CN-121972924-A - Fastener posture adjusting device, method and system

Abstract

The invention discloses a fastener posture adjustment device, method and system, and relates to the technical field of automatic supply and assembly, wherein the device comprises a rotating component, a driving component and a device and a system, wherein the rotating component is configured to receive a fastener in a first posture and adjust the fastener from the first posture to a second posture, the driving component is configured to drive the rotating component to rotate between a first posture position corresponding to the first posture and a second posture position corresponding to the second posture, and the device, the method and the system can realize stable temporary storage, posture overturning and continuous output of the fastener under the pneumatic conveying condition, reduce the risks of fastener conveying deviation, jamming and fastening failure and improve the stability and efficiency of automatic assembly.

Inventors

• SHI HONGXING
• DUAN LIJIE
• LI SIYANG

Assignees

• 国奥科技(深圳)有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260505

Application Date

20260324

Claims (20)

1. 1. A fastener attitude adjustment device, comprising: a rotating member configured to receive a fastener in a first pose and adjust the fastener from the first pose to a second pose, and And a driving part configured to drive the rotating part to rotate between a first posture position corresponding to the first posture and a second posture position corresponding to the second posture.
2. 2. The fastener posture adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the fastener includes a tip portion for fastening a workpiece and a head portion connected to the tip portion, the first posture being a posture in which the head portion is forward of the tip portion in a fastener conveying direction, and the second posture being a posture in which the tip portion is forward of the head portion in the fastener conveying direction.
3. 3. The fastener posture adjustment device of claim 2, characterized in that the fastener posture adjustment device further comprises: A housing including a first channel for receiving the fastener and a second channel for outputting the fastener; the rotating component comprises a fastener temporary storage opening and an air nozzle, the fastener temporary storage opening is configured to be communicated with the first channel and used for accommodating the fastener in the first gesture or communicated with the second channel and used for outputting the fastener in the second gesture, and the air nozzle is configured to perform air suction action and/or air blowing action; The driving member is configured to drive the rotating member to rotate a first predetermined angle relative to the housing in a first direction to adjust the fastener from the first posture to the second posture; the fastener temporary storage opening is communicated with the first channel when the fastener is located in the first posture, and the fastener temporary storage opening is communicated with the second channel when the fastener is located in the second posture.
4. 4. A fastener posture adjustment device according to claim 3, characterized in that the driving means is further configured to drive the rotating means to continue to rotate by a second predetermined angle in the first direction or rotate by the first predetermined angle in a second direction opposite to the first direction after the fastener is output via the second passage, to return the fastener escrow port from the second posture position communicating with the second passage to the first posture position communicating with the first passage, to receive a next fastener.
5. 5. The fastener posture adjustment apparatus of claim 4, wherein the air tap is configured to perform an air extraction action when the fastener register communicates with the first passage, and/or And when the fastener temporary storage opening is communicated with the second channel, blowing action is carried out.
6. 6. The fastener posture adjustment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the rotating member further comprises an air passage, the air passage is respectively communicated with the fastener temporary storage opening and the air tap, an air hole is provided at one end of the air passage, which is communicated with the fastener temporary storage opening, and the head of the fastener cannot enter the air passage through the air hole.
7. 7. The fastener posture adjustment device according to claim 6, wherein the air tap performs the air suction operation to apply a first gas power, and when the air tap performs the air suction operation, a pressure in the air passage is smaller than a pressure in the fastener temporary storage port, so that the head of the fastener is adsorbed on the air hole by a pressure difference between the pressure in the air passage and the pressure of the fastener temporary storage port.
8. 8. The fastener posture adjustment device according to claim 7, wherein the air tap performs an air blowing action to apply a second aerodynamic force, and when the air tap performs the air blowing action, the pressure in the air passage is greater than or equal to the pressure in the fastener temporary storage port, so that the head of the fastener is desorbed and the fastener is conveyed into the second passage by self gravity and/or the second aerodynamic force.
9. 9. The fastener posture adjustment device of claim 7, characterized in that, The fastener is conveyed into the posture adjustment device in the first posture by a third aerodynamic force before the fastener is applied to the first aerodynamic force of the posture adjustment device to be adsorbed and fixed in the fastener temporary storage opening of the posture adjustment device in the first posture.
10. 10. A fastener posture adjustment device according to claim 3, characterized in that the rotating member is nested in the housing and coaxially disposed therewith, the first passage and the second passage being disposed opposite to each other at a side face of the housing, the housing including an opening and a receiving cavity configured to receive and fit the rotating member, the fastener temporary storage opening starting at the side face of the rotating member and extending to a predetermined depth toward the inside of the rotating member.
11. 11. A fastener posture adjustment device according to claim 3, characterized in that the driving means includes a driving motor and a driving turntable connected to an output end of the driving motor.
12. 12. The fastener posture adjustment apparatus of claim 11, wherein the housing is fixedly provided on the drive motor, the drive dial extending into the housing and rotatable relative to the housing, the drive dial being connected to the rotating member and configured to drive the rotating member to rotate.
13. 13. The fastener posture adjustment device of claim 4, characterized in that the first predetermined angle range includes 90 ° to 180 °, and/or the first predetermined angle is 180 °.
14. 14. The fastener posture adjustment apparatus of any one of claims 3 to 13, characterized in that the rotating member is connected to the air tap by a coaxial socket structure, the rotating member being freely rotatable with respect to the air tap, and And a sealing component is arranged between the air tap and the rotating component and is used for preventing gas leakage while allowing relative rotation.
15. 15. The fastener posture adjustment device according to any one of claims 9 to 13, characterized in that, Parameters determining the first, second, and third aerodynamic forces include at least a weight of the fastener and a cross-sectional area of a head of the fastener, respectively.
16. 16. A fastener attitude adjustment method for adjusting a fastener from a first attitude to a second attitude, comprising: The fastener is adsorbed and fixed in the fastener temporary storage opening of the posture adjustment device in the first posture by the first gas power applied to the posture adjustment device, and The attitude adjustment device rotates a first predetermined angle in a first direction to adjust the fastener from the first attitude to the second attitude.
17. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises: The fastener is desorbed by a second aerodynamic force applied to the posture adjustment device and conveyed in the second posture.
18. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises: The fastener is conveyed into the posture adjustment device in the first posture by a third aerodynamic force before the fastener is applied to the first aerodynamic force of the posture adjustment device and is adsorbed and fixed in the fastener temporary storage opening of the posture adjustment device in the first posture.
19. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the fastener includes a nose portion and a head portion connected to the nose portion, the nose portion being for fastening a workpiece, the first attitude being an attitude in which the head portion is forward of the nose portion in a fastener conveying direction, and the second attitude being an attitude in which the nose portion is forward of the head portion in the fastener conveying direction.
20. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the first pneumatic force is a force generated by making the air pressure of the tip greater than the air pressure of the head after the fastener reaches the fastener escrow port, the second pneumatic force is a force generated by making the air pressure of the head greater than the air pressure of the tip, and the third pneumatic force is a force generated by making the air pressure of the tip greater than the air pressure of the head.

Description

Fastener posture adjusting device, method and system Technical Field The invention relates to the technical field of automatic feeding and assembling, in particular to a fastener posture adjusting device, a fastener posture adjusting method and a fastener posture adjusting system. Background In automated assembly processes, fasteners are typically required to be delivered from a magazine to a chuck or fastener actuator via a feed line to achieve continuous feed and automated fastening. In the prior art, the fastener reaches the execution end in a continuous motion mode in the pipeline, and as the posture of the fastener in the pipeline is generally influenced by factors such as airflow disturbance, pipeline friction, pipeline bending and the like, particularly when the fastener is conveyed along the PVC pipeline in a forward-tip posture, the tip of the fastener is easy to scratch or collide with the inner wall of the pipeline, so that the fastener generates posture deflection, unstable rolling or motion track deviation in the conveying process, even the condition of clamping a feeding pipeline occurs, further fastening failure is caused, assembly beat is influenced, and the problems of abrasion, damage or equipment failure of the conveying pipeline are possibly further caused. Therefore, how to achieve stable delivery of fasteners and reliable attitude adjustment before reaching the execution end is a technical problem that needs to be solved in the art. Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus and method that enables reliable attitude adjustment during fastener delivery to ensure that the fastener is reliably advanced into the fastening station and has the correct attitude. Disclosure of Invention The embodiment of the invention aims to solve the technical problems of providing a fastener posture adjusting device, a fastener posture adjusting method and a fastener posture adjusting system, so that a fastener moves from a feed pipe to a to-be-fastened position, and the problems of easy damage to a conveying pipeline, uncontrollable fastener posture and low production efficiency in the prior art are solved. In order to cope with the above-described circumstances, an embodiment of the present application provides a fastener posture adjustment device including: a rotating member configured to receive a fastener in a first pose and adjust the fastener from the first pose to a second pose, and And a driving part configured to drive the rotating part to rotate between a first posture position corresponding to the first posture and a second posture position corresponding to the second posture. In combination with the first aspect, in some embodiments, the fastener includes a toe for fastening a workpiece and a head connected to the toe, the first posture is a posture in which the head is forward of the toe in a fastener conveying direction, and the second posture is a posture in which the toe is forward of the head in the fastener conveying direction. With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the fastener posture adjustment device further includes: A housing including a first channel for receiving the fastener and a second channel for outputting the fastener; the rotating component comprises a fastener temporary storage opening and an air nozzle, the fastener temporary storage opening is configured to be communicated with the first channel and used for accommodating the fastener in the first gesture or communicated with the second channel and used for outputting the fastener in the second gesture, and the air nozzle is configured to perform air suction action and/or air blowing action; The driving member is configured to drive the rotating member to rotate a first predetermined angle relative to the housing in a first direction to adjust the fastener from the first posture to the second posture; the fastener temporary storage opening is communicated with the first channel when the fastener is located in the first posture, and the fastener temporary storage opening is communicated with the second channel when the fastener is located in the second posture. With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the driving component is further configured to drive the rotating component to continue to rotate in the first direction by a second predetermined angle or rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction by the first predetermined angle after the fastener is output via the second channel to return the fastener escrow port from the second pose position in communication with the second channel to the first pose position in communication with the first channel to receive a next fastener. With reference to the first aspect, in some embodiments, the air tap is configured to perform an air extraction action when the fastener register communicates with the first channel, and/or And when the fastener temporary storage opening is communicated with the second channel, blowing action is