Truss loading device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a truss feeding device, which comprises a truss body, a feeding mechanism, a storage rack and a feeding roller. The feeding mechanism is arranged at the upper part of the truss body and is movable along the width direction of the truss body. The feeding mechanism comprises at least two suction blocks which are arranged along the length direction of the truss body and are movable along the vertical direction. The suction axes of the at least two suction blocks which extend along the length direction are arranged in the same line. The storage rack and the feeding roller are arranged below the truss body and are arranged along the width direction. The storage rack extends along the length direction of the truss body. The suction blocks are used to adsorb or release the raw materials in the storage rack. The truss feeding device comprises a deviation rectifying mechanism. The storage rack is arranged on the deviation rectifying mechanism. The deviation rectifying mechanism is used to drive the storage rack to rotate around the pivot axis which extends along the vertical direction. The truss feeding device can solve the technical problems that the raw materials cannot be taken, the taking of the raw materials is abnormal, and even the raw materials fall during the transfer process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of truss loading technology, and more specifically, to a truss loading device. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid advancement of intelligent transformation in manufacturing, more and more factories are adopting automated feeding systems to replace manual labor. For example, in the sawing industry, the gantry-and-adsorption feeding method has been adopted by most companies. However, in this technology, because the raw materials are mostly long profiles and their incoming condition is difficult to control, the angle of some raw materials may deviate. This makes it difficult for the adsorption components to form an effective contact surface with the material to be picked up on the roller conveyor, resulting in ineffective adsorption, material picking failure, abnormal material picking, or even material falling during the transfer process, severely impacting production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this disclosure is to provide a truss feeding device that can solve the technical problems of material failure, abnormal material handling, and even material falling during the transfer process.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this disclosure provides a truss feeding device, which includes a truss body, a feeding mechanism, a storage rack, and a feeding roller conveyor. The feeding mechanism is disposed on the upper part of the truss body and is movable along the width direction of the truss body. The feeding mechanism includes at least two suction blocks spaced apart along the length direction of the truss body and movable vertically. The suction axes of each of the at least two suction blocks extending along the length direction are collinear. The storage rack and the feeding roller conveyor are both disposed below the truss body and spaced apart along the width direction. The storage rack extends along the length direction of the truss body. The suction blocks are used to absorb or release raw materials in the storage rack. The truss feeding device includes a correction mechanism, and the storage rack is disposed on the correction mechanism. The correction mechanism is used to drive the storage rack to rotate about a pivot axis extending vertically.

[0005] Optionally, the correction mechanism includes a support frame and a drive assembly. The upper end of the support frame is used to support the storage rack, and the lower end is provided with multiple rotating wheels. The drive assembly is connected to the support frame for transmission to drive the support frame to rotate around the pivot axis.

[0006] Optionally, the correction mechanism includes a rotating base disposed at the bottom of the support frame. The rotating base includes a first rotating base and a second rotating base that are rotatably connected to each other. The first rotating base is fixed to the support frame and located above the second rotating base. The pivot axis is collinear with the central axis of the second rotating base. The drive assembly includes a motor and a transmission structure. The motor is fixed to the support frame and is connected to the transmission structure to drive the support frame to rotate around the second rotating base.

[0007] Optionally, the transmission structure includes meshing gears and an arc-shaped rack, the gears being connected to the output shaft of the motor, the center of the arc-shaped rack being located on the pivot axis, and the motor being able to drive the gears to roll relative to the arc-shaped rack.

[0008] Optionally, the correction mechanism includes a correction roller conveyor connected to the support frame, the correction roller conveyor extending along the length direction, and the storage rack disposed on the correction roller conveyor.

[0009] Optionally, the feeding mechanism includes a movable beam that spans across the truss body and is movable along the width direction. The suction block is disposed on the movable beam. The truss feeding device includes an image acquisition mechanism disposed on the movable beam. The image acquisition mechanism is used to acquire and determine whether the adsorption axis and the central axis of the raw material to be taken are coplanar.

[0010] Optionally, the image acquisition mechanism includes vision cameras disposed at both ends of the moving beam, with each vision camera's camera facing the storage rack and the suction block.

[0011] Optionally, each of the suction blocks has a downward-facing V-shaped groove at its lower end, the bottom line of which is configured as the suction axis.

[0012] Optionally, the suction block is constructed as an electromagnet.

[0013] Optionally, the feed roller conveyor is configured to extend along the length direction.

[0014] Through the above technical solution, in the truss feeding device provided in this disclosure, when the raw material is fed, the suction blocks in the feeding mechanism can place the raw material in the storage rack onto the feeding roller conveyor. Specifically, the feeding mechanism can move horizontally along the width direction to above the corresponding raw material in the storage rack. Then, at least two suction blocks move downward and adsorb the raw material. When the feeding mechanism transfers the raw material to above the feeding roller conveyor, the suction blocks release the raw material, thus completing the feeding of one raw material. Since the raw material in the storage rack may be tilted, the suction blocks cannot effectively adsorb the raw material. This disclosure uses a correction mechanism to drive the storage rack to rotate around the pivot axis. During the rotation, the tilt angle of the raw material can be corrected. When the central axis of the raw material gradually rotates to be coplanar with the adsorption axis, the suction blocks can effectively adsorb the raw material. Therefore, the truss feeding device of this disclosure can solve the technical problems of being unable to pick up materials, abnormal picking up materials, and even material falling during the transfer process, thereby effectively improving the feeding efficiency of raw materials.

[0015] Other features and advantages of this disclosure will be described in detail in the following detailed description section. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present disclosure and form part of the specification. They are used together with the following detailed description to explain the present disclosure, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the truss loading device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the truss loading device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure from another perspective;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the truss loading device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Enlarged view of section A;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the suction block in the truss feeding device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The specific embodiments of this disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation only and are not intended to limit this disclosure.

[0023] In this disclosure, unless otherwise stated, directional terms such as "up" and "down" are used based on... Figure 1 Specifically, the Z-direction refers to the vertical direction, with the side indicated by the Z-direction arrow being upper and the opposite side lower. Additionally, the X-direction refers to the length direction, i.e., the transverse direction; and the Y-direction refers to the width direction. "Inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer contours of each component itself. The terms "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one element from another and do not indicate sequence or importance. Furthermore, in the following description, when referring to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements, which will not be repeated here.

[0024] According to a specific embodiment of this disclosure, a truss loading device is provided. Figures 1 to 5 One embodiment of it is shown, with reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the truss feeding device includes a truss body 1, a feeding mechanism 2, a storage rack 3, and a feeding roller conveyor 4. The feeding mechanism 2 is located on the upper part of the truss body 1 and can move along the width direction of the truss body 1. The feeding mechanism 2 includes at least two suction blocks 21 that are spaced apart along the length direction of the truss body 1 and can move vertically. The suction axes of the at least two suction blocks 21 extending along the length direction are all collinear. The storage rack 3 and the feeding roller conveyor 4 are both located below the truss body 1 and spaced apart along the width direction. The storage rack 3 extends along the length direction of the truss body 1. The suction blocks 21 are used to absorb or release the raw material 100 in the storage rack 3. The truss feeding device includes a correction mechanism 5. The storage rack 3 is located on the correction mechanism 5. The correction mechanism 5 is used to drive the storage rack 3 to rotate around the pivot axis extending vertically.

[0025] Through the above technical solution, in the truss feeding device provided in this disclosure, when feeding raw materials, the suction block 21 in the feeding mechanism 2 can place the raw material 100 in the storage rack 3 onto the feeding roller conveyor 4. Specifically, the feeding mechanism 2 can move horizontally along the width direction to above the corresponding raw material 100 in the storage rack 3. Then, at least two suction blocks 21 move downward and suction the raw material 100. When the feeding mechanism 2 transfers the raw material 100 to above the feeding roller conveyor 4, the suction block 21 releases the raw material 100, thereby completing the feeding of one raw material 100. The raw material 100 in the rack 3 may tilt, causing the suction block 21 to fail to effectively adsorb the raw material 100. This disclosure addresses this by using a correction mechanism 5 to rotate the storage rack 3 around its pivot axis. During rotation, the tilt angle of the raw material 100 is corrected. When the central axis of the raw material 100 gradually rotates to be coplanar with the adsorption axis, the suction block 21 can effectively adsorb the raw material. Therefore, the truss feeding device of this disclosure can solve the technical problems of material failure during feeding, abnormal material handling, and even material falling during transfer, thereby effectively improving the feeding efficiency of raw materials. Furthermore, it effectively reduces safety hazards during the raw material transfer process.

[0026] It should be noted that in the truss loading device of this disclosure, "at least two suction blocks 21 each having their adsorption axes extending along the length direction are all collinearly arranged" means that at least two suction blocks 21 are collinearly arranged. Since the suction blocks 21 often adsorb the raw material 100 in the storage rack 3 through the material near the adsorption axis, and since the raw material 100 is mostly long, when the adsorption axis is coplanar with the central axis of the raw material 100, an effective contact surface is formed with the raw material 100, thus the suction block 21 can effectively adsorb the raw material 100. Furthermore, this disclosure does not limit the specific structure of the correction mechanism 5, which will be described in detail in the following embodiments. In addition, the raw material 100 in this disclosure is generally a profile, such as a cylindrical tubular profile, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0027] In specific embodiments of this disclosure, the correction mechanism can be constructed in any suitable manner, referring to... Figures 1 to 3As shown, the correction mechanism 5 may include a support frame 51 and a drive assembly. The upper end of the support frame 51 supports the storage rack 3, and the lower end is provided with multiple rotating wheels 511. The drive assembly is pulsatorically connected to the support frame 51 to drive the support frame 51 to rotate around the pivot axis. Thus, by driving the rotation of the support frame 51 through the drive assembly, the rotation of the storage rack 3 around the pivot axis can be achieved. Since the support frame 51 is placed on the ground, the rotating wheels 511 allow the support frame 51 to rotate while simultaneously providing a certain guiding function, and also facilitate the flexible adjustment of the support frame 51's position. This improves the flexibility of the truss loading equipment while achieving 100° angle correction of the raw material. Here, this disclosure does not limit the specific structure of the drive assembly; this disclosure will describe it in detail in the following embodiments.

[0028] In some embodiments of this disclosure, reference is made to Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the correction mechanism 5 may include a rotating base 53 disposed at the bottom of the support frame 51. The rotating base 53 includes a first rotating base 531 and a second rotating base 532 rotatably connected to each other. The first rotating base 531 is fixed to the support frame 51 and located above the second rotating base 532. The pivot axis is collinear with the central axis of the second rotating base 532. The drive assembly may include a motor 521 and a transmission structure. The motor 521 is fixed to the support frame 51 and is connected to the transmission structure to drive the support frame 51 to rotate around the second rotating base 532. In this way, the rotating base 53 of this disclosure can prevent the support frame 51 from shifting and dislocating, ensuring effective correction of the 100° angle of the raw material. At the same time, the motor 521 can drive the support frame 51 to rotate through the transmission structure, which on the one hand ensures the stability of the rotation of the support frame 51, and on the other hand can move together with the support frame 51, reducing the structural complexity of the entire drive assembly. In practical applications, the second rotating seat 532 is generally fixed to the ground to ensure the rotation of the first rotating seat 531 relative to the second rotating seat 532.

[0029] In some embodiments of this disclosure, reference is made to Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, the transmission structure may include a meshing gear 522 and an arc-shaped rack 523. The gear 522 is connected to the output shaft of the motor 521, and the center of the arc-shaped rack 523 is located on the pivot axis. The motor 521 can drive the gear 522 to roll relative to the arc-shaped rack 523. Since the center of the arc-shaped rack 523 is located on the pivot axis, when the motor 521 drives the gear 522 to rotate, the gear 522 can gradually roll along the arc-shaped rack 523, thereby driving the first rotating seat 531 to rotate relative to the second rotating seat 532. The structure is simple and easy to implement, while avoiding interference between the rotating seat 53 and the gear 522 and the arc-shaped rack 523 during rotation. In practical applications, the arc-shaped rack 523 is generally fixed to the ground by a mounting base to ensure that the support frame 51 can rotate effectively.

[0030] In some embodiments of this disclosure, reference is made to Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the correction mechanism 5 may include a correction roller conveyor 54 connected to the support frame 51. The correction roller conveyor 54 extends along the length direction, and the storage rack 3 is disposed on the correction roller conveyor 54. This facilitates the loading and unloading of the storage rack 3 and improves the material feeding efficiency.

[0031] In the specific embodiments of this disclosure, reference is made to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the feeding mechanism 2 may include a movable beam 22, which spans across the truss body 1 and is movable along the width direction. The suction block 21 is disposed on the movable beam 22. The truss feeding device includes an image acquisition mechanism disposed on the movable beam 22. The image acquisition mechanism is used to acquire and determine whether the adsorption axis and the central axis of the raw material to be picked up are coplanar. In this way, when the suction block 21 adsorbs the raw material 100, the image acquisition mechanism can determine whether the adsorption axis coincides with the central axis of the raw material 100 to be adsorbed. Then, the storage rack 3 can be rotated in real time by the correction mechanism. Thus, the image acquisition mechanism can effectively improve the accuracy of the suction block 21 in adsorbing the raw material 100, that is, achieve accurate adsorption or picking up of the raw material 100. Here, this disclosure can be made by human judgment through the image acquisition mechanism or by automatic judgment through the controller. This disclosure does not limit this.

[0032] In some embodiments of this disclosure, reference is made to Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the image acquisition mechanism may include vision cameras 61 disposed at both ends of the transverse direction of the moving beam 22, with each vision camera 61 facing the storage rack 3 and the suction block 21. In this way, by bidirectionally acquiring and determining whether the adsorption axis is coplanar with the central axis of the raw material to be taken, the accuracy of the suction block 21 in adsorbing the raw material 100 can be further effectively improved.

[0033] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the suction block 21 can be constructed in any suitable manner. (See reference...) Figure 4 As shown, each suction block 21 may have a downward-facing V-shaped groove 211 at its lower end, and the bottom line 212 of the V-shaped groove 211 is configured as the adsorption axis. In this way, on the one hand, the bottom line 212 facilitates the vision camera 61 to collect and determine whether the adsorption axis is coplanar with the central axis of the raw material to be taken, and on the other hand, the V-shaped groove 211 can effectively improve the effectiveness of the suction block 21 in adsorbing the raw material 100, especially the circular tube.

[0034] In a specific embodiment of this disclosure, the suction block 21 can be constructed as an electromagnet, so that the suction block 21 can adsorb or release the raw material 100 by switching the power on and off, which can effectively improve the feeding efficiency.

[0035] In addition, refer to Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the feeding roller conveyor 4 can be arranged to extend along the length direction. In this way, the arrangement of the feeding roller conveyor 4 can be adapted to the arrangement of the storage rack 3, thereby effectively reducing the space occupied by the entire truss feeding device. In this embodiment, the feeding roller conveyor 4 can transport raw materials along the length direction.

[0036] The preferred embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments. Within the scope of the technical concept of this disclosure, various simple modifications can be made to the technical solutions of this disclosure, and these simple modifications all fall within the protection scope of this disclosure.

[0037] It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, this disclosure will not describe the various possible combinations separately.

[0038] Furthermore, various different embodiments of this disclosure can be combined in any way, as long as they do not violate the spirit of this disclosure, they should also be regarded as the content disclosed in this disclosure.

Claims

1. A truss loading device, characterized by, The truss feeding device comprises a truss body (1), a feeding mechanism (2), a storage rack (3) and a feeding roller (4). The feeding mechanism (2) is arranged at the upper portion of the truss body (1) and is movable along the width direction of the truss body (1). The feeding mechanism (2) comprises at least two suction blocks (21) which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the truss body (1) and are movable along the vertical direction. The suction axes of the suction blocks (21) are arranged in line along the length direction. The storage rack (3) and the feeding roller (4) are arranged below the truss body (1) and are arranged at intervals along the width direction. The storage rack (3) is arranged along the length direction of the truss body (1). The suction blocks (21) are used for adsorbing or releasing raw materials (100) in the storage rack (3). The truss feeding device comprises a deviation rectifying mechanism (5). The storage rack (3) is arranged on the deviation rectifying mechanism (5). The deviation rectifying mechanism (5) is used for driving the storage rack (3) to rotate around a pivot axis which extends along the vertical direction. The deviation rectifying mechanism (5) comprises a bearing rack (51) and a driving assembly. The upper end of the bearing rack (51) is used for bearing the storage rack (3). The lower end of the bearing rack (51) is provided with a plurality of rotating wheels (511). The driving assembly is in transmission connection with the bearing rack (51) so as to drive the bearing rack (51) to rotate around the pivot axis. The deviation rectifying mechanism (5) further comprises a rotating seat (53) which is arranged at the bottom of the bearing rack (51). The rotating seat (53) comprises a first rotating seat (531) and a second rotating seat (532) which are in rotation connection with each other. The first rotating seat (531) is fixed to the bearing rack (51) and is located above the second rotating seat (532). The pivot axis is arranged in line with the central axis of the second rotating seat (532). The driving assembly comprises a motor (521) and a transmission structure. The motor (521) is fixed to the bearing rack (51). The motor (521) is in transmission connection with the transmission structure so as to drive the bearing rack (51) to rotate around the second rotating seat (532). The feeding mechanism (2) comprises a moving beam (22) which is arranged across the truss body (1) and is movable along the width direction. The suction blocks (21) are arranged on the moving beam (22). The truss feeding device comprises an image acquisition mechanism which is arranged on the moving beam (22). The image acquisition mechanism is used for acquiring and judging whether the suction axes are arranged in plane with the central axes of the raw materials to be taken. The suction blocks (21) are configured as electromagnets.

2. The gantry loading device of claim 1, wherein, The transmission structure comprises a gear (522) and a circular arc-shaped gear rack (523) which are in mesh with each other. The gear (522) is in transmission connection with the output shaft of the motor (521). The center of the circular arc-shaped gear rack (523) is located on the pivot axis. The motor (521) can drive the gear (522) to roll relative to the circular arc-shaped gear rack (523).

3. The gantry loading device of claim 1, wherein, The deviation rectifying mechanism (5) comprises a deviation rectifying roller way (54) connected to the bearing frame (51), the deviation rectifying roller way (54) is arranged along the length direction, and the storage rack (3) is arranged on the deviation rectifying roller way (54).

4. The gantry loading device of claim 3, wherein, The image acquisition mechanism comprises visual cameras (61) arranged at the transverse two ends of the moving beam (22), and the camera of each visual camera (61) is arranged towards the storage rack (3) and the suction block (21).

5. The gantry loading device of claim 4, wherein, The lower end of each suction block (21) is provided with a V-shaped groove (211) opening downward, and the bottom line (212) of the V-shaped groove (211) is configured as the suction axis.

6. The gantry loading device of claim 1, wherein, The feeding roller way (4) is arranged along the length direction.

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