IP Library Granted Patent US 12703110
Granted Patent B2
US 12703110 · App. 18/978,340 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Transfer device for zirconia material for production

Inventors: Zongyu Li (Shenzhen, CN); Wei Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Jianjun Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Yu Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Jizong Hu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN YURUCHENG DENTAL MATERIALS CO., LTD.
B25J15/0616B25J9/026B25J15/0028
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12703110
App. No.
18/978,340
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transfer device for Zirconia material for production includes an X-direction truss, a Y-direction truss and a Z-direction truss supported by a support frame. The claw assembly is adjusted to the Zirconia disc through the truss, and the centering clip is configured to lift the Zirconia disc upward and act on four points around it to complete the centering. At this time, after the negative pressure adsorption of the processing suction cup, the centering clip is separated from the Zirconia disc. After the Zirconia disc is pushed out of the claw assembly by the clamping cylinder, the disk surface of the Zirconia disc is turned to one side by the rotating motor.

Claims (11)

1 . A transfer device for Zirconia material for production, comprising an X-direction truss, a Y-direction truss and a Z-direction truss supported by a support frame, and a rotating head rotatably installed through a guide end of the Z-direction truss, configured to drive the rotating head to transfer along the X, Y and Z directions of the truss, wherein:

the rotating head has a semicircular shape, a claw assembly is rotatably installed along an arc-shaped portion of the rotating head, two clamping plates are installed at a bottom of the claw assembly, flipping plates are movably installed on the two clamping plates, and two centering clips installed on the flipping plate are configured to clamp a Zirconia disc at a center and perform a flipping operation; and

a clamping cylinder is further installed inside the claw assembly, a retractable end of the clamping cylinder is configured to extend in between inner sides of the two clamping plates, a weighing sensor is provided at the retractable end of the clamping cylinder to weigh the Zirconia disc and a processing suction cup is provided at the retractable end of the clamping cylinder to adsorb and fix the Zirconia disc clamped by the claw assembly after a suction force is generated on the processing suction cup by a negative pressure pump;

wherein a steering motor is installed in a middle of the rotating head, an output shaft of the steering motor is connected to a guide frame for fixing the claw assembly, the arc-shaped portion of the rotating head is provided with a guide groove, and the guide frame is configured to slide in the guide groove; and

the guide end of the Z-direction truss is installed with a rotating motor, and a top of the rotating head is connected to an output shaft of the rotating motor.

2 . The transfer device for Zirconia material for production of claim 1 , wherein the claw assembly is in an inverted, square “U” shape, inner walls on both sides of the claw assembly are connected to clamping rods through bearings, shaft ends of the two clamping rods are connected in a synchronous transmission through a belt, and a clamping motor configured for driving one of the clamping rods to rotate is installed on one side of a top of the claw assembly.

3 . The transfer device for Zirconia material for production of claim 2 , wherein forward threads and reverse threads are respectively provided on surfaces of both ends of the two clamping rods, and two ends of the two clamping rods are connected to connecting blocks through forward threads and reverse threads respectively; and

a connecting plate is installed at a bottom of the connecting block, a second spring is clamped inside the connecting plate, a support rod inclined to an outside of the claw assembly is slidably installed on the connecting plate at a lower end of the second spring, and the clamping plate is connected to the claw assembly through the support rod.

4 . The transfer device for Zirconia material for production of claim 2 , wherein the two clamping plates are respectively provided at ends of the two clamping rods, the flipping plate is centrally connected to the clamping plate through a rotating shaft, and a flipping motor installed on an outside of one of the clamping plates is configured to drive the flipping plate to rotate.

5 . The transfer device for Zirconia material for production of claim 1 , wherein the centering clip is made of hard silicone, and an end of the centering clip is provided with an inclined surface.

6 . The transfer device for Zirconia material for production of claim 1 , wherein the negative pressure pump is installed at the guide end of the Z-direction truss, and an air pipe is connected between a suction end of the negative pressure pump and the processing suction cup.