Temporary material storage, production line system and use method thereof

Abstract

The present application discloses a temporary material storage, a production line system, and a method for using the same. The temporary material storage is used to be installed at the end of a production line. The temporary material storage includes at least a frame, in which a material handling mechanism and at least two material storage conveying platforms are installed. One side of the frame is provided with a docking port, which is used to connect to the end of the production line. The other side of the frame is provided with a feed port and at least one discharge port, and the feed port and the discharge port correspond to at least part of the material storage conveying platforms. The material handling mechanism is provided between the material storage conveying platform and the docking port to deliver the material on the material storage conveying platform through the docking port, or to move the material onto the material storage conveying platform through the docking port, wherein the material storage conveying platform is used to store and convey materials. The present application can reduce excessive handling and improve material production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of production line equipment, and in particular to a temporary storage warehouse, a production line system and a method of using the same. Background Art

[0002] SMT automated production lines usually have an SMT board collector installed at the end of the line. The SMT board collector collects the SMT materials produced by the SMT automated production line and places them in a material frame. The AGV car then transports the full material frame to a warehouse outside the line for storage. When needed later, the AGV car can retrieve the materials from the warehouse.

[0003] However, in actual production, it is often the case that the current model of product has not yet been completed, but another model of product needs to be produced suddenly. This requires the temporary discharge of the semi-finished product of the current model so that the semi-finished product of the current model can be processed again after the production of the other model is completed. If this method still uses the above method of storing the semi-finished materials in the warehouse and then removing them from the warehouse and transporting them to the production line after the production of the other model is completed, this will require the AGV to carry out back and forth transportation operations, resulting in excessive handling and affecting production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a temporary material storage warehouse, a production line system and a method of using the same to reduce excessive handling and improve material production efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present application provides, on the one hand, a temporary material storage warehouse for installation at the end of a production line, the temporary material storage warehouse comprising at least a frame, in which a material handling mechanism and at least two material storage conveying platforms are installed; a docking port is provided on one side of the frame, the docking port is used to connect with the end of the production line, and a feed port and at least one material discharge port are provided on the other side of the frame, the feed port and the material discharge port respectively corresponding to at least part of the material storage conveying platforms; the material handling mechanism is arranged between the material storage conveying platform and the docking port to deliver the material on the material storage conveying platform through the docking port, or to move the material onto the material storage conveying platform through the docking port, wherein the material storage conveying platform is used to store and convey materials.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application also provides a production line system on the other hand, which includes at least a first production line body and the above-mentioned temporary storage warehouse; the first production line body has a plate collector, and the plate collector is located at the end of the line of the first production line body; the plate collector is connected to the docking interface of the temporary storage warehouse to receive the material frame sent from the temporary storage warehouse, and send the material frame filled with materials to the temporary storage warehouse.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application also provides a method for using a production line system, which is applied to the above-mentioned production line system. The method includes: when the first production line needs to produce another type of material, judging whether the current material has been fully produced; if the current material has not been fully produced, temporarily storing the current material in a partial material storage conveying table of a temporary material storage warehouse; after the current material is fully stored in the temporary material storage warehouse, the first production line produces the other type of material, and discharges the completed other type of material through the temporary material storage warehouse.

[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application also provides a production line system, which includes at least a first process production line, a second process production line and the above-mentioned temporary material storage; the temporary material storage is connected to the end of the line of the first process production line, and the temporary material storage is used to store the semi-finished materials produced by the first process production line, and discharge the semi-finished materials according to the production speed of the second process production line to coordinate the production speeds of the first process production line and the second process production line.

[0009] It can be seen that the technical solution provided by this application is to install a temporary material storage warehouse at the tail end of the production line, and the temporary material storage warehouse includes a material handling mechanism and at least two material storage conveying platforms. The material handling mechanism is installed between the at least two material storage conveying platforms and the tail end of the production line. In this way, when the production line needs to store materials for a long time, the materials can be discharged from the temporary material storage warehouse and transported to the warehouse for storage by an external trolley. When there are materials that need to be temporarily stored in the production line, they can be transported to the material storage conveying platforms for temporary storage by the material handling mechanism. Compared with the existing method of transporting temporarily stored materials to the warehouse for storage, it can reduce the situation of excessive handling and improve the overall production efficiency of materials. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0011] Figure 1 This is a first angle schematic diagram of a temporary storage warehouse in one embodiment provided by the present application;

[0012] Figure 2 This is a second angle schematic diagram of a temporary storage warehouse in one embodiment provided by the present application;

[0013] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of a temporary storage warehouse in one embodiment provided by the present application;

[0014] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Schematic diagram of part of the structure;

[0015] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of a material handling mechanism in one embodiment provided by the present application;

[0016] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of a production line system in one embodiment provided by the present application;

[0017] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of a production line system in another embodiment provided by the present application;

[0018] In the figure: A, temporary storage warehouse; 1, frame; 11, docking port; 12, feed port; 13, discharge port; 2, material handling mechanism; 21, XZ axis moving mechanism; 22, two-way telescopic fork; 3, material storage conveyor platform; 4, first production line; 5, board collecting machine; 6, first process production line; 7, second process production line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] To make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Terms such as "upper", "above", "lower", "below", "first end", "second end", "one end", "the other end" used in this application to express spatial relative positions are used to describe the relationship of one unit or feature relative to another unit or feature as shown in the accompanying drawings for the purpose of ease of explanation. Terms of spatial relative position may be intended to include different orientations of the device in use or work other than the orientation shown in the figures. For example, if the device in the figure is turned over, the unit described as being "below" or "below" other units or features will be "above" other units or features. Therefore, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both the above and below orientations. The device can be oriented in other ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially related descriptive terms used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0020] Furthermore, the terms "installed," "disposed," "provided with," "connected," "slidingly connected," "fixed," and "socketed" should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connected" can mean a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral structure; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, an indirect connection through an intermediary, or internal communication between two devices, elements, or components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0021] SMT automated production lines usually have an SMT board collector installed at the end of the line. The SMT board collector collects the SMT materials produced by the SMT automated production line and places them in a material frame. The AGV car then transports the full material frame to a warehouse outside the line for storage. When needed later, the AGV car can retrieve the materials from the warehouse.

[0022] However, in actual production, it is often the case that the current model of product has not yet been completed, but another model of product needs to be produced suddenly. This requires the temporary discharge of the semi-finished product of the current model so that the semi-finished product of the current model can be processed again after the production of the other model is completed. If this method still uses the above method of storing the semi-finished materials in the warehouse and then removing them from the warehouse and transporting them to the production line after the production of the other model is completed, this will require the AGV to carry out the transportation operation back and forth, resulting in the transfer of materials and affecting production efficiency.

[0023] In addition, there are products that require double-sided processing, that is, the first side of the product is processed on the first production line, and then the second side of the product is processed by the second production line. At this time, the AGV car is needed to transport the materials produced by the first production line to the second production line for feeding. However, the production rhythm of the first production line and the second production line is usually different. For example, the production efficiency of the first production line is fast, and the production efficiency of the second production line is slow. This will lead to redundant materials between the first production line and the second production line, requiring the AGV car to transport the redundant materials to the warehouse for storage, and then transport them to the second production line for processing when needed. This also leads to the situation of excessive transportation transition and easily causes the problem of excessive deviation in the double-sided processing time of the same product.

[0024] Therefore, how to improve the existing automatic production line system so that there is no need for excessive handling operations, improve the production efficiency of materials, and meet the coordinated production of the automated production line.

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the embodiments described in this application are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making any creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0026] In one possible implementation, please refer to Figures 1 to 5As shown, the temporary storage warehouse is used to be installed at the end of the production line. The temporary storage warehouse can at least include a frame 1, in which a material handling mechanism 2 and at least two material storage conveying platforms 3 are installed. A docking port 11 is provided on one side of the frame 1, and the docking port 11 is used to connect to the end of the production line. A feed port 12 and at least one discharge port 13 are provided on the other side of the frame 1, and the feed port 12 and the discharge port 13 correspond to at least part of the material storage conveying platforms 3 respectively. The material handling mechanism 2 is arranged between the material storage conveying platform 3 and the docking port 11 to send the material on the material storage conveying platform 3 out through the docking port 11, or to move the material onto the material storage conveying platform 3 through the docking port 11, wherein the material storage conveying platform 3 is used to store and convey materials.

[0027] In this embodiment, it includes an empty material box loading step, a temporary storage step and a material discharging step.

[0028] Steps for feeding empty material boxes: The empty material boxes can be delivered to the storage conveying platform 3 through the feeding port 12, and then the storage conveying platform 3 transfers the empty material boxes to the side of the material handling mechanism 2, and the material handling mechanism 2 transfers the empty material boxes to the production line through the docking port 11.

[0029] Temporary storage: Empty bins enter the production line, where they are loaded with finished materials. Full bins are transferred through the docking port 11 and the material handling mechanism 2 to the storage and conveying platform 3 (this refers to the storage and conveying platform 3 excluding the storage and conveying platform 3 corresponding to the feed port 12) for storage.

[0030] During the discharge process, empty bins enter the production line, where they are loaded with finished materials. Full bins are then transferred to the storage and conveying platform 3 corresponding to the discharge port 13, where they are discharged. Alternatively, materials stored on the storage and conveying platform 3 can be transferred via a material handling mechanism to the storage and conveying platform 3 corresponding to the discharge port 13 for discharge.

[0031] According to the above steps, when there are materials that need to be temporarily stored on the production line, they can be transported to the storage conveying platform 3 for temporary storage through the material handling mechanism 2. Compared with the existing method of transporting the temporarily stored materials to a warehouse outside the line for storage, it can reduce the situation of excessive transportation and improve the overall production efficiency of the materials.

[0032] In a feasible embodiment, the material handling mechanism 2 includes an XZ-axis moving mechanism 21 and a bidirectional telescopic fork 22 , and the bidirectional telescopic fork 22 is connected to the moving end of the XZ-axis moving mechanism 21 .

[0033] It should be noted that the specific structures of the XZ-axis moving mechanism 21 and the bidirectional telescopic fork 22 can be referred to in the prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0034] Furthermore, the plurality of stock material conveying platforms 3 are arranged in a preset arrangement, wherein the plurality of stock material conveying platforms 3 and the docking port 11 are all located within the moving range of the XZ axis moving mechanism 21 .

[0035] In practical applications, the default arrangement is a rectangular array, for example, a 3x2 arrangement in two layers, with three storage and conveyor platforms on each layer. The number of storage and conveyor platforms 3 on each layer is equal to the sum of the number of feed ports 12 and discharge ports 13. The storage and conveyor platforms 3 can utilize a dual-track belt conveyor, and the dual-track belt conveyors on one side can share the same drive shaft.

[0036] It should be pointed out that the loading of the temporary storage warehouse can be used for the loading tray, and the production line is used to store the produced electronic components into the tray to form materials. Correspondingly, the discharge is only the discharge of materials rather than the above-mentioned material boxes. In this way, the length of the double-track conveyor line should only be greater than the material.

[0037] When the loading of the temporary storage warehouse can be used to load material boxes, the length of the double-track conveyor line is greater than the length of the material boxes. In this way, several material boxes can be stored on the double-track conveyor line, so that several materials can be stored on the double-track conveyor line.

[0038] Based on the same inventive concept, see Figure 6 As shown, the present application also provides a production line system, comprising at least a first production line body 4 and the aforementioned temporary storage warehouse. The first production line body 4 has a plate collector 5, and the plate collector 5 is located at the end of the first production line body 4. The plate collector 5 is connected to the docking port 11 of the temporary storage warehouse to receive material frames sent from the temporary storage warehouse and send the material frames filled with materials to the temporary storage warehouse.

[0039] Based on the same inventive concept, the present application also provides a method for using the above-mentioned production line system, which is applied to the above-mentioned production line system, and the method includes:

[0040] When the first production line 4 needs to produce another type of material, it is determined whether the current material has been fully produced;

[0041] If the current material has not been produced yet, the current material is temporarily stored in some of the storage conveying platforms 3 in the temporary storage warehouse (the storage conveying platforms 3 refer to the storage conveying platforms 3 excluding the storage conveying platforms 3 corresponding to the feed port 12 and the discharge port 13, so as to avoid the material frame required for another type of material from being unable to load and discharge);

[0042] After all the current materials are stored in the temporary storage warehouse, the first production line 4 produces another type of material and discharges the completed material of the other type through the temporary storage warehouse.

[0043] Furthermore, when the production of another type of material is completed and discharged through the temporary storage warehouse, the current material temporarily stored in the temporary storage warehouse is transported to the first production line 4 to continue production.

[0044] Based on the same inventive concept, when materials need to be produced on multiple production lines, and the production speeds of the multiple production lines are not coordinated, for example, when two production lines are required, when the production speed of the first process production line 6 is faster than that of the second process production line 7, there will be extra material space between the first process production line 6 and the second process production line 7. In order to solve this problem, please refer to Figure 7 As shown, the present application also provides a production line system, which includes at least a first process production line body 6, a second process production line body 7 and the above-mentioned temporary material storage; the temporary material storage is connected to the end of the first process production line body 6, and the temporary material storage is used to store the semi-finished materials produced by the first process production line body 6, and discharge the semi-finished materials according to the production speed of the second process production line body 7 to coordinate the production speeds of the first process production line body 6 and the second process production line body 7.

[0045] It can be seen that the technical solution provided by this application is to install a temporary material storage warehouse at the tail end of the production line, and the temporary material storage warehouse includes a material handling mechanism and at least two material storage conveying platforms. The material handling mechanism is installed between the at least two material storage conveying platforms and the tail end of the production line. In this way, when the production line needs to store long-term materials, the materials can be discharged from the temporary material storage warehouse and transported to the warehouse for storage by an external trolley. When there are materials that need to be temporarily stored in the production line, they can be transported to the material storage conveying platforms for temporary storage by the material handling mechanism. Compared with the existing method of transporting temporarily stored materials to the warehouse for storage, it can reduce the situation of excessive handling and improve the overall production efficiency of materials.

[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for using a production line system, characterized in that: Applied to a production line system, the production line system at least comprises a first production line body (4) and a temporary storage warehouse; The temporary storage warehouse is used to be installed at the end of the production line, and the temporary storage warehouse at least includes a frame (1), and a material handling mechanism (2) and at least two storage conveying platforms (3) are installed in the frame (1); a docking port (11) is provided on one side of the frame (1), and the docking port (11) is used to connect with the end of the production line, and a feed port (12) and at least one discharge port (13) are provided on the other side of the frame (1), and the feed port (12) and the discharge port (13) correspond to at least part of the storage conveying platforms (3) respectively; the material handling mechanism (2) is arranged between the storage conveying platform (3) and the docking port (11) to deliver the material on the storage conveying platform (3) through the docking port (11), or to move the material onto the storage conveying platform (3) through the docking port (11), wherein the storage conveying platform (3) is used to store and convey materials; The first production line (4) has a plate collecting machine (5), and the plate collecting machine (5) is located at the end of the first production line (4); the plate collecting machine (5) is connected to the docking port (11) of the temporary storage warehouse to receive the material frame sent from the temporary storage warehouse and send the material frame filled with materials to the temporary storage warehouse; The method comprises: When the first production line (4) needs to produce another type of material, it is determined whether the current material has been fully produced; If the current material has not been produced yet, the current material is temporarily stored in a partial material storage conveying platform (3) of the temporary storage warehouse; After all the current materials are stored in the temporary storage warehouse, the first production line (4) produces the other type of material, and discharges the produced other type of material through the temporary storage warehouse.

2. The method for using the production line system according to claim 1, wherein: The method further comprises: When the production of the other type of material is completed and the material is discharged from the temporary storage warehouse, the current material temporarily stored in the temporary storage warehouse is transported to the first production line (4).

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