A detachable tool tray

Abstract

The application discloses a detachable tool tray and relates to the technical field of general assembly assembly process technology. The tool tray can be used to realize the feeding and discharging of products through a non-lifting mode, reduces the safety risk caused by the lifting of products, optimizes the layout of a production line, increases the usable area of the production line construction because the lifting equipment on one side is cancelled, and reduces the cost of the tool tray.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of final assembly process, and in particular to a detachable tooling pallet capable of completing product on-line and off-line work without the need for lifting equipment. Background Art

[0002] During the final assembly process of the product, it involves the work of putting the main structure of the product on and off the line. Figure 9 shown.

[0003] At present, most production lines use lifting equipment, such as cantilever cranes and small cranes, to lift and unload heavy product structural parts. These mechanical equipment are used to lift the products and place them at the workstation where the products are put on the production line. After the products are assembled, they are lifted and unloaded from the production line.

[0004] However, this model requires the installation of heavy lifting equipment at the head and tail of the production line, which takes up production space, is expensive, requires regular maintenance, and has certain safety risks. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a detachable tooling pallet for overcoming the above problems or at least partially solving the above problems.

[0006] The present invention provides the following solutions:

[0007] A detachable tooling tray, comprising:

[0008] A lifting base, the upper portion of which is connected to a support plate;

[0009] A supporting plate, the supporting plate being detachably connected to the support plate;

[0010] The method for using the tooling pallet includes:

[0011] Separating the supporting plate from the support plate and placing the lifting base on the production line;

[0012] When product structural parts are received, the product structural parts are placed on the support plate, so that when the product structural parts are shipped out, the product structural parts and the support plate are transported to the material handling vehicle together;

[0013] The product structure and the support plate are transported to the side of the lifting platform by the material handling vehicle, and the product structure and the support plate are pushed onto the lifting platform by the material handling vehicle;

[0014] Lifting the support plate upwards by the lifting platform until the lower surface of the support plate is at the same height as the upper surface of the support plate, pushing the support plate together with the product structure onto the support plate, and locking the support plate to the support plate;

[0015] The product structural parts are assembled on the production line to form a finished product. When the finished product is off the line, the support plate and the finished product are not separated, and the lock between the support plate and the support plate is released;

[0016] Pushing the supporting plate and the finished product onto the lifting platform;

[0017] Transferring the support plate and the finished product from the lifting platform to the material handling vehicle;

[0018] After the support plate and the finished product are transported to the corresponding position of the main shelf in the warehouse by the material handling vehicle, the support plate and the finished product are pushed onto the main shelf so that the support plate is in an empty state after the finished product is hoisted and shipped.

[0019] Preferably: the support plate is provided with a directional protrusion and a pushing mechanism for driving the directional protrusion to move up and down; the supporting plate is provided with a directional groove for the directional protrusion to be inserted into.

[0020] Preferably: the support plate is provided with a plurality of first positioning holes, and the supporting plate is provided with a plurality of second positioning holes. After the support plate is connected to the supporting plate, the plurality of first positioning holes and the plurality of second positioning holes are arranged one-to-one, so that the support plate and the supporting plate can be locked by inserting a plurality of positioning pins into the relative first positioning holes and the second positioning holes one-to-one.

[0021] Preferably, the upper portion of the lifting base is connected to the support plate via a lifting mechanism.

[0022] Preferably, a plurality of universal balls are provided on the support plate.

[0023] Preferably, the supporting plate is separated from the support plate and the supporting plate is placed on the main storage rack.

[0024] Preferably, the product is hoisted by hoisting equipment so as to transfer the product structure to the support plate or transfer the finished product from the support plate to achieve hoisting and delivery.

[0025] According to the specific embodiments provided by the present invention, the present invention discloses the following technical effects:

[0026] The detachable tooling pallet provided in the embodiments of the present application allows for product loading and unloading without the need for lifting equipment. This reduces safety risks associated with product lifting and optimizes production line layout, increasing the available floor space by eliminating lifting equipment. Furthermore, the detachable tooling pallet reduces the cost of the pallet.

[0027] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from these drawings without inventive effort.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a detachable tooling tray provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of material placement provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of product structural parts out of warehouse provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of pushing a product provided by an embodiment of the present invention onto a lifting platform;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting platform provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a finished product coming off the production line provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of finished product storage provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of hoisting shipment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of product hoisting and unloading in the existing technology.

[0038] In the figure: lifting base 1, lifting mechanism 11, support plate 2, directional protrusion 21, pushing mechanism 22, first positioning hole 23, universal ball 24, supporting plate 3, directional groove 31, second positioning hole 32, positioning pin 4, product structure 51, finished product 52, production line 6, main body storage rack 7, material handling vehicle 8, lifting platform 9, hoisting equipment 10. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0040] Reference Figure 1 A detachable tool tray is provided for the embodiments of the present application, as shown in the figure, the tray can include: Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the tray can include:

[0041] Lifting base 1, the upper part of the lifting base 1 is connected with support plate 2;

[0042] Supporting plate 3, the supporting plate 3 is detachably connected with the support plate 2;

[0043] The use method of the tool tray includes:

[0044] Separate the supporting plate 3 from the support plate 2, and place the lifting base 1 on the production line 6;

[0045] When the product structure 51 arrives, place the product structure 51 on the supporting plate 3, so that when the product structure 51 is discharged, the product structure 51 and the supporting plate 3 are carried together to the material handling vehicle 8;

[0046] Carry the product structure 51 and the supporting plate 3 to the side of the lifting platform 9 by the material handling vehicle 8, and push the product structure 51 and the supporting plate 3 from the material handling vehicle 8 to the lifting platform 9;

[0047] Lift the supporting plate 3 upward by the lifting platform 9 until the lower surface of the supporting plate 3 is the same height as the upper surface of the support plate 2, push the supporting plate 3 together with the product structure 51 to the support plate 2, and lock the supporting plate 3 and the support plate 2;

[0048] The product structure 51 completes assembly on the production line 6 to form a finished product 52, and when the finished product 52 is discharged, the supporting plate 3 and the finished product 52 are not separated, and the locking of the supporting plate 3 and the support plate 2 is released;

[0049] Push the supporting plate 3 and the finished product 52 onto the lifting platform 9;

[0050] Transferring the support plate 3 and the finished product 52 from the lifting platform 9 to the material handling vehicle 8;

[0051] After the support plate 3 and the finished product 52 are transported to the corresponding position of the main storage rack 7 in the warehouse by the material handling vehicle 8, the support plate 3 and the finished product 52 are pushed onto the main storage rack 7 so that the support plate 3 is in an empty state after the finished product 52 is hoisted and shipped.

[0052] The detachable tooling pallet and the method for putting products on and off the line provided in the embodiment of the present application can complete the work of putting products on and off the line without the need for lifting equipment 10, thereby realizing a logistics model in which products do not fall to the ground.

[0053] The support plate 2 provided in the embodiment of the present application is connected to the tooling base to form an integral structure and is placed on the production line 6. When a product structural component 51 on the support plate 3 needs to be assembled on the production line, a material handling vehicle 8 can be used as a handling tool, and a lifting platform 9 can be used as a lifting transfer component to make the surface of the support plate 2 flush with the surface of the support plate 3, so that the product structural component 51 can be pushed and transferred between the support plate 2 and the support plate 3. After the product structural component 51 is transferred to the support plate 2, the support plate 2 and the support plate 3 are locked, and then it can be transferred on the production line 6 for corresponding assembly.

[0054] In some scenarios, when one side needs to be assembled or processed after the other side is assembled or processed, since the product structural member 51 is placed in a fixed position on the support plate 3, the staff needs to move to perform the assembly or processing, which brings great inconvenience to the staff. To solve this problem, the embodiment of the present application can also provide that the support plate 2 is provided with an orientation protrusion 21 and a driving mechanism 22 for driving the orientation protrusion 21 to move up and down; the support plate 3 is provided with an orientation groove 31 for the orientation protrusion 21 to be inserted.

[0055] After the support plate 2 is connected to the supporting plate 3, the pushing mechanism 22 is actuated to cause the directional protrusion 21 to pop up and enter the directional groove 31. When the product structure 51 on the upper portion of the supporting plate 3 needs to be rotated, it is only necessary to release the lock for locking the supporting plate 3 and the supporting plate 2, and then rotate the supporting plate 3. This allows the supporting plate 3 to carry the product structure 51 and rotate relative to the supporting plate 2. After rotating to the target position, the supporting plate 3 and the supporting plate 2 can be locked again. Because the directional protrusion 21 can limit the relative radial movement between the supporting plate 3 and the supporting plate 2 during the rotation process (equivalent to forming a relatively rotating axis), the rotation process does not cause the supporting plate 3 and the supporting plate 2 to separate.

[0056] In order to facilitate the locking of the support plate 3 and the support plate 2, the embodiment of the present application can also provide that the support plate 2 is provided with a plurality of first positioning holes 23, and the support plate 3 is provided with a plurality of second positioning holes 32. After the support plate 2 is connected to the support plate 3, the plurality of first positioning holes 23 and the plurality of second positioning holes 32 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, so that the support plate 2 and the support plate 3 can be locked by inserting a plurality of positioning pins 4 into the relative first positioning holes 23 and the second positioning holes 32 in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0057] After the supporting plate 3 and the product structural part 51 are connected to the support plate 2, during the production process on the production line 6, there may be a need to adjust the height of the product structural part 51. In order to facilitate the adjustment of the height of the product structural part 51 during the production process, the embodiment of the present application can also provide the upper part of the lifting base 1 connected to the support plate 2 through a lifting mechanism 11.

[0058] In the embodiment of the present application, after the support plate 2 and the supporting plate 3 are adjusted to corresponding heights using the lifting platform 9, the supporting plate 3 and the product structure 51 are pushed onto the support plate 2. To reduce resistance during the pushing process, the embodiment of the present application may also provide a plurality of universal ball transfers 24 on the support plate 2. During the pushing process, the supporting plate 3 will come into contact with the plurality of universal ball transfers 24, thereby converting the sliding friction between the two into rolling friction, thereby reducing the relative friction between the two during the pushing process and ensuring that the supporting plate 3 can be smoothly pushed onto the support plate 2.

[0059] In order to achieve the purpose of not touching the ground during the entire production and transportation process, the embodiment of the present application can also provide for separating the supporting plate 3 from the support plate 2 and placing the supporting plate 3 on the main storage rack 7.

[0060] In order to facilitate delivery, the embodiment of the present application can also provide product lifting through lifting equipment 10, so as to transfer the product structure 51 to the support plate 3 or transfer the finished product 52 from the support plate 3 to achieve lifting and delivery.

[0061] The following describes in detail the tooling pallet provided in this application and its usage method by taking the use of positioning pins 4 and positioning holes to lock the support plate 2 and the supporting plate 3 as an example.

[0062] The tooling base and the support plate 2 are integrated, and the supporting plate 3 is detachable from the tooling base and the support plate 2.

[0063] The support plate 2 is provided with four first positioning holes 23 for installing positioning pins 4. The support plate 2 is provided with a plurality of universal balls 24 for moving the supporting plate 3.

[0064] The support plate 2 is provided with a pushing mechanism 22 for pushing the directional protrusion 21. When the pushing mechanism 22 is pressed, the directional protrusion 21 pops up. When the pushing mechanism 22 is not pressed, the directional protrusion 21 shrinks and is flush with the plane of the support plate 2.

[0065] The positioning pin 4 is inserted into the second positioning hole 32 and the first positioning hole 23 in the supporting plate 3 and the support plate 2 , so that the supporting plate 3 cannot rotate or move on the support plate 2 .

[0066] When the supporting plate 3 needs to be rotated, remove the positioning pins 4 inserted into the second positioning holes 32 and the first positioning holes 23 in the supporting plate 3 and the support plate 2, and then rotate the supporting plate 3. When it is rotated to the appropriate position, insert the positioning pins 4 into the second positioning holes 32 and the first positioning holes 23 in the supporting plate 3 and the support plate 2 again to prevent the supporting plate 3 from moving.

[0067] When using tooling:

[0068] 1. When the product structure 51 is received, it is placed on the support plate 3 in the tooling tray. The support plate 3 has been placed on the shelf in advance. At this time, the support plate 3 is combined with the main body of the product structure 51. Figure 2 shown.

[0069] 2. When the product is shipped out, the product structure 51 and the supporting plate 3 below are transported together to the material handling vehicle 8. Figure 3 shown.

[0070] 3. Push the support plate 3 together with the product structure 51 onto the lifting platform 9 of the production line. Figure 4 shown.

[0071] 4. The lifting platform 9 rises to the same height as the support plate 2 of the production line tooling pallet, and pushes the support plate 3 onto the support plate 2. At this time, the support plate 3 and the support plate 2 are combined together to form a complete tooling pallet. Figure 5 shown.

[0072] 5. The product structure 51 is assembled on the production line 6 to form a finished product 52. When the finished product 52 comes off the line, the support plate 3 and the finished product 52 are not separated and are transferred to the material handling vehicle 8 via the lifting platform 9. Figure 6 shown.

[0073] 6. Push the finished product 52 together with the supporting plate 3 onto the main shelf 7 in the warehouse. Figure 7 shown.

[0074] 7. After the finished product 52 is hoisted and shipped, the support plate 3 is in an empty state. Figure 8 shown.

[0075] 8. When new product structural parts 51 are received, they are placed on the supporting plate 3 of the tooling tray of the present invention. Figure 3 shown.

[0076] In summary, the detachable tooling pallet provided in this application allows for product loading and unloading without the need for lifting equipment. This reduces safety risks associated with product lifting and optimizes production line layout, increasing the available floor space for production line construction by eliminating lifting equipment. Furthermore, the detachable tooling pallet can reduce the cost of the tooling pallet.

[0077] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply the existence of any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article, or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device comprising the element.

[0078] Each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner. The same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for system or system embodiments, since they are basically similar to method embodiments, the description is relatively simple. For relevant parts, refer to the partial description of the method embodiment. The system and system embodiments described above are merely schematic, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement it without expending creative work.

[0079] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A detachable tooling tray, characterized in that: include: A lifting base, the upper portion of which is connected to a support plate; A supporting plate, the supporting plate being detachably connected to the support plate; The support plate is provided with a directional protrusion and a pushing mechanism for driving the directional protrusion to move up and down; the supporting plate is provided with a directional groove for inserting the directional protrusion; the support plate is provided with a plurality of first positioning holes, and a plurality of second positioning holes are provided on the supporting plate. After the support plate is connected to the supporting plate, the plurality of first positioning holes and the plurality of second positioning holes are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, so that the support plate and the supporting plate can be locked by inserting a plurality of positioning pins into the corresponding first positioning holes and the second positioning holes; the upper part of the lifting base is connected to the support plate through a lifting mechanism; a plurality of universal ball bearings are provided on the support plate; The method for using the tooling pallet includes: Separating the supporting plate from the support plate and placing the lifting base on the production line; When product structural parts are received, the product structural parts are placed on the support plate, so that when the product structural parts are shipped out, the product structural parts and the support plate are transported to the material handling vehicle together; The product structure and the support plate are transported to the side of the lifting platform by the material handling vehicle, and the product structure and the support plate are pushed onto the lifting platform by the material handling vehicle; Lifting the support plate upwards by the lifting platform until the lower surface of the support plate is at the same height as the upper surface of the support plate, pushing the support plate together with the product structure onto the support plate, and locking the support plate to the support plate; The product structural parts are assembled on the production line to form a finished product. When the finished product is off the line, the support plate and the finished product are not separated, and the lock between the support plate and the support plate is released; Pushing the supporting plate and the finished product onto the lifting platform; Transferring the support plate and the finished product from the lifting platform to the material handling vehicle; After the support plate and the finished product are transported to the corresponding position of the main shelf in the warehouse by the material handling vehicle, the support plate and the finished product are pushed onto the main shelf so that the support plate is in an empty state after the finished product is hoisted and shipped.

2. The detachable tooling tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supporting plate is separated from the support plate and placed on the main body shelf.

3. The detachable tooling tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The product is hoisted by hoisting equipment so as to transfer the product structure to the support plate or transfer the finished product from the support plate to achieve hoisting and delivery.

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