Robot control cabinet and frame for robot control cabinet

Abstract

The present invention provides a robot control cabinet and a frame for the robot control cabinet, the robot control cabinet comprising a frame and a shell fixed to the frame, the frame being assembled from a plurality of brackets, wherein at least some of the brackets are formed with wiring troughs for accommodating cables. The robot control cabinet and the frame for the robot control cabinet provided by the present invention have novel structures and are easy to use. Since at least some of the brackets forming the frame are themselves formed with wiring troughs, they can be used to accommodate cables without the need for additional wiring racks, thus reducing material costs, reducing the assembly complexity of the robot control cabinet, and facilitating debugging and maintenance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of control cabinet manufacturing, and in particular to a robot control cabinet and a frame used for the robot control cabinet. Background Art

[0002] Industrial robot control cabinets require a lot of cables to connect the internal electrical components and the panel interface. In order to fix these cables, it is generally necessary to design additional wiring racks and cable fixing structures. At the same time, there are some manufacturers on the market that specialize in selling related products for fixing cables. At present, the common practice is to design some additional wiring racks on the structure, which increases the material cost. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a robot control cabinet and a frame for the robot control cabinet, so as to solve the technical problem in the prior art that an additional wiring rack is used to increase material costs.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is: to provide a robot control cabinet, the robot control cabinet includes a frame and a shell fixed to the frame, the frame is assembled from a plurality of brackets, wherein at least some of the brackets are formed with wiring grooves for accommodating cables.

[0005] According to one embodiment of the present invention, at least part of the bracket includes a base plate and a first folding plate and a second folding plate connected to two opposite sides of the base plate, the first folding plate and the second folding plate are arranged relatively spaced apart, and the base plate, the first folding plate and the second folding plate constitute the wiring groove.

[0006] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the length of the bottom plate is greater than the length of the first folding plate and the second folding plate, and the ends of the first folding plate and the second folding plate are retracted relative to the ends of the bottom plate so that the ends of the bracket facilitate the cables to enter and exit the wiring trough.

[0007] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom plate, the first folding plate or the second folding plate is further provided with a through hole or a through groove to facilitate the binding of a cable tie.

[0008] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a non-end region of the first folding plate or the second folding plate is further provided with a notch portion to facilitate the cables to enter and exit the wiring trough through the notch portion.

[0009] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of protrusions extend from the bottom plate, and the protrusions are formed by cutting off both sides of the original sheet material of the notch and then folding back, and the protrusions are provided with fixing holes, and the fixing holes are used to fix and assemble the shell.

[0010] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the robot control cabinet further includes a mounting substrate, which is fixed to the frame and divides the frame into a first assembly area and a second assembly area. The mounting substrate is provided with wire passing holes to allow the wires in the first assembly area and the second assembly area to pass through the wire passing holes.

[0011] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the end corners of the mounting substrate are provided with bending pieces, which are used to fit against the frame and are fixed by screws or rivets.

[0012] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the frame is in the shape of a rectangular body. The housing includes a "C"-shaped shell, a back shell, and two side shells. The "C"-shaped shell covers three sides of the frame. The back shell is opposite to the opening direction of the "C"-shaped shell and covers one side of the frame. The two side shells are located on both sides of the "C"-shaped shell and the back shell, and respectively cover one side of the frame.

[0013] To solve the above technical problems, another technical solution adopted by the present invention is: to provide a frame for a robot control cabinet, which is assembled by a plurality of brackets, and at least part of the brackets are formed with wire grooves for accommodating wires.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: different from the prior art, the robot control cabinet and the frame for the robot control cabinet provided by the present invention have novel structures and are convenient to use. Since at least part of the brackets forming the frame are formed with wire grooves, which can be used to accommodate wires, no additional wire racks are required, reducing the material cost and the assembly complexity of the robot control cabinet, and facilitating debugging and maintenance. Description of the Drawings

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings, where:

[0016] Figure 1 is an exploded structural schematic diagram of a robot control cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the structural schematic diagram of the robot control cabinet shown in with the housing removed;

[0018] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a frame for a robot control cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4yes Figure 3 A three-dimensional structural diagram of one of the brackets of the frame for the robot control cabinet shown in ;

[0020] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the bracket from another perspective is shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. 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.

[0022] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0023] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but they must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in the field to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0024] Please also read Figures 1 to 5 The present invention provides a robot control cabinet 10, which includes a frame 100 and a shell 200 fixed to the frame 100. The frame 100 and the shell 200 can be fixed by screws, rivets, snaps or welding.

[0025] like Figure 1As shown, the frame 100 can be in the shape of a rectangular body. The outer shell 200 can include a "C"-shaped shell 210, a back shell 220, and two side shells 230. The "C"-shaped shell 210 covers three sides of the frame 100. The back shell 220 is opposite to the opening direction of the "C"-shaped shell 210 and covers one side of the frame 100. The two side shells 230 are located on both sides of the "C"-shaped shell 210 and the back shell 220, respectively covering one side of the frame 100. Among them, the "C"-shaped shell 210 can be formed by bending a sheet material, which is convenient for manufacturing and assembly. In the prior art, the outer shell 200 is mostly composed of six plate bodies, and the present invention reduces the number of components of the outer shell 200.

[0026] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, the frame 100 is assembled by a plurality of brackets. At least some of the brackets are formed with wire grooves 101 for accommodating cables (not shown in the figure), that is, all the brackets may be formed with wire grooves 101, or some of the brackets are formed with wire grooves 101.

[0027] Figure 2 and Figure 3 Taking some of the brackets being formed with wire grooves 101 as an example, a schematic illustration is given in. The plurality of brackets can be divided into three groups, namely, 4 mutually parallel brackets 110 in the first group, 4 mutually parallel brackets 120 in the second group, and 4 mutually parallel brackets 130 in the third group. The ends of the three groups of brackets can be fixed by means of screws, rivets, buckles or welding.

[0028] Among them, all 4 mutually parallel brackets 110 in the first group are provided with wire grooves 101. None of the 4 mutually parallel brackets 120 in the second group are provided with wire grooves 101. The 4 mutually parallel brackets 120 in the second group can be made of L-shaped profiles. Among the 4 mutually parallel brackets 130 in the third group, the two rear brackets 130 are provided with wire grooves 101, and the two front brackets 130 are not provided with wire grooves 101. The two front brackets 130 can be made of L-shaped or stepped profiles. Since the brackets 120 and 130 are not related to the inventive points, they will not be elaborated here.

[0029] As Figure 2 shown, the robot control cabinet 10 further includes a mounting substrate 300. The mounting substrate 300 is fixed to the frame 100 and divides the frame 100 into a first assembly area 310 and a second assembly area 320. The first assembly area 310 and the second assembly area 320 can be used to install relevant circuit boards and control components. The mounting substrate 300 is provided with wire passing holes 330 to allow the cables in the first assembly area 310 and the second assembly area 320 to pass through the wire passing holes 330 for wiring. The number of the wire passing holes 330 is not limited, and the aperture of the wire passing holes 330 is relatively large.

[0030] In the embodiment of the present invention, the cables in the first assembly area 310 and the second assembly area 320 can form a "C"-shaped wire routing groove through two brackets 110 and one bracket 130 on both sides of the mounting substrate 300, so that the cables can be routed and fixed by using the corner positions of the frame 100.

[0031] The end corners of the mounting substrate 300 are provided with bending pieces 340, which are used to be attached to the frame 100 and fixed by screws or rivets. Among them, the bending pieces 340 can be attached to and fixed with 4 brackets 120.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the structures of the brackets with wire routing grooves 101 can be the same or similar. In the present invention, the bracket 110 is used for illustrative purposes. Among them, the bracket 110 includes a bottom plate 111, a first folding plate 112 and a second folding plate 113 connected to two opposite sides of the bottom plate 111. The first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 are arranged at intervals relative to each other. The bottom plate 111, the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 form the wire routing groove 101.

[0033] In an embodiment, the length of the bottom plate 111 is greater than the lengths of the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113. The ends of the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 are indented relative to the ends of the bottom plate 111, so that the ends of the bracket 110 are convenient for cables to enter and exit the wire routing groove 101.

[0034] The bottom plate 111, the first folding plate 112 or the second folding plate 113 is also provided with through holes or through grooves 114 to facilitate tying cable ties (not shown in the figure).

[0035] The non-end regions of the first folding plate 112 or the second folding plate 113 are also provided with notch portions 115 to facilitate the cables to enter and exit the wire routing groove 101 from the notch portions 115.

[0036] A plurality of tabs 116 also extend from the bottom plate 111. The tabs 116 are formed by cutting and folding the two sides of the original sheet material of the notch portion 115. The tabs 116 are provided with fixing holes 117, and the fixing holes 117 are used to fix the assembled housing 200.

[0037] In an embodiment, the width of the first folding plate 112 is smaller than the width of the second folding plate 113, that is, the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 are asymmetrically arranged. Since the first folding plate 112 is closer to the housing 200, the notch portion 115 and the through groove 114 can be not provided, and only a certain width is reserved to play a role in fitting and supporting the housing 200. Thus, the manufacturing of the bracket 110 can be simplified and further materials can be saved.

[0038] Such as Figures 2 to 5As shown, the present invention further provides a frame 100 for a robot control cabinet 10, wherein the frame 100 is assembled from a plurality of brackets, wherein at least some of the brackets are formed with wiring troughs 101 for accommodating cables (not shown in the figure), that is, all of the brackets may be formed with wiring troughs 101, or some of the brackets may be formed with wiring troughs 101.

[0039] Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the figure, a schematic diagram is shown in which some brackets are formed with a wiring groove 101 as an example. The multiple brackets can be divided into three groups, namely, the first group of four mutually parallel brackets 110, the second group of four mutually parallel brackets 120, and the third group of four mutually parallel brackets 130. The ends of the three groups of brackets can be fixed by screws, rivets, buckles or welding.

[0040] Among them, the four mutually parallel brackets 110 of the first group are all provided with a wiring groove 101, and the four mutually parallel brackets 120 of the second group are not provided with a wiring groove 101. The four mutually parallel brackets 120 of the second group can be manufactured using an L-shaped profile. Among the four mutually parallel brackets 130 of the third group, the two rear brackets 130 are provided with a wiring groove 101, and the two front brackets 130 are not provided with a wiring groove 101. The two front brackets 130 can be manufactured using an L-shaped or step-shaped profile. Brackets 120 and 130 are not related to the invention point, so they are not described here.

[0041] The structure of the bracket provided with the wiring trough 101 can be the same or similar, and the present invention is schematically described with a bracket 110. The bracket 110 includes a bottom plate 111 and a first folding plate 112 and a second folding plate 113 connected to two opposite sides of the bottom plate 111. The first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 are arranged relatively spaced apart, and the bottom plate 111, the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 constitute the wiring trough 101.

[0042] In one embodiment, the length of the bottom plate 111 is greater than the length of the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113, and the ends of the first folding plate 112 and the second folding plate 113 are retracted relative to the ends of the bottom plate 111, so that the ends of the bracket 110 are convenient for cables to enter and exit the wiring trough 101.

[0043] The bottom plate 111, the first folding plate 112 or the second folding plate 113 is also provided with a through hole or a through groove 114 to facilitate the binding of a cable tie (not shown in the figure).

[0044] A notch 115 is further provided in the non-end region of the first folding plate 112 or the second folding plate 113 to facilitate the cables to enter and exit the wiring trough 101 through the notch 115 .

[0045] A plurality of protrusions 116 extend from the bottom plate 111 . The protrusions 116 are formed by cutting off and then folding back the two sides of the original sheet material of the notch portion 115 . The protrusions 116 are provided with fixing holes 117 for fixing and assembling the housing 200 .

[0046] The robot control cabinet 10 and the frame 100 for the robot control cabinet 10 provided by the present invention have novel structures and are easy to use. Since the bracket that at least partially forms the frame 100 itself is formed with a wiring groove 101, it can be used to accommodate cables without the need for an additional wiring rack, thereby reducing material costs, reducing the assembly complexity of the robot control cabinet 10, and facilitating debugging and maintenance.

[0047] The above are only embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A robot control cabinet, characterized in that: The robot control cabinet includes a frame and a housing fixed to the frame. The frame is assembled by a plurality of brackets, and at least some of the brackets are formed with wire grooves for accommodating cables. Among them, at least some of the brackets include a bottom plate, a first folding plate and a second folding plate connected to two opposite sides of the bottom plate. The first folding plate and the second folding plate are arranged at intervals relative to each other. The bottom plate, the first folding plate and the second folding plate form the wire groove. A notch is also provided in the non-end region of the first folding plate or the second folding plate to facilitate the cable to enter and exit the wire groove from the notch. Among them, at least some of the brackets are made of L-shaped or stepped profiles.

2. The robot control cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the bottom plate is greater than the lengths of the first folding plate and the second folding plate. The ends of the first folding plate and the second folding plate are indented relative to the ends of the bottom plate, so that the ends of the bracket are convenient for the cable to enter and exit the wire groove.

3. The robot control cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate, the first folding plate or the second folding plate is also provided with through holes or through grooves to facilitate tying cable ties.

4. The robot control cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of tabs extend from the bottom plate. The tabs are formed by cutting and folding the two sides of the original plate material of the notch. The tabs are provided with fixing holes for fixedly assembling the housing.

5. The robot control cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The robot control cabinet further includes a mounting substrate. The mounting substrate is fixed to the frame and divides the frame into a first assembly area and a second assembly area. The mounting substrate is provided with wire passing holes to allow the cables in the first assembly area and the second assembly area to pass through the wire passing holes.

6. The robot control cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that: Bending pieces are provided at the end corners of the mounting substrate. The bending pieces are used to be attached to the frame and fixed by screws or rivets.

7. The robot control cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame is in a rectangular shape. The housing includes a "C"-shaped shell, a back shell and two side shells. The "C"-shaped shell covers three sides of the frame. The back shell is opposite to the opening direction of the "C"-shaped shell and covers one side of the frame. The two side shells are located on both sides of the "C"-shaped shell and the back shell, and cover one side of the frame respectively.

8. A frame for a robot control cabinet, characterized in that: The frame is assembled by a plurality of brackets, and at least some of the brackets are formed with wire grooves for accommodating cables. Among them, at least some of the brackets include a bottom plate, a first folding plate and a second folding plate connected to two opposite sides of the bottom plate. The first folding plate and the second folding plate are arranged at intervals relative to each other. The bottom plate, the first folding plate and the second folding plate form the wire groove. A notch is also provided in the non-end region of the first folding plate or the second folding plate to facilitate the cable to enter and exit the wire groove from the notch. Among them, at least some of the brackets are made of L-shaped or stepped profiles.

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