Conveying tool for automobile wheel cover and wheel cover conveying method

By designing conveying tools for automobile wheel covers, automatic conveying is achieved using inclined guide rails and counterweight components, the problems of high strength and low efficiency caused by frequent handling by operators are solved, and the operation efficiency is improved.

CN119660222APending Publication Date: 2025-03-21TIANJIN FAW TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510028359.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-08
Publication Date
2025-03-21

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Technical Problem

During the production process of automobile wheel covers, workers need to frequently carry wheel covers back and forth, resulting in high operation strength and low efficiency.

Method used

A conveying tool for automobile wheel covers is designed, including a support frame, an inclined conveying guide rail, a conveying hook and counterweight assembly. Through the design of counterweight components, the conveyor hook can automatically slide to the preset position and automatically return, thus achieving unmanned handling.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the number of handling times of workers, reduces the working intensity, improves the working efficiency, and solves the inefficiency problem caused by back and forth transport by workers in the existing technology.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of automobile wheel cover conveying, and particularly discloses a conveying tool for an automobile wheel cover and a wheel cover conveying method.The conveying tool for the automobile wheel cover comprises a supporting frame, a conveying guide rail, a conveying hook and a counterweight assembly. In the initial state, due to the fact that the weight of the counterweight assembly is larger than that of the conveying hook, the conveying hook is located at the first end of the conveying guide rail all the time, an operator can hang the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed on the conveying hook, and due to the fact that the weight of the counterweight assembly is smaller than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook and the weight of the automobile wheel cover; the conveying hook and the to-be-conveyed automobile wheel cover slide to the second end along the first end of the conveying guide rail, another operator can place the to-be-conveyed automobile wheel cover at the preset placing position, and the conveying hook automatically returns to the first end, so that the action of carrying the to-and-fro automobile wheel cover by agency of the operator is realized. The problems that in the prior art, an operator needs to carry the automobile wheel cover back and forth, the operation intensity is large, and the efficiency is low are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automobile wheel cover conveying, and in particular to a conveying tool for automobile wheel covers and a wheel cover conveying method. Background Art

[0002] At present, in the production process of automobile wheel covers, operators need to place the automobile wheel covers at a preset position so that another operator can put them in for assembly. In the actual operation process, the operator has to walk about 10 meters to the preset position, and the operator needs to carry them back and forth, resulting in high work intensity and low work efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a conveying tool for automobile wheel covers and a wheel cover conveying method to solve the problem in the prior art that workers are required to carry the automobile wheel covers back and forth, resulting in high work intensity and low efficiency.

[0004] On the one hand, the present invention provides a conveying tool for automobile wheel covers, which comprises: a support frame, which is movably arranged on the ground; a conveying guide rail, which is obliquely arranged on the support frame, and the conveying guide rail has a first end and a second end that are relatively arranged, the height of the first end from the ground is higher than the height of the second end from the ground, and the second end faces a preset placement position of the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed; a conveying hook, which is arranged on the conveying guide rail and slidably cooperates with the conveying guide rail, and the conveying hook can hook the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed; a counterweight assembly, which is connected to the side of the conveying hook facing the first end, the weight of the counterweight assembly is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, and the weight of the counterweight assembly is greater than the weight of the conveying hook.

[0005] As a preferred technical solution for the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the inclination angle of the conveying guide rail is A, 5.5°≤A≤6°.

[0006] As a preferred technical solution for conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the conveying guide rail includes a guide rail body, a first baffle and a second baffle, the guide rail body has a first end and a second end arranged opposite to each other, the first baffle is arranged at the first end, and the second baffle is arranged at the second end, the conveying hook is arranged on the guide rail body and slidingly cooperates with the guide rail body, the guide rail body is inclinedly arranged on the support frame, and the first baffle and the second baffle can respectively cooperate with the two side stops of the conveying hook.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution for the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail body is a regular polygon.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution for conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the conveying hook includes a sliding frame and a connecting hook connected to each other. The sliding frame is arranged on the guide rail body and slidably cooperates with the guide rail body. The connecting hook can hook the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution for conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the sliding frame includes a frame body, a first rolling member and a second rolling member. The frame body is connected to a connecting hook, the first rolling member and the second rolling member are respectively installed at two ends of the frame body, the frame body is sleeved on the guide rail body, and the first rolling member and the second rolling member are respectively slidably matched with two adjacent end surfaces of the guide rail body.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution for conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the counterweight assembly includes a connecting rope and a counterweight block, one end of the connecting rope is connected to the side of the conveying hook toward the first end, and the other end of the connecting rope is connected to the counterweight block, the weight of the counterweight block is greater than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, and the weight of the counterweight block is greater than the weight of the conveying hook.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution for the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers also includes a first reversing wheel and a second reversing wheel, the supporting frame includes a base frame, a vertical frame and a top frame, the top frame is connected to the base frame through the vertical frame, the first reversing wheel is arranged on the side of the vertical frame facing the second end, the second reversing wheel is arranged on the top frame, and both the first reversing wheel and the second reversing wheel can reverse the connecting rope.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution for the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers, the support frame also includes a plurality of rollers, and the plurality of rollers are arranged on the base frame at intervals.

[0013] On the other hand, the present invention provides a wheel cover conveying method, which is applied to the conveying tool for automobile wheel covers in any of the above schemes, comprising:

[0014] S1: placing the automobile wheel cover to be transported on a transport hook located at the first end;

[0015] S2: Since the weight of the counterweight assembly is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, the conveying hook and the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed slide from the first end to the second end;

[0016] S3: placing the automobile wheel cover to be transported at a preset placement position;

[0017] S4: Since the weight of the counterweight assembly is greater than the weight of the conveying hook, the conveying hook returns from the second end to the first end.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0019] The present invention provides a conveying tool for automobile wheel covers, which comprises a support frame, a conveying guide rail, a conveying hook and a counterweight assembly. The conveying guide rail has a first end and a second end that are arranged relatively, and the height of the first end from the ground is higher than the height of the second end from the ground. With the conveying tool for automobile wheel covers of the present invention, in the initial state, since the weight of the counterweight assembly is greater than the weight of the conveying hook, the conveying hook is always located at the first end of the conveying guide rail, and then the operator can hang the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed on the conveying hook. At this time, since the weight of the counterweight assembly is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, the conveying hook and the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed slide along the first end of the conveying guide rail to the second end, and another operator can take off the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed and place it in a preset placement position, and then the conveying hook automatically returns to the first end, thereby realizing the action of the agent operator carrying back and forth. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers of the present invention effectively solves the problem that the operator needs to carry the automobile wheel cover back and forth in the prior art, resulting in high work intensity and low efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a conveying hook of a conveying tool for automobile wheel covers at a first end in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the

[0022] Figure 3 This is a flow chart of a wheel cover conveying method in another embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] In the figure:

[0024] 1. Support frame; 11. Bottom frame; 12. Vertical frame; 13. Top frame;

[0025] 2. Conveying guide rail; 21. Guide rail body; 22. First baffle plate; 23. Second baffle plate;

[0026] 3. Conveying hook; 31. Sliding frame; 311. Frame; 312. First rolling element; 32. Connecting hook;

[0027] 4. Counterweight assembly; 41. Connecting rope; 42. Counterweight block;

[0028] 51. first reversing wheel; 52. second reversing wheel;

[0029] 6. Roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance. Among them, the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions, and the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature include the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0032] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0033] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0034] like Figure 1 to Figure 2As shown, this embodiment provides a conveying tool for automobile wheel covers, which comprises a support frame 1, a conveying guide rail 2, a conveying hook 3 and a counterweight assembly 4. The conveying guide rail 2 is tiltedly arranged on the support frame 1, and the conveying guide rail 2 has a first end and a second end arranged opposite to each other, the height of the first end from the ground is higher than the height of the second end from the ground, and the second end faces a preset placement position of the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed, the conveying hook 3 is arranged on the conveying guide rail 2, and is slidably matched with the conveying guide rail 2, the counterweight assembly 4 is connected to the side of the conveying hook 3 facing the first end, the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook 3 and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, and the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is greater than the weight of the conveying hook 3.

[0035] By using the conveying tool for automobile wheel covers of the present invention, in the initial state, since the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is greater than the weight of the conveying hook 3, the conveying hook 3 is always located at the first end of the conveying guide rail 2, and then the operator can hang the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed on the conveying hook 3. At this time, since the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook 3 and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, the conveying hook 3 and the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed slide along the first end of the conveying guide rail 2 to the second end, and another operator can take down the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed and place it in a preset placement position, and then the conveying hook 3 automatically returns to the first end, thereby realizing the action of the agent operator to carry the automobile wheel cover back and forth. By using the conveying tool for automobile wheel covers of the present invention, the problem that the operator needs to carry the automobile wheel cover back and forth in the prior art, resulting in high work intensity and low efficiency, is effectively solved.

[0036] In some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, the inclination angle of the conveying guide rail 2 is A, 5.5°≤A≤6°. In this way, the inclination angle A of the conveying guide rail 2 is limited within the above angle range, and the conveying hook 3 and the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed can slide smoothly along the first end of the conveying guide rail 2 to the second end by the action of gravity, thereby realizing the conveying action of the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed.

[0037] Among them, the inclination angle A of the conveying guide rail 2 can be selected according to the actual situation on site, and the inclination angle A of the conveying guide rail 2 can be selected to be 5.5°, 5.7°, 5.9° or 6°, etc.

[0038] Specifically, the conveying guide rail 2 includes a guide rail body 21, a first baffle 22 and a second baffle 23. The guide rail body 21 has a first end and a second end that are arranged opposite to each other, and the first baffle 22 is arranged at the first end, and the second baffle 23 is arranged at the second end. The conveying hook 3 is arranged on the guide rail body 21 and slidably cooperates with the guide rail body 21. The guide rail body 21 is tiltedly arranged on the support frame 1, and the first baffle 22 and the second baffle 23 can respectively cooperate with the two side stops of the conveying hook 3, so that the conveying hook 3 can stop at the first end or the second end to prevent the conveying hook 3 from detaching from the guide rail body 21.

[0039] Further, the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail body 21 is a regular polygon. In this solution, the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail body 21 is a square, wherein the guide rail body 21 is turned 45° relative to the ground, so that the conveying hook 3 can ensure stability when sliding, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers.

[0040] In some embodiments, the conveying hook 3 includes a sliding frame 31 and a connecting hook 32 connected to each other. The sliding frame 31 is arranged on the guide rail body 21 and slidably cooperates with the guide rail body 21, and the connecting hook 32 can hook the wheel cover of the automobile to be conveyed.

[0041] Specifically, the sliding frame 31 includes a frame body 311, a first rolling member 312 and a second rolling member. The frame body 311 is connected to the connecting hook 32, the first rolling member 312 and the second rolling member are respectively installed at both ends of the frame body 311, the frame body 311 is sleeved on the guide rail body 21, and the first rolling member 312 and the second rolling member are respectively slidably matched with two adjacent end faces of the guide rail body 21. Since the cross-sectional shape of the guide rail body 21 in this solution is a square and is turned 45 degrees relative to the ground, the first rolling member 312 and the second rolling member can slide and match with two adjacent end faces of the guide rail body 21 away from the ground, thereby ensuring stability during sliding and avoiding shaking.

[0042] In this embodiment, the counterweight assembly 4 includes a connecting rope 41 and a counterweight 42. One end of the connecting rope 41 is connected to the side of the conveying hook 3 facing the first end, and the other end of the connecting rope 41 is connected to the counterweight 42. The weight of the counterweight 42 is greater than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook 3 and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, and the weight of the counterweight 42 is greater than the weight of the conveying hook 3. In this way, the counterweight 42 can drive the conveying hook 3 to move through the connecting rope 41. This connection method has a simple structure and is easy to adjust and maintain.

[0043] Or, optionally, the counterweight assembly 4 further includes structures such as a conveyor belt or a chain, and the conveying hook 3 and the counterweight block 42 are connected by the conveyor belt or the chain.

[0044] Specifically, the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers also includes a first reversing wheel 51 and a second reversing wheel 52. The support frame 1 includes a base frame 11, a vertical frame 12 and a top frame 13. Among them, the top frame 13 is connected to the base frame 11 through the vertical frame 12, the first reversing wheel 51 is arranged on the side of the vertical frame 12 facing the second end, and the second reversing wheel 52 is arranged on the top frame 13. The connecting rope 41 can be reversed by the first reversing wheel 51, and then the reversing connecting rope 41 passes through the second reversing wheel 52 to reverse the connecting rope 41 again, and then connects to the counterweight block 42, so that the counterweight block can be lifted and lowered in the vertical direction.

[0045] In this embodiment, the support frame 1 further comprises a plurality of rollers 6, which are arranged at intervals on the base frame 11. In this way, the support frame 1 can be pushed to a suitable position according to actual conditions, thereby improving the versatility of the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers.

[0046] The present embodiment also provides a wheel cover conveying method, which is applied to the conveying tooling for automobile wheel covers in the above-mentioned scheme, including S1: placing the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed on the conveying hook 3 located at the second end; S2: since the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook 3 and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, the conveying hook 3 and the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed slide from the second end to the first end; S3: placing the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed at a preset placement position; S4: since the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is greater than the weight of the conveying hook 3, the conveying hook 3 returns from the first end to the second end. When in use, since the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is greater than the weight of the conveying hook 3, the conveying hook 3 is always located at the first end of the conveying guide rail 2. Then the operator can hang the car wheel cover to be conveyed on the conveying hook 3. At this time, since the weight of the counterweight assembly 4 is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook 3 and the weight of the car wheel cover, the conveying hook 3 and the car wheel cover to be conveyed slide along the first end of the conveying guide rail 2 to the second end. Another operator can remove the car wheel cover to be conveyed and place it in the preset placement position. Then the conveying hook 3 automatically returns to the first end, thereby realizing the action of the agent operator to carry the car back and forth.

[0047] Obviously, the above embodiments of the present invention are merely examples for clearly illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to list all the embodiments here. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A conveying tool for automobile wheel covers, characterized in that: include: A support frame (1) is movably arranged on the ground; A conveying guide rail (2) is obliquely arranged on the support frame (1), the conveying guide rail (2) having a first end and a second end arranged opposite to each other, the height of the first end from the ground is higher than the height of the second end from the ground, and the second end faces a preset placement position of the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed; A conveying hook (3) is arranged on the conveying guide rail (2) and is slidably matched with the conveying guide rail (2), and the conveying hook (3) is capable of hooking the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed; A counterweight assembly (4) is connected to the side of the conveying hook (3) facing the first end, the weight of the counterweight assembly (4) is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook (3) and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, and the weight of the counterweight assembly (4) is greater than the weight of the conveying hook (3).

2. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inclination angle of the conveying guide rail (2) is A, 5.5°≤A≤6°.

3. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying guide rail (2) comprises a guide rail body (21), a first baffle (22) and a second baffle (23); the guide rail body (21) has the first end and the second end which are arranged opposite to each other; the first baffle (22) is arranged at the first end; the second baffle (23) is arranged at the second end; the conveying hook (3) is arranged on the guide rail body (21) and is slidably matched with the guide rail body (21); the guide rail body (21) is inclinedly arranged on the support frame (1); the first baffle (22) and the second baffle (23) can respectively cooperate with the two side stops of the conveying hook (3).

4. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The cross-sectional shape of the guide rail body (21) is a regular polygon.

5. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 4, characterized in that: The conveying hook (3) comprises a sliding frame (31) and a connecting hook (32) which are connected to each other. The sliding frame (31) is arranged on the guide rail body (21) and is slidably matched with the guide rail body (21). The connecting hook (32) can hook the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed.

6. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sliding frame (31) comprises a frame body (311), a first rolling member (312) and a second rolling member. The frame body (311) is connected to the connecting hook (32). The first rolling member (312) and the second rolling member are respectively mounted at two ends of the frame body (311). The frame body (311) is sleeved on the guide rail body (21). The first rolling member (312) and the second rolling member are respectively slidably matched with two adjacent end surfaces of the guide rail body (21).

7. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 1, characterized in that: The counterweight assembly (4) comprises a connecting rope (41) and a counterweight block (42); one end of the connecting rope (41) is connected to a side of the conveying hook (3) facing the first end, and the other end of the connecting rope (41) is connected to the counterweight block (42); the weight of the counterweight block (42) is greater than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook (3) and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, and the weight of the counterweight block (42) is greater than the weight of the conveying hook (3).

8. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 7, characterized in that: The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers also includes a first reversing wheel (51) and a second reversing wheel (52); the support frame (1) includes a base frame (11), a vertical frame (12) and a top frame (13); the top frame (13) is connected to the base frame (11) through the vertical frame (12); the first reversing wheel (51) is arranged on a side of the vertical frame (12) facing the second end; the second reversing wheel (52) is arranged on the top frame (13); the first reversing wheel (51) and the second reversing wheel (52) are both capable of reversing the connection rope (41).

9. The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to claim 8, characterized in that: The support frame (1) further comprises a plurality of rollers (6), and the plurality of rollers (6) are arranged at intervals on the base frame (11).

10. A wheel cover conveying method, characterized in that: The conveying tool for automobile wheel covers according to any one of claims 1 to 9 comprises: S1: placing the automobile wheel cover to be transported on the transport hook (3) located at the second end; S2: Since the weight of the counterweight assembly (4) is less than the sum of the weight of the conveying hook (3) and the weight of the automobile wheel cover, the conveying hook (3) and the automobile wheel cover to be conveyed slide from the second end to the first end; S3: placing the automobile wheel cover to be transported at the preset placement position; S4: Since the weight of the counterweight assembly (4) is greater than the weight of the conveying hook (3), the conveying hook (3) returns from the first end to the second end.