U-pipe material collecting equipment

The invention discloses a U-pipe collecting device, and relates to the technical field of automatic production equipment.The U-pipe collecting device comprises a receiving and transplanting module used for receiving and transferring U-pipes; the material combing and necking module is arranged on one side of the material receiving and transplanting module and is used for receiving the U-shaped pipes transferred by the material receiving and transplanting module and carrying out material combing and necking on the U-shaped pipes; the material collecting and supplying switching module is arranged on the side, away from the material receiving and transferring module, of the material combing and necking module, the material collecting and supplying switching module is provided with a material collecting station and a material supplying station, and the material collecting and supplying switching module comprises at least two material collecting mechanisms which can be switched between the material collecting station and the material supplying station in a reciprocating mode; the material collecting mechanism at the material collecting station is used for collecting the U-shaped pipes which are necked down by the material combing and necking-down module for temporary storage and material collection; and the material collecting mechanism at the material supply station is used for supplying materials to the automatic sheet threading machine. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, continuous collection and feeding of the U-shaped pipes can be realized, the continuity of the takt of the whole production process is ensured, and the production efficiency is improved.