CN218930961U - Conveying mechanism and detection equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model provides a transfer mechanism comprising: a transfer assembly having a lifting region; the lifting assembly is arranged in the lifting area; and the two clamping assemblies are respectively arranged at two sides of the lifting area and are connected with the conveying assembly. The present utility model also provides a detection apparatus comprising: a detection device for detecting the element; the moving and taking assembly is arranged on one side of the detection device and is used for clamping the detected element and driving the element to move; and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the workpiece to the lifting area and lifting the workpiece so as to move the assembly element of the assembly to the workpiece, and is also used for conveying the assembled workpiece. Therefore, the workpiece flowing into the lifting area is lifted through the lifting assembly, the workpiece is separated from the conveying assembly, the workpiece is clamped on two opposite sides of the workpiece through the two clamping assemblies, the workpiece is prevented from being quickly moved on the conveying assembly, the workpiece cannot be precisely assembled, the workpiece is conveniently and stably assembled on the workpiece through the moving assembly, and the assembly precision is improved.

Description

Conveying mechanism and detection equipment

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of conveying apparatuses, and in particular, to a conveying mechanism and a detecting apparatus.

Background

In the mechanical production process today, a conveyor belt is often used to transport the work pieces from a first processing station to a second processing station in order to carry out different processing treatments on the work pieces.

In addition, the inspected component is assembled to the workpiece prior to the workpiece being moved to the second processing location, such that the assembled workpiece is finished at the second processing location. However, since the conveyor belt has a large moving speed during the transfer, it is difficult for a robot or an operator to accurately assemble the components onto the work, reducing the assembly accuracy.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a conveying mechanism and a detecting apparatus to improve the assembly accuracy.

An embodiment of the present utility model provides a conveying mechanism including: a transfer assembly for transferring a workpiece, having a lifting region; a lifting assembly provided in the lifting area for lifting the workpiece flowing into the lifting area to disengage the workpiece from the transfer assembly; the two clamping assemblies are respectively arranged at two sides of the lifting area and connected with the conveying assembly, and are used for clamping the workpiece separated from the conveying assembly so as to assemble the workpiece; the lifting assembly is also used for resetting and descending the assembled workpiece and returning the workpiece to the conveying assembly.

When the conveying mechanism conveys the workpiece, firstly, the conveying assembly conveys the workpiece to the lifting area along a preset direction; then, the lifting assembly lifts the workpiece flowing into the lifting area so as to separate the workpiece from the conveying assembly; then, the two clamping assemblies respectively move towards the direction approaching to the workpiece so as to clamp the two opposite sides of the workpiece separated from the conveying assembly, so that the workpiece is prevented from shaking, and other parts are assembled on the workpiece by external equipment; finally, the two clamping assemblies respectively move towards the direction far away from the workpiece so as to loosen the assembled workpiece, the lifting assembly resets and descends the assembled workpiece and returns to the conveying assembly, and the conveying assembly conveys the workpiece to the material taking position along the preset direction. So, will flow into the work piece of lift region through the lifting unit for the work piece breaks away from the conveying subassembly, and through the relative both sides of two clamping assembly centre gripping work pieces, avoid the work piece to move the speed too fast and unable accurate equipment other parts to the work piece on the conveying subassembly, thereby be convenient for outside processing equipment assemble other parts on the work piece steadily, and then improved the equipment precision.

In some embodiments, the transfer assembly comprises: the number of the brackets is two, and the brackets comprise a supporting table and supporting feet for supporting the supporting movable table; the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are respectively arranged on the supporting tables of the two brackets, two ends of a workpiece are respectively arranged on the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt, a gap is formed between the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt at intervals, and the lifting assembly is arranged below the gap and movably penetrates through the gap to lift the workpiece.

In some embodiments, the lifting assembly is a manipulator, and is disposed on one side of the conveying assembly, so as to pick up or replace the workpiece with the conveying assembly.

In some embodiments, the lifting assembly comprises: the lifting driving piece is connected with the supporting leg; the lifting support plate is connected with the lifting driving piece, and the lifting support plate is driven by the lifting driving piece to lift up the workpiece so as to drive the workpiece to be separated from the conveying assembly, or is lowered and reset so as to enable the workpiece to return to the conveying assembly.

In some embodiments, the clamping assemblies each comprise: the clamping seat is arranged on the supporting leg at one side of the lifting area; the clamping driving piece is arranged on the clamping seat; and the clamping plate is connected with the clamping driving piece, and the clamping driving piece drives the clamping plate to prop against one side of the workpiece.

In some embodiments, the transport mechanism further comprises: the first sensor is arranged on the lifting supporting plate and used for sensing whether the workpiece is transmitted to the lifting area or not; the lifting driving piece is further used for driving the lifting supporting plate to ascend when the first sensor senses that the workpiece is conveyed to the lifting area; and/or a second sensor, which is arranged on the bracket at one side of the lifting area and is electrically connected with the clamping driving piece and used for sensing whether the workpiece is separated from the conveying assembly; the clamping driving piece is also used for driving the two clamping plates to respectively abut against two sides of the workpiece to clamp the workpiece in the first direction when the second sensor senses that the workpiece is separated from the conveying assembly.

In some embodiments, the transport mechanism further comprises a spacing assembly comprising: the support seat spans the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt and is connected with the bracket; the limiting driving piece is arranged on the supporting seat; and the limiting block is connected with the limiting driving piece, the limiting driving piece drives the limiting block to movably prop against one side of the workpiece in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

The embodiment of the utility model also provides a detection device, which comprises: a detection device for detecting the element; the moving and taking assembly is arranged on one side of the detection device and is used for clamping the detected element and driving the element to move; and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the workpiece to the lifting area and lifting the workpiece so that the moving and taking assembly assembles the element to the workpiece, and is also used for conveying the assembled workpiece.

When the detection equipment transmits a workpiece, firstly, the transmission assembly transmits the workpiece to the lifting area along a preset direction; then, the lifting assembly lifts the workpiece flowing into the lifting area so as to enable the workpiece to be separated from the conveying assembly, and the two clamping assemblies respectively move towards the direction close to the workpiece so as to clamp the two opposite sides of the workpiece separated from the conveying assembly, so that the workpiece is prevented from shaking; then, the detecting device detects the element, and then the element which is qualified in detection is moved by the moving component and assembled on the workpiece which is separated from the conveying component; finally, the two clamping assemblies respectively move towards the direction far away from the workpiece so as to loosen the assembled workpiece, the lifting assembly resets and descends the assembled workpiece and returns to the conveying assembly, and the conveying assembly conveys the workpiece to the material taking position along the preset direction. Therefore, the workpiece flowing into the lifting area is lifted through the lifting assembly, the workpiece is separated from the conveying assembly, two clamping assemblies clamp the two opposite sides of the workpiece, the workpiece is prevented from moving too fast on the conveying assembly to accurately assemble the element onto the workpiece, the qualified element is stably assembled onto the workpiece by the moving assembly, and the assembly precision is improved.

In some embodiments, the detection device further comprises: the storage component is arranged on one side of the detection device and used for bearing the element; and the transfer assembly is arranged between the storage assembly and the detection device and is used for clamping the element and driving the element to move to the detection device.

In some embodiments, the detection device comprises: the rotary drive is arranged at one side of the conveying mechanism; the bearing table is connected with the rotary drive, and is used for bearing the element and rotating under the drive of the rotary drive; and a detecting assembly for detecting the element rotated by the carrier.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a conveying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the transfer mechanism shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a detection device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the storage assembly and the transfer assembly shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the detecting device, the moving and taking assembly and the conveying mechanism shown in fig. 3.

Description of the main reference signs

Conveying mechanism 100

Transfer assembly 10

Lifting area 11

Bracket 12

Support table 121

Support leg 122

First conveyor belt 13

Gap 131

Second conveyor belt 14

Lifting assembly 20

Lifting drive 21

Lifting support plate 22

Support body 221

First connector 222

Housing space 2221

Second connector 223

First sensor 23

Controller 24

Clamping assembly 30

Clamping seat 31

Clamping drive 32

Clamping plate 33

Second sensor 40

Limiting assembly 50

Support seat 51

Limit drive piece 52

Limiting block 53

Limit body 531

Workpiece 200

Detection apparatus 300

Detection device 301

Rotary drive 3011

Discharge level 3011a

Material level 3011b

Detection bit 3011c

Bearing table 3012

Detection component 3013

First detecting member 3013a

Second detecting member 3013b

Temporary storage bin 3014

Removal assembly 302

Mechanical arm 3021

Removal finger 3022

Base 303

Storage assembly 304

Storage support 3041

Tray 3042

Limiting piece 3043

Locating piece 3044

Transfer assembly 305

Support 3051

First transfer member 3052

Second transfer member 3053

Third transfer member 3054

Transfer clamping jaw 3055

Element 400

Detailed Description

The utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and the specific embodiments thereof in order to more clearly understand the objects, features and advantages of the utility model. It should be noted that, without conflict, embodiments of the present utility model and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model, the described embodiments are merely some, rather than all, embodiments of the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

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 utility model belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present utility model may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the utility model 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.

Embodiments of the present utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present utility model provides a conveying mechanism 100, where the conveying mechanism 100 includes a conveying assembly 10, a lifting assembly 20, and two clamping assemblies 30. The transfer assembly 10 is used to transfer workpieces 200 and has a lift region 11. The lifting assembly 20 is provided at the lifting area 11 for lifting the workpiece 200 flowing into the lifting area 11 to disengage the workpiece 200 from the transfer assembly 10. Two clamping assemblies 30 are respectively provided at both sides of the elevation region 11 and connected to the transfer assembly 10 for clamping the workpiece 200 having been separated from the transfer assembly 10 for assembly. Wherein the lifting assembly 20 is also used to reset the assembled workpiece 200 down and back to the transfer assembly 10. In this embodiment, the workpiece 200 may be a product or a jig carrying the product.

The operation of the conveying mechanism 100 is as follows:

first, the transfer assembly 10 transfers the workpiece 200 to the elevation region 11 in a preset direction;

next, the lifting assembly 20 lifts the workpiece 200 flowing into the lifting area 11 to disengage the workpiece 200 from the transfer assembly 10;

then, the two clamping assemblies 30 are respectively moved toward directions approaching the workpiece 200 to clamp opposite sides of the workpiece 200 separated from the transfer assembly 10, so as to prevent the workpiece 200 from shaking, and to facilitate an external device or a person to assemble other components onto the workpiece 200;

finally, the two clamping assemblies 30 respectively move towards the direction away from the workpiece 200 to release the assembled workpiece 200, the lifting assembly 20 resets the assembled workpiece 200 to descend and return to the conveying assembly 10, and the conveying assembly 10 conveys the workpiece 200 to the material taking position along the preset direction.

The above-mentioned conveying mechanism 100 lifts the workpiece 200 flowing into the lifting region 11 through the lifting assembly 20, so that the workpiece 200 is separated from the conveying assembly 10, and two clamping assemblies 30 clamp two opposite sides of the workpiece 200, so that the workpiece 200 is prevented from moving too fast on the conveying assembly 10 to accurately assemble other components onto the workpiece 200, thereby facilitating the stable assembly of the other components onto the workpiece 200 by external processing equipment, and improving the assembly precision.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the transfer assembly 10 includes a frame 12, a first conveyor belt 13, and a second conveyor belt 14. The first conveying belt 13 and the second conveying belt 14 are arranged on the bracket 12 at intervals and synchronously move, two ends of the workpiece 200 are respectively arranged on the first conveying belt 13 and the second conveying belt 14, a gap 131 is formed between the first conveying belt 13 and the second conveying belt 14 at intervals, and the lifting assembly 20 is arranged below the gap 131 and movably penetrates through the gap 131 to lift the workpiece 200. In the present embodiment, the first and second conveyor belts 13 and 14 may be conveyor belts.

Thus, by arranging the first conveyor belt 13 and the second conveyor belt 14 to be spaced apart from the bracket 12, such that a gap 131 is formed between the first conveyor belt 13 and the second conveyor belt 14, the lifting assembly 20 can be arranged below the gap 131, and when the workpiece 200 flows into the lifting area 11, the lifting assembly 20 can move through the gap 131 to lift the workpiece 200 off the conveying assembly 10; when the workpiece 200 is assembled, the lifting assembly 20 resets the assembled workpiece 200 to descend and returns to the conveying assembly 10, and the lifting assembly 20 resets to the lower part of the gap 131, so that interference between the lifting assembly 20 and the conveying assembly 10 is avoided, and the assembly stability is improved.

In some embodiments, the lifting assembly 20 may be a robot disposed on one side of the transfer assembly 10 to grasp or replace the workpiece 200 with the transfer assembly 10. The manipulator has the characteristics of flexible action and strong universality. Thus, by providing the lifting assembly 20 as a robot, when the transfer mechanism 100 transfers different types of workpieces 200, the robot can stably grasp or replace the workpieces 200 with the transfer assembly 10, improving the suitability. In addition, because the size of the manipulator is larger, the manipulator is arranged on one side of the conveying assembly 10, so that the manipulator and the conveying assembly 10 can avoid each other, interference between the manipulator and the conveying assembly 10 is avoided, and the assembly stability is improved.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the lift assembly 20 includes a lift drive 21 and a lift support plate 22. The elevation driving member 21 is connected to the bracket 12. The lifting support plate 22 is connected to the lifting driving member 21, and the lifting support plate 22 lifts the workpiece 200 under the driving of the lifting driving member 21 to drive the workpiece 200 to separate from the conveying assembly 10, or lowers and resets the workpiece 200 so as to return the workpiece 200 to the conveying assembly 10. In the present embodiment, the elevation driving member 21 may be an air cylinder.

In this way, the lifting driving piece 21 is connected to the support 12, so that the support 12 stably supports the lifting driving piece 21, shaking is avoided when the lifting driving piece 21 operates, and then the lifting driving piece 21 stably drives the lifting supporting plate 22 to ascend so as to drive the workpiece 200 to be separated from the conveying assembly 10, or descends and resets so as to enable the workpiece 200 to return to the conveying assembly 10, so that the assembly stability is improved.

In some embodiments, the lift assembly 20 further includes a first sensor 23 and a controller 24. The first sensor 23 is provided to the elevation support plate 22 for sensing whether the workpiece 200 is transferred to the elevation region 11. The controller 24 is electrically connected with the first sensor 23 and the lifting driving member 21, and is used for driving the lifting driving member 21 to drive the lifting support plate 22 to lift when the first sensor 23 senses that the workpiece 200 is transmitted to the lifting area 11. In the present embodiment, the first sensor 23 may be a position sensor.

In this way, the first sensor 23 is arranged on the lifting support plate 22, and the controller 24 is electrically connected with the first sensor 23 and the lifting driving piece 21, so that the first sensor 23 can sense whether the workpiece 200 is transmitted to the lifting area 11 or not and generate an electric signal to the controller 24, and the controller 24 generates the electric signal to the lifting driving piece 21 according to the sensing information of the first sensor 23, so that the lifting driving piece 21 drives the lifting support plate 22 to lift the workpiece 200 transmitted to the lifting area 11, and the workpiece 200 is stably separated from the conveying assembly 10 under the driving of the lifting support plate 22, thereby improving the assembly precision.

In some embodiments, the lifting support plate 22 includes a support body 221, a first connection body 222, and a second connection body 223. The supporting body 221 is connected with the lifting driving piece 21, the first connecting body 222 and the second connecting body 223 are arranged on one side, away from the lifting driving piece 21, of the supporting body 221 at intervals along the conveying direction of the workpiece 200, an accommodating space 2221 is formed between the first connecting body 222 and the second connecting body 223, the accommodating space 2221 is matched with the workpiece 200, and the first sensor 23 is connected to one end, away from the second connecting body 223, of the first connecting body 222.

Thus, by arranging the first connector 222 and the second connector 223 to form the accommodating space 2221, and arranging the accommodating space 2221 to be matched with the workpiece 200, when the workpiece 200 flows into the lifting area 11, the lifting driving piece 21 drives the supporting body 221 to lift the workpiece 200 conveyed to the lifting area 11, at this time, the workpiece 200 is accommodated in the accommodating space 2221, and the first connector 222 and the second connector 223 are abutted against two opposite sides of the workpiece 200, so that the supporting body 221 stably supports the workpiece 200, and shaking or position deviation of the workpiece 200 on the supporting body 221 is avoided, so that the external processing equipment stably assembles other components onto the workpiece 200, and the assembly stability is improved. In addition, the first sensor 23 is connected to the end of the first connector 222 away from the second connector 223, so as to avoid interference between the first sensor 23 and the workpiece 200 accommodated in the accommodating space 2221, and further improve the assembly stability.

In some embodiments, the clamping assemblies 30 each include a clamping seat 31, a clamping drive 32, and a clamping plate 33. The holder 31 is provided on the support 12 on the side of the lifting area 11. The clamping driving member 32 is disposed on the clamping seat 31. The clamping plate 33 is connected to the clamping driving member 32, and the clamping driving member 32 drives the clamping plate 33 against one side of the workpiece 200. In this embodiment, the clamping driver 32 may be a cylinder.

Alternatively, in some embodiments, the number of brackets 12 is two, and the two brackets 12 support the first conveyor belt 13 and the second conveyor belt 14, respectively. The support 12 includes a support table 121 and support legs 122, the support legs 122 supporting the support table 121, the support table 121 of one support 12 supporting the first conveyor belt 13, and the support table 121 of the other support 12 supporting the second conveyor belt 14. The number of the clamping assemblies 30 is two, the two clamping assemblies 30 are respectively connected with the outer surfaces of the supporting legs 122 of the two brackets 12, and the lifting driving piece 21 is connected with the inner surfaces of the supporting legs 122.

In this way, the clamping seat 31 is arranged on the bracket 12 and is connected with the clamping driving piece 32, so that the clamping seat 31 stably supports the clamping driving piece 32, and the clamping driving piece 32 is prevented from shaking during operation, so that the clamping driving piece 32 stably drives the clamping plate 33 to abut against one side of the workpiece 200, and the assembly stability is improved.

In some embodiments, the conveying mechanism 100 further includes a second sensor 40, the second sensor 40 is disposed on the supporting leg 122 or the supporting table 121 at one side of the lifting area 11, and the second sensor 40 is electrically connected to the clamping driving member 32 for sensing whether the workpiece 200 is separated from the conveying assembly 10, the controller 24 is further electrically connected to the second sensor 40 and the clamping driving member 32, and the clamping driving member 32 is further used for driving the two clamping driving members 32 to drive the two clamping plates 33 to respectively abut against two sides of the workpiece 200 to clamp the workpiece 200 in the first direction when the second sensor 40 senses that the workpiece 200 is separated from the conveying assembly 10. In this embodiment, the second sensor 40 may be a position sensor. It will be appreciated that in both fig. 1 and 2 a three-dimensional coordinate system is established, the X-axis direction being defined as the first direction, i.e. the direction in which one clamping assembly 30 is pushed towards the other clamping assembly 30.

In this way, by arranging the second sensor 40 on the supporting leg 122 or the supporting table 121 at one side of the lifting area 11 and arranging the controller 24 to be electrically connected with the second sensor 40 and the clamping driving member 32, when the workpiece 200 is separated from the conveying assembly 10 under the lifting of the lifting assembly 20, the second sensor 40 can sense whether the workpiece 200 is separated from the conveying assembly 10 and send an electrical signal to the controller 24, so that the controller 24 sends an electrical signal to the two clamping driving members 32 according to the sensing information of the second sensor 40, so that the two clamping driving members 32 respectively drive the corresponding clamping plates 33 to move towards the direction approaching to the workpiece 200, so that the two clamping plates 33 abut against the two opposite sides of the workpiece 200 to clamp the workpiece 200 in the first direction, thereby avoiding the workpiece 200 from falling off or shifting in position on the lifting assembly 20, facilitating the external processing equipment to stably assemble other parts onto the workpiece 200, and improving the assembly stability.

In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism 100 further includes a limit assembly 50, the limit assembly 50 including a support base 51, a limit drive 52, and a limit block 53. The support base 51 spans the first conveyor belt 13, the second conveyor belt 14 and is connected to the bracket 12. The limiting driving piece 52 is arranged on the supporting seat 51. The limiting block 53 is connected to the limiting driving piece 52, and the limiting driving piece 52 drives the limiting block 53 to movably prop against one side of the workpiece 200 in the second direction. In this embodiment, the spacing driver 52 may be a cylinder. It will be appreciated that, in the three-dimensional coordinate system shown in fig. 2, the Y-axis direction is defined as a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, i.e., the transport direction of the workpiece 200.

In this way, the supporting base 51 spans the first and second conveyor belts 13 and 14 and is connected to the supporting bases 121 of the two brackets 12, respectively, so that interference between the supporting base 51 and the first and second conveyor belts 13 and 14 can be avoided, and the assembly stability is improved. In addition, through setting up spacing driving piece 52 and being connected with stopper 53, when lifting assembly 20 jacking work piece 200 breaks away from conveying assembly 10, spacing driving piece 52 drive stopper 53 moves along the second direction and supports one side of work piece 200 to spacing work piece 200 that lifting support board 22 supported avoids work piece 200 to take place to rock on lifting support board 22, makes work piece 200 keep predetermineeing the orientation on lifting support board 22, thereby is convenient for outside processing equipment stably assembles other parts to work piece 200 on the lifting support board 22, and then improves the equipment precision.

In this embodiment, a limiting body 531 is protruding from one end of the limiting block 53 away from the limiting driving member 52. Thus, when the limiting block 53 abuts against one side of the workpiece 200 along the second direction under the driving of the limiting driving piece 52, the limiting body 531 abuts against the upper surface of the workpiece 200 along the third direction, so that the limiting body 531 and the supporting body 221 abut against two opposite sides of the workpiece 200 along the third direction respectively, the position of the workpiece 200 is further limited, the workpiece 200 is prevented from shaking, and the assembly stability is improved.

It will be appreciated that, in the three-dimensional coordinate system shown in fig. 2, the Z-axis direction is defined as a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, i.e., the direction in which the elevation driving member 21 is directed toward the elevation support plate 22.

Referring to fig. 3, an embodiment of the present utility model further provides a detection apparatus 300, where the detection apparatus 300 includes a detection device 301, a moving component 302, a base 303, and a conveying mechanism 100. The detecting device 301 is used for detecting the quality condition of the element 400. The moving component 302 is disposed on one side of the detecting device 301, and is used for clamping the detected component 400 and driving the component 400 to move. The transfer mechanism 100 transfers the workpiece 200 to the lifting area 11 and lifts the workpiece 200 so as to move the component 302 to assemble the component 400 to the workpiece 200, the transfer mechanism 100 is also used to transfer the workpiece 200 assembled with the component 400, and the transfer mechanism 100, the detecting device 301 and the moving component 302 are all disposed on the base 303. In this embodiment, the component 400 may be a lens, a display screen, etc., and the workpiece 200 may be a carrier fixture.

In the operation of the above-mentioned inspection apparatus 300, first, the transfer mechanism 100 transfers the work 200 to the elevating area 11 in a predetermined direction and elevates the work 200 flowing into the elevating area 11; next, the detecting device 301 detects the component 400 to detect whether the component 400 meets the assembly standard; then, the pick-up assembly 302 clips the inspected component 400 and assembles the inspected component 400 to the workpiece 200; finally, the transfer mechanism 100 resets the assembled workpiece 200 and continues to transfer the assembled workpiece 200 to the take-out station. In this way, the workpiece 200 flowing into the lifting area 11 is lifted by the conveying mechanism 100, so that the situation that the moving speed of the workpiece 200 is too high to enable the moving component 302 to accurately assemble the component 400 onto the workpiece 200 is avoided, the moving component 302 stably assembles the component 400 which is qualified in detection onto the workpiece 200, and the assembling precision is improved.

In some embodiments, the inspection apparatus 300 further includes a storage assembly 304 and a transfer assembly 305. The storage assembly 304 is disposed on one side of the detecting device 301 and is used for carrying the element 400. The transferring assembly 305 is disposed between the storage assembly 304 and the detecting device 301, and is used for clamping the component 400 and driving the component 400 to move to the detecting device 301.

In this way, the transferring component 305 is located between the storage component 304 and the detecting device 301, and the transferring component 305 can quickly move the component 400 carried by the storage component 304 to the detecting device 301, so that the detecting device 301 continuously detects the component 400, and the transferring component 302 is convenient to continuously clamp and pick up the component 400 qualified in detection to be assembled on the workpiece 200, so that the assembly efficiency is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the storage assembly 304 includes a storage support 3041, a tray 3042, a limiting member 3043, and a positioning member 3044. The storage support 3041 is arranged at one side of the detection device 301 and is connected with the base 303, the tray 3042 is arranged on the storage support 3041 and supports the elements 400, the limiting piece 3043 is arranged on the storage support 3041 and abuts against the side face of the tray 3042 to limit the tray 3042, the positioning piece 3044 and the limiting piece 3043 are arranged on the storage support 3041 at intervals, and the positioning piece 3044 is matched with the elements 400 and used for positioning the orientation of the elements 400.

In this way, the limiting piece 3043 is arranged on the storage support 3041 and abuts against the tray 3042, so that the position and the orientation of the tray 3042 are limited, the position deviation of the tray 3042 is avoided, the transferring component 305 can stably clamp the element 400 supported by the tray 3042, and the assembly stability is improved. In addition, by arranging the positioning member 3044 and the limiting member 3043 to be arranged on the storage support 3041 at intervals, and arranging the positioning member 3044 to be matched with the element 400, before the transferring assembly 305 transfers the element 400 to the detecting device 301, the transferring assembly 305 clamps the element 400 supported by the tray 3042 and places the element 400 on the positioning member 3044, so that the positioning member 3044 positions the element 400, and the element 400 keeps a preset orientation, thereby facilitating the transferring assembly 305 to stably transfer the element 400 to the detecting device 301, and further improving the assembly precision.

In some embodiments, the transfer assembly 305 includes a support frame 3051, a first transfer member 3052, a second transfer member 3053, a third transfer member 3054, and transfer jaws 3055. The support 3051 is disposed between the detecting device 301 and the storage component 304 and is connected to the base 303, the first transfer member 3052 moves to be connected to the support 3051 along a first direction, the second transfer member 3053 is disposed along a second direction and is connected to the first transfer member 3052, the third transfer member 3054 is connected to the second transfer member 3053 to move along a third direction, the transfer clamping jaw 3055 is connected to an output end of the third transfer member 3054, and the transfer clamping jaw 3055 is used for clamping the component 400. In this embodiment, the first transfer member 3052, the second transfer member 3053, and the third transfer member 3054 may be an air cylinder or an electric cylinder.

In this way, the first transfer member 3052, the second transfer member 3053, the third transfer member 3054 and the transfer clamping jaw 3055 are sequentially connected, and the first transfer member 3052, the second transfer member 3053 and the third transfer member 3054 are mutually matched, so that the transfer clamping jaw 3055 can be stably driven to move between the storage assembly 304 and the detection device 301, the element 400 clamped by the transfer clamping jaw 3055 is stably driven to move from the storage assembly 304 to the detection device 301, and the assembly stability is improved.

Referring to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the removing assembly 302 includes a robot arm 3021 and a removing gripper 3022. The mechanical arm 3021 is located at one side of the detecting apparatus 301, and the moving gripper 3022 is connected to an output end of the mechanical arm 3021, where the moving gripper 3022 is used for gripping the element 400 detected by the detecting apparatus 301. In this embodiment, the robot arm 3021 may be a robot arm.

In this way, the mechanical arm 3021 is connected to the moving gripper 3022, and the mechanical arm 3021 has the advantage of flexible motion, so that the moving gripper 3022 can be stably driven to move between the detecting device 301 and the conveying mechanism 100, and the element 400 clamped by the moving gripper 3022 is stably driven to move from the detecting device 301 to the conveying mechanism 100, thereby improving the assembly stability.

In this embodiment, the detection device 301 includes a rotary drive 3011, a carrier 3012, and a detection assembly 3013. The rotary drive 3011 is disposed at one side of the conveying mechanism 100, a discharging position 3011a, a moving position 3011b and a detecting position 3011c are disposed at the periphery of the rotary drive 3011, the discharging position 3011a receives the element 400 of the storage component 304, the detecting component 3013 is disposed above the detecting position 3011c and is used for detecting the element 400 moving to the detecting position 3011c, the moving position 3011b receives the detected element 400, the conveying mechanism 100 receives the element 400 moving to the position 3011b, the carrying table 3012 is connected to the rotary drive 3011 and rotates under the driving of the rotary drive 3011, so that the element 400 is driven to sequentially rotate from the discharging position 3011a to the detecting position 3011c, and the moving position 3011b can be a rotary cylinder in this embodiment.

In this way, by arranging the rotary drive 3011 to connect to the carrying platform 3012, the rotary drive 3011 can stably drive the element 400 carried by the carrying platform 3012 to rotate between the discharging position 3011a, the moving position 3011b and the detecting position 3011c, so that the transferring assembly 305, the moving and taking assembly 302 and the detecting assembly 3013 sequentially process the element 400, and the assembly efficiency and the assembly stability are improved.

In some embodiments, the detecting assembly 3013 includes a first detecting member 3013a and a second detecting member 3013b, where the first detecting member 3013a and the second detecting member 3013b are spaced around the rotary drive 3011, the first detecting member 3013a is configured to detect whether the component 400 is scratched or crushed, and the second detecting member 3013b is configured to detect whether the surface of the component 400 is stained. In this embodiment, the first detecting member 3013a may be any detecting member capable of detecting whether the element 400 is scratched or crushed, and the second detecting member 3013b may be any detecting member capable of detecting whether the surface of the element 400 is stained.

In this embodiment, the element 400 is a lens, and in order to ensure that the element 400 meets the assembly standard, that is, the element 400 has no scratch or crush injury, and no dirt exists on the surface of the element 400, a first detecting element 3013a and a second detecting element 3013b are required to sequentially detect whether the element 400 meets the assembly standard. It will be appreciated that if the component 400 provides other assembly criteria for other components or the test apparatus 300, the operator may replace the test assembly 3013 as required by the assembly criteria.

In some embodiments, the inspection apparatus 301 further includes a temporary storage bin 3014, where the temporary storage bin 3014 is disposed at one side of the rotary drive 3011 and is configured to store the failed inspection component 400. In this way, by arranging the temporary storage bin 3014 on one side of the rotary drive 3011, if the detecting component 3013 detects that part of the components 400 are unqualified, the moving component 302 clamps the components 400 which are unqualified, and places the components 400 which are unqualified on the temporary storage bin 3014, so that operators can collect the unqualified components 400, and the assembly stability is improved.

In this embodiment, the temporary storage bins 3014 span the first conveyor belt 13 and the second conveyor belt 14 and are connected to the rack 12. In this way, by arranging the temporary storage bin 3014 to be connected with the bracket 12, the occupied space of the detection device 301 can be reduced, the components 400 unqualified in detection can be conveniently placed by the moving and taking component 302, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

The operation of the detection apparatus 300 is as follows:

first, the transfer assembly 10 transfers the workpiece 200 to the elevation region 11 in a preset direction;

then, the first sensor 23 senses the workpiece 200 to be transmitted to the lifting area 11 and generates an electrical signal to the controller 24, so that the controller generates the electrical signal to the lifting driving piece 21 according to the sensing information of the first sensor 23, so that the lifting driving piece 21 drives the lifting supporting plate 22 to lift the workpiece 200 transmitted to the lifting area 11, thereby enabling the workpiece 200 to be stably separated from the conveying assembly 10 under the driving of the lifting supporting plate 22, the two clamping driving pieces 32 respectively drive the corresponding clamping plates 33 to clamp the two opposite sides of the workpiece 200 along the first direction so as to clamp the two opposite sides of the workpiece 200 separated from the conveying assembly 10, and the limiting piece 52 drives the limiting block 53 to movably abut against one side of the workpiece 200 along the second direction; at the same time, the transferring component 305 moves the component 400 carried by the storage component 304 to the detecting device 301, the detecting device 301 receives the component 400 and detects the component 400, and the removing component 302 clamps the component 400 qualified in detection and assembles the component 400 qualified in detection onto the workpiece 200;

finally, the two clamping assemblies 30 respectively move towards the direction away from the workpiece 200 to release the assembled workpiece 200, the lifting assembly 20 resets the assembled workpiece 200 to descend and return to the conveying assembly 10, and the conveying assembly 10 conveys the workpiece 200 to the material taking position along the preset direction.

The above-mentioned check out test set 300 lifts the work piece 200 that flows into the lift region 11 through the lift assembly 20 for the work piece 200 breaks away from the conveying assembly 10, and through the relative both sides of two clamping assemblies 30 centre gripping work piece 200, avoid the work piece 200 to move the too fast unable accurate equipment component 400 to the work piece 200 on the conveying assembly 10, thereby be convenient for move and get the subassembly 302 and assemble the qualified component 400 of detection on the work piece 200 steadily, and then improved the equipment precision.

Finally, it should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are merely for illustrating the technical solution of the present utility model and not for limiting the same, and although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made to the technical solution of the present utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A transfer mechanism, comprising:

a transfer assembly for transferring a workpiece, having a lifting region;

a lifting assembly provided in the lifting area for lifting the workpiece flowing into the lifting area to disengage the workpiece from the transfer assembly; and

The two clamping assemblies are respectively arranged at two sides of the lifting area and connected with the conveying assembly, and are used for clamping the workpiece separated from the conveying assembly so as to assemble the workpiece;

the lifting assembly is also used for resetting and descending the assembled workpiece and returning the workpiece to the conveying assembly.

2. The transfer mechanism of claim 1, wherein the transfer assembly comprises:

the support comprises a support table and support feet for supporting the support table;

the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are respectively arranged on the supporting tables of the two brackets, two ends of a workpiece are respectively arranged on the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt, a gap is formed between the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt at intervals, and the lifting assembly is arranged below the gap and movably penetrates through the gap to lift the workpiece.

3. The transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein,

the lifting assembly is a manipulator and is arranged on one side of the conveying assembly so as to grasp or put back the workpiece into the conveying assembly.

4. The transfer mechanism of claim 2, wherein the lift assembly comprises:

the lifting driving piece is connected with the supporting leg;

the lifting support plate is connected with the lifting driving piece, and the lifting support plate is driven by the lifting driving piece to lift up the workpiece so as to drive the workpiece to be separated from the conveying assembly, or is lowered and reset so as to enable the workpiece to return to the conveying assembly.

5. The transport mechanism of claim 4, wherein the clamping assemblies each comprise:

the clamping seat is arranged on the supporting leg at one side of the lifting area;

the clamping driving piece is arranged on the clamping seat; and

And the clamping plate is connected with the clamping driving piece, and the clamping driving piece drives the clamping plate to prop against one side of the workpiece.

6. The transfer mechanism of claim 5, further comprising:

the first sensor is arranged on the lifting supporting plate and used for sensing whether the workpiece is transmitted to the lifting area or not; the lifting driving piece is further used for driving the lifting supporting plate to ascend when the first sensor senses that the workpiece is conveyed to the lifting area; and/or the number of the groups of groups,

the second sensor is arranged on the bracket at one side of the lifting area and is electrically connected with the clamping driving piece and used for sensing whether the workpiece is separated from the conveying assembly or not; the clamping driving piece is also used for driving the two clamping plates to respectively abut against two sides of the workpiece to clamp the workpiece in the first direction when the second sensor senses that the workpiece is separated from the conveying assembly.

7. The transfer mechanism of claim 6, further comprising a limit assembly, the limit assembly comprising:

the support seat spans the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt and is connected with the bracket;

the limiting driving piece is arranged on the supporting seat; and

The limiting block is connected to the limiting driving piece, the limiting driving piece drives the limiting block to movably prop against one side of the workpiece in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

8. A detection apparatus, characterized by comprising:

a detection device for detecting the element;

the moving and taking assembly is arranged on one side of the detection device and is used for clamping the detected element and driving the element to move; and

A transfer mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 which transfers a workpiece to a lifting area and raises the workpiece so that the pick-and-place assembly assembles the component to the workpiece, the transfer mechanism also being for transferring the assembled workpiece.

9. The detection apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the detection apparatus further comprises:

the storage component is arranged on one side of the detection device and used for bearing the element;

and the transfer assembly is arranged between the storage assembly and the detection device and is used for clamping the element and driving the element to move to the detection device.

10. The detection apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the detection device includes:

the rotary drive is arranged at one side of the conveying mechanism;

the bearing table is connected with the rotary drive, and is used for bearing the element and rotating under the drive of the rotary drive; and

And the detection assembly is used for detecting the element rotated by the bearing table.

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