Positioning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9897247-B2
Application number	US-201514688815-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2015
Priority date	Oct 31, 2014
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A product positioning device includes a support, a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a support platform, a latching device, and a driving device. The first guide rail and the second guide rail are positioned on the support. The support platform is configured to receive a product to be positioned. The support platform is movable to an end of the first guide rail. The latching device is movable to a position holding the product to be positioned against the support platform. The driving device is movable to a position nearer the support platform. The driving device is further slidably engaged with the second guide rail. The driving device moves to the driving device position as the support platform moves to the end of the first guide rail, and the latching device moves to the latching device position as the driving device moves to the driving device position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A product positioning device comprising:
a support;
at least one first guide rail positioned on the support, the at least one first guide rail having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
a support platform configured to receive a product to be positioned, the support platform slidably engaged with the at least one first guide rail and movable from the first end of the at least one first guide rail to the second end of the at least one first guide rail;
at least one latching device rotatably connected to the support platform, the at least one latching device movable from a first position away from the support platform to a second position holding the product to be positioned against the support platform;
a second guide rail positioned on the support, the second guide rail positioned to allow a movement along the second guide rail, at least in part, along a direction substantially parallel to a movement along the at least one first guide rail; and
a driving device slidably attached to the support platform and movable from a first position away from the support platform to a second position nearer the support platform, the driving device being further slidably engaged with the second guide rail;
wherein, when the product to be positioned is received on the support platform, the support platform is moved from the first end of the at least one first guide rail to the second end of the at least one first guide rail, moving the driving device along the second guide rail with the second guide rail being configured to move the driving device from the first driving device position to the second driving device position as the support platform moves from the first end of the at least one first guide rail to the second end of the at least one first guide rail; and
wherein, as the driving device moves to the second driving device position, the driving device moves the at least one latching device from the first latching device position away from the support platform to the second latching device position holding the product to the positioned against the support platform.

2. The positioning device as described in claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one latching device comprises at least one pressing plate and at least one elastic member, the at least one pressing plate is rotatably connected to the support platform, the at least one pressing plate is moved by the driving device from the first latching device position away from the support platform to the second latching device position holding the product to be positioned against the support platform as the driving device is moved from the first driving device position away from the support platform to the second driving device position nearer the support platform; the at least one elastic member comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the first end of the at least one elastic member is fixed to or resists the support platform and the second end of the at least one elastic member is fixed to or resists the at least one pressing plate, the at least one elastic member is configured to resile to retain the at least one pressing plate to the first driving device position away from the support platform when no force is exerted on the at least one pressing plate.

3. The positioning device as described in claim 2 , wherein:
the support platform comprises at least one pair of plugs, the two plugs in the at least one pair are spaced from each other, each plug defines a first through hole, the at least one latching device is received between the two plugs in the at least one pair; and
the at least one latching device further comprises a shaft, the at least one pressing plate defines a second through hole, the shaft passes through the first through hole and the second through hole.

4. The positioning device as described in claim 3 , wherein the support platform comprises a base plate and a handle, the base plate comprises a first end, a second end and a third end, the first end of the base plate is extended between the second end of the base plate and the third end of the base plate, the second end of the base plate is opposite to the third end of the base plate, the second end of the base plate is adjacent to the first end of the at least one first guide rail with respect to the first end of the base plate, the at least one pair of plugs protrudes from the first end of the base plate, the handle protrudes from the second end of the base plate and is configured to be operated to move the base plate.

5. The positioning device as described in claim 4 , wherein the base plate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the base plate defines a receiving groove, the receiving groove extends from the first surface to the second surface, the receiving groove is configured to receive the product to be positioned.

6. The positioning device as described in claim 5 , wherein the base plate defines at least one positioning groove, the at least one positioning groove extends from the second surface to the first surface, the at least one positioning groove is slidably engaged with the at least one first guide rail, the base plate is movable from the first end of the at least one first guide rail to the second end of the at least one first guide rail via the at least one positioning groove.

7. The positioning device as described in claim 2 , wherein:
the driving device comprises a supporting member and at least one resisting member; the supporting member is slidably attached to the support platform, the supporting member is moved by the support platform to move along the second guide rail and to move from the first driving device position away from the support platform to the second driving device position nearer the support platform as the support platform moves from the first end of the at least one first guide rail to the second end of the at least one first guide rail; the at least one resisting member protrudes from the supporting member, the at least one resisting member is brought by the supporting member to move the at least one pressing plate to the second latching device position holding the product to be positioned against the support platform as the supporting member moves to the second driving device position nearer the support platform.

8. The positioning device as described in claim 7 , wherein:
the driving device comprises at least one guiding member and a resisting device;
the at least one guiding member protrudes from the support platform and extends away from the support platform; and
the resisting device comprises the supporting member and the at least one resisting member; the supporting member defines at least one third through hole, the at least one guiding member passes through the at least one third through hole of the supporting member.

9. The positioning device as described in claim 7 , wherein:
the driving device further comprises a wheel, the wheel is fixed to the supporting member, the wheel is slidably engaged with the second guide rail, the supporting member is moved by the support platform to move along the second guide rail via the wheel.

10. The positioning device as described in claim 1 , wherein the at least one first guide rail and the second guide rail are parallel with each other, the second guide rail defines a guiding groove, the guiding groove comprises a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the guiding groove extends toward the at least one first guide rail in a horizontal surface from the first end of the guiding groove to the second end of the guiding groove, the driving device is moved by the support platform to move from the first end of the g

Assignees

• Scienbizip Consulting Shenzhen Co Ltd
• Scienbizip Consulting Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Li Chin
• Xiang Jian Hua
• Ao Li

Classifications

• F16M11/048

  adapted to forward-backward translation movement · CPC title

• F16M11/425

  along guiding means · CPC title

• F16M11/18

  with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand · CPC title

• Y10T29/53961

  with work-holder for assembly · CPC title

• B23P19/04

  for assembling or disassembling parts · CPC title