Screw-presenting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11065726-B2
Application number	US-201916658501-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 21, 2019
Priority date	Jun 25, 2019
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A device to present screws of different sizes and characteristics for insertion and fastening in manufacturing processes includes an aligning module and a dispensing module. The aligning module includes a track with two supporting plates. One end of each supporting plate is chamfered and the two supporting plates are spaced to form a first receiving space and a second receiving space for receiving the screws, a screening module functions to brush away screws which do not fall correctly into place on the track. The dispensing module includes a circular member with notches to receive screws transported by the track.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screw presenting device comprising:
an aligning module comprising a track; wherein the track comprises two supporting plates, the two supporting plates are spaced apart; an end of two supporting plates defines a first chamfer, and the first chamfers on the two supporting plates are oppositely arranged; wherein the end of the two supporting plates are provided with the first chamfers forms a first receiving space, another end of the two supporting plates are away from the first chamfers forms a second receiving space, the first receiving space is connected to the second receiving space, and the first receiving space and the second receiving space cooperates to receive the screw; and
a dispensing module comprising a circular member; wherein the circular member receives the screw conveyed from the track; wherein the circular member comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the second surface, the first surface is disposed adjacent to the track, the circular member defines at least one notch, and the notch passes through the first surface, the second surface, and periphery of the circular member; wherein the first surface of the circular member defines a second chamfer, an end of the notch adjacent to the second chamfer forms a third receiving space, and another end of the notch away from the second chamfer forms a fourth receiving space, the third receiving space is connected to the fourth receiving space, and the third receiving space and the fourth receiving space cooperates to receive the screw; and
wherein the screw presenting device further comprises a screening module, the screening module comprises a brush and a fixing rod, the fixing rod is rotatably disposed above the track, and the fixing rod drives the brush to rotate above the track, to filter the screws on the track.

2. The screw presenting device of claim 1 , wherein the screw comprises a screwhead, a stem, and a step, the step is fixedly coupled between the screwhead and the stem; wherein the first receiving space and the third receiving space receives the step, and the second receiving space and the fourth receiving space receives the stem.

3. The screw presenting device of claim 2 , wherein a distance between the ends of the two supporting plates away from the first chamfers corresponds to a diameter of the stem, and a size of the first chamfer corresponds to a size of the step.

4. The screw presenting device of claim 2 , wherein the distance between the ends of the two supporting plates away from the first chamfer is the diameter of the stem plus 0.1 mm, and the size of the first chamfer is C0.3.

5. The screw presenting device of claim 1 , wherein the width of the notch is the same as the distance between the ends of the two supporting plates away from the first chamfer, and the second chamfer has the same size as the first chamfer.

6. The screw presenting device of claim 1 , wherein the screening module further comprises a fixing portion and a connecting member, the fixing portion comprises a body, a first mounting portion, and a second mounting portion, an end of the brush is fixedly coupled to the second mounting portion, the body defines a through slot, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion extend perpendicularly from opposite ends of the body toward the same side; wherein the body, the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion together form a mounting slot, the fixing rod is received in the mounting slot, and the connecting member passes through the through slot to be fixed with the fixing rod.

7. The screw presenting device of claim 6 , wherein the screening module further comprises an adjusting apparatus, and the adjusting apparatus comprises an adjusting member and a spring; wherein the first mounting portion defines a through hole, the adjusting member passes through the through hole, and is screwed with the fixing rod, the spring sleeves on the adjusting member and abuts between the first mounting portion and the fixing rod.

8. The screw presenting device of claim 7 , wherein a length of the spring is greater than a distance between the first mounting portion and the fixing rod.

9. The screw presenting device of claim 1 , wherein the screw presenting device further comprises a housing, the aligning module and the screening module are received in the housing.

10. The screw presenting device of claim 9 , wherein the screw presenting device further comprises a feeding module, and the feeding module provides the screw to the aligning module.

11. A screw presenting device comprising:
an aligning module comprising a track; wherein the track comprises two supporting plates, the two supporting plates are spaced apart; an end of two supporting plates defines a first chamfer, and the first chamfers on the two supporting plates are oppositely arranged; wherein the end of the two supporting plates are provided with the first chamfers forms a first receiving space, another end of the two supporting plates are away from the first chamfers forms a second receiving space, the first receiving space is connected to the second receiving space, and the first receiving space and the second receiving space cooperates to receive the screw; and
a dispensing module comprising a circular member; wherein the circular member receives the screw conveyed from the track; wherein the circular member comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is opposite to the second surface, the first surface is disposed adjacent to the track, the circular member defines at least one notch, and the notch passes through the first surface, the second surface, and periphery of the circular member; wherein the first surface of the circular member defines a second chamfer, an end of the notch adjacent to the second chamfer forms a third receiving space, and another end of the notch away from the second chamfer forms a fourth receiving space, the third receiving space is connected to the fourth receiving space, and the third receiving space and the fourth receiving space cooperates to receive the screw; and
a screening module comprising a brush and a fixing rod; wherein the fixing rod is rotatably disposed above the track, and the fixing rod drives the brush to rotate above the track, to filter the screws on the track;
wherein the screw comprises a screwhead, a stem, and a step, the step is fixedly coupled between the screwhead and the stem; wherein the first receiving space and the third receiving space receives the step, and the second receiving space and the fourth receiving space receives the stem.

12. The screw presenting device of claim 11 , wherein a distance between the ends of the two supporting plates away from the first chamfers corresponds to a diameter of the stem, and a size of the first chamfer corresponds to a size of the step.

13. The screw presenting device of claim 11 , wherein the width of the notch is the same as the distance between the ends of the two supporting plates away from the first chamfer, and the second chamfer has the same size as the first chamfer.

14. The screw presenting device of claim 13 , wherein the screening module further comprises a fixing portion and a connecting member, the fixing portion comprises a body, a first mounting portion, and a second mounting portion, an end of the brush is fixedly coupled to the second mounting portion, the body defines a through slot, and the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion extend perpendicularly from opposite ends of the body toward the same side; wherein the body, the first mounting portion and the second moun

Assignees

• Foxconn Prec Electronics Taiyuan Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Jun-Yan
• Liu Yong
• Huang Jen-Chang
• Tseng Wen-Shou

Classifications

• B23P19/002

  orientating the articles · CPC title

• B23P19/004 Primary

  Feeding the articles from hoppers to machines or dispensers · CPC title

• B25B23/04

  for feeding screws or nuts · CPC title