feeding operation, but the second glue spreading is performed only after the first glue spreading is performed by the glue dispensing mechanism 32;
d5: carrying out various detections on the second gasket, enabling the transplanting assembly 6 to drive the surface detection assembly 53 to photograph the second gasket, sucking the qualified second gasket by the transplanting assembly, transplanting the qualified second gasket to the thickness detection assembly 52 for detection, and placing the qualified second gasket in the position 513 of the overturning assembly 51 after the qualified thickness detection; the overturning assembly 51 drives the second gasket to overturn into the bearing disc 512; the surface detection assembly 53 detects the other surface of the second gasket, and moves to the first gasket to mount the second gasket after detection; it is worth noting that in each item of detection of the second gasket, if one is unqualified, the unqualified second gasket is absorbed and transferred into the collecting tank 8;
d6: after the second washer is installed, the stopping mechanism 31 releases the stopping of the workpiece carrier 33, and the workpiece with the first washer and the second washer is continuously conveyed to the next station under the action of the workpiece feeding line 3.
It should be noted that, in the present invention, "upper, lower, left, right, inner and outer" are defined by taking the relative position of the components in the drawings as a reference, which is only for clarity and convenience of describing the technical solution, and it should be understood that the application of the directional terms does not limit the protection scope of the present application.
Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments or portions thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.