Fixtures and processing equipment

Abstract

The present application relates to a fixture and processing equipment, wherein the fixture includes a body, a limit assembly, a clamping assembly and a pressing assembly, wherein the limit assembly, the clamping assembly and the pressing assembly are all connected to the same side surface of the body. The limit assembly is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along a first direction. The clamping assembly is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along a second direction intersecting with the first direction. The pressing assembly is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along a third direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction. In this way, the limit assembly, the clamping assembly and the pressing assembly cooperate with each other and are constructed to be able to controllably limit the workpiece to be processed along multiple directions to achieve stable clamping of the workpiece to be processed, are constructed to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed falling off the fixture, thereby facilitating subsequent handling, and are constructed to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed being offset during processing, thereby effectively improving the processing accuracy of the workpiece to be processed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of new energy vehicles, and in particular to a fixture and processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] The labor costs of smart manufacturing companies for new energy vehicle parts are rising, and there are prominent problems such as safety hazards. Companies are seeking safe, reliable and stable automation alternatives to achieve the goal of reducing staff and increasing efficiency.

[0003] There is a strong demand for this type of automated production line in the current market. The existing automated processing equipment used to load and unload and process beam parts has low accuracy and stability when clamping beam parts due to the complex structure of beam parts and numerous processes. This can easily lead to offset and errors in beam parts in subsequent processing steps, resulting in unqualified products. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a fixture and processing equipment to improve the accuracy and stability of the clamping of beam parts.

[0005] A clamp for clamping a workpiece to be processed, the workpiece to be processed comprises a main body and a partition plate, the main body has a middle section and a first section and a second section arranged at both ends of the middle section and extending in the same direction; the partition plate is connected to the middle section and is located between the first section and the second section;

[0006] The fixture comprises a body, a limiting assembly, a clamping assembly and a pressing assembly, wherein the limiting assembly, the clamping assembly and the pressing assembly are all connected to the same side surface of the body;

[0007] The limiting assembly is clamped at two opposite sides of the middle section along a first direction, and is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed in the first direction;

[0008] The clamping assembly is clamped at a side of the partition plate and the first section facing away from each other along a second direction intersecting the first direction, or is clamped at a side of the partition plate and the second section facing away from each other along a second direction intersecting the first direction, so as to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed in the second direction;

[0009] The pressing assembly cooperates with the machine body to be clamped at opposite sides of the main body along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, so as to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed in the third direction.

[0010] In one embodiment, the limiting assembly includes a first limiting member and a second limiting member, the first limiting member and the second limiting member are spaced apart along a first direction, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member are clamped at opposite sides of the middle section along the first direction; the first limiting member is fixedly connected to the fuselage, the second limiting member is movably connected to the fuselage, and the second limiting member is constructed to be controllably able to approach or move away from the first limiting member along the first direction.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, the limiting assembly further includes a third limiting member, wherein the third limiting member and the first limiting member are spaced apart along the second direction, and the third limiting member and the first limiting member are clamped on the same side of the middle section along the first direction; the third limiting member is movably connected to the fuselage, and is constructed to be controllably movable toward or away from the second limiting member along the first direction to avoid the retaining edge of the middle section.

[0012] In one embodiment, the limiting assembly further includes a third limiting member, the third limiting member is fixedly connected to the fuselage, the third limiting member and the first limiting member are spaced apart along the second direction, and the third limiting member and the first limiting member are clamped on the same side of the middle section along the first direction.

[0013] In one embodiment, the first limiting member and / or the second limiting member and / or the third limiting member are made of elastic material.

[0014] In one embodiment, the clamping assembly includes a first clamping member and a second clamping member which are spaced apart from each other along a second direction, and the first clamping member and the second clamping member are clamped at a side of the partition plate and the main body facing away from each other along the second direction, or are clamped at opposite sides of the main body along the second direction; the first clamping member is fixedly connected to the fuselage, and the second clamping member is movably connected to the fuselage, and the second clamping member is constructed to be controllably able to approach or move away from the first clamping member along the second direction.

[0015] In one embodiment, the second clamping member and the first clamping member are both disposed on one side of the limiting assembly along the second direction, and the second clamping member and the first clamping member are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate and the second section away from each other along the second direction.

[0016] In one embodiment, the limiting assembly is located between the second clamping member and the first clamping member, and the second clamping member and the first clamping member are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate and the first section facing away from each other along the second direction.

[0017] In one embodiment, the pressing assembly includes a pressing piece movably connected to the fuselage, and the pressing piece cooperates with the fuselage to be clamped on opposite sides of the main body along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and the pressing piece is constructed to be controllable to approach or move away from the fuselage along the third direction.

[0018] A processing device comprises a robot and a fixture as described in the above-mentioned embodiment, wherein the robot and the fixture are detachably connected, and the robot is used to drive the fixture to move.

[0019] The above-mentioned fixture and processing equipment, the fixture includes a fuselage, a limit assembly, a clamping assembly and a pressing assembly, and the limit assembly, the clamping assembly and the pressing assembly are all connected to the same side surface of the fuselage. The limit assembly is clamped at the opposite sides of the middle section along a first direction, and is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along the first direction. The clamping assembly clamps the side of the partition plate and the main body that are opposite to each other along a second direction intersecting the first direction, or clamps at the opposite sides of the main body along the second direction, and is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along the second direction intersecting the first direction. The pressing assembly cooperates with the fuselage to clamp at the opposite sides of the main body along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along the third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction. In this way, the limiting assembly, the clamping assembly and the pressing assembly cooperate with each other and are constructed to be able to controllably achieve the limitation of the workpiece to be processed in multiple directions to achieve stable clamping of the workpiece to be processed, are constructed to be able to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed falling off the fixture, thereby facilitating subsequent handling, and are constructed to be able to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed shifting during the processing process, thereby effectively improving the processing accuracy of the workpiece to be processed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the robot, the second fixture and the beam parts assembly in the present application.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first clamp in the present application.

[0022] FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the second clamp in the present application.

[0023] FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the assembly of the first fixture and beam parts in the present application.

[0024] FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the assembly of the second fixture and beam parts in the present application.

[0025] Reference numerals

[0026] A first clamp 100; a second clamp 200;

[0027] Body 10; mounting portion 101;

[0028] Limiting assembly 11; first limiting member 111; second limiting member 112; third limiting member 113;

[0029] Clamping assembly 12; first clamping member 121; second clamping member 122;

[0030] Pressing assembly 13; Pressing member 131;

[0031] Crossbeam parts 300;

[0032] Main body 30; first section 301; second section 302; third section 303; fourth section 304; fifth section 305; middle section 306; retaining edge 307; partition plate 31; first accommodating space 32; second accommodating space 33. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application is configured to be controllable to be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0034] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. appear, the orientation or position relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0035] In addition, if the terms "first" or "second" appear, these terms are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, if the term "plurality" appears, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0036] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, if the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like appear, these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0037] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, if there is a description that a first feature is "above" or "below" a second feature, etc., or similar descriptions appear, it may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "above" and "above" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "below", "below" and "below" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0038] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. If an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. If any, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0039] Referring to Figures 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present application provides a processing device, which includes a robot and a fixture, and the robot and the fixture are detachably connected. During the specific operation of the processing device, the robot is configured to be able to controllably drive the fixture to move so that the fixture is close to or away from the workpiece to be processed, thereby realizing operations such as clamping and carrying the workpiece to be processed by the fixture.

[0040] It is understandable that the application field of the processing equipment is not limited. In this application, the processing equipment is applied to the field of new energy vehicle technology as an example. Correspondingly, the workpiece to be processed is a beam part 300 of a new energy vehicle, and the fixture is used to clamp the beam part 300.

[0041] Specifically, referring to Figures 4 and 5, the beam part 300 includes a main body 30 and a partition plate 31, the main body 30 includes a middle section 306 and a first section 301 and a second section 302 arranged at both ends of the middle section 306 and extending in the same direction; the partition plate 31 is connected to the middle section 306 and is located between the first section 301 and the second section 302.

[0042] Specifically, referring to Figures 2 to 5, the fixture includes a body 10, a limit assembly 11, a clamping assembly 12 and a pressing assembly 13, and the limit assembly 11, the clamping assembly 12 and the pressing assembly 13 are all connected to the same side surface of the body 10. The limit assembly 11 is clamped on the opposite sides of the middle section 306 along the first direction to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along the first direction. The clamping assembly 12 clamps the partition plate 31 and the side of the main body 30 that are away from each other along the second direction intersecting the first direction, or clamps on the opposite sides of the main body 30 along the second direction to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along the second direction intersecting the first direction. The pressing assembly 13 cooperates with the body 10 to clamp on the opposite sides of the main body 30 along the third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed along the third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.

[0043] In this way, the limiting assembly 11, the clamping assembly 12 and the pressing assembly 13 cooperate with each other and are constructed to be able to controllably achieve the limitation of the workpiece to be processed along multiple directions to achieve stable clamping of the workpiece to be processed, are constructed to be able to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed falling off the clamp, thereby facilitating subsequent handling, and are constructed to be able to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed being offset during the processing process, thereby effectively improving the processing accuracy of the workpiece to be processed.

[0044] It should be noted that in FIG. 1 , the first direction is represented by X, the second direction is represented by Y, and the third direction is represented by Z. An angle is formed between any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction. The angle formed between any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction may be, but is not limited to, 30°, 60°, 90°, 120°, etc. For the convenience of description, the following embodiments are described by taking any two of the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction as an example.

[0045] In addition, the specific shape of the body 10 of the clamp is not limited, for example, the body 10 is rectangular, circular, oval, etc. For ease of understanding, the embodiment of the present application is described with the body 10 being a rectangular frame formed by an octagonal tube structure; the first direction is the thickness direction of the body 10, the second direction is the length direction of the body 10, and the third direction is the width direction of the body 10.

[0046] It should also be noted that the processing equipment provided in the embodiment of the present application is applied to the field of new energy vehicle technology, the workpiece to be processed corresponds to the crossbeam part 300 of the new energy vehicle, and the fixture is used to clamp the crossbeam part 300. It can be understood that the application field of the processing equipment is not limited to this, and in other embodiments, the fixture can also be used to connect different parts in other products.

[0047] In the present application, the cross beam part 300 of the new energy vehicle needs to be turned over during the specific processing to achieve processing of two different surfaces. Correspondingly, the fixture provided in the embodiment of the present application is constructed to be able to controllably clamp the cross beam part 300 to expose two different surfaces of the cross beam part 300 respectively, thereby achieving processing of the two different surfaces.

[0048] For ease of understanding, the embodiment of the present application unifies the orientation of the crossbeam part 300 with the orientation of the fixture. Specifically, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the crossbeam part 300 further includes a third section 303, a fourth section 304 and a fifth section 305. Among them, the middle section 306 and the first section 301 are spaced apart from each other along the second direction and are placed horizontally. The middle section 306 is located between the middle section 306 and the first section 301, and is spaced apart above the middle section 306 and the first section 301 along the first direction. The third section 303 is connected between the middle section 306 and the end of the third section 303 that is close to each other, and the second section 302 is connected between the middle section 306 and the end of the fourth section 304 that is close to each other; the middle section 306, the first section 301 and the second section 302 are jointly constructed to form an arched structure, and are surrounded to form a receiving space that is open to one side. The partition plate 31 is disposed between the first section 301 and the second section 302, and one end of the partition plate 31 is connected to the middle section 306 to divide the accommodation space into a first accommodation space 32 and a second accommodation space 33 arranged side by side along the second direction, and the spacing distance between the partition plate 31 and the second section 302 is smaller than the spacing distance between the partition plate 31 and the first section 301. The fifth section 305 connects one end of the partition plate 31 away from the middle section 306 and one end of the fourth section 304 close to the middle section 306 to close the opening of the second accommodation space 33. The crossbeam part 300 has a first processing surface and a second processing surface opposite to each other along the third direction, and a portion of the middle section 306 corresponding to the first accommodation space 32 has a retaining edge 307 protruding downward along the first direction at one end close to the second processing surface.

[0049] In some embodiments of the present application, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , a clamp is defined as a first clamp 100 , and the first clamp 100 is used to clamp the beam part 300 to expose the first surface of the beam part 300 .

[0050] Specifically, the limiting assembly 11 of the first clamp 100 includes a first limiting member 111 and a second limiting member 112, the first limiting member 111 and the second limiting member 112 are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and the first limiting member 111 and the second limiting member 112 are clamped along the first direction at opposite sides of the middle section 306. The first limiting member 111 is fixedly connected to the fuselage 10, and the second limiting member 112 is movably connected to the fuselage 10, and the second limiting member 112 is configured to be controllably close to or away from the first limiting member 111 along the first direction.

[0051] During the specific operation of the first fixture 100, the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 abuts against the second surface of the cross beam part 300, so that the first surface of the cross beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the cross beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the second stopper 112, and the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32. The robot drives the fixture to move in the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306, and the third stopper 113 needs to be controlled to approach the second stopper 112 along the first direction until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second limit member 112 is controlled to approach the first limit member 111 along the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306. In this way, the first limit member 111 and the second limit member 112 can cooperate with each other to clamp on the opposite sides of the middle section 306 along the first direction, thereby limiting the movement of the beam part 300 in the first direction and achieving the fixation of the beam part 300.

[0052] Further, referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, the limiting assembly 11 of the first clamp 100 further includes a third limiting member 113, which is spaced apart from the first limiting member 111 along the second direction, and the third limiting member 113 and the first limiting member 111 are clamped along the first direction at the same side of the middle section 306. The third limiting member 113 is movably coupled to the fuselage 10, and is configured to be controllably close to or away from the second limiting member 112 along the first direction to avoid the retaining edge 307 of the middle section 306.

[0053] It can be understood that, in the specific operation process of the first fixture 100, the robot drives the fixture to approach the beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 abuts against the second surface of the beam part 300, so that the first surface of the beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the interval between the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113, the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32, and the third stopper 113 extends into the second accommodation space 33. The robot further drives the fixture to move along the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second stopper 112 is controlled to approach the first stopper 111 along the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306. In this way, the first limiting member 111 , the second limiting member 112 and the third limiting member 113 cooperate with each other to better clamp the middle section 306 , so as to enhance the stability of the first clamp 100 in clamping the workpiece.

[0054] Before the robot drives the fixture to approach the beam part 300, it is necessary to control the third stopper 113 to move away from the second stopper 112 along the first direction, so that the third stopper 113 can avoid the retaining edge 307 of the middle section 306 when extending into the second accommodation space 33. In this way, it is beneficial to improve the convenience of the operation of the first fixture 100, thereby improving efficiency.

[0055] It should also be noted that the first limit member 111 and the third limit member 113 are located below the first limit member 111 along the first direction. In this way, when the first direction coincides with the direction of gravity, the first limit member 111 and the third limit member 113 can better bear the gravity of the beam part 300, thereby ensuring the stability of the first clamp 100 in clamping the workpiece to be processed.

[0056] Further, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , any one of the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 can be made of an elastic material, such as rubber, elastomeric plastic or elastomeric foam material. It is understandable that the elastic material has a relatively good buffering effect, and can relieve the pressure between the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 when any one of the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 abuts against the middle section 306, thereby avoiding collision damage to the beam part 300. In addition, the elastic material has a certain deformation performance, so that any one of the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 can be deformed when abutting against the middle section 306 to fit the irregular surface of the beam part 300, thereby increasing the contact area and enhancing the stability of the first clamp 100 in clamping the workpiece to be processed.

[0057] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , the clamping assembly 12 of the first clamp 100 includes a first clamping member 121 and a second clamping member 122 spaced apart from each other along the second direction, and the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are clamped along the second direction at a side of the partition plate 31 and the main body 30 that are away from each other, or clamped along the second direction at two opposite sides of the main body 30. The first clamping member 121 is fixedly connected to the fuselage 10, and the second clamping member 122 is movably connected to the fuselage 10, and the second clamping member 122 is configured to be controllably close to or away from the first clamping member 121 along the second direction.

[0058] It can be understood that, in the specific operation process of the first fixture 100, the robot drives the fixture to approach the beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 abuts against the second surface of the beam part 300, so that the first surface of the beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the interval between the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113, the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32, and the third stopper 113 extends into the second accommodation space 33. The robot drives the fixture to move in the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second stopper 112 is controlled to approach the first stopper 111 in the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306, so as to achieve the limitation of the beam part 300 in the first direction.

[0059] In addition, after the robot drives the clamp to move along the first direction until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against one side of the main body 30, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side opposite to the main body 30. Alternatively, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against the side of the main body 30 away from the partition plate 31, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side of the partition plate 31 away from the main body 30. In this way, the movement of the beam part 300 in the second direction can be limited, and the beam part 300 can be fixed.

[0060] More specifically, referring to Figures 2 and 4, when the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are clamped along the second direction on the side of the partition plate 31 and the main body 30 that are opposite to each other, the limiting assembly 11 is located between the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121, and the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 are respectively clamped along the second direction on the side of the partition plate 31 and the first section 301 that are opposite to each other. In this way, compared with the scheme in which the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 respectively clamp the opposite ends of the main body 30 along the second direction, that is, the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 respectively clamp the side of the first section 301 and the second section 302 that are opposite to each other, the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate 31 and the second section 302 that are opposite to each other, and the spacing distance between the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 can be shortened, thereby reducing the loss of the force exerted by the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 on the beam part 300 due to the long distance, thereby better ensuring the fixation of the beam part 300.

[0061] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 2 and 4, the pressing assembly 13 of the first clamping member 121 includes a pressing member 131 movably coupled to the fuselage 10, the pressing member 131 cooperates with the fuselage 10 to clamp on opposite sides of the main body 30 along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and the pressing member 131 is constructed to be controllably able to approach or move away from the fuselage 10 along the third direction.

[0062] It is understandable that before the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300, it is necessary to control the pressing part 131 to move away from the fuselage 10 along the third direction so that there is enough space between the pressing part 131 and the fuselage 10 to accommodate the cross beam part 300, and then the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 and the second surface of the cross beam part 300 abut against each other, so that the first surface of the cross beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the cross beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the intervals between the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113, the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32, and the third stopper 113 extends into the second accommodation space 33. The robot drives the fixture to move in the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second limiting member 112 is controlled to approach the first limiting member 111 along the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306 , so as to limit the crossbeam part 300 along the first direction.

[0063] In addition, after the robot drives the clamp to move along the first direction until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against one side of the main body 30, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side opposite to the main body 30. Alternatively, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against the side of the main body 30 away from the partition plate 31, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side of the partition plate 31 away from the main body 30. In this way, the movement of the beam part 300 in the second direction can be limited, and the beam part 300 can be fixed.

[0064] Finally, after the limiting assembly 11 and the clamping assembly 12 limit the cross beam part 300 along the first direction and the second direction, it is necessary to control the pressing member 131 to approach the fuselage 10 along the third direction until the pressing member 131 and the fuselage 10 are clamped on opposite sides of the main body 30. In this way, the limiting assembly 11, the clamping assembly 12 and the pressing assembly 13 cooperate with each other and are configured to be able to controllably limit the workpiece to be processed along multiple directions to achieve stable clamping of the workpiece to be processed, to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed falling off the fixture, thereby facilitating subsequent handling, and to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed being offset during processing, thereby effectively improving the processing accuracy of the workpiece to be processed.

[0065] In other embodiments of the present application, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , where the clamp is defined as a second clamp 200 , and the second clamp 200 is used to clamp the beam part 300 to expose the first surface of the beam part 300 .

[0066] Specifically, the limiting assembly 11 of the second clamp 200 includes a first limiting member 111 and a second limiting member 112, the first limiting member 111 and the second limiting member 112 are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and the first limiting member 111 and the second limiting member 112 are clamped along the first direction at opposite sides of the middle section 306. The first limiting member 111 is fixedly connected to the fuselage 10, and the second limiting member 112 is movably connected to the fuselage 10. The second limiting member 112 is configured to be controllably close to or away from the first limiting member 111 along the first direction.

[0067] During the specific operation of the second fixture 200, the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 abuts against the second surface of the cross beam part 300, so that the first surface of the cross beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the cross beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the second stopper 112, and the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32. The robot further drives the fixture to move along the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second stopper 112 is controlled to approach the first stopper 111 along the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306. In this way, the first stopper 111 and the second stopper 112 can cooperate with each other to clamp the opposite sides of the middle section 306 along the first direction, thereby limiting the movement of the cross beam part 300 in the first direction and achieving the fixation of the cross beam part 300.

[0068] Further, referring to Figures 3 and 5, the limiting assembly 11 of the second clamp 200 also includes a third limiting member 113, the third limiting member 113 is fixedly connected to the fuselage 10, the third limiting member 113 and the first limiting member 111 are spaced apart along the second direction, and the third limiting member 113 and the first limiting member 111 are clamped on the same side of the middle section 306 along the first direction.

[0069] It can be understood that, in the specific operation process of the second fixture 200, the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 abuts against the second surface of the cross beam part 300, so that the first surface of the cross beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the cross beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the interval between the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113, the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32, and the third stopper 113 extends into the second accommodation space 33. The robot further drives the fixture to move along the first direction to drive the first stopper 111 and the third stopper 113 to approach the middle section 306 until they abut against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second stopper 112 is controlled to approach the first stopper 111 along the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306. In this way, the first limiting member 111 , the second limiting member 112 and the third limiting member 113 cooperate with each other to better clamp the middle section 306 , so as to enhance the stability of the second clamp 200 in clamping the workpiece.

[0070] It should also be noted that the first limit member 111 and the third limit member 113 are located below the second limit member 112 along the first direction. In this way, when the first direction coincides with the direction of gravity, the first limit member 111 and the third limit member 113 can better bear the gravity of the beam part 300, thereby ensuring the stability of the second clamp 200 in clamping the workpiece to be processed.

[0071] Further, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , any one of the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 can be made of an elastic material, such as rubber, elastomeric plastic or elastomeric foam material. It is understandable that the elastic material has a relatively good buffering effect, and can relieve the pressure between the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 when any one of the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 abuts against the middle section 306, thereby avoiding collision damage to the beam part 300. In addition, the elastic material has a certain deformation performance, so that any one of the first stopper 111, the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113 can be deformed when abutting against the middle section 306 to fit the irregular surface of the beam part 300, thereby increasing the contact area and enhancing the stability of the first clamp 100 in clamping the workpiece to be processed.

[0072] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 , the clamping assembly 12 of the second clamp 200 includes a first clamping member 121 and a second clamping member 122 spaced apart from each other along the second direction, and the first clamping member 121 and the second clamping member 122 are clamped along the second direction at a side of the partition plate 31 and the main body 30 that are away from each other, or clamped along the second direction at two opposite sides of the main body 30. The first clamping member 121 is fixedly connected to the fuselage 10, and the second clamping member 122 is movably connected to the fuselage 10, and the second clamping member 122 is configured to be controllably close to or away from the first clamping member 121 along the second direction.

[0073] It can be understood that, in the specific operation process of the second fixture 200, the robot drives the fixture to approach the beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 abuts against the second surface of the beam part 300, so that the first surface of the beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the interval between the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113, the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32, and the third stopper 113 extends into the second accommodation space 33. The robot drives the fixture to move in the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second stopper 112 is controlled to approach the first stopper 111 in the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306, so as to achieve the limitation of the beam part 300 in the first direction.

[0074] In addition, after the robot drives the clamp to move along the first direction until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against one side of the main body 30, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side opposite to the main body 30. Alternatively, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against the side of the main body 30 away from the partition plate 31, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side of the partition plate 31 away from the main body 30. In this way, the movement of the beam part 300 in the second direction can be limited, and the beam part 300 can be fixed.

[0075] More specifically, referring to Figures 3 and 5, the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 are both arranged on one side of the limiting component 11 along the second direction, and the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate 31 and the second section 302 away from each other along the second direction.

[0076] It can be understood that the spacing distance between the partition plate 31 and the second section 302 is smaller than the spacing distance between the partition plate 31 and the first section 301, and the overall center of gravity of the beam part 300 is biased toward the side of the beam part 300 close to the second section 302. In this way, the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate 31 and the second section 302 that are away from each other, and the spacing distance between the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 can be shortened, thereby reducing the loss of the force of the second clamping member 122 and the first clamping member 121 acting on the beam part 300 due to the long distance, so that the fixation of the beam part 300 can be better ensured.

[0077] In some embodiments, referring to Figures 3 and 5, the pressing assembly 13 of the first clamping member 121 includes a pressing member 131 movably coupled to the fuselage 10, the pressing member 131 cooperates with the fuselage 10 to clamp on opposite sides of the main body 30 along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and the pressing member 131 is constructed to be controllably able to approach or move away from the fuselage 10 along the third direction.

[0078] It is understandable that before the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300, it is necessary to control the pressing part 131 to move away from the fuselage 10 along the third direction so that there is enough space between the pressing part 131 and the fuselage 10 to accommodate the cross beam part 300, and then the robot drives the fixture to approach the cross beam part 300 until the fuselage 10 and the second surface of the cross beam part 300 abut against each other, so that the first surface of the cross beam part 300 is exposed; and the middle section 306 of the cross beam part 300 is located between the first stopper 111 and the intervals between the second stopper 112 and the third stopper 113, the first stopper 111 extends into the first accommodation space 32, and the third stopper 113 extends into the second accommodation space 33. The robot drives the fixture to move in the first direction to drive the second stopper 112 to approach the middle section 306 until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306. Finally, the second limiting member 112 is controlled to approach the first limiting member 111 along the first direction until it abuts against the outer wall of the middle section 306 , so as to limit the crossbeam part 300 along the first direction.

[0079] In addition, after the robot drives the clamp to move along the first direction until it abuts against the inner wall of the middle section 306, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against one side of the main body 30, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side opposite to the main body 30. Alternatively, the robot also needs to drive the clamp to move along the second direction until the first clamp 121 abuts against the side of the main body 30 away from the partition plate 31, and then control the second clamp 122 to approach the first clamp 121 until the second clamp 122 abuts against the other side of the partition plate 31 away from the main body 30. In this way, the movement of the beam part 300 in the second direction can be limited, and the beam part 300 can be fixed.

[0080] Finally, after the limiting assembly 11 and the clamping assembly 12 limit the cross beam part 300 along the first direction and the second direction, it is necessary to control the pressing member 131 to approach the fuselage 10 along the third direction until the pressing member 131 and the fuselage 10 are clamped on opposite sides of the main body 30. In this way, the limiting assembly 11, the clamping assembly 12 and the pressing assembly 13 cooperate with each other and are configured to be able to controllably limit the workpiece to be processed along multiple directions to achieve stable clamping of the workpiece to be processed, to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed falling off the fixture, thereby facilitating subsequent handling, and to controllably reduce the probability of the workpiece to be processed being offset during processing, thereby effectively improving the processing accuracy of the workpiece to be processed.

[0081] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the first fixture 100 and the second fixture 200 both include a mounting portion 101 on their bodies 10, and the mounting portion 101 is used for detachable assembly with the robot. Exemplarily, the mounting portion 101 is a flange. It is understandable that the user can realize the rapid assembly and disassembly of the first fixture 100 and the second fixture 200 with the robot according to actual needs, thereby improving the convenience of the operation of the first fixture 100 and further improving efficiency.

[0082] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0083] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A clamp, characterized in that: Used to clamp a workpiece to be processed, the workpiece to be processed comprises a main body and a partition plate, the main body comprises a middle section and a first section and a second section arranged at both ends of the middle section and extending in the same direction; the partition plate is connected to the middle section and is located between the first section and the second section; The fixture comprises a body, a limiting assembly, a clamping assembly and a pressing assembly, wherein the limiting assembly, the clamping assembly and the pressing assembly are all connected to the same side surface of the body; The limiting assembly is clamped at two opposite sides of the middle section along a first direction, and is used to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed in the first direction; the limiting assembly includes a first limiting member and a second limiting member, the first limiting member and the second limiting member are spaced apart along the first direction, and the first limiting member and the second limiting member are clamped at two opposite sides of the middle section along the first direction; the first limiting member is fixedly connected to the fuselage, the second limiting member is movably matched with the fuselage, and the second limiting member is configured to be controllably close to or away from the first limiting member along the first direction; The clamping assembly comprises a first clamping member and a second clamping member spaced apart from each other along a second direction, wherein the first clamping member and the second clamping member respectively clamp the side of the partition plate and the main body away from each other along a second direction intersecting the first direction, or clamp the two opposite sides of the main body along the second direction, so as to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed in the second direction; The pressing assembly cooperates with the machine body to be clamped at opposite sides of the main body along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, so as to limit the movement of the workpiece to be processed in the third direction; The limiting assembly also includes a third limiting member, which is spaced apart from the first limiting member along the second direction, and is clamped on the same side of the middle section as the first limiting member along the first direction; the third limiting member is movably connected to the fuselage, and is constructed to be controllably able to approach or move away from the second limiting member along the first direction to avoid the retaining edge of the middle section.

2. The clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting assembly also includes a third limiting member, which is fixedly connected to the fuselage, and the third limiting member and the first limiting member are spaced apart along the second direction, and the third limiting member and the first limiting member are clamped on the same side of the middle section along the first direction.

3. The clamp according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first limiting member and / or the second limiting member and / or the third limiting member are made of elastic material.

4. The clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first clamping member and the second clamping member are clamped along the second direction at a side of the partition plate and the main body that are away from each other, or are clamped along the second direction at two opposite sides of the main body; The first clamping member is fixedly connected to the fuselage, the second clamping member is movably connected to the fuselage, and the second clamping member is constructed to be controllably close to or away from the first clamping member along a second direction.

5. The clamp according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second clamping member and the first clamping member are both arranged on one side of the limiting component along the second direction, and the second clamping member and the first clamping member are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate and the second section away from each other along the second direction.

6. The clamp according to claim 4, characterized in that: The limiting assembly is located between the second clamping member and the first clamping member, and the second clamping member and the first clamping member are respectively clamped on the side of the partition plate and the first section facing away from each other along the second direction.

7. The clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing assembly includes a pressing piece movably connected to the fuselage, the pressing piece cooperates with the fuselage to be clamped on opposite sides of the main body along a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and the pressing piece is constructed to be controllably close to or away from the fuselage along the third direction.

8. A processing equipment, characterized in that: It comprises a robot and a clamp as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the robot is detachably connected to the clamp, and the robot is used to drive the clamp to move.

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