Handling equipment and material handling methods

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of handling equipment, and discloses a handling equipment and a material handling method, wherein the handling equipment comprises a machine seat, a clamping assembly and an inflating device; the machine seat has a bearing position; the clamping assembly comprises a clamping drive device, two clamping plates and at least one clamping airbag, the two clamping plates are arranged on opposite sides of the bearing position, the clamping drive device is connected to at least one clamping plate, and the clamping drive device can drive the clamping plates to move so that the two clamping plates move closer or farther away from each other; at least one clamping plate is provided with a clamping airbag on one side facing the bearing position, and the inflating device is connected to the clamping airbag. The handling equipment can firmly clamp the material, and can absorb the vibration generated by the material during the handling process, thereby ensuring the stability of the material during the handling process and effectively preventing the material from being damaged.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of handling equipment, and in particular relates to a handling equipment and a method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Warehousing refers to the process of storing, maintaining, preserving and handling commodities, materials, products, etc. through reasonable facilities and management in logistics and supply chain management. Warehousing activities are an important link connecting production, supply and sales, and play a vital role in ensuring the smoothness of the supply chain, reducing logistics costs and improving service quality. In the process of warehousing, the warehousing robots used are an important part of the intelligent logistics system. They undertake the important tasks of material handling and sorting in logistics warehouses. With the rapid development of my country's logistics industry, the requirements for efficiency and accuracy are getting higher and higher. Warehousing and handling robots came into being and have greatly promoted the automation and intelligentization of the logistics industry.

[0003] However, the current storage and handling equipment usually has a fixed-size load-bearing position for carrying materials. In order to facilitate loading and unloading, the area of ​​the load-bearing position is usually larger than the volume of the material. Therefore, during operation, it is easy for materials to shake or even fall from the storage and handling equipment, affecting the safety of the materials and causing damage to the goods. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a handling device which can firmly clamp the stored materials during the handling process and effectively prevent the materials from being damaged.

[0005] The above-mentioned purpose is achieved by the following technical solutions.

[0006] A first aspect of the present invention provides a handling device, the handling device comprising a machine base, a clamping assembly and an inflating device;

[0007] The machine base has a bearing position;

[0008] The clamping assembly includes a clamping drive device, two clamping plates and at least one clamping airbag, the two clamping plates are arranged on opposite sides of the bearing position, the clamping drive device is connected to at least one of the clamping plates, and the clamping drive device can drive the clamping plates to move so that the two clamping plates move closer to or farther away from each other;

[0009] The clamping airbag is arranged on one side of at least one of the clamping plates facing the bearing position, and the inflation device is communicated with the clamping airbag.

[0010] In some embodiments, the inflation device includes a reciprocating screw, a piston cylinder, a roller and a piston plate; the reciprocating screw is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the machine base, the piston cylinder is fixed to the bottom of the machine base, the reciprocating screw is provided with the roller, and when the roller rotates, it can drive the reciprocating screw to rotate, the reciprocating screw is passed through the piston cylinder, the piston plate is movably arranged in the piston cylinder, the piston plate is arranged on the reciprocating screw, and when the reciprocating screw rotates, it can drive the piston plate to reciprocate in the piston cylinder, and the piston cylinder is provided with an air inlet hole, and the piston cylinder is connected to the clamping airbag.

[0011] In some of these embodiments, the handling equipment further comprises a cleaning device;

[0012] The cleaning device comprises a cleaning roller, which is arranged at the bottom of the machine base and is provided with cleaning bristles.

[0013] In some embodiments, the cleaning roller is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the machine base; the handling equipment also includes a transmission assembly, the reciprocating screw is connected to the cleaning roller through the transmission assembly, and drives the cleaning roller to rotate in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the reciprocating screw.

[0014] In some embodiments, the transmission assembly includes a driving wheel, a belt, a transmission gear and a rotating gear, the driving wheel is connected to the reciprocating screw, the transmission gear is arranged on the machine base, the rotating gear is connected to the cleaning roller and meshes with the transmission gear for transmission, and the driving wheel is connected to the transmission gear through the belt.

[0015] In some embodiments, the transporting equipment also includes an air jet pipe arranged on the machine base, and the air jet pipe is arranged adjacent to the cleaning roller, the air jet pipe is provided with a plurality of air jet holes along the extension direction of the cleaning roller, the air jet holes are inclined downward and toward the cleaning roller, and the air jet pipe is connected to the piston cylinder.

[0016] In some of the embodiments, anti-collision airbags are arranged around the machine base, and the piston cylinder is connected to the anti-collision airbags.

[0017] In some embodiments, the piston plate divides the inner cavity of the piston cylinder into a first cavity and a second cavity; two anti-collision airbags arranged along the extending direction of the cleaning roller are respectively connected to the first cavity and the second cavity of the piston cylinder;

[0018] The transporting equipment also includes a scraper device movably arranged on the machine base, the scraper device is arranged adjacent to the cleaning roller and can contact the cleaning bristles, and the opposite ends of the scraper device are respectively connected to the two anti-collision airbags arranged along the extension direction of the cleaning roller.

[0019] In some embodiments, two clamping airbags are provided, and the two clamping airbags are respectively provided on the two clamping plates; and / or,

[0020] The handling equipment further comprises a pressure relief device; the pressure relief device comprises a blocking plate, a pressure relief plate and a pressure relief elastic member;

[0021] The clamping plate is provided with a slide groove and a pressure relief hole connected to the clamping airbag, the pressure relief plate is arranged on the clamping plate, the blocking plate is slidably arranged on the slide groove of the clamping plate, and the first end of the blocking plate slides to block the pressure relief hole, and the second end extends into the bearing position, the opposite ends of the pressure relief elastic member are respectively connected to the pressure relief plate and the blocking plate, and the blocking plate can slide along the slide groove to the first position or the second position to block or open the pressure relief hole; and / or,

[0022] A supporting plate is arranged on the bearing position, and a shock-absorbing buffer is arranged between the supporting plate and the machine seat.

[0023] A second aspect of the present invention provides a material handling method, using the handling equipment as described above, comprising the following steps:

[0024] Place the material to be transported on the load-bearing position;

[0025] According to the size of the material relative to the carrying position, the clamping drive device is controlled to drive at least one of the clamping plates to move, so that the clamping plates are adjusted to move closer to or farther from each other to clamp the material;

[0026] The inflation device inflates at least one clamping airbag, and after the clamping airbag is inflated, it cooperates with the clamping plate to clamp and fix the material;

[0027] Control the movement of the machine base to move the material to the preset position.

[0028] The technical solution provided by the present invention has the following advantages and effects:

[0029] The handling equipment is provided with two clamping plates on opposite sides of the bearing position of the machine base, and connected to at least one of the clamping plates through a clamping drive device to drive the clamping plates to move, so that the two clamping plates are moved closer or farther away from each other to clamp the material. The clamping area between the two clamping plates can be adjusted according to the size of the specific clamped material, so as to firmly clamp the material. A clamping airbag is provided on the side of at least one clamping plate facing the bearing position, and at least one clamping airbag is inflated by an inflation device. After the clamping airbag is inflated, it can cooperate with the clamping plate to clamp and fix the material together, and the clamping airbag can buffer and absorb the vibration force of the material in the horizontal direction, so as to absorb the vibration generated by the material during the handling process, thereby ensuring the stability of the material during the handling process and effectively preventing the material from being damaged. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top cutaway structure of the handling equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The enlarged structural diagram at A in the middle;

[0033] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the front middle section of the handling equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The enlarged structural diagram at B in the middle;

[0035] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional partially cutaway front structural schematic diagram of a handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 7 It is a three-dimensional partially cutaway schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the handling equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 8 for Figure 7 The enlarged structural diagram at C in the middle;

[0038] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the cleaning roller according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] Description of reference numerals:

[0040] 1. Machine seat; 2. Support plate; 3. Damping rod; 4. Vibration-reducing elastic part; 5. Clamping cylinder; 6. Clamping plate; 7. Clamping airbag; 8. Wheel; 9. Pressure relief hole; 10. Slide; 11. Blocking plate; 12. Pressure relief elastic part; 13. Fixed plate; 14. Reciprocating screw; 15. Roller; 16. Piston cylinder; 17. Air inlet; 18. Piston plate; 19. Baffle; 20. Connecting pipe; 21. Connecting hose; 22. Exhaust pipe; 23. Jet pipe; 24. Jet hole; 25. Driving wheel; 26. Belt; 27. Transmission gear; 28. Rotating gear; 29. ​​Cleaning roller; 30. Cleaning brush; 31. Air pipe; 32. Anti-collision airbag; 33. Connecting rope; 34. Cleaning plate; 35. Slide; 36. Support plate; 37. Mounting plate; 38. Pressure relief plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0042] Unless otherwise specified or defined, the "first, second..." used in this article is merely used to distinguish names and does not represent a specific quantity or order.

[0043] Unless specifically stated or defined otherwise, the term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0044] It should be noted that, in this document, “fixed to” or “connected to” may mean directly fixing or connecting to an element, or indirectly fixing or connecting to an element.

[0045] It should be noted that the handling equipment is mainly used for material handling. Specifically in this embodiment, the handling equipment is mainly used for material handling in the warehousing field. Of course, in other embodiments, the handling equipment can also be used for other material handling, and no special limitation is made here.

[0046] An embodiment of the present invention provides a transport device, such as Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the handling equipment includes a machine base 1, a clamping assembly and an inflation device.

[0047] The machine base 1 has a bearing position; wherein the bearing position is used to place the material to be transported, specifically the storage material in this embodiment. Specifically, the bottom of the machine base 1 may be provided with wheels 8, and the machine base 1 may be transported to the material handling position by the wheels 8. It should be noted that the machine base 1 is also conventionally provided with a control system, a power supply, etc. for realizing the automatic material conveying of the handling equipment, but since it is not the focus of the present invention, it will not be described in detail here.

[0048] The clamping assembly includes a clamping drive device, two clamping plates 6 and at least one clamping airbag 7. The two clamping plates 6 are arranged on opposite sides of the bearing position. The clamping drive device is connected to at least one of the clamping plates 6, and the clamping drive device, such as a clamping cylinder 5, can drive the clamping plate 6 to move so that the two clamping plates 6 move closer to or farther away from each other. Specifically in this embodiment, the clamping drive device may include two clamping cylinders 5 arranged on the machine base 1, and specifically, a mounting plate 37 is arranged on the top of the machine base 1, and one side of the mounting plate 37 is connected to the clamping cylinder 5. The output ends of the two clamping cylinders 5 are respectively connected to the two clamping plates 6, so that the two clamping plates 6 can be driven closer to or farther away from each other by the two clamping cylinders 5, and the clamping area between the two clamping plates 6 can be adjusted according to the size of the specific clamped material, so as to firmly clamp the material.

[0049] The clamping airbag 7 is provided on one side of at least one of the clamping plates 6 facing the bearing position, and the inflation device is in communication with the clamping airbag 7. The inflation device inflates at least one of the clamping airbags 7, and after the clamping airbag 7 is inflated, it can cooperate with the clamping plate 6 to clamp and fix the material together, and the clamping airbag 7 can buffer and absorb the vibration force of the material in the horizontal direction, thereby absorbing the vibration generated by the material during the transportation process, thereby ensuring the stability of the material during transportation and effectively preventing the material from being damaged.

[0050] Furthermore, in some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, a support plate 2 is provided on the bearing position, and a shock-absorbing buffer is provided between the support plate 2 and the machine seat 1. The shock-absorbing buffer includes a damping rod 3 and a shock-absorbing elastic member 4. The damping rod 3 is provided between the bottom of the support plate 2 and the machine seat 1. The shock-absorbing elastic member 4 is sleeved on the damping rod 3, and the opposite ends of the shock-absorbing elastic member 4, such as a spring, are respectively against the machine seat 1 and the support plate 2. During the material handling process, when bumps occur, the shock-absorbing elastic member 4 and the damping rod 3 will absorb the force of the material's up and down vibration, and buffer the up and down vibrations generated by the material, while the clamping airbag 7 buffers and absorbs the vibration force of the material in the horizontal direction. The cooperation of the two can realize the uniform absorption of the vibrations generated by the material in the up and down and left and right directions during the handling process, thereby ensuring the overall stability of the material handling process and effectively preventing material damage.

[0051] In some embodiments, Figures 4 to 7As shown, the inflation device includes a reciprocating screw 14, a piston cylinder 16, a roller 15 and a piston plate 18; the reciprocating screw 14 is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the machine base 1, specifically, a fixed plate 13 is arranged at the bottom of the machine base 1, and the reciprocating screw 14 is rotatably connected to the fixed plate 13. The piston cylinder 16 is arranged at the bottom of the machine base 1, and the roller 15 is arranged on the reciprocating screw 14. When the roller 15 rotates, it can drive the reciprocating screw 14 to rotate. The reciprocating screw 14 is inserted into the piston cylinder 16, and the piston plate 18 is movably arranged in the piston cylinder 16. The piston plate 18 is arranged on the reciprocating screw 14, and when the reciprocating screw 14 rotates, it can drive the piston plate 18 to reciprocate in the piston cylinder 16. Specifically, the reciprocating screw 14 is threadedly connected with the piston plate 18. When the reciprocating screw 14 rotates, the piston plate 18 is driven to reciprocate in the piston cylinder 16 through the threaded transmission, and the piston cylinder 16 is provided with an air inlet 17, wherein the air inlet 17 can only allow external gas to be sucked into the piston cylinder 16 to replenish the air in the piston cylinder 16; the piston cylinder 16 is connected to the clamping airbag 7. The reciprocating screw 14 is driven to rotate by the roller 15, and the reciprocating screw 14 converts the rotational motion into the linear reciprocating motion of the piston plate 18, so that the piston plate 18 reciprocates in the piston cylinder 16 to compress or increase the space of the piston cylinder 16. Specifically, the end of the piston cylinder 16 is connected to a connecting tube 20, and the end of the connecting tube 20 away from the piston cylinder 16 is connected to a connecting hose 21. The end of the connecting hose 21 away from the connecting tube 20 is connected to the clamping plate 6 and is connected to the clamping airbag 7. The connecting hose 21 is connected to the mounting plate 37, and the connecting tube 20 is connected to the mounting plate 37.

[0052] Among them, during the operation of the machine base 1, the roller 15 will roll, and the rolling of the roller 15 will drive the reciprocating screw 14 to rotate, so that the piston plate 18 slides back and forth in a straight line in the piston cylinder 16, so that the space on the side of the piston plate 18 in the piston cylinder 16 gradually increases, forming an exhaust state. At this time, the outside air is sucked into the piston cylinder 16 through the air inlet hole 17, and the space on the other side of the piston plate 18 in the piston cylinder 16 gradually decreases, forming an exhaust state, so that part of the air enters the clamping airbag 7 through the connecting pipe 20 and the connecting hose 21, so that the clamping airbag 7 is fully expanded, fully clamping and fixing the material until the clamping airbag 7 is fully expanded. At this time, the air in the piston cylinder 16 will not enter the clamping airbag 7, thereby achieving full clamping and fixing of the material during the material handling process, reducing the shaking of the material during the handling process, and ensuring the stability of the material handling process.

[0053] In some embodiments, Figure 6 and Figure 8As shown, the transport device further includes a cleaning device, which includes a cleaning roller 29; the cleaning roller 29 is arranged at the bottom of the machine base 1 and in front of the machine base 1, and a cleaning brush 30 is arranged on the cleaning roller 29. Specifically, the cleaning brush 30 covers the circumferential side wall of the cleaning roller 29, and the running route of the machine base 1 is brushed and cleaned by the cleaning brush 30, so as to clean the dust and other impurities attached to the running route of the machine base 1.

[0054] In some embodiments, Figure 7 As shown, the cleaning roller 29 is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the machine base 1; the handling equipment also includes a transmission assembly, and the reciprocating screw 14 is connected to the cleaning roller 29 through the transmission assembly, and drives the cleaning roller 29 to rotate in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the reciprocating screw 14. In the process of the operation of the machine base 1, the roller 15 will roll, and the rolling of the roller 15 will drive the reciprocating screw 14 to rotate, so that the cleaning roller 29 is driven to rotate in the opposite direction through the transmission assembly, so that the cleaning bristles 30 brush and clean the running route of the machine base 1, and dust and other impurities attached to the running route of the machine base 1 are cleaned. Specifically in this embodiment, the transmission assembly includes a driving wheel 25, a belt 26, a transmission gear 27 and a rotating gear 28, the driving wheel 25 is connected to the reciprocating screw 14, the transmission gear 27 is connected to the machine base 1, the rotating gear 28 is connected to the cleaning roller 29 and meshes with the transmission gear 27 for transmission, and the driving wheel 25 is connected to the transmission gear 27 through the belt 26. Specifically, a support plate 36 is provided at the bottom of the machine base 1, and a cleaning roller 29 is rotatably connected to the support plate 36, and the transmission gear 27 is rotatably connected to the support plate 36. The end of the cleaning roller 29 is provided with the rotating gear 28, and the rotating gear 28 is meshed with the transmission gear 27, and the belt 26 is adapted to the transmission gear 27. Since the rotation of the reciprocating screw 14 will cause the driving wheel 25 to rotate, and then the rotating gear 28 is driven to rotate through the belt 26 and the transmission gear 27, so that the rotation direction of the rotating gear 28 is opposite to the rotation direction of the reciprocating screw 14.

[0055] In some embodiments, Figure 7As shown, the handling equipment further includes an air jet pipe 23 disposed on the machine base 1, and the air jet pipe 23 is disposed adjacent to the cleaning roller 29, and the air jet pipe 23 is provided with a plurality of air jet holes 24 along the extending direction of the cleaning roller 29, and the air jet holes 24 are inclined downward and toward the cleaning roller 29, and the air jet pipe 23 is connected with the piston cylinder 16. Specifically, the piston cylinder 16 is connected with the air jet pipe 23 through the exhaust pipe 22, and the air jet pipe 23 is located behind the cleaning roller 29. In this embodiment, during the reciprocating sliding of the piston plate 18 along the piston cylinder 16, a part of the air will enter the air jet pipe 23 through the exhaust pipe 22, and act on the front of the machine base 1 through the air jet holes 24, and blow and clean the road surface in front of the machine base 1, thereby ensuring the cleanliness of the running route, preventing dust and other impurities on the running route from affecting the recognition of the running route by the machine base 1, and improving the accuracy of the recognition operation, thereby improving the efficiency of material handling.

[0056] In some embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, the machine base 1 is provided with anti-collision airbags 32 on all sides, and the piston cylinder 16 is also provided with an air pipe 31, and the piston cylinder 16 is connected to the anti-collision airbags 32 through the air pipe 31. Specifically, the anti-collision airbags 32 are provided on the four corners of the machine base 1, so that the machine base 1 is protected on all sides to ensure stability during material handling.

[0057] Specifically in this embodiment, Figure 6 and Fig. 9 As shown, the piston plate 18 divides the inner cavity of the piston cylinder 16 into a first cavity and a second cavity; two anti-collision airbags 32 arranged along the extending direction of the cleaning roller 29 are respectively connected to the first cavity and the second cavity of the piston cylinder 16. Specifically, the piston cylinder 16 is connected to the anti-collision airbag 32 through an air pipe 31. The handling equipment also includes a scraper device movably arranged on the machine base 1, the scraper device is arranged adjacent to the cleaning roller 29 and can contact the cleaning bristles 30, and the opposite ends of the scraper device are respectively connected to the two anti-collision airbags 32 arranged along the extending direction of the cleaning roller 29. Among them, during the reciprocating sliding of the piston plate 18 in the piston cylinder 16, one side of the space on both sides of the piston cylinder 16 corresponding to the piston plate 18 will be in an exhaust state, and the other side will be in an intake state, so that the anti-collision airbag 32 on one side will expand and the anti-collision airbag 32 on the other side will shrink, which can drive the scraper device to slide along the cleaning roller 29, so that the scraper device moves the cleaning bristles 30 to shake off dust and other impurities attached to the outer surface of the cleaning bristles 30.

[0058] Specifically in this embodiment, the scraper device includes a slide bar 35, a connecting rope 33 and a plurality of cleaning plates 34; the slide bar 35 is arranged on the machine base 1 and adjacent to the cleaning roller 29, and the cleaning plates 34 are slidably arranged on the slide bar 35 and in contact with the bristles of the cleaning roller 29, and each of the cleaning plates 34 is connected by the connecting rope 33, and the two ends of the connecting rope 33 are respectively connected to the two anti-collision airbags 32 arranged along the extension direction of the cleaning roller 29. Specifically in this embodiment, the connecting rope 33 passes through the support plate 36 and is slidably connected to the support plate 36. It can be understood that when the piston plate 18 slides along the direction from the first cavity to the second cavity of the piston cylinder 16, the space of the second cavity in the piston cylinder 16 is gradually compressed and reduced, forming an exhaust state, so that part of the air in the second cavity in the piston cylinder 16 enters the anti-collision airbag 32 connected to the same side through the air pipe 31, and the anti-collision airbag 32 on this side expands; at the same time, the space of the first cavity in the piston cylinder 16 gradually increases, forming an exhaust state, so that the piston cylinder 16 extracts the air in the anti-collision airbag 32 connected to the same side through the air pipe 31, and the anti-collision airbag 32 on this side shrinks. That is, when the piston plate 18 slides back and forth in the piston cylinder 16, the anti-collision airbag 32 on one side can be expanded and the anti-collision airbag 32 on the other side can be contracted, so that the cleaning plate 34 can slide along the outer surface of the slide rod 35, so that the cleaning plate 34 moves the cleaning bristles 30 to shake off dust and other impurities attached to the outer surface of the cleaning bristles 30. On the one hand, it effectively prevents the anti-collision airbag 32 from being in an expanded state for a long time. When an external object collides with the machine base 1, the machine base 1 will move a large distance, causing the material to tip over, thereby ensuring the stability of the material during handling. It also effectively prevents the anti-collision airbag 32 from expanding for a long time, causing its expansion coefficient to decrease and affecting its anti-collision performance. On the other hand, it can clean the cleaning bristles 30, improve the cleaning quality of the running route by the cleaning bristles 30, prevent dust and other impurities on the running route from causing vibration of the material, prevent the material from being damaged by impact, and provide good protection for the material.

[0059] In some embodiments, Figure 4As shown, two clamping airbags 7 are provided, and the two clamping airbags 7 are respectively provided on the two clamping plates 6. Specifically in the present embodiment, the piston plate 18 divides the inner cavity of the piston cylinder 16 into a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity are respectively connected with the two clamping airbags 7, and the cavity walls of the first cavity and the second cavity are provided with the air inlet 17. Among them, the two clamping airbags 7 cooperate to clamp the two sides of the material in the horizontal direction, which can effectively reduce the shaking of the material during the transportation process. Specifically in the present embodiment, the air inlet 17 is provided at the opposite ends of the piston cylinder 16 along the moving direction of the piston plate 18, and the piston cylinder 16 is also provided with a baffle 19, the air inlet 17 is located between the baffle 19 and the end of the piston cylinder 16, and the baffle 19 is used to block the further movement of the piston plate 18.

[0060] In some embodiments, Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the handling equipment also includes a pressure relief device; the pressure relief device includes a blocking plate 11, a pressure relief plate 38 and a pressure relief elastic member 12; the clamping plate 6 is provided with a slide groove 10 and a pressure relief hole 9 connected to the clamping airbag 7, the clamping plate 6 is provided with the pressure relief plate 38, the blocking plate 11 is slidably arranged on the slide groove 10 of the clamping plate 6, and the first end of the blocking plate 11 slides to block the pressure relief hole 9, and the second end extends into the bearing position, the opposite ends of the pressure relief elastic member 12 are respectively connected to the pressure relief plate 38 and the blocking plate 11, and the blocking plate 11 can slide along the slide groove 10 to the first position or the second position to block or open the pressure relief hole 9. Specifically, the bearing position of the machine seat 1 is a structure with front and rear ends open, wherein the front end of the bearing position is an end for loading or unloading. The second end of the blocking plate 11 extends into the position of the bearing position close to the rear end of the machine seat 1. Among them, when the material is transported to the side of the storage shelf, due to the cessation of the movement of the machine base 1, the material will move backward under the push of the storage shelf to push the blocking plate 11, so that the blocking plate 11 slides along the slide groove 10, and the blocking plate 11 cannot block the pressure relief hole 9. At this time, the pressure relief hole 9 will completely discharge the gas in the clamping airbag 7, and the clamping airbag 7 will shrink, so that the material can be removed from the support plate 2 and placed on the storage shelf; in the process of transporting the material, the blocking plate 11 and the pressure relief elastic member 12 are used to prevent the material from sliding off the support plate 2 under the action of inertia, thereby improving the stability of the material during transportation.

[0061] The second aspect of the present invention also provides a material handling method, using the above-mentioned handling equipment, comprising the following steps:

[0062] Place the material to be transported on the load-bearing position of the machine base 1;

[0063] According to the size of the material relative to the bearing position, the clamping drive device is controlled to drive at least one of the clamping plates 6 to move, so that the two clamping plates 6 are adjusted to move closer to or farther from each other to clamp the material;

[0064] The inflation device inflates at least one clamping airbag 7, and after the clamping airbag 7 is inflated, it cooperates with the clamping plate 6 to clamp and fix the material;

[0065] The machine base 1 is controlled to move to transport the material to a preset position.

[0066] Through this method, during the material handling process, the clamping drive device can drive the clamping plate 6 to adjust the clamping area according to the size of the material, so as to firmly clamp the material, and inflate at least one clamping airbag 7 through the inflation device. After the clamping airbag 7 is inflated, it can cooperate with the clamping plate 6 to jointly clamp and fix the material, and the clamping airbag 7 can buffer and absorb the vibration force of the material in the horizontal direction, thereby absorbing the vibration generated by the material during the handling process, thereby ensuring the stability of the material during handling and preventing damage to the material.

[0067] The specific working process of the handling equipment of this embodiment is provided below.

[0068] After the material is placed on the loading position, the clamping drive device is controlled to drive at least one of the clamping plates 6 to move according to the size of the material relative to the loading position, so that the two clamping plates 6 adjust their positions to move closer to or farther from each other to clamp the material.

[0069] During the operation of the machine base 1, when bumps occur, the shock-absorbing elastic member 4 and the damping rod 3 will absorb the force of the up and down vibration of the cargo, and buffer and absorb the up and down vibration of the cargo, while the clamping airbag 7 will buffer and absorb the vibration force of the cargo in the horizontal direction. At the same time, the operation of the machine base 1 will cause the roller 15 to roll, and the rolling of the roller 15 will drive the reciprocating screw 14 to rotate, so that the piston plate 18 slides back and forth in the piston cylinder 16, and the outside air is drawn into the piston cylinder 16, and part of the air in the piston cylinder 16 enters the clamping airbag 7, so that the clamping airbag 7 is fully expanded, fully clamping and fixing the cargo, until the clamping airbag 7 is fully expanded, at which time the air in the piston cylinder 16 will not enter the clamping airbag 7, so that the cargo is fully clamped and fixed during the cargo handling process, and the shaking of the cargo during the handling process is reduced, and the stability of the cargo during the handling process is ensured;

[0070] During the reciprocating sliding of the piston plate 18 along the piston cylinder 16, a part of the air will enter the air jet pipe 23 through the exhaust pipe 22, and act on the front of the machine base 1 through the air jet hole 24, so as to blow and clean the road surface in front of the machine base 1. At the same time, due to the rotation of the reciprocating screw 14, the driving wheel 25 will rotate, and then the rotating gear 28 will be driven to rotate through the belt 26 and the transmission gear 27. At this time, the rotation direction of the rotating gear 28 is opposite to the rotation direction of the reciprocating screw 14, so that the cleaning roller 29 rotates, so that the cleaning brush 30 brushes and cleans the running route of the machine base 1, so as to clean the dust and other impurities attached to the running route of the machine base 1, and stay away from the running route of the machine base 1 under the jet action of the air jet hole 24, so as to ensure the cleanliness of the running route, prevent the dust and other impurities on the running route from affecting the recognition of the running route by the machine base 1, improve the accuracy of the recognition operation, and thus improve the efficiency of cargo handling;

[0071] When the piston plate 18 slides along the piston cylinder 16, part of the air in the piston cylinder 16 will enter the anti-collision airbag 32 through the air supply pipe 31, and the piston cylinder 16 can extract the air in the anti-collision airbag 32 through the air supply pipe 31, so that the anti-collision airbag 32 can expand and contract back and forth. During the reciprocating expansion and contraction of the anti-collision airbag 32, the cleaning plate 34 will be driven by the connecting rope 33 to slide back and forth along the outer surface of the sliding rod 35 (it should be noted that, during the reciprocating sliding of the piston plate 18 in the piston cylinder 16, one side of the piston cylinder 16 located on the two sides of the piston plate 18 will be in an exhaust state, while the other side will be in an air intake state, so that the anti-collision airbag 32 on one side will expand and the anti-collision airbag 32 on the other side will contract, so that the cleaning plate 34 can slide along the outer surface of the sliding rod 35, so that the cleaning plate 34 moves the cleaning bristles 30, so that the cleaning bristles 30 shake off the dust and other impurities attached to the outer surface;

[0072] When the goods are transported to the storage shelf, due to the cessation of the movement of the machine base 1, the goods will move backward under the push of the storage shelf, pushing the blocking plate 11, so that the blocking plate 11 slides into the slide groove 10, and the blocking plate 11 cannot block the pressure relief hole 9. At this time, the pressure relief hole 9 will completely discharge the gas in the clamping airbag 7, causing the clamping airbag 7 to shrink, and the goods can be removed from the supporting plate 2 and placed on the storage shelf.

[0073] The above embodiments are not exhaustive enumerations of the present invention, and there may be multiple other implementations not listed. Any replacement and improvement made without violating the concept of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A handling device, characterized in that: The handling equipment includes a machine base, a clamping assembly and an inflating device; The machine base has a bearing position; The clamping assembly includes a clamping drive device, two clamping plates and at least one clamping airbag, the two clamping plates are arranged on opposite sides of the bearing position, the clamping drive device is connected to at least one of the clamping plates, and the clamping drive device can drive the clamping plates to move so that the two clamping plates move closer to or farther away from each other; The clamping airbag is provided on one side of at least one of the clamping plates facing the bearing position, and the inflation device is connected to the clamping airbag; The inflation device includes a reciprocating screw, a piston cylinder, a roller and a piston plate; the reciprocating screw is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the machine base, the piston cylinder is fixed to the bottom of the machine base, the reciprocating screw is provided with the roller, and when the roller rotates, the reciprocating screw can be driven to rotate, the reciprocating screw is passed through the piston cylinder, the piston plate is movably arranged in the piston cylinder, the piston plate is arranged on the reciprocating screw, and when the reciprocating screw rotates, the piston plate can be driven to reciprocate in the piston cylinder, and an air inlet hole is provided on the piston cylinder, and the piston cylinder is connected to the clamping airbag; The handling equipment also includes a cleaning device; The cleaning device comprises a cleaning roller, the cleaning roller is arranged at the bottom of the machine base, and the cleaning roller is provided with cleaning bristles; Anti-collision airbags are arranged around the machine base, and the piston cylinder is connected to the anti-collision airbags; The piston plate divides the inner cavity of the piston cylinder into a first cavity and a second cavity; two anti-collision airbags arranged along the extending direction of the cleaning roller are respectively connected to the first cavity and the second cavity of the piston cylinder; The handling equipment also includes a scraper device movably arranged on the machine base, the scraper device is arranged adjacent to the cleaning roller and can contact the cleaning bristles, and the opposite ends of the scraper device are respectively connected to the two anti-collision airbags arranged along the extension direction of the cleaning roller; The cleaning roller is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the machine base; the handling equipment also includes a transmission assembly, through which the reciprocating screw is connected to the cleaning roller and drives the cleaning roller to rotate in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the reciprocating screw.

2. The handling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission assembly includes a driving wheel, a belt, a transmission gear and a rotating gear. The driving wheel is connected to the reciprocating screw rod, the transmission gear is arranged on the machine base, the rotating gear is connected to the cleaning roller and meshes with the transmission gear for transmission, and the driving wheel is connected to the transmission gear through the belt.

3. The handling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handling equipment also includes an air jet pipe arranged on the machine base, and the air jet pipe is arranged adjacent to the cleaning roller. The air jet pipe is provided with a plurality of air jet holes along the extension direction of the cleaning roller, the air jet holes are inclined downward and toward the cleaning roller, and the air jet pipe is connected to the piston cylinder.

4. The handling equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The clamping airbags are provided with two, and the two clamping airbags are respectively arranged on the two clamping plates; and / or, The handling equipment further comprises a pressure relief device; the pressure relief device comprises a blocking plate, a pressure relief plate and a pressure relief elastic member; The clamping plate is provided with a slide groove and a pressure relief hole connected to the clamping airbag, the pressure relief plate is arranged on the clamping plate, the blocking plate is slidably arranged on the slide groove of the clamping plate, and the first end of the blocking plate slides to block the pressure relief hole, and the second end extends into the bearing position, the opposite ends of the pressure relief elastic member are respectively connected to the pressure relief plate and the blocking plate, and the blocking plate can slide along the slide groove to the first position or the second position to block or open the pressure relief hole; and / or, A supporting plate is arranged on the bearing position, and a shock-absorbing buffer is arranged between the supporting plate and the machine seat.

5. A material handling method, characterized in that: Using the handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 comprises the following steps: Place the material to be transported on the load-bearing position; According to the size of the material relative to the carrying position, the clamping drive device is controlled to drive at least one of the clamping plates to move, so that the clamping plates are adjusted to move closer to or farther from each other to clamp the material; The inflation device inflates at least one clamping airbag, and after the clamping airbag is inflated, it cooperates with the clamping plate to clamp and fix the material; Control the movement of the machine base to move the material to the preset position.

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