A cleaning rack inserting mechanism and cleaning mechanism

Abstract

The present invention provides a cleaning rack inserting mechanism, including a height compensation mechanism and a cleaning rack shifting mechanism. When inserting a workpiece, the lifting mechanism drives the support plate to rise to the highest point, the workpiece is placed on the support plate, and the lifting mechanism drives the support plate down to the workpiece placement slot of the cleaning rack to complete one inserting operation. The cleaning rack shifting mechanism drives the cleaning rack to move forward and cooperates with the height compensation mechanism to perform up and down reciprocating motion to perform the next inserting operation until the cleaning rack is filled with workpieces. The cleaning rack inserting mechanism and cleaning mechanism provided by the present invention perform inserting operations by performing up and down reciprocating motions toward the cleaning rack through the height compensation mechanism, thereby replacing the existing manual operation, saving manpower, and improving operation accuracy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of carriers for workpieces in different working sections, and in particular relates to a sheet inserting mechanism and a cleaning mechanism for a cleaning rack for thin glass products. Background Art

[0002] At present, the workpiece (especially thin glass products) before cleaning, the insertion operation (filling the cleaning rack with glass products), the transportation and transfer of the cleaning rack, etc. are all done manually. Manual operation has the following disadvantages: first, the manual operation has poor accuracy and low efficiency; second, the current glass product cleaning process is manual operation, which is costly, low yield and low efficiency; third, manual operation is prone to accidents and personal injury.

[0003] Due to the above reasons, replacing the existing manual operation, saving manpower, solving the connection problem between different carriers in different sections of the existing automated production line, solving the factory's full-automatic connection constraints, and especially improving the operation accuracy in the insertion operation link are issues that technical personnel in this field need to solve urgently. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides a cleaning rack inserting mechanism, which replaces the existing manual operation, saves manpower and improves the operation accuracy. The present invention also provides a cleaning mechanism, which replaces the existing manual operation and solves the connection problem between different carriers in different sections of the automated production line in the existing production.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a cleaning rack inserting mechanism, comprising:

[0006] A height compensation mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning rack and is used for performing up and down reciprocating motion to perform the inserting operation; the height compensation mechanism includes a support plate for clamping the workpiece and a lifting mechanism for driving the support plate to reciprocate up and down;

[0007] A cleaning rack shifting mechanism is used to drive the cleaning rack to move progressively.

[0008] Preferably, in the above-mentioned cleaning rack insert mechanism, the cleaning rack shifting mechanism includes a shifting mechanism linear guide rail, a base slidably connected to the shifting mechanism linear guide rail, a block arranged on the base and used to fix the cleaning rack, and a shifting module connected to the base and used to provide a driving force for sliding along the shifting mechanism linear guide rail.

[0009] Preferably, in the above-mentioned cleaning rack insert mechanism, the lifting mechanism includes a vertically arranged lifting slide, a slide plate slidably connected to the lifting slide, and a fixing plate 1 for fixing to the equipment table panel, and the slide plate is also connected to the support plate.

[0010] The present solution provides a cleaning mechanism, including a cleaning rack insert mechanism, wherein the cleaning rack insert mechanism is the cleaning rack insert mechanism described above.

[0011] Preferably, the above-mentioned cleaning mechanism further includes a robot for transporting the workpiece to the pallet.

[0012] Preferably, in the above-mentioned cleaning mechanism, the manipulator includes a four-axis manipulator body, a positioning motor, a vacuum suction cup and a vacuum kit.

[0013] Preferably, the above cleaning mechanism further comprises:

[0014] A cleaning rack conveying mechanism for conveying the cleaning rack, the cleaning rack conveying mechanism comprising a conveying mechanism linear guide rail, a second fixing plate slidably connected to the conveying mechanism linear guide rail, and a rodless cylinder connected to the second fixing plate;

[0015] A lifting cylinder is used to lift and lower the cleaning rack, and a linear guide rail of the cleaning rack shifting mechanism is arranged on the outside of the linear guide rail of the conveying mechanism, and the cleaning rack shifting mechanism can be moved below the lifting cylinder.

[0016] Preferably, the above-mentioned cleaning mechanism further comprises a return belt line for recovering the cleaning rack and a cleaning rack transplanting mechanism for transferring the cleaning rack from the cleaning rack shifting mechanism to the return belt line.

[0017] Preferably, in the above-mentioned cleaning mechanism, the reflow belt line includes a conveyor belt, a driving motor for driving the conveyor belt, and a bracket for supporting the conveyor belt.

[0018] Preferably, in the above-mentioned cleaning mechanism, the cleaning rack transplanting mechanism includes a horizontally arranged X-direction transplanting module, a vertically arranged Z-direction transplanting module, a grabbing slide cylinder connected to the Z-direction transplanting module, and a clamp connected to the grabbing slide cylinder.

[0019] The present invention provides a cleaning rack inserting mechanism, which includes a height compensation mechanism and a cleaning rack shifting mechanism, wherein the height compensation mechanism is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning rack, and is used to perform up and down reciprocating motion to perform the inserting operation. The height compensation mechanism includes a pallet for clamping the workpiece and a lifting mechanism for driving the pallet to reciprocate up and down. The cleaning rack shifting mechanism is used to drive the cleaning rack to move. When performing the inserting operation of a thin workpiece, the lifting mechanism drives the pallet to rise to the highest point, the workpiece is placed on the pallet, and the lifting mechanism drives the pallet to descend to the workpiece placement slot of the cleaning rack to complete one inserting operation. The cleaning rack shifting mechanism drives the cleaning rack to move forward progressively and cooperates with the height compensation mechanism to perform up and down reciprocating motion to perform the next inserting operation until the cleaning rack is filled with workpieces.

[0020] The cleaning rack inserting mechanism provided by the present invention performs inserting operation by reciprocating up and down motion to the cleaning rack through a height compensation mechanism, thereby replacing the existing manual operation, saving manpower, and improving operation accuracy. The present invention also provides a cleaning mechanism, which uses the above-mentioned cleaning rack inserting mechanism, and similarly replaces the existing manual operation, solving the connection problem between different carriers in different sections of the automated production line in the existing production. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning mechanism provided for this solution;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning rack conveying mechanism and the cleaning rack shifting mechanism provided for this solution;

[0024] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the manipulator provided for this solution;

[0025] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning rack conveying mechanism provided for this solution;

[0026] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning rack shifting mechanism provided for this solution;

[0027] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of the height compensation mechanism provided for this solution;

[0028] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the cleaning rack transplanting mechanism and return belt line provided for this solution.

[0029] In the figure above: manipulator 19, four-axis manipulator body 191, swing motor 192, vacuum suction cup 193, cleaning rack 20, cleaning rack conveying mechanism 21, carrier plate 211, fixed plate 212, linear guide rod 213, linear bearing 214, positioning block 215, rodless cylinder 216, conveying mechanism linear guide 217, lifting cylinder 22, cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23, clamping block 231, clamping cylinder 232, adapter plate 234, shifting mechanism linear guide 235, height compensation mechanism 24, fixed plate 241, slide plate 242, lifting slide 243, support plate 244, cleaning rack transplanting mechanism 25, support plate 251, X-axis transplanting module 252, grab slide cylinder 253, Z-axis transplanting module 254, clamp 255, reflux belt line 26, bracket 261, transmission pulley 262, conveyor belt 263, drive motor 264. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention provides a cleaning rack inserting mechanism, which replaces the existing manual operation, saves manpower and improves the operation accuracy. The present invention also provides a cleaning mechanism, which replaces the existing manual operation and solves the connection problem between different carriers in different sections of the automated production line in the existing production.

[0031] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution provided by the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 7 The present invention provides a cleaning rack inserting mechanism, comprising a height compensation mechanism 24 and a cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23, wherein the height compensation mechanism 24 is arranged at the bottom of the cleaning rack 20, and is used to perform an up-and-down reciprocating motion to perform a sheet inserting operation. The height compensation mechanism 24 comprises a support plate 244 for clamping a workpiece and a lifting mechanism for driving the support plate 244 to reciprocate up and down. The cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 is used to drive the cleaning rack 20 to move progressively.

[0033] When inserting a thin workpiece, the lifting mechanism drives the pallet 244 to rise to the highest point, the workpiece is placed on the pallet, and the lifting mechanism drives the pallet 244 down to the workpiece placement slot of the cleaning rack 20, completing one inserting operation. The cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 drives the cleaning rack 20 to move forward and cooperates with the height compensation mechanism 24 to make up and down reciprocating motions to perform the next inserting operation until the cleaning rack 20 is filled with workpieces.

[0034] The cleaning rack inserting mechanism provided by the present invention performs an inserting operation by reciprocating up and down motion toward the cleaning rack through a height compensation mechanism, thereby replacing the existing manual operation, saving manpower and improving the operation accuracy.

[0035] Preferably, the washing rack shifting mechanism 23 includes a shifting mechanism linear guide 235, a base slidably connected to the shifting mechanism linear guide 235, a block 231 disposed on the base and used to fix the washing rack 20, and a shifting module 233 connected to the base and used to provide a driving force for sliding along the shifting mechanism linear guide 235. The shifting module 233 can be a linear rodless cylinder or a ball screw or other device capable of driving the mechanism to move linearly.

[0036] An adapter plate 234 is also provided between the shift module 233 and the base, and the driving force of the slider on the shift module 233 is transmitted through the adapter plate. The clamping block 231 has a groove on its upper surface for embedding into the frame of the cleaning rack 20, and is clamped with the cleaning rack 20 through the groove. A plurality of clamping blocks can be provided. A pressing cylinder 232 for pushing one end of the cleaning rack so that the cleaning rack is fastened to the clamping block 231 can also be provided on the base.

[0037] In a specific embodiment, the edge of the cleaning rack 20 is clamped into the clamping block 231, the clamping cylinder 232 is clamped and fixed, the shifting module 233 is connected and transmitted through the adapter plate 234 to perform step-by-step displacement, the manipulator 19 loads the sheet, and the sheet insertion operation is performed under the coordination of the up and down reciprocating motion of the height compensation mechanism 24. Its linear guide rail 235 is fixed on the equipment table panel, and the shifting module 233 is fixed under the table panel, saving equipment space.

[0038] Preferably, the support plate 244 is U-shaped, and the number can be determined according to the number of workpieces arranged in each row of the cleaning rack. A slot for placing the workpiece is arranged at the top of the support plate 244. The lifting mechanism includes a vertically arranged lifting slide 243, a slide plate 242 slidably connected to the lifting slide 243, and a fixing plate 241 for fixing to the equipment table panel, and the slide plate 242 is also connected to the support plate 244.

[0039] In addition, the present application also discloses a cleaning mechanism, including a cleaning rack insert mechanism, and the cleaning rack insert mechanism is the cleaning rack insert mechanism disclosed in the above embodiment. Therefore, the cleaning mechanism with the cleaning rack insert mechanism also has all the above technical effects, which will not be repeated here one by one.

[0040] The cleaning mechanism provided in this solution also includes a robot 19 for transporting the workpiece to the pallet 244 .

[0041] The manipulator 19 includes a four-axis manipulator body 191, a positioning motor 192, a vacuum suction cup 193, and a vacuum kit. The vacuum kit is connected to the vacuum suction cup 193 to provide vacuum suction to the vacuum suction cup 193. The base and the control device in the base support and control the displacement of the four-axis manipulator body 191, the positioning motor 192 switches horizontally and vertically, and the positioning motor 192 drives the vacuum suction cup 193 to grab the workpiece and transfer it to the pallet 244. After the vacuum kit breaks the vacuum, the vacuum suction cup 192 detaches from the workpiece, returns to grab the workpiece again, and repeats the above process.

[0042] In a specific embodiment, the workpiece is a glass product. The glass product is placed on the cleaning rack and needs to be inserted into the cleaning rack in sequence through the cleaning rack inserting mechanism. The specific action flow includes: the height compensation mechanism 24 is fixed under the equipment table panel through a fixing plate 241, and the lifting slide 242 drives the slide 243 to drive the support plate 244 to move up and down. The external device takes the sheet to the height compensation mechanism 24, stores it in the support plate 244, and the shifting mechanism 23 drives the upper cleaning rack 20. During the progressive position switching process, the height compensation mechanism 24 performs the feeding action at the same time.

[0043] Preferably, if Figure 4 As shown, the cleaning rack conveying mechanism 21 includes a conveying mechanism linear guide 217, a fixed plate 212 slidably connected to the conveying mechanism linear guide 217, and a rodless cylinder 216 connected to the fixed plate 212. The rodless cylinder 216 provides power for the fixed plate 212 to slide on the conveying mechanism linear guide 217. The fixed plate 212 can also be provided with a carrier plate 211 for placing the cleaning rack 20, and a positioning block 215 for clamping the cleaning rack 20. The carrier plate 211 can also be fixed to the fixed plate 212 and supported and connected by a linear guide rod 213, and guided by a linear bearing 214.

[0044] The lifting cylinder 22 is used to lift and lower the cleaning rack 20. The linear guide rail of the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 is arranged on the outer side of the linear guide rail 217 of the conveying mechanism, and the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 can be moved to the bottom of the lifting cylinder 22. It can be seen that the carrier plate 211 is provided with an opening for passing the lifting cylinder 22, and the cleaning rack conveying mechanism 21 moves to the bottom of the lifting cylinder 22, and the lifting cylinder 22 rises from the opening to lift the cleaning rack 20. When the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 moves to the bottom of the lifting cylinder 22, at this time, the cleaning rack conveying mechanism 21, the lifting cylinder 22 and the cleaning rack shifting mechanism overlap, and then the lifting cylinder 22 descends, and the outer frame of the cleaning rack 20 can be erected on the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23, thereby completing the transfer from the cleaning rack conveying mechanism 21 to the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23.

[0045] The specific process is as follows: the carrier plate 211 is fixed to the fixed plate 212 and supported by the linear guide rod 213, the linear bearing 214 is guided, the positioning block 215 is used to fix the cleaning rack 20, and the rodless cylinder 216 is pushed to the position of the lifting cylinder 22 under the reinforcement of the conveying mechanism linear guide rail 217, and the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 is connected and moved downward, the lifting cylinder 22 is lowered, the cleaning rack 20 is transported, and then returns to the waiting position.

[0046] The cleaning mechanism provided in this solution also includes a reflux belt line 26 for recovering the cleaning rack 20 and a cleaning rack transplanting mechanism 25 for transferring the cleaning rack 20 from the cleaning rack shifting mechanism 23 to the reflux belt line 26 .

[0047] The return belt line 26 includes a conveyor belt 263 , a driving motor 264 for driving the conveyor belt 263 , and a bracket 261 for supporting the conveyor belt 263 .

[0048] The cleaning rack transfer mechanism 25 includes a horizontally arranged X-direction transfer module 252 , a vertically arranged Z-direction transfer module 254 , a grabbing slide cylinder 253 connected to the Z-direction transfer module 254 , and a clamp connected to the grabbing slide cylinder 253 .

[0049] The specific implementation is as follows: the washing rack 20 transfer mechanism 25 and the return belt line 26 are fixed on the equipment table panel through the support plate 251 and the bracket 261; after the washing rack 20 inserts the sheet, the X-direction transfer module 252 moves to the left to the top of it, the grab slide cylinder 253 opens, and the Z-direction transfer module 254 is lowered and clamped by the clamp 255. The Z-direction transfer module 254 rises, and the X-direction transfer module 252 moves to the right to the top of the 26 return belt line; the return belt line 26 drive motor 261 drives the conveyor belt 263 to operate through the transmission pulley 262, the Z-direction transfer module 254 moves downward, and the washing rack 20 is placed on the conveyor belt 263, the grab slide cylinder 253 opens, and the washing rack 20 with completed insertion returns to the waiting recovery position.

Claims

1. A cleaning rack insert mechanism, characterized in that: include: A height compensation mechanism (24) disposed at the bottom of the cleaning rack (20) and used for performing an up-and-down reciprocating motion to perform a sheet inserting operation; the height compensation mechanism (24) comprises a support plate (244) for clamping a workpiece and a lifting mechanism for driving the support plate (244) to perform an up-and-down reciprocating motion; A cleaning rack shifting mechanism (23) for driving the cleaning rack (20) to move progressively; When performing a workpiece inserting operation, the lifting mechanism drives the support plate (244) to rise to the highest point. At this time, the workpiece can be placed on the raised support plate (244). Then, the lifting mechanism drives the support plate (244) to descend to the workpiece placement slot of the cleaning rack (20), completing one inserting operation. Then, the cleaning rack shifting mechanism (23) drives the cleaning rack (20) to move forward, and at the same time cooperates with the height compensation mechanism (24) to perform an up and down reciprocating motion to perform the next inserting operation, until the cleaning rack (20) is filled with workpieces.

2. The cleaning rack insert mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning rack shifting mechanism (23) comprises a shifting mechanism linear guide rail (235), a base slidably connected to the shifting mechanism linear guide rail (235), a clamping block (231) disposed on the base and used to fix the cleaning rack (20), and a shifting module (233) connected to the base and used to provide a driving force for sliding along the shifting mechanism linear guide rail (235).

3. The cleaning rack insert mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism comprises a vertically arranged lifting slide (243), a slide plate (242) slidably connected to the lifting slide (243), and a fixing plate (241) for fixing to the equipment table panel, and the slide plate (242) is also connected to the supporting plate (244).

4. A cleaning mechanism, characterized in that: It comprises a cleaning rack insert mechanism, and the cleaning rack insert mechanism is the cleaning rack insert mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a robot (19) for transporting the workpiece to the pallet (244).

6. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The manipulator (19) comprises a four-axis manipulator body (191), a positioning motor (192), a vacuum suction cup (193), and a vacuum kit.

7. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes: A cleaning rack conveying mechanism (21) for conveying the cleaning rack (20), the cleaning rack conveying mechanism (21) comprising a conveying mechanism linear guide rail (217), a second fixing plate (212) slidably connected to the conveying mechanism linear guide rail (217), and a rodless cylinder (216) connected to the second fixing plate (212); A lifting cylinder (22) is used to lift and lower the cleaning rack (20); a linear guide rail of the cleaning rack shifting mechanism (23) is arranged outside the linear guide rail (217) of the conveying mechanism; and the cleaning rack shifting mechanism (23) can be moved below the lifting cylinder (22).

8. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: It also includes a return belt line (26) for recovering the cleaning rack (20) and a cleaning rack transfer mechanism (25) for transferring the cleaning rack (20) from the cleaning rack shifting mechanism (23) to the return belt line (26).

9. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The return belt line (26) comprises a conveyor belt (263), a drive motor (264) for driving the conveyor belt (263), and a bracket (261) for supporting the conveyor belt (263).

10. The cleaning mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The cleaning rack transfer mechanism (25) comprises a horizontally arranged X-direction transfer module (252), a vertically arranged Z-direction transfer module (254), a grabbing slide cylinder (253) connected to the Z-direction transfer module (254), and a clamping claw connected to the grabbing slide cylinder (253).

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