Storage library system

By designing a rotary repository system, the problem of manual operation of loading and unloading of materials in the five-axis linkage machining center is solved, and automatic loading and unloading and material detection is realized, the flexibility and efficiency of the machining center are improved, and the MES system communication and workpieces are supported. Process tracking.

CN119284392AInactive Publication Date: 2025-01-10JIANGSU OCEAN UNIV
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Application Number
CN202411329770.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-24
Publication Date
2025-01-10
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The loading and unloading of materials in the existing five-axis linkage machining center requires manual operation, and the storage rack does not have the flexibility to cooperate with the robot, and cannot achieve 360-degree rotation and automatic detection, resulting in high labor costs and inconvenient material storage.

Method used

A rotary repository system is designed, including top plate, roller, gear, gearbox and drive motor, combined with sensors and detection rods to realize automated loading and unloading and material detection, supports 360-degree rotation and rapid positioning, and adapts to different types of workpieces. and cutting fluid collection.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic loading and unloading of the five-axis linkage machining center, reduces manual operations, improves the flexibility of material storage and space utilization, supports full process tracking of workpieces and MES system communication, and improves the cleanliness and efficiency of the processing field.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of repositories, and particularly discloses a repository system which comprises a bottom box, a top plate is mounted at the top of the bottom box, a rotating disc is arranged at the top of the top plate, a plurality of rollers for supporting the rotating disc are uniformly mounted at the top of the top plate, and the rollers roll at the bottom of the rotating disc. The rotating disc is installed at the bottom of the storage frame, a first gear is fixed to the bottom of the rotating disc and meshed with a second gear, the second gear is fixed to a main shaft of a reduction gearbox, and a driving motor is installed on the reduction gearbox. The storage warehouse system is of a rotary structure, multiple layers of storage shelves are arranged, multiple materials can be stored, the whole storage shelves are driven by the driving motor to rotate, the robot can grab the materials from the single side conveniently, trays to be taken and placed are rotated to the position where the robot needs to grab according to system requirements, and flexibility is high.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of storage libraries, in particular to a storage library system. Background Art

[0002] The existing five-axis linkage machining centers often load and unload materials manually, which not only has high labor costs, but also is very inconvenient for storing processed materials. Many materials are placed on storage racks and are manually picked up and placed, and the existing storage racks are ordinary racks that cannot cooperate with robots to achieve the purpose of loading and unloading materials on the storage racks by robots, thereby achieving the purpose of loading and unloading materials for the machining center, and the existing storage racks cannot detect the materials in each storage position, and cannot determine whether there are materials in the storage position, and the existing storage racks cannot achieve 360-degree rotation, so that the robot can more conveniently pick up and place materials. The existing storage racks have poor flexibility and cannot be freely combined with the machining center according to needs. For this purpose, a storage library system is provided. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a storage library system to solve the problems raised by the above background technology in view of the defects of the prior art.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a storage storage system, comprising a bottom box, a top plate is installed on the top of the bottom box, a rotating turntable is arranged on the top of the top plate, a plurality of rollers for supporting the rotating turntable are evenly installed on the top of the top plate, the rollers roll on the bottom of the rotating turntable, the rotating turntable is installed on the bottom of the storage rack, a first gear is fixed on the bottom of the rotating turntable, the first gear is meshed with a second gear, the second gear is fixed on the main shaft of a reduction box, and a driving motor is installed on the reduction box;

[0005] The storage rack is composed of a plurality of connection columns and connection plates to form a plurality of storage layers for storing workpiece blanks, and the connection plate at the bottom of each storage layer is provided with four bearing base installation grooves, and the bearing base installation grooves are installed with material bearing devices;

[0006] A detection rod is arranged in the middle of the bottom box, and sensors are installed around the detection rod.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the material carrying device consists of a pallet and a carrying base, the carrying base is installed on the carrying base mounting groove by bolts, and the pin shaft connected to the bottom of the pallet is inserted into the pin hole on the carrying base to realize the connection between the pallet and the carrying base.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the bottom of the detection rod is mounted on a fixing frame inside the bottom box by bolts, and the installation position of the sensor is on the same horizontal plane as the workpiece blank placed on the top of the material carrying device.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the reduction box is mounted on the bottom of the top plate by bolts, and the drive motor is mounted on the reduction box by bolts.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the sensor is a distance measuring sensor, which is used to detect whether the workpiece blank is stored on the material carrying device.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a universal roller and a positioning mechanism are installed at the bottom of the bottom box. The positioning mechanism consists of an embedded base, a positioning pin, and an L-shaped connector. The L-shaped connector is fixed to the embedded base by the positioning pin.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the sensor and the drive motor are both connected to a PLC control system.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] This storage library system is mainly used for automatic loading and unloading and processing control of the five-axis linkage machining center with discrete layout in the workshop. It meets the storage function of the front and back tooling of the workpiece. It is mainly responsible for the offline clamping, turnover inventory management, automatic loading and unloading, automatic processing, tool status management, and product testing of bracket-type structural parts. It meets the full process tracking and tracing of products and can communicate with the existing MES system in the workshop.

[0015] This storage warehouse system is a rotating structure with multi-layer storage shelves that can store multiple materials. The drive motor is used to drive the entire storage shelf to rotate, so that the robot only needs to grab materials from one side. According to system requirements, the pallet to be picked up and placed can be transferred to the position where the robot needs to grab it, which has strong flexibility.

[0016] The storage library system is equipped with moving rollers and has overall mobility to meet the system's reorganization needs. It is equipped with a positioning mechanism to facilitate transfer to another machine tool unit for rapid positioning and fixation, thereby achieving rapid reorganization.

[0017] The storage warehouse system has a storage location detection function. Before the robot picks and places the goods, it can detect whether there are any goods in the storage warehouse. If there are any, an alarm will be issued.

[0018] The storage library system of the present invention adopts pallets of different sizes to adapt to various types of workpieces. It only needs to match the pins at the bottom of the pallet with the pin holes on the supporting base. The entire pallet can be taken away by a robot, thereby saving time and manpower. The entire storage library adopts rotary storage, rationally utilizes space to store workpieces, and achieves the purpose of saving space.

[0019] The storage bin system of the present invention collects the cutting fluid on the workpiece and collects the cutting fluid in the storage bin, thereby improving the cleanliness of the entire processing site and the storage bin.

[0020] The storage storage system of the present invention uses indicator lights to visually observe various storage states in the storage storage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the top storage rack of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the bottom box of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bottom of the top plate of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the detection rod of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the connecting plate of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the positioning mechanism of the present invention.

[0028] In the figure: 1. bottom box; 2. storage rack; 3. material carrying device; 4. positioning mechanism; 5. universal roller; 6. detection rod; 7. workpiece blank; 101. top plate; 102. drive motor; 103. reduction gearbox; 104. first gear; 201. connecting column; 202. connecting plate; 203. bearing base mounting groove; 204. bottom plate; 301. tray; 302. bearing base; 401. embedded base; 402. positioning pin; 403. L-shaped connector; 601. sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the protection scope of the present invention.

[0030] Example: See Figure 1-7The present invention provides a technical solution: a storage library system, comprising a bottom box 1, a top plate 101 is installed on the top of the bottom box 1, a rotating turntable 204 is arranged on the top of the top plate 101, a plurality of rollers for supporting the rotating turntable 204 are evenly installed on the top of the top plate 101, the rollers roll on the bottom of the rotating turntable 204, the rotating turntable 204 is installed on the bottom of the storage rack 2, a first gear 104 is fixed on the bottom of the rotating turntable 204, the first gear 104 is meshed with a second gear, the second gear is fixed on the main shaft of a reduction box 103, and a driving motor 102 is installed on the reduction box 103;

[0031] The storage rack 2 is composed of a plurality of connection columns 201 and connection plates 202 to form a plurality of storage layers for storing workpiece blanks 7. The connection plates 202 at the bottom of each storage layer are provided with four bearing base mounting grooves 203, and the bearing base mounting grooves 203 are provided with material bearing devices 3;

[0032] A detection rod 6 is provided in the middle of the bottom box 1 , and sensors 601 are installed around the detection rod 6 .

[0033] The material carrying device 3 consists of a tray 301 and a carrying base 302. The carrying base 302 is installed on the carrying base mounting groove 203 by bolts. The pin shaft connected to the bottom of the tray 301 is inserted into the pin hole on the carrying base 302 to realize the connection between the tray 301 and the carrying base 302.

[0034] The bottom of the detection rod 6 is mounted on a fixed frame inside the bottom box 1 by bolts, and the installation position of the sensor 601 is on the same horizontal plane as the workpiece blank 7 placed on the top of the material carrying device 3 for detecting the material.

[0035] The reduction box 103 is mounted on the bottom of the top plate 101 by bolts, and the driving motor 102 is mounted on the reduction box 103 by bolts.

[0036] The sensor 601 is a distance measuring sensor, which is used to detect whether a workpiece blank 7 is stored on the material carrying device 3 .

[0037] A universal roller 5 and a positioning mechanism 4 are installed at the bottom of the bottom box 1. The positioning mechanism 4 is composed of an embedded base 401, a positioning pin 402, and an L-shaped connector 403. The L-shaped connector 403 is fixed to the embedded base 401 by the positioning pin 402. When the storage library is moved into place by the universal roller 5, the positioning mechanism 4 can realize rapid positioning and fixing functions.

[0038] The sensor 601, the drive motor 102 and the indicator light are all connected to the PLC control system. The PLC control system communicates with the existing MES system in the workshop. The sensor 601 can be used to detect whether there is material on the material carrying device 3. The drive motor 102 can be used to rotate the turntable 204. It also has the ability to manually control the rotation to ensure that goods can be loaded and unloaded manually after a system failure.

[0039] A liquid storage tank is provided on each connecting plate 202, and the liquid storage tanks on the upper and lower connecting plates 202 are connected by pipes. The drainage direction of the liquid through the pipes is inside the bottom box 1. A liquid storage barrel is provided in the bottom box 1. The cutting fluid remaining in the material on the material carrying device 3 will flow into the liquid storage tank, and then flow into the liquid storage barrel through the pipe and be collected by the liquid storage barrel.

[0040] Indicator lights are installed around the detection rod 6 to display the storage status of the storage library system;

[0041] When the yellow light is on, it indicates that there is a pallet placed in the current storage station, and there is no workpiece in the pallet;

[0042] When the red light is on, it indicates that a pallet is placed at the current storage station, and the pallet carries processed workpieces (including undried and dried workpieces);

[0043] When the green light is on, it indicates that there is a pallet placed at the current storage station, and the pallet is carrying workpieces waiting to be processed by the machine tool;

[0044] All three lights are off, indicating that there is no pallet placed at the current storage station;

[0045] Working principle: A storage system, when in use, controls the driving motor 102 to work so as to drive the gear in the reduction box 103 to rotate, and utilizes the gear in the reduction box 103 to rotate the second gear on the main shaft, and utilizes the second gear to rotate to drive the first gear 104, and utilizes the first gear 104 to rotate the rotating turntable 204, and utilizes the rotating turntable 204 to rotate to realize the rotation of the storage rack 2. When the storage rack 2 rotates, the PLC control system rotates the side where the workpiece blank 7 is stored to the side of the robot, and utilizes the robot to load the material on the material carrying device 3. The workpiece blank 7 can be taken to realize automatic loading of the five-axis linkage machining center. When unloading is required, the processed workpiece is directly placed on the material carrying device 3. The sensor 601 is used throughout the process to detect which ones have been processed and which have not been processed. The processed or unprocessed workpieces can also be effectively managed. The cutting fluid remaining on the processed workpiece will flow into the liquid storage tank on the connecting plate 202, and then flow into the liquid storage barrel in the bottom box 1 through the pipeline for collection. The storage storage system can also use the positioning mechanism 4 and the universal roller 5 to realize movement and rapid combination with the machining center.

[0046] The above embodiments only express the implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A storage system, comprising a bottom box (1), characterized in that: A top plate (101) is installed on the top of the bottom box (1), a rotating turntable (204) is provided on the top of the top plate (101), a plurality of rollers for supporting the rotating turntable (204) are evenly installed on the top of the top plate (101), the rollers roll on the bottom of the rotating turntable (204), the rotating turntable (204) is installed on the bottom of the storage rack (2), a first gear (104) is fixed on the bottom of the rotating turntable (204), the first gear (104) is meshed with a second gear, the second gear is fixed on the main shaft of a reduction box (103), and a driving motor (102) is installed on the reduction box (103); The storage rack (2) is composed of a plurality of connecting columns (201) and connecting plates (202) to form a plurality of storage layers for storing workpiece blanks (7); the connecting plates (202) at the bottom of each storage layer are provided with four bearing base installation grooves (203); and the bearing base installation grooves (203) are provided with material bearing devices (3); A detection rod (6) is arranged in the middle of the bottom box (1), and sensors (601) are installed around the detection rod (6).

2. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material carrying device (3) is composed of a tray (301) and a carrying base (302); the carrying base (302) is mounted on the carrying base mounting groove (203) by means of bolts; a pin shaft connected to the bottom of the tray (301) is inserted into a pin hole on the carrying base (302) to achieve connection between the tray (301) and the carrying base (302).

3. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the detection rod (6) is mounted on a fixed frame inside the bottom box (1) by means of bolts, and the installation position of the sensor (601) is on the same horizontal plane as the workpiece blank (7) placed on the top of the material carrying device (3).

4. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The reduction box (103) is mounted on the bottom of the top plate (101) by means of bolts, and the driving motor (102) is mounted on the reduction box (103) by means of bolts.

5. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensor (601) is a distance measuring sensor used to detect whether a workpiece blank (7) is stored on the material carrying device (3).

6. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the bottom box (1) is provided with a universal roller (5) and a positioning mechanism (4); the positioning mechanism (4) is composed of a pre-embedded base (401), a positioning pin (402), and an L-shaped connecting piece (403); the L-shaped connecting piece (403) is fixed to the pre-embedded base (401) via the positioning pin (402).

7. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Indicator lights are installed around the detection rod (6) to display the storage status of the storage library system.

8. The storage library system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensor (601), the drive motor (102) and the indicator light are all connected to a PLC control system.