Automatic tray loading system and use method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11628993-B2
Application number	US-202117405714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2021
Priority date	Aug 19, 2020
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

An automatic tray loading system and a use method of the same are provided, which includes a stacked tray assembly, including at least one tray which is stacked up, where the at least one tray is provided with several locating slots; a tray lifting platform which includes a tray supporting table being connected with a elevating mechanism; a tray pick and place platform having a working region covers a tray input module, where the tray pick and place platform includes a manipulator which is connected with a multidimensional motion mechanism; and a delivery table including a tray placement plate, where each of the tray placement plate is provided with a groove which is configured to place the at least one layer of trays, and each of the tray placement plates is connected with a linear driving mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic tray loading system, comprising:
a stacked tray assembly, comprising at least one tray which is stacked up, and the at least one tray being provided with several locating slots which are configured to limit positions of materials;
a tray lifting platform, comprising a first tray supporting table which is configured to support the stacked tray assembly and the first tray supporting table being connected with a first elevating mechanism;
a delivery table, comprising tray placement plates, each of the tray placement plates being provided with a first groove which is configured to place the at least one tray, and each of the tray placement plates being connected with a linear driving mechanism; and
a tray pick and place platform, being supported by a frame and having a working region covers the tray lifting platform and the delivery table, the tray pick and place platform comprising a manipulator which is connected with a multidimensional motion mechanism and is opened or closed to realize grabbing and releasing of the at least one tray;
wherein an upper surface of the at least one tray is provided with at least one locating block, and a lower surface of the at least one tray is provided with at least one locating slot matching a locating block of a next tray; a height of the at least one locating block is less than a depth of the at least one locating slot, and a length of the locating at least one block is less than a length of the at least one locating slot; an inner side part of a material slot is steplike to adapt to the materials with different sizes; and a grabbing slot for grabbing by the manipulator is provided at a side part of the at least one tray.

2. The automatic tray loading system according to claim 1 , wherein the first elevating mechanism is a ball screw mechanism and is fixed on a first rear supporting plate; the first tray supporting table is connected with a sliding block in the ball screw mechanism by a connecting plate, an inner side of the first tray supporting table is provided with a first distance sensor connected with a computer; and the distance sensor is disposed in a manner of facing the inner side of the first tray supporting table to detect whether the at least one tray completely reach the first tray supporting table;
a first elongated hole is provided in a width direction of the first tray supporting table; a first belt auxiliary module is arranged at the first elongated hole to reduce a friction force generated by the at least one tray moving to the first tray supporting table and further provide power for inputting of the stacked tray assembly; and
two limit sensors at different heights are arranged at a side part of the first rear supporting plate and are connected with the computer; and a first trigger sheet is arranged at a side part of the first tray supporting table.

3. The automatic tray loading system according to claim 2 , further comprising a tray lowering platform, wherein a structure of the tray lowering platform comprises a second tray supporting table; a second elevating mechanism is connected with the second tray supporting table and is mounted on a second rear supporting plate; a surface of the second tray supporting table is provided with a clamping slot; two sides of a bottom of a push plate pass through the clamping slot and are connected with a T-shaped plate; a moving mechanism is connected with a T-shaped plate; a fixed sliding block is provided on each of two sides of an upper surface of the T-shaped plate and is fixed with a guide rail mounted on the second tray supporting table; and a first proximity sensor is embedded to a lateral surface of the moving mechanism and is connected with the computer to transmit position information of the push plate to the computer;
a second elongated hole is provided in a width direction of the second tray supporting table; a second belt auxiliary module is arranged at the second elongated hole to reduce a friction force of movement of the at least one tray on the second tray supporting table; and
three limit sensors at different heights are arranged at a side part of the second rear supporting plate of the tray lowering platform and are connected with the computer; the limit sensors at a top and a bottom of the side part of the second rear supporting plate are configured to acquire a position signal of the second tray supporting table for the computer; the limit sensor at a middle of the side part of the second rear supporting plate has a changeable installation height on the second rear supporting plate, and is configured to detect whether to start to discharge the materials; a number of the at least one tray output from the automatic feeding system at a time is controlled by changing the installation height of the limit sensor at the middle of the side part of the second rear supporting plate; and a second trigger sheet is arranged at a side part of the second tray supporting table.

4. The automatic tray loading system according to claim 3 , further comprising a tray input and output platform, wherein the tray input and output platform comprises a tray input module configured to convey the stacked tray assembly and a tray output module configured to output the stacked tray assembly; the tray input module is provided on a side of the tray lifting platform; the tray output module is arranged on a side of the tray lowering platform; a second distance sensor configured to detect whether the stacked tray assembly is completely output is arranged on a side of the tray output module; and the distance sensor is connected with the computer.

5. The automatic tray loading system according to claim 4 , wherein the tray input and output platform further comprises a box-shaped frame body which is divided into two regions; one of the two regions is configured to support the tray input module, and an other of the two regions is configured to support the tray output module; an upper surface of the box-shaped frame body is provided with two openings; the tray lifting platform and the tray lowering platform respectively protrude from the two openings; a third distance sensor facing the tray lifting platform is arranged at one of the two openings, and two fourth distance sensors with different heights and facing the tray lowering platform are arranged at an other of the two openings; one of the two fourth distance sensors at a relatively low position is configured to detect whether an entity capable of supporting the at least one tray to be landed exists in front of the distance sensor; an other of the two fourth distance sensors at a relatively high position is configured to control stacking; the third distance sensor on a side of the tray lifting platform is configured to detect whether the at least one tray to be grabbed exists in front thereof and control unstacking; all distance sensors are connected with the computer; and the computer is connected with the multi-dimensional motion mechanism to control unstacking and stacking of the at least one tray.

6. The automatic tray loading system according to claim 2 , wherein the manipulator comprises a mounting plate which is provided with a third linear sliding rail; a bidirectional moving mechanism is provided through the mounting plate; two ends of the bidirectional moving mechanism are connected with hooks which are connected with a third sliding block arranged on the third linear sliding rail; the at least one tray is supported by the hooks at the two ends; a second proximity sensor is embedded to a surface of the bidirectional moving mechanism and is connected with the computer to detect an opened or closed state of the manipulator;
each of the hooks has a second groove so that each of the hooks is a grooved hook; and the second groove of the groove

Assignees

• Univ Qingdao Technology
• Ningbo Sanhan Alloy Mat Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Changhe
• Yang Yuying
• Li Haogang
• Luo Liang
• Ji Weixi
• Wan Binhui
• Yin Shuo
• Cao Huajun
• Lu Bingheng
• Tang Lizhi
• Cui Xin
• Liu Mingzheng
• Zhang Yanbin
• Xu Jie
• Luo Huiming
• Xu Haizhou
• Yang Min
• Hong Huaping
• Gao Teng
• Ma Wuxing
• Chen Shuai

Classifications

• H10P72/16

  Trays for chips · CPC title

• B65G2203/044

  Optical · CPC title

• B65B5/068

  in trays (B65B5/061 - B65B5/065 take precedence) · CPC title

• B65G47/90

  Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials · CPC title

• B65D71/70 Primary

  Trays provided with projections or recesses in order to assemble multiple articles, e.g. intermediate elements for stacking · CPC title