Loading and unloading manipulator device and production line

Abstract

Loading and unloading manipulator device, characterized in that it comprises the following: a lateral movement module (1); a lifting mechanism (3) which is movably arranged on the lateral movement module (1), wherein the lateral movement module (1) drives the lifting mechanism (3) to move translationally in a horizontal direction; at least one set of manipulators (2), wherein the set of manipulators (2) comprises at least one pair of claws (21), wherein the claws (21) are arranged on the lifting mechanism (3), wherein the lifting mechanism (3) drives the claws (21) to move in a vertical direction.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present utility model relates to the field of processing plant technology, in particular to a loading and unloading manipulator device and a production line. STATE OF THE ART

[0002] In the production process, especially in the battery production line, the production line usually requires loading and unloading, and most of the existing loading and unloading are done manually.

[0003] As a result, traditional manual labor has slow loading and unloading speeds, low efficiency, and is not conducive to improving production efficiency. DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESENT UTILITY MODEL

[0004] To overcome at least one of the disadvantages described in the prior art, the present utility model provides a loading and unloading manipulator device and a production line. The loading and unloading manipulator device is used to receive materials, achieve automatic loading and unloading of the production line, improve production efficiency, and save labor costs.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model to solve its problem is a loading and unloading manipulator device comprising: a lateral movement module; a lifting mechanism movably mounted on the lateral movement module, the lateral movement module driving the lifting mechanism to move translationally in the horizontal direction; at least one set of manipulators, the set of manipulators comprising at least one pair of claws, the claws being arranged on the lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism driving the claws to move in a vertical direction.

[0006] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism comprises a drive component, a mounting platform and a lifting platform; wherein the mounting platform is movably arranged on the lateral movement module, wherein the lifting platform is movably arranged on the mounting platform, wherein the claws are arranged on the lifting platform; wherein the drive component acts on the lifting platform to move it in a vertical direction.

[0007] Furthermore, the drive component comprises a motor and a screw rod; wherein the motor is arranged on the mounting platform, wherein the screw rod is connected to the lifting platform, wherein the motor drives the screw rod to rotate so that the screw rod drives the lifting platform to raise and lower.

[0008] Furthermore, the drive component also includes a sliding portion comprising a sliding rail and a sliding block; wherein the slide rail is arranged on one of the mounting platform and the lifting platform, wherein the slide block is arranged on the other of the mounting platform and the lifting platform; wherein the sliding block is slidably connected to the sliding rail.

[0009] Further, the slide rail is provided in a number of two, each of the slide rails being provided with at least one slide block.

[0010] Furthermore, the number of sliding blocks on each slide rail is two. Furthermore, the manipulator also includes a drive part for controlling opening and closing;

[0011] The drive part for controlling the opening and closing is arranged on the mounting platform and acts on the claws to control the opening and closing of the claws.

[0012] Furthermore, the drive part for controlling opening and closing is a clamping cylinder.

[0013] Furthermore, the lateral movement module comprises two support rails, a movement plate and a power component; wherein one end of the movement plate is slidably connected to one of the support rails and the other end of the movement plate is slidably connected to the other support rail; wherein the power component acts on the movement plate so that the movement plate slides on the support rail;

[0014] The lifting structure is movably mounted on the side-moving plate. The production line includes a loading and unloading manipulator device and a pulling wire;

[0015] The loading and unloading manipulator device is used to remove workpieces from the pull wire and / or place workpieces onto the pull wire.

[0016] In summary, the loading and unloading manipulator device and the production line provided by the present utility model have the following technical effects: 1) The horizontal movement of the manipulator is achieved by the lateral movement module, while the vertical movement of the manipulator is achieved by the lifting structure. After the manipulator's claws finish picking up the material, the material can be placed in the specified position or target processing station. In this way, automated manipulators can achieve automatic loading and unloading of the production line, improve production efficiency, and reduce labor costs. At the same time, the claws are used to pick up workpieces, and the number of claws can be one or more pairs. By controlling the number of pairs of claws, the number and efficiency of workpiece pick-ups can be controlled. 2) The screw rod can precisely control the stroke of the manipulator, which is more conducive to the manipulator picking up or placing materials. REPRESENTATION OF THE PRESENT UTILITY MODEL Fig. 1 is a schematic first structural diagram of the first embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 2 is a schematic second structural diagram of the first embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 3 is a schematic third structural diagram of the first embodiment of the present utility model; Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment of the present utility model. Reference symbol:

[0017] 1. Lateral movement module; 11. Support rail; 12. Movement plate; 13. Power component; 2. Manipulator; 21. Claw; 22. Driving part for controlling opening and closing; 3. Lifting mechanism; 31. Drive component; 311. Motor; 312. Screw rod; 32. Fixing platform; 33. Lifting platform; 34. Sliding section; 341. Sliding rail; 342. Sliding block; 4. Pull wire. CONCRETE EMBODIMENTS

[0018] In order to better understand and implement the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model, a clear and complete description of the technical solutions is given below in conjunction with the attached drawings.

[0019] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the directional or positional relationships indicated by the terms "top", "bottom", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc. are based on the directional or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and these terms are used only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the said device or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present utility model.

[0020] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this utility model have the same meanings as those commonly understood by those skilled in the relevant technical field of the present utility model. The terms used in the description of this utility model serve only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present utility model. First embodiment

[0021] With reference to the Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the present utility model discloses a loading and unloading manipulator device comprising: a lateral movement module 1; a lifting mechanism 3 movably mounted on the lateral movement module 1, wherein the lateral movement module 1 drives the lifting mechanism 3 to translate in a horizontal direction; at least one set of manipulators 2, wherein the set of manipulators 2 comprises at least one pair of claws 21, wherein the claws 21 are mounted on the lifting mechanism 3, wherein the lifting mechanism 3 drives the claws 21 to move in a vertical direction.

[0022] It may be known from the prior art that the lateral movement module may optionally be a lateral power source for driving such as a linear motor; and the claw 21 can pick up or place the materials by opening and closing.

[0023] Preferably, the lifting mechanism 3 comprises a drive component 31, a mounting platform 32 and a lifting platform 33;

[0024] The mounting platform 32 is movably mounted on the lateral movement module 1. In this embodiment, the lateral movement module 1 comprises two support rails 11, a movement plate 12, and a power component 13. One end of the movement plate 12 is slidably connected to one of the support rails 11, and the other end of the movement plate 12 is slidably connected to the other support rail 11. The power component 13 is preferably arranged on the support rail 11. In this embodiment, the power component 13 is preferably a linear motor.

[0025] The linear motor is connected to the motion plate 12 and drives it to move on the support rail 11. One end of the support rail 11 is provided with a linear motor that drives the motion plate 12 to move at one end of the support rail 11;

[0026] In other embodiments, each support rail 11 is provided with a power component 13; two power components 13 simultaneously drive both ends of the moving plate 12 to ensure synchronous sliding of the two ends of the moving plate 12; the fixing platform 32 is arranged on the moving plate 12, the lifting platform 33 is movably arranged on the fixing platform 32, the claw 21 is arranged on the lifting platform 33; the driving component 31 acts on the lifting platform 33 to move it in the vertical direction.

[0027] Specifically, the drive component 31 also includes a sliding portion 34 including a sliding rail 341 and a sliding block 342; the sliding rail 341 is mounted on one of the mounting platform 32 and the lifting platform 33, while the sliding block 342 is mounted on the other of the mounting platform 32 and the lifting platform 33. In this embodiment, the sliding rail 341 is disposed on the mounting platform 32, and the sliding block 342 is disposed on the lifting platform 33. Preferably, in order to ensure stable sliding of the lifting platform 33, the sliding rail is provided in two numbers, and the two sliding rails 341 are disposed on both sides of the side surfaces of the mounting platform 32. At least two sliding blocks 342 are mounted on the lifting platform 33. Specifically, when the number of sliding blocks 342 is two, one sliding block 341 is slidably provided on each of the sliding rails 341.In this embodiment, however, the number of sliding blocks 342 is four, so two sliding blocks 342 are provided to slide on each of the slide rails 341. In this way, the sliding of the lifting platform 33 is more stable.

[0028] According to the above, the slide rail 341 may be arranged on the lifting platform 33, and the slide block may be arranged on the fixing platform 32. The principle is consistent with the above and will not be repeated here.

[0029] Furthermore, the drive component 31 includes a motor 311 and a screw rod 312; the motor 311 is mounted on the mounting platform 32, and the screw rod 312 is connected to the lifting platform 33. The motor 311 drives the screw rod 312 to rotate, so that the screw rod 312 drives the lifting platform 33 to raise and lower. Specifically, the screw rod 312 is screwed to the lifting platform 33, and the lifting control of the lifting platform 33 is completed by the forward and reverse rotation of the motor 311.

[0030] Alternatively, the motor 311 and the screw rod 312 can be replaced by a hydraulic cylinder, and the lifting platform 33 can also be raised and lowered by the extension and contraction of the hydraulic cylinders.

[0031] The above involves picking and placing materials by the claw 21, and therefore the manipulator 2 also includes a driving part 22 for controlling opening and closing;

[0032] The opening and closing control drive part 22 is arranged on the mounting platform 32 and acts on the claw 21 to control the opening and closing of the claw 21. Specifically, in the claw 21, the opening and closing are each controlled by an opening and closing control drive part 22. Therefore, one end of the opening and closing control drive part 22 is connected to the lifting platform 33, and the other end is connected to the claw 21. At the same time, the opening and closing control drive parts 22 in the two claws 21 expand and contract in the same set to achieve the opening and closing of the claws 21. Preferably, the opening and closing control drive part 22 is a clamp cylinder; of course, the opening and closing control drive part 22 can be replaced by a linear motor.

[0033] Regarding the number of manipulators 2 and the number of claws 21, the number of manipulators 2 can be set to be one set, and the number of claws 21 of a set of manipulators 2 can be one or more pairs; it can be set to be multiple sets of manipulators 2, and the number of claws 21 of manipulators 2 in a set can be one or more pairs; in this embodiment, there are two sets of manipulators 2, and the number of claws 21 of each set of manipulators 2 is multiple pairs. Specifically, there are eight pairs of claws 21; eight sets of claws 21 are arranged on the bottom surface of the lifting platform 33, and are evenly distributed along the longitudinal direction of the bottom surface of the lifting platform 33.It can be seen that the eight pairs of claws 21 can simultaneously hold eight materials, and the two sets of manipulators 2 have sixteen pairs of claws 21; More importantly, in this embodiment, the lifting platforms 33 to which the two sets of manipulators 2 are respectively connected can share one mounting platform 32. Second embodiment

[0034] The production line includes the loading and unloading manipulator device in the first embodiment and a pull wire 4; The loading and unloading manipulator device is used to pick up materials on the pull wire 4 and / or place materials on the pull wire 4.

[0035] Specifically, the lateral movement module 1 is provided laterally above the pulling wire 4, and the manipulator 2 is in the initial state (in this embodiment, the manipulator 2 is located at the highest position and on the side edge of the pulling wire 4). The lateral movement module 1 drives the manipulator 2 to move above the pulling wire 4, and the lifting mechanism 3 drives the manipulator 2 to lift. The lateral movement module 1 drives the manipulator 2 to move away from the pulling wire 4, the lifting mechanism 3 drives the manipulator 2 to lower, the claw 21 opens and the material is placed, the lifting mechanism 3 drives the manipulator 2 to lift, and the above starting work is repeated. After the manipulator 2 completes the material transfer task, restore to the initial state for next use.

[0036] Of course, the principle of picking up and placing materials from the outside onto the pull wire is also the same as above and will not be repeated here.

[0037] In this embodiment, the material is picked up on the pull wire 4 by the manipulator 2 and then placed into the tray. After the tray is filled, it is transferred to the next workstation along the roller line for processing. The next empty tray is filled by the manipulator 2.

[0038] The technical means disclosed in this utility model are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above embodiments, but also include technical solutions consisting of any combination of the above-mentioned technical features. It should be noted that, without deviating from the principles of this utility model, several improvements and embellishments can be made by those skilled in the relevant technical field, which are also considered within the scope of the protection of this utility model.

Claims

[1] Loading and unloading manipulator device, characterized by that it includes: a lateral movement module (1); a lifting mechanism (3) movably mounted on the lateral movement module (1), wherein the lateral movement module (1) drives the lifting mechanism (3) to move translationally in the horizontal direction; at least one set of manipulators (2), wherein the set of manipulators (2) comprises at least one pair of claws (21), wherein the claws (21) are arranged on the lifting mechanism (3), wherein the lifting mechanism (3) drives the claws (21) to move in the vertical direction. [2] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 1, characterized by that the lifting mechanism (3) comprises a drive component (31), a fastening platform (32) and a lifting platform (33); wherein the fastening platform (32) is movably arranged on the lateral movement module (1), wherein the lifting platform (33) is movably arranged on the fastening platform (32), wherein the claws (21) are arranged on the lifting platform (33); wherein the drive component (31) acts on the lifting platform (33) to move the lifting platform (33) in the vertical direction. [3] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 2, characterized by in that the drive component (31) comprises a motor (311) and a screw rod (312); wherein the motor (311) is arranged on the mounting platform (32), wherein the screw rod (312) is connected to the lifting platform (33), wherein the motor (311) drives the screw rod (312) to rotate, so that the screw rod (312) drives the lifting platform (33) to raise and lower. [4] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 3, characterized bythat the drive component (31) also comprises a sliding portion (34) comprising a sliding rail (341) and a sliding block (342); wherein the slide rail (341) is arranged on one of the fixing platform (32) and the lifting platform (33), and the slide block (342) is arranged on the other of the fixing platform (32) and the lifting platform (33); wherein the sliding block (342) is slidably connected to the sliding rail (341). [5] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 4, characterized by that the slide rail (341) is provided in a number of two, each of the slide rails (341) being provided with at least one slide block (342). [6] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 5, characterized by that the number of sliding blocks (342) on each of the sliding rails (341) is two. [7] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to one of claims 4 to 6, characterized bythat the manipulator (2) also comprises a drive part (22) for controlling the opening and closing; wherein the drive part (22) for controlling the opening and closing is arranged on the mounting platform (32) and acts on the claws (21) to control the opening and closing of the claws (21). [8] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 7, characterized by that the drive part (22) for controlling the opening and closing is a clamping cylinder. [9] Loading and unloading manipulator device according to claim 1, characterized by that the lateral movement module comprises two support rails (11), a movement plate (12) and a power component (13); wherein one end of the movement plate (12) is slidably connected to one of the support rails (11) and the other end of the movement plate (12) is slidably connected to the other support rail (11); wherein the power component (13) acts on the movement plate (12) so that the movement plate (12) slides on the support rail (11); wherein the lifting structure (3) is movably arranged on the lateral movement plate (12). [10] Production line, characterized by , that it comprises a loading and unloading manipulator device according to one of claims 1 to 9 and a pull wire (4); wherein the loading and unloading manipulator device is used to remove workpieces from the pull wire (4) and / or to place workpieces onto the pull wire (4).

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