Glass positioning and conveying platform

Abstract

A glass positioning and conveying platform comprises a frame, on which a conveying assembly, a material lifting assembly, a positioning assembly and a material moving assembly are arranged; the conveying assembly is used to convey glass, the material lifting assembly is used to lift the glass on the conveying assembly; the positioning assembly is used to determine the position of the glass, the material moving assembly is arranged above the material lifting assembly, the material moving assembly comprises a longitudinal guide rod, a longitudinal sliding seat arranged on the longitudinal guide rod, a first driver for driving the longitudinal sliding seat to slide along the longitudinal guide rod, a transverse guide rod fixed on the longitudinal sliding seat, a transverse sliding seat arranged on the transverse guide rod and a second driver for driving the transverse sliding seat to slide along the transverse guide rod, a suction cup for adsorbing glass is fixed at the bottom of the transverse sliding seat, and the material moving assembly is used to adsorb glass and move the glass to a specified position. The present invention can automatically position the glass, improve the work efficiency and positioning accuracy of positioning.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of glass processing, in particular to a glass positioning and conveying platform. Background Art

[0002] As people's material living standards improve, their requirements for glass products are getting higher and higher, which has led to an increase in the types and quantities of glass products, and the glass printing process has gradually been improved. In the prior art, the glass is transferred and transported by a conveying device before printing. In order to ensure that the printing device can print at the correct position on the glass surface, the glass needs to be positioned before being transported to the printing device. In the prior art, the positioning is generally performed manually by a machine, which has low working efficiency and inaccurate positioning. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a glass positioning and conveying platform, which can automatically position the glass and improve the working efficiency and positioning accuracy of the positioning.

[0004] To solve the above problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A glass positioning and conveying platform comprises a frame, on which a conveying assembly, a lifting assembly, a positioning assembly and a moving assembly are arranged; the conveying assembly is used to convey glass, and the lifting assembly is used to lift the glass on the conveying assembly; the positioning assembly is used to determine the position of the glass, and the moving assembly is arranged above the lifting assembly, and the moving assembly comprises a longitudinal guide rod, a longitudinal sliding seat arranged on the longitudinal guide rod, a first driver for driving the longitudinal sliding seat to slide along the longitudinal guide rod, a transverse guide rod fixed on the longitudinal sliding seat, a transverse sliding seat arranged on the transverse guide rod and a second driver for driving the transverse sliding seat to slide along the transverse guide rod, a suction cup for adsorbing glass is fixed at the bottom of the transverse sliding seat, and the moving assembly is used to adsorb glass and move the glass to a specified position.

[0006] Preferably, the glass positioning and conveying platform also includes an auxiliary shifting assembly, which includes a lateral shifting guide rod, a lateral shifting sliding seat arranged on the lateral shifting guide rod, and a third driver for driving the lateral shifting sliding seat to slide along the lateral shifting guide rod, and a suction cup for adsorbing glass is fixed to the bottom of the lateral shifting sliding seat.

[0007] Preferably, two transverse guide rails are provided, and each transverse guide rail is provided with two transverse sliding seats.

[0008] Preferably, the positioning assembly comprises a transverse fixing rod and a longitudinal fixing rod, a plurality of transverse proximity sensors are arranged in a transverse direction on the transverse fixing rod, and a plurality of longitudinal proximity sensors are arranged in a longitudinal direction on the longitudinal fixing rod.

[0009] Preferably, the position where one of the lateral proximity sensor and the longitudinal proximity sensor is located is the designated position.

[0010] Preferably, the ejecting assembly comprises a cylinder and a support plate, the cylinder is provided with a vertically extending push rod, and the support plate is fixed to the top of the push rod.

[0011] Preferably, the lifting material assembly also includes a lifting material guide plate extending along the glass conveying direction, and a lifting material sliding seat is slidably arranged on the lifting material guide plate. The lifting material sliding seat is connected to a fourth driver, and the fourth driver is used to drive the lifting material sliding seat to slide on the lifting material guide plate.

[0012] Preferably, the conveying assembly includes a plurality of guide rail plates extending along the glass conveying direction and a conveyor belt assembly arranged on the guide rail plates, and the lifting assembly is arranged between two adjacent guide rail plates.

[0013] Preferably, the conveyor belt assembly includes a driving wheel and a driven wheel respectively arranged at both ends of the guide rail plate and rotatable relative to the guide rail plate, and a conveyor belt sleeved on the driving wheel and the driven wheel, the conveyor belt includes two arc segments respectively wound around the driving wheel and the driven wheel, and an upper straight segment and a lower straight segment located between the two arc segments, the upper straight segment is arranged on the upper surface of the guide rail plate, and the lower straight segment is arranged on the lower surface of the guide rail plate; the driving wheel is connected to the driving assembly, and the driving assembly is used to drive the driving wheel to rotate so as to drive the upper straight segment to move relative to the guide rail plate.

[0014] Preferably, a limiting groove is provided on the upper surface of the guide rail plate, and the upper straight line segment is slidably disposed in the limiting groove.

[0015] The present invention has the following technical effects: the conveying component of the present invention is used to convey the incoming glass, the lifting component lifts up the glass on the feeding component, the suction cup on the moving component can absorb the glass, the positioning component is used to determine the position of the glass, and after the moving component absorbs the glass, the glass can be adjusted to a specified position by moving the transverse sliding seat and the longitudinal sliding seat, thereby achieving precise alignment of the glass, thereby automatically positioning the glass and improving the positioning work efficiency and positioning accuracy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a glass positioning and conveying platform according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the glass positioning and conveying platform shown in FIG. 1 is shown in another perspective;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1The schematic diagram of the local structure of the glass positioning and conveying platform shown in another viewing angle;

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 3 The enlarged schematic diagram of point A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of point B in the middle;

[0021] Figure 6 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of a conveying assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of a conveying component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] Among them, the figure markings are: frame 1, bracket 11, conveying component 2, guide plate 21, fixed plate 211, conveyor belt 22, arc segment 221, upper straight segment 222, lower straight segment 223, rotating shaft 23, driver 24, driving wheel 241, belt 242, coupling 25, fixed seat 26, material lifting component 3, material moving component 4, suction cup 40, longitudinal guide rod 41, longitudinal sliding seat 42, transverse guide rod 43, transverse sliding seat 44, auxiliary shifting component 5, transverse shifting guide rod 51, transverse shifting sliding seat 52, support plate 61, material lifting guide plate 62. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present invention will be further described in detail below through specific implementation modes in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0025] The embodiment of the present invention provides a glass positioning and conveying platform, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, it includes a frame 1, on which a conveying assembly 2, a lifting assembly 3, a positioning assembly and a material moving assembly 4 are arranged. The conveying assembly 2 is used to convey glass, and the glass can be transferred from other devices to the conveying assembly 2. The conveying assembly 2 drives the glass to move until the glass is completely located in the conveying assembly 2. The lifting assembly 3 is used to lift the glass on the conveying assembly 2, and can also be reset and moved downward to put down the lifted glass. At the same time, the lifting assembly 3 can also move the glass to the next station. The conveying direction of the glass can be determined according to the position of the next station. In this embodiment, the conveying direction of the glass can be horizontal. The positioning assembly is used to determine the position of the glass, so as to determine how to move the glass to the specified position.

[0026] The frame 1 is provided with a bracket 11, and the material moving assembly 4 is fixed on the bracket 11 and is located above the material lifting assembly 3. The material moving assembly 4 includes a longitudinal guide rod 41, a longitudinal sliding seat 42 arranged on the longitudinal guide rod 41, a first driver for driving the longitudinal sliding seat 42 to slide along the longitudinal guide rod 41, a transverse guide rod 43 fixed on the longitudinal sliding seat 42, a transverse sliding seat 44 arranged on the transverse guide rod 43, and a second driver for driving the transverse sliding seat 44 to slide along the transverse guide rod 43, and a suction cup 40 for adsorbing glass is fixed at the bottom of the transverse sliding seat 44. The longitudinal guide rod 41 and the transverse guide rod 43 can both be electric slide rails, and the longitudinal sliding seat 42 can be driven to slide in the longitudinal direction to drive the glass to adjust its position in the longitudinal direction. At the same time, the transverse sliding seat 44 can be driven to slide in the transverse direction to drive the glass to adjust its position in the transverse direction, so that the position of the glass in the transverse plane can be adjusted. Both the positioning component and the material moving component 4 can be connected to the controller. The positioning component sends the position information of the glass to the controller. The controller can calculate the moving direction and distance required from the position of the glass to the specified position, and control the material moving component 4 to move the glass to the specified position according to the determined moving direction and moving distance, and the glass is placed in place.

[0027] The detailed process of the above positioning is as follows: the conveying component 2 conveys the glass until the glass is located below the material moving component 4, the positioning component determines the position of the glass relative to the conveying component 2 on the horizontal plane, the lifting component 3 lifts the glass from the conveying component 2, so that the suction cup 40 at the lower end of the material moving component 4 adsorbs the glass, and the lifting component 3 can be reset and moved downward; the material moving component 4 controls the first driver and / or the second driver to act according to the moving direction and distance determined by the controller, and the suction cup 40 at the lower end of the material moving component 4 drives the glass to move longitudinally and / or laterally. When the glass moves to the specified position, the material moving component 4 stops moving, the lifting component 3 is lifted upward, and the suction cup 40 at the lower end of the material moving component 4 relaxes the adsorption of the glass, the lifting component 3 holds the glass and drives the glass to move downward, and the lifting component 3 moves a predetermined distance along the conveying direction of the glass, and the glass can reach the working position of the next workstation.

[0028] The glass positioning and conveying platform may also include a controller, which may be a PLC controller or a single-chip microcomputer chip, etc. The conveying assembly 2, the material lifting assembly 3, the positioning assembly and the material moving assembly 4 are all connected to the controller. The controller will send corresponding control signals to the conveying assembly 2, the material lifting assembly 3, the positioning assembly and the material moving assembly 4 according to the set control program, so as to control the conveying assembly 2, the material lifting assembly 3, the positioning assembly and the material moving assembly 4 to coordinate their actions with each other, thereby completing the positioning and conveying of the glass.

[0029] In one embodiment, the glass positioning and conveying platform further includes an auxiliary shift assembly 5, which includes a transverse shift guide rod 51, a transverse shift sliding seat 52 arranged on the transverse shift guide rod 51, and a third driver for driving the transverse shift sliding seat 52 to slide along the transverse shift guide rod 51, and a suction cup 40 for adsorbing the glass is fixed at the bottom of the transverse shift sliding seat 52. Considering that the length of the glass in the transverse direction is long, the auxiliary shift assembly 5 is used to assist in adsorbing the glass to prevent the glass from falling. That is, when the first driver can first move the longitudinal sliding seat 42 to the same longitudinal position as the designated position, the suction cup 40 on the auxiliary shift assembly 5 can adsorb the glass again, and the transverse shift sliding seat 52 and the suction cup 40 on the transverse sliding seat 44 adsorb the glass together, and then drive the glass to move to the designated position in the transverse direction, and the suction cup 40 on the auxiliary shift assembly 5 is further enhanced to adsorb the glass.

[0030] In one embodiment, two transverse guide rods 43 are provided, and two transverse sliding seats 44 are provided on each transverse guide rod 43. The glass is adsorbed by the suction cups 40 on the multiple transverse sliding seats 44 to improve the adsorption force.

[0031] In one embodiment, the positioning assembly includes a transverse fixing rod and a longitudinal fixing rod, a plurality of transverse proximity sensors are arranged in the transverse direction on the transverse fixing rod, and a plurality of longitudinal proximity sensors are arranged in the longitudinal direction on the longitudinal fixing rod. When a certain proximity sensor is in a momentary state from not sensing the glass to sensing the glass, it means that the edge of the glass is at the position of the proximity sensor, so that the transverse proximity sensor is used to sense the position of the short side of the glass, and the longitudinal proximity sensor is used to sense the position of the long side of the glass, and the position of the glass can be determined.

[0032] In one embodiment, the position of one of the lateral proximity sensors and the longitudinal proximity sensor can be set as the designated position. When the first driver drives the glass to move to the set position of the longitudinal proximity sensor, the first driver stops moving. When the second driver drives the glass to move to the set position of the lateral proximity sensor, the second driver stops moving. In this way, the glass moves into place both laterally and longitudinally, and the glass moves to the designated position.

[0033] In one embodiment, the lifting assembly 3 includes a cylinder and a support plate 61. The cylinder is provided with a vertically extending push rod, and the support plate 61 is fixed to the top of the push rod. The cylinder pushes and retracts vertically, so that the support plate 61 can be lifted or lowered.

[0034] In one embodiment, the material lifting assembly 3 further includes a material lifting guide plate 62 extending along the glass conveying direction, a material lifting sliding seat is slidably provided on the material lifting guide plate 62, and the material lifting sliding seat is connected to a fourth driver, and the fourth driver is used to drive the material lifting sliding seat to slide on the material lifting guide plate 62. In this way, the support plate 61 can lift the glass and move along the glass conveying direction, and then convey the glass to the next station.

[0035] In one embodiment, the conveying assembly 2 will be described in detail. The conveying assembly 2 includes a plurality of guide plates 21 extending along the glass conveying direction and a conveyor belt assembly arranged on the guide plates 21. The guide plates 21 can be placed vertically, and a predetermined distance is spaced between two adjacent guide plates 21. The size and shape of all guide plates 21 can be the same. The lifting assembly 3 is arranged between two adjacent guide plates 21. In this way, the movement of the lifting assembly 3 will not be affected by the conveying assembly 2.

[0036] In one embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly includes a driving wheel and a driven wheel respectively arranged at both ends of the guide plate 21 and rotatable relative to the guide plate 21, and a conveyor belt 22 sleeved on the driving wheel and the driven wheel. Based on this structure, the conveyor belt 22 will have two arc segments 221 and two straight segments. The two arc segments 221 are respectively wound around the driving wheel and the driven wheel. The two straight segments are specifically an upper straight segment 222 and a lower straight segment 223. The upper straight segment 222 is arranged on the upper surface of the guide plate 21. Specifically, the upper straight segment 222 can be placed on the upper surface of the guide plate 21, and the lower straight segment 223 is arranged on the lower surface of the guide plate 21. Specifically, the lower straight segment 223 can be against the lower surface of the guide plate 21, or the lower straight segment 223 is located below the guide plate 21. The size and height of the driving wheel and the driven wheel can be the same, so that the upper straight segment 222 and the lower straight segment 223 can be arranged in parallel. The driving wheel is connected to the driving assembly, and the driving assembly is used to drive the driving wheel to rotate, and the driving wheel will drive the conveyor belt 22 to move, and the upper straight section 222 moves relative to the guide plate 21. The glass to be transported can be placed on the conveyor belt 22 and transported and moved by the upper straight section 222.

[0037] In one embodiment, a limiting groove is provided on the upper surface of the guide plate 21, and the extending direction of the limiting groove is parallel to the conveying direction of the glass, and the upper straight segment 222 is slidably disposed in the limiting groove. The upper straight segment 222 is limited by the limiting groove, and the upper straight segment 222 is guided to move only along the conveying direction of the glass, so as to prevent the upper straight segment 222 from being offset in the lateral direction.

[0038] In one embodiment, fixed plates 211 extending outward along the extension direction of the guide rail plate 21 are fixed at both ends of the guide rail plate 21, and the driving wheel and the driven wheel are rotatably connected to the fixed plates 211 at both ends of the guide rail plate 21, respectively. Two fixed plates 211 are provided at both ends of the guide rail plate 21, and the driving wheel and the driven wheel are both provided between the two fixed plates 211.

[0039] In one embodiment, both ends of the guide plate 21 are provided with a fixing seat 26 fixed to the frame 1, and the fixing seat 26 is fixedly connected to the side of the guide plate 21, so that the guide plate 21 is lifted to a certain height, and at the same time, the fixing seat 26 does not contact the lower surface of the guide plate 21, and the conveyor belt 22 can rotate smoothly relative to the guide plate 21. The frame 1 is provided with a plurality of cross bars, the lower end of the fixing seat 26 can be fixed to the cross bar, and the upper end of the fixing seat 26 can be fixedly connected to the side of the guide plate 21.

[0040] In one embodiment, the driving wheels of all guide plates 21 are coaxially arranged, and the driving wheels of all guide plates 21 are fixedly connected to the same rotating shaft 23. The rotating shaft 23 is connected to a driving assembly. The driving assembly drives the rotating shaft 23 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 23 drives all the driving wheels to rotate, so that all the conveyor belts 22 are linked, and multiple conveyor belts 22 move or stop moving at the same time, so that the glass can be transported more stably.

[0041] In one embodiment, the driving assembly includes a driver 24 and a transmission assembly, and the transmission assembly is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 23 and the driver 24 respectively. The transmission assembly transmits the driving force of the driver 24 to the rotating shaft 23, thereby driving the rotating shaft 23 to rotate.

[0042] Four guide plates 21 can be provided. Considering that the length of the rotating shaft 23 should not be too long, the four guide plates 21 are divided into two groups, each group includes two guide plates 21, and the two guide plates 21 in one group are provided with the same rotating shaft 23, and a total of two rotating shafts 23 are provided. The two rotating shafts 23 can be connected by a coupling 25.

[0043] In one embodiment, the transmission assembly includes a driving wheel 241, a rotating wheel, and a belt 242 sleeved on the driving wheel 241 and the rotating wheel. The driving wheel 241 is fixedly connected to the driver 24, and the rotating wheel is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 23. The driver 24 drives the driving wheel 241 to rotate, and transmits the driving force to the rotating wheel through the belt 242, thereby driving the rotating shaft 23 to rotate. The driver 24 can be a motor.

[0044] In one embodiment, the upper surface of the guide plate 2 is located in the same plane, which ensures that the upper straight sections 222 of all conveyor belts 22 are located in the same plane. All upper straight sections 222 drive the glass at the same time, which can smoothly transport the glass and keep the glass moving steadily.

[0045] The above contents are further detailed descriptions of the present invention in combination with specific implementation methods, and it cannot be determined that the specific implementation of the present invention is limited to these descriptions. For ordinary technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, several simple deductions or substitutions can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention.

Claims

1. A glass positioning and conveying platform, characterized in that: The glass positioning and conveying platform also includes an auxiliary shifting assembly, which includes a longitudinal guide rod, a longitudinal sliding seat arranged on the longitudinal guide rod, a first driver for driving the longitudinal sliding seat to slide along the longitudinal guide rod, a transverse guide rod fixed on the longitudinal sliding seat, a transverse sliding seat arranged on the transverse guide rod, and a second driver for driving the transverse sliding seat to slide along the transverse guide rod, a suction cup for adsorbing the glass is fixed on the bottom of the transverse sliding seat, the material moving assembly is used to adsorb the glass and move the glass to a specified position, and the glass positioning and conveying platform also includes an auxiliary shifting assembly, which includes a transverse shifting guide rod, a transverse shifting sliding seat arranged on the transverse shifting guide rod, and a second driver for driving the transverse sliding seat to slide along the transverse guide rod. The driving wheel is connected with the driving wheel assembly to drive the driving wheel to rotate, so as to drive the upper and lower wheels to rotate relative to the guide plate.

2. The glass positioning and conveying platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning assembly comprises a transverse fixing rod and a longitudinal fixing rod. A plurality of transverse proximity sensors are arranged in a transverse direction on the transverse fixing rod, and a plurality of longitudinal proximity sensors are arranged in a longitudinal direction on the longitudinal fixing rod.

3. The glass positioning and conveying platform according to claim 2, characterized in that: The position where one of the lateral proximity sensor and the longitudinal proximity sensor is located is the designated position.

4. The glass positioning and conveying platform according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The ejector assembly comprises a cylinder and a support plate, wherein the cylinder is provided with a vertically extending push rod, and the support plate is fixed to the top of the push rod.

5. The glass positioning and conveying platform according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lifting material assembly also includes a lifting material guide plate extending along the glass conveying direction, and a lifting material sliding seat is slidably arranged on the lifting material guide plate. The lifting material sliding seat is connected to a fourth driver, and the fourth driver is used to drive the lifting material sliding seat to slide on the lifting material guide plate.

6. The glass positioning and conveying platform according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the guide rail plate is provided with a limiting groove, and the upper straight line segment is slidably arranged in the limiting groove.

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