Magnesium alloy block carrying device

Abstract

According to the magnesium alloy block carrying device, the mechanical arm of the robot drives the clamping mechanism to the position above the magnesium alloy block to be carried, so that the vacuum suction cups abut against the top of the magnesium alloy block to be carried. The vacuum generator works, and all the vacuum suction cups are tightly adsorbed to the top of the magnesium alloy block to be carried. The stretching air cylinder lifts the to-be-carried magnesium alloy block through the driving rod, the stretching carrying plate and the vacuum suction cups. The clamping assemblies work at the same time, specifically, the pushing air cylinder drives one L-shaped supporting plate to move close to the other L-shaped supporting plate through the sliding plate, the two L-shaped supporting plates are supported at the bottom of the magnesium alloy block to be carried, and therefore the magnesium alloy block to be carried is clamped. The robot mechanical arm drives the clamping mechanism to move into the container, the pushing air cylinder drives the L-shaped supporting plate to move away from the other L-shaped supporting plate through the sliding plate, the vacuum state of each vacuum suction cup is relieved through the vacuum generator, and therefore the magnesium alloy blocks are placed into the container.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of magnesium alloy block transportation, in particular to a magnesium alloy block transportation device. Background Art

[0002] Magnesium alloy is an alloy composed of magnesium and other elements. The characteristics of magnesium alloy are: low density (about 1.8g / cm3), high strength, large elastic modulus, good heat dissipation, good shock absorption, greater impact load bearing capacity than aluminum alloy, and good resistance to organic and alkali corrosion. The main alloying elements of magnesium alloy are aluminum, zinc, manganese, cerium, thorium, and a small amount of zirconium or cadmium. The most widely used is magnesium-aluminum alloy, followed by magnesium-manganese alloy and magnesium-zinc-zirconium alloy. It is mainly used in aviation, aerospace, transportation, chemical industry, rocket and other industrial sectors. Thanks to the transformation and upgrading of China's automobile industry and 3C industries and the significant improvement of China's economic status, the magnesium alloy industry is optimistic about the market. Among them, the lightweight and environmental protection needs of the automotive industry, especially the development of new energy vehicles, and the continuous progress of magnesium alloy research and development technology and recycling technology will be good news for the widespread application of magnesium alloys.

[0003] However, during the processing of magnesium alloy, handling equipment is needed to transport the magnesium alloy to multiple workstations for processing. Traditional magnesium alloy block handling equipment, such as the technical solution disclosed in the patent with application number CN202121268388.5 and invention name "A magnesium-carbon brick transfer cart with protective function", does not have a pick-and-place function and cannot meet the transportation needs of magnesium alloy blocks. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a magnesium alloy block transporting device to address the technical problem that traditional magnesium alloy block transporting equipment does not have a pick-and-place function and cannot meet the transport demand for magnesium alloy blocks.

[0005] A magnesium alloy block handling device, the magnesium alloy block handling device comprising: a transport trolley, a robot mechanical arm and a clamping mechanism; The transport trolley is provided with an open cargo box; the robot mechanical arm is provided at one end of the transport trolley, and the clamping mechanism is provided at the driving end of the robot mechanical arm; The clamping mechanism comprises a receiving plate, a U-shaped connecting plate, a support block, a stretching assembly and two clamping assemblies; the driving end of the robot mechanical arm is connected to the receiving plate; the outer wall of the sealing end of the U-shaped connecting plate is connected to the receiving plate; the open end of the U-shaped connecting plate is connected to the support block; a sliding hole is provided in the middle area of ​​the support block; sliding grooves are provided on both sides of the support block, and two sliding through holes are provided on both sides of the side of the support block facing away from the U-shaped connecting plate, and each of the sliding grooves is connected to a corresponding sliding through hole; The stretching assembly comprises a stretching cylinder, a driving rod, a stretching carrier, a vacuum generator and a plurality of vacuum suction cups; the stretching cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the sealing end of the U-shaped connecting plate; the driving end of the stretching cylinder is drivingly connected to the driving rod, and the end of the driving rod away from the stretching cylinder is connected to the middle area of ​​the stretching carrier; the driving rod is adapted to the sliding hole, the driving rod is inserted into the sliding hole and is slidably connected to the support block; each of the vacuum suction cups is evenly arranged on a side of the stretching carrier facing away from the U-shaped connecting plate, and each of the vacuum suction cups is connected to the output end of the vacuum generator; The two clamping assemblies are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the support block, and the clamping assemblies include an L-shaped connecting plate, a pushing cylinder, a sliding plate and an L-shaped supporting plate; the pushing cylinder is connected to one end of the supporting block through the L-shaped connecting plate, and the pushing cylinder is drivingly connected to the sliding plate; the sliding plate is adapted to the sliding groove, the sliding plate is inserted in the sliding groove and is slidingly connected to the supporting block; one end of the L-shaped supporting plate is vertically connected to the sliding plate, the L-shaped supporting plate is adapted to the sliding through opening, the L-shaped supporting plate is inserted in the sliding through opening and is slidingly connected to the supporting block.

[0006] In one embodiment, the receiving plate is a circular plate structure.

[0007] In one embodiment, the receiving plate is a rectangular plate-shaped structure.

[0008] In one of the embodiments, the receiving plate and the U-shaped connecting plate are integrally formed.

[0009] In one embodiment, the stretch carrier is a rectangular plate structure.

[0010] In one embodiment, the stretching carrier is a circular plate structure.

[0011] In one embodiment, the sliding plate is a rectangular plate structure.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the sliding plate and the L-shaped supporting plate are integrally formed.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, a protective pad is provided on the inner wall of the L-shaped support plate.

[0014] In one embodiment, the protective pad is a soft rubber pad.

[0015] During operation, the above-mentioned magnesium alloy block handling device places the transport trolley at a preset handling position. The robot mechanical arm drives the clamping mechanism to the top of the magnesium alloy block to be handled, so that each vacuum suction cup abuts against the top of the magnesium alloy block to be handled. The vacuum generator works to tightly adsorb each vacuum suction cup on the top of the magnesium alloy block to be handled. The stretching cylinder lifts the magnesium alloy block to be handled through the driving rod, the stretching carrier plate, and each vacuum suction cup. The clamping assembly works simultaneously, specifically, the push cylinder drives the L-shaped support plate to move close to another L-shaped support plate through the sliding plate, so that the two L-shaped support plates are supported at the bottom of the magnesium alloy block to be handled, thereby clamping the magnesium alloy block to be handled. The robot mechanical arm drives the clamping mechanism into the cargo box, and the push cylinder drives the L-shaped support plate to move away from the other L-shaped support plate through the sliding plate, and releases the vacuum state of each vacuum suction cup through the vacuum generator, thereby placing the magnesium alloy block into the cargo box. The above-mentioned magnesium alloy block handling device has a pick-and-place function, which cannot meet the handling needs of magnesium alloy blocks. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a magnesium alloy block transport device in one embodiment; Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping mechanism in one embodiment; Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a support block in one embodiment; Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a receiving mechanism in one embodiment; Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first sliding partition in an embodiment; Figure 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second sliding partition in one embodiment; Figure 7 FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a load-bearing plate in an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] In order to make the above-mentioned purpose, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth so as to fully understand the present invention. However, the present invention can 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 invention, so the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below. In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by 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" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying 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 of the present invention.

[0018] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0019] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral 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 the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0020] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a 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. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a 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.

[0021] It should be noted that when 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. When 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. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0022] Please also read Figures 1 to 3 The present invention provides a magnesium alloy block handling device 10 , which includes: a transport trolley 100 , a robot mechanical arm 200 and a clamping mechanism 300 .

[0023] The transport trolley 100 is provided with an open cargo box 110 . The robot mechanical arm 200 is provided at one end of the transport trolley 100 , and the clamping mechanism 300 is provided at the driving end of the robot mechanical arm 200 .

[0024] The clamping mechanism 300 includes a receiving plate 310, a U-shaped connecting plate 320, a support block 330, a stretching assembly 340 and two clamping assemblies 350. The driving end of the robot mechanical arm 200 is connected to the receiving plate 310. In the present embodiment, the receiving plate 310 is a circular plate-like structure. In another embodiment, the receiving plate 310 is a rectangular plate-like structure. Further, the receiving plate 310 and the U-shaped connecting plate 320 are integrally formed. The outer wall of the sealed end of the U-shaped connecting plate 320 is connected to the receiving plate 310. The open end of the U-shaped connecting plate 320 is connected to the support block 330. A sliding hole 301 is provided in the middle area of ​​the support block 330. Sliding grooves 302 are provided on both sides of the support block 330, and two sliding through holes 303 are provided on both sides of the side of the support block 330 facing away from the U-shaped connecting plate 320, and each sliding groove 302 is correspondingly connected to a sliding through hole 303.

[0025] The stretching assembly 340 includes a stretching cylinder 341, a driving rod 342, a stretching carrier plate 343, a vacuum generator (not shown) and a plurality of vacuum suction cups 344. The stretching cylinder 341 is connected to the inner wall of the sealed end of the U-shaped connecting plate 320. The driving end of the stretching cylinder 341 is drivingly connected to the driving rod 342, and the end of the driving rod 342 away from the stretching cylinder 341 is connected to the middle area of ​​the stretching carrier plate 343. The driving rod 342 is adapted to the sliding hole 301, and the driving rod 342 is inserted into the sliding hole 301 and is slidably connected to the support block 330. In this embodiment, the stretching carrier plate 343 is a rectangular plate-like structure. In another embodiment, the stretching carrier plate 343 is a circular plate-like structure. Each vacuum suction cup 344 is evenly arranged on the side of the stretching carrier plate 343 facing away from the U-shaped connecting plate 320, and each vacuum suction cup 344 is connected to the output end of the vacuum generator.

[0026] The two clamping assemblies 350 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the support block 330, and the clamping assemblies 350 include an L-shaped connecting plate 351, a pushing cylinder 352, a sliding plate 353 and an L-shaped supporting plate 354. The pushing cylinder 352 is connected to one end of the supporting block 330 through the L-shaped connecting plate 351, and the pushing cylinder 352 is drivingly connected to the sliding plate 353. In this embodiment, the sliding plate 353 is a rectangular plate-shaped structure. The sliding plate 353 is adapted to the sliding groove 302, and the sliding plate 353 is inserted in the sliding groove 302 and is slidably connected to the supporting block 330. One end of the L-shaped supporting plate 354 is vertically connected to the sliding plate 353. In this embodiment, the sliding plate 353 and the L-shaped supporting plate 354 are integrally formed. The L-shaped supporting plate 354 is adapted to the sliding through hole 303, and the L-shaped supporting plate 354 is inserted in the sliding through hole 303 and is slidably connected to the supporting block 330. In this embodiment, a protective pad (not shown) is provided on the inner wall of the L-shaped support plate 354 to prevent the inner wall of the L-shaped support plate 354 and the magnesium alloy block to be transported from abrading each other. Further, the protective pad is a soft rubber pad.

[0027] During operation, the above-mentioned magnesium alloy block handling device 10 places the transport trolley 100 at a preset handling position. The robot arm 200 drives the clamping mechanism 300 to the top of the magnesium alloy block to be handled, so that each vacuum suction cup 344 abuts against the top of the magnesium alloy block to be handled. The vacuum generator works to tightly adsorb each vacuum suction cup 344 on the top of the magnesium alloy block to be handled. The stretching cylinder 341 lifts the magnesium alloy block to be handled through the driving rod 342, the stretching carrier plate 343, and each vacuum suction cup 344. The clamping assembly 350 works at the same time. Specifically, the push cylinder 352 drives the L-shaped support plate 354 to move close to another L-shaped support plate 354 through the sliding plate 353, so that the two L-shaped support plates 354 are supported on the bottom of the magnesium alloy block to be handled, thereby clamping the magnesium alloy block to be handled. The robot arm 200 drives the clamping mechanism 300 into the cargo box 110, pushes the cylinder 352 to drive the L-shaped support plate 354 to move away from the other L-shaped support plate 354 through the sliding plate 353, and releases the vacuum state of each vacuum suction cup 344 through the vacuum generator, thereby placing the magnesium alloy block into the cargo box 110. The above-mentioned magnesium alloy block handling device 10 has a pick-and-place function, which cannot meet the handling requirements of magnesium alloy blocks.

[0028] Please also read Figure 1 , Figures 4 to 7In one embodiment, in order to receive the magnesium alloy block, the transport trolley 100 is closely arranged with at least two receiving mechanisms 400 in the open cargo box 110 in sequence. The receiving mechanism 400 includes a driving assembly 410, a partition plate 420, a first sliding partition plate 430 and a second sliding partition plate 440. The driving assembly 410 includes a transverse receiving rod 411, a driving motor 412, a U-shaped connecting plate 413, a driving screw 414, a driving block 415 and a bearing plate 416. Each end of the transverse receiving rod 411 is connected to an inner wall of the opening of the cargo box 110. The driving motor 412 is connected to the middle area of ​​the transverse receiving rod 411 through the U-shaped connecting plate 413. A through hole 401 is provided on the transverse receiving rod 411, and the driving motor 412 is drivingly connected to the driving screw 414, and the driving screw 414 passes through the through hole 401. The driving block 415 is provided with a threaded hole 402, which is adapted to the driving screw 414. The driving screw 414 is inserted into the threaded hole 402 and is drivingly connected to the driving block 415. The partition plate 420 is arranged in the open cargo box 110 and connected to the three inner walls of the open cargo box 110. One end of the partition plate 420 is connected to the transverse receiving rod 411. The first sliding partition plate 430 is arranged in the open cargo box 110 and connected to the three inner walls of the open cargo box 110. One end of the first sliding partition plate 430 is connected to the transverse receiving rod 411. A sliding cavity 403 is formed between the first sliding partition plate 430 and the partition plate 420. The driving block 415 is adapted to the sliding cavity 403. The driving block 415 is inserted into the sliding cavity 403 and slides against the first sliding partition plate 430 and the partition plate 420. The first sliding partition plate 430 is provided with a first sliding path 404. A first sliding block 417 is disposed at one end of the carrier plate 416, and a second sliding block 418 is disposed at the other end of the carrier plate 416. The second sliding block 418 is provided with a sliding through hole 405. The first sliding block 417 is adapted to the first sliding channel 404, and the first sliding block 417 is inserted in the first sliding channel 404 and is slidably connected to the first sliding partition 430. The first sliding block 417 is connected to the driving block 415. The second sliding partition 440 is disposed in the open cargo box 110 and is connected to the three inner walls of the open cargo box 110. The second sliding partition 440 is provided with a second sliding channel 406, and the second sliding partition 440 is provided with a sliding column 419 in the second sliding channel 406. The second sliding block 418 is adapted to the second sliding channel 406, and the second sliding block 418 is inserted in the second sliding channel 406 and is slidably connected to the second sliding partition 440. The sliding through hole 405 is adapted to the sliding post 419 . The sliding post 419 is inserted into the sliding through hole 405 and is slidably connected to the second sliding block 418 .

[0029] During operation, the receiving mechanism 400 utilizes the screw principle, and the driving motor 412 drives the driving block 415 to move up and down along the sliding cavity 403 through the driving screw 414. The driving block 415 drives the supporting plate 416 to move up and down along the first sliding channel 404, the second sliding channel 406, and the sliding column 419 to receive the magnesium alloy blocks, so that the magnesium alloy blocks can be stacked in the open cargo box 110.

[0030] 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.

[0031] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A magnesium alloy block transport device, characterized in that: include: Transport trolley, robot arm and clamping mechanism; The transport trolley is provided with an open cargo box; the robot mechanical arm is provided at one end of the transport trolley, and the clamping mechanism is provided at the driving end of the robot mechanical arm; The clamping mechanism comprises a receiving plate, a U-shaped connecting plate, a support block, a stretching assembly and two clamping assemblies; the driving end of the robot mechanical arm is connected to the receiving plate; the outer wall of the sealing end of the U-shaped connecting plate is connected to the receiving plate; the open end of the U-shaped connecting plate is connected to the support block; a sliding hole is provided in the middle area of ​​the support block; sliding grooves are provided on both sides of the support block, and two sliding through holes are provided on both sides of the side of the support block facing away from the U-shaped connecting plate, and each of the sliding grooves is connected to a corresponding sliding through hole; The stretching assembly comprises a stretching cylinder, a driving rod, a stretching carrier, a vacuum generator and a plurality of vacuum suction cups; the stretching cylinder is connected to the inner wall of the sealing end of the U-shaped connecting plate; the driving end of the stretching cylinder is drivingly connected to the driving rod, and the end of the driving rod away from the stretching cylinder is connected to the middle area of ​​the stretching carrier; the driving rod is adapted to the sliding hole, the driving rod is inserted into the sliding hole and is slidably connected to the support block; each of the vacuum suction cups is evenly arranged on a side of the stretching carrier facing away from the U-shaped connecting plate, and each of the vacuum suction cups is connected to the output end of the vacuum generator; The two clamping assemblies are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the support block, and the clamping assemblies include an L-shaped connecting plate, a pushing cylinder, a sliding plate and an L-shaped supporting plate; the pushing cylinder is connected to one end of the supporting block through the L-shaped connecting plate, and the pushing cylinder is drivingly connected to the sliding plate; the sliding plate is adapted to the sliding groove, the sliding plate is inserted in the sliding groove and is slidingly connected to the supporting block; one end of the L-shaped supporting plate is vertically connected to the sliding plate, the L-shaped supporting plate is adapted to the sliding through opening, the L-shaped supporting plate is inserted in the sliding through opening and is slidingly connected to the supporting block.

2. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving plate is a circular plate structure.

3. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving plate is a rectangular plate structure.

4. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The receiving plate and the U-shaped connecting plate are integrally formed.

5. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stretching carrier plate is a rectangular plate structure.

6. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stretching carrier plate is a circular plate-shaped structure.

7. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding plate is a rectangular plate structure.

8. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding plate and the L-shaped supporting plate are integrally formed.

9. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A protective pad is arranged on the inner wall of the L-shaped supporting plate.

10. The magnesium alloy block conveying device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The protective pad is a soft rubber pad.

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