Apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9561565-B2
Application number	US-201414517191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2014
Priority date	Oct 23, 2013
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing includes a base, the second feeding mechanism, a first detecting member, a bearing mechanism, an assembly mechanism, and a controller. The first detecting member can detect the position of the gaskets relative to the preset position. The detected results are transmitted to the controller by the first detecting member. The controller controls the second feeding mechanism to accurately adjust the position of the gaskets to preset position. Therefore, a projection of the gasket is accurately engaged in a mounting hole of the housing by the assembly mechanism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing, the apparatus comprising:
a base;
a second feeding mechanism positioned on the base, the second feeding mechanism having a second drive member connected to a rotary drive member, with a suction member connected to the rotary drive member;
a first detecting member positioned on the base;
a bearing mechanism positioned on the base;
an assembly mechanism; and
a controller electrically connected to the second feeding mechanism, the first detecting member, the bearing mechanism and the assembly mechanism;
wherein, the bearing mechanism is positioned closer to the base than the suction member;
wherein, after a gasket is retrieved by the suction member, a position of the retrieved gasket is detected by the first detecting member and transmitted to the controller, the controller then instructs the rotary drive member to adjust the position of the retrieved gasket to a preset position and release the retrieved gasket to the bearing mechanism; and
wherein, the assembly mechanism retrieves the released gasket from the bearing mechanism and moves the retrieved gasket from the bearing mechanism to the housing and places the retrieved gasket into a mounting hole on the housing.

2. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing further comprises a second detecting member positioned on the base, the second detecting member is electrically connected to the controller.

3. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second detecting member detects the position of the gasket relative to the housing and transmits the detected result to the controller.

4. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing further comprises a first feeding mechanism, the first feeding mechanism comprises a first linear drive member, a first drive member, and a bearing plate.

5. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first linear drive member is positioned on the base, the first drive member is positioned vertically on the first linear drive member.

6. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the bearing plate is connected to the first drive member for bearing the gaskets, and carries the gaskets to the second feeding mechanism by the first linear drive member and the first drive member.

7. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first feeding mechanism further comprises a telescopic rod positioned on the base, the telescopic rod slides through the bearing plate and telescopically moves relative to the base for pushing out the gaskets on the bearing plate.

8. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base comprising a main body, the bearing mechanism comprises a fourth drive member positioned on the main body and an adjusting plate connected to the fourth drive member.

9. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the adjusting plate comprises a locating hole located at one end of the adjusting plate, the locating hole locates under the suction member to receive the gaskets.

10. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the assembly mechanism comprises a third linear drive member, a third drive member, and a material retrieving member.

11. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the third linear drive member is positioned on the base, the third drive member is vertically positioned on the third linear drive member.

12. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the material retrieving member is connected to the third drive member, and retrieves the gaskets from the bearing mechanism by the third linear drive member and the third drive member.

13. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the material retrieving member comprises a connecting portion and a material grabbing portion defined at one end of the connecting portion.

14. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the connecting portion is positioned vertically on one side of the third drive member away from the third linear drive member, the material grabbing portion is defined extending vertically from the one end of the connecting portion away from the third drive member to the base.

15. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a first bracket and a second bracket parallel to the first bracket, the second feeding mechanism is positioned on the first bracket, the assembly mechanism is positioned on the second bracket.

16. The apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the gasket comprises a projection, the projection is engaged in the mounting hole of the housing.

Assignees

• Fu Ding Electronical Tech (Jiashan) Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Ming-Lu
• Zhu Liang
• Song hai-dong

Classifications

• Y10T29/53539

  including work conveyor · CPC title

• B23P19/007 Primary

  Picking-up and placing mechanisms · CPC title

• B23P19/084

  for placing resilient or flexible rings, e.g. O-rings, circlips · CPC title