Traffic cone robot and use method thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of road traffic, in particular to a traffic cone robot and a using method thereof.The traffic cone robot comprises a robot body, a storage rack and a monitoring probe, the storage rack and the monitoring probe are arranged on the robot body, a discharging channel is formed in the robot body, and a rotating main shaft is arranged on the robot body; during use, the first driving mechanism drives the rotating disc in the middle of the rotating main shaft and the shifting wheel on the upper portion of the rotating main shaft to synchronously and intermittently rotate, the interval arrangement distance of the traffic cones is controlled, and the second driving mechanism is matched to drive the traffic cones to rapidly slide in the reverse advancing direction of the robot body; the effect that the traffic cone and the road surface are relatively static in the horizontal direction is achieved, serious abrasion to the bottom of the traffic cone is avoided, in the recovery stage of the traffic cone, the monitoring probe on the expansion groove can conduct visual image capture on the traffic cone on the road, and centering pushing can be conducted on the traffic cone in the inclined state so that the traffic cone can accurately correspond to the recovered clamping position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of road traffic, and in particular to a traffic cone robot and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Road traffic cone robots can efficiently arrange and recycle traffic cones. Existing traffic cone robots are usually equipped with a robotic arm to grab and place traffic cones, and the arrangement and placement of traffic cones are remotely controlled via an operating panel.

[0003] For example, the Chinese patent with application number CN202410143354.5 discloses a tunnel traffic cone robot, including a robot body, which solves the safety hazard of the operator's swinging, but the efficiency of placing the road cone is low. Secondly, the existing road cone placement by the robot can only be placed individually, and it is inconvenient to adjust the material storage rack unloading angle and position according to the placement requirements of the road cone, which causes trouble for the robot to pick up and place the road cone. However, after the traffic cone is placed, it may be moved in a section of the road with dense traffic. The traffic cone robot can only collect the traffic cones on the original path; and in the process of placing the traffic cone, the traffic cone robot grabs the traffic cone and places it directly on the road surface, but in order to ensure the placement efficiency, the robot is usually in a continuous forward state, causing the traffic cone to immediately go from a synchronous forward state to a static placement state, which will cause more serious wear on its bottom. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to propose a traffic cone robot and a method of using the same, so as to solve the technical problems that the prior art cannot automatically return the traffic cones that have changed positions and cannot solve the technical problems that the bottom of the traffic cones is worn during the arrangement process.

[0005] Based on the above purpose, the present invention provides a concrete leveling machine, including a robot body and a material storage rack and a monitoring probe arranged on the robot body, the robot body is provided with a release channel, the robot body is provided with a rotating spindle, and the traffic cone robot also includes:

[0006] A driving mechanism 1 for driving the rotating spindle to rotate;

[0007] A clamping arm, the clamping arm is movably mounted on the robot body through a second driving mechanism;

[0008] A turntable, the turntable is coaxially mounted on the rotating main shaft, and a material supporting opening is circumferentially provided on the turntable;

[0009] A guide cover, which is a semicircular structure, is mounted on the robot body and is placed outside the turntable;

[0010] A material control assembly, the material control assembly is installed at the lower part of the material storage rack;

[0011] There are at least two centering heads, and both of the two centering heads are installed on the side ends of the robot body through a guide component, and the monitoring probe is installed on the guide component.

[0012] Furthermore, the lower end outlet of the material storage rack corresponds to the material supporting opening.

[0013] Furthermore, the driving mechanism 1 comprises:

[0014] A driving motor 1, wherein the driving motor 1 is mounted on the lower end of the robot body through a mounting plate 1;

[0015] A driving wheel, the driving wheel is installed on the output end of the driving motor 1, and the driving wheel is provided with a notch;

[0016] A dial head, wherein the dial head is mounted on the output shaft of the driving motor;

[0017] A driven wheel is mounted on the rotating main shaft, the driven wheel matches with the driving wheel, and a groove matching with the dial head is provided on the driven wheel.

[0018] Furthermore, the second driving mechanism comprises:

[0019] A second driving motor, wherein the second driving motor is mounted on the upper end of the robot body through a second mounting plate;

[0020] A guide rod, at least one of which is mounted on the second mounting plate;

[0021] A lead screw, one end of which is rotatably mounted on the output end of the second driving motor, and the other end of which is rotatably mounted on the second mounting plate on the other side;

[0022] A pneumatic source, the pneumatic source is slidably disposed on the guide rod, the pneumatic source is also threadedly mounted on the lead screw, and the clamping arm is mounted on the pneumatic source;

[0023] A clamping head is matched with the traffic cone and installed on the clamping end of the clamping arm.

[0024] Furthermore, the material control component comprises:

[0025] A material baffle plate, the material baffle plate being slidably disposed on the lower side end of the material storage rack;

[0026] A fixing block, the fixing block being mounted on a side end of the material storage rack;

[0027] A guide rod, the guide rod is mounted on the fixing block;

[0028] A spring, wherein the spring is sleeved on the guide rod, one end of the spring abuts against the fixed block, and the other end of the spring abuts against the outer side of the baffle plate;

[0029] A toggle wheel is coaxially mounted on the upper end of the rotating main shaft, and the toggle wheel cooperates with the side end of the baffle plate.

[0030] Furthermore, the material blocking plate cooperates with the bottom support of the traffic cone stored in the material storage rack.

[0031] Furthermore, the guide assembly comprises:

[0032] A cylinder, wherein the cylinder is mounted on the robot body, and a sliding frame is mounted on the output end of the cylinder;

[0033] A guide side plate, the guide side plate is mounted on the robot body, an expansion slot is mounted on the guide side plate, and the monitoring probe is mounted on a side end of the expansion slot;

[0034] Push-pull rings, the push-pull rings are installed on both sides of the sliding frame;

[0035] A connecting rod, one end of which is slidably arranged on the push-pull ring through a slider, and the other end of which is hinged to the centering toggle head, and the centering toggle head is rotatably installed in the expansion slot.

[0036] Furthermore, the expansion range of the expansion slot in the horizontal direction is greater than the width of the application channel.

[0037] Furthermore, the robot body is provided with rotating balls in the transfer area of ​​the traffic cones, and the robot body is also provided with an electric control box.

[0038] The present invention also provides a method for using a traffic cone robot, which is based on the traffic cone robot as described in any one of the above items and comprises the following steps:

[0039] S1. Filling traffic cones: Add or replenish traffic cones to be stacked in the storage rack. The cones can be in the common cone or diamond shape. The material control component is used to control the discharge of traffic cones one by one.

[0040] S2, stacking traffic cones: the traffic cones dropped in step S1 are placed one by one on the road surface at a fixed distance through the placing channel with the cooperation of the turntable, the guide cover and the driving mechanism 1;

[0041] S3, delayed pause: during the stacking process of S2, the clamping head is driven by the second driving mechanism to clamp the traffic cone and move in the opposite direction and at the same speed as the forward movement of the robot body, so that the traffic cone remains relatively still in the forward direction relative to the road surface;

[0042] S4. Automatic capture: During the recovery phase of traffic cones, the monitoring probe cooperates with the guide component to center and reset the traffic cones that may have moved, so as to facilitate automatic recovery and sorting.

[0043] Beneficial effects of the present invention: A traffic cone robot and a method of using the present invention are used. When in use, the first driving mechanism drives the turntable in the middle of the rotating main shaft and the dial wheel on the upper part to rotate synchronously and intermittently to control the spacing of the traffic cones. The second driving mechanism cooperates to drive the traffic cones to slide rapidly in the opposite direction of the robot body, so that the traffic cones and the road surface are relatively still in the horizontal direction, avoiding serious wear on the bottom. During the recovery stage of the traffic cones, the monitoring probe on the expansion slot will capture the visual image of the traffic cones on the road, and can realize the centering and pushing of the traffic cones in a skewed state to accurately correspond to the recovered clamping position. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0044] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only for the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0045] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the traffic cone robot of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the driving mechanism 1 and some structures in the present invention;

[0047] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the driving mechanism 1 and the material control component in the present invention;

[0048] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material storage rack in the present invention;

[0049] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the second driving mechanism in the present invention;

[0050] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the guide assembly in the present invention;

[0051] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the robot body in the present invention.

[0052] The markings in the figure are:

[0053] 1. Robot body; 2. Material storage rack; 3. Monitoring probe; 4. Release channel; 5. Rotating spindle; 6. Clamping arm; 7. Turntable; 8. Guide cover; 9. Centering toggle head; 10. Driving motor 1; 11. Mounting plate 1; 12. Driving wheel; 13. Toggle head; 14. Driven wheel; 15. Driving motor 2; 16. Mounting plate 2; 17. Guide rod; 18. Lead screw; 19. Pneumatic source; 20. Clamping head; 21. Material baffle plate; 22. Fixed block; 23. Guide rod; 24. Spring; 25. Toggle wheel; 26. Cylinder; 27. Sliding frame; 28. Guide side plate; 29. ​​Expansion slot; 30. Push-pull ring; 31. Link rod; 32. Sliding block; 33. Rotating ball; 34. Electric control box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0054] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0055] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present invention belongs. The "first", "second" and similar words used in the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0056] The embodiment of the present invention provides a concrete leveling machine, such as Figure 1-7 As shown, the traffic cone robot comprises a robot body 1, a material storage rack 2 and a monitoring probe 3 arranged on the robot body 1, a placing channel 4 is opened on the robot body 1, and a rotating main shaft 5 is arranged on the robot body 1. The traffic cone robot also comprises:

[0057] A driving mechanism 1 for driving the rotating spindle 5 to rotate;

[0058] A clamping arm 6, wherein the clamping arm 6 is movably mounted on the robot body 1 through a second driving mechanism;

[0059] A turntable 7, wherein the turntable 7 is coaxially mounted on the rotating main shaft 5, and a material supporting opening is circumferentially opened on the turntable 7;

[0060] A guide cover 8, which is a semicircular structure, is mounted on the robot body 1 and is placed outside the turntable 7;

[0061] A material control component, which is installed at the lower part of the material storage rack 2;

[0062] There are at least two centering heads 9, and both of the centering heads 9 are installed on the side ends of the robot body 1 through a guide component. The monitoring probe 3 is installed on the guide component, and the lower end outlet of the storage rack 2 corresponds to the support port.

[0063] In this embodiment, the driving mechanism 1 includes:

[0064] A driving motor 10, wherein the driving motor 10 is mounted on the lower end of the robot body 1 through a mounting plate 11;

[0065] A driving wheel 12, the driving wheel 12 is installed on the output end of the driving motor 10, and the driving wheel 12 is provided with a notch;

[0066] A dial head 13, wherein the dial head 13 is mounted on the output shaft of the driving motor;

[0067] The driven wheel 14 is mounted on the rotating main shaft 5 , the driven wheel 14 matches with the driving wheel 12 , and a groove matching with the dial head 13 is provided on the driven wheel 14 .

[0068] In this embodiment, the second driving mechanism includes:

[0069] A second driving motor 15, wherein the second driving motor 15 is mounted on the upper end of the robot body 1 through a second mounting plate 16;

[0070] A guide rod 17, at least one guide rod 17 is installed on the second mounting plate 16;

[0071] A lead screw 18, one end of which is rotatably mounted on the output end of the second drive motor 15, and the other end of which is rotatably mounted on the second mounting plate 16 on the other side;

[0072] A pneumatic source 19, wherein the pneumatic source 19 is slidably disposed on the guide rod 17, the pneumatic source 19 is also threadedly mounted on the lead screw 18, and the clamping arm 6 is mounted on the pneumatic source 19;

[0073] The clamping head 20 cooperates with the traffic cone and is installed on the clamping end of the clamping arm 6 .

[0074] In this embodiment, the material control component includes:

[0075] A material baffle plate 21, the material baffle plate 21 is slidably disposed at the lower side end of the material storage rack 2;

[0076] A fixing block 22, wherein the fixing block 22 is mounted on a side end of the storage rack 2;

[0077] A guide rod 23, wherein the guide rod 23 is mounted on the fixing block 22;

[0078] A spring 24, wherein the spring 24 is sleeved on the guide rod 23, one end of the spring 24 abuts against the fixing block 22, and the other end of the spring 24 abuts against the outer side of the baffle plate 21;

[0079] The toggle wheel 25 is coaxially mounted on the upper end of the rotating main shaft 5 , and the toggle wheel 25 cooperates with the side end of the baffle plate 21 , and the baffle plate 21 cooperates with the bottom support of the traffic cone stored in the storage rack 2 .

[0080] In this embodiment, the guide assembly includes:

[0081] A cylinder 26, the cylinder 26 is mounted on the robot body 1, and a sliding frame 27 is mounted on the output end of the cylinder 26;

[0082] A guide side plate 28, the guide side plate 28 is mounted on the robot body 1, an expansion slot 29 is mounted on the guide side plate 28, and the monitoring probe 3 is mounted on the side end of the expansion slot 29;

[0083] Push-pull rings 30, the push-pull rings 30 are installed on both sides of the sliding frame 27;

[0084] A connecting rod 31 , one end of which is slidably disposed on the push-pull ring 30 via a slider 32 , and the other end of which is hinged to the centering toggle head 9 , which is rotatably installed in the expansion slot 29 .

[0085] The method of using the above-mentioned traffic cone robot comprises the following steps:

[0086] S1. Filling traffic cones: adding or replenishing traffic cones to be stacked in the storage rack 2, which may be common cone-shaped or rhombus-shaped, and controlling the discharge of traffic cones one by one through the material control component;

[0087] S2, stacking traffic cones: the traffic cones dropped in step S1 are placed one by one at a fixed distance on the road surface through the placing channel 4 under the cooperation of the turntable 7, the guide cover 8 and the driving mechanism 1;

[0088] S3, delayed pause: during the stacking process of S2, the clamping head 20 is driven by the second driving mechanism to clamp the traffic cone and move in the opposite direction and at the same speed as the forward movement of the robot body 1, so that the traffic cone remains relatively still in the forward direction relative to the road surface;

[0089] S4, automatic capture: During the recovery phase of traffic cones, the monitoring probe 3 cooperates with the guide component to center and reset the traffic cones that may have moved, so as to facilitate automatic recovery and sorting.

[0090] The driving motor 10 drives the driving wheel 12 and the dial head 13 to rotate together. When the notch on the driving wheel 12 and the dial head 13 enter the notch on the driven wheel 14 one by one, the rotating main shaft 5 can be driven to rotate intermittently, thereby driving the middle turntable 7 and the upper toggle wheel 25 to rotate synchronously and intermittently. The toggle wheel 25 toggles the baffle plate 21 so that the spring 24 is in a compressed state. After the baffle plate 21 is separated from the support of the lowest traffic cone in the storage rack 2, the traffic cone falls freely into the notch on the turntable 7 just below. As the rotating main shaft 5 continues to rotate, the toggle wheel 25 separates from the baffle plate 21. Under the elastic force of the spring 24 itself, the baffle plate 21 is pushed to continue to limit the falling of the traffic cone in the storage rack 2. At the same time, the rotation of the turntable 7 cooperates with the guide cover 8 to drive the fallen traffic cone to transfer to the clamping position of the clamping head 20.

[0091] Driven by the output end of the second driving motor 15, the lead screw 18 is driven to rotate, and the guide rod 17 is guided to enable the pneumatic source 19 to clamp the traffic cone and slide quickly in the opposite direction of the robot body 1, so as to achieve the effect of the traffic cone and the road surface being relatively still in the horizontal direction. After the clamping head 20 is released, the traffic cone can be arranged on the road surface, so as to avoid the traffic cone from being in a static state immediately from the forward state, thereby avoiding serious wear on the bottom thereof;

[0092] During the recovery phase of the traffic cones, the monitoring probe 3 on the expansion slot 29 will capture visual images of the traffic cones on the road. If a traffic cone with a skewed position is detected, the output end of the cylinder 26 will push the sliding frame 27 forward, so that the sliders 32 on both sides slide relatively in the push-pull ring 30, and the centering toggle head 9 is driven to flip toward each other through the connecting rod 31, so as to achieve centering and pushing of the skewed traffic cone to accurately correspond to the clamping position for recovery.

[0093] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 , Figure 7As shown, the expansion range of the expansion slot 29 in the horizontal direction is greater than the width of the release channel 4, and the robot body 1 is provided with a rotating ball 33 in the transfer area of ​​the traffic cone. The robot body 1 is also provided with an electric control box 34, which can reduce the wear of the traffic cone before deployment.

[0094] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0095] The present invention is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A traffic cone robot, comprising a robot body (1) and a material storage rack (2) and a monitoring probe (3) arranged on the robot body (1), characterized in that: The robot body (1) is provided with a release channel (4), the robot body (1) is provided with a rotation main shaft (5), and the traffic cone robot further comprises: A driving mechanism 1 for driving the rotating main shaft (5) to rotate; A clamping arm (6), wherein the clamping arm (6) is movably mounted on the robot body (1) via a second driving mechanism; A turntable (7), the turntable (7) being coaxially mounted on the rotating main shaft (5), and the turntable (7) being provided with a material supporting opening in an annular direction; A guide cover (8), the guide cover (8) is a semicircular structure, the guide cover (8) is installed on the robot body (1) and is placed on the outer side of the turntable (7); A material control component, the material control component is installed at the lower part of the material storage rack (2); A centering toggle head (9), wherein there are at least two centering toggle heads (9), and both centering toggle heads (9) are mounted on the side ends of the robot body (1) via a guide assembly, and the monitoring probe (3) is mounted on the guide assembly.

2. A traffic cone robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end outlet of the material storage rack (2) corresponds to the material supporting opening.

3. A traffic cone robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism 1 comprises: A driving motor (10), wherein the driving motor (10) is mounted on the lower end of the robot body (1) via a mounting plate (11); A driving wheel (12), the driving wheel (12) being mounted on the output end of the driving motor 1 (10), the driving wheel (12) being provided with a notch; A dial head (13), wherein the dial head (13) is mounted on an output shaft of the driving motor; A driven wheel (14), the driven wheel (14) is mounted on the rotating main shaft (5), the driven wheel (14) matches with the driving wheel (12), and a groove matching with the dial head (13) is provided on the driven wheel (14).

4. The traffic cone robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second driving mechanism comprises: A second driving motor (15), wherein the second driving motor (15) is mounted on the upper end of the robot body (1) via a second mounting plate (16); A guide rod (17), at least one guide rod (17) being mounted on the second mounting plate (16); A lead screw (18), one end of the lead screw (18) is rotatably mounted on the output end of the second drive motor (15), and the other end of the lead screw (18) is rotatably mounted on the second mounting plate (16) on the other side; A pneumatic source (19), wherein the pneumatic source (19) is slidably mounted on the guide rod (17), the pneumatic source (19) is also threadedly mounted on the lead screw (18), and the clamping arm (6) is mounted on the pneumatic source (19); A clamping head (20) is matched with the traffic cone and installed on the clamping end of the clamping arm (6).

5. The traffic cone robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material control component comprises: A material baffle plate (21), the material baffle plate (21) being slidably disposed on a lower side end of the material storage rack (2); A fixing block (22), the fixing block (22) being mounted on a side end of the material storage rack (2); A guide rod (23), wherein the guide rod (23) is mounted on the fixing block (22); A spring (24), wherein the spring (24) is sleeved on the guide rod (23), one end of the spring (24) abuts against the fixed block (22), and the other end of the spring (24) abuts against the outer side of the baffle plate (21); A toggle wheel (25) is coaxially mounted on the upper end of the rotating main shaft (5), and the toggle wheel (25) is matched with the side end of the baffle plate (21).

6. The traffic cone robot according to claim 5, characterized in that: The material blocking plate (21) cooperates with the base of the traffic cone stored in the material storage rack (2).

7. The traffic cone robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide assembly comprises: A cylinder (26), the cylinder (26) being mounted on the robot body (1), and a sliding frame (27) being mounted on the output end of the cylinder (26); A guide side plate (28), the guide side plate (28) being mounted on the robot body (1), an expansion slot (29) being mounted on the guide side plate (28), and the monitoring probe (3) being mounted on a side end of the expansion slot (29); A push-pull ring (30), the push-pull ring (30) being installed on both sides of the sliding frame (27); A connecting rod (31), one end of which is slidably disposed on the push-pull ring (30) via a slider (32), and the other end of which is hinged to the centering toggle head (9), and the centering toggle head (9) is rotatably installed in the expansion slot (29).

8. The traffic cone robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: The expansion range of the expansion slot (29) in the horizontal direction is greater than the width of the application channel (4).

9. The traffic cone robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The robot body (1) is provided with rotating balls (33) in the transfer area of ​​the traffic cone, and the robot body (1) is also provided with an electric control box (34).

10. A method of using the traffic cone robot according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: S1. Filling traffic cones: adding or replenishing traffic cones to be stacked in the storage rack (2), which may be common cone-shaped or rhombus-shaped, and controlling the discharge of traffic cones one by one through the material control component; S2, stacking traffic cones: the traffic cones dropped in step S1 are placed one by one at a fixed distance on the road surface through the placing channel (4) in cooperation with the turntable (7), the guide cover (8) and the driving mechanism 1; S3, delayed pause: during the stacking process of S2, the clamping head (20) is driven by the second driving mechanism to clamp the traffic cone and move in the opposite direction and at the same speed as the forward movement of the robot body (1), so that the traffic cone remains relatively still in the forward direction relative to the road surface; S4, automatic capture: During the recovery phase of traffic cones, the monitoring probe (3) cooperates with the guide component to center and reset the traffic cones that may have moved, so as to facilitate automatic recovery and sorting.

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